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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Blair-Armstrang Inquest Damaging
Evidence Against Blair.

NEWARK, n. j. July 3.--The Blair ARM
strong inquest was resumed to-day and the
evidence was OF avery sensational character
and very damaging TO Blair. A servantgirl,
Ophelia Dyer, who disappeared on the night
Of the tragedy, was found last night In New
York and appeared as q witness to-day. Tf
her testimony istrues Blair will sleep tonight
with Eallows. staring him In the face. She
Blair and Armstrong quarreled atthe barn,
and Blair camsin and gaid, as be was about
to return, Lam going out to the barn. cam
not help IT,. 10 must be done' The servant
girl said to Mrs. Blair: Cant you stop himY
Mrs. Blair began to cry. Two shots wero
fired and Armstrong cried "murderN Blair
came out and said: Il shot him; Il am sorry"
The girlgaye Armstrong some brandy while
lying On the grass. blair approached and
are Q murderous villain; am going TO Ole,
and before God / did not have q revolver In
my hand" The other witnesses to-day were
comparatively unimportant, and testified to
Blair5s friends may be able TO disproye this
: WIN. m Stuart, of Green's Farms, Conn. and
Geo. M. Wheeler, OF Searsdale, N. f, testified
that they had Armstrong ID their employ.
ness was bad, but that they had no trouble
with him, as they were afraid to-. His lam
guage was abusive, such as any gentleman
would not take from h1s servant. The cloth
ing worn by deceased was then exhibited to
the jury. The first garment Was short
wasted check jacket stained with blood. The
undershirt was then shown, and this, too, was
bloody. The bullet holes In each were plainly
visible, but neither were scorched with pow
der.
Otto Winderlich, OF Union Hall, then testi.
fed that Armstrong worked with him and
told OF various acts Of drunkenness and Of
profanity, and that he WAS at one time as
saulted by Armstrong and his arm was
broken. Winderlich's wife also testified to the
same general facts.
The coroner b jury, after three hours deli
beration, returned verdict Of mansIaughter.
The jury stood four tor ju5tIfable homicide
and i've for mansIaughter. The prisoner Was
remanded to jail.
CASE OF MALPRACTICE.
PHILADEIPHIA, July 3<-The coroner's III
quest to-day in the case of Mrs. Albertina
Specker, who died In DR.. I'll. II. Van w Wittamp,8
office Tuesday evening, found that death was
caused by malpractice. The doctor was re-
manded to await the action OF the grand jury.
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Am Unpopular MemoyaI.

CHICAGO, July 3--Mayor Harrison this
evening removed Marshal Benner from the
head OF the fire department. appointing
Deputy Marshal Sweeney In his place. The
mayor charges that Benner was not III accord
moval causes great dissatisfaction among
firemen, and Is not generally approved by the
public.
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can Franclsco Makers.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.-The grand jury
has reported, ignoring the charge OF embez-
element against Geo. Schultz, ex-president of
the Justice mine. The jurys report Is very
commissioner, and intimates criminal neRIl-
gence ON the part OF Major Bryant, chairman
Of the commission, Ia signing fraudulent
warrants
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POLITICS.
Democratic and Workingmena Nominations
in California.

+ SACRAMENTO, July 3.--In the Democratic
State Convention g. B. Brown, the present
controller, w. A. Mines, present surveyor.
Gen. j Hamilton, present attorney general.
and Gen. d. B. Wolf, present clerk Of the
Supreme Court, were renominated. The fol-
lowing were then nominated: For superin-
treasurer, g. r. Pau1s; for chief justice, Il. n.
Morrison, the Workingmen's nominee, and
for associate justices, Messrs. Mckee, Nc
Kinsley, Thornton, Ross, Storer and Rear
don,
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GERMANY.
Negotiations Between the Pope and Bis
marck.

LONDON, July 3.-A dispatch from Berlin
says that the Pope and Prince Bismarck are
actively negotiating previous to Minister
Falk's successor being appointed.
THE DUTY ON PETROLEUM.
BERLIN, July 3.-The German Customs
Tariff Committee have fixed the duty on pc
troIeum at six marks.
ART EXPOSITION AT MUNICH.
BERLIN, July 3.-An international art exhi-
bibition will open at Munich on the nineteenth
of July.
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An Innocent Sran Clea red

DEs MONIES, Iowa. July 3.--In January
last VIM. Mckensey, while ct work for Thos.
lived tn q secluded place and the suspicion at
once rested on him as the murderer OF Nc
Kensey. He was three times tried, but posi-
tive evidence WAS lacking to convict. He
once barely escaped hanging By mob. Mon
day last McKensey walked into Hahn's house
as though nothing had dhappened.
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THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.
How the Fourth Will. be Observed In
Chicago The Fun Already Begun.

CHICAGO, July 3.-This has been the hottest
day OF the season. The mercury is In the
eighties. The intense heat was somewhat re-
of pleasant weather tomorrow.
The Fourth will be observed in Chicago by
q general suspension Of business, and with
several pIcnics ia the suburbs. the principal
of which will be those of the Hibernfa Eight
hour League and Union Catholic Library
Association; also tournament and military
parade at Dexter Park, races at the Trotting
Park, base ball between Boston and Chicago,
rifia tournaments. excursions on the lake
and railroads, etc. The mayor has issued
an order forbfdding all fireworks in the city,
which, however, Is not observed, the streets
being Resonant with frecrackers and torpe-
does.
In CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July 3-The first Fourth Of
July fire occurred tonight, when Welch
Church. on College street. was considerably
damaged by paper balloon lighting on It
and firing the roof. The damage was about
$500.
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railroad commissioner OF the Privy Council
this morning. Mr.. Shanley, who had been
appointed BY the government to examine into
the locality, presented q report which sug-
Mr.. McDougall, for the Credit Valsev Rail-
way, wanted his route adopted as far aS
BATHURST. The commissioner finally took the
matter into consideration, promising q ded-
sion at an early date. Interested parties are
.nhinctinn. " -. 60.
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STARKVILLE.
Work Begun On the Mississippi Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College.
Especial to the Democrat ]

Especial to the Democrat
SrARKvILLE, Miss, July 3.-Work on the
Agricultural and Mechanical College was be-
gun to-day by Capt. g. M. Robush, the con-
tractor, who has executed his bond Of $4,000,
which has been accepted. Mr.. 2. j.. Gillen, OF
Walden, does the brick work and also makes
the brick. Mr.. Robush has completed all the
arrangements and will proceed with all posi-
Bile speed with the building, and have 1t In
readiness that the college may. open In jan
uary. ABBEY.
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EGYPT.
A New Ministry Appointed Its Personnel.

LONDON, July 3.-iTI,s new Egyptian min
istry has been constituted and Is to-day pro-
claimed. Pasha Gais is made president of the
Cabinet and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the
office which he held for years under the late
Khedive. Ismael Eyoub Pasha Is appointed
to the post OF Finance Minister, which was
recently held by an Englishman, Chas. Rivers
Wilson. Osman Golip Pasha Is made Minister
Of War and Murad Pasha Minister Of Justice.
The Cabinet is considered remarkably strong
and good one, and has been constituted on
the principle OF compromise.
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A wife Who Preferred Death 10 Old shses.
AIhanu lMn 81 Ikd0er.i

Mrs. Lavanche Vanbebber, the wife OF Burel
Vanbebber, living some seven miles west of
Maysville, committed suicide on Wednesday
through the heart with q Smith &c Wesson
revolver, ealIbre No. 50. The verdict Of the
coroner's jury WAS In accordance With TINS
fact. The deceased was but eighteen years q
age, and had been married LEGS tnan year
iury. IL would seem that the rash act WaS
committed because her husband would not
buy her pair Of shoes on the dayshe Wanle&
them. -
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A Hansiug.

LEBANON, Pa, July al Nimrod Spottenhu-
Der, the murderer OF j. Niyergais, alias Ives-
son, was hanged at II :15 this afternoon. He
left letter to his mother, but made no stete-
ment on the galloWs. He walked 10 the Ral-
lows with firm tread and met death calmly.
His neck was broken, and the body cut down
after hanging eleven minutes.
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The BIxbys lseun1ted,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July S.--Another chap
ter in the famons Bixby divorce case was re-
corded to-day when the parties were reunited
in matrimony by Boshop Talbot.
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Nebraska,s Popu1atfeI,,

OMAHA, July 3.-The census OF the State,
taken by the assessors, returns b total p0pu-
lation Of 384. .410--an increase OF 1861 since
last year. The increase since 1870 Id 26I, AIT.
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a Long Term.

CHICAGO, July 3-Wm. Carey, charged with
the murder OF his brother-in-Iaw, Max Heg-
vein, was to-day refused new trial and sem
fenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary.
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FRANCE.
The Senate Adopts the Bill Removing the
Capital to Paris.

VERSAILLES, July 3-The Senate to-day
adopted without modification the bill provid-
Ing for the return OF the Legislature to Paris
by vote of 159 to 107.
M. Paul De Cassagnac, who was accused OF
libelng the government, has been acquitted.
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JAMAICA, July 3-Advices from Port-au-
Prince, Hayti, state that the populace tired
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
How the Fourth will be Celebrated at the
Capital.


WASHINGTON, June 3-Secretary Thomp-
son this smorning teiegraphed to the COM
mandants Of The different navy yards to give
and fifth Of july
ALI the departments Of the government In
this city will be closed from this evening un-
til Monday morning.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
The President remarked this morning that
the published statement about an extra ses-
sion had no foundation In fact. He does not
intend to reconvene Congress. He is Of the
opinion that the government can get along
until the regular session opens tn December.
1t has been decided that the United States
marshals can continue the discharge Of their
duties as usual. There will be no Interrupt
tion tn the business OF the courts. nor, In fact,
In the business of any other branch Of the
government.
STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS.
The following Is a comparative statement
OF the number Of lives lost from various
causes on steamboats, during the years end
iTlp ,T11nn 1879 and 1S7g.
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Archbialop PurcelI,s 1onaIfian.

,shon pnrnd, 1mly hayy 5 5Kmors Inas Arch
nounced without foundation. Private In
formation from the Convent Of Sacred Heart,
near Albany, where he is stopping, Is explicit
to this effect. The rumors have gained gem
eral circulation here and caused considerable
excitement.
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ITALY.
A Defeat for the Ministry.

ROME, July 3.-The italian Ministry have
received q parliamentary defeat on the grist
tax question.
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Nemlnations d 1he calllsrnia Demecrafs.

SACRAMENTO, July 3.--The Democratic
State convention has nominated Levichaz for
Lieutenant Governor and Wiley u Finnin for
Secretary OF State. The Democrats refuse to
make any further fusion with the new consu-
tution party.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

fThe DEMOCRAT is responsible for none Of
the views expressed In the eommunicat ations
under this head; but no communic cations WILL
be printed except from responsible parttes.l
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= Canaaian Railreaa QusstIen.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 3.-The Credit Valley
Railroad deputatton again waited % the
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The Mnsic Teachers, ConyentIon.

CINCINNATI, July 3-In the Music Teach
ers Convention this morning essays were
read by Arthur Mees, Of Cincinnati, and ]. s..
VapcleYe, Of JonesYiIle, Wis,
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HAYTI.
Shot.

Another Revolution Number Of Senators
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IONS
Shoe Pa|ace
10 and 112 Baronne Street.
10 and 112 Baronne Street.

Our store having undergone the necessary
repairs, we are now prepar ed to meet the de-
mands OF our customers and the public In gen
eral, with the best selected stock Of
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Rise or THE THEHMoMErER.

The thermometer at 8 80 b. ID. was o. at 6
p. M. 81; at p. M. 81; at midnight 30; aver
age to-day 81I: same date last year Sd.
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its great line across the slopes of the
continent. Il il now operating ISL
miles Of road in Minnesota. 200 miles
IN Dakota and 1876 mile. 10 Washington
Territory. making a total % go miles
IN operations st the present time, on
which there Is paying and Increasing
business. The company has under
contrac. TO Walker, Bellows & Co. and
now in process Of RAPID Construction.
smother hundred miles west e the
Missouri river in Dakota, upon what !
r. he known as the Missouri Division
Before the close Of the present season
It is intended that the length OF road
in operation Will he not less than $50
miles
IVES. Of the Walker * Below con-
tract engineers are row engaged III
parfeC.ing the location OF the line into
Montana, over the remainder Of the
Missouri Division. This piece If line.
extending something over hundre,!
miles 10 the Yellowstone river, will be
put under contract this season Tor COIN
pletion next summer. On the Pacific
slope. between the Rocky Mountains
and the navigable waters of the Co
lumbis river, the engineers are locating
200 miles, to be known as the Pend
d'Oreille Division. A. least 100 miles
of this division, opening up what the
company claims 10 be the finest wheat
country in the world, Is 70 he put un-
der contract this year and completed
next season.
Very little of the work on the lines
to be constructed this year and next is
difficult or expensive The cost will
range from ten to twenty thousand do
lars per mile The funds required for
the $50 miles now building, or to be
built within the coming year. have
been fully provided. enabling the com
pany to pay cash for everything lax
ing advantage Of their cash means, and
Of the present low prices Of iron aud
steel. the management has purchased
its rails for both this season aud next.
Twenty eight thousand tons Of stee!
rails and r. 500 tons Of iron rails have
been provided. and the greater portion
is either delivered or low being
shipped. Large additions are al be
ing made to the equipment aud general
plant of the completed portions Of the
road. the settlement and development
of the country now traversed by this
line making an increase Of transporta-
ton facilities necessary.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
KIcLusivkIY To rHz IsrKLLiGEScEK.
WARRINGTON TERRITORY.

PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. l1-Arrive1,
Schooner Reporter. from San Fran
cisco.
PoRT TOWNSEND. Aug. l2-CaptAin
Trask returned to the wreck Of the
bark Gem Of the Ocean this morning.
on the steamer Tacoma with twenty
men to discharge part of her cargo,
with the expectation of floating the
vessel in two or three days. The rcve-
nue. steamer Wolcott accompanied
them. and will assist if necessary.
j. j. Hunt, purchaser of the cargo Of
the ship Washington Libby, has en-
gagged tho schooners Mary Parker, II
G. Page and Letitia to ply between
this place and the wreck for the pur-
pose Of saving as much AZ possible of
the coal, which he expects will reach n
thousand tons.
Mr.. Shoecraft, who has been survey
ing in the Quiliehute country. arrived
here yesterday. and reports fine prairie
country, almost entirely unoccupied
for hundreds of families in addition to
those now there.
The steamer Favorite. on her las,
trip from Semahmoo. brought one
hundred barrels Of salmon from Point
Roberts for shipment - San Francisco.
The American bark G b Kenny az
rived from Victoria to-day. and will
load spars at Port Madison.
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remedy this evil Healthy seed Of
some hardy variety should be import
ed. II Io. otherwise procurable Then
care should be taken 10 plant only in
dry, loamy soil. arr 10 give the grow
ing crop the proper cultivation. By
following this course. doubtless the
disease can he eraiica.ei, ana in no
othe. way.
petition uumerou.ly signed has
been pre-eutci 20 the Pierce comfy
Commissioners. now II session 81 S,eil
accom-. sskiD. for resurvey and loca-
ton OF the county road leading up tie
Stuck Valley 10 the King county Iine.
and FOR AZ appropriation 10 open the
same The read has been viewed out
time OF two and partly opened. and
everybody supposed, had long since
become q county road But it seems
that this august board Of commission
ers At It's last session discovered that q
s,raui or two of red tape" was miss
ing and determined tia. il must be
supplied before anything could be done
towards opening the road. Conse
Quently the Stuck valley farmers were
com oeled 70 wait another six months
for the help to build their road Justly
due them from the county. years ago.
Very likely this august body will treat
the present petition with as much con
sideratlon as they generally do such
documents. and "pigeon-hole" it.
The sheep owners on the prairies back
of Steilscoon have been annoyed each
year, for several years. by loss of
good portion OF their herds during
the fall when the sheep we're turned
out 10 roam at Will over the prnirics.
The grass is short. aud for that reas On
the sheep are not herded very closely.
in consequence of which. the focks
become greatly scattered. OF course
they mnst expect some loss. but the loss
has been steadily Increasing IN some
hocks each year until the owners nat
ural y concluded it could not all result
from natural causes and began to cx.
anime into the matter q little more
closely. They went to watching some
o! their neighbors q little, and at last
think they have solved the mystery
At any rate they have succeeded in
getting several parties indicted before
the Grand Jury for sheep stealing. 1
will forbear giving names at this time,
rs the persons may prove themselves
innocent. y.
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The British are becoming alarmed
at the progress made by China in the
arts offensive and defensive. The Chi.
nsse ere getting . fleet Of fast and
powerful vessels Of war, Sre establish
ing Arsenals and ATmories, aud placing
in the hands Of their soldiery weapons
Of the latest pattern and most des.ruc-
tive character. Their coast defenses are
daily becoming more formidable. aud
talk 10 freely INDUCED in OF wars With
54psu. Russia and other contiguous
countries The hundreds Of millions OF
psoplc in China, with their prejudices.
peculiar customs. doggedness Of pur-
pose. abundant courage. and won
derful powers OF imitation. in addition
to the tremendous wealth Of the EN-.
pire. make them . nation in many
respects 10 DO feared above all others,
aud it 10 not improbable that half the
civilized world will DO turned against
them. in self protection. ere the passage
Of another decade Of years.
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PIERCE COUNTY ITEMS.

Especial Correspondence Of tie ISrELIIGRScKR.
The Baptists are building church
at Puyallup Station. They have it
nearly completed.
The Sumner Sabbath School has ar
ranged for . grand excursion and pic
mic 70 take place Aug. 18th. Gen.
Sprsgue has kindly offered free passes
to oil the members of the school over
the n P r Il to and from wilkeson on
that day. and the school has gratefully
accepted the offer The school num-
bers 81 members.
Mr. Wm Owens arrived in the Valley
last week from east OF the mountains
where be has been engaged during the
past spring ami winter logging in
the foo, hills. He is on visit t. his
step father. T " Sherman who is lying
dangerously low with consumption.
Mr. Davis, the former tenant, has
again leased the Devils play ground"
on the Walker place near FRANKLIN and
will hold forth for the benefi, Of his
Satanic Majesty during the coming hop
picking season in the Puyallup valley
The place has been well patronized
during the last two or three seasons,
aud the oa,look is good for this Mr..
Davis is having good-sized building
erected on the premises in which {,
carry on his business Of pandering to
the tastes Of the heather siwash and
more hea.henish Boston"
The usual visitor, potato blight, has
given the farmers another call this
year. Last year the crop ia many
places in the valley was almost entirely
destroyed by this disease, aud from
present appearances. its ravages this
year will be equally great. 1t seems
that past experience would teach far
mers the necessity Of taking steps to
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PROCEEDINGS OF COMMISSIONERS
OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY.

On this fourth day Of August. 1879,
the Board Of County Commissioners Of
Snohomish county met in regular SEES.
sion at the Office Of the County Auditor.
Present, John Davis and f. II. Han
cock.
Report Of WV Clark ct al, road
viewers. was read and accepted and
road ordered opened.
Upon petition of James Comoford 1t
al, and by recommendation of School
Superintendent Mccoy. new school
district was organized. to be known as
school district number ten. (10) with
the following metes ana bounds, to wit:
Commencing at the S E corner of sec.
ton -, township %, north Of range 5
east, thence west along section line to
Deadwater Slough. thence down said
slough and channel Of SnOhomish river
to the mouth thereof, thence along the
coast of Smith Island to the mouth Of
Steamboat Slough and to the east line
Of Tulalip reservation, thence north
along east line Of said reservation to
north line Of township 30. north range
8 east, thence east to east line of said
township so, thence south to place of
beginning.
Petition of II w Light and others,
asking that viewers be appointed to
view q road from George Saunderss
House north to intersect the Skykomish
river road at or near Buchsnan's Bridge
over French's Slough. was accepted, and
William Hawkins. Charles Short and
Mitchell Lord were appointed viewers.
License was granted Samuel S Has
sard to sell spirtuous liquors in Muk-
ilteo precinct for the period of one
year.
Upon petition of William Lester ct
al George Greenwood. Charles Doty and
William Lester were appointed road
viewers to view road from Geo Green.
woods to Testers place on the Skyko-
mish river.
Petition Of ] II Irvine and others
laid over unit! next meeting.
When. on motion, the Board adjourned
till 10 O'Clock A NJ. tomorrow.