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Pittsburgh Riot Losses.

New YORK, October GA meeting of
the Produce Exchange special committee
on the claims and losses arising from the
Pittsburgh riot was held yesterday, but
with doors strictly closed TO the press.
Several communications were read,
among Others one from the Office OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company in
Philsdelphia, similar to that submitted
some time ago to the merchants OF that
city. s. far rs could be ascertained, no
aclion was taken by the committee, and
the meeting adjourned subject to the call
of the chairman. IL is stated that diff
ferent replies have been received from
the different railroad otficisls in this mat
ter, and the committee are undecided as
to what action should be taken in New
York
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Gambetta's Manifesto.

PARIS, October 7.-Gsmbetts hiss is.
sued manifesto 10 the electors of the
Twentieth reimbursement of Paris. In
1t he says:
CITIzENs-After four long months of
excesses, administrative pressure snd
most deplorable proceedings relative 10
official candidature, France at last speaks.
She will say in few days what she
thinks OF the men OF the sixteenth OF May,
the allies and protectors OF the men OF
the secoLd OF December, the servants OF
Henry V and the agents OF the syllabus
and the Popes who are all sheltered
under the patronage OF the President,
doubtless for the better protection OF re-.
publican instltutisns. France will say
what she thinks OF the personal policy
Of the chief OF the state, OF the Arls,O-
cratic and retrograde preleusions OF the
De Broglie cabinet. OF the uujustIhable
dissolution of the Chamber OF Deputies,
Of the miserable war vaged by the gov
ernhent against newspapers, hawkers,
school masters. and other deienceless
victims, and OF the projects and plots OF
this coalition Of monarchlsts, who are
preparing tor her three years OF In
testlne conflicts and divisions, L.
be followed in 1880 by terrible crisis
and perhaps revolution. France
will pronounce on the policy inaugurated
by the letter dismi.sing the Republican
ministry, on the order OF the day TO The
troops 1T the Long Champs review, OF
/ tho pra. ;lan,ial rnasCaya nf thu lQlh al
september, and on that system OF gov.
ernment which the chief executive power
vindicates as right above the cOnstItu'
ton. France will declare for the re
public. She will SAY that she intends &c
make An end OF anarchy and dlctstor
ships, withdraw tho nation rs well rs IN
divIduals definitely from clerical rule
and insure that the public force shall
never be employed except in the service
Of the law. | confidently declare that
| France. despite the manOuevers
against the freedom OF her voter, will
scorn official csndidature and its agents,
spurn royslists, CgSsrism and clericsls
both knsves and partissns Oi violence.
| She will condemn the dictatorisl policy,
and leave the chief of the executive
power, who is transformed into Pile
biscitary candidate, no alternative bu,
to submit or resign. We, ourselves, are
sure of the support OF the country, and
snail know to make It's will prevail over
powerless and cerruptble minority
The union OF all good Frenchmen will
keep US discreet and render Us lnyincible
for our country and republic.
Conservative paper censure Gambetta' :
manifesto, some declaring that the reaI
crisis has now commenced. Republican
papers warmly praise the rnanilesIo.
PARIS, October 6.-The FrdneaiS an
nounces that the government has or.
dered the prosecution Of Gambetta FOR
his manifesto. 1t says, "The audscious
reproduction in bis manifesto of the
phrase-'ll fsut 50 ., umettre on &c deR-
elLre, is not on y q repetition Of the Of
tense against the Marshal, but ~ Gam
beta has already been condemned there
ior by the Tribunal OF the Seine, II
constitutes an outrage against the mag
istrscy whose decisions are publicly X.
uOred
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Texan Omcials Held Prisoners by a
Mexican Mob

GALVESTON, TEX, October 6.-The
Ne,os publishes the following special:
FoRT DAVIS, October Ga Mexican
mob tour hundred strong took possession
to the towns of of Yslets and San Liza
rio, Texas, yesterday. The county Off
cisls are prisoners in the hands OF an In.
furiated rabble, and the cry is death to
Grirgos" and "Vivs Mexico" Letters
received to-day at Fort Davis state that
Mexicans in large numbers have captured
and hold in custody all the officers of Fl
Paso county. The lives of all white men
are threatened. There are no troops on
the frontier, and horrible massacre is
imminent. Judge Charles Il. Howard is
q prisoner and bound with ropes.
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sIATE NEWS.

THE Richie Gazette has put on ~
new dress, and comes ~ the exchange
table mucn improved 10 lie head.
The ST. Msry's Lad>z Is the name Of
new paper " be stared shortly a. ~.
MAry's Plealanu county, in this State
by Messrs. Y. A. Sidel, aud w. r. Fur
uell.
Hos. q. }. FAULKsEE ia 70 open ths
cOurse Of UBiyersity Lectures ~ Morgan
town lkis month. Other prominent
gentlemen oi the State will, from time 10
time, lecture on various topics a. our
Uniyeniiy.
THE South Branch agricultural socle-
" will hold ~ frat exhibition At Moore
q ED on the lltn and I'm OF October.
Inc premiums, which are eIclusiyely Tor
thorough bred and grsds Durham cattle,
range from ten 10 fifteen dollars.
ALICE MAsSIsGs, DR.. U. Tom Young
and William KsRe, who were recently
sentenced TO the penitsn tiary by the Cir
cCi. Court Of Aonongslis county, were
taken through hare by Sheriff HsckLey
en- rout< for their new quarters At
Mound.ville, On Monday last.-FdirDIOnt
Infer.
Os Thursday OF last week, two pris.
oner. confined 10 the county jail tried 10
make their escspe, one Of Ehon was the
hmous De VIII, the other Patrick IL.
Burke, Eco. SheriH rOrd was away
from bone, and they called upon Mrs.
Ford TO bring them . bucke: Of coal,
and while she was passing the bucket
through the doorway one OF the prison
ere pulled the door entirely open and and
"dug out" the other following suit. The
alarm Was gwen By the screams OF the
woman, and some men who were work
ing usar Mr.. Martins new house under
stood the situation and the gentlemen
were r.csptursd. Wet VrgurS Arysa.
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West Virginia M. l.. Conference.

CHARLESTON, October 5.-The Annual
Conference of the West Virginia NJ. L
Church, assembled here yesterday, Bish-
op l.. Scott presiding. There are about
one hundred and fifty members present,
besides visitors. Rev. j. l.. Clark was
elected Secretary; K. N. Wallace Con-
ference Treasurer. The usual routine OF
business has occupied the Conference up
to the present.
Resolutions were adopted requiring
higher educational qualifications from
those applying to be admitted. l.. ID.
Caste is being tried by the Conference
for gross immortality.
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The Fever at Fernandina

FERNANDINA, October 6.-Two deaths
from yellow fever since our last report.
Six new cases yesterday and eleven to-
day. The Mayor has issued sn appeal
to the mayors o. the Northern cities, coz
cludlng as follows: 1--WE cry for help,
and cry for 1t now, in the name of smit.
ten community; in the nsms OF the
brotherhood or humanity; in the name OF
that God who hath touched US with his
woeful judgment, We implore you to give
US help"
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1T was not long since New York, in

1T was not long since New York, in
all questions of culture and taste, was
the absolute authority in the land. Now
the West is fast emencipating herself
from this thrsldom. We might give as
an example the fine art exhibitions, the
great Western newspapers, the scholarly
books published in what twenty years
ago wss rude and hslf-tsmed society;
but there's no use of gong further than
"Andrews' Bazar," of Cincinnati. Its
really the best fashion and family mags.
zine in the country, snd has the freshest
andzmost recherche fashions, beautifully
illustrated. Its criticisms, sketches, sto-
ries and news paragraphs give evidence
Of able editorial skill. The ladies are in
lsvs with 1t.
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me; neither can 1 say whether 1 received
any. l only know that my accounts
were passed upon two months later and
fc cund to be correct to cent. The rest
of the abuse is beneath notice. What
ever interest have in homestead has
been mainly paid for during the last
three years. And if any man wants this
"best house on the West Side" in which
l live, he can have all the interest my
family or myself has in 1t for much less
thsn three thousand dollars. This is
standing offer. If you have q purchaser
down there send him along.
You can make any use of this letter
you see fit. Yours, etc,
NJ. A. FoRAH.
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GEN. EWING AT BELLAIRE.

Gen. tbs EWING received cordial
greeting st Bellsire, on Saturday night
from tas u IA erals and Working
men of Ina. nr;5ing city. The meeting
Was quite large one, and it was COM
posed Of an orderly ard intelligent peo-
pie.
Gen. EWING is fine sized, handsome
msn, of rather commanding appearance,
he has an agreeable voice and pleasant
manner, and what he says he says well
Hlsspeech, on this occasion, was mainly
devoted to the great live topics OF every
day discussion, viz: The prostrstion OF
our industries, the oppression OF labor.
snd the causes thereof. He does not
agree with Senator THUKMAN's Marion
speech that the present stagnstlon
due 10 over-preducion, or that
The extensive use of labOr-sav-
ing machinery was otherwise than
blessing to the workiLgman. The
latter 1Ss hghtened the drudgery of the
soorer, given him greater opportunities
Tor the developments of his intellectual
faculties, and been the means of placing
within his reach many OF the luxuries
which formerly were enjoyed alone by
'ne rich. AS to over-production, 1t IS
not true, as a general proposition, that
'nis exists. We have no over-produc
ZION Of wheat, or of corn, or of pork, or
oi beet, or of cotton, or OF cotton goods,
OF OF wool or any of its products. No, II
mot over-production that is destroying
our prosperity, and they Who take this
view OF our troubles are but superficial
observers ard worse thinkers. 1t Is the
corrupt and iniquitous legislation of Con-
S'e's that Is carrying our industrial en-
V'prlses down to bankruptcy snd ruin.
"hen Congress added 35 per cent. to
OO' already crushing debt, by converting
III 'fom greenback debt to debt of
'0'n; and when it added 10 per cent
ASsln to ths: debt by converting it from
coin to gold obligation,
gave our industries well
ugh fatal stab. If it had been the de-
"0efste aim OF Congress to utterly stamp
0u' sIl enterprise, to crush our man lfsc.
'O''e'' to degrade labor and turn it out
" Ssfve, it could have taken no more
'4se'lVe course than it has pursued.
Not satisfied with having imposed
upon the people tax burden create,
'D'n that which oppressed any othel
f''p'e on the tsce OF the globe, Congress
'seit about with an apparent devil
VI msIignsncy, to destroy our means O
Paying this debt, by the contraction O
us currency and the reduction OF al
oss' Notwithstanding the fac. ths
Aa'a's debt, national, state, nu,i
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Steamer Burned.

DETROIT, October 6.-The propeller
Tiogs, on the upward passage with a tow
OF barges, while of Point Aupelee, Lake
Erie, about midnight last night, took
fire near the boiler. A high wind was
prevailing. 1t was impossible to subdue
the flames and the propeller was entirely
consumed. The crew were rescued ard
taken on board the barges in tow. The
T!oga was valued st $4,000 and insured
Tor $4,000 in the following companies:
Detroit Fire and Marine, $4,000; Wes.-
ern of Toronto, S3,0O0i Phoenix OF
Brooklyn, $4,000.
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Banker Jailed /.

CIHCISsATI, October 6-Ilerman
Witte, Jr., Tor some yesrs banker and
note broker, OF Third street, this city,
who, about sII months since, disappeared
owing large number o. per,Ons cDnsld.
ersble Gums Of money Aggregating nearly
$4,000, was brought % this city from -.
Louis and lodged In jail, yesterday after.
noon, by Detective Suelbvcker.
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Paris ENDOsiIfop.

New YORK, October 6.--Duke DeCszes,
the Minister OF foreign affairs Of the
French government, kss replied to the
representations in regard TO the position
of the American manufacturers and arte-
zsns at the coming Paris exposition.
The Duke says in benslf of his govern
ment thai all Obstructive regulations will
be waived, and Americans will be sd-
mitted to the exposition on the simple
introduction OF our Minister Plenipoten-
tisry. Legislation by Congress is there
tore unnecessary.
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Our well informed Washington
correspondent is of the opinion that
Speaker RANDALL. is on the
downward road, and that he will
not reach the Speakership again
s. this session. We have the same in
formation from other sources. We know
that when Mr.. RANDALL arrived in
Washington, last Friday, he was unable
TO tel how his 1wn canvass stands. lie
hss had letters from nearly all the mem
bers, many euloglsuc and mos! OF them
complimentary, vt but few OF them con-
tanned the actual pledge of a vote.
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Jerome Park Raees.

NEW YORK, October 6.-The annual
sweepstakes for three-year olds, two
miles, was won oy BAIL in 9.9!, Prince
ton six lengths off Oniy two horses ran
The Champagne stakes for twoyesr
oIds, tbree.quarters of mile, was won by
Albert Maritsns second, Pique third
Time, I:20i, Piqus was the fsvorite.
The one-mi!e dash for maiden three
year-olds was won by Minneola, Glen
Dudley second. Rife third. Time, l4St
The selling race was won By W. j.
Higgins, Lady Sslyers second, Papa
hammock third. Time, 2:043.
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TIE most significant feature in the
hu,ipess world at present is the marked
ADVANCE in the earnings OF the western
,sirOsds, which have strengthened rail
wsy share, generally. The carrying OF
the handsome crops of grain is thought
n bs the cause of the increased business,
and the bulls are taking full advantage
Of the situation.
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murder and suicide.

ST. LOUIS, October Henry ".
Mann. cashier OF the Stock Yard Com
psny. at Kansas City, shot his little
daughter, between two and three years
old. through the heart, yesterday, and
shot himseir through the head. Both
died instantly Marn's wife died about
six months ago, since when his mind has
been affected st times, and this is ss-
signed as the cause OF the act.
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MaiI Robbery.

PORTLAND, Me, October "a mai!
bac. whicn contained the regular mail
from Montreal south snd southwest, OF
February 9th, was found in sned near
Grand Trunk Station today. Il con-
tsinsd only few papers dated February
6th. It evidently was stolen from the
msil car eight months ago, and the lei
ters carried of
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Poor Fernsndlnsl Forssken, power
ty.stricken, alone with her dead, her sick
unattended, her physicians down with
the fever-her cup OF sorrow is full to the
brim. Our people should not longer
withhold their sympathy, reduced to the
portable form of greenbacks. Subscrip-
ton lists ought to be opened at once; we
do not doubt that q handsome fund can
be raised among our charitable citizens.
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Laid ON the Table.

OMAHA. October 6.-Ths Republican
Convention of his county, held here to-
day. laid on the table resolutions endors.
ing President Hayes, his Southern 81 q
civil service policy, and Q nited States
SEE atsr Saunders, who resides here.
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SECRETARY SCHURz has had his usual
.n.,,eI with the President again and is
,oiog out of the Cabinet. Whenever
'ba Washington correspondents are en-
,;..lv ont of news they send along a
,osrrsl between SCHURz and HAYES,
and then they make it do double duty IN
,bs news line by contradicting it the next
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Arehhinhop RaYIey.

BALTIxoEE, October 6.-An immense
thronc attended the various services St
,ne Cathedral, which WAS drsped in
mourning tor the late primste and Arch
b.hop. During the day from 5000 10
$4,000 people viewed the rsndns lying
In state.
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south Carolina jail Birds.

COLUMBIA, October 6.-CongresAmar
5malis was brought here to-day, under
arrest, by order OF the invest tigAlIng com
miItee, for accepting bribes ~ n member
Il the south Carolina Senate. Hs Wa
released on bail IN The sum OF 5000 uil
Monday. EE-Treasurer Cordozo il s.ili
10 Jail. No attempt at hGbeas corpus hD
been made
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PurtinE a stopper ON Railroad.

SAN FRAScIsco, October 6.-AdVices
from Yuma, say Msjor Dunn, the com =
mand.nt, has stopped all work OF tie
railroad on the United States reserys-
tion, and opened the draw OF the oridge
70 prevent the passage of trains.
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TzE Psrkersburg Sentinel comes out
,,rong for an extra session of the Legis-
I,ture, and thinks it only natural that
the Radical papers should oppose 1t il
the interest of their party. But the
Sentinel apparently overlooks the fact
that the Democratic papers, also, about
al oppose it in the interest OF their par
ty, believing that "he serves his party
hast who serves his country best"
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Can Amuse Himself with 1t in HIS
own Way.

IUIIaUIIpHId IIIHoS'
Senator Sharon, of Nevada, won't be
in his seat at the extra session, and some
Republicans venture to complain of him
for endangering the supremacy OF the
party in the body. They forget he
bough his seat in the Senate paid for 1t
according to contract, and that It's his
own TO amuse himself with in his own
way and when it happens to please him.
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Tar Richie Gazette comes to US with
.w head. the ugliest thing the editor
oonld contrive.
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affecting ge9lster,
a0,a closed Saturday at 1929.

~. ,,ratbsr to-day tcILL be partly cloudy
-, .o-tbvsst ,ornds, EOt0er ts'nPerGt''rs
s,,d rain.
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NR BgEcHER lectured on Hard Times
:, Detroit, but the people of that place
,hongbt they had had enough of "hard
,;u,s,n and declined to patronize the
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General Gran, n, sou,nsmp,on.

LONDON, October 6.-The corporation
ol Southampton received eI-Pfesidont
Grant to-day. The Mayor presented a
complimentary address. General Grant
afteTwsrd drove through the town.
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RoR TooMBs unquslifedly indorses
uxv., administration. That's some
,,;,r Nov let JEFF DAVIS speak.
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So Alliance with Germany.

RoxE October 6.-The ItGLie says it i'
authorized TO declare that Italy has COZ
cludsd No alliaEss Whatever with Ger
many.
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The News from Maine.

From the New York World.
AS between Hayes and Conkling, the
Senator from Maine is believed to be for
Blaine.
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Governor walker On the Virginia
Debt.

From speech before Richmond Chamber
OF Commerce.
The true way out of our difficulty is to
pay out. The true readja'tment is 10
readjust ourselves upon the line OF
honesty and good faith from which, had
we followed IL the footsteps OF our
frthers, we would never had departed.
All we need in Virginia is an honest,
earnest effort to do right.
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APcdrsfrinnsRcni.

Gale, the Cardiff pedestrian, who bo-
gan TO walk !, 900 miles In one thousand
nours on Sunday, August 18th, success.
.ully finished his feat to-day.
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Valuable History OF Precedenis.

The Public Printing Office has Just
red and fifty pages, compiled by h. ID.
Smith, journal clerk of the House OF
Representatives, entitled Questions OF
Order Decided in the Houss Of Represen-
tatives During Its Organization, from the
First to the Forty-fourth Congress, in.
elusive" Proceedings in the memora-
BILE struggles in the Twenty-sixtb, Thirty
first, Thirty and ThirtY.sixth
Congresses, resulting in the election OF
Speakers Hunter, Cobb, Banks
and Pennington, are compiled from
the journals OF the House,
while from the Thirty eighth Congress
which enacted the law of March 3, 1868,
prescribing the duties OF the Clerk in
the matter of preparing the roll of mem
bers elect, the proceedings are taken IN
tull from the Globe and Record. All de-
cisious OF the Clerk OF the House from
the Thirty eighth to the Forty. fourth
Congresses. Hon. Edward Mcpherson,
upon question of order raised in the or.
ganizaLion of the House, are given, to-
gether with the speeches and points OF
order raised by Thad. Stevens, Schenck
Elihu B. Washburne, Farnsworth. Lo
gan, Dawes, Benz. f. Butler and
others on the Republican side; and
Jas. Brooks, Fernando Wood, Ran,
dali, Cox, E,dridge, Marshall, Holman
and others on the Democratic
side, and are, as Horace Greeley would
say, "mighty interesting reading just
now, when the duties and powers OF the
Clerk of the House are the subject OF dis
cusslon. 1t shows that Clerk McPher-
son invariably refused to entertain mo
ton 70 amend bis roll either by adding
to or striking from name; and also that
the election OF a Speaker presented u
higher question of privilege than ques-
ton of the right @! member to seat
which aecisions were maintained and
supported by the Republicans under the
!ead OF Thad. Stevens, Wsshburne and
others, A table of conte ted or disputed
election cases arising in the organization
OF the House is also giron.
seeking After their Pensions.
Pensioners OF the late civil war de-
prived of pensions from March 3, 1866
to June 6, 1866, have appointed COM
mlttee TO enforce their claims upon Con
press
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The Indian Famine

LONDON, October s.-This weeks fam
inc report ire. India il in general fs-
vsrabls