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Meeting OF the Republican Ma.
fiOnaI Committee.

wAsHISoros, April, "A private
meeting Of the Republican National Com.
mittee was held tonight at the room Of
Colonel Gorham, Secretary. Senator
John Logan was chosen President. There
were present 2. Chandler. E. hale, g. @.
Gorham, J. A. Hubbell, W. A. Phillips,
Page Waite, s. Strait and others. The
object OF the reeting was 10 consult In
formally about organization for the fall
campaigns. Il was decided 10 AK the
REPRESENTATIVES In Congress TO reorgan-
ire q Congressional Committee and make
arrangements for an earnest 6ght 70 carry
The next Congress
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Important 10 United States Mar.
nhnIa

LoursyI1Ir, April 4.-Judge Ballard,
United States District Judge, has rem.
dered an important opinion, deciding
that the fees Of MarAhsls on a process Is
sued and served In the district, are not
changed by the seventh section Of the
act Of Congress approved March @, 1875
that the object oi The act OF 1875 was tc
cut of the constructive mileage given By
the act Of 1853 on process issued in an
other district and semitic the Marshal ioi
execution.
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CHICAGO, April A. Flour Demand
light but holders ffm. Wheat Dull, weak
aud lower No. ! Chicago spring 81 1Sls,
No. 2 gilt edge SlllAal Il, regular 81 cox
cash and April. 81 llaSal ilA May, No. 5
at 81 06, rejected S6c. Corn Active, but
weak and lower at 42Tc cash and April,
459tc bid May and June, rejected 36Ifa37c.
Oats-Quiet and weak at 2SHc cash and
April, 1GTc May. Rye--Quiet but steady
ut 5sIfc. Rarlry-Dull, weak and lower
at 44JSc. PorIf-Fair demand but ut lower
rates; 70 25 cash and April, 50 S3If Mar,
S947IS June. Llrd- Dull, weak and low {
Mt 81 I2Il7I5 cash, 81 t731 May, 81 22Hs
Z 25 JuLe. Bulk Meats-Quiet and un.
changed, Alcohol $50, f
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Over the River News.

81. Clair,yiils Papas. raa
Township Assessors are to meet next
Monday.
The farm Of the late Theodore L. Hoge,
containing 70 acres, situated 10 Union
township one mile south Of the National
Road, was sold recently to Joseph Pan
coast for S2,s7S, or little over SAL per
acre. Appraisement S2,7SS.
In most localities the fruit crop is still
sale. being uninjured by the cold snap OF
the oath and 25th OF March. On the low
grounds the peaches were partially fro-
zsu, but not enough damage was done to
seriously affect the crop. The growing
wheat is not injured.
WIN. Booker, a iormer resident of this
place, and father -in,law OF Captain Peter
Tallman, died recently at his home in
Missouri. We learn that he left an estate
estimated at over 100000. Mr. Tall.
man and son, Jas. @. Tailman, started on
Wednesday to Hannibal, Missouri, where
Mr.. Booker resided.
The proposition to build Town and
Township House at this place wasdsfeat.
ed on Monday. In the town Of st. Clairs.
vile the majority 10 favor Of the building
was ll9, while in the township at large 1t
was defeated by l70 maiority. 10 order to
carry the proposition 1t was necessary
that II receive maiority In both town
and township.
.Bellaire parties have taken $500 Of
the loan offered by the Bellaire & South
western Railroad Company, and there is
now q fair prospect that more will bs
taken. Cheering word comes from Arm
srong's, BeallsviIle and Wood.isld. Az
these points the loan Is being rapidly
taken, and there Ia now good reason 10
believe the road will be completed during
the coming season.
Daniel Speer, Of Barnesville, late pro.
prietor Of the Wheeling and Cambridge
omnibus line, moves this week to Colnm'
bus, where he will take charge Of the
Capitol Hotel.
WooL.-Messrs. seibert & Dysari, Of
Harrisville, O., have shipped during the
present week 400 sacks ot wool 10 Phila-
delphia over the @. & P. r, r.
W. K. johnson & Co., Of St. Clairsyille,
are aIso shipping over the same road
about 100000 pounds Of wool to Troy,
r. J. Baegs & Sons have bought from
Ferguson 4 Mead their entire stock Of
lumber and logs, and are running the
Kirkwood Sawmiil. All, sorts OF build:
ing and bridge timber can be furnished
on short notice by this. enterprising firm
The Etna Mills Company are extend
ing their warehouse 80 feet northward
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Petroleum, Market.

PrrTsBuRoH, April A. Petroleum.cr Crude
81 e7h at Parker'S; refined at 1lHO for
Philadelphia delivery.
on CRY, Pa, April 4-Petroleum-
The market opened quiet and steady, with
the first sales at 81 4s4, advanced TO
81 A9SS, declined 10 81 46E, at which
price 1t closed. Shipments 24,07S barrels.
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SrLvBR-Bars 1l9%.
GOyERNMRNrH-Fir
RA1IRoAp RosDs-strObg.


STocKs-Ihe market "a Q whole was
strong and active. There were intervals Of
weakness, but the bulls are evidently In the
ascendant. Lake Shore was once more the
great feature Of the market and advanced
from 65sf to 66h, closing near the highest
figure. Vanderbilt was credited with be.
ing q heavy purchaser OF lake shore and
Western Union. ST. Paul was active for
common shares, which after falling from
AK to 46sS, advanced 10 AK and closed
at AK. The preferred was quiet and rose
X per cent, but reacted. Northwest com.
mon again fell of In the early dealings
from 4sH to AK, and closed at 4SIi.
The preferred. stock was fraction wea.
ker. Rock Island advanced from
I02jf to l0SN and closed atl0Sk. Mich.
gan Central, whose March earnings In.
creased $4,000, advanced from 6s 10 6sSt
and closed at 6sX. Western Union al,
yanced from 81 e u 81 closing at nearly
the highest price. Coal shares STEADY,
ohios improved Y, while Pittsburgh lost
X, Pacific Mail " and Chicago 4 Alton l<.
Wabash gained
The Chicago q Northwestern Railroad
people claim that the Msrch eSnIngS oi
his road, with al the branch lines included,
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ylsySo7OS, Pa, CoLLEeE.-Ihe
r,sopips catalogue of this institution
III ,hor Including Jefferson College
Nh, u, d. .nalg.matiOnD s,Ols gradu'
~, ,,., ,s77 partially educated pupils who
A NJ u.dulte, or total patronage Of
SpY. OF these, 6 have figured in the
MD ~ Governors, 5as U. s. Senators,
rv vn,ub.u Of Congress, 50 as judges,
ly;s Is ministers, 78C as lawyers, ss2 as
,srisi.p,, % as professors in theOlogi-
,siKni.l,ies, SO ns college president', 81
sl.,. professors and 60 as foreign mis-
i,suis.
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The House Committee on Elections to.
day dismissed the Oregon contested elec-
ton case Of Mcdowell vs. Williams.
The Subj Committee hearing the Mis-
sissippi contested election case Of Lynch
va. Ghalmer, the sitting member, report.
ed that the evidence submitted was in.
sufficient to give the contestant the seat,
and the full Committee unanimously
adopted the report and declared that 1t
was too lale 70 take additional evidence.
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70 PALMER, EQ, OF BrOO ke county
~ y, d,I 4. city yesterday, stopping at the
!. ~ ,.... !. y" HI. view Of the coming wool
~, = i, ,t., /. will open low, say S5 cents,
y y ,,,J..lIy '1 improve 4 or 8 cents. BE
: ~ =. ',,a.ri.sesd merit. WOOL grower and keeps
Ian = M ..Il posted on the outlook Of the
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..,,n+c, now /. that the Mottes
lil lp,J,s i.'i,lsr will be adopted through
ti'si r.. ',snM ,sDStry. 1, /. the creates. tax
q s',.i's " sY'h invention Of modern times
t'saIs = otis legislature will be almost sure
- :, |, ,oipg in that state.
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Important Reduction in Freights
Between wheeling and the East

An important change in the tariff
schedule between this city and the East
ern cities goes into effect to-day on the
Baltimore & Ohio road. Very important
reductions have been made, some Of them
the lowest for years, especially in iron
and grain. As will be seen, nails have
been reduced from 20 cents per hundred
to 15 to New York, and from ls to u
cents to Baltimore and Washington. The
whole rchedule, new and old, is as fol-
low.
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purcl,nse Of silver.

SAN FRAscpco, April 4-ltis report
ed that the government has recently pur'
chased in this city q quantity Of Zoe sil-
yer to start on the new dollars. The
price is said to he equiyalentto 56s in
London. About 10000 ounces were OBJ
taissd from the Selby Smelling Work.
and 10000 ounces from the Grand Prize
Mining Co.
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NKw YORK. April4.-B Business light with
commission houses and importers, but the
jobbing trade wBs fairly active. Cottoub
gui, and unchanged. Prints in irregular
demaud. Ginghams remain active. Wool.
eos dull. The Bulletin says 5000 pieces Of
dress silks will be sold at auction next
Wednesday.
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FlRE RECORD.
Iosa aS5.OOO.

MoBtLr, April4-Last night a FIRE de.
sttoyed the buildings occupied BY D. Nc.
Innesas, furniture store, the warehouse
oil A. 4 B. Moag, containing n large
stock Of liquors, and the clothing store Of
J. NJ. Kennedy. Loss estimated at Ss5,.
900, Insurance $685. 600.
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. Qul1Eo, April 1.-THE ice bridge at
The isle Of Orleans Ia very much decayed
and will shortly break up, when there
will be clear water TO the sea. Two
schooners, inward bound, are reported at
Farther Point. iW
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,r Baltimore papers say lha. the Bal,
u. "a md Ohio express company and
!. y. s3,n, ,a express company have formed
|. I aa.i.,,,rpiiDg as tina. both companies
!. m s,in.lia schedule Of freight rates
!. y n competing points. The schedules
y. ~ no, Eten fully arranged, but rates
v. w." nj Baltimore and Washington have
~, ]. ,,i.e,l from 95 cents to 80 cents, and
\, I, ,.5.rlood that rates to other points
n |, increased from five to ten per
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nurrying Them Up.

PORTSMOUTH, ESQ, April 1.-The
troop ahips Crocodile and Euphrates
were yesterday ordered 10 be ready fol
sea In 48 hours.
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Allegheny Cattle.

EAST LIBERTY, April T.. CATTLE =.
Receipts nothing and no market.
uo0s- Receipts 1900 head. Yorkers
s. seas 90, Phiidelphiss 81 l0a4 25.
SuENP-Rese eipts 800 head; clipped Is 80
81 IS; wool q bOA6 25. Market closed Grm.
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P0LITICAL NOTES.

saaF5ASc,sco, April 4-The Oregon
Greenback State Convention organized
yesterday at Salem. To-day the State
ticket will be nominated.
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seasonable Experience.

From the Rome Sentinel.
No matter how thoroughly you clean
the house, the wife Of the next man who
moves in will declare 1t ia not ct for hogs
to live in, and will slop suds around over
everything trying to make lift for hogs
| 10 live In.
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The Export Trade OF the Country
and What Il Indicates.


Nav York post Of 81.
How enormously the purely trade ex-
changes are running in favor Of this
country was shown in the tables which
we yesterday published, they giving the
foreign commerce Of the whole United
States for the month Of February and for
the fitSt eight months Of the fiscal year.
Daring February alone the trade exports
exceeded the trade imports by the sum Of
S33, ,302757. The specie movement dur
ing that month was: Imports, s. 667, ,652,
and exports, $i,S02, 2,9s4. For The first
eight months Of the fiscal year ourex-
ports Of domestic products exceeded our
imports Of foreign goods BY the enor-
mous sun Of Sl7l,572,607; including
the specie movemeu. the excess Of
exports was Sl69, ,002, 1856. Il will be
we'll TO bear these figures in
mind when an estimate is made Of the
effect OF the silver agitation on the public
credit. That agitation has induced a
selling OF our bonds by foreign holders to
an extent sufficient TO overcome an aver
age monthly balance In our favor Of over
$50, 100000 for the 6rs. three quarters Of
the fiscal year. Not only has II done
this, but It has within . month advanced
sterling bills to the point at which gold
coin can be exported. Il lie true that We
have imported since the Silver bIi be-
came law about 50, ,000, 900 Of silver bal.
lion, but this has been no more In the
grand total than the last straw on the
camels back. II Congress had left the
question ofspecie payments to CONNER
clal influences We should before this have
resumed gold payments.
While the course Of the exchanges they
showing q large increase 10 exports and
. decrease In imports, has been 10 favor.
able for specie payment tsIumphon, they
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WAsHIGNToM.
The Resumption Conference
with Secretary sherman.

WAsHlxeroN, April 4.-The confer.
encs between Secretary Sherman and the
House Committee on Coinage in regard
to preparations for resumption and the
ability Of the Treasury TO maintain re.
sumption, lasted over three hours to-day.
The Secretary stoutly resisted all efforts
to weaken bis faith in the power Of the
Treasury to carry out the resumption
law, and reasserted his convictions both
Of his ability to do SO and Of the good
policy Of the act.
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EalGntelIigstrfers:

.,,i,l. on light weights over at
Ill ~, Fer Ferry, on our second P'se,
S.Ipt l',a !. credited to the Nss' OF that
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DETROIT, MICH, April 4.-wm. B. O
Taller, the paying teller 10 the American
National Bank, In this city, has disAp-
psarsd with 5000 belonging 10 the bank,
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Weather Indications.
WAR DkPAlfMKNT,
Ov7icH or THz CuIxv Si6SAt OYPtcER,
WARRINGTON, D. C., April S-l A. y.

For Lower Lakes, clear, or partly
cloudy weather, variable winds mostly
from The north, and stationary or falling
S'Tti For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
clear or partly cloudy weather, lishI
northwest winds, and stationary or higher
pressure and temperature.
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A DInerence Among Doctors.

CHICAGO, April 4!-Ths Chicago Aead.
emy Of Homeopathic Physicians and Sur.
geons had before Il tonight resolution
affirming the doctrine Of similia simili-
bus curanter, but IL met with unexpected
opposition, and waa finally referred to q
committee for report.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
FaIInre ot the Congreas,

LONDON, April 4.-The full text o.
Lord Salisbury q circular had not reached
St. Petersburg or Vienna yesterday even
ing. At ST. Petersburg the circular Il
regarded as proof that the Congress could
not have succeeded il It had met at Wen
na. The effect Ia so satisfactory as to
almost compensate for the failure Of the
Congress negotiations, and Austria now
awRitsthe effsctof Ebglaud's and her own
communications at ST. Petersburg.
The Vienna Free Pres says the renewal
OF bloodshed will be Russia's fault Eng.
land Is championing international rights.
The EtmendsabLta says II Russia miti-
gates the Treaty sipulations in consider.
alton Of the Turkish alliance, she will
thereby deprive the Treaty Of any bind
ing force.
SOME EASTERN CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON, April 4.-The following ad.
ditional Eastern correspondence Is pub
lished:
Lord odo Russell, British Ambassador
at Berlin, telegraphs on March 18Th that
Prince Bismarck has requested him TO
state that Germany would no. partici-
pate in the conference without England,
and that he (Bismarck) cannot under.
stand how Congress for the revision OF
European rights could be held when
Eogland, one Of the chief contractors, was
absent.
A Buchsrest special says: Russia
would not bring the Bessarabian question
before the Congress, nor consent to NJ i
other Power doing 40, IA Il would he au
offense 10 the Emperor. II she cnuld not
make Roumania give in she would take
Bessarabia by force, and armed resistance
would be fatal for Roumania. The dis
patch concludes: "Notwithstanding these
threats, we persist In our refusal to
yleldn
PREPARE FOR HosrILrTIEs.
vienna, April 4.-Advices from Get.
tinge state that Russia has requested
Montenegro to prepare for a renewal OF
bostilities. Prince Nikita Is taking
measures accordingly.
II is reported that rupture between
the Russians and RonmanIans 10 exceed.
ingly probable. The latter in spite Of
their numerical interiority are de,erm.
ined to resist any attack, believing that
the excitement in Hungary would com.
pei Austria 10 interfere.
A Belgrade special announces that Is
battaiions OF the Servian troops have
been ordered to march to Drina.
Sr. PETERSBURG, April 4.-The Journ.
al de St. Petersburg says Lord Salisbury's
circular shows the absence OF conciliatory
views by gratuitously attributing ambi-
tious motives to the Russian proposals.
VIEsSA, April 4.-A special from Con.
stantinoplc says the conversion Of the
Sultan to pro-Russian ideas is immi.
neut.
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MANr A MlNr-oP MONEY

AT a meeting oiproninsnt merchants
and bankers tonight memorial to Con.
greas was adopted urging the location oi
branch mint At CbieaRo.
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AIndieial Ernbezzler.

OMAHA, April 4.-Ex, County Judge
@. Il. Sedgewick was arrested to-day for
embefzlemen.. His accounts are $1,000
nhnrt u
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Election nj Wellsburg Yesterday.
WELLsauRo; April 4.

WEL1snuRo; April 4.
Special Dispatch to The Intelliseneer.
The entire an,i-license ticket was elect
ed here to-day by an average majority ol
6s, showing that our citizens endorse
Mayor Caldwell's administration.
G. B. @.
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low an increa.e ot ssOO.0OO On Mareh,

-Hiia Tfansactious aggregated $4,000 shares.
Of which $1,000 we're Lake Shore, 1900
Wabash, 1900 Northwestern common,
5000 preferred, 1000 Rock Island, 1900
st. Paul common, 5000 preferred, $4,000
Lack awanna, $500 Delaware 4 hudIon,
1000 Morris q E,sex, .4,00O Michigan Cen.
ttal; 11,oGo ohios, 1900 Western Union
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.fINANoIAL AND ooMMeRolAL
By TELEGRAPH.
New YORK money an d stocks.

NEW YORK, April 4.-MoSRY- Stringent
at z to 1872 and interest, closing at
per cent Prime mercantile paper ~
a6 per cent. Customs receipts $3.50 0U0
The Assistant Treasurer diSbufsed S2s2 900.
Clearlngs sl6,0O0,OO0. STERLING steady; long
4S6k, short 49,
GoiD-steady at lOl. Carrying rate,
3a6H per cent.
SIIvRR-RaPR 1iQN
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NEW YORK.
Som ething that Looks like Busi.
ness ON business Principles.

New York. April 4.-Ata meeting Of
the Chamber Of Commerce to-day Leon
Cbattan, delegate and member OF the
French Committee for the Franco'Amer-
lean Treaty, explained the objects Of his
mission, which may be summed up thus:
To discard all understood or ill-deter.
mined theories and 10 draw from the &C.
tual facts a new custom duties adjust.
ment profitable 10 both the United States
and France. The tariff in general, he
said, closes an immense outlet for Amer.
lean cotton and woolen goods, cast iron,
wrought iron, hardware, refined sugar,
leather goods, ETC., and he did not think
this normal state Of things. lie sug-
gested treaty Of commerce for the
removal Of this prohibition, and with this
view trusted the National American
Commission that may be organized will
accept the invitation TO public discus.
sion In Paris. He did not doubt but
that the reult Of such Franco American
Congress would promote the welfare oil
the Two nations.
THE VIRGINIA REPUTATION KNOCKED IN
TO A COOKED HAT.
A special from Richmond says: The
Supreme Court to-day rendered a deci.
sion in the case OF Clark ys. the Common
| xealth, who was held for the payment Of
fine in greeubacks, which he offered to
pay in tax receivable coupons. The
court decided that coupons were not only
receivable for fines and all dues to the
State, but further that coupons were not
, subject to taxation. This upsets all the
repudiation schemes Of the readjusters.
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ABOUT SILVER.

For several days the exchanges at the
Treasury OF the silver dollars, new coin
age. have not averaged beyond hundred
dollars day, exclusive Of the applica'
lions for banks. Only two shipments
have thus far been made from the mint
to the Treasury. aggregating $4,000.
There are still $4,000 Of this in the cash
room vaults.
Intimate personal friends Of ex.con.
gresham Vance in this city are respon.
sible for the positive statement that there
Is no truth Whatever in the report that
he eloped with the wife OF a music teacher
in Ohis. The denial, 70 far as the lady
Is concerned, Ia based upon their personal
knowledge OF her recent movements.
THE TRANSIT OF MERCURY.
Rear Admiral Rodgers, Superintend.
ent Of the Naval Observatory, made ar.
rangements for observing the transit oi
Mercury on the 9Th OF May, and the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company will
transmit Washington time signals
throughout tue country from the lat 70
the 10th OF May for astronomers and
and others observing the transit.
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ENGLAND.
neut.

LONDON, April 4.-Four more persons
have been arrested for completely in the
murder Of Lord Leitrime.