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TRAPPING FOR MONEY.-The Utica
Morning Herald says that on SATURDAY a
couple of tramps applied 70 a lady on Hub
bell street for something TO eat. They were
This lunch was eaten while the beggars sat
upon the stoOp. After eating one OF the men
said, where's your husband?" Tue lady
said he had just laid down TO take a nap.
You can't play that" the fellow replied,
I'VE want money enough 10 take US 10
Albany, and must have it." The lady was
ironing at the time and had Just taken a fiat
from the stove. Raising IL above her hea
she aimed IL at both, and said, "IOu get
away from here or L will save you tho
trouble Of going To Albany" Tue rascal 2
saw that they were foiled, and ned. Tia IS
kind Of business is getting too warm. Til
more kindness is shown 20 such fellows the
more impudent and ungrateful they are.
The best plan is to refer all unknown appN-
cants for relief 70 the office OF the bOUt VI
charities,
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DRAINED BY A PARAsoL TIP.-A bout two
weeks ago a little daughter Of Reuben
Steckel, residing near Ironton, was swing
ing In the yard attach 20 her fathers resi-
dence, when another child opene a parasol
in front OF her as she swung forward, the
point OF one OF the ribs struck her In the cor
ner OF one eye, near the nose. and penetrated
the bore into the brain. DIR. Ballet. OF Neff7s,
was called in, and nOtw landing his un-
RENTING attention, the little sufferer ex-
pired yesterday afUemoOn.-dUalt0lCE( Pal
Ckr0liiCIe 2Jfh.
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Fatal Mining Accident

PoTTsYILLE, PA, Sept. SO--By the eNplo-
sion OF gas In the Anchor colliery AT Heck
cherville this morning, James Adams and
Arthur Hunt were killed, and Isaac Wilson
probably fatally wounded, Michael Butler
and Peter Frank were severely injured about
the head and body, and Moses James, a boy.
Was slightly burned. These men were on
duty last night In the mine. and were ordered
10 leave by the fire boss this morning. who
beean TO clear IL of gases that hal accumu-
lated. The men refused 10 go out, and
during the process of driving out the gas 10
exploded from the miners lamps with the
above rpSulf
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WHITEHALL, N. Y. Sept. 3o.-WiIbur's
carriage mandatory and two dwellings
were destroyed by fire at Sandy Hill last
night. The losses are from eSO.OO0 to $4,000.
Partial insurance. A barn one mile south of
Smith Basin, New York, was destroyed by
IRE last night. A canal horse driver, named
death.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 30.-Messrs. Marley &
Marsletter's lumber yard at Lafayette, Ind,
was burned last night. Loss $4,000; unin-
sured,
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THE O'BALDwIN MURDER.
G1uuell Pleasls Seug.nefeue.

NEW York, Sept. 3O.-MIchael FfnnelI.
the alleged murderer OF o. Baldwin. who died
yesterday from the effects Of his woandS.
surrendered himself at the s:h precinct sta
lion house last evening. He said on the
night OF the shooting o. Baldwin who was
drunk) struck him, and was about 10 con-
tinue the assault. when he shot him i'm self
defence, but without Intending 10 Kill him
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The Epizooty I'm Philaderph,a.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30.-A disease re-
sembling IN Its symptoms the cpl oOty has
made Is appearance in a mild form i'm this
city. The horses in the stables CT several city
railway companies are affected by the dis
ease Ii is not thought, however, that there
VIII be any interruption 10 travel resulting
therefrOnl
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Affairs at Fall River.

FALL RIVER, MASS, Sept. 3O.-Every-
thing here is quiet There Ia : been a decided
change In affairs since yesterday. A large
number Of help went To work this morning.
and others gave their respective mills notice
they would resume work to- morrow. All the
mills running have large additions 10 their
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THE ST. LOUIS WHISKY FRAUDs.-Jud re
Miller has sustained the writ of habeas COR
pus of Colonel John A. Joyce and yesterday
ordered the discharge of the prisoner. Sub
sequently Joyce was taken before United
States Commissioner Clark, of st. Louis,
and placed under SIS 600 bonds to appear at
Jefferson City to answer charges against hi %
therp
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MENACING ATTITUDE OF CHISA-The
steamer Oceanic has arrived at san Fran
cisco with Hong Kong dates of the %, and
Yokohama of the 18th inst. A typhDOn at
Chfu on the Dist OF August had destroye
three European and many Chinese vessels.
Intense bitterness prevailed with reference
10 the demands Of the British minister i'm the
Margaray case, and only the influence of
some OF the most prominent Chinese oifici IS
had succeeded in averting a devastating
war. The claims for the punishment of the
murderers and for indemnity were admitted.
Great uneasiness still prevails, aud the atti-
tude OF China is said 10 be more menacing
than since 1861. Generals Upton and For
syth, and Major Sanger, of the United States
army, who were commissioned To inspect
and report on the armies OF Asia and Europe,
have been hospitably received by the Japan
esA Authorities
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THE ECLIPSE OBSERVERS.-The prepara-
tions which had been made at various places
for the observation of the annular eclipse OF
the sun, which occurred yesterday morning,
were somewhat marred by cloudy and rainy
weather. At Cambridge and Albany 1t was
so cloudy that no observations could be
taken, but al Wilson Hill, N. H, and Ban
gOr, Me-, the scientists were more successful
several photographs of the various phases OF
the eclinSe having been obtained.
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Baden Baden to participate In the festivities
OF the Empress birthday, and will leave on
the 10th Of October on his proposed visit to
the King OF Italy. He will be accompan-
fed by Prince Bismarck and Count Won
fnlf
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THE VANGUARD CoLLISIoN.-The court
martial on the officers of the English iron
clad Vanguard which was sunk Off Wicklow
Head in "a collision with the Iron Duke, has
resulted H. severe reprimand to Captain
Daw kins, the first and second officers aud
the engineer, and the dismissal OF the for
mer from his command. Another court
martial will probably be held On the officers
of the Iron Duke.
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FARMS FOR THE RED MEN.-Mr. c. C..
Royce, special agent Of the Interior depar y
ment, has just returned from eastern Da-
kotah, where he has been aking aiIot nlents
o. land Tor the Sissiton and Wahpeton Sioux
in accordance with treaty made with those
tribes in 1851. The treaty provides thai
every head of a family and every male over
twenty-one years of age shall receive 100
acres OF land' ana that when they shall have
hfty acres under cultivation patent for the
entire amOunt'Shall be issued. The Indians
referred TO bad 1000 acres under cultivation
IaSt year and this spring plowel ,O00 acres
additional. Agent Royce recommends that
the minimum number of acres required IN
be under cultivation be twenty five instea
OF nifty acres. He madO 26i allOtmentS I'm All
Inc Commissioner of Indian Affairs has APP
proved the report.
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1HE SCH ELL-LAUGHLIN MURDER-D09-
ger Of Hanging a Nun Ulahola IeggI Tgresf,Syg-
Ton We printed on Monday an account OF
NE hanging OF man named Schell, In Belle
Iohtslne, Ohlo, on suspicion OF having muir
wife had accused him Of tue murder recount
ms story which, on It's face, was imprOb-
able In the extreme; while SchelI himself
with the halUer around his neck. protested
his innocence, and declared that his wife was
m reality TIE murderer, having been actu-
ated 10 TIE crime by jealousy. The Column
bus News says that a microscopic examin-
alton OF some hair found clutchei in Miss
Laughlin's hand shows that it was neither
hers nor Schell's, but that IL corresponds
with Mrs. Schell's. IL this Is true. there can
be little doubt that the unfortunate mans
story was true, and that the murderOus mob
OF determined, honest citizens" were guilty
OF hanging an Innocent man without Judge
or jury, or even pretence OF investigating
the question Of his guilt.
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hrrCHLiCAN TICKET AND PLATFORM IN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Massachusetts re-
publican convention at Worcester yeSter-
day adopted platform in favor of concilia-
ZION of the sections removal of all political
disabilities, and speedy resumption of specie
payments. Alexander III. Rice was nomira-
ted for governor; HOratio G.. Knight. lieu
tenant governor; Charles Endicott. treasur-
er; Julius l.. Clark, auditor, and Charles a.
Train, attorney general.
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foiFIGN UNPAID PosTAGE.-It has been
ahesed that the revenues of the Post Office
department have suffered heavy losses from
the failure OF postmasters TO account for un-
paid postage On foreign correspondence col
lected in mOnny. That charge. however has
recently been eEarul-.-s ~ the Postmaster
General, who ISSUED Instructions 10 the ex-
changing offices To report To the department
u e AMOUNTS of such unpaid foreign postage
81 arged TO the different post offices ofdestin-
ftl1n, and with the most satisfactory re, uIts
as the hguieS show that the whole of such
postage collected in money has been accour-
ted for to the government. The Postmast ar
General has facilities for testing the accounts
of any postmaster that he may desire
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PRESENTS TO CUSTOM HOUSE INsPEC.
TORS--United States Commissioner Osborne
announces that cust tom house inspectors NAV
with impunity take gifts from passengers
whose baggage they examine, unless 1t can
be proved that the baggage contain dutiable
articles. He accordingly clears two inspec-
tors who had been brought before him.
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OWING TO THE REFUSAL OF our govern
ment to accede to the proposition of the
Canadian government with regard to the
carriage of freight into Manitoba and the
northwest, IL Is thought that after this sea
son American steamers will not be permit
ted 10 80 further than Pembina.
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THF FAIL RIVER STRIKEs.-Quiet pre-
vailed at Fall River yesterday, no DEMON
stratiOn of any kind having been made
against the operatives who have gone to
work. All the mills now running have Sc
cured an increase of help. There will be a
meeting of strikers this afternoon, and dele
gates have been sent to all the New England
towns to solicit aid from the cotton mill OBJ
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IerNey Iniusfica-

case OF brutality I'm a public 8. - An,
Jersey City has been made public. with ne
amazing result That while the crime A. essen
tlSlly and positively fastened upon a TEACHER
she il still discharged for want OF evtdeDce
Tue punished boy was Edward Craig, aref
Sly years. for some = tght offence lie WAS
% aten, thrust into a cellar and his hair torn
from his hea6. He was stripped In Justice
Nichols office, ard 10 was AZ once apparent
mat he had been very severely usei by some
one Great hvid and swollen black and blue
marks disngurAi his hack. sides aud arms
$40 Wide tald space extending from his
iprehead almost % the hack Of hts head
sboNeu where hts hair had been Violently
Torn out Justice Nichols granted warrants
,oI the arrest OF The principal and the two
district police court Yesterday hnf In sly
Witnesses produced by the prosecution were
so Young and 50 frightened that heir test
mony was worthless Even the child HIM
self was Unable Ia tell anything Ike a con
necied story. and the strongest evidence
nack and sides AID his bald head. JuStice
Nichols said it was very evident that tho
COY had been Shamefully beaten, but the tss-
tinony was not sufficient % Justify him in
hoidlng the defendants, and they were ac-
cordingly discharged
But IN The lace 81 this discharge we have
uhe acknowledgment of one teacher Mrs
Townsend. who while she afnaftf.,s haytng
WHIPPED him, says he deserved IL hut ,lanieS
u a. she beat him hard enough u make the
marks on his hack and sides. These she a.
leSes, were made by his struggles. which
brought him into violent contact with The
walls. With regard % the hair torn from his
head, she says She wound her hand In his
somewhat In Xuriant locks 10 keep him stIll.
and 10 her unspeabahle amazement an tue
hair came out IN her grasp . Ike the feathers
Of a scalded chicken"
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SUICIDEoF HOTEL CLERK.-A telegram
from Pittston, Pa, Sept. Is says: On Satur-
DAY, Thaddeus s. Monroe, formerly clerk AT
The Dwight house, Binghamton, went into
me Canerty house and called for a room
lie said that he did not wish to be called IN
~ Monday morning as he was tired out
Monday morning he was called, but no re-
sponse being received from him the door of
his room was forced open. Monroe was
founo lying on the front side OF the bed dead
An empty two ounce laudanum vial was
found under the bureau I'm the room and a
goblet from which the contents of the bottle
mad been drank stood on chair by the bed
side. The deceased had undreSSed himself
and placed bis clothing carefully away. The
IoHowlng note addressed 10 l.. I. Caferty.
was found on the bureau:
"Luie-1 am tired Of life. III owe you any
thing r.. ). will make 10 all right. Don't let
them make out that am crazy, and NAV
Gods eternal curse rest on j. NJ. SHOOK
j. NJ. Shook Is of the firm for whom Mon
roe was working at Whitney's Point az the
Time OF his death, but what called forth the
dying imprecation of the suicide is not
known.
Monroe had been addicted FOR some time
TO opi"m eating. He leaves a wife aud three
children, and was thirty three years OF age.
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Lizzie Little, aged nine, OF the Hunter 8
Point Public School, refused to sit beside
10Y as ordered by her teacher, when the lat
ter seized q stick and brutality beat the child
until her whole body was black and blue,
besides cutting her hands and arms. The
child's mother has instituted legal proceed
ings against the teacher.
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Gold AWard.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30-The Sub Treasurer
at noon opened bids for million of gold
aggregating q, 555, 900, lowest being lf6 and
highest 1I7.0sK, an award OF a million was
made at III. Q6 and 111.Qek.
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THE GUIBoRD CAsE.-At Montreal, Cana.
da, in the Guibord case Tuesday the grand
jury found mo bill" against fifteen persoa s
riots.
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nPErs. l.. Barrett, OF Elizabeth. N. l..
widow OF the late Lieutenant Barrett, ". s.
N. committed suicide on Tuesday by taking
morphia.
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY.-A shocking affair
TOOK place yesterday afternoon at the Village
OF Newtown, l.. /. A carpenter named Nan
Anburg, siXty-five years of age, who has
lately arrived from California ATTEMPTED the
lie OF bis wife and also his own. He had re-
turned from visit TO New York and brought
a bottle of whisky TO his house which is
about mile from the Flushing railroad de-
pot. After drinking for some time his "; fa
and stepdaughter managed TO get the bottle
from him and spilled its contents. He then
procured second bottle, and after indulging
In several potations he suddenly drew a razor
and assaulted his wife, inficting several Sc
we're wounds upon her. The poor woman
rushed out on the sidewalk and fell the blood
pouring from her side and head. Van An
burg then cut his throat with the razor. An
alarm being given, Judge Vandeveer. of
Newtown, went TO the house where the tray-
edy TOOK place, ard, after procuring assist
ance, he succeeded in having the would-be
suicide conveyed to the Jail, where his
wounds were attandcd TO. Mrs Van An
burg, at last accounts, was likely to recover,
but her husband is in a very critical state.
The event cause' quite an excitement among
the neighbors, as Van Anburg was highly re-
spected.-N Y. Herald, 18th.
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OVER IN NEW JERSEY the vote on the
constitutional amendments, recently sub
mitted to the people, was sc, 900. OF this the
Eo-called Catholic opposition to free schools
reached grand total of 1000 votes. Not
enough TO frighten US about the encroach
menfs Of ROme-N " Herald
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Is This CHEAP!

Large lot double DAMASE TOWELS, all linen,
large Ssze. - cents
Nearly two ysrd vide black WATERPROOF, Sc
Nearly one yard vide hn6 CHINE CALICO,
IN Bsyy blue, y cents
EARTER'S.
T01 NAKkkr SPACE
Nery hne double f5t1 black ALPACA, 81 cent?,
worth - cents
Double width. all wool black CASHMERE, 81
cents, very cheap
New fali and Winter DRESS GOODS, in pIaiJ-,
series, plain
Good CANTON FLASNEI, 10 cent?.
Exc llent CALICO, in short leEgths, ca cent.
worth 10 cents.
spIet did yard wide bleached COTTON, in short
length. DO cents, worth 1872 cents.
Splendid v bite BL IN ETS. IS
CASSlMkRES, CLOTHS, for men and boys,
20 cents
Large TOWELS. Il cents: heavy STOCKINGS.
u cents LINEN NAPKINS, S cents: linen HAND
NERO HIEFS. cents.
BLACK SILK very cheap. sepss- tr
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AN EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF LEE.-The
governor, heads of departments, and other
officers and emplOye of the state at the cap
ltol, have sigued paper directing the audi
tor To retain one days pay of theirs during
the month of October, to he Appropriated to
fund for erecting an equestrian statue of
Lee. 1t is proposed To circulate a like paper
among officers and employees of the city gov
eminent With proper efforts during the
next four or five weeks il is not doubted that
at least $50 COO in cash can be raised. The
Ladies' Lee Memorial association have
already in their treasury about SD, OJO.-
Richmond Ia DiyDnfch
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SUICIDE OF NAVAL OFFICERS WDow
a SAD case 20 suicide was brought 20 light in
Elizabeth y j. last evening. the victim be-
ing Mrs. =. Barrett, Of BrODklyn widow Of
Ihe tate Lieutenant Barrett. of the Unftei
states navy. The unfortunate WON an came
20 tilZabeth four weeks ago aud applied for
hoard at the residence OF Mr.. Coadell. No.
% Scott place. As She gave most unexcep-
Ilohabie ftfei ences she was taken into the
family. Shortly Afterwards she became sub
yect 10 nts OF i'letG11chO'id, and was observed
10 weep. In reply To Mrs. COndell's interro-
scuOns she gave her % understand that She
Was in trouble and was heart-brokeD."
Inc family, who had taken a deem Interest
IN thelr bOaruer, cheered her up as best they
could. Yesterday at noon she retired % her
apartments, and a. She did not make her an
peaTance at the tea table, the landlady visit
ed her room and Ound her fn a deem sleep a
strong Odor OF opium and morphine peryad-
Ing the room. As she could not be awakened
medical aid was speedily summonesi, but
TOO late, as she died at $50 O'Clock i'm the
evening. A phial marked sopium.- which
contained a mixture OF that drug and NOR
prime, was found at her bedside aud IN is the
opinion that she committed suicide. The de-
ceased vas highly educated, speaking sew
eral different languages, and her relatives
move IN the highest circles OF BROOKLYN So
clety. She frequently spoke OF death, saving
mat she preferred TO die rather than testify
against her sister In a litigation now in the
courts In which a large amount of property
Is involved. An Inquest will be held this
afternoon.-N y. MAI, 29fh.
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Miss HULErr, Chicago's lady lawyer, re-
lates that she accompanied LADY client 70
st. Louis, recently, and that the lady tainted
Miss Hulett went TO the bar of the hotel and
asked for q little brandy, whereupon the en-
lightened barbarian replied. Madame, you
must be from Chicago
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TEE ANNUAL REUNION OF the Society c

TEE ANNUAL REUNION of the Society OF
the Amy of the Tennessee commenced at
DeS MoineS yesterday. President Grant,
General Sherman, the Secretary of War, and
ether distinguiS he'd pers OnageS were present
General Sherman was reelected president.
Ii was resolved to hold the next reunion on
the 2lst, Odd and 23d of July-at Philadelphia
o the first two-days, and at Washington on
the last, when the statue OF General McPher.
son will be unveiled
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GOLDSMITH MAID Our OF FIx.-About
nfteen thousand people attended the Steuben.
Ohio, fair yesterday. Goldsmith Maids al,
tempt 70 beat her best time was a failure
She made only ESQ, 22IK, 2i0X. Doble
claimed she was out of fix
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DRY GOODS.
DR i & o Cd 5.

We have Iust retained .-om New York with n
large nd well selected u Jek. among which We have
some special bargains 20 offer to our Customers
tte de 81 slicO a. &c per yard These Prints can
Dot De bought BY the c. in New York for the
money, nor have they ever been sold - cheap.
lto pairs l-i blankets az 81 IS, very cheap.
~ pieces nChAir at 5Jc. per yard-JO6 lot, regL'ar
price sc.
To- Ct canton Flannels At loo I'd, cheap at he
DC. 4" &c
White Bed Spreads, very cheap
taTge And beautiful lot II Dress Goods, plaid and
PLAIN ftte N. Wet things outl, Ladies' aud &c nts
ndefwear N great variety; Gents White shirts,
collars and Cuffs. Yelling IN the new sna te.
hcsitrJ and Hdkts. Blankets, ali sizes and quail
Comforts; White and Red Flannel; Curtain Lacez
N the new patterns Table D4masS, and new
ST. les Of Wine Clath, Brown snd Bleached Sheet
Ing, all y ldths, best Brown and Bleachad
Cotton IN the ket for 10 and I2c. cheap lot Of
Tow J. a I'D TOwt ling
10th and Cashmere for men and boys.
TaDsstTy- Brussels Ply and Ingram Carpets.
Velvet and Brussels Rugs, and l. 5, and 5-qulTteT
oil Cloth.
Our goods have alI been purchased for cash. ~
cheap can be bought, hence We prepared and
IN te 10 sell them Tow any h'use in tni- city
Call and satisfy yourselves 10 the Correctness Of
v hat VT state.
LUTTRELL WINE
ffF3S w 1880 Penn ave, 2n.h street
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THE EPIZooTY IN NEW JERsEY.-The
epizooty is spreading rapidly In New Jersey.
Nearly every animal in the Jersey City ire
department is affected, although the attack
is slight. The horses on the different city
railroads are also affected, the disease mani
Testing itself in discharge OF matter from
the throat and nose, and a continuous cough
ing. Chief Engineer Farrier, of the fire de-
partment, states that the disease is more
prevalent than that of two years ago, but not
so virulent. II affects the animals in run
ming TO fires, and great caution is necessary
while they are being exercised. IL is esti-
mated that twelve hundred horses are az
fected within the limits Of Jersey City, but
no deaths are repOrted,-N Y Herald
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fvMrs. Clemson, the last surviving chilli
OF the Hon; John G; Calhoun, died at Pendle-
ton, S. c., last week.
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ARREST or A CLERGYMAN FOR CHILD
BEATING.-The Rev. John III. Sinclair an
old and well-known Richmond county
clergyman, ri present p incipal of the Broad
street public school In Stapleton. was ar
raigned before Justice Kassner yesterday, ON
a charge OF having cruelty beaten a child
named Schmidt over the head and face with
"cat-o-nine- tails Mr.. Sinclair declared
that IL was oy accident that the boy was
struck on the head. He was held on own re-
cogntzance for examination.-N T. Pos, %.