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Rumored Cornsr In ErIe.

NET YORK, ,Eseptember 27.-one of the
most notable features Of the transactions
in Wall street, to-day, were the sales Of
over 1900 Of the new Fries at higher
prices, Various reasons are assigned for
the upward movement In Erie stocks and
bonds. One Is that D. o. Mills Is 10000
shares short Of the stock, and corner "a
making 70 squeeze him. Another Is that a
ehange Is impending In the Presidency Of
the Company. A third Is that the mana.
gers Of the Erie, New York Central and
wabash Roads have come to an arrange
ment whereby all three routes are 10
work IN harmony, so that better rates OF
tare and freight will be obtained.
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YELLOW FEVER.
lIernnhIn.


MExPHIs, September 2s.-Thirteen new
cases three white and ten colored) were
reported to the Board Of Health to-day.
Among the number were: John a. Stem:
ett George Pless and Mollie Mcdonald.
Six interments were reported by the un-
dertakers: Alfred B. Watkins, George
Jerome, Richard 8: lawrence, Thomas
A. Dobbs, Jerome Yanorslrand and Dolly
Rogers, (colored.) -
In addition to the new cases reported
to the Board Of Health, the following
were supplied with nurses to-day by the
Howards: Mrs. Thomas Cubbins, Mrs.
Lizzie Rtndeers, Isaac Lacron, Lizzie Cash
and Adolph Rosedale, To-day At noon
Alfred Watkins was buried with military
honors by the Porter Reserves, Of which
company he was a member. The weather
is clear and warm. -'Iil /
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craning Of necls, and perhaps littlI
swearing, and finally, when the President
and General Sherman stationed them
selves In the rotunda OF the building Ia
be presented 10 the crowd, there was O
rush up the steps and o great stream oil
humanity flowing out OF the other door,
quite resistless and impossible 10 describe.
This stream Of people flowed on and on,
and the crowd outside Became larger and
larger, until the two distinguished gentle.
men who were the objects Of all this de-
monstration began 10 grow faint, and e.
nally were compelled to surrender to the
pressure, and Suddenly start away by q
side entrance, and drive off in the car.
riages to the fort, where General Pope had
spread dinner for them TO sit down To-.
It should not be forgotten here 10 state
that Judge Robert Crosier made q neat ad.
dress Of welcome TO the President on the
steps where he was halted BY the commit
tee In charge. Andso the reception Of the
President which had been elaborately
prepared for by the patriotic people Of
Leavenworth, ended for the day, and the
crowd went home tired and perspiring to
talk OF the event Of their lives, Most ike.
ly they will never see a live President
again, poor things, unless they raise one.
The programme was great success, and
reflected credit upon the town. Three
important committees are here tonight
from other towns along the route OF the
President TO beg him TO make them call,
and one Of these Is headed by the Mayor
OF Hannibal. It will be remembered that
on the evening the President passed
through that wicked but thriving village,
on his way TO Neosho Falls, some william.
Gus youths INDUCED In sundry Hibes and
oaths which would have been very shock.
ing to the Executive ears had they been
heard, but they were not. This little cir
cumstance, which nobody Of the travelling
party noticed at the time, was taken up
by the papers and ampli6ed and exaggef.
ated until 1t began to seem to everybody
that the Presidential dignity had been
outraged and insulted.
So mass meeting Of the citizens was
held, and resolutions were passed con-
demning those vile young men, and
committee was appointed to wait upon the
President, apologize TO him, and request
him on his way to Springfield, ILL.,, to pass
through their town again, Just for the
qualification Of showing him how easily It
could be done, and to show with what re.
sPest the good people of that town regard.
" ulLbl' o.. Hf. I.n s. .r..# e. ....
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The Ashley Reit Contest,


: NEw-YORE, September 27.-The great
pedestrian contest ended 7this evening
more tamely than had been expected, yet
amid the greatest enthusiasm and good
feeling. All day long great crowds gath
cred in the Garden, and bigger ones
around the newspaper bulletins outside.
Merritt had shown such excellent pluck,
and was doing such good work, that the
hope existed that he might eyertake Row
ell, but Rowell took good care that the
Connecticut lad got no nearer than ten
miles toihimA Spurt as he might, Merritt
could not cut down the lead.
The following Is the Official score: Row.
ell, $50; Merritt, SIS; Hazael, 500I; Hart,
1921 Guyon, All; Weston, i455; Ennis,
460f; Krohne, 460t; Taylor, 250I.
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BERLIN, September 27.-The Gemanid
newspaper declares that the negotiations
with the Pope's Plenipotentiary have &C,
eomplished no real results, and that, 50 far
from an amicable understanding having
been reached, the relations between Ger.
many and the Vatican are daily becoming
more complicated. There are rumors thai
Bismarck will shortly proceed to Rome.
The tone of diplomatic circles here indi.
Gates that the difficulties with Russia are
daily becoming more unlikely OF peace.
ful solution. There Is increasing bitter.
ness also in Russia. Both the Gdtette and
Netu ITnaa, Of St Petersburg have beer
seized for the publication OF articles se
yerely denunciatory OF Germany and
England. - -
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GREECE AND TURKEY.

CoSsrANrSoP1E, September GA cor.
respondent telegraphsthat 1t Is thought an
understanding between Greece and Tur.
key is impossible. Warlike preparations
are progressing on both sides. Its the
opinion here that Austria Is obstructinp
efforts for the understanding, and that n
event Of hostilities she would at once
occupy Macedonia.
Prince Labanotf Is the bearer Of pro.
lect for an alliance between Russia and
Turkey. 1t Is rumored that Russia IA will,
ing to renounce s0o,000, 900 francs OF tht
war indemnity, and TO give back some d
the tormer provinces OF fTurkey.in. Asia.
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MystoriOusIy Murdered.

DUBUQUE, September 2s.-Thos: Grimes,
q aiarmer, who lived about, IS miles yestb
this city, was mysteriousiy murdered last
nights He was returning home from Du'
buque,with his son.in,law, Jim o 'Connor,
and when they reached a point on the
road about 10 miles from town, they were
overtaken by,a man who was driving a
pair OF pirfted horses. The man was
knnMni to- Grimes, but not TO o'OOnnor,
and hsformsrlOit his son.in.law In the
wagon, and got into his acquaintauce's
vehicle. Crimes and his companion drove
away rapidly, and about twenty minutes
later o'connor found Grimes dying ontht
road with his head terribly mashed. and
6SsSsaiPs III ss9 IL sisd in & ss0pt S
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RUSSIA,

81; PErERsluRa, September 27.-Tbs
Ninillst ontrages continue throughout the
country, and disastrous confacrStioris are
almost daily reported. "'.'
Inc reported victory Of the dekke Tur
eomans oyer the Russian advance column
B onctally denied.S i,9i ft,F1f1 : :
LONDON, September IA Paris dis.
patch says: The Le Nord publiEhes an
Article, presumably by Prince Gortseba
many s and oSsiISIs s5ISfssd Ss.sa! attack on Ger
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MethodIst Uonference al GnlIIpoIIn.

GALLIpolls, ONO, September 27.-The
i6dfH Day 81 them. F. Conference opened
to7daywitb dsyoionsl, exercises conduct.
ed'by yDr.. j. II. JamisonS. Dr. John Wiley,
Oithsl DsewniT Theological Seminary, ad-
dressed the Conference, alter which re.
ports from ;vatioas Committees were read
and adopted. A resolution was adopted
Recommending the foEmation;6f circles on
the 6haItauq1S literary and Scientific plan
,undey, the direction Of The. Quarterly Con.
'fefence Committee on Education. Ap.
pointments have been made for all the
churches and the court house tomorrow
and the city will be overrun with visitors
Conference will adjourn at noon Monday
in order for Bishop Simpson to preside
over the Conference at Morgantown, W,
Va. Ten OF the most effective members
Of the Conference have failed to get here
on account OF low water.
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Jnall60Sf Rf15IEJ J8ELIEF.

DR., boyd, 81. Louis Baptist Minister,
IP PDlseiplIned' lfoEc RelIeying that All
ssllenS SWflIs HveaEdRIIy ssiIead Their
Titles Clear" dc.
/ cSE 4eVls, Sep semben2sr5A; very spirit.
ca diScdssion has been going on for two OF
three days past at the annual meeting oi
Ehel elst Louis Baptist. Association, over the
charges preferred BY the Park Avenue
Church against the Second Baptist Church
g dis Sdt5! PRESIDED SSSFdSDr. W. W.
Boyd.
. The charges ARE generally heterodoxy
ant itregdlatity ia practice, and were
finally sustained BY, vote OF 81 to II, and
lslloFship Eitharakh rgneDr. Boyd
and his church. The specifications briefly
are that DR.. Boyd believed, and has taught
tndS preached that IN mst ultimately,
will be saved; that sects are ordained Of
God and neediul to the varied views OF
mankind; that aEeW may be sayed withuot
believing id Jesus; thabclose Communion
is only an inference drawn from one pass.
age in the Scriptures; that the Baptist
denomination is too rigid in its views of
communion; that baptism is not pre-
requisite to communion only as an order.
ly precedent, and that man has a right
TO picture his God according to his needs,
and right ogo to his God in any man
ner he chooses. The Second Baptist
Church never having demanded OF DR..
Boyd an eSplRnadon otsuSh language or a
tepudiation ot uGh teachings, it is there
fore heterodox in principles.
The irregularity in practice in said
ohurche Is specified to belin having held a
Joint Ssfyiee With; die Jewish congrega-
ton Of Rabbi Sonneschien, whose temple
they, were Accounting alter Ltheir own
chiitch builaihR Tas burned, and in DR..
Boyd, on a certain occasion having in
vited Dr.. Elliott, a Unitarian minister, to
tation was accepted. These matters have
beepI au6iect 10 much comment In reli.
| gious- circles throughout the country for
some time, and the action Of the Baptist
LAbsS6iatiSh will doubtless be read with
great interest.
The Fourth Baptist Church, Rev. j. V,
Schofeld pastor, has withdrawn from the
Baptist Association. TThe withdrawal be.
| ing the result fthe action OF the assoCia.
FHs FoGitS' Church & @ ndsfslSod 0@u'Sb to OBJ:
ject u, the action Of the association on the
lHronndthat the charge against the Second
Church we're not brought In proper man.
assi rs sass they :gsFs t5igQlgqS, not sus.
really aimed at. DR.. Boyd with view to
get rig Of him aaa5h0s tRseharch as an
The Second Church has among its men,
bers number OF very prominent citizens,
and it is said they keenly feel the situation
they are placed in, but there is said to be
no appeal from the decision Of the Asso-
citation and they will be obliged to submit.
What. further action, II any, the Second
eRpich ig tSks Is pSS known.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, September 27.-There Is good
ground ior the statement that the spanish
government Is contemplating the imme-
diate abolition Of slavery in Cuba. A bin
viii shortly be introduced In the Cortes
providing for such abolition, with no pro-
vision toF compensation OF the owners. Il
Is almost certain that some measure having
this end in view viii shortly be passed.
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The marks indicate 20 inches aud falling.
The Science and Welcome arrived late
Saturday evening and returned.
The Tempest left yesterday for Claring.
The = "a. Pope will leave for MatamOras
at 1880 this morning.
CINCINNATI, September ,2S-Weather
clear and warm. River feet sinches and
falling. Arrived-City OF Ironton, CALI.
polls, O. W. Bachelor for Pomeroy.
No departures outside Of local packets. :.
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ROREIGM NOrRa.

:! Seventy thousand pounds Of gold wa.
9uIcnased In open market In London, Fri
aay, ior the United States, and It Is ex
Seosed that Zoo, 900 Of gold Just arrived
itom Australia, will also 60 there.
A dispatch dated Cape Town saws
Oetywayo left Port Durnport on the iii
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YnERECoRD.


DoyER, September ga fire broke 'ouI
In the rear Of Laws Block this morning
and spread TO several large wooden build
ings IN the vicinity, which were nearly al
destroyed. Bellmap Church Yas slightly
damaged. Total loss s2sIoo0iS insurance
$4,000. lps
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omcAoO, September q. The clearings
Of the Chicago banks during the week
amounted 70 so, ,o29,sls IS, an increase Of
50, 81, ,22 is oyer.those Of the correspond.
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~ her have both Of the aforementioned


Tomorrow the Grants will attend
church, and Monday at II o'clock the
General will pass in review twenty thous'
and school children. To prepare for this
task ID will foIlify hiInsSlt With ! seven
whom 10 willGmply hafe fohr gentlemen
with him. This matutinal meal, In the
presence Of the sea lions, has been kept q
profound secret, 50 as to give these per
sons habltuAlly waiting outside Of Grants
|bedroomh By 8 'elpek{R pleasant.surprise.
d Hl IxetIk4ENT.
LATER.-1fter the last dispatch, lbe
Merchanics' Pavilion was the scene Of in
describable confusion. Crowds forced
their way into the place until the floor
must have contained from 1000 to 5000
persons.
They climbed on chairs and on tables,
and many were the break'downs and nu-
nerous ihsscreafns. fMeauYhile the sem.
tinels barred the doors, and thus excluded.
men like General MeGomb and Marcus
Boruck. The veterans outside, indignant
at being left out, grew uproarious, and some
got step-ladders and scaled the walls, en-
tering by the windows. Then sentinels'
from within fastened down the windows,
while policemen withdrew the ladders.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but very.
bad feeling prevailed.
On the estrade beneath on which Grant
was seated were cannon and masses oi
bunting, Grant, in replysto his health,
expressed lis pleasure It being among the
yeterans AlI Ithe ofatots who followed
beloved forth their remarks, and lady
orator, reciting some heroic verses, pitched
her voice al about sixty-horse power. La.
dies atId1 Invited guests Jared no better
Ihati any one else II was a scene notable
and never to be forgotten by those present.
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VOLUME XXvI1.-NUMBER 81.

inst. Quarters have been prepared for
nun nun at the castle here. All the remain.
ing hostile Chiefs in Zululand have sur.
The Liverpool Posi says that in conse.
quenee Of the prevalence Of the foot and
mouth disease among 1900 head OF sheen
which recently arrived there, the PRIV
council Is about 10 issue an order placing
American sheep in the same category WITH
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WANeE tue E3nlNuA
.itfon' a seaht River at pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, September 27.-All the
trains on the Pennsylyania Railroad we're
delayed last night owing TO the scarnityol
water in the mountain springs supplying
the swater stations. The principal Yatei
station for Western bound freight tfainstl
located at New Florence. The water in
the tank is SO low, owing to the continued
drought, thatitrequires notices. than torty
minutes TO, fill the, engine tank. ;Thil
caused,,a massing sot freight trains, and
blockaded the tracks for passenger trains,
which could only be raised, by using the
East bound single track for trains In both
direct ions. At one time last night the
freight trains were stretched along the
track from New Florence, ten miles East
The river is seven incheslower than the
record Of its lowest stage last year. B6i
four Inches of .8ater ripple over the pipes
Of the Allegheny river, from which the
lower water works engine; Is expected q
keep the reserYoiriul Much difHcGlty,i Il
being experienced by the works in fulfill.
ing the stask, and were 1t not for the assist
auce rendered by the Highland avenue
reservoir in supplying share Of It's abuhd
ance, no little Inconvenience might be ap
pretended. The cribs placed In the, riyel
at Brilliant are much deeper than at thC
\ lower works, and as ., consequence, the
supply s untaiing SO long as the water re
mains. IN the river at ali. Besides this
the building OF Che dam at Six mile IslanG
Is at this iuncture instrumental in throw.
ing fully two Inches. Of water 10 the Pitts
bprgh side Of the. river, the fowof watel
on the other side being obstructed.. Ii
9AAl regards the exceeding low stage %
water about the neighborhood Of thI
bridges, the oldest residents say that No
within their recollection have they. seer
the fonndati ion ston eS OF the old acqueduc
so lightly covered The wooden cufbs a
the very foundation are plainly Visible
and have but four inches OF waieS aboyl
them, River ilaeti state thai, WhiletherC
seems 70 be scarcely the latitude fora fur
theF, fall; yekthe marks indicate that th
river Is still going, down.
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NEIaHBoRHooD NEWS.
BmEILILARE.

Teachers examination was held ii til,
Fourth ward school house Saturday. No
as hany nyteGehers as common were PIE. tut
The Bellaire teachers had one Of lhei
teachers meetings Sathrday.H :S5Ny'
The new sidewalk being laid OIL Bel
mont street, just above the Presbyterian
ohurchdis an Improvement in the righ
place "a greet many petaeas nie III
pavement In such numbers that holel
cannot very well be avoided.
Preparations are being made 10 build an
other new house in Horns addition, ant
lots recently sold of Of the Sheets pr per
ty.
Thurman should come here again and
ask II any one Of his audience had gold
Some Of them had 1t when he did ask that
question, but It is more plentiful Just now.
Armstrong & Smiths planning mill, the
Belmont Glass House and the Baron Fac.
tory, each paid their employees partly in
gold on Saturday.
An outspoken Democrat OF BellAire,
one who has always been willing and
eager to give reasons for the faith that
was in him, but who has probably been
growing dissatisfied with the reasons he
himself had been giving-as many aumth.
er Democrat seems 10 be doing lust now =
went to hear Blaine, and the next morn
ing announced his intention Of voting the
straight Republican State ticket.
Tkn Dn-aLItana E.t1...
ing on the square was success in numbers
and enthusiasm. Atorchlight procession
marched up as far as Thirty.fith street
from City Hall, and then stopped at the
meeting, owing to the lateness OF the houl
at which It started. Col. Poorman spoke
while and was followed by ]. B. Smith
Then Mr.. Kemple, OF Wheeling, spoke
He closed withan admonition TO which al
our speakers are paying very little s,len.
ton, TINT is, not To- lose sight oi The i'm
portance Of securing the Legislature Col
Poorman was again called for, but tod the
audience that Il had enough for one day
The nail works was stopped Saturday iol
want OF ironJ but will resume work Mon
Ht6s young man wkoaett bissho5s On
Mr.. Gorby's store step viii prove PROPERTY
no doubt he can obtain them. He leii
them there after dark Saturday evening
while he would slip in behind the c0un'
ter and tap the till; Mr.. Gorby being al
the rear of the store room engaged in CON
versation. y Some one saw him and, motto
ing his sneaking manner gave the alarm,
when he fled 10, such a,hurry as left rhim
no time 70 piSs up his shoes He g'M ND
money.
A little child Of Mr.. Ross, OF lower
town, was drowned Friday evening, by
falling head first into q tub Of water " D :
DR.. A. ]. LYDIA, Of Wheeling, preached
Sunday, at the Methodist Church, Mr.
Toland being absent attending the esesionE
9te9ateereence. .8a wv ! EROFs ]
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The National banks Of the country pay
one per cent per annum on their average
circulation, 10 the government. They also
pay one.hAli per cent per annum OH their
average deposits. They also pay One.hall
Of one per cent on the average amount Of
capital stock invested in U. s. bonds.
They pay also all State, county and city
taxes, whatever the per cent Of said taxes
may be. They pay 1t on their real estate
and on the true valuei In money" OF their
stock.
And yet Senator Thurman, whom the
,Regpks etalts 10 pre,eminence over Blaine.
wants thsse institutions I abolished On
any stump ln'ohio, where he and Blaine
could meet in joint debate on this subject,
he .SopIalbe Sbipped to death in the ed.
nation Of the people. We only wish
Blaine e6uld;mSGt hima 1t every important
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Mr.. BIains's Defense Of the National
banking system In His BellAire
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Delay ed .Trainsi ON The ,Pcnnsy lvauin
RaIlroad=WantoEWa Wafer the Expiana.
.itfon-sA s6ant, River at 1pIttsburgh
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and crush a conquered people-then a
wild shout of applause will go up from
the Confederate soldiers from the
Potomac to the Rio Grande, that will
echo a1d re-echo as it comes booming
across the Ohio, until it awakens re-
sponsive chord in the hearts of the
Union Soldiers"
1t is entirely unnecessary for US
to call attention to the "buncombe"
contained therein. It is enough
for our purpose that it means
Hancock.
We have no doubt that he will be
Grants opponent, but what will he
do with the candidacy? He
will be placed in the same
position that Ewing and Rice
were in Ohio, and the result
will be the same. He will be on
the wrong side for man who wore
the blue, and he will be looked upon
by his old comrades as deserter
He will be the representative o
ideas which the soldier boys were
trying to shoot to death in 1866
And moreover, while he was al
efficient sub commander, he is only
on an equality with scores more o
brave men in the late war, and BIZ
military proves and success vii
only be as the light of a tallow dil
to an electric light, compared will
Grants unriyaled name and incOm
parable genius.
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Chancery Sale of a Tract of
Land.
No. 30I8.

NO. 3Ol0.
W. B. Hope, Admir- of Jno. Letsinger, dec d, VS..
David Reagan.
DURSUANT TO A DECREE PRONOUNCED
l. in the above cause at the June term, 1879, of
the Chancery Court at Knoxville, Tennessee, /
will SELL at public auction, to the highest bidder,
in front of the Court House door in Knox lille,
ON TUESDAY THE 18th DAY OF NOVEM-
Der NEXT AT IL O'CLOCK. A. M.
The tract of land mentioned and described
in the pieadings. lying in the 9th civil district
of Knox county, Tennessee. adjoining the lands
of W. E. Hedgcock and others, containing lC0
acres. more or less, and for more particular de-
scription reference is made to deed from John
Letsinger to David Reagan. recorded in Regis
ter's eff ,e of Knox county in Book N, vol 3,
Page Ill.
TERMS.
Five per cent. of the purchase money
will be required in hand, and the remainder on
4 credit OF 6, IL and Is months, taking from the
purchaser notes with security, and retaining a
lien for the security. SAID land will be sold
in bar OF the equity of REDEEM ption.
This October Str, 1879.
octS wat M. L. PATTERSON, c. an.