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Tho Execution AT the Tomba.

New YORK, December l7,-WestOn,
Ellis and Thompson, cOlored men, were
hanged this morning for the murder OF
Weissburg, the psddler, in September
last. AT $50 they were led to the gal.
lows. As they stood on the scatIold the
attendant clergyman whispered few last
words in their ears, and the SherliI,s as.
sistants fastened the ropes. No time was
lost for at 1925 Sheriff COnnOr gave
the signal, the weights were lifted and
the bodies OF the three murderers were
lifted into the air. A most horrible scene
then occurred. Weston died easy;Thomp-
son apparently suffered, his body shiver.
ed from head to foot, his breast heaved
and he raised his arms three times work.
Ing his fingers convulsiVely. But the
mode OF Ellis death was the cruelest Of
all. Al the last moment after the moose
had been adjusted, he suddenly turned
his head and disarrAnged the position Of
the knot, before II could be readjusted
the signal was given and the weight fell,
the knot slipped and became fixed be-
meath his chin; he began to writhe terri.
bly,, and placing his feet against the
boards at the side Of the scai6ld he at.
tempted 10 raise up and relieve the strain
upon his neck. He then swung around
and convulsively seized Thompson, vino
was hanging next to him. and again en-.
denvOred to raise himself. He even sue.
ceeded in twice clasping his legs around
Thompson's waist, and by thus easing his
neck he was enabled to breathe more ful.
ly, and to prolOng his agony. He even
seized the rope Just above the knot, his
arms having been fastened TOO loosely,
and as lie did so his handkerchief, which
was In his hand when he was swung into
the air, fell over his shoulder, and he
was heard to say aloud, "Saye me-" and
his breath was plainly discernible as 1t
issued beneath the, black cap which GOV.
cred his face. Strong men turned away,
pale and trembling, from the Sickening
spectacle, and there were murmurs Of
"Take him down." "Cut the rope" but
fortunately there was no need Of double
execution, for, in his struggles, he again
shifted tho knot and the moose closed sud.
denly around his windpipe, and he was
strOhglcd to death.
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WORK OR BREAD.
Threatening Demonstration at
Montreal.

MONTREAL, December H.-This lore
noon about a thousand unemployed peo-
pie, mostly French Canadians, assembled
In front OF the City Hall. Here they re-
mained for some time in an excited state,
but beyond relieving bread wagon Of a
dozen lOaves Of bread no reprehensible
acts were committee,
The Mayor spoke to the crowd, advis-
ing them to adjourn till P. NJ, when the
Council would be ready to give some an
swer in response to the demand for work
or bread.
The majority OF the assemblage then
marched through the streets in tumultu-
ous column. AIS O'Clock P, N, throng
Of over two thousand persons surround
ed the City Hall, and despite the efforts
Of large body Of police, the mob attacked
beer wagon, took Ii cask and drank the
contents. A bread wagon was then
cleaned out. Ten minutes later fight
took place, and order was restored with
difficulty. The Aldermen locked up
their various departments and discussed
the propriety ofreading the riot act.
The Mayor then addressed the assem-
blage from the balcony counciling quiet
on their part that violence would only
make matters worse. He said that
Council was 10 meet and give their case
an earnest consideration. He reflected
on the few who wanted to create disor-
der, and was interrupted by cries Of ave
arc suffering and want food" Several
encounters took place between the police
and the excited mob, Chief PentOn taking
an active part. Several arrests were
made, AL upon the approach Of re-en-
iOrCements the crowd lied in every direc-
ton. "A number were intoxicated and
while no doubt large number Of the
labOrers present really desired work
many simply waited for an opportunity
to plunder, Al the meeting OF Council
the Mayor read the answer from Premier
Mackenzie to his letter describing the
state OF destitution In the city. The
Premier said there was too great
a disposition. 10 lean on the Eeder-
al government In this crisis. They could
adopt no special policy touching the case,
Contracts had been let for the proposed ca.
nal enlargement and the contractors were
requested to proceed with every portion
possible during the winter. But to go
ahead would require the emptying Of the
canal, thus throwing thousands Of millers
out Of employment. The route Of GER
tain portions Of the canal has not yet
been decided on, owing to difficulties.
Contracts will be let during the winter
which will furnish good deal Of employ
ment early in the spring. The Mayor
said that now Is the time for the Council
to take measures for relief, not by dis
tributing charity, but by giving work.
After long discussion the Council de.
Cided to employ as many Us they could in
the earth works at 90 cents per day. The
police are out armed expecting trouble
tonight.
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Condemnntory OF bankrupt
Lava.

PtTsBuROH, December l7.--At All ad'
iourned meeting this evening Of the Prin'
cipal business men oi this vicinity, reSo::
lutions we're adopted condemnatory OF
the present bankrupt laws as tending to
unsettle trade and mercantile confidence,
by opening path for fraud, and calling
upon Congress for The necessary legiSla'
ton to abate this great and growing evil.
A memorial to Congress was prepared TO
be circulated for signatures and forward.
ed during the present session, and cal
upon the Congressman from this and
adjacent districts was adopted asking
them for their hearty cooperation and aid
in the support OF this measure.
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Tic r,,ecutlon Of Iinlienschled.

ST.. LOUIS, December 17.-Henry Hall
enschied, a German 95 years old, was
hanged al Sherman, No. this afternoon,
for The murder Of his SOn.in.law, Chris.
tian Alband, in June last. The prisoner
was brought othe gallows about o'clock,
and at l:2O the trap was sprung and the
roOr old culprit launched into eternity.
liz died with but a slight struggle, and
al lao the body was cut down and deliv.
cred 10 friends for burial. Hallen.
sChiel's wife, only one year his junior,
was convicted as an accessory TO the
murder and sentenced to be hanged with
him, but Governor Hardin committed
her sentence to imprisonment for life, and
she will be sent to the penitentiary to-
morrow. The gallowS were erected on a
high bluff near the town, and the eXecu:
tion was witnessed by several thousand
persons, who came from all parts Of the
surrounding country, some Of them from
points seventy.fvC miles distant.
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PHILADELPHIA, December l7.--see,lt
Glover scarce and active at llal2c
Timothy 02 la75c; Flaxseed 81 GO. petfo'
leum-Refned l2la12lc; crude l0sal0lc
Flout-Weak; Iowa, Wisconsin and Min.
nesota extra family s. 75aG so; State oI
Ohio and Indiana SO OOa0 70; high grades
81 O0as 80. Wheat-UnChanged. Rye
-s5a9Oc. Cotn-Yellow new 65c. Uatt
white 47a5lc. Whisky-$l 10 Butter
Slow; New York State and Bradford
county 33a34c; irsts S0a32c; western iirsti
26a2Sc; extra 29a3Oc; western rolls extra
27a2pc. Cheese-Westcrn fine l2lal3c
Eggs-Quiet; western fresh 30a3lc.
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asks in his bills that farmer or planter
may sell leaf tobacco to consumers, This
proposition has been twice agreed to by
the House, and will probably be agreed
to again, but It is such dangerous inno-
walton in the law that the Senate will de-
feat it, as it has done twice before,
There was an avalanche OF bills yester-
day in favor Of repeating the Act Of 1875
that doubled the rate on third class postal
matter, and it would not be surprising II
such q bill would pass before Christmas.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
speech Of the Earl OF Derby,

EDINBURGH, December 1.-THE Earl
Of Derby was to-day formally installed as
Rector Of the University Of Edinburgh,
and delivered his inaugural address in
the evening, He made speech before
the Workingmens' Conservative AssOcia-
ton, In the course Of which he alluded to
England's relations with Egypt, He de-
MED that the SueE Canal purchase signi.
fed reversal Of England's policy on the
Eastern question, and disclaimed any de-
sire on the part Of the government to es-
tablish protectorate over Egypt. He
declared that the only object OF the gov
ernment was to obtain additional security
and uninterrupted access to India.
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ST. LOUIS, December t7.-Gen. Babcock
has been sent for and he Is expected here
Tomorrow, to plead and have his case set.
II will doubtless he certified up TO the
u. s. Circuit Court, January term, and
come on after those Of Mixer and Ma
gnire. The report circulated here that
some important documents which were to
be used against Babcock had been pur.
loined from the desk Of the Clerk Of The
us. Court proves TO be entirely false.
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CINcNNATI, December l7.-COttOnA
Firm at l2sc. Flour-Quiet and steady.
Wheat-Steady at 81 Goal 50. Corn
Firm at 47a49G. Oats-Steady at 35a45c,
Barley-Quiet and unchanged. Rye
Nominaly unchanged. POrk--Dull at
S2O25. Lard-Steady and at u fair demand;
steam Sl2 45; kettle jobbing $l3 25alS 50,
Bulk Meats-Quiet at 7!a7ial0Aal0ia
lie, as to age. BAcon-Qulet at 9ial2ia
lSc. Green Meats-Firm; shoulders 81 90;
sides $40 90. Hams-l04alOsc.
HoGs-Slow and holders firm; common
So 5Oa6 S5 fair to good packing 81 00a
7 90; choice heavy 81 00a7 40. Receipts
5000, with about ten thousand from
yesterdaysshiPmcnts. Whisky-Demand
fair Mt 81 II.
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O1ietiy I,ynched.

SAN FRANotsco, December IA dis.
match from Carson, says man named
Thomas Burt, was found this morning
hanging to the gate Of a cemetery. He
hNd beeI, recently engaged in many case.
Of arson and robbery, and had escaped
punishment for want Of legal evidence. He
had received repeated warnings to leave
ihe vicinity which he had distegarded.
He was taken quietly out Of his bed BY
masked men and hung without any dis
infbance, Burt was 4 native Of New
YoFE, and was 20 years Of age.
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An Important Invention.

From tho WCllSbuB NOWAl
Mr.Clinton Browning, Of Short Creek,
mechanic of considerable inventive
genius, nephew Of Chief Justice Brown.
ing, of this county, has just patented a
machine for making horse shoes, which
is said by those who have examined 1t to
be one OF the most ingenious things out.
1t completes the entire shoe by a single
operation, lie has also taken out pat.
ents on machines for making staples,
chain links and spikes. Several Wheel.
ing men have examined these useful ma.
chimes, all Of whom speak in the highest
terms Of their utility, and have signiRed
their desire to assist Mr.. Browning In
bringing them into immediate use. It
will completely revolutionile the horse
shoe business. We congratulate our
Short Creek friend on his obvious sue.
cess.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, December 1.-THE Bremen.
haven Zsilung asserts, in spite Of all con-
tradictions, that according to Thompson's
confession there Is another explosive
package on board the salier, where one
had already been discovered. The saller
left Bremefhaven on the 10th for South
ampton and New York.
LONDON, December 1875 A. MA de.
fault has been made in the payment Of
the interest on the Peruvian debt.
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The Congressional Centennial
Delegation,

PHILADELPHIA, December 1.-THE
Congressional delegation reached here at
8P. NJ. and were driven In carriages to a
hotel. The President and wife and Col.
Fred. Grant and wife are the guests OF
George W. Childs; Postmaster General
jewell Is the guest Of Col. McMiChael;
Secretary Robson and Attorney General
Pierrepont are stopping with ex.Secreta.
ry Borle; Justices Waite, Field and Brad.
ley are the guests Of Hon. T. II, Dudley,
OF Camden. The whole party, the Cabi.
net, Supreme Court, Senators and Repre-.
sentatiVes and newspaper correspondents,
number about four hundred. Chestnut
street, over which the train Of carriages
passed, was handsomely Illuminated, the
Windows Of private dwellings being
thrown open and lighted, likewise the
stores, which were, In many instances,
handsomely decorated. The buildings Of
the Reform, American and Neptune
Clubs were Illuminated and decorated,
presenting n striking appearance. The
crowd in attendance at tho Continental
Hotel was 80 great, both inside and ont,
that the police were obliged TO put up
ropes TO make passage way for the
guests. A committee Of merchants escort.
Ell the party to this city, meeting them nj
Wilmington. Mr., Mitchell, Chairman Of
the Committee on Reception, presented
the President At Wilmington with letter
from the Mayor OF Philadelphia, extend.
Ing to him and the delegation the hOspi'
talities Of Philadelphia. President Grant
replied In n few remarks. The newspa.
per correspondents are being entertained
tonight by the reporters Of this city.
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The Mexican Troubie.

SAN FRANCrsco, December MA dis.
patch from Campo says that this after.
noon an armed body Of MexiCans ad.
vanccd on the town. Business issuspended
and the people are under arms. Al 10
o'clock this morning the Me1icans ap.
preached, but on being apprlsed Of the
for defence retired. Armed
citizens arrived from sandiego to-day. II
troops are not soon forwarded the place
must be abandoned,
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Last night there were about ! feet 0
inches in the channel, and still falling.
The Ashland passed down at 3 A. NJ,
en- route from Pittsburgh TO Cincinnati.
The Market Boy departed for Pitts.
bnrgh at 8 A. NJ, and the Express for
parkersburg at noon.
The Hudson got in from Cincinnati
about noon. She will return this after.
noon at 8 o'clock.
The Tom Rees passed up al P. NJ with
an empty tow.
The Iron Mountain arrived from Pitts.
burgh at 3 r. NJ, and left for ST. LouiS last
night. ...
The CatarauguR went 10 Bellaire al
noon yesterday and laid up IN account Of
the Ice.
The Granite State passed down last
night, en- route for Portsmouth,.
The Courier will leave for patkers-
burg at noon to-day.
The Salt Valley will pass up tonight,
and the Carrie Brooks tomorrow morn.
ing.
The Tempest arrived from New Mar.
tihSville last night.
LBy Telegraph,
pIrTsBURGH, December TO- River 4
feet 10 inches and falling; weather clear
and very cold. The Granite State depart
ed for Portsmouth.
CAIRO, December 17.-Attived ST..
Joseph and Andy Baum, Memphis;
City Of Quincy and Thomas Sherlock,
New Orleans. Departed - 1iillman,
Nashville; Belle Memphis, Memphis;
Baum, Cincinnati; Susie Silver, New Or.
leans; Sherlock, Cincinnati. River 10
feet o 9inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
Mercury 14'. Boats bound up the MisSis-
sippi laying up here to await warmer
weather.
MEMPHIS, December 17.-During Last
night the weather became fteelingly cool
and has remained 40 ever since. The
river Is about stationary. Arrived
Ruth and Augusta, White river; Nellie
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PHILADELPHIA, December IL The
congregational meeting was as large "a
usual. Mr.. Moody spoke on the subject
Of intemperance. lie called on those
who are addicted to strong drink to have
faith in God, and He will help them. A
man who has the spirit Of God stimulat-
ing his heart will not care for any other.
He concluded with a prayer that God
may touch the consciences Of rum.sellerS.
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New YORK, December 17.-COmmis,
sion houses report light business and
jobbing trade quiet. Woolen goods NOV.
ed slowly and outside males Of bleaGhed
not strong; brown sheetings and
low grade cotton dannels firm and fairly
active. Prints sluggish and dress gOOds
ruled quiet, Woolen goods in moderate
request by clothiers. Foreign goods dull,
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TIE LAND OF "BLAD."-It is cou.
mon thing for children to live in some
world Of their own, apart from all their
daily duties and belongings. In one
household Of my acquaintance two little
girls possess a private fairy.land named
HBlnb." All their play hours are passed
in II; its secrets are known to them only.
Even their parents are not admitted; but
their baby sister, not yet two years old,
ia by birihright Il citizen Of tho realm,
and acts with great dignity her part In
its pageants. They have invented for
this enchanted land q language, both
spoken and written their father, II should
be said, Is an eminent linguiSt), and they
have devised novel combinations Of let.
ters, to express sounds not represented In
the English tongue.-ColOncl liiggiHson,
in Sribner for January.
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rE Wcllsburg Ncw complains OF the
number Of young men in that town who
are idle and dissipated. 1t speaks Of
them a, respectable vagrants," and says
that "harl times will exist in Wellsburg
until these oilers are starved out and
forced t, earn the bread they eat"
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Irisno often our privilege to meet an
individual who is n third termcr, unless
hei, an AK grinder Of some sort, but, in
credible ~ it may seem, We had acall
Ia,tcvcning from prominent West Vir-
gina Granger who says that Grant is his
man next year.
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TOLEDO, December l7.- Flour-Dull,
Wheat-Steady; extra white Michigan
81 80; amber Michigan 81 IS; seller De.
cember 81 l7!; seller January 81 lsi; sell.
Ter February 81 II; rejecled red Ssc,
Corn-DCmand fair and market firm;
high mixed new l0!c; low mixed 64e;
new 4S4c; damaged new 43c, Oats
Dull and unchanged.
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VIZ trust that the Legislature will no!
adjourn until an efficient, and strong in.
surunce law ispassed. West Va" has
been afflicted with wild cats long enough,
and II is high time that the sound and
solvent companies received some protec'
tion.-IdrkdsLurg State journal.
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Yesterday was a cold day in Wheel
IN, ba, twas colder day up at Mon
neal. Canada. And what makes it colder
.tll up there is the fact that so many
people are crying for work or bread. See
Ibe dispatch from there this morning,
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lrvl. generally remarked yesterday
,s,, the members Of the House were in
unusually good spirits, in consequence, it
"a, supposed, Of their handsome enter
ninncnt the evening before at Major
r,aathcius hospi,able wine cellar.
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INDIANAPOLIS, December 17.-Dr. Pet.
tijohn, having a medical practice near
Westfeld, on the border Of Hamilton
county, some len miles north Of here,
day before yesterday brought to DR..
Fletcher, Of this city, for microscopical
examination, piece Of pork tenderloin
and some portions Of human muscle,
which he believed 10 be infested with
trichinr. II was learned from him that
a family named Beall nte freely OF pork
tenderIoin, and soon aiterward the entire
family became affected, some seriously,
and one, little girl, fatally, with Symp.
toms which he nfterward traced directly
to the presence Of trichinr. After the
death Of the little girl he secured por.
ton Of tho stomach and piece Of the
lenderloin, and the specimens were then
submitted to close microscOpical ex:
animation by both Drs. Fletcher and
In n piece Of muscle the size
Of coin DR.. Fletcher found twenty Of
the little "varmints' Of mature growth
and still showing signs Of active life. AS
yet only the little girl has died, but
others Of the family are dangerously Ill.
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A Ministerial CriAIa.

VERSAILLES, December 1.-THE min.
isterial crisis caused by the intended
withdrawal Of NJ. Leon Say, Minister Of
Finance, continues, inasmuCh as NJ. Say
persists in his determination to resign,
In the Assembly to-day General Cissey,
Minister Of War, was elected to the
Senate.
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Gil, BEALL, EsQp Of Brooke county
sold his wool clipla last Tuesday to Cham.
berlin Of Boston, amounting to some
seventeen thousand pounds, at 494 cents
per pound. Mr.. Beall is one Of the most
prominent wool growers in Brooke county
and has some Of the finest sheep in West
Virginia. H. owns the pen Of eleven
ewes that took the gold medal ut the Yer.
mont State fair in 1873.
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PITTSBURGH, December l7.-Pig Iron
Dull and prices unchanged; sales Of
Grey Forge reported at $22 so for four
months. Petroleum-Market quiet and
a little easier; 81 10 bid for crude at Par.
keta; refined l2ie PHILADELPHIA delivery.
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CHICAGO.
transportation Convention.


CHICAGO, December l7.-AmOng other
things, the Convention resolved that the
great pressing need Of the country Is a
system Of transportation equal to the re-
Guirements Of the age; that TO the want
Of system is due the present unsatisiAc'
tory condition Of trade and commerce;
that the presence Of metallic currency Is
tho result and not the cause Of CONNER
cial prosperity. TO restore such Curren.
cy, II Is only necessary to supply the
means Of exporting our products at prices
which will enable Us 10 sell them In other
countries; that this contamination can
only be reached by an adequate system Of
transportation, which only the ce.opera.
tion Of the people and the Government
can secure. A new and more extended
class Of transportation Ia demanded; that
the corporate power embodied In trans.
portation lines has become 80 organized
that II Ia now able to dictate values 10
the producer, prices to the consumer and
profits to the manufacturer and trader.
A further extension Of this power must
be prevented hy building competing lines
10 protect the public interests; that when
National aid Ia extended, II should be
done by contract with the lowest respOn.
sible bidder; that as means to this end
the National Government should "a speed
lily IA possible undertake the Construc.
tion Of the lines OF transportation recon-
mended by the United States Senate Com.
mittee on Transportation; that a National
railway exclusively for freight should lie
constructed from the grain growing see.
tions Of the West 10 the Atlantic sea-
board, 10 The end that thisgreat territory,
with its dense population and the princi;;
pal distributing citiea at the East and
West, may not be wholly at the mercy OF
existing railroads when the water routes
are closed by ice. II II isdeemed inexpe.
dient for the Government to own this
road, IL should lend aid in its constrnc.
tion and supervise II as may be deemed
necessary thereafter.
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LOVES LABOR I.oE-We mean the
passage Of local bills in the House OF
Delegates appropriating money for roadS
and bridges at different points through.
out the State. The Senate is not likely
toconcur in any Of them. It isprobably
owing to- knowledge OF this fact that
they are allowed to slip through the
Ilon.r