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Gren, Sale of Wool in New York.

The auction sale to-day by Wilmerdngs d
Mount, drew together very large company
from every part Of the middle, northern and
eastern States-and was the largest sale ever
passed off in this city. The aggregate is sup
posed to amount to $4OO, 900, and was all gone
through in two hours. The woods generally
brought high prices. We notice small de-
cline in some inferior qualities Of domestic
woods, but with this exception the holders were
well satisfied with the sale.
We annex a memorandum of particulars
5000 lbs z blood American fleece at SIC,
1890 ! blood, and common do. fleece 45c.
$1,000 extra Saxon do. 671@68c. 5000 Sc
lected Saxony do 663 l44, 800 fine do 52@6l ;
$4,000 fine do. 57t 10000 mixed do. SEC
80 bags S.xony pulled 46; 10000 fine fleece
55 : II 900 ungraded do 48k 10000 medi-
um and common do. A $4,000 fine South
Down MerinO 52I $1,000 fine South down
fleece 81 10000 do combing leeces as 80
bales S. flax wool 33t@37t; 5000 do 35
ll92 bags pulled wool 50@5l; 10 do black do
38@40 80 do extra do 53@56; 26 do gray
do 254@3Ot $4,000 pulled 52@57t; 6,OoO
country do 39@40 2,l60 dead do 2lt@27 ;
"a bags pulled lambs 401 80 bales No. 2 do
13; 95 bags western do AZ; bags tnb wash
ed 361 20, 500 do do 36@44; $4,000 bro
ken and tub 384; bpgs secured As; Z do
fine washed Merno so; 81 bags fine Naples
pulled 40I. Cash, 4, and s months.-N y.
Courier 22d aH
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RniIrond scheme.

The Railroad Journal has an article that will
attract attention, upon the scheme Of q grand
trunk line road from Detroit through Canada,
via Montreal, to Portland, Maine The prnci
pal operators in this are Hon. FRANCIS Hicks,
on behalf of Canada, and Hon. VIM. JACKSON,
member of Parliament. Eminent English con-
tractors have been secured, all matters of differ
ence have been arranged, the entire route has
been consolidated into one company, with pow
er to purchase or lease that part of the road in
Maine leading to Portland. There is to be a
branch to Quebec, and the line will also, in
time, be extended to Halifax. The distance
from Detroit to Portland, by this line, will be
about 970 miles. AS a part the grand scheme
a bridge is to be built across the st. Lawrence
at Montreal, at an estimated cost of sac millions
Of dollarS Mr.. JACKSON has been spending
much time on the line, and has made perso-
nal examination of the route. From the char
acter, wealth, &C., of the persons interested,
we look upon this magnificent scheme as a very
probable candidate for reality. Who can cal
ulate its results upon the interests of both Can
ad and the United States These works and
this constant intercourse are fast breaking down
partition walls and making us one people o.,
s.. Journal.
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A DANGEROUS CoUNTERFEIT.-The Cashier
of Franklin Bank showed us a three dollar bill
on the Mahoning County Bank, which had
been presented at the Franklin Bank The
plate is genuine, but the names Of the officers
r. W. Taylor, Cashier, and VIM. Rayan Pres
ident, are forged The officers of the Bank of
Mahoning know nothing of the means by
which these notes were brought into circulation.
1t may be that they were stolen from the en-
graver, or some one else through whose hands
they had to pass before being signed by the
proper officers. There is no means Of knowing
what amount is in circulation, but it will be
well for those who are receiving money to be
careful that they do not receive them. The
backs are not colored.
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How truthful and being truthful, what a
fearful lesson is contained in the following lit
tie paragraph Read it and think Of it, 0 ye
who cast the first stones at the SHINING and
learn that Heaven in its mercy has pity for the
Fallen, while a vengeance is in store for the
heartless and the deceiver, whom your false
forgiveness would excuse
When rakish youth goes asLray, friends
gather around him in order to restore him 10
path of virtue. Gentleness and kindness are
lavished upon him to win him back again to in
nocence and peace No one would suspect that
he had ever sinned. But when a poor, conf
ding girl is betrayed, she receives the brand of
society, and is driven from the path of virtue
The betrayer is honored, respected, esteemed !;
but his heart broken victim knows that there is
no peace this side Of the grave. Society has
no helping hand for her, no smile of peace, no
voice Of fOrgiyness There are earthly moral
tiles unknown to Heaven. There is a deep
wrong in them, and very fearful are the conse-
quences. .-Sdndasky Register.
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TraHr MONEY MAnKEr.-What better reason

TIaHr MONEY MARKET.-What better reason
can be offered for stringency in the money
market than the fact, that over nineteen millions
of dollars are locked up in the Sub Treasures.
The New York Express says "In New York
Boston and Philadelphia over fourteen millions
of dollars are locked up in iron safes"
The mere mention of the above facts must
satisfy any sane man that the useless withdraw
al of such an amount Of money necessarily Gre
atcs distress. It's a wilful embarrassment of
the business faculties of the country to lock up
such treasure by the government The
Wings, however have the satisfaction Of know
ing they are not responsible for it.
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[sEcoNp pIsPAroul

NoRwALK CT. May 6.
About forty dead bodies were recovered up
to three o'clock. All the employees Of the COM
pany had escaped with slight bruises. The
train was running fifteen miles an hour. The
blame rests with the Engineer as the usual sig
mails were displayed Many conflicting state
ments, however, are made.
Thus far 40 dead bodies have been recover
ed. Two persons who were injured have died.
Eighteen others are seriously injured F.; three
dangerously Among the lost is a daughte
Of the Rev. d. Griswold The following bodies
have been recognized ID. A. Welsh, Hart
ford DR., Beach, Bridgeport Mrs. Fluent,
Lancaster. Penn Rev. Mr.. Shor, Williams
burgh DIR. Smith, Springfield; John Moss,
Gardener, Me David B. Newell. Gardener,
Me John S. Gray, Springfield, Mass; Walter
French, Manchester, N. Y Norman Parker,
Woodbury., Conn.
There are probably ten more dead bodies in
the wreck.
Conductor Comstock was in the second car
and escaped with many but not dangerous
wounds The bodies were much disfgureG and
their recognition, in many cases, difficult The
wounded have ample medical assistance. The
mails and baggage were saved from damage.
The draw bridge was open, the steamboat Pa
ciGc having first passed through. The locomo-
tive baggage car, and two passenger cars were
plunged into the river fifteen feet below the sur
face. Every person on the two first cars was
either killed OF seriously injured. The follow
ing persons are missing Mr.. Harris, three
children and servant, L. and G. Dunbar, Of
Montgomery, Ala Mr.. Chamberlain and
daughter, Of Racine.
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EDITOR AND GRAND JURY-Siagalar Present.
ment.-The following is portion of the late
presentmeut of the Grand Jury of Marion coun-
ty, Georgia. AS a literary production, it is
something of curiosity and, for its free use
of plain and unguarded language, it is certain
ly entitled to credit, if not to be emulated, and
is well worthy of being recorded =
"We regret to be subject to the necessity OF
noticing in our general prescntments an editori-
al which appeared in the last Vade-mecan', a
little sheet published at Buena Vista, which
says, in alluding to the action Of the Grand
Jury upon special presentments for gambling,
that almost every man in town is presented for
playing at some game, many of them upon some
simple charges as playing whist for segars, oys-
ter suppers, &c. On ordinary occasions we
would not pass by such an insinuation with 81
lent contempt; at least we would consider the
source from whence it came, as the Niger said
when the Jackass kicked him but as the ar
tcle alluded to carries falsehood so palpably on
its face we deem il necessary in eXculpatlng
ourselves from the charge, TO give it the lie.
1t is an old saying that the flesh burns where
the shoe pinches, and we suspect the said edit
or has been Gagged by the tiger himself, and ii
we could get evidence of that fact, we could
even condesccnd to present him, and consider
that we were doing our duty, as we sincerely
believe we have done in all our presentments
upon the subject alluded to by the same suspi'
cious editor Of the said picayune paper.
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The CroMbnr law.

We are glad TO hear from the Cincinnati Ga
zetie Of the 5.h inst, that a writ Of error has
been obtained from the Supreme Court of the
United States-in a case in which the Ohio Life
and Trust Co. is party-with writ Of super
sedeas 10 the Supreme Court Of Ohio, which
removes The case TO Washington for decision
Of the constitutional question involved in the
tax--alias erow-bar-law. Let this Infamous
enactment be brought before The Supreme
Court Of the United States, and its deformities
there exposed, and we ask nothing more the
decision Of that tribunal, whatever it may be,
will be eheereully aoquiesced in, and the ques-
tions which have agitated the State be finally
settled.
The course pursued in Ohio by the party
which spal0ned this deformity. shows that Hudi-
bras knew human nature well when he said:
'No rogue e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law"
for every trick known to political gamblers, ey-
cry quibble ha,ched in the prolific brain of that
renowned firm Of pettiiogers, "Quirk, GAM
mon and Snap" has been resurted 10 for the
purposes Of preventing an honest, deliberate,
candid investigation Of these questions.
1t is disgraeeful for a political party after
having placed law upon the statute book, to
step into our courts and bring to bear upon the
Judges before whom the law must come for ad-
Indication, the influence Of political favors, or
the terrors of political death yet Ohio Loco
focoism hesitates not to do this.
We entertain the highest regard for the mem
bers Of the Supreme Bench of Ohio, and with
the people OF the State, know that any ques-
tion before would be honestly decided, yet it is
much better for the interests of all concerned,
that the case in question should go away--clear
away-from this tainted atmosphere.
The Federal Court is the proper tribunal
''there the action lies in true nature" and be-
fore the Bench of the highest dignity in the
land, should case which involves such inter-
est-which arouses such political feeling-be
argued and decided.
We have had one exhibition Of clover law
from our Attorney General, in a late argument
before the Court in Bank, in which an appeal
from the Bench to the people was foreshadow-
ed, and it is very desirabe-yea, absolutely
necessary-to get that official before Court
where, il self-respect fails to check his red-re
publican fights, the dignity Of the Court may
clip his fancy
There is no good reason why tax-laW
should be made political football Of; every
person ought TO desire thatproperty should beal
its due proportion of the State burthens, and al
are interested in placing upon the duplicate ev
cry species of property which should justly be
subject to a tax. We hope that the decision o
the United States Court will satisfy the reason
able, and rebuke the demagogues, and that nex
fall the people will send men to represent them
who have no axe to grind" save the prosper
ity, dignity and happiness of the great State o.
Ohio.
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Ih's youug man is fast making for himself
solid and brilliant reputation as a traveller and
writer. Tie IS now in Asia, on his wav to pen
citrate II possible the inner provinces Of Japan.
The following touching and beautiful incident
in his life is not generally known. Ii il copied
from a biographical sketch Of him by r H.
SToDDARD. Taylor vas born at Kennels SQUARE.
Pennsylvania, on the llth January, 1895. and
is now only 90 years Of age. After speaking
OF his tour to California, his biographer says:
"On his return TO the United States. Taylor
RESUMED his desk and duties in Tie 7ri5ape ofi
ice where he remained ill the summer Of 1851.
But in the meantime, change came over the
sp rt Of his dream the friend" Of bis early
poem, the LILLIAN" Of his Rhymes Of Travel,
died Years before, they had betro,hed them
selves IN sincerity and truth il was their only
wish IN lie to call each other by the endearing
names OF "wiie" and husband" two Of the
sweetest and most holy words ever uttered on
earth. For years the marriage was deferred,
perhaps" says DR.. Griswold, in an Affection
ate allusion to the circumstance, 'for the poet
to make his way in the world and when he
came back from California there was perceived
another cause for deferring it--she was in III
health, and all that could be done for her was
OF no avail; and the suggestion came, the
doubt, and finally the terrible conviction, that
she had the consumption and was dying He
watched her, suffering day by day. and when
hope was quite dead, that he might make little
journeys with her, and minister to her gently
as none could but one whose light came from
her eyes, be married her; while her sun was
setting he placed his hand in hers, that he
might go with her down into the night. There
are not many such marriages there were
never any holier since the Father of mankind
looked up into the face of our mother. She
lived few days, few weeks perhaps. and
then he came back to his occupations, and it
was never mentioned that there had been any
such events in his life." Could the sanctity Of
private letters be exposed to the public eye, his
grief and manliness on the occasion would shed
new lustrue upon his character; but why al.
lude TO these things? 1t is the old, sad story;
the beloved have been dying, and the bereav-
ed have been weeping for them ever since time
began.
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TADvERTIsEMENTl

Competition is the life of business. Now
there is no denying that s. Swabacker's new
Spring and Summer Stock Of ready made Clo-
thing is the best got up, most fashionable, and
the cheapest ever hrough to this market. The
great advantages he has in buying will war
rant the above assertion, and the encourage
ment and success he has met with in the pat
ronage from citizens both from town and coun-
try, make it his duty not only to compete but
outdo all his competitors in selling clothing
cheaper and the best in the market, and war
rant them what they are represented, of the
best Of cloth and of the most substantial work
manship. His stock consists Of spring and
summer coats of all styles and colors, such as
fine frock and sack cloth, cashmere, red, drab
ETC. black frock and sack lapines, black lustre,
mohair, tweed summer lustre, cottonade and
linen coats very extensive lot of pants,
vests, jackets, hats, caps, shirts, drawers, era
vats, neck and pocket handkerchiefs, trunks,
carpet bags, and every article of goods that
can be purchased in any similar establishment
in the west. Those who have 10 work for their
money, it would be for their interest to call at
his store, that he will be assured to sell them
their supplies considerably cheaper than any
other store in town. have also store in
Steubenville and one in Minerva, and have
therefore such facilities that none can nor dare
to compete with me. Don't neglect calling at
his store before purchasing elsewhere, as you
will certainly get paid for your trouble. Come
all to the Eastern Clothing Emporium, three
houses above Legget's tavern, on Lisbon street.
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RaiIroad Accident.

NoRwALK, May 6.
The morning train on lhe New Haven Rail
road ran off the draW-bridge, at this place.
Three cars were demolished and ffly persons
killed or drowned.
A second report says that only two baggage
cars and smoking car we're submerged, and
only one person who was in the latter drowned
The loss is probably greatly exaggerated.
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Valuable REorPE.-Take Plaster Paris and
soak it in a saturated solution of alum, then
bake the two in an oven, the same as gypsum
is baked to make it Plaster Of Paris, after which
they are ground to powder, 1t is then used as
wanted, being mixed up with water, plaster,
and applied. 1t sets into veay high polish.
It may be mixed with various coloring miner
ais to a cement of any color, capable Of imita-
ting marble, This is a very rare recipe, and is
worth twenty dollars to many Of our subcribers,
any Of whom can prepare for themselves.
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EE- In some counties the Wings have al,
ready nominated ticket for the fall election.
What say our Central Committee to calling a
convention to be held on the 4Lh Of July +?
Nothing Ike "taking time by The forelock."
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The ERIcssON.-This ship is lying at her
dock in Williamsburgh, just above the Grand.
st Ferry. Important alterations are going on
in her machinery at Hogg 4 Delamater's fOun-
dry, which the owners are confident will con-
siderably increase her speed. She is to be
ready to sail for London, on her first passenger
trip, soon after the first Of July, at which time
the improvements now going on viii be compile
ted, and she will be in order throughout. Capt.
Ericsson and some of the principal owners will
go out in her to Europe. She can accommo-
date about two hundred passengers. The ship
is now open topublic inspectiOn'-A. Y Tribune.
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AccDENr.-0n Monday, the child OF Mr. Oil
yer, who resides on the north side near the cor
ner Of Wells and Indiana SITS, was seriously in
jured by the explosion of gunpowder. Two
years ago Mr. Oliver had occasion TO empty
"a ID keg Of powder, which he did in the yard
for safety and was careful to do it thoroughly.
The keg remained on the premises and become
kind Of toy for the children in their out door
plays, and was rolled and tumhled about in var
ious ways. BuIin some inexplcable way, some
powder remained in it all this time.
while since it got into the house and on
Monday by a strange fatality, Mr. divers little
son went off by himself, with matches in hand'
to the room where the keg was, and amused
himself by dropping the lighted matches into it
through small hole in one end, Of course with
out having thought or knowledge Of the origi-
nal use of the keg or Of the nature of gunpow-
der, for he was but four years old His face is
badly burned, and il the injury does not prove
fatal it is feared that one or both eyes will be
found to be useless. The occurrence is very
singular one, and the parents have not the pain
full reflection to bear, that it happened through
the carelessness Of any one.-Cia. Times.
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LoNG TRAINS. The Detroit Advertiser says
a train of eishty-five freight cars, drawn by two
Of the most powerful locomotives in the country,
started from that city few days ago for Chica-
go; and on the next day passenger train COM
posed of tOenty nine splendid new passenger and
baggage cars, containing nearly 900 persons,
and almost quarter of a mile long, left that
city for the West. That will do very we'll for
new country.
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STATE COMMISSIONER OF COMMON SCHOOLS
The Gambler OJserer, published at Kenyon
College, where Mr.. ANDREWS graduated, thus
speaks of his qualifications for the above Office;
"We are pleased that Mr. L. ANDREWS has
been nominated for this important post by the
teachers Of Ohio. We know not what Mr.
ANDREWS political opinions are. But we do
know that he was diligent and exemplary
student that he has been skillful, popular
and successful teacher, and that he has been
for some time the faithful and efficient agent of
the State Teachers Association. We believe
he is better acquainted with the whole educa-
tional interests Of Ohio than any other man in
the State, And being candid upright man,
full Of zeal in the cause Of education and pos
sessed of sound discriminating judgment and
good practical common sense, he is, we think,
eminenuy adapted for the Office to which he is
nominated. We hope the question of his cleo
tion wilt not be mixed up with party politics.
And We can see no more reason why it should
than that Church predictions should be mix
ed up with the free school question"
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One LooK-Among the suffering parties at
the late accident, were an Illinois farmer, Mr.
Twombly, his wife and infant, and two of their
connections residing in Vermont, Mr.. Grey and
Mr.. Meserve, who had made them visit, and
were on their return home to bring out their
families and live near their Illinois relatives,
Mr.. Twomby and his family we're returning
with them to make a visit until harvest time.
AT the time of the accident Mr.. Tombly held
in his hand $3.50, having just passed over S5Olo'
Mr.. Meserve, who was to act as treasurer to the.
company. The latter sum was just safely de-
posted in Mr. Meserves pocket but the $3.50
has not been found. The collision threw Mr.
Meserve up through the car into the water.
Mr.. Twombly found himself and a stranger
confined together under the car, and were i'm
thatposilon for an hour, MI. Grey's lifeless body
lying near him. He could hear the cries of his
wife and child, but he could do nothing for
them. Mrs Twombly was also buried under
the car, her child underneath her and the lifeless
body of another woman lying across her.
Strange to say she escaped with only one bone
broken and the child not year old was appa-
rently uninjured Thus are human purposes
thwarted. The mother lies bed ridden under
the care Of physician. Mr.. Meserve has ia
ken the body of Mr. Grey to his Vermont home
where the mourning of his wife and children
is already heard. Such is the experience Of one
entire company on board those fatal trains.
How many such and more melancholy ones,
could be sketched. One child, we are told,
that was found dead, still lies in charge of the
coroner, unclaimed by any one. Where is its
mother, father friends p Chicago Tribune.
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SAD ACCIDENT In Buffalo, on Sunday after
noon, as carriage was proceeding to church
with family the driver noticed two little chill
dren playing in the street. He turned aside to
pass thcm but the startled little ones ran direct
y under the wheels, which passed over both,
killing one aged 3 years, and badly injuring the
other.
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ES' Some iron headed Editor has brought
his reflection to focus and pepetrates the fol-
lowing:
When is iron like bank note
When it's forged,
When is iron like stone thrown into the dir ?
When it's cast.
When is It like public house
When it's bar.
When would il do TO make sausages of?
When it's pig iron.
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DREADFUL ACCIDENTAL man named John
Murkins keeper of a grocery store corner of
Blocker and Bank streets while engaged in reno
wing the furniture Of woman named Kempf,
the horse he was driving took fright at the cor
ner Of 37lh street and 7th Avenue, and ran of
at great speed, Mr., Murkns being unable to
control him. Tho consequence was that he
and the woman Kempf, who was riding, were
thrown violently to the ground and he striking
on his head was instantly killed. Mrs. Kempf
was taken up by the Goth Ward Police, and con
veyed to the N. Y. Hospital, where she died
in few minutes afterwards.-N y. Er, May 3