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Al Tragedx at 81. I.nuis.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 7.-About 10 o'clock
last night, Hervy Hawkins, bookkeeper
for Semple, Birge & Co., shot Augustus
Erlstein, on 9Th street, near Walnut It
appears that Hawkins kept a girl at a
disrepgts6le house near by, but had been
refused admittanCe TO her room. Iniuri.
ated with anger and jealously, he kicked
the panels Of the door in, and fired q pistol
towards the bed, but did no harm. lie
then left the house, hut took position on
the pavement. Soon after, Young Erl.
stein came out Of an adjoining house, also
oil bad character, and Hawkins, thinking
he had come from his girls room, shot
him, the ball entering his lungs, infiicting
q dangerous and probably fatal wound.
Both men are respectfully connected.
Hawkins was Immediately arrested, and
bail was refused until the result of the
wound was decided.
During the afternoon yesterday two
negroes named Sam. Stewart and Dennis
Lewis, got into an alteration in rroce.
rY on Washington street, and Stewart cut
Lewis with knife. Seargeant Blinkens.
derler attempted 10 arrest Stewart, when
the latter detied him, and raised the knife
TO stab him, whereupon the Seargeant
shot him, the ball passing through his
chest, inilicting wound from which he
died while being taken TO the hospital.
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the country. 1t takes away the iounda.
tion principle upon which our Federal
system rests, by striking at the principle
Of local selt.govcrnment the most fatal
blow that 1t has ever received.
Mr.. CARPENTERS substitute was then
relected-yeas II; nays 35. Nv
Mr.. SHERMAN moved 10 strike out the
seventh section Of Mr.. SUMMERS bill,
which wOuld repeal all laws, whether
State or national, which discriminate
against race or color by the use of the
word white. After some discussion Mr..
SUMMER, at the request Of the friends of
the bill, consented that the section should
be striken out.
Mr. HARLAN objected to striking out
the section without vote.
The amendment was discussed without
reaching vote until the Senate went into
Executive session and soon after al.
journed. 4
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LOST AT SEA.
The Loss ofthe steamship America.
DeiallS of the Terrible Disaster.

inc Loss OF the steamship America.
De'allS Of the Terrible Disaster.
NEW YORK, February IA Rio ia.
metro letter gives the details of the loss Of
Tue steamship America on her massage
from Buenns Ayres 10 Montevielo on
December 93l. Tho America sailed from
BIenos Ayrcs on the 22d Of December,
taking l3i passengers. Her company
consisted OF over thirty persons, including
The Captain, officers crew and servants,
On the morning ol the 23d when Cerro,
well known point on the river, was dis
covered, twelve or fifteen miles ahead, one
OF her boiler tubes exploded. The steam
rushed out into the fire room, instantly
scalding to death two tlremen and one
coal HEAVIER, who were oiling portions of
her machinery, at the same time extin-
gushing all the lights and scattering the
live coal about the room and between
the boilers and steamers sides. The heat
was so intense that II was almost i'm
possible TO remain longer below. The
chief engineer informed Capt BOssi Of
the fact, recommended that the pumps
should be rgged Immediately and set go
ing. Tho pumps had not been used for
some time, and were in bad order. In the
meantime 1t was deemed advisable tn
work the company for saving the passen-
gers, The fire spread rapidly, consuming
everything before 1t. The fire being amid
ships, separated the steamers company
and passengers into two portions, natural
" causing a panic, promising a deplora-
bic confusion, the scene OF which II is i'm
possible to describe. OF all the boats of
the steamer, only one could be lowered,
the others not having been used for some
time, were secured so firmly in the boat
shocks that il was next 10 impossible to re-
move them. The two which were launch
ed, were Immediately swamped by the
half crazed passengers. Some OF the
more energetic passengers tried ID launch
the other boats, but 1t was impossible. At
this time the officers lost all control over
the crew who, with revolvers, were dis
putting and fighting with the passengers
for the means OF saving their life. No sig
nails were made to the passing steamer,
villa De Salt0, which would indicate any
unusual danger on board the America.
Not until the flames burst out into sight
was the officer in charge of the Villa De
Salto aware of any trouble or danger,
when he Immediately put back to the as.
sistance Of the America. The Captain OF
the America, Mr.. Bossi, was the first to
abandon his steamer, taking refuge on
board Of an Italian vessel of war, where
he has since remained. His course has
excited universal Indignation in Monte.
viedO, Buenos Ayrcs. lie is threatened
with being lynched il lie appears ashore.
The loss Of life it is not possible to learn
with certainty, but it seems that more
than 60 persons perishcd. No citizens OF
the United States were lost.
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THE CAPITAL.
The Convention..-The discussions of
Tuesday.
A Wagon Load Of Mail Gets Through,

A Wagon Load OfMail Gets Through.
9F CINCINNATI, February7.
The Constitutional Convention, at
Charleston, West Va, held a lengthy and
exciting session yesterday, the Capital
moving question being argued. The epropo-
Sition to leave 1t to vote Of the people
was referred to u committee orthrec from
each district.
The report OF the Committee on
Bills was discussed at length. The qles-
tions were as TO whether the Constitution
should declare West Virginia is and shall
remain OF the United States and whether
the right ol revolution should be &C.
knowledged.
A wagon load of mail matter arrived
there yesterday. The ice blockade still
continues. ''!'a .al' 's'-
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That Inalserelion of Mlnis,er cramel

NEW YORK, February7.-A St. Peters.
burg letter says that at late diplomatic
dinner Gt Copenhagen at the House of the
German Ambassador, the American Min.
lister, Mr.. Oramer, undertook to read the
secret circular which Secretary Fish had
sent to the diplomatic agents in explana.
ton OF the Catacazy imbrOglio, so that
they might be able to speak understand.
ingly on the subject should they in their
diplomatic relations have occasion to re.
fer to it Minister Cramer, producing the
paper, rose and said: Gentlemen, | have
just received dispatch from my govern.
ment about the difficulty witlls Russia,
which / propose to read for the benefit OF
the company here assembled" Great as.
tonishment and indignated followed this
announcement. The Russian Ambassa.
dor, who was present, rose TO leave and
only resumed his place at the table when
the German Minister, interfering, refused
to permit the document 10 be read at his
table. The storm then subsided, but next
day the representative Of the United States
paid visit to all the foreign representa-.
tives in the Danish capital and made
known 10 them the contents OF the circu.
lar. When Prince Gortschakof learned
Of the transaction he became furious and
expressed himself in most uncomplimen.
tary terms of the American representative,
calling him "animal and other hard
names.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

BY virtue Of decree Of the Circuit Court Tor
Ohio county, West Virginia, rendered on the Goth
day OF November, 1871, in q cause In chAncery
pendlAg in said Court, wherein William W.
shriyCr Is complainant, and John Gallagher and
others are defendants, | shAllOn
SATURDAY, the 10th day of February, 1917,
alto O'Clock A. NJ, proceed to sell at public auc.
i!on to the highest and best bidder, at the front
door OF the Court House OF Ohio county, West
Virginia, the following described property, that
istOsay:
"A certain piece or pLrcel Of land situate on
the west side Of Morrow street, between Union
aud Madison streets, and In that part OF the city
OF Wheeling called Bucna Vista, and designated
on the plat Of the said addition as lot No. and a
part Oilot No. .. The said piece OF land fronts
On Morrow street ninety-elx feet and running
back westward twenty feet, no more or less
with all the buildings or improvements thereon
or thercuntO belonging; being the same property
that was conveyed 10 John Gallagher by John
Crawford and wife by deed dated September ID,
1867"
TERMS or SALE, CASH.
HANNIBAL FORBES,
Janis Special Commissioner
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GlreGntelLiae'teer
Bad Legislation for wheeling.

Senator BAKERS dispatch to yester.
days Register announces that a bill has
passed tho House Of Delegates to allow
liquor saloons in this city and county to
sell spirituous liquors aon the day Of
State elections" Why this privilege is
limited to Estate elections" We do not
perceive. II such bill Is To be passed
we should expect 1t To apply to all elec.
tions and Judge II will be found to do 80.
An effort In this direction was made last
winter. As tho law then stood 1t was
unlawful to keep the saloons open the day
before us well Us on election day. A bill
was passed making 1t unlawful 10 keep
open on election day but saying nothing
of the day before, but tho craftsman for.
got TO repeal the old law, so the only el.
feet OF the measure was to make 1t doubly
unlawful to keep open on election day
without removing the restriction as to the
day before.
We greatly regret to see any steps taken
in this direction. Elections here have
been quiet and orderly under the pres.
ent law. It will be no benefit 10 soci.
city nor any credit to the city if the pro.
posed change should bring in disorder,
drunkenness, violence and general de-
moralization. These results arc sure to
follow, and we suppose all classes would
deplore them.
We learn, too, that legislation Is pro-
posed TO take away from justices and
the Circuit Court all Jurisdiction Of cases
arising from violations of the liquor laws,
aud place it only in the Municipal Court.
AT the same time no machinery is to be
given that court for making its jurisdic.
tion effective, so that practically all re.
strictions surrounding the sale of liquor
to minors and on Sunday would be virtl-
ally abrogated. This does not promise
well for the future order and
morals of the city. 1t is move
in the wrong direction, and those
of our people who do not want
to see the city given up to the I'm.
limited sway Of whisky and carnival of
drunkenness and disorder ought TO send
prompt and vigorous protests to our Dele.
gates and Senator Mt Charleston, who
seem 10 suppose theyarc there solely as the
representatives of those who are engaged
in the traffic in liquors. We have no
wish 10 make any war on that interest, but
we think the restrictions on the traffic In
liquors here are no greater now than they
ought TO be for the protection of society,
and we must object most decidedly to
seeing any of them removed. The present
movement is an aggression on good order
and good morals, which, it seems to us,
every one solicitous for either is bound 10
resist.
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The Administration View of the
American Case Before the Geneva
ArbitfatOrs.

The Administration View of the
American Case Before the Geneva
Arbitrators.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE posi-.
tion taken by gentlemen closely connect.
ed with the administration of the govern.
ment is that the British High Commits.
sioners perfectly understood the views Of
the American High Commissioners in the
negotiation of tho treaty of Washington,
both from its terms and assertion in pro.
tocol, and that, therefore, our Govern.
ment is altogether justified in presenting
the case as it has-claiming consequential
damages. In case the board Of arbitratora
shall not award gross sum in satisfaction
of the so.called Alabama claims this
Government is willing 10 stand by the
decision of the arbltrators. II is known
though the British Commissioners had
full powers, they frequently consulted
their home Government, and acted in
accordance with It's wishes in all they
did. 1t is officially asserted that il the
claim for consequential damages had been
presented and was not to be passed upon
there might be complaint by the peo
pie of the United States that provision
was made for a partial settlement only
of tue differences between the two
countries. Such claim was, therefore
presented for a full settlement, IN
the interest of peace and to preclude
future disputes. This Government has
not yet received the text OF the letter from
Lord Granville to General SchenCk, ant
therefore cannot take official action upor
it. There is no probability whatever thai
our government will withdraw any par,
ol its statement OF the case, but will leave
the British government TO pursue its own
course, or the tribunal of the arbitrator
10 act in the premises according To The
treaty supulations. Nor is 1t likely tha
our Consul will take any action In orde,
TO accommodate the British government
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The New Orleans investigating Com
mitIee.

NEW ORLEANS Feb. TT. ]. Heron
and Postmaster Cowell testsfled before
the Congressional Committee. Mr.. Her
ron at first declined giving an explana-
tion regarding the checks drawn by him
Tor amounts varying from five hundred
To ihirty.tlve hundred, which had been
traced to the members Of the legislature
by the testimony Of other witnesses
He said they were not given to the
members OF the Legislature as State
officials, except the thousand dollar check,
which he loaned Mr.. Young. He sub.
sequently stated that n portion Of
the thousand.dollar check was given
TO delray the funeral expenses OF Walter
Wheyland. The check being dated prior
to the death Of Wheyland the Committee
desired 10 know IL he (Herron) had drawn
1t the day before in anticipation OF that
event. lie could neither remember the
date of the check nor tue tlate Whey.
lands death.
lNoTE.-The above is given to show
how. tue Louisiana officials swear. Her
ron Is Secretary Of State. ...
The Committee expect 10 include their
labors tomorrow.
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THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Correspondence Between Schenck
and Fish...The U. s. Will Not
CraWfish.

Correspondence Between Schenck
and Fish-.sThe U. s. Will Not
Crawfsh.
LONDON, February 8.
TO Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State,
Washington: rH 1.'...
SIR:-In view of the expression Of
opinion as to what tho action of Great Bri-
tain will be in reference to the Geneva
Conference on the part of Chief Justice
Cockburn, and the general tone OF the
English press, desire to be officially in
formed whether the Government Of the
United States will, in any degree, recede
from lis claims for indemnity, as recently
presented. Your Obedicnt servant,
RODEET NJ. SCHRNCK,
Enu0y Extraordinary and AiniSter
P4entpotenttdry.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, February s. !
TO Hon. Robert NJ. Scltenek, Eauoy Extra
ordinary and Minister PlenipOtentsary Of
The United States, london:
SR-Iou are authorized 10 affirm that
in no event will the Government of the
United States recede from the position 1t
has taken in relation to the Washington
Treaty. Your obCdient servant,
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
[NoTE-The following private note
from the New York press agent touching
the foregoing has been received. Wegive
italong with thecorrcspondence and leave
our readers to form their own opinions
Eps. lNTl So
"NEw YoHE, February 7.-Thc 7ele.
gram this afternoon publishes the follow.
ing as the genuine dispatches which
passed between Messrs. Sc6enck and Fish
but there is no confirmation Of the news
from other sources. You will observe
that SChenck Is called Robert n"
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WE have this morning another inter.
esting letter, from another correspondent
touching .preportionate representation il
tho Legislature, We think g." has
improved somewhat on the excellent sug.
gestions OF "B." We would commend
these letters to thoughtful and liberia
minded members of the Convention al
Charleston.
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The probabilities" do not clearly indicate
the weather for this immediate rcgIou to-day,
Falling barometer and cloudy alry are predicted
for the region north Of US, and WeshAl probably
experience the same influence In less degree.
The center OF fair weather is moving northwest.
wardly, and threatening weather 10 apparently
coming from The South.
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TUESDAY, April ., 1877.

Beginning at 10 O'Clock A. N the following dc.
scrlbed property, tO.wit: Lot numbered two
hundred and two C2Ol) situated on John street In
tue addition TO the city Of Wheeling, Ohio coun.
w. W. Va, laid out by Noah ZANE, Peter Var.
nall, j. FAwCeLt aud others, fronting on John
street sixty feet and running back one hundred
aud twenty feet, more or less, to the alley situate
between john and Zane streets (caled Cedar
sIley), with the buildings thereon aud thereto
hrlOnging.
Terms VI sale, cash.
Selling ~ Trustee, ! shall convey only such
title as Is vested In me by said Deed Of Trust.
lAnl1 JOHN REID Trustee
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At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at the front door of the Court
House OF Ohio county, West Virginia, sell the
following described real estate, that is TO cav
That certain piece or parcel Of ground lying and
being situate In The southeast corner Of SQUARE
number three (S) In Carroll & Bakers addition ia
the city Of Wheeling, being lot No. 10 in saiI
square and situate on Fulton street In that paIt
NL sad city known as East Wheeling. There is
aud other necessary improvements,
Terms OF sale, cash.
jAn9 PHILIP HCUITTJI " rrrs,oo
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The Supervising Steamboat Inspec.

WASHINGTON, February 7.-The Board
OF Supervising Steamboat Inspectors,
which has been in session here for some
time, adjourned to-day. During the ses.
sion the Board approved large number
OF appliances for use on steam vessels and
passed q resolution that no recording
guage be put on steamer unless the
maker will sign a guarantee that the
guage will work correctly one year, A
similar resolution relative to the use ol
fire extinguishers was adopted.
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CHARLESTON. newspaper offices are all
out of paper. That's bad, but not the
worst, for at last reports there were still
three barrels oi apple,jack LETT. Besides,
what do they want with newspapers at a
Democratic capital?
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GALE OF FOUNDRY FIXTURES.

Oler at private sale the Patterns, FlasEs and
Fixtures In Union foundry, belonging TO the late
hrm OF WV. Miller l. Co.
The purchaser can secure reasonable lease oI
the Foundry and grounds. The building Ia %
ieet by * feet, centrally located with good light
which cannot be DISTRACTED, and contains all the
necessary appliances Of u hrst-clRss JOhbiug
Foundry.
For further particulars apply on the premises
10 II. B. MILLER,
jan9 Receiver,
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CHEAP MILL PROPERTY FOF
" SALE.


NEW STEAM SAW MIL,
Situated at the foot Of the town OF Martins
Ferry, Belmont county, Ohio, Is offered for
sale on very reasonable terms. This MIL Ia
In one Of the best locations on the Ohio river and
has the best log har6Or known. Also two acre
lot In Martins Ferry will he sold with or separ.
ate from the MIL. Terms very easy. For par.
tlculArs see or address,
$. B. WILLIAMS,
Cor. Second and Walnut Sis, Wheeling Island
lang
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TRUST SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
i Deed Of Trust made TO me by John Carney
aud Mary Jane his wife, dated January ., 1868,
and of record In the office OF the Recorder OF
Ohio county In Deed Book No. 80, page 293,
will Oler at public sale At the front door Of the
Court House OF Ohio county, on
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

The BRICK HOUSE I resIde In, on Main
street, between now and April /, 1874.
:, For Rent-OnO Small Frame iIonse and Ons
btlcG House, both on the Island. Possession
ETsn Immediately. Apply at THEODORE
ElNKS Feed Store, on Qulncys At, drcaS
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THRUST SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
l. Deed o: Trust executed on tho 2lst day OF
December, 1870, by Henry KOehler and Angus.
tina, his wife, and now Of record In the Recofd.
"r's otdce OF Ohio county, West Virginia, In Deed
VI Trust hook No 8 nage ~ will ON
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The French Assembly after an AgitAted die.
cussion, has passed u resolution authorizing the
prosecution of tho publishers orproyinciAl papers
which have lately contained articles insulting TO
the Assembly,
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Death Of Archbishop spaulding.

BALTIMORE, February 7.-Martin John
SpauldinG, Primate OF the Catholic Church
in the United States, and Archbishop oI
this Diocese, after a protracted illness
died this afternoon at 8 o'clock at his resi-
dence. The funeral will take place on
Monday at 10 O'clock. He was in the
sixty.second year Of his age.
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LADIES think that there ought to be a
law against men smoking bad cigars on
the public promenade. There Is a law
the law Of ofpoliteness-but II Is seldom fol.
lowed.
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SENECA, Kansas, is located over a coal
bed, and the citizens dig their fuel from
heir own yards.
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The territorial delegates want the House or
Representatives 10 give territorial business one
day each month.
Alexis will 60 to Havaua, arriving there
about the 18th inst. .-
The celebrated Cuban General Casanova, has
been killed BY Guerillos, near Cisgo De Avillo.
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LADIES complain Of the gr!at dearth Of
clever men in society.
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DWELLING HOUSE
FOR SALE

ousr Tor 'Ae the hOue In which now re. -
sHe' situate on John street, few doors MI
eAu OF Flilh. The house Is u substantial lI
M.HostOty brick containing eight rooms, he.
sSEs s. bath room and kitchen, and finished
nus wlthA good cellar, hot and cold water In
SaI1 SaiIa1ltooms; l; Tho house Is In good order and
etiy, being butt little over sGuSre nom thc
Fo't ottce. There Is also on the premises a good
BRICK STABLR,
tltnciCnt for four horses, and carriage house.
"uy ". 3ne wlshlngto purchase can examine the
premises At Auyt limo.
sept25 JNO. Y. McDRRMO1
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LLATEII.l

ALTON, ILL.,, February 7.-The night
bound express going south, due at Upper
Alton station at G:02 A. NJ, collided with
the northward bound freight, llall mile
south Of Upper Alton station. The freight
was due ut 5:45, and the place of meet.
ing was ut Wood Station, three and a
half miles north.
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ISLAND LOTS FOR SALE.

Having sold all tho lots offered at $500 each,
except Two, now offer ten lots fronting Oh the
,a aI SIDE OF Kim and Chestnut streets and ex.
@ae'ng 10 tho river. Price from $500 To g. 900
@en: according to size and location. Terms,
o one'oat'h cash, residue In equal instAllmcnts IT
"ae, Two and three years.
, JNo. p. GlLCnRIsT,
AuK"i Al Top MIL.