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THE !: ARMY OF OILERS. lei
REGIMENTS OF MEN OUT OF WORK
In Pitt.burgl,-ovcr Twenty. Thousand
Workmen who hars Nothing to Do-The
T. Cause Of the Du,incss Blnn,cd on the
Stagnnilun Of tho Iron Trade,

pirTspunGn, Pa, Nov ls.-Thc an
nouncement yesterday that the Elba Iron
Works, which have been idlo for some
time, would resume operations on single
turn to-day, caused the office Of the firm
to bo besiegcd by men in search Of chi.
ployment. A good number OF places were
TO be filled but there was fully dozen ap.
plicants for each. Some OF those who an.
piled for work as laborers at 81 o5 or less
per day had been employed elsewhere as
skilled hands. All had been idle for
periods ranging from one month to six,
init thousands OF others arc In the
same predicament Is shown by the result
OF canvass by reporters. OF the iron
mills IN the two cities only two those oi
A. NJ Dyers 4 Co. and Wm. Clark 4 Co,
arc working full double turn. The balance
are either on single turn, or working In
ono or more departments, or arc eutirely
idle, with no immediate prospect Of I'M.
pfovement. The officers of tho Anal.
gnmated Association, who receive weekly
or monthly reports Of the condition cf
trade, Say that at least one.third Of the
Whole NUMBER OF 4.s5. ~
MEN EMPLOYED ARE IDLE l
In thosc brancbos oh.ar,.l H., a.
.a.;..;... 9 ee,et"e. " wy As.
so.'a''''' "nat nat VOTE lliere Is 10 do IS d.
vided among all the men, but notwitl,;
standing this tho total number of iron,
woyke,s !, onfo,oo, .;lo,os,. ~ ~ 80, 80
time il nnt less than nao rsa ~ nn.,a;,;a" Gstn.
Of The coal Miners i ,yH' w.,y Lnnr s eoi'pn ,t
men employed in the river district viii
Likely be at work in d lew days, butallow;
ny ior t'M1, secre,a1y flanneryiis Of the
empioved in stIe ~ ro,,,;,. ~ ,;t u 'ne aI,vvV
idla. This is due, lie SAYS, to the poIicy OF
the operators in overcrowding the pits, or,
IN other words, giving employment to
more workmen than can possibly find
employment. vi tho IL blast furnaces
IN the county only eight are making
iron and 1900 men are idle OH
this account. III the boiler ana tank
manufactures the number OF men
who are idle is placed ut 800, and the
same amount are SUFFERING m nrcoun. ~
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A Posi- OFFICE DGrAHrMENr CrREE kills
lim,gttin dreary anticipation Of the com.
inc Of Cleveland and Reform. OF course
h. vas wcak-niadcd man, lacking cour.
aye TO face the world. Eut there are
plenty Of people, men and women, in
goyernmcnt employment, who luck that
courage. They are very miserable over
tie prospect. Healthy, nb!e-bodied men
ought not to allow themselvcsto be caught
in sucha iix. They ought TO have been
in other employment, where the tenure is
more in relation to the services rendered.
There is not much outcome in n govern
meat clerkship, but it may bring lhuch
unhappiEtss.
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MIGRATING NEGROES


Leaving Sou'h Carolina Through Fear OF
the Democrats. i IS. i {
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 1S.-Thc nc.
groes in this State arc still much agitated
ythe stories'oi politicalGtricksters, and
BY some OF their preachers, that there is a
possibility Of the Democrats restoring
slavery. 1t is said that ! 800 are preparing
to leave the mountain section nt I.aurens
county for Arkansas. In Darlington,
Newberry, Elseiield and several other
counties, great fear has prevailed. 1t is
noticeable, however, that this feeling ia
passing away except in the more remote
districts. The assurance Of prominent
/ Democrats has helped TO restore conf.
dence. Senator Wa,lc Hampton has an-
nounccd tha. hewould leave the party il
it should attempt to take from
the negroes any political rights.
fle assures them that a Democratic
national triumphsis means a. new
emancipation for them. General Iseler,
Chairman Of the State Democratic Com.
nittee, says the colorc1 voter should be
educated uEd better fitted for the rcspol,-
sbili.ies Of citizenship, which will help TO
solve the questions growing out OF his
own enfranchisemcnt. Other. prominent
Democrats say the color line will now be
obliterate'l and the negro will be import
ant rs q factor in Southern:politics, that he
will always ilnd his best Interests well
provided ior, rs divisions on greatecononl-
lcal questions arise ainonethe white pop
ulat!on. Col. ". L. Trenham, son Of tie
late Secretary Of tho Confederate Treas
ury, says that in his Judgment the etIcet
Of Cleveland's election on the South vii
depend upon the way the whites net Ii
reference 70 the negro population. a
judicious solution Of this problem will set
lie tho value Of property, provided con
tented and happy agricultural laborers
render industry profitable and poli.ica
advancement possible. Il.
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FIRING has already begun on the picket
line. This shot is IRON Washington dis,
patch to the Cincinnati Enquirer:
In view OF the declarations made that
President Cleveland will enforce the Civil
Service law, the army OF clerks in this
city, who iclt the consciousness that they
would have to 20, HOW feel secure in the
law that Senator rcndieton made for the
Seeming purpose Of keeping worthy Dem.
ocrats out Of Office.
The Eaqaijrr, it will he remembered,
made savage assault on Senator pcndlo.
ton because OF the interest he took in the
Civil Service net. Ii President Cleveland
RESPECTS that law, keeping worthy Demo.
Gratis out OF Office" there will he go,r
spattertd around the White House. Eas
all Democrats are worthy, and some OF
THEN arc hungry, to say nothing OF their
being very thirsty, rs Mr.. Curtis suggested.
Ii President Cleveland tries to trim bis
course by the Civil Service act he is going
TO have rough sailing OH u stormy sea.
Cleveland wasn't supported in tho cxpcc.
'a''on that lie would set up for rtiorlne.
so long as Democrats want offices.
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COnkllnr's Dodge,

NEw fonH, Nov. ls.-When the ioul
suits brought by David Stewart agnins,
Coils r. Huntington, involving large
amount Of money, were called for trial to-
day before Judge Beach in the suprcme
Court, an affidavit was read from Tx.
Senator Roscoe Conkling, counsel fol
defendant, setting forth ho had been en-,
p!oyed -as counsel by the Democratic
party to watch their interests and the eau.
vass OF the Presidential vote, and there.
fore WITS unable TO appear in the suit aud
asking for, n postponement until such time
as he could be present. Joseph H.
Choat', counsel for the plaintiff, argued
against postponement, and said there wss
no doubt now who was elected President
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HEI.I4hIl,E,
a Horse Thick Juiled-Slin for Salt River,
ea -gl = .s5r News Sut.s 70 5s--t

j #s.. - X
4 Horse Thick Jalled-sl,n for Salt River. !
5a.F t-fE,. News S0,rs. 5sfs7a
There is talk Of "Gathr coming here
to lecture sometime in January. s.ItE
There is considerable taik'oi the orsa nj. & {
zation OF permanent Republican club
here. Z. g; 5-.5 .5Jgtts /. S:',gt5
WIN. Auit,' OF the D..& 0. freight Office I
is sick and Samuel Hamilton is in I,is
place. !: 81 q ,g 10 a )
\ ski.I, decorated with flags was han1od
up town yesterday with ltepu blican ms.
sengers. Lonis Long, Lea Iln,nmond, Can't
w. II. Little, aal, bound up Salt River. Z
The disintcrmcn. OF the body OF Jncob. Z
Geisler resulted, in no new deveIopn,ents,S I
The brain was examined by doctors Kurz
and Anderson, who pronounce the c,mse
OF his death apop!cxy. Si4s;
Some of the Bclla;re building assoc;a.. !.
tions are paying dividends to borrowers "A I
well MS non-borrowers, but the snits
brought at Cincinnati and thp agitation II
the matter reached here, and tho ininsi;ce
OF this course is beginning to be seen. 1,'Sfl
Yesterday John Early was jniled hero
for horse stealing, lie took the horse from
near lloydsvi!le, and it Is now at Sistcrs-
vile: He had his brother, rather vreen
looking boy, with him, and the boSyf nc
knowledged thath brothcrhad stolenthc
horse. But when John agreel ito MEAD
guilty no witness was needed aud the boy,
was sent to his home In Butte l5,.''I4ss =
pa. Mayor Cooper fixed the ba IS s.
nut there was no, one to Civ .2El.i5tift
prisoner was sent to Jail at st.
where court is now in session,
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lSrinESTALLY. In connection With ylcorpls
NatcI 9l Roscoe cons ling. We learn What pNr, The
s'IlGs et oue VI The Wheeling dnllies took In she
Yer OF a !sllaIN colpu,iiiup Z" Probably the salt
nrt lAias III connection with iaihc's defIntis the
|'htlNS oI he triumrirae IN West Sir1Enla,
M1 M3 IN sase othi' election. wsrc to dispense the
This comes under the head OF "pes-
sonal.' The reference is, Of course, to the
editor OF the ISrELILcESoEE, who is nci:h.
er ashamed ofthe humble part he took TO
secure the nomination OF Mr.. Blaine, nor
does he boast Of his very small contri-
lion to that result. He merely gave NIL he
had to give, aud did not desire or expect
more return than would come to any other
Republican who had no prcierment TO
ask. M, ,,35 LIZ q, 4; = . y.
The lSTEL,IG gNcEH has made some coa.
srihntion to the unpublished history OF tho
campaign. II may make more. West
Virginia Republicans will doubtless be
glad to hear more OF the triumvira,e which
was to dispense tho public patronage in
West Virginia inthc event Of -BIaines
election. 1t requires three to constitute
atriumviratc. We infer that tho editor
of the lSTELLlGENcEn was 10 have been
one. Will the Stale Journal kindly name
tho othertwo and reveal anything else it
may know about the affair, The 1SrkLll-
dEScER desires TO republish what cannot
iail to be OF interest, II, Il. - 81, =, .;.J9
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Z Generally the depression which is re.
sronsible for the nutnler OF men out OF
work, is, attributed to the dullness Of the
iron trade, upon which everything else
hing's in this county. Some outsiders can
submit numerous reasons why there will
be an early revival, but manufacturers do
not look for nv.improvement before next
spring. Editor Armstrong and Green
hackers rs q class are'of the opinion that
ail the trouble has been caused by CON
traction OF the currency. Mr.. Armstrong
snys he expects trade to become wone
rather than better.
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ALREADY they are reading the riot act
to the rrCsident.elect. lie is warned that
the independents elected him; and lie must
"fecosnize' them. He is told that there
is enough talent in the Democratic party
without going outside. Ec is reminded
tha.rertain men in his party contributed
10 bis nomination, and some didn't. Hc
is asked to cast his eye over the returns
and note the States which make up his
majority in the Electoral College. It is
sought 70 attrac: his distracted attention
20 sanary other pregnant thoughts and
able considerations. OF course President
Cleveland vii! please everybody and
highly delight the rest OF mankind.
Trouble begins March /.
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NEW YORK sENAronsl!Ip.
Will Conhlins's iTrcnchcry Secure Him III,
- 55$s Great Prize? II - .. =.

viii Co"hlinr's 4Trcachcry Secure llip, thc
"A Great Prize: IN IN -
sPn,L,pEhrHiA, Nov. lS.-Thc Prea has
the following IRON its Albany correspond.
cnt about the Senatorship: 5s
II fell in with an active young Demo.
crat OF Utica, and asked him for IN OK.
planation, from his way Of looking at it,
how Blaine came to lose Oneida county,
I'VE are as much surprised as the Re-
publicans," said he. ~ had, for some
timc before the election, placed Blaine's
majority in nthc county at 900. We should
havc been satisfied to reduce the Garfield
majority from 1000 to that figure. The
Conkling men bolted Blaine more gen.
orally than nny one expected they would.
They were closely organized. They had
headquarters in Mr.. Conkling's'l s'law office,
where D. Z. Angels, John Branderee,
Charley Everett and two or three others
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Democratic Bnou,. lssepar,s Reception.

s'u"oN'"StS HhVNAS 1NCCeuIlDu,
BALTIMORE, Nh, Nov. lS.-A. .P. Cor,
man, Chairman Of the Executive Commit.
tee OF the National Democratic Conn mi.tee,
and also Chairman -oi the Democratic
State Central Of Maryland, visited here
this morning for the first time since tn.
National campaign, coming from lis hom,
in Howard county. He was met ut Cam,
den station by several thousand citizens.
consisting OF ward and Other Democratic
clubs and business men. who formed Il
procession and escorted German to the
Democratic headquarters. Gorman, with
Mayor Lattobe, was seated in carrias.
Mt the head OF the procession. Four bands
OF music were in line and from the station
TO Barnum's hotel the Democratic leader
was received with cheers and every dem.
onstmtion OF welcome. ii 5e,J5,i;j !
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CHICAGO, LIS, Nov. ls.-The Cook
county canvassiRg board to-day discovered
that the figures ior State Senator in the
Second precinct Of the Eighth ward had
been reversed, those belonging to Brand,
Democrat, having been credited to Leman,
Republican, and vice-verla. This elects
Brand by 10 majorilyanl gives the Demo-
Gratis the Legislature on joint ballot. The
Legislature is to choose a United States
Senator TO succeed General Logan, y, 4
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northern white man as odiousiy .as ever
the Norman noble stamped upon the
THE POWER or THE sotff, sorrr.

| E'. s"s o'ish VT shk eoLib oOSlAs |I.f
I have spoken OF the South as placed BY
the late election in possession OF tho Gov.
eminent and I mean all that my words
imply. Tho South furnished nearlythrec.
fonrths Of the electoral votes that defeated
the Republican party, aud they will step
to tht command OF the Democrats as
unchallenged and rs unrcs.rained as they
held the santc position for thirty
years before tho war. Gentlemen, there
cannot be. political inequality among citi.
zens Of free Republic, there cannot be a
minority Of twhite men In tho South ruling
\ majority Of white men in the North.
Patriotism, selfrcspcct, pride, pro.
lection OF person and safety ior
the country all cry out against
1t. Thevery thought OF It stirs tho blood
Of men. who inherit equality from the
Pilgrims who tint stood on Plymouth
Rock, and from the liberty loving patriots,
who came to the Delaware with'Williani
Penn. II becomes tho prime question OF
American manhood. II demands hear.
ing and q settlement und that settlement
Will eradlcate the equality OF American
NnaESho ~ Nll pcI IhUhul Wtlu CIVIL rights. III
will at least establish tho equality Of the
white men under the National Govern
ment anu will give to the Northern man
who fought to preservethc Union us large
Voice inits government Us may be ex.
ercised by the Southern man who fought
to destroy the Unian. ~
NOT :. QUESTION OF CANDIDATES.
Tho contest just closed utterly dwarfs
the fortunes aud fate Of the candidates,
whether successful or unsuccessful. Pur.
posely, ! may say instinc.ively, l have
discussed the issues aud consequences OF
that contest without reference to
my own defeat, without the remotest
reference TO tho gentleman who is
elevated tothe Presidency. Toward him
personally ! have no cause for the slightest
III viii, and it is with cofdiality | express
the wish that his official carcor may prove
gratifying to himself and beneficial to the
country, and that fiis administration NAV
overcome the embarrassment that the ne.
tuiilr source OF its power imposes upon' il
from the honr Of It's birth" Sd
At;he conclusion OF Mr.. Hlaine's specch
he invited the large crowd into the house
aud Tor nearly in houran informal recep.
tion Was ici1, tho hundreds of people
passing through the rooms. The greetings
we're cSpt cial!yhearty and cordiul.
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WnntsIiIs old Uslt.u

IA WAslIlXaTos, Nov! 1s.-A friend OF
Speaker Carlisle says That gentleman is
not a.candidatc for any Cabinet position.
lie much prefers his present Office. His
friends have therefore already begun 10
canvass among the members OF the next
House in his interest, and feel confident Of
his reelection, though Mr.. Randall Is cx.
pected to make a better brush for tile
place than he did the las. time. S$5ss.{
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EXPLORATION IN AMERICA.

Return OK Canadian Party from tho Great
y ~ Lake hI,tnssini. u i5}3t77' i}3s-7'
QUEBEC, Noy. ls.-F. II. Dignell, OF this
city, who left in June last in command OF
the transport expedition to Lake 9listas.
sini, has returned. He gives full par,icu.
lars taken en- route. The party with great
difficulty reached the Provinces northern
boundary onthe height ofland. They then
crossed into Rupert's Land, and at a
distance Of 800 miles from Lake St. John
they reached the southwestern extremity
Of the great Lake ,Mistassini. IIc states
that the general trend OF the lake rs
iar as known is from southwest 10 north,
east, stretching away from Foam Bay, and
the height Of land In the southwest to an
unknown distance toward the east q
Maine.and Labrador. The waters swarm
with fish OF oil kinds, and fur bearing ami
mails are abundant. The climate is agree.
able and suitable for agricultural purposes
Its. stated that the Hudson Bay Com
pany have had their agency there ior up
wards OF a bundled years, but have hel,
1t secret that a lake OF such dimension
ever existed. It supposed to be as larg
as Lake Superior, G5s' $3.50
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between her aud ,velch, and they were
married, tho ceremony. being performed
ny telegraph. When she came here to
Meet him she found that he was colored
man. In court the fact that l,e was Of
negro descent was established although be
insisted That his la.her was Spaniard and
his mother Frcnchwoman. Tie ,nar.
s,sse was declared void, by the Court.
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FoGl nice comfortable Democratic ma.
iority turn to YaSoo county, Mississippi.
That famous county pollcd l,&H votes for
President, antL Cleveland got l,33S-a!l
but siS, There Is where Il Democratic
noaination, tempered with slotguns,
means something. -.
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u PntLAnELrlllA, Nov. .ls-Joel elM.yanafs.
dalcn,.a former member OF the bar, who
took conspicuous part in the Whitaker
will conspiracy, died inthe Eastern Peni-
tent'nry yesterday from paralysis. lie was
sentenced in 1850 with his law partner,
Wnh r. Dickcrson, 10 ten years impsison-
ment for forging tho will Of Whitaker,
who left an estate OF $500, 900.
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IS \ SENSITIVE GIRLS SUICIDE.
interfering With Her Love Affair Induces
.-s,-I=E., d-E+ Sell. .IIcstruciion.tF H. 81.

1GSbs"CstEuCtIoUs e
RocHEsrgn, Pa., Nov. lS.-Rochester
was intensely excited yesterday by The
discovery that Miss Priscilla Brown, one
Of its most beautiful aud accomplished
young ladies had co.amittcd suicide BY
hanging herself 10 u raiter in IN adjoining
outbuilding used by the family rs COW
stable and coal house. The young lady
was about u years OF age, beautiful,
accomplished and quite iayor.c in so.
cioty:i She is the daughter of the late
Robert Brown, well known riycrtnan
and steamboat captain. Her mother was
visiting another daughter living at Beaver
Falls at the time OF the deed. and rs
yet does not know how her daughter died.
The cause Of the rash act is considered 10
have been her elder sisters interference
with her love affairs. The deceased has
been keeping company with very excm.
plary young man by the name Of Harry
Phillips, an esnnloye OF the Sewing Nd.
chine Works ut this place, and her elder
sister has been doing her best to separate
them and Mt last accom- plishcd hcr!design.
The couple were out on Saturday even
ing spending heevening with, the laush-
ter OF Mr.. Robert Mclean, and while re-
turning home were met BY the elder sister,
who rude!y caught the: girl by the arm
saying,"1 want you, at the same time re-
marking to her escort, MIR. Phillips, we
will excuse YOU" & n, ,,S5 80
y The incident so hurt the girls feelings
that she determined upon suicide and
next morning carried her purpose into
execution before the other members OF
the family had risen. She was discovered
by her elder sister shortly after the break
last hour. 2 Z. %,..Sl,ss '5sli,ysls
= There were found undcrthe girls pillow
two OF her lovers letters and handker-
chief with bis name embroidered thereon.
The sister is very much distressed over
the part she has taken, but says that she
wanted Priscilla to become a school teach
er, and the entertainment OF company oc-
cupicd her. attention to the exclusion OF
everything else, =; u 800 \
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''liNE upon line" and here is another.
4 young man OF Cincinnati, handsome, OF
good family, was in the employ OF = firm OF
brokers as cashier and bookkeeper. lie
received u good salary. lie bet on the
election aud lost. He frc1ucntcd the
sloppins places on the road to rnin. Now
he cannot be found, and his cash account
800 short. Ills employers thought So
much OF him that they sought him to
save lin, willing to reinstatc him and let
the money 60. No'doubt this young
man did what some older mer,
have done-"borrowed" his employers
money to use ior his own profit, expecting
TO make good venture and return the
borrowed principal. He has blasted his
lie, and LEFT mourning hearts to share Ills
disgrace. What fools men are who Gu,
the ties that bind them 10 the good, the
true and the beautiful in lie!
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A FRONTIER INDIAN OUTRAGE.

a Hanchcr and wife Killed and His Chtl.
drcn Taken Captive.
san ANTONIO TEXAS, Nov. lS.-General
Stanley, commanding the: Department Of
Texas, received dispatch yesterday from
Pima, Preside county, Texas, stating that
Il large band Of Indians were raiding that,
county and the adjacent country. sun.
day they attacked Betty's ranch, near
Chisos, and after brave, defense, Mr..
Petty was killed. The Indians captured
the house, murdered Mrs. Pe:iyabd carried
otl her three children, two eirls and d
boy. There Wns no ono else ii1,,, on
the ranch. The Indians burned the dWejj-
ing, tore down the corrals and drove
oil twenty head Of cattle and four horses.
General stanleyat once ordered Leuten.
ant Eseleston and q scouting party from
Tina to start in pursuit. They we're ioincI
by avolunteer force OF thirteen citizens
and were on the trail in Two hours jron,
the time OF receiving the news. Anar,v
was also dispatch from For. Davis, travel
ing at nearly, right angles in an endeayor
TO intercept the retreat OF the Indians into
Mexico. ! he distance from Chsos to Pima
is Thirty miles, ard the news was BROUGHT
by a runner who reached there Yesterday.
The Indians have been seen BY several.
shepherds, and are described as we'll
mounted, about thirty in number, and arc
supposed to be 4 party OF Crooks nntaro-
n!Sts WHO had become separated from their
tribe. They had come from Mexico. This
is the first raid reported in some years.