BeavetMu^Uaitkai
~ ' . PUBLISHED EVERY 'FRIDAY. .TERMB^^pQIX A R 8 PER ANNUM IX ADVANCE. ' : '
VOLUME V.
Railroad?.
Pittsburgh, ft. wayne and
CHICAGO RAILWAY.—On and after June
trains will leave stations as follows:
- TRAINS going west.
MAIL. KXPB'al
C^ur^r.. 1.45 am 6.00am1 9.10 am 1.30 PM
S vhSwr. ... 2-50 7.28 10.33 J i 2.38
Kce .... 5.10 10.40 ! 13.60 PM 5.08
e - 51 I’ ool * 3 - W 7 *°°
&eld ■■;.... 8.55 3.18 , 5.09 9.11
Maasiiua f 400 540 o>4o
Crestline fo e #4O 5.50 am 6.00 H.SC
... 11.05 7.33 7.55 11.15
f or V 12.08 pm 9.00 9.15 12.17 AM.
vn- Wayne'.’.'.. 2-20 |11.50 11.60 3.35/
„ n 7h 4.43 2.35 pm 2.55 am 5.05
750 U. 30 6.50 rsopm
—trains going east.
—,T AT .|, )N 4. MAIL BSPB’S.JtXPB’B. EZPB'B
rrr<,n ” 5.15 am 9.30 am 5.80 pm 9.20 pm
£i.-±nb. 9.15 12.02?* 8.55 lioa*
P ; ®ffayne.... 12.01 pm | 2.00 11.15 400
* - 2-45 I 4.07 I.lBam 6.40
4.00 I 5.03 2.27 8.10
fV ' LV "/at 5.35 j B.? 0 4.05 10.10
Crestline ■■r De g.OOam! 6.30 4.15 10 30am
mm-Seld 640 j 7.19 4.43 11.00
. 9.16 9.20 6.37 I.OOPM
u.uo 1 10.55 8.05 225
... 3.43 pm! 10.40 4.53
... 4.00 I 2.20 11.45 AM 6.00
P, R. MYKRS,
General Passenger and Tlcaet Agent.
7uEVELAND & PITTSBURGH R. R.
\J On and after June 29, 1878, trains will leave
daily. (Sundays excepted) as follows;
—" GOING SOUTII-MAIN LINS.
STATIONS. EXFB’S. MAIL. XXPB’S. ACCOM
rTw' and i B.Boam 1.55 p« 4.05 pm
H-soo I 9.41 5.02 5.23
Hrcna 110.13 5.33 5.53
A.W- U. 05 6.12 6.40
Bavard 11.39 6.41
nv .vide I.IOPM 8.00
p : . : 7hur-li 3-40 10.30"
GOING NORTH—MAIN LINE.
"“stations. EXPB’fl. I MAIL. EXPS’S. j ACCOM.
p . ;-6.30am 1 1.15 PM
y; -v.i.c ■ ; 8.40 (3.10
.... : 10.25 i 4.30
A ! vco : 11.00 | 4.53 7.25a*
Pj.vEDa ; 12.08 pm 5.53. 8.15
H;d-on .12.41 6.22 9.05
CeveUnd i 1-55 | 7.30 10.25
“ GOING - EAST—RIVER DIVISION.
STATIONS. ACCOM. MAIL. . EXPB’S. | ACCOM
Bj'.iair 5.43 am 10.50 am I 5.40 pm
Br; i.vpor; 5.53 j 11.00 | 5.50
Meu >jcvi!ie.... 0.57 ,12 07PMI 6.50
Wtilsvillc v ) 3.00 1.05 . 7.53
Eo:ne f :er 5 9.30 . 2.85 j 9,25 .
Pittsburgh ( 10 40 , 3.40 1 10,30
?1 ' I
GOINGWEST—RIVER DIVISION.
STATIONS. j ACCOM i MAIL. EXPE’S. ACCOM
II
P:::iV;r?h | 6.30 am 1.15 pm 4.50 pm
Rochester. .... 7.40 2.20 6.05
'KOvule.. >. 8.40 - 8.10 7.15
Steubenville 9.50 4.20 8.39
PrlfoTort...... 11.00 , 5.25 9.45.
U.IO 5.40 10.00 -
TL'SC.
-RAWAS BRANCH
Arrives
00 pm I Bayard, 9.45 am * 4 00pm
p. m. 1 N. Phila. 8.00 *7.30 p m
F. R.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Leaves
N PV..i *■ 4*>am i 1
Ba;, irUi 1U i j.Oi
PENNSYLVANIA R. R.
' -A!:er December 22d, IST2, Trains will arrive
ipi depart as follows:
I. EoTivard, j WE9TWABD.
a-ronj'ti Trams; Leaved Through Trains Arrive
I: on Depot: . Union Depot.
Ev .>'2:3o a m.Mail Train, 1:05 a m
J-i. .:j:h, £43 a m Fast Line. I:3sam
<. - -■) Ex 13 30 p m Pittsburgh Ex. 8.00 a m
■t Ex. l;lu p m Cincinnati Ex. 8:40 a m
1 Tii Ex. 3:30 p m Southern Ex. 13:40 p m
r i-‘. i.-:w. m Pacific Expr’s, 1:10 p m
Way Passenger, 9:50 p m
0:40 am local.
Walls No I 6:30 aa
7-(r> a m Brinton Ac. Nol, 7;SO a m
-No 3, 10:30 am! Wilkinsburg Ac
■N" i. 11:43 am Nol 8:20 a m
v ■; Ac Walls No 2, 9:10 a m
\ 2:40 p m Johnstown AC. 10 10 am
' N 1 *• T*ip m Walls No 3, 1:45 p m
Ac. 4;ou p m Walls No 4 3:20 pm :
’. Accora- Wilkinsburg Ac
aNnl. 450 pm No 2 4.45 pm
Ac, No 2 3:40 p m Walls Ac. No. 5 5:55 p m
0:13 p m Brinton No 2, 6:50 p m
2o p tu Brinton Ac. No 3 7:25 p m
.:03p m Brinton Ac No 4 11:10pm
’ Express. Cincinnati Express, Fast Line
• on Ac. No. 3 leave daily.
Express daily, except Monday.
' "r i rains daily, exccntSunday.
Expre-s leaves Pittsburgh at 2:50 a m ar- - !
risburg at 11:40 am; Philadelphia 3:30
0 : :more 3:‘KJ p m; Washington 5:40 pm.
1 ■:.; 0:34 pm.
Express leaves Pittsburgh at 12.20 p m;
- ii 10.20 p m; Philadelphia 2.30 a a;
i a >i.;n m . 1
: o ; Express leaves Pittsburgh at 1:10 p
' i: Harrisburg 10:45 p m; Philadelphia 2:50
more 2:13 a ru; Washingtons:ooa m. New
■i m.
:.ocal
• N'> 1,
- Ac
A
\ >",
AI- No'] <(;
A No.tj 11
;ihia Express leaves Pittsburgh at 5:20 p
-a; Harrisburg 2:55 a m; Philadelphia (5:55
LirkViiitan.
:ic : e-ivc> Pittsburgh at 8:50pm; arrives at
-•>:Jsam; Philadelphia 0:50 a ra; Baltl
• :u; Washington 11:30 a m; New York
; ■■■:ch Train# leave Wall's Station every
‘ ; : ‘ ;i ni. reaching Pittsburgh at 10:00am.
- -va\e Pittsburgh at 12:3!)p m, and arrive
■ at I:sb p m. Leave Pittsburgh
■ ihan:eu'# Ii):3o p m.
‘ ‘l* EET OFFICE—For the convenience
: oi Pittsburgh the Pennsylvania
'bupany have opened a city ticket office
:i’ii avenue corner of Smithfleld street,
1 Tickets. Commutation Tickets
■ ibkets topriiicipal stations can be par
•a> hour oi the day or evening at the
are charged at the depot.
- '>e checked through to destinaliou
■ u.d re.-ldences by Excelsior Baggage
; ” oi, orderslelt at the office.
in format ioa apply to
P D. M. BOYD. Jr..
t-vinl Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
valley railroad
«Aer Monday. July 21tth. 1573. Three
iuaus daily, except Sunday, will leave
' ■a Pittsburgh, city time, for Franklin,
and all points in the Oil Regions,
■ eru and Central Now York.
Kvp:e-s
i ■ 0
’Pas Ac
‘•end Ac..
'Ac
Ac,
• *'!UKi:i i leavei? rUtsbnrsrh every
’ ■ -i" am. arrivin': at Parker at 12.1 S am.
leave- Parker at 4 uO p 12, and arrives at
■ * 2* j< in.
' r i o and from Soda Works (Sunday)
1 ’•it?t>i;r"li at P’.lO a ni, and leaves at
-*• LAWRENCE. Gen’L Stint.
“ I ’-A\.T.::;er A=ent.
&be leaver
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0» Ybab, (payable in advance,) I&00
Six Months, “ “ » i t oo
raarg “ “ “ “ M
ixFFa StsQLs Copies , 05
Leave.
. 7.30 a m
. 0.30 p m,
.11.50 a m
. ii.4o a in
0.45 a m
3.20 p in
. 4 .40 p m
5.50 p m
10.50 p m
Arrive
S.2spHi
G. 05 a m
5.45 a m
fi.3o a m
5.20 a m
10.10 a m
0.05 a m
2.13 p m
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If ROM WASHINGTON.
Public Report*—Valuable Documents
—Smitbsonlan Report—General Ea
ton’s Report on Education—Frank
lin Steele and How He Hade 9300,000
—Competitive Examinations of Pos
tal Clerks.
Correspondence of the Radical. !
Washington, D. C., July 28, 1873.
Though we are accustomed to nothing
but slurs on the official documents issued
by. the government many of them are
really valuable. Tne cause for the low
estimate placed upon their value may be
traced to the indiscreet manner in which
they have heretofore been distributed.
Patent Office Reports are worthless to
formers or merchants, but to machinists
and inventors they are of great value.
Agricultural Reportsare of
to ministers or mechaorcs, bat to intelli
gent farmers their value cannot well be
over estimated. Diplomatic correspond
ence may be foolishness to a builder or
a laborer, but the lawyer appreciates its
worth. And so it is with the other
works coming from the government
presses. It is to be hoped, now that we
have got rid of the franking privilege,
that we will have these documents dis
tributed only among the classes that are
able to appreciate them.
Two of the reports issued by the
government, one now ready and the
other soon to be, are especially worthy
of mention. The first, already out, is
the Smithsonian Report for 1871, one of
the best that has ever been issued. To
the individual without any scientific ed
ucation whatever this book is utterly
valueless. To such a person it would be
worth as much were it printed in the
Chinese language. But to persons who
have given attention to the sciences,
either special or general, this report will
be tound to be as interesting as most of
the books for which we pay large prices.
It is certainly worth all it costs, which
is nothing but the postage, about twenty
cents. To the student of mathematics
who has advanced to the higher methods
of generalization one article on "A new
method of interpolation” will repay the
trouble and expense of sending for the
book. A “memoir of Sir John William
*
Frederick Herschei” and a ‘‘biography
of Joseph Fourier" will prove to be
highly entertaining reading matter for
those who know anything concerning
the scientific researches of either of these
great scholars. A review of “Thomas
Graham’s new scientific work” cannot
fail to interest thousands of people. A
paper “on the relation of the physical
sciences to science in general/’ is one of
the best articles ever published on this
subject. A paper ou “recent researches
on the seculiar variations of the planeta
ry orbits” will be a source of delight to
all persons having any knowledge of
astronomy. In a word, the entire work
is rbtflete with information highly valu
able to students of science, and such
people are to be found in every country
village. There is no apology necessary
from me for this nut ice of this report.
Knowing that every community con
tains men and women wh) are interest
ed in these subjects I feel justified in
devoting considerable space to this book
to which I have given some careful at
tention.
Tbe other work is the report of Gen
eral Eaton, Commissioner n{X Education.
It is now in the hands of the hinder and
will be ready for distiibution in about
BEAVER
tea days. It is a book of 1018 pages and
the postage on a single copy v is thirty
cents. Here is a work that can be ob
tained for the small sum of thirty bents
and it is worth more than many books
baying a ready sale at three or four dol
lars. Indeed there is ho other book of
the kind published. To teachers and
others interested in education this work
is almost indispensable. To the student
of socialand political questions its yalne
is inestimable. 1 have been permitted
through the kindness of Dr. Warren
chief clerk of the Bureau, to examine at
some length the proof sheets, and am
prepared to say that this report is a de
cided improvement upon all its prede
cessors. I must content myself with
noticing one single feature, to-wit: the
maps which it contains. Many of us
have long been willing to acknowledge
the fact that ah intelligent people is more
capable than is an ignorant community
of producing wealth and comforts. But
no one can fully appreciate the force of
the old maxim that “Knowledge is pow
er” until he has laid side by side two
maps found iu this report. One is a I
map taken from the reports of the cen
sus illustrating the wealth of the country.
The other was prepared by the Bureau
of Education to illustrate the illiteracy
and intelligence of the country. Iu the
first those sections possessing the great
est amount of wealth are indicated by
the deepest shade of yellow. In the sec
ond those sections where the inhabitants
are most illiterate are indicated by the
darkest shade. Laying these maps eide\
by side and we find the darkest shade 1
running through the Sourtbern States
and the deepest yellow covering the
Northern and Eastern States. Here we
have the most satisfactory proof of the
faefrthat an intelligent people is better
capable than an ignorant community of
supplying its physical wants. Words
could not possibly make this fact as
clear as does these two little maps. Un
surpassed in soil, climate and natural
resources the South is far behind the
North with its severe winters and barren,
rocks. The South chose slavery.
ranee, cap
dom.
intelligence necessarily came with freer
dom. Then followed wealth.. ■*
Every teacher in the country ought
to have a copy of this work. No-col
lege, academy, high school or common
school shouli he without it. Indeed it
would be well if every family could
have a copy. And as to editors—why
an editor might as well think of getting
along without a copy of the Constitution,
or of the Bible, nr of the American Cy
clopedia, as without the Report of the
Commissioner of Education.
In the spring of 1857 one Franklin
Steele, then engaged in running the
ferry at Fort Snelling, made arrange
ments to buy the whole of that reserva
tion, consisting of 7,300 acres for the sum
of $90,000; $30,000 down, the balance in
from two to three years’ time. This was
under the administration of John B.
Floyd, Secretary of War, who must
have known that no title could be given
Steele upon such tenps. At the next
session of Congress the attention of the
House was called to the matter and a
committee appointed to investigate the
terms of the sale. It was then found
that the year before Steele had offered
$llO,OOO for the tract and that, including
the buildings, the value of the whole
property could not be less than $500,000.
Upbn receiving their report the House
passed resolutions to the effect that the
management of the sale by the agents of
the Secretary of War was injudicious;
that the terms of the sale were disap
proved, and that the evidence taken
should be “transferred to the Secretary
to the end that, in conjunction with the
Attorney General, he may adopt such
measures in respect of the sale as they
shall be of opinion the public interests
require.” Notwithstanding all this Floyd
proceeded to carry out the bargain, and
on the oth of July 1858, issued an- order
transferring the‘property to Steele, al
thouch but $30,000 had yet been paid.
At the outbreak of the war Steele per
ceived a fine opportunity for a specula
tion and immediately went to work to
get Fort Snelling appointed a rendezv
ous for troops. April 27 1881, an order
was issued commanding State militia to
rendezvous there, -but that was not
enough. No stone was left unturned,
until in January, 1801, an order was is-
sued from tile War Department desig
nating Port SnelUog as the place of ren
dezvous for State militia and volunteers.
This was just what was wanted, for Mr.
Steele was not only in receipt of a large
income from the ferry, but wa? furnished
with a pretext lor bringing in a nice lit-
tent when the proper time;
'he bill waaj presented in Janua
ry. if" >nd amounted to no less a sum
tfaafr' i.OOO after deducting the unpaid j
J purchase jmoney. $OO,OOO. The
allowed tb® bill after reserv
iog lhousand acres immediately
arouodpte fort. Since then Mr. Steele
has hall of the remaining prop
erly thus making a clear
three jtmndred thousand dol
arB.i Jmgttlarly appropriate name is
It uolf only mistake being in the spel
linfp'-l
of postal clerks being so very
m the duties of clerks in the
a different system of com*
iinations has been establish
ing is peculiar and its novelty
me in giving a brief descrip*
its mafle.
h of the present month a
.xamiuatioQ was held ajt the
epariment to fill a vacancy
ilerkdhip oq the cars be
tweealtjhiscity and Weldon, N. C. A
smalf (ijker case comprising numerous
pigeonholes was placed on a stand.
Eachp&eon hole was labeled with the
route* or office. The competi
tors one at a time, before
this qrnished with 2,014 cards ad
dreased-aia mailed letters intended (or de-
section of the South, and
instritet& to distribute them to their
projperpigeon holea. There Jwere three
computers. After each had finished
ttaUasklhe cards were taken from the
to see if there were
anjrertpjH in distributing. One of the
candidaleamade but two errors; another
and! the other a hundred
The candidate who made
but Itfajerrora was appointed.
A iskept of the efficiency of all
ks throughout the country and
all err? \de by them are noted. A re
port ' \de a few days since relating
ho t! clerks employed on
traf eleven of the Western
record of his e;
THE RAILROAD ROBBERY.
A Band of Masked Robbers Dltcb a
Rail war Train and Rob the Express
Gar.
DbsMoine3, July 23d.'—As yet, the
most contradictory statements are afloat
concerning the wrecking and robbing of
the express train on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad; Monday
night, three miles west of Adiir. The
train left Council Bluffs at five o’clock
with four coaches and two sleepers, the
rear car being filled with a company of
aristocratic Chinese on their way tc New
England colleges. There were also two
baggage express cars in which was the
California mail and express matter, con
sisting, in short, of nearly $2,000 in the
express safe, and some bullion, the precise
amount is not stated. When about sixty
five miles west of this city, at about half
past eight-o’clock, at a sharp curve in the
road, and an isolated spot, with no house
for several miles in any direction, the
train moving about twenty-five miles an
hour, the engineer, John Rafferty, sud
denly saw one rail move from its place
about sixty feet ahead of the engine,
when he instantly reversed his engine
and applied the air brake, and while in
the act of doing it the bullets came pelt
ing Into the engine like hai I. The engine
ran into the bank and turned over,
throwing out the engineer, John Rafferty,
and the fireman, the former falling on the
latter, dead. It is supposed that he was
killed by concussion, as noi bullet wounds
were foand on his body. The fireman
escaped unhurt.
The train being very heavy ran about
one hundred feet and stopped. The en
gine ran into the bank and turned over,
and the two baggage cars doubled up and
were badly smashed. As soon as the
train stopped sis largf, athletic masked
men appeared at the express car in which
were William Smith, Superintendent
Royce, the express messenger, John Bur
gess, and three other persons, and com
menced firing rapidly.
Wm. A. Smith, the conductor, made
the following statement before the coro
ner’s jury :
I was thrown under the seal in front of
me; don’t temlember which side of the
car I got out on;, but know that I reached
the engine on the north side ; I went for
ward to see whb was hurt { the first per
son I met was one of masked men
near the baggage car door, who pointed a
revolver in each hand toward me and
told me to get back, firing at me at the
1.1873.
he Tcmtorles, show,
letters distributed,
.here ' ere less
same time; fhacked down as far as the
sleeping coach before I felt I was out of
bis way; there I me| Dennis Folly, the
fireman; he said, '‘Billy, Jack is dead.”
I then went to the sleeping car at the
rear, still trying to get a revolver, urging
the passengers to keep quiet, as these
men were robbing the express car. I
went out of the ladies* car up to the bank,
and thence to the engine. Two balls
passed through my clothing while I was
on the bank. These shots came from the
south side of the train. I did not see a
man on the south side then ; did not see
or hear anything more of the masked
men. After the passengers had got quiet,
I went forward to investigate the cause of
the wreck. At the bind truck of the
smoking car I found a fish-plate bad been
removed from the rail on the north side;
a rope and strap were tied in the bolt
holes of the disconnected rail at the west
end and a rope passed under the south
rail across the diich and up on the bank;
a piece of a rope was also found on the
bank, which seemed to have been broken
from the other. The hind trucks of the
smoking car were still on the track. We
bad been running eighteen or twenty
miles an hour.
The scene is described by the passen
gers as being terrible beyond description.
They bad a horror of being murdered, and
in the confusion feared that the robbers
were of their own number, having taken
passage for that purpose. This view of
the matter is the subject of universal com
ment. It is thought the robbers had con
federates on the train.
MODERN GLADIATORS.
neidahoo Defeats site Canadian Cope
land—Graphic Description of aGrea t
Wrestling Katcfcu
Tboy, July S 3 - —'File great i aternation •
al wreatUag match between John McMa
bon, champion of America, and Thomas
A. Copeland, champion of Canada, was
decided at this place last night. McMa
hon was victorious. The match resulted
from a challenge issued by McMahon to
wrestle any man In the world for $3,000 a
side, Copeland, a representative of Can -
la, accepted the challenge and the par
'one and |lgn.
$l,OOO and e championship
Four hundred dollars a side was posted.
When the match was made it was mutu
ally agreed that the contest should take
place at Troy. D. N. Graham was cho
sen stakeholder. The match created un
usual excitement and interest. Specula
tion was brisk on the result. Thomas A.
Copeland bails from Petersborough, Can
ada, stands 5 feet inches high, weighs
175 pounds, is 24 inches around the
thighs,lS inches around the calf,and
inches around the chest. Copeland is a
splendid wrestler, quick on bis pedals,
tricky as a mountebank, and moves with
the agility of a chamois. He has been
victorious in thirteen matches. Cope
land and a host of sports from Cobourg,
Peterborough, Toronto, and other prin
cipal Canadian cities, arrived here Sun
day, and made the M msion House their
headquarters. John McMahon is a native
of Bikersfield, Vermont, and perhaps the
greatest wrestler in the World, is straight
as an eln, and moves with great agility.
He measures twenty-eight inches around
he thighs, eighteen aai oae-hilf around
the calf, and forty-four and a half around
the chest, while the muscles of his arms
measure seventeen inches. He has bones
like the glyptodoa and a back like a sau
rian from a Louisiana swamp. He is a
perfect Hercules iu strength. As a wrest
ler he has n« equal in the country. He
won the championship of America when
he defeated Homer Lane, the champion,
in this citV’on May 31st last, for §3,000
and the championship of America. He
defeated Perry Higley, champion of Con
necticut, tor §1,030 and the till-?, a*. New
Haven, Connecticut, June 25th. This
was his last match for the championship.
On July 4th McMahon was matched to
wrestle Lew, Ainsworth, but the backe rs
of the latter paid forfeit.
For the past three days sporting men
have been arriving to witness the contest.
Betting was event and heavy, but on the
arrival of the American champion he was
at once made the favorite at §lO3 to §BO.
This took place at Harmony Hall. Early
in the evening a crowd of sports were
present from , all parts of the - United
Stales and Canada.
At 7 p- M-, Copeland arrived, and a few
minutes later McMahon entered the bail.
The articles of agreement were then read,
and the men to strip and prepare
for the contest amidst the wildest excite
ment. After a delay of fifteen minutes,
the men came on the stage dressed in
trunks, tights and short jackets of divers
colors. Colonel J. Murphy was umpire
for Copeland, and Mr. Homer Lane was
chosen trb act in that capacity for McMa
hon. The men were in good condition.
Copeland had been trained by Samuel
Miller, while Homer Lane, of New York,
prepared McMahon for the contest. At
eight o’clock the referee called time, and
the modern Hector and Achilles exchang
ed the usual courtesies, and the contest
commenced. Betting on the first fall was
in favor of Copeland. McMahon’s right
arm grasped Copeland’s left shoulder, and
his left laid on Copeland’s right elbow.
Copeland was first to commence opera
tions, making quick evolutions with both
legs; McMahon worked round his oppo
nent with cat like tread,bis body straight,
his legs moving up and down with a
graceful, easy motion. McMahon manag
ed to fasten the first lock oh bis opponent
but Copeland, with lightning like quick
ness, broke away, and both foil on their
faces. They again closed. This time
Copeland fastened the inside lock on Mc-
Mahon, when a furious struggle followed.
McMahon broke the lock, and both fell,
McMahon on bis side, Copeland on bis
stomach. They again dosed, and an ex
citing struggle followed. McMahon wrest
led all be knew how, and finally caught
the inside lock on Copeland. A terrific
struggle followed. McMahon caught
Copeland on the hip, raised him to his
shoulder, and amid loud cheering threw
him heavily. Copeland fell on bis side,
and the referee declared no fall. The Ca
nadians were jubilant, the New Yorkers
confident. Another lively bout followed;
Copeland fastened a lock on McMahon,
which the latter quickly broke. Cope
land would not be denied, however, and
fastened another on McMahon’s left leg,
and raised him off terra firma. McMahon
struggled while Copeland held on to the
lock. Intense excitement prevailed.
Amid shouts of “Hold on, Copeland,”
“Break that lock," the Canadian cham
pion raised McMahon off his feet, scrain
ing every nerve, jerked McMahon across
his hip, twitched his right leg, and amid
boisterous cheers landed McMahon on bis
back, and won the first fall. Time, thir
ty->two minutes.
The men then rested. On time being
came for the second round.
pteva _ ...
Throw bfm,
Toro,” were echoed by the spectators.
Both wrestled cautiously. Copeland got
a lock on McMahon’s left leg, McMahon
broke it and both fell on their faces. On
the next rally Copeland hipped McMahon,
and both fell, Copeland underneath. “No
fall,” shouted the Referee; and again
they closed. A terrific struggle followed,
McMahon got a biplock on Copeland, and
the hall was ablaze of excitement. The
Canadian held on, and McMahon used all
bis strength, but finally the Canadian
broke the lock, and fell on his stomach.
On the next bout McMahon threw Cope
land over his head, but he alighted on his
side. Again the men closed, amid much
excitement. The Canadian fastened lock
after lock on McMahon, which the latter
broke. On the next bout McMahon got
a grape-vine on Copeland, but failed to
throw him. Another lively bout follow
ed, and McMahon threw the Canadian on
his knees. On the next tout McMahon
shifted bis tactics and got underneath the
Canadian, to hip him. A fierce struggle
ensued, the Canadian broke the lock -and
threw McMahon on his knees, amid loud
cheering. On went the struggle. The
excitement was intense. McMahon trip
ped right and left. He fastened a leg lock
on Copeland and raised him on his hip,
when a furious struggle followed. Mc-
Mahon,summoning all hisstrength.swaag
the Canadian and threw him'on his knees
amid loud applause. Another furious
straggle ensued. McMahon hipped the
Canadian and threw him on his head, but
he fell on his side. On the nest rally
McMahon got a firm inside hook on Cope
land’s left leg, and whirled him on bis
back vociferous cheering, and won
the match after wrestling one hour and
thirty mimltes. A large amount of mon
ey changed hands and the Canadians were
much crestfallen at their champion’s de
feat.
‘■The Reading Eagle, a hot-mouthed
Democratic organ, is very much incens
ed,” says the Harrisburg State Journal,
“at the certainty of Mr. R. W. Mackey be
ing made the Republican candidate for
State Treasurer.” This is really not what
annoys the Eagle. It is the certainty of
his election, and the conviction that the
Democracy have no man to; put up as a
candidate who can beat Mackey. There’s
where the shoe pinches on the banioned
foot of the decrepid Democracy.
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