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Newspaper Page TextTERMS OF THE TIMES. WYNNE & MA.BTIN I’uUlUlicrn and Proprietor*. II % II A, from Oct. 1 to April 1, C m $4 00 ** throe mouths., ‘i 00 “ one month 75 Tit I-WEEKLY, from April Ito Oct. 1.. *2 00 ** thrco months 1 00 •• one mouth 40 WEEKLY, one year 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) RATES OF AIIVKRThIMi. One Square, oue week $ 2 00 Ouo Square, one month 5 00 One Square, six months 15 00 Transient advertisements SI.OO for first iuser u. and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. THE SIOI X. .. TWO GREAT FAMILIES —THE ORDEAL OF THE BtJN-DANOE —THE KING OF MEN ON THE WAR PATH. Chicago Tribune.] Fort Lincoln, Dak., July 16.— * * * Hero s a ibit of ludiun history which will bo now to your readers. The Sioux, while having many tribiil rela tions and diale its, are realy divided into two great families—the Dakotas and the Tetons. For many genera tions the Tetons have ruled supreme west of the Missouri River. The name Teton implies People of the Lodges, or those who live west of tho Missouri. The Tetons, and tribes re lated to them, use the L instead of the D—saying Laeota, &e. The main tribes or branches descended from tho Teton are tho Unkpapa some dried meat, Sihasapa, black feet, Si chango or Brules, burnt thighs, Min neshala red water, Pteutisehne don’t eat cow, Ogalalla one who pours out, Ilohenonpa two kettles, Minneconjou water-logged, Itazippacha bow-and arrow tribe,. East ot tho Missouri river there are the Isantee the lodge knife. Yanktonais arrow point, Pah banksacut heads,. All these latter tribes use the D. Then there are the Aainiboins or llohe kettles, who are also subdivided. They roam around the Pembina line, in the Hoop-Up country, but are mainly provided for at Belknap. The Wah topana band that use the paddle, were originally Yanktonais, but got separated from the present tribe about one hundred years ago. John Howard, interpreter ut this post, has given me the above and other valu able information. In 187:5 How ard met Sitting Bull at Fort Peck and conversed at length with him. He says that Tatunka Eyotunka, or Sitting Ball, is at least forty-six years of age, has dark brown hair, gray eyes, and is five feet nine inches in height. Tiiis agrees witli my recollection of Sitting Bull, ex cept as to age, thougli an Indian is very like a negro in that respect—it being hard to guess at his age. The Indians call Sitting Bull Hunkishhe, or the slow one—a generic term ap plied by way of sarcasm. Sitting Bull, Howard says, speaks only Sioux and Arickaree. On the 10th of June Sitting Bull and his allied bauds fell upon Gen. Crook and achieved a par tial victory. Runners were imme diately despatched to lukewarm tribes around the agencies to carry the news and drum for recruits. Ac cordingly a number of young braves left Standing Rock, Cheyenne Agency and Fort Peck reservation and joined Sitting Bull. Before, however, they could be accepted, they had to pass through the ordeal of the sun-dance. These ceremonies were held in a wild canyon of tiie Big Horn Moun tains; and a graphic description of them has been given me by W. C. Gooding, a young Massachusetts trader, who is studying tho aborigi nal character, previous to applying for a position on the Indian Peace commission as a humanitarian. The sun-dance commenced ontheafter noon of the 18th of June; and from the commencement to the end, 200 warriors were not to eat or drink any thing. Under shades made of cut boughs, Sitting Bull and other war riors were gathered to witness the ceremonies. The 200 young warriors were ranged around a inedieine-pole, their bodies blackened with charcoal, and wearing nothing but ashortskirt ol' buckskin around their loins, and eagle-feather coronets. They would dance at intervals of half an hour, and were then allowed a short respite until again called out by the tom-tom. A warrior was suspended from the medicine nolo by the ends of a lariat fastened to two thorns stuck in tho flesh of his back; in each hand he held a long pole, which ! partially supported him; but every j few minutes lie would swing the j whole weight of his body upon the lariat in an effort to tear the thorns from his flesh. After hanging for three hours in the glaring sun lie was cut down and carried away. An other young warrior, who wanted to show what a brave heart lie hud, lay down on liis face and had six thorns put in his back and shoulders; then turned over, and had two more put in his breast. Then, rising to his feet, buffalo skulls were fastened to the thorns in his back, and a lariat to those in his breast, and ho was made fast to the medicine pole. The tom-tom struck up, and the Indian began to dance; and as the Bkulls j tore out of the flesh one by one, Sit ting Bull and the chiefs would shout their approbation. Then, bracing back till the lariat pulled his breast out like a woman’s, he danced with renewed vigor, and as the thorns tore from his flesh and he had de monstiated terrible powers of endu rance, the chiefs gave him loud cheers. These are the kind of men ■who are now on the war-path against their hereditary toe, the pale-face. Is it any wonder that the bravo Cus ler fell before them? Three Hays In a Hear Trap. The Bangor (Me.,) Whig ot the 19th inst. says: “Newell Alexander, a Micmac Indian, aged about CO, who was on his way from Quebec to Houl ton and Woodstock, and who passed through Winn last week, was caught in a bear-trap last Friday night, which was set by Alexander McMain, of Mattawamkoag, in the woods about forty rods from the sunken bridge, two and a half miles from Mattawamkeag, on the old military road. He lay there until four o’clock Monday afternoon, when Edward Hamel and John Savard found him, having been attracted to hint by his hoaiseand faint cries for help. He had heard the carriages passing up and down the road, and had cried for help, but the sound of the wheels probably drowned his voice. Some persons heard, but were afraid. Ho had plenty to eat with him, but could not eat, as he was nearly choked for want of water. He had in his pos session a dipper, with which he dug down three feet into the earth, and was dipping up the murl and sucking the water from it. He had an axe with him, with which he made a wedge, driving it between his leg, thereby easing the pressure some what. He was caught just above tbe ankle of the right foot; but fortunate ly, no teeth entered his leg. He is now at S. B. Gates’, with his wound properly dressed by a physician, and it is expected he will recover.” VOL. 2. ALABAMA HEWN. * 1 —Selma Argus: The receipts of cot ton at this place will fall a little short of 90,000 bales this season. —The Dadevillo Headlight says that there will be an overwhelming corn crop made in Tallapoosa county if the seasons continue. —Mr. Miles Stevens, of Halo coun ty, was killed by lightning last Mon day week, while going to tho house from tho Held where he had been ploughing. —Henry Ezell and Nelson Walker, colored, were hung at Grove Hill, Clarke county, on Friday Inst, for the murder of Mr. J. A. Bondurant, several months ago. —The Dadevillo Headlight learns that Mr. .lesso Gunn, a young man about 22 years of age, was drowned at Carlisle's Ferry, last Tuesday, while attempting to swim the river. —The Opelika Times deplores the fact that about 50 or 00 citizens— some of them among the best citi zens—are making arrangements to move from Lee county this lull. — l The Radicals of the Lovyudes and Autauga Senatorial District have nominated for the Senate Dr. F. H. Owen, son of Lewis Owen, who is candidate for Auditor on the Inde pendent ticket. —The annual Convention of the stockholders of the Savannah & Memphis Railroad Company will be held at the ofliee of the company in Opelika, Saturday, August sth, 187C>, at 11 o’clock a. m. —Bullock county Grange Fair will open on October 19th, and close Oc tober 20th. On the 18th of October tho officers will bo on the Fair Grounds to receive and arrange arti cles for exhibition. —Two negroes, while bathing in the Chattahospa, near the MeCowen ford, Tallapoosa county, werodrown ed last Friday. One got in deep wa ter, and the other, attempting to res cue him. both were drowned. —Mr. Mobley, a civil engineer in the employ ol the Mobile & Mont gomery Railroad, accidentally killed himself last Friday, near Canoe Sta tion. He was drawing a load from a shot gun, and by some means it was discharged, the whole load lodging in his left side. —The Montgomery Advertiser of Sunday says: "The reports concern ing the cotton worm are becoming more gloomy every day. They are on nearly every plantation, and as the recent wet weather is favorable to their propagation, fears of great destruction are entertained.” —Mobile Register : Mr. Samuel I?. Browne, a lawver, was shot by Mr. O. H. Cotton, the weapon used being a pistol. The ball entered near the right collar bone, and traversed the body, lodging on the left side of the back. The wound is considered a dangerous one, though by no means necessarily fatal. —The Representatives of Montgom ery counl v in the last Legislature were all Radicals, and now the State Journal, the organ of that party, ad mits that “the Republicans of Mont gomery county had virtually no rep resentation in the last Houso of Rep resentatives.” If they can’t rely on their own men, let them try Demo crats. Lucie Main’s Family. The admission of Colorado makes the twenty-fifth new State added to the Union since tho war of national indepen dence. The original family, who united July 4, 177(i, to form a nation of one people, were: .Vo. Free States. No. Stare States. 1. New Hampshire. 8. Delaware. 2. Massachusetts. 9. Maryland. 9. Rhodo Island. 10. Virginia. 4. Connecticut. It. N. Carolina. 5. New York. 12. 8. Carolina. 0. New Jersey. 13. Georgia. 7. Pennsylvania. Tho following States have been admitod in the years set opposite each name: A r o. Admitted. 14. Vermont, from New York 1791 15. Kentucky, from Virginia 1792 16. Tennessee, from North Carolina . 1796 17. Ohio, from Northwestern Terri tory -i 1802 18. Louisiana, brought from France, in 1803 1815 19. Indiana, from Northwestern Ter ritory. . 1816 20. Mississippi, from Georgia 1817 21. Illinois, from Northwestern Terri ~ tory 1818 22. A labaiua, from Georgia 1819 23. Maine, from Massachusetts 1820 24. Missouri, from the Louisiana pur chase 1821 25. Arkansas, from tho Louisiana pur chase 1836 26. Michigan, from Northwestern Ter ritory 1837 27. Florida, ceded by Spain, 1820, ad mitted 1845 28. Texas, from Mexico, annexed 1845 29. lowa, from Louisiana purchase... .1846 30. Wiaconsin, from Northwestern Ter ritory. 1848 31. California, conquered from Mexico. 1850 32. Minnesota, half from Norlhwest ■ ern Territory, half from Louisiana purchase 1857 33. Oregon, from England by treaty. .1859 34. Kansas, from Louisiana pur chase of 1803 1861 35. West Virginia, from Virginia 1863 36. Nevada, conquered from Mexico .1864 87. Nebraska, troru Louisiana pur chase of 1803 1867 38. Colorado, partly from Louisiana purchase and partly conquered from Mexico ...1876 Territories remaining to be organized into States: 1. New Mexico, organized... ... .1850 2. Utah, organized. 1850 3. Washington, organized. ...1853 4. Dakota, organized 1861 5. Arizona, organized 1863 6. Idaho, organized 1863 7. Montana, organized 1864 8. Wyoming, organized 1868 9. Alaska, organized 1868 District of Columbia, seat of Govern ment 1790-*9l A verv nice legal question promises to develop itself, connected with the I death of Mr. House, the divorce law yer. He was shot by his wife, who is under arrest for the deed, but who produces a will in which his entire estate is bequeathed to her, and ap plies for letters of administration. If this is allowed, she will have her ' husband’s money with which to de | fend herself in court, and if she is i cleared, she can at once enter into ' possession and take life comfortably. What the effect will be on the other ! wives in New Jersey similarly cir ! cumstanced remains to be seen. Reports of the good times the New Hampshire fishermen are having eon | tinue to multiply. A school of mack erel became entangled in the ellgrass in Chauncy’s creek, near Portsmouth, one day last week, and about thirty barrels of them were taken by hand. One schooner captured 125 barrels of prime shad in one haul.neart Whales back light, on the 12th. On the same day a fishing sloop caught 125 barrels at one haul. This catch, atkhe pres ent price, $1 per barrel, was a profit able day’s work to the crew of four.— N. Y. Bulletin, 28th. Till: TIMES. COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST I, 1870. CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY. Urn|i anil Politic*. Chattahoochee Cos., Centennial, I July 22d. f Editor Times:—\s I have noticed nothing in your columns from this sec tion of Chattahoochee recently, I venture to drop you a line; for, if your other numerous readers are like myself, any news from the farm and home is enjoyable. Well, we are needing rain badly; especially aro our corn, peas, potatoes and gardens suffering; yet I believe from what lean learn, if farmers sow the wheat, oats and rye next fall, which they now speak of, we will have enough bread-stuffs next year for our own consumption. Our cotton, I may say, is looking reasonably well, but is now needing a rain, of which we have daily threat enings. Farmers are now “laying by,” pre paratory for “fodder pulling.” Take it all in all, the crops prom ise to make a fair yield. The health of this county, lam glad to say, was never better. This county is politically in favor of Gen. Colquitt’s taking tho Guber natorial chair for the next term. There are other good men seeking it, but wo think Colquitt comes next to Gov. Smith. Now, while I am upon this subject, allow me through your columns— for nearly every man in the county is a reader—to present for tho consid eration of Chattahoochee voters the name of W. N. Austin for the next Representative. He is principally a self-made man, and is in every way qualified to hold the position. His past career among us, as an educator and farmer, stamps him as a man full of energy, and perfectly worthy tho confidence of the people. In my judgment Mr. Austin is the most “available” man we havo; and such a one is tho man we need. There is a current moving in this county, which will injure us if we do not settle on the strongest man—ono who will control most votes of both races. Voter. —* ♦ • ALACHUA COUNTY, FLA. Gainesville, Alachua [Co., Fla., I July 12,1870, j Editor Times: Gainesville, the county seat of Alachua county, Fla., is delightfully located, tho town thickly studded with dwellings of every size and style of beauty. Everywhere in the limits of the cor poration is heard the stroke of the hammer and the whirr of the hand saw, as they give the finishing pro cess to the many new dwellings now going up; also a fine new hotel is nearly finished. Alachua county is tho central coun ty of Central Florida, as it is the most important. Geographically it is near tho centre of tho State, at the base of the peninsula—on parallel 29-35 degrees north latitude. The surface and soil is checkered, com prising what they call hero the high and tho low lands, interspersed with sinks, ponds, lakes, creeks and prair ies. That part of the soil forming the undulating pine and hammock lands is very rich and easily tilled. As an evidence (on the place formerly own ed by Col. Hale, now of your city, but formerly a citi zen of Alachua) a gentleman near here will this year make 1,200 bushels of corn to the mule. This wi !1 sell for $1 per bush el, or $1,200 to the mule by raising corn. However, this plantation is perhaps one of the best in Florida. In this county is Santa Fee lake, a sheet of water 7 miles long by 5 wide; on it are some suitable sites for resi dences, and land around adapted to the vine and orange. Lake Wabing is a little gem of a lake. Paynes’ lirairie contains about 40,000 acres of land, and it seems to us might be classed as a frog pond, as it is almost entirely covered with water and filled with frogs and alligators. As to the products of the soil, cot ton first, corn second; then follows cane, potatoes, melons, vegetables, grapes. Fruits, such as lemons, figs, plums, strawberries, blackberries and peaches. With the proper cul tivation, all these do well and pay the raisers. The population is daily on the increase by immigration. The population is now near 20,000. Land is worth from 75 cents to SSO per acre. The churches are enough for worship-schools good. There are more negroes in the county than the demand for labor calls for; hence idleness among this class. The people generally, and more es pecially the immigrants, desire only white labor, as it is more intelligent and more advantageous for truck farming. The health of the county is- good, with no local cause for sickness. Living in the town of Gainesville is Doctor Sing Acee, formerly of Co lumbus. He is a live man, with a flourishing drug trade in this and surrounding counties. He is plant ing oranges from the seed, and ex pects to live to get a fortune there from. Some people say the county is not adapted to the raising of this fruit. As proof to the contrary in regard to last winters crops—“ The Florida Dispatch says there is an orange tree growing in the neighborhood of Mr. J. S. Kennard, of Alachua county, which measures eight feet five inches in circumference, just above the ground, is thirty-seven feet high, and the breadth of top or spread is twenty-seven and a half feet. The tree divides into four prongs or branches, measuring, respectively, twenty-seven and a half, thirty-nine, forty, and forty-three inches in cir cumference. After tho family, with children, feeding on the fruit for somo time, and a quantity being stolen at night.’thero were six t hou sand six hundred oranges gathered and sold.” The people of the county are peaceful, intelligent, kind and neigh borly. _ _ "B.’ r ’ THE CHOPS. REPORTS FROM OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN AND ILLINOIS. Toledo, July 28.—Tho Blade pub lishes tills afternoon its usual mid summer crop report, embracing re ports from 173 places in Ohio, In diana, Michigan and Illinois. These show that the wheat crop in nearly all wheat-producing districs is nearly up to the average in quantity, while the quality is superior to that of any former year. Spring wheat in Illin ois lias generally done very badly. The best reports for winter wheat coma from Michigan, where tho liar vest has been especially good. The corn crop promises very well every where. The average is much larger than ever before, and though farm ers were much discouraged early in the season by continued wet weath er, which prevented working and drowned out the corn in low places, they bolievo now that tho crop will be enormous, unless inter fered' with by frost. Tho oat crop in Illinois, Indiana and a part of Michigan is nearly a total failure, and what grain was grown is deficient in quality. lu southeastern Michigan and north western Ohio the crops aro unusually good. The rye and barley aro all up to tho average. A large quantity of flax seed was sown in some parts of Indiana and Illinois, and has done well. There were less potatoes plant ed than last year, but the crop will be enormous. Hay, except in some parts of Michigan, where rain inter fered with its cutting and curing, has produced far beyond the crop of any previous year. Tho quality is very good, aud it has been well taken care of. The apple crop is very large everywhere. Only a partial crop of peaches will ripen. Grapes are won derfully abundant in the lake region, aud promise to ripen well. Taken altogether, the farm products will exceed those of last year from 30 to 60 per cent. —*♦ * - The Volunteer Lilly. The laws regulating Volunteer mil itary of the State are considered im perfect, and have caused no little comment. The matter yesterday re ceived such direction at the hands of the Governor, as will probably result in good. The Governor yesterday appointed the following Commission to revise the laws of the State in relation to military volunteers, to report at the next session of the Legislature: - Colonel Charles M. Olmotead, of Savannah. Lieutenant-Colonel I. Barrett, of Augusta. Lieutenant-Colonel W. 11. Ross, of Macon. Major W. S. Bessengor, of Savan nah. Major T. Jones, of Blakely. Major W. D. Luckio, of Atlanta. Captain J. F. Wheaton, of Savan nah. General 1\ M. 15. Young, of Car tersvillo. Colonel W. S. Shepherd, of Colum bus. The Committee is composed of line military men, and is well capacitated for the duties expected of it. — Atlanta Times, 21th. - • ♦ Tlic Purchaser* of the A. &. C. 11. 11. The London Market Review, of July first, contains full proceedings of the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders, and especially with reference to tho bonds of tho Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad. Resolutions were adopted providing for tho immediate collec tion of sufficient funds to meet all ex penses, aud to comply with the or ders of the court, thus enabling them to take absolute control of the road and put it in first-class condition. All the acts of Mr. Snagge, their Com missioner to this State, were ratified, and the settlement ho made with the Governor aud State Commissioners ratified. We havo no doubt that on the first of September they will pay into the United States Court, the sum required, and that they will soon re turn to our State all tho endorsed and straight bonds of tho Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad now held by thorn, thus forever relieving Alabama of that great source of trouble. — Montgomery Adv, - , (jrasKliomier ltald In flic Northwest. St. Paul, Minn., July 28.—The ter rible devastation of grasshoppers on the northwestern, western and south western borders of this State has not been alluded to before in these dis patches. Tho damage done by these pests is incalculable, but tbe amount of crops destroyed is so far incon siderable, counted as a whole, al though hundreds of industrious, hardworking settlers have lost their all and have nothing left to live upon. The Pioneer Press of to-day con cludes an editorial article ori the sub ject with saying that a great part ot the region west of and including Jackson county to Eastern Dakota, and south through Northwestern lowa, is covered with devouring hosts, and our reports indicate that the entire crops of that region are being swept away and that many of the discouraged settlers are tempor arily leaving. Wo record the sad act as a matter of nows, which it would be useless folly to attempt to conceal, for itmight aswcli be under stood that the Northwestern States have got to fight these grasshoppers to the death and get rid of them at any cost, or they will make a desert of the whole region west of Lake Michigan before many years. 1 The Contents of a fish Trap.— The Jackson (Miss. J Times says: Henry E. Sizer, Esq., who has constructed a fish trap on Pearl river, near the railroad bridge, was rewarded on Friday, after the slight rise in the river, by'the unprecedented catch of two thousand three hundred and ninety-two pounds of fish of various kinds and sizes; also two monster softshell turtles, ono of which weighed thirty-one and a hall’ pounds. On Saturday morning the trap was found to have caught a monster catfish, the largest ever known to have come from Pearl river. It weighed less than one hundred and fifty-seven pounds, and is of the variety known as tho Ope lousas cat. This is fishing to somo purpose. CONGRESSIONA L. MATUIIDAY, JULY 2HTH. SENATE. Washington, July 29, 1876. The Senate was not in session. HOUSE. Tho session of tho Houso to-day was consumed by tho debate ou tho report of the Naval Committee, with reference to tho administration of the affairs of tho Navy Department by Secretary Robeson. Messrs. Dan ford aud Garfield spoke in defense of tho Secretary’s administration. Mr. Hill,-of Georgia, called up the bill passed bv both Houses extend ing tho time for redemption of lands sold for direct taxes, in order to have it amended so as to exclude the pos sibility of its being construed to af fect national cemeteries. The bill so amended passed. MONDAY’, JULY IT. senate. The Senate met at 11 o’clock a. it. Tho chair laid before the Senate the House joint resolution to prevent the supply of special metallic cart ridges to Indians, and on motion of Mr. Logan, it was taken up and pass ed. The chair also laid before the Senate the House bill for the relief of Nelson Tiffany, passed by the House over the veto of the President. Mr. Boutwell explained tho error by which his name appears ou the books of the Adjutant General as a J deserter, which record led the Presl- j dent to veto the bill to restore his namo on tho rolls. The bill was passed—yeas 41, nays none. The Chair laid before tho Scnato a communication from the Secretary of War, enclosing a recommendation from Gon. Sheridan that the compa nies in the Ist, 2d, 3d, Ith, sth and 7th Cavalry bo increased to ono hundred men each, and accompanying the same with an estimnto of the in creased cost consequent upon such increase of force, and tho draft of a bill for the purpose. On motion of Mr. Logan, tho bill was taken up for consideration. The bill authorizes an increase of the com panies in the 2d, 3d, 4th, sth and 7th regiments of cavalry to 100 men each, in all not to increase the cavalry force moro than 2,500 men beyond the 2,- 500 authorized by the act of July 24, 1874. Mr. Logan offered an amendment, appropriating the amount asked, sl,- 634,700, to carry out the provisions of the bill. Mr. Logan’s amendment was adopt ed, and the bill passed. On motion of Mr. Conlding, the Senate adhered to its disagreement to the House amendment to the bill to punish the counterfeiting of trado mark and the sale of couterfeit trade mark goods, and a conference com mittee was requested. At 12:15 the Senate wont into trial session on tho articles of impeach ment. After the reading of trial journal, Mr. Hamlin moved a temporary sus pension of the trial session for the purpose of considering a pending res olution to amend the rules so as to permit the discussion of the articles in open session. Rejected—yeas 24, nays 32. On motion of Mr. Edmunds, the doors were then closed and the Sen ate at 12:30 proceeded to consider the articles in secret session—yeas 32, nays 26. During the secret session the fol lowing legislative business was trans acted : Mr. Allison, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the Riv er and Harbor Appropriation bill, amounting, as reported, to $5,000,000. In the secret session, Mr. Conlding offered the following in relation to articlos of impeachment: Ordered, that when called to vote, whether the articles of impeachment are either of them sustained, any Senator who votes in tho negative shall be at liberty to state, if ho chooses, that lie rests his vote on tho absence of guilt proven, or the want of jurisdiction, us the case may be, and the vote shall be entered on the journal accordingly. Mr. Edmunds offered the following as substitute: That ou Tuesday the first day of August at 12 o’clock me ridian, tho Senate shall proceed to vote without debate on tho several articles of impeachment. Tho pre siding officer shall direct tho Secre tary to read the several articles suc cessively, and after the reading of each article the presiding officer shall put questions following, viz: “Mr. Senator—Senator, how say you —is the respondent W. W. Belknap guilty or not guilty of a high crime, or a high misdemeanor, as tho case may be, charged in this article?” Whoreupon such Senator shall rise in his place and answer guilty or not guilty only; and each Senator shall bo permitted to file within two days after the vote shall have been so taken, without opinion, to be print ed with the proceedings. Mr. Sargeant moved to substitute the following: That any Senator who votes in the negative shall beat lib erty to state, if he choose, that he rests his vote on the absence of gnilt proved,in fact, or want of jurisdiction, as the case may bo. HOUSE. As soon as the journal was read NO. 131 Mr. Whitthorne, the chairman of tho Committee on Naval Affairs, de manded regular order, and the House resumed consideration of tho report of ttie Committee of Naval Affairs. Mr. Whitthorno made a speech in favor of majority report. Mr. Hewitt, of Now York, endorsed Mr. Whitthorne’s remarks as to the sale of iron. He said ho was a manu facturer of iron, and ho know that iron was sold at outrageous rates. Mr. Whitthorno resuming charged Secretary Robeson with general mal feasanco in office. At, the close of his remarks ho demanded a vote. Tho majority resolution referred the whole subject to tho Cornmitteo on the Judiciary, with directions to re port impeachment resolutions if tho facts should bo found as stated. The minority resolution declares that ro fraud had been committed by the Secretary. After further debate the minority resolution was rejected—yeas 55, nays 119. The majority report was then adopted—yeas 109, nays 74. The Speaker then, at fifteen min utes past 2 o’clock, proceeded to the business of the morning hour, and a number of bills woro offered for ref erence. A large number of bills were intro duc'd], mostly of a partisan charac ter, and the reading was demanded in order to prevent a suspension of tho rules. At 4 o’clock l*. m. the House ad journed. -.♦ • IT ll' KY ANII HEIt PKOVIY I US. GREECE DISAFFECTED. London, July 31.—A dispatch to Router’s Telegram Company from Athens says tho opposition papers accuse the Government of leaving tho country in a defenseless state. They disavow any desire for an ag gressive policy towards Turkey, but claim that Greece should be placed in a position to inspire the respect of her neighbors. Vienna, July 31.—The Tagblatt says the atrocities committed by the Bo shio Bozauk in Thessaly and Epirus havo created such a sensation throughout Greeco as to rendor the maintenance of neutrality difficult. A later dispatch says the relations between Greece and Turkey are as suming an increased serious aspect. TULIXIMI’IIIC Ml JIIIIKY. Steamships City of Montreal and Italy, from Queenstown, have arrived at Sandy Hook. Four companies of tho First Artil lery left New York on Sunday for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to take part iu tho Indian campaign. The command consists of 232 officers and men. Ex-Secretary Bristow has gone to Vermont to stump that State for Hayes and Wheeler, [is it possible that the Radicals aro alarmed about Vermont ? Tho Democrats don’t want that State.— Ed.] A dispatch from Romo says that, the Government will introduce a bill establishing elemontary education. ♦ . Hunting n ICiilliTiml Holltler. St. Louis, July 25.—Deputy Sheriff Himars, with a posse of eight men, surrounded tho house of Albert Har ris, six miles southwest of Lamoute, Mo., at daylight this morning, under the belief that Sam McKeon, suspect ed of being one of the party that re cently robbed the Missouri Pacific railroad train, was stopping there. Harris and his wife opened the front, door aud began to talk with part of tho posse. During the parley a shot gun in tho liandsof ono of the posse named Aims, stationed in tho rear of the house, was accidentally dis charged, and five buckshot passed through tho partitions of tho house and entered Mrs. Harris’ body, kill ing her instantly. During tho confu sion following the accident Bam Mc- Keon dashed out of tho rear door and escaped to the brush. Destruction in tlic Clouds. San Francisco, July 24.—A dispatch from Eureka says: About 9 o’clock last night a cloud burst on the Diamond range of mountains, thirteen miles eastof this place, which resulted iu tho death of thirteen Chinese wood-choppers and probably a largo number of Italians camped in a canon getting out tim ber. Without a moment’s warning, a column of water, two feet high, rashed upen them, drowning all but one Chinaman. Tho Italians woro camped a short distance above, and as no trace can bo found of them, it is feared they havo ail perished, The Urecnliacker*. Indianapolis, July 23.—The chair man of the Independent Greenback State Central Committee denies the report that comes from Washington to the effect that tho greenback par ty of Indiana will support Tilden and Hendricks in case the House repeals the resumption act, and says that in no event will the Independents of 1 wliana support tlic Democratic tick et, either State or national. The In dependents will stand by Peter Coop erand their own Slate ticket at all hazard - believing that they can car ry the State. The committee has called a now State convention for August 17th to take position on the silver question, and will declare that the State Legislature has a right to make all silver coins ot the United States a full legal tender, without limit as to tho amount, and will ! make that question a test on the ! election of members for the General | Assembly. Tiiilcn and Hendricks In Conference. Saratoga, N. Y., July 28.—Gov. Tilden arrived this evening at the United States Hotel. Ho was soon called on by Gov. Hendricks, and they, with Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimer, went out riding together, returning in about four hours. They seem in full accord, having a good under standing with each other, and em phatically deny all reports of disa greements. WASHINGTON NEWS. * 4 r '"• " " ' Washington, July 31.—The resig nation of supervising architect Pot ter has been requested by the Presi dent. The opinion generally pre vails that Mr. Mullot is to bo reinsta ted, ho having shown exceptional capacity in managing tho affairs of that office. An attorney from Baltimore, named Mullins, this morning made an argument before tho special com mittee investigating Jndgo Wyllie, in support of tho allegations charged against Unit official by Grant of this city. The committee will endeavor to report this week A friend of l’residont Grant is au thority for tho statement that he pro poses to tako tho matter of his vindi cation against the testimony of Ex- Solicitor Wilson in his own hands, and that ho is preparing a statement to show, as he believes, that Bristow and Wilson entered into a conspiracy to injure him, so that Bristow might bo permanently before the public as a Presidential candidate. The Senate Committee on Appro priations hold a meeting to-day to reconsider the River and Harbor ap propriation bill, which was recom mitted sevorul days ago. Their in structions being to bring tho total amount appropriated within $5,000,- 000, tho amount as reported by the committee having boon about $7,000,- 000. The committee finished tho consideration of tho hill this morn ing, and it will be again reported either to-day or to-morrow. Tho Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, without the signature of tho President, will not become a law to day us lias boon stated. According to tho ton days’ law, Sundays are not counted, so that tho bill, if the President withholds his signature, can not become a law until Wednes day, August 2d. Mr. Randall's elev en days’ supply bill terminates on Monday, July 3lst, so that the first day will remain unprovided for, and tho operations of the several depart ments not provided for iu other ap propriation uets, will have to bo sus pended that day, unless somo action is taken to prevent it. It is now almost certain that an adjournment of Congress cannot tie reached this week on account of the dcad-lock between the two Houses on the appropriation bills. The prospect of agreement on tiro Legis lative, Indian, Consular, Diplomatic, River and Harbor bills, docs not seem any better than it was a week ago. The Weather To-Day. Washington, July 31.—For the South Atlantic States, local rains on tho coast, and clear and fair weather in tho interior; variable winds, low but slowly rising barometer, ami no decided change in temperature. No necessity to travel for health any more. Dr. J, H. McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier gives to tho whole system health, strength, vigor and pure rich blood. Dr. J. H. McLean’s office, 314 Chestnut street, St. Louis, Mo. CDanl In Olden Times. The giant exhibited at Rouen in 1383 measured nearly eighteen feet. Gorapius saw a girl that wus ten feet high. The giant Galabra, brought from Arabia to Rome, under Claudius Gesur, wus teu feet high. Faunum, who lived in tho timo of Eugene 11, measured eleven and a half feet. The Chevalier Sorog, in his voyage to the Peak Tenuriffe, found in one of tho caverns of that mountain, the head of the Gunich, who had sixty teeth, and was not loss than fifteen feet high. The giant Faragus, slain by Orlan do, nephew of Churlemangne, wits twenty-eight feot high. In 1814 near St. Gernan, was found tiie tomb of tho giant Isolent, who was not less than thirty feet high. In 1590, near Rouen, was found a skeleton whoso skull held a bushel of corn, and who was nineteen feet high. The giant Bacart was twenty-two feet high; his thigh bones were found in 1703 near tho river Moderi. Iu 1623, near tho castle in Dau phlpe, a tomb was found thirty feot long, sixteen wide, and eight high, on which was cut in gray stono these words, “Keutolochus Rex.” The skeleton was found entire, twenty livo and a fourth feet long, ten feet across tho shoulders, and live feet from the breastbono to the back. Near Palermo, in Sicily, iu 1516, was found tho skeleton of a giant thirty feet high, and iu 1559, another forty-four feet high. Near Magrino, in Sicily, in 1816, was found the skeleton of a giant thirty feot high, tlie head was the size of a hogshead, and each of his teeth weighed five ounces. Wo have no doubt that there were “giants iu those days,” and the past perhaps was more prolific in produc ing them than the present, But tho history of giants during tho olden time was not moro remarkable than that of dwarfs, some of whom were even smaller than tho Thumbs and Nutts of our own time. New Haven 'Register fDein.) —It is safer to hold a serpent by tho tongue, a chafed lion by the paw, a fasting tiger by the tooth, than to keep peace in a republic by tho bayonet only. It is beautiful to see the steel gleam through the land. But it must bo the keen sickle in the beard ed grain; not the bayonet in the chafed breasts of tho people. How Uustcr was Killed. Albany Argus.) Total number of troops in the regu lar army 26,979 Number of troops dragooning the South 7,052 Number of troops now atrocruithig stations 4,216 Number of troops in Northern forts and posts 4.818 Number of troops with Custer *269 *AI! massacred. Ready for Sale! 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