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St STnuis 5P0St-gispatr Durban, dakr 14, 1SS2. and Western blooded stock as to speed ar.j otiality?" CHAOS. THE IIO USE HOLD. BY JOSEPH FTJXITZER. "It is mv oromon tnat ine section a i tr nt Willi trip fiii-i lif a horse.

The blood of fine trotting stock diffused all over me i. iMic.i Mr. Grant was probed for some points as th" methods employed in the practices fraud and trickery on the turf. "Oh there are a thousand ways of corrim said. "They are too iiu eerou, to mention.

A common practice is to throw the rpce and make the best horse the It is a fact that horses are often drugged iu some wav physically imp-Hired in make them lose the race. on may tax tiie best horse on tho turf, give him two of water at night and he will be beaten next day." ACTON'S AUTOGRAPH'S. More Than $100,000 Cold Certificate! Ueiuff Signed at Washington. Assistant United States Treasurer Acton sat in his private room in the Treasury liunomn n-. money at the rate of on iiiat ing money hi- h.o Th'it i he was si'jniiig new gold of the denominations ol sio.oen.tt toe at lenst three every minute I hese new efites are sent iu mi- i.

u-oUtiiiictiir hcari'iL' the engraved iye.1 reports of similar crops in Europe made it questionable whether we should find abroad an available market for our surplus provisions and breadstuffs. From February to August our merchandise imports had exceeded our merchandise exports some forty millions of dollars, and with no meats to export and no demand for our breadstuffs abroad, it was expected that this big balance against us would greatly check the fall trade. But for the month of August" the unfavorable balance was reduced to $3,000,000 and it was found that we were exporting wheat at the rate of about four million bushels a week. In the last eight weeks we have sent abroad 15,000,000 bushels more than during the corresponding eight weeks of last year, and this increased rate promises to continue because the threshing in Europe has shown that the crops there were greatly over-estimated. Recent estimates make the deficit of the United Kingdom about thirty million bushels larger than was anticipated, while reports from the continent indicate that the supply I 1 t-easttrcr hii-J -1 llogister I.egister oompanv with his larger brother and did not seem to "be at all worried over the gravity the charge preferred against him.

It a pilars from the which the baby was indicted that Thomas Heed, aged httU' Thomas Boyle, aged ten. and the infant, nad broken open a window in a cigar store, and, entering the room; had stolen a quantity 01 cigars. The pareats of the child were asked how old the olt'enrler was and replied that he was a little over live vears of ne. The court expressed its astonishment that the grand jury should have found an indictment against this baby and ordered a nolle prosequi entered. il Twesiy words for ten cents in the want columns of the Post-Dispatch.

A CRAZY WOMAN'S ESTATE. The Terrible Domestic Relations a Will Contest Promises to Reveal. Prom the New York Star. When Mrs. Gilliam fainted away while giving her testimony in the Diana lhinni.ster contested will case on Tuesday, and subsequently was attacked with a tit of hysteria, it was feared thnt shf miirht not recover.

1 es- terday, however, she was in an improved condition, though still very ill. "The inves tigation of this remarkable case promises to reveal still more startling scor.es before it comes to a close." said Mr. It. II. Pollock, one of the attorneys for the contestants, yesterday.

From his statement it appears that about twenty -live years ago a Mr. Robert Bannister, a well-to-do merchant, resided with his wife Diana at No. Washington square, then the center of New York fashion, and moved in a select circle of society. Mrs. IJannister in course of time became a widow, and in 1800 suddenly changed her style of living to that of a miser and a hermit.

She kept her residence in Washington square, and nor habits became so notorious and disgusting that her friends and neighbors in 1-STH instituted proceedings in lunacy before Judge Lawrence of the Supreme Court. She was adjudged a lunatic, and Samuel Goodwin, of No. Utj Lee avenue, Brooklyn, was appointed Commissioner, lie took iossossion of the house in Washington square, and appointed a man named A. II. Adams as guardian for Mrs.

Bannister at a salary of ST a day. Goodwin was introduced into the case by George W. Wilson, who was an attorney for the sisters of the crazy woman, but who now appears for the claimants under the wiil. Matters soon became lively, and charges were made that the lunatic was neglected and ill-treated. A box had boon dug up by Adorns in the back yard of the residence, which he took to his house, and which contained bonds and cash valued at.

62,500. After about of the estate had been expended matters were brought to a crisis by Wilson's efforts to mortgage the house in Washington sottare. The. sisters. Miss Giles and Mrs.

Ely, then appeared upon the scene, and, on the motion of Messrs. Pollock and Purdv. Goodwin was removed and William J. Best "was appointed. Best was prevented by sickness from attending to the affairs of the estate for some time, and meanwhile the lunatic was retained in custody by Mrs.

P.ever and Mrs. Waleott. Eventually Mrs. Bannister signed a will dated October is. lSTy, bequeathing all her property to Mrs.

A. G. Waleott and Mrs. Mary A. Kever, with the exception oi a small amount given to charities.

Best experienced great difficulty in getting possession of Mrs. Bannister, and not until he sued out a writ of habeas corpus in the Supreme Court did he succeed in finding her at "the Bloomingdale I Asylum. Mrs. Bannister died in May, ls-d, and her will was presented for probate by i Beverand Waleott. Miss Jane Giles and -Mrs.

Ann Elizabeth Elv, sisters of Mrs. Bannister, filed a contest, and the case Is being investigated in the Surrogate's Court. Mrs. Gilliam was one of the sisters named LTallett. who resided at- Greenpoiut.

She was a next-door neighbor to Miss Giles and Mrs. Ely, and was on terms of great intimacy. The evidence on Tuesday was sought to show that Miss (riles and her sister kept a disorderly house, and allowed improper conduct there. The cross-examination of Mrs. Gilliam drew out the fact that Mrs.

Gilliam, was the mother of a child named liigrahain, and against whom site filed a complaint in Brooklyn. She also admitted that she had been married to a Mr. Ogsbury in ISTit, whom she had met at Miss Giies' hrmse. All this was a revelation to her present husband, to whom she had been married only about a year, and who was in the court to hear it for the first time. You should read the want columns on the sixth page of to-day's paper.

TELEGRAPHIC SEWS. Speaker Keifer says a fool-killer is badly needed in Ohio. President Arthur returned to New York from Boston on Friday. The Tariff Commissioners were in session at Philadelphia- on Friday. Packing-house coopers at the Chicago Stock Yards are on a strike.

The Christian Convention was brought to a close at Chicago on Friday. Christine Nilsson sailed for this country on Saturday from Europe on the Gallia. Two more car-loads of Chicago dressed beef were sold in New York on Friday. J. II.

Capp was lynched at Fort Fotterman on Thursday night for shooting two cov-boys. M. J. Burt, an old resident of Hannibal, sold his house for last week, and has disappeared. Joseph Foster, of "Hannibal, accidentally shot himself on Friday.

The result of the wound is doubtful. Gen. Crook has issued orders looking to the establishment of civil government among the reservation Indians. It is now alleged that although some of the seamen of the lost Herder were drunk, none her oflicers were intoxicated. Simon Cameron thinks the recent great republican reverses will be conducive to the success of that party in 1884.

A grand jury at Evansville. have indicted Gill, Floyd and McFadden for conspiracy in the IU-dman killing drama. An official investigation of the charges lagainst Government employe's in the star- rouiejury orioery matter is 10 oe inaae. California wheat sown in China produces bountiful crops. Its culture will be extended in various parts of the Celestial Empire.

The Ford cases will come up for trial at Plattsburg, on Wednesday. Frank James may be one of the witnesses for the State. Samuel Clay owners of the second largest distillery in Kentucky, have made an assignment with their creditors. Liabilities, Jim Bailey, an alleged cattle-thief, has been token to Iowa for trial. He was captured after a desperate light with, the Sheriff's posse in Harrisburg, a.

The large saw-mill of G. C. Ilixon A at Hannibal, was destroyed by lire on Friday. Three hundred men are thereby thrown out of employment. William Austin was hanged nt Lancaster, on Friday, for the murder of Betsy Bland, his great-aunt, in January last.

Ho confessed his crime and contrition therefor. Jndge Bucker addressed a large audience at the lair at Troy, on Friday, on the issues of the campaign. He said he did not believe the people would vow for prohibition if submitted to them to-dav. The grand jury at Hunter's Point, L. have indicted an -x-judge, a police jnstice.the coroner and a policeman for conspiracy to struct Anthony Comstock's efforts to arrest pool-sellers.

The Governor of Florida and Board of Health of Pensncola appeal to the public in behalf of the sufferers from yellow ver in that city. The weather there still continues suitry and there are few 1 rosn-eis ci the piague abating at present. "CoRTirEixr" spocl siiaud Florence knitting silk are household words. both State and National, has always declared in favor of a Civil Service Eeform more sweeping and thorouan than the one proposed by tie theory of the Greenback party on this subject, is that all officers ot the Government are servants ot the people and as such ought to be chosen by tue people 'The sixth section of the Greenback platiorm of the State declares that "As a necessary step in the direction of Civil Service Reform, we ueiiiana that all civil officers, both State and Federal, be made elective by the direct vote of the people "Except as set forth in his letter, he declares himself in favor of the obiects of the association. Very truly vours, Chas.

Claflix Allex, Secretary Civil Service Reform Association of Missouri." Wants a Dividend. St. Louis, October 13, 13S2. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch Will you please pull your tow line around Mr. S.

J. Fisher, assignee of the Real Estate Savings Eank, of St. Louis, and induce him to pay another dividend to the unfortunate depositors of that defunct Institution. It will soon be five TPnrsi Kinc snid tmnk ceased to exist. "When Mr.

1 1 Fisher was appointed assignee it was stated there ac-ftu t.k tmv de- i positors, but up to the present time we have only received .5 per cent of our claim, the last dividend being paid on the 24th of June, issi. Is there no way of making Mr. Fisher settle up and pav us the balance of what is due us? It seerns hard upon us for him to retain the money in his hands so long. Respectfully, Osb of the Victeus. As to a Father-in law.

St. Louis, October 13,1832. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch Please answer the following question in settlement of a dispute: Can a man have two fathers-in-law at oue time. i. e.

it a man's wife die, and he marries a second time, is the first wife's father still tiis father-in-law? and oblige an admirer of your wide-awake paper. ictim. By a kind dispensation of nature, a man can have but one father-in-law and one mother-in-law at the same time. The death of the first wife renders the first father-in-law functus officio. Ed.

A Massachusetts View of It. From the Sprinyfield Republican. The srreat State of Missouri is a good deal stirred up bv the surrender of the surviving James cut-throat. "Prominent men without accompanied by their wives and children, contend for an opportunity to shake hands with the man, the newspapers print page alter page of words on the occasion, and the event takes place as a sort ot crowning glory ol Gov. trinenuen au- ministraiion.

And yet Frank James is a professional thief v. ho has commuted murders without number merely as an incident to his stealing, with nothing whatever in his character to redeem it. lie is simply a savage iliain. The real significance of his surrender is the Jaet that it marks the final breaking up oi the gang 01 outlaws who got their first taste of blood as members of Quantrell's infamous band during the war, and have since lived by plundering through the Southwest, with Missouri as their headquarters. And their long-continued success in enmc was poVsible because so many people in Western Missouri were their friends; the community itself was responsible, and the existence of the gang was justly a reproach upon the State.

But now all of ti'uantrell's men" st em to u-out ot me way. one after another was cai tured or killed, sometime ago Jesse James the leading spirit was shot, and now Frank's surrender leaves no one 01 conse quence at large, lie is in jail indicted for murdor-ing one of Pinkerton's detectives in 1ST4. and an other warrant for a similar crime is in the hands of the sheriff. It seems incredible that sueii a wretch should escape punishment, but the juries to try him will be taken from the pestiferous section, and there is talk about Gov. Crittenden's being pledged to pardon him in any event.

Y. I. C. A. Mr.

Wenciling will deliver in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association in this city, on next Thursday evening, for the first time in St. Louis, his already celebrated lecture on Voltaire When residing in this city and preparing the lecture he promised that his fust delivery of it should be for the association. While here Mr. Wendiing accumulated an immense library of Voltaire's works, and prepared with great care this lecture, his masterpiece. Dealing with a dramatic and brilliant historical period, as well as with the striking personality of Voltaire, the lecturer has line scope for his undoubted powers.

The Y. M. C. A. announces among its entertainments for the winter free to its members the Ar- buckle-Colbv concert troiuie.

Richard scientific and beautifully illustrated lectures, Madame Ricard. of Boston, and several weii-known lecturers. Their winter's programme alo embraces the monthly members' concerts under the direction of Prof. A. G.

Robyn. The new hall of the Y. M. C. to be opened by Wendling's lecture on Voltaire next Thursday evening, will be a much-needed to the cltv in the matter of a suitable place lor public entertainment.

Large, airy, lreshly painted, well lighted and seating nearly 1.2H). centrally located within a lew leet id the around, it will supply a want long felt in this direction. Mat. 1. hittle.

the well-known Kvancehst. who labored here with the late P. 1. I'iiss, telegraphed this association in this city that he would arrive to-day with Rev. Dr.

Brooks and would hold a conference of Christian workers here. He will remain some time, ana will probably hold meetings both in the Association hall and in the Compton Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mr. lv. Jvmuison lor a numDcr ot years acted in religious work in St.

Louis, and particularly in the Y. M. C. A. lie left the city vestei'riav to entraue in reliirlous work amontr the lumbermen in Wisconsin.

Ke wiil be employed by the State Y. M. C. A. committee of that State.

I he i oung Men's Christian Association received yesterday the handsome subscription of $100 toward its current expenses from Mr. Gerard B. Allen. Jas. Balfour, barrister of Edir.bnrg, Scotland, will arrive in the city this evening on a tour of the United States, and will make an address at the young men's meeting at the Y'.

M. C. A. tomorrow afternoon at -i o'clock. Mr.

Balfour, who is a verv prominent lawyer of chairman of "Mr. Moody's committee of arrangements during the latter's recent work in that city. A r.l'UGET FKOM BREMEN, Tlic Iaily Itecord of Happenings in Jfortri St. Louis. The lumber-pullers employed by the.

various companies will receive an advance in pay the 1st proximo. Henry S. Harrison Is the latest candidate announced for Constable in the Tenth District. C. Selveners, a saw-mill owner at I'l iinsville.

was here to-day Inspecting the workings of the different saw mills. Mr. Charles F. Lefmann has gone to Crystal City. to take charge of the Crystal Plate Glass Company's telegraph office.

The North St. Louis Branch of the rrovident Association has removed its depot to Twentieth and Chambers streets. The property at Fourteenth and Chambers street-, occupied so manv years by the association, has been purchased by the Charles Stielel Brewing Company. The Provident Association will open November 14 at the new store rooms. Twentt words for ten.

cents In the want columns of the rosx-DisPATCii. United States Pensioners. A Deputy Marshal of the Indian Territory passed through the Union Depot on the Wabash this morning en route to Detroit, in charge of twenty-five United States prisoners, white, Indian and colored, who have been convicted of various crimes la the Indian Territory and Arkansas. The prisoners are destined for the penitentiary al Detroit to serve out their sentinees. Social Deputy A.

II. Boles, of the Tndian Territory, left this morning lih a man charged wth killing a United States Deputy Marshal in l7. The prisoner goes to Jefferson City lor trial before the Lnited Slates Court. KAILKOAD M)TLS. Capt.

Peabody, Superintendent of the O. and and a party of English bondhoideis.lelt in aspeeiai car for the East this morning. The O. M. train for Louisville.

Instead leaving at 7 p. will not leave until 1 :40 p. arriving iu Louisville at the usual time. The Texas St. Iuls Railroad, Paramore Line will.

In all probability, be ready to receive, freight next Monday for transportation over its road. H. C. Townsend, general passenger agent of the Wabash, Is in Mew York in attendance on the meeting of Generil Passenger Agents of the United States In session there. Col.

Hill, General Superintendent of the Van-dalia Line, returned this morning from the Time Tatile Convention held in Cleveland tlnu week. No change in time was made, and the present schedule will remain as it is. The Cairo Short Line pay car started on its monthly, joy-dibursing tt ip this morning, a thlni it ha not failed to on the 15th of each month fr twelve years, except when that date fell va Sunday the triu was made on the nth. Ketail Kates of Some of the Good Things Of this World. The beautiful weather had the effect of crowding the TJuioh, aad other city markets.

At the Union Market buyers were on hand at an early hour, and the different stalls throughout have been kept busy all day in supplying the wants of customers. Prices have not altered materially since last week. At fhe Union Market everything in the fish line is plenty at the same prices as last week. In the fruit market peaches and pears are scarce. The following arc the ruling quotations.

Peaches, 60c per basket; pears, 75c per basket; California grapes, 25c per pound; Concord grapes, 10c per pound Catawba grapes, per pound; Delaware grapes, 20c per pound; apples, irc to 20c per peek cantaloupes, from 5c to loo each watermelons, from 5c to 20c each. Judy's quotations for game are: Grouse, SI a pair; mallard ducks, 50ca pair; teal ducks, 50c a pair English snipe, 3 ber dozen plover, Si 50 per dozen venison steaks, 25c per pound; frogs, per dozen, stoi-Ke raies ior vegetables are: cannages, pne to 1 per dozen; radishes, 12lc to 15c her dozen; garlic, three bunches for loc; rhubarb, two bunches for 5c; beets, 20c to 25c rer peck; onions, 5c per quart; turnips, 5e per quart egg plant, 5c to 1 oc each tomatoes, 5c per quart; lettuce, 6e per head; celery, 5c to 10c a piece beans, 5c per quart gumbo iOc to 15c per quart: yellow squash.lOc to 35c each; table squash, 5o each water cress, per bunch parsnips, 25c to soc each carrots, 25e per peck; green corn, 15c per dozen Lima 15c to 25c per quart sweet potatoes, 25e to sOe perpeck; green peppers, 5c to 15e per dozen red cabbage, 6c to 2ac per head; cucumbers, 15c per dozen; red pepper, 5c per string; horse radish, 5c to 10c per stock sweet herbs, 3 bundles for 10c; leeks, 5c per bunch; voting onions, 3 bunches for 5c; oyster-plants, 3 bunches for 10c wax beans, 5c per quart: pear tomatoes, 4nc to 50c perpeck; citron, 10c to 20c apiece. Toerstel quotes iresh meats as follows: Loinbeef 15c per pound; rib-beef. 12c; mutton. 12c to 15c lamb, 15c: pork, 15c veal, eoinlieef, sc: kidneys, 5c: ton? lie.

sweet-breads, 25c; lamb-fries. 15c; ealf's-liver, 25c calf's brains, 1X'; sausage, 15c ox-tail, 5c. CAK03DELET JOTTINGS. Lively times last nisrht at Jupiter Lodge. K.

of II. lirs ami second degrees being conferred. The loss of two toes by a laborer at the -Vulcan the only items about the Vulcan last night. Franklin Association. Xo.

3 National Americans, held its first meeting last nitrht i'l their hall 011 Gravois road. Meetings will hereafter bo held every Friday. For the first time in three days, the Police Court was in session this morning, for the.trial of Eliza Saehe, who has been living in rather intimate relations with a man. though unmarried. He tired of Eliza and desired to get rid of her.

and she, in revenge, commenced a general indiscriminate smashing of articles about the house. For this her consort brought a charge of disturbing the peace and she was fined Sin. which she will be compelled to pr.y by labor at the Work-house. A man named Harrigau entered the house of Mr. C'asscdv last night, and it appears from his knowledge 'of the premises is enabled to find Ids way uo stairs where a daughter of Mr.

Cassedy was sleeping, her parents occunylng a rocm on the first lloor. Harrigan soon alarmed the young laciv and her screams soon brouglrt her fatfior to the rescue. He was dragged down stairs and Mr. Gissedy intended to take htm to the station, but while he was dressing Harrigan made his escape. The police here and ia the city are on the lookout for lit in.

Hotel Personals. W. D. Hodge, San Francisco, Is stopping at Barnaul's. P.

G. Xellis, Chicago, 111., and Col. Crozier, Sparta, 111., are stopping at Baanum's. R. H.

Harrison. Boonville, and E. D. Goode and wife, Taylorville, are at Hotel Hunt. W.

C. Rogers and wife, Cincinnati, and n. and J. T. Maxey, Waco, are at Hotel Hunt.

J. P. Jones, Murphysboro, J. Bell, Chicago. III.

Thomas Buxton, Louisville, are at Hotel Hunt. M. A. Woollen, Indianapolis. Ind.

Wm. Hunter. Ren ton, and J. Y. Gaither, Cameron, are at Barnum's.

J. Cochran, Washington. D. C. Miss Bosa Slaughter.

Keokuk: Win. Kennedy, Dumfrois-shire, N. B. A. H.

Reed, Vinton, Iowa, are at the Laclede. M. A. Sweeney. Jeffersonville, J.

W. Harris. Cincinnati; J. C. Johnson, Keokuk; Dwight Eaton.

Burlington; O. T. Street, Galena, are at the Planters. Sir Richard Temple, Worcestershire. England; F.

C. Jellrev and wife, and Mrs. C. A. Clark, Galveston.

Texas: John Salter, Chester, C. W. Roberts and wife, West Chester, Pennsylvania, are registered at the Liudeil. Gen. Gibbon, U.

S. in Antonio; W. Mews and H. Mews, England J. Clavton Russell, T.

W. Russell. J. Armvtage Battey. U.

Speybt. Brad-t'oid. Eiicland J. D. Heine, wife and child, Rio Janiero, and Theo.

L. Ringwalt and wife, Omaha, are stopping at the Southern. Tlie House of Kefujre. John Slattery, an 11-year-old thief, was committed to the House of Refuge, this morning, on the testimony of his mother and Police Officer Edward Elynn. The boy is a notorious, tidef.

The Mayor also committed to the same institution a boy named Charles Xoland. This boy is only S' :2 years okh This morning, Mr. Wm. F. Conklin, who does business at No.

1130 Broadway, caught the boy in the act of stealing the ivorv'nnes from the harness of two horses attached to a market witgou that was standing in lront of the City Market. The boy's mother lives on Eighth street, between Biddle and O'Fallon streeis, but takes no care of her son. She came into the Mayor's office at half past twelve o'clock to-day tor the purpose of soliciting the release oi her son, a request which was denied. Accidents. While Nicholas Schachner was driving a two-horse wagon, the property of William J.

Lemp, yesterday, oii'Carondclet avenue, in trying to get the wheels the wagon out of the cat track he lost his balance and fell from the wagon. The horses became frightened and ran away, colliding with a team belonging to Lorenz Helgath at the I junction of Carondclet and Soulard avenues. Mr. Helgath was thrown from his wagon and stistatn-1 several severe bruises. He was removed to his I home 5oi)S Saltna street and a doctor called.

I Alexander Lemare, a Swede, employed in the rail department of the Vulcan Steel Works, had his right foot caught between two rails last night about o'clock while working on the night shift, and be tore he could extricate the limb it was badly crushed. He was taken home and a doctor called, who dressed the wound. EAST ST. LOOS. News has reached here of the robbery of a man, name not known, in East Carondclet of gsoo by two negroes.

Jas. Croft is on the trail of a span of mules which are missing from his place, one mile and a half from East St. Louis on the Cahokia road. Charlev Hamilton, about ten years of age, yes-terdav while visiting Hallesy fell from a tree and received internal injuries. He now lies at his home in a dangerous condition.

The School Board have been unsuccessful in securing an attendance, owing to the absence of the members. The personal animosity among he members will materially affect the interest of tie Public Schools. A Resignation at the City HalL William A. Newman, cnief bookkeeper in the ofiice of the Commissioner of supplies, resigned his position this morning for the purpose of occupying a similar situation with the St. Louis Gas Company.

Mr. Fred Berg, a son of the 1 resent City Register, who has been acting as Mr. Newman's assistant during the past lour vears, will probably be promoted to the vacancy. "The. salary attached to the place is 1 1,200 per annum.

3fr. Newman was appointed in Denison'8 Docjtct Nora Hincs was lined S15 for stealing a ham from Gas. Biston's grocery, Ninth street and Franklin avenue. Amos Sly, colored, was fined $5oo for vagrancy, and given until 6 o'clock this evening to leave the city. William Patton was fined -25 for frequenting disreputable houses, but the execution as staved on promise of good behavior.

Indicting a Baby. From the New York Herald. will ask the court to enter a writ of nolle prosequi as to this defendant," said Prosecutor'Stevenson yesterday, in the Court of Quarter Sessions In Paterson, New Jersey, as a prisoner was brought in for nr-rsugnment on a charce of burglary. The prisoner's name was Patrick Boyle and he had a few davs ago celebrated his fifth birthday. He toddled up to the Prosecutor- ia The White House Turned Upside Down.

The Republican Black Eye in Ohio-Washine-ton Gossip. Special Correspondence of the Post-Disoatch. Washington, October nouse is chaos. From garret to cellar, except the President's bed-room, it in the hands of house-cleaners and upholsterers.and going through with that periodic house-cleaning dear to the housekeeper heart, but trying to the nerves. Once every year, a general overhauling of the White House is necessary.

In spite of the cleaning up which takes place after every levee, each one leaves its mark on carpets, walls, curtains and furniture. When it is remembered that thousands of persons go in ind out of the White House every year, the rate at which it needs refitting is not remarkable. There is usually no niggardliness in supplying new furniture etc for it. In the appropriations for public widine-s the White nouse is by courtesy civen precedence, and beside the customary liidulgence 01 anow r.n m- dent some additious.four years wear ami to.ir is about as much as the best furniture will stand under sneh usage as falls to its lot 111 the Executive Mansion. By that time it has leached the limit of sliabbiness allowable lor the President's house and has earned its worth it is sent to auction.

But by some occult means every few years there accumulates in the attic of the bite House a collection of trash that has to be disposed of, mirt raiii.i mictions attract crowds of curiosity seekers as well as buyers. tct a- 1.2 til li k'O a Sionanv oiiicliiiij i. 1 cornice in a tolerable state of rej-air, or a sofa that can be upholstered, but as rule it is the most extraordinarily worthless lot of bric-a-brac that can bo imagined. Everything of value perhaps linds its way as jttr.a intn si Hindu ill v's possession. 1 110 conservatory is the only thing about the White House that looks natural.

Many changes have been made in small details. There is a very beautifully-carved mahogany side-board and two small tables to mutch 111 the private dining-room, which have been ordered bv President Arthur. They were made in "Cincinnati. The President may claim to have one of the handsomest eiglit-dav clocks in this country of carved mahogany, mounted in brass, in the corridor leading into the State dining-room. Three line landscapes, by Albert Biestadt, decorate the upper corridor.

These are not the property of the President, but of the artist, who will probably sell them to the Government if he can, but if not. he will have had them splendidly exhibited and advertised. Washington is rapidly tilling up. The President returns on the the assistant secretaries and heads of bureaus are all here, and the Cabinet will return before the President. Secretary Teller has bought a very handsome house on street, quite below the fashionable line of detnarka-tton between the East and West end.

Washington is lively by tits and starts until after the holidays. "It "is true that everything is in full blast for three weeks in December, but many of the members' families do not come until after the Christmas recess. The elections will keep everything boiling for four weeks to come. There is a rule in the Treasury forbidding the granting of leaves to clerks other than their mont h's leave in every fiscal year, with pay. This was devised expressly to put a stop to the sending away of every clerk as his State election comes off, on full pay, with a railway ticket at half pYice to his home, to bo gyne for a week, and to vote the Republican ticket.

But it is openly disregarded, ami from the chiefs of bureaus down they go home in droves at election times. At the lateeleetion in Ohio about one hundred clerks from the Treasury went off on Saturday the 7th to be gone until Saturday the 14th. The interruption to public business may be imagined by the withdrawal of one hundred clerks for one week. They will not.probably, return in the hilarious spirits in which they started. The weather has been heavenly.and Washington rather, excels in its weather.

Every batch of weather for every part oi the Union appears to call by Washington to get the otlk-ial stamp of the Weather Bureau before starting out on its peregrinations. But the Indian summer is prevailing now. that charming nondescript season that comes to Washington two or three times every autumn. The trees are just beginning to change their leaves, the grass in the parks is beautifully green, and as the thermometer behaved itself with unaccountable propriety (luring the summer, people are hoping for a late and mild winter; for Washington is essentially a Southern city. The houses are being built gradually after the more metropolitan style, but it preserves some of the characteristics of the town still.

One of the bcnciits accruing from the perpetual agit.ition of the Potomac hats is that sanitary regulations are very well attended to. There Is a functionary that but few cities in thiscoun-try possess an inspector of plumbing who is armed with great power and who has to in-inspect the sewerage of each building. It is not allowed for one private sewer to connect with the other, each one must have its own main to the central sewer in the street. The Washington plumbers are not the haughty and irresponsible beings of other cities, 'lhey are much more modcKt than the hotel clerk, and cases have been known where their bills have been disputed. The Eepublieans put a good face on the matter, but the black eve the party got in ynio yvus very unexpected.

According to Jay Hisbbeli's last the liart- Dr. Yerxox. SENSIIiLK HOUSE TALK. What an Ardent Lover of the Turf Says of Trotters. From the Denver Tribune.

James Grant, of Davenport, one of tho most celebrated as well as one of Lost successful lawyers in the West, is In tliV city lie 19 1 president the National Trotting JKl sociation which controls over two hundred tracks. A reporter had an interesting chat with him last night. Mr. Grant who iV 7.1 years old. said "The breed an u.se trot a tftmsand ha a thousand-fold.

1 ou niuv travel through tlw country anywhere and "find fan nersr bov training the trotters. The boys are alert for good sto-k, and if they find la Vt to be a good trotter thev seek everv 010 i to rtevVlff Kr--y lami by-thc is. 1 county lair. 1 ho boy enters the hoi-, crass reeo-ll VViih- a J'" and a tit- Mr' the trot- uu norses has become a great indnstrv Ai rtK nund.edsof thousands of dollars annually their sit rerior breed and training." aUt of tiat is your observation as t.v it, i crease of speVd and the methods tr compared with that of years 1 have observed verv ciosi lv bi 1 special data. I have wit m-ss rVno This is luP'-i on record, made by Maud St ber of horses have Tmade less than 2 th improvement m.J 2 1 at-ing than to training Th" list ZT T1' becn productive of a great m'irfr 'ason records are under 7 whose there any difference between Eastern "cm- never unum to well 111 tin; Way of involuntary contributions as during last few months, and money was demanded especially on behalf of Ohio as being an October state, and that the election was of immense importance.

Now. it is understood to be a very triilinc affair nnd non 1 J. 1 1 1 1 1 1 a mac oaguieuo; Entered at the Post-OfHee at St. Louis, as second-class mail matter. 3 TKKMS OF THE DAIIT.

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Our books are open and adtcri'mtrs we specially invited to examine them. The Growintr Dancer. "Great corporations and consolidated monopolies are fast seizing the avenues of power that lead to the control of the Government. It is an open secret that they rule Status through procured Ix-jjUU'-tures and corrupted court that they are strong in Con teres, fnd that they arc unscrupulous the use of the means to conquer prejudice nnd acquire influence, Tlds condition of things Is truly ahinr.lntr, for, unless it be chained quickly smd thoroughly, free institutions are doomed to be subverted by an oligarchy resting: upon a basis of money and of corporate power." David Davis, Senator rind Acting Vice-Presi'lcnt of the U.S., and formerly Judje of the U. S.

Supreme Court. "The Anti-M onoply League calls public attention to a si eivt but powerful and controlling political force which is found lu all parties and all factions. While working within the parties It is absolutely non-partisan. Its allegiance is transferred from one party to another as its interests dictate, and it works largely through individuals who are hired to It tray party interests. It is the power of corporate monopoly, audit has gone on nc becked until it now assumes to control the Ftate Itself.

It dues it work secretly and by indirection. The Anti-Monopolists recognize the rights of capital as well as of labor. We appreciate the. benefits which corporate organization has conferred upon the human race. We will labor as steadfastly to maintain the rights of corporations as to enforce observance of their duties, but the rime has come when the people niustorganizeiand work to counteract the malign Influences which have become so potent in all political parties, oblige these parties to live up to their professions, ii nd restrain the power for evil wielded by a few unscrupulous men who have obtained control of the great forces of the century, and who in their use recognize no principles of action but personal and corporate aggrandizement.

An intelligent people with an rmcorrupted bjUot can perhaps neetall present emergenciesje' "fiis will not onghethe case if by devices the vast wealth annually cre.crf by labor is handed i.ver to the privileged few, while the laboring masses become poorer and more dependent." Address cf the Xcw York Anti-Monopoly League. MR. Pulitzer-, the editor of this rarer, has bwn detained in the East since the first of June by the serious illness of his child, lie in expected home -within two or three days. A aATiiEitrxa of Prohibition Democrats representing all part3 of Indiana has just been held at Indianapolis. They adopted resolutions condemning the action of the State convention of their party, in opposition to submitting the amendment to the people, as "unwis unjust, unfair, and not in accordance with Democratic principles and p.nd declaring that they will work and vote against all candidates for the Legislature not specially committed to wibmittiris this amendment to the people at a special election.

An nddrosa to the Democracy of Indiana was ndortcd. which closes with the expression of it belief that "only by overwhelming defeat find disaster tliis year can our party be r-ronght back aaid made to cast oil the incu bus which is weighing it down." hoard rt great deal about Prohibition Democrats in Ohio before the election. They seem to have pt lost in the woods on- their way to the It is nut ft matter of surprise that cheers were plvenfox Frank Jnme at the Uourbon meeting Veld nt Indennndenco the other night. Half the r.oiubons '11 th state, and nearly ail the Bourbon paper, sympathize with the red handed outlaw, und are in favor of executive clemency foeina ex tended to hhn. Even Judge Henry of the Supreme court, the mo-backed favorite of the St.

Louis Republican, has declared that "were he governor he would issue a pardon at once." Kan-as Citv Journal. The Journal can go even further and add that its own candidate, Col. Jon.v T. Cjusp, Is in favor of pardoning "the red-handed out law," and ould rather lose the support of the Juurrud than publicly deny it. JIl'SINKSS.

"Wo have reached the middle of Autumn without experiencing the high tide of traffic that is expected with exuberant crops, and also without encountering the trade stagna tion which 6omo anticipated from the dis- couracinii prospects of our foreign trade pome six weeks ago. This morning's tele- n-ar-hic reports front the various cities lit dicate. fair activity in general trado and a continuance of a volume of mercantile transactions larger than for the rorresnonoin-r Weeks of last year. This steady movement of merchandise from traders to consumers and other noticable vmotoms of settled confidence in the favor tbleness of tliobuduess situation, are mainly due to a great improvement In our foreign trade outlook. A couple of mouths ago we ad the assurance of enormous crops, but twelve page.

must come mainly from America. Cotton exports have also increased largely within the last two weeks. Though September showed a falling off of about 70,000 bales, as compared with last year, we last week ex ported 80,608 bales, against the previous week. This increased movement in these articles has been attended by a speculative advance which may go too far and cheek ex ports, and the unusually small stock of provisions has caused a speculative advance in that line also. While general trade has not been embarrassed by the stringency of the money market, the high rate of interest has checked speculation in stocks.

COL, SLAYBACK'S DEATH. In regard to the deplorable tragedy which occurred yesterday evening the Post-Dispatch has nothing to say but words of sorrow for the dead, of sympathy for the be reaved and of simple justice to the gentleman who is one of the most sincere mourners and one of the chief sufferers by this sad affair. Every person connected with this paper had the kindliest regard for Col. Aloxzo W. Slatback, and the proprietor and Col.

John A. Cockeiui.i. had especially cultivated and maintained the most cordial relations with him. Nothing personally offensive to him was ever permitted to ap pear in the columns of this paper, until he had in a public speech on Thursday night, violently denounced, with opprobrious connected with the Post- Dispatch, and denounced theraper itself as a slanderous and black-mailing sheet. Yesterday there appeared in its columns a brief editorial paragraph repelling this attack in language as mild as the nature of the attack permitted.

While the presses were still run ning off that issue, and while Col. was at his desk in his editorial raom, talking about a business matter With the foreman and the business manager of the paper, his room was invaded by Col. Slav-back and Mr. W. II.

Ci.optox, the former advancing on Col. Cockkkill with a pistol. In the ensuing struggle, while Cockerixl was crowded against the wall and almost on his knees, regarding himself as assailed with apparently murderous intent by two men, he firedthe fatal shot. Fortunately for him, Mr. McGi ffin and Mr.

Cole were present, and are witnesses of the fact that he fired in necessary self-defense, and that Col. Playback's pistol was wrenched from his hand by Mr. McGuffin after the shot was fired. These are the simple facts, and we assure the public that a legal investigation will develop these and other facts proving that this was as clear a case of shooting in self-defense as was ever forced upon any man. Of course all the enmities aroused by the fearless course of this paper are now arrayed against Col.

Cockep.ill, and the Republican is pour ing out upon him the vials of its long pent-up wrath, villainously and systematically misrepresenting the facts, and doing all that it can to exasperate public feeling against a man who has promptly surrendered himself to the hands of the law and asks nothing but the justice of a fair trial. Leaving the public to characterize as it de serves this cowardly course of the Republi can, we ask leave to add only that all who know Col. Cockf-imll know him to be as ten der-hearted as a woman, a man of peace, whose whole life has been full of generous and kindly deeds, a man who abhors injus tice and is ever ready to repair a wrong. Ol ii 31A1L. l'OUCH.

Another Candidate Answer. St. Louis, October 13, 1SS2. To the Kdttor of the Post-Dispatch: In response to the. circular letter of the Civil Service Reform Association of Missouri a letter too long for publication has been received from Geo.

M. St. Louis, candidate for Con- press in the Tenth District, in which he alludes, b.itii ieally, to the. organization of the Association by citizens of both political parties," and the failure to show any recognition of the Greenback party with Us xvono voters In this State. The fol lowing quotations from his letter briefly explain liis position and the position of his party: "Your circular impugns the motives of your organization since it entirely Ignores the 'existence the National Greenback Labor party, the only I nhuc.tl party in existence that in any platform si United Stat tilhm find 15.

K. Bruce, the Treasury. iho autogranii si dure of Mr. Acton completes ht-m nii(j makes them negotiable. The certificates art printed on tho very finest quality ol bank note paoer.

nod tire about the size of an ht-dinarv United States Treasury, note. tin i'-iceofeach certificate is tho following ln inru'o- "Ten thousand (or whatever the d. nonnnation mav bol dollars of gold coin been deposited in tho Treasury of the I tiij States. That sum is repayable in gold coin on demand on the presentation bereft at the office of the United States- Assistant urer at New York City." 1 ho --rt i io issued in denominations of M'. 5.tMJ and The backs of Ci notes are printed in a dull vermilion i-oh? and have a heavy border of line and flower work, which surrounds th, large figures indicating the denoniina.

tion of the note, and a picture of jtn Ainni can ea-le elutchin- an Amer-rcin (l.ig tiallv unfurled. Each certificate has tiros its face a finely executed steel engraved jmr. trcit. The S-'o notes have a picture of (Jen. (htrli'dd, the notes a picte.re of Wri 'ht the Sloos, i nomas jtenton; the scoos, Abraham Lincoln the under Hamilton: the James son, and the Andrew Jackson, l' to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.

A had sigin "lo.ooo certificates i and since the certiiieates wore h-tied about have paid mostly for clcaring-hou The officers at tie say that they canm.t possibly exchange more than a million of dol. lars per day, rts they sire obliged to test, bv weight, every bag of gold that is preseiiletl. More than in gold was f. gold certificates yesterday. Tims far the demand has been cliielly for notes large iIa-nominations.

Mr. Acton signed fln.ooo.inc of ten-thousnnd-dollar certilieates yesterday, There has been no call whatever for tho twentv-doHar certificates. The tost inn oi the gold coin which is offered daily al ti; Sub-Treasury shows that there is a const-int loss in weight. One lot of gold coin of tho value of Sooo.ono was weighed a day or two atro and found to bo short in weight, whicl: amount had to be made beiorc the de sired gold certificates would be issued. Mr.

Floyd, of the Sub-Treasury, stated to a Times reporter yesterday that the u'dd certilieates were already regarded as a very great convenience. ''They are not only si good thing for us," ho said, "but they are an imiuens' convenience to the business community." Instead of carting around several pounds' ol coin representing man mav now sunpiy put ten or incse utile notes in his vest pocket and walk about with 'v- wiuioui, uic Mijj.ii losi, personal i jry venience." These eertilieit.es,. it Ss- a ol a i. verv much facilitate the Ciearimi-hoti -e busi- THE CARE Kit OF A LOST (J ILL I How 51 arks Deliberately Cliose Depraved Lite, to End in Deuu. From the Time.

Nkw Havex, Co.n.n., October It. It is learned by the local authorities here that Julia Marks, who died from malpractice in Philadelphia last week, in all probability wm led to her ruin lu re. Early last spring Johnson, a vouu. gooo-looking girl, came here from Wcstfield, Mass. She obiamo! board and einployoieni and she worked tiitee weeks.

oil ing that time she made the acquaintance ol quite a number of young men. Nettie, has a good home in Westl'iold arid is respectably coiiiiccti-rl herein this city. She preferred to work in a shop aiil choose her own associates rather thiin live at homo. Hi however, went I melt to West field resumed iicr ncqinintaiictj with Julia Marks. The two Kiris i.n a couple of New York drummers sit We -t held, who invited them to eo to New York, promising them full protection plenty of fun.

The girls decided to make the trip" and arrived in this city one Saturday nijiht about o'clock, intending to take the midnight hciil for the metropolis. Tin i th streets and attracted the attention of several young fellows well known about town. The Marks u'ii 1 gave her name as Florence MiiU and talked lively about leaving her home. She said she did it, of licr own will that she proposed to live a life of shame as soon as she reached New York. On several occasions she expressed a fear that her 1am-tly, who must be anxiously searching for le-r, might find her iu this citv, but said that in New York 'she had si frier.d who would protect her.

Instead of going to New York by Saturd.iy tii'-'iit boat the girls remained in town i.nul toronooii ami here bv train. ne night they passed nt the Durant Hotel tan other they were out with a couple of vomi; men, and at this time, it is claimed, tee. Marks girl was ruined. The two Id here the next usiy and were thought to have gone back to e.sthold, its, it was supposed the two NcW lork drummers did not to tulliil their part of the agreement made with the girls in cm acid. 1 he Johnson girl had numerous acquaintances here, and to a number of the- she introduced Julia.

The police urn now trying to ascertain who these parties are, as it is probable, that she was in search of one of these individuals when she visited le re recent, y. News of the ghi's death hascan-cd much anxiety on the part of these voiin men, for with an arrest they know tl'at an exposure will follow. There is no 1 )r. Haw-ton here; nevertheless, the City Attorney thinks that tne malpractice may have 1 a hV'IV'i rIO1 have not expe'cVto1'1 authorities, hut Twkxtv wonts for ten cents iu the want columns el the Getting uir Show. hicac.o, October IL As a result of the representations made by Passenger Agent of the Bock road to Commissioner Fink, Fink hits decided that the Bock Island shall hereafter receive a full one-third of the emigrant business to St.

i aui. 1 he Lock Island has been contending for this ever since it opened Up the Albert Lea route to St. Paul, but has not heretofore received it. Conspirators Arrested. tt A' Va-' U.

Charles II. Kirk, a grocer, was arrested for eon- keeoeTcf'lV1 Kpn. ex-store- keeper Of thrt A 1 i .1... t.j, to UCIiauu mo Twfnty words for ten com Bona!" column ot the rom-lust Taim Vrcii. purely Ter- Mi 'far seiim.tfKi.aHSiatoi.r'wiiwi'iai'y- otlrTbi i font.