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THE RAILROAD CONFERENCE.
What if was all A bOut

PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-The meeting
at the Centennial hotel, between Jay Gould
and other prominent railroad men, had no
connection whatever with the Tehauntepec
canal or the Senatorial excursion party, as
was repoI ted last night; but was simply for
the purpose of endeavoring to arrange the
between the Union Pacific and Kansas Pa
cifc companies, about the Colorado business
and 10 prevent the building of parallel roads
in that state by the Union Pacific. Robt T..
Carr, president of the Kansas Pacific
railroad, is here, and Messrs. Gould,
Dillon, Dodge, and Smith, of the Union
Pacific. The meeting was held here so
that Mr.. Carr might have the benefit OF
the presence of Mr.. Scott, Mr.. Baird and
other Philadelphia gentlemen who are stock
holders in the kansas Pacific railroad.
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NEW WORKERS BUILDING HOUSES IN
FLoRIDA.-Mr. William Astor, OF New York,
has made some purchases, and il is rumored
he will buy more. IL is stated that he will
erect twenty villa cottages. which will cost
about 5000 apiece, and il is supposed they
will rent for about ~ 500 each. L understand
that Commodore Nanderbilt's SON. William,
OF New York, and others made an offer of
$4,000 for the Burreu property, the hand
soonest site on Bay street, for the purpose of
erecting hotel thereon. The offer was de-
clined by the trustees, who hold the property
at $4,000. Since then, however, the proper
ty-holders in the neighborhood have agreed
10 make up the balance. 5000, on condition
Mr.. Vanderbilt will obligate himself TO erect
on il first-class hotel. IL is thou Zht that
Mr.. ' anderbilt viii accept the conditions.
\ project TO erect a large cotton factory Is
also spoken OF. These rumors, and the pres
ence OF the Hon. John Morrissey's club house
have made The Jaoksonyillians quite elated
Jacksonville Cor. BC'ff. Sun.
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No Coal Eamine-

The approximations that nom varioas
causes the country Is TO suffer from coal
short stock on hand and have been increaSad
by the recent disasters at Port JerviS and the
determ ined aspect assumed by the strikers
on the Reading road. IL is said. however,
that these approximations are basel upon n
small foundation OF fact. Mr.. X. q. Moalton,
the sales a. ent OF the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, In converSasion yesterday.
secuted the Idea OF there being any coal
famine or any increase in rates or prices.
Mr.. Moulton said: Il do not think tilere will
De any great scarcity In the supply Tor the
coming season. The strike OF Tie Reading
coal companies employees will undoubtedly
Keep back an the customary quantity
usually furnished by that company. The
coinpany are determined not 60 give In % tho
srlkerS, and nom the present determined
attitude nj both parties there a. but little
doubt mat not q ton ~ coal will he mined on
thelr property before the ist OF May OF the
ever, the supply is ample. The present cutlery
results nom the difficulty OF lranSportatiOn
and not from The meagreness OF the supply.
The country is bape OF coal. not at the mines.
but at the places where n IL consume 4
The winter has been an exceptionally long
one, and the late opening OF the river and
canals has reduced The stock on hand 10 such
low ebb as 10 alarm those who look az the
matter specifically. There will have 60 be
some shifting around i'm certain localities To
make both ends meet. but there will be no
famine. Our company has 400 .OeO tons OF coal
stacked and ready for transportation. Toe
Ere company are sending by way OF Scran-
ton such portions OF their product As can be
sent forward IN That way, and I'm a few days
they VIII be able 20 use their direct meshc
OF forwarding. There will be no advantage
taken by the companies To force the rates TO
panic prices, as AZ ~ considered impOlitic 20
do So Our circular list. issued a day or two
since, has the same rates appended as al this
time last year. Neither our company nor
The Erie have any fear OF strikes which would
diminish the supplies ma the slightest. The
whole story may be summed up thus: There
Is plenty of coal mined. but the evil lies in
the difficulty OF Transporting IN y
HOTlL
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ga man is successful when he makes lie
ofxa him what he wants

ga man is successful when he makes lie
give him what he wants.
sTAn expedition to the Black Hills is to
ft out i'm Boston.
- The Eagle Zouaves of Buffalo got ~ 500
in debt by attending the Inauguration OF
President Grant.
aVAnd now Harvard wants 20 get up
spelling match between 80 or 60 students and
as many girls from the Cambridge high
school.
a<Gold has been discovered in paying
quantities az the Notch in the White noun
tains, in what is Known as the "Frankenstein
clif-
~ The German government confempiates
an amendment of he law against Jesuits 80
as 10 make IL operative against other relig-
ious orders.
SThe London Times thinks that Moody
and Sankey are falling 20 draw In thai city.
The intrusion of the holidays has lesseDet
their audiences, tLc C~raSioa a1ordin9 an
opportunity g. aura g. c'T asnakements-
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AN ITALIAN BRIGAND IN NEW YORK
United States Commissioner Kenneth Or
White yesterday decided to hold Angelo I'll
Glacomo alias Ciccariello, the alleged Italian
brigand, for eXtradition. Giacomo, il will be
remembered, is charged with being one of a
gang of brigandS who in August, 1861, cap
tured young man named Giuseppe Arigli-
ano, farmers son, near Naples. They
offered 10 deliver him up to his friends on the
payment of ransom of COO ducats. but as
this was not forthcoming they took him into
the woods and shot him. The case has for a
long time been under examination before the
commissioners, the Italian government hav-
ing asked for GiacomOs eNtradition. He was
committed to the custody of the marshal. to
await the Presidents warranty. 7. World
25fh.
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COMPULSORY EDCCArIoN.-The superin-
jendent OF truancy of the board Of educaJion
reports very salts factory working OF the
system in the matter OF bringing habitual
truaDtS and nOD-attendants into the schools.
TIE agents find bu- slight opposition i'm their
laboTS, and have been in numerous instances
assisted by parents, who frequently call ON
the superintendent and inform him of the
tact of their childrenS disinclination 20 at
tend school. Until the completion Of the
census of non-attendants by the police, the
enforcement of the entire system OF the COM
pulSory act will necessarily be greatly re-
stricted. This census, Judging from the pro-
gress being made in its compilation, will be
completed and in the hands of the truancy
agents in about three or four weeks.-N u.
TfglPS.
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THE APPRENTICESHIP QUESTION. - Mr.
IhuTlOw Weed, in letter addressed to the
New York Tribune, expresses qualification
at the passage By the Pennsylvania Legisla-
tUre of bill extending the right TO boys tG
learn mechanical trades, and reiteratIng his
views in regard to the depOtism of trade
uniors, especially in reference to the ques-
ton OF apprenticeships, recently given to the
public. He expresses the hope that Other
states will follow the example OF Pennsylva-
lila, in which event he SayS,'we may hope tc
see generation Of boys rescued from idleless
shoemakers'. halter, tailOrS', tanners. car
nenters', cabinetmakeTs', maSonS', machi-
i.is,> bakers, and other shops and factories
become ,.minent alike as representatives and
rulers"
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HUNTING THE BLACK HILLS GOLD HUNT
ERS.-1nfOrmation has been telegraphed to
General Ord of several parties of miners
leaving different points for the Black Hills
Gently came out of the hills. whether he
would be permitted to return with reinforce
mentS and provisions, General Ord says
Troops from Fort Laramie and hostile In-
dams having both gone for your miners For
their sakes hope the troops will reach the n
first, as the military orders are simply to
bring in the party, confine the leaders, burn
the wagons, and destroy their outfits" Gen
eral Ord has been authorized TO put all his
cavalry at once in the Sioux country on
which The miners are trespassing. and TO en-
plOy fifty Indian scouts to advise the cavalry
of the advent of miners. \ Black Hills trans
portatiOn company, formed at Omaha. pro
pose to leave the railroad at Sidney, Ne
braSka,
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Woodruff and Tilton about getting Beecher
TO preside. Mrs. Woodruff said he had better
preside, or she would make ii hotter for MIN
on earth than il is in hell below and Tilton
Away worked in the front room in the office
in Broad street. They had a small back pri-
vate office. remember on one occasion the
gas in the room was in was out, and was lit
In the back office. i saw Tilton and Mrs
woodruff with their arms and heads waving
about in very lover-like manner. i saw
them through the glass. i stayed there until
they came out. They used 10 be in the back
room very often, and frequently / could hear
them conversing. fused to sec Tilton in the
second floor back room, which is a bedroom.
i sometimes went to bed when he was there
and when l got up i'm the morning he was
there. This concluded the direct examina-
ton, and Fullerton told the witness he might
go, as he had no questions 10 ask him.
CoLORED WOMAN, LUCY ANN GILES.
testified: worked as cook i'm the family Of
Victoria WOC1hull. l saw Mr. Tilton there
on the Sd of July, 1871, for the first time. He
was waiting, and stayed there all night. He
slept in the front parlor on a sOaa-lOuHge
which i prepared for him. / waited on the
table and saw HIM at breakfast. He was
there all that day and night. Colonel Blood
slept on the third floor. / saw him i'm Mrs
WoOdhulI's bed room three or four times
he was often at the house while / was there
j have carried refreshments 20 Mrs. Wood
hull's room when Mr.. Tilton was there at all
hours OF the night and morning When /
went in the 4th OF July night Mrs. WoOihur
was in her bed-gOwn. and Mr. Tilton had off
his coat and vest and was in his stocking
feet.
This witness also left The stand without
being crOss-eXaminel, and after the Judge had
Instructed the jury that, as tomorrow was
Cool Friday, there would be no court, they
were told 10 be present on Mon day next, and
the court then adjourned for the day.
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10 be something IN the life of locomotive
engineers tending 10 develop the heroic ele-
mentS, and every year gives one instance Oh
neSsee, where an engineer named David Hol-
loway showed himself worthy of better fate
than the one he met. The recent floods had
swept away several bridges on tue Georgia
and East Tennessee railroad. AT Sweet
water creek temporary bridge had been
erected, but not tested. Holloway had been
working along with passenger train and
reached the bridge i'm pitch darkness. De-
taching his engine from the train he ordered
his fireman 10 leave him, adding, in a voice
trembling with emotion. that one life was
enough 10 risk I'M testing the structure. The
fireman obeyed. the engine moved of into
The darkneSS, and soon a terrible crashing
announced that brave man had gone TO his
final account.
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\ GREAT SHIP COMING TO NEW YORK
The City of Berlin, the latest and the largest
addition to the 1nman feet IF steamships is
expected to arrive in this port soon. She is
said to be the largest mercantile vessel aiOat t.,
with the exception of the Great Eastern. and
like all the Inman steamships, has all the
modern improvements and appliances. Dur
ing her experimental trial over the measured
mile in Wemyss Bay recently she attained
an average speed of 1iK knots an hour. She
measures is3 feet in length between her per-
pendicularS, and $50 feet in length over all:
her moulded width is Il feet, and she is 81
feet in depth to the spar deck, with a depth
OF 10 feet 10 the tonnage deck. She has four
decks, viz, the spar and main decks, the
lower deck, and the orlop deck. Her gross
measurement is $3.50 tons, 1854 tons builders
measurement; register tonnage, 8, 139.-N T.
World 18Th.
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NOMINATIONS IN
RHODE ISLAND,
The PrOhibitiouistS ChOked OR

PROVIDENCE, March 26.-The republican
state convention was in session all night
and at I O'Clock this a. IN. nominated Henry
number of votes for a choice: Henry T. Sis
SON for lieutenant governor. J. w. Alderman
for secretary of state, Willard Sayles for at
torney general, and Saml Clark for general
treasurer. The last three being present in
culnbents, the chief reason of the prolonged
struggle was the opposition OF the temper
ance men TO Lippitt.
The prohibition state convention meets on
Monday, and the democratic state conYen-
ton to- morrow.
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A NEW Law FOR CONSTRUCTING
STRFETs-The Ohio legislature has recently
PASSED a new law for the construction OF
street i'm the cities OF that state. Under this
law cities are authorized, upon the petition
of three fourths of the owners OF property I'm
interest, TO construct streets and issue bonds
to pay for the same, the holders TO pay an
annual tax sufficient TO liquidate the bonded
debt at maturity. The intent of the new law
is TO assess the full cost of improvements
upon abuttiDg property and at the same time
give the owners such time as they may desire
10 nav for the same. In several OF the cities
the people have already expressed strong op-
POSITION TO the law. and il is said that il will
he tested I'm the courts.
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A Sharn Enga-emenl i'm Cuha-

INV YORK, March "a Havana letter oil
tie 10Th reports that on the 10th of March the
insurgents attacked body of Spanish sol
dfers at San Jose De Yinima with a convoy
The Spanish commander OF the column or
dered reconnaissance to be made at the
place where the rebels appeared, but the
rebels who were in ambush, fell upon their
enemies and cut of their retreat. The Span
iards, after desperate struggle, broke
through the ranks OF the rebels and succeeded
IN reaching the fort on the estate. and from
there kept up steady fire against the insur-
gents, who finally retreated. The Spanish
loss is twelve men wounded and kille1
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REFORMS IN CANADA large body of
the members OF the Canadian house OF com
mons at a meeting held last night appointed
a committee to draw up programme in IA
vor OF the suppression OF the liquor traffic,
and also an address TO the people OF Canada,
setting forth the basis of action to be here
predetermined upon. A bill is about to be
passed by the Dominion legislature which
makes stringent requirements for the pre-
vention of cruelty 10 animals on railway
trains They are not to be confined more
than twenty-eight hours without being I'M
laden for a space of six hours for food, rest
and water, and for the proper cleaning oil the
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INcENDIARIsM IN CUBA.-A sugar house
at Sagua la Grande, Cuba, in communica-
lion TO New York correspondents, under date
of the 18th instant, reports that within the
two DAYS preceding fourteen Of the finest es-
fates of this jurisdiction had been reduced to
ashes by the fires of the incendiaries. Tue
damage done TO machinery and buildings,
they say, will exceed a half million of dol
aIs and loss of crops cannot be calculated
at less than l., 900 tons Of sugar.
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THE ICE FLOODS.
The Situation Along the Susaue
hanna.

NEW YORK, March pa WilliamSpOrt,
Pa, special says the work of cutting ava Y
the ice continues with undated vigor. 4
passage three miles i'm length has been cut.
and by to-day there will be clear water from
Lycoming creek, four miles above the city.
TO the lumber boom chute. Ice, however. is
masslng at the Suspension wire bridge, and
the water has already commenced 10 back up
and flood some of the low lands near the
river. There is no change in the situation al
Remove and Lockhaven. At Lockhaven the
men engaged in cutting the ice are at work
nj CHI and day
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SHOCKING CRUELTY TO A LITTLE GIRL.
An instance OF wantonly brutal treatment of
child is under judicial investigation in
Danville, Ill. A girl only five years old
seems to have been used by her stepfa Their To
vent his spleen upon. The proof is that he
pulled out her hair, blistered the bottoms of
her feet by slapping them with board, spat
tobacco juice in her eyes, and made her
dance until she fell down exhausted. These
ard like inhumanities were continued until
his arrest short time ago.
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COLONEL RICHARD THOMAS, generally
called Colonel Zarvona, died suddenly last
Wednesday night at the residence of his
brother, James Thomas, in st. Mary's couI-
ty, Md. Colonel Thomas became very con-
spicuous in the early part of the late civil
war by the capture of the steamer st. Nicho
las. He took passage in the steamer at Bal
timore, disguised as a "French lady, ;" aud at
night, assisted by a few OF his men on board
arrested the captain and officers of the
steamer and ran her to Fredericksburg. Va
After the war he resided some years in Pa is,
but returned TO this country about two years
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MIDDLETOWN, DEL, Mdrcn Wv M.
Hillyard, telegraph operator and railroad
agent here, died this morning. Deceased wa
an army telegrapher during the war, and wa
well known.
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STARVING CHILDREN IN NEW YORK.
Three little children were found In starving
condition, this morning, in miserable mover
a. The corner of Columbia and King streets,
BROOKLYN. Their father had died lew
weeks ago and their mother had been sent
10 Blackwell's Island day before yesterday,
having been found drunk i'm the streets. No
Ian il The name of the family.-N y Letter,
otyh
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RaiIroad Renairs in Tennessee-

KNOXVILLE, TENN, March 2G, S:4S a. m
The recent damage TO the southern division
OF the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
the bridge over the HiawasSee river, and
delayed freights, with through trains, are
now rapidly going forward
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STARTLING REPORT OF THE Loss OF A
STEAMER WITH ALL ON BOARD.-A San
Francisco dispatch says:-It is reported from
Tocoma, w. f., that the steamer Ruby. In
crossing Puget Sound. from Seattle TO PorI
gale. The Phelps dramatic troupe were
among the passengers. The report lacks con.
frmatiOn,
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RnRnENTnmN

BoRDENTowN, y. J.. March 26.-Mr Ross
has returned from the locality where the
chila was, two miles southeast OF Borden
town. IL proves not TO be Charley. Answers
every description except the eyes.
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The PACIFIC MAILS NEW MANAGE
MENT.-The directors of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company have accepted the resig-
nation of Mr.. Rufus Hatch as managing di-
rector. Mr.. q. 8. Scott takes the manage
ment temporarily; but il is understood that
Capt. Bradbury, who is on his way from
Europe whittier he went to arrange certain
affairs OF the Occidental and Oriental steam
ship company. is soon to become managing
djrectOr.-N Y Sim 25fh.
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A BILLIARD MATCH for the cha mplonship
of America, at the threebaIl French game,
was played i'm New York city last night be-
tween Cyril Dion and Maurice Nignaux. The
game closed in the 10Th inning, by NignauX
scoring GOO TO Dion's 5f3. Rudolphe has chal-
lepged Vignaux 10 play match game for the
challenge cup and the championship of the
world.
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DRUNKEN MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH
a car conductor on the Third avenue line of
New York city, named Richard Lambert
was killed yesterday by his own drunken
folly. He entered car 40. of the Second ave-
n"e line, al Esd street to ride down town He
had been drinking, and both the conductor
and the driver tried to keep him inside the
car. but he insisted upon riding on the front
platform. At 18th street he leaned over the
side of the platform TO look at a car that had
Just passed up town, and in doing so slipped
and fell In falling he caught hold of the
guards in such way as 10 be dragged across
the track. The driver stopped the car almost
instantly. but the front wheel passed over
Lambert's left shoulder and on to his breast
where 1T rested when t.e car was stopped
crushing him TO death.
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RAISING THE SUNK FRIGATE GUNNER
LAND.-John O'Connor, jr., OF this city after
two years useless labor in trying TO raise
the fHgate Cumberland, sunk by the con-
iederate ram Merrimac, of Newport News
in 1867. has totally abandoned the Job and
sold opt for 5000 70 MeSsrs. p. Harrington,
JSSepii Sawyer. and nthAr ne"t;.aas from
Detroit, Mich, who are here and are now at
work trying TO get up the safe. This is said
TO contain 100000 in gold, and the first issue
OF greenback currency. This is the fourth
Wrecking firm who have invested in the Mer-
rimae speculation. We learn that O'Connor
saved himself in selling Portsmouth { Ia
E,lieY1,Tisp
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RAPE IN VIRGINIA.-The Gordonsville
Nal Gazette says that two negro boys at
Madison Courthouse, aged sixteen and seven
teen respectively, committed rapes upon two
coiored girls of the ages of seven and nine
years These youthful candidates for the
sallows have been committed 10 await the
action of the grand jury.
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Mr.. HENRY NJ. ATKINSON, the new Com
missioner of Pensions, is now supposed to be
in Texas, and will not probably assume his
duties until the LIST of May. General Baker
viii remain until he arrives.
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LARGE PURCHASE OF VIRGINIA MIN
ERAL LANDs.-1t Is ramored that the Phila-
delphfa and Reading railway company has
just completed another purchase of minera!
lands in Amherst county, on the line of the
Midland railroad, Va, the value of which is
from three TO five hundred thousand dol
lars
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San Antonio (TeXas) Herald has informs-
ton to the effect that the Indians who cap
tured the stage near Laredo, last Friday,
attacked Cachino Poncho, near CorviZel, on
the Texas side. They were driven off by
rancheros, and were Overtaken by Capt. Ben
ovids volunteer company. The Indians are
almost entirely cut to pieces.
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Looked Like Charley Ross.

BoRDENTowN, y. J., March 26.-Christiau
h. Ross, OF philadelphia, arrived here to-day
and in company with several gentlemen have
gone 10 visit a Child supposed to be the mis-
sing Charley.
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MILL BURNED.-A special from Ports
mouth, Va, March 24,) says 1.-The grist
mill of John r.. Kilby, esq, at the mead OF
stroyed by an iucendiary fire last night. The
loss falls heavily on the whole community
Property valued at Sc 600"