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IN WEST VIRGINIA.

Mr. Blaine's Reception in Ohio Duplicated in Enthusiasm .. in West Virginia

Strong and Effective Bpeecn Dy the Bepubliean Candidate at Grafton. '),'

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The Outlook in Ohio as Seen by Leadmg and Experienced Bepnb- ,}^a lican Politicians.

.Tammany Makes Its Nominations tor Congressmen—The Last Week in Ohio,

Sunday's movements.

In the afternoon Mr. Blaine with his Bon and members of the local committee, drove by a circuitous road through a region long familiar to him, to Wheeling. The senior class of Wash' ington and Jefferson college came by special train from Washington, Penn. to call on him. Mr. Blaine received them in his parlor, and the meeting was a very pleasant pne. Although the usnal differences in politics exist in the class, all the members seemed to be strong Blaine men. Mr. Blaine and his uncle, Hon. John 0. Ewing, of Washington, Pa., also met. Mr. Ewing is a venerable and well preserved old gentleman of eighty-eight. He formerly represented his district in the Pennsylvania legislature and in con gress, and is said to be the oldest liv ing graduate of Washington and Jefferson college. f"

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Press Report

FAIBMOUNT, W. Va., October 6.—The Blaine party left Wheeling at 8 o'clock this morning, by special train on the Baltimore & Ohio rpad fpr Grafton, O. At the Wheeling depot there was quite a demonstrative crowd, and as the train moved steadily outof the city the workmen came out of the shops and the people out of their houses and cheered. The first stop was at Moundville, where the chairman of the Republican committee introduced Mr. Blaine, who was warmly received. He said:

At Cameron, Littleson, Maunington, and Farmington there was a brief stop, and at each point Mr. Blaine spoke briefly of the importance to West Virginia of a protective tariff. At Fairmount there was quite a large meeting, and Mr. Blaine left the train and addressed the people from a stand. Here as at all preceding points the people were very enthusiastic.

PABKEBSBUBG, West Va., October *6.— At Grafton there wbs a very large and enthusiastic meeting. The little mountain town was crowded full of people from the surrounding country. Mr. Blaine was escorted to a stand, where the Hon. John W. Mason introduced him to the people. When the demonstrations with which he was received had subsided, he said: "I am glad to meet the citizens of Marshal county. I am glad to be in West Virginia. I consider it one of the encouraging signs of the time that an earnest contest is going on in what was onoe a slave state for the ascendency of Republics® principles, and Republican principles this year mean a tariff for the pro taction of American labor. [Cheers.] If West Virginia is in faver of that she is Republican if she is opposed to it, she is not Republican. The decision rests with her citimns. I know no state in the union more directly interested in the promotion of manufactures than your state. Your rich beds of ooal and iron, your vast forests, all your natural resources favor great development of manufacturing industries. They can be developed under a protective tariff they cannot be without

Citiaens of West Virginia, as your distinguished chairman has intimated, I am not a stranger to your state. I have known it personally for more than forty years, and I have known this section of it well. I was born on the banks of yonder river, a few miles below this point, where it enters Pennsylvania, and you do not need to be told by me that there was Blways a unity of feeling among the inhabitants of the Monongahela valley. [Cheers] But I don't see before me the West Virginia I saw in my boyhood. The West Virginia of forty years ago was comparatively a wilderness. The West Virginia of to-day is a prosperous industrial centre in the United States. [Applause.] West Virginia, as an independent oommonwealtb, began her oxistenoe daring the civil war, and at that day the most liberal estimate of the total property, according to the enumeration of the United States census, did not exceed $100,000,000. In 1870 the census gave you an aggregate of $190,000,000, and in 1880 it showed vou" possessed a capitalized wealth to the amount or $850,000,000. From the close of the war to the year 1880 West Virginia had, therefore, gained in wealth the enormous sum of two hundred and fifty millions of dollars. You have fared pretty well therefore under Republican administration. [Laughter and cheers.] Probably some political opponent does me the honor to listen to me, and I would ask him as a candid man what agency was it that nerved the arm of industry to smite mountains and create this wealth in Western Virginia? It was the protective tariff [great cheers] and a system that gave you good m«ney. [Renewed cheers.] Before the war you never had circulating in your midst a bank bill that would pass ourrent five hundred from home. ["That's BO and cheers.] You do not to-day have a single niece of paper money circulating in West Viririnia that is not good all around the globe. [Cheering.] Not a bill that will not pass as certainly in the money markets of Europe as in New York or Baltimore, so that the man who works for days' wages knows when Satrn^ day night cornea he is to be paid in good money,. [Renewed cheers.] Under the protective tariff your coal industries and your iron industries and the wealth of your forests have been brought out, and it is for you voters of' Ws«t Virginia to iay whether you tv-jg to continue or whether try free trate ("No we don't.'^ I make bold to say with all is not a Democratic statesman on i£e West Virginia conspicuous enough to be Known to the nation—I speak only of those I **°w who advocates a protective tariff, not one. ("Notone," "notone.") I go further, I do not know a Democratic statesman who will acknowledge that tariff for protection is CQUr stitutional, and, therefore, as honest men, they! aro bound to oppose it. "The Momfon tanfr bill ("We won't have it." The Morrison tori bill

ould have struck at the interest, of Weet Virginia in many vital points, ana it i« an amasihgfaot that representatives in con-

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tor Weet Virginia voted for that bill. here a good old adage which I beg to recall your minds:' "Sat Gpd helps those who help themselves," and if West Virginia is not willing to sustain a protective tariff by her vote and her influence, she must not exnect it to be sustained for her by others. J* she wants the benefit of a protective tariff, •be must give to a IKS?8®*17? P1? benefit of her support. [Cheers.] I am glad that I am addressing a southern people, a c^munlty made up of thoee who were masters and thoee who were slaves,

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to North Carolina, to Georgia, to Alabama, to Tennessee, and to Louisiana. They are all interested in a protective tariff and the qaeetion is which do they prefer to gratify a prejudice or to promote ganeral prosperity West Virginia can lead the way. She can break this seemingly impregnable barrier of the solid south. [Cheera and cries of "We will do it," "We will do it."] Solid on what? Solid on a prejudice, solid on a tradition, solid upon doctrines that separate the different portions of the anion, whereas I invite yon to join in a onion not merely in form bat a anion in fact, and take yonr part in the solution of the industrial and financial problems of the time [Cheering.] If West Virginia takes that conrse on the 14th of October, she will do much to settle the controversies that now agitate as. ["She will."] The repeal of the protective tariff according to the terms of the Morrison bill would cost West Virginia a vast earn of money.. Between 1870 and 1880 yon gained in this state $160,000,000 between 1880 and 1890 yoa will gain mach more with a tariff for protection bat I ask any business man he believes he can do it with free trade. ["No, "no," "no."J Here I close my words of counsel, leaving the action to you. I leave yoa not as a community influenced by sectional feeling, but as a community broadly national. I leave yon as a state allied on the one side to Pennsylvania and on the other to Ohio (cheers) as much as yon are to Virginia and Kentucky. 1 leave yoa as a state that stands in the van of the new south, inviting the whole south to join -in a great national movement which shall in fact and feeling, as well as in form, make as a people with one union, one constitutien, one destiny. (Qreat cheering.)

After Mr. Blaine, the Hon. A. W Tenny, of Biooklyn, made speech. From Grafton, the special train turned again toward the Ohio river. At Clarksburg there was a very enthusiastic crowd. Here and at several other points on the route to Parkersburg Mr. Blaine spoke briefly of protection to American industries as the chief issue of the campaign. Bishop Walden, of the M. E. church who lives in Cincinnati, and several minister of that church, who had been attending a conference at Buchanan jot upon the train at Clarksburg. They were presented to Mr. Blaine and conversed with him freely on the a to Pa

THE OHIO OUTLOOK.

The Estimates Made by Republican Leaders on the Besult. Cincinnati Special to New York Tribune.

Among the vast number of visitors in Cincinnati at the present time, from all over the state, the opinion is general that the state will probably go Republican, and some of them talk of 10,000 to 12,000, and possibly 15,000 majority.

Senator Sherman says that the state will give at least 10,000 Republican majority, and probably more. Governor Foster says that he had no doubt of a great victory. The canvass of the state rc#als surprising gains. The Logan county canvass shows a Republican gain over the majority given Garfield of 300 Champaigne, 400 Columbiana, 000 Jefferson, 100 Belmont, ,000, and Mahoning, 300. These are gains over 1880. Lucas countv, which ave a Democratic majority of 1,800 ast year, will probably go Republican this year. Governor Foster says that the Democrats hope to force the Supreme court, which is under their control, to decide the Scott law unconstitutional, but as that can be done only, if at all, by a "railroading" process, it would not have the effect anticipated by the Democrats. Judge Foraker says that Cincinnati will give a Republican majority of 2,500 this year. The only feature of the situation which occasions mistrust is the silence of the Democracy, from which it is evident that mischief is intended. The Republicans, however, are now alive to the emergency, and every point will be' wuarded. The repeaters are being marked, and will fall quickly into the hands of the law if repeating is attempted. The Ohio river is guarded, pickets have been set on all the lines of railroad leading into the state, and the "plug uglieB" are already warned of what they may expect. The ballot boxeB in Cincinnati have a crank attachment, which prevents any stuffing or fraudulent counting. Is is only by repeating that ftaud can be successful. With precautions duly taken in that direction, a fair election may be counted upon, and that means Republican success. Finerty's Dispatch to Chicago Tribune.

Mr. Blaine is not a man who is given to indulging in any illusions about matters affecting his personal fortune#, lie is quite given to underestimating rather than tne reverse. After Ills examination of Ohio he is perfectly confident the Republicans Will carry it by at least a majority of 10,000. He bases this calculation upon the actual Republican strength in the state. In 1880 the Republicans threw over 370,000 votes. The Republicans have a full margin of 20,000 votes if they can get their men all out. The Blaine demonstrations are chiefly, valuable in aiding this result.

Great stress has been laid by many upon the fact that the election returns are absolutely in the hands of the Democrats, and, if they are inclined to act unfairly, can wipe out the Republican majority. It appears, however, that the Democrats are not to have the count and the supervision of the election in tlieir own hands. The Republican managers have made application under the United States election law for the appointment of a number of deputy marshals to act as Federal supervisors of the election. Between the deputy marshals and the Democratic inspectors there ought to be no trouble about a fair count.

Gen. 8tewart L. Woodford, who has been in Ohio for several weeks, says he believes there will be a difference of 15,000 votes between the

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the 14th of October and the vote upon the general ticket in November. He thinks that a majority of 5,000 for the Republicans next week would be equivalent to a guarantee for Blaine in November •vMv.'v" Tammany Congressional Nominations.

NEW YORK, N. Y., October 6.—Tammany Hall made the following con' gressional nominations to-night: Sixth district, N. Muller Seventh, John Adams Eighth, S. S. Cox Ninth, Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the World Tenth, Abram S. Hewitt Eleventh, John J. Hardy Twelfth, Orlando B. Potter Thirteenth, Egbert L. Viele. The German independent citisens' associations of the Sixth, Eighth and Tenth districts endorsed the Tammany candidates. In the other districts conference committees were appointed. *i xhe

but Week In Ohio

CoiiUMBDS, O., October 6.—The city was pretty well filled with politician? laBt night, many coming in by the trains yesterday, preparatory to starting this morning on the last weeks work of the campaign before the election. Among the more prominent arrivals were the Hon. Thomas A. HendrickB, Ex-Gov. Pillsbury, of Maine, and John R. Fellows, of the Democratic national committee, who were in consultation last night with the Demo-

cratic state committee. Mr. Hendricks left at 5 o'clock this morning for St. Mary's, where he speaks to-day. He will stump the state until the election.

The West Virginia Campaign. CHABLESTOWN, W. Va., Oct. 6.—Gen.

John A. Logan and suite arrived .here from Huntington at 12 m., en route through the southern part of the state. Large crowds greeted the general along the route. General Logan stopped off| here and made a speech to a large audience, and left two hours later. He will stop at all the towns up the valley and through to the Virginia There was much enthusiasm.

Speaker John G. Carlisle through the city this morning en route to Point Pleasant, where he speaks today.

Connecticut Ejection.

HABTFORD, Conn., October 6.—The constitutional amendment providing for biennial elections of members of the legislature and biennial sessions was carried by a Eiajority likely, judging from the present returns, that will reach and perhaps exceed 15,000. The vote against it five years ago was lower 24000. The railroad interests worked for the amendment and other corporate interests, have favored it as they wish to be less frequently exposed to hostile legislation. There was. no party significance in the election.

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D. C., October 6.—

The comptroller of the currency authorizes a positive denial of the published report that a number of special bank examiners had been appointed in Ohio and other states for political purposes.

WHERE IS MARY MICHJLELS

A Belief That She Was Drowned the Hirer by Tramps Snndajr Night.

Sunday night people living on the river bank below the railroad bridge were startled by screams and cries for

river below the Van bridge. John Moudy, living in a shanty south of the old Indian grave yard says he was awakened by cries of "John Moudy, come out and help me! They are killing me! Murdering me!" Moudy says his wife was also awakened, and they recognized the voice of a woman named Mary Michaels. Moudy asked

bridge she saw a man come in the moon light on the opposite side of the river, throw something in the water that caused a loud splash and then run up tne Dank again. Later Olilel Vandever, Lieutenant Dundon and other officers went over but could not fathom the mystery. A woman was found wandering in the eastern part of the city and arrested. She said she was the one who screamed, and that two men had her. This was thought to clear up the affair, but it did not, for yesterday it was learned that Mary 'Michaels, a woman who lives here and there, was missing. Mary is 22 years old, and is the wife of Wm, Michaels, but they have not lived together for some time. They have two children, but they have been put under other care by their mother. Mrs. Nancy Lender, mother of Mary, lives in a tumbled down house on Third street, between Cherry and Mulberry streets. She was greatly worried last night, and said she wished they would either find Mary or bring her dead body home. Mary, she said, would sometimes drink, and about two weeks ago received a note from a young man she had been "talking to for some time" to meet him across the river. But this, the mother thinks, has no connection with Mary's disappearance, as that was too far ofl. The police are of the opinion that the woman has been foully dealt with. Moudy and his wife state positively the woman was Mary Michalls that they answered her and she answered back. Their statement is corroborated. The affair was all the talk along the river yesterday, and about 3 o'clock it was reported her body had been found. A arge crowd gathered at the bridge and found that it WaB a hoax. If the woman is not found to-day the river will probably be dragged.

A Resetted Crew*

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Otober 6.—The revenue cutter Corwin' arrived from Alaska last night and brought down the crew of the ice crushed vessel, the whale Bourhead. The captain reports new volcanos discovered at Four Mountions near seveniy-two pass. The whale catch is of good average. The Nowaki river has been fully explored.

Costly Opera.

NEW YOBK, N. Y., October 6.—The directors of the Metropolitan opera house notified the stockholders that a tax of $1,750 would be made on the owner of each box, in order that the German opera may be produced at the house for thirteen weeks, from November 17th.

An Heir to HXkllloiis.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 6.—J no. Jacobs, a well known cigar peddlar of this city, formerly of Cincinnati, has received authenticated advices of his succession to property in England of the value of three and a half million dollars.

The St. Lonts Fair.

ST. LOOTS, October 6.—The twentyfourth annual fair of the St. Louis Mechanical and Agricultural associations opened to-day with charming weather and an unusually large attendance for the first day. The Veiled Propheta' procession to-night.

Not Guilty.

W. J. Hedges was tried in thecircnit court yesterday on the charge of fornication. The jury was out until a late hour, but returned a verdict of not guilty. F. C. Donaldson represented the defense and Shelton the state.

A Grand Army Farade.

PITTSBURG, Penn., October 0.—The Grand Army of the Republic paraded the principal thoroughfares this afternoon 2,000 strong. The streets were rowded-and decorations profuse.

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FOREIGN.

Col. Stewarts Party's Yessd Being Stranded on the Bocks

Took the Land and Employe^ Arab Guides to Cross the 1

line. The Treacherous Arabs Murdered tb4 Entire Party.—Meager Details.

The Trouble With the Cables.— A Horrible Insinuation.^ Important Bnslness for Parliament. Si

TREACHEROUS ARABS.

Col. Stewart's Party Massacred by Their Guides. WADY HOLFA, October 6.—A persist

ent rumor prevails here that Col. Stew art landfed, after his steamer struck the rocks in the cataract at Wady Garner,and was murdered by the Bedouins.

A bargain was made with Arabs to provide camels and conduct the relief party through the desert to Merawi The Arabs proved treacherous, massacred the first party which landed, then boarded the vessel and killed the rest, with the exception of four men, whose names are net known. It feared Col. Stewart is among the killed. It is unknown whether Mr. Power, correspondent of the Times, returned to Khartoum or was with Stewart.

CAIBO, October 6.—Major Kitchener telegraphs that the whole of Col. Stewart's party was murdered.. Col Ste wart and party were stranded on the rocks of the cataract at Wady Garna. He had requested the Mudir of Dongala to send him aid a few days ago.

The Trouble Wltb the Cables.' LONDON, October 6.—Only one of the

help, coming from the west bank of the Gould cables is broken, The scond ca

ble is not severed, but there is. somepressing upon the wire itself, probably the gutta purcha. Both misbaps occurred close to-gether, about 1,800 miles from Land's End. A test is being made to fix the precise locali ty of the trouble. A delay of three or four months is expected.

A Horrible Insinuation.

LONDON, October 6.—A medical cor-

her what was the matter, and she cried I respondent of the Times calling attenback that two men were killing her. Ition to the fearful height of the morMoudy was not the only man who I tality of infants, declares that infantiheard the screams. Six or seven men cide is largely increased by the fact along the river bank and two officers that mothers are able to make twentyheard the cries, ran to the Van bridge five shillings out of the death of an in and went across the riven but when they I fant in one of the small insurance sociI ot there they could find no one. Mrs. I eties. rloudy says after the men ran to the

important Business for Parliament.

LONDON, Eng., October 6.—Gladstone has issued a circular notifying his supBorkn tu attend me opennw xt v***lament, as he proposes at the earliest moment to submit important and pressing business for the consideration of that body. ,"

•n CHURCH CHIMES.

Salary Raised

At a recent meeting of the official board at Asbury church it was decided to increase the pastor's salary to $1,500 per year. The presiding elders claim amounts to $150 and the contingent expenses, including the bishop's portion to $350. This makesjthe total expenses for the coming year $2,000. The church has increased in membership and is now over 400.

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TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA! TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1884.

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A piano will be used in the Congregational church until the arrival of the new organ.

The official board of Centenary meets at the usual place, the pastors study, this evening.

The committees having charge of the young people's meetings at Centenary will ineet Wednesday evening.

The Rev. Alfred Kummer preached an excellent sermon Sunday evening upon the "Life and Teachings of Paul."

The ministerial association of the Methodist pastors of this district will lold a meeting at Centenary ,October 27, 28 and 29. ,*

Rev. J. K. Wheelet preached all excellent sermon to young men Sunday night upon the Daniel series. The subject was: "Troublesome Thoughts."

The Rev. Dr. Thompson, father ot President C. O. Thompson, occupied the pulpit at the Congregational church Sunday both morning and evening.

Frank Cruikshank has consented to play the cbrnet and Chester Fidlar the violin. Rev. H. O. Breeden will preach in the church next Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.

The Rev. Barth, the new minister at the German Methodist, preached his first sermon to a large congregation Sunday. He is now located in the parsonage next to the church.

Rev. H. O. Breeden preached an able sermon Sunday evening on the subject, "Young Men in Histoiy." He claimed that the young men had done the most for the advancement of the world.

The Rev. Wm. Muncie preached his opening sermon at the United Brethern church, corner Fourteenth and Chestnut streets, Sunday morning. The church has been without a pastor for quit's awhile and the residents of '^atpart of the city are gratified to kv^wthe church is to be reopened.

The Christian church has est) lished a mission Sunday school at 325 south Thirteen-and-a-half street. Sanday the attendance was nearly ninety. The small house in which the school is located has been found already to be too small and abetter and larger structure will be erected. The following officers were elected Sunday:

Superintendent—John Donaldson. Assistant Superintendent—A. Dowden.. Secretary—Miss Kay Stockton. Treasurer—C. C. Fioler. f,

Freigbt Conductor Badly Injured Sunday an 1.4 St Loots caboose was thrown from the track at the First street crossing and slightly wrecked, caused by the switchman turning the switch before the rear trucks of the caboose had passed over. Michael Gallighan, the conductor, was thrown under the trucks, rolled around, and severely injured. He was unconscious Sunday night. It is not thought his injuries will prove fataL

Snow at Montreal.

MONTREAL, October 6.—It is cold tonight with a slight fall of snow.

MAN'S LUST.

Leads to Three Murders. One a Double Crime—Various Shootings and Stabbing*.

DETROIT, October 6.—A special to the News says: A horrible donble murder was committed at Newaygo, Mich., last night. Abia A. Armstrong, a mechanic, aged 35, with a young, good looking wife, have lived at Fewaygo sometime. They had one child, two years old. A few weeks ago, a man named George Bates came to Newaygo from Big Rapids, and engaged board at Armstrong's house. An intimacy soon Bprang up between Mrs. Armstrong and the boarder, which aroused the suspicions of her husband.

Last night Armstrong took the child up to bed and found his wife in bed Bates was sitting in a chair close by. Mrs. Armstrong asked her husband to go to a neighbor's on an errand. He consented. When outof the house he looked up at the window, and saw Bates get into bed with his wife. He went to the neighbor's, however. When he returned he again visited his wife's chamber and found Bates Btill there. Armstrong and wife had some words, when she told Bates to go down stairs and get a revolver. Bates did as be was directed by the wife. Armstrong then grabbed an ax to defend himself, when his wife caught him around the arms. As she did so be threw the ax over his shoulder, the blade planting itself deep in her throat, and nearly severing her head from her body. Armstrong rushed down stairs and met Bates with a revolver. The men clinched, struggled, and the ax again did its deadly work. Armstrong chopped Bates' head nearly off. The murderer then gave himself up to the officers.

CAR, CAB AND CABOOSE.

The Workings and Doings of Ralroads and Their Employes.

Railroad Epitaph.

"Sister, mother, autat and me ,v Were run oyer. Here we be. We should hare had time to mizzle, If they bfowed the engine whistle."

The Freight Movement

Speculations were made last week as :to whether the rate cutting, carried on so premis cuooflly would have any noticeable effect for good upon the freight movement The train records show that the movement in every direction was larger than the week before last. Three sections to a train were run out of the Van yards last week. This the train men say is something extraordinary. If sp&ulation can be based upon last week's movement of freight the fall business has opened very auspiciously. The diversion toward the better cannot be credited to the ratecutting of that period, or if so, the statements of fast freight agents are at variance. They say that the demoralized rates abduced few if any shippers frotff their usual course of shipping.

roundmg points had any freight tnat

they had saved to await cheap charges of carriage, and consequently business boomed very little on that score.

Bali Jottings.

C. W. Bourdeman was here in the interest of the 0. B. & Q. District Passenger Agent Wade, of the Wabash, was here yesterday.

Chicago & Alton earnings Bhow a decrease of $40,850 for September. Phil. Campbell has returned from the east after a three weeks' absence.

At Chicago to-day will be held the annual election of officers of the C. & E. I.

Foreman Weston, .of the Vandalia yards, has been transferred to the E. & yards.

Capt. Fitch and J. G. Williams took trip up the Logan in McKeen's car yesterday.

Switchman Nelson, running on a local between here and Greencastle, had his thumb mashed at the latter place while making a coupling. Amputation was necessary.

Col. Joseph Hill will go up the Logansport this week, and at South Bend will make further arrangements for the entering of that city by the Logansport road, and minor matters that need his official attention.

The passenger traffic to Sc. Louis this week already assumes a bright aspect. The Veiled Prophets demonstration to be there to-night will catch goodmany, and the St. Louis fair has peculiar attractions.

The Boston Transcript says that New England ownB 235,000 shares of Union Pacific on the Boston books, and enough more on the New York bookB to make a majority of the 600,000 shares, and questions the report that Mr. Gould is as large a holder as reported.

There aro 17,900 passenger cars in tbe country, 5,950 baggage, mail and express cam, and 750,000 freight cars. Nearly one-fourth of the freight cars, or 170,000, are owned in Pennsylvania, 100,000 in New York, SSJOOO in Ohio, and 76,000 in Illinois. Pennsylvania leads in locomotives also, having3,345 New York 2,600 Illinois, 2,400 Ohio, ,390, and Indiana, 1,200. These five states have one half of all tbe locomotives in the country.

In conversation a freight train conductoi1 stated yesterday that more crews were suddenly seized with sickness yesterday than for along time. He had experienced considerable trouble in getting men to substitute his regular crew, who played 'possum

to get to go to the St. Louis Veiled Prophets demonstration and Barnum's show. He was quite wrathy and threatened to discharge every .man who failed to turn up,

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TheB. ft O. to be Shut Out. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., October 6.—The

Baltimore & Ohio railroad was given notice by the Pennsylvania Railroad company that on and after October 12th it will be deprived of the privelege of running trainB over the Pennsylvania lines between Baltimore and New Yoik. The Pennslvania railroad further states that neither tickets nor baggage checked through from the west ay tbe way of the Baltimore & Ohio line will be received by the Pennsylvania Railroad company. This notification has been given in pursuance of an intimation given by the Pennsylvania to the Baltimore & Ohio May last to the effect that it was desirable to terminate the contract for hauling B. & O. cars. This desire has now taken effect, and agents of connecting lines have been notified accordingly. The regular formal notice was sent DV President Hinckley, of the Phfladelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore railroad, to Robert Garrett, acting president of tbe B. & O. The

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OHIO CROPS.

The Keport of the Results of Actual Threshing. COLUMBUS, 0., October 6.—The Ohio

state board of agriculture gives the following results of the actual threshing for eight weeks by some 2,500 machines for wheat, oats and barley, together with estimates on o*her crops by township correspondents in all counties:

Estimates of other crops compared with a fall average: Rye, 86 per cent. corn, 75 buckwheat, 65 potatoes, 63 sweet potatoes, 68 tobacco, 74 sorghum, 72 cloverseed, 54 apples, 67 grapes, 54 pastures, 48 live Btock, 84. A severe drought hqa occurred three times in the season, partly broken by general rains on the 24th to the 29th each of July, August and September. This has greatly retarded the sowing of wheat which is not nearly finished yet in the southern half of the state. Eighty three per cent, representing the area of already sown wheat is already up and looking finely in the northern half of the state where the drought in September was less severe. The pastures are now reviving and the outlook for fall feed is good.

WASHINGTON.

The President's Movements—The Taxes On Overdue Spirits—Etc., Etc. WASHINGTON, D. C., October 6.—The

president is expected here the latter part of the week. The issue of standard dollars for the week ended October 4th was $491,997 corresponding period last year, $615,999.

President Arthus has ordered the heavy frame made by the ladies of the Cincinnati School of Design removed from Mrs. Hayes' picture, and one more appropriate in weight to the pic ture inclosed put in its place.

General Hazen has ordered all the names bestowed by the Arctic explorers of the Greely party upon places discovered by them in honor of Captain Howgate to be erased from the charts, on account of the embezzlement since discovered against that officer of the signal corps.

The commissioner of internal revenue announces a further postponement of the proposed change in the method of anforcing the collection of taxes overdue on distilled spirits in

abandonment of the proposed change. The Iniernational Meridian congress reconvened to-day, and after discussion, adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. They are no nearer the accomplishment of their purpose now than on the day th6y first met.

He Wanted to be Hanged. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., October 6.—The

trial of young Bateman, who outraged then killed the McLaughlin children at Flag Springs, a little over a month ago, opened at Savannah this morning, but was soon ended by Judge Kelly accepting the plea of guilty from the prisoner, and sentencing him to be bung November 2lst. Bateman refused to have counsel appointed to defend him, saying he deserved death and wanted to die.

Deliberate Murder By a Woman. EDENBURG, Pa., October 6.—Ou Sat

urday Gusta McKesson, wife of Silas McKesson, got her husband to load a shot gun, and going to afield where Patrick Forbes was at work, discharged the weapon at him, the contents taking effect in the bowels, inflicting fatal wounds. The murder was the result of an old family feud. The woman was arrested.

Fire in a Mine.

CALUMET, Mich., October 6.—The fire which broke out in the dry portion of the Hecla branch of the Calumet and Hecla mine, Saturday afternoon, is still raging. It is in the timbers of the 16th level, 1,100 feet underground, and above tbe present workings, which are at a considerably greater depth. Two men were suffocated and their bodies cannot be reached.

An Indiana Man Missing. MUNCIE, Ind., October 6.—W. W.

Cathell, a member of the State fair board, is mysteriously missing, with money. When last seen he got on the cars coming here. Foul play is feared.

.Cable Clicks.

Joe Barnett, of Monroe City, Ind., in afit of insanity, shot and mortally wounded his father-in-law.

The new Cnnarder Umbria, on atrial trip on the Clyde, attained a miximum speed of twen-ty-four miles an hour.

The Bennett, Mackey cable which was only recently laid between Europe and America, is broken. It is supposed the breakage "was caused by ice-bergs.

A terrible drought still prevails' in northwestern Mexico,' and great suffering exists among the people. Streams and welis are dried up and coin sells for 14 a bushel.

Sir John HacDonaldr the Canadian premier, has gone to England. It is understood he will be away for six weeks, and it is rumored he will be raised to the peerage before he returns.

A court martial to investigate the loss of the gunboat Wasp, which was wrecked recently on Tory island, found the disaster due to the absence of care and to inattention in in navigating the vessel. The surviving members of the crew were acquitted of blame.

Casualties and Fire*.

Eight frame stores at Abilene. Texas, were burned. Loss, $15,000. Heacock's storage warehouse, Philadelphia, was burned loss $500,008.

Three stores were burned by an incendiary, at Bay Shore, Long Island. Loss, $80,000. A gale prevailed over the Gulf of Mexico, last week, and yesterday three dead bodies were washed ashore near Galveston, indicating the loss of some ship.

A mill belonging to the Newton, Mass., pa per company burned 8atnrday. Loss, $150, 000 insurance, $42,000.

The carpenter shop of the Minneapolis 8t- Loais railway, at Minneapolis, was wholly destroyed by fire, last night, with an unknown number of cars fully insured. Sapposed to be of incendiary origin.

The Windsor hotel, at Kingston, Ontario, was entirely destroyed by fire, yesterday morning. The inmates narrowly escaped with their lives. Loss estimated at- $40,000. The fire was earned by an explosion of gas.

Pennsylvania railroad says the move ment is part of a geheral system of re' ducing expenses. Theconnection does not pay. Passengers over the B. & O, for New York will have to change cars at Baltimore, as the B. & O. will have no available track.

Barley, 8,481

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Acres threshed 693,581 170,853 Bushels produced 11,003,690 5,081,711 Yield per acre 15.9 .39.4 Average quality. 103 95 Area sown for crop of 1885. 83 To estimated bushels at same rate of threshing .. 41,338,385 33,566,639 1,083,333

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LOCAL POLITICS.

The Joint Debate Between Messrs. Johnston and Lamb Likely to Occur.

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Arranging Details

Mr. Blaine to Be Here oil the 23d —Breaking Faith—Ex-Governor Fletcher Thursday Evening.

JOHNSTON AND IiAMB.

Mr. Johnston Writes Mr. L«inb a tetter I01?.,Mcre.d

and Accepts His Proposition

The following is the reply of the Hon. Jas, T. Johnston to the Hon. John E. Lamb's last letter:

BOCKTUXE, Ind. October 6, 1884.

Hon. John E. Lamb, Terre Haute, Ind. DSABSCB: Youre of the 4th inst. received,

chairmta of the Democratic district' com. mittee. Bespectfolly yours, JAS. T. JOHNSTON.

Montgomery county—At Crawfordsville, Tuesday, Out. 21. Warren connty—At West Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 32.

Fountain county—At Yeedarsburg, Thursday, Oct. 23. Parke county—At Bockville, Friday, Oct. 24.

Vigo county—At Terre Haute, Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Bepubliean wigwam at 2 p. m. Vermillion county—At Newport, Monday, Oct. 27.

Clay county—At Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 28. The opening speech will be limited to one hour and fifteen minutes, the second to one hour and a half, and the cloBingto fifteen minutes.

Mr. Early agreed to concede to Mr. Lamb the opening and closing in four connties, if he would be permitted to name three counties in which Mr. Johnson would have the opening and closing. Or he would divide the opening and closing in six counties and decide the odd county Ly ballot. Both propositions were declined. The doctor left at 3:15 for Rockville, promising to return to-day. Special Dispatch to the Express

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., October 6.—• Mr. Blaine will be in Terre Haute, Thursday, October 23d.

Action of a tabor Union.

Sunday last Terre Haute Typography ican Union No. 76, passed the following resolution:

Resolved, That we will support no candidate on the Democratic oounty ticket who does not, before the election, pledge himself to withhold from the Evening Gazette all patronage which he would have to give out if elected that we will use our influence with friends and relatives to secure co-operation that our reason for this action is the fact that the Gazette has been and is an enemy of labor in the payment of beggarly wages, and in other ways.

J. TRUINBTT, President.

C. H. DUTOHBB, Recording Secretary. Bad Faith and Bad Policy. The agreement between the committees for the joint debate betwern Calkins and Gray was that there was to be no Btreet parade, A letter received from Prairie Creek yesterday contains the following:

In regard to the Gray-Calkins meeting the Democrats have employed the brass band to go up to Terre Haute with the delegation. I do not think it advisable to send any speakers here until after the small-pox is over in the neighborhood.

This is not oniy breaking faith, but is endangering the city small-pox, and should be stopped at once. Citizens, irrespective of party, we are sure, will join in the demand that the Democratic committee countermand its order for a delegation from that locality.

Serenade to Major Calkins. On Friday night the Blaine and Logan escorts and all Republican organizations of the city will turn out in full force and uniforms and serenade Major Calkins, at the Terre Haute house. Following the serenade Majoi Calkins and JMajor Carter will be escorted to the wigwam,- where Major Carter and others will speak.

Ex-Governor Thomas C. Fletcher.

On Thursday evening ex-Governor Thomas C. Fletcher, of Missouri, will at the wigwam. The ex-gov-ernor is an eloquent speaker. The Escorts will turn out and the Davis family will be present.

The Boys in Blue will meet tonight. The Hon. S. N. Chambers, of Vin cennes, will make one speech in this county next week.

The Hon. E. II. Bundy, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, will make two speeches in this county next week.

Mr. John Beer has just returned from Ohio, where be made several political speeches. He reports the Republicans thoroughly organized and confident of carrying the state.

Criminal Record.

Charles Werst was convicted of the murder of Amos Bockesto, at Ft. Wayne, Ind. Wm. McCorkhill, ex- assistant fire chief of Louisville, fatally stabbed Patrick Burke, Saturday night.

A white man named Brooks shot and killed negro Voodoo doctor named Anderson Green near Cloves, Ohio, tor criminal inti inacy with Brooks' wife.

At Lockett's Camp, Ga., Sunday, F. W. Fulkner, a white convict, plunged into the river and tried to escape. He was shot and killed by a negro convict named Dock Jackson.

At a Democratic banner raising near Peekskill, N. Y., Horace Brown fatally stabbed Wesley Hillicker, and at a Democratic meeting at Higginsport, Ohio, Robert Shaw, of Ripley, killed Kendal Overturf.

James Graves and wife, the husband a member of the firm of Fox Brothers, jewel era, New York, were arrested by the customs authorities, Saturday, with $20,000 worth of un set diamonds in their possession.

Some of the laborers on the new Jail at Pittsburg, who went out yesterday on a strike returning to work later in the day, were attacked by thoee still remaining out. Several men were severely injured before the police arrested the ringleaders.

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The Greitt Moral Shew to Appear This CITY TD-DSJ.

There are but lew, if any, in tbi.4 vicinity who do not know that the Barnum-London show exhibits here to-day. The city and surrounding country have been so thoroughly dec-

Mr. JohnBton Accepts the Propo-1 orated with pictorial printing for weeks sition Made by Lamb For Seven Meetings in the

District.

Bat the Democratic Managers

that there can be no excuse for people not being posted in every detail. Andthe excitement is not confined to the masses by any means, but extends to the better classes—to men, women and. children to whom the excitement of the arena has been a mystery and tho aown a myth. Jumbo is the social subject of conversation. Children who have feared to mount his back are now prepared for that distinguished honor, as living two years neighbors to other children whe have achieved that notoriety, their humiliation has been com-' plete, and life not worth having.

This season Jumbo divides the hon-

and in reply will say that I have delayed an- introducing his Ethnological COUswering your former letter, supposing you I gress this season—a feature destined to would accept my proposition for fourteen joint I draw together not only the youth of debates. Inasmuch as you are continually I the land, but the educational classes boasting that I am afraid to meetyou, 1 hav^ I generally—the great and good of all concluded ttat you do not intend to accept denominations wiH throng hia exhibimyproposition, and I hereby accept your Irr. _:.u proposal for seven Joint meetings. I will at I fl°n* To keep pace with the mcreasonce authorize the chairman of the Republican I lD8 attendance of the wealthy and ariadistrict committee to fix the places for such I tocratic classes, Mt»_ Barnum steadily Joint discussions, upon conference with the adds to his facilities.

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while the menageiie department has been increased to proportions that would have-been deemed impossible ten'years ago. A study of the animal kingdom is now considered by school officials a most valuable element of education. Knowing this well, Mr. Barnum extends his field of learning

Mr. Hutchinson requests the Express to urge upon schools and families generally the importance of attending early. A full hour is required to ex-

Yesterday afternoon Dr. W. H. Gillum, chairman xf the Democratic dis-1 amine tbe museum department alone. «i nf A/VMtmiffAa maf Mv T"\ 1?n «r I 1 lit

trict committee, met Mr. J. D. Early, chairman of the Republican district committee, at the office of Henry & Early, and arranged the following dates for joint discussion:

while an entire day could be profitably

ied in the menagerie. All should the grand amphitheater five minutes before the grand entree.

It would be well for those who desire witnessing the gorgeous street parade this morning to be in position early. Owing to its great length the parade starts at an ealy hour, and if on time it may be expected by half-past eight o'clock. It will go over the usual route.

A Bold Kobbery.

EDENBURG, Pa., October 6.—Five masked men entered the house of Jobn Sherry Saturday evening while the fnmily were eating supper and commanded all to hold up their hands. Besides Sherry there were at the table two men, Michael Keiser and George Best, a servant girl and a boy. The entire party was gagged ana bound and Sherry then compelled to open the safe, from which they abstracted $200. They also obtained $6,000 from the bureau drawer and other places about the house. The gang then drove off in a carriage which was waiting. Ther« ia no due.

WASHINGTON, October 6.—John R. McLean, editor and proprietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, will be married to-morrow morning to Miss Emily T. Beale, daughter of Gen. E. F. Beale, of this city. The ceremony will be private and in the presence of only the immediate relatives of the two families at the residence of the bride's father in Lafayette square. The Rev. Wm. R. Leonard, rector of tbe St. John's Episcopal church, will officiate.

New York's Tenament House*. NEW YOBK, N. Y., October 6.—In

spector Owen testified before the tenement house commission to-day that he had visited 562 tenement houses in the city containing 5,060 families and 20,017 persons. In ninety per cent, of them the closets were in a foul condition. Experts will be summoned regarding tbe income from tenement pioperty and health building laws covering such property.

,, TERSE TELEGRAMS.

Receipts of hogs at Chicago yesterday, 9,600 of cattle, 8,800. At Monmouth, 111., Sunday, a new Catholic church, oosting $80,000, was dedioeted, Bishop. Spalding officiating.

Divorce was granted Saturday to Mrs. R. C. Smith, wife of a prominent man of Bloomington, 111., with alimony of $10,800.

John McCullou'gh is in St. Louis upon invitation of Dr. James Keller, of Hot Springs,, an old friend, who thinks a stay at the Springs will do him good.

The cotton factories at Petersburg, Va., closed on acconnt of the scarcity of water, and 700 men, women and children are suffering for the necessities of life.

The funeral services of Frank Chanfrau, the actor, were held at the Chanfrau cottage, at Long Branch, Sunday. The attendance was large, including many theatrical people.

It is announced that the Woman's National Christian Temperance union will meet at St. Louis October 22d, 28d, 24th and 25th. October 7th will be made a day of prayer by thousands of local anions throughout tbe country.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in hisser mon in New York Saturday morning, set forth his ideas of the Supreme Being, ana gave his interpretation of God's prophecies, warnings and methods. He took the ground that God punishes us for our transgressions not in the spirit of revenge, but as a warning punishment follows disobedience as inevitably and necessarily as effect follows cause.

Trade and Labor Motes.

The Excelsior Clothing company of East Saginaw, has become involved in serious litigation.

The strike among the fourth pool miners is at an end. Reports state the miners are all at work at a reduction.

A general assignment by J. W. Rosenthal Co., one of the largest clothing manufacturing firms in this country, was filed in Rochester, N. Y., yesterday.

The dissatisfaction over a cut of 10 per cent at Dilworth, Porter & Co.'s spike mill, Pittsburg, appears to have subsided, as the mill was working full time yesterday.

All the effects' of the St. Louis Malleable Iron Co. were turned over to the officers by order of the court yesterday morning, and work resumed on large contracts which run until 1886.

The iron mills of Oliver, Cross & Phillips, Pittsburg, were closed yesterday in honor of the OvuTid Army demonstration. It is thonght the firm and workmen affected by the proposed reduction iu wages will come to an understanding to-day and that work will be resumed.

The iron interest is reviving in the south. The Woodstock, Ala., Iron company has just clrieed a contract for 13,000 tons of car wheel iron at $20 50 per ton. This is the largest single orJer placed in the south since the depres-ion began. Reports from other furnaces say there is an increased inquiry.

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The failure of Emil Dahlheimer & Co., jewelers, of Cincinnati, has earned much excitement among the manufacturing jewelers ot Providence and Attleboro, who appear to have heoome involved to the extent of $20,000 to $80,000. From the statements of those who are in position to know, including that of the manager of Dun's mercantile agency, it appears that the whole affair ia a deliberately planned swindle.

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