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.i vor.iTir.tr. r.i:.trr:it rm.tn. Sumiirf J. Tilden Vnrxnectedly Partes Aieay at Creystonc Home. Xkw YoitK, August 4. Hon. Sntnucl J. Tilden died peacefully ntGreystono lit 8: ti o'clock this morning. There were present with him Drs. Simonds nnd Swift and his tu'i ce. Miss Gould. His death was entirely unexpected and wna caused by the failure of the heart, following nn ncute attack ol dinrrhocn and natisen. As soon ns the news ivns receivel in New York the flngs of public buildings and newspnpors wore displayed nt half-inaHt, and expression of regret were heard from all quarters at the death of the eminent statesman. He had not been feel imr well for several days. The news spread very rapidly. The news paper ofllces bulletined it enrly, and so it was soon scattered broadcast. Expres sions of sorrow wero hoard on all sides and from all parties of political faith at the loss the country has sustained. Though it was known Tilden had been in bad health for some time past, his death was not being looked for. Coining so suddenly it was finite a shock to the community. Uusiness men of this city lost no time in paying tribute to the statesman's memory by displaying (lags nt half mast. Every building of prominence down town had its lings lowered. Macs wero also displayed nt half mast on all public buildings. There wero no unusual scenes at Tilden's hand some residence in Gramerey park to-day, and as yet no evidences of tho death of its owner are displayed on tho building. Tho curtains and windows remain just ns thev have been since Tilden left for his mansion. Governor Hill issued tho following proc Inanition: I announce tothepeoplo of tho state with sincere regret tho death ol Samuel .1. Til den. After a long and active career devo ted to the public good and the rendition of arduous and conspicuous services in behalf ol the people, lie this morning peacefully passed away at his chosen retreat at Urey stone, on the banks of the Hudson. The country loses ouo of its ablest statesmen and the state of Now ork one of her fore mostcitizeiiH. He was twice representative in i no state legislature, a member ol two constitutional con volitions, governor of the state two years, and in ISTCwascan didnte of one of the greatest parties of tho country, and received therefor tho electoral vote of his native state and upon a popu lar vote was declared the choice of a inn jority of the voters of the United States. As a private citizen and in every public station, he wns pure and upright and dis charged every trust with conspicuous Inlet ity. His last public utterance which at tracted public attention exhibited thesamo Stlirit of tlllHelflNll mi t rinl it-on wliieli ehnriirr. terized his whole career, and was in belnilf of streiintheniiig the defense of the country he loved so well. It is meet that tho close of such a life should be marked ith moro than a passing notice. The legislature bo mg in session at tho time, 1 commend to tho people of tho state such expression of respect for his long, faithful and honorable services as they deem appropriate Now, therefore, it is directed as a mark of regard for the distinguished dead that the Hags upon the capitol and all public buildings ol the state, including armories and arsenals of the national guard, bo dis played at half mast until ami including tho day of the funeral, and the citizens of tho state for a like period are reuuested to unite in appropriate tokens of respect. Wasiii.noto.v, D. C., August 4. The nows of the death of Mr. Tflden was received in this city soon after 0 o'clock this morning and spread rapidly over tho city. As tho announcement of the death had not been preceded by any nows of his serious illness it created general surprise. Tho presidoat heard of tho death about half-past niuo and at once sent tho following telegram of sympathy to .Mr. Tildou's nephew: Kxi:ittivi: Mansion, August -1. To Col. Samuel . I. Tilden, Yorkers, X. Y. : I have this moment learned of the sudden death of your illustrious relative, Samuel J. Til den, and hasten to express my individual sorrow in an event by which the .state of Now York has lost her most distinguished sou and the nation one of its wisest and most patriotic counsellors. GitovKii Ci.nvr.i.A.ND. Most of tho cabinet oliicers called at tho executive mansion this afternoon toseothu president in relation to matters connected with their respective departments, and tho deatli of Mr. Tilden was a subject of gen eral conversation between the president anil his ad visors. They all oxprossed re gret and sorrow at the sudden removal of n man whom thoyall regarded as tho great leader of tho democratic party. At tha capitol democratic senators and represen tatives expressed tho highest regard for Mr. Tilden and accorded hi.n an exalted place in history. Among republicans there was no disposition to criticise the (lend states man, and they spoko of him ns a leader of integrity and ability and n good citizen. iiiOGiumurAL. Samuel J. Tilden was born at Now Lo- bnnon, in tho state of New York, in 1814. Jleis descended from an old and highly mmoralile tnmily, tho remotest member ol whom ho has any positive knowledge being ono Nathaniel Tilden, who was mayor of Tentorueii, Kent, I'.iiglaud, In Ih'J.i, This gentleman removed with his family to America in 1(53 1, and settled at Scituate, Mass. Mr. Tilden's father was a thrifty merchant of New Lebanon, who, on no count of his integrity nnd good sense, espe cially on political mutters, was admitted to terms of intimacy with Mnrtin Van Hu ron. Jus mother was descended Irom Wil liam Jones, lieutenant governor of the col ony of New Hnvon, and reputed to bo ason of Colonel John Jones, ono of tho regicide judges of Chnrles I., whose wife was a Bister of Oliver Croinwoll. In his eighteenth year Mr. Tilden entered Yalo col ege, whero he pursued his studios with such indofatigable zeui that his health gave way, and ho was compelled todropoutof thecourse. Assoou as ho had sulliciently recovered he resumed his studies nt tho University of New York, whore ho was graduated in 1834. Ho was then a young mnn of only twenty years. He subsequently read law, nnd while a student in tho olllce of John W. Edmunds in New York wrote several articles on the political sittintion. One of these wns in defeuso of Presidont Van Buren's policy. It caused considerable discussion in the newspaper world, especially so as the presi dent was conjectured to have written it. Ah soon as ho had been admitted to the bar Mr. Ti.den opened nn oflice of his own in Pino street in Now York city. Although embarked in professional life of a kind which called for the most arduous applica tion, ho did not lose his interest in politics. He continued to express his opinions through the press, nnd occasionally spoke at political meetings. As soon as the presidential campaign of 1841, in which James K. Polk wns a candidate, hnd fairly opened, Mr. Tilden founded tho New York Daily News, in connection with John O'Sul livnn. The following year ho wns sent to the assembly from the city ol New York, nnd olecU-d ns a delegate to the convention which was to revise the constitution of tho slate. The estrangement between the friends of Mr- Polk nnd Mr. Van liuren in consequence of the elections of 18 localised Mr. Tilden to retire from politics and continue his attention to the law. This ) wns n fortunate move, without which his subsequent success nnd fame ns n Inwyer could never hnve been achieved. He Imme diately Ix-can a seriesof triumphsac tliebur which gnve him great reputation. Among the morn notable cases in which he wns suo ressful mny be mentioned that of F!agg vs. Giles; Burdell vs. Cunningham, a famous will cane, and that of the I'ennnviviiiiia -Coal company vs. the Deluware it Hudson Coal company. It Is no exaggeration to say that from 1845 up to time he retired from professional life, one-half the great railway corporations north of the Ohio nnd between tho Hudson nnd Mississippi had been his clients. For some time pre ceding the war he was the confidential ad viser of Dean Richmond, tho lender of the democratic party in the state ol New York. Hp was elected governor of New York in 1874, nnd wns nominated to the presi dency in 1870. The result of the election being disputed led to the appointment of the electoral commission, under whose de cision the republican candidate wns peace fully inaugurated. Since that timo Mr. Tilden has lived in retirement, with the exception of an occa sional appearance in public. noTir of Trrn ci:i:i:.ir.s v.urAOF.n. Wheat and Com Materially Shortened by the I'rolonyed Drouth. The following crop report appears in this week's issue of tho Fanners' Iteview: Tho prolonged nnd serious drouth which tins j materially shortened the spring heat crop and caused n serious menace to tho corn crop wns pnrtially broken this weok, copious rains having fallen in Kansas nnd portions of Missouri, Tho injury which corn has sustained cannot yet bo deter mined from reports. Fully one-third of the counties of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas report the-t. corn, whilo showing tho effect of the drouth, lino not yet been seriously injured and will mnko n ino yield if rain should rciiit in time. Tho remaining counties report moro or less injury, the tenor of the reports being very discourag ing, declaring tlint many of tho fields have already felt tho blight unci predicting not to exceed one-halt the ordinary yield. The outlook is reported especially gloomy throughout tho entire corn belt for nil late planted corn. One-hull of the Iowa coun ties report that serious injury hns already befallen the corn fields and that the yield for the state will fall short of nn average by from li2 to 40 per cent. In Kinggold and Wan en counties corn doesnotpromise one-half nn ordinary yield. The corn outlook in Minnesota is more favorable, with prospect of an average yield with continued rains. In Wisconsin the tonor of the reports does not indicate to exceed two-thirds of an ordinary yield. In portions of tin-state thoro has been no rain for six weeks and all crops are a bad failure. In Ohio, Indiana and Michigan tho out look is still favorable for an average yield of corn. In Faribault, Mower nnd Meeker coun ties, Minnesota, the reports indicate a bet ter wheat yield than predicted in the vari ous reports, but tho remaining counties in dicate that tho total yield fcr the state will exhibit a material shortage. In Houston and Sherburne counties less than half the usual yield is indicated. Hnrvesting is pro gressing rapidly in both Minnesota nnd Dakota. In Minnehnha and lion llommo counties, Dakota, wheat is threshing out twelve to fifteen bushels to tho acre. In Faulk county ono-half the crop was cut for fodder. In Nebraska nnd Iowa the wheat yield will bo considerably short of nn average. Reports indicato n very short flax yield nnd in tho entire western nnd northwestern belt the outlook for tho potato crop is very poor. novni.is MViinF.it axo surcroi;. The rtaslt Act of a Xeliraska Yoany Ma H'io mis rtsap2olntcU In .ore. A Lincoln Journal special Irom Staple hurst, Nebraska, gives tho following ac count of a triple tragedy in Soward county: A double murder and suicido occurred last night at about 7 o'clock on the farm of John Luitkc. about four miles west of this place. The circumstances seem to be about as follows: About u year ago a young man by tho name of Frederick Edho was employed by Luitke as a laborer on his farm. Soon after his employment ho became enamored of tho daughter, Minnie Luitke, a young girl about seventeen years old. Tho father objected to his paying her his nddresses, principally on nccount of tho youth of the lady, and finally discharged him from his employ and forbndo him to visit her. Since then ho has remained in tho neigh borhood working for various parties, occa sionally eluding tho vigilance of tho father and holding clandestine meetings witli tho girl, nnd hns repeatedly threatened her life, saying that she should not live to marry any one else. Yesterday ho visited the German minister wlio told him bo was a murderer in his heart and urged him to repent. Ho replied tln-t it was too late for him to repent. He seemed in a desperate fraino of mind and tho Luitke family wero put upon their gunrd. About 7 o'clock in tho evening tho girl and a young brother wont out into tho held nfler tho cows, whero they wero met by Elide, who threw his arms around the girl nnd plncing n thirty-two calibro re volver to her head fired, killing her almost instantly. Tho father, hearing tho shot, rushed un and was met by Ehdo who fired a shot which took effect in Luitko's breast, sever ing the main artery lending to the heart. Ho mnmigcd to rench the houso by tho as sistance of the hired man and his wife, but In ten minutes ho wns dead. After firing the second fatnl shot, tho murderer walked Imcktowheie lay tho dead body of tho girl, placed tho muzzle, of tho pistol to his temple and deliberately blowout his brains. 1 ho pistol with which the deed was done was a small thirty-two calibro rovolver of the Hod Jack manufacture, nnd ns but three shots were fired each bullet took u life. Mr. Luitke wns nn old settler nnd one of the most influential citizens in tho com munity. The daughter wns about seven teen years of age, a beautiful and accom plished young lady. The murderer was a native of Germany but has resided In this county since a child, most of the time in tho state ol towa. Tho triplo tragedy has cast a gloom of horror over tho entiro community. Sheriff Adams, acting coroner, empanueled a jury nnd nt tho inquest a verdict was rendered in accordance with tho above facts. 3ioua moTisa is ixbutast. Belfast, Aug. 3. The mayor of Belfast has sent a circular letter to the different mag istrates of the city asking them to actively ex ert their Inlluence to promote abetter feeling; among the people toward the jtollce, to that there may lie co-operation between the latter and the populace for the prevention of disor der and the suppression of lawlestnets. Crowd, of men assembled in different parts of the city this morniui; evidently bent on fighting the police. The Jury In the case of the boy who was killed In the recent riots has given a verdict that the boy was killed by the pO'lce, who were justified In firing on the mob. Uniting was renewed here to-day, but the disturbance was slight as compared with the outbreaks of Saturday and Sunday, The police succeeded In dispersing tho mob. John Raskin remarks: "When I Me a girl dance I thauk heaven." It Is not unlikely that he feels gruteful that he Is old and feeble enough not to be expected to w hirl her breath lessly about on a slippery floor all the evening aud then pay for her supper In the bargain. Lovxll Cltucn. STriAiaiiT r.tr.ic to mvxico. Uttered by .lfr. Itayard, Seerelary of State. In response to a resolution of the senate nsking for information concerning the nl leged illegal detention of A. K. Cutting by the Meiican authorities at El Paso del Norte, the president transmitted to the senate on tho 2d n report of the secretary of state, together with a voluminous mnss of correspondence relating to the case. Un der date of July 1, United States Consul llrigluvm, at El Paso del Norte, forwarded to the United States Minister Jackson, at Mexico, u full statement of the facts at tending the arrest and imprisonment of Cutting nnd an announcement of his (llrig ham's) fnilure to secure any reply to his application for n fair trial orioleaseou bail forCutting. On July 0, the United States minister sought from M. Marescal, Mexican secretary of foreign affairs, tho proper relief for Cutting. The follow ing day M. Marescal replied that he had recommended the governor of Chihua hua to see Unit prompt and full justice was administered. On July 17, Consul Ilrighnm stated that Cutting wns still a prisoner and nothing hnd been done for his release. The secretary says the imprison ment of this American citizen hns thus con tinued for fully a month without explana tion or tho prospect of nny. Ho (Secretary Hayard), on July 11), addressed a telegram to Minister Jackson, reciting nil the prece dent correspondence nnd facts, nnd stating the legal position assumed by this govern ment as a ground tor demanding the release of citizens. Minister Jackson, on July "2, telegraphed tho refusal of tho Mexican gov ernment to accede to the telegraphic de mand of Secretary Bayard for Cutting's release, which was followed by another tele gram giving the Mexicnn reasons. Consul lirigliam, on July 20, telegraphed that tho governor of Chihuahua was pushing the trial of Cutting, who ignored the proceed ings. On July 27 the secretary mailed ad ditional instructions to Minister Jackson. Tho secretary, in this letter, refers to the claim of tho Mexican minister here, based on Mexicnn laws, whereby jurisdiction is assumed by Mexico over ciimes committed ngainst Mexicans in t lie United Stutes, or any foreign country, nnd his con tention that under this law the publica tion of libel in Texas was made cognizable and punishable in Mexico. The claim of jurisdiction in Mexico was peremptorily and positively denied by Secretary Bayard, who declared that the United States would not assent or permit the existenco of such extia territorial force to be given to Mexi can law. "Mr. ltomero," ho says, "finally nssured him that Cutting would bo released in a very short time." Convinced of tho friendly and conciliatory spirit influencing the Mexicnn government, the secretary in forms the consul that, in his opinion, all questions of conflicting interests between the two governments can, without dilllcul ty, be umicably, honorably nnd satisfac torily adjusted. In his report tliosecretary says, touching tho Mexican laws cited by .Mr. ltomero: "This conflict of law is even more profound than the literal differenceof corresponding statutes, for it affects the underlying principles of security to personal liberty and freedom of speech, or expres sion, which are among tho main objects sought to bo secured by our framework of government. The present enso may con stitute a precedent fraught with most seri ous results. Tho alleged offense may be, nnd undoubtedly in tho present case is, within the United States held out to bo a misdemeanor, not of a high grade, but in Mexico may be associated with penal results of the gravest char acter. An net mny bo created by Mexicnn statutes an offonso of high grade which in tho United States would not be punishable in any degree. The safety ol our citizens nnd all others lawfully within our jurisdiction would bo impaired if not wholly destroyed by admitting the powor of a foreign state to delinito offenses and apply pennlties to acts committed within the jurisdiction of the United States. 'Ilia United States and states composing this Union contain tlio only forum for trial of offenses against their laws, and to concede the jurisdiction of Mexico over Cutting's rase, ns it is stated in Consul ltrighniu's re port, would be to substitute tho jurisdic tion and laws of Mexico for those of the United Stntes over offenses committed solely within tho United States by a citizen of the United Slates. The offeuso alleged is tho publication in Texas by a citizen of tint United Stntesof nn iirticledeemed libel ous nnd criminal in Mexico. No allegation of its circulation in Mexico by Cutting is made, and no such circulation wns practi cable or even possible, because the arrest was mi m ma lily made on the snmo duy of publication in Uio English language In Texas, on the coming of the alleged writer or publisher, into Mexico, mid tho Mexican correspondence accompanying M. Mares nil's refusal to release Cutting, found in the accompaniments to Minister Jackson's dispatch of July 22, 1N80. shows that the ono hundred ami eighty sixth article of tho Mexican codu is beyond the jurisdiction claimed. Under this pretension it is obvious that any edi tor, or publisher of nny newspaper article within the limits mid jurisdiction of the United States could bo arrested nnd pun ished in Mexico if tho same wero deemed objectionable to oflicials of that country after Mexican methods of administering justice, should ho be found w thin those borders. Aside from tho claim of extra dition power thus put forth for tho laws of Mexico and extending their jurisdiction over the all- ged offenses admittedly charged to have been committed within the borders of tho United Stntes, are to be considered arbitrary and oppressive proceedings which, as measured by thoconstitutionalBtandard of tho United Stntes, destroy the substance of tho judicial trial and procedure to which Cutting lias been subjected. In transmit lug the document to congress the president, in a brief cominuuicat ion, says: "As to tha inquiry contained In the resolution 'whether any additional United States troops have been recently ordered to Ft. Bliss,' 1 answer in tho negative." a nn iutlkss iiiiotiif.ii. Brooklyn (N.Y.) speclnl: Henry Pughley, tn unman ied Kngllshman, need 45. coin- I mitted suicide nt his lodgings nt 01 Hud son street, tills city, to-day by severing the ma n artery of 1i1h left wrist. Ho had brou for some tlmo suffering from a cancerous nfillctlon. Among tho effects of theunfrr tuunto mnn wns found n book, upon oin of the leaves ol which was writton tho fol lowing: "II makes me laugh to think that I om dying hero nlone n miserable (loath and have a millionaire brother." Investi gation proveislhat he had a lirotlior living nt 133 Cumberland street, who Is a large dealer in hanhvnre, carrying on business In New York. The wealthy brother, when In formed of the sad ending of his brother, re fused t- haveniiythlng to do with thebody but promised to give the romulus a decent burial. Special attractions at St. Louis during September and October. St. Louis Expo sition opens Sept. 8th, closes Oct. 23d. Knight Templars Triennial Conclave Sept. 20th to SGtli. St. Louis Fair opens Oct. 4th. closes Oct IHh, Tuesday evening. Oct. fit h. Grand Parade ol the Veiled Prophets. The Wnbnsh railway will sell round trip tickets at greatly reduced rates lor the above. For tickets or further Information call on or write: F, K. Mooies, Ticket Agent, 1602 Farimm street, Omaha. am: it nrs isti:ii rs onto. - . Tiro I'illayes Completely Dentivyed Combined Cyclone and Flood. by it Dispatch from Lima, Ohio: Shortly ntter 10 o'clock this morning a terrible windstorm pnssed over this section of tho country. Allentown and Vaughansville, near here, were literally wiped out of ex istence. The rain poured down in torrents, nnd the shrieks of tho wounded were heart rending. There was absolutely no help to be given, people fearing to move. But few houses remain standing in either of tho towns, nnd the loss will reach up in tho thousands. It is absolutely impossible to name tho number of killed and woundpd. Tho storm bus passed and s wrecking party w ith several physicians has lelt hero lor Allentown nnd Vaughansvillo with medicine to relievo tho unfortunates who lie buried in tho debris. On nccount of tho wires being blown down tho intelligence wns not received here until late this after noon, when it wns brought by ono of tho survivors on horsobnek. Tho messenger re ports both towns completely wrecked. A family named Bowler, consisting of hus band, w ifo mul two daughters, wero killed outright by being crushed by the falling of their house. Three members ol tho family of Jtssie La Searo aro known to be killed. Tiny were struck by n heavy piece of tim ber, dashing out their brains. A livery stable in which was con lined fifteen head of hoises wns blown to tho ground, and all the animals have perished. At this hour it is impossible to obtain nny uutheutic or definite information, owing to tho fact that all communirationsnro cut save by special messenger. Intense excitement prevails, and a meeting lias been called at tho mayor's olllco to adopt some means of ro be' for the fated town. Columbus (Ohio) special: A heavy wind nnd rain storm stiuck this city this niter noon, lasting lot-half an hour. Tho streets w ere all Hooded and ninny houses unroofed nnd moro or less damaged. Tho building of the Columbus rolling-mill, on the west side, was entirely demolished and several un a injured. There wero twenty-live ot thirty men nt work in tho mill nt tho timo and all wero more or less hurt. John Evans wns cnught under somo heavy tim bers and had his back broken and was in ternally injured. Hecannotrecover. Henry James was seriously but not fatally in jured. Pat McAudrows was badly cut about the head mid his right shoulder crushed. JnmcH Burns was sevetely hurt in the side. Kobert Ingrain had tho scalp torn Irom the top of his head. Ed Black had a miraculous escape, llo was almost ?i the centre of the building, mid after the building fell found himself under a heavy pave ot timber, which hud saved his life by kn pii g tho roof timbers Irom falling. lteporls from tho country are that crops nre all blow n down, barns carried away, and fences all down. The signnl service re port shows the highest velocity of tho wind liming the storm recorded at the signal olllce to hnve been forty-eight miles per hour. Amount of rain fallen, 2.08 inches. FHAUIS .V ..I.V MATTF.IIS. Itejiort of ihr Secretary of the Interior on the Xumbcr of 1'atentn Cancelled. Acting Secretary of the Interior Muldrow has transinited to the scnute a letter from the commissioner of the general land olllco in answer to tho somite resolution calling for certain detuiied informutioii regardlli' the cnmellation of land patents, for frauds. The commissioner says that tho practico pursued by the olllco in tho cancellation ol land entries for fraud has varied somewhat, so as to render it difficult to give tho pre cise information calling for it, but it is be lieved that the following will cover tho in quiry: Land entries cancelled Irom 1883 to the present lime On ugents' reports, 751; on testimony tuken at hearing 12S; fordo fault of appearanco at hearings, 23i); for default of application for hearings, 1, 1 13; relinquished ultur reports by special agents, 1 12; total. 2.373. Held for cancellation on ngeut's reports, 2.235, and on testimony taken at hearing 175, making u total cancelled mid held lor cancellation -1,783. During this period there woro thirty-live entries reinstnted on exparto showing; mid nineteen on testimony tul.ing at hearing. From April 3, 18NB. to April 3, 1880. 1 hero were 3, 1 18 land patents issued or ordered issued, nnd from April 3, 1880, to Juno 21, 1880, -1.323 wore issued. Tlieorgauizatiou of tho system by which nil entries aro sub mitted'to a board of review for examina tion before the issue of patents, tho report says, has involved a temporary delny in the issue of patents, which accounts for tho apparent decroiisHin the nuinberof patents issued between April 3 and Juno 21, 1880, Till: FLAG MUSTJII! UPHELD. San Antonio, Tux., Aug. 1. The demo cratic congressional convention which ossein- hied here yestei duy unanimously adopted the following resolution: Wiieuiias, From recent occurrences In tho republic of Mexico it nprenrs that American citizens residing and being theteliavo suffered violence from the bunds of oflicials and citi zens of Mexico, nnd WllKUEAS.We believe It to be tho duty of tho American government to uphold the Hug and protect tho rights of our citizens, In whatever lands or however humble they mny he-, from nil acts of violence and outrage that may ho per petrated on them and to resent every Insult to our Hag by foreign xwers or to am of our citizens whether native or adopted; therefore DC It liei-olved. Tlint wo call upon the president of the United States to take prompt action for I lie roleate or t utting, now imprisoned in Mexico, nnd to demand from the Mexican governuu'lit the puiMiuicht of the murderers of the iniuruh.ed citizen, A. HiiMircs, nnd full tatlsfactiou and Indemnity to he paid his fumilr. The Hasures outraco has produced Intense excitement throughout Texas. Governor Ire land's telegram to Secrolury Bayard Js uni versally Indorsed iiinl It Is the general senti ment that unless the federal government takes prompt and vlgoious action to tesoiit tin- liidlL'tiltv Texas oimht lo and will call Mexico to an account for her treatment of American citizens A VKVULIAIt SF.ItllAHICA VASE. Washington special: It transpires Hint Charles II. Potter, who was yesterday re jected by tho senate ns agent ol the Omaha and Winnebago Indians, was rejected at tho request ol Secretary Lainur, who rep resented to the coinmltteo on Indian af fairs that he was incompetent and unlit for the office. The coinmltteo su gnus ted that the secretary would better have tho presi dent withdraw the resignation, as it was a most unusual Ihing for a cabinet offlcor to request tho withdrawal ol one ol his subor dinates. But the president frankly con fessed that this was mi impracticable method of getting rid of the mnn, as cer tain inlluences weio at work In his behall that would make his withdrawal impossi ble. From tills it was interred that tho president was accepting the tylvlco ol out side parties In the case Instead ol that ol his cabinet minister. Therefore to oblige Secretary Lamar the nomination wns re jected. The oldest senators say they have no recollection of a precedent forthls singu lar case. Potter lives at the town ol Ho mer, Dakota county. Neb. The president sent In the nomination ol Joseph F. Hoi man to succeed Potter as soon as the re jection was made. .i .vrsTF.itwrs vkatii. Bulfnlo (N. Y.) special: The village of Swainville, about twelve miles from this city, is nstir with rumors over the sudden denth ot George Sorg, which occurred there n week ngo. Mr. Sorg was a brother of the Hov. Father Sorg, n prominent Calholie clergyman here. It is rumored that a do mestic in Mr. Sorg's household put poison in the soup, which wns nfterwnrd partaken of liberally by her masters. Sho disap peared before his death, and a body found floating in tho Erio cnnnl near Lockport, is thought to be that of tho servant. It is thought that while in a fit of despondency brought on by an unrequited affection which sho bore for Mr. Sorg sho committed the murder, nnd either through fear ono moise sho nfterwnrd ended her own life. An inquiry w'll be held into the deatli of Sorg. He was s. widower and had ono daughter. a rr.titvri. nirtrit iinconn. Pittsburg (Pa.) dispatch: A private tele gram from West Elizabeth announced tho development of new cases of typhoid fever within the past twenty-four hours, three of the new cases being considered fatal. Two physicians nre reported ill from overexer tion. In this city the rapid spread of tho epidemic, especially in tho part lying south of the Mouoiigahela river, is the occasion of increasing alarm. The health depart ment is doing nil it can in nbating every possible case heard of. Many unsatisfac tory reasons have been suggested ns to tho causes of the ulllietion which is peculiar in the intense suffering of those taken with it. There have been twenty-two dent lis from various cases reported at the health olllco to-day, much larger than known for somo yours past, in the Twenty-fifth ward, and a total ot 150 cases in the Twent v lourlh to the Thirtieth ward inclusive, nil ot which lire on the south side. Till! (UtAXT TltOl'lllFS. Washington special: The Grunt trophies nnd presents donated to the government by Mr. Vanderbilt nnd Mrs. Grant uro stored in tho war department. They were put there more than a year ngo pending a formal acceptance of them by congress, when they were to be placed in tlionatioual museum hero. Congress has as yet taken no action in the matter. Secretary Endi cottsaid to-day when asked what disposi tion would be made of the presents in cuso rougress adjourns without nccepting thoin, that they will bo relumed to either Mrs. Grunt or tho Vanderbilt heirs it they ex press a desire to have them returned. The secretary regards himself ns only tho tem porary custodian of tho presents, mid he thinks there will be u general fooling of re gret if congress through negligence permits tho government to lose this valuable and historical collection. In keeping with the sonson, the "Midsum mer holiday" Century is noticeable lor richly illustrated articles ami fiction. Ot tho former, the opening paper is an entor taining description of "Algiers and its Su burbs"; Mrs. Lucy M. Mitchell contributes a picturesque account of the town. Castle, and University of "Heidelberg." The pa per derives n timely interest from I ho fact that tho five hundredth anniversary of the opening of the university fulls on October 18th of thisyear. "Sea-Birds nt the Farm Islands," by Bryan Hook, with illustra tions by the author, gives a description ol the birds to bo found off tho Northumber land const on tho islands with which is as sociated tho heroism of Graro Darling; "Tho Western Art Movement," by lllploy Hitchcock, reveals art tendencies and achievements which will perhaps surprise those whoso attention has been absorbed by tho art growth ol New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimoronud Washington. STANFORD AND MEISSONIER. The Cnllfornlnn (itves tho Pulntet Points on Ills Arts. Mr. Stanford, of California, hni n portrait of himself by Mehsonier, painted In Paris when tho Bcnntor was there a few years hack, write u Washington correspondent of The t'iicfn natl JCiioiilrcr. Tho prlcu was $10,000. It Is not considered to bo n good literal likeness, and very few jiortralts of Americans by French artists are. That Intuition for truth and the habit of getting at It which portrait painters of the British and American schools jkisscss the French gives way to his nrtlstle disposi tions; he Is nlviis searching for something which shall Improve one's nature. 1 hnve of ten spoken of tho American Inventor hi France who wanted some jxirt raits made for a machine ho was building to spin silk automatically. He went to the best liattcrn-mnlccrs In Fans, and not a pattern could he get precisely like his model, which nil the French with them knew hut little more about than ho did. Finally he had to send to the United Stutes for the, work be desued to do hi France. Mr. Stanford gave Melssouler a irood many sittings, about three hours for each, A curious Incident hap pened with regard to ono of tho most cole orated pictures of the artist. lie hud painted for Mr. Stewart, of Now York, tho dry-goods mnn, ono of Ills largest and most Impressive pictures u battle, where Nupolcon Is seudlnu In his Guards, and us thev go pusthlm they ull salute him. Mr. Stanford had spent $40,000 In photograph lug horses In motion. He ob served, among other things, that when horses were in rap d motion, or galloping, they never struck on their toes, but on their heels firmly, because they would huvu fallen unci broken their necks. Ho observed that the foremost llgiiro of the officer, whoso saber Is up In tho nn-, was colug In such a way that his horse would strike on the toe. So, seeing the first drawing; A this at Mclrsoulcr's studio, while the artist and sister weio conversing ou tho subject of how tho horses moved, Mr. Stan ford sunt : "Will you bring that horse forward u few feet In tho same action he Is now mak ing!" "I was," said Mr. Stanford, "certain that the horse would not strike on his heel If he, continued tho uctlon." Melssouler continu ed the moTcmiiit. uud lu n moment ho er celved that whut tho two men had been tulk lug about convinced him, aud his especial forte was druwing horses; he hud horse models with all their untitomy movable, especially about the leg's uud fe-t. He turned to his model and brought the animal forward, and lie sudilenlj perceived thai. Ills great canvas had made an anatomical mistake. He put his hands Into his hair and begun to race around his studio like a inun who hud lost his wits. An Outburst of Oratory. Old Col. Cell, ut tho time when Grunt wi up for the presidency, aud when the demo cratic watchword was "Anything to heal Grunt," was addressing an enthusiastic meet Imr of Comstock republicans, when u dem ocrat who wus "bunging on to the vergo of the crowd," sang out: "It's cosy bilkln', but we'll show jou something next full." The colonel was if southern union man of the ultra school and a greut udmlgprof Grunt. Ho at once wheeled about, and with uplifted bunds, hair bristling, and eyes flashing fire cried out: 1 Build a worm-feiicu round a whiter supply of summer weather, skim the clouds from the sky mill a teiiKjxxjn, catch a thunderbolt In a blad der, break u huirlcane to harness, ground sluice an eurlliqmiUe, bake hell In un Ice-house, lussoo an HVuluuehe, tlx s, clout on tho crutel or nn iict-ve volcano, hive all the stars lu i null- eg, hang: out the ist-un on a uruevliie ti dr, put the sky to s-uk n'l u gourd, unbuckle the lH-lly-biiiid of tteni't , and pustu 'To Let' on the sun ami moon, but never, sir -never f a moment delude yourself with the Idea thai jou can beat Grunt!'1 -Halt Lake 'I'ribunt. HERE AND THERE. lVanklyn. ICy., will celebrate its firsl centennial on Oct. G. Wayne county New York reports n largo peppermint crop. A water famine is causing dire dis tress at I'hiiMii.v, Arizona. The I'rench-llat svstem is growing out of favor in New Vork city. I' our hundred foreign-born women keep snloous in New York city. Forest lires in Maine uro estimated lo have caused .?7f,0Jd damages. A North Truro, Mass.. adventurer proposes to circumnavigate the earth in a dory. A reunion of tho Turner family, I.jO iu number, occurred one day last week at Kiulock, Ala. Four per cent, is the prevailing rate of interest pa!d to depositors by tint Now York banks. Several (leorgia papers aro fnvoring the scheme of a citizen soldiery sup-, ported by the state. "Sea food" is tho name of a popular dish always found on the bills of fare in New Jersey hotels. Newton and Flatbush, N. Y havo passeil a by-law taxing eaeli funeral that enters tlio town 1. The lirst college annual ever publish ed in the south was recently issued by the University of Georgia. A matrimonial engagement with a West Point student is not necessarily binding, says Mrs. l!rundy. Tho hop-growers in the neighbor hood of Utica, N. Y., are having trou ble with a peculiar kind of bug. Children excursions daily take place from Boston to this inland villages aud attractive places along tho bay. Tho publication of a work in a cheap form lessens but little, say tho publish ers, tho sales of a better "edition. One grapevine on a ranch in Monte rey county, California, will produce, about a ton of grapes this season. Deer aro very plentiful this year in tho mountains of Nevada, and hun dreds of them aro daily being killed. Cotton goods manufactured iu thn south are selling cheaper in Orcgow than those manufactured in tho east. The Indian is becoming very smart Ono recently oll'ered a bear skin foj sale at Elko, Nevada, as a bull'alo hide. A butcher at San llornardino, Cal., announces that he is ready to make contracts for a year to retail beef at i cents a pound. A stock-grower of Hardy county, West Virginia, lias ninety head of cat tle, tho average weight of which i.i l.o.'lo pounds. An engine in course of constructioe at Philadelphia is expected lo take a train from thai city to Now York ir ninety minutes. The University of Virginia is said tc havo moro alumni iu the present con gress than any other institution of learning in the country. A large number of colored people in New York are endeavoring to havo the 1st of August made a general anniver sary of emancipation (lay. A western woman, Mrs. McLano, la the largest mail-route contractor in this country. She hits ouo hundred routes on the l'acilio coast. A 7-year-old child was lately killed by being run over by a hand-ear hi Cleveland, O. Tho paronLs have brought suit against tho railroad for 1 0,000. Tho clergymen bicyclists of Clovo land, O., and vicinity will mnko their second annual clerical wheelmen's lour, beginning Aug. 8. Twenty-ono preach ers will take part. Tho Ilenrio house, onco a favorable resort for statesmen, theologians and noted people of every class, iu Cincin nati, is being torn down to mako way for a block of store buildings. There is at one of the hotels nt xlol Springs, Atk., an arrangement of ele vator and railroad combined or con nected by which invalids are whcolod out of their rooms directly to the baths by steam. Thomas Miller, a 12-yoar-old Trojan, got a p. ceo of wire aud throw it over th arm of an electric light "to got t shook," as ho said. Flo got it. II was knocked down, nroso, foil again, and died. One of tho oldest troos in Santa Rosa, Cal., was recently cut down to prorenl it from totally upsetting a house, which it had already moved a couple of inches from its foundation by its rapid growth. Tho tree is 100 feet lu holght. (leorgo Statlor was recently nrrcstot at Youngstowii, O., for shooting robiiu nnd lined $-'. He stated that ho had killed the birds for his family, who wero iu a starving condition. Ho waa out of work, and that was tho onlj tiling ho could do to keep his fa mil alive. Speaking of dueling in tho south, The Charleston News timl Courier says "With tho overthrow of this barbarotu and iniquitous custom wo may hops that hotter and truer sentiments ol honor and duty will gradually dovelop uud make their way In the contors ol civilization, aud afterward In tho out lying districts." Tho slgnaturo on tho postofllce record nt Troy, N. Y., did not correspond witb that on a nionoy ordor presented by i pretty young lady, and the clork wai not disposed to cash it but ho did aftoi sho told him that sho' had boon married but a short timo, aud that her husband, who had sent her tho order, wasn't ac customed to spoiling her first natno, aa ho had always called hor "dearie." Mr. Simeoti Duck, of Victoria, U. C Is the seventh sou of a seventh son. In 18U7 lie loft London ou tho sovonth day of tho sovonth month, aud arrived in this country on tho seventh day of the following mouth. When Booking n election to the llritish Columbia parlia ment he was elected by sovon votes, and tho following year ho wasdofuUed for tliu samoolllou by tlio sauio uumbot of votes.