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LATER From the Upper- Ohio Disaster; The loss of Ufa Placed at Fifty, and ft Nay Reach More. vrnat Several River Men Say of the Terrible Beart-rpndiDS Senet at the TTellsTllIe Depot and Aloag the Klrer. i. Celebration of the PourUi That Brooght Sorrow to Many Hearta. r-; putial List of tli Drowned and Missing Incidents pf tae Dread.

f. 't Catastropne. STKITBESTIiXSrOBIO, Joly 6. Th HI- fated Yicipity of Mingo Janetlon -wa ajrun curUed lwt nieht by one of the most terrible disasters vuich has erer ocenrred on the Ohio Rirtr. Tb report was teceired at BUaben-vili etwat eleven of the ezearaion boats John Loma end tbt Scioto oollldius aooat one-bait mile eoatn of Mineo Janction.

Your representatiTe, with one or two friends, atone attempted to reaob. the scene of the (tiaater by means of Uvery-etables. Tbia was touod Impossible, and an oraer wee received (rom tue Superintendent of the Pan-Handle to uav, tbe fast line stop at Mingo Janction to off representatives of the prese. Upon ar-riTal at Mingo Junction tbe station-house and taiecraph-ofnee were crowded, with-anxious people rescued from the collision. Tbe collision occurred Inst, opposite the ree- idenceof lienry Baal man, a tenant od the iadfe Miller AU that could be seen tpoa arrival at the banks of the river were tut tmoke-stacks and pilot-house of the tiMtnor Scioto.

Wilson JH bbard, tbe second tsgineer. was found Just opposite the sunken tuat, and appeared thoroughly disgusted with uo river end steamboating in general. TJpon jwmission he said that there were about Kven hundred people on board at the time of uie colllaion, while tne boats were heavily at five hundred. "He thought the Bol bio was to blame, oa account of giving the improper Tbe first engineer was of tie came opinion, and claimed that the loss of life would not have been nearly so great bad there been" proper orders given for the passengers to go forward on the hurricane deck. Both estimated the loss to be from tenty to forty lives.

Tbe eav tain of the Scioto was almost era red oa account of the' loos of his son Dan, who vat cabin-boy. David Kelley, the pilot of the Scioto, left his boat on tbe occasion of tbe lamer, end went to Wheeling on the John Lomas. He claimed that ttie Ixmaa on tg him until wit bin five hundred feet without He was running up the Ohio shore. ana the Lamu blew one whittle, and that sue too doss for him to respond when the Uxaaa bietf. Be saw he could not pass on bat ude, and creased signals when the lomat Brack him.

From the best information it seems tbe tcioto was to blame on account of not under faQding the signals. The scene asof JLbjB staoat confusion, and the screams of tne voinen and the shrieks of the men were start-rending. ul tho Ibat the followinshave been found Dan Tbomas, aon oT Captain Thomas; IXavTd Fogo, site ward Piper, Sally Coa- and Ed of WeUsvlle; B. Eeard-store, Blle Brandon and Mollle Shields, of tan LjTerpooU rn.ua E. Bpragae, of Hm- naodirllle.

There are at least drowned. Search is ill being made for the but none have aa yet bn found on tbe Virginia a bore. Tne following ia a list of tbe mlaalnx as far as can be learned to-night: 1 Wm. Bailey, John Tbomllnson, Wilson rial, John L'brMty, Etijene Farmer, O. Thompson, Lincoln -Wrleht, Ben.

Btebbens, Lincoln Beard mure, fcitpl.on Michael Emmerlinc, Mrs. Michael Emmerling, David Freed, Charles Litb, Cbns. C.T. Thompson, M. E.

tstltne and wife. Willie Parrell. Jacob Gibaon and wife, James New man. Miss Droy, and johh tirousalali j' East Liverpool. Arthur E.

Hoaeiand. Unnter. B. Armstrong. Wm.

Earing, Edward -Thomas, illie Booth, Chaa. Uavidann, Lewi Harper, Jytin Htevenson, E. P. Smith, and two ohlld- rn, of WfRaviile. Two Brosleus boys, of Stenbenyilie.

tornelias Plamer, WsshlBglon, Penn. Total. 4U bodies. Recovered Evan B. Eorke.

Barry E. Beard- Bi're, Miss Belje Brandon, Mollie Shields Iwvtd Pogo, Edward Thomas, Chaa. Spntgus' faille Kiduey, Ktewart Piper, Joseph Conner, uoeoln Beardmore, Harry Donnelly, Eld ward winy, Ldward Smith; total, 14. f. sm the nrarisBa.

Misco Jpsctiok. Ohio. Jnly6. TTis -bodies tbe follow lngjpersons have been recovered': C. E.

Slaxamondsville. -r BeUe Bjfandon, David Pogo, Ssrsh Kiddy, Stewart Piper, Edward Smith and Jo Conner, of WellsvlUe. fl' MoUle" E. P. Burks.

beardmore, of East Liverpool. Ed Thomas, son of Captain Thomas, of the SclOIG. 'r Jls names of known mlsslnr are Willi SoMb. John Proaser, Charles Davidson, tie'wis. HnT, Ch'srley- Leltb.

Charles Swearingen. Jota Btevensen; also aboa't twenty-five mlse- mlaaln laA nt navrtiM fakins boat between East Liverpool and Wo set and it i aaid a few from Wheeling took (wiainp. Tbe bodies of fifteen to twenty 711 llktly be fopnd on ths Scioto as soon as kest ia raised. Bodies are being foaod fast around and about ths wretk. A Sad Day at Tretfavllle.

HWiTCS TO TILS uaniui. I Ohio. July twrbe sad sequel exchrslbn on. the ill-fated Scl-; taa enacted to-day by ths arri val of seven les of the missing. About twonandred flfr Persona got on the" boat here, sod sf awnber seven are known to have been rtal.

while more are missing, doabt are among the The list of llavlUe Is as' follewss Davfd Brsndon. sixteen Ssrsh Klddr. Connor, eighteen. Smlts. and E.aspagns, from Hammonds-f HMtrhere.

-y 1 i rsiiniain. C. B. Armstrong, members of tllTlli. n.n iitfi Chas.

Xettn. mer boy Al E. Hsgl in. C. Steveri-John Grounds, Samuel Hunter.

WlUiam jpls' Tooth of fUteeaf a boy named and Ellas Smith sad his three tnmthU toe conftuion' attending Vi accident the list of xnUslng is still moA teat will still 6s A crowd of two thousand baa been In and around the depot all JdaKeadrtbe scenes when the odle. wer the trains were heart, rea'dinc loi tits atima' 1 latervlews Wltla F.ywiB lu siaMica to van uwciuu. Mixoo PSCTIOX. Julv 6 Vnu- mIwh. ent had an interview this morning with Co owwara.

OI asw Cumberland. Mr. Stewart aaid fAt the time of the colllaion mv wife and were In he Kellerthe pilot, was there, hU wife snd a young man whom I do not. know (Clint wdlcUing the Lomas approach: She came on ontil (he) boau were not one hundred vania apart. Mrs.

Stewart said: "It is strange that that boat doesn't Keller, who was looking out, announced. Yes. Ill ma hr whistle," and he reached for the valve. Jnat men tbe Lomas whistled once, for the right. Keller saw that It was late to take that side, and answered with two' 'whistles, at the, same time reversing the en-, sines.

The Lomaa did now wJiiitti anin. bui kept eoraihs on. and wnr two three short toots on his Vhlatle. Tim Lomas began bacsing, but it was too late, and we saw the collision was coming. When tbev struck both boats were backing.

elier said to TeJl the people to keep away from the guards snd stay in the center of "the. boat; if they don't they will upset I could not get tbe pilot-house window open snd I kicked it oat. The crowd was excited, but soon un derstood what was wanted, and got to the middle of the deck." De yon thin Keller bandied the Beloto right?" am a river man, as was my fstber before me, snd I have no hesitation in saying that Keller did bis duty as a man should. The Lomas was tbe down boatt, and should have whistled first. Keller stood there watching ber -coming on, with his liand on the -valve-ready to sound his signal, snd finally was go ing to blow rather than wait any longer.

The fault lies with the pilot of the Lomas. He old not sound his whistle soon enough, snd then the Scioto could not take the side he indicated. Keller Is a good pilot, was sttendlxsz to bis business, and was perfectly cool." As is always the case in every tragic occur rence, there was an element of tbe ludicrous running all through the awful hours of last evening. One old lady, who was rescued after muen difficulty, grasped tbe arm of one of the mep who had brought her out and pleaded with him to save her son's bass fiddle. 'lie thinks so much of that bass fiddle, she said.

Can't you get It off? Won't yon save There were over a hundred still on the boat. and the man to whom she was speaking said to her: "Where's your son Is he all rightf" "Oh, my God!" she exclaimed, -I forgot about my son. Never mind the fiddle; save him." The fiddle was not saved. Another InatancJe of thinking of worldly goods while life was in danger was witnessed after the passengers had been driven to tbe hurricane deck. '-One of the rescuers was splashing around in tbe cabin, snd fished up a lot of cmUrellss.

The owners above his'bead aaked him to hand them up, and ooe yonng nan charged bim particularly to find an um brella "-with a bone -handle "carved with bull-dog's bead: he paid to SO -for that um brella." 'Another passenger was heard to say as he sat ln the willows on the bank, pouring the water out of his boots, "I wouldn't cars a darn if I hadn't lost Si." i The men on board did not display much gallantry, and attempted to crowd into the boat while many of the ladies were still on board theScioto. One big' fellow pushed past and' Jumped into a skiff. Only to be told to get out or he would get plug in the ear." Ttie man who made the threat looted able to carry it into execution, and. with an indignant tone, the passenger re- juarWed: "I wouldn't ride in your skiff, any way." and he climbed back on to the steamer. This inoru Ins the campa along tbe shore.

where a number of Steubenvillo men have been Ilvtug for several weeks, are decorated with flotsam from the wreck. Hats and bonnets, costs and circulars, parasols and um brellas are plentiful. Iu one pf pip. camps a 'one of tbe tents. It is about the sise of a sunflo wer, and was evidently the treasure of some one of the little ones' who were on At this camp a pair of valuable blankets were stolen.

Two men bad been flsbed oat of tbe water, and had been left at the camp fire with tbe blankets around them, while their rescuers went oat on the water again. Oo their return the men were gone and so were tbe blankets. A terrible scene Is reported to have taken Dlace Immediately after tbe collision oc curred. It in -said to have beseared descrip tion, the women running about clinging to eiien other and to the men. screaming for their children, their husbands or friends, and tne men.

-their panic increased by the "screaming of the women, were un able to collect their wits, so ss to do snv thine Intelligible. Besides the nnner rabln of the Scioto being filled with, people dancing and enjoying them-swlvea, the.lower. decks were also crowded and in the rapid sinking of the boat there was bo escape for those there but to Jump into the river. A large number of those on the lower deck probably went down with tbe but within three mlauts over a hundred 'people were struggling in the swift current. An eye-witness that ihe water about the boat was black with people ery ing tar aid.

Of these also a iante proportion never reached the shore. Persona on the aaw that there was solng to be a col lision, and boats were- put out at once. Be sides the boat of Arthur -McVulty, whose etory is already reported, a boat from a fishing Ktrabenville camped near the arwne. also out out, rThree of these men. Wsl ter App.

Fred Huffman and William Henry, taw the accident. They say the Lomss coming down, blew her whistle tbe Scioto going up, blew twice; both signals mean ing the same th succeeded when the crash cams In saving the lives of nine persons, but saw three others drown without eeing wnw-uj km. aava them. "One man sank when the skiff was within a few yards of him. They then devoted themselves to taking off tbe terrified psssengers, snd conveyed fifty-three shors.

ta other skiffs, one occupied by John u.J.Fmii ind JoeDsvIssnd the other by Thomas McDonald snd William H. Henry, saved several lives. Borne of those who succeeded In reaching the shore only did so after a terrllrle struggle. i Tnd Testa, aged twelve years, from East Liverpool, was supposed to be lost, but was picked up on tne wes A "striker," whose first name was Andy, was alao thought to have been drowned, but was sjao caught and landed on the Virginia side. six yean of age.

were Wailabnrs three miles or picaeo -a-. floating on boy of sixteen yesrs. went over with a small noara, wmco aid 'wai rescued la n' exhausted condlUon a miiend half below. His mother saw him golngdown. snd was nsarljr thrown into by-terics from frlgltt.

-a i Mrs, Jorm eake was picked UP after swim-miosrsroand for oni tea while, fx "MayoTBorge. wife and two ehildrsn were wept overboard and eaugbt by Some parti-lithe of the boat when she sank. -A drunken teliow from X-lcotta played en tbePUnoin the cabin notil key-board WU wSoaiy bbe mer th.t tb. career of the bos was not brought to an end UlsThesorp ittht no doeot ren tail tht. ine danger eouia ere Death for every soul nl board was threatened from, the opposite elSSre snd water, and It e.

Imost naonTsd occurred. When the Lomas, went ilns toto the Scioto she tore threugb over the lower deck. Inan boat wss iu flsme ths dry a meterisl -oilering" every nd inflammsp From fire. facility th though the Scioto Han It iwa'" was doomed to nwlauaa. 'she Her u- -r'a tAa ta As went upwnand the water earned Je fire gave way.

and th. fesr of a 'W at wsutwlth.i,rt 4 Cri. tti Then thoughts danger jl lnd.of,Pvoa. lallir Kllfifia: with the Ohio River at this point. The water Is very deep, und -where tbe Scioto was oins down there was enough Of It to sorer her from her keel to the top of bar pilot-house.

Down she went, the water rushing over' her lower deckhiding the boilers, touching the bolter and then rasiaog toward tbe hurricane deck. It loosed as -if It was ail up. when thf downward motion cessed. Tka Scioto i had atruek on Wills Bar. Had she: foundered above below.

or on either side of this apok she would have been completely submerged, and ber passengers would have died like rata In a trap, or perished by the score' after.a struc-gls in the water. On the other hand, bad she not usk no power on earth eonld have- pre-' vented her, burning to the water's edge. In eltster ease death wss Inevitable hsd It not been for the fortunate elrcamslsnos of striking Jaxt where she did." This morning at about four -o'clock, before the boat -had been visited by any one. the Esf- o.cxf.k' correspondent explored her as far as possible, a more desolate picture, than presented by the boat would be hard to imagine. Tbe skiff: used to reach her passed overtbe ran on the boiler deck until the bow struck and forced opon one of the doors leading to tbe cabin.

water washed to and fro, toss ing about a lot of odds snd ends, principsllyi of female apparel, while a teacup went sail ing around on a mattress. On tbe tables could be seen the debris of the excursionists' feasts. fTdts snd oranges, pieces of sand- Wiches and cakes, candy snd raisins were scattered about as though they had just been left, snd their owners intended to return to them. On the hurricane deck the scene was worse. and guve a better idea of the terrible despair the passengers' must have suffered and tbe fearful confusion into which they were thrown.

Lying' against one of the smoke stacks was a huge violin, Its neek-pleee half off. Its strings broken and a gash down the top. A shawl bung on one of the hog-chains, and a parasol lesned against the pilot house. There were fully a hundred fans thrown around the deck, while shoes, stockings, handkerchiefs, ths" band-sachels so uulversally carried by ladles, -neck ties, and ail manner of the smaller portions of apparel were there, without end. Below the -boiler deck, where so many ladies sre supposed to be, nothing could be seen, the water veiling It from sight.

Abovethe wreck, tied half way op the Jack-staff, a miniature copy of the United States flag was floating, wet and dirty though It was. Tbe 'Scioto had gone down with her colors flying. "Do you see that man In the light suit and straw bat?" asked Walter App, one of the fishing party, as he pointed to a party seated on a stool on the boiler-deck of the sunken steamer. "That Is Captain Thomas, tbe captain of the Scioto. You see those two men standing by him they are watching him." "What fort" I inquired.

The man," responded App," Is very nearly crazy. He has been dolDg nothing bat wringing his bands and crying ever since the boat went down. I tried to get him ashore a while and to lay In tent and take a rest, but he would He will not leave the boat. These two men who are standing by his side snd watching him they are afraid he will drown himself; and it is no wonder that this man is almost on the verge of insanity. Be has a terrible load to bear.

Besides betug to a great extent responsible for this slaughter of life, he himself lost a son in the disaster. Tbe boy's name was' David Thomas, and be was sixteen, years of age. When the captain reached the shore after the disaster, and was informed "that bis son was missing, he wrung his hand's and cried, Oh, my -Oodl Save my son's body 1 God have mercy on met' Since that time it bats been necessary to keep a guard over him. aa stated, to prevent bim from doing away with to thi rams. Wheiusu, W.

July 5. The scene' at the wreck of tbe Scioto to-day almost bee gars description, tbe anguish of tliose looking for lost ones adding to the wails and sobs of l.hose tndJag.er tnaplsaate-rorras of dead loved ones recovered from the water. The Associated Press reporter arrived at the scene at noon, at which time only nine bodies had been recovered, Both banks of the river were lined with people, making a crowd Of perhaps two thousand persons. The work of dragging In tbe vicinity for bodies la still going on. William Malbolland.

of under whose auspices tbe excursion on tbe ill-fated Bcioto waa iclven. said that the boat took on abont two hundred passengers alEust Liverpool, and two hundred and fifty at Welisviiie. The boat was very much crowded, and refused to stop at other points where tickets hsd been sold. Taking' his statement with others, it is safe to way that five hundred souls' were on board at tbe time Sf the collision. Captain Smith, of Martin's Ferry, who was on the John Lomas, says.

thst when some distance from the Scioto he noticed that the boats were going to come together, and made his preparations for tbe shock. Both steamers had on a full head of steam the Lomas going down stream at the1 rate of fifteen miles' per hour, and tbe ascending Scioto at tbe rate of twelve miles. It seems to be the prevailing opinion that the collision resulted from a misunderstanding or confusiou of signals. Up to seven o'clock this evening ten bodies had been recovered. They were David Fago, aged twepty-one.

East Liverpool H. E. Beardman, aged twenty-one; E. P. Burke, aged thirty; Ellis 8mith.

ayed seventeen; Miss Nellie Kldden, aged sixteen Sprague, aged twenty-five; Miss Bells Brannon, sged seventeen Joseph Connor, sged fifteen, all of East Liverpool. The steamer Welcome, of this city, left for Hhe scene of tbe accident this afternoon to render aid in recovering bodies and raising the sunkeS steamer. Cewardly Attempt at Aasasslatatlosv 4nCCIAX DXAfA'tVH TO Til SSOUISKS. Fort Watsk. Ink-.

July 6. A villainous attempt to assassinate David W. Keil was made at wo o'clock this morning. Mr. Keil bad beak -to' Michigan looking to bis Interests there, snd hsd just returned on the train from the north at two o'clock.

Upon entering the yard, at hla borne, which is on Water street, and is thickly studded with treev be discovered a dark object some thirty feet away. He stopped and asked, "Who IS there?" In an instant a revolver was and the ball passed bis" right disturbing his gray locks. He called to his brother who preceded -t him, to brine: his revolver, when in- anotber instant, from tbe opposite direction, another bullet whiatled past. This one graxed his left During' the discharge each time Mr. Keil got a hurried glimpse of the sssaa- sins.

on being small and thin and smooth- jed, while ths other was Isrgs and burly, with a black moustache. Mr. Keil Is man of seventy bas long been aa old and prominent ettlsen. At present be Is the owner snd proprietor of tba Fort Wayne Dally Uaxelte, and owns a large book sad ststtonery store. He eaa in no wax seoount xor tne uss- tardly move.

Detectives have been put to work to ferret it out. JBrakea Xeefct She la Deatbu srsciai. oisrATca to sxaoisu. Clevsi.ax. Ohio, July.

S. Richard J. Evans, a middle-aged- man. Jiving at No. 51 Irvine street, was killed to-day at tbs new rolling-mill on tbs flats in this elf y.

He wss work. -standing on a plank scaffolding, missed bis footing snd fell down' an embank ment, striking on bis bead and breaking his neck. He leaves a young wire. William' Wtnter.ahlebry respected German butcher, living atc'o, M. Rich wood avenue, killed biraseU by firing a pistoVbaU Into bis tempi on tbe Fourth of July, supposed by secident, aa there waa n.

known cause -for snicldeand be wss eelebrstlns; 1 Tv Brslhera Kllleel Is aa. mmmr i AmsAVCaT VS) oMoaoAKSxa Crrr. Psaeaw July 6-Kariy to-day a lot of miners held a la tbe saleoa of John bear this i place. A moos the crowd were two diggers named Wssbington and Tbomaa Prltehard; between whom there was au old grudge's gainst ring a Keller. got into row and Keller a raw a revolver, shooting Wssbington Prltehard through tbe bis brother Thomas through tbs stomaeb.it Beta snea later bourcKelleraftsr doing, tbs hooting, succeeded in making bU sscaps, and ass not yst been captured.

BATHER 3HXED. T7all After tie The Boils Had It In the Harping, the Sears In the Not Much Vlror In the Market, Bat tbe General Drift of Opinion Ia BulUah. sracxAi, niaFATcaT to tse zuruczscs. Nbw YoasrJuly Stocks to-day ware generally firm, but a varisble temper prevailed. The morning market wore an aspect quite promising, and, though no startling changes were made, tba bulls seemed to be 1 control bat after midday the bears discovered some weak spots, such as tstoulsvills and Nashville, which, they proceeded to hammer down to 65.

The entire list fell off. probably in sympathy, as no other reason could be discovered, and speculation fell Into the sroove of fractional changes incidental to ths brokers' market sort of. pull devil, pull Baker, manipulation, or battle for fractions. The general drift of feeling: to-day has been bullish, although the lack of. vigor in the advance has created some dissent, A good many say to-day that every body expects a bull market, snd one seldom comes when expected.

A few brokers think thst prices are being held up in order to sell, and that a decline will soon be felt. Chronic bears base their views mainly on adverse weather and crop reports. I Ths bull feeling is most pronounced on South-western stocks. Texas Pact no does nbt appear to be quite aa much rn favor as it was lust week. Missouri, Kansas snd Texas is even more in demand.

Western Union has also verified in a mild wayWr predictions of last week. A good many people thlnk.lt will sell up 4 or 6 points before Saturday The evident intention of the Northern Pacific Syndicate to take the bonds controlled by their option bss strengthened the tone of the Northern Pacific stocks. Decker, Howell A Co. are aaid to have been bnyers to-day for Insiders. The feeling on Lake Shore continues mixed.

A strong party saya the Company can never make up during the last half of the year the deficiency admitted to exist, as to do so would require net earnings considerably larger than those of I860. Some of tbe Vanderbllt brokers sre very prominent in the opposite view, and profess to believe that Lake Stoors will sell at 125 withia sixty days. i Denver and Louisville have been depressed to-day, aa is usual when the rest of the mar ket looks The earning of the Denver and Rio Grande Company show a decrease, but tbe success of General Palmer In negotiating Mexican National bonds should more than offset, a temporary decrease in earnings. The Wabash stocks have been affected a little by a report that tho earnines for lost week would make a better allowing than those of tne week previous. Bets were rattier londly offered a days ago that tbe Company would be In tbe hands of a Receiver within ninety days.

A few of these bets were taken for tbe account of a prominent railroad man, since which time there has been a noticeable decrease In tbe desire to lay such wagers. "The decline this morning was owing tore-ports of bad weather and to tbe depression of Lake Shore," said a bull broker to-duy. ''I am satlafied, however, that both Mr. Vanderbllt and Mr. Gould are taking advantage of this lull to buy stocks.

The effect of tliS strikes practically over. Several prominent railroad men have assured me that tbey Just in time to beueOt the roads. I know of one or two casea in which shipping contracts expiring in July prevented from making Western shipments by other meausthan tbe strikes. Railroad earnings will ahow a decided ndvance this week on tbe new rates. If tbe old freight-handlers do not retnm to work this week It! will be easy for -the roads to supply their places if the managers really wish to do so.

Tie best informa- ftio'tl is in favor of good crops. The fact la. there are no argumenta left jto the Sears excepting on the crops and they are making the moat of every shower, every chinch-bug and every grasshopper." i THE CHICACO BOARD After Ike Ttaree Iaya Resit esterelay Operations In Grain and Provisions. SPECIAI. OIHPATCH TO TUS SNqtrisKB.

Chicago, July 5. After three days of no trading ths leading markets to-day were much unsettled. Corn waa rampant early in the day, but partly settled later. Tbe fact that we have scarcely any corn in- store here, while eeuntry supplies sre exhausted in many sections, made the corn shorts feverish, and they almost tumbled over each other in their anxiety to fill, while shippers paid correspond inery higher prices for cash offerings. Wheat was lower early, on tnefactof fine weather, then reacted, as it waa found that there was none on sale; thenNleclioed, and again fell back when corn weakened with reports of fine weather in the West.

'Data were higher early, snd fell bsck with corn. Provisions sdvanccd, and stayed up, though they did not stay at the The ehief point In tbe deal waa a liberal unloading of local long lard to fill country buying orders. Tbe expectation that hostilities iwould break out to-day by the bombardment of an Egyptian point may have hod something to do with the strength in quotations, but it seemed to be less influential than has generally been tbe ease in the past with regard to war in tbe Old World. i Regular wheat was rather doll, snd averaged lower. The market declined Jo.

early, then reacted but fell, back, and closed lac. lower than on Saturday. The 'British telegrsms were Irregulsr. California beiag quoted lower and red firm but private ad-vices generally noted a firmer tone, snd tome baying limits were increased to parties here. But the weather in the West wss clearing, an our receipts of winter wheat showed a fs increase, while St.

Louis waaSweak. declinlm 35con cash wheat. Our market fell off earl as a eonseqnenee of ths weather eosdittoni as It wss expected that clear skies would brin in great deal -of wheat by tbe doss of th mouth. But the strength Is corn soon wheat holders unwilling to sell at the declla snd a reaction ensued, the firmness giving way when corn weakened Tater. There was really very little trading outside of what was dona by local scalpers, except in August, which wss st times rather lively'.

Spring' wbeat wss very quiet snd Irregularly easier, but generally difficult to quote In tbe absence transactions. There is good line ef abort yet out; but ths parties are probably waiting to see what will be done wltb the defaults on tbe June deal. 'Seller July waa quoted 'at tl Snd at CI S3, Seller August Was quoted early st tl 12)4, then sold st tl 13. and dosed at sbout tl bid. September was nominal- at tl 07; and the year sold at tl 03al 0 closing with the inside bid.

Corn was sctivs and very much excited In ths direction of strength. The market advanced then declined 2Ke, and slesed Ze. above tbe latest prices of Saturday. Llr-1 erpool reported a deline of 34 per-eerita, but London, was quoted' firm. snd our receipts were very "small, only 184 car-loads, with a few thousand bushels by canal, arriving alnee Sat, urday.

The stocks In stors were not posted, but the aggregate was understood to be barely 1,000,000 bushels, and It is stated that a quarter of tb si is ander orders to go to Oswego. Tbs continuance of cool weather in the West raised many doubts sbout tbs maturity of tbs growing corn crop, while there were fewer la regard to tbs eld crop being used np. some sections were reported to be entirely bare, while tbe Eastern demand for shipment was good, ia proportion to tbs enrrsnt supply, and freights were down to nearly aero. This woks up two or three of oar big snoris, and a dosenof smaller ones followed suit, making ths daal a lively one until: noon." by" which time the wire' edge of the demand bad worn off. Tbs receipts of corn th this city daring June, July, August and September of 1881 aggregated about 49,500,000, or nearly 1260,000 per month.

Xast month tbe total was less than tVOOOMO bushels, and there is no promise of aa iaereasa. IS is no wonder that the feeling is Hog products wsrs active" and stronger. Liverpool wss i noted la. lower aa lard, bat reported meats 6d and the loeal bog market was firm, wbile corn was strong. There wss a good demand for lard oa eetsloe eraara, aa lasal balden wars tree i nYirY1i Iff 1:6 BE- 1 THURSDAY MORNIKG.

1882. PRICE FIVE CENTS; sellers, while the trading in pork seemed to" be isrgely in. ehaages from one month to another, exeef that there wss a fair Inquiry for the long Ciuresv Meats were; stronger then even though the stocks at the close of last month were reported larger', than many bad expected. There was a fair shipping demand for meats, though some aaid the movement is rsthpr tamel, Jts -perlt closed 20c, higher, at t21 5 askeiU seUtr August, snd tSI KA23 12 for Beptesaber. Lard closed higher, sttli7Se.

bid or An us, and TZ4HU.oe., seller ribs closed JOc. higher, st llT112JC6, seller September. -SpHng wheat closed 8a lower." at tl 80 bid, seller the month, and tl 114 torn August; regular eat elosed Jfl'ic lower, at tl tll-ii sealer July, and 1 08jfll am seller Aagsst. corn ciosea ze. at 77ie, seller; July," snd for August-Osts closed -io.

higher, at vViya. for July, and -0-i(aHd4c for August. Rye elosed uncharged at ISe. eash. and ths ssme figure for AugSit and: September.

Bsrley elosed np demand for stors lots, and vsry Utue-Jnqturjr; ior sampi Day With the- Military. Success AH Hound, and Every Body-Proud, Accident en tne BaHroad Demise of Two if- tXTall-Knnvim TrtdiH.nia.na Notes. 5- arxcAii cisitrai Yb ths sKucxasa. IxnAHiAroxas, June 6. The military exhlbitiea' te-lay proved the moat magnificent ef the jserles sttending tbs present The weather was desirable in ever respect, Tbs attendance exceeded fifteen thousand, and there was sufficient diversity to maintain unflagging Interest from early noon until night.

The competitive infantry drai wss completed, the companies appearing the day eomprlBing the QoapawGaards, Light Infantry "(this city). Deuialana Rifles, in the order named. TSe XiOg'anspo'rt Grays withheld from the ei.n test, alleging sickness of men. The Qnapaws cave fine exhibition until it cam forming from file into fours, and from xUe lots twos, snd then tbey went- to pleetv TbJ. Light Infantry: were bod In alignment, and unsteady toward tbe close, snd there wprea numberof individual errors.

In the manual and in wheeling tbe Company waS exeepttonally good. The Rifles were tfeCacJvevW the manual, but showed well lnevolationa, not comparing, tmwever. with tbSChjiekasaws, who drilled like and carried the spectators awsy by ths, rAajrnlfioent beauty of their Held work and tb-eir spirited manual exercise. To-night the cempaify la the favorite by large odds, wbileV the Porters and. Crescents rank on equal ternWfor second place.

Tbe decision of the Jodge.sf 111 aot be made known until tomorrow. During, the forenoon the Louisville Battery, whiclv waSjUuable to appear on Saturday, took the t(me allotted to tbe Loc an sport Grays, spd gave an admirable exhibition, finishing, the program tne ia tbirty-fonrminntes. This. the best score fn point of time yet made snd places tbe Battery in the front rank (or the artillery prise, t. Beiweea the, drilrs of the infantry in tbe af ten flaa.

it, hibttiona were given by De Molay, Qomniandery. Templar, of Ixmlsville sad Raper Com and ery, of this city. Barring an oversight of the DeMolays to salute 1h staff escorting them upon the ground, Louisvilllans were beyond met with, applause, long, pro-tanged rand Vehement. An sachibitlon drill was given ths Uniformed Rank Knighu of Pythias, of bm eity, which was also an ex-eelledV showing. At sundqsn the mill-tary vpfj-trom ontslds ths State, forming the Third Regiment, were assembled oa, dress parade, and congratulatory', "orders from the Commanding General were' read, complimenting the soldiery for the admirable discipline which bod bden maintained throuchout the week.

Urderafwere-issued to "break camp" to-morrow foe poop, and In the afternoon to Join In a grand parade down town, during which the troop will fValn review before Governor Porter snd the prizes will be distributed. The parade along Washington street and the psiafae wfll be awarded from strand atund at the intersection with Kentucky avenue. It is expected thst the Southern co pan lei will start Injrnedlately for home, leaving the others toffitttrn to camp' for ths night. Tbe offioial existence of tha encampment will end to-mui i ow. ipespltehe disagreeable weather of the past fw days it bas been a mAgniflcent success; sndj it is already proposed to duplicate it next irear.

Solomon MeMasters, of Annapolis, started homeward last nigbt intoxicated, and this morning hewsa found lying beside tbe railroad, track juear Oakland with bis left leg crushed, liii arm brokeu and bis skull fractured He was to this city today and leg amputated. MeMasters either felfbe-aa thrown from the train, and be says the last thing bs remembers wss a demand ths conductor for Is ticket. Judge Stepbea Major, of Shelby vllle. who died la tblaeaty late laat night, waa Judge of the Cirouit Court, thi diatrfot, for many years, beginning wltb 1850. snd bs withdrew frorn.

politics opon being defeated for tbs CougresaiossI nomination by "Bob" Wslpole nearly twenty years ago. By the death of Henry C. Meredith to-day at Cambridge City tbeState Board of Agriculture loses its presiding officer and most valsed member, and the Short-horn Breeders' Association Its main stay and backing. The news of his death wss received with great regret In tbs alt. Tbs Dynamite War at Cedarville.

araeoAjk dispatch to tbb BMQciaaa. CaBAavtLLs, Ohiov July Marshal Harris, of this plaee, wss srreated and taken before Esquire Cooper this morn lag, and bound over to Court In1 the sum of tlOO, charged with assault snd battery upon tbe persons of Jacob Ford, Wm. ford and Fred This after, noon tbe to Fords, accompanied 'by App, weot-te Xenia and swore out warrants before Esquire that place, on the same charge. Harris waived examination, and was again boundfover to Coarf In tbe sum of tSOO, for which hi promptly gave bond and was jEIatrls Is tbe man that was arrested a few dsyS ego) at th instance of Con. Sweeney, tbe belllgereat saloonist, for blowing up -bis saloon somi tim ago wltb dynamite, tor Whioa he impow under bonds for tajOOO.

It is wll koewni here that a certsli eiass of ear ditisens are hosiile to' Harris' stringent enforcement of the village ordinances, and are evidently ddtermiaed to get rid ef kiss at all i- 4 i a ii Oscar Wilds sad tne stmciaj. wss sisainsKs. Aixaji' Ga July 6. Oscar Wildes sgent purchase i three sieeplag-car rickets from hers to- lavaanab this morning, and when tbe tares berths were occupied one ef the occupants was negro. Wilde's valet Official remonstrince was- mad by the" "Pullman agent tbqt it was against the-Company's rale fWaegroea to have sleeping ear bertha.

Wild insisted tbat tbe darkey should ride wltb bim, and said that' bo bad dons so ail over 'tbs South, witaousremonstranee. and that be sboald etaywhere be wss," He was thsn in formed, that If a negro was sesn to be riding la tbe sleeping ear tbe people at tae xt station woul gut tb ear. Upon this WUde receded, ana the negro" went to a common r'-r Vertk FisMstarFasv araciAji eaa aasjerasa -WabashJ Isn, Jaiy -While Miss Julia Small, a yoohgjady of this eity, wss 'fishing this afternoon, a peculiar accident, by means of wbiei' she lost bee occurred. She attempted throw ber line Into the water and the book caught In bar chain, breaking and.d3glns ths waitch Into ths wsler. it bss not yet been reooverd.Tbe watck was valued st fcyJL- T.

AsCaaassI Peath taTeaao, sraciAi. cisrATCM to tbs ACSTiKiTax Jaly S. B. J. Smith, etn old and protcinndltcrr ef tbl city, died yea-terday from effects of, spider, bite.

ni rcmslns wer foUowsd to tbs grsvs by a large eertsaecflc'adA, Another! WAR 3IUST. COME. A Collision lit Egypt UaTpidahla. England Caking; Hasty and ErUnxlTe CalUnaT Oat the Zteeerrea' and Dls- Arras. Ireland, and India flailed Upon Arab! r.

Paaba and His Men Also la Traltxins. ENGLAND. LOJrDOW, July a. Twenty thousand arms have been distributed to -various military centers, in readiness for arming th reserve. The distribution of 20.000 more is ordered.

In tbe Commons. Dllke, Under Foreign Sec retary, stated farther instructions bsd been sent to Admiral Seymour In regard to tb armament of the forts at Alexandria which would meet any contingency; V. Notioe bas been seht from tbe Wsr Office to sixty-oos towns in tbs Kingdom, including torn In- Ireland, ordering ths military authorities to prepare for immediate calling out of the reserves. It la believed the summon will be issued before thaend of tbe week. In the Commons this afternoon- Gladstone moved tbe House go into Committee on the Arrears of Rent Bill.

He aaid the Govern-meut depended on 2,000.000 from tbe Church Surplus Fund; to meet tbe contingencies con templated In the bill. He ssked the House, in the interest of all parties, and of peace snd order in Ireland, to expedite the bill. Chaplin, Conservative, moved a resolution in 'favor of declining to proceed with the measure imposing taxation for objects which masttdemoralize the Irish. The Dairy News, foreshadowing English armed intervention in Egypt, says it such action Is necessary, it would be penny wise to count the cost, which the News estimates from 4.000,000 to 4,500,000. Orders have been sent to Woolwich, Chatham and Alderahot to prepare rendesvoua for the' reeervea A Bombay dispatch of theVth says: "Tbe papers this morning announce that orders have been given to prepare a force of 1,800 Engl lab and 6,000 native troops, including three batteries of artillery, for Large-i aiege trains are being organised at Agra and Bombay.

Tenders for tonnage have not been issued yet, pending tbe receipt of final or ders." Indisn troops will bold tbe line of tbe canal between Sties snd Israailis. A separate line of railroad will probably be constructed along the conrae of tbe canal. Tb Times, editorially, saya If Arab! Pasha refuses to abandon tbe obnoxiooa works. Ad miral Seymour will immediately open fire and bombard Tbe Timea adds: "Thes instructions are entirely Independent of" tbe Conference, and belong, to a different category of action. They sre an act of police rather than an set of war.

They sre not based on tbe general condition of Egypt, nor on the relations of the Khedive to Araol Pasha, nor on any of tbe questions referred to the Con ference, but simply on the para mount necessity of securing the safety of the British fleet, for which the Government is responsible to the country, and can not submit its responsibility to the decision of any Conference, or sanction of any single A dispatctrTfrom Constantinople says in con sequence of Important information commu nicated semi -officially by one of the Embas sadors, the repugnance of the Porte toward the project of Turkish Intervention In Egypt I jb greauy uimiuianea. The Times believes that the Embassadors yesterday agreed to Invite tbe Sultan formally to intorvene in Egypt under speciflo condl-dltions agreed upon In the Conference. It says: "It matters very little now what reply the Sultan makes. If he Is ready to do tba bidding of Europe, well and good; but If a Turkish force Is not to be had for that purpose, an -English force is England is fully prepared to employ It, snd Europe to sanction the same. Within a -few hours it will certainly- be employed either actually or to effect a specific parpoas.

DEV03roBT. July 5. It Is rumored that tb troops-phip Thalia bas been ordered to prepare immediately to go into commission. EGYPT. Iiosdos, July 6.

i'rivste telegrams from Egypt state thst the situation is so strained thst a collision is unavoidable. Admiral Seymour's caution to th Governor waa relative to a rumored Intention to block the entrance of the harbor by sinking ships laden with stone. Admiral Seymour notified tbe Governor be would regard any such attempt as aa act of open hostility. Meanwhile tbe Egyptians u-e dispstching large stores snd ammunition to tbe forts on the coast. London, July 6.

Admiral Seymour will today send-a letter to the Commander at Alexandria, asking bim to put a atop to the erection of earthworks, and will take action according to the snswer. It is reported that tbs Egyptian Ministry replied to the Saltan that thay will suspend work noon th torts. RUSSIA. St. Pktkrkbttks, July 5.

Dr. Weimar, sentenced to exile iu Siberia, is in the Fortress of Sts. Peter snd Paul. Ths authorities show much snxlety ss to ths safety of the ground underneath tbe Fortress and Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, In which are tbe tombs of tbe Oxers.

THE VATICAN. Roars, July 6-Tbe Pope, In an allocution at ths Consistory, on Mondsy, ssid the position of tbs Church in Italy was becoming worse thsn ever. The 'Government, be declared, waa guilty of "bad fatjh in refusing exequatur to the twenty Bishops bs bad nominated. THE CONFERENCE. July h.

It ia stated the Conference to-day resolved to address a collective otote to tbe. Porta dealing wltb tbe question intervention in Egypt. -GERMANY. Bsbxih. July 5.

The Bnndesratb' rejected Wladthorstis motion adopted by tbe Reich-stag, abrogating the law to prevent uaaotbor-ized exrl of ocleslaslieal offies. IRELAND. DtTBUV, Jaly S- Foar men of tb laboring elsas were lodged in Kilmalnbsm on sus-piaion of eaaneotloa with murders la Dublin TURNED UP MISSING. eaetlea asts ysterlsas hleap efa as. aaaa Baal araefax nsarATcai to raa aarqcrsxa.

1 St. Locis; Uh July H. Plant, ef tbs firm ef J. H. Plant Cow clothiers, of this bas turned np.

missing. left bis family residence. Seal Chestnut street, at an early bene yesterday morning, announcing tbat be would 'be bom -early on account of toe-general holiday. Hi wie had Invited som friend and aalgbbors to Mr. Plant proposed a little display of fire-works on ths lawn In tbs evening.

Tbs company assembled, bo I tbe head of tb family failed to put in an appearance, aad his sbeenee waa tb cause of much ttnxlsty to bis family. Tbs whole night passed sway, aad nothing was seen or beard of bim. Plant and the fatally! were la the greatest agony' of mind sjoacecni bi ta "neigh bors this morning throughout tne block werw anxiously diseuasing the mysterious abaene of the Hie iomeaU relations war of th most pleasant character, aad no eanss could be assigned for his abrupt departure. xl business oireUa, however it waa wbl. pared.

that Plant recently been heavily squeesed la cotton lutur. Hs wss sea at tas iaustljset store ysstordsy abaat noon, poring ever his books and bearing soms evidence of mental anxiety. The place was elosed In the afternoon, and tbe head of tbe bouse wss seen no more. All sorts of theories bsv been suggested, but none hers led to a solution of th In the rear of tba store a basin was discovered this morning partly filled with blood. This is aeceun for.

however, bv taa fact tbat be suffered at times from bleeding st the nose. The firm of which tbe miasina: ansa was tbe bead is "quit aa extensive one, bsvtng, besid tbe large parent establishment ber. bran be at Dex ter and Maiden. Mo. and Milan snd Browns, vllle.

also having other bustne connections throughout the Soah. On bearing of tba disappearance Adler. Goldman. A Cox. ooltow mm lasioa merchants.

Hied aa sttsebment suit sgainst-Plsnt A Cow, and ths stock ef goods la ths large store at (14 Locust street wss seised. Later in the dsy several other creditors also secured writ. It is aot kaowa lost what tb condition of the firm ia- About a year ago Plant waa rated by tbe business sgeneles ss worth 00,000, snd credit good, but during tb past year be bas beea selling off bis stock ia St. Louis, Intending, aa he said, to close up bis St. Louis IT 'DOESN'T PAY- -f Iiessee Jones- Trouble "Wit b.

the Man- agement of the Kentucky araciAi, DtsPATcat to KatQtrtmajt FRANiroRT. Kt. July Tbe Stat of Ken tucky, or rather the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, which consist of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney-General. Auditor snd Treasurer, were banded a big white elephant this sfternoon to manage. William Jones, who leased tbe Kentucky Penltentiery two years ago for a period of foul1 years, surrendered bis lease this even ibs to the Com mission ens.

Thi has been anticipated for soms tim on account of the last Legislature ref using to grant any relief to tbe lessee, who ssked for the release of $19,000 rent due the State. It passed the House, but met an Ignominious death in the Senate. During-the last days of the session Mr. Jones sent a petition to the Legislature, asking thst body to cancel bis contract for the lease of the prison. He stated that none but able-bodied men were taken out of the prison and worked on railroads, and he was left with the sick, lame and blind convicts to feed, clothe and supply with medicine, deriving no benefit, or comparatively none, from this clan of prisoners, wbich includes a large percentage of the number sent there; that in consequence of tb drought he bad been paying GO to 100 per eent.

more for provisions than th am article wer worth when took th prison. Th demoralisation of tha prisoner hsd been sush thai bs bsd not been sble to get tbs amount of work done' that be should base bsd. wss at least 123,000 behind, snd seeing no prospect by which he could overcome this loss, and being satisfied snd convinced that tb longer attempted to run tb prison th more be would involve himself and sureties, be hoped that be would be released from bis contract upon terms that would be Just and equitable to the Btate and to himself. This appeal was slso refused, snd he then concluded to give it op to the CommtsioDers, anyhow. There sre now about six hundred convicts confined In tbe prison, and they were all idle to-day.

Several gentlemen have been taking an. invoice of the machinery, Ac, which the State urned over to Jones when he first leased th prlsen. When Jone leased th prison agreed to pay something over $100,000 for four years rent. For th- reasons above stated be is considerably behind in the payment of the rent, but It can not be learned how much, as be will perhaps be credited with machinery, which he put np since he took charge. The Sinking Fund Commissioners have not taken any action on thia Important matter, but It ia believed iu a few days tbey will agsin advertise the prison for COWL.ES vs.

cilmour Salt Against the jCatbolle Bishop ef Cleveland for Libel Damages Je-raanded, 823,000. SrfcCIAI. USPATCH TO THI XTIQTJiaKB. CLrvsLAim, Ohio, July S. Edwin Cowles, editor of the commenced suit in the Common Plea Court this afternoon agalfrst Bishop Gilmour, of Cleveland, for tS.OOO damages to his character.

in hi petition. Mr. Cowle allege that tbe Bishop, maliciously, contriving; and intending to injur and defame the plaintiff- in bis good name and reputation, snd to bring bim into public contempt snd disgrace, and to subject him to ridicule, did on the 3d day of 'July, 1882, wrongfully, unlawfully and malir eiotwiy compose, write and pnbMab of aad concerning the plaintiff the false, malicious and defamatory words following that is to say: "I bsve not the slightest hesitancy in saying, with the multiplied evidence in my bands, that I believe Mr. Cowles daughter ia to-day the invalid she is greatly because of the mental agony and protracted struggle for conscience sske caused 'her by her father's persecution of her because of ber religion." FATAL ACCIDENT. A Breiher ef Senator Sherman Probably Hilled by a Fait Freest a Ladder.

ftraClAL DISPATCH TO THI B3T O.OIBZ!Sb Dxa Moibes. Iowa, July Mr. L. G. Sher-mau.

Internal Revenue Collector of this district, and brother of Senator Sherman and General W. T. Sherman, of Ohio, met wltb an accident to-day that will probably re-salt- fatally. Yesterday fire caught on tbe. roof of bis bouse, and burned through before It wss extinguished.

To-day, While superintending tbe work of repairing, aad wben in "the act of ascending to the roof, the ladder slipped, sad Mr. Sherman felL He struck upon his making a deep indenture in his skull, and badly braising bis left shoulder. The shock rendered him unconscious, in which -condition be still remains. Tbe physicians in charge pronounced his injuries serious, snd probably Mr. Sherman is sixty-five yesrs of agel The Seatn Carolina LecUlatara.

srxciAf: distatch to ths zaonisxa Coltmbia, S. C. July 6. The South Carolina Legislature adjourned at five o'clock this morning, after a nine days' session. Tbe only Important law passed was that redisricting the State Into seven Congressional Districts.

This bill was drswu. in aeeordance with the Dibble plan, snd renders it reasonably sure that tbe Democrat eaa elect five oat of the seven Congressmen. i as Lowftstsi. mrut nisrATCH to Taa sxacms. L05D0X, Ohio, July 5.

The stock sales to-dsy were sllmly attended to-day owing to tbe busy season wltb farmer. About three hundred and fifty bead of ealtle sold at from five to seven cents per pound. A great many foreign buyers were present, snd stock sold readily. Eighty -one besd of horses sold st aa average price of (100. Cincinnati parties beiag the principsl buyers.

Fatal Aecideat ST ear LafayeHa nOUL BBTATOI TO (IB SWHUBS. LukTATrrri. Ikd July During tb early moraine Nanoleon BKloiu. of Brook stoii. White County, waa killed by a uain on tha Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad, near his residence.

It i supposed fell from a train that passed' Brookstoa about ons Ktooa body wss severed front his legs aad otherwise mutilated. Fatal Pail late a Well. sreciAX. stapATca to tbs emactaao. Br aiseriax.n.

Mo, July 5. This afternooa J. Masley, colored, while digging a well for Mr. Perkins, in North Springfield, met with a terrible accident. 'Ashe wss being drawn to tbe sop tbe rope broke and be fell to tbe bottom, breaking bis skull and dying very pon CoxsTAjmaovue July Tbe Saltan presented General Wallace, United mates Minister, with" a painting representing a lurking girL General, Wallace bas not yet aossplad tb painting.

i Two-rant tb French Senat Oommtb-tee on tb Divorce BUI oppose tbs measure, i i Taa Saltan will confer the Order of Kichanl Imtlaa oa Kmjwee FrsasJeassU. WAG rictcd Up Around Washlngo. IdWality of CongresgWith. the Honey of the eople. ITebeseh'a'Bm For the Earieaaent of AU His Friend.

i Cafy One Thlpg Forgattea: Diving BC to Search Far the Monrtrira: Tarions QhtoAppro prist ions Pocket-', ing tbe Pensions of. Inmates of Soldiers Homes. srsxriAT. nxarATr-w to tbs aaqdrasa. Wisui.xoTon, D.

July 1SSX )nl In th Sundry Civil. Appropriation Bill t300.000 is appropriated for the con tin nation of ths Custom-house snd Post-office at CI a- cinnaU. There has. in addition hereto, beea appropriated for this building aa follows: la 1S72, S700.0W); -1873, 750.0uO:t JifM, S8UO.O0S; 1876. 1K7S.

1S77, 1S78. tiSOJXM; JS70, t35O.0IX); 1SS), t3M.000;.18til, The cost of tbs site in addition was 1708.036 80. Ths original limit of the building was fixed at 83J00.00B. Other ballingB la Ohio are thus provided for this year: For the Custom-House at. Cleveland, for th completion of the sidewalk.

tlOO.000; for the continuation of the -building at Toledo. for a Marine Hospital a Cincinnati, for the establishment of sllgbt and range beacon on tbs turn of tbe channel through Mauruee Bay, Ohio, SJO.000; for eurreot expeoses, iucludiog eonstrbctlon" and repairs at the Dayton Soldiers' Home, taearrfst Silver. Just now It Is difficult to circulate sliver coins which have been subjected to abrasion, and especially so those that have hols in them. Tbenumberof uacorrentsllvaroolnaia the Treasury is enormous. Of these tber arbs.

Three-cent pieces, J77.1S9 27; half-dimes, Si: twenty-cent pices, 879.299; abraded and unfit for circulation, $15,657 T8. Tbe so cumulation of abraded silver arlsesrom the fact that there has beensio appropriation Jor their recolnage for the last two fiscal years, and there is no law fixing the least current weight of silver coins, or providing for their recoinage, as 1 tbe case with gold coins. And there is no method of disposing of silver coins so reduced in weight by natural abrasion as to be unfit for circulation, though the Treasury is required to odeum such coin under lb act of. Congress of July 0. 1879.

The only practical disposition that can be made of -these coins is to send them to tbe Mint for re-coinage, involving discrepancy in ths cash of the Treasury, to aoVainount equal to the loss npon their reoolnage. which dlacrepancy can mad good only by an appropriation asked for by the Secretary of tb Treasury." Katat Swag. The House to-day finished tbe consideration of th Naval Appropriation Bill ia Committee of the Whole, and will dispose of the bill to-morrow. Btrange say, Robeson, who drafted the bill, bns succeeded in getting it out of the Committee In substantially the shape in whlcht waa reported. The appro- priatlons to construct two powerful steel cruisers of war and to finish the monitors have been agreed to.

It was slated by Mr. Robeson that there were in Washington 196 naval officers doing shore duty, which means nothing. An amendment was got throuich to utilize this small army for clerical snd other duty at the nsvy-yards In the country. The Appropriation Bills Are now all reported to the House. Tbosefrom the Committee on A ppropriatlona are aa fol" lows lu amounts recommended: Th Pension Bill.

lu Military Academy, (318,. 857 01; Fortification, Consular and Diplomatic, tl.19830; the Nsvy Bill, 70; tb Post-office. Indian. 91: Army, Legislative, Ex-, euut-lve and Judicial, 90; District of Columbia. 08: Deficiency, 38; Sundry Civil, KS1.6S0.S&3 00, amounting In alt, as originally reported to the House, to 03.

Of these, th Fortifications. Foot-office, Indian, Army. Military Academy, 'District of Columbia and Consular and Diplomatic have become laws, at, with the exception of the Post-office, no very large increase upon the) amounts at which tbey wer reported. The Post-office appropriation amount to i Soldier Homes. The folio wins Important amendment relay tive to the NaMonal Horn for Disabled Volunteer Boldiera la in th Sundry Civil Appropriation-Bill: "That from and after the passage of this act, tbe Board of Manasersjof the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall apply the excess above t-j monthly of the pensions of all inmate of the National Horn for Dis- abled Volnnteer Soldiers to the support and the objects snd purposes of said Home; pro- -vided, however, thst the above provision sbsU not apply to any Inmate of said Horns having a wife atthe tim of hi admission to said Home, minor child or parent dependent upon him for support, shall apply tbe exeess of bis pension above said 15 each month to said support.

Th said Board of Manager ahall annually report th amount of pension money received by them under tbe above (provision. That all pensions snd srrears of pension payable or to be paid pensioners wbo ars or may become inmates of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall be paid to tbe Treasurers of said Home, to applied by such Treasurers ss provided by Isw under tbe rules and regulstlons of ssid Home Said payments ahall be made by the Pension Agent, upon certificate of the proper officer of ths Home tbat the pensioner is an inmate thereof on tbe day on wbich said pension ia drawn." Tbe OM Tr1fr Hews. Tbe members of the Tariff Commission will hold a preliminary meeting to-morrow ia this city. There I a great pressure upon them for the appointment of a stenographer, snd tber sre many applicants. The settlement of this question, sod th plsee wbere the Commission will sit daring the summer, will be tbe first point to be decided.

It seems to be thought tbat tbe Comralnstoii. sitting here for a week or tea days, will adjourn to New Tork or vicinity. The object will be to choose some central location, convenient for persona who are to furnish information. It Is doubted whether the language of the Commission law include a provision for th necessary clerk hire of tbe Commission, and if this doubt be resolved la tbe negative it will be-necessary to make provision for it in one of the appropriation bills. Nothing-has transpired to indicate tbe views or policy of tbe Commission beyond what bss already been made public in respect Jto their views aud antecedents.

Xetra ss4 Personalities. Ex-Senator Thurmsn is registered In New Tork. Ex-SenstorMcDonsld snd wlf arrived bars this P. Hnntington. ths railroad eg nam, bal parlors at Wormley's.

Mr. Walker Third Assistant Beer taryof State, bss The Tariff Commission will organise tomorrow, snd msp put plan of operations. Twenty clerks in tbe Post-Offiee Department were discharged to-day, on seoount of a scarcity of funds. a j. It.

Hamilton and Jeha rv Kumler, of Toledo, and G. A. Spieer and wlf. ef Cincinnati, are at tb Ebbttu Repreaeatatrve Stockslagsr has beea called suddenly to hi borne in Indiana en account of sickness in tbe family. Collector TsftandPestmsster Whitfield wsrs In tbe eity a few hours to-day, oa their way borne from New York.

They called on, tba President, and were gi vena brief interview. Tbey left for borne to-nlghCN Comptroller Knox bss paid a large amoaat of tb fourth dividend of fi per cent, to tba. creditors in alt tbs branches af tb Frse. mens Bank, but about (150.000 IS still unpaid. desires that all tbe books sboald he pre seated as boo a possible.

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