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The marks showed 4 feet 0 inches, and
falling last evening.
The Express departed for Parkersburg
on time. Tho Express will lay up until
the river rises after this trip.
The Science takes the place OF the Ex.
press In the Parkersburg trade the next
The Ragon will leave for Parkersburg
to-day.
The Tempest arrived from New Mar
tinsville last night,
The local packets arrived and departed
as usual.
The Ike Hamilton, Captain Ben. Good
win, will leave this evening with two
barges loaded with nails, from the Bel
laire and Riverside Mills, for 81. Louis.
She will return with load Of iron ore.
[By Telegraph
plrTsRuRqH, August T.-River 2 feet
4 inches and about stationary. Weather
clear and pleasant. Departed--Granite
State, Portsmouth.
sr. LOUIS, August 27.-Arrived-Belle
Of Tennessee, Keokuk; Bayard, Hannibal;
Julia, Vicksburg; Dngan, Jefferson City.
Dcparted--Bell Of Tennessee, 81. Paul;
Bayard, Hannibal. River fallen four
inches, with six feet scant to Cairo, and
channel in very bad condition. Weather
clear and very warm.
EVANSVILLE, August Weather
cler; mercury co. to S90. River falling
slowly, with . 7-lO feet on gauge. Up
Idlewild, George Roberts, Blue Lodge.
DOwn--Florence Ice, TaraScon. BuSi-
ness very dull.
MEMrrls, August 27.-River fallen %
inches. Weather generally clear and
warm. Arrived-Legal Tender, Arkansas
river. Departed-Vint shinkle. Cincin.
natl; 81. Genevieve and White, Vicksburg
CAIRO, August 27.-Arrived- City Of
Helena, st. Louis; John A Scudder, st.
Louis. Disqualification, Ohio river;
Helena. Visksburg. River IS feet and
falling. Mercury 800.
Shumaker, steward Of the towboat Blue
Codgc, died In the hospital here to-day.
NASHVILLE, August 27.-River still
falling; 8 feet 0 inches scant on shoals.
Clear and warm. Arrived: Eldyville,
Cairo.
CtSctNNArt, August 25-River falling;
weather clear and pleasant. Arrived
G. Miller, Memphis; Exchange, Pitts.
burgh.
LOUISVILLE, August 27,-1sivcr 0 feet
0 inches. Arrived-Sandy Coast. De-
parted-Sandy Coast.
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Heavy RnIns..Fine Crops.

ST. PAUL, August 27.-During the past
few days and nights very heavy rains
have fallen throughout this Stale. They
have come at tho very end Of the harvest.
ing season, and have found the farmers
fully prepared for them. No more favor
able weather for securing grain crops
could be wished for than has been ex-
pcrienced in the three weeks ending on
Monday last, aud 1t is M absolute faCt
that tho bulk of the finest crops Of wheat,
barley and oats ever raised in any State
have been secured In good condition and
put In the stack beyond fear Of damage
by the latter rains. 1t appears, however,
frOm recent reports from large number
Of points that considerable grain still
remains in nShoCk, not having been stack.
ed but awaiting speedy advent Of the
threshing machines. The late rains have
done much mischief to the grain in this
condition. There was another shower
this afternoon and evening; but even
grain that Ia in the shock Is not damag-
al
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The Centennial Meeting.


The citizens meeting at the Opera House
Yesterday afternoon, called in the interest
Of West virginia's representation at the
National Exposition at Philadelphia next
year, was not a large affair, but it was per-
hups as much ofu gathering as could have
beenexpected under all the circumstances,
There were several hundred very respect
able people present, who manifested by
their ontburSts Of applause at times n
very decided sympathy with the object of
the meeting. As an opening, or rather
@ an entering wedge, the meeting will
do we'll enough, and no doubt after
this our people hereabonts will feel more
interest than formerly in the coming ES-
position. We shall not go into detailed
report this morning Of the remarks made
by Messrs, lIawley and Botoler, the two
gentlemen who addressed the meeting.
Necessarily the speakers had to go over n
good deal Of ground that related 10 the
country at large and that addressed itself
to the patriotism Of the people rather
than 10 their distinctive local interests.
On national grounds, as these gentlemen
very happily showed, the Exposition al
Philadelphia will be Of incalculable
benefit TO the whole country. Every ell.
lots is being made and every inCen.
i've held out to induce every State In
Inc Union Iobe represented on MS large n
scale as possible. This is especially
Nue Of the Southern States. 1t Is In
Nnded that the Philadelphia Centennial
neIsyear shall be, on an immense scale,
what the Bunker Hill Centennial was this
year on smaller scale, viz: one Of the
Itande't reunions Of States and people
@'e'y discovered, discorlanl and bellig-
erent' ever known in any ngc or nation.
Like the Olympiads Of Greece, which
were intended net only to bring all the
Vreek' together, but representatives of
every nation Of the then known world,
ibis great coming exposition at philodel.
phla is intended to bring the people Of the
North and South togCthcrby the millions.
and in the language Of Congressman
Lamar OF Mississippi, in his obituary re.
marks upon Senator Sumner, make them
10 Know each other and love each
o'ncF' We know that the Bunker Till
Centennial did more for reunion. real
nea'I'ielt and lasting reunion, than any
went since the war The Southern pa.
peHand people cvinced feeling over the
csSPtlon of the Virginia and south
sWol'na regiments at Boston thu. has
S'uom been seen in our history IA M.
.on' The spirit Of cordial reconcilia.
won between the North and South inaupu.
,''ed at Boston, ii Is intended to greatly
increase and intensity next year al
.@'adelphia. Philadelphia is the city
mere the FIRST steps towards nationality
'''e taken in l776, and, tis fitting thai
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feeling manifested arrangements have
been made to call out the military to pre-
serve order II necessary.

feeling manifested arrangements have
been made to call out the military to pre-
serve order II necessary.
RUMoRED SUICIDE OF THE CASHIER,
A report is circulated that John G.
Clark, chiette Of the Bank OF Califor'
Dia, committed suicide this evening; the
report is disprOved by Clark in person,
AsuMMING UP.
It Is difficult at present to state the ef-
feet Of RalstOns failure; the manufacture
ing establishment in which he was inter-
ested will failed 1t is feared. The
Kimble manufacturing company will
hardly survive; the rolling mills
are in better condition; the Cornell
watch factory will probably be seriously
crippled, The effect Of the failure on
mining stocks cannot be estimated at
present, There is no market and no busi-
ness in that line, Out Of the many theo-
ries advanced as to the causes Of the fail
ure are the following: Sending money
ont Of the city to buy wheat, the locking
up Of coin by other parties, speculalions
in mining stocks, &c. A statement made
by Ralston will be OF interest, Through
out all public interviews yesterday
and to-day Mr., Ralston stated explicitly
that the suspension was not owing to any
hostile act by adverse parties, and that
the best Of feeling prevailed between him.
self and the parties who have been cred.
tied with the lookup Of the coin. At an
interview last evening at Ralst0n's resi-
tlence, he repeated that assertion in the
presence of other parties, As your re-
porter left the room, Mr. RalstOn followed
him into the hall and said, "The state.
ments have made as to the causes Of
the failures are my statements to the
world, Ms matter OF personal and
private information. Still you say that
this failure is the result Of n persistent
effort for months to break this bank. I'm.
der the present circumstances your re-
porter believes II proper TO make this
public" The streets are still full OF peo.
pie, but the crowd Is disposed to be or.
lerly and quiet, though some feeling Of
unoasiness is evident. Extra preCau.
tions have been taken by the police de-
partment to preserve order and 1t Is be.
lievcd that the evening will pass off un.
disturbed.
CHICAGO, August 27.-Tn an interview
with the Chicago bankers on the subject
Of the failure Of the Bank Of California
they all agree that 1t Is due to the reCk-
lessness OF the manager in engaging In
outside speculation as a lien to the bust
ness Of bank while the effect on the min.
Ing industry Of the Pacific slope is regard.
ed as disastrous. 1t Ia not believed that
1t will have the remotest influence In
Chicago.
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A We'll Known Planter Assassin.
atptl.

MEMPHIS, August 27.-James r. Nc.
Neil, n we'll known planter living eight
teen miles below the city on the Afkan.
saS side, was assassihated this morning;
he dad just left the field where hiA hands
were at work, and rode ou' into the road
where they heard the shot fred and saw
his horse tidefless running up the road
following n man on horseback, when they
reached the road they found Mcneil ly.
ing dead a whole charge Of buckshot hav.
Ing entered his breast; there Is no clue TO
the assassin.
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THE TURF.
toSo BRANCH RACES.

LoSu BRANCH, August 27.-The first
race to-day was . handicap, purse $3.50,
for all ages, II miles. Seven horses
started. The race was won by Spend.
thrift, the favorite, by two lengths, Carver
second, Monmouth third. Time, 2l6.
In the second race, purse s4OO, mile
heats, for all ages, the first heat was won
by spendthrift, Fadladeen second, Jack
Tfigg third. Time l:46!.
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weather Report.


PROBABILITIES.
For New England and the Middle
States, Lower Lake Region and the South
Atlantic States, clear or clearing and
warmer weather, with northeast to south
east winds and stationary or slowly fall
Ing barometer.
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the
Ohio Valley, warmer and partly cloudy
weather, westerly to southerly winds,
slowly falling barometer and rain in the
southwest, and In the Mississippi.
For the upper lake region, upper Mis-
Rissippi and lower Missouri valleys, part.
ly cloudy and warm weather during the
day, with local rains, southerly to west
erly winds, followed by n lower tempera-
ture and a rising barometer.
The Mississippi will fall rapidly, ex.
cept At stations below ViCksburg, where
II will change but slightly.
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Ghegmtettigetree&.
rno Financial Panic In CaliEOr-
nv min.

There was great excitement and fur
,bo, .,,.,en.ions in San Francisco yester'
j,y and the end is not yet, And all this
.r 3, cold currency. We c all the atten-
,iop Of the S,eubcaville Ga'tite to this
f,o, q, ,l.othe Wheeling Register, and all
o,bcr papers that have so much to say
,hon, the contraction policy Of the gov
.,Dmen, being responsible for the recent
financial disaster. that have overtaken
the country,
We took occasion recently to comment
Nh ,be English failures as showing that
even in a country where they have con-
yerdbIccurrency, thNti4 paper money al
par with specie, they nevertheless have
pcriodical failures and seasons Of great
business depression Aud now comes
California to strengthen this point, and to
proye TO the world that the sonndcst cur
rency known among men will not prevent
people from uycr.lruding and over
specnlatng. A few months ago all
California was wild over the big Bonanza
stocks "Virginm Consolidated" as it is
called one Of the most meritorious OF
them all, ran up from 60, its price about a
year ago, to COO, it, price last winter, and
ran down again to two hundred and
something. Several other mining stocks
Anctiatcd in the same manner, and al
most rs violently There never was such
a speculation since the days Of John
Laws famous Mississippi bubble as this
California Bonanza excitement. Every.
boly labbled in ii, There was apparent
" no bounds toil. Such men as Sharon
and R,l.ton we're supposed to have made
their millions, They two principally
owned the Grand Hotel, just finished at
San Francisco at u cost Of three millions
and half, and Raston recently sold out
hi. interest in 1t to sharon for u million
and tirce.quarlers, and yet We have the
news this morning that Ralston has sui.
cidcd in consequence Of hii financial
troubles. lie and his clique are report.
ed to have lost six millions Of rlollnrs by
the collapse in Bonanza stocks.
That it was not the contraction policy
Of the government that brought on this
panic in California ia shown by the fact
that the rise and fall in mining stocks
has all occurred since the panic Of Sep
icmber lS73-in fact all within the past
year When the greenback States Of tho
Union were in the midst of the panic of
'73 California was as serene and undis-
turbed as il she was a foreign country
and not under the same general financial
policy. And yet in less than two years
she too vindicates the inevitable law Of
trade and speculation, aud shows, rs
England has shown over and over again,
that no sort of currency Ia specific
against financial convulsions.
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LITTLE Rock, ARK, August 27.-The
frs, bale Of new cotton was brought here
to-day. II was raised few miles below
here and classed good middling, weight
634 pounds, and was purchased by B. r.
Stewart and shipped to Buty 4 Co.. New
Ofleans.
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Dl1 the Nllootlne 1Ilmsell.

CHICAGO, August GA detective ap.
pointed to investigate the matter Of tile
alleged shooting Of ex.Gauger Miller,
furnishes evidence that Miller shot him.
sell, and that the shooting was not done by
an assassin as claimed. The detective
says that he has discovered man who
admits being hired by Miller to accom-. .
puny him that night and to act the part
Of a shadow, and that Miller informed
him there would be some shooting. Three
watchmeh heard buttwo shots fred, while
Miller says there we're four, and admits
firing two himself.
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ROBERT BoNHAM, Esq, agent Of the
American Life Insurance Company, oil
Philadelphia, yesterday paid to D.. G. List
$4,000 on account Of insurance on the
life Of George Ilardman, deceased. We
understand that Mr.. IIardman had a total
insurance in various companies Of s7SI.
900 on his lite--all Of which was assigned
to his creditors, save $4,000 that stood in
the name of his wife.
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UTAH.
EXPIRES CAR ROBBED.

SALT LAKE, August 27.-An express
car on the Union Pacific Railroad, hound
east, was robbed last night by robbers who
are reported to have got on top Of the car.
One OF them climbed through the win
dows, and while the messenger was asleep
got the keys out Of his pocket and unlock.
ed the safe. When the messenger awoke
he was shot ut but missed. The messen.
ger pulled the bell-rope and stopped the
train, but the robbers escaped with some
packages, the amount Of which ia not
known,
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 27.-The Manchester
Guardian and Post have a corroborating
report Of the Bombay Gazette, and pur.
porting to be derived from the Foreign
Office, that the British Minister at PelSin
has telegraphed to his government for re-
Inducements,
The Central News Agency states on au.
thority that no Communication has been
received from the British MiniSter At Pc.
kin, and that the reports are highly ex-
aggerated.
The Foreign Office announces that the
rumors Of serious complications with the
Chinese government are exaggerated,
The English Minister to China has com.
planned Of difficulty having arisen with
that government, but though embarrass.
ing 1t Is not alarming, and It Is believed
will bo speedily arranged,
RECIPROCAL BANQUET.
SOUTHAMPTON, August 27.-Admiral
Worden and the officers OF the three
American war vessels in this harb0r re-
ciproCatCd the hospitality recently ex-
tended them by n reception and banquet
on board the flagship Franklin this after
noon to their late entertainers, The ship
was handsomely decorated, and the ban
Qaet enliVened by music from the bands
Of the fleet, and after refreshments dane
ing followed. The entertainment was
decidedly the most brilliant ever witnessed
in the waters Of Southampton. Eighty
guests were present, among whom we're
r. Hon, Cowper Temple, member Of the
House Of Commons for Southamptonshire,
the members for StaRordshire, the Mayor
and principal officers Of the city govern
ment and u large number Of prominent
citizens Of Southampton.
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sale Of Bonds EniOined-lSoilcr
Explosion.

MILWAUKEE, August 27.--1n the suit Of
George Reed IS. the Wisconsin Railroad,
and George T. lIigelow and John A.
Stewart, trustees, the Circuit Court for
Milwaukee county has granted an in-
junction restraining the Company from
selling the remainder Of its first mortgage
bonds.
A boiler used in running threshing
machine near 0ahkosh, exploded this
morning, killing Wm. Ovens and Henry
Party and severely injuring several
Others,
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Anlciirtl vim Kernsenn.

PirrsDuRSH, August 27.-Jesse York,
\ domestic employed in the family Of L,
W. Bansmen, HoglewOod, 23d ward, at.
tempted to light a Gre with kerosene this
afternoon when the contents Of the can
exploded burning the young woman to
death and setting FIRE to the house, which
with the contents was totally destroyed.
Loss $500. Insurance unknown.
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Confessed ana Mns Hung.

RICHMOND, VA, August 27.-Charles
Williams negro was hanged to-day at
jackson, n. G., for the murder Of an old
man named Wm. Presson,a Il bridge keep.
er at London, sonic months since. lie
made full confession duplicating three
Okher negroes.
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New YORK, August 27.-Arrived-
Steamships Donan, from Bremen,und As
syria from Mediterranean ports.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 27.--The Juniata
sails on Saturday for Lisbon, the Alaska
for lfavre, and the franklin, on Monday,
for Gibraltar.
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BUFFALO, Aug. 27.-The propeller Per.
sian cost $l25,O0O when she came out last
August. She was built by MesSrs. Quayle
& Murphy, Of Cleveland, and was In com.
mand Of Captain Sam Flint, with crew
Of sixteen men. The disaster IL reported
as occurring about ten miles this side OF
Long Point, near the Canadian shore,
seventy.fve miles from Buffalo.
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ALBANY, n. y, August 27.-Gcorgc D.
Lord, n, one Of the Canal ring and ex-
Member Of the Legislature, was arrested In
Rochester and brought here on charge Of
bribery in procuring legislation in the
payment Of 100000 10 contractor In
1871. He was held to bail in the sum Of
$4,000.
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srRrSeriELD, MASS, August 27.-Miss
Netie Barrett, Of South Amherst, and
Miss Frances Bridgeman, each about 10
years Of age, attempted suicide on Thurs.
day night BY taking morphine at Belcher.
town, and the former died .His morning.
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A Turning steamer.

BUFFALO, August 27.-The large four.
master steamship Persian, from Chicago
to Buffalo, laden with 10000 bushels oI
corn and $4,000 bushels of wheat, was re-
ported to DO burning rapidly ten miles
east Of Long Point, Lake Erie, last night
and is probably total loss. The grain
was insured, but Messrs. Winslow, the
owners, did not insure the vessels hull.
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SPAIN.
CAPITULATED.

PERFIdRAN, August 27.-Leo De Urgel
has Capitulatcd. The Alfonsist army oc.
cupied the forts this morning. The gar.
rson were made prisoners Of war and
taken to Puycerda, The Bishop Of Leo
De Urgel was also taken to Puycerda as a
prisoner OF war.
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DErRorr August 2s.-The Canadian
steamer Manitoba collided with the pro-
peller Comet last night, on Lake Superior
and sunk her instantly. Ten lives we're
lost and ten saved, including the Captain
and first mate,
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I,nilrnnn 1,onhinniin,,.

CHICAGO, August 27.-1t is rumored
that the Michigan Central and Canada
Southern Railroads have entered into an
agreement by which the business Of the
Michigan Central will he run over the
Cnhadn Southern.
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pEABODY INSURANCE COMPANY,


WFFICK FkABODY INSURANCE. U0v
WHEELING, W. Va, April . 1875
The Charter Of the Fire and Marine Insurance
Company Of Wheeling expired April iSt, 1875, and
lS lneIplred 1r0 business has been relnSuFed BY
the Peabody Insurance Company Oi Wheeling, w.
Va, Us shown BY the Resolution and Certificate an.
nexed hereto. All claims ior loss or damage that
may occur after II O'Clock April IS, 1879, under
any Ore policy Issued by the Fire and Marine In.
SufancC Company, and In force, will be adjusted
aud settled by the Peabody lnlImnce Company.
J. Y, l.. RODGERS,
Secretary,
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Fall Derrick.

BELLOWS FALLS, August 27.-A large
derrick used in the laying Of The iounda.
tion Of the new pulp mill Of the Fall
Mountain Paper Company fell with great
force this afternoon, injnring four men,
tMn fninllY.
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ST. tonS, August 27.--Geotge McNutt
was found guilty Of numbering a ship.
mate named Yealch, an Australian on the
King ColeFic, was to-day sentenced to he
hanged on the 4th Ut December.
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DETROIT, MtcH., August 27.-The ex-
tensive saw.milI owned by Van Elton,
Campbell & Pincianning, was destrOyed
by Gre this afternoon; loss S4,5OOi no in.
aueatoa
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CmcAoo, August 27.-A special from
Cairo, ILL.,, says the steamer Smoky City,
bound south with 100000 bushels Of coal
struck bar sixty miles below the city
the entire Aoat was sunk; the tow belong.
ed to W. H. Brown, Of Pltsburgh; no in-
sufanee,
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FIRE RECORD.

I. RICHMOND, August ga fire tonight
destroyed smyth, snider & Co.'S extensive
Bark, and snmach mills; loss S23OOOi
insurance $4,000.
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ARitchie County Man Shot by Ills
PnFnmOuF.

JEETERsONvILLE, Ind, August 27.-
Henry J. Lowther, who says he was born
near Harrisville, Richie county, W, Va,
was shot and moFtally wounded last night
BY Nancy Mckee, his paramour, on fat
boat lying at the city wharf. The charge
Of the gun entered the abdomen cavity at
the lower end Of the breast bone. James
II. Mofiit, plasterer, Of Huntington, W.
Va, and james B, Houston, a painter, Of
Cincinnati, who were travelling with
Lowther, are believed to be accessory to
the shooting, and we're arrested, with Mrs.
Mckee, and locked up. Mrs. Mckee says
she met LowtheF at GallipOlis, where he
promised to marry her, and never did, and
that she was determined to leave him.
LOwther is not expected to live through
the night.
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Providence, r. l., August 27.-Abby
r and Susie g. DollofF, aged 10 and lS
years, we're drowned at Echo Bath, Mass,
while bathing.