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o THE OEEGON SCOUT. JONES A: CIIANCIiV, Fiibllalicr. UNION, OREGON, TDRSDOG THE ArACl?ES. Bravo Work of Undo Sam's Hoys Mexico. In Tuscon (A. T.) telegram: Special advlcea from a correspondent in tlio field, who lias just returned from tho front to Guadnlupo canyon, Bays Crawford's and Davis' com mand aro 200 miles south of tho lino in tho heart of tho Sierra Madrcs, with ten com panies of cavalry and 100 Apacho scouts. Tho fight of tho 7th ho confirms and tho wounding of Qeronimo, probably fatally. One of his squaws, who was captured, says lio was shot in tho stomach and tho intes tines cut. Tho report of Chief Chattos' mutiny and death is denied. It is definitely ascertained that not less than 140 Apacho warriors nro out, but they travel in small bands of fivo and six. Tho cap tured squaw says they havo vowed to fight till tho Inst of thorn is killed, as their chiefs inado them beliovo every ono captured or who surrendered would bo klllod. Tho troops havo wonderful endurauco. Many of them havo worn out thoir boots and taken their legglns and inndo sandals out of them. Others havo thoir clothes torn to shreds and tied together with strings; but all aro in good spirits and dcclaro thoy will avengo tho murders by tho red fionds. Thero nro nearly 1,000 Mexican federal troops moving in tho direction of our troops, but tho Siorra Mndrca aro so fear fully rough and cut up with canyons that it makes progress slow und difficult. Tho citizens of tho exposed settlements on both sides of tho lino speak in high terms of com mendation of tho activity and endurance" of tho troops. CONFIJCTnOFAOTIlb"RITl'. I How Gen. Sliorlilun nnd Secretary Hn- dlcott Will Agree. Somo timo ago a statement was telo. graphed from Washington that a confllctof nuthority had arisen botweon Secretary Endicott and Lt.-Gcii. Sheridan; also that a similar difficulty hns occurred between ox-Sccrotnry Lincoln and Sheridan. It was again stated that tho ox-secretary wroto a lotter to Sheridan defining tho authority of both. AH theso assertions were denied by army officers, but that ux-Secrotary Lincoln did commuuicnto with Gen. Sheridan and that the situation is substantially ns telegiuphud, is ithown by a long letter to Gen. Shoridnn, dated January 17 last, which will bo published by tho Army unci Navy Journal. Within tho past fow days copies of tho communication havo been sent to tho general of tho army and genornls com manding vnrious divisions. It appears tho secretary of war claims tho oxcruslvo com mand of all stal! departments whosuhends nro chiefs of burcaua in tho war depart ment, except inspector-general and adju tant general. Tho commissnry-goncrul und qunrtormnstor-genora! havo recently taken exceptions to receiving ordors from lion. bhorldian, and thoir position Is cii' dorsed by tho secretary of war. Now that tho matter hns been officially mndo public, tho outcomo of tho difference between Gen. Sheridan and Secretary Kndicott is u waited with interest. CONDITION OF PACIFIC ROADS. Iteport to tho I.ubor lliii cnii on West ern Itullivuyn. Chief Clerk Pickorcll, of tho railroad bu reau, has returned to Washington from a tour of inspection of tho Central and Union Pacific roads, tho Chicngo, Hock Island it Pacific, Sioux City it Pacific and olhor lines: So far as tho accounts are concerned llttlo attention was do voted to tho land grant roads, tho bonded linos rocolving spe cial consideration. In thoir general condi tion llttlo change is noted. Tho Union Pa cific had soitcd upon tho opportunity afforded by favorable summer woathor to muko extensive ropairs of its road-bed, and tho Central Pacific is reported in good con dition. Tho business of tho roads is not equal to that of last year, which was poor er than tho preceding year. Tho reason assigned is tho keen competition remitting from tho completion of now lines. Tho ac counts of tho Union and Central Paciflo companies werooxnmincdwllh a view to de termining tho amount of earnings duo tho government for last year under tho pro visions of tho Thurmau act. A statement of tho indebtedness of tho Union Pacific has already been published. In tho case of tho Central Pacific, thoascertained amount retained by tho govern men t for transpor tation during tho year ended December 31, 1881, exceeded by over 100,000 tho 25 per cent of not earnings duo tho govern ment under tho Thurmau net. Special agents of labor bureaus nro send in thoir reports on industrial affairs to tho bureau and have nearly complutod their field work. It is beliovod that nil of tho reports will bo in by October 1, and preparations of tho commissioners' report to congress will then begin, bused upon tho material col lected by tho ngontH of buronus. It is estimated at tho treasury depart ment that thero has boon a decrease of ubout $3,000,000 in thopublio debt during August. MYSTERIOUS D0URLE .MURDER. Two Ollleorw at tlcnovn, 111., I.oo Tliclr litvi'M at the IIiiiiiInoI' Iloliliern. A mysterious double murder was committed at Geneva, Kane county, 111., uu tho uLjht ot August UUh, the victims belli;; two of tUe three officer who constitute a police force of tho towu. Tho deed was committed ut night In a central place near tho court houio. Borne dozeu shots were heard by residents lu the neighborhood, given lu quick succession, about luldulxht, but no ono left his bed to Und out tho causa of the turmoil. It was reserved Torn party of merry-makers returning I rum u piu nlu u out J o'clock to tlud tho bodies of the murdered meuuad lalse tho alarm. OtUetr MeNutt m luund iKud, with a bullet hole lu the region of 1.1s heart, his revolver of live chambeis empty aud h lug near htm. Hovtral iojb away uu the side walk was found Ullictr Wrunt,alo wltit a bul let in his brcbtt, sliii ircaiMn slightly, but unconscious, aud the luitliie spsrk d)iiii' out. He was taken home, a lew blocks un taut, and died on the way. As jet no clue lo the perpetrator Is louuu. H Is surmiseaiiiat both officers died m the discharge ot their du ty. There hsve Uion several attempted ur Klirles in town t late, aud It is sup posed that tha;ollUtT discovered bur flars either at work or having the scene uf unlawful activity and that iu au attempt to srrwt thetu the ollicers were kdlod. 'Mum'ol" Buhl tlio mother roprov lug lior bix your old eh hi, 'yon must not toll pcoplo to hut up." Mniulo "Vttu, ma. hut you toll mo tor fchut up iota of hums nvury thy, 'ejt wliuit tlio itiiiiiatur Is hero." CLEVELAND Itf THE WOODS. ".Thereabouts of tho Chief Exccutiro nnd What He is Doing. Discovery of IIIn Itctrcnt In tho Wild of tlio Adit oudaclcs. llow lie Wiiltrs Atvuy the Time, Plattsburg (N. Y.) dispatch: NotwitJ standing the efforts of President Cleveland and Dr. Ward to keep the exact location ol their camp a secret from theoutsido world, tho irrcprcssiblo nows gatherer, nftcr a week's hord searching in tlio dark, old woods, hns atlastlocatcdthodlstlngulshcd party near AVillio's Point, as secluded a lit tle forest dell as tho most romantic could select. Thero a log hut found in thoAdlrondncks and called a "campo" was reached, and tho president and his ennm companions. Dr. Ward nnd Mr. Bacon, wore seen seated near tho fire. Tho president was seated on a trco stump. Tlio president was naturally ovcrcomo with surprise. Then ho nroso from his scat with a smilo nnd snid: "I us sure you mat my health is ol the very nest." ucing informed that rumors ol Ills illness had becomo prevalont, ho looked with another smile at Mr. Ward and then down at himself, and ngain asserted that bo was "in porfccthealth aud hnd novcr felt better m ins life." Tho president seemed to have trained con sldorablo flesh sinco ho entered tho maun tains, but his manner betokened fatlcuo and lassitude, tlio nrduous Journey through tno lorcst Having oxiinusted lilm so muc h that for two days after reaching tho camp no nnu ocen unnuio to iree v move about. Tho Ilfo that ho is living in'hls retreat in the wilderness is evidently too much oven fi.r him. It is totally unadapted to any but tho hardiest woodsman. Tho president's party nro ouartered in a log cabin 27 feot lone. r feet Inch nnd about ton feet wide. It is divided in the middle by partition. The rear of tho cabin is usod as a sleeping apartment by Mr, Clovclaud and his friends; tho front divis ion is tho storeroom nnd tho bedroom for tho guides. Nono of tho occupants re move tneir clothes at nlglit. When ready u roiiro tney wrap tiicmscives lu a blank' let and Ho down on tho ground, which is covered with hnlsntu boughs. A flro is kept burning outside the camp at night to keep away tho bears and catamounts Tho president said they had discovered bear tracks nenr tho camp. Tho party is attended by four guides, who aro all on terms of easy familiarity with thoir employers. Hunting nnd fishing are tno principal occupation of tho woods men, 'iho president is moro udd cted to tho latter, and says ho cares very llttlo for ulirwif t... T f.. .1 1 ...!J1. n nuww lillK. JJU MUUB IllJU 1IBU WIW1 W1U liy, iis ho thinks ho can catch moro trout with bait. At night tlio camp indulco In lack hunting, tho most unique and tho weirdest sport to bo found in tho Adirondacks. '1 ho whole tenor of tho life In tho camp Is wiiii ami primitive in tno extreme. Mr. Cleveland's attlro was not ns pic tiu-csqiio or conventionally appropriate as iiuii oi ins companions. Jlo woro trous crs and waistcoat of black diagonal .oods ovidontly belonging to a worn out dinner suit. Mho trousers needed sowing. His shirt wns of dark blue llannol and for a cravat ho woro a pieco of heavy, dark ribbon. His hat was of dark felt with a very brond rim. llodispensed with a coat even on tho coolest days. THE RANCHMEN MOVING. Cattlemen of Indian Territory Promptly Obeyiiij; tho President's Order. TIioiiniuhIm Ol" IloVillON Ivll Itouto to Other Stutcn nnd Torrltorlc. At to the lleiiioral of J'cnccs. Tho period ot forty days, snjs a Wash ington dispatch, fixed by tho president iu his proclamation ordering tho removal of cattle from tho ranches on tho Chcycnno nnd Arnpahoo reservation in tho Indian Torritory expires to-morrow. Tho secre tary of tho interior Iuib received advices from tlio territory indicating tlio purpose of tho ranchers to comply witlt tho terms of tho proclamation to test thoir ability, and thousands of catllo aro now on routo to other states and territories It is not behoved that the services ot tho military forces will bo required to complete tho evacuation of the torritory. Tho impression is said to provnil among cattlemen that because tho order ol tho resident calling for tho removal of all fences on the public lands lias not yet been enforced, that It will not bo. It is stated ut tho department, however, that tho order will bo enforced, and with tlio full force of tho military if necessary. It is not the intention ot tho secretary ot tho interior to issue any general order in regard to tho removal ot fences from tho public lands, but it has been determined to deal with tho cases of violations of tho law specifically. It 1b believed that hotter ro suits can bo thus obtained than from a general order, which would bo looked upon ns a proclamation bearing upon no ono iu particular. Special agents of the land of fice nro under instructions to roport to tho department all cases ot illegal fencing and ustructions looking to tlio removal ol fences aro furnished for his guidance iucuch case. When tho agent is able to effect tho removal ho is directed to do so, and when necessary tho United States marshal may bo called upon through tho attorney-general. This action was taken to-day upon tlio report ot an agent showing a largo tract ol public land Illegally fenced in In southern Colorado, adjoining tho Kansas lino, A letter was sent to the attorney- general, requesting him to cuuso tho United States marshal to remove tlio ionces. Population of Nebraska and Dakota. Washington dispatch: Pull roturns of tho consus just taken iu Dakota show tho entire population has Increased from 135, 177 In 1880 to 201,105, whilo tho numbor of (arms has increased from 17,435 to 82,707, nnd manufacturing establishments from 2ol to l.ur. 1. Returns of the Nebraska census were also received to-dny. They show tho popula tion increased from 125,102 in 1880 to 7-10,001) at tho present timo. Tho farms havo increased from 08,1187 to 100,000 (approximated). Tlio cost to tho govern ment ot Nebraska for tho census was $34,. 750. Gov. Pierce ot Dakota to-dny mado ap plication to tho acting director of tho treas ury for reimbursement to tho territory of tho funds expended iu pinking tho census ust taken. Tho claim is based on an net ot congress passed iu 1870, This is tho first application under tho law. and has bivu referred to tho fifth auditor tor a ro port. Sllniicsola's Census Showing. Tho ollli-ml ctfiisuH of Minnesota has been received ut the ulllco of tho secretary ot state, showing tho population ot tho state to bo 1,118,480,11 gain over the United Btutcs census of 1880 ol 337,714, or nn in crease ot 4U 25-100 per cent. The priucl- nlo St. Louis counties, and thoso guins in the county scnts aro in .Minneapolis, bt. ruul and Duluth respectively. Minneapolis records 120.200. a cain of 170 and a frac tion per cent, sinco 1880. St. Paul a gnilP of 1G8 nnd a fraction per cent., nnd Du luth a gain in population equal to 18,000. Tho (inestion oi Holding a special session of tho legislature for reapportionment for legislative purposes, is now under consider ation by the governor, on the basis of the census returns. An urgent demand is mndo for nction in tho north part of tho state, wliero tho greatest increase is shown if not called now there can be no rcappor tloiimcnt until after 1890, when tho uot United btntcs census will bo taken TEN TII0USAND DROWNED. A Fearful Destruction of Life nnd Prop erty in China. A Dclugo Itrciilllns to iriliid the I'looil In Noah's Time. DUcatl FoUou-k the ItnetUiiy IVattrt Details of tho destruction in Canton, China, and vicinity by tho recent great rain storm there, have been received by private pnrties in Washington nnd show the flood is tho most serious which hns visited Cua ton In thirty years. Moro than 10,000 persons lost their lives und a far greater number nro left in a starving condition. Kntire villages wero engtilfsd nnd rico nnd silk crops m tho vicinity wero almost ruined. Tho prico of rico lins been raised 18 percent in consequence of tho loss of crops. Jtain fell in the latter part of June fining nnd overflowinc mnnv of tho rivnrs Tlio streets of Canton wero Hooded for over a week. At Lcz-lii City tho water broke through the city wall. It is reported that several thousand persons wero drowned at that placo. Tho embankments of tho river wero broken in numerous plnces and tho water swept across tno surrounding court try, carrying everything bcforo it. A foreigner, who was an evo-witness of tho scenes ol devastation, reports that ono night ho wns anchored m a bam boo grove. JJy morning tho water had risen to tho tops of the bamboos. At other points it roso ns hich as fort v foot during tho nihht. Tho people fled from tho vinngcs nnd camped on tho hillsides. At Aim, in the mnrket place, situated near nn embankment of ono of tho streams connected with tho river which brines water from tho north and west of tho rivors. a majority of tho inhabitants wero drownod by tlio water breaking throiiL'h thoombank ment. Somo escaped to a pieco of risinc ground in tho neighborhood, but tho water continued to riso and gradually overtopped mo elevation, drowning tlioso who stood upon it. Seventeen Chinese erndiiatos in Canton henring of tho distress and suffer ing provalont in their native villages, took tmssngo on a boat with a viow to proceed ing homo to render what assistance thov could. On tho way tlio boat was capsized aim uu wuo wero in It wero drowned J n somo places parents tied their children on tho high branches of trees wlulo they instituted measures for their general safety. Tho trees were washed up by tho roots, and tho heartrending erics of tho children wero silenced in tho surging waters. Tho body of a brido dressed in hnr bridal robes was found floating in tho river at; canton. A largo tub was seen, and when it was picked up was found to con tain a boy and cirl. With t was found n. paper stating their nnmes, day nnd hourof mcir oirm. Tho parents had instituted this means to savo their offspring. Tho writer adds that tho suffering which iitotisands nro eudtiriiiL' is Iienrtri'iKlinp. Parents replying witli tears in thoir eyes to their children's request for food, thnt thoy havo none. People nro oblined to uso tho filtered water, and this, added to tho dis. cases which will ensuo upon the subsidence of tho waters will greatly nggravato tlio horrors of the situation. In tho meantimo nil that is being dono by tho inhabitants to abato their misery is tho beating of gongs, burning of incenso and tho howling of pruy- ers to idols. COST OF (JRANT'S UURIAL. t'ndrrtnkcr ITIerrltt ICiuin tlio It Ink ol larnlyzlii IlliiiMtlt by un Inter- vlow Now York dispatch of tho 2Srh: Under taker Stephen Merritt, who hnd tho funeral of Gon. Grant in charge, is making up his bill for tho ontiro expenses of tho funeral. Theuo has been put iu circulation stories to tlio affect that when tho cost of tho n president's burial should be made known, tho people would bo shocked at the exorbi tant rates charged. .Mr. William .Merritt says: "Tlio statoiuonts that wo intended to chnrgo excessively lor uen. brant s funeral aro erroneous. That tho bill will bo ot an unusual amount, iu comparison with any ordinary burial, oleourso anyotis with un oun eo ot common sense can under stand. Put so far as its coming up to ?;10,. 000, because it limy havo to be paid by the government, is concerned; that is nothing but a stretch ol the imagination lor sensa tional purposes. When our bill is put in thero will not boonoitem tiiuicanuotstnnd full investigation or comparison. Wo have not yet completed the whole making out oi tho bill, und ns to whether tho exponas will a'.', bo borno by tho government. ovon that I cannot now state as a certain ty. In tho first place, when tho eenernl died wo received a telegraphic dispatch from Col. Pred Grant at Mt. McGregor or dering us to come up that night and take chnrgo of tlio body und funeral arrange ments. Then, titter that, wo received vcrbnl order from Col. Hodges, of theiiuar termastcr's department, to havo carriages and attendants on hand for tho president, vice-president, and Gon. Hancock and staff, aud other military nnd oillcinl dignitaries. Then enmo tho verbal order from tho war department as to tho canopy or funeral car and other details. Well, tho bill to ths quartermaster was eont down to-dny. To supply the carriages wo secured thorn all by contract tor tho day. They cost $10 each, thero being COO in all, whllo tho carriages ol tho president, vice-president and Gen. linn, cock and stuff wilt foot that expense up to something like $5,000. Tho bill for tho war department wo will now send in, but ths cxpenso relating to tho nrrnngomeut at Mt, .McGregor and tlio casket, case, and mors private details, wo will hold to receive fur ther orders about. Put wo oxpect tlio gov ernment may take the whole expense on its shoulders, ns tho general was ono ot ths country's greatest men. Tho steel case which was mado for tho enskot was fur nished to us ut cost price, uud so it will go in tho bill." It an untruth is only n " day old it is cnllod a lio ; it it in a year old it is called a falsehood ; but if it is a century old it is culled a legend. Gonqhe-ssukk havo ft way of utiliiliiii tho mails to their own protlta. That Is (rank. Shlptnonta of oraiitios from Los An- Solus county, California, to tuo oast aro about coasod for tho eoasou. WITHOUT WARRANT OF LAW A Ruling in Reference to tho Court of Commissioners of tho Ala bama Claims. fllecnl Pnynicnt Hint Hnre lit-en iTIade but aro to bo ITlndo no ITIorc. Sanction of the Action. Taknu. The first comptrollc of tho treasury hns mado a ruliig that is likely to embarrass the court of commissioners of the Alabama claims for some timo to come. It is in ef fect thnt tlio employment of twenty-four persons borno on tho rolls of the court is entirely without warrant of law and that no payments can legally bo made from the treasury on their necount in the future. Mr. Andrew II. Atlnms, disbursing ngent of the court, recently mnde a requisition on the secretary of the treasury for $0,000 to meet tho current expenses of the court. In tho usual course of business tho requisition came bcforo tho first comptroller and lie decided to make an investigation of tho af fairs of tho court before authorizing thp is sue of tho necessary warrants. His con clusions nro summarized in the following statements, prepared by him for publica tion: The court of commissioners of Alabama claims wns created iu 187-1 to hear proof of claims to bo pnid out of $15,500,000 awarded hy the Geneva commission, and wns continued by various acts until Sep tember 31, 1877. It was constituted of fivo judges, with nn nuuual snlarv ol $0, 000 each; a clerk at $3,000: sten ographer at $2,500; and nn attorney to represent the United States nt $8,000. Provision was also mnde for the rent of a court room, furniture, stationery, nnd other necessary incidental expenses, nil of which wero to bo pnid out of said fund be fore judgments wero paid. Tho court was reorganized in 1882 with tho sumo officers and salnrics ns beforo, except that tho number of judges was reduced to three. Tho comptroller in investigating tho enso found that outsido of thealiovo named offi cers thpro were on tho pay-rolls tho names of assistant counsel for United States clerk to said counsel, experts, watchmen, mes sengers, etc., whoso nggregato salaries amounted to $3-1,500 per year. Ho nlso omul m tno qunrterly returns that thero has been paid to other assistant counsel over S8.000 for the quarter ending Mnrch 31, 1885. Ho snys ho finds no law author- zing said payments, and nfter consultinc with tho noting secretary of tho trensurv and with tho solicitor of tho treasury bo hns decided to stop futuro payment of tlio same. The requisitions which have just boon refused wero for expenses, including salaries for tho month of July. Tho comptroller said tho accounts of tlio disbursing ngent for the qunrtcr ending August 31, when received, will bo disallowed. Tho salaries of judges and other officers of tho court who nro named in tlio organic act aro not affected by his ruling. Tho comptroller snys, also, that the secretary of state, who has jurisdiction over tho court, is in accord with him in his viow of tho law, and hns sanctioned tho action taken by him. A CYCLONE DOWN SOUTH. Ch arl(".tovn, S. '., Overtaken by it lllhitstroiis ICIoh (ireat Destruction of I'roporiy. Charlestown, South Cnrolina, was struck by a cyclone on tho morning of tho 25th and one-fourth of the houses in tho city wero unroofed, part of tho spires of St. Mishael's and St. Matthow's churches wero blown down and tho spiro of the Citndel Square Baptist church was demolished. Wharves and warehouses were badly dam- nged. At Sullivan's Island two steamers went aground, and tho now Ashloy river bridge, now constructing, was swept away. Four vessels which arrived tho day beforo aro wrecked. Wires aro down and there nro no cars running. The loss is estimated at $1,000,000. The hurnenno at Sullivfcn s Island wns terrific and destructive. , A number of hoiises wero blown awny. The new Brighton hotel had over 100 guests nnd great fenrs wero entertniiied for their wifety. About 0 in the morning the storm reached its great est velocity. At that hour whilo tho hotel people wero breakfasting, tho Casino fell with a great crash. Fortunately all tho rooms iu that building had been vacated. 1 hero wero grave apprehensions that tho dining-room aud main building would soon BUtfcumb to tho violence ot tlio storm. At 0 o clock tho wind changed from tho south, aud tho storm increnscd from tho southwest. When tho Cusiuo fell it is thought that the maximum of tho storm was from sixty-five to soventy-fivo miles nu hour. The minii building ot the hotel is intact, having stood tho storm without very serious dnuingo. riie loss to tho New Brighton will be $30,000. Thero has been very gonoral de struction of property on tho Island. Tho island was in the main submerged, but when the wind changed tho water receded. ALT AR0UT T0RACC0. Important! Decision Involvlns 11111- llous ! lteudcrod In a 1'roiiiliicnt San Francisco telegram: A decision was rendored to-day by Superior Judge Ma- gutru, in tho caso of Witchor Jones, form erly ot Danville, Vu., against Joseph Brandcrsteln und Esbcrg, Uachman tt Co. ct ul., which, from tho amount Involvod and tho promlnonco of tho persons con cerned, hns attracted much attention. Tho plaintiff claimed ho entered into part nership with Brandcrsteln and Ksberg, Uachman x Co., September, lool, tonne purposo ol manuiacturlng tobacco, unuer tho name ol the Seal Kock Tobacco com pany; that J miliary 0, 1882, his pnrtnors, without ms knowledge, lormett partnership with Moses Proller, Henry Sut lift nnd others, and organized tho J. II. Pace Tobacco compnnv: that defendants have paid themselves $1,000,000 from tho divi dends of tho coinpnny sinco its organiza tion: that tho affairs ot tho Seal Uock coin pnny wero secretly managed by his partners so as to causo a failure and absorption by tho J. B. Puco company. Tho court tdeclded that tho Seal Rock company was merely an ngency ot tho original partnership of Sop-1 tomber. 18Sl;that the J. B. Pncocomtiany was a similar agency; that tho property of bom companies belong to tuo company pnrtners: that plaiutlll was entitled to a dissolutioirof tho company partnership and tho nccountlng prayed for. Tho vatuo of tho property iuvolved is said to bo several mllltous. Tho Into Commandor Gorrlntro chorishod anion": his othor troasuros a fragment of coal marked d stinctly with torn loaves, which had boou found in tho Arctio suows by a polar oxplorcr. Tho younjr ladies so far outnumber tho younj: uion at all tho water.uir- placos that ouo despairing damsel de clares tutu a fow uudos, evou, would ba bettor than no inon at all KEWS NOTES. The steamer William Lawrence, from Bnltimore, reached Savannah, Ga., after osing overboard all the trunks ot the paB scngers nnd all of her enreo between decks A part was swept awny and n part was thrown overboard and lost. The vessel hnd ten feet of water in her hold nnd her tires out lor twelvo hours. Tho loss is very A few days ago, says a Corrdon (Ind.) dispatch, there was a mad Jog killed on tho farm of Mr. Love, about fifteen miles south of here, and yesterday a horse bo longing to Mr. Love showed signs ot being sick, wnen two oi Jlr. .Love's sons procured a dose of physic and proceeded nt onco to drench tho horse. Whilo drcnchiiighim tho boys discovered that he wns mnd. nnd be fore they could fleo from him. he bit both of them very severely, after which the horse uieu, nnu upon examination it was louna that ho had been bitten by some animal, supposed to bo tho mnd dog killed on Mr. Love's farm. At this report the boys aro doing well, but it is feared by their friends that they will be attacked with hydropho bia ero long. Washington special: When Postmnster Gcncral Vilas went west Inst week he took occasion to talk civil service reform to somo of his employes. Soon after leaving tho city on tho Bultimoro & Ohio railroad he donned a long linen duster and took a seat in tho mail car where several men were nt work. Ho mado himself acquainted in a fow pleasant words nnd then proceeded to tonska multitude of questions about the details of tho work. Ho rode for many miles in this wny, nnd beforo leaving tho car ho tojd tho clerks that they might con sider their tcnuro of office secure so long as they did their work nnd did not meddle offensively in politics. This class of tho government service, with 4,000 or 5,000 clerks, docs not como under tho civil service law, but hits a civil scrvico of Its own, founded on a knowledge of work and abil ity to perform it, clerks being appointed for a probationary term of six months. After his visit to tho postal car Mr. Vilas told n gentleman with him that he considered the railway mail service to tho best con ducted department under the government. Chnrlio Townsend, a negro, who mur dered nn old man named Freeman at Mndison, about nine miles from Huntsvi'e, Ala., was hanged on tho 28th. Townsend entered tho store of Freemnn tho evening of December 8, 1881, and nsked for a nicklo's worth of peanuts. Tho old man stooped down to got them out of a barrel, nnd while in this position tlio negro pro cured an ax, which ho hnd in a convenient plnce, and struck tho old man, cut his throat from cur to ear with a knife, and robbed him, getting only $23. But three army officers, says a Washing ton dispatch, affected by Secretary Endi cott's order, bending men on long detached duty bnck to their regiments, havo com plied with tho secretary's instructions. Thesu nro Cant. William W. Wherry, of Gen. Schofield s staff, who hns been on de- tttched service eighteen years nnd three months; Lieut. C. B. Schofield, of Gen. Schofield'H stnff, on detached duty six years and nino months, and Cnpt, J. S. Wharton, of Gen. Hancock's staff, on de- tached service seventeen years. Several of the ollicers who have not complied with tho order, havo telegraphed asking that exceptions bo made in their cases, but their friends in Washington have replied that no exceptions enn bo made. It is re ported that somo officers who havo been on long detached scrvico will resign from tho army beforo they will rejoin their regi ments. A claim hns been filed in tho court o' claims by John M. Langston, ex-minister to Ilnyti, for a balance alleged to bo duo from tho United States on account of sal ary. His petition recites that tho salary of tho position is properly $7,500, but owing to tho failuro of congress to appro priato tho necessary amount, ho received during tho threo years and twenty-four days for his scrvico only $5,000 per annum Ho sues for a balanco of $8,GC0. WiTson and Ellwood, two notorious burglars arrived in Toledo in charge of officers who had great difficulty in getting them aboard the cars at Jersey City. They appealed to tho crowd to rcscuo them. Bernard Dcltoy, a child 18 months old, tho son of Emanuel DeRoy, of Alleghany City, Pa., was taken suddenly ill with symptoms of poisoningshortly after eating his breakfast of oatmeal, and after a dny's suffering died in great ugony. Three whito servant girls who partook freely of tho oat meal wero also taken violently sick. Physicians who havo mado carolul exam ination statu that all havo been poisoned. Tho colored nurse, named Mary Allen, who had been notified to leavo nt tho expira tion of her week, and who had threatened to show them all before doing so "that sho was no fool," has been nrrested on suspic ion of having placed poison in their oat meal. A terrific hail storm pnesed over Belmont county, West Virginia. Tho path of tho storm was two miles wido and it traveled from northwest tosouthcast. Atllendrys burg overy window pano exposed toward tho northwest was shattered. Tho storm i lasted only fivo minutes but raged with great fury. A llouringmill wnsblowndown, ono-third of tho corn crop destroyed, and fruit much iujurcd. A largely attended and enthusiastic meet ing ot tho French Canadians of Rochester, N. Y., was held in behalf ot Kiel, tho con demned Canadian rebel. Addresses wero mndo by prominent Frenchmen of Roches ter, and a petition addressed to Secretary Bayard, asking for tho interposition of tho United States government, was unanimous ly adopted. Tlio petition, which wns signed by all tho French residents, stnto that Riel is a citizen of tho United States, and that his trial was not a fair cue. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. It is stated that Emperor Willinm ot Germany, through a feeling of sympathy with King Alfonso, has mndo a personaj interferonco in order to obtain a settlement of tho Caroline nifair fnvorablo to Spain. Spanish merchants and other consumers of t'crman products inreaten to boycott all t'crinan goods, rirnis m wurzberg and iMbcriioiu nave received notices from com mercial houses in Spain severing business connections with thorn. Tho stenmcr "Nova Scotian," which ar rived at Halifax on tho 28th from Liver pool, brought from St. John, N. P., Capt. Sonblossom and twenty-one of the crow of tho American whaling brig "Isabella," which was lost in the ico in Hudson's straits. Tho "Isabella" sailed from Now Bedford May 27. 188 1, and entered the ice-pack on July 11. Sho was crushed in tho ico on tho 20th of tho name month twenty miles north ot North Bluff. Allot the crew, twenty-three in number, and a stowaway wero saved. They wandered about on tho ice for tour days, suffering in tensely from tho cold. They finally reached a Battlement called Achalicr, nnd remained thero until September, when the lrtf "Pirn" nrrlvivl nil ttia nln n ,1 they were all taken on board and kindly curyd foe, but owing o a scarcity oMopd ' on board the "Eira" both crews nacf to be put on short allowance. While on board tho "Eira" one ot the "Isabella's" crew, a Swede named Francis Pcniro, died ot 6cnr vy. The rest of tho crew are in good hesdtW The nmecr of Afghanistan has sont a na tive officer from Cabul to investigate the charges of misconduct mado by tho British boundary commission ngninst thegovernor J" of Herat. Tho principal chargo is that the governor opened a confidential letter sent by wny of Herat to a member of the com mission, nnd it is iutininted that this tam pering wns not dono in any British interest. Tho European wheat crop is reported as follows on a basis of 100: Austria, 104; Hungary, 117; Prussia, 94; Saxony and Bavaria, 100; Baden, 07; Wurtcmburg, 00; Denmark, 110; Sweden and Norwny, 105; Italy, 70 to 85; Switzerland, 125. Holland nnd Great Britain, 05; Russia, 75 to 100; Roumania.SO to 115; Servia, 110. Tho cholera has appeared in Ponsconee, near Acqui, in tho province of Alexandria. Eleven cases and four deaths from the dls caso havo been reported. The contneion was conveyed by n family from Marseilles. It is semi-ofllciully stated that tho French government has requested England to in- -v. vestigato tho circumstances nttcndirie the. alleged murder of Oliver Paino by British officers in the Soudan, and to obtain the fullest possible information concerning the wholo subject. NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES. The treasury department is informed that a party of armed Cubans havo left the island of Cuba for Florida Keys, and it is supposed their object is to organize a fili bustering expedition to ovcrth ow the Cu ban government. Instructions havo been issued for tho rovenuo cutters to look out for tho party and prevent their landing. Mr. Bell, supervising architect of the treasury, filed a memorandum with the noting treasurer in deronso of tho specifica tions in which proposals wero rocontly in vited for snfo and vault work during the present year. IIo makes a general denial of the nllpL'ntinnn if Mni-i-i,, ,i- rv. r,...i sei ts that tho specifications were 'just ami fair to nil manufacturers and as definite anu specific ns tho character of the work required and it wns possible to make them. Ho says further that tho bids of Farrell A Co. nnd Hall & Co., tho acceptance o which has been recommended, wero exceed ingly low, nnd much more reasonable than the prices now being paid by tho postollice department for similar work. IIo inti mates that the object is for tho purposo ol Dutuuiiy tnnuiiouB nuvertuine. had no supplies and wero unublo to pro cure nnv, and that unless food was im mediately secured for them they would go on tho war-path. Tlieso aro the same In dians that a fow weeks ago wero reported to bo without food and in a starving condi tion. Temporary relief was afforded them by drawing on tho military stora Tlio pension laws provide that soldiers who havo lost a leg nt tho hip joint, or an arm nt the shoulder joint, in tlio service of tho country, shnll bo entitled to pensions at the rato of $37.50 per month. It has been the custom of tho pension department to construo this law strictly. There aro less than a dozen cases on the pension rolls, in which nmputation has taken place cx ectly through tho joints mentioned. Com missioner Black, in ruling upon two test cases brought beforo him, declines to hold to the strict letter of law and allows the full amount ot pension though nmputation did not take place at the joints. Ho holds that if amputation is so near the hip or shoulder as to render the stump unservice able tho pensioner is entitled to tho same compensation as if no stump wero left. This rulo will npply to a considerable num- F bcr of pensioners who havo been receiving pay at the lower rate. Tho white houso was reopened to tho public on tlio 1st. Tho building has been cleaned nnd renovated during tho presi dent's absence and is now in condition for his return. The census taken in Dakota shows that tho population of tho entiro territory about 4 10,000, and not 203,000, as prev iously stated. Tho Portugese government hns informed tho postoflico department that owing to tho prevalence of iholera in Spain and the possibility of its introduction through the mails, no registered samples or packngo containing woolen in nny shapo sent via Spain will bo received or delivered in Portu gal. An impression is snid to pro vail among tho cattlemen that tho order of tho prcsi lent calling for tho removal of all fences on tho public lands will not bo enforced. It is stated, however, that tho order will bo en forced, and with tho full forco of tho mili tary if necessary. NOT A RAD DEFAULTER. IMcn of Col. NorrN, knto Peimlon Agent, In Hi Own Uoliall'. A. Wilson Norris, lato pension agent in Philadelphia, returned to that city recently and Bent a letter to tho third auditor of tho treasury in regard to tho statement made public by tho latter to the effect that Col. Norris' accounts for Juno hnd not been settled up. Col. Norris says that tho letter from tho third auditor calling his attention to tlio fact waB not forwarded to him, and that ho did not seo it until recently. Ho suvs in his lottor to the third auditor that forty days wero allowed in which to settle btich accounts, and moro if tho circum stances warranted; that in this caso ho would find no snfe place of custody of tho $20,000 vouchers for that month until July 20; that sinco that timohis clerks hnd been busy in making nn abstract ot them; that this abstract will soon bo ready to forward to Washington and the balanco to tho lato pension ngent's account now in the treasury of the United States to his credit will bo formally covered into tho treasury. Col. Norris asks, in conclusion, to bo re leased of tlio unjust chnrgo of being a tech nical embezzler and defaulter, It being im possible for him to draw a dollar ot thin balance under any circumstaacw. A Would-be Swindler Nabbed. Kansas City Telegram: J. S. Rice, a rtl estate agent who camo here from Denver Inst March, was arrested last evening for forgery nnd attempt to defraud the Mer chants' National bank ot Kansas City of a largo sum of money. Rice visited tho bank several days ngo. presented a noto and mortgage tor $8,000 drawn by "f Denver to a party there, and dHrcu to negotiate it, offering to sell it tor $0 400 us ho needed money. The papers hud been assigned to Rice. Inquiry was made by telegraph and a reply rece ved to the e f eet i.7 i. mrt.nn was duly recorded in it r..iaM worn proceeding toward consummation, but theWnk otficials first telegraphed the laay in question, where thai she bad given upon it was iearu such noto nnd mortgage, but those in Rice s hands were forgeries aud he had no claim upon tho parties. The scheme had been skillfully planned throughout, and through tuo aid oi a cuihtoch" ...v represented the payee ot the note, and an innocent third person here, Rica had well nigh succeeded m hU bold purpose.