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nothing but the utmost vigilance On the
part of fhe state authorities and such
preparation as will make it possible to
crush out the movement instantly will
! prevent one of the worst calamities that
has ever befallen this country. The
18th of June had been actually fixed for
the strike, and the outbreak would have
taken place then or soon after but for
preparations made to preserve the
peace by Gov. Hartranft. A Chicago
representative Of the strikers. on his
way to New York, stopped over at
Hornellsville. and said to his friends
that they ought especially to break
open the banks, take all the money and
ivide it.
UMAr1LLA, july 2G.-The following is
received from Pendleton:
Indian matters are quieting down.
No Snakes seen since day before yester-
day, at which time some six in number
we're seen near the head of Mckay
creek. We feel o. X. on Snakes and
trust are all right with Umatillas, al
though they are very impudent. Col.
MINERS command was ordered to
Grande Ronde valley, and should Maj.
Throckmorton be ordered away from
the agency, I believe the Umatilles
would be tempted to do US Injury. We
have no faith in their professed fiiend>
ship. If Throckmorton or the militia
can be kept here for short time every>
thing may settle down. We do not
allow any Indians in town unless they
have guard with them and are unarm-
ed. We let out tie last Columbia In
dian to-day from Jail. We had six at
one time.
A report came from La Grande to>day
that six bucks we're captured in Indian
valley. below Summerville. with about
twenty head ef horses. General How
ard was ut ante creek on the night
of the 21st. J. B. KEENEY.
Major Thompson, with a detrchmen Mt
of men belonging to the 20 infantry, al
rived here vest rday aud leaves for the
agency to-mois :: is expected
that Major v lis command.
now on the o., .>;n for
the present, '''''a.
as the Columl ali"'i
.ho wn, esiden'>
ratheri~~ 'ue
ming Them
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-. person
ok the o. lied up map
ing in the bt.. Aing 'elow; and on
opening the door struck him fear
'ow on the head with . slung-shot,
ing, ~s1'll teach you how to tele>
aph." The stricken man sank to the
,or, and on recovering his senses. the
ASSN had fled. From later ipforma
n it is supposed that it was one OF a
bad ID Of horsethieves who expected to
dri fe together baud of Indian and
settlers horses and cross them near
Willow creek. The gang were in town
la,ept night, and evidently supposed
that disabling the operator and opening
the line would prevent the frus'ration
III their purpose.
.ndian Bill. renegade Columbia
rivef> Indian. was shot and wounded
here !sSt night. He came into town
YESTERDAY evening late, and stated that
be had beel hunting for some Of his
hoises, and had a not3 with fim TO tha
effect. but there was no sisr ature to it.
He was arrested aid placed under guard
in schoolhouse on suspicion that he
was spy. About 111a o'clock party
Of men, unknown, shot five shots
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--S> >0GD
That the alll gator should at
tack an OK will be surprising
news even to those who are
thoroughly familiar with the
habits OF the fresh-water mon
ster. The HoHdian has been
furnished by an eyewitness
with the interesting details Of
the strange encounter last week
at Lake jackson. The OK went
into the lake to drink, and was
attacked by the alligator, whose
mouth closed on the foreleg of
the animal, crushing the bone.
The OK stalt ted Immediately out
of the water, dragging the alli-
gator. Enraged with pain, the
poor animal re red and plunged
wildly, endeavoring to horn his
antagonist. Meantime the edge
Of the lake was black with the
snouts of alligators which had
smelt the blood that ran from
the OK when first struck in the
water. Four or five Of the mon
sters crawled out, and with wide
open mouths started to the at
tack. Meanwhile the OK loos-
ened the hold Of his antagonist,
and smarting under its wound,
went in with iniuriated ardor to
the assault Of the reinforced as
sailant. He caught one Of the
alligators on his horns and
threw him high in the air, the
clumsy thing falling heavily to
the ground, aud there it lay
stunned. Another was tossed
far into the lake. Bat the gal
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was early on the ground to protect
the workmen. Before Z O'Clock the
contractor announced that he intend
ed to- pay his hands 81 25 per day,
but this was not satisfactory to the
200 or 300 idle workingmen. When
the hour arrived for beginning
work, the hands employed by the
contractor began to work, when
they were greeted with shouts of
"stop work. We will not let a man
work for less than 81 so per day. !"
There being some indication that
the crowd assembled intended to
resort to force, the mounted police
charged upon them and drove them
in all directions. They were follow
ed for several blocks, and several
shots were fired by the police to
stimulate their movements. They
went off threatening to come back
several hundred strong and wipe
out the police" It has required
the presence of nearly fifty police
men to keep the streets approaching
the monument lot, near which the
building is to be built, clear of the
disorderly crowd Of idle men. A
majority of the rioters are negroes.
The police believe they can quell
any riot which may occur, but in
order to afford protection to the
men who are working. some parts
of the city are left without a single
policeman to protect valuable prop
erty. A force of marines is held in
readiness to assist the police in the
event of the rioters becoming too
strong.
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Lord SALISBURY, while presld-
ing at a meeting Of one OF the
London charities, said that he
had lately lost q servant who
had been in his family over fifty
four years, and that he had still
in his house Il nurse who had
served him forty-nine years.
This,pcrson, he said, ruled al,
svoN supreme in the house, and
any member of his family would
as soon think Of taking a leap
into the Red sea as OF retiring
to rest without bidding the Old
Arvant good night.
i"Talk about silver" sneered q
Ereenback man. I" Silver is al
we'll enough till it gets into
mans hair; then he dyes"
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through the window at him. only one
taking effect. the rest going through
the side of the building. He speaks
English end French. and was educated
for missionary. aud once worked az a
packer. but lately has been going with
renegade Indians and has adopted their
dress ana ways Of life. He has not a
good character. 1t is supposed his real
object in coming here was to ascertain
the chances for the Columbia river In
dians returning to live at their place
across the river opposite Umatilla
which they had left on the commences
ment OF the Indian troubles and fled to
the reservation, where they attempted
to join the Snakes and partially sncceed-
ed. The act is condemned here.
OMAHA, July 27.-Sec'ty Schurz'
decision to the effect that Union
Pacific lands not yet sold can be pre-
empted by settlers at 81 25 per acre.
will throw open to the public a large
amount of valuable land in Nebras-
ka. There is no doubt it will nearly
all be pre-empted. The Union Pa
cific land commissioner, Leavett
Burnham, says in some counties
the road owns land valued as high
as S12 per acre, that they propose
to contest all cases of such pre- emp
tion. The result will be struggle
ON the part of the Union Pacific who
will be very heavy loser by this
decision.
Dennis Kearney. of San Francis
CO, passed through eastward bound,
on last nights delayed Union Pacific
train.
WASHINGTON, July 27-A riotous
demonstration was made to-day
against the laborers who were ex-
cavating the foundation of the bn>
reau of engraving building. The
men who ordered the workers to
desist were nearly 200 in number,
colored and wlsSse. One OF the la
borers who refused to leave was
badly cut.
The workingmen's organization sss =
4A;--ss7 hesa meeting tojnight
and endorsed the acton Of parties.
VINO this ate loon insisted npon
men quitting wofk at IS cents per
day. Cortracs ,tion
ray;
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General News.

HAT CREEK. Wy, July 25.-Tbe
coach which left Deadwood for Chey-
enne on the % was detained one day at
Jenay's stockade or account of high
water. After proceeding from there it
was stopped at 2 o'clock this morning,
two miles north of Lightning creek, by
six armed meu who were on foot ard
masked. Finding there was but one
passenger ON board. the Rev. J. W.
Picket, they forbore molesting him. but
turned their attention to the mail sacks
which they cut open and robbed OF
registered letters and other valuable
matter. They also broke open the
treasure boxes but found nothing. They
were not at all excited over their work,
which occupied them fully half an hour
and as soon as they were through they
ordered the driver to 60 on. II is i'm
possible to say what the losses from the
mails are, although it is known they
found one gold watch,
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 24.-The ma
tional convention this afternoon nomi>
mated Gideon J. Tucker for judge of the
court of appeals. A committee was ap-
pointed to reorganize the party in New
York City. S. Myra Hall addressed
the convention on woran's suffrage.
favoring Butler as president and a
woman for vice president. Adjourned.
LOUISVILLE, July "a. In an affray on
Unicn street this morning, Samuel
Hicks and Jones Baxter were fatally
shot and soon died. Three others we're
wounded. The affair was caused by
political differences and high words.
New ORLEANS, July 24.-Fourteen
cases of yellow fever have occurred.
Seven fatal. The board of health hope
to check the spread of the disease. Two
fatal sunstrokes reported to-day. The
ice-ring have raised the price from $25
to $50 Per ton.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Inquiry at the
executive mansion and several depart-
pents fails to produce any confirmation
Il the report that Capt. jerks has been !
,oinied to federal office on the Pa
&c &C I.
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A young lady travelling in
the -stage-coach from Redville to
Yosemite, week or two ago,
was suddenly requested by one
Of the passengers to conceal
about her large solitaire dia-
mond ring, as some suspicious
characters were seen ahead. The
latter turned out to be highway
men in good earnest, and went
through the passengers in the
most approved Vasquez style.
After their departure it was dis
covered that the young lady re-
ferred to had swallowed the dla-
mond in her fright. On reach
ing the next station the owner
of the ring suggested an emetic,
but the lady had time to think
it over and refused to take the
dose unless she was first paid
ono hundred dollars salvage.
This was refused and now the
ring owner is following the fair
swallower around the country,
secretly sprinkling epecac in her
food, and generally putting up
jobs for the recovery of his pro-
perty. He had her arrested for
theft. but the Judge dismissed
the case, and the Indignant fe-
male has since tackled on an ad-
ditional fifty dollars for storage.
The stone is worth two theus-
and dollars, and the case grows
daily more and more interesting.
We shall keep our readers duly
Of the Outcome OF t
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THE IgREpRYssIBLE YANKEE.--The

iHE lgREPRYssIBLE YANKEE ne
Hartford SunGoy,np
Yorker, having business in the city one
day last week jumped aboard the train
at the Grand Central depot. and his
meditations continued undisturbed
until after the cars passed Meriden,
when long, drawn>out Yankee entered
and seated himself by his side. The
New York man was taciturn. but the
Meriden man was not. Unpleasant
day, sir, observed the latter. "Yes, I"
replied the other. stranger in these
parts?" continued the Meriden man.
"Would like to be-" laconically replied
the other, looking neither to the right
hand nor the left. perhaps, like my
self, you may be going to Hartford?"
Perhaps. responded the other, yawn-
ing frightfully, ard looking intently out
Of the car window. SIN this case. per-
hsps, you will put up at the United
S,ates?'' q may or may not" an
swered his companion. Pardon me
the liberty Of the question, sir, may I
ask if You are bachelor" No."
"Ch, married." mo, no." "Sir, beg
your pardon; | may have unintentional-
ly touched upon painful subject
your black dress ought to have checked
my inquiries. beg your pardon, sir
u widower?" mo, no, no"' Neither
a bachelor, nor married map, nor wild.
over! In Heavens name, sir. then
what car yon be?' "a divorced man,
and be d-to you, since you must
know" exclaimed the stranger, rising
hastily, and taking another seat.
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ESCAPING A MATRIMONIAL Con-
TRAcT.-Harry Arnold Green,
having seen all that he consider
ed worth seeing, and enjoyed all
that wealth and life of luxury
could gize him, died the death of
a suicide in Leavenworth on
Tuesday. He came to Kansas
City q few years ago and created
a sensation BY his recklessness
and Wild dissipation. He made
himself noticeable by his prince
ly expenditures Of money and
wild ccccntricities in the streets.
He would drink for days and
nights in succession and scatter
ed money like water among ''the
boys" One night in a fit of tren-
w, brought about by excessive
drinking, he employed a back
man to drive him out to Carlat' S
place, at the Gillie farm. On the
way he shot the hack driver
while in o tit of drunken delir-
ium. He was arrested and
-'~>"oht to Kansas City, but by
ID combination
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WI IS
tail, any
cluded he >. ~oce
crazy th )pointm
regarding Il the same,
however, !. .dy readers
have already >, sed, it was
not long before she did light a
candle, and held it within an
inch of her deceased pets caudal
appendage. Our innumerable in
telligent readers can imagine
what followed. In the dogs body
was concealed a pint can of nit
ro-glycerine, the fuse Of which
extended through the tail. The
only piece of the girl which
could be found after the explos-
ion, lover No. 2 now crrries
round in his locket, while the
villain of the tragedy has fed
to foreign lands to become a
Corsair, or bank President, or
something's. +. Newsletter.
, 1878-08-03

A fop took a seat in a rail-
road-car beside young lady,
but on perceiving she had a dog
he moved off with an air of tre.
pidation. "Don't be afraid she
said with a reassuring tone;
Zip won't bite you, he doesn't
like veal!"
Colorado has 100000 sheep
and 600,0C0 head of cattle. Cat
tie raising has always been prof
table, it is claimed that sheep
pay q greater percentage of pro-
fit on smaller investments.
There is a sunfowerin Adrian
Mich, the stalk Of which is eley.
en- feet and eight inches high.
"nd eleven inches in circumfer-
=" ninetv-nlne blos--
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liant OK was, by q false maneu-
vre, again in the water, in which
element his activity was imped-
ed, and being surrounded by his
foes, one Of which caught him
by the nose and pulled his head
under water, he soon fell VIC
tim by drowning.
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nose engaged at less
per day and persuaded
,quit.
Georgia Democrat, writing to
postmaster general in regard to
Independent movement in that
says The strength of the In
endent movement in Georgia is
ater than you or anybody else
side of the State lmagines. The
mocratic party leaders are very
alarmed and admit that a
defeat in 1880 would
party in Georgia. The
writer expresses disgust for North
ern Democrats, and says as class
they bear about the same relation to
the Republican party of the North
that the Republicans of the South
DtuI u tuc oOutucl uclo WIZ iAA'N
heretofore acted with the Democrat
ic party. He desires his name with
held from the press till the move
shall take shape. Concluding, he
say 5: Il want no office; only write
to stiffen you and the President IN
perseverance in following the
straight road, in which l neVS
knew a man to get lost" -
CHICAGO, July 27-The Jougnn's
Washington special says: I44htlci-
patton that the rioters winchester
day stopped work on the excavation
for the new government building
for the bureau of engraving and
printing would renew the demon
stration to-day, large police force
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/ Oft
l last

yoo..
The Ceylon sponge nsncries
are said to be nearly exhausted.
Thank heaven, we have an end
less supply in our native bar
rooms.
a pious woman, brought up in
the Calvlnistic faith of the Pres
byterlan church, was asked
what she thought Of an Armln-
ian sermon preached by a Metho-
dist. She shook her head vigor-
ously. II don't believe a word
on it, said She; sat all even s,
l know the Lord chose me afore
he saw me, for he never would
ha' chosen me atterwa-d."
A horse named Mongolian
won the Ladies' Plate at New
Orleans the other day against
fourteen others. The Chinese
must go like the very dickens.
At one place, near John Days
river, Gen. Howard's attention
was called to the dead body of
man which had been terribly
mutilated by the Indians. "WelI
Logs" said the General, "such
barbarians deserve all we can
int1ict on them, and we'll hand
them over 10 the Maker Just as
fast as possible, and let Him
take care Of thtm." A very
good way to make good Indians.
She was plump and beautiful,
and he was wildly fond o. her;
she hated him, but, woman-like,
she stroye to eaten bim. He was
a flea.
Two negro girls In-Early, Ga,
held n playmate under water for
fun until she was drowned.
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was the hclr !.
England. He gave as q ~.
for his reckless life that he had
been required to fulfil a matri-
monial contract uncongenial to
is taste, and that he had quit
GLAND to avoid it.-hdnsds
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Vi "
tone
!. he suddenly
tito his fore
utS 10 Oreyent

L he suddenly
DIRE it to his fore
head. pts 10 prevent
the re- deed, fred, 4 fell into the
arms Of two friends, who were on
wing of the stage for the purpose
hindering the execution of the D gh.
The large sized bell literally his
brain to pieces. He lift a nat
his body be forward ii
friends. ~
NEw YonK. July "a "A Wi,
letter in the Tribune gives the yL{ersas
ton of gentleman engaged In manu-
featuring business in one OF tnd north
ern counties of Pennsylvania. (e says.
1.-The chances are we Shall have much
more serious trouble within TIP next
two months than that which cami upon
us unexpectedly last summer. Pr(para-
ton are being made for simultdEeous
strike all over the country on tlei raj.
roads, at mines. in many Of the lArgest
manufacturing establishments, and
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Two negro girls inEarly, Ca.
held n playmate under water for
fun until she was drowned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-26
Avery Considerate Daughter.

From tho Kingston IN. " Freeman.
What was intended to be a marriage
up town, Wednesday evening, was spoiled
because the bride at the last moment re-
fused to have the ceremony performed.
Before beginning the ceremony the min
lister asked II the parents had consented,
and neither answered, but when the two
stood on the floor together and the ques-
ton was asked the bride, "Do you take
this maj az your husband?' she replied
10 a firm tone, "Nop The minister was
in a fix, but "a the lady persisted in her
answer, he could only tell them that the
ceremony could not proceed, and the
couple went to the carriage and started
back for home. Before they went the
lady told the minister the reason for her
action. She said that after he had asked
them whether their parents had consented
TO their union, she thought Y g the
matter, and had come to the conclusion
that as her mother was dead, she ought to
get the consent OF her father before she
married, and as he so far had been op.
posed TO the match, she had made up her
mind to see whether he would not relent,
and II he did, then she would return at
some other time and have the ceremony
performed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-26
GLADEs IRON WORKS,

including The town Of 6ladesyille aud eight hun.
dred and Iilty acres OF coal and Iron lands annexed
thereto. The description and boundaries Thereof
can DO fully known by reference TO the following
deeds conveying the Bald land 10 George HardmAn,
all OF which are recorded In the office Of the Clerk
Of the County Court Of Preston county, West Vlr-
RinIA, to.Yit: A deed for two tracts Of land, one
containing 28s11< acres, the other % acres and two
poles, from g.. a. and Agnes Heidelberg to said
George Hartman and Mary 3. Millner: dated May
10th, 1870, and recorded In Deed Book No. 80, pages
1861; q deed for lt65k aerts from W. II. Heidel.
berg 10 Rid HArdman, dated May nth, 1874, and
recorded 10 Decd Book No. 20, page 26Ti n deed
from Harmon and Martha A. TTicket to the said
Hartman and Mary E. Millner for two tracts Of
1870, and recorded 10 Deed Book No. IS, pages
"a, aud deed from John 3. sherrard and Others
10 said HArdmAn, dated May 18th, 1871, and re-
corded In Deed Book No. II, page 2 and Q; q deed
from Margaret George I. james v, Julia a. and
acre, dated March 18th, 1872, and recorded 10 Deed
Book No. IS, pages lSi-6; \ deed from VIM. B. and
Q, Brown 10 said HArdmAn for two acrea and ~
pCrches. dated March 9th, 1874, aud recorded In
Deed Book No. Il, ptges I and 8; \ deed from
Eyr ne,s ana az sa 81 n Sei es1,on d " Al Iu5 saI IatS' az, ~
and recorded In Deed Book Nc, Il, pages 10 and 10;
q deed from Buckner md Rebecca FGirfGx 10 sid
Hartman for $50 acres, dated August 18Th, 1874,
and recorded In Deed Book No, n, PAGES 20 and II;
and q deed from John K and Mary !. nillnG u
the said Hartman for four tractl Of land, Rggre
eating 3S3 acres, dated March 10th, 1874, and re-
corded Ia Deed Book No. Il, pages a, 8 and I.
The whole containing In the aggregate At least $50
acres, with oil the improvements and appurte.
names thereto In any wise belouIing, including
the furnace and fixtures, and being the name prop
orty conveyed 70 Thomas Y. Candy and GeorgeH d.
Miller, trustees, for the saId George Hartman and
wife, BY mortgige decd dated November LIST, 1874,
and recorded IN Book No. %, pages % and %, ID
The. Office Of sid County Clerk Of MD Preston
county, being the mmo property conveyed 10 the
Iaid kbner Evans, JE, by Hannibal FORBES, Spe.
cial Commissioner, md dGed l. Of record among the
land records Of Preston county, West Virginia.
TERMS oy aALH-0ne.thlh Of the purchase
money, or such greater amount thereof n the puT.
chaser may elect 70 pay, eaSh 10 hand, the residue
10 two equal yeafly payments, With intArest from
day Of Hle, and the deferred payments 70 DO ~
cured by deed Of trust on the property sold.
JASPER Y. MOORE, Trustee.
ByHAHaIBAL FoRDKs, Attorney.
Tsns.aR. NNNk fn50 ~ NaTN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-26
Let wen Enough Alone.

NV I0tk Moth0dIIt
~ don't object" said the ouartermas-
ter, on Sunday morning, while our ship
was running towards the Equator, before
the northeast trade wind, az don't object
to prayers when It blows a hurricane, or
when we are on o lee-shore. But here We
are called aft to prayers when the wealth.
or Is rs fine q 8 ever was made; fair winds
every day; q clear sun'at noon; skysails,
studdipg sails and everything else set; not
Abrace or sheet unbelayedto weeks;the
ship going ahead so steady that abe could
carry q glass Of sherry on that capstan,
and not spill 4 drop Of itl But prayers
II Is, accordingt to ordersl Nov, what's
the good Of itp