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Cry or MErIco, February 16.-Presi.
dent Gonzales has made grant Of 1900
leagues Of land in Sonora to Samuel
Brannon, formerly OF California, on which
70 colonize 1000 families. II Ia understood
that they are ready to move into this
country from the Eastern and West.
ern States and the Territories. General
NJ. Castro, who commanded the native
Californian forces in the battles fought
with Commodore Stockton and Generals
kearney and Fremont, In 1s4e, In Califor.
MIA, has been re appointed to the Mexican
army, and will probably command the de.
partment comprising Sonora, is known to
be interested in the scheme oi coloniaa.
ton.
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sPRISuTtEID, February 10.-1n 1870
illinois produced oneAth Of the corn
grown In the United States, and accord.
ing 10 the latest advices the crop of 1870
wifi bear about the same proportion to
the corn crop Of the country. The repoTt
OF the Board Of Agriculture shows tbat
during the past twenty.one years, after
receiving fair remuneration Tor The Cost
Of the production OF their corn, The lar.
tners Of this State have realized nst
profit OF nearly 81 ,00O, 100000. The ayer.
age yield per acre during the past year
was thlrty.three bushels. In twentv.ohe
years II has been exceeded only eipht
times, the average In 'O2 being iofty
bushels per acre. The present corn crop
ol 25l ,000, 900 bushels has been exceeJed
but. three times. In 1875, 2SO,OOO .Gl,O
bushels In 1877, 27O,OOO,6OG bushels;
and In 1870 300,000,OOO The profits OF,
wheat have ot late years Increased The
wheat acreage at the expenao OF corn,
The average price In past years has been
greater by some cents than the average ior
1880, but the total value OF the crop was
1884. 100000, which has been exceeded
two times In twenty.ons years. The value
oil the hog market In 1880 was s22, ,l37, 900
In 1870 Il was SiO,Bi0OOO The value oI
cattle In 1880 was sl7, ,O20, ,OOOi in 1879 $l0,.
761 OO0
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SMALLPOX IN TnE NORTHWEST
The Sad Condition OF the Citizens OF Cal.
IIopey. IoWa-CubA and Chicago, ILL.,,
Also Suffering.

-.
The Sad Condition OF the Citizens OF Cal.
Also suffering.
CuBA, ILL, February 16.-The small
pox which prevails here to an epidemic
extent has caused complete stagnation
in business. There are to-day twenty.
two cases Of small pox and varioloid in
Cuba and vicinity. Six deaths have al.
ready occurred and some OF the sick are
very low.
CHICAGO, February 1e.-The small pox
Is increasing here quite fast. Yesterdays
report showed eleven new cases, while
there were only sixteen the whole OF last
week. '
Sioux CtTY, Iowa, February 1O.-A dis.
patch to the Journal dated to-day from
Eden, Dakota, says that there are sixteen
cases Of small pox at Calliope. Rufus
Stone died last Saturday OF this disease,
one to bury him. They offer Ave dollars
a day for nurses, but have no one yet.
They are also out Of fuel and provisions.
Calliope is little village In Sioux county,
Iowa, forty.three miles north Of this city,
on the Sioux Falls branch OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road. Mr.. Stone
settled in this county In 1906, was four
years County Treasurer, latterly deputy
County Auditor, and at the time Of his
death, In connection with his son, was
publishing the Sioux County Independent
Doubtless q move will be made In this city
for the relief Of the stricken community.
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PARkERsBuRe, W. VA, February TO-
A little daughter Of Martin Hare was ter.
ribly bitten by large bulldog belonging
to Charley Fox. II required the utmost
exertions on the part Of Charles Despard,
Esq., and Con. Kennedy TO tear the iniu.
rated animal from the little girl. The
girls legs were laCerated in q horrible man.
rier, and at this time she Ia in critical
condition. Captain OF Police Jim Mehin
soon aiterwaEd dispatched the animal.
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Kate CIaxton Narrowly Escapes Another

vINcESSEs, IND, February 15.-A few
minutes before the rise OF the curtain at
Kate Claxton's performance tonight, the
alarm Of FIRE was sounded. So much talk
OF fire in connection with the actress had
been indulged In, during the past week
that but few persons paid any attention
10 the alarm. and the Department was
tardy. A two.story frame building, oCCu.
pied BY Page 4 Son, saddlers, was de-
stroyel, with part ol its contents, and an
adjoining saloon was greatly damaged.
Loss unknown. The fire was In one Of
the best business blocks, and within one
hundred yards of the Opera House.
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MOMEN,a WANTS.

Female SuITragISIs ASK the Missouri Leg.
isture for the Right 10 Vote on school
QueStIonH.
ST. LOUIS, February l6.-Another dele
CATION OF ladies representing the National
Women's Suffrage Association visited JET.
ferson City yesterday, and last evening
addressed the House and Senate Com.
mittoe on Constitutional Amendments.
They did not ask for free suffrage for
women, but made strong arguments and
earnest appeals for the extension OF the
ballot to women on all school questions.
Gen. John B. Henderson, who was with
the ladies, made an appeal In their favor,
and made various suggestions to the Legis.
ture outside Of the suffrage question.
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ROUGH TINE OPT,
ships In Northern Regions Looking
Like ICebeFKU,


Like ICebeFgs.
MONTREAL, QUE, February l8.-The
lighthouse keeper at Point Dermontz,
under date Of January oath, sends the fol.
lowing: Storms and cold last autumn
were unprecedented towards the end
OF November. Numerous ships, brigs and
achconers passed the point on the way
to the sea and from the Ice which covered
them resembled iCehergs more than any.
thing else. The sailors endured yefv
great misery. So strong was the wind at
the Point that two men were required 10
load a cannon at the lighthouse, which
was fired during the logs or snow storms,
Two shocks OF earthquakes were felt This
season, one at the commencement OF the
autumn and the other on the night OF
December SOLh. The latter was go
strong that the masonry In
chimneyH was shaken and glass
broken In windows at the house at Point
Faux ADglais. The seal fishery good and
hunters are satisfied. They have already
killed more seals this winter than during
the whole, OF last season. There ia q fair
amount OF snow on the ground, but not
too much. The Indians predict an early
spring. The hull Of a vessel, either ship
Or schooner, passed this port to-day at o
distance Of three miles, but go covered
with ice that 1t was not diBtinguishable.
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FERNANDO WOOD.
His Remains en- Ronte to Washington
City.

His Remains en- R0nte to Washington
city.
sr. LOUIS, February 1G.-The remains Of
Hon. Fernando Wood, Of New York, ar.
rived here from Hot Springs, Ark, about
noon, the train being delayed several
hours. Ex-senator D. H. Armstrong and
John G. Priest, late member OF the Demo.
cratic National Committee, met the train
at Hematill, about thirty miles out, and
took charge OF the body. A committee OF
the Arkansas Legislature, consisting Of
Senators Jenkins and Boyd, and Repre-
sentatives Orittenden, Robinson and En-.
erson, accompanies the remains TO the
Arkansas State line, where 1t was expected
committee from the Missouri legislature
would meet II. This was not done, how
ever, and the Arkansas committee came
up TO st. Louis, where they will remain
until tomorrow morning, James Wood,
son Of the deceased Congressman, and
Mrs. Baldwin, his sister, were on the train
and will accompany the body home. The
remains were In a splendid Casket In one
Of the express cars. Messts. Priest and
Armstrong have engaged Pullman car,
which will take the body the rest OF The
way. II will be draped In black and leave
over the Vandalis road at I o'clock this
evening. In the meantime the casket was
transferred to the Pullman car, where Il
has been lying In state and visited by a
great many people. The Congressional
committee will meet 1t In body at Pitts.
burgb, Pa, and accompany II to Washing.
ton.
WASHINGTON, February lO.-A commit.
tee Of the House, which was appointed TO
attend the funeral Of Fernando Wood, left
this evening for Pittsburgh, where they
will meet the remains.
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CnARLEs s. PARNRL
'mOwhat Pretentious Programme they
hAY0 Au0nfed

nave Au0pled.
WARRINGTON, February l6,-The Green.
hackers are working industriously with q
view OF presenting q compact front in the
next House and there holding the balance
Of power. Weaver and Glllet, whose
terms expire with this Congress, will de.
vote their energies to keeping their party
organized. They insist that every Green
hacker elected to the next Congress will
vote together that not one will vote with
the Republicans or Democrats; that the
Republicans lack one OF fthenumber neces-
sary to organize the House, and the Green.
hackers will force the Democrats to Join
them to beat the Republicans. Leading Re.
publlcans say that Brumm, OF Pennsyl.
vania, and Ford, OF Missouri, will certain.
ly vote with them in the organization ol
the House.
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BRtRAEur, February i0.-A Turk mur.
dered a Christian, and a number Of Chris.
LlanB left Lama and went to their villages
where they were met by tho Turks and
ten persons killed in the fight which en-.
sued. The fight was renewed on Monday,
but the result is not known. Great excite.
ment prevails and business Ia entirely sus
pended The baSaats are closed,
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s,oui i.Illie Tlsht h Was6Inr,o,.

WASHINGTON, Pa, February l8.-one Of
tho most hotly contested spring elections
ever held here came OF yesterday. John
H. Murdoch, the regular Republican
nominee ior Bnfgessi was defeated BY SO
votes, Samuel HaElett, who was defeated
for the nomination, working with the
Democrats, elecLing ], Garter Judson, The
Democrats also gained majority in Oouh.
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Senator BIaine slowIy tiettIpv I,o,,er.

WARRINGTON, February 10.-Senator
Blaine received some personal friends to.
day at his house for the first time since
his illness. lie is convalescing rapidly
and expects to be at the Senate in q few
days. There being no probability Of an
adjournment Of the Maine Legislature be.
fore the middle Of March, the Senator
sees no necessity Of submitting his reslg.
nation until towards March first.
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CLEVELAND, February 1O.-A strife is in
progress between the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and the Pennsylvania
Company tot the honor Of carrying Gen.
eral Garfield and party TO Washington on
The inaugural trip. Ex-senator Dorsey
called on General Garfield Yesterday after.
noon In the interest OF the former com.
pany, and Immediately after The Coriet.
enCe left for New York.
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WARRINGTON, February 1G.-7The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations to-day
agreed to recommend the insertion in the
sundry Civil Appropriation bill, OF the
clause which, II enacted, will enable
the President 10 send special
embassy to Mexico 10 nego.
tiate additional treaty provisions, to
promote the commercial relations OF the
two countries and for the protection and
encouragement Of works Of internal i'm.
provements, such as railroads and canals
constructed by American citizens. The
committee propose for this purpose an ap.
preparation Of $4,000, and that the EN-.
bassy shall not consist Of more than two
ambassadors, to act In conjunction with
our resident Minister at the City OF
Mexico. The appropriation also provides
for q secretary and translator To the EN-.
bassy.
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Tur Raleigh county iod'1 is doomed
70 an immortality Of fame on account o.
S,Sin~ ~ y, charged $40 Tor printing the
Constitutional Amendments This was
,Ss T""" most heroic performance of the cam
oaion. 'nG No wonder the Legislature is
r,.siJ p to submit the liquor law amend
'"oo, % They see in the dim distance a
,ombstoue " SO. up over the State Treasury
hearing the inscription; "Dled ot Consti'
nional Amendments"
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New YoAK, February 19.-Gen. Grant
presided al q meeting Of the International
Commission, and said the exposition Of
1883 in New York would be Of great bens.
Rt 10 the county; the subscribers would
receive back the money invested with a
premium, and he thought thes attendance
would be. ioui times larger than At the
Centennial. Others spoke 10 favor oi the
project, and IL wac decided 10 Issue An ap.
peal in iLs behalf 70 The business men,
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NEW YoRK, February The heavylce,
ever twenty inches In thickness, in the
bays and hatbos about Long Island, have
done much damage, The whatis have
been swept away and vessels that had
been fast In the Ice for weeks on being re.
leased by the thAw we're injured by being
knocked about among the heavy cakes.
The docks al HAmmips, RockawAy and at
the BleEmboat landing, Jamaica Bay, will
have 10 be rebuilt, as will also those al
Millars uotsi, College Point, Flushing
Bay,
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srEUhESylLLE, o., February le.-Last
night a Pittsburgh twelYe.yearold gifl,
vena Atthurs, had a part Of one Of her
feet taken Of by a Pan. Handle train, al
South street crossing. She was standing
on the sidewalk touching cars % they
passed, and not thinking Of the Conse.
1uenCe, put her foot on the rail With the
above fesult,
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r.,a,iou In wheeling ~ Camparod Win
Other Points.

The city Of Wheeling had debt on the
Il. Of January last Of 1854, III 40, which,
rouuting the population at $1,000, makes
.s per capita Of debt
The city rate OF taxation 1850 cents, and
on cents for schools, or 70 cents in all,
Tbis added to the State tax (9O), and State
chool tax (lO) and county tax (49) makes
A pund total Of 81 4S en- the 500.
This Is q ratherbetter showing than the
exhibit made by the principal cities of the
couutry as repects the rate OF taxation, as
IA shown by the following table;
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nELLAIRE.

The wharf boat Is in its usual place
again receiving freight.
Materials for building the new NJ. L.
parsonage are being put on the ground.
The farmers who have sugar trees are
preparing their apparatus for making
syrup and sugar They report no sap as
yet, few trees being bored 10 find this
out.
Those who cannot 90 to the inaugura-
ton ceremonies at Washington can be &C.
Commodated OF home. The Good Will
Hose Company, Gravel Hill, advertise an
inaugural ball March 4th.
Mr.. Chapman, OF Wheeling, has been
staying at McCullough's drug store, doing
duty while Elmer Robinson pays q visit
out the B. ( O..
The nail works seem 10 be determined
to put new men into the coal mines II the
old ones will not 20 back. Twenty miners
are advertised for, and permanent employ.
ment promised.
The need of improvement In our roads
connecting with the country is shown by
this. One road iords run twenty.one
times In going about two miles from town.
Mrs. kelsey. Of Kelsey's Station, was In
town Wednesday.
The Benwood ierfybsat is lying at the
Bellatre / Southwestern depot, undergo.
ing seine repsirs and receiving new coat
Of paint nm.
MI Leroy Addison, who has been In
81. Clairsville for some time, Is home
again.
Mrs. VIM. Sharp entertained q Number
Of her friends Tuesday evening-a bitth'
day party.
fhe Annie Ward Tiffany troupe were at
the Belmont House Wednesday.
Eggs are declining steadily. II they do
not fall suddenly and 30 stop the supply
they will soon be plenty.
. Council has 6nally engaged Mr.. Norton
for City Surveyor at the rate Of Eve dollars
q day-the amount In any one year not TO
exceed $3.50. X, o,F
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OTTAWA, February 10.-1n The House Of
Commons to-day, Boultbee moved the sec.
ond reading OF the bill to amend the
Canada temperance act. The provisions OF
this bill virtually render the temperance
aCt imperative: Alter long debate the
House. defeated the second reading by a
vote OF SO 10 "a.
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CoLuMBvs, o., September l8.-Miss Mel.
son johnson, a Swedish woman, com.
mitted suicide to-day by drowning herself
In the scioto River, while labofing under
a It OF insanity.
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DIR. RERRELL,s suCCEnsoR.

House or Delegates from berkeley
County, over Two Opponents.
MARTrNsBURa, W. VA, February, 10.
Special Dispatch 10 The 1ntsllIgoncer.
At the special election Tuesday, George
T. Evans (Republican) was elected 10 sue.
ceed Dr.. Ferrell in the House OF Delegates,
ever the regular Democratic nominee and
an Independent .colored Republican.
Evans majority over both, eighty.seyen.
8. NJ. @.
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NEw YoRE, February 18.-A billiard
match, 5000 points, iof 1900 has been
arranged between slosson and shaeier. II
Will probably take place here In about six
weefs,
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UbIIdTeo BsESs,i 10 nso,r.

DANiELsoSvtttE, o., February TO-
Three children were fatally burned by
pouring kerosene on the Ere. The mother
was seriously injured in trying 10 save
lheif lives,
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TnE ERlanrEuL RoENE

OF seeing their child running away from
the railroad track in one sheet Of flames /;
and before they could 60 to her rescue all
Of her clothes were burnt, and her stock.
ings burnt off to the tops Of her shoes, and
the child almost burnt to a crisp. It is
supposed that she caught ere from spark
from passing freight train which had
passed few moments before the parents
reached the SPOT. D,
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MNnthe lnsnssls iha nA..

WASHINGTON, February lO.-secretary
GOT paid an official visit Of inspection to
the navy yard this afternoon, accompanied
BY a number Of bureau chiefs,
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Che GntdLigsater.
..=.. .. aud "a ronrIeealh stree!


IL. ms s,a.,sJ llSn Mr.. Wilson, Of Kanawha' as
'aeli SPyIAV, ~, Wilson put different inter
.s1a p's'%.t0p Speaker So Ak to be gentleman who
stands stands lance IPo be comes down from the
speaks, ls.,a '0 or twice day and gives the
9 ena's nan,oI1s oII' members a lively turn He
mono hono'Gps !, e.pecially interesting for them
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THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY

that country. Michael Dayitt has manlul.
ly returned TO face the terrors Of penal
seryitude, and many others in the yery
heart OF Ireland are willing to face impris.
onment for their sake.
Tenant farmers are otCalled on TO make
great sacrifices or run much risk them.
selves. They are asked simply to refuse to
pay unjust rents and to refuse to take
farms from which others have been eviCt.
ed for such retussls. II they collapse and
start back at the first pressure they will
show themselves unworthy all that has
been done for them during the past eigh-
teen months. They will prove to the
world that they are ct only for the lot Of
slavery which has been theirs, and that op.
preston and tyranny should be their nor.
NAL condition. lion the other hand they
remember our preceptA and bear them.
selves as men willing to suffer little for
the good OF al, they will make for them.
selves name In Irish history, and their
children may speak proudly OF them as
the preservers Of Irish liberty. ] have
every confidence that they will be staunch
and that the spirit which has been created
here will survive every persecution and
outlive temporary coercion. The honor OF
Ireland Is in the keeping of her 600 600
tenant farmers, and ask them to preserve
the union organizations which have
already given such great results, II they
do this and persist In their refusal to pay
unjust rents, and to take farms from which
others have been uniuStly eviCted, a bril-.
liant victory and the peace and prosperity
Of our country will be their new and Ger. |
tain victory. lam gentlemen, yours faith.
fully,
CHARLES s. PARNELL
PARIS, February 10 M. Rochefort pub.
fishes in the InlranSigicant an account OF
an interview with Psrnell, who told him
that one ofthe chief objects OF his journey
10 Paris is to contradict in the French |
press all the calumnies OF the English
press on his cause and his friends and
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HoRRIBLE DEATH OF A CmILD.
A Little Daughter OF Joseph Marshall, Oi
LittIetOn, Burned to Death, Her Clothes
Catching Fire Prom a Spark From q
Locomotive,

LITTLEToN, W. VA, February 10.
Special Dispatch to the lntslllgOnoer.
The little daughter OF Joseph Marshall,
OF this place, about eight years Of age, was
missing from the house Yesterday part OF
the day, until about dark, whom search
was made for her. The parents started
out to hunt for her, and when about one
mile and half east Of this place the par
ents were met with
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PARNELL.
He ISSUES AN ADDRESS TO THE PEG.
PIE OF ICELAND.
Declines 10 Again Visit the UnItsd States,
and Proposes TO Return 10 P'Flla'
msnIIand Pursue HIS Former
Course = Good Advice
tOIhe PeaSantFy.

New YoRk, February 1e.-A cablegram
says that deputation from the Land
League submitted resolutions to Mr.. Par
nell asking him to go to America. They
received the following reply:
The daily gazette., 1881-04-08
JOHN BROWNS WIDOW.

Mr.. Brown, the widow of John
Brown, was at the White House to
day, and very desirous to obtain an
interview with the President. She
represents that she is in very desti-
tute circumstances, and wanted the
President to assist her in some
way, or suggest some plan by which
she can retrieve her fortunes. The
President was too much engaged to
spare the time TO see her, and she
went away much disappointed. She
was dressed in deep black, and is some
what advanced IN years, of large
frame and of plain appearance. A,
John Brown has beon canonized b,
the leaders Of the Republican party
1t would seem that his widow ough
not to suffer.