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OHIO.
Probably Fatal Accident.


BELLEFoNTAINE, October 30.-About
eight o'clock this morning boy named
Wood Browning, aged fourteen years,
son OF Conductor Browning Of the
Cleveland Columbus. Cincinnati and
indianapolis raiIroSd, while attempting
to get on freight train, at Fortvllle,
Indiana. fell under the train and had
both legs cut off. He cannot recover.
Miners Strike Expected.
AKRON, October 30.-Tne coal miners
throughout this region have notified
their employers that after the lst Of
November they will demand one dollar
and ten cent per ton for mining. They
are now working for one dollar. The
principal operators held meeting to.
dsy and decided not pay more than one
dollar. This will consequently bring
a strike alter November lst.
Fatal Accident.
MASsFIrLp, October 3s.-Charles
Culberson, yard shifter on the.Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis
railroad, was run over at Crestline, to-
night, AID killed.
Greeley and Brown.
HILL.BoRo, October 30.-Hon. Geo.
II. Pendieton made speech in favor OF
and Brown this afternoon
His remarks were listened to with great
attention and elected much applause.
Another Accident.
CoLUMBUs, October 3O.-This evening
40 Mr.. Hirman was driving past Parke
School on his way home, in the north
end Of the city, the axletree broke, let-
ting the buggy down with such force as
to throw him out, and frightened the
horse, which ran away TO High street.
runnipg over a little child, four years
old daughter of Peter Monroe, cutting
a hole in her head, from which about q
tesspoon.ul of trains oozed. 1t ls
scarcely possible she can recover. .,
This evening fire was discovered
in the Columbus Cabinet Company 5
shop, on Canal street, which, with ITS
entire contents, was DESTROYED. Loss,
$40 600: insurance, about sl7.5OO.
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IOWA.
Loss Of the Dubuque Lumber Com
pany.

Loss Of the Dubuque Lumber Com.
pany.
DUBIOUS, Octo! er 30.-The total loss
by the burning OF the stock Of the Du-
buaue Lumber Company, yesterday, is
footed up at thirty and a halt million feet
of lumber, amounting to $4,000, on
which there was s30,5OO insurance.
The insurance is about equally divided
between the Franklin and International
companies, Of Hartford. Connecticut;
Northern British, of Liverpool and
London, and the Insurance Company Of
North America. Much OF the ma.
chinery was damaged by being re-
moved. 1t will probably take all win
ter to repair the damage, as the mills
were among the largest in the north
west. employing over one hundred and
f;fty men, who are thrown out Of en-
plovment. Tvoyesrs ago the COMPANY
suffered similar loss, and repaired and
furnished the mill in the mosr complete
manner. William q BroWn. Presi
dent Of the Company, was badly injured
bv falling through platform 10 the
mill James Reilly bai his face laid
omen by An accidental blow from an az
Quite q number ot other accidents OF
minor importance are reported. The
Illinois Central railroad lost one car
and come side track ruauing to the
mile, amounting to $1,000.
Another Fire
A Ere to day destroyed two dwellings.
Loss $500. A Mrs. Flynn, an occupant
Of one OF the houses, lost $500 which
was .ewed in quilt aud destroyed BY
the flames.
Fatal Aeeideat.
A young man named ORourk was
killed BY falling under the cars yester-
day afternoon. The wheels cut both
legs Of.
The Democrats and Republicans both
met in Convention to-day and souins-
ted . county ticket o.. -r-
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MARINE DISASTER.
The Loss OF the Missouri.

New YORK, October 30.-Advices
from Nassau give accounts Of the late
loss OF the American steamship Mis-
souri,, about twenty-oue miles of that
island. A complete list OF the lost will
be sent at once. The steamer Anna
was cruising in hopes Of picking up
some of those who were on board the
i'll fsted Missouri, but there is little
hopes OF many OF the passengers and
crew being saved. The following pas
sengers were from New York to Mas
sua: NJ. Tulunk; Miss Mulconi; Mrs.
Hebburn and infant S. T. Clereland
and FIVE servants; J. \. Coleman and
VIM. Turner. The officers of the Mis-
souri, were Captain R. NJ. Green; First
officer, John Brown; Second officer,
Lewis Farrell; Purser. VIM. D. Hemp
stead. The officers and crew numbered
fitty-eight, and it is estimated there
were in all on board over one hundred.
The Missouri lett here October Is, aud
was due at Nassau on the 22i. The
company think she probably burned on
Thursday.
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WASHINGTON.
General Items.

WASHINGTON, October 30.-Captain
Charles T. Doxey, OF Anderson, Indiana
has been recommended by Senators
Morton and Pratt, for the Consulship at
Aspinwall, vice Charles E. Perry, de-
ceased.
Surgeon John F. Rindotf, has been
ordered to duty in the Department OF
the Platte.
The Commissj oner Of Internal Rev
enue is preparing regulations for the
redemption OF unused stamps which are
not under the law
The Acting Secretary o. the Treasury
has issued call to the collectors, call
ing attention to the attempts which are
being made to evsde duty on clap
boards, by making them OF double
length. The collectors are instructed
in collecting such duties to estimate the
boards at proper length, that's, counting
a board OF double length as two boards.
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SU MNER.
His DecIInatIOn Of the nominal lion
for Governor Of Massachu usetts.

His DecIInatIOn Of the NOmiBa lion
for Governor Of Massachusetts.
BosroN, October Ex-senator Sum-
ner, in his letter from Paris, declining
the collation. nomination OF Governor
OF Massachusetts, says: "ln acknowl-
edgipg your communication, | beg 10
repeat this declnstion. most sincerely
desiring that no person should vote for
me. Beyond this personal wish, which ]
trust will not be disregarded, is the
consideration that, if chosen, | could
hot serve. At the same time | express
nv grateful sense OF the trust reposed in
me by the Convention which united in
this nomination. Ny acknowledg-
ments are especially due to the Conven.
ton representing the fellow-citizens
whom | have Tor long time opposed
on important public questions. | am
not insensible TO their good will, which
is enhanced by the sign it affords that
past differences are forgotten in their
desire for their countrys good"
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By TELEGRAPH. .
Exclusively for the Registe r.
By the Pacific and Atlantic Lin =,
ONCE, ll0 MAI n street.
THE HORSE EPJDEN IC.


BUFFALO, n. Y, October 80 THE
fine weather for the past three I. lays ha,
proven very beneficial to the affected
horses, and they are rapidly REQ ,veriug
The street cars are running mo- e regu-
larly to day, and there has beer , q vas,
improvement in the Canal horse ). This
has had the effect OF lowering freights
on the canals.
PHILADELPHIA, October 30 The
disease 10 making dreadful ha yo C. In
the passenger railroad stables tn ere are
number Of cases but they are com.
paratively few. Every preca, ,ti on is
being taken TO lessen the risk This
morning the Market street railW az had
thirty.six horses sick. and the CO mpany
was obliged to take off seven cars.
The disease has appeared in 8, ,veral
counties in this State, and some fatal
cases have been reported.
TRENTON, n. j., October 30 The
disease which has been so disastrou q to
horses in other parts OF the cour ltry
made its appearance in this city tnd
vicinity, to-day. Seven of the valua BILE
horses belonging to Budd Doble nd
other gentlemen in New York We re
taken with the disease, and few 9th T
cases are reported in the city.
CHICAGO, October 30.-The apprehen-
.ious are becoming very serious as to
the probabilities OF the appearance OF
ait he
formation obtained to day leads to the
conclusion that the disease l. already
in some stables. But few horses are
sick vet, while the symptoms of the
Canada disease are 80 similar to the Or
dit arv horse influenza that it 10 impoS-
sible to discriminate between them.
Every precaution is being taken in both
public and private stables. Four cases
were reported to day in one stable.
New YORK, October so In most Of
the city stables the condition OF the
horses to day is reported better. Fatal
cases, however. continue numerous.
The progress OF the disease in the fire
department is very alarming Out OF
l44 horses only two are well, thirty four
being wholly unfit for use. Six comp''
MES have been organized as hand COM
psnies with their ranks filed by details
rom others. All the old two wheeled
hose carriages have been pressed into
service and will be attached to engines.
Some OF the tenders will be run by hand.
Considerable improvement in condition
is reported from a number OF car com
paoies, stage lines aud livery stables.
BosroN, October 3O.-The horse dis
ease still prevails here to an alarming
extent, with not 80 favorable sym mptoms
OF an abatement as on yesterday. Quite
a number OF deaths are reported to day:
A great number of oxen are being used
by merchants and on the wharf and
shipping docks. The horse railroad
com psuies are still suffering very much
I and but tew cars are running.
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NEW YORK.
Hector CUnfesses.

NEw YORK, October 30-Joseph
Hector, who was arrested for robbing
his EMPLOYERS, Lord Il Taylor, on Grand
street, of silks valued at $50, 900. made
a full confession, yesterday, duplicating
several others, whom the police expect
to capture soon.
German Republican Meeting.
A German Republican macs meeting
was held in the Cooper Institute, last
evening. There was large attendance.
Speeches were made by Sigel and other
prominent New Workers. A series of
resolutions were adopted endorsing
Grant and Wilson.
Postal Matters.
A Washington special to the Tribune
says: The report of the Sixth Auditor
was finished today and submitted to
the Postmaster General. 1t shows that
the total expe diture for the postal
service during the past fiscal year
slightly exceeded twenty-six millions,
an increase over the previous year Of
two million two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars
Foreign Criminals.
A Washington special to the Tribune
says: The President stated to. day, in
reference to the action Of the Duchy OF
Mechlenburg in pardoning it's criminals
on condition of their emigratiug to the
United States, that, 80 far as being
able in the premises, the State Depart
ment has for some time been carrying
on correspondence for the purpose Of
correcting this abuse.
Death OF Mrs. Greeley.
At exactly four o'clock this morning
Mrs. Greeley drew her last bre ath,
passing away without a struggle. Her
daughter Ida and Miss Stuart were the
only persons in the sick room, Mr..
Greeley himself being in his own room
, ,pdeavoring to get some rest.
The funeral OF MIRA. Greeley takes
pl ace Friday next, at noon, iu DR..
Cu apins Church, Fifth avenue and
Fo rty-fitth street. Her remains will
be inferred in Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Greeley Looks very much worn and
tire q from anxiety and watching at bis
wife = bedside
Surrendered.
ia mea Ingersol and John D. Far
ringtc'n, indicted on charge Of forging
an end nd.orsement to county warrant for
$l5l3S Tor material furnished to the
New York Court House, surrendered
;hemsel yes to-dav and gave bail.
ship Foundered.
Captain Kicker, of the ship Emily,
arrived in this city to day, his own ves-
sci, the Emily, having foundered in a
gale off Block Island. She sprang a
leak aid ioundered in spite Of all efforts
to save her.
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ONTARIO.
Further Particulars Of the Railway
Accident.

Further Particulars Of the Railway
Accident.
GRMsBY, ONr., October 3O.-The fol-
lowing are further particulars OF the
accident on the Great Western railroad
Yesterday. The two men who were
considered fatally injured are Dick
Burns, conductor, and Mr.. Baird, from
New York State. The former at last
accounts was sinking slowly aud very
slight hopes are entertained for his re-
coyerv. The latter was on his wedding
tour, having been married on Monday.
His condition continues low. His wi'e
was also slightly injured. All the IN
;nred, with The exception OF about s'x'
have been able to resume their Journey
Some of them are only slightly hurt.
The cars were thrown about ten feet
from the main line aud considering the
sneed at which they were gong IL
seems miraculous that 80 few were IN
NED A siding was fixed and trains
we're enabled to resume regular run
ming at q late hour last evening.
number of the members OF the Paul
Morris troupe were on the train MI
Strakosch met with severe injuries;
H;s face i, badly cut and bruised and
his richt arm sprsined. The other
members of the company escaped IN
jury. ,;a \, Gam.
bridge, New York, were severely 10.
;n,.5 It is something fearful to think
y, a ,-a;n of cars running at the rate
~ fty miles an hour jumping on tue
tack with its living human freIght
The cars were crowded at the time oil
the accident.
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FOREIGN.
BELGIUM.

Iuternatioaal Jewish Congress.
BRUssRLs, October 30.-The lntsrna-
tional Jewish Congress met in this city
yesterday. Representatives were pres
ent from every country in Europe. The
barbarous treatment OF Israelites In
Roumania by the native population OF
that country was made the subject OF
discussion. Addresses we're delivered
BY several Roumanisn delegates, por-
traying in vivid manner the sufferlngs
of their race in that country. Consld>
erable discussion took place and com.
mittee was appointed consisting of NJ.
Bliechroder, an Israelitish banker OF
Berlin, lately appointed British Consul
General at that city, aud NJ. Cremieux,
also an Israelite, who took prominent
part in the government Of Paris dur
ing the insurrection, with instructions
to draw up an address to the great Eu-
ropean powers upon the treatment OF
the Jews in Roumania.
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Chicago.
Annual Meeting "f the WesterR A.
snciated Press.

Annual Meeting "f the Western A.
s0ciated Press.
CHICAGO, October 30.-The annual
meeting OF the Western Associated
Press was held this morning at the
fremont House. A large number Of
newspaper men were present. The first
business attended to was the appoints
ment of K. R. Smith. of the Cincinnati
Gazette, Murat Halstead, OF the Cincir.
natl Commercial, and Mr.. Haldeman, OF
the Louisville Courisr-Journat. as q
committee to confer with Hon. William
Orton, President OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company, now at the Ire
mont House, tor the purpose Of securing
a reduction of the rates tor special
dispatches from New York and Wash-
ington 10 tour certs per word for three
papers. A proposition was received
from Mr.. A. Q. Cssselberg, Superin-
tendent OF the Pacific and Atlantic
Telegraph Company, to carry specials
and was tavorably received by many OF
the members, and it caused the West
ern Union Company TO make a rate
which was more satisfactory Among
those present are George W. Fishblack,
st. Louis Democrat; Murat Halstead,
Cincinnati Commercial; Richard Smith,
Cincinn natl Gazette; William Haldemsn,
Louisville Courier; II. E. Baker, De-
troit Tribune; II. w. Walker, Detroit
Free Press; II. H Ginnis, Manchester
Union. Manchester, n. h; R. J. Smith,
Kansas CITY NeUs; W. johnson, Daitv
Union, Rock Island; John Hobuett, St.
LOUIS Times; J. A. Cockrell, Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Application for Bankruptcy.
This morning, upon the application
of the Mason & Hsmlin Organ Com
pany, oi Brooklyn. Judge Blodgett, o'
the United States District Conrt, enter
ed a rule on the we'll known firm oi
Root & Cady, whose house for many
wears has been the leading music pub
fishing establishment of the West, to
show cause why they should not be de.
clared bankrupts.
Laying Of a Corner Stone.
The corner stone Of the Chicago
Memorial Monument to be constructed
in Central Park and which is to be
mainly composed OF safes that were
taken from the ruins OF the great fire,
was laid at noon to-day by the Ma
sonic Fraternity.
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THE WEATHER.
Synopsis for the Past Twenty.four
Hours.

Synopsis for the Past Twenfy.fOur
Hours.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, October 81, A. N.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will fall on the lower
lakes, with cloudy weather, southerly
winds and occasional rains. In the New
England aud Middle States northwest
erly to southwesterly winds and cloudy
weather will prevail. In the South AT.
Iantic and Gulf States northerly winds,
with partially cloudy weather in the
former and cloudy weather and occa-
sonal rains in the latter. In the
Northwest and over the western lakes
southwesterly TO northerly winds, with
cloudy but clearing weather and some
rain. Clearing weather from the
Northwest to the Lower Ohio Valley,
with north to westerly winds. Warn-
ing sigLals continue at Duluth, Mil
waukee, Grand Haven, Chicago, De-
troit, Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo.
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ly'hcei,ng gesister.
Custom, ms,t,y women Searched.

C,medy-One Hundreo anu
Custom, ,t,y " Solneu Searched
,n.tro!t Free Press, Oct 81
F'Tn o. :. -, q tact probably better known to
-. .co.,On House officials than to out
ps 's.,b ,bs, at lsas. every tenth woman
'r, ,-osses tie Detroit river carries
Wv 0,,,eI goods. The goods may be tsa'
'.a. -. socks, thread, ribbons or some
''-',' sl.. Of no great value; but the
'D''' smnssle is there, aud the sue
'as' u. IN bringing over a small lot is
s.s,,r - always an inducement for the
.rn,,ler - TO try the game on larger
'-I' %s Men may and do smuggle cloth
=, row and then, but it is the female
y. y. xbich carries the burden Of guilt.
r.. Custom House officials at the ter
s3,,k in this city are as vigIlapt as
:s,srs can be, but what chances nave
G1.',, G1a,s;pst monster hoop skirts and
u: M, bustlrs? Tney cannot stop to
nodsr shawls, examine pockets,
T'P ;a,, hsby carts and hold crowd
'o'A =. '"iT hat, and so they must continue
% Tax ,rt ~ with the knowledge that
men j, ~ s-e being smusgled, and that only
sls', s..so3 and sudden haul of their
'o' ..n t,sp the guilty and trighten
o''' :'ncsnt Snn 90 that they shall never
10, ;,,s 70 pursue the business, -,
isIT w. " ~, WAS drawn yesterday. The
80. commenced about = o'clock,
,n'I 49, fifteen or twenty women up
a.. into the custom rooms and hand
'-'"Y 3,Msm over TO a woman to be searched.
c.s.r b,st load which landed tor about
.-: bo,-. was treated iu the same
,,o,,r,--,hs,is, all the female portion.
S,ms we're inlignant anu appealed to
..s, husbands. who vainly appealed 10
.t,cn,ton officers. Others wanted to
...,,sUsy " but after looking at the
n'."s. and dust concluded not to
Irosr. vep,, lau!hed or turned pale, but
.,a.o. them were permitted to escape.
Mn the afternoon about one hundred
a,ifty women were confronted by Un.
- sam and the old man had a good
j,,o' inn and made some wonder
j.rover,eS.
r,r ;os,ance-a mo lest little woman,
Who was in great hurry 10 90 nome
% her .ick chill, puilei out a lew pins
s,i -, vsris of English flannel tell TO
IN, dor 4 tall woman, with tears IN
bs--yes VINO asserted that she would
.,oncr caoo her head off than to think
OF smuggling, untastenei a pound o.
ia from me- skeleton, sad asserted that
=, mus, nave been place there by some
i,si,oiag per-ou. Another one indis,
n.qy.v denlet tn rlEn; OF search,
bit after r-ma, niNg q prIsone7 for an
bour or two. told tle -earcher 10 take
II and % - grass THROWN! a package
Of r;b5J1s ani Iaces IN the floor. A
D, o. c,l.'o Wa tolli on another
.one velvet on another, and at least ter
pr cent Of th- waole number were
iolai 10 be engag-i in smuggling. Th'
of3,s's were SATISFIED with contiscatins
toe .OJ1S.
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4 specimru Guiied States 0mmis'
sinner.

From the Cincinnati Commercial.l
NJ. john D. Davenp1rt, United
>:s;es Commissioner at New York,
whose recent arbitrary arrest OF Mr..
Heinrich, prominent German of that
civ has c.u-ed so much Indignation, i
Young gentleman who held the posi-
,iol o. Lieutenant OH General Ben But
Ter. staff when that officer was in com.
mani Of the Army Of the James, while
operating against Richmond, Va. MIR.
Davenport, then q stripping of about
nineteen Years, held the position OF Sec
,eis'y 10 General Butler and also that
o;Provost Mlrsnal. A more inperlous,
s-Ii-.utfi ,ient. and arbitrary officer
never held office. The cruelty perpe-
ua'ei hv him and the needless suffering
md cei upon the prisoners, who had
The unhappiness to be incarcerated In
Ehst was at the time facetiously styled
Ben Butler Bull -peu" a sort VI stock
.ie where prisoners were confined } was
not exceeded during the war by any
thing outs de Of Andersonvile or Belle
l..e He had seen General Butler cate
cnse, and briog to confusion prisoners
TlO were brought before him and
thought to deceive the General as to
"eir identity or conduct, and sought on
a. pcssitle occasions to initiate that
o;Scer in his mode OF interrogating and
tFoR beating any and every ybody who
hal the mis- sortune to be brought be-
tore him. Let a prisoner hesitate or
seem TO p-evaricate in the slightest de-
gree under bis hetcheliDg interroga-
tons, and he was hauled up by the
thumbs or put to other bodily torture
tnst would curdle the blood to witness.
When General Butler retired from the
army, Lieutenant Davenport followed
and when the General became recon-
c!ei to General Grant, Mr. Davenport,
Who had been a supervisahle tool to
he moiern Vdocq, found soft place
=. United States Commissioner in New
lo'H, where it seems, he is exercising
:ne HABITS acquired iuring the war. In
haolt-, a,e, or attainments, he is more
saHngly untitled for the position he
noits, and it is certainly most dovoutly
- De hoped that his last outrage on Mr..
Heinrich will shame the Administration
ln'o removing him and putting a prope'
person into his place.
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Defrauaine the City.
VIEW JERSEY.
Railroad Matters.

TRENTON, October 30.-Iu the rail-
road case to day before Chancellor Will
liams the Pennsylvauis Railroad Com
nany asked for time to secure afhdavits
10 relation to twelve stated points in
the defeodants Answer, which was
opposed BY the counsel Tor the National
railroad, on the ground OF such points
being irrelevant DC The time this
morning was consumed in argument
relating TO this and other matters until
noon, when At the request Of the de-
fendant the Court adjourned TO 3 P NJ
TO await the arrival of ther fellow coun.
eel, Attorney General Gilshrist, who
had been tslegraphsd for.
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UTAH.

SALT LAKE CITT, October 30.-Chiei
Justice McKeon has overruled the mo-
ton for q ponsuit in the case Of Page
%. the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pauy, and the evidence for the defense
is being heard.
There Was another heavy snow storm
last night but the railroads are not re-
tarded. The weather 10 now clear and
cold
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CINCINNATI.
The Tarf

CINCINNATI, October 30.-The double
team race, mile heats. three in five, 'or
so5e between ". C. Francis Black
Henry and Monitor, Dr.. Booapartes
Billy Crawford and Brown George and
Jobn T. Biggs' Nstch-z and Arthur
Rov came off on the Exposition track
this afternoon. Owing to the late
rains The track was heavy, but notw,th-
standing this the trotting was very nne.
Mr.. Francis team won 10 three straight
heats. Bigrs' second in all the hes,s
and B,papartes third. Time, 2a'.,
o.96 and 2:37. There were about one
thousand persons 10 attendance.