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The wool season In brooke County.

Etl,OuB News
The wool season now Just closed, has
been Of considerable Importance TO this
county. A large amount has been pur.
chased by the two prominent houses here:
NE Thomas Everett, who bought princi.
paly Tor firm in Utica, New York, and
Ness. D. Brown 4 Co., fort house in
WOonsocket, Rhode Island. Brooke cotin-
ty has been the principal point from which
IoOl has been shipped for several years to
the places named, although q very large
quantity has been obtained In Ohio and
Pennsylvania for the same parties. So far
as Brooke county Is concerned, there has
been great increase In the amount raised
this season over former years. Dealers have
always sought this market, as the quality Of
wool produced Is superior TO that OF many
other sections. Our farmers, therefore, find
j. to their advantage 10 furnish good arti-
Gle, as the difference In the price more than
justified. Mr.. Everett, during the season
now closed, has paid out for this. staple ar.
ilcle upwards Of 100000, and the firm Of
y. Brown K Co. something over $40, 600.
lBy lat the largest portion oi this money
has been paid ont to wool growers In this
Vicinity From this statement-whiCh we
believe reiable-it will appear that the
wool interest Of Brooke county is equal, II
not greater than any other county In the
State. The principal wool growers In this
county are the Messrs. Gist, Q. II. Beall
and the Dnchanans, all Of whom spend
much Of their time in the raising Of blooded
stock and whatthe don't know about this
business IL. perhaps, not worth knowing.
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Spirited Away from the Officers by Her
Poster. Mother.

New YORK December 1.-The examina-
in the case Of Corinne, child actress and
star performer in the NIerrymakers' Troupe,
who was committed Wednesday by Justice
DonoluO TO the custody Of the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children,
pending u proceeding begun by that So.
Ciety TO have her removed from the custody
Of lier foster mother, Jenny Flaherty, was
not continued to-day because OF the alb
sence OF the child. When the examination
was adjourned on Wednesday, Mrs.
Flaherty obtained from the Presi-
dent Of the Society permission 10 take
Corinnc TO her home in order to make
some necessary changes in her dress before
she was taken to the Society's building.
An officer went with Mrs. Flaherty and
Corinne TO the Abbottsford, No. go Sixth
avenue. The party went up to room in
which there were six or seven inen and
women. There was an alcove in the room,
to which Corinne retired. and the maid be-
gan to undresS her. Mrs. Flaherty sug.
gested to the officer that it would be more
proper IL he would allow her to take Co
rinne into an adjoining room. Consent
was given, and Corinne disappeared. Mrs.
Flalierty went back and forth several
times, and the last time she told the officer
that Corinne had been carried of by q
strange man.
The officer then took Mrs. Flahety to
the Office Of the society, and after Consulta.
ton with the President, took her to a po.
lice station, where she spent the night.
She was taken today before Justice Dono-
hue, in the Supreme Court Chambers, and
said she had no statement to make con.
Cerning the disappearance OF Cornne.
She said she was thirty-tlree years Of age
and had lived in Boston for the last four
teen years. The counsel for the Society
asked the Court TO commit Mrs. Flaherty,
to await the action Of the grand jury, with.
out bail. The counsel for Mrs. Flaherty
considered the proposition monstrous The
Judge refused TO admit the prisoner 10 bail
Until tomorrow, when formal warrant
for her commitment will be made out.
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exponent Of republicanism in France,
Thomas Jefferson. No man can doubt that
the ideas OF the great French philosophers
had taken sturdy place in JetfeTson's
mind. His tendency to French modes in
political thought was the main cause Of his
influence on the French people. His in
tiuenCe was mainly exercised through La
fayette, whose position was most difficult
one, and Jefferson saw that .atayettes
position was with the people, and in one Of
his Letters to Lafayette he showed that his
union with the third estate must come. He
did It through st, Etenne, TO whom he
even sent a draft off plan fora compromise
with the King, JetfeBon's influence was
greatly felt in that most interesting phase
Of French politics known as the Fedora
ton otthe Girondists.
AS an American am glad to be able To
say that have not found that there Is
any truth in the charge that Jefferson cor
responded with Robespierre and with the
party Of which he was the leader. The
next class OF men by whom American
ideas were disseminated in France were
the French officers and soldiers who took |
part in the war Of the revolution, and fore,
most among these were Lafayette, RoCham-
beau and Segur, ROchambeau was |
hard, rough soldier, He sneers ut what
he calls the rights OF property in the land |
OF liberty, yet Rochambeau breaks forth in.
to panegyric on Americun liberty. Segur
was young aristocrat, q personal friend Of
many Of the crowned heads OF Europe, yet
no one admired American institutions
more than he did, American influence
was disseminated even more broadly by
The French soldiers. The last class through I
which American ideas found their way 10
France consisted Of French travellers. tt
most important OF these, and the lirst was
Nlarvuis dc Chastillux Brissot, the Girond-
ut, and the first Republican in Franco,
The effect OF this great current Of American
IDEAS on France was the familiarity with the
evolution and the growth OF the idea Of
liberty, Another idea given to the French
Tas the idea OF Republican manhood.
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Too MANY IRoNs Isl TmE EIRE.
DanfOrd Could Not successfully MANAGE
Three Hanks.

AnFtt EluAhs
New YoRE, December president
Danford, OF the suspended Kansas banks
has had business relations with the Chase
National Bank aud Donnell, Lawson 4 Co.,
bankers Of this city for number Of yean.
The Chase National Bank was the New
York correspondent for two Of his banks,
the Hunnewell and Caldwell, and Don.
nell, lawson 4 Co., were correspondents
for the Osago City Bank. John Thomp.
son, of the Chase National, says that Mr..
Danford came to New York about
six weeks ago to try to raise money,
He had u lot OF IIunnewell
City bonds, which he took to Boston, where
he thought they would be saleable, but he
failed TO make negotiations and ho has
been getting on under whip and spur since.
He drew out all the account he had with
the Chase Bank, and the latter would not
touch the Hunnewell bonds or permit
drafts. Mr.. Thompson told Danford that
three banks were too many for any one
man to run. He said that Mr.. Danford's
reputation was very fair, and that
when he ran one bunk he did
It admirably and made money.
He regarded Mr., Daniord as smart, keen
man, and was very sorry he had got into
trouble. Al the Office Of Donnell, Lawson
& Co., it is said they had $4,000 in Hun.
newell City bonds hypOtheCated with them
for advances Of about 5000 to the Usage
City Bank, which were probably worth
from 81, 900 to $4,000 Mr.. Danford had
como well recommended when he opened
the account and his reputation was good.
The probable cause oil his trouble was
overtrading. lie had loaned out too much
money and the crops were short.
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ANATIoNAL RANKKuPT LAW.
Representative Commercial Men Urging
the Attention OF Congress to such n

the AttentIOn OF Congress to such n
Law,
NEw YoRK, December lat meeting
oi the commercial men in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last evening the passage by Congress
Of national bankruptcy law was adyo-
Gated. Among the bodies represented in
the meeting were the Board Of Trade and
Transportation, the Hardware Board OF
Trade, the Local Protective Association,
the Cigar Manufacturers, the Produce Ex-
change, the Stationers' Board Of Trade, the
Dry Goods Jobbers and Commission AGer-
chants, the Mercantile JObbers' Associa-
ton, the New York Jewellers Association,
the Mechanics and Traders Exchange, the
Butter and Cheese Exchange, and the Pc
troleum Exchange,
Mr.. Miller, Of the Board OF Trade, called
the meeting to order in speech reviewing
the work Of the Convention OF Mercantile
bodies Of the country, held In Washing
ton, January last He commended the bill
proposed by Judge Lowell, Of MassaChu-
sets, for uniform aud equitable bank
ruptlaw,
Mr.. A, II. Colby was chosen Chairman
Of the meeting and Messrs, Morris S.
Wise, Walter II, Lewis and franklin Ed
son. The Committee on Resolutions, re-
ported in favor OF Judge Lowell's bank
rupt bill, and recommended the following
ReSOllei, That We further express our
sincere convictions that any system which
Compels the settlement Of bankrupt or in
solvent estates in courts OF equityor chan
Gerry, according TO an established procedure,
would involve undue delay, confusion and
expense, and would utterly fail to prove
either uniform, equitable, or satisfactory,
and that such system Of judicature would
not prove permanent in organization.
1t was resolved to appoint an Executive
Committee to consist OF one from each OF
the organizations represented at the meet
ing This committee, which will be up:
pointed by the Chair after consultations
with the several interests, will be expected
to go to Washington, and urge Congress to
pass q national bankrupt law.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

lianlan and Boyd will likely meet on the
Tyne in April next.
Verdi has completed new opera, which
has been named "Othello."
Two hundred cattle on A grazing iarin al
Carrowgail have been inutilated.
An earthquake shock occurred Of AgfAm
"Wednesday, the seyerest that has been e.
perienced since the,great catastrophe oi No,
vemter, 1880.
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CiSCrSSATr, December1-The Cincinnati
7imes.iSdr Ironton, Ohio, special, says that
Dr.. Jos. A. Biggs, bOokkeeper and chemist
at the Alice furnace, was murdered last
night about 8 o'clock, a short distance
above the city. The murderers used u
shotgun loaded with buckshot and slugs.
John Wagner and Bill Jeek have been
arrested assthe murderers. Wagner con.
fessed firing two shots at Biggs, but says it
was in self.defense. The people believe
It was for robbery. Biggs borea high char.
acter. The accused has bad reputation.
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AN ECHO OF the WAR.
Tho Case or the Blockade Runner Josi,
IA the Circuit Court.

NEw YoRK, December 1.-The case Of
the blockade runner, the Josie, was in the
United States Circuit Court, before Judge
Blatchford to-day, on an appeal in Admir-.
atty, made by Joseph Eneas, the defend.
ant in the case, which was decided in favor
Of the Government some time ago. The
Josie was seized by Government officials
on August 10, 1858, near Robbins Reef
Lighthouse, loaded with merchandise,
bound, as alleged, for the Confederate
States. The prosecution for the Govern.
ment claims that the vessel vas owned by
parties in sympathy with the Confederate
cause, who were, at the time Of the seizure,
aiding that cause. Eneas, particularly,
was an Englishman, and known not to be
loyal to the Government. Eneas claims
that the Josie was not blockade runner.
The amount claimed by him Ia $1,000,
Assistant District Attorney Conkling ap-
peared as prosecuting attorney for the
Government The case Is likely TO occupy
naypfal daVE
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Terrlble Roller E,nItalon.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December /. - The
Aralanche's YaIoo, Miss, special says: The
boiler Of the Yazoo oil works exploded at
II A. NJ to-day with terrific force, tearing
away the boiler house and the main build.
Ing. Seven Colored men were wounded,
four fatally. The boiler was an old one,
with five aues forty inches in diameter and
forty feet long, and was blown across the
street under house opposite, tearing away
the supports TO the house.
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Yorn MoNEY on YoTR LrrE.
A Daring outrage Committed BY Ruf
IanA IN Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, December lone Of the
most daring attempts At highway robbery
ever made in this city occurred OF the
dock house Of the Louisville and JeIfer.
sonville Ferry Company, at the loot Of
First street. The boat left for Jefferson.
vile At ills, and about five minutes after
II left, two white men stepped into the
ticket office and store, and presenting
loaded pistol at the breast oil the young
man who had charge there, told him that
they must have his money or his life. The
young man very coolly told them that they
could not get any money, and stopped sud.
denly az II 10 get pistol from under the
counter As he did 50 the fobber who held
the pistol fired, the bullet striking the young
man In the arm, going clear through and
lodging In the aide Of the wall. The Two
highwaywen then coOlly walked out, and
proceeded very leisurely up the river bank
until they disappeared,
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CtSciSSATf, December 1.-The CinCin.
natl Price Current to-day gives the returns
from IS per cent Of the points where pork
packing was done Inst winter for the month
Of November, showing total for the sen.
son Of l,70s,0OO against 2,2l5,0OO les.
year at the same time. From this the
Price Current estimates that the total pack.
ing in the west for November Is $4,000
short OF last year, and that tho end Of the
season will show falling Off OF 100000
from last year,
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Dusi LynehIns.

RNtEoH, n. c., December l.-Eatly this
morning between seventy.ave and q hun.
dfed masked men took from the Oxford
jail, John Brodie and ShaddOCk Hester,
leoloted charged with themutler Of T, NJ.
Lynch, and hanged them In q small grove
near the spot where the murder was com.
Altted. The jailer was taken from his
home and forced to open the Jail, and the
guanls were dIsaEned and shut up In the
Eaarl house. Hundreds Of people visited
he grove. The victims are reported to have
made a full confession. Everything was
conducted with the utmost secrecy, The
bodies were not found Until 5 o'clock this
mOfninr
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IRISH NArIoNALlsTs.
Yesterdays Proceedings OF the cOnvsn.


CnicAGo, December 1.-The Irish Ma
tional Convention met this morning at
$50 o'clock. The Committee on Creden
tials were not ready to report, and COM
ment Of this fact was received with some
marks Of disappointment. 1t was stated
on behalf Of the Committee that the ere.
dentialS Of the New York delegations were
not at hand, but subsequently these were
obtained and the Committee reported 1888
delegates in attendance. There were
some questions rs to the official authority
Of some OF the delegations, and there was
q running debate over some Of the names.
A telegram was received from Patrick
Egan, Of Paris, stating that lie had learned
that 1000 properties, representing rental
OF 10000, 900 year, had already refused
to pay rent, in obedience 10 the Land
League manifesto. The hall was crowded
at noon.
Upon the conclusion Of the reading Of
the report Of the Committee on Creden-
tials the Convention took recess Several
delegates arrived during the day augment
ing the number OF those In attendance 10
over 800. Upon reassembling permanent
organization was effected by the election
Of Rev. DR.. Belts, an Episeopalian clergy
man, Of st LOr rs Chairman. His nom.
inatiOn was the theme OF some discussion,
owing TO the fact that some OF the
delegates were disposed 10 make
an objection on religious grounds.
Father Sic by and others, however stre-
nuotisly opposed this insisting that politi.
cal and not religious matters were before
the Convention. The afternoon was con-
sumed In routine business, preliminary 10
the appointment Of q Committee on Reso.
lutiOns, which was composed Of one dele
gate from each State represented, with an
additional representative, Miss Ellen Ford,
Of New York. The Convention At o o'clock
adjourned until "a. ~ tomorrow to give
the Convention time to prepare platform.
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Chicago, December 1.-The town Of
Bloomfield, Iowa, is in q fever Of excite.
ment In consequence Of the elopement Of
one Of It's leading ministers, the Rev.
Thomas baskerville, with servant girl
who has been In his employ few months.
He leaves wife and family entirely desti.
tute, even taking largG portion Of the
family bedding Ile mortgaged his house
and lot in order to raise sufficient money
to elope with.
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LOUISVILLE, December 1.-The Demo
cratic members Of the Legislature held a
caucus tonight and nominated Senator
Beck for reelection. There was no op.
position.
Mr. Heck made brief speech, returning
thanks for the honor He will be elected
next Tuesday,
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The officer in charge Of the crank depart.
ment at police headquarters sent four
cranks to-day 10 the Government Insane
Asylum. Tie great trial Is bringing all the
Cranks In tho country TO the surface. Last
night Elias Fits, otherwise called T. Paul,
was taken IN charge by Litutlnaht Austin,
Elias halls from Niagara Falls, n. Y, and
he carried q Bible and tracts underhis arm.
On reaching the city, he repaired 10 the
fremont House and found Mr.. Scoville,
whom he told he had come here TO save
Guiteau. 1t appears that he at one time
was under the charge Of the expert Dr..
Gray, who, he said, had caused every man
to be hung against whom he had ever ap-
peared as an expert witness, and that Dr..
Gray meant 10 hang Guiteau. To rescue
Guileau he bad come here to show Up Dr.
Gray, whom he spoke Of In not the most
hattering terms. lie subscribed himself as
"Everybodys Jesus, Anointed Brother
Paul, only, his Poor Disciple" liz aleo
claimed 10 be walking phrenologist. lie
was sent to the asylum with the others.
SiuttT VIEW or sPEAEERsHiP CONTEST.
t'Congressman Duhnell, Of Minnesota, es.
tablished headquarters al wlllard's and l.
pressing his claims to the Speakenhip.
His friends claim that he Is the choice Of
the President, but the latter stated again
to-day that he had no choice.
Robinson, Of Massachusetts, is not making
an active canvass, and HisCOck's supporters
saw he Is out Of the race, and that IiiscoCk
will get the vote oi Massachusetts.
Appearances Indicate still that Hiscock
IA gaining q little In the race for theSpeak-
ership but Il is not believed, except by his
suppofterst thathe has enough votes 10 nom
mate him. 1.-The can come within q few votea
J Oithe nomination on the tifs. haltdozen bal
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A NEW TRIAL IN A LIBEL su1r.

LONDON, December 1.-The Court Of
Queens Bench granted rule nisi to show
cause why u new trial should not be had in
the case Of Scott, the theatrical critic Of the
Telegraph, against Sampson, editor Of the
Weekly Referee, on the ground that the YER
dict OF Gl 800 was excessive, and contrary
TO the evidence. Scott sued Sampson for
alleging that he had obtained $500 from
Admiral Glynn, legntee OF the actress
Adelaide Nelson, BY threatening to publish
the story Of his alleged relations with her.
FRENCH REPUBLICAN, GAIN IN THE SENATE.
PARIS, December 1.-The returns OF the
nominations Of Senatorial electors are COM
plete except for five departments, and fore.
shadow a Republican gain OF nineteen
seats at the elections in January.
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ATRAIN ROBBERY
That Was Contemplated and DIdn't
Come or

That Was Contemplated and Dldn't
Come or
ST. Iouts, December 1.-The police Of
Kansas City received information that an-
other train robbery was contemplated on
one Of the east bound lines running from
that city on Monday night Armed men
accompanied the east bound passenger
train on the Missouri Pacific, which left
the depot at six o'clock. The Chicago 4
Alton train, which runs side by side with
the Pacific, was also guarded THAT night.
II was believed an attack was to be made
at point near Blue river, near which the
two tracks diyerge. No attack, however,
was made. The contemplated robbery was
given away by former mistress Of one OF
the old Glendale gang, but for some reason
amounted to nothing
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sPrtial di'pntch to the intelligcneet.
srErBESylttE, December Last night
Felix McGcc, Of Slingo junction, went to
bed leaving his pants near q window.
During the night thieves pFied The window
open and stole his pantaloons, In the pocki
and chain
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GENERAL DRAKE's EXCUSE.
The Ss1,.S E g Ss. Es IsS

Tne FlimSy Pfetense That He Had Ap-
proved ofGeneFal Card feld'GSh0o ting.
NEw YoRK, December 1.--General
Drake, who Is on trial for commenting
the shooting Of General Garfield, gives the
following explanation Of the matter:
~ was standing in the Court House yard
talking with lawyer, when an acquaint.
ance Of mine came up and told me Gene.
raj Garfield had been shot. From his
manner | thought he was joking. Just
then Mr.. Dumazand came along and said:
Arthur has killed Garfield Then re-.
member saying, 'Hurrah for President
Arthur / did not believe It at the time the
occurrence had happened, and said what
did in a joking way. When fOunda bad
feeling had been excited in the matter
published an ample apology In my paper,
and rendered my resignation as command.
ant Of the Veteran Zouave Organization,
but every one OF them voted against its
acceptance. | look upon the affair as q
farce. was not at the time in uniform or
on duty. ! do not think acts done az
private citizen are amenable TO military
law. This thing has been urged on BY
jealousy and malice"
Lieutenant Joseph q. Ogden, who served
In the First New Jersey Volunteers during
the war, says "The Generals war record
Is q sufficient answer to such a 1imsy
charge He was captured by the rebels at
Drewty Bluff, Ma, and with three others
jumped from the cars at Charleston and
Travelled over 1000 miles on foot before
reaching the Federal lines at Knoxville.
He was bteveted Brigadief General by
Governor Joel Parker and presented BY
Congress with a medal for gallantry and
brnYerY.n
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tn, Republican Congressional caucus to
.'o.e a candidate for Speaker Of the
a,a., lr meets this evening We printed
',',arjay l,' a list of candidates, Judging
;.,m @ tbe tenor of the press comments all
a,", w .oualy confident of being elected, and
!, .sarcely possible to conjecture which
,re will not be disappointed.
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ST.. Louis, December LA San Antonio,
Texas, special says The 1Ayerna stage
was robbed this morning about five miles
from that city by one man on horseback.
Tile negro driver and one passenger,
lady, were on board. The robbery was ei.
iected by cutting bolt behind. The mail
was found scattered on the road and val.
liable packages stolen. The officers are OH
the trail OF the robber.