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4 Er0okLYN CnURCH BURNED.

The Union Congregational Church, i'll Elm
rlacc near Fu!tonSt., Brooklyn, OF which the
Erv. De. Joseph Wild IL pastor, was &c
siroycd by fire. ut an early ho"r inns morn
, L.st,voI VIVA he'd ut the church last
c,,nipr: Il closed about 10 O'clock, but tie
# gifts were not lut ont n ni,n I ii;9V;
nam Inc eide OF the church at the rear
gunn afcr Iha root Of tho church was
,u blaze The effort, oil the iircmrn confined the nc
~ The Anllng ~ l o'clock the roof ieii ill., The walls
If lle church renal led sianilnr ,, =,
Tine htruriuic built IN 1870 nj cost OF f0OOuu II
,y,s of brick with brown sion" front IN GOthc Syr'
me organ VAS worth $1,000. Tho msniamc"
ne n fLsior Of the church tor nix years. lost
part or his library GOO volumes, which was III his
I'm, "A IA.
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wAS IT 4 Part or rHE ATILAyTAl

LONDON, June 2.-Ihr captain OF vessel
when la, arrived III r-t"wn from Drinrrara re-
roris That oU IA, 3Jth ~ Apu Er passed ran wAch
had Apuari;l, made on board OF m'noi-war "a
WIS ltcd o"'thrJ not iashed. ana that t"O daNH
n erv r NJ. -aN ,cSrrll corr dressed IL wLiic IN"
ne ", .,aprr- here ipruri Ia CONNECT me lait WIN
the missing trL'uiug-'mp Atahntb Toe IIc>o AsHOci
tlnn SAYS IA vessel shW The same I"It anu
Two cnrlses dressed ~ s'imRn IN me navy.
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THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DrEL

LoypoN. June s. The DdiIy Nerss
PAT. Gi.Pltrh fays all parties III the
Knccnlin-E ,cbcfort duel have arrived In Cen
,.v. S,gut,ls ar, ags.cd upon ~ the weapons. The
conditions are that IA duel ,hu cease when tr seconds
a. Judge tic wound. uf ether paiY Suihc"u;Iy
nm. The duel VIII not b. fought ~ G,nrvI where
ilur D., U.r:t hi. VIII " iOu-ht II Is supposed ia
Germany. near lI,c.
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BENJAMIN-STAGG-At tho parish church. sratford
to, lime l. by Itav W. II. benjamin, o. lrvingtOn
NY A. ric Benjamin t. Jessie Louse youngest "a iS''
ter OF the Jomph H. STAG orHlfatiOrd NO c"ruS'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TN Tuesday. June J. 1850, at the
rrrucr OF hIIr'S mother. by tho Rev IL " IehGey
a. Kirkland Darlington 10 Mary J "3uSater OF lho late
William Elton, al Of WallngtO;d. Conn
HUNTER UUNTEK-On Tuesday evening Juno J. isSO
~ line scotch Pre- slyrrAu Cnarc by tne iirV - NJ ham
ion the Rev. David Moore Hunter 10 susan rooney H.
ulu .h.rI Of hareS f. llunter, al OF TINS CITY,
wEBER-IIOYT-At stamford Conn. on Tuesday. Juno ].
1850 nj the residence OF the brides parents by tho Rev
(rnrgr - Reed Annie. shtr OF William HoCt " george
A. Weber, OF New.lurk City.
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TIulUNE OFFICE. Juno 3, a. m.-Auer tho rise yes
$50, u,,rpiug the changes IA the barometer were
lehi Clondy weather. with iGin during the first quar-
ter wa. followed by partly cloudy weather during tue
eond and ,hrd quarters aud clear weather during the
,t qunrler The u npcritu.er SeI between 4s' and
coo 20 av.r,y, Cj7so) being 22iso lower than the
C,'rsmon,Iiu. day las: year, aud l43o over than on
~. sday. A., ,, ..,,,.. 49,. .o
Warmer and clear or partly cloudy weather may DO
expected to-day IN this city and Vicinity
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rHE FRANKLIN rElEGRAPH CouPANK.

BOsTON, juno 2.-The annual mretlhG oI
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THE FAMINE ~ ASIA.

LONDON, June "a telegram, referring to
the famine ~ Klrdistan. Armenia ard western Persia
states that ~ OOO persons must be ted for two months
II they are f. be- kept alive. The Telegram mplOres for
money TO purchase the grain which IL SUI IN H'Otc at
ii, ush t,nc .undrcd AMI thrlF 'lght persons nave
died of starvation at Bisl k.lrh. Twcu yak villages
aieuftrty destitute. one nuudIca ana seven persons
llAr Mn. al .lArNA.Inn al AlLsAE I'd.
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MIR, CONKLING REBUFFED.

CmCAGO June 2.-Ihrrc is an amusing story 90
ing the rounds that Mr.. Conkling made personal an
pcals to members of the Ncw-Y0rk delegation
not to take stand against him in the matter Of
Grant. Among others. ho spoke to cx-
Sheriff Diggrtt whom, it is slid, he has
" cut" lately on the street. Mr.. Dargctt responded
promptly No Mr COnkluG / am not To lbs ntu-
enccd either Ivy your personal cut or yonr per-
sOUdl aDDCHls."
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TILDEN UNPOPULAR IN THE SOUTH.

TALK WITH NORTH CAROLINA DEMoCRAT-wHoM
THE soUTnERNERS Favor.
General James +. Leach, of North Carolina,
an old and shrewd Southern politician, who served
many in Congress, Mt the Grand Hotel In this
city this week. and In response inquiries about the
political replied that he seriously feared should
the forthcoming National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati nominate Samuel ]. Ti!deD for the Presl-
dency that even General Grant-shOuld the latter be
nominated ut ChicagO-wOuld defeat him. General
Leach said that Tlden is not popular III the South HE
the least popular Of all the prominent men named In
connection with the Presidency the Democratic slde
he ADDED.
"WhO Is the favOrteP'
Seymour, provided he would run, could secure the
unanimous vote OF all the Southern delegates. But
there exists suspicion that the man who IS not liked
by Mr.. Tden may be defeated. Bayard Is good man I;
but SHOULD he he nominated the VIII be raised that
he halls LIT tie State too far sOuthwald Hancock
would receive the hearty support OF the Southern De
mOCracy."
STATES 20
II very much doubt It. II TildCn IL nominated they
may be- able to do His nomination would make the
party rather ukrwarm. Should the Republicans u0lDi-
nate Blaine at ChicagO-and II seems likely That they
wil-the Democrats VIII doubt nominate civilian
M Ills OPPONENT should the Republicans nominate
Grant my opinion, If II worth anything, Is that Han
cock Will Oe the nominee"
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JOHy ER0rGHAM STILL ALIVE.

The condition of john Brougham remained
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that his courage may enable hm to throw III tho ais
clsc although h4 death ut any moment w9uld cl7n no
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vas alternately faillug and rdyWG ~ oAo Nom nv
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would seem To lose tin power OF recognition.
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"Who Is tic favOrite q"
ARKANSAS DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

ARKANSAS DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. June 2.-The Democratic
State Convention to-day nominated Mr.. Churchill
for Governor. on the sixth ballot. The vote stood:
Churchill 1O1; Miller, 81; Wilson, 40; scatter
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morrow.
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LlEGE FLEEr or TESSELS.

QUEBEC, Ont, June 2.-Thcrc arc now over
80 vessels ~ port This greater mum Der IMAM al
any one time for many wears past
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WHAT MIR. TILDEN THINKS OF IT.
GIVING UP HIS HOPE THAT GRANT WOULD Bl
NOMINATRn

NOMINATED
Naturally Samuel J. Tiden takes a deep interest
in the Chicago Convention. He received number
of kilograms from Chicago yesterday, and among
his callers wero several gentlemen wel-known in
the politics of this city and State. One of these
gentlemen emerged from the residence OF Mr.. Tiden
about the latter's dinner hour yesterday, and re-
porter who was acquainted with him, asked him
"What docs Mr. Tilden think Of the outlook at
Chicagof
"He thinks that Grant will hardly be nominated
after ALL responded Mr.. Tilden's visitor.
"WhO then ~ queried the reporter.
Blane-Or u dark-hOrse"
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of course anxious about now combinations
against them, because they both now
believe that General Grant IS no
longer n formidable competitor. Secretary SheG-
man appears to have considerable hope that he will
receive accessiOns to his strength as soon as Gen
eral Grant is fairly ont of the race.
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MEMORIAL OF INDEPENDENT GERMAN-AMERl

f'ANS.
The Executive Committee of the German
American Independent Republican Association o. this
city OF which Hugo Wesendonk Is president and Dr. A.
Jacob yicppresidcnt has sent memUral to the CHI
cagu Convention OpplsIng bOth Grant and Blaine.
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GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC. CONVENTION.
FICRRs NOMINATED.

OVEKNUK CUbB KHNUHtI-NA II11' HA"N OIAkH OR
FIcRRS NOMINATED.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, June 2.-The Democratic
State Convention met to-day. r. W. Cobb was
nominated by reclamation for Governor, W. w.
Screws for Secretary of State, II. c. TOmpkins for
Attorney General, and +. Fl. Vincent for State
Treasurer.
The Convention renominated the present bench OF
Supreme Court Judges. Chief-Justice Bryckell and
Associate Justices Stone and Manning, and then adj
iOurned until tomorrow morning, when the STATE
ticket Will he completed and the electoral tlcKeC
and delegates to Cincinnati chosen.
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CONKLING MAKES AN ADMISSION.

The Iolloging dispatch Teeered at TOO late JoT
First Edition.
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GEORGE r. PUTNAn's SONS.

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THE CONVENTION AT CHICAGO.
cnntinued rom FYrst Paao.

latiops to be submitted to the committee lo-orIo"
Mt o n. m. The committee then adjourned until that
time
The Committee on Resolutions organized with
Edwards Pierrepont of New-York, as chairman'
and T. w. Edwards, of Nevada, secretary.
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rpIEIrNr LOCAL DBSHVvArIOV5.

1he baromei hca ra-,,n' N IT,, t % %
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during broken dot hhr felf w
ns Indicated BY the Thermometer II hudhu'S
BfuadWHy
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-09-18
I'm of Enconrauement.

The National Republican, at Washington
CITY. processes to have adyices from West
Virginia "full of encouragement" and
hopes even under adverse circumstances to
make Congressional gain and to carry the
State for Garfield and Arthur" The adj
verse circumstances to which it aliudcs con-
sist in a large share Of the postmasters being
politically opposed TO the Republican party
Which it bemoans as "acrying shame which
should be removed by the administration at
once And then the public Improvements
it says:
"Unfortunately, instead of having these
improvements under the management OF OF
ficcrs who are in sympathy with the Repub-
lican party, a large majority OF them are ex-
Confcdcrates Of bitter Democratic procliy-
ities who turn them almost exclusively
against the Republican interests. With
these improvements and the pOst-oiiices In
charge of Republicans Here 'roufd be no
doubt Of recording Vast Virginia on the SIDE
Of the Republican scare"
We do not exactly sec where the full OF
encouragement" comes in, but we know
what the National Republican would have
the post masters dot would have them
outrage the public by tampering with the
mails and by Using the great machinery OF
the governmental that part Of it which Is
peculiarly the people's-for partizan Pur-
poses. We have a better opinion of The Re
publican postmasters Of this State; but the
administration IS equal to taking and acting
upon the suggestion Of the National Re
publican, and should be hurled from power
as quickly as possible Talk Of carrying
West Virginia fo- Garfield and Of gaining 4
Congressman is absurdity itself.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-09-18

Death Of the Oldest Presbyterian Mi'''
lister la Kentucky.

The death Of DR.. William c. Matthews, occur
red at Lagrange, Kentucky, Tuesday night, after
an illness of only one hour. DIR. Matthews had
been in bad health for number of years, his
constitution gradually falling INN as he grew
older.
DR. Matthews was probably the Oldest minis
ter in the Presbyterian Church IN Kentucky,
and has for q long number of years been prom
inently connected with that cause. He was
born in Granville county. North Carolina, Sep
tember %, 1875. When about two years OF age
he removed with his father, Rev. John Mat
thews. to ShcpherlstOwn, JciierS0ncounty, w.
Va. where he grew up and received his carly
education. lie was educated at Jefferson Col
lc.re Cannonsburr. Virginia, and after gradua-
ting at that institution, he graduated IN theol-
ogy at Princeton, y. J. His father had IN the
meantime been pastor NJ MartinSburg ". Va,
but being appointed Professor OF Theology. at
Hanover College, Hanover, Ind, he removed to
that place i'm lS29, shortly after DR.. Nln. Mat
tlews was ordained minister After the elder
divine came West, his son was Immediately
called To fiji the pulpit he had vacated, and the
Young man shculdcrci the work just where his
father had letfit
On the sd of August, 1881, Or. Matthews
married Miss Mary ;. Hunter. daughter of Col.
Hunter, of fMartinshurg, distinguished virgin
il family In 1886 Or. Matthews and ms vile
aud children came West ne having accepted y
call in Madison, Ind lie was pastor IN Maai-
SON until isf2, when ne removed u " ihchcSter,
Clarke county, XIV, where he ministercd unlil
1877. when he took charge of the church in
Shebyyillc, Ky. Here hc preached Tor iwent!
three ycars, until March 1870, having charge ol
the church during the political corrup;ionS ~
the close OF the war. and remaining with the
Northern branch when the final spht camc-
LouisyNc JoURa.