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A MERE FORMALlJY,
But May Have Great Political Significance.
The Pope aud IRELAND.

But May Have Great Political Significance.
The Pope aud IRELAND.
LONDON, Oct. 17.-The Star, Mr..
Thomas Power O'Connor's paper, says
it is alleged in clerical circles that the
summoning to Rome Of the four Arch
bishops in Ireland is a mere formality
necessary to the iulfllment OF their
duty OF presenting themselves, to the
Pope once every five years. Ireland,
however, says the Star, does not regard
their going as an innocent and harmless
affair. The Archbishops are commanded
to take with them their Senior SuAra-
gan Bishops. This indicates the Pope's
desire to assemble at the Vatican a rep.
resentative council Of the Irish Catholic
Church and that an important move is
pending, and becomes more significant
when it is known that Bishop O'Dwyer,
Of Limerickwill be at the Vatican some
time before his colleagues arrive there.
The, Star, continuing, says the sum-
morihk OF the Arch -hishop is believed
to be final effort on the part OF the
oeatAA W aooioe Silc AOllCb at u CElllCul
time. The elections are near and
prompt measures are necessary to pre-
cipitate Lord Salisbury. The Vatican is
convinced that it is to its interest to
maintain the Tories in power and feel
certain that a Liberal government
would not continue the negotiation in
relation to maltese marriages.. Besides,
the advisors of the Pope bitterly resent
the refusal Of the Irish party to take its
policy from Rome. The Irish party
does not concern itself with anything
the Pope may do. It has confidence
that tho four Arch-Bishops will advocate
the party's cause independently as
Nationalists and not as ecclesiastics,
and they may prevent the Vatican from
making a last and irrstrievable error in
its dealings with the Irish Catholics.
But the coterie Of Cardinals and Mon
signors to the call OF the English Catho.
lie Tories is now in the ascendant in the
Papal councils, and it will be nearly i'm
possible to defeat their schemes, which
will eventually recoil on Tory heads
and will not inilict any injury upon the
movement for home rule for Ireland.
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THE TREND OF TRADE.
The Business Outlook in All
Directions Improves.
TRADE REMARKABLY GOOD
Notwithstanding tho Free Trado
Cry Tint Wc Would Ito Cut on
by tho Mckinley TnrIn:-A
Satisfactory Situations.

NEW YoRE, Oct. 17.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review OF trade says: In
all directions tho business outlook In
proves. The volume OF trado 80 in.
creases that, notwithstanding the recent
enormous increase Of circulation, the
money markets are growing stringent.
Exports have been unusually large, md
tho domestic trade is such that OK.
changes outside Nav York exceed
last years by Is per cent. But while
New York and Boston money markets
arc fairly supplied and steady at 8 to 6
per cent, the market is tight at Chicago
and stringent at Philadelphia. Atpitts.
bnrrGh there is a good demand without
strlngency. Trade Is strong every where.
AZ Boston wool is rising. At Philade..
phia wool Is more active and slightly
higher. Chicago reports smaller 70.
celpts OF grain, cured meats, dressed
beef, cheese and butter than wear ago.
but receipts OF wool arc larger.
At Pittsburgh tho iron and glass trace
were good with prospect Of m advance
IN window glass. The weekly output
ol pig iron IN September was 1876 per
cent larger than a year ago. There are
more sales of pig at Cleveland and all
manufactured iron is in large demand,
At Pittsburgh pig is little weak. Bes.
semer iron and steel isgrowing stronger,
At Philadelphia the steadiness in pig is
encouraging, though Bessemer is weak.
out all finished products are in strong
demand. 49,
:, The noteworthy fact at New York ia
Tue sale al Tennessee iron, Lucy or Ems.
!ey brand, and strict No. foundry at
slG 70 per ton. The con! traders aro
more confident and September prices
now rule. a
Of the textile industries, the increas.
ing demand for cotton and wool bears
witness, though the production Of print
able.
Speculation in wheat has made
further Progress this week, the price
rising ] cents on small sales, but tho
exports are practically stopped. In Sep
sember only 595, 5,o58 bushels, against
2,2z23, l0i last year, went from Atlantic
ports, and thus far in October onlya
small part OF last years exports. Corn
also goes abroad, but having advanced
during the week only an eighth, while
oats have risen + cent. But the export
movements OF cotton ia extraordinarily
large, and the exports in provisions arc
also very heavy.
The new tariff has caused an advance
in prices Of some kinds OF goods Which,
together with the rise resulting from
partial failure OF crops, has moved up
the general level OF prices materially,
though less than ono per cent on ali
commodities since October 9. But the
higher range OF prices accounts in part
ior the quick absorption Of circulation
lar greater than that OF last year.
The business failures during the last
81, seven Days number 2227 as compared with
2l5 last week. For the same week last
yeaf223.
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PRICES and THE TARIFF.
Free Traders Started Their
Campaign Cry too Soon.
4 COLOSSAL CONSPIRACY
Among tho Importers to Deceive
Merchants and How Some Fell
Into the Trap.-A Rcaction Has
Set ln..SOme Hard Facts.
Special Dispaieh 10 he Lieiliosaesr.

| Sptt'at D4tpatA " me Hls4lGtHesT.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 18th
Democrats are beginning to realize tina
they started their campaign concerning
the new tariff law and It's effects OF
prices altogether too soon. Thei
scheme was full OF method and they Sc
furiously to work executing 1t, but they
were in too big hurry. They gave
time for areaction, and the:reaction has
set in. AS soon as the President atlix'
ed his signature to the Mckinley
bill hue and cry arose about general
rise OF prices. The Democratic press all
over the country had tho cue given
to them and they set up loud and dis.
NAL clatter. The eastern importers,
whose business Of supplying foreign
goods had been inlerfered with by the
new law, furnished all the material
necessary for inflammatory newspaper
articles. They rushed into print in
frantic interviews declaring that
everything from steam engine
to a clothes pin was now going
to- cost the people two or three
prices, aud all on account OF the new Re.
publican tariff. They wrote their Gus.
toners, tho retail dealers, in all parts OF
the land, but more especially in the
doubtful Congressional districts, urging
them to put up their prices on every
thing regardless alike OF whether it
was Of foreign or domestic make, or
OF whether it had come in under
the old or the new tariff. This
was bold and clever game and
for a week or ten days it worked
excellent. The retail merchants, OF
course, were not in the least adverse to
making all the money they could. Many
undoubtedly believed what they were
being thus told. Many were Democrats
and therefore all the more willing to
gouge their customers and lay the gouge
to the Republican party. Many fell
into the trap thoughtlessly, not
realizing that they we're being used
to carry out a colossal, political con.
spiracy to trick tho people. Prices did
go up. There is no doubt about that,
and for few days it really looked as ii
the Democrats had done an effective
job; but the trouble was that they had
overlooked that old disturber of their
peace, the American manufacturer.
Somehow they never can think
Of him or DO persuaded to put him into
their calculations. He, however, was
around, and close upon the heels Of the
excited declarations Of the Democratic
free traders he sent out his notification
that he was still at the old stand selling
goods at the old prices, and ready to sup.
ply as big q amarket as the country afforded
at exactly the Bame old rates. A thous-
and trades spoke up at once and the
Democratic bubble broke, and Republi.
can merchants are now realizing that
1his excitement about high prices was
mere political fraud, and are advertising
the old rates from Maine to Texas.
The Democratic managers put out
their roorback too soon,
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LAroRrE, md, Oct. l7.-Fire is raging
in the swamp Mt Lacrosse, this county,
on which is stacked thousands OF tons
OF hay, and much OF it has already been
consumed, with the prospac. that all
will be burned. The hay crop ia the
hone OF the people OF Laporte, and il the
rain that visited this section yesterday
has not extended to that part OF the
county, the fire will cause inoa'culabie
.lo,,oUn N..H.
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sptctd! DlSpdtca 10 inc In'EHOaeer.
PARKEnsDuRa, W. VA, Oct. ia
very distressing and fatal accident oc-
Cured yesterday up at Eureka. Lee
Robinson, son Of Charles Robinson, was
burned 80 badly that he died this morn
ing. He was pouring oil on the fire un.
der boiler to increase the heat, when
his clothes, which were covered with
oil, were caught by tho flames and were
literally burned of OF him, even his
shoes, It is said, being burned. Helived
about twelve hours, dying last evening.
A gas explosion occurred at Belmont
yesterday, in which Samuel Miner was
seriously burned about the face and
body. 1t was very painful accident,
but Miner will probably recover.
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GREAT GALE on THE COAST.
Enc Oldest Mariner SurpIised-storus
Grent Damage,

Grent Damage.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Never before in
the memory Of the oldest mariner along
the water front have tho East and Nor.l,
rivers been so dangerous and boisterous
At 0 o'clock this morning, when the tide
was about at its height, and the tide as
tar as the eye could aee was as fierce
and choppy as any stormy sea ever
witnessed along the coast. The wind
was blowing at the rate OF about 10
miles an hour and was from the north.
northwest. Only the largest and
'taunchest vessels yentured out, and
many strong and sturdy side-wheelers
and tugs, after venturing out into the
wind for a few seconds, made good
back time to their docks. Eyerywhere
IN the suburbs the wind blew hard,
Dispatches from Nantucket, Wellileet
and other points on the Massachusetts
coast, Newport, r. l., and other points
report high gale and many wrecks.
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BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE ships r..
R. Thomas, Captain Couldon, from New
York. and Alex McCullum, Captain
O'Brien, from Baltimore, arrived here
yesterday with scurvy on board. There
were tour cases on the Thomas and seven
on the McCullum. The sailors on the
McCullum were in bad condition, their
bodies being covered with running sores.
Their gums were black and swollen and
hid their teeth. The men said that dur
ing their l54 days passage they had not
tested vegetable OF any sort and the meat
given them was putrid. Thomas Hayes
and Jim Masure had become blind. The
quarantine reported the case to the au.
tnorities. During the voyage Second
Mate Cooper, Of the Thomas, was lost
overheard.
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lie UShD A RAZOR.
Negro Crentes a Panic In u Street Car.
Ono nIRu Cut.

A Negro Croates a Panic In u Street Car.
Ono DIan Cut.
CHICAGO, Oct. ia negro with a
razor brought on panic'in street car
last night at 1880 o'clock. The bad
negro boarded a State street car at
Twelfth street and refused to pay bis
fare. Conductor Adams insisted on col.
Letting the nickel, whereupon the negro
drew his razor. Every passenger in the
young mau named Tom Donovan, who
refused to 20 out. Being something OF a
bad man himself, Donovan volunteered
to vanquish the negro. Two or three
strokes Of the keen bladed razor laid
Donovan low, and the negro fled. The
injured man was carried to a drug store,
where it was found that he had been
dangerously cut in the thigh and arm.
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WEST SuBEploE, WIS, Oct. 17.-Just
before he went on the stage last night
Nat q odwin received a telegram saying
that his wife has been probably fatally
injured, The comedian bravely went
through bis part In "Gold Nine" al.
though he almos. broke down at some OF
tho pathetic passages. 1t is not known
whether he will cancel his dates or not.
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Terrible Tragedy In Berlin,

BERLIN, Oct. ia terrible tragedy
occurred to-day at Reikendorf, a suburb
OF this city. A builder named Schaaf
who at one time was wealthy, but who
lost his money and is now heavily in
debt, attacked his wife and I've children
with hatchet and hacked tkeir heads
IN terrible manner. Three OF The
children have died from their injuries,
and Frau Schaaf and the remaining two
children are seriously injured and are
dying. The murderer has relentcd, and
has thus far eluded the efforts made to
capture him,
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Republican Meeting ut jsowfcsburs.
>, ..i,,t D,.n,,rb In N, IuisI,iufurrr

Sptciul UiElhtch 10 INC 4RdItVthtH.
RowLEsDuRG, w. VA, Oct. 1.-THE
Republicans Of Reno district held big
meeting here tonight in the school
house. Edward s. Elliott, the talented
young lawyer Of Kinswood, was the first t
Spenker. MIR. Elliott held the splendid
Audience for an hour aud half by his
eionuence. He talked on pensions, the
federal election bill, the tariff and other
issues OF the campaign.
Hon. Aston G. Day ton followed Mr..
Elliott in an hours talk, in which he
d,scusscd in masterly manner the
record Of the Democratic party in this
State from tho time it took charge oi
affairs in 1876 to the present time.
Seth speakers were warmly applaud
3D. A. the close OF the meeting three
chcera ch, a, wers ere given ior Harman, Dayton,
Elliott and the entire Republican
Stnty af lflfr r..
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They Favor iteciprucitv.

HAVANA, Oct. 1.-THE meeting called
by the Board OF Planters to conaider the
tarlti question was attended by the
wealthlest planters in Cuba and many
otner prominent persons. II was d.
cIded to send to the minister Of tho col-
ONES ONE petition in favor Of reciprocity
%lth America, the abatement Of thu
Cuban budget, the suspension OF The
conversion OF Cuban bonds and tho re.
vocation OF the Law of mercantile rela.
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An Old Citizen Dentl.

Special Diipateh TO the lnsellige,'etr.
WKLlsBuRG, W. Va, Oct. l7.-James
Agnew, one Of the pioneer farmers Of
this county. died very suddenly at his
homo near Beech Bottom about 7:3O
O'Clock last night. MI. Agnew had been
in his usual good health during the day,
and IA is his custom, retired quite early.
A member Of the family entered the
room shortly alter aud found him dead
in the bed. He was so years Of age.
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4 Laudnbls Object.

S71fflul Dlspdlrh % tke lntklll0tnet1.
MARrlsspuRo,lW. Va, Oct. 1.-THE
orde. Of the Kings Daughters, in this
city, is making rapid strides. toward the
erection Of hospital here. 1t is de-
signed especially for men injured on the
railroad. They have given number Of
entertainpents to raise money for the
purpose, and now heye ebout3 $1,000 in
the treasury. On Tuesday nikht last
Prof. O.$W. Clary, the noted blind VIC.
linist aud cornetist, together, with sixty.
Of Martinsbure's most talented musi.
clans, rendered the popular I oratorio
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Killed by n Trniu.

Special Dispatch 10 TIC Inle!liVtnar. \.
M4KrfvsnuKG, w., Va, Oct. lI-An
employe Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail.
road, by the name Of Danhart, living at
Great oapen, Morgan. county, Was killed
at the yard in this city to-day by being
caught between the bumpers OF freight
train, OF which he was brakeman.
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TIE. SANDERS MURDER.

George Tcaters Hold to Answer I'efore thc
Grand Jury.
Special Diipateh to the Inttlltgeneer.
WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. l7.-George P.
Teaters was held over this afternoon at
a hearing before Squire Donehoo to an.
swer the charge Of numbering Mrs. San.
ders at the toll house, at the next term
Of court. Mrs. Sanders ante.mortem
statement was produced in court, In
which she gave a definite account Of the
shooting, and also described in a general
way her assailants. Teaters, 1t was
proved by several witnesses, was In the
neighborhood OF the toll house late In
tho afternoon on the day the shooting
occurred.
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Democratic Politician Caught Up.

CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Lsst evening Nich-
olas Sennott was brought before Com
missioner Hoyne, charged with subor.
nation OF perjury. Mr.. eenuott has
been a member OF the Democratic
County Committee in charge OF neturali.
zation matters. He is charged with
having induced John Murray and John
Callahan to falsely take out their
naturalization papers. He was released
on bail, He asserts that he is innocent.
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FALMOUTH, KY, Oct. 1.-THE town
marshal of this place, Mr.. E. E. yogel.
strong, was killed last night by an un.
known assassin who fired upon him as
he was entering his gate. A double
load Of buckshot was discharged into
his head and face. He leaves widow
and ten children. He has had occasion
recently to shoot at several persons aad
there ls suspicion that one Of these is
the assassin. ltrgHg -
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PAID TILE PuNALTY.
A Brutal Murderer bIscts I1is Death in MI
,UnconcernGd Manner.

n brutnl murderer bIsctH Illa Death in MI
.Unconcsrned Manner.
Nouns, ILL.,, Oct. l7.-James Max we'll
was hanged at 1O:l7 o'clock this morn.
ink for the murder Of Charles Decker in
June last. He was game to the last and
died apparently the most unconcerned
man in the town Of Morris. ~
The crime for which James Maxwell
was executed was one that was attended
with a brutality rarely found even in the
annals OF crime. On the night Of June
20, last, the house of Charles Decker, at
this place, was entered by two men for
the purpose OF robbery. Decker, a man
about 80 years old, was aroused and met
by the marauders in the hallway. One
OF them beat him over the head with q
hatchet, tracturing his skull, and inllict.
ing other injuries, from the combined
effects OF which he died. His assailanls
left him lying on the floor, and entered
another apartment, where they were
met by Mrs. Decker, the mother OF their
victim. She WAS knocked down and
rendered insensible by blow from the
Ratchet that had killed her son. The
murderers then ransacked the house,
but IN alarm had been given by a scr.
want Of the family and they fled without
securing any plunder.
A party Of citizans searched the
country about the village and in two
hours had run Maxwell 10 earth and ar.
rested him. The following day a negro
named Fitzhugh was also arrested.
Enough evidence was obtained impli-
eating the pair to make their gnilt mat
ter Of little doubt aud the prisoners mar.
rowly escaped lynching. More evidence
was obtained later BY which it was
shown that Maxwell had induced Fitz-
hugh to take part in it and had urged
him to tho killing in case any should
prove necessary. The programme was
carried out and it was Fitzhugh who
welded the weapon that deprived
Decker Of life and nearly killed his
mother. Fitzhugh confessed the crime,
but Maxwell clung to hisstory OF inuo..
cence until confronted in the jail by his
accomplice. Then he broke down and
made a confession, sayingthat he always
knew the gallows would be bis end, but
it had come rather sooner than he e1-
pected.
The trial took place and Maxwell was
sentenced to be hanged, while Fitzhugh,
VINO turned States evidence, got off with
a term Of imprisonment. .r
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TIrrERARY, Oct. 1.-THE trial Of the
defendants who are charged with cou-
apiracy was continued today. Two wit
neases testified that they were
present at the timo the ex.
ploslon occurred at tho rent office
Of Mr.. Smith Barry, in September, 1851
on which occasion the building was set
on fire and destroyed, together with ali
the private papers it contained. Their,
was crowd nt the fire but they abso-
lutely refused to lend their assistance in
quelching the tlames, .uT0 "
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Strikes In iIuy,,nn.

HAVANA, Oct. 1.-THE Greet car and
omnibus companies dismissed all their
g striking drivers and contracted with new
drivers TO take the places OF The stritarS v"
Yesterday the old drivers assulrsd =
Menacing attitude and stoned numbor
Of omniouses, iDinring several . nassou
gers. Some Of the rioters were arres,.,I so
Several measures have been talen ~
preserve order. '"Aen 10
. a number Of cigar makers went on ,
strike yesterday. It is ru,nor"J 1.t .ta, on q
trades will join the strike. 0'0' 'Da' al
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MELAsooA, Oct. l7.-Prices in the iron
market here collapsed today in conse.
qpenee Of a report that the funds Of the
union to which the striking iurnacemon
belong, bad given out and that men hay.
Ing no other means Of support would be
compelled 70 return to work. z
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In n fancy goods store the proprietor noted
tho advance In NIL kinds OF needles IS per
cent nj valorem. This IL tho way the
Mckinley hill discournges tho use OF knit.
ting nud sewing. or course, this Is meant
for those poor people who enu't afford 10
sew nnd knit,-whoclinE Register. Oct. II.
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Dillon and O'i,r,,u,. ,.,,,

rAR,s, Oct. 1.-THE Steele published q
sof5 o,n OF manifesta from afeasrs. Dillon
ana an UB1ien in which they deacriha
Their hlShs from Ireland, The Iuo.;,oe mo,;noe
10y Iheir actions, &c, They sa,, no'.yes ,,a
separata M tae Xr a'TIye h,, in America they viii
SPal Mp o'p e,sies ana towns in the North, and
.Ms; .ni s,, q nrlen going over the Western
1nu 6outheru States, "A SSsStAt ~ =!
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West Virginia Pensions.

spec1d1 DISpdlch 70 ME 1Alkl!lqtHeey.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 17.-West
Virginia penaions we're granted to-day
as follows: 0riginal-Henry r. Kinney,
deceased, knight; Ann E., widow of
Hunter Il. Pell, Masontown; Floredea,
widow Of Henry T. Kinney, Knight;
Lucinda, widow Of George w. Graley,
Charleston; Sophia Stouts, mother Of
David Burris, Clifton. Increase
Chapman, Lima; John Tiler, Pt. Pleas.
ant. Reiasue-Robert Mitchell, Halle.
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A Cheerful Outlook,

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Paris corres'
pondent OF tho London Times interview
ed the, Irish iugitives yesterday. Mrs.
O'Brien will 70 to America with her hus-
band, but will not speak. Dillon ex-
poets to raise 100, 900 poundsi in America.
and expects a year'a imprisonment when
he returnu. -. Y y lEE.L ! -IL q. w
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Tho Zig Futers Failure

SAGINAW, Mlcu., Oct. l7.-Albert NJ,
Henry, of Detroit, assignee Of the R. 6.
Peters Company, OF Alanistee, arrived
here last night. He says no schedule
OF assetD and liabilities Of the firm las
yet been prepared, but he does not
think the liabilities will exceed s., ,OOO,.
900, and the assests, 80 largely scattered,
will largely exceed that amount. Heat.
tributes the failure to oyerexpansion
and cloee money market. The creditors
are in all parts Of the country, and es.
pecially in money centers.