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- NO, Wtet \ A., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 15,1877. VOLUME XXV--NUHBEli m
SkJuMIigfurcr.
Hayi>H and ?>ood Luck.
Is there such a thing as luclc ? Thin in
a problem that haa puuled the workl for
agee,and that ii apparently incapable of
aatiaiactory solution. President Hayes
it to all appearancei! the very incarnation
of good luck?altogether the moat lucky
man known to fame in thla country. "It
U better to bo born lucky than rich," say*
the proverb. Hayea illustrates the proverb
in every sense of the word. Born
)>sor, and losing his father at au early
age, he happened to have a rich uncle,
and he became his uncle's heir, inheriting
a very large fortune. He went into the
army and always had good luck, and
came out at last, after honorable service,
without a scratch. He went into politics
and never experienced but one defeat,
although he had some very narrow
escapes. Once upon a time, when (in
18G8) he ran againstThurman (or Governor
of Ohio, he waa supposed to have been
beaten. So sure were the Democrats of
Wheeling that he had actual!/ been
beaten, that the then editor of the Remitter
sent a dispatch to Thurman like thin:
"The copperheads of West Virginia send
greeting to Ohio's elected Governor," Ac.
They thought that Thurman hnd delivered
the party, and they looked upon him
a-t their Motes. In this they simply
made one of their numerous mistakes.
Hayes was Governor all the lime, quietly
awaiting the count, jiHt as he was
President all the while when awaiting
the decision of the Electoral Commission.
The great Napoleon "was a tirrn believer
in lucky men. He .had infinite
faith in the stars of ccrtain people. His
own career made him a fatalist, that is a
worshipper of fate as the veritable deity j
of the universe. Ilia life was expressed
in a single verse :
"He fan his {4(0 too rnucb,
Or his duorta are small.
Who fours to |iut It to the touch
Au J Iota or win it all."
There were times when the whole career
of Napoleon was staked upon the
hazard of the die?the losing or winning
of a battle. And thus it has been with
Hayes in a different sphere, under different
circumstances, with different motives,
and with no special agency of his own to
work on his behalf. Napoleon apparently
carved out his own fate, even while
fought on his side. Haye*, on the other
hand, has been a passive instrumentality
iu the hands of fate, and has been commanded,
as It were, to stand still and see
the salvation of the coun.ry through him.
His destiny called luui from retirement
in 1875 to witness in his own election as
Governor ot Ohio the triumph throughout
the whole country of sound currency
idea*, and the defeat of the mad howl tor
more money. His success iu that great
currency canvass gave him such prominence
before tho country as tofcecure him
the nomination at Cincinnati last summer.
Had Hayes faltered on the currency
question in 1875 ho would never have
been where he is to-day. Had he not
boldly come out, apparently against a rapidly
rising tide of popular tdemand for
more money, he would have been beaten,
and in hia defeat we should possibly have
seen a greenback saturnalia, with consequences
to the country that no man can
now estimate. But he did not falter. It
was never Hayes' nature to falter. He
has never yet been weighed in any balance
and found wanting. He is always equal
to the occasion. And in this fact resides
to-day the explanation of his great moral
power over the people. They believe in his
disposition, in his nature, and in his fate,
to be on the right aide and tho good aide
for the country, and hence there is a wide
spread and spreading belief that his administration
will be another Monroe era
in the history of the Republic?an era of
conciliation and good feeling, and of great
peace and prosperity to the country.
Apkofos to the subject of Spiritualism,
whichvia once more a fresh topic in
Wheeling by reason of Prof. Baldwin's
latejezposures at the Opera Home, we
aro reminded that wo met with John B.
Wolf at Washington City the other day,
a man well known in Wheeling and
vicinity twenty odd years ago. II?>has
been for many years a peripatetic philosopher,
circulating between tho Far
West and the National Capital, with occasional
sojourns in New York, and most
of this time has been a lecturer anil writer
on Spiritualism, animal magnetism,
and kindred subjects. As in days of
yore, ho in full of talk. Language was
always Wolf's peculiar gift, and withal
he has some ideas mixed with his language,
and is not an unpleasant person to
listen to for a little while. At this time
he carries with him some npirit photographs,
dim sepulchral faces seen in the
back grounds of live photographs, supposed
to represent parlies who have revisited
glimpses of the moon here below,
and been caught by the rayB of that luminary
while lingoring around in their cerements
and transferred to card board by
some grave yard photographer. Wolf ia
at home in explaining the entire feasibility,
naturalness and undoubtedness ol
this operation. He has no more doubl
of its genuineness than he used to have
of the saving truths of Methodist theology
when he held forth at Pierced Run
Church, in Rrooke county, whero lie declared
once upon a time that lit would
neither eat nor drink until a certain
number of souls had been saved, and where
great excitement was produced in consequence,
and where, as lie now says,people
were moved to get religion out of sheei
sympathy for his hazardous experiment
According to Wolf it makes no oddi
how long people have been dead. The}
can bo reinvested in tho flesh after anj
number of years in a way to bo periectlj
recognizable by their friends. They ma
leri&lize, as it were, from tlie viewlesi
Kir, by molecular attraction,and rehabili
uteintuoital fashions their chemicallj
resolved elements, and thus, like Richard
become their former selves once again.
All this is not hard for some people to
believe. The same people, perhaps, dis?
card the records of Holy Writ as wholly
improbable, and yet take up with spirit
materialization as something neither absurd
nor improbable. This strange inconsistency
onlj illustrates anew what a
curious and capricious afl'air is the human
intellectual maohlne when running
at random outside of the domain of sober
judgment. ^
'l'h? New City Loan.
Bids for the mw city loan of $120,OQU
were opened yesterday at the Exchange
Bank. Borne of the bids offered a half
per cent premium for the bondi. Theprincipal
portion of tho loan, however, remains
yet untaken, and will be kept open
to bidders for some days to come. The
loan, it will be remembered, pays 0 per
cent interest, free of city tax, and is redeemable
after 10 and payable after 30
years.
A city of Wheeling bond u a good investment
for people who havespare funds
and desire a safe security. In one sense
they are preferable to government bonds,
not being liable to the fluctuations of those
bonds in price. Those who bought "United
States bondn a year ago have lost much
more than a whole year's interest by reason
of their heavy decline in price. For
instance, this morning one year ago the
Five-Twenties of 1808 were quoted at 12!!.
while yesterday they were sold at 1132*
a decline of a year and a half'* intercut in
gold. Ten-Forties brought on the 15th
of March, 1870, 118ij, while yesterday
they only brought 111, a decline of a year
and a half's interest. So that the investor
in these bond* a year ugo ban not only
lost no amount equal to a year and ah&li
1 interest, but, irrtfddition, the interest he
might have received on hit* money had it
been invested in a bond like those jiow
offered by the city?that is, a bond not liable
to much fluctuation in price. This
would make his real Iobs equal to two
and a half years' interest on his money;
indeed more than that; counting interest
on the premium paid for government
bonds.
The advantage in a bond like those
ottered by the city consists in the fact that
they seldom rise or fall in value to any
material extent. They are like money
loaned in this respect, only that they are
paler than most people's individual paper.
They are well endorsed by a city that has
one of the smallest debts in the Union in
proportion to its population and wealth
and that carries its bonds with comparative
ease. _
Gov. Mathews* inaugural is highly
spoken of even by the opposition press
of our State. Its liberal spirit leads anybody
to the belief as if, as the Wheeling
Intelligences sayB, he had compared
notes with President Hayes, both expressing
their determination to perve their
people and not their party only.
It the Governor continues in that path,
he will receive the most hearty approval
of the whole people.?Parker&burg Times.
TIKtAltAWAN VALLEY It. It.
C'omc.M to Wheeling Mure.
Cleveland, March 14.?A special
meeting of the stockholders of the Cleveland,
Tu?carawafl Valley and Wheeling
Railroad Company was held in this city
this forenoon, at which they decided to
extend their road to Wheeling, W. Va.
At the regular annual meeting of the
stockholders, held tins afternoon, the
Board of Directors wan increased from
seven to nine. The new Board is as follows
: S. Chamberlain, E. Thomas,'A.
Stone, H. Cook, Cleveland; II. A. Kent)
II. G. Brooks, Dunkirk; Clement Kuraell,
Massillon; W. W. Holloway.E. P. Khodep,
Bridgeport. ^
X Skillful Kobbcry.
1'iTTflDUROH, March 14.?A well planned
and skillfully executed express robbery
wan perpetrated in this city last
night. Superintendent Bingham of the
Express Company gave the following
particulars this evening: Yesterday afternoon
when the Buffalo Express reached
Brady's Bend, a telegram was handed
Thomas Bingham, the Express Messenger,
which instructed him to transfer his
packages, etc., to J. H. Brooks, at Templeton,
and return to Parker's Landing
and await orders. This was dated
Pittsburgh and pinned Geo. Bingham
Sjp'L Tem pleton is a small station on
the Allegheny Valley railroad, fifty miles
from this city. The Bufl'alo express
gouth and the train going North meet
there and stop for supper. On the arrival
of the train at Templeton a man
stepped into the express car and told
Messenger Bingham that he was ordered
to relievo him and take his run
to Pittsburgh. Mr. Bingham asked
him for his instructions. lle| produced
a telegram addressed to J. H. Brooks,
instructing Brooks to relieve Bingham
at Templeton, and bring the express matter
to Pittsburgh. This was also signed
Geo. Bingham, Superintendent. Bing
nan- auer wie irnuuier 10 crooKH, iook u
train to Parkers, and Brooks came to
this city in charge of the express car. At
the depot of thin city, hia good* were
checked ofV correctly, and he got in a
wagon with the driver to deliver the
goods and report at the general office on
Fifth Avenue. The robbery was committed
in the wagon between the depot and
the otiice. He jumped from the wngon
unnoticed by the driver, when less than
half a square from the office. The safe
was found open and the money packages,
amounting to $4,000 missing when delivered
at the office. Brooks cut the railroad
telegraph wire this side of Templeton
and drew a wire into a watch house
{ there, and with a pocket instrument he
f?ent the bogus message which operated
; so successfully.
Crop ICeport from California.
, San Francisco, March 14.?The crop
reports from all portions 0f the interior
show but little change from the reports
1 two weeks ago. All over the state,
north of San Francisco bay, the grain is in
I excellent condition, and an abundant harvest
is almost certain. In Contra Costa
county and the northern part of San
1 Joaquin Valley, the prospects are good,
except on the west side of San Joaquin
, river, but the loss there is compensated
. by the increased area of reclaimed lands
put under cultivation for the first time.
The southern part of San Joaquin Vali
ley is dried out and there will be no crop
r raised, except on the irrigated lands in
r Santa Clara and in thf country around.
Monterey Bay the grain is In good con'
dition, except in the important district
. of Salinas \ alley where the want of rain
, is greatly felt, though a part of the crop
mav be harvested with good spring rains
in Los Angeloa Valley. Chances favor
' a fair yield with the usual spring rains.
Pejlon House Burned, Richmohd,
Va.. March 14.?The new
hotel at White Sulphur Springs, known
as the Peyton House, burned last evening.
Lom on the building $30,000; in*
eurance $25,000.
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TilK DAILY JXTELLJUUXCER
NEW HAMPSHIRE EIEOTION.
Official Returns Necessary to Determine
Result in 1st District.
Louisiana Goes Over to the Next
Session.
Correspondence Between Mathews
and Packard.
The Kingon Tragedy.
SENATE-EXECUTIVE SESSION
Washington, March 14.
rropnratloii lor Adjournment.
Mr. Sargent Haul that under the rule
a (tingle objection to a resolution, when
offered, carried it over. He therefore
submitted the following and asked th:it
it bo laid on the table for tho present, to
be called up hereafter:
Ruolvetl, That the Vice 1'retiident do
now declare the Senate adjourned without
delay.
Mr. Blaine inquired when the Senator
proposed to call up the resolution for action.
Mr. Sargent replied- Probably to-morrow
or next day, hut he had no idea of
doing bo to-day.
Mr. Whyte said that the Senate had
been waiting for several days for a communication
from the President, and
mougiii mat Home action sjiouiu now uc
taken in regard to cloning the session,
lie thereupon submitted the following:
Jteaolvtd, That a Committee consisting
of two Senators*, be appointed by the
Chair to wait upon the President of the
United States, and inform him that unless
he may have some further communi*
cation to make, the Senate ? ready to
adjourn. Agreed to.
Messrs. Anthony and WHvte were appointed
as such a Committee. .
The order submitted by Morton ye#
terday, that the telegraphic despatches
referred to in a letter from Mr. Orton,
President of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, read in the
Senate on Saturday, be deposited in the
office of the Secretary of tho Senate, to
be by him delivered to Mr. Orton upon
giving a receipt therefor. Agreed to.
The order refers to the dispatches recently
examined by the Committee on Privileges
and Elections during the investigation
as to the Oregon elector#.
The resolution was laid over authorizing
the sub-committee of Privileges and
Elections to nit during the vacation and
investigate the charges preferred against
Senator Grover.
The Senate then went into Executive
session. While the doom were closed,
Mr. Anthony, of the committee to wait
on the President, reported that the President
would not require the presence of
the Senate longer than Saturday or possibly
Tuesday next. Soon after" the doors
were opened and the Senate adjourned
until to-morrow.
? ? ?
New Hampshire Election.
New York, March 14.?A dispatch to
the Times from Concord thin morning
says Marston's election in the First Conf;rcaflional
District is secured, but by periaps
not more than 1,000 majority. If
Maraton defeats Jones then theKepublicanB
will have a full delegation to Congress.
_ The Herald's figures indicate the election
of Maraton.
Concord, March 14.?Later returnado
not change the relative vote for Governor.
The majority will probably be not
leas than 3,500 for Prescott. In the
Firat Congressional Diatrict 25 towna
have not neen heard from. Those returned
give Maraton 10,879, Jones 10,460.
The Republicans believe Maraton is elected
by a small plurality. The Democrats
confidently claim the District.
A dispatch from Portsmouth claims
the District for Jones by a good majority.
Briggs is elected in District No. 2 by
from 900 to 1,000, and Blair in the 3rd
District by from 700 to 1.000. A large
portion of the towns in ooth Districts
have not yet returned the Congress votes,
but they run in the 3rd District very
closely with the Gubernatorial vote, and
it is probable that tho amendments to the
Constitution arq carried.
Boston, March 14.?No further returns
from New Hampshire have been rewived.
The result in the Firat Concreasional
District cannot be ascertained until
the complete returns come iu.
Concord, March 14.?The vote of the
Stato by counties in all but 24 towns
shows that Prescott'a majority will be
3,900 strong. If the remaining towna of
the State are the same as last year the
aggregate vote will l>e over 7,700.' The
coutest in the Firat Congressional Diatrict
is so close that it will require the official
returns to determine the result. All but
seven towns give Marston 12,855, Jones
12.897. Seven towns not heard from irave
Cheney, Republican, 1,058; Marcy, Democrat,973,
last year, which, if returned the
same as last soring, Marston will lead
Jones :t8. An far as returned the House
stands 205 Republicans and HO Democrat*.
The Republican majority will l?e
somewhat reduced by the towns yet to be
heard from. The Senate stands 8 Republicans
and 4 Democrats, and the Council
4 Republicans and 1 Democrat.
The Southern State Debts.
N*w York, March 14.?George S.
Coe, J. D. Vermyle, B. B. Sherman, B. B.
Comegys and Enoch Pratt, who, at a recent
meoting in this citr to consider the
adjustment of the Southern State debts,
were appointed as a committee to confer
on the subject with committees from the
Southern States, after a conference with
the committee recently appointed by the
Tennessee Legislature, has decided that
the following plan would be an equitable
one for adjusting the debt of that State :
After adding all the arrears of interest
and the interest to accrue, up to July 1st,
1877, the then aggregate amount of State
debt would be readjusted by the issue of
new bonds at the rate of GO per centum of
tne total amount, the ne\< boiid to bear
interest at the rate of G per cent ppr annum
from the first of July, 1877, payable
semi-annually in the city of New York;
tho fint payment of interest to te made
on the first of January, 1878, and the
principal to bo made payable also in Kew
York in SO years from the date, interest
coupons to be received by the State for
all taxee due to it The committee think
that the boads issued nnder the proposed
adjuetment should- be uniform in terms
and conditions of payment, and in their
general appcarance. They also expittt
the con?iction that the State will be able
at an early day to provide a fund for
the gradual extinguishment of the debt
Commendatory.
Nashville, March 14.?At a meeting
of business men and citizens to-night resolutions
were adopted commendatory of
President Hayee' Southern policy as announced
in his inaugural address, and ex*
precting their approbation at the appointment
of Mr. Key.
WANIIINOTOX.
WASHINGTON) March 14.?Owing to tl
pressure of applicant* for office at tl
j White House and the department* seve
al of the Secretaries are already txhauo
ed by their labor.
OPPOSED TO NEW ELECTION.
Ex-Senator Robertson, of South Can
Una, accompanied by ex-Congressma
Wallare, called on the President to-da
protecting against Senator Patterson
proposition for a new election, on tl
ground that the substantial industri
interests of South Carolina would be in;
tenally damaged by auch election,
was further stated to the President tin
none of tjio Republican members froi
that State had been consulted on the su!
ject. and therefore it wns in the nature
an independent proposition on the pa
of Patterson, stimulated perhaps by Uo
Chamberlain. Mr. Robertson stated tin
a solution of the South Carolina compl
cations could be accomplished by a moi
simple means, namely, the withdrawal?
the troops from the 'State Capital, whe
the people themselves would adjuat tl:
j difficulty.
The President received Messrs. Kober
son and Wallace courteously, and, i
they are natives of the State, said tin
they would at all times be welcome.
The Democrats and Conservatives c
Louisiana and South Carolina are op
posed to a new gubernatorial eleetioi
1'lie President will not encourage sue
an election unless both parties favor tl:
proposition. He will, however, recen
trout representative men of both partii
any (suggestions in writing they have I
make, as the administration lias not m:
tared any plan.
NOMINATED BY THE I'llKSWEST.
The President has nominated John Jn
Knox Comptroller of Currency, Keubc
II. Stephenson, Surveyor of Customs i
Cincinnati; Archibald AI. Hughes, Unite
States Attorney for the Middle District <
Tennessee.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
The Senate in executive session coi
firmed John Jay Knox as Comptroller <
Currency and the following Indiana Pos
T?l,? It ...
Nichola* Feiiick, Terrc Haute; Ceo. ]
Eleger, South Lend; llcnry Davie, liei
fort!, and Win. K. Ilollowav, Indiana)
olis,
:JO vXcascik.-.
Postmaster General Key, finding bin
noli overwhelmed, nearly," with applici
tions for oflice, ban canned the followiti
circular to be prepared for transmission I
every applicant as the only answer tlu
can pojsihly he given at present to an
of the constantly accumulating letters :
Pobtofkice Department,
Washington, D. C.
Sir?Your letter of the ? ha* bee
received and nlaccd upon the tiles of tli
Department for consideration under tli
ruled of the civil service when vacancii
occur. At present none exist.
D. M. KBY,
Po.*!mailer General,
A delegation of about thirty gentli
men from Tennessee, headed by Judt
Harrison and Congressman Tho'rnlnirgl
called upon Postmaster General Ke
and Secretary Schurz, this morning I
ofl'er congratulations. It now seems I
be agreed by common consent, that tli
entire Louisiana question shall go ove
without discussion to the next session <
Congress.
There does not seem to be much doul
that exPostmaster (ienernl Tvner will 1
[appointed First Assistant I'ostmasU
General.
i anxious altout the senatorial sl'cce
8ion.
Very great interest is felt here anion
the frienda of the Administration, an
particularly among those of them in tli
oenuic, wan rejjaru to me nenaioru
election in Ohio. The friends of tli
President intimate very positively thei
opinion that the nevr Senator should I
fully in accord with the President in hi
Southern policy, and that such Buppoi
for hitn is regarded aa doubly importar
from hw own State.
TOOK LEAVE OF ROBESON.
The chiefs of the several bureaus, to
gether with the clerks and employes <
the Navy Department, called at the res
deuce of ex-Secretary Kobeson this aftei
noon and took leave of him ofOcially.
"William Dunn, Judge Advocate Gen
eral of the United States Army, in a le
ter to General Sherman, expresses tli
opinion that, in the absence of an appr(
priation,o?: other specific statutory cnacl
ment for the purpose of the military de
partmerltof the Government, it would nt
at this time Ire authorized by the provii
ions of section 37?12 of the Jievise
Statutes to purchase or contract for an
supplies, etc., for the army mentioned i
said section fo#r any longer period tha
during the remaining part of the presen
fiscal year.
A Cabinet conference was held at tli
Executive Mansion to-night, lasting froc
$ till 11 o'clock. All the mombertfof.th
Cabinet wero in attendance. Theprinctpi
topic of attention was the general* pla
for the regnfation of the appointments t
office. This was, very generally discJiBaei
but there has not yet been a definite d<
termination. The committee, conaistin
ofr Messrs. Schurz and Evarts, who lutv
had the subject under advisement, hav
not yet completed the preparations (
the civil service rules. The condition <
the Slates ol Louisiana and South Cart
lina did not form part of,the proceeding
to-night. Some consideration was give
to the subject of calling nn extra sessio
of Congress, but that is still a matter fc
future determination by the Prcsiden
It was settled that no necessity existe
for an extended session of the Senate.
Ingcrsoll on Hutcm' Cabinet nu<
Policy.
New York, March 14.?Col. Robei
Ingersoll, of Illinois, lectured to-night s
Steinway Hall, to a large audience 01
"Political questions and answers." Inrt
gard to the policy of the President, th
speaker said: There must be peare b(
tween the North and South, and Presi
dent Mayes has taken the proper and nc
ble means for bringing about friendshi]
He has jouied hands of the North an
South, and asked that' hatred be burie
and friendship shine forth. In the speak
er's opinion, tho President had the pei
feet right to select his own Cabine
without reference to party or polities an
all honest men will stand by him in hi
actions.
T^he sneaker then reviewed each mem
ber of tne Cabinet, and declared himsel
amply satisfied with them individual!
and collectively. If President Hayc
finds that his present policy fails he ca
and will change it, hut he ought to gut
fair trial. He has offered the olive btunc
to the Southern States, and let us hop
thov will accept it.
'1 he speaker ooncluded with a brillian
and .eloquent peroration,supplicating th
South to joinhands again with the N'ort
and bury forever past hatred. He wo
loudly applanded on finishing.
Went em Union Tel. Co.
X*w York, March 14.?The directoi
of tho Western Union Telegsaph Con
pany havo elected Wm. H. Vanderbilt
I director in place of Cornelius Vandei
bilt, deceaeetl, and Cambridgo Living
j ston, in place of the late Col. Vermillii
IA dividend of 1J per cent from the m
j earnings for the first three months wa
! declared, payable April 14th.
Mutt Ileum iintl I'acknrd Letter*.
New Orleans, March 14.?The follow10
in# is tho correspondence between Hon. <
?e Stanley Matthews and Govornor Packard: \
J* U. 8. Senate Chamber, ^ ]
l* Washington, February 27,18<7. j '
To Hon. S. B, Packard, New Orleant: J
My Dear Sir?1 received and read (
?* with attention your communication on
>n the public all'air* of Louisiana, and the ,
subject has beeh carefully considered by j
'rt myself and others. In its relation to the t
general policy of a Kepublioan adrnini- ,
stration, 1 have converged at length with ,
J* " and have given to him the
result t)f my convictions, all of ,
u which'ha can repeat lo you more in .de- j
P1 tail than 1 can at present I merely in- |
[ dicato the results of my opinion without ,
" reference to the rightfulness of the origin ;
r, of vour title as Governor. I am of the (
v! opinion that the circumstances are such ]
. that it will be out of the question for a ,
Republican administration to maintain '
it, as it must necessarily be by the force of ,
arms. As soon as the existing c
" military orders ure withdrawn, M
the Nicholl's (tovernment will be- j
come the onlv existing government and ]
* will have to be recognized then as such. t
^ In the meantime it will be tho duty of the \
Administration to take care that the re- j
r suits shall not imperil the rights and
" equity of tho colored people of Louisi- ;
una, so far as it has the lawful power to (
!' prevent it, and also to take care that ,
I staunch republicans, like yourself,against \
]C whom notning'disrenutuble can be a!-? ,,
leged, should not sutler, and should re!M
ceive consideration and position in some
? way. These are in short my own individual
views. I regret the condition of
ailairs, but 1 cannot help It, and see no
letter Way to improve it.
y Kes|?ectfully,
? Stanley Matthews.
II State of Louisiana, )
l\ Executive Department. \
>' New Orleams, March M, 1877. J
To Hon. Stanley Matthews :
My Dear Sir:?Your letter of the
>* 27th ult. waa duly received. In my com*
?f uiunication to you, and referred to in
l* your letter. I aimed to exhibit to you the
e; reasons amlsterling facts why the govern'
ment of which 1 am the head ought to
' receive prompt recognition from the Nav
tional Administration, In your renlv
you suggest the dilliculties that you deem
exist,without reference to the rightfulness
i- of the origin of your ("my") title, and say
i- that ns noon as the existing military
ig orders are withdrawn the Xicholls gov,o
vernment will become the only existing
it government and will have to be recogt
nixed then a* nuch. Inasmuch asyou say
that your letter only expreases your own
I individual views it is not necessary to
I attempt to correct your opinion that the
n circumstances are such that it will be out
lC of the question for a Republican adminc
intration to maintain it (my title) that
is the subject which now engages the attention
of the President under the
Constitution and laws of the United
States. 1 judge the purpose of
your letter to have wen, in
3" a friendly way, to accomplish the aban;e
donment by me of the olBce of Governor
J* to the end that my defeated opponent
v mav assume, unquestioned, the office to
? which 1 have been elected. Admitting
0 the value of the opinion of one so learned
|e and of so deservedly great intluehce in
C the counsels ot the nation, I am constrained
by a high sense of duty to unqualifiedly
decline to entertain any proposition
to relinquish or abandon the po,e
sition which L hold. J received a major:r
ity of the legal votes cast at the last
election liavc been declared Governor by
J- the loyal Legislature in joint session,
with an undisputed quorum in both
g houses, and having been lawfully vested
d with authority as Governor, 1 cannot
e with due regard to my oath of office and
II duty to the 70,000 voters who have electe
ed mo to the Chief Magistracy?though
r 1 should receive consideration and posi>e
tion in some appropriate way?abandon
is these faithful men to the merciless venrt
genco of the While League Democracy,
it 1 am the head of a government as perfect
as that of any State in the Union.
My predecessor, together with his Secretary
of State, Auditor of Public Accounts,
State Treasurer, Superintendent
? of Public Instruction and Attornev Gen
l" cral, with all the archives of their sev- ^
r" cral offices, surrendered these position* J
into the hands of those lawfully elected to '
- receive them. I now represent this gov- 11
t- eminent with positive possession of all of 1
e these ollice?. I am opposed by an organ- \
) ized and armed mob of men in this city
known as the White League, who \
- have maintained during my adminis- 1
>t tration a farce held together more 1
' bv the {encouragement given them from c
d abroad than bv any other means by those n
y who apparently Bcem to measure the le- 0
h gal existence of the government by the 1
'? amount of force it canfpresent. Were 8
t this force removed, as it will be when the r
legitmacy of my government is determin- 1
ed by the President, nothing then will se- a
c riously impede the success of my admin- Ja
intration. Personally, my position has "
P been, is and will be, until the general
vl government shall see fit to recognize 'J
n my authority as Governor, a most **
0 perilous one and it would be a 11
source of satisfaction, did the responsi- ?
J bilitc rest ouKoyie one other than my- 11
g self." The hundreds of Republicans who
e havo given their lives as a sacrifice to
0 the cause of liberty and free government;
)f the thousands who have deposited their (
>{ votes at the peril of life, are even pres- ^
ent in my mind and demand that I faith* n
fully discharge the duties devolved upon j
n me,"should I exhibit less devotion than v
? these faithful people, though the eil'ort ^
ir cost mc my life, still that devotion would j
t, be a better heritage to my chidhood than n
j the plaudits of the White League of the v
State when gained by nsurrender of both
manhood and duty. 1 am the Governor,
ami no arineu lorce or vioicnce can give
^ my competitor legal title.
Uespecfully, r
t [Signed] S. B. Packard. a
it ? n
11 A Hunk l'auic.
UkthlkiieMj Pa., March 14.?There
e was much excitement in this region to- g
? day, caiued by the report that the Firat r
l" National Bank of Allentown had huh- ^
'* nended. The report waa caused by the tj
' fact that the bank was paying checks for n
lj small amounts by drafts on New York. >
" The temporary embarrassment of this 1
batik causes general uneaainess, notwith'
standing the hopeful reaasuram-e of its
l? oflicials.
u
? Weather Indications. o
Wab.D*pa*tick?t. ) I
Office of tiic Coikv S|(*NAI, Okkickk. V f,
, Wasuikotox.D. C., March 16-1 M.J "
| ruonAWLiTiis.
? For the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
* Tennessee and the Ohio valley, rising
n barometer, cooler north and west winds
j1 and partly cloudy or clear weather. ?
11 For the lakes, westerly winds, rising
c followed by stationary barometer and e
partly cloudy cooler weather. c
0 Even < buncos lor flic Senatorial
" Nomination.
Columbus, March 14.?There is scarcoly
any change in the Senatorial contest b
since last evening, and it is generally I
conceded that either Matthews or Tali 8
a will be nominated. All things considered, ?
i- the chances are about even. a
a
I'UMIH AI, NOTES.
?. Atlajjta, Ua., March 14.?Uon. II. ?
it P. Bell, the Democratic nominee, waa re- o
j elected to Congress yoaterdar, in the 9th S
district, in plaso of Ben Hill. c
Tbat Missing Member.
New York, March 14.?Superioten
lent of Police Willing received a du
l?itch from Montreal stating tbat th
police have a man luppoaed to be Jame
Kingan, the mtaing member of the Pre
luce Exchange, The Superintendent i
making arrangement* to have Kingan re
turned to the city.
It now appears that the dispatch re
jelved by the Chief of Police, on furtlie
inquiry, indicates that tho man suppose*
:o be Kingan committed, suicide, h* th
coroner of St. Jollet. Canada, asks for i
uinute description of Kingan. .
This afternoon Chief of Police Wallinf
eceived another telegram from Coronei
Mody. of Hichibucto, N. B? which seem
.0 indicate that Mr. Kingon, the mtflsini
iroduce dealer, is dead. The telegraii
itatea that the body of a man was discov
red on the railroad track, near WeUord
S\ 13., on the Inlernation R.R, Cards am
locket handkerchiefs with the name 0
Fames Kingon on them were found In hi
wiaession. It appears that he purchaa
id a tickot for passage to England on th<
iteamer Scandinavia, in which he sailec
rom Portland, Me., under the name of J
I). Moore on last Saturday, and on Mon
luy ho left the steamer nt Halifax. /
arge amount of property was found 01
lis body.
St. Johns, N. 1)., March 14.?The Dail
rrtegrajih received the following telcgrati
rom Welldeford, a station 011 the Inter
lational railway, in the heart of .tin
roods, 40 miles north of Moncton am
ibout ISO miles from here:
Welldkfohd, March 14.
The body of a man, found on Uie tracl
lere on Tuesday morning, is withou
loubt that of J. Kingon, of New York
rhose failure ii* mentioned in your New
fork dispatches. On his person wen
ound about $8,770 in United Statei
>onds, American and Bank of Knglarn
lotes and gold, also a gold watch and chaii
is well as other article of jewelry
Imong the latter was a pair ot sleeve
mttons marked J. K. His clothing U
narked J. Kingon. A receipt for a Urat
ilass passage from Portland to Liverpoo
>er steamer Scandinavian, in favor o
I-. I). Mooro, and visiting cards with Uu
tame of J. Kingon were found. Kingon
vas evidently traveling under tho aslimed
name of Moore. He left Portlanc
>n Saturday, arriving at Halifax 011 Sun
lay, where he took n train at' 1:!H) i\ ai
in Monday, via the Internationa
Railway, for River du Loup
When the train stopped here foi
rater Kingon, it is assumed, leit tlx
'ullmancar and went about one hundred
md fifty yards down the track, south o
lie tank house, seating himself on a pile
>1 fence Doles, where he cut his throat aim
>oth wriata with a? penknife. The knifi
vas found close to where he had beer
eated. From the anpearance of the
uow the loss of blood must have beei
;reat; but failing to complete his pur
lose he deliberately walked from the pih
?f nolea on to tho track over which hi
>ody lay, and was run over by the Que
>ec*down train. The coroner's indues
rill be continued to-morrow, when al
ivailable evidence will be taken.
St. Johns, N. B., March ll-Midnight.EleportS
htive reached here by passengeri
?ho have passed through Weldeford am
ifonckton, which create the imprejuiot
hat Kingon'* death wan a foul murder
Phe lateat theory is tho following: Thai
\ingon, who had been lying down in bin
>erlh in the Pullman and complained o:
he headache at Weldeford Htaiiou; whih
he train was taking water he alcppet
tut of the car to take fresh air; that lu
oust have been seized and taken to tlu
>ile of poles referred to in the above dis>atch,
and there murdered ami his body
aid on the track for the train coming
town to run over. This theory in huh
aincd by the following facts:
The body shows that a jack-knife win
dunged deeply into Kingon iramedi
itel v behind one of his ears, the flesh beng
cut down toward the neck about tw(
nehes. The throat was then cut from
ar to ear. Kingon would appear u
iave been held down until hr? btt>il l<
leath, the blood making u hole in tin
now alongside the notes about two feel
leep. His own handkerchief was used t<
ripe the blood from his neck, and wher
horoughly saturated was dropped in the
lole made by his blood. The fouriladed
jack-knife which had been uuec
ran found near the spot. The two coati
tad been removed from his pernor
ind were lying on poles. Two emptj
tockct books were found with the coats
rhe large sum of money named in the
irst dispatch was found in the pistol
tocket of the pants. The body whet
ound showed that it had been struck b\
lie cow catcher and thrown off* the traclc
inly one of the arms being broken. One
rm shows three cuts as if received from
, knife, while defending himself, Of tin
uoney found on his person $50 was U. 8
old and less than $5 in Canadian cur
ency. There is great excitement alonj
be lines of the Tailway and the railway
uthorities have determined to have r
borough investigation. The inquest wil
e resumed tomorrow.
New York, March 1*1.?Mrs. Kingor
ias not been informed of her husband')
eath in New Brunswick, as she is in del
calehealth. The brother of Mr. Kingor
tarted for Weldeford tins evening t<
ilentify the remains.
Lynch Law In Tennessee.
XasiiviCls, March 14.?A special u
o the American from Franklin says: Jin:
i- ....... .
nirder and rob Mrs. Stoekel, neai
Jnion Ridge, Williamson county. Sh(
raa rescued by another colored man, and
Valker was arrested and jailed in Frank
in. He wan taken out by twelve masked
ien, at 11 o'clock last night, and hanged
rithin a mile of that town.
ArrcfltcU lor Forgery.
Providence, March 14.?Charted Cory
was arrested at Pawtucket to-day on
requisition from the Governor of Illiois,
charged with a forgery in Onarga.
womeks suffrage.
In the Ho use of Representatives the
pecial committee on women's suffrage
ecommended an amendment to the State
jonstitution so that upon any proponiion
to impose a tax on unmarried wolan
and widows they shall have the
rivilege of voting the samo as men.
FIKE IlECOItl).
New Orleans, March 14.?A tire
riginating on the corner of Howard and
'aidido streets, destroyed nine two story
ramc buildings. Loss about $15,000
lostly covered by insurance.
Joo (John, the I'nxlllNt.
Cincinnati, March 14.?JoeGoas, inicted-in
a Kentucky Court for participaion
in the Allen-Goss prize light, reachd
Covington to-night in charge of oiU
ers?, and will be taken to Burlington, in
looneconnty, to-morrow to await trial
Marino Dimster.
Cape Lookout. n: C., March 14.?thi
ark, Louis Bergham, from Liverpool to
Baltimore, went aground on Lookout
hoal. The crew attempted to leave the
rrcck in throe boats, two were cap<uze<l
nd six men drowned.
Acquitted.
San Francisco, March 14,?Tasaej
tewart, of Yuba county, a farmer, tried
n a charge of attempting to brihe ex
ecretary Chandler to render a land de
isioo in hiaiavor was acquitted.
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE KANTKKN <ftt EMTIO.V
Ordered to Withdraw.
London, March 14.?A. Belgrado correspondent
of the Timu states that the
Turkish commander has been ordered to
withdraw from the Inlands of the Drina,
the occupation of which recent]/ caused
the continuation with Servia.
The London iW in its leader, based
apparently on authority, says the Eastern
question in not to be settled in an hour;
the public, therefore, will not bo surprised
to learn that the cabinet council of yesterday
is to bo followed by another and
perhaps many more. As the matter ,
stands there 1h very fair prospects of an ,
arrangement which will meet the exigen- ,
,* cies of selection, and if certain caution is |
7 expressed in coming to a linal determiJ.
nation in all important word* and rec- I
ords, there is no room for any pretense of
" pitch having occurred. \
A correij>oedent of the Time* from the
? British army telegraphs from Multsclie
. as follow: In higher Turkish circles it :
is believed that all danger of war is at iin 1
end. On tho other hand the tiewn from
Uessa Arabia is very warlike. In the
3 course of the lnnt few' days two Russian
divisions hnve been pushed forward?one
V infantry land tlic other Cossacks, the latter
1 with tlieir headquarters at Kubu close
to the frontier. The military action on
j the part of Russia is believed to be increditable,
ami an order to march into
Koumnnia is expected as soon a* the
weather will permit. At present any
? movement of the army is imposcible.
t Constantinople, March i i ? Foreign
1 representatives, particularly the Mritisli
' Charge d'Aft'ttire*, urn. t'ndeavnriugUo
p efl'eet an arrangement between th* l'orte
J and the Mont?nugro delegates, but the
i latter are only disposed to make slight
1 concessions, provided that the i'orte con
cedes to their principal demands.
' The Vienna i'rcjw publishes a letter
1 from Jassy giving a detailed ordr*<ie,bat
laille of tho mobilized portion of the Kus1
sian army,'both in .Europe and Cancan:
I bus. It says concentration and organi
nation is so* far on the road that the forces
1 may take the tield at any moment. In :
' the south the army consists ot an active
1 operating force of fotir corps, having an
effective strength of 144,000 men,-l'.'2S,000
horses and 432 field guns; the coast army
1 with 72.000 men, 16,400 horses and U10
iruns anil three corns. In Caucasus the !
efl'ective strength of the army is reckoned
; at 12,000men,25.000horses and 352gun*. ;
I Berlin, March 14.?Gen. Von*tb?ch,
f Chief of the German Admiralty, has re
signed. It in reported that his resignal
tion is in consequence of some of the ex>
pressiona in Bismarck's s|>eech yesterday <
i in Reschatag.
? CONSTANTINOPLE, March 14. ?The I
> Turkish Government is unwilling to take ,
- the responsibility of deciding upon Mon5
tenegro'8 demands, and will submit them
' to the Grand Council, which must be
- summoned for that purpose, or to the
Parliament which meets on Monday
t next.
1 Pesth, March 14.?In the lower house i
- ai the Hungarian diet to-day, Servian
Deputy I'olit interrogated the governI
merit respecting the recent students deuii
onstrations and the Auatro*Huucarian
attitude on the Eastern question.
I Count I)c Tioza, President Of the Conn1
oil of Ministers, replied, that the nt udc-ritn
f demonstrations could not compromise the
! foreign policy of the Monarch, and they
I ought not create discontent in the scla
vonic population. The government con
sidering it the duty to Btrive for the prcser'
vation of peace and amelioration of the
condition of the Christians of the Turkish
government will protect Austria's inter- '
' ests, under all circumstances, against any
one assailing them. <
St. Petersburg, March 14.?The Prince
of Montenegro does not intend to par- 1
ticipate in the course of negotiation* 1
with the Porte, but in resolved, should |
they prove fruitless, to withdraw into the |
national strongholds of the country and
defend bin present possessions. Public '
opinion in Russia regards the notation '
oi the question peuding between Montenegro
and Turkey as a necessary pre- j
liminary to any arrangements between
the Powers.
London, March 1 "?.?A Time* spccial '
from Belgrade reports that much discon
tent exists in Servia. Many of the miU- <
tia refused to givo up their arms when :
they were disbanded. It would not be'
surprising if the discontent assumed a
more delinite character, lieneral Dcspatoritch
has resigned his commission in
the Servian army, and will stay in Bos- |
nia as commander-in-chief of the insurgents.
It is officially announced that the new
bonds of tlia Insurgents are continually \
appearing ill Baujniuka and Bisatsch
districts. Several thousand redifa have
been sent out against them.
The Hussion telegraphic agency says
there is rca^ou to believe jthat Kngland is ]
beginning to show herself disposed to
render accord possible.
A Vienna correspondent of the Timet 1
reports that various doubts have arisen, i
which have considerably damj?ened the '
sanguine expectations of peace which 1
were entertained on the first news of the i
proctocol proposed. It is scarcely to l?e '
expected that Turkey would accept the 4
disarmament in the form which is binding
for her and quite optional for Russia. ,
? t ;
mi rroHDyicrian loiinru. ?
! Jxhiuon, March 14.?A meeting wan held
at Edinburgh yesterday to com*
plete arrangements ior :i Pan Presbyterian
Council to be held from July I'd
' to July 9th next. The chairman stated
that about 200 delegates were expected.
America would probably send the full *
number allotted her, including some of
the most eminent men connected with the 1
church. Representatives are expected ,
, from the Canadian, Australian and South
African colonies and a large and inllti- >
ential body from the Continent of Europe.
Tho meeting resolved to raise $7,000 for
the expenses and promised to do ull in
' its power to provide for the comfort of
i members and the success of the Council.
A committee was appointed to carry out .
there determinations. y
FR4.\CK.
A Sew Bag.
Pari*, March 14.?The committee ani
pointed by the French Academy of Sci- .
I ences to investigate with regard to the '
Phyllopera inaecfreport that 25 districts
; have been ravaged, and in many districts
poverty, privation and misery have reSlaced
alllucnce. In consequence of tho
estrnction of* wine culture tratlic on rail.
roads and canals has diminished. Tho
, public taxes do not yield enough to pay tor
collection. Besides the damage al ,
ready done the districts of Burgundy, ?
, Champagne, Loire and Cher are now t
threatened. The committee recommend [
various measures for the isolation of the c
infected districts and the destruction ot a
( the a fleeted vines.
. EUIFf.
C leopatra's Needle.
1 Cairo, March 14.?The Khedive to-day S
formally, through the British Kepresen- h
tative here, renewed and confirmed his i
father's gift to Great Britain of "Cleor
patra'a Needle." Preparations for its
I removal to London are progressing.
New York,.March 14.?The steamer J
Labrador, from Havre, has arrived.
Mnrine Intelligence.
Bristol, March 14.?Arrived?Steamer
Arragon, from New York.
Philadelphia, March 14.?Arrived?
Steamer Indiana, from Liverpool.
New York. March 14.?Arrived?
Steamer Bolivia, from Glasgow,
lluiikriipt.
Detxoit. March 14.?Oliver Bourke, a
wholesale liquor dealer of thin city, went
into bankruptcy to-day.
New York, March 14. ? Police
Hergeant Kirtley, Detective Huperin tenden
t Walling and ComtniBSiioner Ear
hardt are wcretly inreatigating the
charges made by a detective againut two
of hid associate*,'implicating them in the
mysterious robbery of Uracie King's cash
box, nml a week later that of a firm on
Pearl aired.
0HA&. & DWIGHT,
PRACTICAL CHEMIST,
la prepared to tuaks careful and eouipltt? analyses
at Iron OrM, Limestones, Mineral waters, etc.
ULontory cur. '24th and Cbipllne itrctti
auW Whoollni. W.Vfu
I ^RuPwli^ /
V WEAItWril' /
\ ^EPcoop T?j| J
CAR # in yotirown town. Terms and to
?UU unlfil iriv. H. IUI.T.WPA?Vl
Portland, Milne.
ttocnn A YHAR?AGENTS WANTED on
$fc?JvU ,Jlir linnil ComMnaUon Proepectuo,
rvprvaestlnic
150 DISTINCT BOOKS
wanted etcrrwhore. Tho Blooeit ThHw Ertr Tried.
ralri lui'lo from thla wbet) ali?in?Ie Hook* fall.
Al*?>, Act-ntu wnnlcl ou our MAGNIFICENT
FAMILY 1H8LEK. Huperlor to all otbera. With
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A HOME & FARM
OF TOUR OWN.
Dn the Una of a OKEAT RAlLltOAI). with aood
market IwtU KA8T and WEsT.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE IT.
Mil<l Climate, Fertile Soil, lV?t Couutrjr for Htork
UiiaiDK lu the Called States.
lUmk-. Map*, Full Information, aleu "THE
PIONEER" tent fire to all paitiof the world.
A.I !r.? 0. F. DAVIS.
Land Com. II. 1". 11. It..
OMAHA, NEB.
? C C o C77 a Week to Ajenta. 110 Outfit Frt>.
DOi) h. $/ / P.O. V1CKEBY, Auguata,Me.
t|*)9 day at home. Agenti ranted. Outlit and
V'^ ttrma Itoe. TKUE A CO., Augmta, Maine.
IT ?WuoaILB' Plonu; Bonoa^A^%i^^|
Free
\ LUCRATIVE BUSINESS.
B?" Wo want 500 more first-class
Sewing Machine Agents, and 500 men
af energy and ability to leirn the business
of selling Sewing Machines/ Compensation
liberal, but varying according
!o abilily, character and qualifications
or the Agent For particulars, address
Wilson Sewing Mach ine Company,
Chicana.
J27 and 829 Broadway, New York, or New Or
^ leant, La,
[)fr Extra Fine Mixed Cardi, with name, 10 cU.,
fCO pO!?t?|alJ. L. JONK8 ,fc CO., Nmiu, N. \.
S5 to S20 r.'V1"7 ho,n* worth
*, , lv free. timsoKdCo.,Portland,
''n*np- mrl2-?od.tw
SHIELQS HOUSE,
*Jo. 7 Sixth St., near Suspension Bridge,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
|V. H. STAHLMAN, - - Proprietor.
TblaXiouso him rcwntlj bofn thoroughly tworntwl
and related, with nil th? modern ImproTt*m-nta
added. Ladies and IamlUes will And tho
lUtlKI' Mlltfl! Itl I'Torv (IK tn holr nnta
intnnte, Parlors, Ac.
It l? located in onoof tha n?o?t prominentntretis
n tho business centre of t lie rity, and is well ventinted
throughout.
The table to supplied with the best the market
itUirils. Street cars i?*s the door every few mluitcs
lor all ports of tho city, Allegheny, Manchev
w, nn<l tJouth-?Jdc.
The proprietor has xerval a lone time In tho
und knows well the wants of guaita, capehilly
thoec of our farmers. Hatcn Tery moderate
1 SSl.fJO PKIt DAY.
Drovers and Farmers should bear In mind that
ho Sulillugattichrd to the Houto ii very largo
:nd (?( the beat order. Accommodation-! lor 5Wj
torses.
?*~N. B.?The Wheeling Intiuuokhc*? Is reeiveil
r?-gularly at this Houk for the benefit of
nests from thnt wctIo?._ fflfl-M
RILT, HEADS
WILL BE PRINTED IK THE BEST
STYLE, EITHER PLAJN OP. FANCY
:OLORS, AT THE LOWEfiT PRICES.
VE INVITE AN EXAMINATION OF
RICES AND STYLES," AT TIIE
INTELLIGENCER OFFICE,
25 & 27 Fourteenth St.
TE/USSES.
On account of an overtook
A/ILL SELL BELOW COST,
?ATEDMUND
DOCKING'S PHARMACY.
fp27 __
I 31 AN WHO, IN AUDITION TO A LI.
rV <>thcr methods ef nilnlnR Coal, Is thoroughly
i*iualntrd with tho splendid "Long Wall" aystem,
y wlilth *11 the roil la obtained and hut HtUu
Imbar used, ?nd wuo willptoducu the highest tev
liuonla!* and rIvc the best of reference*, can b*
tiipijjvl ns Mining Engineer or Superintendent by
ddiw?ii>? MININtf KNOINKKK,
Midlothian P. <>., Chesterfield Co., "Virginia.
mrl2-tod?
polt RENTTh??
two-tlory Rrlck House on Fifteenth street,
!o. 122, containing six rooms, baddea kitchen,
?th room and work kitchen, will be for rtnt from
ipril 1st, IST7. Apply to
BAM'L B. BAHNFIZ,
Trustee.
Bacon ani> lahd.
A full supply si ways on hand of Ix*f Lard,
. C, Hsiiii, Fbouldcra. Clear Bidet, B. C. Brlaketts,
tc. Orders tilled freab frota imokn houaa daily.
fit. BKII.I.Y,