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Tho Action of an Ignorant or over.zcn'ous,
Chief of Police Leads TO Trifie ct Dipio.
pIa,ic Action.
PITTSBURGH, PA, September 9.
Governor Pattison yesterday forwarded
TO Mayor Fulton of this city copy
of letter from creth, of State
Frelinghuysen regarding the recent
action of Chief If Police Braun of
Pittsburgh, IN ordering the Austro-
Hungarian Consul to taSe Gown the
Austrian hig which had bten hung
out IN front of the consulate IN honor of
the Emperor's birthday, about TWO weeks
ago. Chief Braun based his action on
city ordnance prohib ting swinging
signs, considering that Tn flag staff
with flag attached came under tAis head.
Consul Scha mDerg refused to take down
the flag. Chief Braun made inlUrma ion
against Mr. Schamberg for violating
the ordinance, but as Schamberg stood
firm, insisting on his right as consul to
display the flag, aud threatened to make
it National issue, MIR. Braun did not
press the matter. The flag was not re-
moved, nor was Schamberg arrested
Secretary Frelinghuysen's letter to
Governor Pattison recites that Baron
Schaef fer, the Austrian Minister, has APP
piled to the State Department for inter.
terence. After quoting the law showing
that Schamt erg had right 10 hang Que.
the flag, the Secretary requests That the
Governor will bring the subject to the
carly attention of the Sup, rior Municipal
authority of the city of Pittsburgh, add
viSing the Mayor that any proceedings
which may have been instituted by the
Chief of Police against the Consul should
be at once dismissed without any cost or
charge to that gentleman, and at the
same time, that a courteous and fitting
| explanation be made to him.
Mayor Fulton was interviewed last
night, and said that he was out of the
| city at the time the flag was ordered
down, and would take no steps toward
replying until he had legal advice
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

TWENTY-FIVE buildings at Missoula, NJ.
T., burned ON the I'd.
CHOLERA has broken out at two places in
Spain.
TEEMER defeated Hosmer in a three
mile sculling race near Lawrence, Mass,
on tue ID.
RICE g. HUTCHINs' shoe factory at MARI
bOro, Mass, burned on the I'd.
THE International Electrical Exhibition
opened at Philadelphia on the 81.
GENERAL LOGAN was rendered a public
reception at Madison, Wis, on the %.
THE State Democratic Convention of
Connecticut nominated Governor Waller
for reelection.
Hon. HENRY B. ANTHONY, United
States Senator from Rho Il Island, died a.
Providence on the %.
WITHIN the twenty -four hours ended
the evening of the ID, $50 new cases of
cholera and forty five deaths were reported
in Italy.
! The Erie Road has declared open war
against the Grand Trunk line.
| The New Hampshire Republican State
| Convention nominated Hon. Moody Currier
for Governor.
THE Belgian Chamber of Deputies has
pas ed bill imposing surtax on foreign
sugar until January, 1887.
| AT Minneapolis, Mimi. on the 81, Jay
Eye-See tried to lower his record, but the
track and weather were so much against
him he failed.
REBELS are selling people of Berber,
Egypt, into slavery; and the women are
! subiartad 70 hnrt.ihI.. afrncitias
THE sum of $4,000 is to be paid for rails
ing the Tallapoosa and delivering her at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
ARGUMsNTs We're heard in the Blaine
libel suit against tue indianapolis Ssnti teI
on the 81, and demurrer was filed by tue
attorneys for the Newspaper.
MARTIN WEINBURGsR was hanged at
Pittsburgh, Pa. On the I'd, tor the murder
OF Louis Gottfreund, peddler.
PREPARATIONS are completed for the
dispatch of $500 French marines and 9, 00J
regulars to China when needed.
The Indian Commissioner has taken
measures for the relief of the starving
Piegans in Montana.
The third annual meeting of the Ma
tional Associationof Stationary Engineers
was held in Baltimore, Nd, on the ID.
FRENoHMEN living at Shanghai expect
to be expelled at any moment. The Chinese
officials are in high state of excitement
WINDOW glass factories and bottle
houses of Pittsburgh, Pa, resumed on the
I'd, giving employment to many thousands
of men.
ATTACHMENTS amounting to $4,000 have
been taken out in Chicago against the
Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Com
lpany.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-06

A nUMoR is current that Chiua mas
formally declared war against France and
notified Japan.
THE public debt decreased SS,5i2,sj2
during the month of August.
THE Austrian Post-ofIices in Bulgaria
have been suppressed.
A DETACHMENT of 500 French troops
have been ordered from Cochin China to
Klung.
A CALL has been issued for convention
of revolutionary Socialists, to meet in
London in October
THERE were nine deaths from cholera at
Marseilles during the twenty four hours
ended thee 1st. The disease is increasing
in violence at Naples.
The recent rains will make the tobacco
crop of Virginia an average one, but the
leaves are smaller, which will somewhat
change the type.
THE rebels are reported to have attacked
Suakim again. In passing over mine
near the town it exploded, and nine OF
their number were killed.
DURING the month of August the amount
of silver dollars owned by the Government
decreased from 81, 00O, 900 to 4o,0OO,00J.
THE Hamburg merchants engaged in
trade with China have decided to petition
Prince Bismarck, asking him to use his in
huence with France to prevent the block
ade of the treaty ports.
The payments from the Treasury in
August on account of pensions amounted
/ to over ten millions. .W
THE labor organizations of New York
city had an imposing parade on the 31st.
There were upwards of 10000 men in line,
| and the demonstration is described as very
creditable.
THE Governor of Ohio visited the scene
of battle in the mining districts of the
Hooking Valley on the 1st, and reasoned
with the strikers After his return to
Columbus he ordered three companies of
militia 10 pre- ceed TO the mines, and five
others to be in readiness. The strikers
were very angry against the non-union
men who will not COO work, and there was
great excitement
For August the receipts of the Govern
ment were $3l, 1865, sos as against S3l, lSs, POI
for August of last year. qhe customs re-
ceipts fell off about one hundred thousand
and internal revenu. receipts about three
hundred thousand, and the Uiscellaneous
increased nearly seven hundred thousand
AT the official inquiry a doctor certified
that the boilermaker at Millwall, London,
died of Asiatic cholera. The sanitary Of
ficer, who visited the man, denied tlat lac
died of Asatic cholera, but ordered the
coffin tarred and the house disinfected.
THE gold coin and Lullion owned by the
Government increased during Angus
from $1l9,OOo, 900 to nearly $122, 800, 900, and
the probabilities are that the increase will
continue during the autumn months.
THE cash in the Treasury increased dur
ing August from $4O6, OO0,O 90 to S414, 900, 900
The increase is owing chiefly to the dc
posit of gold and silver fol- certificates
The gold certificates increased over So,
100000, and silver certificates about
81, 300, O00-a total increase of i5,0O0,0O0
The GOLD certificates aggregate in rounC
numbers $121 ,o00jcoos and the silver Ger
tificates $121,O0O, 000-a total of $4,000,
600, an increase of nearly $25.o00,Oo
since the beginning of the fiscal year.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

In hotel at Minneapolis, Mimi, on the
18th, D. P. Bloomer, travelling salesman for
New York house. was murderously as
saulted. His recovery was considered
doubtful.
On the 2sth, while riding in the park at
Berlin, the Emperor of Germany was
thrown from his horse, but received only
slight injuries.
FIRE destroyed Bannister's shoe factory
at Newark, N. j., on the 2Sth. Loss, 800,
900.
On the 2Sth the artillery barracks at
Nusserabad, British India, were struck by
lightning. Six men were killed by the
shock and two were wounded.
AT Evansville, Ind, on the 10Th, a hurri-
cane destroyed property valued at a
quarter of million dollars or over.
On the 10Th, in an accident to freight
train on the Cleveland, Lorraine & Wheel
ing Railroad, two men were killed and
others wounded, in addition 20 wrecking
fourteen cars.
: On the 10Th a circus train caught fire
near Greeley, Col, and a number of can
vas men were burned to death or almost
suffocated before they were rescued. The
animals howled, and terrible scene was
presented. In being pulled out OF the
" indows, many men had limbs broken.
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ADAMs. n. Y, was visitel with $780,
600 confiagration on the 2S5h.
OK the 29th, while proceeding from
Evansville, Ind, 20 Henderson, KY, a
transfer boat with cars on board was
caught in a cyclone. upset, and fourteen
persons drowned.
A SERIOUS accident was reported from
Switzerland on the Goth. The horses at
tached to tram-car on the mountainous
little road leading from the railway ter
minus to the town of Coire, SHE'D at an
obstruction and jumped over precipice,
dragging the car after them. Seven pas
sengers were fatally injured.
On the Both detectives arrested Edw.
Mason and Chas. Parker, who last week
robbed st. Paul bank of 5000.
On the 31st New York lunch man was
brutally murdered by gang Of hoodlums
on an excursion barge. There was after
ward a general fight.
On the 31st party of striking miners
near Murraysville, O., attacked the guards,
killing one and wounding another. They
set fire to the hoppers, cut telegraph wires
and were very unruly and boisterous. The
Governor has been asked to send troops.
There is great excitement.
AT Williamsport, Pa, on the 31st, the
Post-office was robbed of $500 worth OF
stamps
On the 1st Virginia Midland train was
wrecked near Lynchburg for the purpose
of robbery. The wreckers were routed
however.
On the LIST James Cassidy, of Spuyter
Duyvil, was fatally stabbed in New Yorh
by Robert McGregor, a workman in shoe
factory.
A COUPLE of burglars entered the resi-
dence of a Mrs. Smith, on Long Island, N
Y, but she ran them off, firing two shots
| from q revolver at the rascals.
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The Parade of the New York Labor Organi,
zations-work-s shops on Wheels and tho
Various Trades and Avocatlons APPLY
Ilustrated-rhe Streets impossible with
spectators-An Inspiring Yet Orderly
Pageant,
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RIVER NEWS.
Movements OF 1sOnts and tho Stage Of yutcr
- - = = IIaru nnl El.n,..l,u.u = =

A. y d l. H1 -
Movements OF l'oats and tho stuge Of Water
Ii az, Here and Elsewhere. iirt
The C. W. Datchelor is this mornings
Pittsburgh packet. 3. A,
The Diurnnl OH her arrival here Thurs.
day morning had on board one of the
hrsest trips she has carried for years. The
Diurnal is this mornings purkcrsburg
packet, 1. 49, r. lt,5 J9Es3 '1E.'11
: The ". n. Chancellor, when she passed
down Thursday evening for Cincinnati,
had tremendous load on board. at this
point she received Il large consignment
that put her guards close down to the
water. H 4.l. z "a Y e
The Sam Brown md Lioness No. 9 were
laid up ut Marietta Island ior six months
and two days during the recent low water
period. This is believed to be the longest
period that towboats were ever laid up on
the Ohio on account Of low water. 81
There arc now in The pools above pitts.
bursh about 5000, GOO bushels Of coal load
ed and in shape to DO dropped through
tho locks. Several tows were locked
through on the recent rise in tho Nlonon-
gahclA and are now in the river at Pitts.
burgh ready TO start on the first rise. !.
geThe marks OH the leyce last evening In.
dicated q depth in the channel OF 4 icct,
and the river was falling slowly. AT Pitts
burgh the depth in the AIonongahela was
reported to le foot 10 inches and falling
Appoints. above the river was on a sluiit
Or falling. The weather was reported a.
clear, N 2 8. 4 - : :
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Dnnt XYnali tu Al, i:nx,,r,,nr.

lTtahi"y'on Dispatch to Cinciana.i Eaqnirtr.
II see it stated that YOU want the Re.
publican nomination for Governor OF
OHIO next summer" said IN Enquirer
representative to Congressman Joe Tay-
lor, Of the Cambridge district, this alter.
noon. 80 Y
t"Well, there is nothing in it,. replied
the Guernsey statesman; "nothing at all,
except that some Of my friends have sus.
gested it, and have received more than Il
hundred letters on the subject iAvoring
the suggestion, but have never thought
OF seeking the nomination, You can say
shall not bs a candidate before the Stute
Convention for any position"
Then you do not aspire to Gubernato.
rial honors." #t5 5. ~ 80. -
mo, sir; there is nothing in the report
at all so far MS | am personally concerned
BY the way" continued Mr.. Taylor, ~
saw in the Eaquirer a dapor two ago in
our dispatches from Washington state.
nent that the bill | intended to introduce
(and which | introduced to.day)was in.
tended 10 keep my brothers in office. In
fairness Your paper should correct this, as
the bill does not and cannot affect either
OF my brothers, In the first place only
one OF my brothers is Pension Exami.
ner, and he was not in the army. In the
second place, my brother who is Clerk
in the Treasury was never in the army.
In the third.placc, the bill does not apply
TO commissioned officers, such as Pos, mas
ters, first, second or third class. They are
ny nracsIv nxnontod - ssfEI .-Tes. az = SEQ
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DepreciAIIDb In Krnl l..fnt,

{ foiEno. Dec, 5.-Kaymcr, scagraavc 4
Co., private bankers, made an assignment
tl,is morning toE. II. Rhodes. The cred
itors are mostly Ohio parties who made
'Raymer seagrave 4 Co. agents for loan
ing money. 1t is said that in order to
make as much as possible tho arn took
poor security and We're Obliged to suaran-
leo loans to tho capitalists. H. this way
The bank got possession OF a vast amount
o. real estate which to-day would not
bring IN what it is worth. This method
has been carried on for ten years, and
depreciation in the value Of real estate Inns
lina!ls compelled suspension, Private de-:
positors were few, the total amount t OF de-
noaits mt exceeding, it is said, $1,000,
Prominent bausera, who shonld%know The
facts, say.there are nearly $3.50, 900 IN Sc
cured liabilities and sl5O.00O unsecured.
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JrncE BLASplS, Of Cleveland, has just
decided point Of great Importance to
shippers in Ohio, and incidently to. ship.
pers in general. A coal, mining firm
brought suit against the Pennsylvania
company for discrimination Tho plain,
tltls complained tllatsthe railroad com
pany charged them two cents per ton per
milo for transporting their COIL twenty.six
miles, to Cleveland, while the Ohio and
Pennsylvania Coal company's coal was
carried distance Of cighty-seven miles to
Cleveland for one cent per ton per mile.
The Court held that with regard to dis.
ordinations the statutes Of Ohio have
superseded the common law, and that re-.
covery can be haa only in the specific
cases provided by law; that tho statute
prohibits the charging OF more for 4
shorter than for a longer distance, But was
not intended to fix tho rate OF ito,l per
mile. Tho ease will Sbe appealed to the
Circuit Court. This decision does not
seem to be in harmony with the view
taken by tho same judge in the oilcasc,,
where complaint was made OF discrimina.
ton in favor OF the Standard Oil Company
and the decision was given on common
Jaw principles In favor Of tho plaintiffs, y
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K The police OF Charleston have lust
uuearthed q gan: Of Jesse iuncs lsds,
numbering half u dozen, aged from ten to
fourteen and sons oi respectable parents.
For some time they have been stealing
blood and thunder books and papers from
a, ,newsdcaler. When one was canght he
refused 10 divulge any secrets, being
bound by an: oath. These mrchins had 4
rendezvous in an unireqnented part Of the
arranging their plans for,the future, dc.
posting their booty and playing cards. OF
an evening. it is alleged, they would ga,h.
er around card table iort purpose Of
enjoying few hours diversion with tho
pasteboar.ls md improving their usually
depleted eSclc1uers. Before beginning
The game cnch one would draw. n revolver
from his poriet and place it in con.
ycnent position before him on the table.
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THE Register conceives fine scheme to
split the Democratic party in West Vir-
sinla wider open. President Cleveland
is warned TINT che will make great mis-.
take il he doesn't give West Virginia 4
cabinet place. This is an inferior grade OF
stuff. The West Virginia politicians will
he thankful for so many minor places as
they can get.@ Beyond that the admins.
sration can afford to ignore them, we'll
knowing that they will do what they can
to keep the State in the Democratic
column. 4lt$ ~ lst2li =!
The State House organ suggests John J.
DHis, Governor Jackson, Julge Hay
moni, Judge Morrow, Wm. +. ,Quarritr r
"anl 4 dozen others not namad. What
is Tho matter. with Henry G. Dayis-isn't
he noble Roman? And where are the
friends Of Senator .Cnnden2 Since. the
Senator relaxed lis ncgation' in the
mos! remarkable editorial article Of mod.
etn times, might be thought TINT some.
thing was due to his condesccnsion. II
This sort OF thing is to 80 on we shall nd
wise Senator Camden. to stitIen the back.
bone Of Ills prematurcly relaxed mega
ton" ,44; t5t,',l ''sgg5l.
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EYYsMEANIBUS1INlEI!S!jS,; ! s,
WILL TRY TO MAKE A RECORD.
Tho Present House Of Representation
Promise to 10 oh Their Good IL.
hnvlor-The Measures that VIII n. y
Probably be Puahsa-Nates, WI

WAsll,ScroH, d. G., Nov. 5.-Thc Sta,
says: ltseems 10 have settled down 10 a
certainty that this will bc u working scs.
sion OF Congress and much important
matter now before the House unl in the
committees will be disposed Of during the
winter. Mr.. Buckner says the Banking
and Currency Committee will try 10 pass
through the House bill to secure II
National Banking system and avert finan.
cial depression. lie expects to meet with
opposition and says something must 10
done. Whatever action Is taken, however
will have to be before tho 18th, for after
that the limit will betoo lato toget day
assigned. TIll0 : y ~ =
The Interstate commerce Bill will
rosslblynot occupy more than. Two days.
Mr::C Cobb willmuke an effort 10 pass some
additional land grant forfeiture bills.
There will be M effort made to pass the
Bankruptcy bill. .a p b. tir "a, 4.
The canal men arc preparing for fight
to t'thcir bills tlroug ii this session.
The hardest work will be done hy those
interested III the uennepin, the l,rie and
the Maryland and Delaware canals. The
Sicarauguan men will attempt to have
soH'e action taken by the House to tho
advancement Of their interests. There
will be IN ciIott made also to pass the bill
restricting the coinage Of tho silver dollar.
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a Murder Mystery.

TRENTON, y. J., Dec. 5.-samuel $.
Gray, supposed to be mixed up in the
Carleton house, mystery, New, York, is in
the State prison here serving thirteen
year term for attempting to murder his
wife October, 1883. lie. wus 'incarcerated
last February. He carried on lob print
ing ollice in the basement OF the Carleton
hot.se from September; 1882, to March,
1883! lie had a bedroom in the rear Of
the shop. Ills wife lived with him. She
was very,jealous and caused him trouble,
and Charged him constantly with inti.
delity. Gray denies anyknowledye what
ever Of the murder mystery, and says he
never hnd any other woman than his wife
IN the establishment under the Carleton
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DESTROYED NJ DYNAMITE.
A House Mown to Atoms by Ono ,lnn'l
Gtt N ID 3t FUotfshngss, N '3".Hy p

it XVI N la.a, FoNihhess y "a tsaa. Z T,
DOVER, n. H., Dec. 5.-Later particulars
from Stafford show that Stephen Young,
ut whose house the explosion Of dynamite
occurred, had In party last night. rherc
WIS dynamite for blasting purposes OH u
shelf. Ono Of the party, to scare the rest,
iircda revolver,Hnd the jar caused tho OK
plosion OF the dynamite. The house wns
blown TO atoms and burned up. One per.
sou, Frenchmun, employed by Young,
was Killed outright and seven were wound.
CD: Bonds to the amount Of 50,000 and
an amount Of railroad stock were destroy
gu. Miss Sadie Greenfield, OF Rochester,
was blown through 4 window anh her
head cut open. Several OF those injured
vii! probably die. Among them is DR.,
Stephen Young, Of Rochester, and his
uncle, Stephen Young, ut whose house
the explosion occurred. ..s.5-l-- I
An authentic account Of the Stafford
explosion states that Stephen Young, Il
well.lo.do farmer Of Stafford Corner,
eighteen miles from here, had occasion TO
drill through rock for, well in the rear
OF his house. He employed George i.
Goodwin to do the work, assisted BY Il.
Tal lor Berry. a basket Of Atlas powder
cartridges was used in boring the well,
one OF which Goodwin attached to bat.
terry which did not work. lie placed the
battery and cartridges in the kitchen on
basket containing other cartridges. D
About ) o'clock George Young, OF
Lowell, Mass, visitor, in company with
Miss Sadie Greenfield, took the battery in
his hand. Instantly Il loud explosion fol.
lowed. The house was demolished, tho
iirst floor being blown into the cellar and
and the back part was blown ont. At the
time eight persons wore in the building
and all weic terribly: injured. George l.,
Goodwin, aged q, died this morning. IIe
leaves \ vile and children.
OF le eight persons injured, George T.
Goodwin has already died. OF the seven
survivors it is doubtful il any will recover
except Miss Sadie Greenfield. Tonight
the death of George Young, Mary Anu
Young, Zachary II. Berry, and Joseph
Alurs is expected ut any moment. Ella
Reid. heretofore thought only slightly in
Jured, is growing rapidly worse from in.
ternal burns. Stephen Young, So years
OLD, became PROSTATE this afternoon from
wounds, aud it is thought bis injuries
may prove fatal owing to his extrme aye.
Miss Greenfield is ont Of danger. She
was soon to marry George Young.
The faces OF the victims were back
irom;thc dynamite. Two surgeons are in
constant attendance. The moans OF the
sufferers are dreadful. The scene Of the
10 tusta I1,ur ,1.,F Al
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X III Favor Of E,lucn,Iou.

Mox7cqAEny, Ala, Dec. The follow.
ing resolution was adopted by the Ala
bama Senate today. De it resolved that
the sense q! this Senate, as rellectins tho
feelings and sentiments OF thewhite pco-
pie OF Alabama, is most earnestly and
heartily in favor OF the largest appropria
tions by tho State compatible with the
existing financial condition for >.the sup.
port Of our public schools, and our pro-
ioundest regret is our inability to Go more
ior those grand institutions, 50 indispensa,
bic to tho SAFETY Of society and the proper.
ty Of q free, civilized andchristian govern.
lnent. and so indicative al the Intellectual,
moral and material development in sym
pathy with tho spirit and demands OF an
eGligh.encd humanity and especially and
solemnly do We express this obligation
and fixed purpose q tho white people OF
Alabama to aid IN the education Of the
colored children ip our midst" i35. a