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LITTLE Rock, ARK, September TO-
Sam Baum, German shop keeper, took
a dose Of morphine this evening mistak.
ing II for quinine. His death is hourly
expected.
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THE TURF.
CHARTER OAK rARK RACES.

HARTFORD, Con-, Sept. 1G.-The race
at Charter Oak Park to-day between
Smuggler and Sensation was won by the
former in three straight heats-time
1921, 2:2lI, 2:g2.
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rnR Hon. Henry q, Davis and the
Hon. AlIcnT. Capcrton, United States
Senator, from West Virginia, both menu
ber Of the Democratic party, and both
holding fast to the time honorcd princi'
pie, Of the party, antagoniae each other
on the currency question. Davis is for
hard money and Capcrton isnot' But no
donb, Dayi, can do as Thurman has done
when the time comes Thurman was
with him thi. summerl that Is, straddle
the quc.tion. As slr0ddler no body can
heat the lion. Henry q.
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"lIrick" POmcroy Ia pretty generally
conceded to be failure. lie delivered
his lecture "Sense and Nonsense" (prinCi.
pally the latter last night, and It was
nothing but u re.hash Of his agricultural
speech Of yesterday afternoon. lie talk.
ed Of Butler with one eye on an Office and
the other on spoons, aud spoke at length
about President Grant and his fine cigars,
and his blooded horses and dogs. As all
Of this was new, the audience, Of course,
was all attention. Late In the evening
the brass band sercnaded "Brick" and
he went over the SHINE old speech
for the third time. The thing got
to be mOnotOnous at last, and "tlle dis-
tinguished countryman's" reputation
had something substrnCted from II. My
humble opinion Of "Brick" PomerOy Ia
that he Is man who once made nm
ephemerul notoriety by his intense dis.
loyalty to his cOuntry-a man who brands
public men, Unfortunately, as thieves,
and then modestly and cOmplacently
holds himself up "a the very apotheosis
Of honesty. Several years ago, when !
was considerably younger than | am now,
| learned to steer clear OF the man who
everylastingly talks about his honesty.
Senator Henry q. Davis arrived here
this morning. lie stepped of the train
Just in time to be introduced to "l}rick,"
who was Just going on. Both Of them
appeared abundHntly pleased at the col.
lision.
Miss Carrie Hail. daughter OF the late
EllCry X. Hall, who was at one time
Clerk Of the Senate, Of this State, died this
morning after prOtrnCted illness. She
wasn very estimable young lady, and her
death il the cause Of much sorrow In the
community.
DR.. Alexander Martin, late President
Of the State University, passed through
Fairmont this morning en- route to In
diana. The Doctor was recently unani-
mously chosen President Of the Asbnry
University, at Green Castle, in that State,
and has accepted the position. Notwith.
standing the harsh treatment received ut
the hands Of the Board Of Regents at the
University, and the thrnsts that have
been made at his character, he goes to his
new place Of labor with the heartiest
wishes Of all his friends. He has worked
arduou'ly for several years, has madcour
University what 1t Is, and the thanks he
has received for his services have been
decidedly limited. hope the day may
some time come when his work in West
Virginia will he better appreciated than
II il now.
Adramatic entertainment is to he given
at the town hall tonight, and a woman
down stairs has been coaXed to play
"Silver Threads Among the Cold !
must hic away. II. III.
P,S. Since this letter was written !
understand that the sweepstakes trotting
race will probably come off tomorrow
afternoon,
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GRAPEs.-There il said to be an unu.
suaIly large crop Of grapes hereabonts,
and homemade wine will be quite plenty
from the vintage.
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LOUISVILLE.
A pEFAuLrGNe. CASHIER.


LOUISVILLE, September 1O.-Rumors
are aIlouti to-day 10 The effect Of a defalca-
tion amounting TO 100000, which has
been discovered In the accounts
Of the Louisville Gas Company. II
is said that G, D. Marshall
the late cashier Ia the guilty party.
It is understood that a settlement BY
which Marshall transfers his personal
property and real estate property TO the
Gus Company has been effected, and no
prosecution will be made. The deialca-
tiOn occasions general excitement.
THE SUPPOSED OUTLAW
wounded at Pine Hill two nights ago re.
fuses 10 reveal his own name or those Of
his associates. Nothing was found on his
person by which lie can be identified, but
his personal appearance tallieS In every
way to tho description Of one Of the gang
who robbed the Huntington, W. Va. Bank
last week.
The Grange Council In session al Lex.
ingtOn have decided to operate the large
rope factories hereafter In their own In.
tefests. Hemp will be raised in large
quantities by them hereafter In all parts
OF the State.
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JUDGE COCHRAN has been invited to
address the Bellaire Hayes club next
Monday evening.
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PostBLY the attractions Of the lakes
for summer excursions will be some what
below par during the balance Of this
season,
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VIZ had a call yesterday from Rev. Dr..
Alex Martin, late President Of the West
Va, University. lie was on his way to
Green Castle, Indiana, to which place he
ha, been invited to take charge Of the
Asbury University. Pecuniarily the
Board Of Regents have done the Doctor
anrMential service III concluding to dis.
pen,c with his services at Morgnntcwn,
as he will get in ht new position, nearly
double the salary he has been receiving
as President Of the University. Thus it
is that the wrath Of n Democratic Board
Regents, like the curses Of BaIaam, may
I've turned into blessings.
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Tnr people Of Grafton became alarm
ed lately for fear the Baltimore x Ohio
R,ilroad Company was about to remove
it, shop, from their midst, and compro-
missed the taxes Of Taylor county against
the company at . heavy reduction.
Ritchic county also compromised her
account against the company, which, ac-
cording to the Gn;,Rc, is her second com.
promise. The editor deprccates the cs-
tabi,hmcnt oi such a precedent. His
position i'lhat either the whole sum Of
tax i due the county or none"
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL

TIE German question crops out at
every meeting Of the Board Of Eluca-
tion,
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, September lG.-
River falling, foot 10 inches on shoals.
Weather haEy warm,
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Maine EIectiop.

BANGOR, September 16.-Lalest returns
from the Fourth Congressional District
gives Plaisled, Republican, about 1000
majority.
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Steubenyillc has had more sudden
deaths during the past six months than
has happened in ten years previous. a
few days ago we noticed the sudden i'll.
ness OF little child Of DR.. Martins, that
died after a short illness Of paralysis OF
the throat. To-day we are called upon
to record the death Of an aged maiden
lady known a. old Mary Andrews, who
died this morning very suddenly, il Is sup.
posed, from the burstingof q blood vessel.
We noticed her yesterday morning as We
passed her residence, and she was in her
usual health. This morning she died ms
above stated at the age Of SO. y.
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Visit OF the Gernania Singing
Society 10 NteubenVIlle Last
Night.

STEUnENvILLE, Sept lG, 1870.
Editors Of tho TntCllIgenCer.
The Germania Sisangverein Society Of
Wheeling, Herr Trimmed, director, ar
rived here this evening nt G:2j, accom-.
panied by number Of Wheeling's fair
daughters and large delegation Of gen.
tlemen friends. The Gcrmania Turn.
verein Association Oftllis city met them at
the depot and escorted them to Gray &
Carrots Hall, where a large and np.
preciutive audience awaited them.
The concert began at o'clock with an
overture and chorus by the Sisangvereins
which was highly appreciated throughout
by the large asSemblage present,
and reflects great credit upon
the directors Of the digefent
associations, for the excellent man.
ner In which each member rendered the
parts assigned them on the programme
The evenings entertainment concluded
with grand and magnificent tableaux,
entitled the Turner Leben.
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EpiscopaI Convention.

CHICAGO, Sept. lG.-The Episcopal
Convention to-day adopted The resolu.
tiOns reported by The committee on Dr..
DeKoyen's letter. Also, a resolution
directing the delegates to the next general
convention TO vote against any conyeh.
tion comforting on standing committees
power to reject those who had been elect
ed Bishops because such committees
might consider them unsOund In the
faith. The salary Of the Bishop was tx.
ed at $1,000 per annum.
FAST MAIL TRAIN.
The first fast mail train East started
from here al S!2O this evening with con.
siderable amount Of mail and a number Of
invited guests.
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was made about noon, by the owners Of
hacks and Omnibusses, to induce people to
embark for the fair grounds, but with lit.
tie success. Without squandering many
words, may as well say that there wasn't
any Fair here to-day, The managers,
after looking at the gloomy forebodings,
very wisely concluded to put the last day
of the Fair off until tomorrow. In one
respect this retardation will probably be
misfortune. Most Of the country peo.
pie not being aware Of the post
ponement, will not be in attend.
ance, and the managers will consequently
have to draw their support from Fair.
mont and vicinity. From oil ] can learn,
the Fair Of tomorrow will likely be very
slim in It's attractions. The sweepstakes
trotling race will not come oil, because
there have not been enough entries made
to make it up, and the spectators will
consequently have to content themselves
with what little excitement they can get
from the sweepstakes running races and
the Indian and horse races.
And right here, while there Is not much
danger Of offending any one, allow me to
make
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The floor Of the Hall was then cleared
and the large party present enjoyed them.
selves In The giddy mazes OF the dance
until u o'clock, when the visitors and
others to the number Of 100 couples were
escorted to the Cochran Central Hotel,
where they sat down 10 n magnificent
banquet, gotten up in Joe Wolfs beat
style. After satisfying the cravings Of
the inner man aud woman the party re.
turned to the hall, where we left them at
A. NJ, tripping the "light fantastic with
no appearance Of any cessation until the
wee small hours. The Wheelingites
speak In the highest praise Of the recep.
tion given them by the SteubenvillianS
and propose retnliaLlng at no distant day.
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THE FAIRMOXT FAIR.

The Rain Puts u Damper on It--'
Some Suggestions 10 the Man'
ageFA..-BFiCk POmeFOy Speaks
His PICFe Too Olten..-ArriVnl
OF Senator DRViS---COmplinlent
to Dr. Alex. Martin.
FAIRNoNT, September 10,
Editors Im9iIgcncrr:
The rain to-day put a damper on the
Marion County Fair, and am afraid the
thing has been 30 badly crippled that il
will not recover till next fall, Early this
morning Jupiter Pluvius sailed forth
with his sprinkling cart and he has been
hard atit nearly all day. Fairmont, with
one accord, gave way to disappointment
recklessness and the borrowing of UNI
brcllas.
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ia but1ttle better. hepcople Of Marion
do not seem to take as much interest in
their County Fair ns the people Of llarri.
son do. They are too full OF apathy. /
noticed but one display Of machinery on
the grounds yesterday. That was FIVE
shoveled cultivator, an instrument for
which | have no Use and liking. II the
managers Of this Fair would expend n
little money in the erection Of Mechan-
ics' Hall, | do not see any reason why 1t
should not be filled every fall. Under
stand, however, that the Association Is n
little In debt, and this may explain many
deficiencies.
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OUR sTEUBENVILLE LETTER.
srEuBESvILLE, Sept. 10, 1878.
EInnr. IpislIlg,pcar

THAT ELoPEMEST,
In our letter in this mornings INTEL.
LIGEHCER We were incorrect in one state.
ment, viE That Hubert or Hubbard, Us
he was called here, had been married at
the house Of Mr.. Herwig, the uncle Of Miss
Floto, in POttsyille, Pa. The facts in the
case are that the ceremony was performed
in the Lutheran Church Of that place.
We make this correction cheerfully, as
the parties became dupes Of Hubbard
through his misrepresentation. Mr.
Herwig's daughter, who is now visiting
friends in this city, was astOnished when
the facts were made known to her, and
feels deeply mortified over the part she
took in the transaction, although she and
her family were honest and conscientious
in all they did, and did not for moment
dream that one 30 closely related TO
them could be so false and treaCherous.
But as good old German friend remark
ed this morning when he read the lNTELLI-
GENCER; "Vell, veil, dot ish bat py
sheminy. IL don't vas dink some dings Of
dot weller like dis, but den der longer vat
you iii der more you fount some tam
scoundrels, Oud don't it."
THE RACE ON SATURDAY.
As the time approaches for the great
race between Pedgrift and Peal, you hear
nothing but "length, ""length and a half"
"dOn't think he'll beat him at all" Is.
pecially do you hear this iHthe neighbor-
hood OF the headquarters Of the respective
parties. Pedgrift has two beautiful paper
shells. One Is II inches wide and 20 feet
long, weighing 90 pounds, The other is
IL inches wide and 30 feet long, and
weighs 20 pounds. Both are provided
with Davis patent Out.riggers complete.
lie is yet uncertain rs to which one he
will use on Saturday. After the race is
over he will offer for sale the shells and
sculls. We understood this morning that
parties from Pittsburgh and Wheeling
are negotiating for them to be delivered
after the race, but Mr., Alexander Pedgrift
stated 10 us this afternoon that they
would not be offered for sale until the
race was over.
A FOOT RACE.
There Ia talk OF foot race on Saturday
between Wheat, Of Pittsburgh, and some
Eastern runner; but we could not do with
the rnmor as "DOry" did with the grass.
hopper, run It down.
PooL SELLING,
Pool selling on the races will begin on
Friday evening at NJ, Crystals belmont.
co at O'Clock, when the stentorian voice
Of "Beefy" will be 'eard, "WhO'll take an.
other 'undred."
A WEDDING.
A very interesting wedding ceremony
took place this morning nt II o'clock Rt
the parsonage Of the United Presbyterian
Church. The high contracting parties
were b. n. Lindnil, Esq, and Miss Matte
Cunningham. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. s. j. Stewart, the pastor.
Immediately alter the ceremony the hap.
py pair left for an extended wedding
tour. We wish our friend Ben anh his
lovely bride all the joy imaginable.
SUDDEN DEATHS.
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1t seems to me that one Of the greatest
misfortunes connected with these County
Fairs, and one that Is bound to initiate
against them when the opinion Of the
farmer il taken into consideration, Is
that foreign horses are brought in to con.
test in the sweepstakes trOtting raeeyand
always carry off the premiums, which are
the largest offered The results Of these
races are written ont ON the slate In eau.
Gus beforehand, and woe to the man who
bets without being in sympathy with the
"ring." ! have heard n great deal Of
grumbling amongfarmers about thissell.
ing Of races and systematic gambling, and
so have been induced to mention the
matter. II all the races were confined to
contestants in the counties in which the
Fairs are held, or at most 10 the State,
there would be much more satisfaction
evinced after they are over.
The exhibition Of live stock at this Fair
IL vary nnnr nnl the disnlay in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-10

SHERMAN's OPINION OF GRANT.-From
an interview in the St. Louis Times
General Grant, said Sherman, SIS as
good an example of the American-born,
American. bred standard man as this ceun-
try can show. He has the wonderful gift
of reticence, and he had it during the war
as much as since. He is generally just to
his fellow officers. On the battlefield he
displays common sense in every extremity.
He went into the war with a devil OF bad
staff, but he stuck to the men around him
because they had been his friends in the
days of his poverty. After while he
changed that staff, and there was a great
improvement. Rawlins was a smart fellow,
but awfully rough. Now, sir, it has been
printed all over this country that General
Grant was drunk at the battle of Shiloh.
l saw him at half-past 10 and at half-past
that day, and he was cool as a cucumber
and straight as string. l don't believe
that Grant was ever drunk when there was
any fighting to be done. He has rather
sensitive temperament, and when battles
are off and there is an interval he may
require some stimulation. But the tale
that he was drunk on the main day of the
battle of Shiloh is libel. ! believe it
could be proved that he could get nothing
to be drunk on, and l know from contact
that he was SOBER"
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Poor Senator Nye is the inmate of an
asylum for the insane on Long Island, where
he is slowly dying from the softening of the
brain. Sorrow will come to all who remem-
Der his handsome face and genial manner
in the Senate, and especially to those who
knew of his kind heart and many charities.
His levees of morning, while Congress
was in session, were made up, unlike those
of other Senators, of wants, in the shape
of broken down humanity, male and fe-
male, who could make no possible return
for favors granted. He had no Senatorial
dignity whatever. He had in it's place a
vast store of humor and genial humanity
better articles, that brought him in love all
that he lost in respect. He had more hui
NOR than wit, although many of his good
things possessed the sharp scintillation of
the last mentioned article, as when Horace
Greeley sat down on the Senator's new hat.
Nye picked up the curushed stove-pipe,
and said, gravsly: could have told you
it wouldn't fit before trying it on" Or
when at dinner, emotional insanity was
being discussed, he remarked: 81 admit
the right of the injured husband to vindi-
cate his marriage. bed by numbering right
and left; but after such vindication he
should come out and be hanged like a gen.
tleman-fer society has right to vindi-
cate the law. We must harmonize between
the rights of husband and hangman."
Again, when reverend gentleman was
urging the danger to Christianity from
Chinese emigration, he said: swell, par
son, if Joss can beat God, am with Joss
Like all genuine humorists, he had ten
dency to grossness, and some of his best
stories would not bear repetition in print
or in the presence of ladies. He had little
or no literary culture, read few books, and
never troubled others with his convictions,
if he had any, which was doubtful. He
was Falstaff of the nineteenth century,
and we can say of him, as Prince Hal said
of his boon companion, we could better
spare better man.
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G5S The Southern Catholic, of Memphis,
the official organ of the Catholic Church
in the Southern States, contains an article
which lays down the programme as follows:
"There are two very essential steps to
be taken in order to win the next Presi-
dental race. 1t ID scarcely necessary, |
trust, to urge our fellow Catholics to as
semble everywhere around the Democratic
colors; for they are ALL by choice or neces-
sity, external to the Republican party, and
it is incredible to believe that any Cathol c
who has a modicum of self-respect and
love for his church, can cooperate with
that party. If hitherto he has done SO,
the time is at hand to abandon an organi-
cation which is confessedly, and without
longer disguise, at war with our holy reli,
gion."
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. 49,

THE VALUE OF OATMEAL AS INFANTS
FooD.-In a communication to the S0ciete
Medica1e des Hopitaur, NM. Dujardin- Beau
metz and Hardy make known the results of
the employment of oatmeal on the alimenta-
ton and hygiene Of infants. According to
them, oatmeal is the alment which, by
reason of it's plastic and respiratory ele-
ments makes the nearest approach to hui
man milk. 1t also is one of those which
contains most iron and salts, and especially
the phosphate of lime. so necessary for
infants. 1t also has the property of pre-
venting and arresting the diarrhea which
are so frequent and so dangerous at this
age. According to the trials made by M.
Marie, infants from four to eleven months
of age fed exclusively upon Scotch oatmea
and cows milk thrive very nearly as well
as do children of the same age sucked by
good nurse.
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DECLINE AND FALL OF AN Oil CITY,
1t is not only individuals who have sudden
ly increased in prosperity and as suddenly
gone down into nothingness; there are
cities, says the Boston journal, of which
the sane can be said. Such one is Pit
hole City, Pa. Within one month from
the completion of the first house, this city
had telegraph Office and hotel, costing
the owners $4,000. In one month more
there was a daily paper established, and in
the next a theater; in another month
another theater, and then an academy of
music. In six months there were "A hotels
and boarding houses; in the seventh month
the city had reached it's highest prosperity.
1t had then about Is, 900 people, elaborate
water works, City Hall, and An expensive
city government. Then occurred the CON-
pletion of labor saving enterprise-the
so-called Miller Farm Pipe Line-by which
the petroleum was sent off Independent of
the laboring population. At once, 1000
persons were thrown out of employment,
while 1000 houses became useless. This
was the death blow to Pithole. AT once
the hotels, the theaters and the telegraph
Office were closed, and the daily paper gave
up its ghost, while almost every one packed
up his trunk and moved out. Only nine
families remain out of a population of 49,
900 souls, while the railroad from Pithole
and Oleopolis runs only one train day,
consisting of locomotive and single car,
which usually is empty; but the company
is obliged to keep running, otherwise the
charter for the road would be lost. They
still hope against hope for better times for
that unfortunate city, which in only seven
months was born, full grown, got sick, and
died. Undoubtedly this is a case unparal-
leled in history, modern or ancient
Neither Egypt nor Greece can give exam
pies of such rapid changes.