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SAINT LOUIS.
Sale OF lhe esDemocrntn Newsnnne-

Sale OF the "Democrat' Newspaper.
ST. Louis, March 22.-The sale of the
Missouri Democrat took place to-day &C.
cording to the decree Of the Court made
some days ago. The sale was actual, but
only those interested were purchasers,
and the personal friends Of each member
Of the firm were permitted to be present.
The bidding was started by Mr.. Fishback
at 100000, and advanced rapidly to
$3.50, 900, alter which the bids were small.
At tho end of two hours the paper was
knocked down 10 MIR. Fishback at
$456O00. 0ne.half OF this, less Mr..
Fishback's one.third interest, is 10 be
paid tomorrow and the balance in six
months, with approved security. There
will bc no change in the politics of the
paper. It is understood that stock com.
pany will be formed, and Mr., Fishback
will have the controlling interest.
John O'Neil, charged with aiding in
the robbery and murder Of man named
Atkinson, some 12 miles from Memphis,
was arrested here to-day, and LETT for
Memphis this evening in company with
detective Cranmer. of that city.
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The cnhan Revolntinn.

KEY WEST, FLA, March 92.-Latc
dates IRON Cuba bring the following in.
telligence; The insurgents, under com.
mand ofPresident Cespedes, attacked the
town OF San Code TannamO on the 9Th
inst, and by teint succeeded in drawing
off the garrison. While the Spanish
troops were pursuing Cespedes, another
body Of the insurgents entered the town
by different routes and sacked the place
The movements Of the insurgents were
successful. A small sloop, which was
carrying ammunition to the insurgent
forces, was scuttled to prevent her cap
ture. The captain and crew escaped, and
landed safely. wy St2 '"A -
A large sum OF money has been Tor,
wardcd by Cuban sympathizers in Porte
Rico to the Cuban Junta.
The course pursued by the Espana
newspapers Is the cause Of dissenslonE
among the spanlards in Havana. N .
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GheGttstIigettter:
The Accident on the Pennsylvania
Cantrhl.

Three Wheeling gentlemen, Messrs.
JOHN BISHOP, ]. B. WA1EERs and A. D.
sEAMEN, were on the train which was
partially wrecked yesterday morning on
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad. For.
tunately none Of them were in the cars
thatgwere thrown from the track, though
Mr.. BsHor was only diverted by the
merest accident from taking q state.room
in one Of them. The bank down which
the cars were thrown was some thirty or
forty feet high and very steep. Two Of
the cars rolled over several times in the
descent, and were broken into small irag.
ments, but fortunately did not take fire
Had they done 50, a number Of passen.
gers iammed in the wreck must have
been burned alive. AIr. Bishop speaks in
high praise ofthe energy and intrepidity
shown by Mr.. WALTERS in assisting to
extricate and take care of the wounded.
The passengers were delayed three
hours, and the weather being intensely
cold added TO their discomfort.
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Mexican Reyolution.

New ORLEANS, March 92.-The BIata.
moras Revolutionary Committee of Ia.
maulipas issued a bulletin to. day announc.
ing the recent elects Of the engagements
near Zacatecas to the 14th inst. Tho
Juarez forces took Zacatecas on the 18Th
and also 900 prisoners, and were holding
the mountain Of Tubufa, near Zacatecas.
A column OF 5000 men, which Racha
sent in pursuit Of Gueria's army, were re.
pulsed and 90 pieces of artillery taken
from them on the 14th, which result en-.
nabled the revolutionists to take the de.
iensiye and now confront Concha with
equal force. -" @ s'
On Juarez's birthday salutcs were
fired and the troops paraded in honor oI
tho event. .Jl.it 4FtHe , y 81
Brownsville news from Monterey to the
18th reports that Gems. Trevino and San.
tillo arc raising forced loan of $4,000.
The stores Of prominent American mer.
chants Of that place had been opened and
goods taken forclbly 10 a large amount.
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COLUMBUS.

COLUMBUS, March 22-Gov. Noyes to.
day appointed and the Senate confirmed
W. F. Church, of Cincinnati, State Super.
intendent of Insurance.
In the Senate bills were introduced to
regulate the charges for telegraphic dis.
patches in Ohio, so that the charges for
twenty words shall not exceed twenty.
five cents, and for every additional ten
words shall not exceed twenty-five cents,
and for every additional ten words one.
fourth of that sum. Also bill to pro.
vide for the appointment OF two inspec.
tors ol mines at q salary OF 81, 900 per
annum, whose duty It shall be 10
inspect all coal mines in the State and see
that they are properly regulated and
ventilated; also a bill to provide that all
fines collected from keepers, inmates and
visitors to houses Of ill.iame shall be used
in Cleveland to support homes for fallen
women; the bill providing for the election
of delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention in April 1878, was passed. n e
In the House the bill to forbid the
trapping or killing Of any fur.bearing
animals between the 18th of February
and the 18th of April was passed.
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE
PENN'A CENTRAL II. Il.
A Passenger Train Thrown Down an
''' Embankment.
Two Killed and "a Injured.

A"O AAAcu anu Ia IHJuIcus
PIrrsBuRGu, March 29.-The southern
express on the Pennsylvania Central rail.
road, due in Pittsburgh at $50 this morn.
ing, was wrecked at ConnemOugh Furnace,
a few mileswest OF iJohnstown, at Z o'clock
this morning. Particulars soon. rr
.h."'H LATER.
The southern express west on the
Pennsylvania Central railroad, was wreck.
ed at Counemaugh Furnace, seventy.five
miles cast Of Pittsburgh, at Z o'clock this
morning, II was caused by broken rail.
The engine and the six front cars kept the
track, the other cars were all thrown over
an embankment and wrecked, ono being
q Louisville sleeper, and Philadelphia
and one a Pittsburgh sleeper. Two pas.
sengcrs were killed, one an unknown Ger.
man girl, and the other named Jacobs,
from Baltimore. Fourteen passengers
were injured, who have been placed on
an extra train, und well cared for, which
is expected to arrive at 2P.M. The
names of the injured will follow soon.
~ nlsT oF MEN ! kilItED l4 AND WOUNDED.
Inc names OF the killed and wounded
on the eout9ern Express train this morn
ing are as follows: Killed-A young Ger
man lady of Baltimore, supposed to be a
daughter of German clergyman of that
city, name unknown Samuel Jacobs, jew
eler, Baltimore, Wounded-Mayor A.
+. Callow, Guy M. Irwin, James Brown
and Mrs: 5. Rollins, Of Allegheny, Pa,
the two first named seriously injured; D.
Y. Patterson, Washington City; James
Lellebridge, Forest, O.; E. J. Tryon,G. W..
Sloore and Il. Vose, N. Y,;J. N. Phillips,
New Castle, H.C. Frost, Hannibal, Mo-;
T. D. Sheppard, Cadiz, o.; L. Beaker,
lerre haute' Ind The accident was
caused by abrokcniralL y The three rear
cars, sleepers' were thrown over a bank,
ApG ~, TWO :" tnem entirely destroyed
Inc name Oh the Young lQdV killed. this
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THE LABoRs OF A METHODIST BIsHoP.-
The Boston Journal, thus sets forth the
demands upon tho time and strength Of
BishopE. r. AMEs, who opens Conference
here to-day: q.
Some idea Of the eXactiOns made upon
the Bishops time and strength may be
gathered IRON the fact that he opened the
Philadelphia Conference, at Philadelphia,
March 6, keeping hard ut work, night and
day, during week days, and Sunday OFF,
ciating at two ordination services, besides
preaching once at least, il able, until the
following Tuesday; then starting imme-
diately for the Newark Conference, sit.
ting at Hackettstown, N. j., the next day
going through the same routine Of day
and night lahors Tor the next seven days;
then posting of TO Providence, Il. l.,
where he must be at 0 o'clock A. M,
March 20tli, (to.day) for another exhaust.
ing round Of Episcopal toll, and using up
another week alter the same style; he
must be ON hand at Worcester, the 27th,
at0 A. NJ, precisely; April 8 holds him
pledged TO the Vermont Conference, to
preside again, at Chelsea; and the 10th Of
that mouth he must show himself at New
York, ID sit out, or rather work out, an.
other exhausting session of u week, full
measure, at least, and but Tor the General
Conference, which begins its quadrennial
session in Brooklyn, N. Y, May /, this
same almost intolerable DRAFT on human
endurance would go on at just about such
merciless rate Tor months longerl Who
wonders at the mortality prevailing
among the Bishops OF the Methodist
Church, in view OF this terrible strain
upon the physical, to say nothing OF tho
mental constitution oass
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As OUR good friend ofthe Richie Star

AS OUR good friend Of the Richie Star
seems TO misapprehend the purpose for
which the INTELLIdENCER is published,
VIC may be permitted to say for his in
formation that the INTELLIoENcER is not
published with the object of controlling
the State, the Republican party or any
body else. It is published to furnish
news and entertainment Tor its patrons /;
to help good cause and expose bad
one, whenever 1t can; to tell the truth
about public men and measures, accord.
ing as it may be able to find out what the
truth Is; and to leave its readers at
liberty to believe and do whatever to
them seems best. We leave matters Of
control to the more influential journals
like the Star. 4G
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River News.

PITTSBURGH, March 22.-Cloudy and
pleasant. Monongahela river three feet
and falling. No arrivals except Slack.
water packets. It is reported that the
Juniata has been laid up at Rochester on
account Of low water.
ST. LOUIS, March 22.-Arrived-City oI
Cairo and Maj. Wicks, from New Orleans;
Mary G. Poe, from Red River. Departed
Henry Ames and Mollie Moore, for
New Orleans Victory, from Keokuk.
River still falling. Snow fell last night.
Weather cloudy to-day, with indications
Of rain.
CINCINNATI, March 99.-River 10 feet,
and declining. Arrived-Bermuda, from
Evansville; Il. r. Hudson, Pittsburgh
Departed-Ada Hcilman, for Nashville;
Andes, Wheeling. The Potomac arrived
since dark.
LOUISVILLE, March 2e.-River still
rising, with feet in the canal and 8 feet
in the chute. Showing. The greater
part Of the day was cloudy, but it Is now
moderating. Arrived-Allice Dean, from
Cincinnati; Exchange, Tigress and Sam
Roberts, from Pittsburgh; Ed. Hobbs
from Wheeling; Dictator, from st. Lou: ,
Departed-Potomac and Alice Dean, for
New Orleans; Exchange, for st. Louis;
Tigress and Sam Roberts, for Pittsburgh,
A bulkhead'is being built in the Charmer
preparatory TO pumping her out, and it Is
thought she will be aaoat in q few days
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SAYS tho Allentown Free Post: Some
idea ol the tautology Of the legal formula
may be gathered IRON tho following spelci.
men, wherein. Ifa man wishes 10 give
another IN orange, instead Of saying, ~
give you that orange" he must set forth
his sact and decd thus; II give you al
and singular my estate and interest right
title, and claim and advantage ofand ID
that orange, with all its rind, skin, iuce
pulp, and pips, and all right and advantage
therein, with full power 10 bite, cut, suck
or otherwise eat the same orange, or give
the same away, with or without its rind
skin, JUICE, pulp, and pips, anything here
tofore or hereinafter or in any other deed
or deeds, instruments of what kind or na
ture soeyer, to the contrary in any wist
Notwithstanding ,.s .s q &
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RY TELEoRA RH
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
E1cldslvely to the Intelllgencer.
(By the Western Union Line.
oaiee North.wsst cor. Of Main and Monroe Sts.
THE LATEST NEWS.

The Tribune says II is reported that about
forty Tammany refugees have takcn up theiI
resldenceRt 81. John, N. B., and that they arc
living there under assumed names
1 "A St. Petersburg correspondent sAys catR.
cazy was received very coolly by the EmperorAnd
GortschakolI. It Is reported that the ex.MinIs.
ter Is about to quit Official life and bctAkc him.
self TO journalism.
-oue OF the mills at North Andover (Mass.)
owned by General William Sutton, was totally
destroyed by arc, together with the machinery
Friday morning.
The great oil case Of McClurken rs. Frcw
and others, at PlttsburglI, was decided In favor
ofthe defendants, yesterday. G
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Railroad Matters IN Hancock.


Another Railroad Meeting was held at
New Cumberland on the 7th, to promote
the building of railroad up into Han
cock. The committee appointed at the
previous meeting reported that owing to
the shortness Of the time, they were un-
able tomake a satisfactory report, assign
ing as another reason that they were una-
BILE TO ascertain the parties necessary to be
known, with whom they might open up
correspondence on the railroad ques-
ton. Another member from each town
ship was added to the committee, which
now consists of the following named gen.
tlemen: J. W. ALLISON, JOHN HUTsoN,
VIC. MURRAY, DANIEL DoNEHoo, B. j.
SMITH, JAMES L. FREEMAN, Gen. WIN. L.
CRAWFORD and BENZ. GRIFFITH. .They
were instructed oprepare an address set
ting forth the advantages Of the proposed
railroad. Another meeting is TO be held
at Fairview on the sthof April. D"
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CINCINNATI.
A MAN SHOOTS MS WIFE DEAD

d
CINCINNATI, March 29.-At noon to.
day James G. Davis shot his wife dead al
the Metropolitan Hotel, with pistol. He
says it was an accident. Mrs. Davis was
q circus performer, well known as Rosa,
A Frankfort, KY, special TO the Chr0n.
tcIG says that the amendment to the Gin
cinnali and Southern Railroad bill passed
the Senate by vote Of 1G to ii. II
removes all the restrictions and taxes
upon the road, except the Holt amend
ment, which requires q tax upon freight.
CINCINNATI, March GA Gazette spe.
cial Of this date says that VIM. Barker, Of
Higgins Point, Brown county, was ar.
rested to-day on the finding Of the coron-
cr's jury that he procured an abortion on
Sarah LYDIA, OF Ripley, by using IN instru
ment, causing her death, yesterday morn.
ing.
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THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION,
EXCITEMENT OVER THE QUESTION IN THE
NoRTHwEsT-THE ISSUE IN IILINoIs

EXCITEMENT OVER THE QUESTION IN THE
NoRTHwEsT-THE ISSUE IN ILLINOIS
AND IOWA. I'D. ...g. q
CHICAGO, March 22.-The excitement
oyer the temperance question still con-
tinues In the northwest. Tho Germans
Of this State are making vigorous war
on the Maine law, but will hardly succeed
in securing its modification or repeal at
present. They propose to make its repu.
diation political test. A bill with simi,
lar provisions, drafted from the Ohio law,
was defeated in the Senate Of Iowa yes.
terday. In Wisconsin yesterday the
House of Representatives refused to con-
cur IN the Senate amendments TO the
temperance bill Those amendments were
to exempt wines made from grapes raised
in the State from the operations Of the
law, and to punish drunkenness as a
crime. The Senate will probably recede,
as both OF these amendments are objec.
tionable to the friends of the measure,
who argue that the first would open an
easy way to evade the act and the second
is considered impracticable.
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THE RAILRoAD.-As will be noticed
by extracts in another place, the Wheel.
ing, people are considerably alarmed at
the prospect ofthe Lake Shore and Tus.
carawas Valley Road being diverted from
that city TO Barnesyille. And well there
may be. With a bridge costing 81 ,OO0,.
600, to be constructed, and a railroad cos.
ting $50OO000, 1t Is difficult TO SEQ how
Wheeling or Bridgeport even, can com.
plcte successfully with Barnesville for
this road. Nature gave Barnesville only
one route Tor railroad, and that d
down the Saltwater Valley. 1t is u nat.
ural railroad route, with no cuts or tun.
nels, and can easily be constructed for
$4,000 per mile, or about $1s0,O00 tC
Freeport. The work from Bridgeport to
Freeport will cost at least $1,200,000
This latter fact has been demonstrated by
actual servey, while the cost Of the Bar.
nesville route Is estimated by competent
engineers who are acquainted with the
route. We believe that there will be nc
difficulty in securing this road II out citi
zens go 10 work with their usual energy
and determination. Enter
prEe. l.a# ...,H
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The su,
preme Court took up to-day, case No. 10,
original ex parte, T. Jefferson Gacer,
This Is ono OF the South Carolina cases
under tho enforcement act of May 1870,
and Stanberry and johnson failing to get
the constitutionality Of the law In the
case Of Avery and others, on a certificate
Of division on previous issues on the mo.
lion TO quash, now moved for writs OF
hdbeas corpus and ceretiori to bring up this
case for review; the court below having
refused to discharge the petitioner on a
writ OF hqbeas corpus. Afler some conyer.
sation between the court and council the
matter was taken under adviscment.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
tho following nominations: David Had.
icy, agent Tor Tho Pnttowatomie Indians,
Kansas; M. Freeman, receiver Of pnhlic
moneys; Reuben Reynolds, receiver Of
public moneys, Detroit, Michigan. Regis.
ters Land Otllce-John Mayburgl, Elks.
Nevada; A. Campbell, Marquette, Mich;
Wm. A. Newton, Detroit. :.
L. o. Roberts has been appointed
gauger Of the 9th Tennessee district.
The amount paid for unsuccessful seats
last year was $4,000. .I
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The Sale OF Arms Inquiry.
SENATOR scnunn ON rnr srANn,

SENATOR sCHURz ON THE STAND.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Schurz to-day testified before tho Senate
Committee on the sale OF arms as TO the
manner in which he first obtained inlor,
nation about the sales for the French
Government TO Remington. About a
week before the Christmas vacation q
copy ora letter from Remington TO Leo
Q. Cesne was shown him by Congress.
man, the same rs appeared in the prcam.
Die TO MIR. Summers resolution. lie did
not know from his own knowledge how
the copy was obtained. He said that he
didn't feel at liberty to tell the name OF
the member, but thought the gentleman
might have no objections himself to doing
so. 1t wasn't Sumner, however. In re-
ply to the question whether he had any
knowledge Of any officers OF the govern.
ment receiving money from the sales, the
witness replied that a good deal Of inlor-
nation comes 10 him from third persons
In confidence. He thought this inlorma.
tion could be procured by the Committee
on the evidence Of Mr.. Carpenter, who
had asked the question from what persons
Mr. Schurz obtained his Information; he
would waive it for the present. MIR.
Schurz, in the course Of his examination,
said he didn't obtain this information
from persons other than citizens.
Senator Hamlin said that he held in his
hand an article from the Notc Deutscte AE-
lsn1GLne Zeitstng, and transferred it to Sena.
tor Schurz, who read it, saying that that
paper was printed in Berlin, and was the
oticiak a<Gan. The following sentence
occurs: I'VE believe we are well in.
formed when wesay that our government
takes no interest, and at most, only a
negative one, in the question which MIR.
sumner has brought before the American
Senate" Tsgr =
Adjourned Till Monday.
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weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 1880 p. n.

Easterly to southerlys winds, with
cloudy weather and rain will continue
over South Atlantic States. The area OF
cloudy weather and snow from Tennes.
see northward, will gradually extend
eastward over the Middle States tonight
and over New England on Saturday,
where the winds will turn back to south
erly. Rising barometer with falling tenn
peraturc, clearing weather and north.
westerly winds, will extend eastward
over the Mississippi Valley during the
night, and over the Upper Lake region,
the Ohio Valley and Gulf States on Sat
uruAy. HH- d tr.-. .gs - E1gl
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Meeting at the Cont House.

Gen. BURKE and AUGUSTINE COSTELLO,
the distinguished gentlemen who are ad-
vertiscd to address their Irish fellow
citizens, reached the city yesterday and
arc stopping at the Grant House. O'DoNo-
VAN Rosa was expected last evening.
Those who have been making arrange
ments for the meeting anticipate that the
courthouse will not hold all who will be
out tonight to hear these distinguished
gentlemen. fs b. a.e.. sg
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.
Relatlons With Enrlnnh.

@N-N~"@~s@S w -" A4AhAAhAs
PARIS, March 29.-Lord Lyons, British
Ambassador to France, has notified Thiers
that England and France remain as
friends, and that all the neutrality laws
are still in force
VERSAILLES, March 29.-The galleries
Of the Assembly were crowded with spec.
tators this afternoon In expectation ofthe
debate on tho Catholic petitions, which
has been postponed until tomorrow.
Thiers proceeded 10 address the Cham.
Der. His speech was plea for a further
postponement OF the debate. He assured
the Deputies that the policy of the gov.
ernment on the Roman question, as nm.
nounced year ago, was unchanged, and
any discussion now OF the petitions before
the Chamber would seriously embarrass
the government, while 1t could not benefit
the Holy Father.
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CHICAGo.

CHICAGO, March 22.-It has transpired
that Dominick Klcu;sch, town collector
Tor West Chicago, who absconded some
time since. Is q deiaulter to the amount oI
between $25, 900 and $4,000.
The owners Of the Bigelow block have
been officially notified Of Its condemna.
ton for postotfice site, and on the 18th
of April a Commissioner win be appoint.
ed to fix the valuation. ,' :
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THEY have just discovered in India
that the elephant Is too valuable an ami
NAL to be Unfortunately slaughtered,
and the government has interfered te
prevent their extinction. Menagerie men
and small boys will be duly grateful.
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Accident on the Northern Pacific
Railroad,

ST. PAUL, MIMI, March ga snow
plow train on the Northern Pacific rail-
road, last night, consisting ofthree engines,
became separated during The blinding
snow storm, and when the forward section
stopped at Hancock, the hind engine
came up and telescoped two cars, killing
conductor Fitzgerald and fatally injuring
another man.
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BOSTON.

BosroN, March 29.-The loss by the
burning Of the North Andover Wooler
Mills today, amounts to $4,000; insur
ed'for $2s,000. The mill employed one
hundred and twenty-five operatives.
|. DIR. j. d. Dillingham; Is alleged TO have
absconded, leaving numerous friends un
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