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fore, has gone con the road' with Mitchell,
and this fact may account for his ''big"
talk previous to starting out. The London
Referee in commenting on the proposed
Kilrain-Sullivan affair expresses an opinion
published in this paper Immediately after
the articles were signed. The Referee says:
Jake Kilrain's faith in the arrangement with
Sullivan is no greater than might be expected
from anyone who studied the articles. As
pointed out when they were first published,
thSy were framed specially to permit of wrig-
Cling. This was all very well for the party who
might desire to wriggle out of paying forfeit.
but altogether vexing for the one who meant
going through. Kilrain's people, who agreed
to such contract, not worth fhe price of the
paper 1t was written on, must be very poor
hands at drawing up agreements, or willing to
enter into articles merely farcica1, as they de-
pended altogether on the good faith of men
who meant besting from start to finish.
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BLACK DRESS LAcEs-Entire new de
signs in chantilly founcings, and best and
cheapest assortment OF fish, Russian and
La Tosca nets in the city.
MwFsu HUGUs & HAcKE.
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Jr. o. o. A. NJ.

-Atameeting of Alexander Hays Council, ,Jr
o. U. A. M, of Sewickley on Friday evening 8
flag was presented to the council Brother E. e
Schell making the presentation speech.
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jackson and Cardiff.

If all goes well Peter jackson and Patsy
Cardiff will have their fstic argument be-
fore many days. The battle is not creating
that amount of national interest that was
anticipated. I am not surprised at this, be-
cause the majority of people look upon
jackson as sure winner. At San Fran
cisco the betting is greatly in favor of Jack
son, but we may presume that this is mostly
caused by the recent victories of Jackson.
The latter has not yet defeated frst-class
man, but expect to see him defeat Cardiff
The latter has yet to prove that he is even a
good second-class pugilist. If jackson de-
teats Cardiff we may expect to hear of a
match between Slavin, that other Austria
lian, and jackson. Slavin has many friends
in Australia, who claim that he is
champion, and he is on his way to tackle
jackson at Frisco. If battle cannot be
arranged between jackson and Slavin it
might be interesting to pit Jack Ashton
against either of them. PRINGLE.
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Money on call at New ork yesterday was easy
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4sl@
8. Sterling exchange dull but firm at 81 81 for
60-day bills and 81 S854 for demand.
The exports of specie at the port of New
If oTk ic sS 9s Sae wsfR dd anS s *
OF the total exports 1881, ,0l0 in gold and s493,-
eco in silver went to Europe. and S4l2, ,253 In
gold and S82, $40 in silver to South America.
The eimports of specie during the week amounted
to $4,000, of which SIS, ,337 was in gold and s.,
683 silver.
The weekly statement of the New York
banks, issued to-dai, shows the following
decrease, $2376600; specie, increase, s. S23 200;
legal tenders increase, 81, ,653 500; deposits in
crease, So, ,302 800; circulation decrease. $36 600
Is per cent rule.
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NEW DRESS GooDs-Choice assortment
of plaids, checks and stripes, just opened;
two lines Soc and 75c per yard.
MwFsu HUGUS & HACKE.
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FINE watch repairing, lowest prices. at
Hauch's, No. 295 Fifth ave. WFsu
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When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Condition Of the Market at the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH,l
SATURDAY. April 13. 1889.
CATTLE-Receipts. $50 head: shipments,
260 head; market steady at unchanged prices.
One car of cattle shipped to New York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts. 2, 400 head: shipments 2 400
head; market fair; Philadelphias. S. 0O9
5 10; pigs and Workers. IS O0Q5 o. -Four cars
of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
SHEEP-Receipts, 2 200 head: shipments 1000
head; market dull>at unchanged prices.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON DEDHAM.
FIRST PRIZE,
/: soPHoMoRIC oRAToRICAL CONTEST,
KALAMAZOO HIGH SCHOOL.
1873.
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About the ScuIIers.

The declared intention of Henry G. Searls
to visit England next month and challenge
anybody or everybody for the worlds scuIl-
ing championship, has undoubtedly revived
the interest in acquatics. None of us can
say or think other than that it is a pity
that professional sculling has been under a
ban so long. There are many interesting
chapters in the history of seulling, chapters
that take us back to the exciting times of
Hamil, Chambers, Clasper and Kelly. In
those days there was a rivalry existing in
almost every household in behalf of the
various champions. Matters have changed
considerably since the days OF Honest Bob"
chambers. Recently professional scuIlers
nave, 10 some extent, been under cloud,
ana Il Is to be hoped that the appearance of
searle, either here or in England, may tend
70 resuscItate one of the finest of sports in
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Government Bonds.

UOVernment BOnd8s
Closing quotations in New York furnished
THE DISPATCH by Robinson Bros, Wood
street. Local dealers charge a commission of
an eighth on small lots:
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Kilrain In England.

Jacob Kilrain has been talking freely for
the edifcation and instruction of the En-
glish public. He has unburdened his
mind regarding his proposed battle with
Sullivan. The meaning of Kilrain's talk
is to the effect that Sullivan will not fight
and that be, Kilrain, will retire from the
ring as champion Of the world. In the
meantime he wants to fght Smith, but the
latter has been badly hurt. Kilrain, there
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The League and Association.

The exhibition games so far this season
have demonstrated the fact that the Ameri-
can Association is not that insignificant
body many people think tbs. The Associa-
ton clubs have more than held their own
against the League members. This ought
to and must convince those who are eternally
clamoring about the Leagues superiority.
that there are other important people in the
world. Of course 1 know that this will
sound like treason 10 some people, but there
is truth in the statement nevertheless. The
prospects of good ball playing in the Asso-
citation are just as good as those in the
League, while the prices of the former are
much less than those of the latter.
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Government and State bonds were dull and
steady.
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McAuliffe and Carney.

IL may De CnaL we Will nave another In
ternational prize fight before the summer
comes and goes. After a comparatively
long silence Jack McAuliffe has definitely
made an offer to visit England and fight any
lightweight there for a big stake and ex-
penses. Jem Carney, OF course, has at once
replied to the effect that he will be happy
to accommodate McAuliffe with battle for
$1,000 and allow reasonable expenses to
fight in Europe. The McAulife party at
last accounts are quite willing to cross the
Atlantic so that, to repeat the opening SEN
tence Of this paragraph, it may be that we
will have another international fight.
Doubtless many will be surprised at the
resolve or intention of McAuliffe. For a
long time he, Dempsey and others declared
emphatically against going among the
"thieves and robbers on the other side'' to
fight. McAulIfe and others have been
misled to very great extent by q
class of people who, prompted by the
prejudice of nationality, are constantly
deserving everything English. The class re-
ferred to have not hesitated to say that, the
absence of fair play caused Kilrain to make
draw with Smith, and also forced Sull-
van to make a draw with Mitchell. The
very fact that in both instances the men
were in the ring hours, and neither Kilrain
nor Sullivan could floor his man, shows how
ridiculous such wild statements about fair
play or no fair play really are. I venture
to say that Jack McAulife, il he fights
Carney in either France or Spain, will get
as fair show as if the battle were taking
place on Long Island. 1t seems to be for
gotten that all the sporting men in England
don't back Carney. There are numerous
good and influential men who are ready to
back man against him, and they will be
on the McAuliffe side. Sullivan really has
a more influential English following than
Mitchell. Theidea ofmobs ever being ready
in England to lynch foreigner if he is
likely to defeat native is all nonsense. OF
course, know of the Sayers- -Heenan affair.
but there is world of difference between
the surroundings of championship battle
now and the surroundings of 20 or 30 years
ago. On the other hand, nobody now con-
tends that Carney was fairly treated when
he fought McAuliffe in this country, but
what contend is that there is prevailing
desire both in this country and others to
give a stranger fair play; now and again
hoodlums and blackguards interfere, but
the object ought to be to keep these charac-
ters away from the contests.
Kflrain in England.
Jacob Kilrain has been talking freely for
the edifcation and instruction of the En-
glish public. He has unburdened his
mind regarding his proposed battle with
Sullivan. The meaning of Kilrain's talk
is to the effect that Sullivan xUilI1nf 6ob4
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

INSTRUCTIONS have been issued by the
Canadian Department of Railways and
Canals for the opening of all the St.
Lawrence canals from midnight Satur-
DAYS until six p. m. Sundays. This
order is the outcome of the strong
representations of Canadian forwarders
that by closing all the canals all day
on Sunday they were Disseminated
against and that traffic was diverted
TO the Erie canal which otherwise
would take the st. Lawrence route.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

A CABLEGRAM has been received at
the Argentine legation in Washington
stating that a treaty had been signed
by the Governments of Bolivia and the
Argentine Republic, by which the diff
ferences between the two countries in
regard to the boundary line between
them had been satisfactorily adjusted.
Several times during the past few
wears war was imminent between these
two American republics over the
boundary line dispute.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

THE Illinois House has passed the
Senate bill to restrict the circulation
of certain flash" papers. 1t makes
it unlawful to sell, lend or give
away or otherwise distribute TO
any minor any book, magazine.
pamphlet or newspaper devoted to the
publication of, or principally made up
of, criminal news. police reports or
accounts of criminal deeds or pictures
and stories of deeds of bloodshed, lus
or crime
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

LORD SALISBURY, replying to depu-
tation in favor of a bi-metallic standard
of currency, said he did not think a
parliamentary decree would settle the
question but the opinion of the people.
founded on business interests, must de-
eide it. He hoped that the coming
congress at Paris would be really an
international one. The final decision
would depend on how far the nations
would cooperate.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

IT has been officially announced on
the New York Stock Exchange that no
more quotations will be distributed by
stock indicators or tickcrs. Quota
tions will be gathered on the floor, but
members will have to furnish them to
customers by memorandum, as in
former times.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

THE late Count Tolstoi's proposed
reforms have been finally elaborated
and will be laid before the court of
the empire with a view to their pro-
mitigation. The scheme will be tried
in six of the Russian provinces.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

AT a meeting of the London Council
the other day it was proposed that a
resolution be adopted expressing SYM
pathy with the Prince and Princess of
Wales because of the behavior Of the
crowd at the Whitehall review. Mr.
Burns. the Socialist member, strongly
objected to the proposal, however,
and the matter was dropped.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

Ex-senator THOMAS c. PLATT, OF
New York, and General Russell Alger,
of Michigan, will spend the summer in
Alaska. They will leave New York
June 20 in General Alger's private
car, Michigan. They will journey by
rail to Tacoma and there take a steam
or for Alaska. Mr.. Platt will be Gen
cral Ayers guest on the trip. They
expect to be away two months or
more.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

TIE Cunard Steamship Company
and the Oceanic Steam Navigation
Company have secured the contracts
to carry the outward mails from Great
Britain
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

The manager and assistant of the
Ballymcna estates Oreland) were as
sassinated recently in the public road.
Ballymena is twenty miles north of
Belfast in a strongly Protestant COM
munity.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

TIE Manitoba Governments Onta
rio emigration agent has been in
structed by the Premier of Manitoba
to visit Michigan and Wisconsin and
report on the condition of the farmers
in those States with view to COM
mencing a vigorous emigration cam
.paign there. 1t was claimed that a
great many were anxious to move out
to Manitoba.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

ADMIRAL GERIIARDT, who has re-
turned TO Washington from Hayti, re-
ports to the Navy Department that
he does not think there is any truth in
the rumor of "a treaty between France
and Lcgitime, though he thinks it
probable that Lcgitime's representa-
tive in Paris has proposed such a
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

A FIERCE gale ragged on the lakes on
the night of the S0th the wind reach
ing a velocity of forty miles an hour at
Chicago. forty-two at Milwaukee and
thirty-eight at Green Bay. Much
damage was done to shipping, but nc
lives were lost.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

WILLIAM OBRIEN, member of Par
lament, who was recently released
from an Irish prison, has gone to Nice
to recuperate his health. A friend has
placed a villa at his disposal.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
SIMPLY APPALLING.
Deluge in the Conemaugh an Kis-
kiminetas Valleys in
Pennsylvania.
Towns Swept Away and the People
Hurried to Death on the Breast
Of the Dreadful Rush
of Waters.
A Tale of Death and Destruction that
Makes One stand Aghast in Con-
templating Its Fearful
Magnitude.


Johnstown. Pa, Washed Away by n Flood.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June IA Green's
burg (Pa.) special to the Times says
The banks of the Conemaugh river are
overfowed for miles, and the whole couu-
try is deluged with water. The Pennsyl-
vania railroad all along the river from
Johnstown to New Florence is was he'd
away, and travel is entirely suspended.
AT Sang Hollow, the operator in one of
the railroad towers counted eighty seven
dead bodies floating down the river on
the driftwood. The river rose so rapidly
that all the operators in the towers be-
tween Sang Hollow and New Florence
had to flee for their lives. The bridges
at New Florence, on the Pennsylvania
railroad, and Coketown, on the West
Pennsylvania, were carried away.
Houses, furniture, ETC., are being carried
down the river. The latest report is that
Johnstown is entirely submerged, and
the roofs of but two houses are visible,
while it is still raining and the river ris-
ing at a very rapid rate. The cause of
the flood is attributed to the bursting of
water spout and the breaking of the
South Fork reservoir which covers an
area Of one square mile and has had
twenty feet of water in it.
The latest news is that Johnstown is
now gone.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
Destruction and Loss of Life Along the
Kiskiminetas.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 1.-RepOrts from
along the Kiskiminetas river, into which
the Conemaugh empties, are most dis
tressing. The river near Salisbury is
filled with wreckage, and number of
persons were noticed clinging to such
timbers as would bear their weight.
At Blairsville men are stationed on the
bridges and banks in the hope of rescu-
ing some of those who are being carried
down the stream. The volume of water
is unprecedented. The iron bridge con-
Meeting Blairsville with Blairsville Inter-
section has been carried away, and with
it train of heavily-loaded cars standing
upon the bridge to hold it in place. This
was the largest and strongest bridge on
the West Pennsylvania road. 1t is
thought that all of the West Pennsyl-
vania railroad bridges will share a SIM
liar fate.
All of the towns in the Kiskiminetas
valley are expected to be submerged.
Among them are Livermore, Salisbury,
Apollo. Leechhurg and Avenmore, hay
ing populations of from eight to ten thou
sand each. The inhabitants along tho
river have been warned, but are almost
panic at the idea of their great
loss of property, which is inevitable.
Later reports from Cokstown are to the
effect that the entire town is submerged,
and mum ber Of lives have been Host at
that place.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

LYNcHBURG, Va, May 81. There is a
great food in the James river; the river is
now reported twenty-five feet high aud
raising foot an hour. Many OF the tac-
tories and machine shops on the river
front are flooded, and considerable dam
age has been done. The river is higher
than it has been since 1871.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

The German Emperor has offered a
gold and silver ship as prize to the
Berlin Yacht Club and has promised
TO attend the regatta.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

McGARIGLE, the Chicago boodler,
recently returned to Chicago and gave
himself up, when he was fined 81, 200
| and costs.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

A REPORT that the Assembly of
Crete had voted in favor of the annex
alton of the island to Greece is official
ly denied.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
On the West Branch of the Susque-
hanna.

w ILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May 31.-The big
gest food since the memorable one of
1865 is now in progress on the west
branch of the Susquehanna river. Much
damage is reported from points north of
here, but communication of all kinds is
interfered with. Land-slides are report
ed all along the Pennsylvania road north
of here.
At Clearfeld the water is rising at the
rate of one and half feet per hour. A
half dozen bridges have been swept
away and the streets of the town are
overfowed. The people are going about
in boats. The booms at Caledonia and
Curwensville have broken, and it is
feared that the Lock Haven boom will
break before morning and that the Will
Transport boom can not stand the strain
if this occurs.
Logs valued 5000, 900 depend on the
Williamsport boom holding. The river
will be twenty feet above low-water
mark before morning. The rain is fall
ing in torrents.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

Ex-CAFTAIN ALbRICH OF the Chicago
police has been indicted for exacting
a bribe from a saloonkeeper.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
Driven to the Upper Stories.

BRADFORD, Pa, May 31.-The heavy
rains of last night and this morning have
swollen Lima creek least and west
branches), into rivers. Several streets
are under water. People living on Hilton
street were compelled to move their ef-
fects to the upper stories. The tracks of
the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh rail-
way are flooded with foot and half OF
water, and all trains south have been
abandoned. No trains on the Western
New York & Pennsylvania road have ar
rived or left this afternoon. This even
ing the water was falling slightly. but
the rain continues and may cause further
foods.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

NJ CARNoT, President Of the French Re-
public, is a whist player of whist play
ers It is the one relaxation he allows him
self from the Duties of his Office. barring
an occasional visit to the theater or the
opera
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06

We must not be too fastidious about pco,
pie forsaking their ugliness and correcting
their faults. before our charity goes e9t 70
them. Bishop huntington
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
Like q Tidal Wave.
DOCK, Pa. June l.-Tt

BRADDoCK, Pa, June TELEGRAPH
wires are down or unworkable twelve
miles from Johnstown. News received
here by the Pennsylvania railroad Off
cials corroborates the statements that
Johnstown is nearly wiped out. The sig
nal tower people at Sand Pillow state
that up to eight O'Clock they had counted
1l9 persons floating past on wreckage,
some alive and some dead. They res
cued a boy, name unknown, who said he
and his father, mother, brother and two
sisters were swept away with their house.
He was washed off from the building,
but the others were in it when it was car =
ried over the new stone railroad bridge at
Johnst town. The house went to pieces
then, and he thinks all were drowned.
The alarm Of danger seems to have
reached JohnstowI about l p. III. The
railroad officials at once began carrying
people out of town, some on regular
trains, others on hastily y-improvised spe-
cials. Supe rintendent Pitcairn hap
pened to be in the vicinity and took
charge of the work. The water finally
came down like a tidal wave, sweeping
everything before it.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
Terrible Losses.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 1.-W. n. Hayes,
supervisor Of the station of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad covered by the fl ood, tele-
graphed at ten O'Clock last night to Su-
perintendent Pitcairn as follows: "The
destruction is terrible. The dump az
Johnstown is gone between the bridge
and tower. West of Johnstown at some
points the tracks are entirely carried
away, and road-bed gone. The river for
three quarters of mile above the bridge
is filled with buildings and driftwood,
forty feet high, and is on fire burning
furiously, and is entirely beyond control.
| can not estimate the amount of damage.
l walked over last night from John stown
to Sang Hollow -four miles). Johnstown
is literally wiped out.
Superintendent Pitcairn, who is at New
Florence, sixty-five miles east of Pitts
burgh, telegraphS that over one hundred
men, women and children passed Sang
Hollow clinging to debris. Seven were
rescued at Sang Hollow, two at Cone
maugh Furnace and two at New Flor
enoe. Only forty-seven of ths one hum
dred and over passed New F lorence. The
loss of life and property will be terrible.