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"established AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, WEST VA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 2.1880. VOLUME XXVIII?NUMBER 187. ^ w lie cinimnau u p, Lbum, the gre?t French en JP. Allal from Sew York yeiterdajf for bono- m ltK?i.vT conceaeiona in the wiy of in ^ru? in ???. "ere mtde in 11,6 oa" jdltnli.'- | . Thi city debt of Zanesville waa reduced . ^35 |'ut year. The toul indebtedneee OHii S31.M ?? , TBI journeymen carpenters 0/ Alle le, City, !'??. "rack yeeterdiy for two iilin and lit'? centa pgr day. Tat immediate de "ciency bill passed the sane yesterday, rider and ill, by a vote j| ? to 21?? auict party vote. Thi House Committee on Military Af yesterday, agreed to saddle a politi dnitron the Army Appropriation bilL Sr. Cuifiviujt electa a Mayor, Marshal, ijpi, Treasurer and three Conncilmen Monday. All hold their offices for 1 tTOjetn. ^ ^ 1 X11 ?<*nt election in San Francisco re lied ia a sweeping victory for the citi jeoa ticket- This will probably snuff Kearney'a candle forever. I x noJicr ii on foot in France for the ! ^ruction of a canal between Bordeaux ad Xarbonne, thus connecting the Medi terranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. Gnzwt- Ghant was royally entertained by the Society of Ilex, at New Orleans, yesterday. He was elected a member of [besociety, and conferred upon him the title of "Duke of America." Tbi total arrivals of immigrants at Xew Toe* for March, were 21,252, against 10, jiSSforthe ?amo month last year. The ar rinls for the three months beginning January 1, amounted to 134,833. Tbi commou colloquial phrase with CoDgreamen septus to be "You lie," judg iajrfrom the tilts between Blackburn and CaJroth lomedays ago, and the scene be tween Springer and Jlanningyesterday. A? the public sale of 8. C. McCracken, ol Donegal township, Washington county, Pi., on Thursday last, horses sold at $60 to <140, $165 was refused for one. Cows sold at?3 to $35; sheep $5 to $7; wheat in the froand $19 and $20 per acre. Tbi report of the Chicago Timet now corera the expression of 9.570 Republicans in Illinois, of whom 4,282 are for Blaine. 2.895 for Grant and 1,064 for Wasbburne. Blaine is drat choice in thirty-seven coun ties, Grant in thirty-one and Waahburne in fire. A dklioatio.v of colored Republicans from Missouri called on the President yeterday, and asked that they be recog ai?d by the elevation of one of their race to tome responsible official position. The President replied that he would do all he odd for them. Or the delegates already chosen to the Chicago Convention, the score now stands ii fallows: Blaine. Grant. Shermin. Tn A usoLt'TioN baa passed the Houae pro for the printing of 5,000 copies of the report of the select committee on the depression of labor. The song now ia de cidedly oat of tone, and, as a member Rfgesied, Congreaa bad better approprl atethe money the printing would coat to some missionary fund or charitable pur m Tfce Phubargh. Wheeling and Kentucky BnllrtMil Company. Wepnbliahed last week the annual re port of the Directors of the P.. W. & Ky. Railroad for the year 1879, ahowing groas arcings for the year amounting to $77, 50S 82, expense* $44.250 05, net earnings $33,348 37, out of which was paid intereat ob bonds $14,000 and rent of equipment <2, leaving a aurplus| for the JHi of *12,33U 95. This showing is oopleta and very satisfactory so far io the stockholders are concerned, but a? the road wregard?l as a sort of a city ud county institution and information concerning: it la of interest to a large num ber of oar readers, some farther account of the enterprise for the past year, derived from the President's report and other documents submitted at the recent meet ing. may be appreciated. The proposed eitentlon of the P., W. <fc Ky. to Ben wood, and the litigation that b?ap own out of the declination of the B *0. R. R. to permit auchi extenaion as ttntemplated by the P., W. & K, mana !?*, make no a conalderable portion of President Hubbard's report Concerning lb? first, the extension proposed, as re ported by Engineer Becker, is intended to raa from the present terminus of the road ?the foot of Quincy street in this city, to tke Benwood mill, a distance of (3.64) thneaad sixtv-four hundreth miles. The alignment ia very direct with few tar'es and none exceeding 4 degrees. The PW*? are merely nominal, 8 feet per ale be:ngthe maximum. im line follows the bank of the Ohio jwtr the entire diatance, crowing Wheel Creek at its month, just below the P. *? A K. freight depot, and continues ?wce partly on top and partly at the foot o? the river bank to its terminua. Wher ?wr the width of Water street (which fol ?tf the river bank nearly to the south ??rportiion line of Wheeling) is of suffl ?*ot width, the line la placed in the street, Pwmmion having been granted by the ?J to that etJect. Where the street is of fcwfficiect width, the line is located along ue loot of the bluff bank; and beyond the <#7 limits, where the private property ex wndato low water mark, the llneia also ??nljr choaen along the foot of the bluff "?wh * view of cauaing as little Ininry to i&provetl property as poeaible. This lo cation, however, compels the adoption of f?er treatle work for nearly two miles of ?? distance, it being impracticable to Maintain embankment* within the limits ?tftTer inundation, without resorting to Protection of the elopes. lae line aa located lies entirely on the vntaide of the Baltimore and Ohio rail' road, Wd ???$^,hUh SS'tocSjjS ^on Jbe V .Wi ?d grUjr?tt. ;?t ?U? o( the B. A 0. B. 5lt*?^Thi?0cM?ing,- it is thought, 4 0. B. E. Thiscramuiii (rom our can be made ?nr*a lvintt beyond i linetbtt porUoQoftheworKl the tracks of the B. ^ ud g^ont sttSs^^SS *11 other works can M ?? . _ B gl without interference with the B. i O. *?*? The Indent's report also statements furnished by the *? t m Bellville, and the Engineer, Mr" Uer-tlui. probable bttainwe *ieS?>? ?*? ~mPletod "2S? dooeby the manufacturing eetabli^ents I received by the Biverside, Benwood ?u?? wJrks during 1878 " a., cr loads, and the estimatedI shlp ln? of the Belmont fum*? and mUl amounts to 5,700 car loads more. In ad *? n *n these and other concerns, such as the LaBelle Works, the South Wheeling GlassWorks,4c., &C-, Mr. Bellvill. say.: "There are other large works not now to operation, but which are expected to Sfcert sUtemeut is a detailed estimate ol the cost oi the "^ropoeed extension, amounting to $82,000, ?clof ? ?' JS* right of way, which might coat from ?,000 '"following these reports, provision wu made for the money necessary t,> c*>m plete the extension. At a meeting directors, held July 9tb, 1878, the pred rtMrted that ?30,000 of the proposed ^Unrn^rcouldbepiacedatWhed mainly among parties that control shipments Jong the line of the ex? The bonds to bear seven par ?nt^to?rt, and to be a second mortgage on *e flnUh ed road and a ttrst mortgage on the exten *'The chief engineer reported that by using old rails, and by renting son* "Zd near the Kiveraide temporary right of way, to be vacated when the furnace company ehaU have mile a road bed by depositing their re Calong the bauk^i, estimate might be reduced atoutMW.^ ^ ^ Thereupon it* . Company approves Pennsylvania Byroad per ol the issue ol if <30 000 of said bonds cent interest, and ?cerUinty and ^ S ^Srike^P i?Z\ ernbS' a temporary trttk n?r 3&8gg* id M n?? were ?l'hiaiM}Voriginal estimate, regard to Xalso ale. some flgures gathered by g^tary Belleville, ?ioUow.^ Shipments to and from lower m w78: Rltcnddt. Bfflvood. UMla ggJESi fttti' uiM fesr: w.131 wm. ?? nr."-.? HtU" -?<V ??* handled All of the ore and rake can n|dla aSBP&w^wl loads. i The commencement of the work, and I :he litigation which followed and which is | ttill in progress, haa already been set forth at considerable length in these col amos. The money necessary to construct the extension was provided for by the issue of 100 seven per cent registered bonds of the Pittsburgh. Wheeling and Kentucky Company for the snm of $1,000 each, payable in, or twenty years from date,.and the right of way refused by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was sought through the courts. As to the lstter, President Hubbard in his report says: The effort to acquire the right of way from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has been prosecuted with the utmost vigor, but not as yet, to final sue cess. In the County Court of Ohio county, we Lave succeeded after all possible de lays in having the land desired condemn ed, and the money paid into court An appeal from the action of the County (&urt haa been taken by the B. & O. R. R. Co., to the Circuit Court and the case is now under advisement A suit hsa also been brought in the Circuit Court of the United States bv the B. A O. R. R. Co. to try the rights of the parties to the ground granted by the city of Wheeling to the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Rail road Co., which is still undecided. The delays of the law are proverbial, but they are only delays and muat ultimately come to an end, and no effort that the most un tiring energy and vigilance can devise will be spared to render that end speedy and decisive. The delay is unfortunate, as it will add to the cost of constructing the ex tension through the increased price of materials and labor, but the result, when accomplished, will fully compensate for all the effort that may bo made and all the expense that may be incurred. There are several other matters con sidered in the reports to which we have not space to refer at this time, but as it will probably be some weeks before the papers submitted at the recent meeting appear in pamphlet form we shall furnish such portions of them in advance as are of public interest Examination* far color-llll?dn??fc ' N'kw York, April 1.?The Pennsylvania Railroad Company commenced an exam ination ol employee (or color-blindneea at Jerter City thU morning. Over Are thousand men, comprUinj engineer*, Bre men, brakemen and baggage maatere, will be examined. A CIlT Trra.urrr llup UIMtlt BotoaKTown, N. J., April 1.?George i Warner English, Treasurer ol Uila city, . hanged hlmeell thli tnernlng. AT THE CAPITAL. Political Rider on the Army Ap propriation Bill Forbidding the Um of the Amy it the Polls ?A Lively Row it the Meeting of tin Conmlttie on Electlou ?Paclflo Rallroid Mittira-Giiiral Notes. CAPITAL CCIXISCI. ?beep Mid Wool for tbe Philadelphia Exhibition?A Lively. iMUif or Iho House t'ommlltee on Elections. WASHINQTON, April K Special Dlipetch to Um Intelligencer. The President, to-day, signed the bill admitting free of duty all sheep and wool intended for the Philadelphia Sheep and Wool Exhibition. The House Committee on Military Af fairs hss concluded to put a rider on the Army Appropriation Bill, forbidding the use of the military at the polls. There was a lively scene in the House Committee on Elections to-day. Four Democrats, Springer, Speer, Phister and Clark, of New Jersey, voted against Don nelly, which raised considerable of a row. Mr. Manning said that the Chairman of the committee promised before his re cent trip to New York, not to vote against Donnelly. Springer replied that the Chairman of the committee never said so. Mr. Manning retorted that if the Chair man denied it now, he lied! Friends then interfered and stopped the brewing trouble. The inference is that Tilden influenced Springer, an<L that Springer influenced other Democrats to vote against Donnelly. THEY WART KM,OOO. The Ground* on Which They Ask It. Washington, April 1. Special Correspondence of the InteUlgencer. Mr. Bowman, of the Claims Committee, has made an elaborate report on a case in which the owner of five American whaling vessels ask compensation for carrying 900 shut in men from tbe Arctic Sea to Honolu lu. Itappears that in September,1871, thirty whaling vessels were caught on the shore off Icy Cape, one of the most northly points of land on the continent, and being shut in by pack ice were doomed to destruction. While exploring toward the south and westward in an open boat looking for re lief or a way out of their icy prison, some of the wrecked whalers discovered the fleet of five Bhips off Blossom Bock, sixty miles from the locked-in craft. The crews of the fleet at Icy Cape had only three month's provisions and fuel, and were en tirely destitute of clothing suitable lorthe polar winter. Answering an appeal of the masters of the doomed ships, the captains of the five vessels at Blossom Rock dropped their whaling enterprise and carried all hands down to Hoaolnia. The Govern ment has already paid at the rate of of 835 per man. for carrying the castaways down to Honolulu, but the owners of the five relief vessels want compensation for their losses in abandoning their cruise, just when they had commenced wkat promised to be a profitable catch, as they loet the entire season by being obliged to return southward to the Sandwich Islands. Fifty thousand dollars is what the billpro poses to give them. W. Br WeeUrn AnoditM Preen. THE WASHDCRN-DONNELLY CONTEST. Washington, April 1.?The House Com mittee on Elections took up the Donnelly Washburn case to-day, and upon the motion, "Is Mr. Washburne entitled to his seat," it was decided in the negative; yeas 5, nays 6. Mr. Manning's resolution declaring Donnelly entitled to the seat,was also decided in the negative: yeas 4, navs 8. This action will be embodied in the report declaring Washburn's seat vacant, and remanding the matter to the people of the district for a new election. rcBUC dxdt itatbmbbt fob march. Six per cent nonaa. Fire per cent bond?.....?r F*jr ud a ball per cent bond*. Four per cent boodi ?? TO,017,350 B.(ud41o? certlfiaUM. I*? Nary pension fnnd M,ow.ooo Total coin bonda...^~.?.-?? Matured debt 9,9*2^63 Lqpilteuderi "S'ISftJ UnUcatea of depceit Fractional currency ? ".?A?' Gold and iUrer certificate* ? 1*3.420 Total without lntereet >391,007,928 Total debt -WSffig? Tout talewt JMffiSS Caah InTrtaiurj.- 1201,106,963 DEBT LtSS CASH IX THE TREASURY. Debt lea oab In tnuorj I1.MM0UM Dhimm during * n,7i?^w KSSi aince June SO, 1879? ?MW.? CUBJOOT LZABIUTm ' InUrertdueaad unpaid Debt on which Intereet bu ceaeed latereet thereon^-....-.??? MM? Gold aad aUrercertiflcatw 26,1*3,120 United StaUe noteeheld for redemption | cA'gi^^iginrg^ wflff Totals. 1 AVAILABLE AS?TS. ! in Tree?ury...? ................ 1261,106^43 Bonda laued to Plidfle Baitroed Com iJtmtwrndiSd oit jit t?ld 'S1S31 JSJb, - Inter?lSl*ldVu?MPon?>l?!?',"u* U3MlTO Br aih "wMli"M ? P" ??'m? ' Mwlim ??? - BuOjIW feline. 0! lnttnrt [*ld bf U? UoI.?l H,01J4? in PACIFIC RAILWAY 8Y8T1M. The House Committee on the Pacific Railway Instructed Mr. Ohaimera to re port to the Hotue bia bill to complete the eyrtem oi tbe Pacific Railway, with the reqneet that hia report on the aame be printed and with the bin recommitted ior action. BIDES OX MILITARY APPROPRIATION Bill. The House Committee on Military Al ton agreed to report a resolution to the Home, and uk that it be placed npon the army appropriation bill, to the effect that no money appropriated by the bill ?ball be paid oat for the transportation of troop* to be used u police at the polls. XIODCS IXQC1HY. The Senate Exodos Committee to-d?y examined James T. Papier, colored, of Alabama. Among the reasons which con tributed to the exodaa In Alabama, be mentioned ths poverty of the soil, want of school facilities and tbe local laws preju dicial to the Interests of the black children. TUX TXXAS PACIFIC I4ILB0AD. The Senate* Committee on Railroada gave a hearing Unlay to ex-Goy. Brown, of Tennessee, Vice President of the Texts Pacific Baiiwsy Company, In adrocacy of sending a bill to extend the time for the completion of its road. He informed the committee that the road will be completed to El Paso,by the 1st of January, 1883, and when that point is reached the con pany will have constructed 822 miles of its main line, and 1m operating a total of 1, 044 miles of railroad, for which it will not have received an acre of land or dollar of money from the General Government, Although the government has the same privilege to regulate the rates for trans portation, and the same right of priority of the use of all portions of this road for military and postal purposes, thst the the United States enjoys in regard to the Union Pacific and Central Pacific roads, which were liberally aided from the Btart He pointed out that the re mainder of the land, viz: 778 miles from El Paso to San Diego is the only portion to which the lands grant attaches. The 10 years fixed bv Congress for the comple tion of the road tti San Diego, will expire in 1880, hot. the company claims that Inas much as it suspended operations only by reason of the panic of 1873, and the general consequence of that panic, and as it will have invested $50,000,000 of private capital in the enterprise before it reaches the land grant at El Paso. The justice of Congress may be confidently invoked to authorize such an extension of the time as will enable the company to complete its work with proper economy and without attempting to rush it through at an extrav agant coat The bill entitled "an act to complete the Pacific railroad syatem and tor other purposes," reported to the House to-day by Mr. Chalmers, proposes a radical de parture from all formed methods of rail road legislation, and aims to complete the roads mentioned and other projects of public improvements without entailing any tax on the people or involving the Government by the endorsement of tail road bonds. It proposes to restore to the Government 106,600,000 acres of the pub lic lands heretofore granted to the South ern Pacific, Northern Pacific and the At lantic and Pacific railroads, and from their sale at an average of $2 per acre to realize $213,000,000, to be constituted a public improvement fund, from which loans are to be made to these railroads upon certain prescribed conditions. Provision is made not to interfere with the homestead entry and at the same time to deal with iustice and equity with thoee companies who lost their legal claims to their land grants dur ing the great financial crisis. THE COLORED REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MIS SOURI. A delegation ot colored men from St Louis, consisting of J. Milton Turner, ex United States Minister to Liberis, J. T. Smith, Charlton H. Tanney, J. W. Wilson and Alfred Carter, called upon the Presi dent to-day and represented to him that the negro vote*of the State of Missouri is entirely misrepresented in official posi tions in that State; that the negro and German vote together comprise the bulk of the Republican vote of the State; that the negro vote amounted to 40,000 and con trols 2 if not 3 Congressional districts; thst if the President would elevate a colored man to a responsible official posi tion in Missouri it would reunite the colored people, who are now disaffected on account of having to carry the burdens of the party without recognition. The President said he was in favor of do ing all he could for the colored people,and gave Wilson a copy of the following let ter to the Government officers, written by himself: May 7. 1877. Dear Sir.?The appointment of colored men to'positions under you for which they are qualified, will tend to secure to their race consideration, and will dimin ish the race prejudice. Other elements of your population &re, of course not to be overlooked. Subordinate appointments should be arranged so as to harmonize and meet the wishes and approval of all classes of good citizens, and at the same time promote efficiency in the service. Very Truly Yours, [Signed.] R. B. Hayes. Sbermno'i Candld%ry?Hornet Mac tor tUo Blaine Hen lo Think Abont. Clnclonitl OiMtte of Yeaterdsy, Mr. Sherman in his speech at Mansfield yesterday made a declaration which should be duly weighed by thoee who are trying'to diride the Ohio Republicans. Referring to his candidacy, he said that unless supported by the Ohio Republicans in the national convention, with substan tial unity, hie name would not be present ed. The agents of Mr. Blaine, who are trying to divide Ohio,will do well to think on the bearing of this, and on the situa tion, should tbey succeed in dividing Ohio. If they should succeed by their hul labaloo in dividing the Ohio delegation, and thereby in putting Mr. 8berman out of the contest, what would be the conse quence to Mr. Blaine? This would narrow the contest between known and avowed candidates, to Blaine and Grant In that case is it not prob able that Grant would show a stronger force than Blaine? If he should do this at the start, Mr. Blaine's chance would be done. Everybody is aware that the mass of the colored people of the South know little about Blaine, and since Lincoln know only Grant Secretary Sherman is the only one of the known candidates who could divide the vote of the South. Mr. Blaine would find .it almost a unit The only candidate who can divide the vote of the late slave States with Grant ia Secre tary Sherman. If Mr. Sherman were to withdraw from the candidacy, Mr. Blaine would be brought to a speedy end. It is believed that if Gen. Grant shall find a contest over his nomination when it comes before the Convention, he will with draw. In that case the relative strength of Sherman, Blaine and others would come to a fair trial If, however, the Blaine emissaries should succeed in work ing up an appearance of a division in Ohio, whereby Mr. Sherman would be put out of the race, they might look for the third term nomination of General Grant on the first ballot If not by acclaim, with all the terms that he can get thereafter. A Movement to Bolt Vrul'i domination. Washington, March 31.?Prominent Republicans here have been aware for some weeks that a movement is on foot to make a second Republican nomination in case Gen. Grant is successful at Chicago. The matter has progressed so far as to mike inch * result certain. Thua far the principal work in this direction has been dose in ltfmichnietU, New York ind Miasouri. Over an Embankment. Tisbi Hact*, April 2?A party ol twelve in a wagon were thrown over in embankment, two mill weal of this city, drowning two lidiee, Miss Ottermin ind Miss Huns. The body of the Utter bis been recovered. Carp?ler-s Strike. PmssrsaB, April 1.?The journeymen carpenters of Allegheny City, Pi., hive struck for 12 50 per diy. They hive been receiving from SI 78 to $3 00. Tau! Frvdlnaad t Ni# York, April 1.?De Lease pa sailed to-day for Europe. Ocean Veaadi. NiwYoik, April L?Arrived: Steamer Canada, from London. PiuulsuAiu, April 1.?Arrived: 111 inoia, from Liverpool. OLasoow, April 1.?Arrived: State of Pnuylvula, from New York. KANSAS REPUBLICANS. The Blaine Men Carry the Day la the Csnveatlon?Tbe Defeated Graatltea Hold I Little Coaveatlaa by Thea aalvaa aad Nominate a Sat af Delegates ta theCblcago Coaventloa. Topaii, April l.-A call of the roll waa ordered laat night, reeultlng, ayee one hundred and seventy-eight,noee" one hun dred and twenty-eight The qneetion then recurred npon the adoption of the resolution naming delegates, which waa passed by a vote of 188 to 118. Mr. Morrill offered the following ref lation which waa adopted, the Grant men refraining from voting: "Booked, That the following named gentlemen be nominated for Preaidential Elec tora: John Schilling, W. A. Peffer Jamea S. Snoddy, R. W. P. Mnae H I H. Ritchie. ' Mr. Snoddy, from the committee on resolutions, reported aa followa: The Republicans of Katiaaa in conren tion assembled, declare: First?That the true teat of the faithful discharge of that duty is long continued and uninterrupted devotion to our ser vice of the Republic, and that no one who has wavered in his fealty to the Union ia a safe counsellor In the affaire of the Na tion ; nor In whose handa any of the pow ers of the government can be safely lodged for.ny time, however brief. Third?That tinder the name of the Democracy are arraigned against the clvill aat'onof the age, men who, having striven by rebellion aod open war to deitroy the Nation, are now endeavoring to seize the government by force or fraud. Fourth?That wearea nation, and that tbe misalon of the Republican party will not be completed until under our tU* even- citizen, however humble, is secure In the honest expression of his opinions in all parts of our dominion, and ia folly protected in hialile and liberty, and in thei full enjoyment of all the political rights of an American citizen. people, their former masters and the pres ent ownersof the soil, and it ia the au thority of the Government of the United States to extend to the colored people of the south auch protection, that their re moval from their native land ahall cease to be a necessity. Sixth. That in the approaching Presi dential campaign there will be no middle ground upon which no timid patriots can stand uid those who are in iivor of the perpetuity of the Union and preservation of liberty, ?nd the promotion of civiliza tion. All Republicans mint vote for the success of the Republican candidates, and those who are in fsvor of violence and anarchy, dissolution and the.ntter destruc tion of the Republican Government, will vote_ for the success of the Democratic candidates. Seventh. That James G. Blaine baa the confidence of the Republicans of Kansas that we recognize In him a Statesman worthy to lead the National Republican party to victory; that he is the choice of the Republicans of Kansas for President of the United States, and that we pledge him our united aupport. Tbe reeolutiona were adopted. An effort was made to have the follow ing resolutions substituted, but it failed: Jioofwd, That we believe the Nation should always reserve the right to com mand the services of any of its citizens .and none should be debarred from any position, even the highest, on account of tbe service to their country, however iilua trio 05, Aw/red, That it ia tbe sense of this con vention that the delegates from thia State to the National RepubUcan Convention at Obicago will beat serve the interest of the party by deferring in the nomination of delegates from the doubtful States aa tbey beet know, under what standard bearer their States can be carried to victory. Tbe convention adjourned at 1:30 a. x n-iteSSi J. ?ornijl*,the delegates from the Third district met in caucus and elected as delegates to Chicago, J. Anderson, of Shawnee county, and James M. Steel, of Wichita county. Each received a majority "fall the delegates in the diatrict. They are both Grant men and will claim seats in the Chicago Convention. In the Second diatrict the same action was held tbe Grant men electing T. C. Sears and S A. Day. A LIBERAL GIFT. Cx-Oov. Edwin D lorpo Ulvn Sloo.eoo to lb. Colon Theological Aemloary Niw York, March Sl.-Edwin D. Mor gan, ex-Governor and ex-United States Senator of this State, bu given the gen erous sum of 1100,000 to the Union Theo locical Seminary of thla city. The semin ary has prospered greatly of late years, under the Presidency of the venerable Dr. Wm. Adams, and Is now the leading Pres byterian theological seminary of tbe couu .tT" V M<?rS?n *<*?? ? >he reason for thla gift that be Is desirous of showing his appreciation of the usefulness of the Union Theological 8eminary, and aiding it In the great work it is now doing for the country The money will be used to form a fund! which ia to be called the "Edwin D. Mor Rn Library fund." The new building to erected will also bear his name. The officers and Directors of the seminary hope to make thia the beat theological library for tbe ose of clergymen and aa i1111116 denomination* in America. Mr. Morgan waa formerly a power in the Republican partv of this State, bat since his defeat by Lucina Robinson, ihen he ran for Governor In 1870, he has not taken part in politics, devoting himaelf to the care of hu business and large estate. Bark lo Old iWra. Naw You, April 1.?The Journal of Comment, which, daring the late deprea lion in trade reduced ita subecriptiou to twelve dollars per annum, will to-mor row retarn to the former rate of fifteen dollars per year. The editor in announc ing tbla change, an: "The very lane advance in the price of paper, and toe greatly increased cost of every depart ment of news gathering and publication, will lully juntify oa in our return to form er rates." HtatUtlf* of Immlaralloa. Saw Yoga, April 1.?Total arrivals of im migrants at this port during the month ending yesterday, were 21,252, against 10, 868 during the corresponding period in 1870,8,408 in 1878 and V.310 in 1877. The largest number of arrivals daring sny ons month last year was credited to May, and they only aggregated 18,325. Total ar rivals for the three months beginning January 1 amounted to 13-1,838. Tb,e Harmon j Mills Strike. Haw Yoak, April 1.?A Cohoea dispatch says: The Harmony mills made a com promise with the section bands, and they returned to work. The wearers and spin ners are Still out. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Washixotox, April 1. SIX ATE. At the expiration of the morning boor the immediate deficiency bill (U taken up. Mr. Edmonds opposed the final passage. He donbted that be could convince a majority of the Senate that this bill ought not to pass in its present form, bat he felt it to be his duty to definitely set forth the exact proposition to be voted on, so it could be said by no one that he voted In aid of giving the government over to fraud anarchy and contention without knowing what he was voting for. Ur. Edmunds reviewed the history of the legislation of the extra session, what the maiority had failed to do by repeal. They attempted nullification by withhold ing appropriations for the payment of officers whose services were required to enforce the election, laws. He read long extracts from the messages of the President vetoing the variola bills passed at the extra seeeion, and continued at some length. Eaton re plied, after which the bill was passed, Conkling calling for the yeas and nays, they being: Yeas 35, nays 21, a party vote. On motion of Mr. McDonald, the Geneva award bill was formally taken up, thus restoring it to the condition of the un finished business. He then consented to lay it aside informally. On motion of Air. Coke, the bill rati fying the agreement with the Ute Indians was taken up. Alter the bill and the re port of the Committee on Indian Affairs, together with a letter from Secretary Schurz, showing the urgent necessity for the passage of such a bill, bad been read by the clerk, Cook yielded to a motion for an executive session, which prevailed. When the doors reopened Senate ad journed. nooE. Mr. Chalmers, from the Committee on the Pacific Bailroad, reported a bill to complete the Pacific Bailroad system. Printed and recommitted. Mr, Singleton, from Mississippi, Chair man of the Committee on Printing, re ported a resolution for the printing of 5,000 coplee of the report of the select commit tee on the depression of labor, and upon the subject of Chinese immigration. Mr. Hazleton objected to the resolution. A committee had gone to Chicago and to California in search of the depreesion and bad found nothing but prosperity. The whole thing was played out, and Congress had better appropriate the money the printing would coet to some missionary fund or some charitable purpose. Mr. Singleton was not far from agreeing with the gentleman, but thought the re port was interesting and might as well be printed. Mr. Reed moved to lay the resolution on the table. Defeated?yeas, 45; nays, 140. The resolution was then agreed to. The morning hour was dispensed with and the House proceeded to the considera tion of tbe Senate bill to amend census act and the amendments of the House Com mittee thereto. Those amendments strike out of the Senate bill the following sec tions: Section 2, which strikes out of the census act so much as provides for In quiries as to the naturalization of foreign born persons and as to ownership of the public debt. Section 6, which relates to tbe duties of enumerators. Section 7, which requires each supervisor of census to forward one of the two sets of returns received from the enumerators to the com missioner's office at Washington and to file the other in the offlce of the Secretary of 8tate to which he belongs. Section 8, which-appropriates $360,000 to pay enu merators for extra services required by this act. The committee also recommend the adoption of the amendment directing that the superintendent of census shall collect and publish statistics of the people, industries and resources of the district of Alaska. The amendments were adopted and the bill passed. Tbe House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Scales in the Chair, on the "star service" deficiency bill. After some debate the committee rose and the House adjourned. 145 IBAMCIMO. The R?cent Electlon-Cftlaena' Ticket Triumphant. 8ah Fraecisco, April 1.?Owing to some mismanagement on the part of some of the election officials the connt is not yet complete, bat the majority of the Citi zens' ticket will not be very mnch from 6.900. It is not decided yet whether the Workingmen will contest the election on account of the difference of the ballot paper, though the report is that they wilL The facts of the case regarding the paper have been ascertained to be that the Workingmen procured their paper from the Secretary of State, while the Citizens' Union obtained thelr's from a dealer in the city. There is no evil evidence that the variation in the color was the result of intention. As to the charge of surviel lance of voters, it is rendered possible by the difference in the color of the ballot#. The moat charitable hypothesis is that it was merely done to keep run of the voting with a view of anticipating the result. In any way, whether or not any contest is made, the general impression seems to be that nothing will come of it, as a mere formality will not be allowed to reverse the clearly manifested will of the people. riBE RECORD At Philadelphia. Philadelphia, April 1.?The fife at Twelfth and William streets to-day caused a lots to Conaway & Co. of $70,000; in surant $40,000. Loss to Novelty Paper Box Com pan v $15,000: Crehmer Bros., machinists, $6,000, and J. H. Johnson $2,000: all insured. The building is al most destroyed. AT HOULTOK, ME * Hoclton, Me, April 1.?The fire which started in S. A. Gray's building spread rapidly, and the flames were not sup pressed until ten business placet were burned. Total loss $40,000; insurance $18,000. COURT HOUSE AND JAJL BOEXKD. Niw Orleans, April 1.?The Tima' San Antonio special reports the incendiary burning of the Brown County Court House and Jail, destroying the record* and cremating several prisoners. Lost estimated $100,000. TIM Iibmka DoltfalUB Hollil for TIMn. Chicago, April 1.?A Colombas, Neb., ?pecial gaya: The Democratic State Con vention elected Dr. Geo. L. Miller, J. Ster UngNorton, J. E. North, J. W. Pollock, B. 8. Maloney ud F. A. Harmon, ill Til den men, to the Convention at Cincinnati. . The platform la hard money. A Wages Boom. Niw Yobx, April 1.?An advance ol wagea vu conceded to-day in many 1 tradee oi from 28 to 60 centi a day. The ' 'longahoremen ot the European iteamahlp ' lines a track to enforce the diachargeol ? non-nnlonlata, and the two linee made a cumpromiae. ACROSS THE OCEAN. Tht Liberal Party Ahead in the En glish Electioni. The Indications Point to a Defeat if (ha 6o??rw??t?Hill Dliutir la Bel gulm -A French Canal Pro ject?General Foreign Nun. EXGLASD. Losdox, April X.?The bullion in the Bank of England haa decreased ?316,000 during the past week. Proportion ot re serve to liability 43} per cent There will be polling in seventy-six constituencies to-day and nominations in forty-eight The Standard, Conservative, organ, says: "Minor defeats are as likely aa not to be succeeded by important victories in the elections to follow." The Telegraph, Liberal, says: "So auch sweeping change is manifested aa that which struck down the great party in 1674. The result cannot be predicted from one day'a polling." The Pall Hail GaieUe admits that the Government 1b defeated. Many more candidates lor Parliament to-day were elected without opposition. Following are the party galna reported: Ohas. P. Fhlpps, Conservative for Westbury, conservative gain; E. W. Brydgea Will yams, Liberal for Traro, Liberal gain; the representation from London city is relatively unchanged; P. Uompton, Conservative for Hamp shire south, conservative gain; J. Spencer Balfour, liberal for Tamworth, liberal gain; Sir H. L. Thompson, Liberal for Knarssborongb, liberal gain; Mr. Warton, Conservative for Birdport, conservative gain. The Standard?! leader this morning de clares that the results of yesterday's vot ing only served to increase the Govern ments losses. The conservative majority has well nigh disappeared, and the question no longer is whether the Ministry will be able to hold their own, but whether the opposition will secure such a majority as will enable them to take office with a reasonable prospect for carrying on the business of the country satisfactorily, A FRENCH CASAI/PHOJECT. Pahis, April 1.?A circular signed by Duclerc, Vice President of the Senate, has been sent to all the memberaof the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, setting forth a project for the construction of the Mari time canal between Bordeaux and Nar bonne, thus connecting the Atlantic with the Mediterranean. Duclerc urges the military, economical and commerkal ad vantages of such a canal, and concludes with an appeal to the government to undertake the work or at least to aid in its execution. The scheme has already been examined by a private company. CUBA. Havana, April 1.?The drought, which has prevailed over three months in the most fertile portions of Cuba, has done immense damage to the tobacco crop in Vulto Abejo, which is almost destroyed. Although the plantations are unusually exposed to fire, fires have been compara tively lew. It is estimated that the total sugar crop will not exceed 400.000 tons. The insurrection in the east of the Island languishes, but robbery and vagrancy in crease learluliy. ItlVIIA. St. PaTKHSBuao, April 1.?No special correspondents will be allowed to accom pany the Turcoman expedition. Qeneral MelikofT is hastening the politi cai trials. Many Nihilists have been placed under police supervision and othera exiled to Liberia. Bussia recently issned a circular to the powers proposing an agreement limiting the right ol asylum in Germany. The powers have answered favorably. THE K1XG or HAH. Loudon, April 1.?The Envoy ot the King of Siam is expected on his second visit to England about the middle of May. It had been arranged that the King him self would come and invest Queen Victo ria with the Order ol the White Elephant, but hia visit is postponed in consequence of indisposition of the ex-Regent, who would in the King's absence have had the reins of the Government. MITfE DUASTER. Moss, Bklgich, April 1.?An explosion ot fire damp occurred yesterday in a colliery at Anderlues. The number' of lives lost is unknown, but twenty corpses have already been recovered. There were one hundred and fifty persons In the pit at the time of the disaster. OCB XT.W XISISTER TO SPAIfT. Madsid, April 1.?Gen. Lucius Fair child, United States Minister, presented his credentials to King Alfonso yesterday. Gen. Fairchild expressed the friendly feeling ol America towards 8paln, and the King replied in a similar spirit. TCSUEr. Constantinople, April 1.?The delay in regard to the sentence of the asssssin ot the Russian CoL Comeroff causes indig nation. The Buasian representative threatens to qnit Constantinople if justice ia not sneedllv done. The "Dak* of America.** Sn- Orlxaxi, April 1.?Gen. Grant bad a reception at the St Charles Hotel from 1 to 3 p. K., and afterward! took a drive through the city last evening. The Car nival Court having serenaded the Queen and other distinguished members of the Co art, in accordance with the annual cus ton, repaired to the mansion of Albert Baldwin, where a large company, including the city's distinguished visitor, General Grant, who bad been specially invited by the boat, waa in attendance. After an introduction to tbe ex-President the entire company participated in a mag nificent banquet Daring its progress Mr. Baldwin announced that tbe General had been elected a member of the royal boat and was titled the "DakeLftl America." Gen. Grant spoke sa follows: Ladiis a?d Gxstubi**?I thank yon very much for this kind reception ana for the compliment which tbe Bex Associa tion baa just paid me. For a pronounced Republican aa I am, it would under ordinary drcnmatancea hard ly be proper for me to accept the dlatinction, which you have juat con ferred upon me, especially aa I have been frequently charged with an attempt to aeixe upon a higher title; but, aa I said before, nnder such circumstances, and tbe appreciatingobjacta of your worthy organ ! ization, I accept tbe title of Duke, and , thank yon again for the compliment paid and tbe kind reception extended me. neighborhood news. bkllairr -j *??* jsftMSafeis: stance ? City h*ll,Frid.v b?ft m1?? ??fra-a 3sx he*rd occurred" htnFwUiuSF W? hllT# boat, wi'idf he fasjtssiflbe '?"7 tiere?t the landing M tied op Wore. After m.king,^etl^"e,nlll? home*? ?d Informed him if hfa dwejy6'"ft1 ^md^fflsdorat 5 ?"?P?ny t&lsl ?," ihetosi^- ?? ?* the boat dum nn^? ut u* ,br,du? four men on it. Th? hum? o* op in the mo^nm!&&% T? ?eeo tie ferry boat down ?j?8m&h * jmnwdi in city nil? 'itf jscjff ?"? "WU OJ Anderson. ....--? w?dto as32rthssi? *??*?*-&'fa ^beibi sSSeksw3 , which ineaday ?f./l?.n ? ^^el.^er^t1 '?""u-nd ms** hm *? - "? <? reeling till ?gtetepiswss ,lmi,v amoved to w Were y0a fooled? Some In belize terian "ohnr^17.t1110 pre?bv. monthly meeting, Thureda^r.f?' ' s^s'^.ffi'ka a*a&r^it?ot the4""1 ?he foIlowStt ohm? ?''?rnoon, elected ?r montha; PruidJnt \t? 'or the next cJ^fei/t8 p?^?ed?ex ??n tied np at Gravel hutwhich --t0 60 ^'"te?lymroy mamvii.n Building Iniprovement?-The PrbnllDf ?oel?lj?Mew Opern lloQM-Otiii Times ?I fbe Penitentiary. Moundsville, March 31. Editors Intelllancer. Your correspondent having beenkept within doors for some time, on account ol lickness, yon have not been furnished with many Items from Moundsville during the last few weeks. This perhaps is lust as well, for but little has taken place to disturb the dullness that has rested over everything for some time past. We notice the following improvements in progress at present: J. E. Shimp is bnllding for himself a residence. Win. Catlett is doing the same. The Riggs Brothers are building a frame dwelling bouse for Mrs. Slnkletter on the site of the one destroyed by fire a few months ago. They are also building a fine business room for Wm. Biake A Son in the middle ward. At a meeting of the M. E. Literary Soci ety on last evening the following question was discussed: "Are works of fiction properly nsed helps to mental training " Ac. The question was opened by J. K. Hooton, Esq., in the affirmative, followed by J. B. Crouch in the negative. J. A. Ewing, Esq., being absent, F. H. Crago spoke a few words Tn favor of-the affirma tive. Afterwards J. Kemple, Esq., spent some time In defense of the negitive. On motion, the further discussion of the ques tion was postponed lor two weeks, at which time a general discussion of Its merits will be indulged in, after which the regular debatera will close the discus sion. A fair audience was in attendance on last evening and a good degree of in terest vas taken In the proceedings. A walk through our penitentiary build ing and workshops yesterday evening, showed ns everything in the very beet of condition. It Is almost wonderful to see the amount of work carried on by the different shops. One seems, on entering the various apartments, to be traneported into the workshops of a great eetablish ment This is especially the esse in the Webster Wagon Company's department The hnm and racket of the various kinds of machinery, are perfectly deafening. This company is now turning out ten wagons per day of different patterns. The patnt department is so crowded with work and workmen that a visitor can scarcely find hie way through, and no donbt that a larger room will soon be a necessity. The whip factory is behind some three months with its orders, while the broom factory doea not pretend to fill the many orders that ire ponrfngin daily, but does the best it can, manofacturing about 80 doten brooms per day. The tobacco factory now manufactures a superior article of smoking tobacco, frhile the tips and stogies have already a national reputation. Take ItalTIn all, the manu facturing part of our State institution la rather a. Dig thing. There are at present in the prison 243 convicts, but as this is the time of year that our Circuit Courts are yielding their fruits the number may be considerably Increased in a abort time. Quite a number of famillea are taking advantage of this beautifnl weather, and are moving before April 1st, but to-mor row will be the day in the moving line. T. F. Brock has moved his store back to. the old stand. Our school has Increased in numbers considerable by students from the coun try, and we look for many more imme diately after the 1st of April. School cl~e? June 23. &