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lIVID LIGHTNING.
Strange Freaks Played Yesterday.

LONG BRANCH, August THE summer
house at Long Branch had one end torn
out by lightning. Four persons were in
jured, one, Policeman Connors,i it is thought
fatally.
STANFORD, CoSS., August THE Presby-
terian Church spire was struck by light
ming at 2:30 p. N. to-day and by four o'clock
the whole building was on fire. When the
roof fell in, it is supposed two men per-
ished. VIM. Brown.was rescued but seri-
ously injured.
During the same storm the straw hat
factory OF H. X. White was struck in three
places. The fluid passed down into the
office, stunning and burning James Wal.
lace, the bookkeeper.
The residence Of George Roberts was also
struck and damage done. Roberts himself
was badly hurt, and other members OF the
family stunned. A dog was killed.
MIDDLErowN, n. v, August 7.-Lightning
to-day, struck three places in this village.
J. c. Mullison's house is damaged, Mrs.
McCrea was knocked senseless in her house,
and the farm house of c.. H. H0lbert was
set on fire.
SCRANTON, Pa, August Two terrific
thunder and wind storms visited this city,
to-day. Houses were uRroofed, cellars
flooded and considerable damage done to
the crops. During the third storm this
evening, the new Court House was struck
by lightning.
EAsroS, Pa, August lightning struck
a house here to-day, and destroyed barn
on neighboring farm. Much damage was
done to crops. In the township and vicin-
ity of Northampton, adjoining Easton, gull
eys from three to ten feet deep were made
in the fields, and the streets were damaged
sar;nusly
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CLOSING HOURS.
The "Profligate Congress" Prepar-
inc to Adjourn.
The River and Har5or Bill and the Presi-
deat-Nhat He Can do With 1.-THE
Knit Goods Bili-~Another
-.r-t Bad Mistake.
EIGHT HUNDRED MORE CLERKS.
Special Dispatch % the Rsatsser.

Special Dispatch % the Register.
WASHINGTON, August when the
House met, this morning, it was with the
evident intention OF adjourning to-day,
and it was understood that the Senate
would be ready to do so by 4 P. NJ, but
afterwards ii became evident that this
would not be the case, but final adjourn
ment will undoubtedly be reached to-mor-
row.
In the House resolution was adopted
providing for committee of nine, at an
expense not exceeding 5000, to examine
into the methods thus far pursued in the
improvement of the Mississippi river, and
see how recent appropriations are expend-
ed. The committee are to hold meetings
VIXEN they please. .
Robson offered the Revenue bill as it
now stands in the Senate, omitting the
polariscope test, and moved to suspend the
rules and place il on passage, but there be-
ing no quorum present, the bill went over.
The President has signed the Naval Ap-
preparation bill, and the bill to establish
Diplomatic relations with Persia
In the Star Route cases, the defense
closed their case, this afternoon, and the
government introduced rebutting teSti-
mony, but nothing new was developed. :
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THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Opinions As 90 the Right OF the Presi.
dent fn Regard TO the Expenditures
Under the Bill.
Specidl IlSpdtch 10 the RcglSter.

SpeciaI Dispatch TO the Register.
WASHINGTON, August Since the pas
sage of the river and harbor bill some Gu
riosity has been expressed by the friends
OF the measure in Congress as to the posi-
ton the President would assume in regard
to the expenditure nnder the bill. 1t was
thought before the veto that he would ap-
prove the bill and take the libery. as Gen.
eral Grant had done, of limiting the ex-
penditure to national Improvements. Since
the passage of the bill over his veto it
has been suggested that the President
would now exercise this so-called preroga-
tive. 1t is generally conceded among mem
bers of Congress that should he elect, he
could direct the expenditure of whatever
appropriations are placed under the con-
trol of the Secretary of War; but, on the
other hand, there are a number OF good
LAWYERS in the House who assert that he
can in no way interfere with the apprO-
priation made for the departments, to be
expended under the direction OF the heads
thereof Mr.. Robinson, of Massachusetts,
acknowledged to be one OF the CleareSt-head-
ed lawyers in the house eofrepresentatiyes, of in
speaking on the subject last night, said:
There Is no doubt that the President has
a practical control over the heads OF the
Executive departments. They are OF
his creation entirely, and of course sub
ordidate to HIM. 1t is generally under
stood that the executive is virtually the
head of all the departments. In the ma
iority Of cases, OF course. it would be i'm.
possible for him to interfere in any appro-
priatlOns made by Congress, for the reason
that the law making such appropriation
defines the object for which ii shall be eX
pended, and while he may direct such ex-
penditures he cannot in any way change
the purposes or the meaning of the law, his
office being purely an executive one. In
the matter Of river and har5or appropria-
tiOns the money to be expended is placed
at the discretion of the Secretary OF War,
and should he deem it to the interest Of the
country he could probably withhold GER
tain expenditures, being liable, of course,
to account for such action to Congress. The
Secretary of War being but q subordinate OF
the President in the execution OF this par
tjcular work, he is actually under the di-
reCtion of the President, and there would
be no question as to the right OF the exec
utiye to interfere to q certain extent in the
expenditures to be made. That he would
have the right to withhold an appropria-
ton specifically made by law OF Congress
is. of course, a question not easily decided,
but he may have such an indirect intu-
ence upon these appropriations as to limit
the expenditure of the bill to any sum
which he may see fit" Other members of
Congress expressed themselves in like
manner relative to this prerogatiye OF the
executive, and there are very few members
of Congress who absolutely dissent from
belief in the Presidents right TO interfere.
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Total ,,...............Sl,2 ,209, ,409, so
Outside of New York 2S3 ~, ,362

Columbus and Portland not included in
totals. The clearings at Portland amount
ed to $9l7, ,l74, against $9OO,62S last week
while those at Columbus footed up Sl,246,-
O6S, against $685., ,2S9 last week.
The exhibit this week, in spite OF the
fact there continues to be quite falling
of at a number of leading cities, is still on
the whole, fairly favorable one. The
aggregate clearings OF the week Just closed
are 81 200 400 $50, against 81 ,223 S4O, 800 the
previous week. AS compared with
the corresponding week last year, the clear
ings show a percentage Of increase OF 5,S
per cent, against percentage OF increase
of 2.5 per cent. last week, and one of AS
per cent the previous week.
In New York the clearings show the large
gain of 93 per cent, against an increase OF
2S per cent last week, and one OF % per
cent. the previous week.
Outside of New York, in the country. at
large, the clearings fall below the line,
showing decrease of 4.3 per cent, against
an increase of lis per cent the previous
week
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OUT OF THE CLOUDS.
A Strange Phenomenon In Marion
A. County. zssz.2e2 =
FROM THE REGIsTEss SPECIAL CORPS
2aecial % The Reoister.

FAIRMoNT, August For three days
past, quite phenomenon has been visible
on the farm of Isaac Honsacker, ESQ.,, three
miles above this place, on the West Fork
river. The facts, which are verified by the
testimony of about half dozen OF our
best men, are substantially these: On FRI
day morning, last, it began to be noticed
that stones, varying in size, from that OF a
walnut to mans head, were falling ap-
parently from the vault of the heavens,
and lighting near the residence OF Mr.. Hon
sacker. According to the best accounts,
this falling took place, and still takes place,
at intervals of about half an hour, the
quality of the stones being sometimes
quartz, sometimes lime stone, sand stone
flag, but in every case, with an appearance
of having been burned in intense heat, and
some OF them molten altogether. Various
specimens of the fallen stone are on exhi-
bition at the Office of DR.. Carney, who has
so far led the way in exploring the mys-
tery.
DR.. Carney relates a parallel experience
happening during the war: That while his
regiment was halting at the foot III Look
out mountain, near Chattanooga Tenn, IN
company with several others, j., was at
tracted to a spot from which certa sounds
seemed to proceed periodically, Re- ,smbling
the noise produced by a poun ling, but
which proved to be produced by I shower
of similar stones-only in each use the
stones were scorched and scared, ~ if in
smelling furnace-falling from al we, no
body knew where. nor how, nor " IS there
any revelation concerning the parV lox ever
afterward.
The Doctor will preserve specimens OF
the stones falling here, and submit them
to experts for examination. Certainly the
facts as above stated are beyond dispute
here, being based upon statements from
such gentlemen as Isaac Honsaker, Joshua
Holburt. Sylvanus Shaver, Benz. +. Shaver,
and Dr. Carney, all of whom have been on
the ground and report the shower OF stones
considerably abated though not yet entirely
ceased.
Judge Hoge arrived here this morning,
and though Just recovering from severe
temporary illness, is looking quite we'll,
and in fine spirits.
Examination of county teachers takes
place. to-day, by Superintendent Amos and
the county board.
Prof +. Il. Crago, of your place, passed
through this morning, en- route for Nor
gantOwn, to hold the Teachers Institute
there.
Mrs. Jane Hoult, of Palatine, perhaps
the oldest lady in Marion county, died yes
terday, aged about 92.
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Lospos. .Aues4 LII h runoest =
Petersbufg dat Hocis b rAkteg e4le
probabilities Of conpllestsoas Bssvssa
Turkey and EngiaDd. gt}3
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THE KNIT GOODS BILL.
How Another BIunder was commItte,

HOW announcer
WASHINGTON, d. c., August T.
The knit goods bill was passed by the
Senate Saturday, in the same form in
which it was received from the House, and
will be approved by the President to-mor-
row. The vote by which it was passed
stood, yeas, Sc; nays, Is. MeSsrs. Bayard
Brown, Davis, of West Virginia; German,
Malone, Pendleton, and Davis, OF Illinois,
voted with the Republicans in the afiirma-
tive. 1t is a singular fact that this bill,
which is entitled "a bill TO correct an err
ror in section 25O4 of the revised statutes"
contains very stupid blunder. Instead Of
section 2504, section 25 is named in
the text Of the bill as the section to be cor
rected. Fortunately, the words of section
25O4, with the correction inserted, is quot
Ell, otherwise il would prove a correction
that would not be correct. 1t appears that
two figure, OF, were dropped out of the
printed copy which was sent to the Clerks
desk, and which passed the House. The
Finance Committee made the necessary
correction. but had this amendment been
atfirmatively acted on by the Senate it
would have been necessary to return the
bill TO the House, and as this would have
endangered its passage, il was considered
best to let the error go, particularly as the
Treasury says the error is so inconseuuen-
tial that no controversy can arise as to the
exact meaning and purpose OF the bill.
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Fatal Runaway Accident.

prrrspUpy. August IA serious accident
occurred about nine @clnnk this morning
at the corner of Washington and n.hertv
streets The horse attached TO q milk
wagon owned by }. T. Wylie. OF 80 Wylie
avenue, was standing in the Panhandle
yards near the gates. which were partially
open. A band Of music passed and the
horse, becoming frightened. started through
the gates, freeing himself from the harness
and wagon. The shock, however, threw
him off bis feet and he fell Just without
the gate, knocking down small boy named
Carney who was passing. The brute fell
full upon the boy, who when dragged from
under Il, was found to be in dying condi-
ton from the effects OF internal hurts He
was at once taken to his home in court
off Bedford avenue where medical assist
ance was summoned. He IL six years old
and can hardly recover.
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WHEELINC " VA. TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8, 1882 -

held at st. Clairsyille Saturday. The ques-
ton that eliufed gthe most attention was
that of grading the country schools. Such
a accommodation was passed almost
unanimously ..--
Miss Jennie Maxwell is visiting friends
in Cadiz, o.
Rev. DR.. Crawford, OF Nottingham, will
preach at thin place the first Sabbath in
September, ct PM.
Thomas Snlter, Esq, will occupy the
do this to the best of his ability.
Mr.. II. @. Hanna, of Barnesville, is back
at his shop. engaged in the tiaware busi-
ness. AZ AE4 q So -..'
Mr.. DeloDg Is the new marshal.
c. II. Kirk, J. @. Bethel and Others, leave
for the institute to-day.
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CURRENT TOPICS.
Eight Hundred Clerkships 90 be Dis
trIb1ted Immediately.

trIb1ted Immediately.
Special DSspatch 10 TIE Register.
WASHINGTON, August THE passage OF
the Legislative bill entails upon the Secre-
tary ofthe Interior the appointment of
500 additional clerks for duty in the PEN
sion Office to hurry up the thousands of
pension filed under the Arrearage of PEN
sions Act. For these places there are over
5000 applicants. There was a great rush
made upon the Secretary of the Interior
to-day in regard to them, but he declined
to see any of them, saying he did not in
tend to make the appointments until the
bill had been signed. The appointments
are to be made for SIX months, the Com
missioner of Pensions having been allowed
the privilege of reappointing those who
prove to be competent and discharging
those who fail to make q certain record
during the six months of probation. The
letters of Endorsements. records and other
papers that accompany the applications will
fill large express wagon. Nearly every
Republican Congressman has made two or
more appointments, and places have been
found for number of the discharged CEN
sus clerks
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SiIgert's Victims.

ternoon the list of victims Of Charles N.
Silgert, the absconding member of John
Silgerts' Sons, is as follows; Mechanics
bank, 5000; Philadelphia bank, $4,000;
Hall & Kennedy, brokers, S., ,260; Evans
Edwards Sons, coopers, $500; Maitland 4
Phelps, New York, $4,000; Kensington
National bank, Sizes; Newbold Il Sons,
note brokers, $50, 1899; Geo. c. Carson 4 Co.,
$lT7 ,40l; Provident Life and Trust Com
pany, $4,000; J. Lowber Welch, $4,000;
Remsen 4 Tate, $26, 900; miscellaneous, 81
500. Total, S496,55S
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FLUSHING, O.
General News Notes and Comments.
Soecial 10 TIE Reoister.

General News Notes and Comments.
Special to the Register.
FLUSHING, August THE election here
passed off quietly, but resulted in grand
Democratic victory. Stephen Hobson, Of
the Quaker division became enrsged and
resigned his Office of Councilman, making
a new election necessary, and to complete
his chagrin, DR.. Webster succeeds him.
The Doctor beat him for Treasurer this
spring. ''The stranger took the kinsman's
place"
Rev. Williams, of New Athens, preached
in the Disciples Chapel, Sunday evening.
DIR. Webster and family were summoned
to Somerton last week by the illness OF Mr..
Whitaker. Mrs. Webster's father. They
have returned and report his condition as
improved.
The most interesting meeting of the Be-
mont county Teachers Association was
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ANOTHER FATAL DISASTER.
A Steamer Blows Up-Seventeen Killed
and FOrty-SeYen Wounded.

CAIRO, ILL, August THE steamer
Golddust blew up and burned to the waters
edge and sunk two hundred yards north of
Hickman, NY. Seventeen are known to be
killed and forty-seven wounded. A tug,
with physicians, has left here for tie scene
OF the disaster.
CINCINNATI, August "A Com nercial
special from Cairo, says: Capt. John F.
McCord, was slightly hurt, and the third
clerk scalded to death by the accident at
Hickman.
CAIRO, Ills, August Further parti-
culars from the wreck of the steamer Gold
Dust are unobtainable until the tug, which
left here at ten o'clock, returns.
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WASHINGTON, PA.
A strong Ticket Nominated.
Special Dispatch to the ReQsster.

WASHINGTON, Pa, August AT the
Democratic Convention, to-day, strong can
didates were nominated for Congress, State
Senator, Assembly, Director of the Poor
and Jury Commission. The following reso-
lutions were adopted: I
That We Cordially endorse the Demo-
cratic State ticket and pledge to it our
hearty support
Second-That we endorse the platform
adopted by the recent Democratic State
Convention.
Third-That we endorse the county ticket
nominated this day and pledge it our sup
port.
The candidates were empowered to select
the chairman of the Vigilance Committee,
and he will appoint his own committee.
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Horribly Beaten.

MACON, GA, August TAT n. colored
camp-meeting at East Mann, deputy
Marshal shot fleeing prisoner mined Jake
Tarrspy, killing him, and this infuristsd
the mob. who ran the deputy in house
where an innocent white man named Jas.
for the deputy. -
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Auxfous tn Leave.

WAsHreros, August7.-Among the few
members there was good deal OF indigna-
tion manifest at the actor, Of the Senate in
adiourning today, without acting on the
resolution for final adjournment Mem
bers coDgregated in groups and many ex-
pressed desire the President avail him
self of his Constitutional right and declare
both houses adjourned.
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STEUBENvIlLE.
sudden Death-Damage to Church.
Special Dispdtch to the Register.

sudden Deatn-DamaSe 10 Shurcns
Special Dispatch to the Register.
SrEuBENvILLE, o., August 7.-Vincent
Niley, well.kuown and wealthy saloon
keeper of this city, died suddenly at, an
early hour this morning. He was native
of Loraine-on- the Rhine, but claimed to be
a Frenchmap. He came to Steubenyille
about ten years ago without a dollar, but
when he died was worth considerable
money and large amount of real estate.
The loss to the Christian Church by the
falling of the ceiling yesterday, will be
about 81 900. Luckily, no one was in the
building when the ceiling gave way.
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Fatal Railroad Accident.

CHICAGO, August The bridge across
The Embarras river, on the Peor a, Decatur
and Evansville Railroad, near Gteenup,
yesterday evening gave way under freight
train, and the engine and eighteen loaded
cars went down, killing Chas. Allen, a
coppersmith, and seriously injuring NJ. B.
Contin. engineer and Geo. Forlin brake
man. The bridge was defective. .
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Fees for Star Route Attorneys.

WASHINGTON, August lin the Senate
Mr., Allison reported bill appropriating
Sc, coo fees for the Star Route attorneys,
which was passed. Mr.. Miller, New York,
reported Bill for joint select committee
on the condition and wants of American
shipbullding and the cause of its decadence.
Passed by a vote of Al to 90.
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Bonus to a RoIlins MiII Company.

TOLEDO, o., August Twenty thousand
dollars, the amount required to induce the
Licking Rolling Mill Company, of Coving.
ton, to establish a mill here, was completed
Saturday. The executive COMMITTEES is
here, and 1t is thought the arrangements
will be completed to-day. Several avail
able sites for the mill have been offered the
COMPANY.
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star Route Cases.

wAsHusGToS, August TN the star route
trial, the court excluded the report of Gen.
Brady for the fiscal year &c, which the de-
Gen. Brady recommended to Congress
measures calculated to protect sub .contrac-
tors. Several similar reports were likewise
ruled out
After some unimportant testimony In.
gersoll announced that so far rs his clients,
TIE SDorseys were concsrned, ne was
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Wrecked by q Hashout.

LONDON, August About o'clock yes
terday morning. the west bound freight on
the Indiana, Bloomington and Western
railroad was wrecked by the washout of 3
bridge, Just west of town. The engine and
two loaded cars of wheat were ditched, but,
aside from the destruction of the bridge
and track, the damage will reach no great
amount The wreck train was sent out
from Columbus and the ruins of the dis
sster are now being rapidly cleared away.
The track is completely torn or washed
away for distance Of one hundred yards,
and it will be several days before any ar
rangement to make this point passable by
trains can be accomplished,
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A AGarri.ou Mas...,~t,-

PANAMA, July 29.-The Chilian garrison,
seventy-four strong, at Conception, Junin
Valley, were massacred by the inhabitants.
The soldiers i'll treated some women,
hence the action of the populace. ------
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BERIIs, August LA dsstFuctiye In
occurred IN elsvsfopd md aloog IL Ksns
river In Caucasus. Crops covenng - ar4o
Of eighty square kiloastsfS vers bsfns6
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FIRE RECORD.

CINCINNATI, August IA fire this morn
ing. damaged Maloney Bros shoe factory,
on Pearl and Broadway, 70 the extent Of
81 600. Fully insured.
GARDrsER, ME, August IA fre is rag
ing here. A good portion Of the manu-
featuring section OF the city Is already do
stroyed, together with many dvelling.
Assistance has been asked from Augusta
and Haiiowell. th+a
The most extensive fire that ever visited
Gardiner, began . little before o'clock
this evening. in the planning mill. The
firewas gotten under control about 1880.
About twenty acres were burned over. All
the manufactures on the Lower Dam wers
swept away. Between 800 and 40 men
are thrown out OF employment Loss mp
wzrds Of 500 100. The insurance viii not
reach half that figure, -
CoLUxsus, O., August 1.-The harm Of
Henry Wells, at KirkersviIle, vas struck
by lightning this afternoon during TIE
storm and burned with 100 basheis of 0heet
and 200 bushels Of corn. No insursnce.
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YeIlaM ReHeH.

GALvEsrox, August THE cases Of sus-
picious sickness on the schooner Henri
etta, from Mstamorss, At quarantine, have
developed into yellow fever.
GALyEsToS, TEX, August THE schoon-
eY Henrietta, from Matsmoras, with yel-
low fever ON board, has been towed 70 Ship
Island and supplied with medical officer,
medical stores and provisions, By the msr-
chants.
MA1AxoRAs, August 7.-Seven additional
death from yellow fever. There are mum
Der of new case not made public. One
death here In the past twsnty-four hoafs.
Eighteen new cases. 80
BsowxsyILLR, August 7.--Yellov fever
has attacked the Mayor and other notable
citizens. The people object 70 the doctors
visiting Matamoras and returning.
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POLITICAL.
Roane County Convention.
Sna-ial DiSnnteh IN ths Re1ixter.

SPENCER, August THE Democratic con-
vention which assembled here, Saturday,
nominated A. d. Wells for the House Of
Delegates, and appointed the majority of
delegates TO the Congressional convention
for Col. ]. ]. S. Hassler, of Jackson county.
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through, and similar statements were made
by all the other counsel for the defense.
This unexpected action of the defense Gre
ated considerable surprise, and recess was
taken