dlctus of ti\t Wit tlx. 
DOMESTIC NEWS. 
44a*liiiigtoii. 
A FEMAL1S LAWYER. 
Lydia S. Hall, a female clerk in tlie Divi¬ 
sion of National Hunks, Treasury Department, 
who tendered her ballot nl the last election in 
this city, and who is about 73 years ol age, is 
now studying law. In the course ol a couple of 
years her friends expect her to be n practitioner 
at the Washington bar. 
•run NEW loan. 
Washington, July 20. — The Tribune cor¬ 
respondent say#:—“The records in the Treas¬ 
ury Department show that up to yesterday 
$67,000,000 of the new funded loan had been 
subscribed for. Tills saves Hie Government 
Treasury lu annual interest $070,000. Should 
Mr. Bout well expend one year's Interest in 
placing this loan on the market, he will then 
receive a saving interest of $670,000 annually for 
nine years; therefore, the statements that the 
Government would sustain a loss by the loan 
are inconsiderate and erroneous.'' 
( LASSt KICATION OF CIUMES. 
The Commission appointed by Die President, 
in accordance with a law of Congress, to revise 
the Statutes of the United States, hits finished 
Die classification known as “crimes.’’ These 
are divided into classes as follows: —Crimes 
aguiust the existence of l he Government; crimes 
arising within the maritime and territorial 
jurisdiction of Die United States; crimes against 
justice j against, tlic operations of the Govern¬ 
ment, which apply particularly to—1, to for¬ 
geries and frauds; 3, eouiilerfeiiing coin and 3, 
postal crimes. The work next deals with Official 
misconduct, and with crimes against Die elective 
franchise and the rights of citizens. The las; 
two chapters appertain to the punishment of \ 
accessories and relate to the discipline and treat¬ 
ment of prisoners. The Commissioners, in a 
preliminary explanation of the title, stale Dial 
this is not a classification of crimes under a 
legislative power of general jurisdiction, bm 
under the criminal enactments of Congress, and 
lh.it it, is founded on the grants of legislative 
I iwer contained in the Constitution. The Com¬ 
missioners slate that their next title will be Die 
“Judiciary," which is now in course of prepara¬ 
tion, mid will allude to criminal procedure—i. c., 
tli - place of trial, manner of trial, etc. This 
Commission is composed of lawyers, who wore 
appointed, as the law states, for the purpose of 
“revising, simplifying, arranging imd oonsoli- 
d .ting all the statutes of the United States." 
A ft or such consolidation Die work Is to be sub¬ 
mitted to Congress, nod. if that body shall so 
determine, the same will bo ro-enacted; conse¬ 
quently, the result of this work does not affect 
Die laws until approved by Congress. 
A CANAL NOT NAVIGABLE WATF.lt OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
The Secretary of the Treasury has made a de¬ 
cision, of which Lite following is llm substance: 
A canal used for Dio purposes of trade, cannot 
be treated ns a navigable water of the United 
States, even though it may extend beyond the 
limits of a single Stale, and commence or termi¬ 
nate with navigable waters of the United States, 
("anal boats therefore, as long as they remain 
exclusively within the termini of the canal, are 
not subject to navigation laws, mid il found 
t railing bet ween dist rict and district, or between 
different, places in Die same district, they must 
lie navigating natural navigable waters lobe 
subject to the enrollment, and license laws, 
lienee, if they leave n canal and enter into navi¬ 
gable waters of the United States for purposes 
of trade and commerce, that, moment they be¬ 
come liable to all the provisions of the naviga¬ 
tion laws, and to the payment of an alien to li¬ 
nage tax, if without the proper marine papers. 
STATE AND Ml MOIPAL TAXATION OF BANKS. 
Ail important question lias arisen respecting 
the .State and municipal taxes on the capital of 
a hank. The officers of a bank in Louisiana 
have written to Secretary Boutwell, stating that 
the city authorities lu which the bank is located 
have assessed a tux Of ihroe mills on the dollar 
on their capital. They claim exemption from 
the payment, of this tax on Die ground thatthoir 
capital is represented hy the bonds of the new 
funded loan,and are consequently exempt from 
taxation. The matter has been referred to Die 
Attorney-General, and his decision will set at 
rest liie numerous inquiries upon the .subject 
which are daily received at the Treasury. 
SMUGGLING GOODS FUOM CANADA. 
Cases of attempts to smuggle goods along the 
Canadian border are hemming very frequent, 
mid the regulations are hecoming more strin¬ 
gent, and enforced more rigidly by t tie Treasury 
Department. Tho Secretary has recently re¬ 
fused in a large number of eases to grant appli¬ 
cations for the release of goods seized for at¬ 
tempts to evade Dm diities, mnsbof I he instances 
being whore the goods were discovered on the 
persons of the smugglers. Only the payment 
of the appraised value of the goods will here¬ 
of I er effect their release. 
TESTIMONY AGAINST THE ALLEGED BALTIMORE 
POISONER. 
Washington, July 24.—One of our citizens 
has received a letter from Mrs. J. G. Wharton, 
n sister-in-law of Mrs. E. G. Wharton, now in 
jail in Baltimore, on a charge of poisoning Gen. 
Ketchum and attempting to poison Eugene Van 
Ness, in which she says: 
My dear husband and child died. I did not 
know what was the reason of their death; but 
after my child’s funeral, only a week, I believe, 
I was taken suddenly ill, and at one time was 
thought u> tie dying. I told the doctor I was 
poisoned the day 1 was taken sick, and then I 
suspected she hud poisoned my husband and 
child. I told my lirotherand all of my husband's 
family also when it occurred, nearly four years 
ago, but they thought my mind was atfected, 
ami told me not to gay so ; that she might pros- 
ooufce. me, and 1 could not prove it ; but I have 
never spoken to her since, i was brought from 
her house and have never had tml ouc opinion, 
that she poisoned tlicin and killed them, and I 
barely ©soaped with my life. My daughter never 
had but one hemorrhage in her life, arid that Dr. 
May can testify to, and did not die of consump¬ 
tion, but vomited her life away; and although l 
retired she might, break a blood-vessel in vomit¬ 
ing, she did not. but being weakened h.v distress 
shedied, and 1 just escaped. 1 w rite this letter 
m my bed. for I am too weak from being so riis- 
Iressed to sit up. Mrs. H. Wharton owed my 
husband $2,500, which sve with difficulty got 
after his death. I urn now at the Htinsei Pa¬ 
vilion, North Conway, New Hampshire. Please i 
tell what 1 have told yon, for I have never hud I 
but one opinion, and that was that Mrs. Henry 
W hurt on poisoned and killed my husband and 
daughter, and tried to kill me, and I said so at 
the time, nearly four years ago, and it was not 
the lirst time she tried to poison my daughter, 
either: us I saw mentioned this morning in a 
Boston paper, about a vial of brandy we sent to 
my brother in Philadelphia to have analyzed — 
only it was whisky that wc sent. It is all true, 
and’ occurred almost one year before they were 
killed by that woman. 
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS. 
Washington, July 25. From the official re¬ 
turns made to the Bureau of Statistics it ap¬ 
pears that during the quarter ended June 30, 
1571, there arrived at the port of Boston from 
foreign countries 11,440 passengers, of whom 
10,442 were immigrants,0,032 males, and 4,410 fe¬ 
males, whose ages were as follows:- Under 15 
years of age, 1,837; 15 and tinder 40,7,600; 40and 
over, 1,005. The principal nationalities of the 
immigrants wereIreland, 5,131; England, 2,- 
056: Nova .Scotia. 1,301; Germany, 625; Scotland, 
263 ; Azores,240; Sweden. 100; Prince Edward’s 
Island, 185; Italy, 108; Newfoundland, 1-51; 
Wales,36; Denmark, 32; Holland, 29; Norway, 
10; New Brunswick, 10. Tbo value toDiiscoun- 
try of this accession to our population may be 
approximately estimated by an examination of 
their occupations, which were as follows;—Ac- 
eouuUint.upcithecary, artist, block-maker, cabi¬ 
net, cashier, chemist, civil engineer,dyer, back- 
man, iron founder, marble worker, mu se. opti¬ 
cian,physician,plurnhcr, salesman,saw miller,sec¬ 
retary, shi p-bTO Ic er, tel egraph operator, tinsmith, 
one each; bakers, barbers, brick-makers, car¬ 
riage-milkers. clergymen, gardeners, harness- 
makers, Planters, printers, saddlers, stevedores, 
burners, two each: coopers, plasterers, stone¬ 
cutters, tailors, I ear listers, watch-makers, three 
endhj drapers, engineers, lawyers, teachers, 
trowclers, four each; machinists, muster mari- 
nfitfi,officers, students,five each; unisons, trail¬ 
ers, six each; sisters of mercy, seven; house¬ 
keepers, eight; blacksmiths, nine; clerks, paint¬ 
ers, ten each; carpenters, 102; farmers, 23U; fish¬ 
ermen, 43; joiners, 15; laborers, 3,541; matrons, 
3iis; mechanics' 770; merchants, 37 ; miners, 11; 
.seamen, 140: seamstresses, 81; servants, 724; 
shoe-makers, 13; without occupation and not 
specified, mostly women and children, 4,162. 
New York. 
DISCOVERY OF A NEW PLANET. 
Utica, July 25.—Prof. C. H. T. Peters of the 
Litchfield Observatory. Hamilton College, an¬ 
nounces the discovery of a small placet, the 114th 
in the group of asteroids, at 3 o’clock this morn¬ 
ing. It was observed in 21 ho firs. 43 minutes, 
right declension, and 10 degrees, 13 minutes, 
south declension, having moved in 24 hours, 45 
seconds in Dio former co-ordumie, and four 
minutes and 20seconds towards Dm south. Its 
magnitude is estimated between 12 and 13. 
NEW YOHK CITY ITEMS. 
At the meeting of the Board of Health yes¬ 
terday Dr. Russel I reported Dial fifty-one per¬ 
sons were killed fn the riot. 
Nearly 39,000 public Bchool children have been 
vaccinated. 
The police report (hat an unusually large 
number of young girls, bet ween 12 and 15 years 
ol ago, uro missing. 
Th<' kotos Club Is About, to Invite Mayor Hall, 
its President, to resign or disprove the charges 
made against him. 
Gall Woodhull, of Wading River, L. I., caught 
yesterday, in a set net iu the Sound, a porpoise 
9 feet m length, weighing over 1,000 pounds. 
New Hampshire. 
Concord, July 20.—A very heavy shock of 
earthquake was felt here at 12:55 o'clock this 
morning, accompanied by a deep, heavy, rum¬ 
bling noise. It passed from north to south. 
Buildings were violently rocked and a church 
hell rung. Reports from the different parts of 
the State indicate that It was very general. At 
Portsmouth the old plastering in the jail fell, 
and the night workmen in one of the breweries 
ran out very id tic h frightened. 
.Advices from Maine say that the shock was 
very generally felt throughout that State. The 
people were greatly alarmed, but no serious 
damage was done. 
?6« vtacli iinctt*. 
Boston. July 20.—Au earthquake shock was 
felt in Dus city and suburbs early this morning. 
The people were generally awakened and much 
alarmed, but no damage was done. 
The poor flics. Victims of cobalt and other 
fatal poisons, have had their revenge. An old 
man living near Newbury port went to an 
apothecary to buy some medicine for a. cough 
with which he whs sorely troubled. Carrying it 
home, lie look a dose, and, according to his own 
account, the effect was "terrific.” He was 
straightened out ns stiff ns a statue, he swelled 
to double his usual proportions, and he sprawled 
two hours on Die floor, foaming at the mouth. 
He took more medicine of the same kind, and 
got worse very fast. He swelled more, and ho 
was straightened nut suffer still. Getting alitfele 
limber al ter a while, lie went to the apothecary 
to complain. There was his cough mixture on 
the counter. He had carried off a bottle of fly 
poison, lie knows now how the flies feel, and 
can pity them. 
Connecticut. 
The Connecticut Fish Commissioners have 
caused to be batched ut Holyoke, Muss., this 
summer, about 60,000,000 young shad. Five mil¬ 
lion have been placed in the Saugatnck River, 
at Westport; 300,000 in the Poquinock River at, 
Groton, and the rest have been turned into the 
Connecticut River. 
Ohio. 
Cincinnati, July 23.—In the work of changing 
the gauge (from six feet to four feet, nine inch¬ 
es) of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, com¬ 
menced at. daylight, and was completed through¬ 
out Die entire line, a distance of 340 miles, at 11 
o’clock, A. M. Narrow gauge trains commence 
running to-morrow, 
Illinois. 
Two new National Banks have been organized 
in Chicago—the National Bank of Illinois and 
the Cook County National Bank, making nine¬ 
teen National Banks in that city. 
California. 
San Francisco, July 25.—The Miners’ League 
lias begun a’reign of terror in Amador county, 
and gangs of men wearing masks were prowling 
about last night searching l’or the officers of the 
different mining companies, with intent to mur¬ 
der them. The officers of Amador county, and 
a force of men not belonging to the League, are 
now besieged; but they are determined to hold 
out to the utmost. E. E. Hatch, the bookkeeper | 
of the Amador mine, was assassinated by the 
Leaguers, but before he fell lie succeeded in 
shooting one McMcnoufy, a leader of the 
I/eaguers. The extent of the trouble is un¬ 
known, as communication with Mi e operators is 
difficult, in consequence of the proceedings of 
members of the League. Troops will be ordered 
to t he scene of the disturbances from different 
points immediately. 
Utah. 
The Salt Lake City Council have appointed a 
Committee to make preparations l'or the recep¬ 
tion of President. Grunt., in August. 
Virginia. 
Thehb was a white, frost at White Sulphur 
Springs on Saturday morning, July 22. 
A Virginia woman thought to frighten her 
son, a young man, as he was coming home the 
other Might. So she went out to meet him with 
a sheet thrown over her head. But he did not 
scare as well as she expected. On the contrary, 
lie struck the " ghost" with a heavy whip which 
he was carrying, and she fell senseless. 
West Virginia. 
Wheeling, July 17.— M. B. Howell, about50 
years of age, of Martinsbut-g, a cooper by trade, 
committed suicide by hanging, this morning. 
Ho loft the following note to his employer, Mr. 
John Kisley: 
" I am about to leave this world’s trouble. 
Appropriate wlntl. change I have to yourself, 
ami have me pul away in someplace. It will 
not cost you much. Clean me up and put a suit 
of dean clothes ou me. Any common box will 
do to put. me In. Comtntinlc.'aU; to my parents 
in Geriudstown my sad exit from tins file. Let 
all of my friends know of my sad fate. Fare¬ 
well. " JV1. B. Howell.” 
Kentucky. 
isT. Louis. July 25.—A daring express robbery 
whs Committed on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad 
in Hickman county, ICy„ last Saturday night. 
Three ttmu got no Die train nt Union City, and 
at Moscow, when the train stopped, two of l.he 
robbers got off, mid a confederate remained on 
the platform. As Die train moved out from the 
depot tho two jumped Into the express cur, over¬ 
powered the messenger, robbed Hie safe ol $30,- 
000, stopped the train by signalizing the engineer 
and jumped off'and disappeared In the darkness. 
Twenty-five citizens ol Moscow turned out to 
hunt for the robbers, but they have not yet 
been found. 
Arkansas. 
Little Rock, July 25. A gentleman who ar¬ 
rived at Fort Smith, July 22, from the Indian 
country, says the Usages are on tho war path. 
On tho 18th iust. a party started on an expedi- 
I ion ostensibly for buffalo hunting, but returned 
a couple of days alter with three soalpsot white 
men, and with their horses loaded dbwn with 
plunder. It is supposed they hud at tacked some 
train and were successful in their raid. 
South Carolina. 
The following private, dispatch from York- 
ville, S, C>, dated July 24. lias been received: 
Tho Sub-Committee on Southern Outrages ar¬ 
rived here yesterday evening. At tlie supper 
table at Die hotel, the Hon. J. E. Stevenson of 
the Committee, and Die Hon. A. J. Wallace, the 
Representative of tho district, were assaulted, 
as they took their seat- by Major Jaujeg Barry, 
a prominent, citizen, a pitcher of mj|k being 
throw n over them. Wallace drew a revel vw, but 
Major Barry was surrounded by his friends, and 
left the hotel. At 9 o'clock the Committee was 
serenaded by a negro band, atld u crowd col¬ 
lected. As the band was retiring, an affray took 
place, and one negro was allot, receiving three 
wounds. No arrests have been made. 
Te xus. 
The first bale of new cotton was received at 
Galveston, Texas, on Saturday, July 22, by ex¬ 
press from Columbus, Texas. 
•St. Louis, Jute 24.—The Republican learns 
from Jaeksboro', Texas, that the report that Die 
Indian Chiefs Santanta and Big Tree hud been 
killed while attempting to escape is untrue. 
They were both tried ut Jacksboro', and found 
guilty of murder in the first degree. Judge 
Scwa’d, who presided at their trial, thought 
their punishment ought to tie imprisonment for 
life, and Mr. Taturn, tho Indian Agent, also used 
his infhleuceto secure this result. Gen. Sher¬ 
man had ordered that they tie held until a final 
order from the President should be received. 
It ts probable, therefore, (hut they will mu he 
executed. Santanta feels liis imprisonment 
painfully, says that.bis raid on Wilson's train is 
his first one in Texas, and if the whites will re¬ 
lease him he will never makemioiher. 
Indian Outrages, 
St. Louis, July 26. — William MacMoore, an 
escaped Indian captive, has arrived overland nt 
SI. Joseph, with the details of one of the most 
bloody Indian outrages of (he year. About the 
middle of June be started from Paw Valley, 
Texas, with thirteen other drivers of Black¬ 
burn's Government train, for Fort Silk Indian 
Territory. About 5 o’clock on the evening of 
the 26th ult., while crossing a stream thirty 
miles oast of Fort Sill, they were suddenly at¬ 
tacked by 150 Cheyennes and white desperadoes. 
A battle followed, lastingu few minutes. Seven 
teamsters were killed, one was wounded and 
the rest, were captured. 
The Indians tomahawked and scalped the 
wouuded, and took MacMoore, John Jones, 
Thomas Hayward, Henry Brown and Harry 
Jackson and another prisoners. They bound 
them and sent them to the woods under guard. 
What disposition was made of the train is not 
known. The day after the battle one of Die 
party attempted to escape and was killed mid 
scalped- They marched for twodaysin a north¬ 
erly direction, and on Friday they halted, tied 
Jones and Hayward to a stake, cut out their 
tongues, lopped off their ears, and otherwise 
tortured them in the presence ot other prison¬ 
ers, and then burned them to death. 
Brown, MacMoore and Jackson determined to 
make an attempt to escape. A few nights after¬ 
ward, while the Indian guards were drunk and 
the rain had loosened I heir cords, one got tree, 
stole a knife from a sleeping savage and freed 
bis companions. Tbiswason the5th lust. After 
mat ching some days, nearly naked, they were 
fed by a friendly band of Pot towattamies. They 
reached Fort Riley on the 12th, nearly exhaust¬ 
ed, and MaeMoure, proceeding to Leavenworth 
on foot, took rail to St Joseph, where ho had 
friends. 
He declares that one-fourth of the baud were 
white desperadoes, under Btonley, the Eastern 
Texas outlaw. They are dressed as savages, and 
participated in the cruellies with Indian zest. 
They had also with them as captives Mrs. Bow¬ 
man of Gaudaloupe Mountain, Texas, and a 
beautiful white girl named Emma Bally. It is 
supposed Die band belongs to the tribe who 
made a demonstration on Fort Sill during Sher¬ 
man's visit. MacM core's credibility is vouched 
for by reputable citizens of St. Joseph. 
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F0EEIGN NEWS. 
France. 
There arc, in the National Assembly perhaps 
180 men who are Republicans from conviction, 
and whoso creed it is that from no other form of 
government can Franco hope fora permanent 
revival of her power and prosperity But there 
are between 300 and 400 more wl»0 have no de¬ 
voted attachment to any dynasty, nor any par¬ 
ticular aversion to a Republic, who are de¬ 
termined to have liberal Institutions, whose 
chief aim and desire are the good of France, and 
who would accept a wise and moderate Republi¬ 
can Government ns they would a patriotic and 
constitutional King, hut who do not admit tho 
necessity of coming to any decision at present. 
M. Gnmbetta is said to be more popular than 
any ot her man in the army. That part of t he 
army which voted lor Paris gave him upward of 
1,700, while Geu. do Cissey only obtained 1,300, 
mid Andre and Wolowskt. Die Alpha and Omega 
of Du* anti-pelrideum party, received only 1.100. 
Gambetla proposes to sit for the Var, In order 
to offer the electors of Paris the opportunity of 
returning hi= friend M. Ranc, who is regarded 
by Die extreme parly to which be belongs its 
the ablest man in that party. 
It is said that President Thiers has induced 
Bismarck to consent to the evacuation of the 
Paris forts still held by t he German troops, and 
of the entire Departments of the Seine and 
Scine-et-OisC Oil or before the 31st of August. 
Germany. 
The Knhiixchc ZcXtung says that negotiations 
arc pending with the German Post-office De¬ 
partment for a reduction of the single rate of 
postage on letters from Germany to America, 
via Belgium and England, from ten t.o seven 
cents, thus making the rate over that route, 
which is much shorter, the same as via Bremen 
or Hamburg. 
It is officially reported that 409,600,000 friuiCS 
of the indemnity wore received from France on 
the 15th lost., ot which 12,000,000 were in silver, 
and 52.500,00(1 have arrived since the loth, 
Russia. 
St. Petersburg, July 26. — The American 
Commission from the Evangelical Alliance, 
have had several interviews with Prince Gorts- 
chakoff. who has treated them with marked 
courtesy and distinction. Although offered I 
sumptuous quarters at Peterlmff, by express 
command ot Dio Emperor, the members of the 
delegat ion continue to occupy their apartments 
at their hotel, where they are constantly visited 
by distinguished Greek and Protestant. Christ¬ 
ians. They speak very encouragingly of the 
prospects Tor the accomplishment of their mis¬ 
sion. and allude to Prince Gortschalcoff's cordial 
reception us an omen of success. The Commis¬ 
sion will be accorded an audience with his Im¬ 
perial Majesty some day next week. The Luth¬ 
eran magnates who are now in St. Petersburg, I 
place strong hopes In the influence which the 
Commission will bo able to exert In behalf of 
Dicir liiilli at. the coming interview with the 
Emperor Alexander. On Dio other hand, those 
intimate nl court, affirm that the statements iu 
regard to the Evangelical Alliance will be told 
iliai. the statements in regard to the prosecutions 
of tin; Lutherans in the Baltic Provinces have 
been evidently grossly exaggerated, but that 
the Imperial Government will order a thorough 
investigation to he made, in order to demon¬ 
strate their assertions. The American gentle¬ 
men w ill then be referred to Prince Gortselm- 
ltOff, and finally crushed with kindness from the 
Imperial Palace. 
Italy. 
A correspondent nt Rome telegraphs"The 
Pope may leave Rome at any day. Preparation 
is making for his reception at a chateau at Cor- | 
tu, Corsica. Valery, the owner of the chateau, ' 
has had an understanding with Antonelli,and is I 
to place it at Die disposal of the Pope. There is I 
a movement going on in Franco to guarantee to 
the Pope temporal sovereignty in Corsica. The 
Pope wishes to publish a syllabus in regard to 
the occupation of Rome by tho Italian Govern¬ 
ment, and declaring that the measures with¬ 
holding from him all temporal power are void. 
Measures have been taken already fn Home to 
prepare for the choice of the next. Pope. It is 
proposed to choose one who may bo moderate 
tn his ideas and not unfriendly to Ttaly, mid by 
this means effect a com promise with the Italian 
Government. Cardinal Caiuillo dl Pietro is 
mentioned " 
Gil III El » 
IIong KONG, July 25, via London, July 26.— 
Dist urbances have occurred in Canton, mid a 
British gunboat has been dispatched there for 
the protection of the English and other foreign 
residents of the place, 
Persia. 
London, July 26. -The famine in Persia is 
causing dreadful havoc. The mortality in the 
province of Khorassan averages three hundred 
daily, and so great is the distress that the dead 
bodies of the victims are devoured by the sur¬ 
vivors; and men, women and children are in 
some cases killed to render the supply of food 
more abundant. The plague has also appeared 
among tho Persians, and the Turkish Govern¬ 
ment has been compelled to draw a sanitary cor¬ 
don along the border of its dominions. 
Canada. 
The Montreal Observatory has been placed in 
communication wilh the Signal Office of the 
United States War Department, and the weather 
reports will hereafter embrace observations 
from the Province of Quebec. This is the first, 
step towards that union of United States and 
Canadian meteorologists which shall secure daily 
reporls from nearly tlm whole of the Continent. 
The Executive Council of the Dominion Board 
of Trade ha vcaccepted the invitation of the Na¬ 
tional Board of Trade of the United States, to 
appoint a Committee to consider the subject of 
more int imate commercial relations between the 
two countries. 
Cuba. 
Havana, July 21.—The Royal order prohibit¬ 
ing the importation of Chinese into this island is 
disregarded by the planters upfl assailed by the 
press. The Diarto de la Marina has recently 
published several art idles on the subject, in 
which it says that “the planters having lost a 
number of their hands by small-pox and other 
epidemics are compelled to employ Chinese," 
and adds:—“The rebellion and disease have de¬ 
prived tho planters of at least 5U,000 plantation 
hands." It further argues that the island never 
needed to Increase the quantity of its agricul¬ 
tural produce so much as at present. This Jour¬ 
nal is bold euough, for an official organ, to say 
that Die planters are the best judges in tho mat¬ 
ter, and that, by their combined efforts they will 
promptly introduce as many Asiatics as they 
possibly can. In accordance with this determi¬ 
nation the planters, after much discussion, 
during which they declared that the influx of 
Chinese must not be stopped under any circum¬ 
stances, formed an association for promoting, 
their importation. The reasons given by the 
King of Spain for stopping Die immigration of 
Die Chinese are these:—They create trouble 
among the laboring clusses. and, instead of Hid¬ 
ing the Government and the loyal people, they 
indirectly help the enemies of the nation and 
menace the tranquility of the island. The 
planters have their own way. however, and 
Amadeus I. will hardly attempt to enforce the 
provisions of t he royal order. 
Brazil. 
A private letter received by the last steamer 
from an American resident at Para. Brazil, dated 
July 4, says: The yellow fever has assumed a 
very malignant form at Pan*.. Nearly every 
stranger iu Mils city has died. The English Con¬ 
sul died u few days ago, and 1 hear to-day that 
his wife is dying. Drs. Lamps, Wakshor. Quarti-os 
and Lobos, and all the other Brazilian physicians 
are losing nearly all of ilmlr patients with yel¬ 
low fever. All strangers arc liuhlo to take the 
fever in Para, and nearly every Portuguese who 
emigrated to Para within Die past six or eight 
months has died. 
Prince tedwnrd’a Island. 
Halifax, N. S., July 25.—The members of Die 
Prince Edward’s Island Legislative Counsel and 
House of Assembly, who are opposed to the 
Government, have, memorialized the Lieuten¬ 
ant-Governor. asking ail extra session to be 
called to Consider Die Washington Treaty. 3 lie 
Islander, a Government organ, semi officially 
says Dial Die request will mil be acceded to ; and 
in regard to Die Treaty, which is viewed with 
some lnvor there, the export, to tho United 
States being tisli and paper, the Islander says Die 
Island Government, by the advice of tin- Gov¬ 
ernment. of Great Britain and Canada, has taken 
mojisuresto have the provisions of the Treaty 
put in operation at once, without waiting for 
the formal approval of tho Legislature. 
Philippine Islands. 
London, July 25.—Tbo Standard of to-day 
publishes the details of a series of terrible earth¬ 
quake shocks which recently occurred in onu of 
tho Philippine Islands. More than 2h(i persons 
were killed, many of them being swallowed up 
by the earth. Sixty dead bodies had been recov¬ 
ered. The rest of Die inhabitants have fled from 
the Island, which has been utterly depopulated. 
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THE SEASON. 
Uoodland, lad., July IS.—Crops of all kinds 
were never better iu this section of the coun¬ 
try.— .J. p. s. 
UuliuubUM, WS 1 *., .Inly lit -The season here, 
has been rather dry till Die first of June; since 
then, more rain than wc needctl. The 22d of 
June twelve Inches of water fell lit twenty-four 
hours; July 5th. at night, sixteen inches in eight 
hours, which did a great deal of damage. Po¬ 
tatoes are doing well uow; wo have headed the 
lings with Paris green; wheat is light; it was 
injured by the rust in May ; now the chinch hugs 
are at work.—o. d. v. 
tVaUeman, Huron Co., O,, July 20. -Weather 
coo), with plenty of rain; corn and potatoes 
looking well, the Colorado bug having done but 
little damage in this vicinity. New potatoes are 
selling at 5l)c.; butter, 16o.: eggs, 12>jc.; lard, 
13c.; apples, 50c.; fut. cal tie, $2 per owl. Farm 
wages, $18@20 per month; mechanics, $2(52.50 
per day.—j. B. c. 
lbuiilrtiuru, Ac., July 24.-Weather cold; no 
rains as yet. Early potato crop will be a I allure 
in most parts of the Connecticut River Valley. 
Corn looking finely. Hay crop is better than nt 
first reported say fully two-thirds ns much in 
tons and good quality. Tobacco is now growing 
finely: indications of rain; If it roaches here 
shall have good crops in the main. Pastures 
have suffered most, owing more to the open 
winter of 1870 and 1871 than anything else. But¬ 
ter 35o. Springs arc failing atld streams low.— 
Typo, 
Oregon, Holt (’o., M»., July IS.—The heated 
term still continues, although we have hud 
several heavy rains. On the evening of July 13 
there was a heavy storm of wind, hail atld ruin, 
which did considerable damage to the cot a; 
also the kitchen garden. Fruitgrowers suffered 
quite severely, ns many of Die trees were re¬ 
lieved of their fruit. This season we Imvc more 
bugs and worms than ever was known before. 
It would be an excellent place for soffit: ento¬ 
mologist., as they could soon fill cases with many 
specimens, which are quite injurious to vegeta¬ 
tion. Markets getting dull. Wheat, 85&93c.; 
corn, 45@50e.; oats, 35c.; apples, 40@>75o.; lire 
pork, £3.50<®3 per cwt.—j. w. m. 
Mahoning A’nltey, Ohio, July 16.—The season 
lias been n favorable one; tho early part was 
quite dry, tint lately we have bad rniu in abund¬ 
ance, and some severe storms, which blew down 
and wet the wheat shocks badly, causing much 
extra labor to save it; but it has all been se¬ 
cured iu good condiuon and is a good crop. Oats 
will be short, but well filled, and about nn 
average crop. Com uever looked better. Pota¬ 
toes look well; oo potato bugs yet. Grass will 
be light. The furnaces are all doing well and 
produce daily a large amount of iron. Horace 
Greeley passed through this Valley last week 
on his way to Sharon, Pa., where he delivered a 
lecture. He was met with much enthusiasm 
and was called on at nearly every station.—F. M. 
FnriUntilt, Itice Co., Minn., July 23.-We have 
commenced harvesting. Spring wheat isflbout. 
two-third of a crop throughout the State. Oats 
fair. Potatoes good. Wo have hud several hail 
storms, that cut our grain down as close as the 
reaper would, in many parts of the State, and 
also great hurricanes. Laud, unimproved. $5® 
10 per acre-improved, $10(2*30; horses. $10lta InO. 
cows, $30@40; wheat. 85@90e.; corn, 5<Xa>60c.; 
flour, retail, $3 per cwt.; oats, 35@A‘Jc.; potatoes, 
75c.; butter, 15c.; eggs, 12e. It Ims been so dij 
here this summer that it has injured the grain 
very much, although we tire having more rain 
now. Our place numbers 4,800 inhabitants 
Plenty of the be6t stone and timber, and all 
kinds of schools and churches.—o. R. F. 
