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GRERNBACK LABOR PARTY.

d.
National Convention nj st. Louis To-day
ST.. LOUIS, March IA National Con
yention Of the Union Greenback Labol
Party, otherwise known as the Bricl
Pomeroy faction, will be held here to
morrow. Some hundred or more dele
gates have already arrived, and Il is said
that over two hundred will be present
from about twenty States.
A secret Meeting was held at the Plan
ter's House tonight, with Hugo Pryor, Of
Ohio, Secretary OF the National Executive
Committee in the chair, aud from the
reading OF large number Of letters from
various parts Of the country and selecting
l.. Chissley, Of New Hampshire, as tenn
porary chairman OF the convention, moth
ing can be learned Of It's proceedings.
There Is an element among the dele
cation in favor Of adjourning the Conven-
ton and forming an alliance with the Ma
tional Greenback party, which will meet
at Chicago on June 90. and another ele.
ment is favorable to Adjournment after
the declaration OF its principles, but Hugo
Pryor and other leaders say that these
elements are not strong enough to carry
out such q scheme. Pryor and Others say
they have come here to nominate ticket
and they are going to do 1t. Nobody is
mentioned as candidates. az
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RUSSIA.

sr. PETERSBURG, March 3.-There i
much reason to hope that with the ap
pointment Of General Melikoff the cours'
Of Russian life will be gradually turnet
back to It's normal channels Of develop
ment without the employment Of any
more harsh or incompetent measures.
After morning serenad5 the Gar held
reception, at which the officers OF the
Imperial suite and Of the higher grades o.
the army were present.
|. AT 1850 A. N. the members of the Coun-
Gil and civil functionaries were received.
At noon there was Q solemn procession to
the Palace Church, the Gear escorting the
Czarina. After the TO deum had been
sung the Gar received the diplomatic
body In the Throne Room. This was fol.
lowed by brilliant assembly, at which
1000 guests were present. At 8 o'clock P.
N. q cantata, composed by Prince Peter, oi
0denburg, was sung by six hundred
school children, the performance con-
cluding with the National Anthem and
the hymn, "Long Life to the Gar" The
Duchess OF Edinburg officiated for the
Czarina at the assembly. The Duke OF
Edinburg was present at all the cere-
monies, wearing the uniform OF the
Duchess regiment OF lancers.'
The publication OF Emperor Williams
letter Of congratulations to the Gear, with
the counter signature OF Bismarck, has
created O very favorable impression in all
the European capitals, 5,.F
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wYsE WORDS.
Lieut.. wyse's Opinion on the Panama
Canal. b


Lieut.. wyse's Opinion on the Panama
Canal,
NRw York, March 3.-Lieutensnt Wyse,
Of the French navy, who holds concessions
from the government Of the United States
Of Colombia for an inter.oceanic canal,
said, to-day, ,.beiore sailing for France: !
look upon It as a great work in which all
nations should take part, and particular
ly Americans. 1sgreat Importance to the
United States Of America cannot be over
estimated. I think the work should be
carried on in accordance with the wishes
Of the people OF this country. In the posi-
ton occupy must see that everything
Is done in accordance withthe concessions
have obtained. uany attempts are made
in other directions in my own interests
and the interests OF those vested in me,
we must and will protect our rights for
the time to come. Should DeLesseps sue.
ceed in forming a company he will
in all probability be President. In
his position as President he would
Of course receive handsome bonus.
In making my contract with the Colom-
bian Government, I foresaw the possibili.
ty OF forming q company in the "Land
Of the STARS and Stripes" and to do so is
nv dearest wish, in the future. My in
fluence with De Lesseps is not to-day
what It was formerly, chiefly because
from the first that celebrated gentleman
undertook to form company. Our views
on many points have not.coincided, and
also because among those who surround
him there are some whose presence Is
muGhit to be regretted. My Immediate In.
terests lie In the financial success OF De
Lesseps, but we have more extensive
rights than he has, and more time to &C.
complish q gigantic undertaking.
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A correspondent asks us, says the. Phila-
delphia Pres, to state the facts connected
with the voting Of the delegation from
Pennsylvania in the Chicago Convention
in 1868 on Vice President. On referring
to the Pres ofJune %, 1868, We find that
on the first ballot Ex-Governor Curtin had
IS votes, Benjamin F. Wade 8 votes aud
Schuyler Colfax vote. Respecting these
our recollection is that the one vote for
Mr.. Colfax was cast by MIR. Brown, ,of
Allegheny, and that OF theI three votes
cast Tor MI, Wade two were, cast by the
present Senator Cameron, then Q dele
gate at large, and by Mr.. Goodrich, now
surveyor OF the port Of Philadelphia, and
then a representative delegate from
the Bradford district. The third is
not remembered. The delegation was
then under instructions to support
Curtin and to vote as unit. Four dele
gates refused to obey, aud the Convention
accorded their right OF independent ac-
tion. Mr.. Goodrich, In his newspaper of
last week, the Towanda Reporter, preached
quite homily on the code Of "political
immortality" which justified representa-
tive In refusing to obey instructions given
BY o State Convention. The subject, II
seems, struck him differently when he
was instructed to do what he did not wish
TO do, from what 1t does when the instruc.
tons are to do what he wishes TO see
done-which is not an unfrequent expe:
rience in this world. Now, II precedenti
are worth anything, or aprinciple is worth
anything, on what ground can Senator
Cameron's friends refuse. TO concede 70
others the right to do what he asserted
his right to do, and actually did, under
precisely similar circumstancesf Wepause
| Tor n reply, tg' -Eai 800
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"If General Grant be nominated l feel
certain am not overstating the facts when
I say that there will be split in the Ger.
man Republican ranks" said General
sigel to q Dispatch reporter at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel yesterday. "The Germans
do not mistrust Grant, but they believe
that Third Term would be step which
might one day result in evil to the coun-
%But II Tilden be nominated will not the
Germans vote for Grant rather than himF
"In that event party lines would Ger
tainly be drawn tighter. The Germans
were with Tilden In '76, but there has
been reyulsion OF feeling among them In
that respect, and he would hardly gel
even the small Democratic vote OF the Ger
mans. With q popular Democrat, how
ever, the mass Of German Republican,
would, believe, oppose General Grant
| / do not talk politics much, but this is tht
feeling ! have encountered in my trayels.'
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wonderful, ,seiEPropeiIing Torpedoes.
From tho NeWYork Times. A E y.. 4.
OF late years torpedo.boats and SELF
propelling torpedoes have been invented
which can be sent against hostile vessel,
and which no maneuverlng can avoid.
The ingenuity that has been displayed in
these inventions and the perfection to
which they have been brought are WON
derful. There is one variety OF self.moving
torpedo which guided by driver, who
stands on the shore or on the deck OF q
vessel, holding q pair OF wire reins in his
hand. a skillful driver can conduct these
torpedoes through o crowd Of small yes-
sells straight TO. the enemy's flag
ship, with the ease with which a
driver Of; % butchers cart threads
his way through q crowded street, in
order to run down a fat man whom he
has seen block of, and marked for his
prey. Still more extraordinary Is the tor.
pedo which can be sent TO do its deadly
work without any one 10 guide 1t. This
marvellous invention displays q degree Of
intelligence worthy OF trained hunting
dog. When hostile fleet approaches our
shore, all we have to do Is 10 lead half a
dozen Of these docile torpedoes to the
beach, point out to them the particular
ship which we wish to have destroyed and
then place them gently inthe water and
order them to- .g's'cat" or to "sick 'em, u
as The case may be. The intelligent tor
pedoes will Immediately sink Just below
the surface, and then swim straight for the
doomed vessels. Alter these have been
blown up, each torpedo will select IN Ad
miral, Captain, or other important officer
and bring his, body back to the beach, MOI
necessarily for publication, but as an evi
dence Of good faith.
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smYTmE WITHDRAWN.
The ConItling FACTION Beaten Over IN
Insurance Commissionership. -

The Conkling Faction Beaten over the
Insurance Commissionership! .
ALBANY, n. Y, March S.-Goyernor
Cornell has withdrawn from the Senate
the nomination Of John F. smythe as In.
surance Commissioner, but has sent in no
other. Thomas Murphy had been pressed
for the place, but he refused to except the
nomination. The. fight has been one Of
great bitterness, as 1t was to test the
Conkling strength in the'senate. While
going on, there were reports in the hotel
iobbies that $40, 900 would be given for the
votes OF Senators to secure the appoint
ment. A State officer was notifying Re-
publican Senators that they could haye no
more appointments for their districts un.
less Mr.. Smythe. was confirmed, and also
that all the present incumbents In office
would be allowed to hold over II the su-
perintendent was rejected. AT the same
time pressure was brought to bear on the
Brooklyn Senators by the threat that they
could have noilegislation for the Brooklyn
bridge unless they stood by the appoint
ment Of smythe. = !4GiliN ,3T5E
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CANTON, March 2.


How important to use at once a safe and
sure remedy. "Dr. Swayne's Compound
Syrup Of Wild Cherry lor 30 years has
been standard remedy, at all times re-
liable in effectually curing coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchial asthmatc affections,
short breath, night sweats, pain In the side
and breast, nervous debility, blood spit
ting, liver complaint, all diseases Of the
air passages and lungs. II strengthens,
puri6es, heals, promotes expectoration,
and has cured many hopeless cases Of con.
sumption. la
Ny mother was q great sufferer from
Asthma Cough. Her symptoms became
very alarming; attended by several physi,
clans thoutfndingany permanent relief;
she did not sleep fifteen minutes night
for three months, from constant coughing
and shortness OF breath. / was recon-.
mended TO try "Dr. Swayne's Compound
Syrup OF Wild Cherry p from which she
experienced immediate relief, and In q
short time restored her to good health
Il. Meyer, Grocer, Seventeenth and Car
penter streets, Philadelphia.
Price 25 cents and 81 per bottle, or si1
bottles S.. The large size is the mos
economical. Prepared only by DIR. Swaynt
& Son, $50 North Sixth street, Philadel
phia. Sold by all prominent druggists.
lalsf MwRAW
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MORE BAD aIARKslIANsHIp.

ST.. PETERSBURG, March S.-General Me-
likof, chief Of the new supreme execu-
tive commission, was fired at by a young
man with revolver this afternoon when
alighting from his carriage at his residence
ON Grand Moscal street. The General
was not hurt and the man was at once
seized by a Cossack. ,...-.,
The Duke Of Edinburg and all the high
officials and others have congratulated
Gen. Melikoff ON his escape from assassin
alton to-day.
dispatch reports that the would.be muir
derer Of General Melikoff Is said to be o
student and feigns lunacy.
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It, and annul the findings. Mr.. Logal
sent the bill to the clerks desk and had II
read, and remarked that the Senator IRON
New York had better read the bills befor'
he discussed or voted on them. He reiter
ated his intimation that the pardon OF the
President was less cared for than the
500, 900 appropriated by the bill. He went
on TO argue that the legislative branch o.
the Government could not constitute honally
interfere with the Judicial Department by
nullifying It's judgment as proposed here,
"You will hear from the country" he
said, "when you perpetrate this wrong,
the people OF the land, and In tones that
will not be misunderstood"
1850 Mr.. Logan suspended his re-
marks to resume tomorrow, and alter an
executive session the Senate adjourned. :
..l#f HOUSE.
Mr.. Wood moved to dispense with the
morning hour for the purpose Of going
into committee OF the whole on the
Refunding bill. The house, however, re-
fused to dispense with the morning hour,
and resumed consideration Of the bill regu-
lating the removal Of causes from State 10
Federal courts.
The morning hour having expired with.
out final action on the bill, the Senate re-
solutions relative to the late Senator Hous-
Ion, OF Alabama, were taken up.
Eulogies were pronounced by Messrs.
Wright, Wood, Cox, Fsrney, Lowe, VIII
liams. Herbert, Herndon, Lewis, Sanford,
Shelley, House, Atkins and Harris.
The House then, as q mark Of respect,
adjourned, +r rsi' ir-70
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lhs GntslIiss1fsr
=, Is ard N Foar'een.h s.loe.'


5.s,xoToy special says the Don Jon
+! !! Tsbburn contested election Sta,;,,ss ess'
stHsussiD .s..sd upon by the Committee ss
'7..lss. q = .'s tomorrow The same same de, de,
Dr %,sDr.bsn their position ,,a when n IN, n
nv SI..Serstie members 70 hold 1.'S1.iG on =
Ia'a o. n'', n'obsbly al be sufficient to secure sa
s =, for Donnelly, who Is l,I aa .i.'di i1di'
astm'n ast''soo5 deal after the Acklen order q
-. s...tS.Is.s the project OF DOnnslly,' nelly,
.ss.n SSs i said to bristle with di[hcul, iH,ll,
flPoI.s n.rsut / Democratsin Congress 'ilaa irown
y N''sI' y nd local Democratic sentiment ln
r. F,s....ota J. ~ d largely opposed to iayor-
Ia" Han'sIIv, whose disreputable connec-
4! pfa,Di sils DiFrenOnfs FL PasO SCI scheme, me-
= Wv !. us in Congress in 1859, has
~ ~ n,ds ~ public airesh. washbuFne ,, ne
w. ), I,a ,Ss third Minnesota district by
a,'s o, n,;o,ity, II and that also proves diih'
!. ~ nSi,po.e .5ss Of. The Democratic A1,1. mem.
u y Ji NM House Committee on Elections
sa,.1 % ! ont a 4 n.jorIty Of lO5 for DOnneliy'
,uL L.ra IN reyise their calcula-
saI% y, no votes thrown out because Of
. ~, ! ,..Ii,is N in making the returns prove
INV. been al right. -.
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THE woRrH1saros PUMP.

It's AdapfabilIty to oWheeling's Necessities
An Opinion Of q Former Resident and
Mechanic ofthis City.
Editors IntellIgeneer.
After reading Of the trip the Committee
on Water Works took to GAINESVILLE, do
not know that any information I can give
will help the good cause along only so far
as cumulative testimony goes. The writer
was on the same kind Of trip last 0cto-
ber in the interest OF the Canton Water
Works. We first visited Mansfield, where
the Holly system q allude to no chimney
was in use. Did not like the grinding and
and clanking Of cog wheels. From Mans
field to Norwalk was our next trip, where
they have a 100000 gallon Worthington
high and low pressure pump. They pump
into mains direct. honestly think that
four ordinary coal buckets would hold all
the fire there was under the boilers. Bear
in mind the low pressure principle In the
Worthington saves Just one half in coal.
One peculiarity OF the pumping appara-
tus Is the nearer 1t gets to the end Of the
stroke the slower 1t goes riatil It comes to
a stand still, allowing the valves 10 seat
easily. Another item Is the plunger. II
| Is hollow, and when in operation, instead
OF scraping the bottom out of the cylinder
| It floats in the same bearing as much on
top as the.bottom.
We also visited Sandusky City, where
there have as, ,000, 900 gallon pump. They
pump into stand pipe 200 feet high and
a5 feet in diameter. Inside Of the large
pipe Is one 8 feet in diameter, 25 feet
higher than the large one. 1t is used for
fre purposes, as 1t Is column and not bulk
that gives pressure. The engineers and
other parties not Interested spoke volumes
in praise OF the engines. AT Sandusky
City rival firm happened around accci.
dentally and took an indication both ol
cylinders aud pump. They acknowledged
that they could not be any better. On In.
teryiewing the fremen, they stated thai
fires had no chance; that 1t was like emp
tying creek in one, completely drench
| ing everything Get the Worthington
and the citizens will never have cause "a
regret 1t. 80.
Why would II not be q good idea ID
build q house out OF boiler iron, suitably
protected on the west side Of the Water
Works, up against the main building, and
put the pump down In the same? The ad
vantage would be short lift and no bother
from high water. The doors and Windows
could 'fit with joints, like boiler head. !,
You are aware that trouble has been ex
perienced by high water in pump welll
Of old pumps. might also ask why MOI
attach direct on every twentieth plug ant
on Saturdays give the street washers and
house cleaners o picnic, that Is FRI
pressure. Yoursin favor Of plenty Of water
CANTON. March ..
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rHRInnIsHoIM MAssAcRE.

The trial Of yirgie Gully, for the mur'
der Of ex.state Senator John P. Gilmore,
one Of ftbe victims Of the Chisholm massa'
ere, will begin at DeKalb, Miss, on Mon:
day next. District Attorney Ford will
conduct the prosecution, assisted by Judge
Ware, United States District Attorney for
the Southern District OF Mississippi. Mrs.
Gilmore, widow Of the. murdered man,
leaves Washington tomorrow to attend
the trial as a witness.
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Avery extensive reduction in the work,
ing force Of the government printing
Office was suddenly made to-day in con.
sequence Of the almost entire exhaustion
Of the appropriations made for the main
tenance Of that Office during the present
fiscal year. Notices were posted in the
building to-day, to the effect that
the Public Printer Is prohibited by
law from contracting debts In advance
OF appropriations and that as the appro-
priafion for the present year 10 nearly ex-
hausted he Is directed 10 furlough the
greater part Of the employees. About q
thousand men and women are thrown out
Of employment and will remain idle until
been pending before the House Appropri-
atoms Committee for some time, shall be
InQha
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NE1aHBo oRHooD NEWS.
HELLAIRE.

The Soldiers and Sailors Monumen
Association Is making great preparation
to have interesting walking matches 70
Friday and Saturday. The following 'fa
men" are to walk q two-mile race saturda,
evening: ]. R. Purnell, Gus Harden
stein, Jesse Randolph, Isaac Freeze, Johr
B. Brown and ex-Sherif VIM. O. Cochran
A silver cup has been puarchased for tn.
winner. A track Is being made in the TO
bacco warehouse, twenty-five rounds o.
which will make one mile. There Is room
for much larger track; but Miss vor
Blumen does not want 1t larger.
Some English sparrows are showing
themselves in different parts OF town. Il
they follow here their course in other
places we may expect to become very To-
miliar with them at no distant day.
Mr.. Charles Williams, lately OF War
nock's Station, and Miss Matte Borton,
were married Tuesday.
A fence Is being put up along the line
north Of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
railroad company's property and Sheets
addition.
A child OF Thomas Trautner on Belmont
street, is very low with diphtheria.
Belmont street Is perceptibly getting up
to level with the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks, Just south OF them. The mud from
our streets and the rubbish Is now dump
ed there, as II Is expected there will be q
bridge over the railroad some time soon.
Mrs. Keller, the mother OF Mrs. Will
liam Sinean, is very low with cancer In
the eye.
Some Of the towboats that passed here
Wednesday afternoon had hard work to
move against the wind. The epumps were
hard at work, with the white caps" 60
ing over with tubs full ofwater.
A crossing on the most used square oil
Union street, was raised Wednesday. It
had been lost to sight for some time.
Leonidas Clark, the Fourth ward school
house janitor, arrested Squire" McMul.
len Wednesday afternoon, Tor disorderly
conduct, and turned him over TO the
authorities at the lookup. The trial will
be held Thursday morning at nine o'clock.
There was report circulated Wednes.
day that two men had indulged in some
pistol practice. Although 1t might not
have been 80 pleasant for the principals,
i might have made an interesting news
TEN, when they are 30 scarce, had more
han q. bullet hole through hat been the
result.
The new building association stock is
being taken at an encouraging rate.
There is considerable diphtheria and
measles in town just now. Atnoon We'd
aesday a general cleaning was made in
he schools, and all children who had
such disease in their families were sent
home.
/. p: williams. of Wheeling, was in
own Wednesday.
S. A. Chambers, ST. Clairsville, ditto.
Miss Clara Cox, Of Kirkwood, Is visiting
friends here. r. O. F.
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,,,l ,,S,llLSDEns, March IA Nes special
M S,s Se S Gity Of Mexico, March I'd, says
Sos..t NJ resident y Diaz gave q banquet In
NM. Nv. 9 q = General Grant last nightin the
iTSsA Palace. All the members OF the
s'.ssa! ssSe diplomatic corps and many other
j..ssI LsssStI were present, After the banquet
~, iE Already announced took place, the
iIs- G Sr tastetully adorned, brilliantly
~ minated and crowded with people.
d ~, W. Foster presented his letters
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MAINE.


AUGUSTA, March s.-Wallace R. White,
the person charged with attempting to
bribe Swan and Hartman to vacate their
seats in the fusion Legislature, was ex.
amined before the Legislative Committee
TO-DAY and denied in toto the statements
that he paid money to either Swan ol
Hartman to induce the resignation o.
their seats in the Legislature. He had in
terviews with both Of them, at which they
intimated their intention to resign theil
positions, and White commended highly
their intentions, assisting in the prepara
ton OF papers in either case, but neithel
gave nor offered money as an inducemen
therefor or any other purpose. T ;
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sANFRANclsco, March s.-J. W. Mackey
is authority for the statement that he has
purchased from ]. @. Flood the latter's en-.
tire interest in the Comstock mines and
mills, He declines to state the exact con-
Alteration, but intimates that 1t Is over five
millions. He has the greatest confidence
in the Comstock., Flood will henceiorth
devote his attention to his San Notes
property and TO banking.
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Detroit Freo Press. .sg.-s.s... ..
4 Detroit grocer had a patent money
drawer attached TO his counter the other
day and 1t was no sooner in working order
than his clerk tendered his resignation.
"You going 70 leave2 Why, what's the
matter?" asked the grocer.
Il don't want to stay where aperson has
lost confidence In me-"
"Do you refer TO this new till"
"Yes.n
"Well you are very foolish. Ihayen'l
lost the least bit OF confidence In your
honesty, but simply argue that II you
had less change 70 squSnder outside
could have more Of your time In the
storel Loss Of eonfdeneel The idea Il
absurdll
The satisfied clerk took of his hat anG
returned TO duty.