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RECKLEsSNESs OR WHAT.

Another Ocean Disaster - Luckily No
Lives Were Lost.
BALTIMORE, November 9.-The steamer
Falcon, Captain Kirby, left this port al
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon for Charles.
ton with full cargo andseven passengers.
When off a barren island and about 10
miles south Of Harp's island, she col
llded with the three.mast schooner S. G.
Tryon, Captain Nickerson, laden with rice
from the Kennebec river for this port At
lO:l5 the schooner sighted the steamer
and kept on her course under a lead.
ing breeze and steering a point
west OF north. Just before they
met the course Of the steamer was
changed, and she ran across the course Of
the schooner when the collision occurred
at 1880. The bow Of the schooner struck
tho hull OF the steamer on q line with the
mizzenmast, crashing through aud de-
stroying the upper works. As soon as
they could loosen from each other, Cap
tain Kirby steered for shoal water, the COL
lision having occurred where the water
was twelve iathoms, but before he pro.
Ceeded half a mile the steamer went
down. All the boats OF the Falcon
were stove, though her life boat was made
available, and the women and children
first put into it, and then the male passen-
gers, and were sent TO the schooner. Be-
fore the boat returned the Falcon had
gone down, and her officers and crew,
twenty-five in number, climbed into the
rigging, whence they were rescued. The
schooner lay by until daylight, when she
continued on her course, and arrived here
at 5 O'Clock this afternoon. The passengers
lost all their clothing except what they had
on the schooner, which was damaged to
the extent OF $500. The Falcon is about
700 tons burthen and belongs to the
Charleston Ship and Railroad Company,
and is worth about $4,000. Her cargo was
valued at about $4,000, but much Of that
may be recovered. She sank in seven
fathoms Of water and her mastheads and
topmasts are visible.
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sTEuBESvlLLE, ONO, November s.-The
managers aud glass.workes Of the Acme
Works this afternoon had misunder.
standing about wages, and every one Of
the men were discharged, about one hun.
dred and fifty in all. It Is believed the
difficulty cannot be settled.
1t had been understood by the nailera
and nail.ieeders Of the Jefferson Iron
Works that when nails reached IS so Der
keg their wages would be advanced. me
price now is s. 65, and they will probably
demand an advance Of l2i per cent Mon.
day or Tuesday.
The sender of the above dispatch doe.
not seem to have very clear idea Of what
he is talking about. There Is a scale tbat
Of itself advances the price OF nail maxim,
at s. 80 for nails. As for the allotment o
the feeders, that is paid by the nailers
and is something with which the manu-
facturers have nothing to do.
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nRIpGE prsAsrEn.
The Wreck or the 81. Charles, NO.,
bridge.


The Wreck or the II. Charles, Mo,
bridge.
ST. LOUIS, November "a visit to.da,
to the St. Charles bridge, one span o
which fell last night, disclosed terribl,
wreck and destruction of property. Th,
bridge proper Is an iron Howe's truss o
three spans, aud the truss that fell seem
to have lost its bearing on the piers OF
both ends at the same time, for 1t lies ii
the river in almost a horizontal position
and is full Of cars as it was before it lei
its rest upon the piers.
The cause Of the accident Is not known
but G. Shaler Smith, OF the Baltimore
Bridge Company, under whose persona
supervision the bridge was constructed
thinks It was occasioned by truck OF
car leaving the track. Conductor Kinley
however, testified before the coroners jury
this afternoon that the train was all right
when it passed on to the bridge.
Another theory Is that the bridge was
struck by lightning, very heavy storm
having prevailed about an hour before the
disaster. The name OF those in the ca.
boose, when It went down, and those
who were killed outright, were Josiah
Weaver, q wealthy stock raiser, and Vice
President OF the First National Bank Of
Malvern, Iowa, Mr.. HYDE, resident Of
Monta, a friend OF NJ. Weaver, who were
accompanying the latter to St. Louis,
and George or Joseph Bathart, brake.
man, OF Moberly, No., and Jno. Summer,
a drover of Malvern, had his leg broken
in two places, and Fred. Davis, a young
man about Twenty years Of age, who was
bringing stock to this city for his father,
also OF Malvern, was only scratched and q
very little injured. ]. NJ. Strain, OF Nal.
vern, was also in the caboose, but when
he heard the crash of the timbers and
iron, and the great splashing OF water, he
sprang out OF the side door Of a car
on the floor Of the bridge only few feet
from q chasm, and he saw the
caboose plunge down the awful abyss oi
eighty feet. His escape is one OF the most
wonderful on record. Charles Irwin,
brakeman, was on top Of the Caboose and
went down with 1t and was so terribly
mangled that he died at noon to-day. He
has a mother living at Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The bodies Of Weaver, Hyde and Barn.
hart were enclosed in handsome caskets
and sent by special train this afternoon,
Twins remains will probably be forwarded
to Ohio tomorrow. Summers is receiving
every possible attention at the Gait House.
ST. CHARLES, Mo-, November 9.-The
Coroner's jury heard the testimony oil
Conductor Kinley and Mr.. Strain this
morning and adjourned until tomorrow
morning. Kinley swore he had taken
hundreds of much more heavily laden
trains across the bridge than the one
which it broke under; that it had recently
been inspected by competent person
and pronounced sound, and that he could
give no reason for the accident. Mr..
Strain simply related his experience.
The damage to the bridge is estimated at
about $4,000, and the value of the cars
and stock at about S25, 900. A temporary
wooden truss will be put up as speedily as
possible. In the meantime track will
be laid to the ferry landing and passengers
and freight transferred by boat.
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The Proper way 10 Serve yh.m

RAWLINGS, W, T., November e.-This
afternoon, Francis Murray, government
teamster while intoxicated, shot and fatal.
ly wounded Charles Chapman, Of Los
Angeles, California. Murray then reload.
ed carbine and revolver with the iptep.
ton Of cleaning out the neighborhood ol
the government wagon corral, He Ind
fired several shots at citizens and soldiers
when Sheriff ]. G. Rankin came on the
scene, who seeing that 1t was impossible
TO capture Murray without great danger
to himself and others, fired on him wit6 4
double barrel shot gun killing him In,
sant!y The coroner's Jury exonerated
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AFFAIRS ABROAD.
Appeal from Catholic Bishops Of
Ireland.
Various Comments on the Attitude
Of England.
Turkish Government Wrestling Over
the Demands for Reforms.
Animated Discussion in the Prusslan
Diet.
TURKEY.

VIENNA, November 8.-A st, Petersburg
letter TO the Abend POst says:
"1fthe new British Parliament sustains
Lord Beaeonshelds, policy Russia will oG
cupy Northern Alghanistan."
The Porte and Sultan are spending Their
whole time over the. reform question, and
the demands OF England.
The position OF the other Powers il
necessarily one OF reserve in the question
which primarily concersnE England and Tur.
key, and In which marked interference
would tend TO embroil rather than clear
matters. Still, as regards Austria and Ger.
many. II may be taken for granted that
their influence Is being exerted in support
OF the demand for beginning OF reforms
as well as towards preventing any COLI.
sion. AS to joining eventually In meas.
ures oil coercion, no invitation has yot been
addressed to these Powers. In this 70.
spect there has, therefore, been
no occasion for giving an opin.
ion on the subject. The French
aud Italian Cabinets are more than
usually reserved on the question, while
the Russian attitude in a difference be.
tween England and Turkey can not for a
moment be doubted. Differences Of that
kind have always been regarded by Rus.
sia as most efficient lever for promoting
her political designs in Turkey, lever
sure to be applied on the present occasion,
II the complication lasts long enough to
give her an opportunity.
It is expected that the increase Of En-.
glish influence in Constantinople will he
used to introduce financial reforms which
would facilitate other promised reforms.
CoNsTANTISorLE, November S.-Modifi.
cations Of the Ministry are expected. The
idea Of raising Midhat Pasha to power is
seriously entertained. The Porte contem.
plates giving Baker Pasha an important
post in Anatolia.
The Turkish newspapersare very violent
against England. They declare her de-
mands are more unjust than the attempts
Of Russia to interfere in Turkish admins.
tration, in resistance to which Turkey
waged great war.
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POUND MURDERED.
KIlled for Honey nnd ne,ence.


BANGOR, Me-, November O.-The mur.
der Of James J. Norris, at Broad Tree,
Friday night, caused great excitement in
this vicinity. seventy-three dollars we're
found on his person, aud slip cut from a
newspaper announcing the marriage ol
the victims son, Charles Norris, now re.
siding in the West. Everything else OF
value was removed from his person, and
the murderer then went to the Office,
opened the safe, secured about 81 900 and
made his escape. Three hundred and
seventy-one dollars OF this money be.
longed to Cutler & Eddy, proprietors OF
the mill where Norris was foreman the rest
to the town Of Bradley, Mr.. Morris being
Collector and Treasurer. A Frenchmaa
named Joseph Bonhan, who had been dis.
charged from the mill Thursday, was ar.
rested Sunday morning on suspicion, and
sufficient evidence was found on his Dor.
son to convict him. The axe with which
the murder was committed was found In
the mill.pond this afternoon, with blood
stains still on 1t, has been identified as the
one stolen from the mill last "Wednesday,
The victim is sixty years old and highly
respected. He has five sons, all living in
the West.
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BRITISH BUSINESS ArFAIRs.

LONDON, November S.-The short.time
labor movement in tho Oldham cotton
mills, which has now lasted eight weeks,
shows signs Of breaking up. Many com.
panies have already prepared ior change.
The results OF the experiment, however
are regarded as highly satisfactory.
The Times says: Money continues in
large supply on short loan, but discount
rates are still somewhat unsettled. More
gold has been Withdrawn from the Bank
Of England for New York. This was fully
expected, and probably there will be fur.
ther Withdrawal II they continue the
bank will have to supplement its action Of
Thursday by absorbing surplus supply
OF money in the open market, and, as OH
former occasions, force outer rate up near
er to It's own minimum, and thus try tc
make shipments unprotilable."
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Presidential Speculation,

WASHINGTON, November O.-Thera are
rumors here that Blaine's friends are at
work on a scheme to teke Grant out Of
Presidential possibilities by fixing him in
a snug berth at the head OF a railway
corporation, at fifty thousand a year.
The Blaine men all insist that Grant
doesn't want to be a candidate, and will
not be i an opening is found in another
line OF business. Tho best informed meu
at the capital, however, do not believe
that Blaine stands much chance were
Grant was out Of the way. They regs.il
Sherman as much the stronger man, and
almost certain to get the nomination il
Grant does not.
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which sailed from New York November
4th for Liverpool, put in here this morn.
Ing. She struck an iceberg Friday night
and stove in her bows. No person was
hurt and the cargo Is all right. 1t will
take probably three weeks to repair the
damage To the vessel. some oil the pass.
engers will be forwarded by The steamer
Caspian from st. Johns, Thursday next,
and the remainder will be sent by the
Nevada, which steamer will sail from New
York Tuesday next and call here for them.
ST. JOIN, n. B., November 0.-0n Fri.
day evening, the 9TH instant, the Arizona,
on her way from New York 10 Queens.
town, in latitude 81 logitude 45 west,
struck large iceberg. The night ives very
dark and the iceberg was not perceived
until II was too late TO lessen the speed Of
the vessel materially. The result of the
collision was considerable damage TO the
bow, and although 1t was found, on exam.
inntion, that there was no leakage, It was
considered more prudent TO make for this
port and repair damage before proceeding,
Although the shock was very severe
and 1t took some time to ascertain the ex.
tent oil the accident, all on board behaved
with perfect composure. No injury has
been sustained by either passengers, crew
or cargo.
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, November SIN the Lower
House Of the Prussian Diet to-day debate
on the Budget was continued. The Min.
lister OF Public Works defended the pro.
iected conversion Of railways into q State
institution, on the ground Of public utility
and national defense. The railways, he
said. must be brought back from the
service Of speculation to the service OF the
country.
Herr Virchow urged the doing away
with the present system Of government,
and especially with Bismarck.
Herr Bitter, Minister Of Finance, char.
terized this attack as all the more indie,
corus as Bismarck had just rendered great
service to the German people.
The estimate were referred 10 com
mittee,
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National Republlcau copy,u,,or,

WASHINGTON, November S.-A meeting
Of the National Republican Committee is
called to meet at the Arlington Hotel, this
city, December II. The object Of the
meeting is 10 take action in regard to the
death Of the late Chairman, and to select
place for holding the Republican Ma,
tional Convention. There is a good deal
Of interest here as to where the conven.
ton will be held. The general impression
in Republican circles is that Cincinnati
will be chosen. Several members of the
committee are known to bo earnest ad.
vocates Of Cincinnati, on account of the
excellence Of her hotel accommoda.
tions, convenience OF location TO all
sections, completeness OF transportation
facilities, but more than all, her splendid
Music Hall, which is unexcelled for the
purpose on the continent. With the com.
pletion Of the Southern Road her railroad
system radates in all directions, like the
spokes ola wheel, and her location is with
in thirty miles OF the centre Of the popula.
ton OF the United States. With so much
in her favor, the friends Of Cincinnati
think her chances OF selection the best.
1t is the general impression that the Re-
publicans will hold their Convention in
advance OF the Democrats.
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Ghe GateIIigetreer1
MEETING Of the proposed corporators

AugrlSG Of the proposed corporation
o the Wheeling and Parkersburg Rail
,osd Company alias the Shore Line
viii be held this afternoon at 8 So'clOck, al
Inj,e Cochran's Office, number 1918
Market street. The purpose Of the meet
inp il TO sign the necessary papers incl
JsD, to taking out the charter Of the com.
psny. We trust that oil the gentlemen
will be at the meeting
In this connection we may say that the
new project commandsa a marked interest
among our people, and is certainly one Of
tbs most popular projects ever mooted in
nj, community. Everybody seems glad
70 see start made in the matter. II the
people down the river feel as they do here
the road will be built at an carly day.
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FIRE RECORD.
AT NAPOLEON, o.

TOLEDO, November GA special fro m
Napoleon, Ohio, to the Commercial states
that disastrous fire broke out there at
2:30A. NJ. to-day, consuming 10 buildings,
among which were the Lindman block,
Meyer Haltz's grocery, Sardis' jewelry
store, Wards meat market, Deckman's
building and grocery, Shoner's saddlety
store, Reeser's building and meat market,
Reeser's residence, a. L. Careg's residence,
J. D. Humphreys drug store, Scribner's
agricultural works, and the court house
aud county offices were entirely DESTROYED,
The town hall was badly damaged. A
steamer was sent from the neIg6borinc
town Of Defiance, rendering great aid
The loss will reach $l00 900, about half O
(which Is covered byinsUrance,
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LOWELL, MASS, November o.-Three
persons were drowned in tho Merrimac
river this afternoon near Lawrence Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Little. two children
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown were row.
ing from Centreyille shore to Little Can.
ada, when the leaking Of the boat frighten-
ed them and in the confusion they over.
turned. Mr.. Brown swan ashore; Mrs.
Little and one child clung to the boat and
were rescued; Mr.. Little and Mrs. Brown
bis sister, and boy aged two, son OF Mr..
Little, were drowned. Their bodies were
all recovered.
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WASHINGTON, November s.-senatol
Vance, of North Carolina, is making
speeches in South Carolina, urging the
people to stand firm and keep the South
solid, and the prospects were good fol
electing Democratic President next year
Vance counts on Indiana and New York
A local account OF one Of his speeches
closes with the following cheerful item
"Some disorder occurred, aud in the melee
one or two men were shot and painfully
wounded and two others cut with knives
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ATTITUDE OF THE POPE TOWARDS
RELGIUM.

LONDON, November 9.-The Standards
dispatch from Rome says; The Vatican
has determined to appoint Monslgneur
vauden Banden, one Of the Pope's secret
chamberlatns, TO be Coadjutor to Cardinal
Deschamps, Assistant Bishop oi Molines,
with the right OF succession to that See,
This important nomination indicates q
conciliatory attitude toward the Belgian
government,
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SPAIN.

MADRID, November S.-The Constitu.
tional Committee has resolved to support
the bill for the immediate abolition oil
slavery in Cuba, with an amendment that
freedmen may work for whom they please.
A water spout has seriously damaged
the village OF HuelVa.
Another contingent OF reiniorements
for Cuba sails Monday.
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ADVICE FROM IRIsn.cATHoLIc
BISHOPS.

LONDON, November s.-The Catholic
Bishops Of Ireland have adopted resolu.
tons appealing to the Government and 10
all public bodies and private individuals
to help the poor, as the Poor Law Act ID
insufficient TO meet the necessities OF the
impending crisis The Bishops at the same
time exhorttheir aocks to bear their trials
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CINCINNATI, November s.-Abram Aub
died this morning. He Is widely known
in Jewish circleS, being President Of the
Jewish Orphan Asylum at Cleveland since
itSlestabliBment by the Order. Of Brni Birth
He was also President Of the Jewish Hos
pital and Hebrew Relief Association o
this city.
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: NeIaonyIIIe sIiner,, strIkc.

CINCINNATI, November "a Nelson.
vile, O., special to the Gazette says the
miners in that region to-day held a meet
ing and determined to demand an advance
OF 25 cents per ton for mining, and to
strike tomorrow II the demand is not &C.
rahpd In
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patiently, to respect the rights OF others,
pay their just debts as fully as they are
able, and to obeythe hws while using all
peaceful and constitutional means 10 re-
form land laws, which are the main cause
ot the countrY's poverty and helplessness.
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The river is again receding, the marks
showing barely twenty-five inches.
The Science will be to.day's boat for
Matamoras.
The Tempest and Ed. Pope arc running
as usual.
TBy TOlespph.I
CINCINNATI, November 9.-River 2 feet
10 inches. No prospects for a rise.
LOUISVILLE, November 0.-River on a
stand, with 2S inches in the canal. Bust.
ness dull. Weather clear and warm.
Cairo, November 9.-River 3 feet C
inches and falling. Rain last evening
Thermometer 72'.
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sT. JOINS, N. B., November 9.-The
IGuyOn line steamer Arizona, Capt. Jones,
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Warriors of the Sea.

The life of all fishes is one of per-
petual warfare. The carnage of the
sea exceeds that which is allowed to per-
pick our reasons on dry land. The her
ring satisfies many stomachs Ga broiled
fresh herring is a luxury, and it is an
unfortunate fish withal. An old whaler
has known of hogshead of herring be-
ing in the belly of whale and Is good
sized herring have been found in the
stomach of cod. Proceeding into
mathematics. for momentsif we allow
a Goldfish only two herring per day for
his existence, and suppose him to feed
on herring for one year, we have $50
herring as his allowance for II months,
and 30 Goldfish equal one fisherman in
destructive power. Compared with the
enormous consumption of fish by each
other. the draughts made upon the pop
ulation of the sea by man seems to
dwindle into insignifcance. The So
land goose can swallow and digest six
full-sized herring per day. 1t has been
calculated that in the Island of st. Kilda,
assuming it to be inhabited by 1000 of
these birds, feeding for seven months in
the year, and with the allowance of FIVE
herring each per day, the number of
fish for the summer subsistence of sim
gle species of bird can not be less than
2l4, 000, 000.-T Thomas j. BoUdttch, tn
ITou Times.
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A Deadly Point of Pronunciation.

At wedding in South Carolina last
month an incident occurred aptly illus
trating social life in the United States.
The bridegroom, who belonged to the
" first Southern families" took excep-
ton to the phraseology of the officiat-
ing clergyman and remarked, +" You
shouldn't say those uns whom the Lord
hath jined together, but them uns -
The preacher, who prided himself upon
the Enlightened" quality of his Ian
guage, quietly dropped his hand into
the pocket of his surplice and interpo-
lated: "You jist paddle your own ca
noe, young Teller, or your troubl ell be-
gin sumo enuff. I'm runnin' this tea
party, am-as l said afore, my below
ed hearers-those uns as the Lord'-
just then the bridegroom made q mo-
ton toward his hip, but before he could
draw the minister fired from his pocket
and the young man fell dead at bis feet.
Instantly the whole church was filled
with blazing pistols. In less than five
seconds the only person left alive was
the bride, who had -ducked behind the
pulpit early in the action. The half
married female gazel musingly around
and remarked as she started for home
"These self-cocking revolvers is play
ing the mischief round here, and that's
q tact !''-Eng2tsh Paper.