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FIRE RECORD.

CMcINNAT1, June 16.-The works OF
the Eureka Cooperative Foundry Asso.
citation, ON Gest stree, burned this morn.
ing. Loss on the building and contents
$55,0oo; insurance on both $2S, 900.
BosroE, June 16.-At 1920 tonight 9
fire broke out in one of the main build
ings OF the extensive pork slaughterine
and curing establishment of Charles a,
Noeth & Co., Neifort street, Somerville.
Owing to its highly infamable character
the flames spread rapidly, and all save
mated at between $500, 900 and $500, 900.
Insurance $3.50, 900.
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Strange Story of a Terrible
WrOng-Three Young Men ir
the Penitentiary Through

CrNcINNArI, June 15.-An act of tardy
justice was performed yesterday by a
repentant woman, who had carried the
sinful burden on her mind tor nearly two
years, while three innocent men were
serving in the Frankfort Penitentiary
through her periured evidence. When
her confession had been produced to
writing and sworn to before the Notary
Public, Charles G. Spreene, the wretched
woman seemed transformed into another
being, as the weight was lifted from her
soul. Her statement is in substance as
follows:
EARLY in the spring of 1876, when
eighteen years old, she was unmarried
and named Alvina Roenecke. Residing
at the time mentioned in Newport, she
became intimate with a young man named
John Kessler. This intimacy was fol-
lowed by an intercourse that placed her
in delicate condition. On making this
known to her parents, they sent for Kess-
Ter, and demanded that he marry her.
He refused, giving as a reason that 9TH
ers as we'll as he were sharers in the
parentage. Her father and mother then
in combination forced her to 20 before
the Grand Jury of Campbell county,
Kentucky, and make oath against John
Kessler, Louis Miller, VIM. Trautman
and Frank Schinlap, all boys under the
age of nineteen, charging them with out
raging her person in Taylor's Woods.
On her evidence they were indicted, and
on trial before the County Criminal Court
she, as prosecuting witness, was the
means of their being sentenced to ten
years at hard labor in the Frankfort
penitentiary. Kessler, on an appeal,
was granted a new trial, and was released
on his marrying the girl. The other
prisoners were sent down the road to
Frankfort, where they now are. Her
sworn confession concludes as follows:
"Afiant further says she has prayed to
God to forgive her, and prays pardon
for the great crime she has committed
upon innocent persons who are now suf.
fering in the State Prison."
The document, together with petition
of great length, will be taken by ATTORNEY
Berry, of Newport. in person, to the
Governor, and there is no doubt that
Executive clemency will be used in the
case. The Notary seemed as delighted
over the voluntary act as the wretched
woman.
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Crop Prospects.

OMAHA, NEB., June 15.-The Omaha
Herald publishes telegrams from the
principal points in the Iowa and Nebras-
ka farming regions. There is prospect
of greater crops than for many years.
Immense crops of wheat, rye and other
small grains are confidently predicted,
Long continued rains make corn some
what backward, and may have rusted the
wheat slightly. If the season continues
favorable there will be more than an av-
erage crop. A few localities report rain
as causing too rank a growth of all the
grains. The small grain crop promises
to be especially good in the eastern and
northeastern Nebraska counties.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Columbus JocIzey e,lun

II
CoLuMBus, o., June 15.-The fourtl
day's races of the Columbus Jockey Clul
were interfered with by the storm an,
rain that came up about noon, greatl,
diminishing the crowd in attendance.
THE FIRST RACE
Was one-and-a-quarter-mile dash, TO,
a Club purse of $50, $50 to second.
There were eight starters, as follows
Clifton, Lady Darcy, Warfieid, Lady Clip
per, Maggie Shields, Mary W., Springlet
The latter stumbled and fell, throwinf
her rider into the mud. The rider was
upon his feet in an instant, not being
damaged to any extent, and saw with
disgust that his horse was going alone on
an easy canter down the home stretch
Springlet was captured without trouble
or injury. The horse trailed along in
single file until the second quarter, when
Warfeld shot ahead, and was an easy
winner of the heat and race in 2:2O}. Lady
Darcy was good second, and Maggie
Shield third.
THE SECOND RACE,
For the Columbus Cup, for all ages, 24
mile dash, $40 entrance, D. D., $3.50 added.
$75 to second, had fifteen entries, and but
three starters-Aunt Betsy, Kilburn and
Inspiration. Inspiration sold as the
prime fayorite, yesterday in the pools.
The three horses got away without delay
Aunt Betsy in the rear, Kilburn came in
from the starting point (the third quar-
ter) like q locomotive, and at the second
pole was three lengths ahead, with Betsy
next. On the last quarter, or the first
mile and quarter, Aunt Betsy did good
work, went up ahead and kept her place
until on the second round, when near the
last quarter, Kilburn, like locomotive
shot ahead, and at the second pole was
three lengths ahead, with Betsy second.
Kilburn took the race in splendid
style in 4152, Aunt Betsy second. The
result of this race drew out the most
hearty enthusiasm of the season.
THE THIRD RACE,
Consolation, for the beaten horses, 5000,
$50 to second, mile heats, brought out as
starters DR.. Livingstone, Daisey Miller,
John Harper, Bill Dillon, King William,
Russ Butler, George, Miss Brady, Stella
and Jack Harkaway. They went OFF with
Stella ahead and Harkaway behind.
Harkaway made q squirt, and was the
leader at the half-mile post. At the
the third quarter Miss Brady did little
more than follow the other horses home.
At the third quarter King William
darted ahead, and came down the home
stretch handsomely and under the wire
first with Jack Harkaway second and
DR.. Livingstone third. Miss Brady and
John Harper were distanced without
trouble.
The second heat started out handsome
ly, with Bill Dillon in the lead and George
second. Dillon kept his place until near
the end of the third quarter, when the
horses branched, but Dillon went to his
work and took the heat by about half a
length, with King William second and
Livingstone third.
All but King William and Dillon were
sent to the stable, not having taken a
heat.
The third heat was hotly contested and
was taken by King William by good
length. Time, 1514, 1:46a, 1:5oa.
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Arrival OF Minister Noyes-What
He Says About McLin and the
Other Fellows.

NEW YoRK, June 16.-Hon. E. F. Noyes,
q. s. Minister to France, arrived in this
city last night by the City of Richmond.
Gen. Noyes was met on the landing by
Gen. Knapp, who was Adjutant General
of Ohio during his Gubsrnatorial term,
and by several other friends. In con-
versation with a representative of the
Associated Press touching the matter
that brought him back at this time, Min
lister Noyes said: 81 went to Florida for
no purpose on earth except to ascertain
the vote of that State and to see whether
or not the popular vote had been cast for
the Republican electors. I stated to the
two Republican members of the Can.
wasting Board that all we wanted was
an honest decision. l never made any
promise to McLin or any other member
Of this Board; nor did suggest any pos
sible reward or recognition in case Gov
ernor Hayes should be declared elected
and so far as McLin is concerned never
saw him alone one moment in my life be-
fore the vote of Florida had been cast.
am now informed for the first time thai
even McLin does not say that made him
any promises. Had 1 known that before
leaving Paris should not have demand
ed subpoena, but should have remained
in France to attend to my public duties
| l. don't care to be more specific, as i
would perhaps be in bad taste, consider
ing that / am so soon to give my sworr
statement to the committee.
In the course of further conversation
the Minister said that while he did no
care at this time to be interviewed, he hac
nothing whatever to conceal. He also
expressed hope that every politician ir
the North, whether Democrat or Repub
lIcan, would be subpenaed who had visit
ed Florida on this business, as that woult
be only fair to all parties interested OF
concerned in the matter. 1t was certainl,
not due to him that he had been 30 con
spicuously named in the preamble of Pot
ter's resolution.
Minister Noyes will leave for Washing
ton tomorrow morning. He will visi
Ohio before returning to France.
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Campaign Assessments What
the President Says on the Sub

WASHINGTON, June 15.--The President
informed the members of the Cabinet
with regard to the matter of contributing
to campaign funds and assessments for
political purposes, that he desires let
ter addressed by Secretary Schurz to one
OF his Clerks upon that subject, to be con-
sidered as embodying his own opinions
and rule governing an administration in
its different branches. This letter in
formed the Clerk, who addressed Secre-
tary Schurz, that he was ss free as any
other citizen to spend his spare money in
any legitimate way he pleased and as his
political principles or public spirit
might suggest.
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80, who would foot the expense entailed
upon the county by that limited number.
But no doubt the genius who is trying
to seduce the county into this project
will tell of the children who are to be
sent out to the Work House. In the
first place there is no law by which chill
dren can be sent there. In the next,
would it not be q nice place to send chil-
dren to, in company with such scum of
creation as Toby Vance? A beautiful
set of reformed Juveniles would soon be
turned out of such an institution.
Mr.. Fleming showed in his late le tier
that Work House is not only penal
but reformatory institution, and in
cludes detention, work, worship and ed
ucation." Without any one of these, said
he, ait would not be completen awithout
the cell il would not be penal; without
the shop it would not be economical" !"
and "omit the school and chapel and it
would not be reformatory.n These are
essential characteristics of Work
House. And yet the genius of the Sunday
Leader, who once undertook to show the
Island people that they ought to get their
toll for cent per trip, (by which their toll
would have been greatly increased) tries
to bamboozle the community into believ-
ing that this sort of an institution can
be put under way and carried ON
for = few thousand dollars. A few
thousand dollars wasted on such an
institution would be, as a prominent
citizen we'll expressed it the other day,
like throwing stones into quagmire.
They would disappear and leave no trace
behind. We therefore warn the people
of the city and county against the
attempts now making to commit them to
the Inauguration of this project. We
warn laboring men as well as others
against it. Every fresh dollar
of debt added to the burden al
ready resting on the people of this
community is so much added to every
mans rent, whether he lives in a high
priced or low priced house. Taxation eats,
like a canker, into every interest of the
community, and finds its way to the en-.
ployed as we'll as the employers Therefore
it is the interest ofevery citizen to oppose
every wild scheme for plunging the com.
munity iuto the expenditure OF public
money. Especially when business is so
generally depressed as at present, and when
so large debt is already in existence.
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Shooting Among the Miners.

IsDIAsAPoL1s, June 15,-At Coal
Creek to day John Kelly, an ex-miuer
shot Thomas Mines, a colored miner, in
his abdomen, inAicting a mortal wound
he then emptied the remaining loads oi
his revolver into a squad of colored
miners nearly killing two of them. The
miners procuring their guns pursued
him. He ran into the residence of Chas
Hoffman. The colored men keeping him
a prisoner until the sheriff7s posse ar.
rived when all the parties were arrested
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The ArUnV.

WAsH1EeToN, June 15.-The report of
the Committee Of Conference on the Army
leaves The army at rs 900 men. The sec. &C.
ton transferring the Indian Bureau from
the Interior to the War Department is
stricken out. The organization of the
army is to remain for the present as it is,
but commission is to be appointed to
consider and report on this subject to
Congress. The clause relating to the use
OF the army as posse comitatus is amend-
ed by emitting the words Except when
specially authorized by law"
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PhiIndelpnia.

PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-Flour-Dun
and heavy; superine $S 0oas rs, extras
patent and high grades $6 00a7 so. Rye
Flour-S2 SIX. Corn Meal-S2 80. Wheat
Dull, lower and weak; red et 81 o5al 10.
amber 81 12a1 II, white 81 1Ss1 10. Corn
Dull, lower and weak; yellow 46c, mixed
44a441kc. Oats-Dull and heavy; western
white 30aS1c, western mixed 2saS0c. Rye
fair; Mess Pork 50 5oa1o co. Lard-FirTo.
Butter-A shad frmer but unchanged,
Eggs-strong and scarce; western 19<a
1Sc. Cheese-Steady; western choieel7iza
&c. Petroleum-Unchang Whisky@
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CnllaAUn.

CHICAGO, June 16.-Flour-Quiet, weak
and easier, but not quotably lower. Wheat
No. 2 Chicago spring at $50 cash, 9O5za
90Nc July, s4a541<c August, No. 3 at sSc.
Corn-Active bat shade lower at $3.50
cash, 355Sc, July, 36kc August, rejected
Sic. Oats-In fair demand but at lower
rates at 2SeSc cash, 2sISc July, 22ssc Au.
Barley Easier at 4Sc. Pork-Fairiy ae.
tive and shade higher at $s soas So cash,
$s e2lkas So July, 50 10a9 12X August'
% 271<a9 30 September. Lard-Fairly ac.
tive and shade higher at So 70as 70
cash, 46 15aa tx July, So s5a6 s7K Au-
higher at 4ha5a5<c. Whisky-Firmer at
~ OK cash, and 81 o5 next week,
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VOLUME XVI NUMBER 27s
Clncinnasl.

CnorNAII, June Is. cotton-Demaud
fair and market firm at Ike. Flour
Heavy; family 81 60a6 90. Wheat-Dun,
weak and lower; red at e5ca$1 90. Corn
Dull at 4oa40lkc. oats-Dull at 20a2so.
Rye-Dull and dropping at 54a56c. Barley
Quiet; new fall 44c. Pork Firmer.
Lard Small sales current makes 69<c, ket-
tie 71<a7Xc. Bulk Meats-Strong and
hisher; shoulders 4ssc, short rib $40 bid,
cash sales at $5 10a5 121<, closing ct
30 l7<c bid buyer June, short clear nom-
inally SIC. Bacon-Strong and higher;
improved demand at 5a5Ec. Butter
at 5Sa55c. Whisiy-Good demand and
prices q shade higher ut 81 OF.
aoGs-Firm and unchanged.
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Marine Intelligence.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Arriyed -
Steamships Weser, from Bremen, and
Rotterdam, from Rotterdam.
Boston, June 15.-Arrived-S Steam.
ship Istradian, from Liverpool.
MONTREAL, June 15.-Arrived-Steam
ship Circassian, from Liverpool.
LONDON, June 15.-Steamships Celtic
and Vile de Paris, from New York, and
Baltimore, from Baltimore, arrived.
PoRT EADs, June 15.-Arrived-Ths
schooner Cyrus Hall, from Bath. Sailed
-Barks Refine Du Monde, for Havre
Cecile Anger, Antwerp.
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CAN ADA.
Riot 9ubaided.

QUEBEC, June 15.-Everything quiet
to-day. A number of other laborers re-
turned to work. The police have re-
ceived information OF the whereabouts of
a large quantity of the aour stolen by the
rioters. A portion Of it has been recov-
cred, and legal steps will be taken to re-
cover the balance.
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chicago Cattle a1arIxot.

CHICAGO, June 15.-The DrOvers' Jourua,
reports -
CArTLE-Receipts $40; shipments s,ioo.
Market dull; shipping steers 81 ooai so;
butchers scarce; cows 81 80aS so, bulls
~ 0oa3 90, Texans 50 00a3 25.
HoGs-Receipts Il, 900; shipments $500.
Market opened DC higher and closing weak
at yesterdays rates; choice heavy shipping
$S S5as 80, light S. 25aS IS, mixed $$ 25s
- oslaaEEpeaaReceipts la 800; quiet. Sales at
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, June To- Wheat steady:
amber Michigan spot 81 OF, seller July
96c, seller August e4c, No. i red winter
$l 04, No. do spot aud seller June 81 90,
July 92Ac, seller August 9lc, No. 5 red
SOC, No. Dayton and Michigan red 81 90,
re2eSi.eda ao, Wabash zoe. Corn-steady; high
3Szc, No. 2 white 401<c, rejected $50.
damaged S1kc. Oats DULL No. 2 az
241fc, white 26c.
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Four Hundred Miles In Less
Than u Hundred Hours.

HAvERH1L1, Mass, June 15.-Harr-
man, the pedestrian, completed his four
hundred mile walk this evening in 127
hours 36 minutes and 45 seconds. Act
ual walking time 81 hours 16 minutes
] and 43 seconds.
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Dry Rooan.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Business Iieht
and jobbing trade is quiet. Cotton goods
more firmly held. Prints duh in first
hands, but are jobbing fairly at low prices.
Grey dress goods in fair request. Mems
wear woolens moving slowly. Foreign
goods dull.
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RAILROAD BoNDs-strong.

STATE BoNDs-Quiet.
STocKs-The market was weak in the
early dealings and prices declined LaE
per cent, but subsequently frmer tone
set in and there was an advance of ka1N
per cent. In the afternoon the market
was strong, especially for Rock Island,
Western Union and Michigan Central, the
first named advancing on the semi.oficial
announcement that the next quarterly diyi-
dend would be 2h per cent, or at the rate
OF 10 per cent per annum. AT the close
WABASH broke from l4L to 12N per cent
On the reports about the pending suits and
the general list reacted II to S per cent.
There was more business in Quicksilver
preferred than for some time past, and the
stock sold at 36a3sa351<. Lake Shore de.
clined to 61H on the rumors that the ac.
tuai earnings thus far in June were not up
to the estimate made some time since, on
which a probable dividend of two per cent
was based.
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares,
OF which 81. 900 We're Erie, 1900 Lake
Shore, 5000 Wabash, 5000 Northwestern
common, 9, 900 preferred. a, 500 Rock Island,
, 9,6oo st; Paul common, $500 Lackawanna,
Union and ], 400 Quicksilver preferred.
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Treasury Reporf.
Four Hundred million Bushels
of Wheat.

WAsHINeToN, June 15.-It is fair to
state from reliable data that this years
wheat crop will be four hundred million
bushels.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
By TELEGRAPH.
New York Money an a stocks.

NEW YORK, June 15.-MoNKY-Easv
at 8 per cent. Prime mercantile paper
3a4H per cent. Customs receipts $16s.
600. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed S1s /.
600. Gold clearings 1900, 900. Sterline
steady; 4.s4N sixty days; 4ssN sight, clos.
ing quotations.
GoLD-Opened and closed at 1oos. with
sales during the day at 1OOM. Borrowina
rates 1a2H and fat Bar silver 1869 gold
GovRRNMENTs-Stead
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New Orleans.

New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, June 16.-Cofee-Dui
and lower; Rio cargoes ordinary to prime
1S<a17c, gold. Others unchanged.
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MILIrARY oPERArIoNs IN rKxAs.

GALVESTON, June ia special from
San Antonia states. General Grierson,
informing General Ord of the progress
made toward protecting the Ell Paso stage
route, says: 81 have ordered suitable
detachments of infantry to occupy Seven
Springs. They will be able to prevent
Indians from passing through the valley,
and protect the route to Barilla Springs."
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PetroIeum Marlxaf

PrTTsBURaH, June 15.- Petroleum
Weak; crude at 81 80 at Parker's for i'm.
mediate shipment; refined dull at 11No
Philadelphia delivery.
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EngIand's Demand and Fiussia's
Refusal---A Critical Emer-
genoy Arises.
Prince Bismarok Determined on q
Satisfactory Solution Of the
Eastern Question.

BERlrN, June l5.-It has leaked out
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.

TO THE DAILY 1NrE1l1aENoER
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CoLunBus, O., June l5.-The fourth
day's races Of the Columbus Jockey Club
rain that came up about noon, greatly
diminishing the crowd in attendance.
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q Onio q mleaissippi - -
d Lacka.- SIX
A d p. Telegraph. 22L
lGassouri Pacific. ... 1N
y burlington q Quin..1c6
Hannibal d 81. Joe. I2L
III Central Pac. bondA.1O7X
S Union Pacific bondslO7I
III Land Grants..........10TS
q. z. ain king fund l02
Hl $EI-div.
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is closed to all visitors in consequence oi
the recent Socialist attempts against the
guard, which have created feeling of
great uneasiness. 1t is feared that in
cendiary attempts will be made, and the
most stringent precautions are being
taken
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DIVORCED AND REUNITED.
The Romance of "a Louisville E"lie
and ST. LOGiS millionaire.

II Louis Globe-Democrat
Readers of the js-DemocrGt will re
member the glowing description OF the
rrn,rsrs of Mr.. j. b. G. Lucas, of this
.,,y and Miss Mary &. Morton, one o.
IgveIest bellies of Louisville, which oc-
c1rrrd nearly two years ago. Tie par
ties lived hsppiIy together Tor peToil
NJ toDr or five months, and then sepsr-
.ted-the lady going to Arkansas with
her child, and the husband applying Tor
- divorce. The separation gave rise to a
great deal OF gossip, but the newspapers
of the city we're unusually retlcent about
the stIair. The decree OF divorce was
rrsntrd after q mere form 0. trial, and
the lady WAS handsomely provided Tor.
After An absence OF month or two the
divorced wife returned TO the city IN
company with her mother, and took up
ber residence in fashionable street near
I.rces PLACE. Society felt shocked q,
/ tho rrnlasssnt turn in the affairs Of one
of IA osycst and weslthiest young meR
and i was supposed that the divorcewou.l
end the awkward affair; but those who
/ knew tie parties Intimately pred'ctel
/ that the Q would be another chapter o.
/ The romance. They knew the fascination
/ Of the Kentucky belle, and the suscaptl-
bic nature of the young millionaire, and
were convinced that neither would ol
satisfied to allow the spell of love to be
remain broken. They were right. Ii
soon became known that the divorced
couple were in the habit Of meeting IN
secret at the house of the lsdy's mother