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By mail 2% cts per copy, postage prepaid. By express, 2}; cts per copy and express charges. Cash in advance with all orders. ADVERTISEMENTS inserted in the WEEKLY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT at the rate of 50 cents per line each insertion, taking their course in the paper. Eight words on an average make a line. Money should accompany each advertisement. LETTERS, communications, telegraphic dispatches, whether on business or intended for publication, to insure proper attention, should be addressed to the GLOBE PRINTING Co., St. Louis, Mo. K; Congress Yesterday. WASHINGTON, D. C ., May 9.--Senate-—The Mexican award bill was discussed, amended and passed, and consideration was resumed of the pension appropriation bill. The bill dis- cussed in the Committee of the Whole was re- ported to the Senate. Committee amendments were agreed to and the bill was read a third time and passed. The report of the Conference Committee on the bill to regulate the advertis- ing of mail lettings was agreed to and the bill passed. The bill to repeal the bankrupt law was then taken up but not disposed of. House--Bills authorizing the removal of timber on certain public lands for mining and do- mestic purposes; subjecting the Fort Wayne military reservation in Arkansas to entry as other public lands of that State; and to return certain lands in Iowa to settlement under the homestead law passed. The tariff bill was dis- . cussed at length in Committee of the Whole, no definite action being taken. The weather indicatzons for to-day are warmer and clear. GOLD in New York, yesterday, was steady at 100% . WIIEN the Circuit Court takes its vacation from July 1 to October 1, at least one of the Judges should remain in the city. If they all go away, it will be impossible to procure an injunction or to replevin property exceeding $100 in value. This would be a very serious situation, and might be productive of great injury to business interests. The’ Judges might take turns in staying through the heated term. MORE than half of the telegrams which reach us from the Old \Vorld are now prac- tically useless, so far as the formation of an opinion is concerned. The pivot of action is now shifted from Vienna toSt. Petersburg, and the grain will be separated from the chaff when any indications reach us of the result of Count Schouvaloff’s visit to the Czar, who, now that Gortschakoff is confined to his cham- bar, is acting as his own Foreign Minister, as he did in 1863, in the most dangerous crisis of the Polish insurrection. Tun GLom~;-DEMocRA'r has been made defendant in several libel suits recently, all of them on very slight provocation. Yesterday, a grievously injured party went into Court, through his “attorneys,” to claim damages for a news item published nineteen months ago, relating his arrest in connection with a case of counterfeiting. Nearly all cases of this kind are taken by enterprising “attor- neys,” as Dodson dz Fogg took the Bar- dell-Pickwick breach-of-promise case -—-“on spec.” It is evident that “legal talent” is '0 drug on the market in St. Louis. CINCINNATI is now almost unquestionably the home of American music, and the festival which is to open on the 14th will undoubtedly add to her honors. In purely classical music, we may admit, perhaps, her superiority. It is no shame to do so when Boston, the self- complacent, has admitted it. But there is one point upon which we in St. Louis may claim a legitimate superiority. Numerous musical societies in Cincinnati have given am- ateur opera pcrformances. Their efforts were. however, confined to such compositions as “Martha” and the ‘ ‘Bohemian Girl.” They never attempted such dramatic works as “Norma.” We do not, of course, pretend to perfection of rendition, but we do say, without fear of contradiction from any com- l calendar for this country. We trust that our neighbors of St. Louis County will be more fortunate than the average in their present un- dertaking, but must_ warn them that the odds are against any county that builds a Court House. _A__M HORATIO SEYMOUR has written a strong letter in favor of internal water-routes for the -transportation of grain. He claims that a change of_ )6 cent per bushel in the carrying price of grain from the West to the seaboard is frequently sufiicient to make or destroy a market for surplus products, since if these products can not be transported to the sea- board at rates that will justify sending them abroad to compete with the grain-raising countries of Europe, they ‘ ‘will be left on the hands of our farmers to bear down the price i ’ of that which we use in this country. ” N ow let Mr. Seymour give us his views of Gen. Grant as a Presidential candidate in 1880. We know of no one better qualified to give an opinion in that behalf. He ‘ ‘knows how it is himself, ’ ’ so to speak. THE Republicans of the First Congressional District should be ‘stirring themselves on the subject of a nominee for the next election. This will be the first election under the new law by which the District was gerrymandered, and there has yet been no attempt at organization or consultation. The same is practically true of the Third District, which has also been gerrymandered. In each of these there should be a Congressional Committee, composed of delegates from all the territory represented. trict gave, at the election of 1876, a majority of 3 ,252 for Tilden, as follows: Hayes. Tilden. OI!OOOOOIICOOIOOOlOOIOI1, SecondWard......................1,-150 1.150 on-oooooooooocoooooooo1'm Thirteenth 654 1,007 Carondelet Township 4.54 346 Madison County................. 447 1,277 Jefferson County ................1,157 Lm, Washington County............. 759 1,607 St. Francois County............. 554 1,524 Ste. Genevieve County.......... 523 1,159 Totalsooovoonoooooooouooooooooo8,781 12,033 The Democrats , it is understood, have agreed to nominate Mr. M. L. Clardy, of Farming- ton, an ex-Confederate. The Republicans should nominate a man from St. Louis. A popular German would be the best. THE Government at VVashington has hither- to been in the habit of appointing Consular Agents abroad, and permitting them to spend their time in such luxurious ease as their salaries allowed them to enjoy. These ofiicers very rarely did anything like the same amount of work as their colleagues from European countries serving in foreign lands were re- quired to do. Henceforth, however, if the very just and proper instructions of the Super- ‘ vising Inspector General are carried out, our Consuls in Europe will have another impor- tant. duty to fulfill, one which, if properly dis- charged, will be of great service to the whole country, not merely in the arid world of poli- tics, but in the greater field of hygienic re- form. The British and the German Consuls on duty in all lands have, almost from time im- memorial, sent in reports, not only upon the ratio of wages and the aspects of trade in the posts to which they were accredited, but also specially upon the health and physical condi- tion of the people in their neighborhood, and the character of the diseases prevalent among them. Thus a most valuable addition was made to the possibilities of the ad- vance of medical science, and through petent musical critic, that no lyric drama has been placed upon the amateur stage, even in Cincinnati, and rendered with superior abil- ity to the ‘ ‘Norma’ ’ of our own amateurs. IN the news telegraphed to-day is an asser- tion that the Emperor Frederick William has been told that the Russians have evacuated Philipopolis. If this is true, the Mussulman insurrection in the rear of the Russian lines confronting the approaches to Constantinople must be much more serious than we have yet been led to suppose. There is, however, in all human probability not a word of truth in the report. Adrianople is much nearer the center of action than Philipopolis, and the news, if true, would have reached us from the former rather than the latter. The insurgents are, no doubt, determined and strong in numbers, but accurate intelligence of their movements can not be hoped for until they obtain some base for an organization better than they have yet. obtained. The existence of the insurrection and the fact that it is supported by members of both creeds, Christian and Mohammedan alike, can scarcely be without their influence in inducing Russia to yield to equitable condi- tions of peace. THE sympathy of all tender-hearted peo- ple will be extended to the tax-payers of the new County of St. Louis, who so jubilantly celebrated the laying of the corner-stone of their new Court House yesterday. Amore serious calamity than the building of a 1‘ Court House can hardly be visited upon a county. Most of these buildings erected within the last twenty years throughout this country are ex- pensive montunentsto official rascality and in. capacity. It seems a great mistake to begin the work with ostentatious joy. In the light of modern experience, it would be wiser to weep when the ground for a new Court House is broken. If the structure be finished without the robbery of the tax-payers, a jubilee would be in order. The lists of offi- cials placed in the corner-stones of public buildings Wouldgmake an excellent N ewgate l Association, until they were tired out, or somebody offered to ‘ ‘set ’em up . ’ ’ But a mis- chief-making wretch raised the point of order that a motion to lay on the table is not debata- ble. Instead of ordering this man ’s instant ex- pulsion President Madill ruled that the point was not well taken, and that a motion to table that to the general well-being of the nation to whom their letters were sent. .It is objected that such official documents were not gener- ally read, but their real value was scarcely lessened by this confinement to a privileged few. In all the Old World the physicans who led the thought and initiated the reforms of their profession made themselves thoroughly acquainted with the contents of the reports, and the widened experience thus gained was gradually distilled through and utilized by general practitioners. Thus far the United States has in this respect been inferior to all highly civilized nations; _but henceforward hygienic returns similar to those of Europe are to be transmitted weekly to the Surgeon General of the United States at the Marine Hospital at VVashington. They will refer primarily to the statistics and the means adopted for the cure or avoidance of prevent- able diseases. In about six weeks or two months from now we shall have reason to de- mand evidence of great progress in science among all the doctors in the land. THE DEM. ASS. As the organ of the Democratic Association of St. Louis the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT is greatly grieved to known that a fierce and acrid dis- cussion on a question of vast moment is now racking the very Vitals of that great organiza- tion. If peace reigned throughout the world this would not seem so serious a matter. But on every side there are wars and rumors of wars. Any hour may bring tidings of the commencement of hostilities between Russia and England. Sitting Bull hangs like a thun- dcr cloud on our Northern horizon. The Commune’s mutterings are heard all about us. The swashbucklers of the House propose to make a new attack upon the Presi- dent’s title. Disturbing as these things have seemed, they pale and shrink into insignificance before the unpleasantness that exists in the Democratic Association, casting its dark shadow like a pall over the city. To a thoughtless public our fears may seem ex- aggerated, but when great issues are at stake trifling things affecting them assume un-A wonted importance. It is true that the dim- culty which distracts the body of statesmen named was slight in the beginning, but who shall say how it may end? Its origin was no- toriously simple. There was a resolution pending at the last meeting which some par- liamentarian moved to lay on the table. Half a dozen orators claimed the floor and proceed- ed to give their views simultaneously. If foresight were only as good as hindsight they would have been allowed to proceed undis- turbed according to the previous habit of the was debatable. The hall was full of Con- gressmen en posse, gentlemen who feeling their natural fitness for law-making and the certainty that they must soon be called from the obscurity of private life to shine before The territory now embraced in the First Dis- . Cushing, and Robert’.-3 rules of order ‘ ‘through long days of labor and nigbt’s devoid of ease. ’ ’ An appeal was taken from the de- cision of the Chair, and after much acrimoni- ous debate, in which tender souls were torn and tortured, was sustained, the Chair being left “in a minority by a large majority.” The meeting, we regret to say, broke up in- bad feeling. The seeds of dissension were sown and they grew with wonderful rapidity. The discussion was carried into the neighboring saloons and has since raged with great virulence in the City Hall, the Court House, and on the street corners. The Association is split in two, and as the members are nearly all high-toned gentlemen, there is no telling how soon Cushing may be cast aside for the code. Parliamentary rules may be set aside for the stern arbitrament of war; “the drap” may be the next authority appealed to. Before it is too late We call upon the disputants to heal the breach. The work before them is too important to the country for them to waste time in slaughter- ing each other. The nation is watching with bated breath to see Mr. Hayes “vacate the high and responsible ofiice he holds, ” in ac- cordance with the resolutions. expressing “the sense of this Association.” How terrible it would be if, when that glad day arrives. ‘ ‘this Association” should be engaged in mutual slaughter. Who would there be left to carry on the Government until the Democratic Association had expressed its ‘ ‘sense’ ’ as to the President’s successor? and what organization would furnish patriots to run for ofiices next fall in this city? Mr.Madill is a shrewd man, and if his personal pride were not affected by this dispute we are confi- dent that he would find a way to settle it. Eager to aid him for the sake of humanity We would suggest that himself and Mayor Over- stolz put their heads together and make up a case to be submitted to the Circuit Court. By employing the contending counsel and manag- ing both sides of the case with a common pur- pose we are confident that a satisfactory out- come will be reached. If a precedent be needed for their guidance we would refer them to the adoption of the Scheme and Charter. DAMERON’ S CASE. The Gentleman Retains His Seat Unless Expelled by a Vote Declaring Him Ineligible. .\ ATLANTA, GA. , May 9.-—In the Methodist Gen- eral Conference. after the regular order to-day, the case of L. D. Dameron, lay delegate from St. Louis Conference, was again taken up. There was much warm discussion on the ques- tion. At last the majority repOrt,which favored seating Dameron, was defeated by 125to127. Considerable confusion then ensued, and the majority report against seating Dameron was taken up. The yeas and nays were demanded and taken. The yeaswere 131, nays 133. SO a majorit report was not adopted. The Confer- ence a journed after this vote. Its effect will be to leave Dameron in his seat unless he is ex- pelled on a vote declaring him ineligible. The Reformed Episcopal Council. NEWARK, N. J.-, May 9.—In the Reformed Episcopal Council to-day Rev. Benj. John son, missionary in the South, reported favorable prospects and the need of e. Bishop there. Bishops Cheney, Nicholson and Fellows made annual reports of their work, claimin encour- aging pros ects and growth of the C111l‘Cll in their jurist ictions. Several hundred members have been confirmed and clergy ordained. Rev. B. F. Stevens, missionary in the South, reported his labor about Charleston. Fourteen co orcd churches had been organized there, and work was popular among colored people. The Committee on Popular Amusements re- ported against theatrical amusements, games and dancing in all entertainments sanctioned by the church, and discouraging frivolous and worldly modes of raising funds; also requesting communicants to abstain from such entertain- ments. Several changes are proposed in the prayer book; one is to expunge the words the nation, had pored over Jefferson, and _, “Holy Catholic Church” from the ‘creed and substitute ‘ ‘Universal Church of Christ;' ’ an- other expunges the word ‘ ‘sacrament’ ’ wherev- cr it occurs and substitutes the word ‘ ‘ordi- nance. The Southern Baptist Convention. NASHVILLE, TENN., May 9.—The Southern Baptist Convention met this morning, and or- ganized by the election of the following oili- cers: James P. Boyce, D. D., Louisville, Presi- dent; Rev. Drs. T. G. Jones, Tennesse, J. B. Jeter, Vir 'nia, E._- T. Winkler, Alabama, W. C. Crone, Texas, Vice Presidents; Rev. C. E. W. Dobbs, Kentucky Col. W. E. Tanner, Vir- ginia, Secretaries. Every Southern State ex- cept Ilouisinna is represented. The Home and Foreign Mission Boards reported details of the mission work. During the year over $53,000 was contributed to those Boards since last M ay. The convention sermon was preached to-night by Rev. B. H. Carroll, Texas. The American Congregational Union. NEW YORK, May 9.-—'l‘he American Congrega- tional Union held its annual meeting to—day, Alfred S.'Barnes, President, in the chair. The annual report shows receipts for the year, with balance in treasury May, 1877, $25,202. Dis- bursements, thirty-one churches in twelve States and Territories, $11,945; pastor’s libra- rie(sé6$364; expenses, $8,797; balance on hand, ’ O Dots from DesMoines. Special Dispatch to the Globe—Democrat. DESMOINES, IOWA, May 9.—Mr. Stone will be a candidate for the Congressional renomina.- tion in the First District. Tliiity-five years ago to-day the first white settler landed in this city. It is understood Regents of the State Univer- sity, now in session here, decided to elect a President from another State, and Mr. Pickard, of Chicago, has the inside track. Judge Oliver declines the Greenbackers Con- gressional nomination in the Ninth District. Auction Sales This Day. Block, Dean &. Co., 115 to 123 North Fifth strect—Staple and fancy dry goods, piece goods, furnishing goods, notions, etc., 9:30 a. m. Staley & Scott, 18 S. Fifth street--New and second-hand furniture, carpets, notions, glass and queensware, etc., 10 a. m. Faulkner, Millard & Co., corner Sixth and Locust Street.s'—-Clothing, hats, dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, etc., 9a. m. Scarred by a Saw. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. TOLEDO, 0., May 9.——To-day a young man named John Lent, engaged in running a. cir- cular saw ina planing mill, owned by J . S. Eck. on Superior street, treated some spec- tators to how he could cut a stout cord in two with his buzz-saw. He wrapped the cord tightly around a finger of each hand to hold it securely, and applied it to the buzzer. To- night Lent has but one hand, the left having been clipped oif-—a lasting buzz-saw memento. Tom Morris Takes Strychnine. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. KANSAS CITY, MO., May 9.——This morning, about 10 o'clock, Tom Morris, the Kansas mur- dercr, who was arrested near _,_Pittston, Pa., took a big dose of stiychnine at the Leland Ho- tel , in this city, The doctors, who were called in immediately, did everything for the man's relief, but it is not yet certain that he will re- cover. ' A Heavy Failure. Special Dispatch to the Globe&Democrat. INDEPENDENCE, Mo. , May 9.--Blair Bros. , proprietors of the Lee Summit Nurseries, have filed a. petition of voluntary bankruptcy in the United States Circuit Court. Their creditors will hold a meeting in Kansas City on the 21st inst. , to prove claims, etc. The liabilities of the firm are very large; assets not known, but supposed -to be quite small. FOUR-MILE Posr Orrrcn, DUNKLIN COUNTY, MO.--I was afilicted with liver complaint and spleen disease for a year. Dr. J . H. McLean's White Crystal Coated Universal Pills cured me, I thank God I found a true remedy. M. E. HEDGEPATH. Send Dr. J. H. McLean, St. Louis, Mo'., as cents in a letter and get a trial box by mail. 1 CLAYTONVILLE. Laying of the Corner—Stone of _ the Court House. A Grand Gathering of Citizens of St. Louis County. Addresses of Hon. Logan Hunton, H. C. Brockmeyer and Others. Imposing Ceremonies of the Grand. Lodge of Missouri Masons. The corner-stone of the Court House of St’. Louis County was duly laid and cemented yes- terday, the operation being accompanied by impressive ceremonies, and witnessed by the largest crowd ever congregated in St. Louis County as it now exists. - The embryo town of Clayton lies in the midst of a beautiful growth of timber, and the Court House, now represented by an unsightly hole and an unseemly foundation, occupies a ( orn- manding position in the center of this forest. The County Court, composed of Messrs. Edwards, Sutton and Conway, have undertaken to lay this glad place waste and make the sward blossom with the hard macadam. C The ax of the stalwart wood- cutter is heard in the woods as he plies his vocation, and St. Ferdinand avenue, Clayton boulevard, Edwards highway and’ other thoroughfares have assumed shape and dimen- sions, if not the other attributes that make a road a road. At present a solitary frame build- ing rises against» the view in the limits of the town of Clayton. It is tihotel, so-called be- cause its principal industry is dispensing of beer and sandwiches to the throng of laborers who will, within the next three months, make the Court House an existence. White canvas tents, in which the laborers sleep, loom up picturesquely against the green of the forest, and the busy hum of industry is heard in the confines of “the Future Great” of St. Louis County. The important position occupied by St. Louis County, being, as it is,’ the third county in the State in the matter of wealth and population, vested the ceremony of ofiicially laying its cor- ner-stone with an interest that attracted an immense throng. The Grand Lodge of Masons of the State of Missouri were formally invited to take charge of the ceremonies, and grace- fully accepted the invitation. At 8:30 yester- day morning the St. Louis members of the Grar d Lodge met at the Masonic Temple, and, after a brief meeting, marched to the corner of Fifteenth and Pine streets, headed by the Knights Templar Band and under escort of the Grand Commandery of Knights Temp1ar,which body comprised representatives of the four 10- cal Commanderies. Here the entire part en- tered omnibuses and were driven to the orest town of Clayton. _ There were more vehicles, each representing visitors, in the grove than Ralph Clayton, age ninety-one on the 22d of last l.~“ebruary,ever re- membered to have seen together at one time. There were more lawyers a.nd real estate men than an able-bodied man could shake a stick at between sunrise and twilight. And as for poli- ticians and candidates. their number could only be expressed by the old man who, after talking of the cattle and sheep he had owned, came to the last item and said, “and dogs, whew!” . [N.B. “Whew” means a long whis- tle, which expresses an incalculable amount.] There was Judge Jones, of the Criminal Court, looking quite chipper in a linen duster, and Shaking hands with the freedom and per- sistency of a President in the swinging around the circle. Judge Cady, of the three C. ’s, beamed through the foliage with the jollity of a. fawn. Clay Sexton walked around and seemed troubled to think that the town of Clayton must depend entirely upon wells for a water supply. Andy Haley was on hand, and warned Judge Edwards, of the County Court, against the new system of laying mac-adam and cementing it with coal tar. Said Andy, “If this new pave- ment Should 1 come into general use, and the stones be tied together with tar, how could the boys in the Patch throw stones at the dog- catchers?” Col. Bob Claiboume, of the Second District, had 9. hand for every one, and a glass of beer for each and every one of his constituents.. John Rude, contractor for the new Court House, took a look every few minutes at Renick’s plan, and wondered how he was going to make money out of the job without the speci- fications were made less specific. . Frank Conway, the St. Louis J ailer, was found in earnest conversation with Sheriff Watson, giving the latter hints as to the best manner of preventing a general delivery. James Quigloy, of the Four Courts, rode out on a cart to tell Col. Claibourne that ‘ ‘the boys on the hill were solid, first, last and all the time." Judge Conway, of the County Court, was absent on account of being confined to his bed by illness; Judge Sutton was also absent, pleading a business engagement. Capt. Dan Able, State Coal-oil Inspector, was a. Iigure in the throng, being near Lieut.-Gov. Brock- meycr. No less important a group was that of John Studdert, sandwiched between Col. George and Col. John Knapp. The Hon. Erastus Wells moved silently through the throng, and his presence suggested that of R. Graham Frost, who was present for the purpose of addressing the meeting. Mr. John Finn started out early in the morning, but met ex-Judge Allen at Egan's, who informed him of a funeral at Meramee Station. Mr. Finn went to the funeral. It were vain to attempt to give a list of all the prominent gentlemen present, but such as the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT reporter caught on the fly are mentioned. There was ex-Judge Hyatt, L. B. Beach, St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney‘ And ' Clabby, Criminal Court ‘Clerk; Col. N at. laibourne, Ma ‘or Chas. Costello, of Floiissant; Judge al- ton, of St. Louis; Charley Vogel, Secretary of the City Council, ex-Sheriff Emile Thomas, Andy Parle, Tim. Vaughan, W. H. Swift, John Bellevillc of Florissant, Ralph Clayton.the old- est inhabitant, Hon. J no. ‘ Darby, Jerry Ffuin, F. A. Rcnick, County Architect, Ernst 1 ilgendorf, of the St. Louis Fire Alarm Tele- graph, Gen.Wm. Shields, Gen. Jno. S. Marma- duke, Given Campbell, Max Gumperts, Judge Hunton, Thomas Henley, County Treasurer January, Jas. B. Austin, Jno. W. Luke, D. N. Burgoyne, Wm. H. Stone, Wm. H. Ma_vo,Capt. Warren Fox, Capt. Henry Burgess, Capt. Wm. Lee, D. O. Butter-field, M. Ely, D. W. Sellers, Jno. W. Davis, Jno.C. Bloomfield, Geo.Thorp, Thos. H. Benton of Iowa, Fred. L. Billon, Dr. Thos. C. Roddy, and many others. . At about 12:30 p. m., the crowd, pursuant to summons, congregated in the vicinity of the corner-stone of the Court House, which is lo- cated at the northeast corner of the edifice. Judge Edwards called the attention of the as- semblage to the nature of the ceremony to be performed. doing so, as the only member of the County Court present. Judge llunton was selected, upon motion of Judge Edwards, to be Chairman, and upon as- suming the position called upon Mr. Ral h Clayton for a prayer, which was delivered with eloquent earnestness. _ Judge Hunton, according to the programme laid out, then delivered an address, as fol- lows: ADDRESS OF_HON. LOGAN HUNTON. MY FRIENDS: In inaugurating the ceremonies of the day, Ihave been requested to make a brief address; but I am so little familiar with ceremonies Of the kind in which we are en- gaged, never before having been present at such an one, that I feel pretty much in like predicament with Davy Crockett,‘ when he first heard his Own voice /in the hall of the House of Representatives of Congress. He said: “Mr, Speaker-1 am scared;” then, reflecting for a. moment that such a report ought nor to go back to his constituents 111 the Western District of Tennessee, he added, “I don't know why I should be, for I can whip any man I see around me.’ In all earnestness, I do feel embarrassed. I do not know what chord to touch, nor into what channel to direct your thoughts. Those who have charge of the matter have imposed on me the duty, but have furnished neither ma- terials nor tools. They have treated me as were the Israelites of old, who were required to make brick without straw. In their_ behalf, however, and I am sure I speak their sentun_ents when I offer you a hearty welcome. hrst of all, I welcome those ladies who have honored us with their pres- enee. They have been aptly called the Corin- thian columns of the political edifice. I wish I could make you some suitable offering. I have no bouquets to cast at your feet._ I can not even present to you flowers of rhetoric. I must con- tent myself with only an old-fashioned wel- come. , I welcome you, the members of the ancient, venerable and honorable Order of Free and Accepted Masons. W clcome to you, members of various gran ges, not so venerable, but no less honorable. Wel- come, thrlce welcome, all to the County Seat of St. Louis County. the youngest In your Com- monwealth. We have met to-day to lay the corner stone of the foundation of our_’1‘em 1c of Justice in this vir in soil and 111 this no le forest. _ Let it be lai broad and deep _and strong--_rear It up with solid masonry, that It may contmne, for many 10;; . years, a place where the poorest an «-humblest _man In your county may find rotection against the rich and powerful- ghere even-handed justice may, be meted out to 311; and let_ it be 9. place of terror to evil- doers, as Ibellevfl It be. for it happened that I came about ten any‘: age to Mount Olive. ‘the temporary _seat -of justice, the Circuit A Court was about to adjourn after passin sen- tence on a criminal who had committee an of fense on the 11th of Agril, and on the 23d of the same month was on 11 way to the Penitentiary ——swift justice. The county will be unhealthy to such. - See to it that those whom you select as your agents perform the duties of their office with scrupulous fidelity; sustain those who do well, sustain and support them; be not anxious to change--all chezn e is not improve-.ment——and let him who is gerelict and who may venture on fraud, peculation or defalcation be sunk into infamy “deeper than plummet ever sounded. ’ ’ Let this be a county where no -rings shall be formed to feed and fatten at the public crib. In all your municipal affairs let rigid but liberal economy be practiced, and thus immigration will be attracted to your young county——the old County of St. Louis—-—rcjuvenatcd, regenerated findreliabilitated into the young County of St. 01118. N 0 county ever commenced life under such auspicious circumstances You have three great trunk railroads, and others being bu1lt ; ou have 150 miles of macadamized road; ridges have been built and school houses erected. N 0 bonds or debts to pay. A city with half a million of inhabitants‘, not In your coun- ty, but what is better, just at your door, where ‘you can have market for all your produce. N 0 large fortunes amongst you, but no paupers; yet the aggregate wealtli exceeds any more ag- ricultural county in the State. You have 40,000 inhabitants, with $23,000,000 of taxable proper- ' ty. Your county is washed with two of the noblest rivers in the world. _ , And now, my friends, where, except 111 our Own land, can such a scene be presented as we witness here to-day? Where do the men‘ of a whole communit‘ , the lords of the soil, meet in mass to erect, ymeans of money contributed by themselves, a noble edifice, to be occupied by Judges and other ofllcials of their own choosing, without dictation from any—to be the servants of all, but the slaves of none. 4.» We ought to be a happy and prosperous peo- ple, for yonder sun In Iis circuit round the globe does not shine on any so blessed by ‘Providence as yours. You have a country ex- tending from the rock-bound coasts of the At- lantic to the Pacific Ocean, over mountains high, with rivers wide, with its vast prairies, its hills and valleys and meadows green, with temperate climate, its rich soil yield- ing every variety of production , the surface covered with rich fields of waving corn and other grains, and the bowels of the earth having inexhaustible stores of gold and silver and other metals hid away, enough for all the world; its cities and vii- lages and rural homes; its ships, those winged messengers of commerce, whitenin with then‘ sails every sea. and ocean; its ra' roads; its telegraph wires; its school-houses and church- es, where every man may worship God after his own fashion, with none to make him afraid. Then we are at peace with all, free from the entanglements of the old world. Truly we have “a goodly- heritage. The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places.” Whilst we are depressed and disturbed at present in finan- cial matters, this will soon pass away. Such periods come to all people. The nation will soon recover and move on with its giant stride to wealth and prosperity. Only live within your income, pay as you go and all will be well. This is a. wonderful nation , yet in its infancy its power and influence is felt all Over the world. None have made such progress. It is said In no boastful spirit, but because it is true, that our people have done more by their inventions and discoveries to contribute to the material wealth and comfort of their fellow menthan all other people. The world is indebted to America for the greatest inventions of ancient or mod- ern times. You remember that it was Ben Franklin, an American, who first brought down the lightning from the skies and chained it. It was another American who bade It speak to the nations of the earth, and it does _ speak. Now, myfriends, for all these blessings we have incurred great 1‘eSpO)1S1b1l1t1eS, and I charge you by your love for your fathers, and by your regard for your posterity, you do noth- ing to impair these blessings. Let this temple which you are erecting be c_onsecrated to up- holding the right and punishing the wrong; and may He who rules in the armies of heaven and amongst the inhabitants of earth_so order It that the unborn year may be rich In blessings to this new-born county-—yea., that they may continue till ‘ ‘the last syllable of recorded time. At the close of Judge Hunton's remarks Mr. Alfred Carr was elected Secretary, and then the Grand Lodge of Missouri of Masons took pos- session of the platform. _ There were present the following entic- men: M. \V. TlIos.. 0. Ready, Gran Mas- ter; R. W. Jas. B. Austin, Deputy Grand Mas- ter ; R. W. J no. W. Luke, Senior Grand Warden; R. W. D. N. Burgoyne, Junior Grand Warden; R. W. Wm. H. Stone, Grand Treasurer; R. W. Wm. H. Mayo, Grand Secretary; W. Wm. H. Fox, Senior Grand Deacon; D. O. _ field, Junior Grand Deacon; W. M, Ely, Senior Grand Stewart; W. D. W. Sellers, Jun rGrand Steward; W. Jno. W. Davis, Bearer of Grand Lights; W. Geo. Thorp, Grand Tyler; Past Grand Master Thos. H. Benton, of Iowa; Fred; L. Billon , Past Grand Treasurer and Secretary. Dr. Ready, Most Worshipful Master of .the Grand Lodge, explained the presence of the Masons at the ceremony in touching and elo- quent style, and introduced the Grand Chap- lain, Dr. Tudor, who made an earnest prayer. Mr. W. H. Stone, as Acting Grand Treasurer, then assumed possession of the copper recep- tacle for mementoes. and deposited It In the cavity hewn in the corner-stone. Mr. W. H. Mayo. Acting Grand Secretary, then read the list of articles deposited in the stone as follows: 1. Deed from Ralph Clayton to the county of 100 acres of groun . 2. Deed from M. F. Handley and wife for four acres of ground to county. 3. Re ort of Commissioners Colman, Hender- son an Sa pington. 4. Order or an election under said report. 5. Report of County Clerk. 6. Constitution of State Grange. 7. Communication from Grand Master Of the State Grange concerning Grangers in this county. 8. First and last issue of the Weekly Mail. . 9. List of Directors and pupils of Clayton School; 10. Constitution of the State of Missouri. 11. Copy of Scheme and Charter. 12. Copy of Constitution of Grand Lodge of State of Missouri of F. and A. M. 13. Proceedings of Grand Lodge of 1877. 14. Two ancient coints, from Ralph Clayton. 15. Copies of the Republican, St. Louis Times and GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, of this date. 16. Copy of Holy Bible, from Hon. John F. Darby, date of 1824. 17. Copy of St. Louis Herald. 18. One dollar, with the names of James C. Edwards and wife eniraved thereon; photo- graphs of James C. ‘dwards and Henry '1‘. Mudd, member of the Constitutional Con- vention and one of the ThirteenFI'eel1o1de1's. 19. A contribution of continental paper money from Judge Conway.‘, 20. A fac simile of the Declaration of Inde- pendcnce contributed by Thos. Ennis. 21. Two-thircls of a dollar of date August 14, 1776, from Thos. G. Helferstein. , 22. A copy of the St. Louis Journal of Agricul- ture. ‘ Mr. Jno. Studdert then stepped forward and prepared the stone for its resting place by smearing the mortar in a workm-unlike man- ner. . . ' The Masonic ceremony of pouring oil, corn and wine 11 On the foundation was then per- formed with beautiful impressiveness. The usual formula was gone through with, and then an adjournment was made to the speaker's stand, which was located near by, in a beauti- ful clump of trees. Col. H. Eshenbaugh, Grand Master of the State Grange, spoke to the farmers for ‘nearly an houru on their duties to themselves and the worl , holding his audience well and giv- ing vent to much t at was entertaining and in- Structive. A recess was then taken for dinner, which was provided by the County Court, and par- taken of by nearly a thousand people. The county people had converted the gathering in- to apicnic, and bounteous spreads upon the grass, surrounded by happy parties, lined the eye pleasantly in every direction. ' When J udgc Hunton called the meeting to or- again, Licut. Gov. Brockmeyer delivered the oration of the day, as follows: ADDRESS OF HON. H. C. Br.OCI{MEvER. NEIGHBORS--It may be truly said that the life of republican institutions depends upon local self-government-—‘11ome rule or decentraliza- tion, as it is sometimes called. The reason for this is that the principle of self-government, upon which republican institutions are based, can onlv be applied to public afiairs in a modi- fied forfn. It is not the will of all, nor the will of each individual, but the will of the majority that governs or that can govern. _For only the will of the majority has {he hysical power to cause its will to be obeyed. o make laws. to determine what is right for the citi- zen, is one function; to_ enforce obedi- ence to these laws, to cause the right de- termined by them to govern the land, is the other function of GcOvernn_Ient. But what is there that induces the majority to respect the rights and interests of the minority? What rotection has the minority under institutions nrofessedly based u on the will of the majori- ty of the people against the unlimited discre- tion, the interested decision, the arbitrary de- termination of that majority? In a broad do- minion, with interests as varied as the wants of man, and these interests localized by physical conditions and rendered unequal politicallv,by different degrees of development, what pro- tection have these different local and unequal interests against each other? What protection has one section with its local interests against the other,the new and undeveloped against the old, the weak against the strong, the interest of the minority against the interest of the ma- 'Orit *? .. ' J This practical answer to this question is local self-government. By means of it we separate the local interest into local communities; con- stitute these communities sovereign majorities in control of these local interests,and subserve them under the general majorities only when the intm-e3,‘,; to be dealt with are general. _ It is only the V-{go}-o,;3 enforcement of tlns prin- cip1e—bv its enforcement: ‘V1lS3“,e"°1'.9-W21 W319?‘ ever it is possible——that 1'epl1I}1.1°‘"1 111Sm11t10nS are endurable and adequate to the §;0VeI‘nment of large and extended empires. ' __ But It is not merely the p_rote_ct1on against the tyranny of majorities which It operates that renders the principle of local self-government so important. _ erning necessitates the delegation _of the pow- l ers of government by the community, state or _Your homogeneous interests as an agricultural . to the interest he has at stake. its duty as a sol -governing community--the l 5101., Qn behalf of the prosecution is expected to The practical business of gov-4 nation to individual agents. These agents are but men. The have all the strength and all the weakness o men engaged in the other vo- cations of society. This we observe to be true even of those born to rule, of those who derive this calling from a long" line of ancestors who in their turn were born to rule. We observe it true Of potentates and kings. But if true of them, how much more is it true of individuals called as it were, at he hazard, from the dif- fcrent walks of life to isch arge the important duties of government? They have the weak- nesses Of men in the different occupations of life, and as it is recognized as true in regard to every other occupation that in that he will be best served who exercises the best supervision, so it will be foundthat the degree of efiiciency in the public service is in strict proportion to the degree of intelligent supervision which the community, State or nation exercises over the agents which the employ in their public aii"airs. But how is It possible for this supervision to be eiiectivewit-hout local self- government? How, for example, are you citi- zens of St. Louis County to know and to judge of the efficiency with which the 114 County Courts of the Great State of Missouri, each In its own locality, discharges its duty—-not to mention the supervision of a more extended jurisdiction? . It was the conviction that intelligent super- vision is essential, is a condition precedent. to efficacy in public service, that this su _erv1s1o_n is effective in proportion as the juris 1ct1oI_1 IS limited and the interests under its control sim- ple _: that all distinct interests, when territorial conditions permit, demand for their protection local self-government. It was the co_nv1_ct1on of the correctness of these, general principles, and a conviction of their vital im ortance that influenced your representatives In the Consti- tutional Convention Ot 1875 to consent on your behalf to the iniatory measure which has re- sulted in the events of to-day. This measure ,with a pm dent reservation in re - gard to the financial questions involved, placed the separation of the then existin county in to two distinct local jurisdictions un er the control of the will of the majority. The subsequent action is known, and whatever may be thought of it in other respects, this much is undeniable, that it demonstrated that you had no control over your own ‘affairs. The vote by which the separation was effected must convince every citizen of St. Louis County that how- ever it may be, as regards the city, the county has been the gainer in that it has attained ab- solute and entire control Over its local inter- ests. In the future you control your local des- tiny; you are the architects of your own for- tunes. Freemen ask no more, and slaves have no demands that irecmen need to answer. community demanded this; the public service in your part of the common wealth demanded this, and above all the vast city at your doors demanded this in order to learn that the duties of self—gove1-nment are a matter of serious’ concern——of serious con- cern, indeed, devolving alike upon the inde- pendent, the dependent, the rich and the poor, upon each in proportion, in exact proportion This rule ad- mits of no exception, its neglect of no lea in mitigation. This city, (Placed in t me center of the nations‘ omin- ion, re resenting in the future organic whole t '18 nation's very heart, had a right to demand that she be placed face to face with the unsolved problem of municipal self govern- ment. - The glorious liberality of n free people, the people of the State of Missouri, without cavil, without hesitation, from the innate no- bleuess of their character. from the deep im- press left by "republican institutions upon their character, granted this request, and woe be to her if she does‘ not realize this, the problem ' of her destiny. You shall govern yourself. Four words express it all. But by doing what they express she will do a needful-—nay, a wonderful thing in the an- nals of man. She will teach wealth that it is not accumulated for the sake of gratifying the sensual bestiality of the accidental possessor. but to solve the higher problems of gov- ernment, of science and of art—objects alike beneficial and glorious for all. She will teach the talking portion of her peo- ple that man laughs at the old maid who blames her glass for showing wrinkles in her face. Man sees the wrinkles and laughs because she blames the glass for being true to nature. So they laugh, and will laugh, and have ' a right to laugh, because a people blames its representatives for being representatives, for being true to nature—for being a true reflex of the original, the constituency they represent. She will teach the talking portion of her people that it is the working ortion which alone realizes working portion, destitute_of leisure, destitute of the full opportunity of acquiring a clear in- sight into the duty of the home; a prey to every demagogue who uses the public occasion for the accomplishment of private purpoSes—-des- titute of every facility, of everything except good will, the working port-ion stumbles alon . She will teach the talking portion of her peop e that it is not sufficient to prate wisely, to find fault, and in the meantime enjoy leisure ac- quired by sweat not shed by his own brow; but that it is this: if they would be free men, to employ that leisure at hand in the earnest labor "of uidin the many into wise public conduct, nto t 1e accomplishment of ends glorious for them and beneficial for the com- munity. If she can not teach them this, necessity must. She stands on her own shadow. Whatever she works out within her municipal sphere is her own. She can not, she does not. ask guidance from without. She can not be a Hagar at the doors of others. That she will accomplish her task, I believe; that you will accomplish your task of prudent and wise local self-government, I know. The Governor was warmly applauded at the conclusion of his speech. The Hon. J . F. Darby, Col. Nat. Claiborne, R. Graham -Frost, Gen. Wm. Shields, R. H. Kern and Judge J as. C. Edwards were happy in the delivery of appropriate remarks. When thel regular exercises were over pleasure was in or : er. The large number of ladies present with their escorts sought the commodious dancing plat- form, where a terpsicliorcan revel was Ield to the music of the Knirrhts Templar band, and prolonged until twil1ght,fell. The politicians sought the frequent bccr stands, and got in _:)liileiir little talk with a view to next fall's possi- ties. ~ THE FENIANS . What is Thought of the Scare at the Capital of Ontario. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. TORONTO, ONT., May 9.—Reports of Fenian activity have caused little excitement, it being suspected that they are greatly exaggerated, 9. feeling strengthened by baseless rumors of Gen. O'Neil being on Red River with 10,000 men, when it is known he died last fall. Irish organizations in the city show no signs of co- operation with the agitators on the other side of the line. The press express confidence ia the American Government preventing any breach of neutrality la -.vs. Conservative journals are appealing to me .Home Government to do some- thing to pI‘O2cct the shores against possible depredations by Russian cruisers. Since the scare commenced numbers have asked to join the volunteers, leading men of which body ex- press t.hemselves ready for active service at any moment, either to light Russians or Fenians. Reunion of Mexican Veterans. To the Editor of the Globe-Democrat: PEORIA, ILL. , May 9, 1S78.——The Association of Veterans of the Mexican War of this city have made arrangements for a grand reunion of all veterans of said war, to be held at Peoria, Thursday, May 23. Extensive preparations have already been made. by the association to celebrate the event in a truly magnificent man- ner. Gen. James Shields, the veteran of two wars, has been invited, and will be present. In his letter of acceptance he _says: “I leave here (Boston) for Chicago. I wish to speak in your cit on the 23d inst. I Inust speak 111 C111- cago, t ion in St. Louis. You may announce me; if nothing happens I. will attend. ’ ’ Other distinguished speakers will be present, and it is anticipated that this I‘Cll1110ll will surpass all other similar gatherings that have ever been held in the State. All veterans of the Mexican war residing in Missouri and Illinois are cordi- ally invited to meet with us on the 23d, and participate in the exercises of the day. Excur- sion rates will be given on all railroads running through to Peoria, and half-rates at our hotels. 0. McKENzIE, Cor. Sec'y. Classification of Lumber. There seems to be a difference of opinion among the lumber dealers here as to the neces- sities of the trade. At the last session of the Council a petition, signed by some of them was submitted, asking for legislation relative to the inspection and classification of lumber. The matter was referred to a special commit- tee, consisting of Messrs. Barlow, Parker and O'Brien, and yesterday the committee met to discuss the proposition. There were present, representing the lumber interest, Messrs. Sul- _livan, Schulcnburg and Burns. all large deal- ers, who opposed an action affecting the pres- ent classification O lumber. They set forth that harmony prevailed in the trade here. now, and any legislative action calculated to disturb this would be highly injurious. Nothing defi-- ,1 nitc was done. The Log Seizures. LAKE CHARLES, LA., May 9.—-Yesterday a man, - formerly a. Government L08‘ hee130I‘» claiming to be authorized by the Government, attempted to seize a “boom" of 103‘-9 00911113 down the river, in charge Of the _°Wn°_1"S agent- He was asked if he had a writ of _seLZ11I‘6. and said ‘ ‘N o,’ ’ but insisted on stopping the logs. The man in charge ordered him away» and he desisted. An attorney here from New Orleans says a writ of sequestration has been In New Orleans executed and returned ever since last October. The testimony before the Commis- .. to,-m ‘grow. ‘Rulin s of the Commissioner been “'{,,-V-at-m,;;_v In avor of a thorough In- vestigation. Special "gB‘.3;"_§ Carter's counsel ably represents his absent client, $3210 left Sud LOVE’S FETTERS. A Wedding of Unprecedented. Bril- liancy at Cleveland. Miss Elizabeth B. Sherman Joins the Clan of Cam- eron—The Floral Decorations-—The Presents and the Guests—Ha.ppy Hearts at Home. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. ' CLEVELAND, 0., May 9.—At 8 o'clock th evening, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Sen- ator J. D. Cameron and Miss Elizabeth B. Sherman were married. The ceremony was performed by the Right Rev. Bishop G. '1‘. Bedell, Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland. as- sisted by the Rev. N. S. Rulison, rector of St. Paul’s. The floral decorations were lavish and elegant. The bridesmaids were Miss Ella Sherman, Washington; Miss Moulton, Cincinnati; Miss Jennie Dennison, Columbus; Miss Julia Parsons, Cleveland; Miss Scuter, Cleveland; Miss Debillier, Yonkers, N. Y. Mr. Cameron being a widower, there were no groomsmen. The music was rendered by Prof. Nuderner, of this city, and consisted of the overture to Auber’s Massan- iello, the overture to Euryanthe, by Weber, Meyerbeer’s Coronation March, and Men.delssohn’s Wedding March. One thousand invitations had been issued,and fully two-thirds were present. . TIIE BRIDAL DRESS was of heavy white silk entrain, with poinl lace a.nd orange blossoms. Thejewels were very rare and valuable bracelets and necklaces of diamonds and pearls mingled, the gifl of the groom, and diamond earrings and breast pin, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gen. W. T. Sherman. It was ‘an exquisite toilet, and the bride, dazzlingly beautiful, became it Well. The dresses were all of light organdie oversilk or satin. Those of Misses Moulton, Parsons and Senter were trimmed with Valencienne lace, and those of Misses Sherman, Dennison and Debellier with Mechlin lace. The ushers to the bride were in the full dress of the period. THE RECEPTION, to which about one hundred and fifty relatives and immediate friends were bidden, at the res- idence of Mr. Colgate Hoyt, the prettiest place on Case avenue, was a grand affair. The par- lors, which are three in number and Octagonal in form, were lavishly ornamented with flowers in addition to their usual handsome adornments. The bridesmaids in assisting the bride to receive were attended b the ushers as follows: Miss Parsons by Mr. IcMichael, Miss Sherman by Mr. Hoyt, Miss Scuter by Mr. Sherman, Miss Debellier by Mr. Smith, MISS Dennison by Mr. Hickox, Miss Moulton by Mr. McMillan. THE PRESENTS. . There was a stronger effort in regard to the prevention of the pullolication of the presents than in any other direction except that which pertains to the trousseau,which was successfully reserved for the Washington writers to dish up in detail as each costume is worn. The most in- timate friends even were not allowed a glimpse of the suits except the bride ’s dress roper and a very pretty toi- let 0 peach blossoms, which was worn at rehearsal the evening previous. Oi the presents, however, which were not shown at the reception, the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT is able to give . THE INTERESTING POINTS. The Governor's princely gift of diamonds and pearls has already been noted, and also that ol Gen. and Mrs. Sherman of diamond ear- rings and breastpin. Secretary Sherman gave a chec.k for a round sum, a gold one, it is presumed. A diamond breast- pin, in the shape of a horseshoe, was the gift of 8. Cleveland friend. Among the gifts of the bridesmaids were a costly card case and a table cloth of rare tissue and workmanship from Japan. Mrs. Judge Granger gave , A RICH AFGHAN, worked by her own hands. Mr. Wayne Mc- Veigh, who married one of Simon Cameron's daughters, gave a full set of solid silver, unusually elegant, and only off- set by Simon Camei-on’s own offering of a full table set also solid, and of the most costly nature. Miss Cameron, daughter of the groom, gave a solid silver pitcher, salver and gobblet, and her brother solid table ornaments . With characteristic generosity and rare taste. The Cameron gifts, which ex- ceeded all others in magnificence, were all marked without the Cameron family name- simply Elizabeth Bancroft Sherman. Con- gressman Halderman gave A SUPERB SET OF SILVER. There were also a fine travelin clock, two 01 three fine silver tete 1; tete sets, g ove boxes and jewel cases of burnishe_d silver. Salt cellars, pic and ickle knives, paintings on China, and a hun red other things, all equally testifying the love and esteem in which the bride was held b(y§ the tgivers. Two sets of diamonds arrive late rom relatives of Cameron, Pa. ; also a set of wine coolers and solid silver set filled with old and marked ‘ ‘from friends in the Senate. " ' ‘his gift was princely in its value. Northrop—Howa.rd. Mr. John B. Northrop, of Carondelet, son of Gen. John B. Northrop, Commissary General of the late Confederate States, was married yesterday at 4 O'clock p. m., by Rev. Dr. Schuyler, at Christ Church, corner of Locust and Thirteenth streets, this city, to Miss Min- nie Howard, daughter of Mr. Charles Howard, also of Carondclct. Mr. G. Gordon Posey gave away the bride. Mr. Edmond V. Verrier as- sisted as the best friend of Miss Howard, and Mr. Arthur Lee acted as next friend to Mr. Northrop, standing at his right and holding the ring for him. Mr. Ed. Mc-Nair and Mr. L. An- drews, of Carondelet, were also present. After the ceremony the bridal party left for the home _of the newly-inai-ricd couple 111 Carondelet, where they spent a pleasant evening. Keithley-Bacon. Special Dispatch to the Globe—De1nocrat. » LITCHFIELD, ILL., May 9.-—At the residence of the bride's parents, Emma, second daugh- ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Bacon, was mar- ried to-night to T. J . Kcithley, Superintendent of Bridge Repairs, Western Division of the Illinois and St. Louis Railway, both of this city. The well-wishes of their hosts Of friends follow them in this their new departure. ELECTRIC FLASHES . A YOUNG woman named Smith, disappointed in marriage, drowned herself and child at Bath, N. B. , yesterday. G. & S. BONES, of Rome, Ga. , hardware mer- chants, liave failed. Liabilities, $175,000. \ THE Union National Bank of Le wisburg, _Pa-. has suspended. It is thought the depositors will be paid in full. . FOUR officers of the Russian navy arrived at New York yesterday morning from Russia di- rect. and were closeted most of the day with Bodisoo, the Russian Consul. THE Home Mutual Insurance Company, of Boston, has been enjoined, and will close up its affairs. Assets, $741,880; liabilities, $1,449,193 outstanding risks at present, $900,000. THE Commission appointed by the Treasury to investigate charges that goods are under- valued at certain ports met at the Ap raiser’s store, Philadelphia, yesterday, 9.11. heard several witnesses. THE schooner Geno capsized in a squall on Lake Poncliartrain yesterday. Ca.pt.,,Sp11‘o and all on board were lost, except LOUIS hhne,aged fourteen, who clung to the wreck and was res- cued by the stcamer Camcha. . CHARLES MANIGOI.D, of Mlanigold Brot'1:1ersl; prominent Milwaukee more Iants was. s-ruc by a train which was switching at the Pittsbuig and Fort Wayne Depot, Cl11c:1.gO,K13ies1te1‘daY morning, and was almost instantly 1 e . TIIE mine wagon of Gate Vein Colliery, nea-1' Pottsville, Pa., jumped the tracgr y'testltirdig’ and fell to the Jottom. Fred. ooze W killed, Geo. 1SCllOldt wastSelEiOt1£Sg)£v;lé_%1;ng;ggé and the six ot Icr occupan s 0 more or less injured. . . _ THE l_vI_ayor of Montreahhas received‘a1et{tg from Massachusetts stating the eniansd making formidable P1'el33}'3t'1°n5 fol 5”‘? 0“ Canada. On the suggestion of the _Ma_yor, a. In_petin0' Of the Protestant and Catholic c.1t1zcns will beheld to consider in a friendly Spirit the best means to allay ex“ist.ing party differences. Bank Clerks’. Association. The annual election of the Bank Clerks’ As- Ifank of the State of Missouri, the polls being open from 9 a. In. to 6 p. m. The annexed ticket was elected: President, John Nickcrson; Vice President, J . R. Loker; Recording Secretary and Treasurer, C. S. Jones; Correspmiding Secretary, _W . II- Trask; Directors, C. R. Goodin, E. \ lutaker, Chas. Warner, '1‘. B. Moore, F. W. Risque. E A. Meysenburg, W. E. Lauderdale, Jules Des- logc, R. A. Luke, A. G. Donaldson, H. B. Alex- ander, W. C. Little; Trustees, T. B. Edgar, J . II. McCluney, T. A. Stoddart, E. C. Brock, Vt 113: Shields. - A Te-amster Fotind Dead. Specitl Dispatch to the G1 one-Democrat. DAvENI>o_Rr, IA. , May 9.—-The dead body of an unknown teamster, a middle-aged man, was found this afternoon lying in the middle of the road, a few miles out of town. Awagonlaiflg team of horses were standing near byfiw 1 fl. evidently belonged to the deceased. . OW denly Tuesday night. jcametohisdeathisamatterof . S q sociation took place yesterday at the National‘ 10)