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VIII Contest,

DETROIT, February 4.-The will OF the
late Frank Nevin, Of the extensive to-
bacco firm Of Nevin & Mills, Of this city,
by which the bulk Of his property,
amounting to about 100000, was be-
queathed TO the widow, sons and grand
children Of his brother David, ia to be
contested by the children Of his deceased
brother John, on the ground Of undue
influence by come Of the legatees, and
also that the deceased was not sound in
mind at the time Of his death. The con.
testAnts received nothing BY the will.
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AFRICAN REBELLION.

Advices from Cape Town to January
18th says that severe fighting occurred in
Transkei on the 18th Inst. The natives
were defeated with great loss. An Off
cial announcement says the government
has reason TO believe the rebellion will be
speedily crushed.
GLADSTONE on ESaLAND's ATTITUDE.
Mr.. Gladstone said the armistice re.
moved all apprehension Of Turkeys being
encouraged by the hope OF English aid.
1t also removed the reason for perseyer.
ing in 4 vote, now that there was no,ap-
prehension OF the Russian occupation OF
Constantinople. The governments by the
menacing attitude they proposed to as
sumo were taking q step In the direction
OF barbarian and violence. Perseverance
with the vote could only demonstrate that
the nation was divided while urging that
vote Of credit be Withdrawn in favor Of
an address TO the Crown, which be had
proposed. He said lie conceded the ne
Cessity OF supporting the government by
some declaration before they entered into
conference. He would support the gov.
ernment In using her influence 10 induce
Russia TO relinquiSh her claim for the
retrocession Of BessarAbia, also In every
thing relating 10 the free navigation Of
the Danube, and in obtaining liberal
terms for Turkey as far as consistent with
the interest Of Turkeys subjects,
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TIE people Of San Francisco are fight.
ing the usual battle with the gas company.
The city paid to the company last year
Tor gas s3Ol, 800, and the 10000 families
consuming gas paid it 81 100000, making
Sl,4Ol 500 in all. And yet it ia said that
the whole works have not cost over 81,
100000, and new company has offered
for 100000 to put up works three
times a. extensive as. the existing estab-
,Ii,hmeat, and to supply consumers with
gu al a lower price. The cost Of making
gas il declared not to bO over 81 25 pei
lCOOtect, but the company charges tht
city 80 50 and private consumers s. Z;
per thousand, A bill has been passed il
The California Senate requiring the price
10 ereduced 10 So, and exacting that the
6" supplied shall possess lG candle
power, which Is far above the quality OIL
ihe San FrAncisco gas.
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FIRE RECORD.

OMAHA, February 4.-Catrois' Touring
mill, at Nebraska City, burned Sunday
with 1000 bushels OF wheat. Lost Sl5,-
900; insurance $4,000.
NEW YORK, February GA fire oc-
CURED on the second floor Of No. 554
Sixth street at a late hour tonight,
caused by the bed clothes taking FIRE from
a Rtovo. Four children Of Thomas Cas-
Sidy, who occupied the floor and kept a
junk shop on the first floor, were the oo-
cupantS Of the room, and when discovered
two Of them, John, aged two years, and
James, aged fifteen months, were dead.
The other two were insensible, but 1t Is
thought their lives would be saved.
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Sued for a Million and a Hall,

ST.. LOUIS, February 4.-Parties rep.
resenting the National Bank Of Commerce
Of New York entered suit to-day against
the National Bank Of the State Of Mis-
souri, for u million and half Of dollars.
The petition rerited an agreement entered
into December %, 1866, by the two insti-
tutions, whereby the former loaned the
latter one million dollars in the
form Of Of a continuing loan. OF this
amount 100000, with interest, is still
due. 1t is further claimed that the St.
Louis bank is indebted to the New York
bank for S5O0,0OO for moneys paid on its
account up to the date OF suspension. A
third half million is claimed for money
lent in the course Of banking accommo-
dations to date Of suspension. The State
Bank is now in the hands Of receiver.
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TIE table comparing the condition OF
the National Treasury year ago, says
the New York Times, with its condition
on Friday last has several interesting
points. 1t shows aggregate gain in
coin Of $4,000, 900, and net gain in the
amount held free from outstanding liabll.
tiles Of over s54,OOOOOO. The coin in
the Treasury, added to that held by the
New York banks, at the Close OF business
on Saturday last, reaches total Of nearly
SlOO,OOO,0O0. The outstanding legal ten.
ders have been diminished Sl5S0O,000
during the year, while the amount Of
silver coin in circulation has been
increased Sfl,OOO,OOO. During the
pnt seven months OF the cur.
rent fiscal year, the payment OF
the public debt has been at the average
rate Of two and a quarter millions II
month, against less than one million and
a quarter during the corresponding
period Of the last fiscal year. The value
Of our imports was s5S,OOOOOO greater in
1877 than in 1876, and of our exports
S3OOOO.OOO greater, leaving, however, a
trade balance in favor Of the United
States Of sl4O,OOO,OOO. These figures are
indications Of returning prosperity, how
ever completely their tendency may be
reversed after few months Of reckless
Auduuprincipled financial experimenting
in Congress.
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THE Philadelphia Times givcs the fol-
lowing respecting the passengers by the
lost steamship Metropolis:
"0n the afternoon Of the smiling the
long wharf OF the Reading Railroad ut
Willow street, at the end OF which the
departing steamer lay, was crowded with
thousands Of people. The majority OF
them were lrEh-men, women and chii.
dren-assembIed to give u long and sad
aud, what to many has proved, II last
gOOd-hye to the fathers. brothers and
friends who were expected TO bury them
selves in the forests Of the upper Amazon
and not to find an ending in the waters oil
the ll.ialei coast of North Carolina. As
the passengers, nearly all Of whom were
lobOrer., embarked, the incidents were,
even at that time, exceedingly pathetic,
but in the light Of yesterdays terrible ca.
lamity, as recalled by the by.standers, they
have significance woeiully sad. One
fine looking woman, the wife Of one Of
the ioremen, after doz:n passionate
iafeNeIl., finally chung to heT husband
with such Intense SORROW that the latter
va. compelled To remain on the wharf,
and to day thanks his stars that his wife
kspthim at home. a stalwart lrishmun
cla'pei to hia heart fine, manly bOy-a
mOihcrlrs4 buy-nf seven years, aud
begged, with tears In his eyes, for per-
mission to take him along. You won't
pArtusT the father entreated. Ills i'm.
possible for you to take the boy replied
Mr.. Collins. Then | can't 60; won't
60 said the father. The little fellow
knew Of the stern want that was driving
his father away to distant land 10 earn
the bread so hard to win here, and the
future man weIlrl up in him as he said,
In spite OF the sorrow at parting: Pop,
go, and III stay with Uncle Jim-he'll
take care Of me, and the father, now by
far tue weaSer Of the two, sailed away,
and even now may be lying upon the
North Clrolina sands.
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WASHINGTON, February 4.-.Two bodies
supposed to be those Of Mrs. Meyer and
Joseph Newton, cabin boy Of the Metrop-
oils, wsre washed on the beach yesterday
and we're buried.
All the bodies recovered from the
wreck OF the Metropolis have been buried
along the beach from the scene OF the
wreck TO distance Of milea north. The
graves are simply marked by two stakes
Indicating the head and foot Of the
grave. There are no marks identifying
the corpse within the graves. The sur.
viyors having all left, there remains no
one that can identify the dead.
NORFOLK, February 4.-The Metropo.
liz survivors have left for Philadelphia.
The officers and crew went TO New York.
The officers Of the Metropolis were to.
day examined at the Custom House be-
fore Inspector Of Hulls J.J. Dunloan
and ]. E. Bowers, Inspector Of Boilers,
with view to ascertaining the condition
OF the ship when she sailed. Captain
Ankers and the first mate, Dickinson,
both testified that she was In good condi-
.tion and entirely seaworlhy; that the
whole trouble was caused by the unskill-
ful loading Of railroad iron.
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The Director OF the Mint FaVQys
the silver Bill. -

WAsHISGroS, February 3.-Dr. Lind
erman thinks the silver bill should pass.
That the silver which would come into
use would be from the United States
Minis, $35, 5,00O0 900; from Mexico, II, ,000,.
900; South America, $1,000, 900. Dr..
Linderman thinks with such silver dol.
lar resumption would be voluntary, and
all kinds Of legal tender money would be
on a par Immediately.
The amount OF coin and bullion now in
the Treasury and mints is Sl25,000, 900,
upon which land 20 per cent more) coin
certificates could be issued under the Law
Of 1868. Mr.. LindermAn thinks the Law
should be changed go as TO authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to pay either
coin or bars, AS he might not have coin,
and would always have stsmped bullion
bArS,
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CHICAGO, February 4.-Wm. sturges,
we'll known in railroad circles, filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy late
to-day. Secured debts, S752, 500, with
securities valued at SAL 900; unsecured
debts, S4l2,762. He Is also liable on bills
and accounts to the amount Of S35, 900.
The assets consist OF stock in the Cres-
cent Iron Company to the amount Of
S25O,00O and stock in the Leavenworth,
Lawrence & Galveston Railroad to the
amount OF $4,000.
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Ex-Governor Wells.

New ORLEANS, February 4.-Ex-Gov.
Wells was brought to this city on the
morning train Of the New Orleans 4 Mo-
bile Railroad. A carriage was in waiting
at the Claybourne street intersection to
avoid the crowd which had gathered at
the Canal street depot. Wells was taken
to the parish prison. He is suffering
from slight attack Of pneumonia. DR..
Smith, his physician, was sent for. Wells
declines TO answer any questions as to his
reason for leaving the town or surrender.
ing, The current report is that he sur
rendered 10 save the Sureties on his bond,
but the fact is that his counsel expect 10
get favorable jury out Of the new panel
which was drawn Saturday for the present
nnnth
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CINCINNATI, February 4.-Miss saIlie
Porter, aged IS, while in delirium oi
fever escaped from her room and house
shortly after midnight last night, and
wandered couple Of squares barefooted,
clad only in her night dress, and died.
She was not missed until 8 A. NJ, when
her mother awoke TO give her medicine.
Missing her daughter she gave the alarm,
and the dead body was found an hour
later. The deceased was daughter Of
W. H. Porter, a resident Of Woodburn, 4
suburban district Of this city.
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WASHINGTON.
Nominated by the Presidenf.


| WASHINGTON, February 4.-The Preai.
dent sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Attorney General for the Territory OF
Idaho-John s. Houston. e.
United States Consul at Gutenberg
Ernest L. Oppenheim, Of New York.
Collector Of Internal Revenue for Ar
kansas-EdWard Wheeler.
PostmasterS-John F. Myers, Mead
vile, Pa; c. F. LeCompte, Attention, Ia;
John NJ. Berrere, Hillsboro, o.
REVENUE OFFICERS RESISTED.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
to-day received the following telegram
from Collector Booth:
MONTGOMERY, February4.
Ny deputies and Deputy U. s. Mar
shals have met with armed resistance on
the part Of illicit distillers in oyerpow-
ering numbers, in Winston county, and
are consequently unable to enforce the
revenue laws there.
The Commissioner in reply telegraphed
the Collector to employ 20 additional
men and act with promptness and yigor.
SITTING BULL.
The various reports that have reached
the government with reference to the
whereabouts Of Sitting Bull and his band
have not been disregarded at the War
Department. There Is settled determi-
nation to make thorough war on that
party whenever and wherever found in
our dominion.
Permission has been asked OF the In
dian Bureau by the military authorities
to enlist the Crows against the hostile
Sioux. The Crows are old enemies Of the
Sioux, and have been for long series Of
years friendly to this government. The
Indian Office has acceded to the request OF
the Secretary OF War, and il there is any
danger OF Sitting Bull crossing into the
United States the recruiting Of the Crows
will begin at once.
AFFAIRS ON THE RIO GRANDE.
U. S. Minister Foster had q lengthy
interview with the President this alter
noon with regard to Mexican matters and
affairs on the Rio Grande border. Itseems
to be very generally understood here that
the State Department and administration
will be governed largely by the views Of
Minister Foster on the question regard
ing the recognition Of Diaz. This state
ment, however, is not authorized from
any official source,
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GREECE.
Adhere 10 Their Present Policy.

ATHENS, February A. The Greeks
captured Domoco at the point Of the bayo
net; 150 Greeks killed. Five Turkish
men.of.war passed Dardannellcs on Sun.
day on their way 10 the Greek coast.
There are only 500 troops In Athens and
3 small English gunboat at PipraeuS
Hundreds OF volunteers are le aving for
the frontier. On receipt Of the news OF
the signing oi the Turco.Russian ar
mistice an extra sitting Of the Chamber
was held and the Ministry and House
agreed to continue the present policy.
Gen, Sapountzaky, with 1000 troops, was
ordered to enter Epirus on Sunday morn.
ing.
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Murdered in the street;

BosroS, February 4.-To.night the body
OF James II. Daley was found on the cor
ner OF 4th and G streets, South Boston.
He had been robbed and MS skull crushed
in, n,;.probably from the OF blow aslung.shot.
There Is no clue TO the murderers, whose
object, undoubtedly, was robbery, the de-
ceased being in the hObit Of carry consid-
eEable money about his person.
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WElearn from the Cleveland l.eada
that a gentleman Of that city has nego'
tiated loan for 90 days amounting tc
$4,000 in greenbacks, with this he rur-
chased Sl4,7OO worth Of gold, paying
1921 cents for the same. He calculates iC
take this gold as soon As the Bland bill be-
comes law, and purchase Sl6rSSS silver
dollars, at 90 cents each. lie willrefunt
the loan in silver and make 81 1888 by thC
operation, less the interest for three
months on the loan.
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Snngge,I and sunk.

Nav ORLEANS, February 4.-Lessie
Taylor struck n snaG in the Lower Atch.
aiAlaya, Sunday morning, and coon there
after sank. No lives we're lost. The boat
and cargo Is reported total loss.
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Tur Louisville Commercial, after one
,,,,', trial Of the quarto or eight page
h,n, ba. been convinced that both its
,,l.eriber. and advertisers prefer the old
I'm, psre form, and it will hereafter be
uusd in folio shape.
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Voluntary Bankruptcy.

DETROIT, February "A voluntary
petition In bankruptcy has been filed In
the United States District Court by Jas.
& Ebenezer Cheney, iobbers and whole.
sale dealers in millinery goods, this city.
Assets about $4,000; liabilities about
S1OOOO.
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Judge Dillon DecIines.

TOPEKA, KS, February 4.-The bar Of
this city rendered Judge Dillon, Of the U.
s. Circuit Court, who ia here on short
visit, public dinner as mark Of regard
for him IA a man and Judge. His official
duties and short stay compelled him to
decline.
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win Wind RusIness.

ST.. JoHS, n. b., February 1.-THE
Mutual Insurance Company TO day have
decided to wind up their bu'incss, They
loSt seventy thousand dolIarS in the great
lire and to pay claims, even in p4rt,i 1t will
be necessary to sue the bondhOlders.
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ENGLAND.
Great Destitution in China.

LONDON, February Anime millions
OF people are reported destitute 10 China.
The Foreign Relief Committee appeal to
England and America for aid.
The masters will have conference
with the Lancashire operatives before
enforcing ten per cent reduction Of
WAges,
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Al Calais, France, last evening, during
the performance at circus, there was a
false alarm Of fire, which caused great
rush Of the audience. Ten persons were
suIiocated or trampled to death, and sew.
eral others were hurt.
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BorH the public and the press Of Italy
are making decided stand against the
e1travugant prices demanded by prtma
IonuaS aud the consequent increase in the
prices Of admission. The official returns
given to the government disclose the fact
that at the frat appearance Of Madame
Patti as VioleltC at Florence the total re-
ceip,s were $4,000. At her second, as
Rasina, the receipts dwindled down to 49,
100. In Spain astand against extraVagant
prices had also been made. Nine, Pauline
Lucca having demanded and obtained
81 200 a night, the prices Of seats had to
be raised. The audience crowded the
house and hissed Mme. Lucca of the
stage, whereupon she rendered her resig-
nation,
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THE New York Nation advocates the
rpeal Of the eleventh amendment to the
Federal Constitution, which provides
lbs. "lhe judicial power Of the United
Safe. shall not be construed to extend to
lsy suit in law or equity, commenced or
prosecuted against one Of the United
States by citizens of another State, or by
citizens or subjects Of any foreign State"
# points out that "a State can now go
into Federal Court and sue citizen Of
Inother State or country, but the same
citizen cannot enter the same court and
sue the State, no matter how large his de-
alnd or how equitable his case;;" and it
thinks that there ought to be way to
compel State to pay its honest debts.
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SPLITTING HAIRS.

In the House OF Commons this after
noon Mr.. Gladstone suggested an address
to the Crown from Parliament, assuring
the Queen OF support in the conference
instead OF a vote OF credit,
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DEADwooD, D. T., February 4.-Ths
Hornestake Mining Company Of San
Francisco to-day purchased the great
mine situated near Lead City for $4,000.
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AxEErlSa Of the Iron and Steel Manu-
,,,p,ers hm been called to meet at the
,o,u. Of the American Iron and Steel
Association in Philadelphia, on Tuesday,
February l9th, TO formally protest to
;Ongres, against the passage Of the
proposed Tariff bill now under con-
,ideration in the Ways and Means Com
ni.tee, and to concert measures to secure
~ defeat if reported to the House.
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Aquatic.

AUBURN, n. Y, February 4.-Courtney
agrees to the stipulations Of Eph Morris,
for three mile race on the Hutton course
for $1,000 aside.
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Two Thousand People Burned 10
Death,

SHANGHAI, February Am asylum
for women and children at TienLsin has
been burned, and over 1900 persons per.
ished in the flames.
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ITALY.
Ecclesiastical.

RoHE, February A courier states
that Cardinal Howard is TO be created
Archbishop OF Edinburgh.
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Marine InIeIIirence.

LONDON, February 4.-steamers Bohe.
mia and Massachusetts, from Boston, and
Switzerland from New York, arrived
out,
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acknowledgement

ruE Fairmont IndeI entered on its
.ab volume Last week. 1t Sprigh,ly
,,,.r,per and deserves the support of
Il. citizen. Of Marion.
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WAR DKPAHfMKHT, J
0ETICE OF THE CHIEY aIsaAL 0yYtcIl,
WAlHnSToH, D. c, Feb 81 IN
IRoBABILIIIn.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley and
Lower Lakes, warmer, clear or partly
cloudy weather, south winds and falling
barometer.
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Mr., Henry s. Moss, member Of the
Board Of Aldermen and a prominent mer.
chant, is discovered TO have forged paper
to the extent Of $4,000 or $50, 900. New
York and Louisville parties are the suf.
ferers. Mr.. Moss was the senior member
Of the firp Of Moss & semple, wholesale
hardware dealers, and bore an excellent
reputation for business integrity.
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NEW YORK.
Another Member OF Tweed's Ring
Surrenders.

NEw YoRK, February 4.-Ex.Senator
Harry Genet, Of Harlem Court House
notoriety, and one OF the Ring fugitives,
surrendered himself this morning and
gave bail in $4,000. lie has a wearied
appearance.
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ONE ny ONE THE ROSES FALL.

The Commercial says: ave understand
that all the Ring exiles will return one
by one."
The sudden appearance Of Genet to-day
caused quite a sensation. He says: 81
am in no way guilty OF the charges made
against me, and had the trial upon which
| was convicted taken place at any other
time no jury in the world would have
convicted me. l was tried at time OF
great excitement, and when il was be-
lieved l was member Of the Ring and
connected generally with others who were
plundering the city,"
Sheriff Brennan and his deputies, " no
were fined and imprisoned in Ludlow
street Jail for permitting Genet to escape,
are declared to have been in no way privy
to nor had they any knowledge Of his
leaye.takiDR,
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Denln of a CcIcbrnted Man.

LousvrLLE, February al. p. Yam.
dell, sr., celebrated as physician, editor
and author, and we'll known throughout
the country, died to oday in his 7Sd year.
He was the first President OF Kentucky
Medical Society and 4 member Of the
Medical Association.
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A Washington dispatch says: The
House Committee has agreed to report
the bill extending the time for the COM
pletion OF the Northern Pacific Railroad.