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steamer charmer sunk on the Ohio
Falls.

CINCINNATI, March 21.-A special to
the Times and Chronicle says: The stca-
mer Charmer, in descending the falls this
morning struck q rock below the head OF
the chute, bow first, then swung round
striking the larboard side, Just aft the
boilers, against the right hand rect, crush
ing in her hull. She sunk in few
minutes. All the freight in her hold, in.
Guiding three hundred barrels Of flour, is
being removed, but 1t will be greatly
damaged. Boat valued at $4,000. No
insurance. Mo- ,.l.g.s-g .,, ..s.a, --rlr
LOUISVILLE, March 21.-The steamer
Charmer, from Cincinnati to Evansville,
about noon to-day attempted to go over
the falls, became unmanageable as she
entered the chute and struck the right
hand reef, near where the Sam j. Hale
struck last February. She whistled q
signal Of distress, and tho Champion went
to her assistance and took off the passen.
gers at considerable risk, taking them
over the falls and transferring. them to
the Grey Eagle at Portland. The Char
mer sunk to her guards, and the water is
now running over her main guards for
ward of her cylinder and timbers. All
the freight will be saved except in her
hold. The barge Kate Wheeler dropped
alongside OF her this evening TO receive
tho damaged freight Il Is thought the
Charner can be easily raised, and steps
will be Immediately taken for that pur-
pose. VIM. Varble was at the wheel.
There was no insurance on the boat. II
will cost about $1,000 to raise her. Her
cargo was insured in Cincinnati and
Pittsburgh offices,
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The Oil Mououo,v.

New YORK, March 21.-A dispatch
from Parker's Landing, Pa, says that an
enthusiastic meeting Of oil producers was
held there yesterday afternoon, at which
speeches were made by Gen. Nice Calmont
and others in denunciation of the South.
ern Improvement Company. A commit
tee was appointed to confer with Presi-
dent Garrett, Of the Baltimore s. Ohio
railroad, with view to extending the
facilities OF his road to Parker's Landing.
The committee were also authorized to 90
to Washington. The feeling is most in.
tense against the company in this city.
It is thought that the Vanderbilt interest
are trying to save the Southern Improve
ment Company from dissolution by some
compromise. The Scott interest IS, how.
ever, ready to cut loose from Vanderbilt
and the monopoly.
BUFFALO, March 21.-At a meeting of
the Directors OF the Buffalo Il jamestown
Railroad branch to-day, the following off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
President, NJ. Richmond; Treasurer, Jas,
NJ. Hamilton. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed, and tho building Of q through
road to the oil regions is placed beyond a
doubt.
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and ocean-our facilities for outlets In
every direction, and the unequaled ad.
vantages to the manufacturing establish.
ments in our city will be established, We
must look TO and aid these two enter.
prises at once, A few weeks or months
may be too late. The w. &. L. Z road
may be drawn elsewhere II We fail to give
II cordial helping hand. 1t is now
ripe Tor our effort, and patiently
awaits our decision. This road
wants 10 come into the heart OF our city,
and with bridge is willing to accept our
subscription on the conditions named in
the act Of the Legislature. Its friends are
friends Of the bridge; they have never de-
clared that they would "spend fifty thou.
sand dollars" and "spend all they are
worth 10 defeat the bridge"a
The q, & 7. road now warmly iayors
the bridge. Even now that road has It's
own engineer at It's own cost in our city
making his surveys and estimates for the
bridge, Its President iavors and will
"llberally aid the enterprise" II Wheeling
"is in earnest" The time never was be.
lore, and never will again be so favorable
as nOiO. ......
Everything urges us to seize the oppor.
tunity, ere 1t is lost forever, TO push these
enterprises right along. The interests Of
Wheeling, the bridge, and the w. & L.
E. road arc indissolubly linked II the
friends OF each will but see and act,
We must not defer the matter until
next winter, as "SpeCtator" suggests, to
get more favorable legislation. That
we now have Is available If we but
mako it so. "AIorc favorable legislation"
means no bridge, and no railroad coming
to this side of the river. The Tuscara.
was road can afford TO wait until next
winter" or until it Is organized on stock
that cannot "slide out" and is in a situa.
tion TO contract. But as to the G. & P.
and w. Is l.. E., while 1t is doubtful If
both can, II is not probable that either Of
them will. Let us all then, MIR. Editor,
abandon the suicidal effort to prove that
We cannot, and go to work at once and
wisely and manfully show that we can,
and thus secure two great blessings which
we are all agreed we need. BRIDGE.
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THE LATEST NEWS.


Admiral Palo de Bema; the new Spanish
Minister 10 Washington, arrived in New Yorl,
Wednesday. He has q very favorable opinion Of
tho United States, and believes In tho peace
policy Tho Cnban insurrection, he says. should
DO arst suppressed, and then the people educated
up 10 FREQ Institutions .a.I
Tho London papers have intelligence from
Roumania fthe continued persecution OF Jews
at Cahnlenttne. The Jewish population, con.
sistng OF about one thousand persons, ,s fearfully
punished androutCd, and their synagogue Allhlly
polluted. Fl "
The grocery store Of Keroe s. White, Ripley;
Ohio, was destroyed by FIRE, Thursday morning
also, King 3 Leggetts hardware store. Total
loss, about $4,000 insurance, $1,000 in Phoenix,
$500 In Underwriters, and 81 900 in Hartford.
"a London letter says that tho collapse OF the
Tichborne trial was due 10 tho want OF fnnds on
the part Of the claimants. tT
"A st. Petersburg letter says that tho Russian
press almost universally sides with the United
States In their view OF the Alabama claims unde
the treaty Of Wash lngton.
"A committee Of citizens OF New Albany, Ind
have waited on the officers Of the Ohio Falls Co.
and made them tender of $50, 900 to locate thei
shops In that city.
The italian Chamber OF Deputies yesterday,
adopteda resolution Of confidence In the ministry
by vote Of 399 10 ITO. -7I1l
"A bill authorizing the New Jersey Central
Railroad Company 10 increase their capital stock
by s. 0O0, 900, and to connect II with the Morris
d Essex road, passed TO third reading In the New
Jersey Assembly. ......
The sutro tunnel is progressing rapidly. The
main tunnel 10 now In two hundred feet. .ft .
The Democratic City Convention OF Ciucln.
natl, yesterday nominated Tim o'Conner and
Alfred Yaple for Judges ofthe Superior Court.
The second match game Of chess between
the Cleveland and Milwaukee clubs was hand.
somcly won by the Milwaukee club In forty.ilve
minutes.
The spauIards have captured the Cuban
General Lieo Pena. a-g
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COLUMBUS.

CoLuMBUs, o., March 21.-For the first
time in some years an application was
made to tho Executive Department to.
day for the issue of commission as No.
tary Public by a female. The applicant
was Mrs. Annette Course, Of Tifiin, a lady
who is graduate Of the Classical College
of Ilidlcburg, and who has studied law
for one year. The application was re.
ierred 10 Attorney General Pond, who
expressed the opinion that under the
Constitution and laws OF Ohio such a
commission could not he issued to te-
male. - t..s
TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT OF LEGISLATURE.
The Republicans in the House have
adopted resolution to adjourn April is,
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Gn1swoLp, bettcr known as tllo oFat

GRIswoLD, better known as tho "Fat
Contributor" a correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Times and Chronicle, tells good
story of himself and how he was wicked
enough once to pass bogus half dollar.
We hasten 10 say that the deed was done
when he was q boy, and when ho had lit.
tic knowledge of money Of any kind. The
fraud was executed upon q nearly blind
man who kept toll.gate, through which
young Griswold passed every morning TO
school. We continue the words Of the
narrator: "The next time I passed
through the toll.gate the old man came
hobbling out and hailed me. He had
the bogus coin IN his trembling hand and
asked me in shrill treble II | knew that Il
was counterfeit, md If Twas also aware
that l was liable 10 q term in tho State
Prison for passing It on the keeper Of a
lollgate through which passed the United
States mail. l was in great alarm, but
prolessed ignorance rs 10 the nature
of the coin, like the untruthlul boy
| was until l got to writing for the
newspapers, told Him q stranger had
passed 1t on inc, and promised To
redeem 1t. He said he would give me
Just two days TO redeem II in, and If 1t
wasn't done by that time he should open
proceedings against me. Those were his
precise words, ! rcmember-'open pro.
ceedings'-and l shall never forget the
horrible import they conveyed. Then he
gave me severe lecture on the crime Of
passing counterfeit money, dwelling ON
tho enormity ot the offence, declaring that
II he could have the making OF tho laws
every man who passed bogus money
should be hung for lllel' Tho unhappy
boy failed to raise the money. "The next
day l went to town, trying hard to get
through the gate without the old man
seeing me; but no use. he ran out and
hailed me. Ipretended not TO hear BE
then ran down the road and overlook me.
He seized me by tho arm and wheezed in
my ear, amid cunning chuckles, It's an
right my boy; you won't have to raise the
money. IpGsSed hGt bogus half dolltt,' mi.
SelfP" There Is a moral here Somewhere
We trust the reader will find 1t.
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IT is rumored from Washington-with
what degree Of accuracy is not known
that tue Committee Of Ways and Means
have determined to report in faver OF q
considerable reductionin the duty on wool
and woolen goods. 1t is to be hoped the
report Is without foundation. Under the
protective tariff the domestic production
of woolen goods has in eight years in
creased hundred and flfty per cent,
while siX.seyenths of the entire consump.
tion ofwoolen goods IN the country are
Of home manufacture. The burdens Of
taxation may doubtless with propriety be
considerably reduced, but let the begin
ming be made at the right end-the in.
come tax, for instancc.-Pttsbu,yh Com
nercSdt. - 81 ~ -
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Destructive Fire Near Campbell
1. VILE, Ky.

LoUisypLE, March e1.-A destructive
contlagration occurred near Campbell.
vile, Taylor county, Monday morning.
A large distillery belonging 10 G. Il.
Deaver took fire shortly after 12 o'clock,
and, together with q bonded warehouse
adjoining, was completely destroyed.
There were stored in the storehouse be.
tween 400 and 800 barrels Of sour mash
whisky belonging to company in this
city. The loss is estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000, with, $37, 900 insur.
ance, divided among the following com.
panics: Queen and Royal, Liverpool;
Underwater and Westchester, New
York; Home, Of Columbus; Commerce,
Albany. 81 49, Le.LI },
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
The Army Revlew-.Ano tGDaTk
Day In London. 80 l.lW

The Army Reviewed. nother tsDaTk
Day in London - b HIN
LONDON, March ai.-The army review
will probably come off at Brishton on
Easter Monday. sa 't"'I " -
A driving snow storm, the first In four.
teen months, has prevailed here all morn.
ing. The city Is envelopet in dense
fog at this hour, 1:30 +. NJ. The day Is as
dark as midnight.
Thesteamers France anil Bremen have
arrived out.
Great excitement was occasioncd this
afternoon by the announcement that the
Oxford club had declined 10 row match
with the Cambridge crew OF that uni.
vcrSity. The race fs Oft r."
In the House OF Commons today,
Gladstone, in reply to the question oi'
Travres, said that since the conclusion oil
the Washington correspondence, which
had been going on IN regard to It's PROVE
sions, that correspondence was yet in.
complete, and 1t would bc impossible TO
produce 1t atpresent.
Cardwell, Secretary Of War, announces
that the annual review will take place at
Argyle.
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NEW YORK CITY.

New YoRK, March 2l.-It Is stated on
apparently good authority, that ex. Comp4
troller Connolly left for the Isle Of Jersey,
in the English Channel, some six weeks
ago, and that he has since been heard
IRON there. Connolly's son.in.law. how.
ever, denies that he has fled, and his
attorney says he knows nothing Of his
whereabouts, though he Is confident that
he viii bo on hand when his case Is tried.
William Fullerton, ex.Judge, testified
before tho Judiciary Committee that the
5000 paid him by the Union Pacific
railroad, was given TO the late Fisk as
hush" money in the settlement oi Fisk's
suit against the U. p. Il. Il. The ewitness
said this proceeding was confidential at
the time, but now lie felt he could make
this explanation. Fisk had declared that
he would probably DO laughed ut lift was
understood that he had taken that
amount, ....s.
A stenographcr read from notes taken
in Judge Barnarl's court, showing the use
Of unbecoming language by the Judge.
lie had been employed TO take notes BY
the Bar Association. Other witnesses
were examined, including Jay Gould, but
nothing new or important was develOped.
An establishment in Broadway for the
sale Of trees, plants and flowers, in the
French system, has been discovered to be
q aswlndling institution.
About fifteen hundred workingmen 70.
solved, at Cooper Institute, last night, that
politicians were enemies to the working
classes.
Judge Cardozo has decided to hold
Voght, the alleged Belgian murderer.
Tho case Of Edward Stokes will be
called tomorrow, when the prisoner will
plead TO tho Indictment on the charge Of
the murder Of Fisk.
Governor Ito and otoers of the Japanese
embassy called to-day ut the banking
house Of Henry Glews Il Co. Mr. Clews
entertained them privately at DelmOnicos.
The Hartford & New Haven Railroad
has declared quarterly dividend oI 50
per share, full stock, and 81 80 ON each
share OF scrip, payable first of April.
A post mortem shows that Mrs.
O'Hanghesay died yesterday from congcs.
tion OF the lungs, partially produced by
inhailing laughing gas. 4
Brownlow, u Methodist clergyman Of
Jersey City, and wife have been acoittcd
OF the charge of brutal treatment Of
Mary Mclaughlin, a child eight years
Old taken from Randalfs Island. '43.
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River News.

PrTTsBuRGH, March 2l.-Clear and
cold. Monongahela 3 feet 2 inches and
falling. Allegheny again closed by ice.
CINCINNATI, March 21.-Riyer falling;
u feet G inches in the channel. Arrived
Edinburg, Kate Putnam. Departed,
Alice Dean, Shamrock, for Pittsburgh.
LOUISVILLE, March 2l,-Riyer falling;
9 feet in the canal, and Q feet In the chute.
Clear and cool. Arrived-Messenger,
from Pittsburgh. a %I'r
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The Destruction ofthe Car Works ut
Jeflersonyille, Ind.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 2L-The bones
OF another man were found in the ruins
of the car works at Jacksonville to-day,
near the spot the fire originated, but all
the remaining employees are safe, except
the one whose body was recovered yes.
terday, which is supposed to be that Of
the man who set fire to the works and
was unable TO escape, A number Of citi-
zens Of New Albany have offered the car
works company eighty thousand dollars
cash in hand to locate their works at
that city, The proposition will probably
not be accepted, for tho clearing away
OF the ruins preparatory to rebuilding was
commenced to-day.
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SOME uncasiness is manifested in New
York at the decline, in our exports. Cot
ton alone hasdcclihed, as compared with
the same time last year, nearly 05O,0O0
bales, but the enhanced price obtained
this year over last will compensate in
some degree for the diminution in guam
titY, and In breadstulls there Is both a de-
cline in price as well as in quantity,
while our exports Of manufactured goods
has almost ceased. The decline in ex-
ports at New York alone, since the 1st OF
July, has been $97,0OO00O, with an in
crease in imports of $SS, 100000, and II
will take large volume Of securities to
keep the accounts square, '
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Train Thrown from the Track near
Ft. WaYne..FiYe Cars Rarned.

CINCINNATI, March 21.-A special 10
the Times and Chronicle from Fl. Wayne
says the express train due there at three
o'clock in the morning was thrown from
the track five miles west of TT. Wayne
by q broken rail. Two baggage cars, one
express, two coaches and q sleeping car
were burned, An express messenger
named Aughenhough was seriously in.
jured-two or three others slightly. The
entire contents Of the express car were
burned; the safe contained large amount
of money. Nearly oil the baggage was
also burned and part of the through mail.
The cars were thrown down an embank-
ment twelve feet. The escape from death
is very remarkable. The total loss will
reach $4,000.
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ITALY.

PROPOSED AIIIANcE wITn GERMANY.
ROME, March 21.-It is rumored that
Herr Won Arriun, who recently arrived
here from Berlin, Is the bearer OF propo-
sitions for treaty Of defensive alliance
between Italy and Germany, whereby
possession Of Lorraine and Alsace Is guar.
anteed to Germany, and Rome to Italy.
Both parties are TO unite their armies In
case OF war.
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Arc the City Schools Doing Their
Work2 ...

WIEELlNa, w. Va, March 20, '79.
To the Editors of the Intelligenccr.
The public schools-are they accom-.
plishing their appointed work efficiently I?
We answer no. Some OF them are not
There are pupils in the southern part of
the city that have been pursuing their
studies from the beginning Of the school
year to the present time withoutreaching
the point where they left of the last year.
No advanced classes are found 10 accom-
modate those that arc far ahead OF Others,
but all arc graded alike. In some classes
those that should be advanced in their
studies are kept back until others overtake
them. Thus the time OF many pupils is
squandered to make ease for the Princi.
pal, whose principal duty Of late seems to
be to boss the females and do tile strap
ping for the whole school. The German
department is no better. The time for
hearing the German class is fixed 10 ac-
commodate the teacher, while many
scholars are compelled to lose either
their English or German lesson, or by
muddling the two lose both.
To the inquiry Of Advance, arc they
doing their appointed work efficiently 2
We end as VIC began by answering no.
SPEC
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The Omaha-C Council Bluffs Railroad

H. WHfs
COUNCIL BLUFFS, March 21.-Omaha
is wild with excitement for the conyen.
tion she called to Lincoln City lor the
9th inst. to compel the Iowa roads TO
recognize that town as the terminus and
transfer point OF the Union Pacific. So
tar has Omaha enmity risen that her mer.
chants absolutely refuse to order goods
from Chicago unless tho Chicago press
ismuzzled so as TO take sides with Omaha
in the issue between the roads. Threats
have been issued by some Of the Omaha
people that unless the Iowa roads sue.
comb to the pressure Ku-Klux Klan
will be organized to tear up the road,
terminating at Council Bluffs. They are
canvassing the Legislature together in
order to have them compel the Iowa
roads TO recognize Omaha as the
initial point. Nearly two hundred cars
have been transferred from this point to.
day by the boats and with little delay.
The river was frozen over last night, but
not so rs TO prevent navigation. Fifty
men are at work on the Union Pacific
transfer platform here. II will be finished
by tomorrow night.
A man who has just returned from the
Black Hills characterizes the recent gold
discovery sensation as tlle~worst sell he
ever met. 1t is a bogus excitement de.
sighed to attract the immigration of such
persons as must remain there.
Gen. G. M. Dodge, one of the most nc.
tive Of the Union Pacific Railroad tlircc.
tors, has returned to his home in this CITY
after protracted visit to Boston, New
York, Washington, &C., for the company.
tits expected that he bears some adjust.
ment Of the difficulties existing between
the Union Pacific and the Iowa roads.
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WROsTON DRUMMER .

Samuel Carter, reporting himself an
agent OF the Boston and Mexican Manu-.
featuring Co., and authorized to select a
site for Western factory, has been here
some days, and on the strength oil these
and other statements obtained credit for
$4,000 worth Of shoe findings and other
stock from Charles P. Leiner. Suspicion
being aroused that something was wrong,
Carter was arrested to-day on the charge
of obtaining goods under false pretences,
but was subsequently released.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, March 2l.-It has been proven
that Marshal Bazaine died with Prince
Frederick Charles Of Prussia shortly be.
fore the capitulation OF Metz.
Owing to the renunciation of the com.
mercial treaty with England the Left
have determined 10 pass the bill taxing
raw material.
PARIS, March 2l.-Ermat, a Com.
munist incendlary, and seven murderers,
have been convicted and condemned to
death. Many other Communists were
sentenced 10 transportation. s.s.
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TRIAL OF MAYOR HALL.
The Jury Discharged.-A Triumph
for Hall.


NEW YoKK, March 21-At the open.
ing OF Court this morning Judge DAILY
announced that he was obliged to change
his purpose Of deciding in the Hall case
on Saturday. Recorder Hackett having
yesterday decided that the Court he IS
holding is regular, and that farther pro.
ceedings on his Judge Daly's) part would
be void, nothing remained for him to do
DAILY at once did, to the surprise Of many,
and to the qualification Of Halls friends,
who warmly congratulated him. The
prosecution will now bring the case into
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer.
When the jury left their seats they
congratulated the Mayor upon his tempo.
rary triumph, and expressed their dissat.
isfaction that they were not Afforded an
opportunity ofrccording their conviction
that he is innocent. Hall was deeply aC.
tpntnu.
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Woman Suffrage Defeated in the
Massachusetts House.

Boston, March 21.-In the House this
afternoon the resolution to provide for
an amendment TO the Constitution TO al.
low women TO vote was debated atlength.
A substitute offered was lost by o vote ol
02 to 110. The ordering Of the resolution
to a third reading was defeated. Yeas n;
nays 176, s'Fs