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Tup. HekaLD will be maile! to
any address from now until Novem
ber 15th for Firrr Cents. The cam
ta!rn now opening will be an excit-in-TiLTid
most irnrjortar;t one. As the
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never gave lonu an uiivr .
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tain soua
in the fore-front of the column wa
ging battle for the principles and can
didates of the Republican party. It
will aim to kep its readers fully in
formed on all important features of
the campaign, and to preserve its
we'll established reputation fur being
the leading journal of the county.
Now is the time to putecribe only
FjtTY Cents from now until the
clwe of the campaign.
The decrease in the public debt
during the month of July was with
in a fraction of SJ.OQO.OOQ.
The Central Labor Union, which
represents 13,000 working men in
the city of Euffalo, the home of Mr.
Cleveland, have pledged themselves
to work for his defeat They know
him, and hold him to be the foe of
the interests of labor.
The talk indulged in by some of
the Democratic papers, about St
John carrying Kansas, is mere idle
bluster. lie was defeated for Gov
ernor when on the Republican tick
et, and with that party against him,
Las not the ghost of a chance.
The Prohibitionists of Mississippi,
by a practical joke, prove themselves
possesed of hard sense. In their
State Convention held at Jackson,
on Tuesday last, they by resolution,
invited candidate St John to can
vass the State, "after the November
election."
As it was tinder the auspices of
Chairman Earnum, that the forged
' Merey Chinese Letter" against Gar
field was given to the public, it is
not unreasonable to anticipate, now
that he has been re-elected chairman,
that a similar scoundrelly job may
be put up on Elaine.
Tiir Republicans and Greenback-
rs of West Virginia have struck
hands and formed a coalition State
ticket composed of Republicans and
Greenbackers in about equal inum
bers. The Republican convention
Leld at Parkersburg on Wednesday
last, is reported as the largest and
most enthusiastic ever held in the
Mate.
Congressman Converse of Ohio,
one of the conspicuous tariff Demo
crats of the last House, has been de-;
feated for re-nomination on the
ground of his vote in favor of re
storing the duty on wool, and yet,
here in Pennsylvania, tbe Democrats
claim that the sentiment and plat
form of their party both favor pro
tection. The
Democratic convention of
Bedford county, last week named
Doctor Americus Enfield as its
choice for Congress. Tbe Doctor
promptly begged to be excused, and
conferees were appointed without in
structions. The Democratic Con
gTeesional nomination appears to
have allurements for no one in the
district this time, which is a plain
admission that the Republican can
didate is sure of an election.
A) immense meeting of the Irish
laborers in the city of New York,
was held in Chickering Hall last
week. Their expressed determina
tion to support Mr. Blaine has car
ried terror into the Democratic
camp, and the press of that party is
Attempting to counteract the effect
bj the silly charge that Mr. Elaine
was a Know Nothing. Of course
this groundless lie will be well stuck
to during the campaign, but it will
not check the tide. The laboring
men know the difference between
protection and free trade.
of the Democratic party Lave each . In 1S72. 76. ! '
Cher br the ears and are ecjojin; a ;
"halcyon and Totiferous t;me, :
much to the amusement of the He- j
publicans who are thoroughly united.
Judge Davis Davis. ex-Senator ul doctrines entertained for thir
- . - i t itr years r-ast bv the Democratic par-
from Illinois, the great original on:y diking through a
dependent who held the balance "j graveyard of dead and buried binn-
power so impartially wnen preeiaicg j
OTer the Senate, has avowed niE in
tention to eupport Elaine and L
gan. That Mr. Daris taa always
been controlled by ha conscientious
convictions, no one will deny, and
his present course is a signitcant
fact His leaning hitherto have
been towards the Democratic party.
The Prohibitionists are organiz
ing for the campaign, and although
the Democratic party is its platform
AtATtA -n:nst t:tcr)tuarv laws.
their action is calculated, if not in-
tended to benefit that party. If, as , carreccyj a protective tariff
they count uin, they can induce ; and a jjrgifid industry, and La
os e or two, otherwise Republican tred of temperance reform by State
ciate to cart their votes for St; legislation, will insure the happiness,
Joh-.'intead of for Elaine, and thus niter.t, and proepenty of the
throw the election into the House, j notf un keo dull as
their object will be accomplished. :U) ev.n barbor a suspicion of the
The present House being overwhelm- truth of such a sentiment Yet he
indv Democratic, of course Cleve- j gravely expresses it Or if instead
Wi would be elected. Ordinarily,
it would be safe to count npon
publicans seeing through this game, j
and stickinz to the nominees of,
their partv, but afier our experience
.v w. rrt'-wJ ir..
inth;s fctate, where pr.eSc-d 1-
publicans voted fcr fctewart, ;
knowing that thereby they were
electing Pattiaon, it is difUcult to
count upon results. It wou'd be a
lovely commentary upon our cam-
paign of two years since, if tbe j
teachings of the Independents nave j
taken root, and should now return to
plague u, by helping to elect Cleve
land and defeat Eliine. lie sure
your sins will fitd you out
Theke is a difference between
tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee that is
not always apparent to unlearned
people. Thus, Mr. George William pledging their nominees for Assem
Curtis, at Chicago, described tbe bly to vote for the submission of a
.. , i n DrjUbitorv constitutional amend-
uemorrai.c party as ihju,
! and "very thirty, .af d M attempt-
-to nfcak int0 w a a
CfJli?y,TiCj for plunder and spoils,'" j
and now Mr. Curtis and his inends;
are supporting the candidate of this j There is no section of th Repub
. ,.-. fr.r " iiciin party so bitter against the lu-
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ronsitencv on the part of Mr. Cur-
ti? and his followers, the Independ
ent leaders in this State addressed a
grave remonstrance to their New
York brethren, and yet, but two
short years since, these same shock
ed remonstrant', well knowing as
Mr. Curtis says, that the Democrats
of this State were "very hungry,
and "veiy thirsty," assisted them to
"sneak back into power," to con
spire against and plunder our peo
ple. Can unsophisticated voters
discern the difference between New
York tweedle-dum and Pennsylvania
tweedle-dee ?
Mb. Cleveland's maiden speecti
was made last week in response to
the address of the eommittee that
formally notified him of his nomina
tion. It is noticeable ouly, because
it shows that the Democratic candi
date possessed of the art of talk
ing without saying anything. The
Coicago later-Ocean comments as
follows on one of its declarations :
Mr. Cleveland tell? us he "is a
Democrat because he believes that
this truth," i. e., that none Ehould
ask power but those who mean to
use it faithfully and wtll, "lies at
the foundation "of true Democracy.
We venture to say that Mr. Cleve
land believes nothing of the kind,
lie certainly knows enough to know
that no line of division between Re
publicanism and Democracy can be
drawn on. any such line as that
Democrats are all those who ask for
power because they mean to use it
faithfully and well, while Republi
cans are those who ask for power
because they intend to use it faith
lessly and ill. When Mr. Cleveland
attempts to construct such a defini
tion for Democracy, as distinguished
from Republicanism, he must have
enough of the faculty of thinking to
know that his definition is false. He
might as well have defined Demo
crats as being tliose wno practice
the golden rule or are given to secret
prayer or are versed in Aristotle's
philosophy. It cannot be that
Cleveland is so dull of understand
ing as to suppose all fair-soundinz
nhrasea may be seized upon as defi
nitions ot Uemocmtic principles.
Cleveland, in fact, knows that he is
a Democrat because in the contest
of the slavery question lie opposed
liberty for the black man. This is
the fundamental fact on which every
Democrat's democracy is ba;d. As
a direct outgrowth of this be oppos-
ed the subjugation of tbe slavehold
er's rebellion, fought against the en
listment of an army, the issue 01 a
National currency, the success of
National loans, the emancipation
and enfranchisement of the colored
race, tbe investing of the Federal
Government with the attributes of a
Nation, the inauguration and con
tinuance of a protective tariff, the
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ty for labor at the Noith as well
as
at the south. Only by opposing
each specific onward step of 2ation
al progress for twenty-four years
past in the interest of conservatism
and inertia could Cleveland have
been a Democrat It is idle to say
that he thinks these Democratic doc
trines which he has been striving
for Lave insured tbe prosperity of
the American people, for none of
them have been allowed to exist, ex
cept as thistles are allowed to exist,
to be extirpated while green. That
the owner of slaves should freely
carry them into the territories was
the Democratic doctrine for which
Cleveland cast his first vote. It has
been extirpated as a doctrine.
His second vote was a vote that
the secession of a State should not
be prevented by force. That was
Democratic doctrine in 1SC0. It has
been extirpated. No platform now
contains it But had Cleveland con
tended for tbe power to coerce a
State he would now have been a Re
publican. In 18C4 Cleveland voted the war
for the Union a failure. The doctrine
be voted for was then Democracy,
but it bas ceased to exist In 1808
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progress. He Las net
for any National policj
never yet rotea
ititmioeen
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adopted. It U this fact that makes
him a Democrat and knowing it he
I knew that any enumeration of the
der.
Hence he invent this pretext that
Democrats are men who ask power
from pure motives, because he knows
that the Democratic party since the
war, like Noah afler the Eood. Las
cot done a tingle wise thin?, but be-
ling staaj:y arana mu w
j f these years thert u zJZ
to cnv oue of its sons bat to walk
reverently backward and coyer its
nakedness.
It is idle for Cleveland to say that
the various blunders and mistakes
which are now connected by the
mnrA Dmocracv. such as hatred of
the freedom of the negro hatred ot
fcotet, what
man tell? An
are tfceyr Uan any
d if no man knows
from its professions what the Dem-
ocratic party's real doctrines are,
Ie. caQJ ,ny hoDt maa eay
tGat do anybody any good
if adopted.
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Mf CIeveIacd
w51J Lave Jo Mme of
explaining before this campaign
goes mucn iartner, mai waa eTer
done by a Presidential candidate in
this country. His situation is be
coming very complicated.
The temperance people of Elair
county demand of both leading par
tes in tnat county tnat tney pass
araon their other resolutions one
a nf fv. c,P Tf
lhfv are not :en tb5g j,'iej?e there
JiT(AMj be lroUDe for tome of
the candidates when they are chosen.
dependents of New England
ar,d
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New York, who oppose Elaine nnd
Logan, as the Pennsylvania Inde
pendents who were ia cahoots with
them two years ago in defeating
General Leaver. The doctrines
preached by Curtis & Co., then were
the same, substantially, that they
preach now. Isineader Inquirer.
Call oil' vour dogs. N. Y. Herald.
So Mr. Cleveland's friends, find
ing that the campaign of scandal
which they began is carried to their
own side by their own men, like the
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Hon. William Purcell. do not like!
it They were advised long ago that
it would be very foolish to relv upon
mud slinging and campaign lies to
beat Mr. Elaine, but they went at it,
apparently from pure instinct, just
as a snake crawls on the dirt because
it is his nature. N. Y. Tribune.
Fifty thousand dollars in premi
ums will be offered at the State Fair
to be held in Philadelphia this fall.
There will be a bench show of dogs
in addition to the regular exhibition.
The opening day will be September
Sth, and the closing on the 20th. A
great feature ol tbe afiair will be the
state, county and city days. Days
will be set apart for the principal
cities and towns in this State.
Wbat Doea Democratic ltcform
Mean?
Iadl&niiMlin Journal (Kep.)
The Democratic party demands
reform, and the people naturally
want to know what that party pro
poses to reform. What has the Re
publican party done that must be
undone or reformed ?
The first thing the Republican
party did was to wipe out a Demo
cratic rebellion and restore the
Union. Does the Democratic party
want to "reform" that?
The Republican party has made
gold, silver and paper of equal value
from one end of the country to the
other. Does the Democratic party
call for "reform," and desire to go
back to the good old Democratic
wild-cat system?
The Republican party has made
it a point to protect American labor
ing men against all the outside world.
Will the Democratic party "reform"
this idea, if it should get a chance?
The Republican party has fostered
and developed all the industrial in
terests of the country, and has tha
satisfaction 01 seeing every man
ufactured article in the country sell
cheaper than ever before. Does the
Democratic party think "reform" is
needed here ?
Fair afthe Farmer.
Piur.ADEi.rHiA, Pa., July 31. D.
W. Seller, of Harrisburg, Secretary
of the State Agricultural Society,
has opened headquarters in connec
tion with the coming fair in Septem
ber in room No. 4 of the Mutual Life
Insurance building, Tenth and Chest
nut streets. Applications for space
have been so numerous as to create
some doubts of tbe capacity of the
buildings, though the thirty acres of
ground at Cumberland street and the
Connecting railroad selected for the
site have been most economically
utilized. There are to be seven ex
hibition buildings, of wood and
glass, and all are completed except
the main edifice, which is yet to be
roefed in. In addition to these
building there will be two tents and
five rows of box stalls, besides L500
horse stalls running parallel with
the main buildings. Tbe premiums,
including those for live stock, will
aggregate $32,000. Four special
prizes, 8150 each, will be distributed
to the best three thoroughbred colts
and fillies 4 years old and under,
for the best three colts 4 years old
and under, and for the best three
colts 4 years old.
An interesting display of cattle
will be made, tbe cattle comprising
short horns, Devons, Holsteins,
Ayrshires, Jerseys, Guernseys, Here
fords and other recognized breeds
and fat cattle. There will also be a
fine display of dogs and poultry,
and also five incubators, with a ca
pacity of batching 500 chickens.
The fair will remain open two weeks,
from the Sth to the 20th of Sep
tember. . . . .
XJmcoia n Kjckcra.
Fran fee AEaxj JoamaL
One of "Abe" Lincoln a t tones ap-
pli to the bolting i.e publicans.
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I la-iAAtn wcztu mnnr.T tor f Art. i
null '1 nr w)i KrimVk rirttrr
aeainst him, for which no
e
reasons, ;
save personal ouw, apjjcoc.
Ad- j'
OXCEeiOg a lueeuug in uw uisjiu :
and referring to tbe fact, he said that j
he had tried bard to nnd -out just
whai the trouble was, but he Lad no
more success than he did in trying
to find out why a jackass he owned
in his younger days kicked. Said
Old Abe:
The case of that jackass wa3 most
singular. When everything was
pleasant all around he would kick
the worst When Lis rack was full
est and his stall filled with new
straw, and everything real comforta
ble, tnat jackasA would start in on
thealmightieet spell of kicking that
was ever seen. All the veterinary
burgeons in the neighborhood came
around and tried to find out just
what made that critter kick so.
They never could agree about it
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same urne. fcomeumes ce vroua
l,pi first onrt tnn t"jIr lint nif.rif
times he would kick first and tnen
bray, bo that confused ur, and no
body in that whole country was ev
er able to find out whether that jack
ass was braying at his own kiccs or
kicking at Lis own brays.
Stir. Clalne Answers.
The democrats have been busy
circulating rumora to the effect that
Mr. Elaine is an owner in the coal
companies of the Hocking Valley,
where the strikes are in progre3.
The Hon. II. S. Eundy acquainted
Mr. Elaine with these rumors, and
received the following reply, which
effectually disposes of all the char
ges: Ear Harbor, Me., July 22, 1SSL
The Hon. II. S. ISundy:
"Dear Sir: In answer to your
recent favor I beg to say that 1 am
not and never have been the owner
of any coal lands or iron lands, or
lands of any character whatever in
the Hocking Valley or in any part
of Ohio. Nor have I at any time
owned a share of stock in any coal,
iron or land company in the State
of Ohio. Fire years 220 I loaned
$12,500 to a member of the Standard
OH Company, and took the bonds of
the company as collateral. I shall
be happy to transfer the bonds to
any gentleman who is ambitious to
nav the debt I am interested in
coal land3 in Pennsylvania and in 1
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est irrinia. but there has never
been the slightest trouble with labor
ing men ia any enterprise with
which I have been connected. This,
I believe, covers all the points of
your inquiry.
"Verv sincerely,
James G. Riaine,"
Irish American for Iilaiae.
Huntingdon, July 30. Careful
inquiry among the Irish Americans
of this city and of the Eroad Top
mining region show that there is no
enthusiasm whatever amone them
for Cleveland. Many of them open
ly declare that they will vote for
Blaine and Logan. Among these is
E, F. Gould, of Dudley, an intelli
gent Irishman and a leader of the
Democracy of that portion of the
county. He comes frequently as a
delegate to their county conventions
This defection will, it is claimed, se
riously affect the vote in this and
Bedford counties, increasing the Re
publican majority in the former and
possibly making the latter Republi
can. Republican Birthday Celebration.
Farmington, Me., July 30. Au
gust 19 has been fixed upon as the
day for a grand celebration of the
birthday of the Republican party at
Strong. Messrs. Elaine, Hannibal
Hamlin, Governor Anson P. Morrill,
Congressmen Boutelle and Dingley,
ex -Governor long and other distin
guished guests will be present.
Mr. Blaine Hard at Work.
Ear Harbor, Me., July 30. Mr.
Blaine is busy on his book and has
been forced to secure the aid of a
stenographer in this work, his time
being greatlv encroached upon by
callers, sociai duties and correspon
dence, which, combined, have over
worked him to a considerable ex
tent A Mob i looted.
Charlottesville, July 31. At 3
o'clock this morning a large mob
from the neighborhood of Buckeye
land attempted to take John Roland,
who murdered James Fry on the
evening of July 28, from the Albe
marle jail and lynch him. Upon ap
proaching the suburbs of the town
they found that the military and cit
izens had been forewarned of their
coming and had taken possession of
the jail. The colored citizens, upon
learning of the intention of the mob,
proposed to join them and take Joe
Barbour, the murderer of Randall
Jackson, and hang him on the same
tree.
Fiendish Revenge.
Wheeling. Aueust 1. A case of
fiendish revenge i3 reported from Ma
son county, down the river. Some
time ago Frank Wallace received an
anonymous letter, in which the wri
ter threatened him with unnamed
evil on account of an offense which
was not specihed. Shortly alter a
large amount of wheat was set on
fire in the night and burned. The
next day two fine horses died nays
teriously, and he has now lost forty
head of cattle, which, an lnvesuga
tion shows, have been poisoned.
Growing crops have also been ruin
ed. The perpetrator is unknown,
but if discovered this section of
country will be too hot for him.
Woman Flogg-ed.
New Albany, August 1. Last
night in Spencer township, Harrison
county, a gang of twenty masked
men, who belong to a regular organ
ized bodv known as "Knights of the
Hickory Switch," went to the resi
dence of Mrs. Sallie Upton, a widow,
at midnight, and, taking her from
bed, tied her to a tree near her resi
dence and gave her a most . cruel
beating with hickory switches. The
woman's shrieks for mercy were
heard for a quarter of a mile away.
The occasion for tbe outrage was
the fact that the woman was sus
pected of being unchaste.
"Killed By Lightning.
Beatrice, July 30. Before day
light this morning lightning Btruck
the farmhouse of Nathan Miller,
near Mary ville, Kansas. Killing bis
tour daughters while asleep. Their
ages were 17, 13, 9 and 7 years re
spectively. The mother is in a crit
ical condition from her bereavement
THE TCKP aUSG.
Jay V.jc See BHnjr Down
ord (o 2:lO.
tbe Rec-
PsmvirjiwrK R. I- AucnsL 1.
U. I, August,
P Kunnimtt
tpark
wij -ww, C3
trace to-day surpassed au
previous performances, mak
ing a mile ia ilO, thus beating his
own previous record of 2:101, and
that of Maud S. of 2:101.
The trial of Jay-Eye-See, was
promptly called at 3 o'clock. Lang
before the time set for the tri
al, every seal in the enormous grand
stand was filled, while every point
favorable to a good view of the track
Lad its occupant Presently there
was a movement in the direction of
the Stables, and Ed- Bitheri, dri
ver of Jay-Eye-See, was eeen pre
paring to jog the little wonder, Jay-Eye-See
was brought -out blanketed
and was soon hitched to a sulky.
Eithera took his place behind him
and the little flyer, followed by a
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tliA fWAVfl etnl AAv-trwtift
si?ht of the famous horse a shout of
. . fortb
swelled lorta, which was
taken up by groups in other part3
of the grounds, and as the noble ani
mal turned into the stretch and pas
sed down in front of the judges' stand
the applause rose in a deafening
cheer. The circuit of the track was
made at an easy gait, and after one
or two more turns, Bithers signified
his intention to go an easy mile to
vraam up.
After this came the great event of
the day, and the greatest event in
the history of the trotting turf. Jay-Eye-See
came on the track, and. as
he swung into the stretch, the judge3
announced he would make the at
tempt to break his record. Jim
Murphy, behind his own run
ning horse, was also on the stretch
limoering out, as he was to go a mile
with Jay-Eye-See to give the little
Syer courage and force him to a fas
ter gait if necessary. After jogging
up and down the stretch once or
twice, Jay-Eye-See turned at, the
distance stand and came down to
the wire for the word. He was
working magnificently and as "go"
was Ehouted by Mr. Windsor the
little gelding sped away around the
turn, with the runner about eight
lengths behind. Never did horse
work more evenly than did Jay-Eye-See
as be sped around the turn, and
it seemed as if he was a piece of ma
chinery and not a thing with life, so
.
perfect was his acton. Lpthequar
p?r he went in 32, with the ruaner
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trauma four lengths behind, ana
as be sped into the straight Bithers
cut him loose. . Faster and faster
were his strides, and it was evident
"Ed"' meant to send him. At the
half, watches registered 1 :03, a 2:10
giit, aiid if he could hold his own
lor the last half he woud accom
plish an unprecedented feat Around
the upper turn it s',-erned as if he
was nving, aod fast as had been the
gait on tae back stretch, it was for
ced up now to something terrifc.
On and oa he went, without suspi
cion of break passing the three quar
ter post in r.Z'J. At this point
the ruaner pulled up even with the
trotter, and now began the final
struggle . Down he came, without
skip, every stride telling in the ino-
mentious race against the-nying sec
onds. Bithers had not used bis
whip, and the gallant flyer speeds
down to the stand under the wire.
There is a momentary bustle, and
then suddenly the Cry, "He has done
it" is raised by those among the
spectators who have timed him. A
loud burst of applause greets the an
nouncement, only to be followed by
much more enthusiastic demonstra
tions as the board swings round
with the record "2:10"' upon it
MAUD S AHEAP.
Cleveland, 0 August, 2. Jav-
Eye-See's wonderful performance of
Friday was fairly eclipsed by Maud
S at Cleveland to-day, the great trot
ting wonder making a full mile in
O'Ji without a skip and without
.a 1 1 11.
urging until she naa passe tne
distance Etaod on the homestretch.
The day was beautiful, tbe track ia
good shape, and the conditions gen
erally favorable for fast time. It
was not the origional intentian 10
attempt to beat the record, but Mr.
Stone and Bair, finding the mare in
superb condition and eager to go,
decided at the last moment to give
her a last mile; and to make it
blinding, Captain Stone went up in
to the judges' stand and made a1
small bet with Mr. Edwards, Presi-j
dent ot the Association, that she
would beat Jay-Eye-See'a record of
the day before. Between the heats
of the 2:27 race Maud S was brought
out and jogged three or four miles,
concluding with a sharp halfiuile,
and then taken to the stable, and
after half an hours rest, she was
brought out for her great feat Hair
was behiud her, and as they came
up the stretch man and hr?e were
greeted with enthusiastic applause.
No announcement had been made
from thestand that she would try to
beat the record, but as she dashed
down the 6tretch for the word most
of the 5,000 spectators realized that
they were about to witness.
a wonderful performance.
A hundred timers werein position
and, from the time Bair nodded for
the word, 100 yards back until it was
given, everything was as still as
death. As the word was given the
mare straightened herself as if con
scious of the task before her and
went down the stretch and around
the tarn at a terrific gait, but as
stead v as a clock. She reached the
quarter in 322, the half in 1 :UH, the
three-quarter in 1:36, and came
under the wire on ajog in the unpre
cedented time of 2 0UJ.
As the flag fell a shout went up
from an 100 throats, "She's done it!
She's beaten the record !" Cheer af
ter cheer followed the unofficial
announcement, and the shouts were
repeated as the noble animal and
ber driver returned to the stand, and
again when President Edwards
shouted: "Maud S still reigns su-
Ereme." At the same instant be
ung out the official record. A hun
dred tolegram j announcing the event
were hied within ten minutes ;
among them a number congratula
ting Mr. Vanderbilt, her owner,
William Edwards, Thomas Axworth
and George W. Short were the judges
and David Bonnerof New York, Jno.
Cummings, of Toledo, and W. B.
Tasig, secretary of the association,
official timekeepers. Mr. Bonner
made the time 2 :091 and the other
a quarter of a second faster, but
THE SLOWEST TIME WAS AGREED CPON.
as it was suficient for the purpose
and placed tbe matter beyond dis
pute.' The mare went to the three
quarter pole without urging, but af
ter turning into (he stright, she
seemed to lag and Bair began ur
ging her, and just after pasting the
distance pole, struck her two or three
times with the whip. It was evi
dent that she was a little short of
wind and that the terrific pace had
reduced it to such an extent that
she did not respond very quickly
to the call, tbeugti she had done
enough to beat thie world.
It was a wonderful performance
and taken in coanection with the
fact th&t more beats were to-day
made under 2 :20 than ever before
in one day on any track in the his
torv of the American turf, it was a
red letter event in the history of the j
Cleveland association.
A Romantic Elopement.
Pari, Ky July 2-). A very sen
sational elopement by members of
two families of the Blue Grass aris
tocracy occurred Sunday night, but
has just come to light, having been
kept quiet by those interested. Mre.
James Thomas has been entertain
ing Miss Susie Weilis, daughter of a
Georgetown banker." Among other
guefts was Milton Smith, an em
ployee of her fathers bank. Sunday
evening Mr. Smith. Mis3 Wells, Miss
Thomas and a gentleman friend took
a carriage-drive to Millersburg.
Reaching that place. Miss Thomas
was asked to go with the party to
Aberdeen, O., Where Mr. Smith and
Miss Wells proposed to marry. She
refused, leaped from the carriage,
procured a conveyance and returned
home.
Friends cfMiss Wells, with Mrs.
Thomas, procured a carriage and
set out in pursuit. Overtaking the
elopera after dark about a dozen
shots were exchanged on each side,
no one being wounded, though the
horses were hit several times.
Mr. Thomas became frightened
for the resu!t, ted oa her entreaties
the pursuers abandoned the chase.
The eloping party went on, and it i3
pnsumed -.vere married at Aber
deen, the Gretca Green of Ken
tucky. The Southern Flaod.
U esternpobt, Md., July 30.
Despatches from up the Georges
Creek Valley confirm the reports.
The valley is a scene of wreckage
from end to end. At least fifty
houses are gone. Two unknown
bodies were found near Barton to
day. These seem to make it more
certain that when the floods subside
many more will be discovered. It
was ascertained to-day that a house
occupied by a miner nimed Thomas
Is. 1 berg and family of six persons
is gone, and no trace is left of the
people. It ia now known that fif
teen persons are dead how many
more cannot be guessed at
The lo?? to property swells every
hour. ThePoiornac is rising rapid
ly to-night, and it is still rising in
the mountains. Damage is also re
ported along Cheat River. The loss
to miners will cause a delay that will
prove disastrous to working-men, to
producers and to consumers. The
Franklin, Phoenix and Potomac coal
mines all lost heavily.
A body, torn almost to pieces by
the rocks, was taken from the creek
near Laurel Rum. It was nude, the
clothing having been torn off. It is
feared that many people wi'l suffer
for food and clothing.
Tired of Then- New Friends.
Washington, D. C, August, 1.
Representative McAdoo,of New Jer
sey, a Randall Democrat, slates that
he thinks the Independents are do
ing Cleveland almost as much harm
as good. Tbey are a little too en
thusiastic in their support of Cleve
land," he said. uHarper,t Weekly
has vilified the Democracy for the
past twenty years and Puck has
abu?ed the Irish from its inception.
Regular old-line Democrats cannot
understand this change of base.
Thomas Nast, to the average Jersey
Democrat is the devil incarnate.
It i-i very common for me to have
ray Democratic friends come to me
and say: "Well, there i3 Brown:
he is a Republican, but I am told he
is going to vote for Cleveland. Will
he vote for vou ?' "
"., I think not."
" -Well, then,' " is the replv, "'if
Cleveland was as good a Democrat
as you are he W ould not vote for
him damn Cleveland.
O course we are doing all we can to
overcome this prejudice, but I don't
think we should count too largely
on the support of the Independent
press- 1 he old-line Democrats, who
have been out in the cold for the
past twenty-four years, object to
having the eleventb-bour converts
coming in and ruling the roost, so
to speak.
The Grain Crops la Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., July 31. Reports
from nineteen different counties in
central southern and south-western
Kansas will add another to two
consecutive years of great crops.
caretul estimates based on tbe gram
already threshed indicated that the
wheat crop will average through the
districts named nearly all of which
lies in the Arkansas Valley 21 6-10
bushels per acre, and the quality is
reported good. The new counties
of Stafford and Pratt will average 18
bushels of wheat and 40 bushels
of oats to the acre. The crop of
oats in these counties is of excellent
quality and may average even 45 to
50 bushel to the acre. The condi
tion of corn all over tbe State is bet
tef than at this time last year, with
a greatly increased area.
A Prajer'Hospital.
Erie, July 29. A prayer hospital
is to be opened in Erie with great re
ligious ceremony. A large building
has been secured by a number of la
dies who prefer prayer to physic. It
is fitted op for the reception of citi
zens given up to death by physicians.
Marvelous miracles are promised by
the managers.
Cattle Infected.
Chicago, July 29. A dispatch
from Omaha says : "Reports receiv
ed here from North Platte states
that the Texas lever has broken out
among the cattle at and near Brady
Island, Western Nebraska, and that
100 head have died. Others are said
to be in a dying condition. The dis
ease is being investigated by cattle
men and veterinary surgeons. Quar
antine i to be established against
further importation of cattle from
Texas. So far but little alarm is
felt, as it is believed the disease can
be confined to small limits."
Kanaa Cattle.
Topeka, July 2a N. A. Adams,
of Manhattan, purchased 200 head
of Colorado steers at Kansas Oitv
laei wee, anq inirty neaa or them
have died with Spanish or Texas
lever. Une car load was stopped
here, and out of that six have died.
Tbe others were taken to Manhattan
and are quarantined in shipping
pens there. Up to three o'clock yes
terday twenty-five had died. Stock
men are greatly excited.
Marder and Crmati-.
- BrLLAlAE, O July 31. The'
Southern part of this (Belmont)
county is intensely excited over the f
supposed murder and cremation of;
John Williams, a farmer who had
been workin? on tne firm of Samuel
Danford. The suspected murderer
is John A. Webb, a son of Mrs. Wil
liams by a former husband. ebb ;
and Williams Lad frequent quarrels, j
and after a serious fight the latter j
suddenly disappeared. I
A few days later a strong smell of
burning clothing was detected ty a
fanner and Li3 wife, and, going to
the spot from whence the odor came,
they saw Webb standing near a burn
ing pile of tanbark. When this
kurned to the ground, as the story is
toldrtbere was a bulge in the centre
about six feet long. Th farmer's
suspicion was aroused and next
morning he and a neighbor visited
the scene again. They found the
elevation had disappeared, discov
ered part of bone or ivory buttons
in the ashes and other evidence of a
body having been burned. The
farmers gave tbe alarm, but before
steps could be taken looking to
V ebb s arreet, he had left for Kan
sas. Disastrous Flood.
Cumberland, July 20. Three
inches of water bas fallen in this
section since S p. nr, yesterday, do
ing much damage in the mining re
gion, especially to railroads. Three
bridges between Frotburg and
Piedmont, on the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad, are washed
out and much track swept away.
This road will probably be closed a
week.
Oa the Georges Creek and Cum
berland road one trestlingis out and
traffic will be suspended for several
days. It is also said one bridge
near Southampton on the Conne'is
ville road is gone.
At Frostburgh, Lonaconicg and
Barton the damage to property is se
rious. Last night Mrs. McCormick
and her daugher Mary were drowned
in the flood, also two children of
Richard Moody, all of Barton.
At Lonaconing the houses and
places of business of Henry Wil
liams, Benjamin Coburn, John M.
Boyd, William E. Hartman, John
Ferrens, August Eicharn and Geo.
M. Cochrane have been washed away
or greatly damaged.
31 order by aa Insane Man.
Reading, Jely 30. During la-t
night John Flowers, aged 45 years,
an in -me man and an inmate bf the
county hospital, killed Thomas
South, his room-mate, by battering
in his head with a bench while
South was asleep. South was found
dead in bed this morning. He w.13
.SOyeara old, and came here from
England. As Fiower3 is a lunatic
he will not be tried for murder, but
wih be oonuned in the iron-Clad
cell. The Coroners jury to-day cen
sured the State Board of Charities
for withholding tbe power from the
poorhouse officials to take insane
persons out of the hospital and place
tnem in the insane department
Flowers as committed to jail this
afternoon. He says the Lord com
manded him to kill South.
Horse Th;ee Hanged.
Helena, July 20. Advices from
Lomistown. Meagher county, say
seven horse thieves are hanging to
trees at the mouth of the Musell
shell. Two men named Dowue and
Felix were recognized among the
number. The thieves are all sup
posed to belong to the Downe and
Felix band, who have had their
headquarters in that neighborhood.
Sale Robbed.
Pittsburgh, July 31. A Chroni-
de-Te!ejra,h, Petrolia, Pa., special
v . .
says : 1 esteruay aiternoon three
masked men entered the house of
Rhody Eovle, a well known farmer.
living near St Joe. and, with revol
vers cocked, compelled him to open
his safe an 1 give them 813,000 in
cash, after which they took to the
woods, and have not yet been cap
iured. aOMEKSET M AHMET.
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dispose of all our SUMMER GOODS before the scao
too far advanced, at reduced prices, than to carry a v,y,
over from year to year until the goods become shop-worn t.
undesirable when half-cost may not be realized.
We, therefore, from THIS DAY OX ALLOlf
A BEDUCIIOX OF
IO Per Cent.
From the marked price on the tickets of all our .SO.
JIElt GOODS.
We tall cjchuwje any unsatisfactory ,;.
chase or refund money.
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Johnstown, Pa.
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