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OF the Congressional committee 10 sustain
the protection Of silver mine owner,
by refusing 10 support measure f0r
stopping the coinage OF silver dollars, will
BE- auoi her heavy load for the protection
wtgon 10 draw. The greed ADD rapscity Of
the monoroIists are working the destruction
OF their own system, aad The damage to it
they fear from their opponents will come az
the product Of their own work. Congress
abounds in talk about the necessity OF de-
Tending American labor from the attacks OF
the pauper labor Of Europe, but ii defends
only the ca pitalisis from competition with the
products OF that labor, sud leaves the Amer
lean laborer to support SIS best he can the in
roads OF that labor itself On the broad prin.
ciple Of supply and demand. Monopolists
declare. almost with tears in their eyes, that
if heavy duties are inside lighter ruin will
follow. So declared the quinine manufac-
turers when the quinine duty was removed,
but who has ever heard OF a ruined quinine
manufacturer?
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Continuation was organized. 1t comprises
Herbert A. Sade, the II sori champion heavy
weight pugulist OF Australia; james Mace,
the chsmpion pugulist of the world; James
Kelley and Jerry Murphy, the champion
boxers of New York, who have figured in
numerous battles and whose encounters with
the gloves 10 the arena slways AXE q seusa-
lion; Harry Monroe, the Police Gozetts ath-
proprietor of the Police Gazette, is the gen.
eral manager; VIM. E. Harding, Richard Z.
Fox's manager; Henry J. Rice, Mace's m an
ager, and John Ahrens, treasurer. The com.
binstion will visit all the principal cities
and Canada. Mace and Slade will appear
10 full ring costume in all the exhibitions.
aud Mace will display the champion belt of
England, which Heenan and Sayers fought
for; his Australian champion belt, the
American champion belt and other trophies.
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HOLLY SPRINGS.
b. +. Kimbrouyh, OF Ashland, for Cham
cellor-Au Important Case-Two
Amateur Concerts.
A Public Library-Personals-Msj. WaS
ter GOodman's Death-A Fire
Crime-Dramatic.
Regular Correspondence of the Appeal

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, February Son Tues
day morning Of last week, the ChSpcerv Court
convened in this city, the Hon. A. B. Fly pre-
siding. The court lie still in session and Is
dispstching a large amount OF important
business. In this connection, 1t may not be
improper 10 mention the fact that the time
is drawing near when a new chancellor will
be appointed for ihis district, and as Holly
Springs claims some Of the sblest chancery
lawyers in the Stale, it might we'll demand
the honor of the appoint ent; but ne II AL
ready furnishes the Commonwealth with
secretary OF state, and the district with
representative 10 Congress, a circui, Judge,
and district attorney, 1t modestly declines
to press its claims. On the contrary, the
members of our bar have signed \ petition
TO the governor, requesting the appointment
as chancellor Of B. F. Kimbrougb, of Ash
land, Benton county, lawyer OF enviahie
reputation, and gentleman qutlihed In
every respect 10 fulfill the high aud respou.
sible duties of this Office in an able, dignihed
and honorable manner.
Perhaps the most important case decided
at the present term OF the Chspcery Court 10
this city Was thst of w. S. McWilliams aud
| wife Us. w. A. Roberts 81 al The case in-
| volved about 49, o, and was a suit against
Roberts and his sureiies en- a guardiau''
bond, the validity of the bond being the
question at issue, it being upheld by com
plaiuants and denied by defendants. The
argument Of the case before the chancellor
wss, upon both sides, exceptionally exhaust
i've and able. For complainsnis, we're Fan
& FAINT and Judge r. S. Stith, and for de
Pendants, Watson & Watson, Col. Thoma
w. Harris, Watson & Smith, and Maj. Wm
NJ. Strickland. The case was opened on TIM
part OF complsinan,s by Mr.. r. I. FAINT, wh,
was followed BY Mr.. j. II WATSON for defend
ants; Capt. James I. FAINT followed 10
complsinauts, and was followed for defend
ants by Judge John w. G. Watson and Col
II. w. Harris. Judge r. s. Stith, for com
plaiuants, then closed the argument in
speech of great ability, learning and power
Chancellor Fly decided in favor OF com
plainsnts, that the bond was valid and tn
sureties were bound by it. This case ha
been in chancery for about q year, and ha
| excited . great deal OF interest.
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Enormous Damage b. CeIambus.

COLUMBUS, o. February 5.-Reports from
all parts of central Ohio show the highest
water by from six to twenty inches ever
known. The Scioto, in this city, was four
teen inches higher than ever before, and the
damage here is enormous, mostly TO the in
undated portion on the West Side. Over
100 families had to quit their houses. The
the worst is over. Reports from all points,
especially along the Scioto aud branches,
show the 10 Of bridges, devastation Of farms
and numerous lossef. Reports from along
the Ohio canals 10 day show general lesses
by the washing out of banks squeducts, but
not 80 serious as was expected last night
Trains went out on all roads this morning
and the " alter works of this city, the locks
and other danger points feel relieved.
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D,,.,trou, Flood a, sraaford.

BRADFORD, Pa, February 5.-Bradford
was visited Saturday night by disastrous
food, which inundated about 500 homes
along Pearl, Globe, BoylstoU, AuD, Flore,
Pine, Martin and other streets. The lower
part of the city was submerged, in some
cases to the depth of ten feet. The food
was caused by the rains OF Friday and Sat
urday and the melting Of the snow on the
mountains. Five bridges were swept away,
and several houses along the banks of tpe
creek we're badly damaged or totally de-
stroyed. Eighty.6ve families on the fats
between here and Tarport, living in one-story
houses, had 10 fee for their lives when the
ice-gorge broke, leaving all their effects, aud
many OF the houses were swept away. 1t is
impossible to estimate the total loss at this
time. The waters are now subsiding and all
fears Of further troubles are over.
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The New York Poultry Fanciers' Club
will hold its first annual exhibition at
Madison Square Garden, New York City,
on the 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th OF February.
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No Damnxe al Ct.etpuati.

CINCINNATI, February 5-The heavy
rain which caused such disastrous floods in
Western Pennsylvania and Northern snd
Central Ohio and portions of Indiana, die
not resch this point, and Whatever rise is in
the Ohio river will come from the upper
slreams. The rain here on Saturday was moi
unusual, and was succeeded by cold weather
before morning. Springfield, O., reports the
streams all high, but no additional damage
To-day the Sc;o,s river at Columbus is re-
radjno
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The one hundred and forty.sixth ami
versary Of the birthday of Thomas Paine
was observed by meeting at the German
Masonic Temple, in East. Fifteenth street,
New York City, last Wednesday evening j
Wilson Macdonald presided. Remark Ia were
made by Courtlsndt Palmer, s p Putnam,
Louis +. Post, Stephen Pearl Andrews, Tn ad-
deus B. Wakeman, and Capt. LLOYD, Of New
Rochelle, in eulogy Of PAine's character and
sentimen.s. 80
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RAWLINGS, February ST began snow.
irg on Monday afternoon and showed in
cessaptly until Saturday night, accompanied
BY high winds. Railroad trsfin is at q
staudslill. All trains on the Laramie branch
of the Union Pacific have been discontin-
ued. The railroad is sending out snewplows
and large force Of men TO open the road.
The road will be cleared tonight and to-
morrow, so that trains may run IS usual.
The storm is general throughout Southern
Wyoming. Serious fears are entertained for
stock. especially sheep.
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IsDIAsAPoLIs, February 5.-Rain con-
tinued here up till midnight Saturday. Sew
ersl streets in the northeastern portion Of The
city were flooded, and considerable damsge
done TO manufacturing establishments and
dwellings. Railroad iraius we're all benin /
time yesterday, and considerable damage as
been done TO railroad tracks and bridges.
The Louisville train came in last night over
the Chicsgo, indianapolis, s.. Louis and Gin
ciunsti railway, piaShelbyville. Late trains
on the Wabash road and Chicago division OF
the Pittsburg, Chicago and ST. Louis railway
were abandoned last night between Indian
apolis and Kokomo. The Cincinnati, Wa
bash and Michigan railway lost two bridges
nor.h of Wsbash
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MOUNT VERNON, February 5.-The Ko-
komo river is booming. One house is sur
rounded by water, and the family in the up
per story is cut off from help. The bridge
OF the Baltimore and OHIO railroad wss car
ried sway while freight train No. is was
crossing. The locomotive and forward part
OF The train are sunk out of sight. All the
train hands escaped except a brakeman
named Hartman, who was drowned.
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AYERS HAIR RRSRWEk.


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TITusvILLE, Pa, February 2--There il q
very disastrous focd in this city. All the
lower part Of the town lie under water. The
railroads are flooded, and will be unable to
resume their trains for a couple OF dsys. A
span Of the iron bridge over OIL creek vent
down about O'Clock, and Ephraim Robin
SON and John Pierce, each aged about fifteen
years, were drowned. Reports from the
surrounding country are TO the effect that
many bridges are gone and the rosds are
badly washed. The flood IL abat.ng slowly
and il il thought ali danger lie past. The
residents on many streets were removed IN
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ST. LOUIS, February 5.-Disparches from
lows, Nebraska, Kansas aud western and
northern Missouri aud northern Texas, men
ton very cold weather, with snow-storms and
a good deal of delay to railroad travel and
general traffic. At Dallas and along the
Texas and Pacific railroad, the mercury
ranged from l50 down to So degrees, an
almost unprecedented fall for that section.
A singular feature OF the storms in Texas,
Kansas and elsewhere, was that it Numbered
and lightened during heavy snow falls.
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The storm over In Nebra.k.

LINCOLN, February 5-The storm is over
aBd snow is six inches on the level. The
railroads are partially INSTRUCTED, but the
chief delays are caused by waiting for east.
eru connections. The temperature at z
o'clock a m. was l2s below, and at O'Clock
70 below. Wind from the north. No casual.
ties are reported
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Elaad. I'm the wabash.

LAFAYETTE, IND, February 5.-Heavy
damage has been done by the water along
the railroad, and o the telegraph and tele-
phone wires, and besides TO fruit and shade.
trees. A new iron bridge on the gravel
road, four miles down the river, went out
Saturday night, and goods have been dam
sged at several Touring mills along the bot
tome. The Wabash is but four feet lower
than its highest eight years ago.
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MeadytIie dated .

MEANWHILE, Pa, FEBRUARY 5.-The water
is Two feet higher than by the food Of 1875.
Saturday night the ice gorge in the mill-run
broke, and the whole central part OF the
town was flooded. Nuub.rlees cakes of ice
were floating swiftly about. This freshet sub
sided, and then oue-third of the city vss
submerged in consequence Of the ice gorge
10 French Greer, extending three miles.
Over 800 famili were reecued in boats.
There is much suffering from cold and ex.
posnre. The gas works are under water, and
ihe city is in darkness. No rsilssy trsins
can enter or leave The city. Tue station
agent at the junction was rescued BY a boat
before his little house was washed away.
Many head of cattle aud other lire siock
were drowned. Several bridges are in great
DANCER
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TWO AMATEUR CONCERTS.

Mr.. c. NJ. Dorster, professor of music at
Maury Institute, assisted By number OF
talented ladies and gentlemen OF this city,
gave two coucer's al Masonic Hall on Toes
day and Thursday evenings OF last week.
The members of the party giving the con-
certs voted the proceeds of the first enter
tainment 10 Prof. Dorster, and that Of the
second to the fund already collected for a
public circulating library. On Tuesday
night the house was crowded, and il seemed
10 be the opinion Of those present that the
concert was the finest ever given in this city.
The gentlemen assisting in the concert were
Mr.. J. Mclean, professor of music al Frank
lin Female College, and Messrs. Waters,
Lebolt, Robinson aud Tuns.all; and the
ladies were Misses Mary aud Mona Stth,
Mrs. j. II. Watson, Mrs. David Mcdowell,
Mrs Levy and Miss Baer. The parts OF
each and all were performed with the highest
excellence, and the large audience, which
was one OF the most select and refined which
has met in this city for some time, was de-
lighted with the entertainment. Ga Thurs
day night the audience was somewhat
smaller. q new programme was presented,
aud the concert was pronounced by those
present ss superior even TO that OF the pre-
ceding night. Prof. Dorster is a graduate of
several leading European universities. He
is thorough master of his art, and Is DO D.
sessed of great skill IN impartiDg il TO others.
| Since he has resided here his talents and
pleasant social qualities have gained for
him many friends, especially among the
ladies; and our music loving citizens especi-
ally are Indebted TO Msury Insritu,e for in
PRODUCING among US SO pleasant and talented
| a gentleman.
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DELAWARE, o., February 5.-Ulenlanzys
river is raging, the freshet being the worst
ever known The suspension bridge is
swept away, and two other bridges are ex-
peeled to 60. Families living near the river
have been rescued in boats. Acres of mea
dow-land are Inundated, and houses and
thousands of trees are sfost. The chair
factory is parity submerged, and the ma
chinery much damsged
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cannecticat Blue Laws.

NEW HAVEN, February 5.-The original
Jubilee Singers, of Norfolk, Va, were ar
rested last evening for singing in violation Of
the statute Of 1885, which prohibits concerts,
theatrical entertainments, etc, on the Sab
bath under penalty of not less than S25.
Each person in the audience is liable to a
6na ~ "A
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20 PREVALENT and 30 fatal has consump'
ton become that it is now everywhere dread.
ed as the great scorge of humanity. And
yet, in their formative stsges, all pull
monary complaints may be readily re.
lieved and controlled BY resoriing promptly
to DR.. yayne's E1pec,orant- "a curative
specially adapted 10 soothe and strengthen
The bropchial tpbes. allay inflammation, and
Iossep and remoye all obsfructions- Il ii
certain remedy for asthma, and also fol
coughs and colds.
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PIoUA, o, February 5.-There is great
food in the Little Miami The First ward
in this city is under water to the second floors
in many houses. All the available boats are
used in rescuing people. Every house in the
east end of the town is flooded. Rossviile is
completely under water. The canal and
river below the town have run together. The
Pan Handle railroad bridge is in great
danger. No passenger trains are running
on the Pan Handle or Dayton and Michigan
railroads.
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A ST. LOUIS journal calls attention 10 the
fact that while Kentucky, Virginia and Mis-.
souri, Ggnorantly excluding the great TO-
bacco regions OF Tennesses), containing the
largest tobacco market known, after that of
Louisville-Clarksville- long been re-
gard. d as the leading tobacco growing States
of the Union, the business shows its highest
profits in the North. In other words, the
manufacture and sale Of tobacco, in manu-
tactured form, pays more than it pays TO
raise the plant. And yet the statement is
made, and it is of value, that tobacco raising
may be made greatly more profitable if ex.
haustiou OF the soil is avoided by proper in
dustry, intelligence and fertilization.
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Freig nj TRIMS Lost.

MANSFIELD, February Two freight
trains went through bridges n, ar here One
brakeman was killed, anotb losing leg.
Three other bridges between here and ALI
ance, on the Piitsburg, Foit Wayne and
Chicago road, washed away, and passengers
have been transferred over the New York,
Pspnsy lyania and Ohio road.
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SHE woman who seeks relief from pAi1
by the free use of alcoholic stimulants and
narcotic drugs, finds what she seeks only go
far as sensibility 10 destroyed or temporarily
suspended. No cure sos suer drought BY such
MEANS, and the longer they are employed the
more hopeless the case becomes. Leave
chlorsl, morphia and belladonna alone and
use Mrs. Pinkhsn's Vegetable Compound.
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OMAHA, February 5.-Eytreme cold pre-
vailr. The temperature was 1s' below sero
this m orning. The Union Pacific overland
railway route is open, and all trains are run.
ming on time, and there will be no further
del emit n
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Suit Entered Against One OF Folks
RQnkR.

NASHVILLE, February 5.-Counssl for the
State to-day entered sui. in the Chancery
National Bank Of Nashville. This amount
defendant charged itself with and placed to
the credit of NJ. T. Polk, treasurer, in order,
as is alleged, 10 enable him TO sustain his
statement Of the condition Of the affairs of
his Office, which he made to the special COM
mitise appointed by the extra session of the
Legislature in May, 1882; that by this entry
the bank is thereby estopped from denyin {
the Indebtedness. Complainant's bill fur.
ther alleges that the action OF the bank in
the protection Of Polk at that time caused
the State to loee nearly 100000, the amount
of the dedication which occurred after Msy
| 1899 fs-tl
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STRAsBU re, February 5.-Two bridges on
the Cleveland, Tuscarswa-Valley and Wheel
ing railway are gone, and the track is badly
washed out. Trains suffered greatly.
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Murdered by a maniac.

NEW YORK, February 5.-George Mahon,
a patient in the Bellevue Hospital, under
treatment for alcoholism, yesterday killed
Michael Kellaher, fellow-patIent, and seri-
ously wounded James Copnors, an attendant.
Mshon is an engineer, thiriy-one years OF
age, and Kellsher was a merchant. Yester-
day morning all the patients in the wards
were 10 the corridor. Kellaher was sested
at table reading a newspaper. Mshon
moodily paced the floor, and suddenly, when
opposite Kellaher, be seized stool aud
cried out, "Put down that pistol; dou't
shootp He brought the stool down with
great force on the head of Kellaher, who
fell to the ground with crushed skull, and
died in an hour afterward. With shrek,
Mahon dashed the chair TO the floor and
ran toward the door, followed by the attend
ants and three patients. He seized hold of
a spitloon and hurled it at James Connors,
the attendant, who received the missile full
on the forehead. Mahon was then secured
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Railroad Tracks Ten Feet Under Ice

FRANKLIN, Pa, February 5.-The New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad is
ten feet under water ana ice. Twenty five
families were driven from their homes. The
Venango Mills are two feet under water, and
large quantity Of grain, -four and feed are
destroyed. A great amount Of lumber was
sWept aWay.
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Great Dam age in Central Ohio a nd Went
eru PenuSylVAuta.

CLEVELAND, February .5.-Heavy rains
have done vast damage throughout this part
OF the State and western Pennsylvania. All
the streams are extraordinarily high, bridges
have been carried away. farms inunda ted
and much property, including live stock,
has he lost
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Floods Mt Warrsp.

WARRES, February 5.-The Westlands
Rolling Mill and 200 feet of the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad are about
four feet under water. The factories on the
fats are so Inundated that work must be aus.
pended for several days.
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PITTsBURG, Pa, February .5.-The mild
weather and heavy rains of the past week
have caused The Allegheny river and tribu-
taries to overflow their anks, washing away
bridges, houses and barns, and doing damage
to property between Pttsburg and OIL City
to the extent of several hundred thousand
dollars. The rise came so suddenly and no.
expected that parties living along the river
were unable 10 prepare for the great rush of
water and ice, and, in some instances, the
people barely escaped with their lives. The
river commenced rising here yesterday morn
ing, but no damsge was apprehended. Yes
terday afternoon the volume Of water became
80 large that all the retail coal dealers
barges snd about twenty rsfts of lumber we're
swept away in few minutes, entailing a lofs
of about 100000. No other damage has re-
suited here yet, but as the river was twenty
two feet at IL o'clock last night, and still
rising at the rate OF Eve inches an hour, the
amount OF damage that may be done can
only be Unsigned. The lower portion of
Allegheny City and the South Side are al
ready threatened with iuundation, and tie
residents are moving to safer and higher
points above. The damage at present is esti-
mated at $3.50, 900. Dispatches from all
points on The Allegheny and Monopgs helz
rivers and their tributaries report the freshet
as unprecedented.
LdtT.-Appreheusion which were enter
tanned here by the phenomenal rise in the
| Allegheny river have been allayed, as the
waters have been stationary for several
hour, up 10 2 O'Clock this afternoon. The
bridge connecting Allegheny City with Heir,
| Island was swept away this morning and
came in contact with the Mechanics street
| bridge, doing considerable damage, and re-
/ tr,f he aloaz nj ha hrr tn ol