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Xiimoroui rxMirst»ns the Coming Smiimf at Whether tin tourist's fancy direct him to the Now England States or th Atlantic seaboard t) the. South or to »hr lake ivgiou of the North or to the Rocky Mountains aud ths wonderland beyond the Mississippi, he will be given opportunity to indulge his tastes at a small cos for ra'iroiid fare this year. Excursions for July include low rates over the Penn'v'ia to Baltimore for the Baptist Y. P. Union Meet-ins: to Asbury Park for the A. W. meeting, and to Bo.sfc for the Christian Endeavor Convention, and to Denver Col., account the National Educational Association meeting. In Auyust excursion tickets will be on sale over the Fernisylvania Linos to Boston, acc-nmt the Knights Templar Conclave. The sale of low rate tickets will not bo restricted to members of the organizations mentioned, but the public generally may take advantage of them.

The Asbnry Park excursion will doubtless attract many to that delightful oceno resort. Atlantic City, Cape May, Long Branch and all the famous water ng places along the New Jersey coast are located on the Pennsylvania Lines, hence this will be a desirab opportunity to visit, the seashore. The Denver excursion will be just the thing for a sight-seeing jaunt thro' the far West, us tickets will be honored going one way and returning a different route through the most

mauric -'eo^ery beyond the Mississippi and M'asoarl rivers. Variable Mite privileges will nI:-' b* accorded Boston eif-t sionists. enabling them ro visit, N^arn Falls, M.iu'r-^al. Thousand Islands and St. Liiwrcv.ca Rapids, HIP White Mountain ilic- Hudson Rive)' territory, and lo return by stomal* on Loas Inland Sound, after .eight-set ng at Newport. Narr-'gin-sett Pli-r, ?NT:intncke-"i and the Capo (:d resorts to N York ind thence through the agrii'vultu-ial paradise of the Keystone State, aloi'.g the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers, over the Allegheoies, around famous Horse Shoo Curve, through historic .Tohu-'o .vn and the coke and iron regions of W-slern Pennsylvania. It is also expected that Boston excursionists over the Pennsylvania Lines will be privileged to return via Baltimore and Washington if they so desire.

In addition to the above, there will be plenty of other cheap excursions over the Pennsylvania Lines to various points. As the sensou is *ome weeks away, arrangements in detail have not been consummated, but it is certain that ro railway will offer better inducements ih.m the liberal concessions iti rates and privileges that may be enjoyed by travelers over the Pennsylvania Lines. Thi* tact, may readily be ascertained upon application to any passenger or ticket agent of these linos, or by addressing F. VAX DUSEN, Chief Assistant Gan. Pass. Agt., Pittsburg, Pa. aprGwd-t-s tf

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Taberil concessions in"'{ are .over 'the Pennsylvania lines have been' granted for numerous events to take place this summer in various parts of the UDii-ed States. In addition to local excursions tiokets at reduced rates will besold "over these lines as given in the following*par graphs. Excursion tickets may he obtained at ticket offices on the Pennsylvania System and will also be sold over this route by connecting railroads. **Some of the points to which tickets will be so'd and dates of silo as follows:

To Denver, Colorado Springs, Maniton or Pueblo, Col., July 3, 4 and 5 account National Educational Association Meeting. The return trip must be commenced July 12th 13th, 14th or loth unless by special arrangement the return limit is extended to Sept. 1.

To Baltimore July 16th and lTth^good returning until August 5 inclusive account the Convention of Baptist Young People's Union of A.merica.

To Boston, July 5th to 9th, inclusive for tbe National Christian Endeavor Meeting. Return limit may be extended by special arrangement to August 3d.

To Boston August 19th to 25t.h inclusive account Triennial nclave Kuights Templar. Return limit extended to October 3d by special arrangement

To Louisville, Ky., in September, for National Encampment, Q-. A. R. One cent per mile. Reasonable return limit.

The reduced rates over the Pennsylvania lines will not he restricted to members of the organizations mentioned, but may be taken advantage of by the public generally. Any Pennsylvania Line Ticktt or Passenger Agent will furnish desired information concerning rates, time of trains and other details to applicants, or the same may be obtained by addressing W. H. Scott, ticket agent, Greenfield, Ind., or F. Van Dusen, Caief Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt Pittsburg, Pa. may21dwtf

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OYER THREE HUNDRED KILLED.

Nearly All of Them Were Insurgents, According tdr licport -, rom Havana—The Seattle Took l'lncc in a Mountain Pass.

Private Cili/.ens licport Some of Campos' Jliumitrs—l.atest War News. HAVANA, July 9.—A severe engagement lias taken place between the bpunish troops under the command 01 Colonel Azuar and General ftabi, the iiiftiirgent commander, at the iiead of a huge toroe. Two hundred and eighty of tue latter were killed.

It appears tuat Major Sauchez received information to the effect that a lore© ot l,iU0 insurgents, under the command of Rabi, had occupied strong positions near Manzanillo, province of Santiago de Cuba. Consequently the major sent a messenger to his superior officer, Colonel Azuar. proposing to the colonel that they should join their forces and make an attack upon the insurgents.

The messenger, however, fell into the hands of the insurgents, who hanged him and sent word to Major Sanchez, in the name of Colonel Azuar, to make an attack upon the insurgent position iv a point which compelled the loops to approach the insurgents .-..U'

a narrow thoroughfare. Major

fckuiclK:z, recognizing the difficulty of the movement he was apparently directed by his colonel to execute, sent forward two advance pickets of 12 and o0 men respectively, under the command of two sergeants, with instructions to push forward to the right and to the left of the narrow thoroughfare referred to and to be careful to take up advantageous positions from whit-n tney could protect the advance of the mam body of the troops under Sanchez's comman'1

The servants clevoi-ly followed out the instructions given them. Major Sanchez then advanced carefully upon the insurgent position, protecting his men by every inequality of the ground. .But, as iie expected, the troops were no sooner inside the delile than the ins.vrgontd utnaek«M them in force. The lir.-st charges of the insurgents were made with enthusiasm and their machetes piay-cid havoc among the troops who were hemmed in and unable to depioy on account of the narrow road they iiad to foilow. But it was here that the two advance pickets under the two sergeants came to the rescue. From their elevated position they kept up a continuous and well directed lire upon the insiirgents within range, and eventually, assisted by a charge of the Spanish troops, compelled tliem to retreat outaide of tiie aelile.

The Spanish troops rushed forward after them, and om-e in the open they cnarged the insurgents with great courage and compelled them to retreat hastily. The insurgents then sought rehige in the strong position they had previously left in order to attack''the troops but the soldiers carried tins position and put the enemy to flight. I with the loss upon the lieid of X'6U killed. The troops lost 50 men in killed and wounded. xi- was at nrst reported that the in-surgent-s were commanded by General jiaeeo, but it was subsequently learned I that they were under command of Kaoi alone, and that Maceo took no part in th

engagement. In another light- reported from eguita. the insurgents under Rabi lost ,' live killed and many wounded, while on I he side of the troops, one officer and four soldiers were wounded. jN'ews of another defeat of the insurgents has reached nore from Beliamocas in tin province of Santa Clara, bellumoras was garrisoned by an officer and .--oldiers who occupied a fortilied bav-r.u-k building. The place was atcao»ied by the insurgents under Castillo. The enemy built a largo lire to the windward and the llames communicated to that I budding. The insurgent leader then sent word to the officer in command of tiie garrison, the soldiers forming part ot the union battalion, notifying him to surrender under pain of being burned alive with his men. The ohioer sent word to Castillo in reply that he prel'erred to die lighting or be burned to death rather than surrender to the insurgeuts.

In the meantime some of the soldiers

racks, and while they were doing so the remainder of the garrison kept up a continuous five from their rifles on the insurgents. The latter replied from every point, but the garrison held out gallantly for two hours. The news of the insurgents' attack had in the meanwhile been communicated to a detachment of Spanish soldiers in the neighborhood, and they pushed forward with all possible spaed to the relief of tho garrison of Bellamotas. The moment they reached that place a brisk fire was opened upon the insurgents, and the latter immediately retired, leaving many dead and wounded on the fieid. Un the side of the troops only three men were killed and four wounded.

The insurgents have burned a church near Banao in the Santi Espirituis district of the province of Santa Clara.

Captain General Martinez De Campos has left Plazetas for Santi Espirituis. Twenty nine persons have been sent to the island of Pinos for participating in political conspiracies.

succeeded in extinguishing the flames, which threatened to consume the bar- ^ie baby Dr. Bryant leiterated his

CAMPOS' BLUNDERS.

Kl«'Ctlon Laws Violated in Choosing a Mayor For Havana. TAMPA, Fla., July 8.—The following are the latest advices received by prominent Cubans here:

Martinez Campos came from Spain to inaugurate reform which he admitted Cuba needed. When he discovered that the reformist party wouid advance no money he cabled the Spanish officials to place no restraint on his actions. Tho result is the violation of the election laws of Havana by the choosing of Don Antonio Quesada by Campos as mayor of Havana.

Ramon Herrera, chief of the reform party, and Campos have quarreled. The former will shortly leave tor Spain. He told Campos that lie would not sanction by his presence the blunders Campos was committing.

In Vega Alia 172 men, under tho command of an American engineer named Smith, have joined tho insur-

gents. An American flag, with a large white star covering the others, was carried.

More than 30 Spanish merchants have liquidated. Gomez has burned the towns of Vnertiente.s, Guauaja and Magarabomba, in Puerto Principe.

Americans Being Tried in Cuba. WASHING.L'OX, July 9.—The last advices received by the state department t'rom Cuba relative to Sanguilly and Aguere, the naturalized American citizens who have been under arrest there for several months on charges of complicity in the rebellion, are to the effect that they are now under trial, which may be long drawn out, owing to the fact that in at least one case the proceedings are civil as well as criminal and political. However, as fair progress is being made according to the Spanish practices, and as the men have the best of counsel and their cases are I being closely watched by the African consul general, the state department is not disposed to make tliis a macter of complaint.

SU3UHB SHAKEN.

Hundreds of 15:iriels of Oil .Explode at a iKire at Harlem Jfear Chicago. CIIKJAGO, July 9.—The suburb of Hariem was shaken from limit to limit last night by the explosion of hundreds of barrels of oil stored in the Standard Oil company's big warehouse in that village. Flames were discovered at 11 o'clock in the basement of the building, and before the one engine of the fire department could get into action the tire had obtained such headway that it would have been folly to attempt to save the building.

In less than 10 minutes the first explosion took place, and then came a fusillade, as if heavy artillery was in action. The building was blown to pieces and burning oil thrown all over the surrounding land. Several hundred feet away was a tank in which were stored thousands of gallons of oil, and the department reinforced from the city, turne-l its attention to saving it, and after several hours hard work succeeded. The loss will be over $00,000.

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OF THE STORM. Throughout Lives Lost

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f-\ the West. CHICAGO, July 8.—It is how believed that the total loss of life by storms in the west will reach fully 50. The loss I in property can be placed in the millions. Dwellings, fences and farm

buildings were carried off and highway and railroad bridges swept away. Thirty of the 80 buildings in Winona succumbed.

About Jefferson City, Mo., many square miles of growing grain were destroyed.

Traffic on the Fort Scott and Memphis lail .vay is temporarily suspended. Reports of damage to property other than above noted come from five points in Kansas, nine in Missouri, six in Arkansas and two in the Indian Territory. The storm spent itself in Illinois.

DEAD BODY IN A POOL. A Seveiiteeii-Y«:ar-011 Oirl SJurtleretl Near iMarsliall, Iiiii:uia.

MAUSHAI,I ,, July 9.—The 17-year-old daughter of Daniel Shanks, a farmer living seven miles norili of this place, was murdered last Saturday night. She failed to re .urn home that night and Suiiday morning her brother went in search of lie.' and found her dead body in a pool ot' water in the woods, not far from tiie hoase.

Suspicion rests tipbii "a neighbor, a married ma 1, and yesterday the brother of the de.'d girl went- to his house and called him out, shot at him, missing him, however. The excitement is

intense that neighborhood. dances of a struggle were found in the woods, as well as traces of blood, and the tracks led to the pooi of water. Tho girl's face was badly beaten up. :j',:

Mother aucl IJal»y Both loi»jsj Well. i)uzzAiii/ BAY, Mass., July 9.—In company with Joseph Jefr'orson and Charles B. Jefferson, Mr. Cleveland spoilt nearly all day trout fishing at Last Sandwich, where Mr. Jefferson lias a private stream. The party left early in the day and did not return until nearly o'clock. Telegrams of congratulation continued to arrive all day and the president, after his return from fishing, devoted the evening to a perusal of them. To an inquiry as to the condition of Mrs. Cleveland and

form.'.v words: "Mother and baby are both doing -veil." Ono Man 1!»IM the Stage.

REDDING, Cai., July 9.—The Redding and Aituras stage was robbed yesterday morning two miles above Morley's station. Supervisor Bass and a lady passenger were not molested. The highwayman took the Well-Fargo box and registered mail, securing pur naps $400. The robbor is described five feet and a half tall and many believe it to be tne veteran stage robber, Bi ady, as officers claim that he took that direction.

Militia Protecting a Prisoner. RICHMOND,

rall yesterday was called upon by the civil authorities of Clarke county to furnish military protection to Henry Robinson, a negro, on trial there for committing an outrage on a white lady. The governor ordered the Monticello Guard of Charlottesville to the scene and the troops left in the afternoon.

Fool. Uiitlge Falls.

TOLEDO, July 9.—By the breaking of a weak railing of a foot bridge crossing the Wabash tracks, yesterday, two mtn and a boy were precipitated to the ground 20 feet below. One of the men, John Walters, has since died from the effects of his injuries. Walters' 8-year-old son and Frank Crein were also badly hurt. r. ,V-V-*sfe-^Vv v-v:..v

Potters Want an Advance.

WHEELING, July 9.—The National Brotherhood of Operative Potters are in extra session here. The principal matter to be acted upon is a proposition to demand a general advance in potter wages, though it is believed^tliis be beaten. :V'

Five residences, a church and a ware- I house went down at Baxter Springs, Six bridges went out in Russel coun-t-y, Kan.

July 9.—Governor O'Fer-

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Ketarniiig to Wiisliington.

WASHINGTON, July 9.—Secretary Carlisle is expected to return to Washington die last uf the present week or the first of next. Attorney General Harmon has returned from a brief visit to Ins home at Cincinnati.

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Congressional Aspirations and

Their Fulfillment.

UNIQUE AND AMUSING INCIDENTS.

Brief Partners!* ip With Stephen T. Logan Precedes the 3Iore Lasting: One With William Ii. tlcrudon—Political Deleat.

Electeti to Congress.

TFroni ''The Life of Lincoln" by William IT. Hormlon and Jesse W. Weilc. Copyright-, ISirf, by Jesse W. Vi'eik. Copyright, lb'Ji, by D. ApI pleton A Co. xv.

After April 14, 18-1-1, when Lincoln retired from the panner.-dnp with Stuart, who had gone to congress, ho had been associated with Stephen T. Logan, a man who had, as he deserved, tho reputation of being the best nisi prius lawyer in the state. Jurlgo Logan was I a very orderly but somewhat technical lawyer.

In 18-13 Logan and Lincoln both had their eyes set on tho race for congress. Logan's claim to the honor lay in his ago and the service ho had rendered tho Whig party, whilo Lincoln, overflowing with ambition, lay great stress on bis legislative achievements and demantled it because ho had been defeated in the nominating conventions by both Hardin and Baker in the order named, That two such aspiring politicians, each striving to obtain the same prize, should not dwell harmoniously together in tho same ofilce is not strange. Indeed wo may reasonably credit the story that they considered themselves rivals, and that numerous acrimonious passages took place between them.

I was not surprised, therefon, oi morning to see Mr. Lincoln come rushing up into my quarters and with more or less agitation tell me ho had determined to sever tho partnership with Logan. I confess I was surprised when ho invited me to become his partner. I was young in the practice and was painfully aware of my want of ability and experience, but when he remarked in his earnest, honest way, "Billy, I can trust you if you can trust me," I felt relieved and accepted tho generous proposal. In after years, when ho became more prominent and our practice grew to respectable proportions, other ambitious practitioners undertook to supplant mo in the partnership. One of the latter, moro zealous than wise, charged that I was in a certain way weakening the influence of the firm. I am flattered to know that Lincoln turned on this last named individual with tho retort: "I know my own business, I reckon. I know Billy Herndon better than anybody, and even if what you say of him is true I intend to stick by him."

A Dangerous Itival.

Lincoln's effort to obtain the congressional nomination in 18-13 brought out I several unique and amusing incidents. He and Edward D. Baker were the two aspirants from Sangamon county, but Baker's long residence, extensive acquaintance and general popularity were obstacles Lincoln could not overcome, Accordingly, at tho last moment, Lin- I coin reluctantly withdrew from the I lieid. In a letter to his friend Speed, dated March 24, 1843, he describes the situation as follows: "We had a rutcsting of the Whigs of tho county hero on last Monday to appoint delegates to a district convention, and Baker beat me and got the delegation instructed to go

Evi-- I for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it, appointed me ono of the delegates, so that in getting Baker the nomination I shall bo fixed a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to a man that has cut him out and is marrying his own dear gal. Only a few days before this he had written a friend anent tho congressional matter: "Now, if yon should hear any one say that Lincoln don't want to go to congress, I wish you, as a personal friend of mine, would tell him you have reason to believe ho is mistaken. Tho truth is I would like to go very much. Still circumstances may happen which may prevent my being a candidate. If there are any who bn my friends in such an enterprise, what 1 now want is that they shall not throw me away just yet." To another friend in the adjoining county of Menard, a few days after the meeting of the Whigs in Sangamon, ho explains how Baker defeated him.

Accused of lJeiiig an Aristocrat. The entire absence of any feeling of bitterness, or what tho politicians call revenge, is the most striking t'eaturo of the letter. "It is truly gratifying, he says, "to me to learn that while the people of Sangamon have cast me off my old friends of Menard, who have known me longest and best, stick to me. It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn that I, a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working on a flat-boat at $10 per month, have been put down here as the candidate of pride, wealth and aristocratic family distinction. Yet so, chiefly, it was. There was, too, the strangest combination of church influence against me. Baker is a Campbellite, and therefore, as I suppose, with few exceptions, got all that church. My wife lias some relations in the Presbyterian churches and some with tho Episcopalian churclios, and therefore, wlierover it would toll, I was set down as either the one or tho other, whilo it was everywhere contended that no Christian ought to go for me, because 1 belonged to no church, was suspected of being a Deist and had talked about fighting a duel. With all these things Baker, of course, had nothing to do, nor do I complain of them. As to his own church going for him, I think will that was right enough, and as to the influences I have spoken of in tho other, though they were very strong, it would be grossly untrue and unjust to charge that they acted upon them in a body or wore very near so. I only mean that those influences levied a tax of considei'able per cent aud throughout the religious controversy." To ayprrposition

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offering to instruct- the Menard delegatiou for him ho replies: "You say you shall instruct your delegates for me unless I object. I certainly shall not object. That would be too pleasant a complimcnt for me to tr :ad in tho dust! And besides, if anything should happen (which, however is not probable) by whica Baker should bo thrown out of tho ftoht, 1 would boat liberty to accept tno nomination if I could get it. I do, however, feel myself bound not to hinder him in any way from getting the nomination. I should despise myself wcro I to attempt it.

Baker's friends had used as an argu^ ment against Lincoln that he belonged to a proud and aristocratic family, referring doubtless to some of the distinguished relatives who wcro connected with hi in by marriage. The story reaching Lincoln's cars, ho Iangl&d heartily over it one day in a Springfield store and remarked: "That sounds strange to me, for I do not remember of but one whoever came to see me, and whilo he was in town he was accused of stealing a jewsharp.

In the convention which was held shortly after at tho town of Pekin neither Baker nor Lincoln obtained the coveted honor, but John J. Hardin of Morgan, destined to lose his life at the head of an Illinois regiment in the Mexican war, was nominated and in the fol» lowing August elected by a good majority. Lincoln bore his defeat manfully. He was no doubt greatly disappointed, but by no means soured. He conceived the strange notion that the publicity given his so called "aristocratic family distinction" would cost him the friendship of his humbler constituents— his Clary's grove friends. He took his friend James Matlieney out into the woodswith him one day, and calling up tho bitter features of the canvass protested "vehemently and with great emphasis" that ho was anything but aristocratic aud proud. "Why, Jim,"he said, "I am now and always shall be the same Abe Lincoln I .was when you first -1 saw me." p-

A Tenanting Prize.

The convention which nominated Lincoln met at Petersburg May 1, 1846. Hardin, who, in violation of what was then regarded as precedent, had beeu seeking the nomination, had courteously withdrawn. Logan, ambitious to secure tho honor next time for himself,. with apparent generosity presented Lincoin's namo to the convention, and, there being no other candidate, lie was.? chosen unanimously. The reader need"" not bo told who the Democrats place I in the field against him. It was Peter Cartwright, tho famous Methodist divine and circuit rider. An .uergetic canvass of three months ftllowed, during' which Lincoln kept his forces well in hand. Ho was aotiv and alert, speaking everywhere ar.d abandoning his share of business in tho law office entirely. Cartwright had extensive family connections all over tho district, wasal- -', most

years older than Lincoln and in

every respect a dangerous antagonist. Another thing which operated much to Lincoln's disadvantage was tho report circulated by Cartwright's friends with respect to Lincoln's religious views. Ho was charged with the grave offense of infidelity, and sentiments which he was reported to have expressed with referenco to the inspiration of the Bible were given tho campaign varnish and passed from hand to hand. His slighting allusion expressed in the address at the Presbyterian church before the Washington Temperance society Feb.

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No sooner had Baker been elected to^ congress in August, 1S44, than Lincoln began to manifest a longing for the tempting prize to bo contended for in 184(3. Hardin and Baker both having been required to content themselves with a single term each, tho struggle among Whig aspirants narrowed down to Logaiij^') and Lincoln. Tho latter's claim seemed to find such favorable lodgment withthe party workers, and his popularity seemed so apparent, that Logan soon*.? realized his own want of strength and abandoned the field to his late law partner.

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before, to the insincerity of the Christian people was not forgotten. It, too, played its part, but all these opposing circumstances were of no avail. Our laborious efforts met with a suitable reward. Lincoln was elected by a majority of 1,511 in the district, a larger vote than Clay's two years before, which was only 914.

On the 5th of December, tho day before the house organized, Lincoln wrole mo a letter about our fee in a lawsuit and reported tho result of tho Whig caucus the night before. On the 13th he wrote again, "Dear William—Your letter, advising mo of the receipt of our fee in the bank case, is just received, and I don't expect to hear another as good a piece of news from Springfield while I am away. He then directed me from tho proceeds of this fee to pay a debt at the bank, and out of the balance left to settle sundry dry goods and grocery bills. The modest tono of the last paragraph is its most striking feature. "As you are all so anxious for mo to distinguish myself,"he said, "I have concluded to do so before long. Jan. 8 he writes: "As to speechmaking, by way of getting the hang of the house, I made a littlo spoech two or three days ago on a postoffice question of no general interest. I find speaking hero and elsewhero about tho same thing. I was about as badly scared, and no worse, asI am when I speak in court. 1 expect to make ono within a week or two in which I hope to succeed well enough to wish you to see it.

He Was Well Disciplined.

'One day a man making some improvements in Lincoln's yard suggosted tr Mrs. Lincoln tho propriety of cutting" down ono of tho trees, to which she willingly assented. Before doing so, however, the man came down to our office and consulted Lincoln himself about it. "What did Mrs. Lincoln say?" inquired-, the latter. "She consented to have it taken away. "Thou, in God's name," exclaimed Lincoln, "cut it down to the rootsl"