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OYER HEAD WIRES.
A PittAbursh Boy Has plnn to Do AVN,
With ghem.

With vhem.
PlrrsBuEaH, Pa, August 24,-H. P.
Palmer, son OF Arthur Palmer, the
scenic artist, is a young man who is
probably natural born electrician. He
is now about 20 years old and has been
working with electricity from childhood.
He has invented, be thinks, plan to DO
away with the overhead wires in cleo
tric street railroads. Superintendent.
Morris Mead and Mr.. Clark, OF the Du.
quesne Traction road, have examined
his drawings, and he states that they can
give no reason why his scheme should
not work..
Part Of tho plan consists Of series OF
boxes that are arranged along the street
and are made level with the roadway,
These boxes will be about IS inches
long, and will be made OF material that
won't cost much. .I
Fastened to the bottom OF the car,
either on the axles or truck, is bar rod
the length Of the car. The front OF this
rod has movable point about two feet
long aud hinged to the rod. To this
point is attached lever which extends
TO the end Of the rod. Buried in the
ground with their tops exposed are
boxes the length Of the car apart, which
will be about thirty feet. All along the
tracks the tops Of these boxes have an
arm Or lever in the shape OF an L, which
is hinged 10 the top Of the box. Fast
ened to this hinge and extending into
the box is strip which moves over and
presses into contact strips fastened in-
eide of the boxes. When the boxes are
not in use, that is. so tospeak, when the
car is not passing over them, the strip is
not in contact with the strip to which
the cable is fastened, but when the car
passes over the boxes the point is low.
cred by the end OF tile lever running
along the bar. The result Of this action
is that the lever is raised into m in.
clined position, and this pushes the
strips fastened to it into the contact
points arranged in the box.
Associated with young Palmer is J..
R. Connor. The boys have applied for
a patent, and are having made a model
OF their ideas.
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A MARRIED WUMAN'S FREAK,
She Is In Love With u ,lurtlersr Coniln oil
In the psDitsptlhry. ,. 70.

She Is In Love with u ,lurdersr Confined
In the penitsntlary. 70.
COLUMBUS, August 24.-There were
sensational Developments today In the
case Of Isaac Smith, the Pike county
murderer, confaed in tho penitcntia.y
annex and one Of the four man to be cs.
-cuted next Thursday night.
For some time it has been known ho
vas carrying on q correspondence sitn
l woman outside, supposed to be h;s
cousin. The letters recently have grown
,flectionate aud loving. Tbs officials
set about to discover tho identity of the
woman, and found her to be Mrs. Amelia
Baeder, the wife Of n German haloon-
keeper. She had been coming to tbs
penitcntiary, Tor the past three months.
N company with Mrs Lenth, mother Of
Otto Leuth, the Cleveland boy mur-
ierer, who is to be executed Thursday
next.
Mrs. Baeder became smitten with
smith. Since she WINS refused allnis.
zion a few days since anumber of tho
letters have been intercepted. / Ia one
'f them she unfolds conspiracy to 80.
cure the release OF Smith, when they
would get rid Of her husband and sbe
would install Smith in the management
ot her business. 1t is known she has
gwen SlOO or more to aid in securing
Communication Of Hentence for Smith,
'honrh she claims to only have contrib
uted $40. .s;
Smith has been recommended by tho
Board OF Pardons for communication, but
the Governor has taken no action in his
case. 1t is conceded the developments
OF to-day will result in no action in his
case, and he will hang with tho other
four. S9 -
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RIOT AT CEREUO.
Fight Hetween TouEhs and Thentrlcn
Company-A Bloody Affair

Fight Between Toughs and Theatrical
Company-A Bloody Affair.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, August "a
There was a serious and bloody
riot at performance given by
the Sunny South" Theatrical Company,
at Cercdo, Friday night, particulars OF
which have been received. One man
was shot and over dozen were badly
beaten up, while the floating theatre, in
which tho trouble occurred was badly
wrecked. .s.e4 :,
The trouble was inaugurated by a
number OF tough young men, who
persisted in insulting the people
upon the stage during :, tho sec.
ond act. = Three Of the performers
left the stage with, clubs and attacked
several Of their tormentors. The three
men were ut once 'oyerpowered by
the audience and cruelty beat.
ea. The remainder Of the com.
pany went to their assistance, when
some one turned ont the lights. Pande-
moniVm at once broke loose and every
man began an onslaught on his neiy6r
Dor in the dark, hills women ecreamed
and men called for help.
The police arrived aud deputized a
number OF detectives to aid in
quelling the riot, but this only
made matters worse, and soon
revolver shots began to echo around th o
hall. Finally the crowd charged onto
the stage after the fleeing performers,
who we're unceremoniously flung into
the river, where they were stoned in the
dafkness. ~ ~ g
Every one Of tho police and show peo.
pie we're badly Torndel by stones and
the condition Of several is serious. ~
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WEDDING AAAlYniioARY...
The West Liberty Postmaster Celebrates
His Thirty.nEth,

~ ~ '0-NJ ScAcuTntcb
His Thirty.nIth.
Mr.. William W. Dunlap, postmaster
at West Liberty, this county, and his
estimabie wife. celebrated the thirty.
ifth anniversary Of their marriage at
their home on Friday.
A large number OF their relatives from
various parts OF the country were pres-
ent, among them Mr.. James Bachelor
and wife, their two daughters, niece and
nephew, all OF Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr.. John
X. Bottsford, Mrs. Emma Boyd and two
sons, Mr.. j. NJ. Dunlap and vii. nj
Wheeling; Mrs. James Rice, Mrs.
Crawford and ". NJ. Dunlap and wife
OF WestAltxander; Mr.. NJ. NJ. DUNLAP
and wife, Gen. W. b. Curtis and wife A
W. Darling and others, OF West Libertv
After pArtaking Of d most excellent
dinner, prepared for the occasion.
speeches. music and q jovial good time
was the order Of the day. Ono yery
amusing part OF the various perform
ances was tailless donkey. One OF tie
many artists present had drawn a pic.
tute OF mule (ife size) on large eau.
vas but his muleship was minus tail.
The picture was tackled upon the wall,
a tail was made Of paper and each in.
dividnal present took turn in trying to
pin the tail OH that part OF the quadruped
which would make him look the mos,
symmetrical. Each person was blind.
folded, turned round several times. and
then told to pin the tail on the donkey,
The one who pinned the tail nearest
right waa to receive reward. Out Of
tho thirty persons who tried the experi.
ment John X. Botsiord, OF Wheeling,
the oldest person present, being an
octogenarian, was awarded the prize.
The next on the programme was
dancing, in which some Of the ladies' and
gentlemen took part whose ages ranged
from sixty to eighty.three years, j,
The closing performance was the
sword exercise, in which Mr.. James
Bachelor drilled his grandson, Master
james Fulton, lad Of ten years, who
showed that he was quite efIicjen, IN The
use OF the blade. TIE relatives present
were highly pleased with the perform.
anpes and entertainments, and alter bid.
ding the host and hostess good by and
wishing them many happy returns Of
their wedding anniversary, dispersed.
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A NIGHT OF MURDER,
Saturday Nights Record Of
Crime in Cincinnati.
AN EPIDEMIC OF TRAGEDY
In PorkopOlis"A paro,ed Convict
shoots Two Mcn..i Saloon Row
Ends Fa,ally..Rcsnlt ora
Quarrel About Rents, -.

CINCINNATI, O, Angus. el-Within
tonr bonrs from 0 o'clock last night 10 l
o'clock this morning there were in Gin
c'naati and It's immediate outskirts
three murders and two murderous AZ.
sauits. one at feas. Of which will tel
inmate tho victims liie and make tlo
assailant murderer. "1,
At 0 o'clock In tho western mart OF tho
city, In Van Horn alley, nesr Gutter
street, Bob Barley had his throat cut
from ear to ear by Charles White. Both
Hero colorcd laborers aud quarrelled
oyer money.
On Abigail street, I'd Mccarthy, a
naroled convict, shot Charles Nudder.
nan dead, shot in tho forehead. Nc.
Uarty ran. md, meeting Charley
Mitchell near Broadway, shot him
IN the throat, md then ga.
capped. At Trau.man's Station, on
'he Big Four road, Just outside OF thu
eity limits in saloon, Gus Rinbe shot
George Ogden in bed, using both barrels
Of double barrel shot gun. Raube is
imprisoned as murderer, but he AYERS
the shooting was accidental. About 10
o'clock lust night, on Walnut Hilis,
James Gregory cut Richard Redd, a COL
'red tenant OF Gresory's, in the head
With hatchet in q quarrel about rent.
II Is thought Redd will die.
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THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Tariff Dill to Go Right ousl,-Lnbor
LcSlslntiun,

The Tariff Dill to Go Right Through-Lnbor
LcSlslntiun.
WASHINGTON, August 24.-The ordor
OF business for the remainder Of the ses.
sion, as arranged by the Republican
Committee OF tho Senate, provides that
the consideration OF the tariff bill shall
be completed without interruption.
Senator Aldrich will cndcavor to reach
an agreement with the Democratic
Senators Rs to the date on which voting
shall begin on the tariff bill and amend.
ments. He will also ask that debate on
the last three days be limited to five
minutea.
The Democrats desire the Elk hours
mex! preceding the final vote on the bill
shall be occupied Ia general debate, to
be equally divided between the two
sidea. Under this arrangement, il it is
carried out, Mr.. Carlisle will close for
the Demorrats and Mr.. Aldrich ior the
Republicans. In the House Monday
would be District day, butthe River and
harbor bill nay be put 10 rward. Tues.
day and Wednesday will be occupied by
the Committee on Agriculture and
Thursday and Saturday are to be assign.
cd to the Committee on Labor, which
has the eight hour bill and other labor
measures ready for action, and Friday
VIII be given 10 private bills.
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PLYMOUTH, August 24.-The British
steamer, Mantmore,. Capt. White, ar
rived at this port at 6 o'clock on fire.
The Mantmore left London on Thursday
last Tor Boston with large general
cargo and eight droyer passengers. At
~ O'Clock this morning dre was found in
her freehold which could not be extin.
sulshed with ship engines. Fire boats
are now playing on the flames aud che
may be saved,
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lNWO0D PAnk UAur AntTlNG,
1t Closes After IL SucGrssful Session-Larse
Crowds Attend.

IL Closes After IL Successful Session-Larse
Crowds Attend.,
Special Dispatch 10 the lntelttycnce,.
MAnrISsDuRd, W. VA, August "a
The camp meeting held by the NJ. L.
Church, at Inwood Park, on the Gun.
eerland Valley railroad, eight miles
south OF this city closed to-day.
The camp has been decided success.
a large number Of ministers Of the Baltl.
more and Washington conference have
been in attendance and delivered itu.
pressive and eloquent sermons.
The grounds contained about twenty.
five tents, including chapel and board.
ing tents, and are beautifully lighted.
Being conveniently accessible to th.
people OF Winchester, and as special
trains aud reduced rates were procured
from the O. V. railroad, it drew large,
crowds from those plaras,
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GOLp IN AFRICA.
AN Americans Prospecting Tour -
Golden Luptl,

AN American's Prospecting Tour - A
Golden Land.
LONDON, August 24.-Edward Bates
Dorsey, OF New York, has just returned
to London after eeven months visit to
South Africa, during which time he
has, with very efficient staff OF experts,
examined the gold mines OF the Trans.
vaal.
Mr.. Dorsey says that his visit con.
firms the views that we're published at
the time Of his last previous soiourn
there. lie reports that there are great
many good mines that will continue to
pay over working expenses for long
time to come, but that there are also
many worthless mines that never had
any value that are gradually being
weedcd out OF the list Of paying proper.
ty. AS yet, Mr.. Dorsey says, there are
no instances in which the orc at the
greatest depths OF the same vein be.
comes poorer than it was nearer the sur.
face. On the contrary, ore is becoming
richer with the depth Of the vein.
IN my judgment" said Mr. Dorsey,
there are great many more good
mines that will be developed in the
future, and when better aud more econo-
mical milling machinery is put in the
yield will largely increase. Itis probable
that in few years there will be three
railroads running from the coast into the
mining region Of the Transvaal, which
will very materially reduce the preaent
hi h cost Of working the mines."
On the subject OF emigration to South
Africa, Mr.. Dorsey said: "WhiIe the
present high railroad rates are charged
for freight would not advise euigrante
to 70 there for farming purposes, excep,
in tho vicinity Of Johannesburg, to raise
produce for the miners, as no produc,
can stand the present virtually prohibi.
tive prices for freight" The presen,
wages Of miners and mechanics, Mr.
Dorsey says, are about so per weak.
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BEAT THE BICYCLE RECORD.
Tho Wheolmnn Who Recently Passe

Tho Wheelmnn Who Recently Passed
Through Wheeling Arrives at Chicago.
CnlcAao, August st.-Tho bicycle re-
cord between New Work apd Chicago
has been broken by Edward Theckley,
student Of the Long Island Medical
College. Some years ago Nelson made
the trip in II days, 90 hours and 80 min.
utes. Last night Theckly rode into
Chicago, having been Il days and but 4
hours and Is minutes, or II hours
and minutes better than the
record. Ind addition to lowering the
record he travelled much greater dis.
tango and over much harder roads then
Nellson took. His route lay from New
York, which he left August 2, to phila.
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". Va. Gas Co.'S Esi,s,

The No 10, Of the Natural Gas Com
pany Of West Virginia, Oh the AlcClay
farm in the Washington field, has been
,ubed, and is keeping above 100 barrels.
The same company has made location
for No. II about 500 feet east Of No. 10,
and is moving the rig from No. 6 there.
Their well or the johnson farm, which
was started for the fifth sand, is showing
considerable gas in the 5O.ioot.
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The Management Uenuupe.d.

New YoRH, August 24.-Ths principal
business transacted at to.day's meeting
Of the Central Labor Union was the dis.
cussion OF the Central railroad strike.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the management Of the New York
Central road, reciting the i'm.
perative course taken by Gov. Sey.
mour in 1862 in similar emergency,
aud calling upon Congress to immedi.
etely take possession oiand operate the
entire Vanderbilt system OF railroads.
The committee on parade reported that
the demonstration on labor day would
be the most imposing in the history OF
the organization.
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THE WORLDS FAIR.
a Chinese Exhibit to be secured for tn.

A Chinese Exhibit to be Secured for the
Chicago show.
WASHINGTON, August 24-Prof. r.
Hitchcock, pf the National Museum, has
just returned from Chicago, where he
went to consult with the directors OF
the Worlds Fair with reference to a
comprehensive exhibit OF the culture
and industrial arts OF China.
Having been appointed Commissioner
to China by the Committee on Foreign
Exhibits, he will leave shortly ior the
Celestial Empire, tho object OF his visit
being to create an interest in the Fair
and stir up the Orient. An effort will
be made to secure an chronological ex-
hibit aud to induce the Chinese people
to make such an exhibit OF their civili-
zation as will give the rest Of the world
q better idea Of their attalnments.
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sT' PETERSBURG, August 24.-A far.
well banquet was given last evening az,
the peterhof Palace. The Car. En-.
peror William, Chancellor Won Can,;v;
M; De Giero and number Of lead;rn
officials were present, AtIon'.,0"i.a ,,uIa,hg
emperor ~ ape, !, departed. He was c aeon. 'no
pah,eu pMn 70 ne quay by the Car. ,be
"Miors y! ;,t >. OF the Vihorg Regiment, Of
t; Ehsen the Emperor Is honorary colonel
iormihga guard Of honor. U pon 1r:' urr;v''
Ing AZ the landing stage, the Emnsror
shook hands with each Of Tho ,i;S.u, o,i;ra,,
aho hadc the Car a coriia) farewell
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a Entnl Wreck.

Fort WoRru, TExAs. August ga
west bRund Texas and Pacific freight
train was wrecked yesterday morning by
eneounterlug cattle on the track three
miles west OF this city. The engine and
seven cars left the track. Brakeman J.
Z. Coyle, OF New York, was killed; en-.
Gineer Geo. Il. Tucker and fireman J.
W. Cochran, were seriously hurt,
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ALI IS QUIET
at the New York Central Dcpot...ylce Pres
dent yypbb

at the New York Central Dcpot...ylce Pres
dent Webb
New YonE, August 24.-Eyerything
was quiet around tho Grand Central
Depot today. Vice President Webb
thinks the Terre Haute convention will
do nothing OF Importance, and the strike
will iail. Tomorrow he ilinyestieate
the Charge made by the men whose aft.
davits are attached to Mr.. Powderly's
manifesto and will make public the re-
suit. Mr.. Powderly and his colleagues,
Messrs. Hayes, Devlin and Wright, left
town tonight for Albany to attend the
convention Of District Assembly 2lG to-
morrow. .u.t.." ........
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Money Situation in pu.pos Arrea,

BuESos AYREs, August 24.-There was
panic yesterday iu the Ceduia market
owing 10 reports that the Proyincial
Mortgage Bank would be compelled to
suspend payment OF coupons, accom-.
panied by rumors OF changes in the
ministry. In La Plata the troops are
still under arms nightly. The gold
premium is l57, 80
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For lutrrnn,l,nul Con,richt.

WASHINGTON, D. G., August e4-A
number Of well.known residents Of
Washington have united in q petition to
the House Of Representatives urging the
passage Of the International Copyright
bill which 1t is said to be the intention
OF the COMMITTEES on Patents to call up
Tuesday next. The enactment OF such
law, the petitioners assert, would give
stimulus to American authors. In the
absence OF suck q law, American au.
thors are declared to bs subject to IN un.
fair competition with foreign literature.
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SWtIW UlEFulcH TO l7le llKtl'IytHttr.
BELMONT, W. VA, August 24.-Satur-
day night, as Jacob Metz was returning
home to St. Mary's, under the influence
OF liquor, he was struck by q passenger
train on Vancluse trestle. He was
knocked distance Of about twenty ieet
and injured severely. 1t was miracu-
lous escape from death.
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Special Corrt,Soatlenee nf lle Inteaiycaar.
PALATlSE, W. Va, August 22-Rev.
G. R. Copeland, pastor Of Littleton
charge, Morgantown district, West Vir.
sinia Conference NJ. E. church, died al
his home at Hundred, W. Va, August
20, Mt 2:30 p. H., OF heart disease. Rev.
Mr.. Copeland was once pastor OF Zane
Street NJ. 4. church Of Wheeling.
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Sympathy from EngIn,I,I.

LONDON, August ga mseting Of
5000 dock laborers vas hold to-day, Mr.
Burns, the labor aeitator, presiding.
passed resolutions OF sympathy with
the American Knights OF Labor in their
strike on the New York Central railroad.
The resolutions also expressed hope for
the success Of the knights. S,
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"Cnlifurnin ON Wheels u

Special Dispatch to the inte!ii0encer.
MARrlSsnuna, W. VA, August 2i.-
California on Wheels, tue interesting
travelling exposition which visited
Wheeling last week, opened to the pub
lie this city from o'clock a. IN. to 3
p. III. to-day. The train was visited by
large crowds Of people.
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charged, Commiasioncr Mason was en-.
deavoring to concentrate his force upop
any one candidate he made miserable
failure OF Il,
TIE TRuTII roLn.


The truth Is, as every person who
was present well understands, that no
convention ever assemblea,in West Viz.
pinia, either Republican or Democratic,
which was more absolutely free from
even n suspicion Of being packed in the
interests Of any one. 1t was conceded
btiorc the convention met that the can.
didate was to come from the Second Con.
gressionat District, and had It been
known ton days prior to the convention
that Reynolds would accept uomi.
nation, It Is not believed that there
would hayo been any other candidate
before it,
The story that Marshal White and
District Attorney stursiss were attempt.
ingto defeat Reynolds because be wns
Mr.; Elkins' candidate, Or to nominate
Judge Hagans because he was n special
friend OF Gov. Coll, Is In many respects
worthy Of Bill Nye. II contains eyery
element Of the luiicrons except remote
probability. Loss OF sleep on the part
OF the youthful correspondent Is the
lnost likely explanation OF it. /
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Belluire ,ieu a,r,k, OIL.

The Dellaire Iaiependen! says: An
oil well at Findlay in which John D.
Baker, David B. Crafty and other Bell.
aire parties are interested came in on
rhurslay, yielding about 500 barrels per
day. Mr.. Crafty at once left 10. the East
ss au oil producer-modest term for
speculator.
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WEATHEHFoRD, TEXAS, August a.
At picnic near this place yesterday,
Henry Erwin, the son and main support
OF widow lady, was sGt upon hythreo
irunken Browley brothers aud 50 badly
beaten and stabbed tha. he died TO-DAY.
The murderers escaped.
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J. H. Coulter, Esq., who livea near
Lindslde, this county, weighed a few
days ago, from his iiock Of sheep one
thoroughbred Cotswold buck, three
yesss old, which pulled the scalea at
23s pounds. One average yearling eve
weighed 140 pounds, Twin lambs Ave
monsha Old. weighed 240 pounds, an
average OF 100 pounds each. Greenbrier,
let us hear from your sheep growers
Can they beat theee welghtsp