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Hntt6ns Mission 10 sew York.

WASHINGTON, September 2S.-First As.
sis!ant Postmaster General Hatton, Acting
Postmaster General, has returned from
New York. lie says that there was no
foundation for the report Tint he went to
New York 10 confer with the President rs
to the ndvisability Of removing certain
Southern postnlasters who refused to con-
tribute to the campaign fund. He said his
business with the President was OF an en-.
tirely different nature. He added that
neither he nor any. other Government Off.
clal had the authority to5emove any ono
who refused 10 pay their assessments, and,
moreover, they had no right 10 inquire who
did or didnot pay them. That, he said,
was q matter that rested with the commit.
Ice and the parties interested, =
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FIGHT AT A POLITICAL. MEETING
Results In the KILLING nnd woundiur or
.. kcycrul pprsoux r.

CHARLESTON, S. c., September as-A
special to tho Ners and Courier from Lam.
caster says: A political meeting WINS held
Yesterday and addressed by Colonel Cash.
About the close Of the meeting difficulty
arose at the stand between n white man
aud a colored man, which resulted in tho
former being wounded in the head by n
blow with IL stick or stone. Al this time
two or three pistol shots were fred ncar
the stand. but no ono was hurt. Soon after
large procession OF colored men on
horseback came upon tho streets, ono of
THO number having a large pistol buckle,l
to his body. Tho negro drewa pistol, pointed
i ut n white man, and said: There's lilo
dMd rascal who did the shooting" The
white man gave him the lie, and the coIorcti
man l!red at him. Immediately several
shots were fired by the white men and n
colored man fell dead. Indiscriminate
shooting followed by tho whites and bjacks
and three other colorcd men were Iilci
and many wounded. Then authorities soon
succeeded IN restoring quiet, which now
prevails 1t is believed that Inc trouble Is
over. 80
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WHEELING, SEPTEMBER
ARE REpUnIICs GRATEFUL,
1 Remlnlscence Of tho Assassination or
tho I.nte President LINCOLN.

w,v,,x,ro, so,,,,,l,,u 90 i,,,,
. "H'",,",oN' :, Ser',r'u.' y ,u &c 10 ,oe"'
paper coh'alns 'he lollowihe' 'ohe darS,
drcary night In the year 1865, short time
after that terrible ll,h day of April n
vorr, sar,o,,t and s;x ,i,,,,o, ,,.rI
uDs I,hA, ",u .,N ."'u'! ,''e'' NAV VI
ed iapiui! anu silently through lonely
part oi the State OF Maryland, in search OF
a house where Il was supposed the assassin
A,,orodt wos corcon,0I rs;rimn -, A.
.''1t ,'''. A. "Ss S., eoAs."''u' n'''''ns w '"e
house. ihe Sergeant posted n man ut each
corner, and taking two men with him en-.
tered, ascended the s,aIrs, and there found
the ono they were searching for in bed
with two other men. Before he could
make any resistance or call for more help
they made him prissner. In u few hours
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A liutplierS, War

NEw foRE, September 2S.-The Com.
mefcial Bulletin says, editorially: "Notwith.
standing the recent indignation meeting
Of the baltimore butchers against the sup.
ply Of fresh meat from Chicago, the trade
in the latter city, quite regardless OF the
feeling OF the former, are determined not
only TO persist in The business, but 10 cx.
tend 1t. .sl.f .,asl1f :
"The traffic in Chicago fresh meats has
extended 10 Washington and the people OF
that city also will soon be supplied with a
stock Of meat of the finest quality in
prime condition and at reasonable prices
The trade once begun will grow until the
export o! fresh meat from the West will
become immense" T..I :
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----SSE-
Y. N. q. A..

WlLLlANspoRr, Pa, September oS.-The
Annual Convention Of the Y. NJ. C. A. Of
PcpnsYlyapia, assembled this afternoon,
and will continue over Sunday. perma-
pcpt officers elected were, President, z. b.
Baton, Of Altoona Vice Presidents, ]. W.
Zeephart, Delfonte,> md G. T.. Alfens!cin,
Of shomakin Secretary, F. 4. Hatch, Of
Erie. a large welcome meeting was held
in the evening. Twe hundred delegates
are Dfasenl
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HEAVY ltAINFALI.S,
Greater fnll or Winter TIinn Ever Ieiorc
Recorded In One Day nj WRshiurt0n.

Nhe"tcE run VI "utCr lHnn Ever HefOfC
Recorded In One bay nj Washington.
WASHINGTON, September '2S.-All eyes
are turned to the Signal Bureau, and
with good reason. The fall Of water here
has Never been SO great In any one day
since the establishment Of the Signal Ser
vice as it was last Saturday, AMI the rain
fall for the month OF September, SO fur, is
equal 10 oae.third Of the entire deposit in n
year. The rain last night and today has
ngain been very heavy, and ordinary
observers can see no prospect OF IN end to
it. "Gpt," said General Ilazen, Chici
Signal officer, tonight, 1--WE think the spell
is passing, and that by Friday, possibly by
tonight, we may look for clear
skies: Already there arc belts OF bright
weather in the west over the Mississippi
Valley, and these clear areas may be. here
Within twenty.four hours, II the storm on
the coast docs not prevent it."
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Chandler nnd The Treasury

WAslllScroS, September eS,-Secrctary
Chandler returned from his trip along the
coast in the Tallapoosn lust night. The
political curhstone brokers have already
made him Secretary Of the Treasury as
Judge Foleer's successor. They are un-
able 10 give any other reason for the faith
they have than that us the head of the
greatest OF the Executive Departments,
Secretary Chandler would be able TO
do very much more effective work in
the South for the Administration
than he Ia able 10 do as Secretary OF the
Navy, Secretary Folger says he has not
thought Of rcsigning us yet. Meanwhile,
about half the Senate has received honor
able mention in this connection. Jones,
Of Nevada, Allison, OF Iowa, and Malone,
OF Virginia, lead the list, not speak to oil ex-
Senator 7. G. platt, OF New York. Mr..
John 9. New ;s still smiling. however, and
even Old Judge French, also Assistant
Secretary, is enjoying the delightful ex.
perience oi a gentle boom,
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Of the country, and men will not enlhuse
aud work for an idea that has been super.
seded by the lapse of time and radical
change In the condition Of the country.
( We trust that the Greenback brethren In
this and othercounties will look at this mat.
ter in Its practical lightprlor to the coming
election, and uiter due reflection SEQ their
way 10 vote with the party that has steadily
adhcrcd,to the policy that bas given the
country not only an ample currency, but
also one that has fully maintained public
and private credit and that has thus built
up tho prosperity Of The country on a solid
basis.
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-Erf---
Pool SeIlerN Arrested.

New YoRK, September 2S.-Sixty-ive
prisoners, charged with pool selling and
violating tho lottery laws and keeping
houses, were prraigped to-day
and pleaded not guilty. T. Schmidt,
charged with ieeplng i roam inr gambling
purposes, apd James McLeyy, IN alleged
Yiolator Of The lottery law, failed to answer
and their bonds were forfeited. AL pool
rooms at Hunters Point were open to-day.
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Gcm. Gor at Hcnw ood To. q ight.

The, Republican candidate for Congress
speaks Mt Benwood tonight. lie spoke
yesterday in Brooke county, and the day
before in Hancock. lie makes able and
interesting speeches, and VIC doubt not
he will highly entertain the people OF
Benwood tonight. We trust That every.
body down there, without distinction OF
party, will turn out and hear the issues
Of the day discussed from a Republican
STANDPOINT,
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Ont OF Funds.

CINCINNATI, September 2S,-Thc Ga:dtt
tomorrow will print report OF a state.
ment made tonight by Wm. H. Pope, one
Of the oiTicerso of Excelsior Castle knights
Of the Golden Rule, at meeting called by
Pope, il! WHICH he says that there Is now
due to members Of the third class Of that
order Sj2, 900 and not dollar on hand 10
pay It. This class comprises the oldest
members OF the order. lF5is ~ i
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BosroS, September 2S.-The Boston Press
Rifle Association held their annual shoot
this afternoon. The Post, Herald, Globe,
Transcript, Star and .idrcrii&r were repre-.
sented The Globe won the team match;
score 100 out OF n possible 25O; Post second,
Herald third. G. II. Morgan, OF the Herald,
won the individual prize in the team match,
making 43 out Of possible so. ]. Il,
Frost, OF the Globe, won the individual
match, 81 out OF IS. ~, ',,7-5l
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A CHICAGO CLEKK,s DISGRACE.
brought Hnpk Prom Europe TO AuSsel
Charges of Embexxiement. .t


New YoRg, SEPTEMBER 2S.-John Raper,
a clerk and book-keeper for Benjamin Al
len & Co., jewellers, in Chicago, who reach
ed this port in the steamship pavonia on
Sunday, aud Was Immediately taken West
by one Of pinkerton's detectives, reached
Chicago yesterday, and was locked up to
await trial on the charge Of forgery. Raper
was trusted clerk, having been employed
by the same lrm for a number OF years,
and having had charge Of much oil their
money. About three months ago he be-
came i'll, and the firm, believing his sick.
ness was due to hard work, gave him q Tong
vacation, with $500 to pay the expenses Of .
trip abroad. 4 temporary book.kcepcr
was employed during his absence, and he
discovered discrepancies In the books,
by which Sums varying from 500 to
$500 had been stolen. 1t was also
found that for some time no deposits had
been made ut the bank, but that the pass.
book had been filled up with false entries,
Ruper having forged the bank teller's
signature. lle had also drawn upon the
deposits till the firm had very little money
LETT in bank, hetotnl amount Of his defal.
cations reanhiug, It is thought, $4,000 or
$4,000. Raper had left Chicago when
these discoveries were made, and Pinker-
toms detectives were at once put upon
bis track. The fugitive stayed for short
time in New York hotel under the name
OF James Fleming, md afterward sailed
for Europe in the State Of Nevada. When
the vessel reached Greenock Raper was
arrested. While in Scotland Yard, London,
he made the oaioers spme trouble, trying
10 prove himself some other man. He was
meanwhile indicted in Chicago for forgery,
and q Chicago detective went to London
and Unidentified him. About $1,000 in
cash and a quantity Of the firms silver
ware were recovered.
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WASHINGTON, September 2S.-At tho
weekly meeting OF the Women's National
Labor League, Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines be-
came n member and made a speech, in
which she announced that her member
ship would be an active one. She ex-
pressed opinions rs 10 Woman's right to
labor and to vote OF very radical character
She said she would return to New Orleans,
where she would form branch Of the
organization and she expected to give 200
years Of work in hand, il it took SO long 10
secure the ballot 10 women.
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KchlAtCl Arreyf. /

DECATUR, Ala, September 2s.-An
armed party Of citizens inpuBuit Of James
Bell, who killed Major Smith last week,
came upon the fugitive near Troy. Bell
resisted arrest and shot Ma jor Smiths son.
The party then opened fire on Bell and he
fell dead, riddled with bullets. The body.
was left where he fell.
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North CnrolInn robin Geo Crnn.

RALEIGn,'N. c., September 9S.-Reports
from the principal tobacco growing sections
OF the State are 10 the effect That the crop
is very good. There is large increase in
acreage in Piedmont and tho western seq.
tion. The quality OF leaf is high. particu-
llarly the famous North Carolina brights.
The yield promises 10 be exceptional. The
crop is being rapidly gathered and cured,
The improved methods Of curing prove OF
great value in increasing the quality Of The
crop. Little damage was done by rains.
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The Jeanette Investigation.

WASHINGTON, September 22S--Secretay
Chandler had ap interview OF some length
this morning with Engineer Melville,
Lieutenant Danenhowcr and Sinderman.
All the relics and records OF the Jeannette
expedition, which have heen in the custody
Of Engineer Melville, were formally turned
over 10 Secretary Chandler. The iuvcstl-
CATION concerning the loss Of the Jeanette
will begin October :. =
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A DARING ltOBllEkY.
Twelve Thousand Dollars Worth OF DIn.
MOnds StuIen ut Cine lnuutI.

CINCINNATI, O., September 9S.-trwelye
thousands dollars worth OF diamonds and
valuable Jewelry we're stolen Mt The Expos.
itlon building shortly after The doors were
opened this morning, from the exhibit OF
.. Oskamp: The diamonds were insecurcly
Kept in show case fastened with small
paddock, and the owner had no one i'm
charge to guard the property A visitor TO
the Exposition saw Two men 70 to The case
and onen it with such apparent ease Ms 10
give the impression that they were Tho
owners. After selecting NIL they wanted
they quietly walked away. Ten minutes
aiterward the THEFT was discovered.
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Fought with nutcher Knives.

NEw IoRK, September 2S.-The 7tle.
grants special from New Orleans says:
Melissa Power and Addie johnson fought
with butcher knives about a young man,
Both women were irightiully cut. Melissa
received n stab wound in tho breast from
which she died almost instantly. Addio
is in critical condition, - : -.
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hOS. i. D. Y. FAESswoRTu, OF Uphsur
county, declines the Congressional candi.
dSy rendered to him by the Grcenbackers
ale Third district. This lie says he docs
'aacconnt Of the lack OF time in which TO
make the canvass. and not because he has
a'he slightest degree modified his views
aath'ng The great necessity for more
uNtnOacks. We perhaps do Mr.. Farms.
'aitA no injustice when We express the
ep'A'on that he is moi perhaps rs incorriei-
@ontlat side Of the question Ms his letter
s0uh indicate. We think it will be found
u Ae result OF the coming election in West
'HnSla that great many OF the Green.
s0 oreIhtcn have modified their views.
not reasonable to suppose that the
immense change that Inns occurred in the
aSaeaT situation Of lhG country since
4 dtpnssIon Of the panic-a depression
uAculminatcd in 1873, and that began 10
sSay after the resumption OF specie
H!aenls on the lst Of January, 1879, and
NY lias been changed into a high tide OF
FSserty for tho whole country
aSs that tinIe-l.as not materially
~ as'lael the views OF cSery reading and
ss'as ws.s man in the Greeaback purity.
"S4saany Of them still retain a nominal
,vANs''9n with TINT party for apparent
,l's'enFyssakc, ", because men do notlikc
NV NV @orsAt changeable, yet 1t is not,in
s l4'are oil things 10 presume alter the
i. ss 'has brought the party into being
.a'SeIy passed away, that even those
s ,a0''il nominally adhere TO tho organiza-
W. should feel tho same deep and
4, interest in its political success
s -'''ley did originally. Had original
s ~" continued 10 operate throughout the
s'A''! rs they did nj first, it is certain that
tl.eH'enslh otthe organization would not
s 't steadily declined rs il llas declined
vs. s.',' since the resumption OF specie pay.
s' lie fact that there has been such
y;,' "O',sa'e falling away from its ranks Il
,.s, se,' an argument that the people who
:, ~ i', ''''O 1t in search Of u remedy ior real
imaginary grievances have found that
-. s sao changed conditions have wrought
y ,le redress which they orisinall,
c tea Tor through the agency OF tho
suOaek party. The iact is that part,
A@ De keptalive nilrr it has ceased to b,
seaey lor well defined ends, and thi
aAaiy tho trouble with our Grc.nbaeL
,'S "''eil today. Their organization he,
VDsefaworking position in the ageneie
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wants 10 Talk Ola railway Project,

\ WaYSrsnuRa, Pa, September ooS.-Hon.
ben. Wilson, Of West Virginia, has tele;
graphed Hon. Morgan R. Wise and David
Crawford, Of this place, 10 meet him at an
early day at Washington City, on.import.
ant railroad business The conference is
reported 10 be in the interest OF pushing
the Waynesbure and Washington road
through 10 Clarksburg' West Virginia.
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Dublin, September oS.-A farmer named
Hickey, Of Tpperary county, has been
murdered ior paying his rent in violation
OF m order Of the local Land League, nnd
for assisting in the defense OF some men
employed in gathering the crops on the
farm OF m cvicted tenant named Carroll.
The Carroll family have been arrested,
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JERSEY Cry, September aS.-Robert S.
Fergus, journalist, died yesterday. lie
was for q time an officer in the Fourteenth
United States Infantry, but resigned his
commission upon the loss Of his wife and
child in the burning Of the ollicers' quart
ers at post in Wyoming -;
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Republicans and Grocn citerA Ia Texnx.
WACO, TRyAs, September 2S.-General
Hammond, Chairman OF the Greenbs.k
State Committee, met the Republican Con.
ference Committee here, and II was decided
by the joint committee to make no nomi.
nations for State Offices, but to Issue an
ataresa 10 the voters OF Texas recommend.
ing all Independents to support the anti.
Bourbon candidates, in sympathy with the
Independent movement Of lion. G, Wash.
,JOnes. ~. 'r..-s.l. & F.a.Ir,
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SEwToS, KAN, September oS.-I.ast even
ing cyclone passed through the southern
part Of this city. 1t demolished the Evan.
gelical Church during service, but none Of
the audience were seriously injured. No
other damage was done. NJ
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Judge niack ana the ,ror,nons,

WAsnlSGroS, September 2s.-Judgc Jere
Black on behalf OF the Mormons will pre-
sent to the Secretary OF the Interior, an
argument in favor OF the removal Of Cover.
nor Murray Of Utah, in connection with
the argument TO prove the Utah Commits.
sion unconstitutional.
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MhIleln,r on N Yncnfinr;

CnlcAoo, September Whitelaw
Reid, editor oil the New York 7iriJl0r,witl,
wife and child, reached the city this morn.
ing and left tor the Last this evening.
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.THr Diamond Dyes always do more than
u will look Ike new; Only 10 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-31
The Courts.
POLICE COI1RT-.yI10p P3knHD 91t.O tom

fOLICE COURT-JuUJe BltllQV pro tenn.
Yesterday, VIM. Jett, cClored, cursing and swear
ing on the street; S. or IS days Albert Johnson,
John Vincent and Wm Walker, colored, vagrancy !;
bonds or 80 days each. Mary Burnett, loud and
bosterous; s. or Is days. Lewis johnson, pro-
fan1ty; S or z days. John Hill, cOlored, do do
Martha johnson and Robert E. Gross, colored,
no.; 81 or days each. Michael McKeever tres
passing on park; S. or Is days. Mary Keller,
loud and boisterous; S or Is days. Walter D.
censed broker; case continued. Edward Gibbons,
placing mis- goods, wares and merchandise On the
sidewalk in front OF his store. more than 36 inches
from the building line, lin West WaShington) IS
or 10 days. JnO. and Jos. Quill, ARRAY; Joseph
forfeited collateral. and John was fined S. Julia
Ing from Mary Crossthwalt; $40 or 80 days. Thos
Brown, colored, larceny or a whip from Felix
Draney; Is days in Jail. Amanda Stewart coored
larceny or nve shirts from Daniel Buchner; $40 or
50 days. Buddy Ridgley, colored, assault On Eliza
carter; personal bonds lobe Barker, colored, as
sault on Richard Grays; 81 or days. Albert
Clark, colored, assault on John w. Bright: So or
days. JAS. Robinson colored, larceny Of a watch
and chain from Henry Allen, second offenSe);
grand jury-bOndS $500
POLICE COURT-J,tdoe Bundy pro tenn.
IO-day, James Allen, loud and bo1suerouS; S. or
10 days William Crampsey, vagrancy; bonds or
~ Gays In the wOrkhouse. Josephine Johnson,
colored, loud and boisterous; S. or Is days. John
jackson, do; do. w. s. Crown, forfeited cOllat-
eral Walter Blackstone. colored, profanity: S. or
Z days George Brown, indecent exposure; $40 or
~ days Fanny Miller, COlOred, loud and bolster
Gus; s. or Is days. Richard EdmonstOn, colored
profanity; IS or Is days. Richard Dorsey, for
ielted collateral Sally Taplet, cOlored, profanity;
% or Gays Alfred Driver indecent exposure;
yagrancy and public prostitution; bonds or 30