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VOLUME XxxII."NUMBER lo8.
tional regiments are to be sent to Egypt
They are sending the usual drafts only to
maintain the nominal strength already
Burntd In The Bay OF Riscay.

LONDON, December 20.-A portion Of The
crew Of the Spanish mail steamship st,
Augustine, from Manila for Liverpool, ar.
rived at Dartmouth. They report the
steamer took fire on Sunday last, in the
Bay Of Biscay. Eighty.three Of the crew
and passengers took 10 boats. The first
boat reached an English brig; the second
returned to the burning vessel; the third
has not been heard from, and the fourth,
swSsn ssa 1Ss bnrnns Di
steamer there were thirty people on board.
tits thought they were rescued, as steamer
was seen bearing down towards the vessel.
A Corunna SPAIN dispatch says brig
landed here with a portion ofthe crew Of
the steamer St Augustin. This is proba.
bly, the brig which picked up the people
in the first boat.
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THE Library.

The report OF Librarian Perdleton showed
the following: Total circulation OF books in
November 44G; Of these 3.007 volumes were
fiction, 1l9 miscellansous.5 political, poetry.
q, history 50, biography 81, travel 9s science.
aud art, 80, education u, theology -, aver
sgs circulation daily l22.
Circulation In reading room, 2aG. Amount
of fines received, f13. lg
1t was resolved 70 give the schools q yaca-
lion from this evening until the Wednesday
after Now Years.
The Superintendent received authority 10
change The plan Of the primary tesc6ers'
meetings, the teachers OF the different grades
to Wis one OF the SCHOOL,, selected by the
superintsndent, once in two months, aud OBJ
serve the methods OF other teachers In their
own grades In this manner.
Prot Crsgo, Principal OF the Sixth ward
schools, was granted permission 10 have his
children attend those schools. They 1--we in
the Eighth ward, bnt for special reasons the
Board, with the exception Of Mr.. seidler,
thought II desirable TO make an exception In
the usual rule In this Gaze. After eeveral
minor ma ters were attended To-, the Board
adjourned.
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STATE AND yrcrnrrY.
Recent Doipss of west virginians aud
Their AeIghbars.

A horse belonging to John @. Pugh, Of
Hancock county, valued ut 5000, ran away y
lew days aince, and striking It's head against
tree, was instantly killed.
The Gay county Star says that two men
named Nottingham Ahd Daniels, are In j.il
in that county awaiting trial for outrage. In
November they persuaded two 'sisters named
A6kinsto go 10 aneighbor's house, and in
passing through alonely wood, assaulted the
girls. ei
The Marshall Herald editor recently made
trip through tho wilds Of Welzsl county.
He has this 70 say: There are 1nutteringsof
an approaching political storm In, the county
OF Wetz !. Meetings are being held In the
school houses all over the county, and an
organization effected In the interest Of re-
form. The inoIeaseof taxes through ress-
sessment and other kindred measures has
begun to arouse the farmers OF that county
to action, and 1t Is action that will. tell in
the election next year. The levy for county
PURPOSES is 80 per cent higher ttan In Mar
shall, and they fall toae where they receive
an adequate return. li
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Of primary elections and the securing Of
delegates, and General Logan has succeed.
ed in Arranging with ex.secretary Blaine,
General Grant, and Mr.. Conkling for their
aid and support in placing him in the Pres
idential chair. The frst story is just
about as true as the last one, and the last
one as true as the first, but neither OF them
has a semblance Of truth in 1t. Some
Of the ready writers who infest Washing
ton Just now have difficulties to get
inside information regarding future action
Of Republican leaders, and SO they have
daily and concoct stories to gull the people
who have no knowledge as to the relations
actually existing between some OF our
prominent men. Conkling Is convinced
that the Republican party will be given
control again Of national affairs for four
years longer.
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GENERAL KEIrES made mistake when
he opposed the seating Of the North Caro-
iins man who presented himself before the
House with his certificate Of election. The
North Carolina Democrats played a trick
to gain a Democratic member, but that did
not justify The brushing away Of precedents
founded on good policy, and General
Keller mistook the senseof his Republican
brethren when he made that proposition
Nov that Mr.. Skinner is seated /. may be
that nothing will induce House Of bic
own party to unsest him. Better that than
the violation OF a customary procedure
based on sound policy.
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BERNHARDT'S IRE.
THE DIVINE SARAH RAMPANT.
Marie COlOmbisr Raises Racket With asr Book
While HALE Champions are Fighting It
Oat the Women Have asiusslns Match.
A General Wreck OF Matter.

PARIS, December 2O.-"sarah Barnum,' =
a asatirical biography OF Sarah Bsrnhardt
by her former friend, Marie Colombier
caused q duel between friends Of the wo
men and scandalous quarrel between the
actress and author. Sarah, incensed at be
ing described as a "she Barnum," asked
the police to seize the book. The police
replied that she must seek redress In the
civil tribunal. Sarah with her Lson pro.
ceeded on Tuesday to Colombier's resi-.
dence and struck her in the face with q
riding whip. Colombier fed, pursued by
Sarah, who smashed everything in her
way. Meanwhile friends Of the women
indulged in free fight in another part OF
the house. It is stated the affair will lead to
q number Of duels.
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COLoaRD ClTIzgNs.
The MeetIng at WashinEton-Hemoriai
10 be sent TO Congress.


TO be sent 10 Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. O., December 20.-The
executive committee appointed by the late
Louisville Colored Convention, resumed itH
session to-day. There was full attend.
ancp. In addition to the members, A. NJ.
Claff, Of this city, and Col. Harlan, oi
Louisville, were present. The committee
appointed to draw up memorial to Con.
gress in regard to the Freedmens Bank,
made o report, which recounted the proyi.
sions OF The charter Of the bank which
authorized deposits to be invested in U. s.
bonds only. Investments, however, were
made In real estate, which resulted in
losses and closing the bank. The colored
people were under the belief that the
Government was responsible for the safe
keeping OF their savings. In the method
adopted by Congress in winding up the at-
fairs OF the corporation they believe the
law OF insolvency was violated. In con-
sideration Of these facts the memorial prays
that the necessary appropriation be made
for fully indeDnif, log the creditors for all
losses sustained by depositors.
Memorials were reported in favor Of
National aid to education in the States,
founded on census reports OF iiliteracy,
and in regard to political outrages in the
South, which the inemorialisIs Say demand
the protection Of the American people to-
wards colored people.
A memorial upon Civil Rights was re-.
ported by the committee, Of which Fred
Douglas and RegiBtenBr1 were members.
1t endorsed the decision Of Justice Harlan
and urged the passage Of the Wilson amend.
ment and Edmund's bill. The memorials
gave rise TO discussion and were finally
adopted.
Aresolution was adopted calling con.
yention at Richmond, Virginia, on the
aacnnd Tnestav in Jnlv, 1884.
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CLEyRLANn, December 20.-A New YORK
letter to the Leader says: The Maine states
man is certainly growing in public graee'
The Herald had a significant editorial in
Saturdays Issue, indicating his retirement
10 write book was anything but comioIt,
ing 10 those who were entitled to cry, "on,
that mine enemy would write q book."
There is large liberal element IN New
York City that Is veering round to Blaine,
and the Herald has undoubtedly been
prompted to It's declarations from thiI
source. Blaine and Logan 10 ticket talked
very frequently in the political circles o.
the euhtom house region.
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DUBLIN, December 20.-Kerrigan, whose
shooting is reported, gave testimony in the
Huddy family murder Gaze inlSS2, which
convicted three men who were hanged,
and also at the iniormer Joyce murder
trial, which also resulted In the hanging Of
three men, for a long time was protected
by the government owing to threats
sgainst his life, among the expedients for
his protection being an iron utimpervious
to rife ahots, in which he liyed.
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Railroad rom Gle v.iIeto Parkersburg

Railroad from Gle viileto PariEersburg
Special Di.pa'eh 10 he hiteIIigeoer.
PAREKSUuRa, W. Va, December 90
Attherailroad meeting at Burning Springs,
Calhoun, Roane, Writ and Wood counties
were represented by large delegations oil
representative men. The proceedings were
harmonious. 1t vas resolved TO build q
road from Glenville to Parkersburg. Com
mittees were appointed to secure money
and makea preiimin, ry survey. Speeches
were made by Mess,s Leonard, Schiling,
DesPard, Casio, Williams and others. The
meeting adjourned TO meet at Writ Courl
House January 10Th. The road Is to be
called the Little Kanawha Valley Railroad
aclRrGe1 will be applied for at once. The
capital Ia 10 be s., 100000.
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THE CITY SCHOOLS.
THE suPERlNreNDgN1,s REPORT
Aud y.rlOu. Matter. a. the Regular Monthly,
Meeting ofths Board Of Educatloa Last Er.aInr.
Tho Holiday Vacation TO Last Uatn Jar-
ary seeoat-T.aehsrs' nsstlnE,, etc.

The Board of Education met last night
with all the members present but Mettrs. W
A. Wilson, Hoge, Acker, ]. a. Miller, ]. Q.
Miller and Echstruth. =
Bills aggregating sio7 G7 were ordered paid
on recommendation Of the Committee on Ac-
counts, and rebate was allowed Edward
Westwood aud A. Walter on taxes paid by
them, because OF erroneous assessments, on
motion Of the Committee on Finance. :.
The superintendents report for the month
was as follows: =
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Ex.CoyGEEs;NAH PmLLIPs, Of Kansas,
may not he guilty Of receiving money from
Ipji,ss for bis ii lllencs ns a Congress-
man. bu! good deal Of Indian money has
zone tbat way. II would do no harm to
ne whether AIr. Phillips can throw any
lirht on the subject. There is a snug little
Indian ring in Washington which doesn't
live in the Interior Department.
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Fatal ssnbblng : fray a. GRAFTON.

SPECIAL Dispdtch 10 he IEttAE0ener.
GRAFTON, W. Va, December 2o.-short-
ly after S o'clock this evening, Carter
Smith colored barber, doing business
under the Valley House, in this place,
stabbed George McDaniels, also colored,
with pair OF shears and killed him in.
stan,ly. The two had been engaged in a
short alteration. 1t is not at present known
what the trouble was about. Smith struck
his victim but once. The shears, q long
pointed pair, pierced McDaniel's heart.
Smith made bis escape and is still at large.
The affair has caused considerable excite
r,ank
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New York, December 9o.-A prize fight,
according to Queensbury rules, took place
this morning in barn near Blissville, LonG
Island, between Mike Kelley, Of Williams
bnrr. and John Connors, Of Brooklyn,
The stakes we're 500 side. BIth mon
were In fne condition, Kelley weighing
l3S and Connots 1856 pounds. Three
bloody rounds were fought. Kelley mol
coming to time when the fourth round was
called the money was awarded to Connors
Both men were terribly punished and had
10 be assisted from the ring.
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srnAasoArsqulns.
IuformStion Abont River happening
'l. Telegrnphlc NOtes.

TeieErnphie N0tcs.
The Frank Stein has gone South. ..
The Andes leaves Cincinnati for this port
this evening. 40
The Emma Graham passed down ut 10 a.
N. for CiEcini ah. Ut
The Hawk and several barges Of cooperage
are laid up juss below the Bellaire railroad
bridge.
The Ba che!or left at 9A. N. for Pittsburgh,
the Courier at ia. N. for Perkeraburg and
the Chesapeake at 10 a. N. for New Martins
Vile
Capt. A. J. Fiesher, who went South on
the Jennie Campbell with lot OF potatoes,
has returned home, having left his potatoes
In charge OF his son to await better market.
New Otleans Is oyerstooked with both pots.
toes and coal.
The river continued TO be full Of running
ics yesterday. ltwas not very thick and did
not seriOusiy discommode the pat kets. Tbs
river fell 8 inches, leaving depth In the
cheHnel Of @ feet. Business was fair, con.
s.dsring the weather and the slippery slate Of
the leyee. -. -; 8ts
The Katie stockdals pass, ID up at P. NJ for
Pittsburgh This hno stern wheel passenger
pecket will pAss down Saturday morning
and those desiring clever treatment and Gu
tire satisfaction should call Of Capt. EI. An.
shu;z at the stamm House. He Is agent fot
the stocktRle.
The ST. Lawrence Is due to-day from Gin
cinnau en- route to Pittsburgh. On her re.
turn trip this els giant side wheel steamer Will
pass down Sunday morning. Shippers will
do we'll to patroriz, the 81. Lawrence. Her
accommodations Gre ample for both freight
and passengers and she 10 very ably com.
manded. Cspt. VIM. List, Is master and Capt.
y. D. List, assisted BY Dan Lacey, Is purssr.
GRERMRoRo, Pa, December 20-RiVer II
feet and stationary; weather cloudy.
PrrrsBuReH, Pa, December 2o.-Rlver3 feet
8 iucnes and about on stand; weather,
showing.
RtcE's LANDING, Pa, December 2O.-River
feet 10 inches and falling; weather cloudy;
Thermometer 32'.
MoReAsrows, December 20.-River 2 feet
iuches and stationary weather cloudy,
Thermometer 80. .,rEl
LounyrIE KY, December 20.-Depth In
the canal O feet inches; on the falls feet 2
~ chpa and falling l8t ..--.-
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No CuIturknmpfAboutit. II.

BERLIN, December 20.-Fhe National
Ga,dte states that at the meeting Of the
Grown Prince and the Pope, no allusion
was made 10 Culturkampf, although 1t Ia
understood the Pope expected something ol
the intentions OF Prussia towards the
church. A Rome correspondent OF the
Tagsblan states that the Grown Prince at
the reception ei German residents, said he
trusted his visit to the Pope would have
beneficial results in every way.
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EDISBuRo, December 10.-In The prose-
cution Of McDsrmott and others, dyna.
miters, at Glasgow, the Lord Advocate in
closing for the Grown, traced the connec.
ton OF the priSoners with the purchase Of
acids, used in the manufacture OF explo.
siyes, and urged that the evidence proved
that the prisoners conspired to bring about
the explosion. Counsel for the defence
then addressed the Jury.
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sAnrer

CaSsRR,sNAS BKLpoGD says that o'Don-
OJl did an absolutely Just act in killing a
.oe,k Ard vet there is no sufficient rea-
.,n why the United States should make
VA, on Great Britain for hanging oDon.
rsl. When he killed Carey he took the
rbance OF the gallows.
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SUPPRESSION BRIDGE,N. Y. December 20
The formal openingefthe Cantileyer Bridge
took place to-day, and;was perfect success,
Testing the strength was by running on
twenty locomotives and twenty-tour cars
loaded with gravel, which extended from
end to end Of the bridge,-on both tracks.
There was no apparent detection. The
levels were taken Of intervals by com.
mission selected from 300 engineers: Ten
thousand people witnessed the opening. A
BANQUET followed.
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NEw YoRx, December 20.-Ex.Police
Officer VIM. Conroy, who killed Peter
Keenan, with q club and pistol on the night
81 November Sd, has been Rentenced to be
hanged on the Ssh Of February next a
new trial was denied. ~.
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nne anx no. Winter storE.

BosroN, December 20.-Runors of q dis
coyery in the accounts OF the New York 4
New England railroad OF . considerable in
crease in the floating debt proves we'll
founded, But the officers delsre that
there Is no reason for apprehension as the
increase 10 not enormous and the directors
are fully prepared'to meet the obligations
which L puts upon them.
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Chiua's Propositions.

PARIS, December 20.-It is understood
that Marquis Tseapg proposes to France the
following tresh basis for settlement oi the
Tonouin question: The delta Of the Red
river with the city Of Sontay 10 belong 10
France, the delta Of the Song Can river and
Bacninh to belong to China, Northern and
Western provinces Of Torquin TO bo neu'
tral, China to renounce her sovereignty
over the kingdom OF Annum.
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THE THNquis WAR.
Capture. of sontny by tue French-rh
Credits Voted.


HoSG KoSa, December 2O.-The French
have captured the principal outrosts Of
santay, embracing five strongly fortified
villages. The enemy made stubborn re.
eistance. The Trench loss was two hun.
dred men and fifteen officers, killed and
wounded. Admiral Courbet, commanding,
had 1000 men; 1000 were engaged in the
action and the remsider reserve. The
Chinese still hold Fortress SAntay.
PARIS, December 20.-The Government
has unofficial advices confirming the re.
port Of the capture OF villages about Som
tasy.
LONDON, December 2O.-A dispatch
from Hong Kong sta:es that the fight at
sontay occurred on the l4th. Tho out
works were captured and the citadel sur
rounded By the French.
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The clay ton.BaIner Trenty.

WASHINGTON, December 2O.-secretary
Frellnghuysen, in letter to Minister
Lowell, made public to-day, formally con-
cluded the long pending discussion Of the
Clayton .Balner. treaty. He contends that
the treaty is yoidable for reasons already
published, but expresses the opinion that
the two nations will in due time reacf
q satisfactory solution Of the question.
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TuE House Of Representatives has no
,rbority to vote months pay to its dis
rs,rred employee. 1t could as well vote a
r.srs nay. Men who accept those posi-
;ons understand that they come and go
Win their party, and sometimes they 40
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Pittsburgh Third Pool Miners.

PIrraBvRan, December 9O-The strike
Of the Third Pool coal miners against are
duction Of wsses ordered to begin to-day
was a failure. There Is no suspension II
the mines that had orders Tho officers oi
the Miners Association admit the failure
Of the strike, but assert that the men vii
come mt within q week.
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Happy Irish canndIaus.

LONDON, December 2o.-Lord Lorne lee.
tured on Canada last evening, Sir Alexan.
der T. Gait, in introducing the lecturer,
disayoged for the Catholic Irish OF Canada
any sympathy with the atroci6us senti-
ments Of the Feniaus Of New York. He
said the Irishmen in Canada were as happy
and contented as the natives Of England.
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national Railroad Commissioners.

WASHINGTON, December 2O.-A bill in
troduced by Senator Cullom to-day to
establish Board Of Railroad Commits
sloners to regulate interstate commerce,
provides for the appointment by the Presi.
dent OF board Of five commissioners al
salary OF S., 900 each, who shall exercise
supervision over interstate commerce on
railroads, canals, other transportation COM
panies and the commerce Of foreign coun'
tries, and investigate all complaints made
by railroad commissioners oil States and
other determinations in charges made by
such transportation companies in their Scr,
vice aa common carriefe
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A FOOL SCHEME
10 WIFE cur wEsr VIRGINIA..
The Conception of Brilliant nlnd Taken Ii
Hand by I1.GO,srnor Pierpont-Hom aad
Why tho State Came and Why
Il Is Going to Stay

To he Editor cfltt IattIEtgeaer.
slR:-Some gentlemen in high political
positions are talking Of merging West vir'
ginia into Old Virginia; or Of repeating the
national charter Of West Virginia. To the
citizens Of West Virginia this talk ID
offensive. Newspaper articles haue ap'
peared to the same effect. II those who
agitate the subject were informed OF the
utter impossibility OF accomplishing what
they propose, they would blush for Their
ignorance. Congress has no power under
the Constitution OF the United States, ex-
pressed or implied, to abolish State.
Ihoss who talk about 1t admit one OF two
things-lst. That they are Ignorant Of the
Constitution, 2nd, that they are ready to
iorswear themselves by doing an uncons.S
tutional act.
/ suppose these gentlemen would not be
willing to take either horn OF the dilemma.
Each State in the Union has q history and
q political charter. Each OF the old thir.
teen derived its charter from the Grown oil
England; all OF the residue from the Con-
gress OF the United States, under the Con-
stitution. The State Of West Virginia was
the outgrowth Of the restored government
OF Virginia. One of the leading objects
Of the restored government was the forma-
tion OF new State, TO relieve the people
Of the western part II the State from the
oppression OF the Bourbons in the eastern
part of the State,
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ne win Come Back,

LoSpox, oST., December 2O.-Georse
Evans, arrested by Chicago detectives for
obtaining s. 600 from Charles Van Doren,
one Of the heirs Of the Springer $50, 900, 900
estate, Wilmington, Delaware, on forged
certificate Of heirship, Is held for ex.
tradition,
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rhroux. from CnleaEo 10 Bnitimore

YOrSomgsS, December 9o.-Under a
lease on a trackagc basis, Andrews p, Q.
1T. has secured the Joint occupancy oi the
Cleveland, Mt. Vernon 4 Delaware rail- ,M
road between Cuyahoga Falls and oryille,
and from the lstter place have secured an
entry into ChiCsgo over the Wheeling 3 :.
Lake Erie. BY this means o through y diiesI
line ia secured from Chicaeo and !oieao
via Youngstown to Baltimore and Wash'
inRton. Il also givea this city 0 direct hhe
10 toColumbus, which II has never had.
This Is On important Hnkin me Rfano
Trunk scheme OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio.
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Nr.CARllsLE isa,weary with the terrible
;,h ofupt,iny every great man on a great
w. D,nmiuee. fit we're not that he has Mr..
,g,r Morrison to lean against he would fall over
.mid , All thie. Mr.. Morrison is cracking
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BER+IS, December 2o.-Iniormation has
Just been received that the czar, while
hunting, was thrown ont Of his wagon and
was injured in the right shoulder. Grave
fears ior him are entertained, but the
Kaiser has received special telegram that
the injury Is not serious.