The New York Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1875, Page 5

BREADSTUFFS. Effects of the Re the Old Wor'd , Storms and Floods on elds and Harvest, IN ENGLAND. HEAVY DAMAGES Farmers’ Lesses from Hun- gary to South Russia. A SHARP ADVANCE IN PRICES ee American Cereals in Active 1D» mand. (SPEOLAL DMAPATCM TO THE HERALD BY CaBLa. ] Lospow, July 22, 1875. / towed parte Advices recvived in London from the | country districts of England to this date rep- | 5 that noiwitbstanding the favorable prospects durmg the season for sowing and the given by the early | growth, the Inte incessant rains have caused vlmost, irreparable damage to the crops | throughout the kingdom. A SHARP ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF WHEAT. The entire advanco in wheat has been sight shillings per quarter since the recent | excitement respecting the crop movement {rom America and elsewhere set in. | encourngem: nt WILL IT GO HIGHER ? In respect to any further advance much | ‘will depend upon the steadiness and sound tudgment of the operators. NOT LIKWLY TO FALL. It is regarded, however, as improbable that oven favorable weather will operate to pro- duce any considerable decline. CHE AGRICULTURAL REPORT FROM HUNGARY. A@vices from Hungary report considerable | damage in the ficlds without advance in | price there until the London market becomes improved. LOSSES IN SOUTH RUSSIA. In South Russia there has been more dam- age from drought than from wet, which will, however, limit the Odessa shipments. THE PROSPECT IN FRANCE. In France, besides the floods, the harvest | {s later than last year and not so good. AMERICAN CEREALS IN ACTIVE DEMAND, There is a sharp demand for and a large | trade im ali classes of American wheat, flour, \ maize and barley at higher figures, with large orders already waiting communication, | only a small proportion having yet gone for- ward, principally now on French account. LARGE ORDERS STILL LIKELY TO GO ovr. Large orders will go out if, upon inquiry | from France, business is apimated, but the | weather being better operators are, in many oases, desirous to secure profits. | THE STEAMSHIP ABBOTSFORD. pt | ARREOEE ER HB VESSEL FLOATING AFT AS THE TIDE | RISES—HER CARGO TO BE TAKEN OFF— HOPES OF SAVING THE GROUNDED SHIP. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonnon, July 22, 1875. The steamship Abbotsford, ashore in Cwm- maes Bay, Wales, is floating aft as the tide rises. THE CARGO TO BE TAKEN OFF. Lighters have been sent to the steamship Abbotsford to take off her cargo, Steam pumps have also been sent. CONDITION OF TH# SHIP. The forward compartment is full of water, but the*otbers are tight. HOPES OF SAVING THE SHIP. There are still hopes of saving the vessel. The agents of the line think she will float off on the next high tide. BEPORT FROM THE ABBOTSFORD TO THE AGENTS IN AMBRICA. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 22, 1875, The agents of the American Line tn this city fave received the following despatch :— Livenroot, July 22—2 P, M, Adiver, whowas sentdown under the steam. ship Abbotsford, asnore a Gwmmaes bay, reports that the only Gamege visivie isthe garboara | streak siaried near the foremast, If the weather continues moderate, it Is expected the vessel will | be got off. WHE ADBOTS£ORD’S WONDERFUL RUN OF IL | LUCK, ‘The steamer Abbotsford, which his proved her- Self one of the most unlucky crait in existence, arrived in New York on the 12th of March last | after a wonderful passage of 108 days from Ant- | werp to this city. THE TRIP, for its misadventures, was one of tle most nota- ble on record. Tne ‘following 1# the story of her commander, De Lamotte, at that time toa HERALD reporter :— We left Antwerp on the 24th of November, 187: for New York, with 400 passengers on voard, an all proceeded weil til we arrived in the Straits of | Dover, where we stopped for five or six minutes %o land our North Sea pilot. COLLISION. { white so stopping and whiie our pilot was step- | ‘ping into a boat tie steamer Indus, belonging to ThePeninsuia and Oriental Steams'ip Company, ran ino us, carrying away our stem to three feet ove the water line, The ludus was bound own channel, like ourselves, and tne coilision oc curred througa the Indus trying to slave us too closely, The case 1s now pending in the English Admiralty Courts, The tollowiug day I steamed up to the Victoria Doc Loudon, where we transferred our passengers to another steamer and the Abbotsford was repaired, necessitating a delay of oue month, | YHE SECOND START. On the 22c of December we aguin salled for our Yfestination with forty-nine passenge: d all | Went Well until we arrived in 35 deg. weat longt- Yude and about 60 a west north latitude, being @bout 950 miles across the Atlantic, When we en- bouantered a very heavy gale, and one day t WE LOST OUR PROPELLER, ‘which had broken olf, leaving no vestige behind, fWhat caused it to snap of like this 18 a mystery ito me, it ad been in uso tor eighteen months yand had never shown any sien of ess. Having lost our screw we were con- Prerted into & s*i'tog ship, and, for reasons of pra- ence, | determined to put back to Queenstown, dd headed the ship for that place. At this time rrivle gales prevalied, and no less than ten amers had recently foundered im the Bay of | isoay. | wes ANOTHER COLLISION. | Wo arrived off the Irish coast on 8th of Jan- r, na waile of the Fastnets, neading lor | ue own, during the prevalence of @ very heavy gaie, sighted our sister steamer, the Penn- ivaala, and elgnaiied her to stand by, whieh sie eaponded to. ‘The gue was blowing dead on the | deserved and unhallowed graves through the con- | | course. Avom, foo AQUI W Hil Lie Peansy hyenas (hep NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. ttempted to take the Abbotsford in tow, and the Seuenvoriag y M4 so the Pennsylvania the port ok us OD aving im about forty feet of the ship’ water line, and the Sea washed in and out with the roiling of the Several boats were smashed on the a, OUF DeXt effort was to beat of tne We succeeded in doing, the Penusyl- vania at: ¢ Dy us im case Of further accident, The fodowieg Morning at seven A, M., the wind having gone down, the Pennsylvania TOWED THE ABBOTSFORD from Seven Heads, and towed her till three P. M., tugbours Achievement and Lord Raviaa vem off the Old Head 0! Kinsale, where ith which the Abbotsford was being Tue Abbotsford was (uen taken ta tow by botn tugs, towing her safely into Queens- town, where we arrived as hall-past eight P. M. on the 9th of February. TOWRD TO LIVERPOOL. The Penpsyivania then proceeded on her voyage to Pulladelpma. Afler making temporary repairs to our sulp we were towed to Liverpoul, and there plaved ou the dry dock and fitted with @ new pro- steamer, ay | peller. SMALLPOX BREAKS OUT. . Shortly after tue vessel arrived there smallpox broke out among the steerage passengers, and & Bumber of them were removed to the finrmary at B REPAIRS being completed, the vessel at last set sail for this porton the 24th o! February, and after remain- log here some time went round to Philadelpuia and commeuced running in the American line, BER CAPTAIN, De Lamorte, bas since been removed, He was an experience: oMcer, being lormerly engaged by the Laman line, DESCRIPTION OF THE ASBOTSFORD, She was built at Dundee, Scotland, in March, 1873, for Wiliamson & Co., of Liverpool. The tol- lowing are ber principal dimensions;—Length, 345 leet; breadth, 37 feet; depth of hold, 26 lect. Her net tonsage was 1, aud her gross 2,540 tons. She is brig rigged, has six buikneads; her enwines are not of great power, but are of excel- leat cuns.raction, THE FLOODS IN EUROPE, Pe aR Te A SILESIAN TOWN VISITED BY HEAVY RAtS— GREAT DAMAGE TO PUBLIC WORKS, DWELL- INGS AND CROPS—AN ENGLISH TOWN IN ‘DANGER—TRAVEL INTERRUPTED. BERLIN, July 22, 1675, The town of Warmbram and vicinit;, in Silesla, has been visited by very heavy rain storms, Bridges, houses and crops were destroyed. | Liverpool, BURTON-ON-TRENT FLOODED—A SECTION OF A BAILROAD SUBMERGED. LONDON, July 22, 1875, There is a flood at Burton-on-Trent and the water in the river ts still rising. A part of the town ts impassable. RAILWAY TRAVEL INTERRUPTED. Tho Great Eastern Ratlway between St, Ives, county of Huntingaon, and Swanesey, county of Cambridge, a distance of three and a nalf miles, is submerged and tram ts stopped. A SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, THE FRIEND OF THE MERCHANT SAILORS MOR- TALLY OFFENDED BY THE PREMIER—MR. PLIMSOLL INDICTS THE GOVERNMENT—DIS- RAELI CAUSES THE EXCITED MEMBER TO RETIRE FROM THE HOUSE—A SCENE OF | UPROAR AND CONFUSION—‘‘POOR JACK” FINDS NEW ADVOCATES. Lonpon, July 22, 1875, In the House of Commons this aiternoon Mr. Disracit announced that the government had abandoned the Merchant Shipping bill for this session. He expressed the hope that the session would be closed on the 10th or 12th of August, or poa- sibly, at an earlier date. PLIMSOLL’S ATTACK ON THE PREMIER. . Mr. Plimsoll took the floor and delivered a speech, in which he violently atuacked the gov- ernment. He said the consequence o/ the aban- donment of the bill would be the destruction of thousands of lives. CANNOT GOVERN HIMSELF. Mr, Plimsoll spoke vehemently and excitedly, using extraordinary epithets, 8! ping his feet and gesticulating wildly, setting the House in an | uproar. Mr. Plimsoll frst earnestly implored the govern- | Ment not to send thousands of persons to un- | duct of shipowners of murderous tendencies, HE INSULTS MEMBERS. Upon being called to order he advanced to the | table and gave notice that he would ask on Tues- day next wuetner certain vessels whicn itad been lost, entailing great sacrifice of life, belonged to | Mr. Bates, Member for Plymouth ? Mr. Plimsoll added “that he was determined to | unmask these villains,’ In reply to the Speaker he said he applied that expression to Members of the House, and refused to witadraw it. THE PREMIER MOVES HIM OUT OF DOORS. Mr. Disraeli moved that Mr. Plimsoll be re- | moved from the House. Hé RSTIRES FROM THE HOUSE. The Speaker ordered Mr, Plimsoll to witndraw his remarks, Mr. Plimsoll left the Chambor, shaking his fist | at the government benches as ne went out WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE HUMANITARIAN? Toe House then began discussion as to what | action it was proper to take in regard to Mr, Plimsoli’s conduct, Several speakers urged his excitability as an excuse for his offence, | A MELANCHOLY EXCUSE FOR HIS VIOLENCE, Mr. Sullivan, alter Mr, Plimsoll had left the Chamber, apologetically uinted that he was mo- mentarily insane. A SILIPOWNER EXPLAINS—HE HAS PITY, FOR HIS ACOUSER, Mr. Bates subsequently made a personal expla- pation in regard to the remarks of Mr. Plimsoll concerning himself, He acknowledged that he hac lost five ships during the last two years, but said they were well equipped, were classed A No, 1 at Lioyd’s and were only insured for part of their value, He expressed pity for Mr, Plimsoll, who, he said, was not responsible for his actions, MA. PLIMSOLL’S ARGUMENT INDORSED BY LIBERATS, Messrs. I. E. Smith, liberal Member for Tyne- mouth, and Mr. Rathvone, liberal Member for Liverpool, protested against the government's They declared that ths suspense and ancer- tainty which would be produced by the with- drawal of the Merchant Shipping bill would be injurious to the shipping interest. | DANGER OF FRESH TROUBLE IN THE HOUSE, It is rumored thai there will be fresh trouble in the House when the motion to abandon the Mer- chant Shipping bili and and proceed wits the | Agricultural Holdings bill comes up. THE DEBATS ADJOURNED, The debate on the subject was fnally adjourned until Thursday next, TUE LEGISLATIVE DISTURBANCE UNPARALLELED IN PARLIAMENT. ‘The scene In the House of Commons, cansed by the violent speech of Mr. Plimsoll, was upparal- leled. THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. THE LEGISLATIVE BODY VOTES A LENGTHY RECESS ADJOURNMENT. Panis, July 22, 1875, The National Assembly to-day, by a Vote of 470 against 155, agreed to adjourn from the 4th of | August to the 4th of November, not to the 16th of November, as was agreed upon by the commit- tee a few days ago. Many Deputi bstained from voting. THE DIRECT CABLE TO AMERICA, —- ENGLISH PRESS INFERENCES AS TO THE FINAN- CIAL CONDITION OF THE UNDERTAKING, * Lonpon, July 22, 1875, ‘The Times of this morning, in its financial ar- ticle, condemns the silence of the managers of the Direct United States cable in regard tothe line, and says that inquiries of its stockholders | Moak WAR @ DIARK refuael to imparkAnformaion, WIMBLEDON. Contest for the LElcho! Shield. IRELAND WINS. Splendid Scores Made by the -Competing Teams. Friendly Help from the Americans. SCOTLAND SECOND. Invitation to the Riflemen of the World to Meet at Philadelphia in 1876. WIMBLEDON, July 22, 1875, The contest vetween the Irish, Scotcn and | English teams for the possession of the Kicho Shield took place to-day. Considerable improvement was shown on the shooting of former years. ENGLAND AHEAD. In the first stage there appeared a strong prob- ability that the English would win, and when the | firing at the 800 yards range was concluded it | was found that the English had made 615 points out of @ possible 690, while the Irish had scored but 602 points, the Scottisn team vcing four points ‘behing tne Irisn, Up to this time the attendance tn camp was | small and not much interest was manifested in the progress of the match. THS IRISH DRAW AHEAD. Tue advantage gained by the English team at the 800 yards range was lost by them at the 900 yards range, where the Irish drew rapidly aliead. At this range the Irish did excellent work, scor- Ing 627 points out of a possible 600. The Scotch at this range also drew anead of the English, mak- | ing 611 points, while the Englisa mgue only 604, AN IRISH VICTORY. It was now considered certain tnat the irish would win, but the opposing teams struggiea hard to regain the ground lost. Their efforts were crowned with partial success, for although | the Irish marksmen carried off the shield, it was atter a remarkably close contest, THE SCORES, When the total scores were announced it was found that the Irish team had made 1,506, the Scotch 1,503 and the English 1,502, AMERICAN-IRISH ALLIES. During the match the Americins spotted the targets for the Irish and superintended their shooting. The interest in the matter increased notably when it became known that the Liisn would prop. ably win, and the attendance toward evening in- creased largely. THE WEATHER. Only during the slooting of the 1,000 yards | range were the contestants in the match favored with bright weather, CONGRATULATING THE VIOTORS. After the victory ior the Irishmen, Wells, cap- tain of the English eight, called for cheers for the Jrish team, which were given. Lord Abercorn, captain of the Irish eight, spoke in response and called for cheers for the Scotch eight. Dunlop, captain of that team, in speaking, complimented the American team and America, Colonel Gtider- sleeve, captain of the American team, retgynea | his thanks for the favorable remarks about his country. In regard to the hope that had been expressed thai an American team would compete | | at Wimbledon in 1876, the Colonel said :— COLONEL GILDERSLEEVE'S SPERCH, “We are to have at Phitadeiphia, in that year, & national centennial celebration, and we invite the rifle teams of the civilized world to a friendly contest there, Should that be accomplished, you will see an American teamat Wimbledon tn 1877." Lora Wharncliffe said he hoped the English, | Scotch and Irish rifemen would be represented | at Philadelphia, The following are the totals made by the com- | peting teams at the threo rangi SUMMARY, - Trish. Scotch. English, 800 yards.. 502 493 615 900 yards. » 627 bu 504 1,000 yards.. seeee 417 wry 434 Totals. + 1,506 1,603 1,502 THE KOLAPORE CUP. in the match at Wimbledon to-day, between English and Camadian rifemen for the Kolapore | Cup, at 200, 500 and 600 yards range, the Canadians | wor by % points, A WALK OVER AND A VicTory.” Lonpvon, July 23, 1875. The Kolapore Cup at Wimbiedon yesterday was at first Won by the Canadians by a «walk over,” as the English team did not put in an appeazance. Afterward, npom the arrival of the latter, the Canadt voluntarily canceiled their score, Which amounted to 569 points, and .shot the match over with the Englishmen, with the result | already announced. ‘THE SHIELD MATCH LAST YEAR. When the kieho Challenge Shield matcn was de- | | cided last year in favor of Scotland Mr. Duniop, of the Scottish eight, made a very inti ting re- ch, namely, thas | nearly all the men of the ture eyes. Precisely the same observati last spring of the Amertcan te: was mado atCreedmoor, | Which were givon for the Irish eight, alter Mr. | Duntop bad concluded, said that the Elcho Shield Was not fond of i Engiand, but tuat for the “good of its health’ the trophy would ‘soon have to take another voyage across ¢ 8 Of his Grace have been day's closely contested victory for the Irish, aud | the shield wii soon be on its way across the channel. Last year, in all the firings at three ranges, the Scottish eight registered only five misses out of 300 shots} ‘the English bad eight and the Irish ven. Scotiand won last year on a score of 1,437 points, England made 1,405 and Ireland 1,378. Scotiaad beat England by 32 pointe and Ireland by 59 land Came out 27 points ahead of ire- The following are the scores that were made in the shield maton im 1874, These are out of # pos- sible 1,800 poim SOURKS FOR PHB ELCHO SHIELD, 1874. Yards, Yards, Yards, Totals. $00, U0, 000, Scotiand.. 508 438 445 1,437 | 4204601, 405 78 40,878 | The Eicho Suleid was presented in 1862 by Lord Elche for annuai competition between England Duke of Abercorn, in reply to the cheers | Jy, compete for it. Since the competition commenced the sbield has been won eigiit times vy England, four years by Scotland aud now twice by Ireland. No eights from the British colonies or elsewhere were ever allowed to compete for the Elcho Shield, the simple reason being that it is restricted to Great Britain and Ireland; nor would it be allowed to go out of what is called the United Kingdom, THE ELCHO SHIELD. This remarkavie trophy is about forry-eight inches high, by twenty-abx wide. Ag it stands ta the exhibition tent on Wimbiedon Common, sup- ported on an appropriate pedestal coverea with crimson Veivet, the beholder would scarcety ae- sire to look upon @ fiver piece of wor snip. 1t is of embossed solid silver, and the workman- ship 18 of exquisite touch and finish. ‘The surface bas @ dull lint, oxidized silver—whbich in fact it 18, The shield is divided into a number of compartment biagzoned with some brave history. Queen Elizabeth aud the present reigning sovereign of Great Britain are given prominent place among the void knights aud fair dames of historic celebrity who serve to iliastrate certaim passages of Koglish history. The most artisile chiseling 1s employed@to bring out the de- tails of battie pieces which adorn the borders of the field, and figures of men in atmor on horseback and on for ade as plain aud palpable to the rtist’s cunning hand can cut them, aud hunting scenes are composed avd ited with great fidelity to nature. The price ee ip exquisit plece of workmanship {% aaid to ENGLAND. THE CORRESPONDENCES WITH BURMAN KEPT SECRET BY THZ GOVERNMENT—PARTY 1TAO- TICS OF THE CONSERVATIVES. Lonvon, July 22, 1875. In the House of Commons tunis evening Lord Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India, in reply to am interrogatory, declined to submit the correspondence in regard to the difficulties with Barmah, but said he boped that they would be amicably adjusied. CONSERVATIVE PARTY POLICY. Mr. Disraeli stated that the conservatives, at thelr meeting to-day, adopted some resolutions which it was unuecessary to explain. WEATUBR KEVORT. The weather throughout England to-day ts fair, THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL. AOADEMY EFFORT TO THE FORWARDING oF PAINTINGS FROM ENGLAND. Lonvon, July 22, 1875, A deputation from the Royal Academy of Arts to-day waited upon the Due of Richmoud, Lora President of *he Council, and Sir Stafford North- cote, Chancelior of the Exchequer, ana urged, ic che interest of British art, the advisability of the government deiraying the expenses of the tran- sportation of paintings to the Patiadelphia Cen- tennial Exnibition. Among the distinguished te In the depuata- tion were Sir Francis Grant and Messrs. Cepe, Frith, Leighton, Millata and Pickersgiil. TUE MINISTERIAL REPLY. Sir Stafford Northcote promised that atteution should be given to the matter. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH COUNCIL, ae THE DELEGATES IN LONDON TO ANNOUNCE A CONSTITUTION. Lonpon, July 22, 1875, In the Presbyterian Council to-night the Chair. man said that in private conferences a unanimous and substantial agreement on the constitution had been reached. But one point in the preamble re- matned to be discussed to-morrow, when the con- stitution would be made public, THE NEXT MELTING OF TH COUNCIT. The next meeting of the Council! will be hetd in Edinburgh, in the summer of 1876, and the suc- ceeding one in the United States, AN ELOQUENT ADVOCATE OF CHRISTIAN UNION. Rev. Dr. McCosh, President @ Princeton Col- lege, presided over the Council, He made a specch to-night, in which he elo- quently traced the progress of the idea in favor ofunion. He described his original suggestion at Pulladelphia in regard to it ana the cordial recep- tion of the scheme in America, which cul- minated in the success of 1873, when a meeting of the Evangelical Alliance, such as was only possible in the United States, was held, This led toa conference between distingwisnead men who declared the accomplishment of the scheme one of the desires of their hearta, TU NEW CONSTITUTION. With regard to the conetitation, he might say that the Council had agreed to take tae consensus of the Reformed Church, THE OBJRCTS OF THE ALLIANCE. The objects of the Alliance were settled. The Council would consider the question of the gen- eral interest of the community, seek the weifare of weak, oppressed churches, coliect and dis- tribute information about the Church and enter- tain all subjects connected with the Work of | evangelization, APPROVAL. | Resolutions favoring the Alliance were unant- | mously passed, | COTTON IN ENGLAND. ‘Sitiilehintti A LIVERPOOL AUTHORITY SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION OF THE MARKET. . LIVERPOOL, Jaly 22, 1875, The Post declares that nothing has occurred to create the least uneasiness in the cotton trade, and says the reports to the contrary are sen- wational. THE COTTON CONVENTION, YESTERDAY'S SESSION OF THE CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL COTTON EXCHANGES—IM- PORTANT DISCUSSION—RIVALRY AS TO THE LOCATION OF THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE, WHITE SULPHUR Srrinas, W. Va,, duly 22, 1875, The session of the Convention of the National Cotton Exchanges to-day was harmonious ana productive of the best resuits to the cotton inter- ests. A constitution and bylaws was reported upon and adopted, after? some discussion, which give satisfaction to all the exchanges repre- sented, in addition the Convention took action upon several matters of importance affecting the cot- ton trade. It was deolded that there should be no eniargement of tho visiting priviieges between exchanges other than those which bow exist; that the expulsion of any member trom @n exchange be promptly reported to ail the exchanges represented in the national tuat such memver be a bolted of all oth the classification of fire insurance risks of ton ag extra and espectally hazardous are unjust and entirely unwarranted by any proportion of actual losses as compared With other merohandise. The question of recommending a repeal of the ten per cent on bank circulation otver than national banks was adversely reported on. ‘There is some rivalry between @ number of Southern and New York as to where the National ge whall be domiciled, and this question s this evening referred to a committee tore- port to-morrow, Toere is also lively caucussing gone on to-night among aspirants from New York, ew Orleans, Savanuah and other promineat points for the positions of President, Vice Presi- dent and members of the Executive Council, A CHEROKEE TRAGEDY. FIGHT BETWEEN THE RIVAL POLITICAL FAc- ‘TIONS—SEVERAL oF THE CONTESTANTS KILLED—A CONDITION OF GENERAL ANARCHY FRARED. 8. Louis, Mo., July 22, 1875, Information of ® sanguinary and tragio fight at Skin Bayou, In the Cherokee Nation, about twelve miles from Fort Sniith, on the morning of the 18th, has just reached here, Tho combatants belongea to the rival political factions of Ross and Dowding. Sylvester King, William Saunders and Joseph Cody were killed. Cody received the contents of seven double rreiled shot guns loaded with buckshot, Making 108 different woun: rhe night following THR CONTENDING CLANS, consis'ing of about thirty men on each side, met again near Skin Bayou and considerabie firing vas bat no defluite particulars have beeh re- of this last encounter. There 1g great ex- at throughout the entire Cherokee Nation nd overy thing denotes an impending state of anarchy. The three men killed on the 16th were Weil KROWD desperadges aud Gack bad killed his | @ud Seosland, Irgiand wes afkerward allowed \0 | Map, | that itecannot be improve THE MARYLAND DEMOCRACY. AN ACRIMONIOUS DISPUTE AND AW ALL WIGHT SESSION—-HARMONY IN THE MOKNING AND THE NOMINATION OF CARROLL FOR GOVERNOR— 4 HARD MONEY PLATFORM aDoprep, BaLtmogs, Md., July 22, 1875, About one o’clock this morning Thomas G, Keating, of Queen Anne’s county, was installed a8 permanent Chairman of the Convention. ru bustering was continued. Motions to adjourn were constantly made and voted down, no ruies having been adopted by the Convention. Discus- sion on dilatory and other motions took a wide rimge,“and as the hours moved on the deba waxed hotter and hotter. Mr. Freaner, of Wash- ington eounty, # leader of the Hamilton party, Openty charged that brives of $1,000 in one case and $500 and an office tn another had been offered two delegates to vote {or Mr, Uarroll, to which Mr. Fenton, a Carroll delegate, retorted, saying thata Balti- more city delegate had been offered a brive tn money to vote for Hamilton, which was sparned by the delegate. No one supposed this bribe was offered with the Kuowiedge of Mr. Hamilton, nor was any candidate or his advooates respoasibie for what was done by outsiders. At times the greatest confusion prevatied, and the discussion became 80 excited that Jonn Ritenie, the recog- niged leader of Hamilton’s friends, threat:ned to withdraw {roid the Convention if the majority in- sisted on forcing a vote at this sfttting, AN ADJOURNMENT. At balf-past four A. M. Hon. Stevenson Archer Qunounced that it the Hamilton men would agree o adopt the rules of the last House of Delegates of Maryland, so far as applicable to the Conven- tion, the Carro!l men would agree to an adjourn- Ment until half-post ten A.M, This was agreed to, aud the Convention adjourned to naif-past ten A M. ‘THE MORNING SESSION. ‘The Convention was oailed to order at ten min- utes to ten o'clock A. M. A resolution was adopted referring all resolutions reiative to the platform or other subjects without debate to a committee on resolutions, whic’ committee was named by the several county and city delegates. Mr, Downs, of Carsline, moved that, 1m accord- ance with the understanding had previous to the adjournment this morning, the Convention now proceed to ballot for @ candidate for Governor. Hoo, Stevenson Archer moved as a substitute that Levin Woolford, of Somerset, be declared the uvanimous choive of the Convention as its nominee tor Comptroller of the Treasury. Mr. A. P. Gorman, of Howard, appealed to Mr, Archer to carry out in good faith the understand- {ng Of this morning, anu to withdraw his 08 th tute. That understanding was that on em~ bling this morning the Convention would proceed to nominate candidates in regular order, which Was first @ candidate jor Governor. m Mr. Seth, of Talbot, said bis understanding ac- corded with that of Mr. Gorman, that bomimations be made in regular order, beginning with the Governor, Mr. Archer said hh was not his understand. be made motion—as to the order of nominating; but as other gentlemen differed with him he withdrew hts substitute. ‘Phe motion to proceed to nominate a candidate for Goveruor was ed. Henry K. Wotten, of Howard, nominated Hon, Jona Lee Carroll, oi Howard, communication from Governor Groeme to the presideut of the Convention, stating tuat he was no longer @ candidate, was read. Hon. Jobn Ritente, of Frederick, nominated Hon, Wiliam T. Hamiiton, of Wasnington, THE NOMINATIONS were declared closed, and Mr. Carroll was nomt- nated on the first ballot, receiving sixty votes. Mr. Hamilton received Mitty votes. Mr, Carroli’s nomination was ten made unanimous, Levin Wooliord, of Somerset, was nominated by acclamation for Comptroller of the Treasury. M. Gwyan, of en city, was nomi- nated for Attorney Geheral. Upon invitation the pominees appeared be- fore and severally addressed the Convention, THE PLATFORM, The foliowing eae was unanimously re- ported by the Committee on Resolutions and unanimously adepted by the Convention :— Pirst—We do hereby declare our unfaltering devotion to those cardinal principles of republican government enunciated by thomas Jefferson in language so clear to-wit:—“nqual and exact justioe to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, | Inted as to provide only a sufficie: Feligiogs of political; thi port of the State govern- roeuts in all their rights as the most competent adiminis- trations for our domestic concerns and the surest bul- ‘Warks against anti-ropublican tenJencies; the preser tion of the general ment in its who! upremac: authority ‘omy in the uses, that labor way ve lightly burdene Payment o/ our debts and the sacred pi public faith; the difusion of intormati raignment of ail abuses at the bar of public reason; free- dom of religion; freedom ot the press; freedom of th pervou uuder the protection of the habeas corpus an trial by Jury impartially selecte Second—Pledged to t a political faith we do furtner resolve that we protest against the burdens of & high protective tariff, as needless exactions from a people already intoleravly (Ty by a gigantic na- tonal debt, and that we insist that the tariff uses, and not for the purpose o that w ue tplic: 8, the n Ubusually, high. salaries and. the abuses patronage, which tends todwarf the States and to cor Tupt free lnsuuations. hira—That sgricultare, manufactures and com- merce should be the equal care ot well reguiated gov- eraments; obstructions to any of them be removed, but bo favoriiivm should be extended either at ‘Ox penee of the others; that labor and bred sas u= nally dependent and equal justice demands that legis: ion should, lar as practicable, harmonize their ut the one. poe opbressing or obtain- ie hed of the ent to then of of federal at ¢ mol posed to the granting of subsid v, companies or other monopolies As unwarrantable in law, corrupting in tendency and utterly subversive of the principles of good republican government The sixth resolution treats of the administra- tion of State affairs, the admirable system of State ubdlic schools and the good order prevailing hroughout the State. The seventh and last commends the nominees to confidence of the sna cms the earnest efforts of the delegates to decure their election, THE MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATS. MR. LAMAR RENOMINATED FOR conaness—, AN ANTI-COLOB LINE UTION. Mamruis, Tenn., July 22, 1875, The Appeal’s special from Corinth, Miss., says the Democratic Convention for the first district of Mississippi, met there to-day and renominatea Lucius Q 0. Lamar by acclamation candidate for Congress, Fully 6,000 persons were present. Mr. Lamar responded in an eloquent speech, after ieee wing resolutiog was ananimously Resolved, That wo are parties among the peopl lor, opposed to the formation of 14 this State foanded upon id we cordially invok union of good oitize: racé and color in patri- tie efforts to defeat xt election the present ‘tate administratio: its supporters, and to secure to all tue blessings of honest and capable government THE NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS. OmAmA, July 23, 1875. lhe Republican State Convention has been called to meet at Kearney Junction, Nebraska, September 16 next, Lt will consist of 117 members. A PREMATURE EXPLOSION. TERRIBLE EPFEOTS OF TESTING A FIRE EX- TINGUISHER—THB MAYOR AND A NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS BURNED. OrNcinNaTY, Ohio, Jaly 22, 1875. At Newark, Ohio, to-night, a terrible accident Oecurred, resulting in the serious, and perhaps, fatai, burning of a mumber of porsons, A test ‘uference of race or co! puilding had been ereeted, by consent of the City Council, which was to be fired for the occasion, It ‘was thorougaly saturated with coal oli, and dar- ing the preparations it prematurely took fire. An explosion ensued, terribly burning D. ©, Wine- gardner, Mayor; Hon. J, 0, Jones, Cbaries Hamil- ton, Street ft an ag CM, ‘ n4 tractor from Toledo an other men and boys, Some of tue latter, it ls thought, are fatally parned. LANDIS OF VINELAND. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BANDIS AND HIS WIFE— A BAL SEPARATION OBTAINED—THE QuEs- TWN OF THE CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN, TRENTON, July 22, 1875, Charles K, Landis and wife having made a legal separation the question of the custody of the two children was brought before Judge Reed of the Supreme Benob, to-day, on the petition of Mra, Landis, Who had eaused to be tssued a writ of habeas corpus upon 0, K, Landis to have she children in court. Mr, Landis ap) wits one of nis ontld and Colonel Po: dB, Williamson, his goun- sel, Mrs. Landis eared with Mr. Mead, her brother, and Cortiandt Par! her counsel, High words passed between Mead and Landis, # CAAG TH) RO ALRUEG OA MORGAY, AUKBHE % 5 a rtineey, SHE MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE, THE TRo‘l OF LEE COMMENCED —PART oF THE sURY OBTALNED—PARTICULARS OF THEIR 00+ CUPATION, FAITSS AND NATIVITY—List oF THE CHALLENGED AND EXCUSED. Beaver, Uteh, July 22, 1875, Lee’s trial, for his connection with the Moun- tain Meadow massacre, began to-day. The cour§ Was crowded, The following jarors have been ub-’ tained so far:— Josephus Wade, Gentile, Tosident in the Territory. J. 0, Helster, Geutile, native, two yoars rest- dent in the Territury, Daicid Rogers, Mormon, native, fourteen years resident in the Territory, Isaac DuMa, Mormon, naturalized, ten years resident tu the Territory. * J.P, Culdester, mormon, native, twelve years resident in the Territory, J. 0, Ropinson, Mormon, native, eighteen year resident in the Ter: ttory. ©. J. Arthur, native, twenty years resident tm the Territory; son-in-law to Haight, who gave the order to fire on the emigrants, but has no opinions Joseph Knight, Mormon, native, twenty ycars in the Territory, Paul Price, Mormon, native, six years tn the Territory, G. F. Jarvis, Mormon, naturalized, fifteen years in the Territory. Rovert Heyborne, Mormon, naturalized, sevens teen years in the Territory, a California stepsom to Uric, who was engaged in the massacre, and bas been on tue ground, but knows nothing of it. John Brewer, Gentile, native, ten years in the Territory. The following were challenged and excused for cause:—James Gthson, Gentile; J. W. Hunt, Mor mon; William Thompson, apostate; Elijah Ell- more, Mormon; James Hunter, Gentlie; John F. Halier, Gentile; Heory Holling, Gentile; F. Le Dersinger, Gentile, ‘The Jury will be obtained to-day. Each side haw forty-five peremptory challenges. Tbe Mormons eXawined as jurymen swore to having lived from ten to eighteen y in the native, two years region of the massacre, and yet never heard 1¢ talked of; further, they had no optnions on the suoject. This creates comment and bitter feeling. A JURY SECURED. Sarr Laxe Orry, July 22, 1875. A jury has been secured at Beaver in Leo's 01 its composed of eight Mormons and four Gene YELLOW FEVER. THE FORCE OF THE DISKASH EXPENDED 4B KEY WEST. Key West, Fia., July 22, 1875. The yellow fever epidemic bout expended its force. No new decided cases have occurred th avout five days. J. V. HARRISON, M. D., Health Officer. THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON FREE PROM THE EPIDEMIC. WASHINGTON, July 22, 1875. Advices received at the Medical Bureaa of the Navy Department to-day from the South Atlantio fleet report that.our vessels there are now free from yellow fever. THE BLACK HILLS. A MILITARY POST TO BE BSTABLISEED WITHIN THE REGION. CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 22, 1875. Private information frem the West is that @ three company post Is to be estaplished in the - Black Hills—probably two companies of iniantry and one oO! cavalry. Tne location has not beem decided upon. DIED. Dcwn.—Suddenly, RosertT DUNN, @ native of the com ‘Tipperary. Notice of funeral in to-morrow’s papers. Fatvey.—On Thursday, July 22, 1875, Jou E FALvey, in the 47th year of her age. The relatives aud friends of the family are re~ Spectfally 1ovited to attend the funeral, at pine o’clock A. M. on Saturday, July 24, from St. Laue rence church; thence to Calvary Cemetery, for inte: ment. i LupLum.—On Tharsday morning, Juiy 22, 1876, AC FERRIS LUDLUM. Notice of funeral hereafter, COMPANY ORDER, No. — “K” COMPANY, SEVENTH REGIMENT, N.G.8.N.Y.— It becomes the painiul duty of the commandant announce the death of Private Isaac Ff. Ludium, ood soldier, courteous gentieman and trae Members will assemble at the Armory, lay, 26th inst, at ——, in civilian dregs, robe on left arm, to attend the faneral, Crape Wiil worn for thirty days, By order of Captain LENTILAON. R. V. Mrvmav, Acting First Sergeant, TayLor.—At Pearl ver, Rockland county, N, Y., July 22, 1875, CLINTON TALLMADGE, third som of Elizabeth M. and the late Joseph G. Taylor. Funeral services at St. John’s church, Bergen, N. J., Saturday, 24th ins! t balf-past two P.M. 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No THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 12 Broadway, is prepared to make loans upon sond and fae on first om. dwellings and stores in New York and Brookiyn. Principals wili be furnished wit forms and full information, and their business facilita without charge, except lega’ of title. This society al i cies F} $24h00,000 and has annual tocom 10,000, average annual business during the past five years (oie 300,055) has been greater than that of any other com pany. $60 REWARD WILL BE PAID FOR THE RE- covery of the body eton Civill Price, aged yn for nk nds; light plue even a it rd, dark; mustache lighter; Pe Bay, te Hie Taiangy aie clothes ol jay, 1 y been found. Addre PRiCK, Matray street or corner Bergen and Fairview avenues, jersey City. NEW PUBLICATIONS. ‘uP! SRESENT CANNOT BM GIVEN MORE SUP: inane Oye sot te Thoughts of Charles a : 4. Price, $&. lied by F. @. Del ‘aod puotished by BJ. Hh A 7 Murray street, Now York. 200 | MONA TRBATIS! EX. 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