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Attempted Suicide-.DistresSin e
Case.

OMAHA, NEB., March ll.-A Mrs,
Lewis johnson, Of Neosho, Missouri,
travelling, with her six children, to Des
Moines, Iowa, attempted to commit sui
eide in the depot here this noon, while
waiting for the east-bound train. She
cut her throat badly with pocket knife
sevcring the artery. She may possibly re-
cover. II is the old story-a drunken
husband, who beat her and drove the
family away. She has relatives near Des
Mninna
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co NC R E s s.
HOUSE.


MAhulNuIUNJ haISh ~ Aotu'
Mr.. Atkinson, from the Committee OF
Appropriations, reported bill appro
priating 100000 to supplyt the deticienc!
in the appropriation for certain Siou'
Indians. Passed.
Mr.. Cook, from the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, reported bill to equaliz'
the boun,ies Of soldiers Of the late war
Referred TO the ecommittee OF the whole
and made the special order for Thursday
next. This bill is'the one originally in
troduced by Mr.. Thornburgh.
Mr.. Vance, Of Ohio, in favor Of one
kind OF money for all purposes, and that
Treasury notes shall be made as valuable
MS gold by being made interchangeable
for Government bonds. Referred.
Mr.. jerks introduced bill TO transfer
the Pension Bureau from the Interior
to the War Department. Referred.
Mr.. Banning presented protest Of the
Cincinnati distilleries against any law
changing the tax on whisky. Referred.
Mr.. Townsend, Of Pennsylvania, spoke
on the Legislative Appropriation Bill
alluding to its economic properties, and
Mr.. Randall's vote for the increased sal.
ary last session.
Mr.. Randall replied in substance, that
rs the people had condemned the measure
he accepted the verdict.
Mr.. White-Do | understand the gen.
tleman to say that he realized the fact
that the country condemned his vote OH
the back salary question?
Mr.. Randall--lt is none Of your bust.
ness what I realize. Laughter. have
made my statement in that connection.
Mr.. White-Does not hegentlcmnn be.
lieve that the country would be better
pleased il that back salary were refunded?
Mr.. Randall-That is none Of your
business, either. Laughtcr.l When i
do aught here that does not become Rep.
resenfatiyc, the people will take care to
consign me back to private life. I took
that salary. The law gave it to me; my
people have approved OF me since, and il
does not lie in the power Of any misera-
bic man here [langhtcr] 10 talk about my
conscience.
Mr.'Wilson, Of Iowa, in connection with
the appropriations Of the Agricultural
Bureau, spoke Of the Importance OF the
ilax.growing interests in his State, which
he said would be seriously interfered with
il Mr.. Morrison's bill should become n
law.
Mr.. Hunter made speech on the cur.
rency question against the resumption OF
specie payments until after the cancella-
ton OF the public debt, and in advocacy
Of n bill, introduced by himself, TO estab.
lish uniform rate OF interest throughout
the United States.
The House then adjourned.
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Farther Details OF the Great
storm,

QUINCY, ILL, March 1.-THE Wing has
the following reports Of the effects Of the
storm in Missouri last night: The hur.
ricane came from the southwest, and
struck Elizabcthtown, on the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railroad, about A
o'clock. Some seventeen houses were
prostrated, five persons killed, and sever
al injured, some of them fatally.
AT Hasson, on the same road, three
dwellings and the railroad depot were
blown, down and three persons killed.
Withers' mill, near Hannibal, Mo.
we're blown down, but no one was Injured
The damage to timber and fences Is very
great, and il is thought that further re,
ports will show a much greater loss ol
life in the neighborhoOds not yet heard
from.
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Suit Against the Pacific Mail
Com pnny.

SAN FRANCISCO, March Henry
Hart, formerly agent OF the Pacific Mail
Company in Japan and China, has COM
mcnced suit against the company for
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars which he claims is due him as
commissions OIL the sale Of steamers TO
the japanese government effected by him.
Attachments have been made out on all
the steamers Of the company here, but
the service will deferred until tomorrow
on account oi n telegram from Jay Gould
asking for delay. Hart proposes to libel
the China and Australian steamers TO
sail this month unless the company oh.
tains bonds to secure the payment OF his
claim
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Cutting u Street Through Girard
College Grounds.

PHILADELPHIA, March ll.-FOr some
years efforts have been made to obtain
authority to straightcn Girard avenue by
eating through the corner OF the Girard
College grounds. The efforts were strenl'
Oudy opposed, and some time since the
court appointed jury, composed oi
prominent and we'll known citizens, tC
take the testimony and report. In june
last the jury reported to the court adj
yersely to cutting street through the
College grounds. To-day Judge Allison,
the present Judge OF the Common Pleas
Court, set aside the jury's report on the
ground that improper considerations had
been brought to bear to shape their dcci.
sion. This leaves the case where it was
at first, and further proceedings are look
sc for with interest,
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stril.c in the ohio Coal Districts.

CLEVELAND, March l2.-On March lst,
in accordance with the notice given last
month, the coal operators Of the Tuscara-
was Valley reduced the price for mining
coal ten cents per ton. Nearly all Of the
miners refused work at the reduced price,
and many Of them are now idle. a like
reduction was made last week in all the
Ohio coal districts, and resulted in strike
OF the miners. An effort to compromise
matters accomplished nothing, and the
prospects are that the mines will be idle
a long time. No violence is reported.
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The Fcnian Prisoner Condor.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE As.
sembIy to-day passed concurrent reso'
luton asking Congressional action to Sc
cure the release OF Edward O'Meagher
Condor, an American citizen imprisoned
in Great Britain for participating in the
Fenian trouble.
A crevassee in the levee Of Grand
Island, Sacramento river delta, is likely
to flood the whole island containing
10000 acres, bearing heavy grain crop.
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Shin Struck by lightning.

New ORLEANS, March l2.-About 3
o'clock this morning, during thunder
storm, the ship Majestic, Capt. Gibbons,
owned by Thayer & Lincole, Boston, and
her commander, loading for Liverpool
with $500 bales Of cotton on board, was
struck by lightning and her cargo set on
fire, allo which was more or less dam.
aged by fire and water. Damage to vessel
estimated ut $500; damage TO cargo will
nrnhnhlY exceed $4,000.
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A Isad Bank Failure.

ST. PAUL, March l2.-The failure oI
the First National Bank OF Duluth, an'
nounced n few days ago, turns out to be
bad one. The bank owes $4,000 to de-
positors and $4,000 to holders Of drafts
&c., for which II has little to show in any
way OF available assets. The failure oc'
casions the greatest distress among the
people and business men of Duluth, all
whom are i'll able to stand their loss a,
this time. J. L. Dodge, Of the Mahaiwu
Bank, Great Darlington, Mass, is said 10
be the principal stakeholder in the bank
and heavy loser.
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The Huntington Bank Robbery

SEDALA, Mo-, March, lib. F.
Keeny, n well to-do farmer, living six
miles west OF this city, was arrested to-
night on n writ Of habeaS corpus, Keeny
received by express, in February, pack
age containing S, 900, sent by his brother
John B. Keeny, from near Huntington
West Virginia. The money is supposed
10 be a portion OF that stolen from the
Huntington Bank, last September.
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Lost her Propeller.

CROOK HAVEN, March 1.-THE steam.
er California, from Glasgow on the 4th
for New York, was boarded at 0 P. NJ. TO-
day, five miles southwest Of Mia Head
The master reports that his vessel on the
7th, lost the blades Of her propeller and
had to bear up for repair. He has EN-
ployed steamer to tow the Calafornia
10 Queenstown.
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MAcK1MAw CRY, March 1.-THE ice
is eighteen inches thick-nine inches
solid and nine inches porous. 1t has not
moved any. No water in sight. 1t is
to tell when the Strait will
open. II warm weather holds it will
open very early.
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Silycr for Coin Currency.

SAN Francisco, March ll.-There was
rumor on the street to-day, partially
confirmed by ]. G. Flood, that arrange
ments had been completed for the Gov.
ernment to buy the product Of the Virgin
ia and California Mines for the year, and
apply it to the resumption ofSpecie pay
mfnts. Mr.. Flood says the sale is un.
derstood to have been consummated, but
all the details are not yet settled.
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Destruction on the Danube.

BUNDA, March 1l.-In five small
townships along the Danube, 52l houses
collapsed from the 7th to the Sth inst
The foundations Of hundreds OF the houses
here have been undermined. Four hun,
dred square miles OF winter corn has
been destroyed. It is the most disastr.
Gus food that was ever known In this
country,
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Supposed TO be Huntington Bank
Money.

SEDALIA, March 12.-B. F. Keeny, q
we'll TO do farmer living six miles west oI
this city, was arrested tonight on a writ
Of hNbeas corpus. Keeny received by ex'
press in February last a package contain
Ing $1,000 sent by his brother, John B
Keeny, from near Huntington, W. Va
The money is supposed to be portion o.
that stolen from the Huntington Bank
last September.
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Thc IInreI Grcen Disaster.

DUBUQUE, IA, March l2.-The damage
10 property in the Hazel Green disaster
was $4,000 to $4,000. The tornado lev
eIed everything in the town from the
southeast TO the northwest. For space
Of about eighty rods in width houses were
taken up by the gale and borne in some
cases n hundred feet from their founda-
ton, and most extraordinary ieats were
reformed by the wind. AT 10 o'clock
today the funerals OF the nine persons
who were killed took place and the bodies
were inferred in the cemetery at Hazel
r. Ernnn
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THE ARGENTINE LEGATION

here has n telegram announcing thai
treaties between the Argentine Republic
and Brazil have been ratified, and all dill
cultles are now terminated.
PARIS, March 12.-The Dufaure-Ri
card Ministry, chosen entirely from the
now comparatively small group Of the
Left Centre, cannot last. The unmista.
kable symptoms Of discomfort at the min
isterial selections leave the President dis
couraged and uneasy. Gambetta has be
come more confident and is undoubtedly
tho most powerful man in Parliament.
The Porte is now raising new Turk
ish loan at the enormously high figure o
Is per cent.
Lieutenant Governor Holt, Of Michi
gan, has returned to Paris from Egypt.
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New HAVEN, March 1l.-Prof. Sill.
man, in letter to Congressman Hewitt,
OF the House Committee on Foreign Al.
fairs, says that no such a dispatch was ever
signed by him or sent 10 London, as the
one he is charged in Lyons testimony with
sending to London in regard to the EN-.
ma Mine.
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Death Of General Webster

CHICAGO, March 12.-General ]. D.
Webster, Collector Of Internal Revenue
in this District, died Of pneumonia at his
residence in this city at 8 o'clock this
morning, being in his G5th year, General
Webster served honorSbly during the war
and was one Of the most trusted Of gov.
ernment officers at the time Of his death.
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NAVAL AFFAIRS,

Some officers Of the line OF the Navy
have started a movement TO obtain con.
tributions from the brethren throughout
the service for use in the employment d
counsel and in defraying the expenses
&C., OF an effort to secure the repeal OF the
act Of Congress equalizing the grades OF
staff officers with those Of the line.
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An Engine ExpIodes In the Indi.
annapolis Depot.

INDIANAPOLIS, March lS.-Engine No
25, l. B. & W. Railroad, exploded in the
west end Of Union Depot at 1920 thil
morning. The engineer, Moore, OF the
C. II. 81. Railroad, was instantly killed
The west end Of the depot is patially de-
molished, and it is possible others may be
found in the ruins dead.
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Marine Intelligence.

SANFRAScIsco, March IA dispatch
from Corvallcs, Oregon, says that lum-
ber laden schooner, name unknown, is
ashore, bottom up, near Cape Foulweatl'
er. One body washed ashore and the rest
are supposed to be lost. Arrivcd-Ship
Undaunted.
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BosroS, March ll.-.william Robinson,
journalist, known as "Warrington," "died al
died at his residence IN Maiden to-day,
aged fifty eight years.
MONROE, MICn. :, March ll.-Thc Hon
Warner Wing died this morning.
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This Bank Is organized and prepared to transact
the business Of banking In all It's details
ltsuCcecds the First National Bank Of Wheeling,
Is owned by the same shareholders and Is under the
came management.
by carefully regarding the interests Of IL coITos
p0ndCnts and DpIOat0g, and by a prompt ands
inithul execution Of their wishes II hopes 10 merit
their esteem and confidence
Notes and Bills discounted.
Collections made on all points throughout the
United StatcS
Deposit Accounts subject to check at siyht.ro-
celyCI from Banks, Bankers, Firms, Corporations
and Individuals.
Certificates Of Deposit Issued payable on demand
or At fixed dates.
Interest allowed on Special Deposits
pIRRCToRs:
John K. BOtGIonl VIM. B. Simpson. 4
Jacob S. Rhodes, VIM, A. Turner,
George Adams, John L. Hobbs,
Geo. ". Franzhelm, o. c, Dewey.
Henry N. Harper, my2l-d4w
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BY telegraph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
no THE DAILY LNT,ELLIGENCER
Convicted OF Murder In the First
Degree.

Special 10 lue lhlcluBeuCe'
WESTON, W. VA, March II.
Richard Dowell, who was indicted for
the murder OF John West and son, in
December last, has just been tried, and
tonight the jury brought in a verdict of
murder in the first degree. Sentence Of
death will be pronounced on him Monday
morning. g. IS.
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LONDON, March lS.-While the Egyp
tian steamer SamAnroud, with troop
on board for Massowah, was at Suez hel
boiler exploded and twenty.four mer
were killed.
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The Mcxicnn RcyolutionistS.

SAN FRANcIsco, March ll.-A dis
patch from San Diego says n letter from
Huaymas mentions an engagement be.
tween the Sonora State troops and the
T,eyolutionists, in which the former were
defeated with the loss oinearly one hun
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BosroS, March l2.-The Executive
Committee Of the National Union Of An.
dersonville Survivors have decided to
hold the next annual reunion at Norwich,
Conn, April u.
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Terrible Accident in a Factory

COLUMBUS, O, March l1.-Jacob Ebe,
employed al Kinnel's axe factory, was
caught, to-day, in the betting Of a shaft
and whirled around dozen times or more
each time being dashed against wall
He is fatally injured.
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Mrs. Belknap 10 be SubpGnacd.
New YoRK, March ia Herald
Washington dispatch says the Committee
on Expenditures of the War Department,
intend to subpoena Mrs. Belknnp to np'
pear before them.
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BALTIMORE, March TO- Arrived
The steamship Nova Scotia, from Liver
pool.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
The Belgian Bank EmbczzIe-
ment.

LONDON, March 11.-A man suspected
Of being connected with the embezlement
Of G,000OOO francs Of the Banque de Bel
gique's funds, and arrested at Queens
town, yesterday, when leaving for New
York, is NJ. Kind, Secretary General .ol
the above named institution. The Pal
Mall Ga:ette'S correspondent writes that
bank shares deprecated twelve million
francs since the frauds became known,
This bank should not be coniounded with
the Banque NATIONAL which does the
Governments business, occupyinga posi-.
tion analogous to the Bank Of England
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has written TO Grevy, saying he would
represent Paris in the Chamber OF Depu-
ties in preference TO Belfort in the Senate,
in both Of which districts he was elected.
He gives as his reason that he has repre-
sented Paris as Deputy for forty years.
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SPAIN.
Pirates or Philippine Islands
Defeated.

MADRID, March ll.-A dispatch was
read in the Congress to-day, announcing
that the Spanish squadron had defeated
the soOlos pirates off the Philippine
Islands.
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Exchange Bank.

jim. vANCE Pres't. sAML LAusHLIN, v.P.
CnnI,oI .sqOo 900
Liability Of 100000
This Bank succeeds to the business Of the Mer.
chants National Bank and deals In Coin, Coupons,
Commercial Piper and Bills Of Exchange.
Interest paid on Special Deposits.
Collections, mnde on nll points and proceeds
promptly rcHlttdl
Accounts Of BANKERS and Business Men solicited
Stockholders liable to dcpOstors according to the
Constitution OF tho State thGRamc rs In National
Banks,
DIRReroRs*
J. N. Vance, s. Horkheimu,
J.. S. Dclapllin, d. Gutman,
JIG. Hoffman,, VIM: ElIngham,
Sam'l I.Hughlin, II. Wallace.
Crawford Booth,
aus JOHN J. JONES, Cashier.
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GERMANY.
Town Partly Buried by n Land
Slide-Twenty-six Lives Lost.

LONDON, March 1l.-A landslip, last
night, at Cout, small town on the Rhine,
in Northern Germany, caused by recent
heavy rains, buried eight houses and
twenty-six persons.
GERMAN SQUADRON IN CHINESE WATERS.
BERLIN, March 11.-It is officially an.
nounced that the German squadron in
Chinese waters will be considerably rein.
forced for the suppression Of piracy.
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FRANCE.

Duration OF the Legislative Scs
sion.
PARIS, March 1l.-It is supposed that
the present session Of Congress and Dep
uties will be only Of short duration
The Chamber. OF Deputies will probably
resume its sittings early in May.
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The Seine continues 10 rise rapidly
and causes great anxiety. Many acci
dents are announced.
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THE LOUISVILLE BANK FoRoER.

In the Bow Street police court yester.
day, the Solicitor Of the London Bankers
Association appeared in behalf Of the
Falls City Tobacco Bank, at Louisville,
Kentucky, 10 prosecute Brent charged
with forging draft for $4,000. The de-
tectiyes who brought Brent from Queens.
town deposed that f5G and draft for
$1,000 francs were found nnon him.
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VIOLENT STORM.

A violent storm prevailed throughout
the British Islands to-day. The tele-
graph lines in various directions are pros
trated.
LONDON, March 13.-The storm Of Sun.
day did much damage at Portsmouth,
Weymouth, Dover and other seaports,
and 600 vessels took refuge in the Downs.
A mail boat from Calais and East End was
compelled to put back. The steamer
Labrador, from Havre for New York re-
mainded at Plymouth some hours. The
storm extended TO the continent telegraph
wires in the north Of France.
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TnF LIVERPOOL COTTON FRAUDS.

LIVERPOOL, March 1.-THE Cotton
Brokers' Association yesterday heard the
result Of the investigation concerning
the dealings Of It's members with the alb
sconded brokers. Five members were
severely censured for dealing with Mum
& Hurst, composing the firm Of William
Peers & Son, without sufficient inquiry.
The President Of the Association said
that If they had not; from time 10 time,
assisted the firm, which was known to be
in critical condition, it would have col.
lapsed long ago, and these scandals would
have been avoided. The Courier says the
meeting was large and excited. There
was a decided opinion that the commit
tee had not gone far enough in merely
censuring. Similar views were also ex-
pressed on Change.
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NO TESTIMONY TO FOUND ANINDICrNENT
AGAINST BELKNAP on.

District Attorney Wells had an inter-
view with the Attorney General. Re.
counting the difficulties in tho way Of
procuring the indictment against General
Belknap, Governor Wells said he had
seen ali the members Of the Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department,
and can not obtain from them any testi-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-27

THE proper disposition of tramps is
becoming serious question in cities.
Cincinnati, like other places, has wres-
tied with the subject without solViHgi',
further than to give them lodging on
cold nights in the station-houses and
turn them out to prey upon the inhabit-
ants during the day Tor forage. How
would it do-and the suggestion is made
with becoming modesty-to organize,
somewhere about town, a school of pc
destriauisn for the benefit of tramps
and as soon as sufficiently proficient Of
Ger purse of gold to whichever OF the
fragrant crew would make the quickes
time in one hundred consecutive hours
in the direction, say, OF the North Pole
or Chicago?