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head, from which he Is not expected to re.
cover. General W. A. Crawford received
a painful wound on the head, though It Is
not fatal. One or two others were slight.
ly hurt. In tho midst of this the company
OF U. s. troops at the Federal Court room
and the two pieces Of artillery were re.
moved to the corner Of Second and Louis.
lana streets and made ready for action.
General Newton mounted horse and got
all ot his men out on various streets ready
to repel any attack. Since dark the men
have been marched back TO their quarters
and the excitement Is about over. During
the excitement colored woman jumped
out Of the second story Of hotel and
broke her leg.
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The Manner In Which tho State Has
Been Divided into Judicial CiTuits
..Some of the Beauties of tho New
Constitution.
Editors OF tho olntelligcnccr:
As the attention Of but few, perhaps,
has been directed 10 the formation OF the
judicial districts, or circuits, l propose to
lay before your readers the districting OF
the State by the new Constitution, for the
purpose Of making comparison with q
more just and lair plan, and such one
as would be free from partisan motive, 10
say the least Of it.
The judicial districts as at present
formed are beautiful specimens Of polili-
cal gerrymandering, and were evidently
shaped 10 give the faction which forced
the Constitution on the people tho control
OF the judiciary. Your readers will SEQ
how well, regardless Of any other con-
sideration, this has been done. As at
present formed wc have the following:
Population.
lsL DIstrlet-Haneock, Brooke, Ohio and
Sd-wetzel, Marion. MonongalIA, Taylor,
Doddridge and HarriIon: .............6 81, 400
u o9.1J
4th-H -Hampshlre, Hardy, Mineral, Grant
StaSTyISE Peasants, Richie, Wood, Wit wi '''0
stS@RsudOiph, tucker, Barbour Lewis, A'sd'
Webster, Gilmer, Preston and Upshur. 81. .COS
7th-JAckson, RoAnc, Putnam, Kama Nha
st6-MOnroC, Grecn6rlCr, Fayc;tc, Clay O'0''
Summers, PocAhontas and BrAxton. IA. .Sol
Sth-Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Boone, Wye.
Nafd MARfAF Nd NJ
Dowell. ..,...'......'.. ASH
The following is as they should have
made them:
Population.
lst DistrIet-HaAccck, Brooke, Ohio and
d@wstSoi' Marion, MonO1GSIi and Pres:
sd%Jcici;on, Berkeley Morgan IiIp
4SnSeSoWe S9IS S6HRi rnS %T0n5a M1nGE SsYcSr Mon.
roc, GreGn6rier, PocahontAs, Raleigh,
Nicholas and Summers. AS, ,e2S
5lh-HArdy, Pcndleton. Randolph, Tucker,
Barbour, Taylor, Upshur and Webster. 4S,s7S
6t6"Lewls, Braxton, Harrison, Doddridgc,
Tt9-TyloF, Richie, Picasint,, Wood and w
stSSISsCI RaiaSn, 0i6c' Wayne, Lin ''
eSGksnSESS Witt RCaac, Clay, FiyStiS
80
The Disparity in the population Of tho
several districts Is very great, and Is not
the result Of mere accident. 1t will bo
seen that the difference between the Sec.
ond and the Fourth districts, or circuits, ia
38901. Dividing the population OF the
State by Q, the number Of circuits, and the
ratio 10 each district would be 40, ,112; so
that as between the Second and Fourth
districts VIC have an excess Of population
In the Second circuit over the Fourth
OF S60Ol, or nearly one.twellth Of the
whole population Of the State.
Does any one believe there was not do.
sign In the forming Of those circuits, 10
say nothing Of others. Ono thing Is man.
ilest-the two circuits mentioned arc
largely Democratic
Wepropose tho following amendments;
ARTICLE S-JUDlolARY DRrARrxRSr.
SEC ? The Supreme Court Of Appeals
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River News.

Tho river was still rising last evening
with II feet 3 inches in the channel.
The Mallle Ragon, for Pittsburgh at :
o'clock, was the first boat out,
Tho Courier departed for Parkersburr
at HAM.
The Andes departed for Cincinnati a, :
r. NJ with very good trip Of miscelIa-
neous freight.
Towboats John bravo, Sam. Miller add
Ltoness No. 3, passed up with empty
barges.
The Charley Mcdonald passed down
with heavy tow OF coal.
The Granite State, for Pittsburgh, il
due from Portsmouth this morning.
The Carrie Brooks, for Zanesyi.lc, is
morning.
The Express will leave at tho usual
hour this morning.
The Sam Clark passed up yesterday
morning with tow Of empty barges.
The steamers Market Boy, Forest City
and James Reese are running on time as
usual, and ore doing fair business both
In freight and passengers.
Towboats Barnard and Maggie Smith
passed up yesterday with empty tows.
The towboat Ed. Hobbs Is en- route for
this city with tow Of pig iron.
The Robert Mitchell has laid nm at
Louisville for the present.
The Sam Roberts is coming up with
l 900 tons Of ore.
LBy Telegraph
ST. LOUIS, April 2l.-Arriyed-Kvle
New Orleans. Departed-Jasper, Gin
cinnatl. River rising fast; all The upper
streams are swelling. Weather cloudy
and warm.
CAIRO, April 21.-River risen z inches
Weather cloudy. Mercury 90. Arrived
-Moll!e Ebert, from St. Louis, City OF
Vicksburg, from Vicksburg, Ben Frank.
lin, from Cincinnati, City OF Chester, from
Louisville. Departed-Mollie Ebert, for
fittsburgh, City OF Vicksburg, ior St.
Louis, Ben Franklin, for Memphis,
SuluCyI LoE NeW orleans.
CINCINNATI, April 2l.-River 81 feet
and falling. Arrived-Charmer, from
Evansville, Mary Miller, from Pittsburgh,
Ashland, from Arkansas river, ]. D, Par.
ker. from Memphis. Departed-R. r.
hudson. for Wheeling, Pat Rogers, for
LOUISVILLE, April 21.-River rising
II feet in the Canal and 10 in the Indian
chute: Weather clear. Business active,
Hp-Kittie Hegler, Cincinnati; ]. D.
Parker, Cincinnati; Ashland, Cincinnati;
Allegheny Belle and barges, Wheeling;
LION Mountain ard barges, Pittsburgh.
Due-Messenger, Nashville; Esperanz9,
Cincinnati. The Houston leaves for New
Orleans tomorrow; Robert Mitchell goes
Saturday. The Camelia from Cincinnati
10 Nashville was sunk in 45 feet Of water
at Raleigh, last night. She was ten years
old and was owned here by Capt. Brown
and D. Harper. She was valued at
$30, 600. No insurance on the boat. Par.
tial insurance on the cargo.
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GLnGnteuilq
Tho Atkansns ImbroglIo.

The farce that has been in progress fol
some days at the Capital oil Ark ansas
came near terminating in bloody
tragedy yesterday. Had It not been iol
the presence Of U. s. troops at The
Capital no doubt many lives would have
been sacrificed. As 1t was, several persons
were wounded, ono fatally perhaps. No
wonder that the London Times Ia reminded
ofthe South American republics by what
is going on at Little Rock. Itis q dis
grace 10 the American name. The trouble
however is to know just how to deal with
it. The U.s. Government can only inter.
lere TO keep tho peace. 1t cannot, until
the facts are ascertained, discriminate in
favor OF either party. And yet It Is plain
that there Is necessity for doing some
thing. There seems TO be no peaceful solu-
tton OF the difficulty by the parties them.
selves Gov. BaxtGr's speech yesterday
to the crowd that surrounded his hotel
sounds warlike, and, II he really intends to
carry out his threats, 1t means IN attack
by force and arms on the Brooks men at
the State House. 1t is fair question
whether, after such threat by the dc facto
commander Of large body ofarmed men,
and also IN view Of what has already
taken place, the Government Of the United
States would not be justified in declaring
martial law without further ceremony,
and suppressing the double headed farce
until thorough investigation can be had
Tue Constitution Of the United States re.
qulres the Federal Government to guar.
antee to every State in the Union repub.
lican form Of government, and on applica.
ton Of the legislature, or the executive,
to protect it against domestic violence.
The trouble in this case, however, is to
know who is the Executive. II the Legis.
lature was in session call could be made
on the Government that would Justify it
in interfering at once, but, as 1t Is not, the
responsibility seems to fall upon Congress
to do something Immediately to protect
not only tho people Of Arkansas but also
the reputation of the American nation.
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Loss Of the Steamer CpmeIIo.

EVANSVILLE. April 21.-The Camelis
was perforated by floating log, which
caught between her and the bank at
Raleigh at 0 o'clock last night, and i'm.
mediately went 10 pieces and sunk In
forty feet Of water. The boat and cargo
are a total loss. No lives lost. The
officers and crew arrived here by tho Red
Cloud, entered q protest and proceeded
TO Louisville by tho Arlington. The cargo
Is valued at 100000; insured IN Cincin.
natl and Louisville. The boat, owned by
Captain Leo Crane and William Varble,
was valued at $4,000. The officers ana
crew lost most Of their effects.
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From TitusyilIe.

TTusv1LIE, April 2l.-A special TO tho
Herald says that John Lynch, conduc-
tor on the Allegheny Valley Railroad,
was run over and instantly killed by his
train at Foxburg this evening.
A large producers meeting was held at
Petrolia to day relative to dlscontinuing
the drilling Of new wells, the object o.
which Is TO decrease the production Of
petroleum In order TO advance the price.
operators with fair prospect OF ali ioin-
ing In the discontinuancc oFiurther opera.
tions for ninety days.
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PITTSBURGH.
KNIGHTS OF PYTnEAs.

PITTSBURGH, April 21.-The Supreme
Lodge Of the world, Knights Of Pythias
commenced its session In this city Today.
Some $500 members of the order are
here. The report Of Supreme Chancellor
Berry was read. He congratulates them
on the rapid growth Of the order In every
State and Territory. The report Of the
Supreme Scribe was also presented. The
grand parade to morrow promises 10 be q
very imposing demonstration.
THE LADIES AND LOCAL oPTfoN.
Fifty prominent ladies from Pittsburgh
and Allegheny City left here this even.
ing ina special car for Harrisburg, to ap-
peal TO the legislature to prevent the
repeal Of the Local Option law.
SUICIDE OF A PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
E. Il. Heyden, Of the firm OF McCor-
mick s. Heyden, prominent druggists and
merchants In Allegheny City, committed
suicide this morning. Cause supposed
financial troubles.
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THERE was q curiosity to see what &C.
tion Council would take last night in the
way ot fixing financial schedule for next
years licenses, and consequently an un.
usual number Of people were attracted to
the lobbics. The Second Branch led of
by materially increasing last years sched.
ule Of prices, doubling them in some in.
stances, but no action was taken in the
First Branch on the subject. No doubt,
however, that body will concur with the
Second Branch Its next meeting.
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HAVANA, April 2l.-Adviccs from St,
Thomas 10 the 10Th inst. state that q re.
port had reached there that the authori.
ties Of San Domingo had removed tho
flag OF the Samons Bay Company and re.
sumed possession Of tho Bay and tho sur.
rounding territory.
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We notice the presence in the city Of
Mn Fl. s. JACKSON, agent for the Peoples
Monthly, published at Pittsburgh. He ex.
poets 10 call the attention Of our people TO
the merits Of the publication with which
he is connected, especially to its local at.
fractions in the story of SIMON GmTY, the
first chapters OF which appear in the April
number.
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SPAIN.

THE cARIrsTs YIELDING BEFORE DrLDoA.
MADRID, April 2l.-A vigorous cannon.
ade OF the Carllst position at Bilboa has
compelled the abandonment Of seversI raj
posts. 1t is reported that the Carlis,s arc
subsisting mainly on horse Hesh, "''
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Boston Moving in Aid of the Louis
lana Sufferers.

BosToN, April 2l.-Twenty prominent
merchants have been appointed q COM
mittee Of citizens to raise contributions
for the Louisiana sufferers. The New
England cities are requested to cooperate.
A dispatch authorizing draft for $4,000
was at once sent to New Orleans,
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Weather Renort.
WAR DEPARTHENT, !
OPPIoR or THR CHEZ SIGNAI OPPTorp
WAsHINaToN, D. O., April 2I,-9:OO P "
PROBABILITIES,

SNEAShVE TIE ShIEf 6IHNAIt OfRlCKH :
WASHINGTON, D. O., April al 800 ?. n.
PROBABILITIES.
On Wednesday, over New England,
clear weather and west 10 northwest
winds will prevail.
For the Middle States and Lower Lake
Region winds shifting northrly and east.
erly, and clear weather, with increasing
cloudiness over the western portions dur.
ing the afternoon and evening.
For the South Atlantic States winds
veering 10 north and cast, and partly
cloudy weather from the Cult northward
70 the Lower Ohio Valley and Missouri,
soulh 10 east winds with increasing cloud.
ness and rain.
For the Upper Lake Region and thence
to the Missouri and Lower Ohio Valley,
west to east winds and increasing cloudi.
ness with rain, except over tho north
portion light snow.
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Five Years In the ponI,en,Ia,v.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2l.-Catl Peters,
arrested in Chicago ten days ago lor
lorgeries recently committed In this city,
was convicted to-day and sentenced 10
the pcnitentlary for five years.
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Probable Appointment.

BERLIN, April 21.-The journals say it
Is probable that Herr Klaubold will be
appointed successor Of Consul General
Raising at New York;
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GINDIANAroL1s, April 2l.-Thc body OF
Valentine Winkle, who has been missing
for two weeks, was found in White river
this morning.
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PHELADLruIA, April 2l.-The crcma.
ton story published in tho Sunday preos
was written for tho 1st oI April, but was
crowded out till Sunday.
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THE panic in New York was renewed
on small scale yesterday, but at the
close money had fallen to four per cent,
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Tickets TO all principal points in the Rast and
Hest can DO procured OF the Union Ticket Once,
In hLure House, and Gt tho station at Bridge
port: r. r. MYERS,
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At this point, and after having got
through only one page Of the bill, The
Committee rose. The slow progress made
on The 6ilI thus far has been chiefly owing
to the difficulty Of getting a quorum 10
vote on the proposition. Much time has
been wasted in this way and in the result.
Ing necessity Of having the roll called.
The bill contains seventy printed pages,
and although Il was reported over two
months ago and has been under consid.
GRAFTON tour or five weeks, only the 22d
page has been reached,
The House at q quarter past five ad.
lourned, the last roll call having shown
mat there was no quorum present.
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CINCINNATI EXPRESS

CINCINNATI EXPRESS.
nItecnns dAlly w Wheoling daily
Washington N' AZ colunbIs 1IalvHs saop AZ
n Glty........ S4S a. m. sandusky.... 6:25 p. N.
oalumofe'' .lCSO q, m. Sundays excepted.
ST. LOUIS EXPRESS.
AAsr-LYAyES wEsr-1rAvT,
At........... .695 q. m. st.......... ts s. :S:65am
Washington ColunSast. St'As ,sso N n M
City........ 1856 a. N. Saudusky. :, iO:95 b. m.
Baltimore. .i0COp m.
ACCOMMODATION
HAsT-LRAYKs wKsr-,rAvr,
Wheeling e.liI Wheeling e..3E S,o p n
Cumberland. $40 p. m. GAINESVILLE, .16:iSp. m.
'sundAys excepted. 'Bundays excepted.
East bound Trains mako connections =.
5alumoEo y with trains for Philadelphia. Nov
points South. ' s-
West bound trains mako direct connection for
all points West and Northwest.
folman P1lsce Cars on all night trains.
WHEELING, PITTsa s BAIT. DIVISION.
EAsT-LEAYEs WEsT-LEAyES
"WheelIng daily washington. Pa.
At......,.... .6:55 q, m, daily N. 6.1A m
Wheeling daily Washington, Pa, - -'
a:,;.::'....olO P. m. daily Gt. .9:65 p. N.
'Sanu2ye excepted. l'SundSys excepted.
Tickets to all principal points can DO procured
1t the odlco at the Depot.
THos. II. SHARP,
Master Of Transportation.
4 =. DRVRlEs, oon'l Agent, Wheeling.
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BY TELEGRAPH
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT

(By tho Western Union Line.
OMeo Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe 6ta.
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SLOW PROGRESS.

An amendment was offered by Mr.,
Dunnell to substitute for an item OF 5000.
goo for postage stamps Tor the Treasury
Department an item OF $4,000 for the
cost OF furnishing officials with postage
stamps. Ruled out Of order by the Chair,
on the ground that the amendment con.
aicted with the law abolishing the frank.
Ing privilege, and an appeal having been
taken, the decision was sustaiped-l2O 10
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.


ON AND AFTER MONDAY, NO
~ VEMBER ., 1873, Trains will leave Wheel.
Ing "a fOllnws-WhcellnR time:
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co g R E s 8.
WASHINGTON, April 81.
SENATE.

HOUSE BILL FOR RRLIRF OF PERSONS
SUFFERING FROM THE OVERFLOW
PASSED THE SENATE.
Mr.. Wadleigh, from tho Committee on
Military Affairs, reported without amend.
ment House bill for the relief Of persons
suffering by the overflow in Mississippi,
and asked for It's consideration, ;
Mr. Edmunds submitted an amendment
providing that the provision Of tho ACT
shall expire on the first Of September
which was agreed to, and the bill then
passed.
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gnnes 10 Announcements.


AMUsEMENTs-Third Pdge-6ih column.
BANKNd-HoUsEs AND BANKERs-Serenh Pdge-Sd COL
umn.
BOARD AND ROoMs-Third Pdge-3d column.
BUsIHEss N0TICRs-F0tuh PGge-I't column. -
CHANCES FOR BUSINESS MEN-SereHh Page coIluln
CoPARTNERsHIP NOTICEs-Sepenh Page bth coiumb.
DIVIDEND NOTICEs-SeeeRth PG0e-3I and Rh columns
EUROPEAN ADvERTIs EMENTs-Third Page--lst column.
FIREwoRKs-7HiTd Pdge-6.h column.
sIsASCIAJ-Sepenti Pdge-2d and 81 columns.
ExCURsIONs-1hird Page-6sh column
FuRNITURE-Third Pdge--lst column .,
HORSES. CARRIAGES. HARNESS, &e.-Serenm fd0e-oth
coinmn. -,
HOUSES AND FARMS wASTED-Third Page-lst column.
INsTIuCrION- Stxh Pd0e-2d and 81 columns.
LECTURES AND MEETINGS-Thtrd Pd0e--6tn cnnmn
MARBLE AND SLATE MANTEIS-Serenh Pdge-fth COT
MARRIAGES AND DEATHs--Fith Pdge-6th column
MIsCELLANEOUs-E ighh PGgc-5fh ana 6th COLUMNS
MUSICAL INsIRUMENTS-Third Pd0e-6h column
NEW PUBIICA TIONs-SiTM PdGe-1d column.
real ESTATE FOR SALE-CITY - Third Pdge-2d col
umn: NEw-JERsEY - THIRD Page = "a Column
COUNTRY = Third Page I'd column; AUCTION :
Third Pd1o-2d column; To E&CHANGE-I""d Fdge
list column.
SALES by AuCTIoN--Serenh Page-5th column.
SAVINGS BANEs-SereHh Pdge-ith column. ,
SITUATIONS NANIED. MALEs-Ihtrd Pd9e-4th ana 5tn
cnlumns FEMALEs-Ihlrd Edgs-5th column
SPECIAL NoTICEs-Iiftt PGDe-Sth column $50
STEAMBOATS, AND RAILROADs-Secenm Pdge-5sh and
9Th columns.
STEAMERS OCEAN-Siyth Page-3d column.
SUMMER RETREATS Third Pdge-31 and 4th columns
TEACHERS Srt Pages column.
To LEI, CITY PEOPERTY-IhtTd Fugc-2l Column
Coz NIaY- Third Pdgc-2l column.
To WHOM Ar MAI CONCERN-Seeehh PuQe-5th cOiunlh'
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MIR. PARTON ON FALSEHoODS.

There is no profession which has the benefit
Of SO much gratuitous advice as that of
journalism. Occasionally useful word is
said by Its critics and received with thanks
but this does not often happen. 1t is rarely
the case that those who assume to be its
censors have sufficient information or sufficient
fairness to make their structures of any value.
They inevitably remind one Of the quack
who stood on the street corner and offered to
relieve stammerers of their infirmity: &C
"Come and I'll c-c-cure you in no time.' The
last two critics who have laid their views
before the public are Mr.. Sanborn and Mr..
Parton, and it is a singularly apt illustration
of that unconscious self-satire to which we
have referred, that Mr.. SanbOrn, who thought
proper to oppose Gen. Butler by saying his
father was hanged as pirate, should inveigh
against personalities in the newspapers, and
that Mr. James Parton should accuse them of
falsehOOd. .-.
We only propose at this time to examine
one passage of Mr.. Parton's elaborate indict-
ment, the one upon which he himself lays the
greatest stress. He says that at Il recent exc
cution at MorristowD the conduct of the New
York reporters was of the most scandalous
characters that they all got drunk-at least
he does not take the trouble to make any
exceptions; that being dspleased with the
Sheriff because he would not allow them free
access to the prisoner they held "an informal
indignation meeting at which it was resolved
to give the Sheriff fits" that in accordance
with this understanding they wrote false
and scandalous account OF the execution, ac-
cusing the Sheriff Of bungling and nervous