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Accident 10 Ferry boat-st. Johns Day
and floral Sunday y-SehO01 aquIbs.

Accident 10 Ferry bOat-At. Johns Day
and FLORAL Sunday ay-SehOO1 Hquibs.
The Benwood ferryboat became unmAnage.
able Thursday evening and was swept down
BY the swift current. It struck one OF the
bridge piers, fortunately but q gancing
blow. One corner was crushed and tie
guards heavily rubbed, but II .BGs able TO
make occasional trips again IL the morning.
The passengers had narrow escape a. the
boat could not hays withstood the shock had
II struck the bridge squArely. Among them
was Father Gull.
The people alsng the creek are already
ooking out for PLACES 10 move In case Of
necesEliy. They remember too we'll what q
time they had once this year already. Some
valuable drift wood has been tied up 10
shsts. but 1t 10 difficult TO go far from shore
In skifEs.
81. Johns Day, the 9th inst, will be OBJ
served BY the MSsons Of Bellaire with basket
picnic beginning at Bellaire and ending At
Martins Ferry Among those who are 10
make addresses is Rev. ]. H. Rogers.
Will Blckerton has gone down the river to
while away some idle time mating II hot for
the squirrels
The teachers OF the schools say they cannot
see why their salaries should not be raised
with that Of the Superintendent. Theirs
have been reduced Within few year..
The colofed schools, In charge Of ]. z. Ham.
ilton, had iEs closing jOllIhcatlon Thursday
evening. Refreshments were served and 4
general good time was had. Mr.. Hamilton
has succeeded well In his department, some
Of his pupils are now 4 high aS the High
School.
Sunday will be observed Ia The usual man.
decorated. R.C.
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FENIANs rRusrRAIEp.

A Plot TO Destroy the Town Hail AI
Liverpool NIpptd aI the Moment ol
FFuitiOn.
LIVERPOOL. June 10.-An attempt was
made TO blow up the Town Hall in this
city, but it only resulted in breaking the
windows In the Hall, and In Browne
building on the opposite side Of the street
II is reported thSttwo men were arrested
with q quantity Of dynamite and loaded
revolyers In their possession.
The persons captured In the attempt 10
blow up the Town Hall have been identi.
fied as Liverpool 1rishmen named Nc.
Keyitt and Roberts, Both were supplied
with money ,documentsfoun In their pos.
session cotinscted them with Fenianism
Roberts has been in America for some
years,
The prisoners will be charged under The
Malicious Injuries 10 Property act, which
provides that the punishment may, uudeI
The circumstances which apply In this
case, be lifelong imprisonment.
The prisoners will also be charged 10.
morrow with completely in the attempt Ia
blow tip the central police station In Lhii
city on the night Of May 18th.
EoKnoN, May 10.-Mt. Joyce, Secretary
Of the Kilmslloch, County Limerick
branch Of the Land League, has been ar.
rested under the Coercion act.
In the House ot Commons HarCoutt
the Home Secretary, stated that bott
the IEishman arrested in Liverpool thiI
morning In connection with the attemp
10 blow DIP the Town Hal, recently arrived
from America.
Mr. Gladstone said there was no iounda
tion whatever Tor the statement that thl
Government intended 10 abandon pof
tons Of the Land bill.
The Government ibiOtms The police o
Chester that the Fenlans In America hav
detailed number oi men 10 destroy build
ibgs in various cities ol the United King
dom, including Chester.
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pno.pEcrs Ar pIr1snuRGn.
Pears OF u Flood as Great as the One ol
IB22,

PITTsBuRGH, June l0.-The heavy and
continuous rains Of the past week have
caused the rivers to swell to immense pro-
portions, flooding portions OF Allegheny
and the South Side, and causing great de-
struction to property and the almost uni
verssl suspension OF railroad travel on the
roads leading from the city. The Balti.
more 4 Ohio, Panhandle. Allegheny
Valley, Pittsburgh, Virginia & Charleston
and Pittsburgh 4 Lake Erie roads are tho
greatest sufferers, traffic on some ot these
being delayed two days. The Fort
Wayne and Pennsylvania roads are still
In good shape with the trains running a
little behind time. At noon there was 25
feet Of water at this point, with both rivers
rising at the head waters, and the prospect
Of having 10 Iees mors. Should this be
true It will be as great as the flood oi
1882, when the river reached IS feet, the
highest on record. On the Allegheny
river nearly seven million feet Of lumber,
estimated at 500 900, has been swept
away. No great damage has resulted on
the MonongAhela the coal men fortunately
getting their craft nearly all out belore
the raise arrived.
LATER DANGER ovER-THR WATERS
CEASE RISING -Loss OF LUMBER.
The danger Is now believed to be over.
AT 1880 tonight the rivers were on a
stand with the marks indicating 30 feet ol
water. Reports from the hesdwaters say
that the water ia reCediDg. The total
amount OF lumber swept away from here
is eight million fact and the estimated
loss Two hundred thousand dollars. 1t Ia
said that the loss Of lumber on the ALE
gheny and tributaries will reach one
million dollars,
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QuEBEc, June lO.-The excitement at.
tending the conasgraLion Is subsiding.
The fact that there Is less distress to be
relieved this lime than on former occa.
sions Is most encouraging. Piles oil furniD
ture sill remain In the open places and
yards all over the city. Many houses sur.
rounding the Gre district present the ap-
pearsnce Of second hand furniture stores.
Goods, oil paintings, coffinS and fancy
ware are thrown together In indiscriminate
confusion. Out Of the mas oil classes
pick whatever they prefer 10 call theirs.
No one Enows how to detect or put . stop
to this wholesale robbery. There are
many rumo'U conCerRing the origin otthe
6re, but as four houses we're Ia flames
wh' n the fre Wai discoveftd The n al origin
may be proved by the evidence Of the
CoFonei'B and Fife Commissioners In.
quest. 1tiE generally said that dtub ken
man entered Cartiel's stable with candle
and causing the CnuAagrAtion.
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CnIored nnrdsrer Hnnred.

MEMPHIS, June lO,-Hayes White, who
murdered Sheriff ". +. Beattle, Of Crit
tenden county, Arkauuas, April 2lst, wal
hanged at Marion this afternoon as two
O'Clock, In the presence Of 1900 persons,
1900 OF whom were Colored. A colorsd
minister prayed with the condemned man,
White then sang 3 by mn, which was Joined
In by the Colored people present, The
black cap was arranged by the Sheriff,
who asked White II he was ready, 20
which he replied, Eyes; goodbye to oil,
The rope was then cut, and WhRe
launched into eternity, The fall, although
six feet, did not break his neck, and be
died by strangulation. The body, after
hanging eighteen minutes, was cut down
and delivered to his friends for burial.
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LATER-THE DANGER ovER-THE WATER
CEASE RISING -Loss OF LUMBER.
ANOTHER FRENCH CalsIs

Compared 10 the Reaction OF TIA Duel
Between the President Of the Republic
and President OF the senate Predicted
Comments Ofthe Press.
PARIS, June l0.-The senAte's rejection
Of the scrutin De Liste bill marks the be.
ginning OF another resCtionary era. A
duel between Gsnbetta and Grevy is said
10 be impending.
The RepubligR Frdnc1iSe, Gambetta's Q
organ, admits the defeat Of Its party and
compares the vote on Scrutin de Liste In
the Senate yesterday TO the reactionary
proceedings OF the 18th ot May, 1877.
The relations between the Senate and
Chamber OF Deputies, It says, will now
become greatly strained.
The general election, preceded as 1t will
be, by Rstrong agitation, will be adverse to
the Senate II the people pronounce In
favor OF Scrutin DeListe.
The article concludes as follows: 1--WE
arc not discouraged. We shall regain
our liberty OF action and shall uss t."
Moderate journals declare the question
Of the scrutIn de Lists will now be refer.
red Ia the Electoral Body, which is its nat.
ural Judge. The IrreconCilAble and Mon.
aEChist pspefs profess to regard the vote
"a putting an end 10 GambettA's dictator.
ship.
There are rumors current that Constins,
Minister OF the Interior, Cazit, Minister
oIIJuslice and General Fare, Minister oi
War, will tender their designations, and
that Gambetta will resign the Presidency
OF the Chamber of Duputies.
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wAsnNeroS, b. O., June 1O.- Secretary
Blaine Ia confined to the house with rheu.
matism.
Many Of the discharged census clerks
have resumed work, trusting 10 Con.
Vress 10 pSts deficiency bill next
winter to pay them for their servi.
ces from now on. There will be An At.
tempt to make this deficiency bill the ba.
sis Of an inquiry into the mannef Of ex.
penditure Of ioFmer appropriations for
census work.
An effort was made to investigate The
censns affairs ard expenditures, but IL
failed, as It was charged II was Instigated
| by disappointed persons. Next winter the
effort will be renewed, and when the bill
10 make smother appropriation comes up,
1t is said that Constessmen will be found
10 insist on knowing how the cenaug
money has been expended. General
walkers work seems 10 give general satis'
faction.
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ARKANsAS' AMRITIOS
To Take from KenIueky her Title OF
-Ihe DARK and bloody Ground" In .
Fair way 70 be Realised.

10 Iake lfom AontueAS ueE AAAe ~
-the DARK and bloody Ground" In q
Fair way 70 be RenliEed.
LrrTLR Rock, ARK, June l0.-The par
iculars OF the murder Of Louis sWeston in
vanburton county last Wednesday have
Just been received. Last wiHter six men
in that neiShbOrhood were arrested for
stealing bee gums, tried before Justice Of
the Peace and acquitted. Louis sWseton
said the matter should be prosecuted BY
the next Grand Jury. The fellows then
threatened to kill sweeton II he reported
them. Notwithstanding this threat, sWee,
ton reported them to 1.-THE Grand Jury,
which indicted them. On Wednesday the
six men went 10 SW eeton's house, stopping
at the front gate, and called him. SWeeton
at the time was nursing the baby and
reading the B ible. When he heard the
call he laid the child and book on the floor
and stepped to the door. AS soon aB he
made his appearance his murdeEers fred,
hitting him in seveTal places. He turned
and ran through three rooms and teu dead
on the back porck, =.
The nslghboThood was soon alarmed,
and an armed p0sss went in purtuis.'
They came on tue sCoundrsls in an old
house. They were we'll armed, but sound
asleep, and their guns already cooked, lay
beside them. Their pursusts got the drop
on them, and when they aWoke they
were harmless. One, however, managed
70 escape.
The County Assessor and two other citi-
zens Of Perry county reached this city At
noon, claiming they had been compelled
to fee for their lives. They were captured
yesterday and roughly handled by their
captora, who threatened to hang them this
morning, They managed to el4de the
vigilance OF the guards and reached this
city In dsplorAble condition. Their ieet
were bleeding and torn, having walked the |
entire distance bareiooted. Crest inllg' |
nation exists among the Law abiding peo.
pie. Gov. Churchill will adopt summary |
measures to put down the outlaws and
preserve the peace, Its rumored that he
will place Perry county under martial law |
and order the GuapaW GuHTds and the
Capitol City Guards 10 the scene of action. |
Mgi5r.Geueral Robert O. Newton, com.
mander Of the State militia, has been or
dered by Governor Ohuvghhill 70 Perry |
county to report upon the situation, The
reports this morning state that great ex'
element prevails. The desperAdoes are
armed, aud declare their determination 10
prevent the return Of HAmsand Matthews
TO the county. The action Of the Gov, |
ernor dependS on the report OF General
Newton, and serious trouble is appre'
hended.
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MARTINS TERRY,

BuFEIaFS Operating There - Lumber
swept Away By the Flood Damage By
the Rains-llIII Resumed-PFeaehInE,
dte., dc.
Very early yesterday morning the residence
Of Mr. CadwAllader Wells, in the lower part
OF town, was entered by burglar, who SO.
cured gold watch and Sl2 belonging to Mn.
Smith, Mr. Wells daughter. Mrs. Smith
was awakened BY the Light thrown In her face,
and was 50 frightened that she could not
scream, but made noise enough to cause the
hASty departure OF the unwelcone visitor.
Mrs. Smith Is about sick from fright.
-Four rats Of lumber about 0,000 feet, be.
longing TO James Kerr q Co., and about
1900 feet belonging 10 Benjamin EIley.
were Carried away from the glass.house land.
Mr.. Kerr's loss Il considerable. Mr.. Benjamin
EEley, Jr, and Mr.. Kerr went down the
river yesterday m srning 10 get Information
concerning the RATS.
Yesterday and Thursday the railroad com.
pany had about two dozen hands engaged in
removing the gravel that had been washed
over the side track at the depot.
Hanover street grade Is At present In bad
shape, and pedestrians are obliged TO take the
road. We hope that new paVemenS VIII be
put down very soon. The walking ID the
middle OF the stteetis not good Glnce the rain.
| This evening In Commercial Hall at eight
O'Clock, Mr.. r. A. Burdick will deliver leo.
tnre on the subject Of temperance. Mr.. Bur.
dick Is an attorney and counsellor from De
Ruyter, n. Y, who has interested himself In
this work, and gives bis time 10 lecturinE.
He Is good talker, and his lecture will doubt.
less be interesting. Il Is free.
All hands went on at the LAughlln mill
this morning. The mouth OF the coal mine
isnow cleared. The nail department went on
yesterday.
A load Of our young people went to Ne.
Pleasant Thursday evening 70 attend com.
mencement exercises Of their school.
Rev. J. II. SnoWden will again, tomorrow,
occupy the pulpltin the Presbyterian Church,
preaching morning and evening. There was
some talk Of giving this gentleman call.
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HARRISBURG, Pa, June 9.-The State
Treasurer to-day refused TO pay the mem.
bers Of the Legislature the full salary
claimed by them, 81 500 for $50 days SER
vice. The law under which the members
have been drawing their salaries, provides
that they shall receive $1,000 for regular
session not exceeding 100 days, and $40 a
day for not exceeding hity days, but The
Attorney general has decided thAt the pei
diem feature OF the law is unconstitutional
and has advised the State Treasurer not "a
pay the members more than 81, 900. The
iltter have determined to bring suit ag IinSt
the State Treasurer next week, for the
money which he has refused 10 pay them,
The Attorney General says he will abide
BY his opinion until the court Of last re-
sort oohvinCts him that he Is In error
The suit for the unpaid services will be In
s,ituted under law passed by the presen
Legislature which adjourned today.
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WEuV indebted to Mr.. B. NJ. Eof, oi
MARSHALL county, for a number Of old time
papers, which he recently discovered
among his household effects. They are
alLnd patents, deeds aud tSx receipts,
running back to the formation OF the gov.
ttnmsnt belonging. for the most part, to
Robert Woods, father Of the late Andrew
P,WOodS, and grandfather Of the present
Robert Woods, Of this county. They are
curious old reminders Of the days long
gone, sud deal in pounds. shilIings and
pence, lud include slaves aud other
live stccE, and large tracts Of wild
lAud as their subject matter Mr..
Woods was q mSgisisriAl sort Of .
Vsntlenau in his day, and seems
70 have owned an immensity OF land In
this region. II its value Is to Re judged
BY the amour! Of tax paid II must have
required a mAn to own q good deal OF II
to be considered wealthy. For instance,
In the days when Zach. Bigg. Ess Sheriff
Of Ohio county, and when Ohio couaty
included q large slice Of North western
virginia, which was in the year 1890,
We fud tecsip! lor sl9.33, In
tall payment Of tho tax on several
thousand acres oi land. The arst tract
~ the schedule Ia sc! down a. 100 acres,
The A1 on which Is carried out a. 35 cents
Taa next ttlc! Is 200 acres and calls for Oh
ssah, Oas traC! Of 1000 acres calls ior
OaIy y cents. Three slaves, "Aboys six,
teen yesS Of age are taxed IS cents each
'as above twelve a1d under sixteen, ~
A'o At 50 cents, ctss oI distinction with,
'utA difference, Four horses are taxed
E9csns each.
Lne days oil 100 mus! have been thos
better DAY, oI tue Republic" Of which
n9Ne head 50 much. AT all events
ne IeA' 1850 seems to have brought In 1
a's US 10 the way Of taxation, for WI
.na MI Woods paying s6l II on what WI
!adss TO be about the same tracts Of land
aus scheduIe before ug for that yea
,Pead'' 4SO acres at the "lovsr end Of III,
tons reach, y valued at ti,44O, and taxed a
Sa' Also 100 acre, a! the mouth O
tsaiug cFesk, valued at g, 100 and take,
Ms@ Al'o 1922 acres on "Bis GrAv
st'et WaIsu,' valusd at S527 s7I
ana and titd at 81 o.. The receipt 70
Sau y' signed by "Gsorgs sttikei
S'lseto the direct tax" This We ar
S''''and G to have been the United State
H0's'nmsnt dlreC. tax levied 10 thos
saI' On lands. On the 7Lh day Of Eel
,uafy' ll99, John Council, for job
SoSE, Sheriff" acknowledges from NJ
", "OOu' The receipt oi E5, s. and / penn
IN 'ulI Of lISs tax" This was the yet
"a "a Which the Constitution Of the Unite
'ase' Ssat into eject. The county set
SUalo WISN West Liberty in those day
ln''s are . number Of oLhet interests
HPen among the bundle before us, b
U'9ao'a'ions We have RiVSu will sufH
., "G.'' 'h' 'ssder an idea Of the ptimiti
. '''e o. Values and taxation in this teslt
away back 10 the beginning Of the centur
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u, are asked to decide the following
b.,sB that he tA) will weigh q
o',,d '',. more lhAu he B. will weigh, and b
9'-I 9',',t,, bg will not. After weighing 1t Is :
,'a ,',5,bN A weighs not only one pound
l's.' es,. bl, several pounds more Who
W. ". ,bopld say that A wins. The IN,
,.n,,uliag plainly was that he (Al would ~,
-,' |.,b a, eas. pound more than B. The
~, ,.' ,b,, he weighed several pounds more
Ia.. ~. no, atIec. the be-, as the greater In
w %y,' e,,s includes the lees. The bet was
~. ~, limited 10 one pound as a maximum
.,,,,,, -, bu! asauinimum. II "A had bet
's,, h, would weigh Just one pound pore'
w., ,bs ease would have been different,
IN. bs bet, 10 effect, that he would weigh
a ,' I.u. one pound more, and OF course he
-!,a
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understand that it is quite probable
,Antbe Board Of Commissioners oil this
,,aaty will hereafter publish once a year
,delI.led financial exhibit Of the county
NH a what ought to have been done
lo.t 40. Tho minuiia Of such an account
III b, sure to attract close attention and
osrh.ps invite good deal Of criticism
,,Itbis fac: ia certain to exercise very
,m.srs,lye influence on the exPendl'
,r,,,ol The Board and oi those In any way
,s,Dousibls to ii or to the county. The
D,,Ols have right to know what th0iI
nosey h expended for, aud TO this end
s heulrsi satement, under the proper
b,,d,. "a necessary. Over in Belmont
coaaty. when levy is ordered, an item
t,A,t.!emslt, by townships and villages,
IA Dub.uhed, showing what 10 the tax rate
lof syay species Of expenditure. ln
Enhinrou county, Pa, the annual state
meat, duly audited and Attested by an
,aIpial comni!tes-sets forth with great
miauteasss the reCeiptSaud disbursements
9th public money.
Sach abatement seems to be wholesome
cheek on all persons responsible for the
hlrdiasol tue county funds. They have
h. ever present fact before them that
th,ifvoachen must be critically examined
byt committee, aud then submitted to
the taxpayers and newspapers for further
elimination and comment. Under such
circumstances any species of irregularity
becomes a rather risky business, and most
msu under proper bonds, are not inclined
10 take the risk Of doing business In q
loose manner
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| ANA44A4AA A9tNAs
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, Ono, June 10.
The preparations for the Observance Of
Floral Sunday and ChIldren's day at the n.
3. Church are such as to warrant the e1pec-
tAtlon Of good time" The church is to be
elaborately decorated. The three services will
be appropriate to the occasion. The pastor
will deliver an address In the afternoon, when
the singing will be by the school. The even.
Ing programme is composed OF music, recita.
tons and essays by the scholars OF the Sunday
school The afternoon will be filled Ia prof
The tent holders OF the Burr's Mills Camp
Meeting are to hold their annual meeting On
Tue grounds o. BnrT's Mill, on Wednesday Of
next week, the 10Th inst.
we hear Of quite number who expect to
permits
Strawberries are Just now the pleutisst edi.,
bic about here. They bring from seven 10
nine cents per quart,
The narrow gauge from here to Quincy "a
running again all right The storm caused
damage lhat It took large force OF men two
days to repair,
The Northern narrow gauge iS badly used
up, The trustees, with characteristic energy,
have force OF hands employed putting Il 10
rights again. As all the bridges are washed
away, some Of them with the abutments
gone, It will take some weeks TO get It In run.
ming order. The storm Is said 10 have beeu
The hardest ever known here by any one now
living, The thunder was 80 heavy as 10
shake the houses.
Several projected picnics have been sadly
lntertered with BY the wea her Of the past ten
days. WelOarn, however, that one on the tapis
Tor tomorrow Is 70 hS carried on by the Aldot
gum blankets, umbrellas, eto, In spite Of the
weather. ltmay be that II Vennor hears that
the picnickers are 50 determined he may
break what begins to look like deadlock In
the weather.
The valuation Of personal property In this
township Us brought In by the assessors shows
An increase over that Of last year Of 125, QUO.
To encourage the killing Of hawks, our last
Legislature authorized the payment OF hfty
cents for each one killed. This was 10 come
out OF the fund from the tag upon doga Two
have been killed and paid for In this town.
ship.
Wlll Clark, clerk at the National Hotel OF
this place, and son Of the proprietor was
married some three weeks ago, At West Alex
AndeE, 70 Miss Lura Kles, Of this place They
never let on" until day or two ago. when
VIII brought his bride home.
James Crangle, Esq, OF your city, Is In
attendance at court here, being party In tbs
case Of MoorehouAe vs., Crangle. Alfred
khsinstrom Is here also, to report the eYi-
dence In the same case.
Mis- Jennie Mealey, Of Cadiz, o., Is the
guest OF the Misses Longley, OF our town.
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ANNAPOLIS, June ls.-President Gar.
field and Admiral Porter and staff arrived
at II o'clock to-day and were received
with naval honors.
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, delivered
the address 70 the graduates, and Preei-
dent Garfield and Secretary Hunt made
speeches. Secretary Hunt delivered the
diplomas. In consequence Of the rain oil
the exercises were held in the chapel,
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President ard vice President Of LIberis
RIanieh.

WASHINGTON, D. G., June 1O.-AnthOny
". Gardner has been elected President oi
Libetia, and Rev. A. F. Russell Vice
President They are pledged to the sdu.
cation ol the masses the incorporation Of
the native tribes into the body polite;
the expulsion Of rum and alCoholj an
honest settlement ol the foreign indebted.
ness, and q frugal administration Of the
Government. -,,-.--''--'
Prof. Edward ". Blyden, President Of
the Liberia College, will visit Europe and
! The United States,