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The Flood at St. Loufs.

ST.. LOUIS, May 8.--The most notable fea.
about O'Clock this afternoon, of an old levee
running north and south at distance west of
the embankment of the Chicago, Burlington
levee had been raised and strengthened by the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road to shield
their new enibankment, which was compar-
atively soft, and it was thought to be cabable
to Withstand the pressure Of the great body
of water lying against 1t. But it proved
otherwise and gave way. This left
but one barrier between the river proper and
Cahallia creek, the new dyke above mention.
ed, which proved insufficient to stay the rush.
poured Into Cahallia creek. This was the one
thing that has several days been the most
dreaded by the denizens of East st. Louis, for
it was believed if the water direct from
the river swept into the creek it would
change the direction of its current, which has
been reversed by back water, and all that part
of the city, east and southeast of the stream,
embracing the largest portion of the town,
would be submerged Contrary to all llexpecta.
of the people, the result was not as antici-
pated. Theyc,rrent did not change its course,
but continued to flow northward, and for the
time, at least, thesmain business part of the
city has escaped inundation. The water pas.
sage through this break is now running
out on the bottom lands north and northeast
of the city. and by morning all the farms in
that region, reaching perhaps to the bluffs,
several miles away, will in all probability be
submerged. The situation along the river
front in the city tonight is not greatly
changed. The water is higher than last night
by about eight inches. There are few more
flooded stores in some places and the wharf is
narrowed in other places, but there is no great
destruction of property.
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Te,roriscd bv lfoonshi,ae,.s.

lefT0ft1c0 0U A00nSAtn67S.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Intsrnal Revenue
Agent Trace, operating in Franklin county,
Va, writes Commissioner Raum detailed &C
count of the attempt to capture the notorious
Dave Gillespie. The officer offered 500 70.
ward to the person who would lodge Gillespie
in Jail. But few, he says, seem anxious to IN.
dertake the capture of this notorious despera.
do. The report says, since my raid in Dun.
nett By Gillespie and crowd have committed
shameful outrages upoa innocent colorsd peo.
pie in that /neighborhood, whom
they charged with giving information
to revenue officers. They went In
disguise and whipped men and women, robbed
one or two of money, destroyed their proper.
-ty, drove them from their homes, some Of
them half naked, and formed thirteen Of them
into one party on the road to West Virginia,
and ordered them to leave on penalty of death
II they returned. This revival OF ku-kluxism
by Illicit distillers and their friends in the
mountains of franklin has terrorized good
citizens to such an extent they are afraid even
to speak Of the outrages, much less condemn
them. There Is no such thing In franklin
county. on the part of responsible citizens, as
sympathy for the endorsement Of the laws
regarding the making or selling Of spirits to
State or nation.
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Wilgus, Oppenheim, Kerr and Gilbert
Carry Off Prizes Where There
Was Fighting.
THE POLITICAL COMPLEXION
Stands II Dems. Rep, in Council and
and in School Board.

The election yesterday passed off with the
quiet that usually characterizes municipal con-
tests in st. Paul The vote was fair one, but
city. The Republicans had made an energetic
canvass for the past two months on the still
hunt order, and were for time sanguine OF
success. But the first two or three hours of
the polling convinced them that there was no
hope of beating either Mr.. Rice or Mr.. Muir,
ray, and they turned their attention TO work
for the aldermanic and school board candidates
with what snccess is shown by the tables
given below.
There was an almost an entire absence of dis.
orderly conduct at the polls, fact due in a
measure to the general acQuiesccnce of saloon
keepers In the mayors order commanding
their suspension of business. There was NO
drunkenness to be seen on the streets, and the
city had perfectly orderly aspect.
There was practically no opposition to the
issuance Of bonds for the construction of 9
high school, and the proposition was carried
by practically unanimous vote.
The other amendments providing for S20,.
600 in bonds to improve Fort street and $780,.
600 for ragged sidewald were both buried in
the same grave with the Republican party and
Rev. Breed.
Mayor Rice's popularity, coupled with the
fact that st. Paul is solid Democratic city
gave him 1888 majority, result which ought
to be entirely satisfying to Mr.. Barden's am
bltion.
The attempted sell-out of the Land league
vote by the traitor c. NJ. MacCarthy, elsewhere
fully noted, reduced Mr.. Murray's majority
somewhat, but he is not sufferer, as he comet
in with 1,164, which is sufficient TO give him
clear title without contest
The contest in the Second precinct of the
First Ward was intense but Aid. Dowlan won
by SIS majority. We greatly regret to record
the defeat of Capt Reaney for the schoo
board in!this precinct
In the Second ward, Second precinct, there
was an aldermsnic and school inspector contest
The Democratic nominee, Joseph Robert, re-
we'd Sc majority, the exact figure OBJ.
tanned by M. Kittson two
years ago. The latter part of the day tn,
school inspectorship was the absorbing con
test. During the last two hours one hundred
and eleven ladies voted, and of these Mr. Op
penheim (Dem.) received 81 and Mr.. Lam
son 29.
In the Third ward Joseph Dreis wa.
defeated by coup d 'etat. About half an hou
before the polls closed forty ladies, headed b,
Mrs. r. N. McLaren, marched in solid phalanl
to the polls and voted for Kerr. There were
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WASHINGTON, May 8.--Gen. Sherman, Gen
Sheridan and the secretary of war had con.
ference with the President to-day relative to re
arranging the military departments. Gen. sher
idan returns to Chicago to-day. It Is believed
that all the departments will be merged into
departments East and West, to be commanded
by Gems. Sheridan and Hancock, with other
generals assigned to duty wherever most avail.
able.
Additional articles have been concluded be.
tween the United States and Canada for the
purpose Of affording increased facilities for
the exchange of letter correspondence, and
also preventing evasion by publishers Of the
postal laws and regulations.
United States per cent. bonds received at
the treasury department to-day for conversion
into 3X per cents, s7,s6s,250. Total to date,
SfO 900. no
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AaHrzAax AaRHsrs.

AhbATx44x A63E1Ibs
1oNpoN, May Ain tbs commons Justin
MCCARTHY gave notice he would move st an
1drly day that the action Of the Irish exAcu.
tive In arbitrarily arrssting member Of par
lament and proclaiming him in tho city Of
Dublin 10 an abuse OF powers granted hy the
coercion act, and is calculated to arouse dis.
affection and make the result OF the remedial
proportions void. The vlcs-presidsnt OF the
council said that he regretted that be could
not advise the relaxation of the privy council
orders In regard to sheep from the United
States.
DUBLIN, May 3.-At the meeting Of thu
land league tonight 1t was announced 81 ,485
had been subscribed the past week. A tAla.
gram from Egan, at Paris, stated, From al
sides our oountrymen In America appeal to ths
with the landlords. Egan said, In view of the
arrest of Dillon, the league should call on the
Irish members of parliament to hold no fur.
ther terms with the land bill. Nichols and
Kavanagh have been remanded on the oharge
Of complicity in the shooting Of Farrell.
WAR sLooP yIowN Up.
LONDON, May S.-The admiralty has tsle
graphed from Montevideo, stating the war
sloop Dotersl was blown up the 25th Of April
at Sandy Point, Straits of Magellan. The cause
of the catastrophe Is not known. The com.
mander, paymaster and engineer, calker, car.
penter and seven seamen were saved. It Is
thought probable great loss of life has attend.
ed the disaster. The Doterel registered 1,l37
toaS and had 300 horsepower engines.
ANaLo.FHENoA COMMERCIAL TREATY.
Negotiations for tbs new Anglo.Frsnoh
commercial treaty begin to attract great at.
tention. The existing treaty Will expire 10
November; ;and the new treaty will not be con.
cluded and ratified between now and the disso-
luton of the chamber of deputies. England
will, In November, be met with general tar.
if, which will be almost prohibition. Her
only means of self.protection will be retaliato-
-ry duties on French wines, brandy, silk and
articles from Paris. The French, although
apparently anxious to make a new agreement,
insist strongly upon an abolition Of the ad va
loren duties. Such a persistence endangers
the whole scheme of the treaty, as specified
duties are believed by England to bear unfairly
upon wool and cotton piece goods, which are
the largest English export. England, follow
ing the example of France, will certainly not
participate In any conference designed to shield
unpopular governments from tho consequen-
ces Of their unpopularity.
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RUSSIA.
TROUBLES OF TIE czAR,

LON DON. May S.--A dispatch from Berlin
says: While the Gear remains In retirement
the implacable enemies of his government are
as dangerously busy as ever. Rumors and re-
ports Of daring operations by the nihilists In
disseminating manifesto conveying warnings
to the czar continue to reach here. On Sunday
last the police of st. Petersburg were engaged
searching for mines near SeminoHsky
bridge, though nothing seems to have bean
found. The social and political atmosphere
in st. Petersburg is growing thicker and
thicker and is frought with omens of another
approaching storm.
Private letters received hero describe the city
as like a glowing prison house, where little
is heard Of the outside world, and everybody
lives In constant sense of painful suspense,
The chief Journals still appear with mourning
borders.
coNvIcTs FOR SIBERIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.-The dispatch Of
convicts through Moscow for Siberia begins
the 10th inst The number TO be departed Is
12,2OO. Two battalions were sent Sunday to
Smelk and Korssum to quell excesses against
the Jews. Hebrews are also threatened at
Uman and Lltin, but energetic measures have
been taken to protect them.
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Prosecutions of the Star Route Ring.

Authoritative as to the Presidents Tie,cs
WASHINGTON, May ga reporter of the
Western Associated Press visited the White
House tonight and obtained true version Of
the Presidents letter to Senator EDawes. The
President did not retain copy, bnt the note
was short. In the first place the President
wrote that he was in favor of free ballo! and
fair count, not only In Virginia but in every
State, and would encourage it, but he would
not assist in elevating man who, as editor Of
o daily paper, is constantly attacking and de-
flaming him and bis administration. This re.
ferred to Gorham, editor of the National Re.
publican and nominee of the Republicans for
secretary of the Senate. The above
Is substantially all the letterHto Dawes
contained In; it the President said nothing
about pending nominations In the Senate. On
this subject, however, the President says he
sent all his nominations to the Senate in good
faith, that if the Senate saw fit to pass some of
the nominations over, that is the business of
the Senate, but the President cannot counte-
nance any movement or suggestion for select.
ing Conkling nominations for consideration,
and leaving others unacted upon. AS to what
the Senate shall do, he has nothing to say or to
suggest, that is for the Senate to determine.
The President has been invited to accom-.
pany the Yorktown Centennial commission to
visit the site Of the battle of Yorktown, on the
steamer Despatch, next Thursday.
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RAIL AND RIVER.

The general ticket agent of the G. g. N. W.
railway at Chicago, by telegraph, last evening
directed agents to resume the sale OF all classes
of tickets to all points on the Winona & st.
Peter division, and also to Deadwood via Fort
Pierre. Accordingly the sale of tickets will
be begun for this mornings train on the st.
Paul & Omaha line to Deadwood and all rail
points west of Kasota. The road has been
closed by snow and floods for over four
months.
MIR. Allen Marvel, the newly appointed as.
sistant general manager of the st. Paul &
Manitoba, arrived here yesterday from Chica.
60 and will at once enter upon the discharge
of the duties of his office.
w. c. Andrus, general travelling agent OF
the Northern Pacific, arrived here yesterday
from the East
Mr.. Mason, assistant chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific, whose Office is at Brainerd,
was at the company's headquarters in St.
Paul yesterday.
Mr.. Dixon, the Northwestern passenger
agent of the c., NJ & st. P. company, has on
hand for distribution limited number OF
desk maps, showing all the four thousand
miles of railway owned and operated by his
company, with all the stations on all the diff,
ferent roads. 1t is very convenient thing to
have handy for reference.
The Missouri division of the Northern
Pacific having been repaired, the company's
agents here are now selling passenger tickets
and receiving freight for all points on that
division.
On the st. Paul g. Omaha line yesterday
regular freight traffic was resumed with i'm
mense trains moving east and west. In few
days the traffic of the line to Sioux City will
be Strengthened out, and by that time the Sioux
City & Pacific road will be repaired, allowing
the accumulated freights for that point ant
roads beyond to be sent forward. The roads
of the Omaha company's Nebraska division
are said to be open and these will take q gool
deal of the lumber which has been standing OF
the side tracks here for several weeks.
General Superintendent Hatch, of the c., St
P. & o. line, has gone to Fort Dodge, Iowa
to be absent day or two.
The headquarters building of the c., st. P
& o. line will not be ready, for use before june
10. Meantime the general offices will remair
as now scattered In three different buildings.
| Capt. Gere, superintendent of the st. Pau
division of the st. Paul & Omaha road, having
returned from giving personal attention to thl
repairs of his division after the late floods, wal
in his office yesterday, enjoying the return te
| regular work.
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EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
TIE MAHONEITES FINALLY ACCEPT
THE INEVITABLE.

And Decide to Do the Business for Which
the Senate Was Convened in Executive
Session-RuIes of Procedure Adopted
Which. it is Hoped, Will Prevent an
Open Rupture-A Disoouraging Look
for Chandler-Promise that the Star
Route Thieves VIII be Promptly Prose-
cuted--Probab1e Reduction of the Mill
: tary Divisions of the Country to Two,
With Hancock and Shsridan in Com
mand..Liberal Presentation of>six Per
Cent. Bonds for Conversion into Three
and Half Per Cents.--General Capital
News.
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NdsItrtlle Blood Horse association Races.
NASHVILLE, May S.-second day Of the
Nashville Blood Horse association races.
Weather clear and pleasant, track heavy from
last nights rain. First race, Young America
stakes for 2-year old colts, ,Glenarm and Copias
sold even as favorites. Barney and Lyon third
choice Babcock won, Glenarm second, May
Hughes third. Time :65A.
Second race, railroad stakes, for all ages,
one and three quarter miles. Long Taw, Kim.
hall. Bancroft and Jim Malone started. Ban.
croft won, Kimball second, Jim Malone third.
Time S:16.
Third race, mile heats, all ages. Gold Bug
the favorite. Boulevard won the first heat,
Milton second, Gold Bug third. Time 1:5a.
After this heat Boulevard was the favorite,
SlOO to 500. The second heat was taken by
Boulevard, Blantor second, Ursullia third.
Time 1:51K.
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Capt. Paul Boyton,

New YORK, May 3.-Capt. Paul Boyton
arrived yesterday. He said he had been en-
gagged in the Peruvian service and had been
captured by the Chilians. He escaped by the
aid of some friends and swan out to an En-
glish steamer. He came to this city under
false name and with false passport
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Navigation Notes.

At 5 T. NJ. yesterday the government gauge
showed sixteen feet six inches of water in the
channel above low water mark, fall OF one
foot in the previous twenty four hours, and
total fall of three feet from the highest point
reached during the late food.
An error was made in announcing the ex-
pected arrival Of the Ibbie Conger. She is
not due till Thursday evening.
The Mary Barnes is proceeding on her trip
up the Minnesota without mishap of any
kind, or specially exciting incident.
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Debt ofthe Tirginias.

WARRINGTON, May S.-Unfnished business
came up and Senator Davis, of West Virginia,
took the floor with speech upon the debt
question between the Virginias, promising his
remarks with an expression of regret that the
speeches made by Senator'S from Virginia and
Ohio (Mahone and Sherman) should have
compelled him to discuss in this chamber
what he considered to be purely local matter
The debt question in West Virginia had never
been made political one, and he regretted
that Republican Senator's should make stat E.
ments rejecting upon the action Of Democrats
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THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE.
As it Casts its Light on the Chicago
Markets.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. ]

ssss Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
CHICAGO, May 3-.Public cables lower: priyates
were unchanged, but of rather better tone. The
wheat market was weak early, with sales Of
June at s103X, taking limited amounts, still
prices advanced 1c, but the parties who have
been free buyers the past few days were free
sellers at above s1.04, as the market closed on
change at S1.04; on call at S1.03X. The
charters to-day were 100000 bushels. If the
shipments are large, with small receipts, local
higher. Corn fairly steady, and closed quiet,
with rather less doing. Oats frmer early,
but closed shade lower.
Provisions inactive, with very little doing,
and no interest in the deal. Curb prices, June
wheat S1.03x; corn, 42xc; oats, &c; pork,
S1755; lard S11.85.
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GENERAL FOREIGN.

PARIS, May s.-Pascal Daguin, manager OF
the Bank of Discount, was killed by the fall
of girder while driving past the ruins Of
Proteneps.
TUN1s, May 3.-The advance of French
troops caused intense excitement among the
Tunfsian tribes against the Bey's government
for having forbidden all resistance to 1t on the
plea the French would only operate against
Turmoukes. The French expected immedi.
ately to occupy Porte Farina, twenty-five
miles distant.
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A Losing Joke.

A prominent physician Of Pittsburgh
said jokingly to lady patient who was
complaining Of her continued i'll health,
andof his inability to cure her, ''Try
Hop Bitters." The lady took it in earn
est and used the Bitters, from which she
obtained permanent health. She now
laughs at the doctor for his joke, but he
is not so we'll pleased with it, as it cost
him good nt.--Harris5urg Patriot.
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in that State on that question. he gave
history Of the debt complication and said the
Virginias and their people would pay their
debts, and the sooner the better. He hoped
the two States would soon come together and
settle the question. After q short debate on
the debt Of Virginia the Senate adjourned.
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The Netc Council.
First Ward-A. Allen and John Dowlan.
Second Ward-John O'Connor and Joseph
Robert.
Third Ward-Thomas Grace and c. E. Otis.
Fourth Ward-Charles Ringwald, G. w.
Griggs and W. D. Cornish.
Fifth Ward-Herman Trott and E. C.. Star
key.
Sixth Ward-J. c. Mccarthy.
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The Rep,stlica,, Cauoas 8.

WAsH1NaroN, May 0.-The Republican
| Senators met in caucus to receive the report
of committee on scope and order Of bushes.
to be transacted in the proposed executive ses.
sion. A discussion ARsued which had moi
been completed when tie hour for the assem-.
blage Of the Senate arrived, and the caucus ad.
1ourned to meet again this afternoon. The at.
tendance was small this morning. The dis.
cussion Is understood to have been mainly con.
fined to the question asIto what shall be con.
siderei CONTESTED oases," J" to be withheld from
action for the present. Senator Conkling and
ing all nominations objected to
BY one Senator from the State to which
the nomination belongs. as contested. This
was the point of discussion and it was not de-
termined. The Democratic Senator's have been
to-day Informally discussing among them.
selves how they had better vote. Some Demo-
orats are working very hard for Conkling, and
they claim that as the matter now stands fl.
teen Democrats are sure to vote against Rob.
ertson. On the other hand there is a report
that some Republicans are dropping away
from Conkling because they think he ought
not to push their flghtto the disadvantage of
the Republican party. Leading Republican
Senator's state that executive sessions will
certainly be held this week.
THE PROGRAMME.
The Republican caucus this afternoon lasted
about three hours and finally an agreement
was reached to 20 into executive session to.
morrow, and carry out the programme re-
ported by the caucus committee The nomi.
nations will first be referred to committees,
then the treaties will be considered, and next
uncontested nominations will be taken up
Only such nominations as are unreported from
the committees will be left unacted upon.
Conkling and friends claim fifteen Demo.
Gratis to- vote ag ainst Robert
son, son, but the The, indications s,t rs are
generally are determined to support the ad.
ministration, and this feeling, with few ex.
ceptions, is too strong to be overcome. Only
five Democrats can be named as supporters of
Conkling in this fight. Inquiries by the re-
porter Of the Western Associated Press among
Senator's indicates that the supporters of the
administration on both sides Of the chamber
will cooperate to bring up Robertson's nomi.
nation and vote upon it.
Prosecutions of the Star Route Ring.
WASHINGTON May S.-Attorney General
MacVeagh will at once institute criminal pro-
ceedings against the star route ring. He has
received full instructions from the Presi-
dent to 60 ahead and obtain indictments
against the rlngsters. Subordinate officers
in the contract division of the postoffice de.
partment will be drawn into the crooked
business, and more removals will follow.
It is probable that Brady will yet make a
clean breast Of the whole system of fraud,
and the names of those who were con-
cernedHin it. 1t is understood that the gov
ernment already has quite as many witnesses
as it needs, and new evidence, is coming in
slowly but surely, and will cause the the ar
rest OF several Important personages.
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The Ne,y Board of Education.

TITO 1ScfC 15Ut@7U u 11UttCttttUVs
First ward-J. H. Murphy and A. B. Wilgus
Second ward-J. G.. Donnelly and Joseph
Oppenheim.
Third ward-Dr. Z. J. Abbott and G.. D.
Kerr.
Fourth ward-Geo. Benz, Henry H Athey
and L. A. Gilbert.
Fifth ward--G. A. Hamilton and DR.. R.
Schiffman.
Sixth ward--C. H. Lieneau.