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FIRED AT FROM 4 DUroII FORT.
An Ample Apology Made 10 the United
states Government

NEw York, March 9.-When the steam
ship Valencia arrived at this port from
Curacao few weeks ago the captain re-
ported to Balton, Dalai & Co., agents in
this city, that when passing the Dutch
Fort q charge Of solid shot was fred
across the bow Of the vessel. The
steamer Caracas, Of the same line
arrived here yesterday, and its off,
GERS brought an explanation OF the
firing by a Dutch commandant upon the
American flag. According to the state.
ment made by the officers, one Of the rules
Of the Dutch Government at Curacao pro.
yides that all vessels must have fort pass
in addition to the regular clearance papers.
This pass Ia handed to member ofthe po.
lice, whose duty 1t Is to sail down the bay
with the vessel and to leave at proper sta.
ton and deliver the pass to the fort Com.
mandant. In this instance It is surmtsed
that the Dutch policeman became intoxi-
Gated and failed to deliver the pass. When
the steamer Valencia pursued her way past
the he true true state Of affairs, ordered Lieuten
ant to FIRE a blank cartridge to bring the
vessel to-a precaution taken 10 prevent
smuggling-and this officer loaded a cannon
and sent shower Of heavy shot across the
bow OF the Valencia. II did not iniure the
vessel, and she pursued her journey to New
York, where the alleged outrage was re-
ported, The Commandant OF the fort,
investigating the affair, dispensed with the
services OF the negligent policeman and for
warded an ample apology to United States
Consul Barnes, who has forwarded 1t to
Secretary Of State Frelinghuysen.
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TALK WITH MR.. blaine.
what He Says or the Rumored Attempt
TO AasRsslnRte Him.

WASHINGTON, March IA represents
tive Of the Western Press Association called
on ex.secretary Blaine this morning and
asked him as To the truth Of the story that
anattempt was made to assassinate him on
Thursday, March l. Mr.. Blaine said the
story was false in every particular. "on
that evening"" said Mr.. Blaine, "in COM
pany with Representative Mckinley l
rode from the Capitol It was about II
o'clock at night The carriage was driven
down New Jersey avenue to F street,
thence to the Ebbitt House. l alighted,
and after some talk with Mr.. Mckinley
on the sidewalk, the carriage started for
my house. Alter proceeding few squares
| recollected some matters that desired
to ask Mr.. Mckinley, and was driven back
to the Ebbitt House, where saw Mr.. Nc
Kinley and Judge Kelley. With them /
talked little while, and was then driven
home, where arrived about 1l:30 o'clock.
first inquired whether all the members OF
the family were In, and receiving an affirm
atiye answer dismissed the carriage. II Is
the CUSTOM" Mr.. Blaine explained, "for
the member OF the family having the car
riaee 10 find out II any member is to be
sent alter before dismissing the carriage for
the night. The next morning about II
o'clock was informed that window Of the
carriage, which Is an ordinary landau, had
hole in 1t, and the driver said 1t was made
by q pistol shot fired during the time
Mckinley and / were occupying it. at
should be explained" said Mr.. Blaine,
"that hired the carriage by the month,
and hence the bill for damages was pre-
sented to me, as the driver said II was in.
jured while in my possession. told
Mckinley OF the singular occurrence, and
he agreed with me, that such thing could
not possibly occur in our presence without
our Knowing 1t" Mr.. Blaine, in the conclu-
sion Of this interview, said the Republican
had published the story knowing 1t to be q
lie, and that denial was received from his
secretary, Mr.. Sherman. On inspection OF
the carriage at Wanstall's stables this
merniug shows that the glass, which is
about one-fourth Of an inch thick, was
punctured and fractured around the hole.
The damage looked as thought was occa-
stoned by a stone being thrown against the
glass. The theory is advanced, and most
plausibly, that the driver OF the carriage
after he left Blaine's, became involved in
a difficulty and had his glass broken, and
as 1t would be expensive to replace 1t,
concocted the assassination story, to have
Mr.. Blaine pay for it. Mr.. Wanstall was
asked who was to pay for the glass and he
said he would replaceit. When told that If
the story was true, as told by the driver, Mr..
Blaineshould pay for it, he said he was
sorry the story had gotten out. The driver
has left the city.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Bishop Quinlan, Of New Orleans, died
yesterday.
John Fox, o. Mansfield, O., was assassi-
mated last night near Belleyille, while
riding home with his brother in wagon.
A FIRE at Buena Vista, CAL, early yester.
day morning, destroyed o block of eight
buildings, including Heller & Hallack's
Bank. Loss $4,000.
Yesterday morning in stone quarry at
Roseyille, Muskingum county, o., Edward
Harris, young workman, was fatally
crushed by falling earth.
A scow, having on board thirty laborers,
was struck by Q schooner near the Wash.
ington street gap, Jersey City, yesterday,
and Eunk. It Is believed seven laborers
were drowned.
Joseph T. Ryerson, o prominent and
wealthy business man and old citizen Of
Chicago, died suddenly yesterday. Hehad
been an active merchant for fifty years,
and the first man engaged in the iron bust.
ness in Chicago.
At London yesterday s12,000 had been
raised to defray the cost Of representing
the holders Of Virginia bonds and yindi.
eating their rights before Q tribunal
in the United States. Il 10 be.
lieyed the council Of foreign bond.
holders Is quite ready to teat the conse.
uuences ofthe decision OF the Supreme
Court ct Washington rendered Monday
| last, In regard 70 Virginia bonda by vigor.
ous action through suits against Virginia
The coppcil has ample funds
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

The President has resppointed Nathaniel
P. Banks United States Marshal Tor Boston,
Mass. His present term Of Office will ex.
pire Monday xext.
The Cabinet meeting yesterday was at.
tended by oil the members except the
Postmaster General. Arrangements were
considered for filling existing vacancies in
the Civil Service Commission.
The Hon. David Davis will be married
at Fayetteville, n. O., Tuesday morning
next. The bridal party will start for Calf
fornia the same afternoon, stopping q few
days In Bloomington, Ills, en- route.
fhe Treasury Department is in receipt Of
ali sorts Of inqufiiep il, regard to the proper
construction Of certain proyisions IN the
new tariff bill. Its stated upon authority
that none Of these tariff questions win be
passed upon by the Department until the
IheW laggpes into eaerh
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rsrrihle Dynamite Explo,Ion.

PrrrsBuRon, Pa, March "a terrible
explosion OF dynamite resulting in the
instant death Of man and serious injuries
to three others occurred this morning at
nine o'clock, at Fleming's stone quarry,
Deadman's Hollow, near McKeesport. 1t
appears that Daniel and George Heminger,
Noble Gilky and an unknown colored man
were at work in the quarry, and one Of them
attempted TO thaw out can Of dynamite
used for blasting purposes which had
frozen. An explosion followed with q
loud report, scattering the rock and earth
in every direction. Daniel. Heminger was
killed outright, and George Heminger and
the colored man were so badly hurt that
they will die. Noble Gilky was also hurt,
but his wounds were Of such a nature that
he was able to 60 home unaccompanied.
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WRECKED ON THE SEA.
THE STEAMER NAVARRO LOST
In a slls-sIz,y.nts Persons Drowaed out Of
EIghty.ons on Board, who were mostly In.
nisraats-A very sorroufal Tale
OF Struggling for Life.

LONDON, March. .9.-The steamer Navarro,
bound from Copenhagen TO Leith, foun-
dered during the gale yesterday. There
were eighty.one persons, mostly emigrants,
on board, only sixteen Of whom were saved.
The name Of the steamer lost while on
her way from Copenhagen to Leith was the
Navarro, not Navarro, as iBt reported. OF
the Nayarre's passengers six had intended
to embark for America by the Anchor line
and thirty.three adults and ten infants by
the State line. Four male emigrants named
Auduson, Hogelbey, Nygren and N. Man.
uale, were rescued and landed at Hull.
Five other passengers are on board a
Dutch fishing smack, Altogether six Of the
crew and ten passengers were saved. The
survivors give the following account Of the
loss Of the steamer On Tuesday, when
two hundred miles from Christiansand, the
Navarro was struck by a heavy sea and the
cargo shifted, and on Wednesday the fore
hold filed. When fishing smack ap-
preached the Navarro ten men took boat
AID boarded the smack, letting small
boat adriit. The. smack sailed around
the sinking steamer, but having no boat
was unable to render assistance. The emf
grants in the meantime clung to the rig.
ging, the sea washing over them. In a
short time another smack arrived. Fifteen
Of the Navarre's men endeavored to reach
her in another boat, but it was swamped
and all drowned. A steamer arrived only
in time to rescue six persons struggling in
the water
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MOI a Case or EIorement.

ELoIN, ILL.,, March h9.-Mr. Dunbar Wal.
lace, cashier and manager Of the Home
National Bank, pronounces as wholly false
the rumor Of alleged elopement Of Fl. Lee
Borden, president Of the bank. He states
that Mr.. Borden left EIgin the latter part
OF January and drew only 81 900 from the
bank, leaving several thousand dollars to
his individual credit. He accompanied
Miss Nettie Dunlap, aged II, to New York
City, and placed her in care Of Madame
Cappiani for musical culture. Miss Nettie
Is still there, as any person can ascertain
by calling. On February 10 Mr.. Borden
sailed for London, where heis now, and as
this step was unexpected to his friends 1t
naturally gave rise to malicious rumors.
1t is believed he will shortly return home.
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JUDGE JACKsoA,s COURT.
Mcdonald and Norman Both Found
GulIty Yesterday.

The case Of John ]. Mcdonald, alias
George E. Clark, charged with misde-
meanor, in employing the United States
mails in an attempt to swindle, was put on
trial in the United States District Court,
yesterday, to the following jury: Bird
Littleton, Charles Ankrum, James D. Stan
ton, William Elliott, A. B. Q. Mercer,
Granville Grant, Z. 7. Drahorsh, WIN. NJ.
Morgan, James II. Dent, s. B. Ankrum,
Edward S. Taft and w. 81. Haller.
The prosecution was conducted by Dis
trict Attorney Flick, and Messrs. Cracrait
and Frame appeared for the defense. The
case has been on the docket for several
years. Mcdonald wrote to B. B. McDon-
aid, oil Bridgeport, Harrison county, pro-
posing to sell him counterfeit money. Gen
Nathan Goff, jr., was at that time District
Attorney, and the recipient OF the letter
showed Il to him. Under, directions from
Gen. Geff be replied, and a correspond.
ence was opened, which led TO the arrest
OF the prisoner at the Rine house, in this
city, by Special Agent Shallcross, OF the
Postal Department. Instead Of counter.
felt money the man was discovered TO be
selling bundles OF worthless paper cut the
size oi bank bills, and having genuine
bill on the outside, in such manner that
the whole bundle seemed to be money. Just
as the transfer was made, q confederate
would appear, and the recipient Of the stuff
would hurriedly thrust it unexamined In
his pocket, thinking the new conner was an
outsider who would "glve him away"
General God testified concerning the man.
ner oi working up the case. After very
short time spent in deliberation, the jury
returned a verdict Of guilty, and Judge
jackson fined the prisoner $500 and sen.
fenced him to one years confinement in
penitentiary, but agreed TO remit the latter
part Of the penalty II the fine were paid by
II O'Clock last night.
The case Of James Norman, OF this
county. charged with selling liquor with
out Government license, was then called.
After some consultation, the prisoner plead
guilty and was fined Sl00 and sent 10 Jail
Tor thirty days.
The case against Veronica 10y, charged
with selling beer without q license, was dis.
posed Of by instructing the jury to return
verdict OF not guilty.
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THE tsUNDATIoN.
What wassec Between Memphis, Tenn,
and Helena, Ark.


ST. LOUIS, March "A Globe Democrat
correspondent, who reached Helena yes
terday from Memphis by the steamer
Chonteau, gives the following view Of the
situation along the river bank:
There are not more than two or three
spots OF dry ground between Memphis and
this point, and some Of the best farms in
Arkansas and Mississippi arein complete
state OF wreck. Most Of them have been
abandoned, the owners and laborers hay
ing fled to higher ground. In many places
cattle were standing in the water overflow
ing the platforms, and almost every gin
house was filled with colored people.
At Harbut's Landing eighteen colored
men and women In two boats were moored
to tree on the flooded bank waiting for a
steamboat to take them away. There was
not foot Of dry land in forty miles. Skif
loads OF colored people and their household
goods were seen at various points seeking
for ground to rest on. At Sterling the
colored people and horses and cattle are
indiscriminately huddled together in the
second story Of the only store there.
Most OF the fences and houses along the
river bank are still intact, though many Of
them have been foated away. At Star
Landing the dwellings are full Of cattle and
the gin house is full OF negroes. The pros
pect Is certainly favorable for big rise
below here as the flood Of water from the
st. Francis river Is undimished.
Captain Thorwegan, OF the Chonteau,
thinks there will be unprecedented high
water between Vicksburg and New Or
leans on account OF the closing Of the Bon
net Care crevasse. The bridge and trestle
over Cassados lake, on the Iron Mountain
road, one mile west Of here, was discovered
to be aaoat last night, from the back water
coming UP from the break in the levee
below here. This will cut Helena of from
railroad communication, as the railroad
men say 1t will be impossible to get trains
out till the water subsidies.
MRMrHls, March IA special to the
Western Associated Press from Helena
says the river has been stationary since
yesterday, with 46 feet IL inches on the
gauge. Il was stationary at Madison yes.
terday and probably falling to-day. A de-
cline is confidently expected here Sunday.
Work on the levee is still going forward.
The country below Is entirely submerged,
the water in many places pouring over the
leyees back into the river. Reports from
Austin, Clarksdale and Frair's Point are Of
the most discouraging character. Not q
single house in any Of the places named
escaped the deluge.
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TnE ISTELLleEScER thinks SO, too. There
is very good opening for rehenchment and
reform, by the easy and entirely just
method Of looping of a goodly number OF
Internal Revenue Collectors. The House
took that stand in the recent session, the
Senate stood out against 1t, and the matter
fell out Of the appropriation bill in which
it had been inserted. The President has
the power to reduce the force, and it would
be very becoming in him to use his power
like mild.mannered giant This is the
right Of it. Now for the politics Of the
same. II the Republicans don't the Dem
ocrats will try TO, and We may as we'll give
the matter prompt attention. tits believed
that at least fifty Collectors can be spared
by a grateful country.
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TIE silly belief that Boston lives on
baked beans calls out from the City Council
OF the Hub liberal illustrated contradic'
ton in one volume, one little chapter.
Since the opening Of the new year the Con-
script Fathers have used UP, forfood, drink
and cigars, 5000 OF the city money. And
they haven't been meanly primitive about
it, either. Carriages for balls, suppers, din
ners, "a few OF 'em in a box to take home"
all to the account Of the city. II Wheel
ing's City Fathers were to play such trick
they would be sent to search for marine
curiosities in the waters Of the Ohio. Gov
ernor Buffers influence seems TO have de-
moralized the Democratic council Of Bos'
ton. Prison discipline has lost its terrorf
in the Bay State.
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DENocRAcY is more than an empty name
in South Carolina. The Department OF
Justice is after big batch Of intimidators
and ballot.box suffers who helped to bring
about the glorious result of November last.
The accused have Democracy and Social
standing" and the Charleston Nt,rs and
Courier says "the Democratic party OF the
State must protect them," adding that "the
issue is a grave one, and must be met with
energy, iortitude and discrimination
about as the Democratic party has been in
the habit Of meeting the Republican voters
Of South Carolina. Energy might be sym
bolized by club, fortitude by shotgun
and determination by the onionskin bal
lot. 1t is a sublime sight to see great
party standing nobly by men indicted for
violation OF the election laws Of their
country. Perhaps the Democracy Of South
Carolina will meet in convention and
"nulliiy" the election laws.
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The Amalgarnated Associatlon.

This afternoons meeting OF the Anal.
gamated Association OF this district at Mo
Lain's Hall, Market street, will be composed
OF two delegates from each lodge In the dis.
trict, not more than one OF whom from any
lodge ahall belong to the same department Of
the mill, except In cases where the lodge is
composed exclusively Of working men In
some one department. In this way all tne
diverse interests are represented on an equal
footing The mills Of the district include
those In this city, at Steubenyille, Mingo,
Martins Ferry, Bellaire, Benwood, Mounds.
yille, Clifton, Ashland and Ironton, all Of
which will be represented at the meeting.
The delegates to the Scale Convention" Al
Pithburgh, on the seventh OF April, have
been apportioned to the districts on the basis
OF one TO every three hundred members,
This will be the first convention held under
this arrangement, the districts heretofore moi
having been equally represented.
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TnE Pennsylvania Military Academy at
Chester, is n well known institution Of
learning, presided over by Colonel Theo-
dore Hyatt, who is now on trial for whip
ping pupil. .Waddens Lowe, and shutting
him up in dungeon. The boy was "cor-
rected" with a rawhide iorty.two inches
long, and he bore the scars Of battle after
tue conflict. In his testimony Colonel
Hyatt, as reported by the Philadelphia
Pres, Aaid that at first he applied the
rawhide slowly, $50 that the boy
conld have Aa opportunity Of appealing
Tor pardon, but he did not do SO. It appears
then that the few slow licks were for the
ohgina! oa'enSe Of unruliness, che faster
and more severe strokes Tor neglecting q
golden opportunity to beg pardon. "Find-
ing him still defiant after the whipping ]
locked him up" 4 member Of the Aca-
dem y staff testified that Colonel Hyatt did
not 90 far enough. The witness "Woald
have had him punish the boy until bis
spirit was broken" because at is neces.
sary to break . boys spirit to get him
under control; and he "Would have done
anything that had been necessary,
but kill himp-he would not have
done that" But from Colonel Hyatts de-
scriptlon Of the punishment "thatn would
have been necessary 10 break that boy'a
spirit and after they had broken the boy'a
spitit-whst would they have done With
him then? The management Of the Penn
sylvania Military Academy gives notice
that only broken.spirited boysneed apply,
y was long since discovered that breaking
ms spirit was not the best way to tTpin j
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PnLApxLrInA's fugitive forger, Phipps,
ia entering on the spring and summer
campaign with great confidence in his
hand. This kind OF fighting requires
money-even in Canada lawyers don't
work for nothing. Perhaps Phipps is cut
tipr Nd the roof lie stole of the Almshouse
and converting it into current coin OF the
realm. At any rate he is giving the friends
at home ample time to increase the accom-
modations Of the Eastern Penitentiary.
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CHICAGO, March s.-The only foundation
for the published reports that Armour 1
Co.'s packing house had shut down is, that
owing to the scarcity OF hogs in this market,
the works have been idle Tor the past three
days. No employees were discharged, how.
ever, and hogs are being killed as usual
to-day. The works will be kept running as
long as the hogs can be Obtained,
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BELLOWS FAILS, VT, March "a fire
this morning destroyed the building occu-
pied by the Vermont Farm Machine Com.
pany and osgood 4 Baker, machinistB,
The loss on the building, owned by the
Bellows Falls Canal Company, Is Sl5,00oi
no insurance; 0sgood & Baker'e loss ID
$50, 900; insured for Sl2,5o0; and the Yer.
m mt Farm Machine Company lose S45,-
600, insured for S25,000.
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neIfor.l YIndlnniatI.

DENVER, Coz, March 9.-From authentic
sources 1t is learned that in July 1870,
Judge ]. B. Bissell, Of Leadyille, won two
thousand dollars from s. w. Dorsey, in q
game Of poker on q train going from Den.
yer. for which he gave q check. This eyi.
IDENTITY is the one referred to by ReerielI
having heen given ]. b. b, claiming to
mean Congressman I. b. Aeiiord, Judge
Rigell d now IN New York,
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PHILADELPHIA, March GA German SER
want girl named Catharine Metxgar, in the
employ OF Samuel May, attempted to muir
der Ms. May and the lstter's child this
morning. She assaulted the former with a
hatchet, and fractured the skull OF the child
with bottle. It Is believed Mrs. May will
recover, but her child will die. The girl
came from Germany three months ago, and
gives no other reason for the murderous
assault than that she was directd by some
unseen power in dream 10 commit the
deed. There is no doubt hut that she Is
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USloSrowN, Pa, March e-The Dukes
case did not proceed this morning as ex.
pected. Aielony case had to be disposed
Of first and as it was entitled to an Oyer and
Terminer jury, It was taken up SO that the
Dnkestfial would be the only one remain-
ing ON the weeks docket. Otherwise the
panel would have to be recalled next week.
AZ Il Il the Dukes jury Will now be impan.
oIed and all the rest Of the Jurors win be
discharged. The work oi selecting 4 Jury
VIII proceed the hrst thing tomorrow
morning.
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GREAT BmrAlx's food outlook being bad
.h6r, crops and diseased cattle, this may
.ha ,ha time some Of her economists had in
mind nj when they put it at US this way
"S6Dpose we put a tariff on your agricul-
,rr,I vroducts?" In that event We should
Iook for an unpleasantness beside which
the Agbautee war was pop.gun parade,
We can do without Great Britain's manu-
fac,urcs and she can't do without our food
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