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GENERAL GRANT expressed himself free
" to tho Ohicsgo reporters, ON Sunday
last, in favor of Conkling. He blames
Blaine for Robertson's nomination, but at
the same time does not spare the Presi-
dent. This sort of talk from the General
il to be expected Conkling was the
neat third termer, and this fact expresses
it all But at the same time it does not
hok well for an ex-President to show go
much personal feeling in matter that
certainly has larger and wider horizon
than his personal relations to Conkliug.
iauaraI Grant, had he been in the White
House under similar circumstances, would
have been prompt to recognize Robertson.
No one can doubt this who knows to what
an extreme he carried the habit of per-
sOnal faVoritisur. He is the one President,
alter Andrew Jackson, who made ''per-
sonal Government" of the Executive pat
runsge. 1t, therefore, does not come with
good grace from him to make objections
to Roberson's appointment
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ing the promenade and decks we're Of too
slender q nature and made chiefly OF pine
and not properly brsced. We are also of
the opinion that the engineer was guilty of
great neglect in the disch rye of his duty
in not seeing that the hold was clear of
water, and in not conveying in per-
son to the Captain the dangerous
condition of the boat. We think the Cap
tain was to blame in accepting the double
position of Captain and wheel man, which
prevented him from giving his undivided
attention to the proper management of
the boat. We are OF the opinion that he
was to blame for leaving Spring Bank
without making proper examination of
the boat, as there was undoubtedly water
in the hold at the time. We are further
of the opinion that the mansger did not
do his duty in employing sufficient hands
to man his boat. He should have had his
boatiuspected and certificate for the same.
The jury thinks the Government Inspector
deserves blame for the manner in which
he inspected and passed the boat Victoria
last year, as, from the evidence, her upper
construction was not fit to. carry a large
load of people, and we would strongly
urge upon the Government the necessity
of making more stringent inspections and
regulations in regard to passenger steam
9ra
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EMORYHS END.

An ArkHnsas Murderer, Whose Death
Mob.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, June 14.-The Ga
sete's RussellviIle, Ark, special says: Last
night between II and o'clock, an armed
crowd of twenty-five men, thought to be
from Franklin county, friends of the MUIR
dered woman, took possession of the
Dover, Pope county, Jail and hung Col.
Emory, the murderer whose sentence
Gov. Churchill a few weeks since COM
muted to twenty.one years imprisonment.
Emory resisted and was shot in the head
It is supposed that he was dead when
hung. This last was the third attempt to
lynch him. Emory was found guilty of
the murder of his wife and sentenced to
be hung, but the Governor commuted the
sentence as above stated.
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WNrERN CROPS.
Reports From Illinois and California ON
the CrOp PrOsDeeta

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, June 14.-The re-
ports made to :he Agricultural Department
June 1st are not favorable for the present
backward spring, the protracted drouth in
many localities during the planting season
and the poor seed. The Central Grand
Division only shows an increased acreage
as compared with the acreage of last year,
while in the northern and southern diVi-
sions the area of this years crop is slightly
below 1880. The corn acreage of the
Southern Grand Division constitutes
about one-third of the corn area of the
State. The acreage for the present year
varies very little from last year. The
condition of the crop June 1st in the
northern part of the State promises Sc
per cent OF an average yield per acre. The
central division represents more than half
the corn area of the State. There is q
large increase in acreage in this division
as compared with last year, and the con-
dttion OF the crops gives promise of nearly
an average yield per acre in some of
the large corn counties. The condition on
June LIST has seldom been more promising
in the southern grand division as COM
pared with last year, and the condition of
the crops gives promise of slight de-
crease-tWo per cent in the acreage as COM
pared with last year, and the condition of
the crop on June l, promised little more
than three-fourths of an average yield.
There is much complaint in this section of
the crop being injured by drouth, chinch
bugs, army worms and cut worms, neces-
stating much replantfng.
SAN Francisco, June 14.-The crop
reports show that the late rains and cold
weather has benefited cereals in the
northern counties. The yield will be
nearly an average. In the lower portion
of Sacramento Valley and the central part
of the State the crop will not exceed two
thirds of that of last year. The same is
true of the coast counties, except those OF
the south, where the crops are full. In
San Joaquin Valley, any loss in the yield
per acre is made up by the increased acre
age. In Santa Clara Valley there is rather
of an unusually fine quality.
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The CIncinparI Iron nTor,-..

CINCINNATI, June 14.-The only change
to note in the pig iron market is a greater
degree of activity. Iuquiries are numerous
from all directions. Sales made during
the week have been at prices that repre-
sent slight improvement in the market.
or at least no further weakening. Force
irons, owing to the strike of iron workers.,
are fiat. The belief is entertained, how.
ever, that ten days at tie furthest will see
the end of the existing trouble and work
resumed in all the mills. The secondary
effect of thesuspension will be to strength
en- the pig iron market by advancing the
prices OF manufactured iron. Consump.
ton is enormous, and shows no indication
OF decline. The supply of all kinds OF
b Ar and manufactured mill iron is running
very low, and all prices rule irmer. Com.
mon bar iron and horse shoe iron are
higher.
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We had an interesting conversation yes
terday with an intelligent Short Creek
Isrmer, who tells us that the damage done
IN that creek and its two branches, and on
Peters Run, will amount to 500, 600. The
leading item of damage is the amount of
soil swept away from the bottom lands,
amounting in some cases to O perfect dew
astatiou of the soil, the growing crops, the
iencss, and the buildings. Among those
who have suffered severely are Gus Ridge
iy, Df. English, Mitchell Waddle, Peter
DelaElaine, Gilbert Holmes, Col. North,
John 1urton, VIM Mitchell, Frank Clark,
and John White. Two of these persons
had TO leave their houses with their fsmi-
lies IN the night, and take refuge with
their neighbors on the uplands- The
damage done is such that it cannot be re-
paired Nothing can bring back the val
uao!e soil washed away.
II ls estimated that from s., 600 to S., 600
d'mase was done to the county roads
along the creek aud its borders. Severe
reflections are made on the location of
lhese roads night along the streams, where
theS are Inevitably washed away from
TINE to tune: whereas, if they were prop
eriy located, on land condemned for the
purpose, Il you'd cost less to build them
Ahu lar less TO maintain them. But, for
P0pu!ari'y's sake, it is claimed that
i9ey are located along the greeks, almost
In the bHI of the creeks, which Is practic-
ally the SAME thing as throwing the mon
ryaway. We Sre requested to call the at
tention of the Board of Commissioners to
the waste of money in this way. We
trust that the Board will look into the
complaint before these roads are rebuilt
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ANINFAmoUs CRImE.
Young Girls DecOyed From Home by
Foreign Agents.

Foreign Agents.
LONDON, June 1.-THE action of the
Government relative to the decoying of
English girls for infamous purposes by for
eign agents has not been taken too soon.
Several mysterious disappearances of
young girls have been reported of late,
and there are grave reasons for fearing
that they have been entrappeu and con-
veyed out OF the country. One of the
latest cases of missing girls is that OF Mary
Sew ard, eyed fourteen, who lived with her
parents at Weetham. and the publicity
given to, it has elected information
showing that for years past there
has been in London a systematic
attempt at kidnapping. In that district it
has become absolutely dangerous for girls
of twelve years of age and upwards to be
out in the streets alone, as they are ac-
costed or run after by strangers, who
always seem to have plenty of money and
have expressed their willingness to pay
ga good price" TO any one who will assist
them to get girls. These circumstances
are vouched for by men working at the
Victoria docks, and the only wonder il
that they have not before combined tc
punish. the foreign, Gypsy looking people
who are intent upon desolating their
homes. Mary Seward has been missing
several weeks, end although no direct clue
has yet been found as to the whereabouts
of the girl, it is thought the information
obtained by the police may yet lead to the
solution of the mystery.
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CINCINNATI Is anxious to sell her ''Uin-
einnati Southern Railroad" She has
shout eighteen millions invested in it, on
which she pays seven per cent interest,
and she is in the same fix as the city OF
Wheefing-she cannot refund the bonds al
current low rates. This is an incubus on
her property and prosperity. She has a
great public thoroughfare, worth all it has
cost, we presume, to the city, but never
theless 4 great burden on her resources
and one that she is exceedingly anxious
70 thrn4r of
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More Litigation by Ghe ". U.T. Co.

New YoRK, June 14.-Bills of complaint
were fled in the United States District
Court by the Western Union Telegraph
Company against The American Rapid
Telegraph Company, and the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company and others fol
alleged Infringement on patents held by
the complaining company, being certain
improvements in the "inouction coil ap.
which Charles Grafton Page was the in
ventor. The Western Union Company
Prays for injunctions perpetually restraint
ing the American Rapid Company and
Mutual Telegraph Company from in any
way utilizing the Pege patents.
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ANARFuL OHARRE.

Made by the Coroner's Jury In the
Victoria Dtsaster-The Way Human
Life IN Tr1ned with.
LoNpoN, ONr., June 14.-The following
is the verdict in the Victoria investigation
ave do find that the eapsizing of the
Victoria was caused by water in the hold.
We believe that the water leaked in
through q hole stove in the bottom from
some unknown cause. We suppose this
injury WAS caused by coming in contact
with stone or snag in the river. Wsare
convinced that the boiler was not securely
fastened, and that the stancheons support
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AN AmBTTIOUs oaINAmAN

and Ostraeized by His COuntrymen.
CHEYENNE, W. T., June 14.-The IA
nous miecegention case, wherein a
Chinaman and white woman were in
dicted for marriage, the ceremony having
been performed in Colorado, was decided
to-day by Chief Justice Siner. The court
held that the marriage being legal in Col
orado it was legal here under the statutes.
The defendants were finally discharged.
A curious outg.owth of the case is that the
Cinnamon here have ostracized the bold
groom, Lee Chin, and claim that he has
disgraced their race by marrying a white
woman
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Fifteen or twenty capitalists, who are
interested in new narrow gauge railroad
which is to be run through the head Of
one of the richest iron and coal fields in
West Virginia, met in the Girard House
last night. The object of the meeting was
to decide upon the best way to place the
stock of the new road upon the market.
AAmong those present at the meeting were
General Thomas Ewing, of Ohio; J. N,
Camden, United States Senator from West
Virginia; 3. A. Abbott, OF Abbott Broth
ers, New York bankers; Colonel j. B.
Price, of Jefferson City. No; Thomas
Cochran, President of the Guarantee
Trust Company, of Philadelphia; G. M.
Bartholomew, of Hartford, Conn.,; and B.
K. Stevenson, President of the New York
TrHst Company. The new line is to be
called the Atlantic & Ohio Railroad, and
when completed will be four hundred and
th!rty-five miles long, the terminal points
being on the Ohio and Potomac rivers,
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g. A. r.
National Encampment to Meet at Indi.
annapolis Today.

IND1ANAPo11s, IND, Juue 14.-The Ma
tionaI encempment of the Grand Army of
the Republic will assemble in this city to-
morrow. A large number of delegates ar
rived to, day. Among those who have al
ready arrived at the hotels are Gen. Louis
Wagner and staff, Commander in Chief,
G. A. R.; Gen. Alf. B. Beers, c. E. Cooke
and party of five, of New Jersey; J. w.
Hurst, ]. L. Bennett, G. w. Chamberlain,
Department of Illinois; S. J. .Alexan-
der, Department Commander, aud party,
of Tennessee, ,aand General Paul Wander
wort, of Nebraska; J. NJ. EVanderslice and
party of twenty-five, from Philadelphia;
T. Meeen and party of fifteen, of Massa-
chusetts; ]. s. Kountz, 6. s. Garfield,
Gen. c. Long, Gen. ]. Steadnan and party
of ten, of Ohio; s. W. Hane, of Augusta,
Maine; Col E. D. Swain. Col. G. E. KerCh,
G. T. Gould and party, Illinois; Col. V. E,
Pond, Deputy Commander, of Michigan
]. B. Snow and party of fifty, of Fayette
Post; Gen. W. E. Smith and party, oi
Delaware; q en-. l. Roberts and party Of
eighteen, of New Jersey.
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sPEARER sHAKPE,s DILEMMA.
A HaIEBrCed view or HIs Connection
with the Bribery Case,


New York, June IA special from
Albany to the Evening Post says: There are
two theories regarding Speaker Sharpe's
connection with BradIey's charge of brib-
cry. The first is that he is entirely inno-
cent of all previous knowledge of it, and
that the fob was put up by ]. F. smyth, SO
that Mr.. Sharpe should be left clone in
General Arthur's room for nearly two
konrs that Bradley might readily find him
and gs through his part of the perform
ance. The sesond theory connects Mr..
sharpe directly with the plot Whichever
theory is correct, Mr.: Sharpe, it is said,
bitterly regrets the whole affair, and feels
that his testimony that the interview with
Bradley lasted only seven minutes puts
him in an uncomfortable position. The
Speaker has dropped wonderfully in the
sstimation of many persons hitherto
friendly to him. An earnest stalWart, who
no longer votes for Oonkling, says that he
Was slow to believe anything against the
Speaker, but his statement about the sew.
an minutes interview convinced him thai
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our OF PUBLIC LIFE.
Judge Thurman VIII Not Accept
Nomination for Governor

Judge Thurman VIII Not Accept the
domination for Governor
CINCINNATI, June IA Ex-senator Thur
man declines the Democratic nomination
for Governor In letter from Paris to
his son he says: 'I see by the newspapers
that am talked about as a candidate foI
Governor. made up my mind when ]
left the Senate that would return to pri.
vate life for good and ever, and remain
of that mind. II, therefore, there is any
disposition to nominate me you will tell
my friends that cannot accept. Ny pri.
vate affairs, too long neglected, need al
my attention, and, besides. have arrived
ct that age when a man ought to quit hold
inR Office"
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TIE Cincinnati Commercial insimates
that the difficulty in that city among iron
operatives has been fomented by Pitts
bnrzh parties. This is not very likely, how
ever. There was once a similar charge
made against Wheeling by Pittsburgh
parties. The Commercial is oversuspicious,
as people are apt to be when their indus
tries are stopped and somebody else's are
not stopped.
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4 PROMINENT topic of newspaper discus
sion Just nc y at Utica, N. Y, Is the relation
+ D,ics between cattle and the various
,,.s nj beef sold by the butchers. Figures
.,e given pro and con to sustain the
-,-iors sides of the discussion. A similar
i;.cussion would interest a good many
,sople in this region
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something was wrong, because 80 much
could not have been done in so short a
time. On the side of the administration
men the belief is strong in the Speakers
completely, because they think he ia cspa-
BILE of such thing on account of his at
tempted trick at the Chicago convention.
It will be recalled that at that convention
Mr.. Sharpe tried unsuccessfully the trick
of moving to proceed tn a ballot for candi-
dates before the report of the Committee
on Rules was adopted, this report being
against the unit rule.
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rur suyipeer CORDS of the B. & y. Rail-
,a8 Company had their tents and camp
loa n;ra9s taken to place near Bentleys-
;Ia On the 14:h instant, where they will
aaEs their headquarters for some time
washington, Pa, Reporter.
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Canadian CompIaInIs.

QUEBEC, June 14-The farmers com
plain of great drought, which threatens to
destroy the whole hay crop.
Every day brings fresh applications for
the Asbestos mines, in the township of
Thedfand, thirty-six houses belonging to
laborers at the works, two saw mills and
considerable quantity of timber were
burned
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Nails DELAYED Nv .,1orDos-

NEw York, June 14-The postmaster
here hes been informed that the mail ser.
vice throughout the country has been
greatly delayed and interrupted in conse
queDce of damage to railroad tracks and
post roads by the late storms. Trains
bringing important mails from the Wesl
and Southwest were nearly six hours be.
hind time yesterday.
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Destructive fires I'm micbIrsu.

DETROIT, MICH, June 14.-Little addi
tional intelligence has been received rela,
tive to the destructive fire at Ludington.
The original statement as to losses report
ed and insurance placed it at sos, 900.
Smith Bros. planning mill and sash fac
tory, at Cheboygan, this State, burned
Sunday, also boarding house and several
other buildings and l 100000 feet of lum.
Der. Loss, $50, 600; no insurance.
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Scared sby 1he EmIEration from, Ger
lnRnY.

BERLIN, June l4.-In the Reichstss
yesterday some Conservative members
exprssssd apprehensious relative to tha
Immigration of RoumRnian Jews into
Germany, and begged the government IN
try to divert the enormous stream Of Gar.
man emigration to theDanubian re eions in-
stead OF America. Levi Riehtlsr, Pfo-
greas1st leaders that during Mey Ia., the
exodus OF Germans YVES the greatest thHt
had taken place Tor the last ten veays D.
WIS heeaEBe that laborers and Srt;e;u3S
ere Ghametully i'll off in ell regpeets'
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any of them. T. Roberts house was de.
stroyed, as well as that of r, Phillips, near
Fish Ford. From there the storm passed
on to Flag Springs and to King City. The
cyclone was about quarter of mile wide
ana was very violent. Fully two-thirds
OF the houses blown away were unoccu.
pied. the families being away from home,
either at church or Waiting; otherwise the
loss OF lie would have been frightful,
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EE1E, Pa, June 13.-Father Maloney,
the exposed miracle worker who was ar
rested on charge of obtaining money un-
der false pretences, was discharged TODAY.
1t Was shown that he had been paid
money to effect miraculous cures, but he
could not be held, because, although he
took the money. he did not solicit it.
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The Henley Rern1rn-

LONDON, June 14-The Cornell crew
will make another attempt Thursday to
be admitted to the race for the visitors
plate. The Sportsman says: cat preseut
effective" The Lauder eight is the only
other crew at Henley. The University
dublin eight are on their Way for Put.
ney, where they will remain week before
going to Henley.
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A Rich VeIn Of aIIBeraIs atruc,x.

CHICAGO, I'LL, June IA Brecken.
ridge, Col, dispatch says that on Shock
Hill, near that town four feet of carbonite
has been struck at depth of one bundred
feet in the Blue JsY Lode. The ore asssys
one hundred aud thirty five ounces of
silver and five ounces of gold per ton.
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Russians Voluntarily Going TO 81

ST. PETERSBURG, June 14.-The Colo,
says that such a number of peasants are
emigrating from the Government oi
Tomsk to Siberia, because of their poverty,
that the ferry over the Volga is scarcely
able to transport them.
The Bulgarian Government has decided
to exPel the correspondent OF the Golos
aud some others.s
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Thousands OF Pigeons 10 be Slain for

New YoRK, June 14.-seven thousand
wild pigeons from the Indian Territory
are now in coops here, and eight thousand
more viii arrive on the 18th inst. The
birds are for the use of the New York
State Sportaman's Association tournament
on Coney Island next week.
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The ArdOr OF n Pleasure Party Damp.

MARsHA1LTowN, IA. June 14.-A party
consisting of Sam Jones, Dell Kribs, Chas.
Mallory, VIM. Iundell and Charles Lin
coin, started out last night for a pleasure
ride on the river, and were swept over the
dam. Jones and Kribs were drowned,
but the rest struggled ashore some dis
tance down the river.
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r,sr wear the wheat harvest in this
Ia, I, commenced in the middle of June.
Iss ..s ,he most remar kable season on
~ I'D This year there will be more
-. cnt in July than in June.
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ROME, June 14-The Diretto states that
the Pope has summoned special congre-
CATION to pronounce upon Father Curcis'
new book, entitled 'INsw Italy and Old
Zsalots," and its being pIscedon the sim
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nu Washington college boys were bad
" whipped on nonG nI,,S Tbev have Lost
ost DS.la of three Washington, Pa ,
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.III 1NTELLIGENCER

,1T address, postage prepaid, for
VIII be uailea ,,ngth of time desired, as follows:
one dsy or an' ants. one week, fifteen eeRtss two
sos' sSRg' ,s1!t1 cents one month, ,i1ty-hvo cents
rssk tnti.s one dollar and thirty eento' three
rHO n'n..,t ~, dollars payable i'' Gtra"ee.
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school Levy ia WneeIIng since 1szO.

Il will be seen from the above that the
average of school tax in this city for the
last eleven years has been SS3 cents on
tho 500