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M'KIWLEY RATES For u Part of tho Iron Schodulo Adopted by tho Sonato. THIS COMMITTEE AMENDMENT To the Tariff Hill Hurprl?0(| L>ory. l>ody Exccpc tho Committee luell aud One or Two Hepabllcann Who Were In tho Secret?Only Six "rnrlft Reform" DumocruU Out of All Who "Dou't Cellovo Protection lH Con ?titutlonaP Voted Agaln.t It-Ap. proprlatlon for tho Civil Serrlcc Commission Knocked Out by the House?Carry tho News to tho Mug wumps, Wamiisoto.v, D. C., May 22.?Tho senate disposed of aovon paragraphs of tho melal echodulo to-day after eight hours of debate. Tho session was marked by qnito a number of interest ing clashes botween tho Republicans and Democrats. The sensational fea turo of tho day was cauacd tho unex pected presentation of an amendment substituting tho McKinloy bill claasiti cation and speciflc rates on round iron in coils, blooms and charcoal iron, somowhat higher than tho rate pro posod. Thia amendment was a aur priso to the senators on both aides, al though evidently anticipated by Mr. Quay and a fow others of his colleagues. Mr. Hale tried to use it as a text for taunting tho Democrats and Mr. Teller read him a very plain lectaro on tho duty of the Republicans to accept nuch increaso as the Democrats woro willing to grant without continually chiding their adversaries with inconsistencies. When tho vote was taken, seven Demo crats and two Populists refu;od to sup port the Jones substitute, namelv: Allen, Berry, Blackburn, Jan-is, Kyle. Mills, Pa*co and Potior. Tho rates' lixod to-day wore as follows: Iron oro, forty oents per ton. Pig iron, scrap iron, etc., $4 per ton. Hound iron in'coils, eight-tenths per pound; blooms, less finish than ties, live-eichth cent per pound. Charcoal blooms, $12 per ton. Beams, girders and other structural iron and steel eix-tontha of one cent por pound. Boilor plate from five-tenths to 2o per cent ad valorem. Forginga of iron or steel one and one-half cents. Hoop or band iron or steel (cotton ties) 30 per cent ad valorem. Jnst before the tariff bill was taken up, Mr. Walsh, the new senator from Georgia, arose to a personal explana tion in connection with a newspaper paragraph from St. Paul, stating tbat the Brotherhood of Locomotivo Engin eers had yesterday adopted resolutions condemning him "for introducing a bill making tho delay of United States mail Dunishablo by imprisonment for twenty years. Mr. Walsh said that ho had served his apprenticeship at the prin ter's trade, and had never known a day or an hour when ho did not sympathize with labor, but he also recognized tho fact thai capital had rights 'as well as labor. Labor organizations had * per fect right to direct their members to discontinue work, if by doing to they beiioved they couid ac complish their purposes, but thev had no right to mterfero with other laborors who aongnt to go to work. Thev had tho right to work, or not to work; thoir rights extended no further. Tbis was a land of Mborty; it was also a i land of law and order. As long as labor sought to work out its problem in a la*-1 ful way, he was with labor to that ex teat and no further. Tho bill ho had j introduced waa closely worded and pos sibly liable to ;ho "construction tho I locomotive engineers had placed upon I it, but it was not intended either di-j rectly or indirectly to be subject to such a construction. In conclusion Mr. Walsh reintroduced his bill in a I modified form ao aa to leave no doubt of its purpose. | IIERE'3 RICHNESS. The "ISerorm" Pftrtj* Knocks Out the Civil Sjorvice Commission Appropriation. Washington-, D. C., May 22.?Tho | question of civil aervico reform was | given full sway in tho house to-day, tho i occasion boing tho amendment to striko ; out the paragraph in tho legislative , appropriation bill providing for the civil service commission. -It gave op portunity for some etirring and not a ' few amusing speeches. Tho amend-1 went waa adopted by a vote of 109 to I 71, amid great Democratic applause j and Republican cries of "spoils." ! Mr. Pendleton, (Dorn., West Virginia), claimed that the civil service com-1 mission waa established for the pur-; poso of keeping Republicans in otDco, ' while tho Republicans defended the I present administration of tho civil ser- j vice law. Among tho Democrats whovoted with 1 the Republicans in favor of civil service ) reform were Wilson, Tracy, Ilendrix, J Dockcry, Warner, Springer, Savers, Grain, Martin, Kilgoro, Livingston," Do- 1 Forest and Everett. Cries of no quorum 1 and demands for tollers were made. Tho vote by tellers being 109 to 71. Mr. Dinglov gavo notice thst ho would demand yeas and navs in the house. It boinsr then aftor 5 o'clock, the commit tee rose and tho house adjourned. In the earlier proceeding* tho resolu tion providing for an investigation of tho alleged armor plate frauds wai adopted. _ New l'ostnm.Hter.*. f'ptefal Dispatch t-j t.\? Inft'Jujcvfcr. . Washington, D. C., May 22.?Post masters appointed: Boaz, Wood county. If. M. Bookman, vice Abraham John son, resigned; Bradens, Ritchie county, Uonry Trebom, vice John Deem, re signed ; Cyrus, Roane county, A. T. Gal lihul, vice C. Powell, resigned; Fariplain, Jackson county, II. J. Caste, vice Jacob Casto, resigned; Hazel Green. Ritchio county, Ira S. Go.'f, vico W. F. Snodgrass, resiened; Mineral Wells, Wood county. L. Z. Curry, vice W. II. Wolfe, resigned; Red Hill," Wood county, Li. W. Stophoue, vice Monroe .McPherson. resigned; Rock Lick, Mar shall county, J. VV. McGinnis, vice S. S. llicks, resinned; Rusk, Ritchio county, C. K Ilatfiehl, vice A. IL Phillips, ro- , signed; Zona, Roano county, W. H. Starcber, vico J. N. Conley, resigned. fiEMlJfAUY CONTROL s?ii?? |.r?b,lcrlJlll Q,?. 2L?rM*Jn~ M"lorl" AJoptwl bjr a? On rwhclmln* Vole. fc-iiUTwu, K. Y? May a._Tll0 Jo. votfoaal service .[ the opening ot the resbytorian general aisombly was do voted to tho subject of home missions. ?o committee on bills and overtures presented a partial report. An over, ture has been rocoivcd Iron tho Pros ytery of Sow Albany asking tho gen eral assembly to inemoralixo Congress to onactsuch regulations with ruforonco to tho personal life of their members as I'll prevent tho prosenco in tho tia Monti councils of men of immoral and rc(-*onimendatiou feet IS. i? . on uPon sub Jin . aUoD.t?J b.v ? small vote, but without opposition. Thi. Prosbvierv of MvCii?S^if bai1 ?Vt'rtarcd tho assembly, lion ih ? vl?W3 wilh aPPrehe:V wontho attempt of the ton oral aasem-1 h. 2 ?? 0 no* definitions of doztna, I ^;_ .'.V0ra,!1C0 nnd b>' judicial del "ni .3- ?.nd expreiiain^ the view that no doctrinal statement which is not! explicitly contained in tho confession of J* j. anJ catcheainw of tlio church is winding on our ofiico bearer*." In reply tho following uctlon was taken: 'The general aiiotnbly has I never undertaken to tnako new doflni- I tiona of dogma, either by deliverance or judicial decision, and wo hope that this declaration of former assemblies I repeated by thia general assemblv will j allay tho apprehensions of our worthy brethren of this presbvtery." 1 In tho brief ti-.uo left therefore the consideration of home missions Dr Lowrie, chairman of tho committee oa conference on tho proof texts, got the floor, but bo waa unable to accomplish 1 of hi? recommendation on account of a J d.tferenco of opinion as to tho "best I printod text of the English Bible." The comnutteo dosirod oithcr tho boat English edition or tho boat edi* tion of tho American Bibio Society. An impotuous membor wished to have tho American revision of 1&1.85 adopted and tho discussion which followed cause;! tho wnolo matter to go over as i unflnisbed business. Dr. Brown, of Portland, chairman of ' tho committeo on home missions, then ' presented a report on that subject The I audience was Iarpe and appreciative and the galleries fulL lie sooko with emphasis and spirit, paving" a special ' compliment to the work of tho women 1 of the church. Concluding ho said that tho church must raise Si,233,341 40 during the coming year in order to pav tho present indebtedness of tho board' and to enable it to prosecute its work for the twolve months. During the year $306,000 have been received while a debt of nearly S25S.OOJ is reported, duo tot falling ofl in legacies. Tho women b missionary societies have con tributed v2i)S,000. ? Under commission from tho board are 1,821 ministers" and o6S teachors. Tho speech of tho secre-1 tarv representing tho board wai made ?7 Dr- Duncan J. McMillan, of Now lork. Discussion of tho members of' tho assembly continued during most of the remainder of the'session. Opposition to tho projected new building for the home aud foreign mis sions boards, which is to bo orccted in Now York at a cost of nearly $1,500,000 was made by Elder McDougall, of Cin cinnati, Tho subject will bo specially considered by the general assembly at 10 o'clock Saturday. 0 IT IS SETTLED. Tho question of theological aeminarv control, so far as tho general assembly of tho Presbyterian church is con cerned, is settled. By a voto of almost 4 to 1 the report of tho majority of tho committee that considered the matter was adopted to-day. The report, which was given on Fri day night last in tho account of tho i proceedings ot tho assembly, sent out by tho Associated Press, provides for gaining tho power and right to approve :he appointment of professors and di rectors and asks tho directors ot the sominaries to declare a trust in favor of tho Presbyterian church which the general assembly may enforce in tho civil courts. At the same time a com mittee is provided which shall confer and adviso with the seminaries and seek to gain their consent to the pro posed nlan. The report was put through tho assembly in spito of urgent requests for delay and in tho face of protests from those who desired that the church and tho institutions atlected might be con sulted. The vote against the minority roport was 43S to 111, while that in favor of tho majority report was 437 to 113. _ Tho evening wai devoted to a Dopular meeting iu the interests of homo missions. Southern Preubj-terhin*. Nashville, Tex::., May 22.?At to day's session of tho assembly of tho Southern Prosbyterian church the ex ecutive committee on colored evangel ization presented their roport. The re port reaffirms that tho establishment and maintenance of a separate African church assures the most succose/u! method of salvation of the negroes. It urcos liberal support of this work and asks that $1.3,000 be raised for this pur pose. IMor at a Circus. ! Social Papa'ch to the IttieUiqcnccr. Huntington*, ? \V. V.v, May 22.?-At Wayne C. IL this evening John Robin son's circus was exhibiting and about | live o'clock a factional light took place | and was participated in by a nam j ber of people. In tho meloo Mo?o Kap ier was cut in tho back and John Baker was shot in the hend. Ten other men were wounded in one way or an other, .some of thom beinz seriously hurt. Merchant* A??tcn. Special pitoatch in thi Intetiigincrr Buckuannon. W. V.v., May 22.?J, \V. Fitzgerald and son, morchants, of Alton, W. Va., twenty miles south of here, rnado an asaignmont to-day nam ing U. G. Young, of this place, assignee; liabilities about five thousand dollars! Some Wheeling and Parkersburg house* were caught. Knight* of Honor Due*. Cincinnati, May 22?The supreme lodge of tho Knights of Honor increased the per capita dues of grand lodges to the nupromu lodge from thirty to forty cents annually. ihe lodge", decided that absolute proof of death and not seven years' mysterious abience should bo required in order to secure an insur ance bonolit. AGAINST CAMDEN. E.i-Gov. "T\7o" Wilson Opona Hlo O&mpaltfD Against tho Senator. II WHS II REPUBLICAN MEETING Day at rhillppl, but tlio Democrat*. With Their Visual Courtesy, Took Advantage of the Crowd to llavo flio Cx-Govoruor Toll tlio People Why Cuindcu Should Not I>o lie* elected and Why llo Id Just tho Ileal Truo Democrat They Want. A Grout llepubllcan (Satberliii;. Delegates to tho Congressional Con vention for Dayton. Fpttial Dispatch to f.V InltlUgmtr Puiupim, W. Va., May 22.?This town was the scene to-day of tho liveliest political activity and tho first pnn was fired in William I- Wilson's district. Preliminary to tho crest poli tical battle of next tall, Republican and Democratic mootings were held aud addressed by Col. Jacob Keiuplo, of Wheeling, and ex-Governor E. W. Wil son, respectively, tbe day boing tho oponing of tho May term of court here. The advertisement by the republicans calling a county convontion and an nouncing speakers brought a big crowd to town from the county aod a goodly delegation from Grafton. Tho day, having been advortisad by tho Repub licans for their maas convention, was set apart for a Republican day in Bar bour. but tho Democrat?, with their usual courtesy, quietly arranged for a Democratic invasion and pccured the windy service* of "Twe" Wilson, and lot loose their doss of war. This is significant of the blttercontest that will be waged by tho Democrats in tnis district, and Ropubiicana have gfven notice that every inch of the ground wiil be furiously contested in the dosperute oflorts of the Democracy to save Wilson's district next fali. Ar rangements wero made for tho two meetings to be field in tho court house, and Col. Jacob Komple, in tho absence of Congros?man Doliivor. of Iowa, who had been expected to uddrosa tho meet ing. led oti for tbe Republicans, and the Democratic meeting followed, addressed by Ex-Governor Wilson. The courthouse was packed to over flowing ami many wore outaide, who could not gain admission when Colonel Kemplo began his speech, llo hold tho big audience for an uour aad a half and was given the closest attention while ho mercilessly scored the Democracy for it9 many sina during tho brief time since its installation in power. With con vincing logic ho fixoi upon them re sponsibility for the terrible financial and industrial depression brought upon tho country, lie contrasted the policies of tho two* parties and compared their practical result?. lie showod up tho utter incompetancy of the Doinocracy to administer tho atlairs of government or even put in legislative operation their own declared principles. The Democra cy had but one claim to an exiatenco, and that was it's a good party to cuss and condemn the only party that had provon itself capablo of regulating the atfaira of this nation. One redeeming feature about tho Democratic! victory of 1802, was that it would teach the people never again to intrust tho Dem ocratic party with power, and never be fore in tho history of the country were the people so anxiou3 to vote. At the conclusion of tho Republican meeting cx-Gov. ''Windy" Wilson be gan an address that developed into an haraugae after his usual style, without reason or argument, but based on an appeal to prejudice and passion. Ilia speech was remarkable in threo point3. First, by its attacks by innuendo on Senator Camden and a few otherJDemo crats as men unfaithful to the true in terests of the* pnrtv. Secondly, his suggestions that his own election to tiie United Slates Ecnato 33 Camden's suc cessor would bo a vindication oi Demo cracy. Thirdly, his practical failure to speak of the living present and "review the history of his party aiuco ita inau guration into power. ili3 nttacka on Republicanism wero on tho eame old linea as in 1S92, and about his only reference to tho present era oi Democracy was his statemont that the Democracy had met with dis couragement in ita efforts to legislate. Obstacles had been placed in its way, some of which no regretted had been put there by Democrats, falae to tho name. lie said tho delay in the pas sage oi tho taritl bill by the senate was in some meagre degree due to tho Dem ocrats, and then, with strango inconsis tency, he aiid the Republican senators, with their hopeless minority, wero in tlio main responsible for tho delay by their obstructive tactics, and this, in faceofthe fact that there has been norog ular bill before tho senate up to two wcek9 ago, and even now it is notorious that the Democrats havo not yet agreed upon tho measure. Tho rest of tho speech was given up to the taritl of '40, and attempts to uso Blaine'd name to bolster up tho Domocratic policy. Last Saturday primary elections were held in ulL districts in tho county, aud delegates were named for the Republi can congressional convention. It is understood that tho delegation will be practically a unit for Dayton aud give him its enthusiastic support for tho nomination. FJIENCII CABIN*BT C11IS1S. Tlio Government 8?n?tniii* n Crumbing De feat ?n<l the Whole Cabinet Uctfign*. Pi ELS 31 ay 22.?The government was defeated to-day in the chamber of dep uties 011 the question as to whether tlio minister of public work* had the authority to allow the employes of the state raiiroads to attend tho congress of railroad men. The premier, M. Casiinir-Perior, de maudod the adoption oi tho ordor of tho day pure and simple. Tho pre mier's motion was rojected by a vote of 273 to 22j. M. Caaimir-Perier there upon loft tho Palais Bourbon, and tho ministers subsequently proceeded to the Ely see Palaco and handed their resignations to President Carnot. Prohibition Ticket. Spetial JHspatch Li tV JatdUscucer. SriscuusviLLE. Onto, May 22.?Eight prohibitionists met here to-day, viewed the high water for iuepiraiion, and then got down to work. They nominated J. r. McCleau surveyor, James Lee, com misslonor, Wesloy Worden, intlrmory I director, nnd uain'od a) dolognios to the statu convention: Evan Purviancw, J. 11. llawkiu*. Uov. Milligao, J. C. Kolley, .1. F. Hall, II. 0. Do<ollcrn, Uov. Walls, Hob* Crabbs, Abel Craw/ord. Thoy in dorsed J. F. lioll for Congress. T. A. Kodefor, of Bellairo, tho district cha!r man, writoa that tho nomination will bo rnado ut tho fltato convention. KANAWII \ MISEKS Will co to Wnrk-l)lw|i|iolutDtl With lh? Cleveland Contention. Special DUi>ofcS to tt? InUl'tjtncrr. CiiAHt.KHToy, W. Va., Way 22.?Indi? cations aro that tho nilacrs will go to work horo shortly. They aro disap pointed ovor tho result of tho Ulovo land convention, wboro they wero Ig nored. All Loup Creole, In Kanawh i, Wlnifrede, Eagle, Powell ton and St. Clair aro working. Fortv-ono miners inot at Acmo yesterday and votod fortv to one in favor of goitifj {0 work Thau day. At Quinnitnont a fow days ago ongino houso and inclino trestlo woro burnod, and yejterday tho cablo was cut at Stone ClilT, but was quickly re paired. Uk Garden Mlupm. Elk Garden, \V. Va., May 22.? Miners affcct to have confidonco that the attempt on tho part of oporators to resume work in this region \%ill uttorlv fail. It id alleged that nut more than liftoen or twenty inea in all tho region will be found willing to roiume. The Froiiburg Strike. Fhostuci:o, Md., May 22.?Striking miners here about are not interfering with non-union men at work in tho initios. Tho Consolidation Coal Com pany ha* had an injunction isauod against Wilson nnd about eighty of tho strikers. Eighteen sticks of dynamite hai been stolen from tho Savage Moun tain Fire Clay Mine, near Frostburg. Tho telopraph lines between Frostburg and Carlos mine has been cut twice, letters written in red ink and illus trated with skulls and cross bones woro sent to miners. Afrold of llurncd Treaties. Tho following dispatch roceivod from Parkersburg yesterday could not be confirmed at thta ond of the line: Tho Ohio Riror Railroud Company has posted notices in headquarters hero warning all their enginemeu and i]re men to uso the utmost caution in ap proaching ail treaties on tho lino. It is allowed that tho officials feel that an ef fort may bo made to burn some of tho trestles in view of their hauling non union coal The company from their mines along tho line are shipping coal to various parts of tho country. They shipped several carloads to Detroit last week. About the only mines in the country now being worked are those in West Virginia, and tho organizers are at work among the miners in this state, establishing anions, and it is thought all the mines will shut down in a short time ponding the settlement of the | great national strike. TUG KMGIITS TI2MPLAH. The Grand Farado lu I'ittubtirjjU a MngnU i tlcent spectacle?Thousand* of White I l'ltiaie* in L.lm% Pitts nunc if. Pa., May 22.?Tho forty lirst annual conclave of Knights Tem plar of Pennsylvania opened here to day with n grand parade. Notwith standing the threatening weather and the fact that many commanderios were unable to reach tho city on account of the floods throughout the stato. live thousand knighrn wero in line. Visit ing commanderies from Detroit, Cleve land. Norfolk and Wheeling took part in the ceremonies. It was a glorious spectacle which greeted the ezpectant throngs alone th? route of parade when the plumed Knighta turned into tho main streets. Thousands upon thousands of neoplo linod tho lidowalks, which woro packed almost to suilocation. The polico were out 300 strong and woro assigned to do duty along the entire line. Strong ropes were stretched along the streets to keep them clear for the marshals. Every available window had its occupants", and their expressions of admiration for the grand looking bodies of men were I frequent, long and loud. They wore justified in this, tor it is many a day since Pittsburgh has witnessed such aa impressive demonstration. Keeping step3 to tho strains of the stirring melodies which poured forth I from tho innumerable bands, the noble Knights marched with the precision of trained soldiers. Each new movo and I evolution performed called forth out bursts of applause, and the parade was [ the most improsaive and magnlticent witnessed hero for many years. After the parado tho grand conclave J went into secret session in tho Masonic I temple. To-morrow afternoon thero will bo an open installation of the now ollicers at tho Alvin theatre. The Knight* Return. Tho^ Wheeling Knights Templar who attended the big day of the Pennsyl-1 vanta encampment at Pittsburgh yes terday, returnod on a special Pan Handle train, arriving here at 1:30 a. m. to-day. Tho Shrinors remained in Pittsburgh for to-day's festivities. .Nearly 300 went up yesterday from I Whccliug. BRIEFS FROM THE WIRE. The American Baptist Edncational Society is in session at Saratoga. Fitzgerald's "industrial" array has ar rived in Washington and is encamped in tho city. Alabama Democrats yosterdav nomi nated ex-Congressman William C. Dates for governor. Tho Pan-American Bi-metallie League is inflexion in Washington, President A. C. Fisk, of Denver, presiding. Pittsburgh miners say thoy will fight vigorously against a Go-cent fate. They will not work for less than 0'J conts. Fryo's "industrial" marched into Cincinnati yesterday. The situation is regarded as serious by the authorities. The house committee on olectlons has favorably reported the bill providing I for the election of United States sena* I tors by direct voto of the people. Trouble among tho miners in Tus carawas countv. Ohio, <9 feared. Tho men have been driven from one mine and tho sheriff has asked for troops. In tho senatorial bribery investiga tion yesterday C. W. Butts, who the day before was anxious for a hearing, didn't show up. It was learned ho had left Washington, presumably to look for a needed witness in bis own behalf. Uis trunk is etill a: bis boarding place. I THE WORST IS OVER In thrt Floodod DlBtrlcta of tho ' Stato of Pennsylvania. THE LOSS IS YET INCALCULABLE. Williamspoit l? tho Greatest Sufferer. Thero tho Damage \vu Tromendoue ami f lantlreds of Families Aro JJomoldw-Tbo Pecuniary Ijosr as Great n? In the Great Flood ofiHSlK Tlio "Waters Subslillnu' Evcrywboro a nil tho l'coplo liiigajjeil In Urine ing Order Out or Chaos?Tho Inter, roptlon of ItallroadTralllc a Serious Feature. Philadelphia, Pa.. May 22.?Advicoa from all pnrti of tho tlooded district atu to tho otlect that tho worst is over. Tho dam ago dono is yet incalculablo.au J it will bo weolcs perhaps boforo railroad trathc and business goneraUj Minnie their condition*, b*At> tho waters are re ceding rApidiy and there is no more ap parent dancer. Wllliamiport, which has tutTorod most, is itself again and business will be promptly resumed. Tho pecuniary loss tbcro is as great as in 1SS9, but an other day hat brought no nowa of loss of life. "Williamsport, Pa., May 22.?All ol tho horrors of tho disastrous tlood of 1SS9 have been repaatod, and Williams port end all of tho country around has boon swept by a mighty river that epread out over almost every portion of the city, carrying away with it property of such a value that it is utterly im possible to calculate tho amount. Tho river Is now going down rapidly, and about one-half of tho tlood territory is out of water. This is In the centre of tho cltv. Tho lower portions east and wost are vet undor water, nnd as tho rain has* continued unceasingly fur forty-eight hours did not slop tailing until tnis morning, tiio river is likely to keen up during tho next twenty-four hours. When communication with tho out side world WM cut oil at - o'clock Mon day morning bv tho breaking ol tho wire* the river had overflowed its banks east and wost. It rapidly camo up and spread out over tiie city, and bv earir yesterday morning it was im possible to get anywhere except by tho use o! boats, 'i'bo night was one of terrible experiences. The water came up =0 rapidly in eomo parts that the people in thoir houses were compelled to flee to tho tipper stories lor safety and wero rescued from there by heroic boatmen, hundreds of whom risked their lives to savo others in dancer. To add to tho unfortunate situation the electric light and pis plants wore early crippled and the citv was in darkness alter 3 o'clock. Half tho hie boom con taining ISO,003,000 leet of loss wont out shortly nfier midnight: l'ho other half went at about 4 o'clock. The logs in tho mills along tho river, as well as thouiand* of feet of sawed lumber nnd portions of mills were also swept away, and tho loss to the lumbermen is as great as it was in IsM'J. VALUABLE I1RIDGES LOST. Tho Market stroet and Maynard street bridges, which coat the county $200,000, were carried away early yes terday morning. The Reading railroad bridge at Muncy, an imposing iron structure, was swept awav yestords'.y morning. All of the wooden bridges in the neighborhood are gone. fhe tlood reached its height at about 10 o'clock last night, when the wator began slowly to go down. At that tirno it was about thirty-two feet high, which was within a foot and ten inches as high as tho flood of 1SS9. The city at that hour wa3 covered with water as iar as High street on the north in the cen tral part, and in tho east and west ends ?was completely submerged. Many of tho smaller housoa along the river bank wero swept away and others that were Hooded were from 4 to 10 feet under water. The business portion of tho city eutlored less than in 1SS9, for the reason that the warning came in good reason and their goods had be-in turned out of tho way of harm. Many of them wero not placed high enough, however, and some of tho stores are wrecked. A remarkablo fact is that not asinglolifo appears to have been lo3t. Humors of many drownings have been heard but so far not a ginglo one has been confirmed. OTHER PLACES. Lock llaven, Kenova, Jersey Shore and other points west were greater suf ferers than in 1SS9. North of us tho damage was not so great. North of William sport there was great destruc tion; all of the county road.-? and bridges have been swept away and mnny of the little mills and stock of logs have gone with tho great body of water. Tho por tion of the city that is now out of water id crowded with men, women and child ren; many of them aro those whose houses, which can bo seen in the dis tance, are still under water. All of our people inlly realize the extent of the calamity and all of the privations and euflerings that aro yet to come. There is, however, no grumbling and no disposition anywhpru to lie down and worry over it. Where tho wator hag cono out of housoa and stores their owners and occupants aro already busy making them habitable again and are worcing with a will that promises to bring order ont of this aw ful chaos in a short time. Mayor El liott has telegraphed tho governor and Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia, giving the* situation. Thoro has been no ap peal for help. If any comes there will bo D'.enty of reason for it. as hundreds of poor people nro now without homes, but the predominant feeling seeras to be to help ourselves. THE IllVfcitS AT PITTSBURGH. Little Damns? Win Done In the City. l*enn?ylTanla Itoad tlie Greatest Lo?er. PiTTSBUBon, Pa., May 22.?The rivers reached a etogo of 25 feet 0 inches in this city and aro now falling. Beyond tho flooding of tho low lands and the stoppage for a day or two of some of the factories, littlo damago was done. It is estimated that tho damago on tho Pittsburgh division of the Penasjl-. vanla railroad bv tho flood will roach $73,000. Nearly 1,000 men aro at work ropnirmi? tlio tracks between Coue ?mnugh Gallatizan, and it is expected that tlio rood will bo oponod through within tho next fow hours. All'the other roads aro running train* as usual. The report that Johnstown was visited last night by another cloud burst was without foundation. The flood at I'Ullndolphli*. Philadelphia, I'a., May 22. ? Tho floods in tho Delaware and Schuylkill were greater than OTer boforo at high water to-day. Plains that worn not reached by the water* at high tido yei terdav afternoon wore submerged this morning. Tho most serious damage wan done along tho Schuylkill, but property on tho Delaware frontage also aullorod eevoroly. T1IC AMALGAMATED 6CALK. Tho I'ablloitlnn in PUUbargh l'nport l'rovo?to bi? u Fake. Cleveland, O., May -J.?The conven tion oi tho Amalgamated Association of Iron and Stool Workers resumed con aideration of tho scale question to-day. Whon Secretary Kilgallon's attention waj called to the fact that what was claimed to bo the acalo in all its dotailfl as adopted by tho present convention, has been published in Pittsburgh papors this morning, he said: "It is impossible, we have not completed the scale, nor can we do so for a day or two at least. It may be that tho Pitts burgh newspaper* have got hold of last yoar's scale and printod it under tho impreisiou that it was tho new one, but Iain perfectly sure that nothing hai beon given out as to t'uo result oi tho t?roient convention." Id tlio Court*. In tbe circuit court yesterday Jndg'e Panll is?tied an order of arrest for C. F. Otto tor contempt, in failing to pay his wifo alimony, but he Daii and remainod at liberty. In the* case of Bay ha. Doraey & Co. vs. Sophia Tapp?\ a verdict wa* given tho plain tifl for $228 S7. Amotion wus en tered for a now trial. The case of Catherine Church vs. tho city of Wheeling for ?1,500 damages al leged to havo boon done to her property, is now on trial. In tho criminal court C. W. Rixoy and Ad Caves were acquitted of illegal dumping of night poii, and the similar cases against Peyton. Redman and Ritchie were then nollied. A l'lao Kntcrtalnmout. Those who attended tho concert by tho Ariel Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar club at EgeTter's hall last night wero delighted beyond description. Tho hall wa< literally packed, a large number bavins to stand. Kach number wai rendered in a highly artistic manner and heartily applauded. Tho porfonn ors are Ocorco ti. Otto, R. Marshall* William L. Miller, William M. Sclionclc and Walter Vardy, all talented musi cians. Their reador, Mr. J. P. Morgan. po?sessc3 rare talent as a reader and was loudly applauded. Mr. George Otto also deserves special attention as a banjo solci-t. The atiair waa in every way a success. To-nl^ht'* Coim-dicw. Tho people of Wheeling are not slow to appreciate a good thinir as is shown by the advance sale of seat? for tho spe cial performance of "My Lord in Livery" and "Checkmate," which is to take place to-night at the Opera House. About two-thirds of the houso has been sold, and tho people who havo boon so anxious for tho repetition of this refined and delightful entertainment will bo more tliau repaid for their attendance. ? l'our Aborted Ca*os. Louis Dimmey, the milk man accuied of soiling milk without a license,was up in tlio poliro court yesterday, but his case was postponed until Saturday. Clinton Mascenberg, up for vairrancy, got tiftoen days in default of So and costs. Alor. Lave, for disorderly, was let ga on promising to behave. Will Robinson, on the same charge, was also dismissed. _ WfU I.lburty Itepabllcani. 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