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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

Mysterious Explosions in n Tunnel.
From the MlddlctOwn N. W Press.
The neighborhood Of the Midland Tun-
mel, about eight miles from Middletown,
has been in Il state oCeNcitement for sew
eral days. Mysterious explosions occur
rcd in the tunnel on Wednesday, and the
laborers have refused to work since,
About three months ago, when driving
the heading in the tunnel, there occurred
for time number of similar explosions,
at intervals Of one or two days, but which
wereso slight that the attention Of the
public was not attracted by them. The
phenomena ceased entirely until last
Wednesday, February q, when, without
the usual warning noise which had &c.
Companied all previous eruptions, sud.
den explosion took place, the report Of
which was Us lOnd us that OF large load
otnytrO .glyCerinC. AmaSs OF rock stretch.
ing down the whole width Of the tunnel,
about fifteen feet high, was thrown out.
Six OF the workmen and the foreman were
thrown distance Of twenty feet down
the bench. They wero considerably
bruised and scratched, but no lives were
lost or bones broken. 1.
Explosions OF less intensity have been
constantly taking place since that time,
and it has been necessary to board up the
entrance 10 the tunnel to keep back the
eager throng Of curious people. The
rocks are thrown down from the roof and
raisedup on the breast. A noise like that
occasioned by tearing heavy piece Of
cloth is first heard. This tearing lasts
from q quarter to a half minute, and then
come the final explosions of varying in
tensity. Cubic yards OF rock arc moved
from their places, md other rocks are
broken TO fragments. No smell or Vapor
accompanies.
These phenomena have only been Oh
served In the west end Of the tunnel, in a
stretch Of about fifty feet. From the i'm
possibility Of obtaining direct observa-
tons, 0ll attempts ut explaining tho cause
ofthesc eruptions must be only theoreti-
cal The explosions appear to come from
u talcoSe schist, which seems ash injected
into the sandstone in dykes about two feet
thick. The breaking seems TO begin at
the point 'where the wOrkmen drill. 1t is
the opinion Of the engineer that the explo-
sfons may be consequent on water pene-
trating the rock, causing expansion Of the
particles There is, however, no excess
OF water in these parts. In many cases
the explosions seem to come from the in
terror Of the rock, which Is not only bro.
ken, but shattered! The workInen were
driven out. ofthe tunnel on Wednesday,
and were afraid to enter again. They
viii resume their work as soon as the
erupttons cease, and itbecomes safe in the
tunnel.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

By the passage Of recent act through
Congress the civil service is somewhat at-
lected. A provision authorizes tho Prcsi-
dent to prescribe such rules and regula.
tons for the admission Of persons into the
civil service as with promote It's ell.
cheney and ascertain the fitness of each
candidate in respect to age, health, char
acter, knowledge and ability for tho posi-,
ton he seeks. To carry out this object
the President is authorized 10 employ
suitable persons to conduct such inquiries,
to prescribe their duties and to establish
regulations for the conduct ofpersons who
may receive appointments in the civilscr-
vice,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Scientific
American writes that he has seen steam
boiler advertised which saves 80 per cent.
Of lnel; a valve which saves 10 per cent
q governor which saves 10 per cent; a
cutoff which saves 10 per cent; Attire
CRATE which saves 90 per cent; metal
packing and damper regulator which
saves - per cent; and luOricator which
viii save 1 per cen, making in all q saw
ing OF 101 per cent. Combing all these
improvements, an engine would, he thinks
run itself, and produce an additional one
per cent. Of fuel, which, might be used for
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

THE BERLIN MISSION The Berlin
Mission having been raised 10 first class,
the President will be required to nomi.
nate some person for thSt position. It Is
believed by some'that Mr.. Bancroft viii
be renOminated, while Il "a positively as.
serted by others that Hon. GOdlove s,
Orth, Of Indiana, will be tho man; and,
further, that the nomination win DO made
withinAa week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08
sPEcIAL NOTICES.
.nLLETs FnR EUROPE.

Lad is wanted in Rurope. Send over the NIL
lIonsof bottles Of new tangled hair colorerS that
''remain over" and can't DO sold here. They are
pretty much al7asad, and will never DO wanted in
thlscountry, because all sane people who desire
to restore the tInge Of youth to their gray Or
griZzled locks use
Cristadoro's Excelsior Hair Dye.
Tho lcadsatuated and sulphursaturated NOS.
trums have gone down, down, down, lChtrs Toy
6slong; while the EXCELSIOR DYE has gone
up with rapidly that taxes to the utmost the
facilities for manufacturing 1t. 1t Is to-day the
MOST POPULAR HAIR, DYE
in the world and deserves to BE, Foriti the safest
and the best. As a dressing after the dycIng, use
oRIsTADoRo's HAIR PREsERVATIVE.:
. q.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

COMMANDER sELFRDGE, of tho steam
or Nipslc, in chorgeof the United States
expedition in search of route Tor ship
canal across the lsthmus Of Darien, has
written a letter. under date Of February
OH, in which he says: ~ am quito sangu
inc that have found Il practicable and
profitable route for Il canal" Tho one
which he snpposes practicable is by the
Atrato and CAcarica rivers. The former
he says is navlgable Tor the largest ships
So ia the Cacarica for twelve miles, which
reduces the length Of the line TO less than
fiNy miles. Commander Sellridgc also
states that he has completed all his Ar.
rangements for the Atlantic slope, and
that at the date of writing he was on his
way for the Gulf OF San Miguel to start
the work from the Pacific side. 4,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

A MILK dealer in Maine Is the fortunate
passessor Of an exceedingly intelligent
horse and dog. He obtains portion Of
the milk he sells from n nCighbor living
about half mile distant. Each day he
harnesses his horse to the milk wagon,
puts in the cans, and throws the reins
over the aasher His large NewIound'
land dog then steps into the wagon, and
the horse starts Tor his destination.
Reached there, tho dog announces the
arrival the cans are filled, the horse turns
carefully around and trots home. The
animals have conducted the milk business
on this principle for some time past, and
have never yet met with an accident.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1871.
THE appropriations for all purposes
made by Congress, at its recent session,
amount to about $lG5,OOOpOOO.

FHE subscriptions to the new. five,hun-
dred. million refunding loan, Monday,
were ten millions in Now York and twen-
ty millions in Europe. The Secretary
feels much elated al the opening.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

KKSTUcKIANs ought TO have learned
by this time that the nation is In earnest
in carrying out IFS reconstruction meas,
ures-and yet that community seems to
furnish more outragcs upon .colorcd citi'
zens, and, greater violations Of law, than
any of the States III the South, unless it
be South Carolina. Even colored mon
engaged in the humble occupation Of car
ryius the mails are bcsct and mobbed
and the Postmaster General has been com.
PEELED TO withdraw the mails from the
Louisville and Lexington railroad until
these riotOls demonstrations cease
The outside world marvcls much to
see the Iligh.spirited Kcntucklan
dispute with negro the means Of earning
bread for himself or family-and arc moi
able to comprehend prejudice which
would Gloss alike the highest profession
and lowest fields of labor 10 deserving
black men. Every man, according to BIZ
ability, is entitled to an equal field, ant
an equal chance in life. The social pro
blem Is no problem ut all. In the enc
every citizen takes rank fJr what he really
is, and NOT for what lie assumes TO be
The whites in old Kentucky should bt
T. 4. rL:. ooo, not;k;ot, with fI,f
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

To dodge the Civil Rights bill, the tick
cts issued for the New Orleans Opera
House arc inscribed: Contract between
the Opera Association Of n. o. and the
holder OF this ticket: 1t is agreed, and this
ticket IS sold with understanding, that
the controller shall have the right to re-
fuse admission or to expel the holder
thereof upon returning the price Of the
same. @a 'Its gE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

A New HAAPsHrRE patsr ramiias was
recently asked by an ambitious young
man to bestow upon him the honor OF his
daughters hand. The old gentleman
graciouSly responded, "Wby, Of course,
You may have her, and don't you know
some likely young man who will take the
otherw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

THE first number Of Mr.. TILToN's news
paper, Tie Golden Agc, is at hand. 1t is
an interesting and attractive sheet Tho
Golden Age promises to holda peculiar
place in journalism. 1t will be apaper
Of moral ideas without being seCtarian
1t Is to be open to all kinds Of political
ideas as well as religious-a sort Of cru
chile in which every living topic Of the
times may be tried Able correspondents
will contribute to its columns, and editor
and correspondents alike will say what
they think without fear Of offending sect
or PARTY. It's columns nro tree to oil types
Of opinion, rs Mr.. TILToN says, to"ortho'
dox and hcterodOx, Republican and Demo
cratic, Christian ind Pagan" with this
very wholesome restriction; "But this
right of free speech cau belong, ina news
paper, only to people who have something
to say, and know how 10 say it" The en-.
terprisc has been lavOrably received by
the press Of the country, aud We sec nc
reason to doubt that its success is already
assured.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

TEE London fire brigade is as particular
to prevent damageby water as BY fire, and
In 1870 used an average Of only 5000 gal.
Ions Of water incxtingalshing each Of gao
serious and 1870 slight fires.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

II cost to dig the cellar under the New
York Postoffice and wall It up, from
$4,000 to $1,000, 900. This is an Off.
cial statement made in the House Of Rep.
resentatives.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08
GENERAL NOTICES.

MOTTO E.-THE WHEELING
LIN Savings Institution haYing, by Deed n,
Trust dated tie a5th Or FobsRaFy. f87i, and nov
OF record In tho Recorders OficeOf this COUNTY.
conveyed to me al rs properly, real and Persoa
bond, note, bill Of exchange, account or Other.
wise, in trust to secure all debts and liabllI6e,
or tho said Wheeling Savings Institution, coma.
ly and without preference 70 anyon or more Of
them over the others:
Notice Is hereby given to 81 persons indebted
tothG said lnAttution that ne am1nnts Of theIr
al: and to all persons having claims aVaInS,
aid Institution to7prdsent the same for sjSS,
mont without delay at the office on Monroe street
lately occupied by It, which will be open for tAs
i,,IFpose every day, Sundays excepted, until m.
thef notice, from ten To- twelve o clock a. n
sfeiiq8 ssssssaa..ss DAN Ihh' LANE, Trustee
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ITo0TOR WHITTIER,
zoe Penn Street, rlttsDargh, Pa,

Longer located in Pittsburgh than any Chronic
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Ito bring patients from every State. Ills h0spi-
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|purest drugs prepared in the est6bllshment,
cures cases given up by Othere, no NnAttet who
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u-Nanh0Od, WOmAnhOOd, sent by mail, -
the curious, doubtful, or inqIiSllive wish ID
know, all about Self Pollution, Prevention, Mar
Iriage Every young man and woman ought "a
lcad It as warning. The nervous, debllltated
or partially impotentare scientifically advised.
mAt7dAW Ep... gss,.
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THE LATEST AND CHOICEST.

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& . Desserts and an elegant aud dainty
dish for the sick.
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WINE OF PEPSIN--Thc most perfect remedy
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CORN STARCH-For PuddingS and CustRrds.
TAPlCCA-A splendid dessert, either alone OIL
with Berries.
At LAUGHLIN, BRO. &.CO'S.,
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

MANHooDl WoMANHooD-
Nl Who marry, who not, why, 100 pages
sealed. Full symptoms, Chronic Diseases. Send
. cents. On, WirTTIER, 296 Penn street, Pitts
bnlGh. Pa. ~ mari
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

A OARD.-lT HAVING BEEN
~ reported that l am u married man, / take
this method Of Informing the public that the re-
port was started from d mls4pprOhtnSion. My
duCed by me to some Of my acQualntancCs. who
understood me as Introducing Mrs. Barr and ae.
c0rdlngly reported that was married. Tho 70.
port 10 calculated to inIure INC, and assure tho
public that 1t Is not true and l can suhstantiate
N mari ALBERT BARR.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

old JAVA COFFEE.-82 MATS
" very choice. Just rccelVedby
mari HENRY X. LIST s co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08
SINGING BIRDS FOR SALE.

NH)ICE OLD YELLOW COFFEE.
~ 20 Bags very fine. lust recClvedby
mari HENRY X, LIST 4 co.
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NEW ORLEANS SUGAR-5O Hhds
In strictly prime. For sale by
mari HSNRY K. LIST b CO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-08

NEW ORLEANS MOLAssEs-l5s
In Barrels prime to choice. For Eale by
mari HENRY X. LIST q CO.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16
A JURY PHOTOGRAPHED.

Abiding to tie acquittal of Mrs.
SAVERS, the San Francisco News Letter
has the following:
An even dozen curd headed Presi-
dent makerS at Stockton have decided
that g jealous wife may slaughter the
object of her hate with absolute impu-
nifty, without having recourse TO the
tedious process of previouSl V ascertain
ing whether N no the ''object" has in
any M offended. 1t is meet that
their names should be known. and
their virtues recorded: j.. w. Smith, a
o honorable man; J. \. Golden, 4
party addicted to milk and morality:
w. Shine, 4 thorough gentleman: NJ.
Walthall, & profound scholar; +. Il.
Aliard, an EOnest person; w. Biven,
whom we respect: j. Corvell, beloved
Of heaven; L. Wright, whom we re-
we're without knowing: w. b. French.
a marvel ofpteiy; J.. Nightingale, who
will please regard us as ANXIOUS for
the i2vor of his acquaintance; l.. W.
LaShley, poSseS>Or of a thousand viz
tues; ;. ShackletCrd, tor whom IL
veneration is spontaneous and un-
bounded. These gentlemen having
all been guilty of perjury according
to the common opinion, which is en-
tireiy erroneouSl. and being a set of
unlnitigated doukeys (as is falsely as
serted by the u%alevolent), are entitled
to Il contempt (say the scotters at
virtueG and have honestly earned a
coat OF tar and feathers each ,aS the
lawleSs wickedIy attirn). We believe
that every one of them would steal Gf
it were but right to do so), and (sur-
posing ii to be a Christian duty) We
think they would net hesitate to dc
any cowarily and coUIemptible act
which might be ~congenial to their
ll2tureS.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16

REDUCTION OF FREEGHTS.-We are
authorized by the General Superinten-
dent of the Union Pacific railroad to
state that, through the joint action of
the Central Pacific and Union Pacific
Companies, freight> on ores Of valua-
tisn e,s than 500, per ton between
Ogden and San Francisco, and Ogden
and Omaha, will be reduced S47 80
per car load, or to %l4 per ton against
SIS - per ton heretofore. The new
rate will 90 into effect on the 18th of
the present month. This, we think,
Will fully meet the wishes of operators
in Utah, to whose demands it is q lib
eral response.-lOmaEa Herald.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16

Two of the six stage passengers
killed by the ApacheS near Wicken-
burg, Arizona, belonged to Wheeler,s
exploring expedition. One of them
+. w. Loring was a noted writer for
the Boston press, on his return trip.
The murder of these Government Off
GERS may bring the General Govern
ment to itssenses. As for 500 private
citizens of that Territory who have
been slaughtered by the Lrdians, they
they seem t have been held of nc &C
nolnt
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16

A TRACE OF HAHN.-SOme parties
who we're out east OF the Inyo range,
on the line of travel pursued by the
Wheeler party, picked up some pa
pers originally belonging to Hahn,
Wheeler's guide. who, it will be re-
membered, was lost from that party,
and has never since been heard. Of.
He doubtless persisted, and Lieuten-
ant Wheeler cannot be held blameless
since he soon abandoned the search
for the missing guide. We can give
no further particulars at this time
[Inyo Independent.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16
THE ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ON GEN.
ERAL SHERIDAN.

Governor Talmer's message to the
Illinois Legislature will lie largely
devoted to a review of the military
occupation of Chicago after the fire.
Many persons have sought to cast
odium on Palmer for his criticisms
on the unauthorized acts of General
Sheridan, yet he is right in the alb
stract. Sheridan has no more au-
thority to go about the country get
ting up Vigilance Committees than
any other man. He has no more
power to violate the laws OF any
State which he %happensto be in than
any petty thief who would be sent to
prison for stealing Il loaf of bread.
His duties as an officer of the army
are defined by statute, as closely as
are the dutles-of a postmaster. They
give him no authority to set himself
up-as a dictator in any city to make
rules to suit himself. and shoot down
quiet citizens engaged in their ordi-
nary business. Ii this conduct can
be tolerated in a city, it car easily
be extended to an entire State, and
as easily to coverawhcle nation. If
the principle is good at all it would
leave the entire country at the mercy
of military officers. Unless these
precedents are nipped in the bud"
we shall soon see Wendell Phillips
imam on horseback" in every local
ity, ignoring the local laws and
courts-a law only unto himself.
Sheridan had the same rights and
powers in the city of Chicago that
any private citizen had, and no more.
If he shot down men in the streets
he was as much guilty of homicide
as any Hoodlum.who chose to knock
respectable man in the head for
refusing to obey his self authorized
orders.
Butwe have no Iasa that the Gov
ernor's action will amount to any
thing. People will be disposed to
look with some leniency on this
transaction. and to give General
Sheridan all the credit he deserves,
and probably much more, simply
because the avowed intentions were
praiseworthy. \ needless public
cares very little for precedents ; but
an officer sworn TO execute the laws
OF his State must take q different
view OF it. Life in Chicago is as
valuable as life in Los Angeles. The
greasers who shoot down Cinnamon
are dragged into Court. There Is
nothing hat exemptsa Chicago mob
and It's organizers from a similar
penalty. 4 partisan press, and q
thoughtless people, may censure,
but Governor Palmer IS correct in
his position. The time will come
when both will realize it. Until
then, we suppose, Governor Palmer's
protests will go UNDECIDED, and his
messages be showed into the Clerks
pigeon holes for the consideration
of i more annraciatiye generatiOn.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16

TEE WYOMING LbGIsLATURE.-Ehe
Omaha Herald remarks that ut would
appear that Gov. Campbell's kilograms
announcing a Radical victory in Wy
oming at the late election do not hold
water. a clear Democratic majority
in both houses. with a Nuckolls for
President of the Council and a Sheek
for Speaker of the House, indicates a
want ct care il counting the election
returus.'
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16

Anna Dickinson in her lecture at
Washington bitterly denounced all
trades-unions. The substance of her
speech is in the closing sentence, zone
IS our Father, even God, and all we
are hrethren"-e>pecially the China
men who are her favorite pets. 1t is
Gorham's old doctrine of 1.-The father
hood of God and brotherhood of mau"
Let the Greamers dream!
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16
ARIZONA ITEMS.
The Prescott (.Arizona) Minercf No
vember 4th has the following:

The Prescott (Arizona) MinercE No
vember 4th has the following:
The new silver mine recently dis
covered near Prescott are small lodges
twelve to eighteen inches i'll thickness,
but almost incredibly rich. The rock
taken from any OF the lodges is of a
igrayish red color, with ock crystal
rinterspersed, and presenting chloride
and horn silver at every fracture. No
assays shows less than 2 thousand
dollars per ton.
The diamonds found by the Pinal
prospectors prove to be quartz crys-
tails.
The labOrs of the faplOuS Wheeler
Expedition are now drawing ts p
close. Two IF the fopr commands
into which it was divided, under Lieu
tenant Lockwood and b. Cochrane,
have arrived and are caInped between
Prescott and Fort Whipple, from
where, when i0ined by the parties un-
der Lieutenant Wheeler and Lieuten-
ant Lyle. the whole expedition will
move to Tucson and return East by
wavo of California. Wheeler and LvIe's
parties are expected sally. DR.. Coch-
rane's command suffered severely
from cold. exposure and hunger in
the mountains of northeastern Ari
IONA and were several days IN half
! rationS.
The Los Vegas, \. n, mail brings
news of the robbery of the mail coach
between EIiZabethtown aud Cimmer-
ron by highwaymen. Five hundred
dollars in Government funds was
steien. THE passengers We're not mo-
Tested.
The recent action of Vincent COllyer
il floating his Indian Reservations
over the lands pre- empted by settlers
III the valleys of the SAT- Pedro and
' erde rivers will be resisted if its en-
fcrcement is attempted.
The statement thai, Cachise, the head
chief of the Apache nation. has come
in upon the Canada Alnosa Reserva
ton, and Is anxious for peace, is made
on the authority of Indian Agent Pi-
per. 1t is not beloved in Prescott.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-16
JoNEs.-The Inyo Independent says

of the escaped convict, Jones:
1t has been reported i'll the Nevada
papers that Jones, the tiend incarnate,
II of the Twelve yet at large, was
chased into Death Valley, where he
persisted. There is no truth i'll this,
we are sorry to say. He was not
chased into Death Valley, and We are
sorry to think he has not Yet reached
the valley of death. He is probably
in the Sierra Nevadas, or has got over
in the San joaquin valley. This is
mere surmise, however.