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FROM WASHINGTON. 
C'oncrr«Nional. 
In the Senate a bill removing- the political dis¬ 
abilities of some seventy-five Kentuckians was 
passed, the names of Gen. G. \V\ Smith and 
Rnsil Duke having been flint stricken out, after 
which the General Disabilities bill, embracing 
the names of some 5,000 persons, was discussed 
and passed. A Committee of Conference was 
appointed on the Georgia bill. The Ootttular 
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was passed, 
as was an appropriation to pay the British Gov¬ 
ernment to settle the claims of the Hudson Bay 
and Puget Sound Ag'l Co. The Chinese or Coolie 
question was discussed and deferred. Mills were 
passed granting to the KvansvillC mid Southern 
Illinois ltallroad Company the light to build a 
bridge across the Mig Wabash (liver; amenda¬ 
tory of the Bankrupt Act, extending the opera¬ 
tion of n part of the laws to brokers, mamifac- 
I mors mid miners; requiring enlistments in the 
marine corps to bo for live instead of four years, 
and authorizing credit for enlistment pay. 
A report was made from the Conference Com¬ 
mittee on the legislative. Executive, and Judi¬ 
cial Appropriation bill, which was adopted. 
The Army Appropriation bill was taken up, 
and the amendment of the Committee diminish¬ 
ing the appropriation for the pay of the army 
$707,000, was withdrawn, the bill otherwise 
amended on minor matters, salaries. See., and 
passed. Also, bills directing the Secretary of 
War to place at the disposal of (he President 
certain ordnance lobe used in the erection of 
an equestrian statue ol Gen. Rawlins, late Sec¬ 
retary of War; for the removal of onuses in cer¬ 
tain cases from State Courts to United States 
Courts, and for other purpose*; to confirm the 
titlo of purchasers of lands sold for taxes in the 
late insurrectionary States; the Land Grant 
bill in aid of a railroad from Sioux City, Iowa, 
to Columbus, Dakota Territory; continuing tho 
St. Paul and Sioux City itnilroud across the Ter¬ 
ritory ol Dakota to Yankton; and also the hind 
grant in aid of the same; totild in Iho construc¬ 
tion of tlie Mobile and Pensacola Hull road; 
granting the right ol way and lands to the Pecos 
and PJacor Mining and Diti-h Company of New 
Mexico. 
A number of private bills wore passed, in¬ 
cluding one for an increase of pension to $50 
per month to the widow of Gen. Alexander 
lliiyes, killed at the buttle of the Wilderness, in 
1804. 
Tho Civil Sorvloo Appropriation bill was fur¬ 
ther discussed, amended and passed; tho An¬ 
nual Post Route bill was amended and passed, 
as wore also Iho following:- In aid of the Now 
Orleans, Raton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad; 
for the relief or the Kentucky University, mak¬ 
ing an appropriation to pay for tho destruction 
of buildings during the war; exempting pork 
packers, lard Tenderers, and persons erftagod in 
smoking hams from the Internal tax ns manu¬ 
facturers ; and after some additional Moms 
thereto,■ the Deficiency Appropriating bill. 
In the I rouse, a petition was presented In ho- 
hiill'of 950-colored laborers, asking for justice 
and fair play in employment upon the public 
works of the. city, which, on the offer of an 
amendment to Include Chin cm-, was withdrawn. 
The reports of the Conference Commit tee on 
the Post-Oil! ee Appropriation bill; to place the 
name of C. li. Pendleton on the Navy Register, 
ns Lieut, Commander; and adding thereto the 
name of Richard p. la-roy, were agreed to. The 
Harbor Appropriation bill, being under consid¬ 
eration, tho different amendment* were voted 
upon separately, and all being concurred in by 
strong majorities, the bill was passed, and goes 
to tho President for Ids signature. Tim Marine 
Corps Enlistment bill was passed, as was the bill 
to pay bounties to the 1st Alabama Cavalry-, and 
tho 1st and 2d Florida Cavalry. 
An additional deficiency bill, for the amount 
or $1,733,343, of which $1,000,000 was for the cen¬ 
sus. being under consideration, an effort was 
made to strike out the amount devoted to pub¬ 
lishing tho Congressional Globe, but without 
success. Amendments appropriating $170,000 to 
loyal men in tho South, for assistance in taking 
the last census, and $50,000 for the removal of 
the Kansas Indians, with their consent, wore 
adopted, after which the bill passed. A bill to 
regulate the modo of determining the ialloca¬ 
tion of amendments to the Constitution of tho 
Untied States. Tho first section makes it the 
duty of the Executive of each State whose leg¬ 
islature shall have ratified a proposed amend¬ 
ment, to certify forthwith such ratification to 
the Secretary of State of the United States. The 
second Section makes it unlawful for any State 
officer to certify thereafter any repeal of such 
ratification, unless an amendment l or the repeal 
shall have been first proposed to Congress, and 
directs the Secretary of State not to make a rev 
eord thereof. The third section prescribes tho 
penalty for an attempted repeal of such rut idea¬ 
tion by State authority, n* Imprisonment from 
one to ten years, and flue from $2,000 to $10,000, 
was, under a suspension of the rules, passed, 
12 s to 84. 
Tho Tariff and Tax bill was again taken up 
ami considered, and a motion of Mr. Davis ol' 
New York to suspend the rules and strike from 
Hie bill all relating to income tax, was nega¬ 
tived ; yeas, 07 to lhi nays. A motion to reduce 
the amount to t wo and one-lmlf per c-out., was 
agreed to, and one restricting its operation to 
1871 and 1872 was nou-oonourrod in. Various 
other amendments were considered, some of 
which were adopted, and a Committee of Con¬ 
ference asked for. The House concurring in the 
Senate amendments to the Naturalisation bill, 
under the suspension of the rules, it was passed. 
Yeas. 13J: nays, 53, and now goes to the Presi¬ 
dent. A join I resolution appropriat ing $50,000 
to pay expenses of Indian delegation to Wash¬ 
ington, was passed. Tho Tax, Tariff and the 
Funding bills were reported from the Conference 
Committees, discussed, concur red in, and finally 
passed. The essential features of the Funding 
bill, as finally passed, are ns follows: 
ning with the first, numbered tuid issued interest, to 
cease three months utter the proper notice has been 
given. 
8k,c. 8. Authorizes two and atinlf percent. Inter¬ 
est on gold deposits: twenty-five per cent, of such 
deposits mast, be retained’ in the United Stales 
Treasury. The balance to be used In the redemption 
of t he Five-Twenties, under the provision of section 
four. 
Sue. 6. Provides for the canceling of all bonds now- 
held, or hereafter purchased, on account of the Sink¬ 
ing Fund. 
Sec. 7. stricken out. 
The vote on the passage of the bill was, ayes, 173; 
noes, 55. 
JTIInccllaucou*. 
Tub Senate Committee on Printing, which 
thoroughly Investigated the charge against. A. 
M, Clapp, Esq., Congressional Printer, has pre¬ 
pared a report upon the subject, which com 
pie tidy exonerate* Mr. Clapp from all the 
charges, not one of which, In the opinion of the 
Committee, has been sustained by i he testimony. 
Gen. Shermun States that no dispatches have 
yet been received in referonooto the recent out¬ 
rages of the Cheyennes and Ute», but he has no 
doubt that the press accounts are nearly true. 
He say* further that, tho recruiting offices 
throughout tin; country are in full operation, 
and that, during the past month there has been a 
gain of nearly four hundred of the rank and file 
In the way of recruits. 
The President having approved t he act to con¬ 
solidate and nrnCnd the laws relating to patents 
and copyrights, the entire business of register- 
ing copyright publications is now transferred to 
the Librarian of Congress at Washington, in¬ 
stead of being under tlie charge ol the District 
tileries and officers of the United States Courts. 
The law makes all copyright titles, books, etc., 
transmissible. by mail, free of postage, to the 
office of copyright at Washington. 
The Secretary of War lias ordered three hun¬ 
dred recruits to Hioux City to re-inforce the 
regimen is there, so as to l>e able to meet the In¬ 
dians if they should make their appearance in 
that quarter. 
In Executive Session tho Senate confirmed the 
nominations of Hugh L. Bond to bo United 
States Circuit Judge of the Fourth Judicial Dis¬ 
trict, and Benjamin F. Potts to be Governor of 
Montana Territory, 
M. I'rovost-Paradol, the now French Minister 
to the United States, 1ms arrived. 
The Hon. Joseph S. Wilson, Commissioner of 
the General Land Office, lias devoted much time 
to the preparation of a paper on the suitability 
of large tracts of otherwise valueless country in 
the West to the cultivation of tea, and thinks 
tho Impending Mongolian immigration may be 
usefully absorbed to a large extent In this field 
of agriculture. 
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NEW YORK STATE. 
Buffalo delivered a very interesting and ex¬ 
haustive address upon the Canal Funding bill, 
of which he was tlie author. 
Quite an excitement exists in Orleans Co. in 
consequence of drilling for oil by a Mrs. Collins 
in tiieTonawandaSwamp. Two wellshavcbeen 
sunk, with a good show of success; the work 
continues, and it is said $50,000 have been invest¬ 
ed in lands, machinery and labor. One of tho 
wells is reported to be eight hundred and eleven 
feet deep, and it is tho design to sink it three to 
four hundred feet deeper. 
Tho balance of the $500,000 stock of the Buffalo 
and Washington Railway Company it as been 
taken, so that the $500,000 voted by tho city of 
Buffalo will also be available, and there is now 
nothing to prevent, the Speedy consummation of 
a direct line cf transit between Buffalo and the 
coal fields of Pennsylvania. 
The New Fork State Association of School 
Commissioners and City Superintendents, will 
meet at the High School Building, in the city of 
Syracuse, Monday, July 35, at l’t o'clock, P. M. 
The officers arc: J. it. Wells, President; E. M. 
Allen, Vice-President; A. McMillan, Treasurer; 
D. E- Whitmore, Correspond ing Secretary; New¬ 
ton W. Edson, Recording Secretary. The Now 
York Stale Teachers' Association will meet in 
Syracuse Tuesday, July 30th, P. M., ami hold a 
session of three days. 
Chautauqua county has nn industrial commu¬ 
nity, under the leadership of the Rev. T. J. Har¬ 
ris, known us the Harris Community, at Brack- 
ton. Tho land of the Community extends over 
more than 1,700 acres, and the title deeds are 
hold liy Mr. Hams. About sixty persons are 
engaged in the experiment, of living In com¬ 
mon as to business interests; they live In dis¬ 
tinct families, and their religious notions tire 
similar to those of the Swcdcnborglans. They 
have two glass green-house* filled with all sorts 
of rare and curious plants, and cultivate the 
grape to such an extent as to make it quite an 
article of commerce. “ Floral Hull," their new 
hotel, is nearly finished, and will be used mainly 
as a sale depot. 
The Inborqiiestion is just now attracting more 
than the usual share of attention. Meetings 
have been hold in King*county, in Brooklyn and 
New York cities, protesting against the intro¬ 
duction of Coolie labor, ami taking measures to 
enforce an observance of tlie eight-hour law. 
Tho most active parlies are tho different trades’ 
and workingmens' unions, though each of tho 
political part ies loses no opportunity of making 
capital out of t ho excitement upon tlie subject. 
The Normal Association is to beheld in Cleve¬ 
land on the 12th and 13th of August next, the 
National Superintendent's Association, to be 
held on the 15th and 10th, and of the National 
Teachers’ Association, to be held on t he 17th, 
18th and 19th of the same month, at tho same 
place. 
The salt interest of Michigan exhibits a very 
act ive and healthy state. The returns from the 
several districts show the amount inspected 
since the close of last season to be 181,756 barrels 
against 166,655 for the same period or 1869. The 
shipment* of salt by water from the Sagitmw 
River, from the opening of navigation to June 
30th, 1S70, were 171,170 barrels, against 121,381 for 
the same time In 1809, and 122,100 in 1863. The 
shipments by rail probably range between 20,- 
C00 and 30,(XK1 barrels. 
Judge Lynch has been exorcising jurisdiction 
in Iowa. Hiram Anderson of Mo., had been ap¬ 
propriating tho horses of his Iowa neighbor*, 
and the Sheriff of Lucus county, Gaylord Ly¬ 
man, made an attempt to arrest him, when tlm 
desperado tired, wounding the officer *0 badly 
that lie afterward died. Anderson was subse¬ 
quently arrested, and the crowd upon hearing of 
the death of the Sheriff proceeded to tho Court 
House and hung tlie prisoner from one of the 
windows. 
The fears or an Indian war are by no means 
allayed, depredations of greater or Jess enormity 
follow each other in quick succession, and the 
preparation* of the Government seem to be in* 
adequate to the emergency, or are very tardy in 
being developed. Spotted Tall writes to tho In¬ 
dian Bureau that his Influence has been exerted 
in behalf of pence, but many of the Sioux Indi¬ 
ans have left for the South with hostile Inten¬ 
tions, the result of which is only a matter of 
conjecture, and that every effort would be made 
to prevent an outbreak and secure pacific rela¬ 
tions. 
At ( ounenut, <)., on the 12th inst., Ralph 
Wright, a farmer sixty years of age, murdered 
his wife by split ling her head open with an ax, 
set fire to his dwelling house, and then hung 
himself In the stable. It is supposed that ho 
was insane. 
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FROM NEW ENGLAND. 
FOREIGN 
section 1. Provides for the isHtn? of two hundred 
million* live per rent, beads, tliroo hundred mil¬ 
lions tour and H-luilf percent, bundt,, and unit thou- 
inincl millions four per cent, bonds, running ten, 
fifteen, mid thirty years. 
SKC. 2. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury 
to sell the said bonds at par fur ooln, and to apply 
proceeds to the redemption Of I hn outstanding Five- 
Twenties. at their par value, or nitty exchange new 
toroid bond* at. pitr, for par, but the now bonds shall 
i,e l*»iio(1 for no ot her purpose. A sum not exceed¬ 
ing one-half per cent, is allowed for disposing of tlie 
new bonds. 
Sec. 3. Unimportant. 
Sec. 4. Provides for tho redemption of the Five- 
Twenties now or hcroafier falling due at pur, beglu- 
Ngw York City wag the acetic of a fearful and 
disastrous riot, on the 12th lust. O 11 that, day 
the Orangemen, assembled at a pic-nie at Elm 
Park, ncarGeotml Park, when they wore at tack¬ 
ed by 11 party of Catholic laborers from the 
Boulevards, who poured volleys of stones, upon 
men, women and children indiscriminately. Tito 
attack was vigorously repelled, fire arms being 
freely used, resulting in killing and wounding a 
largo number. latter in the day the Orangemen 
wen attacked in streetcars, where the women 
and children had taken refuge In nn effort, to 
reach homo; the cars nearly destroyed, one man 
left on the ground for dead, and many seriously 
wounded. Tlie police force exertod all possible 
power in Staying the wild fury of the riot, fn 
which three to four thousand person wore en¬ 
gaged, and succeeded in restoring quiet. Tho 
number of deaths thus far reported, is six or 
eight, and some two hundred wounded, many 
very dangerously. No arrests have yet been 
made. 
Tho trials of tlie Fenian officers are now pro¬ 
gressing before tho United Slates District Court 
nt, Canandaigua. Gen. Starr and Col. Thomp¬ 
son, have been convicted and recommended to 
mercy by the jury. 
The trial of the Anti-renters for (lie shooting 
of Dept. Sheriff Greggs, in Rensselaer Co. In 1869, 
is being held at Balaton. Woods, one of the de¬ 
fendants, has been diseliorgcd from custody, 
and there appears very little evidence to convict 
Witbeok of deliberate murder. 
Th 15 Good Templars and Sons of Temperance 
of Livingston, Wyoming, Alleghany aud sur¬ 
rounding counties, propose to hold a basket pic¬ 
nic nt Mintage Bridge, on Wednesday, the 17th 
day of August. It is expected that, this will be 
the largest, gathering of temperance people ever 
held hi Western New York. 
A terrific boiler explosion took place at Selmy- 
lervillc, Tuesday 12tb inst., at Bullard’s paper 
mill. The boiler, which weighed several tons, 
was carried a distance of three hundred feet.. 
Two men were killed and much property was 
destroyed. 
Daniel C. Burdick, who was convicted and sen¬ 
tenced to be hanged for tho murder of Baker, 
colored, in Oloan, In October last, lias received a 
stay ol proceedings and been granted a new trial 
which will take place in October next. 
At Handout, while out gunning, tv Mr. Best. I 11 
firing at a bird, shot his friend, Mr. Van Huron, 
between the eyes, probably destroying the sight 
of both. 
James Upton of Clymer, Chautauqua county, 
fell off a mowing machine on tho 4th, and wa$ 
literally cut to pieces. 
The paper mill of Read & Crouse, at Fayette¬ 
ville, was destroyed by fire on tlie 8t,h inst. Loss 
$25,000: insured for $14,000, 
The Salt Rlock, in Syracuse, owned by Charles 
Franchott. &. Co., was burned on the 9th inst. 
Loss $15,000; 110 insurance. 
At the lastmeeting of the Canal Board plans 
and estimates of work on the Western Division 
were adopted, and the commissioner In charge 
authorized to expend on such account tho sum 
of $228,000. 
The 40,000 bushels of grain that wore burned 
witli the Union Elevator, in Oswego, on the 4th 
inst,, was the choicest Canada white wheat. The 
contents of the Lake Ontario Elevator, next 
north, were damaged $8,000 by water. Tlie en¬ 
tire loss, above insurance, readies $ 110)000—all 
for a 17re-cracker. , 
Hugh Mallott, convicted of murder in the first 
degree, for killing George B. Porter, in Dalton’s 
gambling room, in Utica, Is sentenced to be 
hanged August 19. 
Tlie Carthage Republican says water is lower 
111 Black River this season than at any time dur¬ 
ing the recollection of the oldest inhabitant, 
Levi Frnligh of Coxsackie has sold a ton of 
cherries this season at about eighteen cents per 
pound. 
An important meeting of the Commercial 
Union, interested in the prosperity of tlie canal 
interests of the State, was held in Rochester on 
the Uih inst., at which time Hon. I. T. Hatch of 
FROM THE SOUTH. 
The cotton mills near Enterprise, Gn., arc 
t urning out as good an article of sheeting and 
shirting as any Northern mill enn produce. 
Governor Holden of North Carolina lias de¬ 
clared Caswell county in n. state of Insurrection. 
Ills proclamation sets forth no reason for so do¬ 
ing, no outrages having been publicly reported 
since the death of Stevens, t wo months since. 
A flowing oil well has been lUsoovered in Texas, 
about seventy mile* from Corpus C'hristi. The 
oil burns brilliantly. ; 
Tlie cotton factory at. Au^tn.Ga., runs 15,000 
spindles, and is I lie beat managed institution of 
the kind in the country. Thu amo unt of capital 
invested is $600,000, and for several years past 
t ho annual dividend has boon twenty per cent. 
The daily product is 25JWW yards of manufac¬ 
tured doth. The operative* number 500, and 
their monthly wages amount to $15,000. No 
share of tho stock, costing originally $100, can 
be bought for less than $157. 
Reports to tlie Bureau of Education repre¬ 
sent that the failure of the Legislat ure of Ten¬ 
nessee to make proper provisions for free 
schools will result in the extinction of the free 
puhlinsehool system In that Ftiite. It is believed 
that ere long educational facilities will be con¬ 
fined to private academies and the free schools 
that, can be supported out of the Peabody fund 
and by benevolent associations. 
Mr, Theodore F. Rowzce, who lives near El- 
berton, Ga., sowed six bushels of wheat last fall 
on old laud, without any manure, from which 
bo thrashed one hundred and ninety-seven 
bushels. 
The lice are doing great damage to tho cotton 
in Builce county, and in Southwestern Georgia 
generally. The boll worm lias also commenced 
work. 
Tlie ladies of the Memorial Association, nl 
Athens, Ga., have received $121 from the young 
gentlemen of tho University of Georgia. 
Gen. Lougatroel, as Adjutant,-General of Lou¬ 
isiana, the other day authorized the raising of 
ten regiments, to be under control of the Gov¬ 
ernor, and in two days the ranks were full. 
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FROM THE WEST. 
K a ns as has of Government land yet unappro¬ 
priated over 44,090.000 acres, almost as much as 
the entire State of Iowa. 
A large portion or the town of La Rue, Ohio, 
was destroyed by fire 011 the 8th inst. The loss 
has not been ascertained. 
Another ship load of Chinaman lias arrived 
at Portland- Oregon, front Hong Kong. The 
California Radical State Committee have adopt¬ 
ed resolutions opposing (lie importation of 
coolie labor. 
The Illinois Slate Camp Meeting is to be held 
at Old Town, about eight miles southeast of 
Bloomington,commencing August25th and con¬ 
tinuing eight days. 
The official canvass of Hie Oregon election 
gives a Democratic majority on the Congres¬ 
sional ticket of 343. and a majority of tm for 
Grover, Democrat, for Governor. 
The Labor Associat ion of SiUl Francisco held 
a large meeting on the 9th lust. The speakers 
protested against further Mongolian immigra¬ 
tion, against the payment of subsidies to steam¬ 
ships in the China trade, and advocated tho re¬ 
peal of tlie treaty with China. Tho meeting re¬ 
solved to call a convention In that city on the 
Chinese question. 
One billion feet of lumber, six million shin¬ 
gles, one million and two hundred thousand 
1at.hs were sold In Chicago during the year 1809, 
Tho taxable value of St . Louis property is as 
follows: Real estate, $110,033,770; personal 
property, $28,680,050; total, 147,914,420. 
Idaho has gone Democratic, electing Sam 
Merrett delegate to Congress by a majority of 
from eight to nine hundred. Every county in 
tlie Territory heard from given Democratic ma¬ 
jorities on the general ticket with the exception 
of the Mormon county of Oneida, where there 
is said to boa tie vote. All tho county officers 
elected, with u few scattering exceptions, arc 
Democrats. 
Tub class of 1870 at Vale College, New Haven, 
is one hundred and thirteen, and is one of the 
largest ever graduated at the college. The class 
Inis spent, in its college course, nearly $ 428 , 000 , 
the chief part of it In New Haven. 
The Legislature of New Hampshire adjourned 
on the9th. A message was received from the 
Governor stating that ho had signed all the acts 
and resolves presented to him, and prorogued 
the Legislature. The Speaker declared Hie 
House adjourned to the Inst Tuesday in May 
next. The Legislature tins been in session 
twenty-three active duys. 
Tlie Wiliimanlie (Conn.) enrnp meeting will 
begin this year on the 29tli of August, and con¬ 
tinue through the week. 
The dinner for Pittsfield's septuagenarians 
came Off on Thursday, the “th inst,, and was at¬ 
tended by about one hundred anil sixty guests, 
of whom over one hundred were of seventy 
years and upwards. A full attendance of men 
of tho requisite age would have numbered one 
hundred and sixty-eight, and nearly as many 
women. 
The house in which ex-President Pierce was 
born, in Hillsborough, N. If., was sold byauction 
11 few duys since, for $3,125. The purchasers, 
Messrs. Whlttomorc Sc Stewart, will retain the 
house, with its modern and antique furniture, 
ami curious and valuable relies, for a summer 
boarding establishment. 
One of the non-Crispin instructors of the ap¬ 
prentice* at North Adams, Mass,, was assailed 
with volleys of stones in that village recently. 
Rev. Henry Powers of Ripton, obtained Judg¬ 
ment 11 I the June term of tbe Addison Co., Vt„ 
Court, for $208 against, the town of Lincoln for 
additional bounty due him from that town for 
serving ns a soldier in the late wav. This ease 
was sharply cont ested, as it was understood that 
its decision virtually decided several other eases 
against the town. 
During a thunder storm at. Greenfield, Mass., 
the lightning entered the apartment of Mr. and 
Mrs. Rank*, tore open the feather bed upon 
which the parties mentioned, with a small child, 
Were sleeping, and set the bed clothes on fire, 
singed off the hair and eyebrows of Mrs. Banks, 
blistering her chest from tho neck down, and 
knocked her completely senseless. Mr. Banks 
was also momentarily stunned, but recovered in 
t ime to extinguish tho fire. The Child, although 
lying on it* mother's arm, was not hurt. 
Hatfield, Mass., lias raised the sum of $20,000 
to contest Sophia Smith's will, because tho 
Smith College was located at Northampton. 
A most destructive fire broke out in Manches¬ 
ter, N. IL, on tlie 8th inst... which burned over 
six acres of buildings, destroying property 
valued at $250,000-insurod to about hair the 
amount. No lives were lost, but two hundred 
families wore rendered homeless. 
Tho somewhat, remarkable statement is made 
that, though the State ol' Rhode Island lias nn 
area of only 1,306 square miles, it contains four 
hundred miles of workable coal lands—nearly 
as large as the tuitliraoKc coal fields of Pennsyl¬ 
vania. 
Tim Lisbon paper mill at Lisbon Plains, Mo., 
owned by A. 0. Dowser & Co., was burned on 
the 8th inst., with all its stock and machinery. 
Loss $100,000; insured. The mill was built In 
18t;0, and had been put in good order for the 
manufacture of fine book paper. 
Mrs. Vasliii Angell and her two sons wore ar¬ 
rested recently In Providence, R. I., for the 
murder of Win, P. Angell, the husband and 
father of tho family, who disappeared some 
months since, and whose body was recently 
found In a pond. .Tames Fagan, a hired laborer 
on Angell's farm, was also arrested- They were 
all arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and were com¬ 
mit ted for examination. 
The Soldiers’ Monument nt Cambridge, Moss., 
was dedicated on the 13th inst. An oration was 
delivered by the Rev. Alexander McKenzie* 
The military and civic organizations of flic vi¬ 
cinity turned out in full force, and tlie festivi¬ 
ties of the day concluded by a grand display of 
fireworks, banquet, etc. Tho occasion was made 
a general holiday. 
lion. James Allorf of Oakham, Mass., died 
lately, agod 78 .years. He had several times been 
elected to Hie Legislature, wns State Senator in 
1842 and 1843, and County Commissioner three 
years. For fifty-four years he was a deacon of 
the Congregational Church, and for more than 
forty years Superintendent of the SabLatL 
School. 
In England, the Irish Land bill after some ver* 
bill amendments was read a third time and pass¬ 
ed in the House of Lords. In tbe House of 
Commons an amendment increasing the strin¬ 
gency of the clause in the Educational bill mak¬ 
ing attendance compulsory, resulted in an ex¬ 
cited and animated debate, and was finally re¬ 
jected by 138 majority. 
In the House of Lords Earl Granville said, 
France having announced hor determination to 
resist, tlie election of Prince Leopold, Her Ma¬ 
jesty’s Government in conjunction with other 
powers was using every means to preserve peace 
and restore an amicable understanding. Simi¬ 
lar statements were made on t he part of Govern¬ 
ment in tho House of Commons. The formal 
opening of the Thames Embankment took place 
on the 13th. In tho House of Lords the Dill 
facilitating the retirement of church incum¬ 
bent*, after a debate on ecclesiastical topics 
generally, was passed. 
The House of Commons received tho amended 
Irish Land Dili from the House of Ixn-ds. Mr. 
Gladstone said the changes made were generally 
acceptable to Urn Government. Several votes 
were taken on the Lords' amendments, with 
various results. Tlie House passed tlie New 
Part y Processions act for Ireland. 
The Shipping Gazette denounces American 
life insurance agencies in England. 
Reports from tlie Interior confirm the previous 
accounts of the good effect of the rain on tlie 
crops. 
Tho Government nearly monopolizes tlie 
cables leading to the Continent with dispatches 
on the Spanish question. 
in France, everything is in a slate of excite¬ 
ment and uncertainty, with very few details 
that point infixed Tacts and actual results. Tho 
public withdrawal of Prince Leopold from tho 
candidature of Hie Spanish throne, it was hoped, 
would prove satisfactory and allay the fever of 
war, but the Mnniteur, ministerial journal, on 
the 10th. saidThe abandonment of tin* Ho- 
henzoliern project, on the part of Prussia is not 
enough now. France must prevent tlie re-cotn- 
mencement of similar projects, nnd on the part, 
of Prussia demand etitlro fulfillment of the 
treaty of Prague—viz., tho liberty of South Ger¬ 
many, the evacuation of the fortress of May- 
cnee, the renunciation of military influence be¬ 
yond tlie Main,and the settlement of the Schles¬ 
wig-Holstein question witli Denmark." 
in the Corps Lcgislatif, tho debate* were ex¬ 
cited. The Duke do Gmmuiont explained and 
defended the course of the Emperor, and stated 
that all the foreign Governments to which it 
had addressed Itself appreciated the legitimate 
complaint, of France. M. Arago desired as mooli 
as any one to hear pacific declaration*, but in¬ 
quired if among lliequestion* awaiting solution 
there were not some which had nothing to do 
with Ihe case of Prince Leopold, and If so, he 
must conclude the Government only sought a 
pretext, for war. The French Government is 
making nil possible preparation for war, and 
moving largo bodies of troops to the Rhine, it 
i-. announced that Austria espouses tlie cause of 
France, and Italy that of Prussia. 
On the morning of the 13th the aspect wns 
more pacific. The Constitutional said: “The 
Government lias testimony that the candidature 
of Prince Hohenzolleni i# withdrawn, and the 
peace of Europe will not be disturbed. Wc are 
satisfied that,a llohcnzollern will not reign in 
Spain. We demand nothing more, and rejoice 
at this pacific solution of the problem." 
Tho Corps Lcgislatif held another excited ses¬ 
sion, and tho op position piled the Duke de Griun- 
mont with questions likely to develop the real 
state of affairs, to which lie declined making any 
response before tlie fifteenth, it wns believed 
that some parties in the Chambers wish to force 
the Government into a declarat ion of war with 
Prussia. 
The Opposition charge that the violent speech¬ 
es of the Duke de Gnunmnnt. and M. Ollivler 
were made by tho express desire of the Empress, 
who is devoted to the interests of tbe Prince of 
Asturias. 
Very little is known of affairs at Berlin. Tito 
Prussian Government Is reticent, maintains its 
dignity nnd tho moral advantage the demands 
of tho French, under the 01 rouinstances, have 
given that Power. The North German Parlia¬ 
ment has been summoned to give answer to 
France. The Gazette says tho words used by 
the Duke deGratninont in the Corps I/egislatif 
last week were u provocation rather than the 
prudent language of ft statesman. Tf this was 
tho object of the Minister, he hud better take 
care; and the semi-official journals slate that 
Franco persists in her insults to Prussia til hold¬ 
ing Prussia answerable In the HohenzoIIoru 
matter, though the policy of Spain was adopted 
without any foreign promptings. Tlie French 
note to Prussia makes t wo demands, one for tlie 
disavowal of Prince Leopold’s candidacy by 
Prussia, and the other tor the withdrawal of the 
Prince's name In connection with the Spanish 
crown. Tlie language of the Gazette was ener¬ 
getic, closing with tho following sentence: 
“Germany indignantly repels the measureless 
arrogance of France." The people are united 
In the stand taken by the Prussian Government. 
From Spain little is heard: tile affairs ol' (hat 
distracted country being entirely overshadowed 
by the more momentous quest tons of (he neigh¬ 
boring Governments. Gen. l'rirn is reported as 
writing: -“I never had supposed that, Franco 
could lie so impressed in this mutter; but Spain 
cannot without shame draw back—so,' cnnmut, 
el \'im fJsiMone!' ” 
Tho withdrawal of Prince Hobcnzoilcrn has 
been officially communicated to the Spanish 
Government. His action is placed solely on tho 
ground that in consequence of the insult .which 
had been ottered to Spanish honor, tho Cortes 
would bo guided in thoir vote by a determina¬ 
tion to uphold the independence of the nation, 
and therefore tlie election would not be a spon¬ 
taneous nnd sincere expression in favor of tho 
Prince, without which he would nut be willing 
to ascend the throne. Prussia maintains her 
dignity intact, and yields not an inch to the 
French demands. 
Japan abounds in natural horrors. The great 
volcano of Asttmnynrua, in the interior of tlie 
Island of Niplion, which has been quiet for cen¬ 
turies, is in violent eruption, accompanied by 
frequent earthquake*. Villages uro being swal¬ 
lowed up, imd general terror prevails among the 
inhabitants. About 200 miles from Yokohama 
there is a marine volcano also at work. Some 
portions of tlie crater are above tho sea. Cloud.* 
of steam issue therefrom, and the water in tlie 
neighborhood is in a boiiiug condition. 
