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River Ne,xs.

River 8 feet Weather clear and cool.
The Courier departed on Saturday for
Parkersburg at l02 o'clock. ~ ~
The local packets were all on hand with
good business.
The towboat Oakland left OF a barge Of
railroad iron for the Riverside mill.
The, Fannie Tatum, from 81. Louis.
passed up. .I.l'.la5TI,..4,'s.
The Heatherington, with five barpes of
metal, left for Louisville Saturday NIGHT,
The Stockdale, for Cincinnati, passed
down yesterday morning.
The Emma Graham, from Cincinnati
passed up yesterday ut q o'clock i. n.
A number OF towboats OF the coal feet,
with empties, passed upduring the day.
The Cherokee, from Pittsburgh for 81.
Louis, passed down last night.
The Mallie Ragon will be the Parkers-
burg packet today at l0I O'Clock.
The Andes will arrive from Cincinnati
to-day. -
II BY Telegraph
CAlRo, February 9.-River 81 feet Q
inches and rising. Weather clear. Ther.
mometer 46'.
NEw ORlEAXs, February O.-Weather
clear. Thermometer 54o.
sr. LOUIS, February o. River rogc 2
inches last night and fell 9 inches today,
Weather clear and mild. EG.ff r.
ClScINNATt, February 9.-Riyer 2S feet
and falling. Weather clear and pleasant
EVANSVILLE, February Driver 30 feet
and falling. Mercury 45.
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, February S..N. b. Downing.
paper manufacturer, has failed. Liabiil,.
= sS1i sS%Siitss Of The Cattle Trade Assoei!; !
alton, aaeF to.erect- the necessary lairage
and abattoirs to comply with the require.
ments Of the Privy Council. 1t Is be-
lieyed, howevebathat I'M consequence Of
the Importance Of the trade to Liverpool,
either the corporation or, Dock Board will
undertake the work. The Government is
not inclined to intefere with the importa-
ton of9cattle, .ffom Ataefieay provided
there are adequate inspection before ship.
ment, and lairage at Liverpool, The trade
say american shippers need not fear any
interference with business. 4. ,...g.g.,.i
Steamships sand sailing vessels arc lie.
tanned, owing to strike OF laborers and
the difficulty Of procuring seamen. Troops
OF cavalry paradea the streets to-day.
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THR scnMuLBAcn HoNGcrDE CAsE.-The
criminal docket set for trial at The special
term OF the Circuit Court, which com.
mences to-day, was published In these
columns few days since. AS has no
doubt been noticed by those Of our readers
familiar with the Schmulbach- -Forsythe
tragedy. the case o. Mr.. schmulbacli was
not set for trial at this term. In Justice Is
the defendant, it should be known that It
is no fault OF his or his attorneys that the
case has not been tried ere this. The
counsel for the defense made an effort TO
bring It up at this term, but Judge Mel.
vim, being anxious to dispose OF a number
OF cases Wherein the defendants are held
in Jail, allowed the Schmulbach case to 90
over with others TO the regular term Of his
court which commences in April. It Ia
Mr.. schmulbach's wish, we understand
to have his case brought to trial as soon as
possible. $50
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counties OF the State and keep Il at work
on the roads thoroughout the year. We
have already had The road question up In
the Legislature, and much feeling was ex.
cited over the various propositions
looking TO The enforced labor ofipoor
men on the county roads for a mum.
Der Of days in each year. A half dOs.
en- healthy conVicts sent into each
county Of the State, under charge OF an
oyerseer, and putat work on the leading
roads, would give the counties better
roads forless money than they could pos.
sibly obtain by calling out their own peo.
pie for o few dayseactt year. In this way
the farmers could bel relieved Of the ne.
cessity Of sending their teams, their sons
and hired men on % the road, and, ,in9d.
dition, they would secure better roads
thanthey eyersucceedec In making by the
present inefficient system. q TtsgI5yf
Thete arahumer6uS6 other ways Fl which
conyicts could be employed in This State.
There is a railroad building up the Elk
river and an other projected from Nor
gantown to the New river country, and
still an other from Parkesburg TO Charles.
ton, on oil Of which our convicts might
be employed without expense to The
State. A gentleman came here the
other day from Giles county, Virginia,
with view TO seeing what arrangement
could be made with the State fora portion
Of out convict labor TO be employed on a
road leading from Dublin Station on the
Virginia and Tennessee road 70 Hinton,
on the Chesapeake SASd' Ohio road.
A number Of Virginia conyicts are
already at work on the line,
and he was anxious to secure more
from this State. Once our State deter.
mines to dispose other convict labor in
his way, we doubt not that she will
'oon have applications for IT. We submit
whether such a method Of utilizing con-
Eiets is not preferable to supporting them
imperfect idleness within prison walls.
q a HF
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BERLIN, February S.2Tweniy.two hun
died Catholic ladies Of Rhine provinces
have forwarded.4 pei etitiori to tliei Emperor
againt the suppression Of the Ursuline
converts Of Nonnenwerth and Therwall;
or. .S@'rs 4 I .
sehnback, Of Munich. has been COM
missioned by the Emperor to paint the
s9t portrait Rt 5Bsspas5eka iYf YfthHs tthHs National Gal
Sessions OF the Reichstag, which open
Wednesday next, are expected 10 be very
The'stat6fnent that tie German minister
at Copenhageh has been suddenly recalled
is incorrect, He waslopg ago designated
for another post, and Baron Magn9s has
been nominated bis successor. u ;
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Cambridge, ohio.

CANpRlpoE, February s.-Thomas Men.
tenhall, o. salesville, this county, made
an assignment Of his stock Of merchandise
to-day for the benefit Of his creditors. ii,
abilities small; assets small. The ;assie.
nee is Frank Atkinson, the new State In.
spector OF Tobacco, Who lives III Noble
county. Mendenhall has been a speculatnf
In tobacco aud pork In Years past, and his
cmbarrassmentwa chronic. ~ nv
The Adams township farmer, j.. l. 'P6t.
sythe, who assigned this week, has been
in debt q long time, aud these eases have
no bearing on the business Of tie present
time, ~ ..H,ll-. ". y. y
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Ghs gHtelIigtnttr
-, Ss.. rs and "a TouTieSnl6 StFeet.


rL. vpblic were not prepared thus earl!
+. 'I ,Sa pus investigation for the episod'
W., " ~. o,rprred Yesterday morning in tI'
'%.os '%', Of the arrest Of John Maxwell sii'
,," ,",I,aw Elnv-the one the Clerk in th'
~. S oajre, and the other Ihc inspeetor, o
~ me,ers and collector Of bills. The in
s,s,i,a,iuv committee after laboring al
,,npgh saturday night became satisfied
G1t the developments warranted the ar
~, Of llese two parties on the charge o.
',.oo ' aud embexzlement, and warrants
,r,e accordingly sworn out, charging
,Ss,n will these high crimes, aud served
M them before daylight Sunday morning.
rn,,much Us there is an injunction OF
,.r,pcy resting upon the members Of the
iSye.,i,atinv committee, the details Of the
,r.clo,lrc, brought to light can not be
made public, but enough OF q general
,b,,,e,ey has come out to warrant US in
.,yiu, that the committee had such posi-
,itr evidence of the guilt Of these two
,,ep 4, to make their prompt arrest MI ini-
,trntive necessity. ..
Twas found that the books had been
hnDeteL with; that balances had been
I,rej; that the Irregularities were all on
ME- side, aud that side not in favor Of the
I'M batintlie interestoithe accused parties
h, uuilorm were these errors that the COM
utttee had no alternative but to determine,
/, the interest Of the public, to hold the
men who llall kept the books for trial.
Therefore they were arrested.
ltis not necessary or proper under the
circumstances for us to express any opinion
ii regard to thearcst. The public know
the committee, and they will DO satisfied
MAJ. the members have not dealt rashly or
vnntonly in the premises, but have acted
uDler conviction forced upon them as
the result Of pains taking investigation.
Whether they have erred or not the future
will soOu show, as the examination OF the
arrested parties is set for tho l9th, by
which time such progress will have been
uals in The investigation as Twill be apt to
disclose the exact nature Of the errors be-
yonl all peradyenture.
One thing has been made very plain by
he investigation, and that is that in the
hlure there should be different method
druRlucting the gas business Of tic. city.
Here are tile books OF the office showing
hrrel balances on page after page, for,
We know not, how many years back, and
thus they have run on until accidentally
discovered, the city losing money dlLthe
time But for the attempt TO destroy
them The same losing game might have
Guduued indefinitely. Itis fortunate for
|he city that the attempt was made. It
vii lead, we trust, to un important change
il lie supervision Of thebooks, hereafter.
npuLlic accounts no laxity in the matter
d Supervision eau he afforded. 1t is IN
unfortunate fact, confirmed by every days
isyeOpments, that laxity begets tempta-
anp anil temptation begets crime VI
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THE RATES oPPosTAGE.

- 10 o d. ..#. :
Postal cards 1 cent each, go without further
charge to all parts of the United States and
Canada,, with an additional one.cent stamp
they go to'all' parts Of Europe. 5.a#.sr
Alllettes,to all parts OF the United States
and Cai.atia, 3centsp per laltounce..
Local, or "dt6p" letters that Is, for The city
or town where deposited, cents II delivered
by carriers, and cent where. there Is no car.
riet system. ~ y itF
Newspapers, daily, scmi.wcekly, tri-weekly
and weekltes, regularly issued anil sent to reg.
ular subscribers, cents per pound, payable
ut the office Of publication, newspapers and
magazines published les frequently than once
week, s cctits per noiinl.
Transient newspapers, magazines, lamph.
lets. books (pEintetlE calendars, catalogues,
corrected proofs, printed SlIeetl, posters and
hrospectuseS cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof. Single copies Of the INTEL
uGEScIR, weighing les than two ounces, the
postage Upon irregular numbers Is cent each,
All other miscellaneous matter, including un-
scaled circulars, blank books, hook manu-
scripts, photographs etC., and also seeds, cut
tings bulbs and roots. and merchandise not
exceeding four pounds IN weight, 1 cent for
each Gunce or fraction thereof.
The following arc the postal rates viii, Eu.
rope. Tho rates for lettcn arc tor the half.
ounce or fraction thereof, and those tor news
papers for four ounces or fraction thereof:
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters 8 cents,
newspapers 2 cents; France, letters cents,
newspapers 2 cents; Spain, Letters cents,
newspapers 9 cents; all parts Of Germany, In
Guiding Austria, letters cents, newspapers
cents; Denmark, letters cents, newspaper
2 cents; Switzerland, lettefs cents, ilewspa
pers 2 cents; Italy, letters scents, newspapers
cents Russia sletters6 cehts,g s,gewspapen9 cents
Norway, letters 8 cents, newspapers cents;
Sweden, letters 8 cents newspapers 2 cents
Turkey European and ASatic, letters cents
newspapers cents; Egypt, letters 5 cents
newspapers cents, 7sft f'f
For ;Asiatic countries the l,alfOuncc limi
for letter. and the four ounce for newspapers
still holding good, tie ntcsarc;
To Australia, yia San, Francisco except L
New Sonth, Walesl cents, Tia Southampton
10 cents, lvid Brindisi l9 cents, newspapers
via San Francisco cents. via Southampton
cents, via Brindtsi 6 cents China letters, vi
San btancisco 10 eentS Via Southampton Il
cents Yla RrindlS 10 cents newspapers 2 2,
and 8 cent? by the respective routes; RFittAl
India, Italian mail, lelter 10 cents, pewspa
peFa \ eeDtsj Iapap, letter, via San Frapcisci
cents, newspapen. 2 cents. f$f =
MgAPHiS, February 9.-River rising
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.hA9 l5 lInrinS Neu..

LONDON, .Eebruary- S,-Several-p powerful
tugs left Queenstown last night TO meet
the disabl Gamer Celtics s
I Eour.3fnen, Eincludins. thea captain and
mate, were saved from the British ship
Van Dieman, lost by collision.
Parthia, from New York, and Mara.
'thon, from Boston, arrived out.
{ NEw, YoRE, ;. February S.-Arriyed-City
e ;!.S SsS tsoRi avs'RSol eaa esi ODER
AsFwRRp, February s.-Ayriyed-yal.
erlana, from Philadelphia.
QrSgSsfoRS, Febr6aEy SSrAn arrival
hero fapoTts passing tile Steamer Celtic
fifty miles west Of Fsstnet Light, proceed.
ing under canvass nF'i n N, y M
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sIaIlr SCARE At rir wHARs.-Yester.
day morning the steamer Ike Hammitt At.
rived from below, en- route to Pittsburgh,
and put of at bur wharf so hogsheads oi
sugar and $50 barrels Of molasses for
0gleby & Sons, and 100 barrels Of mo.
lasses for Rhodes & Co., OF Bridgeport.
Then the discovery was made that her
boilers needed patching, and she remain.
ed at the wharf all day IN order to have
the necessary repairs made.
During the day Il became known that
the bodies Of two Of the crew OF the III.
fated Porter, victims Of the yellow fever
sseourge oilast summer, were on one OF tic
Hanmetts barges, causing considerable OF
q scare about the landing. The bodies are
those Of the fireman Of the Porter, who
had been buried at vicksburg, and the en-.
gtneer, inferred ut Gallipolis, and they arc
being taken home to the friends OF dc.
ceased at Pittsburgh for interment.
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nPIef Mention.

THE Grand Jury meets to-day. ,.e
THE Top Mill will resume work in all It's
departments to-day.
The Laughlin Nail Works, at Martins
Ferry, will start up to-day. '''
TInE Circuit Court of Ohio county com.
mences Especial term to-day.
THREE deeds Of trust and two release
deeds were filed for record at the County
Clerks Office on Saturday. ls.n.E !.
Council Committees on Lights and
Market House met in regular monthly
session on Saturday evening. u
Mr.. Huon McCLARY, formerly machinist
at the Belmont Mil, has succeeded Jimmy
Riddle, our new Superintendent OF the
Water Works, at the Top Mill. 57' 7i-fs
A NUMBER OF our citizens, principally
members Of the Knights OF Honor, went
to Cadiz yesterday 10 attend the funeral Of
the late VIM. +. BogGs, who committed
suicide last week at Syracuse, New York.
CAPT. WV. LISTS new boat will be fully
completed in the next six weeks. Her
cabin Is about all up, and work on the
texas will be commenced the first part Of
this week. It's said she will come out on
twenty.six inches,
TIE residence Of Mr.. D. Cushing, on
Chapline street, South Side, was offered Al
public sale at the Court House, on SatuT.
day, by Auctioneer Hervey. The proper.
ty was bid up to S., 100, when the sale was
adjourned over 10 next Saturday.
a LITERARY society known as "The
Young Mems Literary League has recent.
ly been organized in Martins Ferry, The
officers are: President, Harry Souders;
Vice President, Wm. Lytel; Secretary
Steve Clark; Treasurer, VIM. Wilder; Scr
geant-at-Arms, Chas. Raney.
THE funeral OF Alfred +. Snedak er
whose horrible death by an accident on
tho Hempfeld Road was recorded in these
columns on Saturday morning, took place
yesterday afternoon at g o'clock, from nj,
late residence, No. 8 Twentieth street
The remains were inferred in the PENN
sula Cemetery. y
TuE Cincinnati Enquirer Of Saturday
says: "The Hudson came in yesterday
with a big trip, including considerable
shipping freight, the principal item beinI
1900 kegs OF nails ON the Golden CITY
She will lay over here until her regula,
day, next TueSday. In the meantime sh,
will receive freight at her landing at III,
foot ni Main street. A clerk will be OF
hand to receipt for all Offering" i
Tug City Fire Department will parall
on the afternoon OF the 2lst inst, and II
the evening give a grand bali and recep
| ItfAn Tho TniltIor, ~. ~, fs.'-F a
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WASHINGTON.


ciWAsHlNdToS, February S.-The Demo-
Gratis Of Congress had an adjourned caucus
this evening, and agreed 10 report bill
repealing the test oath now required to be
taken by Jurors. The Bill will be In the
form Of an amendment, and attached 10
The spndry civil appropriation bill
1T vas also decided % repeal clauses Of
the revised statutes which provide for the
appointment Of federal supervisors Of
elections! .I-t g. e' -
Another caucus will be held Monday,
when the proposed amendments will be
perfected, Some members OF the caucus
say Ithe Democrats will insist on the
amendments being incorporated in tie
bill, even at the risk OF All extra session.
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a TuMBlR N WHEATON satnrday

A TuMpLR IN WaEAr.-on Saturday
morning about o'clock q portion oi the
floor Of the third story Of PolloclSS -four
ing mills, corner Market and Fourteenth
streets, gave way under the weight ofsome
5000 bushels oiwheat, and, carrying The
second floor with Il, the whole mass was
prccipitated into the cellar, the tirst floor
having been taken out some time prevl.
ously. The Messrs. Pollock contemplated
putting In elevator bins in the southwest
corner Of the building, and TO this end
had removed two Of the four girlers sup
porting the floor, thus weakening The
joists iust one.hali, and causing them 10
give way under the great weight OF The
grain above. The two floors were broken
for the space Of about 10 by 40 feet. 1t
was the Intention Of the firm to take out
these aoors, and the accident simply antir.
ipated their intentions, although the work
was not done as neatly rs might have been
desired. The damage to the building will
not exceed 800.
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American Print works Conc Up.

BosroS, February s.-The American
Print Wotks,.O Fall River, the largest:in
the United States, ask for an extension OF
two years. They have been driven to this
course BY, outside bank creditors calling in
loans; Capital $1,000, 900; liabilities ST.
800 GOO, and assets at last return g 900, 900.
Almost all the city creditors have signed a
grant oi an extension. It Is not known
what outside creditors will do. The works
will start up Monday as usual. Fall River
il excite1 ~ u EL.l I.lLE
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Henyy RobbePly,

DAYTON, February e.T7I.ast evening the
house OF q farmer named Daniel Francis
was broken into by masked robbers, They
bound the family and by threats oi shoot
ins them forced Eancis' wife 10 reveal
where the money was concealed, amount
inV 10 $500 in cash and 81, 900 in, notes
and bonds. The robbers made their es'
aape with the booty. Va
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The Convict Labor Question,

Nepiat III another column c6mmu!
iiatiOn from a prison contractor, wlfo
seeHts Sile OF the convict labor ques|
Ton that has not been heard to any great
extent in the public prints. What hoseys
Sad without force. II has enoughinit
a@ worthy Of at least passing considera-
ton l,l4sy "a
There Is no question before the public
thn enlists more feeling when it is dis
'assel than is involved in the query
what shall be done with the convicts? As
iHl4 the answer is, stop their compcti-
ton with working men. But Just how to
opthat competition Is the question that
Asu not, as yet, been satisfactorily answer
3D. Shall We stop employing convicts
within the prison walls, and keep them
1holy idle? Shall We hire them out To
"atncton on public works, as Virginia
SIDING along the line Of the James River
Vand2 Will that do away with the evils
'esOIIing from their competitive IaborG
lnOuF opinion it would be better TO hire
vt these men to contractors on public
Vo'ks for the mere subsistence Of them
han TO let them remain idle in prison,
'aIes We are really to say that every man
'A0 is sent to the penitentiary shall
Emerge with broken health, for most Ger.
anIy there will be a decided increase in
tA sickness and mortality among prison
IA EAO are doomed to solitary contlne,
seal Perhaps the health OF a convict Il
a"i matter that should be weighed in
discussing the labor question, butif it la.
IMPROPER placa nj all in the argument
s must look III the result Of soil
W confinement for term OF years or
,F constitution OF the average prisoner
avery many cases u ten years sentence
,0ad virtually amount to sentence 10
sAlo, aud ina great number OF instances
~ SeyeaS would do the work efSctually
'4s'eioe ii We conclude TO do away Will
pa'on labor, and resort to solitary confne
'4I We Should perhaps so modify tRl
y, s'a Of Imprisonment as to shorten the
'&satences Of convicts.. s73' 2f
4nSieablc disposition Of them youl,
st@hire item out to contractors on pdb
s'0'kG lSis would of course epgag
aea'0 some extent in competitive labor
SsI'' the least exte.rt Aurt!al 10 society
,S ,Sae public works wCNId bs undertakes
S., A. would not otherwise be ssriousl.
S.S. -SI ~, Of, and thus the employ
J,S. ~ olIhese convicts would be tie mean
bs. .O'Ang work 10 other men. We ,uigh
oSSs ase as an enterprise Of this kind, th
,,.So 4, VI railroad along the river he
\, 'a Inls city aud Parkersburg. a pro
,S. ~ that was quite earnestly aritate,
ls.S w 'ne line otthe route two years ago
IL ~ Van toal could be built chcaply by con
vvi'n., v%SoF' inasmuch as the State Of Yves
N.Y.. sS''a could well afford to turn out he, he
@s,',.1 S's oa'ch Of eOnvicts at Moundsyille /
Ss,a SaASIOs o. who would subslst and cloth
ssi M, .,,II There ' is no telling how cheap tn
,,nn.p Sola be built by such labor, and in
ii. ssa g, as 1t lsnOt likely to be built othe,
%, W. ..t. ss DO not sec that the utilization {
S,S ISoavist labor in such a way-w6all 4
y Y ham to society. F "'N'
oa' as'sU'netwayi .''l' in whicl, very much
J. W SSaSlss y labor might be utilized woul
asper'e it among the litfere,
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THE Andes departed for Wheeling with
q good trip and heavy way engagements.
Captain Muhleman says he win get the
Andes to Wheeling without coming In.
contact with the island, and in time 10 take
in the minstrels Monday evening. The
gallant, good-looking Captain Is as good
an end man with the tamborine al Is Oar.
tain Billy List withthe bones.-.Slturdav'.
CincanGti EnFlrer. p
Capt Charley won't "take in" any min.
strels here this evening. He's Just week
behind time, unless he and Capt. Billyex.
pect to give an amateur entertainment,