fficial organ, published the note of inons sent by the Minister of War to al Treviño relative to the course he should with respect to General Ord and the under his command. Indeed, the tenor neral Ord's instructions from the War tment, under date of June 1st, and esy the clause directing the American inder to pursue Mexican marauders, if ary, across the Rio Grande, had pro, as soon as they became known, a univerburst on the part of the Mexican press capital, the instructions having been sly construed as dictated in contemplaither of annexation or of a movement in of Ex-President Lerdo, and at all events ostile invasion of Mexican territory. The important features of the dispatch to al Treviño were as follows:

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United States War Department has issued an on the 1st instant, authorizing the troops of ountry to invade our national territory, with the of pursuing the evil-doers to which it refers, ture the same, punish them, and recover the ty stolen from the United States citizens. Alh the Plenipotentiary of Mexico at Washingho protested against that order, on account of fense that it implies toward our country, assures oreign Department, by telegraph, that he has ed friendly explanations from the American nment, the President thinks that the honor of untry will not be satisfied except with a modin of the said order, in such terms that it shall è in contradiction, as it now is, with the treaties ce between Mexico and the United States, with ules of international law, and even with the

ce of civilized nations.

xico has celebrated with the United States an dition Treaty, which was published on May 20, This treaty is in full force, and you will subour conduct to the same, whenever any crimiaptured by your forces be claimed by the milior civil authorities of the neighboring Republic, hose that may have committed any of the of s stipulated in the said treaty. You will ce communicate to General Ord, or to the comer-in-chief of the United States forces on the er, these instructions, acquainting him at the time with such measures as you may resort to der to render them effective. You will also enor to confer with the said commander with reto the operations to be taken in combination him for the capture and suitable punishment of Hoers, giving him to understand that the desires President on this point have no other restricthan those imposed upon him by international the treaties now in force between the two coun

and the dignity of the Republic. And, as a quence of those restrictions, you will inform the commander that, as the Government of Mexico ot allow a foreign force to enter the national terwithout the consent of the Congress of the n, and much less that the said force shall come ercise such acts of jurisdiction as are expressed e order of the United States War Department, will repel force by force, should the invasion place.

dictating this extreme measure, the President Republic believes that he faithfully interprets eelings of the Mexicans, if he accepts the situain which he is placed rather than the humiliation offense which would reduce Mexico to the con

. Mariscal, accredited as minister plenipotentiary g the Lerdo administration, and consequently destíof any recognized official character in 1877.

dition of a barbarous country, and beyond the communion of international law. The President does not diers of the Republic, in front of troops trespassing wish, however, that the attitude assumed by the solupon our territory, infringing international law, be reputed as an act of hostility toward the United States, but that it be considered as the exercise of the legitimate right of self-defense. Our national honor is herein interested, and it is therefore expected of your patriotism that you will act with the prudence demanded by this serious question, in order to avoid any cause of conflict between the two countries; acting, however, with due energy, and repelling with force the insult intended to be offered to Mexico by the invasion of her territory. PEDRO OGAZON.

CITY OF MEXICO, June 18, 1877.

The bitter attacks on the American Government, elicited by the instructions to General Ord, called forth, on June 23d, a memorandum from the American Minister, the salient points of which were to the effect that the instructions to General Ord were not the announcement of a new measure on the part of the United States. The depredations committed during the past four years were not common to both sides of the frontier. Mexico took no active, no vigorous measures to prevent the depredations or punish the outlaws. Mexico frequently acknowledged its inability to discharge its duty regarding the preservation of order on the Rio Grande frontier, giving as a reason internal dissension. The instructions to General Ord were misinterpreted by the Mexican Government. Therefore, the declaration made by the Mexican Minister of War was unwarranted in officially asserting that the instructions to General Ord were in contravention of treaties between Mexico and the United States. It might have been supposed that, in the haste with which the order of the Minister of War may have been written, there was no premeditated intent to so grossly question the motives which influenced the Government of the United States; but the intent of the Executive would seem to be deliberate, when, three days after the publication of the order, the Mexican Government had inserted in its official journal the statement that the order of the President of the United States, through the Secretary of War, was brought about by the efforts of a private citizen of the United States and Mr. Lerdo, through sinister motives, and by a group of adventurers and speculators.

In a more recent note (July 27th), Minister Foster renewed his affirmation of the responsibility of the Mexican Government for the editorial declarations of its official organ, that the orders sent to the commander-in-chief of the United States troops in Texas "had been issued by the President of the United States through sinister and disreputable influences."

During an interview between Generals Ord and Treviño, at Piedras Negras, amicable and satisfactory arrangements were made for the suppression of raids. General Benavides was commissioned by the Mexican Government to

ovision is made under which the ballot ted from the count in case, on trial, the s found to have been unqualified. Anprovides for punishing with fine and imment persons who shall lay wagers upon sult of elections, or sell pools upon such Another defines and punishes bribery tions. The following cases are specified: ing or offering money, or other thing ae, to influence votes or to induce voters rain from voting. 2. Agreeing to give cure, or offering or promising to procure, endeavor to procure, any office, place, or yment for the like purpose. 3. Making ift, loan, etc., in order to induce persons >cure, or endeavor to procure, the elecof any person to a public office, or the of any voter at an election. 4. Agreeing, isequence of a gift, loan, etc., to procure, leavor to procure, the election of any peror the vote of any voter. 5. Advancing or g money to be used for bribery, or knowpaying or causing to be paid moneys in arge or satisfaction of moneys so used. benalty imposed is a fine of $200. Canes for office, however, are permitted to he reasonable cost of printing, advertisholding meetings, procuring speakers, disting tickets, "getting out the people" to ings, and "bringing voters out to the polls." nilar penalty is imposed upon voters who, consideration, refrain from voting. Cantes are prohibited from furnishing refreshts to voters in order to influence their acunder penalty of from $25 to $200. The ion of a voter procured by bribery or corpractices is declared void. The sale of tuous liquors on election days is absolutely ibited under penalty of fine and imprisent. Any person who shall threaten to harge persons in his employ in order to ence votes, "and any priest, pastor, cuor other officer of any religious associaor society, who shall impose or threaten mpose any penalty of excommunication, missal, or expulsion, or who shall command dvise, under pain of religious disapproval, the purpose of influencing any voter at an tion," is declared guilty of corrupt pracand punishable by fine of from $25 to 0. To promise office, place, or employt under the Government of the United es in order to influence votes for United es Senator, or the endeavor to procure the e on account of any member of the Legislahaving voted or refrained from voting for person for that office, is made punishable mprisonment not more than five years in the e-prison, or by fine not exceeding $1,000. eral acts were passed under which corpoons may be formed by voluntary associates, follows: Mutual and coöperative associas; Knights of Pythias; military compa; St. Andrew's societies; temperance reclubs; eclectic medical societies; for the vention of cruelty to animals; for receiving,

loaning, and investing money; land companies; cooperative savings societies. By another act, any person selling, giving, furnishing, or causing to be sold, given, or furnished to minors under 18, any intoxicating, spirituous, malt, brewed, or fermented liquors, cider, or wine, or permitting such liquor, etc., to be drunk by such minor on his premises, is made liable for actual and exemplary damages to the father, mother, guardian, master, or other person standing in the place of parent, the recovery to be not less than $50 in any case. Druggists selling on request of parent, etc., or on the written prescription of a physician, are excepted.

The only general election for the year was for Justice of the Supreme Court and Regents of the University. For the first-named office the vote was as follows: Thomas M. Cooley, Republican, 112,653; Henry F. Severens, Democrat, 85,748; scattering, 1,195; Cooley over Severens, 26,905. For Regents the vote was: Victory P. Collier, Republican, 110,545; Geo. L. Maltz, Republican, 111,230; Anson E. Chadwick, Democrat, 87,600; John Lewis, Democrat, 87,844; scattering, 1,263. Collier over Chadwick, 22,945; Maltz over Lewis, 23,386. Mr. Collier did not qualify, and George Duffield was appointed in his place. The election of United States Senator, to succeed Thomas W. Ferry, resulted as follows:

The receipts into the State Treasury for the year were: For delinquent taxes, tax statements, etc., $346,435.98; receipts into trust funds, $164,087.31; taxes, 1876, and redemptions, $691,127.77; specific taxes paid by corporations, $512,904.08; interest and penalty, $58,677.84; sales of reports, etc., $5,458.45; received for fees in State offices, $5,761.63; rents, $200; St. Mary's Canal, $24,744.38; earnings of State-prison, $14,866.67; other items, $8,560.66. Total, $1,833,824.77. The debt of the State to the several trust funds is as follows:

50,996 48 81 40

47,107 90 81 40

3,888 58

$87,968 05

$18,167 51

rimary School.

gricultural College..

sset..

alt Spring.. niversity

wamp

wamp (excess on licenses)..

wamp (homesteads patented).

Total....

ands remaining, owned by the State..

Acres. 8,049,905.46

eserved to meet road-contracts and grants.... 1,817,084.95

$69,800 54 with an aggregate tax of about $385,000-s decrease that speaks favorably of the operation of the law. Under the prohibitory law of 1855, which gave place to the tax-law of 1875, the liquor traffic was substantially free-proseoutions for the sale being few and convictions fewer-and no revenue aided in paying for the support of the paupers and criminals made by the traffic. The friends of regulation are hopeful of the future.

At the State election in November, 1876, an amendment of the constitution was voted upon, which struck out the provision of the constitution which prohibited the granting of a license for the sale of liquors, which had been in force twenty-five years. It was adopted by a majority of 8,072 votes.

The Commissioner of Insurance, in his report for the year ending December 31st, states the aggregate of fire and marine risks written during the year about $5,000,000 greater than in 1876, with premium receipts reduced by $170,000, and losses increased by $335,000. Entire capital stock represented by companies licensed, $40,565,042.70; admitted assets, $96,781,279.35; surplus, as regards policy-holders, $64,625,707.59; surplus over capital, reinsurance fund, and all other liabilities, $22,590,366.40; total impairments of capital, $80,627.58. Aggregates of risks, premiums, and losses, with division between Michigan and other

ut of pine lumber for the yea any former year, and, reduc dlath to board measure, as 8000,000,000 feet. The table piled for the Saginaw Cour the cut with former years, is e and valuable. The compil probably the best authority in As compared with other lu districts, Michigan produces the quantity of Wisconsin, Mississippi Valley together. doubtless has been reached, will more likely show a dimin rease in the consumption of

The following table, from the an State Salt Inspector, shows for the 9 years the inspectio in operation:

$149,890 57 1,463,282 85

513.989 12.918

95,913 88

17.869

655.925

15,507 1

65,955 98 204,703 68

186,284 90

14.677

87.645

1

672,034

11.110

$1,889,882 58

$1,842,585 55

746,702

21,461

1

23.671

960,757

32,267

20.090

1027,586

29.391

during the

10.233

1,402.410

24.386

1,580,541

14.233 24.418 20.558

$12,136,235 00 114,022,999 64 4,428,952 21 15,260,766 07 $145,843,952 92 on risks still in force assumed year."

December 31st there were 41 county or local mutual fire insurance companies doing business in the State. These companies reported a membership of 56,880, with aggregate risks amounting to $106,036,135. These companies are not permitted to take premium notes, and their losses and expenses are paid (save a nomi

l for nine years... holy manufactured..

22,949

Agregate to December 1, 1877....

The cost of production has La barrel to 50 cents, and Forks from $1.85 in 1868 to 85

he cut of pine lumber for the year was in ss of any former year, and, reducing shinand lath to board measure, aggregated ∙ly 3,000,000,000 feet. The table on page compiled for the Saginaw Courier, comng the cut with former years, is both sugtive and valuable. The compiler of the le, probably the best authority in the State, s: "As compared with other lumber-proing districts, Michigan produces more than ble the quantity of Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Mississippi Valley together. Our maxm doubtless has been reached, and future rs will more likely show a diminution than increase in the consumption of pine tim

he following table, from the annual report he State Salt Inspector, shows the product alt for the 9 years the inspection laws have n in operation:

43,712 28 $31,913,026 26

The total product of the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula, for the year ending December 31st, is given by the Mining Journal as from 1845 to 1877, inclusive, 289,188 tons. 24,958 tons and 35 pounds. Total product Ingot copper for 1877 (80 per cent. of product), 19,966 tons, valued at $7,586,480. Total value Total assessments since 1845, by working mines, of product from 1845 to 1877, $116,928,280. $3,960,000. Total dividends paid in same time, $21,870,600. Dividends paid in 1877, $1,740,000.

The amount of iron ore raised and shipped in 1877, including 57,538 tons consumed by local furnaces, was 1,018,520 tons (of 2,240 lbs.), valued on board of cars at $3,848,365. Quartz for Bessemer converters, etc., 2,399 tons, valued at $4,678. The aggregate product of the iron mines (in ore), from 1856 to 1877— 21 years-is 10,549,874 tons; and of quartz for Bessemer converters, 6,394 tons. The shipment of pig-iron from the Lake Superior furnaces in 1877 was 29,685 tons (of 2,268 lbs.), valued at $636,385. Aggregate shipments of pig-iron from 1858 to 1877 inclusive, 684,488 tons.

The following statement of the crops of the State for 1876 was obtained by the census reported this year. A number of townships made