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TINTED STATES MAIL.-wEsT
" VIRGINIA.

WARRINGTON, January I'd, 1870.
Proposals will bO received at tho Contract ONCE
Of this Department until 5 o'clock p. NJ, Of
March 80, 1870, 10 bC decided by April ~ for
carrying tho mails Of the United State! from
July /, 1870, TO June 80, 1871, on tho following
routes In tho State Of West Virginia, and by tho
schedules Of departures and arrivals hcrGln 5pe!'
1cd, viz: No.
1850 From ParkarSburg, by Valley Mills, to BnII
Greek, II miles and back, Once u week.
Leave Parkcrsburg Saturday at TAM:
Arrive ut Dull Creek by II NJ; YN.Tp
Leave Bull Creek Saturday at I'm;
w.. Arrive at ParkerSburg bye n.
A2Si From Point Pleasant, BY McrcerG Bottom
and Glover Valley to Upland, - miles and
back, once week.
Leave Point Pleasant Saturday atsA, NJ
Arrive ut Upland by 6F. H.;
IeAvO Upland Friday 6A. n;
Ar1Yo ut Point Pleasant by 6T.X
1854 FlOm Wayne G. H., by Forks Of Twelve
Pole and Twelve Pole to Warhcld (Ky.) II
miles and back, once week.
Leave Wayne e. II, "Wednesday at 9 4. ~, .
Arrive at Warhcld next day by 70 ";
Leave WarhclI Thursday at r. ~;
Arrive at Wayne G. II. next day by Or. ~.
4o83 From Parkersburg, by Pleasant Flats Slate
Creek, and Witt G. H., to RatLbone, 10
miles and hack, six times a week, and 10
Newark, three times week. !, I'G
Leave ParkOrsburg daily, except Sunday, at
Arrive az Writ c. II. by O:SO p. Nj aud
Arrive At RAthbOnG by o r. ~;
Leave Rathbono daily, except Sunday, al
Arrive al Writ C. II. by $50 A. "; aud
Arrive At ParkeFsbuFg BY 0r. y, I..
Supply Newark Tuesday, Thursday. aud
Saturday. iH"p
For forms OF proposal, guarantee, and eertl6.
cate, and GlSo for Instructions az to tho cOndl.
tons 70 be embraced In tho contract, &C., See
advertisement OF October 81, 1895, January I'd,
1860, and Of this dato, inviting proposals F mall
service in West Virginia, &C., 10 bO found At thu
principal Post Of1lcGs. 70.
Bids should be sent In sealed envelopes, super.
acribed "Mail Proposals, State Of West Virginia"
and addressed TO tho Second Assistant POstmAS.
ter General. JN0. A. j. CRESWRLL,
fGbI4.MOn-4w Postmaster General.
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MORE TROUBLE FOR ERIE
Great Suit by English Stockholders.
NEW YoRK, March IL.

The samnru, from Liverpool, has ar
Nj. Burt, agent Of the Protection Com.
mittec Of tho English stockholders Of
Eric, will commence proceedings for the
enforcement Of the rights Of, the English
stockholders almost Immediately in the
Supreme Court, and in the United States
courts. The exact nature Of these pro
eeedings Is not known, but 1t is quite cor
tain that In their course, the right Of the
English owners Of $5O,O0O,OOO stock Is 70
be fairly represented at the meeting Of the
meeting Of tho stockholders Of tho road,
will be sought to be established. It's un.
dcntood that Messrs. Barlow 6 Tracey
have been retained as counsel for the En-.
gllsh Committee, and that the proposed
proceedings will be brought before Judge
tngraham, Of the State Court, and Judge
Woodruff, Of tile Federal Court. Freder.
ick A. Lane has gone TO England In the
interest Of Messrs. Fisk s. Gould! There
will doubtless be u pleasant and profitable
season for lawyers onltle othor side.
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NEW YORK CITY.
New YORK, March II

NEW YORK, 6lAFcn IL
Hon. Sanford E. Church llas returned
to his former residence ut Albion, Orleans
county, N. Y. lie Is rapidly recovering
his health, and his friends confidently eX'
pcct that he will be entirely restored.
Ex.Secrehlry Seward left for his home
in Auburn, n. Y, at an early hour this
morning.
The Supreme Lodge Of the knights Of
Pythias, continued its session yesterday,
The Committee recommended that the
Grand Lodges have only annual sessions
when they deemed it advisable: that mar
ricd persons should not be admitted to
the order except In special Cases OF pecll'
liar merit; that all laws not Of general up.
pIication be provided by local Grand
Lodges, and that German lodges DO per.
mittcd to keep the proceedings In Ger
man. The Grand Chancellor from Penn
sylvUnia, presented a handsome certificate
for past Chancellors.
The National Turn Bund Of tho United
States, las decided to hold the next
gnanl turn out ut Patterson, n. j., about
tho middle Of next August. The festival
will extend over three days 4 ~
Tho steamship Smidt, from Bremen, tot
which serious apprchCnsions has been felt
llas arrived. She has been fifty-one days
in coming across. The Palmyra hAs also
arrived from Liverpool. The Cambria,
from Glasgow, and Columbia, from tIava'
m, have arrived. .T'l Igail. .4I,I
The steamer Smidt, which arrived 10,
day, in 4s days from Bremen, reports that
she was obliged TO make the passage
South of Bermuda, lu consequence Of her
engine breaking down, which It took
twelve days 10 repair. She had n sue
Cession Of hurricanes for tho first twenty
days, and since that had light winds and
fine weather, When tho was repaired, II
could only be run at halfspeed.
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THE YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE

TIE AOON1 AEADAEI'0 A1N0 - y = =
IN ,nH,atA .s-oP-... ar .'
WHEELING. w. VA
'(Latc NEoundsvlllc Female Seminary
PE0F, Pro ~ y; sHE4DSS ,4Df,;sg IgpTcnN'' Principals
Miss II. L.. BONHAli; / Vice Principal,
Miss KATE S. MONTAGUE, Principal Prupara
III SiHS III SIa1t9 G; JHcKsoS Or Wc4ton, Matron.
Assiated by . full Corps of Professors and
Spring Term opens ArRIL6tli; cIOssS JvSR s0th
.n DESIGN. ,.., .r..-,. .s..
Tho design Of the InStItutiOi Is 70 furnish I
thorough and systematic course Of instruction
for young ladies upon tho plan Of UniIeEAlty In
strrcion, each department Of learning being
complete within Itself thus enabling yopng
lady to BeleCt her own course or study without
being restricted TO any hxCd routine OF classes
rCquiriug q certain number or yt4fE TO nnlAil
but, 10 opposition 10 this, young ladies' who have
advanced further In E0mC studies than 0thUrs
can have the bOnOdt OF their former requirements
and obtain Certificate Of PROFICIENCY In one Of
nlOra schools perhaps, III tho course Of. ono year
amer which tiine, they may bring up, with gTeatcl
raPldlty and success. other studies p.
r.I ' ,H MUSIC. tt' L
Young ladies' who have acquired considerable
proficiency upon tho piano, and who may wish U
prosecute the study still further, can hU furnished
with advantages lOr mastering this instrument
MrS. llntchinS will give her personal attention
to this department, sa
Other schools umbraCe thorough Instruction II
tho following directions, Wig: .,,..,
NdtheHntlcs, HiSt0Ty, LelieR.L LFtteEs. Ndtura
HlGtOFN FAvhcdi ScIs1ee, [HtaatGn Silence, An
Giant aud Modern Language and FIHe ArtS. 81
Tho Academic DegrrSs aru conferred by Stltt
authority, and arc as follows, namely:
AlGthekS Of EIg'LSh AteTUtnTt&.Threo ycar'
course. '..', ...H su- 90 .spU n.. IT
1ElSlrESs Of ArtS-FOur years COurS.
MlFlrEsS Of NHdc-Two to three years.
ExrESsEs-BoGRDINU DEPARTMENT..
B6ardCrS, two IN a room, Including all cx- -,-
pCnsOs OfwAShIngt fuel, lights, Gymnastics.
PeumAushIp, EnglishI Latin, md French ~
Schools, per yeaE, SO
BOardcrS, four In room, including AZ above, =.
per year. ......:..... .......s..,,.'..:..:.:. IN
PaFIOr BOAnlGrs, twOin room, pupil taking
but ono or two studies. per year. TX
ParlOf lSoardorS, with full advantage Of InALl' i.
tutfOn,i and with thG privilege Of three
music lessons pCr week aud three 10 I've &.
hours practice per day, per year. 5O
Tuition for Day Pupils. z, &, 10, II, II aud i
d0IlarA per quarter, according To grade, '.N
Rooms for tho occupation Of bOardeI9 ara o
two. classics, viz: Isl Single rooms u be OCcu
pied by two pupils: ID. Double rOOTnH, consisting
Of Parlor and Bedroom, for. either two or tOu
For full particulars address, until April lst
THE PRINCIPAL at M0undsyille, w. Va, o.
Ray. @. q. CCRRIE or MNS II. L. RONHAM, a
WhecllngJrs .as ,a., mA'S'MdDsd&Wa
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The Latest News.
xI1st CONGRESS.
SEcoND SESSION.
HOUSE,.


Mr.. ScuENcK desired tho House to 50
into committee on the tariff bill, and Mr..
DAWES on the deficiency bill; pending q
decision Mr.. scInNcK offered resolution,
which was adopted, asking the Secretary
OF the Treasury and Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue for their opinions on the
exDedienCy Of abOlishing the collection OF
import duties and internal revenue tnx on
shares &C., TO officers or intormCES 4
The House then went into committee
on the tariff bill.
Mr.. MCCARTHY spoke In favor Of o
tariff, but desired o reduction in the duties
on tea, coffee, sugar and spices.
Much Of the remarks was directed to the
salt question, and there was anargument
for home article. The tariff bill was then
laid aside and the committee proceeded 70
the consideration Of the deficiency bill,
appropriating an aggregate Of $,177,7ll.
A debate followed between AIcssrs. BECK,
Cox, DAWES and others.
q SENATE.
A[r. DRAKE introduced n bill to pro-
mote the securing Of efficient scamcn for
the United States Navy. 1t provides for
the nomination yearly, by Congressman,
of Naval apprentices. Referred to Naval
Committed.
Mr.. SPENCER introduced bill for the
reorganization of the Navy; heretofore In
trOduced and noticed. The same reference.
AJoint Resolution, providing forthe ap'
pOintmcnt Of Joint Committee, 10 con"
slider all matters relative 10 Indian tribes,
was discussed by Mcssrs. HARLAN, STEW
ART and THURMAN, and, finally, the latter
moved It's indefinite postponemCnt, which
was defeated by the casting vote Of the
VICE.P .PREsIDENT-it then went over to
mako way for the funding bill. a.
A1or snmc further amendments the
Funding bill passed and the SENATE
adjourned until Monday.
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FRouR-Dull; spring extras at st04 .u,, :. 4.
CiRAIN-Whcat-FlFm at 1A0lHc higher; No.
7sE: thlR afternoon market 6rrn@ and unsettled
al fSH679c cash: T940ToKc: seller April, Corn
-onlGE; old ClOsing at 10k k070kc; NO grade dall
at 62a5sc; this afternoon market dull md lf'
changed. OatR-Flrm; closing at a46088}fU FOR
NSrleyG6 6S6f9O for Mo- Z E9 = n
Ho0s-DrOSSed- - 606lO q: closing at
40 5lA10O0, dividing on 800 DS. LvC-Dull al
n zoos GS for common 10 extra.
CATTLE-Dull At 81 2G8T % for common cows
10 choice shipping Steerl.' Z,
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MISSISSIPPI.
Inauguration. Of Gov! Alcorn.-His
Address on the Occasion, . :.

kAuuAVSO w NAV IO&St9ASHN
3.0- Jackson, March 10.
Gen. Alcorn vas today inaugurated
Governor. The hall and galleries were
filed to overaowing BY crowds anxious ID
hear the Governors Views. The utmost
satisfaction was manifested with them
The Governor, after stating he Is heart and
soul son ofthe South, pledges himselfnot
10 enter Ony. claim for office which cannot
be maintained in tho iace of every ques.
ton Of competency, honesty. and s0briety,
He guarantees that the laws shall be en-
forced for the protection b" all classes SC
long as h0 Is GOvernOr-without the aid
Of tho military ifpOSSible, with It If ne.
CesSary. He recommends the replace
ment Of the present statute books by those
suited 10 the changed condition Of things.
In reference to the judiciary, which the
new Constitution places within his ap-
pOintment the Governor sdld: @Our
Judges must be men Of standing that so.
cicty cannot presume TO ignore. They
must be men learned IN the law beyond
their fellows; men Of courage and Of con-
science, in hearty accord with the mission
Of the men charged with tho consolida-
tion Of this state Of the work Of recon-
structiOn."
Gen. James Longstrect was present at
the Inauguration and invited to ld1seat on
the floor. = ~ I. f1f y =" ;"
II is believed the Yerger application for
bail will be considered tomorrow. :.
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murder and Arrest in Kansas.


.... f..4|. 1EAtNf AsN "OAsAAi A'A"tASthS - z
Job Bernett, pedlar, was murdered about
four miles from hero yesterday morning.
The testimony at the cOrOners inquest
was that VIM. Dixon, lately released from
the penitcntiory, wns seen lurking In tho
woods watching BCrnett short time be.
fore the shooting took place, and immcdi'
ateIy after was seen walking away. He
was arrested at Reno Station, twenty
miles from here, last night, while getting
on the train; and brought to this place.
He lad a gold watch in his possession
and a pistol which lie bought here d fcw
days ago. 0a5. s5.rpa ,rr, p.
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EDUCATIONAL.
MTEsT VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.
HoN, ]. T. HoKB, hGal&tHt Board Qf RNgsRLS.
q. G. STuROls, Secretary Board Of RS0eHtS.


Ia ALRX. MARTIN, D. D., Atsldtns, y
And Professor Of Mental and Moral Philosophy
F.s. LYON, A. NJ, PIeS HeStdtnt
Professor Of English Literature, and Principal o.
Preparatory Department al.
s. g. STEVENS, A. NJ,
'Ir II Professor Of Astronomy and PhyGicS.
A.. "a II. II. PIERCE, A. NJ, ii --,iI.D
Capt U. s. Az
Professor Of Mathematics and Of MilitaTy Tactics
iJ,J, STEVENSON, A. NJ, Ph. D. e,.
Professor Of Chemistry and Natural History.
F. F.w. WOOD, A. NJ, Ph'lD.,
Professor OF Ancient and Modern Languages,
,..- o. W. MILLER, 4. NJ, i,
Assistant In Preparatory Department,
NJ !" D!'B. PURINTON, Tutor
..- -.Ir.f GR0. Nj HAGANS, Rsq., .Nr :
Superintendent Of Grounds and Buildings.
" HUGH W. BROCK, N. D..
I Lecturer on Physiology and llygloAs.
4...... i Hon. JOHN A. OLLIE, p Iitl
Lecturer on Civil aud Constitutional Law.
FAIL TERN begins list Tuesday in September.
WNTEH TIn1f lst Monday In Dccembcr.
SPltNa TERH " 5dlTucsdAy In March, u,
COMMENCEMENT, ID Wednesday In June.
TUITION. Preparatory, $S per Tenn Of 10 weeks.
" ''" University, IS per Term Of Is weeks.
BoARDMG-Not 10 exceed "a per week. 'i
EacScnd stamp for Catalogue. t
MoFgAhtOWn; VIVA. ~ Sep4-sAt
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New York Produce Market.

t.,,,, nj, sNEw Y0RR, March II.
COTTON -OpCrVd Hrn, but closed heavy and
dropping; q, so bales sold at 21Tc for mlddllng
PLoUT.- Closed shade NrmCr on medium and
common, with moderate demand for export,
tl.-Whcat-Qui arm 8t 81 II for No.
spring and 81 21fb1 39K for winter rcd and am.
her Wcstcrm. RyU-Nomlnal, OAts-b0wCr and
dull at S9fN5iC for western. ...,s.- M, :,
PROYIsfON1. Pork and lower; sales
$50 bblS mess seller April at $9 closing with fre6
sellers for March, April and May at go. Beef
Dull and unchanged. Cut Mcata and Bacon
L1ID@FIrm, with sales $50 tiotces prime steam
for AprilAt l4Ac, w.. -nf
EGGG-ln fair request At &c. u.p
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AUTHORIZATIONS OF WHIT.
TEMORE.
He IN InsuItcd on the Cars and
T's Burned iRiEaigy: Z
Excitement III His District.
prospect Of His Re.eIection.

NEW YoRK, March II.
A letter from Darlington, s. c., says
Mr. Whittcmore was insultcll in the cars
ON his way to Darlington atsevcral places,
ind Inns been burned, In eiflgy In nearly
every town in tho district but his friends
Rrc active and regard his rcttirn TO his seat
in the House as ,ccrtaln. An enthusiastic
mase meeting Iias been held In Darling
ton, In which white and black men took
pnrl, and Whiltemorc's statement OF his
case was received with great applause.
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NOVA SCOTIA.
HALIFAX, March l

Petitions Of the Dominion Parliament
for imposition duty on American coal are
In circulation, Anil Confederation papers
warn people not TO sign them, as It win
be taken IN Justification for imposing
duties on flour and salt, which would not
be for the interests of Nova Scotia Vi.
The last meeting Of tho Annexation
League was numerOusly attended. Two
members Of the local Legislature were
pres0nL. -. n---.-- l- IN. ~
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The Reduction of the ArmY.-A Meris
tori0us Measure.
dRE4rucToRY ov1R FlfE REa ARMY
tsfRNd.
WAsHTNOTON, March 10.

RING.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
General Logan achieved a great victory
to-dsy,s;in the passage tlfough u the House
of one Of the best bills ever presented to
Congress. The bill in question related to
the reorganization Of tho army and the
reduction Of officers. HC made most
powerful speech, and showed his thorough
knowledge the Of military affairs Of every
country In the world. !, The bill provides
that the offices Of General and Lieutenant
General, now held by Sherman and Sheri.
dan, shall expire with the incum.
bCnts; that the Major Generals now shall
be reduced to, three; Brigadier Generals
Of the line, now eight, to be reduced to six;
all bureau officers, such as, Quarter.
master General, Commissary General,
Paymastcr General, Adjutant General,
&C., now filled by Brigudier Generals,
shall be filled by Colonels; that all super
numerary officers, numbering over, five
hundred, shall DO mustered out, giving one
years pay from date Of muster out; abol-
isheS all brevet franks prohibits tho hold
Ing Of civil Offices by military officers;
abOlisheS all rations, combinations and al
lOwunCes, of whatever kind; establishes
salaries torall officers, reducing the high
er grades materially; and the number Of
retired officers not to exceed two hundred
and fifty, and they To receive seyenty.tiyG,
per cent. of the pay Of this grade The
clause transferring the Indian Bureau to
the War Department Is stricken out.
There arc many points of the bill not CIV
eli here. 4g.s
In the matter Of artillery, bureau Otll-
ccrs, ranking as Brigadicr Generals, and
receiving about nine thousand dollars, sui
ary, they now rank In pay above every
civil officer Of the Government. except
the President and the foreign Ministers;
above the ViCc President, Chief Justice,
Cabinet officers, Senators, sc. The lleads
Of the civil bureaus, such rs Auditors,
COmptrOllers, Assistant Secretaries, Com
misStoncrs Of Pensions. Patents, Indian
AiIaifs, and Internal Revenue, do not rc:
ceive hAlf the pay Of heads of tho militia
ry bureaus d
It is estimated that the bill will save on
salaries above three million dollars year.
The victory was the greater for Logan
because no amendment was offered, and
vote was tAkcn rs soon rs he finished
his speech. Not even was division Of
the House called iOr.
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CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO
Ocounty, city OF Wheeling, to wit: Municipal
Court, February Rules, 1870 t!ii HI'
William WlRlGbusch ly.t......,

e. Sln CnAnCeEy.
said Court setting aside and annulIlng certain
deed mldG on the sixth day Of January, 1865, by
Charles A. Britt and Jane Britt, hIS wifG, 10
Thomas g. Britt, puEPOrting to convey the fol.
lowing described property, that Is 10 say: All Of
lots and parts of lots situate In JalnBa II. Bakers
addition TO tho city Of Wheeling, Ohio county,
West Virginia, and designated In tho plat OF tho
same ~ lots numbered SIX, 10y seven, % eight, o.
nine, % ten, 40 eleven, an twelve, (l9l thirteen,
lS) and tho North half Of lots numbered fec o.
and fourteen, u4) In square No. u, and also lots
tho North half Of lot number i've, (6) In square
No. IS, with all the improvements thCrC0n or
thcreunto belonging. Same deed being recorded
In tho Recorders Office Of Ohio county, West
Virginia, In Deed Book No. 81, folio $50. And
also 10 obtain an order OF sale Of tho above dc.
scrbCd property for the payment aud discharge
Of judgment liCnupOn the real estate OF Charles
A. Iiritt, one OF the above named defendants,
upon Judgment recovered In tho Municipal
Court Of Wheeling on tho nth day Of April, 1859,
In certain action OF debt wherein William WlG.
was defendant, for tho sum Of $4l9 u, with legal
interest thereon from the Sth day Of January,
1865, untll paid with his costs at law And lthp
pcaring from an affidavit nled In this cause thai
Carries A. Britt 10 q nonresident OF the State OI
West Virginia, the said Charles A. Britt 10 hereby
required TO appear within ono month aftGr the
fFst weekly publication and due posting Of this
order al. the mont door Of tho COnEt House Of
Ohio County, and do what he may deem nccCS.
sary to protect his Interest 10 this snit! ~.
n. G. GOOD, Judge.
TAYLoR & BARI, Soils. for Comp
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HOrrid Slaughter by Drunken Devil
Ia Arkansas.
NiR.MlFHls, March Il

onthc o8th ult,, in Ashley county, Ark,
Warren r. Herring, young man, while
frcnzIed from drink, shot and killed Jas
johnson, u school teacher from Texas.
Hcrnihg fed from the place, and in . short
distance was met by four negroes, three
men aud ono woman, when he shot md
killed two Of the former and wounded the
woman. He was arrested and subsequent
ly lodged In Jail. -f'' u q '.'
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Now York Dry Goods Market.

r A" -ufn's INV York, March II.
Thcrc Ia much better feeling throughout the
market aud goods arc moving with noEG freedom,
The principal feature Of tOd9y ID the reduction Oi
SprAguC prints TO l0c, at which they arc selling
very lfOely; Lancastere and Oricntars have rt'
duecd t0 f1kc In blcached and brown cotton, 80
tho market remains unsettled oven for standard
makes, with irregular brands fAt, Appleton a
shcetingi reduced TO 15Xc: Great Falls down "a
lSc: Adriatic A TO 15IHc; and PGmbcrton \ tcE'
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New nampshire Election.
CoSCORD, March II.

CoSCoRD, March II.
Tho returns from G2S towns give stcar1s
a. ,Sl4, Dcdell! e519S,i Flint. 7,G04, Bar
rows / ,167. Stearns majority over all is
1870. Eight towns which last year pollcti
10 votes, 15 Republicans and 6 DmnO-
Crats, remain TO bc heard from. The
Senate stands 6 Republicans and l Demo.
crat. In five districts no choice. In the
House the Republicans have about 10
majority. I.lr IA. #g'
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Ion Fire at Oil city! Pa.

On CITY, March II.
At1O:45, A. NJ, II fro broke ont ut John
NTunhAlTs landing, among some narrow
gungc oil tank cars, supposed to have ig-
nited from q passing broad'gaugc loco
motive Six cars, with their twelve wood
en- tanks, were consumed. Two or three
of the cars were full Of oil. The splendid
excrtiohs Of the men, used to hard work,
prevented d spread Of tho cOnaagratiOn,
and at 11:20 the terrible fright ofthe pub:
lie had given way to a feeling Of safety.
No great damage was done. The owners
Of the cars arc tho heaviest losers. .'.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, hlafCn IL
The Chambers Of Commerce Of Belfast
and Glasgow have demonstrated against
the American mail service and govern
mont Encouragement Of the English tel
egraphic system. :,
The experts arc dissatisfied with the
practice Of the Oxford boat crew. The
opinion is general that Mr.. Houblean, Is
not a good stroke. Both Oxford and Cam
bridge crews, arc practicing regularly.
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In the Missouri House of Representa-
tives, on Thursday, tho constitutional
amendments enfranchising rebels anil ex-
tending suffrage to negroes were passed
by vote ofsl to 39. They had already
passed ths Senate. &-i
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-12
baltimore Market.

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