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SUICIDE FROM 4 FHRRrBolE
4 Young woman's Fatal Jump In,o the East
RIvcr-Strucls by the Wheel.

As the Hamilton fcrryboat Monticello
started from the New York sido at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning. deck hand Walter Murray
stood leaning against the stanchions on the
women's side Of the boat. 4 few feet from him.
and close to the chain stood young woman.
Murray did not take particular notice Of her
but after the tragic scene that followed. no re-
called the following facts He thinks she was
about 25 years II age. decently dressed In black
without any outer Wrapping She was good
boxing and her hair was dark nearly black
he thinks. She was Of average height, and
weighed about 40 pounds. He observed
nothing unusual in her expression or manner
The pilot observed the woman moro closely
than Murray because she WAS the only woman
on the deck and moreover from her looking up
IL him D." thought that she was young woman
hc once knew. living In Second place Brooklyn.
He observed that once she pressed her hand to
her forehead for minute or two. When the
boat was IN mdstrram tho girl stoopcl us II to
was noticed hy both the pilot and the deck hand.
Int before either realized her intention she
surang under tho chnin.
Tho instant she madethe leap Murray jumped
over the chain after her catching her dress at
the side Just below The waist She was already
hanging over the bow. and Murray says IL he
had not grabbed tir chain back Of him with his
leit hand H. would have been pulled over "A
soon rs he seized her she uttered n scream
which seemed moro an expression Of resistance
than OF terror. She struggled TO free herself
Hnu 80 r stussr'S aru MVisiis lniiSSery rectsv'
her dress WAS left in Murray's hand. The pilot
realized her intention the instant she darted
under tho chain. ana rang for the engine To be
reversed. The boat ran about twice it, length
before coming 20 iull stop. II was immcdi-
ately backed 10 the spot where the woman had
jumped overheard The body 'ame almost TO
the surface. probably for the first time. but bee
fore boat hook could reach II 10 sank again.
After Watching the place for several minutes.
the boat steamed TO the Brooklyn side II Is
probable that the young woman was struck 10y
the wheel. On" report says that the water WIS
redeemed about tile body %, IL came - the sur
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maady, arc now using every prccoution 70
keep il away, and as yet they have had no
eases Of it. Cairo, in Illinois, keeps a sharp
lookout for New Orleans steamers and still
maintains its usual health. At Louisville
there is not single ease of yellow fever
and at Cincinnati the alarm about the prog
ross Of the disease which was created last
week has entirely subsidized.
Meanwhile New York is enjoying n very
healthy August and there is no reason why
thi year should not be remarkable in our
annals for IFS low death rate, except the
folly Of its citizens.
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PUTIN BAY, Aug. lG.-AmOng all the beauti-
M women wholAve been here Il was lc 90 three Young
Strom Georgetown. ny To achieve the greatest ,'
cc;, They came attended by their father and utterly
unknown In twenty four hours theN were the n,lmra
mrnts 1850 $500
The ladies' are the daughters Of Mr. S0pcr The oldest
~ Mrs Gay barclay, widow, twenty years old the
S''m, miss hnlt super, sweet seNrnlecn; the tlnri
Miss Lulu Just fifteen. They all hrunettes with
eyes lct hackm~s, wonderfully regular features ami
forms ol suc grace aud symmetry be almost
peculiar to Kentucky, heard by telephone that the
iarscsi Shoe worn IN the purity Is chillrcns size No
H. Ana the dressing OF tie young ladies' and their din
m9Is made al lhI other bellies green with envy SAID
lhlN TO me Just Think NJ some people luck To be "A
widow At twenty, gorgeously lovely and with diamonds
mat would buy out the Bay House.
they went away this morning. leaving Fl agran nj mem
oN and many diseonsOatc aud lonesome hearts behind
them. @'''''~
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We perceive that some Of the Democratic
journals in tho Allcgany district strongly favor
tho domination Of H'wIIToN WARD as tho Re.
publican candidate in that district for the ncxt
Congress. There being no chance for Demo-
crat IN that Republican stronghold, they prefer
Mr.. WAED because during his former service
Of AK years IN tho House he was the Outspokcn
opponent Of lobbery and oNrayagance and the
~'alous advocate Of retrenchmcnt and economy.
When in Congress Mr.. WAED was trcless
worker and n good dobatcr; and there seems to
he general desire " send him again to Held
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SN, Let NO
tell Tnr SuNs readershow we Democrats OF burlington
have been working Tor three years We have four poll
IN districts each one has an Executive Committee.
Last night We met in Joint meeting We dcclcd To make
Aclll as our rules requre by posters calling for non
nations for del, gates offices. Executive Committee &c.
In three DAYS altrr ihes, nominations We hold our pi
mary elections Tor all oices, our Judges inspectors and
clerks make oath 10 perform their duties. In this way
Ne mnke Rings powerless, and have chance % nomi
nate good men
These primaries should he regulated hy state laws
Tie people should control primary nominations. for here
rs where the tn. kstcrs perform their WORK
BlHLlNGrON, n j. Aug ~. JAcKsoNiAN
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Tho Po..Ib bile Prince OF nuIaarIa.


AdVlces from Bulgaria state that the Russ Rns
nav. already commenced 10 impress upon the ulshans
Nr duty ana ssttA ~ uhl the wislc, ui the En-
Wror n their choice of Prince 90 rule the Prov
nee No names are yet mentioned possible caiidi
dates, should foreigner be chosen IL not at all i'm
probable that Prince Louis Of Batlenherg will be the
favored canuldat Al tc Russian headquarters he was
EsaTded dnnng Ihe war q, tho most probable ruler ol
throughout nearly the whole Of the campaign lie is A
tall sulderly looking young man, ami was generally
popular among his comrades 1T the Grand Dukes head
quarters, but We bulsarians are secreve race aud
ueY may possibly have II candidate OF their own who
wtl receive the majority OF their votes
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The Mexicans will Fight.

Our reporter yesterday conyersed with gen
uman Just returned from Mexico who represented the
country lub IN quite sur anticipating trouble WITH the
4-nlir SihtcA VIZ n<Ac gCntlc-Np passed fpytI.lA
he nuni Con MackcnIe busy drilling lis men ana TAIN
ins his mules Tor pack service People seemed tn think
mat Trouble would occur very soon Mackenzie is said
states that he viii cross in pursuit ct the st radinI
party mat ventures 10 cross tn this side AMI the
say mat u he docs come over they Will anmhiatc him
or a. least try To do The people living the state Of
Noahuia are gcnrrAly prepared 10 Grngun in.
Nadon and volunteer organizations Tor the occasion are
VI Mexican troops
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A Missing WIFE Found Drowned.

Tho body Of woman was found in Il deep
pool OF ~rer ncaA the Lons f-.n~rriroaf rrr-r-m
Hunters FONT At o'clock Yesterday morning. A Mr.
Courtney recognized the body that OF his wife Mar.
rarct lie said that At ~ O'Clock on sunday night he
leured ms we said II was useless Tor her 90 to bed
NJ size culu not sleep on acc unit O the pam IN her head
AZ o'clock the clivs OF his child aWohr HIM aud he
missed ms Mht lie was searching Tor licr when the
bolN was discovered, tulonrr DAVrtu undecided as
~ whether lisa case VI suicide aeeIdenta drowning
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The Militia.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; Docs clause
II Of section VI the Constitution sve the national GOV.
eminent any right whatever 10 maintain a standing
army Does it not simply apply TO emergencies like FOR.
csn wars Another section clearly says they must look
to the militia 10 execute the laws Of the United States
prcs' instruction, ami rcrcl invasion while section
10 directs how this militia be trained under the dis
ciphue prescribed hN Consre.. TIM, think, gives the
Lower tn put the whole militia OF ihr state under the
ill ui educated niccrs To be- appointed hy the States
II such Is the case there would be no lack O ompuN
such officers AMI the People would be relieved from
tho expense Of maintaining a standing
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To THE EpIroR or THE SUN-Sr: At the
Dcuoctauc primaries IN ono Of our wards last evening
delegates we're elected 10 represent Railway at tic CON
Vcnuon to be hell at Elizabeth ON Tuesday. The dele
gcs chosen were nil men pledged toyoe for the nonina
ton of Nh Miles Ross Tor Congressman. Mr Ross has
already represented the district in Congress con
scrutNc terms Perhaps II was Tor tins reason that the
mcetn- unanimously pissed resolution declaring that
I'm accordance with good OLD Democratic doctrine no man
II, .ull be elected 90 any Office Tor tlurd term
RAuwAr Aug Is ANTtlluNBcG
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JACK GoIdIng,s ChnIIenge.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sp; A MIR
Badger wishes 10 run me 49, yards twelve hur
dies No sporIrls man in the world ever knew trainer
TO be confined 20 one feat Jack folding do hereby
challenge MI BADGER 10 accomplish more athletic fcAts
IN two hours time than can No short distance allow
AdeposlI sent "a the Cippr Office, hni articles To me,
VIII insure match JACK GOLpNG.
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Mr.. KELLOGG seems to think that unsworn
denia's by telegraph will help his case Mr..
KELLOGG is mistaken. Even his sworn deninls
on the witness stand did not avail him much
wtha public that is weighing tho testimony
not only u pnrsons but Of inclh
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STANLEY MATTHEWS isn't out Of the scrape
yet Yesterday. by n unanimous vote, tho
Potter Committee decided to report him to tho
House rs Il COMMUNICATIONS Witness.
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Why He Ia Opposed.

f'on me Washington Post.
II 10 said that the hostility to Gen Joe John
SONS election To Congress IN the Richmond district Is
pa sea ON te het Unit MI HAYES once thought Inviting
hun into his Cabinet
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Noye. the nc,er Man OF the Two.


Preside mt Hayes is n cousin Of John Hum
lhtN Nr\cs, founder ui the Oneida COMMUNITY. The
lnrr Is not ihr hoN mann the world, perhaps hut he
~ least mover deserted the cnus who stood rs linn and
went over " the enemy.
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Advertisements for THE WEEKLY SuN. ~
sn,ito-m0i1o,c morHiog. mast Je handed 90 "iS
oeitHg 6tJOrc Str Oc,OcF
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The Portland Orego'ipp suggests the cm-
ployment Of Indians to hght Indians. The
Nodocs." It says. were finally brought TO
terms in this way. and the most effective work
against the piutrs AMI Bannocks this summer
has bcor done hD the Umatillas." The Montana
Heraid also is surprised that the Government
docs not make more use Of the friendly Indians.
Certainly Indian soldiers would not carry On
warfare any more sayagely than thu frontiers
men who have taken part in the operations
against the Bannocks.
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Mr.. GLOVER of Missouri j. 4 candidate 'or
reelection. Nothing that he has done or failed
to do in Congress has shaken our belief that Mr.
GLOVER Of Missouri is naturally man Of good
intentions.
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In the days Of tho Second Empire the
French Generals found use for Algeria us a
trimming ground Tor their sollicry. our officers
on the Rio Grando are bent ON making an Al
GERM for themselves ont Of MeSiro
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oflabor where men Of his stamp are very much

Written petitions to Cen BUTLER to give
the people tho ,hanco to make him Governor
have already received many thousands Of sig
natures in Massachusetts. All the parties. Old
an | now. are represented. This sort Of nomi-
nation is doubtless moro 10 tho Generals
taste than that Of any convention Of the modern
typc would be-. aud he is not likely to decline it..
Beacon I'm il ,Iuakng az with an alglc but tho
plain people on the farms and IN the mills arc
Eager for tho arrival Of election day.
In the Toledo district ~ Ohio, the birth
place II the National party. and ono Of tho
s'rougholds OF tho 0reonOack movement. the
Democrats have nominated FBiNK llUhD. q
hard money man Tor Congress. The other can
di,late for the nomination WAS Con. JAMES b..
SrnLDTsN. a veteran politician and wild
Granubackcr. II the rcdsirlc,ing OF OHIO
serves It's purpose IlvRD Will SD In the Forty
sixth Congress i'm the SCAT now occupied by j.
D. Cox. Ila VIII 20 io Washington unhampcrcd
by any vote committing him 10 tho theory TINT
Fraud can over hc sacred. lie Is one Of the
Democrats who. IA the Folty-fourth Congress,
voted against the bin creating the un'onstitu-
uonul Electoral Commission. II Mr.. IiuED is
elected. and starts out with disposition to do
strict Iusti 90 notorious resident Of his dis
tri.t. Mr.. Il. j. llAYr,of Fremont hc Will BE- ole
Of the foremost mon In the next House.
JoUv DAVIS and MAX MARcUeE started
what They called a savings bank in Sacrimcn-
tO. Cal. !, was never Incorporated. but it ro-
ooiyed DEPOSITS from ten cents upward and
thousands Of poor people iniru-tcd 20 it
their surplus earnings. Tho -o-ca,lcd bank
suddenly failed under circumstances that
lon no doupt 81 gross and deliberate
fraud. Tho Grand Jury found forty-two
indictments against DAVIS AMI MiEcusr
charging Thorn with oyeririw'ng accounts the
appropriation Of stock deposited embol,lc-
niout. and tho ohninins Of money under false
pret"u'o- u 81 OF the Indictments Am through.
however. tho pretended hnnk not having boon
incorporated, nor even such an association as
tne California law coutomplnie-. II was
alleged on hrhHli # tin sw.nllrrs that
thoy w'r' partners, or individual bankers IN
partnership with the l"posi,ors. and that part
u'r- r.uh not omho2z'e their own money. The
Prosecuting attorney agreed that this was "a
sound staten. mt Of the case. and it is possible
that the fraudulent bankers may es,0pe ri shly
megitcd punishmont
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The chief use Of the torpedo station at
Newport this summer seems to ho 10 furnish
visitors with the pleasant sensation Of touching
III the battery AMI making "a splash. The hotel
Keepers should advertise this as one Of tho nt-
fractions of the place. Ancient mariner THoMP-
sos Will. no doubt. make these torpedo scrape5
leading feature I'm his ncNt report.
AMOS I. ACKEKMAN, also. thinks that
GRANT il looming M
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The Richmond State. the bOldest
and frankest of the Funder pres ,
speaks of 4" the victory of the South
West and says there was no dodg-
ing-that the issue was sqaarely
made. We can tell the State it
views this field with very poor
glass. Why, there was not known
Funder who dared to show his head
as a candidate in the Wytheville Cons
vention. Gen. Walker and Gen.
Terry, two proclaimed " last dollar
men were not even mentioned. They
were SO dead before that body. that
they were classed With departed souls.
Even Col. Edmondson had to come
with CLOSE of Readjustment at the
hands of the Roanoke delegation.
No man dared to present the name
OF Funder to the Convention. Col
Fulkerson co.id have been nominated
over the field. The Scott and Lee
allegations offered to withdraw Rich>
mond, after the first experimental
ballot. and 60 solidly for Fulkerson.
The platform was tabled, but it took
the votes of Readjusters to table 1t
The flanders could not have done it
without their aid. The Readjusters
felt they bad the Convention and
were afraid to split so good an oppor~
lunity with a platform, which they
thought would be the occasion of a
bolt on the part of the Funders.
They were not all of this opinion,
bnt enough Of them were to carry the
balance Of power. If Col. Patterson
had hot declined nomination with
out a platform he could have had it
aud would most certainly have re-
ceived it.
Think not that REIMBURSEMENT was
defeated
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DiSproVcn.

tt was a notable fact that the con-
vention was packed, and even boys
voted = Bland co. South and West
If the readers will count the mum
Der of delegates officially reported
present in the Convention by the
Committe on Credentic ls-see our
first page-it will be seen there we're
just lO2 delegates present. Tie plat
form was tabled by just 60 to ~,
making exactly l02 votes, proving
conc lusiveIy the accuracy of the count
made by the chair, and squarely dis,
proving the statement of Dir. Ludwig,
who ought now to own up.
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The Yellow Scourge.

The accounts from the South are sp-
palling. Genada. Miss, 800 miles
north of New Orleans is depopulated.
1000 are gone, 200 remain. The
scourge is dreadful and stops only for
want of victims, and yet it sits in
those mournful solitudes and dares
The exiled peol ie % returL. Memphis
has had thus far 100 cases and 26
deaths. The people have fled by
ousands. Watches, jewelry and
silSeware have been pawned fol- mon
ey to leave on. New Orleans had 100
new cases yesterday, and AZ deaths
Quarantine is enforced at all principal
points in the South and West.
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Col. CampbelI,s Announcement!

Col. CampbelI's Announcement.
We to-day announce Col. Charles
G. Campbell, OF this town, a candi-
date for congress. He is q Republic
can and of course is Republican Can
didate, This paper it is known sup
ports Col, Richmond, and of course
cannot support Col. Campbell but
this much we must say: We have
known him aud known him init
nIately for over twenty years, and n
kinder or more generous man does not
live in the District. If any Republi-
can should Gny time have the repre-
sentatiOn Of this District. he would
certainly be the man, of all that par
IS, who would find fewest enemies in
his constituency, he has a way Of
being personally popular with every
body, aud with his knowledge of men
aud affairs at Washington. could and
would do more for his people than
could any other Republican. lie has
long had contact in various ways with
political and legislative affairs, has al
ways been a close observer of politics.
While he has made what seems 10 US,
and .will always seem to US. a strange
selection In his party affiliations
still we are obliged to say these good
things personally of him, and while
we shall OF course have TO work for
the election of the conservative nomi-
nee, we shall wish him less III luck
than we could wish any other politi-
cal oppOnent
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On our first page will be found
the views OF Col. Richmond touch
ing REIMBURSEMENT. He not Only
endorses the readjustment portion
of the PLATFORM, tabled at Wythe-
vile, but even goes a step further.
lie fully endorses and favors the
Barbour Bill, which was the sole
teste by the Readjusters of the
Legislature. The man who en-
dorses that is a Readjuster. We
cannot see any possible ground
for the charge that Col. Richmond
mond is a Funder. The conven-
ton declined to adopt any platform
at all. The Funders declined to
present any of their own and they
declined to vote to adopt The one
presented 10y the Readiusters.
A good many Readjusters may
have voted to table the platform,
though they fully endorsed it, fear
ing it might split the convention.
We are very sorry the platform
was tabled But it was neither
adopted nor rejected and the nomi-
nee was simply left to make his
own platform. This Col. Rich
mond does and VIC ask the people
to read it.
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Gold has advanced to s.
Judge Marks for Governor Of
Tennessee.

On last Saturday after long siege
at the ballot, the Tennessee democ-
racy, in Convention assembled at
Nashville, nominated by reclamation,
udee A. s. Marks Of Winchester
Franklin Co, for Governor of Ten
nessee- Col. Flemming generally
polled about one-third of the Con-
vention. Coils. Collier and Savage
generally dividing about another
third between them. Judge Gard
ner received a fair vote. But it was
evident that ''another horse'' had to
be trotted out, and when all were
worn out, and agreement on any one
OF the nags that had borne the sweat
aud strain of the training course was
found impossible, Chancellor Marks,
who bad done none of the party work
was smitten by the accumulated
lightning.
Judge Marks is a good man, and in
favor of a REIMBURSEMENT of the State
debt. lie was a good soldier, stood
guard at Cumberland Gap, aud gave
a leg to the Confederate cause. lie
will be Governor Of Tennessee
The Platform is the most powerful
arraignment Of radicalism produced
IN this age of reform, 1t declares
for Greenback currency, and for
Readjnstment. but the compromise
Of the State debt, it says, must be
radifed by the people at the polls
We will publish it next week.
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At the permanent organization. the
Hon. /. c. Fowler, editor OF the Bris-
tot Neus, was elected chairman, which
gave courage and hopes to the readjus-
ters and greenback men. But it was
short lived; for the election of Mr..
Fowler was Funding trick. One Of
these games where the " Jack takes
the Ace. "-Riand co. South ana West.
The above is easily disprovep to all
outsiders. As for those who we're
delegates present in the Convention
il needs 40 disproof. The committee
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& Fold that Banner"

Gov. McMulIin called at the NeagS
Office to>day On his way to Scott
He says he is not sick, and he APP
pears to be in fair health. lie is not
in favor of paying the entire national
debt at once with greenbacks, aud
therefore does not favor the 2nd res
oIution Of the WytheviIle platform
He would expand the currency ,
greenbachs, gold and silver all told
to about eighteen hundred millions,
and would pay the bonds in this cur
rency only as fast as they fail due
He and Richmond seem exactly
agreed on the Gceehback plank.
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HuinOr in the Convention.

There were very few specimens
of humor in the Wytheville Con-
vention, but in its closing hours
Mr.. St. john of Smyth. who was
an Edmundson man. mounted a
bench aud said IN the language of
the Bible, he would say TO Mr..
Dan'l Trigg, ooh Daniel where
art thou 2" Mr.. Trigg, who had
for while voted for Edmundson,
whom he abandoned on the last
ballot for Col. Richmond, quickly
replied, 81 suppose that is quo
tation from St. john" The house
came down.
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EfOIIk.

Judge Ilouk has been nominated
over Mr.. Rule of the Chronicle, in
the Knoxville district, and he will
have the friends of Rule to fight.
Hoax ought to be beaten. He it was
who. in 1861, in this town when sur
rounded With Grisham' negro militia.
told the colored people to "arm
themselves and g" TO the polls: to
arm themselves with pistols. guns,
butcher knives, axes and scylhes, and
g to the polls and if a rebel inter-
feTed with ,tsm spill bis heart
blood and Coy. Bto"ulow, and the
mil tia would stand Al their back.
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on Permanent organization consisted
of IA, and these are named in the
proceedings to be found on our fir.t
paae. The Funders concentrated on
Mr.. Phlegar and the vote of the Com>
mittee stood 6 for Pblegar and 6 for
Fowler.