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FISIiED UP.
A Girl Tries TO Drown Herself In
q Dam.
DISAPPOINTED BY A BOOK AGENT.
Burglars Make a Successful Raid Near
Cranberry II Items from the Oil
civ-Stats and Neigh
borhood News.
!Sn,eiai Disp ,ieh 10 The Register.


New CUMBERLAND, W. Va, April a.
Miss ophelia Downs, . respectable young
lady Of this place. was rescued from drown.
ing in the creek above the dam yesterday
BY some workmen Who were near BY. Up.
on investigation 1t was found that the
young lady did not fall into the water 40
cidentally, but purPossiy vent there to put
an end TO her existence. II seems that In
an evil hour she had listened 10 the ssduc.
tive pleas OF a man who halls from Knox.
Vile, ohie, and is known as "the book
SCENT" Finding that he had fed to pas.
lures new with no prospect Of returning,
she sought to conceal the results OF her
improper intimacy with the peripatetic vii.
lain in the watery depths OF the mill dam.
Her parents, who are wealthy and respect.
able people, were much mortified when the
poor girl Vas brought home.
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ITALIANS OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.
Thousands OF Able Bodied Men on the
Verge of Starvation.

Thousands or Able Bodied Men on the
Verge Of Starvation.
New YORK, April 22.-It has been noticed
of late that there were more unemployed
Italian laborers than usual in the city. Va
rious reasons were assigned for this. Some
observers declared that American employ
ers were dissatisfied with Italian labor, be-
cause many of the Italians were physically
untitled for hard wopk. This, in addition
to their ignorance of English, made them
undesirable employees, 1t was Sdid. IN
building railroads in the South one negro
was asserted to be equal TO two Italians.
Another cause given for the oyer'suppy
of Italian labor was that the rag'plcklng
industry was going into decline. 10 as
certain what might be said on the Italian
side of the question reporter called upon
Signor V. PolidOre, OF IL Progresso ltalano-
Americana. He said:
at is an unfortunate fact that there are
between 5000 ant. 5000 idle Italian work
ingmen in New York at this moment, and
the number is increasing with each IN
coming steamer. The recent floods In
Italy have driven q large number OF people
from their homes, and all who have the
means seek refuge in America. They have
TO encounter greater difficulties than al
most any other class OF immi grants. When
the
Irishman or German
comes over he IS at once in large COM
munitics of his 5ountrymen, who assist
hIm if he requires help. The Irishman, Of
course, usually speaks English, or at least
understands it, and the German finds in
terpreters without trouble. But with the
Italian the case is althogether different"
DO you consider the Italians physically
inferior to laborers Of other nations
Decidedly not. They are poor, bUt
strong and healthy, and moreover, sober,
obedient and industrious. Hundreds apply
to me every day, begging me to get them
work. do my best, but of course cannot
supply positions for them all. | wish
some big contractors would let me know
when they want hands. could get all the
men they required, and fine, stout, healthy
men, too
DO many of your cOuutrymen go into
agriculture?
ifcruia last fall | saw them cultivating
fruit in Los Angeles and other places.
Speaking of Italian labor reminds me
that Mr.. Wood, General Manager of the
Pennsylvania railroad, will have none
but Italian laborers TO work upon that
line"
Mr.. Louis Fugazy, of No. 215 Spring
street, said that the unemployed Italians
now in the city would soon leave for the
farming district. They were mostly farm
ers. Many had been enticed to the United
States by emigration agents under promise
of high wages.
Signor Giovanni Ratio. the italian Con-
sui, said that no applications had been
made to him for aid by his INDECENT COM
patriots.
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BURGLARY.



Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
CRANBtRRy, W. VA, April 22-The store
and Postot,ice OF Thomas Mines At Rode
MEMS" six miles west OF Cranberry, Was
entered by thieves last night and goods to
the amount Of one hundred and ifty dol.
lars stolen. consisting OF cigars, tobacco,
candy, forty dollars worth OF postage
stamps, twelve or fifteen dollars in money,
and other small articles. Entrance was
made through the front door, the thieves
using a railroad pick to burst the door
open, The robbery is supposed to be the
work OF tramps, as several have been
camping in that neiehborhood for lev
days. aud who disappeared some time dur.
iur last night Postmasters and merchants
in this section have been notified % he Jn
the okout for parties offering stamps for
disposal.
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Another Exclosfou.

LoNpoS, April 22.-An explosion oc-
Cured to-day at the Government minufae-
tory of small arms al Enfield. A quantity
of burning tow and pieces OF tin bJx were
afterward found among the debris. pas
ser BY saw two men with box decampirg
inst before the explosion. Little dan .Se
vas done.
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ed to know who the officer was. Upon
hearing the remark, II am the Marshal OF
the police" Freddie wilted, and walked
passed Shriver, and remarked. You are
no gentleman and far beneath me-
Shriver made rush for Freddie, and was
Immediately grabbed by Detective Pointer;
Marshal Frey then spoke to Freddie, ana
further trouble was prevented. AS GeD-
bsrdt walked away ne remarked have
been a friend of reporters, but vito the
exception of one or two, they are scala
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Isva psshiSsssss l.sv.

DrbrQrE, IowA, April 22.-Tbs decision
OF the Supreme Court 10 the con ,titntiensl
prohibitiou amendment csss vas hisd fof
record st p. y. yestsrdsy. The posiaoa
heretofore taken by the court 10 sustained
that the Law VS. illegally sdopted-the
same judges holding 70 their opinion. and
% before Judge Beck dissenting. The 20.
siiion taken by the latter gentleman is
it being purely political question, the
matter. Both opinions are very bulky.
he majority report filling about seventy.
Eve psges of legal foolseap and the miaoh
~ l8 poRes.
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Treasarer's Statement.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The statement
Of the United States Treasurer shows the
gold, silver and United States notes in the
Treasury TO day to be as follows: Gold,
COIN snd bullion, SlS6. 500. .255; silver, dol.
lars and bullion, sos, 7S2, ,496; fractional
silver coin, S79.9S5, ,496; United States
notes, $ III ,S3s Total, 1868, ,302. .OS3. Ger.
uhrates of outstanding gold, SF,2'S, $50
Silver, 81, ,4SGg3l. Currency, SS,4l5,OJJ.
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A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC.
A CoIored Man said to BE IeS Years Ol


BATAVIA, o, April 22.-Andy Miller,
assessor of Milford precinct, visited, in his
ctEcial business, this week the classic
suburbs OF Happy Hollow" the Africa Of
the trwuship, and there found in the per.
son Of John Long, a colored man 12S years
cid. Strange to relate this ancient patriarch
is livelier than most colored men fifty years
his TniOrs. He was born in l755, in Will
an!Sburg, then the seat of the provincial
government OF Virginia, and relates with
pride what his mother afterwards told him
about seeing BraddOCk'S expedition set
ont from that point when he was a little
shaver Of two months old. When a young
nan he served three years in the revOlu-
tiOnary war as body servant 10 his master,
Captain PeytOn, a brilliant officer under
WaShir gtOn. This antique parsonage is
well cared by the COiOred people of Happy
Hollow" as he is held by them in almost
idOlatrOuS yeneratiOn.
IlFather Long is full Ofremin iscences Of Old
Virginia events and memories, ana loves to
dwell on the capture ana surrender of Lord
COTNwalliS, which he witnessed, His aC-
tive mind reyerts back 10 the old French
and Indian war, and one OF his pleasant
talks was about the Burr trial, which he
attended at Richmond. He is a full
teGged Democrat, and hopes 10 vote at the
next Presidential election for General Han
cock, whom he regards since the time Of
his old commander Washington, as the
greatest man Of the world.
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An Express Burglar Jailed.

New PHILADELPHIA, O., April 2l.-Lsst
evening Sheriff Goudy, of this place.
brought 10 Jail Arthur Bsssett. Of New
comerstown, who was arrested in Colum-
bus, il is ssid, by the chief of police, on the
charge of breaking open and ro5bing the
United States express Office at Newcomers,
town. of jewelry. watches, etc. The rob
berry was committed few days ago.
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WOOD WEALTH.
The Cessus Rsposs sf the west Wiz
gtaia HOeesss.

Etnis Yss~sss.
West Virginia has boundless wealth
other than In her vast mineral dspo-itA
The recent census devotss considerable
space to our forests and contains much Of
interest From the reports II appears that
the forests OF West Virginia, with the sx.
cepiion OF the belts of pine and sprucr.
are co1fned 10 the higher ridges OF the
Allegheny mounta ins, aud are pfinci-
pnlly composed of brond.leaved trees.
the most important of which ars the
white and chestnu: oaks, the black walnut.
the yellow poplar. snd the cherry. The
forests have been largely removed from
the counties bordering on the Ohio river.
and the most valuable timber along the
principal streams. especially the black
walnut. cherry and yellow poplar, has
been culIed 10 nearly every part Of the
State. The black walnut found scattered
Every where is Wess visEisis
IL least plenty In the Northwestern snd
Ohio river counties. and most abundant
along the upper waters OF the rivers doc.
ing into the Ohio through the southwsst-
srD part Of the State. yellow poplar is
found throughout the Stats and still
abundant throughout the hesd.wstsfs of
nearly ali the principal streams. Large
bodies Of cherry are found In 0reenbrisr.
Nichols, Webster and other counties in-
Inedistely wsst Of the mountains. a large
smount Of the bemlock r. scattered
through the valleys and rsvines OF the
north western part OF the State. and along
the western slopes.
OF the AIlegbenies. The sres still occu.
pied by the white pine Ii estimated W eH-
lend over three hundred and ten square
tntIEs and contains shnut ar 1O nll fsAl
centres Of the lumber msuufsctufs are
alOng the Bsnswhs river, Ronoevorts,
Greenbrisr county, st Psrksrsbursh, and
sIong the upper Potomac. The ium,ss
product Of the State for The osnsus ysar
vas 80 II2.0Co feet Of lumber; i2.0i.DO
lsths; 1905 90 shingles; u 90, 90 slaves,
and 10000 sets of hssdinrs, valued st
~. 43l. .gJ7.
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A IANGTRY "AD."
Freddy Gebhardt Threatens TO Lick
Baltimore Reporter.


BALTINoRE, April 22.-Freddy Gebhardt,
whose assiduous attentions to the Jersey
Lily have been so widely commented upon,
threatened to repeat his st. Louis expert
ence Friday evening by attacking Mr.. John
A. Shriyer, a reporter of the Baltimore
.ip,ericQH. Mr.. Suriyer wrote up and pub
lished in Fridays issue an account OF
Freddy's movements at the Academy OF
Music, where Mrs. Langtry was appearing,
from the time he entered the theater until
he lett. He also published an account OF
what purpOrtei to be an interview between
Mrs. I.angtry and himself in the formers
dressing. room. Freddy approached MIR.
Sbriyer in the lobby in an abrupt manner
and demanded to know by what authority
he had presumed TO write up the inter
-.iey. Mr.. ShrIver taally admitted that
his card which he had sent 10 Mrs. Lang
try had been returned, but that she had
been interviewed by an American repor-
ter while on the train coming from Wash
ingtoH. Mr.. Gebhart has characterlzei
the whole thing as lie and remarked
that he could whip the liar. and threaten,
ed. uBleSs q retraction was made, he would
whip Mr.. Shriyer as he had treated Mr..
Cunningham in ST. Louis. He further
threatened also to publish acard over Mrs.
Langtry's signature, denying the fact OF the
rerOrted interview. The American this
morning admits that there was no inter
view wit q reporter OF that paper on
Thursday night, and whether that will
sarisfy Mr. Gebhardt or not remains to be
and the Reporter Comes Near Thrash.
ing Him.
Another difficulty took place az the
Academy Of Music between Gebhardt and
Shriyer last night. Shriver was talking
With several gentlemen, when Gebhardt
snd Mendum. the Treasurer of the Lang
try Company, made their appearance.
Gebhardt renewed his abuse OF Shriyer,
ubo nsid no attention 20 him, his language
sttr,ctips the attention of Marshal Frey
and Detective Pon,ier, who we're standing
resr. The Marshal reprimsnded g -bhsrdt
sld ordered him away. The latter demand
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Attack Postponed.

Wilcox, At, April 2l-Captain Joyce
aud the Tombstone Rangers will not attack
the San Carlos Indians at present. Gen.
Crook will move o. Monday at the latest
QuartermaSter Darlington arrives on sun
day with sixty days supplies. and another
rrsin is already at Guadaloupe canyon
The Mexican troops are also concentrating
there. Gatewood's Indian scouts will ar
rive here to morrow. A terrible sandstorn
is prevailing at present.
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DIs,ingni.hed MItnesses.

BoSToN, Mass, April pm. Brown,
counsel for the defense in the Tewksbury
investigation, has summoned as witnesses
fresident Elliott, DIR. oliver Wendell
Htlnes. Drs. Cheever, Beach, Porter AMI
Richardson, all of whom have been dem
onsirators Of anatomy in the Howard Ned
l,dl School
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lection give it sickly appearance. Dodd
ridge: The freezing and thawing, have
greatly injured it. Wetzel: With falr
growing weather it may make good crop
Barbour: Was too wet; changeable weather
and freezing and thawing give bad appear
ance,
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Fatal sau mn AeeiAest.

BxAxDos, o.. April -2L--Yesterday,
Stephen Cunnineham, aged tsenty.six
Ills place. fell sg.insta circular ~, which
ripped the fie.b OF his left arm and cnt
Ire abdomen in such unanosr that he sill
die. He hss vile and ,xo children.
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Fatal Explosion.

MADRID, April 22.-An explosion occur
red in dynamite factory at LaPeruccs Ls'
on, to-day. The bodies of seven victims
have been recovered, and it is feared more
will ha FOund
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ecry.o, y. Y. Dec L is7a

Isn 0< pear q Dc Bsptst Charch bses,
snd sn educated phyyicisa. I an NOT IN
pssetice, batsa NJ sess family physieias,
snd sdyiss In many ehroaie csees. OsH .
year ego 4 rpcommsnded your Hep b6t:n
lo ny invalid vile, who has besn undsf
nediSll tsestmspt q Aibspy's bsst pcysf
ouehly cureA a bef vsrioos. conpiicsss1
iiseaSes ~ thsir ~. We hoeh fscommso1
them 70 our fsiesds. mshy d vhom hsve
slso hexe eus.d Of theIs vssiHnsrssnsnts ~
tLsm. Rss. 3 = HAsssG /,
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sssxlsss ssI Chssssssso.

KIrsApsos. O.. April 70 2-Bufgisfs %.
tered the house Of james Pollock, q thie
plses, and stole sboat go d eash eut u
NJ Poiioekss pastSpockst By dhlese(sen-
ing Mr. and M Poiisck. Thsss y yst 70
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The iron market is still more depressed
than for some time past. Various furnace
men look for the closing out of number
of furnaces in the near future, as stocks of
pig iron are being filled up in the yard, and
consumers persist in buying from hand to
mouth only. The opinion is also expressed
that prices which are now nOminally S2i
and So for Nos. Land 3 respectively, will
suffer a material reduction. Scotch pig ar
rivals are small, and a portion has been
stored. Conflicting views are expressed as
TO the outcome of the issue between the
Western iron mill owners and their EN-.
ployes. AS to the iron hypOthecated to
the Pittsburgh banks by James Marshall Il
Co., who failed this week, no present
trouble to the market is anticipated, on ac-
count Of the notes held by the banks ex-
teLding over several months and the iron
cannot be sold until they mature.
Petroleum certificates during the week
have been regarded with comparative in
difference, and the speculative market has,
therefore, been less animated than for some
time past. Anthracite coal continues dull
and prices are cut below the schedule.
Full time at the mines will be observed
next week. The rate of production during
the first quarter indicates over 100000
tons, on the year, in excess OF 1852. Ocean
freights are low, and petroleum tonnage is
the only variety particularly in request.
The movement OF wool has been mostly in
small lots, proportioned to the Rearest
wants Of manufacturers, but the market
has undergone very little change.
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EA.Pre>ident JohDsoD,. sister Dead

NASHVILLE, TENN, April 22.-News. has
tstn received here Of the death OF Mrs.
SStoNer. s.>t~r OF eI- President Johnson, AZ
1h'on l'rrot, Carter county, Tenn. She
US EIritu al Grsenyille Friday. This
reeves =. :. Past, rsJn. who formerly pre-
S'C'd - he White druse. as the last sIr-
N'N'F Of sne ia-e r. csid.n.'S fImi'y.
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Government Officials and Free Passes

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Judge Gresh.
ans act declining the offer OF a special car
10 bring him to Washington, is widely
con nmented on as greatly in his favor. l.
seems to have occurred TO the new Post
master General on the threshold of his
official cares that he could not properly
accept such fayors. So contrary was his
sction to the custom which has grown into
the government that even so simple met
ter has attracted universal attention.
The POStOffiCe Department has vast con-
tracts with the railroads, the rigid enforce
ment of which IS important to the treasury
and the service. IL obviously Is as i'm
proper for the Postmaster General or other
officials to accept q special car or train from
a railroad having mail contract as 1t
would be TO accept a dwelling house or any
other valuable thing.
The law forbids the accepting OF gifts in
certain cases from employees. IL is opposed
TO the spirit If not 10 the very terms OF the
law iE all cases.
And vet it is the custom for the Post
master General not only to accept but 10
ask for such
Extraordinary Fayors
from corporations with which the Depart
mPnt has mOnied transactions amounting
10 millions of dOllOrS annually. Not only
are officials who make these contracts, and
who decide questions almost daily uuder
them involving large amounts, offered free
passes for themselves, their families, and
friends. but these passes are asked for aud
always obtained when they are not ten
dered Whenever the Postmaster General
has had occasion TO travel over any OF the
great roads, special cars, snd sometimes
special trains, have been at his service.
The sixth Auditors office, where the
corporations get their accounts settled, has
been the standing beneficiary Of great cor
VOratiCns. Not only for the head of the
bureau and the employees, but, as in the
case of the PostOffiCP, for whatever friends
the demand for free tickets may be made.
The example of the President is doubt
less calculated 10 have q bad influence on
lesser officials, but wrong in them is no
less a wrong on this account Their re-
SpCrSibility is not lessened a particle. II
personal regard TO what is becoming in Of
fee is not enough to correct these prac-
tices in the heads of departments, it will
manieStly he the duty of Congress TO pass
a stringent law with heavy penalties, cor !
IectiUg it. not only as TO these, but as TO all |
Others IN the Government employ.
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BRADSTREETS'.
The Commercial Situation Somewhat
Improved.

New YoKE, April 22.-The dispatches to
Bradstreets from the principal centres OF
the country indicate a moderate improve
ment in the general trade situation.
Wheat has advanced between and cents
per bushel this week, under the influence
of unfavorabe crop reports, especially
from California These latter have since
been contradicted, but the effect on the
foreign markets was reflected on the
American markets in the latter part OF
the week and prevented the decline. Corn
has advanced > cents daring the week,
partly in sympathy with the advance in
wheat, partly on account of the dimin-
ishing receipts at the principal Western
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=, ny 'utf-r from a stass Of in health?
I,'' nv nr tfonh,ct with dyspepsia? B-owI's
MI Glttsrs will cuEs yOu.
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that Is going TO affect your children snd
not What you say. You tell your children
10 become Christians while you are not,
and they will not. DO you think Noah's
family would have gone into the ark IL he
had not gone in? They would say: "No,
there - something about that boat that 10
not right. Father has not gone in" You
can not push children into the kingdom OF
God. You have got 10 pull them IN. There
has been many general 10 tou6 or
castle looking at his army fsbing, bat that
is not the kind Of . man 20 srouse enthu-
sisyni among his troops. II Is GarIblidi
or Napoleon who dssbes into the conflict
and has his troops following With Wild
huzzs. So you cannot stand OF in your
mpenitent state end tell your children U
90 ahead into the Christian life. T1sy will
not 90. You must your.eif dash int1 the
Christian copfiict. You mess lead them
and not tell them 20 20. do you knoH
that all the instruction you give 10 your
children in . religious direction goes for
nothing unless you iIlustrats it in your
own life? Itis what you are, not % mnch
WHIST you te0nh-
THE sermons of DR.. Tslmage are pub.
Iisbed in pamphlet form By Geo. a.
Sparks, IS Bible boase, Nev York. A
pumber con tanning 25 sermons 10 issoed
every three months. Pnce 80 cents. VI
Der snpum.
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Special 10 Tie EeglSter.
BROOKLYN, April 22.-Dr. Talnage
preached to large audience in the Brook
lyn Tabernacle this morning.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Smallpox is pSsvalsRt at Ottawa, Ill.
The lly~p yioIeSHiOA sHhS been de-
,idsd phcOAEtitutfOnal.N \ Il
Ienard Sylyain Jules Saudean, the
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Ihai's - Rsrger,!

Send for the Police, "Ah." says the
cashier, '.don't Be so quick; your son did
that." The fact vas 'hs, the boy bad been
out in dissipatinC circles and ten. aui ifty
dollars went il tIIt direction, and he hid