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moderate demand at 3Aa4kc, peaches at 81 a
&c for halves, aud 4a41 Tor quarters per lb
HAY-The demand Is fair and market fully
supp ied and steady. Timothy is quoted $lOall
per ton for prime to choice Lower grades
quoted 81 5Oa9 per ton, as to qualIty, all on ar
rival.
HEMP-Rough Kentucky is quiet and steady
with hight receipts and moderate de ana at
slI0a1l5 per ton, on arriyal. Dressed in fair
joDbng demand at sa9c per Id, as To quality IN
store.
MILL FEEDING quote bran at sl2 OOa12 50
per ton, in bulk, on arrival, and the demand
moderate with ample offerings ohiDstuhs held
at 3l4 Der ton and quiet. MIddllngs offered
| at Sl6a20 pr ton, and about ~ more per ton
wan ed in store.
MOLASSES-T There is a steady market and
qulet with full supply ami quoted New Orleans
AT 35a45c, refined syrups at j0a9Oc, sorghum
at % 1896 per gallon according to quailty, out
side figure of each for cnOlce.
! OF .S-Market stea and quiet: moderate
demand, and inseed selling at 8OaBlc per gal
lon, refined petroleum at / aljc per gallon.
Lar oil Offering al 70a7.c Der gallon for extra
winter.
! POIATOES-Only very moderae retail
demand, and the market steady at 45a55c per
bu in store iOr gOOi 10 choice, ami none ling
on arrival. Sweet POTATOES dull az 80 z6a3 ~
per brl.
| POULTRY-Market steady and quiet, with
| ample receipts We quote chickens 2oa3 for
dressed AMI 81 7ia2 80 lor live per dozen. Iur-
keys ehazc for live ana 7al0c for dressed.
Geese are quoted 50 2ja4, aud ducks at - 25a3
| per dozen.
| SAILS in mouerate demand, and selling at
9icaSl per brl OF bushels for ONO River and
kanawha. Llverp DoI Coarse Iniet at 81 Oal "
per sack. Turks leland at soc per bu.
SEkD-The demand is light and market
| steady. Clover is jUbbing at SaS1zc per 10 i'll
store. Timothy quoted 81 4Uaa 81 per bu.
Prime fiax sect selling at 81 " per bu, anu
| fair demand.
| SUuAR-Is quiet and firm, with fair con-
sum tive demand. We quote yellow refined at
Sa9c, extra ''C' 9&a9Hc, "A" white 9%alOc
| granulated and powuereii u zal0Sc, clusned
a. l0Ac, and cut loaf lie per lb. New Orlean
S%a a9hc for clarified, and 7aSc for raw.
| rALLOW-Demaud moderate and supply
ample, with country selling at exc per lb.
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EOrty-Eifth COmgress-sec0nd Ses-
sion.
SENATE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. pa bill was
introduced to repeal certain laws relat-
ing to the tax xation Of deposits in say
ings banks, and referred.
The resolution to accept the Carpen-
ter picture of Mr.. Lincoln and his Cab.
met was reported back favorably from
the Library COMMITTEE, and adopted.
The resolution introduced last week
by Mr.. Beck in opposition to the pro-
posed taxation to provide tor sinking
fund oil $1,000 900, was called up, aud
pending Its discussion the morning hour
expired and it was laid over.
The Senate then resumed considera-
tion of the bill to reeoin and remonetze
the standard silver dollar, and MIR. Wal
lace resumed his argument, and a gen
eral debate followed, participated in by
Messrs. Dawes, Bayard, Gordon, Whyte,
ChrIstiancy and others, pending when
the Senate, alter short executive ses.
sion, adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--Bills were in
troduced and referred: Making an ap-
preparation for detecting tres pas sers on
public lands; to compel importers to
use the metric system Of weights and
measures.
A. resolution was adopted directing
that the rule Of the House in regard 70
admission on the aoor be rigidly en-
forced.
The bill to recognize the Woodruff sol
entiEo expedition round the world was
passed.
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THE DAILY STAR


BSy- IN order to accommodate Eastern ad-
yertlsers in the STAR, Mr. E. Duncan Sniffen,
No 70 Astor House, New York City, has been
appointed our general and special agent for
the Eastern states. This will be u branch Office
of the STAR, MIR. Sniffen being authorized TO
make advertising contracts on our behalf, and
receipt all collections therefor IN our name.
Ahs-CINClNHATI, Jan. 80-z:30 P. h.-Wheat
only light movement ana market easy. Flour
quiet and easy. Corn in Gair demand and firm'
Oats quiet. Rye in moderate movement Bar
ley in fair demand and steady market. Hogs
duh, with heavy receipts, but nc
actual change in prices. Mess pork
In moderate demand. Lard steady and demand
fair. Meats moderately active ami held firm
ly. Whisky unchanged and demand fair.
Cotton dull at previous prices. Goll steady at
10!Aa1u2Z.
ksss~W WEATHKR.-Probably cloudy with rain
or snow for the next twenty hours.
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The Builders Exchange, of Cincin-
natl, filed articles of Incorporation in
the Recorders office this morning. for
the object of collecting information, &C.,
to further the interest of the building
trade. E. P. Ransom, Q. S. Rankin, M.
A. Megrue, j. M. Blair, II. Meiners, H.
Weiman, W. II. Stewart. j. Enright,
II. Dieklnier, II. Bertling, T. D. Horner,
j. Fl. Heatby, Charles Brachmann. Jas.
Dale, j. H. Finnsgan, A. G. Nash, 3.
Anderson, j., w. Mclaughlin, '. w.
Hummell and W. Damn are the incor'
peRators.
The Cincinnati Bau Vereins Anzeiger
also filed Incorporation articles. The
incorporators are Max Burgheim, Ju-
|lius Engelke, Charles f. johnson, Frank
Bruner and a. Reinhardt. Capital stock
So, 0U0.
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Samuel Lowry and Rudolph Reinboldt.
DR.. ID. W. Mccarthy and his vile, Mar
garet Mccarthy, testified, their state
ments being the same as already pub
lIshed. Case in progress.
In the case against EZ ,klel Archie,
charged with murder in the second de-
gree, the jury returned verdict Of
guilty Of manslaughLer.
UNITED STATES.
The First National Bank OF Hamilton,
o., filed two petitions, as follows.
First National Bank of Hamilton
against Benjamin Jenifer and Eugenia
Jeni er, to recover $9,OS2 80 on a mort
gage note, and fOrecIUse the mortgage
Same against K uben POttenger. Su-
san POttenger, MIcdjah Hughes, John
l.. Martin, and John Antram, guardian
OF j. +. Row, to recover $3.50 IA on a
mortgage note gwen by the defendant,
Pottenger, and TO roreclOse the mort
gage.
POLICE.
Drunkenness-Ma?y Winters, 5000;
Andrew Dehler, dismissed; Joseph
Dooley. 20 days; sallie Books, dis
missed.
Disorderly Conduct-John Keegan, So;
Michael Fltzmorris, So; JOS. Schaeler,
$40; Ida Shane, continued to February
5; Nellie McGovern, dismissed; RIcnard
Brooks, Dennis DOran and jerome
Soutbmadt, $I0eaon.
Assault and Battery-John Keegan
dismissed; G. W. Lounay, $40, James
Moore, 20.
Petit tLarceny-George Anderson, 5000
80; August Kreinberg, continued 10
February 5; l. luis Diebi, 5000; Joseph
DrIscOll, continued to February l.;
James Grant, $2U0-30.
Mlscellaneous-C. W. Lannery, carry
ing concealed weapons, $40; Charles
Marshall, lor lettering, dismissed
Cham. Hamilton and VIM. Humpnrles,
prscticing trick games, continued to
February 6; Jerry Rose, exposing per-
son, dismissed; Barney Ostendarf and
August Kreinberg, continued to Feb. g.;
Jos. Sehafer, car ying concealed weap :
ons, dismissed; Aaron Mills, vagrancy.
5000; Joseph Costello, VIM. Shocklen,
George Ortholine, Miles Hendricks,
WIN. Blackstone, Albert Harcourt, John
Koehler and Dan. Boyle, boarding rail-
road train while In motion, So each
Louis Kramer, lettering, dismissed
Charles W.Lannery, malicious deslruc-
ton, dismissed.
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The Fourth Man Arrested.

A telegraph dispatch was received
Yesterday by the Chief Of Police, from
jackson, O., stating that the fourth man
If the Kunkel murderers had been ar
ested in that place, and Immediately
Detective Murray started for Jackson TO
lake charge OF the prisoner. Ho had
been suspe cted from remarks which ne
had made In the presence OF one MT.
CLARK. VINO, to be more certain that ns
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BOARD OF Public WORKS.

The Board met in regular session,
all the members present except Mr.. Cald-
well, and President Bell in the chair.
The Committee on Water-works were
authorized to purchase eighteen chairs
and small desk for the ater-works
office.
The Cincinnati Gas-light and Coke
Company was gwen permission 10 lay a
main pipe on Mclean avenue.
The Engineer was directed to stake
of the lne OF Westwood avenue from
south Branch Road, westward to It's
terminus. ....
The Sewerage Engineer was direete ed
to prepare an assessment Tor the Plum.
street sewer.
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was the right party, assumed to be a
tramp, and thus learned enough to con-
vince himself that he really was the
guilty man.
A dispatch was received this morning
from Detective Murray stating that he
would arrive in the city this evening,
with the prisoner.
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Il he OOllrua.


Tie Sta against Henry Curtis,
charged with the burglary of DR.. Nc
Cafthy's residence. In this ease the
following jury was impaueled: E. j.
Morris, Charles Pitton. J. Rosenthal
Joseph NJ. Stephenson, John 3. Gibson,
Albert GoeLtIG, owen Owens, A. l.. Fra
ger, William GoodalI, William Ovens,
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THE OLD WORLD.


National Associated Press 10 the star.
GREAT ANXIETY N ENGLANB.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-rne general feeling
among the best informed public men
here is one OF intense anxiety, not only
Tor the future of England, but the Cont.
nent. 1t is now acknowledged that Rus.
sia has endeavored to obtain a secret
understanding with Turkey relative to
The opening OF the Dardanelles, and fear
is universal that sucn an understanding
has been reached.
RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
LONDON, Jau. 3U.-A dispatch from
Vienna says there is misunderstand-
ing between Austria and Russia respect
ing the peace conditions.
EXCITEMENT IN CoNsTANTINoPLE.
A dispatch from mConstauLlnaple says
numbers of armed Circassians have
made their appearance in the vicinity Of
Constantinople, and have excited seri,
Gus apprehension among the populace,
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El0aEh Record.
The following deaths have beaa placed
on record since our last report;

Hugh r. Allies, 2 yrs, KY.
Hamit Faris, 10 yrs, England.
John Rutter, Al yrs, Ohio.
James W. Porue, 3s yrs, Bohemia.
Jennie Warner, 90 yrs, Ohio.
Iulant Medford, still-born, city.
Nathan CarIer, 10 yrs, OHIO.
Sophia W. Erke, II mos, city.
Martin Kourhap, 80 yrs, Germany.
Michael Higgins, "a yrs, Ireland.
Jane Franz, 16 yrs, Ohio.
John Miller, 81 yrs, Italy.
Josephine senenkel, 96 yrs, Germany
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The following marriage licenses were
ssued since our last report:
D. S. Hustled and Susan B. Brown.
w, b. McAlpin and Ii. W. woodruff.
Henry Gels and Ricka Loewens:cin.
VIM. Katz and PauIina Burk.
Louis Luithart and Caroline Zttt.
Chas. Flack and Emma kAntZ.
JAG. Schwartz and Frances B0ellinger.
Ii. Baumer aud A. ID. DE- erzanoWsky.
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HOGS-In light demand and market weak.
Common qu0tea So 50a3 75 medium at 50 S5a
95 good to choice at 81 05a4 20 per Genital.
CIArTLE-Are selling at previous prices.
Common $2a2 %, fair TO medium So T'ia3 SO. good
to choice So 75a4 30, fair to good choice ship
ping $4 50a4 75 per Genital gross
SHEEP-r'irm market and prices un-
changed. We quote common to fair 50 V5a3 80,
good to choice 50 T5a+ 70 per Genital.
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Irish News.

From Late Dublin and Cork Exohanges1
Roughs and Soldiers-A serious riot
occurred in Cork on Sunday night. A
soldier returning to the military bar
racks was knocked down and beaten by
four roughs. Other soldiers who were
also returning to the barracks went to
MS assistance, and general fight en-
sued, increasing in extent according as
civilians and soldiers came up. Stones
and other missiles were used by the ci-
villains, and the military resorted to
their belts. The police patrol Of three
men found the emselves p0Werless to stop
the melee, and tney had TO seek shelter
from the stones, until they were REIN
forced by ak constables from the city.
The police then charged the mob and put
them to flight, arresling four men, WHO
were lodged in Bridewell. One OF the
soldiers is stated to have been badly
hurt.
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FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 39-l:s0 p. N.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 31-l:s0 p. IA.
Gold steady to-day at 102 buying and 1O2&
selling. Gold checks selling at l021s.
Eastern exchange ls quiet and heavy; liberal
offerings and moderate inquiry. Rates are
unchanged. Buying aU lilo discount aud sell
ing at par.
Sterling in fair demand and steady. Sight
at "a S51s, and TO DAYS at 81 SIX per t, in gold
Government bonds firm, but no material
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LEGAL.

A TTACHMENr. - O'DONNELL y ROB
n BRTS, firm doing business in the state
Of Ohio, plaintiffs, VS.. W.IF. Bailey, defendant;
Before h. Glligan, Justice of the Peace OF
Cincinnati Township, Hamilton county. ONO;
On the 2d day Of january, y. u. 1878 saIH
Justice issueu an oruer Of aUtach'ii;.""s =: 'A-
above action for the sum of one hundrci oad
eleven dollars t$1li UB).
O'DONNELL " ROBERTS, Plaintiff,
CINCINNATI, January %, 1873. 49, t.li
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The river was about statIonary here at noon
to-day, with "a feet inches in the channel
Gather clear and cold.
business moderate.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Potomac, Bostona, " ildwoOd, City of Ports
mouth, Golden kule, Charles Morgan, James
Lee Louis A. Sherley and j. b. NJ. Keller.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Potomac will be the steamer leaving this
evening for Portsmouth, lronton, Gallipolis
and Pomeroy direct.
The fast and popuarC. Il o. Railroad packet
Bostona will return TO Hunting gton at 4 P. NJ.
sharp.
The world renowned Charles Morgan is on
berth loading and will depart tomorrow
without fail for New Orleans. Captain Albert
Stein comm ands and IL. W. Stein presdes in
the ONCE.
The James D.. Parker. Captain Charles B..
RUSSELL master, will positively leave this even-
ing for Memphis.
fhe City OF Portsmouth will leave at P. NJ.
for Chilo.
The Golden Rule left last night FOR New Or
leans with 4U0 tons freight.
The Vlrgie Lee arrived this morning and will
return to Mad son this afternoon, and attend
to all way business.
The Sen. Lytle will be the mail boat leaving
this evening for Louisville.
The James W. Gaf arrived from Memphis
at IL 80 A. NJ, and will return saturday.
The new steamer j. B. NJ. KehleT. tue largest
stern-wheel steamer ever built, arrived from
IlJDSDufg uutluR ulElLt, anu 10 lying at tle
foot OF Main street doing some repairing. She
is an immense boat, and looks more like q
toaling warehouse than steamer, She has
very light "trip, consisting OF about 300 tous
TowBo AT MOVEMENTS.
The J. W. Garrett is at Evansville loading
| her barges for new Orleans.
The Sam. Clark arrived from Pittsburg last
night and proceeded to Louisville day with
coal,
The Chas. Mcdonald and Onward arrived
this morning from Plttsburg with coal, and
proceeded to Louisville.
The j. q. Ri her came down from Pittsburg
last light with coal, and returned to- day With
empty barges.
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CINCINNATI Live SlsnN Market.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3U-2 z. NJ.
The following are the receipts and shlpmen,
Of live stock for the past "A hours:
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
FREIGHT BY RIVER.
lSpecials to the Star.L

lspeciaIs to the Star.L
OIL CITY. Pa. Jan. 800 A. M.-Allerheny
River feet inches amt ia ling. Wind north.
Thermometer 10. Weather clear.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Jan. 30-l0 A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River II feet and falling. weather
fair. Thermometer 30 Wind northeast.
PIrTsBuRG, Pa, Jan. 30 1880 A. M.--River
9 feet and falling. Weather clear and cold.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jau 30-9:4o A. M
Kanawha River 10 feet and rising, Weather
cloudy and cold.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3O.-Light rain in the night
and early this morning. At noon 1t was snow
ing heavily. Business on the Leyea far. River
slowly rising, with a gain OF inches SINCE yes
terdav, uut it Will prohab!y be at
stand by tomorrow, The gauge now marks
II3 feet inches arrivals: Geneveve, from
Memphis; Colorado from vicksburg; Victory,
keoilllk Warner and tow, New Orleans
Leaving to-day; Spread Eagle, for Grafton;
st. Genevieve. for Memphis; Standard ami
My Choice, with tow, for New Orleans; Veto
ria, for Keokuk. The De smett brought three
Thousand sacks corn and lot Of chair timber
from the Missouri anu went into retirement
this morning.
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rhe musical congress to De held iu this
city on the Stn OF mex month is pro-
gressing fne,y. The finest musicians
OF this state are TO be present. Also
many from Cincinnati and other points
in ONO.
Mrs. 4. l.. Letcher, POstmistress OF
the Nicholasyllle Post.ofiice, is TIL,
widow of col. 4. X. Letcner.
The remains Of rhos. L. Coons, whc
The daily gazette., 1878-12-16
|. oc.L TIME TABLE
.vr wILmINoToN i.

rs LEAVE wILMINGToN.
fsAllssso 2I, TOO, e.lv, s.00,
PhilassSsiapnimn.; y \ m.; i3s7 IL 80. 2.so, 400,
-" ~ a IA o. M. On sundays' zoo.
n, Nv, y. soj. 5.46, 8 80, Q 40, p m.
pa w. HW,pk. 2.37, 9.50,a m, IL 80, T'2 80,
few ioona,,ndays: 2U9a m. 8 46.p. m.
D 9ys and Washington: 1851, 2.lO,
suLnoi ~ i2E7, L04, 5 is. 10 26,p m. Sun
spn, 2.lO,5.3s, IN.
bOh Deposit; 40e p IN NO su"aaS
e. |, Castle; go, si5 a m;io5, $50 p
Pew sunday train.
more % II. r.: 91o q m; ! %, 0 3t
p 10 ,s@,on sp / Northern r. r.: 8 20 q
lmlnst,n IN D m; no sunday train.
sMy, Western X. Ri 10 20 O m; 8 &c
eas NV sundays: 10 30 q m.
pi on 1,RRIyE AT WILMINGTON.
BllsssasInria; II "A, 8 "a, Q 10 I 90 a m ;
nm v 4S, 70 81, 8 IS, 81, 6H. 9 20
ePna;; II !, Is D m; on sundays IL 4s
an, 1856, 10 %, II 10 p m.
T Ssw 70. Z: o6, 8 "a Q m; IL - IL y y
sSq s@Sqpm, IN Sundays: IL 43, l OF
N; lO2p m. n, IN "a, M. 20 N
ualttmOre. VI, ~, 6fi, HI IL ~
nsS, . So p m; on Sundays; 2 o. a m
p,i%n;;neton: %;; 20t q m 12N, IL 3s
va n m; on Sundays: 2 04 q m; 8 A
Port Deposit; 800 a mi no Sunday
W. ysu Castle: $50 O m; IL 10 m
..s ~ m; no Sunday trains.
neIaware r. r.: 80 IL 10 a m
Y M. no Sunday trains.
qIlmington & Northern X. r.: 8 06
r.m.T IS D m; no sunday trains.
nslaware Western X. R.: 7 90 q m
~ m; on SUNDAYS: 8 90 . m.
y y FOR @ wILMINGToN LEAVE PHIL
ADELPHIA,
sroad street and Washington ave
iysO, ''y ! 90, 10 80, IL 45 a m; 2 30. 3 80
esiS, 8 is, Q 45, II 80 p m; on Sun
.ns36 q m; 8 CO.'S 46, II 80, p m.
miny.s second and Market streets
M u M, IL IS, 8 50, 9 30, II 80 p m
snndays; Q 30. II 80 . m.
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RAILROADS.

FnADELPHIA, WILMINGTON d
RAIL ROAD.
Novem ber 10, 1878.
hlu will leave Wilmington a. follows
lslphia and Intern ediate Stations,
IN, 10 90 a. M, $50, 4o0, 10,
lm.
nelphla (Express) 0 9.c0, $50, q m.
Ia and New York, 237, 7 06, $50. m,
Iamors and intermediate Stations,
In.
E.more and Bay Line, 1.08, a. m.
klaOre and W WashlngtOn, IL 81, 10, S39.
hi, lti, 5,lS, i02 26, p. m.
lai for Delaware Division, leave for:
n Castle, $40, 9.15, q. m. LOS, 8 80, p. m.
NngOn and Intermediate Stations,
La, | 05, $50 p. m.
mar and Intern ediate Stations 9.1b
slb,pm.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Nslphia and intermediate Stations
4 n, 500. $50, p. m.
ssphla and New York, 400. a. m
ln,
uoe and Washington, 1851. 1t
IA.
'uther Information passengers are
A 70 the time tables posted at the
II. +. KENNEY,
Eupprintandeft.
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THE VERSATILITY OF GEORGE
ELIOT'S HUSBAND.
From the London World.

The most many-sided man in London
died on Saturday night. In addition to
being quite the profoundest German
scholar among Englishmen, not except
ing Thomas Carlyle, George Henry Lew
es was philosopher, servant, biographer,
dramatist, critic, and novelist. As little
endowed with personal beauty as Jack
Wilkes, he had all the Wllkes-like tai
ent of "talking away his face" A charm
ing companion and a brilliant wit, he
adapi ed himself to his company with per,
feet ease; and those who clustered around
the cherry raconteW of French stories
during the ambrosial nights of the old
Fielding @ lub, or listened to his halt-play-
tul, half-serious diatribes upon the act
ing of Charles Kean, could hardly recog-
nize in the speaker the learned biogra-
pher of Goethe or the grofonnd philoso-
pher of Bidckwood.
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An Afghan Chief.

THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE
AMERR's ARMY A PENNSYLVANIA
BOY-sTORY OF JOHN HINToN's
LIFE.
From the Pittsburg Telegraph.
Nearly forty years ago, in South Hunt
ington township, Westmorelaud, Penn,
lived John Hinton. He was an orphan
boy, rude and upeducated, and had wan
dered there from the height orhood OF Mas
sntown, Fayette county. With no rela-
tiyes, he was kicked about from one fami-
ly to another till manhood. Enlisting
then in the regular army, he served in
the Florida War. At its close he helped
to escort the Cherokees beyond the Mis-
sissippi. From Indian Territory he went
to New Orleans and shipped az COM
mon sailor on vessel bound for the
East Indies. At the City of Madray, on
the Western shores of the Bay of Bengal
he deserted, and enlisted in British regi-
ment. He served many years. and dur
ing the memorable Sepoy Rebellion was
noted for his daring bravery. At his
discharge he was presented with gold
| medal by the Governor-G General him.
| self.
He is next heard of travelling in car
avan from Delhi westward across the
Indus river through Afghanistan and
Persia to Turkey and back.
! In time from trading he became i'm
mensely wealthy, and was the owner OF
five caravans containing over fifteen
thousand horses and camels, and fifty
elephants. In 1864 he visited Cabul, the
Capital of Afghanistan, for copper, great
quantities of which are mibed and smelt-
ed. His magnificent retinue attract ed
the att ention of the Ameer, and he was
invited to an audience-an honor never
before received by Christian. A pre-
sent of his best horses and three-tuskeC
elephant made the Ameer his eterna
friend. When, yearly, it was followed
by similar presents, besides camels and
merchandise, John Hinton had the mon
opoly of trade from the submits of Hin
du-Kosh Mountains TO the confines of Be
loochistan, and IN real power he wa
second only to the Ameer himself
About 1870 he was made Military Com
mander OF the District of Herat, and In
1876 suppressed local rebellion to the
great satisfaction Of his sovereign
Trained in the ar's of war among TIL,
savages of North America, and among
the supers ltious natives of India, where
he became thoroughly familiar with
British soldiers and resources, together
with his years of service as the idolizet
Commander of the Mohammedan triba
armies of Afghanistan, amounting t.
tens of thousands of halfcivilizrd men
he is to-day the ablest soldier of Asia
Desperate from a knowledge of the stud
led diplomatic chicanery of the represen
tatives of the Empress of India, witt
whom, from fear of treachery, he refuses
to treat, AND, as well as the Ameer
bribed with millions of Russian roubles
he will lead the army of the follower
of the Prophet to victory or to death.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-16
Bogus Com mission Business

A series of commercial swindles have
been unearlhed by the Boston Herald.
1t says there are several gangs OF bogus
commission merchants doing business
here under an organized leader, who
supplies all the capital required. The
method is to obtain consignments OF all
kinds of produce on credit by neaps OF
fictitious circulars quoting high prices,
and disposing Of the same in New York
at low prices. More than million dol
lars has been realized already, and, as
the law does not reach them. the busl-
ness is still in hriving condition.