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Hotel Burued,

STAUTToN, Va, November 30.-The old
hotel building at Willow Spout. on the
Winchester pike, aqout six miles from this
city, was destroyed by fire Sunday night
The place was one of the best known in the
valley, and there is hardly an old soldier
in either Federal or Confederate army who
ever marched between Staunton and Win
chester who does not recollect the place,
which got its name from the pretty spout
of clear mountain water which ran out OF
a willow tree at a convenient drinking
height from the ground The building was
partly occupied by the family of Mr.. George
W. Woods, who saved most OF the furni-
ture, and il was insured for 5000 in the
London Mutual. The fire is supposed to
have been incendiary.
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Rriipine Niagarn.

LocKpoRr, n. Y, November 30.-The diff.
ficulty between the Canada Southern and
the Grand Trunk railways relative TO the
exorbitaut tolls charged by the latter road
over the international bridge and the Bnf-
falo and Suspension Bridge at Niagara
Falls, has eliminated in the Canada South.
ern closing contract with the Ph1nix
Bridge Company for the S+sctfon of new
suspension bridge over ths Niagara river a
quarter of mile south oS the old suspen'
sion bridge. The new bridge is TO be ready
for traffic by SeptembeF /, 1888: The right
of way, both on the Canada and American
sides, and ample yasd room have been Sc
cured and the depot located. Close connec-
ton will be made with the New York Cen.
tral road for freight and passengers, and
a continuous route will thus be secured
through from Chicago TO New York under
the Canada Southern and EeS York Cen
tral alliance
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THOUGHT BEADING.
Mental keaen Detected by Physical

Y.
NkH YoRk, November 30.-Mr. Stuart
Cumberlaad, young EnSljsbman who has
just arriyed in this county, gave at the
Everett House, private exhibition of his
powers 10. what he calls thought reading"
In addition to his exhibition OF this Pc
culiar power Mr.. Cumberland also under
takes to expose and make explanations of
all the phenomena he has ever seen per-
formed by the most famous of the se-called
spirit Rediums-Forster, Slade, and the
Fox sisters. These tests last evening were
given in the presence Of number OF gen
tlemen who have made the study OF this
subject o speciality. They were chiefly
physicians and clergymer.
Mr. Cumberland said at starting that he
professed TO, have no power of looking
into the mind; but only extraordinary
keenness' in perceiving the effect OF intent
mental action upon the body.
Then Henry Ward Beecher submitted
himself as q subject. Mr.. Cumberland,
having been blindfolded, took Beecher By
the haud, led him to Dr. Meredith Clymer,
and seized pair cf eyeglasses hanging
uponft Do Clymer's breast, and upon
which the subject said he had fixed his
.-rIaAslt rs aextezperimentl N pr. George NJ.
Beard and the Rev. George H. Hepworth
accompanied Mr.. Cumberland into an ad-
joining room as a witness, after which one
OF the company made two small pencil
marks upon the. walls at different points,
and fixed his mind on Dr.: A. B. Bali, who
secIeted gold piece in his shoe. By con-
tact, as in the first experiment, Nc. Cum.
berland, still blindfolded, placed his finger
upsn the pencil marks, and then found the
gold piece which the subject had seen Sc.
,creted in DR.. Balls shoe.
With the Rev. DR.. Buckley who said that
no mind-reader had ever been successful
with him. he had no trouble; and readily
selected an object thought OF by DR.. Buck
ley, which no one else in, the audience
knew of.
us any gentleman here suffering from a
pain?" asked Mr.. Cumberland!
81 am" Mr. Hepworth said.
The mind-reader seized him,by the hand,
then dropped upon his knees and placed his
hand on the gentleman's ankle.
He is, right" Mr.. Hepworth said. II
am suffering from the gout.'
One of;those present looked at the date OF
a coin, after which Mr.. Cumberland seized
moment, and, still grasping it, wrote
1866" with the other hand.
81 thought it was 1861 when first looked
at it, but found Immediately after | was
wrong" the gentleman said Mr. Cumber-
land then wrote 1866, which was pronounc'
ed correct.
Several other experiments were given
With DR.. w. A. Hammond, who was blind
folded, the exhibitor showed the difficulty
of locating" sound by the ear only, and
he also. illustrated the false impression
which the sense of touch, may give. He
caused spirit rappings by cracking he
Joints of his hands and feet.
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WASHINGTON. PA.

Hallway RScteets-Eaaesstsus
wAsHIxsToxy PA, November 3o.-Colonel
d. NJ. Boyd, OF the Baltimore and Ohio Raai.
road Company, has succeeded in securing
for his company the right Of way up Pike
run from Greenfield to the farm Of George
Deems. and has paid the farmers 500 per
acre for all the land required Wire fences
will soon be put up on each side OF the road
thus secured. The Pennsylyania Southern
Company also made q survey up the run,
but as the Baltimore and Ohio has secured
the right OF way it will profit them moth
ing. The engineer corps OF the latter COM
pany has been disbanded, the work OF the
CORPS being finished. Whether the above
means an early completion OF the Hemp
field ex5ension time alone will sell. 10 the
meantime the widening of the Pacific
Southern is being pushed rapidly forward.
The following educators will take part In
the proceedings of the next Teachers In
stituts to be held in this borough between
Christmas and New Years: Henry Houch,
State superintendent, Harrisburg; Prof.
John Kennedy, State Institute Instructor,
New York; DR.. Moffat, President Wash
ington and Jefferson College; DR.. L: L.
Jeffrsss, President Westminster State Nor
nal School, California, Pa, AID Prof. 7. @.
Mendenhall, Columbus, o.
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THE FIRST ACT
In the Tragedy Of :the MissOnri Ban
dts.

IN the AEdNSNy "a sshe HAaSSOAA D""
dts.
ST. LOUIS, November 80. The first work
of the James and Younger band was the
wrecking and robbery of the Rock Island
Express, July 81, 1873. 1t was about half
past eight o'clock. p. NJ, on that day, as the
train was speeding eastward from Council
Bluffs that the engineer, John Rafferty,,
while keeping sharp lookout ahead, saw
one of the rails suddenly move out of
place. The point at which this occurred
was about four miles west OF Adair, Iowa,
on q sharp curve, The engineer instantly
reversed the engine and applied the air
brakes and as soon as he did so bullets be-
gan to come into the cab. The displace-
ment of the rail occurred so short dis.
tance ahead Of the train that before it had
lost headway the engine went into the
break and turned over. The engineer was
killed, the two baggage cars smashed, and
the train brought to a sudden halt. At the
same moment pistol shots were heard on
both sides OF the train. Masked figures
rose cut Of the grass. and with threats and
firing drove everybody inside the cars. The
fireman, who had miraculously escaped
death, was driven back into one OF the pas
senger cars, and two of the highwaymen
then entered the express car and
Robbed the Safe,
having first driven the messenger out and
put him under guard. A few of the pas
seneers we're also robbed, the entire booty
amounting to something less than 800.
For this paltry sum, to be divided among
six of them, the scoundrels had tried to
wreck the whole train OF seven crowded
| passenger coaches and sleepers. They
were very business-like and cool about
their work, and talked fippantly the whole
time. The appearance OF a passengers
head at door or window was the signal for
bullet in dangerous proximity instanter.
AS soon as the express car was rlhed,
which did not take very long, the robbers
mounted their horses, and, with parting
shout and warning not to follow rode awaw
to the sou Inward. 1t was ascertained
that there were six men IN the party,
They had gone to the nearest repair sta.
| ton that day and stolen spike-bar, with
which they had loSSened the rail. They
left the rail in its plrce, but tied to it a
cord with the end leading out into the
long prairie grass. where man lay con-
| eealeS. 70 move the rail when it should be
too late to stop the tain. The affair
created the greatest excitement through
| out the country on account OF the cold.
blooded way in which the miscreants had
tried to wreck the train with its hundreds
| Of passengers. This and the killing Of the
engineer aroused a universal fe cling of ex-
ecration which a quiet, gentlemanly rob-
| berry OF an express car would not have
done. Moreover, it was new thing. And
there was a novelty in the idea Of half a
dozen men holding a whole train OF pas.
sengers prisoners which give the thing an
unusual eclat.
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Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, November 30-The State
Department has issued special publica-
ton on the subject of ostrich farming in
this country, giving the result of an investi-
CATION by a number Of American represen-
tatives in countries where ostriches are now
successfully farmed. The conclusion reached
is this: The business may be safely under
taken, and is likely TO prove very profitable
here.
About one-third Of the members OF Con-
gress have arrived in the city.
Mr.. Lee Caldwell, OF Indianapolis, has
been appointed to position in the Trea-
sury Department.
Mr.. d. w. London is the latest applicant
for the vacant Judgeship for the Southern
District of Ohio. Speaker Keifer is still
confident that Judge White will receiyethe
appointment.
There is no feeling among members OF
Congress now in the city that there will be
an extra session, but they think that Con-
gress will have passed all OF the appropria-
tion bills and be ready for the final adjourn
ment on March 4th.
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his property would vanish. The matter
was therefore kept quiet and Tho thaeyes
have had q good chance 70 escape.
Guilfx Pair.

b -
TERnE HAUrK, IND, November 0.-The
elopement Of Michael Schaab, aged twenty
one, with Mrs Mary Lntz. aged thirty -four,
from home lately, leaving ahusband in Nev
York City, with y700 Of bis money, termin-
ated here yesterday, in the arrest OF both
parties and the recovery o. nearly All the
money. The case was placed in the hands
of Chief. of Police Vandiver several
days ago. who at once commenced
to work ii up. 1t was found
that partiess answering their de-
scription had arrived here on the 10th inst.
After diligent search had been made they
were discovered in boarding house In the
northern part of the city, and TO day both
were arrested. The woman had 5000 In
money on her person, (which she Surrender
ed TO the officers
Mr.. Lutz was teIegraphed to at once, and
the parties will be detained until he comes.
Schaab is rather handsome. but the woman
is as homely as could be imagined. Both
seem to take the affair as q joke, and evi-
IDENTIFY don't entertain any fears Of serious
results.
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A Lead Nine.

PoTrsvILLE, Pa, November 3O-Thsre Is
considerable talk here concerning the dis
cOyert OF what is supposed to be valuable
lead mine two miles south of Sunbury,
Northumberland county. A party Of New
England capitalists have formed a com.
pany and opened an Office here in charge Of
William II. Babbitt- No stock has yet been
offered for sale, nor is, 1t likely that any
will be offered very soon.
The people Of Sunbury are now subscrib-
ing $50,OO0 to erect smelling works, and the
refusal has been obtained of lands all the
way from the outerop below Sunbury to
EpSy. The vein runs northwest and south
east The results of the essays have set the
farmers in the vicinity wild.
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Cable Notes.

LONDON. November 30.-Lord Gladstone
receives the Malayagsssy ENJOYS Saturday.
1t is believed that a fresch conpaay y
secretly organizing at Paris, hrodeanx md
Mar eiles for oper alton. In MadagascF. -.
The condition -oi the Archbishop. Of
Canterbury 10 dangerous, he has taken
leave Of biz servants.
A compromise has been effected between
Lord Mcdonald and ths.persistent sec
ton Of the Skye Crofters
VIENNA, November 30.-The Bulgarian
Ministry ordered the release OF Zancof. ..
At Odessa the military tribunal found
Colonel stayraky guilty Of embeZzling 125,
600 roubles and sentenced him to banish.
nent. A captain, and lieutenant and two
Jewish contractors were sentenced 70 ysri.
GUS lesser penalties for completely In the
crime.
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IRELAND.
No,e. From che Emerald Isls

DuRLrx, November 2o-The Queen tele.
graphed an inquiry into the condition OF
ex.juror Fields and to express sympathy
for his family.
Dowlings counsel intend to plead that
detective Cox was shot by one OF his own
comrades. &,
The suburbs will shortly be proclaimed
under the curiew clause.
Seventy seven men of marine artillery
at Portsmouth, volunteering for police duty
in Ireland, start Saturday.
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The MutuaI Union.

ALBANY, N. Y, November S0.--In an in
terview with the managers of the Mutual
Union regarding the decision OF the Attor.
ney-General in deciding the increase oi
their stock invalid, they say that the fight
is simr!y brought by the Western Union
people to try and control their company,
and they are proceeding on the theory that
the more suits they can begin the more an
noyance it will give us, as all suits must be
settled in the courts, and as the Attorney
General has so ducided, let it be so. In
the meantime it may lead to telegraph
war and cutting Of rates. The work oi
extending our lines will go on at once, our
revenues are increasing daily, and we are
in q splendid condition.
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RARKERSBuR6
The Darlington Forgery Case Per
sonal Mention.

NOubi meutious
Special DispGthto to the Register.
PARKERswRG, November S0.-Mr. ]. II.
Darlington a prominent citizen OF New
York, whose indictment for forgery and
perjury by the last Grand Jury was noted
by the REGISTER few days ago, came vol
UNFAIRLY TO this clay aud gave notice
through his attorney, w. l.. Cole, ESQ. that
he WIS ready for trial. but the Court could
not graf hearing the present term. Mr..
Darlington gave boAd for his appearance at
the February term of Court, and expects to
be able to prove himself innocent of the
grave charges which have been brought
against him.
Col. J. G. MeI.eur, States Attorney for
Wood County, was taken with congestiye
chill last Saturday And has not been able
to attend TO his official duties since that
time. His friends hope To see him out
soon.
J. J. Rettellicto, formerly In business
here, has retured and will probably locate
here again.
John w. Crooks, Esq, IS here in the in
terest Of the REGIsrER
Hon. John A. Hutchinson was appointed
by the Court TO represent the State during
the illness of States Attorney Mcleur.
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RAILROAD COLLISION
One Man Killed aud Three Others
WOanded.

PITTSBURGH, November 30.-Shortly after
2o'olock this afternoon collision occurred
on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chica-
90 road, near New Waterford, between an
accommodation. dqe here this afternoon
I and west bound freight train. The accom-.
mediation had just left the depot and
had not attained very high rate OF speed
when the collision occurred or the acci-
dent would have been more disastrous.
As it was John Shouse, Jr., of Alleg heny
City, fireman on the passenger train
was almost instantly killed, and engl-
neers William Fitzsimmons and John
Snyder were seriously hurt. One
passenger, whose name could not be
learned, was badly bruised and no one
else was injured. Both engine and baggage
car and three freight cars were badly
wrecked. The cause Of the accident was
misunderstanding of orders.
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Wages Reaueed.

READING. Pa, November 3s.-Another
reduction of wages has been taken place at
the Reading Iron Works. The employees
Of the four lap-weld furnaces OF the pipe
mill. were notified that on and after De-
cember /, lap-welders who were receiving
81 per day, would receive s. 30; extra men
would be, reduced from = to 81 IS, and
other employees would suffer q reduction
of 10, Is and 20 per cent About sixty
five hands are effected. IL is rumored
that several other large mills will make
slight reductions before the year closes:
The men bsve signifed no intention Of
offering any objection.
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Anna Diekinson.

HoxEsDALE, Pa, November 9.--Anna
Dickinson, whose vacation in this loveIy
town has been prolonged by i'll health, has
recently received half dozen different
offers to 90 on the stage. She will probably
accept one from California for an engage
ment there, or one. that will take her
through the West after New Years, and
thence TO the Pacific coast. Her strength
is not yet sufficiently restored 10 enable
her to fll an entire seasons work With.
out detriment TO her health. Meanwhile
she has accepted some of>the Offers. 70
read in Eastern towns her play Of "Auf.
eIfann
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RosBERY.
A Detective Helps TO Keep . Coed Iten
From the Press

CLEVELAND, o., November Con- Sstur-
day night the house OF Israel d. Wager, Q
wealthy farmer, living near this city, was
entered by burglars, and money, jewelry
and promisory notes to the value Of nearly
81. 900 carried away while the inmates
slept The gang also attempted to enter
other houses in thu vicinity. at one OF
which-Captain Z Day's-one OF them
narrowly escaped being shot Tne
the window and fired at his breast, but the
bullet struck small nail in the sash, and
split and scattered. The fellow escaped
There Is no clue TO the robbers or property.
A large part Of il was in non-negotiable
promissory notes. which are valueless un.
less the well known name OF Wager u
forged as an Endorsement Adetective told
Wager that 10 he gave the local journals
any information ,i,echanee Of getting back
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The Sinraelti Fair.

WAsHINeToN, November 3O.-The wintry
weather of The past few days has had bad
effect upon the Garfield Monumental
Fair. The number Of visitors has been
small and the weather has prevented
nearly all the parades, although they are
expected to come off tomorrow.
General Barnett, of Cleveland, who is here
attending the fair in an official
capacity, said that. the prospects for
the success of the fair were by no means
good. The association expected to realize
about SIC, ,OO0, but that it will hardly realize
more than 5000, if it does that. The asso-
citation had already $50, 900 in its treasury,
and it was hoped to make this 10000, but
the General thinks this will be impossi-
BILE. The expenses thus far have been
about S.. 900.
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FIRE RECORD.

CArRo, I'll, November 3O.-A fire at Met
,ropolis this morning destroyed Brayer's
Block. in which are the store Of c. N. Jones
and the Opera House. and also destroyed
two dwellings adjoining. Jones loss is
about SIS, 900, on which there is but little
insurance. Brsver's loss is about SIS; 900;
no insurance
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On the War Path

~ Ia. = a; November SOD. NJ
Sora,o :, iSse Democratic candidate for the
gnSfei : SI Yesterday Instituted snil 1
:, u. buchanan, ESQ, chsirmsn ot ~
mCeratle county eommittaa u ,Ot ~
Ut Mr' Donehoo was defeated in AZ ~
ecuon and claims II S WSs S-tna "a tae
iS,,s9 some OF his Democratic friends
eyed slanderous utterances Epus, Sre -
ect that Donehoo had sold oSt ~ - -
~ curing the war and groSsIv NJ -
'ssal society. VI tue
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Stutieuts Expelled.

ST. PsfyRsBuRG, November 30. - The
council of tie university decided TO expel
: The forty-six students who were the chief
actors in the late disturbances. Their
parents placed them under police super.
vision. Twenty three others were expelled
with the understanding that they would
be readmitted il repentant.
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The Flood In Germany.

BERLIN, November 3U.-The worst OF the
floods is over, the Rhine having fallen fonr
and one-half feet in the last twenty-four
hours. There issix feet Of water in Cologne,
Coblentz and Bonn. At the last named
place 400 houses were submerged and nearly
all the provisions and fodder destroyed.
There is much sickness In the flooded dis.
tricts, especially among the children and
the poor.
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An Extra Session.

WAsHINeToN, November 30.-A large pro-
portion of the members of the House OF
Representatives is in the city, and inter
views with a large number of them led to
the general impression that Congress will
finish up the appropriation bills and other
faslnsss sss!SS sEsk 2ls2gtlsot @sreh sRd en-
discussion Of Internal revenue bills and
tariff measures, however, may give regular
business q serious set back, especially
should the Democrats determine to ob-
struct these measures for the purpose oi
throwing them into Democratic Congress.
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!, !, ~ EMWWTnieJ

+ depot at GDsOn's Point, on tne
.ylElll river, opposite Point Breeze,
llIton, on the Northern Central
road, from which point a pipe line
extends to the Bradford oil region,
Ply which the oil coming south
that section has heretofore been
|ered TO the railroad at Milton for
kseDt.
following is taken from Ellison
annual review of the cotton
The season has been very fav-
4 throughout for the crop i'm the
kd States, though not more favors-
an that Of two years ago up to this
out unless the area sown Is under
'aled, It Is difficult to see how the
AN reach 30 largr a figure as :, 7,OOO,-
ales, 70 say nothing Of 1850 900
though with an open winter, it
PUN up to 6,7JO,OO6 or 8 $50 O00
Nerage week-rate of consumption
faSon was about 70,5OO baIes in
britain, and $1,000 on tine conti-
making total Of l3O, 500 for all
p. As the great markets of the
[Ppear TO be Over-StOcked with
LIN !! may be that the requirements
'sh sPlnners for the new season
ina - materially exceed those of the
IN Out continental spinners
= an an probability, increase their
: ElSIOl. Pr.on iuily 5per cent. Perhaps,
r. nurIPe' rIP there will be wanted an
'>eek o' lo4'OOo bales of 400 pounds
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IDou't be Alarmed

at Brighps Disease, Diabetes, or any disease
OF the kidneys, liver or urinary organs, as
Hop Bitter5 ~. certainly and lastingly
cure you. and it is the only. thing that Will
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WHEELING FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER l.

States marshal for Massachusetts,; Gaulusha
A. Grow is yet an influential Pennsylvania
Republican; Schuyler Colfax, James g.
Blaine, Samuel J. Randall and Speaker
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'Dr. s. B. BrrrrAs say.dsAs ruis ply
sicians do not. by their professional meth
DDS build up the female oosStitutiou, ,vhiis
they seldom cure the diseases 10 vhieh &
is always liable In our variable climate Ind
under our imperfect civilization Special
remedies are often required 70 RESTORE =.
ganic harmony and strengtben the snies.
bled powers Of womanbood; and for most
Of these We are indebted 70 psrscas outside
of the medical profession. Ansng II sefy
best Of these remedies s~lsn proutnent
place to Mrs.. Lydia r PinkhaA's vesetas
tie contsrni :,
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The Georre-Mexers Race.

NEW YoRx, November 3o-In the race to-
day Georges time was 5 minutes 10h Sec
onds. George led from the start. Meyers
was six yards behind at the finish. His
time was minutes Is seconds.