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THE WnEAT UkOp,
Tho PriceH Offto NcxL wheat Crop-HOw
thoy Will Compare With Former Onru,

Tho Prices Offho NcxL wheat Crop-HOw
thoy will Compare with Former Ones,
Ft0m Our Special Correspondent: .S
WASHINGTON, april l7.-The low prices
Of wheat are. not looked upon hers as
likely to be permanent Il is singular
fact, but fact nevertheless, that it takes
about two years to distribute the wheat
crop. The wheat which was grown last
year has not yet fairly gotten into the
markets OF the world, and will not Tor some
tune yet So says the Department ofAg.
riculture and its officials, who make very
cloao ttudy Of this subject II do MT
think" said Prof. Dodge, the etatis!ician OF
the Department, talking TO your co,respou-
dent, THAT the prices of wheat are going to
be very high, but do not see why they
should remain low. The wheat crop Of The
world last year was nearly 25O,001,000 be.
low that OF 1882 That me was unusually
great, being 10000 COO in e1creq Of the
average crop OF the world. 1t takes two
years, Or nearly that, for the crop to get
fairly distrihutedl the consequence is tha"
tue v ueut luuActb VI tHA WOElu nave not
yet thoroughly. felt the effect Of the short
crop Of 1883, when the shortage IL $50 90, (
0C0 in wheat in the vranery's Of the world
is felt 1t cannot help having influence upon
tho prices ot that article" - I.
"rhen you look for better prices during
the coming season2'" .yj lf,5
eyes, better prices but not high ONES.
There is no reason that the grain growers
or dealers Of this country should expect
high prices. The fact is we ara giving TOO
much attention to wheat raising In this
country. The increase has been wonderful
and has much more than kept pace with!
the growth of the population. while our
population hes increased very rapidly. The
number Of bnahels Of wheat itper capita
grown in the'country more than doubled In
the past few yeara, and with the competi.
ton Of the cheap labor Of India and Rnesia
in the market Of the world, wheat growers
in this country need not expect high prices
any more" I it;t 5ttf2Asii$ StSlI al
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Tin Hnrssur Iusx

CINCINNATI, April 1.-THE Grand Jury,
composed Of the best citizsnu, investigating
the causes 81 the late riot ami the proceed.
il =, Of ,ha B,rner jury, have the statement
OF mcGurs, one Of thr jurors, who charges
Foreman Shaw and Harmeyer and Dolla.
han with the exercise Of undue pHuence
over .the. others in tho endeavor 10 have
them vote for manslaugh,er. They would
not let Mcclure vote in the fret degree az
he wanted, snd changed the figure to 5.
t4e did not seem to realiz. what had been
done until TOO late, I Z 7, A.
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POLITICAL l',llNE Es;

New YoRK, April 1.-THE First Con.
gresslonal Disriet Republican Convention
elected George William Curtis and John
McClane delegates to the National Con-
vention.
UTICA, N. Y, April 1.-THE Twent,
third Congressional District Republican
Convention chose A. NJ. Lanper and w.
+. Scripture delegates TO Chicago. Both
are for Blaine.
EKw YoAg, April 1.-THE Executive
Committee vi the Independent party ap.
pointed three deltgatfs from e.ch Con.
greesioual District in ire tisy 10 attend the
Labcr Convention at Chicago, July 30 h. "a
ELIZABETH, N. j, April 1.-THE Con.
venuon Of the National party of the
Thil Congressional District elected del.
esates 10 the National Convention al
indianapolis, May 2S.h. The delegates ia,
vor Gen. Butler for President. =.
CosHecToN. O, April II The Sixteenth
Dlstrict Republican Convention this after
moon elected two delegates to the Chicago
Convention, one q Sherman man, and the
other. supposed to be Hi Indifferent Blaine
man. W. A. B,vpy. NJ Tuscaragss count,
was nominated Tor Presidential eIec,or.
TRENTON, N. j., April 1.-THE Repub.
licans to-day elected delegates 10 the chi.
cago Convention. The chosen cne. ars
Congressman Phelps, John j. Gard.tr
Senator Sewell end * Judge Fort. Three
hundred and twrn'y.ttree vnes were
necessary TO q choice. Ex Congressman
Robeson, who was d candidate, received
1855 votes. Tho delegates were not in
Btrurted. s.s4H5.
1EDlASApoLIs, IND, April l7-Ths Re
publ can State Convention to.iay selected
the following delegates.at.la'ge to tho Chi
cago Convention. Senator Bepi 4min Har
rieon and Richard W. Thompson by sc
clamation, Hon John Fl. B.k.r, OF Goshen
and Morris McDoaald, OF New Albany
The delegation IL suninsiructed aaa wilhou
expressed preferences. a.'.,1
NASHVILLE, TENN, April l7.-The Re
publican S'ate CONVENTION met II! 1880 7
N. Judge Frank T. Reid, Of tho Circui
court OF this county, WIS nominated 10
Governor by Scclsmation. There WIS n,
other nominations and the vote was nnan
imous. The nominee wss a confederate
soldier, serving through the late war as
private 10 Forests cavalry. Judge Horac
H. Harrison, of Nashville. and w, A
Brown Of Washington county, were chose
Preaidetial Electors lor the Siate.at.large,
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BLAINE AND GOFF,
THE HARRISON covNrYoiL,oArloN
i"'y Asof0ae Accord for the Plumsd knIsht for
Tue mountaineering Favor West virsihla'. ID.
'0f''e Son for v'cs President, and D.lsat.s
arc 10 lna.suct,t-S:ate Coa,,stion.

Special Ditpaics 10 The Initl,issncer.
CLAhEspuRo, W. Va, April 1.-THE
Republican Convention Of Harrison county
met in the Court House this afternoon TO
elect delegates. to The Moundsyille and
Martinaburg conventions. Notwi,hstsnu.
Ing the dlsasreeabls day over 200 Repub.
llcans were present. D W. Robirs,p.
Chairman Of the County Executive Com.
mlttee, callod tho convention 10 order and
nominated W. J.. Ka'rns temporary csalr.
man. y. w. Lynch WAS elected sec,o,nr;.
and Col. 7. S. spstes vice president. On
motion the temporary organization IVES
made permanent. Five delegates were then
appointed from each Of the ten nagis!erial
districts oil the county, to attend the DIG
trict and Senatorial Conventions. EHs'
Nj. II. D. Boushner offered resolution
to instruct for Blaine and Lincoln, hut
alter discussion the following resolution was
passed: ..NNT #N&
Resolved, That Harrison county RepubF-
cans favor James G. Blaine for Preside Mt
and Nathan GoT for Vicu President, srd
instruct their delegstes 10 vote for BlaiI Q
delegates 10 the National Convention. St1
Tho resolution was warmly opposed but
carried by large msjority. -, ;. ~. :, -,
Ia motion to inatr1ct delegates to I'll
any vacancies WAS lost. -y'- ~ ri-ist "tt} So
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ttNkw :yonx, April l7.-Edward f.. Wei.
man, agsd 90, FORMERLY Andrew Jobnson's
Private, Secretary, died in the Coleman
Hobs.,.S' He was a native OF Kentucky,
and until recently in the employ Of tho
'rexa, Pacific, Railway Company. Among
his letters VAS ons to.John II. Mason, ex.
pressing blu intention to commit suicide.
e;wss sub sct to heart disease, aid drop.
ped dead 1.-THE clerks desk. .al }-r,
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Tho ItMilrOsti htrike.

DAYTON, o., April 1.-THE situation oI
'he Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis rail.
ROAD strike remains substantially unchaug.
ed' The men refuse TO return TO work but
are mot demons:rstive. Meetings were
hr'd in various parts Of tho city to-day,
me result Of which was the appointment,
o. committee Of old engineers to wal,
on General Superintendent Murray and
NIX ior some arrangements for the payment
VI !ne two months wages due. Until q
satisfactory agreement is arrived at the
BlElke will Coniinua. - ~ !
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Ehcy are Warned TO l.envc-The RevOIn
ti0pnry finE Display ed.

Ehoy arc Warned TO I.envc-The RevOIn.
tiopary finE Dinplsye ed.
WILXEsDARRE, Pa, April 1.-THE snti-
Hungarian agitation continues. This morn
ing a fresh arrival Of Hungarans from
Castle Garden wers on their way across
the river to Kingston, when they were
warned that their lives were in danger If
they attempted to go near Kingston mines.
They then traced their way to this city.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made with the
Sheriff of tho county 10 have large posse
on hand Tomorrow, pay day, att mines, az
a rio, Is feared. tbs Hungarians are in
high stats Of excitement, and many arc
p'cking up and leaving for other places. A
red fl.g was displayed at Rcea Hill this
morning bearing the following inscription
"Down with the Huns, who work Tor fifty
cents a day and live like hogs! White men
to the rescue, !"
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PlrnnpRe4,s Pa fiApril l7.-This after.
noon: President Harris, Of the Slate Miners
Association, of the Pittsburgh district, left
for Irwin Station, P. T. r., to-day, to ad.
dress the:atriking miners and 10 endeaver
to effect an organization. Fifteen hundred
miners in this district ara out against re-.
anctlon 9 N Of ten cents peg top, Only seventy:
i've m.n are working in the district, and
the ieslina against them is very strong
among the miners. The operators have
warned the strikers to keep away from the
pits until the trouble is settled.
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Si<ct Ul7IalcL 10 Ihe 7nlelJeIcrr. 40 = -
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 1.-THE
State Board Of public Works met here to-
day to take action 10 complete tho Safe
Capitol, which contract Mr.. shephe,d
threw up recently, owing to his inability
to complete his contract Of sl50,OOO. Tho
board ordered Architect ksmble, Of tho
State House, to make Out specifications uf
the different kinds Of work and 6s.imste
the cost for tho compilation OF the building,
which ia To be used for State usts year
from mex. May, the architect to report ts
soon IS possible, 50 that The hoard cau
advertise !or bids for the completion Of the
building, =s.05.. ...lOlr-5 = -.
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No Woudorit IN Huurdc<I.

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, April 7l7.-A
special to the Dli'y Times from Gadsdsn.
Ala, says George Coates, colored, who set
fire to Jsre Green's house while Green and
wife were at church and four children
were burned to, death, has been captured.
Tureais Of lyuching cause the jail TO be
guarded by the local military. 4
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CONSEaTiva ,.NuhkrTs.
Tho Anii.Ring De'-xalcS Satisfied Win
Their Work. ,'',z,'''l' N

Sfcial Dhpatch 10 he Inseaigecer. ~ a.. y. =,
= PAkKREspuRG, w. VA April. 1.-THE,
Chancellor arrived at Parkerskurg about
l0r. M The boat wps crowded 10 euGsca-
tion, but more quiet Or orderly Sunday
s:hool excursion never went any place.
The Wheeling delegates will reach houe
about noon Friday.
Now that the. " ork OF the convention is
done, there is little talk abou. it amor <
those who did it. The occasional remark
ie,that it WAS "a cold day for the railroads."
or something OF that sort are only heard.
Tae Democrats seem 10 be. satisfied with
their representatives to Chicsgo, and nay
that the convention was a Quaker meeting
compa'ad to the New Nlartinsyille or
Clarksburg Convention. .et-sy... ,.. F..
The anti ring 81 c'ion regard the election
OF Harlow and Vanmesre u triumph ior
them, aud think the district delegation 3
are about half and half. A warm nms is
prophesied for the State nominating con-
veution at WI ceiling. Jnly 90 d. wsr.
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VOLUME XXXII.."NUMBER pO5
AT HONE,
Tho "Ex Vice Much WrOuged', NJ His
... Own DoOs.step, H. rrl

INDIANAPOLIS, April l7-Hon. Thoma.
A. Hendricks returned homo yesterday
The purpose to receive him with music
and large party to escort him 10 his home
was abandoned, and instead programme
was arranged TO serenade him at night at
bis residence.
In a conversation to-day, in answer 10
the query whether he had called upon
Governor Tilden, he answered. "Yee, l
stopped In New York two days and made
u short call upon MIR. Tildcn. Our talk was
purely social. Politically speaking, no
one knows what Mr.. Tlden is going 10 do
except Mr.. Tilden himself. think no
person Is sutlloriz ID to rpeak for him. Mr..
Iilden is a remarkable man-the most re.
malkable man Of the age. No other man
IN America could have written such 4 let
ter as Mr.. Tilden wrote to the Irconoi,
club, perfect In thought and language"
MIR. Hendricks thinks that Mr. T,ldeu Ia
not looking quite so well now as when he
saw him aevsn monthsago.
4, gentleman who accompanied Mr.. Hen.
a..sAo tuo laet hlAty Iulleb oI Illh tTlp euyS
The philosophy OF ihs whole situation is
that there is but one Democratic ticket be.
lore the country, and that is the old one."
Mr.. Hendricks himself declined to make
any statement relativsto his candidacy and
the old ticket" and he made no remark
that would lead one 70 discrsdit what
seems to be q moral certainty, that he In |
a candidate for v. p, II Mr.. flldon con-
sens to the use Of bis name for tho d rst
place. .r,tS'- : = - ''
: When Mr.. Hendrick, arrived In New
York he was promptly sent for by Mr.. Til. |
den, and 1t is said that his visit was much |
more extended than that OF the Corgreep.
men which took place on the came day.
Ats o'clock y band and :. largo party Of
cit;zsns proceeded to Governor HenJricks
residence. He WAS called for and respond.
Ell in speech OF half an hour. He made
no allusion to politics, and simply gave
hriei outline Of his European Trip. -
:. Mcdonald followed him in d bflrf spec ch,
welcoming him home. - .L5.y' =
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Found Dead,

New YoRK, April l7-John Clancy,
aged B4 years, Of Clancy 4 Mcintyre, lum.
her merchants, Grand Rapids, Mich, and
pn atdent Of the Grand Rapids Ns.iona!
Bank, was found dead to.uay in his room
i'll ths Hotel Dam, where he had been
guest for eight days past He was in feeble
health when be arrived and was under the
care Of physician. 7l,r, .at-e-,;;.--.,..,
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coLLEcrcu puvAL TO THE COMMISSIONER.

CoLLECrcn DufAL TO TIE COMMISSIONERS.
.USlrEp STATES INTERNAL REVENUE
CoLLYcroR's OFFICE. DIsrRICr W. Va,
WMEELlNd, April u, 1884.
Hon. Walter Elans, Commissioner Internal
2t,en,ls, Washington, D. c.: 80. -. Z;
,slR:-I have this day forwarded to the
President my resignation as Collector oi
Internal Revenue for the District OF Weet
Virginia, based upon thu conversation had
with you on the Sth inst, 10 which you
said that you had information that I was
not in full accord with tho administration
and as you did not want to be understood
as debating whom should support. yet
you would cay that you would not hold
position under any administration with
which You were not in full accord, and
presumed I would not, &c. ), prefer to be
In position to act according to the dictatee
OF my own mind, and cheerfully surrender
my position rather than my right I dc,
sire that my succ.fsor be appointed at an
early day. Very Respectfully
l. H. DuvAL, Collector.
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THE II An.


Brief sketch of an Heroic Cnrcer-A
R.rn Soldiers Brave Deeds.
General Duval's career has been full Of
heroic incident, but life begun early and
spent largely amid the hardshipe Of the
camp has told but slightly on his iron
Frame. As active in his msvements es he
is calm in judgment, hepreserves the strong
vitality which has marked him since his
boyhood. -
lBoac II. Duval was horn at Wellsburg,
Virginia, now West Virginia, September
|, 1924. He imbibed an early loye for adj
venture, and at ii years Of age he went
to the new West, spending several years
in the Rocky Mountains and on the plains
trapping and hunting. His acquaintance
with those wilds, his cool head and daring
disposition brought him into the service OF
Commissioners Butler and Lewis, by whom
he wts engaged in 1916 to bring in wild
Indians for treaty purposes Inthis SER
vice he visited the homes and hunting
grounds OF thirty tribes, and brought in
representatives OF TWENTY-FIVE OF them. lie
also acted as private secretary to Commits.
sioner Butler.
AN EARLY HATIIFlSDER.
Young Duval commanded the frat com.
pany that crossed the plains from Texas to
California after the discovery Of gold in
that land Of golden promise. He travelled
the entire distance by compass, making
the trail that was followed by all companies
crossing to California and largely by the
Southern Pacific Railroad. NJ
He took an active part in the war for
Texan Independence, serving psa Texan
Ranger. In that conflict he wss shot acroes
the throat by an Indian, part Of his Adams
apple being carried away by the 1udian's
arrow. In return for this little compli.
ment he shot the Indian dead with
his revolver. he was with Walker, tie
filibuster, and narrowly escaped the PEN
atty Of his hardihood. -
IN FOR Tuh WAR. @ II
Returning to his Virginia home in 1852
he married and settled down at Wells
burg. When the civil war came on he
responded with the first to bis country'a
call. His fitness for the service was 80 con-
spicuous that he was elected Major OF the
First Regiment Of three months men, West
Virginia Volunteers, aud reelected to tho
same position in the three years. service.
He was promoted to the Colonelcy OF the
Ninth Regiment, West Virginia Infantry,
and upon consolidation Of tho Fifth and
Ninth Regiments was made Colonel
Of the Fifth Regiment Of West
Virginia veterans. Ho commanded the
Second Division OF the Eighth Army
Corps, under General Crook, and
for gsllantry and meritorious servicrs
was promoted to Brigsdier General and
Brevet Msjor General by the President
He fought the war through, being several
times wounded and having eleven horses
killed and wounded under him. A com
rade has spoken OF him as man Of tdis
Greet audacity". 1t WAS said Of Genera
Duval in the army tina! during th.
whole war he never made ,
charge and was repulsed, and hi
charges were frequent and brilliant. Th,
pain OF wounds and fear OF death did no
deter him. Unmindiul Of his own safety
yet cool and determined, the fame OF hi
lexploiH rang through the army. The no
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ATTORNEYS, FEES.

Tho Compensation Of Tnoxo tn the Star
s-',S Route Cases Not lmmodcrate. iSi !
t.WAsulSerpS, D. o., April 1.-THE At:
torney General sent to the Senate to-day 4
communication in regard to the compensa,
ton Of special attorneys in the Star Route
cases. The letter was long and interesting
and was listened to with rapt attention.
Mr.. Brewster bega u by saying that the com.
psusation was first 6xed by his predecessor,
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Tho Lpvt OF tho Family.

CLEVELAND 9, April 'l7,-A Leader
special !reportsthat Mrs. Frederick Van
dencook, ,ot Angola. Ind, died suddenly
to-day oi. pneumonia at Norwalk, where
she was visiting. She wts d sister Of Gen.
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UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE. i
COLLECTOR OFFICE, DIsr.or WEST Va
WHEELING. April II, 1854. }
Hon. IHu'.r Erans, Commissioner Internal
Rrtn1le, Washington, d. c.
SlR:-Your letter Of the l4th Instant re.
ceived and your charge that my action ia
for political purpose is abs ,lutely false.
now wish to be understood as reiterating
every word contained in my letter to the
President on the l3;h instant.
Very Respectfully,
3 Il, II. DUyAL, Collector.
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A Rntnl DUMP.

Plr1snuRaH, April ia Pan Handle
freight train was sd.railrd at Hanover,
about 8 o 'clock;this morning, and several
freight cars rolled down the emhsnkment,
In one jol which was Will McCarty, q
young man Of this city, who was instantly
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Aroth+r Good nan Conc Wrong,

MltwAukxx, Wis, April ia Bara.
boad dispatch says: EFF. savor, recently
chosen delegate to the Republican Ma.
tional! Convent. on, was arrested for obtain
Ing money under false prstencts. 4
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/: RnIkiugshc fiIibus,ers.

ky SWEsr, FLA, April 1.-THE war
ships Alliance and Tennessee, two revenue
cuttera and steam launches, form Gordon
around ,he island, to prevent the departure
Of any Cuban expedition. 2s5
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New ORLEANS, La, April 1.-THE Gov
ernor Issued his usual quarantine procla.
nation, taking effect May frat.
Tine 1fmes.Democrofs Canton special
says: Isaac johnson cut the throat OF
ltabells Booker, killing her. Cause, jeal.
ousy.
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r,v I>IxllG1>cGR forecast OF tho ring
...,,,o,r at Charleston turns out 10 have
i,n ,;m.l ~ the bnll'seye. Soma Of 1t
I.,n, ,lfonrh, but 1t wss allat!empted.
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wuo in W,st Virginia would be inter.
a. -1 to give Commissioner f"lsa informa.
,t'n c,ace,rius General Duval, to be used
,a.,t,tyo There ato questions harder
,, an.Nrf.