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C1sc1sSAT1, O.. March 8.-An Enquirer
SPECIAL reports llgaHtEous fro at FrcderIcktou,
Knox County. o.. 1ast night, wh.cl, originated iu
Gay 4 l'ow!ey'b dry'goods storc, auu JestroyoL
tho cntlio block Of swo.slory framo buildings
With their e'ntcnts. Tic following arc tho
1oscrs and estimated losses: Gay l. 1:owIey,
dry goos, *l0,0uo; Insurance. $500 III Rich.
land Mutual and Grceloe. buildings, sl3,0yo;
insurance, sl.i00 in tho Knox Mutual,
4. Thffs. groceries o;c., aud building, ss,uJ0;
no tuhnrauee. James Uxlci nlilllncs, ytoclI
datnaEel, SI90; no insurance. Sargent Il
MeSare, furniture. sG.h1u; INSURANCE, Sa,Gu
III Tic Dominion and Continental. IL. ]. eilol,s,
bnlLing, s5,U0U INSURANCE, s3,UoU. 6lInons &
Tnttlo, building, 92,OJu; insurance, S1UuD,
s10. .tD0, With sl7.O tutal insurance, ,unaty III
tha Aanfanu. kuux, aud lt1cllla1,d Nu:uals.
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All grain, except wheat, -
per 1tO Otls...........If .29.G0i .15.5;I$ .17.68
cattfo anil 4ugs. per car. 3S.Ja 17.aa 32.gI
Lumber, per car. r........l <1.43 5000 31G
Tirst.clags goods, 100 tta.l .Chts ~ ,5G,G5
1apaEnEer fare. .....,..,t AGA $50 t.61
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0aEEScAsrLx, Ind, March "a fire hEokt
out In 6hartS's fu,nitnro waEcroun.s at'out 7:.0
Tits evening, destroying tbs Fasn,urs' Dauk,
Lions i Werks' block. Ilays' block. CohnH
stoseroolu. and tho t;reenc!Htle Ea'lnrr Office.
TAa fire IL uulor control now. Lusa about
$1,000; insurance. quo.
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lis miles. 192 f,lfIey.
, 1875-03-09
THE WEATHER.
4 Storm on Sunday Extending from
the Atlantic 10 tho Ills
sissippi.
Snow Falls to the Depth Of Fifteen
Inches at Memphis.
Official Reports.

| All UNREASONABLE SNoW.SToRM.
Stettat Dtsnasrh 10 The LAtrG1o Tribune.
WtLEEsBARN1:, Pa, March 8.-The g1os-Htorm
Of last night from the nortlcast uas tho most
severe that has visited this place In thirty years,
covering tho ground to the doptl Of "a inches.
Much damage Was dcne. Tie roof Of tho Mar
k0r House WINS cruehcl In. aud several frame
busiainga broken down. Tho roof Of large
llvcry-stablo gayo way undor tho pressnro or
fnow aud foil through, crushing thiity-tiyo car-
1laEca md d number Of slcighs. Tho HuHnup-
lanna is blocked III thick Ice, nnd destructive
ftnshct ia foafed. Aailsoad travel was blockadol
tLls morning, hut trAina aso on ttmn tonight.
touanKEErslE, N. l., March 8.-Tho storm Of
laAt night was the heaviest In many ycara Near
y foot-nnd-a.haif Of SNOW fell! llockatliug iiye
have boon acnt to lelp them out. Tic Attautio
express train ia soyeral hours bohlnd ,imo.
FearB Of 4 di.natrons froshct ara setlouhlcd.
New fonK. March 7.-Bnow foil most OF tho
day, followed tonight by sieot and q heavy rain.
Snow' Ia reported throughout tho Stato and
Northern PENNSYLVANIA, NTH slaot nttl ruin ju
Maryland.
ri1reaupo, pa, March 7.-snow commenced
to fall this morning. Tonight it ]laa about :
fect docp. Tsayol IL greatly !mpedcd. It IL tho
heaviest storm Of tho season. tin storn,, from
reports received hero, has been very hartl ou the
Allegheny Mountains.
DAYTON, O.. March 7.-Tho eoyeyest and hcayi-
eRt anoW storm Ut tie eeabon set in about q
O'CLOCK this nftctnoon. md continued until evol,-
ing. sno~ fct! to dop.l Of d or y lnrl,cs, mad
It, drifts to feot deep. All tho atreet.cnt llneB
in tho city temporarily stopped running III con.
sequence. lha wind ia blowing almost gallo
FROM the northeast.
Clsc1SsAT1, o., March 7.-snow commenced
falling about %. n,., continuing until ,lart to-
night. about inches having fallcn,-the Aeayi-
est fall Of tho scauon.
CoLuxnCa, O., March 7.-snow fell here this
afternoon to depth OF y ircl,os. and tlriftod III
Hotuo placcs 80 ~ to make tho stroes nearly i'm
paasable for pedestrians.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 7.-EigIlt Of inches
81 snow fol! laat uight and to-day. It III clcar
to.night, aud tile 1ncrcnryis u to " aud down to
~ aboye.
OA1no, ILL.,, March 7.-Thia morning our city
aWGka ,s'ih, IN tllo m,dat OF driving anowHtorui.
whlel bay hoon irl progross nearly all night. Ii
cleafcd ABOUT O'clock 4. I'll. Tho fall waa
inc!lea Or moro OIL levol. but the wind Wan 10
high u! Tue time that tl,cse were mnny drifts.
II II decidedly strange Tor tlls aoution III March,
AEAp1l1s, Tcntl., March 7.-Tho Hrow.stprtu
iast night was tile aevorcHt ever known here, Ii
lnolos having falen. while III many places ii
dflttod to depth Of feas stopping thu ssroct-
cars.
l.asroN, March A,-Tls travelling In tho back
townx af Now Hampshire was already bad, and
tho added ssosm ~ likely 10 reduce tAo aggregate
veto Tomorrow.
OFFICIAL REPORTS,
, 1875-03-09

All grain, except wheat, per
l0a leE..... 49,. ..........
Cattle anl hogs, per car.
l4al!1lller, per car,..........,
Firat.class Roosts, pcr Ito lit.
PASSENGER fare.
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Spteiut Dt.lufth u jir tH,saao Tribune,
nLnaMIaarnS, ILL.,, atarcA 8.-Mrs. Elhu
NoRers' residence, III tho north part OF tho city,
WAS destroyed by ro this morning. Loss, a., sou,
Iunl.su,,co In tho liverpool. London d Qlobo
~. QQD.
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At MAMlSTEE. MICH,
Ehaaiul LIZ Itab Ia 49, cfa..s

Snfefa@ N1h!Fh u jf CAeAGo Tribune.
MANIsTEE, Mich., March SAT II o'clock TIT
flro-alarta sounded. Tho Tire was In smar
@1JU FULLY Insured,
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OFFICIAL REPORTS,
WAsH1SoToS. D. T.. March 9-1 i. m.-For tho
Northwest, tho Upper hfss[sstppi Valley, Mis-
souri, tho hikes, aud tho Ohio Valley, southwest
to northwest uinds, warmer, cloudy weather,
aud Lnow OIL tho lakes, followed by rising bar
omatoE mud falling to.ureratu.u.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
uuioAao, March 9,
, 1875-03-09

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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
VIRGINIA.
A cOlOred Convention Called.


The undersigr.ed, State Representatives, beg
leave to reprsEentto you the urgent expsdlency Of
holding convention for the purpose Ofconsidering
and adjusting all political, financial, and other
questions touching your interests and prosperity
rs freemen and members Of the great Common
wealth. The following startling facts should Q
sufficient to inspire you with hope, and At the
same time prove that your own hands. your own
energies and your own genius, must eventually lift
you from the difficulties and embarrassments
with which you are now surrounded. You con.
stitute I'VE hundred thousand lnearly one halD Of
the population Of your State You have no preas,
and whatever sentiments you may hold, or what.
ever emotion may burn In your bosoms, are
almost totally unknown to your own fellow cttt-
sens, to say nothing OF the outside world. Many
problems present themselves, and Il Is as clear rs
sTn,sine that Eor yourselves and no Others are
ton. You will at once see the wisdom In reflect
ing your own views and your own policy, 70 the
served, and the glory and the prosperity Of Viz
ginia enhanced BY the labor and sacrifices OF It's
citizens. 1t is, therefore, suggested that each
city and county elect twice the number Of dele
gates now provided for in the constitution for the
House OF Delegates, aud that said delegates con-
yene in the city Of Richmond, Thursday, the 18th
day OF August 1875 at the hour OF Il o'clock, N,
for the purpose Of considering questions above
indicated, and all other matters which they nav
SeS s.s we 1TdRSe the TPGa our
ton Of all good citizens. Peter ]. Carter, North
ampt0n county; RUFUS s. Jones, Elizabeth City
county; VIM. N. Stevens Sussex county; Joseph
P. Evans, Petersburg; John B. Syphax, AIexan.
dris county: John NJ. Dawson, James City county;
Peter X. Jones, Greensville county; TazeWell
Branch, Prince Edward county; L. q. L. Paige,
Norfolk county; Ross Hamilton, MecklenbuFg;
James P. GoodWyn, Petersburg; H. Clay Harris,
Halifax county; Henry Cox, POThatan county,;
Henry Hill, Amelia county; James LipscOmO,
Cumberland county; Robert H. Whitaker
Brunswick county; Robert Norton, York county,
VIM. p. Lucas, Louisa county; Frank Moss BUCK.
in Prince
county; Matt. CLARK, Halifax county; James Nick
I-anrn III az mir
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
SPELLING MATCHES.
suggestion for Conduoting Them

A New Suggestion for Conducting Them.
To the Editor of the National Republican:
SIR: While the present spelling mania" is pre-
TaiIing would 1t not be we'll to vary the methods
of conducting the spelling matches?" There
are many of our most experienced educators who
do not consider "oraI spelling" the best method
Of learning to spell correctly. We have seen that
many Of the words which were misspelled in the
first Of the matches have been misspelled in each
Of the successive matches. AS general thing
words spelled correctly, but by seeing them IN
their correct forms. but we will not argue this
point here, because i wish 10 propose a plan
which, l think, will draw out all the interest,
pleasure, land fun, If you please,) which are
directly derived from the present methods Of con-
Quoting these. and at the same time make tn g
exercises more practically useful, both to the
scholars and to the spectators.
/. Let there be provided q large blackboard or
a number Of good blackb0ards, TO be placed upon
the stage in the full view Of the audience. There
should be blackboard enough TO allow all the
words pronounced 10 be written in neat and legt-
?. After arranging the two sides in the usual
way let the scholars in order step 10 the Ooara
As the word is pronounced for each, and write 1t
plainly in a regular column, which should re-
main until the close Of the eX ercises.
8. The misspelled word should be corrected az
the time il is written, and then the speller should
write # correctly upon portion OF the board set
apart for the purpose, so that correct impress
sion Of each word may be made upon the minds
of all who see II.
a Let the schoolmaster as usual, declare at
once when q word has been mIsspelled, and then
Ietths scholar step aside after writing IL correctly
other regulations may be necessary, but,
think IL Is evident that much better results vii
he Secured and all the interest kept up, BY
Sdoptfng the plan above indicated. VIA.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
Women,s Temperance Union.

To the Editor Of the National Republican:
SIR: The mem bersofthe "Women's Temperance
Union, who have lGbored so INCREASINGLY in the
cause of temperance during the past year, per-
abandon their yisitsto saloons, where they are so
cordially invited to come and drink, must oner
something to take the place of liquor; something
TO strengthen and refresh, without the dangerous
influences OF str0ngsdrtnk.
They have decided to open Temperance
Coffee Room" where good, healthy lunch eau
he had for the price of glass of liquor, believing
this is the practical work for the temperance ad-
vocates.
the "Uniou" have called upon many of our citi-
zens, asking their co-oper9tion; to which appeal
they have met hearty response, and intend to
cured rooms in the new building opposite the
Patent office on street, they now earnestly ask
the countenance aud support OF all classes, par
ticuIarIy Christian men and women If YOU
WCuld save you own friends from the temptation
Of the dTam-shop, help in this important work
which they have undertaken. They would gladly
add to the coffee rooms ohe for reading and social
Improvement. 1t will depend upon q generous
public whether they shall do so in the future.
During the coming week public meeting will
be held and the subject presented by those who
know of the practical working OF these lunch
and coffee room" elsewhere. Washington should
not be behind other cities in this enterprise.
Should this succeed the ladies hope before fall
to open Others Contributions, either OF money
or such articles as are needed, Will be thankfully
received by the committee, such as tables and
chaiTs cutlery and silver, table linen and towels
refrgeFators and safes. curtains and pictures, oil
cloth and carpet, crockery and glass ware. Con-
trbutionE can be left sent to either of the
mittee during the present week.-Mrs.. Goodrich,
80 Fifth street; Mrs. Scidmore, 1407 street.
THE DAsHAwAYs.
At Temperance temple, last evening, the Dash
away Temperance Society held its usual Sunday
night exercises. A large attendance was present,
and this new Temperance hall promises to become
a general and faVorite rallying point for those
interested in the good work Of reforming the Inc
briate. The meetings are free, and all classes Of
people meet a cordial welcome. Messrs. George
Savage and W. p. Drew delivered eloquent and
spirited addresses and President Constantine
had The pleasure of issuing q number of cards to
those who signed the pledge.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
The Avenue Theatre,
The Personal Tax Law.

Washington Core spoHdence Chicago Tribune. ]
The legislation OF the last Congress for this
District meets with remarkable and united oppo-
sition from the entire community. The act which
excites resistance is the personal tax law. The
law is denounced as unjust, unequal and oppres-
sivc, and as deadly blow to business interests.
So great has this opposition become that one of
the local newspapers this morning proposes an
organized rebellion. 1t says:
1--WE can pay no part Of this tax, and this being
understood, our rulers may as we'll know that we
will not. We had better pay lawyers to resist
than collectors to ruin. Our citizens t0-mor-
row night to determine upon line OF defence.
We trust that their action will be calm but deter
mined. We will appeal to the courts. and by the
will be able to appeal to another Congress for re-
lief"
There evidently was blunder in drafting the
law. 1t is conceded by the Commissioners, and
positively asserted by prominent member Of the
committee that framed the bill, that the coustruc-
tiOn placed upon the law was never Intended by
Congress. Mr.. Randall stated, when the bill was
authority Of Commissioner DenntsOn, that the
amount Of tax which it was expected could be
realized from taxing person al property was $780,,
600, while by the schedule prepared by the aLtOr-
ney for the District the amount will ach 81 0O0
600. The main points of objection are: First, that
the. tax upon goods for sale Is unjust and illegal,
in that it makes double tax, license tax hav-
ing already been paid; and second that 1t imposes
a lax ut6h money, which, 1t Is held, cannot be
and the Issue of national bank notes being based
upon bonds, which are exempt from taxation, and
IL has further been decided by the Supreme Court
that money is not taxable.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
A1TENPTED gJ1CIpE.
A Con mon Cass-Knifs the Weapon Used.

A Con mon Csse-Knife the Weapon Used.
Yesterday morning, between IL and II O'Clock,
John L. Ayers, o clerk in the QuRrtermaster
Generals once, made . desperate attempt to
commit suicide AZ his residence, No. sos o street
northwest, Lieutenant Nooaan, Of the second
precinct, about the time above given, was &C
costed by lz6y at the corner Of Seventh and N
streets, who, IN an excited manner, said there
was q man Bleeding to death on street from an
attempt at>selE destruobkeo, and there Has no one
IN the house but his wIfs aud two small children.
The ofhoer fastened to the residence and found
the story verified. The man had scenmon, dull
oAse-knise and with n was saving away on his
arm, jgst above the elbow joint attempting to
sever 6he srtery. The other arm was bleeding
profusely from similar cuts, and large pools Of
blood dotted therfoor. The ne1tenAnt relieved
himself Of his g-eat coat and entered INTO strug
was o tough csntest. Although the blood spurted
fron the seVeralVeinE, besmea-ing the furniture
FERMENTATION eo-kesp the Eniie and fniSh himself
The of1cer ives finally successful in taking the
Instrument ef-death from hin, and then, getting
HIM by the wrists, turned him over TO the vile 70
hold while he slipped out for medical aid.
He was ebsent only BhcTt time but When ne
returned me man again ssa the ~, kn fss 6i.aa
ing, possessed sufficient -strength"to oTeroome
his Wife He was immediately disarmed by the
to Commit further harm. Drs. ]. H. Welsh and
J. H. Bushnell were In attendance and rendered
temporary assistance He was finally placed In
an ambulance and taken to the Freedmeu's hos
pitsI, where he was attended by DR.. German,
The surgeon in charge. The physicians thinks,
that his condition is not dangerous and the
chances for his recovery are favorable. The ar
teries were not cut but he succeeded in severinR
many of the yieps, from which there was co.
pious low of blood. The man evidently was not
In his right mind when the deed was attempted.
He had been drinking quito hard Of late, but last
Friday stopped. Whether the sudden breaking on
or other troubles induced the rash undertaking IL
is difficult to tell. Asit was he made narrow es-
cape OF his lfe and is indebted to the prompt &C
tion of Lieutenant EoonRn in preventing him
from operating efectually with the casekniie.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
Auction Sales To-day.

By B. H. Warner:
At O'Clock, valuable property at Bladensburg,
Prince Georges county, Md.
At O'Clock, desirable improved property on the
northwest corner Of Sixth and II streets south
west.
By Latimer & Cleary:
At $50 O'Clock, valuable improved property, be-
ing parts OF lots !, 2 and 50, in square numbered
600.
By Duncanson Bros:
At O'Clock, frame house on First street east,
between NJ and N streets south.
By ]. T. Wormley:
AT O'Clock, valuable improved property, front
ing on Thirteenth street, between L and Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest.
BY bowman Green:
At O'Clock, valuable property at auction, about
80 acres, adjoining the Reform school, and frame
house and lot in square So.
BY Wash. B. Williams:
AT 4 O'Clock, attractive property on the Four
teenth. street road, near BriRhtWOod, known as
Bakers residence. adjoining the Jost property,
improved by {. frame cottage, barn and all the
necessary out uildings.
By James Guild:
At 10 O'Clock, 100 dozen ladies' Lyle-thread and
silk gloves.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
DANA.
WHY Don't He Come to Washington!
- n -. vo,k cr.,,NEc

We again call upon Mr.. Dana to come forward
and accede to the District grand jury's summons
10 Washington. Now is the very time for him to
pr,ys before o District court the truth OF the
charges he has made against Ex-Governor Shep-
heri ard lis associates. The interest IN the
Brcoklyn candsl case will Wane as soon as Mr.
Beecher Iesves the stand, and Mr.. Dana will be
sure Of engaging the attention Of the whole
country II he himself goes on the witness
stand and secures the punishment OF the
TripQ" which he claims to have discovered
in Washington. Can he not perceive what
an impulse It would give 10 the circulation
Of the Sun. II that paper were To publish daily q
report Of the testimony Of its editor in support OF
The charges SO often reiterated in its columnsI
noes he net understand how important II Is for
him 10 sIlenee forever those wicked persons VINO
ipsinuate that he has no Just grounds for oharg-
ing ex. Governor Shepherd and the late Distrlet
RoyernUent with robbery and fraud? IL Is All
very well for Mr.. Dana to relax his overEorked
bTain by hunting for strawberries In the meadows
adlacent 10 st. Adams, but II he has chosen the
present time for any such amusement, he is losing
his best opportunity TO Vindieate his own tnno-
cence and 70 punish crime.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05
GEOLOGY.
LECTURE By Professor Pike.


At Lyceum Hall yesterday Prof. ]. w. Pike
discCursed on the subject OF Geology to a numer
Gus audience. He said in substance: The ten
dIcy OF the action of the waters Of the earth IN
relieyed by counter causes, is to eat up the Land
A differ, ut force is continually at work, however,
to preyeu, this result. This force is fire. The
fact is capabr. Oh LEM i Iy s9u1d ana ana
given by an examiJa, ION OF mines in p2rioHs parts
Of the world. Wheneys. you go dOHn i:lIo the
earth the ratio OF heat iRoSS aSgs as yoa
This Increase Is RreAtHr in ei III S
R "l -.-lOst anywhere we a. EsIIs give the
from the greatest heat. Artesian III these,
same evidence. There are great man. -hAt
The most noticeable are those in France.
at GFenelle warns the hospital oil the lnVallds.
Tktn the Hot Springs are further evidence OF In
tense heat. Many of them exist, scattered over
the globe, and have existed in all history. An
other evidence is found in earthquakes During
great shocks the crust of the earth rises up aud
forms cracks; sometimes whole cities are SWAT
lowed up. The lecturer here gave glowing des-
criptiOn Of the destruction OF PomPeii. we can
OF Quicksilver with earth. Shake the silver ana
Won at once initiate thu action OF an earthquake.
The crust Of this globe rests on hqu,g OF -vrIrg
kind. II is probably molten metal, There are
no facts to prove this however Volcanoes are
still another evidences q this internal heat They
are the great steam engines by which the globe
is lifted slowly. Throughout the globe there is
Ger; an si.-.-:::: Ui Fv!"@@!c action. volcano
is simply rent assure through the crust oil the
earth and through this vent comes molten mat
ter. There is no smoke. What appears 10 be
smoke is only dust. There are gases, however
Generally IL forms in the sea-almOst always.
The formation Of volcanoes has been studied by
great many persons. They are all formed in the
same way. First, there are earthquakes for
long time. The earth shudders under the action
of some great force. BY and by the sea recedes.
why? Because the ground rises up. The sea
flows out. Then the smoke or dust begins to pour
forth, and the earth gaps open. BY degrees such
as these a volcano is gradually formed.
The general facts are the same In all clses:
The volcano in Mexico near Acapulco was formed
in this way. The crust Of the globe has been set
thing down all the while during these erupttOns,
and this downward movement is an exponent OF
volcanic motion. Volcanoes are ste1m-pump9
pumping out lava. The earth is q globe, and II
this molten matter is very extensive, then the
crust is like the shell Of egg, and If 1t settle:
down in some places It must rise in others. By
this means, happening in the sea, We have formed
ranges Of islands which, so formed, are tnciptent
volcanoes
The lecturer extended his remarks at some
length and closed by inviting the audience to ask
any questions they pleased. The privilege wa!
used by quite a number, and resulted IN consider
able new information. which was given by tbs
Professor aptly, and with satisfaction.