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An Extraordinary Yield OF Corn TO
the Acre.


the Acre.
A committee OF citizens were appointed
by the Washington county, Pa, Agricul-
tural Society to examine and report upon
an extraordinary crop Of corn raised by
JAMES ". DIoKEy, Esq on his farm near
Bethany this year. The report of this
committee ia published in yesterdays
Washington Reporter. They found the
yield TO bo very extraordinary indeed on
one Of tho fields Of the farm, viz: 100
bushels of shelled corn to the acre, the
highest yield upon record in this country
save In one instance, that OF Of field in
one Of tho Carolinas.
Mr.. DIcKEY explained to the committee
his modus operandi Of corn raising, which
Is Us follows:
Thirty or forty years ago, this same field
yielded only twenty-five 10 thirty bushels
per acre. Mr.. De opinion at present Is,
that It's fertility is owing 10 sheep hus.
bandry. He further says, In fields that
lie out a long time the rich and most Ter.
tile part of the soil was on top, and by
shallow pIowing ol sod ground the nutri.
ton Of the soil is brought direct and i'm.
mediOtely 10 the corn, which gives Il a
quick and rapid growth, and also that the
cut worms and other insects feed upon
the grass turned under, and do not disturb
the corn. Mr.. D. has followed this course
five times with perfect success, while his
neighbors following the old plan have had
to replant what the worms destroyed"
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Testing Rollers at Pltl,bursh.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 19.-The series Of
boiler tests under the supervisor Of the
government commission commenced to-.
day, eight miles from this city. A large
crowd Is in attendance, and the boilers
are on the ground, but only three are in
position. One was manufactured In Gin.
cinnau and is but an ordinary boiler,
single riveted. The other two were manu-.
featured in this city; one OF the United
States brand OF iron, and the other Of Nor.
wegian steel, and both double riveted on
longitudinal seams. The first test was 10
be with the ordinary boiler manufactured
in Cincinnati. When the steam was
raised to about so pounds pressue, the
safety valve gave way by reason OF the
detective manner ot its insertion, and
a further trial was postponed until Thurs.
dav
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THE Richmond (Va) correspondent oil

THE Richmond (Va) correspondent oI
the Cincinnati Commercial, In recent let.
ter TO- that paper, tells some hard facts
concerning tho James River & Kanawha
Canal Job, new pending in Congress. One
Of the, Items in this work Is five.mile
tunnel through solid rock, which will cost
$3.50 900. Second, the canal, so far as
built, does not pay. Third, the stock
holdeHs are to receive S25 per share for
their sIock which Is now hawked about at
e 90. Fourth, in addition to $t2,0O0,O00
Of stock, about 100000 Of which isheld
by tho State, tho Canal Company owes
81 $4,000, which 1t cannot pay. Filth,
the country through which 1t will pass Is
wild and productive, and can never pay
interest upon the proposed enormous out.
lay o $9o,0OO,oOo. Lastly, the whole
thing Is a dead failure, OF which Virginia
wants to get rid. Not being able 10 sell
1t or give 1t away, the Government is
asked 70 take It and finish II.
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CHARLESTON.
MeJor sweeney s.lll on His Muscle
A Rencounter with Davenport In the
Hale House.
Legislative Matters Becoming Dis.
graceful.
Dispatch to the Intellgeneer !

Especial Dispatch to the Inte.llgeneer
CHARLESTON, Nov. 10, 1878.
During dispute at the Hale House
here last night, George o. Davenport, the
irrepresslble member from Wheeling,
called Major Jim Sweeney liar, where
upon the redoubtable Major hauled of
and struck him an argumentative blow
with his flst.
The difficulty grew out of quarrel on
the floor Of the House Of Delegates be.
tween Davenport and Campbell, Of Han.
cock. Major Sweeney being the friend OF
Campbell, espoused his cause In his usual
unequivocal manner. and thus the irAcas
occurred.
Things are really getting to be not only
dlsgraceiul but disgusting here in Legis.
lative matters, and the worst Is still to
come. ToMAHAwK.
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FAMILY MARKETING Prime to choic

FAMILY MARKETING Prime to choice
yellow roll butter Is quoted in Cincinnati
at 85 cents per pound. Sausage is quoted
at 8 and 10 cents. sirloin steaks 10 and
49, Mutton, Z and 10. Lamb, 10 and
1871. Veal, 12i and Is, Fresh pork, It
and 8. Corned beef, and 10. Hams,
1aa and 10. Chickens. 20 and 25 piece.
Ducks, 25 and 40. Turkeys, 75 and 81 25,
Squirrels, 81 80 and 81 rs per dozen.
venlson, 10 and 1ei per pound. Apples,
IS and 25 per hall peck. Potatoes, 12 and
10 ditto. Onions, 20 and 25 ditto. Gel.
cry, 40 and 90 per dozen.
These quotations can be compared at
leisure with those OF our Wheeling family
market published on the third page ot the
paper this morning.
Out In the interior Of this State, al
Buckhannon, for instance, VIC notice that
butter sells for 10 cents per pound; chick
ems, 10 and 10 cents q piece; potatoes
80 cents per bushel; onions, 20 cents
beans, 81 25, and other articles In proper
finn
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SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 10 The Imparaas, q
newspaper, today particularly remarks
the moderate tone OF the protest Of the
British government in regard to the Vir.
ginips affair.
Senior Figueras, President OF the Cortes,
today held q protrac.ed conference with
the Minister oi Foreign affairs, for what
purpose has not transpired. It 10 report
ed that Senor Figueras starts ior London
this evening.
The deputies Of the Republican minis
try have requested the immediate convo-
cation oil the Cortes, to consider the COM
plications with foreign powers, which
they allege the government has caused.
The Minister Of War has ordered all
the members Of the reserve Of the army
to report In person at the depots oi their
respective corps within fortnight
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Brutal Murder.

NEW CANNAN, Conn, Nov. 10.-Mrs
Joseph Selleck. a widow owning and oc-
cupying alone small place In this town
was brutally murdered this morning with
kerosene and the body nearly consumed,
and the house was on fire when discover
ed. An axe with blood and hair, a small
piece Of skull and brains, and an empty
kerosene can were found In the room with
a large pool Of blood on the carpet and
floor. a hole had been burned through
the floor through which the charred re.
mains Of the body had fallen into the Gel.
Ter. The skull showed two cuts with the
axe No suspicious so far rests on any
one. No motive can be conceived Of ex,
cept plumber as tho house has been ran
sacked,
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The tugs sent 10 help the steamboata
In Lachine Canal have not been able 10
penetrate the ico barriers.
-shapley & 90. and Joseph Boynton
d Co, manufacturers Of picture frames
and paper bags, loose by the fire at Bos.
ion Wednesday night $4,000.
The new building on Pearl street,
Milford, Mass occupied by B. II. Spauld.
Ing as a manufac,ory Of straw hats was
burned Wednesday. Loss $4,000. In
sursnce $4,000.
by IN explosion Of sulphur in the
mines near fremont, Pa, Wednesday,
seven men were terribly burned about tho
heads and faces, and one man named Jno.
Williamson was instantly killed.
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NEW YORK CITY.

NEw YoRK, Nov. 19.-The announce
ment made this morning that the corpora
ton to which 3. ]. Blake, late President
Of the Mercantile Bank, made extensive
loans, was the Domestic Sewing Machine
Company, and that the paper OF the Com,
paDy had gone to protest. A meeting oil
the creditors has been called, and an ex-
tension has been asked. Negotiations are
said to be pending to amalgamate the
Domestic with another Sewing Machine
Company. David Blake, brother Of E
J. Blake, Is President Of the Domestic
Sewing Machine Company. An investi-
cation, 1t is stated, shows that the Compa.
ny has surplus Of a million Of dollars
over liabilities, and that the embarrass-
ments was merely owing 10 the extraor-
dinary stringency OF the money market
Early this morning Patrick Larkins, q
bar keeper, was fatally injured by an un-
known man who entered 0'Donnells, at
Coles street and Railroad avenue, Jersey
City. He called for drink, and when
Larkins turned to get It he struck him
down with hatchei and then robbed the
till. %
As near as could be ascertained, Ell J.
Blake. President Of the Mercantile Bank,
loaned the Domestic Sewing Machine
Company about $3.50, 900 on the stock Of
the Company, business paper taken for
machines and acceptance OF agents, also
$50 1000 10 himself, and various other
amounts to individuals on mercantile
paper, some Of which Is unpaid In conse.
quence Of the panic. Among this paper
are notes OF large dry goods firm which
recently got an extension.
The associated banks hold $50, AIS 900
10 legal tenders, an increase Of 81 100000
since yesterday.
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Destruetive Prairie Fire.

ATcnKsoN, Nov. 19.-0n Sunday last,
q destructive prairie fire swept over o
large scope Of country about sixty miles
from this city, and continued during Mon
day. About six miles Of ties on the Cen.
trail Branch Railroad were burned and
several small bridges consumed. The de-
structioh Of fences, houses, &c, Is i'm
mense. Several houses near Corning were
burned. Several disastrous fires have also
occurred along the line Of the Atcheson,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. No trains
have passed over the Central Branch since
Saturday until to-day, when the regular
trains got through.
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LITTLE ROCK.

LITTLE RocK, Nov. l9.-ThIs morning
at twelve o'clock a fire occurred on the
corner Of Cumberland and Markham
streets, which destroyed a frame building
occupied by Thomas Laferty, dry goods,
and several small dealers. Loss $40, 900;
insured for $4,000.
Destructive fires prevail in the woods
between the Arkansas and White rivers,
The damage so far Is confined to fences
and bridges.
The Commissioners Of Internal In
provement, accompanied by Col. Thomas
81. Allen, will arrive here from 81. Louis
tomorrow morning to inspect the south.
ern division Of the Cairo & Falton Rail
road
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PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19.-J. b. Hor-
ton, the bank forger, has been convicted
at Lancaster and sentenced to two years
imprisonment. He has restored 1000
OF the money obtained by his forgery.
The steamer Powhattan passed Lewis,
Del, this morning on her way TO the
navy yard. The Manhattan went into com.
mission this morning and win be ready
for sea when the Powhattan arrives to
accompany her. The Terror was brought
up TO the navy yard to-day from League
Island, The iron.clad Cannonicus Is ai
Wilmington being prepared for service
and will be ready In about two weeks.
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TIE MASONIC ReUyroN AT srRusr,

TIE Masonic REUNION AT sTEusIs-
VILE ON THE 97Tu.-Whe clip the fol-
lowing from Tuesday evenings Ms,aa:
"The Committee having in charge tho
arrangements Tor the reunion Of Knights
Templars In this city, on Thanksgiving
Day, have received intelligence that the
Allegheny Commandry will send at least
one hundred Knights 10 response to the
invitation to attend the reunion. Word
has also been received from the Com
mandries at Wheeling, st. Clairsvil!e,
and other points that they will send rep
resentatives, so that a grand display may
be expected.
The hall, which has been thoroughly
renovated and repaired, was thrown open
Tor the inspection OF members and tho
public last evening, and was the admira-
lion Of the many visitors.
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Railroad accidents.

PouaHKEEPs1E, N. Y, Nov. 19.-Mar-
garet Dogg, OF Dublin, an emigrant girl
tell between the cars Of the emigrsnt train
passing Sing Sing last night, and was sc
badly injured that she died soon after
She was on route to Valley Branch, Wis
consin.
LounvrLLR, Nov. ia brakeman
named Woods, an old citizen Of Jefferson
vile, Ind, was instantly killed Wednes,
day afternoon at Memphis BY o freight
train, from which he ielI, passing over
him. Woods leaves a vile and several
children.
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mungeriug and Thirsting for War.

WunkeIlnB anu AulEbAuB LUZ ware
There are q lot Of idiots In this country
who would like 10 see the United States
declare war against Spain, or Cuba, OF
Santiago de Cuba, or somebody or some
place. They are not particular who OF
what, 90 that we declare war. The Chi
cago Times is one Of these idiots. 1t de-
nlnds instant and destructive war. II
has an editorial article headed "Wipe
them Out" which begins in this strain:
"Every man, woman and child of this
broad country is foaming with rage over
tho insult to our flag; and shivering with
horror over the record Of flendish mur.
dGrs. There Is not man in all these Uni.
ted States, who owes allegiance to the soil
upon which he stands, who Is not thirst
ing for instant and complete vengeance"
We think we know several people in
tho United States, and, for that matter,
right here in Wheeling, who arc not
thrsting Tor vengeance, either instant or
complete.
ludeed, the more the facts begin TO
leak out about the Virginius expedition,
especially since we have seen RYAs's let.
ters, the more reconciled people feel TO the
shooting Of the crew as freebooters and
hl1Ibusters. When the excitement cools
down this view OF the case will be more
widely taken than It is now. This coun-
try cannot afford to spend either blood or
money about such q crowd Of marauders
Notwithstanding the rawlings Of such
papers as the Chicago Tines VIC have no
serious upprchensions that the country
will be drawn into war with any body
about the Virginius matter. We think,
however, that there Is slight danger OF
something Of the kind, and that this dan.
ger, and the antidote thereto are very con.
cisely expressed in last nights Cincinnati
Commercial in the following paragraph:
The real danger that we may drift into
war with Spain exists in the Presidents
notorious propensity for annexation. The
safeguard is In the conservatism OF the
Secretary Of State, the only man immedi.
ately connected with the administration
OF our Government who knows anything
OF History or law, or who was not before
the war both obscure and unimportant.
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PITTSBURGH BANK FAILuREs-We be-
gin to think that Pittsburgh Is ono Of the
prominent points that the Modern
Thinker" had In bis eye last year when
be predicted the panic and the develop
ment Of so much rottenness In the man.
agsment Of banks. The failure OF JAMES
T. BRADY & Co. certainly developed an
unusual amount Of rottenness, and since
that failure there have been several other
bank suspensions Of more or less impor-
tance at Pittsburgh, and they have
followed each other with 80 much
presidency that we apprehend the
public there must be a good deal demor-
allied in regard to banks. The one
on Tuesday developed rotten spot in
the cashiers Office, who, 1t seems, had alb
sconded with a lot Of school bonds
amounting as fur as known TO SIC. 600.
These bonds hc had realized upon before
Abscondlng. The Pittsburgh. Commercial
of yesterday says that
The capital stock Of the bank Is $780,
600, with q surplus Of $4S. 900, and In nd
tttlon the stockholders arc individually
liable. There need be no fears but that
The creditors Of the concern will be fully
paid, as some OF our most substantial bus
lness men are interested,
One.third oil the funds on hand Of the
county are deposited In the bank, but
there Is ample security In the shape ol
bonds, so that nothing will be lost, The
amouut Is reported to be between $780,
700 and $4,000, but the County Treas
user, Mr.. K!lgore, declines 10 give the ex'
act figures.
The directors Of the bank have been
making noble fight since the outbreak
Of the panic to meet all demands, and Il is
lobe regretted that they are compelled to
close by dishonest employe.
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sault Ste Mare Canal Closed .

DETROIT, Nov. 19.-The sault Ste
Marie Ship Canal was closed at II o'clock
this morning, and the work commenced
on the Cofierdam. Tho work Of enlarging
the canal will be prosecuted with all post
bic dispatch during the winter. The
contractors have Eve hundred men now
employed. The steamers May Flower
and Craig were expected to pass the canal
last night bound down, but were detained
by snow storm aud will go into winter
dilarters at the sault.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-The steamships
Silesia, from Hamburg, and Pennsylva'
MIA, from Glasgow, have arrived.
LONDON, Nov. 19.-The steamship!
Holland, Castalia and Rhein, from New
York, have arrived out
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Arriyed-Tht
steamer City Of New York from Havana
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MEMPHIS.

MFTpTs, Nov. 19.-Jetferson Davis
Returned helo to DAY after long illness
at Louisville.
The Vincent College Phllanthroplst Is
at the Peabody Hotel en- Tvute TO New
York.
The Exposition opened tonight under
unlavorable circumstances. the weather
being quite cold.
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In The Boston burnt district, the rislEs
from fire are thirty per cent less than they
were in that district before great fire.
There Is said to be no business district In
the America with 90 large proportion
Of buildings 80 comparatively safe against
flres ~ are those upon that district,
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Grand LodEe ]. o. o. III, IndIana

''o"N A-OebS " A'p
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 19-The Grand
Lodge l. o. o. F. oil Indiana convened 10
annual communication in this city to-day
There Is q very full attendance. The
grand officers reports show large In
crease In membership and resources dur
ing the past year. Total number Of Lodges
In the State November 1st, 399; number
Of contributing members, %, ,6O0; total re
ceipts for the year $4,000; surplus fund.-
on hand belonging To Lodges, nearly
100000; amount paid Tor reliet Of broth
ers during the year, over $4,000.
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krGttelIiaRnrer:
More About the Politics Of the Bal
timore Road.

The fanatic who edits the Martinsburg
e,otIuuan seems to bc really silly enough
10 suppose that the sympsthies Of the Bal
tImore & Ohio railroad are with the Rad
Icnls Of West Virginia and that the com
nsuy Is compelling its employees to throw
The weight Of their influence in favor o.
,ba, party. The writer must actually be
consumed with blgotry and utterly In.
cup.ble OF perceiving plain facts to come
TO such conclusion. II he knows any
thing Of the history Of the Baltimore road
he knows that the sympsthies of Mr.. GAR
nErr were SO unmis,akably Southern on
the eve Of the war that he made speech,
or wrote q letter, we dlremember which,
In which he disclosed these sympathtes IN
a way that gave great ofense North.
We say nothing, because we know moth
iup, Of bis sympathies to-day, but no
Intelligent person has ever yet 80
far as wc know, suspected that they
are with the Radicals. The personnel
Of tho Baltimore road has always
been understood in this region to be
against the Republican party. Its in
auerce was supposed 10 be decidedly in
favor Of CAMDEN when he was candi-
date for Governor the first time. And we
all know that Senator DAVIS, a Demo
cratic Senator, comes as near being an
echo Of that Company in all matters re-
Ia,iug TO its interests as any public man
could be ol any corporation in the land.
We do not charge that tho Baltimore
road Is interfering actively nova days,
pro or con, in West Virginia politics. We
sre willing to ssy that the road has no
politics strictly speaking. Its politics
mean business, and are convertible term
with business. 1t goes for this man
or that man mainly because II elected
be will go Tor the Company II necessary.
But II It was question Of politics, pure
and simple, between the Democracy and
the Republicans, VIC should greatly fear
and tremble for the result so far as the
Republicans are concerned. We should
expect the Baltimore road to throw It's
weight in the other scale. 1t has a
large foreign population along the line ol
the road, iour.fllths Of whom arc, we
presume, hostile TO the Republicans.
When the war broke out many OF these
employees were notoriously disloyal, and
even actively so. And We have never
heard yet that any Of them lest their
places on account Of their dislOyal SYM
pathies. As We said, politics mean busi'
ness with the Baltimore road. 1t retains
or dismisses men according as they
serve Its interests, and not because they
are Democrat or Radicals. Common OBJ.
servation should have made this TACT very
plain TO the editor OF the Statesman, but
he Is such o thorough paced pPrtisan,
so sbusively so in fact, In regard to all
political matters, that he really seems en-
tIrely incapable Of looking at the question
In rational way.
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TIE wives Of the successful candidates
for Parliament at the late SPECIAL elections
in Dover and Bath, England, greatly help
ed the results by driving through the
streets dressed In gaudy colors, inviting
the voters to ride with them, and exhort'
Ing everybody to go to the polls and vote
for their men.
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON. Nov. 19-Ths report Is cur.
rent that Thomas Barring, founder Of the
banking house Of Barring Bros. Is dead.
one hundred and ninety fve thousand
dollars OF bullion was shipped from Liy-
erpool for New York o'dsy:
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The Tweed trial affords much amuse-
ment for the lawyers, as during the re-
aearsal Of the story Of the stolen vouchers
there was much laughter. No wonder,
IoE none know better than these shrewd
critics oflhe forum how TO appreciate q
1st class legal farce.
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HUNTINGTON, L. l., Nov. 19.-The
schooner F. r. Turner was capslzed In the
Sound of LIoyd's Neck, Tuesday night,
and the steward and two Of the crew
were drowned.
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pouoHxEKPs1s, Nov. 19.-The Allan
tic Express trains due here from the West
AT 4:l5 and l0;30A a. N. respectively, are
snow bound four miles west Of schnec-
fadY.
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weather Report.
Wan 0HPAnTnHH9,
u11Iol OF THH CHn1 9IBNAL oYYIoiB.
WASRHaTon, D. G., Nov. 1850 ?. =.
PROBABILITIES,


PROBABILITIES.
For the Northwest and thence TO the
Lower Missouri Valley, northwesterly
winds backing to southerly, rising tenn
perature and partly cloudy weather.
For the Lakes and thence TO Kentucky
and West Virginia, northwesterly winds
and occ0sional light snow.
On the Lower Lakes cold and clearing
weather.
For the Southern States northwesterly
winds, low temperature and generally
clear weather.
For the Middle and Eastern States
northwesterly winds, cold and partly
cloudy and clearing weather.
Reports missing from the Southwest.
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Kemper received 2S. Gal more votes than
Greeley, and 700 more than Walker.
Hughes received 79s less than Grant, and
1854 less than Wells. The aggregate
vote ln 1873 was 7,774 less than In 1860.