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ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24. 1852. WHEELING, "WEST VA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1883. VOLUME XXXI.-NUMBEE 179. iillir*: Hl"1 *7 *'oiirlP4'ntli Nlrci l. Tin J'ukes jury seems to have been nicely balanced between sharpers and b.'ofkheaclH. | Ducks wouldn't run well now in Fayette,1 county. it is doubtful whether be could j rrly on morn than twelve votes. j Tiik State it) the judge of the qualidea tions of its own Governor. Hurrah fori Spr*|?ue, Rhode Island, Shot-guns and lie torm. Dkwx jutjc ticket for 1SS1: Butler, of Massachusetts, and .Sprague, of Rhode inland. Platform: J'rison reform and plenty of marriage and divorce. Witiicold-blooded deliberation Schnelle uiurdered Dr. Scbucbardt. Hanging be ing the penalty fur thia offense, it would be jouie satisfaction to see him pay it. If he jurvives his wound we shall have a chance 10 see what action an Ohio county jury rill take on the insanity dodge. Tim Pennsylvania House is undertaking Dokt-a' case with a calmness that has all the ear-marks ol determination. Nothing will be loot by adhering to the form and the spirit of the law. The proceeding having been orderly, the exclusion of the anworthy member-elect will fall with full force. ])k liium has started on his mission to spread the civilization of the rifle through the benighted Congo country. Twenty five thousand rifle*, with ammunition, con Uin a good deal of misery for the next trading or exploring expedition that comes aloair. Vet people wonder how the untu tored savage becomes possessed of the most improved firearms. ?painavails herself of the opportunity offered by the expiration of the commer cial treaty with Germany, and increases her taritr to protect homo manufacturers sgainst German imports. The commercial treaty may have been better for Germany, but Spain has taken hold of the right idea, that it is not her llrst duty to make a market for foreign manufacturers at the cost of her own. A .view religious sect, the aim of which is to do away with all sects, has been or ganized in New York under the name of the Third Unitarian (Theatic) Church, Itev. 31. K. Schermerhorn pastor. Tho idea of the founders is to build a church on the broad, catholic basis which in cludes all that is true and good. The first meeting was addressed by the Rev. RoOert Collyerand Mr. B. F. Thurder. Letters of sympathy were received from George William Curtis, Julia Ward Howe, Thomas Wentwonh liigginson, 0. B Frothing ham, and Professor Divid Swing. The movement has attracted attention not less fcv reason of its aim than on account of the Bhong men connected with it. Oca Democratic friends in the Third Diarict seem to bo having an almost pure ly military campaign. The Stale Tribuve has bunclied "the favorite sons," and a my high-strung, imposing batch they make. Passing ??ntly over Captain Sny der, of Kanawha, we have Colonel Floyd, the Lightning Itod of Logan, ^^hose pen live locks, falling in untamed confusion, were wont the applause of a listening Sen ate to command; Colonel French, tho mounting mountaineer of Mercer; Colonel Pollings, far whom Boone is spending sleepless night*; Colonel Mathews* beauty *nd the genial stuile of that courtly moss J*ck, Colonel Deunis, divide the affections of Greenbrier; Colonel Lowry, hero of the cuspadore campaign, has bis thumb on Summers; Colonel Imboueii's Hashing blade will lead the forces of Fayette to victory or death. There may be a lew more Colonels fur loughed or on tho sick list, or one or two may have gotten away in tho general mus ter. But tho list is not meagre, and if that is the kind of material the Bourbona of the Third District aro looking for they may Omgratulate themselves on their good for tune. We have no desire to make trouble among friends, but it does seem there is a good chanco for tho Majors to pool their issues and move on the works of the confederated Colonels. Tine Democracy of Rhode Island, follow-1 ing the examplo of tho party in Massachu ?etts, takes up au ex-Republican who has jtoyed himself out with his own party. T&o Rhode Island freak is even stranger thau the Massachusetts monstrosity. There is something in Butler, and there isn't in Sprague. Flach move shows how willing the Democratic party is to do anything for taujwrary success, and no dose is too nause oca Rhode Island Republicans are of the opinion that Spraguo can not be elected. Being ou the ground they ought to know the situation, but with them the wish may he lather to the thought Maasachussetts Republicans thought Butler had no chance, bat now he is Governor. At thia distance ^Prague's cause seems far from hopeless Unpaired a;considerable shaking up in Massachusetts to elect Butler. Only the year before tho Democratic candidate for Gov "nor had been defeated by 42,000, polling less than 35 per cent of the vote. But But ler went in with nearly 14,000 plurality, totting polled over 52 per cent of the vote, tat year Littlefleld, Republican, was elected Governor of Rhode Island by near ly 4,600 majority, polling 04 per cent of the total vote, but 3 per cent greater than Long, ttapublican, got in Masaachuaetta fn 1881. Prague has the support of what ia called Equal Bights party, which aims to do ***7 with the property qualification. He has managed somehow to keep on the S?od aide of the mill operatives, from *hom he ia likely to get a large support, h this day of freaks in politicf Sprague'e election is by no moans impossible. Tlir ArUitUMKa Flood ftnbalUidff. Mjwnita, March 20.?A Helena, Ark., ipecial to the Western Associated Tress **yi the river is kissing the levee* a fare yjl this morning. It ia falling at the rata of fourteen inches in twenty-four hours. The overflow! are paasing out through breaks with great force. The bottoma will clear of water within Uie next ten days, ?ad the tlood ia rapidly giving way to the ordinary every-day affairs incident to the BREAK1R0N BLOWS ON THE INFAMOUS DUKES JURY. Secret Deliberation! of the Jurj That Cleared the Murderer?A Poor Plea fur the I'oni Prrrsutiton,March 20.?A correspondent of the Commercial-(JautU gives the follow ing account of an interview had with Ju ror Break iron, who served on the Dukes' jury. The correspondent eayp: We met him at the steps, and after a few friendly words, began: "I suppose you have heard of the indig nation existing over your verdict iu the Dukes' case?" "Y?z zir, I zaw somoof it in Uniontown and thev were going toegjf me in Connells ville. Are they still at it?" "The feeling iB very strong; there is talk that some of the jurors are to be arrested for perjury, and if you know anything it would be as well for you to tell the whole truth?" Evidently scared and anxious to clear his owu skirts, the juror, almost with tears in his eyes, told a* brat he could in his weak way the story of the manner in which the twelve men reached their won derful verdict, lie protested that he did the best he knew how, and was innocent before God of auy wrong intention. TIIEY PHAYEO! "What was the first thing you did after retiring to the jury room?" ??Well zir, we prayed." "Who suggested the idea of praying?" asked the reporter,? "Amalong." (Considering Amalong's character this is simply monstrous.) ?"Did Amalong pray?" "No zir; not out loud anyhow. He said we had better pray; they had done it in that Low trial and he thought we ought to do it, too. Clawson was one of the four church members on the jury and he prayed out loud." "Did you pray?" "No zir; that's something I never could do; but I've often wished 1 was a good Christian." "flow long did Clawson pray?" "I don't know, zir, but. we was down on our knees a good while." "What was the next thing?" "Then, zir, we appointed a foreman. They wanted to appoint me, but I told them I never was on a jury before and I did not want to begin on such big cases. I wanted to try small cases first. 80 we picked on Mclntyre. Then we talked the case over. Tho letter was read several times. Cagey done the reading out loud. Amalong tried to read tliein, but he got all mixed up." "What did you think of Dukes' letters ? "We thought a man should not write such letters to a father, but we concluded they did not bear directly on the murder, and we passed over them." "Did you not think a man deserved death for writing such letters to a father about a daughter whom he loved so well?" "They say he did love her powerful," was the imbecile answer. "We decided Nutt's letter contained a bad threat," ho continued, "and after talking tne evidence over awhile we voted. We.had no paper to write on, and so we just hold up our hands. On the first ballot three were for manslaughter and the rest for acquittal, ex cept myself. I sat back in the corner and did not vote first time. Amalong voted for manslaughter on the hrjt ballot and after that he voted for acquittal. He had a good deal to say. Also Cramer, who was babbling for acquittal." 1IOW THE VERDICT WAS REACHED. Here the reporter became fully convinced that the public sormise is correct, that Am along and Cramer, two of Dukes' personal friends, had laid well the scheme to carry out the purpose for which they were put on. Cramer struck out for acquittal from the start. Amalong affected to be relig ious, and at first went for manslaughter. Then immediately joined Cramer, and in this way carried the weak-minded ones like Breakiron, Bemberryaud Balsley with him. Continuing, he said: "We thought Breckenridge'a- testimony corroborated it self (contradicted was what the poor crea ture meant), and so we hardly thought we could take it. The testimony of the several witnesses was mixed, and we just weighed each man's each way, and did the best we could." "What did you decide as to the shoot ing 7" self-defense." "Did you find that Nutt bad a pistol ?" "From the testimony at the corouer's in quest he had, but it uid not Beein at the trial that he had." "What testimony did you take in such cases?" "We took parts of both and did the beat wo could. I could hardly teil whether Nutt had a pistol or not." "How then was Dukes in danger of be ing killed?" "The cane," ho replied, "was heavy enough to kill a man. Wo decided to ac cept the testimony of Henry Jennings that Dukes had the cano when he shot." "If Dukes had the cane and Nutt had no pietoi iu his hand how did you find Dukes to be in danger?" "Well, sir, we thought Nutt had hit Dukes with the cane when he entered the room and Dukes got it away from him after the attack. I don't remember Just how we did fix up that point I have been thinking over it lince and I can't recall it all as it is a big thing to get in a man's head." "You did not vote at first, but when you saw how the rest were going, what did you do then ?" "Then I voted to acquit him." "If the others bad all voted for a first degree verdict, what would you have done?" didn't know tiierk was any tricks. "Well, air, then I would have done that too. We took about seven ballots and then made it unanimous for Dukes, all holding up our hands. I thought the ver* diet was all right and did not know of any tricks or bribery or perjury. The first I expected of there being anything wrong was when the judge scolded us. I am sor ry, but I am innocent before God. "We thought the judge's chargo was fair. We decided .Brockenridge and the colored man were all in the room when the ahoot ing occurred. but their evidence was so mixed up it bothered us." Juror Breakiron has seven children, four of whom are daughters, all married but ono. On this point the Interview was pain fully interesting. The reporter knew noth ing about the juror's family, but ventured on a point upon which the frightened peer at first winced and then marched bravely up to the scratch. "You ought to be in a position. Mr. Breakiron, to sympathise with a father who has been wronged as Dukes confesses ho wronged Nutt Was not your oldest daughter unfortunate?" ?'Well air, she was in one way, and then in another way she was not She got him" "Got whom?" "She married the child's father and they are doing well in lite." "Hadn'tyou some further trouble of this kind?" "Well, sir," he went on, after squirming around, "if the trutk must come, and I have to tell it all, tbey was all three tliat way. They're all married to the same fel lows as caused the trouble." OUGHT TO IIAVK HAD SOME SYMPATHY. - t Juror Breakiron's large experience in family troubles of this kind did not seem to have hud any elTect on the estimate which he placed upon Dukee' self-confess ed crime against Captain Nutt and his daughter. The juror said it was the first time he had ever served and he wanted it to be his last "1 did not want to be on the case," he protested, "and if they had given me the chance I would have lied oir, but they asked me no questions and 1 had to be sworn. I nad never read any account of the killing and had no opinion in the matter. Referring to his fear of tho popular indignation he said: "I had intended to go to Connellsville to day, but feared to do so as they will 'egg me.' Would you just stand and let them do it? Or is there some law to protect you? The juror wound up by declaring he was as innocent of wrong intentions as the fathers that had gone before him. If Amalong, Cagey, Cramer and Knotts were scheming to do wroug they did it with such affected piety that he never suspected then." Tiiis confession of Breakiron's throws light upon the strange finding of the jury. Amalong, Cramer and another or two con stituted the chief schemers. Amalong stated to several before he was drawn that Dukes should be acquitted. He then went into the jury room and in order to influ ence the weaker he, notorious character as he is, assumed the air of tho pious monk and Breakiron thought bim a regular saint. The jury fixers knew Breakiron was not smart enough to be taken into any confi dence schemes and hence he was left to be worked by others. When told of the fact that Amalong had expressed opinions on the subject he replied, "Good Lordy, what will they do with bim." L?Kl?lKllve Action. Harhisiiuiio, Pa., ilarcli 20.?The Judi ciary Committee considered the resolution relative to the right of Dukes to his seat in the House, and appointed a sub-committee to make inquiry. The Sub Committee of tho House Judi ciary Committee decided to recommend the expulsion of Nicholas L. Dukes withont hearing, on the ground the seventy-eight days sesssion passed and he has not appeared to take the oath. There is much jfeeling here against Dukes. It is said he passed through this evening for Philadelphia to consult counsel in reference to taking his seat A NOIMY WKDDINU. 'I he Brlde'it Vtll loruulkbe Wiul'on< dueled lo tbe Altar. Newark, N. J., March 20.?The begin ning of a suit by Mm. Isaac Schafler to have her divorce annulled because of al leged fraud did not prevent Mr. Schaffer from marryiug Annie Levy yesterday. The printed invitation received bv Mrs. Schafler, add which gave her the first knowledge she had of his intention to take another wife, said the ceremony would take place at 4 o'clock in the afternoon in the Synagogue Bnai Israel. 'At 3 o'clock a crowd began to gather in front of the Syna gogue, which is a plain building about 35x 50 feet, in Bedford street, in the German quarter of tUe city. From the open win dows of the neighboring houses scores of people looked down on the growing throng. Soon after the doors were opened the little synagogue was packed on the floor and in the narrow gal leries. Everyone present knew of Mrs. b'chaffer's opposition to the marriage, and there was much open discussion as to the propriety of the wedding, and as to whether it would really take place. Tbe chief men of the synagogue divided their efforts between silencing the crowd aud prevent ing boys from climbing in through tbe win dows. When the invited guests arrived the ushers and policemen with difficulty opened a passage for them into the build ing and up to the front seats. The occa sional sound of coach wheels in tbe street caused the crowd to stand on the seats and turn to the door to see the bride Troubled ushers besought them to be quiet, and perspiring policemen waved tneir clubs and roared "Down in your Beat?!" At five o'clock coaches containing the bridal party arrived. Hundreds of persons in thestreet pushed to catch a glimpse of the bride, and many in the synagogue again mounted the seats. While" the ushers were opening a way for Miss Levy in the aisle, boys im proved the opportunity to jump in the windows. The bride, who is only seven teen years old, bad her veil torn ofT in the crush. Finally Bhe was led to a Beat on the platform. She wore a blue Bilk dress with two rows of large red aud white roses embroidered on the front, and one row around the bottom. A mass of white lace almost concealed the front of the waist. Iler head was crowned with orange blos soms, and in her left hand Bhe carried a bouquet. Beside her sat her mother, and in a group of his friends within the sanctuary stood the bridegroom. The noisy * congregation prevented the two ministers from beginning the service. Mr. Lichenstein raised his voice and said: "Friends, will you behave yourselves? There is so much noise the ceremony cauuot go on." The bride's face was flushed, and Mrs. Levy looked troubled. The Kev. Mr. Schmeitxer sang the service, and the younger minister ad dressed the couple who stood under a pur ple canopy. Whilo the service was being performed the police and three members of tbo synagogue kept the people in order. A pause in the service during which the bride and groom were writing their names, was understood by many persons to be due to some serious obstacle, perhaps to the arrival of Mr. Scbafler'sdivorced wife, and Tor a minute the excitement was increased. Finally Miss Levy and Mr. Schafler were pronounced man and wife. PANAHAKAlLKUtDUOLD KOBBEBT. Poor American ClilaeuM Arretted Cburg. ed With tbe ORenee. Philadelphia, March 20.?Captain Dickman, of the steamer Foley, at this port from Aspinwall, reports that four Ameri cans?B. S. Lewist C. H. Burnes, T. D. Scott and Alexander Stewart?have been arrested and incarcerated in prison at Pan ama upon suspicion of having been engag ed in the robbery of the $50,000 in gold coin which was stolen from the vaults of the Panama Railroad Company on Decern* ber 31, 1882. The gold in two kegs had been shipped from New York by tbe American Lxpress Company via the Pacific Mail Steamship Company a line on the Panama Railroad Company for San Francisco. Scott and Lewis say they left Panama on the day after tbe robbery for Aspinwall on business. On their ar rival at Aspinwall they met Stewart, and the three were arrested while at breakfast. They were taken to Panama and im prisoned. Burns was arrested afterward. Thoir baggage was searched, but no gold found. The four prisoners have addressed a protest to the United States Government declaring that they aro innocent and asking redress. They sav that they have been In prison fourteen days, anu have not yet been given a hearing. DeMhormi Eminent H?lh?*dUt HJnlatf r. Brooklyn, March 20.?'The Rev. George Kettel, D. D., presiding elder of the New York East Methodist Conference, died sud denly last evening, of neuralgia of the heart. Dr. Kettel wm bom in Boatojj on May IB, 1815. MINERS' TROUBLES. RIOT IN A BRITISH COLUMBIAN TOWN 1 Hinbtr or No.-B.lo. ??? 8.rlo.iU aad8o?? ?,t?llr l?J.r?d-0?. ??? KmcH Oit Two BroUen I. a Hrl? H??t-Colo.tl Bt. IllliOk'i 1>"I Pll?kt. Halifax, Starch 20.-A telegram from Lingan, B. 0., Bays: Eighty unionest miners came here yesterday and sur rounded Lingan when the men were returning from work, an attacked them. They badly kicked the engineer, and blacksmith and other., including the manager. Alter mgh'yie rioters, increased in numbers, visited the workmen's houses, breaking cars and win dows. This morning tbey broke the doors ol some houses, dragged out the men and beat three ol them Beverely. The women and children are terror siricken. The rioters have charge of the place. Some workmen took refuge in the manager's house, and one of these has been badly |>url The manager telegraphed to the bidney authorities to send conBtnblca iuimt'diatelj\ Since January the Liugan minee, alter a protracted strike, havo been opmted by bon union men. Two more men were brutally beated. Tiicy attempted to- go to wort A doctor has been telegraphed to attend the injured. doTuTFi'kizk riuar. OalUgher Knock. Out one Man and ?I lieu ViulnUe* the Victim ? Brother. Mt. Cakhkl, March 20,-This town is terribly excited to-day over a double prize light which took place here last night. The participants were Daniel Gallagher and Michael and William Mannion, brothers. The trouble originated in Har vey's American House. Michael Mannion Incurred the enmity ol Daniel Gallagher while the latter was protecting an aged ?nd inoffensive man Irom the attack of a young hoodlum. Mannion and Ga 1 agher mutually agreed to settle tb? difficulty ill the prize ring. Lest the intelligence of the proposed light should reach the eara of tho iutborites the lacts were entrusted to a special lew, with strict, injunctions ol ^ThMiugilists, accompanied by their sec onds and confidential friends, repaired to the cheetnut field situated about fifty yardB from the borough proper, where a ring was lormed. Patrick .Nolan seconded Mannion, John Martin, Gallagher. The Marquis of Queensbury rules governed the fight, the pugilists doffed all their clothes save their pantaloons, entered the ring ?j??* menced to thump each other. First blwd ?as claimed for Gallagher, who P ?nted a stinging righthander under Mann ou s left eye, leaving a ghastly cut and rolling him '"Gallagher knocked Mannion off bis feet every round. In the fifth round Gal agher struck his opponent on the nose, splitting hat organ in a shocking manner. The blood tbwed copiously. When tune waa called for the sixth round Mannion lai ed to respond, and Gallagher waa awarded the honor of the light. . William Mannion, seeing his br?Uier beaten and Beverely punished, and think ing Gallagher too exhausted to> agaiu Ugh , challenged him to immediate battle. Gal lagher, though much exhausted, accepted bii challenge and invited him to Step into the ring. Mannion {jum ber two was sent to grass wthha brother alter soveral rounds, in wHch he was badly used up. Patrick Nolan, the man who seconded the ManmonB, iben challenged Gallagher. The latter consent Mi to also fight him, but after Nolan had undressed he wisely concluded to with draw and donned his clothes. Gallagher is better known to the boxing men of this vicinity than either of his opponent! He Is considered one of th? best handleis o the gloves in this section. He is# band some specimen ot physical roanti?o(J. ana weighB IliO poundB. Michael Mannion is a finely-built man, and tips the beam ^at 170 pounds. William Mannion is a loca pugilist, and weighs about 160 pounds. It is probable the principals of the disgrace ful event will be arrested to morrow. BEN WILSON'S PLIGHT. How ? Oue>L?cifC4l Man K one tied tb? The tinllMnt i'onffreMniau. Washington, D. C., March 20.?1The Jlepublioan prints the following: Commis Bioner Dudley and Charles H. Grey, cor respondent of the Cleveland leader, who were on the Pennsylvania sleeper that burned on the track four or five hours east of Pittsburgh a few days ago have returned to Washington. Gen. Dudiey had only time to seize his artificial leg, tuck it under his arm and drag himself along the aisle toward the door, keeping his face close to the iloor to avoid the blinding, suffocating llamea. As he reached for his leg he ro membered that llepresentative Ben Wilson, of West Virginia, who occupied a berth some distance down the car was deaf, and the thought Hashed across his mind that per haps the alarm might not have aroused the sleeping man. As be crawled along on his hands, knee and stump he felt in every berth, makiug all possible speed, but not missing a bunk in his blind search for Wilson. Sure onougli, there lay the Con gressman in one of the berths sound asleep, in the very embrace of a fiery Jeath, totally oblivious of his danger. The Commissioner shook him vigorously, but :ould not arouse the sleeper. Reaching aver the prostrato form, he raised the window, and then, jumping into the berth, tie seized Mr. Wilson by both shoulders md shook him with desperate earnest ness. "For God's sake give me a drink of water," feebly murmured the semi-con icious man. "Wake up! wake up, I tell youl" scream ed General Dudley in bis ear, giving him another shaking, "the car is burning up!" Although nearly dead with heat and smoke, the General remained cool, para doxical as the statement may appear, and be knew that the half stupefledfman would be quite as apt to go the wrong way if he stepped into the passage as the right way, una feeling by the motion of the car that the train was coming to a stand-still, he idded; "Be quick; jump through the window or you will be a dp* J man," He jaw the Virginian clambered througg the window, and again placing his face within two or three inches of the floor he com pleted the journey to the doorway in safety, though when he fell, rather than climbed, from the platform he was more [lead than alive. The car went up like a tinder box, and in two minutes more Ben Wilson would have been burned to a crisp. Very few got away with anything except their night clothes. Luckily, General Dud ley's pantaloons were fastened to his arti ficial leg, and when he carried that off in triumph the attachment came with it NEABLT A BTATfc'W RIGHT QUESTION. A Bout NhvIkhIIhk Without Llrrnaf la ArUnniiaN SlnrliitCunlraveriy, Washington, March 20.?What came near being a question of Stgte rights came up in the Treasury Department to-day fiom an unexpected source. It appears that Inspector Garrett, of Memphis, reply iog to an inquiry of General Dumont in regard to facts in connection with the re fusal of the Local Inspectpr to graht a cer titicate to the steamboat Delia, on the Ar kansas river, says that the vessel waa re fused a certiticnto because her boiler was not constructed according to the require ments of tho law, and the owner was noti fied not to navigate the vessel. Tbe owner, however, consulted the U. 8. District Judge and District Attorney at Fort Smith, Ark., who advised him that if the vessel was navigated wholly within the State, inspection, license, Ac., was not re quired. Under this ex parte decision the vessel did some ferrying, but waa imme diately reported by the local inspectors to Mr. Garrett. That officer now asks for in structions from tbe Supervising Inspector General in Washington. General Dumont, will order him, as a preliminary measure, to file a complaint with the Surveyor of Customs, whose duty it will be to libel the boat The Dis trict Attorney will then have a chance to explain the Grounds upon which be based his advice to the owner. An opin ion of the Supreme Court, which governs tbe laws of the steamboat inspection ser vice, as to what constitutes the navigable waters cf the United States, was deliver ed by Justice Field. It says: "Those rivers must be regarded as pub lic navigable rivers in law which are navi gable, in fact, when they are used in their ordinary condition as highways for com merce, and they constitute navigation waters of the United States, within tbe meauing of the acts of Congress, in con tradistinction from navigable waters of the States, when they form in their ordinary condition, by themselves or by uniting with other waters, a continued highway over which commerce is, or may be, car ried on with other States or foreign coun tries, in the customary modes in which such commerce is conducted by water." Ex.Preildent UIhi ioChlc?g?. Chicago, March 20.?Ex-President Diai, with his own and his wife's family, ex Minister Foster and a number of friends, arrived here this morning. They were met ?t the Wabash ltailroad depot by a com mittee of citizens and delegations from the City Council, Board of Trade, Commercial Club and Exchange, and detatchmenta of the National Guard and a great concourae jf citizens, who cheered the party to the scho. Escorted by a platoon of police, the procession moved to the Palmer House, where Mayor Harrison delivered an ad dress of welcome, and formally tendered the keys of the city to tho ex-President, j The party is now viBiting the postoffice, uid later will visit the Board water works, griper railroad fire de partments. To-night there will ha a Iree-1 lor all reception at the Palmer House. ? HoTementnofUoverniueot umrlaU. Washington, D. C? March 20,-Secre tary Folgor'a destination is Fortress Mon roe, where he will remain several days for reBt and recuperation. When the Secretary left he was really a very sick man, suffer ing not only from hU old malarial trouble, but from a serious stomach disorder as well The President will remain here to jutertain President Diax and party, and will probably join Secretary t olger at For reus Monroe the latter part of next week, irom which point they will no doubt pro ved to Florida The Hon. John 0. New ?as the only official in the f'easu'y De partment who was thoroughly informed as 10 the Secretary's plans. 1 A ?o<"l Wb.at Fro?i>ecl In Indiana. Visibnnim, I.NB., March 20.-Tbe spring a opening auspiciously for the growing wheat, and farmers in this neighborhood ire rejoicing over the flattering prospect Winter wheat in most places looks mag nificently. The fly deatroyed some of the aarly wheat, but it will not materially iffect the aggregate yield. A great deal of wheat in this county has been overflowed by back water during rwsent I hut farmers say that wheat in the sub merged district looks better than that on the high lands. The sleet and ice did not harm it either. 1 Npracue NoralnHlcd by DenjocroU. Pkovidence, R. 1., March 20,-The Demo cratic 8tate Convention this morning nominated William Sprague for Governor by a rising vote, seven voting against. A committee was appointed to confer with a committee of the Independent ?r bpra?ue Convention, held last week, relative to 1 filling the remainder of the ticket. Com-1 mittees were also appointed ?n "sohMonB to invite Sprague to accept the Demo cratic nomination for Governor. KAMttly lmportiiuiiie. Cincinnati, 0., March 20.-A girl shot herself at noon in the room of Panl. Hoag, No. 145 West Fifth street. She had called lor Hoag, who was out. The proprietor of the house was about lo eject her whe" "j>? shot herself in tho temple. Whentold she would die she said her name wm Mabel Berange, of Thomastown, Maine; that.she bad two sisters living ioiMilloid. Msine, jne in Massachusetts and one in Oalifor aia, ... Attempt lo Burn Anbury;Park. . KBW York, March 20.-Ioceudiariesare it work all along the New Jeraey coast. A xmversatlon was overheard between three them in which a plan was laid to destroy \sbury-park,tbe great Methodtot EptacowU lummer resort. They appeared at the ;>lace as arranged, but did not carry out I ;heir dtsign, and seven watchmen allowed hem to escape. Hire* Little Children Buro.it lo Death. New Voiik, March 20.-A Quebec spo ?ial says that a farmer named Narcisse ^elgne" and his wife loft home near St Slasliore, conuty Dorchester, yesterday to ipend the night in the village. During heir absence three children wore burned to death. The person in charge and the sldeat child escaped. The house was a rame building and was rapidly consumed. 4 W.m.."^.dVoa Kicked to Death. Gowms, Iowa, Mardi 20-The wife of fames Hyland, living a few miles from iere, was found dead in bed, and there ??? evidence of murder from choking and ticking, she and her husband had sep ratedf and he has been arrested for the nurder. Hyland accuses a neighbor named 3ond of the deed. Three Children Cremated. Qiikbbc, March 20-A farmer named ?eigne and his wife left home near St Uagllore county, Porcheater, on Monday osoond the night in tho village. During heT.bsence tSree childri?n were burneS o death. The person in charge and the ddMt child escaped. The house was a 'rame building and was rapidly consumed. Tbt UnnloiiaBoM Race. Toronto, Out., March 20,-Hanlon de 'lines to row Row in maritime waters, but will meet him half way between Toronto lnd St John. Hanlon regards$.500 for ex naiiBPB in a SI,000 race out of proportion, Snd proposes neither b? given nor Hanlon calls upon Ross to cover the $500 has deposited. Apple* Hllleii. Pes Moines, March M.-Reporta from this section of the country says the apple orchards are killed by the severe winter. On. farmer reports a lots of 500 trees sev ?n(U y??ol5. The estimate loss In the crop of this count; also will be "Kooo btuhels. Small fruits were also damaaed. THE AGITATOR'S YIEWS ON RECENT LONDON EXPLOSIONS. Paratll Doma'l Uara lack Faith la tka Falr.n. ofKanllik Papara or JarlM-Amtrleaa Praia lield I'p ai aa Kxiapla? Dlatraaa and Safftrlaf la Eaglaad aad Scotland. Boston, March 20.?A cable dispatch io the daily Globe from London contains an interesting interview with Mr. Pornell. I He says: "I have felt compelled to re* I fuse to make any utterances concerning these matters to the English press because, no matter how carefully my expressions might be made, my jury would certainly be prejudiced. If not, it would be packed. England is not in a mood to listen to any* thing about Irish affairs that is not con demnatory of the Irish people. "Why should the Irishman be absolute ly a slave and the Englishman be his mas ter? Why should the Irishman give up his struggles to be free ? After centuries of strife, the Irish people reached by won derful patience and wonderful tact that stage of political bucccss wherein their struggles for liberty were confined to Parliamentary efforts. So good was that cause that legislation was se cured giving thejlrish peasantry somerights on their native soil. So prudent were these peasants in the enjoyment of the fruits of their hard toil that inalice has for the time failed, and fince the period of the Minis try's concession no unlawful act has been or can be brought home to the real Irish party. If crimes have been committed in Ireland, so have crimes been committed elsewhere. But in Ireland everything done by persons notinoflice must be done by Irishmen; and if the acts are criminal it seems nearly impossible to assign other than revolutionary reasons for their com mission. NOT ENBH0ETIC KNOl'GH. "I do not care to discuss the crimes now under judicial Investigation in Ireland so long as the courts of justice have them in charge, but I do not protest against the uncivilized injustice shown by the English press toward the people of Ireland since the recent explosions. The explosions oc curred at y o'clock at night, the one at the Government building doing some ?1,000 damage and the one at The Timet building doing little, if any. The police and mili tary were at once put in possession, and all opportunity for an impartial investigation 1 was shut off. If the London ' press were conducted as the Amer- , ican press is, scores of ex perts writers would have at once , investigated the explosions on the spot, and undoubtedly would have fully ex- , plained them in all the public prints next day. But secrecy and mystery were se cured, which naturally surrounded affairs with great importance. The next day the London press, without exception, without investigation, without reason, charged both expiosionB upon the Irish parly, describ ing them as diabolical plots to punish and intimidato the Government. Fair reporto rial investigation might have shown that the explosion at the Government build ing was caused by gas, and that the one at the Times building was caused by auy of a thousand persons who imagined themselves aggrieved. DISTRESS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. "I tell you, notwithstanding all the troubles of the Irish people, there is to-day as much bitter woe in England and Scot land, and as much bitter hostility among the poor and idle of both countries against the lordly power, as there ever was in Ire land. They are accustomed to being hun gry and ill-housed and clad, and are not murmuring on that account. But the laborers in Scotland and Eng land aro idle and hungry, aud dangerously impatient. You do not see all this in the editorials of the London papers, but you see it in the column where the stories of the poor are told, aud in the vastly increased number of crimes and vio lence. The manufactures and trades of England are in a bad condition. The English people are not Nihilistic and never have been, and if they were there are ten causes in England for Nihilism where there is one in Ireland. The Irish poor are the agricultural poor. The poor in England are the dangerous poor of the large towns and the mining districts. "I do not assume even to suggest that the acts of violence either in Ireland or London hare been concocted by the ene mies of Ireland. All I insist upon is that the Irish party is honestly endeavoring to secure remedial legislation through the regular courses of Parliament; that the Irish party has no need to resort to such acts ot public violence as has been charged against it; and that the Irish party has every reason to refrain from such illegal acts. T1IB ATTACH ON LADY DIXIE, Mew York Irlnluncu Declare, the M?rj or II Pure Fiction. New York, March 20.?O'Donovan Rosea says the attack on Lady Dixie ia a ghost etory, probably got up by people about her and intended to hurt the Irish cause. No Irishman alive would do such a thing. It is carrying the joke too far to claim all crimes committed in England are the work of Irish men. We do not harm women, and Lady Florence would be especially safe, because her mother had always been a friend to Ire land, and has our respect. Forster would have been killed in Dublin by the Invisi bles but for the fact that he waB accom panied by ladies. Devoy and Breslin, of the Irish Nation, were earnest in their assurances that the assault on Lady Dixie was not committed by Irishmen. Devoy said: "I don't believe that anything of the kind occurred. The English Govern ment is making all the capital it can out of the subject." He believes this to be an other oi the mythical outrages which the English press make such a good use of. Her mother's name of itself would shield Lady Dixie Irom being harmed by any Irishman. "I believe this is one of a series of put-up outrages to excite hatred against the Irish. It reminds me strongly of the tales whiph the English press wept over at the commencement of what was called that mutiny in India. At that time the London papers were filled with accounts of horrible outrages com mitted on English residents of India by the natives. This stirred op an intensely bitter feeling against the natives of India. 1 I remember, I sympathised with the In dians all along, until I read how a lady had been tied between two planks and then slowly Bawsd in two. For that one act I would have wiped the whole Indian popu lation out of existence, so great was my horror and indignation. The story proved to be untrue, but at that time it served its purpose. Now I say that this story about Lauy Dixie is one of the same kind, and. intended to servo a like purpose." PBOPOMKD FOITKRY AT CANTON For the Employment or Kant I.lverpool Loeked-ont Potter*. Pittsburgh, March 20.?There is now good prospect that a pottery will be estab lished at Canton, Ohio, which will accom* modate the remaining striken from the East Liverpool potteries. Of the number locked out at that place but fifty-six re main, of whom thirty-seven are married men with families. Two acres of ground in Canton were present* ed to Grand Master Bankin, of the Knights of Labor, a few doys ago,by Louis Schaffer, of the Opera House there, who, since then, informs Mr. Rankin that no difliculty will le experienced in obtaining subscriptions for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings and the purchase of the necessary machinery. He also suggests the propriety of calling a public meeting for the purpose of awakening a greater in tereat. One gentleman offers to head a subscription with $2,000. The pay roll of the Knights of Labor to the potters now without wprk last week amounted to about $350. FA III MOM" ftOIKN. The HunlclpAl Klectlun?A Temperance Victory?l.ocnl Ncwh. Fairmont, W.Va.,March 20.?The munic ipal election here last Saturday resulted in a complete temperance victory, the anti license Council being chosen by majorities ranging from 25 to 35. The following named persons are the members elect: Mayor, B. F. Reed. Recorder, Tbos. A. Fleming. Couucilmeu, J. M. Hartley, G. G. Far ranee, Eli Musgrave, D. X Snider, J. F. Hough. Circuit Court, Judgo A. B. Flemming, presiding, which has been in session for more than two weeks, will adjourn to morrow. Quite a largo amount ol business has beeu transacted?many old cases that have been on the docket for yeard, having been disposed of. Ttie revival which has been in progress at tho M.'thodibt Protestant for the last six weeks instill going on. Up to the present time there have been over 75 conversions, and nearly this number of accessions to the church. The many friends of Rev. J. B. Reod, pastor of the Presbyterian church of thfc place, will be sorry to learn of the death ol his little boy, Ralph, who died last night after only two days' illness. Ralph was a bright child, the only boy of the household and a favorite with all who saw him. Air. and Mrs. Reed hav? the sympathy of many friends in their allliction. Between thirty and forty new students have been enrolled at the Normal School this week, and as many more are expected withiu the next two weeka. It is believed that the coming term will be a very suc cessful one. Aire. M. E. D. Fleming, for merly Alias Dickey, has gone to work in the Normal School again. t'onklliiif'H ArraiKumcnt. New Yojik, March 20.?George W. Conk ling, who shot and killed Wilber H. Haver stick last night, was arraigned to-day in the Coroner's olllce. He is gentlemanly in appearance and bore himself outwardly with calmness and composure. The coroner decided to begin the investigation this afternoon. Conkling's counsel claims the shooting was entirelyjustitiable, that the prisoner did it in defense of hit Bister and in efforts to remove her from vicious surroundings, and that it would be sustained by the moral senti mentof the community. Counsel main tained that if Haverstick had only used his fists in the assault on Conkling, v weapon would not have been brought intc play. Tho prisoner was remanded to tht custody of the police. Mrs. Uhler, tht prisoner's sister, became so hysterical aftei the shooting that she had to be removed U a hospital, where she now lies in an ex hausted condition. Once Ha*, lint Now In Not. Milwaukee* Wis., March 20.?Her mann Hilden, a young barkeeper who a year ago murdered his step father, Bona venture Kramer, and came near killing hip own mother, was to-day set free after a sec ond trial in the Circuit Court. Tht jury found Ililden was insam at the committal of the deed, but has Bince recovered. Thefirst trial resulted in a verdict of murder in the first degree. Hilden purchased two revolvers in St Louis, then come to this city and com mitted tho crime. His only excuse was he did not approve, of the second marriage of his mother. PoNtiiiHNlera NulnricM. Washington, I). C., March 20.?During the closing hours of the last session of Con gress'a bill was passed authorizing tLe Postmaster General to readjust the salaries of certain postmasters, but the bill makes no pecuniary provision for carrying out itf requirements. It is said at the postoflice department the law dauuot be executed without the appointment of an additional force of clerks. It is estimated tho read justment of salaries diverted by the bill will requlro the expenditure of at least two millions of dollars. Kclcniicri oo llnll(T) St. Louis, March 20.?A . few days ago James Shoemaker, of Decatur, Tex., as sisted, under protest, the sheriir of Mon tague county in arresting a hard character named James Savage. Saturday last Sav age met Shoemaker at Burlington and shot and killed him. Sol Richards, a friend of Shoemaker, attacked Savage with a knife, whereupon the latter put two balls through him, killing him almost instantly. Savage was arrested, but was released on two thousand dollars bail. Kmiim Iloatlft' Aixlnctlou. Taylorsvillb, Ills., March 20.?In her rational moments Emma Bonds has con firmed the theory that two masked mon carried her from her sick room. From other evidence her father and physician are convinced that the abduction theory was a correct one, to prevent her appear ance before the grand jury. MINOR FOREIGN NEWS. The London Standard states, on good authority, that tho Cabinet are divided on the question of the construction of a tunnel under tue Kngliah Channel. A London Timet correspondent, in Ber lin, says Germany and Spain are preparing ? adopt hostile tariff laws, because of the failure of treaty negotiations. Tho Grand Jury at Belfast, Ireland, found a true bill against Nugent and twelve )the members of the Armagh assassination jociety, who were arrested in October last The Governor of Moscow has received i letter, warning him that the Kremlin, where the Czar is to be crowned, will bo jlown up during the coronation ceremony f the Czar refuses to sign the constitution. Judge Larnson, repl?ng to the address ^resented by the grand jury of Belfast, iaid he attributed the explosions in Lou lon and the attack on Lady Florence Dixie to the final efforts of the scotched reptile?lawlessness. At tho meeting of the British Cabinet at Windsor, yesterday, Lord Carlingford took bis seat as Lord President of Council, in the place of Lord Spencer, who resigned. Lord Carlingford will also assume the du ties of Minister of Agriculture, which are combined with those of Lord President At tho meeting at Glasgow Inst night, O'Donnell, member of Parliament for Dungarvan, in his address, repudiated the charges made by Forster agaiiiBt Pamell and the Lind league. He advocated the organization of Irish in England and America for the attainment of Irish de* mands. Tho Xorth German Gaulle endorses the statement made recently in tho Italian Chamber bv Signor Mancini, tho Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who says Italy has never be?n rebutted by Austria and Germany. Both these powers welcome' the existing friendly relations with Italy, and any suspicion against the peaceful policy of Germany is unfounded. RAILWAY AFFAIRS. FINANCES OF THE P., C. & ST. L. ROAD Annual Statement of tbe Coayaaj?Tha Ta?r?r i?u Uoad-l'hiagfi la Oftlctn-Local Ball* way New.i-Good Luck or Wheeling la* teuton la ? Colorado Stlnr. Columbus, Ohio, March 20.?The annual meeting of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway Company was held here to-day, at which time the report if the directors for the year 1882 was pre sented, showing the gross earnings to be $3,214,023.08; expenses, $2,830,000.80, net, earnings, $1,383,023.28; interest on invest ments and rent of equipments, $1,003,091; total net revenue, $1,403,550.80, from which deduct interest on funded debt, $S51,000, iiterest on car trusts, $143,541.25, other charges to the income $120, 444; total charges, $1,124,075.25, leav ing the profit $278,584 04 on the Pitts burgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway proper. Deducting the loss on leased I lines, $271,170.70, leaves a net profit on all | the lines of $740,78*S, against a loss in the previous year of $258,783.77. The earnings of the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway were $5,122,043.11; ex penses, $4,410,358 00; net earnings, $703, 584.42. The P., C. A St. L. Ry. Co., direc tors elected for the eusuing year, were G. B. Roberts, J. N. McCullough, William Thaw, TIiob. D. Messier, It. Sherrard, Jr., Daniel S. Gray^ Henry H. Houston, Wis tar Morris, J. IS.Dubarry, W. H.Barnes, J. P. Wetherill, G. W. McCook and John P. Green. Oneida, O., March 20.?Steel rail is being laid on the Tuscarawas branch, between Dover and Zoar, as fast as a strong force of men can do the work. The rail is on the ground ready to put into a point east of Zoar Station. A large number of ties have been distributed along the entire branch. The branch working train is busy cleaning ditnhef. widening cuts and strengthening embankments. raut iiiuuuell, for some time day opera tor at Bayard Station, has been transferred to Rochester, Pa. The former night opera tor at Bayard, Mr. Jennings, takes his place, und Fred Dearborn, night operator at Kensington, comes to Bayard to fill Mr. Jennings' place as night operator. Mr. Richardson, operator at Mineral Point, has accepted a situation on the Valley road, and will on Monday assume the duties of agent and operator at Brecks ville. Mr. Yengling, from Minerva, will take Mr. Richardson s situation. KA1LROAI* MATTE KM llrfore tbe Ilin?r?l of County Co mm I a* Hioncrn YenfcrtlHy. A short meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held at the Court House yesterday afternoon, to transact some special busiuess of interest. An application from the Wheeling & Elm Grove Railway Company for tbe right of way across the Wheeling, West Liberty & Bethany turnpike, and through the county's lot in the rear of the toll-house, was read by the Clerk, and after consider able discussion a resolution was passed granting tho desired right of way on pay ment oi $50 by the company. The cross ing at the pike is to be at grade; cattle 4tops and a serviceable plank crossing are to be constructed by the railway company. Presideut Woods was on motion made the attorney of tho Board to vote tho shares of stock held by the county in the P., W. Si Ky. Railroad in the approaching annual atockholders' meetiug of the company. The matter of issuing the $20,000 bonds voted by the people as a subscription to the River railroad, was informally discuss ed, but no action was taken inngard to it. . ? HI It IT K A UOtANZA. A Mining Coin|>aujr iu which Wheeling Mennrelnicmlnl In Lmk. Yesterday Mr. Benj. Fish or, Presidont of the Villa Grove Mining Co., organizad under the laws of Colorado, and operating a silver mine in that State, received a dis patch from Superintendent James McLaln, conveying the information that a four foot vein had been struck, assaying $727 to the ton, and that about $2,000 per day could bo taken out; also that the indications were that the vein was a good solid one. This company is one in which Wheel ing capital is largely interested, Messrs. Benj. Fisher, Thomas H. Norton, Alex. Loring, J. 11. Greer and Fred 1). Norton being members of the Board of Directors. The company was framed to develop and operate the "Anna" mino, located In the I Sangre deChristo Mountains, seven miles east of Villa Grove, the present terminus of the Denver & Kio Grande Kailroad in the San Luis Valley, Saguacho county. The property was purchased last Septem ber, and since that time a force of men have been steadily at work, and under skillful management the value of the prop erty has been demonstrated. The track of the railroad runs within half a mile of the mine. When the mine was first open ed in April, 1881, a shaft was sunk twonty tive teet and a tunnel fifty feet long made. Over one hundred tons of oro were taken out, and from it a "mill run" of $127 was obtained. Major Norton was largely ics'rumental in interesting Wheeling capital, and last evening was found in high spirits. He has always liad faith in the mine and is conti* dent it is a first-class investment. Dyiinmilo I)o|iiiIh IUncovi red. St. rirrKKsuuuu, March 20.?Two dyna mite depots have been discovered here. Forty persons have been arrested. The week's arrest number twenty, including pu pils of the military schools and railway ofllces. The Government is resolved to expel all Italians without permanent occu pations. BRIEF TElEORAMi. The Tennessee Legislator* has passed a bill abolishing public executions. A heavy fall of snow occurred yesterday in northern New York and part of New England. The Pennsylvana Legislature, yesterday, refused to pass the bill establishing a State Board of Health. A collision between oyster pungiea, near Baltimore, last evening, resulted in the loss of five sailors. K. A R S. Hopes, private bankers, of New Brighton, Pa., suspended yesterday. Liabilities, $70,000. Assets, ?10,000. A Chicago disspatch says: The Denver Exchange Bank, of Denver, suspended yesterday morning. The bank was never strong. The failure creates little surprise. Other banks are not affected. Another meeting of the coal operators and miners arbitration committees of the Pitts burgh district has been called for April 10, when it is expected that a satisfactoryjsettle ment of existing difficulties will be tnado. Trying and Testing. All persona wiablog to tent the merits of a great remedy?one that will positively cure consumption, couglm, coldi,asthma, bronchi tis, or any affection tf the Throat and Lungs? ? are requested to call at Logan A Co.'s Bridge Corner Drug 8tore and get a 10c Trial Bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion. which will ahow you what a regular alzed bottle will do. eow, Closino out at coat, Furviture, Carpel* Window 8hadea, Ac,, at Zink A Moiehead's 1117 Main street, as their room* are to be used for other business after April 1st,