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Heavy Fire,


NEW YORK, October S.-This after
noon a fire broke out in q three.story
brick building, including Nos. 516 to $50
West Twenty-fIth street, occupied by
the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufac-
turing Company, and spread with such
raptdity that large number OF men and
boys employed in the building were
unable TO escape by the stair
ways, and had to jump for their
lives from the second.stofy windows.
Among them was John Brennan, whose
clothes took fire, and he was 80 terribly
burned that his life Is despaired OF, The
walls Of the mandatory, which are Of
poor construction, fell soon after the fire
commenced, crushing in the rool two
story brick tenement In the rear Of the
factory Patrick Gslligan, who occupied
the upper floor, was crushed TO death.
The loss Of the Gutta Percha and Rubber
manufacturing Company is estimated at
$l5O,OOO; insured for 100000. The loss
on the building, which belongs to the
Brown Hillienthal estate Is estimated
at $4,000, Buildings Nos. 523 10
5Sl West Twenty-fourth street, oc.
cupied by the Combination Rubber Co..
were damaged 10 tho extent of s., ,OOO
Several adjoining buildings were damaged
by the fire and water 10 the amount OIL
$4,000. The fire is supposed to have Or
iginated from the boiling over OF the infl9'
maole material used in the preparation Of
rubber. ..
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THE TURF.
NASHVILLE RACES.

NASHVILLE. October Sat the fourth
day OF the fall meeting Of the Nashville
Blood Horse Association, the attendance
was large, every department being well
represented. The first race, two mile
heats, Tor an Association purse Of $500
was won by Capt. James Franklin's b. m.
Arizona.
The second race, mile heats, for an
Association purse Of $3.50, the following
horses started: Williams & Owings Fair
Play, Gen. j. F. Robinson's b. c. Asuol.
4. P. Scully b. E. Nall, Gen. A. Bufard
G. e. Wilburn, T. w. Horn b. C. JSvsn.
ME. Time, 1:47s; las. Pools sold on
this race at the following rate: Astrol
70, Fair Play 81, Nall "a, Javannie %,
Kilburn 1S.
In the third lace, handicap race, free
for all, mile heats, purse $500, the follow.
ing horses started; John McClellan's
The Nurse, 90 pounds, /, /; A. NJ. Bur
toms Red Jackson, s9 pounds, 2, 2; W.
Il. Gordon's Jack Of Trumps, 06 pounds.
4, 8; Baylie Peyton's Summer Rose, 81
pounds, 8, 4; ]. W. Crawford's Granger,
liz pounds, dis; ]. F. Robinson's Bonnie
Nicer, SO pounds, dis; j. G. Bslentine's g
Ella g, 8S pounds, dis; R. NJ. Lindsley's
Ellen Berry, 20 pounds, dis; Williams &
Owtng's Summer Coon, sS pounds, die;
K. Lanes Ida Lane, S3 pounds, dis. Time
J. I4Gt and 1:474. The pools sold in this
race previous to the first heat: Granger,
500; field, 800; Jack Of Trumps, $75;
Summer Rose, $40; Red jackson, 500.
Alter the first heat The Nurse brought
$3.50 TO the fields $500.
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stage Coach Rohbed.

New ORLEANS, October ga Calves.
ton Hclos special from Paris, Texas, dated
October 9Th, says the stage coach coming
from -Broakston was stopped by three
masked men last night, four miles west
Of that place, and the passengers robbed.
The robbers received three hundred and
twenty five dollars in money, two valua-
BILE gold and two silver watches. ]. NJ.
Smith, cashier OF the Merchants and
Planters Bank, had package containing
four thousand dollars, q fine gold watch,
chain and diamond pin, which his wife
secured behind the cushions on the stage,
and they were not found by the robbers.
The party claim to be the same that rob.
bed the Hot Springs stage and, tho train
at Gad's Hill. The sheriff organized a
large posse and started in pursuit The
mail was not touched. HFj ~
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The CFops in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, October 9.-Gentlemen en-
gagged in agriculture, who have been
travelling in central, western, southwest
ern and northern Ohio, make a much
more favorable report on the crope than
have been sent out by the Agricultural
Department. The drought still continues
to some extent, but the wheat and rye
are already well up and they are looking
well. In Union, Marion and Delaware
counties and eastward toward the river,
there is very little corn, butin the other
sections mentioned the prospect Is one oil
abundance. The average Is greater than
last year, and though the percentage ol
bushels is less to the acre the corn Is very
solid and will weigh well. The dry
weather has mstured the crop and the
fodder has been entirely secured. The
improved corn returns and the high pri-
ces of hogs are resulting in increased
feeding, thus promising greater number
Of pounds OF pork than had been calcu-
lated on.
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WASHINGTON.
0. s. TRoors For TIE sonrr

WASHINGTON, October SIN CON-
pliance with the request Of Secretary
Belknsp, made yesterday upon General
Sheridan, to detach a regiment Of troops
from his. department for duty in the
South, that officer yesterday issued orders
directing that the 18th Infantry, COM
manded by Col. p. r Detrob3on, report
for duty in that department.
The Secretary OF War this morning 70.
ceived telegram announcing that six
companies Of the regiment under Colonel
Morrow had started for the South, and
that other companies would follow as
soon as they could be collected.
Secretary Robson, who arrived last
night, was at the navy yard Tor short
time today and leaves this afternoon for
Massachusetts.
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Why General GoGis Preferred.

The PArkersburg Times, as We have
hitherto remarked, supports the Demo
cratic local ticket in Wood county for the
Legislature, and yet supports General
GoFF for Congress. This is something
unusual But the Times explains Is prefer.
ence for Corr as follows, as We have al.
ready quoted from its columns:
ave hold that General N. Golf is intel.
lecIuslIy and morally superior to his op.
ponent, Colonel Ben Wilson, who lacked
at the most critical moment OF our Coun.
try's affairs the firm nerve, and clear and
undaunted will OF q true son OF this Re.
public. Hc fsltered, and what Is more,
deserted the position where he should
have boldly represented the wishes of his
constituents by casting his vote against
tho netarious doctrines OF secession"
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Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTHBNf,
WILMINGTON, U. @, Oct s.-a:O0P. Y.

WAsHNoToN. D. G., Oct. s.-S00P. II.
PRoBABMIT1Rs.
For the Northwest and thence 10 Mis-
souri, rising barometer, northwesterly
winds, cooler and cloudy weather, follow
ed by occasional rains.
For the Upper Lake Region, low ba-
rometer. fresh southwest 10 northwest
winds, cloudy weather and rain.
For the Lower Lakes and Ohio Valley
falling barometer on Friday, with rising
temperature, southwesterly winds and
partly cloudy weather.
For the Middle States northeasterly 10
southeasterly winds, falling barometer
warm, cloudy weather and rain, except in
the western portion.
For the South Atlantic States rising
barometer, southeast 10 southwest winds
veering TO northerIy, stationary tempera-
ture, and partly cloudy weather.
For the Cult States rising barometer
northwest to northeast winds, cooler and
cloudy weather, followed by rain in the
western portion,
Cautionary signals are ordered lol
New York, Sandy Hook, Long Branch
squam Beach, Barncgst, and Atlantic
Civ
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~ Y, our y0tea the slale Government owes

70 our votes the State Government owes
l!s existence. We are the true friends OF
lhe southern people, and If encouraged in
our good intentions would soon hrInS or
ueT out OF chaos. We arc depressed and
slckened by the unsettled and disordered
state OF society, and would gladly well
como any solution consistent with The
honor and compatible with the liberties
Of our people. We arc ready and willing
TO adopt any honorable adjustment tend
ing 10 harmoni2e the races; but as A
condition preceding such action, which
we deem OF moro importance 10 our pe0.
pie than official iavors. We would re-.
quire that the merchants and others who
recently dismissed from their employment
laborers OF long service and established
for no other reason than their
color, should reinstate them as far as NAV
90 consistent with our unified purpose,
OVertures OF concession at any previous
period in our political experience might
have suggested that We were influenced
oy improper motives or that we had
taken counsel of our fears, but now with
the tramp Of Federal soldiers in every
street, with gunboats and monitors in. our
waters; with the mighty sentiment OF the
North pledged to the protection of our
liberties and citizenship, and with the ir-
power OF the general govern
ment guaranteeing the full exercise OF our
rights; we, while Independent OF the po-
lltical power OF our white fellow citizens,
are willing to concede an equitable and
honorable basis for united action, free
from suspicion and restraint, in the in
terest of good government.
In conclusion, the signers Of the ad-
dress authorize an Executive Committee
to confer with any body Of citizens in
lurtherance OF united action for law and
order and higher standard OF admins
tration In public affairs.
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G4eGnteLliq
Meeting in Liberty township.


A Joint discussion took place yesterday
afternoon between E. G. CRACRAFT and
B. B. DovENER at Centre School House,
In Liberty township, in this county. The
agreement between the parties was that
the former was to open In speech Of
half an hour, TO be followed by tho latter
in speech Of forty minutes, the former
to close In speech oil fifteen minutes.
Instead Of this, however, Mr.. CRACRAFT
occupied an hour and ten minutes in his
opening speech, and quarter Of an hour
at the close, while Mr.. DovENRR con-
sumed but thirty-five minutes In all. We
are informed, however, that he made
good use OF his time, and got his
work In well and TO the point He
gave the Prosecuting Attorney some
Of the kind Of information about State
matters that Gen. GoFF gave to Col. BEN
WILSON. For instance, he called his at
tention to the following economical fea-
turcs ot the present Bourbon Constitution
Of West Virginia, viz Ito tho fact that
whereas, under the former Constitution
we had three judges OF the Court Of Ap.
peals at $4,000 apiece per snnum, we
now have four at $S,95O apiece, and that
whereas we iormermerly had nine Cir
cult Judges at$l 800 apiece, we now have
that number at $4,000. Also, that where.
as we used TO have only rs members Of
the Legislature at So per day apiece, we
now have 50 at "a per day, making for
this item alone difference to the State at
every session Of nearly $4,000
The Attorney, not being prepared fer
this sort OF information from his enter.
prlslng opponent, did not presume TO en-.
ter upon discussion ol the figures above
quoted. Like Colonel BEN, he preferred
to wander of TO Louisiana and South
Carolina, and talk about matters in those
States, rather than discuss the condition
of affairs 10 the State Of West Virginia.
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The Iowa Three. Cen, Kar.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, October 1G.-.The
new regulation which went into effect on
the lat inst, on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Road, requiring passengers to
show tickets before entering the cars, is
likely TO raise stencil in the nostrils OF
passengers in this vicinity. Hardly a
train leaves the depot without disturb
ance between railroad men and pRssen-
gers. This morning a lively fight came
of between q brakeman and passenger,
the latter having refused 10 show his
ticket, and the former preventing ipgress
to the car. Both participants were pretty
well pummeled up. The doughty granger
was arrested, but was Immediately re-
leased when 1t was found that the brake
man would have 10 be detained also. A
new kink adopted by the willy grangersis
to buy ticket TO the first station, which
gives admission to the car, then pay three
cents per mile for the balance OF the trip.
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"A few miles below Little Rock, Ark
Thursday, one Coane, Colored, shot and
Killed smother colored man In per.
sonal encounter between the two.
"A Conatantinoplo dispatch says: Tnu
Porte will send at once 10000 bushels OF
corn TO relieve the famine distressed pco-
pie OF Asia Minor, and 1000 oxen to
plough their fields.
Senator Thurman, Of Ohio, delivered
an address at the State Fair at Pimlico,
Thursday, before the Maryland AgricuI.
tural and Mechanical Association. About
five thousand persons were present.
The Democrats held one of the lsrg-
est meetings Of the campaign in the pub
Ilc square OF cleveland Thursday evening.
were made by General Thomas Ewing,
Hon. III. A. Foran, ]. E. Ingersoll and
others.
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FRANCE.
FRENCH RLRcT1oNs.

PARIS, October S.-Municipal elections
will be held throughout France previous
TO the meeting oil the Assembly, but the
date is as yet unfxed.
The journal De Paris saws that
Count Van Arnim when Ambassador
at Paris hastened the downfall Of Presi-
dent Thlers and urged Germany to
recognize the government OF McMshon
Immediately. Prince Bismarck disap.
proved OF this course OF Won Arnim and
wrote TO the latter explaining the reason
why he preferred the policy Of Thiers TO
that OF McMshon. The Journal says
these are the letters of Bismarck which
are missing.
PARIS, October S.-The will of NJ.
Guizat is published. It commences with
a declaration of bis devotion to the Re-
formed Church Of France.
The call for Franco. German Conyeu-
tion for the purpose OF readiustipC the
boundaries OF the frontier dioceses II ac.
cordance with the political boundary OF
the two countries was signed in this city
yesterday. O'
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RICHMOND.
vIRoINIA RRrupL1cAN cANpIpArEa.

'AhulNlA hhiUBLlCAN CANDIDATES,
RICHMOND. Va, October S.-Thc Re.
publican State Executive Committee has
endorsed and recognized the following
gentlemen as Republican candidates for
Congress First District, Jas. B. Seener.
Second, Jas. Il. Plat; Third, Rush Bur
gees; Fourth, W. II. II. stowell; Fifth,
y. y. Thomas; Sixth, George w. Hen.
From this it will be seen that the nomi.
nation in tho Third district of ], Amber
Smith, by one OF the conventions held.
yesterday, is ignored. Candidates in the
two other districts remain to be nomi.
mated.
The grand jury of the United States
Circuit Court to-day indicted John L.
butcher, n. T. Traylor, J. 4. Perkinson,
Joseph McLesry, j. 4. Carter, Barret
Jones, F. II. Russel and ]. T. Scott,
judges OF IN election in Petersburg for
preventing certain voters from voting.
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, October S.-The Bank o.
England to-day did not make the expect.
ed change OF rate in It's discount.
A special from Berlin says that the
Van Amin affair has taken q yery serious
turn. The Emperor has ordered no
stone to be lett unturned In the efforts "a
recover the missing documents.
RuMoRRD DECLARATION OF WAR pE-1
TWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN,
The Globe in its issue this attention savs
"a telegram from Shanghai states that
war has been declared between China and
Japan. We are not able TO confirm the
report"
TIE STEAMSHIP ONTARIO.
The report that the steamship Ontario,
which lost her screw while en- route from
Quebec TO Liverpool, had arrived of Fast.
net Is incorrect. The Ontario Is now an
chored five miles northwest Of Kerry
Head Island in very exposed posiiion,
Tugs have gone 10 her assistance,
A special TO the Standard from Berlin
states that In consequence Of the domicil-
larY visits to the residences OF the
friends OF Count Van Arnim throughout
the Empire, they cannot communicate
with him. It's reported says a dispatch
that these events are connected with a
forthcoming book, the early sheets OF
which are already In circulation in Ultra.
mantane circles in Munich ami Vienna,
number 100 ~
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CINCINNATI.
ELECTION OF nA1IRoAp p1nEorou

ELECTION OF RAILROAD DIRECTORS.
CINCINNATI, October Sat the annual
meeting Of the stock and bond holders ol
the Ohio II Mississippi Railway Company
held to-day in Cincinnati, Sir Alexander
T. Gait, OF Montreal, and John D. Prince,
OF New York, were elected directors In
place Of ". N. Aspinwall and Larz An
derson, who declined a reelection. W,
L. McCllntock, was re elected director
and Daniel Torrence reelected President
Daniel Terrence, Fred. Schuehardt, John
King, Jr, Sir Alexander T. Gait and
John u. Prince were constituted the Ex-
ecutive Finance Committee.
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Railroad Accident.

PHILADELPHIA, October S.-A collision
occurred this morning at the intersection
OF the Corning and North Pennsylvania
railroads between coal train on the for
mer and a way train on the latter road.
The engine OF the coal train struck the
passenger train between the baggage and
first passenger cars, and two Of the pas.
senger cars were thrown into ditch. For.
tunately no lives were lost, although sew.
erAl persons had their limbs broken and
were otherwise injured. A mistake in
the signals was the cause Of the accident.
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SPAIN.

sANTANDER, October SIT is stated
that a sister of Figueras is hiding in this
CITY and a warrant has been issued Tor her
arrest.
MADRID, October s.-The Spanish
government has resumed its complaints
to France in relation to the lack OF vigil
ience by the French officers on the from
tier.
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GERMANY,

BERLIN, October 9.-Count Won Ar
MIN had an interview with his son and q
government official yesterday. In the
course OF the conversation the Count pro.
tested against the insinuation that he had
published or intended to publish any Of
the documents retained by him. He as
serted that there were no state secrets
contained in tho papers. BE also said
that he noticed In the spring that there
was deficiency in the documents be-
longing to the archieves OF the Paris EN-.
bassy.
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French School Discipline.

- NSN ANSAASA -NA0 ]
The power Of habit and tradition to
reconcile the mind to Objectionable prac.
tiCes, 80 conspicuous in English school
discipline, seems to be equally illustrated
by that Of the French. The determined
objection Of tho public to any kind Of
corporal inficton has led French school.
masters 10 invent a class OF punishments
which are doubtful improvements on the
more violent method, A correspondent
Of the Temps describes from his own ex-
perience what was meant dozen years
ago by being "kept in." The term then
literally described the condition of the
small victim, who was actually locked
up in barred cage, containing q stool
and q sliding table, which, when the boy
was seated, closed round him and shut
him In. Here he remained throughout
the whole day, without moving, even for
his meals, and sometimes bed was made
up In the garret In which the cage stood,
and the punishment was renewed next
day. The writer who describes this con.
trivance states that, on one occasion, he
himself was almost suhocated IN this
cage in consequence OF some smoking
logs falling out of the stove, while he
was unable to restore them TO their place.
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OVER 10000 letters relating to official
business were received at the Postotilce,
Washington, on Sunday and Monday.
Postmaster Jewell begs that no more lot.
tCrs asking for appointments as special
agents be sent to him, as thore are more
now In the service than tho appropriation
will pay.
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Omaha Items.

OMAHA, October Seen. Jefferson G.
Davis, commanding the Twenty.third In.
iantry, arrived from the West last even:
ing,
The Republicans arc having a grand
pow.wow tonight.
The Thirteenth Infantry have been
ordered TO report at New Orleans.
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Dr. LOGAN Is mum on the question ol
supporting FOREMAN for the United
States senate.-RegiSter Of yesterday.
The trouble with the Doctor Is that he
has no editorial guardian to come out and
speak for him on the Senatorial question,
and tell who he is going to vote for, and
therefore like Genl. PANNRLL he modest.
ly declines TO say anything over bis own
signature.
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UTAH.

SALT LAKE, October S.-The grand
jury TO- day indicted one OF their own
number, Thos. E. Kicks, for lsscivious CO.
habitation. He is charged with having
five wives, three Of whom were married
to him since 1902. His own daughter Is
one Of the principal witnesses.
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The Way the People Feel Towards
Goff after Hearing Him.

The Parkersburg Times, a paper that
supports the Democratic ticket tor the
Legislature in Wood county, contains the
following editorial paragraph about Gen.
GoFF:
IAN incorrigible Democrat and noted
stay.at.home secesSionist lately remarked
OF Gen. Goft: swell, must say l like
him" Upon being asked the tohy and
tchsrefore, he frankly added: "Well-I
saw him and heard him speak, and I
can't help it."
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ALBANY, October S.-The trial Of
Phelps, the Treasury official, indicted for
Cmbezzlement, was concluded to-day,
and the jury after five minutes delibera-
tion rendered a verdict Of guilty. Phelps
was remanded to jail, sentence being
postponed.
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CHINA.

Homo koNa, October s.-The loss oc.
casio1ed BY the late typhoon here Is esti-
mated at one million pounds. The shore
for miles around was strewn with the
wrecks OF vessels that were destroyed by
the typhoon. .r-
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Instantly KILLED.

COLUMBUS, October s.-George Taylor,
q switchman employed at the Hooking
Valley depot, while at work last night
caught his foot in frog and fell in front
Of locomotive which passed over him,
killing him instantly.
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Judge Lynch in MIssiruinnl.

HOLLY SPRINGS, MTsa., October g.
Last night mob Of negroes numbering
about forty took James Perkins and VIM,
Rsvenswood, colored, from Jail and shot
them dead, thereby Svenging the death Of
Mack Hill. II was done so quietly that
few knew Of 1t until this morning. Ali
quiet now,
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Grave Robbed--Thirty-ninc Medical
Students Arrested.

BUFFALO, October s.-The grave OF
Mrs. Richard ]. Carey, at the Holy Cross
Cemetery, was robbed Tuesday. Tho
cssket, outside coffin and shroud we're left
lying on the ground, The officers to-day
visited the Medical College with a search
warrant, and found the lady, with four
Others. The students were surprised
while at work dissecting them. Thirty
nine students were arrested and taken In
procession TO the police court. Justice
Nash released them on parole TO appear
when wanted, There is much excitement
over the affair.
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ITALY.

ROME, October s.-The Voice della
ge'1tG says in relation 10 Count Van
Arnim's srrest that there Is reason 10 be-
lieVe that the missing documents relate to
the establishment Of new government in
France and to German interference in
Spanish afFairp.