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The people Of Great Britain have 81
ready been occupied for several days in
studying the preliminary abstract OF the
report 81 the census Of 1881, trying to ex'
tract from its record Of the increase and
movement Of population happy auguriei
OF growing national greatness, or the con
armatiou OF t~avorite social or economical
theories, The statistics Of age, occupation
marriage, &C., are not yet ready for publi'
cation, the preliminary report laid before
Parliament dealing only with the increase
m numbers. On the night Of April 4
when the census was taken, the United
Kingdom had Q population Of S5,246,b62
an Increase since the census OF 1871 o.
3,401, 1883 Ths percentage Of increase has
been rising in recent decades, showing
that the nation has found some new
spring OF vital power which produces
growth almost 90 rapid as that recorded
In the first two decades OF the century
The movement Of population has beer
such as to increase the density OF populaa
ton in those sections where was 81
ready dense, and 10 diminish 1t In some Q
the sparSely populated counties. Thu
must necessarily be true Of any natter
whose staple productions and main sourcel
Of wealth are not directly connected will
agriculture, Lancashire, the great cottor
manufacturing district, heads the Hat o.
the growing counties with an increase o.
8S4, ESQ, q rise In density Of population
frsm 1895 to 1,707 persons 70 the square
mile in Ten years. Yorkshire shows o.
increase Of 490, 954, and Durham, Warwick
and Stafford, all ,bustling with manulaC
tuTes, make large gains. London haI
risen from 3,254,260 in 1871 to 3,Sl4,5ll,
an increase Of 560,Sll, or more than thu
total population Of Liverpool, the seConC
city In the kingdom, which now stands a.
$50, 900. The people OF London are packed
in at the rate OF 1855 to the square mile
which allows each person . space abon'
half as large as O house lot, In the Mid
dlesex portion Of the city the density risel
higher, there being but sixty square yard
for each individual. There S6, 2S6 house
In the metropolis, giving an average o
about eight persons to each house. Com
pairing Great Britain with France, thu
more than two millions. But the pOpula
ton Of France 10 nearly stationary, or In
Creasing at q very slow rate, as her ecomo
mlsts have lately observed with alarm
With an annual birth.rate lower than tina
OF any other country In Europe-o
about 2 90 per hundred-Ffance sees al
her nsighbors gaininRon her in productlv'
and fighting power.
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New York, Commercial Bulletin, July 2oth,
The supply in quality and assortment
now on the market Is fair and gradually
increasing. Asreat many lots have yet to
be sorted up and graded, but this work 10
progressing we'll, and some Of our dealers
already have some foe piles Of stock in
store. Offerings are made at about former
rates, and buyers willing to negotiate
upon such q basis receive due attention,
but there IL no sign Of anxiety or press
IRE to realize, and we fnd holders gener.
ally entertaining reasonably confident
views over the situation, with O belief In a
better demand and possibly higher prices
on the approach OF fall. Just now the
amount OF stock IN the hands Of consumers
Is quite full from the early spring opera,
tons, and finding that further purchases
would, no doubt, unduly stimulate values,
manufacturers have Withdrawn 10 allow
matters 10 calm down. In tact, It 10 q
market where neither buyers or sellers
are particularly anxious to do business,
and prices I held on RBteady, uniform
level throughout. From abroad the I'D,
vices continue steady on all grades adapt
ed to this market. I'
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"ahS Tribe or >,

kiltOfB lntelIgeneef.
Nj. and Mrs. Abfam Montgomery Gale.
brSted their si1tisth marriage ahbiyetsaty
at their home in West Liberty, W. Va,
Un Tuesday, July l9.h. MI. Montgomery
Is %ti0hty.ono years Of age, and until re.
Gently was In good health. He has had 4
severe spell Of sickness aud at present a
In a very weak state. Mrs. Montgomery
is eighty years old, and IL enjoying a
good health as che has done Tor seward
years. There were nine Of their childyan
present, namely: Mrs. W. B. Uuttis
MIS-. Louise Burrows, Mrs. j. W, vii,
liams, Mrs. Henty Keenan,, Mrs. 4, w
Darling, Mrs. VIM NJ Bntbfofd, John NJ
Montgomery Joseph &, Montgomery and
VIM. T. Montgomery. There are Siso
three childten dead. There are Twins
iorty;nine grandchildren aud thltty VysSt
grandchildren. There aTe dead aitsSS
grandchildren and two R,~estsTaraSSjiI,,
uren, There are IN all, counting ChIiJSas
grandchildren and great gfahaShiidsS
one hundred and eight, FiitS II Ibss,
were present, besides other relatives SSd
personal friends, and the day pGssed IN
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WOOL.
Some Interesting Information Concern,
inE lhs Precinct u This VleInity.

Some Interesting Information Concern,
ING tho Precinct ~ This VleInity.
Special COHapOndsHss Of tAs InRliEanoor,
SEEuIESvILLI, oHIo, July 2L.-MestiDG
one Of Eastern ohio'u buyera upon the
street today, your correspondent intro.
ducsd the subject Of wool, prices, etc,
sliciting the following information CON,
corning the trade in this and the sur
rounding country. No wool Is selling a
present, there being a deadlock between
the buyer and producer. The farmers arr
asking and holding for lorty cents, while
the buyers refuse to pay that figure
Considerable wool has been purchased
thus far, and about tWo.thirds Of the CLIP
Is in the Eastern market, while the bal
aacs ia held by local buyers or producers,
The price paid runs from 50 70 40 cent
per pound,
The wool held aud sold and the amount
produced in the following counties, Il
about as stated below:
Jefferson county produces upwards ot2,
OOO, 900 lbs, ,one.fouItho oil which has already
been sold; Harrison county produces 800,
900 lbs, one.third sold; Muskinguu
county produces 900, 00Olbs,, one'halt sold
C0lumbiRna county produces Roout L.
200, 600 lbs, one half sold; Stark county
produces 100000 lbs, tWo.thirds sold
Belmont county produces 100000 lbs,
one.halt sold, but held largely by locaI
buyers and dealers Representation Gusrn'
ssy county 100000 lbs, produced, one
half sold; HRncocE county, W, Va, pro
ducss 500, 900 lbt,, very little soldi Brooke
county, W. Va, produces about 100000
lbs, o (which one thirds sold; Ohio county
W, Va, produces 10000 lbsu Of which
$4,000 lbE. has been sold; Greene county,
Pa, produces 100000 lbs., one hall o.
which has been sold; Washington county,
the banner county, produces 25O,000,00(
lbs, 100000 lbs Of which has been sold al
from IS 10 20 cents; Allegheny county
produces 100000 lbs, 10000 lpF, o.
which has been Sold Beaver county, Pa,
produces 100, 900. 900 lbs., 10000 lbs, O.
which has bsen sold.
There Ia but little prospect OF present o
q change in the situation, and from re-
ports received to-day from the east our in
dormant made the statement that the price
had dropped half a cent this week. Buy
ers are not in the field OF present AnC
there seems to be no disposition to pur
chase at any price, while the farmers seen
to be quite hopeful for q better marke
and o ready demand after harvest, Nov
that those who were doubtless compelled
to sell have let 60, II should incourag'
those holding to be firm in their demandI
Tor q good figure. O.
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New York Times
We hope the people Of Ohio fully I'M
derstand the character Of the campaign In
which they are about to engage. There
has been nothing like It In our recent poll
tics. II 10 not alone tho Republicans OIL
the State who have an interest in defeat
log the Democratic nominee for Governor
but the decent and seli.respecung men Of
all parties. His candidacy dlsgrsCes only
his own party; his election would be q
stain upon the good pane Of the State.
No one can doubt that he intends to OBJ.
lain Q majority At the polls by the same
means he employed 10 successfully 10 Sc
cure bis nomination al Columbus. There
10 a'Gubstanllal agreement Of unparalleled
opinion that Mr., BookwRller 10 destitute
ii those qualities which ct q man for
high executive Office. He has neither
powers OF mind adequate 10 the perform
snCe OF the duties Of Governor oI
Ohio, nor has he political or official
experiences Of any kind. He is simply and
solely D vulgar fellow with . million OF
two Of dollars who proposes to buy the
Governorshlp 90 q kind Of personal orna'
ment, Just as "shoddy" rich people buy The
biggest diamond they can find. Hi
candidacy represents a gross iorm Of ms
lteriallsm and nothing else. His philOso'
ply OF the correlation Of forces never riseC
above the consideration Of the omnipo,
tence OF money. 10 his patent wGtsl
wheels and his engines he sees . force
That can be transmitted into political DOW
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The Ice UombInaton In New xork.

The abundance oil Ice gathered last win
ter does not deter the companies aud In.
dlyiduaI dealers Of New York from I'D.
.yAnClng the price twenty-five per cent,
Nearly all Of the dealers admit that they
have on hand q large store Office, sufficient
for more than a year, and some dealers
have even Two years supply, but the prices
at which they have been selling this year,
they claim, were uhremuneratiye, and
now they helieve steady warn weather
has set in they intend to make q profit,
The customers who buy Ice in very large
quantities, such, as brewers, provision
packers, butChersandlAre saloon. keepers,
must have Ice for their business, they say,
and will pay the companies prices. Al
for the small customers and families, the
dealers claim that these CONSUMERS will
not mind paying the small increase OIL
price demanded. ..Ir.,.
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GoyERSoR FOSTER, OF Ohio, will recom'
mend 10 the Governors of the States the
suggestion of Mr.. A. s. solomOnS, Of Wash
ington, to fx October 18th as the national
day Of thanksgiving aud praise for the
restoration Of the President, This date ID
the one hundreth anniversary Of the sur
render Of Yorktown. Gov. Foster says,
however, that it is lust now too early to
seriously consider the matter Of fixing q
date, and that, in addition, there are many
who deprecate any noisy celebrations Of
rejoicing such as would be incident to the
Yorktown anniversary.
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U hhnbkemont OF tne PuDlIC DeDts
4 A statement has been prepared at the
Treasury Department which shows the
result Of the Window plan, Before the
plan went into operation The following
was the condition Of the public debt: si1
per cent bonds Of 1881 outstanding March,
1881, 1902, 200, $50; Eve per cents Of 1881,
S4G9, S2O,e5o; total, sO71, 5S7 200. The plan
is nov nearly completed, except that there
a few thousand dollars the status Of
which is yet uncertain, owing to tho want
Of proof as 10 the time when forwarded ID
the department, hut Of the fves and skier
there have already been continued $500
SSl 800, leaving only $94, 705 400 to be pro.
ytded Tor. Provision has already been
made Tor thom by the two Last calls. They
are to be purchased by the surplus reve.
nue. under the Bayard amendment on &C
count Of The sinking fund. The condition
Of the public debt as 1t will stand on Octo.
Der | lie as follows: m .I. N|.T
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AMONG the next seasons legitimate starr
In sight are Edwin Booth, John McCuI
Tough, Joseph JsfIerSOn, John E. Owens,
John 3. Clarke, Lawrence Barrett, Fred,
b. Ward, Tom Keene, W. ]. Raymond,
Frank y. Chanfrau, Frank Mayo, W. b,
Sheridan, Mary Anderson, Charlotte
Thompson, GeneVisve Ward, Fanny Dav.
export, Maggie MitChelIy Jane Coombs
and Ross EytinEe, who will devote them
selves either to the Legitimate drama or 10
what may be classsd legitimate dramatic
work. Other equally familiar names are
Mckee Rankin, j.. X. Emmett, Dsnman
Thompson, Lolita and Kate Clsxton, al
attractive sturs and ever popular successes.
Then there are Robson aud Crane, the
Vokes family, and other playing partner.
ships, and several new names that do no,
call for mention here, together with some
old acquaintance Of lesser note. Among
the new attractions on the road will be
NuhIlu NOlptluSolj u beIulau hTtl5lD, WHO
will come with the prestige Of a great
European and New York reputation,
Signor Rossi, q Counttyman and compeer
OF salviDi, will also be al interesting FED.
ture Of the coming season; and Adelina
Patti promises to make a particularly bril-.
liant concert tour Of the country.
The American opera field will be occu.
pied by Mapleson, slrakosch, Hess, Hahn.
D'0yly Carte, Ford, Emma Abbott And
others. Several new plays will come with
the troupes of strolling players, and
among them may be mentioned nTbe
World'' and "MichAsl ~sttogofr;" and ssy.
eral Of tho old combinations will foat
around again with "Hazel Ktrke," "Mv
Partner" ''The Galley Slave" "My Ger.
aldlns, ""one Hundred Wives" tIsatlu
Of Oak" "Forget.Mo No" "The Bankers
Daughter" etc. Eighteen companies Of
negro Ministries will traverse the couhtrv.
aud two "UnClo Toms"
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The object Of the AbO 10 entitled suit Ia to obtain q
decree Of divorce from the tOnd Of mAtimony b.
tween the raid plaintiff aud defendant, for the cruise
that the sid defendant has Wlliully abandoned and
deserted the PlAiI TIL tr mOIe than three years be-
fore the commencement Of said suit, and has cOntln.
ued ever since, more than three Year, before the
desert her, And Il Appearing lIom an affidavit hl0d
By plaintiff 10 said suit that the defendant, George
A, soObey, Is not q resident Of this state, and on
motion Of the plaintiff, III ordered that said non.
rSSidOnt defendant, george A keObeJ, do appear al
the next rule day on the let rAy Of August, 1851, Of
either Of the two following days, and do what 10 nOc-
eSsaTy W protect his interests 10 this suit
In testimony whereof have h~eIeunto signed my
name 90 CLERK Of said court, this Glib day OtJulJ, A.
b., 1881, ~ July rules, 1885, Ia tho clerks CHICO oil
Iald tour, al WheellBg, WeAt Virginia.
Teste; bAMUEL b MCcOLLOCH,
Clerk Of the Circuit COuit Of oOio County, West
virginia. HH ...rH rnHl. E
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very pleasantly to all parties. There we're
also present two sged coloEed ladies' mss
Harriet CIummsl ard Mrs. Anne Dole
man, who had been present At the mar
TiaQe Of all the dRpehteEsi and they rem
deFed valuable service ON this occasion, aS
they had done in days gone by. MI. and
NM. Montgomery have the best wishes Of
ali their friends, aud the hope that they
may live to srj9y many more %AnniyersA'
Iiag. a. -
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Tho above named defendant will take nOtico thai
the depOsltons Of John R Graham, JT., and hTG
KAts sOobey viii b. taken a the office Of Caldwell a
caldwell, 10 the odd Fellow Hall Building corner
Of Chapllne and Twelfth streets, 10 the city Of Wheel.
1851, between the noun Of . O'Clock .. M, And Q
o'clock p, IN - and that The depolition Of John r.
Graham, Sr, will DO taken al the Office Of BAngs 4
atOtson, No. 81 William street, In the city Of New
York, In the State OIL New YORK, on the I'D day Of
August, a. D, 1881, between tue hours Of . O'Clock
.. M and Q O'Clock p. M that bald depOBlti0nI Of
John B. Graham, sr, John Il. Graham, Jf., and Mrs.
Kate kcObey will be TAKEN ~ Aiotetaid " b read In
evidence In the above named cause on behalf Of said
complainant. And II, from any cause, the taking Of
said depOIitlOnl 1hAll not DO commenced, or bOlrg
commenced, thAll not be completed on the day above
notified Tor thu same 10 10 taken, the taking Thereof
KATE sCOBEY,
jJSB By Cald we'll a Caldwell, her AttoTneyn.
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THR Chicago Tribune says that certain Of
the ire insurance companies have caused
To be inserted in their policies on resi-
denCes q stipulation tat the risk shall
lapse or be suspended II the house be-
comes "unoCCupied" or vacant" This
condition, like oil othsrs prescribed by
the insurance companies, IL printed In
very fine type and put In IN out-ofthe'
way corner. Householders in nine cssel
out OF ten have not noticed 1t Ut oil, Of
have forgotten 1t by the time the summel
vacations come around. They 20 away fol
the summer, therefore, and close up their
houses 10 blissIul ignorance Of their liz
blllty to total loss by fire, Yet 1t has recent
ly been decided Ia New York that such
reservation on the part otinsurAnce oompa'
MES ia good in law. The companies con
slider, or pretend to believe, that the riSE
Of fire is increased by u failure to occupy,
though why it should be 80 II lisa LITTLE
difficult to conceive. II the house tB de
Gently watched and inspected 1t should b
lreer Of danger from FIRE when the family
is absent than when II is present. In thu
case above referred to, the value Of q sum
mel residence destroyed by fire was, inyolv
ed. The cause Of are wns not known. Thu
owner visited the house every two week
to see that 1t was undlsturbed, and in 'hil
absence left it In charge Of = farmer who
dwell! In the neighborhood. The COurtO
Appeals, however, decided that there wal
no claim on the insurance company, be
cause the building was unoccupied.
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When a board Of eminent physicians and
chemists announced the discovery that by
combining some we'll known valuable RENE.
dies, the most wonderful medicine was pro.
aueed, which would cure such a wide range
q diseases thet most al other remedies could
pe dlsPensed With, many were skeptlcal; but
PEELED all doubt, and to day the diScbTbfefS Of
that great medicine, Hop BiiteFS. Are h6nofed
sud blessed BY all a benetAclors.-DtmOerdl
sHl H.fs nkfkV
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They may relieve, but thoy can't cure that
lame back, for the kidneys are the trouble,
and you want a remedy 10 act directly on
their SeCretiOps, to purify and restore their
healthy condition. Kidney.W Wort has that
action, and at the same time II regu.
lateS the bowels perfectly. Don't wait TO get
sick, but get q package to-day, and 7 your.
self. Either liquid or dry for sale al the drug.
pistS -BinOhaMton Republican. MwTAw.
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FRIDAY aOEEIAG, JULY ~.
Tur Merchants' and ManuiacLurers' As-

THR MeTChants' aud MAnpIRcIurers' Az
ISOLATION Of Baltimore have decided to
hold a grand "Mardi GraS" festival in
that city next October, in connection with
the celebration Of the introduction OF water
into the city from the new G~un'Powder
Water Works. The time oil the festival
will be 10 arranged that it may follow or
prscede the Centennial celebration OF the
surrender Of Yorktown. 1t is intended to
make the festival the grandest and most
elaborate ever held in Baltimore.
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AN astronomer OF the St. Louis RepubR'
can has discovered that this Ia a great year
for comets. The fourth one since the first
Of May has just been discovered, and q
fifth one is expected to sail into view
about the latter part Of this month. The
fourth comet Of the year Is now telescope,
but II it Ia approaching the SUM- as sup
posed, 1t will become visible to The naked
eye. 1t is believed to DO the comet oilsl2,
returned much wasted and dimmed. The
fifth Cometafy visitor Of the yesr, should
1t verify astronomical calculations and
come to time, ia EnCke's comet, and Is ex-
pected in the constellation Of the ay. II
II has not changed It's character during ita
absence 1t will be a good subject for spec
trosCopic observation. Comets are tread
Ing on each othsrs' tails aud becoming
quite familiar, and IL Prof, Diapers recent
ly promulgated theory BIZ correct, one Of
them may come day give the earth . bump
more shocking thsn any railroad collision
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FDaIiy except 5%unday-NeVGfE zteonmodaIios.
t9leuben Wills Accommodation. This train dutins
the DAY passes back RRfd and forward between M,Fs
tins FerfJ and BellAifti stopping whom required Al
ahefnGn House, KtnaVille, West wheeling and
Gravel Hill. .Hf
1UttehWille Accommodation,
fCRnAl Dover Accommodation,
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VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE

hTAUHTONi Virginia
Mrs. GEN. J. q. H. ATtAiti, PFlHtpe
Ms Stuart viii bs aided by 4 lull tofP,d hSs
teachers. TbB PTIrc lIAl drsiTef 10 male WA
and tfaiBins thorough, and n promote ID, HI 4,
dillon Of mind and heart. TefDI F%tilliO. ~
extfAVIgance oppOstd. The next ke'iloh gFi,s
tOubeF 18th, Ard continues nine mon,bi. lhh'"
rent upon application 10 the PrinGlpil.
IyisnWR NRS. J.. e u STUART stisfsl
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MARIETTA COLLEGE.

uEUHVE A pVVHbI'T T"
SUMMONS,
The State Of West Virginia, 10 the shGiH Of Ohio
county greeting;
~ command you that you summon George A,
6oobey, " he DO found In your BALL Wiek, 70 appear al
tue ClOTE'S Once Of the Circuit Court 6i ohio county,
o. rules TO DO held for the said court, on the Anl
Monday 10 July, 1881, 10 answer q bill 10 thAneOTy,
exhibited for a divorce, against him In the said court
BY Kate scobey, and have then there this ' Mt
court, Ut tho Court HouIs Of LAid county, In the city
Of wheeling, The "a day Of July, 1881, and Ia thC
nineteenth year Of the SAte Of West VI gi1iA.
SAMUEL u, MuC0LLOCH, Cl0Hk.
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WEST VIRG|NIA UNIVERSITY.

zine departments Of study NItto9h ias I,
At cast, oalendAf arranged 10 iii! tNIg
pShSea III one rear from eI75 to t'OOi ~
aFian, liberal, thorough. Fall torn W ~
iembaT Tin, 1851. Attendance ~ wa
eoubtitS o. Wtit VirVinia and INN 'Hl'v' 4
IitofioS. Number Of students IAFEcf ID"
y0aft pfOHiOus. ,-,at ~
H.tPod cAiAlotne4 and ctnel irloInass W
The Acting. President, y. II. Pnfln'O"'
Vb, WAat Va.
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