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VOL8,—NO.55.

OVER THE OCEAN.

Desperate Fight Schipka Pass.

iensiveHe

An All-Day Affair--The Turks Victorious.

Report Thai llic Kii«Hinii* are in a bad Way.

Report of the Mark Lane Express on the British Corn Trade.

Al«o a Report on the Condition of the French Crops.

Pope Pius Supposed to be in a Dying Condition.

Russian Advioen Somewhat Contradict Turkish lieportM.

Statement of Russian Losses August 21st.

From

Keii)forcemeat of the Russian* Before in the Tun a Valley,

TURKISH SUCCESSES AT SCHIPKA SHUMLA, August 28—Yesterday, SULerinitn Pallia made an assault on the Russian position in Schipka paw, at 9 o'clock in the morning. The battle, which was sanguinary, law ted until 6 in the evening. The enemy, who were assailed on botli flanks, were unable to resist. he atlack, and the Turks gained possession of ull the earthworks, at the opening of the defile.

ANOTHER TELEGRAM.

LONDON, August 28.—A telegram to The Times, iiom Shumla, Bays that Suleiman Pasha captured nearly all the Ri»sian positions. The Russians lout 3,000 killed and wounded.

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The Standard's dispatch from Shumla

ISuleiman

sayn: "It is reported that the Russians have abandoned their works, and thai Pat ha-is pursuing ihem."

RUSSIANS WANT PEACE.

LONDON, August 28.—A Berlin correspondent telegraphs:— '"I have received

special telegram from the Danube, announcing that the highest personages at the Russian headtjuniters here express in earnest desire for peace on the condition that protection of Christians is .guaranteed, and the reforms promised by the poite carried out. Ignatietl' has been ordered to leave Ru-sian headquarters."

A BAD LOOKOUT FOR MU8CO. A correspondent with the headquarters the Russian army giveB a most dis

ouraging account of the Russian situaion. says that from a brilliant ofcampaign it has changed to a lost titnid defensive one. The Turks ire keeping the Russians constantly on [he qui vive, and a winter campaign in "lulgaria and the Balkans, witli nIt its Lttendani cost in life, money and misery |s inevitable.

THK GREEK AND THE MOSLEM. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 28.—The porte ecently instructed Musurus Pasha to all the attention of the British governuent to the armaments of Greece, declarng that )f an outbreak occurs, it rill send troops to At ens to extirpate the evil. England thereupon ddreesed remonstrances to the Greek orernment. The latter has just sent a ote to the porte giving pacific assurncesf and promising, if necessary to coperate with Ottoman troops in order to epres* brigandage the frontier.

SCHIPKA PA88.

GORNKY STUDEN, Aug. 27. -Since yessrday aiternoon and duri lg to day, the 'urks have maintained a feeble fire gainst the defenses in Schipka Pass ne Russians maintain all their posions. The Turks hold the neighboring eights, continually relieving each other fighting they bring up supplies easts of burden, and where the roads re impassable for animals, compel t..« ulganaus to drag the loads.

THE POLE8.

A correspondent at Vienna telegraphs the most iifluential quarters of Kusui Poland any Polish agitation, or ovement intended to take advantage ol difficulties in which Russia migh. id herself, would be regarded as a most tal step to the interests of Poland. )les in Russia trust to the force of cirmstances, which they are convii ced ust bring about a reaction in their f-i-r. They think themselves quiic content to direct tbeir own affairs, ami II not allow the Poles outside of Ru»to speak or act in ther names."

CROPS IN BRITAIN.

ILONDON, Aug. 28.—The Mark Lane tprees,in its usual weekly review of the fitish com trade, says: "The weather [a been very unsettled during the past ek, and farmers have been consideradelayed in stacking and threshing ieat, although cutting has been carriea without much interruption. Sunine is now wanted to harden the grain

check a tendency to spoiling. The understorms in the midlacd counties, [erred to last week{ did a good deal of (mag°, but is considered that the yitld [wheat on a few lands will be about an »rag4. Reports vary regarding barley Id oats, but the crops are much im* pved with a fair spell of dry weather ky would be ready for reaping kt week. In Scotland, cereals are [king unusually slow progress under retarding influence of the wet weath[but appearances indicate a fair yield brain, although of inferior quality. Rle there is also good promise of pndant atraw. Root crops have been

FRENCH CROPS

The annual pamphlet by Barthelmy and Esteenne, ot Murseil es, on French harvest pros ects, says that the prospects of wheat harvest in two departments is very good in sixteen, good in two, pretty good in thirty-two, poor? and in nioe, b:id. Th* oa prospect very good in four departments good, in twenty seven prett) good, in twenty-eight poor, in twenty-one bad, in two. Rye prospects are very good in four departments goed, in ten pretty good, in nfteen poor, in thirty-two very bad, in eleven.

THE HOME RULERS.

LONDON, August, 28.—The .British home rule conference at Liverpool concluded its session to-day. Parnell, member of parliament, was appointed president of the home rule confederation of eat Britian, and O'Donnell, member of parliament, and Biggar, member of parliament, vice presidents.

THE POPE.

LONDON, Augu-t 28 —A correspondent at Rome telegraphs: "I have received from ordinarily trustwerthy sources the information that the pope is suffering great prostration, and has barely strength to attend to any business A camiralla commands at the Vatican, and acts the name of the pope. Intrigue has commenced, which is preparatory to a crisis, and some of the cardinals are holding meetings to provide for any emergency.

THE TURKS.

London, Aug.,

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29.—The

Rome, Aug.

$50,000.

London, August

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and

benefitted by the rain turnips mangels promise well, but complainta of potatoe disease incrsase. Agricultural returns show that the area planted with wheat this year is about 3,168,000 acres this is about 1,872,500 acres in excess of last year, but ab mt the same quantity less than 1875. It appears that, compared with last year, barley and oats have oeen sown upon a sligljtly diminished area. The prosecution of harvest work has so entirely engaged farmers^ lately that there has been very little business in the country markets, but where sales are made, the prices indicate a fall of one shilling per quarter on wheat since last Monday. One lot of new wheat, shown in provincial exchange* was in poor condition, and scarcely fit for present. u-e,but the condition of the majority of sample* offered at Mark Lane, Mqnday last, was tolerably good Saleajwere made at -ixty four shillings for white and sixtyone shillings for the red. Although no great activity is ever looked for in the grain trade during harvest time, the depression was greater than usual during ihe past wet k, owing to the enormous iirrivalsof foreign wheat and oats. Supplies have been upon a large scale for some weeks past, and the returns on Monday last gave over 92,000 quarters. Prices have necessarily given away, and a decline of two shillings to three shillings per quarter was quoted last Monday on wheat, and ful one shilling on oats. Other articles remain without much variation, bm trade is generally i/Verweighied by the supplies, which are pouring upon us at such a rate that the resources of various dock companies have been taxed to the uttermost to discharge vessels, and m. rchants have been seriously inconvenienced by the difficulty of oh aining granary room. There are two conflicting forces in operation in trade at the present time, and it is difficult to foresee which may prove the stronger. On one hand, America, Russia and Hungary have been favored with abundant vrops, while on the other, the deficient harvests in France and England, the blockade of the southern Russian sorts and uncertainly of politics, are circumstances which may, during the winter months, assume a force greater than at present.

Turkish de

tachment from Widin is reported going towards the Servian frontier on the Timok.

29—Luigi

de Lucn one of

the largest merchants of Rome has failed tor

$4000,00,

bankrupt absconded with

—Advices from

the Russian headquarters at Gorny Studen, dated August

28,

say all is quiet this

morning. Our troops maintain their positions. The Turks remain under cever, behind the neighboring heights,

OUT OF RANGE OF OUR BATTERIES. The total number ot wounded from August 21st to August

27,

ding

2,480,

inclu-

officers. The number killed is

unknown. Every thing is quiet. In the direction of Plevna and Loftscha, the correspondent telegraphs: After severe fighting on Sunday, the Turks KKFRAINED FROM RENEWING THK AT-

cn the Russian positions in Shipka pass, and up to this A M., only occasional trivial rifle fire between the outposts, has occurred. As to the result ol Sun days fighting the Turkish advance batteries* somewhat menace the Russian flanks. The Turks are constructing fresh batteries Tungia Valley.

The Russians have been adequately reinforced, and there is nothing in the present situation to alter the impression, lien. Radetzky holds his positions.

Sifvet Pasha has been appointed Minister ot Justice, succeeding Asyin Pasha, vho is nominated a Priest ot the Senate. J'T A BIG CHAPTER OP RUSSIAN ATROCITIES.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27—The Turkish minister haB received the following from the minister of foreign affairs of Turkey:

The governor general of Adrianople has transmitted to as the following list of new acts of barbarity committed by the Russians and Bulgarians in the vilanet of Adrianople, Monday, Julv 25th. The Bulgarians of the district of Eski Saghra wountfed Aatcaicand Fatima Hanoumas, of the village of Torkhanel the same day the Bulgarians wounded five Musselmans of the village of Baba Musin at Ala Dogh, four Musselmans were put to death Ahmet El Mustapha, of the village of Echekdji, a child two years old, called Zilika, and Fatima Hanom, of Glafar„at Tournova, were WOUNDED WITH SHOTS AND BAYONETS.

Twelve emigrants from Arbli and Ambarli, among whom were some women and children, were massacred. Similar acts have been committed at Selimno, Jeni Sahgra, Zamboli and in other localities of the villages of Adrian aple,

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the wounded were liken to Adrianople. The inhabitants of Torlor, in the district Rasgrad, seven hours distaut from Roustchouk, two-:hirds of them Christians (having refused to surrender their houses) numbering 400, and their churche-, were burned. When the Russians entered Buzia Bay, a village of the district nf Eski Saghra, 400 Mus-elmans ivho had •oujjht refuge indifferent places, nd among whom were WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE MASSACRED regardless of age or fex. A Mussel man and three women, two of them wounded, and their children, were the only ones who escaped the masacre. More than thirty Mu^selmins who had emigrated to Tirnova were carried off by C/«wacks and Bulgarians, who forcibly took them to that town, after having compelled the women to wear Christian costumes.

Raout Pasha telegraphs the follewsng occurrences in the country where his army is operating: Musselman villages in the district of Eski Saghra are the scenes of

UNHEARD OF ATTROCITIES

on the part of the enemy. I11 a village near Gulla every male inhabitant was massacred women were compelled to change their names, and to take off their veils. Several Musselmans were killed in the fields. Most part of thu Musselmans of Gultu were massacred, then their wive* and children, after being shut up in a granary,

WERE BURNED ALIVE.

At Kuradja Viran, the Bulgarians,after having disarmed the Musselmans, massacred five of them, ar.d a woman, whom (they cut in pieces. They dragged the survivors into a church and forced them to renounce their religion attacked by imperial troops the Bulgarians fled, after setting fire to the houses.

I transmit to you the following telegram relating to the acts of barbarity committed by Russian troops while on Ottoman territory in Asia and Europe, recently. Telegram from Imail Ibkki Parha, commanding at Van and Bayazid:

At Lashguerd the Russians have pillaged all the property of Cheikh Hussien Evlin You.-Boufe, of the village of Ichghli. and took all his family prisoners. Five or six Kurd chiefs from Tahir Huedik, who had been asked by the enemy to join him. also the notable Bedir Acha, and fifty-seven other persons of his suite, belonging to the tribe of Yachmi, were

SEIZED AND CARRIED OFF

to the Armenian bishopric in the vicinity of Utcb Kilisse, and massacred there. Toprah Kale, as well as villages in the vicinity of Zantchok Guedik, near Massou Guedk, and generally all those crossed by the Russians in tbeir retreat have been destroyed. A great number of the inhabitants of these localities, Musselmans and Christians, with the their families, have been ill treated and carried away by the enemy to Senk, and Cara Bonlok. Every kind of property belonging to twelve tribes, each com posed of thirty-two houses or tents, were aeized bf the enemy. Two notables of the tribe of Tekri and Bedrey Bey, settled at Kerker, a village of Lera Kelisse, and forty odd men, women and children, who had sought refuge in the mountains were brought to the Russians, who, during their march toward Revau

KILLED THEM ONE AFTER ANOTHER SB well as a great number of other inoffensive unfortunates. Every Musselman of the latter city, regardless of age or sex, ind who had surrendered to theJKua ianp, was either sent to Siberia or ruthlessly massacred."

The following telegram is received from the Kaifciakan of Loftcha:

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Russians at Serne sent for Hadji Hamid pasha, former a soldier of the village of Dilkendjilar, ai.d put him to death. Several oilier inhabitants of the village in the jurisdiction of Loftcha, met whb the same ftte. A Musselman with his child, travelling it a carriage, were attacked with bayonets by the enemy and

THE CHILD WAS KILLED.

Telegrams from Mustessarif of Tirnova and Mehemid Ali Pasha state that Cossacks and Bulgarians, alter having disarmed the Musselmans of Se^vaular, an hour disant from Pirva, put them under guard of a detachment of Bulgarians, who murdered six them. The villages of Cadi, of Vicler and of Trazelle, have been burned by the enemy, ihe Bulgarians tied Hadji Mastapha Eff* ndi, secretary of the authorities of Pirva, to a tree and left him three days exposed to the sun. After this they took him to E'ena, where he is still kept prisoner, with his daughter-in-law, who wat compelled to wear the Christian costume.

A telegram from Sulieman Pasha says that the Bulgarians burned Musselman villages in the vicinity of Cara AltL, in the Tchippin districtand the village of Tchoulka, on the road to Saghra, and every adjoiuing Mussel, man market lown met the same fate. A number of inhabitants were massacred. The Bulgarians of Comoudjo, on their side, have burned every Musselman market town in the neighborhood. A few Musselman men aud women who fell into their hands were put to death in the

'•T MOST CRUKL MANNER. A telegram from Mehemet Ah Paaha states that a number of inhabitants of the village of Tchachna, among whom were three men, 10 women and children, fleeing before the enemy, had taken refuge on Mount Kadja Bekiar, were overtaken by the Russians, and eight of them were'assassinated four children were

LEFT NEAR THE DEAD BODIE8

of their mothers. A Musselman woman who escaped after having lost her husband and one of her children, came to Odman Bazar carrying her last child in arms. 8he was wounded five times with gun shots and lance thrusts.

Hassan Pasha, commanding at Varna, relates that the Bulgarians stripped the inhabitants of Mongolia Kustendje and vicinity of ail their property, and took away even their last garments. Several villages have been burned by them. Hadji Y. Ticherria, oi Paserli, one of the richest Tartars of the Dobradska, who was emigrating with his relatives, children and servants, in all

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TERRE HAUTE, IND:..—THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, t8T7. Whole Ne. 99

about sixty perrans, on his arrival at Gubridjo, was attacked by Bulgarians who took away his cnttle and property, incluuing 150,000 piasters in specie. They left him and his saite nothing but thair last garments.

A° telegram from the villayet of Adrianople

sayB

the enemy caused the Mussel

man villages of the district of Kezanlik to be itvaided by various columns, composed for the moft part of Bnlgarians, who massacred 'he Musselman population, men, women and children. The worl- of extermination is continued every day with the most relentless violence.

LONDON, Aug. 27.—A Russian official bulletin, dated Gorny Studeni, Sunday evening, says: "Yesterday our tro.ips maintained their positions in Schipka Pas.*. During the day's fighting, which lasted from nine in the morning until teu in he evening, we lost thirty officers and 400 men killed and wounded. During the night the Turks renewed the engagement with fresh troops, and fighting wan still going on de»pera ely at noon Sunday, when the dispatch contaixing this information left the Pass. The Russians then still maintained their positions.

LONDON, August 27.- A correspondent at Sistova telegraphs on Monday as follows: "Fighting isatill going on in front of Schipka pais, but Gen. Radetzky continues to maintain his ground, although his losses are serious. I hold to my conviction that Schipka is safe, and that thus i- defeated the gre-t strategic scheme of the Turkish leaders to hem the Russians within a large tele Je pont in Bulgaria, with the idea of driving them over the Danube. The iiext few days will be full of interest."

GOINCTVOR REPUBLICANS.

PARIS, August 27.—Ranipon, vice-

tresident of the senate and member of the centre, has been dismissed from the post of mayor Of Gilsoce. The Francaise announce that|$he specific charge upoR which Gambetla will appear before the turbunal at 1^11, is that of insulting MacMahon anfl the ministers.

JIPAPAL BULL.

ROME, August 27.—A bull regulating the procedure to be observed by the conclave of cardinals on the death of the pope, has been completed

the

Vatican.

11 empowers Cardinal Camerlingi to either summon

the

conclave immediate

ly, or await tlt$ arrival of the foreign cardinals 1"' s»". '1

SPORT.

Rifle Practlce- Base Ball Notes.

Lo»G BRANCH, August 29. SFCCOMD RACE.

Mile heals for ^1 ages, maiden allowance, was woii fijT Partnership, Hatlie taking the first heat. Time, 1:47}, 1:48$, 1:55}. In the last, heat Partnership was pulled almost to a walk to prevent distancing HattieF.

THE HURDLE RACE,

mile heats, was won by Risk in two straight beats Derby, second New York, third Time, 1:55, 1:54$.

HARTFORD RACES.

HARTFORD, August 28.—The Charter Oak park race for the 2:34 class was won by Joseph A. W. H. Arnold took the first heat. Best time, 2:26 Voltaire won the 2:24 race. Honest Harry taking the second and third heats. Best time, 2:22}.

GOLDSMITH MAID.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 28—Major G. W. King, proprietor of the Nashville driving park, has secured Goldsmith Maid for an exhibition trot against time, September 4th. $5,000 will be hung up in purses at the fall trotting meeting, November 1st. j-I, (, •.

BASEBALL.

BOSTON. Aug. 28.—Bostons, 4 Louisville?, 3. NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—Cincinnaii8,13 Hartfords, 7.

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 28.—St. Louis Browns, 3 Buckeyes, 1. SYRACUSE, Aug. 28.—Stars, 4 Indianapolis, 1.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28.— Aliiwaukees, 0 Alleghenys, 1, in 12 innings.

BUFFALO, Aug. 28.—Chicagos, 4 Buffalos, 2. 1 RIFLE SHOOTING.

New York, August

29.—The

225,

217

Ameri

can and British teams met at Creedmoor yesterday in practice. The best shooting was done by Dudhy Sc'.ph ot the.Crescent City team who matJe 212 111 a possible

but would have naade

had he not shot on the wrung target making 1 bulls eye. It is believed he will be put upon the American team. Selph also made a bulls eye at

scores footed up a total of

1000

yards range in one off hand stiot. The Ameaican team proper made a total 1610 points in a possible

1800.

The highest

1640

points,

while the highest 8 ot the foreign marksmen only made

1542

points.

Preparations Complete*. ST. PAUL, Minn., August 27.—Arrangements are now about completed for the meeting of the society of the army of the Tennesse, to be held here September 5th and 6th. Excursions have ocm* tendered by the citiaens

the 1 .0 uf Min

nehaha, Fort Suelling and Minneapolis, including the state fair to be held at tha latter place during that week. The railroads from Chicago have agreed to transport memben at half-fare. Many distinguished ex-officials are expected to be present, and everything promises that this meeting will be one of the most pleasant and interesting the sociery has ever had

Oan Hwrii Dl.

COLUMBUS, August 27.— About thirty minutes before the arrival of the east bound express over the C. C. AI C. R. R., at noon to-day, a telegram waa received here from the actress, Clara Morris, asking for a physician to meet her at the depot. Dr. Dru^y was summoned and found the distinguished patient occupying a state room in a Pullman coach, she was lying down, attended by a maid, and looked very badly. The doctor prescribed for her, and she continued her journey, being en route to New York. Mim Morris has been visiting at Don Piatt's beautiful farm on the Wac-a»cheek, Locan county, for the benefit of h«r health.

WASHINGTON

Cabinet Meeting Yesterday-New York Custon House.

Programme of the President's Western Tour.

Tin South Carolina Question.

CABINET MEETING.

WASHINGTON, August 28.—Thecabinet, to-day, considered the changes and reforms in the New York custom house, but nothing was determined on. There was a brief conversation about the Sitting Bull commission. The secretary of war announced that General Terry will be here to-morrow, and it will then be determined whether he shall proceed with Colonel Corbin, only, to arrange for the return of Sitting Bull and band. The president's proposed western trip was referred to, but it was not decided what members of the cabinet would accompany him.

THE PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME The president, A' tornev-General Devens and Postmaster-General Key leave Washington, Thursday evening, September 6ih, for Marietta, Ohio, to at tend the national encampment of volunteer soldiers on the 7th inst. From Marietta the president goes to Fremont, Ohio, ard the ineixberB of the cabinet return to Washington. The president remains at his home Sunday and Monday, and Tuesday leaves for Dayton to attend meeting of the board of trustees the soldiers heme. On Wednesday he unveiU the soldiers' monument at the home, and returns, on Thursday, to Fremont to attend the nri1 ual reunion of the Twenty-third Ohio volunteer infantary, his old regiment. On Friday, the 14th, Generals Sherman, Crook, J. D. Cox, S. S. Carroll, and others will be present. Monday, the 17lh, the president will be at the openiDg of the industrial exposition, Louisville, where he will be joined by the postmaster general and others of the cabinent officers, and will be in Nashville on the 19th, Chattanooga on the 20th and KnoxviHe on the21st. ^1*

CHICAGO.

A Savings Bank Breaks*

CHICAGO, August 28.—The State savinKS institution made an assignment, this ftemoon, to Abner Taylor. This bank has been established some twenty years, and from the prestige of its early reputation, has secured the patronage of a great majority of the poor classes who deposit in savings institutions here. The maximum estate of the directors is 16, 000, and the minimum 12,000. The failure will fall with crushing weight on these people, many of whom have invested tneir all wi'.h that bank. The State has for many months been ifl a somewhat precarious condition, and the run upon it made in August has accelerated the failure. The officers aire this brief statement of the affairs of the institution: Savings depo»i s, $2,931 756: certificates of deposit, 4,533 bills payable, $52,050 total debits, $2,988,339. Mortgage loans, $1,330,184 collntaral loans, $1,167,850 real estate, $105,131 building,$121,525 total credits, $2,724,690. The president, D. Spencer, is at present in New York, having gone there for the purpose of securing a loan.

THR PRIZE DRILL.

A very large crowd is at the fair ground to witness the prize drill ot the Knights Templar Nine Commanderies entered. The Camden, N. J. Commandery failed to appear. The St. Louis batallion was ruled out on account of not being entered as a seperate Coremandery. At this hour only 6 Commanderies have drilled, and the decision will not be known until to-night. A large number of Knights left for home to-day. The weather continues fine.

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CONGRESS. I

The president and all the cabinet officers are unanimous in th^opinion that congress should meet on the 15th of October.

FINANCIAL.

By direction of the secretary of the treasury one million dollars in gold will be sold by the assistant treasury at New York, on Saturday at noon, to redeem United States notes to be retired by reason of issue of national bank notes. The amount of national bank currency issued during the present month is $301,649.

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A STUBBORN JUDGE*

It is reported that Chief Justice Cartter, of the district supreme court, will decline tobonor any requisition which Gov. Hampton may make for certain Republicans, formerly residing in that state and now here, on the ground that he does not regard Hampton de jure governor of the siate.

TOLEDO^ August 28.—The Republican state senatorial convention for the thirtythird district, to-day, nominated E. W. Merry, of Wood county, and Stilman Brown, of Lucas, candidates for senators, and unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing President Hayes.-

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Cincinnati. August 29.—A freight train on the I., & L. R. R. ran off the track yesterday at Hansells station. Of four tramps who were stealing a ride, two, George Hogle, Fillmore Fagley killed, and the two others badly wounded.

PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED. Hudson, New York, August 29.—A freight train on the Hudson river R. R-, 'ran into a passenger train at the depot last night, killing the fireman, injuring the engineer and wrecking the engine and several cars.

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BORDER BREVITIES.

Nothing of Importance Within the Past few Days.

Disarmament of Lama Deer's Band.

Killed by Lightning—Progress on the Omaha Bridge.

Omaha, August

John Stools, an old citizen of Saunder Co, living

28.—The

following

dispatch was received at the Department Headquarters yesterday evening, from General Bradley:

Camp Robinson, Aug.,

27th.'-

I send one company from Laramie, and one from here to the Black Hills to-mor-row, with thirty days' supplies. Fourteen men, five women and three children, from the Lame Deer band, came Into the Spotted Tail Agency yesterday. Lame Deers's village, fifty.four lodges, is at the mouth of Little Powder. I shall 5-s

SEND OUT ANOTHER PARTY

RENDER THE HILLS COUNTRY SAFE,,., even at the northern extremity, which has been beyond the reach of troops.

FALL FROM A WINDOW St. Johns, N. B„ Aug. 29.—-Frank

Shanon, a hoseman of Ohio, died last night from injuries received by a fall from the

3rd

The extraordinary intelligence haa been received in England ot the disappearance of two islands—the Barker Islands—and their inhabitants. Capt. Fish* er, a Tasmanian capitalist, purchased from the West Australian Government the right to remove guano from two islands on the coast, described on the chart and known as the Barker Islands, and situated in lat.

Capt Fisher despatched three reesels in April with laborers and appliances for shipping the guano, but when tfie vessels an ived at the place where the islands were known to be, there was nothing to be seen but water. The islands had disappeared entirely, how and when is at present a mvsterv. It was generally supposed that Australia lay out of the hue ot active volcanic agency, so that thi phenomenon is all the more remarkable.

E. Montgomery and Fred. Stoecker left this afternoon for Washington—bearing a petition asking that the case against Collector White be re-opened as more evidence

has

to try and get them in. This is the same party of hostiles that were struck by Gen, Miles last spring, in which engagement ,- Lame Deer and several other Indians were killed.

The band is a remnant of Sitting Bulls s# illage, not yet driven in by the troops in this dep't, and their coming in and disarmament will

miles trom Fremont, was

struck by lightning and killed about noon ryesterday, as was also his two horses. An agent of the American Bridge Co, who arrived here yesterday, says the *, broken spans ot the bridge will be replaced by trestle-work and a Howe truss inside of

davs. ./'V'

HI6BEE.

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An Unmitigated Scoundrel.

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CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 27.—The Cleveland Plaindealer, of this afternoon, con- 'i'# tains the following notice:

The following telegram to Governor Grover has been prepared to send, and has been signed as below, and is now freoeiving the signatures of .lawyers of .•s».4 both parties: W

To Senator Or over, Pbrtlamd, Oregon:

V. B. Higbee has been making affidavits tending to show that money had been isf* used to influence your election to the U. 8. senate, desire to state that we know the said Higoee, while here, and that he is known to us as

AN UNMITIGATED LIAB^,,

that we would not believe him under oath that he is charged with crimes, ,• •. forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses and adultery that we know of, and was driven from here by the bar association, of which we are .. members.

We, the undersigned, members of the bar of Cleveland, Ohio, without respect to j" arty, having read in the newspapers that

story window of the Commercial 5* Hotel at Fredericton. He leaves a wife and family in Ohio.

Some ill-feeling has arisen between the men of the French ship Atlanta and the German fVigate Elizabeth, at Takasshimatcho, in Japan. One afternaon

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sailors landed from the Elizabeth. At that time there were only some thirty men on shore from the French ship, and most of them were bandsmen. Four of the French sailors and a quartermaster were walking quietly along the main street when they were assailed by a band of about fiftv Germans, who, without having received any provocation, fell upon them vith sticks, stones, and knives. Three of the Frenchmen succeeded in escaping, but of the other two one waa badly wounded and the other killed. Thirty German sailors have been placed in irbns. The body of the Frenchman who was killed was foUowed to the grave by the Captain of the Elizabeth, Some of his officers, and the German Consul. The bad leeling on the part of the Germans arose from the fact ot some men belonging to the French navy having killed a German 6ailor at Smyrna some time ago.

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been obtained. Mr. Stoeck

er has been deputy collector here tor over twelve years, and of course knows the true inwardness of the charges. He is reticent about giving reporters the points, but says that he goes to Washington with documents that will sustain his side of the case beyond all doubt. He ia sanguine of success.

Frank Fairbanks leaves for -the Black Hills in a few days.