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News Of the Day.

Orders have been received ut the Ports.
mouth navy yard TO suspend work IN the
construction steam engineering depart
ments, tho appropriations having run ont
This order VIII cause the discharge Of 600
wOrkmCn.
Tic curling tournament al Detroit end
cd yesterday after close contest. Butta-
10 defeats milwaukee, and takes the Cor
don metlel.
The train from Detroit OH the Grent
Western laIilroNd, due at Hamilton, C.W.,
al 9 A. ~, Yesterday, ran of the track
near CapctOwn, One car coming In con-
tact with bridge was prccipitAtci over
an embankmenI and badly smashed. One
man was killed and sour slightly injurctL
The cause Of the accident was y detective
nil.
Joseph Pulitzer, member Of tho Lower
HO,lst, Of the Missouri Legislature, from
ST. Louis, shot and wounded in the leg,
Edward Augustine, Supervisor Of Regis
tratiOn in the 81. Louis district, The nj.
fair grew ont Of charges made against Au'
gts.lne by Pulitzer, In his correspondence
10 the WestliCle RNt, he being Il cores
pOnAent Of that paper.
The ST. Louis TTmI publishes nm ac-
count Ot an outrage committed upon Col.
Vim. A. Lewis, formerly Colonel Of the
18th Illinois regiment, Gt Calvcy, Frank
lin county, BIO, by the memberI Of tho
Grand Army ofthe Republie Post at that
place Of which Lewis was also . member.
PIE Kmgnthn, late Treasurer Of the
South OonEregatio Church Of Chicago,
llas been arrested charged with being
lcfaulter to The Church In the sum OF
$4,000. The detalcatiOn Ia caused by
false entries.
A man named EArsnlan while going TO
hts home from Wasln, Illinois, 10 Deer
Creek, On Tuesday night last, froLc to
death. He was going home In n wagon
with his wife, somewhat intoxicated, and
tho woman drove Willie lie took nap in
the bottom Of tho wagon. When they
reached home he was stiff and cold In
tlenth.
Mr. Snyder introduced resolution in
the Illinois Constitutional Convention, on
Friday, to remove the Convention TO Chi
Cago. He thought that the bad whisky OF
Springfield would kill all the Democrats
md bad water slAy the Republicans.
The lad whose punishment at the Skin
ner school, in Chicago, last November,
created such excitement, died Friday
morning lie had laid In state Of stu
pOr ever since the occurrence, nearly three
months .ago, never speaking or scarcely
giving n sign 0f life. The Investigation At
the time Of the Occurrences ailed % show
thatundue vInlefcC was lscdl v / RS
Reliable information received At Oma-
ha from the Pawneo reservation, shows
that the report Of the disaster to the Paw
nee raiders was exaggerated. -Four In.
dians had their feet and hands frozen and
were unable to reach the reservation; the
Others arrived safely. They captured 1870
ponies from friendly Indians on the ArkAn-
sas; hut claim that they had no fight
Sup6Fintenlent IoAny ihtends returning
ttest0len pFOpertysstO dc 0Wncrg The
leaders orthc hunting expedition have all
returned; they were very successful, hav.
ing KILLED large number Of buffalo and
| 80 1Vru
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STOCEs-ThS railway market IS Arn IN closing
qu0tRtlOlA, and In mOst cSSos closes on tht
highest Agures Of tha day. The most active
at0ehlW were NEW York Central, Northwestern, g.
PaRl, Rock Island and Lake Shore The weak
spots Of the market were 81, jos, which declined
70 lO9, on the direttog's circular, Gld Wabash,
active, ExpEeSa stocks. steady. Western Union
Telegraph, 81; Adams Express, 6Sk; Wells, Far.
60 B Co., l9; American ~; United States, 64k;
Pacific NAIL S9H; Now York Central, p6X; EFio
ny; Harlem, 19S; Hudson scrip, o, ReadlnE
Illinois Central, lS8; Pittsburgh, 90; Northwest
crn, nk; do. preferred, G9K; Rock Island, lI9K;
~ Paul, ny; DO preferred, 68E; Wabash, H3K
do. preferred n; H. Wayne, *; TerFo haatt
90 Chicago 4 Alton, ~; Ohio 4 Mississippi
95'S;; New JefSsy Central V7K.
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FOREIGN NEWS
ENGLAND.

7II0ND0N, Jan. 3,
The Put NStR Gdsttte states that nego-
tIatlons on the Alabama claims question
has been suspended,
Tile lands belonging 10 the estate of the
late George Peabody which werO recently
seized By the officers nf the crown, has
been released by order Of the government
Cotton SpluherS in the factories at
Wcgan, Lancaster, are on strike and
5000 are idle.
Sir John u. C0lcridgc from Exeter, al.
dressed meeting Of hb constituency last
evening, defining and defending the policy
of the Ministry.
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. g.

Tho Waya and Means Committee ara
engaged on the free list Of The tariff bill
today.
The examination Of COrbin was cOntin.
ned BY the Committee on Banking and
Currency to-day. The next witness will
be MI. Smith, ofthe tirIn of Smith, Gould
& Martin, Subp0neS have been cent for
other parties in New York.
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New York Dry Goods Market.

NV NWENt 9IUNIIy ..
Tue most notIeoSbIe RsatuFs IL tEAde tO.dsy WAs
he Offering Oi large line Of AmOskeag prints BY
C1A1ln1t 70 esnts, bat most Of the l0t Garna out
nothing better than Lowell RoodB which the same
lFn 6leEOd yestOlday d . coats pgE yIRd. Tha
Atlantic AnO lheetllgl ard one O tgO othaR lBs
makes Of brown eottnns have ben advanced Ne
Gnd theFe 4 dlgp6alliol % put heavy 6heetingB
NJ also. II00sdala mnslins are also Ne pr yaFd
higher, aud now bring tic. Trade, hOWeVSr. Il
veneFAllV yePV dull
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Commercial and Financial.
Ne.w York Moaer and sloeE MarEel.

NEW YOEE, January a.
MONET--RASy nt %&6 pCF eCnt. on call loans,
with SomH negotiations II . psF cent.
STHRIIN1-Hteady at t08K@i09.
GOLD-HeAvy; opened At l9l ": clOaIbg II i9is;
CleaHucea &la0O0OM. Carrying HteG 501 per
cent.
CONVENIENT BONDs-Finl Tho Senate r.
nance Committee, according 10 Telegram from
WaGhinGtOn, has nearly completed tie funding
bill which follows Mt. BOutWella recommended
tons and Axes the nate Of iRtcFCat At ~ per cent
Il d stated that the sinking And special funds viii
reach ei08, ,001 900 on March lat. The purchase Oi
b1ndS and annual interest At tho present time
reach 90 ,0Oo, 900, and that between now and
March isL tho Treasury will have to buy but
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already given, h provides that Gll ehIcl!
Gf stat, now REigatlieE GGneFGlN shall
hereafter be COl0nels: allaEmy OliicefS arc
forbidden TO hold civil poaitiOus; Seheneks &
nav biIl, with come notifications, V AdOpt-
81: the Generals pay b rCAUretl nom
nineteen thousand To twelve thO1aand;
LIeutsnant General from fourteen IhOuS-
and 70 ten thousand; Major Generals from
nine thousand 10 seven thousand hVe hun.
drCSi; BrigadieF Generals nom six thousand
70 i've thousand; line Officers In Held to
have slightly increased pay, and tllose tn
Ihe city 10 suffer small decrease; ell com
mutations, except fuel and forage, arc
abolished, and the law requiring all oEdeFa
70 pass through the headquarters Of tho
army Is repealed.
Ngw COMMISSIONER or EDUCArIOS.--
The President carried out to-day Pur
nose he has for R0nle time entertained, by
removing Hon. Henry Barnard frum the
COmmiASiOnerShip Of the Bureau Of Edu-
cation, and appointing General John
Eaton, Jr, q his GucoeaaOr. Gen Eaton
IL Nov England man, a graduate Of
Dartmouth; f0r some time head Of Freed.
mems Affairs In this District then and
now editor ola Republican paper, the FOd.
at Memphis, and Superintendent Of Edu:
cation for Tennessee till the new school
system was abolished by the present Leg.
iSlatnre. His appointment will do 3 good
deal to reconcile Congress 70 a cOnttnu'
ance Of the Bureau Of Education.
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Gov. WALKER, upon receipt Of tho In
formation Of the Presidents signing tho
Virginia bill, will issue a proclamation
calling the Legislature together February
3. Gen. Cauby will give up oil control Of
State affairs when the Legislature meets
mud fills tho civil offices now filled hy mil
itArY appointment.
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Baltimore Market.

hAEtlAoIEAt SAAAAty -
FLOUR-Dull ard unchanged.
GRAiM.--WbSal-Dul al d S01t ~. COfn =.
Weak; Thlta tl0t. O& yclloW Rassic, oAtS-SF
6Stc. RyP-Snmln1l.
PR0VaI0NS NOS9 RuFk-QRlOl a tea00 ~
BSC0n-Q -Qulet; 10 Sldes ieSOteN; CleaF slides
i6EOI7c; ShNuldsFa la e 0laHC; kitnn %.
EGnD-Qllet q N oiIttc.
WH1xT- Dali q plcOA.
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Rar,haaake and -. q "a.

EIAHIFUhUl dVII' p
A letter from AlhenS, Sayg ten dead and
forty wounded men have been taken from
the ruins Of tho town Of Santa MAuFa on
one Of the German ISles which wa des.
irnYeN hY an earthquake.
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Tag irrCduci6le school fund Of this
State has accumulated 10 tho amount Of
$93l, 900 and ills beginning toDe question
what TO do with IL The fund should, by
All means, bc put beyond any
possibility Of miSnAnAgement or loaa,
which, by tho way,sit Is somewhat hard 70
do in this wicked WORLD Wel!tburg
IEernli
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rus Ps6sedy obssuuis;..

NVVUHINl W. u SV'
The Legislature proceeds in body, to
Portland, tomorrow morning, and assist
in the ceremony Of freceiYipg lhs remains
i q Efss6 ,P6RTLISD, James
The programme Is announced for the
burial cortege FOR the removal ofPeabOdy's
remains to the cans on Tuesday nexL-
The nruCai0n, will he rvOEY imposing.
TllapalI 6eaFeE1 consist Of sx!M Mayor and
q. Presidents Of the Portland Board Of
Trade. L. =. troops will accompany tho
funeral train.
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S4alE.l.RRIFps al.l.R SALE OF REAL rs

Thomas HugheS vH, Andrew J. Phillips,
BY virtue Of an order ID tho above entitled
cause made By thu ClFeuit Court Of Ohio County,
November 18Th, ls6S, will proceed 70 sell q
At 10 O'Clock An, At the iFOnt door pf the ppuIt
House 0H Ohio County, tho undivided Ons.tenth
IhlGrest Of The Aald d6IcndAnt Andrew ]. PhlllipS
In the following rial estate, situated on the west
IpTton toTnshinI OHIO Coapty 4tntS Of n III III.
ginlA, botW0Bn WaShlngt0n and PFanklln Btreetu,
and bounded o. i0ll6WB: e0mmenclng At ibF
\. Z. corner Of TN lot formerly owned by Daniel
Dunbar itlIeAeA h0uthWaFdly % lett; thence
theurs eastWaFdIy 81 feet 10 place Of hegInnInE,
OF 20 much thaFeoG a. Will natlaIy ClAlm Of plAlh
Terms Of AAlo, cash.
THOMAS J. CAMPBELL, SOL.
tRnth q ga kfehb Il
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CtTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO
~ County ClFcult Court. January Rules, IS1O.
IIOnlR ZOeckleF, wife Of Jobs Z6ecklFF, With
john EOFtkleE, her husband,
W.
Amelia HeudFiekB and John q. Hendricks, hFt
husband. ae1Fga DnSrh, Guardian of ARRlla
Martin, Charles Martin, CaroIthV Martin, Louisa
Martin. william Martin atId FeFdlRhbd Martin
and John Z0eeklEF AdmlnlStFAt0T Of tho ebtatr
oG August Martin, deceased. f.ls
In ChlueRFy.
The object Of this Oult ID 10 have The dhWGf OC
The eomplAiRRRt, I0ulsG ZOoeklaE, AsAiEbod 70 her
In kind out OF In real estate Of which August
Martin, her IIts husband, died, sslEe OF, II that
cannot be done, that The real estate, NJ % much
thereof q may b nseeaa1Fy t1F The purpose, be
sold 6bd The present TSlns Of Tie dover paid 70
her out Of The ptqeeed8 Of the Sale. And Il ~.
peaEing from Do aaidaTlt died 10 the eansP, thli
the defendants, c8BoliuP Martin, W'llIIam MiStib,
LoulOa Martin and PGFdIhAnd Marlin aFs nou.
Fe1idents Of tho Stats OF West YlEginiB, on mo
ton Of the plathuaI, by thsir attorney. Il q o.
deFed that thsy Do GppaaE within one month lf,
teg the dOts Of de ait publieatlop hereof end DO
what u necessary 70 protect thRiF Interests Ia thp
Tests: MICHAEL j. BREINI0, CleFk.
J. u. Coop And Jas. P. ROGERs, AttoEnsyA EpF
comp'tl, JsR29sttff
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,IHEaLEGBLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WHEELING, Jan, ~, 1870.
Prayer by the Rev. W. NJ. MullrniX, OF
"A, II u ChnFClI


tile N. u ChnFCh. rrI
REPOWTs OF CONMErrEES.
By Mr.. SNuTM-From the Committee on
Elections and Privileges, submitted a
statement Of the distances Travelled by
Zach member for which ho Is entitled to
mileage, ..rs.rrr
mittcC, submitted u report upon the NiChO-
las county contested election cASc, The
Committee report that tho returns were
made to tho Clerk Of the House only from
Clay county showing that in that county
Mr.. Putnam received ~ votes and ALr.
RAIDER 40 votes; hut that an election was
held also In four townships Of Nicholas
county, return whereof was duly made to
the supervisors, and that these returns
show That in Nicholas county Mr.. Putnam
received - aud AIr. RAIDER % votes, max,
ing the vote Or the two counties stand
thus:
tnv-putnnm. 20: RAIDER, 30
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IlAy-PUtNan, 20; RAIDER ~
NlchOlns-Putnnln. "i; P" w
100

Showing u majority for Mr., RAIDER of A
votes. .at' 'a. ''5
The Committee therefore recommend
resolution declaring Mr.. Raider entitled tr
the seat now held ny Mr.. Putnam.
On mOtinn Of Mr.. SMITH, the report was
laid on the table and ordered printed, md
made the special OrlcT for Tuesday nex'
nj III An
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ut HAN.
MILLS REPORTED
Mr.. LANR, ft1iM the Judiciary Commit.
tee. reported bill tO protect purchasers
of rial estate from the lGin Of unreCOrdCd
uenAlnR YStilla OF iattacllnGnbs 'hihtO
amend ~. IS, chap 90 Of tho Code, ~.
| d tlnV Il the TgiStry II blrtlA and deaths;
and n hill tn allow fees to attorneys Ap-
pointed by the courts to defend criminals.
lIc AlsO reported back Sndry hills referred
tn the committee.
AIR. Corr, from the Finance Committee,
rGportcdA bill for tho rrliGI VI Benjamin
White, sheriff Of Mercer county.
Mr., DAVIS, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported Il bill amending and re.rn.
acting section : Of chap llS Of the C",le
in relation to the probate oEwillS.
4 message itOni the Senate transmitted
Senate hills authorizing the sale and con
vPvAncG Of the NJ. f. Church property IN
Oceana, Wyoming county; legAliLing the
acknowledgement Of certain decd U
John B. Young, 0C Mineral county and
renewing the charter Of the West Virgin
Ia Central Railway.
PETITIONS PRESENTED ANp REFERRED
Bv MIR. DAvI$-Of Lot. Bowen and lCg
other citizens Of Harrison county asking
an appropriation to NmcadAmtzC the West
Milford and CMrksburg turnpike.
BY Mr.. WHKINSON-Or VIM. H. llAgOn
agent nr Enaginc TicrnAn, praying tC
have certain taxes refunded,
By Mr., FAIuS--Of citizens 1t Ohio and
Brooke counties, praying to have n branch
Of the State Normal School established Al
West l.ilMrty.
Bv Mr.. Rorr-Or Chas. F. I.aise and
other citizens Of Berkeley, praying com
IWnSatiOn for lOSSeS sustained at the hands
OC the rebels during tho war.
By MIR. LYNCH-OfS. l.. Hayes to hC
allowed to prrSenta petition to the Su
prcIne Court OF Appeals
Bv Mr.. MEADOws-Of Augustus Ball
prNvinE TO he reinstAtetl A. assistant asstHs
sor Of Boone county, and reinStatUd with
the right Of suffrage.
RESOLUTIONS OE INQUIRY ADOPTED.
By Mr.. DAvIs-Whether cxpe1licnt t,
r,.CnRct sec. 3, cap. 81 Of Code, 50 Ns Il
make void all contracts for higher rat'
al interest than 0 per cent Judiciary
Committee.
By Mr.. WlLEISsOS-Whcthcr cXpe1i
Cnt 10 refund to VIM. II. HAgan, agent tnl
EmaGine TiCrnan, tax CrrNnc0usly
assessed for 1893 and 1859. Finance
Committee
Ry Mr. BRAHNON-Whether GXpNlien
10 repeal sections s, q Or 10. chap. 0G nI
Code, Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures cxpcdicnl
to ~ amend sec. Of chap. ls4 OF Code
as to make process mentioned in linz
1907 said section, returnahle only to the
court On the first day Of term OF 1T thl
clerk 4 office to some rule day, II
BY Mr.. JUDY-Whethcr expelient tr
Rx 6v law the number OC the meetings q
the Boards Of Education Committee OF
} Education.
By Mr.JACEsoN-WhCthGr expeSilent L
provide By law that the clerks Of court
may place their Ice.hills in the hands o
cuIStlbleS fOF collection and require Ee
Ceipt tir the same Judiciary Commit
tee.
BILLS INTRODUCED on LEAVE.
R Mr. DoNEuOo-Prnviding for til,
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THE YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE
Nv
wHEELIN6, w. VA.


WHEELING, w. VA.
On The IL. q April npz, tho MOundsylls r..
male Seminary WILL hO ulOVrd u the City Ot
WhCelihR and associated With the school hitherto
carried % b. Nisa Hannah L. B0Rham, and
Opened undof The SboEa name lnr tho FecVptioa
q Boarding and Day PupllS,
DRSIaN.
The design Of tho lnOlllHtion u 70 RlFnlSh =
thorough and uyHtpmAtlc course VI Instruction
a. bSFStSiofS ihao viii b Two departments
the Primary, WhSFe the FaaimRhtG OF The Engliah
Language 0ily will b taught 9nd lhe AeadlmIr
q thorough knoWIedgN q the higher AAlhemA!iCs
and the ClAsslea tOgelhcF With HistoFy, Bellies
IREieFa and thO FlnO ARA.
TIE pl0A oftnStFaetim u that u The UnlVCr,
gity Of vlFginiH, nodded oply 60 Of a. % adapt
The colFso Of study q distributed into ''sehOpls
each eohstltutlng complete course on the sub.
ject taught
This Department u regularly 6FHaulEcl ln
Itself, both HocAl aud RstIunlgatal ard VIII "
conducted by accomplished lNaEheEa. Pupils will
FCtelV0 4 Dlpl0ma IL thiA Department aftFf hlN
log completed the studies GuihEAeed thVEelH
Young ladies WIN have aequltrd eonaldCIAblC
pFOlCienry In this AFi, and Wh0 may Wleh W
prosecute The ptudy still further. eau bs teraihhrd
WIN ANNAutAkNN w NNut'sVeN SHA's'Se 'NS'N
lOR,
BOARD or INSTRUCTION.
Enorv y y; sgEtDoS .9l,:,s,,I HuFcHIs', prInelpal,
Mis- HANNAH L. B0NIiAN, Vice RTlneipAl,
Miss G. 4, hoNTAguB, Mathematics aud LAAu.
MnN KATE A, DENNia0N, OIL Painting aud
Miss IIEIES c. coIRmE' MuSIr, Botany and
PHUpch.
" SnELpoN Hu!cHIXs, A, D., English IilsrA
turO and Mathematics.
Ms. VIZ, HuTCntRl, Piano.
Mrs HANGAR l. BoSWAA, Literature, History,
PaoT. Z, 4. wElHn, oEan, Guitar and vorsl
Music. eia
REV, y. c, II, LAHFT, A. NJ, German Language
and Literature, and Prof Of Pehman9hln.
DB, u. ". ALLRN, (lpfmGFly Prof, Virginia Uhl'
VeFAllyl Prnf Natural Science and ChctnlHlFy
REy. G. q. CuKHiE, A. NJ, Chaplaln and I,,v.
tUFpF m Moral Science and HihtURY.
POH Catalogue AZ null paFtiHulArs and tsfmS Of
admission 10 boarding department Of tue schools,
hhdnall Dhkll Anil lat fhh pFiAelnHl Al MHnNdHl
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REy. G. q. CuRRIE, A. n, ChAplaln apd I.tr.
tnHrF On Moral Science and HihtuEy
POt Catalogue AZ full particulars and t0fmS Of
admission 10 boarding department OF tue achpOlp
address, uhtll April 1T, tbs FTlRrlpal u Mounds
Vile, W. Va. jRnlaM &Asd&N-
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Murray 8 Lanman's
Florida Water.

The most celebrated and
most delightful Of all per-
fumes, for use on the hand
kerchief, at the toilet, and
in the bath, for sale by all
Druggists and Perfumerrs. il
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On The Ist 0f April hGxt tho MORndsVlllP r..
male Seminary Will bO mOVrd 10 the City Ot
Wheeling and associated With the school hitherto
carried On by AiSa Hannah l.. BORham, aud
Opaned under the above name IDF tho reception
q Boarding and Day Pupila,
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have grown into immense mountains
burden to the proprietors. and snare for
unwary speculation. One Of these. of un-
usually enticing bulk. has been sold, it is
sand, over and over again, ingenious CAPT
talists, chiefly from Eastern states, and Of
the Ioodles pattern. They bought the
dust pile because it was cheap for its size,
and, from its very apparent worthlessness,
suggested immense, if vague, possibilities Of
honest pennies. But the purchase has always
been abandoned in despair BY one after an
other of these misguided 6nanciers. One,
indeed, conceived the brilliant idea of SIT
ing his mountain for the solid coal scattered
through it, and after procuring an army Of
carts, and working zealously for week,
really obtained a tun or two Of admirable
coal As be aseertained, however, that his
sitter coal cost about three times per tun
what be would have to pay at the mines, he
sagaciously concluded that his undertaking
was less profitable than laborious, so gave
i up and fed.
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FROM ILLINOIS.

CAsEYNlLLE, Sept. s, 1870.
We have demanded an advance tot
digging coal, and All except some few
places have commenced work on H.
the balance are on strike and will re
main so until the price is given. Tic
transactions Of tie Cincinnati Conyen.
ton seem satisfactory TO the working.
men here, and ] suppose the cent,
per member will be forwarded as soon
as our present difficulties are settled.
Al a recent meeting Of the district 4
resolution was offered in favor O. ancN-
ing ourselves to thew estern Benevolent
Association of Pennsylvania, but II was
laid on the table until such time as We
can obtain some copies Of the laws,
hope that we will unite in one common
brotherhood
Please let ms know when you will be
able to come down this way, and allow
me to remain yours truly.
WIN. h. O.
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tsieu 'he shame Of accounting tL.u n.
~aS1ions drlbbled out 70 NJ II frsc, ans
We cold hands Of congres,;onaI ohar;,,
wv my intention to discuss the plat
IN ~ S'1 resolutions Of which / perceive
money question. | trust and
wv, before this letter is printed the
"ol Isrs will have settled the moDoy
o' Europe BY writing in flames the
On that legalzed robbery Of
allied interest for money. and
w A. debt and public credit systems
\, las grown out Of IL When wa
eOO- n that even the Pagan Romans for
hade lctertst 70. money a. A orimo ~ the
5ilth year Of tho City Of Rome that
Mahomethtterly condems it in the third and
thirtlcth chapters of the Koran that Moses
sarec tunes over forbids it IN Exodus.
LeyIecus aud Deuteronomy, that all Europc
and Chrlsiendom condemned and punished
As a sin second only to theft until the
SNtcHth century that to it we are now
rgely mdebted for the crime and misery
eA'sttac N"ongst us, We shall have no
cause 70 psourn should it come to a sudden
Ges'e ~ the war now raging in Europe.
: .A"9 a'cWI the nights that will be thrown upon
S1it enable us to see better how to deal
S4A i in our next Congress.
conclude as commenced, by asserting
THAT in decreeing Labor Reform Party"
the Cincinnati Congress has done worthy
service. Our cause has eve. here beaps
of friends but they are Democratic friends
ct Republican friends also They always
bang about when they are not wanted but
orc never at home when they are. There
ore half dozen papers in this city that
profess 70 be labor papers we shall see
ghat they arc when they hoist their colors at
4he next election. Now, we have fac
~ they are not for US We shall then know
ut ; for if they are on our $. le, they will
place 10 conspicuous characters, with proper
spacing; the words LABOR REFoEM
PARTY at the head Of their columns.
X. w. HUME.