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History OF the Conquest Of Pers,
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The Sub-Treasurer gives notice that
coupons falling due August lst, on ) 20
bonds of the District OF Columbia Will
be paid on and after that date on Presen-
tation AT his office.
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Southern CrOps,

NASHVILLE, July 24.-Ihe Committee
on Information and Statistics of the
Nashville Cotton Exchange submitted
their July crop report to the Exchange
today. The territory assigned to this
district is composed of Lauder
dale, Franklin, Calvert, Lawrence,
Morgan, Limestone, Marshal.
Jackson, Dekalb and Cherokee counties,
in Alabama, and all Of the middle Ter
ressee east of Lean river and west OF the
Cumberland mountains. The committee
have received over one hundred and
thirty replies to the circulars sent out,
the replies being average. In all the
reports indicated exceedingly favorable
prospects for grain and other crops.
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Yellow Lack ri rensacoIn.

WAsHIMGToN, July 24-The Com
mandant of the Pensacola Navy Yard
has been ordered by the Secretary Of the
Navy to take whatever action he may
deem proper for the security of the yard
and safety Of the people under his COM
mand. The Commandant bad previous
ly advised that the yards be closed and
that the officers and families be left to save
themselves. There are twcnty-niEe cases
of yellow fever ut Barrancas.
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1t'heelinq 2ealstrr.

GOLD closed in New York Saturday
=. .l-.
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THE CENTENNIAL

Wheeling will be well represented At
the Centennial Exhibition. The pro-
ducts for which she is famous will form Il
large and attractive part..o display. As
for the people, they are going to be with
us next Summer-evcry one OF them.
They will shut up house and move to
Philadelphia, at least for season. This,
| infer, from the interest they take IN the
matter and their close questions on the
much discussed question of accommoda-
tions. On the authority OF the COM
miSsioners, l have told them there will
be no trouble about accommodations
The Centennial people have studied the
problem, and ought to know. But sup
pose they don't know? Well-Hurrah
for the Centennial anYhowl
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By Francis Lieber. LID. Author of"CivIi
Liberty and Scli-Governmcnt." New
and Revised edition. Edited by The
odore j. WOOlsey, LID. Svo. 2vols.
Extra cloth, $500.
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Opinion I'm the ChOrpcnning Case.
Big FIre-Loss sa5O.oOo.

CHARLESTON, s. C., July PA fire
this morning on Godsend wharf destroy
ed about fifty small wooden buildings;
also Robb's mill and Marshall ~ Ven
ning's wharves, with about 10000 bar
rels naval stores. Loss estimated ut
$250,O00, of which about onc-hnlf is cov-
cred hv insurance
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"Thc editor has incorporated some notes
and other material left by the author has
made multitude Of minor corrections,
notes OF his own. The work, therefore, IL
rendered doubly fresh and valuable."--
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THE WORKS OF w. II. PRESCOTT

New and Revised Edition. Edited by i
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Mail Service Changes.

WAsnIYGTON. July 24.-Railwuy
mail services have been ordered from
Athens to Parkersburg, on the Marietta
and Cincinnati railroad.
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Warrants were sworn out for Butler and
Carter, and they were arrested and taken
| to Osceola.
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&c. WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY MARCH 90 1875

ed. ! have been told that the ven-
ture this time is for irom, instead
of silver, the new explorer not
having such such "great expecta-
TONS" If he succeeds, the i'm
pressions Of the old blacksmith
will have been so far fulfilled as to
render his name worthy to be
placed on the scroll of the proph-
cts. If iron is really there, coal Is
not far off.
John Westonhavor was not the
only person who dug for coal in
Berkeley. / remember noticing,
nearly forty years ago, pit sew
eral miles up the Back Creek Val
ley, at what was then known as
Murphy's Pulling Mill, the pro-
duct of which consisted or black
slate, such as Is (too frequently for
our pockets) found mixed with an
thracite coal II there was coal
back of 1t, there was a lack ofcap-
ital or enterprise to secure IL, very
likely lack Of both.
Further west, near the Meadow
Branch, at what is known as the
"Devil's Nose" even, earlier than
the date just assumed, ] remember
to have inspected "coal mines -
from which more or less anthra-
cite. had been taken, If / recall the
facts correctly. The operators
name was Curry, and the land,
whercon he struck the carbona-
neous treasure, belonged then To-
Philip G, Pendleton, tho elder, L
think. Iobserve that my worthy
friend, j. II. Dodge, of the Agri-
cultural Department., in his inter-
esting and instructive volume, en-
titled, west Virginia: its Farms,
Forests Mines and Oil Weils,n
published by the Lippincott's in
1865, mentions coal as found In
the western part of Berkeley.o-
He probably referred to what was
found at the DEVILS Nose. -
Whether there have ever been any
attempt to develope those mines
since my familiarity with the pe--
cial enterprises OF my native coun-
ty cases, and whether successful ii
made, am not advised. If not,
let this reminder start some OF the
new blood, infused into her popu-
lation, since the war, Into mining
activity. In the now city Of Mar
tinsburg there ought to found
the men and the means REQUESTS
either among the descendants of
the older citizens, or the newc0nl-
ers, 10 develope this and other Of
the too long neglected material re-
sources of Old Berkeley, as the ed
itors of the,INDEPENDENT have of
ten urged in fitting terms.
j. Il. s..
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THE LATEST PAPAL AL
LOCUTION.
The Holy Father ON the VII
eissitudes of the Church,
Oppressors Invoking Die
vine WratlH--Eraisc Of the
German Bisll0p--Additi0n-
al Appointments.

New York, March 16.--The Herald s
Rome special says the Pope's allocution to
the Sacred College, delivered in the Con-
sistory yesterday, speaks of the expressions
under which the Church suffers, and of
tne infdel plottings are against the
Church in Italy, ali of which have result
ed in injuring the liberties, possessions
and ministers Of the Church and in cor
rupting society. Educational institutions
have been withdrawn from the watchlul-
ness of the Church and vices are rooted in
schools suhject to the civil power,
There is no education without faith,
without religion. According to the bale
full worldly wisdom tina education Of the
priesthood even is hampered, and army
CONSUMPTION laws affect tie clergy and in
ferior clsricles are encouraged in contu-
macy Penal laws are enacted against
publishing the acts of the Holy See, and
he warns the oppressors of the church that
they enyoke upon themselves the Divine
wrath.
lie refers to the religious question Ia
Germany and praises the German Bishops
for their firm, admirable conduct At the
conclusion of the allocution he announced
his intention to add six more disting nished
men to the Senate OF the Church and to cre-
ate five other Cardinals In Petto. The lat
ter are Paced, Vitelcschi, Randi, Simione
and Mattel
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DAMAGING ICE FRESHET
Port Jervis Under Water.
The Delaware Flood.

PoRT JERvIs, March l7.-At six o. clock
this morning large shop whistle sum
moned the people 20 look out for the flood,
information having been received that the
ice had swept through every barrier above
here. and was coming rapidly with 10 fee t
of water to this place. The ice left Pond
Eddy, twelve miles west, at 5:l5 a. u1.,
and was expected here at seven. AT seven
the water was rising here very rapidly and
King street was inundated. A large charge
of nitro-glycerine was then exploded and
did great execution. The Delaware Rail-
road bridge, three miles west of here, was
swept away The flood was coming with
ineoneeivafis orce, aaa sNe inhabitants
lied in CONFUSION from the fials. At eight
a. m. King street was flooded and the
grayest danger to the entire village was
apprehended but at $40 the gorge broke
and the ice commenced floating down the
river, and the water which had inundated
the lower portion of the town began to
fall; probably thirty blocks were inundat-
ed and some houses were carried off. AS
far as heard from no lives were lost The
Barrett Bridge was swept away The rail-
road bridge from above came floating
down with irresistible force, and swept
the bridge away as if 1t had been read.
The suspension bridge, 8 miles below, is
now doomed.
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On cross examiHationhe said the STOP
page was on account Of TIE postage not
being sufficient.
James Gaylor superintendent of the
city delivery OF the post Office, test fed
that the Golden Age was stopped ssand
that Tilton paid the additional postage.
Pastor Halliday, assistant of Plymou th
church, resumed the witness chair and
was examined; had an interview with
Monlton relative to Tilton's statement
TO witness after the publication OF the
Woodruff story. Witness then said to
Moulton he had heard that Demas Barnes
had said that over fifty men had called on
him (Moulton) and made inquiries re-
garding the truth of the scandal, and he
had simply shrugged his shoulders, saying
"bctter to let the whole matter rest; the
more you stir it the worse it SMELLS" Moal-
ton had said to witness it was an infa-
nous lie, and added, "Do you think IL
thought Beecher guilty ! would allow him
to come here and sit at my table on any
occasion ~ Tilton raid to- witness. "My
case against Beecher is wholly irrespective
Of my wife"
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Bought and Sold.

stood tonight in my foam-white lace,
With the pearls in my shining hair
And ! my heart with smiling face,
And the.gazer said Glow far
How blithe and bright is the maid to-
night,
Who stands at the altar there"
And | heard them praise the costly
things
That purchased my nuptial vow;
Praise the jewel that clings aud stings
And burdens my finger now
The milk white pearls that twinc in my
curls
Hang only to burn my brow.
Praise as we praise the frozen tree
That the hoar-white frosts begem,
And the cold cuts keen but we only
~ see
The glittering diadem
And the leaves beneath, in the cruel
wreath,
We've never thought for them.
Bought with heap Of shining COLA, =
Bring hither a red-hot iron,
And brand my forehead, write there
"Sold,
And lost to Heaven and God" So
Yet, weak heart, wait, you choose your
fate,
All jewels and golden shod.
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FROM HEDGEsVILLE.
HEDGEsvILLE, w. VA. I
March 10Th, 1875.
srs. Independent Men

Aessrs Independent Men:
We thought after seeing your offer to
stake one hundred dollars on the num-
Der ofsubscribers to your paper, to come
and see you. but seeing a copy of the
Statesman there is one taken in Hedg-
esvillel we concluded it was out of or
der to take a bet that the proper course
now is to give banter. Therefore, we
will say for local and especially orlgi-
nal news the Owl of Hedgesville stands
perm anent and on its merits, we are
WILLING to stake our pile, since the res
turn O. the junior member CT the staff
from VI ashington, where he has been
playing the part Of correspondent for
his paper during the winter, and again
entered upon his duties. The paper is
fourishing, and can boast the ablest ed-
itorial corps of any journal inthe State.
We Neglected to notice in a former
communication the improvements in
progress in our village Mr.. Jacob
Harrison has broken ground for bull
ding near the Methodist parsonage on
Mary street, which he proposes occupy
ing as n merchant tailoring establish
: ment when completed. Richard Bo-
dine has reftted his blacksmith shop.
James Wilson has most effectually
stayed his large bark she'd. which
threatened to give way, and by so do
ing has rendered his building in west
end quite ornamental.
Thomas Bodine being determined not to
remain in the rear, has opened a trst-class
restaurant In the basement OF his dwelling;
where he Promises to entertain all who
may give him call, as substantially as
the times and season will afford; we have
not vet had the pleasure of visit to his
place of business, but we feel confident he
win keep things straight having, as we
are informed, already elected parties whom
he found not in order-we were always
under the impression Toms estimation OF
the average pedagouge was not very hlgh.
There has been quite number OF blind
bitches made about the public square since
the thaw, and the report has gotten out
that Hedgesville is shortly to hs GIFTED
with gas. Very well all we need aow
are the burners.
Ever sine that fearful encounter be-
tween a young man from near Johnson
town and ferocious beast. in the vicinity
of the bridge on back creek last Summer,
the nv of panther is occasionally heal
in that locality. A few evenings since,
AS youth Of our village was pass
ing ,liat way alone, his astentiou gs'
attracted by peculiar noise in the
woods near him, which he really dis
covered to be the hungry whine of q
panther, thinking the location unheal-
thy; he said come up Ginl When
that Young man reached home his horse
was very tired, and his mother found
It exceedingly troublesome to convinct
him of the similarity Of the cry OF .
panther and the boot ola screech- wi
r.
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Our farmers have been complain
ing terribly of the destruction OF
sheep by dogs. The late legisla-
ture haveattempted to remedy the
nuisance, and though their act Is
far from being perfect, still II IL
considerable ofan Improvement on
the old: The bill is as follows:
1. Any person may kill any dog
that he may see chasing, worrying,
wounding or killing any sheep or
lambs outside of the enclosure Of
the owner or such dog, unless the
same be done by the direction OF
the owner of such sheep or lambs.
2 Ifany dog shall have killed,
or assisted in killing, wounding or
worrying any sheep or lambs, out
OF the enclosure of the owner Of
such dog, the owner or keeper OF
such dog shall be liable TO the
owner of such sheep or lambs In
tho amount Of damaDes sustained,
10 be recovered ia al ac'iin before
any court or Justice having juris-
diction of such action; and 1t shall
not be necessary to sustain such
action to prove that the owner
of such dog knew such dog was
accustomed to do such worrying,
killing or wounding.
8. The owner or keeper OF such
dog that has been worrying, chas-
ing. wounding or killing any sheep
or lambs mot the property Of such
owner or keeper,) out OF his en-
closures, shall, within forty-eight
hours after having received notice
thereofin writing from reliable ana
trusty source, cause such dog TO Dc
killed. For every neglect SO to do
he shall forfeit the sum OF three
dollars. and the further sum OF one
dollar and fifty cents for every
twenty-four hours thereafter until
such dog is killed, unless It shall
satisfactorily appear to the court
or Justice before which proceedings
shall be brought fer the recovery
of said penalty, that It was net
within the power Of such owner or
| keeper 90 kill such dog Nor shall
any recovery be had unless II shall
satisfactorily appear that such deg
has done the mischief, and lnaC
such owner or Keeper has had no.
tice AS aforesaid. n4a
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RICHMOND RENCONTRE.
James H. Cowardin, the HUI
niOrist. Under Bonds Not
to Fight a Duel.

RICHMOND, VA, March lS.---The person
al rencontre between Mr.. James A. Cowar-
din, of the Dispatch, and Mr.. A. Fulker-
son, of the House Of Delegates. resulted
last evening in the arrest of the latter, and
Mr. James P. Cowardin, son of the senior
Mr.. Cowardin, on the charge Of being
about to engage in duel, or otherwise
break the peace. They were both before
the police justice this morning, when, after
investigation, they were placed under
bonds in one thousand dollars each to
keep the peace. The correspondence which
passed between the parties evidently, on
the part of Cowardin, jr., show that he
meant business, while Fnlkerson declined
to recognize him in the matter unless Cow
ardin, sr., would confess unwillingnesa
by reason OF inability or incapacity, to
seek redress
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The Prussian Crown Lands

LONDON, March ia Berlin spe
cial says the government proposes
to set apart certain portions Of the
Crown lands to be broken up into
small lotsso that the poorer classes
may be enabled to procure home
steads. This ID vs. th View OF
checking immigration to America.
A lone of f5, 100000 has been adj
vancsd by the Anglo Egyptian
Bank to the Khedive's govern
ment.
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KING OF THE LOBBY.
Sam Ward Contrasting his
Sons Will.

NEW YoRK, March Is.--Sam Ward,
"vestibuli Rex" was heard yesterday in
surrogate court in proceedings on the pro-
bate of The will Of Sam Ward, jr.. who
was about q years of age, and bequeath-
ed $40, 900 in these words: 81 give all
my earthly estate to my mother; | do not
know my father. /" The mother died, soon
after. Counsel for contestant holds that
the will was executed under coercion of
undue influence.
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Local Option Repeal II
PeDnsyEVania. 81.

HARRISBURG, PA. March 1.-THE
local option repeal bill, with license
law attached, after being amended
bv the conference committee, pass
ed both houses at noon to-day in
the house by l22 to 6s, and the sem
ate by 81 10 20.
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Catholic Bishop Appointed
Tlle Black Hills Fever.

CHICAGO, March l6.-Neariy SIX
hundred men have enrolled them
selves at the agency of the Black
Hills expedition here. Officers
at General SheridaD's headquarters
say his orders prohibiting all par
ties from entering the hills will be
rigidly enforced. Many citizens
are now endeavoring to dissuade
those who intend to go to the hills.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
The Church War i'm Prussia.

BERLIN, March l8.--In conse-
quence of the Archbishop of Colo
gne to the Landtag against that
part of the ecclesiastical bill which
gives the people participation in
the control of local church property
the government has had the bill al
tered so as to deprive priests ofany
share in tho administration ofsuch
property. 49,.
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Three Humid red Houses
Damaged.

PoRT JERvIs, N. y, March l7.--Abeut-
three hundred houses in Port Jervis prop.
er, between the railroad and river, were
more or less damaged by water, many
being filled to the second story. Owing 10
the ample warning given by the authori-
ties, no lives were lost. All the large
shops Of the Erie railroad have more or
less water in them, blu no great damage
was done.
TRAVEL INTERRUPTED.
The chief engineer ofthe Erie railway
has started for the location of the Del
aware bridge. to arrange some temper
airy structure for crossing the river
No travel can go west of this place on
the Erie railway for probably two
weeks.
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A Democratic Victory i'm Jer-
sew.

BURLINGTON, N j., March IT,
Hamilton Mcdowell. democrat,
was elected mayor ofthis city yes
terday; also, the entire democratic
ticket. This is the first time in six
years that the democrats have car
ried the city.
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Rev. VIM. FL. Chapman, Pastor
of M. Il. Church, Georgetown, ID.
c., writes: Having had an oppor-
tunity to test the excellent quail
ties Of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, |
hesitate not to say it is the best
remedy l have ever used IN my
family.n
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Editorial Fxcursionists.

INDIANAPOLIS, March I7-Ihe
Indiana Editorial Association left
for a trip Through he South
this morning. The party consist
ed Of seventy-five editors and sew
eral ladies.