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FIRg REcOR,,.

PnlLApEL:4iiIA, February 27.-Tleben.
stne tank o. the Atlantic Petroleum COM. SSn
pany, at foint Breeze, exploded at ten
o'clock lhis morning, and The contents ma a5s
now oatnlng' 1he workmen aro throwing
agelLst lho burning liquid Garth banks h to
prevent the srread.ot the fire. y
81. LOUIS, February GA iire broI,c
out at " o'clock this morning In ibe buSids H
ing corner Seventeenth street md IyasS S
!ngton avenue, occupied on the flrst fIS1- NM
by J. r. and x. Jacobns as an e,,st,,, ASvI M
HGtoa HSa,so store, and on the second floor by Si
gaeySts, never, inanpIactGrtr Of boys clothing.
daeoetts .s o ~ st1ck ts said . be worth $1,000
more more than hall q which was destrnyed.
insurance i.l 81, 600 j supposed to be iba
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THERE has been an immense freight
blockade on the Fl Wayne railroad for a
long time past, as well as on the @. & P. line,
80 much SO that it has been impossible for
the furnaces to get supply Of coke. On
Sunday last the blockade was partially
broken by the starting out from Pittsburgh,
on the Ft. Wayne road, between the hours
Of Ga. Nj. and l2 midnight, seven miles Of
freight cars, This too without accident or
DELAY,
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CHICAGO. February 27.-About 0 o'clock
this morning loud explosion occurred In
Union bank building in which the general
Offices Of the Associated Press and Western
Union Telegraph are located, shaking the
entire building and knocking out the heavy
plate glass from the windows in all parts Of
the building. The woodwork, doors and
plastering were also demolished, The ex.
plosion was caused by boy named James
Brett entering one OF the vaults, where gus
had been escaping since Saturday, with q
lighted match. He was seriously Il not
fatally injured.
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THE NEW JERSEY CENTRAL.
The Enabling Act of the Legislature Not
Likely to Accomplish Much.

The Enabling Act Of the Legislature Not
Likely to Accomplish Much.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIgcncer.
WASHINGTON, February ga Trenton
special says: Governor Ludlow has as yet
taken no action on the bill passed by the
New Jersey Legislature allowing the Cen
trail Railroad OF New Jersey to issue addi.
tional stock. He is allowed five legislative
days in which to return bills, and as the
Legislature was in session but four days
last week the time will not expire until to-
night. Mr.. Gowen said the bill wOs put
through in the interest Of certain men and
to accomplish their ends alone. II the
stock was issued under the bill, Mr., Gowen
believed that the courts would interfere tc
prevent any plan Of 1.-THE opposition. to shut
out his party by not allowing each share
holder to take his proportion. Nj, Gower
was fully confident Of tho success OF hi
interest in the Central.
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The bulls seem to be in the ascendancy
once more in New York. Yesterday they
gave everything an upward turn. Report
says that Mr.. Vanderbilt effected loans to
the amount of slo oOOO,O 900, and Mr.. Gould
to the amount OF sO,ooo,oOO, and that they
were heavy buyers at the late decline in
stocks.
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"rIlE TWIN RrLI,i..
The Agitation Against Poiygn,ny at m,
Gates OF the Afron rhaId.

The Agitation Against PoIygniny az the
Gates Of the Atron EbsId.
SALT, LAKE, UrAu, February 27.-Amett
ing of ladies otthe antl.polygamy societyto-
night adopted the following
WHEREAS, The petition Of Morn,ons pray.
ing to be let alone commits every Mormon
to the endorsement Of polygamy in defiance
OF law and tho frantic exertfons Of the
leaders renewal Of their mortal terrorat tho
prospect oil losing their political power; and
WHEREAS, Under their control there hss
been made a mere dependency ola hostile
creed; rights 0f real citizens d 3nied; the bal.
lot prostituted; women dishonorel, and
every sacred element Of home DESTROYED;
forbearance OF government derided as weak.
ness, and its failure to assert itself claimed
as divine intefposition in favor of Mormon
kingdom; be it
ReSolred, That this Society, speaking in
in the name OF outraged womanhood and
for forty thousand real citizens Of this Ter.
ritory. beseech Congress to rely no longer
on half measures, but at once to take from
the Motmons all practical privileges until
they accept the sovereign laws Of the
United States; that we fear the Edmunds
bill will be found fatally defective, like the
present nti-polygamy law, because while
1t distranchises polygamists in provides no
machinery whatever for enforcing the dis,
tranchisement; that we believe that a coms
mission ofsterling citizens OF this Territory
given full legislative powers and working
under the supervision OF Congress Is the
only real, prompt and merelfal remedy
for Utah's wrongs.
The meeting was really mass meeting,
aud very enthusiastic.
There was preaching at the Tabernacle
Today. They were very beligeEent and
defiant, They said they were extending
into other Territories and no power on
earth or in he'll could stop them. They
might take away their votes and Be
damned, they would be damned ANYHOW.
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IT seems altogether likely that thetax on
whisky will be reduced to so cents per gal
lon, on malt liquors TO 60 cents per barrel,
tobacco to 10 cents per pound, and cigars
to 81 per thousand. This will make total
reduction in the internal revenue receipts
OF s47, ,15s,0oo according to Commissioner
Raum's latest estimate.
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GEN. LooAN's bill now pending in the
Senate, to devote the revenue received
from tho tax on whisky to educational
purposes, does not meet with general favor.
The Methodist ministers OF Chicago have
held meeting and denounced it.
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CTcAGo, February 27.-At a meeting al
INC LMm6erman's Exchnnge today he
price list for March was slightly increased
all grades Of flooring and fencing heinz
Fatsed 5oc per GOO. The Secretary Of the
Exchange made a statement tlats ths,
amount OF lumber now OH hand is sixteen
million teet less than this time a years, ~
and he believed the shortage would reach
twenty-five millions by March tirst. 80
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ervtston, control and direction Of, aud shall
report to the board, during the remainder
of their terms Of Office In the discharge Of
their duties as heretofore prescribed.


TnR IxrE1LtoEScER received an advance
copy Of Mr.. Blaine's memorial address de-
livered yesterday in Washington. The
envelope was marked US follows: ITO be
held in pledge with seal unbroken until l2
o'clock noon Monday, February 9Th,
1882" This honorable Obligation We re.
spected, and kept the pledge Confided to US.
But It seems tha. this pledge was either not
required or else not respected ut Pittsburgh,
as two Of the papers Of that city contained
the address yesterday. We make this ex-
planation TO show that had We not respect.
ed thetrust con6dedt to us we, too, could have
published the address yesterday morning.
1t is much to be regretted that these sort Of
trusts are so often violated, as It tends to
break up a practice Of sending out in I'd.
vance public documents and thereby de-
priving the press Of the advantages Of the
mail, and compelling resort to the wires
with all their inaccuracies. It is certainly
not an indication Of enterprise to break The
seal Of an. envelope under such circum-
stances, but rather shortsishted attempt
to gain cheap advantage.
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PhIIaaeIphIa M Frnnda.

PHILADELPHIA, February 25.-At The
meeting today Of the committee inyestiea.
ting the frauds in the previous administra-
tton Of the tax office, Jas. Herman, Tr.. 4
large property holder, appeared yoluntar.
lily, and stated that in 1877 alter be lad
paid $l,0s0 to Clerk Stimmell,
he was greatly annoyed by threats Of I,
levy made by the subordtnates Of delin.
quent tax collector Donough, and when
the levy was actually made he complain.
ed to receiver Of taxes Smith, and showed
him his receipted bills. He was promised a
cessation OF the annoyance.
BY mere accident Kernan's lawyers dis.
covered last week that against every one OF
his properties were liens for .unpaiti
taxes" which had been paid. The COM
mittee ordered the matter re'erred to tie
City Solicitor and District Attorney
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IT is said that the nomination of ex.scn-
ator Conkling for the Supreme bench will
beconfrmed to-day by three,fourths vote
OF the Senate. Some Senators who do not
like him will vote for him, becausethey do
not wish to be misunderstood in their mo-
tives.
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Now comes report that the Guiteau
case is to be reopened by certain insanity
experts. For instance, DR.. Hammond is
TO discuss the case in prominent medical
journal.
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WIFI Accent.

NRw YoRE, February 27,-The Posts
Washington special says An intimate
friend OF CoAkling Is authority for the state
ment that he.will certainly accept the JUS
tieeshfp; ~ IS :.
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TurnEis every prospect that Mr.. Kasson's
bill to create a commission for the purpose
ofreyising the present tariff will pass at an
early day.
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GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, who is opposed
to Conkling's confirmation, says that the
ex-senator recognizes only two classes OF
persons-siayes and enemies.
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oscARwnDE is what we call in America
a one-night show. When the morbid
curiosity to see him is satisfied his occupa.
ton is Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A WEEKS EXCHANGES.
An Exhibit OF tho Condition OF the
RuSIneaa or the Countrx

" slN VVWHtFJs
BosToN MASS, February 27.-From the
Post: The following table shows the total
gross exchanges at twenty-three Of the lead
ing clearing houses in the United States
twenty-five being for the week ending Feb
ruary 25th, and one (Louisville) for the
week ending February DAD.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Gossip at the ecapital=currentc Comment
and dItenis OF General Interest.
The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed
to-day unanimously to report iayolably to
the nomination Of Slr, Conkling for Amo.
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Tue ministers of Chicago have set on
foot u move to secure the abolition OF Sun
day theater performances in their city.
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THE MIssISSIPpI OVERFLOW.
Tho Prccarious Situation In MIssissInpl
and ArkauhnH.

sPRlNorIELD, I'LL, February 27.-Dis.
patches from shawneetown, received by
the Governor to-day, 8 ate that large Dor.
ton Of Gallatin county is ovcrfowed AID
hundeds OF people are driven from their
homes. They have flocked into Shawnee.
town and the people are unable to furnish
shelter for them all, The Sheriff Of tho
county has appealed to tho Governor for
assistance, and hundred tents were for.
warded this evening, 1t was still raining
at Shawneetown ut 8 p Nj, and the river
was still rising.
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NEw ORLEANS, February 27.-The yfrks.
burg Heralds Greenvillc, Mrs, special r. r..
ports the levee on Deer Creek a. Nrs
Urquahart's, as having broke on SATURDAY.
by the water passing through the creek
from the Eastoa break in Bolivar srT county u,SSS
The damage from this break will he local
and small. Catfish Point leyee broke at
Eve o'clock this morning. The gan il iIf;v
feet wide. The Kentucky levec is reported
tohave broken at eight o'clock this morning
The water from these breaks will effect ths
southern part oI Bolivar county and tho
northern part Of Washington county and
Deer Crt CG. N''>'
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rHE SITUATION At cAIl,o.

CAlRo, February 27.-Tho leyees are
still intact, and stroug hopes arc eutcr.
tanned OF holding them The critical
point is the rev levee whore two m9lv
slides have occurred. Both were n proaIt. NH
ly restored by sand bags and rock. The
whole Popalatl9n are working TO aye Il,
OF sacks filled with clny,and barrts Of roek
and coal are moored along the leyee 10 be
used when necessary, and the men can
be put upon any point within Eve miuutcs
the city, with two offices on the leyee, md
the work Is all systematically done. "
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers bcyan
falling last evening and up 10 his tEne
have each fallen aboutaye lnches. Thopgb
the people are encouraged ut The pFospectS
the danger on the Mississippi Is stitI great
From 800 to 1000 men are Kept constantly
Al work strengthening the weak places anS
uthere Is no storm Or heavy wind tliere /,
strong hopes Of saving the city. The dam =.
lage in the adjacent country hss been q con- u
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oaNilNNfa q 22ka Rsae,, !,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-21
Chicago and joliet Rolling
h5ills.

Chicago, 20.-The proprietors of
rolling mills in this city and Joliet
have been interviewed in regard to
tho statement that the intended to
shut down within a short time. The
general tenor of the interviews is
that they did not assert a positive
intention to close at a fixed date, or
at any future date, but said that as
things looked now, they did not see
how they could continue to run
without losing money, and init
mated that unless a change in the
situation occurred they would prob
ably be compelled to close in
January or February next, the time
being dependent ON existing con-
tracts. Some of the mills may run
to January, others to February.
They say with steel rails at S45 per
ton, which is equal to $42 in the
east, reduction in the price of
both ore and labor will be necessary
to secure the mills from any loss.
In view Of the present cost Of living
and the general feeling among iron
workers, they cannot expect to
secure a reduction in the price OF
labor. They will therefore, fol-
the time being, only run to
work UP the stock one hand, and
fulfil existing contracts, with a
view to being ready to shut
down when the proper time GENES
Fear is expressed also by some Of
the proprieters that the next Con
gress will reduce the tariff on steel
to an extent to open the business t.
foreign competition. The belief il
expressed in some quarters that this
is a concerted movement on the par
of steel mill proprietors of the West
to Influence public opinion and pre-
vent reduction Of the tariff BY
| Congress. Between 5000 and 600
men are employed here and a
Joliet.
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RafIroad Racket.

Oswego, N. Y, 20.-It is rumored
that the Grand Trunk Railroad of
Canada is negotiating for a lease of
the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens-
burg Railway. Should this be made,
a strong combination would at once
be formed between the Grand
Trunks, its Great Western Divisions
and r. O. and w. and Vermont
Central roads in opposition to
Vanderbilt's lines, which would
enable the former to control the
freight and passenger traffic of the
New England states.
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Miscellaneous.

Philadelphia. 49, Stelnitz won
tbs fourth game in the series of
ehesS games.
New York, 19.-Swiss societies
OF the city and vicinity gave a
reception tonight to Col. Emil Frey,
swiss minister to this country. AL
the consulates vera represented.
OTTAWA, 49, 1t is stated, that at
the next session of Parliament the de-
par6ment Of marine WilIrecomme9d
the adoption Of many provisions Of
American laws regarding marine
interests.
Boston, 19.-The United States
cattle commission has purchased in
Waltham the site for imported
cattle quarantine in accordance with
the recent act of congress.
Harrisburgh, Pa, 2O.-The total
vote for governor at the recent cleo
ton, was 943, SOB; Pattison plurality.
40,202; the largest vote ever polIed
in the state, with the exception of
the Presidential contests Of 1876 and
1880.
Baltimore, Md, 20.-The annual
report of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, shows the earnings of the
main stem and branches to be SIS
3S3,895; expenses, $10,929,213; net
earnings, $8,445,662.
New York, 20.-Gilbert Patrick
better known as "Gil. Patrick" old.
est living jockey in America, who
lode Lexington" ''Leecompte, "and
many other famous racers in this
country, is dying Of pneumonia al
433 Second avenue. He is sixty
years old, and with his wife is il
very Strengthened circumstances.
Sag HarbOr, n. Y, GO. G
Haven was accidentally shot, yes
terday, while duck shooting, and hi:
wound will probably prove fatal
He lived for a number Of years il
San Francisco.
Boston, 20.-The committee 0.
Boston's knights Templar reported
in favor of attending the trieGnia
cOnclave Of the grand encampmen
in San Francisco next August.
Little Rock, 20. Returns, less on
small county, show for Congressman
at large that Breckenridge, demo
crat, is elected by large majority
Steubenyille, o., 2O.-Congress
man Updegraff is reported in a dy
ing condition; all hopes of recover,
are given Up.
Atlanta. Ca, 2O.-Several inche
Ot snow fell tonight.
st. John, n. b., 20.-Snow fallin
all day; 126,000,OO0 feet Of log
passed through booms on the S
l John River this season.
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NO 145
Foreign.

London, 20.-Kennard, conser-
vatfye, is elected member of
Parliament for Salisbury. defeating
Greenfell, liberal, for reelection,
Parnellltes have resolved not to
take united action in relation to
I srk'S motion for the appointment
OF a committee to inquire into the
circumstances under which ParneII.
Dillon and O'Kelly were released
from the Kilmanham Jail.
London, 20-Gladstone. in renIv
to an inquiry from VIM. Foster.
stated thaS the government was
anxious to deal with the question of
the suppression Of the slave trade i'm
Egypt, and the first dispatch to
Lord Dufferin since his arrival in
Cairo, related to that subject.
Paris, 20" Voltaire" publishes
story pretending that a revival
IS projected by rising of legiti-
mists.
London, 20.-Doctor's GauI and
Carpenter were sent for, TODAY. to
consult with regard to the health of
the Archbishop of Canterbury. The
condition OF the archbishop is re-
gaTded with increased anxiety.
Parade Tomorrow Of all regiments
which served in the egyptian cam
paign.
Berlin, 20.-Degiers had anyaudi-
ence, to-day, with the Emperor and
Pr1nce Frederick William. He af-
terWard dined at the Palace. 1t is
seml-oflicially stated that the visit
OF Degiers to Bismarck at Varzein
had no special object, hut 1t NAV be
interpreted as an expression of the
estimated relations existing between
Russia and Germany.
Temps reports that England has
obtained the consent of the Khediye
TO the cession Of Massowah to
Abyssinia, and is now seeking the
approhal of Turkey.
Lisbon, 20.-The Newspapers re-
ferring to a bill in the French
Gamblers concerning DebraZZas
treaty, call upon the government
for the protection of the rights of
Portuguese subject in Africa.
Paris, 20.-Harrison, minister of
public works, informed the budget
= committee that he still had at his
: disposal 10000, 900 francs allotted for
: his department., but he could not
consent to the reduction of the sum
of 4SS,000,00O francs which it was
proposed to expend on important
public works. The committee
agreed that this sum should not be
$ reduced.
: Cattaro, 20,-Horava, a state func.
tionary, has been arrested at Get
tlnge, in consequence of the discov-
!, cry of a plot to murder Vreiza, the
Montenegrin minister OF the in
terror.
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Eriah Noaes

London, 20.-In the Commons.
Trevellyn, chief secretary for Ire
land, informed ParneH that the
unions in the western part of Ire
land had been ordered to relieve the
distressed people, and the local gov
eminent has instructed the inspect
OrS to see that arrangements are
sufficient and that relief measures
are not inteFfered with for want Of
funds.
Sexton gave notice that when the
report of the committee in the
Gray's case came up, he would move
that the powers of judges in cases Of
contempt of court, ought to be de-
cided and limited by statute.
Courtney, Secretary of the Trea-
sury, informed Parneu that up to
the present time applications under
the land act by tenants for loans to
improve their holdings numbered
623 of which $40 had been granted,
210 inadmissable,, the remainder be,
ing investigated.
Gladstone In reply to an inquiry
from Parnell, stated that govern
ment was not at present cOntem-
plating any amendment to the ar
rears OF rent act. The chief secretary
for Ireland said that up to the 18th
instant, applications under the ar
rears Of rent act had reached 14,167.
The land commissioners, he said,
hoped to settle before the Both in
slant, all cases lodged prior to No
vember 18th.
Tulare, Ireland.20,-Ten thousand
persons attended meeting of the
Irish National League yesterday.
Among the speakers were Sullivan
and O'Kelly,, members Of Parlia-
ment. The latter referred to what
he called the efforts of Davitt to
Esplit the Irish party, and said that
| they were tantamount to stabbing
| Ireland in the back. He threatened
to resign his seat if the country
favored an allegiance to Parnell.
| He advised farmers to take adVan-
tage OF the arrears of rent act.
II Votes of confidence in the speakers
were carried.
Dublin, 20.-It is very PROBABLE
that after the trial of Michael Casey,
the remaining fsur prisoners ac-
cused of completely in the Joyce
murders, will plead guilty and throw
themselves on the mercy of the
crown, asking life servitude instead
of hanging.
After taking the formal evidence
to-day, Delany, charged with an at
tempt to assassinate Judge Lawson
f; the accused was committed for tria
at the next Dublin commission
The prisoner was guarded to anC
from the police station by a strong
escort of mounted police, witt
drawn sabres.
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Dirty Business.

Jackson, Miss, 20.-Leading dem
ocrats and citizens generally regret
the action of the secretary Of the
state, Henry Meyers, and Governor
Lowery, in awarding the certificate
to Van II. Manning, upon a clerical
error in the tally sheet. The COM
missioners of election of Tate
County have telegraphed that the
name of Chambers, appearing on the
tally sheet, is a clerical error, and
should have been j. R. Chalmers.
a corrected tally sheet, with Ger
terfcate, have been forwarded to
the secretary of state.
jackson, Miss ,2e.-Chalmers filed
application for mandamus before
Judge Wharton to compel the sec.
rotary to count his votes in Tate
County. He charges Myers, secre
tary of state, with having allowed
the returns from other districts tt
be inspected, but refused to allow
any one to see the returns from tht
Second district until counted
Chalmers charges that the re
turns were purposely concealed
| to prevent any errors bein!
corrected during the ten days al
| lowed by law for Manning's returns
and says the clerical error as E
| Chambless would have bee
promptly corrected if the return
had not been fraudulently cor
cealed. The commissioners OF Tat
County have sent amended return
showing the votes were cast for ]
R. Chambers, and not for }. +
ChambIess.