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COMMON as dcfalcatiUns are, there is
something more than ordinarily pilifnl
in,the.results of The crime Of the Cashier
utthe Peoples Saving Bank Of 81. Louis.
On the account Of his embeSslemcntS the
bank las been compelled to suspend, and
there Is as YET no Indication Of what por-
ton Of The half million Of dollars held
will bo returned to dcpositots. ltwas
aninstilulion most extensively lntfOniz-
cd BY the working classes Of the city,
and The few hundred dollars trusted 10
Il by each individual in many eases re-
presented years Of hard labor, thrift aud
economy. The bdhk Ia beseiged daily by
a thtona Of nen and women who gather
around Tia doors and spentl the hours IN
lanehtation Of their hard fate and
lennnciation Of those whom they call
robbers. Yetin this sad picture there Is
phase Of humof. The German nllsir.
ians Of 81. Louis had Il considerable
amount Of money in the bank, and on
Tuesday evening, while the directors
were inside in examination Of the Cash.
ier's accounts, they assembled IN front Of
II and sefnaded them with a perform:
,nce Of the Dead March In fhG Oratoriu Of
Saul.
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The Adams Express Robbery
FOOIS UP S53O,OOO.

NEw YoRK, February o. Daniel
IIaney, John Sweeney and james Drew
are now under arrest at police headqlart.
crs, charged with having been concerned
in stealing the safe, which Is said to have
contained over $bO0OO0 In bonds and
money, from the Adams Express Com.
pnny on The 24th ultino. ITanCy and
Sweeney wCrc In the employ Of the COM
pany. The safe Is now said to have con-
tained besides 1856, 600 in South Carolina
State bonds and Virginia consolidated
bonds, one package Of $4,000 in green
backs, another Of $4,000, another con
tanning S25,OOo, and other packages, The
contents varying from $4,000 TO $l0O
eacll bringing the total amount to $780,
900. II is also alleged that $4,000 In
grecnbacks were recovered yesterday and
that Superintendent Walling has received
information which will lead to the rccOv-
cry Of nearly oil the stolen money
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ohio Legislature.

CoLUMnus, February O.--ln tho lIouse
bills were inirUlncUl providing that per-
sons convicted Of murdGr in the frat le-
gree sIlnll lie confined In The lenitcntiary
Two years before execution, and shall then
only ln executed on the warrant Of the
Governor; to repeal that part Of The law
Of evidence which fOrbils persons wllo
have read newspaper testimony ol crimi'
nal cases from serving IA jurors III such
cases To forbid judges sitting on cases
where any party Interested are related 70
them BY blood 6t marriage to compel all
banks organized under Ohio laws 10 inake
quarterly statements Of business and
statistics; TO establish All asylum for the
ihC,irdbly insane.
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THE TURF.
SAVANNAH RACES.

SAVANNAH, GAy February G.-T'bc AT.
tendance aL The races to-day was large
and the track was in good condition. The
first race was a dash Of two miles between
Granger aud Limestone. twas declared
n dead heat, Time, 3:Al. The owners oi
the horses divided the money md declared
they would run another race.
The second rhCe was three mile heats
Jim Hinton won In two straight heats
beating OcCident Time, 7:Ol-B:2l.
The third race was mile heats. Three
horses started, Viz: Volcano, Denver
and Warfare. Volcano won in two heats
in l:574-l:b2l.
The raCGs will be continued Monday
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EDUCATIONAL LAND uRANTs.-Atinne.
sofa sold la lands granted for edit
rational putposesby the United States for
So B2 peF acre; California, So; Michigan,
s. 25; Iowa, 50 q; Missouri, 81 81; Wis
consih, 81 25. As regards the States which
received only land scrip, the price for
which this was sold ranged from II cents
per acre in the case Of Rhode Island, to
% cents per acre in the case Of Virginia
Between these extremes two States sold
for 80 cents seven for prices between 90
cents and 10 cents Quo for 20 cents /;
three for prices between 20 and 10 cents I;
two for prices between 40 cents and so
cents; three for prices between 80 and no
cents, and two for ptices between 90 cents
and 81. OF colleges receiving Govern
ment aid, 10 the questions whether per-
sons Of color are admilted, twenty
colleges have forwarded teplle4. OF these
fifteen report that such students would be
admitted nine that none have applied; (;
Two that they would not be admitted be-
cause provision had been made for them
elsewhere; two that no rule prevents
their admission, and one that the terms Of
admission had not yet been settled.
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A SPECIAL telegram To The New York
Tribune from San Francisco, Cal, reports
summary Of the results Of the obserVa-
tions In New South Wales, New Zealand,
and Australia Of the late transit Of Venus.
The Americans were successful ut Hobart
Town and Campbclllown. Al the former
place there were clouds and rain ut inter
walls, which occasiOned some loss in tel
escopic observations Of exact contacts,
but about 200 photographs were secured,
large proportion OF which are said to be
valuable. Az Campbclltown they secured
hfly.livc photographs Of the whole sun,
aud seventy.seven Of the limb near the
third and fourth cOnluct MicrOmeter
measurement was made at tho third CON
tact. At Queenstown, New Zealand, 200
photographs were made. The German
party succeeded in getting l2O good pho
tographs at the Auckland Islands. Good
telescope and Photographic observations
were made at Melbourne, Woodford,
Ellen, Gouldborne, brisbane, Adelaide
and Windsor. The General result mp
pears to have been satisfactory, and the
report adds. "1'hc majority Of English
observers agree that there was no black
drop; that Venus did not appear Of uni
form black color that the planet was Wis
iblc Just before she entered on the suns
disk; that u halo was visible around the
part of Venus not on tho sums disk bc'
tween the first and second and between
tic third and fourth contacts; that the in
gress occurred about three minutes after
the computed time, and that no satellites
were visible"
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SPAIN.

MADRID, February O.-oaicial dis.
patches from Arteiga announce the re-
pulse Of eight battalions Of Carlists, who
made n bayOnet attack upon the National
troops. Other successes by the National
troops Nre reported,
A decree has been issued directing mil
itary and naval officers to keep away from
political meetings.
IIENDAGE, February 7.-Fighting con-
tinucs in the vicinity of Estcllu, Tho
Carlists have concentrated and occupy
about the same positions which they hold
when Gen. Concha was killed.
MADRID, February 7.-SenOr Merry
has been appointed diplomatic rCprGsen-
tative of Spain at Berlin.
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ByTeIegraph
ASSOCIATED, PRESS REPORT.
10 THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
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Night Dispatches.
CHARLESTON,
G. D. Camden (0Id Flint Lock } Gets
35 Votes In loint Session.
The Republicans Refused the Bait
Walker Stock Again on the De-
Cline
The Republicans Refused the Bait
The usury Bill in the House.

CHARLESTON, W. Va February 0.
Special DIaTqtCh to tho lnlollIgcnCCr,
There was great excitement during the
balIoting in joint session to-day. The
vote stood: Walker %, q. D. Camden 80,
johnson $, CapertOn s, David GolF 0, scat.
tering5,
Tho Republicans had it ii their power
to have elected Flint Lock, but they re-
fused tho bait,
II Is now expected that nomination
will bp made on Monday night in the
caucus.
The Usury bill will likely pass tho
House al an carly day, MoDoC.
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LOUISVILLE, February 7.-Ntaidi Gras
In Louisville promises 10 l,e suct ess be-
yond all GxlectatiOn. Preparations
Of a very extensive cllatCtef
tgslny received letters aud tclegrans
ft every tlitegtl0h engaging rooms.
BAle CpmuS and suite, appointed for
Maftli Gfas In New Orleans last night,
have taken quarters at Ruler' Hotel,
and will lead the procession.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, February GAN election for
member Of Assembly was held to-day In
the department Of Seine ct Disc. lnGom-
plcte rcturnsshow that Valentine, the Re-
publican candidate, Is 5000 ahead Of his
Bonapartist competitor, Duo lle PatOpe.
Subscriptions have poured IN for the
Paris Municipal loan until they amount
10 forty-two times the sum required,
NJ. Dahinel, q prominent LCgilimist
DEPUTY in tho Assembly. Is dead,
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weather Report. W.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFHR Op rlik CtifEP sI0SGL OPFiCER,
WAEiliSuTuS, u. G., Feb. 1880 r. NJ.

PhOhAhILtfiHI.
The storm centre of Cape lTatierns
Will probably move nOrLhward turning
to the northeast Monday morning.
For tennessee, the Ohio Valley and
Lake REGION falling barometer wGstetlS
wihds and partly cloudy and warmer
weather.
For the Lower Missouri and Upper
Mississippi Valleys and northwest, sta.
tionafy and falling barometer, north.
west To southwest winds, warmer and
partly cloudy weather, preceding the
development Of the storm ceiltre In Kan
saa. H'y.I.5h9 '''.','
For the Middle States aud East Allan,
tic coast, increasing northwest winds, cold
and cloudy weatlinr, and possibly snow,
and stationary OF falling barometer pre-
ceding the advance Of the storm centre.
The lower Mississippi river will con-
tinue 10 rise slowly below Cairo, hut the
Cumberland and Ohio to fall.
Cautiunary signals will continue al
Wilmington, Cape lfatterHs, Norfolk,
Cape Henry, Cape May, Atlantic City,
Long Branch and New York.
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ST. LOUIS.
SUED FOL, DAMAGES.

ST. Louis, February John II. Fisse,
assignee Of the Peoples Savings lnstitu.
tion, hns sued his bOnismcn, Edmund
Muetlml, cashier, for $4,000, the amount
of hiR bond.
CHARGED WITH CONNEylNd AT EscAPE OF
PRISONERS.
John Head, one Of the night guards al
the Jail, is undergoing nn examination
before U. =. Commissioner Clark on the
charge Of cOnniving at the escape Of Pete
McCdrty and his fellow counterfeitcrs
from that prison Thursday morning.
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sshn,oE ,Toi,ns0,, 1t tienlpliis.

MEMrnIs, Febfuaty G.-SehatOr Johh-
son arrived here this afternoon and was
met al The depot bya committee from the
general council and Of citizens who escort.
ed him 10 the hotel, where he vas called
out by large crowd and rinde a shurt
speech, thanking the crowd fof the honor
done him. ......! .-f...,..
Crowds Of visitors to the carnival on
Tuesday arc arriving by every train.
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sr. LOUIS, February 7.-AR the eastern
bound express train on the Missouri Pa.
ciic railrOnd passed pOinta mile and n
half this side Of Usage river, ll6 miles
from ". Louis, ut 4 o'clock this morning,
1t encountered n broken rail, and the
smoking chr, one passenger coach and
sleeping ear jumped the track and slid
partly down the embankment, badly
wrccking Two Of them and more or less
injuring some twenty persons, but none
seriously. A wrecker and physician was
Immediately sent 10 the scene Of the acci.
dent. All the passengers were taken to
Chamois, where the wOinded received
proper attention. One cnIch turned
completely over and rested on iis trucks
again. Among those hurt who live out
pfle the State arc Mrs. OBriCn, Indiana;
Il. +. Murphy, Memphis, andJ .. Stuart,
Mobile. There were probably others
whose names were not learned.
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New YoRK, Februafy7.-The Mercury
to-day says that the Western Telegraph
Company yesterday resolved to reduce
their rates below the prices fixed upon by
the Atlantic 4 Pacific Company. The
reduction will begin about the 18th inst.
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SCOTLAND.
EDrSDuno, FebruaryO.-Tho Ecllnburg
theatre burned to-day.


HALF AN EGd.- II statistics could be
the saving Of us, we ought all to be In tho
very best plight at the beginning Of a now
year, for paragraphs are beginning 10 ap-
pear In all directions telling us exaCtlyh0w
many pounds OF bacon we have eaten In
the year, how much leu and how much
whisky and 81 II we have consumed per
head, and, in fact, all other things which
n Christian ought to know and believe for
the benefit Of his conversation at small
tea parties. This plethora OF statistics
reminds tls Of the story Of q commission
appointed In France 10 calculate the
number Of eggs laid in tho country in the
year Of 1872. When the reports Ind all
arrived and the calculations had all been
made, II was found that tho total was
forty.one thousand and fifty millions two
hundred and twenty-five thousand one
hundred and three and halfl Why this
half2 The calculations were all gone
over again, but This hnlf could not be got
rid Of. There was great sensation ut The
Ministry Of Commerce; In all the cor
ridOrs nothing was 10 bC seen but sccrcta-
ries, under-scCretaries, clerks and mes
sengerS coming and going, nnd all busted
about this half egg. Al lust one Of the
clerks found report from Mayor In
the Franche.Comtc, stating Tint in his
diStrict the number Ofeggs laid had been
seventy.two thousand and half. A
special messenger was at once sent to the
Mayor TO find out what he could possibly
mean by this half cgg. "Sir," answered
the honest man, IL took notice Of tho fact
that one Of the hens IN my district laid nm
egg OIL the boundary OF my department.
Asa law.abiding man, could not make
return Of more than half Of this egg.
Had my colleague on tho other side been
as correct Ms was, the two halves would
have been completed, and you would
have had your number Of eggs entire"
The worthy Mayor was thoroughly In
the right, but the story seems to show
that the love ofaccurate statistics may be
carried too fOr.-lfetorial World
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PniLADELPMlA, February O.--Tle firm
Of Martin l.nndlerger 4 Co, tecenllyslls-
pended, propose TO liquidatc their liabili..
Ties by paying thirty-slS lRr cent cash and
siAty.fouf per cent in londs and stocks Of
the Pennsylvania 4 Delaware Railroad
tOn1unny.
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t30iirp t;yUi0sion,

ST. LOUIS, February GA boiler In the
file iactory Of Louis Hook, 27 South ID
street, exploded with terrific force about
noon, utterly demoiihing the boiler and
engine room, fatally scalding and burning
VIM. Hoffman, seriously injuting Wm.
Selltet, engineer, and slightly wounding
uudave Ohreh and Louis llOck, the pro-
hRtcinF
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NEW YoRK, February 0.-Thc follow.
ing IL the Bank Statement: Loans, In.
crease, &,T4l,9O0; specie, decrease, 81
0lS,20O; legal tenders, decrease, 1886, 200;
deposits, increase, 81 $4,000; circulation,
decrease, $I69,GOO reserve, lecreaSc, sS,-
O97 600.
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,tnFtieFe,i m hid store.

ULSwEtASb, February John Nc.
Cormick, one Of the wealthiest citizens Of
Mt. vUtnon, was murdered in his store
last night for money. No clue 10 the
mufleteFs, One thousand dollars reward
Il offered for their arrest and conviction.
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meath IN. fini,nnni ifnts.

BosroN, February 7.-Bpyet l,rigadier
Qenelal William Hays, Of the United
States Army, ilied to-day at Fort 1nde-
upndence.
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NEW York, February GA dispatch
from Scranton says that eight pcrsohs
were arrested In Cntbondale, yesterday,
ON tlle charge Of completely Ii the rob.
iefy Of the cashier OF the Second National
Bank Of that city, few days ago. Five
thousand dollars Of the amount stolen
have been recovered. ......... t.i|
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tserritrtl WIN iieinlrinr.

LITTLE Rock, February O-Thc ma.
jOrity report Of the Arkansas lnvcsti.
eating Committee was received here with
general rejoicing. Cahnons were fred
and the people we're generally enthusiastic
One hundred guns were fired At Pine
Bluff and one hundred At Hot Springs on
the reception Of the news.
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NEW York, February 6.-Artived-
Steamship Cambria, from Hamburg.
1 IlSAN FRANcisCo, February 1.-THE
Australian Steamship Companys steamer
CyphrereS sailed to-day for Sydney via
Honolulu and New Zealand.
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death or l3t.Nfayor iIlaeItmorc

pITrsnthR1t Febthary 0,AHhn. james
BlackmOte, eS.Mayor oi piltSbutgh, died
nj his residence on Wylie avchhe At Ave
o'clock this evening after an illness Of
over 4 year. The deceased was twice
elected Mayor Of this city, his last term
cSpitinp OH the 3lst nll.
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CINCINNATI, February 7.-tniormation
has reached here that Joseph Eaton, the
celebrated portrait painter and. we'll
known throughout the county, died At
Yonkers, N. Y, yesterday. He was for.
mefly a resident Of this city.
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IlnY KiliG,i.

1SptASAroLls February About
noon Yesterday d boy about len years old,
son pi Baggage MasLCf McClOskey, was
instantly Killed by a bucking freight trnin
near the depot.
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE.
lIostua block, located on Delaware
street, wns destroyed by FIRE this morning.
Loss about $50, 600; partly covered by In.
surance. The building was In process oi
erection, and was to have been ready Tor
occupation on Thursday next. Tie VUFiglh
Of The fire L. unknown. .laH
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New York, February 6.-The specie
shipments to Europe to-day we're $780,
600 in gold and silver bars.
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HOUSE.


Mr.. butler introduced u resolution call.
lug upon the Secretary Of the Treasury
for information whether the portraits Of
living persons had been engraved for the
purpose Of printing then, on notes Or Ctir.
rency Of The United States.
Mr. Parker introduced u bill for the
transmission Of correspondence by tcle..
graph Referred ['rhis Is the postal
telegraph bill Of last session.. .amiI
Mr. Williams offered q resolution direct
ing The Committee on ESththiillites IN
the Department Of Justice 10 enquire
into The expenditures In The Western
Judicial District Of North Catoliua since
1872, with power 10 send for persons and
papers. Adopted. .t..
Mr. bland, presented memorial Of the
Missouri Legislature for the Improvement
I Of tue GasCOnnde river. Referred.
Mr. WuodwUrth presented memorial
from youngstown, Ohlu, III favor Of the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill,
Mr.. Cox, offered resolution asking fOf
information "a to the materials used and
labor performed on the public buildings
by the late Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury, etc. Referred
Bills we're reported by Mr.. Cobufn
from the Committee on Military Affairs,
ordered printed and trUommitled, ihClud;
Ing bills 10 set dpntt q cettaih portion 6i
The island Of Machivac as a National
park, and TO provide for the sale Of Fort
wilkins military reservation IN Michigan.
M. sawyer introduced a bill 10 aid In
The Improvement Of The Fox and WiscOn.
ain rivers In Wisconsin.
The select Committee on Arkansas AZ
fairs concluded their report "a follows
The new constitution We regard as repub-
licati In form and In many respects an
Improvement IN that Of 1868. The COM
mittec are satisfied that the convention
10 frame constitution, and the cOnstitn-
lion itself, were voted for and are Satisfac-
iory 10 a majority Of the voters and peo-
plc' Of the State, The State officers were
certainly elected by a majority ol the
votes cast, and, we think, by q majority
Of tho votes In the State. Tho condition
of Inc State has been IA peaceful since the
new government was organized as II ever
has been, The masses Of the people on
both sides are inclined TO peace and good
government, and to allow the enjoyment
81 their legal rights but there is class
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toUlsytLt.E, February J.-E D. Ham.
mOnd, teller Of the Second National bank
VI this city, ia n defnuter in the sutn Of
$4,000. Thebank las been seGhrel from
lOss and Hammond has fled.
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
John Blntt, the murderer of Charles
lngctsoll, was convicted Of murder in the
first degree in the District Court to-day.
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NOTICES.

NIST1HCT COURT OF TIE UNI.
- TED STATES for The District lOi West Wiz.
gihih IN Bankruptcy.
IA he mailer ct ThomaS C. Sweeney, Banktsp,.
District Of West Virginia, R.B.
A Warrant In bankruptcy haA teen Issued BY Aaltl
Court against tho estate VI Thomas Q. Sweeney Of
the county Of Ohio and State Of West VIRGINIA, III
mli District, WIN lAs heGt duly adjnIgpd' lIink-
rtpl ujDn Petition Of bis CfclllorS, and The nay.
neht Gi any debts and tho delivery Of any nrlRf-
ty belonging 10 Rnld Bankrupt 10 hls tiSn, and tho
lfahsleF II any property by Eim IA forbidden by
law A meeting u the CntlliOfs Of mid Bankrupt,
To prOVu their debts and cllO9so OHe Or niOfe ASig
hIis ni his esi1ie, Will In held al Court Of Hank
ihe 2irii DAY OP FgIaUGRYs K. Il. isIS, al II
o'clock A. NJ, al the uillrC Of tCJ, H. Caldwell III
The city Oi Wheeling, IN iieStateUi West Virginia,
at No. 1919 ChhplnG strCcl-OnU Of the Registers III
IlEDGAtAN. slick,
ieG U.S Marshal for Sld District
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NEW ORLEANS, February 7.-Ihe COM
promise is the general topic Of converse
ton among politicians and business men.
Tho indications are that the vote tO.mor-
row in the Conservative caucus will be
very close, the members apparently being
about equally divided for and against
the compromise. II IL understood that
not member OF the present Kellogg Leg.
islatnre viii yield, and consequently the the
practicable. Gen. Sheridan returned to.
day. II is understood that the Congress.
ional Committee arc unanimous IN tho
opinion that the action Of the Returning
Board was illegal, and that the ConScrva.
tives elected n Majority of tho members Of
the Legislature IN that election. The
Committee will conclude the investiga-
tion tomorrow, and leave Ut once for
Washington.