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Iva highly commendable spasm Of vir.
tue the Register has dismissed or suspended
that "staF correspondent" who wrote
special New York letters out Of the Police
GaIslte with his able scissors And now
We have the less pretentious Especial cor
respondence" made up with the scissors
from the New York papers taken at ran
dom. A hali.column story Of Diamond
Thieves Games" in yesterdays Register,
bundled up with the special correspond
ence" came word for word, except the
omission Of two paragraphs aud atypo'
graphical error, from the New York Star.
Now, we trust 1t will not occur to our en-
terprisiny neighbor to suggest to its readers
that the antiquated concern on Fourteenth
street is enviousof the Registers marvellous
success in Jumbo journalism. 81
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CousclL Blurrs, Ia, June 2.-The rain
storm last evening was unprecendented in
force. A number Of persons were reported
drowned last evening, but 1t turns out tc-
day that NO lives were lost. All the
bridges as far down as Eighth street are
gone, Gincluding two stone bridges
which alone cost near $4,000. Hun.
drcds Of families living adjacent. to
the. creek were driven from their homes,
and many houses were more or less dam
aged, including, in many cases, total loss
Of furniture. A number OF houses were
dashed 10 pieces as they 'f1ated Of. One
heavy iron bridge was carried bodily'adis.
tance Of more than two blocks, and its
heavy iron girders and stringera bent and
warped as II OF wire. The damage is now
es,imated d, $500 600! Citizens have dsne
everything In their power to relieve those
in need oil help, and all are now comforts
Ia
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gray hair and not at Ill attractive in ap.
pearance. The little girl Is the most i'm.
portant witness, having seen the whole
tragedy. Mrs. Harding was at tirst arrested
on dim suspicion oil being accessory to
the act, but this charge was dropped.
Smith, the murderer, Is about 9S or 40
years old, about FIVE feet ten inches high
and weighs $50 pounds. He Is copper
colored, and altogether fine looking man.
He is from Washington, and though he has
boasted Of the number OF times he was
during the war and Of having
killed policeman in Washington, 1t Is
looked upon us mere .braggalecio. He was
foreman Of q gang OF laborers on the West
Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Railroad.
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M,coRMICK,s ArrACK
On Deputy Collector Jenreysa At Grafton
Feeling Aroused.

Special Dipaieh 10 ne IateliOase9.
GRAFTON, W. Va, June S.-Deputy Col
lector Z. G. Jeareys stopped off here last
evening from the seven o'clock train on his
way to Washington until the $50 train. He
met with S. P. Mccormick on the platform,
and they walked together some distance,
discussing the collectorship question in
this district. Mccormick told Jeffreys that
he had been scheming for Browns
place when Brown held the office, and
had since been operating against
Governor Pierpont. Jeitreys denied the
charge, and said that whoever made 1t
lied. At this Mccormick struck him .
severe blow In the face, causing the blood
to flow freely. JetIreys declined to follow
up the attack, and they separated. Jetfreys
had his wound dressed at the nearest drug
store and soon after pursued his journey to
Washington. Mccormick went 10 the
Mayors office aud confessed to an assault.
Considerable feeling on the part Of Jefireys'
friends was aroused by McCormick's attack.
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CIVIL SERVICE nI.AsKs.
curious HInuaers In Grammar and Com
position In the Commissions Work.

WASHINGTON, June e.--lhe Blanks Of
the Civil Service Commission, for the use
OF applicants, baYe been prepared and
printed. This application paper. as it is
called, is very far from being model Of
anything which applicants could safely fol-
low, il 1t had eminatsd from any other
source source than the Commission. 1t would
be very interesting to know which one oi
the members prepared 1t. Alter large
edition had been printed attention was
called to several blunders. An examina..
lion was then made for the purpose Of
correction. Ten clear errors were found
on the frat page. The fourth paragraph
cautions applicants against using hsufes,
exceptin giving dates, and the third para
graph after that containsa sentence, which
In Two lines has five violations of this very
direction. 1t even makes nisquotation
from the Civil Service act. The directions
do not follow the same rules throughout
the repor. as to the use Of capital letters.
Az an illustration Of the style Of these d.
rections, the following may be taken as q
sample: {
,ARrIcrE o. Heyer before examined for
or in thea civil service, state when and
where examined. how long and where that
service, and why the applicant left It.
No. ii, which opens on the subject"Hts
or her education, cloves with request to
know what "He thinks about it." In the
next blank ''the applicant may state what
has been his or her education, when and
where aud in what school, academy or col.
lege the same was received, and also what
special experiences or capacity the apPli;;
cant has which he thinks may be useful
in any, part ofthe public service. i,
The paper from the beginningto the end
IS clumsy and bungling, tits an open
copy furnished by one Of the members OF
the Commission needs very careful editing
before Il Is given to the public. In ths case
has evidently been thrown upon rs own
reRourceB
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A PATAL MISTAKE.
A U. 3. Marshal and Posse XIII Three
Children for Desperadoes. 80.

A u. D. Marshal and Posse XIII Three
Children for Desperadoes. ,..t
ST. LOUIS, No., June S.-Thei following
story comes from Indian Territory: A
terrible piece Of criminal recklessness on
the part OF United States Marshal which
resulted in the killing OF three children
has just come to light Some three weeks
since Deputy Marshal Meershon with a
posse were looking for a couple Of
Indian murderers in the Chickasaw
Nation near Red Biver. They were sup.
posed 10 be at certain house, and Just be.
fore daylight the officers surrounded the
place. The woman OF the house with two
children aged l2 and IL were sleeping out
under the trees on account OF the heat and
the third child, 8, years 3 old was
sleeping in the house. The Mar
shal on riding up woke them
and they, supposing some drunken Indi-
ans were carousing near, ran for the house
to barricade the door. The Marshal, with.
out waiting for closer investigation to see
whether they were the parties wanted,
opened FIRE, killing both children and
wounding tho woman. They then
rushed into the house and seeing the
other boy lying there in the dim light shot
and killed him also. On discovering their
mistake they left and reported that they
had killed three desperadoes, but these
facts have just come out. The Chickasaws
are greatly excited over 1t and are de-
termined TO sift the matter to the bottom.
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convictions; 10 attempt only what We think
Is right, and never to yield until we are
convinced we are wrong.
Our country Is indeed fortunate when
our party dihereRces are reduced to these.
Men Of all parties may take pride In the
great SUCCESS Of our system Of government,
which within century has developed on
this continents nation OF sixty millions
OF people, possessing all the blessings that
God has ever permitted to man, with lib.
erty, equality and abundant resources;
strengthened by war, but loving peace;
united in one for national purposts, but
divided into many for local purposes; each
citizen enjoying a larger degree Of liberty
and power than Is conferred upon any
citizen in any other land. Surely with all
these advantages we may aim at higher
excellencies Of government We can COM
mand the reform of. old abuses; we can
improve the civil service. we can advance
the education Of the rising generation.
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ohio Republlesn conIeptiop.

Z coLuaBus, o., June 2..-The following
for the Republican State Con-
vention has been issued: E
The Congressional delegations will meet
at 2 O'Clock p. ", June 8, In rooms assigned
each 10 the State House. The delegates
thus assembled will proceed 10 select q
Vice President for each diStrictand amem.
Der to serve on the following committees
Credentials, Permanent Organization, Rules
Order ot Business, Resolutions and mem
hers OF State Central Committee.
The convention will be temporarily or
sanized at 1 O'Clock p. NJ, June 5, when
the general committees Of the convention
will Be announced by the Chairmen OF the
several d. dslegatlOns. s......,t!,t
Alter this work Is completed the CON
yention will take q recess until 10 O'Clock
A. M, June 0, at which time the permanent
organization will be reported.
Delegates will be admitted on thell
badUts alternates on their Tickets; thu
COMMITTEE on Reception will see thatthe!
are conducted to their proper seats.
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rnhnero Rshale Clalma.

WARRINGTON, June 2,-Thirteen rebate
schedules, containing 1851 claims, and
aggresating sle2. 900, have been received at
the Treasury Department to date. As
there are l26 districts, each Of which will
have at least two oschedules-one for dealers
and one for manufacturers-there will be
psi schedules in all. Those received SO far
show an average Of 500 10 each claimant,
which IL followed out In all that are yet to
come, will make the total rebate claim
amount to two millions and half. More
than half of this, however, will be manu-.
facturers' claims, which Is TO be paid in
stamps, leaving about 81, 900, 900 In dealen'
claims, for the payment Of which Congress
will be asked 10 provide. ,1.-., ..., OF
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"a BE sNisaIIreauglG

BosToS, June S.-James H. Langley,
alias DR.. Langley, alias J. Henry Langley,
and known throughout, the country as the
King Of Peter Funks, was arrested on the
arrival of the FALL River boat train to-day.
For years he has been operating IN leading
cities east and west as aIpromoter Of stock
'iobbing corporstlon, organized onjpaper
Tor s@inahngl purposes. =" One corpora
tion Is the, United States Construction
and Investment Company, and another Ia
the Limited. Live Stock Express Company.
His headquarters were fitted up with great
elegance and occupiedlby q great army oi
olefks, mostly iIanEley's victims, who were
indnced to invest their savings 10 obtain
SItuatiouu and who received neither salary,
dividend or prinripal
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Hsx. DANIEL MANNING, chairman Of the
New York delegation at the Cincinnati
Democratic Convention Of 1880, has been
accused Of working up Tilden boom for
1854 Mr.. Manning declares that there is
no truth in thu statement-"that Mr. Til
den's desire and' purpose to remain in pri-
ya,e life is known to all bis friends, and
deplored by them." We join the deplora-
ton party. Next Il, Ben Butler Tilden Is
our man. He would run welrfor as and
We want him.
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A PLEASING rumor com es over the wave
about the contemplated m ovements Of Mr..
Davit He is going to be released from
imprisonment, and will coLpe at once to
The United States to raise fan, Is to establish
newspaper to present his vi,'ws hmultai
neously in London and Dublin. II Mr..
Davitt wants little thing Of this kind, OF
course we shall have to give it TO him; or
perhaps, instead Of the money, ba would
commute the sentence and accept one OF
The ready made newspapers for which we
have no particular use on this side. i ,
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DecIIue 10 Iron Ore.'

READING, Pa, June S.-TheI price Of
iron ore at number Of mines has fallen,
10 sympathy with the decline in pig.
Along the East Pennsylvania road ore war
ranted to yield thirty per cent; was
offered to-day at S225 and 2.
Ore which sold sometime ago at
81 is now selling at S., with very little
demand. At several places wages have
been reduced to seventy.five cents for ten
hours work and some operatives will here.
after require the men 10 work eleven hours
underground. There Is no sign Of diff.
rnlty vet Hn
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ST. LOUIS, June S.-The striking coal
miners Of St Clair county, ILL.,, held a
meeting at BelIeyille to day, and listened
10 speeches from two or three labor
agitalors but transacted no business looking
toward settlement Of the difficulties ex.
listing between them and the mine opera
tors. The Executive Committee Of the
Miners Union held q meeting this alter
noon, and appointed delegates TO confer.
ence 10 be held tomorrow between some
OF the hands aBd the mine owners.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, June S-General and
Mn. Grant arrived in the city last night,
remaining until this afternoon, when th,y
left for Lexington. A Courier Journal
reporter interviewed General Grant on
the political situation, the latter expressing
the opinion that Blaine and Logan were
each very strong men for the Republican
nomination In 1884.
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nRIEF TELRoRAMs, ,

The graves Of tho Federal dead, at tho
National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn, were
decorated yesterday afternoon. -
y, Paddy Hannois and,his brother James,
living In the Cherokee Indian Nation, and
married to Indian women, while drunk
last Friday got into aquarrel and Paddy
shot and killed bis brother, also an Indian
named Tom Scraper, who interlered.
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wAsurxoroS, June IA special from
Columbus to the New York Times, which
announces strong movement TO nominate
Senator Sherman for Governor has created
considerable talk here. Before Mr.. Sher:
man left for Ohio, II was well understood
among his friends here, that he did not
desire to run, and that he did not regard
II as wise TO peril Republican seat in the
Senate. So far as they know, he has not
changed his position since he reached
hama I.. N
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DUBLIN, June S.-Fiye members Of The
Brotherhood have been ar.
rested at Waterford on charge Of being
connected with conspiracy TO murder.
Archbishop Croke to day visited Upper.
ary, one Of the parishes in his diocese. The
town wss eaily decorated in honor Of his
visit, and an address was presented 10 him
TO which he replied from the altar Of the
parish church.
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Aust NgAspRE.

gwelnsisS.r intend 70 sblrE ibis issue
nor allow our Democrati atic friendsit 10 sdo so.
II they beat us this time we will try 1t
again. We willtio no Injustice to any
trade or vocation, but we cay it Is not. pn'
lust to impose an annual tax oiiS2OO ,upon,
those who sell syirituous liquors aud Si00
on those who sell malt liquors. Indeed, It
ia a marvel that such a ipx IL resisted by
me Democratic party 10 Ohio, when alnuch
larger tax'is leyiedjp othtrsaies.
NJ us then noniinAterout county ticket,
and send our delegates- TO the State Con.
yention, and there boldly take our ground
in favor oi the time'honOred principles pi
the Republican party, and especially ID
favor oi the law by which the traffic in
liquor shall bear It's just burden Of taxa.
lion. What We want Is the courage Of our
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CHICAGO, June S,--rhe conductors and
engincers in the Cable Street Railway met
at midnight last night and after rejecting
the Company's proposition to pay them
20 cents per hour instead OF 40 cents per
trip drew up,a memorial to the manage.
ment proposing payment blythe trip rang.
ing from 80 70 81 cents, according TO the
length. Unless acceptance OF the pro-
position Is signed before noon tomorrow
the men will strike. '"F
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Moscow, June S.-After the iete at Pc.
trovsky Park yesterday, the Emperor invi.
ted the village Elders, MaIshals and Pro.
yincial nobility 10 dinner. Addressing the
'EIderslhe ssid that be was glad to see them,
and; Thanked them for entering so heartily
into tie festivities Of the coronation.
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TuE philippi Republican insists that at
l.a,t one oi the Barbour county Assessors,
Mr.. Harrison Stalnaker, declared that be
wouldn't carry out the orders from Wheel
Ing to include prying into snoke'houses
and chicken. coops, "and he didn't do IT."
Why, this Is rank rebellion What sthe
State administration going to do about III
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ruv sunrems Court Of Iowa decides that
,bs vord debt !ueans 4 subsisting debt;
~.dsbt which ha, t. originate can not prop
.,l, he said to be adsSt which Is to become
Jus." Then we don't owe anything to the
Democratic party.
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TIE aARDIsG TRAGEDY,
Seav eaRIaud, Md:-nea'urss TaEen 10
preyent tho L ynehing or smith.

Prevent the 1 ynehing OF smith.
OAKLAND, ,Mp,, June 2.-The papers
necessary for the extradition from Virginia
Of John Smith, colored, who killed Josiah
Harding, have been made out, and Sheriff
Jamlson will himself bringthe prisoner on
here. Precautions have been taken against
lynctipg. 10 the centre Of theiail Is an
IRON cage, the door ot which iastens by a
combination lock, as well as by an ordinary
paddock. The Sheriff says he will put Smith
In bis cage, auJ II necessary will, in CASE
cf attack, turn the combination lock, The
threats oflynching are said 10 have been
made principally by the colored railroad
laborers near the scene oil the murder.
The antecedents Of the parties to the
tragedy have removed some OF the interest
which would otherwise have been taken In
the affair. Josiah Harding the murdered
man was about 30 years Of age, q Ghoo.
maker by trade, and lived about lS miles
from here, on the line otthe West Viz.
Rinia Central and Pittsburgh Railroad.
Something over year ago he, while living
near this place, was charged with the
forgery, OF q, check in the name Of Henry
q, Davis. He bad a preliminary hearing
and was committed Tor his Appearance at
court. He tuuneled his way out OF Jail
with q shovel and poker, taking
another prisoner with him. From
that time nothing was ever heard Of
him until the news Of the murder reached
here. He was native Of this county and
belonged near Accident. He was At one
time, It Is said, confined in the penitentiary
at Moundsyille, W. Va, and escaped before
his sentence was out His wife is some
what older woman, being formerly Miss
Harriet Wilburn, though widow when
Harding married her. They had two sons
and two daughters. A son ol l6 years and
The little girl, with the mother, and anothei
woman witness, are held as witnesses 10
the jail here. Mrs Harding isamall, with
Y =
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TnE Attorney General hiss spoken and In NJ
OplulOn the Governors assessment order IL null.
The AtpubIIcan procession will now put out theiI
Ipultrring torches aud crawhsh homewafd.- Wtt'eE
DtASrdt
No, esteemed Contemporary, the burden
Of tcawfshing ia not on US. Hyou remem-
Der, It was not Republicans who marched
up the hill and then marched down again. /"
Democratic officials hatched out scheme
to increase taxation, and the resulting
trouble in the Democratic party induced
them to hatch another scheme to get out
Of the fix. His Bourbon Ercellency and
and their Bourbon sub. .Excellencies won't
feel iattered by this reference TO craw-
hahinv
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II MORROW the Republicans Of Ohio
...s, in convention at Columbus. From
III mi ,bs Indications they are going to adopt
. = straightforward platform, put good men
m /, and force the fighting. .
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Ur,Ducrs could be induced to look
.,,dly ON "the old ticket" cipher record
..I, -. i. Three years ago he preferred
aax -. ticket with Hendricks for q head
ni.c. nsC The older he gets the essitrequires
IN sa,isfy him.
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GoyKRSoR JACKSON has appointed a Re'
publican on the Tax Commission. bu'
there need be no apprehension for the
Governors safety. He is not backslidins.
This act, as amended at the instance oil
Republicans, required him to do 1t.
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I,isaid tha. er Governor Cornell iI anu
:. g senator platt Of New York, are in train
" ~ ,bs United States Senate. MIR.
p, pj.lt thinks he will like it better than he
M bafoTe,
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rur Buckhanon Banner speaks oi the
,,in;ou Of Attorney General Watts in the
Op.. ..., amen, matter as 'late decision"
Yes, it wa's little late but 1t was 'hs n'''
,,,ip that came along.
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,ux WAND BrrcnKR will be seventy
hI,Ii ",d mi. month. His vile is nearly .
!sr' Is', Older, but rbe isn't 50 ane a preacher
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u,yuIoy county Republicans being
n.i1sd the Commercial Gatett expects to
aN,tv ,bs candidate for Governor taken from
anna other county.
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PARKERsBUkGI.OINfs
school commemorative Important
EstabIisIiua uaenis.PoliiicaI Notes. 4


CORRESPONDENCE eJ he Iatetligeioer. - 4
PARKRnsBuRo, W. Va, June 1.-The
good people Of this eoodly town of Pats
kersburg are now in the annual excitement
attendant upon the commencement Of the
public schools, in which itheystak great
pride. 1--WE have the best schools in the
State, )" said an enthusiastic citizen to the
ISrKLL1GEScER man this morning. And
the appearances are that II the assertion Of
the gentleman is not exactly fact, it ID so
near il that to dispute it without figures To-
back you, would ,,be decidedly, risky,
Twenty.seven teachers, including the Su.
perintendenb act as the guides jof the
rising generation. And the rising genera
tion pays q compliment to the worth OF
these Instructors by remaining In the
schools and graduating in large clayses,
that OF this year numbering sixteen, OF
whom thirteen are girls. The inevitable
Ohio man 10 found IN the schools in the
person Of Prot w. n. etraus, OF vii.
mipgton, Ohio. He iso Principal oi the
High School. nt IlLBs n AL
The graduation exercises win occur on
Monday night next in the. Academy OF
Music. The Academy seats 500, and 500
anxious friends Of tile class are even now
pushing and struggling for tickets OF id,
mission. Your correspondent has 0 seat
reserved, however, through the courtesy Of
Prof straus.
TWO INPoRrAST NILIs,s +.
Ihad the pleasure hismorlihe Of a trip
through the premises Of the Novelty Mil
Company and the Parkesburg Mill Com
pany, two Of the enterprisiug. Arms Of the
city. The former makes -four, meal and
feed, and exclusively for merchant trade,
sellins the bulk Of itsproduct East: 1t iG
equipped with the roller proeessand mRket
firFtciass goods. The officers Of the com
many. which Is Incorporated, are w. n
| chancellor, President; a. B. Graham, SEQ
retary; and A. Smith, Treasurer. The mil
employs twenty men and has . capacity o