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th Mdm BrnffrT TKtt WEST VA.. FRIDAY MOKNTNffi^ JAXUARY 2,1885. VOLUME XXXIII. NUMBER 118. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, W&&J- VA ?k Oiliest No*. >0 mid JJ7 Fourteenth btrwot. Judaic Lynch <li<l a ijxnd OHice business ' in '84. On closer inspection it looks rooro Ukc a pin-feather than a Wing. Fkoi-us will continue to write it 1884. It is liard tor some persons to learn new ( tricks. A GHUMAN baron, poor and friendless, i committed suicide in the wild West, c Where were those wild Western heiresses! t ~ r Under the next administration it were ; better never to have been born -than to f Jjye.been an "offensive partisan." All t "offensive partisans" must vanwh when j Cleveland rules the land. v Tub taking thought is thrown out that ' President Cleveland will open his ear to Democrats who woro defeated for Congress, at the late election. This would (r mean two years of great activity for our _ own Judge Braunon. When Judge Bran- J' non secures the first appointment the fact ....Ml l.n ??nn..n.<n,l ;n (l.n Tuvt?(>A0U/<DD Will UB OUUVUUMU IU ?UU IKIAIIUIUUI-Van without charge. J Civil Servant.?But you said, Mr. Cur- I tis, that Cleveland was* a reformer?that no man would be punished for neglecting n to join a Cleveland Club. b Mr. Curtis.?Quite truo, but you were an ? "Offensive Partisan," and there werebbout tl 100,000 of you. a Exit Offensive Partisan?in fact, exeunt V brnnes. ' c It is at least a coincidence that on the same night two Baltimore & Ohio trains j were wrecked by obstructions on the track c ?one on the main line and one on the ^ Hempfleld road. The Hempfield- train jj was derailed by a largo stone, supposed to have rolled down the hillside. There is w no doubt that the disaster which cost two men their lives was the work of scoundrel t( hands. If the murderers are caught a ^ Taylor county jury will probably be glad e to deelare that this kind of devilment is' murder. . , A cqkkkspondent of tlic Cincinnati En- fi quirer who is journeying with Mr. Randall, n tpli'pranha from Nashville: v After sending mv dispatch last night I ? learned of some of the queer cussedness v that leaks looso'in this locality. The first fl part of the programme yesterday morning ?: was to visit the Capitol and call on Governor Bate. This was to be done at. ten u o'clock. The hour came and passed, and j, tlie call was given up on the pretext that 8 the timo had passed. It transpires that v Governor Bate does not approve of Mr. Randall visiting Tennessee without his permission, anu as ho did not call upon Mr. Randall, those having the distin- 1 guished visitor in charge did not choose to have the ex-Speaker call upon the Governor. Of course, this was all quietly t managed without Mr.. Randall's know!- ^ edge. j The Enquirer, being a Democratic news- j paper, is not likely to misrepresent to the prejudice of a Democratic Governor. If ? Mr. Randall had been a Republican his ti . visit to the South could hardly have e aroused more bitterness of feeling. He t pays the price of being a Democratic pro- J tectionist. . v === t The eases of suicide reported during t 1884 numbered 842. There were probably h many that did not rerfcli the newspapers J and arc not included in this compilation. The causes assigned are of little statistical value. For example, it is difllcult to tell r how much liquor (42) contributed to do- f mestic infelicity (85) or vice versa, or how J much either or both had to do with mel- I 4 ancholy (245) insanity and ill-health (43). a Disappointed love (47) may have-smug- j gled itself in under either of the other ^ heads. Unknown forms a large propor- t tion and tells nothing. The youngest per- \ son to select the suicide route was a boy j of three years, the oldest a womah of nine- t ty. All classes and conditions are repre- y Bonted in the returns. ? I I.v liia speech to the students of.Vander- j bilt University Mr. Randall said: "I ( huve been a hard caw, as tliey say, in my , time, and while I do not wish to moralize, < there is 0110 lesson I do wish to impress 1 upon you from the bottom of my heart, j ami that istobeware of Indulginginahabit , or practice that you have not the will j power to control." In Mr: Randall's ca- 1 reor there is warning and encouragement ' to other men.. Since he has made this | public reference to his Mo it will not seom i unkind to speak of it for a good purpose. At one time, and that since ho h?s been ' in Congress, Jlr. Randall waagi von todrlnk. j Ills friends thought he was.past recovery, i But lie had the good fortuno to have soino 1 common sense, some will power and a ' good wife, lie put dowp the brakes, and from that time till now not a drop of strong drink hns passed his lips. When he gave receptions as Speaker diplomats and Senators and Representatives who visited his modesthome on Capitol lfill know that tho champagne would I not flow tliero, yet his invitationB were 1 always gladly accepted and his receptions were always pleasant occasions. Mr. Itan- j dall's advice to tho young men of Vanderbllt University is .particularly opportune at the opening of a new year. The houor) able position which ho has gained shows i what can bo done by a sober, industrious man. Mr. Itandall is not a brilliant man. A Wait Virginian'* Invention, Karr W'o are pleasod to learn that our enterprising fcllow-citiien, T. R. Carskadon, is out in the new role of inventor, having just obtained a valuable patent for an improvement in silos. The use of this valuable mode of preserving winter feed for stock is rapidly increasing, and Mr. O.'a patent, which reduces the cost of compressing ensilage to a trifle, should receive the attention of all progressive farmers. laceniq at Camvron, CtyrmjmiUnet qf Uu InUUigtitar. Camiuon', Jan. 1.?The municipal election was held here to-day. The issue was llcenso or no lkonso. Tbo license ticket was elected by an average majority of 20. Another Itypmnlte Pint. MAJicnraran, Jan. 1.?In consequence of the receipt from London of, information that a plot existed to destroy property in tills city, extra guards and patrols were placed on duty In the public buildings tad W the streets. A DASTARD'S DEED. FATAL ACCIDENT AT GBAFTON. lin Obstruction Placed on ihe Track Derail* a Train, Bcaultlng In the Doath of Two Men?The Fireman Itoaatwl to Deatli ?Obstruction on the Hetuplloltl, %xclnl Dltpaich to the Jntdligauer. Qkavtok, W. Va., Jan. 1.?One of the nost dastardly outrages ever perpetrated n this vicinity was committed by some mknown villain near this place last night, :ausing a wreck by which two men lost heir lives and a qtimbor of others narowly escaped. A bar of iron was wedged n the frog of a switch at the stone quarry it the eastern end of town, in such a way hat an engine passing over it would leave he rails. It is thought tlio obstruction vas laid with a view of wrecking the St. -ouis Express due here from the east at 0:4o i'. m., and, in this, it was successful. The train was an hour late and running apidly. The engine, striking the obstrucion, was thrown from the rails and turnd upside down on the opposite track, and lie postal car thrown down the bank into he creek. Callin Hepburn, the engineer, ras instantly killed. His ncck and one Jg were broken and the other leg crushed, lis family lives at Bloomlngton, Md. Thomas Doreey, fireman, was caught beleatli the overturned engine and, besides Token bones andbruiBes, he was badly 1 calded, one side being literally cooked by 1 lie escaping steam, lie lived seven hours , ftertheaccidont. Ilis home is at Keyser, V. Va., where ho leaves a wifo and three 1 hildren. The remains of the deceased J rero taken home-to-day. Fortunately, no one elso was injured. < 'ostal Clerk Mclntyre, of Baltimore, sue- ' eeded in extinguishing all the lights in to ni>K lu.f/M-a {f fin-nod nvnr fhtlfl fUvitlff 1 imsolf from possible injury by lire. 1 The damage to the company's property ill amonnt to several thousand dollars. { Thero is as yet no clue to the perpetra)rs of the crime nor is the motive known, ut the railroad company will use every ; ffort to bring the guilty party to justice, i Wreck on the Ifoniplleld. > Thero was a bad accident on the Hempeld railroad night before last about two < ailes east of West Alexander. The train rhich leaves this city for Pittsburgh in j ho evening *ran upon a largo boulder phich had fallen from the side of a cut nd become wedged between the cross- ; [ea. The engine was derailed and the i under upset. Fortunately nobody was , ;urt, but traffic was delayed uniil a wreck- i tig train wont out from this city and contracted a temporary track around the i irreck, allowing trains to pass. JOIIX KBLI.Y>8 DOWNFALL, ndlcntloug that the Tuiunmuy Chieftain lliifl Lout Ilia Grip. New York, Jan. 1.?It begins to look as 1 hough with the sale of the Star, New. fork is going to lose all sight of < olin Kelly as a boss of local politics, telly has been on the decline as a politi- ' al manager for some time, and the olec- , ion of Cleveland, the defeat of Giant and tie final failure to oust Hubert 0. Thomp- i on, the county Democratic leader, from ho ollliSe of Commissioner of Public Vorks have proved the culmination of a i ong series of political misfortuues from chich the Tammany sachem is not likely o recover. Coupled with these raisforuneshas been Mr. Kelly's own failing lealth, and altogether it is not at all un- j ikoly that as the head of a great political i action his rule is at an end. ' Kelly was the successor of Tweed, but s some of the papers point out to-day in eferriug to the probable closing of his ule, lie'dlffered from Tweed in this most roportant particular that he has himself hvays been personally honest. John Celly was never accused ot stealing him* ; elf no matter what ho permitted others o do. Quiet, dignified and unpretentious. io lias, however, wielded more political >owtSr than uuy other onn in the United itates. This power with Kelly, came ery largely from his relations with tho toman Catholic church, with which his olio were here aro, of course, largely ideaifled. connected by marriage with tho rery head of tho Catholic church in this ountry, Uo naturally grew to be a recoglieed friend of that denomination,and was ewarded with all the devotion that Its folowora could bestow upon the friend of heir common mother. The power thus lerived he cultivated most assiduously, ind this, coupled with his remarkableibility as an organizer, has given him his rreatest hold upon his subjects. It is a nistake to believe, however, that Jfolly sver mado the mistake of getting ahead of lis followors. Tammany Ilall is too great m organization for ono man oven as great is Kelly to lead against its will. Kelly's jreat strength camo from judiciously feel* ng tho pulse of his friends before making iny political move. The result was that nrhen the time came to go forward Taraunny moved as one man. With Kelly National politics have, of course, only been subservient to city affairs. It is Bald tie M'ill go South lor the present, and after ihatsuit his own pleasure in hiaeffortsto jbtain tho rest he so greatly needs. TIIE VOTES OF STUDENTS, il Dflolxlon aa to Whore Their Ballots May Be Cost. At'opsta, Mb., Jan. 1.?The Constitution jf Maine declares that rcaldence at a college shall not entitle a student to vote in Lite town where the college is situated. The Supreme Court o( this State has just givon an opinion holding that this constitutional provision does not disqualify a student from voting if he can show sucli a residence as is required in the case of a voter. T.' 0 court says that the right to roto depends on tho question of intention us to residence. If a student intends to remain in the place only until he completes his stuiiieB, he can not claim a residence there such as will entitle him to vote. But if ho intends to make that his home in tho future, then ho may b? regarded aa a permanent resident and a voter. "To constitute a permanent residence," says the court, "tho intention to remain for an indefinite period, regardless of the length of time the student expects to remain at the college. Itocotsno residence* because a student, but being a student does not prevent his getting a residence otherwise. The presumption is against a student's right to voto if- he coines to college from out of town. Calling it his residence does not malcc it so. He may hare no right to so regard it. Believing the place to be his home Is not enough. There may l>e no foundation for the belief. Swearing that it is home must not be regarded as sufliclent, if the facts are areree to it." HanUr's Plunge, Nnwranon, N. Y., Jan. 1.?The body of Hour}' J. Hunter, one of the owners of Uevoridge's Brewery, who disappeared Jcsterday and was feared to hare boon rowned, was found in tho river to-day. tlunter had oliaree of the concern. The i Arm's account and everything were found itralght, CLEVKLANP'8 INAUGURATION. The Extensive Preparation! that wre Being Mado for It. Washington, D. 0., Jan. 1.?The In- ; auguration Committee desire that organizations intending to visit Washington on : the 4th of March should communicate to the committee the number of persons included in the organization intended, the stopping place and other particulars, so that positions in the procession may be reserved t for them and other necessary arrangements made. The Albany Jackson corps, I numbering seventy men and a band of 1 twenty-five musicians, signified their in- t tention to attend the inauguration and j have applied for places in line. The com- j mandaut writes the corps tendered itself . as an escort from Albany to Washington 1 to the President-elect who is a life mem- ( ber of the organization, but no reply has i yet been received. , The committee on public order express 1 a determination to have Pennsylvania av- 1 enue from the Capitol to the White-house i cleared of all vehicles and obstructions < on the fourth, so the procession may not * be thrown in disorder. The committee state the inauguration 1 ball willbemadeaprominentfeatureofthe 1 occaiion and is expected to surpass any- t thing of the kind ever attempted. The c work is progressing rapidly on the pen- . sion building and the grand ball room will be completed in season. J The court of the building will be roofed over to form a ball room, which is 810 feet 1 in length by 114 feet in width, surrounded E by tkrdb tier corridors 22 feet wide. This 0 magnificent structure affords an opi>or- Jj tunity for decorations of the most striking * md elaborate description, which tiie f committee, guarantee shall be provided. 1 It is estimated 15.000 guests can be ac- 1 commodated but the 'number of tickets n will be limited to 12,000. Quito a lively - onto?t Ih in progress between the musical urganizers of the country for the honor of furnishing the music for tbo ball. Dodftrurth's band, of New York, the a Sermainia Orehestra.of Philadelphia, and y -lie Murine band of this city are the most v prominent competitors. The committee tj baa practically decided to have three iatid,one stationed in the centre of the " null for dancing and others for promenade, d IN OMtVoUX-p. tj )?ni...ni. a .<>i i.i vii itiii-?I In Knnelu C Out a Walter Girl. t! Bostox, Mass., Jan. 1.?Champion John ? L. Sullivan enlivened last Sunday by nar- e rowly escaping death himself, and by as- g jaulting a woman in an oyster house on o Washington street. The story that is current tells that early in the afternoon be, with Mr. Hogarty, who camo into no- u torioty a year ago as being the barber who f, had kpocked the great pugilist out with a s water pitcher, started for the Urighton road with a pair of spirited horses and ? plenty of snow for the runners. Frequent t< stops were made, and the hero of Madison ^ Square Garden exhibited himself. The . iay was a delightful oue, and the road , was crowded with sleighs of ull descriplions. The great "knocker out" was un- J willing to take the bolls of any stepper " and kept his horses up to a very fast gait. ? In one of the spurts his sleigh upset, and J: lie was thrown out and dragged for nearly jj 11 hundred feet before his horses conld be stopped. He escaped, however, with but slight bruises. In the early part of the evening he sntered the oyster house of Yeatons, on a Washington street, still accompanied by the valiaut barber. He addressed an uglv epithet to the young girl who awaitr P ed his order and she struck him over the U head wtyh her tray. He became so enraged at this that ho struck the little woman in the face with the back of his hand. knocking her down and seriously * injuring her about the nose and eyes. He 1 then started to clean out the house, but was n quieted by Thomas Denny, ono of his t pugilistic friends. An immense crowd d Dutside were anything but kind in their it greetings to the conqueror of Paddy Ryail o and ho was jeered at as the ""woman h fighter." Only that he was held in place ti by his friends he would have attacked the I mow single unuutsu. xut? muuvisj jo ui> vi present undecided as to whether she will take him to court or permit his friends to persuade her to keep quiet It is also announced that his wife has been forced to leave him. because of his brutal treatment. 1 and that the Society for th^ Prevention of j Cruelty to Animals has decidcd to bring t him into court for his brutal treatment of his horse. * DBIVJJN TO StUClVjB 11Y POVERTY. J A 1'rlent and tho gun of u Hitrou Takes Poison j In St. Louis* 13t. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1.?The body of tho 0 priest whose mysterious death occurred t on last night was conveyed to-day i" from tho hospital to the morgue, where J the inquest was held. It was a plain case t of suicide by strychnine. One of the wit- s nesses at the inquest said: "Tho deceased J came into my saloon and called for a drink 1 of beer. I gave it to him. and as I did so ho turned from me and I think it was then that ho poured the strychnine into 1 tho glass. After drinking it he was seized with what seemed an epileptic fit I ran to where he satandlield him. I tjotsome, 8 cold water and bathed his face. I thought ? it would he a good idea to open his clothes that he might breatho more freely. When ? I attempted to open his vest I saw some < papers therein, but heresisted my attempt t to take them, and as I thought he did not t want me to see them I did not persist" } The papers which the witness referred to were presented at the inquest They showed that the dead man was Ferdinand ( Van Ruphlin, the son of a Swiss Baron. He was ordained- a Catholic priest by Bishop Ryan, at Buffalo, N. Y., December 17, 1880. For several years ho has been . obliged to beg from door to door. He left among other letters a document which read: "I committed suicide on account of poverty and incurable sickness. I had no shelter, no brgad, no home, no means, and \ may God help me." Buffalo, N. Y.f Jan. 1.?The Bev. F. Von Ruphlin, who committed suicide in St Louis last Sunday, was at one time a member of tho Buffalo Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, but was suspended for drunkenuess and debauchery. Fol- l lowing His suspension no siguineci a aunire to go to Europe, and expressed his intention of reforming. A ticket was procured for him, with which ho proceeded to New York, but on arriving in that city- he sold it and spent the proceeds in drink. Since that time he has been a wanderer and drunken beggar. Every opportunity was given him to reform while here, but ho seemed possessed with an uncontrollable desire for stronn drink. He is remembered as a biiliiant speaker and a man of more than averajre intelligence. He at one time was looked upon as one of the best of students and one of the moat zealous priests of this dioccso. llnmlol! In UlrtnltiBluun. Biiuiimoiiah, At*., Jan. 1.?Hon. S.J. Randall and party arrived hereon a special train from Nashville at 8:30 this even1 ing, escorted by Col. J. W. Glass, President of the 8outh and North Alabama Kailroad Company and Sloss Furnace Company, Col. Enoch Kasley President of the Pratt Iron Company, and several others. Stack Frown. St. Lotis, Jan. 1.?Advices-from extreme Southwestern Texas state that the recent cold weather wns quite destructive to live atoek in that section, luge numbers of poor cattlo and sheep having perished. BUSINESS ODTLOOK. , 1 ft ( HOPE NOT UNMIXED WITH DOUBT. Everything Being; Down to Burd*Pna tbe 1 Belief U that Time* Will Improve?The 8 Bear* take ? Very Gloomy View of 1 Affairs mid Predict Lower Prices. S I Ipeclal DUpalch to the Intelligencer. c New Yohk, Jan. 1.?The feeling here at c tbe opening ol the new year is one of \ liope not unmixed with considerable a ioubt and diatrnst of the future. The 0 general disposition amoug business men d is to expect better times early in the year, fc jut this feeling is seemingly rather based 8 m'the belief ttiat wp.have seen the worst c ifter three years of decline and a closing J /ear of severe depression, than on any v jresent tangible evidence ol improve- d nent. The concurrent testimony, howiver, of intelligent business men is * hat a favorable reaction is both natural {, ind probable. The decided decrease in n >roduction in nearly all staple commodi- ? ies has, they think, fairly oflset the de- jj reased consumption and left the markets ;l in un even keel for 1885. They therefore r( ixpect better prices and better trade in JJ he spring. All prices of merchandise are Jj lelieved to be now down to hard pan and JJ lot likely to be forced lower except on the b ccurrence of failures of an important .? haracter between this and February. Jj "here is no special apprehension of such J[ ccurrences, although they say that tbe " Bt of February may bo a trying time in tie dry goods trade on account of large laturmg obligations at that date. elimination op bad timber. There has been such an enormous elim- tb lation of decayed and rotten timber in co II departments of trad^n the last three ears, that a solid basis for a healthy revi- q, al is believed to be assured. Just at this .vi ime trade is largely restricted and every- <*o ody seems to expect a season of awaiting ^ eyelopinents during this month. of The moat depressing factor in the situa- u ion is the low price of cereals and the onsequent indisposition and inability of u, be great agricultural interest to purchase s heretofore. Exports of breadstuUs tri ave. howover. shown an imnrovintrtend ncy of late and the year exhibits a repectable balance ol trade in favor of thih ountry. condition ok the 1mkk8. jfl Tlio plethora of money in the tyanks is pj nprecedented. They now hold over jrty millions above the required reserve. * till money is not easily obtainabfe on ime except on the best collateral, I am "1 )ld, of one percent per month outside of ac tinks on fair business paper. The banks p, ave not lost the demoralized feeling of ist summer and prefer to hold themselves be trong. Mortgage securities have lately ejJ isen decidedly in price among investor* co n account of distrust of all kinds of M Locks. Bank loans, however, have re- ts ently shown an expansion, indicating, it ns i said, the formation of combinations to tb dvance stocks. of a. bkae view. There is a'great deal of blue talk here c? mong the bear element over the situation ye f the country. According to these peo- ft> le a permanently lower plane of prices ^ >r everything, including money, pro- J ucts, and labor is being established on ja ccount of the ability to over-produce in H Europe and America, and accordingly j? 885 is to be a year of continued readjust- ^ lent to this permanant lower level. Their _0 lieory is that railroad building is over- q one and has culminated, and along with Qt ts stagnation will set in a decadence in at ther industrial enterprises. Inasmuch, owevert as I can recall similar speculaions of this character after the panic of 873, 1 fail to bo deeply impressed by J liem. ? years of prosperity. The greatest year ever known in rail- ge oad building occurred since the panic if tb 873, nnd also the greatest agricultural irosperity since the war. It is not likely hat wo-shall see this year such a concurence of large crops in Europe, Asia and d< Imerica as we saw Inst year, and as to ^ ailroads, the building of small lateral lines pj ias only fairly commenced. A great Qj ountry, as new and rich as ours, with hi mly an average as yet of 17 persons to he square mile as against 145 in Europe, w 3 likely to see genoml booms of prosperi- se y in its future career. We are yet to sec omething miraculous in tho South and p> he far Northwest. The prei/ent wide- ol pread economy throughout tne country Ir b only the precursor, as it was after 1873, (* o a solid business revival. a. w. c. ec THE YEAU'sJ FAILURES ^ a Ponnnyl vnnlit, Ohio and Went Virginia a* ({ ported by Dun <& Co, 0 PiTTsnunaii, Jan. 1.?The (allowing is a tatementof the (allures daring the past ? 'ear in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Weal Vir- vi jinia, as is reported to K. G. Dun A Co's Commercial Agency. The Pittsburgh di?rict embraces fifteen countics in Ohio, ' welve in Pennsylvania, and thirty in m Vest Virginia. No. Eit'd Eit'il ~r Statu. failure*, lia'b'g. oactc. 6 )hlo?Flnt quarter. 28 170,374 fWl.lfO P> " ?Second quarter..?..l<J 91,537 181,100 b< " ?Thirdquarter J? 430,100 878.425 " -Fourth quarter 272,600 IH.GM 111 Total 88 107V, 661 8745387 T can?Flnt quarter.........38 9 200,800 1119.700 fc ' ?8econa quartcr-....31 2,039.820 4M.261 M " -Third quarter......-82 774,809 403.350 n n ? vet vn oon .17 J st Total 120 13,217.639 11,085,086 V?tVa-Flnrt quarter-14 ? 196.800 1100,550 ?Second quarter? 9 - 1W.JOO 102.W1 81 14 ?Third quarter- 12 57,000 SW.800 " Fourth quarter.- 13 08,200 53,055 P Total ; 48 1517,300 f4W,40ft jJ A MANIAC'g DKSPgRATION. * Entering a Bnnk nt Midnight and Fighting ^ with Four Olllrcm. Ciuoaoo, Jan, 1.?Dr. Edward Prentice a| s a prosperous veterinary surgeon and n ion an office at 165 Michigan Avenue. " \bout 11:30 o'clock last night he entered ^ irst National Bank a> the janitor, Charles a Iranilt vas sweeping out,and declared he G ranted a sum of money he had locked up 01 n one of the vaults. The Janitor inform:d him it was too late U> get his money and idvised him to come in the morning. At q .his. Prentice became enraged. Officer j> Sash, of Finkerton'i, attempted to eject 1 liirn, but Prentice strnck Nash a powerful I !>low, knocking him down, and then leap- s jd toward Brandt. The latter, thinking s lie faced a bank robber, pointed Ills ro- ii reiver and fired, just as Prentice spfung v forward. The ballet struck a gold watch in Prentice's vest pocket and dropped to tbo floor, not inflicting a scratch. Officers arrived at this juncture and, r with the assistance of the other two men. d held Prentice a prisoner until the arrival p of the patrol wagon. As the party drove t to tho Armory, Prentice wrenched his handslooee, and, seising Sergeant Bahan by the neck, chokod liim until be was helpless. The police rained their cinba a on nim and it required four men to make t him relinquish his grasp. Prentice had t $300 on his pemin and i? evidently Insane, J A NEW YEAR S NORTj W THE 8AD 8TOIIT OP STAItVATK d I- As Belated by lieutenant Lockwocul ot i f. Grueljr Party?Their Hitter Kxperlenci (1 at Cape Sabine?A Tale of Suffering h in the CheerleM Arctlo Keglona. Ii WAsnixaroN, D. 0., Jan. 1.?The I e tional UcpMkan to-day contains furtl s extracts from the diary ot Lleutens it Lockwood, of the Greely Arctic Expo i- tion, covering the holiday week and Ni i* Year's day spent at Cape Sabine. The 0 extracts give the continuation-ol the ato e of the alow starvation of the party and t 1 of tho various devices resorted to by the ) to overcome the pangs of hunger and 1 while away the tedium of their existent B Beginning with December 26, the <li . after Christinas, when they breakfast) 1 "late" on soup made of seal blubber ai 9 supped on "English meat," the record 1 carried down to the night of January 1. ) In the entry for December 2d LieutOI . ant Lockwood says that in addition to tl i meats above mentioned ho bail "a fe , dried crumbs and some salt water an , gunpowder," which Long wanned for hii i over a lamp. Ho says: "Weapoke goo [ deal to-day of the prospects of gettir , across the Straits in the spring, of nice i preliminary trip and the chances of tin* ; ing food there, etc. We count on tw hundred and forty rations as certain. (j1 Littleton Island.) A fox has been see uround to-day, but all eiTorts to shoot hit were not successful." He concludes the entfy for this day "The talk this evening has been all abou food, desserts, etc." aUPPEIHXa FliOJI COLD. On December 27, with the thermometc at minus 21) degrees, he writes of their su! HIS LAST KKCBPTION. taw Years At Uie White Homo?A Notnb Krent. Washington, D. 0., Jan. 1, ? SB fear's day has been generally observe iere. The weather is almost aa disogre< ,ble as a year ago when It rained all da] Ml? o'clock a cold wind was blowing an now tailing and beiore night the atmoi here was that of midwinter. The ir leniency, however, did not interfere wit: ailing. The reception at the Whit loose, the last under President Arthur' dministration, was as large as tlw f ony previous year. The Presi ent was assisted by a nuui ?r of ladies prominent in society win tood with him in the Blue parlor. Tin alien entered the Bed parlor, passe< hrough the Blue parlor, thence tlirougl ho Ureen parlor into the Ksst room, fron rhich they made their exit. The flora ecorationsin the corridor and parlor ere as usual very elaborate aud hand 3me. In the long corridor and Ke< arlor there were tropical flower nd ferns. AU the chandeliers aiu Qrrora were trimmed with smilax. Tin uuitel in the Blue parlor was entirely Svered with cut flowera and bloomiiij iants. In the windows were palms, fernt lid other foliage plants. In the Green >om there were (lowering; plants on the lantel and tropical plants in the recess ol le windows. The four mantels in the hst room were decorated with pots ol looming primroses and choice varieties f other flowers. The ladies who assisted le President gathered in the library ol le White House a few minutes before le reception began, where New Year's eetings weroexcbanged with the Presimt and his sister, Mrs. McElroy. At 11 o'clock the Marine band, stationI in the vestibule, played "Hail to tho nml flm rprntvlntr nartv.nnterfid ie Blueparlor. Mrs Freliughuysen actapaniedthe President. In the parlor rs. McElroy stood next to him, then Mrs. lmunds, Mrs. Frelinjjhuysen, Mrs. Mclllocb, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Brewster, rs. Htttton, Mrs. Teller and the wives of me of the Justices of tho Supreme Court, ie other ladies of the receiving party ssed into the Greeti parlor. The drawee the ladies wero rich and handsome. Mrs. cElroy wore a pale heliotrope satin joined with pearl beading around a art shaped neck. Mrs. Frelinghuysen wore a black velvet immed with black lace.* Mrs. McGulloch, a rich white satin. Mrs. Edmunds, mourning silk, plain in fie. Mrs. Newbold, who is the grandiUghter of the late Gen. Cass, accorafaied the familv of Secretary Freling|ysen to the White House. She wore ay satin trimmed with white lace. Secretary Chandler's wife wore an elent dress with a front of cherry satin and ack and cherry brocaded velvet train. Mrs. Carlisle, who was published as aong the ladies' who would assist the esident, was not in the city. After an informal reception of the raemiTB ol the Cabinet tho doors were openi and tho members of the diplomatic rps were received. In the absence of r. Pr ston, the Minister from Hayti who tho Dean of the corps, Visicount Desigwriazi, Minister from Portugal, headed e diplomatic procession. The Secretary State stood on the left of the President id presented the representatives of the reign powers. There have been many langes among the diplomats within, three iars,nono of those now here havingserved rlger than isir^eare. The members of e corps were in court uniform. The itish legation was represented by Minisr West, his eldest daughter, his second iUghter (who is a debutante) and Miss eard, their guest, and Mr. Alan Johnsn and Mr. Helyear, Secretaries of the, jgation, and Sir. Helyear. The Chinese inister is absent and the legation was presented by Mr. Tsai Kwok Ohing,Mr. , W. Bartlett, tho American Secretary the legation, ana several uninese tacface. The Minister from Austria-Hungary, iron Jgnatx Schaeffer, was accompanied r Baron Paumgarten, Acting Secretary the Legation. Mr. Komero, the Mexi11 Minister, is absent, so that Legation is represented by the first and second cretanes. They were accompanied by e ladies of their families. Mr. Charles Destruve, the Minister Dm Russia, was accompanied by his ife and Secretary, Mr. Gregor. France was represented by Mr. Theo>ro Koustan, the Minister. Mr. Maurice ila, the First Secretary of tlio Legation, companied the Minister, as did Mr. ml Lefaivre. the Third Secretary, and hancellor, Mr. lliballier des Isles, and s wife. The German Minister, Mr. Vonalvens, .is present, as were all the foreign reprentativea who are in the city. The Justices of the United States Su erao Court, accompanied by the ladiea their households: were next received. 1 the, .absence of Chief Justice Waite, rho is ill> Justice Miller was first recoiv I and was followed by the other Justices, lie Chief Justice and Justice Matthewe pro the only absentees. The Senators and Representatives in ongress, of whom there was an unusually rue attendance, came next. They were llowed by representatives of the army id navy, nearly every officer on duty 01 siting the city being in line. The army delegation was headed by ieutenaffl General Sheridan and the avy officers by Admiral Portor. Next ime the chiefs of the various departents, District officials, ex-members oi ,0 n?Wnnf tin<r In the nifcv and civil as iciations. Tho Grand Array of tho Reil>liir had * notably large representation >th white and colored, many being in liform. At 1 o'clock the cllixons were received, bis continued until 2:15 o'clock. Ourig the entire time allotted for citizens ipresentatlves of almost all grades of eiety paused through tho various parlors, he employes of the Executive Mansion ere the last to extend the New Year's eeting to the Chic! Executive. When Hie people had departed,the resident called for his horse and look a lort ride, He returned and dined with le members of bis family. Secretary Frelinghuyson entertained the iploinatlc corps at breakfast at 12 a. He as assisted by 'Mrs. Frellnghuysen and Is daughters, who had left tho reception . the White House. At 1 r. u. a general weption began at the Secretary ofState's siuonce. All the Cabinet ladies with ie excoptlon of Mrs. Lincoln, whose lother recently died, entertained callen tiring the afternoon and evening. Mrs ten. Sheridan, Mrs. Porter and a numbei I the wlyee of Congressmen also received ? A Strut Duel. St. Louis/. Jan. 1.?A Rockwood, Tenn. pecial says: W. F. Derossctt and Nathai ass engaged in a street duel yeeterday hey had a. difficulty the day previous jicli sworo vengeance. They met on thi Lreetand began firing at each other witl hot guns.- - Derossett received a load ii lis face and another in his arm, and Paa ,-as shot in the forehead and neck. Determined to Strike. Tskxton, N. J., Jan. 1.?One thpnsani Kitten held a meeting this afternoon V ecide upon their course in regard to tb lending reduction of wages, and docidoc o strike If the boases made a reduction. Dtuwiront CollttLan. Lokdos, Jan. 1.?In a collision to-da t Bahisley Junction between the Sbel [eld excursion train and the coal trail tmr persona were killed and thirty in arid, ienng irom coiu iioiius uua ieei, uuu euys "The coldness of the extremities is du evidently to short ratious and shows hoi food is fuel in this country^ The part; this evening discussed Kentucky, in ac cordance with tiieir plan of talking abou different States or co-intries with whicl some of thein were acquainted eaeli oven ing. They also read McCarthy's 'Hiutor of Modern Times' and a book on 'Ameri can 8hlppfeg' which they found in th cache at uape Sabine. He enters also oi this date: "Urainerd shot a blue fox las 'night whose woight was 3 pounds 3 ounce* He followed the unimal forsome time afte shooting it, but found him dead. Thi gives us an extra fox for next Sundaj How impatiently we watch the cook as h divides the bread and meat? each fearin that ho may got a little less than his share The other mess have one of their numbe to fill their plates, but we still trust t Long." On December 28th, the mercury was a minus 35 decrees and some rope wa urouuht in anu cut up for fuel, lie say in his entry, "the house was exceptional!; quiet to-day, and most of the afternooi was passed with every one down in th sleeping bags, little or nothing was said There was no particular reason lor thi quiet. For breakfast we had chocolatt bread and butter, and for supper a fo: stew. In the evening we talked about th quantity of fuel left us and found wo ha* sixteen hard wpod barrels on hand. Lonj said if the wood did not laBt wo coul cook with seal blubber." LOOKING ON THK DARK HIDE. ^Hero Lieutenant Lock wood writes "Lieutenant Greely seemed, obliged t look on the dark side of the subject am directed Seigeont Brainerd to issuotei pounds of blubber for experiment. Thi by that much blubber." He writes also: "I am eking out my tg bacco with tea to-day. I found twoo three small pieces of raw fox, mere scraps on the floor and nourishing the dampnes oil* ate them witli great satisfaction. Ohl was discussed this evening." Ou December 29 the mercury wasminu 31 degrees and his memorandum of foo< to the party*is: "Cold breast of ven atu/Ied." In his entry he speaks of tin trading between members of the party o one article of food for another, and c portions of another day's rations. Ii closes the paragraph with: "A good dec of talking was done, but not very man; solid trades were made." He writes also: "There is now ape] ceptible difference in the amount c liglit; only two more days of thisyeai thank God!" With respect to the proposal to exper ment with seal blubber for fuel ho say that Lieutenant Kislingbury protcste and that he (Lockwood) also took occi sion to express disapproval. TBADINO IN FOOD. On thenextday, December 30, he writei the trading in food continued until a lal hour, and that ono bargain was struck at o'clock in the morning. He writef "Morning came at last, sarao (in cons< quence of trading tho day before) had good deal more than they could eat wit ! comfort, and somo had much less. On result of my bargaining was that I ha something more than one-third on m , plate of 'son of a gun' [a bread stew, whic seems to nave ueen in grew, lavurj, im one-Ioiirth of my coffee, but then I ha also about 12 ounces of bread, and oh ounco of butter. He speaks of savin some of this allowance lor Now Year 1 Day, Km! the day's ration of rum for tli night befoiti the New Year so as to drin . the old year out." He writes also in tW day: "Very little conversation was ha to-day; full meals seem to have the effee of inducing silence. Tho party was lyin down and enjoying comfortable repose, ] is singular how warm and comfortable good meal makes me. Cracked who with honey and milk was the food topic < the day." On December 31 he writes that th thermometer is minus 21 dogreps, but the tho day before it was minus 21 degrees i the house. The breakfast this day was ( ox-tall Botip anil the supper of Englia meat. Tho party suffered from cold fee He closos the entry for this day with tliet words: "How glad we are that the end < , the year has been reached again can har< ly be explained. Rico expects to stai across about the end of January." sb* vkah's day. i Th? entry for Now Year's Day Is as fo | lows: i "January 1, Tuesday?The day wi . passed in tho bags. Lieutenant Greel ' came over and paid mo a visit shortly afu ' breakfast. He told me that the Docti had made overtures to make an allowam (for offensive remark; made sometin ' ago) and that he had declined. I > told me also that somo time ago t . felt certain that the Doctor was eatii . up during the night Corporal Ellison 3 allowance of bread. He was within t* i and* half feet of the Doctor at the tin l and would swear to the fact before t court He thought it was right to mei lion the fact to Breinord,buthe said not! ingto anyone else about it. but this i well as former matters ho should mal 1 the subjcct of report to the proper autlio > ities. lie told me Ellison's feetand ham b; were suppurating fast, that aniputatlc ] would evidently have to be performed,4> that nothing would bo attempted her but at Littloton Island. Wo now spei frequently of getting home this year. T1 r condition of the party is far superior - anything I expected and. the future 111 i well to oome out all light How n - thoughts wander homeward to the de onu there; are they thinking ol me?" V IT JfAltMEltS IX COUNCIL, ' Annual Meeting of the Washington Count] Breeder* Institute. 3N Special Oorrapondenet of Ike Intelligencer. Waihinoiok, Pa., Doc. 31.?The Second U,, Annual Institute of the Washington ? ' County Thoroughbred Stock Breeders' Association lias been holding in tlio Court . House in this city {or the last two days. Julius LeMoyne is President ol the Asso;a. ciation Aid has conducted its various ses10r sions. Dr. J. D. MofTatt, President oi int the Washington and Jefforson College, 8j. opened the first session with prayer. JW Alexander Wilson, Esq., delivered an adlfl? dress ol welcome, to which Hev. Dr. J. F. Magill, ol Washington. in the absence ol ry D. 8. i'eaiIon of mnliu, l'a. ell James McBurney, Esq., rend an essay ,m written by W. Wocfleld, of Kentucky, on "What is the Short Horn good for, and what is a good Short Horn.1 The cultivation of "Carp" was the subject of an inv>" teresting address by Prof. E. 1). Linton of *} Washington and Jelferson College. Prof. ?* Linton treated of carp with reference to " its general cultivation by farmers on their own lands. :1" "Contagious PleuroPneumonia,an essay 10 by Thomas J. Edge, Secretary of the Pennsylvania State lioard of Agriculture, "1 was read by W. W. Hunter. TUB NiaUT SESSION*. iK In tbo evening the Hon. Victor E. '8 Pioletlo, of Wysot, Pa., discussed "Taxatbn by the Slate Government." 0 Mr. l'iolette is a largo farmer and stock ,t breeder. Following are Borne of the ? thoughts: Where there is a dower or n mungage upon property tno amount covered by either should be exempt from . taxation. The tax law conflict* with article 9th of the constitution of this State, indeed, it is doubtful if the tax law would stand a judicial investigation. Corporations occupy more tirao of the courts in r some places than all the agricultural in[ terests and don't pay a cent for it. During . the late war the general government com * pelledtho attaching of a stamp" to papers 0 to make them legal and it was a just thing * and should not have been discontinued. y Where agricultural interests pay $35,000,000 tax, corporations pay only $4,500,000 t on a much larger valuation. Wheat has 1 two and a half limes the nutriment of corn and four times that of oats, so I feed wheat y to my stock as a matter of economy, when - wheat is low, and corn and oats aro high. 0 Miss Nancy fcherrard, Principal oi the 1 Washington Female.Seminary, delivered t a most interesting aud sparkling address u upon the theme: "What shall wo do r with our Girls?" Tha importance of funs damental and practical instruction in home duti<?6, and the imparting of useful o information were the leading thoughts, g and most ably word they elaborated ana i. illustrated hy one who has yiade the forr mation of female character her life study, o Dr. Moffutt treated the subject of "Culture and Agriculture" in his usual masterly ,t manner, cautioning the farmer that he s must not imagine lie is the solitary poss sessor of the earth; J U&U.MHK/AY 8 BBSSIUN. J A. T. McKetvey, Esq., of St. Clairsville, j l# Ohio, urged upon his follow farmers tlio j s necessity of recreation both .for them- i selves and their children. Protracted ap- 1 * pllication to farm duties, unremitting atj tention to the plow, are no evideuco of a ,, good or intelligent farmer. That fanner 3 who works his land with reference to the largest production in an intelligent, humane manner, looking to the comfort of himself, his family and his beasts, : is the model farmer." Kccreation is jnst , 0 as essential to the existence of a fanner as -j it is to that of a merchant, minister or lawyer. Deprivation of it will work the , J Bamo discomforts and detriments to one 5 as the other. Mr. MeKelvey's address was ' one of tho most sensible, practical, and. at , the same time, most highly appreciated of , " the Institute. Mrs. E. D. Persons, of Taylorstown, ' Pa., discussed in the same strain as Mr. ? McKelvoy "Home Life on the Farm." J. W. Axtcll, editor of the Pittsburgh, 1 Stocfonan, spoke on the "Merits of Breeds , , from a Farmer's Stand-point." j \V. I. Chamberlain, Secretary of the 1 Ohio State Board of Agriculture, demon5 strated a "Few Mistakes" and indicated l , their remedy. ' In tho afternoon the Hon. Victor E. , Piolette. "talked up the pecuniary advantages of raising thoroughbred stock-"in ' all cases." This address was intense- > ly practical and very humorous at times. J He urged tho introduction and prosecu, tion of the studies of zoology and agricul ' ture in the colleges. Veterinary surgeons . are as essential asjphysicians and surgeons ?' for the human family. Mr." Piolette parI ticularly cautioned farmers againBt paying exorbitant prices for thoroughbreds. "That man who pays $1,000 for a cow is on infernal fool," said tho able granger in a buret of frugal indignation, s, Mr. Charles Burdett Hart, of tho Ine TEM.inB.vcKR, spoke on the theme, "Some? thing Better on the Farm." (Mr. Hart'sad6 dress was listened to with great interest by the large audience and he was frei quently interrupted by applause. At the a request of some Ohio gentlemen who were jl present, the address will bo delivered at e St. Clairsville next Saturday. d NOTES. y L.P. Sisson, of Ohio county, is aft inh terested spectator. ^ George Hook, Clerk of the County Court of Ohio county, is the guest of Julius Le ? Moyne. R. K. Giflln and wife, of Wheeling, are e in attendance upon the sessions of the k Institute. in A Rplendid collection of Dakota cereals d was one of tlio interesting features of the :t Institute. S Prominent among the spectators is the Hon. John H. Kwing, of Washington, the a oldest farmer in Western Pennsylvania. A. T. McKclvey, of St. CJairsville, is one of the ablest and most intelligent of the speakers on all farm subjects. His !r essay on "Rural Recreation" was one of JJ the very best presented. ,f One of the interesting features of Wedh nesday's session was the presence of the I, Pennsylvania Reform School Band of Mor;y ganza. .This band is made up of inmntes )f of the school running in point of age from [. ten to eighteen years of ago. They are rt nicely uniformed and made most excellent music. c. s. ir. . A Iturk Lout. I- New York, Jan. 1,?The Norweigian bark Onward Brrlyed to-day, reports fallis ing in with a rait on which wcro the cajily tain and lour of the crew oI the schooner sr Estelle. Captain Day, ol the Estello, states ho left Charleston dock for Phila" doipliia. Off Cape Lookout, on r? the 18th, the vessel wont to pieces In a (" heavy sea. A raft wax constructed and all wore placed safely on board. The seas washed over them continually. r Mate Curling lost his hold on tho raft and was swept away and drowned. On tlio ? 21st the raft was picked up and tho pas. sergera brought hero. Tho Kstolle wss valued at $100,000. Was*. Krrliu rO. Pittsbubgii, Pa., Jan. 1.?Tlio Pittsr: burgh Bessmer Steel works at llotocsteud is have posted a notice that on Wednesday in next they will reduce tho wages of the ut employes in their roil mill SI percent, o, those in tho converting mill 110 percent ik and laborers 10 percent. w The works employ about 1,000 men. to Tho reduction will not affect the operads tives who belong to the Amalgamated ty Association. Tlicso comprise a majority ar of the skilled workmen and about half tho total fo oe, OUT OF BONDAGE, YET NOT FREE TO CAST THEIR Votes ni Tboy Choono?Senntor Mnliono on llotirbon Rule in the South?How tlie N'cgro 1h Dl*franohl??cI?A Wire Prediction?Another War Mnjr KnMue. wash inoton, Jan. 1.?Senator Mali on o is in the city, where ho will remain until the adjournment of Congress. In conversation with a reporter to-night the Senator said that he had been so busily engaged with private affaire since the election that he had hardly had time to read tho newspapers, mucli less to bother with politics. "I haven't even read Cleveland's civil service reform letter to George William Curtis, blit, if tho President-elect could take a little jaunt through Virginia and see the Bourbons there already wrangling and fighting over tho ofllces that they expect to be made vacaut next March, he wo.uld be amused and instructed. , "The spcech made by Blaine in Augusta iust after the election was one of the ablest presentations of. the situation in the South I have ever read and its words ought not to be forgottem by tho Northern people. It is not the first time, however, that a patent has been taken out upon another man's invention. I myself. long ago called attention to the political Btrength exorcised by Bourbon voters in the South. ANOTHER WAR PREDICTED. "After the Daniillo massacre," continued tho Genoral, stroking his long gray beard, "several of the Senators, including Sherman and Edmunds, pressed me to bring tins outrage to the attention of the Senate and country. I agreed to fin ?n and one, day, while discussing the subject with Mr. Sherman, I culled his attention ta some points involving the treatment ol ihfl negro by the Republican party that I havo novor Been able to understand. I ?id, 'Mr. Sherman, when the Republican jitrty made the negro free, 1, who had lone all in my power to prevent it, hnuijht emancipation an awful thing. Well, as years passed by I improved and low the wonder id, that haying made him :ree, the Itepublican party will not protect iiim in his freedom. I believe that we sill have another civil conflict in this soufitry, not over tho question of slavery hough. Although I fought against tho Union, I declare I would never consent hat those who attempted to destroy it ihould again become its rulers. If tlie 3ou federates had'won I am very sure tho North would not have been allowed to manage the Federal Government'" "X called Mr. Sherman's attention to the condition of affairs in the country. Tho South is represented in the Senate entirely by Southern Democrats, and I believo thirty-twoof their thirty-six Senators were Confederate Brigadiers. Every yoar tho number of Republican Representatives in the lower Houso from t^o booth is decreasing, and it is only a question of timo when the Bourbons will have as solid a representation there as they have in the Senate. "This is due to the wilful, deliberate und lawless overthrow of tho rights won for tho negro in tho civil war and guaranteed to him by amendments, to the Constitution. I told Mr. Sherman then?this was nearly a year beforo the election? that the South, coming to tho front evory four years with 158 electoral votes, would certainly in course of time elect a Democratic President Some freak, accident or fraud in one of tho Republican Northern States would give tho Democrats a maior ity of tho electoral votes. All-this, I pointed out to him, was duo to tho failure of the Republicans to insist that the negro should enjoy the political rights conferred upon hiin by the laws of tho land." dusixk88 tllouule ahead. "But Senator," asked the reporter, "what has all this to do with a future civil conllict?" "Iam coming to that," was tho Senator's reply. "I told Mr. Sherman that when the Democratic party did get into power, as it was bound to do, there would be business trouble ahead. Capitalists and businefs men generally have never manifested any confidence in tho Democratic party. Its wild financial spasms and cenoral lack of conservatism inspire public distrust. Instead of tho volume of the business of the country being increased, new manufactories and workshops opened and ventures undertaken by business men, there will be a general contraction. A man who had money in tho bank would want to go there quite often to see that he could get it. Men in business would curtail their affairs and keen as close to the shore as possible until they were fully assured of a thoroughly reliable and conservative administration of affairs. "Meantime there would bo almost a financial panic. Mills, furnaces and factories would bo closed, and thousands of men and women thrown out of employment. The upshot of it would be probably bread riots, for when a man is hungry he doesn't always think beforo acting. In such a stato of affairs, you see, an unorganized mob of thousands of men moving on Washington would be allogethe unnatural, and thus another conllict begins. I did not believe, when I said this, that tho next Administration would ba Democratic. It may not happen, I trust it will not, but there; certainly would never have been an opportunity for a catastropho of this sort if the negroes of tho Southern States had been protected in their political rights." HURLED INTO^l'EIlNITT. A. Tcig De?trojr'<l ami tho Crow Killed >?y ? Holler Explosion. Chicago, Jan. 1.?Tho tug Admiral had joat let go tho lino of the barge D. M. Wilson in Maeon's Slip, at Twenty-second anil Morgan streets, late this evening, when a terrible explosion was heard, anil the spot wherethe tug lay was marked only by whirling debris and a cloud of steam and smoiio. All portions of the tug above water bad been smashed into fragment* and the hull stink out of Bight. Windows a block away were broken and the crew on the barge were stretched on the deck almost senseless. The stanchions anj headgear of the Wilson were carried away, anil it is thought many of her timbers were started. 1 he captain of the schooner alongsldo the barge was thrown heavily against the rabin, anil it is (eared seriously injured. The owners of the tug say the only persons that could have l> n aboard were Captain Andrew Onion, Engineer Joseph Jlogan, and Lineman llone, hut men who were working on vessols In tho vicinity assert that thero were two other men on the tug beside tho crow of three. The only traces of the Ave men aro a hattored hat and a boot containing a stocking and a piece of flesh, which were found on one side of the river and on tho other sido u mangled corpse supposed to be that of l.ineman Bone, with tho left arm entirely blown from the body. The face and chest were shockingly* bruised and torn. It seems certain that the poor wretch was hurled into tho air across two huge steam barges and striking tho wall of a grain elevator dropped back to the dock. It is surmised that mora of the reinaina will be discovered when daylight permits tho search of a hundred tall lumber piles within rango of the explosion. These piles are covered with sleet and no ono could be found who dared ascoad thw tho darkness,