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A. H. WRrcH, Secretary.
Cause or the German Cabinet Crisis

Cause or the German Cabinet Crisis.
BERLIN, February 2l.-The cause Of the
Cabinet crisis Is as follows: The Lower
House Of the Landtsg had amended the
Government bill on the local administra.
ton amendment, which entrusted the su.
pervision thereof to the local council in.
stead Of to the Landeurath, as proposed
by the bill, When returned to the Upper
House Von EndenbeFg accepted the
amendment and few minutes afterwards
Won Rommel, q clerk In the Ministry OF
Commerce, BismarCk's special deputy,
stated that Prince Blsmark's presence was
prevented by illness, and read o paper to
the effect that Bismarck could not consent
to entrust the supervision Of communes
to irresponsible bodies. He would sub.
init the bill to the Emperor, but would In
sist on its revision In o Government sense
before applying 1t to other provinces. The
House was thunderstruck by this an.
nounCement, A ssmi.official paper stated
on Sunday evening that Won Endenberg
had already resigned. y.
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WRECK OF the BonEnlAN.
Particulars OF the Fate OF the IIl.Fate,
Vessel.


New YORK, February 2l.-The partcu-
lars Of the wreck OF the steamer Bohe.
milan have just been received by letter.
William Clancy [cook] gives a graphic
description OF the wreck. He says that
when the captain saw there was no hope
Of saving the vessel, he sent me TO the en-.
gine room 10 summon the eengineer. When
be came on deck he told him there was
no hope Of saving the vessel, and request.
ed him TO muster his men. He gave simi.
lar directions to the chief officer, and with
water on deck lowered the boats. The
first boat was launched on the starboard
and seven other men, with Mr.. Thomas,
got in. Her chief stewart, George James,
was also in this boat.
Shortly after she was launched, the Bo.
hemian gave q urch and filled with
water. The fourth officer, chief
steward and another man jumped
out and were drowned. The star.
board side broke before she was launched.
When the Port life boat was launched
she was placed In charge Of the second
mate. The Captain gave orders that the
siCk men and boys should be saved first.
/ was the last man to enter the boat.
After the last man had got in the boat the
chief officer called TO come close 10 theship.
At that moment the steamer gave o heavy
lurch, and sprung the rope out Of the
hand Of the man that was holding It, and
sent the boat clear from the ships side.
We wheeled around to the stern 10 get
close, but as we approached we cav the
steamer filling. We had no time to slow
the boat when the steamer went down
and all was over,
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The Proposed Conference OF Nations on
the Subject OF HimeIAllHn.

NRw YoRK, February 2l.-The Bullion,
(neWspaper) urging an international mon
etary conference In this city, says: The
country regards New York as o sort Of q
pawn broker yet, but more generous
views will follow q broader action per.
haps. The present regard Of New York is
as much due to the New York press as to
the capitalists, because the press, in lie de.
sire 10 be held sound, does not venture to
take National or cosmopolitan view.
The notice OF the daily press oil the city ot
the international conference is confined
Al present to publishing q few Of the for.
eign dispatches. The result of this policy
ID the country is fully indicated by the
following from the distinguished editor ol
the Chicago Tribune: In reply TO your
note asking my views on your suggestion
OF holding proposed International mon.
etary convention 10 New York, most de.
cidedly think II the wrong place. The
money power Of New York is bitterly hos.
tile 10 bimetalic currency and would do
oil II could to defeat the purpose Of the
convention 10 Ok blmetali0 ratio and
free coinage OF silver Ra we'll. Re.
monitization OF silver was secured In
tbs face OF most desperate and impla.
cable oppoailion OF New York, and since
then your bankers ppd business men have
exerted their utmost power TO pre-.
vent the circulation Of silver dnllRrp, and
your press and politicians have constantly
clamored Tor repeal oil the act or o Gus.
pension OF silver coinage. To hold the
convention In this city, dominated by such
hostile inf uenees, would be to defeat the
end Ia view. The friends Of bimetallsm
10 advocate II, would be blunder. The
proper place for the convention Is mani,
testify Paris. The only Atlantic seabosrd
o,tv where II could safely be held, ig
philaGslphia, where the citizens are not
40 narrow ard selfish in their metallic
ideas, and where they do not believe 1t
would be 10 their interest 70 abolish silver
and ereenbaCks Dc tnoney,in order to pro.
duce such legal tender scarcity as would
appreciate the value Of nortg'Ee AMI ena'
BE creditors TO skin their debtors,
fsjvned,l j. MBpiLb.
ESssecfetaty Of the Treasury Brlstow
wfllee! I consider II desirable 10 bring
Sbout A tinifotm action Of the commercial
nations, for the adjustment o. the present
relative value OF kOIu huu DiIvsI UViLt ~
A basis oi The actual value Of the metals,
measured by the cost Of their production
and therefore I look with pleasure on the
proposition for an International money
conference.
Letters iavotibg al International none
latv conference have been received from
many other gentlemen known In the inan
ciai svhfld
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LArEar YIsitoas ro MErron,
some Of the Talh with the President,
Elect

MBSToR, O., February 21.-To General
sCovel, Of Camden, N. j., and Colonel
Shoemaker, Of Philadelphia, who was
here ct night, General Garfield aCknowl.
edged great annoyance at the ptottaOted
Senatorial struggle at Harrisburg, and ex.
pressed the hope thatit would speedily be
brought 10 close. Thomas W. Phillips,
dark horse In the Senatorial contest, ex.
pressed great fear that his visit would be.
come known 10 the press.
Nothing can be learned here Of the oh.
ject OF Judge Folget's visit. He, too, was
very anxious 10 conceal hi6 presence.
Governor Foster, while here, said that be
would not 40 into the Cabinet unless
General Garfield asks him 70 do 80, buL
will do anything that Garfield requests.
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Protest Against the Funding BiI from
Cleveland.

0LEvELASD, February 2l,-0n Saturday
the presidents and cashiers OF the Cleve.
land National Banks sent telegram to
Representative Townsend, OF this district,
that the funding bill as passed by the
Senate would be fatal to the National
banking system; must force banks to re-.
tire circulation and result disastrously to
all branches Of business. This morning
the following was sent to President Hayes:
To Is President, Washington:
The associated banks and bankers OF
this city, composing the Clearing House,
are unanimously Of the opinion that the
passage OF the funding bill, with the 9th
Section included, will prove disastrous to
the business prosperity OF the country,
and they respectfully hope you will see
your way clear to interpose veto against
90 great calamity,
(signed) T. P. HANDY,
President,
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CHICAGO, February 2l.-1n the United
States Circuit Court Judges Drummond
and Blodsett to day reiured a re.hearing
In the celebrated case Of the Barbed Wire
Fence Manufact urers, In which immense
sums Of money are invested. In accord
ance with this decision all barbed wire
manufactured In the West is an iniriDg.
ment on patents Of the Washburne and
Mason Manufacturing Company, OF Mass.
achusetts. It is stated that most Of the
Manufacturers have already made terms
with the Massachusetts company.
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PrrrsbuRdA, February 2l-The Western
Pennsylvania State Pair Association, a
new turf society, which has just completed
a fiue mile track at Brushton Station, near
this city, have closed arrangements for q
big trotting meeting, beginning on July
18th. Premiums aggregSting $4,000 will
be offered, In which will bo included
special prizes for exhibition races by the
greatest trotters In the country. The Di.
fectors propose to have Maud 8 here. The
meeting will be the leading event ot turf
annals Of this CITY,
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RAILROAD ABUSES.
A RtlI 10 Institute SOme Investigations
Introduced in COngPeAS,

A HilI to Institute some InVenIigatIOns
Introduced in Congress.
WASHINGTON, February 81. - In the
House OF Representatives to-day o bill
was presented by Mr.. Turner to appoint
a commission 10 inquire into the injus.
tice Of freight charges on Interstate com.
merce, and to prepare remedy. Itpro.
vides for the appointment OF commission
to consist OF three members, one Of whom
shall have o practical knowledge Of the
management Of railroads; one shall be q
member Of the legal profession, and one
interested In commercial pursuits, whose
duty II shall be frst TO inquire whether
any railroad or other common carrier OF
OF the U United States In their freight charges
makes unjust discrimination against com.
munities or individuals, and II 30, what
railroads, where, and in what particular ?
Second, 10 inquire whether freight charges
for carrying Interstate commerce In the
United States are oppressive and unjust,
and II 80, how, where, and In what par
tiCularP Third, TO report TO the next ses.
sion Of CoDgres the result Of their inquiry,
with such Recommendations as they may
deem wise and practicable to remedy the
wrong and prevent Injustice, any is found
to exist.
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Land League Mass MeetIUg-Exe reises by
The shakespeare club In Honor or
LoWelI'S BlFthday, dc.
The Land Lesgue meeting Of tonight
will be the biggest thing Of the kind held
In Bellaire since the fall political meetings.
The orator Of the occasion will be Rev.
Father T. ]. Lane, Of Mount vernen, o.,
who has quite reputation as a scholar
and speaker. II Wheeling folks who want
to come will let the committee know in
time Of their coming, arrangements will
be made for their return by street car or
train tonight.
The Catholic school attendance is rather
light on account Of the prevailing sickness
OF typhoid fever. The different rooms
were informed yesterday that to-day
would be free to all In honor OF tho "Day
we celebrate"
Mr.. Lou Miller and bride, OF Cumber.
land, Md are spending a few days with
Mr.. Chris, Bippus.
A child OF George Dnnning Gravel
Hill, was buried Sunday evening.
Mr.. Gideon Gray is lying very low at
his home In the Second ward.
Those who have 10 cross the creek
bridge lift up their voices. They want
some ashes, at least, ior they can't 70
around another way and better them.
selves
Mis-. Dr,MoClure issul1ering from severe
sickness.
The schools oil Bellaire will be closed on
Tuesday, In honor OF Washington,
EHfuHnU I0hnunR Ia
Some Bleds still find their way into
town, but unu no snow on our streets.
Mrs Rev. HeinSe is quite sick.
Mr.. John Heslop and Miss Annie Ebetl.
Ing, OF Pinch run, were married Sunday
evening by Rev. LeeCh, ot the Winebren.
marian church.
The new building association is taking
good shape. The intention is 10 have
II run out sooner than is usual.
The following Ia the programme 10 be
presented by the Shakespeare Club, Tics.
day evening, at A, W. Andetssn's In
honor Of James Russell Lowell, II being
bis bitLhdSyi
Music.
ReAdlng-The Couftlh' 'n."""aMlls fllio Kifkpaltiok
Essay-Ihe BiglDW PApeftn..H.uueO NJ. WO1dhndg6
ReAdlng-Pfeluds 10 the Vision Of Sir lAun.
!AS Anna FAfls
Mullc
BiScnsgiOn-L0weil'a Pac4 In American lit
0fatuFe......J. N. Reese and MIss MARY h. CfsIiV
M1ilc Ahh RAo n,
Essay A Study OF LoWell'B Odta,,Mln N. r. (tbthv
Readlng-selecttd strophes Of COmmOmora-
tlon ODE ".,.,......A A. CLARK
E,aiy-loWelI ~ q Matter Of English PrSje--
!, So. 80. Dudley Woodbridge
Reading and RematkS-L0WelI on Washing.
A. 0allaher
Mr.. 7. $. Tappan left Sunday evening
for Cincinnati, and perhaps further South,
The Episcopal Social meets this week a.
Mrs. M. Y. Millef's and, the Melhodist
Social at Mrs. John Wagnet's.
Rev. Dean hss finished his three weekA'
labor OF Mt, Vernon. He was expected
home Monday evening.
The primary teachers In the Fourth
ward school house are much troubled by
adtoit tlievety among the hats and wtaps
In the cloak rooms.
Miss May Mitchell was conplimepled
BY receiving the valentine addressed 10
the Ptettiest young lady In The city,"
NOW lei the sender Of the valentine ap.
pear.
THEE boys In fancy costume were about
town Monday distributing bills fof the
liedeikranEl ball and gathering numer.
Gus following Of small boys, ROE,
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rsLlnr lpl Istssnniion ID rlne.

NRw YoRK, February 2l.-1n the Coun.
" Clerks Office, Saturday, q certificate 10.
cteasinE The stock Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company 10 tS0,000, 600 was
fied. fhis was done, II was said, "be'
cati6a Of questions that haye been made as
10 whether the afliOles,oithe association tD'
der which said company 10 organized have
provided for the increase Aforesaid and
ts exclude oil possible .pfeteGt tot doubt
respecting the same, But the. company
aleo claims that said attlclee do provide
iOf such inctease, aud that Il has already
been authorised and made" A messen.
ger Was sent by special train 10 Albany at
ihe same time 10 Gle copy Of the certih.
cate In the office Of the Secretary ol State.
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NeNp Notes frorn lIleuhen1llle.

sTRvBENviLLE, o., February 2l.-Oon.
tractor Patterson, Of Philadelphia, iS In
this city, sub.lsttiDg different parts Of the
work on Gould's tunnel, which is to cut
of three miles Of curves on the Pan Han.
die road, seven miles west Of here. Car.
penters went out this morning with lun.
Der. and will commence building houses
and shsnties for the hands right away.
The well known greenhouse oi q. A..
Lablngier, Of this city, was slightly dam:
aged BY aie Yesterday, originating from q
dhientiVe fine.
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WASHINGTON, Pa, February 9i.-The
ashes Of Dr. Hombetg, Ctemated in Dr.
Lemoyne'S furnace Saturday, 90 to the
executor Of the deceased, Charles saChner,
who accompanied the remains here.
Csthafine Gibefson, Of Lancaster, Pa, q
maiden lady, whose lie ID despaired Of,
has requested that her body be disposed
oil by inclnetation, aud may be the next
subiect for the crematofy.
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LONDON, February 2l.-Parnell, speak.
Ing at CLARA, county Kings, yesterday, Wig.
orously attacked the Government for in.
Producing the Coercion Bill, aud charged
the Ministers with trying to intimtdate
Tho nation and with deliberate conspiracy
10 prevent him from exercising his Oonsti.
tutlonal right Of speaking In Parliament.
In case Of threatened eviction, he advised
the tieighborlng tenants 10 pillow up the
land In order 10 prevent tho landlord
from grazing his cattle thereon.
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Tus whipping.post question is exciting
nncb discussion in Kentucky. Candidates >
,p'Io ~. legislative houors are frequently called
~, "non % TO "deline their position" on the
.nbiect, 'I and in several counties instruc'
,ioDs 'rT 10 vote for or againSt the bill will be
IsciJed at the primary election.
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LOOK AT YOUR PILE.
Call for Bonds for the shaking Fund, TO
be Redeemed Nay l.

WAsHINaToN, February 2l.-SecFetaEy
Sherman has issued the one hundred and
first cali for bonds for sinking funds, The
bonds named are per cent bonds Of the
funded loan Of 1881. The bonds are as
follows, and the principal and interest
will be paid at the Treasury in this city,
on and alter May !, 1881, and interest will
cease on that day:
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Tus National banks continued theirsur'
,.nJer Of circulation yesterday They
''s in dead earnest about anticipating the
srae,msnt s Of a law which they constFue IS
a declaration OF war upon them. 1t tisnot
Nv any means unlikely that the Demo-
~ o'.tjc mpjority in Congress will discover
'h,tlbey have committed a serious blum
IIer in the framing Of the funding BILL 1t
/, evidently looked on with great deal OF
alarm by experienced financial men,
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Mysterious DEATH Of a PrOwlncnt New
Yorker.

New YoRk, February 2t.-Ths body Of
Of Charles ?. Blake, son.in.law Of the late
General biz, was found floating In North
river this morning. The manner Of his
death is q mystery. Jewelry and money
carried by the deceased were found upon
bis body and no marks ot violence were
apparent. Mr.. Blake was one Of the most
prominent psLept lawyers In the city, and
was formerly partner IN The law firm oil
Keller 4 Blake,
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WARRINGTON, February sl.-ptesident.
elect Garfield will, unless he changes his
mind, leave Mentor on Tuesday, The let oi
March, for Washington and arrive here on
Wednesday. His inaugural ls not vet
written, although blocked out In q general
way, nor is Il likely that II will be com.
pIeted until alter his arrival here,
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~, democratic heart Is easily chesFeu'
nminept lna Democrat in Washington Is
..io,,sd Ap'1s as saying that the brightest ray
FsPC,''s Soas for bis party comes from Ohio
s.,s o. usyi the temperance legislation is likely
su'a '. a.,,anpe the Republican Germans
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vp MOoEE, near MCoonnelES Hill''
.tI%,s % WOOL on Saturday last, 800 Heeces'
so'u !, a. ~, ceDts. tits estimated that the farm
AZ, !, ol washington county have about q
s'I 'a'IIjoD o pounds Of last years w0Ol clip on
l'rd-WaMingDn, Pa, Reporter
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WASHINGTON, February 0i.-The calen'
dat Of the House Of Representatives iS.
sued this morning, ls document Of one
hundred pages, and ls the heaviest Caleris
daf that has ever been In the House. Not
one eighth OIL the bills upon II can become
ia1,a
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HOW THEY DO 1T.
The Machinery Of uhe ROIterS at Harris.
burg,


HARRIsBuRa, February 2l,-It has been
mystery to most people how the forces
OF the minority Republicans have been
held together so compaCtly in the Senate.
rial fight, and transferred as solidly as they
were from Grow to Bsyne, It has been
done by one Of the most, superb bits Of
party machinery ever used in any politi-
cal fight 1t was used in the fght against
the riot bill and Is in use now against the
candidate OF the Republican majority.
When the opposition TO the riot bill was
started, a working force or "ring" ofthirty-
three members was organized TO run the
business, A list was made out Of all the
members supposed to be against the bill.
This list was divided up into patches OF
three apiece, and each one Of this inner
ring OF thirtY.three members had three
OF these others assigned to him
10 watch carefully, to talk to,
and find out whether they were weak
enipg or not, Eveay night or two these
thirty.three met, aud whenever any man
was discovered to be weakening no device
was left unresorted to, to bring influences
to bear, from his constituents II necessary,
by long petitions against the bill, by or.
gument, etc., to slitfen him up. This
committee Of thirty.three served another
purpose. Whenever any new move was
resolved on, each man talked 1t over
casually with the three men assigned him,
and thus all were kept posted, and no.
body felt ignored or as though he had not
been consulted when the matter was de.
Cided upon, The same machinery has
been brought into play in the fight agsinst
the caucus candidate, Mr.. Oliver, and In
the opposition 10 General Beaver; only as
the entire force that they claim to control
Ia only fity.six members their inner cir.
Gle Is composed OF but thirteen or four.
teen men, who have their iorty.two coad.
tutors divided up among them. By this
means the leaders on their side are kept
constantly advised as to what Is going on
in their ranks, how each individual mem.
Der feels each and every day, and Just how
many votes they can depend on OF any
time.
A SHOW ToR snIRAs.
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No onornn, At EiAttIAbutr.

HARRISBURG, Pa, February 2l.-Thitty.
third ballot for Senator; Beaver. 81;
Bayne, glj Wallace, l9t sChcaeld, q
shfraS, | MCGfath, /; Balfd,l. Adjourned
No quorum,
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The bonds described are those last dated
and numbered under the act Of July II,
1870, Many OF the bonds originally in
cluded In the numbers mentioned have
been redeemed or cancelled, leaving the
amount Rs stated.
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GOTHAM GOSSIP.
MELAHGE OF MANY MATTERS AT THE
METROPOLIS,
Strange Fatality In q Family from Heart
DIsease-A PrOdigaI Expected Home
big Suit DIsminsed- story that
an Executed Murderer Has
Returned TO Life, &c.

NEW YoRK, February 2l.-Police are
down the bay the bay to receive the fu'
gitive auction broker, who is expected TO-
morrow,
Ellen Dunn, aged eleven, the last Of q
family Of seven children, died to-day, like
her brothers and slsters, Of heart disease
The little girl was on her way to school
and her mother was out. In returning
the mothers attention was called to a
crowd near the school house, when abe
went to the spot and found her child lying
dead.
Judge Friedman has dismissed the suit
brought by Theo. A. Havemyer, against
L. N. Fuller, for 500. 900 damage III con.
neCtion with the investigation In relation
10 taxes on sugar. Judge Friedman said
the evidence taken did not tend to show
that remarks injurious to the plaintiff were
made by the deiendent, aud there Is moth.
ing in the evidence taken injurious to the
plaintiff.
Considerable excitement prevails OH
Staten Island in consequence Of the story
that Edward Reinhardt, the murderer,
supposed to have been hanged, Is still
alive, and the gallows has been cheated.
The Indignation is so great that men talk
OF tearing up the grave to ascertain II
the corpse is buried,
Secretary Eyarts, on behalf Of the Khe.
dive, will present the obelisk to the city
tomorrow, the ceremonies to take place
indoors, the Secretary objeCting to make
an address in the open air. Owing to
some error, invitations are out Tor not less
than three times the number OF people
that the hall can contain. Mayor Grace
will make the speech Of acceptance. The.
odore Thomas conducts the music, which
will be all vocal.
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757,, g. Bl4pE is quite III at his home
IN washington

,.,r,Tr letters shown US from the East
tA'I ~. Ii,tIs shaky on wool. Last Veek'
LOOK OK r closed with steadisr feeling
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NRv YoRE, February gi,-A driving
snow storm, about the hsayieat Of the seS
son, prevails here,
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A SHOW roR snIRAs.

New YoRx, February ala telegram
from Harrisburg says the probable retire.
ment OF Beaver and Bayne from the 1sena.
torial contest will leave the fight between
sChofeld, Of Warren, and George shlras, Of
Pittsburgh, with chances in favor Of the
latter,