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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-20
FIRE IN TOLEDO.


o3O,OOO.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1879
The saw and planning mills Of the Mitchell and
Rowland Lumber Company we're destroyed BY fire
this afternoon. A large quantity OF lumber, both
rough and Sressed was consumed. The loss is esti
mated at from twenty-five thousand dollars to
thirty thousand dollars, which Is covered by insur-
ance about equally divided between Cincinnati
and Eastern companies
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Anglo-Asiatio Alarm mt the Russian
March and Its Intent.

m8ICh SMe AtD AAtCAss
The important Intelligence which Is conveyed In
our cable despatch from London relative to the
position which Great Britain is likely to assume
towards the Russian imperial armed advance IN
Central Asia viii not take the readers OF the
HERALD by surprise. We have already supplied evil
dence in these columns In support Of tina position
that England's interests in Anghanistan would not
be exactly secure after Khiva and the other
Asatic Khanates had fallen before the northern
troops 1t appears rom our despatch to-day as II
Queen victoria's government entertains the same
conviction. The public mind Q! England was not
ielt unprepared for the news Of the failure OF the
Russian special mission. leading london journal,
writing on the news from Central Asia, during the
middle OF the month of December last, said 1--we
BURG 0 tnat the ' annoancement made e'' by
the Russian World that the Khivan ex-
petition had met and ~ routed assa,. de de-
following in close pursuit, had entered and plum
dered the capital Is generally accepted in the best
informed quarters as correct and that whether the
Information be correct or not no other termination
to the enterprise under Colonel Markosonis expect
ed IL m1ssa we may truly add that at no other
Of Khiva may be said to have been discounted.
The true meaning and significance OF the appropra-
Is evidenced by the unusual stir caused by the
question. The fact Is that the subjugation OF that
county really almost the rnn o. tine policy
steadily pursued despite all dinicultes by Russia.
AS step alter step has been made good the interest
hour Tor the most important OF the concluding
steps arrives the excitement Is augmented until 1t
displays itselI by outward signs.
BRITISH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS SLIGHTLY
ALARMED.
Just previous TO the present mission from the
Gear to the Cabinet and Court Of Victoria, the jour-
nails OF st. Petersburg and MOSCOW announced that
q commercial treaty had been concluded between
Russia and YakOob Bek, the Badauet or Khan OF
Kashgar. treaty o. this kind mad long been de-
sired by the government ut St. Petersburg, but the
Khan always refused to agree to one OF its stpula
tions which provides for the free transit through
his country, not only OF Russian merchants and
caravans but also OF Russian troops. At length q
large Russian force was sent to the frontier, with
orders to occupy the country II the Khan persisted
in his refusal. rhs Immediately had the desired
effect; Yakoob Dek not only signed the treaty, but
sentan envoy to meet the Russian Governor Gen.
eral at Taschkend On this occasion Yakoob tod
the Russian envoy, Baron Kanbas, that he pre-.
fcrred the friendship Of the great Gear to that OF
England. and that ne had therefore refused all the
offers Of the Queens Indian government" The
Russian Governor General, on the other hand as
sured the Khan's envoy, in the name Of the En-
peror that "the Russians have not come to Central
Asia Tor the purpose OF making conquests, but to
lay down secure basis Tor civilization, commerce
an frppdOm.r
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-20

Ar. II. Valentine, ESQ.,, Humboldt Inc
surance Company entirely cured OF neural
gia by WATTS NERVOUS ANTIDOTk when oshes
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-20

Tho weather in This city Yesterday.
The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day Of last
year. as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts
Phal macy, HERALD Building:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-20
CENTRAL ASIA.
The Russian Special Mission to the British
Court-lmperial Project for an Allied
United Advance-Ihe st. Petersburg
Plan Rejected at st. James.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON, JAM 10, 1873.
The object Of M. Schouvalon's mission from the
Russian government to the Court OF st. james has
been made known. He came to England to obtain
the cooperation of the British government in the
measures contemplated bv Russia in Central Asia !;
out Her Maesty's government reused to change
the attitude taken by the Cabinet and Crown when
the first reports Of Russa's Intentions were re-
ceived.
Engand's declaration Of her determination to
secure Anghanistan against attack II Russia
annexed Khiva opened the whole question ofAnglo-
Russian relations in Central Asia.
Russia now proposed to England that they
should deal with the Khiva and Afghanstan diff
fculty as part oil the general Central Asian ques-
ton.
M. Schouvalofr was unsuccessful In erecting an
arrangement with Her Majestys government and
has returned to St. Petersburg.
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r IPPINcoTrs MAGAZINE.

IPPINCoTTs MAGAZINE.
AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY OF
POPULAR LITERATURE AND SCIENCE.
JUST ISSUED,
THE FEBRUARY NUMBER,
with
NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL ENGRAvINGs
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NEW ANNUAL OF PHRENOLoGY AND dYSIoG-
IN nomy Tor 1873 containing upwards OF ~ ilustra'
tons including all the Pre- sdcns OF the united states
from " 'hngton to Grant; also indians re9rees -
Laws Arabs &c. only ~ cents scot nfh eost
by s, Il WELLS, S5y Broadway. New Yorks
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Royal Havana Lottery.-Prizes Casheds
Circulars sent. J. b. MARTINEZ CO., 10 Wall street
poso ffc hOx
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

DIOssy 4 CO, So Broadway, New York.
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"A steal lncapacity, Nervous Debility. Exhaustion
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Audley w. Canaan, Solicitor In Bank
ruptcy has removed his Offices to 22o Broadway.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

GREAT HAIL SToRM.-There was a ter
rible hail storm in New Jersey on Friday
1t inflicted immense damage upon the crops
corn, oats, vegetables of all kinds, being
crushed and apples, pears, etc, swept from
the orchards. Fruit trees in many cases
are entirely destroyed. Hailstones fell of
six or seven inches in circumference, and
stones the size of a hens egg could be gath
cred anywhere by the bushel. These dan
gerous missiles flew about with murderous
force, breaking in not only windows, but
shutters, swapping off stout limbs of trees
and making kindling wood of fences and
outhouses. People locked themselves in
upon the approach of the tornado or a Sc
rious loss of life could not but have ensued
There are reports of horses and cattle hav-
ing been killed and mutilated by the heav-
ily falling masses of ice. After the -hurri-
cane the fields lay white as after a snow
storm In MorriStOwn all the windows fa-
cling west were destroyed and considerable
damage was done to the churches. Green
houses were destroyed and market wagons
demolished. 1t was the most terrific storm
ever experienced in the State.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

THE Altoona Radical, whose editor
has been paying close attention to the
contest that is now progressing be-
tween Samuel Henry, of this place,
and r. w. Mackey, for the State Trea-
suryship nomination on the Republi-
can ticket, expresses the opinion that
Mackey has q sure thing of it. 1t
says that y of the whole number of
delegates Q33) have been chosen. Of
those elected, IA are instructed for
Henry, and it is possible that six more
not instructed Will support him. The
balance" according to the Radical
with the exception of four or five who
will support aspirants in their own dis
tricts, will support Mr. Mackey, IN the
eUent Of has cGRdiddcy." The words
in italics may be regarded as surplus
age. We cannot see that it makes the
slightest difference which one of the
two gentlemen named receives the
ination. If Mackey is successful, and
should be elected, the affairs of the
Treasury will be conducted in the in
terest of the Treasury Ring, just as
they have been during all the time that
he has had charge of the public mon
ey, and if Henry is nominated and
elected, he too will organize has Treas
ury Ring intent on using the public
funds for its own personal gain, and
will in all things tread squarely in the
footsteps of Mackey and his rapacious
followers. A mere change of name in
the head of the Department will not
suspend or change the plundcring
scheme by which it has heretofore been
managed. In the course of human
events, it might happen that neither
Mackey nor Henry will be called upon
to administer the affairs of the Treas
ury; but that, under the management
of competent and unselfish Demo
crat, the "unexpended balance of the
peoples money Will be so applied as
to do the most good, and that would
be by applying it regularly in extin.
gushing the public debt.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25
VHat Public Men OaCe to the Press.

The following article on the subject
of newspapers and their influence in a
certain direction, copied from the st.
Louis Democrat, contains an abun-
dance Of unadulterated truth:
Col. Forney complains, in well-written
article il the Philadelphia Press, that pub
lie men are, as a class, ungrateful to the
newspapers and the journalists to whom
they, III many instances, owe their position.
Nobody is more competent to speak on this
subject than Colonel FOrney himself. He
has made more statesmen out of small ma
terial than any man in America. He has
taken a more active part in the perSOnel of
American politics in the last twenty years
than almost any other man. Most of his
work has been that of a politician rather
than that of journalist, but in either ca
pacitv he has always been able to serve his
friends well, and he has always served them
faithfully. His reward has been very small.
II he had let politics alone and devoted
himself exclusively to journalism, he might
have made greater name than Greeley S
and greater fortune than Benefits. But
he was always very fond of helping some
friend to an office, aud always had a taste
for political intrigue with purpose of this
kind. His experience has, no doubt, been
that of a hundred others who have operated
in the same way on smaller scale. Make
a governor out of an alderman to-day, and
tomorrow he'll tell you that he owes his
elevation to his own superi II merits. For
-~~~-i~ D-~~:1~-N+ - +I,o IIssi+ad SfataS
out of James Buchanan-but before the old
public functionary had taken his seat he
repudiated his patentee and manufacturer
in the most ungrateful manner Congress
men are made by country ynewspapers-yet
when they go to Washington it wouldn't be
safe to tell them so.
Garfield, as an NJ. c., was invented by a
seven by nine sheet, the editor of which
had probably never seen five dollar bill
in his life, and Garfield would certainly be
indignant now if asked to give five dollars
of his back pay to that man. Trumbull
was first heard of, we believe, through a lit
tie paper at Alton and he was last heard of
drawing his So, 600 grab. Ben. Butler says
he was not made by the newspapers &; but
then it must ever remain one of the myste-
les ofnature where Ben. Butler came from
and what object was in view in producing
him. If the grievance of which Col. For
ney complains is a sore one, it is the fault
of those who are aggrieved.
There is too much puffery of small men
m the newspapers now-a-days-tOo much
disposition to exalt gentle dullness and
amlable imbecility into intellectual great
ness and real ability. Every chucklehead
IN congress gets more praise from the press
OF ms party now than could trutbfully have
been bestowed upon Daniel Webster in his
palmiest days.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

SEVERAL Democratic newspapers
have approved Of the suggestion that
Hon. VIM. McClelland, late member
of Congress from the Lawrence dis
trict, would be fit person to be select
ed by the approaching Democratic
State Convention as Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee. Before
anything of this kind is seriously at
tempted, it would not be amiss to as
certain the present status of Mr.. Nc
Cleland on the extra pay swindle.
He is represented as having taken the
plunder, although he voted against the
bill. So far as we know, Hon. Wash
ington Townsend, who represents the
Chester district, is the only member
of Congress from this State who re-
fused to soil his fingers with the booty
and returned it to the Treasury. If
Mr. McClelland voted against the bill,
as we think he did, and afterwards
pocketed the money, he had better
promptly decline being an aspirant for
the position referred to. The appoint
ment of a man to the Chairmanship of
the Democratic State Committee who
in any way identified himself with the
salary grab, would be most fatal
blunder. How could he, in an address
to the people, appeal to them, as he
would be bound to do, rebuke Con.
gressional corruption and rapacity
It would simply be the old spectacle
Of Satan rebuking sin.
The present Chairman of the Com
mittee, Samuel J. Randall, not only
voted for the bill and took the money
but, like Carpenter of Wisconsin, i
willing to defy public opinion by al
open defence of it. In getting rid O
him, care must be taken that his sue
cessor is not tarred with the same stick
If it is not true that Mr. McClelland
took the extra pay, (and he knows al
about it and can explain,) he would
make an unobjectionable Chairman
but if the fact is otherwise, then the
less that is said about him in that con.
nection the better for himself, as well
as for the Democratic party
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

THE venerable John c. Plumcr died
last week at his home in West New
ton, Westmoreland county, aged about
s5 years. Many years ago, Mr.. PIu-
mer served both as Representative
and Senator in the State Legislature,
and was well known as an upright and
useful public servant. He was firm
and intrepid Democrat of the Jackson
school, few Of whom yet survive as
living and shining examples of person
al purity and integrity, to shame cor
rupt and degenerate age,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

RESCUED BY BRAVE GIRL.-How the
young daughter of Mr.. James Elpick, an
oysterman, rescued little boy from drown
ing at Greenwich, Conn, is thus told by
the Stanford Adc0cGte 1.-The locality is
favorite one for summer boarders from
the city. Among the residents of this class
at present is Mr. S. II. Lewis, who with
family, occupies a comfortable country
house near the Oysterman's more modest
dwelling. Mr.. Lewis little son. n bright
and active lad about eight years of age,
got into boat at the dock on Saturday
last, when the tide was at its height, and
began padding about. The child was in
tull view of the oysterman's daughter a
blooming young miss of eighteen. who was
at the moment i'll her bedroom, sans gown
and crInollne, and engaged at her toilet
She glanced occasionally at the boy in the
boat until, when the latter was several
rods from the dock, the boy fell overheard
and disappeared beneath the water, which
at that point was ten to fifteen feet deem
Without hesitation Miss Elpick rushed
down stairs, and not even taking time to
tell what happened, jumped into the little
Doat, the Maggie, named after herself
MOI waiting to adjust the oars in the row
locks, she padded, Indian fashion. to the
spot where the boy had disappeared. =
LOOKING hastily about, and seeing that the
enid did not reappear, Miss Elpicz sprano
DOuiy run HcI DOdt, ana down deep on
the sands that never saw the sun, she
found the object of her search. and seizino
hlm bore him again to the surface and to
hie' rather than attempt the difficuit
TASK OF placing the rescued boy in the boat.
the young heroine swan for the dock,
he whole transpired so quickly that the
ooy had not become unconscious, and when
other help arrived the brave Girl had al
ready half accomplished the rescue and
showed SIl decided ability to complete it.
When she reached the shore, the reaction
irom so much excitement and exertion was
too much for her. She tainted away. and
Ior some moments could not be restored to
consciousness
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

The Provincetown, Mass, Adoocate
says that supposed mermaid was seen
upon the beach in Brewster, by Mrs.
Young and several children. The head of
this object, or mermaid, resembled exactly
that of child, while the rest of the body
was of fish form. When first seen, the
lazy became frightened, but the children,
less timid, approached it, and wishing to
determine whether it was dead or alive,
threw some sand into its eyes, whereupon
1t uttered cries like that of a child, and
commenced rolling over and over down to
the water, and darted off into the sea,
keeping its head above the surface, and
resembling in every manner that of a child
swimming. How this creature came here
is yet mystery, but it is thought it was
left by the tide, or rolled upon the shore in
the night Of its OWE accopd.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

HENRY A. WISE, initiating the cx-
ample of the guerilla Mosby, has gone
over to the radical camp. During the
palmy days of the old Whig party,
Wise was political power in the cold
Dominion" and in 1856, when he ran
for Governor of Virginia, he utterly
vanquished the demon of Known 9TH
ingism-for which he deserves well OF
his country. During the rebellion,
however, and since its close, he has
given frequent evidences of political
tunacy On no other theory can his
hegird be accounted for The cause
has produced its natural effect.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

WE have no excuse to make for anv
man who voted for the salary swim
die, but we call attention to the fol-
lowing brief but pointed editorial
which we clip from the New York
Tribune:
Jealous Administration organs are vast
ing columns of space in vain attempts to
show that the Republican party is not alone
responsible for the salary swindle, since
the Democrats helped to pass the bill. The
scheme was originated by the best embod-
lment of Administration principles and
policy, Mr.. B. F. Butler, and carried thro'
by the Republican party, and all attempts
TO shift the disgraceful burden will be flu
tiie. The Democrats undoubtedly helped
the thing along, but if they hadn't it would
nave gone through just the same. The
Administration ordered it. and of course il
was done. 1t was simple act of loyalty
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25
Democratic County Ticket.

ASSEMBLY:
HENRY sCANLAN, Carrolitown'
SHERIFF:
HERMAN BAUMER, Cone1naugh Doio =
TREASURER:
ADO CRIsTG, Munster Township.
COMMISSIONERS:
EDWARD GLASS, Ebensburg.
POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR:
ANSELM wEAKLAND, Chest Twp.
CORONER:
R. Fl. SINGER, Johnstown.
AUDITOR:
H. b. FREIDHOFF, Conemaugh Borough
JURY COMMISSIONER:
HENRY TOPPER, Adams Twp.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

4 SHOWER OF Stones.
Ira Deler relates that on Inc
last, between : and : O'Clock
New York, Captain Ninchesis.
ed by a shower of pebbles ID
hail-StoneS, the vessel at the
about thirty-three miles iro-
Me-, on her trip from Boston.
on deck" it says, who was :.
light at the time, supposed y
the crew were pelting him. u
them fell abaft the paddle-o'S
morning he swept them up a
but one handful overheard y
regret of all on board. as SoIE
some. In the opinion OF an g
ogist, the stones were taken lE
wind from some fresh vale,
viii be remembered that the >
a very singular appearance ~
ing. The wind at the time =
expression, blew from all GU.
stones saved were all about .; Y;
present the worn appearance +
the bottom of a freSh-Wa's.
will weigh about half an ouD''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

IT is said that Postmaster General
Cresweu is of the opinion that the alb
oiton of the frankirg privilege will so
increase the revenues of the Postoffice
rs to make it stlEsustaining. Since
the first of July, the sales of stamps
have exceeded those for any other
equal period in the history of the De-
partment. The new system of issuing
official stamps for public matter is IL
able to be abused by dishonest clerks
and Others who may steal them, but
the Postof1ice detectives have been in
structed to detain all unofficial matter
which bears official stamps. 1t is be-
lieved the loss in this direction will
not be large.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

EUROPEAN advices inform us that
one of the results of the great advance
in the price of coal, there is visible in
the fact that various large manufac-
turers in France, Germany and Rus
sia are casting about for new sources
of supply. They think it feasible to
import Pennsylvania coal, and an an
aIysis of the different kinds mined in
this State is being made, with view
OF ascertaining whether they are suit
able for use in the foreign factories
needing them. Already Pennsylvania
has been able to undersell English
coal in the West and East India mar
kets, and it looks very much as if we
might, to a certain extent, be able to
compete with European coal in por-
tions of Europe itself
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

THE following is copied z -.
eratunq, etpWnctUGt3nt' &. ''''
a Punxsutawny paper:
INFORMATION WANTEIp[,.C,,-- ~.
athan Sherman. Who lri' d. p.-
township Indiana Comm, = "a
On the 18th, of last Mar'L, - cd
the Susquenanna River hS biz.
river about the time of the ~ :.
the first of April Since ~ L,r.
heard nothing al him lh's
he is drowned ,-s rs
When he left home he W. vi
home made cloth, dra"5-s 4. d
white lincev. his vest was 5l...-,s i--s5
DIV lane lined with home r. :. s.
wore new heavey boots ~ ~ ri
shirts barred blue brown, hair
about fiftwo years old, ms ,,i,s r
were black and, sprink,.esLI- "a. 6r
ewes were black his height We We b-
inches. he weighed ahol,. aho...,.- - fas
fift pounds. the inqglrllSs s5s
Sherman. desires 70 know k.,' ,bs ..
what has become Of him. Wl-.;;svsi
confer a favor on the oe.i'
noticeing the above US1,saol :
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

Two gamblers named McClusky and
Anderson literally shot and slashed each
other to pieces and to death, in duel with
pistols and bowie knives, at Medicine
Lodge, Ind. Ter, on the evening of the
4th inst. 1t was the most terrible conflict
ever witnessed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

GLAD to learn that the Shah's name is
proPerlywritten' 'Nasserdin Chah Kadiar. -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-25

SENATOR WALLACE has gone back to
his Texan railroad. 0> ~
New-York tribune., 1873-01-14
FIRE IN TENTH-AVE.

Soon after 7 p. M, yesterday, fire was dis
covered in the rear part of the fifth floor OF the sxstoy
brick building No. 479 Tenth-ave., Thrtyseventh
st. by 5. ]. p. Hale and occupied by Dlemann
Funk piano manufacturers; sdamage to building,
81 coo by fire and water; insured The damage to stock
was about $780, principally rom water insured for
$500 in the North Missouri, 5000 in the Lafay-
ette $4,000 in the Williamsburgh City and $3.50 in
the ST. Joseph insurance companies The fire is supposed
10 have originated stove located the center
OF the fifth floor In consequence Of the extreme hight
OF the building the nhammable nature OF its contents
and the fact that adoined by large paperhanging
mandatory. Chief Engineer Perley ordered second
alarm Three additional engines came, and these, with
four brought out by the first alarm, confined the hames
TO the two upper floors.