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wELLsBuRe.

New Gas welIs-aNo ieenSs':-Personal
and Local Notes.
The new Episcopal church, on Water
stree, Is progressing finely.
Capt. William Barnes left on Thursday
for New York, thence to Europe.
Miss Lizzie Cooper Is visiting Miss
vashti Blythe at East Liverpool, o.
Mr.. Geo. Givens will sink q well for gas
on the Shney property south of the creek.
Redman Bros. are putting up the gas
lamps on the streets. They give entire
satisfaction.
The Venture" glass works moves of
splendiily, and is turning out large guam
titles Of wares.
The G.. A. R. viii have game Of base
ball to-day between the Fats" and the
Cleans" W. 81. Melvin in charge OF the
'sFats" and John Blankensop, Jr., Of the
'sLeans."
The Wellsburg Gas Company cleans out
their wells every Saturday. It is inter-
esting TO witness the wells throwing water
to the top OF the derricks during the
cleaning process.
n1Es q. dtuEEt utta ptAcsu III HIh pApeE
mill IN improved appliance for regulating
the dow and the burning Of natural gas
for fuel. Sufficient steam can by the
new method be made with pressure Of
from three 70 eight ounces. Formerly It
required 4 pressure Of eight pounds. The
regulator Is automatic and does its work
well.
Wellsburs Is unusually quiet Just now.
Complaint Of the dnllnsss Of the times ia
heard upon every hand. There Is still
some activity the natural gas business.
The Messrs. Gin, OF Steubenviile, are pre-.
pairing to sink another well on the lands Of
Mr.. F. Saunders, at the mouth Of Skull
run. The Wellsburg Gas Comeanyis also
preparing 70 sink q well up Skull run on
the lands Of Clarence Tar.
Agreat many persons have been expec--
ing the Town Council to grant license to
sell intoxicating llquora. The Council was
elected rs antt.license. They have had
two applications for license. The first one
they very promptly rejected without COM
meut The second they laid over until q
called meeting, held Thursday evening.
Why II was laid over can only be coniec-
tured. Some think only for the purpose
OF stirring somebody up, or TO see what
kind ofmetal Council Is on the question.
Thursday evening the application referred
TO was rejected with an order that "here-
after petitions Of like nature will not be
entertained.by this Council"
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TEipIe Drowning.

PARSONS, KAs, July 3.-Master Me-
chanic Phillips, Of the Missouri Pacific
Railway, Morris Ross and Jake Jones, of
this city, while attempting to cross La
Belle creek, one mile north Of Parsons, in
q skitf, about 10 O'Clock last night, the
boat was drawn under aculyert and all
three were drowned. The bodies were re-
covered this morning, and now lie at the
undertakes. Master Mechanic Phillips
was overseeing the laying Of the track
washed out by the flood, and endeayoring
to get q passenger train into this city. His
body viii be sent TO Battle Greek, Mich,
where his family reside.
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WASHINGTON, July SIT Is the purpose
Of the managers Of the new Exposition
which is to be opened at New Orleans in
November, to retain and enlarge the Mex
lean exhibit and to secure exhibits from
the South American. and Central Ameri-
can States and the West India Islands, and
Yesterday Secretary BsyRrd stated that
this project would have the friendly sup
port Of the State Department.
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SoXE Of Miss Gleyeland's friends sug-
sested that a blank page be inelosed in
each copy Of her book on which the gentle
reader was to be asked to express heropin-
ion Of the work. Miss Clevelandsaid "No,
nsvsF" as she did Of the other PROPOSE
ton to put in portrait Of herself. Miss
Cleveland conducts herself asa sensible
woman, and there is good reason to look
tor book that will be SOLID, Il not bril-
liant, and it may be both. It is not her
fault thpt her brother is President, though
this tact gives her book unusual adyanta-
gee in business way.
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A rERRIBLE ACcIDEN r.
A colllsion on Down Grade-Firs aIel
~ Ipiured.

A Col1tsion on Down Grade-FiYe Men
Ipjated.
TRESToS, N. j., July S.-shortly attel
midnight this morning. freight train No.
65s, Of the Philadelphia & Reading road,
was shifting at Trenton Junction. There
were passenger cars and three freight cars
that became detached aad started down
the grade towards the BRIDGE The pas
senger cars were empty. The cars dashed
down the grade to the bridge across the
Delaware, over mile. distant. They were
on the down track. Just after they
reached the bridge the cars collided with
coal train No. I'll coming from ,Philadel-
phia. Afrightful wreck ensned. D..
The cars and engines were piled on top
OF each other. Peter F. Kinney, fireman I;
Richard Brown, conductor; aud Patrick
Hawkins, OF train Ill, and George Nc
Donald, fagman on train 85S, were In
iured and had narrow escapes from
death. John Kinney, engineer Of III,
escaped death by rushing back over the
tender. The injured were removed later
on TO the Episcopal Hospital in Phtladel,
phia. Travel on the road was delayed
until after 8 o'clock this morning.
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Churchill Elected.

LONDON, July Sat Woodstock, where
the contest for the seat in Parliament be-
tween the supporters Of Lord Randolph
Churchill, the new Secretary for India
and Mr. Cogie Grant, the Liberal candi-
date, Is taking place to-day all is quiet.
The general indications is that the election
OF Lord Randolph Churchill Is assured.
Later reports indicate beyond doubt
the election Of Churchill.
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VIA. WIN clsyeland sal 3

LONDON, July s.-aIr. Cyrus W. Field
will give dinner in this city tomorrow,
the Fourth. Among the prominent gen:
tlemen who will be present are Senator
George T. Edmunds, DR.. Henry D. Noyes
and Prof Sir William Thompson. One Of
the proposed features OF the dinner is to
have telegraphic communication made
with Washington, and when the toast to
the President Of the United States is
offered, have President Clevelands
answer transmitted to the guests at dim
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sanainr sharInnn Ea.t.

NEw YoAx, July 3.-senator John
Sherman, Of Ohio, arrived at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night and was shown
to the quarters formerly occupied by ex-
Senator James 6. Blaine. In an interview
to-day Mr.. Sherman said: 81 have only
Just returned from tour in the West
among the mountains aud the praiFies
and sm feeling tolerably we'll l went on
q tlip Of Fecuperation and recreation and
my visit East Is son the invitation Of . COM
nittse, TO deliver IN address tomorrow at
the Fourth OF July celebration at Wood
stock, Conn. ] shall probably 80 there
to.night. NJ
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To-Day and tonight we shall al be
very much at the mercy Of the small boy.
His good friend, the 1srE11lcEScER, begs
him to give his patriotism careful turn,
not TO throv his crackers under the feet Of
horses, and to abstain from monkeying
With the deadly revolver. Now, young
fellows, there Is nothing unreasonable
about this, "Qlit YOU like men," =
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what wrecked Him.

DAsyiL1s, ILL.,. July 3:-Aftsr busi-
ness career Of thirty years in this city, A.
w. R. woodbury. has made On assignment
to D. O. Frazier, with preferred creditors
to the amount Of s2s,ssl The assets, as
near "a can be ascertained. ara $4,000,
and liabilities $4,000. Woodbury. own.
All a drug and q book store. The cause Of
his failure was going security for other
peopIe, one firm that failed a short time
avo bleeding him for 0,O00..
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urnraE is probably not a district in Kan
,.s" says the Cincinnati Commercial Ga,
,,.l,, TO which St. John could be elected
,Ioguelter, If there were such an office. /"
While this is doubtless all true, st. John
md his fearful friends may object to the
ma Of homely terms.
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METHODIST ministers of Ohio are ssyirs
that Brother Lsonard has made mis-
take" to accept a political nomination,
and it is represented that there is dissatis-
faction in the church of which he is pas
tor. Brother Lsonard is not expected to
leave his pulpit for the Governors chair
the Democrats are merely using him for
Lii -
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UScLE JonS CESSNA, of Bedford, win be
fgure, and not cipher either, in the
coming Pennsylvania Republican eonyen-
tiou. II Uncle John would do up his con-
veutiou "reminiscences, piling on the
iutsrior effects, there would be . book
worth reading. But the writer would
have to take the ftst train for Canada.
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raIs year we have not room to repro
5pee one OF our able Fourth of July arti-
elss Of other years. 1t was also found
iac,pyenient to bring within the limits Of
apewspaper packed with business the i'm
mortal Declaration Of Independence. But
tbs office boy will turn up tired next day
az rsnal .
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prxSsyLyAxlA militiamen have refused
N have an, thing to do with the so-called
y S,tjon.l E.campment at Philadelphia,
bsc,use the affair is being run as q show
n, ra.e money. Is anything SO sacred
,b,. tbs ticket-taker won't attackit2
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IL London largs business is done IN
infant insurance. Statistics show that in
many cases this kind of insurance
is equivalent to sentence Of
death, for the mortality among insured
infants is found to be fifty percent
greater than among the uninsured. Child
murder is openly assigned as the cause.
Parliament could stop this industry by
iorbidding the insurance ofinfants.
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MADRID, July s.-Yesserdsy's s. reports
from the cholera districts are: Aranjuez,
SO new cases and % deaths; Valencia
City, 1855 new cases and 100 deaths; Va
Iepcia proyince, outside OF the city, 404
new cases and 251 deaths.
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uAp oRnRRs ro sHoor.

It was generally understood that the
police had orders to shoot, which made
the crowd, itit had any intention of be-
coming unruly, to hesitate about attack
ing the cars. When. .thec&s began their
return trip Mayor Harrison appeared on
the scene at the corner Of Halstead and
Madison streets on his gray charger. where
he drew his horse to standstill in the
middle OF the street and waving his hand
to the crowd began to make aspeech.
The police have only been compelled TO
make one serious rush so far this
morning. At Hoyne avenue, while
clearing away the barricade erected there,
the crowd became very noisy and agrees
sive. Lumber, gas pipes, huge boulders,
barrels, beer kegs, dirt and every avail
able sort Of debris were used in obstruct-
ing the track. The applause became so
great that the newly employed drivers
degan to flse from the cars and the strik-
ers began TO close in upon them.
The police ran to their defense and Cap
tain Bonfield dubbed two Of the strikers
severely over the head. One Of the In
jured men, Pat Conway, Is supposed to
nave had his skull crushed.
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wArERrows, N. Y, July s-Hanlan
and Lee rowed threemiles with a turn at
Sylvan Lake to-day for purse OF s., COO.
Hanlan won easily in Is minutes and %
seconds. The race was witnessed by 8
large crowd Of spectators. Hanlan and
Lee will row at Clayton tomorrow for .
purse Of $500.
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Run over bylths Cars.

Special DspGtea 70 tet 4ltelt tceaetT.,
srErpENy1tLE, o:, July willie Sham
nahan withiaparsy oil.companions. all
from this city, attempted to return home
on a freight train from Wellsyille on the
Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh railroad. The
cars Of the freight passed over one OF
q feet, cutting of all the toes
and necessttating amputation. ~
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BowR, Texas, July ga quarrel oc-
Cured here last evening between Thomas
E. and James s. Irvine on one side, and
J. W. Kerr. Of this city, on the other.
Kerr yas twice shot, one charge entering
the right side. Of the abdomen and the
other penetrating the bowels. The
Ismes T s. irvine Is under arrest. His
brother, Thomas E. Irvine, has not been
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:. !, ,ettIed doctrine now that to mur-
-, - q, attempt to murder an editor is no
osms W in San Francisco. Perhaps they
s,.' s... more editors there than they want.
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wr eaiI the fireworks phase OF 1t ..
Chinese holiday, by way of ridicale; yet
rbile We shoot of our powder and our
',.b " our Chinaman goes on with bis
w,,bee.washee.
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r,,,,i. the Fourth. Nearly everything
"a, four quarters, but fortunately for the
.n,itv - ,s Of lie and property there is only
ana Fourth in year.
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FouRrnoF. ..lULY CRACKERS.

tOQh4a OE ~ IL tthaShSh9
A Number OF ents Made Yesterday.
Biographical sks ehes. Sg
wAsHtSaroN, D. G., July 3.-Judge Tree
was to-day appointed United, States Min
ister to Belgium. He Is q lawyer, about
80 years Of age. He is a ren Of the tsts
Lambert Tree, Of Washington, WHO was 3
clerk in the Postoftice department for
forty years or more. He is said to be very
wealthy. BE ran for Congress threeyears
ago but was defeated by a Republican
candidate. Recently he acquired some
prominence as q candidate for the Senate
against General John A. Logan.
John Lamb, who was appointed United
States Attorney for the District OF 1ndi-
ana, Is 32 years OF age. Before. he was .
years old he was appointed Prosecuting
Attorney at Terre Aaute by Gov. Hem
dricks, and afterwards was elected to that
Office. In 1880 he was q Democratic
Presidential elector. In 1889 in close
district he was elected to Congress. He
was a candidate for reelection last tall,
but was defeated by small majority.
NJ. 6. Jones, who was appointed District
Attorney for the Western District OF Lou
isiana, is Q resident OF Red River parish,
Louisiana, where he has been engaged in
the practice OF law for several years. he
ia described as ripe scholar and ther-
ough-going and conSistent Democrat,
J.CJ. Williams, OF Knoxville, Tenn,
who was appointed State Attorney for the
nf,brtnk - Tam Isfrf la
Of ability, and was an active politician IN
the last campaign as chairman Of the
Democratic Executive Committee OF the
Second Congressional District, and as
chairman of the Executive Committee OF
Knox county.
q. N. Brown, who succeeds Mr. Parry
as General Appraiser at the port Of New
York, ia a resident Of Brooklyn, N. T.,
where he has established q good practice
in the legal profession. He has always
been identified With Democratic interests,
and has never made himself conspicuous
as d worker or leader. He is 40 years OF
Thos. Nash, Of Centralia, Wis, has been
appointed Chief Clark OF the Postcfice
Department, to succeed O. NJ. Walker, Of
Indiana. resigned. Mr.. Nash Is 50 years
| OF age and was born in Ohio. In 1870 he
was County School Superintendent, and
last winter took his seat as . member OF
the State Legislature. He there attracted
lie attention of Mr.. Villas by the energy
and ability he displayed In representing
the views Of the young Democrats OF Wiz
Gonsin. Mr.. Nash was formerly . tete-
graph operator, but for several years past
6aeE haij aha Tfoafkinn nf Travelling EreiRhk
Agent for the Chicago and st. Panl Rail
way Company. he will enter immediate.
ly upon the discharge OF his duties.
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rr. ..bupgry and thirsty" have driven
,..i.,,nt .ar Postmaster General Hay from
=. s,', uncomfortable place. Perhaps John
: ~ Sullivan conld stand the wear and tear.
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u pANaER0us rRopucr.
Boring Tor Natural das Through Coal ,iins
Beings on m Injanetlos.

Boring Tor Natural das Through a Coal Nine
z Being. on an InjanetIos.
spsesat Di.passA % ths IatslisalesT.
srRraFyy1LlK. o. .Jaly ga case OF IN
.a,as. y 49, "a 7. r.f,r., ,,,s vss decided
in the Court Of Common Pleas to-day on
| its final. hearing. Judge .Hance giving the
deci4on. ios satnrdsy. Jupe 9Th, the
Tei5etsoS lion works obtained q tenn.
porTaryinianr,ect;on aeainstthe am Brothers.
Of tbs Acme ems works, restraining
ltbemI fiom boring 4 sas wellthrouph their
coal Is5ds The CONT s held tbatthe original
ownar ~, . n Stha land had conveyed the coal
y;t5ort Msa "a anv w reservations. 1 that ne effect
wss ss.Hs ~ ssrarats M tbe land above from thst
helor SS ~ F5st | thsra WAS % no snch thing a
Dssssga sss" | throneb the coal from land below
| to i iand above by legal necessity or right
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,.Do, TAR gets the Belgian mission
,.,.p,s he helped to keep Morrison out Of
90 Zen ssnate. This is the way it looks to a
nan mn tree. -.
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m. curnnt issue is ielly-and 1t makes
the sugar ay.
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WASHINGTON NEWS
MALcoM nAY eIYEs Ir UP
And Lays Down His Portfolio to DO Given
TO ex.copsressmaa sssvsn.oa, Of Illinois.
Judge Tree Assigned 20 ,hiBslssam
orshard-othsr Appointments.

wAsHIxo7oS, July 3.-Ffrst Assistant
Postmaster General Hay rendered his
resignation to the President today, TO take
effect July 8, and ext Representative A. E.
Stevenson, Of Illinois, was sppointed to
succeed him.
The Postmaster General stated that Mr.
Hay continued laboriusly to perform bis
duties from the day when he assumed
personal charge of his Bureau. a few
days ago he was prosttated by Q severe
consestiys chill, and while he was some
what improved to day, he felt himself un-
able to continue his work, therefore he
had sent in his resignation to-day, and it
had been accepted. From, the pnrest
patriotic m6tiye Mr. May had strtxeu to
continue in the performance Of his ardu-
ous and exhaustive task, but his physical
strength was not equal to the strainl
OF Mr.. Stevenson, who has been selected
to succeed Mr. Hay,the Postmaster Gen.
eral said that he was thoroughly in accord
with the policy Of the administration, and
would carry out the wishesof the Prest-
dent In the matter OF appointments.
Mr.. Stevenson was born in Kentucky in
1890, and removed to Bloomington, Ills,
when sixtAen years OF age, where he
studied law. He held various stste ju.
dicial offices, and was candidate Tor
Presidential elector on. the Mcclellan
ticket in 1861 He was elected to the Un-
tied States House Of Representatives and
a delegate to the last Democratic National
Convention. He voted on every ballot
for McDonald, and was member Of the
committee appointed to notify the nomt-
nees OF their selection. BE has been q
warm friend OF Postmaster General Villas
for many years. AIr. Stevenson Is q man
OF powerful physique, and is said to DO
well equipped for the discharge Of his
new duties.
Ii is the intention OF Mr.. Hay to leave
in few days for Colorado or Wyoming.
de refused to receive any Compensation
for the time he was absent in Florida, and
turned over the voucher which he received
for the time to the Treasury Department.
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When Mr.. A. W. Blunck, one Of the
publishers of the JohnstoWn, n. Y, Rspub-
lieaa, was at the Republican National
Convention In Chiago Ia 1884, his knee
was 50 swollen With rheumatism that be
could scarcely walk. Que application Of
ST. Jacobs OIL removed all pain and swell
ing, and put him in as good condition rs
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he two members couldn't agree on matters ei
policy Philadelphia PTea.
The perspective is good, but the pro,
portions are not according to RusSin. The
ainety.aud.nine, who also did not take
sugar in theirs, went out-leaving the
other fellow to hold his hat for subscrip-
tons to the official organ.
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man lnupatFee'
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rr,ur are Democrats in this country
~ ins have lost faith in a Fourth Of July
';.". s The Fourth OF March.
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HoRsE racing, prize shooting, three
on the New Fair Grounds, July4,
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Ghs gntelLgetffen,

ass., Sos. 20 and 81 Fourteenth street.
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The National Military Encampment at
Philadelphia is proving . financial failure,
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Last etet stss =
going on q spree, deposited one hundred
dollars with Alf Burnett Barnett, who
was with him, and stole Burnett q receipt
and exchangedit back for the check, got
the check cashed, stole Stewart 'smoney,
coat and papers and fed TO hiillersport;
Ohio, was arrested there yesterday:
Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-01
West Haven Notes.

Mrs. John T. Fitch and family left last Wednesday for their home in Fargo, Da- kota.
 Captain Charles Smith took Mr. Howard and some of the machinists of the new watch shop on Day street, New Haven, blackfshing last Saturday in his sharpie Mary. They had extraordinary good luck, catching nine ty-six pounds of black6sh and bass Cap tain Smith is well posted and knows just where to go.
 About five hundred people attended the opening of Howes' skating rink at Savin Rock on Saturday evening last. Over sev- enty-five feet of skating surface has been added, making in all over one hundred and seventy-fve feet for skaters. An ice cream and refresbment stand has been added st the end of the rink and the band is now sta toned on the right hand side near the center of the rink, which is quite an improvement over last year. Master Leopold gave one of his unequaled exhibitions on bicycle and Miss Lilie Sellew gave an exhibition of roller skating. More lights are to be added to the rink.
 Rev. MT. Squires, of the Congregational church, has been absent the past week at the bedside of his sick mother on Long Island Rev. MT. Bryant, of West Haven, preached for him yesterday morning, delivering a very interesting sermon.