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PENNSYLVANIA.
Destructive Fire.

HARRISBURG, August ga desiru2-
1--WE fire broke out in Mitfiin, Pa, a.!
one o'clock this morning, DESTROYING
one whole block and q part OF another.
The loss will reach one hundred to one
hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars. The amount OF insurance has not
yet been assertained The following
are the principal loosers: Tilton "
Espenschade, dry goods; Juuiata Sew
tinsl office; Litchfeld, tin smith; E!ka,
confectionery; Hess. photograph gall
lery; Juniata Valley Bank; W. II.
Robinson, jewelry; Dr.. Eier's office
Mrs. NJ. Bedtord's dwelling; S. Shally,
dry goods; Banks & Hamin, druggists,
DR.. Bank; John Yeaklev & Son, dry
goods; Emil Schall, notions; Francis
Gus, hardware; Hepwart d Son, drug
gists, and the Juniats hotel.
Four stables were destroyed by fire,
the work OF iucendisries, at Sunbury,
Pa this morning. Loss Sc, 900.
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I've Didn'tSell.

How o man msy be rich in iron ore
and yet not have money enough 10 pay
his gas-bill is thus related by the Cd5tR
Comfy Press.
"A gentleman representing a CON.
pany in q foreign State desiring 10 in-
vest in coal and mineral lands in this
State, called upon q friend Of ours, q
shor, time ago, in IA adjoining county,
aud in'ormed HIM Of his business.
Oar friend told him he had fine
t.sct OF land with sixteen loot vein OF
iron o,e GA il. Ios which he would take
toyty thousand dollars in cash. The
stranger remarked thst be waited TO
invest his money in iron lands, and our
friend replied that ne wanted to put his
iron land in money; so they suited
each other exactly,
Our friend decanted largely rpon the
value OF his iron lands, and his large
possessions generally, aud impressed
the stranger with an exalted opinion OF
bis wealth. Just about this time
young boy. about Ii years old was seen
coming through the yard towards the
office with q gss.biIl OF five dollars in
his hand against our friend. He did net
give him time to enter, but excused
himself to the stranger and met the boy
in :hc yarl and told him he could not
pay that bll then, as he did not have
the money, but that be was about TO
sell some ron land for $4,000, and
that as soon as he got it he would pay
the bill nud he wound up by saying:
"Get away from here quick. for Gods
sake | don't want that man to know
/ am dunned for five dollar gas-bill :
1t would spoil my trade with him !"
So the youth departed. and the man
vino is not abe to pay his gas-bill OF
five dollars is still trying, with good
prospects oi success, to trade his iron
land for 10000, We hope he will
succeed. He is clever fellow, and
ought TO.
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OHIO.
horrible IIurder.

DAYTON, August 23.-At two o'clok
this afternoon a horrible murder was
committed in this city, al the slaughter
house Of Joseph link, in the Eleventh
ward, by which Michael Jennings, q
cattle dealer; and for many years doing
business in this city, came to his death
at the hands OF George Fader. Jeu-
niugs had cold a bull to Fader and there
was q dispute as to portion OF the
purchase money. Jennings is said to
have become excited and lifted a chair
to strike Fader, when the latter picked
up butcher knife and, with one thrust,
pierced the heart Of } ennipgs, who fell
over unconscious and in ten minutes
was dead. Fader, on seeing his victim
fall mortally wounded, at once got into
his wagon and drove home and got his
wife, when the couple drove to the
sheriff. office, where Fader surrendered
himself to+he sheriff and is now lodged
in jail.
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exploded simultaneously. The deck
upon which they were, opened
and part of them thrown sixty feet in
the air, coming down in the river among
the debris and falling timbers from the
wreck. The two parties first named
caught at some plsnks and floated down
the river nearly half mile when their
planks lodged against drift and SUBJ
sequently were taken off by the boats
officers, an Irishman rendering great
assistance and saving the life OF Mrs.
Cohn. Mr.. Nelson was badly cut by
the falling timbers and drowned in sight
OF Miss Cohu. Mrs. Frisbie's daughter
was standing at the side OF MRS. Conn
when the accident occurred and fell
through the breaks in the floor to the
lower deck unipjured. Miss Felis was
unhurt and Mr.. Ellis and wife were
only slightly scratched, they not being
blown overheard. Mrs. Frisbie suffered
g. sprained ankle and Mrs. Freeman
and two children were injured but little
and are still at the wreck. Captain
Carter IS badly bruised and scalded
somewhat, but psid no attention to his
injuries until two hours after the accl-
dent. when he could work no longer,
and had to put another in charge.
JohnWiden, clerk OF the boat, is danger
ousIy burned and bruised and 1t is iear-
ed he will never fully recover from his
injuries. His son is with him at
house near the wreck. The good peo-
pie OF Helena are doing everything in
their power for him and tie other
wounded. The pilot, John Dano.
hue, had his leg broked while
being extricated from the wreck.
The bodies OF Mrs. Dawson and two
childres, deck passengers, were found
but her husband not yet. The bodies
OF two negro firemen were also found
literally roasted near the fire doors, and
another dead negro was found ait the
boilers.
All statements say that the boats of.
ficers Immediately after the explosion
extingnished the fire that caught be-
low and then manned yawl and after
half an hours labor got line TO the
shore and hauled in the wreck to o
stump where it was made fast, and
work commenced to pump her out
The cabin was not blown of as first
reported The safe and books are sup
posed to have been blown overheard as
they have not yet been found in the
wreck. Owing to the illness Of the first
engineer the second had been on duty
As hours and undoubtedly fell asleep at
his post, and permitted the explosion,
which coet him as well as at least fifteen
others their lives, including the Dawson
family, fireman Ronsters, and two Irish
men, one belonging 10 patty OF five,
Of the Transatlantic Circus.
One OF whom while in the water, molly
eayed the life OF Miss Cohn.
All the passengers interested bear
e stimony to the heroic conduct Of Cap
tain Carter and Clerk Widen, as well as
the other officers and state that but for
their bravery and great presence OF
mind the boat would have sunk after
the explosion.
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ST. LOUIS.
A CnIIaFd.

ST. Louis, August 2i.-A special dis
patch from Lawrence, Kansas, dated
August 2l, which has gained ciTcula-
ton in papers outside Of this State, and
which purports to be an account OF an
attempt to throw a train on the Mis-
souri, and Pacific railroad from the track
four miles from Halden, Missouri, and
boarding ofthe train 10y a band OF ruff
fans, with the evident design OF robbing
the passengers, and the subsequent
killing of one and woundlng Of another
desperate at Halden, is pronounced 10y
the officers OF the railroad company
here, as being utterly false and tbetthc
entire story is made ont Of whole cloth.
The conductor OF the train ssys nothing
OF the kind occurred, either that even
ing OF on any other occasion, aud that
the whole story is base ialschood from
beginning 10 end.
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NEW YORK STATE
RaflroRd Accident.

SAVANNAH, August 24.-About 80
this morning a freight train bound cast
on the Syracuse and Rochester railroad
was crossing the bridge over the Seneca
river two miles east Of this station,
when the couplings on the rear Of the
train loosened and two cars Hui the
csboose broke of. They were run
into by the emigrant train following
and the engine OF the emigraut train
was badly damaged and FIX freight
cars Immediately behind it were thrown
into the river. w. T. Summer, book
keeper for Van Dusen &, Wood, O.
Syracuse, was in the caboose and had
his shoulder sprained and collar bone
fractured. Charles Van Denburg, =
brakeman, had his hand mashed and
his back and knee injured. A large
gang OF men are employed on the scene
and hope 10 clear the track tonight
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ST. LOUIS.
The Social Evil Question.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23d.-To-day,
Judge Colvin rendered his decision
in the case of Kale Clark, against
whom Rev. VIC. Elliot had prefer
red a charge of keeping a bawdy
house. Complaint was made with a
view Of testing the social evil law.
Judge Colvln decided that the ordi-
nance is unconstitutional. The point
turned on the construction of clause
to regulate houses of i'll fame &c as
in the charter. His Honor
maintaining that it did not give to
council the right to license outside OF
the power given in the state enact
ment; that it was not admissible for
the legislature to say that the citi-
zens Of st. Louis shall be permitted
to commit a crime, and TO those OF
the balance of the state, that they
should not. The defendant was fin
ed 500, and will apply for q new
trial, and in case of its not being
granted, will appeal,
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FOREIGN.
CANADA
Terrible Explosion.

Three RIVERS, QUEBEC, August % -
A terrible explosion occurred at S,od-
dard's mills this morning. The boiler
which was q very large one. explodeI
with loud noise. tearing the mill a.
most from its foundation and scattering
the debris in al directions. The fire.
men and engineer were instantly killed
aud three others were badly scalded By
tIe escaping steam. 1t is thought that
two Of them csnuo. recover. The cause
Of the explosion is not known, but It il
supposed the boiler had been allowed
10 get too low. Two hundred aud fifty
men are thrown out Of emploYmea.
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CHICAGO.
Murder and Suicide.

CHICAGO, August GA dispatch
from Payson, Illinois, says John Han
cock, living four miles from Payson,
vas discovered hanging by the neck
from the upper window OF his house,
dead. On entering the house Mrs.
Hancock was found lying on two chairs
with p terrible wound in the head,
f:om which her brains and blood were
DOSING The lady lived three dave, but
did not return to consciousness. No
explanation could be obtained, but it is
supposed that Hancock, who has shown
symptoms Of arrangement, struck his
wife with q hammer and then hung
himself, Hancock was q respected
citizen Of thirty years standing and
about sixty years old.
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ILLINOIS.
Singular suicide.

PEORIA, August 25.-A singular sui-
eide occurred at Smithfeld, On Thur
day. A young farmer named William
Mound, climbed up a sspliug, and TAX
ing strip OF bark from another tree,
tied it round his neck and jumped of,
killing himself almost instantly. In
sanity is assigned as the cause.
Railroad Accident.
SPRINGFIELD, August 23.-Tnis morn
ing a freight train on the Toledo. Wa
bash and Western railroad was thrown
from the track, near Bement, by an
axel coming out Of the cars and being
run over. Three cars were detached
and the road torn up. Several western
bound passenger trains were de,sved
considerably.
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PHILADELPHIA.
Base Eali-Deaths.

PHILADELPHIA, August ga game
OF base ball was played this afternoon
between the Athletic and Washington
clubs, resulting in a victory for the
Athletics by a score OF I to =.
The number OF deaths il this city the
past week were 333.
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The Bone Boiling Nuisance.

A raid was made by the health
officers this morning on the New York
FertilizingCompany's boat in the North
river, and FIVE men there at work were
captured. The company recently moved
the boat into the stream in order to
evade the law, but a bench warrant was
issued and executed. The prisoners are
now in the Tombs. They will be se-
verely delt with as they are already
under bonds not to work at the bone
boiling nuisance.
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THE WEATHER..

war DEPARTMENT,
OYTicg OF The CHIEF SIGNAL OTYIcZr, ,
WAsHIsG1oy, August p, A. n.
PRoBABlLITIEs.
For the Eastern and Middle Atlantic
coasts continued low temperature, light
variable winds and generally clear
weather during the day. For Northern
New England and the lower lake region
increasing cloudiness with light rams,
the temperature rising slightly in the
lower lake region. with easterly TO
southerly winds. For the Ohio Valley
and westward to the lower Missouri
Valley high temperature, light south.
easterly 10 southTesterly winds and
generally clear weather. For the
Southern States sIightly falling barorn-
eter, rising temperature and partly clear
weather with local rains. Reports not
received from the upper lake region,
the northwest aud the southwest.
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ANNAPOLIS.
The N.vaI Court GsrtIaI.

ANNAroLIL, August 22.-Tde naval
court martial engaged in trying Dr.
Marcus Duvalle, had First L'eu,eraat
McGeoirell before them to-day. He
'9as the officer on duty the day af;e.
the shooting; he SAW a plaster over the
wounds Of Dr.. Immer Donovan and
iShe wound OF private marine Purcell {;
he SAID that tue understanding was that
'he MARINES could gather wild fruit on
'he government fsrm, but not tie C2lti-
lated ones
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A LARGE CONFEDERATION /!
Belfast, Maine, in Flames !
LOSS OVER s500,Oe0.

BELFAST, August PA most de-
sIructive fire broke out at two o'clock
this morning. The wind was blowing
from the northwest aud over two hun
6red houses have been burned and
several wharves and vessels were de-
stroyed. One hundred aud twenty fami"
liesjhaye been rendered houseless. Goes
shipya.d, with two vessels on the
blocks, are destroyed. The estimated
loss is 100000. Steamers from subur-
ban towns rendered vslusble assistance
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MICHIGAN.
New PAPER.

DETROIT, August 23.-A new one cent
paper, the Evening -Ns05, appeared to-
day. 1t is published by J. +. Scrippa,
late manager o. the TriJ,ue, and
promises to be a great eIccess. The
News takes its telegraphic dispatched es
from the American Press Association.
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BOSTON.
The Races.

BosToN, August 23.-It has been
decided to keep the books open for en-
tries tothe races at the New England
Fair few days longer, on account OF
the postponment Of the races at SPRING
field, as it ia probable that a number OF
fret class horses will he represented at
the far
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BY TELEGR RAPH.
Exclusively for the Register.
Ey .tiGc Pacific and Atlantic line.
Ofice, IiO Main Street.
WASHING TON,
WASHINGTON, August %.
Tie SEodOcs be Hung.

W ASHiNGECSJ ANSuSt -
The NodOcs TO be Hung.
The War Department to-day promul-
gates general orders giving the sentence
of Capt. Jack and other Modocs, viz
Schronchin, Black Jim, Boston Charley,
One Eyed jim, and Cox, for the murder
Of Caulv and Thomas, and for the at-
tempted murder of other Peace Com
missioners. They are found guilty OF
tine charges and sentenced to be hung
at Fort Klamoth, Oregon, on the third
of October. The proceedings have been
approved by the President and Secre-
tNry OF War. ,
The finding OF the court martial
in the crse of Captain Jack and his
associates cxcltes little comment.
Government officials say the sentence
vii undoubtedly be carried out, not
w.thslaDding the heavy pressure which
is being brought TO bear on the Presl-
lent TO secure their pardon.
Experiments In Boiler Explosions.
Cap:ain D. D. Smith, Supervising
INSPECTOR. General OF Steamers, left yes
,srlav for SANDY Hook, TO supe:intend
The arrangements for the proposed
boiler explosions.
Professor Hayden, Of the geographic
al survey. writes from q point among
the Rocky Mountains, one hundred
miles from the Eeares: postotlice, that
the expedition is row among the waters
tha; flow into Grand river, which IL
turn flows into the Colorado. We are
in tie craraaat mountain scenery in the
world and Gre close TO the two highest
reahs!n the Uuited Siates We have
nameI then "CA?ital W and white
House" We have named the great
ran.e On tie uprer Arkansas the Ma
t1oaa' Range" which is the largest IN
the United States. We are eleven
thousand feet above the level OF the sea,
and f.ty peaks can he seen, fourteen
;hou-and feet high. l shall try hard
- reach Washington by the first OF
October. Tomorrow leave here for
tha city Tor supplies.
Condition of the Treasury.
Secretary Richardson denies positive
" that there is a surplus OF thirteen
millions cf dollars il the Treasury, or
tlat there = q deficiency Of ten millions
or any other amount. He says lha,
the Treasury i in perfectly sound
coalition, without either a surplus or .
deficiency. performing all It's functions
qlc;,y and without friction or emh&r-
r.-msa" lie declined to deny IU".'c-
" me ;t'S ana ssnsl,,on. .t INV, :, Vii 10 40
c,ni and ;bat new ones will be develop
81 2, fast as the old ones axe so dispCs'
el O.,
y,yn, Cadets.
r;o e~or;,o,io, of candidates fcI
~ '''' n .o,.,. ill o,r,.
C''s' Guy '"'S'' !" '''' 49,
mcLce at Annapolis on me 4'.m y
SeP'rmU,F, anu '''.' j:i"., va ~. -'.m ,l oaio,
r"tG.Ii,rlcn viii helm on tine oJth and
end on tire 3O,h. The school opens On
the 1t cf October.
September Interest.
i,y is.nrj ao o,d.r FOR the paymsnt OF
e q 4
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The Warehouse fire.

The insurance companies will not
derive more than five per cent salvage
on the sugar and hemp damaged by
the fire in the east Boston bonded ware
house, instead OF forty per cent as ex-
Pscted. one hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars worth OF eugsr vas washed
on: OF eight which It wss expected wss
"a fa
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The Fitzgerald crew, Of Boston, Won
c four cared race e. Wen;hanl, Mass
to-day, for g prize Of $500.
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HEMPslIS.
Accident

MEMPHIS, August 2L-An unkaown
white man jumped into the river tbs
evening and drowned.
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New Drug Store.
eiHCELLa KOEHLER.

Druggiat3 and PhaImac.u!ists,
CnrDerof Main and Twenty-9econd late
Third street, Centre wheellnz.
Pure Drug, Chemicals, Druggists Notion
and Fancy articles, al ways on hand. PaIuts
OiIE7 Clsss, Varnishes, and Putty,
Prescriptions carefully Compounded Q. all
n0urH OF the day and night. julyJ7
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SAIOLIO

Don't Fail 10 Try These Goods.
Buy II OF your merchant If
he has IL or will procure IL
for you. If not, then write
for our Pamphlet, "AII about
SapOliO. and il will be mail
ed free.
ESOCU NORGAS's SONS.
aERl e2tD ~ IRrk Place. ". Z
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TITTITF'FI -|TiITIH WTT'I VT iiIH HUH ~
and other woven fabrics.
There IL no one article known
that viii! do 40 many Kinds Of
work and do IL as well as Sa-
polio. Fry IL.
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SAPOIIO

removes Tar, Pitch, Iron or Ink
Stains and Grease; for worker.
IN HschineShOps, Mines, &C.. IL
Invaluable. FDr making the
kin White and -Oft, and giyipg
10 Il bloom Of beauty" u Il
uusurpaSed by any COsmetIc
known.
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SAfoIl

I.mOT", Stains rom Marble hRntel
Tables and HiptuaTy, from Hard.nnish
81 WaIls,aud FRO N China and Porcelain
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The examination of candidates fer
cadet engineers in the navy will COM
mcrce at Annapolis, or the l5.h OF
September. and end on the 2jth. The
examination Of candidates for cadet
mii~hirmcn VIII hc.jn on the 2Jth and
eri on tnc 30,h. The school opens On
the 1t q October.
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SAEsOEEC
S5APOLIO ~

j. without a rival In the world
FOR curing or preventing rough
n".s and chapping Of either
hands or face.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-10-23

Upon the occasion LAST Sunday OF
Dr.. T. n. Lewis severing his relation
as the Superintendent of the NJ E.
Sabbath School, Rev. Vaii, in behalf of
the teachers and pupils, presented him
with q handsome silver pitcher ss a
token of the regard with which they
esteemed him. In presenting Ii he
said that 1t gave him great pleasure to
testify In behalf of the teachers and
pupils to the satisfactory manner in
which he had discharged the onerous
duties Of Superintendent; also to add
his own testimony to theirs Of the val
uabls auxiliary he was to the church,
He invoked the blessing Of Heaven
upon him in his new home, and assur-
ed him of the kindest wishes and
warmest regard of all the members Of
the school.
The Doctor in accepting said that
"words at this time cannot express
what my heart feels; suffice it say that
the beautiful token is accepted in the
spirit In which 1t ia rendered, with the
assurance that its brightness now is but
the dim reflection of what the recollec-
tions of this hour shall ever be in my
memory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-10-23

The November Number of Harper's
Magazine closes semi-annual volume
of remarkable excellence, whether we
regard its reading matter or its illustra.
tions. OF the latter there have been
four hundred in this volume. Upon
examining the contents of the LAST two
volumes, we find that there is on an
average, one illustrated paper in each
number which contains the pith and
profuse pictorial establishment OF
some notable new work, or collection
of works, belonging to the department
of Travels, Science, or History.
Besides separate articles containing
the substance of the most important of
recent publications, there are always
running in Harper the most notable
literary productions of the day during
their progress and previous to their
final publication in book-form.
Adding to these current productions
of the best American and European
writers of our time the regular editorial
Monthly Summaries-scientiac, ltera-
ry and historical--the genial discus
sions, aesthetic and social, of the Easy
Chair, and the piquant details of gossip
and anecdote in the Drawer, it is evil
dent that the constant reader OF Harper
Is supplied by the Publishers with an
infinite variety Of instructive and en-
tertaining matter, comprehending
every department that comes natural-
ly within the scope Of a popular maga-
zine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-10-23

We copy from the Guernsey Times
the following deserved compliment to
Col. Ritts:
Col. W. R. Ritts, Engineer of the
National Road, Jonas Wilcox, Super
intendent and II. w. Bigley, of their
employ, favored Us with a call on their
return from the west one day last week.
They had been reviewing the entire
line in company with Hon. Philip V.
Herring, President of the Board of
Public Works of Ohio. Mr.. Herring
expressed the greatest satisfaction with
the condition of this ancient thorough
fare, and with the success of Col. Ritts'
superintendency during the past nine
months. More work has been done
than has ever before been accomplish
ed with equal force and means, and 1t
Is the intention of the present authOri-
ties, by good management with the
proceeds alone, to bring the National
Road up to something like its former
good condition. By personal supertn-
tendence of the work, they are now
saving from one dollar to one dollar
and q half per rod on the former cost
of stone in this county, when contracts
were let, and the economy is even
greater at other points, making total
saving of about thirty per cent.