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THE OMAHA DAILY EE. FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB , , 'ITHSDAY M'OKtfCNG , AUGUST 2i ( , 1884. A MERCILESS MASSACRE , That is Whatilio Bombardment of Fo Chow is Characterized , A Rumor that China Has For mally Declared Wan Severe Oritioisin of the English Plan for Gordon's Eeliof , The Daily Eeport of the Ravages of Oholora , Bradlaugh Coming Over to Amer ica in the Autumn , Tlic AtiKlo-Gcriimii DIIHutiltlcs In Africa Becoming Moro Sorioua. The War In Clilnii. LONDON , August 23. The Times dispatch from I'oo Chow this afternoon says : The 1'iencli iiimcladi entered the mouth of thu river this afternoon at two o'clock. The White fort opened fire with Krupp camion wliilo thu ships weio thrco miles away. After an hour's engagement the French retired. The Chlneso fire was creed , At six o'clock Sunday evening three burn ing gun-boats floated down the stream , ono carrying the French colors. Numerous tires in junks were blazing In a dangerous innnucr and imperilled KnglUh men nf-war , but wuro fended off. One English bark was saved by an Knglish man of war. The French torpedo boat ex ploded the f terns of tha Yang Woo trans ports and the two sinking gunboats. Thu scenes on the river as dead aud wounded floated by were terrible. Tlio English saved many wounded. The fort ? lower down are not yet attacked. Tha Times correspondent U the only newspaper roprojontativo pre-cnt and was on board the Champion. THE CIIINF.SK LEADED. 1'usw , August 25. A dispatch from Tien T.sin says that the charge d'alfuirs left there , the acting consul remains. The Kopubliipie Francais says : "Franca will soon seize and i atain such territory in China as is useful tu her. Chang Pi idling will lead the Chinese troops against the French. HEADY TO HKl'EI , AN INVASION Of HANOI. I'Aitis , August yi , A dispatch from Hanoi < > f tu-diy state * that General Milot has taken the necssary measurrs for repelling the ex- pecte 1 Chinese invasion. llfMOIIEI ) DKCI.AIIATIO.V Oh'V.U IIY CHINA. I'AIUS , August 2. ) . It is inuiored in Paris ih.'it China lias nmdu n formal dcclnration of war , and notified the powers to that effect , The French papers are indignant at the Btite- inenK made by the London Times le.spoctmg the bomhurduiEiit of Fee Chow. WAIl MOVEMENTS. I'.Milh. Augiisc 25. lj ? France eays tint the Chinese foreseeing the bombardment of Fee Chow , stripped tne aMenal of it. public i .tillable * . It also says tha French are also making coaling stations at 1'oudichcrry and THE CIIOI.EHA , Toui.ox , August 2 > . OUR [ death from cholera hera since morning. Onu death _ Is re potted today at Hyeres and two ut La Seyne. The record of cholera in the Toulon hospitals today : Admitted , 0 ; deaths , iiouo ; discharged , ; > ; under treatment , ! " . HOMK , August S5. ! liulletin of cholera in Italy ; JJergame , 11 deaths ; Cut-no , 11 death ? . ten fatal cases ; Uarraiu , 15 deaths , eleven fiesh cases. \ 1'ltis , August 23. Two deaths from chol era are reported at Marseil'e ' * last night aud live at Toulon. Thu panic ut Toulon has iu- vived and the return of fugitives is checked. rUK ANI.I.O'liKKMAN TUOflll.Es , IS AKIIIOA. LOMJON , August 25.Thrru is another i'hau o tor a misunderstanding in icgard to the west African territory. On .July 12th thu Hermans took formal posscs'ion of the GJIIIO- i. ions river in Upper Ciiiinua and all the adjoining country. This loused great dis- sati-faction among the English traders , who think that Kngluud .should have taken the liver long ago. On July 25tb Mr. Hewitt , iintish consul , held a meeting of the mer chants aud local kin s aud chiefs at Old Calabar. As the lesult of this tha kings and chiefs signed a treaty , placing themselves and lii"ii dominion under British protection. AN INCIPIENT ItrjIiU.ION , MMIIUD , Auzust 2. > . KiimuM are gaining C'ureiicy here thit Seuor Xorill j , tha radical , is prepa'iMig tu raisa a rebellion , The govern- niont is taking precaution ? . Ill HM V llfAHANTINES AHAINHI' C'HOI.EI1\ . Si1. I'ilBiiMintfi , August 20. IJusria will 1'st.tblUh a smitjry onion on the wehlern Irontier to prdvent iieojila from France and It ly from entering the country. HEATH OP A IIHITISII AMIIASSADOll. l.OS'iDN. August 23. William Lunpold ll'isbcll ' lllaron AmpthillJ liritinh ambassador t lierlin , ii dead. IIU Mil.UGII COMINli OVKK TllK WATEIt. ; LONDON , Angmt 2) . Charlea Bradlaugh will deliver a xeriiis of lectures in America il'iriiig October and November. " ' < I'BINOKSS VILTOIilA DANd KIIOfSIA II.I , , livuUN , Aucrust 23. I'rincesH Arlctoriu , wne f 1'rlnco William is iilaitiiingly ill with ( " ailet fever. VI'M-'llsK CIlirU'IhMS OP THE COIIDON IIEI.IEP JIEASUI1ES. ; * ' Special Dispatch to TllK 1JKK. iii LONDON' , August 25. Adverse critici-.ms "f the government's plan of thu relief expedi tion to Klnrtuuni by way of the Nile , is daily In-coming stronger. Many reasons are shown f.T bslieviug thu expedition as now planned v ill lie a failure , H is spoken of as a make -hift ami claimed to bu miserably inadequate In numbers and equipment. Clitics say that the transportation facilities roliu 1 on for pa slug - lug the cataracts of the Nile an * erndo and in- suflicieut , nnd they urge thu war oliica to gend another furco comppsed thielly of Indian uc- clln atcd troops to Khartoum by way of Sua- km und Borbtr. Meaiitimu It IH feared that CM. Kitchener is in peril at Debbiih , as ono of the lieiiten.ititi ) of Muhdl id within a day's march of that place , with over a thousand men flushed with their recent triumphs over tha friendly tribe. It is alsofearad that Don- g. .la w ill fall before re-mforcemenU can reach it , and it is the general belief that Suakli will not hold out much longer. In a wotd , nl the cleniMi's are seen torn pilnful catastroph in the Soml\u : situation , which would changt the whole political front In Kugland , How AVnrncr , tlio Aliscoiiilin ) ; Untik President Completely Ottttuil the Institution , Special Dispatch to THE HEB , AI.UION , N. Y , , August 25. Mxpeits who have been at wotk for the past two days < n the vault of the First National bank micccedoi this mm ning in forcing the tliirJ and las door of the box in which the securities wen supposid to bo kept. K\erythilig of valtit had Veen abstracted. Tl'ie absconding presi dent of the in. titutiou liad entirely dcpletoi the box of its eontonts. This discovery great ly intensified the excitement. Threats of violence lence against Warner weio openly made bj eoino of the depositors. Other ollichds of thu bank IITO denounced in no measured tarins for CArelessnesa in allowing themselviu to bo hood winked by Warner. No trace of the latter' whereabouts has us as yet boon discovered. Notes given by Warner as executor ot the Uutrows estito are being received from var ious points , and it U said that tha liabilities represented by th se notes will wipe out the jntlro DBtate. Warner's embezzlements will foot up into millions. The liurrows estate was originally § 2,000,000 and of this nothing s loft but real estate , not worth over half a nillion. Depositors who risked on Saturday ! l ) to " " > cents on the dollar for their claims would now gladly accept 10 cents. iU AND OASUALTV. KIOIOUKSTHlKElts I.VOIIIO. Special Dispatch to Tin : BKK. COI.U.MIICH , Ohio , August 25.Word has eachu j hero that the miners now at work in ho Minus at Bucclu-ll , Ohio , were attacked his morning by strikers. The Columbus , locking Vulloy .t Toledo railroad company isked the governor for troops to protect their nen and prnpeity , but weru refused on the ground that thi militia cannot bo called out intil the sheriff has exhausted all moans in us power to imell the disturbance. The wires lavu been cut and no further Intelligence is ) btainable. EXEITTION OF A III.ACIC IIAl'iST. Special Dispatch to TllK BEK. UAH'ON , Ga. , Aug. 25. Georgu Clark , a negro rapist , was hanged at 12HO today , rhei a was no trouble , whatever , not a semb- aucuofariot. The rumored uprising of ne groes was the result of tha exaggerated fears if a few people. Daw-son is quiet , and there iaa boon no demonstration whatever. ONE ht'HOOI. TKACHttlt SHOOTS AXODIRD. MAIIKIIAI.E , Out. , August 25. Win. Vouis , head teacher of the Markdale chool fired five times at the second teacher , MiH 1'ord , thrao shoti taking effect. Ho hen shot himself dying instantly. Miss Ford annot iccuver. THOUIII.E AT AN R\KCLTIO.V. M'ACOX , ( ia. , August 25 The negro named 31ark was hanctedEtoday for tko rape of an old vhite lady at D.iw.-on. Negroes declared he lioiild nut be hinged , and made threats. Tlio hcrilf telegraphed to the governor for troops , ml two companies from Albany weru ordered , o the scene. When a mile and a half from Ylbany , the engineer iound obstructions on he trnck , but too Jala to stop. Thteo cars veilderailed. . Nobody was hurt. Another ram carried the militi tj Dawson this morn- ng. Clark was executed at one o'clock in the iiuicnco of a largo crowd. There woa no dis- rder , the militi , * prdventing. MraiKElIS IN I'E.NNSYI.VANIA , COAT.CKNTKII , Pa. , August 25 The miners' ami > was reinforced to-day by the wivei , nothcrs and children of the miners arrested ast week. This afternoon about fifty of them , leaded by mi old gray-halrod woman seventy ears of age. mirchcd to thu ollico of 'Squire XiwKon , at California , and applied for admin- ion ta the poor house claiming they had no loans uf suppoit. The application was w used , and thu pirty then took up the march .o Operator Noal'n house , but thu special olli- eis would not permit them ti enter the rounds , and they returned to the camp. GyiiinnstH and ti. A. It. Men at Chi cago. CiiifAiio , August 25. I'pward of one hun- red athletic I'uliemiaiis exhibited their siip- ileno.sa , activity and strength on the horl- intal bar , vaulting horsolrapc/e and paraloll > ars at Battery D. armory to-day. The par- ormaucoswciu uallud "class , ' ' and were j.re- laratory to tlio grand tournament of the third inniial meeting of the Bohemian gymnastic sgociations of America , which occurs to mor- ow night. Four hundred canvas tents have IH'OII pitch- d in the Chicago driving pirk for tha rucop- ion of the veteran soldiers and Keillors of the orthwiHt , whose re-union is to begin to-mor- ow. Tlio features uf the ro-uuion include irix.o drilling and a sham battle , in which the utional guards ot Illinois will tike part. Destructive Klrr. CvxiiliA , N. Y. , August 10 , Besides the ( us by tire in Abdallat park Btables , yestoi- lay , ilamus Ilaiiuu lost his lifo , Win. H. Vilson , owner of the stables , lost his resi- [ once , Tha following Is .1 list of the horses inrnod : Tiiunner , a st-illioii , valued at ton hoiieand dollais ; Long lir.inch , stallion , five .housand . dollars ; CliiHtnut Wilkus , live thou- aud dollars , .Tornoy Lily , mare , tiflocn thou- and dollars ; Winoni , brood marc , by Smug ger , five thousand dollars ; Almont , goldlmr , iwtifd by C. Cason , five thousand dollars. No UMiriuico on thu linrn-H , and but four thouBaml lollurs on the Wilson building * . I'ltoJIntult .V Footo ISiiHt. NKW YODK , August 25. Scheduler in thu isBienment of Hatch it Footu , filed August S , mt to-Uuy made public , show liabilities of l-l'i)7,3r ' ) > , of which debts amounting tu -iniS,000 ; nro secured. Nominul assets , < : . ' ' ! ( actual asset S ' Tlio l,2v.L'li ; * , 'J8,87L assets 'insist entirely of railroad stock and bands , niningand other Brcuritius , including a small amount of government bonds. The greater lortion of tlioso necurities are pledged as col. ateial security for various loans. TtioVl'rij ) rtlto Trouble. NKW YOIIK , August 25 , Commissioner Fink nays the railroad managers will noon BOttla all dilferencss. The meeting of the managers of tlm railroads Iiitorostod In the Pacific coait biisinesi will bo hold at Saratoga on Septemlier 2 , and than I think the trouble over the tripartite agreement will be eettled , COLD-WATER CRANKS , The Political Gospel of the Moflem St John , Ho Accepts the Nomination fo President with Thanks , And Actually Sooins to Think His Election Possible , Daniols , the Tail of the Ticket Makes His Little Speech. A Large Amount of Fuss Over a Small Matter , Oilier Political Notes I'roin Various 1'OllltH. Notifying St. Joint. Ci'iu , N. V. , August 23. ( Sov. St. John niul Mr. Daniols worn mot by a reception coin- inittco. The notification committed hnvo not nil arrived. 1'nif. Dlckoy is expected at noon. Cl'UAtX. Y. . August 23. Tlii1 prohibition notification proceedings were held at St. John's camp inretiug circuit ground * , a. grove two miles from Cuba village. _ A tempcraiC3 : anip meeting to last five days is in pnigrots , rho piintipal leaders and upyiikcrj of thu pro- libitiou movement aru present and will ad. liuss tliu auilioiu'O during the week , The audience numbers throe thousand. Thi oxer- isesopened\yitli music and prayer , after vhich Prof Dickey , chairman of the notifica. Ion committee , WIM intioduood to thu auili nco and candidates. I'rof. Uiekey addressed the candidates , elm 1 * . St. John and William Daniel , .is fol- OWB : ' Gentlemuii : I am to speak for the commit- oo representing hero today the thu nalional oiivention of tlio proMbitinn party , recently ii session at Pittsburg. Jn li.irniony with po- itical linages , and in keeping with the dignity ml importance of the high position in which no shall eudo. vor to place 3 on , wo are here or the purpose of notifying yon hi tin * ( illicial ml fjrmal manner of your selection an can- idate.s of tlio national prohibition paity for lie positions respectively of prt > ident mid ice-president of the I'nited States. Thi ) convention which thin honoreJ itself by 0 wise n selection was no ordinary g.itheiing. len were there bowed under the weight of lany years ; who , a generation go , in the nmo hull , were here toorgnni/.o for a victory vinit seemed tn some iihopcle.sseau'etho | battle gainst that other tlavery. YoiuiK nibii were lirru with the ardor of youth and the devotion f henios. Women we e there , Krancin Wil- ml ami Mary \Voodbridgu and Mr * . Uiirt ml Mary I/itbrop and Ksthcr Hugh , represen- atives ot' the lie-t brain and heart nf Amen- an womanhood. It was a convention of e itn- lest men and pure women , who \vero them to xpresa tlio convietiou that the government light to bo a government of the puople and by ho pe iplc , and not n government of the s.i- eon , by the saloon mid for the i-nloon. It was 1 eovenution leprc enting a powerful constitu- uey compjsod of citi/.uus grown tired of the pectaelo of the two old political purlieu rival- ng each other in thoirejgernes.s to servo the iiuorlraltiu | , gi iiigdown np'iii thair faces in ho dustbcfocu the Moloch of mua and crying nit in the language of sciipturu "Am I noc hineass upon which thou bast liddcn ? " 1 need not assurcyon that the prohibition larty will give you most ardent suppoit. We nay not sueeL'cd in electing you to the high uiaition for which you liavo been named , but vc Khali enjoy tlio proud satisfaction of caowing that our candidates and our party vero thu only ouea that ought to have sue- ceded. And now gentlemen , in the 11:11110 : of lie noblest womiu hood and the pure-it | ! man- oud of Ameiica , 1 invoke the blessing of Al lighty Cud to rout U.on | you , and may that iviue power which rules and overrules in lie affairs of the nation and of ni'in , vouch- life to you such measura of xtiongth ainl onraga and wisdom a * will enable you to car well the burdens wliicb the national pro- ibition party witu Biipromo confidence now ays upon you. ( inturiiur St. John replied .13 follows : Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commit- ee : In receiving this formal notification of ly nomination for the highett ollu'e within id gift of the people by the national convon- ion of prohibitionists , permit me , iu > twith- landing thu di-aiuction was not fought _ by 10 , 1 } iia&uro you in view of the niuiiim- , y with which it was given , of my high aiipio- ation of the gioat liuiior it confers. Theie ru more puitius in the field to-day than there in political issues. Upon the great ipiesiiun s to what Khali be done with the trjfhc in in- oxicating li < piorH as a bovcrago , both thudoiu- cratlc r.nd lepublican parties ace united in inking the trallie permanent , wliilo thu pio- ihitionistH demanil that it ishiill bu forever iaued ! under tha condumiiation of tliu luwnf he land. Thud an issue is clearly made and I think o-day it is the only olio that nearly reaches he heait and conscience < it the citizen" , L'tmn his-isaue wo go to the people , tin1 source of all lolilical power. ] , ut us appaal to reaHon athcr than prejudice. Let llioi-e result to lersonal abueo and scanilal who liavo nutliing latter to uphold their eanso. The prohibition mrty is not oigJiil/.ing OH a mere threat or nenac. It is the outgrowth of a rapidly In- reusing eryetali/.ed heutiinont ngauibt tlio 'rnit evil of the ago an evil that the old jur ies darn not attack , but a/ainst which this Doling party of the people , in defomo of the lomeH of the nation , haa entered upon n war- are that can never ceam'HO long an thu Hug of he country waves Its protect ! mjf old stiver leg- li/ed dram-fchopx , In this xtriiglM let 14 everKiememlior wo ara aecountabli ) teed ! od , and that our duty to Jliia is paramnunt , o our nllogiaiico to any political paity ; thbt lolitical ties will never , in 11 in night , ONCUSO . ballot for any party thst does not Htiind up oarlcsaly for iliN light. TJie homu will liavo nothing to fear if peopht vote UH they pray. till : DmiiiilH followed and ( aid : "To the hairmnn and meinberH of tha committee : 1 VIM profoundly gratified for the honor CJM- erred by belectmg me as ono of the utanduid jenrtTH of the great reform movoinent. 1 , xcc9ft the nomination for the olliuo of ico-president , and expect to do HO nore formally by letter lieieuftfir , knowing veil that it is oue of rcspoiibibility und in- olving no little porKonal Karilico , appreciate this honor not merely M a personal one , but an n token , if appreciation by the convention of thu uriicht , Holid prohibition work that has IIIIHII lone in my native Ktute of Maryland within he fnw years past. 1 alto appreciate It us in indication of the dcsiro of our brethren uf lie great north and west to obliterate all we- tionnl | i-ir\ \\i\es \ \ \ and lini'd ' up n grnud nnin J' tty eotnposed of tlio best rlemcnti on bol ldej of tilt" line , in array njnimt the wor t the rcpi-e piitstlvf < D | protH'tii'M to hnmr evprywhero a ngain t the Kftlootis. This din | Msi'innl4 tnnra vloat ly evinced from the fat- tlmt I am the first person Jelcctcd Hince lli war from a toulhorn etnto l ft candid.T f a national position. I lnt t thin \\ill K1 the Imrblnger of intlvgii Kooil will and union tlmniijliout the Intii which a poet hat dcsrribwl i "Tho union of Inkcs , the union of landc , The union of state tiono can uncr ; The union of henrt. ' , thu union of Immls , And the ( lag of thonnion fotovor. " Whatever may be the result cf lhi clToit so far tu the precis-e nimibcr of votoa la concerned corned , I bcliovo the agitation will bn of iiu inense advantage to the ctu < o ftiidthi > eonntry , 1 bi'llevu the r. suit will bo to rivet the ourn eat , thoughtful attention of the Aiuri lean pen pie upon this liquor trallic this gigiintii crime of crimes -so ns to cause the Hpoml ) adoption of Mich iniM'iinrt n will pre tly jmnten its overthrow. Thu iluty of the Imur is to crystalir.o nnd organlw tin1 prohluitioi sentiinunt. We hnvu idro.idy entered Inti polltiejl action , nnd thus having n standard to which we can rally wo sliull inoru rapidly f'rm whatexer cUe cf ROiitimout that may bo needed In any other way. 1 have , but to sny in conclusion tlmt I shall do nil in my power now nnd henceforth to bow onward this [ irnhilijtion standard. The following are the conuniltco of nollfica- tlcn : Professor Samuel Dlckoy , of Michigan , ehnirinan ; Judge .lames Itlnclc. I'eiiiiRylvnliia ; Professor A. A. Hopkins , Xow York ; D. Shelton , Kansas ; 15nv. John HiHsell , Michl- van ; Mi-s I'rancenVlllard , Illinois ; lion. S. I ) . IlafitingH , WIscoiiHiu ; ( ieorga K. Scott , S'ew York ; Miss Alary Wuodbrldgo , Ohio ; lion. .1. T. Turner , Alabama. DKTUOIP , Michigan , August 25. Dnvid Vston , of thin city , mentioned in connection vlth the prohibition nomination for governor , mbllshos n letter tt > all the peoolo of Michi gan. He claims allegiance with the party hat acknowledge * Almighty God Injts plat- orm , and says thu prohibition ! * ' ) ' ) Inivingdono his , ho will accept the nomination it ten- i.'nnl to him. Tlio prohibltonlnt3 ! meet Vednesday at Lansing. I'roeton will liavo a ' argo follo'win/ , and this nddx to the much nixed Michigan politics. _ The republicAUB ia\o already adopted n prohibition platform. HomlrlokH liivlloil to Poorln. IsiilAN.M'oi.iH , I nil. , Augii't 15. ! A com- nitteo of gentlpnieii from IVurin , Illinois , vaitod on Gov. HeiulriekH today and tormnlly ivited h'm ' to be proauut at the opoidng of Iiu 1'eoria fair ept-jmln'r 10th , liondriukx cceptud the invitation. UllllllO llllllHpDUOll. UAH IlAHiioit , August L'5. Mr. lilaine , ow ng to a .slight indisposition , will not leave ! ar Harbor to-day. llo uxi > eets to leave \roostook county to-morrow to vwit friends. WOJL'ES. IIIIOITII IN'JUHIMl UltOlV. AVrAsiii.\iirii.v , Aug. L'u. I'rof. Dodge , stii- Istieian of the department : > f ngiieiilture , nays Imt reports show that the cropi have been omewliat damaged by drouth in Ohio , ludi- IID , IllinoH ami Kentucky. The injury , lowever , is inittmlHciant t.ioaiHo any pan- cky feeling , as theroi.s every indication that lie genqral crop will Iiu good. ri.lll HO-l'N'Kf.MOXIA. Dr. Salmon , chief nf the buicAU of animal nil Ub try , today teh'graphed from Chicago an ollows , relative to thu u\lHtuao3 of pleuro- ineumoni.i am nig Jersey cuttle in Illinois : This hli. u' han quarantined the infected ilace.s BO far as discovered. 1 y ' - - , continue tacing su pcioiis animals ia tills and ntigh- loring states until nil uru dijcoverud , TKN MILLION IN 1IONI1H CAI.I.KI ) IN. The secretary of the troutmry II.IH c.dled in .lio following ! tliren ] > er cent bonds by original umlierH , und inteiest will cua-e September 0 : 330 , Nos. : ) " to Sl-l , both inchi'-ivo , and \os. iUlL' to iiit : : , both inclusive ; S100 , No J.'jli to 'Jftili , both inclusi\e , and Xus. O.'il I to fll-i - , both inclusive ; SfiOO , No.s. 1115 1 1 11W , oth inclu-ivu , and NOR.lOUll to 'lO.'li , both ichisive ; SI.OOO , Ne . lO.IUO to 11OS3 , both iclmive. niul Nos. L'2rf 18 to L'A''l.'t ' , both in- lusive ; § 10,01,0 , , N'ns. ISKtSS to 2JI501 , botii in- hisivo. Total , . 10,000OOJ. A I'AILIIOAl ) IiCIMIII.V. ) : The acting secretary of f-e interior has do- 'iUd in the COKO of the Southern Pacific rail- > ad vs. th state of California that invalid choiil sections are a bar to attachments of andu under railnud rights. Tlio Mm lima 1'erHeculioim. SALT IMUK , Utah , August 25. Alainorinl crvlces in lespfct to the inunory of the ! Mor- 1011 elders ass < a'-siiiatodiii | Ti'imcsseivoio held esterday inull the huge , and many of the mailer tiwim in Utah. A congregation of bout seven thousand uttei.dcd tlit'Hti vice < in ho Tabernacle ut this city. Tlio rcninrka of lie nprakervli eh ichoeii the Hontimrnts of le congrugation , were c 'iieiliatory and con- oliug ; r. fleeting in no way on the people of Vnnosxco gonoially , but attiihiiting the mur- ers to bigoted prejudice on the part of ignor nt and misinformed individuals' , The providi ng sentiment among the leading Moimons nil Mormon people generally , is that such cts are the outgiotvtli of misroprcHentatiiin nil falsehood , ehielly unmnating from this ity , and eontiniially kept before the country t large by their enemies. liver DlHCDViirod in AVcst'lrliilii , peeial Dispatch to Tun llui : . CAIKO , W. V. , AugiiHt 25. The gioat xcltemont in Ititchio over the di < coveiy of liver is becoming intense. Hundreds of prospectors aie flocking to the mines. Sev- r.il good mines liavo been found on Short mil lluck runs , The mine of Jtov. Walters IIIH u five-foot vein mid the last ussny Bliowed Sir,0 : > ilvrrand 811 of load to the ton. ILrt- ett'H mine UH.sayH S170. Widow I'ool , of Suck Itun , in excavating a wall found n lump f silver urn that weigh * d eleven pounds , vhich sold for * ii..r | , being nearly puro. OloHlnt ; of thi ) < Jliiiumii < | iiii AHBOinlily. CliAUTAfgfA , Antr. 25 , The closing oxer- IHIM of the Chaiituuiiia | asHnmbly for the year ; ere held this moiinng , AddresEea woru de- Ivuiod by Chancellor Vincent , 1'resldPiit , n\viH Miller , of Akron , Ohio ; Jtnv , Dr. hton , of I'oorla ; Itnv. Dr. Adam , and Socie- n ry Duncan and othera to Immifisoaiidlonons Irs. Hill Hang "Home , Sweet Homo. " The lOile college glee club sang Bin oral Helcctiunn , 'hi'Horvlcon were very iinpresslvo. Tho'J'nllapoonit HI l > n llaland , I'lioviiiii.vn : , It. I. , Auzmt 25.-A New- xirt dispatth to the Journal tuiyft : The scero- ary of the navy has determined tu iiuike an dfort to ha\a thu 'I'dllapoosa raised. Ho is to oiwldreshod at WoiKl'u hall before Momhy loon next. ; .CATTLE AND CEREALS , CoiidilioiioftlicHarlcliuTuOsc ( Com- inoflilits Ycslcrflay , Considerable Doing in Corn Owing to Lower Pricosi A Declining Tendency in Wheat Partially Counteracted , Oats , Pork and Lard All Take a Tumble , Cattle Moderately Active , Soiling at Fair Figures , A. Very IJulit Domain ! Tor It ORB Cannes a Dull Murlcct. Special to Till ! HKK. CllK'Aiio , August 'JT > . The maikct < Inigged rather heavily again to-day , with the xcoption of coin , In which eoimdorabln In- : orcxt nuitereil , caused by a lower range ol uicc.s. WltKAT. The wheat market was ngain quint , and at times dull , with lower prices. The market oldnlfntj to ic soon .after opening , Inlhi oneod to Eomo extent by the discouraging onor of foreign advices , nnd larger receipts lore. Than followed a firmer fooling , nnd irices rallied Jo under moderate demand. Ixpoi U from the seaboard for the past week of \hoat and Hour were reported to exceed hive millions , wh ich Induced a little inoro mying. Later prices tided oany again , and : ! OSIH | .jc under Saturday. On thu afternoon board the feeling was again easy and a i-linde owcr , clesini' at 78 for September , 7U3 for ) ctobor , 81J for November , and Hi ! ; ) for Jceomber. ( 'iHN' . Markets ruled weaker and lower all around. Varmer weather and largo leceipts brought ut rather free selling , anil it was also credit- d that a big local operator who had bought reely at tha oponiug had sold out. 1'iices e -lined to a point J ? to le lower than Satur- ay , rallied Jc , then fell off again and closed c niidor . Saturday. On the afternoon bonrd lices again receedod J toe , cloning at fdj or August , ftlg for September for October , ml1II for JSovember. OA rs idod a chade lower , closing at 24V for August nd Seutembcr , and U.j' for October. i'OUK iled dull , and doferml deliveries declined " "i 110. ! August was marked up ilOe to " 7 M ) . eplemlior closed at ' . ' 0 00 , October 1'J ' 00 , and ear 1'J . ' (74. ( " ' " ' ' LAUD fc'ined 10 to Ific , cliiiintr at 7 It7.for \ August ud September , and 7 I7i for October. CATTLE. Among the arrivals were -1,500 TOXIUII and OateniK. Them wern no first cla H imtivtH , nd but few tha' would pass for bccoiid clais n a fair run of stock. A few natlvoj that vere olfi-rcd mid easy nt about closim ? jrices or hist week , while thu Texuns und westerns vere 10 to Ifie higher , with a few ilrovcs t0 ! to 5o higher. Tin rii were but few etoekers and eders on pale , barnly Biilliciont to make a laikel , but there WUH fair inquiry and good lock would have made a utrong pi ice. 'hrra were liberal ofl'ei ings of stock calves , ml thny cold readily nt from 81 to $11 ! pur load , with cul H at .IClllo 1050 per hood , 'licro were but few cows and Bulls among tliu irivals and they sold at 2 CO to II Uj ; vc.il alvos at I ! ill to 7 00 . The market closed teady at 'A M ) toI ' . " for nati\u grusiers ; ! TiO > 51TiJ for native steers that liavo had > mc corn , 0 00 to f ! - . " > for good neujml class urn fed , and ( i fit ) tu 7 (10 ( for host. TUXIIUH re quoted at ! ol ) to I 00 , and we tenn at 00 to ! > 'JO. l.iuds of the latter ( Montana- ) iado the latt > .r price. ( ! oed to cboico ship- In1'JUO to UtTiU pound' , are I ! ( h ) tu Ii 7f > ; ommon to medium , 1000 to 1'JOO pounds , OD to ! fl ) ; inferior to fair eows , a IM to 00 ; medium tu gnod , II 00 to II 75 , stockcr * , nil , : i 00 to I } ; fceifers , I ill ) toI f0 ! ; angn cattl" , Ktromrer ; ! I77 Montana , averugo veight Infill , nt ft 00 ; INS Oregon , average euht llli , at I ( JO ; IM ! ) Oregon , aveiago vtiight llJI'i , at ! ( ; gr.iHs Texas , 800 to 110U oundri , 't : ! J to I TiO ; Americans , I 00 to f ) 'JO. IIOIiH. The lurgo percent.igo of fresh arrivals were ratsers and conimon Hurts , 'J'ho market was nil fnnr fiist tu latt , climing woiik with IH- JO to IL'.OIH unsold , and 10 to 15c lower , witli resh receipts of about -M OOl ) on Halo. 'J'he irovision market was dull , and prieen on : dl orts nt piMillicU lower , hence picker * were otiinxious buyers. Shippers did : iot eecm o luvo any urgent ordiTs , aud were not on Iiu inuiket. Kales hhowed it rmigii of 5 00 to .10 for granserit and c > rn-fod skips ; fi 7fi tu . ' 10 for conimon to good xHsnrted light ; fi T > 0 o I10 I ! furlough to good ihiiico heavy , Ught , .r > 0 tu lilO poiinih , 5 5. ) f ) Ii10. . AOriVITV Ol'1 ' U. I' . HTOUK. AVIilcli tied ( o ihn I'\vton- ' Hlvo l''liiotiiatloriH I/UHI , AVccir. Special Dispatch tu TllK Dr.i : . Niw : VOIIK , August ITi. It was repmled ate Saturday afteinuuii that the I'niou I'a- ilic and We-ilorn Union had boon thrown tut of loans by the lutilcs and other financial iihtitutioiiB , and that that was thu reason for i break In tlioso stocks which carried down he rest of thu market. Inquiry thin morning it sixteen of thu principal banks and tiust ompunles elicited thu statement that there vas no truth in thu report. The Helling moyo- in-lit which began Saturday continued with ; re.itor activity , bull cliques , howuver , apimr ntly giving iiu hiipjiort to tin ) market , and at 'J o clock thu genural lani/o of prices for uctlvo tucki was from 4 tu " per cent , lower limn ut ho close , Sjttirday. A deu itieof i ) pur cent in Union Pacific from he highest liguru ( if Friday tu the lowest this urenoon , hhoWrf that for HOIIIU reason thu ) liiiioln | thatHtockhad withdrawn iti support , t WUH nut believed that the clique could liavo narketed any considerable jioi tiun of the si nek t miiHt liavo accumulated in advancing It from ' \l \ : on August 8 to 574 onjKilday. Thu Hamu Is trua in HO mo degree In regard to St. I'md , I.ai'kawann.n , Northwestern nni simin utliers The prob.xhllity , tlirrrnf , Ii tin thocllqiiu will bo obligitl to v.\ttv nnd iipor ) the e storks. Thostory of a tirhato tittle tneiit of a lurgi1 short Interest by otn preiui ni'iit liear may pailly aee unit for the uccllno hi I't Ion I'ni-ilir * , but whatever the cailfe , tin ilecllne , like the advance , w UK due iMamly ti nitilirial calispH and not any ehango in tin liti , > nrhl condition of thn ntock. Union I'acille being the loader of lha cliiti | < stock * , others luuo followed It. TMH KN Tlio Murk Imno KvprcBS Weekly ItOVlCWi I.ONIIO.V , August L'n.-Tlio Mark l.nno Kx- press in its weekly review of the com traih nays ; 1 lent and drought continued throughout the week. The lmr\est la already nnlshed in the earlier dlntrlct * . Should this heat continuo - tinuo the harvest will bo finished this weok. Iteturim to far recehed show thu average yield of various kinds of grain per acre Is us follows ; Wheat , 4l ! binihols ; barley , ! IJ ; oats , 12t ) . Hales for uheat nro declining. The lineal rvd wheat commaiuU from III to ; iU ( , and whilu wheat ! W < ( XT qusitcr. Such prices never occunxSl before ) In this country. It is probable Hint they will decllnu utill mine. Sales of ICngllsh wlunt the past week weru : il'i' ' ! ' > : l quartern nt ; iisId ( , against H7t'.0i : quartOH at13Sil for the coiivsponding week lastyenr. Thu condition ot foieigu trade is ItiUugihlo and indetcrlhnble. Casii oll'ers are only a tcstof what values really are. Thu sup ply on hand is large. There were eight nni- v.il off the coast One cargo win Hold , niuo withdrawn anil four remained , Including uno of American spring wheat. Thirty cargoes arn duo.Vhout carg es on paspngu or for nhipmont mi > "t with n restricted and cautious demand , 1'lour is cheaper. It declined dur ing tha week IB per pack all around. Mai > is weaker. Uarley , nothing doing. O. t are dull. Failure ) at llnlley , lilnlio. IlradstTcet'rt agency notified the trndo to day that the firm of Van Dyke k l''rodflmn ) , general morchaiullso dealers , at Ilalley Idaho , ! iad made an atsignmout.Vo learn a iium- lier of Omaha houses nro interested. The f allure - uro is thought , to bu hoiimt The biislnnss has loon managed by I , 1' . I'Vodshnin , while W. 1)'au ) Dyke , the otter partner , haa been employed by the U. I' , freight department at Ogden , NOTKS. The bank of WindsoV , at Wiiuhor , Vtu , lian uspeiided. The Orchard ( iruvo at Wciw , N. II.burned ast night. Two deaths from choleni are itsortod ; : ia the aland of Corsica. The robbing of a largo jtnvelry .storo in VI- 'Una is attributed tu iinnruhlstH. Henry ( ieorgo liohn , autlinr | and puUieher , if London , Kngland , is dead. i New York groonbaekors will name their electoral ticket daturd.ity next. All the bodies have linen recovered from the mining mine at ImcUiidgo , P.I. A lire nt Cyntliimn , Ivy , lust night , dea- royid five \aluablo race horses. ( H has bnen decided to cvliunio the body uf I'rivnta Henry , of the ( lieely party. A siuall ycloiie struok D.ilhiw , Texas , Sat irdny , duing considerabh ; iliinago. The Louisiana grpenbaclceis. niu preparing 'or au iiggru vivo campaigii lor Itutlcr in that HtUe. I'rivnlo Henry'H body will U ; cxliuiutd IVH noon as a penult in uhliiined from thu goveru- n nt. I'riisideut Aithur left Now Yoik for Now- iort Satoiday. Jin will tt.op atNuW Loiidun en-route. Onn .Montreal caltlo firm i ) tiaiil to.have lost ivcr S3iOOOJ iluring the pant three yuntv , ail- other SlL'U.OOd ' , li'reaso liiiudolph says tU > Itnltliiioiii t ) hio is not negotiating for the Illinois Culi ra 1 , as was riimorud. 'Ihe main building of thu Now Orleans ex- ) initioii in nearly completed. Kxhililts will uu cceixed Seiitember Ut. A destructive 11 ro oucuned in the lumber ection of Dululli , Saturday , with IOSHCH imoiinting to over $100,000. The United Kitten conmiiseionerH liavo in- 'oxtlgated nnd found that pleuro pneumonia lees not oxibt in Mulioan county , 111. Hope is oxpresicd that llismarlt nuiy yeb iriiig hU inllunco tu bear in the Franco- JhincHi ) trouble , tu avert further war. llondricks is tu bn given a poraonul invlta- lon by soveiid loading man ol I linolH to do- Ivcr tlio oiening ] address at thu 1'eoriu fair. It is understood ut the treasury dcpaitmont thut the prin used call for I IOOOD00 ( ! uf bonds will t.u issued the early p.ut of nuxl week. Memorial services were hold yesterday in the .Mormon tabernaRlu at Salt Lake , in honor if the elders who wcie martyred in Teiinosui1 , Tlio military eniampmont wl.i.'h begins tj- iiiiirnwat Alilwaukeu piumlHes to ue a great xiicccH'f. I'Xtentivii pieparalions liavo boon made , A tit o has been raging in Koine , Austrian iiidlli'la , for tlireu days. It hus dmtroyed thiuo hundred houses , and rendered , three thousand people homeless. The Kranco-Chino.so war Is paid tohavu lit- Llo or no effect on trade In Indiii , ami it is be llovod thi ) oirofl will c intiimu to bu slight tin- luss thu hostilities are prolonged. Advices f i om western Africa ropott rnndl pox tu bo raging In Aslianti-o , The iiatlvm of that country have nnkud annnxatlon to Kug- land , being disiatlsliod with their king. Tlio total rojorvo in the United States troaH ury Saturday was tfMo.MO.OOO. Thoijuldiu nerve , which has uteadily incrrascd tin ) past w 1 ; umimntx to uboulSl'JO.OOO.OOO. Assistant Secretary o ( the Interbr.Toulyen has rufiiHi'd the request of a number of catth iiieii on the Oklahoma lands , in Indiun tuni- toiy to iiimaln till they can remove their stock without lii'S tu theniMilves , Tinco ynun : men ami n Jujr of whisky WPIII a lioat tilling n5.-t. , lun ph Mo. . aaturiUiy. C'oiiseqiienci-ii ligUt fiisued , llm boat wii' c'aiiii/.ud | uud nil weie dimvnul. The moral o this storv is that tline men aru too many fov one smiill JIIK of wlibUy to mipply. T'ho Uuittd Stairs chuigu d'jfl'airs nt KOIOB notllies t'io stVu depaitinetit uf the oiilhro-ak of ch'd ra nt Sif4ii | : Tl/o uunti 1 ictneriil a ( ieno.i trli'guplis ' ChiiJi'ru r > irlilenly at tacki'Ji Hpc/.ia un the 't\ \ Sixty-one wmeK lastmxht , foit.1-idno fatal. " The lati'ht reports frojuHI | ( huw put tin I'tench loss at m men. The Vjoiiibmtiineut i ( Inscribed a * lielng more of tin nutiiro of i } ! > ! is acic Ttm Cliiiu-'su tl'M'L ul Van Chow I f entirely blotted out. N'unimrendt < r was nlhtw i'd by thii 1'ii'iicli tu 'i'.ilile I und Kinking sldiis. jThi'lr KOIIdildiH''d , they wen- shelled fi * hoiirj. FROST AND FLAME , Tfoe New Borland Slatts visiltil by Iho Great Amount of Da | Done to Growing Or ! < jf _ _ _ _ , " Tlio Damnco Princiii in the Northern Soot i A Whole Town Burned by a For" oat Fire in Michigan. Mlles nT Territory Tjnlil AVnRto by ( ho Devouring Klcmcnt. Tlio Now ICiiKlnnil AuguH --Dispatches imlicato that last night's frott caused great damugo to rowing corn and buckwheat in northern Now ? ; iiRhtnd. In many places corn ia still in tha milk , and the crop will prove n total failure. Kollowmg the drouth the frost will caupu ee- vlous loss to farmers. Frost was also report- id at 1'nrt.lnrvix , N. Y. At WaU'tbury , Vermont , corn is damaged on the high lands. Near iionuiuftou in many tioUlH the buck wheat crop Is riiintdlor greatly damnged. At Lewiston , Maine , the front H confined tu the lowland ) * and no dam- ngu is yet i-opoiteil. Coiuiderablo loss to tiirmers Is reported from the vicinity of Lit tleton. L'oiitooeo 1kreortscoiifllder.ib'8dnmagrthery | | ( nnd in the Warner river valley. Coiieoid , N. II. , reports qnito hpavy fni-t ) in theMerrimao river valley ta t night , causing considerable damage to vegetation , and at Canan , this morning the mercury stood at 38 , being a ctuuigo of morn than 70 degrees in tcmperatunj diuco Thurnay last. A largo nmoui.fc if garden ntulf wan tlpstinyed Jiero by Inat niuht'H frost. Several other .owns in central Vermont had very heavy rests ) a t uiRht. lea formed in thu vicinity > f Middlesex , Vt. , and garden cropa nro'niuch njurcd , J\Io.vTJOMiuv : , N. Y. , August 20. There was a heavy froct in thin section last , night. 1'liu damage done in not ascertained. ForcRt KlrCH lit DKTIUIIT , August lit. The Free IVet's ' 1'ast Tivwas 8iecial [ says : Wo havti had a heavy gale from the south nccompahiod witli light rain , but not enough tu tmhduo the liru.s. Ye.s- .erday afternoon the lire , driven by a north- vest wind , HV/opt down on Harmon city , , burn- ng every building but the limu kiln and ono louse , Thu dock and u warehouse contaiu- ng a lot 'of merchandise weru burned. 'II.a iiMperty belougs tu tlio firm of Illinium & Jrowl of C ovciand. Kire ? yesterday and to- lay are bin iiiu ) ; fiercely on both sides of TA- vas hiko. lilnek muck in the swamp * is burn- ng tu the depth of t-cveral fuet , and burning mder the roots of largo trees which tnpplu iver into thi ) burning mass. To Homo the tile s a benefit in clearing ibo land , and to many others a great IOPH in crops and building. A Severn Sloriu In Now ST. .IonK < vN > V. Augustus. In a tocent ? storm at Carbonoan , two homes ) were destroy ed , and trceif.uprooted. At Outer Cave litv - , . teen , lishiiiR atuackH were lust. Thoechoonei8 W | Petrol and Mliitabeth were lost in AVldtu Pay. fV A li hing Hiiiiiuk with four men and txvu lady passengers w.is lost off Capo llrojrlu , It is ra- > " i KM ted that a largo number uf shins weiu lost in St. ( Jcniye'd b y , but no particulars liavo been received. /VT/onir Tl inn lct\vi'ii lUealH. s Fern : I'LAIN , N. Y. . August un Kato ' Jmolsoy isin about thu H.IIIIU condition as fur 'I , hu pant few days. Apparently she is not iiueli wo liter ; Miuin cuiiruiim * and convcives vith tin1 luuily. him takcH no nourishment mil wants nonu , nnd sw.tllows no drinlc of any dnd Tliis is the onu lumdrud and sixty- j , eventh day of her f jst. v , Honry'H Itody. I.o.Sfi IHI\NI > CITY , August 2."j Charter- nanter ( Seneral Vcrrv was not on Guveriior's slum ! when Coroner KouitiHou , ot thin city , called to get permission t.o disinter 1'iivnto lenry'H body , but left word hu would meet ilm tomorrow. The coroner does not'.thiiik any ibjccllon will b ) iniiilo t' > his taking up the > ojy and holding an investigation. , - ! n i - - Tli Doiilli llecord. iMii.VN.M'OUM , Aug. M. Dr. .lohnC. Wat- rs died hero today i > t the St. Vincent's hos- lital , aged 5it. IluwMHchiof ( tliu I''onian iigimi/atioiv , luiviuc MU'Cutd-cd lames Steph- uiis as the hend center. ANDR fljtm It y > WP > * , . igr p 6 in USE ( TMItlGTOHCtDDOVYII'S I f IARI.DAKINO POV/DEFW(3 / ( : mm M sm 'A'irw ' e1 . . tzsjgssKB5 * Ifaium oraiiylirur } ! ii luAndrov/u'PonrlitafcinKl'owclcr. . Is ! s. Mtfly PURG. lleiiigviKlorseii.CJidteslltnouliil.i ut-civcd Irovts'.ir.hfliesiilitsiiHB. ihmaHay , Bos. ( . MI ; Jl. DcteibiitiuiK1. nfOblefliwiijUil uoaUiuu * JJode , JliKvimUeo. Novef sold tu biiiX , recognized * r r. * * . * * A / * * * . T ViftX. . 1 5eaPer ) a