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HuEhcs-Duvan nurdcrTriai-Cracraf
EIoqnence COnVinceS the Jury.

Hughcs-Duvan nurtIcrTriai-Cracrar
EIoqnence COnVinces the Jury.
Special to acknowledgement.
WAHNEsBuRG, Pa, January 3-The trial
of Harry Hughes for the murder Of Doc.
Duvall, came to a close yesterday. This
case was commenced on Tuesday OF last
week and has occupied the entire time OF
the court. Able counsel were employed on
both sides, District Attorney Carpenter
being ably assisted by L. &. Cracrait, Esq,
OF your city. In conducting the prosecution
Mr. Cracraft occupied over one half OF a
day in making his argument, and his
speech IS spoken OF in the highest terms By
the large crowd that heard him, and the
people were carried away with his elo-
qEe1lre.
Judge Wilson paid him very high aom-
pliment while in conversation with u friend,
remarking that he was surely born with a
wonderful vocabulary.
The jury found verdict against the pris.
oner Of murder in the second degree It
was thought he would be acquitted. The
result was feather in the cap Of Mr.. Cra-
craft.
The remainder OF the term will be occu.
pied with the trial OF the "Red Men," for
depredations committed last summer.
General j. +. Temple has been chosen
President of the W. & w. r. R., and bears
the honors well. He will make good OF.
hcer, Us will the Others selected.
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FROM TIE CAPITAL.
OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
Ssnutor LOvan's PsnLOn Agent Claims Btlt-rhs
Appropriation for Davis Island Dan-Duty
on Steel BlOOu,-E Extension OrSatlOah
Bank Charters News Notes.
speclal pIlpalch % lhe lnLellIgcneer.


WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator Lo-
gan's bill to amend the law relative to the
pay Of pension claims agents is attractinga q
good deal Of comment over the country
and among soldiers, somethat arc not en-
tirely complimentary. The old law provi-
vided that claim agent could receive for
his work S25, to be paid upon the success
fll issue Of the claim. By the present law
the claim agent is not allowed to receive
more than $40, but this can be collected in
advance. 1t was found that under the old
law that few claims found their way into
the Pension Office that were not substan-
tial and generally genuine. Under the
present law the pension bureau has been
flooded with weak and fraudulent claims
The reason for this change is obvious. In
the first instance, lawyer would not tnke
case that he was not satisfied was to
bring him something in the end; and in
the second instance, the claim agent had
no thought Us 10 the value Of the case, so
long as the ten dollar fee WIS paid in hand.
General Logan, by his bill, which practic-
ally re-enacts the old law, seeks to rene
dy what has become a crying evil, and
while it may at first appear to be an in
creased hardship to the soldiers in increas.
ing the fees, it is really in the interest OF
the soldiers, and against the claim agents.
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STRAW BONDS.
Investigation in the star Route Bond
PRands e

Frauds. -
WAsulNoToSr January 1S:-Special At
torney Gibson assisted Col. Bliss to-day in
the prosecution Of the Star route cases,
Mrs. Cabell, wife Of the principal defend.
ant, was in court, because, as Col. Bliss
explained, she was one Of the subscribing
witnesses to some OF the worthless bonds,
In answer to Col Bliss, Judge Smell said
that jackson, one Of the defendants, had
not yet been arrested.
Wilson opened the days proceedings with
q protest against the reception OF evidence
presented SO far by the Government. He
was followed by Col. Patten, who elabo.
rated the point made yesterday by Wilson,
that no large contractor could find sepa-
rate sureties OF each and every bond
required Of him, and that such
Is not the meaning OF the law.
Hine argued that the Government had
so failed entirely to establish the existence
OF conspiracy, and therefore the evidence
was not pertinent and should bethrown
out. He quoted the act which authorized
the Postmaster General to call for new
spreties or bond II he believed those given
to be insufficient, and asked why this
course had not been pursued by the Gov.
ernment.
A. B Williams made point that the en-
dorsement OF the sureties by the postmas-
ter was final. The court could not 60
back OF this endorsement, and the law pro-
yided for the punishment OF the postmas-
ter who should knowingly endorse Insult.
cient surety. Therefore he claimed the
court had no discretion in this case but
must discharge the defendant.
Mr.. Cook, OF the prosecution, quoted
laws bearing upon conspiracies, and said
that these cases certainly fell within their
meaning
The Court thought the bids and bonds
submitted were admissible, because they
bore in manner upon the case, and they
were placed in evidence.
The examination Of witnesses was re-
sumed and Gorham and Webster, Notaries
Public, Of Washington, identified the bids
and contracts shown by the prosecution.
About a dozen OF the papers, numbering
in all 5000, were usdisposed Of, the cross.
examin ton Of witnesses being deferred
until the informal offers Of the papers in
evidence.
Mr. Williams enQuired whether the bail
OF W. W. Jackson $4,000 and NJ. X,
Armstrong $4,000 could not be reduced
to a reasonable figure, as was done in
Cabell's.
Judge Smell declined to act upon the
matter until the parties were in court.
Adjourned until tomorrow,
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CRISP CABLE CULLINGs.
The Latest Intelligence of Interest from
Foreign LnndN.

FOFelsn Lands.
LONDON, January l3.-A Berlin cores
pOudent says Inspite OF the statcmentsto
the contrary, it is belieyee that the Grown
Prince was only apprised of the Emperofs
rescript by its appearance in the Official
Gaieltc.
Gladstone, in speaking at a rent day din
ner at HaWarden, on the occasion to his re-
mission Of 10 per cent Of the rents OF his
tenants there, referred TO the condition of
agricultural before and since the estab.
lishmcnt OF free trade, the results of which
he said would be sufficient to arm the
farmers against efforts to revive protection.
He deprecated the idea OF introducing the
principle OF the land court bill into Eng
land, but it was necessary, he said, to
cheaper and facilitate the transfer OF the
reform. Parliamentary procedure, he said,
was the first question, utter which there
was nothing to prevent the endeavor the
Government intended to make in dealing
with the county governments.
The coroners jury found u verdict Of
wilful murder against DIR. George Lamson.
Prof. Nordenskiold contempiates an Ar
tic expedition next summer, mainly for
the purpose OF proving the possibility OF
regular commercial Communication with
Siberia.
PARls, January la-The railway compa.
nies have received from the Minister Of
Public Works a circular requesting their
assent TO the reduction OF passenger fares
fifty per cent, and OF rates on goods twenty
per cent. If the companies acquiese the
Government WILL forego the dues levied on
their traffic receipts.
Colonel CASTOR and another man, repre-
senting themselves as Americans, robbed
jeweler Of 250,0O0 francs.
TRIRoM, January 49, Three French
missionaries have been murdered near the
Oasis Of Ghadames, Desert OF Sahara. The
chief OF the assassins is said to be the GaIl
OF Ghadames, who was concerned in the
massacre Of the French exploring expedi-
ton, under Col. Flatters, near Assimu, in
February Of last year.
LONDON, January 13.-A Berlin corres.
pondent says; The collective note OF
France and England to the Kheaiye ofi
Egypt is viewed by the foreign office here
as u grave diplomatic mistake which Eng
land will rue sooner or later.
MADRID, January 13.-The El LiJerdl
publishes letter from Francis Of Bour-
hon, cousin of King Alfonso, suggts sting
that England cede Gibraltar 10 the Pope L
she declines to restore II TO Srain.
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Special Dispatch TO the InteIlIgencer.
WASHINGTON, January l3. - Secretary
Folgcr has been engaged for some time in
studying up the subject Of the duty on
steel blooms and in making up his decision
in the Pittsburgh case, submitted some
weeks ago. Assistant Secretary French
has placed before the Secretary certain
data upon the subject and suggestion as
to how he would rule upon the question,
and it is asserted by the western manufac-
turers, who are in the city, that the secre-
tary will be more than likely to adhere to
the former ad rqEOrem decision. A ruling
upon the subject is expected in day or
two.
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TnE Pennsylvania independent Republic
cans by naming day for their State Con-
vention two weeks later than that OF the
regulars-yiz-on the 9th Of A1ay-have
served notice upon the latter to be upon
their good behavior rs respects the nomi-
nees Of their State ticket. They have said
in effect to them, "If tbon doest well, shalt
thou not be accepted? and il thou doest not
well, sin lieth at the door," This is just
what they have said and what they did
rightiR saying The henchmen Of Cameron
know now ttoexpect. They saw what
one brave independent, solitary and alone,
was able to do last fall. He polled 10000
votes and brought the machine down to
the very gates ofdeath. He is now largely re-
inlOrced, and one blast from his bugle horn
next fall, il fair casus belli arises by
reason of the outrages Of the corrupt Cam
eron machine upon popular sentiment, will
summon to the field thousand fold mort
men than those who arose from the brae'
and glens Of Scotland ut the trumpet call o.
Rolrick Dhu. The 40, 900 voters who rallied
TO the support Of Wolfe last fall will be
come 100000 next fall.
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III, Georgia Independent movement is
=. 1,re newspaper ersuprort. Colonel NJ. E.
TSo,nton, y o- Clerk in the Pension office at
,r,,binrlon, r%, has married a rich North
r,rons widow and proposes to return to
,,I,r,a and run a newspaper. He has
,opght the Poa.Appal and will make it a
...nirr innrnal
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Tug Cincinnati Medical S society has pass
ID a resolution, copies Of which will be dis
,ributed throughout the State for sigma
,nns. directed to the members Of the
Sap,,c and House of Representatives Of
Ohio rccitins in substance that by thorough
raoination the disease Of smallpox might
be entirely crudicatcd, and praying for the
passage Of some measure to render vaccin&-
,;or connulsory.
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in the rato OF taxation, say Of 10 cents on
the SlOO, 1t is believed that it will be more
equitable and popular to increase the ereve-
nue. through revaluation than by raising
the rate Of tax. Farmers will probably fail
to see much difference. Low taxes on a
high valuation and high taxes on low
valuation may mean substantially the.
same thing. 1t seems to be understood
that the one method or the other will be
agreed upon by the Finance Committee.
The cry Is for more money.
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VOLUME XXX.--NUMBER l28.

crate, because Of 50 many orders beins
made ahead. Pig iron is firm and mi tl.
steady; Charcoal irons are showing In.
creased activity. Manufactured iron Il IN
good demand, but the manufacturers ilro
accepting. but few orders, anticipating I'm
advance In the near future. Nails hasa
advanced to $3.50. Therearc ro transaclio f
6elng made IN steel rails for next scasora
uellyery u0S y, ana ins mus are busy In trying
c'ISn W on 9ruers.
.,,I ie.IVieulh ID s'eauy 'u'u prices are u
VlpAgeu -
hal'roaI iNlu ouslhess &c Sonunnes about the
seille ~ l1tmerly me lreight tratic ia
Sood ana 'he passenger carrying IS tair,
PHILADELPHlA.
PmLADELPmA, January l3.-Tbe No,ih :
American Tomorrow will saw. Tmde IN
most Departments has been 1niet dnrinS
the past week, and prices OF sevenlleadinS
articles unsettled.
Cotton Is firmly held al former rates
Flour continues dull, the demand being
limited, both for EXPORTS and home nss
Prices in favor OF buyers.
Wheat dull and rIther easiar a
Rye unchanged.
Corn unsettled,
In oats there was yerv little ,novemsnt
and prices were lower.
There has been a moderate jobbing
trade doing in provisions, at about former
rates.
In seeds there was very little movement,
but prices were unchanged.
Whisky firmly held at full prices.
Woolcontinuus In fair demand,
FROM TuEeuu,-n."
BoSroS, January l31The followino VIII
appear in the special market renorts e,,o ~ % tbe
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Extension orNDtlonal Bank Charters.

WASHINGTON, January 1S.-The House
Committee on Banking Currency to-day
decided, by a majority vote, to report
favorablv Mr.. Crapo's bill, extending the
expiring charters of the National Banks
twenty years. The bill will be reported to
the House at the first opportunity, and it is
expected that it will cause protracted and
interesting debate.
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FIRE RECORD.

ToNAHo. January ia fire at Eauclare,
Wisconsin, yesterday, destroyed W. II.
Smiths store and warehouse.
CHICAGO, january lS.-Crane Brothers
water pipe factory, No. % Judd street,
burned this morning. Loss $4,000; no
insurance. The cause was the dropping ol
fire from q coupling furnace and igniting
the wood work, The structure will be re
built.
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DAVIS ISLAND DAM.
Argument for an Immediate Approprln.
tIOn for that Work.

-
tIOn for that Work.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer
WASHINGTON, January l3.-A large dele
ton of Pittsburghers was before the Com.
mittee on Commerce to-day arguing in
favor Of an early appropriation for the
completion Of the Davis Island dam. The
Ohio river people want 100000 to COM
plete the dam, and they say that to make it
Immediately available it must be appro-
priated before the passage of the regular
river and harbor bill. In the argumentt to-
day the delegation showed that it was ut
terly impossible to bring out on the Ohio
river sufficient coal to take advantage Of
rise and save the loss incident to fall
in the market. For instance, in
June last year, 100000 bushels, Of coal
was anchored in the Monongahela waiting
for rise, and when the rise in the market
came 100000 bushels were sent down,
but before the other 100000 bushels could
be locked through into the Ohio the mar.
ket had fallOn four cents per bushel. The
loss upon this coal would have nearly paid
for the proposed improvements, The
building Of the dam will allow any amount
Of coalto be lloated in the pools formed by
the back water and preparations can to be
made for rise Mt any time. The commit
tee took no action.
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matter under advisement and after in.
auiry MS to the number aud character Of
the soldiers who still suffer under their dis
abilities, he has decided to recommend to
the Secretary Of War legislation for their
hnnaHt
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r,,. p,,kcrburs Journal almost insists
~. s..,,or Il. G. D. revOking his determi.
Oh ,,',, s'.'t ,o opit after March 4th, 1883. BE
ha'lTn 1,.,oI ~ brethren. The Senator has time
I'",,C S..S.4jon. We may be happy yet.
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NnNne.I for InyestIgatIon.

NEw YoRE, january lS.-A Po'l special
from Columbia, S. o., says: In the State
Leeislature last night, Senator Miller of
cred resolution to investigate the cause
Of the present negro exodus, 5000 negroes
hayingleit one county in the last SIX weeks.
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=,=sssvyo to the Louisville Courier
A"J',tbe ,, tbe best people Of Kentucky
J'.S,'' ,'., for ri the whipping.pOSt as zone Of
g, s., ,.ces,itics Of the times"
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D,.,,ar, quotation from the epistie Of
ps,'y II tl,e Guitcau trial yesterday was
'ia''I q Il ,be most pointed and telling hits
{, Cls :. :, a, made by the prosecution.
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WAS given up to die, from disease OF my
limbs ] took PERuSA and 1t cured me. J.
IRwIE, Hope, Pa,
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lhs GtttelLigttfer

-, 1s.. Is nnd n rourleenlh Street.
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CmcAGo, January lS-Financially, the
week has been noteworthy only from the
establishment Of q new National bank,
with some well known incorpOrators.
The bank statement made this week
shows the aggregate capital Of the ten M
tional banks Of the city to be over Ss,OOO,-
600. The circuletiOn has dropped to the
nominal sum Of $7O4,OO0. The deposits
were S54000000, loans S233+0,000 and
undivided profits Isl, 1871 900. Theclcarings
have been very even and moderate,
amounting to Si4,OO0,OOO, Saturday esti-
mated.
Money remains firm with agood demand.
Eastern exchange was ut par. Money
flows into the city more rapidly than 1t goes
out.
Despite the increased drain, the car
cattle and grain business is generally
maintained in an even and active tenor.
The staples sold well with no ripple or
note worthy Of change in any article.
Beef cattle are coming in plentifully, and
to-day the receipts for the week amounted
to 5000 head. Prices weakened somewhat
under the heavy influx. Hogs too picked
up, and there have arrived so far 2lS 900
head, large increase over last week.
There is a little weakening there also.
On Change trading has dropped or to
almost the minimum, the deals being al.
most exclusively Of u scalping nature.
Prices varied only llc in wheat nil the
week, III in corn, sc in oats, Ale in pork
and Csc in hard.
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A COMPLIMENTARY TEsrrMoNIA1

A COMPLIMENTARY TEsTIMoNIA1t
The contemplated removal of Mr.,
William Byers from Lonaooning at an
early day is one which occasions sin
eere regret to all 7'ho know his value
as a citizen and exceIleucies as a gem
tleman. He is held in special esteem
by his fellow members of Georges
Creek Valley Lodge, No. l6l, A., F.
& A. NJ. These gentlemen according
ly moved to testify their regard
through the formal presentation Of a
fitting memorial.
Wednesday evening last, being the
date for one Of the stated communica.
tions OF the month, was selected as the
occasion.
After the usual exercises Gin which
small delegations from Cumberland,
Frostburg and Barton lodges partici-
pated) the assemblage repaired to Mr.,
Netherlands residence and wa seated
at once 10 tables beautifully provided
with edible substantiala.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Sloan stated the object
of the meeting and at once presented
the token to Mr., Byers.
The latter replied in a manly adj
dress. The gift was wholly une1.
pected. He accepted it gratefully.
A little time was expended in exam.
ing the token--a handsome gold fob
chain, carrying a deeply engraved
Past Masters jewel suspended b.
gold pendant, oucasej ia black md
embossed by goll buckle. The re
ye1,o was beautifully engraved as
follows:
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CHICAGO BEEF STORES. The Cum
berIand NetCs says that "Mr. D. W
Bnssaru has purchased the interest OF
Ny R. 0. Israel in she firm of Israel
Is 81-ssrd wholesale lie alers n Chi
aar igassq4 Eats, and viii hereafter
9 an. do baainss- lone. Mr. Bus.
card y we'll quelIhed for the business
auG vii. joattiess make it Il success. =
Also taa Mr. 3. zig receiving il "a.
dlaoo his lnll supplies u dressed
beet, two car olda per week Of dressed
pork"
n this connection we are able to
state that Mr.. j. J. Arnold has open
ed Chicago meat store in Shaiier &
Munn's building, where all the advan.
tages Of cheap meats afforded the peo-
pie Of Cumberland are made available
to the consumers of Frostburg and
vicinity. Dressed beef, pork, etc., tOr
sale at greatly reduced prices.
Mr.. G. w. McCulloh has also OPEN
ed Chicago meat store in building
opposite DR.. Englar's residence.
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The AsToR MINE FIRE.-The
means employed to repress the sub
terranean fire in the Astor mine are
taking shapein in the ersction Of brick
walls three feet thick and reaching
from pavement to rock roof. These
walls are located wherever there is
probability that the fire will make
headway to the new workings Q. main
body Of the coal. This method it is
believed will confne the fire to lis
present limits, if other proposed plans
for its extinguishmept should fail.
Between these and gradual exhaust
ion OF oombustible material to feed
upon, it is more than probable that
the great Gre has passed its wols;
stages.
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IrtGeNlCU 10
WILLIAM ByaRs, p AIa

" ''"a--'
by
georges "f'eN y',''l 1y' I nv. ''''
M i ,4s,
On : motion unaninougIy adopsed.
Mr. q r. WeIjinoaan Of CumbarlHpd,
was chosen president, and Mr.. James
Tjttla president Of The meeting.
Mr. Weuipoton accented making a
brilliant address. Our copv Of !. ia
too loogtbv Cor this iss,a.
Nv Titrs evnrassad hs graifca.
lin, al tbe action of the T,oage. Both
as . man and Mason Mr. Byers b sd
eornei the highest esteem.
Rsv.JD. SIN entertained The as.
sembly with q brial. though humorous
sna.c5
DR. W. T. Pjner smoke at come
lanofs Of s5prg. Ti.r,marks were
eptey,ninmq aad ,n....oyi.e.
MIN ,..... ,r,,., epo,aode Il
~ o3,I,.... r.t,,rsl to tb.sar,b.r a..
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a,,ss.,,I.
e,.,.a,ur .-.,.,u w,-bol-,n
r.5,.r I'll. r, hr.rrn-a
"A wea drap o't'-Jsmes Mar'in,
Scotch migrants Farewell John
Mcfarland.
Comic RGcjtatton--'Me (hic) and
tie (hic) dog will settle (hic) it =
.Iacog.
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| ALL subscribers in arrears are re-
quested to read notice on first pag Q
of supplement.
THANKS Mrs. A. V. Darnelle of
Cumberland favors US with a boquet
of Aowers-rich, rare and beautiful.
IT is singular coincidence that
the first of May always falls on the
same day of the week as Christmas
REMOVALS. IS. P. Thomas has re-
moved with his family to Scranton, Pa
The household goods of Mr. T. H.
Paul have been shipped to Baltimore.
AT meeting Of the County School
Commissioners, held Monday after
noon, petition Of Mr.. John L. Kel-
ley, asking permission to hold a
night school at Midland, was grant
cd.
A resolution was also passed calling
the attention of school trustees to the
law prohibiting the trustees from
spending over So Tor repairs on any
school building, without al applica-
tion has been presented to the board,
aud the same granted prior to the
work being done.