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GRsRRAL GRANT.
The Condition OF nj, Throat-washington
df''- MeLean's Opinion.

ds- 1ieIean's Opinion.
NEw YoRK, April 2s.-Dr. Douglas yes
terday felt come anxiety lest General
Grant should become excessively weary
with the undue excitement attend
ing his birthday. That was the
reason DR.. Douglas called at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. But when
the physician left this morning he said
the General was rs well this morn.
ing as yesterday morning, and that
he Is daily growing stronger. The
General slept soon after 10 O'Clock
last night, but with intervals OF wake
fulness until between 5 and 4 o'clock this
morning. Then he fell into natural
slumber and this continued without
waking until nearly s o'clock this morn
ing. Then the General awoke from his
sleep, but for an hour afterwards dozed
and rested.
The presents and congratulations con.
tinued to-day, several being received from
California and distant points.
At 2 O'Clock Washington Mclean, Of
Cincinnati, called and had an interview
with the General, sting over three hours.
He expresses belief in the Generals per
feet recovery to health, as he be-
lieyes that the disease Is simply an
liberated sore throat, resulting from ex-
cessiye smoking. He found the General
lively and in the best Of spirits and pro.
fuse in his acknowledgements OF thanks
for the many kind remembrances Of his
friends.
Dr.. Douglas arriyedat the house at 1910
o'clock for tho night. The Generals con.
ditionls abont the same as this morning.
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FRAUDS DTSC0EERD.
N TnE pENsIoN DEpAnrMEsr1:
over one hundred Pensions Rraudulsntly
Dawn-The New U. s. Trsasursr's
Piaps-KIeEIng Over Gorman,s In.
aueuso over secretary Manning. <

wAsniSaroS, D. O., April 2S.-The
Commissioner Of Pensions to-day directed
the suspension, at the Philadelphiaagency,
Of lO2 pensions, which have been drawn,
although the pensioners are dead. In
some casep, the Commissioner says, the
persons in whose names the pensions
were drawn have been dead since 1871.
He has also directed tho suspension at the
same agency OF pensions to seven widows
who remarked in 1881, but who have con-
tinued to draw their pensions since. The
Commissioner has asked the Attorney
General to bring suit against the pension
agent for moneys so unlawfully disbursed.
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SECOND. .ATrEMpr
OF swlndler to Pass a Forged cheele-It
Does Not Go. @

OF Swindier to Pass a Forged Cheels-It
Does Not Go.
.SBuFPAIo, April PA well dressed man
came to the Mansion House last Friday
and registered as ] /. E. Dennison, Chicago,
representing himselfas travelling agent iorr
the Standard Oil Co., and also for Peck {
Snyder, Of New York, whose samples he
carried. Last evening he presented q
check to the hotel for SO, purportlng TO
be signed by o. III. Payne, Treasurer Of
the Standard Oil Company, on the Second
National Bank OF Cleveland, and produced
q letter blank OF the Standard Oil Com
.pany, stating that the check had
been sent him. The paper was recognized
as one which hotels had been warned
against, and Dennison was told It would
be cashed in the morning. Detectives
were sent for, aud also the clerk Of the
9enesee House, which had been swindled
similar check. Dennison was ilenti-
fed as q Mr. Gordon, who pre-
sented the fraudulent check at
the Genesees last February. He
was looked up. His baggage contained
nothing but Peck 4 Snyder's samples and
a number Of checks and letter heads OF
the Standard Oil Company. Dennison Is
said to be wanted at st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis, Savannah, and nearly every prominep.
city oil the South and West.
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,WAsuiRoIeS, April 2S. The President
to-day gppointed the following Collectors
otInternRl Revenue: Cornelius Voorhees,,
for the Fourth district Of Missouri, vice D.
a. Stewart resigned; John Whitaker for
the District Of Oregon, vice John d. Cart.
wright suspended; b. Frank Bradley, fos
the District Of South Carolina, vice Elery
NJ. Btayton, suspended; Hambleton
Shepherd for the Sixth district OF Virgi:
mia, vice Wm. y. Craig Suspended.
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Randaips paemIes a work.

WAsuINoroS, April 2s.-Dpripg lfr.
Rapdall,s absepco occasioned by the death
Of bis brother, tho enti.R Randall statesmen
Of Pennsylvania were trying 10 get their
anA work in. Ex.Gongressman stegger,
Attorney General Cassidy and x.serltoi
Wallace, the thTth great enemies OF Ram
dali, were all here duHpg HE pbsenee and
put their best licks In af hiru. fheY bad
q carriage at their demand, went IRON
department ts department and 10 the
White Honae, pressing the claims Of anti
State, but Randall Is expected back thts
evening and will O. sbont 70 cut all their
knots, t77
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IRON MANUFACTURERS
nold q aleelinE-Rsportea 70 be AEaIn.t b


s.. Scale. ~
PrrrspuRoH, April 2s. THE Iron Manu-.
facturers offensive and defensive alliance
held the largest meeting here to.
day Of any since the great strike in
1882. Representatives were present
iIom the Mahoning and shenango Valleys,
from Wheeling, st. Louis, Chicago, and in
fact from every mill in the Western dis
trict. 49, t--
A Conference committe Of thirteen was
appointed TO meet q like committee
from the AmRlgamated Association, This
meeting will be held on Friday afternoon.
It's understood that lengthy discussions
were held over the reported stand taken
by the Amalgamated Association inre-
ference to the scale Of wages for the ensu-
ing year.
!. The general drift Of the DISCUSSION was
decidedly againstthe present scale and in
iayor Of o reduction.
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WHITNEY Il pnoollEYs,
some of III. Proposed Change. in the
~ Eayy.Ynrd.

Some of His Proposed Changes In the
Sary.Yard.
New YoRK, April 2s.-secretary OF the
Navy Whitney yiaitea the .nayy-yard at
Brooklyn this afternoon iof the aRt tipe,
notwithstanding the reports published ii
morning papers that he was, there on Sat
sfdsy. Werd was received at the yard
early this @oraipg that twas the desire
Of the Secretary to visit the yard tesday,
and at 10 o'clock the tug.boat Nina was
sent up the North river to Twenty-third
street to receive him. AT 11:S0 o'clock all
the commissioned officers were ordered
out, but the littletqg did not arrive until
l:45P. a.
Secretary Whitney was accompanied
by Captain David B. Harmony, Chief Of
THO Rgteau Of Yards and Docks: Commo-
dore aeoafd, Chief Of the Bureau Of ordi
nance, and Captain RosiEg, Al the Steam
Engineering. Department. The searatsry
and these heads Of departments were
conducted to Commodore Ralph Chan
dles's residence on the ground, where a
luncheon syaite1 them. This afternoon
the Secretary was tiio gEest Of the Com
modore's, and to;morrowh he will be AspSS.i
throughthe different departments.
Commodore Chandler was asked;what
tho object Of the secretary's visit was.
.To move tho Sard 70 Boston, he re.
Piled.
The Commodore said itwas getting meas
the end OF the fiscal year, and the funds
we're low. Fiitymen were relieved from
the Department of Steam Engineering on
Saturday. fhese men were engaged in
work on the Tallapoosa and on the Brook
lyn, on which the work Is nearly coB,.
plstsG, The forces in the Department oi
Navigation AND the Ordnance Depart.
ment haye suffered Sedpsiop2 lstely from
the same causes, though it was said ny
some qt The yerd that there was On object
in causing these vacancies, and the Score.
tary's visit was connected with tile move.
,seps which is intended to Re a general
house sisaRing.
Three important removals were made
at noon to-day. They are Charles FraEer,
chief clerk OF the equipment department.
Receiving Clerk Speer and Boss Rigger
John Betets. Charles Frazer has held bis
position for fourteen SeATg. 4 year ago
last December an inyestig tiop was ordey.
eddy Gsptein Mead, then in charge oil the
yard, on Frayers conduct Of his depart.
iaent. The result Of the investigation was
psTer given to the ppblic, though Fratea
Vent % England and was absent for four
Iaontbs On hia return he was reinstated
In his former position. Yhe order for the
discharge Of these officers, though net
served until to-day, was dated April Is,
twill take effect April 80.
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AND the shedding Of tears over tho i'm
Dpding fate OF Collector Mccormick it has
len said that more than thirty Republi-
an albOrlinates will 20 with him. Bless
their dear souls, tllesubordinates can only
remain on condition that they are not
auersOnally obnoxious to Me-" Now NE
sIands for Mccormick.
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wEbeg 10 call the attention Of the es.
TENED Ryilcr to the fact that q libel
sui. has been begun at Grafton. For fur
ther particulars see ISTELLrGENcEE Of yes
teplay. This ought to move the Republi:
can editor Of the Rsgister to some of his
hes! wOrk-something, for example, to
which he will le willing to sign his name.
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Rp,iI,a sn,,,.

yiGroAla, s.o., April 2s-A Russian
whs visited Victoria and vicinity under
the pretense Of buying iess ia now known
to haye been q Russian spy, who took
drawings Of our iortifcations and harhosa.
He went from here to San Francisco.
The authorities heIe are constantly re-
peIvlng Offers Of service from British sub.
ieets, residents in Washington Territory,
Arizona and California 10 case Of war
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a row fidrat:r.,y,. !,

YopSqsrowS, o. April ss-s4 geatle:
nan in this city is in correspondeAce With
parties IN Eales who wish to establish an
oxalic acid works In Amedes In some
good town where chipping facilities are
adequate. There are but three works Of
the kind il the Yorld, two in Wales and
one in the north ot knglapd, Three,
iourths Of all the oxalle acid manniaeta red
e used in the United States. PittBburgb,
Gfeenyilie md Akron are understood 70
be making special ettoIts 70 secure It.
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PoEr ApsTIS, MJoH., April eS.-Mrs.
Iohpi Y. Clark vas shot and killed yester-
day By her slepson EdwArt, during the
absepce Of her husband, One bullet went
through the cheek and bIain Of the mur.
defea woman, four others taking
effect in the body. Edward
CLARK was arrested and plead guilty 70 the
charge Of murder. Mrs. Clark had told
her Stepson he should help his father
work which caused the murder. There q
talk oflylehipg, The excitement being in.
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oaarrel oysr a cial,a.

I. TRAyERs, D4E. April 2S. Fred Tyler
Yas shet and killed this mofning by An.
ton Nelson. The latter gave himaelf up
and Is Ia the hands Of The ofieers. There
is great excitement and rumors oflynch,
Ing. The men aparTeled over q right 70 0
claim on which both settled two years
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TsTABLIsHED AUGUST "a, 1852 2ff !
eRSERAr JOHNSON
warns seerstary Manning Not to. Have Mach
to do with Gormap.


WASHINGTON. April 2s.-General Brad
ley JOHNSON, Of Baltimore, the noted ex-
Confederate officer, has been over here to
warn Secretary Manning against doing too
much for Senator German. he spoke
freely before a room full Of visitors. Cen
eral johnson said apprehension was gen
,eral in the State OF Maryland that the
Federal patronage Of the state was to be
used to promote the fortunes OF one gem
tleman, and secure his reelection TO the
Senate. That impression, he thought,
was exceedingly Injurious to the party.
He did not share in 1t, and he urged the
Secretary by some public act to demons
trate that 1t was without foundation.
That public act, he claimed, could only be
the appointment OF man 10 come con-
spicuons place, who, 1t WILDE apparent,
was selected because OF his qualifications
and fitness and not for personal considera-
tions. d. - - ~ lsss@
He said that gentlemen of his views
considered 1t extremely important that
the Federal patronage should be kept out
Of the local political struggles in Mary
land. He did not ask that any appoint
ment should be made for the purpose OF
injuring any gentleman's political aspira-
tons, but urged that 1t thould be equSlly
that II was not to be used in
favor of any one. 1t ought, he thought
to be bestowed upon the whole Democratic
party OF the State, and not for or against
any one. The experience OF the Repubii-
can party in New. York, in the case Of Sec.
rotary Folger, showed how the people
would resent any interference by the Fed
eral Administration in their local affairs.
General johnson then gave brief view OF
the political situation in Maryland from
his standpoint. The Secretary, in reply,
said he would bear in mind what General
johnson had said on thesubject.
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Mn. JEsslK BgSrOS Fremont, daughter
Of pOld fulliOn" and wife Of the Path
finder, writes an entertaining reminis-
ence Of visit to Mrs. orugar, OF the Old
Stone House, now the residence of Major
I.ohar. A confused recollection has
msgniiled the plscid Wheeling Creek into
a a@sparkling rive" but that is not great
matter. The entertaining article will be
found on another page.
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The Alsrt formed over.

HAtlg44, N. s, April sa.-The transfer
Of the Arctic steamer Alert from the
American TO the British government was
formally made to-day. petachmenIs Of
marines and light infantry formed q guard
Of honor. The American dag on tie aiiip
was replaced by the Rtitish ensign while
q salute Yaa being fired. u. 7. &
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TuE special correspondents who are
,.,dp, up for us lheAlghan news-most
S i ts,n five thousand miles away from
n s.s.,t Of war-will take notice that the
lp,. ,or the really ornamental lying hasn't
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r. may 6c that the eldest son Of tho
pines Of Wales will consent to reside
,sm,nently in Ireland and it may be
.S,e he will think the atmosphere a little
heavy for comfort.
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vlnelNIA,s pssr 5QugsrIoY.

s.
The Political Aspeot-Senator Plumb on
AIAhono,s Scheme.
NEW YORK.. April 2S-The Virginia
debt question has been a topic much con.
sidered here by flnancien and politicians
for several days past, in consequence Of
the decision of the Supreme Court on the
coupon law With aaancicn the princi-
't,al desire Is to ascertain what will be the
future action Of the State.
The Republican leaders have been quick
to sec this DRIFT and to throw on TO the
Bourbon element in YirSinia not only the
fespQuibility for the present condition OF
affairs, but f6r any further legislation that
is necessary TO take from the State the
odinm OF Reputation. Senator's Plumb,
OF Kansas, and Miller, OF New York, while
in the city the past week, took occasion to
imhfeRa this view on fnan.iers and Re-
publican politicians The Senator said
tonight.
.What the public should understand is
that there haa never been time when
Malone has not had q definite plan for
paying the debt on tue basis originally
propo, ed by him. AS long as he was in
power the law provided that the bond.
holder could present his coupons for taxes.
Ifthe. collector refused to accept the cou-
pom the holder could bfias sgit and, on
establishing the genuineness OF the bonds,
could compel their acceptance.
is.The bulk Of the. bond-holders, rather
ttiaa 90 Ii IN aolrt, would accept the com.
promise offered, tlsR IN their bonds and
take out the new ones pfopoaed In ex-
change. The Bonrbons now say that the
state must repudiate the whole debt.
They APE III power. They have been in
power. What aye they going to do with
their responsibility
eThe Bourbons yho are seeking 10 fe-
pudiate without getting the odiam of saGh
q course are affiliated with the White
House: It is pertinent to inquire what
NJ. Cleveland 70 going to do about itfi-
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WONDER whether Carter Harrison
wouldn't compromise his hatful OF libel
suits fora handful Of "chips" payable at
one Of Mike McDonald's gilded haunts Of
vice. Such newspaper as the Chicago
hier.Occan isn't likely to be frightened of
in that way. 1t lis notorious that Harrison
holds sway by collusion with tho worst
clements Of the city=blacklegs and -bal=
-lnt.llnr sLnfrer.
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Orr own Mary Anderson hasn't lost a
ront since she has been on the other side.
IS5ss she wants the Lion to roar he roars.
lIlT,pile Of sovereigns must be getting
r,r high by this time. -
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rus meeting Of Washington Presbytory
,jn". together fine body ofearnest and
.5Ia D5aIo men. Wheeling welcomes them and
aJT M Is ol.l to make them as comfortable
=. she can,
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.THERESULT OLA FEUID
rnopABLE FATAL SHOOTING
10 The quiet County Of .TJlsr-A Young
School Teacher Shot by Man, Who
!. Does Not Bear the Best Repata.
.lon-How IT Happened.

Special Correspondence OF ne IkeiIlgeHeh.
MlpDLrBouRSE, w. Va, April 27.-our
usually quiet communlty.was startled yes.
terday by report of probable fatal
shooting atfray, which occurred on the
ridge between the headwaters Of Muddy
creek and Garrell's run, about four miles
from here, between B. 4. Twyman and
VIM. Smith. The particulars are as fol.
lows:
( For several months there has been a
kind Of neighborhood fued, which Is
scarcely worth relating, hut which has
engendered some bad blood among GER
tain Of the young men OF that section.
About 10 A., n. yesterday young Smith was
seen going up Muddy creek In the direc-
tion Of the ridge, and the next seen OF him
was about the middle Of the afternoon
when he went to the house OF farmer
and informed him that he had shot Ivy
man; that Twyman needed assistance; /;
that he was on his way home and that he
intended to come to town tomorrow and
give himself up. It WIS observed that
Smiths face was somewhat bruised, when
he remarked that they had had d fight
and that he had shot Twyman in self de.
tense.
Search was made and Twyman was
found nearly dead with two wounds, made
by SO ealibre revolver, on either side in
the neighborhood OF the stomach. Dr.. H.
"A. Rymer was instantly summoned aud
Twyman revived sufficiently to tell who
shot him; that they met; that the ieud
referred TO above was mentioned; that he
remarked that enough had been said
about 1t and that 1t had better be dropped
before some one was hurt; when Smith
drew his revolver and shot him. Twyman
was taken to his fathers residence. His
recovery is extremely doubtful. After
going home Smith came 10 town and gave
himself up and was committed to jail.
The victim squite prominent teacher
in this and Richie counties aud is highly
by all who know him. Atthe
time Of the encounter he was on his way
10 q singing school. BE had been from
Richie county, ghere he gpept the winter
but two or three weeks. Smith,
thoush.ot gond family, does not bear
the best reputation. He has been mixed
up in broils heretofore and has not, to say
the least been model young man.
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txtbe Simon pure lexicon Of Civil Ser
- - w., rafom there is no such phrase as
s.s..on,lly s,Y' obnoxious" But there is in
, latter signed S. P. Mccormick.
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Nominated Tor Comfy superintendent

Nominated Tor Comfy Superintendent.
csyag aglsssddeEY ef he Intelligence.
sIsrERsEILLS, April es.-TAe gonYeR'
ton to nominate a candidate Tor County
Superintendent of Free Schools met Sat
urday. Itwas avery creditable and en-
thpsiastic affair. Mr.. Stephen G. Pyle
was nominsiel on the SECOND ballot, He
is a splendid young man and will ne
elected
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wnry The Lion aud the Bear lie down
esther there is smell Of gunpowder in
Ibs air
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ryldINcIrs oY FIRING.

I'D. .1 u Z = VI
Under three conditions their orders re-
,quire them TO shoot. These are: In the
event Of discovering any one attempting
to set fire to the property they guard in
Gaze a prisoner or person challenged and
halted three times attempts 20 escape, and
last in self defense, should they be assault
ed while on duty. The Isthmus is! pa;
trolled six times daily, thrice each way,
bya train OF guards composed Of ten en-:
lisied rneM under commissioned officer,
and frequently an ,armored car with three
guns and a crew OF Blue jackets added to
the guard. A large, mixed and rough
population Is working along the line,
oft giving the conductors much trouble,
especially aitespsy aas.
There are In all 69f marine officers on
on the Isthmus, and 200 more, with six
officers, belonging TO the ships OF the
North Atlantic and Pacific Stations, who
could be instantly landed.
The Yh9le republic continues IN q state
Of disorder. Every effort Is being made
to again render Colon habitable. Immense
orders for lumber, houses, ETC., have CpSs
forward to the United state$ Large mum
bess oi war vessels Of different national.
iti,s are in AspinWall and Panama. and
with their men combined with those
already on shore, can easily repFess any
effort to create further disorder.
reports from Bpena Ventura say a mob
seized small stssmes thefs and The
peScs PommIssloH. The meb Ptetepds
to obey the government Of Nunez, with.
whom they have not been able TO COM
inunicate for months. Defeated IN tho IN
tefins they are pillssiny In Baena Ventura
aud iiiE were p6ssibi ewould come here.
This city continues quiet, but many
families are leaving for guieter villages In
the WosFeFn depaffttmfeAt ei the STATE.
Provisions haye risen enormously in value.