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HE GAINS A BLOCK.
aENERAL enANr TAKEs AwAIK


NV YoRE. May 1O.-General Grant
slept fully seven hours Saturday night,
and when the four doctors Of the STAFF met
in consultation this afternoon they found
the Generals condition was, ifanythips,
improved, but the cancerous spots were
unchanged. DR.. Barker fails for Europe
thisweek and this was his last consulta.
ton before going. When about to leave
he bid the General good bye and said,
"When leone back in the autumn I shall
expectto find your literary work finished
to your satisfaction 3.
"You don't expect to fiud me though,
do you?n said the General.
"lshallihope 80, any how" responded
DR.. Barker, as ho went away.
DR.. Shrady said the two new cancer spots
had not perccptibiy increased since
Wednesday. The General at the window
waved adieu 10 DIR. Douglas as he drove
away with his family. N.
Roscoe Conkling and Cyrus w. Field
called during the afternoon.
At 8 O'Clock tnisaiternoon while throngs
were strolling on tho avenues, General
house and walked toward Andison ave.
nue.. His pace was more brisk than dur
ing any previous walk. As the neared
the corner OF the avenue lie seized his
cane near Its middle, reached the corner
and walked half the block, up-townward
upaided by his atick. Then as he felt
the added strain Of the slight ascent be-
tween sixty:sixth and sixty:seyenth
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ruE rfIKIoA ARDEN srR1KE.
No Change in the situation Statements Q

No Change In the situation Statements O
~ the strikers.
PGEDMoST, W. VA, May 0.-There is nc
change in the mining troubles. The min
ers Of this section are all looking anxious
lytothe; Cumberland region in Maryland
expecting the miners there to come tout
Aconcourse Of Elk Garden coal miners a
Elk Garden mines this afternoon freely dis
cussed the prssentstrike and the outcome.
Theyswefe quiet, orderly Sand gentleman.
|ly, but decided in their opinions and ex-
pressions A speaker was chosen to give
the views Of the men generally, and when
ever he failed 70 express the exact ideas
oi those present, any one made sug-
.geStions or corrected hlm. In summing
up the talk, he said .The trouble is that
wages arc too low. We cant make Q liy-
ing and support our families. We have
no other complaint. We have asked the
companies to- pay US fifty cents per ton in.
stead; OF forty. cents per ton tor mining
coal, Or one dollar per, car, and do not in
tend TO go to work; unless we getit. While
we don't complain, one OF our burdens is
that the coal Is put in cars supposed to
hold two tons, while on an average they
hold about eight hundred pounds over
two tons. There is no law in West Vir-
ginia in regard to weighing miners coal.
There was mining bill beforathe last Leg.
islature embracing the weighing ofmlners'
coal, but itlaid over. Atthe next session
OF the legislature, two years hence, the
bill will be brought up. The extra weight
we shave to give is bad, butIwe only ask
for the advance OF ten cents per ton, 20
that we can yet one dollar per car. A
good miner there makes about $40 per
month through the year. Out OF this he
has:to pay as fol ows: q House rent, $50 per
annum; doctor, Sl2; blacksmith, Sl2; pas.
ture for COWS, Sl2; insurance, 81 50. This
leaves him d little oyer 81 per day for
himself and family. Except the 3Elk
Garden mines, no mines In this region
make more than half time, and
the miners whe work on this half time
must be in starvation straits all the time.
At tile Armstrong mine and in the
Georges Greek region the miners only
average 90 cents per day, There are about
fifteen men. iu all working IN the three
Elk Garden mines, and these will soon
stop and demand SO cents per ton with the
rest Of US. The miner works hard for the
small pay he receives. He,gets up about
8 o'clock in the morning, dresses and eats
his breakfast. He then goes at once to the
wash. house, undreases, and puts on his
dirty mining suit before starting for the
miues. In the evening, on his return, he
strips in the same place, washes all oyer, ,
and pnts on his ciyiliz ltion.closhes.s This
Ill has to be done II the weather u below
zero. Aminer has to- have a constitution
ike stone fence to stand IL He works
twelve hours a day, and Is In danger all
thetine. Last month 8e Of the j. K Gar
den minea hsd all we could do, and aver
aged fiye cars per day for tive men,"
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limbered on top Of theridge, sending shell
into the rebels, and while doing so were
almost surprised by number OF rebels
who crept up through the bush, not being
discovered until but twenty yards distant.
They made rush for the guns, firing and
yelling as they ran. Capt. Howard, who
operated the gatling gun, saw the danger;
fdh The gun a couple oi yards in front of
the battery and opening FIRE literally
moved the rebels down. Those remaining
turned and ran, reaching the shelter Of
the bush. They. opened fire again, and
thing marvellous, bullets flying all around
him. He calamity maintained his posi-
.tion, however. and the rebels, unable to
stand the terrible FIRE, retired to pits con-
structed in a rayipe running from the
river. tAfterla gallant but vain effort TO
drive the rebels from the ride pits, the
French scouts and the battery men re-
tired. a Tfi -4DA
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NEWS nj nls1EF.

| ..- sr.-.--s--lf ~ p = 90 H-st
Snow to the dsptb Of nearly three
inches fell at Chardon, O., Saturday.
The Plymouth, Pa, plague turns out to
! be true typhoid fever. There were five
deaths yesterday.
A eoionef.s Jury in the 4emont (Ill)
riot rendered q verdict eensuring the
Sheriff and militia. ~ .f
Frank Kubechech, living near Carlin.
vile, Ill, fatally beat his wilein' a quarrel
and than committed suicide.
Mad! Patti, who arrived in I london last
| lnisbt, sssuted q. reporter that she had
bidden a final adieu, TO America.
Gavin Hohens, and William Frazier,
iorser and hlrglaF respectively, escaped
from The new jail at Bqcyrus, lhio. 8,
The Garnet has left New York harbor
without designating her course. The Can
ada, a better vessel, takes her Place
Spain isf demanding indemnity for the
losses sRstained BY Span'sh missionaries
| in China Idpring tllesF francois pEpns var;
George s. Barber was arrested ct Belle
fyue. Ohio, for the murder OF Michael Nc
Garry in Akron Ohio, thirteen years ago.
Henry Dunkort's saw mill, near Olive
niosio.na I ~ ~ the boiier' TRo man were kill.
~ % I SSS thtet othsrs ininret. M : 4
~ Iss..,',sr s'as - .or;ar, d;a,crlty occ,,rrea
nss ss.ssar .Sbas4y nrs ~ @ iinss ;a Western North
a.snIinse ~ sii n, which Mine Boss Miller
sjShhSd negro named James to death,
S'stsss - = .,.n,oI ,rom tha was, u,
paskase S.psa non tne ~ s;sn.
INC tst'san y. tss s ccn, ,s;n e N m was
idnnS po,,s N arsivsI 10 contain notGine bat
naner' ,SSas ~ Il -. = y 4
paps.. s,...,, =, .,..a.a,n1 i, tha,
AieAtnue. ss;ess, W sss. pa as a. s as
nsahs ai ~ so,sIsSs; \ Mia III S ;assns
res!ea lIs 1is is,,. Ht tos rsfsIns IN % ~
patent ~ ptut'li. Ass1uls ior ietuss"s "
go to'oeu' Xa.s n ..,l.l
commission o. AusSan sass as n4se w
psepafetn sne sSI, cesSectaS
feat lon pup'sl.s.o nj nS,1S'i n
eisnt tleusss ! tsssets y z q a4u usSuI y
tneirw wofs. !, -,
IlssMr. 8. B. Hurdetts, OF Charleston, w.
sya died on saturday q hests 4 alseass ],
Mh1tS va kstS taseaat SSsI' ~ - : = - ~ q
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a rlaur wlTl1 rlIE .EpEIs
ny Mld4ie,op'. s,ep-rba esnaaiahs Nav

by M!ddletop's mep-Tbs seahadians Have
toiRsprs.- .,t.l
wISSlpEe, May lO.-The following has
been received:
BtrorcWRs CRessiSe VIA CLARKE g Cross.
,xo, May 0.-SWs leIti camp ate o'clock
this morning, leaving all supplies and
tents bshind. We marched seven miles
without seeing or hearing ything OF the
enemy, Tho morning was bright and
warm. Suddenly CAME the sound OF q
stealner's whistle blowing continuously.
AZ We drcY near we heard the
sound OF heayy firing on our front in the
direction q the river, Our line Of march
Was as follows: First Rollton,s scouts,
accompanied by a gatling gun gsensdlers
formed the advance guard with battefyi
Inc Eihetieth battalion supported them
with the Winnipeg battery and the
midland battalion 10 reserve. The
ecouts aud gatling gun thea pushed
rapidly ahead and soon came
mon two houscs near the bank Of the
river, which hers isyery pteetpitops. An
advanced purity Of rebels were met, Who
fired and retired bebiLd q house towards
a hollow. The gatltne gun was brought
TO bear on them, when they ran into y
house near the church, OF st. LsuTsnt,
wl,ich was also fired on by the gatling
When they ran out. into the. bush, tsA'
battery by this time came up with rush
and sot into position, sending small shells
After the rshels. The gFen4dlerS Dowiad.
yanced. MARCHING steadily into acH6r Ind
and deployed into line, continuing 10 ad'
vance In skirmishing order I'LL the church
was reached, when priest came
out ot a house, waving q white
fae. General Middleton and staa
nj dyapced and shook hands, when three
other priests and Eve Sisters Of Charity
came out, anrmher OF halt.breed children
inside in charge OF the Sisters. Father
| Moulin informed me that thu. steamer ar.
rived a Point Little, above sBatouche, d
5 :30 A. ". The rebels Immediately com
menced firing on her from both banks
kShe shortly after stuck on Q mud hat but
swung clear again, and Just before
our arrival passed Il the crossing
i He also said thatthe rebels had sik killed
and twelve wounded at Fish Creek VIZ
Just got glimpse OF the steamer down the
river. She must have had q hard titc
Her smoke stack was gone. The grena
ldiers advanced skirmishiug through The
Ibush on1 the right ofsthea trial Th,
lpatling which lad been pushed for
Batoaehe s ! i ! now ] plSiSIy Sisibl,
lin the valley, Here the hatterySYss pn
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MIX Twas and George W. Cable, who
.,is,r9 into a partnership 'Iecturing tour,
s, s,re, il is said. quarreled over a division
y sl ,Ss ,Doils. The expenses Of the tour
T.,e a. 10 be taken out Of the proceeds be-
S,s stss ,be money was divided. Gable it is
sl,impl Al. Ind some notiops about what
constituted expenses. Champaign was
not Too rel. for bis blood, and blacking
Ii. avn shoes was thing he never
dreamed Of doing. The bills rendered by
cable are grester curiosities OF literature
tb,u bis hest Creole dialect.
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povrrR SyIrll seems to be aroused al
-. n he did not take an active part il
n.,..,,y iN,, nights move against the gamb.
' sl'aI"', =. II Ieast allowed it to be made, and
.s,, .t''' !, ~ something. Of It was a good move
.s1 .aI' ,as Il Chief should follow it up with
AZ. ,s.,s ,ss so,,d moves. Every gambling den
,.,Sseity .Sa should be served alike-prompt-
!. aI -,iIsJ aud repeatedly raided. The
.,nhlar. must 90. I
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st.ubenytlIe Notes.

ASsid DiFates % he Iatelli0atdtr.
SrEruESvlLLr, o., May lO.-A barrel ol
htOn taken from Cleveland & Pitts
Scgh freight car Friday night was found
hid in a cave opposite this city. City
Nlnhal Finney and Officer NEerriman,
s'ereted near by, last night arrested
Charles Cox, Thomas Hcston aud Alex
Buckley, who we're in the act OF removing
!hs stolen property.
In q drunken fight at Toronto, this
GoaNty, last night, Bill MeGavern shot
John Pagan, the ball taking effect in the
Is1sbteast, striking rib aud passing In 9
downward course. ALcGayetn wae arrest
Cd. FaVau Ia resting easier. The ball wa
nOttound.
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TARRYrowS, n. Y. May lO.-In drilling
aGliny hole in the bench in the Soutt
heading Of Cnt Q, at the new Crotor
aqueduct works, the drill struck somt
powder in the bottom of IN old vertica,
hole. The resulting explosion caused
The death Of Michael and George
haFlbat and slightly injured two othel
!iaOGEes. Itis evident that when the YER
nc1l hole was bIassed most of the powder
mt exploded leaving at the bottom one
Of more unexploded cattAdges, ~.
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Tosusiessd Glors.

sr. PG1ERsBuRc, May lo.-1t isreported
that Prince I4obanof Rostowski, the Rus
sian Ambassador 10 Austria, is about
to succeed N. De Giers as foreign min;
ister. Prince Lobanoff was summoned
from yienna last March to advise the
Russian GovernMent in regard TO the
Afghan frontier question, and he Is
known 10 hold strong anti.Engllsh views.
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:, o,r friend Prof. Birch wants to go %
40 .Ego, Elorery Kingdom he ought to be al
,a,s1I ,ns sto w 20. But We question If he can
ioSs. 10 :. NJ much good in far OF Nagasaki as
10 ..s. - hare ia Wheeling. The public
,pso,l. ''s". Of Wheeling enter q protest.
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LOUISVILLE, KYs May 1o.2A special TO
the cottterlolsnial says a desperate attray
occurred at Georgeto ,Ily., last night at
d colored funeral. Officers George Cole
and Jack Busbyat attenpted TO arrest two
boys who were aGting disorderly, when
they were knocked down with rocks by
friends Of the offenders. The officers fred
inithe crowd aud Killed George Strahan,
the father Of the boys. The officers We're
beaten up solthati II - thought they cannot
recover. 4
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rHE cArlroLic q COLL gaE
To De Located at Washington-Reasons fe
Tho Decl.fop. ~ tsA

-
the Decision. N
wAsH1SoroS, May 10.-The council.o oi
Catholic Pfelates whoimet in Baltimore
last week for The purpose Of selecting g
place for the Catholic University decided
that it shall be built in this city, although
the Catholics OF other cities offered very
large monetary inducements towards se-
curing the University. The fact that
Washington possesses tic National
museum. tho Congressional libra.
nv and other advantages and
is f.st becoming literary aud scientific
centre, caused The prelates to decide In
favor il locating the University at the
Rev. Dr. chappelle, et St. Matthew'S
Church, WHO was electsd as one Of the
trustees and who was among the lremest
10 urge tile clAIns OF Washington to the
University, to-day made Q strong appeal
to his congregation 70 contribute at least
$4,000 to endow achair in the proposed
University. sa
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wsrulso certainly demonstrated las. .
Tni. .Sa, she has not forfeited her right
F't. =, 'uni w5t,en y down as "a good show
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A.. :. an n wind that blows nobody
~ .an = This RI flat failure Of spring is
eooa' a ~ tbe fruit and crops, but it is 9
hl,u Is.oI VI @ 10 tbe theatres and shaking rinks.
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Special excursions 70 Pittsburgh every
Sunday. Round trip ratio 81 90. Train
leayes the Baltimore & Ohio depot q 8 :2h
| a. NJ, city time. Returning leaves Pitts.
burgh At 9 :0SPlM., city time. Tickets good
for this day'only,E iss5 '.a ial q n; ~ 3
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r.,- ia very imposing delegation oil
E'.si0~ton, wsSt and expects to call upon
D...iIent cleveland to-day.
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r.,vcE Il said to be sick OF wars ioF
aS., fpSsI and has about come to the con-
Son4a,I, Sls;o" N ST stsy at home and mind her own
,..nr
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TnnoltaIIlTH q sIIsArF.
,ssidents and Incidents in West yirg.n.a
md Vicinity.

county, mas Deeni sentenced 10 Two years
in the penitentiary for burglary. n
Robert ]. Burdette has been invited TO
deliver the annual address before the lit
erary societies Of the State University.
The last Grand Jury Of Braxton county
found indictments against Hugh ]. Olson,
Richard and Hanson Williams and John
U. Stout for the murder Of John Shepard.
son. IA
The United States Circuit Court viii
convene ut PArkersburg next Thursday.
Judge jackson will adjourn his District
Court at Charleston on Tles1ayin order
o 20 10 Parkersburg and sit with Chief
Justice Waite. ?:
few days since inthe upper part Of
Wayne county Larkin Maynard was shot
in the head by John Workman. There Is
little doubt that the wound will prove
fatal. Maynard had been slandering the
wife Of Workman, who Is woman Of
good character and reputation, and Work:
man being very much provoked, Went
TO where Maynard was and shot him
Workman Is supposed TO have left the
county 10 avoid arrest.
Abraham Uf1tes, OIL brR3ton county,
well known throughout the state as tiie
"Rraxton Skeleton y died'at his home last
Saturday morning. Bfr. Critics was Of.
llicted with q disease that bafiled all med
ical skill, having dwindled TO nothing but
akin and bones. His thigh could easily
be spanned, while his backbone could be
distinctly felt by passing your hand over
the opposite portion Of his body. He was
a man a little above the average height,
and Il is sail would not have weighed
more than forty pounds at his death. He
was about fifty years old, and commenced
wasting away about five years ago. He
was able TO walk about until within a few
days Of his death. < t
The Summers county Grand Jury has
returned threeiudictme entsagainstJ y Speed
Thompson, charged with the murder Of
Gilbert Fowler, one for murder in the first
degree, one fSt manslaughter and one ior
carrying deadly weapons. Mr.. Thompson
was arrAienedu on the first indictment and
bailed in the sum ol so, 600 for his appear
ance. The prosecution is represented by
Attorney General Blair, ot Virginia, and
ptosecuting Attorney Miller. The de-
iense, II Is understood ,Swill secare Q post.
ponement Of the case. their chief counsel.
lor, Judge James III Ferguson being una:
yoidably absent. Thompson's other at
torneys are Hon. =. f. Dennis, Gen. 2. Q.
Watts, Senator Kenna and Col. James w.
Davis. fSS 81 ~ " 20 "
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rayo pnowNINo. AccIpEN:rs...
Three persons DFo owns,l In the Mon onKah heia
md One In New York Iinrbor.

mud one In New YORK linrbbr.
PirrspuReH Pa; May 1o,-A distress
ing accident happencdat Six Mile ferry,
on the Nonongahela river, last night, by
which three persons were drowned.
Thompson snyderllpsa skitfferry at that
point between Hazlewood and BAYS Sta.
ton. About O'clock he started across
the river with six prrsons, four men, one
BOY and a womsn. When midway in the
stream the skif was caught ia the swells
OF a passing steamer and capsizel throw
ing the party into ,he water. Afrs. 0riella
Jubenal and her sou, aged S years, and q
man named August Rnse wefS drowned.
The others managed 10 keep up by hold
ing on to the capszsd boat until rescued.
The bodies Of Ruse and yonug Jubenal
have been recovered and the river ia being
dragged for tho remains OF Mrs. Jiihenal.
NV Toag, May 10 "A paytS.e iYpiing
people started out from the Ne@ Yofk
City Yacht Club foat in the eighteen foot
sloop Lone Star, thismprning. OF Black
wells Island one Of the party lost his hat.
In an effort to put the boat around she
was upset aud Wm. Willis, OF Seventh
street and First avenue, was drowned.
The eight others wore saved.
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STATE OF TRADE.
NO IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS
Noted at The Commercial Centers Of the
coantry-Breads,uns and Provisions.
No Gaia In tho Icon Markoe-rhs
Condition of tho Woo, Trade.

New YoRx, May e.-The movement o
general merchandise duringthe past weel
has been less than during the preceding
seven days, as reported to Bradttreet's BY
special kilograms. The dissolution Of the
eastbound pool and the freight rate wal
in the Northwest have failed thus far to
stimulate the distribution Of goods. In
1.-THE West the activity offarming opera.
tons has contributed to deprcss business
with country merchants. This is particu-
larly the case in the Northwest, where
special efforts have been made to increase
the acreage of spring wheat. To such an
extent has planting been carried that it Is
now reported that the outlook Is for nearly
| II not quite the acreage OF wheat
in Minnesota and Dakota this year
as last. The general business sit
uation throughout the country is not
satisfactory. Even at st. Paul and Min
neapolis the movement Is below previous
expectations. At Chicago it is barely
maintained, while at st. Louis, owing to
favorable weather, there has been some
improvement. There Is no gain announc-
ed from Cincinnati, from Detroit, from,
Baltimore or Philadelphia. at the east
there is no more favorable report. The
distribution from New York aud Boston
has been OF moderate proportions in lead
Ing lines. Neither dry goods nor hard
ware have any stimulus in the demand
from the interior. The wool market has
witnessed some little renewed activity
butprices have not improved. The price
OF breadstuils hes declined 2lSc, net this
week. Since Wednesday there has been
some recovery, owing 10 the emphasis
added by the reports Of shert crop OF
wheat. ~ e g
RRRADsTuFFs AND PROVISIONS.
On the New York all notion Of war be-
tween Russia and Great Britain has dissp-
peared, and any strength in wheat must
be derived from crop reports. The bull
party at present isin the ascendant, They
outline the situation as pointing to atleast
81 e5 per bushel for wheat. Depending
wholly on recollection and using round
numbers, they recall that in 1850, with a
crop OF 400, ,909, 600 bushels, wheat sold at !
81 10. In 1881, with crop Of $50 .O00, 900
bushels, wheat sold from 81 10 up 10 81 so |
and to 81 90. Inlss2, with crop Of 5O2,-
100000 bushels, wheat sold from ST SS
down to 81 20; while in 1883, with cropi
OF sc, 100000 bushels, it sold from 81 %
down to ST 90 per bushel In 1884, with
5l3,000,000 bushels, Invent of 10 7Slc;l
and this year, with 100000, 900 bushels,
the expectation that the price will 60 from
81 to SIPS.
Grocery staples move unsatisfactosily.I
Coffee is lower and weak. Dairy products
are IN buyers favor and dull. There were
l07 failures in the United States during
the past week, as compared with 1G7 in
the breeding week, and with 1872, ll0 and !,
lis respectively In the corresponding
weeks Of 1884, 1883 and 1882. About So
percent were those OF small traders whose
capital was less than 5000. Canada had
So, an increase Of three.
IRON.