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THE ILLINOIS kESATOnslIIp,


A Close Fight Probable and bark
IIOrAc Likely TO Win.
WASHINGTON, December o9.-An Illinois
Representative says that tho probability
is that the Senatorship will be so ho,ly con.
tested in his S.ate that none Of the present
leaders will have much chance Of carrying
oil the prize. He thinks that Governor
Cu11om wifi come into the caucus with
about forty votes and that Raum will be
next, with about ,hirty-tive. There will
be few votes caSt for Cannon, some for
Henderson and probably more for FarwcIl.
Unless Cutlom gets in ON the first ballot or
two there is no probability. according to
this informant, ofhis getting In at all. On
the other hand, Cullom's friends will 50,
when they split oil, to somebody who beat
Raun,. The latter has been making an
earnest canvass. lie returned here the
other day 10 Attendto 10 some pressing public
business, but goes back to the Senatorial
field Immediately. David Davis hns no
chance whatever, II Is said, rs the dark
horse must be mi undoubteI Republican
| this time.
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BREWSTER AND WUOuIOnD.



WASHINGTON. Deceaibes @.-!!ecen,ly,
Morriscy, arrested In Now York for vlol.
allng the postal laws by sending lottery
advertisements, was Released with tue con.
sent Of District Attorney Wooliorl. Tho
l'ostotlice Department made complaint to
the Department oiJusticc, and on Noveln.
Der II, A,tornoy.Generul brewster wrote
to MI Woodford. askiug Tor an explain.
alton. Mr.. Woodiord replied on Noyem.
Der %, to tho effect that the prisoner had
been discharged by wl,at he regarded US u
wise exercise OF discretionary power,
and Ms m illustration Of the
necessity ior the possession and exercise OF
tiiis power by u prosecuting officer he ,ae,,.
TONED tho iacl TINT he had received from
the Attorney General n reply to m invita-.
tion 10 attend the New England dinner,
md the reply had been forwarded In d
penalty envelope, the use Of which cxcep,
on official business IL punishable by !ine
Of $500. Mr.. Woodlord did not assume
sha. Mr. Brewster had Intentionally yfolat.
cd tho law, but he used the incident rs IN
illustration OF what Il wise discretion would
allow him TO overlook, uud It Is said ut tho
Department Of Justice that he remarked
TINT be did not think IL was hjs duty ay A
prosecuting officer. In the wise exercise Of
discretionary power, TO .take official corui.
zttcc OF this violation OF the law by The
Attorney General.
In replying to this portion of Mr.. Wood.
ford's letter, Attorney General Brewster
said:"Let me eiurther add that your ullusion
to my personal letter answering your inyi.
tation 10 the next New nsland dinner il
not proper, and Is inadmiSsible between
us. II might be admissible us between
gentlemen in Il matter OF personal business,
but as between the head Of this department
and one Of lis subonlinatcs il cannot BIZ
permitted. There is no analogy In tho
illustration at any rate. In tic cases
OF official complaints. by
authorized agents were preferred and
a department Of the government asked
that these complaints slouIdbe prosecuted,
The supposed mistakes Of the parties com.
planned Of arc questions OF fact TINT YOU
have undertaken to determine, when the
Postotlfcc Department thinks they should
be determined by legal proceeding. The
letter wrote to you was, by my clerk very
supposed 10 be an Official letter.
because 1t was addressed to district attor.
ney, aud the CLERK did not know the con.
tents OF the letter, or Ind forgotten them.
Besides, an not on trial, nor is there uuy
nude against me, and / again |
suggest that such m allusiou was not
and proper"
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POItTER'S PLEA,
Fltx Johns Letter to tho SAidiers Who
Fought Inllcr Him

Bos7oN, December e9.-General Fi.z.
John Porter in response to the kindly
resolutions Of the 22d and sd Regiments
and Sd Battery Association, writes: "Dur.
ing the dirk days that tell Of your en1ur.
ance and courage and devotion to your
country's cause up to the day our Govern.
ment through misinformation deprived
me Of my right to draw my sword in her
defence and was sent to the world with
the brand Of Cain. felt the confidence
Ind reposed iir you and the Fifth Corps,
as shown in holly contested battles, wns
reposed by you in me, who bal never un.
necessarily pressed you or recklessly ex.
posed you; never hesitated to strike a
blow needed for our cause. Though so.
cially and politically ostracixed by the
Government, severe as it was, and I'LL the
more severe because Il Is undeseryed, feel
that il my country demanded OF mo IL
sacrifice greater than that OF my lie, otIer.
ed on many bloody fields, could endure
It with hieadfust faith, that when the pal-
sions the hour, to which have been sacri.
feed, should have been Gaines! my char.
lcter as soldier and patriot would be
vinlicated,"
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THE CNIoxT0wN TRAGEDY.
Dukes Released Undcr $4,000 hall
lrinl Fix cd Tor Mnrch TERN, n r Cn,rs

lF'ni ifNcd IOr March TERM OF Court.
USioSTowS, Pa, December 2o.-A hear.
Ing WIS Ind before Judge Wilson this
morning. on the application OF y. l.,
Dukes to be released on bail. The eyi.
dence was confined exclusively to testi.
mony concerning the occurrence on the
fatal Sunday morning and the aflray in
Dukes room, by which Capilin Nutt lost
his life. No new points were sub.
milted except Il story concerning Captain
Nuts troubles. His nephew, CLARK
breckenridge, testified that the Cap,uin
wept bitterly When contiding TO him the
story OF his daughters ruin. lie asked
himself, "Can it be true2' seemed to reflect
u moment and then said Dukes had writ.
ten Infamous letters. Capt. Mutt alone
told Breckenridge that his wife complain.
ell about his constant absence from her.
and the Captain wept about TINT also, de.
clarlns nj the same time that he believed
nobody hud so mucll trouble rs himself.
After all the evidence Ind been taken.
Judge Wilson said the only point on
which he was to decide was whether this
case cusc came under the constitutional
clause in regard to bail Of prisoner. His
Honor said the evidence clearly showed
il waB not IL ease Of wjlful, premeditatcI
murder, and the prisoner should be re.
leased on $4,000 bail to appear ut tho
aiarclt term of Court. ,Asbury Strubte
Dukes step'father, went on the bond,
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Where, as IN several eases, the same l;nc
has been built in two or more St.tes, Il il
counted rs but one line in the grand total.
so that the footing under the column "No
Of linea-3lb-is less by TWENTY-FIVE than
tho actual sum OF tho number OF lines
taken separately. by States and Territories
Thus It appears that track laying hus
been IN progress during t..c year In ior,y.
lour Of the States and Territories, upon
$40 different railways, with the result Of
addiug no less than i0Sol miles 10 our
railway system, and It Is not unlikely tha,
this may be increased 10 1000 miles by
the final returns. These figures place 1882
far ahead Of any other year in respect to
railway building, the increase over 1851,
hitherto the year Of most extraordinary
construction, being about 1900 miles, Of
more than lGPer cent. For,Ae purpose ol
comparison, there isgiven below the figures
Of yearly mileage found in roor's Manual,
assuming them TO be appropriately correct
and adding our figures for 1882:
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cisco, IN 1874. 10 january, 1881. lis prin.
cipal feature il the elaborate account Of
De Longs views In regard TO the expedi.
ton: Tic considered L good Judgment 10
head for Wnugell Land. Ilis idea was to
adopt that land as II supply for tho first
winters campaign. llG embodies the
story Us 10 how tho land was sighted and
how he expected 10 reach Il. lie graphic.
ally Describes how OH the next day the
Jeannelte became bcset In the Ice, never
again to DO relieved, and aIys "the party
was compelled TO make aviftue Of neces.
sity and STAY Mhero We werc.n
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As important newspaper consolidation
lns taken place at Cincinnati, TINT oi the
,mnmtrr;al and Gazette. This Is tue tend.
rncy OF the times, fewer papers In the large
cities and better ones. These two papers
viii make It powerful uni, and produce,
We doubt moi, the best paper ever published
IN Cincinnati. They were both Republican
before, and tho new paper, into which they
arr merged, will also b. Republican.
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THE HLAYHAGK TRAGEDY.
Tie widows SUIT Against Editor Coca.
GRILL hniItIenly 4 Abandoned


ST. LOUIS, December eO.-The damage
suit for 5000, instituted by Alice W.
slayback against John A. Cockerill, nun.
aging editor Of tie POa.Dispu,ch, for the
losS Of her husband, Alonzo W. Slavback.
was dismissed to-day ut the plaintiffs in.
stance and cost. The suit was filed after
the grand jury Ind ignored the bill asains,
Cockerill for killing Colonel Slaybuck in
the rencontre in the Post Dispaich edi.
torial rooms. Dispositions haye been taken
by the plaintiff during the past three weeks,
but nothing new concerning the tragedy y
which resulted in Slaybacks death was
ELECTED, except some theoretical expert
testimony. The attorney for Cockeriil
notified the plaintiffs lawyer they would
begin taking testimony for the defense at
10 o'clock to-day, but when tho hour ar.
rived aud witnesses for the defense were
ready, the attorney for'the plaintiff rushed
III and said the suit was dismissed, Com.
ment on this sudden action is peculiar. n
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OCEAN CABLE BRIEFS,

The Grand Duke Of Mccklcnburg-Schwer.
en- has lung disease. ti 9Ti'
The duel which has been regarded i,nmi.
men. between Gaillard and Thomson, mem.
bers Of the French Chamber OF Deputies,
has been ayerted, both withdrawing lie
offensive language. II'#;-
The Frcnce Minister 10 Switzerland In.
iormed his government that considerable
quantity Of dynamite loft Switzerland for
France. There have been several fresh
arrests OF dynamite couspiratora in the
department Of the Rhine. z4 n
It Is intended 10 divide Zululand into
two parts, rcservinS the portion abuttinr
on the Tugela river for John Dunn and
another cliel. In neither division OF the
country arc Europeans 10 be allowed TO hold
farms. There will DO British resident Ii
each tributary. S 1T
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NV ionH, December eo-The Court Of
Appeals Of this State in the case Of Gould
Il. Thorpe against Laura NJ. Thorpe has
reversed the decision Of Judge Sedgwick,
Of the Superior Court, Of this city, and oi
the General Term Of the Supreme Cour, Of
the State, to the effect that a person from
whom u divorce is obtained upon tle
ground oi adultery, md who, by the law.
Of New York, cannot marry again during
the lilo Of the plaintiff, caano. contract 4
valid Marriage In another State during the
period oI prohibition.
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4 ncnihl From jarrett,

PirSnuEGn, December ea-president
Jarrett, Of the Amalsamated Association oil
Iron mud Steel Workers. denies the report
tclegrarhed from St. Louis this morning
that the workmen Of the South St, Louis
steel works had agreed to accept reduc.
tion Of 81 per cent. lie chancterizes the
action Of the Vulcan Company as unfair
and unjust in proposing such reduction
ut this. late day. The Western steel manu-.
tacturers. as a body, have proposed re-
duction OF 20 per cent, which the men have
generally agreed to accept, tho only point
Of how long the reduction shall be ia force.
the men proposing on May tue first and
the manufacturers desirin. 10 have il con.
tinuc one year. lie is Of the opinion The
men will strike rather than accept II 33 per
cent reduction.
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Tax on Tobacco.

From our SpcclAl Correspondent
WAsHtSGros, December o9.-lt Is now
almost conclusive that tic bill to abridge
the tax on tobacco cannot DO passed. The
outlook now is that the Senate will amend
the internal revenue bill Of last session by
reducing the tobacco tax 10 twelve centA .
pound, md that the samo bill with this
feature fn II may become law. 5.a.r
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CiScIsSATI, December 29-.iuange-
menls have been completed for the co,,sol.
idation OF the Commercial and G,Eeiie news.
papers, and the publication Of new daily
under the name OF the Commercial. Ga:ettt.
The new paper will be Issued us soon liz
certain mechanical preparations cuu be
made. Both Mr. Smith, Of the Ga:tite, and
Mr.. llalstcad, Of the Commercial, will be in
the management Of the new paper, and
they will be assisted by such talent from
the two pnrers us Is needed to make the
new enterprise II success. The paper will
be Republican in politics.
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EusincSs Failures for the Week.

NEW ioRk, December 29.-The business
failures for the past seven days reported to
X. e.. Dun 4 Co.'s mercantile agency
number 1893, against l37 last week. Eastern
States 90, Western G3, Southern 4G, middle
2S. Pacific States and Territories u, Canada
u, and New York City .. ln the country
the principal stoppages were +. II. Samp.
son 4 Sou, paper, Boston. and James
smythc, manufacturer Of cotton goods.
Philadelphin. III New York City the an.
pointment Of Il receiver for the Co. operative
Dress Association is about the only item Of
insignificant. - -
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and that hos, oi new projects have been
ihnugnrated upon which no tangible work
has yet been done, and itappcafs that rail.
way building is likely 10 be active during
1883, thought Il will probably be better for
The country II Il does not proceed with the
extraordinary speed which las character
isel the past two years.
The amount OF capital which has been
invested In railways In the last year IL
almost incredible. Allowing $4,000 per
mile MS fair average for tho cost Of u road
equipped and In operation, the l0, 500 miles
oLwblch we haye recorded haye cost $40.
1000, 10 which Is to DO added the vast
aud unknown sum expended In preparing
road.bcd OIL which truck Is not yet Ibid.
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Hon. ists J. Alexander III in,clliscncer interview
December q. iH
"!low about Mr.. Estep, OF Cadizy"
II have not heard from him, but will
BIO Srcnily surprised u he. n]lows his name
to be presented TO tho convention, Tho
Republicans have MI tho advantages. Their
ma|osi.ies are principally In the towns
where 4 full vote can DO brought ont In the
short time Mt their disposal, while The
Democratic strength lies in sections which
cannot he thoroughly canvassed."
"rhen you regard 4 Republican triumph
rs a loregone conclusion?" ~
UNn, I ,lou ~ .|.|.... H.
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In regard 70 l1e prospects for future con.
struction Of theSlG roads which arc covered
by this record, at least 14O arc still uncom,
ple.ed, and on many Of these work viii be
resumed in tho spring, lit Is not continued
during tho winter. Bearing in mind that
the number OF lines on which grading VIVA
actively In progress during :he : wear ear
although 20 track was laid, Is very large,
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WAslilSoIoS, December e1.--De Longs
report iound to be hid on his dead body,
hus been made public. It makes $4,000
words and details the Incidents Of the
cruise from the departure from San Fran.
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A CARD.

CANMnip0E, ONO, December 25, 1852.
Having laarncd that the report Is being
circulated among the coal miners and iron
men along the river that Col. Joseph D.
Taylor. the Republican nominee for Con-
srtSs, netting under the order Of the Cover.
nor, commanded the militia thut put down
ihp SIrniisyille or lale IloeEinx Valley and
Sunday Creek labor troubles, We. tho un-
drrsigncd citizens OF Cambridge, aud neigh.
''ts Of Colonel Taylor, most einplia.ically
ieny the same, aud know Of our own
-unal knowledge that he has not been
conn.{si with tho Ohio militia at any
time oA with any military organization OF
any kin6 snce tho war.
JonxS. WrLxlS, County Treasurer.
l.or =. llosicx, Probate Judge. d
4. JANrs Il, CARR, Clerk OF Court.
.N &c. REcxErr. County Auditor.
". II. .McFAHLAsD, D. d.
". X. GooDIREL
.,. ". u. FARRAn.-
". \. RAISEY. a
.. G. l.. MADISON. ~ As.
}. y. STEELE.
4. PATrgIsoS,
J.R. RA1SEY. .
The following cmphathic denial Of the
: report above referred to, has Just been re-
Ceiyed from Governor Foster:
Cotrmuus, Onto, December Is, lsS.'
Col. 7. II. anderson.
understand from your letter that an
idea prevails among the miners q .. the
Seventeenth district that Col. J. d. Iaylor,
Republican nominee for Congress, was IN
nome way connected with the State militia
during the late Hooking Valley or sunday
Creek labor troubles. | have TO say thas
Col. Taylor has had no connection IN ahy
capacity with the militia during my ~
ln'nistration, and from the reeords ~ !ne
Adlutant Generals office. never nus mac.
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hIEIl.

MtHsliALl--on Friday, December 90 ,,s, at
INviIshce N OF parents l59 South broadway, Island.
Aosi'' laughter oil T. $. aud De!lr Ma,siall.
Funenl notice hereafter.
fEbLER-saturIay, December 10. issc. n,lnpn
4. ". 6EoEoE PInLxn In the SGtl, yea; Of hIS srs
Funeml IRON his late residence iiI MAue.,r,,rr
Hunday afternoon, Deceuibtr al, at2 o'v.ocl In.
'trmsus Al Peninsula csmetesy, N
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aiteht happen 10 get Il dis,led, Thi, adyIc,
coming from whom II did accented. an,l
acted on It by taking Il oil, and throwing il
.tctoss NY saddle; again marched up anli
,ae dEt thing knew was on my back in
we middle OF the road. Jumping up / pIieL.
eu ~ sgaln only 10 have tho dose ii, ia nloh
aiser quantity repeated; In fact Il stunned
lne 70 tlat u took me sonle time 10 gather nv
W. W. satlciently to take In tho situation. |
iouhd had caughtA tartar and The question
Nas Tbai 10 10, aml ! concluded tHy only
snahce was TO clincl, but, rs approached
hHaiti, he said. "K,-li you come again
VI w burt you '.Weii, said; II you don't,
sal, that hurting will bc-ii don't quit,
auu a0 quitting on my coat, mounted my
81 SSoasss:eut before puttingspurs 10 him, satJ
oLq lelloE, | knew you was good at some.
'h'hS,lAnp now know whatitis, Gool.bye.n
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Three hundred and eighty.three persons
in various paris Of the country, having
grown tired Of life, ushered themselves
inIo eternity by means Of the pistol, yum,
knife, razor, fire, the rope and various other
ways. In this city l93 persons committed
suicide, and in Brooklyn there were %
cases. or all the States md territories New
York ranks first, with lSi cases; Jersey, rs:
Pennsylvania, 20; Ohio, q; Maryland, l3;
Missouri, 10; Illinois, 8; California, Z; Ar.
kansas md Delaware, q each; Conn ecticut,
Massachusetts, North Carolina, s each
Alabama, indiana, Georgia. Milne, Rhode
Island aud Virginia, 4 each; District Of Co.
lumbin, Louisiana, Mississippi and New
iiampsl,irc, ! eacl; Kentucky, Michigan,
Vermont and Wisconsin, each.
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RAILWAY COSSTRUCrl0y.
largest Irnriy Mileage Ever Cou.ttu.
hLl La tulal, dtx.t...a....

HEtfEF"t willy HITtNEV EVrr EOUNl tuCf.
Cd In This Country.
CnIcA0o, December o9.-,rhc Rai,way
-ige furnishes au interesting article giving
All account Of the railway construction in
the United States during the year ISs?.
The following is the ages summary Of
new track actually laid from january to
December !, length OF main line only. iu-
dicated by distance between termini. be.
ing considered, and no account being made
Of new sidings or additional side track.
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INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
THE NAIL ASSOCIATION MEETING
APltt'bursh Isstsfday-Oas haA,hr Stoppsss
Decided tpoa-CAuss Of TIT varstIon.
IrstblS Auosr ". Louis IsOs workers.
AStfCAi DthIli from p.sldsAt jarrett,

flrnnrGo,I. December % Tine n,o.,,n,
NJ III. N,u ,.so.t.,in. ~, '''''s
sI,'h ' 'a', Association 'o'"a! Was pre-
sded over ny j.. N. Vance. OF Wheeling.
Telcgrains were read In answer 10 the re.
quests seat the day befors Tho ycre,a,
,onor NJ N, 1,.n,',., ,."s 60 - se".'A' a. y
s,..,' .na VI W, "''s~ei" was 'aVerAole 10 u
@otP"se OF work Tor q time, In order to
slilIen prices. Every district In the coun.
,ty was beard from and n,ou,lsea oj be,,,y
co.oner,,lnr I, ..,, .".,".' . .s,'".. "e"'
u"" ,,,,.o,, ~ ia "ny "e''oh '@Xeh were
gwen. 1t WIS iben decided 10
sA"t down NIL The mil mills In
the western district on January 18th,
thew 10 remain clos.d INIT, E,,h.ror,, mi,
ThS sloppaps IL mnt ranseL w uy m,;,i, Ion,, un
account Of nm oyrrplus of s,oct a sa on w
account Of sn.m;nr J",ar,;"atio, 40 ",on w
The pat, Of dealers IN iortc ,inwm nr;c.s ai'n II
Ia urvued by them that with III, ns' nsis. II II
iron nj u rnnis nails Wy" Stonii r,' wv H.. IT,
w '" W. the ptescht curt fNtc. 1He
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Mother N"nn'A Worm Kyrun
lnfallible, tasieless, harmless. cs,i,-,,,,
ior ieyer'sshnssst fesslessness, worms, cousti.
d9u0n. s9e. 81 -----. 80 = >H"L