OORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
JULY  2@ 
FDBLISHEE’S  NOTICES, 
TO  8UBSCRIBEE8  AND  AGENTS. 
As  we  are  now  entering  upon  the  aecond 
Tolumo  of  the  Twenty  -  seventh  year  of  the 
Bdeal  New-Yobkee,  it  wonld  bo  well  for  the 
proprietors  to  say  to  subscribers  and  agents  that 
a  more  jwosporous  time  than  the  present  has  not 
been  seen  in  this  office  for  many  a  year. 
Notwithstanding  the  cry  of  “hard  tinius" 
which  has  been  echoing  throngh  the  land,  the 
rural  population  seem  to  l>e  able  to  take  their 
paper.  It  may  not  bo  known  to  many  of  you 
that  at  the  end  of  each  yew  and  half-year  a 
newspaper  changes  a  largo  number  of  its  sub¬ 
scribers.  Some  old  ones  discontinue  and  thoir 
places  are  lilled  with  new,  so  that  while  the  list 
docs  not  diminiBli  in  numbers,  the  changes  fre¬ 
quently  amount  to  many  liundrods. 
There  wore  hundreds  on  oiu:  list  whoso  sub¬ 
scriptions  expired  with  the  last  number  in  June, 
and  Of  these  every  one  has  re/ieiced  but  i^ix. 
This  is  Koinotluog  ujiprecodentod  in  the  annals 
of  a  nowspaj^er  office,  and  is  the  most  flattering 
indication  to  the  now  management  that  their 
strennouB  and  laborious  efforts  to  make  a  good 
paper  are  fully  appreciated.  ^Vit.h  such  encom* 
agemont  as  this,  subscribers  and  agents  may 
rest  assiired  Unit  notliing  which  time,  labor  and 
money  can  procure  will  hereafter  be  omithsl  to 
make  the  Rukai.  still  l>etter  than  it  is. 
The  Literary  Departments  will  bo  kept  uj)  to 
their  standards  of  cxcollcnco  and  morality,  while 
the  Practical  Departments  will  continue  hi  Im 
made  up  of  the  most  straightforward  common 
sense  which  can  bo  obtained.  In  these  matters 
the  aim  will  not  be  to  m.ako  thorn  so  scientific  that 
they  may  not  bo  readily  undcrstoml  by  every 
one ;  but  It  will  bo  our  constant  etrdoavor  to  pub¬ 
lish  that  which  is  ahxoluiely  (vurcef.  Now,  all 
that  is  needed  is  for  each  suhscriber  to  get  an¬ 
other  and  our  list  will  at  once  be  doubled. 
HOME  NEWS  PABAGRAPHS. 
THE  latesf.advlccs  from  General  "ferry’s  com¬ 
mand  reiwcsfmtbtra  aswaltlng  for  reinforcements 
and  show  the  liiniculty  of  oommiinlcatlng  with 
General  Crook.  The  report  of  gating  null’s  death 
Is  not.  credited  by  Colonel  UugeS,  who  brings  tills 
news  from  Terry 's  Ueadq  uarters.  Apparently  the 
Indluii  campaign  Is  at  a  standstill,  a  tid  It  la  te  be 
feared  that  the  war  will  last  many  months  un¬ 
less  the  army  Is  strengthened  aumclently  to  make 
the  advance  offecUve. 
The  Chief  of  the  Buroati  of  .statistics  fiirnlBhes 
the  following  Ktatemont  of  our  Imports  and  ex- 
porln  for  the  fiscal  .ve.ar  ending  .Tune  80,  1876.  The 
returns  tor  June  not  being  nil  In,  tbc  figures  for 
that  mouth  are  partly  estimated  ; 
^  $65!2.000.0«1 
Forclcrn'i^xiVortA  of  tnerehanrUBc,  specie 
ormcrchoiichse .  _46U^.Ono 
v.T/'enH  Of  cxnortR  over  importu . . . . ,  $7f),oo(i,(KX) 
of  cxjiortR  over  importu . . . .  $7f),oo(i,(KX) 
In  the  iwevloiiA  year  the  miporte  exceeded 
the  exiiorte  by  over . .  is.ew.mxi 
A  lavor.ihle  nhownnE  lU  18<6,  «s  compared  nnn 
with  ibvr..  of  about- . . 
Our  export,  of  spcc^  and  bullion  ui  18/b 
exceeded  the  imiKirte  by . . .  000, 000 
I'lie  aiqile  tree  blight  Is  unusually  prevalent 
this  season. 
There  are  a.'io  sick  ehlldron  now  in  the  Sanita¬ 
rium  at  Sea  View,  oji  t  he  Long  Branch  Railroad. 
They  have  been  gathered  from  tenement  houses 
by  dlBliici.  visit, ors  mid  the  dispensary  physicians. 
Most  of  them  are  sent  I, hero  for  a  week,  and  It  is 
wonderful  to  sec  the  Improvement  made  by  gen¬ 
erous  did,  fresh  alr,aearbathingaudtheahundaut 
oppnnunlly  for  rest  and  reereaiion.  l.lfe  comes 
back  where  It  seeimal  te  he  on  the  point  of  ebbing 
away,  and  strength  18  restored  te  pinched,  weak 
limbs.  The  gofid  work  ts  under  charge  of  the 
ladice  of  the  West  side  Relief  Assoelution,  and 
they  are  untiring  In  i  Vmlr  endcavoi-s  to  soc-irry 
on  the  work  as  to  deci'ea.se  the  Inf.ant  mortality  of 
onr  city,  .lust  now  they  are  specially  desirous  of 
enlarging  theli*  acoommodntlons,  By  their  pres¬ 
ent  plans  they  are  able  to  accommodate  400  cldl- 
dren,  and  they  are  anxious  (having  the  room  there) 
to  extend  It  till  iheir  colonies  rinmben,ooo.  The 
expense  of  the  present  c-stabUsliment  is  about  f  too 
a  day— a  small  amount  in  comparison  with  the 
good  rosulle  achieved.  Contributions  for  the  San- 
Itarliim  maybe  sent  to  Henry  King,  Chairman, 
No.  403  West  With  St.,  or  to  Henry  Bergh,  Fourth 
Av.  and  2*2d  St. 
Plowing  in  unbroken  furrows  six  miles  long  can 
be  seen  in  Fargo,  California.  T’ho  teams  start  In 
the  morning  and  make  one  trip  across  an  entire 
township  and  back  before  dinner,  and  the  same  In 
the  afternoon,  making  twenty-four  miles’  travel 
everr  day. 
The  Boston  City  Directory,  which  has  Just  been 
published,  contains  129,308  names,  a  gain  of  2,639 
over  last  year.  In  preparing  the  volume  29,843 
names  wenj  erased  and  32,882  added. 
The  BufTalo  Express  prodlcia  that  (he  suspen¬ 
sion  bridge  over  the  Niagara  River  la  going  to  fall, 
one  of  these  days,  not  from  any  defocl  In  comstrue- 
tlon,  but  simply  because  Iron  suspended,  cither 
horIxonfAlly  or  vert.leally,  ultimately  becomes 
granulated  and  brittle,  and  In  this  state  breaks 
easily  by  vlbmllon,  while  to  this  change  In  struc- 
i  iiro  is  to  bo  added  the  inevitable  weakening  of 
the  Iron  by  the  aUernate  contraction  by  cold  at  a 
Uunperuturo  of  22*  below  zero,  and  the  expansion 
by  a  heat  or  »o*  above  zero. 
Out  Of  244  buslncas  failures  In  MaasachusctlB 
during  the  nrst,  six  months  of  the  present  year 
with  an  aggregate  liability  of  $7,436,478,  Boston 
contributed  164,  the  totel  UablUtles  of  which  were 
$7,426,200.  This,  BO  far  as  the  .State  la  concerned. 
Is  a  gratifying  dcscrcase  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  last  year. 
The  dlHeronce  In  widght  and  cost  of  the  rolling 
stock  of  the  broad  and  narrow  gauge  railroads  has 
been  cnJeulated  a.s  follows;— A  locomotive,  bag¬ 
gage  car,  Pullman  palace  car  and  four  passenger 
cars  on  the  Eastern  Road  give  eapax-lty  for  23(i 
passengers,  weigh  138  tons  and  cost  $68,000 ;  one 
locomotive  and  six  iias-senger  cars  on  the  Revere 
Beach  &  lymn  Road  give  capacity  for  272  passen¬ 
gers,  weigh  lirty-ttlght  tons  iind  cost  onlj' $ls,ooo. 
ThcdllTereiice  lu  the  cost  or  tho  roads  Is  still  more 
marked. 
New  Braunfels,  the  county  seat  of  Comal  Co., 
Texas,  Is  a  thrltty  fiermau  selUemunt  of  about 
6,000  population.  With  the  industry  and  energy 
chantelerlsUo  of  that  clement,  Uicy  liave  tnado 
that  city  so  productive  as  to  be  almost,  independ¬ 
ent  of  thooiitelde  world.  Its  woolen  fabrics  arc 
of  the  finest  quality.  It  has  water-power  ade¬ 
quate  to  almost  any  demand  that  may  be  made, 
and  the  vicinity  will  doubtless  rival  l-owell  in  a 
few  years. 
'I  he  Donaldson  (l.ii.)  Glilef  says  reports  from  the 
crops  are  of  the  mo.st  favorable  and  encouraging 
nature.  The  showers  of  the  pa.st  lorlnlglil  have 
proved  u  great  blessing,  the  more  appreciated  for 
li.avlng  been  so  long  delayed,  mie  stand  of  plant 
cane  ha.sbeen  and  81111  l8  Improving,  while  stub¬ 
ble  Is  In  a  condition  of  advancomeut  and  luxurl- 
nnee  seldom  at, rained.  Core,  too,  Is  doing  well, 
and  the  general  agricultural  prospect  Is  very  line 
Indeed. 
The  Ilnsl  express  train  from  Boston  to  I'hlcago 
jiassed  through  the  lloosac  Tunnel  July  17. 
Crop  Reports— Alabama:  Cotton  worms  trouble¬ 
some  in  Lowndes  Co.  Concerning  the  weather 
read  as  quoted:— “In  this  warm  weather  tho 
country  roads  are  of  iiowdered  dust ;  the  bushes 
are  as  heavily  white  as  If  covered  with  hoar  frost; 
the  winking  frog  site  disco nsolately  where  once 
was  a  puddle,  but  where  Is  now  a  baked,  cracked 
p.ate,h,  and  over  It  hangs  a  bouquet  of  luotlonless 
buttertles,” 
California:  Wool  clip  disposed  of  with  unusual 
rapidity.  The  grape  crop  Is  exceed  I  ugly  promis¬ 
ing.  The  vintage  will,  without  doubt,  exceed  lu 
quantity  as  weU  as  quality  any  ever  before  gath¬ 
ered  on  the  Pacino  slope.  'I'he  fruit  supply  is  now 
very  great,  and  the  markets  are  glutted  with  apri¬ 
cots,  poaches,  berries,  etc.  Tho  apricots  are  very 
line  and  exceedingly  ptentlfuL  selling  at  about  $i 
per  bushel .  or  75  cents  a  basket.  Cannera  are  now 
actively  engaged  packing  fruit  in  quantities. 
Mississippi !  For  the  first  time  in  their  history, 
red  oats  have  tho  rust.  It  Is  couflned  to  the  low* 
lauds. 
Crop  reports  are  In  many  places  less  favorable. 
It  la  tho  same  old  story— drowned  out  in  one  place 
and  parched  up  In  another. 
Dom  Pedro,  the  lOmperor  of  Brazil,  has  arrived 
at  tiuceiistowri,  and,  It  he  Is  true  to  his  Inst  incts, 
ho  Is  already  examining  the  social  and  political 
condition  of  Ireland. 
The  Sara  toga  races  were  began  July  26,  much 
good  sport  was  anticipated  and  realized.  These 
races  have  a  charm  of  their  own,  and  Saratoga 
may  be  called  the  American  Ascot. 
Concerning  the  recent  Hoods,  we  have  the  fol¬ 
lowing  irom  Shreveport,  La.  The  w’eather  Is 
clear.  'I’he  thermometer  marks  97  degreus. 
Many  plantations  on  tlio  west  side  of  the  Old 
River  are  overflowed,  and  fears  are  enterLalnod 
that  all  on  that,  side  will  be  submerged.  'I'he 
heavy  rlsi?  here  has  alarmed  tlxc  planters  along 
the  river  ImmeiHatoly  below  here.  'I’lie  upper 
river  at  Fulton  fell  thirteen  Inches.  The  Impres¬ 
sion  here  Is  i,hat  every  plantation  between  Fulton 
and  the  head  of  the  rati.  Is  under  w  ater,  though 
nothing  has  been  heard  from  any  of  t  hem  since 
high  water  cut  them  off  from  tlie  hills. 
VVlsner  Murray,  has  died  of  pistol  wounds 
received  at  the  hands  of  R.  H.  Berdell.  This  Is 
the  sequeal  of  the  Goshen  te.^dgetly  in  which  three 
men  assualled  their  neighbor  and  kinsman  with 
a  view  to  punishing  lilm  severely  for  insulting  lUs 
wife,  and  their  relullon. 
A  tcrriilc  galo  po-ssed  over  Lake  Memphremagog 
on  the  afternoon  of  July  2«th,  The  stoamer  L»uiy 
of  the  Lake,  having  1,400  personaon  board, narrow¬ 
ly  escaped  a  serious  disaster.  The  steeples  of  the 
Alethodlsl  Church,  with  Ite  bell,  was  torn  from 
the  root  of  till'  church  and  carried  the  whole 
length  of  the  builcUng.  Trees  were  torn  up  by  the 
roots,  and  great  damage  W'as  done  to  crops. 
The  latest  from  Ttah  Is  that  a  choice  party 
culled  from  Brigham  Young’s  Danlte  Band  of 
“DesU'oyliig  Angels”  waylaid  ana  tried  to  mur¬ 
der  Jno.  C.  Young  a  reporter  on  the  Dally  Tribune. 
The  young  man  Is  a  nephew  of  Brigham,  and  is 
extremeU'  obnoxious  to  his  uncle  as  the  above 
would  seem  to  indicate. 
There  has  been  an  unusual  Immigration  of 
California  stock  men  to  Arizona. 
The  Free  Church  Association  of  Philadelphia 
wished  to  stop  the  sale  of  seats  In  churches. 
A  Methodist  Journal  says  that  there  are  4,1 73,047 
members  of  the  Methodist.  Church  In  the  world. 
The  Committee  of  Conference  on  the  Legislative, 
Executive  and  Judicial  .Appropriation  bill  have 
Informally  agreed  upon  a  basts  for  settling  their 
principal  dlsagrecmenls,  as  follows:— The  reduc¬ 
tion  in  the  number  of  clerks  to  ViC  about  two- 
thirds  of  the  number  origin  ally  proposed  by  the 
House :  the  heads  of  the  Execurivc  departments 
to  determine  the  elasslflcatlon  of  their  respective 
clerical  forces,  and  this  cbuferenoe  committee  to 
recommend  that  the  a.alarl€'a  be  llxed  svceordlngly. 
The  commit  tee  adjourned  until  Monday  the  24th 
InsU,  and  in  the  Interval  Inquiries  are  to  bu  made 
and  Information  collected  In  the  F.xccutlve  de¬ 
partments,  which  It  is  hopeil  w'lll  lead  to  a  final 
agreement  on  the  basis  above  suggoslcd. 
Gen.  Longstreul  is  to  .succeed  .Mr.  Packard  as  U. 
H.  Marehall  for  Louisiana. 
Speaker  Kerr  Is  rapidly  hnpiviving. 
i’he  largest  single  sale  of  blankets  yet  recorded 
ware  auctioned  In  New  York  city  the  2l8t  Inst., 
2r>,0()n  packages  were  sold  realUlng  $400, IKK).  Tlie 
prices  were  lower  than  those  obtelne*!  at  slrnllar 
sales  last  season. 
The  following  telegram  from  Prn.sldent  WJilte 
explains  Itself Prof.  Flske,  Cornell  rnlvei’slty. 
Fifty  guns  find  this  afternoon.  Give  my  con- 
gratuhiilons  to  all  and  regrets  t  hat.  1  cannot  be 
wtth  you.— A.  D.  Whitk,  Syracuse,  -Inly  l»th.  The 
Cornell  bo.vs  were  again  vleiorous  at  Saratoga  this 
ye.ar,  c.arrj'lng  off  all  the  honors.  It  l.s  unusual. 
In  fact  unprecedented  for  one  college  to  win  the 
TTnlverslly,  Frf^sbnuin  and  single-skull  races  at 
one  and  the  Karne  meeting.  It  Is  a  glorious  day 
for  Cornell,  and  wc  congral  ulate  Cap!..  Ost  rom,  the 
rrcsldeni,  the  faculty,  eveiybody  In  fact.  'Rah 
for  Cornell : 
A  liberty  polo  one  hundred  and  s<;venty  feet 
high  made  of  Jointed  (cylinders  of  Beesomcr  steel 
was  erected  a  few  days  .ago  in  Cleveland,  O. 
.T.  J,  T,,  Atlanl.a,  Ga.,  says  Crop  prospects  arc 
quite  promising.  'J’hough  the  mercury  ranges 
ttoin  76  to  94  0  In  the  shade,  com,  cotton,  millet 
and  other  field  and  garden  crops  Indicate  good 
health  .and  sturdy  growi.Ii.  Irish  potatoes  are 
matured  and  the  yield  abundant;  they  are  selling 
In  our  market  al.  60c.  bush.  We  are  now  putting 
In  our  second  crop  of  potatoes  on  the  .same  soil, 
which  wc  (Ind  superior  In  quality  to  tho  tlrst,  and 
It  keeps  better  in  winter.  During  this  and  next 
week  Rutabagas  will  be  mainly  planted,  some 
persons  preferring  to  sow  seed  in  August.  Never 
was  our  market  more  abundantly  BUjipllcd  with 
fresh  vegetables,  all  of  which  sell  at  low  jirtces. 
Rains  arc  timely  rmd  ample  for  maturity  and  con¬ 
tinued  growth  of  early  and  late  Ueld  and  garden 
plants.  Pear  and  apple  culture  has  rwelved  an 
almost  deadly  blow  tills  season.  Blight  aet  In 
early  and  held  on  long.  Many  of  our  imcst  trcea 
are  dead.  But  very  few  pear  tree.s  have  escaped 
an  attack, 
A  considerable  portion  of  Shelburne  Falls 
aillage.  Mass.,  has  bccu  consumed  by  Are. 
A-  Congresa  still  In  session. 
Work  Is  to  bo  resumed  at  once  in  the  mines 
around  Scranton,  T’a. 
To  such  straits  have  the  poor  been  reduced  In 
the  neighborhood  of  Jersey  City  (hat  the  Mayor 
felt  compelled  In  his  Annual  .Mp.s8agp  to  warn  the 
community  ul  the  imminenco  of  bread  riots. 
About  5  o’clock  on  the  evening  of  July  20  light¬ 
ning  struck  and  Tired  two  receiving  tanks  at 
DUkc  Station,  on  t.he  We.8t  Philadelphia  RaUroad, 
containing  4l,i)0o  barrels  of  oil.  'Fhc  tanks  art' 
tho  property  of  Marcus  Bron.son  of  TItiiSvBle,  Pa., 
and  are  used  by  and  connected  with  tho  Lnlou 
Pipe  Company.  Tho  next  morning  another  tank, 
oontalulng  about  20.(wmi  barrels,  slLuated  about  2tHi 
feet  from  the  burning  tanka,  was  rlrcd  by  an  ex¬ 
plosion  which  threw  burning  oil  all  over  It.  The 
I08.H  of  tho  tanks  subjects  the  pat  rons  of  the  line 
not  having  lialanee  wll.li  ilie  company  to  an  as¬ 
sessment,  of  about  10  per  cent  . 
c.  I).  B.,  Port  Ontario,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  says: 
llajing  has  commonced,  but  the  weather  is  un¬ 
certain,— has  been  very  wet  the  past  two  weeks 
and  some  hay  has  been  damaged,  but  IlLUe  going 
Into  the  barns  without  wetting.  Crojis  of  all  kinds 
look  well  and  the  countrj'  beautiful.  Potato  bee¬ 
tles  plenty  and  Impertinent. 
Prof.  Mai’s!)  of  Yale  College  lias  contracted  with 
Dr.  Field  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  for  the  use  of  cer¬ 
tain  lands  near  that  elt.y,  and  ha-s  workjiien  en¬ 
gaged  lu  quarrjlng  out  “bird  tracks,”  some  ex¬ 
cellent  spf'clmena  of  which  have  been  secured. 
The  Rev.  John  D.  Blair,  a  leadlug  member  of 
tho  Newark  MetliodLst  Episcopal  Conference,  died 
July  18.  He  was  one  of  the  first  Methodist  minis¬ 
ters  to  California  and  established  two  churches  In 
San  Francisco, 
A  pas.Henger  train  on  the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande 
RaUroad  wlUch  left  Pueblo  for  Denver  encoun¬ 
tered  another  of  the  many  water  spouts  that  have 
broken  In  Colorado  'I'erriizu’y  this  season.  M'hen 
some  ten  miles  out  from  Pueblo,  Conductor  Olas- 
cott  noticed  a  a  cloud  or  unusual  api)earance  In 
the  sky,  seemingly  hanging  over  the  road  and  ad¬ 
vancing  in  the  dlreetlou  of  the  train  with  great 
velocity.  The  next  lulnuto  Uie  entire  train  was 
enveloped  lu  a  deluge  and  tho  care  were  tlooded 
to  a  hlght  that  covered  the  seats.  The  train  was 
slacked,  but  the  cloud  had  disappeared  almost  as 
suddenly'  fis  It  bad  come,  and  It  was  tljcn  observed 
that  portions  or  the  track  In  front  of  the  train  had 
been  swept  away.  In  tbls  emergency  the  train 
was  backed  to  Pueblo. 
Du  the  afternoon  of  the  20tb,  a  dreadful  catas- 
trophy  sent  a  thrill  of  horror  through  this  com¬ 
munity,  The  details  arc  so  sad  and  peculiar  that 
they  possess  more  than  a  local  interest.  'The  yacht 
“Mohawk,”  owned  by  Mr.  tV.  T.  Garner,  Vlco- 
Commodore  of  the  N.  Y.  Y acht  Club,  was  preparing 
to  leave  her  anchorage,  off  Stateu  Island,  for  a 
cruise  down  the  bay.  Mr.  Gamer,  his  wife,  wife’s 
brother,  Miss  Helen  Hunt,  Miss  May  and  others 
formed  the  party.  They  left  the  Club  House  in 
the  ga.rest  splrita.  and  In  less  than  five  minutes 
after  reaching  the  yacht,  a  squall  arose,  Ktruck  the 
vessel,  and  immediately  twenty  odd  persons  were 
preclpltat<ed  Into  tho  seething  waters,  five  of 
whom,  including  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.,  were  drowned. 
The  “Mohawk  "  was,  in  all  respects,  perhaps  the 
most,  perfectly  appointed,  a.8  she  was  undoubtedly 
the  largest  yacht  In  the  svorld. 
Divers  subsequently  went  down  Into  the  vessel 
and  succeeded  In  securing  the  bodies  of  the  un- 
fominates,  who  were  found,  with  two  exceptions, 
burled  under  a  pRe  of  lurnllurcnnd  lead  ballast. 
-Mr.  (4.  WAS  about  40  years  old,  the  senior  partner 
of  the  firm  of  Garner  A  to.,  one  of  the  largest  cot¬ 
ton  and  print  mills  firms  lu  the  country,  m.s  for¬ 
tune  Is  variously  estimated  to  amount  to  from 
twenty  to  thirty  millions  of  dollars. 
.At  the  Inquest  tho  two  quartermasters  of  the 
yacht  gave  very  decldod  testimony  against  the 
sailing  uuister,  CupL.  Oliver  1'.  Rowland,  charging 
him  with  Incotopetency.  They  made  no  great 
Impression  on  the  jury,  who  exhonorated  Row¬ 
land.  MubsequeiiUy  ihe  .vaeht  was  raised  and  the 
position  of  her  .sall.s,  wixlch  wore  fastened  In  the 
same  position  as  when  she  went  down,  would 
seem  to  Justlf.v  the  criticism  of  tJie  sailors,  and 
things  do  not  look  so  well  for  the  captelu  as  they 
might.  Altogether  It  is  a  sad  occurrence,  ami  has 
deeply  affected  this  eomrnunlly. 
Senator  Logan,  w  ho  has  charge  of  tho  bUl  for 
t  he  equalization  of  bounties  of  those  who  served 
In  tho  late  war  for  tho  preservatlou  of  the  I  nlon, 
expects  1.0  have  It  considered  by  tho  Senate  before 
the  final  adjournment.  'J'hls  bill  passed  at  tho 
last  sesaloh  of  f.:ongrcss  an  hour  or  two  before  the 
adjournment,,  the  vote  upon  It  In  the  Senate  being 
a  U«;;  but  the.  late  Vice-President  Wilson  gave  the 
decisive  vote  In  the  affinnallve.  The  President 
did  not  directly  veto  the  bill,  but  simply  allowed 
It  to  fall  for  w'ant  of  his  signature. 
- - 
FOREIGN  NOTES. 
THE  condition  of  tho  English  and  Scotch  opera¬ 
tives  In  the  mills  Is  growing  worse,  and  the  reduc¬ 
tion  of  wages  Is  likely  to  become  general.  This 
will  be  followed  by  st  rikes  and  great  suffering, 
and  In  the  end  the  workmen  will  be  worsted. 
I’lio  bu-slness  depression  Is  so  severe  It  Is  to  be 
feared  that  only  starving  labor  will  revive  It. 
The  largest  balhwn  ever  dreamed  of  Is  the  one 
that  M.  Godard  purposes  to  make  In  Parts.  It  Is 
to  be  over  100  feet  in  diameter,  and  will  weigh  6,600 
pounds.  It  will  be  held  to  the  ground  by  a  strong 
cable  2,000  feet  long,  and  will  take  up  fifty  persons 
atone  time.  It  Isde-slgned  to  contribute  to  the 
entertainment  of  the  Exposition  of  1878. 
A  Berlin  mechanic  has  Invented  a  steam  velocl- 
I)ede  which  Is  said  to  answer  admirably.  Tho  en¬ 
gine  Is  heated  with  petroleum  and,  being  placed 
on  the  two  back  wheels,  does  not  Interfere  with 
the  convenience  of  tlic  driver. 
They  have  got  the  imusiatig  (ever  In  England. 
A  London  paper  advertises  a  “  remark.able  match 
again, St  time,”  In  which  “Leon,  a  famoms  .Mexi¬ 
can  horseman,  laaso  throwrr  and  ranger,’’  would 
endeavor  to  ride  ton  mustang.H  one  hundred  miles 
In  five  hours. 
The  Bank  of  England  elRxj  every  light  sovereign 
that  It  receives.  The  welgijing  Is  done  very  quick¬ 
ly,  3,000  an  hour  being  weighed  by  one  machine. 
In  1676  the  bank  weighed  i:‘Z2,lou,(Hio  woi  th  of  coin, 
and  rejected  £840,000. 
The  London  Farricre’  Company  offer  a  prize  for 
the  best  essay  on  “Tlio  Veterinary  Treatment 
and  ITacitcal  Hlioelng  of  Horses.” 
The  Orcochin  Government  is  preparing  a  pro¬ 
test,  should  Che  Poite  lulilll  Its  Intention  of  estab¬ 
lishing  a  colony  of  70,000  drcas-slans  near  the 
Greek  frontier. 
A  special  dispatch  from  Purls  says  the  city  of 
Paris  loan  hius  been  covered  seventy  times  over. 
Paris  alone  subscribed  fifty  times  the  required 
sum. 
News  from  t  he  seat  of  war  lu  the  East  Is  of  a 
very  contllcting  character,  each  side  claiming  vic¬ 
tories. 
Austria  and  Russia  have  addressed  commtinlca- 
tlons  to  the  Powers  re.speetlug  the  recent  meeting 
of  the  Czar  and  the  Emperor  Francis  Joseph  at 
Keichstadt  and  its  results. 
The  follow  lug  news  Is  oflkial “  Tho  Servian 
division  w'hlch  entered  Tuekey  by  way  of  Yene 
varoch,  was  dispersed  on  t  he  12tli  Inst.  Seventy 
Christian  ramfile,s  who  fled  from  tho  neighbor¬ 
hood  of  Metrowltza  with  tho  Servian  troops,  sur¬ 
rendered  after  tlie  defeat  of  the  latter  and  w'ere 
restored  to  their  homes. 
The  latest  Uiogrums  from  various  sources  are 
as  follows:— A  BerRu  special  says;— “At  the 
Salzhury  Interview  the  Emperors  AVllllatii  and 
Francis  Joseph  agreed  that  tho  ni.alnr,enance  of 
the  policy  of  non-lutervenilon  was  Impossible  In 
view  of  the  m.a-s.sacre8  and  t)lood8hed  occurring.^ 
All  the  powers  o.xcept  Rus-nlan  have  declared 
Koumania's  demunds  unreasonable. 
TlioBenittii  Minister,  MllOkovlez,  has  gone  to 
Bucharest  on  a  secet  mls-slon. 
The  8cla\istlc  committee  In  .Moscow  has  Issued 
an  addre,s.s  solemnly  tiromlslng  a  general  uprising 
of  Uu.sslaiis  and  armed  Intervention  If  the  Serv¬ 
ians  are  defeated. 
A  Belgrade  mob  baa  Insulted  the  Austrian  Con¬ 
sul-General. 
The  following  news  from  Constantinople  Is  offi¬ 
cial A  force  of  6,000  Montenegrins  attacked 
the  Turkish  post  at  Banzana.  Tlie  Montenegrins, 
after  a  sanguinary  engagement,  lied  to  tbelr  In- 
trenchmijuts.  They  had  2110  killed.” 
Paris,  July  23.~The  rumor  that  the  Emperor 
WUllam  had  formed  at  Salzburg  an  unfavorable 
opinion  relative  to  the  maintenance  to  the  peace 
of  Europe,  1»  deified,  in  well-lnlonned  circles  It 
