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A GREAT SWIM. @@ KHOLISHMAN ENDEAYORING TO SWIX FRom DOVER TO CALAIS, [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE.) Loxpon, August 12, 1875, Your correspondent at Dover telegraphs that Mr. Webb, who has undertaken to swim from England to France, started from the Admiralty pier at Dover to-day at five o'clock in the afternoon, for Calais. THE WITNESSES, He is accompanied by sloop and two skiffs, which carry a number of persons. A GOOD sur orr. A large crowd witnessed his departure, and he struck out amid lond cheers, LIKELY TO FAIL. The opinion is that Mr. Webb will fail, SPAIN. —_—_--—__—— & BISCAYAN TOWN UNDER BOMBARDMENT BY THE ALFONSIST NAVY-—-AN ARMY LEVY OR- DERED BY THE ChOWN—THE FLOATING DEBT TO BE REDEEMED. Mapnip, August 12, 1875, ‘The man-of-war Victoria is bombarding the town of Lequeitio on the Biscayan coast, ALFONSO ORDERS AN ARMY LEVY, Tn accordance with the notice given on Tuesday a do- sree was promulgated to-day in the Official Gazette, or- foring a levy of 100,000 additional men for military ser vice, The levy includes youths who shall have attained the Age of nineteen years by the Sist of December next. THE FLOATING DEBT TO BE REDEEMED. Another decree is issued, directing tho Minister of Finance to redeem the floating debt and issue consoli- fated interior scrip for £00,000,000 in order to guaran- tee future loans and the advances of the Bank of Spain and the Mortgage Bank. ALFONSIST VICTORY AT SEO DE URGEL—DES- PERATE FIGHTING-—ONE HUNDRED ALFONSISTS KILLED. Manrip, Augnst 12, 1875, Genoral Martinez-Campos, in a despatch dated Seo do Orgel, to-day announces that the troops under his com- mand, after desperate fighting, entered the Olsana tower, He lost 100 killed. HEAVY LOSSES TO THE CARLISTS, ‘The Carlist loss was still heavier and many of the gar- vison were taken prisoners. Tho explosion of the magazine in the citadel made a large breach in the walls, THE CITADEL OF SEO DE URGEL LIKELY TO BE CAPTURED BY THE VICTORS. Lonpox, August 13—5:30 A, M. A despatch to the Daily News reports that the Al- fonsists at Seo de Urgel are mounting a battery in the Olsana Tower, which they carried by assault, and it will be impossible for the Carlists to hold the citadel. OLD CATHOLICS IN COUNCIL, Boxx, Germany, August 12, 1875. ae The Old Catholic Gonference, called by Dr. Dollinger, was formally opened here to-day. The session wili last three days, THE CLERICAL REPRESENTATION FROM AMERICA AND THE EAST—DR. DOLLINGER EXPOUNDS THE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL-—THE PLAN FoR CONFEDERATION AND INTERCOMMUNION. Boxy, August 12—Evening, In attendance at the Old Catholic Conference, which Opened its session here to-day, there are about thirty English and American clergymen and several archi- mandrites and bishops of the Hastern Chureh, Among the American divines are Rey, Drs, Langdon, Nevin, Potter and Parry. DR. DOLLINGER'S ADDRESS. Dr. Dollinger opened the proceedings with an address, which lasted an hour. He treated of the relation of the dogmatic controversy between the Latin and Greek churches through the whole course of ecclesiastical his- tory, THe WORK OF THE CoUNCIL. At the conclusion of his address the Conference en- tered upon the business for which it had met, which was the consideration of Dr. Dollinger’s plan of confed- eration and intercommunion among the separated churches. This union is to be based on a mutnal recognition of primitive truth, which may enable each church to ad- mit members of other communions to its privileges in respect of divine worship and the Christian sacraments, At the same time an actnal fusion or the sacrifice of national or traditional peculiarities of form or Church constitution is not contemplated. An unambiguous expression of the substance of Chris- fian doctrine and practice as taught by the Bible and the fathers of the ancient Church is sought as the real bond of union. The discussion of this subject occupied the remainder of to-day’s sitting. Ma THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS, ——_———. THE SAVANS DO HONOR TO AMERICAN SCIENTISTS, Panis, August 12, 1975, The Geographical Congress has awarded medals of the first class to the Statistical Bureau at Washington, and to Professor Hayden, the American geologist, OUR RIFLEMEN OUT FOR HOME, cocaine Livenroon, August 12, 1875, The American riflemen sailed from this port for home at four o'clock this afternoon in the steamship City of Berlin. AN BNGLISH JOINT STOCK COMPANY PAILED, Loxnox, August 13, 1875, Tho Stockton Rail Mill Company has suspended in consequence of the failure of Shaw & Thompson, the iron merchants. Tho Mabilities of the company are estimated at $500,000, PARIS. Hh WEATHER EXCESSIVELY HOT—DEATHS FROM SUNSTROKE, Panis, August 12, 1875, The heat in this city is excessive, Fourteen cases of sunstroke are reported to-day, A SPANISH EXECUTION. A COLONEL IN THE SERVICE TAKEN FROM A BRITISH MAIL STEAMER—SHOT TO DEATH AT PORTO RICO—COMPLICATIONS FROM TUE WAI IN CUBA. Key West, Flo., August 12, 1875. A letter from Havana states that the passenger who was forcibly taken last montli from the British mail steamer Eider at Porto Rico by the Spanish authorities Proved to be a colonel in the Spanish service, Stot TO DEATH. He was brought ashore and soon afterward shot, FOREIGN PROTEST. All the foreign consuls protested against the act, CUBAN CONCEALMENT, No news of this arrest and execution was allowed by 420 Consorship in Havana to pass over the wires, THE YELLOW FEVER 4 MALIGNANT TYPE OF THE DISEASE AT PASCA- G@OULA, MI8s, Pascacouta, August 12, 1875. Yellow fever broke out here on Sunday, August & It le not known how it originated, but it is supposed to bave beew brought from Havana, There are now thirty eases wnder treatment and the disease is of a most Malignant type, Seven deaths have occurred, © ing that of Dr, Bradield, a leading physician, a NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE WAR IN THE EAST. ‘THE TUBKISH FORCES DEVEATED BY THE HERZE- GOVINIAN INSURGENTS—INCENDIARISM AND PILLAGE—DALMATIANS AND MONTENEGRINS ALLIED WITH THE MOVEMENT. Raovsa, August 12, 1875, Information has been received here from Slavonic sources that an obstinate fight has taken place near Billetehie, between the Herzegovinian insurgents and’ the Turks, resulting in the ront of the latter, TURKISH ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE EXISTENCE OF A DANGEROUS CONDITION OF AFFAIRS, Coxstaxtixorne, August 12, 1875, The Twrqute (newspaper) of this city says the situa tion in Herzegovina is becoming grave, TUK INSURGENTS ATTACK THERIGNE—INCENDIARISM AND PILLAGE, Bands of insurgents have descended into the plain before Trebigne and attacked that place, burning and pillaging in all directions, MONTENEGRINS AND DALMATIANS UNITED IN ACTION, A force of about 3,000 men, chiefly Dalmatians and Montenegrins, is endeavoring to destroy communica- tion between Mostar and Nevesigna Fifteen hundred Dalmatians and Herzogovinians are marching on Bochtoche. FINANCIAL AID, The Montenegrins and Dalamatians are also aiding the insurgents with money and provisions, MORAL FORCE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SERVIA. The presence of a Servian corps on the Turkish fron- tler also seems to furnish the insurgents encouragement. THREE GREAT POWERS BECOMING ALARMED AT THE MOVEMENT OF THE EASTERN PEOPLES— AUSTRIA TO ACT AS HEAD PACIFICATOR. Vinwwa, August 12, 1875. Tho Fremdenblatt reports that Count Andrassy has conferred with the Russian and German ambassadors, and they have agreed to support Austria in any recom- mendations sho might make to Turkey, looking to the pacification of Herzegovina, ABYSSINIA AND EGYPT. —-___ AN AFRICAN DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE . KEUEDIVE'S FRONTIER TERRITORY. Caino, August 12, 1875, The Abyssinians are making preparations to invade the Egytian fronticr, which is not sufficiently guarded, THE EGYPTIANS ON THE ALERT. The Khedive has sent reinforcements to the troops on the border, FLOODS IN INDIA. —_o EXTENSIVE INUNDATIONS IN THE PUNJAB TER- RITORY—TRAVEL INTERRUPTED, Loxvox, August 12, 1875. A special despatch to tho Times from Calcutta says ox- tensive floods prevail in the Punjab, Travel on the railways ts interrupted. THE BLACK HILLS. INDIANS DEMANDING COMPENSATION FOR DAM- AGE DONE THEIR COUNTRY. Oana, Neb., August 12, 1875, General Ruggles has just received the following from Fort Laramie ;— “A courier from the Black Hills reports that Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and other Indians are near Harney’s Peak demanding compensation for damage done their country, and that Pollock wishes to know if General Crook has any orders for him in case he meets the chiefs, “A courier leaves this afternoon. ’? THE GRAND COUNCIL TO BE HELD AT THE RED CLOUD AGENCY. Wasmincrox, August 12, 1875, Tho following despatch was received at the Indian Bnreau this morning from Rev. 8. D. Hinman, dated Cheyenne River Agency, August 11, 187 The Indians at Cheyenne and Standing Rock consent togo to Red Cloud fora grand council. They have directed the agent to furnish them rations for the jour- ney and also to attend in person, if possible, There will probably be 3,000 Indians present at the council, besides those belonging to Red Cloud and Spoted Tail agencies. It is important that preset should be sent for them and horees ordered to be purchased. The fail- ure to remove whites from the Black Hills is still caus- ing us trouble, THE INDIANS. THE TROUBLE AT CORINNE, UTAM, AT AN END. Sau Lake Crry, Augnst 12, 1875. Part of the Indians in the neighborhood of Corinne left to-day for their reservations, and the balance promise to leave to-morrow, No further trouble is anticipated. THE AGENT OF THE OS\GES TO BE INVESTI- GATED, Sr, Lovrs, Mo., August 12, 1875, The Globe-Democrat’s spocint from Independence, Kansas, says:—‘‘Indian Commissioners Neal and Van Voorhees, of Ohio, and Hawks, of Ilinois, arrived hero to-day em route to the Osage Agency to investigate charges against Gibson, Agent of the Osage Indians, against whom grave allegations have been made, ‘THE SIOUX BECOMING TROUBLESOME—THE POLICE IN PURSUIT OF THEM, Orrawa, August 12, 1875. A special despatch to the Free Press from Fort Garry says that the Sioux Indians in the vicinity of Portage La Prairie are growing troublesome, On Saturday they ehot one of their own tribe and wero arrested, but escaped. The police have gone to recapture them. They were also misbehaving near Palestine, — Missionary MeDougall has left here, charge by the Dominion governinent to make presents to the Plains Indians, to pacify them till a treaty ean be made, A HORRIBLE CRIME, STRANGE STORY OF A SAILOR—TWO SISTERS OUTRAGED AND THROWN OVERBOARD FROM A SCHOONER TWO YEARS AGO—THE AccUSED CAPTAIN TO DE ARRESTED, Tarsax, N. 8., August 12, 1875, Areport is in circnlation of a horrible crime com- mitted two years ago which has only now como to light by the confession of a sailor named Green- wood, The schooner Mary F. Jones sailed from Clyde River, Shelburne county, and two gisters named Sutherland wor Shortly after sailing the two wone raged by the captain and th now tells th : bodies thre in their boats o mot with hea onds nnd for Boston, and the The crew afterward the coast, and THE YOUNG WoMRN pr in the cabin, but the Barrington Bay, when th there was no oppearanc beam ends and no bodies were found inthe cabin. The tain's name is Swain, and he is now bound to a New runswick port, whore he will be arrested on his arrival, AMERICAN D tly drifted into “ still on and ving been on her SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. Derrorr, Mich., August 12, 1875, Tho session of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ts proving a completo success inoverything but numbers, only 123 members having as yet responded to thetr names at roll call, At the general seasion this morning invitations to visit various potnts of interest were recelved and prop: erly actod upon, after which Professor Morso's resig- nation asa member of the Standing Committee was accepted, and Professor T. W. Clark, of Cincinnati, was elected in his place by ballot, The annual inceting then adjourned, the sections re- assombling at once in their reapecttye rooms, This evening the members of the association, after listening to an address by Dr. John L. Leconte, of Phila- delphia, became the f of KB. A. Brash, one of the oldest residents and wealthie: iwens of this pla Tho weather is delightful, and everything couspires to inako this an exceptionally pleasant mecting, GOVERNOR TILDEN. Progress of the Gubernatorial Party from Syracuse to Utica, AN OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATION. Speech by His Excellency on the Duty of Electors. Urica, August 12, 1875. Governor Tilden and party left Syracuse at twenty minutes to one P. M. to-day, Quite a crowd of persons greeted them at Oneida, but there was no speech- making, At Rome the Governor recognized tho ven- erable John Stryker in the crowd, and, as he is an in- valid, Governor Tilden got off and greeted him. The crowd was quite enthusiastic over the few remarks that were mado. At Utica the gubernatorial party was wel- comed with a salute, and were met by,Sonator Kernan and a number of prominent citizens, At a quarter past two P. M. the party proceeded to Senator Kernan’s Tesidence, where the afternoon was spent in a quiet manner, Governor Seymour dined with the party at half-past four P, M. At eight o'clock to-night there was a large crowd tn front of the Butterfield House to see Governor Tilden, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer and others. The Old Utica Band played “Hail to the Chief,” and the crowd increased until it numbered several thousands, Shortly afterward the gubernatorial party arrived with Senator: Kernan ond others, There was a display of flreworks, after which Senator Ketnan introduced Governor Tilden as follows :— SPNATOR KERNAN’S SPERCH. Criaexs or Urica—In your name and on your bebalt L very cordially welcome fo the city of Utica Samuel J. Tilden, the ‘Governor, and William Dorsheimer, the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Now York. Also IT unite with you in Co egy our commendation of the firm, energetic anc untiring exertions of the Exceutive of tht State in seek. ing to jhangurate reform and to bring back tho adminis- tion of our State government to honesty and ect In every department we need reform, Even if our peo- plo were willing to bear taxation uncomplainingly we cond not afford to have the foundations of our govern. ment weakened aud rotted down tn the administration of public affairs, Tn every effort to reform abuse, in very effort to bring back the administration of our to purity and y and in every effort to make the government of this. State what it should be for the welfare and interest and benofit of the great mass of the people—in all these Lenn assure him that he has the steady, undeviating and active support of the people of tho city of Utica and_ the county of Oneida, I now introduce to you Samucl J, Tilden, Governor of the Stato of New York. Governor Tilden came forwards and was greeted with enthusiasm. He spoke as fallow Crrznss or Urica—t fect to-night like a Grecian in the ago of Demosthenes and — Aschines speaking of the Athenians. 1 shall address a few plain words to an audience edn. cated as you have beon to the statesmanlike thought of Horatio Soymonr, the fervid eloquence of Francis Ker- nan. [am glad'to meet you, Glad, not so much on my acconnt ns for the sake of the cause that exerts so deep an interest in the hearts of this great gather- ing. The Siate of New York is first in the sisterhood of American commonwealths, embracing within her borders the commercial emporium of the Union and comprising five millions of the most active people on the face of the globe, representing every variety of industry. I have had ‘occasion recently ta present to my fel the means of harmonizing those int gation of the ¢ to ested in the navi- nals and improving the public. works and the taxpayers of the rural districts, looking a little further beyond the borders of our own State, It is impossible for us to maintain the policy most fitting foro benefits iipon our sister 8 wealth, as we are, we ren ‘outh ‘again in the’ great, rising, active communi- ties of the Northwest, _ Titinots, Wisconsin, Towa and Missouri, and T atn rejoiced that’ it is imposst blo for us to protect, develop and diffuse and amplify onr own interests in respect to the great systems of in- teroommunication which traverse our State withput ferring like benefits on these great Western conmfu- 3. ‘es and not shower the An older Common- and live over in REMISSION OF TAXATION. Gentlomen, in some remarks I had occasion to ad- dress to the Board of Trade of the city of Buffalo the other day I ndverted to the fact of the remission of taxation which we had accomplished in this State, I allude to the subject to-night, because the telegraphic report, wonderfully accurate in the main, stated the eduction of tho taxes to have been only $2,250,000, whereas it is over $2,700,000, I ‘desire to ‘correct this error and’ make known how much bas — been accomplished inthis respect. A product of tho increased valuation will be brought Into the Treasury unknown and unes- pected at the time the tax bills were enacted, The valu- ation is something like $200,000,000 larger this, year it than last, which will bring 1t to abont $12,000,000. “Tho money will be a surplus in the Trensury at the end of the year, (Applause.) Even dedneting that amount out of the remission of income, » it would be $15,000,000, But thg appropriations have been reduced to such an® extent that there will be a further surplus beyond that inerease of revenue, and we shall be able, if honest men are sent to the legislative bodies, who’ will co-operate in the work of reform and carry on the business of this State economically, and we can reduce the taxes from $6,000,000, which they are, to $4,500,000, or perhaps $4,000,000. They wero last year, $7,250,000, ‘This year we have reduced them to $6,000,000, and we ‘can continue — still further to reduce them to three or two and a half mills, until they are as low as they were before the late civil war, Fellow citizens, this is a matter of interest to you all, THR NEXT ELECTION, Task you to give your attention to the choice of the men who are’ to represent yon. Last year you had to elect an Assembly only; this year yon are to Tenew the whole Senate, the whole Assembly and the whole Cana! Board, all the Legislature and the principal administrative bodies of the State. You have therefore at the coming election the power to work a revolution in the administration of the canals, FOUND WITH HIS THROAT CUT. JOSHUA FE. BROWN, THE STOCK RAISER, SUP> POSED TO BE A NEWPORT MAN—GREAT ANXIETY AMONG HIS RELATIVES. Newronr, R. L, August 12, 1875. The following telegram in yesterday's Heap has oc- casioned no little anxiety here:— Omata, August 10, 1875. “Joshua FE. Brown, formerly of Anomosa, La., was found at his stock ranche, in the neighborhood of Lara- mie City, Wyoming, with his throat eut.”? Ivis feared that this is Joshua ©. Brown, of thts city, whose letters of lato have been dated from Laramie y, and who has been for many years engaged in the ing of stock in that section of the country. About ‘o he returned here and was married to his md wife, by whom he has a family. A married daughter by his first wife resides in this eity, Te has a father and mother, and two brothers, who reside in Middletown, about three miles from this city. They be. lieve the item to refer to Mr. Brown, and in want of further particulars their anxiety is intense, He was known to be possessed of considerable wealth, and in memory of his first wife built and deeded to a'western town a building to be used for a church STEAMER ON SHORE IN THE sty LAWRENCE. Montnear, Ont,, Angust 12, 1875. The steamer Algerian, of the Richelien and Ontario Navigation Company, on her down trip yesterday after. noon struck on arock in Split Rock Rapids, About 300 passengers were on board, mostly American tour. ne half being ladies, who, with a fow excep: ned cool and colle All were lande ndrenil, and forw: y special train t Montreal this morning. Tho vessel remains upright and lies well out of the water, IRAL CORTINA. THE RIO GRANDE BORDER CHIEF A PRISONER IN THE MEXICAN CAPITAL—WHAT LERDO MAY DO AGAINST HIM, four years wi jate, Pull y 0 Mexico Cir, July 30, 1875, Gencral Cortina reached Vera Cruz on tho 23d of this month, Adverse winds prolonged the voyage of the steamer Juarez sixteen days and a half, IN PRISON, On the following evening, at half-past six o'clock, he reached this city a prisoner, having been strongly guarded on his way up from the coast. He now occupies | acell in the prison of Santiago Tlaltelalco, and, as soon as the government has in its possession suMeient evi- dence, the court will be organized for his trial asa military officer who hns disobeyed the orders of his superior, 118 DEFENCE. Ho is persistent in clatming that he is @ victim of the anthorities of the United States, the government of which, he says, has required his removal from the fron- tier, and he condemns the action of the Mextean govern- ment in acceding to the wishes of the United States, He declares his innocence, &e, WHAT Wit WR DONR WITH HIM, Opinions differ in Mexico as to his probable fate, No one thinks he will be punished beyond tmprisonment in tho castle of San Juan de Ulya, in front of Vora Crug, WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ‘Wasutvotom, August 12, 1875, THE COLLECTION OF DUTY ON BAGGAGE OF PAs- SENGERS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES—THE FORMS REQUIRED TO BE USED AND &FFIDAVITS MADE. ‘The Solicitor of the Treasury has finally determined upon the form to be used by passengers arriving with baggage from foreign countries, which has also been ex+ amined and approved by Appraiser Sharpe, of New York, who objected to the first one prescribed by the Commisstoner of Customs, The printer ts instructed to have them ready without delay, and by the 20th inst. the customs revenue officials at the leading ports will be prepared to execute the law. There are two forms on one blank, The first is according to the Revised Statutes and relates only to the entry of baggage not dutiable, the oath being to the effect that only personal effects aro contained in the ‘trunks and no merchandise other than wearing apparel. An ex- amination, not superfictal, however, will then be made similar to that required on the frontier, and if upon examination the oath is found to be true, the bag- gage will be released; otherwise it will bo held and the owner subjected to a fine of three times its value, The other form is drawn under sections 9 and 10 of the act of June 22, 1874, known as the “Anti-Motety Act,” Each passenger is required to specify the dutiable articlos, their actual cost or market value, and the onth requires that the amounts ere true, and that he or sho cannot procure a certified involce, All. this will have to bo sworn toon tho dock. The Appratser's represen- tative will be there to appraise, and the Collector and Naval Oflicer’s clerks to receive the amount appratsed. Solicitor Wilson informed your correspondent that the customs revenne officers at New York and else- j where had been informed that the Secretary of the Treasury will exact the strictest fulfilment of the new regulations, and the special agents and Secret Service forco are required to see that there is neither evasion nor dereliction of duty on the part of the offictals, FIVE PER CENT BONDS SOLD ON ACCOUNT oF SPECIE RESUMPTION—THE REDEMPTION OF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. The actual amount of flve per cent bonds sold on ac count of the Specie Resumption act is $10,500,000. The silver bullion fund foots up $15,000,000, which, with the bars and coine@silver on hand last January, amounts to nearly $20,000,000. In beginning the redemption of fractional currency it {s understood to be the intention of Secretary Bristow to call in all the denominations under fifty conts, which includes three, five, fiteon and twenty-five cent notes issued since 1862, and which, it is estimated, will require $20,000,000 of ten, twenty and twenty-five cent subsidiary coin to provide for the temporary hoarding and the actual demands of business, Tho fifty cents will then be called in. The actual amount of fractional currency to be replaced fs in round numbers but $30,000,000, more than one-fourth of the ‘amount now reported in ¢ireulation having been de- stroyed, the evidence of this being that of the first three series long since called in, and aggregating over $11,000,000, not $100,000 were received during the last fiscal year, Already the mints have shipped to the sub- treasuries and designated depositories large sums of the new coins, and through them the Issue will bo mado and the rag money received, Treasurer New says that $1,000,000 of the hard money can be issued in New York in a short time at a cost not exceeding $100, DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE ON THE IMPORTATION OF THE CLIPPINGS OF THE HAVANA CIGAR MANUFAC- ‘TORIES, The effort of prominent New York importing houses to bring to this country the clippings of the Havana ci- gar manufactories has met with an adverse decision from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, notwithstand- ing that the office of the Secretary of the Treasury gave adocision that the clippings wero entitled to entry as unmanufactured tobacco, This is the first application made, and on the test import of a few bales the Col- lector of Internal Revenue in New York was instructed to&Tequire the tobacco to be put in packages, as required by the Internal Revenue law, the decision of the Cus- toms Division to the contrary notwithstanding, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. iatlinich lactate THE INSULT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSUL AT TRIPOLI—PUNISHMENT OF THE SAILORS TO BE DEMANDED. Wasnixetos, Augnst 12, 1875. A despatch was received at the Navy Department this morning from Rear Admiral Worden, commanding the European fleet, announcing that the United States steamer Congress, now on the const of Syria, has been ordered to Tripoli to act with the Hartford in demand- ing the arrest and punishment of the Tripolitan sailors who insulted the United States Consul at Tripoli a short time ago. Tho Congress was expected to reach there about the 15th, and the Hartford, which sailed from Port Said on Tuesday, will arrive there about the same time, NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION. Raueron, August 12, 1875. The election for delegates to the Constitutional Con- vention foots up 60 democrats, 2 independent democrats and 58 republicans, showing that the democrats have carried the State, MAINE REPUBLICANS. Baxcor, August 12, 1875. The Republican County Convention for this’ district nominated Senators, &c., to-day, and indorsed Selden Couner as a candidate for Governor, THE CANAL INVESTIGATION. Aunaxy, Angust 12, 1875. Tho Argus to-morrow morning will contain letters from Lieutenant Governor Beach and State Engineer Richmond, members of the Canal Board in 1869, stating, in substance, that the required maps, plans and esti- mates were before that Board when the Port Schuyler work was ordered to be lot, This is the work the con- tract for the execution of which was made with Dent- son, Bolden & Co, and formed the subject of the first report of the Governor's Canal Commission, THE LATE WILLIAM A. GRAHAM. THE REMAINS EN ROUTE TO HIS HOME IN NORTH CAROLINA, Sanatoga, N. Y., August 12, 1875, Tho remains of Hon, William A. Graham, of North Carolina, left this morning at eight o'clock, They will be taken via the Hudson river Road to New York, and thence to Hillsboro, where they will arrive to-morrow afternoon, His wife, son and nephew, Dr. Know, ac- company the remains. PREPARATION FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE RE- MAINS. Raneram, August 12, 1875, The remains of ox-Governor Graham will arrive in the city at two o'clock to-morrow by special train, and will Iie in state at the Capitol until seven o'clock, when they will be removed to Ifiltsboro for interment, ‘The flag on oL is displayed nt half-mast, and business in the po entirely suspended while his remains aro city wil DRAMATIC NOTES, Gilmore's band gave “The Nautilus Waltz” last night more’s Garden with magnificent effect, ‘ossi, the Italian tragedian, who comes tothe Lycoum next month under Maurice Grau’s management, is the only Italian rival of Salvini, Dominick Murray still continues to draw largo au- dien at Wood's Museum in Barry’s adaptation of Cooper's romance, “The Spy.” Gluck occupied the most {inportant part of the pro: gramme at Central Park Garden last night, and Thomas’ orchestra played the old composer's works in superb style. On Monday evening next the Grand Opera House reopens with a dramatization of Jules Verno’s “Around the World in Eighty Days,"’ The new venture is made by Messrs. Wheelock & Hamilton, who have wisely lowered the rates of admission so as to suit the pockets of the populace, On Saturday evening the usual preliminary season will begin at Wallack’s with the appearance of Julia Mathews and her troupe of English blondes. This com. pany is looked upon with great favor in England. Miss Mathews may claim whatever merit betongs to the introduction and popularization of French opéra bouffe on the English stage under the form of comic opera, “Gulotte” has been chosen for tho first. representation; it is an adaptation from Offeubach’s colebrated “Barbe: Bleue,” THE FLOODS, Devastating Effect of the Heavy Rains Throughout the Country. THE MILL RIVER VALLEY OVERFLOW Continued Rise of the Mississippi and Other Western Rivers. ‘Wirriamsnena, Mass., August 12, 1875, Mill River, swollen by the heavy rains of yesterday afternoon and evening, is higher than since the flood in October, 1869, with the exception of the disaster in May 1874. At midnight it rose to its highest point. The wooden bridge at Skinnersville was carried to Leeds and the abutment of the stone bridge at Williamsburg destroyed. The road is badly dargaged at Searsville and will delay travel a day or two, All is safe at Hayden ville, At Leeds the water overflowed ono end of the Mill River Button Company's dam, where THE OVERFLOW is narrower than before, and also cut throngh near the factories, Allis safe, however, with the exception of damage to the stone building, The washing away has been-cheeked with sand bi General Otis and a large force of men were at work all night. Many families fled to the hills and the depot on the high ground, All the houses in the village were deserted. Roberts Mead- ow reservoir, supplying Northampton water milis, over- flowed its embankment both sides of the dam, and the stonewoy began crumbling. A gang of twenty men checked it. Florence is not damaged, THE FLOODS IN MASSACHUSETTS. DETAILS OF THE DAMAGE—NO LOSS OF LITE. Srrixcrreiy, August 12, 1875, The first reports from Mill River Valley Grove prove to have been somewhat exaggerated. The dam which Was swept away was that of Levi Bradford's sawmill, at Searsville, one and a half miles above Williamsburg vil: lage. The disaster occurred in the nighty and the giving way of the large reservoirs at Goshen could scarcely have caused more consternation in the villages below. At Williamsburg there was a fearful panic, and many families fled to the hills for safety, while the farmers drove away horses and cattle from their barns to higher ground, expecting momentarily to be engulfed. The streets of the village were badly washed, and one abut- ment of a new iron bridge was swept away, At Leeds the watchman at the button factory started the steam whistle and left the building. The waters quickly swept away one end of the button am, entting off his return, and the whistle continued to sound till the whole village was aroused. Overflowing the banks, the waters swept down the highway and com- pistely surrounded the dwelling of an Irish family, who jad just time to flee to a tree for safety. THE ALAR at Leeds was heard at Florence, raising a great ferment in that village, The river was already swollen by the recent heavy rains, and the sudden infli ville mill pond Was sufficient to cause a consid flood; but the soon subsided without havin, done ‘very extensive damage, and, happily, without lose of life, A BATLROAD BRIDGE FORCED FROM ITS FOUNDA- TION—TRAVEL IMPEDED, Bostox, Mass., August 12, 1875. Tho breaking away of the Western Goshen branch of Mill River at eleven o'clock last night forced the Boston and Albany Railroad's bridge, between Hunting- ton and Russell, from its foundations.. Up to one ofelock this afternoon no passengers from Albany had arrived in this city, and the managers of the road say the aceident cannot be repaired until the swollen river subsides, The Owl and Modoc trains were obltred to send their passengers by private conveyance to. Spring. field, whence special trains aro to be despatched to Bos- ton, i THE STORM IN RHODE ISLAND. Pnovinexcr, August 12, 1875. A heavy rain storm set in here this forenoon, doing considerable damage to streets, sidewalks, sewers, cel. lars, &c. In four hours, from eight to twelve o'clock, the rainfall measured nearly three and one-half inches, RISE IN THE DELAWARE. GREAT RELIEF TO THE LUMBER INTEREST. Port Jervis, N. Y., August 12, 1875. ‘The rains of the past two weeks have raised the Dela- ware sufficiently to enable the lumbermen to get their rafts down the river, This is the first rafting freshet since last spring. Tundreds of rafts have lain at differ. ent points along the river since that time, the most of which will now be floated to tidewater, It will also re- eve the lumber interest along the Delaware River, which has been greatly straitened this season, THE MISSISSIPPL THE RIVER A TRIFLE ABOVE THE SPRING RISE— THE LAND BETWEEN RED FORK AND ARKAN- BAS RIVER SUBMERGED, Memruis, Tenn., August 12, 1875. During the twenty-four hours ending at six o'clock to-night the river had risen only ono-third of an inch, ‘and now only shows thirty-three fect ten inches flush on the gauge, which is a trifle above the spring rise and two inches below the danger line, Additional nows from below in reference to the crevasse at Burke's Place, in the lower end of Coahoma county, Miss., states that there is a gap of twelvo miles’ between the lovee districts of Conhoma and Bolivar counties, and at the lowest point, which is Burke's Place, a private levee had been constructed, which broke inst Friday night, since which time the water has been pouring through the crevasse, and thence into Hue! ny and Sunflower, — Abont 3,000 acres of cotton and corn have already been destroyed in that vicinity. At Chicot City they ‘report the railroad inundated ‘at four and eight mile posts, and that most of the lands between there and Red Fork, on the Arkansas River, are submerged. — The planters are reti- cent in. regard 'to their losses, and steamboatmen are not inclined to array the planters against them by giv- ing information concerning the damage, except in general terms. The Whito River is reported as backed up 150 miles, and the Ar s about the same, while the backwater in the St. Francis extends up some eighty miles, A RAILROAD UNDER WATER—EMBANKMENTS ‘WASHED AWAY. Caro, TIL, August 12, 1875, The Cairo and Vincennes Railroad track is eight inches under water for a mile and a half between Mount Car- mel and St, Francesville, The embankments are also washed away in several places from 200 to 400 fect near the Wabash River, It will take a week to ropair the road for the regular travel. A mixed train runs daily between Cairo and Mount Carmel. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Drvanrwesr, Orrick or Tie Cuter Sioxat Orricer, Wasmtnetox, Atigust 13—1 A. M. Probabilities, For Now England threatening weather will prevail, with rain, southerly winds and slight changes in barom- eter, followed during the night by clearing and cooler weather, For the Middle States, lower lake region and South Atlantic States, clearing weather and rising temperature, with southeast to southwest winds, stationary or rising barometer, and possibly local rains in northern New York and near Lake Ontario, For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohto Valley warmer and clear or fair weather, with easterly to southerly winds and no decided change in the barometer. For the upper lake region partly cloudy and warmer weather, with south and west winds and rising ba- rometer. For the Upper Mississippt and Lower Missouri Val- leys warmer and cloar or fair weatheMduring the day, followed by winds shifting to easterly and southerly, falling barometer and local rains, The Ohio will continue to full at stations above Pa- ducab, but will remain above the danger line and riso slightly at Paducah, The Mississippi will fall slowly at Cairo and St, Louis, and riso slowly at Memphis, Vicks- burg and Helena, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Building : Henavp Bui ne 1874, 1875. 87 76 ‘Average temperature yesterday ‘Average temperature foro years. FUNERAL OF MR. JOHN FOX. Tho funeral of the late Mr. John Fox, of tho firm of Fox & Hatch, of New Orleans, took place yesterday, from his residence, No, 110 Kast Twenty-fourth street, The body was taken to St. Stephen's Roman Gatholig chureh, in Twenty-cighth street, where a solemn se quiem mass was offered for the repc ‘th p strewn on the nains were then removed to the receiving vault in Second street Cemetery and will be taken in @ few days to New Orleans. MOODY AND SANKEY. HOW THE GREAT REVIVALISTS WILL BE BE CEIVED, Tho arrival of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the grea American revivalists, who have been creating so great a Sensation in London, is now momentarily expected here in the steamship Spain of the National line, She is due ing or to-morrow morning. It had been the first intention of many prominent y ‘i religionists here to give the great popue pr and th popular singer a rousing reception and one which would testify to. the apprecia tion in which they are held in their native land, and ultatton had been held on the subject by clere pn and others interested in the movement, On seo ond thought, however, the clergymen who thoroughly Indorse the Moody and Sankey movement contented themselves with issuing an invitation to them to begie equal their revival preaching in this city; but they left the question of a reception ta the laymen. It was, however, considered that in this respoct 1t might be well to consult the twe religious heroes themselves on the question, and with that purpose in view Mr. McBirnio, the Secretary o the Young Men’s Christian Association, wrote to Mr, Moody, stating the intention and ing what his feck ings were on the subject, Mrs, Moody, who, it ap pears, attends to all her husband’s correspondence, wrote in answer saying that it was Mr, Moody's express wish that nothing of the kind take place, but that their arrival in America should be as private as possible. Mra Moory added that it was Mr. Moody's intention on an riving in New York not to tarry at all but to proceed jately to the home of bis mother, while Mr y wonld also proceed inland. They both abso jutely needed rest and would take some before begim ning any further religious work in America. Mr. MeBirnte said yesterday to the writer that noth ing of a formal character would therefore take place im connection with the arrival of the American revivalists, Mr. Moody was not the kind of man to stand anything ofthe sort, A few friends might. go down to welcome them ina private manner, but nothing like a public dem. onstration was wished for. If anybody insisted om doing anything of the kind it would be very bad taste and quite unwelcome. Outside of their work both gen- tlomen wished to be left alone as mich as possible and would certainly not consent to be honized in any shape whatever. Ti is nnderstood that only some half dozen or so peo ple will go down to meet ‘the revivalists, and among these will be (and only ina private capacity) Mr. W. Ey Dodge, Mr, George H. Stuart, of Philadelphia, some members of the Young Men’s Christian Association, pos- sibly Dr, Hall aud afew others. Permission has ‘been appited for to go down on the Custom House boat, and this has been granted conditionally upon the boat hay- ing nothing else to do. —_In ease she should be boarding other vessels at the time it will be impossible to accom. modate the friends of the revivalists, It is not expected the two gentlemen will remain in the city further thap Monday, though if they arrive in time they may even leave on Saturday. They will probably not return for ak least a month. THE POOR CHILDREN’S PICNIC. For some days past the poor children of the Fighth and Fifth wards have been on the tiptoe of expectation in regard to the picnic, which, it was announced, would be given for their benefit on Saturday next. They had been told that the much-coveted tickets entitli each holder to participate in the pleasure and good things peculiar to the exenrsion would be given out by Mr. George F. Williams, the manager of these picnics for the trustees of the Poor Chiliren’s Free Excursion Fund, yesterday afternoon. Consequently there was a general rush by boys and girls alike fo the sta tion houses ‘at’ Prince, Mereer and Leonard streets, where, notwithstanding the heavy rain falling, drenching them all to the skin, over 2,000 little wails were given the much coveted picce of pasteboard entitling them to one day’s pure air and a pleasurable trip, perhaps their only one of the y A DESPERATE WOMAN. Mrs) Weiss, a woman residing in Thirty-first street, took her nine-months-old infant in her arms and went down to the Thirty-third street dock early en Wednes day morning “to take the air,” as she told her husbantt previous to starting. A short time afterward a passing ‘oMecer heard the smothered wail of a child, and, ranning to the water's edge, su ed in rescuing it, The woman has not been ‘heard from. 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