The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1876, Page 5

CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE TURCO-SERVIAN WAR. The Porte Invites the Servians to Sub- mit and Promises Protection. BATTLE AT THE XLISSOURA DEFILE. | queen Victoria Unveils the Albert Memorial at Edinburgh. THE ‘‘HUNKY” DORY. WAR IN THE EAST. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM CONSTANTINOPLE— THE MINISTER OF FORRIGN AFFAIRS TO THE TURKISH MINISTER AT WASHINGTON. CoysTANTINOPLE, August 16, 1876, A commission, composed of several Ministers ana Algh functionaries, Mussuimans and Christians, has been established to elaborate a programme of reforms according to the imperial hatt, which was communi- cated to you by the despatch of Juno 7, OFFICIAL INQUIRY INTO TURKISi RARBARITIRS, Arstarchi Bey has also recciveil the following tele- gram-— @ “The tmporial government has decided to opena inquiry about tho assertions concerning the ex- esses attributed to tho irregular troops in Bulgaria, This task has boen assigned to Blacque Bey, Director of the Press, and to Youvantepo Efiendt (Bulgarian). Councillor of State. They have started, and I will communicate to you the result of their inquiry.” AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT EXTENDED TO THE BERVIANS BY THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT. Coxstantixoriy, August 17, 1876. A proclamation published hore to-day, inviting the Servians to submission and offering protection to those submitting, says:—“The Turkish commanders are or- dered to protect all poucoablo inhabitants and their property.’* REPORT OF A SERVIAN VICTORY aT THE KLIS- SOURA DEFILE—COLONEL BECKER SsUPER- SEDED. Beorapr, August 17, 1876, Official despatches received here’ stato that on Tues- day 5,000 Turks attacked Colonel Antitch’s position on this side of the Klissoura defile, and after severe fight ang, which lasted from ten o’clock in the morning until four in the afternoon, the Tarks wero repulsed with great loss, i Colonel Becker has been replaced by Colonel Jovano- vich, UNWISE POLICY OF THE SERVIAN GOVERNMENT BEGARDING WAR NEWS. Loxpos, August 17, 1876, The Times to-day has a despatch from Belgrade say- ing:—‘“There nover was a greater shame than that the Servian Press Bureau of the government should con- tinuo the ill-advised policy of keeping back from the pudlic as long as possible anything which they cannot Manage to ropresent as a success to their troops.” KEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS ORDRRED TO LEAVE BEL- GRADE, A despatch from Vienna to the Times says the Bel- grado correspondents ot the Pesther-Lloyd, Freneden- dlatt and Neue Frese Presse have voen ordered to leave there on account of their despatches, which are un- friendly to Servia, UL-TREATMENT OF A RUSSIAN SUNJECT BY THE GAnIANs, A special despatch to tho Standard from Belgrade says:—'‘A member of a woalthy Moscow family, named Kludoff, was arrested on the Danube frontier in Hun- gary last week, charged with being a Russian spy. Kludoff declares that he was knocked down, robbed, imprisoned and sent to Belgrade without trial, because his arrival on the frontier had caused considerable ex- citement. 1s is reported that General Tchernayeff is dissatisfied with his conduct.” Kludoff has com- plained to the Russian Consul of ill-treatment by the Hungarian authorities, It has turned out that he went to Hungary under a Servian passport. he Con- sul said he had oaly himself to blame for his arrest and imprisonment, nUN- PRINCE MILAN'S WAR MANIFESTO SUPPRESSED. Loxpox, August 18, 1876. The Standard’s special despatch from Belgrade states that the war manifesto which was expected from Prince Mitan on Wednesday or Thursday has been sup- Pressed, \ A LOAN PROPOSED It is reported that, at a meeting of the Council of Ministers and tho Committee of the Skuptschina on Wednesday, it was docided that a loan for 2,000,000 ducats should be issued in Russia. GREAT DEPRESSION IN SETVIA, It is believed that very bad news has been received from Banja. The details are not yet known, vut it may be considered as certain that tho Turkish plan of campaign has been cuccesatul, and unless Russia inter- yenes the war will be over before many days, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES IN- DIGNANT AT THE TURKISH OUTRAGES—nOR- BIBLE DEEDS OF VIOLENCE BY THE TURKS. Loxpox, Augast 18, 1876, A correspondent of the Daily News, in a letter dated Philippopolis, August ®, says:— The Turkish report of the outrages in Bulgaria is) such a Ussue of impudent falschoods that it calls forth the protest of Mr. Baring, of tho British Legation, and Mr. Schay- ler, of the American Legation, at Constantinople. The Tarkish authorities arc doing nothing to re- strain the Mohamedan population, Armed Turks continue to commit acts of violence daily, Christion inhabitants are robbed if they go outside of their villages, Women are assaulted and violated every day. The Turks drive away tho cattle and seilthem, The suffering of tne Christian people is very great, avd immediate relief is needed, CHRISTIANS MASSACRED BY THOUSANDS—UMAK HeADS THROWN To THE DOGS “The same correspondent writes on the 10th that 8,000 men, Women and children wero killed by the Turks at Otlukku), Children were carricd about im- paled on bayonets, and human beings were burned Alive, At Bazardyik 1,000 persons wero killed. A bag full of human heads was emptied before the houso of the Italian Consul at Jambuli and left there to be eaten by dogs, FRANCE. OFFICIAL, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW MINISTER OF WAR. Panis, August 17, 1876, Tho appointment o! General Berthaut to be Minister of War, vice General de Cissey, is oillcially published to-day. ENGLISH OPINION OF THE CHANGE. Loxpox, August 17, 1876, The Times to-day says that ‘ieneral Serthaut as gen- eral of a division of ratantry was oue of the most cnpa- blo officers in the army, and as fle ts not a Member of Parliament bis selection confirms the principle of making the War Department non-political RUSSIA. EXTRAORDINARY INCRRASE OF RUSSIA'S sIIMI- TARY STRENGTH. Panis, August 17, 1876, The Russian Telegram Agency, in reply to speeches made in the English House of Commons lately to the effect that Rassia was stronger in 1853 than she is now, eapsi—"Tho Golos shows that Russia in 1953 had NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1876——WITH SUPPLEMENT. an army of 600,000 men, now has 1,340,000 as @ peace armament and 2,500,000 in time of war.’? ENGLAND, ‘THE DOBY CENTENNIAL—THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PORTUGAL—SILVER, Loxpox, August 17, 1876, The dory Centennial. en route from Gloucester, Masa, to Liverpool, put into <Abercastle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, on Saturday for provisions and then pro- ceeded. She put into Holyhead to-day. HBAVY REMITTANCES TO OPORTO, Three hundred and twenty thousand dollars in specie || was taken out of the Bank of Englend yesterdsy and $1,000,000 to-day for shipment to Oporto. THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PURTCGAL, The 7imes this morning in its financial article says two small banks and one mercantile firm at Oporto have failed. It isnot known yet whether the crisis is serious, COMPLIMENT TO 4 POPULAR . P. Mr. Plimsoll, M. P., was presented yesterday with a memorial silver cup by the workmen of a large Shef- field firm, SILVER, The market for silver to-day is quiet, with the quota- tion at 534d. per ounce. SCOTLAND. UNVEILING OF THE ALBERT MEMORIAL “IN EDINBURGH BY THE QUEEN. Loxpoy, August 17, 1876, The Scottish National Memorial to tho late Priaco Consoft was unveiled in Edinburgh this afternoon at four o’ciock. Her Majesty, the Queen, who performed the ceremony of inauguration, arrived in Edivburgh yesterday, accompanied by the Duke of Connanght, Prince Leopold, and the Princess Beatrice, There was no official reception or ceremony on their arrival, but at threo o'clock in the afternoon Her Majesty received an address, inclosed ina gold and silver casket, from the Magistrates and Council at Holyrood Palace, CHINA AND JAPAN. DEPARTURE OF THE BRITISH MINISTER FROM PREING—ALARM O¥ THE CHINESE. San Francisco, August 17, 1876. Tho Pacific Mail steamship Great Republic, which arrived here to-day from Hong Kong, via Yokohama, brings Chinese advices to July 15. Messra, Grosvenor and Baber, Commissioners to Yunnam, arrived et Shanghai July 3, having boen during their absence in constant communication with Sir J. Wade, the British Minister. The departure of Wade from Peking and the ostab- lishment of the British Legation at Shanghai greatly startled the Chinese authorities, who frst mado eftorts to persuade bim to return and afterward proposed to send the Viceroy of Nanking to reopen negotiations with him, Wade is understood to have rejected all overtures and toghave announced that troops wero al- Teady summoned from India, Although a peaceful set- tlement appears to be desired by most of the intelli- gent Chinese leaders thero is unusual activity in mili- tary preparations, and the army of Tiontsin is concen- trating. A TRERIBLE FAMINE. A famine prevails in the northern provinces, pro- ducing disastrous cunsequences. Thousands of deaths from starvation occur daily. Rice has been ordered from the south and from Formosa, and the Peking authorities have given 100,000 taecls and 1,000,000 catties of rice for the relief of the destitute. Hamlin College contributes 1,000,000 picuis of rice, and Li Hung Chang, Viceroy of Chibh province, also sends 1,000,000 picuis of rice, It is not believed, however, that any efforts can check the calamity this year. The first rain in nine months fell on July 2. ADVENTUROUS MISSIOBARIKS. Two Catholic missionaries, who formerly resided In the Corea, have just succeeded in re-entering that country. They are kept in close confinement, and are said to be otherwiso ill-treated. MOVEMENTS OY BRITISH WAR SHIPS, The British ship-ot-war Sylvia has started upon an- other visit to the Corea, prepared to seck redress for an attack upon British boats, made by the Corean forts last autumn. The British flying squadron, now on a health trip to Nagasaki, will return immediately to Shanghai to await the orders of the British Minister. ANTI-CURISTIAX RIOTS. Anti-Christian riots continue in the Province of Szchuen. The highways are occupied by the insur- gents andthe mails stopped. The leader of theso dis- turbances, General Minz, took an active part in the great Taeping rebellion, and is believed to be socretly supported by the local and Peking authorities, 4 Vigorous vicenor. Shin Pas Chen, the new Viceroy of Nanking, is ex- tremely unpopular, owing to his rigorous suppression of gambling houses and opium dens, A REBELLION IN CAMBODIA. A rebellion has been organized in Cambodia by a brother of the reigning King, who recently escaped from the Court of Siam, where he had been helda prisoner, Trade is seriously disabled by the wartaro, and French troops h$ve been sont from Sagona to the assistanco of the government. . INDEMNITY TO GERMANY. The Chinese government has paid $36,600 to satisfy the claims of the German Minister for indemnity and retribution in the case ot the ship Anna. The Viceroy of Fukien 1s reported to bein disgrace in consequence of this affair, He has been summoned to Pekin to ex- plain. MOVEMENTS OF THE MIKADO OF JAPAN, The Japanese advicos by tho Great Repubiic are to the 25th of July. The Mikado returned to the capital from his north- tour on July 21. There is a continued demand for silk at extraordi- nary prices, owing to the reported failure of the Euro- pean supplies. A YATAL BOILER EXPLOSION, ‘Tho boiler of a Japanese steamer on an inland sea burst on July 4, and twenty lives were lost, Japanese merenanis are shipping largo quantities of rice totho North of China in consequence of tho famine thero. JAPANESE ENTERPRISE SUCCESSFUL. Tho opposition line of the Poninsular and Oriental Steamship Company, between Yokohama and Shanghae, hes been withdrawn, Japaneso compotition proving too powerful. APOLISNMENT OF THR DEATH PENALTY FOR THEFT. Punishmeht for robbery of sums over $250 with violence, which was formerly death by hanging, has been changed by government decree to imprisonment for life at hard labor. ANEW RELIGION, A new religions sect, the doctrines of which re- main secret, 18 spreading in the central provinces, near Keoto, The new faith is said to resembio neither Christianity, Mohammedanism, nor any form of Japanese religion, The sect is reported to number 30,000 persons. THE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOUR- NAMEN?, R Puitapenruta, August 17, 1876, In the international chess tournament to-day the game between Bird and Mason was coneludod this morning, the latter winning, Another game betw the same players resulted in & draw. i Messrs, Elson and Ware next played, Waro being the winner. Tho game between Davidson and Martinez resulted ina draw, The game played by Roberts and Barbour was won by Roberts CODFISH SCAKCE, Hatirax, Aagust 17, 1876. Magdalene Isiand advices to the 14th state that cod- fish is searce, but some good bauls of mackerel had been made. which provents fishermen going on the grounds. The weather is excessively hot, and much damage has beon done to the crops thereby. BLEUE. ROBBERY. “Bostox, August 17, 1876. The jury in the case of John W. McElroy, who was robbed and found drowned a‘few days since, returned & Verdict today criminating Martin Welch, Jonn MeDonald and John McDermott. They were commitied to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury. THE The guif 18 enveloped in dense smoke, | SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS. THE PLATFORM OF THE STATE CONVENTION— GENERAL WADE HAMPTON'’S ADDRESS. Conumuta, August 17, 1876. The following platform was adopted by the State Democratic Convention of South Carolina this morn- ing: The democratic y of South Carolin the fellowing as its . Accepting and we turn froin the settled and final pi hy And momentous issues of the present and. the future, adopt the platiorm of principles announced by the ational democratic party, recently assembled at St. Louis, and ledge ourselves 40 a full and hearty co-operation, in seeur- Ing the election of its distinzuished nominees, Samuel J. ildeh of New York, and Thomas A. Hendricks ur under the wise and just admin reform ieader, assisted by th patriotic und able counsellors by whom he will ed. peace and prosperity will the dissensious, contusion a1 past ei plage to esncord, good government and a thorough restoration of the Union, In accoraance with tne dectaratious of that platform and utterances and acts of our distinguished leader we demand ‘ifn an nd thorough referir in the State of South Car- and call upon all its‘ cisize irrespective of race, Hy with that reform Is impossibie wi republican, party of Bu Charge that pa y with atraying Taco ating i menting dificuities:, with | outta euine tease ae pe holding unfair and traudulent elections: with baving ne- cumulated an enormous debt; mismanaged the finances and to substan- in th injured the credit of the State; with levying exorbitant taxes and squandering the money when collected, thus inging frou toil and livelihood of the ho rman ot e State # large per watum ot Lis bard earnings without compenentis therefor, ‘Tnvolved an to 8 ma: hame and a intuge parti- y tion whieh bas characterised very branch of the government, execi- tive, legisintive and judicial, have no parallel in ‘the ” history of nutions, 2t has created multiplicity of” unnecessary ° and | usaless | officials, complicated in their system and unnecessarily expen: Tt can never purity itself, give good and impar- its moral foreo and character, oxer= and We do not every patriot must arty, but upon their their confidence wt all the good pence and pros: ticl government, cine in its full sows charge this condit deeply deplore, u leauers, who bay and trust; people of ‘the State, of both races, perity. We therefore call upon all of our fellow-eitizens, irrespee- tive of race or ast party afiiliation, to join with ns in re- ane of their tite, and to agaln e and charactor, % country. Wo ence of the State and : of, and eurnestiy call upon rospective of party lines. to and cultivate good will; and if the government of the State is. rol, ursolves to protect the rights and prop: all its people, and to speedily bring to summary Justice any who duro'violate them. We Gesire'n fair pom ‘blo election, ayponting to all reason, and not the passion of the people, and “demand of the repuoliean party a ‘fair showing in the | appointment of “the Commission of Election. demand & fair election and fair count, W: of the patriotic sons of @arotina to join us, & trial committing the state to our keeping, and if good cove ment, necurity, protection and prosperity donot dawn our overtaxed, despoiled and disheartened people, then drive us trom power with scorn and indign rotrenchmeat object is reform, and relief, that by honesty and’ economy we may reduce the taxon and lighten the “burthens of the people, Kiving aL tho sume timo abyolute, security and protection to e rights and property of ail. Upon this paramount issue we cordially invite: the co-op fevery democrat aud publican whoris earnest and willing in this crists of our Btate to unite with usin this grew work. GENERAL HAMPTON’S ADDRESS. The following 1s the addross, 1m fall, of Genoral Wade Hampton, delivered before the Coaveation — Mn. Prestoent axp GxxtLxxeN—In accepting the honor- post to which you have called me—that of your stand- ard bearer in the creat struggle for reform whieh you have begun—I 0 so with tho most grateful appreciation of your kindness and the most profound sense ot tho high dutios, the xray z to the position. In the days of our country, when the surest pass ports to official station wero found in tho ability, the honesty. and the integrity of her public servants, st distinguished sons of South Garolina looked upon Chiet Magistracy of the State as the gon! of their highest ition and the vest reward of their public services, It the men of whom South Carolina is so justly proud held in such deserved o in R co, how much more highly eon ne me by calling me ununimousl you in this hour of gloom and peril. You are strugiling for the highest stako which a people ever contended for. Yon are striving to bring back to your prostrate Stato the inostimable blessings whieh can only follow orderly and rea responsibilities pertain in the ulated liberty under free and guod government, We believe Sons these blessings can ouly be secured by = complete change t bie u tional aud Stato. inter- ance with that party upon whose banners are of democracy—reform, good go’ money and home You liave inaorn plavlorm of the democratic party adopted at St. and planting yourselves firmly on that you look forward hopefally and confidently to a victory. in which you will not only share but to which you will have contributed The platform whichg vou have adopted in 80. oath. bic in its. Apirit, no. strong so brond in its construction South Caroling who honestly desires reform can flud room Vith snch a platiorm, where citizens of all tand assured of equal rixhts protection, y back to our distrac preat blessings of For myself, Should f be alovated to. the Mist positon fee Shieh you have nominated mo, my sole effort shall be to Testore our Btu ment to decency, to honest economy and to inegrity. Tshall. be the Gorerner of the whole people, knowing no party, making no vindictive i holding the ith firm and | here in its partial Bre enfor din a tice tempered by" mercy: rotect- ike, and directing every ‘effort to all classes Fentoration of prosperity and the re-establishment There pledge zaprel it to work with you in that sacred causd with all the zoal, all the energy, all the ability and all the constancy of which Iam capable. THE GREENBACK PARTY. MEETING OF THE STATE CONVENTION TO CoM- PLETE THE TICKET FOR INDIANA. Inpraxavouis, Ind., August 17, 1876, Tho Independent Soft Money State Convention to fill vacancies on the State ticket metat the Stato Houso grounds to-day. Three or four hundred delegates wero present. After the selection of officers and the appointment of committees resolutions were reported {ndorsing the platiorm of the Independent State and National Con- ventions, denouncing “the act of 1873, by which the silver dollar was dropped from our list of coins” and demanding its returo; “that its free coin- age should be encouraged to enable the government to pay {ts coin obligations in silver, as it has a right to do under the original contract; that all ¥alues should be taxed equally, including government bonds and Rreenbacks; that the independents have no faith in the protessions of reform which come on the one hand from the — corporation thief and rajiroad — wrecker, Tammany régime of New York, from the organization which, In has indorsed the entire administration of President Grant, not even excepting its stealings, and that no confidence can be placed in the old political parties which have been steeped in corruption and complicated with dishonesty. ’” After adopting these resolutions tho Convention pro- ceeded to vote Upon the nominations presentod for the vacancies on the State ticket, which was followed by addresses by Hon. Samuel F. Cary and other gentle- men of the greenback persuasion. THE PROHIBITION PARTY. representing the old ‘nd on the other hand ‘ational Convention, CALL FOR A STATE CONVENTION IN NEW JFR- SEY—A STATE ELECTORAL TICKET TO BE PLACED IN NOMINATION. Trextoy, N. J., August 17, 1876, Acallhas been issued by the “Prohibition Reform Party of New Jersey” to meet in convention at Tem. perance Hall, in this city, on Wednesday, the 30th inst, to ratify the nominations made by the “Natioaal Pro- hibition Reform Party’ of Hon, Green C’ay Smith, of Kentucky, for President of the United States, and Ion, Gideon T. Stewart, of Ohio, for Vice President, and also to nominate an electoral ticket to be supported at the ensuing election. The decument is signed by S. B. Ransom, chairman of tho State Executive Committee, Among other things it states that “our country is passing througha period of great depression. Asa nation we find ourselves crippled and all our industries, paralyzed Our treasuries, national, State and munici- pai, have been plundered by the guardians appointed lo protect our interests A wild and reckless exirava- eo characterizes every department of the public dwe are weighed down with a burden of beyond our avility to bear, The peo that all this siall be changed. Their great word is reform, The trae way to reorm an evil is to remove, if possible, the cause of that evil.” It further states that the eof all this ‘is the traffic In intoxicating drinks,” that $00,000,000 of our resources 18 Wasted annually and the jaud is filled with pauperism, insamity and crime, “The suppression of themanufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks is, therefore, the sure, direct and only road to the de- manded reform, Hence the legal prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks is the para- mount issue, issue before w ich allother issnes dwindie into imsignificance. Yet the democratic aud repubifcan parties, woile both are prolific in schemes and theortes forthe eure of all our éviis and joud in their professions of reiorm, neither propose to do any- thing to abolish of even cheek the ram tratlic.”” It eon- cludes in the following worda:—"And if there are any friends of prohibition who preter to vote tor success, though it has the success of wrong, ratoer than vote jor the rignt in the minority, let such remember that small parties, when in the right, have often grown by personal fidelity to be great parties, and that no cause ean be popular or succeed uaul ita friends willing to siand up and be counted.” POLITICS IN VERMONT. Bostoy, Angust 17, 1876 Ex-Postmaster General Jowell addressed the republi- cans of Brattleboro, Vt, to-night, Professor John M, Langston opened the campaign at |s Montpelier. KANSAS REPUBLICANS. A STATE TICKET NOMINATED YESTERDAY. Torna, August 17, 1876. ‘The Committee on Credentials of the State Conven- tion reported at ten o’clock last night, and at eleven balloting for Governor was commenced. George T. Anthony, of Leavenworth, was nominated after s eral ballots, and at half-past three A. M. the conven- tion adjourved till nine o'clock this morning, ‘The Convention reassombied this morning and com- pleted the State ticket, as follows:—For Lieutenant Governor, M, J. Salter; Secretary of State, T. i. Cav- avagh; Auditoi gg Bonebrake; Treasurer, Joho Francis; Attorney General, Willurd Davis;' State Superintendent, A. M. Lemon; Associate Justice, A. J. Brewer, DEMOCRATIC HARMONY. Saratoga, August 17, 1876, Senators Bixby and Morrissey, with other anti-Tam- many and Tammany politicians who have been engaged in the efforts to harmonize matters in New York, will leave here in the morning to attend a conference of committees in that city, to try and formally ratily arrangements heretofore informally agreed upon. NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS. palate dati . Monmourm, II, August 17, 1876. The republicans of the Tenth district yesterday nomt- nated Colonel 3, P. Marsh for Congress, Gauxsuura, UL, August 17, 1876 The Republican Congressional Convention, after an Sore contest yesterday, nominated Thomas R Boyd. + Bangor, Me., August 17, 1876. The republicans in tho Fourth Maine district, who opposed the nomination of Liewellyn Forbes tor Con- gress, met yesterday and nominated Hon, Lyndon Oak. Nasnv At Lawrenceburg Fr, Tonn., August 17, 1876. stetday the democrals of the Seventh district of Tennessee nominated W, C, Wait- thorn, tue present incumbent, for Congress, MitwavKer, August 17, 1876, At the Democratic Convontion jor the Fourth Uon- gressional district held in this city to-day, Hon, Wail jam P, Lynde was renominated, THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES, ‘The rainy weather yesterday had the offect of giving tho clerks in charge of the headquarters of the two committees avery easy time of it, The rooms ot the republican commttee wero almost deserted during the day, the gentlemen whose duty it is to receive visitors and explain, so far as they are allowed to, the condi- tion of affairs in the various States they are supposed to got daily political intelhgence from, being the only persons of note who graced the headquarters with their presence. Tho weather, of course, had no disas- trous effect upon the workings of the Liberty street office, where bard work is tho order of the day and and where visitors having nething but their curiosi to gratify aro not expected, not to say are not wel- come. At the Everett House rooms there wero in tho after- noon several callers, among them Jobn J. Phelps, of Missouri, and Fitz Henry Warren, of Iowa, who, many years ago, was Assistant Postmaster General, These two gentiemen report very favorably upon the politi- cal situation in their respective States. Str. Phelps asserts that Carl Schurz has not succeeded as yet in making the great masses of the Germans in the State believe that it is for the best interests of tho country that Hayes and Wheeler should be elected. On the contrary, he is decidedly of the opinion tbat tho vast majority of the Germans in Missouri will cast their votes for Tilden and Hendricks and that they aro now working with a will tor the success of the ticket. He adds that people who look upon the State as good as secured for the republican ticket will, in all proba. bility, wake up the day alter election greatly as- tonished, if not more so. In order to facilitate communication with the rooms occupied by the democratic committee ia the Everett House and the branch headquarters in Liberty street, the telegraph has been brought into requisition and a wire now connects the two places, There will be no meeting of tho entire Democratip National Committee until the léih of Sepiember, though it is probable that the Executive Commit will meot somo day next week. dtr. Hewitt, the Chair- man, went out of town yesterday and will be back to-day, it 18 believed, in time to be present atthe meet- ing of the Tammany Executive Commitice, where tho question of clasping hands across the bloodless chasm with the anti-Tammany braves, jor the sako of the spoils of office at the coming election, 18 to be seriously considered. BANNER RAISING. Tho Bloomingdale Central Tilden and Hendricks Campaign Club flung their large banner to the breeze last evening at their club rooms, corner of 104th street and Grand Boulevard, A very large concourse of peo- plo gathorod to hear the foliowing weil known speakers address then r, Jamos A. Deering, Mr. John Mul- laly, Mr. Joho P, O'Neill, Mr. J. McKeuna, Mr. Ger main Hauschel, Mr. William 1. Wiley and several others. Mr, James T. King presided. KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICANS. In the nine Assembly districts of Kings county con- ventions were held lass evening to elect delegates to the Republican State Convention, The delegation will be a unit for ex-Governor Woodford, should that gen- tleman seek the nomination. Should Mr, Woodford decline te run, ex-Governor Morgan will receive the support of a majority of the delegates, Mr. Evarts, Senator Robertson and A. B, Cornell have each a num. ber of followers among the minority of the delegation, THE DEMOCRATIC GUILLOTINE. The efforts of the Kings County Democratic General Committee to compel the heads of departments of the Brooklyn city government to remove all republicans and to appoint ‘good democrats” in their places, met with anovher rebuke /rom an unexpected source yes- terday. Commissioners Fow! and Adama addressed a letter to sho committee, setting forth that there wero about haifa dozen republicans in the Board of City Works, but they are ‘unobtrusive, diligent and faith- ful employéa of the public. Some of them may soni times vote the republican ticket, but the right to voto in coniormity with one’s convictions is a prerogative of American citizenship.” The letter, in conclusion, says:—"We deem the present a fit opportunity to Allustrate the principle of civil service reform to which the democratic party is so signally committed in the present canvass.’? President siecum said he was a kind of ‘ta fifth wheel to the couch”’ and he would not, thereiore, sign it SERIOUS RAILKOAD ACCIDENT. COLLISION BETWEEN A YLEIGHT AND A PAS- BENGER TRAIN—SEVERAL PERSONS SEVERELY INJURED. Nasnvine, Tenn, August 17, 1878. A freight train collided with an eastward bound pas- senger tram on the Nashville and Chattanooga road, neat Raccoon Mountain, at one o'clock this afternoon, John Haynes, the baggago master, had one leg broken’ and the other crushed; J. H. Randall, the express messengor, was seriously burt about the head, and a boy who’ was stealing a ride in the front baggage car received internal injuries which are thought to ve fatal. Tue baggage cars and both locomotives were badly damaged. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. Boston, August 17, 1876, An attempt was made at Wellesiey last night to wreck the nine o’clock M, express train from Boston. A sleepor was fastened across the track, but did no damage other than smashing the ‘*cowcatcher,'” COAL MINERS CRUSHED. Scnaxtox, Pa., August 15, 1876, On Saturday, George Britton, a minor in the Carbon Hill colliery, while preparing to make a blast, was buried beneath twenty tons of coal that fell from the roof of the mine, He was twenty-one years old. John Gilvert, a celebrated miner, and ono of the oldest in the racite region. killed on Saturday inamine at Ebervaie, Schuyikil! county, by a tal of oval. Henry Leybourne, a laborer in the Kik Hill colliery, while Clearing away coal after a» biast, on Saturday, was caught by a heavy fall of the root aud crushed to death. BERDELL IN CONTEMPT. Mippurtows, N. Y., August 17, 1876, A warrant bas been issued for the arrest of Robert H. Berdoll, of Goshen, for contempt of court, for not obeying an order to appear before a referee at Newburg | in the supplementary proceedings instituted to colic alimony duc his divorced wile. Executions for t first quarter of the $6,000 4 year were returned by the Sherif of Orange county wnsaustied, Berdell having assigned his property in Goshen to his son and mort gaged that in New York for its tll value to his daugh- ter. Berdell remains ont of the State, He is sup- posed to be in New Jersey. AN INSURANCE MAN DROWNED, Haxtronp, Conn., August 17, 1876, Nows was reovived in this city to-day of the drown. ing in a pond at Sharon, Mass., of Mr. Albert &. Smith, adjuster of the Charter Oak Lite Insurance Company, Mr. Smith and his father were in a small boat, whieh capsized, throwing them toto the water, The fasher succeeded in Teaching the shore, THREATENED RACE CONFLICT. Murder of Two Negro Cattle Thieves Near Eagle Lake, Texas, GATHERING OF BLACKS FOR VENGEANCE. Both Races Waiting Under Arms—A Conflict Imminent. Hovston, Texas, August 17, 1876. On tho 29th of July last two negroes stopped at the store of two brothers named Frazer, in the country, a short distance from Eagle Lake, a railroad station ip Colorady county. After making some purchase they started for their homes, not a great distance off, but at night their horses came home without them, Attera lapse of some three days the bodies of the negroes were found un the prairie, about six miles from Frazer’ store. Thero 1s no doubt but that they were killed by stockmen—killed because they were notorious cattle thieves. They were the ringleaders of a band of cattle thieves, white and black, who .slaughtored cattle for their hides, and drove others off and sold them, Their depredations had become so frequent, ana the stock owers were suffering such loss, that in their exaspera- tion some of them killed these two negroes, PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE. There are a great many negroes in that immediate section, it being a fine agricultural country, as weil as stock country, ana they became very much incensed and immediately congregated in Jarge numbers, threat- ening to kill the Frazers and destroy their property. Aflairs became so alarming that the whites in the neighborhood assembled at Frazer’s store for their protection, and they felt it necessary to remove their goods to Eagle Lake, By the prudence and wiso coun- sels of tho whites the negroes were prevatied upon to disperse and go to their homes, and the murder of the two colored men was denounced, All would have been well had not evil counsellors gotten the ears of the negroes, Who it was is not positively known, but suspicion strongly points to ono Baughman, formerly Sheriff of Wharton county, a bird of passage, who tol- lowed the Union army into Texas after the war, and went for the &poils of office, being elected by the negro vote, He furnished the negroes with ammunition, and it 18 believed has incited them to insurrection, for they again, after several days had passed since their first cbullition, assembled together in large nymbers, armed and swearing to burn the town of Eagle Luke and murder all the whites, VORBEARANCK OF TUX WHITE CITIZENS, The whites again turned out, under arms, coming from the neighboring railroad towns to protect the citizens of Eagie Lake, There was no excitement on the part of the whites, and they had but one desire, that of peace, and to prevont the negroes from doing harm, They baa it in their power to have annihilated the negroes, had they desired bloodshed, Forbear- ance prevailed. This was about the 9th inst, and while there was no direct conflict between whites and blacks in any numbers, yet two negroes were killed, on the evening of Monday, the 7th inst, Well, after _parleying with the blacks, and assuring them in every way in their power’ tbat they had no desire to hurt thom, or in any wise molest them in any of their rights, either of lite, property, or citizenship, the whites in- duced the blacks again to disperse, the more readily their supposed adviser, Baughman, had ‘vamoosed tl rancho’? This was on Thursday, the 11th inst, whe the blacks were, the second time, persuaded to disband and go peaceably to their homes, the whites returning to theirs, The day the negroes assembled for mis- chief the second time quite aquantity of powder was received for the man Baughman at Eagle Lake, and the impression prevails there that it was intended for the negroes, ‘THE NNGROES STILL THREATEN VIOLENCE. Again, on the night ot the Idth inst, Kagle Lake was thrown into confusion by the appearance of a number of armed negroes on the streets, and during the night the store of J. A. Harbert & Co. was robbed. On the 15th the negroes were armed travelling about in little gangs, threatening to Eagle Lake and massacre the people; and the whites collected again for protection. The negrocs boldly announced tat they wore getting ready to burn Eagle Lake on the night of tho 1éth, and if their pians were all matured they would do 80; otherwise they would wait until they had everything ready. A BLOODY CONTEST ANTICIPATED. At this date matters stand in that condition. The negroes have forsaken their work, are muttering ven- goance and brooding over their supposed wrongs, with arms in their hands and with bad men to advise them and urge them on, The flame may burst forth at any instant and a race-conflict, short, it is true, Duta bloody one, pring sadness to the hearts of all good mon. For nearly three weeks now the whites have raasoned and parleyed with the ks, and by patience, forbearance and prudence prevented any coilision; and they are still continutng to reason and persuade, and if there be a fight the negroes will bo the attacking party. PERNICIOUS ADVICK OF POLITICAL BUMMERS. This stato of things 1s the result of the perni- clous teaching the nogroes havo received since the war from the bummers and straggl of the Union urmy, who camo into the South plunder and ‘have used tho negroes as step} stones to place and power, that they might fill pockets from the public cribs. There 1s no doubs that the republican | rs in this Stat e sending em saries to diflerent sections to stir up strife and incite tho negroes to acts of hostility, iu order that some of them may be killed, and thus afford grist for the ‘out- rage mill” ‘There 1# no authentic information of the killing of but four negroes during the Eugle Lake im- broglio—the two first named murdered on the prairio and the two killed about the 7th inst, Every eflort is ng nade to forret out tl ers of these nogroes, and there 4s little doubt that they will be brought to justice at the next term of the court in Colorado county. The negroes were killed because they wero cattie thieves, and not because they were negroes, for white cattle thieves are killed oltener than biack ones. Texas at this time has a Governor so inflated with the iden that he has been elected to the United States Senate that ho has not the time to do his duty io an emergency like this at Eagle Lako, else he would, ten days ago, If not sooner, have mado jt impossible for a race conflict to occur as that point’ When he does the State the great service of vacating the gubernatorial chair, and theeminent gentleman who will succeed him takes the reins, then a more peaceful day will dawn for the State and the laws will be executed. I nave given you the acts as bust they can be gicaned from reliable sources, AN INDIAN WAR IN MEXICO. San Francisco, August 17, 1876. Governor Villagrana, of Lowor California, telegraphs to the Mexican Consul in this city that there isa gen- eral uprising of the Indians along the Colorado River and in the a@joining country against the Mexicans Governor Villagrana is sn yout to San Diego, in this State, to procure arms and munitions of war. He de- clares that the situation 1 critical days, Thats. b the Virginia = sand Saturdays at 3 1, M. qn i ie . Piedmont air Tennessee Air Line, Ath Shesapenke and Obi steam Ines to interior pointn in vebain and Washluton, vory Tuogday, Thursday and sainrday. Tewon, Del. M nan Sat and Friday at 3 P.M, ynnecting with Maryland wud Delaware raliruads, Passenger accommodations unsurpassed. Through passage tickets and bills of Inding ywest Tales, insurance to Ni ‘roight reeelved daily at fices, 197 Greenwich st th Carolina and D. (via Norfolk), JOk NEW OKLEANS DIRECT. ke" HE CROMWELL LINE Th nip. HUDSON, Capinin. Gager, ‘at # o'clock P. M., orth: Kiver, it a to Movile and principal on SATURDAY, August rom pier N River. 4, $25, ULALR & SEAMAN, 86 Wast at. PLORIDA.—WEEKLY Branawick, Ri The ¥ DIRtkOT Lx FOR ise for Port Royal, Sailing every Friday aoe hen, P @amer CARON DELET, Unptain A P.M. Through tick: passage apply to C. JOUN ie Tuewlay, Augast 22 September 1 | LARGE, BUSINESS PLACES BURNED. GBEAT DESTRUCTION OF STORES AND HOUSES IN JACOB CITY, DRY CANYON, UTAH, Orum, Utah, Aagast 17, 1876, About halt-past twelve last night a fire broke out in the rear of M. H. Lipman’s business house at Jacob City, Dry Canyon, and destroyed the whole of the business portion of the town before the tiomes could be got under control, The following bi ness places were destroyed:—M. H. Lipman’ grocer, c, Spargler & Kelly's grocery store, 0: borne’s saloon, D. Keese’s saioon, Isanc Quint’s store, Nobie's restaurant, solig & Simmons’ ee, store, Mrs, Maulin’s boarding house, Thompson & Jergon- meat market, Val, Gibbons’ saloon, Wiluam Batesty’s saloon and oiher busidings, including the Western Union Telegraph Office, The total loss is enti- mated at [rom $30,000 to $35,000, As there is no water EAE A hd the losses were entire, Lipmaa aod | Selig & Summons were the only parties insured. SPEAKER KERR, NO CHANGE YOR THE BETTER—DR, POPE®@ OPINION OF THE CASE Rockrrips ALUM Sruixos, Va., Augast 17, 1876 Mr. Kerr's condition 13 about the sam last bight— Ro apparent change for the better or worse. Dr. Pope, Dis physician, says of him to-da; ‘Speaker Kerr's condition is highly critical. He suffers the most im- tense pain, and requires continuous watching;’’ and ho adds:—‘Ho 1s one of the most intelligent and ime prossive patients { ever mot, He ts, although help» lossly weak, perfectly rational, wonderfully calm and gentle in his sufferings, and .is wholly without fear of death." MR. BEECHER IN CANADA, Mosrreat, August 17, 1876, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher !s expected to lecture im the principal cities of the Dominion during September, PROBABLE MURDER. A SOLDIER SHOT DY A SERGEANT. Caxrenne, August 17, 1876, Sergeant Gunther, of the Third cavalry, shot and mortaily wounded Private Paul Lank, of the Twontys third infantry, at Sidney Barracks, Neb., ‘this morning, COMMODORE VANDERBILT. Throughout yesterday Commodore Vanderbilt wae quiet and comfortable, and toward night exhibited symptoms of improvement, At the usual midday con- sultationef the physicians they decided to continue the troxtment of the past week. In the afternoon the Com- modore enjoyed some steak, mush and cream and melon, About nine o'clock in the even. ing he ato some egg and melon, and soemed better than he had been in several days. Mr, Willham H. Vanderbilt returned trom Saratoga yesterday morn- ing, but without any intimation of depression in the condition of the iavalid. With bis sons, Cornelius, Jr, and William K. Vanderbilt, he called on bis and spent some time im conversation on busine fairs. Among tho other callers were Mrs. General Granger, Thurlow Weed, Alired E. Lozier and an old servant of the Commodore’s, The only ones with whom tho patient conver were Mrs. General Granger, Mr. William HL. Vanderbilt and the aged ser- vant. It is beheved that the improvement noticed im the Commodore’s condition last night was caused by the change in the temperature of the atmosphere, OCEAN MalILs. The various steamers sailing ‘from Now York yester day took out 23,606 ordinary letters, 419 registered Totters and 64 paper bags, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Congressmen Scott Lord and Elijah Ward, of Now York, are at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel. General Teviik, of the Turkish army, is at the St. Jamos Hotel. Philip Figyelmesy, United States Consal at Demerarg, is at the Astor House, Congressman John 0. Whitehouse, of Poughkeepsie, and G. A, Radtke, Secretary of the German Centennial Commission, are at the Albemarie Hotel. John Bigelow, Secretary of State, and D. Mae gone, of Ogdensburg, are at the Westminster Hotel, General William N. 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