The News Condensed

TI1K l'UBUC DUBT. FbLixiwJNa is the public debt statement for May 1: Six por cent. bonrla $ 914,754,100 ÏÏYe por cent. bond 703,26f,.f50 roiir and a half per ccut. boude 70,000,000 Total coiu boll'ls .$1,688,020,750 Uwfo] mnncy il.-lit $ 14,O0O,OIK) tfatnred ilebt Ifi,f.21,SlW Lcnal tender 301,050,481 ( '.ti iiicat. a ! depoatt 40,4f5,( Fraotionil eurrency 22,180,575 Coin oarttttoatM 49,712,700 ïetal without Interest .$ 473,93'J,7.-7 Total debt $2,l!n,:.i-t sst ToUJintTC8t 83,092,fil6 OMh in trramry- coln ♦ 105,439,740 Caab in treasury - currcucy 8,395,146 Special depoHitH held for redemption of cortilicatca of deposit 40,465,000 Total in treaanry .$ 154,299,886 Debt loas cash in troasnry $2,070,858,617 Porrease of (lebt during April 4,315,509 DOOTCIM xiiu'O Juno -V), 187fi 29,080,527 HomlB Ipsöefl to I'ariflc Railroad CompiinioB, ntrrst )iuyallc in lawful iimnoy; print-ipal outtandinR 64,623,512 Interest ac-ruod ud not vet paid 1,292,472 Interest pald bj Cnlted State :m,018,923 luierikt repaid by trannportation of mails, etc 8,131,735 Balance of interest paid by United States 25,887,1S8 The coin balance includes 14,828,250 held for rcdemption of callcd bonds not presentcd for pamicnt. iind theciirrcncybalanco inchides ffi. (100.000 held as a special fnnd for the redemption of f ractional curreucy. THJ5 BAST. TnE Now York Gold Exchango has passod out of oxistonco. . -Tho Union Banking Comimny, of Philadolphia, ha failcd ; liabilitiox' about i?500,000 Gov. Hartranft, of Peimsylvania, ha signed tho dcath warrant of Andrew Lanahan, of Luzerne county; Edward Kolley, ïlichael J. Dovlo, and John Donohuc, of Carbon county: Kii j Thomas Mnnley, of Schuylkill county, all "Slolly Haguires. Tho cxecutions will tako place June 21 A portion of tho roof of the new Postoffice building in New York feil in, a few days ago, killing threo workmen and seriously injnrmg tlu'ee others. Tuk Tresideut and Secretarios of tho American Popular Life Insurance Company and the Centennial Life Insurance Company have been iudicted by the New York Grand Jury for perjury In swcaiing to falac statcmonfs of the ñnancial condition of the companiea. . . . John V. Phair, "vho was cmiously rescued from tbc callown in Yenont,-d-.-:'nrirl time ago, through a BoKton merchant's ha ving read hin confession in a newspaper, has been further reprieved anti] April, 187!). . . . Anothcr prominent citizen of New York - John T. Daly, proprictor of the Windsor Hotel - ha myöteriously disappeared. A cabuiaoe containing five persons was struck by a railroad train near Pompton, N. J., tho other day. Simon Ucmerest, Miss Taylor, of Patersou, and a young man, wcro killed, and other two fatally injured. TnE body of John T. Daly, tho wealthy Now ïorker who recontly disappea-ed so mysteriously, was found tho other day, hanging by a handkerchief to the door of a deserted honso on Ijïng iHland. Financial embarrassments rendered him insano, and led to lus committing suicide. THE WEST. The Toledo litarle publishes a comprehensivo erop report, gathered from obscrvation in about 300 plRces in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, luwa, and Missouri. The tenor of ttie reporte i hifjhly gratifying in all the wheat-growing district. The prospect is umisually good, betfeer thitn has been known for years. Many,call it the best ever known. Tliere ivas but little, if any, winter-küling. Preparaiion aro making everywhere for the planting of au uncommonly largo acreage of corn. Apvices from the grasshopper regions of tho West represent that the recent cold weather has made serious inroads upon the erop of grasshoppers. In eoine sections the pests have been destvoyed altogethcr. Nnmerous swarms of blackbirds have appeared in some localities, and are playing havoc with the infantile 'hoppers. Tekue Haute, Ind., is greatly oxcited over the fonl murder of one of her prominent citizens, A. C. Mattox, who, as he was passing along an unfrequented street at night. was set npon bj a highwaynian, robbed and fatally shot. The assassin eseaped . . . . Sam Orr, a noted desperado and murderer, was executed last week at Monnt Vernon, Lawrence county, Mo Tho court docket of Rockford, III., "is burdened with $100,000 worth of libel suits. A Saivt Lake dispatch itatea that the feeling I aroueed throughout the United States by the testimony at John D. Lee's trial, relative to the Mountain Meadow massacre. has led the LatterDay Saints to apprehend the arrest of Brighani Young and other headB of the church, accused of sanctioning the commission of that horrible crime. The Saints have deterniined to reeist any movement against Brigham Young by the Federal authority, and to this end they are secrctly arming and drilling Advices from Camp Kobinson, Neb., report tho surrender of Crazy Horse and his band of hostiles. At Fontanclle, Neb., a few days ago, a man named Taliafcrro shot and killed Marguerita Bclindi because sho refused to marry him. The mnrderer then shot himself throngh the heart. They wcre both recently from Italy. THE, SOÜTH. The question of the title to the State offices in South Carolina was settled at Colnmbia, by the counsel for tho Kepublican claiman' s, who went into the Supremo Conrt and movod to withdraw the auswers from uie, and consentid Uut judgment be entered in favor of plaintiff. The Hampton State ofticers were advised of the entry of judgment, and Ciov. Hampton issued instractions to remove the eals from the sevoral oiiices. The llepubliean claimants gracefully yiekled, and the Hampton officials are now in full possession of all the offloee. ThÏke is a hitch in the payment of the Paekard pólice and legislativo employés by the NichoUs Government, in Now Orleans. It was agreed that they should be paid out of the contingent fund, but tho Attorney General has grave doubts of the constitutionality of such payment s. WASHINGTON. Tuk Commissioner of Internat Iicveuuo in of tho opinión that there is not a barrel of illicit whisky in tbc market, and that none is being mnimfacturcd, excopt in remote mountainous sections of tho South. 8geetabt Sciiuiiz contemplatcs great reductioTiH in the pensic m service. The districts will probably be Consolidated and reduced one-half. Gen. Gcorge A. Sheridan, of Louisiana, is an Applicant for the post of Minister to Central AmuncJi Ei-Qot. Thomas C. Flctcher, of Missouri, wants to fill the Austrian mUsion. . . . Kocreliirv Bohnrz bas aii])ointed the following Government Directors of tho Union Pacific Iiailroad Company: John C. S. Harrison, of Indiana : Francia B. Brewer, of New York ; James F. Wilson, of Iowa; Joseph H. Willard, of Nebraslía; and Daniel Chadwick, of Connecticut At tho meeting of the Cabinet last week it was resolved that Congreso shall not be con(!ned until the 15th of October. An examinaüon of existing lawa and of the War Pepartment's finaucial condition has satisficd the lulministration, it is said. that the army can be subsisted and clothed until the date" named without further Congressional action, while only one pay-day will be skipped L ho State Department has, from our Minister to Mexico, official information of the release of the Amencan Conernl at Acapulco, and Secrctary Evarts has instraoted our Minister to enter a formal protest, and demasd from the Government of Mexico an apology, and full reparat ion for tho outrage President Hayo has deelined the invitatiou of the Boston Board of Trado to visit that city duriug the present month, on the gronnd that, owing to tno conditioii of public business, ho cannot protract the time which will be spiMit by him in Philadclphia and New York. A Washtnotoh correspondent, who has had a c)ii ersation with him, reports the President as " frank and outspoben as to hit purpose to recommciid a liberal system of public improvements." President Hayes has issued his proclamation convemng Congress in extra session on tho 15th dayof October It is rumored that ex-Secretary Bristow will bc nominatod to succeod JudgeDavis on the Supremo bench when Congress meets An official statement iesued by the Treasm-y Department shows that the decreasc of the United States dobt from March 1, 1869. to April 30, 1877, was .455, 101,642. The Attorney General bas ordered rewardi to be offored for the apprehension of the lawlcss distülers in tho n)ountainous regions of Georgia, who havo so far successf ully eluded tho pursuit of the authorities. . . .Forty pension agencies havo been aholished by order of the Suoivtary of the Interior, leaving eighteen offices for the disbuisement of pensions The Sccretary of tho Treasury has called in for redemption 10,lH,550of 5-20bondsof 1865, May and November. The amount called [noonstttntea the residue of those issued underthe act of March 8, 1875, dated Nov. 1, 1865. The cali s for $8,681,000 coupons and 1, 533,550 regiKtered bonds. The principal and acorued interest will be paid at tbO trefteury on-and af ter Aug. 5, 18. 7. POLITICAl Sesatob Blmne has Seen choeen Cbalraian oí the llalne l'.opubliCAn Stato Commltto for tllM-litcMid, ■■!-.. vt.:r..,.TlC l'.Mn i Kvhania liepublican State Couventioii h&s i oalkd to moot at HanfabBlg CU tlio 8th of Axigust. A Washington dispatch says : " The munber of npplicants for the position of Consuls from Ohio ia on the mercase. The Prosidcnt has iutimatcd that lic thinks the Buckeye State lias Uk full quota of ofticeiu" The entire liopublican city ticket han been elected in Iudlanftpo Hu by majorities ranging from 600 to 1.500. . . . Seorétary Bherman !ins detormloed to rigidly enforce tlio letter and spirit of the law whioh requirea that appoinbnonta in thetreasuryshaU bc equally dintributod between tho scvral State and Ten-itories. A roLiTicAi. coinbinntion ts behlg effected at Washington by Iho frlolids of Gen. lianks, [oOking to hts elevation to tho Spcakership. 80 Bav8 a capital corroKpondent . . . . The llopubh'can State Convention of Iowa ha been called to meet at Des Moíuch on the 27th of Je 110. OEXBRALi The President of tb.0 Lake Shore raibroad, in hts aunual ï'eport, gives these articulara of the accidont at Ashtabnla bridge, in Ohio, last December : Number of persons on tlu1 tr:iia. 150, including nine children ; mimber killed ontright, cignty-three, and fivo who diod subsequently of their injuries ; besides these, sixty-three wero injured in various degrees of scverity, and, out of the entire 15;), only eight cscaped nninjurcd. The report declaros the cause of the accident to be wr&pp6d in mystery, and virtually disclaims any responsibiíity on tlie part of the company for the terrible catastrophe. Ottawa, Can., had a severo earthquake shock May 3. Ou the same day a heavy suowstorm visited Quebec A brief dispatch from Ifontreal, Can., givcn üio bare particulars of a shocking accident on the rivet Veillat, in the parish of St. Genevieve. A mili built on the banks of tho strearn was overwhelmed by a land-slide, and ten persons orosbed t dunth. The river was blocked up by the land-slide, causing an overflow, and seriously darnaging the adjacent farms. A Chicaoo journal thinks tho drama hM sadly degenerated in that city, Of rather that the popular taste for tho higher order of dramatic entertainment has declined; and, to substantiate the claim, cites the fact that at only one place of amnsement - McVicker's Theater - is the legitímate drama being played. Tho trath íh, the theater-going public bas itself alone to blame for such a conditlou of things. If people would stay away from those places where trashy and sensational plays are preientod, and patronize first-class and reputable theaters, where the higher elements of the drama ñnd a home. we glumlil rooii have less of the I tonner and more of the latter. There will be great rejoiciug at the downfall of tho gigantic sowing-machine monopolies. All attempts of the sewing-macliine paténteos to secure continuations of their patents at Washington have failed, and a number of the mos valuable of these patents come to an end this month. Tho sewing-machine corporations have workcd faithiuüy for tho prolongation of their restrictivo rights. bilt the renewal of the patent of the last, and one of the most important inventiona extant - the f our-motion f eed - bas been denied The boilers of the Anchor steamer Sidonian exploded when three day from Queonstown, on her last trip from New York. The Captain, three eninoers, two firemen and a trimmer wcre killed by the explosión, thail bodies being terribly mangled and disfigurcd. THE TUKCO-KÜSSIAN WAR. Adyices from the Rournanian capital account in part for the slow movement of the Russian left wing. The niarshes of the Dobrudscha, the district of Eastorn Bulgaria imnicdiately along the Black ea coast, are representod to bë in an unusually wet and unhcalthy condition, and tbc Kussiuns will have to wait several days for tho roads to get into passable condition. Ín the meantime the center and right of the invading armies will be able to traverKe the Roumauian principalities, and get in position for the actual work of the campaign against the Turkish armies and strongholds .... All SIusaulmans in BoRnia and Herzegovina between the age of 16 and 00 have been Bummoned to join tho army in thoso provinces luissia has promised to respect the neutrality of Servia Germany has taken upon itself the protection of Russian subject in Turkey, and has demanded that they be allowed to remain there. . . .France proclaims her neutrality. A cAiii.ic dispatch says tho Russiau advanco guard reached Butzan, on the railway between Bucharost and Galatz. The Russiang continued their movements in a leisurely nmnner, being retarded by floods and insufticient transport. Report from Russian sources state that the army in Asia Minor crossed the frontier at three different points, and that in the engagements so far had the Turks have been defeated. The fortress of Bayazid was captured by the Russians, the Turks evacuatiug the place, leaving a large amount of ammunition .... A message from Vienna gives the following account of the battle of Kars : " The center of the RusKian army, 40,000 strong, under Melikoff, attacked Moukhtar, five miles from Kars. The Turks fought desperately. The Russiana, Bupported by powerful artillerv, ucceeded in dislodging them from their positions. lloukhtar called out all his reserves, and attempted to recover the lost ground with 60,000 men, but was defeated and driven back luider the guns of Kars. The Russian losses wcre considerable, andthoseof the Turks enormous." It is said that the Russians will bridge the Danube a little below its jnnction with the Prnth, and also at Turna, nearly opposite Nikopo'is Lorge numbers of Bulgarians ore coming into the Russian line.i. As fast as they arrive they are foimed into battalions ofticcred by Russiaus .... Several Russian merchantmen h&vebeen captured by tho Turkish fleet.... Roumania has called out all her militia, and is making extraordinary military preparationa. The Russian army in AsiaLic Turkey, Turkish reports to the contrary notwithstanding, lias thus far made a successful advance into Armenia, and seems to havo been vietorious in every important encounter with the Turks. . . . Ali 'the Russian ports in the Black sea have been declared in a state of blockade by the Sublime Porte. distrust of England is spreading in Bussia, and the Government is strengthening the fortified point and planting torpedoes in the harborg of the Baltic A cable dispatch states that Austria has detemiincd to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina. Whether this movemezrt will be of advantage toRussiawill beeeen from the course of future events - an nnderstandiDg jwssibly having been effocted between Russia, Austria and Germany In Asia the Russian forces, numbering ábout 140,000, are advancing in a semi-circle cowajeds Erzeroum, while the Turkish f orces are concontrated inatriangle ofErzoroum, Olti, and Kars. A dispatch from the seat of war in Roumania says : "The bulk of the Turkish forces amiear to bo niassing toward Silistria and Rusteiiuck, and this is tho dii'ection in which the RussiaiiK, by their movenients, wonld appear t indícate a desiro to pass the river, but the Turks seem still content to renmin passively on tho dofensive." A shakp engagement is reported between Tqrldab gunboats and the Rnssian batteries at Tamrova, below Galatz. The Russian camp was fired by a shell The Russians commenoed to bombard the Turkish town if Widdin from Kalafat, on the opposite bank of the Danube, on the 8th inst....A disptitch from Bucharest says the mnrder of a number of Roumanians by Bashi-Bazouks has greatly intensified the war f eeling in Roumania It is said Servia will observe strict neutrality.... Gen. Tcherneyaff has been readmitted to the Russian army The Czar has returned to St. Petersburg, whero ho was enthusiastdcally n - ceived Turkey has granted general amnesty kj the Bulgarians. GENERAL FOREIGN" 'KVS. "The most absolute neutrality, guarantced by the most scrupulous abstention, will remain the Vjasis of our policy." So declared the Duke ?e Cazcs, in the French Chamber of Depulics, the other day. Tut: steamer Loftus, from New Haven, Ct , having on board 70,000 grillen and 15,000,000 cartridges, with othcr war material, v.ilued at L2,000,000 sterling, hac been totally lost in the Black sea. John S. Oi.auke, the eclebrated American comedian, but for many years a resident of England, has gone into bankiuptcy in London. Hewasrcputed to be worth $750,000. .. .The Town Council of Metz refused to appropriato money for the reception of Kaiser William, on the occasion of his recent visit there. Cuban planters have decided to go into the importation of Chinese labor on an extcusive cale. A company with #2,000,000 capital has been forined for this purpose in Havana The Hungarian and Austrian Govornmeiits have made practically identieal replies to the interi)elIationK introduced in their respective Parhaments on Eastern affairs. The replies will urge that Austro-Hungary will bes) fnliill her European mission, and consider lu;r own interests, by doing all in her power to insure the localization of tho war, and thereby bring about the possibility of sooner opening the way to mediation. Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain has app. iilrd to tho Pope to use hin inñuence with her undutifuï 8jn, King Alphonso, to difl8Q&dè bixn from oontntotíncr & Buuiiaffe ith ftFïinoess not of the Cathohc faith. It is said that the Pope is indisposed to interfcre. . . .The Crefidompf the presa has been suajxmded in Constantliiople, and tho ttuthorities are considering the nnccaslty fur putting the city under m&rtliyl law,,,,EnKlftUd ÍK niftkilig HfKIMdtlODS RH WM'PiiiHl I ir is annonncud that Rufwia has offcctcd a loan of 520,00O,()00 through a syndicato of Frenoh, Germán and Dutchbankers. . . .Thomas Carlylo, tbc woll-known English essayist, has vritten a letter bitterly condemning the antillnssian tondeney of public opinión in Tínlandi especially in Oovcmmcnt otnlSSi; . .Thl) llttle repUbliO of Trn'isvnal, in South África, has faebn uiucxcd by Groat Bi'Hniii. Tiie cable furnishes us with the text of Lord Derby's reply to the Eussian circular. For a diplomatic note, written Ky 'oh'ó grave and fomial Jtlliletel' Ib another, it is couched in very plain, not to say harp, language. Lord Derby writes : " In takiug actiou against Tiirkey on his own part, and having recouiBo to arms without further onmiltation with his allies, tho Enmeror of Kunsia has eparated himsolf from European concert, and has at the Bame time departed from Vy rol to wliich ho h'mself had solémnly recorded 1ÜR öohsent. It is iinposfiible to foresee tho consequences of such an act." Advices from Egypt state that the Eing of Abysrinia has again declared war against the" Khedive, for violatiag the frontier. The Khedive, in consequonce, bas refosed to further assist tho Porte .... A cable dispatch conveya intelligence of the death of Henry Bawyer, for twenty-three years the Consul of the United State at the Paramaribo oolony of Surinam, 8outh Amevlwi .... Tho Captain General of Cuba has issited a dBoico pardoning uil persons heretofore bauished from the island for political offenses.