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Mahy, yes very many, OF the nulet think.
ing Democrats Of this section Nil not r ior.
yet his efforts at tyranny over men who
have chosen to exercise free suffrage hc.
cause II happened not to favor him md
they were denounced and abused lv him
They carry a dagger In their bosom md i
will be thrust in the ballot box. Notwiih.
standing some OF his friends send comm,,.
nications TO the Register that this county
will give n majority Of 500 or GOO for Bran.
non, not one Of them will risk dol.
lar on 100 minority. Tho onost favor.
able bet nude In tho county OF, Brannon
Is that he will carry It by l25, md I'LL the
other bets We have heard OF are that Gotl'
carries the county. Even GoT's oppo-
nents look upon him rs gallantanln noble
man and they know full well TINT he has
never spoken an unkind word against any
nun for casting his ballot against him.
anu they also know where Golf stands
on the tariff, ind Brannon Inns
until recently expressed himself In favor
OF free trade. Not one man In Weston
who Inns heard him before lis candidacy
will truthfully state that John Rrannoi,
mas not opposed protective tariff. II IA
now, good Lord good ID with him,and
he don't know just where he will fall, but
we 40, the latter party is In the minority
II this district: A majority OF even tile
Democrats in this district favor protection
10 American industries. 81 ti' : t+Li-I :
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IN LOVE WITH A CONVICT.
A Married Womnn's Strnnge Passion Leads
Her 10 Attenrnt Suicide.

A Married Womnn's Strnnge Passion Leads
Her 10 Attempt Suicide.
, y1xDErESpEScE, Mo-, September 20: 20 =:
Last night the wife Of w N: somers s,ut.
tempted to commit suicide at tho Com.
mercial Hotel by taking an ounce bottle.
ful OF laudanum. By the use Of stomach
.pllnp she was saved. The causes which
led to the attempt are rather sensational
She and her husband, who is some years
her senior, came to this city two months
ago from Springfield and took up quarters
ut the Commercial Hotel. The window OF
the room occupied by the couple looks out
upon the county Jail. From this window
the, woman formed the acquaint-
ance Of Edward Yerger, !whowas confined
under scntellces of five years in the .peni7
tcntiary. The acquaintance ripcncd into
love, Mt least OIL her part, and three nights
ago an attempt was made by the prisoner,
assisted by outsiders, to break Jail. IT
was believed tliat the woman aided in the
attempt, which was unsuccessful, and
Ierger has since lten denied a new trial
by the Supreme Court. Mrs. somer grew
Respondent and made an attempt upon
her life. Yerger is n grandson Of Judge
George Ycrger, Of Mississippi, who stands
highIamong the legal lights Of the South.
He forged the name of fplankinton:&Ar.
,no.lr:. in Kansas City while passing
through there on trip west ;1being drunk
ut the time. lie is a fine appearing young
man. ~ .II gg y ~ TF0.I' = I
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I A BRILLIANT BANQUET
TenGcrcd by Wheeling Lodge OF Elkx 10 the

TenGcrcd by Wheeling Lodge Of Elks 10 iii,
"Plantcr's Wife, Company.
! The first entertainment given by the
Lodge OF Elks Of this city was rendered te
tho "plantcr's Wife" Com binatiol, at Tic
Cafe Brunswick, last night. Tho entire
company. was present, OF the EIks Nc srs
Ed. larkin, TIL. j. LA t.c, "A. A.. Franz.
helm, B. u. Dovener, G. $. Howell. jams
Hal, NJ. Gutman, Jr., w. H.. Rinel,art
q. i. Ott, Camden Sou,ei.s md S. A. Miller
were present. Mr.. I'd. L..rkin acted a.
master OF ceremonies. Preliminary 10 the
banquet boutonnicrcs were tic
ladies' anl gentlemen. Air. I.arkin dcliv.
cred most cordial address of welcome
Which was responded 10 by Mr., Harry
Lacy on behalf OF the company. :
The first toast of ,hu cycnin., w,s
Our Lady Guc5;s." Woman the a,chi.
tect Of man, the noblcst work Of God, the
artist that shapes the intellect and i,nparts
tho finish that makes the gentleman. =
Mr.. S. A. Miller. ,T"'''"
Ioast-"Thc Planters Wiie," ." In cx.
cellent play, vigil digosted in The scenes
set down with rs much modsscty ~ Gun.
ming, and in the hands OF actors that hol,l
the mirror up TO nature. Response by Mr.
Chas. s. Howell. 80
Mr.. Lacy responded very happily 10 the
remarks OF Mr.. Howell, - -, ! !.7s !,
Capt. i. 3. Dovener rcspondcl 10 tbe
toast: "The Elks, Independent and bcnc.
VIOLENT. The boys witt, kind hearts and
open hands for honest friends and a purse
with plenty when need demands, 4li,'i2t..l
Y ar. Oscar Sceley sang "Speak to Me,'
which was generously applauded. 't4
: Ono OF the happiest and most entertain.
ing speeches Of the evenin. was that oil
Col. !. II. 3. Haase, on the D.7P. OLE
INC Colonel is a very interesting talker
Mr.. Nal. Gutman also made a few re-
marks on the order generally. ;,zl5. .s
Il Mr.. Letlingwell, !, Of tho "Plantcr's Wife,
rccitcd "Thc Seven Ages of Man. Will
great effect. E;.SS. \ . ,,'"a' - -
Col; Warrington, Of the "planter's
School House." -'l},3s IN, -. !; - ~ "
Mr." G. B. OFT, OF the Ell:s, rccitcd s'Rosc,
and l." 10 the delight Of all present.
Mr.. Edward 1arkin gave "Ircland ant
America," in his characteristic style. {
MIR. Herry Lacy sang "Dublin Eay,' ant
to an encore repeated portion oi the
same song. I67i50s - -, -,
Mr.. a: A. Franzhcim responcd to til,
toast THE possibilities Of four aces" ins
most felicitous manner. Mr.. Fr,nzlein
i one Of the best pest prantlial speakers il,
:; ,;,!I Captain Harrington, Of the Planter.
Wife, recitcd "ltierz." @5ET2E'5's',
Mr.. JamcI Hall, OF tue IxrrLLlcrxcrR
responded to the toast; "a Books Work
although there's nothing in it,. ~
Miss Edna Cary, Of the Planters Daueh
ter, responded very gracefully TO n call iol
2 Other little addrcs-c7 were made, ant
after singing "Auld Lang syne' tho com
pany broke up. - "a -, :,
The initial entertainment Of tho Elks o
Wheeling was most gratifying success.
and the ladie1 and gentlemen Of tho Plan
ters Wife were unstint in their praise.
Of their treatment. The Elks promise t.
be the leading social organization Of thi!
Cltt. ..F4 aT-..
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pOISONEIs I.YNCIIED.


a Southern Outlaw Swung. UP on n Fcw
Fallnutes Notice. ~
GALVESTON, Ten, scptcmber 29.-News
has just reached here that Jesse Green,
last Friday evening, met his fate at the
hands oflynchers in the northernipart Of
this (Coryell) county, near:the Hamilton
line. Green was nephew Of Bill Bass
and IN active member Of the Bass party,
which some years ago terrorized that
section, After the taking off Of his uncle,
Green retired to the backwoods, and until
the recent wholesale poisoning of negroes
attracted but little notice. The poisoning
occurred last Wednesday, when the
family. Of Thomas loi,lalld;; IA well.to-do
negro, we're poisoned ut supper, from the
effects Of which one OF the children died,
and the remainder were only saved by
great exertion. Suspicion falling on a
negro boy, aged about twelve years, he
was'arrcsted and confessed the crime, but
declared he had been instigated by Jesse
Green. A party organized and without
loss OF time strung Green. up. At last nc.
counts the body was still suspended.
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GALVESTON, Tex, September 2o.-The
steamship Weser, from Bremen, arrived
out, bringing five hundred and forty-live
German elnigr.nts to the United States.
Emigrant Commissioner Sweeney boarded
the iWeser and inspected the emisrants,
but found no paupeB among them.
Every member Of the particular family
complained Of in the dispatch from the
Consul Mt Bremen to the State Depart
ment was found to be healthy and robust.
II They Indignantly denied being paupers.
The head OF the family exhibited a hand
iul Of gold money. The Commissioner
issued q permit to land. The Weser also
brought seventy-threc passengers, includ.
ing twelve cabin taken of tho French
transatlantic steamer Malseilles, from
Havre to New Orleans, which went ashore
on the Florida coast Friday last. ,:-l5,,51
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JUDGE BnAsSoN's. supposed speech to
the farmers Of Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis
and other agricultural counties: swell,
yes, ! did make sort OF a halfway prom
iseto the tariff Democrats Of Wheeling 10
come down and sec them aitermy election
10 ascertain their ideas on the tariff ques-
ton aud to be guided by those views, but
there was nothing binding in it, You
see all my alitecedents, all my talk, all
my theories, all Of my. ideas !are against
protection. l. havesliveI up here in LOWS
county where tariff is not now and can
never be an issue, and when it comes 10
Tic trial | shall net rs Gibson and W. L.
Wilson did in the iiatter. You, my
friends, arc my real constituents and l
shall always consider your interests.
This will have to be kept low, however, rs
those iron workers at Wheeling are half
inclined to vote for Golf, anyhow, and:if
my, real sentiments should get wind they
could easily beat mo in,that end Of tic
District .,.;lg TtyagsE, * ~
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Sr. Louls, September 29.-Nliss Clara L.
Hutchinson, who two weeks ugo eloped
from Boston with Wilbur F. Mcintyre,
md who has been travelling ever since
under the name Of W.. F. Nlurlock and
wife, was arrested at the Southern Hotel
here to-day Ivy Il detective OF Boston, aided
by one OF the city detectives Miss Hutch.
inson will be taken back TO Boston by the
officers, and, Mcintyre, who is, Young
man about % Yeas of'age, and is Il book
keeper ior the Atlantic Works and has a
wife and child in, Maiden, will be allowed
to accompany them. Miss Hutchinson is
about % and is said to behighly connected
and to have a handsome bunk account OF
her own. -,;fl 2 -. fig,l,S I
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STEAMBOATS, LIDELED. .
The Diurnnl md Regular Tied rp by tho U.

g--rF
4f9 -ls $. MARSHAL. &, ,,I.sI.sF'
The side wheel steamers Diurnal and
Regular were yesterday libeletl by llarni.
bal, Forbes, E:q., Assistant Clerk Of tho U.
5. District Court and U. S. Commissioner,
and last evening Deputy Marshal w. Ii.
Ramp left on the Ohio lsiycr road 10 take
charge OF them and place guards on board
to remain there until such time as tl,cy
shall be sold under the Marshal's hammer.
Both boats are laid up Mt points down the
river, where they hnvc been since the low
water season. Both boats belong 10 the
Wheeling 4 Parkcrsburg Transportation
Company, Of which Henry Sclimulbach
was a few days since elected PIcgidcnt.
Superintendent and Treasurer, vice Cant
,Chas. II. Booth, deceased. Tic Diurnai
was libeled by the Cincinnati Marine and
Dock Hallway Company ,tl,ror q > M
agent for repairs. and the Reg lllar. it
Is understood, by Frank Booth, OF the firm
OF Eooth 4 Son, for supplies furnished the
company. 1t is rumorcd that the side
wheeler Coulter will be libeled to-day.
Should such bo the cusc 1t would pracii.
cally wind up the affairs OF tho Transpor-
tation company. The three steamers
named comprise the property, owned by
it, They arc old and with The present
state OF trade on the river, or rather what
it promises TO be when trade is resumed,
will not bring what they should even ut q
marshal's sale. The Murine law provides
that repairs, wages and supplies shall first
.bepaid for in full out Of the proceeds OF
such 4 sale after satisfying the expenses
attending the libelins and sale, btf ,rc any
other claims arc paid. Ey the time such
repaid 1t is probable that very, little will
be lett; with the property gone, the nu.
merous damage suits brought against the
company by reason Of the Scioto-I I.on,as
disaster. will ofa necessity have 10 drop,
The various suits brought on that account
aggregate nearly 100000. ~
The company has been in bad luck ever
since the Scioto disaster, and cyt n Go .
TINT affairs among the members were not
aspleasant as they should have been. 1t
will 10 remembered that Captain Charlie
Muhleman, Captain Alex. Voeshtly and
others, over q year ago prayed for tho ap.
pointment OF an assignee, and in their
petition they set forth state Of affairs
that was rather. peculiar. 655isslt ;,3i s..
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I DELvA CALLS A, CONFERENCE.
Mrs. Lockwood Directs n Giant Dlow. I
IN -Inlltlnnl In III III n rl,lnaa l. v

Mrs. Lockwood Directs n Giant How nt
kFl Political Smut Machines. - +
WASHINGTON, D. G., September 90
A correspondent to-day saw tho origi.
nal draft Of letter written by Candidate
Belya lockwood TO Candidate Grover
Cleveland, and copies Of wl.icl, Sslle says
she Is going, 10 send to all the other Prcsi-
Dental nominees. Mrs. Lockwood, after
dcprecating in vigorous English the many
scandals TINT have entered so largely into
this campaign, proposes a meeting Of ull
the candidates ut Wheeling, W. Va, on
the 10th prox. 10 confer together and
agree upon some plan by which NIL the
smut machines mny bc thrown ont OF
gear. She wants tho .sampaign-tlat Is,
What remains OF tito -bo clrun, and de-
clares that she makes this proposition In
perfect good fnith. What a scene itwould
DO for n painter-Blaine, Cleveland, But
ler, st. John and Ellsworth, with their re-
spective vice presidential co-partners,
gathered in II room at Wheeling listening
with cars agog while Mrs. Lockwood un-
folds her plan Of grace, mercy and peace.
Of course, tho candidates will NIL 70 by the
Lightning express. Mrs. Lockwood is nj.
ilicted with crankiness, and this letter is
In tho line .of her frequent efforts TO get
herself talked about, - e g.g,.S,,' :
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Want Protection for Dynamite.

LONDON, September o9.-Hnrcourt, Secre-
t2ry Of the Home Department, has written
the explosive company urging the neccs:
sity Of having their dynamite depots
strictly guarded nightly. 4 The company
states to comply With his request would
involve an expense Of Sl25,OO0 and render
tlieir competition with American and,
German dynamite manufacturers impio:s.
siblc. The salc Of the latter is practically
uncontrolled while the police in England
control the sale Of native dynamite. The
company states that foreign dynamite Inns
been used in nearly all the recent out.
rises. Tho company suggests to Fla .cou,t
that the government should levyia duty
OH foreign made dynamite, and titus
enable the British manufacturers to pro.
vide safeguards for their promises and yet
realize profits, 4 q. <
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THE B0Ys5W0ND:|:ER.' Q II J! I
MAGNIFICENT noAT RACE
AT Point OF Pines between Ross and Teemor.
Tho Former, After being Given u Start
Of FivO Seconds, Il Defeated on the
gS Sth Inst ono Hundred Yards. M

BosroY, september o0-Abo,,t 1000 per
Sous, oo,. ,.rt ,,, p,,,,tot p;no, III, ;,ou,a,,
y" o"s y. '"e' s.,.' ".''' 'oe''
10 witness tho sculling contest betweel
Wallace Ross and John Teemer, post
poncd from Saturday. The stakes were
nursa of'so M tor ,,h;o,, tho TooM,as,nn, I,
I s-'v.o, ~ ""''' s''' .o'''ee'.''" =, t'' :" "
were compelled to traverse Q course ot'
md one-4narter miles long four times, o.
total distance Of tlye miles. Ross wa,
given n start n Nv, seconds roonor w,,
.'e" " '''' ~ wv ',.'''.'' t,e'''ei ", M'2
'"o i"Vof''e III the Dettihg Today Ihe
men were aligned ut 5:ol and forty sec.
onds.later tho worl was given Ross md
Ava .sconIs ,o,or ~ ma,n., poss
- :" SS'' ,"''., e' - V, A'oss
was good tnree lengths TO tho lore
'Wiieh ms youthful competitor .dippeI Hiss
blades and was doing good Thirty strokes
TO the.minutc. whicl, was list tho stroke
set by Teemer. TLe latter wns vrttino
tho most speed out of Ills shell. md In
twenty strokes had lessencI the 'i;oss len d
by lalf. Ross steereI beautifullv whjle
Tecner went vide. losing hulf wav To tie
first stake ncarlv twenty lcmoihs IvSho;n .
swept toward III. I,vni hnrLor hv thn ;n,
coming tide. Ross suffered l;t"w;sn
from tho same ca,,sc Int not 40 20
much rs Tec,ncr, Thence 10 tho
turn. Teemcr continued. IN ,o,;n nnJ
when Ross rounded lis si,te IL. woo moi n"i
more than three leue ,hs ahrni. Thomrc
TO tho starting pojnt 6otI, men nft,rnof"tv
gained md lo,t .ound nlthom"n ;r1 1"mnr
on the whole hai ihr bcl: ,r III tho vn',,is ]
Twcnty.eirht Nrot.s 10 Tho minn,n wn q
about the power nnplici to c.,cI, lnn, @
most OF tho time. As thr mrn rrtnrnc|
to the sta,tinr noint Ro', wns st;ll in thn
lead by n lcnoth md on. romni;n" H." M
stake added y bnlf lcnoih mnrn ,,oiI
men made GOOD tnrus.
& On soua,in" nwav noo;n for tha 1,wor
stake. 10 = mt n ,lcn1 of sn,n into l,;s
stroke while Teemer seemed n lahor in n
manner tlut bolml M roo'l tn his % cb,nc~a w. -
for finishing first Int ti,ore who III ~ roncoIsJ
tho race to lhc liz, n,,n ali not nnt rcoi.ou ou ~,
tho stlyinp uowars NJ tho how from % p;,,. H.'
bur"L.S Ill III" wav down TX i,o CON cn"r.as as.o -
held TO Ross with t,no";,v that .SI trn''I,oI lI
the latter and avery ] :,n,t ,l"i ho .oun,J" ,.".,
wns resnnndcT ~ hr roonr". 0r"'s ~ ii''''''
Eefonr thc lnwa: staln o,. ,:.s ,,,arol
tbr seconI t;ma iori.nnsa '.,,o., "a9 teIii.' ,,.
nn Il hecnme oImos, ;,nMo,s;Iiu 1Ie'.su y. noM ",
,nen i've hmn,lra. fo"t .ss'e am", ~. ~ sec i'G
first md wna In,,I;m, - III; int,. Uu"ueu .,.e'.
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rA nErAL1AroI,y, MEASURE.
Revenue t'icors Rcporta Case OF a Scl,oon-
er's Negligent Captain.

Revenue Oticcrs lsrporta Case OF a Sclioon.
er's Negligent Captain.
KINGSTON, OST., September 20.-A few
days ago the Revenue Cutter Bibb ran in
to Charlotte harbor and its officers board
cd the schooner Annie Ealcover, andasked
to see the Captains way bills and mani
iests:- The Captain did not then have the
manifest, and ms consequence, the casc
was reported to Washington. The vessel
is liable To IL fine OF $500. The law on this
point is about twenty years old, and has
not been enforced forSnearly rs many
years. The officers Of the revenue cutter
siid TINT, rs the Canadians are becoming
particularly strict, tho seizurcof the Island
Belle ut Gananogue being cited, they in
tended to enforce the Inv to the very let
Mariners here tlcplorc ties unfortunate
action OF the Collector at Gananoguc, aid
desire modification OF the matter MS soon
as possible. They say 10 government
could lave acted more leniently, than that
OF the United Stntcs in recent years.
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|, FAN Of, Five Hodi Carriers.

3 WORCESTER, MASS, September 20-7This
morning five hod carriers heavily butden-
cd with bricks, were thrown from a lad
der while ascending to: a porch forty feet
high, the ladder being braccd on q tenn
porary platform eight feet high. The last
man on the ladder was about seven feet
up when he fell back, striking tho plat;
form, breaking through and throwing the
ladder with tho other climbers to the
ground. The injured are Thomas Moran.
Richard AIorton,i Lawrence Clancy and
James Hannon. Ono man escaped with
outinjury. Moran an,lAlorton were taken
to tho city hospital. No bones were bro:
ken, but they.are considerably bruised.
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Alns. DELvA l.ocKwoopi candidate for
the Presidency, has writtenEto all the other
candidates calling conference in. Wheel
Ing on the 10th Of next month, to take
measures to weed all the smut out OF the
campaign. .Wheelingwou be delightedto
entertain such u distinguished party, but
We fear that Eclm will be the only "man"
on the spot when the time comes, For
her distinguished consideration, however,
in selecting this city as the spot OF her
good Intentions Wheeling returns her
ilanks " - r-a.g 80 y. 'zl-tlg-s
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Ivan interview. with n Washington re-
porter on Sunday Speaker Carlisle, efresl,
from Grafton, said: "West Virginia is all
right. The Democratswill carry, the State
by good majority. think We will elect
asolid Democratic delegation to Congress
from the State. The impression has got-
ten about TINT the. Republicans propose to
buy West Virginia, with or without, the
consent Of her people, Thisshas 'arohstd d
ayrcat deal Of feeling, and the result will
be that the Democrats will poll tho largest
vote in tho State .sirHe, the war; Every
Democratic vote willbc brought out, and
that will mean, Of course, victory 3 yeg
Mr.. Carlisle certainly. made bad use Of
his opportunities for observation while in
this State TO talk in the manner he does.
II West Virginia is all right and certain
success ior.thc Democracy is contcmpla-
ted with such serenity, why aro tho prom
'nent men in the party called into Mace
donia il Macedonia needs no help. 5-l! .23 4
Mr.. Carlisle does not speak correctly
when he charges that "the Republicans
propose 10 buy West, Virginia with Or
without the consent Of her people" =" 1t
Is the same silly cry that was started in
lhs State by certain politicians who were
4 " # ~
frightened at the large desertions from the
ranks, who could not account for it any
other way than to chargeit up to the In
l'uencc OF grecnbacks,S In this they in:
suited tho INTELLIGENCE and doubted The
honesty Of many who'lcit tho party on
conscientious grounds. aThe Democratic
party is far richer than the Republican
party in this State. !, 1t Is in power now
and controls all tho Offices in its gift, and
has the check books Of Senator Camden
anu ex-senator Davis and other wealthy
politicians TO help it ont. The Republi'
cans arc doing q great deal Of hard work
on acapital much smaller thnn is gener.
al!y supposed. md il they win the, fight il
vii! ee on principles worthy Of success. 4
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lslcd Dentl,,

ST. LOUIS. September GA special from
Nevada, Mo-, to the Post-Dispatch says:
After the Democratic rally Saturday night
George Tice, n cattle dealer Of Polk county,
left for home in n wagon, accompanied by
several friends. The party was shortly
niter overtaken by Cash Thornhill, with
whom they drank. A dispute then arose
between Tice and Thornhill and the latter
received n cut on the wrist from which he
died Sunday morning from loss OF blood.
Tice was arrested but denies he was armed
as do his companions. The cutting is re-
garled us mysterious. etsI