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eumbent, for Secretary Of State McCafe, 8
coiored man OF Graham county, for Auditor.
Spread OF the Cattle Disease.

pally Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ala.
bama, Virginia and West Virgins. Inquiry
at the Agricultural Department to-day elic.
ited the information that the disease is be-
heved to be Texas cattle fever, or Fplenic
fever, as it Is called. It first appeared in
Alabama. then in North Carolins, then in
the neighborhood of Abingdon, Va, and a
few days ago near Redding. Pa. ard reports
received at the Department to-day indicate
that it has made it's appearance near Wheel.
ing. w. Va. Agents of the Depart
ment have been sent to Virginia,
North Carolina aad Alabams, aud the
Chief Clerk Of the Department, who is
In charge In the absence Of DIR. Loring. has
written Secretary Edge, of the State Board
OF Agriculture of Pennsylvania, asking him
Tor particulars. Representative Lefevre, of
ONO, who has struggled in the three last Con.
crosses to secure the pas sage of the bill kr own
as the pleuro-pneumonia bill, for the proven
ton OF the spread of contagious diseases
among cattle, said to-day that if the bill had
become law the spread Of the new plague
could be checked at once. IS it provided for a
Commission of Experts, who, on the appear.
ance OF disease, whould have gone ct once to
the infected locality and taken ouch steps as
would ae once have prevented It's spread.
Washington News OF Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, August 10sh.-Four hun.
ored and twenty-five persons were appointed
to clerkships in the Pension Office to-day.
Inc clerks of the National Board of Health
were dismissed, Congress not having provided
for salaries
Brady makes an affidavit in the star route
trial In which he recites the statement made
In the sffidavit of Bliss, in regard to depOn.
ent picking up an envelope with money in it
from 5. w. Dorsey, and continues, that the
statement Is wholly and utterly false so far
as IL refers to deponent, who never met Geo.
Il. Spencer in the room of Stephen w. Dor
sey. Deponent further says If George L.
| Spencer ever made such statement as indi-
| Gated In the affidavit of Bliss he stated what
was wholly an absolutely untrue.
William IL. Belts, of Washington, makes
an affldayit that ex-senator Spencer told him
he knew nothing whatever 10 regard to the
alleged misconduct Of defendants except what
he had heard from Others
The failure of ex-senator George Spencer
to appear as witness in the star .oute trial
| excites much severe comment at Washington,
| as he is an officer of the Government. and ID
one OF the Directors in the Union Pacific
Railroad. The belief is strong that be would
| be here, unless he had been advised that his
absence was desired. The President 10 placed
IN very awkward position, by the failure of
| Spencer, and where he cannot well overlook
his refusal to obey summons from the
Government in a case az important as the one
under consideration.
Held an Indignation Meeting.
WASHINGTON, August 10th-Iady eppii-
cants for positions are increasing 10 the In.
terror Department under the recently author
ized increase in the clerical force. and all who
failed to receive recognition held an indigna-
ton meeting. and organized "The Womap's
] National Labor Organization. Resolutions
denouncing lone man power" in the nation,
and declaring they would fight it out, were
| passed.
Congressional Nominations.
PADucAH lKy.), August 1Osh.-The Re-
publicans of the First Congressional District
have nominated H. II. Houston.
REED CRY (Aich.), August 10.h.-The
Republicans Of the Ninth Congressional Dis.
triet, have nominated General Byron, Nj.
Cutcheon.
DAyToNi (O.), August 1Oth.-The Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention to-day
nominated John r. Murray. of Piqua.
| ST. LOUIS. August 10.h-The Greenbnckers
OF the Tenth District have nominated George
nj. jackson for Congress.
VIsALIA (Ill.l August 10.h.-Hon. S. w.
Mouiton, OF Shelby, has been nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the Seven
tenth District.
RICHMOND (Val, August 1Oth.-The Re.
| Ooh'ChbAou VI Tue IGiFu Np1-
gressional District have nominated John En-
bier Smith to represent the district as Re-
publican In the Forty second Congress.
! FORTRESS MONROE Wal, August 10Th
The coalition Convention of Republicans and
Readlusters nominated Judge Spalding for
| Congress.
Officers OF the Amalgamated Iron werk-
crs' Association.
| CHICAGO, ANGUS l0th.-Ths Amalgamated
Iron Workers Association to-day elected the
| following officer President, John Jarrett |;
Secretary, William Martin Treasurer, Geo.
w. Perry; Trustecs-SsmuelS Wainwright.
William Weihe, Edward Rogers. 1t ad-
]ourned TO meet next year at Philadelphia.
American Ear Association.
SARATOGA, August 10th.-The American
Bar Association to-day elected A. r. Law.
| ton, of Georgia, President, aud a Vice.
President and LEGAL Councils for the several
Statea, including the following California
Vice-President. John N. Pomeroy.
Railroad Company levied en-.
DErRoIT, August lOsh.-TLe Erie and Chi.
cago Car Company, which makes business
OF furnishing cars to railroads, to-day levied
on the ferry characterization and a lot of other
| property OF the Great Western Railroad of
Canada, to satisfy claim of S740,00O The
result was suspension of traffic for time.
| but the trains are now being transferred by
another boat
kaiirOad building I'm Mexico.
NEW YORK, August 10th.-A dispatch to
General Palmer from the City of Mexico
| says the Government has approved the Tcluco
division of the Mexican Central Railway, ex.
tending from the City of Mexico to Touco.
and the road thus far is opened to public
traffic.
| Fatal Railroad Collision.
COLUMBUS (O.), August 1Osh.-Iu the col.
iision between the passenger and freight
trains on the l., B. and w. road near Spring.
field this morning, the conductor, James Nc
Nary, OF the latter, was killed, and the en-
| giueer and brakeman were seriously il not "a.
tally injured. A number of the passengers
were severely shocked.
A Good Radiance.
CHICAGO, August 1Otb.-J, G. Holm. the
Dane who became notorious last week through
having buried on the lake front several chill.
dren, whom he was charged with first MUIR
dering, having been acquitted of the charge.
but fned for the irregular burial, became dis.
gusted with Chicago ways and started down
the South Branch yesterday afternoon in
small skitf, with son aged Il. Before going
a great distance his frail boat upset, and both
were drowned. His family are destitute.
smuggIer Caught.
New YORK, August 10th.-Iu the false
bottom or the valise of Frenchmsn who ar.
rived Tuesday by the steamer Laurent, the
Customs Inspector discovered rings, pins.
chains and diamonds, valued at Sc, 600.
Died OF Cholera.
| DANvILLE, tIlL), August 10th. Victor
Leseure, one of the Oldest and wsalthiest
| citizens, died last evening of genuine Asiatic
cholera.
Large Forest Fire.
! Boston, August 10sh.-The forest fire on
| Cape Cod, is six miles wide, and the village
of Sandwich, Massachusetts,, is threatened.
TickIed Around the Neck with Rope.
| ATLANTA (Ga.l, August 1Otb.-The negro
accused Of outraging white girl was taken
out of Jail last night at New Max, Ga, and
hung by party of seventy.five men. He
VAS tried by the crowd, and be confessed that
he and another man did the deed.
To Hasten Their Issue.
WASHINGTON, August 10th. = Secretary
Folger has teiegraphed to Acting Secretary
| French TO hasten the issue of the gold certifi
| tesauthorizsd by the National Banking Act.
! by which the Secretary Of the Treasury will
receive deposits of gold coins in sums Of $40
and upwards, and issue certificates therefor.
The certificates will be ready in few days,
New Board OF Trade.
| 1NDIANAPoLIs, August 10TH The new
Board of Trade opened to-day, with 1000
members. 1t consolidates all the old Boards
here.
Professional seuIIing Race.
| SARATOGA IN. ". August 10sh.-The en-.
tries for the professional sculling race on
| Saratoga lake, August 25.h, closed to. night.
They are: Wallace Ross, Henry Sheldon,
Jas. II. Riley. Geo. 81. Lee, Charles E.
Courtney, Fred. a. Teneck, Geo. II. Hos.
mer. VIM. Elliott Newcastle. ou-I'yne, Eng
lsud). The prizes are First, 81, GOO second,
sou; third, 500.
Killed His Wife and then Committed SUI
icfde.
CHICAGO, August 10sh.-PauI Toller, ma
chinist on Division street, vino hiss frequently