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TUB DAILY FREE PHESS AND TIMES FKIDAY. AUGUST 1, 1873. HORSE SOTES. PEKSOSAL. Mr.

Georcfi Andersin momW fnr Hide BY TELEGRAPH Jfrtc fjrtss Crates AFTERNOON TELEGRAMS. VP TO 4 O'CLOCK P. M. XEW TOltK ICEWS. AN IKSAXE CRIMINAL.

New York, July 31. George Lahcr, a German, while laboring under a fit of temporary insanity, attacked and fatally wounded his room-mate, John Schnider, with a sabre, and then fatally shot himself in the forehead. THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION. New York, August 1. The railroad controversy is continued and the manufacturers and the shippers aro expressing their disat-lsfaction with the freight lines.

(Benjamin B. Sherman, president of the New York sugar refining company, states that discriminations of railroad companies in favor of Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore and against New York, were-the principal ground of complaint on the part of the New York merchants, and that they were determined to put an end to such unfairness. llailroad corporations must not longer be permitted to water their stock three or four times, and then charge per cent. The agents of railroads that rates are lower now. than they have been for a long time.

The Prohibitory Law to be Enforced in Boston. That portion of the State Police forco detailed to enforce the prohibitorylaw in this city have been requested by the Commissioners to resign their places. According to the statements of General Bates, chairman of the Police to a Post reporter, the reason is that the Board, after careful investigation and mature deliberation, having become satisfied that the prohibitory liquor law has not been thoroughly enforced in Boston, and as they are determined that this law shall be ecuted without fear or favor from any man or body of men, they have concluded that the work shall be done in earnest, and to do so they must have men who will not be tampered with or intimidated by any person. Therefore they have called for these resignations. The General says that the order of April 29, directing the officers to close up every place where intoxicating liquors are sold, has not been carried out, and they believe that in some cases mone3r and political influence have been the means which prevented the officers from obeying these instructions.

So they have made this clean sweep, and are determined that only "honest men" shall bo employed on tho force. The general further says that the commissioners intend to make the work very thorouffh. We do not (he says) mean to A Kansas stallion, Smuggler, is stated to have trotted a mile over the course in Olathe, Kansas, in 2.193 This horse was broken to trot less than a year ago, and has been in training but six months. General Arnold, in command at the Plattsburgh Post, drives a splendid pair of hays, only 4 ana 5 years ot age. A miss of twelve, daughter of Mr.

Rootcs of Rolling Prairie, is as horse crazy as any man of our acquaintance. She is so strangely affected that she imagines herself the very animal, and stamps and kicks, Then she will get up in tho night, harness her lather's team, and drive miles away until she is overtaken and brought back. What is more inconvenient, she uses the neighbors' teams in the same way. An attempt was made to send her to a lunatic asylum.but the committing justice couldn't see that Miss Bootes was any crazier than many horsey men who are allowed to go at large, and refused to commit her. There was a rare display of colts in Vcr- genncs not long since.

Ihey were sired by S. W. Smith's well known Blaek Hawk llambletonian. North America. Their ages were from two to seven weeks.

The Vcr-rnimler sas that for size, bone and promise. those who saw them decided that they had not seen so fine a showing of colts this sea son. Tho horse North America has made a good reputation as a stock horse, and well deserves the liberal patronage given him by the farmers of Addison County. For the last few days a man has been in Troy selling a patent horse feed or medi cine a powder to be given in doses of two or three table spoonluls once a day, to pro mote a good appetite and also good health. It comes in boxes containing about six pounds, l'attce and Van Veehten, teamsters, bought several boxes and had fed some to the horses.

One night this week a horse in their stable broke his halter, went to the other end of tho barn, broke open a box with his foot and ate the entire contents of the box of feed." He still lives and has a remarkable appetite. Troy Press. Charles F. Barrett of Proctorsville, has, for ten years past, owned an honest mare, whose pedigree, truthfully traced, indicates her age to be 37 years the present season. The following is a list of the fast horses on the American turf, with their best recorded time.

It includes only those horses that have beaten 2.27. Those marked with a tar have withdrawn from public contests. Goldsmith American .2.10 Susie, 2.25 Commodore Vander- bilt 2.25 Pilot Temple, 2.25 Joe, 2.25 Crown Prince 2.25 Fannie Allen 225.1 ..2.171 ..2.101 ..2.20 ..2.21 ..2.2 1 i .2.21 1 .2.22 ..2.22 Dexter, Lucy, 'Lady George "Flora itenry C. E. "Mountain "Kthan Allen, Nonesuch, Thomas Jefferson, Byron J.J.

Bradley, Col. Russell Mohawk, Ierby Harry Chariio Ben Flayer Ben .2.251 Gazelle Gould, Camors Judge Fullerton, Georre VV .2.25 .2.255 .2.25 .2.25 .2.20 .2.201 Lady Maud, Rosalind, Huntress Jennie, I lora Belle 2.22 Kilhurn Jim, 2.23 .2.20 William 11. Allen; Hotspur, 2.2.'U Grace Bertram, Surprise, 2.20 Morrissev, 2.201 Matt Smith 2.20" Bay Whalebone, 2.2V-j Grand 2.20 Lyi'ia .2.20 Sea Foam 2.20 Sensation, Jim Irving, .2.23 Hilly Barr, Allen, Reu Beppo, 2.21 i 2.2 1J 2.2 li Chicago Queen of the 2.20 lrueo Prince, Lady 2.2 2.2 .2.20 Honest Dutchman, II W. Royal John Pocahontas, Lulu, 2.2!i ..2.205 .2.204 ..2.20 Etc. Sleepy John, Myron Perrv 2.2 "Toronto .2.211 Clara 2.25 Rutland.

Newman Weeks has been elected W. C. T. of Rutland Lodcre of Good Templars. Judge 1 wards Pierrenont of New York.

dined at the Bates House on Thursdaj. Dean Colony, of Kecne, N. who is spending the summer in Rutland, received a severe wound in the hand Thursday, by the accidental discharge ol a revolver he was examining. George Alvord's skull was danirerouslv fractured on Thursday, by a kick from a horse he was watering. Nickwackctt Engine Co.

are to attend the Bennington muster. A fine span of bays, owned by Gen. II. II. Baxter, himself holding the ribbons, trotted over the mile track in the Trotting Park, Thursday, three or four times at a three minute rate, with very little urging and no perceptible worry.

An unknown hero snatched Belle McCor- mick from before a backing ensrine at the West Rutland quarries, recently, thus preventing a sudden diminution of the census, and Belle from becoming an angel. Nearly all who have a place to put it, and the necessary amount of filthy lucre to pay for it, are laying in their winter supply of coal. Tue FiiouiniTOKV Movement in Burling ton. Ihough wc have never favored this prohibitory law, because we thought it a lailure because it has been sustained and been sustained and kept alive for several years by the influence of men interested in Iree-rum, still, it its mends can convince us that it can bo made to serve the interests of true temperance reform in this shall have no hesitation in sustaining it, and sustaining their efforts. As yet, they have not accomplished enough to so convince us.

lhc Prohibitory Law is on trial for the last time, probably, in this city. If it comos off victorious this time it gains strength in the State and cannot be repealed as it could have been any time the last live years, when the rum interest should have said the word. It stregth gained will come wholly from its power to accomplish good, and if it can accomplish it here it can do it anywhere in the State. Its repeal could have been accomplished only because good men generally, have considered it a failure so far as any good influence was concerned. Thus far, the movement here has been a Republican movement, and they alone have had the management of it.

This is as it should be, for a temperance reform is needed among them. Nearly all their influential political leaders here have been given to an altogether too free use of the bottle. This branch of the subject we discussed pretty freely during the last political campaign, and need not so over it now. They call us by all kinds of hard names, but they cannot point out a leading, influential Democrat that drinks to excess, while we can name theirs by the dozen. Wc expect they will make mistakes in enforcing the law, and'we intend to take advantage thereof, and to make all the politi cal capital we can out of it: but wc shall not attempt the role of tho Argus and Patriot in respect to it, shall not take up the defence of the rumitcs, nor least of all, scandalize their opponents.

We know them as neighbors and friends, and believe them to be acting from conscientious motives, and endeavoring to remove from the city one of tho greatest curses of the age. If they act wisely as well as faithfully they shall have our support, lor our leading men are all well known as temperance men. burling-ton Democrat. The Liciitning Rod Man. A man in White hall kicked another man, and was arrested lor so doinsr.

When brousrht belore a jus tice of the peace, he informed his Honor that the man he had kicked was a light ning-rod man. The justice at once dis charged him, with the remark: "The man who wouldn't kick a lightning-rod man wherever he finds one, is unfit to enjoy the liberties lor which Washington lought and Thomas I'aine wrote. That mstice had paid five hundred dollars for lightning rods on his house last spring -Rutland Herald. F. B.

Perkins of Boston, and Herman Melville of New York, are among the guests of the Van Ness House. A. B. Kingsland of Philadelphia, is stop ping at the American. Hon.

Horace Fairbanks has purchased of A. S. Hatch, of New York, for tho Art Gallery of the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, Bier- stadt's celebrated painting, The Dome of the Yoscmito." Hon. Lorcn W.

Clarke of Charleston, has been appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenuo for Orleans and Essex counties. He held tho office of Assistant Assessor from September, 1SG2, till the office was abolished May 20th. 1873. Tho health of Prof. Silas II.

Pearl is improving, and it is thought that he will bo ablo to resume charge of tho New Hampshire Stato Normal School at Plymouth tho coming fall. Judges Hunt and Smalley spent last night on Mount Mansfield. The Manchester Journal says Among the recent arrivals at tho Equinox House, Manchester, not in tho regular list, is a young hotel keeper. We have not been able to learn his name, but it is gratifying to know that the race of good hotel keepers is not likely to become extinct." Charles W. Woodhouso and wife of this city are at tho Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga.

Charles E. Jackman, of the firm of Arm strong Jackman, of this city, who is a native of Castleton, has recently contrib uted $500 towards wiping out the eight thousand dollar debt of Castleton Seminary. Clinton F. Taige, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York, Z. Rogers, of North East, Special Agent of the Treasury Department, George L.

Douglass, of Washington, son of Commissioner Doug lass of the Internal Revenue, Henry Troy Times, Hon. Isaac N. Hall, of Groton, and Oscar Atwood, of Plattsburgh, are at the Van Ness House. M. Topliff of Manchester, Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2d New Hamp shire District, Charles Anderson, of Cincinnati, 0.

W. Fisher of Washington, Wm. P. Mooers of Plattsburgh, A. 0.

Brainerd and Guy C. Noble of St. Albans, arc at the American Hotel. Gen. Beauregard is reported to be in feeble health.

Col. Knapp, of the Middlebury Register, thus describes his recent complimentary call: Last Saturday alternoon wc had the honor of a visit from an irate young man doing business in this town, who either had, or imagined ho had, some sort of grievance against us. we could not learn what. hen he showed fight and pulled olT his coat to whip us, our fighting editor being absent, we were obliged to do the honors oi the oc casion ourselt. accordingly showed him down stairs, as gracefully as possible, with an office stool.

He promised us fnr-ther attentions, and among other things to make us sweat. Centennial Celebration at Woodford. Woodford has enioved a centennial cele bration, which is indeed an honor to her and something but few towns can boast of. Woodford was organized February 11th, 1700, or about 101 years ago. The first settler was Caleb Moore.

He was soon joined by Matthew and Zerah Scott. The first white child born in town, was Benjamin, son of Benjamin Reed, August 11, 1779. An eminence near Big Pono. on the old turnpike is the water-shed dividing the Hudson and Connecticut River Valleys. The fact that this town was about a century old suggested itself to several of the Erominent citizens, and they determined to avea celebration in commemoration of the event, and Saturday, July 26th, was determined on a3 the day for it.

The morning of the 2Gth opened very fine and everything seemed to indicate a pleasant day. About 8 o'clock a procession was formed at the City Hotel and proceeded to Elmer Gleason's Grove, where a cordial and happy address of welcomo was given by S. M. Bowles, President of the day. This address was followed by an excellent and entertaining speech by Rev.

D. Moody of Troy, N. and J. Ilalsey Cushman, editor of the Bennington Banner. The weather was very hot and sultry, and a shower fell at 3 p.

which caused the large assembly of people at the grove to disperse. Many proceeded to the City Hotel where the fantastic feats of Terpsichore were soon commenced. The Wilmington Cornet Band were in attendance and furnished excellent music. Everything passed off pleasantly and agreeably, for which those who took upon themselves the responsibilities of the occasion may well be congratulated. St.

Albans. John Sheville of New York, addressed the Masonic Fraternity on Mon. day evening, upon his visit to the Holy Land and the Ruins of King Solomon's Temple. The butter shipment Tuesday was 1,005 tubs. Work on the foundation of the new Court House is progressing finely.

Second Congressional District. The Proctorsville correspondent of the Rutland Herald, who uses the initials of Hon. Clark II. Chapman, makes tho following predictions concerning matters in the Second Con gressional District "The death of Judsrc Steelo naturally calls up conversation concerning his sharp contest with Judge Poland for tho Congres sional nomination in this district last fall. Poland and his friends complained that Steele stole his thunder while he was away out in Utah attending to his law business and to Emma silver mines for his clients.and that it was not fair to commence the canvass without notice to the present incumbent.

The gifted and lamented Steele indeed gone, but his devoted friends will be hardly bo to allow Judsre Poland to reconciled enjoy his back pay in quiet, and be his own sue cessor without another effort to supplant the surviving contestant, who will then have enjoyed tho honors and emoluments of oilice State and National for nearly thirty consecutive years, fey a vounsrer man of equal integrity, purity and capacity for good service in congress, it Judre llovt II. Wheeler, of Jamaica, can be induced to step the honorable position lie now holds and take the nomination he will be likely to set it. Otherwise the Hon Wm. II. Walker, of Ludlow, who though a younger man than he looks to be, has ob tained the Iront rank in the legal proles- sion, will be very likely to crowd closely upon the heels of tho Bishop as the able ex-Senator and present incumbent is not inaptly sometimes called, in the Congressional race.

It is, we know, rather soon name candidates, hut if notice could be served thus early on parties who felt so nurt last tall, that they were taken un awares, they would at least have to get another excuse lor lault finding. We hear that Col. Kittredgc Ilaskins of Brattleboro, will also be in the field for the nomination. gow, seconded the motion to postpone. He declared that the proposal contained in the bill was disgraceful.

The Hon. Edward P. Bouverie, member for Kilmarnock, and Mr. John Sidney North, member for Oxfordshire, spoke in opposition to the postponement of the second reading. Mr.

Gladstone regretted tho tone of the discussion which had taken place. He denied that tho Government had maintained any secrecy touching the management of the crown property. The civil list, he said, was never intended to provide for the portioning of the royal children. Parliament must either adopt the course at present proposed and pursued with regard to those of the royal children already married, or provide for an increased civil list. He upheld the proposition contained in the bill, as it gave to parliament control of the conduct of the crown and the royal family.

The motion to postpone was lost, and the bill passed on its second reading by a vote of 102 ayes to 18 nays. I'riucc. ADDRESS TO THE rOPE. Paris, July 31. One hundred deputies to the French Assembly have sent to the Pope an address, assuring him of their continued devotion to His Holiness.

TnE TRIAL OF MARSHAL BAZAINE. Gen. Chabaugh Latour refuses to sit with the court-martial convened for the trial of Marshal Bazaine. NEWS. VICE-PRESIDENT WILSON'S HEALTH.

Boston, July 31. The Traveller, concerning the report from Washington that Vice-President Wilson is in a precarious condition, and about to undergo a dangerous operation, says on the contrary Mr. Wilson is much better than he has 'been at any timc since his illness, and is steadily improving. No operation whatever is or has been contemplated. ESTERS JVEAVS.

KRIDCE ACROSS THE MISSOURI. NEW YORK. A enn front Iii cliiwr, concluded with Chicago builders for a railroad and wacnn hriiliro 1 Ki7 ft lr, across the Missouri river at Atchcson, Kai sas. SENTENCED TO BE HUNG. Wm.

Cainnboll rolnroil lina 1 irrn t-n fenced to be hanged at Cairo, 111., for the muruer 01 nomas uioyie, mate ol the steamer Grandtown, in April last. Iaily- Weather HcporL War Department, MEKT, Signal Ofkicpr, ly 31. S.oo p. m. Office op tue Chief Washington.

1. C. July ProLaliIiies. On Friday, for the middle states, easterly winds veering to southeast, higher temperature, cloudy weather and numerous local storms. For New England, south and cast winds, higher temperature, increasing cloudiness and possibly local rains.

TlCLKtiltAPlIIC ITEMS. can state committee met at the Grand Union Hotel here to-night, iilteen members were present. The only action taken was to appoint a committee of six with Gen. Cochrane as chairman, to determine upon thp timi roetlinil rtf of mllinrr ctntp convention and report to the general committee at 11 o'clock, a. to-morrow.

by Telegraph. IVew York Money anil Stock Market New York, July 31. MONEY at per cent. bT Kit LI Mi dull at for CO IlXlJ 8l WM fr siht; customs receipts, to-day, uulii lower ana aeenrjeu lrom i isi fa) 1 1 on rumors that tlio Secretary of the Treasury would increase jrold sales fur August. Loans liffiJ per cent.

to Hat for carrying. learings, Assist ant Treasurer disbursed 5jl.j3.iKki. GOVKRNM KN.TS strong with lanro uusmcss. STATE HON DS quiet. STOCKS, active dealin is and well distributed chief features were Lake Shore.

Northwest common, Union Pacific, St. Paul, Tacilic Mail and Erie. The directors of tho Krio held a meeting to-day, but took no action in regard to dividend or vacancy of the first presidency. The board meets arain in two weeks. In the morning, most of tho active stocks advanced from per cent.

tho market reacted from highest point during tlio afteruooa aud closed Grin auu lower fiirurcs. Closing prices U. S. 6s 'SI re? U. S.

Cs 't-1 coup 11 U. S. Cs, 5--2i 'Gi! rez.lllU 1. '67 re; July 11? Do '68 reg July llsj U. S.

new 5s UG KMo res 115 10-40 coup. ll.v Currency 114 Chic. 4 N. C9J Do prof S3 Cleveland C. 8SS N.

J. Central 102 Chicago R. I UOS Mil. St. Paul 52 lo.

Pref. 73j Wabash 72J Do pref. 80 Fort Wavne ex 93 A. T. 11 20 k.

pref 40 Chicago Alton 101 Do. pref. lliij Ohiofe Del Lack 101 5-20 conp. of 02 117 5-20 coup, of 04 117 5-20 coup. '65, old.

1 Do. 'tj new 11 Del. Hudson ..1111 Canton 1011 Consolidated Coai Cumberland W. Union Tel Coin, 9-i 37 Quicksilver lo. Pref.

47 Pacific Mail 371 Boston Water Tower 3n Adams Express, 94 vVells, Far'jro 71 Am. Mh Express 601 btates Cent i II It Erie 60 Io prof. 73 Harlem ox div 1325 Hartford 4 Erie 25 Do ....135 Indiana Chic, B. yuincy St. Central Pacific 32 Michisan Central .1041 39 Panama 115 U'n Pacific Stock 2S.J Pljr Illinois Central Union Pacdic 82 LandGrants.

72 Clevo. A Pittsburgh. I Incomes CI I Do now 45 Tcnn. 6s ex Tenn. Cs now 81 81 42 50 'J3i 91 43 Ala.

8s 80 Georgia 6s 47 North C. 6s 27 do 15 South C. 6s 32 Do. new 15 Virginia Cs Va Cs new Missouri St. Jo La.

6s ex By Tolorapn. Hew York Market. New York, July 31. COTTON more active demand. Sales 2,121 bales at 21c tor uplands.

FLOUR. Receipts of flour, 5.073 barrels. Flour dull and heavy, prices without decided change. Assortment ollering very poor. Sales 10.600 barrels at 4 95 IS) 5 25 foi superfine Western and state i PMai) 20 lor common to iroort extra west ern and stato 6 25 7 10 for sood to choice 7 05iS 25 for common to choice white wheat Western extra 6 10 IS) 8 50 lor common to good extra Ohio; fu i.a) 10 7o lor common to choice extra t.

Louis, the market closing quiet. Rye Hour in moderate- reauest at 4 30 (d)j 25. Corn meal firm request at 3 15 IS) 3 40 for Western, tho latter for lancv lirands 3 SuYz-i 90 lor urandvwine. WHISKEY fairly active and firmer at 96 ana retail sales at GRAIN Receipts of wheat 159,992 bu. Wheat heavy, about lc lower, holders generally disposed to realize while tho advance in freights checks export demand.

Sales bushels at 1 22(8)130 for poor soft to prime No. 3 Spring; 142 for No. 2 Milwaukee; 1 421 for No. 2 Duluth 1 40 IS) I 43 for ungraded Iowa 1 43 for inferior white western 1 30 for northwest spring. Rye quiet and nominally nnelianrd.

and malt dull and unchanged. Receipts of corn, 127.258 bushels. Corn Sctire and easiet. Sales 10 1. 000 bushels at 51 IS) 55c for steam er Western mixed; 5657 for sail; 57J5SJ for high mixed and yellow Western; 4S 18) 50c for heated.

Receipts of oats 36.971 bush. Oats dull and scarcely 50 firm. Sales 39,000 bushels at4lj 42c for now mixed Western 4S52c for whito Western for black do. EGGS dull and heavy at 1CJ IS) 13 for Western 1SSBI9 for state and Pennsylvania. HAY quiet and weak at $25 33 for prime per ton (a) 21 ior gooa uo.

HOPS dull and unchanged. COFFEE firm Rio quoted ISliffiidc. SUGAR steady refining 71 ati. MOLASSES quiet and firm. Stock 2,700 hUdr and 550 bbls.

RICE more active and firm. Rangoon in bond at 2 in gold; Carolina at 8J9j and rangoon frea at PETROLEUM easier refined spot at 17ic crude 75ifi7C PROVISIONS Pork active; Sales 1,740 bbls. of new mess 17 40; Western old mess at 16 50. Beef steady at 49 IS) 10.50 for plain mess: II 50 for extra do. Beef hams 00 310)3 Tierce beef firm at $17i2l00 for prime mess 21 (XI 23 00 for extra do.

Cut meats quiet and unchanged. Middles quiet, buyers favor at s0f)9. iaru weaK western on spot quotott at sj iS)Hi. Butter strong at 25S30 for fair to prime state for Wostern. Cheese firm and in 5od ae- niiind at 13 la) 13, lor lair to prime elate lactory TO THE FREE PEESS TIlfES.

to Three o'c lock this Jlontiiig. EW YORK SEWS. PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURTS. New York, July 31. Petition were filed in the United States district court, today, by Geo.

A. Priest, of 33 Morton street, Brooklyn, asking to have the books of Simon Haas, 193 Church street, cloth merchant, Piatt Boyd, crockery dealers, 71 Murray street, and Edward Rourke, glassware dealer, 40 Barclay street, all of this city, seized, on the ground that they, on fraudulent invoices, got goods through tho custom house at 25 per cent under their real value. In the case of Piatt Boyd, Priest charges collusion with officers of the appraiser's department. The will of E. S.Mills, late president of the Brooklyn Trust was admitted to probate to-day.

His property is all devised to his widow. Annie Rosenberg, who was committed to the House of the Good Shepherd by Judge Shandley, a few days since, was to-dly released on a writ of habeas corpus, it beinjr proven that she was a married woman, and was place 1 there through false representations. SMALL FIRE. The drug and chemical warehouse of James Zalier, Division street, and a leather finding establishment were burned to-day. THE 110XDED WAREHOUSE FIRE.

At a meeting of the board of underwriters, to-day, the amount of losses at the fire in the bonded warehouse last night, was officially stated at $250,000 on stock, and $80,000 on building. THE POST orriCE. The quarterly report of Postmaster James, of this city, shows the revenue of the office here for the ouarter ending June 30 wa $512,011 over expenses. The amount of stamps and stamped envelopes sold during the quarter reached the sum of $652,823. YOUXG WALWORTH.

The News reiterates the statement that a petition for the pardon of Walworth is in the hands of Gov. Dix. and that he has sent to the district attorney for the papers in the case. IX GENERAL. President II.

G. Stebbins. of the Central Park commiasion, resigned to-day. I he park commissioners received a protest to-day against the employment of unskilled workmen, from the central council of work-ingmen. WASIIIXTOX SEWS, INFORMERS' REWARD.

Washington. July 31. Ten rer cent, is to be paid informers of frauds by the treasury department, instead of sis. LAND CASE. A patent for several thousand acres of land being held by the surveyor general of California in his office at San Francisco, pending further evidence relating to it, the patentees there replevined the surveyor, put the sheriff in his office and threatened last night to blow open the safe to obtain the patent.

Ihe general land agent has tele graphed the proper officials to protect the urveyor. the ku-klcx cases. Attorney-General Williams informs the committee from South Carolina that prosecutions pending against parties for alleged Ivu-Klux outrages have been suspended. with the view that the irritation rising therefrom may be be removed, but states that all citizens will be protected their rights in all parts of the country. BY ATLASTIC CABLE.

Spain. RADICAL DECREES OF THE INSURGENTS. Madrid, July 31. The revolutionary junta at Granada has issued a decree di recting the seizure of property belonging to the State, including churches, convents and bell foundries, the latter in order to obtain metal to coin into money. The insurgent Junta at Seville, has also issued a decree ordering a reduction of 50 per cent, in leases and rents of the general community, and a similar reduction in the prices of the necessaries of life, closing factories and making a division among the people of uncultivated lands.

SUPPRESSION OF THE INSURRECTION AT SEVILLE. A despatch has been received at the ministry of war announcing that the insur rection at Seville has been suppressed, and that the city is now occupied by govern ment troops. The fires which were started by the insurgents were extinguished. AFFAIRS AT ALSIERIA. The Cortes has adopted a resolution thanking the republican troops at Almeria for their heroic resistance to the attack of the insurgents.

Foreign property in Almeria is greatly damaged, and the foreign residents will appeal to their respective governments lor protection. THE INSURGENTS IN VALENCIA still refuse to surrender, and the republican troops resumed the bombardment ot that city last night. ArrLICATION FOR HELP. The citizens of Alicante, fearing an attack from the insurgents, have made an urgent application to the Madrid government for reinforcements. SLAVERY IN THE ANTILLES.

A second conference between Senor Ta-lanca, colonial minister, and the deputies from Porto Rico, has been fixed for Monday next, to devise the framework of a bill for the abolition of slavery in the Antilles. PERSONAL. The radicals repudiate the assertions of Marshal Serrano that he is a Inend ol the republic. Bayonne, July 30. Don Carlos has entered Biscay.

From JLondoii. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. London, July 31. In the House of Com mons, to-day, the bill granting an annuity ot i.2j.000 to the Duke ot Edinburgh upon his approaching marriage with the Princess Maria Alexandrovna came up for its second reading. Mr.

P. A. Taylor, member from Leicester, moved that the second reading of the bill be postponed tor one month lrom this date. He spoke at great length, and in the course of his speech protested against the frequent applications by the crown for grants ot annuities to the royal children. He stated such applications place them in an unfavorable and unsatisfactory position before the public.

He thought that the civil list was sufficient for the proper maintenance the royal household. The Crown ought to surrender to the public treasury the immense private property now held by it. He held that if her private property be retained by the Oueen there can be no necessity lor the ap propriation provided for in this bill. He stated that the whole management of the civil list naturally gives rise to numerous grave suspicions on the part of the public By reason of the sccrecv with which it is in volved. He also said that the people of urcat lintain were not mtcrestea in me proposed marriage of the Duke of Edm burgh, and besides that, the latter receives an ample allowance now, wrung as it is lrom reluctant and indignant people.

etondtq EDITION. I FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1. 1873 V. 8. Signal Service Observations For the 21 hours ending at 3 p.

Aug. lt, Icff3, at Hurltnyton, Mean Height of nitrometer, Moan llehttivo Humidity, Highest Thormomctor Lowest Thcriuouiotor, 6'J Rain 1 in-Prevailing direction of wind, South. Average hourly velocity 8.3 miles, Sun sets to-night rises to-morrow morning at A meeting of the signers of the fund for supprcssingjthe sale of intoxicating liquors, in this city, is called for this evening. Dr. Smyth lias returned from his vaca tion, and will be at his office in the Times Building to-day at his usual hours.

Masonic. A meeting of thesevcral bodies of the Scottish ilite will be held at Masonic Hall at i o'clock this crating. Mr. Mead's Case. We learn that we were misinformed in relation to the action of the Citizens' Committee, concerning the closing of Mr.

Mead's bar. That act was performed by his clerk, Mr. Nyc, without any request from the committee. The night express from Montroal was delayed two hours and a half last niglit, by the burning of a culvert on the Grand Trunk Railway near St. Johns and St.

Lamberts. At their open-air concert in the Park, tonight, the Queen City Band will render the following programme 1. Wildauor Quickmareh. 2. Andante and Roses Waltzes.

3. Jolly Brothers' Galop. 4. Robin Adair. 5.

Dolly Varden Quickmareh. Ilo! for Rutland. All returned officers and soldiers residing in Burlington, are cordially and earnestly invited to assemble at Grand Army Hall this evening at 8 o'clock, when arrangements will be perfected to attend the reunion at Rutland, next week. It is hoped that none who were enrolled in the service will stay away, whether they intend to go to Rutland on the occasion, or otherwise. Tho invitation is general, and we hope that all will respond.

The hay crop will be more than the average in this county. In most of the towns, it will be larger and better than last year. In the month of July, 1S1G, ice formed to the depth of common window glass throughout the State. The Pittsburgh Sentinel reports a great deal of sickness and mortality among the children of Plattsburgh. Early in the season the measles had a great run.

The whooping cough followed and is still quite prevalent and very severe, adults having had a touch of it, called chin cough." And now, summer complaints are getting to be frequent and fatal. Missing. Beverly Donelson, a quiet, industrious colored man, of Cambridge, who has worked for and made his home with George Austin, of that town, for two or three years past, on the Fourth left to attend the celebration at Burlington, evidently intending to return, since which he has not been heard from, though diligent inquiries have been made. He is nearly sis feet in height and about 21 years of age. A.

M. Parsons while bathing in the Deer-field river at Rcadsboro, Sunday afternoon, dove violently against a rock, and received injuries which resulted in his death on Monday. Bristol. Charles M. "Wilds, with a party from Middlebury, started for the Adiron-dacks on Thursday morning.

Mr. Lamos, formerly of Starksboro, now a landscape painter, residing in Boston, is in town sketching the fine views in this vicinity. Arrest or tue Brandon Jewelry Tiiief. It may be remembered that upon the 10th day of uly the jewelry store of C. M.

Whitaker, Brandon, was robbed of 5,000 worth of jewelry, including watches, chains and other valuables. No clue to the thief was obtained until Wednesday afternoon, when the Boston Chief of Police re ceived a telegraphic despatch from the Superintendent of Police of Cincinnati, announcing the arrest in that city of one William Reed, who has been disposing of some 500 worth of jewelry answering to the descrirtion of that stolen from Mr. Whitaker. A Boston detective started for Cincinnati yesterday, to seek an introduction to the party under arrest. Would you bo kind enough to inform mo through the Christian Weekly, how many constituta a pair of twius, whether it is two or four? A subscriber.

Ans. A pair of twins is two. In a room there may be four twins and yet no pair of twins, br no two may belong to the same family. A twin is defined by Webster one of two produced at a birth." Two persons therefore, each of whom is a twin, would be two twins but they would not be a "pair of twins," unless they were each the twin of the other. The above is copied from the New York Christian Weekly, and in my opinion it is an entirely erroneous answer to the question asked.

Undoubtedly by Webster's definition twins mean two, lor twin is one of tiro, Now supposing we take tho terms twos and twins to be synony mous, as they may very well be taken in this case. Any school boy will tell us how many a pair of twos are and necessarily a pair ol twins will be the same (i. c. 4) A pair means two and twins mean two, and in connecting them a3 in the expression a pair of twins we have two twos. Editor Free Press and Times: By inserting the above with any com ments or remarks you may feel inclined to make, you will much oblige.

Yours truly, W. C. The only remark we have to make is that the Christian 'Weekly isright.and "W.C." wrong. There is no reason why a pair of twins should be taken to mean four persons, any more than a pair of shoes should be taken to mean four shoes. shut our eyes in passing the elegant rum saloons on our great thoroughfares and go down anion? the poorer grog-sellers to prosecute.

Our plan of action for tho future will be to prosecute all persons found violating the liquor law. I know that many persons engaged in the traffic consider themselves safe from prosecution, but thev will soon learn that they will bo held amenable to the law as well as the poor grog-seller whose stock in trade consists of a few gallons of cheap rum." The General confesses that the way in which the Pro hibitory law in Boston has been executed is a disgrace to any community. Ihe action of the Commissioners has pro duced quite a sensation among the liquor dealers of this city, and they are at a loss as to what course they will pursue. Boston Journal. That IIorrit.le Letter with Towder and Caps that the Murdered Walworth Sent to nis Familv.

The Walworth tragedy is revived for a moment by Eli Perkins," in a Saratoga letter to the Grajihic. He sai's There is certainly something very queer about those dreadful letters almost funny. alworth used to saunter into Carleton bookstore almost every morning, smiling and joking with Josh Billings and other authors who congregated there. One morn- insr the deceased looked peculiarly smiling and happy. After laughing at a joke, he sat down and commenced to write.

What are you scrawling away at now asked Josh Billings. Well." said Walworth, with a smile radiating all around his sharp and piercing eyes, I'm writing to the Shah of Persia. Here 1 vc written him up in my Dela- and filled the book full of him, and the rascal hasn ordered a single book." hat are you going to do challenge him?" asked Uncle Josh. Yes, I'm going to kill him. He must die.

The man who don't order my books forfeits his life. By Jove, he does ell, it you re going to shoot the poor Shah here's some caps," said Uncle Josh, pulling out a half-dozen caps with a hand- lul ol dirt lrom the lining of his overcoat. Here take these and send 'em to the scoun drel." With a laugh Walworth took the caps and put them in the envelope then he turned up the sand and poured in some sand. saying, I guess I'll send the old scamp some powder to go with 'em ha, ha lhis, my dear friends, were the powder and caps which Walworth sent to his wife, with dreadful oaths and a lunatic's kisses, It was Walworth's weird joke. It was also considered a joke in Saratoga by his rela tions.

Ihey only laughed at the letters. No one ever dreamed of fearing the man. The assistant district attorney knew about the caps and sand joke, but too late to introduce it as comical testimony. The'Siggerduccers. A clergyman who some years since was settled over a society in Newburyport, was an able and pious man, but labored witli a defect in his vocal organs, which made his pronunciation of some words somewhat peculiar.

One Sunday, a little girl who had attended his ministrations during the afternoon service. inquired of her mother who the sigger-buggers" were. She was informed that there was no such creatures, but persisted that there must be, inasmuch as Rev. Mr. had prayed especially for thorn.

After considerable investigation as to what the child had mistaken ior the mysterious "sig-gerbuggers," it was discovered that the intended subjects for prayer were tho sick among us. IVotice. Dtt. Waters' Oilieo will bo closed for one week, from July 31st. Aug.

1 dot A Card. At a meeting of tho Queen City Bnnd, held at their hall, Friday evening. July 25th, tho following preamble ami resolutions wore unanimously adopted ll htrms. Tho citizens of Burlington have, in a marked degree, manifested their interest in and friendliness toward the Quocn City Band in aiding it, by their extremely liberal donations, to procufo a suitable uniform, therefore Rrmtred, That wo tender them our hearty thanks and acknowledge ourselves under increased obligations to continue our best efforts to make our Band worthy of the "rood will and generous liberality they have manifested toward us, and if there is any thing we can do for their gratification more than wo aro doing, wo will gladly hear any suggestions mey ciioose to mako. James A.

Brown, Sec'y. Q. C. B. Van Xcss Bouse Arrlvnls.

It Gago and wife, Boston Conant Sawyer and family. Ausablo Forks: McMillen and wife. Trov-. Gray and wife, Mrs Dan'l Gray, Enfield, Conn Aliss Alliii Catlin. crown iienry Jt Smith, Worcester.

Mass; Mr and Mrs Coxe, Philadelphia Oscar Atwood, Plattsburgh Gustavus A Brett and wile, Miss ti i Thompson. Lrooklyn IS Cook, Boston: Mrs Clark. Mrs Cook. Providence. Alfred Oilman.

Jr, Lowell. Mass; Meyer Friend, Albany Rutherford, Gouvernor, Wallace Bruce, Poughkeepsie Williams, Bos ton Isaac I 11.111, Groton, vt wm ji AUsit and family, Lewis, Fitz, Boston Selmcs, Ouincv. Ill Wm Lamb. A Thomas. Rav.

Kay, Saggctt. 11 Hoffman, New York New, Troy-. VV Clement, Rutland; Georgo Parker and wife, Virginia; 11 rierce, ht Albans; Geo Dixon, Springfield Fred Wright, Boston Guernsey, Bethel Geo Knight, Rutland Geo Hizlev. lirattleboro Brownson. Barton.

Vt: iluntoon, Wm Angior, Rutland HM Bodfish. Boston Evans and wife, Waterburv Wood, Utica 11 Walson, Amsterdam Palmer, Jericho Bixby, Bissell and wife. Bissell. ergrnnes; rucKcr, iveesevillo A Norwich. Ct: Maynard, Hartford.

Ct; Hutchinson, John Swan, Jericho; A Chapman, Rufus Marshall, Williston Clapp. Yergcnnes: Stowen and wife, Essex; 1) French, VnderhiU Muses Merrill. St Albans Baker, Boston Bissell, Yergcnnes Henry Smith, Fairfax-, Hawkins and lady, Fitch-burgh; Newell and Family, Shelburn Mrs LanVier. Rutland Gainos, Yergcnnes Wm Harmon, Shelburn Smith, Boston Oliver and lady, Essex, int. S.

W. SMYTH, P5IVSICIAX AND SUKGEOIV, Kay be consulted at his oluco, Timos Building, Burlington. Vt 2 12 It FRIDAY OlEco hours from 9 A. M. to 8 P.

M. "Special attention given to all diseases of the EVE, Alt, TIIKOAT, EUXCiS AND OXSiLTTIOi KBKK. Feb. 5 dtf. WESTEUX NEWS.

0III0 POLITICS. Cincinnati, July 31. The Commercial praises the Columbus Convention, platform and candidates, and says the trading politicians were left out in the cold. The Lnouirer pronounces it a weak and puny affair, not a peoples' movement, but an insurrection among the quartermasters and contractors of the democratic party, which is not ready to surrender to a hand- tui 01 political adventurers. THE CHOLERA.

Eva vsvii i Town Irn, 1 f.i,. nal's advices fromCarmi, 111., say the cholera has broken out with fearful force. igat aeatns occurred in 21 hours. Lnnsvn.i Kv Ann- a I IV 1 Vj two deaths frnm fhnlpr-i tnJiv a Ivy. The disease has entirely disappeared from the other Kentucky towns.

TovFRnnun Tpnn Anorntf 1 Fi'lW lies have left town to escape the cholera. 11 teen cases are reported, iireat consternation prevails, and medical attention is needed. SOITTIIKUX SEWS. THE VIRGINIAN REPUliUCAN CONVENTION. New York, July 31.

Lvnchbunrh specials report the nomination ol Col. llugUs, a triumph ot the administration wing of the party. It is reported that Wise, Lyons and Mosby will not support the nomination. Lynchburg. Julv 31.

P. C. Ilams- dell was nominated for lieutenant governor andJJudge David Fultz of Staunton was nominated for attorney cencral on theseeond ballot, at the Republican State Convention. Lynchburg, Aug. 1.

The salary grab resolution created the wildest confusion in the convention yesterday, and was by the implied consent of the convention, withdrawn by the member offering it. MORTUARV. New Orleans, July 31. lion. James E.

Ely, ma3'or of Baton Rouge several times, died to-day. HOSriTAL SOLD. The marine hospital on Common street, which cost the government nearly half a million dollars, was sold at Jauction to-day for $51,000. PACIFIC CO.VST IATELLIWEXCE. A CHINESE SOCIETY FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES.

San Francisco, July 30. The authorities have learned from an anonymous letter, sent to the chief of police by three Chinese girls, that there now exists a Chinese secret society called the Hip Yee Tong, for the purpose ot protecting houses ot prostitution. The girls aver that they are whipped and tortured by their masters. One of them, Ah Sing, recently escaped and fled to the city hall for protection. She was sent to Dr.

Gibson's Chinese mission school, and was there married to a Chinaman named Yat Lung Since his marriage, Lung has received a threatening letter, telling him that he must pay $100 to compensate for keeping the girl from her mas-' ter, or he will be persecuted by the society. Seven members of this infamous association have been arrested, and the police expect to secure many others, as there are three hundred and filty therein. Tile Saratoga Hares. Saratoga, July 31. The weather is fine and the track very good.

There were five thousand spectators this morning. The first race was a mile dash, all ages, purse $500, and was run by Quits, SunrLe, Valley Brook and Sue Ryder. Minnie was the favorite. It was won in 1.4 1 by Sunrise Minnie second, Quits third. The second race, two miles, all ages, was intensely exciting.

It was won by Trno Blue in 3.321, Mate second, Hubbard third. TEI.EltAlIIIC ITEMS. Philadelphia, Aug. 1. A delegation of three Mcnnonites from the southern part of Prussia are in town.

They have just returned from a trip over the Northern 1'acihc Railroad, where they may induce their people, numbering forty thousand, to settle. Edward Shusterer cut his wife's throat, last night, and then took corrosive sublimate himself. Both wcro found dead. Jealousy was the cause. Till: 5IOST WOVDEKI I TIS OP THE 1UTII S.

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