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rh,rteen natiaings destroyed.

slIARpsBtRa, Pa, April 2S.-The fire
this morning was completely uRder con.
troll by 4 o'clock. A block of thirteen
buildings bounded by Alainf Tenth and
Clay streets and Church alley was entire.
II destroyed, rendering sixty persons
homeless and entailing q loss Of 500, 600
on which there was an insurance Of Sls,-
900. twenty-five other buildings were
more or less damaged by heat and water.
The origin otthe fire is believed ODE in
osndiary, "a q man wae seen running
from Murphy's saloon q few minutes be-
fore the flames were discovered. There
were many narrow escapes, but no person
was injured.
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coneiaye Of HeptRaot,aal.

PrrrsauRaE, Apssl 2a-The annual
meeting Of the Supreme oonclaye Of the
Improved Order Of Heptasophs closed this
afternoon after elSSRng the following OIL
Gers, who wil serve two years instead Of
ane as heretofore; Supreme ATOhon, a.
Will, Pittsburgh Supreme Provost, Harry
Emmons, Wilmington, Deli Supreme
Secretary, Dr.. Edwin Erickson baltimore,
Supreme Treasurer, Gustayus Brown,
BALTIMORE Supreme Medical Exam.
liner, Dr. ]. Il. Christian, Gaiti.
porei Supreme FTelate, o. q. CSm.
stock, Louisville, Supreme Inspector, z.
W. Eies, Reading, Pa. Supreme Warden
L. Golden, McKsesport, Pa.; snpIeme
Sentinel, jas. ID. Hoight 4lasaboro, n. ].
Supreme Trustee, John w. Ernett Balti
more Tie newly elected officers were
then Installed aud the Supreme Conclayt
adjourned to meet at Harrisburg the third
Tuesday Of April, 1855
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pLEuRo-pNEuaroNIA
Breaks oat Again In an Illinois Hsrd-catu
Slaughter.

Breaks Out Again In anllllnois Herd-catle
Slaughter.
CHICAGO, ILL, April pa special tele-
gram received this morning by the Bred
trs Gazette from DR.. N. H. Paaren, State
Veterinarian Of Illinois, announces that
pieuro-pneamonia has again broken
out in the herd Of Jersey cattle,
belonging to Mr.. Bailey, Of Peoria,
Iii. This is one Of the herds in which the
disease played such havoc last autumn,
and It was hoped 1t had runits course
there, and that the herd could soon be re-
leased from quarantine.
But this fresh outbreak confirms all that
has previously been said about the in
sidious nature OF this malady and DR..
Paaren has determined to at once. have
the entire herd condemned and slaughter
ed, as the only effective method Of stamp
ing out tho disease. Its reported lie has
decided to recommend a similar course
with all the herds now in quarantine in
this State. g
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Martins Perry.

R. W., Reed, OF Harrisyille, O., is visit
ing friends in town.
Mr.. Robert Chambers, Of Mt. Pleasant,
Is visiting Mr.. r. N. Theaker.
Charley Elimere and Buffalo Brown
gave an exhibition al Bellaire last night.
Misses Lily Cattell and Lily jenkins. OF
Mt. Pleasant, are visiting Miss Carrie Cat
tell.
Its feared that the child OF Mr.. White,
who was injured last Wednesday, Is more
seriously burt than was thought OF first.
The Ida Smith will make a trip to the
LaBelle landing tonight for the benefit ot
those Wishing to attend the Alhambra
rink,
The heaters at the Laughlin mill went
on Wednesday, and the factory yesterday
partly on steel and iron. This will be
worked until the iron Is used,np when the
entire factory will work steel. ~
The I, o. O. +. lodge in this place are
making great preparations for their an.
niyersary on Saturday. Lodges from Bell
alfe and Warren will lie here to take part
in the festivities, The order Of things
will be as follows: at half.past one all
the lodges will unite in parade; at 5
O'clock Rev. Mr.. Keeler, Of Bridgeport,
will deliver an address at the N. E.
Church. Prof. Hobbs and Miss Flora
Williams will sssistin the musical services.
Att o'clock the lodges will adjourn to the
Excelsior rink and hold high carnival
until 10P. ". Aspecial train will be run
from Bellaire TO accommodate persons
who wish to attend.
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-Ss<--
Male slurrern Scarce,

The New York Daily Sporting Globe gets
off the following: In the wilds Of West
Virginia male boxers are so scarce that
the women are trying to put some vim
into them by showing what females can
do in tho art Of self defense. Miss Nancy
Hand and Miss Sally Hampstead had .
quarrel about Tan awful man." and they
settled their differences, for while at
least, by drawing up articles OF agreement
to fight without gloves at Werner's Gross
Roads on May 10, the stakes to be 800 o
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TIE Point Pleasant Register understands
that the Charleston Times has Topped to
become Wilson personal organ. In this
view the Rsgiaier gives warning that "our
Governor Of many promises" can't be
Senator. This from a Democratic news.
paper. II anything was wanting to make
the show first class it was personal organ
for the Governor. Now the music will be
turned on full head. Does anybody see
the public printing in the near distance,
@it were?
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was shot at bytwo men named Cummins
and Barton, and slightly wounded. Yes
terday hemetthem and a battle Wasopen-
ed between them. Mitchell says Cum
minis, Barton and another man opened fire
on him, the first Of which he returned with
q Winchester repeating rifle. Cummins
was shot three times In the abdomen, Bar
ton shot through the body aud the third
man shot through the brain. Mitchell
received one shot in the arm. He came
here to deliver himself up to the Sheriff
ofst Francis county, who Is attending
the races here.
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lfxLrss Mr.. Randall lies down quietly
anil let's Mr.. Carlisle walk over him to the
sDeakership, he mustn't expect to be rec
ospi.el in the making of committees.
Woaldu't It be relief to the Carlisle wing
oi the party il fMr. Randall would pitch
bis fen. on another field and leave tho free
tralers 10 enjoy season ofharmony2
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Tux terrible revelation is made that
Ricb,rl stockton, of New jersey, ap'
.anteI mint" Consul. General to Rotterdam,
r.. % never pulled vote through he is
tli,ty.one MI years old. Certainly nobody
s,n '. geo that Mr.. stockton has been an ac-
,i,p i've Republican. all his life. His record
nrotscts him. Lucky man.
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st. stsubenyille Notes.

spEiGl DLspoleh TO le Iattlligoeer.
SrEuRESv.LLE, April 2S.-caroline B.
TAFT, vile Of Daniel P. TAFT, OF the Pan.
handle, died. last night, after lingering
illness Of consumption. She was born in
Steubenville in 1887, and was an estimable
lady.
Mayor 0pperman has notified dance
houses that their girls must go, and to
day issued a proclamation that the Sun,
day ordinance, against selling liquors, will
Ie enforced, beginning with Sunday
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EssrlhIs F.sa,

sr. LOUIS, April asa Chattanooga
special to the Post Dispatet says; A shock
Ing discovery was made last night near
Spring City, Tenn. The purifying re-
mains OF James Sloan were found in The
woods near the house Of his uncle, one
of tho leading men oi that section.
Sloan had besn missing q long time
and his body had evidently beenin the
woods four weeks. The remains were
shockingly mptilated by some beast. A
note was found on his person saying he
had Killed himself, hut this Is thought To
be a blind and it is suspected he was muir,
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Tur Marie. Garrison railroad suit, which
,,. inst been settled, put into the hands
~ wi n~yers and court officers about $780,
SN ~ II The plainti Ifs get 81 100000. Every
wi Se,iv Ind lots OF fun. II everybody had
hi S' more sense the fun wouldn'thaye cost
=, mucb money.
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TnE Opera House Orchestra deserves
well Of Ofwheeling. It's members are hard
working musicians whose hearts are in
music and who have done q great dealfor
the musical culture Of Wheeling. The
coming concert will be the most elaborate
public performance ever given by the
organization, and 1t will be assisted by &C
compllslled musicians from elsewhere.
There ought to be packed house next
Monday night. II Wheeling wants good
music she must show that she ap'
preeiates 1t. il
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up cor TIE DROP.
AMaa VIA wIaehes.ss Elas Say. ThFst

Aatan Wtth . Winchester glas Stays Three
ofhis Fellev aeings. st1i &
MEaPHu, April as.-1fattin Mitchell,
who keeps ashins grounds at Black Fish
Lake, Ark, twenty miles west Of tAlem.
phlg. came here late last night and reports
cd that he had shot and killed three men
Yesterday 10 81. PranSis county, Arkansas;
twenty-five miles west Of Back Fish Lake.
II seems about two weeks ago Mitchell
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ro.s1enrs COUNCIL MEEr1Ne
Jailed For the Pnrpose OF Considering
Iieensea.poasible OhIeotionn

Called For the Purpose OF Considerins
: Iicenses-Possible Objections
Aspecial meeting OF Council has been
called for this evening for the purpose ol
granting licenses to the keepers Of coffee
houses and ordinaries for the year COM
mencing on the first Monday in May. A
special meetingis necessary owing to the
fact there remains bnt one regular meeting
in this month, that OF next Tuesday night,
and on that evening II viii be necessary, In
order to comply with the ordinances, to
elect weighers Tor the city scales. These
elections and o consid ideration Of some com.
mittee estimates, which will be submitted,
will consume 90 much time that It would
be impossible 10 consider the applications
for licenses. Its necessary 10 issue the
licenses before May 4. Nearly all the
saloonists have already placed their mp.
plications In the hands OF Clerk Bowers,
and those that have not should do 80 this
morning. 5..5ll
It has been intimated that there may be
some fun in Council tonight over some Of
Certain members, 1t is said,
will object TO granting q license to any.
person Who was indicted BY the last Grand
Jury for selling on Sunday or for allowing
on their premises. To SUSTAIN
these objections would be practically
condemnation Of Chief of Police Smiths
laxness in notproceeding against the Sun.
day sellers. As council has once white.
washed that official II is not at all probable
that any one will be refused license on
these grounds.
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An iJnea.y mani,

New York, April %. The temperature
in General Grants room last night was 50
high that he did not sleep continuously
through the night. Hisrest was broken,
but the entire time Of sleep was about SIX
hours, the same as Tuesday night. The
General would have arisen and dressed at
7o'ciock this morning, but DR.. Douglas
advised him to remain at ease and get an
hour more. The General did 80 and be-
tween . and $3.50 gained nearly an hour Of
sleep. He then arose and in no wise is
worse, II not better.
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BtidEspL,ort.


WV. Baggs isin Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Frank Tliton Is on the sick list.
Frank worley Is on the streets again.
A. j.. Baggs' planning mill has resumed
full time.
Hon. r.. J. Alexander returns to-day
from Columbus.
Nick Kuhn has his now Ice wagon out
and reports big business.
Mr., Mcfarland, who has been Sick for
some time, Is improving,
John Rodgers, Of Coyington, KY, IL
back at work in the Standard mill.
Nearly all the eolored people Of this
place wereat Rsllaire taking In the casni.
wal.
Mr.. ]. B. Watkins, who has been sick
ios several weeks, 10 able to be ut work
again.
Dir. Rees Burdett .has a new street
sprinkler out whichis quite an improve
ment on the dust.
Marshal Mcconahey arrested match
peddler Yesterday for selling without Il.
cense. His trial comes of this morning.
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yiolstIuE rsstTs,ity.

MN yeak, April 2S-captaia John
o'Brien, Of the steamer City Of Mexico,
was arrested hy q United States Deputy
Marshal this afternoon on the charge es
violating section 5,2ss Of the statutes by
supplying arms and munitions Qi war 70
insuTgents Ia a copntrY At peace with
.thia Governments TIE vessel was also
seiSed. She was chartered in March last
10 carry lumber to Boca Di T0rro, in the
United States OF Colombia, aud her mani,
fest called for lumber, but in reality she
carried, ss tits charged, fire arms,
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wISOSA, MIN, April 2s..-In quarrel
at Mark Paulsin's saloon last night Jesse
Naelle shot and killed Paulsin instantly.
He escaped but the sheriff is in pursuit,
The murderer Is about 20 years Of age.
Ills father is respected resident Of Rich
mond, this county.
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Ex.pRrslDxSr FISH, Of the Marine Bank,
being on the stand in a case growing ont
Of The bank trouble, testifed that he did
not know that no legitimate business
could pay SO percent, as Grant & Ward
promised. 1t ia clear that the wrong man
wa, President Of the Marine Bank. He
wa. too innocent Of banking and other
hr,iness afIuirs.
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ONO Republicans figure on majority
=, mt less than 5000 this year. They
~ s;lI make their State ticket solid and
w,ke r the way easy for John Sherman.
Mi. TT Il cold comfort for the other John.
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NIIfILIBTS SUSPECTED.

At first it was reported that tho explo,
sion was caused by dynamite and that it
was the outcome Of a plot hatehed by
either dynamiters or Nihilists for the pur-
pose Of hampering the.war preparations
Of the British Government. Appointment
Scotland Yard detective asserted to-day
that the Nihilists in London have sudden
ly become very patriotic in their conver.
satioH ainpe the controversy between Eng
land aud Russia regarding the Afghan
boundry question had reached a critical
stage. The employees Of the Admiralty
sotfice have been working day and night
for some time past in order 10 hurry for
ward the war preparations for the sopdan
and for other purposes and any disaster to
the building at present would cause q Sc
rioas delay.
An inspector, aitera cursory examine.
ton, expressed doubt as 10 whether the
explosion was caused by gas, gunpowder
or dynamite. y.
Tie explosion took place at 10 this
morning. Two loud aad quick reports
were heard. CONSERVATION took posses;
sion Of all persons in the vicinity. It is
supposed SUBJ hat the explosive was thrown
over the wall into the rear Of the Ad.
miralty building and facing the horse
guards parade.
The explosion occurred close TO but not
In Mr.. Swainson's room, as stated In the
earlier reports. The staircase leading to
1.-THE board room, which ig located In the
southweat corner Of the building, was de-
mollshed. The iron railing Of tho stair
case was wrenched from It's fasteningS,
and windows within fifty yards OF the
spot where the explosion took place were
broken.
AIf, sEainran, who 1t Is now ascertained
was the only person injured, was taken
to . hospital.
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TIE RAGING WATERS.
DESTRUCTIVE FLooD1N THE WEST
A Cyclone Add. Terror 70 tho Dl.nster-A
Nambsr OF Lives Lest in the Swollen
Torrsnts-A Large Amount OF stock
Drowned and Properly Ruined.

DgsNlsoN, TRxAs, April 2s-Tn eonse-
quence of a heavy rain and wind storm
causing washouts endangering bridges,
railroad traffic on the Missouri Pacific
north and west Of Dennison is impeded.
The south bound passenger train is derail-
cd at the city limits. The Red river is
rising four feet per hour. Fears are enter
tanned for the safety Of the Missouri Paci-
&c railroad bridge. A freight train OF eigk.
teen cars is reported wrecked near Cary
station, Indian Territory, no one burt.
Lon Holland was injured by falling
building during the cyclone yesterday.
He died this morning. A family Of emil
grants encamped on the river bottom was
suddenly surrounded by water last night
aud sought safety in the trees. Theywere
rescued to-day.
A special from Mexia, Texas. says Prai-
rie Grove neighborhood, eight miles south
OF Mexia, was visited about:2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon by severe cyclone, caus-
ing serious results in life and property. A
two.story school house, Ia which were
about fifty children, was blown down and
torn to pieces, killing one and wounding
several other children. The casualties are
as follows: Fourteen.year-old daughter
OF J. R. Swing, killed. Estelle Cook, leg
broken. Two children Of r. Herring, leg
and arm broken. Two children Of Mr.
o'Hare, legs broken andinjuredi internally.
The house OF 3. McKinnon was blown
down, seriously injuring McKinnon. The
storehouse and postottice, owned BY s. D.
Hughes, was demolished, and the goods
promiscnously scattered. The residences
Of N. B. Cox, H. Thompson and s,Js
Williams we're demolished. I4akins Gen4
try's house, some distance from the viii
lage, Is also reported demolished, and
himself, wife and child killed. Other sel
rious results are probable, as the country
Is thickly settled in the direction which
thestorln took.
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NJ ,Lev still "loye him most for the en-
..,,s. he has made"2 Pretty nearly the
s.D s.Dnle peulocratic party is on the hostile
',,s S The shadow of the good things isn't
a al filing.
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:. rouiand could induce Russia to make
~. AZ ,t a. tbe sOudauese that might settle
w. n.'' NV ~ in the land OF sand. 1t works
veil on England.
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rnE MepIcAL RECORD REVIEW


two days, and seemed more feeble in as.
cending the steps to the mansion.
THE MEDICAL REcoRpREvIEw
OF General Grant. osse-No Trouble Be-
tween tho Physicians..
NEw YoRx, April 2S.-The following
extracts are taken from the advance slips
ofthe Medical Record Of April 25 on the
condition Of General Grant:
The physical condition Of General Grant
is markedly improved during the past
week. There is no authority for the state
ment that his physicians at any time prog
nosticated speedy death or did not give
the most encouraging reports OF the
patients progress. The fact has been
charged that the physicians were suppress
ing all references to the grayer symptoms.
The bulletins which have been is.
sued at the request OF the family
.of General Grant, ami in answer to the In
cessant demands OF the press have been
simply bare statements OF the exact COR
ditions at the time, without theories or
comments. The medical staff always nlain-
tanned that on account OF the Generals
unconstitutional depression, which was out
Tof oil proportion 70 the extent OF the local
disease, that the latter would not cause
death unless by accidental erasion OF the
large artery or possible strausulation from
q sudden upparation of slough. AT one
time only did death seem imminent from
general exhaustion and threatened heart
failure, aud but for timely assistance
would probably have occurred.
The General has never been in any. dan.
ger from choking and the only hemoffhage
which occurred was OF slight extent and
ceased OF itself. General Grant Is now
stronger, and his physicians are neither
dumbfounded nor surprised |; 1t was what
might have been expected, and all treat
ment has been directed to that end. The
slough is nearly separated from the throat,
and SO far source OF immediate danger
has been removed, but the throat disease
is still there, although for the present it Is
apparently guiescent. There is certainly
nothing to prove any errorin the disgnohs
or prognosissi, nor have these been the
slightest disagreements In regard to the
management of The case. The microscopic
examination OF the specimen removed
from General Grants throat declared the
disease to be ephithelioma.
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r,sx onpb.potto turuinlernal machines
,..a . m tbe British Admiralty. The Adj
';..uy IossJ Il about TO have entertainment
,a .aonyb Of a hair.raising kind.
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:. ,be treatment Of the colored man
r,iI,,.ms ~ ms in the direct line OF Civil Service
nrmg " The administration seems to be
drilling.
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at ameeting Of representative citizens
of Cincinnati it was arranged TO eelebYate
tho Birthday d General Grant on Mon.
lla1 N'ffJ sTff
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Brsr makes Of spring prints will be
sold Saturday lower than the prices made
by other dealers on the cheapest goods
made. y. n. McGIlLE 4 Co.
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. ANlnI1r on rERRoR.

A Gainesville, Tex, dispatch says:
About s-o'clock yesterday morning citi-
zens were awakened by cries for help by,
the shrill sound OF the alarm whistles and
the roar Of rushing waters. Rain had
been falling in torrents all night and
Pecan creek had risen to an alarming ex-
tent. Many families in the vicinity ofthe
creek were awakened to find themselves
surrounded by water and many houses
were oyerthrown and washed down the
stream. Help was promptly at hand.
Ropes were thrown Out aud every posi-.
BILE means used to assist the sufferers, but
the intense darkness hampered the labor
ers. Many persons had taken refuge in
trees, and the air was filled with shrieks
Of women and children, Mothers With
babes in their armsremained clinging to
limbs OF trees for hours until rescued, al
most dead. When day broke the banks
for great distance were strewng with
debris OF all descriptions. The scene on
Elm creek, west OF the city, was equally
distressing. Several families had been
caught by the water and were lodged in
trees, and were in dangerotbeing drowned.
Men, women and children were dis
covered, some swimming and some cling.
ing to trees. Rats and boats were
launched, but were broken to pieces by
the currenn In one instance negro
succeeded in getting awoman and her
two children into boat when II upset
and the frantic mother saw her children
sink to rise no more. After six hours
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Hsa1as and gloves viii make n big
lhowihg In our special for Saturday,
u N. McGllLig 4 Co.
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wili Wait the catskills.

PuIlAnRLrHlA, April 23.--The following
will appear In the laquirer tomorrow:
Tho invitation to spend the summer at the
hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill monntains, N.
Y, extended to General Grant and his
family has been accepted through the Gen.
erals son, Colonel Fred. D. Grant, who
writes to Mr.. Paige, the manager Of the
hotel, as follows: General Grant directs
me to answer your letter Of yesterday and
say that It Is his intention, If alive, to
visit the Gatsklls during the month Of
August, and II convenient will accept your
kind invitation for that month";
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Not SO Wen as Usual.

Nav YoRk, April 28-At4p.M. Gener-
al Grant, accompanied by "Buck" Grant,
walked from the house to the corner Of
Madison avenue and back to the house.
He does not seem as well as on the last
two days, and seemed more feeble in as.
cending the steps to the mansion.