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W h fcliuj .[SUED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, W. VA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1889. VOLUME XXXYIII?NUMBER 18. ON THE ATLANTIC COAST play Havoc ut Atlantic City and Oilier Polute. thrilling experiences, A'o l?aiiguau'? Can Picture tlio Terrible Hcouw Witnessed, Tlie story Related by UruTe Men who t'ouglit Their Way Ibroutfh the Surging Hen?An Awful Panic, Frlfc'lilfnl Situations?STaii/ Vessels Wrecked mid hfvrs Lust, I'jiiudki.imiu, Sept. 12. ? Tbe first news from Atlantic City woe brought to I'lciisantvillu m J] o'clock yesterday after noon by llvo during spirits who fought their way unaided through the surging hcu that covered the meadows. The trip was a perilous one, and during the four hours they were buttling with tho water they met with mnny thrilling ex* periences. The party composed a news papercorrespondent, residing in Atlantic City, and four others. They left Allan tic City at 1! o'clock yostorday morning and readied Pleaaantville, a distance of seven milts, at .'J o'clock in the afternoon. Tlicy swam tho (loop cuts, crept cau tiously over tho swaying rails, fDpport edonfy by tho ilsh plates, forded thei rushing streams, and after many mirac ulous wains, arrived at Pleasnntvillo drenchpd, bruiHtul and exhausted, but happy at reaching tho muinlaud onco again. Soon after reaching PleasantviJIn they secured a speeiul train and came to this city, bearing tho iir?t authcutic news of affairs at Atluntiu Uity. They tell tho following story of tho at tempt to run trains from Atlantic (Jity: When Tuesday morning dawned tho sit untioii whs alarming in the extreme. Property owners were early afoot to see to what extent the winds and wayes had damaged their holdings. Then tho hotel guests appealed, tho women wrapped in shawls iiud gossamers, ami tho mun clad in storm coats, gum boots, and close lilting cap*. Tlity looked almost with out exception the abject terror they felt. Tliuy hurried to the railroad stations as if their very life depended upou the alacrity of their movements. Ami onco within these structures they did not heed tho warnings of tho experienced people who stood around, tliut tho meadows were flooded and a safe pus sajfo even as far as the drawbridge was impossible,but they rushed null mull Into the care, and actually forced the railroad men into making an attempt to reach thn mninlnrul. TBUUim.1! SITUATIONS. At till! Camden & Went Jersey atatlon Agent Young Mil Station Muster Miko Surr bujii-ri 11 temlcil tbo preparation* ol the outgoing train, nnd at tho |lj?ll,'l' Rtniiuij Audit W inters and ^ urd Master licit perlormeU ? almllurservice. All lour looked u II they ?>"? sauciion Hiii'li a perilous ami litnl It not Ireen lor the iltterlu assurance III both engineer amiI train nil experienced men, they would not have vli'lileil to tlio prcMUro. So the heavilv liiileu "storm njieclrtla left the two station* lollowml by a fervent ?ml hearllult God-speed from the crowds ol (wiilo <ni tlm platform*. ^e'owero lour tmiiiH In nil, Hire# den ,1 Atlnnlie million andone from ?o Heading. Kaeh had n locotaotlvo in thu front ami rear when lhey hcig?d| lor the 11 iniled meadow land and cript alonij over the hidden trncka as If fearful of n lutiil plunge. , They all went out between the lio tra ol a and II III the pioruinr. jiut aa the lilitli tide was nearlng tn full lluilt. The hurricane, too, wna gaining In 'trenrtb nnd iui tierce, awooptug gua ? ' water In volumee iiKidust the cat' win 1 dints and made the heavy "aches rock to and fro na II momentary danger ol overturning. Hut long IfloroUieuai land wan reached t he trUin am 1lorn selves began lo reallto tbo foolhardlneM ol their undertaking, and decided on M Totronrmlo movement Their ODginij I were plowing through from two to four feet ol water, which Uireatouod every moment to put out tho llrcs, and i? there wan a regular sea ahead there wis no a temative hut to return. So tlie engines were reveraed nnd tbo trip ' doulilv hsiardou* becanie tho waters i bail risen several Indus, began. mi risen several llardly a lurloug hail been covered however, when the Urea wero e*tln-l guislied by tho rushing totjejtt* of wa ter which now daubed agalnlHbo <*r| Willi terrific force, breaking the *lnJowl anil conipletely enveloping tlio trains\a .hretsol .pray. When It became!known tolho inumengera tbnt llie ItelpleM unit at tbo mercy of tbo rls ug waters, there wna n sccno of panic bat beggars description. Women screamed ?ml fainted, children cried, and men give way to tho general despalr. It wu only when the conductors wenti from car to car and declared that relief on gin? had licen telegraphed for, that the (tightened passengers becarno mora hopeful. When tho rescuora dld ooma It took a mighty cllbrt to pul tbo trains over the sunken and twisted tracks, nnd it was ;i o'clock In tho afternoon before the last train load of weary P??e1n?e2 ?were pulled slowly Into tho Uauidon ? Atlantic station. AH AWFUL I'AHtC, The tire crested another panic, for it ?nue when the frightened and licrvoul lioti I guest* were endeavoring to get a few hours teat. It was a period Of terror lot thine people, and when llioy anxious* Ij |iecr?i through their window* anil M* the spray Illuminated With tho red glare ol IIre, tliev sprang from their bed* ?ml ruaheil pell mell lo the lower noo"i nusit ol them in their night attire, They Inuiilnod the flame* were eloae Unou thwn, and the strongest assurance* n*u noquletlngefloct. A gueat at the man slmi Home, where there wero over *,000 l>w|ile, the tinnier number being wo* mm and ehihlrett, describes the mid* ulllit aeetio Incident to tbo Ore a* fol low*: Tin- women canto rushing down ?tairw with tilsnched lace*, wringing Uiflr hamls and crying aa II lbs day of Mrneiit had come. Outside hanging lliutlera, freaking slgus, tlio bowl ng aotrlcue, the lilt* and swlili ol Ui* ??ijlugti,n, the rushing, banging lire Minim* ami tin* general commotion at* Utnllng s lire at night, struck terror Into lb? hi aila ol then women anil they bud* m together In the parlor* aud prayed ?ml Kilibcd and listened to the eoMollng W'iril* 1.1 Hi* men, who knew lull well that ilii> danger was still lar off. Tht bight ol these people waa not ended null the lire on tlm ocean terrace bid e?n?utiie,l the wrecked building*. *l?n the high tide ut Tnesdljf struck ?wlrill iltelltnga along the Medlterr*' ??n and Itiltlc tvenuea, a itampede lol liegaii. In one Instance, a womar '?scutitd by Iter stalwart brolbw lo I place of ufety. In another, a mother and father observed the flrsjfcjaw of na ture, self preservation, deserted their babe in the cradle, aud on returuiug later in a boat found the little one dead. Men swam out from tbeir flooded houses, bearing in their arms tbeir babes, wives, mothers or sisters. Boats.'plied to and fro carrying weeping women and terriiled chilureu from the houses to high ground. No etfort was made to save personal property, so sudden and unexpected was the terrible rise in the flood on tlio meadows. Horses were ilrowued in tbeir stables and chickens by the hun dreds were drowned aud their bodies strewn all along the cross avenues. Doiens of houses were picked up bodily by the waves, thrown aerouthe nilroad tracks or carried squures away from tbeir original locality. Some of them were taken far out on the meadows and tossed around like cork. Late ou Tuesday night tho shrill whistle of a steamer was heard ubove the roaring of the surf. She had come ashore opposite Arkansas avenue, and her signals of distress were promptly re sponded to by the crew of the Atlantic City life saving station. They hurried along the beach with their apparatus, hut tho great waves made any attempt at rescue impossible. Tim colored stew ard jumped overboard|and was washed ashore in a dosed and exhausted condi tion. Captain Bowen is of tho opinion that tho steamer weut to pieces during the night, and that tho crew perished in the angry sea. Fire buckets and a water cask were found on tho beach this morn ing inscribed with tho name "Phila doux," aud there is but little doubt that tbey belonged to tho ill-fated steamer. It will tako months for Atlantic City to recover from the lost the storm has caused. The wind still blows at the rate of 35 to 40 milea an hour aud it is (till raining. The beach tides have uot been largo aud consequently are unac companied by further damage. The meadows, howover, are still thrco and four feet under water. Tho damage to the road beds of the railroad coiupuuies is worse thuu was ut tirst anticipated. Three or four foolhardy people reached here to-duy from Pleasantville. They walked to tho big rullroad tower where tho principal washout is. where they swam, and did tho "band-over hand" act on the loose ruils. One or two people startod from hero for IMeusantvllle under tho impression that they might catch trains fur Phils delphia. How they succeeded is not known. It was a perilous journey. Contrary to rumors lust evening, Wi. liam Smith's hotel on Peter's beach, the Brlgsntine, is'perftctly safe, but greatly damaged. There was no loss of life there. DAniN'U IIKSCU1S. Romy Kegel,who keeps the Fegel Thor oughfare'House, tells of a daring rescue at & o'clock Tuesday afternoon. It was found necessary to movo out owing to the rising waters. Tho current was too strong to row a boat, so Kegel and six stroug meu took a party of thirty people from the Thoroughfare Hotel to Atlantic City proper. The ladles wero led sev eral hundred yards through tho water which was up to their necks. There ( were twelve small children in the party, some of them belonged to Mr. Van Home, the costumer of Philadelphia. This gentlemnn was one of the party, lly the action of tho tide an iulet now runs through Chelsea. The latter place is still submerged. Tho new Excursion House, below this point, in unharmed, but is surrouuded by water and oud only accessible by boats. There has been no < communication with Longport. A train ( stdrted this morning with a construction car, but tho tracks are badly washed. There is no telephone communication. ' It is not known whether or not the Hotel < Aberdeen withstood tho storm. Great ( anxiety is felt for tho safety of the resi dents. One cannot get a comprehensive Idea of the great storm of wind and wave , which has swept Atlautlc City. The ( meadows appear to bo a vast lake sur- j rounding the p{ty. Many'days must elapse before tho actual lops will bo < kuown. Sergeant Ulytho, of the signal service, remained at his post in the top tloor of tho law building until ho w;w forced to retire for a few hours' rest. The windows of the room which ho occupied aad which were exposed to the brunt of the storm, were entirely blown out in tho early hours of tho tempest. Contrary to predictions of the yealher clerk, tho wind redoubled in fury from the early hours of yesterday aud blow continuously throughout tho night, and It rained all night. The Indications are that it will continuo throughout tho day. The oueun has uuloted aud only tho usual tides iiow and ebb. Tho direction of the wind is unchanged, nu.vu Tilt) until'. iV t-nrge Nuuilieror V I'??r I * l,rj,t ntui Mint df Ilia Crew* DriiwiiBtl. Wilmixotow, Usi/., Sept. 12.?A special to tho Every timing status tliqt no lan guage can picture tlio torriblu aceue along tlib coast. Tim wind 1,1 blowing with almost hurricane tlurccncss, driving tho rain with 11 force that cuts like hail. Tho hall tnilo roach of Band between town and coast la a touln|t billow, oponn, hear lug wreckago ou every wave. Through the mist of spray storm tattered sails aud the linked masts of a score of deserted and diauiantled vessels can ho dimly seen. Since Monday night tho storm has raged without abatement. Yester day's dawn showed a doicn vessels, which had sought the refuge of tho breakwater. The reluge vita inaufljclout. IJJr 11 o'clock tho aea broko over the breakwater, wrecked tho telegraph sin. tlon, carried away the big fog bell and ruslied forward, swooping nwny the steamboat pier and dashing tho Italian bark "I. l.Halvsdorl" against tho iron Governmont pier. The piers of Ilrown & Co. and Luco Hons gave scoy and were swent to sea. Tlio United Wales Murlno Hospital was dashed from its mndrlnga and *eut spinning down the )>each. ThoUwcl llfo saving station, forty feet above high water mark, was Hooded ami its foundation undermined. Husyvllle, a suburb between tho town and lieacli, was submerged qui) lis 200 inhabitants Iti'd for life, leaving all tljelj possessions behind. Tho (list boat came ashore ?t 0 a. m. Then CI me another and another, The station crew, reinforced by the lleniiope and Keno, both crem grant to work, and bavo labored almost unoeaalngjy ever since. The crew of evory vessel thai stwjf waa taken off by these daring met), aud not a H'e was lost among the scores ol men IVf Jiandlml, The fal lowing la a coinnletn list of fends that wont Mlmre; The Italian Juarjk Sslys tori, Atnerlean icliooner Henry M.OJork, Brltlah schooner llyron )|., American Mhoonirs Alena, Covert, Uortrudo. Hummers, 0. K. linker, li.iL Uryan, Maude Leonard, Jilna A. Deed, Noven Ml, Oharlra 1'. Bllckiicy. all total losseai Addlo II. llacon, 8. A. Hudolpb, A. A K. Ilooper, Kuilly R. Dwyer, A. I). Itobln son, American ship W. H. Urace, Amer ican uarys Totuoyer, Danish bark At lanta, JintrWh Jjrlg Richard J. Uraen, Atnerlean schooner Ualor IV, 11, Tan turn, Nettle Oliampaon, pilot bnajT. K. Bayard, barges Wallace anil 1odir wonda, and two other*, names nn kivpwn. Also a vessel annk oir the Ilrown aliofli and all tho crow drowned tint two, wliu got HbVL" ?" " An other vi Net, fii rrgnm to which there Is a dispute as to her being i likrK or I three masted schooner, as her topmasts only can be discovered, as she Is sunk on the Kliesrs shoals, it la not known whether her btajar escaped. The total number ot Urea lost will probably ei coed forty. Five ot the, dgbt gen on Braudywine Hhoalfl* , , i<. > _ii two Beam an cauijht a war and drifted an XhrTt.UyfaktUo^craa^v; i r?ii ihut one o! the minora f" his body still lashed .'i'SVp^yrw* twosurvivors were pl?W?P Vy*' ? and brought to ? lygiM X WIMI? MY and Ilea grounded on to Jenwy sea, but inaddanclwragoMWy.An" Krinr&tt^^Ure^rtod ^Nevv^comeB^lrom ^"n'rllV^Holw surf la breaking over the Bright Ilouse porch, that Surface avenu?J?on^ Uouwl/Muded bj water an^iU v"'^irp?ovlouaaly'r%orWdjoitouU|do ih? t-Hot-fl ure the schooners M? ?? Mora? waiter F. Parker and J. 4h. Brvan' Two meu, a colored iuan and a German, have coulo ashore as survivor, from these wreck". They Micro oil * piift from 5 p. in, Monday to u a. ?>? ytB terday. The other fifteen who C0?P???J thocrewa of these schooners are|,i\en up for lost. _ HACK l'KKJUDlCtt Uulur.a l-mwuiw "tlv.u rtoin n ltnllr??il Cur l?y ? Uiwi ot Chicago, Sept. 12.?A dUpatcU from Indlanapoll?,Ind., says! The delegate to the National Colored Baptist Conven tion here ure not thinking much about the business of their orgnuiiulion. Inte rrBt in the Southern outrages upon their race overshadows everything else, and it was intensified to the highest degree when five of tho delegates who had been attacked on route arrived in the city aud rotated to their brethren their experi ence. Mr. E. K. Love, one ol tho party, Suva they came over the Euat Tennessee and Ucurgiu IUIIroad, because thov had been assured courteous treatment.by the ugents of that rood. On otlitr l ues colored pooplo are compelled to ride in second-class care. Tho party look scats in ono of tho best cars and soon began to heur murmurs from tho white passuu ^Mr, 1-ove was warned by tho tiurler that there would probably be trouble, as u pusseiigor had tent a leloijraiiiKhtM tb?t the party wasQOmUig. At lvixiey, Ua.," said the preacher, "a dozen rough looking meu boarded tho train and ordered us out of thocar. Wedldn tgo, linn wo wero then assaulted. W h were nil btidly beafon. Uevolvors, wore drawn uud we were driven pilluf thocar. I think somool uswuuld have been killed if it had not been fur tho interference ol the conductor," lie attributed the as sault eutiruly to race prejudice. U.M'DAl'K CU.tlUMU tD lly Hunrlo, !!!? Ukamplen SooU?r-Tli? Trnmer.UuuUtiUr Ri)po. PiTTsaunoii, Pa., Sept. 12. ?John A. St. John received a cablegram from Henry Earnest Searle, the champion sculhT, offering to row daudaur on the Thames In one mouth lor $2,500 a side, allowing *500 lor expenses, otherwise he will row him on tho l'nrumaltn. Mr. St. John says Uaudaur will not row on the Thames or Paramatta, but la willing to row on any Eniilish or Irish lake. 'foe Teeroer-Oaudaur rjco takes ploco ?t McKccsport. 1'a., to-morrow, audi' L-xciting great Intereit, Both men ore lu excellent condition and conlldent ol wlnniug. Tho odds are slightly in favor of Uaudaur. ' _ SILVtlt IN rW811,VAXlA. I'nlunblo I?Uuover|ejj Maid to Havo Hoeu < Bind* Nmr Caniiell?vll|0. ! Co.vnem-svii,i.k, 1'a., Supt. 12.?What Is said to be a valuable Had of silver ore lias been discovered in tho mountains Dear this place by Jos. Avlngton near the lilui'ptune iji|i)rry. Avlngton found the ore lost May while out liuqtiqg. Jfo sold his secret to a man named Baker, who gavo his note for $500 in return. He alterwards told Avlngton the ore was worthless, but tho latter has Inter ested u coiiipaiiy,of Connellsvillo capital ist in the matter- They will develop the Und If it should prove of qny value. A great deal of excitement eslsta and prospectors swarm tho mountain in the hope ul finding other deposits. IT WAS A PAKE. Probnblf tbo VVp?t yiryfulnLlar !? Sojourn* lug In tMunoaivN. Knoxvili,k,Tknn., Supt. 12.?An Item sent out from Lynchburg this afternoon to tho effect that soventcon men had been killed In a tnlno disaster at Jolllco, Is entirely untrue. Tho story probably originated from the fact thijtij colored miner was Injured two days ago by fall, Ing slate. . gtuntor M|i(?uuer'? Health. Hudson,Wis., Sept. 12.?Senator John 0. Spooner Is quite ill of a low malarial fever, and though he is now better and vory slowly mending, It Is lively to bo several weeks boforo ho regains hit usual health. Tbo Senator had expected to deliver four or five speeches during the campaign in the territories now Eending, but as tho elections aro to be ell) less than tlireo weeks hence, It Is eitroinelv doubtful ff ho will }ie able to fill liny of tho political engagerr)cpUi tha| have been made lor him. Johns ll<i|iklin All flight, Hai.timohb, Sopt. 12.?In view of re ports which liavo recently boon pub lished respecting tho Johni Hopkins University, President (lllnian author lies the statement that tbo "University will bfgitt its new year llio first of Octo. her with unimpaired efiloioucy. Capt. Jnnif i Unci llaatl, PlTtsmmuM, t'*., fjejit. 12.?Captain James ltees, the celebrated boal bujlijpj, dlod tills mornlngof astlima, after a pro longed Illness. Captain ltees was the prsj inipiffgpturcr in tho world to make it aieel plate bunt. The deceased waa 01) years ol ajfc. Wfiilpi tq l'?ir Wasiiikotos, 0.0,, Kept. )?.?Presi dent Harrison will go to Peer parlt to morrow afternoon at II o'clock, and It Is oipvcted that lis will remain there until about the first of October. Klllwl bj a Unit ftttliU ntipaleh to I??tnltilHnurr ttiuuia 0, 11., dept. 13. -Isaac Kio frela.au agod ell lien of Cabin Run wm gored by a bull to-day, Death waa 1g< atantaneoui. A lluadnil ami Th?t Yean Old. OaVv, Q'i Pppt. 12-Mrs.Margarel Hi'hott. one of lift plbnoeri o| (bis sen. lion, died at lleacli City tills inornlnj, aged 103 yean, She was the oldest > woman In Stark oounty. m not ipn. Commissioner Tanner Says His Resignation was Voluntary. CORDIAL RELATIONS EXIST lletwcen film unci the President, Secretary Noble Hay* There U Nothing Personal aud than he Cabinet Is [Harmonious. Washington*, D. 0., Sept. 12.?To a reporter Mr. Tanner said to-day: "The President did not ask for my resignation, uor did he advise me to resign. lie aa sured mo, however, that the investiga tion into the affairs of tho Pension Of fice had developod nothing that reflected upon my honesty or good intentions, and said that if I remainod in oilice Sec rotary Noble would resign. Tho dis memberment of a cabinet is a very so* rious thing, aud I decided that it was better that 1 should resign, Biuce the unreasonable prejudices of Mr. Noble couhi not be overcome, Hecretary Noble was averso to saying anything on the subject for publication. He did say, however, that aside froiu the official correspondence in the case, President Harrison had written a letter to the Commissioner conveying iu cor-1 dial terms hiu esteem for Mr. Tunner. "And I am glad he did ho," continued Secretary Noble. Reference was made to the published statement* of an un friendly feeling between the Secretary aud the Commissioner, Mr. Nohleauid I that there had beon no break in hit per-1 sonal relatione with .Mr. Tunucr, and there was nothing personal 'in the! causes which led to tho severance of their olllciui relations. Tho Secretary snid that it was entirely due to n differ ence of opinion iu regard to mutters of ofllcial udniinistration. Secretary Noble said that tho story of a wrangle between him and Secretary Tracy was made out of tho whole cloth, ami was not true, neither iu word not thought. Ilo added that the same cor dial relations existed heteeu himself and Secretary Tracy as betweeu the other members of the Cabinet, Commissioner Tanner so far has made no plans for the future. He will con tinue to live in the District for some time, lie has a leuse for a your of tho residence in Georgetown, which ho now occupies, and it is furnished with furni ture which he brought from his home in Brooklyn. T.iNNfcU'6 umtks fo the l'r?nW1rnl tlie Ollloe ut CmuitiUiiliiiii-ruf Pensions. Washington, D. 0., Sept. 12.?The following is Commissioner Tanner's let* ler of resignation and President llurri ion's reply thoreto; DKPAHTMKNT 0|? TIIK IjfTKIIIOII, t liUUKAU OK i'KNHIONM, V Washington, D. 0., Sept. 12,1881). J To thb Pkksidbnt: The differences which exist betweeu the Secretary of the Interior and myself hs to the course pur* uiud in the admiuiBtration of the Pen* don ltarenu have reached a stage which ihreateus to emljnrrnfls you to an extent which I feel I should not call upon you .0 sutler; and, as tho investigation into ,ho affairs of the Bureau has been com? ileted, and.J am assured, both by your* lull and by the Secretary of the Interior it jontains no reflection on my integrity as in individual or an officer, I herewith )laco my resignation in your hands to ake eilect at your pleasure, to the end hat you may be relieved of any further smbarrassment in tlio matter. Very respectfully yours, Tannku, Commissioner." JS*KppTi?B Mansion, 1 Washington, D. 0., Sept. ll), 1B89. f fion, Jama Tanner, Commluloner of PenitoM. Dear Sir: Your letter tendering your esiguation of tho office of Commissioner >f Pensions has been received, and your ?esiguation is accepted to tako effect ipon tho appointment and qualification )f your successor. 1 do not think it uect .?ssary in tho correspoudeuce to discuss ;be causes which have led to tho present ittitude of affairs lu the Pension Ofllce. You have been kindly and fully advised )f my views upou most of these mutters, [t uives mo pleasure to add that so far u 1 am advised, your- honpity ban not it any time been called in question aud [ beg to renew the expression of my personal good will. i Very truly yours, Bisnjamin Haiiiuson. THE pUAKUtSAUAlNSTTANMR. rho Uiport of tho Vjfeftjftl |ayestlynt|?g CoumiUiiloii. Washington, D. 0., Sept. 12?Dr. Ewlng, of tho tpecial commission which luVfstlgatud the Pension Office, is charg ed by Tanner's friends with having tho report made specially severe upou (he Commissioner Ills colleagues ou the commission were Capt. Campbell, Law Clerk ol the Interior Department, aud Harrison L. Druco, ol tho Board of Ap peals. Nouoof tho parties will disclose tho contents of tho report, which lins boon submitted pea;e igcal (jy them to (jon, tinsaoy, The first report constituted a general charge that the affairs of the I'ension OHlco wero loosely conducted. They charged that things were done without any system, and tint the Commissioner signed papers,Indiscriminately, without sufficient knoif ipdgo of tiio|r coptepts or import. It was charged that, by reason of the Commissioner s lack of system, tho business hud becomo woefully mixed and the divisions disorganised. Subsequent reports wero much In tho same line, all of tholn reflecting upou tlio Commissioner's business capacity, affAteute Sincerity of tho Commissioner stand tin impeached. The subject of re ratings formed another chapter in the succession of reports made by the Commission. Commissioner Tanuir was reported as authorising rerstiugs, carrying large ar rearages In many cases without requir ing the pvldenno formerly regarded as necessary to pifrlebt' the ulainmnts'e cose. It was charged that the Commissioner1* methods wero so loots in this regard that tho employes fjegan to rerato their own pensions with considerable profit to thoipsolves. Tho number of rotating! and tlle'reported indiscriminate manner ill which they have UebU authorised was the substantial feature of tho charges brought by the Commission, Alg.raml rorat.rsnir.vrH.nt.il. Commissioner Tanner advising or urg ing him not to resign, II ho oiprossed any view at all upou the matter It wu verbally and to a third party, Governor Korakor's position It alto tald to hats boon misrepresented by yesterday's re ports. To-dsy'i information on the sub ject li to the oiled that he not only did not advlie Tanner not to resign,hut gave him adrlce directly to the contrary, Phi mmi.k . A 11 point .|], Ti Ikt Utler oflht InlAllgmrt, '? Wasiimotor, dept. 12.?The Well Virginia noitmistors appointed to-dn) were i Alflte's Mills. Lewis county, W H. Morrli, vice Jacob 0. Alklre, remov edi Hundred, WstMl oidnty, J?mfi I White, vice W, K, Hamilton, rMl|tted. A WEST YimiNUN Arra.Uil In lUlnuU CImrK.il Willi Commit tins Munl.r In tbli SHU. QALKumiaa, 111., Sept. 12.?A man 1 giving tbe name of J. W.Thompson was arrasted by the police here last night on the charge of being drunk. When taken , to the station and searched letters and newspaper clippings were found con tainlng.what seemed to be a terrible revelation. The lettera were addressed to a friend and stated tbat tbe writer was desirous of keeping out of tbe reach of the officers. The clippings told of a confession made by the man to the effect that, while gambling on tbe night of June 10, 1884, at Kiiyetteville, W. Va., he got into a light with another player and, drawlug a revolver, shot him three times, killing him instantly. For this murder Thompson has ever since been a fugitive from justice, Thompson is a printer by trade, and bus beeu at work here (or a few days on one of the city papers. Since being ar rested he bus told several stories to the olllcers, but they do not put any cre dence In them. . Ho Narrowly K??aped a taut of Tar and ??ath?ri. Milwaukbb, Sept. 12.?The congrega tion of-tbe little OjdhoJie church in Granville are iu a state of ferment over a series ateventa which resulted in the abrupt dismissal of their pastor, the Rev. Father Beeley, two weeks ago. lie very narrowly escapou a coat of tar and feathers. Nothing but the rev erence felt for his calling and his patriarchal appearance stayed the hands of his angry parishioners. Ifcsooius that tor the past few months the pastor ha? been mistreating a nuiu* her of girl pupils who attended the pa rochial school, and the paronts of tho children becoming aware of it, the elders of the church were -informed uud an in* dignation meeting was held, Father deeley being dismissed, lie admitted the truth of the story to the eldeis and left at ouco. Father Sceley came to the pariah three years ago. At that time he said he had been sick iu Milwaukee for I a long time. After the scandal came out he admitted comiug from Detroit, lie is a Crunch Canadian by birth, and ii iu his 70th year. Where he has gone is not known. Tli? V?ariiiu.ih?r Killed. Chicago, Supt. 12.?A dispatch from | San Francisco says: Detectives are j scouring the city for the murderer of Captain Daniel Logan, for many years < dock captain for thu Pacific Coast Steam* I ship company. A stranger came to a I saloou where Logan wus drinking with j a friend, Ifwcouldn't gee kogap and * his companion because they were be* hind a component, and evidently t thinking the coast clear, lie drew a pistol i ami pointed it at the old French pro- t prictor iy the back room. Logan im mediately camc to the saloonkeeper's aid I and a desperate struggle followed. Two i shots were fjred at JjOjran bijt they e missed, while a third stiugk Logau iu \ the heart aud he dropped dead. The t assassin was joined by a confederateund t both escaped. This Is the boldest crime t committed here iu years, as the vicinity I swarmed with people and escape was I almost miraculous. c A illsinvitjuiaii Killed. Daoobtt, Cal., Sept., 12.?J. fattef- c son, Superintendent of the Jtunoyer t .Mine was knocked off Ills horse between f this iilace and Calipo, and robbed of J $.7,000 in olu coin by parry Podpon, last 1 Monday. The roljuer took Pattersons >?. horse and escaped with the money. J fievdral partierfj including tho victim, ' started in pursuit and last night Dodsou v was. overtaken by Patterson and John > Ackerman. near Coyotte Hole. He was lying behind some brush when they j came upon ldin and ho commonced 1 shooting at them at once. They re- ? turned the fire, hfttiug 'Jtodaoft pine \ times, killing him instantly. The stolen J money was found on him. Tlie String wan Tob Slroug. Chicago, 8ept. 12.?A dispatch from Turn) IJimte, Iud.,Bays: A tailor named Louis Superior va# t?ft)iei| ten funis tiy tils wife yesterday, and vent into an ad joining room nua hanged himself, lie was in tho habit of frightening lila wife into giving him money by pretending to commit suicide, and it is supposed that was bis purpoia yesterday, but the light twine,that bo used was stronger than he thought and did not Ijroulf under his weight. lion* Thlrvri Cnuglit, OmcAao, Sept. 12.?A special dispatch from Cheyenne, Wyo.,says: "By the ar rest yesterday at Lusk of Frank Watson and live otlipfs the (iijtliorjtles vflll'li'e able (o rid Northern Wyoming of a gang of wholesale hone thieves, who have menaced the live stock Industry for more than a year. It Is estimated that these men havo stolen nearly 2,000 horses." I'rotittntfiit 111-ii Ilrumioit. Canton, III., Sept 12.?L. P. Oil nicks, Grand Keeper of Records and .Seals of the Grand Lodge of Knights ol l'jthias, of Missouri, and I'aul I'ittuian, Deputy Circuit Clerk, of Mason county, nols river, Tuesday night. They were membeisof a fishing party. The bodies werw recovered yesterday and forwarded to their laMoines. Hleitiuer Humeri. Olrvkland, Sept., tjj,?Thepro; poller AfbertY, Qowan, owned by the Kelly Island Line Company, caught Ore while bclng-unloadcd at this port to-day and was towed out snd.sunk In 30 feet of water. She Is valnddM'116,000, and insured for $20,000. Her cargo ol llpie was worth *l,ffl, tlM.l t'n t/ Orttf Tllnli. San Fiunchco, Sept. 12.?A Uoiusi\ dispatch says that tho llortlett's Call stago was robbed hy one masked mail near Leesville yesterday, The Wells Fargo express box was taken, btff It Is slated thero was nothing lu niearaihlp New*, Maw Yott, Kept. lj,?The Ward J,lne strainer Columbia Iron Havana Is now three day* overdue, and considerable anxiety in. felt In shipping circles here for the vcalol'i safety. Arrived, City of Itomo, from Liver pool | Elder, from lire men: Stole ol Ueoiylai from Glasgow) England, from Liverpool, after 'the tou|h?st voyage hor commander has had Id slxlecta years. In shipping circle! all sorts ol rtltnon were Hying round of marine disasters, mmsm tonlo, whioh left quoeustown with tin 1 City of New York, was one of the flrsl 1 steamers to pass Handy Hook this morn 1 log, followed soou alter by the Penn : land, from Anlworpt the Rotterdam 1 from Rotterdam, and the liammonli 1 from Hamburg. Each vessel report having experienced unusually heavj weather, but had met will) no aerlotti trouble, ? 1 1 LokPoN, Dept. II.?'the steamer Dril I tanic, from New York for LlverpoOl,lia l arrived at Queenstown. The ateame , Columbia, fmm New York lor itamburi ? paased j'rswle Point at 1 p. in. Ssptsui I her l||.1 The shame! Ufcn arllyMfroii New York, mum io u. A Better Condition in the Iro Trade Than at Any TIME DURING THE PERIOD Iron Advance*-Itevlew of tho Pan Year?An Interesting Statement. Unoouraglug Foots Ibr tho Pro ducers of the Country. I'lTrsauitaii, Vi., Sept. 12.?Mr. Josepl D. Weeks this morning uitulo a very In teresting statement o( comparison in tin iron business between 1870 and tbi present year, "There ia no doubt," said Mr. Weeks, "tliat tberu boa recently been in thii country a decided, as well aa a healthy and what promisee to be continuing im provement in pricea in iron and steel. The tendency ia still upward, and the outlook (or tlio>fall and winter ia most gratifying." "While a rapid advance baa always born considered aa omlnoua of a disas trous tumble, tho present advancO litis neither been rapid nor great. Prices to-day are about what they were at the beginning ot the year. In some In stances they are a little higher, in other cases a little less, but on the whole about the same. "Comparing prices, it is noted that pricea for all pig Iron except liesseuier were about tho same September 3, as they were at tho beginning of the year. Neutral mill Is the same| all ore mill and No. 1 foundry 55 cents a ton less, but Bessemer ia $1 to $125 a ton more. From the Urst of the year up to the mid dle of Juno there was a gradual decline until Juno 13. Since that date prices have steadily advanced, the advance in neutral mill bring$1 'Jo; in all-ore mill, SI 23 J foundry, $125. and Bessemer, $175, Muck lmr Ib quoted ut 25 cents a ton less than at the beginning of tho year, hut$l 50 above the lowest rates of the year, $21150, u hlclt ruled from Feb ruary |3 to June 27. "Old iron rails are SOo n ton higher than tlicy were Jiinuury II. but they are f!i 25 above what tliuy were from the middle of May to Juue 20. This is the uiost marked uilvance in (material. "Steel rails have shown an advance it $1 n ton sinco January, the prico now using {2 above the loweat quotation. Blooms are BOc a ton less than in Jatiu tnry, but $1 more than in Juno and [u|y. "I'liese advances are very encouraging 0 tiie producers, because they lmvo lelther been rapid nor grout or such aa :an bo reasonably objected to. "It Is an Interesting fact," continued dr. Weeks, "that the conditions in tho ron trade jt tjie present are somewhat luillarto those prevailing in 1870. It vas in July, 1870, that prlpes in iron be [au that upwnnl movement that marked ho fall and winter of 1870-80 as one of bo most remarkable as to prices in the ilstory of the Iron trado. Prices in the leglnnlng of that year wero tho lowest ivrr known In the iron trado in tho lountrv up to that time. In little more hull live months they lint) iidvaneod iver 100 por pent. From that moment ha decline set in, which was oven more lipid than the advance. In the follow ng May tho card had boon reduced 0 2)o. "\V|}jlo (hp (tJyanpo of {ran and steel luring tbo present season has been aim larly rapid it is to be hoped that they rill not Continue to be tho same as ten eats ago. "The situation in the country is pros lerous and it ia almost Inevitable that here will be another advance, but vyha( vor tho presstifc, (roin ffhateVersouroes, t may he usijtued that tbo folly of 1870 680 Will not be repeated. One of the orces that compelled the advances ten ears ago will not be aa potent in 1881) as n 1870?' CtfXCKKXlXU FKhtl COAL. Nitfl fyiglptitl I>Ji?nu(uctiTr#r? Anxious to (let Their Fuel from t'nnndu. Boston, Sept. 12.?The Senate com mittee on the relations between the United States and Canada continued its secsions this forenoon. The comm|t(ep he|d qno Ji'WiQU to,day, going to -Worcester this afternoon ns guests of Senator lloar. John L. Bate holder, rep resenting tlio coal trade association, was tbu first witness. He thought tho result of the removal of the duty ou cool would be to increase the sale of our goft cor,I tQ qanada. WUbpo^ tbpduty oi)r co?| woqld lie very qhoap to Canadians ootn pared with Canadian coal. Ho did not think the removal of tho duty would tend to sustain our iron Industries, nor would It make coal cheaper. T, Jefferson, representing the Amos keag Manufacturing Company, ol tlirh cheitur, H. H., Mlu ho was largely inte rested in the cotton manufacturing in dustry. Since the abrogation of tbo re ciprocity treaty, his company had made no sales in Canada, bat when it was in effect they tnado a few sales there. He thought any iiitorforpnco with Ooftsdm'n rqipitf voijtd lju a nilsfottttne to Sew finulaud, Uoraco 1'. Toboy, treasurer of the Tre mont Nail Works, Warebam, said they built their hopes of future existence upon the llseoI coal that comes from the Canadian Province!, and that t|(ey were Ugurlng (joufldi'Hlly upon Clio ulstcnoo of tin abundance of coul which would do all the Iron mailing tbey wished to do in Now England. Ho was in favor of a reciprocity treaty. If a more sweeping commercial union could bo negotiated with Canada later on, very TIlimDTIf'd 1110 UUOil.' . nrondarfut Awnkmiliig?Soru. Uratltjlag tnitiuirlAl itatutlf^. flMffllMII* %i Sept. W.-iTbo Jfciiti-. fttdurm' Ittcanl of this week publishes special letters from leading bankers throughout tbo South as to the outlook lor business, and without exception they report heavy crops, with farmers less In delft than at any t|mo since the war, money unusually abundant for the sea son and the best prospects ever known for Industrial activity. Tbo ineroase In the value of the Southern crops over 1888 will bo upwards of *123.000,000, though last year b was the largest on re cord up to that time. Special reports to the assessed yslue ot property from the the assessments ho# llblng made will be 9176,000,000 greater than last year, lit Texas the Ihcresse Is *40,000,000 anil In West Vlrglr-' Tho WW voire if liai [lieSouth Oi ? - duitrisl establishments. Among those Texas shows an Incrosso of 140,000,000, covering every Hue of msnufsclurlni from making pins to building locomo tlses, anil the bnlldlng of over B.OOC miles of railroad, In the last three yean the Hot'.lh baa raised about 21,000,(XX hales ol cotton, over I.AOQ.OQQ bushels 0; cam, neatly imi.ouo.uov buslitls st wheat and 1140,0(10,000 bushels of oats, the tola value 'of these and other agriculture products, according lo official Oovotrn tnent figures, reaching to tl|>w*rda 5 ?2,?00,(i00,000oraii averlgo of over m), ? for 'bapb fin. ^he rsi|rtfa( ffiage of tho South has betn Incresaei by the addition ol over 80,000 inlle since 1870. la 1880 the South made 397,301 tons of pig Iron; In 1888 over 1.100,000 and in 1880 it will produce ?boat 1,600,000 to 1,(100,000 toiia. tub iiuiSKmm comsim A rlMUMt Mid rroUubU Moating ol tbt WbMllug UlXriol Ualil VuUrdar. The Convention of the Wheeling Dis trict Women's Foreign Missionary So ciety was held yesterday in the Zane Street M. E. Church. The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a. m. by Mrs. S. E. Moore, of Mouudsvllle, District Secretary. The devotional exercises were conducted by the Thomson M. E. Church Auxiliary. Mrs. Dr. Cusbiug read the fourth chap ter of Matthew as a Scriptural lesson. Hymn No. 010 was sung, sad prayer offered by Mrs. Bell. The rull cull showed the following auxiliaries represented: Fourth atreet, Mrs. Dr. CuBhing and Mrs. John Wagnei; Thompson Church, Mrs.Stone,Mrs. Bell and Mrs, Marsh; Trladelphia, Mrs. Jennie Sisaon, Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. deorgo Slsson; Mouudsvlilu, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs, Martin, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Jackson; Benwood, Miss (Stella Martin; Wesley, Mrs. Leweuday and Mrs. Uryson. The Butler Band, "King's Daughteis," of Zone Btreet, was represented by Miss Jones, the "King's Daughters," of Moundsville, by Miss Ella Honors, the "Fear Not" Band of Benwood, by MIbb Stella Martin. Mrs. Kev. Graham delivered the ad dress of welcome and was responded to by Mrs. Kev. Qrimes. Both addresses wero very nicely prepared anil well de livered. The financial report showed that $160 83 had been given by the District since the last uouventlon, and the score branches ol the work were appointed and considerable miscellaneous business disposed of, after which the meeting at)- I journed till2 p.m. ? In the afternoon the devotional exer- t ciseo were conducted by the Mounds- | ville Auxiliary, after which the reports of the various auxiliaries were read. The following oflkers wore elected (or the ensuing year; Mrs. Ur. Moore, of Moundsville, District Secretary and pre siding officer; Mrs. Sisson.of Trindel- t pliia, vice President; Mrs. lieury Junes, ol Wheeling, Secretary of District meet ings; Mrs. Ed Wheat, of Wheeling, Treasurer. The opening of the question drawer and the free conference were pleasant features which followed the election of olllcers. At thu evening session, the devotional exercises were conducted by the Triadeliihlii auxiliary, after which Miss L. Sutler delivered it touching rec itation, entitled "Why we did not dis band," and Miss M. B. ltediuau sang a iolo, "The world groiying butter." Miss Lucy Hoblnjon also sang a solo, and [lev. Graham, Dr. Cushing and Presid ing Elder S. E. Jones gave encouraging utlKs. The meeting closed by the sing ling ol "iiock of Agos" by a quartette lowposed of Messrs. Ed Redman, M. Parker, and Misses M. B. ltedinan aud Lucy llobinson. The ladies of tho 2ano Street church provided elegant repasts at noon and in he evening. ** ? TUB H1U MJI.lllKKS' REUNION tl To lieIIold nt Martin's Ferry Next Week. All the Arrangements Complete. Null Tuesday will \|0 a groat day In tlfarMnty Ferry. On that day tho soldiers of the Seventeenth District, comprising Beluiont, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey and Noble counties, will hold un En campment aud Reunion aud organise a District Brigade. Every l'ciit (n the liifiT trlct am( many (WUide or it, Including thoao of Wheeling, have been Invited, also ail of tho Sons of Veterans' camps, Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies' Aid societies. Extensive preparations are be ing made, and tho Reunion promises to be one of the largest|ever held In pattern Oljlo. Tho Brigade Commander aays there will ho at ieaat 2,000 soldiers pres ent, and many persona expect to see fully 6,000 strangers in town. There will bo a parade In the morning, followed by a free dinner for the sold (era, speaking, music, etc., in (he afternoon and a pyrotejhnipal display and camp tiro nt bight. The display ol fireworks will be one ol the best ever Been there. The city will be profusely decorated. Con siderable money has been raised toward Tbl) O. A. li. brigade will form at 11 o'clock, eastern tloio ou Fourth and Fifth streets, right resting on Hanovor and move promptly at 11:20, inarching on llsnover to Hrst.to Washington, to Second, to Fayette, to Third, to Clayi to Fourth, to North 1'ourtb and oounter tpftrgh to Lafayette Hall, passing the re viewing stani on J, O. Gray's propert on Fourth between Hanover and Wa nut. Tho Martin's Ferry school cadets, numbering 100 boys, dressed in red. white antj l)l(ie, with drnm oorps, will haye tho post ol honor in tbe parade. The ilrst.dlvlslon will bo composod of school cadets and tho Beluiont and Jefferson county G. A. R. posts. This division will form on Fifth street, right resting on Hanover. The |econd divi sion will constlt qf Harrison, Noble and Guernsey county U. A. R. posts, visiting G. A. It. posts and all thu Sons of Vet erans and cj.Unlon soldlors and sailors. This division will form on Fourth street, right resting on Hanover. The tti(r<l division will consist of the Woman's Relief Corps and l.adh'fl 'Aid societies in (grrtatic*. " will form on Locust Atreet, right resting on Fourth. Tho fourth division will consist of civic societies, trade unions, fire departmont, grocers, butyhepi nod miscellaneous (joq|?tle? will form an North Fourth street, right resting on llsnover. Firs department, grocers, butchers fcnd miscellaneous organisations will foftn on Beoond street, right resting on llsnover. Cant. Ahratn Laali will bo Marshal of the I),iy, and Mr. Stephen Hlpklns will be Assistant. The oTUcera of tlio brigade and county battalions will he mounted. After dinner,eierclaes will bo held In Walnut Grove at liJW o'clock, Tho programme will consist ol prayer by Rev, I. 8, Winters, ltemsrks by Brig ade Commander David D. Taylor t sing ing "Marching through Georgia" by 1,000 school children, led by I'rol. J, W, Scliblleld and Bupt E. B, Httarki'l ad dress bv G(en. 8. II. lluiral,ol Chilli, ootbs, Qepsrtmo#t Commander of tho Ct- A. H'l ?ltiglt>g "Star Spangled ilan, tier," by the school children | short ad dresses by distinguished oomrsdes pres ent and Invited guests, aud * recitation by Cspt. A, O, Thomas, ol Hotnerlon. At 7 p. m? s magnificent display ol fireworks will take place at the cornel of Fourth and Walnut streets, nesrLs (svelte llall, The monster campfire ?|U eommetiw at Lafayette Hail an! Immedlstely aflei tho pyroteelmlcal display, I'rol. J, 11 Sargent Is on the programme for a sosi hich will please tbe "boys." During the sftornooli and eyenlni speeches ijIU lie tnsfy by dlstlngulshec Orikortf present. Tbe 'heidijasrUn ol the llelmon oounty 0, A,' posts suit sll Kons c Veterans win be at the (I. A. II. Hstll Jefferson county G. A, II. posts st Hi Central school building and Harrison Guernsey and Noble county a. A, K. pouts at the Hotel Maywood. The Sons of Veterans with Juvenile Drum Corps will do escort duty and look after all visiting organisations. Excursions will be run on the Pan Handle road from Bowerston, ou the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road from East Liverpool down, and Bsllaire up, and on the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling road from all points; also on the Baltimore St Ohio and Bellaire, Zauesville i Cincin nati roads .to Bellaire, IXCITKilfcNT AT liAKTON. A Drunken Freeport Man Shoot* Tire Ulnar*. A lively shooting scrape Is reported to have occurred Wednesday evening on the Cleveland, Lorain 4 Wheeling ex cursion train at Barton, a small settle ment about teven miles from Bridge port, resulting in one man boing shot in the leg and another in the arm, and the narrow escape of the drunken tool who did the shooting from being summarily dealt with by a large and excited crowd, friends of the wounded men. The fel low who did the shooting is said to hail [rain Kreeport, a town about twenty miles bevoud Barton. Ho with tbe ?wo men no allot and the other passoli ters on the train had been attending the air here. Tbe F/eeport man was quar elsome drunk. and aa soon aa the train itarted from Bridgeport attempted to ilek a quarrel with eome rninera from larton. Just as tbla station waa reached ib pulled out his revolver and reckltaaly ired three shot* at the miners, who bad >een paying but little attention to his itfenslve remarks. Aa soon as it was earned that two of their number had leeu hit the otliera started for the fellow egardleta of what furtherahota he might lave in his pistol. Uo turned and ran hrough the cars brandishing his re olverat all who attempted to stop him. 'he reports of the sbotaalarinod too aev ral hundred eicursianieti, and the igbt of the man with a revolver In bis land added to the excitement; women creamed and men yelled. Suddenly he man jumped off and started for a iece of wooda. A crowd of about fifty eople Jumped oft' after blm and ehaaeu liu (or nearly a half wile, hut, drunk s he was, he was fleet-footed and got way, Had he been caught, it is not at niikely that Judge Lynch would have old a sesaioo. lHIEQLAKS IX I'l.KAHAMT YALIiEf wo ildUMi Rubbed In Uraad The Qftng Known, Yesterday the houses of Joseph Dim de and John Mctlenry at Fleasant alley were robbed in daylight. At [cHenry'a the thievoa tore the bouse p prettvgenernUyihutgotlltlleofvaltlo. ] t Qlmmie's they carried off a gold : atchand chain, a gold' bracelet, $S in oney and a revolver. Both houses 1 ere vacant at the time, Mr. and Mrs. immie being In town, and Mr. Mc onry In Martin's Ferry. Mrs. Mc enry was only away from home short time, she having gone to tbe aidence of Mr. William Ilubbnrd on i errand. The thieves are supposed < be members of n gang which came to lis vicinity to work on farm houseB hlle the proprietors are in town at tbe air. The man who did tho above lob ent out on tbe 3 p. m. Kim drove mo r, and were seen by Conductor Kiu- i dberger. Tlioy left (be train at 1'leaa lt Valley and went direotly?to-Mo- i enry'a houso. Mr. Dliomle was in < wn last night in consultation with tbe ilice with reference to tho robbery, llio u IMIe'Ulrel*i I The UUollo Olrclo met at the residence ' ot Mr. George M. 8nook last evening,I( the amnion being In honor of Miss h Abbie HatcliiT, n membor ol the circle, who leaves for Delaware, Ohio, next I Monday to attend college. Rofreab inonta were nerved in a very elaborate style, nnd tho aflair ww ? ploaaant one throuahont, < ^ a whkklino'ai'an HONORED. j Col. Ilaffulay KlectoU Lieutenant General \ at the Bona of Veteran* National Kneamp- ( incut. Upectal Dlipalth to Vie IMllfMcr. Pateiisqk, N. J., 8ept. 12,-Tbe elec- 1 tlan of officers lor the ensuing year took J plaoe to-day in tho National Encamp- f ment, Sons ol Veterans, Charles T. Grlflln, the present Secretary ol State ol 1 Indiana, was elected Oommander-ln Chief. General Webb, ol Ksnsas, Col onel McCsbe, ol Massachusetts, General Hall, ol Michigan, and Colonel l'orkins, ol New Hampshire, wore tho other can- ] dldates. Col. II. li. Baguley, ol Wheel- , ins, W. Va., was oleoteil Lieutenant General. The sneeoh ol J udgo Advocate Thomas H, U. Staggers nominating Col onol Baguley was one ol tho loaturoa ol tho oonvontion. The West Virginia delegates leave lor borne to-morrow. The election was very exciting, bach candidate was nominated with a prelim inary sneech. MoCabe, lor Oomman- ' der-in-OWel, held the lead to tho twelfth ? hallot, when he withdrew in favor oil Orlffen. The latter had 28 votes, while McCahe had 30. The withdrawal ol McCabe settled the question, and Griffon ( was chosen amid thunders of applause. Capt. George W, Follitt, ol this city, was made Adjutant General, TUB DAY AT UhlHWHIHP. j Kntn Spolli th. Grot Farad. and Dull calory Ki.rolis., Qirrvsnunr, 1%, Sept 12.?The last ol 11 the "Pennaylvanla Daya" was it grand Qule. List night thousands ol poople lolt the town and during the morning the exodus was continued. At 10 o'clock this morning the clouds that had been threatening alnco daylight began to lot down their contents and at 2 o'clock the rain was still tailing. Tbe great parade in wliloh 10.000 wero to liave been In line, was declared off. The National cemetery cannot, ot course, be used as the place lor holding the formal dedicatory ennlMl ao the rink was utilised, This will accomodate bat 1,000' persons, and tbe crowd was something awlul this afternoon when the hour arrived lor opening the doors to tho general public, Tb. Colored llnpUatl, Ihdiaxapomi, Inn,, Bopt, 12.?The National Association ol colored Baptists began Its annual teaslon In this' olty to-day. Al>out 10Q delogatol are prea ent, repreaenllnsalwosteyery State In the Union. The inembers,ol the parly who were asaaulled at t atnall alallon named Boxley, Ga., while on their way lo at tend the gathering, appeared before the meeting In the alternoon and exhibited their Injuries. | | Xipraailon. ol limrathjx Naw York, 8?pL I*.?'The Ohio Soci ety, i\t a speolsl meeting lo-nlght, adopt rd resolutions ol sympathy on tho d?atb ol the late 8. 8. Cox and ?p?olnteil a committee ol OlU^a to attend thii fun eral. A Usury anil , For rich and poor wUa wlih to enjoy 1 good health, ?ud who do not Willi to feaort to bitter, nan?ooaa liver raedlj ctnen and cathartics, la the concentrated California liquid (rttU wmwly, Hyrun of Flga, For aale In 60 cant and |1 00 uot aM by I/igaii Drug Oorapany, Anton em, li. 13. Hurt and O. MenketueUer. MUffl GIBBOUS Denounces in Indignant Terms the Open Insult TO THE CHRISTIAN CAUSE In theUnveiling of tlio Niuiuo of Bruuo, Mia Inlhlol, tit Itoiuo?iV I'ontoral Loiter (u bo llruil In lUo Ohurclic* Bunds)', Baltihorb, Mi)., Sept. 12.?Cardinal (tibboui! ban issued a pastoral lettur call ing attention to the allocution ol l'ope Leo on tbe unveiling recently ol a mon ument in Borne to the memory of liruno. Tbe letter will be read in the Catholie ckurcbei next Sunday. Tbe Cardinal save "A mingled fouling of righteous wrath and deep sympathy was bred In every Catholic heart when the news came that upon a public square in Home, impious men dared to unveil the statue o( an apostate monk, Dragging the memory of a wild theoilaer, a shameless writer, and denier of the divinity of Christ from the obscurity of a gravo that had for three centuries been closed upon Its disgrace, these men, backed by mitre brute force, have set upon a pedestal la the"Holy City the sUtue of tho Infamous Bruno. Such a proceeding la a palpable and flagrant outrage, not alone upou the Catholic, but upou the whole Christian world. "Its animus is dear In the nnchrlstlau and defiant language employed in tho unveiling of the statue of a man whose life breathed cowardice, pride and de fiance of lawfully constituted authority. Thelra Is not the actlou of decent, hon orable, but misguided men, calmly and and with due regard to the feelings ot others, promulgating a belief or intro ducing a new cult. Their attempt Is not so much to. honor Bruno, as to Insult and villlfy the vicar of Jesus Christ ami his devoted children throughout Chris tendom. Indeed, their aim Is higher ?till, they defy and insult, not alone Ilia vloar, but our divine Lord Himself. From every land they have chosen as the committee to further tho mo 10 nent the champions of atheism, the would-be destroyers of the very foundations of Christianity. It Is proper that the Christian world, and especially this por tion where tho term "Religious reform" Is understood in a sober Christian senio, ihoald brand with their Indignant scorn if action such as this. We are not yet ready for processions in which tho red ind the black Hags of revolutionists and inarcblsts are defiantly flaunted." TUB HACK WAK. taollur' Negro Church lfuroeil Dawn In Mltilailppl. Msbiuan, Miss., Sept. 12.?Reports tiave reached this city to the effect that a band of white caps, or regulators, uurned a negro church last night at Postak, twelve miles west of I'aulcing, ,n Jasper county. It is stated that the trouble between the races has been brewing for some time, and recently wveral negroes have been whipped aud jrdered to leave. It Is understood that secret meetings of tho negroes inciting violence have been held In Poatok church and this Is assigned as :he probable cause of tbe destruction. The sherlfT and posse left tbe county to lay tor the sceno of trouble and will act. promptly in tbe matter. NKW KliECrKIO IIOAU [q Washington, !'<%., la to be Controlled by MtUliurglierB. Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 12.?Tbo Wash ington Cleotric Street Hallway Company lias just obtained its charter, and opera tion! on the road are to be commenced an next Monday. Tho l'resldont of tho company la Mr. L. N. Slngloy, of Wash ington, Pa., and Mr. I. N. Silverman, of tills city, is tho Treasurer. Tho road ?rill bo three miles long, nnd it will bo finished within sixty days. The Sprague electric motor system will be us&d on the road, which Is the same lystemthat is to operate tho Pleasant Valley railroad in this city. Knights of Honor Officer*. Glkvkland, Sept. 12.?The b'apremo Lodge, Knights and Ladios ol Honor, In lesslon here, elected the following offl ;ers: Supremo Protector, John T. Mil ium, of Louisville, Ky.; Vice Supremo Protector, L. B. Lockaru, of Bradford, Pa.! Supreme Secretary, O. W. Harvey, Indianapolis;Supreme Treasurer, E. J. McUride, Indianapolis; Supreme Chap* !aln, Mrs, Elvira Anderson. St. Louis; Supreme Guardian, Mrs. Ella M. Tame, Akron, Ohio. Mem from HUnley. Brussels, Sept. 12,?A cablu dispatch from Zanslbar to tho Ooverumcnt of tlie Congo State says: Henry M. Stanley, on leaving the basin of the Albert Nyanaa, endeavored to make his way southward by passing to the west of tbo Victoria Nyansa. He failed, however, In tills at tempt. lie went northward and reached the eastern shore of the lake. Em In Pasha accompanied him. After n long stay on the borders of tho lako awaiting supplies Irom M. Sslsta nnd Tnboro, Stanley, leaving Emln I'aslia, inarched In the direction of Mobassa. lie is ex pected to reach the eastern sea coast about the ond of October. The Antwerp lIUaRlar, Antwup, Sept, 12.?Nothing remains ol the cartridge factory whloh the ex plosion occurred on Friday lost. The village of Auatruwell, which was sit uated 200 metres from where tho factory stood and which consisted of about forty houses, has vanished. According to tho official report, one hundred ami thirty live persona were killed, 20 are missing, 100 were seriously injured and 200 wero slightly Injurod. A Cloodlttigiicailoii* Loudon, Sept. la.?Tho fall Ml (latiu suggests that an organisation lie formed for tho purposo of rsislng tlio 10,000 pounds necessary to pay the dock laborers0 pen? per hour fmm Novem ber 1 to January I. The (Inuilr says that a leading business man of tho city hss offered to contribute 2,000 pound* for this purpose on condition that tlio remaining tour-fifths bo subscribed Im mediately, ' For llie f?tor-gent Oil. LokiwK, Sept. 12.?The municipal authorities ol Liverpool have voted an appropriation of M,000 pounds for tlio [purpose of constructing depots for the storage ol petroleum at Isolated points, thus reducing the minimum of dangers, arising from flri-s slid explosion*. The Unka to ho Imllt will have a total rapac ity of 111,000 tons. Aithers In Their Own term*. I/IHIK1*, Sept. 12.?Tho deck torn panies have derided In adhere to tlie oier made by them to raise tlio wageaol their mon on January L