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FIRE AT THE CAPITAL.


5000, 900 Worth of Property Dc.
stTOyed---KanaWha Street from
Court TO Anderson Street Entirely
Consumed.
Special Dispatch to tho IntollIgencCr.l
CHARLESTON, VIVA, December IL.
The heaviest fire that ever occurred IN
Charleston is now raging. Already six
teen buildings have been totally destroyed
involving loss Of at least 100000.
Additional Special tothe Intclligencer
LOSSES OF THE WHEELING INSURANCE
COMPANIES.
The losses by the fire here last night
will reach fully $l50,OOO. The total In
surance will amount to less than $50 900
Your Wheeling insurance companies will
probably lose about $4,000. Y.
Associated Press DIspatch.l
The fire at Charleston last nj ght de-
stroyed all the buildings on both sides O.
Kanawha street from Court TO Anderson
street, including the Stalbert Hotel, Kyle'i
saloon, Lovenstein's ssddlery establish
ment, Billiards. barber shop, SCOTS shoe
store, Snyder's law office, shearer's leath
er store, Martins millinery establishment
Goshorns restaurant, BOnbert's grocery
Singer sewing machine rooms, Kahn'E
saloon, Tells building, Good Templars
Hall, StrAus' clothing house, Kaufman'E
building (unoccupied). Ritter's stove store
Sterritt's grocery, Keeier's tobacco store
Mrs. Reads millinery establishment, Car
ter's tailor shop, DoOley's shoe store
Snyder's dwelling, the Mayors Office, and
an engine house. Loss estimated al
$2OO0OO mostly covered by insurance.
LATER.
CINCINNATI, December 1.-THE totaI
loss by the fire at Charleston, W. Va,
last night is now estimated Al $4,000
insurance $S5,00O.
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WILL DENY nRoApLY.
NEW ORLEANS.
THE DE SOTO PARISH RETURNS

NEW ORLEANS, December 11.-ThC
Returning Board have decided to refer
the De Soto parish election returns 10 the
Legislature, because they had no returns
from the Supervisor before them. Some
weeks ago Bean, Supervisor, gave the
returns to a prostitute, who wanted
$1,000 for them, The Conservatives
urged the Board and State authorities to
take some action to compel the Super
visor TO report, but they refused to move
in the matter. The Conservatives to-day
offered duplicate Of the returns, which
was filed with the Clerk OF the Court, the
ballot.boxes, and testimony Of the Clerk,
but the Board declined TO canvass the
duplicate or TO examine the ballot.boxes.
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OMAHA ITEMS.



OMAHA. December 1l.-A fire at platts
mouth, Nebraska, Yesterday afternoon
destroyed two buildings on the east side
OF the court house. Loss $1,000. The
court house was slightly damaged.
ssRRPoRT FROM THE GRAssuoPPER DIS
TRIcT-AlD NEEDED.
Col. Remick, an old settler and agent
sent out by the State Aid Society, has re-
turned from the grasshopper district, hav
ing carefully visited seven counties. His
report is very bad, and shows that 2,20C
people will need daily rations and cloth
ing. They can raise something to subsist
upon in the spring. There has been nc
cases Of persons starving to death. The
people are not inactive, but. have been
and are yet plowing and getting ready for
the spring planting, hoping that seed will
be in some way provided. But very few
people are leaving..t The district.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
A man named Park Bramble fell from
a roof this evening and died shortly after,
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IGcorge Alfred Townscud's Correspondcnce.l
Garrett Is essentially a merchant. He
has led this railroad from thirty.tive cents
on the stock up to 81 35 and more, where
1t stands, like Mohammel's coffin, against
the ceiling, From a road badly of, be.
tween Baltimore and Wheeling, it is now
a road to Staunton, 10 Danville, TO Gin
cinnati, 10 Pittsburgh, and to Chicago. II
may yet be road TO Omaha and New
Orleans. Its ambition stops at Baltimore.
In that city there is an undertone Of feel.
ing that John W. Garrett may become q
candidate for the Presidency OF the
United States.
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Cotton Statement.

NEW York, December 1.-THE fol-
lowing is the comparative cotton state
ment: Net receipts at oil United States
ports lor the week 10000 bales, last year
lSl, ia; total TO date 1924 ,0l3, last year
1,347,S54. Exports for the week 1854
bales, last year ss,507; total 10 date 107,-
0lS, last year COZ $40. Stock at all United
States ports G56,2OS, last year $50 422.
Stock at all interior towns l29,027 bales,
lvst year 107eG7. Stock at Liverpool
100000 bales, last year 4GSOO0. Stock oil
American ahoat for Great Britain 45l 900
bales, last year 10000.
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The Peace Commissioners.

MusKOGEE, l. T., December II, via. ST.
LOUIs.-The United States Peace Com.
misSioners arrived here at 4 o'clock this
morning, in special train. They are
having talk with tho full delegation
from the Cherokees Choctaws, Greeks,
ChiCkasaws and Seminole Indians. G. B.
Flsk, John D. Long, o. G. Hammond,
Rush Roberts, Supt. EnoCh Hoag, VIM.
Burgess, United States Indian Agent for
the Pawnees, Mai G. W. Ingalls,, United
States INDIAN Agent Tor the consolidated
Five Nations, were all present Besides
the regular delegates there were
several hundred Indians present,
and the words Of wisdom that were
dropped from the lips OF Fisk, Hammond,
Long, Roberts, and Hogue were trans:
lated in both Cherokee and Greek, The
replies Of Chief Ross, Major Factor, Pleas.
ant Pastor and James Thompson, Of the
Nation, were in English. Chiefs Samuel
Chccote, OF the Greeks, Col. John Jumper,
CHIEF Of the SeminOles, was translated to
the Commissioners. The leading idea oil
the Commissioners seems to be in iavor
OF some kind OF territorial form Of gov.
eminent; also tho establishment Of United
States Courts among the tribes generally.
The ideas OF Secretary Delano arc en-.
dorsed by the President and Secretary oil
the Interior, These ideas did not seem TO
meet the approval Of the Indians At
present committee OF Indian delegates,
composed Of two from each nation, are
preparing report The meeting ad-
journed TO meet at 0 A. NJ. tomorrow,
when it is to be hoped that the recon-.
mendations Of the Commissioners may be
adopted, somewhat modified perhaps.
The Creek orphan payment is being
made here to-day by Major G. W. In
gals, United States Indian Agent, bring
Ing a large number OF natives IN 10 be
enlightened by the pow.wow Of the United
States Peace Commissioners.
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS, December 11.-In the Sen.
ate bill was introduced 10 restrict the
allowances granted 10 Attorneys for con.
ducIing the defense in criminal cases be-.
fore the Common Pleas Courts 10 one
hundred dollars.
In the House resolution asking Con.
gress to compel Indiana 10 fulfil her OBJ
legations relative TO keeping up the Wa
bash and Erie Canal, was adopted.
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-Messrs. Morris, Apperson, Bethel,
Hanson, Kellar and Heating, the commit.
tee appointed by tho Mayor to meet the
holders ol Memphis bonds at the st.
Nicholas Hotel in New York on Monday
next, lett Memphis yesterday The Mayor
will leave to-day.
"A TeIre Haute dispatch says: Adam
W. Rigney, a well.known farmer OF this
county, committed suicide yesterday by
hanging Ia fit Of temporary insanity.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, December I'm. Corue, re.
Gently elected President of the Left
Centre, at Caucus, today stated that the
party had gone 10 the utmost limit OF
concession. The extreme left elected NJ.
Arisson President oI the Committee OF
Assembly to which was referred the va.
lidity OF M. BourgOings election. At an
election in the Department OF Nieure it
was decided to postpone the investigation
until the result is reached in the judicial
proceedings OF the Committee, and appeal
to the,people in.the meanwhile. Bonapart.
lists will move for the immediate !confrma.
tlon by the assembly Of Nj. Bourgoing's
right 10 his seat.
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NEW YORK.
MIR. DERCHER INDIGNANT


NEW YORK, December 12.-The details
OF the compromise oi the Moulton suit
shows that II was arranged without the
knowledge OF Mr.. BeeCher's LAWYERS, and
greatly to Mr.. BeeCher's indignation al
not being permitted 10 testify and DENY
explicitly that he had ever given Moulton
the information on which he based hig
libel. Although 1t was thus settled, the
friends Of Miss Proctor do not admit that
they acted In any hostility to Beecher,
and many Of the lstter's friends express
themselves pleased at the result as remov.
ing one obstacle In reaching the main
issue in the City Court.
A SHOCK OF EARTnQ IN NEW YORK
CITY.
The Eosning Post will publish, in an
carly edition, the details Of distinct
shock OF earthquake, felt about half past
10 O'Clock last night in the upper part Of
the city, and all along tho Hudson and up
the Harlem river. At Stamford, Conn,
families were reused from their beds by
the shaking OF crockery and the breaking
oil lamps, globes, &c.
BERCHER.TILToN SUIT.
Judge McCue, of the Brooklyn CITY
Court, in his order granting bill OF par.
tlCulars in the suit Of Theodore Titon
against Rev, Henry Ward Beechcr, says:
| am oI the opinion, FIRST, that the plain
till should be limited as 10 his proofs oil
specific acts Of adultery TO those named
by him in his bill oipArticulars. Second,
that this order is not to be construed as
prohibiting the plaintiff from introduc.
ing on the trial OF this action, testimony
which may be admissible under the gen.
eral rules OF evidence as to any acts other
than specific acts OF adultery, declara-
tions, writings, documents, and comics
sions, in which alleged confessions, no
particular time or place shall have been
referred to. The trial has been post.
poned until the first Monday OF the Jan
uary term.
BILL OF PARTICULARS.
Judge MCCue, in the CITY Court of
Brooklyn, this evening ordered the bill Of
particulars asked for by Mr.. Beecher In
the suit brought against him by Tiltou,
presenting limitations.
Mr.. RICHARD sMITu.
Mr.. Richard Smith, of the Cincinnati
Gazette who has been here for the past
few days, left for home this evening. lie
had several conferences with the members
OF the New York Associated Press rela.
tive TO matters Of interest 10 the Western
Associated Press. A number Of promi.
nent citizens called upon him during his
stay.
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RUSSIA.

ST. PETERsBUG, December 1l.-News
mas reached the advanced posts OF the
Russian army in Central Asia OF the safe
arrival in KhOrason OF the first Russian
trading caravan which ever penetrated
that country. The reports received from
the caravan complain oi the hostile sgita.
tion among the native tribes caused by
the intrigues and instigations Of the Brit
lsh agents.
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Libel Suit Against the Baltimore
American,

BALTIMORE, December II. - Judge
John ]. Yellott, OF the Circuit Court
OF Baltimore county, has instituted suit
against the Baltimore american for libel,
laying the damages at $4,000 for criti.
cising the Court for the release, on insul-
ticlent bail, Of parties indicted for shop.
lifting in Baltimore, and whose case had
been removed to Baltimore county.
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Weather Report.
WAR DEFARTHEAT,
ORPiuE OF THH CRIEY SIGNAL 0YFICHR.
WAsHlNGToN. D. c., Dec. 1l.-S:00P. 4.
PRoBADILTTIRl


For the Middle States and Lower Lake
region, colder and partly cloudy weather
will prevail, with brisk southwest or
northwest winds with rising barometer
and light snow, except in Virginia and
Missouri.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
and thence northward over the Upper
Lake region decidedly colder, and partly
cloudy weather with rising temperature,
followed by falling barometer and north
or west winds north Of the Ohio Valley
during the night.
; For the Northwest decidedly cold, and
partly cloudy weather with winds shift.
ing 10 easterly and southerly and falling
barometer during Saturday.
For the Canal regions Of New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, the temperature
will remain below the freezing point
during Saturday and Saturday night
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Bank susnenHIon,

LITTLE Rock, December 1.-THE
banking house Of Stoddard Bros. & Co,
suspended today, causing much excite
mlrent, especially among the depositors.
lhGre was a considerable run afterwards
on on other banks. The assets the suspend.
liahilitics. s'N- '1'1 ""
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Company Disbanded.

HARRISBURG, December 1.-THE Gov.
ernor has directed the discharge ol Capt.
Burchard and the disbandment Of his
company at Altoona, because their arms
were loaned during the recent disturb
on the Western Pennsylvania Division
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad,
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SPAIN.

MADRID, December 1l.-bIarshal Ser,
rano has visited EspartCro, at Lsgrano
and has had conference with Gems
Laserno and Mariones. The German
gunboats Nautilus and Albotrass have
been withdrawn from Spanish waters.
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Dr.. Schultz, a well known politician oI
the Canada party in Manitoba, was to-day
committed for trial for peri by Judge
Belourney, at Winnepeg. The evidence
against Schultz Is said to be very clear
He was very prominent opponent ol
Rlel during the rebellion.
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ConstructiYe Damages.

NEw :BRDFoRD, December 1l.--Mer.
chants and ship owners to-day decided
70 prosecute In tho Court Of Alabama
Claims Tor constructive damages on &C
count OF the prospective catches oI whales
destroyed or lrlghtened.out Of the Arctic
ocean by the Shenandoah in 1865.
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Death ora Prominent Phy,IcIan.

u CHIcAdo, December 11.-Dr. Jas. V. l..
tDAnay,a well known physician and Pro.
lessor OF analytical chemistry in the Rush
Meulcal college, died at his residence in
this city this morning, aged "a.
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skater Drowned.

ST. PAUL, December 12--A son Of
George HerbIrger, OF St. Cloud, while
skating on the Mississippi river yester-
day evening, skated into an air hole and
UHa drowned
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The reports from the interior are that
the negroes are returning to the fields
and pursuing their usual avocations.
The city is quiet and orderly. The Board
Of Aldermen last night authorized the
Mayor TO organize a brigade of volun-
teer policemen to consist of ten compa-
nies OF fifty men each. Sheriff Crosby,
and several other negro leaders arc still
held prisoners, partly for their own safety
and 10 be made amenable TO the laws II
they have violated them. The Board OF
County Supervisors, all negroes except
one, now in session, have discovered that
the negro C6ancery clerk has no bond
whatever On record, though he has been
in office more than year. There are
seven indictments for forgery and embez.
element pending against him.
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ST. LOUIS.


ST. LOUIS, December 11.-But little
additional regarding the counterfei,ers
arrested last night transpired to. .day other
than that satchel Of Winners was found
at the Southern Hotel containing So 600
moro Of counterfeit notes. Detective
Duckworth says that Wilmer and Ran
kin are makers Of counterfeit money not
mere Showers Of the queer" and thai
they have charge Of the plate from which
80 many bogus bills on the Traders Bank
Of Chicago were printed. Duckworth was
trying to get this plate, and he did NOT
intend 10 arrest the men until he obtained
It or ascertained where It could be found,
lie is disappointed at the meagre results
oil the arrest, and he as well as The police
authorities here seems to think it was the
intention Of Watts TO rob Wilmer and
Rankin OF their good money and bonds
amounting 10 about 1880, and then lei
them go, but they resisted so stoutly that
this plan was frustrated and the whole
party arrested. There is no doubt but
that Watts has been in the government
service as spotter, but his conduct here
has weakened previous confidence in him,
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Steamer News.

LONDON, December 1.-THE steam
ships Nurnbery, from Baltimore, and
France, from New York, arrived out,
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BY TELEGRAPH
AssooIATRD PREss REPORT

(By the Western Union Line.
Ottiee Northwest cor. OF Main and Monroe ,ats,
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FIRE LOSSES,

The following is the insurance on Jas
Griffith & Sons planning mill. burned this
morning: Pennsylvania OF Philadelphia
City OF Providenc, National Fire and
Marine ofNew York, Manhattan of Buf.
ialo, German, Farmers and Drovers Of
Louisville, and Union OF Cincinnati
81 600 each; Globe ot Chicago, Enterprise
OF Cincinnati, Franklin of Philadelphia
North America Of Philadelphia, 81, 500
each; Royal Of London, Fire Association
Of Philadelphia, 81 ,C25 each; Amazon &
Commercial Of Cincinnati. $4,000 each;
Citizens Of Cincinnati $2, 500; Etna Of
Hartford, Sc, ,OOO-totsi, 1880.
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VICKSBURG.
500 POLICE KEEP ALL sERRNE

VIoksBURG, December 11.-A special
to the Western Associated Press 10 night
says that all is quiet andserene and that
business has been resumed. The City
Council authorized the Mayor 10 appoint
five hundred special policemen to guard
tho city. P. @. Hall, a notorious negro
leader, is reported killed at Snyder's
Bluffs to-day. No particulars.
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TRAIN ROBBERS.

Gov. Osburn, Of Kansas, has sent a 70.
qllsition to the authorities OF Kansas
City for the arrest Of MCDaniels, one Of
the train robbers. Another Of the gang
and supposed to be It's leader, named
Mann, was arrested in Wyandotte, Kan.
sas, today. The proof against him is said
TO be strong.
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CHICAGO, December 1l,-A special 10
the Times from Sioux City says: Mr..
Bense, oI Minnesota, arrived here today,
direct from the Black Hills mining dis
trict, and confirms the reports that quite
a large body OF miners are at work in the
Hills. He says that they are well forti-
fled and that have found gold in paying
quantities.
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CINCINNATI.
100000 FIRE.

CINCINNATI, December 1l.-A fire thit
morning consumed the planning mill o.
James Griffith & Sons, corner Hunt and
Broadway. Loss, 100000. Insurance,
sec, 900. The fire is supposed 10 be the
work Of an incendiary.
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DIED.

A special TO the Times from Dubuque
says J. NJ. Weart, q prominent anti.mo.
nopoly politician and clerk Of the Iowa
House Of Representatives last winter,
died at his home In Independence today
Of lock. jaw, superinduced by a gunshot
wound, received while hunting on last
Thanksgiving Day.
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Gold Diggcrs in tho Black Hills.

A man named Park Bramble fell IRON
root this evening and died shortly after
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BILL OF PARTICULARS.

Judge McCue, in the City Court OF
Brooklyn, this evening ordered the bill OF
particulars asked for by Mr.. Beecher In
the suit brought against him by Tiltou,
presenting limitations.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-06-20

NEXT CoNGRRssMAE.-The coming
fall, Members of Congress are to be
chosen in this State. The subject is
already attracting attention IN this,
the XIXtb District. Our present
REPRESENTATIVE, James A. Garfield,
we understand, will be candidate
for denomination. Whether there
will be any other candidates for the
nomination we are not certainly IN
formed, but it is rumored that there
probably will be. The indications
at present point to the denomination
of Gen. Garfield by a decided major
ity of the District Convention. He
has proven so able and useful a Rep
resentative in the National Congress,
"a fact appreciated by his eonstitu-
encyethat efforts to supplant HIM
are not likely to prove successful
This much can be said without the
least rejecting on the abilities or pre-
tentions of any gentleman wbc may
aspire to succeed General Garfield
in Congress-Wa Warren Chronicle.
The above, which we believe but
expresses the general sentiment OF
General Garfeld's constituents, has
double significance from the fact
that it comes from the town and
county in which the main, if not the
only considerable opposition to his
denomination exists.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-06-20

1t is rumored in Washington that Pres
ident Grant and Senator Schurz have
buried the hatchet. 1t is said that Sena-
tor Jones acted as mediator, and that
agreement of feeling on the currency
question was the bond of sympathy be-
tween the persons concerned. The report
is worth mentioning, whether with or
without foundation. as it is looked upon
with an Unsurpassed chuckle by the CEN
serious independent press, "as an indica-
ton of the things that are believed posi-
BILE of President Grant" What these
things believed to be possible are, we are
not informed, but we apprehend that they
are those so many have found impossible,
to their disappointment, with President
Grant. He is a bad man to count upon
for carrying out any body's schemes, or
turning the crank for any body who may
have an ak to grind. He is a first rate
man to abuse, as it never turns him to
the right hand or left, and if the abusers
think they have carried on the warfare
long enough to discourage and bring him
to terms, it may be found that they have
counted without their host, and their ac-
cumen and astuteness will be found sadly
at fau1t.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-06-20

The enormous numbor Observing ma
chires sold of the leading and better de-
seription of articles, shows the activity
which is thrown into the trade. The
Grand results offs ales for 1878, shows the
6eures TO be, on the best data procura-
HE 100000. A curious fact is given in
this connection by the Chicago Tribune
These machines sell in the United States
at prices ranging from $50 to $50. In
England and on the Continent the same
machines are sold from e5 to es, or from
$25 TO $40. The difference which the
American people pay, amounting to near
ly 100 per cent on the English prices, are
an extortion which is successfully main
tanned by a combination of American
manufacturers, who still hold patents Oh
particular improvements. AS these lni-
movements have all run from fourteen TO
twenty one years, and have been i'm
mensely profitable to the owners, Con-
gress should peremptorily reject any and
every applic alton for an extension or re-
newal of any of them fol- petty improve
ments upon any invention which has
yielded such immense profits and which
is of such universal necessity as the sew
ing-machine.