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AGRICULTURIST.

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ALEXANDRIA.
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: United State Ticket.

The following ticket and platform Of
principles have been adopted by the
central committees for the support of
the Democratic and Reform parties of
Louisiana:
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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
Including Special, Interesting and
Instructive Department. for Children
and Youth.
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FORTY YEARS
ONCE USED,
THEY ARE MEYER ABANDONED.

Used by thousands Of persons In this City and
vicinity with great satlBhction and success
They have continually increased In iaYor, and
arc acknowledged by many obe
THE RRQT pLTE Mnu, M nun
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England

LONDON, May 24.-The vessel that col
lided with the steamship Baltimore, was
the Spanish steamship Lorenzo Semprun
The luggage Of the passengers of the Bal
timore and cargo were brought in aftel
the compartments were filled with water
A force OF government workmen have
been sent to the relief OF the Baltimore
1t is reported that they orc in hopes oI
saving the vessel.
The interest in the action of the United
States Senate upon the proposed addi
tional article to the Treaty of Washington
is undiminished, The leading articles ol
all the journals to-day are devoted to the
subject. joy is expressed of the proba.
bility that the proposition of Earl Gran.
vile will be favorably received.
The Queens birthday was observed to.
day at Windsor with suitable court ies.
tivities. The celebration in this city will
take place Saturday week, by which time
the Prince and Princess Of Wales will
have reached home, and will be able "a
take part in the festival.
Miss Kellogg made her fourth appear.
ancc last night at Her Msjesty's Opera,
Drury Lane, in the role of Lucy de Lam.
marmoor. The house was crowded, and
the lady was enthusiastically applauded.
The critics continued to praise both the
acting and singing Of the American prima
donna.
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CHICAGO.
An Arrest for Murder.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 24.-Patrick Gala.
han was arrested by the police, yesterday
on a charge OF murder, alleged to have
been committed in Winona county, Mimi,
about seven years ago. 1t is claimed that
at that time the accused was a farmer and
that his land adjoined that of man
named Warren Youman. Callahan's cat.
tic broke through Youman's fence and
some difficulty arose about it. One day
Youman was found dead in his field, his
legs having been taken off with a scythe.
Callahan disappeared and suspicion was
fastened upon him. He will be held here
until the Minnesota officers call for him.
A terrific tornado passed over several
counties on the Mississippi river, in east.
ern Iowa and western Illinois, last even.
ing. 1tappears to have moved in south.
eastwardly direction, and accounts irem
Des Moines county, Iowa, and Adams
county, ILL.,, state that every movable
thing in its track was swept clear, trees
uprooted, fences scattered, telegraph poles
and wires demolished, and numerous
barns and houses unroofed aud blown
down. So far as heard, there was no loss
OF life, but the destruction of property
was very great. No details yet received.
Rev. DR.. Henry S. Naye, Professor oI
mathematics in the Northwestern Univer.
sity at Evanston, died at his residence
there this morning of disease of the kid.
neys, aged As.
A gentleman named Paine, living al
Rosehill in the suburb OF Chicago, while
walking on the track of the Northwest.
ern Railroad near that village was struck
by the engine and instantly killed.
The 28th annual session OF the Ma.
tional Division Sons of Temperance Of
North America, will be held in this
city, June 10Th.
In Morgan County, Illinois, yesterday
afternoon, John Douglas and William
Trico engaged in quarrel, and while
Trice was STOPPING to pick up club
Douglas struck him on the back of the
head with hoe, breaking his skull
and killing him almost instantly. Doug
las has not yet been arrested.
David Blakely, ESQ.,, he's sold o large
interest in the EroRtng Post of this city tc
James B, Runion and E. B. Wight, o.
Chicago. Mr.. Runion has been associate
editor OF the Chicago Times for several
years and becomes editorial manager o.
the Post, position Tor which his long
experience and well known abilities emf
nently fits him. Mr.. Wight, who has
been the Washington correspondent of the
Post during the past winter, assumes thu
business management. Mr.. Blakely re
mains as editor. The transfer takes placC
June 9Th.
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Fire at Ithaca, N. Y--Serious Dis.
aster by a Falling Bridge.

ITHACA, N. u, May 24.-About three
o'clock this morning, the buildings be.
longing to W. j. johnson on Fall Creek
were fired by an incendiary. A steamer
was stationed on high bridge over the
falls of the creek, just below the foot of
the main fall. When the fire was nearly
out, the bridge without any warning by
cracking, fell, carrying with it the engine
and people who had congregated there to
the number of about two hundred. The
bridge was twenty feet above the water,
The whole of it went down together.
Fifteen persons were seriously injured, in
Guiding some of the students of the Cor
nell University, some so badly that they
are not expected to recover. The follow
ing were seriously hurt: Chas. Daven-
port, Andrew J. Davis, ]. W. Fem, sam'l
Brock, John w. Smith, Warren II. Lyon,
w. Blind, John Ostraum, V. L. Davy,
Major Robert ]. Renevic, Arnold Mann,
leg broken. Surgical aid was quickly
obtained. The steamer was slightly in.
iured.
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PITTSBURGH.

PITTSBURGH, May 24-Amos D. Wood
in was shot this morning while attempt
ing to enter Browns lumber office, at
Lawrenceville, and will probably die Of
the wounds.
The Commercials special from Wells
vile. Ohio, says: A man named G. Tyler
and q partner, notorious counterIeiters Of
Fort Wayne, were this P. NJ. discovered
by United States detectives near Wells.
vile, on the river bank. Tyler drew a
revolver and fired, the ball passing
through the coat Of one Of the officers,
The other officer returned the fire, shoot.
ing one of the men through the hand.
Tyler then made for the river, jumped in
and was drowned, leaving his coat on the
bank. 1t contained $1,10O, counterfeit
eos, legal tender. The other man fled
to the hills. =
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FOREIGN
FRANCE.
LITTER FROM NAPOLEON.

PARIS, May 24.-The Gaulois publishes
q letter from Emperor Napoleon, dated
Chiselhurst, 12 May, and addressed to the
generals and commandants OF the French
army. In this communication the En-
peror makes the following acknowledg.
ment:
"Iam responsible for Sedan. The army
fought heroically with an enemy double
its strength. After II, 900 had been killed
or wounded, saw the contest was merely
one OF desperation. The army's honor
having been saved, exercised my sover.
eign right and unfurled the flag Of truce.
It was impossible that the immolation Of
600O0 men could save France. I obcyed
a cruel, inexorable necessity. My heart
was broken, but my conscience was tran.
quill
Miss Nellie Grant was among the visl.
tors present in the gallery OF the French
Assembly during the debate on Wednes-
day. ....
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STARING WoMEN.-The cycling Of wo
men by women is one Of the most often
sivemanitestations ofsuperciliousness now
to be met with in society. Few observant
persons can have failed to notice the man.
ner in which one women, who is not per.
tectly well.bred or kind.hearted, will eve
another woman whom she thinks does
not go in as good society, or wear as cost.
ly dress as she does herself. 1t is done
everywhere; at parties, at church, and in
the street. 1t is done by women in all
conditions of life The very servant girls
learn 1t Of their mistresses Who cannot
recall numerous instances Of that sweep
OF the eye which takes In at q glance the
whole woman and what she has on, from
top.knot TO shoetie. 1t cannot be possible
this is some new fashion of behavior; but
the daily increasing pretence of people
to superiority because they can afford to
spend more money on their backs than
others. This makes it more common and
remarkable than it was twenty or thirty
years ago. Butwomen ofapparently good
sense, and even Of some kindness Of na.
ture, will thus endeavor to assert supe.
riorty founded upon the meanest of pre-.
lenses and inaict wound in the most
cowardly manner. II they only knew
how unlovely, how positively offensive
they make themselves by so doing, not
only to their victims, but to every gcner.
ous hearted man who observes their &C.
tions, they would give up Il triumph gain.
cd by so much meanness and cruelty. II
matters not what the parentage or educa.
ton Of woman may be; if she permits
herself to indulge in staring and game
making, it is unmistakable evidence that
she is possessed Of an evil, selfish, dispo.
sition, domineering spirit, and little
ness Of soul.-BdTReSoiQ EitterprtSe.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-General VIII.
liam Dunn, Assistant Judge Advocate
General Of the army, left Washington this
evening on q leave of absence for o trip to
Europe with his family.
A committee Of workingmen from the
New York postoillce building, consisting
Of Arthur Mclaughlin and John G. Gra.
ham, OF the Grand Union Of the United
Order of American Bricklayers, arrived in
this city this morning, to wait on the pro.
per authorities in relation to the extra pay
for the extra two hours work since the
eight hour law went into effect. They
were accompanied by Senator Wilson.
They waited on Acting Secretary Rich.
ardson, who told them to present claim
for one or two Of the men and 1t should
have his consideration as soon as possible,
He also told them that the men discharged
Tor sympathy with the eight hour move.
ment would be reinstated.
The Committee on Finance completed
their work on the tariff and tax bill this
evening. Among the amendments arc
the following: Cat meal, one.half cent
per pound; potatoes, ten cents per bushel;
dressed calfskins, twenty-five per cent. al
Ddl0remi. cotton bagging, one and one.
half and two and one.Quarter cents per
square yard, according TO quality. All
machinery designed only Tor and adapted
to be used for steam tonnage on canals,
and not now manufactured in the
United States, TO be admitted free Of
duty for two years. The Senate
has added lumber to the clause hereto
fore embodied in this bill. The commit.
tee have stricken out the house book
clause and placed the books and other
printed matter and paper under the per
centage ABDUCTION. They have also
stricken out the clause relating to all
kinds of copper; also the section provid-
ing that one-third Of tho duties on
imports may be paid in currency. The
committee have changed the consolidated
tax.on liquors; from 90 to 20 cents, but
have made some reduction in other parts
ofthe bill, in effect leaving the aggregate
tax about the same as that fixed by the
House. The committee have changed the
uniform tax on tobacco fro 90 to "a cents
per pound. The Senate will act on the
bill tomorrow:
The Senate spent five hours, to-day, on
an additional article to the Treaty Of
Washington, and after recess continued
its consideration. The session tonight
will probably be continued until a final
disposition is made of it. The amend
ments pending were discussed by their
respective movers and by other Senators.
The precise character OF these amend
ments has not transpired, further than
that they all seek to accomplish the de-
sign Of the original article and relieve the
case before the Tribunal OF Arbitra.
tion fromits present embarrassment.
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Workingmen's National Convention

WOrkingmen's National Convention
-.Fruits of Recent Executive
Order.
NEW York, May 24-The National
Workingmen's Convention to nominate a
President and Vice President Of the Uni.
ted States met yesterday, in accordance
with the call Of the Workingmen's Cen.
trail Union Of the State of New York.
The Convention was called to order at
2:20 o'clock by Col. Hedmond, of New
Jersey, who was elected temporary Chair
man.
Tho usual committees were appointed.
The call Of the roll showed the delegates
in attendance from thirty States to the
number Of over 200. Permanent organi.
zation was effected by the election OF Col.
Gibbons, Of New York, as Chairman.
Col. Gibbons, on taking the Chair, eulo.
gized Grants recent action in regard to
the eight hour law, reviewed his policy,
and said he was the only man who could
be trusted by the working classes.
A series Of resolutions were reported,
embodying the following principles: A
reduction Of the national debt; the uncon.
ditional settlement Of the Alabama claims;
the enforcement Of the eight hour law; a
lower rate Of interest as the common ma.
tlonal law; the encouragement O! ship
building, giving the United States mails
exclusively TO American built ships: and
sympathy with nations struggling under
oppression.
+. NJ. McGee, of New York, recon-.
mended President Grant for denomination
and the Missouri delegation recommended
Horace Greeley. On taking n ballot
Grant received 204 votes and Greeley i
votes. The nomination OF Grant was then
made unanimous. Senator Henry Wilson
was then nominated for Vice President
by the following ballot: Wilson, l6O: Ed.
win D. Morgan, 25; Colfax, "a. Gran,
and Wilson were then notified BY tele
graph Of their nominations. A commit
tee was appointed TO prepare an addres.
to the workingmen Of the United States
and motion adopted TO hold ratifica
tlon meeting at Cooper Institute.
Loss $l05,000, as follows: Deusch {
Co., S95, 900; Marvin & Co., safe manufac
turers, 10000; E. G. Robinson, owner o
the building, $4,000. The safes falltnJ
through the floor crushed boiler whicl
was filled with steam, but no one was in
ljurcd.
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CINCINNATI, May pat nine o'clock
last night Mrs. Carrie Robinson Pierce
the divorced wife of William S. Robinson
a araiiroad ticket agent OF this city, stepped
from the street cars in the south.ea parl
of Newport, Ky, started to her house
and when on the way was stabbed twice
by rutlian who grasped her. The whale
bone of her dress averted one blow, but
the second stroke was serious though moi
dangerous. The approach OF help at the
cries Of the woman drove tho assassin
away before intlicting third wound. Sht
says 1t was not her husband.
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ST. LOUIS.
CIRCUS MANAGER SHOT.

ST. LOUIS, May 24.-Henry Spaulding
the manager Of Dan Rice's Circus, was
shot and seriously wounded yesterday a,
Baxter Springs, Kansas. No particulars
A surgeon has been sent from here to at
tend him.
NJ. J. Keating, the Catholic priest who
was arrested as vagrant few days ago
died at a hospital here yesterday.
The National Agricultural Association
will hold its third annual sesslohhere nGx
week. A very large attendance is ex'
pected.
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River News.

PTTsBuROu, May 24,-Showery; Mo.
nongahela 8 feet inches and rising
slowly.
CINCINNATI, May 94.-River Is feet 0
inches, and falling. Arrived, John E.
Rankin, Evansville.
LOUISVILLE, May24.-Rlver stationary;
Z feet 8 inches in canal, 8 feet s inches In
chute. Clear and pleasant.
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, May a4.-In the Huston
investigation, to-day, the charge in the
matter OF schoolgirl Mary Driscoll was
taken up and Mary Driscoll and mother
gave their testimony. The same case
will be continued tomorrow. Rev. F.
Richie, of Maftinsburg, West Virginia,
appeared as counsel for Huston.
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BOSTON,.

Boston, May 24.-The1atc John Hcrd-
ley's will, devising half q million dollars,
was contested in the Supreme Judicial
Court to-day. 1t was fully sustained bya
jury verdict.
Lewis W. Clark, Of Manchester, has
been appointed and confirmed Attorney
General OF New Hampshire.
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A SUSPICIOUS Newburyporter, the
other day, discovered newlY-made grave
in the woods, at East Salisbury, and sum.
mOning policeman and one OF the &c.
lectmen OF Salisbury, proceeded to solve
the terrible mystery. Digging down a
few feet he partly discovered box, and
inside the box an elegant casket, and in.
side the casket dog lying on his back,
with his DAVIS Curled uD.
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States hold their twelfth annual Congress
in this city, commencing the 4th of June
and extending four days.
Michael Hays was to-day acquitted on
the charge ofthe murder OF James O'Don.
nell In 1857.
The first case of sun stroke this season
occurred to-day.
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IT is astonishing how truth will some.
times leak out in the most accidental and
inopportune manner, The proprietor Of
an unfailing article in the patent medl.
cinal tonic line is in exceeding distress on
discovering that in one Of his recent ad,
vertisements typographical error has
substituted IN" "x" for an IN" so thai
the headline in large capitals reads, "a
Certain Toxic"
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Accident on the Eric railroad,

PoRT JERvIs, N. Y, May 94.-Thc
Cincinnati express, eastward bound, ycs.
terday evening, when near Otisyille,
going at the rate Of 80 miles per hour, ran
into freight train. The two eng ,es
Colllded, shattering both badly and I'm.
pletely telescoping the baggage car. The
baggage master, Dorner, had his leg
broken, and the engineer and fireman
were also injured. No passengers hurt.
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Cheap MiII Property
FOR SALE.

The new Steam Saw Mil at the head Of Wheel
ing leland Is offered for sale on very reasonable
terms This Mill is capable OF cutting from s, 900
to 10000 feet per day, and has the best Log AAr.
Dor known. Also a acre Lot In tho town OF
MArtiuslerry will be sold separately or In ConnGc-
tIOn with the Mill. This Lot Ia situated short
distance above the Furnace and Is u splendid 10.
Callty for Glass Houses or other manufacturing
bu ldIngs, For particulars, enquire on the prem
ises, or Of
s. B. WILLIAMS,
Cor. Of Walnut and Second Sta, Wheeling Island.
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The business portion Of the village Of
Hayesville, eight miles south Of Ashland,
Ohio, was destroyed by fire on Thursday
night The fire originated in the drug
store of R. Black. The loss is estimated
at $4,000; light insurance.
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The Archduchess Sophia, mother Of
Emperor Francis Joseph, Of Austrla, is
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever. The
latest bulletin reports that she is rapidly
sinking.
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BOSTON,.
A LABOR REFORM LEADER GIVES 1T VI.

A LABOR REFORM LEADER GIVES IT UP.
Boston, May 24.-A P. Cummings,
leader Of the labor reform movement in
Massachusetts,, announces that he shall
vote the labor reform ticket, II there Is
one in the field, on the Columbus plat.
form, but thinks the labor reform party
Is practically out Of the field.
Daniel Webster Appleton died at the
hospital last night, of burns received sew:
eral days ago in The Sixteenth Ward
lookup.
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Weather Renort.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
oFFIoE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WARRINGTON, D. G., May 2i-7:SOP. II.


Lowest barometer north Of the Lower
Lakes will continue moving northeast
wardly. Clear and pleasant weather will
prevail Saturday over the New England
and Middle States, with westerly winds.
Clear and partially cloudy will prevail
from the South Atlantic coast to the Ohio
Valley, and thence northward to the
Upper Lakes. Dangerous winds not an
ticinatnd
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GALE OF FOUNDRY FIXTURES

Offer at private sale the Patterns, Flasks and
Fixtures In Union Foundry, belonging to the late
lrm Of ". ". Miller Il Co.
The purchaser can secure reasonable lease Of
the Foundry and grounds. The building Is IS
lectby Is feet, centrally located with good light
which cannot be Obstructed, and contains all the
necessary appliances OF Grst-clSss JobbIng
Foundry.
For further particulars apply on the premises
10 Il. B. MILLER,
Jany Receiver.
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NOR sALE-WINDOW GLASS
E WORKS.-The Robinson Window Glass
Works. In North Wheeling, Is offered for sale on
easy terms. These works are In good condition
The P, VI. l. Ky. K, r. willFun along the river
front, making 1t very convenient for shipments
10 any point west. Title unqlestlonA6le.
Possession given Immediately, y,,;A AIuress' y. =.
street, Wheeling, ". Va. apl6
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William P. schell, OF Pennsylvania,
has accepted tho nomination for Governor
by the Labor Reform Convention at VIII.
Transport.
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ISLAND LOTS FOR SALE.

Forty choice Building Lots on Wheeling Is.
land. Price from 800 to 81, 900 each.
TERMS -0nc.fourth cash, the residue in equal
!nstallmens al one, two and three years, with In.
,Gres!. JNo.P GILCHR1ST,
GplO At Top MiIl.