Weekly News Review

THE BAST. The Vennont Novelty Company, a manufaotory of children's carriages and toys, at Springfield, Vt., lia been burncd Lorie $175,000; msurauce, $30,000. In December, 18G3, the steamer Uhesapoako left New York for Portland, Me., with loventcon pasrengers and a cargo of meivhandido, cousisting of cotton and migar. While mi routo tho paseougers, who proved to be Confedérate tn disgniae, took poBeesuion of the vessel in the namo of the Confederáis States, shooting tho seoond cngincer and tbrowh)g hiw body overboard, putting thu Capteio in noa, and seriounly womiding tbc iirst engmoor, wbom tlioy coropelled to asstimo commune! of the vcsse!, witfi orders to malie for Halifax. AU the parties concerned in tlui flair scaitored and mado good their escape. Homv A. Parr, tho leader of the ezpedttiOD who has been living in Canada ever Bince mado a journey down to Bns ton the otber dy and, boing arresfed on a charge of murder i's now in jail awaitiug Iris trial. A shocking tragedy was enacted in Philadelphia the othor day. George W, BtüOB, a wlmrf-buildcr, tJiot his wifc, cut the throat of hie httlo daughtor, and then attempted to conunit snicide by outting his tnvn throat. Tbo ebild is dead, and the niother in a danRcrons condition. The niurderous liond is rrcoveriug A match gamo of billiards for tho cliampionship of the United States, three-bal] carouis. was played in New York last week between Willlam Sextou, tf thatcitv, and George Mosson, of Chicago. The fornier won bv a sooro of G00 to 328 for Slosson. The animal college race between Harvard and Yale, rowed at New London Ot., was wou by Harvard with oase. THE WEST. A Silvbr City (Idaho) dispatdi says "the ad ranee troops of (Jen. Howard attacked tho hostiles Suudiy, Juno 23, forty-üve miles from Haruey. liernard boro the brunt of the engagement. Howard has sont ali tüo troops possible to the front. Col. Itobbins and two aoldiers were killed." Fabibadlt, Minn., sufferod severelj by fire a few days ago, tho business part of the town ueing nearly destroyed. Loss, $100 000 ■ insnrance, $85,000. ",", The Pawnce reservation lands, 278,000 una, will be sold at Central Citv, Neb' July 15. A Silver. Citï dispatch of June 2G Biys tho aseault made by Bernard upou the Indians at Cnrry creek turna out to be a succese. It was a surprise to tho savages, about forty of whom were killed. The eoldiers wero very cooi in tho charge. The hostile forco present was estimated at 700. Tho Indiana retreated to their stroughold in the Stem mountains. It is estmiated that the wholo force of savage warriors numbers 2.100, and there is evcry prospect, of a prolracted campaign. The Stein mountain covmtry is well adapted for defoneivo operations. A dispatoh from Portland, Oregon, says " it is the belief of old residents in Eastern Oregon that all tho Indiana in that section are disaffocted, and that they will bo rt-aiiyon Higlit provocation to take up arms against the whitcH Evëu tho Warm Spriug Iudian-, who have horetoforo been ntrong friends of the Govcroment, refuse to join thf ir forces against the Bannocks, and it is thonght that a largo party of them will join the hostiles. It beging to luok as ïf the Iüdiaus iuU-nd to do their worst this nummer." Hon. Sidneï Beeese, who has for many years been one of the Judgcs of tho Illinois Suprome Court, and who, some thirty years ago served a term in the United States Senate died at Pinckneyrille, Perry county, Illinois, of heart diseaxe, on the 27th of Juue. He was 78 year of age, was a native of tho State of New ïork, and becime a resident of Illinois in 1818 boing adnutud to the bar iu 1820. . ..Latent inlelligence froiu Oregon is that the Klamath braves are getting restlcss and eager tojoininthe war. They have alreadv cómmenced murdering the settlers and stealing fctock. . . .The following is the list cf the killed and wouuded in Bernard's Bsht with the Indiaas at Curry Creck. Idaho:'Kil!ed-Theodure J. Sohultz and W. S. Marriott, of F. Comoany H. Grans.nger, of A Compmy. Wouud.dJ. Gorge Foster, of D Ci.mpau?; Georgo C llanson of G Ccmpany-all of the First CavS-u"V't A.citlzeu 'out named Myers was killed, iholndmucamp, wilh tont of" piopertr, as ilestroyed by the troops, and oiuch ammunition oaptured. A BtüHDEROus climax has been reacüed in the qnarrel of the two factions claiming control of tbc city administration of East St LcniB, III. A party under Mayor Bowman marie an attack on the quarters of the metropahtaa pólice of the other faction, and wero repulsed by a lively lire of mnsketrv from the station. When the Bowmañ pauy approached, they demauded admittance This they wf re refused, and ordtred to leave the place at ouce. An effort was made as ïf to enter the building by force, wheu the Metropolitana commeuced firing into the orowd from the windows of the upper story. Ihe attacking party also flred, and, in all sixtten shots were discharged. Two men 'were Killed outnght and eeveral wouuded The beSefs Ka'hered up their wounded and beata THE SOUTH. There were two hangings iu Texas on Friday, June 28. Pablo Paras, a Mexican, was executed at Corpus Christi for the murder of Dr. Newman in 1870, ard Gcorge Solomon, a negro, was executed at Fairtiel-i for tho murder or his W1fe and step-daughter in June, 1877. Ex-Qov. 8. B. Packakd was beforo the Potter íub-committee, at New Orlean, the other day, and repeated his story cf his election as Governor, and how, as he claims, he was enchred out of the oflice, by the Wayne McVeagh commission. Packard eaid his title to the office of Govtrcor of i-oumiana was asgoodas that of llaves to the i residency, and he connidered them both good. Ho stated that if the President had ackr.onledged him as Govornor he would havo bcon ab:o to maintain himself with ease. WASHINGTON. Capt. Howgate is still eonfident tbat CoLgress will pass his bill for the Polar expedition, notwithetandiug Ita failure at the last eesion. Tho bül remains on the calendar for action next Kession. Failure to pass it will necestitate s. return of the preUmiuary expedition uuder Capt. Tyson, sent out last season. Such an event had been providcd for, hotrever, and mxtructions were given to Tyson to return if Au .'" t'Q exl'edition Hhould not reach Disco by Ex-Leeut. Gov. Hahn, of Lou;iana, will be appointcd Superintendent of tho New Orloans mint. Henry Hnggloa, of Connecticut, ha been appointed Unitcd States Consul at Malta. The coinage of standard silver dollars (tinco the passage of the Romonetization act has nmountcd to about i8,500,000-an average of a little morethan $2,000,000 per month....The President bas appointed ex-Gov. Michael Hahn Superintendent of the Mint at New Orleans. Êx-Marshal Pitkin, of Louisiana, in his examination beforo the Potter Committee, narrated a statement, mado to him by George Swazey, of a conference of the members of the Pdckard Legislatura and members of the MacVeogh Coinmissiuu, inimediately preceding the wilndrawal of tho troop from New Orleans and the reoognition of the Nicholls Govtrnment. Pitkin gave a deUiled story of thia caucus, which hK had received from a member of tüe Packard Legislatura At that conference, af ter a good deal of cüroUHsitm, MacVeagh taid: -If yOn waut to tight, you can do it ; bat, on ucxt Tucsdav the troops will be withdrawn. and, as thecourta are in the hands of the IXmocrat, yon will all be buiig up to the lhm;-posti) " Uen. Butler to witnoK - I desiro to ai-k yon if you had any converBatious wifch eithcr Mr Hawley or Mr. Harían befare tiicy retnrned to anhington, aftr the recognición of the Nichollrt Government? A.- Yen. sir : I had. Q.- What wa8 said abont proridlog for those who had lent the admiiiiafrationtheir services? "■■- They said that wlicn thfy airived in Washington thoy uould Heo Mr. Have, and arrante to have all the leading llepublieanu who had borne tho bruut of the work ',? Louisiana taken care of William E. Chaudlcr vfa ex mined, and testiiied that he went to Floridu at the imtancc of membern of the liopublicin National Comniittee. Did uot cali pon Gov. IIeK or moet him at any time duiiug the trip to Floridaand back. ').- Are you aware of any pr mises, general or epecific, that wero made to any members of tho Iteturning Hoard, before or after the couut, tbat in cafo the State went for Haytsthey f-hould be taken care of ? I have no recollection of such promises. Q- Did cof you make such promises ? A.-Not to my rooollection. Ex Güt. Notrs, of OLio, who returned from hie post as Minister to testify before tho Potter inventigating committce, has had a hearing. He Btatea that l.o was in attendance upon tho Canvassinc Board in Florida during the last Prefidtntialelicticn. Ho did not go ft the nqnetr, or ith the knowledge of, Gov. naye, and while there did not receivo either teliramH, letters rr ctrümunioationg of any Bert from Guv. Hayfe. He tock a legal part in tbe prooeedipgg of ttie oanvaes, aiguing caí es bef ore the Board of Canva&erd, otc. Ho undortook to find out Ihe facts reiatirg to the alleged frauda n Vluchua coiimy, Archer preoinot No. 2, and, owiug to partios BweariDg one way and immediately thercupon direcUy opposito, ho lost, .ill (oufidccoe in thm. but, lioally, from diligent tnquiry, and the consisUnt testimonyof scrae forty or tifty Reimblicans that thev liad vtiteq the Repubifoan t:cket, lie reached" the houcst conclnion thrt the conut as retnraed wbr correct. The witness pronounced tho statement mado by Gen. CocUa bef ore the Florida subOOmflUBeerto the effect tliat he (witnets), Cowgil), Gov. Steatnx, and McLin wero loclsed toKitiur in thn rotm of tho Secretary of stato beforo tho meeting of tho Loard, au nnqnalitiud fa!uUood. After tho voto on FI(iri:!;iTiad lieii: cast McTVDcainetomegrcatly depríered and saulhe did i.ctkuow what would b' enne of liini; tliat hu had so excitod the hostility of the Dvmocratathst he coulduot louger live in Florida in peace ; that hei was poor and siek r.nd a!i):ct. in despair. I said to him: "Mr. J.rcLin. yon ave done your dnty honeiüy and fairly, rs I think, and I ahall tako great ple'sure iu Faying so to Gov. Hayes if lio shall be dtclared Presidí ntof the United Siatos, and I will take pkasure aleo in reeomnieudiDg you for sotne position where yon can tike care of yourself and" farnily." Gov. Noyes then Babmltted in evidence two letters written fci him by McLin in a very fiiendly tpirit, in which ho pictured very clabo'rately tho frauds praeticed bj iho Democrats and tho delight whifib. ho exptrienced npon loarniiijc tho succes of the KepubHcau pai-ty, aud onibracing iu the last letter the rrquest that the witness should aid him in fecunni? the position of District Judge of Florida L. G. Dennie was calicd before the committec. He testificd that AJachua precinct, where ho )Donuis) lived, was aseigued to Noycp. In an interview beween Noyes and Dennis theformer told the latter that lo was going to put him on the witoesB-stand. Dencis replied that ho had botter aot, as it would be . siuivalerit to hisgiving away the cas-e, and D.junis wai not put on the stand A Mr. Giatscock, the Itetper of au eating-house, whero Mrp. Jenks boarded laht wintor, was examined. Ho tcstified that he had repenfed talks with Mrs. Jenkí, aod faw her the day sho had hor flrst interview with Secretary Bherman last winter. Mrs. Jenks was vers augry then. She said Sherman had lngnlted her, and that sho had a lttter iu her reach which would niako bim rue tlie düy ho had croifcd her. Mr. (jlasfcocü atked her what letter it waf, and Mrs. Jenkg said it was a guarantea given by him to Woluand Anderson. The State of Indiana has put in a claim of SGOO.000 ogainst tho Government. The most of it ie for interest on her war debt, which was paid by the General Government. WhjMam E. Ch aniiíer was again beforo tho Potter Committee on tho 29th uit., on which occasion Ken Bntler more fnlly outlined the intention of laying the foundation for impeach:ug tho President by attemptiug to prove that the iimiguraüon of Hayes wan the reMilt of a bargain. Butler's siarting point was tho interview which Chandler had with Stanley Matthews ten days beforo the iu&nguration. Matthesvs urged Ohandler to use his iniluence to prevent President Grant from recognizing the Packard Government, as it was the intention of Haycs to recognizo the Nicholls and tho Kampten Governments. This, Chandler said, was the first intimatiou of dishou and the dishonorable oaurse that was afterward followed by tho sdtuimtstration. MatthowK said he had examined the question, and did not think that Hayes' litle and I'ackard's title wero on the namo footing, "as the Heturnint; Board counted tho Pres.idential electors, nhile the Legislature deteiniiued the olection of Gavernor." Chandler urged that. such a courso would give a Republifian admiuiftration and a Democratie Senate, but Stanley Matthews replied that it hnd been or would be arranged that tho Kepublicau enators would bo elected. Chandler furaisbed a long list of poütical woi kers from tlurida that had beou appoiuted to positions 01 hia recommondation T. D. Dennis, of Floiids, was examiuc-d, aud, üi aagwer to (luestions, told of his interview with the President, who nsid he "wasono of the few men that this administraron could take care of," ar.d asked him what he wanted. Dennis was appointed to a place in tho De partmeut of Architecture ; drew pay fo sevêral months without doing any work got tired of this, resigned, and was aVpoiuted in the secret service; didirt think tho Presi dent knew anythiog of the.'e appointmentf. thought the President had very little icfluenc with the adniir.iitrat'.ou, or he would have se curedhim (witnese)a good appointment.. ..Gen Torn Audftr-ou, of the Louieiana Iteturuint Board was exanmicd. He denitd haviug &ny thing to do with forgini; tüe names of aüy of the doctors to electoral returns. Mrs. Capt, Jenks was recalled, but. nothing o importanci! was tlicited. Being atkod vheihe filie had offcred to pay anybody for Sherman' letter, sbe said, ''Huw cou:d I, for, search tb worid from zone to zone, I could not cali ono spot of ground my own." Iu response to ai inquiiv aa to what her occiipaiiou íp, sho said "lama general genius, but now 'Otheüo" oceupatiou is gooe.' The lti)i)ublicans ar. dea in Louisiana." POI.1TICAL Wedaesday, June 26, the Illinois Republicana held their State Convouüon a Spriugfield, Charles E. Lippincott being President of the meeting. Thenommations wcre as follows: State Treasurer, J. O. Sniith; Superintendent of Public Iuntruct:on, J. A. jSlade Supreme Court Clerke - For tbc Northern Grand División, E. T. Dutton ; Central Grand lJii6iou, M. B. Converse ; .Southern GraDd División, Aden Knopf. Appellate Court Clerks- First District, Eli Sniith ; Second District, J K Coombs Third District, W. N. Duncan ; Fourth District. B. L. Uien. The platform is very brief, merely iiidorsing the course of the party in the past, and pkdging continued confidtnea in tbo National Itepublican party. The finaücial plnk U as follows : We re oppoted lo any fuither contraction of the greenback currency, and aro in favi r of such curreucy as can be maintained at par with, and convertible into, coiu at the will of the holder. We are in favor of such currency aeing roceivt d for import duties, and we deprécate the defcat of the reeent bill for that nirpose by the Democratie House of Iteprepentatives The Ohio Democrats met at Colnmbus in State Convent ion on the 26th cf June, and adopted a platform which sustains tho title of Presi.ient Hayes. whtle supportieg the Potter mvestigatiou ; demands the repeal of tho Kesump'ion act, thesubstitution of greenbacks for national-bank notes, and no inerease of the bonded debt ; strict construction and home rulo supreniac7of civil over military power: se])aration of church and state; equality of all oitieéne befure the law; liberty ol all mdividual action unvexed by sumptuary laws; absolute acquiescence in tho lanfnllyexpressed will of tho majority; oppoition to all subsidies; preservation of the publij lands for the uso of actual settlers; and the maintenaroo and proteotion of the common-pchool systcm. Durbin Ward was ehosen permanent Chairman. The following ticket was nominated: For Secrotary of State, David K. l'age: for Supreme Judge," A. F.Hurap: netuber of the Bjard of Public Works, Kush Field. GENERAL. The American members of the Bilver concress have beon summoned to Washington to receive their instructions. It is underetood that tho congress will meet in Paris on the 25th of July. TWO DÜNDUED AND TWENTY-FOUR Mormon immigrants arrived at tho port of New York recently. Eight hundred more are expectod soon. A Washington dispatch saya that secret-service agenta aro making largo captures of counttrfeit silver coin, and vast qnantities of fraudulont coi-i havo already accumulated in the treaaurv. IiifDcction tl'io- tint. they are cast in molde made of piaster of Paris. Soroo of the now coiüs diacovered are fo excellent in oo.' or and weteht that it iadifficult, ven by the ac:d test, to distinguish thera from the genuino coiu. The only meaus hy which Ihey are deteoted in by woight. It eoHts about 40 per cent. of the ciimit vainc of the geuuiuo coia to mai:ufactuiu the tpnrions. They are wid to be largoly circulateil from Chicago. Indlanapjlfi, and St. Louis Thtre wan an impoit.ant conference at the Executive Mansión UI Washington a few days ago, participated in by the President, Seoretanes Evait and McCrary, and Gens. ISbenuau and Ord. The matter nnder cousidoration was the condition of thing8 on tho Mexican border. The Bituatton is regardod as very serious, and, althongh nothing dofinite was ddded upon. iho Mibject wiil no doubt receive réöewed atteution atan erly meeting of the Cabinet. FOKKIGN. A uisPATCH from Berlín reporta that the cougress Las decidcd that the BiiKi-ian.s BhaU withdraw from Boumelia in i ix and from Ilulgaiia in atoo moutho. After thcir withdriwal mixed EiirojK-an ti-uopBwill tompornrilr occupy the provincc. llussia han orderefl Montenegro and Servia to arrange a coiíipromlse wlth Austria relativo to their ojaima, uisjatili i'nys tlie Enfilishmau, Bir-liop, eharced with i ribing officials to o'itain the plans of the foitreBses in Germany, has been convie'ed and genteneed to two ycars and a half iaipri.ionment The yonng Quecn of Spain, &Iercor!i, 'n dead. Sho was prcatly belovcd, and will ba decply mouruod Earthworks aro hping contrnoted at tho northern outlets of the Carputhian passes, and the mnmitain roa!s are btinc made practicable for artillery on bolh idee of the frontier. Thk practical resalís thus far accomp'.i.-hed by Ihe Eoxopean congress aro thrco in numbtr : (1) Tho Turks will ue confluod te Roumelia, wbioh ík kit ubstantially an before, with the Balkans insteud of the Danube p.h tbeir exterior I139 of defeuse. The Turk, ■ ish fortrosses on the Danubo and In Bulgaria aro to be dfcmantled, but they wUl bo allowed to fortify and garriïón the Balkan paase. Tho exact iiniits of the now principality of Bulgaria aro to be deterrained by a European commission. (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina are to bc immediately occupied by AuHtrian troops, Servia and Montenegro to fiad their componxatiou on tbc Kontli, vo as not to interiore with Auatria. (8) The Rouiuaniau canae h abaudoued by all tho powers, and sho will havo to subrnit to the Iiuapian demand, which involves tho retrocefiii'm of Bosrarabia in exchangc for tho Dobrudscha. The gold meckl of the French Oeograpbical Kociety was presontod to Houry M. Htanley, tbü cxplorer, in Taris, the other day, in the preeence of a brilüant assemblage A xplcndidly-eonteeted match took place in London, on Jane 28, botween Gapt. Bogarlnn, the famoiis American pigoon-shot, and Pennel, the no lesa well-known Engiishman. it resnlled in a victory for liognrdns, whokiiled seventy birds out of 100. l'ennel killed nixty-eight. Advices from Havarm state tbat the campaign of tho Spaniards ?gain6t tho Cubana, without any battles, oost the former 80.000 men, and tho iBland is a vast cotnetery. Kve steamers are reportod on the w.iy from Spaiii to carry homo troops. Martínez Campos had begun the reduction of Govenimont expenses on tho island by giving up one-half of bis own ealary au (Jaiitain General. The iuaugurntion of the statute of the repubüc in Paris on tho 30 uit. was the occasion of an immense popular demonstration. The attendance of peiple from outsidc the city is btated to be hnndreds of thousands, and the national festival in honor of the Exlubiüon was an event of vast interest and cjnt-equence.