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R1YER NEWS.

PITTSBURGH, January 19.-The river
continues to recede slowly. The marks
this evening show 4 feet II inches. The
Allegheny Is putting outa large amount
Office. Weather cloudy, but more mad
crate. Mercury 80.
CINCINNATI, January 12.-The weather
Is thawing rapidly, but cloudy with q
misting rain. Thermometer 40 at 6 p, N,
There Is no danger apprehended from the
ice IN the river. I. .1.
LOUISVILLE, January 12.-The river is
falling; 8 Ieet 8 inches In the canal, z feet
s inches In the chute. Weather clear and
pleasant this morning, but cloudy and
mild tonight Mercury ranged from 4C
to 50. Spme ice Is still floating, but most
" porous and soft. The reported gorge
at Madison, Is denied. The towboat
Oakland Is breaking the ice In tho head
ofthe canal preparatory to putting her
tow through. W.
ST.. Louis, January 12-The river ia
falling. 1t has fallen about two feet since
the decline commenced. The weather Is
cloudy and mild, and thawing Is progress
ing brisklY, but the ice gorges continue
strong. The tugs Fisher and Clubb are
breaking the ice IN the lower harbor, and
had reached the foot Of Plum street to.
night Tomorrow probably there will
be an open channel from the bridge piers
to the iron furnaces at East St, Louis
through which coal can be taken to the
furnaces, ..''3L -a'lN let"
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CREDIT MoBILIER.

Important Witness Summoned to
TesliTy.-Suit of tho U. r. Rail,
road against COnGresSman Brooks
and Ames.
New YoRK, January 19-Thos. o.
Durant and Dir. Crane, ex.president aud
ex.Secretary Of the Union Pacific Rail
road Compsny, have been summoned be.
fore the Congressional Committee for In.
vestigatipg the Credit MobIlier scandal.
Charles II. Nelson, the son-in.law u
Congressman Brooks and o. Z, Garrison
OF California, residing IN this city, has
Eeen also subpoenaed. Durant has com.
menced suit against Jas. Brooks and
Oakes Ames, TO recover Credit Mobilier
shares alleged to be lraudulentlY obtained
or unlawiully appropriated. The suit
against Ames is said 10 be based on as
sertlons Of members oi Congress that
they never received any shares, while
the directors declare that Ames repre-
sented that he made such distribution.
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Some Of the Inconvenience Expert:
enced at Charleston
!. CuARLEsroN, ". Va, January Q.

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To the Editors Of the IntelliGoneer.
am not in the habit Of complaining OF
any small inconvenience or the ordinary
ills or crosses Of life, but there are times
when iorbearance ceases 70 be virtue.
A man who has been In the habit In the
evening after the lSbors Of the day are
over, Of sitting down and reading the
morning papers from Baltimore and your
city with the latest dispatches from more
than half the world, to be transferred to
this postal neglected valley where we get
our mails once or twice week, with hall
worn, travel stained papers, and Letters
none less than q week and some Q month
old, feels as lonesome Rs q convict at Bot
any Bay. I am now speaking Of letters
and papers along and north OF the Baln-
more 6 Ohio railroad. learn that the
mails from Cincinnati arrive more ne
quent. About one half Of your daily %.
sue comes to hand. What becomes Of the
missing numbers ! cannot learn. II the
missing and detained mail bags captured
by the pretended mail agents are ever re:
covered, we may hope to get some valua-
Bile but very stale news. The postotice at
Charleston Is well kept by an accommo:
dating and gentlemRnlY Get OF officers, but
there is q leakage in the mails north OF this
place. The completion Of the Chesa.
peake & Ohio railroad will be Of immense
value to the beautiful valley OF the Kama
wha, rich in mineral and water power,
with delightful climate, But II added
TO this the water communication now
contemplated should be made, connecting
the waters OF the james with those OF the
Ohio river, this long neglected region Will
be the most desirable and richest portion
Of the State. Congress in all fairness
ought to undertake and finish this great
national work. 1t Is due 10 that once
generous, but now impoverished old
Siate and her numerous offspring lying In
The great Valley of the Ohio, that they
should be connected with stronger ties
OF interest, 10 both political, social
and commercial. Congress has been
lor years donaunk most literally ot
her lands, credit and money, to build up
great national thoroughtares, mainly to
enrich and beautiiy the Northern States.
1t would seem that the time had now
come when the general Government, as
the head of common sisterhood Of States,
should turn their attention to the more
neglected portions Of the Union. II Con.
gress passes the bill now before It In rela.
ton 10 the James river and Kanawha i'm:
provement It will not only be an act Of
Justice but 1t will do more to restore har7
mony and good will among our people
than all the reconstruction acts they can
pass, VIM. g, BROWN.
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FOREIGN
THE DEATH OF NAPOLEON.

LONDON, January 11.-Tbe Prince and
Princess Of Wales will remain In strict
retirement, at ,sandingham, for week
as mark Of respect to the memory Of
Napoleon. Prince Napoleon and his wife,
the Princess Clotilds, Prince Matilda,
Paul Cassanroe and q number Of other
Bonapartists arrived at Chiselhurst, when
the important conference on tho course
to be pursued, Is expected TO take place,
Napoleon lett two wills, one Of which 10
in London the other in Paris.
Madrid, January 1.-The Countess
DeMontijo, mother OF Empress Eugenie,
left here for Chiselhurst.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE Gdul0iS says the
only officers OF the army who will be per.
miited to attend the funeral Of Napoleon,
will be those who were attached TO the
household Of the Emperor during his
reign in France.
LONDON, January 1.-THE remains Of
ex. Emperor Napoleon will probably be
buried on Tuesday next, under the seal OF
the family in the chancel Of the Roman
Catholic church at ChiselhHrst.
[LATER1
LONDON, January 11.-It has been dea'
nitely decided that the funeral Of Napo-
leon will takO place next Wednesday
morning, at II o'clock. The Royal tami.
" OF England, will be represented on the
mournhil occasion by the Prince and
Princess Of Wales. Prince Christian also
will accompany the ex.Empress Eugenie,
RoME, January 11.-In the Italian
Chamber, yesterday, the Minister OF The
Interior announced the death Of Napoleon,
saying the government learned Of the
event with regret, II was impossible to
forget that Napoleon contributed greatly
to secure the unity Of Italy. Tho eulo-
CYSTIC remarks Of the Minister were re-
ceiVed with warm applause.
LONDON, January 1.-THE body OF
Napoleon Is embAlmed, and will lie In
state till Monday or Tuesday. The report
that the Empress Eugenie will issue q
announcing her assumption
of the regency during the minority Of the
Prince Imperial, Is denied.
The British Court will be in mourning
from the 14th TO the 24th Of January tor
the late Emperor. ..,
A dispatch from Paris says that numer-
GUS officers Of tho French army have ap'
piled for leave oI absence 10 attend the
funeral, but have IN all cases been refused,
excepting where the applicant was for
merly connected with the Emperor's
houeehold,
MILAN, ITALY, January 11.-several
of this city have opened sub
scriptions for the erection of monument
to Napoleon. The papers refer to the fact
that Milan was tho first city liberated
from Austrian rule by the French troops
under Napoleon alter the battle of Ma
genta.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
rha Knn.na ssnntoriaI bribery.

WARRINGTON, January 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Elections, today proceed
ed with the examination Of witnesses In
the Caldwell Senatorial case. Jonathan
Hammond, who had been examined be-
fore the Kansas Legislature, testified that
Geo. Smith told him il he had any money
TO procure the election OF Caldwell, TO
cali on Simcoch, who was at Topeka in
CaldWell's interests. Witness had no pc.
cuniary interest in Caldwell's election, but
was in favor of 1t, because he thought
Caldwell could bring Kansas land into
the market, Mr.. Sneed, a member Of the
Legislature, said something to the effect
that he would vote for Caldwell for two
thousand dollars. Witness went to Sim
cock TO make the arrangement, but he was
not to Be found. Sueed never complained
Of not having received money. Witness
testified as to one Finney, another men,
Der Of the Legislature, being influenced TO
vote ior Caldwell, asking 1000 for his
vote. L was the intention Of witness not
to pay the money TO Finney unless he
could make an arrangement for that pur-
pose; witness did not know whether any
thing was given to Flnny. ....-
Senator Caldwell asked: We're you au-
thorized by me to offer money or any
consideration 10 procure votes! Witness
answered No.
Sidney Clark inquired whether witness
understood Finney was elected as Clark
or anti. CLARK man? Witness replied his
opinion was that Finney was elected as
an anti, Clark man, but that was not an
issue in the contest Witness did not
know that any money was paid Sprigg.
The next witness said he did not per
sonally know Of any money having been
paid. Gov. Smith was at Topeka and was
q very active friend Of Caldwell. Several
members of the Legislature were with
Smith at the hotel, and It afterwards ap-
peared that Smith had negotiated for their
votes. A note Of Buffers for $500 was
surrendered TO him In consideration Of his
vote for Caldwell. 1t was said that 81 ,00O
had been paid for another members vote
Smith spoke as II he had paid money.
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Terrible Weather ia me NoFthWest.

GerflDle MehIuet An Jas NptAhWSSe'
Co1oMA, Mich, Jan. bl1.-The storm
which began Tuesday stopped this morn
ing. No trains have got through since
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
For four days the thermometer has been
about zero, and the wind blowing d gale
This storm has been many times worse
than the one Of threeweeks ago. There
are many drifts fifteen feet deep, and as
many rods long. Large gangs Of men
are at work on all sections Of the railroad.
One train LEFT Holland this morning for
Grand Junction, thirty miles south, but
has not yet got through. One work train
Is between this place and Benton Harbor,
clearing the track There are bad drifts
where the mail train was stuck three
weeks ago tonight, near Hogan. The
engines got of the track, but are on again
without loss Of lie or property. It's
expected that the Chicago Pent
Water and Grand Rapids Express.
es will run, Sunday night and all
passenger trains by Monday next. There
Is now about twenty miles TO clear out
before trains can rum on the highways.
In all parts Of the country much suffering
has been caused by the storm but It Is
impossible to get particulars, ,RRA
MILWAUKEE Jan. 11.-A minneapolis,
MINI. dispatch says the storm on the St.
Paul 8 Pacific Railroad was the severest
ever known. At station called Kirk
Haven, there were several in town when
the storm first burst upon them, they left
for home with their teams and very few
have been heard from. One wagon was
found containinga Mr. S0land and boy
who were frozen to death, Many teams,
both oxen and horses, arc found frozen in
known rfl6Sl Era Inic9 ia9Fl
Mu,wAuKEE, ,Tanuarv ia St. Paul
dispatch saws tbe Great storm Of the past
week resnIted ina GOOD manyistal casual.
ties N 'this State Ia was entirely misprece:
dented In its severity and, was 80 binding
that persons perished within a few rods Of
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NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, January 1.-THE city
Is quiet. The politicians are active. There
Is quorum in both Legislatures. The
fusionists arc making preparations on an
extensive scale for McEpry's inaugura.
ton Monday, in Lafayette square, II clear,
and in Exposition Hall, II raining. La
dies are invited to be present. The Pinch.
hackers will insuguratc Kellogg, Monday,
in Mechanics Institute.
The steamer Katio was sold to day for
$23,3O0. When repaired, she will be
commanded by Capt. JnO. n Cannon.
Ubassri will reply TO Dion's challenge,
ofTuesday, accepting the terms proposed,
except the number Of games to be four,
ana the number OF points two thousand.
Tho frst game.is to- be played in New
Orleans, the balance where he desiguates.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

Saturday in New York was one Of
the coolest days Of the season.
-Four hundred and eighty. eight thou.
sand hogs were slaughtered In Cincinnati,
since November first.
The bill has passed in both houses
Of the Legislature increasing tho salaries
Of the Chief Justice and each Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court Of Mich
lgan, from $500 dollars to four thousand
dollars annually.
Tho Ontario Government owns $500
square miles oftimber lands in the Ottawa
region, it Is estimated to be worth $25 ,OOO,'
900.
AT st. Maysville, N. Y, Friday night
Mrs. Otis Grain and three children were
killed by the falling ofa tree.
The fourteenth Of January Is the date
fixed for the execution Of the contract be.
tween the Dominion Government and
Pacific R. R. Company,
"A special dispatch from st. Peters-
burg to the O6SsrUer says Count schowalaf
has been sent abroad TO negotiate for the
marriage between prince, whose name
was not giveu,and adaughter oEthe Gar
AT Skowhegan, Maine, Saturday
morning, thermometer 30 degrees below
zero. A slight shock Of earthquake wa!
felt at Brunswick, Maine, at 8 o'clock th'
same morning.
"A Belleville, Ont, dispatch says Prof
| McAud has returned from o tour 10 thI
Pacific coast, his discoveries are said 10 h
OF iucalculable value to the Canadian
Government.
The Paris Journal Official announce
the appointment ot Corcellers as Frencl
ambassador 10 the Vatican In place Q
Bomgerng resigned.
Manufacturer OF American cut nail
and spikes Of the Atlantic States, ct aspec
ial meeting in New York Friday, decide
TO reduce their wholesale prices 90 cent
per keg.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, January 11.-It is oflclslly
announced that tho Carlist leader, ,FreyalR,
and Pallece, o prominent FederaliOt, were
killed by Government troops. The re-
ported death Of the Carllst chief, Castel.
10 Is confirmed this afternoon. A Carllst
band, roaming through Valenira, encoun-
tered troops yesterday; after q short en-
gagemcnt the former were dispersed with
q loss Of 90 killed and 80 prisoners. The
Anti Porto Rico Reform League Of this
city signed q protest against the passage
Of the emancipation bill; Admiral Topete
and Senior Bologner refused TO algn the
protest,
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SALT LAKE.
a,,1 ~, "a ,Trr~.T Thr~IE,% Isnr%.rv Il ET6;

SAT- LAKE, UTAH, January IL The
new Territorial appointments and ex-
pected changes continue to excite dis
cussion. To.dsy's HsraId warmly extolS
Judge Mitchell, who succeeds Sueetland,
claiming him an honest, capable and up
right Judge, and expresses surprise that
the Government smiles so benignantly
upon this blighted portion Of the country.
The Tribune continues extremely con-
servative, saying to-day that the intluen-
tial and conservative classes will no
lenger permit the Radicals to carry away
the situation. The vital interests Of the
country demand this. Thousands in the
States are waiting to invest in our mines
and pour in population who will have
no concern in the. hateful past; but deep
interest in the prosperous future. 4 y > >
The Journal will reserve its criticism Of
Judge Mitchell until he has been tried in
the balance AIT Uyfs
The snow continues in the mountains,
but does not prevent shipments from the
principal mines.L / civ %, 4 J =
The weather in Southern Utah is mild
and pleasant.
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Attempt to Revive the Patent Straw
Paper SWIndIe. ~

New York, January 1.-THE Journal
Of Commerce editorially calls the attention
Of the press Of the country to q covert at
tempt 10 again revive the patent straw
paper swindle in Congress, The dodge
now attempted is in proposed amend
ment TO the patent laws now before Con-
gress, in which is the following clause:
"Nndno extension granted prior to the
passage of this act shall be held invalid
by reason OF the fact that the certificate
OF extension was not annexed before the
expiration Of such patent" !.
The Journal Of Commerce says there Is
no other use to which this amendment
willappIy except to revive the old French
Miller patent straw paper swindle, de-
funct FIVE years ago. This amendment
has been read twice and in q few days
will be put on its passage. The effect ot
It's passage will be to add one cent to
every pound OF paper purchased by news
paper publishers. i.IEEp
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GheQateIEfgsnfer.



Tvr democratic papers have VoEylgen, y Hor
...,lv taken the alarm about "she $lV,OOU
rsee:so and warn the Legislature !na' u. !no, .R',
'eUs, ''ossI not draw their per diem for that that
,ims ,Iue: u Hsro is a sample utterance when
'na s,n,, ,.Es from The Moorcfeld Ad''rti''''
W. "Thrre il ono thing VIC want 10 hear arc, o.
,bs Legislature doing immeaiaIeIy ely, upon upon
u. InS S,sISssem6Iipg, and that Is, 10 put upCSn S
looae5 ~ a vote unanimously refusing eaGn l
EeSStH stsrv member their per diem lor !nc
s;oS any SS' tRev have been absent from lhe
PeilTSo PS.o, W This IL a matter Of Importance.
Tbe TSe aggregate amount will Iesch 1SOu. tosN
&i0o66 Not one hours service mas ~ UeetI ",,d
tSoN$ercd SaV$CTcd the State in the time named, anu
seuGT,C" ! .orVc Of honor should prompt eSGn M51
s.SNbSr d SUS in declining to receive pay. we
Inet meIVS' a. this matter in the light Of IRE,
,ysnchment and reform" prClecIwnIttu nTt..
,bs Democratic and ConserVsuOe pSry
rI "Isd1eJ itself to carry out prIor"l It's eiec'
NY IVA "a sbsll fight down all extravagance
~, W. "CoSrDotjG1, SI The peoples treasury
should I"m be securely guarded, and II Inose
IN whom the voters ol tho e1ate nAve ,
II ,i.c"d confidence should betray the trust
bpoa,owsd p,oT1 upon them, the same power
UtS;C" -sS;CT elected them will hurl them from
,Ln;r %"; nositiops as unceremoniously as was
,hc ,hC' corrupt Radical party which pFeYi-
"usly ' held lhe reins Of government IN
West Virgins" m
In view OF the scaudalous rascalilles
which have prevailed at Charleston sine 9
,be yirtuous Democracy took hold, the
le,s said by these gentlemen about tho
corrupt Radical party" the better. That
vIn1 Of talk was "a good enough Nor
rsp" for campaign purposes while the
RepubIlcans were in Office; but now 1t is
m insult to the intelligence OF every one
Y6o compares the administration of State
affairs before 1870 with that since. If the
legislative majority now concludes not
to lake that $4,000 Tor the recess, 1t will
be simply because the popular indigna-
tIop over their purpose warns them that
thew dare not. But their will was good
enough; and the will il not the deed will
COnlound them.
Ttis worthy Of note that none oI these
very yirtuous Democratic sheets had q
word to say over this intended robbery
Of tho treasury till it was exposed and
denounced in the colums Of the lNTELLI-
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Tue letter Of Mr.. ARNOLD, Of Weston,
printed in this paper, leads us to suppose
scheme Is Matching at Charleston for
the imposition Of q State income tax.
Such a tax was laid on the people Of Yir.
glnla year or two before the war, and
the Legislature Of Virginia probably
never did a thing that was moro odious
to the people in this section Of the State.
There is not the slightest authority for
such tax; and if gentlemen in power at
Charleston want to try the experiment Of
condScating the property Of tho people Of
this State under cover of a tax on in.
comes or salaries to furnish supplies for
the plunderers who are bleeding the
treasury, why let them try it. II they
want more money than the present rates
% wyation produce, lot the taxes be hon
eSu and lawfully increased; but let us
u enone Of this robbery in the guise oil
'ninatug unjust and unlawful taxa
"on on Incomes, or special exactions from
Inc business community by tax on
privileges and franchises, with a view oI
Concealing the fact that the burdens and
disbursements arc being increased.
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The Protest of tho United states
Against Slavery in Cuba.-Emans
cipatIOn Progressing There.
New YORK, Jan. 11.-A special Wash.
ington despatch says the Spanish Minister
states that tho misunderstanding referred
to In Fish's letters to Sickles Of Oct. 30,
published yesterday, has been removed,
and tho relations between the TIVE gov
ernments are quite friendly. The system
Of emancipation adopted BY Spain has 81.
ready released fifty thousand slaves In
Cuba, and that law Is being faithfully
carried out Another report states that
the reply OF the Spanish Government to
Secretary Fish's note was courteous, and
eave assurance that friendly relations
shall not be interrupted. The party now
in power in Spain believe itself strong
enough to pursue the policy Of emanci.
patton, and will make efforts to that end.
One result Of our remonstrance has been
the order restoring our estates seized by
the Spanish, authorities in Cuba. Cuba
correspondence has been quite vigorous
since Nov. i1st, mainly by telegraph.
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FIre IN a Roslon Theatre.

BosToN, January 1t,-While the per-
Eormance for the benefit oil the widow and
children of the late Robert Craig was
progressing at the Globe Theatre, last
night, scene was pushed against . gas.
light and took fire, but the flames were
Immediately extinguished. No damsge
was done. The smoke found its way into
the auditorium and panic wss imminent
but fortunately was prevented,
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Gen, CROOKS CampaiEn Against the

SAN FRANCISCO, January II 11.-Adyices
from Arizona to:Jauusry 4th say: Gen.
Crook this morning received dispatch
from Major Brown, stating that bis COM
mand had a fight with the Apachesr
killing fiily.sevcn and capturing twenty
three. els only loss was one Pinea In
dian. The battle occurred at the fortifi-
cations on Salt River, thirty miles above
McBuell and lasted five hours.
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STOKES.

The Application for New Trial.
NEW YoRK, January 11.-Ths bill oi
exceptions In favor OF Stokes has been
completed, and will be soon argued be.
fore Judge ,Boardman. II he does moi
grant . new trial, the bill will be taken
before every one Of the thirty one Judges
Of the Supreme Court. Stokes was much
detected Yesterday. --- . --N
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Sentence Of Mrs. sherman, the Com
nectieut POisOnersaA COnfesSiOnSi

NEW HAVEN, Jan. 12.-Mrs, Lidl0
Sherman, reputed poisoner Of three hus;
bands and two or three children, but who
was only convicted oi manslaughter in
poisoning her last husband, was sen
fenced to States Prison Tor lilO yesterday.
She received her sentence with tho utmost
indifference, and at its conclusion grace
fully curtesied her acknowledgement 70
the Court, II Is reported she has made
a thrilling confession OF her crimes.
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Almost a Dad RarIrodd Aocideat.

New York, January 1.-THE express
train from Albany TO New York, on which
Gov. Dix was q passenger, narrowly es.
capped being thrown down an embank.
ment twenty feet high, yesterday alter
noon. The engine, tcuder and baggage
car were thrown from the track by Q
broken rail sending the engine plowing
It's way adlstanCe Of thirty yards, when
1t suddenly stopped. All on board escap.
ed injury. -