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-IackawanDa Ceanfy.

SCRANTON, Aug. l3-The labor
of forty years for the establishment
of q county, with this city as the
seat, has to-day been crowned with
success, ard Lackswsnna county il
now a reality. The returns have
been coming in steadily, and it is
now safe to count upon 1t least 5000
majority for the new county, while a,
Washington Hall, where the return.
are being made, the old actors. VIII
50 vigorously fought the measure
through at Harrisburg. claim a ma
of 1000 Tor it. Tue whole city
is in a fever of excitement and dem
onstraiions Of joy are made every
where. Bonfres fill the principal
business streets and illuminate the
city, while cheers aud shouts rise on
every side. All the steam goags and
whistles of the shops, esc send forth
a long and joyous pean of victory.
CannOns roar. music of bands fills the
air and crowds Of people tbrong the
streets. A novel scene, which crea-
ted great enthusiasm, was the funer-
al procession of the Daily Times, the
only opposition paper Of the city. The
procession was composed Of former
carrier boys of the Times. and para
ded the streets bearing a c0dia Ia
belled Scranton Times The most
enthusiastic expressions of jy con
iinue . pervade the city.
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ASl0tGll Campaign.
The Preparations of the
Democracy of
South Car
DINA.
A Renewal of the Old Meth
DDS of Murder, Out
rage and Intimi-
dation.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l4-SoUth
Carolina Republicans write here that
The Democrats have determined 70
inaugurste a shotgun campaign
again, and by intimidation proven:
colored voters from turning out 10
strong Republican couoties. The
Democrats no longer fer he IL.
reference of the United States troops,
and are very bitter agains; Republi-
cane for not indOrsiDg Hampton a,
the late State Convention. The pol.
icJ to be pursued is laid down in the
last issue of the Charleston Netcs ana
Courier received here, as follows:
"As they, the Republicans, have
chosen 20 insult Gov. Hampton by
denouncing him as a usurper, and to
insult the Democracy by charging
them them with carrying the last
election By fraud aud force, and by
violating their solemn pledges. no
middle ground can be taken. The
Democracy must assume the often
sive at once, and give the chief
knages no quarter. 1t is like wise
the duty of Democrats tt 60 to Rad
zeal meetings, and insist on being
heard, for unless this be done. the
masses OF colored people will remain
at the mercy of the unscrupul9us
demagogues. Who have their ear.
The Democrats must divide time. aud
pursue TO the bitter end in the courts.
every Radical my under charges
who has Joined in slsndering the De-
mocraey, and opposes their candi-
dates. In these signs alone, by
yiGor, aggressiveness, %audacity and
incessant work, shall the Democracy
once more conquer"
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IAvAGEs AT NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, August l4.-One
hundred and thirty-four new cases OF
yellow fever and twenty deaths have
been reported for the past twenty
four hours. The weather is showery
and unfavorable for the sick.
The extraordinary increase Of new
cases of fever reported by the Board
of Health up to noon to-day has been
the all absorbing topic of converse
ton this afternoon. Reporters sought
in vain for an explanation. 1t is
true, the report includes two days
from the Charity Hospital, but that
only adds seven or eight cases, which
should hare been reported yesterday,
and leaves l26 or l2I cases that have
occurred during the past twenty-four
hours. So far, but few cases have
occurred 10 the Third and Fourth
districts. OF the deaths reported,
nine are under twenty years of age,
OF these, six were natives of New Or
leans.
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A savaxe Feud i'm sensh Carolina.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. IA diff
Guilty" occurred at Edge6eld, s. c.,
to-day in which theree men, Brooker
Toney, Thomas B1otb, and James
Booth. were killed, and seven others
wounded, q Of them mortally. The
trouble grew out of a family frud Of
long standing Toney's brother was
killed several years ago, aud Touey
suspected that the murder was c0m-
mitted by the Booths. lie therefore
swore that be would kill he latter
on sight. The hostile parties met
to-day, when be proceeded to ca n oct
his threat. He drew a pistll and
fred, killing the TWO R1oths before be
was shot himself. Friends &c both
parties were drawn iot0 The fight, and
about II shoots were 6red ia all
There was a Democratic political
meeting 10 progress at the time, about
BALI q nile from the village Of Edge
held, Ia which the shooting occurred.
and Gov Hampton, who was At the
meeting. as ~ as be heard # the
hghf, ordered IA company ~ S.a-e
troops To the scene. There vas n
lighting after the soldiers reached
the spot. Toney killed a negro in
Edgeteld q short time ago, but this
does not seem to have resulted 10 any
enrichment Of bis liberty.--Ne1c
70 l. Times.
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.

The following documents from the
Republican Conferees of the four
counties comprising this ConNession-
al District, explain themselves. On
behalf of the Republicans of Cambria
County we thank them for this IMAM
imous endorsement: of the past course
of oar Representative, and assure
them thai. Notwithstanding the loud
talk of the Democratic nominee and
bis hackers, there is nothing ip tie
situation TO lead as to believe that
his majority will not greatly exceed
what it was two years ago, when be
yrested the district from the grasp
Of our eDemies. and placed it where
it should be III the list of the party
tbst has always supported the inter-
ests of American workingneG. and
protected American industries:
To The Vofers Of The SessnieenM
Congressional Disfriot Of Renpsy-
rama.
Inc Undersigned, duly appointed
Conferees on the part of the Repub-
licans Of Somerset Couaty, 10 place
in nomination q suitable candidate
for Congress, to be voted for BIZ the
people Of the district at the coming
election, hasiag sscertained that
three Of the four eoupaes iq the dis
trict have declared their psefsrsRae
for the Hon. Jacob N. Campbell Is
the candidate, e no necessity for Q
formal meeting Of the Conference.
We. therefore, with the concurrence
OF the ,Confesees appointed to repre-
sent the counties Of Cambria, Bed
ford, and Blair. or . mejorisy Of
them, hereby declare the Hon. j.
NJ. Campbell the Republican nomi-
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HARRISBURG. August IA cor
respondent OF the Philadelphia Times
called al The Office of he Secretary Of
the Common wealth TO ob;sin the
names Of OK Safe Treasurer J ,hB NJ
Biekei's bail To the surprise Of the
officers The b1ad Il Mr.. Bckel fyr
1852 90, the period when The $500
600 loan Was issued Tor lbe rtdemp-
ton Of overdue bans of the State
vas not - b; fouad. Ssppo>ing tia,
Il had been accidentally misIsid. a
d li9e1t search wss instituted. that
bss been continued unit, this time
without discovering the boad The
boads vi .ii The State officials are on
file in the proper packages, with the
exception Of Mr. BIckel's. Mr.. Chan
dle-, who has been in the department
for many years, says that be remem-
bers distinctly Of Judge Dock, one Of
Bickel's bail, calling st the ofkce to
see Bickel's bond soon after Bickel
bad retired from Office, aud that a
(otNiNA o14tIu sts luc4 mt4t Tor ~
without success. Mr.. Chandler is a
reliable man. and from his statement
i, appears that the Bickei Lord must
have disappeared soon after the ex.
pirstion of Biekel's term. Mr.. Nc
Camant, Deputy Secretary, is vet
pressing the search for the boud. snd
is unwilling to say definitely that il
has been distracted until the search
has been made in the most exhaustive
name Whether the bond has
been distracted or mislaid in fling it
away, it must have occurred
ago under either the Bigler or Poi.
lock administration. Bickel was tue
ceeded by Bailey in May, 1854. and
Bigler was succeeded by Pollock in
January, 1925.
The present financial officers do
not accept the theory Of Mr.. Lewis.
of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank.
as to the bonds. They are satisfied
that there has been a misspprcDria-
ton OF the bonds aud confdently ex-
pect TO show who the guilty parties
are at an early day
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A Jealous Husbands TeFFtAIc need

CooPERsTowN, n. Y Angus: IA
Considerable commotion still exists
on account Of the tragedy al Unadil-
la, Otsego county, on Thursday night.
Ii now appears that for some time
Marshall Grauuis, of Uuadilla, had
been jealous Of his vile. Being thrown
out Of employment last month, Gran
mis- began to drink heavily, aud abus-
ed his family SO that Mrs. Grannis
had to leave him and sought rooms
in a neighboring house in the village.
Reschmg Unadills late Cn Thursday
afternoon, he sent word to bis wife To
meet him at the dry goods store Of
Msjor @. d. Fellows. and be would
give her something. The wife re-
paired there With Der YOUNGEST child,
asd reaching there at . O'Clock re-
NAMED ,h,ut an hour, hen Der bus.
band came In. Without nct'c;uy his
wife Grsnbis picked up his little boy
from ID the barrel on which b. was
sitting. and kissing him several times,
placed him back, aud, without q
word, pulled from bis side-p ,eket q
small revolver, which be 6red direct
ly 10 bis wife's face, the bullet pene-
trsiine through the eye to the brain,
she falling dead to the floor. Major
Fellows. the only person present,
then tried 10 secnr the murderer,
wbe0 be turns, q and endeayored Ia
dispatch the mi n, Who fed out Of
doors. Grsunis then placed his pi--
~ TO his right temple. and di. charg-
ing y bullet lot his head, Tell dead
across his murder, d xi'e. The ecu
" c 'ronrr ha. at'emp ed ID hold al
inquest. but has been prevented by
Supervis T Solomon G Cohen, Who
refused I permit the even to
Yley .hs b dies, 40 no inques, will be
beld.
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A Daring Train Robbery.

ATCaIsoy, Kan Aug. I3-0ne of
the boldest and most daring train
robberies that ever occurred in the
West, took place about l:30 O'Clock
this morning about a mile below
Winthrop Junction, opposite this city.
As train No. 4 on the Kansas CITY,
ST. Joseph and Council Bluffs Rail-
road, bound south, left Winthrop
Junction, Conductor Brown noticed
four men get on the platform between
the baggage al and the front coach,
bat did not think anything was wrong.
At the usual time he left the baggage
car and started to go trough the train.
The 6rst persons be met were four
men standing on the platform. As
be stepped on the platform the appar-
ent leader of the men pulled out two
revolvers, and pointing them at him,
ordered him back into the baggage
ear. and at the same time directed
him to bold up bis hands. Conduct
or Blown was thus com RELIED to sub
nit As they entered the car from
the dark end, the first man they met
IA Grifitbs, the baggage-man, and
while pistols were pointed at bin, De
was ordered to hold up his hands.
A young man named Malber, who
was in the baggage-car, was then
reached and given the same orders.
Frank Baxter. the express agent,
was sitting 10 a chair in The lighted
end of the car, ith his bills in his
lap and the express safe open beside
him, busily engaged ia bis work. lie
had not noticed the scene that was
being enacted ia the mex: ear. A re-
v0lver wa thrust 10 his face and be
wa ordered t. hold up bis hands.
The leader of The gang then stepped
up 10 ih- sale and deliberately trans
.fer-ed about So, 100 to a sack the rob
b,rs had with them. Conductor
Brown was then asked if be had any
money, and be replied that be had
not. Pointing their pistols in his
face, they ordered him - stop the
train. aud having DO other alternative.
be pulled the bell rope. As the train
Stacked its speed the four men backed
out Of the ear, still covering the eth
ers with their pistols, and disappear
ed 10 the darkDess. No swearing
was INDUCED in. and the entire work
was done in less than FIVE minutes
The train was filed with passengers,
but none of them knew of the robbery
until The thieves had escaped. The
robbers were cool aDd collected,
showed 10 sigus If timidity, aud
went TO york like experienced hands.
Noue Of them were masked. No clew
To their identity has yet been discov-
cred.
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Bile occasion would give . faint idea
of the terrible force Of the powder.
Inmates of houses were hurled
from chairs rs If they were in the
path OF an avalanche Large and
deeply rooted trees which had with
stood the elemental fury of . humid
red storms were I rn nsunder, snap
ped OF ike ,wigs, while their mas
sise fragments were scattered to the
winds.
All this was hut the work of an in
slant, Vet the destruction was terri
Die aud complete. Twenty FIVE
houses were crushed as If they were
eggs uader u locomotive. Solid and
substantial buildings we're literally
torn into kiudling wood
Cheerful hearthstones and pianos
were hurled into cutters a mile away.
The fragments Of all these houses aud
business structures went flying
through the air like bursting shells.
The life of no one was safe. Slate
roof, masses Of flooring, huge Sec
lions of timbers, chimney towers and
foundation stones were all mingled
together. and 10 the ~twinkling Of an
eye they we're flung into the blazing
clouds, only to come laundering
down again and crush the terrified
citizens Of Pottsville to mutilation
and dust.
At the very moment when the ap.
paling catastrophe was about to oc'
cur. a party of young people was hold.
ing q picnic in apleasant grove about
a half 9 mile away. Girls were
chatting with their partners. chill
dern were filing up the woods with
their happy voices, when suddenly
the storm burst upon them, the vivid
lightings made the sky seem t, their
young eyes as if it were filed with TO-.
900 burning, blszing ribbons. Ia the
midst VI this scene OF wild and awful
splendor q long zigzag meteor hurled
its dazzling mass of light into the
bowels Of the powder magazine, and
before the astonished company could
catch their lost breath, a swath fifty
feet wide was mown through the
forest The picnic grounds lay direct
ly in its dreadful path
The thousands of cubic yards OF
stone in the foundation of the maya.
zine were rent into square cannon
balls as large as dry goods boxes and
propelled with the swiftness of bird
shot through the swaying trees-so
that venerable trunks were cut of
level with the ground, and the bodies
thrown with remorseless fury among
the helpless children. There was no
time to pray /; no time to call mother;
no time to seek shelter behind the
adjoining rocks. All nature was in
combat I; all nature was seeking the in
nocent pleasure seekers to destroy
them Trees, boulders, timbers, roofs
of houses, blocks of stone, foundations,
iron girders, branches of trees-all
came laundering amid darkness, rain
and flying desolation.
l have walked over the ground,
and the sight revealed is beyond de-
scription. Ruin and death have
joined hands, and they have devas-
tated a fair and considerable portion
of our prosperous city.
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The Great wheat Crop.

CHICAGO. August l5-Tbe Ddila
Commercial Beiietin says that The
fact must Mt be- overl,nke,' that The
wheat GRIP of the Yves ern Sta'es
ju-t harve-'ad ~as r~nususll, large
and Of rae' HUT qn"lily. IL Is safe
I ssy TINT VI Ohr,. Indiana. Michi-
gan. Hin. j.. W~isconsir, VI %s-"uri.
Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa the ag-
grrgate acreage IL 9.750. 900 aud The
total production 100, 900, 900 bushels.
against $50. 600, coo bushels last year.
or an increase Of 10000, 900 bushels
Fbc Increase is we'll divided among
the States named, but kansas aud
Illinois may be credited with the
greater portion vi il.
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APPEAL OF GRENADA FOR AID.


MEMPHIS, August 1.-THE fol-
lowing has been received by the As
sociated Press Agent here:
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. II.
Owing to the sickness Of the May
or and Councilmep, the undersigned
have been appointed by the citizens
of Grenada at a general meeting to
receive and distribute whatever Pc
cuniary aid can be obtained for those
suffering from yellow fever in Grena-
da. The disease Is here in its most
malignant form, and the sick are go
numerous and destitute as to make it
utterly impossible for Grenada, unas-
sisted, to relieve or move them. The
assistance Of the charitable is respect
folly solicited, and the press are ask
ed to copy this dispatch generally.
(Signed) ROBERT MULLEN,
L. S. RINGoLD, NJ. D..
THOMAS WAEToN,
Health Officer.
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ss.siss Axey wish . Lseo~o'i'e.

CINCINNATI. August "a spec
ial dispatch says while . passenger
train on the Springfield, Jackson sud
Pomeroy Narrow Guage Railroad
was standing at the cambridge, o,
station at loon yesterday, the engin-
eer and irensn being at dinner. AL
bert Peppie, . resident of Hainhridge,
crszed by drink, detached The engine
from the tain, pulled the throttle
valve vide open. ard before any one
could interfere. the engine vss ayipg
over the rails at the rate Of fifty
miles On hour. Coming to Q short
curve, the esgine jumped the track
and fell on its side, . complete wreck
People was maogied in a fearful
and died soon afterwards.
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South Carolina sheriff Killed.

GREENyILLE. s c.. August 10
Landred Laftus, a Deputy Sheriff,
with a eight men, attempted to ar
rest Benjamin Sudeth this morning,
about Is miles from Greeaville. on q
bench warrant from the State courts.
On approaching Sudeth's house they
were fred on Laftus was killed and
his brother Thomas wounded. Be
lieviDg a force larger than their own
to be concealed 10 the house, the
SberiTs men retrea:ed Sudeth is
charged with burning Haks Pit.msn's
hou e for having given Information
10 The revenue officers.
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Yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, August Ia
The following telegram was sent this
morning
"To Hon. Geo. ". NcCrary, Secre-
tary of Var, Washington. u. c.:
Death is making rapid strides
through our streets. Towns have
quarsEtined against Us Can you not
order one thousand tents into which
to remoye the poor
(Signed) "R. +. PATTERSON,
Collector Of Internal Revenue.
ar. A. THOMPSON,
Postmaster
Since the above was sent, Post
master Thompson sent another tele-
gram asking for rations, with q
view of supplying and getting all the
poor people out Of town. Twenty
seven new cases and six deaths have
been reported in the last twenty
four hours.
Thirty-three new cases Of fever and
six deaths are reported from O'Clock
last night to 8 O'Clock to night. The
Memphis and Grenada and Little
Rock Railroads have stopped running
their trains. Nearly all the
towns IN all directions are quaran
tined against us. Several Of the largest
business houses in the city will close
to morrow and remain closed until
after a frost. Gaston's and the Com.
mercial Hotel closed to-day. The
Towards have organized and sent
out twenty nurses to-day. The
Masons and Odd Fellows have gone
to work and are doing mnch
good. Considerable excitement pre-
walls.
WAsHISGToy, August l5.-The
Secretary of War has made a favor
able response to the petition from
Memphis for q supply oftents to shell
ter the poor people Of that city in the
country, although, as be states in HE
telegram, there is no Law for such
proceeding other than the law OF
humanity, The proper officers will
be instructed to supply the tents aud
other Government property asked
for.
The following was received at the
P~osiofice Department to-day:
MEMPHIS. August Is.
Hon. ID II hey, Postmaster GEN
erat:
Yellow fever is bad here and great
DECENTRALIZATION, but | propose to see
it through. AMI only ask your au-
lhority for full power to act ia cases
Of emergency.
Il A. THOMPSON, Pos master.
THE GRENADA EpipgNIc-ARRivAL
or PHYSICIANS AND NURSES
GREsApA. Mics Aggus, l5-Six
teen experienced np~sel. 10 cnsrsl =
Doctors Vaudeville and Febzie. ar
rived yesterday from Now Orleans
The nurses were quickly assigned 10
the Afflicted families. The type Of
the disease is pronounced malignant,
and is spreading leu or twelve new
cases have appeared. and nine deaths
were reported 10 the last twenty
four hours There are fully one
hundred and twenty-five cases. The
white popglsyion is nov reduced to
seven huudred Zone of tie old
cases ave yet recovered fbebrave
and self.sacri6cing doctors Of New
Orleans, assisted by the resident ply
sicians, are doing noble work, and
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grateful hearts 60 out to them aud
to the generous citizens of New Or
leans ia this hour OF deep attic
lion
Last night was fearful on the yoI,
low fever victims, the death list
footing up II. the largest since its ap-
pearanee There sre l2 or IL new
cases. Gfeat excitement prevailed
during the day, and many are flying
from the town. The population is
DOW reduced to not over 800 whites
Total deaths have been As The num-
Der of eases down is estimated az $50.
The New Orleans physicians pro-
noence it Il . most violent type. The
distress is 100 fearful to cpntem-
plate.
ANOTHER APPEAL FROM GRENADA.
WILMINGTON. n. c., August ID
The following has been received here
from Grenada, Mississippi:
GRENADA. Miss, August IA
The Mayor Of Wilmington:
Help Us TO pay the nurses and bury
the dead. Our town is q grave yard.
We need help. The Mayor is dying
and I am the only officer LETT.
(Singed) 4. A MELTON.
City Marshal aud Acting Mayor.
Immediately on receipt of the
above telegram the Board of Alder
men of this city convened in special
session and made an appropriation
for tho Grenada sufferers, and sppoin-
ted a committee Of seven to solicit con-
tributions from citizens. 1t is thought
a liberal sum will be raised.
A PANIC AT LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock, ARK August l5.-
The board of Health met to-day and
determined to establish quaran.
tine on the Memphis Railroad, thus
preventing the running of trains en-
tirely. Il health officer is to be station.
ed at Belmont, Mo, to examine all
trains coming south from st. Louis.
Quarantine officers are also to be
stationed in Texas to examine trains
coming this way. Steamboats, and
stages between this city and Pine
Bluff have stopped. The Memphis
train "a stopped tonight at the
county line and not permitted to
come to the city. Over one hundred
Memphians were prevented from en-
iering the city. Several came in on
foot, and to-day were ordered out
There are no signs of tever here,
every precaution is being taken to
see that it does not reach this city,
yet considerable excitement prevails
o all classes.
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IL ~ Worth - Trial.

Il was troubled FIR many years
with kidney Complaint. Gravel. &c;
my blood became thin I was dull
aud insc'iva; could hardly crawl
all iu'. aud was al old worn out man
all over, and could get nothing to
help me. uDrii ! got II"p Bitters. and
now I am n by again My blood
ard kida'ys are all right. aud | AIN
a. asrIve a. n pau Of 80, although ]
AN -, snd hsve n0 doubt il will
d. a. we'll for others # NV aye. IL
j. w,rth n trial" FATHER.
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yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, Aug. l5-Tbe fJllo~-
ing telegram was sent this morning
to the Secretary of War:
Death is making rapid strides
through our streets. Towns have
quarantined against US. Can you
not order 1000 tents into which to
remove the poor?
Il +. PATTERSON,
Collector Internal Revenue.
X A THoMPsoN,
Postmaster.
Since the above was sent, Post
master Thompson sent another teie-
gram asking for ra;ions, with q view
Of supplying and getting all the poor
people out of town. Twenty-seven
new cases and six deaths have been
reported in the last tweniy-fbur
houra
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TUT subscriptions for the four per
cent. bonds average $1,000, 900 per
day, and yet with such an enormous
amoun of money seeking investment
at this low rate, the Greenbackers are
hunting for more.