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Democratic counties, which, Whatever
thew might do in ordinary years, in this
wear. when a United States Senator is TO

Democratic counties, which, Whatever
thew might do in ordinary years, in this
wear when a United States Senator Is TO
be chosen by the Legislature, will scarce
~ swerve from their allegiance 10 party
sufficient TO permit themselves TO send
up a Republican. But it is by no means
assured that the Republicans will secure
any of the Hamilton county delegation,
much less all OF it. The situation, IS
regards the Legislature, then, in nut
shell, is as follows; .s. :. f. :,
The Democrats have several
points in their favor, since they can
afford To let Hamilton county
90 and still retain control OF that branch
Of the government ii they can hold
their own counties, while the RepuDh-
cans must gain Hamilton and several
Democratic counties to secure a majority
and United States Senator.
The Buckeye Democrats are ut dis
advantage. however, in the matter of
newspapers. While, OF course, they
have their county papers, there is an
absolute lack of a central or State organ.
The Cincinnati Enq,sirsr nominally occu-
pies that position, but while it is a first
class newspaper, II is a very poor organ.
In fact, its Democracy is often ques-
toned by the party. The only other
Democratic daily OF any standing is the
Cleveland Pldmdedisr, which is dlamet-
rically the opposite of the Enquirer. Its
Democracy has never been called into
question, but il is an almighty
poor excuse for a newspa-
per, wherefore its influence is
DESTROYED in large measure. There Is
a disreputable sheet published here and
called the Democrat, but unlike the pro-
phet, it is without honor abroad aS well
as at home. Its circulation, as was re-
marked by a cotemporary, is confined to
its exchange list chiefly, and its opln-
ions count for naught. ltassumes to be
the central organ Of the Ohio Democracy,
but is repudiated here at its own home
bv the better elements OF the party, ami
is unknown, comparatively, beyond the
citv limits. so much for our organs
and although the newspaper field In
Ohio is pretty well occupied, there Is
need OF good, reliable Democratic daily.
FLAMEN.
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SPORTING MATTERS.
Detroit Regatta.

DETROIT, August 2S.-In the four
cared mile and half straight-away race
OF Yesterday, which the judges decided
should be pulled over again to-day, the
EXcelsiOrS, who were the winners OF the
race yesterday, refused to pull again.
The ShowaccOemettes consented tOal-
low the Michigans to pull with them,
consequently the race this morning
was between these two crews and was
won by the ShowaccOemettess in 1857,
Michigans S:07. The attendance this
afternoon was very large. The water
was lumpy, rendering the rowing diIti-
cult.
First race, the Senior single sculls
was won bv Mcmahon OF the Olympias,
Albany; time l6:3S. Holmes, OF the
Pawtucket club dropped out at hall a
mile with his boat half full Of water.
The ten-oared barge race, two contest
ants. WyandOttcs and Beavers, Of Wind
Sor, was won by the latter; time l2:47,
The iour-oared shell race, one mile and
return, hotly contested ebetween
the Shoewaccaemettes Michigans, and
Alvandattes, was won bo the Shoes by a
dozen lengths; time l2:4l; Wyandottes
second.
Rarus Sold.
Hartford, August 2S.-Rarus was
sold 10 II. y. Whitehead, Of New York,
for $4,000. 4
At the Hartford races the announce
ment that Rarus had been sold and
would not start in the free-for-all,
caused great disappointment. The rep.
resentativc Of the owner tclcgraphed
Tor permission to start the horse, but
could not reach the purchaser. The
association, regarding the horse as IN
their possession, ordered him 10 appear,
and falling, expelled the horse and
Conkling. the former owner, from the
track. John Splane, the driver OF
Rarus, was exOnerated from blame.
Spane made a speech charging the bail
urc OF the horse to appear on the new
| owner.
The Smith Morris Race.
HALIFAX. August 2S.-The boat race
between Evan Morris, OF Pittsburgh,
and Warren Smith, Of HALIFAX, is fixed
for September 10th.
Base Ball.
Providence, August 2S.-Provilence
l., Stars, !.
Bosroy, August 2S.-Boslons, Is;
Troys l.
TROY, August 28.-Worcesters, 5;
Nationals, I.
CLEVELAND, August 2S.-Clevelands,
:; Cincinnatis, 6. Eleven innings.
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CREAM OF THE NEWS.
Gathered from Our Dispatches.

The Smith-Morris boat race has been
fixed for September 10th.
The horse Rarus was sold, yesterday,
for SIS, 900.
Cuban Insurgents are again in arms.
\ number OF English farmers, sailed
from Liverpool, Wednesday, to settle in
America.
Only seven new cases OF fever were
reported in Memphis, yesterday.
The relations OF Germany and Russia
are warlike.
At Harrisburg, Pa, yesterday, in the
legislative bribery cases, the grand jury
found true bills against Chris. Long
Jesse Crawford, ii. w. Leisenring and
DR.. Shoemaker.
Chief OF L. s Special Agents Parker
has been sent to Erie, Pa, to investigate
the charges against Postmaster Walker.
The New York Greenbackers met in
State Convention yesterday. The
speeches ndicatedathe nomination oil a
straight ticket.
One hundred thousand pounds, We're
withdrawn from the sSRnk OF England
yesterday, to 90 to America.
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NO.. 3O1.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, August 2s.-Flour-Nom-
inally unchanged. Wheat-Active, firm
and shade higher; MOL Chicago spring
96c; No. S6lG S6,c cash, according to
date Of receipt; S7t6 SITE seller Septem-
ber: S7tGS7sc seller October: No. 3 sli
GS2c; rejected 67c. Corn-In fair de.
mand at higher prices at 32 IA 32;c cash:
32.(932lc seller September; 32.c seller
October; rejected 3ll@3lsc. Oats-In
good demand and prices a shade higher
at 2lf(a2l &c cash: PIC seller September;
22id 23c seller October; rejected lNc.
Rye-Steady and unchanged at +Slc.
Barley-Dull and lower At 7ic seller
September and October. Flax Seed
Unsettled a, 81 l5CGl -. Pork-ln fair
demand at lower rates at 3 10 cash aud
seller September; :, 97!G 5 % seller Oc-
tober; - 20 seller year. lani-ln fair
demand at lower rates NJ 81 50tdS 52l
cash and seller September; ~ j2!CH
81 seller October; - 25Gj 27l seller
wear. Bulk Mcats-Dull and tending
downward at 3 75Gi -. Whisky
Steady and in good demand at II o..
OH City.
On CRY, August 2S-Market opened
dull with 6jc bid, advanced 10 Gj,c,
and declined and closed at 6jc bid.
Shipments 5000 barrels, averaging 81
600 barrels; transactions u 600 barrels.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Effect of Competition.

SARATOGA, August 2S.-Wm. II. Van
derbilt testified to-day before the rail
road investigation committee. He said
that through competition he might be
and had been compelled TO haul freight
from Chicago at loss. Buffalo being
point from which there is much trans
portatiOn, and where there Is a great
competition by canals and other roads,
prices 10 New York are very nearly as
low as from Chicago. He said that II
the legislature compelled them 10 carry
New York freight for their proportion
on similar freight from Chicago, 1t
would simply compel the roads to lose
money on all their business. 1t would
drive them out of the business
and drive them out OF competition with
rival roads. They could not live on the
local business. He had transported
freight from Chicago to New York
within year at a loss. The road car
ried, while he was in Europe, $1,000
cars of cattle at one dollar per car; had
carried flour for eleven cents per hun
dred pounds, and out OF that eleven
cents paid nine for lightemge. He
thought a general law regulating trans
portation over railroads would be bene-
fetal.
A member OF the committee said: |
have an instance in my mind where 4
man shipping from Toledo to New
York was charged $3.50 per car, while
from Toledo TO Syracuse he was charged
Sj6. All the circumstances being alike,
do you consider this a discrimination
against the citizen OF Syracuse?
Mr.. Vanderbilt donot know. That
is two locals, one to New York and one
10 Syracuse The cars pass Syracuse.
The reason for making these rates is due
to competition.
Change of Rates.
CHICAGO, August 27.-The Kansas
City and Northern Railroad Company
began, to-day, to sell tickets from Kan
sas City to New York at S24.74. The
pool rate per centage on freight bound
East has been slightly altered, the
Pennsylvania road getting one per cent.
more and the Baltimore and Ohio one
less than formerly.
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New Orleans.
GRAFTON GATHERINGS.
Personal and Pertinent Points
Festivals and Pic-NicS-HOme
from the West.

Correspondence Of the Register.
GRAFTON, August 2S.
Miss Rose Litzinger, an esteemed
young lady of this place, a daughter OF
Captain Denis Litzenger, died on Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock.
\ young man by the name OF Head
loaker, had leg cut of, on Sunday,
near Grafton, by the cars.
Prof. 0'Brien returned from an ex-
tended visit to his old home in Pennsyl-
yania, on Friday.
John Hardy, of Evansville, Preston
county, spent 4 few days in Grafton
during the past week.
The Baptist brethren have been hav-
inga festival during the past week. 1t
was quite a take. Much OF its success
was due to the untiring energy oil Misses
Sinsel, Malonee and Berry, three OF as
pretty girls, by the way, as the State al
fords.
A number of our former citizens,
who left West Virginia for the West
some years ago, have returned to the
old homestead to regain lost health.
Among them we notice Hugh Evans
and wife, parents ofour sheriff. Albert
Hull and wife, Henry Shroyer and Mrs.
Edgar Hull. They are principally
from MehaSka county, Iowa
The Catholics are having picnic to-
day on the Fair Grounds. They will
have festival tonight at Brinkman's
Hall.
Our colored citizens are making it
merry on the west side OF the river by
means OF camp meeting.
The excursion to Oakland, under the
auspices of the Odd Fellow Fraternity,
was successful beyond expectations.
The crowd was estimated at from two
To- four thousand.
w. VI, Dent, a talented young Grafton
LAWYER, is off on visit to the county Of
Lewis.
J. Hop Woods, a young lawyer Of
Philippi, was in Grafton, yesterday,
Hop is one Of the boySit will do TO bet
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A Grave Soldier Story.

Cambridge Reunion Times.
Chaplain Nourse, of the Second Regi-
ment Q. y. c., told a Tuacs reporter
Yesterday, the following strangely sad
pathetic incident of war history, which
came under his observation in the army.
1t is another attestatlOn that truth Is
stranger than fiction; and that some
subtle power will sometimes impel the
passion Of a prophet 10 our lips. Hear
the story: \ certain private soldier
in Chaplain Nourse's regiment was
instructed by his officers, to pre-
pare suitable boards, inscribed and
dated, 10 mark the final resting
places of some of the comrades
who had died. The private did so, and
at the close of his dismal task, perpe-
trated a very grdrs Joke at his own eX-
penSe, by furnishing an additional
head-boari and inscribing his own
name upon it. He likewise added the
date of his death, making it three days
in the future. On the sinister day thus
named, the regiment met with an un-
expected engagement, and strange TO
relate, the prophetic private, who had
prepared his own grave-board, was the
only man killed, although several others
were wounded. 1t is needless 10 add
that the self-same board was used to
mark the mound where the turf was
rounded up over the ashes OF the dead
hero.
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STATE NOTES.
Occurrences and Opinions from
Different Sections ~

THE EASTERN PANHANDLE.
The Daughters of Rebecca" had big
picnic at Bedingtoh, Berkeley county,
yesterday. .a..# ..-. .l-.
TIIE soldiers reunion to be heh in
Cumberland, Md, has been postponed
until Wednesday, September 81.
THE Charleston FIRE. Pr,Ss has entered
upon the 69th year OF its existence, and
seems as young and fresh and vigorous
a ever.
Ar Martinsburg the market Is over
stocked with plums and damsOns, and
the prices range IRON Sl.jO 10 Sl.I5 per
bushel f.
TIE last Martinsburg Eldepa.d1t con-
tains announcements and accounts OF
six pic-nics. two or three "bush meet
ingS,' several reunions, a church socla-
bic or two and tournament, and yet
saws the Martinsburg boys mourn for a
circus. Nothing can take the place OF
circus.
TIE tri-State Picnic OF the Patrons OF
HuSbandry commenced at Williams
grove on Wednesday, August 27th, and
continue three daVS. The exhibition
of agricultural and horticultural pro-
ducts, farm implements and machinery
i'm connection with the picnic, Is new
and attractive feature OF the occasion.
MINERAL COUNTY.
TIE New Creek Guards will attend
the Cumberland reunion next week.
BlsHoP KEANE. of Richmond, admin
iStered confirmation in the Catholic
Church in Keyser Sunday morning to
ten children. \ large number OF people
were present from WesternpOrt and
Piedmont, Isl q, SD r 4.
The minersin the Georges creek val
ley have asked an advance OF ten cents
per ton i'm the price OF mining coal, to
take effect September list. IL IS not
thought the EMPLOYERS will comply with
the demand, anil i'm that event strike
is feared.
SUNDAY morning last a brakeman
named Henry HeadlOugh fell from a
coal hopper on the seventeen mile
grade, and his right foot was so badly
crushed as to render amputauon neces-
sarv. HeadlOugh Is a single man, and
lives with his sister near Independence.
Ov Wednesday a boy rode a horse
into the cinder bank of the b. * .. rail-
road shops at Piedmont. The horse
was terribly burned, but will possibly
recover from his injuries. When found
the boy he'd deserted him and LETT for
home. One OF the shop men extricated
the horse.
TIE Commissioners Of Election in Elk
district AT the recent school election
used the reverse side OF an Old poll
book, and when the Commissioners
counted the vote they got hold of the
wrong side, and returned as elected this
year men who had not been voted for
ctr,.D ~
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THE FEVER REC0RD.
IMPROVED OUTLOOK AT MEMPHIS,
Oiminution in the Number Of New Cases
Only Seven Reported Yesterday
Ten Deaths-The Situation
at New Orleans.

MEMPHIs, August 2S.-Five cases were
reported to the Board OF Health this
morning. Eight deaths have occurred
since last night.
DR.. f.. VI. Wright, Inspecting Officer
OF the National Board OF Health came
into the city this morning, and left at
noon for Nashville. In an interview he
expresses himself highly pleased with
the thorough safeguards that have been
thrown around Memphis, by the State
Board Health officers in the effective
manner inaugurated, especially in trans
ierring passengers and baggage OF the
Louisville and Nashville line.
MEMPHIS, August 2S.-The Howard
Association to-day assigned twenty
nurses. Ed. Heating, keeper OF Court
Square for many years, died OF the fe-
yer at O'Clock this evening. Elias Nc
Dougal is reported as dying.
Two more cases were reported by the
Board of Health this afternoon, Mrs.
Pope and Fannie Combs. Two more
deaths have occurred, b. .. Wilkie and
Emma Jackson, colored. The thermom-
eter to-day ranged between to andS5 de-
grccs.
MEMpHIs, August 2S.-G. V. Graves,
train dispatcher of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, died OF fever to-
night at o'clock. \ case OF fever has
developed at Bartlett, Tennessee. The
patient is negro, whose infection can
be traced to this city.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, August 2S.-Of the six
cases of yellow fever reported yesterday
from the quarantine station on the bark
Black Prince, from Havana, three died
last night. The others are getting along
welll
New ORLEANS, August 2S.-Miss Ida
Berkson, aged Is years, was taken sick
with the fever on August 25th, at No.
POI Constance street. Her brother,
aged four and half years, died of the
fever. July 3lst. The condition OF Gen
eral Hood and daughter is reported IA
vorable.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Kalloch Not Out of Danger.

SAN Francisco, August 2S.-The ply
sicians still report that DIR. kalIoch Is
improving, but as vet he cannot be con-
sidered out of danger. \ medical gen
tlcman saws more or less pus has formed
and is still forming around the bullet,
and there is no way of escape, as the
hole irom the surface is already blocked
up. 1t is feared that if no outlet
Is found for it by natural or
other channels, inflammation and
blood poisoning will ensue.
At present the most uniavorable symp-
tom in the case is feeling IF sickness
al the stomach every evening at about
6 o'clock. Kalloch Tears that it is pro-
duced by agitation of his nerves, pro-
duced by the presence Of the physicians
at about that time and they have ac-
cordinsly decideGto see him only in the
forenoon. II is also thought that It
NAV result from over nourishment.
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LIVE STOCK.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, August 2S.-The DrOrers'
Journal reports hog receipts 5000 head:
shipments 1850 head. market opened
weak at l0al5c lower, and weakened
still further toward the close; mixed
packing 3 00(d3 %; choice heavy - 80
63 90; light - 1908 10. Closed at
S3 50Cd3 80.
Cattle-Receipts 5000 head; ship
ments 5000 head. Export cattle very
scarce and steady; good TO choice ship
ping moderately active and unchanged
at 81 30lG4 90; some choice - S0(94 90;
butchers quiet and weak feeders and
stockers slow and hard To sell; western
cattle opened weak and fairly active, but
closed all sold at yesterdays prices;
through grassers = 1902 90.
Sheep-Receipt 1900 head. Market
weak but fairly active.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, August 2S.-Cattle-
Receipts to-day S5 head of through and
27l head of yard stock; total for three
DAYS ,25S head of through and 3,l67
head of local. All were sold except three
loads and they are gone out TO grass.
Trade dull for want OF buyers; what
were sold to-day suffered decline OF
about tc.
Hogs-Reccipts to-day l,065 head;
total for the three days 6,455; Grassers
S3 3O(G3 90; Workers S3 5OCy3 20; Phila-
delphias 8 7OG3 30.
Sheep-Receipts to-day 800 head; total
for the three days 1900 head. Selling
slow at 8 25(G4 10.
New York.
New YoRK, August 2S.- Beevcs -
Receipts l70 head. Market nOminally
unchanged; natives quoted at 81 75C9
1914; Texans s. 90 Shipments, 400
live cattle and $40 quarters OF beef.
Sheep-Receipts 10000; low prices;
slow sales and bad finish; common to
good sheep 8 5OCd4 80; common TO prime
lambs 81 37!Gy5 S7!; few choice ship
ping sheep = 90, and few extra lambs
at 81 90. Shipments $50 carcasses.
HOgs-Receipts 1000. Market a lit
tie better, and l3 car loads Of live hogs
sold at from g GOCa3 90 per 100 pounds,
mainly at s. 65@3 So.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, August %. - Hogs -
Quiet but firm; common - S0C@3 80;
light g 1908 55; packing g 35CG3 80;
butchers 8 55Cg3 90. Receipts 995
head; shipments 735 head.
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RAILRoAD BoSDs-Firmer.
STATE BoNDs-Dull.
SroCKs-The market to-day was less
active, but speculation was firmer and
a higher range of quotations was
established. the principal business being
in granger shares, Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western, Erie and Lake Shore.
In nearly all the dealings there was Il
fractional advance, which was followed
by a decline, with Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western leading the down
ward movement. During the after
noon a quiet tone characterized the deal
ings, but in the final dealings prices
rose steadily, and at the close the quo
tations showed rise for the day rang
ing from / to IL per cent, the latter for
Lake Shore, Northwestern common and
Erie preferred. The coal shares were
exceptions, and fell off t@l per cent.
The firm Of 5. 7. Mills Il Co. has been
admitted to membership in the stock
Exchange.
The transactions aggregated 100000
shares. OF which 10000 were Erie, 1900
Lake Shore, 2S,000 Northwestern COM
mon, 1900 st. Paul common, 300
preferred, l4O00 Wabash, $4,000 Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 5000
New Jersey Central, 800 Delaware and
Hudson, 2,4O0 Michigan Central, $500
Western Union, 3 800 Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern, |, 400 81. Louis,
Kansas City and'Northern, loo Ohio
and Mississippi, and 100 Kansas and
Texas.
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Ohio State Fair.

CoLUMBUs, August 2S.-Thirty thou
sand whole and ten thousand half
tickets were sold at the State Fair to-
day, making the whole number of peo
pie on the grounds nearly fifty thou
sand. 1t was the largest mass othuman-
ity ever seen upon the grounds at any
one time, and the day passed without
any serious accident. The displays in
every department are acknowledged to
be superior TO that of any former year.
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Cincinnati Exposition.

CINCINNATI, August 2S.-The Com
mittce on Space Of the Cincinnati In
duStrial Exposition give notice to those
who have applied for space Tor exhibits
there must await notice, that they have
space allotted them on their applica-
tiouS, before shipping any goods to the
Exposition, and they also notify such
applicants as have been notified OF
space beng allotted them that they
must signify their acceptance OF the
same before August 3Oth, or the space
will be rcaSSigned To other parties on
Spptpmher lSt.
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Weather Indications.

WAsHNGroN, ID. H., August 2S, A.
M.-For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
slightly warmer, clear or partly cloudy
weather. northeast winds, generally
shifting to south and stationary barome-
ter.
For the lakes, increasing clOudineSS,
occasional rain areas, winds mostly IRON
the southeast and stationary or higher
temperature and generally lower barom-
eter.
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ST. JOsEPHS ACADEMY
cnR rnrnrRRNIm AND EoTT -

vINHR ACADEMIC YEAR COMMENCE pN
i the int Monday lu Sspifmb'r. Pupils VII
rroeiye inDm emp, tent tesehrr mli rDufza ~
instruction lu she usual Lyglsl bfanfhc, ~
uarv and ivaiIcs-i the Frpnch and herman
langIlag.- Muse, Vocal aud insVbBfnbal. ln.
cluding Harmony and Thorough Bass. DmHing
and Painting. Calighsnicz Plain and fahry
Work etc.
Special attention viii ~ paid ~ the moral A.
well ~ The meHtsl training II tDe puVils
Private pupils who With ~ enjoy The afyan.
tages Of Music. DniWiDg and Painting tubnDi-
dery. etr., etc, will " admitisd according W
terms specified in the Catalogue
FOR further particulars apply Tor prosIaetns Al
the Academy. aNE
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PRICES of schnYIkin Coal.

PHuADELPHIA, Pa, August 2S.-Ihe
operators OF the Schuylkill coal region
give the following prices for line and
city trade: Lump and steamboat, 81 30;
broken, 81 s.; egg, 81 -; stove, > 10;
chestnut, 81 %. These prices show a
decline oi from - To - cents per ton.
Harbor prices will be reduced as follows:
Lump, steamboat and broken, -; egg,
- p; stove, - 35; chestnut, 50 20; pea,
- ~
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DRY GOODS.
New York.

New YORK, August 2S.-Dry Goods
Jobbing trade still active and business
fair with commission houses and i'm
porters. Cotton goods in fair request
and generally steady. Echo Lake brown
sheetings were advanced by agents.
Fancy and side band prints in good re-
quest. Ginghams and dress goods fair
~ active. Mems wear woOlens remain
quiet but flanuels are in better demand.
Foreign goods in steady request.