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5 AMONG THE PEOPLE,
Drift or Political Opinion NJ shown by
E Private Letters.

Dritf OK Political opinion M shown By
ffAsa'e Letters. la
Following are some extracts from private
and business lettere written M. hv no,;,;
"a, ,aa,,,,;, "a "a brt hv fa-n,o,, ,,c.aL.-
- , ~. ~ ,. uetcnal!s
ana otner clt'zens OF west Vlrglnias 1t Il
in s1ca expressions that the political puls,
is b,st felt, Letters Of politicians ara o,te11
colo,ed nv the viers of the vr,,o,. .,arso;,i
=, ~ '4o"' = .o "ttse'e' sspec!at
y when they are written for the public
The l,,tters from which the accompanying
excer,,:e are cleaned were mt ;ntend, "A II
ho a;,o,,,o,Js ~. i :
oe .eploouceu, aao .ne "tl1efs only lnter'
est IN tie campaign is that Of good citizsns:
A Parl.ersburg correspondent writes
HYTaonard ~ ,,;a c;,r, ~, ,ron -, !.
~. - ~ y, ~. vac neS.u :. ~
tetnaik iew aays oe1ora .,',,, ,,WiIdy" Wtlson
maoe Dis speecn mere, 1--WE must got VIII.
son ne;e ano; ,11 nave meeting or We ars
Hone. oilce lnuy tapped hls gas bag
mere our lnlofmauon Ii tnas his adherents
are clean gone: 2a@,
"a! Anotne er r farkersoufg correspondent saye:
Wlnoys song mere last night waa dis.
ifancnlsement ana repatriation. The meet.
ing was 3, SICILY affair throughout, Charley
Oalaweu lelt before II was bali out, and re.
marked as ne .reached the walE, "Mfe is
100 SNORT 70 ilsIen 10 aueh ssuti. II Demo.
q cIais can only pc eavea by such meetings
tneif political aamnatlon Is aeHured:" -
FROM prominent citizen Of Braxton
county: The state ticket suiti all classes
up nsie anu WI pa supported m by Large
number OF democrats. The people here
nave no commence IN WiIson-:oo much
cna9 ios tne sma1 quantity OF kernels be
ca.7tfs.
!, a \ hGntlng!on correspondent ssys: "Gibby
ts tne yahan., mas spoken az ihree or four dit
lsleHt poln's =. ~ Inla vicinity Since his
huaaon hua .hat a. 40, Uongaess' ana happs4 to
Lnow .na. & =. every point ne lost votee. His
s!auS ana apuse ate played out and he wont
9.,Ia q. .oonHtesslonai @ .S tea any moro. Dr..
bat9se y VIII 9e tne ne1t Oongreesman from
1ne f41stn m olstiic!. sI. -.
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Heufy's hody.

NEw YoRE, August 15.-Coroner Robin.
D'n, Of Long Island City, has written to
Miss Dora Back, at Lincoln, Neb., the
sister Of Private Henry, asking il she de.
strca his remains examined. II she re-
pliea ai1irmstiyely the Coroner will hsye
them examined by Dfs. Burnett and
Hitchcock. Since the result Of the e1.
sminstion Of the kislingbury body, the
citizens Of Long Island City are greatly en-:
cited, but the Csrouer refuse 8 to ,exbume
Hsnry's body until authorized by his
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PuILADELrHlA; August 15.-John q.
Gardiner, Father OF sergeant Gardiner, the
last but one Of the Greely expedition to
diein the Arctic region, has received q
letter from Lieu!anant Greedy, expressing
tho hope that AIsjor Gardiner will not be.
lieve the horrible story Of cannibalism
which has been sot ahoet, declaring that
there is not q particle OF truth in it e;
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Unable to Nominate on ,ios Ballots. :
BALTIMORE, August l5.-The l,4O7th bal.
lot in the Second District Democratic Con.
yention to-day resulted !: Talbot 10, Shaw
5, Hopkins 5. The ], ,4OS:h resulted: Tai.
bot6, Shaw 8, Hopkins 5, Constable 4. The
convention then adjourned aine die with
out nominating candidate for Congress.
The whole matter has been referred to the
State Central Committee. 5tas.afs5
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Dl Eli.

rIdee rIdeDI~As hs reoma on Main t:,ect. thls civ
cnsis1lis lllbi, ID hia s,ih yesf. ~ o'c.ocs.
sunersl win tsio place tomorrow tsnnd,v,
afternoon at2 o'clock, under The suspices az Co...
paa mania Loaes No. . X. OF ?. 1ntermcns !. tho
feainsula ce1esesI. Extends ase Invited. 4 4
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Mnyb DO tho New. DOesn,t rlun,, 4

II Maybe the sews Doesn'tg Know, y
LONDON, August l5.-The Nsus bellev,epa
the Government will not use any public
funds for the purpoee OF reprcscntinp Emo.
lana at the New Orleans Centennial, bnt
VIII refer the matter to the Manch es,sr
Chamber Of Commerce., 80 '-,S'N.H7"''''1E 4
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very properly" he said. ut was most
praiseworthy action, we'll done."4sI9iI v
hr. Caldwell then criticized the court
ior not sending Mr.. Hart to jail, and called
1t partially condoning the otIense." '
Caldwell spoke 10 less than twenty men
most OF the time and at tho close OF his re-.
marks but half dozen were listening to
him and three Of them were discussing
among themselves tho buckwheat pros.
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/. Madame 1l,eo sails ra.,fnr

LONDON, August l5.-Madame Theo esila
from Liverpool to New York on Saturday
by the steamer Oregon. The rsst Of Man.,
rice Grau's company will sail the same dav
i1cm Hayre by the Steamer St, Laurent. = I
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PAfnl EllcA.

sr. Peters nuha, Augost 15.-Threo
deaths Of a remarkable character: occurred
near this city caused by blood POISONING, :,
induced by atings Of flies which had heanS
IN iass Contact with cattle infected with rindar %
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Z "A Fair Offer.

The Voltalc Bel. Company, Marshsll
Mich., offer TO send Dr.. Dyes VoltsIo Bail
and Appliances on trial. for thirty days. 10
men, young or old, afflicted with ueryous ~
debility, lost vitality and kindssd troubies.
Sec advertisement in this paper, 1 77hrtw
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Haso Ball Yeaiersiay,

~ Cincin. in.-Louisvilles, 7; Ciucinpa!is, i
At providencs-Pfovidence. 8; Clev'ds, 2
AZ New York-Brooklyn, l3; Virginia, 8
A. New York-Boston, s; New York, /
At Columbus-St. Louis, 10; Columbus, 9
At PitAb'gh-Allegh'y, s; Baltimoles, 5
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ENAERY Co Din q RACK.

AAe Lycenm Theatre CNnirnuy' 10 Sail
a. Tor America Hent. IS. : - o'tlN
LONDON, August l5.-Henry Irving, El.
len Terry and dty otheru Of the Lycoum,r
Theatre Company, sail for Montreal on
September ls:h in the steamer Pa,Isian
hr. tDaly," as the author Of the recontlv
pu olished very aattering Life Of Henry
LYING" calls himself, denies tiiat he ia
iioendcal with Bran Stokes, Irving'a Secre.
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GOVERNOR JACKSON would rather have
Ben Butler than Dave Lsonard at tho head
Of the State Committee. And David is his
fellow towrsman. ~. .IfwA15
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DlScOrraXiuE Art.

Berlin, August l5.-Two men, believed
70 DO French officers, were srreatel a.
Ciohlsn's while engaged in sketching ths "a
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Wru Baker on The National Committee
and mis- man Leonard at tho head Of the
State committee, the administrations lot Is
not happy one M
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Twill be long time between drinks
tor me" said the man to whom the bar.
keeper refused credit. s73 a III yfs544 -
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Tnr B.sis administration does well
enough In n big convention, but in nice
little committee Mr.. Baker and his friends
oct In their work. .lHs,
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THE ORGANIZATION,

-. ~ - ACCOMMODATION u .i.'HEl -...
The committee organized by electing D.
d. Leonard Chairman, D. O. Gallaher, Sec.
retary, and ]. K. Smith Treasurer. Smith
was brought over to Leonard by the ofIs,
Of the position Of Treasurer, though 1t was
said tho other side saw this offer and went
ono better. Smith favored a third man in
the interest Of harmony. |if EgG
The vote by which Leonard was elected
was his own, Davis, o1ley, Hasaler, Gal.
lasher, Oldham and Holmes Camp, Blair,
Evans and Smith voted for Miller. Charlie
Wells and Charlie Caldwell, who work. d
up the casa for Lsonard, are very exhuber.
ant tonight.
Alter the organization Windy Wilson
and other State candidates were called in
aud plans for q vigorous campaign were
mapped ont: Money was promised in pro.
iuslon and tho State was pledged to Wilson
BY &C. 1000 msioritv. Baker'g Contingent IL
gay tonight. Miller is very sore over his
!: W. Wilson, W. L. Wilson and Az
Caldwell after the Committee adionrned
spoke to q crowd Of less than three hun.
dred. ~ 4 i{jIl - &C ~ stn w.
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AS The Goyernors personal organ the
JsrElllaRScER is obliged to weep coplous
tears. But tears nrs id!e now. ~.
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! Cap0nl'n Cntcl,,

LONDON, August l5.-Capoul, The tenor. Ic,r
Is a,s TO marry the daughter OF a wealthy land
owner. GEa s5 ~ I'F - y : 2, N
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The matter Of removing political dlsabili.
ties, !twont do for Wilson 10 run Flick
down for that act.np .Ig ~

~ THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The State Committee as appointed al
Wheeling Is as iollows:
First Distrlct-J. s. Miller, .n
Second Dlstrict-C. R. Oldham.
Third District-R. s. Blair, ~.
Fourth Dlstrict-D. II. Leonard,
Flith Distrlct-y. s. Armstrong, repre-.
Bented bore by J. ]. 8. Hassler,
o,Hh S!xth p hDlssrlcs-z. 7. Vinsou, by Denis
Seventh Dlslrlct-B. Il. Oxlsy.
Eign.h Ditric:-J. Q. Montgomery, by
Ninth DIstrict-D. @. Gallaher.
Tenth District-J. K. Smith. @
eleventh D!stritt-B. NJ. Camp.
Twelfth Dlstrict-T. B. Davis. sa
Thirteenth Dutric.-J. y. Holmes.
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A sECEEr mEETIsG.
kxpsessions of Alarm = Money to b,
t-7..sis Forthcoming. 4 r.

Expressions OF Alarm = Money to b,
-7.s Forthcoming. e
Special Dtspatch to The LntEi5ncsr, u III.
GRAFTON, W. Va, August 15-Tht
Democratic Executive COMMITTEES held ar
experience meeting secretly this afternoon
c1ley, of Lincoln county, aaid some appre.
hension existed in bis section relative tc
the progress Of Republican organization.
Others spoke in similar strain, Ar.
rangemen,s were made to levy contribu,
tions upon such Senatorial districts as can
stand it Money was promised for all
doub'fulsectious. Democratic newspapers
in the rural districts were arranged for al
the rate Of SIS each. 5i5s
BAD FAITH CHARGED.
There ismuch dissatisfaction among sew.
eral members Of the Executive Committee
on account Of the defeat. OF Auditor Miller,
Messrs. Gallaher, Smith, Oxley and Arm.
strong's votes had been promised "A il
alleged, to Miller. Armstrong, Instead oj
sending his proxy to Dsspard, as per apree.
ment, gave it to Hassler, who tranajerred
it to Leonard. Oxley jumped his agree.
ment with Miller; Smith was lurcd TO Leon.
ard by the Treasurership and Gallaher.
consistent with Charleston tradition. went
over TO Leonard. Leonard, 1t is charved.
voted ior himself, giving himself the vote
necessary to his election. 7'5'
755T WHAT IT AccoxPLIsHEs, iiss.
A member said: IF Miller had been
elected it would have been a virtual en-.
dorsement Of tho administration, which il
in bad repute in all sections. !, @..
"Baker will now cooperate with Leon.
ard and big campaign, backed with IN.
limited money, will be carried on. Bake,
would not bsck Miller and the party would
have been beaten this fall. The policy Of
the Democracy is to get rid Of every YES.
tlge OF the administration and everything
connected with 1t. The people want it to
80 and no one would bo sorry ii the caudi.
dates for the Supreme Court should be
be aten this fall. '2505-',' NE
5.g5 a LOAD.
Woods and Snyder are load. Davis
and Lucas were most unfortunate nomina.
tlons, and will be badly scratched in the
Eastern Panhandle. Lucas is especially
obnoxious. II Flick had been nominated
for tho short term Woods would have in.
evitably been showed under. Unlees
earnest work is done We are gone as it ie:.
Several committeeman ara huailv an,
gsged in fixing up things with Mi. Miller
Joseph is rather inclined to be sulky, and
lett Tor homo on the frs. train. CT s.H.3
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fLE ~
THE FINISH,

{ f
At the COMMENCEMENT Of the twenty.
hlth round Gehrha1t took new lease Of
llle, and inside Of ton seconds had George
IN q aitting pusition in the other ena Of the
room in 8 badly mixed up STATE Of mind.
Inc mex. was but repetition Of the for
mer, but on the twenty.seventh both men
Awakened to senEe Of the duties they
owed to their backsrs and went in to make
i the winning one. Thora was more
neavy slugsing than science displayed. In
eGstemptinH to break Gehrharts guard
george slightly lost hio bsance, which op-
portnnity was quickly taken advantage Of
oy Gehrhars, who put suddsn eud to the
n8ht by sending George to the floor in an
unconscious condition. Aisar a LAPSE Of
the Usual time George failed 10 come to the
Iore n aud the stakes we're given 10 G Gehrha!t.
both mans wounds were immediately
patched up, hut 81 George was loo weak to
walk he WAS lsit in tho room, and the vic.
tn,r, Tor, followed by the spectators ono By one,
clipped out and quickly separated IN The
dafknesg. s-I {5S,- 4, 5 Ns-'5gs n a. - -
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Gle qntelliiQtJl|tr!ef1r';, ii f1';,
1,,nc., no., 70 Nnd "a Fourteenth Atreet,
To epj,mtn +. Butler, Boston, Mass:
I think you are real mean,-Sltphen Grorer
Cleveland. m.

THIS time the Rtgister wing downs the
Administration psrty-srd kicks It while
Il Ia down. a..- l4 iMi
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TIE BALL OpENs.

n.
The first round was opened BY George,
VINO sent G well.directed blow towards bis
antagonists lower Jaw, but timely guard
saVed Gehrhart fall. Alter some eau.
t'ous sparrins he quickly retaliated with a
le't handler which sent George spinning
clear across into the far corner Of the room.
Inc balance Of the rounds were devoid Of
science or hard hitting. AID we're won alter
nately until the thirteenth, when both men
settled down 10 hard work and cautioua
tactics. The round lasted i've and a ouar.
tss ter minutes, and was won by Gehrhart,
,, wno succeeded in planting Two terrific
DloWs in quick succession in Georges
mouth, knocking out two teeth and uplit.
.nR his lip. About this time both men
were beginning to show signs Of croccineas
ana toed the scratch with some rsluc,gucs.
ueesge's right eye WAS entirely closed, and
not withs!anding the freqaont application
OF tie sponge, bis faco WAS continually a
mass Of blood. Gshrhsrt was bleediur
under tho ear and one eye was badly dis.
colored but not closed. From the four.
teenth to the twenty.fiith round George
was either, knocked down or dropped 70
avoid punishment, and succceded by this
s.sa1agem IN considerably exhsua.ing his
ft r Tneb
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HON. D. 3. LEON ARD.
IS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE
Tbs State House Faction Meets With R,vsrss aud
auditor miller Ii IL vlc,Im-Tse Fight Be.
fore The hssIiax Aad In tho Commll,se.
4 Few Views and Expre,aious.
Special Di,paieh 10 tae lnuutuetnce,.

Special Di,pasch 10 Ae lntltDenc1. ti9s'
GRAFTON, August 15.-Gralton looked aa
ifa young Democratic convention was In
session here 1 to day. Nearly all Of tho
talent Of the First, Second and Fourth dis.
tricts was scattered around the angles Of
the Grafton Hotel. In one corner Charlie
Deepard, r. E. Horner and Joe Miller were
to be seen scheming Tor Millar's benefit.
In tho next angle. Charlie Caldwell, John
McGraw and Charlie Wells wore Bcheminv
for his destruction. In an adjoining nook
Windy Wilson, All Caldwell and J.. J.
Davis sat, preserving an armed neutrality,
with anxious looks towards the Joe Miller
corner. Dave Leonard hustled around the
stone paved porch Of the hotel looking
darkly from under bis bushy browB, first at
one corner. er.where his enemies were plotting,
then to the other where bis coniederates
were contemplating. In addition to tho
aggregation Of intellect already described,
wandering about the hotel were to be sean
the Hon. ". L. Wilson, ]. ]. S. Hassler,
Denis O'KeeiTe, George Whltescarvor, OF
Grafton, Editor Obley, OF Fairmont, J. K.
smit1, Of Fetterman, the implusive but
somewhat erratic orthoep;ss Col. r. s..
Blair, Of Richie, Editor Ma,ahall, OF G raf.
ton. Sheriff Mcmillan, OF Doddrldgs, and
othor smaller luminaries. but all brilliant.
Leonard aaid4his morning while discussing
Q choice morsel Of fish at breakfast: "Well
they have never doNned mo yet, and I'm
id II they will this time. I didn't come
here to be beat. I am going to be chair.
man oi thtBcommittes."g ~ " -
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AyRATTLING FIGHT
esrwfrN PITTSBURGH pvo,L,srs
- Lawr'ase'ills 1hundsy NIsh,-Tueaty s,yta
"srd fought, Bl'ody iH,ua i,-rhs Battle 40
orderly that psopis In the Sam, IiOuss did
not kaow Il wa, Ia 81 P.ogse,..

!, ,t'lrTsnuRan, August l5,-Eli George and
Buck" Geshart, we'll known local pugil.
,'a' engaged In a bare knucklo prize fight
!ast night in Lswreucsville. Tho fight
tasted one. hour and half, during which
saenty'seven rounds were fought, London
r.. p,'se ring rules, and Was won by G Gshrhari.
me affair was strictly on the ouict. the,e
oe'ng but twelve persons present, inclut.
lns the Principals aud seconds. Alane q
r'on in a tenemsn. house on willev
ssfeet was the scene Of the tiyht, but I, a
ASSEMBLY, maintained uucu perfect o,I,r
mat tho Occupants Of the room, above did
not receive the slightest intimation Of what
was going on. A hall dozsa .sllow candles
and lamp furnished the light for the fiuht
aua 40. threw CHASTITY glow around the spec
THE coMBArANrs.
The pugllists entered the ring .abcnt q
o'clock stripped 10 the waist, Gshrhxrt
presented AL extremely youthful appaar.
s,nce, but hie splendid physique and Conf.
atent ~ air indicated a determination 10 win. W
q he is about l23 years old, live fact eipht
l.aehes J. in height and weighs 1853 pounds.
:, q tsmsll,N Niightrnaustachs ,qrranenia his .
[sther handsome face: ifis oppnn5sf
George, YVES much heavier end inciined
tather TOO much towards corpulency, He. y
no Hever, showed hardy, makeup, which
y vas sadly counteibalanced by ahorlneas
- Ihe betting was somewhat fn favor Of
Thcss sis xs saG ad SsstnsI Th Ss hs spirit % il
=. "e the hght 90 much the more interest.
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The. following Wheeling people we7e on
The ground to-day: = Wnl. Busby, E;q, Mira.
"; d. Carothers Mrs. fAnderpon, ME- Geo.
Johnson. and Misses Mary Frew, Bettis Nc.
Lure aad Virginia Hupp. .II't = \ :
The Committee on Pablo Worship have
not decided hs to the programme for the Gar
yices for the Sabbath, but it ia generally un.
derssood that Dr.. Morris will preach at tbs
auditorium at 10A.M, N sIlf'lE CARr =
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sad WORK.

In our last issue We gaye an account of the
frsszing to death Of young Frank skeeIs just
aerOss the river from this city IN Benten
eounty. Owing to the deep snow and the
great distance from the family barying
ground, (2bsut fye nj iIesl the burial was de-
laysd until Aosday of this week with the
hops that the weather might moderate TO
sneh an extent that team and vehicle might
Be ussd In conveying the body of the dsoeas-
cd 70 the cemetery. But on Monday the
weather growing worse, hand sleigh was
imprsvised and eight men were ready and
with brave hearts hanled the corpse three
miles whsn they we're completely exhausted
from the great l=bOr of dragging the sled
thrOugh nearly two feet of snow. A relay
Of ten other men a. ready and In this way
the deceased was conveyed to his last resting
plaza. Rev Judy Of this city assisted IN thi.
laborious and sad work.
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During Thursdsy night Of last week
the blacksmith shop Of Frank Wosd,
occupied By Ben Johnson suddenly coll
lapsed, the roof falling In ycry d ct
msnnsr % bellows, forge. etc, In the
shop bsIew.
The large shed Dear the depot hotel
fell victim 70 The csngsaled elem EN-
one day Last week and handed In It.
checks.
The south end Of Robinson q West's
saw mill fell on Thursday night, and
the same night tho lumber shed o
Graf From gave way.
On Saturday trains s.were running
nearly On time, but stages were uHcer-
tain.
The stage drivers exhibited csmmen-
dabls enterprise by bringing the mai
to Albany on the crust at least On one
day.
Livery stables seems TO to have beer
fated last week. At Eugene one fel
partly in, and at Salem one became %
dangerous that the proprietor had tc
pay go to get it shevsIed of.
As > summary Of things that followet
the example Of Rome last week, eIgh
awuings. fsur or i've aheds, one livery
stable, one saw mill, and numberIes
trses, '.took . fall"
The storm up the Columbia was muct
hesvsr than here while In the Rogue
River valley no snow fell ct all.
At junction . warehouse belonging
to J. 4. Bushnell On Thursday Of las
week fell in.
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Al the regular meeting Of the Common
Coancil Tuesday evening among other things
tss following business was transacted
Petition Of citizens for meeting to consider
ditch question granted. and Saturday evening
Jaa. 3rd was appointed.
Chief Engineer Hoffman reported that At
rAngsmsnts had been made with Mr. Schmser
fer horses in case Of FIRE during deep snow.
Marshal was ordered 20 have Second St.,
cleared between Ellsworth and Washington
and scross streets between First aud Second.
In case of refusal Marshal to do work and
tax sAms against property.
Bonds for the following saloon keepers
were accspsed Max BAnmgart, Adam.
Ihrig, Harry WaIters.J 4 Gross, Vim Faber.
Chas Ksifer.
Bond of Ad Harmon was refused.
Bonds of Recorder, Marshal and Treasurer
wsrs accepted.
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GsoH Fish. who has been working at Cor.
wallis several months in the store of Wood
cock 4 Baldwin, Is spending the holidays
in Albany, having come down on river
steamer Tuesday forsnoon. He informs rs
that the Orsgon Pacific only lacks two miles
Of being completed and that, netwithstand-
ing the deep snow abont quarter Of > mile
Of rails day have bsen laid since the snow
storm began. 4 report was circulated in
Corvallis that six Of the company's bridges
on Mary's River had been completely swept
away but Mr William Hoag arrived IN
Corvallis the first Of the week from the Sum.
NIT from whom it was learned that only one
bridge had bsen swept Of It's foundation, and
several others had each lost bsnts. The dam.
age viii not amount to much.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-12-26
enc week Len

The Hrss Of the year We presented list Of
eligible young men for leap year young ladies.
Only four have been captured, leaving the
following. some Of whsm By the right IN
husnes might yet be subdusd in the week
that remains, al yet residing st Albany, ex.
cept - indicated:
At Arnsll, Lsoa Bean, W z Blain, Oscar
Blount iAshIandl, Whit Crawford, Thos
Callahan lCOrvsllisl. L CAmpsau, VIM Down
al Ewert, Robert Foster tPortland), James
Foster Newport, Geo Fish tCorvallisl, VIM
Henderson, Jas Hail, John HausmAn, o q
Irvine, Johnny Kruss, Frank Kenten, Carl
Lndsrman, Frank and Bruee Mcknight, Chas
Montsikh, Tom and Mack Monteith, Taos
0verman, Jas Pipes, Charles Rideout, Simon
Seitsnbsch, Major George Strong, Walter
TarrsII, jos Tyler, Geo Young Fad. The
good Of the communtty demands that prompt
action be taken.