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BOSTON.
Tribute TO Sumner.

BosToN, April 29.-The city OF Boz.
tons tribute to the memory Of Charlie.
Sumner, took place in Music Hall this
afternoon. Although the weather was
rainy and tempestuous, the hall was
filled and tickets were in such demand
that twenty dollars was refused for one
The audience included the City Gov
ernment, State Legislature, executive
departments, judges of the courts and
prominent persons from other States.
The platform presented beautiful dis
play of flowers. The programme ol
exercises previously published was car-
ried out. Wendell Phillips who had
Just returned from the funeral of his
sister, wife OF Rev. DR.. Blagdon, which
took place at noon at Mt. Vernon
church, was present, and in few elo-
quent words introduced the orator OF
the day, Senator Carl Schurz, whose
Grafton will fill from eight to ten news
paper columns.
Mr.. Schurz leaves for Washington
Tomorrow morning.
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ATwO HUNDRED MILLION DOL
LAR RAILWAY.

The attention OF the country has
been so absorbed in the financial mat
ter as to have lost sight almost OF
subject but lately attracting the great
est attention-the cheaper transportas
ton OF grain and bulk ireights from
the West to the East. The question
will come before Congress again so
soon as the finance matter is disposed
OF, and in the shape CT the bill report
ed back with q favorable recommenda-
ton by the House Committee ON Rail.
WAYS and Canals, last week. The Cin-
cinnsi. Times summarizes and COM
ments upon the project as follows:
"The measure provides for the cons
struction OF double-track freight rail-
way from New York to the Missouri
river, and the perpetual regulation Of
its charges by Congress itself. The bill
fixes the rate OF bulk freights at not
more than one cent per ton per mile for
distances under $50 miles, aud FIVE
mills per ton per mile for distances over
$50 miles; the tolls for other treights to
be fixed by board OF five commission.
ers, three Of whom are to be appointed
by the President in conjunction with
the Senate, and the other two by the
railway.
THAT the plan of an exclusively
freight railway is the only one that can
leave ireights profitable to the roads
and yet meet the requirements OF the
far West, is a point pretty we'll con-
ceded by those who have given the SUBJ
ject most study. Despite the outcry
against the exorbitaut rates OF our rail-
roads now, there are very few OF them
that are making anything like extrsor-
dinary profits, and not q few that sre
not making enough to pay the
interest on their debts. The
rapid transit Of passengers, and
the expense involved to road bed and
rolling stock, together with the fre'
9ueut stoppage OF freight necessary to
clear the way for flying expresses, are
sufficient OF themselves to prevent any
such reduction OF tolls as the West
clsmors for. Not until we have an ex'
clusivsly freight railway running con-
tinuous trains in each direction at al
average speed of eight miles an hour
shall we profitably solve the problem
Of cheap transportation.
"But while the project, therefore
has most undenisble merits, it is fully
as clear that the time is not ripe for 1T
undertaking. Neither the people no1
the Treasury are in a fl condition io'
the present passage of the bill. INT
cost OF construction of the new road Ii
roughly computed at s20O, 100000, an
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MISSISSIPPI.


Ylzoo CRY, April 29.-The river
here is declining slowly. Reports from
all points above show that the YaSoo,
Tallahatche and Tsllsbusha are fall
ing. Greenwood on the TslIsbatche ia
entirely submerged, 5the water there
being higher than in 1867. No serious
damage has yet Bresulted from the
HuAhpackana crevasse. Fears OF q
general overflow are subsiding A few
more days Of clear weather with the
tremendous current now in the river
will suffice 10 carry off nearly all the
water covering the lands. Only e little
over oue-third OF the lands are no"
under water. The merchants aud
planter, are quite hopeful and the indl-
cations are that the crops 10 the Yszoo
valley will not be go alarmingly short
after ell
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NEW YORK.
The Arkansas Troubles.

NEW YoRk, April 29.-Joseph Brooks
and Elieha Baxter each signing him
self Governor of Arkansas, have pub
lished letters in papers here giving the
story of their troubles in Arkansas
Baxter says, speaking Of his rupture
with Senators Clayton and Dorsey
that an individual, representing him.
self as their agent, called on him and
REQ ouested in their name his completely
in frauds sufficient to carry the State in
their interests, and when he refused
directly the agent offered as the price
of his completely the United States
Judgeship aud as much money as he
wanted. He avows that he will abide
by the decision OF the legislature which
he has convened. and which be says
the Supreme Court has decided is alone
capable of dsposing OF the subJect
Brooks, on the contrary, says the leg
islature can only decide the question
OF who is Governor when the question
is presented to it by q contest. 1t cam
not count or recount the vote on lts
own motion. II do not propose to have
anything to do with the legislature, nor
can recogniz. the right OF Baxter to
call it without recognizing him as Gov.
ernor, and this l will not do. l shall
abide by the decision of the courts
cheerlully, and / have appealed the case
in order TO bring it before the Supreme
Court at the June term"
Sales OF Coal.
At the moathly sales OF Scranton
coal to-day only $4,000 tons were Of
fered, and sold at an average increase
on steam boat OF l6ic; CRATE, 1910; egg
6tc; stove, 6tc, and Chestnut, 1916
The following are the prices: Steam
boat 5000 ions, 81 621@4 10; grate,
10000 tons, 81 723@4 IS; egg, 5000
tons, "a 873@4 90; stove. 23,OOO tons
IS 324; chestnut, 1000 tons, "a 373,
News Items.
The Freedmens' Savings and Trust
Company has informed it's depositor'
that sixty days notice will be require
before any money can be Withdrawn.
Arrangements are being made 10 relieve
needy depositors.
The treasurer OF the Evangelical
Alliance acknowledges the receipt o.
nearly 1000 for the relief OF the fam
| ily OF the late Rev. Emile Cook, o.
Paris.
Rev, Mr.. Sabine, who left the Epis
copsl church on Sunday last, has &C
cepted the pastorste Of the first Re-
form Episcopal church, lately organiz'
ed by Bishop Cummlns.
An attempt was made this morning
to burn q row OF forty tenaments, near
" ready for occupancy, at Laurel Hill
Long Island, four Of the houses wer'
burned before the flames were extin'
ouisbed. Two iremen and child art
missing and search is being made 10
their bodies among the ruins.
The steamer Cslabris which saiIeC
for Liverpool to-day, took Slll.OOO il
specie.
On account OF the storm and th'
muddy condition OF the road the running
of the Greenville horse cars from Jer'
sey City WAS stopped by the Society fo'
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
The loss by the Jersey City fire II
$4,000.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
OYYIcs OF THE CaIBV SIGSAL OFFICER,
WAsHISGroS, April 29. SP.L
PROBABILITIES.

PROBABILITIES.
For New England, on Thursday,
north to west winds diminishing in
,orce, rising temperature and generally
clear weather. For the Middle States,
rising temperature, winds backing to
westerly and southerly and clear wealth
er. For the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, clear weather. rising tempers-
,ure aud northwest TO southwest wiudf.
For the Lower Lake Region. winds
shifting to south and soutesst, rising
tenn persture, partly cloudy weather and
at night possibly rain over Lake Erie,
For the Upper LAX. region. brisk to
light southeast TO southwest winds
higher temperature. cloudy weather
AID rain. For the Ohio Valley spd
Tennessee, fresh and brisk southeast to
southwest winds, decidedly higher tenn
perature than Wednesday, partly
cloudy weather and possibly light rair
| in the former. For the Western Gull
States, rising temperature, generally
clear weather with southeast and south
winds. For the Upper Mississippi Val
ley, Iowa and Wisconsin. brisk and
possibly high south to west winds
high temperature, generally CLOUDY
weather and probably rain. The storm
is advancing eastward toward the Up
psr Lake region.
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81. LOUIS.
Premiums for Cotton.

sr. LOUIS, April 29,-Tbe Cotton
Association Of this city have decided to
offer premiums aggregating $4,000 for
cotton to be xhibited at the annual
iair of tie St. Louis Agricultural and
Mechanical Association next October
The States to be invited to compete fol
the four prizes are Missouri. Arkansas
Tennessee, Indian Territory, and ths
part of Texas, Louisiana and Missis.
sippi lying north Of the 32d parallel o.
latitude. There will also be q grand
sweepstake premium offered for thu
best bale OF cotton grown in the United
States. 5r...
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FIRES.

HARRISBURG, April 29.-The resi-.
dence OF Henry Pennington, at Hunts-
vile, Clearfeld county, was burn.d this
morning. and two sous and one daugh'
ter lost their lives in the flames.
New YORK, April 29.-Sswyer'i
kerosene oil refinery in Jersey City
burned to-day. Six tanks, containing
FIVE hundred barrels each, were des'
troyed, besides one hundred filled bar
rels.
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.

BAYoSSE, April 2s.-Dispatche'
from the seat OF war state that Gene
raj Cancha is moving with 10000 men
on Valmszds, with the view Of attack
ing the Carlis,s at Bilbos in the rear.
Serrano will attack simultaneously in
front. The Csrlists are reported to be
strongly eutrenched.
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CUBA.

HAVANA, April ga decree OF Cap,
tain e General Copcbs establishes the
extraordinary contribution OF 10 per
cent on ell incomes exceeding 1000
annually, only the army and navy ex-
cepted. The proceeds OF the tax are des'
tined for the payment Of the public
debt and for the redemption OF the pa
per currency.
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to zee on what ground the policy Of
turning the Indians over to the War
Department could be sustained as the
true policy to civilize the Indians and
to get rid OF the necessity for troops to
keep them in order.
Mr.. Parker, OF Missouri, followed
with a speech in the same general
direction, and at the conclusion Of his
remarks the committee rose.
Mr.. Sawyer from the Committee on
Commerce reported tue river and hsr-
Dor appropriation bill. Referred.
The House then adjourned.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, April ga magnificent
banquet and ball was given tonight BY
the Lord Mayor. Among the distin-
guished persons present were the Prince
and Princess OF Wales aud the Duke
and Duchess OF Edinburgh. The city
was brilliantly illuminated.
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INDIANA.
Al Liberty

INDIANAPOLIS, April 29.--The motion
made yesterday BY the Prosecuting At
torney at Lebanon, Indiana, to enter
nolle proeque in the case OF Mrs. Nancy
E. Glen, ON her fifth trial for the muir.
der OF Jacob Young and wife, has been
sustained by Judge Palmer. Mrs
Glen is now at liberty.
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NEW YORK STATE.
Stabbing ARRAY.

PoRr JARVIS. April 29.-Five dis
charged workmen while drunk last
evening, attacked two strangers and the
result Was that one Of the asssilants
was fatally stabbed and another proba
bly, fatally. No arrests.
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PUBLIC OPINION.

fUnder this head we invite and publish
ali sorts of communications, on all sorts oil
subjects, without assuming any response.
bility for the sentiments expressed and
merely giving all classes OF our readers III
opportunity 10 be heard
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affecting geeister.
GOLD closed yesterday at ll35.

FROM our reports this morning the
probabilities are that the weather to-
day will be partly cloudy, with higher
temperature, southeast to southwest
winds, and probably light rain.
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WE have not yet heard from the cor
porstors OF the Wheeling aud Benwood
Street Railway and are not yet able to
say why that project has not been
pushed to completion.
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TURKEY.
Overflow OF the Tfgress.

OVofuoW OF tns EIRFSHs
CoNsrANrlNoPLE April 29.-The late
heavy rains have caused the overflow o.
the Tigres,, involving great destruction
Of property at Bsgdsd and the loss OF
several lives,
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ALBAN Y.

ALBANY, April 29.-The Senate has
rejected the bill increasing head
money" on emigrants from l.5o to
$500.
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Assign m ent.

The German Republican newspape,
Of Cincinnati, daily and weekly Courier
made an assignment late this afternoon
for the benefit OF ito creditors.
Jeremiah Kersted, superintendent OF
the police, removed by the old Board ol
Police Com mmissioners several months
ago, was reinstated by the new board
to. day.
A committee from the Women's TEN
perauce League, called on the commits
siouers, and presented an address re-
9uesting the enforcement OF the laws
against selling liquor.
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CINCIN NATI.
Suicide.

CINCINNATI, April 29.-Augustus
Bradley, some years ago superintendent
OF the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad and afterwards sue
perntendent Of the Indianapolis,
Bloomington and Western Railroad,
committed suicide yesterday by shoot
Jog himself. No cause for the act is
known.
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PHILADELPHIA.
Aid for Louisiana Sufferers.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-At a
meeting held here to-day three thou
sand dollars were subscribed for the
reIiet OF theipsoPle OF Louisiana.
Railway Accident.
Edward Psrdee. Amos Pardee, Jacob
Bsmden and E. S. Irwin were XII ed
and William Irwin fatally injured to-
dsy near Cresson by the Pacific express
going west. They had just stepped on
the track to avoid a freight train going
in an opposite direction.
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BY TELEGR R APh.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT

By the Western Union Line, of1ce North.
west corner OF Main and 18th streets.
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Rich Farming Lands!
For Sale VERY CHEAP By the
Union Pacific Railroad Co.

The BBsT INVE5INhNTI no YLCC-
1UATIOSsI ALWAYS IMPROV.
ING IN VALUE!
The Wealth Of the Country IN made By the
advance in Real kstate.
NOW u THE TIMEi MILLIONS 0F
ACRES OF the fInest Lands on the Ccnti-
nent, In Eastern Sebraska, pow for sale,
many OF them never before In nArket, at
Prices that defy competition.
five and Ten Years Credit given, with
interest at six per cent.
the Land Grant Bonds Of the Company
taken az par for lsod. Fun .particulars
siyen, new Guide With new Mas mailed
THE PIONEER, hand osns Illustratsd
Paper, containing the Homestead Law,
Ient free 70 eli paris OF the world.
Addres, q. n. DAVE,
Land Commissioner q. r. B. X, Omaha,
Nebraska. aprS-fb
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Balance In favor Of project. -.S,2sy ysssI8
Il may appear that tbs estimate Of
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TRANSPORTATION.
Baltimore & Ohio Rai|ruad Co
MSaxa4
on AND AFTER
MONDAY, NOV, Sd, 1873,
TRAINS WILL LEAVE WHEELING Al
EOLLOWS-WhE EELlN8 TIME;
Cincinnati EXpreAs.

Cincinnati Express.
EAsr-LEAvB wRsr-LKAvn.
Wheeling Wheeling
daily at SD p. u. daily at.-.70O 4. 4.
ARRIVES AT ARRIvU AT
Washington Columbus.-..GW Pm.
City.........9Ii A. ~. isndusky ....6-25 p. n.
BaItimOre.l03J a. NJ 'lSundays excepted.
III. Louis Express.
slsr-LHAyn. wEsT-LRAvm.
daily hGf AZ. s:9s A. NJ. daily %.....s8 a. =.
ARRIvEs AT ARRIVES AT
Washington Columbus. .....55g r.. ~.
City.-.......B.D y. M. sandusky ...lU6 n. n.
BaltlInOre..lOO0 y. H.
Accommodation.
EAH-LEAvEs. wss1-LlAvA.
sWheelinH bWheeling
daily at.-..9sA. T.. daily $3.50 y. =.
ARRIVE At ARRIVES AT
Cumbfrlnnd.S2JP y M.lI'ncsville -. I0:E p. " =.
Sundays excepted. lssundaya excepted.
Eau bound trs ins make connections
al baltimore with lrains for Philadel.
phia, New York and Boston. At WASH
ington City for all points South.
West bound trains make direct conpsc.
tIUn for all points West md Northwest.
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains.
Wheeling, Pittsburgh, and
Baltimore Division.
EAsT-LlAvn wUr-LEAvn
wheeling 'WashingtOn, Pa,
daily at .--.s.55 L. II. daily at......6;55 4. y.
wheeling washington, "a,
daily st.--.-3:l0 p. n. daily st.....256 p, =.
s5undsys excepted. Sundays excepted.
Tickets to all principal points can be pro
cured at the ONCE At the Depot.
THOS. II. SHARP,
MaFsT OF Transpontatt0n.
X. r. DEyRIES, General Agent, whsel.
nR nova
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Wheeling, Pittsburgb, an
Baltimore Division.
Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh B. B.

- l ON AND AFrEA DEC.
ff4 ..s:ss-.S. .--S. u, ls75, Trains, win run
T1tl0Wg.
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NEW YORK.
Criminal Notes.

New YORK. Aug August Van Etten, the
alleged forger of California bonds, who was re-
Gently arrested and held for trial in Jail at
Taunton, took laudamm last night and will
die. Il l. H ~
The coroner's jury, in the verdict as to the
death of Mccain. who was shot while at
tempting to rob a market wagon. exonerated
Brooks, the nan who Killed him, and Brooks
was discharged. =
Coughlan, who was found guilty of bigamy
in Hoboken, has not yet been found, and taile
to appear for sentence to-day.
Fall of n Bird ge-A Hundred People
Thrown into a Canal. -s4sI.
A Little Falls, N. Y, despatch states that by
the fall of bridge there yesterday some humid
red people were thrown into the canal. Is,
Postmaster Stafford had his head and side
injured; Andrew Barry had lis leg broken, and
10 others were injured.
Sporting.
NEW YORK, July AT Creedmoor -yester-
day ex Gov. Hawley scored 80 against 80 aud
104, the next highest competitor. The practice
is now for the selection of a team of Americans
to match the Irish team, The shooting will be
resumed Wednesday next, n
A Baby Farm. s5essx -. saa
Coroner Voltman has discovered baby farm
in the basement of a house on 18th street,
where illegitimate children are fed on soothing
syrup till they die. The farm is in connection
Will qucSUiOudDl6 uOuSe, WueCd elSub
married mothers were found. At the latter
place baby had been sold yesterday for $25.
Various Matters.
Joseph Reed, brass founder of Brooklyn,
was killed in drunken row in a New York
saloon Saturday night. ~ = :
Sixty thousand dollars worth of diamonds
are alleged to have been stolen last night from
the residence of Mrs. Fowler on 9th street.
The bureau OF special agents of the Treas
ury Department in this city, under the CHI arge
OF Col. Frank E. Howe, ceased to exist We ster-
day. ~-
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POLITICAL.
Speech of Senator Morton.

TERRE HAUTE, Aug. lin his speech last
night Senator Morton commenced by refer
ence to the discrepancy in The Democratic plat
forms OF various States, referring to Maine,
where the party declared for free trade and for
raising the revenue by direct taxation, while
in Pennsylvania it favors protective tariff,
and in Indiana it affirms its belief in revenue
tariff so fl amed as to afford protection to
American industry, He also made reference
to the position of the Democratic party ON the
temperance question, claiming its tendency was
against Temperance reform. OF the Republic
can party he said nearly all that is known of
corruption in that party has been shown by its
own diligent self-eXamination and prompt ex-
posture of every Official delinquent who has been
discovered. For years to come the contest will
be between the Republican and Democratic
party. Between them there is no room for the
third party, and every one that is organized
will be feeble and ephemeral. He considered
the action of the last Congress as an explicit
and said that the national bank system was the
safest the country could have. He denied that
the President agreed with the Southern Demoe-
racy, and that he disagreed with the Northern
Republicans on civil rights, and repealed indig-
nantly the suggestion that the President will
prove false to the principles of the Republican
party. In regard to reciprocity he favored a
treaty with Canada as q foreign country as
long as it remained such. He opposed free
trade, favored direct vote of the people for
roads, as well as other routes, by the General
Government. He believed it clearly within the
power of Congress, and to be practicable to
establish Boards of Railroad Commissioners, to
be vested with certain powers, to be governed
by general regulations, within which they shall
have power to supervise and regulate the rate
for freight and passengers under inter State
railroads, so as to prevent unjust discrimina-
tions between different localities or classes of
persons Upon the question of the limit of
power of States to control railroads, he said:
Each State may regulate and control the COM
merce which is purely internal to itself, and all
the railroads transporting such commerce with
out interference by Congress and doubtless, in
the absence of Congressional legislation, make
regulations for all commerce that passes across
or over any part of its territory, provided such
regulations do not impose burdens upon inter-
State commerce and make no unjust discrmi-
nation; but all such regulations as effect inter-
State commerce, however meritorious in their
character or intentions, must yield to the legis-
latiozs~of Congress- He believed that the
problem of cheap transportation was one to be
solved by the Republican party.