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WASHINGTON.


Return Of the Prrsldebt.-COnsuIta.
IiOR over the EBsllNa CVmPliea.
IiOR.
WUHNDrOS, June Is The Presideu
returned from Long Branch this morning
Previous 70 the Cabinet meeting Secre
nry Fish held long consultation with
him respecting the Alabama claims
Much business awaited tue President.
attention
CABINET NEETiSG
The Cabinet meeting commenced 81
noon. There were present, Secretary
Fish, Secretary Dellno and Postmaster
General Creswell Judge Richardson
represented the Treasury Department and
Bristow the Department Of Justice, the
War and Navy Departments were no,
represented. The meeting was OF short
duration. Secretary Fish read several
brief dispatches as the latest received by
him from GenevA, giving the present con.
diion Of affairs before the tribunal, but
they contained no information indicating
the final results The representatives Of
the several departments presented various
subjects OF routine business, requiring the
action Of the President.
Tax on Tobacco Dealers.
Joseph Niumo, Jr, has been reappoinl.
cd supervising inspector Of steamboats,.
On and after the Isl Of July, 1872, every
person who sells or offers for sale manu-.
iactured tobacco, snul or cigars, except
importers Of these articles, who sell only
their own products at the place Of prOduc.
tion, will be required 10 pay a special tax
1t the rate OF live dollars per Annum,
without regard To the amount OF his an.
nual sales The exemption OF persons
whose annual sales do not exceed 500 is
repealed by the new law.
The Postmaster General to-day appoint.
ed the following persons 10 be special
agents at large OF the POstOilice Depart
ment l., l.. PendletOn, OF Lexington, JnO,
II. PappO, OF Richmond. Ind
The POstOillce Department today or.
dered postal service on the Springfield *
Northwestern Railroad from Petersburg
TO Havana, Illinois.
Our government has not objected and
does not propose TO object TO the pOspOne-
ment ol the arbitration at Geneva as de-
sired by the British government, and
will do nothing to give the Queen a pre-
text for Withdrawing from the arbitration.
1t Is considered within the power Of the
tribunal to grant a postpOnement for a
reasonable time or until the Senate again
meets in regular course 10 act on such
Of the amended additional
article 10 the treaty as may be proposed
by Great Britain. No extra session will
be called, but in the meantime nothing
will be done on ou7 part TO occasion the
failure OF the treaty. No fears are now
in that direction, and there is
no information 10 warrant the conclusion
that the efforts TO adjust the differences
will be Intellectual.
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THE soUTHRRN RAILWAY.
ST. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS, June lS.-John Mickey, a
workmen in the Missouri Furnace Com.
pany's workshops OF St. Louis, was run
over and killed by a train Of the Iron
Mountain railroad to-day.
Three men, belonging 10 gang ofriyer
thieves, who commit depredAlions on
steamboats, and steal all sorts Of property
from the levee, were arrested to-day.
They had large barge with considera.
bic amount Of property on board, which
they were preparing 10 start South with.
An Eight Hour League was formed
here tonight. A Constitution was adopted
and officers elected. Preliminary sleps
were taken TO organize a Central Council.
The meeting was thinly attended.
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Texas state Democratic Convention

CORsICAH, TEXAS. June 1S-Thc State
Democratic Convention organized perma.
nently to-day, Hon. John II. Rogan pre-.
siding. Over six hundred delegates are
in attendance. 1t Is admitted to be the
most respectable and imposing political
assembly ever witnessed in the State A
State Central Committee was appointed,
and after an acrimonious debate Col. G.
NJ. Wlnkler, Of Navarro county, was tlec.
ted Chairman.
No other business Of importance was
transacted. The Committee On Platform
report tonight that the majority Of the
delegates are opposed TO a separate nomi.
nation at Baltimore, but that the dele
gates will go uninstructed 10 Harrisburg
The smallpox has broken out in Dick
inson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and
many Of the students arc leaving for home.
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A good many Democratic newspapers
Insist that the reelection Of President
Grant would ruin the country. Many
calamilies, not sharply skGtChed, but
vague and prOdigious, are 10 fall upon US.
Several persons, among them Frank Blair,
have dcspairCd of the liberties Of the peo.
pie In case Grant has second term.
There Is, VIC are told, TO be tremendous
growth Of Capitalization and an over
shadowing despOtism. This is very dull
nonsense. All intelligent American citl.
zens are aware that the theory that
Grant can not be reelected without pub.
lie peril, Is fantastic stupidity.-Cm.
Commercial.
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CHANCE IN GANBLiSG-Closely con.
nCctcI with the theory about the range OF
possibility In the matter ol chance combi.
nations, Is the theory OF the maturity OF
the ChanCcs-"thC most elementary OF tho
theories on probabilities" 1t might safely
be termed the most mischieYOus Of gamE.
ling supestti0ns As an illustration OF
the application Of this theory, we may cite
the case Of an Englishman, once well
known at foreign gambling tables. who
had based a system on generalization
ol this theory. In point OF fact the
theory asserts that when there has
been II run in favor Of any particu.
lar event, the chances III iAVor OF the event
are reduced, and, therefore, necessarily,
the chances In favor Of other events are
increased. Now our EngliShman watch.
ed the play at the roulette table for two
full hours, carefully noting the numbers
which came up during that time. Then,
eschewing those numbers which had
come up Oltenest, he staked his money on
those which had come up very seldom or
nOtat all. Here was an iniallible system,
according 10 "lho most elementary Of the
theories Oi probability" The tenden-
cy oil chance results To right themselves,
50 that events equally likely In the flrst
instance will occur an equal number Of
times In the long run, was called into
action 10 enrich our gambler and ruin the
unlucky bankers. Be il noted, In passing,
that events do right themselves, though
this circumstance does not operate quite
as the gambler supposed, and cannot be
trusted 10 put a penny into any ones
pocket. The system was tried, however,
and instead ol reasoning respecting iiG
soundness, we may content ourselvtG
with recording the result. On the lrst
day our EnglishmGn won moro than
600 in single hour. "His exultaIlon
was boundless. lie thought he hau really
discovered the philosophers stone on
he went TO his bankers, and transmitted
the greater portion Of bis winnings 70
London. The next day he played and lost
my pounds; and the following. day no
achieved the same result, and hSd to Write
10 town for remittAnces. In hne, IN
week he had lost all the money he won
at first, with the exception Of fifty poundS,
which he reserved 10 take him homei and
being, thoroughly convinced Of tho exceed
| ing hckleness az fortune, he has never
staked sixpence since, and does all In
bis power 10 dissuAde others from plsy-
ing. .h-7he C0rHhM.
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Terrible Storm.

HALIFAX, June ia terrible storm Of
rain and hail, accompanied by thunder
and lightning, passed over this place this
afternoon. The lightning struck tue
steeple Of Chambers Church, shatlering
it, and passed down through the building,
tearing the ceiling, floor, &c, and com.
pletely demolished the mission house.
The lightning also struck the cupalo Of
the Provincial building and did considera.
bic damage 10 the structure.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CoScoRD, June 1s.-The House met
to-day and proceeded to the election Of a
United States Senator in place Of ]. W.
Patterson. The vote was rird Uoce and
resulted as follows: The whole number
Of votes cast was 33l; necessary Tor a
choice III. ]. W. Patterson received i;
Harry Bingham 1856, and Bainbridge
Wadleigh 200. Mr.. Wadleigh was de.
cIared duly elected on the part Of the
House.
The annual meeting Of the Woman's
Suffrage Association Of New Hampshire,
began this afternoon.
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From the official reports of the spring.
field (Mass) ArmOry, It appears that, for
work for which the Government paid 81
under the ten.hour system, It has given
only 03 cents under the cight.hOur rule.
Unfortunately for those who would argue
from this fact the superiority Of the latter,
the pay Ofthe laborGrs has been cut down
from 6 to 90 per cent, so that larger re-
duCtOn Of cost than cents on the dollar
ought to be reported Moreover, the
wOrkingmen themselves, instead Of using
their extra time TO advantage, are far 10
apt to give It up 10 drinking and card.
playing.
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IT has been found, by a serious Of care.
iul experiments, that coal, exposed TO the
weather, loses in very short time nearly
onG,third Of It's weight, and about half Of
It's heating power, The combined effect
of air and moisture is TO eliminate the
hydrogen, which Is the main source OF
warmth during consumption. Anthra.
cite suffers least from this cause, and our
bltuminous Goals the most. One variety,
which lost l2 per cent Of its heating
power while under cover, lost during the
same time, while uncovered, AZ per cent.
The fact is Of value to every consumer.
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FLOATING lsLAND.-We remember our
first sight and taste Of this delicious com.
pound. And we remember twelve year
old girl flying into our presence with
cheeks as red as roses, crying out-"I've
learned TO make floating islandp She
IounG the way at her first effort How
eagerly she watched every mouthful as
que, One ana another pronounced It very
SOoG 500, Hnt here Is the receipt: Set q
un,Hu uAss o' milk to boil, then stir into Il the
S osa.en yolk OF six eggs; flavor with
lemon or rose, and sweeten TO taste. whin
me whites OF the eggs 10 a strong frotS
When the cuStard Is thick, put II into !"
deep dish and heap the irotbsd sypS
upon It Serve cold. N ess'
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Early Sunday morning Al engine On
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & 81 Louis
Railroad ran over two unknown men thlr.
teen miles east Of Sicubenyille, Ohio
The men were lying across the track In
opposite directions. the head and feet OF
each resting on the rails The wheels
passed over both, cutting of the heads
and feet On the body OF one was found
a revolver and passbOok with the name
William Lloyd written on the leaf
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Arkansas LIberal Convention,

LITTLE Rock, June 1s.-The Liberal
Republican Convention met to-day and
was organized by electing Q. r. Under.
wood, Of Helena, as Chairman. A Com.
mittee on Resolutions were appointed, and
also q committee TO confer with the
Democratic Convention tomorrow. The
Democratic Convention will be one Of The
largest eyer. held in the State, every
county being represented.
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DoN'T root up that evergreen. 1t may
have life IN It, though the foliage looks as
II fire had passed through It. A writer
IN an eastern paper says that the ever.
greens are not killed, the foliage, the
leaves only, are hurt, aud as they fall q
new growth appears, and the trees attain
their former beauty and vigor. He sd-
vises those who have evergreen trees or
hedges TO cut them back one. third, prun.
ing well the side limbs. y"
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The Paxton, Illinois, Railroad Acc
cident.

NEW York, June ls.-Thc railroad
accident which was reported from Pax.
ton, Illinois, yesterday, as having occur
red on the indianapolis, Bloomington &
Western Railroad, Is denied by the officers
Of that road, who state that Paxton Is not
on their road, but on the l.. B. Il Miss.
Railroad. The report being damaging to
the former road they request the corree-
tion.
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CINCINNATI.
The Thompson.Bond Affair.

CiSCISSATI, June lS.-The Thompson.
Bond aiiair, has attracted great attention
today. The particulars are gathered by
the cnterprising reporters from the parties
themselves, and from other sources, were
displayed fully in the papers, and are
provoking all kinds Of comments. The
high position OF the Rev. Mr.. Thomp.
son in the church and society, and
his excellent reputation, the extra.
ordinary statements OF the assailant
Bond, and the uuenvablc position in
which Mrs. Shingledecker finds herself
placed by the murdcrous assault and the
charges preferred by her crazed lover,
cOnsplre 10 surround the case with singu.
lar interest Bond was brought into the
police court today on the charge Of as.
sault with intent to kill, but in the pres.
ent uncertain condition Of his victim the
case was postponed, and the prisoner,
being unable 10 give 5000 bail,
he was committed to Jail TO await further
developments. The friends OF Mr.. Thomp.
son are to-day no less pronounced in the
opinion Of his innocence Of all criminal
intent, His condition has been rather
comfortable. He has been sleeping to-day,
and his present situation is not discourag.
ing, though his physicians are quite reti.
cent in relation to the exact nature Of his
injuries,
RED RIVER STEAMER LINE.
The establishment Of an effective line
Of steamers between Cincinnati and the
Red River continues TO be agitated, and
an effort will be made TO secure the coun.
tenAnce Of both the Chamber of Com.
meICe and the Board OF Trade.
GOVERNMENT BUILDING SITE.
The discussion relative TO the site for a
new Government building, received fresh
interest to day by the Commercials ad.
vertising for propositions looking to the
purchase Of at least q half square, and
confning the location within the limits
prescribed by Main, Fourth, Eighth and
Plum streets The time Tor the proposals
IS extended TO July 3D..
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The commissioners from Bourbon.
Madison and Clarke counties, Kentucky,
were before the trustees of the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad to-day, with view to
securing location through these counties.
They make liberal offers Of assistance.
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LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE, June ls.-This evening
Katy States, a girl l2 years old, who was
In room alone, dropped alighted match
into can Of coal oil, which exploded
setting fire to her clothing and to bed
in the room. When the flames were ex.
tinguished the girl was terribly burned
from her neck TO her feet, and Is in dY.
ing condition.
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Accidentally Shot.

CINCINNATI, June l9.-Near Spring
dale, twelve miles northwest Of this city
Thomas Hill, lad 10 years OF age, Will,
out hunting, was accidentally shot and
killed Instantly, to-day, by young com
radG His companion In climbing fence
fell, and his gun was discharged, the con-
tents entering young Hills breast Ihere
were four boys in the party.
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WING AND WING.
Private Boarding House
pOR SUMNER RESORT,

POR SUMNER RESORT.
Situated At DRRR PARK, AlleshAny eounly,
Nd, on the B. 4 OR. R and on tho summit Of
the Allegheny Mountains.
Can accommodate limited number Of Summer
BoGfdsrs. Passenger trains stop daily night ard
morning, going both RlIt and West
3. @. TlLLsoN, Proprietor.
kEIEEENGEI-s. L1uEhlin, EIq, Major n. B.
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CANADA.

OTTAWA, June 1s.-A fire this morning
destroyed number Of wooden buildings
on the corner Of Spark and Victoria
streets, and range Of stone buildings on
Wellington street, occupied by SINNERS
drug store, Sandford's news depot, Hardy
Broa.s grocery, McCarthy's drug store,
and Blyth's dry goods store. Loss esti.
mated at 800, 900; insured.
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THE wife OF Gratz Brown is u hand
some and winning lady, mother Of seven
children, Of whom six are living, the cid.
est not being over II years OF age: OF
these children five arc girls. It's related
Of the Governor that he married for love
when Mrs Brown was country maiden,
and that he first saw her swinging on a
gate In front Of country farmhouse, as
he and two or three other members Of the
Missouri Legislature were strolling out Of
town after one Of It's sessions.
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Case Of AsIastIc Cholera at Pitts
buTgh.



We calIudcd briefly yesterday TO rumor
that man had died Ci cholera In Pipe.
town on Saturday. An investigation TO.
day proves that such was the case, the
physician in attendance, DR.. Z. Dounclly,
having reported 10 tue Board Of Health
this morning, the death Of John Sullivan,
laborcr, aged fJrIy.iwo, residence 27l
Second avenue, Of that terrible disease.
The doctor has had considerable expert.
ence both In this country and In South
America with 1t, and asserts that Ii was
beyond question genuine case Of chOl.
era. lie Say that the deceased, who was
an cmployc Of the gas company, was In
excellent health until noon on Friday,
when he was taken sick An hour after
ward the doctor was called IN, and treated
him for cholera All through tho progrCss
OF sullivan's illness, which terminated "a.
tally about thirty hours alter Il COM
menced, the und0ubted indications were
those OF cholera in very violent form.
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PRUSSIA.

BEHIS, June ls.-Tho miners strike
In WestphAliA i spreading The wnfk
men OF forty two mines In The ncishbor
hood Of Essen and Betkhcim, have gui,
work, aud Joined the movement com
mcnced by their fellow workmen E Dart
mind
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PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA, June Isles than
200 strikers attended their meeting to-day,
and the excitement appears TO be dying
out. Speeches were made In favor Of re.
turning to work and finishing the con.
tracts lett uneompleted.
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PrTzBuRGH, June 1s.-MonongahelA
4 feet Q inches and falling. heA'ner
clear. NJ, ,oo.,
CIwcrrHArf, June lS.-Rivsr IL feet
@ inches and stationary.
CAIRO, June ls.-RIver, fallen ! inch.
Weather, clear. Mercury, sS.
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ALBANY.

ALBANY, June ls,-The Senate met to-
day as a Court oi Impeachment The case
Of Judge Prindle was postponed 10 Octo-
Der, aud that Of McCunn was fixed for to.
morrow. 1t was also ordered that Judge
Curtis, Of the New York Marine Court, be
noused to appear for trial.
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MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS, June 1s.-Al. Moses, charged
with killing ], L, Taylor on the Raleigh
road last March, was acquitted in the
Criminal Court this afternoon.
To-day was the hottest of the season.
AT 3 o'clock the mercury stood % deg.
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN

AApuln, June lS-Senor LlrrilA has
hnally cNnscaiel 10 accept the Premier,
ship, and Ioday, in the presence OF the
King, took the oath q; ofico. His tni
step will be 10 rumoVc the judges guilty
o. mAliessAncc In interfering in the last
elections
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0he0atelLiqet1efr:
Another sample OF Mule ARTILLERY.
The following Is related in the local
columns Of the Cleveland HsydH

NglAAAAA " hAAe Nt@HNA AAfNWNA
An old but unusually thoughtful farmer
residing near enough 10 this city 10 do all
his trading here, went into his cornheld
last week 10 hoe hia corn, and 10 order 10
give crow or two salute should be see
any, strapped his double bareled shot
gun on his back. As he warmed up 10
his work, be caused his hoe handle 10 cir.
culato with more than lis wonled rapidly
about him, and finally the end Of the hoe
handle hitting the trigger OF the gun
touched II OIL The old iarmer felt Kill
or two Of shot pass through his scalp and
supposlng he had been shot by an assas.
sin In the rear, be though wounded
seized his gun and wheeling suddenly
around blALed away At the supposed
shooter lie was still more surprised not
TO see a man but his dog wrilhing In the
agonIeS Of dissolution. He Is out now
hoeing corn again, but his head Is covered
with bandAges and plaster, and his dog
does not irisk about his heels as formerly.
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ALBANY, June ls.-The workiDgmeu
Of West Albany, now on strike, march.
cd in a body attended with fifty Of their
own men as police escort, 10 West Al.
bAny, TO induce the workmen there 10
strike
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Menrher Renort.
WAR DEfAAThKNT,
OFFIcE or THE CuIKF SIsNEL OFF!cEA,
WASHINGTON, D. C., June $3.50 ?. 4.


Clear and cloudy weather and winds
yeering, and fresh and brisk westerly,
north and west Of the Ohio Valley during
tonight, and on Wednesday cloudy and
possibly threatening weather and fresh
southeily winds for the lower lake region.
Clear and partially cloudy weather for
the New England and Middle Atlantic
States, with light 10 fresh southerly to
southwesterly winds, and for the Southern
States with light TO fresh winds, except
over the southern portion Of the South
Atlantic States, where cloudy weather
with occasional areas Of light rains IS
probable.
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ROME.

RoNE, June lS-Tho Pope has sent 10
the representatives ol foreign powers sn
important circular cuncrrning the present
condition of tue Holy See. II will soon
be made public
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A CINCINNATI wife lett her busb.nd
and Joined travelling show. The latter
was failure, and left her two hundreS
miles from home, and without money.
She had to walk back, and now she can't
find her husband, which serves her right
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THE shocking rumor that the Christian
Young Men Of Cincinnati were holding a
series Of balls In their rooms has no better
foundation than that they have an apart.
ment devoted TO "parlor croquct"
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SENATOR WILSON'S manly letter OF &C.
ceplAnce is coming In for universal praise
The Liberals canlfind no fault with Il, and
even the Democrats refrain iron attack,
ing Il.
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The National Republican Executive
Committee, ex.Gov Morgan, chairman,
was in secret session in New York, Tues
day afternoon.