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DOMESTIC HEWS, 
Washington. 
RESIGNATION OF QKN. PAnKER. 
Gen. Ely S. Parker, Commissioner of Indian 
Affairs, lias resigned, and in his letter of resig¬ 
nation gives the following reason for doing so: 
“The effect Of Congressional legislation, since I 
have had the honor to hold the position of Com¬ 
missioner of Indian Affairs, has beeu almost 
wholly to divest, the Indian Bureau of all its orig¬ 
inal importance, duties and proper responsibili¬ 
ties. TheCommissionerof Indian Affairs, under 
the present arrangements, is merely a super¬ 
numerary officer of the Government, bis prin¬ 
cipal duties being simply those of n clerk to 
a Hoard of Indian Commissioners, operating 
wholly outside of and almost independent of 
the Indian Bureau. I would gladly and willing¬ 
ly do anything in my power to aid in forward¬ 
ing and promoting to a successful issue the 
President’s wise and beneficent Indian policy; 
but I cannot, in justice to myself, longer con¬ 
tinue to hold the ambiguous position of Com¬ 
missioner of Indian Affairs."’ 
THE SUPREME COUIIT. 
A rerrespondent of the Cincinnati Commer¬ 
cial says:—“It is reasonable to suppose that 
there will be two vacancies in the Supreme 
Court during the next two years. .1 udgo Nelson 
cannot possibly hold out, and Chase is failing 
every day, notwithstanding the efforts made by 
his friends and the Democrats to give the im¬ 
pression that tie is hale and hearty. The truth 
is, that Chase is a broken man, that his body is 
giving away, that his mind is failing him, and 
that he cannot, long continue In his present high 
office. Congress, at. the next session, will pass a 
law giving him a lull pension during life, and 
another United States Judges whose resigna¬ 
tions are accepted by the President. Tills will 
enable him to retire upon his laurels, and to re¬ 
ceive Ids lull salary, which he needs, for Chase 
is a poor man in worldly goods." 
BRITISH CLAIMANTS INSTRUCTED TO SEND IN 
THEIR CLAIMS. 
■Washington, July 15.— Henry Howard,Third 
Secretary in Her Britannic Majesty's diplomatic 
service, officially announces that lie has been 
appointed agent for Her Britannic Majesty's 
Government, and is authorized to receive at 
Washington any claims on the part of corpora¬ 
tions, companies, or private Individuals, sub¬ 
jects of Her Britannic Majesty, on the Govern¬ 
ment of the United States, arising out of acts 
committed against the persons or property of 
subjects of Her Britannic Majesty during the 
period between the 13th of April, 1361, and the 
9th of April, 1865, inclusive, and which jet re¬ 
main unsettled, coming wftliin the provisions 
of Article 12, and the five next following arti¬ 
cles of the Treaty of Washington of the 8 th ol 
May, 1871, and accordingly all persons being 
subjects of Her Britannic Majesty who may have 
claims of the nature, prescribed in the said arti¬ 
cles, and which they desire to have laid before 
the Commissioners to be appointed under these 
articles, are requested to notify such desire to 
Washington, D. C., and to transmit to him forth¬ 
with, the particulars of their claims, together 
with the documentary evidence or information 
in support (hereof for tile purpose of being snb- 
ni i tted to the Com in issioners. A11 doou mente In 
support of claims now on file in the Foreign 
Office, together with those which may he de¬ 
posited in Her Majesty's Legation at Washing¬ 
ton, will be sent to the agent for registration 
ami classification, and subsequent submission to 
the Commission. 
New York. 
Ten.nik C. Claflin has printed an address “to 
the electors, of both sexes, of the Eighth Con¬ 
gressional District of the State ol’ New York,” 
offering herself as a candidate for Congress. 
Reuben J. Dolph of Buffalo has been sen¬ 
tenced to five years’s imprisonment in the State 
Prison at Auburn for blackmailing a physician. 
At a celebration at Loon Luke, in the town of 
Wuyland. Steuben Co„oij Friday, July 14, aean- 
non whs discharged prematurely, instantly kill-' 
ing Mr. Ryndors, fatally wounding T. Paririiull, 
and slightly injuring several ladies. 
NEW YORK CITY. 
July 19.—At least two thousand Irishmen as¬ 
sembled in Brcvoort Hall. Fifty-fourth street, 
near Third avenue, last evening, in answer to an 
inflammatory call for a meeting, apparently to 
denounce Gov. Hoffman, really to just ify the 
riot of tliu J2 lI>, and prepare for another. The 
immense room, at least ono hundred feet square, 
was packed, seats, aisles and around the walls, 
with an orderly, decent, determined multitude. 
Not an inch erf vacant space remained. Every 
man in the room looked like an intelligent man. 
The leaders eat on a raised platform at the 
northern end of the room. They included Ste¬ 
phen J. Meanyot the Irish Democrat, D. P.Con- 
yngham of the Sunday Democrat, John A. O'¬ 
Brien, Dr. Waters, Mr. White, Mr. McCormick, 
and Messrs.Thornton, Hanley and Crimmius, the 
committee who issued the call. 
John A. O’Brien was chosen to preside. He 
introduced Stephen J.Menny ns the first speaker. 
As indicating the tone and temper of the meet¬ 
ing, wo make the following extracts from Mr. 
Meany’s speech: 
In your call for the meeting to-night I find a 
very concise point, which is, Snail Orungeism or 
Know-Notliingism rule this country? [Cries of 
“Never."] Never, my friends, never, never, 
never, even if a different lesson lias to he taught 
from t hat of Wednesday last. Never shall the 
scenes of that day be repeated. I, in company 
with Dr. Waters. Mr. Oon.vgbnu and Mr. White 
assisted at the death scenes of that day. When 
I stood In Irish blood my own blood curdled, 
and I prayed l hut I might see the day when my 
countrymen's blood would be avenged. [Inde¬ 
scribable uproar.] I saw armed and clubbed 
ruffians shooting Innocent men, tor the crime 
of looking at Orangemen. [Hisses.] Shall Or¬ 
angemen rule New York? No; Ireland, our 
dear native mother, they never shall, never, 
Dever, never 1 [Wild applause.] 
» * * y « * * 
No, we must not talk of hanging up on lamp- 
posts yet. We have work to do; but we must 
have no impulsive revenge. I have already 
taken steps to secure a legal revenge. Now is 
not the time for hasty reprisal. Nnr 9 t> your 
wrnlh in keep it warm. Let ns first be legally 
avenge». and afterward deni in another rnarmor 
v’. ih t.i " on who Insult us with their banners 
and ihei. rt.v tunes. Be patient, but do not 
be forgiving. This may not dc a Christian coun¬ 
sel; but wit.li the scenes of Wednesday before 
my eyes, and with, may be, the relatives of 
some of those who t dl by the murderous fire nf 
the murderous inilil’a in front of me, H is the 
only advice I can give you. Immediate ven¬ 
geance may do harm. Stiflo in your hearts any 
harm vou would like to inflict upon militiamen, 
even though you should know one personally. 
Let the law first take its course, an dal ter ward 
-1 pledge you you will be fully satisfied. " e 
are bore to make a solemn protest. Now 16 not 
the time to lake our vengeance. When It. comes 
we will nave it, even ll they trample over the 
bodies of cverj' Irishman in America, [reartul 
veils i Swear that Orangemen shall never again 
parade here! Swear that they shall never again 
carry their devilish flag In our streets. [Pro¬ 
longed enthusiasm and cries of “Let no Irish¬ 
man vote lor Hoffman i”l 
Jlnaxneli usetts. 
On Saturday, July 15, three employee of the 
American Watch Company, named Herbert 
Dustin, Miss Ada McBvoy of Lowell, and Miss 
Anna Cummings of Plymouth, N. H., were boat¬ 
ing on the Charles River, when the boat was 
capsized, and the young women were drowned. 
DEATH OF THE DOUBLE BABV. 
The Boston Post, July 19. furnishes the fol¬ 
lowing interesting information : — We men¬ 
tioned in our columns, yesterday, the presence 
in Boston of a most remarkable child, the off¬ 
spring of Joseph and Anu E. Finley. It pre¬ 
sented the remarkable as well as unprecedented 
phenomenon of two heads, four arms, and two 
legs, and all upon a single body. The girl — for 
such was its sex—died last evening at No. 6 Bow- 
don street, The first half or head hronthed its 
last at five, and the second shortly after eight 
o'clock. The many thousands in the Western 
or Middle States who have seen this marvelous 
eccentricity of nature will iearn its early don Mi 
with regret. The child -or children as it would 
almost seem proper to allude to the phenome¬ 
non -had enjoyed excellent health from her 
birth, nino months ago, until within two weeks, 
at which time one exhibited signs or illness, 
This, however, was but temporary. It recovered 
and was bright and playful. Since reaching 
Boston, a lew days since, the other—or tbeotlier 
half was taken sick and died yesterday after¬ 
noon, ns already stated. The two portions or 
the body were so Ultimately connected that the 
death of one rendered that of the other inevit¬ 
able. The spectacle w r ns equally novel, strange 
and iiuparallolwl. Upon ono end of (he body 
reposed the bond of the dead Infant; upon the 
Other thnt of the live one. with its eyes still 
bright, and curious and its lungs in full breath¬ 
ing order. 
All Mint medical aid could accomplish was 
done, but it was found unavailing. The child 
died in the presence of its parents. The corpse 
presents the appearance ot two infants asleep. 
Apparently they escaped the ordinary suffering 
incident to death, for the countenances had the 
expression of repose. The disposition of the 
body is not determined upon. Several of our 
physicians were desirous, last evening, of hav¬ 
ing It opened for examination. It is doubtful if 
the parents consent. They reside in Morrow 
County, Ohio, and live upon a farm. They have 
other children, hut none have exhibited any 
unusual developments. Nor can this extraor¬ 
dinary departure from the laws of nature be 
accounted for. In Philadelphia, where all the 
medical Solons undertook to solve the problem, 
nothing whatever was brought to light. The 
child was looked upon with amazement and in¬ 
terest, butnll attempts to account for iM exist¬ 
ence w4we futile. It Is regarded as more of a 
curiosity than the Siamese twins, and most cer¬ 
tainly the spectacle wus more pleasurable to the 
eye. The child was shortly to have been exhib¬ 
ited to the public, and would doubtless here, ns 
el sow hero, have attracted throngs of visitors. 
The parent? were especially devoted to the little 
marvel, and thelrsortow is grievous. 
July 19—Timsurvivors ot the Massachusetts 
regiment which served in the Mexican war 
formed an organization, to be known as the As¬ 
sociation of Massachusetts Volunteers in Mex¬ 
ico. Col. Isaac II. Wright was chosen com¬ 
mander. 
New Hampshire. 
Concord, July 15.—The Legislature adjourned 
to-day sine die. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pittsburgh, July 19.—S. M. Loveridgc was 
shot in his office, to-day, by Morris K. Henry of 
Utica, Michigan, who arrivod hero yesterday. 
Loveridgc and Henry are relatives by marriage, 
and the present trouble has grown out of a law¬ 
suit which had been brought by Mr. Loveridgc 
to recover money from Mr. Henry. To-day, 
Mr. Henry visited the office of Mr. Loverldge, 
and asked him if ho was ready to uiakea recon¬ 
ciliation, which Loveridgc declined, when Hen¬ 
ry immediately fired. The ball struck Love-r¬ 
idge in the side and lodged In his bowels. The 
wound is supposed to be mortal. Henry at¬ 
tempted to shoot again, but was overpowered, 
and is now in custody. 
Illinois. 
Chicago, July 15. Thomas Lincoln, univer¬ 
sally known ns “Tad" Lincoln, the youngest 
son of the late President, died at the Clifton 
House, at 7 o'clock this morning, of dropsy of 
the heart, aged eighteen. He was taken ill a few 
days after returning from Europe. During his 
illness his mother has been his almost constant, 
attendant, There has always existed Ihe warm¬ 
est affection between the t wo, and Mrs. Lincoln 
is almost completely prostrated by her affliction. 
The deepening or the Illinois ntid Michigan 
Canal, nt Summit, was completed on Saturday, 
July 15, and the dam at Bridgeport cut nwny. 
The waters of Lake Michigan and the Chicago 
River arc now flowing in [he direction of the Il¬ 
linois ltlver to the Mississippi. The work of 
deepening the canal has been In progress about 
five years, ami bus oust the city of Cfiieago over 
$3,000,000. 
Chicago, July 19.—The steamer Joseph Bar¬ 
ber, which left St. Joseph’s, Mich., for Chicago, 
last night, with a cargo of fruit, when about 35 
miles from St. Joseph's, was discovered tobo on 
fire. In a few minutes she was completely en¬ 
veloped in flames, and the panic was fearful. 
All but the working crew wore in their berths, 
and the passengers rimbed on de<;k almost en¬ 
tirely destitute of oloibing. Every available 
portable object was throw a overboard andocou- 
pied by frightened fugitives. The steamer Cor¬ 
ona, attracted by the flumes, went to their assist¬ 
ance, and rescued 18 persons, and the propeller 
Van Hoolets winch also went to their assistanoe, 
saved 12. Two persons only were missing, a deck 
hand and the watchman. 
California. 
San Francisco, July 15. — The steamship 
America brings the most valuable cargo ever 
landed in America, including24,000 chests of tea, 
1,000 bales of raw silk, and $83,000 in treasure, 
the whole valued at $2,'.00j009. Site nlso brings 
Prince Shmitzu, a nephew of tlie late Tycoon of 
Japan, en route to New England, to be educated. 
The Prince is a fine intelligent youth of 16 years 
of age, and brings with him a retinue of 16 per¬ 
sons. Over 50 tons of choice Japanese works of 
art and manufacture arrived for the Mechanics’ 
Fair in San Francisco. 
Colorado. 
Omaha, Neb.. July 15,— Several persons arriv¬ 
ed at Rawlins, to-day, from the new Seminole 
mines north of that place, bringing specimens of 
silver ore found 12 miles northwest of the gold 
mining district. The specimens are reported to 
be very rich, resembling in character the ore 
from the celebrated Emma mine of Utah. A 
stampede from the gold to the silver mines is 
reported. 
Kansas. 
Mrs. Murdock, wife of the editor of the 
Walnut Valley (Kansas) Times, who cut her 
throat and that of her babe on the 2 d inst., is 
dead. 
Arizona, 
Washington, July 19.—Lieut. Whitmore sends 
the following official report of the massacre at 
Camp Grant, Arizona;—“Their camp was sur¬ 
rounded and attacked at daybreak. So sudden 
and unexpected was U that no one was awake 
to give the alarm, and I found quite a number 
or women shot while asleep beside their bun¬ 
dles of hay they had collected to bring in on 
that, morning. The wounded who were unable 
to get awny, had their brains beaten out with 
clubs or stones, while some were shot full of 
arrows after having been mortally wounded by 
gunshot. The bodies were all stripped. Ot the 
whole number buried, one was an old man and 
one a well-grown boy. All the rest women and 
children. Of rim whole number killed and 
missing (about 135) 8 only wore men. 
Maryland. 
flAT/riMORE, July I5-— Iff the Criminal Court, 
to-dav. the Grand Jury brought in two present- 
men ts against Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton—the 
first fur feloniously, willfully, and of malice 
aforethought killing and murdering Gen. Win. 
Scott Ketelnim, U. S. A., by administering tar¬ 
taric emetic, or some other poisonous drug, on 
or about the 28th of June, 1871. The second 
presentment Is for attempting to kill and mur¬ 
der Eugene Van Ness, by administering poison, 
about the same lime. There were eighteen wit¬ 
nesses before Hie Grand Jury, among whom 
were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Van Ness, Mr. and 
Mrs. Harris Snowden, Dr. P. C. Williams, Dr. S, 
C. Chew, Dr, Aiken, Professor of Chemistry in 
the University of Baltimore, and Gen. B. W. 
Brice, Paymaster-General U. 8 . A. 
MlftKoii rl. 
The 8 t. Joseph Gazette of Saturday, July 15, 
gives the following particulars of the death, by 
lightning, of Mrs. Lovell and Mr. Blakemore, 
during the terrible 6 torm in that vicinity on 
Thursday last. The house in which the two 
persons named were killed Is situated about five 
miles southeast from 8 f. Joseph, it Is three 
stories high, with three principal rooms and a 
ball on each floor. When the storm commenced 
Mrs. Lovell was up stairs in a back room reading 
from the Bible to lier little daughters. The win¬ 
dow of the room having been blown open, she 
took her children, ran down stairs, passing from 
the hall into the bed-room, put the children on 
the bed, and krUw Vi at ttie bedside. Iri this po¬ 
sition the lightning struck her, causing instant 
death. Mr. Blakemore was in the lmll, and the 
same bolt killed him. Several other persons 
were more or less injured. Mrs. Lovell was the 
wife of John S. Lovell of Warren county, Vir¬ 
ginia. Her husband is now in Virginia City, 
Montana. The two daughters with whom she 
was kneeling in prayer, are aged respectively 
nino and six years. They were uninjured. 
North Carolina. 
Wilmington. July 17.—In Robeson County 
this morning, Lowry and his band of negro out¬ 
laws waylaid and killed Daniel Murdock Mc¬ 
Lean, a prominent citizen, and Hugh McLean, 
his brother, a youth only thirteen years old. 
They also wounded Archibald McCollum. These 
person? were riding along the public road in a 
buggy, and were fired on from a thick piece of 
woods. A slate of terror exists among the 
women and children in Robeson County. The 
Sheriff has a posse of 150 men in the field, but 
their efforts thus far to capture the outlaws 
have been utterly fruitless. 
Georgia, 
TnE Comptroller of Georgia reports that the 
State Inst year increased more in the valueof its 
property than innny previous year in itshistory. 
This Increase is estimated at $20,000,000. 
The Spanish trade, which has heretofore been 
confined almost exclusively to Charleston, has, 
during tliepusl year, been transfer red to Savan¬ 
nah. During the past year there wus an entry 
into the latter port of over forty-two Spanish 
vessels, including two steamers, twenty-six 
barks and fourteen brigs, exporting 81,162 bales 
of cotton, 1,830 barrels of resin, 236,833 feet of 
lumber and 41,609 staves. 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
England, 
One of the most remarkable fires Is said to be 
raging, underneath property of considerable 
value, almost in the center of the town of Shef¬ 
field, England. The scene of this singular oc¬ 
currence is Trinity Works, Eyre street, where a 
firm carried on the business of manufacturing 
cutlery and doing a general mercantile business. 
They let off a large portion of the premises to 
other persons in the cutlery trade, and to Mr. 
Wilson, a glass grinder; also supplying their 
tenants with steero power. In connection with 
tho engine is an immense boiler, thirty feet in 
length. For some time past this boiler has been 
observed to be gradually sinking, but this hns 
not gone on to so serious hu extent ns to war¬ 
rant a careful investigation. The cause of the 
subsidence, however, was discovered early a few 
mornings siuce in a most singular manner. Mr. 
Holden, the engineer in charge of the machinery, 
raked his fires ns usual On the Saturday evening 
(17th), but on examining the boilers some time 
afterwards he found, to his astonishment, that 
the withdrawal of the burning fuel had not had 
the usual result, The boiler was full of steam. 
This discovery was the cause of much bewilder¬ 
ment, and the extraordinary generation of steam 
remained a mystery. Mr. Mastm, builder, was 
sent for. and the result of an examination made 
by him and others was that a layer of shale in 
connection with a seam of coal extending be¬ 
neath the works, and passing immediately below 
the boiler, wns found to be on fire. A number 
of men were at once set to work to remove the 
burning material, but it was found that the fire j 
was not confined to that particular spot. The ! 
cavators have been engaged in the cellar below 
that portion of the building rented by Mr. Wil¬ 
son, and the result of their Inborn was that a 
qunntity of burning shale was removed. The 
seam of coal and shale extends beyond the 
works, passing underneath an adjoining dwell¬ 
ing-house occupied by Mr. Holden, the engineer, 
and to the cottages on the opposite side nf Eyre 
street, the inhabitants of which state that they 
have observed a peculiar exhalation from their 
cellars. The fire can only bo overcome by 
means pf the spade. Its origin is at present a 
mystery. It must have been raging for a long 
period, possibly for some years. 
London, July 17.—The police have dispersed a 
meeting in Hyde Park, the object of which was 
the promotion of emigration from ihe United 
Kingdom. This action was rendered necessary 
by the noise and confusion incident to the pro¬ 
ceedings. 
London, July 20.—In the House of Commons, 
this evening, Mr. Gladstone announced that the 
Queen had solved the purchase problem by can¬ 
celing ihe royal warrant legalizing the purchase 
Of commissions in the army. He declared that 
the House ot Lords, though impugning the Gov¬ 
ernment. plan for its abolition, had failed to 
sustain the purchase system. Hence the Minis¬ 
ters had advised Her Majesty to lake this action, 
which effectually disposed of the question in 
accordance with the manifest will of the coun¬ 
try. This declaration wns received will* vehe¬ 
ment-cheering iu the House. Mr. Disraeli and 
the Tory members generally, bitterly denounced 
the arbitrary course of the Government: but 
Mr. Gladstone was defiant, and challenged the 
Opposition to move a vote of want of confi¬ 
dence. Earl Granville, iu Ihe House ol Lords, 
announced the determination of tbo Ministry, 
and defended their policy. It is impossible to 
depict the scene in either House on the an¬ 
nouncement of the fate of Ihe puroiinsesystcin. 
The Tiords were deeply moved, but decorous in 
t heir demonstrations. In the Commons ii&loa* 
lalimont, anger and uncertainty woro ill-con¬ 
cealed. The Tories were confounded, and their 
loaders were puzzled lo suggest what action 
should be taken at an event which they wore 
hardly prepared for, notwithstanding the ob¬ 
scure foreshadowing* In the Standard of yester¬ 
day and to-day. The opinion of all is that tho 
action of the Ministry Is bold and even despe¬ 
rate; and popular feeling is led to anticipate 
far - reaching consequences in a democratic 
sense. 
ft ii Asia. 
London, July 17. Certain prominent Ameri¬ 
cans having petitioned the Czar of flic Russitis 
for greater religious tolerance in his dominions. 
Prince Gortschukofl has expressed lo Die depu¬ 
tation of the American Evangelical Alliance 
the sympathy of his august master the Czar, 
with the object, of their prayers, viz., the ad¬ 
vancement of the cause of religious liberty in 
Russia. 
France, 
Paris, July 19.—It is reported that Mr. Wnsta- 
Inirne, the American Minister, has assured the 
French Government that no person convicted 
of criminal acts in Paris against- Die National 
Government during the reign of the Commune, 
will bo permitted to reside in the United States. 
Spain. 
A dispatch from Madrid says that there has 
been tin excited discussion by the Spanish Cortes 
Of the proposition made by Gen. Sickles for the 
sale of Cuba to the United States, and it was re¬ 
solved to keep the island nt any cost. 
Holland. 
The Hague, July 19.-The Upper Chamber of 
the Parliament of the Netherlands has, by a 
vote of 16 to 15, postponed indefinitely the fur¬ 
ther consideration of the treaty for the cession 
of the Dutch possessions in Guinea to England. 
Argentine Republic. 
Buenos Ayres, May 28. —Tho plague still 
lingers in the city; in consequence of its prev¬ 
alence the deaths during the hist week were 
double the normal average. An interesting re¬ 
port relative to the plague is published ; it gives 
23,000 as the total number of deaths during the 
ravages of the plague—that Is, from January to 
May. This is a very heavy loss out of a popula¬ 
tion numbering only 170,000 persons. The Popu¬ 
lar Gobi mission, an organizaUon similar to the 
great Sanitary one of the American war, lias 
been disbanded, after rendering inestimable 
service to the community. 
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NEWS AND NOVELTIES. 
An Ohio lady recently packed away her silver 
ware in an old clothes bag, and in a fit of absent 
tnindedness sold the whole for three cents a 
pound. 
A hopeful youth of Fort Waync.after grate¬ 
fully accepting a Bible from his aunty, walked 
off and exchanged it for a copy of Bret Harte’s 
poems. 
Some trouble hns occurred in an Illinois town 
by the discovery that a Judge hns for several 
months past been swearing witnesses on a 
dictionary. 
Mobile, Ala., has found a new material for 
street paving In cypress shavings. It is said this 
road-bed will remain firm and solid from eight 
to ten years. 
A Norfolk paper reports that a little girl wns 
lately lost among the tall weeds of a principal 
street , and was only found after an hour’s search 
by the neighbors. 
SOME bear-hunters in Maine, having received 
$18 bounty for three bears killed on Sunday, 
have quieted their conscience by giving the 
money to a Sunday school library. 
An old lady from one of the rural districts 
astonished a clerk in one of the stores a few 
days ago by inquiring if he had any “yaller 
developments sieh ns they did up letters in.” 
This is Boston's record of the light-fingered 
during the last twenty years: — Amount per 
month stolen, on an average $ 11 , 000 , or nearly 
$3,000,000 in all. For the month ending June 30 
the plunder of the rogues reached only $2,053. 
The only amusement of the oitizens of Cal¬ 
houn, Ga., is that of tying tinware to Die tails of 
the village dogs. The dogs are so well trained 
that whenever one of them sees an oyster can In 
the street he backs up and waits for some one to 
tie it on. 
The adherents of tho principal religious de¬ 
nominations in the world are estimated ns fol¬ 
lows :-Greek Qhurch, 69,692,700; the six other 
Oriental Churches, 6,500,000; Roman Catholics, 
195,000,000; Protestants, 98,139,000; Mohamme¬ 
dans, 160,000,000; Buddhists, 340,000,000; other 
Asiatic religions, 260,000,000; Pagans, 200 000 000 • 
Jews, 6,000,000. ’ ’ 
The following telegraphic correspondence is 
a model of brevity and point:—“Oil Regions 
June 15,1871. To Miss Laura:—Will you go to 
the strawberry festival with me to-night? Please 
answer quick. Yours, Herb.” “June 15, loti 
To Herb:—Yes. Harness up your mules; I nin " 
fixing my curls. Laura." 
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THE SEASON. 
Uohorton, Htcnlicii Co., IV. ¥,, July t_This 
season is a week Inter than usual; Die prospect 
for the corn crop is poor; ihe Dost ot June 17 
injured it extensively, and set It back ten day* 
Haying is progressing finely, nod is not more 
than half a crop. Winter wheat and rye are a 
good crop, and the farmers arc busy securing 
it. Oa»s are heavy; potatoes look well, and wo 
have not been troubled with the Colorado potato 
bug yet. The prospect for fruit is very poor. 
Potatoesarc worth 50e.<&$l; oats, 50c.; corn,90c • 
spring wheat now in market: rye, $i ; |,ay, $n’ 
—A. II. W. 
Pueblo, Col., July 7.—The season, thus far, 
has been unusually dry, but as farming is done 
mostly by irrigation here, the drouth has affect¬ 
ed crops in but few localities—Hint Is, where the 
water in the streams wns limited. Had we not 
been troubled with the grasshoppers in the 
earlier part of the season, crops would have 
been good; but grasshoppers have Jolt, and an 
average crop will yet be harvested. The grass 
on the plains is nearly burnt up, having had 
scarcely any rain. Some of our prices me as 
follows:—Good inflcii cows, from $40 to 575 ; 
Texas cattle, $16<2»20; butler, 50o. per lb.; egg«, 
40c. per doz.; cheese, 20<§/30c. per lb.; potatoes, 
new, 10 o. per lb.; corn, 21 fo. per lb.; oats, 3 e, 
per lb.; flour, $5.50 per sack; bay, $15@20 per 
ton.— e. w. o. 
CVdnr Mills, Meeker C'«,, Minn., July 6 ._Tho 
crops In this immediate vicinity arc looking bet¬ 
tor than wns expected before the recent rains 
came on, ns we had no rain of consequence for 
five weeks in succession. A severe hailstorm, 
wiih wind, visited i lie adjoining towns Inst. Fri¬ 
day, (June 30), destroying some crops and turu- 
iug over houses, Are. Sonic or the hail Blancs 
were larger than hens' eggs. This town seemed 
to lie one of the favored spots which Die hall 
passed by. We are in tho midst of haying. 
Bugs have visited potatoes here in small num¬ 
bers only: tail farmers did not plant largely in 
expectation of them. Raspberries (nativesorts, 
none others tried here) ripening In large quan¬ 
tities. Wheat, $1.05; blHter, 15c.; eggs, 8 c.; flour, 
$7 per bid. n. 
McGregor. fown.July 13,—The weather, here, 
is very warm, Thermometer ranges from 80' 
to 95' in the shade. Spring opened unusually 
early, and vegetation came forward very rapid¬ 
ly, ami ns there hns been Just enough rain, the 
growing crops look excellent. Wheat is injured 
a very liitle by fly ; si ill, there will be nn aver¬ 
age crop in Clayton county. Corn is beginning 
to tassel, and is ahead of Southern Indiana, 
from whence 1 came last week. Oats and other 
small grains look very promising. Farmers 
busy harvesting lmrley and making liny. Un¬ 
improved lands are worth about $20 tier acre; 
improved farms from $40 to $60. Emigrants 
from Norway and Bohemia are coming into 
Northern Iowa by the hundred, and are general¬ 
ly very industrious, and assist materially in de¬ 
veloping the agricultural resources of this 
growing Slate. 
Mlddlevtlle, Burry Co., Mil'll , July 17.— Tho 
season thus far since April has been rather dry, 
with few light showers, with tho exception of a 
very heavy shower the first of this month. Wo 
hnve been visited with several frosts since April, 
the last on the night of the 28th ami 29lli of June, 
with some damage, though not serious. Oats, 
barley and grasses rather light crop; corn looks 
well; potatoes will be a short crop in some lo¬ 
calities, astlieColorado beetle commenced work 
enrly on them. Wheat harvest nearly ended- 
aboiit ten days earlier than usual. Wo havelmd 
splendid weather forgathering the golden grain; 
the yield will exceed that of last year, and qual¬ 
ity much belter. Fruit prospects fair. Wool 
has ranged from 50@66c, per lb.; white wheat, 
$1.20©1.25 per bush.; corn, 5oe.; oats, 50c.; new 
potatoes, $1.50; old, 75c.; butter, 14a, per ib.J 
eggs, 12Xo. per doz. Farms, improved. $40@50; 
unimproved, $10@20 per acre.—J, F. e. 
Rush Go.. Imt., July 17.— Whent is poor; Die 
chinch bug injured it; it is yielding from 4 to5 
bushels per acre on an average. Oats light but 
well filled; it was too dry the foro part of tho 
season for all small grains and meadows; corn 
looks well and is in silk. We have had very hot 
weather the last ten days, with some good show¬ 
ers of rain; the 8 th of this month ivnstbewann¬ 
est day ever experienced in this region; the 
thermometer stood, in theshadent noon, at 115. 
Land is from $50 to $100 per acre: Stock is low, 
exept horses, which sell at from $00 to $ 200 ; fat 
cattle, $3.75 per civi., gross; hogs, $4 per cwt., 
gross; milch cows, $tlK§»60 per head; sheep. $3 
per cwt.,gross; wheat.$1.25; old corn,50c.; oats, 
45c.; butter, 10c.; eggs, 12Kc. Potatoes, none in 
market; the Colorado bugs infested the vines 
very badly when they first came through Die 
ground, but the fanners met. them with Paris 
green and stopped their progress, and a fair crop 
is expected. Apples are plenty; peaches area 
perfect failure; plums and cherries infested by 
bugs and worms; blackberries plenty; straw¬ 
berries were u poor crop.—D. m. 
Topeka, Knmum, July 10.— The season hns 
been very fine in this part of the State (and 
hear of no other report from any pail), "iDi 1 m 
exception of a late frost, which damaged some 
wheat fields that were quite forward; and on 
low ground or valleys the color of tho fields was 
changed much after tho frost, and the Stalks mo 
not get much higher. I think the damage was 
done at the joints, where the stalk wnstendei. 
Of course, the crop will be much lighter on MR. 
fields; many fields are reported i\ue. f c»nno 
tell what the yield of wheat will be. 1 ben best 
crops or yield per acre, for several years past, 
has been from 40 to near or quite 6 C busne s. 
think what spring wheat was sown in t ' 11 ; 
lion has generally suffered from rust or < llnC 
bug, or both; the corn on such fields ia 
ed as growing fine. Some fields ol oa s "' 
badly damaged by the bug. I have n0 , * 
such a com crop in any country: at bast ' 
best prospect now I ever saw. Ffuit 011 
ground was killed near here; on high stutn 
the peaches are plenty; apples not ver> P f 11 • ; 
vegetables of all kinds as fine as one count nsa , 
the grape crop good aud healthy, as lisuu 
