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The Great Sacleni.

Colonel McClnrc of the Philadelphia
Times, intcrposeS II word in behalf Of the
great sachen, now retired from public
life aud staying at II large private board.
ing house in New York. He says for
Tweed:
His crime was not 80 much of himself
IL of his time. The example had been set
for him. Tammany had existed before
him, and was already a terrible engine of
evil before this ignorant Foreman Of Big
Six assumed the command of the ma
chine. The society of the sachems had
become corrupt before he quilted his
work. bench in chirman's shop, ard the
only reason it had not done SO much
damage as he afterwards did was because
it lacked his genus. The meterisls were
there, but the master-mind to mould
them was lacking. Tweed was u great
sinner because he was great genius, Il
man of immense force, who knew howto
manage men and shape events. There
are dozen fellows in Philadelphia
who would initiate him to-
morrow if they could. The con-
ditions have beeu ripe here tor
several years, the only essential element
lacking being brains. He came upon
the stage OF the politics of New York as
Marat upon that of the French rcyolu-
ton, and afterwards, until his political
end, he was the leading spirit. There
were other actors, but they only spoke
for him, and were merely his puppets.
When the rotten bubble, which he had
blown out of the materials furnished him
by other men, burst, everybody rejoced,
of course 1t was the first successful at
tempt to stem the food tide of corrup-
tion which threatened the whole land.
1t had invaded local, State and national
administrations, submerged legislatures
and even swept away the integrity of
the bench and stained the robes that had
been pure from the beginning of our
government.
But now that Tweed is an old and
broken hearted man, whose fortunes can
never be repaired nor his power regGined,
and after he shall have restored the stolen
millions, most people will wish for mercy
in his case. 1t was not the amount he
stole 50 much rs the manner and the ex-
ample he set He can never do harm
again; and if he was great evil, he has
certainly pointed the greatest moral ofour
generation. If it had not been for this
single Tweed there would have been
twenty Tammanies; the highest of which
would perhaps have been at this moment
entrcnched in the highways of Philadel-
phin. if. indeed, it is not now. As Mrs.
Moutou said "Give the old man another
clanr,.
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Draw Poker with Navy Revolver Ae
compartment.
Communication To Youngstown lO) Ban
ner.

! Communication To Youngstown lO) Ban
ner.
An incident occurred on a recent trip
which | made over the Union Pacific
which NAV be of interest to your readers.
rs il WAS at one time of uncommon inter
est to me. We were rolling along be-
tween Salt Lake and Omaha when |
made my way into the smoking car to
enjoy cigar. l noticed Il group gathered
in the center of the cal, and crOwding my
way up found two men gambling. One
was well dressed man, but bearing the
general appearance OF black-leg; the
other was a veritable miner, just rs he
came from the mountains, with long,
grizzly beard, rough course and dirty
clothes, but with lots of gold. The play
was for quite large stakes, and ! heard
wispers that the gambler was about 10
fleece the miner, and much sympathy was
manifested for him.
The game-draw-p -poker-still went on,
till finally, when Il large sum was on the
board, the gambler being called to show
his hand, threw down three aces and two
queens, and reached for the money; the
miner stretched over and held his II and
and laid down two aces, showing, Of course
five aces in the pack. He then reached
back and drew a large navy revolver,
cooked it, placed the muzzl" directly be-
tween the eyes of the gambler, still hold
ing his hand. Nota word WAS spoken, out
each looked steadily inte the eyes of the
other. Soon the hand began to quietly
move from the money, the form of the
gambler to draw back, and still the re-
volver followed He stepped back into the
aisle. ard here it became so unlnteresinS
to me and several others present that we
dropped under the seats. The gamhIlr
moved slowly towards the door ana
he passed out. The miner cody let down
the hammer Of his revolver, replaced 1t
IN ms pocket, swept the money from the
BOARD INTO his pouch, quietly lighted his
pipe and settled back in his seat as if
nothing had happened. The strangest
part ot the whole business was that not
wofu was spoken from the time the gam
pier laid his three aces on the board till
ne passed out Of the car door.
took 4 seat near the miner afterwards
ana chatted..with him about his experiences
IN the mountains, and he seemed pleasant
and intelligent. did not refer to his n.
tie episode with the black-leg.
l have never witnessed mora thr;lI-
ing scene, or one in which such extreme
coolness was manifested byth miner and
for that matter, by the gambler.
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iuE DIAMOND NECKLACE.
Mrs. ShcrInau-FItch'S Prescnt-Its
Actual Value.

MANY people have possibly mistaken
'.eparpIrl ofthr iont re,olutjon passed at
..- be-, session nf Cougrc-, with regard
.,...irunouI necklace presented by the
ha~.s. OF Egypt to the wife OF Lleuten-
a. Fitch The resolution merely au
'.Y-.l,.. tLr acceptance Of the present
.... ., foreign pptrutatr 1t is by some
supposed that th" treasury did allow, or
t.r Cou@rrs, passed resolution per.
af.nc the Diamond necklace 60 be de-
..ur.. .D Mr, Fitch free of duty. Such
.., the fact. The necklace i still IN
,.. ae,r,.ug of IN" New York Custom
n.u-.. and only after the payment ofthe
r.-.ur duties can the owners now
rr,.g.it
/, may seem little odd, bat it is
nevertheless true, that the necklace has
H,. been appraised by our officials. Nor
ao the owners cviucc any great curiosity
,u ascertain it, actual value. This Is
perhaps attributable To discretion, and
o.,lls To- mind the famous Portuguese
rough diamond exhibited IN the palace at
Lisbon This diamond though il il as
large ~ 81 hen 60, and weighs over 800
karat-. has never been subjected to the
tests of cutting and polishing, simply be-
cause there is doubt about It. For
there are experts in the trade who pro-
ualuccs it 10 be- merely very fine piece
on. chrysolite Half the charm Of the
Kurdivos present would vanish if this
celebrated necklace were tested by the
appraiser art.
The Lscsisrs CircWdr give. an excel
..l. drawing Of the necklace, and says
W. ... The estimates of the value of
These rewels have been cXaggerationS
beyond all precedent, and $4,000 really
.p-r,ruts the most liberal valuation that
an h.put upon them, the number and
50. o' the diamonds are so counterbal-
a..gi by their otf-color.' The khedive
4 aa! p-nbably never seen the necklace,
ST.. 4rwould be hardly pleased to learn
.',hos, who were entrusted with the
4 -..- , Paris had an eye to quantity
1 Father Than quality in making the Pur-
/ u, .rnamcnt contains. Ii is said,
1 a.'--U Urilliauts of all sizes, from Il
r-ht karat stone 10 some AS
'.t a--twclfth of karat. The AZ
sht of the diamonds iSat least
, but the quality is what Is
Care Bywaler quality of dia-
.can.cally known as 'oticolor,
-.eT are well paid for at 500 per
'. ..,. O. sa,t NJ and all included.
4 ..' 1t p per cent on the jewels
t D" a, the utmost only $4,000.
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BoyniOn Crosses the Channel Sue.
cessfulIy.

LONDON, April lO.-Paul Boynton, who
started from Dover soon after o'clock
this morning. to go to France in his life
saving apparatus, arrived at Boulogne at
s o'clock this evening. He was in excel
lent health and spirits. A great crowd
was present To- receive him, and gave him
an enthusiastic welcome.
He did not make the entire distance to
Boulogne by swimming. lie was taken
on board press steamer shortly after
six o'clock yesterday evening, against
his own wishes, within eight miles of the
coast. The weather had become bolster
Gus and night was closing in, aud the
pilot declined the responsibility of guild
ing him after dark.
The Queen and Lord Mayor telegraph
ed their congratulations. The reporters
published joint declaration that Boyn-
tons desistence was solely to their re-.
monstrance because of the increasing
darkness and roughness of the channel
He fully proved his power to succeed,
under ordinary circumstances The doe
tors certify that he was fully able to pad
die six hour longer. He was not visibly
disturbed.
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Mysterious Footprints.

The Schenectady Union of March 3Oth
tells this extraordinary story: "a few
days ago phenomenon ofa very singu-
lar nature occurred at the residence of
Mr.. Veeder, at No. 81 Albany street.
Mrs. Veeder at the time was engaged at
her household duties, and all of q sudden
she was astonished and confounded, ac-
cording to her statement, by what
seemed to be fash of light that filed
the room for moment with brilliant
illumination. She was so overcome by the
strange occurrence that she screamed at
first, but the light having disappeared,
she regained her composure, and, TO her
still greater astonishment, happening to
cast her eyes toward the ceiling OF the
kitchen, where she was ut the time, she
saw the mark of chlld's foot on the
wall overhead. She stood II moment
contemplating the object on the ceiling,
when she saw another mark, precisely
like the first, begin to develop Itself on
the ceiling, which soon appeared
in full, being the print of
II childs foot, corresponding
exactly to the other one. She became
alarmed and rushed. from the room. Pro-
cccdlng to Il nelghbors she called in an-
other woman and both Watched the
curious affair Soon after other foot
prints developed themselves on the wall,
when another lady was called in, but the
footprints continued to multiply. This
curious development went on until the
ceiling of the kitchen was almost cover
ed with these tracks, crossing the wall in
different lines of direction, and soon
after similar marks were seen III quite
number on the ceiling Of an adjoining
bed room. The marks in both rooms
were all of child's foot and were all of
the same size, and precisely alike in all
respects. The ceiling, like all others
at this time of the year, is more or less
colored, and the marks on the wall look
like white spots of the foot shape. The
marks are still on the wall, although
some of them have been rubbed off"
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Emperor William and the Roman
Catholic BishOIs.

BERLIN, April 1.-THE Roman Cath
Ollie Bishops soon after their conference
at FuIlda, addressed petition to En-
peror William in person, demonstrating
against the withdrawal of the State
grants, to the maintenance of which they
declared tho honor of Prussia was pledged.
They also protested against being re-
quired to obey Internationally the State
laws. The Ministers authorized by the
Emperor have replied express
ing regret that the Bishop should
object to obey the laws which were al
ways obeyed in other countries, and ad-
ding that bishops would have preserved
the Fatherland from peace, disturbing
confusion if they had remained faith
full to their own convictions, and to warn
ings which were proclaimed before tho
Vatican Council.
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LAFAYETTE, IND, April 1.-THE
funeral ceremonies of Rev. Father Ham
iton, of St. Mary's Church, this city
WAS very largely attended. Bishop
Dwellinger, of this diocese otiiciated ut
the church and also delivered the funer-
al discourse. The body was buried un-
der the church, Immediately under the
altar. An imposing portion of the cere-
mony was the procession to and from the
church, composed of the various Catho,
lie societies of Lafayette, Logansport
and Charlottesville, Sunday schools and
members of the churches. The funeral
was probably the largest ever witnessed
in Lafayette.
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ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE Republican
has the following special from Kansas
City. dated Yesterday: Benz. l.. Jessie
has been convicted. at Wyandott Kansas,
of murder in the first degree, for causing
the death of an infant boy by leaving it
out in ihe cold to perish. Jessie belonged
TO one of the oldest families Of Clay
county. and his wife is worth $4,000.
The child which was frozen to death, was
his own. born to him by his sixteen year
old daughter.
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A. An instance Of how little Southern
u.a who sell themselves for office can
7. trusted, Is cited that Of SAM BARD
Atlanta, Georgia. He was, during
.a. war an ultra seccssionisti after the
war. became an ultra Radical, boasting
..a. be was the first man to nominate
GRANT for third term. For that he
g,. -.warded withthe Atlanta Postotfice.
.w he has been removed for neglect of
.y aud on account of charges of
aagraut nature having been pre-
---! against hlm.
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THE WEATHER.
WAR DEPARTMENT,


OFFICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WAsHINGToN, April II, SP. NJ. }
PROBABILITIES.
For the New England and Middle
States, increasing cloudinesS and ram
with variable winds, mostly fLom the
east and south, and slight change IN tenn
peraturc and pressure.
For the Southwest, the upper MisslS-
sippi and lower Missouri vallys, clear or
clearing cooler weather during Monday.
light TO fresh winds, mostly from the
north and east, and rising barometer
For the Lake region, cool, CLOUDY
weather and rain, with northeast to
northwest wind. and rising barometer
during Monday.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee,
partly cloudy and colder weather, north
to west winds and rising barometer.
ThaDhio river will fall slowly.
CaItionsry signals continue at Char,
lesion, Wilmington, Kittie Hawk and
Cape Henry. The display Of cauticnsFy
signals at the Lake ports will be resum-
ed ON the 18th inst.
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Fire I'm Chicapo

CnICAGo April IA Times special
says fire at Monmouth, Illinois, this
morning, destroyed over halt block of
buildings, including the Monmouth CO.
operative building with large stock of
plows. Total loss about $4,000; insur-
aran small
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BURGLARY I'm Columbus.

COLUMBUS, O., April THE store of
John Marsette, an Italian fruit mer-
chant, was entered by burglars last night
and six hundred dollars stolen from the
clothing of the clerk asleep in the room.
A mob of burglars have been working i'll
the CITY for some DAYS.
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OFFICE PEABODY Insurance CO., !

rINHE CHARTER OF THE FIRE AND
/ Marine Insurance Company Of Whcsl-
ing, expired April !, 1875, and its uneXpir-
ed fire business has been reinsurcd by the
Peabody Insurance Company Of Wheel
ing, w. Va, as shown by the Resolution
aud certificate annexed hereto. All claims
for loss or damage that may occur after -
o'clock NJ, April /, lS7j, under any fre
policy issued by the Fire and Marine IN
Surance Company, and In force, will Dr
adjusted and settled by the Peabody In
surance Company.
j. V. J.. RODGERS,
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uxrof the prime reasons apparently
uby ur JouS C. NEW was selected
successor 10 General SPINNER as United
state, treasurer, is that his autograph is
81. terrible that no one can read much
I.,, successfully counterfeit it.
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FOREIGN.

MADRID, April l0-The head posi-
tion in the Madrid University has been
conferred upon La FuentO, formerly
editor of a Carlst newspaper. No libcr-
al would accept the post There is much
dissatisfaction at the appointment, aud
the students are signing nprotest to the
government.
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Fatal ARRAY Among Negroes.

LOUISVILLE April lin McCracken
county, Kentucky, last Friday, two
negroes named Harrison, brothers, be-
came involved in quarrel, when it
ended by one of the brothers striking the
other upon the head with heavy hick-
ory club, lnficting fatal wound. The
murderer WIS arrnsted
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7NoTE-Dr Longdon il permanently 49,
tabllshed In Wheeling, and may be- relied
on Tor professional Integrity and SKIN. lies
dcvotes special attention to all Chronic
Diseases, embracing Cattarrh. SOrcthrDat
Bronchitis, Asthma and COnSum ptiOu,
and may he consulted free, of charge in re-
latlon to these ailments and their proper
treatment, at his Office,
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OF officially visiting King Victor Eman-
uel has been abandoned.
The Nees says it is informed that the
Prince Imperial decided not to visit the
King Of Italy at the special request Of
Prince Bismarck.
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German Affairs

BERLIN, April 1.-THE North Ger
man Gazette, semi-official paper, says
the article of the Berlin Post contains
much truth in one respect, but combln-
ed with such anxious views that we must
contradict it. Our international rela-
tions are by no means as unfavorable a.
represented While reorganization ofthe
French armyis is disquieting, it does not
aim at the solid establishment OF the
French forces, but is undertaken for OBJ
vious purposes. The Post overrates the
influence of the papal party and the
Jesuits in Italy and Austria. Their
power is happily insufficient to prejudice
the good understanding between
sovereigns of nations concerned. The
Gazette thinks the same may be said Of
France.
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CONRAD SEIBERT.
w. S. HUTCHiNS,

EALER IN PIANOS, ORGANS,
~ Sheet Music and general Musical
Merchandise, No. 10 Twelfth street, first
door above Mcclure House. Personal at
tention given 10 Tuning and Repairing;
Also Moving Pianos. All work guaranteed
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The Situation at HazIeton. PA.

HAzLEToN, PA. April lO.-Adjutant-
General Latta arrived here to day, and
had conference with the Sheriff and cit
izens, under orders OF the Governor rel
ative to the withdrawal of the military,
asked for by delegation Of citizens,
miners and others, favoring the recall of
the troops, promising the Sheriff sufficient
force to protect the workingmen. Sub
sequently those favoring the detention of
the military, met the Adjutant-General
and Sheriff, and discussed the gravity of
the situation. The Adjutant General has
not reported to the Governor the result
Of his visit. The special policeman from
Philadelphia who had been running one
of the pump engines at Eckley, while on
his way to work, was taken by two men
into the woods and threatened with in
slant death if he did not stop work. One
ofthe men has been arrested and released
on bail.
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France AnxIous for Peace.

PARIS, April 1.-THE Noaiteur semi
official, declares that France is anxious
for peace as Il paramount necessity. She
i not conspiring against any one. The
French press generally concurs in this
opinion.
LONDON, April 10Th, 5:80A. M-Bis-
marck is expected soon at Sundown, Isle
of Wight, where he comes for the bene-
iii of his health.
The German Prince Imperial will 90
TO Italy as announced, but the Intention
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The Memory OF John Mitchell.

NEW ORLEANS. April l1.-There was
a meeting tonight at st. Patrick's Hall,
under the auspices of the Hibernian socie-
ties, to pay the proper tribute of respect
to the memory of the lale John Mitchell.
Addresses were delivered, and resolu-
tions adopted eulogizing his life and
character The Hall was festooned with
American and Irish flags, and the stage
surmounted by transparencies inscribed
with appropriate sentiments.
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Fire nj Richmond, Ohio.

CINCINNATI, April l0.-A Commer-
cjaLs special says the fire at Richmond,
Ohio last night destroyed n. p. West
humes dry goods and drug store, Jor.
dan Thornhil Il Cos hardware store,
Miners IL Hills furniture store, the Me-
thodist Chsrch and several small build
ings. Loss about $4,000; insurance, un-
known
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Comments are Unnecessary.
j. l.. STANAGE.
AGENT FOR
Singer Manufacturing, Co.,
1901 MARKET STREET.
WHEELING.
feb5
A Fine improved Farm for Sale.

I OFFER All PRIVATE SALE AA
J. faTm, located 81 miles SOuth,t~. .usu
SistprSvillc. Tyler county, ". W. l'rnr,-
tains 10 acres, lUO OF which is improves.
There are SIX dwelling houses rhy!,uu, De-.
sides saw and grist mill, blacksmith
shop and other buildings; also hl>f..u.
orchard and six wells. II i an excellent
offer For particulars inguir. DfOra,.,lr,.,, A.,
GEORGE LEWIS.
mrlIgb ON the Premises.
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JGHN! John wake up there's II burg
lar IN the house!' said the wife. John
sat upright in bed. Burglar-b-u-r-g-
a-r-burglar' and he rolled over wait
fnr a hnrIer word
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BERLIN, April ia bill has been
introduced in the lower House of the
Prussian Diet to abrogate the clauses of
the Constitution which grant independ.
eut administration of ecclesiastical
affairs, and the unimpeded intercourse of
religious associations with their superiors
The bill restricts the freedom Of clerical
appointments, and makes their confrma-
tinn indisnensible 70 their levality
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Dan Bryant, the well known minstrel
performer, died Saturday afternoon of
pneumonia.
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FROM our report, tins morning the
probabilities are that the weather to-day
viii be partly cloudy win northeast
winds. and lower temperature.
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Upon examination of the assets aud
liabilities of the Peabody INSURANCE Com
pany We are FULLY satisfied aS 10 its I'.-
spOnSibility. Signed
JOHN REID,
A. WILSON.
WM. =. GOSIlORN,
IlIOS. O'BRIEN,
Committees
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OFFICE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE Go. }
Whrrllmn W VI Mnrrh 81. M.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 81, lS5j.
ResDIrcd, That the proposition OF the
Peabody Insurance Company of wheel
ing for the reinsurance Oi the fire buSi-
ness of this company, be, and the sam" Is
hereby accepted, and the President ot this
Company, together with MrSSrs. Reid. Cos
horn and O'BrIcn, are hereby appointed
committee to cOnsummatr the transfer Oi
OF reinsurance. Provided, that upon cN-
animation by the committee of the assets
OF the Peabody InSuranc" Company, IL Is
found 10 be perfectly responsible.
Signed {. II. COLLIER, S"c'y,
4. WILSON, President
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The Mexican Raiders

A Brownsville special says: at is re-
ported that Clarke and his men killed
French Louis and aman named Sanes at
La Prairie The charge ofabducting a
woman has not been verified, and no
doubt will not be. Captain Clous return
ed with his command yesterday morn.
ing. 1t is reported that the men impli-
Gated with the raiders are coming to
grief; no details received. The raiders
complain of General Cortina, as he eallOws
them but two dollars head for the
beeves and four dollars for each horse
which they bring from Texas They
say they are compelled to take these low
prices because he finds them out, and
they must sell TO him..