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DastoTdIy Assault on Lawyer,

ST. LOUIS, February 25.-As WIN. H.
Russell, awell known lawyer, was writing
letter In bis office, corner Filth and
Olive streets, about 10 o'clock this morn.
ing, he was approached from behind by q
man named Philip Brady, who dealt him
blow on the head with a hammer. For.
tunately the blow was not well aimed, and
instead OF crushing his skull Il glanced and
made only severe scalp wound. Mr..
Russell, although dazsd, sprang to his feet
and warded OF a second blow with his
arm. He then cried for help, and two
gentlemen rushed in from an adjoining
room and secured Brady, who was given
over to the police and taken TO the Gala.
boose. Russell says Brady was client OF
his some time ago and had grudge against
him growing out OF some law business.
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WASHINGTON, February 25.-A bill has
been introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Beck to provide for the issue ot United
States circulating notes. 1tauthorizest theis.
sue OF Uuited States notes In denominations
OF not less than $4,000 In exchange for
gold coin delivered to the Assistant Treas.
urer in sums Of 10000 or more. The gold
80 delivered 10 be held for the redemption
OF notes and for no other purpose. The
notes 80 issued shall be receivable 10 pay.
ment for all dues to the United States, and
be regarded as money In all public or pri.
vate contracts or liabilities for payment
Of money generally without specification,
the kind OF money 10 be paid, made or In.
Cured after the passage oil this bill; they
ate also 10 be received In the full perfof.
nance OF such contracts OF liabilities, ex.
Cept for interest on the public debt or ex.
Cept between the holder OF such notes and
the United States which Upon presenta.
tion shall be paid 10 lawful coin Of the
United States. The present Limitation Of
amount OF legal tender notes OF the United
States TO be kept Ia circulation is 10 have
go application to the notes authorized I'm.
der this bill.
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NEw Y0Rk, February 25,-A special
from Windsor, VT, says: E. q. Hayden,
the Derby Limo wife murderer, was exc
Cuted this afternoon in the ia at this
place. He paid he died innocent OF the
knowledge or intent OF shooting his wife.
He prepared a statement which be desired
to be given 10 the public after the execu.
ton. The condemned man at this par
ticular request was allowed 10 examine
the gallows previous 10 the execution. He
gave the hangman directions for pinion.
Ing his arms, and asked the Sheriff TO
make no mistake. He spoke calmly and
quietly as II at home entertaining friends.
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BALTIMORE, February 25.-The Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad brought two suits
In the Supreme Court against the Penn.
sylvania Railroad for damages laid at five
hundred thousand dollars each. Declat.
atoms have not been filed but Ills learned
that the cause Of action is the interfip.
tion Of travel and delay oil passenger and
freight trains AZ the junction al Philadel.
phia on the New Iolk route Of the Bal.
tinofe and Ohio. Suits have also been
brought against the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for damages al The same point IL
Transporting cattle and Cau.ing them 10
miss 4 higher tnatket than the prices were
when the train reached New York.
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BELLAIRE.

Death OF Two Well known YOung Men,
and OF "UncIe Billy" sherwood -RuSI.
ness and Building NOtss-LOeAl La.
COnIes.
Three OF our well known citizens, two
young men and one Of more advanced age,
have died in the last day.
James Trueman died OF his mothers on
Gravel Hill Thursday night at eleven
o'clock. He had been more or less CON
fned with consumption since last Spring
when he was forced to give up correspond
ing for the Register from weakness. Flu
neral from the Presbyterian church attwo
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
John Saltzgayer died Thursday night
after an illness OF about u week. His
trouble was fever combined with con.
sumption.
William Sherwood died at his home
Thursday evening, In the titty-ninth year
Of his age, Of typhoid fever, He was
known to all the B. & 0, travellers for hia
careful attention to his duties OF transfer.
ring and checking baggage on the trains.
He held his position Tor twenty.six years,
TO the day OF his death, and was always at
his post during that time, q faithful ser
want, The funeral will take place Sunday
at two O'Clock =, NJ, iIom his late residence,
1876 South Belmont street.
Officer James Gill was able to be out o
while Friday after his attack OF sickness.
Among the business men VIII are look.
ing TO Bsllaire for their future are two
bakers, one from Wheeling and one from
Woods6eld. They will both locate here
soon,
The building used as polling place at
elections iu the Fourth ward is not likely
to be available hereafter, Rs o family Is
now occupying 1t,
Miller Able will build this season 4
brick dwelling on his Union street lot
that he has already enclosed with . neat
stone terrace,
], F. Smith will build o house along the
Cemetery road.
II, b. Wlnans is able 10 get round In the
house with the aid OF CrutChes, and will
venture out shortly,
The PresbYtefians will have services at
their church Sunday. Rev. John jenkins,
Of Ofrville, will preach.
The property OF A. Richardson was sold
Friday to Thomas Ault for $500. Shan.
non Ault buys the store.
Mrs. CLARK, Of the Second ward, died
Thursday evening, She will be buried
from her husbands b home, near the Al:na
Glass House, on Sunday. Interment at
the Catholic Cemetery.
Considerable lumber was obtained from
one Of the B. & o. bridge piers Friday,
where parts Of, apparently, stable had
lodged.
A new Telegraph pole has been erected
In the B. 4 o. yards 10 place Of one that
was knocked down uuGeremoniously by 0
freight car jumping the track.
A committee has been appointed here to
help work up the the Druids, OF Bellaire,
Wheeling, Steuhenvllle, etc., to hold o
centenary anniversary Of the order.
r. Q. F.
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TmE rUNDINu BILL.
Present status Of the Measure In cor.
gFeAH.

Present status OF the Measure In Con.
greAs.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-ConiuSion
has been caused in the public mind In re.
gard to the status Of the Funding Bill by
the indefinite dispatches from Washing.
ton. The bill is now on the Speakers Ia.
bic, having never been referred 10 any
committee, The rate OF interest, and the
nth section relating to National banks
and other national features In the body Of
tue bill are fixtures, having been passed
by both Houses. The Ways and Means
Committee can recommend an amendment
TO the Senate amendments only, and that
they propose 10 do. The Ways and Means
Committee Intend 10 call the bill from the
Speakers table and recommend the Sen.
ate amendments fixing July as the date
from and alter which The three per cents
shall be the only bonds as security for
National bank circulation, be changed 10
extend the time until the let Of next Sep.
iember. The committee think this will re.
ieye the b!ll Of the CoefCiye feature com.
planned Of by the banks, and the pressure
Ine " 4 NATIONAL banks are bringing against II.
IL ihe House agrees 10 tails amendment,
Ss N "a very prAbable, II is believed the
IShMe ,SMe VIII concur, and the bill will get
Trough it1osa without difficulty. Unless the
asous1 ,ouse concur entirely In The Senate
nnu.en191mehls the bill will not reach The
l,esluent aI before next Wednesday, hence
Hmo OF lhe ltiends oil The bili IN The
ivuse Wnn0 wiz object to the amendment Of The
ways anu Means Commillae.
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"RLACK FRIDAY.r
Editorial Expression From This Morn
Iue's New York "FFIbunc."

lnE'B New HOfR"TfIbune'"
New YoRK, February 2G.-The TiJune
this morning has an editorial on The pro.
ceedlng in Wall street. 1t calls 1t "'The Oar.
lisleP Picnic, "and says no business man has
need be told that yesterday was q day
OF terrible strain, excitement and disaster.
When the solid mercantile houses find
II impossible 10 borrow money at one per
cent premium per DAY, and when the rates
Of exchange fall 80 far that foreign transao'
tions are virtually arrested II is impossible
10 estimate the injury caused to every
branch Of business 10 holders of securi.
ties, many Oi whom are forced 10
sell, the losses since Friday last
have been enormous. II is as
tenishing that 10 spite Of such fall In
prices and such stringenCy In the money
market no failures occurred, and there
could not be stronger evidence OF the
general Boundness VI business and. SOL
vency OF dealers. This panic, 1t Is plain,
has not been CauEed by any commercial
or financial rottennesS or recklessness; |;
but thousands OF men, not here alone, but
in every part Of the country, are bearing
severe losses to-day because an unjust
and unwise measure framed for partisan
ends Is pending In Congress. No amend.
mVnt OF the funding bill will restore O
healthy condition Of business that
does not take from II the coerCive features
Of the fifth section. The defeat oil the bill
| In either House or The distinct announce
ment by the President that II will not meet
his approval, unless deprived OF the
unjust PROVISIONS OF the tIth. sec
tion, would quickly restore confidence
stop contraction, AND induce the banks
10 take out hgain their circulation which
they have surrendered, and enable the
country TO recover speedily from the panit
coused by no unsoundness in business
but solely by the folly and dishonesty oi
the majority In Congress.
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A Robbsr A.snniis ! AIlnlater.

NRw YoRk, February 25.--Dh John
Cotton Smith, rector Of thsp. E. Church Of
the Ascension was asgaslted by athiei and
badly bruised. Dt. Smith was returning
about 10 o'clock from q call on parish.
ioner, when, Upon reaching the corner Of
Twelfth street and Filth avenue, man,
who had been sitting on the coping which
supports the iron fence surrounding the
grounds oi the First Presbyterian
Church, rose at Dr.. Smiths side, and
cluLChing at his coat with one hand dealt
him mufdefous blow with a short billy
OF club. The blow was 60 severe that Di.
Smith fell, half atunned, and In falling
caught the iron railing. AS he did 80 the
Thief managed TO get his coat open and
made an eiIoft 10 tear hie watch and chain
Smith Lhwafted bis attempt, and some
persons coming along compelled the thiei
10 abandon his purpose and escape.
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CtSciNSArt o., February 25.-The IA.
mous sevenly.atst New York Regiment,
With lie fine military band, en- route 10 New
Orleans, arrived here at 2 O'Clock, and
were received at the depot by tbe Fiat
Ohio National Guards, Col. q, d. Hunt,
commanding, and we're escorted directly
10 the fountain esplanade, where lheit
arms were stacked and the soldiers dlS.
peteed ior dinner. The line Of march was
dehsely thronged with people, and Inc
splendid appearance and fine drill Of ihe
Beventy.titst Regiment created mich en-.
!husiastn; They leave tonight BY train
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NEWS NOTES.
Gladstone is improving.

uIAuBtone lb Improving,
Private kilograms declare that peace has
been declared between Chill and Peru,
Henry Labouchere has bought A mart.
nership In the Pail Mall Gazette, London,
Parnell's departure for Paris was more
owing "a. severe nervous prostratiot than
the requirements Of the Land League.
All Chiefs Of The Albanian League bsvs
been summoned 10 Pfizsend 10 deliberate
on course Of action hostile to Greece.
The Rhode Island House passed A reso.
luton. submitting TO the electors an
amendment 10 the Constitution establish.
ing school suffrage for women.
The Beers In Dundee district, Natal,
had several meetings sympathizing with
the Transvaal Beers, and are continually
sending assistance 10 the Boer camp.
The family OF Mr.. Carpenter authorize
The statement that he always expressed
himself as opposed 10 cremation. He
made no request relative TO the disposition
of his remains.
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Little Annie Crawford TeIIa the story o.
her Cruel TFeAtInHnt,

|
Little Annie Crawford reIla the story Of
her CIuel TreatnSnt.
New York, February 25.-Little Annie
Crawford, the child so cruelty punished
by her father and step.mother, who sus.
pected her Of stealing small articles, which
she denied, and which thefts were subse.
quently asCertained TO be committed by a
servant gill, Mary Dooley, was In
the Supreme Court to-day and told
her story to Judge Donahue.
Annie described the death OF her
mother five years ago and how she had at
tended school regularly, and continued: j:
October last Mary Dooley, a servant, was
employed, and shortly after her step.
mother began 10 mics various small articles.
She was accused Of the thetts, but denied
her guilt. New Years day Ere was discov.
cred in the room Of Mary Dooley, and
Annie was accused Of It. Her father,
alter It mad occurred, whipped her with o
horsewhip. He was standing about three
feet from her, Alter the whipping she was
tied for the night and the next morning
her arms were strapped and she was tied
10 the door.knob. About January 18th
her father tied her wrists and took her 10
the station.house, and told the officer In
charge that she was 30 wicked he could
not keep her. The officer said she was too
young to be taken In, and she was brought
back home. Not long after that fire in
the kitchen occurred. She was accused oi
being an incendiary, and was again pun.
ished. Her arms were again strapped 10
her sides, and she was tied TO the door
knob and kept there for week.
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REAPPORTIONKENT,
Failure Of the Conference Committee 10
Agree.

WAsHINaToS, February 25,-The Com
mittse OF Representatives, five from each
party, To confer upon the apportionment
Question, have thus far failed to reach an
agreement. At the session to-day several
propositions were submitted. Itwas pro-
posed that each side name three
membera and that they be sub
mitted alternately to the House,
with the understanding that they be voted
upon without fllibustering or debate, and
that when any number shall be accepted
by a majority, instructions shall be given
the Census Committee to Immediately re-
port back tho House the Apportionment
Bill on the basis Of the number agreed
upon, that the previous question be
ordered and the bill at once put upon its
passage.
The Republicans proposed the follow.
ing; That the House proceed 10 vote on
the number OF Republicans beginning
with 322 and voting down until the
majority voting shall arrive at Concluson,
at which time II shall be reCommitted 10
the Committee on Census with inStruc.
tons to report back Immediately the bill
incorporating said number OF Republicans
with the second and third sections,
The committee tomorrow will consider
the two propositions. The Republicans
express confidence that compromise will
be effected, and II the vote can be reached
In the House upon $40 1t will be
adopted, predicatlng their belief
upon The fact that at $40 Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York each gain
one Representative, and that a sufficient
number Of Democratic from these States
will vote with them TO adopt 1t,
A prominent Democratic member Of the
Committee said this evening, that he did
not believe that any compromise would
be effected tomorrow. Speakingfor him.
self, he said that he would never consent
to the Republican proposition, and would
sit In his seat and continue the fight until
the 4th Of March.
The Republicans proposed q compro.
mise that gained everything for them
selves and yielded nothing. On the con.
trary, Representative Cox, the author OF
the bill, Is quite confident that an agree.
ment will be reached and that three hun.
dred and seven, the number proposed by
him, would be adopted. He thought that
the recent computations at the census
office established the fact that with three
hundred and seven almost absolute jus.
tiCe would be attained as between the
North and South.
In reply to the inquiry as to whether
In event Of failure 10 agree In the Com.
mittee, the Democrats will permit the
funding bill to be taken from the Speak.
erS table and be acted on, Representa-.
tive Cox said: "The apportionmenment
bill has the precedence with the previous
question over 1t, and will not be put aside
for anything.
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RlvER AND mARnoR BILL.
Notifications Proposed by the senat
COMMITTEES.


Committee.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-The Sem
ate Commerce Committee reported back
the River and HAtbor bill to-day with
amendments increasing the aggregate ap.
proproprlAtlon by over one million doll
lars. Eighty thousand dollars was ap.
propflatsd for removing snags from the
Missour river. OF tho increase $780,.
900 goes 10 Wisconsin, $3l 900 to Mlchi.
gan, $4,000 TO Minnesota, $4,000 10
Indiana, $25 900 10 improve the hhfbor at
viCksbufg. Arkansas gets $4,000 Of The
increase. Amendments are added giving
the Missouri river $4,000 from Kansas
City 10 the mouth, $4,000 from Council
Bluffs 10 Omaha, and 5000 from Eastport
10 Nebraska City; $25OOO was added to
build dam and lock Of Goose Rapids,
Minnesota; $4,000 10 continue The i'm.
proyement 10 the entrance OF Coon Bay
hAfbof and Jackson river increased 10
$4,000 from 5000. These appropfia'
tions, Ia addition 10 Others for these States,
the SeCfetafo OF War Ia 10 control the ex..
pendilufes, and when property Is wanted
Tor improvement II may be obtained by
condemnation Under the law ol The States
10 which the property 10 located. The bill
will probably be pushed through, but the
lsfge inCreas will strengthen the opposite lon
10 II. The bill will be sent to the confer
ence committee, however, and will be
passed.
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CINCINNATI, February 25-A 7imes,Star
special says that the people Of Fremont,
Ohio, are disappointed over the respite
given to Peter Welch, the murderer ol
Adrew Cottrecher, who was 10 be hanged
to-day. A detachment Of militia guard
the jail, and though great excitement pre-.
walls no violence Is anticipated.
A Times Star special reports the arrest at
Marietta, OF Moses Dugsn, river pilot,
who Is suspected Of being one Of the two
who some months ago threw the daughter
Of ]. Fike, farmer near there, into q
sixty.foot we'll.
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MYsrERIOUs DEATH.
How chance Conversation May Ex.
plain the Mystery.

How q Chanee COnVeFAnttOn may EGs
plain the Mystery.
New YORK, February 25.-A. O. Hobbs,
Of Bridgeport Conn, who'Came to attend
the funeral Of Charles F. Blake, the patent
lawyer, and son.in.law Of the late John A.
Dix, gives the most probable explanation
et the daath Of Mr.. Blake, whose body
was found in the Hudson. Mr.. Blake was
In the habit Of taking long walks at night,
and recently said 10 Mr.. Hobbs: You
would be surprised 10 know TO what new,
strange and interesting places these walks
have led me. Where do you suppose l
walked q few nights ago In New York
Il was to o place where there was
a magnificent sight, not far from the neigh
borhood Of the best settled part oi the
city, and yet II is a sight which l do not
believe one man In thousand oil the
dwellers 10 that part Of the city have ever
witnessed. / mean the Hudson river by
night. There was a fresh aud exhilarating
beteSe blowing into the city from the
fivet as made my way along. Looking
out from the end OF the pier, there was
Hoboken on the other shore, the ferry
boats were plying TO and fro, whistles
we're sounding, there was d myriad oil
lights doting the waiter and down below
my feet the Ice was crushing along. 1t
was one OF the most interesting and
slendid sights ] ever saw. l stood there
half an hour gazing OF IT," He spoke as
II he intended to 60 again. This chance
remark explains his presence In hat
strange part Of the city and seems TO clear
up the whole mystery.
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CINCINNATI, February 25.-Mr. Oliver,
aged 90, one Of the Oldest pioneers Of
Livingstone county, about three Yeas ago
was divorced from his wife because OF his
giddiness. He has since been paying adj.
dresses TO Mrs. Phube MCCails, widow
Of thirty, and much interest was taken In
their nuptials, announced to occur soon,
but the wedding 10 of. Mts. MCChails,
learning that Oliver did not have control
OF his property, gave him the "mitten."
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wAsntSeroS, February 25.-senator
wallace'H mpjotity report Of the Commit
Tee to inquire into frauds In the late eleC.
tons recommend absolute repeal Of the
election franchise laws, or such amend.
menta thereto as will make them abso.
lulely non partisan will prevent the inter.
ence with citizens for alleged violations Of
State RESTRICTIONS, and will also prevent
the arrest u election officers on election
day, and will punish The arrest Of any cit.
iSen on election day for of1enses alleged
10 have been committed ptior thereto.
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Was. WASHINGTON, February 25.-At The re.
sumption sur Of Fridays session on motion Of
NJ MI Cox, the House took up and passed
The Senate bill in relation 10 The Inter.
national Exhibition Of 1859. ii Snsnds
the original act go as 10 proyIde ihsl Whsn.
ever the President shall deem ina M ntSnSys. " Tv
llon which shall have been made ioS said
esSnIoiIlon soIail adequate, he shall invite the
i9telgn P!eg governments to take part Ia the
Exhibition provided that lhe United
G,sies ~. ,Sa 's not be liable for any expense
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BRADFORD, Pa, February 25.-Thomaa
j. Scott was found guilty Of murder in the
second degree to-day at Little Valley, N.
Y, for the shooting John o. Dougherty
In a bar.room fight at Knapp's Creek, a
small oil town, ID November last. Scolt'H
real name is Timothy j. Callahan and a
native OF Pittsburgh. He was sentenced
10 the Auburn prison for life.
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SYRACUSE, N. Y, February 25.-Judgs
Reigal to-day sentenced the Earl gang Of
thieves and highway robbers to
The State Prison. Lean and Charles Eltl
we're sentenced Tor % years, Emma EIfl,
sister, and receiver Of stolen property, 10
years, Thomas Jaques 40 years, Frank
Richards 20 yeats, and Anna Sterling 0
nnnAn
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ntasihs nl1St NAna.

There are 500 more women than men in
Jefferson county.
There are over 70 children in the
"Home" near Bafnesville.
Typhoid pneumonia and whooping
cough are prevailing al ateubenyille.
An effort is being made 10 introduce
telephones In sleubenvllle,