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now n sTRucK THEM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS na.sy Tlish. to

ashington-Morrison's uasty Flight to
Illinois. y
WASHINGTON, D. e., May s.-No hunters
for place have ever been more surprised
than the Illinois Democrats who came to
Washington hoping that the Federal pat.
ronage wonld be used to assist in the elec.
tion Of Morrison TO the United States
Senate. On the very day when they
were exulting over the fact that the Post
master at Chicago had been removed, and
a faithful Democrat appointed in his
place, an election took place in the Thirty.
fourth Legislative district oil the State,
which it seems certain must have the
effect to prevent the election OF Demo.
crat to the United States Senate.
While 0berley, Nanpelt and the other
local chiefs were Arranging procession OF
exultant liinoisans TO calfupon the Presi.
dent, and thank him that at last he had
indicated that illinois was not altogether
to be forgotten, the wires were bring.
ing dispatch showing that in dis
trict which had elected a Democrat to
the Legislature by some fifteen hundred
majority, a Republican spccet sor had been
chosen by probably four hundred major
ity, thus changing the complexion OF the
Legislature, and giving the Republicans
the necessary l03 votes on joint ballot. II
mattered not to these selfstylel leaders
then who was Postmaster, or What became
OF the Marshalship, for neither Post.
masternor U. U.S.sIarshal are likely to be any
longer important factor in the Senatorial
contest. Tho causes which contributed
to this remarkable reyersion in popular
sentiment in this legislative district are
not fully known here, but the Democrats
assembled in Washington were not slow Ia;
seeking fora victim. They ioundope In Nor.
rison. They arrafgned him iorlsving dc.
serted the field OF battle while the contest
was still raging, leaving the astute 6ener.
al logan in solo possession >oi the field,
while he [Alorrison1 cameto Washington
to hunt for Offices. Mr.. Morrison him.
self did not stay long to listen
to objurgations. He lad planned
to leave the city to-day TO be present at
the first ballot after the newly-eleetel
'pemocrstjC member shopld he gwpFn III,
.He repeived dispatch announcing that
the member who would be elected would
be Republican, not a Democrat, and In
an hour afterwarl was on his way to ILL.
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ArreMprFD assAssiNArIoN
OF Deputy U. s. Marshai Atkinson at Char.
fIeaton. Ysatsr,iay.

Special Dispateh 70 the IaieilbeneT.
CnARIEsroS, w, Va, May s-This
morning about2 o'clock some unknown
person went out to the Custom House and
called for Deputy Marshal James S. Az.
kinson, who was supposed to be in the
Marshal's Office at work. Atkinson, how
ever, had gone home, but another deputy
was in the Office, and supposing the party
to be Atkinson the unknown person fred
a shot at the window Of tho office located
in the second story Of the building. The
bullet struck the centre window, shatter.
ing a hole in the glass. Had either At
kinson or the other deputy beena at the
window the shot would have killed him!
The matter has been kept very quiet
all day and the report was that stone had
been thrown through the window and
caused tho break, but such Is not the case.
There are a number OF yiolators Of Inter.
nal Revenue law in the city, having been
summoned here to court. Atkinson says
he is quite sure that the party who fired
the shot is a man whose illicit still he de-
stroyed up in the country some time ago
while on raid. Officers are on the look.
out tonight and Il is believed that the SOS.
pected party will be arrested before emorn-
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Two Fatal Runaways.

TrrusvIllE, Pa, May s.-The Herald,
special from Warren, Pa, says; George P.
Orr, IA well known and prominent citizen,
ex-Mayor and President OF the contem.
plated narrow gauge road to Ghautauqua,
was tllrewn'from Ills buggy by runaway
hnrCe late last night, sustaining probably
fatal Injuries. 1tis not thought there are
any possible chances for his recovery.
The. .IerdtFs Butler, Pa, special says:
S. r. Kasper, well knownloperator, and
Pat Mehan, a laborer, were thrown from q
buggy. this afternoon. The former re-
ceiyed very serious injuries and the latter
had his skull fractured and will. die. II
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Another vot. sf censure,

LONDON, May SIN The Commons to-.
day Stafford Northcote gave notice that
when the consolidated fund bill comes up
for a second reading he willmovs a fresh
vote Of censnre. The wording Of this
motion will be substantially as follows:
Rtsoiped, That the House having shown
It's readiness TO vote supplies will refuse TO
assent to vote eleven million pounds until
It has been informed Of the governments
present policy OF the purposes TO which
tlie money granted Is to be applied.
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TI,e l,lrasSd. plsIss.

wIlKEspARRE, Pa, May s.-The situa-
tion at Plymouth shows little improve
meHs There vera tpaF fqneFalg -shis A;
teFnson and toHr Aeatha sipee last night.
Nearly one hundred families are now
needy. The Relief Committee doing all
nits power to aid the destitute.
BETHLEHRM, PA. May s,-Marapis sny,
def,s faiIEo41 smhloye, itsanerihg froai
typho:malari9 Tie Plymouth plague.
Much alarm is felt. ~.
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MaMurplly meeting a man in his cups
sid lie couldn't sign the pledge until lie
hal had another drink. "sign it now =
ezhOred Murphy. mot until I've had
just one more" "weii." said Murphy,
III you won't sign otherwise 60 and gel
tt" Then finding that the man hadn't
de money to buy a drink Murphy gave
AIa ten cents. lie got the drink, came
atk anl signed the pledge,
Enncis Murphy is q practical man,
lsiskes men as he finds them, falls in
Sah them in the hope OF leading them
asvay. lie is . big.souled man who
hres Ills kind, and so draws men to him
Many men who sign hispledge don't keer
Z lie emit expect that all will stand
ln, though he bidsl them turn to Goo
~ help. Murplyis doing great work
10 Pittsburgh, eslle does wherever he goes
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Tiny arehaviug someof itin Pittsburgh.
Says the Tmn of that city: "The best
way which suggests itself to suppress the
immoral dens would be to revoke the
licenses Of the proprietors OF the places y
In Wheeling licenses ore given as a mat
terOl course, and so continued. II there
he any OtFtnse sufficient to deprive q man
Of liquor license in Wheeling there Is nc
recent record Otit.
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Tns assault on Deputy us. Marshal
Atkinson appears to have been a cold.
SlOOieA attempt to murder him. II
seems strange that the scounlrel cannot
heilentiied. 1t is hardly possible that q
laan eau DO so bold a thing in such a place
and escape detection. No effort ell -uld
le spared TO bring him up.with a short
tam. We want no murlerous moonsllinc
performances in West Virginia.
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As Agile Minority and q Confident
Majority trained for race in Illinois the
Other day. Confident Majority slept late
on the morning Of the day Of the contest,
while Agile Minority was up with the
bird. That night when Confident Majori.
tywaspat to bed, sorrowing trienda admin
istcrel ice to their defeated champion.
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rHRottaHrIre STATE.
Accidents. and 1ncldents in West virginia
aud Vicinity. !.

and Vicinity.
! 1ncendiary fires continue he altogethe
too numerous in the interior counties o
the State.
Morgantown will celebrate the centen
nial anniversary Of her incorporation mex
October. NJ
Owen Rossbury, of Mason City, tool
strychnine by mistake, and died from thu
effects Of the poison.
Tho boiler Of the Huffman steam mill ii
Calhoun county exploded a few days sinct
and tore the mill topieces. One or two o
the employees were badly injured. H
A Republican paper is soon to be.started
in Doddridge county. II will be called
the Herald, and will be published at West
Union by A. A. Bee, q gentleman who il
deserving Of the greatest success.
Morgantown will vote next Monday on
the question Of subscribing s., 900 towards
the erection OF water works. They are
badly needed and there are excellent
facilities for securing good supply Of
good water.
A man named. Pinkey Davidson alias
Henry Wilson, who Is charged with incest
at Ironton, o., has been arrested at Coal
Valley and placed in jail at Charleston.
He is colored and generally known as a
bad citizen.
Last Thursday morning, John, aged IS,
q son OF Adam Young, Of Mason City,
while engaged at the incline Of the sehon
coal bank, was struck on the head by the
iron handle OF terab," with suel. force
as to crush his skull. His injuries proved
fatal.
a colored man named Phillip Davis, in
the employ Of Baker Bros, at their lime
kilns at Martinsburg, was kicked by a
horse recently while leading him to water
and died from the effects. He received
the kick in the region Of the heart and
only lived an hour.
The convention 10 be held in Grafton,
June % and "a, Is not Ito be called State
Prohibition Convention, as has been an.
nounced, but the State Temperance Com
ycntion. 1t is to be followed on the 25tll
and goth by tho State w. O. 7. U. Conven-
ton, which will be held in the same place.
The Grafton congregation Of the aletho-
dist Protestant Church has decided to at
once commence the building of new
church. The building is to be Of brick,
one story. with an ell /; the main building
will be 30x62 feet; the ell 20xS0. II is in..
tended 10 be model church OF the most
approved style.
Crowley, ,he p1;xe fighter arrested at
Golfers Station last week Ia still confined
to his room atthe Hudson House In Wells
burg. 0ne Of his ribs Is broken, and he is
oniy recovering slowly from The effects Of
the l,ammerine he received. +. r. Nuzum.
ESQ. has been engaged as Ills counsel, and
he Is waiting for money enough from his
friends to secure his release.
Ian,as ana Inhn aiason h,othorg ana
yomna es man "an nam nsmei % isennett % sII If wirt
scnntn yv % Ssd = "r% ser;ans % d;f,;snltv ia " q fsm
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f','al DiPa'cA 10 Ae Lateiipal04.
or ssttGnESVILLE, o., May s. This evening
S sSan Spencer, Of AIingo, stepped from the
S,Se'and ..M & Pittsburgh train when going
s.as s.ne nate a. q fifteen miles per hour. He
istslGISa NJ GIadly bruised about the body, but NOT
,.,i ,ne lTty In tho case OF James yand;ne
Ss@s,t S%Sss the city Of Steubenyille to recover
h. amounting to five thousand dol,
SSI,,.ce returned q verdict Of Ave hundred
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rhe Iahdi Again p,le,ated:

DoSeoLA, May s.-Reports reach here
TO the effect that the Mahdi's forces havo
suffered fresh defeats at the hands of the
insurgents in Kardoiar, aided by the gar
rison at Tenoar. The remnants Of the
Mahll's forces have retreated, according
10 the reports, 10 Abu TIarsZ.
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ii 7I,is,-.z,:,IiadIa Damaged.

LONDON, May s.-A special dispatch
from Calcutta to the cSats says: The
nowsof peace arrangements has circulated
dismay here. Peace 80 soon is considered
dangerous and hnmiliating. The reports
which reach here from the Northwest pro-
yinces and from Afghanistan agree In re-
presenting the vacillation Of ministry as
ruinous to British prestige.
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girire Al EnSber WORKS.

|, faoypEScs, r. l., May s.-one hSsdled
men in the National Rubber Works, at
Bristol; struck to-day against a reduction
os wages. The company Is four months
bahind In its pay roll. When tho men
went out thd engine was stopped and the
entire works employing ! 200 persons were
shat down, Si7-
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yOrrISo could be more pltisble than the
pli,b! Of the Mugwumps. Democrats ol
IN independent turn may hammer tho ad,
uiaistra4ion, but the unhappy Mugwumps
must holster it up with their latest breath.
Cleveland knows what sort Of twist he
has on them.
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RsolsrEn IINucE did not expect to be re-
timed. Civil Service reform doesn't in,
dale a Republican with an African streak
h him. Tut Bruce was a good Register
IA la, cotton plantation in Mississippi
md will not have to take 70 the road to
,at a living,
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PraIIArs another count Of Treasury
lauds will discover q shortage OF more
than two cents. 10 twenty.four years the
Republican rascals must have stolen more
thsl that. Let's see-two cents in two
nonths-iorty-eight cents in forty.eiglit
months! Turn on the light
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wn,, We yet The full story OF the British
,..,jof " Of The sOudan 1t will probably
~ ,a' . rscitsl Of something worse than blum.
Ie w.. Thus far much that h's happened
I.,'i I,.. i~tn kept under cover of a news cen
,oDbiD at the front.
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DoLD BuReLAi,Y.
The Family Called oat aud the Bous,
Plundered.

rha pn,ntIs, Called 'fk,t a.d ,t.a u.,.a
iae fa"s o".,eu ,,aa,o.., oaa a"a 'he houss
,,..,.. :. ,,as aasfsu.
MILWAUKEE May s.-A very hoid bur-
glary was committed at the residence Of
Charles Ray, Tie millionaire, on Prospect
avenpe tbis morninp An axn r;enccd
Asenus' snis Ao,n :, '.,.'I aA Np t.sn.s' H.,
crack sman visited the mouse cut oil the
telephone, telegraph, and burglar alarm
wires. and then cut his way through the
saar tont = Al,.the family ,,lste o,e .wos
.ea, NVO.' ." 'e ', .A',, ' i.Ass' s.s'' nS9
in the vault, ana could not DC reached.
After searching tho lower part Of
the house, the masked robber visited the
servants, ouarters above am, Awakened
sei M vans ~, ge".s.s5aov'o' au a@9A.u,u ,a !,
two girls who were IN the room. hc held
a revolver at lheir heans, anu made them
go down stairs anu eau Mrs' Lay, telling
her that they were aek. When ms. lsay
opened Tue door, the burglar totd her that
u she uttered 9 WORD ne would dow aer
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,,i,,,id In behalf of the President that
\, r.li,es that his election would have
ssn !. impossible without the Mugwump
1.iD Nm iIas he forgotten the st. John con
ti.,ent? sn And doesn't he feel under OBJ
1,,'tions for the help the Democracy gave
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ishiag weapons, etc. In to.lay's issue Of
the &eus.l,ttter Mr.. DalSell regrets that
the paragraph in question should have up.
peared in his paper, and acknowledges
that since, on Mr.. Goodwin's authority,
the statements contained in thepa-agraph
were altogether incorrect, the paper was
in the wrong. S
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LgsoST, LUIS, May s-John Pollack,
the salker, who received bayonet wound
in the abdomen dupipg Tho skirmlsh
Monday, Is dead. The news et an sddl-
tional death seeinsto cast gloom over
the strikers instead Of exciting them 70
IfeneYed trouble,
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tn, President is cutting out somo very
a.. ~" york for the Republican Senate
Warrington, W. always beautiful, always at,
,',.,irs, " will be well worth visiting next
Ssr,,' 't.,s,, Reserved seats in tho Senate gal
", viii he at a premium.
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sr. PErERspuRe, May s4The Governor
Of Eastern Siberia reports that bands Of
armed Chinese have crossed the Russian
frontier and surprised many Cossack VII
lagos, Theextent Of the depredations is
not stated,
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.. -,oi.. oI'e and two dollar notes to be
.o1 No uT'S tor a while. Secretary Manning
sasI ..v. ~, heard That the patriots are not
mus. ". ss., "i,r nth ,he day Of snail things.
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Doyle, the sculptor, says that marble
monument in this climate will not last
over tiityyearS The testimony OF gentle
men who have had their names on inonu.
nents ior thatlenetll Of time may now be
offered in rebuttal.
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IA cuicaoo gill never gets her loot
...at, IN a railway frog" says an ex-
ssasss. ssasn' Then railway frogs will have r. to
ta4"sJ, .,SJ. bigger to accommodate the Chi
ann oir.
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The husiness iailures Occurring through
outthe conutIy during the last scyen days,
as reported 10 r. g. Dun 4 Co., number
for the United States 295, and for Canada
q, or q total Of 2I8, as compared with 20s
last week and $40 the week previous,
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,,,,.y President Clcveland's successor
"! N'IS so,1 what a rare lot Of Offensive 81,
St's 'i..n." NV he will find to behesl. Those
IsII Hs.I o,triots will have to go.
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Mn,Lthnt An.

LONDON, May Col. Majendi, ex. Chief
Inspector Of explosives, reports that The
recent explosion at The Admiralty Office
was caused by twelve pounds Of gun
powder, enclosed in q metal pot.
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o.. ,.,,ible strain Of two months oi
l,i., la. 10 do has driven the Vice. -PreSi-
'oa,r1 Sta w tbe seashOrc to recruit.
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luck stanlsby him. The Pres.
~, lSo1S didn't innsI move in MOrrisOn's behalf
's,r enough. --
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PLYING BRANDS.

=
Great brands were carried forward by
the wind setting fire to new piles, and
several fire steamers and the men man
ming them bad narrow escapes from de.
strucsion. Starting upon the west side ol
the river the flames ate up all the lumber
between Thirty.fifth and Thirty.sixth
streets, anareaof about 40Ox2, 600 feet, itset
fire tn canal boat at the dock and 1t
fioated across the river, which Is $50 feet
wide at this point, and set fire to tlle.lum.
ber on the east bank, which covered about
an equal area, and this with one or two
planning mills was consumed. Brands
were carried eastward and set fire To sew
eral small frame houses occupied by en-
ployes in the lumber district. Tho fire
department, however, made stand at this
point and succeeded in preventing the
spread OF the flames to tho resi-
dencc districts. The Fight continued
throughout the afternoon, and It was near
ly7 o'clock before the conflagration was
under control, having practically burned
itself out 10 the limits Of the immediate
district in which 1t began. A heavy rain
during most Of the afternoon was Of ma
terial assistance. The entire area burned
over is $40 by 8, ,300. feet. The aggregate
of lumber destroyed was %, ,000,000 feet,
valued at 5000, 900.
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coSpEnFnaIE :EnFnaIE spnEAEs
To burn Northern Cities and shipping and
DeYast Ate All Property.

To Durn Northern Cities and shipping aug
Deyast Ate ALI Property.
WASHINGTON, May s.-The Goyernmen,
has ths original Of the following letter
from ", S. Oldham, qiTe4as, to Jefferson
Davis, proposing to bura EoFthefn toYns
shipping, Sc. Oldham was, at the date O
tha ietter, member Of the. Confederate
Senate. twill se petieed that the work
was to be done by the use Of esmbasibll
preparations, probably lsach as the Greet
lire used in the attempt to burn New York,
II Is also worthy Of remark that this bust.
ness Yas 10 be committed to agents,
whom It vas not necessary to have in the
military service. II Is 9yileRt that the
idea was to Calect for the proposed tRcen;
diary in each community some sucb per
son as the "Mr. Churchill" whoever he
may baye been, whom Jake Thompson re.
ported to the Secretary OF State he had
engaged 70 burn Gineinh.stt. "
Testimony was taken by the GoyelFFp,:
ment 70 ssGertRip who Professor AIcCgl'
Tough was. It was to the effect that he
had been q Professor OF 6heG,lgtTY 81
Princeton College, and afterwards ~eni
South aad took some service under the
Coniederacy. MisSqgci appears to have
had quite an interest IN this F3st.er o.
burning, towns, &c.. as Senator yohpsonp'i
and "General Harris, formerly q meMbef
OF Congress" from this State, were among
thoso who consulted President Davis In
regard to ths propositions. .f2l
Tns IscESp,4as tEryEs.
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CHICAG0'S NEMESIS.
OF 1871. REVIVED
by Another Big copaagrauon, Startling in
the Same Place as tho Fire scourge of
that Year-minions Of Feet ofLum.
bsr pestroyed=Lo.s $1,000, 900.

CmcAoo, ILL.,, May s.-shortly after
noon today a spark from passing loco.
motive set fire in the heart Of the great
pine lumber yard district, which lies along
both sides Of the south branch OF the Chi
cago river and near the southwestern city
limits. Bordering upon this district is a
wooden built portion Of the city known as
Bridgeport, and the Union stock yards
with It's acres Of wooden sheds filled with
cattle. hogs and sheep. A fierce wind
was blowing from the west and the
flames spread with great rapidity.
The entire fire department was
called out, but the twenty or thirty
streams which could be thrown upon
the flames had little or no effect so far as
staying their progress was concerned.
The dry pine boards and shingles were
piled to great height and narrow lanes
between for wagons to pass through being
left. These narrow .interstices between
the boards furnished unusual facilities for
the progress OF the flames while they
broke the force Of the streams OF water.
The newsof the fire spread rapidly 10
the business centre ofthe city and created
much alarm lest the fire should assume
proportions approaching those OF the great
fire Of 1871, which came from the same
dinantion a..