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NEWS IN DniET.


Hanlan offers 10 row Beach for 5000 Ii
Canadian waters,
Jacob NietE, a farmer near Canton, O..
was killed ia bis stable by savage bull
John Kelly, Of New York, 10 tOooVeriBt
from his bad case Of nervous dyspepsia.
Chiei Geronimo Is said 10 have 1ncon
ditiOnally surrendered To tho late Captain
Cfawfofd's command. -
The validity Of tho IlGts trAnsmlGter
held by the Bell Telephone Company, Ii
TO be tested 10 Canada.
III tho Riisinger bank failure, In In
dlsnapolls, liabilities arc estimated AI
Si0l000 aud assets al 100000.
Smallpox Is SLlll spreading at varlVul
places In Canada. Dlphtherla and BcatlA.
tina are prevalent OF Montreal.
The National enCanpment Of the Grand
Army al the Republic will bs held III San
Francisco, Tuesday, August D, 1880,
The solution Of murder mystery al
Nashville, is 10 the effect that Frank
Arnold was killed by relatives 10 get thir
ty.SiE acres Of land which he owned.
Al sale Of troLtiDg hortes al Lexington
n.y., tltJ five head were sold for tld,7G5,
All average Of nearly 5000. boston Wilkes
lOur.year.old stallion, sold for $4,000.
Instead Of the celebrated Hlrnun
umulep,n which did setviCs In the Tjldet
campaign, II IL Baid the workers ior thI
Payne Senatpfshlp used "hofseB" In theii
messageP, valued at 500 each.
The Ohio Republican League, In process
Of organisation, proposes q State yonVen
ton ni local Glhhs every year Immediately
alter the 8late uoEvehllon, every club Il
the league 10 have an equal voice Ia thj
election Of officers. all Republican club
in good Atandlng are entitled TO member
alfu
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graph from Mr.. Buffers speech we might
get glimpse, at least shadow Of objec-
ton. The meaning Of the objection was
that II Dakota was admitted 1t would add
three electoral vOtsA to the Republican
strength at the next Presidential election,
He inquired OF Mr.. Butler whether that
was not the point2
Mr.. Butlerdeniedi it, and said that be had
already declared that even il the political
complexion OF Dakota were Democratic,
he would have felt obliged to oppose ita
admission under tho present aspect Of its
application.
Republicans wanted anything the
idea OF the Senator from South
Carolina was that it was wanted
by a clique, Mr, Logan's idea was that
without regard to the politics OF q terri.
tory it should bo admitted when 1t had
the NECESSARY population and other con.
ditions. The objaCtiona to Dakota were
part OF the great scheme to keep out Re-
publican States till Democratic States
could be brought in also,
REsRTIHoN or AN OLD PRINCIPLE,
That was repetition Of the old prip-
ciple Of "sIave" and "Free" States,
Mr., Logan read from the Charleston
NslrS aud COuritr an article advocating thS
enactment OF o property qualification for
voting, There he said was q proposition
70 deprive the mass Of the people OF the
right OF suffrage,
7'The Senator from South Carolina
laughs" said Mr.. Logan. ~ don't SEQ
why you should laugh, because that 10 the
only way, you arc going to control this
country after awhile. The start OF Dem
OCracy had been in South Carolina"
"Yes," said Mr., Butter, "while the dis.
tinguiahed Senator IRON Illinois Mr..
Logan was a leader Of that party"
"Not a leader" replied Mr.. Logan, ~
was a follower, and | followed 80 far bs.
hind that got Left" Great laughter and
applause in the gallerlesl The attempt
to keep out Dakota Mr.. Logan character.
izsd as part Of o great scheme to keep out
States that sent Republicans TO Congress,
lie appealed to the justice aud magnan-
unity Of SenatoHto give car to the voice
Oi the energetic and enterprislnG people
who were applying for admission to the
union Of States.
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A GREAT SURPRISE.
MIR. GLADsToNE's NEW CABINEr
AsIORIshss ThOsS who Thought Thoy Kusw
what Iss UompOAltlou Would bs-IudtSs.
ions Of u CculprOmIss In lis hsEu-
up Mr.. ChAmbeIIlin's Position.

LoNpoS, Feb S.-AIr. Joseph Chamber.
lain, Radical, las declined the oflies of
First Lord Of the Admiralty, offered him
by Mr.. Gladstone ia the new cabinet.
The reason given by MIR. Chamberlain ia
that he does not desire To be Officially con.
ncciei with The military department OF
the government, 1t Is reported that Mr..
Chamberlain aspires to bs male Chancel-
lor Of the Exchequer, but that Mr. Glad
stone has absolutely reserved that post for
himself, and it is moro than probable that
the Radical leader will eventually go into
the cablnetas u minorctlicer Otthe Grown.
The Right Hon, Anthony j, Mundella,
President Of the Nottingham Chamber OF
Commerce, has accepted the ctllps oi
Chairman Of the Board OF Trade, with a
seat in the cabinet,
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Nh, EusrAcE GIBSON says no has cal
tured DR., Dlrbee, formerly SGreenbackel
aud lately Coalition nominee for Congress
in the Fourth District. WeinCllne to tht
opinion that it is a case Of don't you
wish you may get hlm?" Unless DR..
Barbee has undergone q radical change Of
mind since he made his race against Mr.
Gibson, lie is not ready to fall into the EN-.
brace Of that plausible man. Mr.. Gibson
will, therefore, permit us to await rsturni
from Dr.. Bstbee before accepting as a fact
the reported alliance. It will probably
be much easier to quiet Judge Jackson
andMrIeonard, and drown out Mr.. Horg
iaau to land Dr.. Barbee.
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-WVo-7d-
GIBsONIS FENCES.
Aud how he Fixed Them Up During his Re
cent Trip to Pa keFGb arg.

Aud how he Fixed Them Up During his Re.
cent Trip to Pa kerIb arg.
spGetal Dispateh to The IMlslliGHeer.
WAsulSoroS, D. G., Feb, S.-Eustace
Gibson has returned to his duties, feeling
Iubilant over the success Of his Parkers.
burg caucus. Istated in regent dispatch
that he had gone there to look after his
fences. 1t seems now that he straight.
ened them up in a very satisfactory man.
uer, for 1t Ia announced to-day by his
friends that he has clear field before him
for denomination. Judge j. NJ. Jackson
and Dave Leonard are both out OF the
way, Gibson having efeCtually disposed
OF them.
II Is also announced that DR.. Barbee,
who was the Republican GreenbaCk can.
didate against Gibson ct the last election,
will come out for his late opponent and
stump the district for him next SUNNI er.
Gibson himself told me that Barbee In.
tepdg 10 support him next summer.
RustaCe worked the matter very shrewdly,
having had Mr.. Bathee appointed Q pen.
sion examiner.
Gibson Is now in a position where he
can make for himself national reputa.
ton, being chairman OF the committee
which Is charged with tho investigation Of
the Telephone scandal In the Department
Of Justice. He will commence work
Thursday. Thus, after all, Carlisle rn.
consulougly and unintentionslly, placed
Mr.. Gibson al the head OF what may
proyc yet TO DO a very important c9mmlt.
Iceland certainly one which, during tho
few weekg, will DO watched by the country
with more interest thOu any other
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rnEllL0N noR,E
Reaches MOrgautOWn ht last Great Inter
eat In u Religious Revival.

Reaches MOrgautOWn ht last Great Inter
eat In u Religious Revival.
Correspondence Of Nt hklliOaccr.
MoEdANTowN, W. VAo Feb. 3,-The
much talked Of railroad is hero at last.
have predicted several tlmea the entrance
Of this road into this burg, but my prog.
nosuOation has each time proven false
The traCkmen reached the creek last Sat.
urday afternoon. This 10 as far as they
can go, at present, rs the bridge will moi
be completed until some time next week
The inClemency OF the weather has hin.
dered the progress oil this structure.
The depot is one.stOry brick structure
oi artistic design, and is indeed credit tc
any railroad. 1t also will be finished
within few days.
Thought that the snorting Of the iron
horse would call forth some expressions
Of enthusiasm on the part Of the people oil
this community, buttliey have given their
attention TO o greater subject than rail
roads-eternity. This is the third week
Of the religious revival, and each day there
have been services from 9 o'clock until IL
o'clock and aftor In the evening. Several
days there has been service from O'Clock
In the morning until late in tho night
The number Of converts Is near one hun
dred.
Miss Jennie Smith, who has been con
duCting these meetings, lei; to-day Miss
Sherman arrived yesterday and she will
Gil the place Of Miss Smith.
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How 1t Caught.
Sr. Louis, Mo, Feb. 3.-Whst NIGH
have been q most disastrous lire was dis
covered in about the middle Of the greal
bridge about 1855 o'clock last evening
The Bridge Company had the water pp9,
which furnishes water for the protection
and use OF their structure, surrounded by
a box filled with saw.du,t to keep the
water from freezing, and this box, runs
along both sides Of the structure iIst be-
meath the flooring OF the upper roadway
aud directly above tho railroad tracks,
1t seems that u spark nom q locomotive
got into an opening Of this saw-dust illed
box and igniling the contents commenced
burning, but fortunately it was discover
ed before the flames obtained much head
way, The spot could not he reached from
the railroad track 90 that an opening WIS
chopped through the upper roadway floor
ing anoVe the blaze amt the tire suppress
ed through this opening,
1t took hGli an hour 10 do this and the
fire had assumed quite threatening pro-
portions before 1t was reached and ex.
tingulshsd. Had the flames gotten beyond
control the upper roadway would have
been burned, together with the approach
from Ea1t st.. Louis to the structure, and
the loss and Inconvenience would have
been inCAlCulRblO, ...
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rue NEW CAulNEp
Officially AnuOuuOsd-Ir Crsa SA SutprI,
MARKS CT u Compromise,

MARKS Ct u Compromise.
LONDON, Feb, 3,-The new cabinet ia
officially announced as folloTs;
Mn GLADSTONE, Prime Minister and
First Lord Of the Treasury,
SIR FARRER HERscaELI, Lord High
CHANCELLOR
EARL srRNCGR, Preaident Of the ConuciI.
tary, ''N'
aa. Earl RoSE0RRr, Secretary for Foreign
cI, MAaL GaANyIlLr, Secretary for the
EARL KINnERLr, Secretary for India.
tary for War. ','''
SlR WILLIAM VERNON HARcouRT, Chan
celIor Of tho Exchequer,
MARQUIS or ltIpoN, First Lord Of tho
Admiralty, !
Mr. J, CHAMBERLAIN, President Of the
Local Government Board
land. '7'N
Mr. A. J, MuSDRLLA, President Of the
Board OF Trade,
Ireland. 'O'
Tne following appointments have .bsen
made under The new administration
Earl Sydney, Lord Steward OF the Oueons
Household; Mr.. Arnold Morley, Patron.
aso Secretary Mr.. Charles Russell, At.
torney General.
The composition OF the new cabinet has
caused great surprise. II is thought to
show marks Of compromise.
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nIsG usrKp nEMoonATs
Who Want OHicss but URnnOt Oct Them
A West vnGlalNu'A Complaint.

Who Want OHIGSs but Cannot Oct Them
A West VnSlGlRu'A Complaint.
Special DiSpatGA to the AkIIiJsaor.
WASHINGTON, D. Q, Feb. 3-'Tho Dam
ourats who come to Washington for places
and 80 home without them express their
disgust in very strong terms generally
before leaving hsrs. To-day | hoard a
West Virginia Democrat say; 81 am dis.
gusted with the whole ring (rtfsrrlng to
the Senators and Representatives from The
Stata.) Since | have been In Washing
ton | have discovered one thing which |
will profit by In future and that Is this;
II you want an appointment under the
Government you must first oppose the
gentlemen who control the patronage.
Hereafter will come square out and op-
poss the Camden faction; then | will be
given au Office In order that | may be
conClllRted. Look at the case Of Joo Nil.
Ter, for instance he wRs always identified
with the opposing faction, and yet was
given the best place In their gils-the next
thing to q cabinet Office. | could name q
dozen less important positions which have
been given out 10 these fellows to buy
them over, while We, who have come up
To the scratch. eYely election, and have
fought the hard battles OF the Senators,
are Obliged 10 20 home disappointed. 1t
Ia all right for our distinguished repre-
sentatives 10 try to add to their forces by
iavoring the other crowd In this way, but
II Is rough on those who have stood by
them when they needed friends, and when
there was no hope Of reward, while the
Republicans held the patronage"
Having thus relieved his pent.up feel.
ings the lnartyred patriot grasped his grip
sack and started mourniully for tho depot.
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LONDON, Feb. a-The Mark Lane Er.
pres in Mondays issue says: Earlysown
crops RroheslLhy, andtrade in wheat Is i'm.
proved. Sales Of English wheat during
the week were 7S,G00 quarters at 26J ID,
against I2,77S quarters at 3ls Gl during
the corresponding period OF last year,
There have been liberal supplies Of flour,
and prices tend downward. The foreign
wheat trade is no tlrmer. The political
situation has disquieting effect. The
.1tess phases In tho silver question In
India and America Ia not conducive 10
oOntldenCe here. Eight 'cargoes Of wheat
arrived none werc sold or withdrawn,
Eight remained, including four Of Callior.
MIA, two oil Oregon. Trade forward Is
atagnant. Inquiry for wheat is limited.
Flour Is very dull,
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T'IE frat day Of the inquiry into the
manner Of furnishing medicine south oI
the creek on county orders, vas disap-
pointing to those who hoped that Mr..
BinVell might be able to make q Batislac.
tory showing. Mr. Bingell does not seem
TO appreciate his position. Instead oi
meeting graVsly a very grave charge, he
treats the committee with contempt, he
swaggetS and sweatS, makes light Of his
oTncaSc, and retaliates by bringing trivol.
Gus charges against the County Physician.
Dt Wilson may not bs the high.mlnded
gentleman lie has been thought to be, but
Tue popular estimate Of him will not be
altered by such charges brought Under
such circumstances.
The complaint against Mr.. Bingell iS
s'as he has not faithfully executed bis
contract with the county. The speCia.
cations are that he has not supplied the
medicines called for by the County
Physicians prescriptions; that lie has fur
ill'hed Inferior preparations; and that he
hS eIaCted pay from county patients. II
Va Wilson iS TO be believed, Mr. Blngell
Is already convicted Of taking mean ad.
Vantage otLhscounty aud Of thspoof whose
Necessities compel them 10 turn to the
county for relief, MI BlnEell took the
contract atalov price, but that was biz
own affair. Having taken II, be was
bound In honor TO treat the county and liz
patients Us we'll rs Ills most favored
Customers. There was no reservation In
,he contract 10 allow him TO do the thingl
lie Is charged with doing.
II contractor may safely do a. Dr.,
Wilson's testimony shows Me. BinEell has
''One, he may with equal safety 10 himself,
and with great advantage 10 county pa.
tiehts, refuse to hll county prescriptions
ISll aud collect the contract price jusI
the same. Mt. Blnssll sets a bad OK.
ample iOrA State Commissioner Of PhAt.
macy, who ought 10 bo professionally
above teptoach, Governor Wilson, whC
appointed him, will doubtless sec the pro
prey VI IevOElng Mt, BlngelPs commits
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woman Fstnliy shot.

BALTIMORE, Mn, Feb. 3.-At an early
hour this morning a difficulty occurred in
low tenement saloon on Baltimore
street, in which Charles f. Taylor fired
three shots from a revolver at Joseph
Bucholtz, the proprietor Of the place.
One Of the balls took effect In the back
OF Mrs. Bucholtz, wife Of Joseph, and
passing through the right lung was ex.
tracted from tie right breast. Taylor was
arrested. The condition Of Mrs. BuCholtz
Il critical.
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A singing blizzard u the N.rtll ami ri,Ayy

SHOWS in tho south.
DETnoIr, Feb. 3.-ltsporta from differ.
Ont parts OF this State indicate intense
cold lust night. In this city the Signal
Service recorded 9 degrees below, while
correct thermometers about town
went as low as 5 below. At st. Louis,
Mich, II was "a below, At Barley ~ be.
low, al Kalamazoo % below, at Jersey 2S
below, At Royal Oak 10 below, al Mon.
tAgue 30 below, at East TRwasu "a below,
while ". IguaCe enjoyed temperature
at 81 below zero.
BALTIMORE, Mn, Feb. "a binding
snow storm has prevailed in this city and
vicinity since one O'Clock this morning,
and there lB no indication Of an abate.
inent. There 10 a heavy fall Of snow oh.
BtruOting the streets anu causing almost a
cessation Of business.
HARRlBoSBURu, VA, Feb. 3.--The snow
ls eighteen inches deep On level and
drlited from 0 10 10 feet. The mercury Ia
l2 degrees above zero.
WAsliis0roS, y. G., Feb, J.-The snow
ID fifteen inches deep here and the storm
haa InaAh1
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ARE NOT IN UNISON.
rnE HEFUDLloANs DIVIDED
On the I'suo Between tho senate aud this
PrsSidspt-Ths FSts of RlddIsbSrgSr's
ssOlatiou-LOgAn shOWs up the OP.
position to the Dakota Bill.

Special Dispafch TO ia IatstligHer.
WAsuINGToN, d. O., Feb. S.-Ths actor
OF the Senate to-day in regard to the Rid
dleberger resolution Indicates that the Re
publican Senators are not unit in thu
matter Of The pending issue between tht
Administration ard the Senate. Riddle
bergers resolution created somewhat OF {
sensation and WAS in the nature Of q eel
back to Edmuuds and the plan he hat
mapped out, and Is evidence that the Yir
ginian is not in accord with his side OF the
Chamber.
Senator Teller also is disposed to take .
more conservative view OF the situation
lie says that while he voted for the reso
lutlon calling for papers in the MCGraw
case, he does not intend 10 vote for all like
resolutions, aud doubts ths.policy OF such
vote even in the West Virginia case, The
ssne now among Republicans seems tc
to resolve itself into question OF policy
and precedent.
Inc moTlon OF Mr.. EdmuDds 10 lay
Riddlebergers resolution ON the table and
the subst quent vote to take ii up again
IN motion OF its author is taken ~ q
;urther evidence that the msjority are not
accord with Mr.. Edmunds.
General Logan said to-day that the
saue to be settled ls simply as to the right
II the Senate to call for papers and does
oNt involve the defeat OF combinations
tthapn I1nVrni iFHh hAu -tUapkhu
SeuatOr Kenna says II ls possible that
Executive sessions may be held with open
loors, in which case he proposes to take
part In any debate arising out OF the West
Virginia UolleCtorship.
Senator Beck is Of the opinion that no
action will DO taken on contested nolnina'
lions during the session, and that the
President will retain his appoi tees dur
ng tho next vacation, and until the SEN
ate does confirm or reject.
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rHnouan rIIE sTArE.
Accidents and Incidents in West virEinil
aud Vicinity.

and Vicinity,
Col. John G..Stevens, OF Trenton, N. j.,
who recently killed himself with pistol
had for several years past interested him.
self and friends In The Coal river lands In
this State. He was Just about starting
from bis home for this State when he shot
himself.
Hon. ]. i. pennybacker, Of Pendleton
county, Is said 10 DO very much Ia earnest
about crossing lanCes with Hon. w. L.
Wilson for the next Democratic Congress.
slonal nomination In the Second district
Mr.. PenhybaCker will he remembered by
everyone who ever had anything 10 dc
with recent Legislatures.
A strange freak Of, nature fecently oc.
CURED at Richmond, Ohio. A woman
gave birth to q ChildwhiCh was one Of the
greatest monstrosities ever born. II had
but one head, but two bodies, Joined BY
the shoulders, facing outward from each
other, four arms and four feet. The child
only lived about thirty minutes.
Very lew people In the East aud NORTH
would believe the statement that iaTmett
III this State make rail fences Of valuable
walnut and cherry rails, but II Is q faCt
lust The Bame, according 10 several papefr
In The interior, where the people are be.
ginning 10 learn that these woods have q
good market value.
A mai named perkinA employed in a
saw mill at Mt. Carbon, In FAyette county
while at work fell upon the saw, which
cut or bis right hand q little above the
wrist and out him from near the middle
Of tho breast around the point Of the
shoulder, opening the joint and laCersLing
the middle oi the left arm, between the
bonef The arm was atnputated and an
effort made TO save the poor man, but lie
never rallied,
Janet Byrd, Of Monroe county, was en-.
gagged In digging Just inside picket fence
That separated tile garden apd yard, when
her brother James attempted 10 rest him
self, while looking on, by placing his hand
against The gate post, but missing II hi
hand passed bstWsen tho plCkets inst Il
his sister made nlis.slrok6 which came
down OIL the index finger Of his right hand
almost cutting Il oil Just below the knuckle
loint, A doctor was summoned, who
thought that probably, ampulAtlon w6ult
be unnecessary, but directed that h,
should be called again II the finger appear
ed 10 DO doing badly, which was Boot
found 10 be the case. DfB. Irons ant
Shields being called, removed this lngpr
but lOekIaw had net In, and Cumbinet
with wh6opiBg cough eliminated In deall
BY Bitahgulatlon The boy was 0years old
"
DoN'f hawk, hawk, and blow blow, dis
gugtlng everybody, but use d. Sage
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Cl1Ii gstslSs lisfofm,

wAsatSproS, Feb. S.-Ths Civil Service
Commissioner to-day had an informal
conference with The House Committee on
Reform In the Civil Service, In reply
10 Btr. Blanchard, Of Louisiana, the
Commissioners said they thought Y
would require All amendment 10 The Civil
Service law 10 allow the Commissioners, In
making appointments, 10 take into con.
alteration Tic number oi employees already
IN office from tie various States. They
aid not consider such an amendment wise,
however, a. II would tend 10 render the
whole civil service system unpopular With
the North and West, because under II the
South would get nearly all the olhees and
thus open up Q sectional question,
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sALEN, LII, Feb.a.-A remarkRhle freak
Of nature was developed hOre in tue
County Court yesterday. An application
had been made to Judge Kogy to permit
three children OF Joshua HUFF to be taken
to tho institute for the education OF the
deal and dumb. The children, two boys
aged 10 and l2 years, respectively, and a
l4.year. old girl, arc all deaf mutes, and
there ID also another child OF the same
family which Is also deaf and dumb. HuH
aud his wife have fall possession Of their
faculties and the grandparents for genera
tions back could hear and speak. The
two boys and the girl were taken to Jack
sonville.