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MISSOURI AEPUBLICaEs.
Ere" dent Arthur IL Fnvorlte ana Gc1
L- crnl sherman p:pulnr. 9g.; f

Fres dent Arthur II Fnvorlte aud GEN.
cral sherman Popular. f21
NEw YoRk, February. ls.-Ex Senator
john B: Henderson, OF St. Louis, who ia
stopping at the iHo.el Brunswick, paid to
your correspondent tonight: X 5..,.. 4.
missouri Republicans, beirs in thsn mi.
nority and having no!voics in ihe electoral
college, are not taking as much intere It IN
the question OF candidate, M thew seem to
be III New York. President Arthur js nm.
touhtedly a tavorite in Missouri and
throughout the West, In the beginning
We were inclined to look upon him wi, 4
suspicion, rerhsps, but bis course in office
mas been contrary 10 all precedent. He
hss united factions, instead Of increas.
lng their differences, and his appoint.
ments fiaye been universally popular.
senator Logan also has many friend IA
mas Senator Edmunds. i General sher.
man ls a!so:very popular, be is now living
IN s.. Loul0, where1 see him almos. every
day. II hetwould consent to become eau.
d'date, have no doubt he would rcceiyo
the votes OF almost every Western s, ,ate."
On the tarln question. Mr.. Henderson
sag he thought the Morrison bill was
only a makeshift, tha. what was
needed was a re.clsssi fcation of the
tsr;u list, and this could only be done by
long and. careful study. The trouble
Was' ne thought. that tho, politicians
OF each party committed the people on the
ono sIde 10 high tariff, and on the other
side to low tariff, and they were thus pre-
vented from taking the Intermediate
course, which in this, as in most cases, was
tue most desirable. 't55,l gJ,S,.-' = - -
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It's understood that at the meeting OF
C'uuciI tonight additional facilities will
be aiked iOr by tho Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road That company now wants the city
'ogTant a'fi;ht OF way &!ong the south sido
Of Wheeling creek, starting from point
near their depot aud following the creek to
lie aejghborhood Of the Central Glass
"osks, where the road will croes the creek
aaa thence follow the present line OF the
hempueId road. In consideration OF this
grant tho company propose to abandon
.aelF present track on Sixteenth street
"on Chaplne to the depot, retaining, how.
ever their light OF way on Seventeenth
ss'ee'. AS We have before remarked, this
enanse has many advantages to tho city,
"asch are apparent at a glance. There are
lew disadvantages, not 60 easily seen,
perhaps. Ono Of these is that the new
route south Of, the creek will still further
V0sI'uct tho way Of any rond that may
hereafter desire to lay track along the
"es 'front.' This can be met by inserting
sploViso that any road hereafter built in
WI" part Of the city shall have an unob.
sius'ed right Of way over the B. 4 0. Co. q
uaeks' ANY other safeguards or advan..
Nses which ean be secured to tho city,sucll
va crossing above grade at Slain or Mar.
~ y. street, should also be looked to by the
o'ancl'' y. J, thong h no fatal obstruction, such
Il Ti,aaS ,as; insertion Of impracticable pro,
tIoss II m In the ordinance. should be placed
,o,,a ~ ,ae way OF the proposed change b
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A DANISH HERO,
Who VIII Get u; conin.lssion for His
t,Iz Personal Courage, i, l.t-Js

Who VIII Get IL CUnil,l,sion for III,
Personal Courage, .z-I
From Our Special Correspondent.
WAsuISGroNs February 1S.-Senate Bill
697,I I"Fcr the relief Of First Sergeant ]. G.
Jorgenaen," hes behind lis title little story
OF cool bravery and daring courage such as
is seldom heard Of except in tins OF war.
The bill is to authorize the President TO
appoint Iorgensen a eecond lieutenant in
the cavalry arm OF the service. 80.
Z Usually men from the ranks do not have
the support OF their officers when they an.
ply Tor E.commiesion. Jorgensen's ia an
exception 10 this rule, He Is a Dane by
birth and q soldier by profession. Durina
the schlcswigv Ho!stein war he wore tia
epaulettes OF q Danish officer with distipc
ton, and made for himself name, even
though very young man. He came to
America and enlisted as private, with the
understanding that he should have com.
mission, and Eas for some years besu at.
tached to Troop K, 4hV. S. Cavalry,
Last August, during a violent thunder
storm, Lightning struck the end OF Tho
troop corral at Fort Wipgate, Now Mexico.
and passing into the troop storeroom ex.
ploded several boxes Of ammunition.
Jorgensen, having discovered the location
ofthe fire, broke into the store, oom aud
carried ont;the boxes Of cartridges, which
were exploding az he carried them, aud
several kegs Of powder which stood near.
de seemed to think only Of aaying the
building and ignored the peronsl danger
which menacsd him. He hes passed the
necessary examination and would have re-
ceived his commission from the President
but was just six weeks too old, a fact which
he was TOO honorable to conceal. Logan
backs the bill and it will pars III, - -
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THE LATE DAMPNESS,
SOME TRACES OF MOISTURE sTlrL,
At Cincihnfti tho Railroads arc -NtAuniinE Busi,
ntss-iron.oa's lusinss Fad. C!sar-The
0E Work Of Relief S.Ili do.s on-So..s Y
from Various Flood Points.

CINCINNATI, o., February 1S.-The rive,
Is falling an inch aud a hall m hour. It
reached G3 feet 8 inches at 10 A. NJ.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
trains began arriving at their depot to-day.
The N. Y, P. & 0. enters the same depot.
The road bed ha3 not been injured. The
Panhandle depot and tracks are out oI
water. All passenger schedules resumed
this morning. Freighi7 will be scheduled
this evening or tomorrow. The Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati 4 indianapolis road
has given up It's canal connection and
comes to the stock yards. The Cincinnati,
Washington 4 Baltimore will enter Cincln.
natl to-day. Tho Ohio & Mississippi can
again make direct landings AZ Ssesss lseaa
It's Aurora boat. The Louisville 4 Nash.
vile will now enter its depot. A decided
improvement In business Is already apnar.
ent. passenger travel has been resumed
on the main line Of Tho Cincinnati &
Eastern road. But little damage, .was snf.
fered by that road. Freight traffic will be
commenced in day or two. High water
still prevents operations on the Ohio River
branch, ~. t-''tt5' -,
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IT would seem ,ha, General Keller is not
disposed 10 be swift witness, even for his
own Sindication. His present policy seems
to be delay. The committee appointed to
investigate the charges made by the ex-
Speaker against General Boynton held a
meeting on Saturday. Keller appeared by
council and said that he was able to p1oye
the charge made aga;ast Boynton, but be
nu9. have time. His witnesses we're in
New York, New Jersey aud Ohio, and he
wanted than all present before he could
50 GA with the case. Boynton wanted no
counsel, but Eaid he was perfectly willing
10 leave he matter 10 the committee.
Twas suggested that inasmuch as Keller
had declared that no one but himself and
Boynton were in tue room when the latter
attempted to bribe him, it would hardly be
possible for the ez.Speaker 10 find wit
aessts to sabstantiats his statements; and
to an unprsi4daiced, observer it would seem
thSs tho point was well taken. 6a -
Butkeiteriain no hurry to try conclusions
with Boynton, thoughif lie had a good case
his true epolicy would be to push things as
rapidly as possible. Jus. now there is an
idea eStant that Keller has been giving his
Imagination full play, and that he has got.
ten himself into n box. it were possible
TO adjust the difficulty on the old plan Of
"liyou said 80, said SOFT would be
well Tor both. But somebody is going to
DO proveda liar, and the sooner it is over
and the matter forgotten, the better it will
convicted. IN ,,-', :
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TIE SUGAR IarEYasT,
DeIeGntiou TO Protest Against n he.
1-fa ducttOn Of the rnrifr.

A Delegation to Protest !AEntnst a He.
81 tiaction of the Fnriir.
February Is The Sugar
growers OF louisiana are quite thoroughly
alarmed over the reduction in the duty
proposed in tho Morrison tariff bill, and
havcs sent delegation 10 represent them
here,fand Ito protest against the proposed
action. They Say openly that il tho uolicy
mapped out by Mr.. Morrison Is to prevail,
the Democratic party cannot count on the
electoral vote Of Leu; I;siaua at the next
Presidential election, asths planters won't
support the candidate OF a party which
strikes down their intereais. S They,
mani!est oslittle feeling in, the matter,
and are supported % by@. the < entire
Louisiana " delegation Senator Ram
dali Gibson has given most positive
assurance that Morrison's bill will will not
pass the Senate, even il it goes through the
House, which Is far from being certain,
He says il it becomes necessary be will ex.
ercse his right under the rules OF the Sen.
ate, when the bill comes before that BODY,
and keep the Clerk reading Congressional
Records until an adjournment is had, and
thus prevent the bill from passing. When
the Democratic Senators thus manifest
their hostility to the passage Of a tariff
bill framed in the interest Of so.called
revenue REFORM" and declare their iuten-
lion to resort TO an extraordinary and fiji
brs:erlng courae to defeat l., the utter ab-
surdity OF the Democratic parry making it
n,party measure, and maintaining harmony,
becomes apparent. There are a few
Tree trsdera who think that q tariff re-.
duclon bill will be passed by both branches
Of Congress and becoma q law, hut the ms
larity cf the Democrats in tue House who
favor this measure do not. expect to ac-
complsh this Or anything more than 10
place the Republicans on record in hostility
to such action, and with this they will be
content. The number Of Democrats who
will refuse TO follow Morrison and vote
With the Republicans in opposition to the
Illinois melnbsr is an uncertain element,
and the free trade leade,s are sorely
'Ionbed in consequence, because un!ess
the Democrats arc practically united they
can make no political capital by attempt
ing to force the bill through the House.
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"a Glnuders In Chicago Horses.

CHICAGO, February ls.-Great anxiety
prevails among horee men, by the discov.
cry Of two pronounced cases Of glanders in
Chicago. The two horses were discovered
by the State Veterinarian in a large north
sido stable where were Kept number Of
other horses. The horses and mules, thirty.
four in number, besides the glandered
horsea and another ono also found to BE-
glandered, and in a verse condition than
the other, wers'quarautined this morning.
The two animals already infected will be
shot. The effect Of the quarantine is to
prevent tho removal, selling, trading, civ.
ing away, or in any manner disposing Of
the thirty.four animals or any of:them ex.
cept by killing them, for the space Of thir.
ty daya. No otaer ca?e, have yet been dig
covered il, the city, but fears are expres,ed
of general epidemic.
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ONO coal nISEns.-
Favorable: Prospects for a Bis Strike

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fnVorable. Prospects for a big Strike
54 Soon.
PlrrsnuRG, February 49, State Secretary
Davis, Of the Miners' Association, says that
the prospects for a big strike in Ohio are
very favorable. The operators have decid.
ed to reduce the men 20 cents per ton on
the LIST Of March, which will be strongly
resisted. John II: Williams, General Sec
rotary Of the Ohio Miners Association, has
written a letter in which he jrayt: S"The
miners OF the State earnestly hope the trou.
BILE may be averted; but with equal firm.
ness ars prepared for the worst, and deter
mined that il they are forced into the ticbt
it shall be bitter QUE Of long duration and
right against wrong. Il depends upon the
operatola either to continue. the pleasant
and happy manner in. which the al
fairs Of the minels aud operators have been
managed, OF to throw them into the deplor.
abls condition! OF years pa,t.n q, ,s5-s}
The usual custom in Ohio has been to
reduce tt Q miners 10 cents per ion ia me
spring and odd it on again in the iall, but
this 81 ring the operators want o 20 cent re.
ductien, and it looks as il the men were
going to object. 2fFss +, s4s3ytI'i1,.
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SKlRMISHING BEGUN.
N M'A'NEuy1alNo NE Y Y ! Y !, J! foa POSITION.
Tho Logan hcsm GromluI Uad,r CArtfai Nu,.lng.
ar. fof'ty AsAta nikits iIlms,if ,rrstiy,
w uaAn!u'oas---ras rrtsldtnt's ChAtrs n ~
NNftG for tho iou-y,,es, i' t!st

WAsntsoroS. D. g., February ls.-By
invitation Of Senator Logan, Stephen A.
Dorsey epent two hours Thursday night at
Senator LoSan's rooms, and last night the
call was returned, tho Senator being for
several hours in Dorsoy's rooms. In in.
views last summer, Doraey epoke very
bitterly about Logan and tbrca,eae d to
make short work Of his fspirations for the
presidency II he ever became prominent
as q candidate. II will be remembered
at tho meeting Of the national committee, a
year ago, Lcg'n cfEerod q resolution thank.
Ing Col. Hooker for his seryicts TO the
committee, but making no allus!on to
Dorsey, a slight that the latter resented,
During the past week Dorsey has been
interviewed soma more aud has sook an
rather kindly Of Logan. That a tretty al
peace hes been + fixed IN tecms
to be beyond doub;-5 the more
so because Richard Crowley, who rem.
resents the President, invited Do,ssy to the
White House few days ago and Do,sey
refused 10 go. Ha hates Arthur with preat
bitterness because Arthur allowed him to
be prosecuted. He probably does not love
Logan, but has concluded that Arlhur's
boom la too serious to be- uis,esart,ed ard
that he dislikes Lrgan much less than Ar
thuf. Crowlsy, IN spite OF Dorsey'g rei,lsal
10 80 to the White House, hes hld several
interviews viii Dorsey, and there appeals
10 bs thatp competition between the two
Presidential candidates, not 60 much to
secure Dorsey's heIp is 10 avert Dor.
sey's enmi:y. Dorsey has a cedar
chest full Of & political correspondence.
anu It IL very probable that tho President
Remembers having written something 10
Dorsey in the ha'cyna days WHEN he used
to IKE carelas,ly abont "''soapy that Thu
would not like to have publuhed. liz F.is
balleved that Dorsey intimated yery Main!
Mr.. Crowley that 10 would have
no compromise with the President, and
that II It became Necessary he would enter
the campaign actively against him. On
the otaer hand y.Logan would like come
OF Dorsey's active aid. lie wants to stnrt oil
N the conEentioniwitha good showjnp, for
the saks oi its tttaGs D3rscy eau control
the Arkanees obligation, and is believed
tina! he hes influence that will probably
secure the Alabama delegation. Colorado
is claimed to bs all rish. now, and nepotia.
tions are in progress for tho California de-
legation. uLgan can stsrt Of With these
lour states ut the head Of the list, to be
reinforced by snndry. votes from in!erme-
tlale States, and then backed Up with this
iorty' Jour votes Of his own Stale, he would
have pretty imposirg array OF votes be-.
lore the list OF States had been called
through the 6rst time, & -ss' Il. q ','', :
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TaE bill introduced by Representative
tfiles, 10 the Ohio Legislature, authoriz-
i,s B,Inont county to iesue bonds to the
amount Of S5O,OCO, for the benefit OF the
sufferers by the la;e flood, and which pass
ed Loth houses, while. not an unnec.
c,s3,Yy mcasure when adopted, ! is
not now needed. The people Of
Martins Ferry Bridgeport and Bellaire,
who suffered loss and Inconvenience by
the high waters have been provided for.
This relief hcl come mainly from the in.
terior districts Of Belmont county, and 60
liberal has been the response to the cry for
holp that went up tha!,errible night when
tn. h,od was at iIs height that the store.
hone, Of aid are now filed to reple:ion.
lt,his loan is negotiated theae people will
il measure, have TO bear double tax.
Theygaven not oulyaccordius to their means,
but many atiuted themselves that they
might relieve their fellow beings in the dire
calamity that overlook them. When there
is plenty shy should there be super.
laiy, especially when it imposes q
burden on communities that are
already heavily taxed? Public policy
suggests, CT rather demands, rigid
economy in the places vislted by the
h1od, and there can be 10 better exem-
pN0ation Of economy than the refusal Of
the County Commissioners 10 isaue tbs
bonds. This ia the spirit OF The opinions
Of prominent gentlemen across the river,
chronicled' elsewhere, and they are the
ones who ought to know.
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-, All arrangements for the Song Recital,
Ihu:sday night next, at the second presby
terian church, have been com ple,ed, and the
success Of the entertainment Is assured. Mrs
Palmer has b:en uatiriny in her eff,ris and
tho kindna with which the other soloists
have pre- ifsred their aid Ia very commendable,
On account Of Hicsnes1 Mrs. Annie NJ. Sheib
Will not be ab'e to a7sist, greatly 10 her eor.
row, The folio wing named perso,.s, though.
VII be pses,n1: Mira. Oh rles W. Eoh, Miss
plora : OF WilIlans, Miss ,Fo,syth,. and Metss
!. n !, y A'kl', Theinas e CsrsoI ". B. Day
shockey. violm'st, MIR. Charles W. Eiff and
Miss y. Warwocd, o5gsnists. 1t will be ye,v
euj1yah!e coucer,, undH ths good people Of
Wheeling, il they do pot attenu, will misy \
musical treat not soon to be equale d The
Objects most worthy, and should alol d1ay
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WORK l,ESuM n,
In the Glass Fnctorics md { 0al Mi.ep nj
n ftSS sPittsburgb. ~, 70 is,s.5f

.
In thr Glass factorics mud { oal MI.ep nj
E,$,, sPittsburgb. ~
PlrrtDuRoH, February lS.-There will be
almost hScemplete resumption Of work this
week in the iron millp, glass factories and
river coal mines. Many Of the mills which
were flooded out started up last week, and
the balance will be running in a lew days.
All The glass factories will be in operation
by tomorrow, after seven months suspen,
sion, on account Of a strike. The, river
coal mines, which have been closed nearly
all winter Hwing 10 the depression Of trade,
resumed to.day, where no attempt IVES
made to reduce wages. In the third and
fourth pools "a number of pits are still
clcasd becauselthe men refuse 10 rsturn 10
work OF less than the.district price Of three
and 8 half in the third, and fhree centg in
the fourth pool: The resumption will give
employment To many thousands OF men,
The railroad mines at! Scott Haven struck
against a reduction Saturday night, and the
W4neR Rlut QoWp IA. Slsi u! I, x, X n assi ~
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WANTED NAVY.
THERE MAY Be USE FoR,r SHORTLY.
Tho DsL."eps Canal GoIug Right Along 10 Spite
OF the soaros Bocirlat---Aad Blfmarel'4 lw.
3, pudtaco Mar Have 10 b. Culbtd-1n
TtmO Of Peace Prepare for War.

tfom Our Special C0rrtnonden,. f1y,s5t
WASHINGTON, d. G., February lS.-"The
cable has made two announcement during
the past week that may result in greater
appropriations for tho Naval Department
than nll tho arguments Of Secretary Chan.
dler and all his friends could procure II
they should talk a year." said member
OF the Committee on Appropriations. II
allude 10 the dispatches announcing the
progress OF the De LeRseps canal ecros, the
isthmus Of Panama, and the statement
from London tina. Bismarck has ordered
the L,eker resolutions returned to the
House OF Representatives. Wo have made
a great deal OF talk during the past year on
the Monroe doctrine. > Our ablo Secretary
OF State has given out on two Or three oc.
casions that t lis Nation intends to adhere
to tho principles laid down in that patriotic
paper. But DE- Lgs3eps and bis canal com
pany have gone right along digging thsir
dlteh ana now announce that 1t will be
open Tor business within four years.
II don't SEQ how We are 10 help our.
Eelyes. II France as1umes control over
the Panama Canal, ss she certainly will,
what are we going to do about II? We
have plenty Of naval officers, from admi.
rails 10 middiea. We have all the embryo
eallovs, soldiers, marines and fighters gen.
orally that We need, out the lamenta ole
fact ssarey De in the face that we have
scarcely d Tort to protect our coast, and. not
a solitary ship tit 10 run from New Y ork to
Asplnwall without endangering the lives
OF every sailor on board If u breeze should
happen to spring up. @
but we need not bother ourselves about
the Panama canal for several years yet.
We lave Germany TO take care OF, though,
II Count Bismarck has offered the insult to
America which the cable announces
II that resolution ever comes back it will
be q serious thing. There are enough ho..
headed patriots In the lower house, who
will spring to their feet and give vent to
some incendiary talk that may lead to sc
rioua complications, but it will be the
making, OF the navy. We want Just smell
OF powder to wake up some Of the Old
fossils IN Congress to the necessities Of
the tImes, and If these cloudlels, which
have just appeared in the horizon Of our
foreign relations. are properly worked every
ofllcer Will Boon have Bhip.n
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the tariff bill canno! be passed through
the Senate in lis present form. That Is not
anticipated by any one, not even Mr.. Nor.
rlsou, who said to your correspondent on
the subject to-day: VI siG II.l01f1T
"No, 1 do not expect 10 see my bill pnss
even tho House in Its present shape. In.
deed; 1t will be much dieagured before It
Is reported to the House, and when It Is
passed by that body 1t will be changed a
very great deal. No one over did prepare
. tariff bill that could have been passed
intact, aud | do not think mine will be an
exception. But one thing most fully be.
lieye. Il Is that a tariff bill will be passed
by this Congress and signed by the PREM.
dent, too. 1t will reduce the revenue q
great deal, and will revise tho whole list
probably not 90 thoroughly, however, as
that Of March last" tys ,'aT8 n
Mr.. Morrison has great faith in tho eff.
cacy OF fat treasury in securing the pas.
sage OF o tariff bill at this time. 6G
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--Qrec,, &.tays-aoIt,e ue,}.

P1r7sbuRGn, Pa, February 1s-A con-
ference OF the green glass bottle manuiac-
turera and blowers was held to day for the
purpose Of settling existing difficulties, but
after session ofseveral hours the meeting
adjourned without arriving at settlement.
The factories have been closed since last
June on account Of the refusal Of the work.
men to accept twenty percent reduction.
At the conference to-day the manuiactur-
ers offered to start the tactories at ten per.
cent reduction, but the blowers stood ont
for the old weges. Another meeting will
be held in the near future, when it is
thought an agreement will be reached.
One thousand five hundred men are en-.
gagged in the strike. :