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COuRrNEY CRusnED.
The Great Braggart Comes In Third
In Trial Keats.

In Trial Heats.
WATKINS, N. Y, August Is. I'm the frst
trial heat Of the professional boat race,
Wallace Ross, PIaisted, Griffin, Lee and
Courtney started at l0:48 A. NJ, in the order
named. Ross took water first and got a
dne lead, Plaisted second, Lee third,
Courtney fourth, Griffin fifth. Courtney
drew up to third very easily and in fine
style with a sturdy stroke and was soon
contesting for second position in the
one and . half mile straight.away heat, but
Lee steered toward the outside and almost
across Courtney's course, 90 that at the
hali-mile they had almost locked oars, and
Courtney he'd virtually ceased 10 exert him.
self. They foyed along side thus for nearly
a mile before Lee would take his own
course. At one time 1t appeared as II Lee
would get the lead-but II be held 1t mo-
mentarily, it was not longer, for Ross won
In lG+2 halt lengthy Lse sec.
ond, Courtney third. The latter was
at least a length In the rear Of Ross. The
crowd howled in disappointment, as It was
evident this would shut Courtney out Of
the second trial heat, and 80 out ofany
contest with Hanlan. Itwould have looked
ike clear put up job Il Courtney had not
claimed ses6ld plsee on account OF Lees
approximate 'aad foul. II u not decided
BY the referee and judges whether to allow
the foul so far as learned. . 81
Ina speech last night Hanlan apologiz I'd
TO ths public for SO far forgetting himself
at ogdehs6prg - 10 ba betrayed into using
ungentlemanly language. CouftAey has
leger friends than ever.
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PROBABLE nUkDEx
Near Charleston, W. vn.-rhe Incidents
of tie fray.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, August 15.-The
Leader has the following: Early yesterday
morning the news was heralded through
the city that Porter Worl, the saw.mill and
lumber dealer, bad been assa.sinated al
an early hour by William D!ffith, painter
The facts in the case are about as follows
Porter 'Worl came to Charleston from La
trobe, Penn, a little more than year ago
He was accompanied by young wife and
child, and soon after took up quarters with
the family Of Mr.. Joel Bedel. Mr.. Worl
secured lot on the bank Of Elk River
within the corporate limits and erected
thereon q saw-mill.
About three months ago, Mrs. ,Worl and
her child went TO her friends in Penn.
sylyania. Soon after this, Mr.. W.rl fixed
up room. near his mill, where he slept
and toak his meals. II is said that before
Mrs. Worl left for Pennsylvania, an in,
timacy sprang up between her husband
and notorious character By the name oi
Ann Saunders, woman oi the town. and
il was owing 10 this fact that Mrs. Worl
left her husband. However that may be,
it is no secret that. the conduct OF Mr..
Worl and this woman has been the sub.
ject Of severe censure for several weeks.
A short time ago a man by the name Of
William Ditti.h, came to Charleston, and
claimed the society Of this courteean. He
appearsto have become maddened by the
demon jealousy, and has been threatening
vengeance against Worl il he did not give
up his woman.
On Saturday evening last, after Difjth
had completed his days work, he went in
search oi Worl and the woman. About II
y. NJ, be learned that they had gone across
Elk river, and were at the house OF Dude
Bryant. In company with Granville S4un.
ders, the brother Of Ann Saunders, Qiffilh
went to Dude Bryant'G house about ! o'clock
yestetday morning, and ettectiug an !en.
trance with difficulty, found Worl and Ann
Saunders, who had been surprised by their
coming, and were partially dressed. Dit.
tith Immediately struck match TO see the
inmates Of the room, and presented re-
voIver at the head Of Worl and fired, the
ball entering the side Of the head above the
left ear. An alarm wa9 made, oificeIs aud
physicians called, Worl was btoqght'to his
room on this side OF the river, and Dlffith
and Saunders who accompanied him, were
arrested by officers Foley and Lee, and are
now in Jail awaiting the result d -WoH's
injury
Il was first thought that Worl could not
live but short time. He rallied some.
what last evening and became conscious.
It Is extremely doubtful whether he Eepov,
err The ha was irSR small Z all SaIloss t.s
not suoceeded in finding the ball, 1t i
quite certain that tue brain Is not injured.
Mr.. Worl could not have been injured
under circumstances that could have SO,
cured him less sympathy. The citizens ol
Charleston sympathizs with Mrs. WoEl
and her child.
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NEW YoRK, August l5.-The Republican
State Committee meetsin the Fifth Avenue
Hotel at noon tomorrow. This committee
was appointed at the State onvention which
nominated Secretary Folger, and rnder the
Leadership Of John +. smythe managed
his canvass. When the committee
was formed at least twenty Of its
thirty.three members were Stall
warts. Nearly all now are describ-
ed as administration men. The mem
hers Of the committe who were In town lat
night believed the business would
be confined TO the selection Of
time and place for the State
Conyentici A strong effort will be
made to have the Convention held in Rich.
field Springs. The advantage Of Sara.
toga and Syracuse will also be urged. The
sentiment OF committee men who are here
10 for an early convention. Mr.. Smythe
thought II would be held between the 18th
and Goth OF September.
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THE FLORAL DISPLAY


At the Coming STATE FaIr-An Atfrac.
tive fca.nre.
There are few Of the minor features.at a
fair which attract as much attention as the
floral display. The State Fair Association
will next year build a permanent floral
hall, but not having time to complete it
this year, they have erected a eort OF
temporary pavilion in which to show the
plants aud & Iwers which are entered for
exhibition this year. In the centre is
pyramid Of shelves, and on either side Of
this tiers OF shelves or tables. In all there
Is ample room to exhibit several thousand
plants OF all sizes.
This department promises to be nnpre-
cedentedly full and interesting this year.
The Moundsville, GAINESVILLE, St. Ciairs-
vile and Pennsylvania florists, to say
nothing OF those OF this county, will be on
hand in force and with displays, which
will rival each other in fine plants, good
condition and beautiiul varieties. A mum.
Der Of private persons, ladies especially,
will also contribute to this department,
which will no doubt be centre Of atuac.
ton to lovers OF flowers, which includes
nearly everybody nowadays.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
WORK OF THE STA re LINE SURVEY
rA. E.. ..a West Ll.. to b. sus-a nis Ssu OF
Money sasd For-Ln Attractive Feature Of
the Conlzs State sralr-S.austlOpalD De.
,.lOpnsat IN Pilot xsllst's Case.

Mr.. @. H. Sinclair, late otthe Uni ed
States Geological and Coast Survey ser
vice, now Chief Engineer OF the West
Virginia and Pennsylvania Interstate
Boundary Commission Surveying Corps,
arrived in The City yesterday forenoon, and
Is the guest Of DR.. J.. R, L. Hardesty. Mr..
Sinclair and his corps OF assistants are now
taking brief rest before commencing the
work OF running the east and west line be-
tween the two 5 ates, from the Mason and
Dixon corner In Marshall county cast to
the Fairfax stone, which marks the corner
between West Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania. The work Of running
the north and south line from
the corner stone between Ohio
and Pennsylvania, southwark to the
point in Marshall county designated as
Mason and Dixon's corner, was finished
last week. After the line had been once
ran, rs stipulated by the Pennsylvania
Commissioners, on the basis OF the true
meridian, It was found that about hty-
three feet Of Pennsylvania territory would
be given to West Virginia. The Pennsyl-
yania members objected to this, and the
line was run over, the old boundary being
merely Strengthened. This gave Pennsyl-
vania net gain OF about seven acres.
The work Of running the east and west
line is very different, and much more diff
cult from that OF running a north and
south line. The corps will begin this work
about aext week. tits necessary TO have lati-
tude stations at convenient intervals along
the line, for taking observations, and Mr.
Isaac Hardesty, OF this city, Il son OF Or. J.
K L. Hard,s y, and member Of the sur
yeying corps, has been ior several weeks
engaged in locating and arransiag these,
making about six Of them. Mr.. Sinclair
and his assistants will leave this city IN
wagons, with tents, instruments and all
the parpheraalia OF the camp and slryey,
and after star ting the work OF surveying
will drive along the line, moving their
camp from station to station as the work
progresses.
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FOLLOWING Governor .llamilton's IN
titaent Of the State ring comes the
Grand Jury's Indictment Of thetity ring OF
Baltimore, which ring within the limit OF
is opportunities seems to have been no
mean Imitation Of the larger concern. The
exposure OF the methods Of the Fire Com
nlsaioners, who put money in their pun'es
SysEindliug the city, Ia due to the interest.
las fight going on within the Democratic
patty. A warm friend Of Mayor William
Fackney Whyte, ex.United States sena.
@'' hat the bottom Of the exposure, and
suHsously enough the Mayor Is indicted
Along with the others. -49
The Mayor was President ex-officio Of
the Board Of Fire Commissioners, and the
Gand Jury took in the whole batch. The
Mayor explains that he found himself pow
eles to stop the swindling and therefore
cid not attend the meetings. very lame
excuse. Its fair, however, to say that 1t is
aot& all probable that Mayor whyte was
party to the vulgar frauds Of the Fire
Commissioners. Mr.. Whyte Is q gentle
man, and gentlemen are not thieves. 1.-The
could not control the Fire Commissioners
he ought to have exposed them. To be
iai' again to Mr.. whyte it must be said
that when the Fire Commission was abol-
aned he was instrumental in the appoint.
meat OF his former Secretary, Mr.. ]. Mon
roe Heiskell, to the newly created office Of
tfe Marshal, and the Fire Marshal at once
became an investigating committee Of one.
Mr. Hsiskell worked to good purpose.
he showed how the Commissioners had
bought hoseaud other supplies in excess o.
me requirements, and at prices Tar above
The market He showed that J. Franz
Morrison, then a Fire Commissioner, now
jan Warden, had bought supplies at exor
SSlut prices from G. G. Westeott, iormerl!
u @FHksnbug, whom Morrison had callet
toBIldnOre for the purpose Of establishing
hin In that business, Morrison taking tn,
pfous. In short be showed that the Who'll,
Board had been rotten. Though they wer
democrats, the Fire Commissioners wer
SatustO Mayor whyte, whose friend DC
lsFained 70 make Baltimore hot for them
1n'hs light Of this Indictment and NTH
more lurid glare OF Governor Hamilton
Commandment, 1t Is not strange that th
Pe0pIeOt Baltimore and Msrylandase abou
ready IA turn the pcalso out" f''ii'-l
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a wc.t Yirginin Mnrder.

CISCISNTrI, O., August IA Charles.
ton, West Va, special says: Monday
night, at Fayette Station, on the Chesa.
peake 4 Ohio railroad, Lee Reeves, mu.
latto, who had previously assaulted Edwin
Nolan, renewed the attack and shot Nolan,
John Huddleston and another man, name
unknown. Nolan and Hnddleston cannot
live, the other man may recover. Reeves
escaped. 1855
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AN UGLY CHARGE,
Growing ont of the Trial OF Pilot Dave
keiIer's Case

Judge jackson, Of the U. S. District
Court, which recently tried the Keller case
at Parkersburg, has ordered rules to be
+issned against David and James Keller and
Capt. C6as. Booth, to show cause whythty
should not be visited with the penalty for
tampering with members oil the Jury. 1t is
said that one Of the jurors, when examined
by the Judge after the trial, testified that
early in the progress Of the case he had
been approached by the three gentlemen
named, who represented to him that he
should be lenient with Keller, as he was
guilty OF no moral wrong, even II he had
technically violated some rule.
It Is also asserted that while the jury
was out on the case several Of them said
they proposed to pay no attention to the
Judges charge; that they were sworn TO de-
eide the case on the law and the evidence y
and 1t was their place to decide whatthe
law was.
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THE sLADE.nIioHELL FIGHT.
Tho Brutal Exhibition 10 he Given
vinitn, Indian Territory,


sr. LOUIS; August l5.-Ffom private
sources the Times correspondent to-day
learned that the place for holding the
slade- Mitchell prize fight has been agreed
on. Tom Kelly, OF st. Louis, who seconded
Ryan in his fight with Sullivan, was asked
to look about for place where the fight
could take place without fear Of in.
reference on the part Of the authorities
He suggested the Indian Territory, where
there Is no local law prohibiting prize
fights, and where the United States laws
do not take cognizance Of any ofense ex-
cept assault with deadly weapons. This
suggestion has been taken up, and Ninita,
one Of ths TOWNS in the Territory, has been
selected. II lies lirectly south ofRansas
City, and comes within the limit prescribed
BY the articles Of agreement, which say that
the tight must take place within 200 miles Of
Kansas City. The special manipulators OF
the affair, in selecting yinits, had more
than interference by the authoritieStn view.
Vinita lies upon the St. Louis and San
Francisco, and the Missouri, Kansas and
Pacific Railroads, and is SO Situated that it
win be easily reached BY the crowds Who
desire to see the fight. They will have q
fine view OF the encounter, % there 10 an
inclosed fair ground at Vinita With q large
amphitheatre, in the centre Of which the
fiaa will be pitched. TIE reserved seats
are expestad to bring quite liberal sum
to the gladiators, who will, OF course, come
in for their share otthe receipts. Besides the
regular crowd OF the fancy who are alEAys
on hand where the battle promises % be
Interesting, there will be q large local
gathering and delegations from the towns
along the railroads asptloned. Altogether
the scheme which slade and Aitehell have
entered into promises q rich harvest, and
as they are now both near the milling.
ground II would appear that they are al
ready getting ready TO gather II,
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GOVERNOR BES BUTLER, in the hope Of
catching the na,uralized vote, declared that
the foreign element fought the battles for
the Union. The record shows that three
Union soldiers out OF four were natives.
The fourth man did good work and de-
serves credit for it, but history shouldn't
betwisted to suit the demogogues purpose.
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Parkersburs Noles.

CorspoadtRee Of LaleItC6er.
PABKERsRpRa, August lfs-The FaiR Of
last night has cooled the atmosphere and
laid the dust .
+ A large number Of Baptists will leave
here on the steamer Wirt tq attend the
Parkersburg Association, which will com.
mence It's sessions tomorrow.
MIR. Charles II. McCandlish hss puf.
chased the lot on Ann street iomeFly owned
hy /, 7. TanaeI, and Will proceed at once
10 erect handsome residence on 1t,
A. /. Pprintohi Esq, Superintendent O
city schools % at heple,
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bleeding and staggering came to the centre
athlete at Pompeii the day Of its destruc-
ton, lay in his corner and heard neither
the ball nor theremarks Of spectators. He
was beaten and his seconds threw up the
sponge, thus ending cruel battle, which
had been fought to wbet the appetites Of
sporting men Tor blood.
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NEW YoRx, August lB.-Ths Wesses4
Union officials said this morning that ev.
erything was remarkably quiet. The wires
were not tampered with last night and con,
seoueully there was no delay In getting d
work this morning. They Slgo stated hnsi
ness wss increasing every day and tha
hey were able to handle itpromptlE
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GOVERNOR HAMILTON speaks of the "surg.
ips billows Of discomfort and diamay" visi-
Bile in Democratic Maryland. The Gov
stuor ought to load up his fishing pole and
eome over into Democratic West Virginia
for change OF scene. Here the billows
are running mountain high, and the old
hulk il s;raining in every Joint.
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I LONDON, August l5.-There are alarming
symptoms OF an earthquake in serrara, on
the Island Of Ischia. Springs are drying
nm and smoke Is issuing from the tlsures
III the ground. The Ministery OF Public
Works has issued AZ order for the impedi'
ale erection Of huts for the accommodation
Of the people in case they are compelled
10 yacate their houses
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Couidn,t Raise II.

BosroS, MASS, August 15.-The Essex
Savings bank foreclosed a mortgage Of So.
900 on St. Mary's church, Lawrence, on
account Of the inability Of the priests to
raise sufficient funds to pay the interest.
The property will be sold at auction Sep.
tember 9. This ia a portion OF the property
owned by the Augustinian Society. The
Structure originally cost over $2O0,0OO
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wAsHlSoToS, D. c., August l5-Notice
is given that on Wednesday, AuSust22nd.
and on each Wednesday following, United
States benas embraced in the l2lst call viii
be redeemed at the Treasury Department
in Washington to the amount Of 600 900,
without rebate of interest. Bonds present.;
ed at lie department On the day asmed
i ior Redemption will b Rald IN theorder 0!
their pISsAnlatian, and II the excess oI
Il 66o 06a be presented on either day such
excess es will be first paid on the next re
demptien day,
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Claimed by the PiaiatiT In a SUIT In the
CireaiI NourL.

Circait Court.
Attachment papers have been issued in
the Circuit Court for the property Of the
Pittsburgh & steubenville railroad com.
pany, to satisfy claim Of S74. .52eSO, with
interes. on portion Of this sum. This is
the final proceeding in case which origin
ated In the Circuit Court OF Brooke county
in 1877, in which George N. Chapman
claimed S29S0SI.23, due him for work iu
the construction CT the P. & s.
Company's road. Judgment was given,
and one-fourth interest was assigned
to Marion E. Cook, OF Meriden,
Conn. Before levy was made, the p, c.
4 St. L. Railway Company, having obtain
ed control Of the F.& S. road, interiered In
the, suit and II was taken to the Supreme
Court Of Appeals. That Court affirmed the
decision olthe Circuit Court. Z. 6. Barr,
attorney for Marion E. Cook, now brings
suit in this court to recover ot the property
the one-fourth interest assigned to him.
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OVER in Ohio the Democratic newspapers
are wrangling about the State Committees
printing. The Enquirer is understood TO
make no demands, and it is also under
stood that the Committee is afraid to leave
the Enquirer out in the cold. The situation
alay be regarded as intense. Where is the
Standard Oil Company in this supreme
rr,-,n..O ..
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TRANSLATED from the 0Hnibsn The Mr..
Younglawyer dances with tie daughter Of
the house, who an ornelnented fan Of elel
phant bone in the little hand holds. Her
hot brow moves the cooling to, when,
0Shucktl jostles q neiehbor on her, the fan
outialls Of her hand and breaks into ssv.
eral pieces "GraciouS lady" cries com.
iortiHg the Mr.. Yonnglawyer, "li / an ele-
phant were, believe you IN :, should from
me instantly tooth outdIAv and for you a
new ian thereout make let!"
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LONDON, August 15.-while thirteen
men we're being hauled to the surface at a
mine near the town Of Redrath, Cornwall,
today, the rope attached to the car broke
and twelve Of the men were preeipitated to
the bottom Of the shatt and instantly
killed.
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Aoux, in a New York Herald interview,
,Iudye HOadly denies that he said it was
5000; and aglin he does not deny that
Il "cost him too much" Judge Hoadly
ought to sail into "Jayhawker" on the libel
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II is to be hoped that no Republican
newspaper will join with those Democratic
Influences which are bent upon killing of
Tildeu. Tilden is our meat. We prefer a
dead sure thing next time, and that Is
The kind Of thing Tilden Is.
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A PRETTY aght for the mastery is going
on in the Maryland Democracy. The
Roses are loaded with plunder and the
Hamilton men are in for fight to the death.
Tnr Republicans of Maryland begin to see
their opportunity.
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GOVERNOR JACKSON, will you initiate
Governor Hamilton and make yourself
glOr.ouEly famous? You have as good
ma,eri,, i as he had for a hair-raising Decla-
ntion Of Independence. The "days are
gliding swi.'dy by" Now's your time to
whOOp 'er up. Hit the West Virginia ma
chine over the he. ID aud wen join You in
dancing requiem l'vs its grave. What
tOyou say, Governor? w.
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"rrrr are Democratic rascals," says the
CiOvarnor Of Maryland.
"rhey are Democratic rascals," says the
Nayor OF Baltimore, the Grand Jury
agreeing.
"Turp the rascals out!"