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gg^I^siEI) AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, WEST VA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 25,1885. VOLUME XXXIII.?NUMBER 183.
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I ?k
m lac*i > ??. luld *7 yourtegulh 8tr?et.
I Ir Porter Smith's cue isn't a propo
I miter lor the Committee on Police, whet
I jjtMt committee likely to be engaged ?
Gonwoa Hoimr'a Private Secretarj
I il fixed, bat tbo President is coldly oblivi
I ou) ol the fact that the Governor himsel
I fjl| soon be out of a job.
I Till g"gl?* worked to perfection. Tbi
I whitewashing of the Chief of Police ii
I already accomplished. What dorespecto
I Uecitiiens liiink of this?
I Buciitu uy he nants a Southern mar
I for President next timo, and ho thinks La
our would lit. Need it bo said that Ilenn
I iiona Southern lecture tour?
I Arlait we havothe new party. It ii
I composed ol Graver Cleveland, Danie
I Mtnuiusaud William C. Whitney. Cleve
I land and Manning make a quorum.
I Tut portentous hint ia thrown out thai
I th; Paynes and Johnny McLeans have
I broken. Then what's the use of runuinc
? ?*more Democratic tickets in Ohio ?
I Tazr are asking what Vermont li?
I trtrdone lor tho Democratic party, tbaf
I jm of hen should be delegated to do
I the tail-twisting of the British liou in the
I naaio of a Democratic administration.
I Hoirdowe know?
I Coi'.vcilmkx Shanley and Sweeney voted
/oran honest investigation. They placed
I themselves in line with those Democrat*
I who are on the side of law and decency,
I ?fli! such Democrats are in the majority
I otifmlo of Council.
I Xononv questions the fact of Portei
I Smith's election. The Committee on
I Elections has nothing to do with his case,
I fiat the Committee on Police was not oneI
tided enough. Hence this defiant schemc
I to coat bim with whitewash.
I Tncv say that Carl Schurz isn't deI
lighted with the foreign appointments,
I and doesn't hesitato to affirm that he
I speaks a better German than George II.
I Pendleton. Well, all is not lost What'u
I the matter with the Hawaiian Islands?
I The Cincinnati Commercial Gazelle takee
a collar-hold on the Enquirer by remarking
that "Pendleton's appointment is a tribute
to respectability, which Cincinnatians,
irrespective of party creed, will know how
to appreciate and respect." This will draw
blood.
The Mayor is very direct in his recital ol
whit passed between himself and thf
Tli<> "tmmiininat?on is i
liMIIU U? ? - - j
plain bunnesa-liko document with no fireworks
in iL Citizens who wish to bo on
the aiilo of tho law will continue to side
with the Mayor.
T?e Hon. John L. Sullivan, of Boston
being asked who ?s the best man in-bit
lino of business, replies that he is champion
of America and is going over to conquer
England. This is a modest intimation
that John L. has made an alliance
with LI Mahdi. England is being pressed
on every side.
It is gravely remarked by the Chicagc
Timet that "tho illustrated papers make
the (aces of distinguished persons famil
iar." Oh, do they indeed 1 Are we to be
t)U, then, that Garland really looks likes
simpering idiot, andliaynrd likea first-claw
murderer? On the contrary, tho wood
choppers of the press are tho frequent
libalers of honest faces.
Is the Ninteenth Legislative District o
Illinois the Itepublican party seems to be
an uncommonly lively qprpse. A gain ol
eleven hundred in the majority since
November is doing handsomely. This 21
the district in which the Democrats hopot
to slip in one of their own this time. The)
weregoing totako advantage of Itepub
lican apathy. Black Jack ia too good I
soldier to he whipped by General Apathy
No wonder Mr. Lord, a millionaire drj
good} merchant of New York, feels hur
at the marrisgo of his daughter withi
traveling salesman. Thero are compara
tively few daughters of millionaires, bu
traveling salesmen don't come high
Probably Mr. Lord was just watching thi
market to buy his child a prince, or some
thing of that sort Tho salesman ma;
take a sweet revengo for all this by load
ingan honest life and making his wife i
good husband.
Oxck more the owls of tho Senate ar
in trouble. Tho wicked knights of thi
quill have boon giving away thoawfu
ecrets of those solemn conclaves calle<
executive sessions. Therefore the guar<
i* doubled, the keyholes stuffed up, an<
the captain of the pages shadowed by i
corpjot efficient detectives to see that hi
and the newspaper men "never speak a
they pus by." Strange that they haven'
thought of clapboarding the mouth o
every Senator.
Ma I'outlh Smith's friends displa;
peat presence of mind. They are deter
mined to have him investigated with i
whitewash brush, Thorefore tbey refe
his esse to a committee which proper!;
has nothing to do with hit case.
The Committee on Police wouldn't dc
because it is made up of (our Republican
and four Democrats and contains some c
tbohest material in Council. Tha Corn
tnittee on Elections is just such a lop
sided aSair as the City Sergeant's friend
want?five Democrats to one Ropublicat
anil it contains tome of the poorest mi
terlal in Council. If this committe
doesn't whitewash the City Sorgeant i
will disappoint his friends and a reasor
able public expectation.
This bnuen attempt to shield * delli
qoent public officer will disgust and et
rage every decent citlien. It is a shami
less drawing of the line of partisan politic
on a question which touches the heart
?n<l the homes of this community.
What can be expected of men who ear
their living by gambling, when the popi
ltr branch of Council rushes to the reset
o!?law-breaking official and refutes tl
p?ple Uio plain justice of an honest li
| joitiptlon?
WASHINGTON NEWS.
= NOMINATIONS OP YESTJSBDAY.
r Oblo Recognised for the Seoond Time,
j Daniel MoConvllle'a PI am?A Sketch of
Ilia Career?Comment* on Pendle*
ton's Seleetlen ? Capital Note*.
r
Washington, D. 0., March 24.?The
f President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day. To be Collectors of
Customs:
5 Francis B. Torrey, of Maine, District of
J Bath, Mo.
John P. Donwortb, of Maine, District of
Aroostook, Me.
Daniel JlcConviiic. of Ohio, Auditor
of the Treasury for the Postoffice Depart'
ment,
< Henry L. Muldrow, of Mississippi, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior.
William A. J. Sparks, of Illinois, Com.
missioner of the General Land Office.
. Also a Ions; list of army promotions.
1 The committee appointed by the Mary
land Civil Service Iteform Association to
file a protest against the apgoint&ent of
Eugene Higgins as Appointment Clerk of
t the Treasury, came to Washington to-day
and submitted their papers to Secretary
Manning, who promised to examine them.
AUDITOU OK Til K THEASUIIY.
A Sketch of the Life and Career of Daniel
I aicConvllle, of Stenhenvllle, O.
Socclal DUoatch to the ItUdltaaieer.
| Steubesvillk, 0., March 24.?Hon.
, Daniel McConville, nominated for Au- \
ditor of the Treasury of the Postoffice
Department, is a Steubenville boy, and is 1
the second man from Ohio appointed to ,
i ollico under Cleveland's administration.
Mr. McConville was a son of Daniel and 1
i Martha McConville, hia mother now liv- 1
ing in this city with his brothers and j
| sisters. He was born in Warren Point,,1
County Down, Ireland, in 184U. With, his 1
parents he came to this c'tyearlv in
tife, graduated at the Steubenville High '
School second in his class in 1802, and *
engaged and continued in the dry- goods {
business hero long after his father's
death. At ono time he was the Demo- 1
cratic nominee from this county to the J
i Legislature, and though the c unty was
strongly Republican, ho came within a
few votes of the prize. During Governor <
. Bishop's administration his business qualifications
called him to be Director of the
State penitentiary, which he tilled sat- (
1 iafactorily. He also took a prominent
, part in the battles of his party, and was
, an activft member of tho State Executive )
Committee during the Gubernatorial cam- i
paigu ot Upon tde election of Governor
Hoadly ho was called to be his
' Private Secretary, which position he
; has held to the present, time. His
, selection is well spoken of here, and Republicans
are satisfied that this city has
1 been honored. Socially he is a perfect
eentleman. His wife was a daughter of
ltev. Ezra Hingeley, a well known
Methodist preacher oi this section, and is
a very popular lady.
f Hia salary will be $4,000, and his do,
partment has the following force: Deputy
Audiion$2,260: Chjtf Cierk, $2,000; Di?
; busing uieric, sir.uuu; eigut cnieis 01 uivib
ion, $2,000; seventeen cferks.Sl.SOO; sixtyi
three clerks, SI.GOO; seventy-four clerks,
j $1,400; fifty clerkp, $1,200;, thirty-live
clerks, $1,000; twenty-^even assorters of 1
money order, $900; assistant messenger, i
$720; seventeen laborors, $000:
| IIK 8PKA1C4 U KUMAX.
. Some of the Qunliflcatiumi thnLFlt Pecdletun
for tho Gorman Miuiatry.
Cincinnati Commotio! Qaut'e.
In regard to,Mr, Pendleton's appoint'
ment, it was not what was generally expected,
bufc it was in many reaperts the
most important of the /our mado to-day.
, There will probably be an effort made to j
. belittle Mr. Pendleton in the same noble
line of thought that supgestgd the circula- ,
' lion of a rumor that the same gentleman
? had beon offered an Assistant Secretary- 1
i ship. It is known to Mr. Pendleton^s j
friends that he had no choice among four ?
places that he named. One of them waB <
' given him, and he and his friends are sat- i
t isfled and happy. Sir. Pendleton feared ,
ho would be given the French Mission, ,
which he wanted least of all, and he is j
f given the one he would have chosen and
the one he indicated his preference for. (
Air. Pendleton speaks German, which ,
> will add to hiB efficiency and to the ,
I pleasure he will derive from his residence
, at Berlin. In temperance*, taste, disposi- ]
tion, family, antecedents, Ac., there is
1 something of a resomblance between<Mr.
' Pendleton and Mr. Phelps, though the ,
former is more a man of the world and the
k masses. They differ in this, that Pendleton
has been in politics all his life and Mr.
' Phelps never. Mr. Pendleton has sought
honor and distinction in poltics, and Mr.
r Phelps has despised it. They will make
t courtly ministers, and do our country-.
credit abroad. 1
The manner in which significance is
' gathered from the Pendleton; appointt
ment here in Washington is shown In the
following from the Critic: '
' "No one was there but that interpreted
3 the appointment oi Mr. Pendleton to
mean a direct blow at the McLeans, and
f many said no more would be heard of
. them as figures in the Administration. It
is a very black optic for them?one that
can not be reconciled?and it is anticipated
that the Enquirer will now rise to a question
of privilege and state its grievance.
5 The 'Mossbacka' in the party in Ohio are
. squinting their eyes, remarking, 'I told
, you so,' and take it very straight and
1 strong, and they feel like steers in an oat
1 field." JJ _
1 SOME GALL
' I'oured, Out of the Cincinnati "Enquirer"
1 -Vials of Wrath.
8 Cincinnati Enqulrtr,
b The assignment of George H. Pendleton
t to Germany instead of England is really
f a sore defeat for his aspiration. Up to
Saturday Mr. Pendleton felt certain of being
assigned to the Court of St. James.
Secretary Bayard on that day presented
'' Ms name to the President for llie English
Court, when he was advised that other
1 arrangements had already been made.
. Yesterday, alter this set-back, Mr. Pendleton
was slated lor France. ThePresit
dent expressed a preference for Governor
McLase, of Maryland, who was
, poshed by Tilden, and finally, as
a compromise, Mr. Pendleton was sent
, to Germany to represent the American
' hog abroad, lie hardly knows whether
- to feel Haltered or chagrined, but in his
h anxiety to keep in public life is willing to
accept any thing. Ever since the Senate
adjournal Mr. Pendleton has been an
'i office beggar, and by throwing himself on
i- tho generosity of his ex-8ena'torial colo
leagues induced a majority of them to
, sign a potltion to the President, beseeching
him the English mission. It was the
' subject of remark by many that the
father of the Civil Service law was the
most humiliating ofilce-beggar of the
many in this city.
t- CAPITAL CULUXOg.
J John \Y. Mackay, of Nevada, called on
* tho President yesterday.
Mr. Muldrow, nominated for Assistant
n Secretary of the Interior, was a Colonel
in the Confederate army.
ie Edwin W. Kelghtley, Third Auditor of
the Treasury, yesterday tendered his resignation.
Judge Kelghtley la a native of
' Indiana, and was appointed by President
Hayw. He Is an active politician, tod
took part in the lut Presidential cam
Siignln the interest ot the Hepublicai
uket. Be resigned at the request ol
Secretary Manning.
It la understood the Cabinet session yesterday
was devoted to the consideration ol
appointments to be made before the ad'
journment of the Senate.
Mr. Sparks, the new Commissioner Gen
eral of the Land Office, is a well known
Democratic politician and served In Congross
from 1878 to 1883, declining a reelection.
A committee consisting of Joseph Packard
and William Winchester, representing
the Civil Service lleiorm Association ol
Maryland, waited on the Secretary of the
Treasury yesterday and presented him n
copy of the resolutions adopted by that
association protesting against the appointment
of Eugene Higgins as chief of the
appointment division of the Treasury Department.
The Secretary promised to
give the matter consideration.
HANI.AN'8 RACK
With the Australian?He UtifenU Clifford
with Eaae.
San Francisco, C*l., March 24.?The
City of Sydney, arrived this afternoon
from Australia, bringing the particulars ot
the Hanlan-ClifTord boat race, which took
place at Sydney, February 7th, and was
won by Hanlan. The match was for
?1,000. An immense gathfring of people
was present. Clifford was the first to grip
the water. He rowed thirty-four strokes
to the minute and llanlan thirtyeight.
Clifford's work at the start
ittracted all the attention. It
neeined to promise something prodigious,
but the surprise dwindled away as llanlnn
gradually drew up. For half a mile Clifford
mad?*ft splendid race, Hanlan contenting
himself in keeping near enough to
watch him without trouble. Hanlan then
dropped his stroke to 32 and the old smile
Indicative of victory settled on ins lace.
A ftcr guaging the remaining distance HanIan
drev quickly away to three lengths
head, then to four and live.
Clifford, who was pulling manfully,
spurted, hut Hanlan met him and put another
length between thein. As they
passed the Sydney rowing club llunlun
was nine lengths ahead, lie then Blackened
and finished a winner by seven
lengths; Ilanlan was loudly cheered.
IHOGISV ItKCOItU.
it lteifulor Ton git anil Uvular of tlia Vary
Woritt Strips.
Baltimore, March 24.?The communijation
of the Committee of tbo Civil Service
lteform Association to Secretary Manning
upon Kugeiio Higgins, Appointment
Clerk, was disclosed to-day. It begins
with 1875, when Higgins is charged with
having violated the ballot boxes (Governor
Carrott's election) after election, and
while the ballots were in the olllco of tho
clerk of the Supremo Court he is charged
with having fraudulently destroyed the
ballots of one parl.v and substituting
tickets of the other party. In 187U
he is charged with having gone to the
Clarksville district o( Howard county, and
having been the "champion bulldozer of
that district," under a rowdy alias and
with a pistol and whisky bottle in hand
terrorized the <iuiot citizens and illegally
voted hundreds of negroes and others,
brought from the outa'de by the assistance
of the District Register and other conspirators.
Again ho is charged with being
a lobbyist and withholding an interest in a
{ambling house.
THOMPSON'S VICTIM
Dies of Hla Wounds-The Murderer Rearrest*
<1 and Jailed.
Cincinnati, March 21.?A dispatch to
the Enquirer says: Elbert Fowler, who
was siioi uy j. opeea inompson on ine
12th inst, died at one o'clock this mom*
ing. Fowler refused to have the foot am*
putated, saying ho would rather die than
to lose liia foot. On Wednesday night the
nursaattending Fowler, through a miitake,
gave an overdose of aconite, which came
near proving fatal at that time. Mortification
setting in it was decided to ampu*
late the limb above the knee, which was
ione by Dr. McDonald early Saturday
raorning, too late, however, to save his
life. Blood-poisoning had already set in.
Bis remains will >o taken to GriMn, Ga.,
and buried with Masonic honors. Thompson
was ro-arreated this morning onjthe
jharge of murder and confined in Jail.
His attorneys have applied for a writ of
habeas corpus.
foilklmx nkw8.
The Latent Intelligence by Cable?More*
merit* In Egypt.
Soakiu, March 24 ?The latest returns
regarding the casualties of Sunday's engagement
show that including the Indian
troops and exclusive of camp followers,
six ofilcers and ninety-four men were
killed and six officers and one hundred
and thirty-six men were wounded. One
officer and seventy men aro reported missing.
The Guards and marines while advancing
from the Ilasheen zereba to-day
to meet the convoy from Suakim had sevsral
musketry skirmishes with tho rebels,
during which sixteen of tho British were
wounded and one killed.
The Lord ltayot'f Fine Stolen.
Dublin,-March 24.?Great excitement
and indignation prevails throughout the
city 'among the sympathizers of the
Lord Mayor over the discovery of
the theft of the flig which is
usually displayed over tho Mansion
house on occasions of fetes or events of
Btate. Some students belonging to the
medical college here, after learning of tho
threat of the Lord Mayor to lower the
flag during the visit of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, handed together and
"oncocted aschome by which they would
foil the Lord Mayor in carrying
out his threat. They decided to obtain
possession of the flag. A number of stu/Unfa
loot nvnnint? Riii-fflpflm! in ohtflinino
admission to the building sn some pretext
and stole the national ensign. The loyalists
are correspondingly jubilant ever the
Nationalists misfortune and aro hugely enjoying
the joke, as they term it.
An Informer*! Death.
Dublih, March 24.?Joe Smith, the man
who pointed out to Carey Mr. Burke on
the dayvhen the latter was assassinated
in Phoenix Park, has just died. Smith
had been In bad health lor months'bofore
hia death, and suffered greatly from fear
ol being assassinated by the Inviooibles
because o( certain information given by
him to the authorities concerning their
movements. Another informer, Michael
Kavanaugh, the driver of the car In which
the assassins escaped, is now confined in
one of the lunatic asylums here, lie Is
violently Insane.
Graham. Conderacd.
Iohdos, March 84.?The War office
la dissatisfied with General Gralyun'a
management ol the advanoe and he will
probably be recalled,
ThoSt. James OuKli^'dononnoes the Incapacity
shown at headquarters, and lay*)
"This murderous military scuffle never
would have bappenod if Generals McNeill
and Graham bad taken precautions which
abould have occurred to a cadet."
The general press comment* are in the
tune tone,
; A TRAIN OF WOES.
t ..
FBOSI ONE TRACK TO AHOTORB
. Wllh the final R.ault-Fouutl D.ad Id a
Coal Cor-Illg Fire lu? Wetsel Comity
HamJe^-Warne.Jmrr, Fit., Ila.
1 a Destructive ConOasratloii.
9pteUd Dltpatch to tte InUlltotncer.
Nkwbuieu, W. Va., March at?A. prob:
dily fatal accident occurred here yeateri
By evening to Mr. J. W. Norria, ol
1 Itowlesburg. He waa crossing the mil|
road and in attempting to avoid an ap
proaching train stopped on the other track
directly in front of a train coming in tho
opposite direction, unobserved by him.
i llie engine struck him, inflictieg severe
injuries about the head, which, it is
feared, will prove serious, and, perhaps,
fatal. Be waa removed to his home at
Rowlesburg.
ms first trip
In th? Mines Wat III* LaitOno-Found Dead J
In a Cur.
Special DUpatch to the Intelligencer. j
Faibjiont, W. Va., March 24.?David
Richardson, aged about 53, wa& found
dead, with his neck broken, in a mine car
at Gaston mines, last night. Ho came
hero recently from Mannington, and this
was his first trip in the mines on duty. It
is supposed that he was seized with a fit j
and fell in the car, and while in an insen- >
sible condition was struck by a swinging <
door, with the fatal result. j
a mo yiitE i
At Silver 11111, Wouel County?Los* About '
? 80,000. m ?
n;.,w,//.J. In It? f?l,t>ln*?r+T \
Bkllton, Wist Va., March 24.?News 1
just received lioin Silver Hill, nine miles t
back in Wetiel comity, states that 1). A. |
Minor's store and ware room were burned '
ttp last night, Minor has but one kg and (
goes on crutches. Ho was coming down t
stairs in his store with a lamp and made a 3
miBstep and fell, the lamp exploding near '
an oil barrel, and he was only able to gtt
himseliontoi the way of the flames, snatching
his books as lie ran. The store building
belonged to E. Ilaiglit, and was worth
$2,000, ami the loss to Minor is nearly
$4,000, with but little if any insurance. t
tVAYXKSIIUKli'S wok. fi
Ilurilwuru and ilitrtiu** Katabllfthmeut
Wiped Out by Fire.
Special Dispatch to the InttlltQauxr. S
Waynktobko, Pa., March 24.?A Ore I
broko out this ufternoon, about 2 o'clock, t
in the Wisecarver building. The Ore \
originated in the southeast corner of the j
building. After the first alarm was sound- ^
ed the lire company was on the ground in
good shape, and alter working for one a
hour the Are was under control. 1
The building was occupied by T. P. 'r
Wisecarver as a hardware store and J. M. ,
Smith as a saddle and baraessHtore. Wise- I
carver's loss will reach liveor six thousand t
dollars on stock mid building; no in- o
suraucc. Smith's lo;s will reach eight I
hundred dollars; insured. Matters look- f
ed for a little while as though the entire f
square would be burned, as a strong wind
was blowing from the west when the fire a
started. The building was a total wreck, o
o
CANADIAN" 1'ABHAMBXT
Aroused by N?vrap?p?r storloH About the
Aln?lut liouiiditry Line. *
Ottawa, March 24.?In the Commons [
last night Sir U. Langevin ?uid that tho
discovery o! valuable mineral deposits 0
along the boundary between Alaska and 0
British Columbia, would doubtless make '
it neccssary eventually to fix the line g
more exactly, but the survey would cost i
$3,000,000, and neither the United States ?
nor the Dominion felt it necessary at pres- 8
,ent to go to this expense. ']
Mr. Gordon moved for copics of all correspondence
having reference to the ap- j
pointmont of the joint commission with |
tho Unitod States for surveying tho bound- i
ary line. He stated that the boundary t
was practically undefined. So long ?s there [,
wero no troubles there, this was nil right, t
but a New York paper had slated recently,
that aa American armed exdition
under Lieutenant Sohwntkn
traveled a thousand miles into
British territory, east of Alaska, nnd Lieutenant
Allen was now conducting an ex- ?
pedition three or four hundred miles into 3
British territory, lie could hardly believe j
these statements true, seolng that on the [
Pacific coast Canadians and Americans |
lived very harmoniously. He would like t
to bear from the liovornmeiit on thiB ]{
point, and bo pleased if assurance he given j.
that the boundary line will shortly be sur- ?
veyed. ,
Sir Hcctor Langevin, Minister of Fublic j
Works, said the attention of tho Govern- ?
ment had been directed to the article from c
the New York paper. He inquired into ?
tho truthfulness of the article andfonnd
there was no foundation for it. The importance
of having the boundary surveyed
had recoived tho attention of the Government.
It would not overlook the matter. I
The motion was carried. '
An Agent of the Cxar Making Inquiry, ^
Sax Francisco, Cal., March 24.?A j
special agent of the Ciar ishere to inquire f.
into tho legality of tho Alaska Fur Com- '
pany's lease of the Huisi.ni islands in J
Behring Strait, by which they may kill i
40,000 seals annually. The lease was '
made in 1870, but is claimed that Russian .
law does not recognize the right ol foreign 1
corporation to occupy Imperial land. ^
An Old Woman'* Remedy.
nxw i our, -uarcn n,?ino weriasays
General Grant's physicians, yielding to (
the wishes of his family, will use extract c
of red clover in treating the cancer, though [
thev despise it asan "old woman's remedy."
Tito doctors and tiie family are 1
overwhelmed with letters of advice, in s
which every known remedy and nostrum 1
are mentioned. v
-NEWS IN IlltlKF. ' J
The Oklahoma boomers are still giving :
the authorities trouble at Uolluy villa and *
Arkansas City.
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the
Interior under President liuchanan, died
yesterday afternoon at Memphis, in his
75th year
The Mothodist Episcopal Conference of
Pennsylvania, sitting at Chester, yeHter- r
day passed desolations of sympathy witli *
General Grant.
The Democratic City Convention of Cincinnati
yesterday afternoon nominated
George Gerke for Mayor on the first ballot,
defeating Mayor Stephens.
An explosion of natural gas at Beaver
Palls completely demolished a two-story
framo house. Mrs. Robert Alley, who
lived in the house, was badly burned.
The Western Joint Coal Association mot
yesterday in Sew York, Tho representations
were the Delaware * Hudson Canal
Company, Lehigh A Wilkesharre Coal
Company, Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Dolaware, Lackawanna & Western, Penn-i '
sylvania Coal Company, Pennsylvania J
railroad shipper, Philadelphia & Reading I
and Sew York, Susquehanna & Western. I
The purpose of the meeting wastodovlse 1
rates in the West, but no definite result I
waa reached and the matter will come be- I
(ore the meeting to-day. i
STEUBBNVILLK.
Diphtheria Savages?Flro at Smlthfleld.
Another Blnx? In Town.
Sptciol Diipalch to tte InUUUxnctr,
Stkjbkkvill*, 0., March 24.?George,
the 10-year-old child of W. D. Fell, of
New Alexandria, died Saturday, of diphtheria,
the second death in the family in
five days, while another child is sick with
the same disease.
Smith field, this county, had a destructive
fire last evening. The dwelling house
owned by Charles Mather and occupied
by W. W. Duvall as a general store, was
badly'damaged by lire. Uuvali'b loss is
$500; no insurance. Loss to building
$100, fully insured in the Miami Valley, of
lJuytou, and German, of Pittsburgh.
f-ire this morning destroyed the frame
dwelling bouse of Joseph May, occupied
by George Sattlcson as a dwelling and
Jacob Ault as a grocery. The fire originated
from a barrel of oil being too near
a kitchen fire. The losses are an follows:
Joseph May, on building, S1.S00; Insured
in the Franklin, of Columbus, for $1,300.
Jacob Ault, loss on furniture and grocery,
$400; insured for $250 in the Eagle Mutual,
of Mt. Vernon. George Suuleson,
loss on furniture, $125; no insurance,
l'he building of Daniel McConville, adjoining,
was damaged $350; fully insured.
11ALK house PIltK,
rtie Body of Welcher Found?Total Lomo ,
nut I Xaauraooe.
Charleston, W.V a., March 24.?-Workmen
moved tho debris from the Iiuflner i
juilding this morning, and found the body
>f George Welcher, the porter, under the
jurat boiler. Ilia head was blown off,
ind a portion of tho boiler was found ly- I
ug across his stomach. Ills legs and one <
irm were destroyed. Tho others who J
vers injured are improving. It was dis overedthat
the safety valve had been
luggod with iron, it iB supposed inten- '
,tonally. Kuffner Bros.' safe was opened '
trior to the day's work, and all the books '
md $1,300 in currency were destroyed. ;
Hie loss was much larger in the burning (
>! KuiTncr Bros.' store and the Hale House 1
ban first believed. It will run fully to
>175.000, with $48,000 insurance on the *
rhole.
HALLUX BOX SIUFFEBS.
I
Inekln uiiil Giillii|fli?r Liberated on Ball. l
A Oniubler Their llondauian. 1
CiuciUo.MarcU 24 ?Judge Gresham, in I
beU. S. Circuit Court, this morning
:ranted a writ of error in thecaae ofMack- 5
n and Gallagher, convicted of the slection c
ratulfl. Thrv uvr? hail in !?? >
um of $50,000 each and releaaed from jail. *
'he time for sending the men to the penientiary
expired at noon to-day, and if the
bit had not been granted they would
lave been taken to Joliet The time for
tearing the writ of error has not yet been
[xed upon.
In reviewing the case Judge Grcsham
aid that after examining the records of
he District Court ho considered the
lueation raised sufficiently grave to warant
him to grant the writ of error which
vould also operate as a stay oi prooeedngs.
This ruling, however, was not to be
aken that he would overrule the finding
>f the District Court on tho final hearing,
n the granting of proceedings he would
eel it nccespary to increase the bail of deundents
to $50,000.
Mike McDonald, the gambler, qualified
s chief boudsman and testified that he
wned $500,000 worth of real estate uninumbered.
PreMl(l?nt>lsh'?Triol.
1
New York, March 24.?The trial of ex*resident
James D. Fish, of the Marine
iank was continued today. Theproseution
closed yesterday and the defense
ipened this morning and moved for disaissal
of the charges against Fish', on the
round that no offence had been proved,
n the opinion of counsel it would not be
iccetsary to put a single witness upon the
tand in defense of the acts of his client,
'ho defondant was not guilty of any of tho
ounts in the indictments. What a Presient
of a bank may do within the scope of
iia administration, may be mal-adminis*
ration, but did not come under tho lirniations
of tho statute. There must be wil
a] misappropriations of funds of the insti- .
ution to make tbu action criminal. *
A. Veritable Urate,
Lajisoo, Tex., March 21.?In Nueva La- J
eilo, Mex., just across the river, a heinous ;
rime was perpetrated yesterday^ A t
loxican became jealous ol Ills mistress, a
lexicon girl, about 18 years, old. Going
a her room, ho locked the door, divested
ler of all her clotbiug, securely tied her to
he bed with heavy ropes, and then deiberately
proceeded to cut strips oftleah
rora various parts ol her body, and, finder
, threat of cutting out her heart, he compiled
the victim to eat her own llesh.
ler frantic screams finally brought assistive
just as the fiend finished his work by
utting Oir the e:.d of hertenguo. lie was
irrested and locked up
A llrrnk in tho Minora' Htrik*.
PiTTsnonoii, March 24.?A break is relorted
in the ranks of the striking coal
niners of the Fourth Pool. Five hundred
nen were said to have gone to work tolay
at the terms offered by tho operators,
ind it iB expected that others will soon
allow suit. The situation along the railoads
is unchanged. Doth sides maintain
Irm fronts. At Scott Haven tbe conemulated
eviction did not take place,
to-day the miners are still in possession
if the houses und apparently have little
tar of the order being carried out. It the
ompany insists upon their leaving they
rill 1,0 quietly.
Llvory Stable llurnad. j
Ci.EVELi.vn, 0., March 2i?Ganson <4 ,
Va livery stable at TJrbana, 0., burned '
arly this morning. The stockof uvea (
loraes perish? in the flames, and tbe on- [
iro stock of vehicles and harness was de- ;
troyad. The adjoining buitdtngs, owned c
ly Mrs. V. Ocok and Mrs. C. Stockert, i
rere also burned. Ganson & Co.'s loss on
he building is SO,000; insured for Sr^fiOO,
nd on stock $3,000. insured for $2,000. (
Irs. Cook's and Stockert'i losses are :
8,100; fully insured. The fire wm ot in- f
endiary origin. Many of the horses :
lurned wore Kentucky thoroughbreds. j
Crop fro?peet?. s
Cuicaoo, Ins,, March 24.?The Farmeri
tccieui in a summaiy of reports from cor- |
cspondents throughout the Western c
ltatcs~for the week ending March 21st '
ays the conditions are sucli that only a 1
mall area of spring wheat can be got into *
lie ground betoro the first of April. This, '
hough it cannot be called late, neither ?
an it be called early. In regard to winter <
client it says the indications are that <
aking a decrease in the apreaigo and daily '
unniugdovfn of Hie crop prospects, we
hall see the winter wheat crop in nuan- '
ity below that of 1883. J
L..- , ]
Wedded to > Drummer. 1
New York, M?"h ?i-"-Woi?e Lard,
laughter of tho millionaire dry goods men- J
:hant, G. W. T. Lord, ot Lord it Taylor, ,
?as aecrotly married an February 21stto I
Francis N. Rider, who ia said to be a I
.raveling talesman. Alter the wedding '
Uias Lord rotnrnod to her father's home I
ind Mr. Rider to hli boarding house. The I
fact of the marriage has just become pub- I
1 o. Mr. Lord feels very badly over the i
Mfitlr. .
ROUTINE RACKET.
Ill COMMITTEE BBPORTi
l'reeented to Conncll Lut Night and th
Action Takeo on Tbem-Dr. GikIiod'i
Bill lor Attendance on the Soiall Pox
Futleota Sealed Down?A lllf Sow.
Last night's Council meeting vasoni
of unusual interest and attracted not onl;
a large lobby but called out nearly ever]
member ot Council. The lobby was con
fined almost entirely to the Seconc
Branch, for there it is, that the fun us
usllytakos piaco, and it was there thai
the Mayor's report about gambling, was to
be brought up. The body was called tc
order by President Sweeney shortly aftei
hall past seven o'clock and about ten
minutes ot time consumed in reading
the minutes.
On motion of Mr. Eeaiy, the rules were
suspended for the purpose of considering
applications for licenses. If. J. Kothacker's
licenso to deep an oidinary at 1030 Market
street was annulled and lie was granted
a license to keep an ordinary at 1044
Market street, giving Peter Welly and K.
Kress as suret es. Simon Lasch's l.cense,
' o keep an oidinary at 1010 Market street,
was annulled aud he was granted a
license to keep an ordinary at 1030 Market
street, giving Jacob Loach and Peter
Welty as sureties. K. P. ileyman was
rted a license to keep a coffee house at
1012 Main Btreet, giving Joseph
Slialer and M. Reilly as sureties. McLaughlin
A McOinley's license to keep a
nlTdu lis.iiuii nt Va )! fitvtnnnfK ntraut
was annulled and Ixiuis Frick granted a
iconse to keep at the same place. Louisa
Sngleliardt'a license, to keep a coffee
louse at 4338 Water street, was annulled,
ind she was granted a license to keep ono
it 1010 Market street, giving Cliarlea
Schmidt and Henry Br?ndfa?s aa sureties.
Charles K. Scbrebe was granted n license
,o keep it coffee house at 4328 Water
itreet, giving S. 0. Burdatts and Cliarlea
iebmidt as sureties,
CONTRACTS AMD CLAIMS.
The Committee on Contracts recomneudeil
mat the contract lor furnishing
:oal to tho various city departments not
:ontrolied by Boards be awarded to
Marshall, Van Fossen A Co., at their bid
if $7 SO per hundred bushels forclean coal,
17 00 per hundred bushel for mixed coal
ind $0 00 per hundred bushel as the coal
:omcs from the mine, and that the City
Solicitor be instructed to draft a contract
or execution and that the tiriu be retired
to enter into liond in the penal
mm of $1,000, with two securities. The
ecommcndation of the committee was
idopted.
On recommendation of tho Committee
in Claims, the City Clerk was instructed
o issue his orders on the Receiver for
53,500, the amount to be paid Erskine &
Mlison, attorneys for the city in the cases
if the city against George Q Black and
mreties, and fur #1,000, the aiiiouut to be
laid W. V. llubbard, Esq., for bis services
u assisting in these cases, thesn orders to
le paid when the money realised in the
uttleinnnt of the cases shall havo been
laid into the city treasury,
The Committee on Salaries recommenled
that the aalarlesand compensations of
ho several city ofllcers not otherwise prodded
for bo fixed for their respective
erms as follows: Assessor for north Uiarict,
$000 per annum j Assessor for south
listrict, S400 per annum> City Collector,
It percent on collections turned into the
iity treasury; Clerk of Second ward marlet,
$750 pur annum: Clerk of Centra inar:?t,
$750 per annum and houso rent free;
lealth Officer, $000 per annum; Keeper of
Aickup, $06 per month j Receiver, $900
ler annum; Clerk of First Branch, $400
ler annum; Deputy Sergeants, $05 each
ler month) Wharf-iuasU-r, L'.'i percent on
ill moneys turned into tho city treustiry;
Jity Serjjeant for summoning Council, $3
or each serving, $1 for each Committee
if Council summoned and $00 per annum
nr ianifnr'fl RPrvirnnMhft fiif.v RmliHntr'*
ind recommended that the City Clork be
authorized to appoint an assistant at a
loinpensation of$000 per year, subject to
lonllrmation by Council, it being clearly
ihown that tho duties of Hie Clerk have
ieen largely increased within the pasttwo
vara aim are likely to be further increasid
during the coining two years.
After considerable discussion the salary
il tbe assessor of the South district was,
in motion of Mr. I'ickctt, raised to $300,
ind action ou the question of authorizing
he clerk to employ an assistant deferred.
T1IK SMALL POX CASES,
The Committee on Health presented
lilld aggregating $546 28, whiulj, included
S230 from Health GtUcer Garrison for serricea
In the recent small pox cases, as fol
ows: Services on Eva and Kato Keniedy,$tl0cach;
on Harry Kennedy, $?0j
in Anna Kennedy, $40. The coniniitteo
eeommonded that Cna-les Loeiller be
lermitted to erect and maintain a slaughter
house on the creek bank near the
iiempfield tunnel; tlmtthe plans furnish. d
by Charles Hamilton, architect, for renodeling
the sexton's house at the reninlUla
cemetery for pest purposes and lor
mllding a new house for the sexton at the
?inetery gates be accepted, and that Mr.
Hamilton be awarded the contract for dong
bucIi remodeling and building at his
)id of $1,760, he to enter into bond with
iiirety in the penal sum of $1,000 for the
aithlul performance of the contract.
There was n merry racket over this report
>r tlint partoi it re'atingto the payment
>1 Dr. Garrison's bills, l'ho other recomnendations
were adopted. Mr. Tracy
ind Pr. McCoy proceeded to show up in
i rather uudesirahlo manner to Dr. Garilann
n-lin> ho llOll dnnA ami VlQ flllAP.
nous charges ho had made for doing it.
io apparent was this to the members that
lis charges (or pro(esslonal attendance
tere scaled down to $136, being at the
ito o( $t (or 34 visits paid the house,
tfr. Tracy made somo very pertinent ininiriei
touching thecorrectness o( various
ither charges, made in connection with
he small pox cases at 1042 Chapline street.
The difcusaion growing out o( this beame
very wearisome and resulted in
lothing with the exception notod.
VINDICATING TIIB MAYOR.
In relation to the Mayor's comraunicaion
in relation to the small pox cases at
04'.' Chapline street and the clash o( auhority
between him and the Health Offier
over the same, the Committee on
lealth presented the following,which was
idopted:
Renlved, That it Is the sense of tills
ammlitee that His Honor, the Mayor, is
lis sction in the premises staled in his
oinm nniration to Council in reference to
he Health Clllcer,was actuated by a comocndahle
regard (or the public welfare
.nd entirely by a proper appreciation o(
lis responsibility anil >uty aa a public
ifHcer, and wu entitled to respect and deerence
from bis subordinate, the Health
JIHcer, is all his actions under oonsidera.
Ion. That alter a full consideration of
dl the circumstancea, and after careful
lamination the committee deem it Inupodlent
to make any further report or
a recommend any further action aa to
ihis mittw,
The OominHtee on Ordinances pretested
two ordinances and recommended
.heir adoptlos. They were entitled "An
irdinanoe to keep the disbursement)! of
the City of Wheeling wlthls the limits of
is revenues," and "An Onllnanee to prevent
the erection of frame buildings within
the squares bounded bv Market,
Sixteenth, Chapline and Eighteenth
itreeta In the City of Wheeling." The
City Clerk was Instructed to have
100 oo(4?e ol tbe first ordinance printed
and the second was adopted by thia
Branch. The committee recommended
. that the petition of B. Fisher and othera
. asking for the adoption o( the second ordinance,
be ordered spread upon the
records of both branches with the en
dorsement of the C.ty Solicitor written
thereon, and this recommendation was
adopted. The committee reported farther
thatit deemed it inexpedient to make
any change in the license tax on ordinaries
ana.coffee houses this year.
i ^ The Flrgt Branch.
r In the First Branch last night the absonr
tees were Messrs. Myles and Wingerter.
Basinets dragged as usual. A petition
' from Bioch Bros, for permission to lay a
' switch from the B. <S 0. road to their to
bacco factory on Fortieth street was rej
ferrod to the Committee on Ordinances.
A resolution offered by Mr. Bingell directing
the Committee on Ordinances to draw
1 up the annual license ordinance was
adopted. This Branoh refused to concur
, in the action of the other on the Balaries
of assessors, and amended the report so as
to mako the pay of the assessor north of
the creek $500 snd leave that south of the
creek $100. On motion of Mr. Dobbins the
Committee on Ordinances was directed to
ascertain if licenses were required to sell
wines and beer at balls, picnics, etc., and
if not, to report sn ordinance requiring
such licenses. The licenses issued by the
Second branch were concurred in, and
the "First Branch adjourned at 0:45,
after waiting in vain about half an honr
for the Second Branch to send np some
business.
The Steeet Supsrlntondency.
The Board of Public Works presented
the following communication to Council
last night, but in the rush of business it
was not reached:
Wo are anxiously awaiting your honorable
body to confirm the appointm.nt of
James M. Todd as Superintendent of
streets, alley and sewers, and have loarned .
that objection has been made to our last
communication as not being a full enough :
answer to tho query propounded by your
honorable body.
We do say that wo do not propose to
hire bosses or have any other persons under
pay supervising work done by order
of the Board outside of the Superintendent
of Streets, Alleys and Sewers. We
propose to do# most of our work by con- 1
tract, and Mr. Todd will superintend and '
supervise such work.
Whenever gangs of men are employed 1
by the Board, such gangs will be con- i
trolled by men working with them under i
tbe Superintendent's supervision, but
men will not be employed solely to boss ]
such .gangs. AVe would respoctfully re
quest your honorable body to reconsider
your former action in the premises. i
"Only a Formor'n Daughter."
This eveningat the Opera llotwe Charles
R. Gardiner's company will present El- !
liott Barnes' successful and popular pla/,
"Only a Farmer's Daughter." The plot of
the play, though at times intricate, holds ]
V b interest from the beginning to the close, i
and is sufficiently versatile to awaken freauent
enthusiastic outbursts. "Miss Lilan
Lewis," Bays the New York Mirror, 1
"has displayed more brilliant qualiflca
tions for stage work than any of our young- i
er actresses. She has youth, beauty and a
most graceful figure." A bt Louis paper
adds: "and the most enchanting hands i
and feet" An envious rival once said !
"Lady Lil" is not a beauty in spite of her j
much lauded Grecian profile, for she has !
onlv a pair of dangerous blue gray eyes i
and ? way of saying stupid things so they
sound "witty." The pjeco will be pre- i
sented here one sight only. i
AnAttractive. Engagement* i
Hn nftrt Vi-Mov ond flntiiwlav nonntnno .
and Saturday afternoon Fordi Engilsh 1
Opera Company will hold the boards at the |
Opera House, giving two popular old I
operas, one of them being "Fra Diavola," ]
and anew piece never given here before.
Mies Zelda Seguin is the prima donna of i
the company, and the leading people are i
all vocalists and artistes of fame. This en- j
gagement must bo considered in many 1
run peels the most promising of the present i
season, and with the general fondneEs for I
opera in Wheeling the Opera House may I
be expected to be packed on all of these i
three apprarances of the company, es- 1
peciallv when the fact is taken into con- 1
aideration that the prices for the engagement
have been placed at popular figures.
Valley Grove Itcois, ^
Miss Gibson has returned home from
Allegheny city.
TJie farmers in this section are in need
of food for their stock. Hay is selling here .
for $20 per ton. !
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Maxwell, of
Wheeling, were on a brief visit to relatives ,
at Valley Grove a few days since. '
This will be a good maple sugar season,
and there are somo farmers who propose
to taste the sweetness of life in the ancient \
method of the sugar camp. 1
Mr. Milton Gibson, who is now west of
the Rockics, has written to his parents j
here of his receiif tour to Paget Sound and 1
Vancover's Island. Everything is advanced
there at this time?cherry trees >
are iu full bloom, and lovely flowers, rich ?
and rare, adorn the island in luxurious
profusion.
Bridgeport.
Mr. J. 0. Dent is able lo be out after a
three days'.iilnees.
Mr. J. W. Scott, of Maynard, was in
town yesterday, lio says that he will
leave for Missouri the lirst of April to
look after some property ho owns out
,there.
Monday ovening Mr. John Ulrich and
wife celebrated their china wedding at Ulrich's
hull.-in /Ktnuvillo. About one hundred
couples wero present Many valuable
presents were received, among which
| was a full sot of china valued at $25, from
the Liederkrantx SingingSociety, of which
Mr. Ulrich is a member. A fine snpper
was served at 12 o'clock, after which tho
guests tripped the light fantastic until a
Tate hour In the morning. Mlester'e orchostra
furnished excellent music for the
occasion.
Ilyuu IncrenxeU Majority. jj
SrniNQKiELD, III., March 24.?The ro- f
porta received licro froin the nineteenth t
district indicates that Dwiglit S. Spnfford !
was elected to All the vacancy caused by 5
the death of Representative Logan, his
majority being about 3,000, which is a
gain of about 1,100 over tlio Jt.'publican c
vote for Blaino and Logan in tho same
counties last fall. Mr. Spoflbrd is expected
hero to take his seat Tuesday. Nearly all
the leading Democrats now hero have been
interviewed, and they agree In saying '
there is p.o baais for the rumor that the
Democrats expert to interpose arbitrary I
opposition to seating i.Spoflbrd, and, if
possible, excluding him till the successor j
of Bridges Is chosen.
Another Hotel Uuraed,
Skdai.ia, Mo., March 24.?At 12:10 '
o'clock tliis morning Are broke out in tho
laundry adjoining the Garrison House, a ,
largo two-story frame structure, and the i
tlauics speedily communicated to the
hotel, which was almost destroyed, i
The house was foil of guests, all J
of whom made their, escape. The i
furniture was also saved. The passenger
office and lUtion of the Missouri Pacific
and Missouri, Kansas <i Texas railways i
were looated on the first floor of the building.
It was the oldest and best known
hotel In fcedalia, having been erected in
18(14. The hotel was conductrd by Geo.
T. lirown and the building is the properly
of the railroad company. Tiie house and
its contents are supposed to be fully in uied,
NEIGHBORHOOD HEWS.
NEWS TOUI1TIMOUGII THE STATE.
Scrap* of Newa DofUj Handled?Local Solo
From Hellalre, Hartln'a Ferry, Well*bars
and Otbar Points About Ut?0?n>
?ral uDutp and IntaUtgMe*.
A gentleman of Cumberland, Md., lias
just named bis new baby buy "Grover
Cleveland." The father was himself
named after the last Democratic President,
James Buchanan.
Within a few days Mr. I. W, Jones, of
Little Washington, has purchased of
David Higbee, of Union township, that
county,6,000 pounds of wool, at 32 cents.
Bis purchases during the put season
amount to over half a million pounds.
The Washington, Pa., Reporttr says:
The Cltiaens' Oil Company has sold three
more car loads ot oil, at twenty cents per
barrel above the market price. The cars
have been ordered and are expected hero
at any time. This will be the second shipment
and ahowB that the Ganti well is a
steady producer.
It will go into the meteorological
archives of our remarkable climate that
there was good skating on the' Potomac
March 23,1885. The sport was enjoyed
yesterday by a number of persons on the
dam. A gentleman who has lived at Mt.
Savage forty years says he has never seen
the cold weatunr continue aa it is doing at
present.?CumUrhud h'eta.
The opening up of the Brady tunnel of
the Baltimore & Ohio has been deforred
on account oi the weather. The ice In
the tunnel, coupled with tho very severe
weather, has prevented labor. Tho contract
for the new iron bridge over East
Maiden street, in Washington, has been
swarded, and the structure will bo completed
by the time tho tunnel is ready for
the passige of trains. It will not bo open
before tho 15th of April.
WRr.l.SIUTRO.
iV Citizen*' Uceuae nukut Xomlnnted?A
llrlitk Slugging Match.
Rev. Mr. Wostfall, of tho Kast Liverpool
M. P. church, Is conducting a series
>( meetings in the Union chapel.
Danforth Brown, sr., a native of "Wellsburg,
but of late yuan a citlien of Cincinnati,
0., died there on Monday. His remains
will bo brought here for interment
At a citizens' meeting held In the court
bouse on Monday evening to nominate n
Council and town officers, tho following
nominations Mere mode: Mayor, D. Mcninllaiwl
. eil?I? r, tj-.i .
vtiiuica u? nuii j
Olerk, Ira Latimer; Street Commissioner,
William Noland; School Commiiwoner,
William Barth. Councilmen, B. E. Williams,
Joseph Reid, John McNally, C.
Meyer, J. W. Jacobs, Thomas Mamon.
During the progress of tlie meeting the
presiding oflicerwas asked by someone
in the ajjidiencu'what kind of ticket was
being nominated, and received the information
that it was a license tickot While
the vote forstreet commissioner was being
counted a scone occurred that was not
Jown on tho bills. A couple of young
men began' entertaining the audience
with an exhibition of the manly art of Bolfdefense.
The first round resulted in a
kind of push over knock down and to all
appearances tho set*to was even and over,
[n a few minutes the parties again
squared themselves and this timo the
indications were that there was
more business than fun on band. Af
terafew motions for positions tho combatants
commenced to paw the air. An
open hand came down upon a pate,
whereupon be that received the openbander
rushed in head on, under nigh
pressure, %pd down went the twain. At
iiis stage of the entertainrbent a goodly
aumber of the officers of the law present
who were deeply interested in the counting
of the votes, nabbed the contestants'
md by the aid of as many others as could
?eta noldora chance to push, hustled
;hem offin<o durance, two-thirds of the
indtnnM fnllAtumit * 1 -
by several present that the scene not on
the bills eclipsed anything they ever witnessed
in any convention and was notony
entitled to the cake but the entire baeery
with the proprietor thrown in.
liKLLAIRK.
S'ew*y Local Note* uml Uoaalp from Oar
Near Neighbor.
The U. P. Mile Society met lust night at
loscph Clement's borne.
The rivor Cloned at tho bridge yesterday
nit was opened a little at the middle by
be passage of boats.
The youngest child of Mr. A: Ward, of
;ho Globe mills, is not expected to recover
:rom water on (he brain.
Mr. Martin McGinty has bought tho lot
ind house of -Mm. Warren, adjoining T.
H. Smith's home, for $2,600.
Many families have already begun to
nove, and there will be more than the
usual number of April Hist changes.
Henike Daley,n Baltimore <40hio brakenan,
got the jack knlfeattheElysian rink
is the most awkward man on skates.
Mr. Gould, Chief Engineer of the Ohio
Valley railroad, ia again in town. Gen.
Warner himself was here Monday evenng,
looking over the tracks.
Mrs. Bankin and her mother, Mrs.
Smith, and Mr*. Jones, ot Wheeling, left
yesterday for Uniontown, to attend the
;o!den wedding of William lianiage and
life.
Taxation of Bkatlng rinks should not bo
nade prohibitory, as the movement in
Council lust night was dropped because it
vas seen that <ho rink and the billiard
>arlor and gambling saloon were nnlagonsts.
The pupils of one ol tbo Second ward
ichools wore yesterday transferred to the
Fourth ward schools, on account of tho
iickness of Mr. Alva Hopkins, the ptinci>&1.
Some of tho Fourth ward pupils were
uuu noukU)J w JUUUUl FUUBCUOOl.
The receipts and expenditures of the
School Board show an overdraft of $4,138
73. Tiie principal expense* of the
?hool are Superintendent's salaiy, $1,600;
alaries in the high school, $1,750, and lu
he other schools $8,570 21. The janitors
tet $1,400 and supplies-and printing cost
>1,041 60.
Slartlu'it Ferry.
Pavement* have been laid from one end
if Broadway to the other.
Miss Llllle Cattell, of Mount Tleasant,
b visiting friends In town.
Mr. M. M. Slicots has returned homo
rom an extensive Southern trip.
The mold shops at tbo Buckeye and
Jnlon Glass Works are running steadily.
Mr. ltoss Mitchell, who has been visitng
friends at Cleveland, has returned
lomo.
People in town nro becoming interested
n the inue of the gambling question in
Wheeling.
Mr. Newt. Gressley, -who has been acting
is instructor in a rink at Altoona, Pa? has
returned home.
Mr. Humphrey Williams Is verv favor?bly
spokon of by many citizen's of the
First ward as their candidate.for Council
it the approaching spring election. Mr.
Williams U? protlnent employe ofllio
Uughlra mill and would bo a flrst-clma
man for the office.
Q.~
Tiross mysterious K. K. K. K's hare
perplexed many, the explanation Is, that
the Komlcal Kallco KostameKsrnlval tonight,
at the Kapitol Kink, Kapj tU?
Klimax ol Komlcal events

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