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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-26
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The case of Mrs. Wharton came up
Yesterday at Baltimore for trial, but was
postponed US Mrs. W. was too Ill 10 ap-
pear.
The Monongahela at Pittsburgh yes.
terday was 10 inches stationary. Wealth.
er Is clear and warm.
The negotiations for q boat race at
ST. Johns, N. b., between the Paris and
TYNE crews, Is failure, the Tyne crew
having backed out. ~ ,,o
-Itis announced from Madrid that 400
additional Spanish troops will be sent to
Cuba before the end of tho present month.
John Dillon, formerly from Pitts.
burgh, died very suddenly at Louisville,
Yesterday. His death was supposed To
have been caused from drinking too much.
Deceased was at one time a pilot on the
river.
The formal opening Of the Wisconsin
State Fair takes place at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
to-day.
The New Orleans Bee publishes q
letter from Professor Agassiz, denying
that he predicted that tidal wave would
occur along the Gulf coast in October.
"A promising young horse named West
ern, owned at KaCine and valued at $780,.
fU0b, was killed while loading at Racine
Wisconsin, yesterday.
The steamships Baltic, City Of Brook.
lyn and Wyoming arrived at New York
Yesterday, all having made the passage
ahead Of time.
Victoria has rheumatism in the foot
Cgout)
The Fort Scott lair opened brilliantly
Yesterday. Among the animals on exhi
bition is q heard oi hogs from West Vir
ginia.
The Northern Kansas District Fail
will open to-day, at Atcheson, with a flint
promise Of success
1T is rumored at Raleigh, N. G., tina
U. s. District Attorney Starbuck will b.
removed.
European advices state that Italy ant
Germany are about to conclude an extra
dition treaty which will extend only, Y
felons, political criminals being excluded
The Emperor of Russia has ordered
that in authorized private schools and es'
tablishments Of public instruction in 70
land. the German language should take
precedence of the French.
Chief Justice Chase is at Casenovia
New York, and is the guest Of Gen. Led
yard.
Charleston reports five deaths from
yellow fever within the past twenty.fou
hours.
The schooner Lucy j. Latham, from
Chicago for Oswego, and the schoone
Brooklyn Collided in the canal near Por
Colcome, on Saturday, sinking the latter
whose decks are under water. Naviga
! tion is not obstructed.
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Attempted Insurance Policy Fraud.
CLEyELANp, O., seplember 95.


A man called on DR.. L. Sterling satur-
day to have him certify to the cause OF
the death of the late D. B. Lexton, q
prominent business man of Cleveland, for
the purpose, as he stated, Of procuring the
insurance on Mr.. LeXton's life, which the
papers presented showed 10 be $780, 900,
In some fifteen OF the principal companies
of the country. The papers were formally
made out and purported to be signed by
the undertaken. The man urged the
doctor to sign the papers, and said that
he would have the other necessary for
malties gone through with on Monday,
and made an appointment to meet the
doctor and go before a Notary Public.
The man having failed to keep his ap-
pointment- the doctor, on investigating
the case, ascertained that the undertaker's
name was forged, There are strong in
dications that tho party was endeavoring
to perpetrate q fraud on the insurance
companies.
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ABOUT four years since Mr.. G. NJ. Kel-
Ter was engaged at Windsor, Vermont,
before Mr. Justice Nelson, in the trial oi
case involving the infringement Of the
patent right oil q metallic coffin. A the
next term of the court he was employed
as counsel for the RutlaAd Marble Quarry
at Windsor, and during the trial Il De-
came necessary to introduce in evidence
large number OF specimens OF marble
Mr.. Jencks, while looking over these
samples, observed "thAt Mr.. Keller must
have brought his family graveyard WIN
him;" to which Mr.. Keller responded
"that It Mr.. Jenckes would write HIM an
epilah, he would give him lJenckes) a
tombstone" Mr.. Jenckes Immediately
composed the following verses;
Hero Keller lies, and he who knows
The story OF his occupation
Will tell you that the record shows
A change Of place, not OF vocation.
And could he tell the truth, his lie,
Although well filed with good intentions,
Was spent in wOrdy, windy strife
On nothing else but new inventions,
In life he patent cases tried
With speech that bothered courts that heard
him;
His clients, gTieving when he died,
In patent burial case Inferred him.
With tongue and pen great was his scope
To clOthe crude thought In wordy tissue;
Life he surrendered in tho hope
or coming back In u "re'issue;"
Believing that his claims, when passed
In the last dread examination,
Would with the patent seal" be Classed,
Not with "rejccted applications"
And when his spirit fled this sphere,
Grief ClutChed our thrOats, but did not ihrOt'
tie;
For clarGt was but half as dear,
And port fell Aliy cents bottle.
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RAILROADS CROSSING ON GRADR.-
Many of the railroad accidents are caused
by collisions of trains with vehicles at
crossings. This danger could be com.
pletely avoided by q little expense. No
railroad should be permitted to cross a
common road. The cost Is not great Of
carrying the road over or under the rails,
and however great 1t may be, II Is offset
hy the safety Of human life. II is ques.
iion lor legislatures To determine whether
lhey will have man or two killed every
year, OF compel railroad corporation TO
pay as many thousand dollars TO erect
ana maintain the bridges necessary to
hoe. journal
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THE PRoPERTY OF THE RNG.-ThC
New York Sun publishes, from the re-
cords oil the real estate in the city and
county, a list of the conVeyances to Con-
MOLLY, TWEED and SWEENEY within
three years. They foot up-to CONNOLLY
$35l, 900, to TWEED $9,384, 800, to swEE.
NEY $OSzOOO. Some OF the transfers arc
from ono member of the ring to another,
and made, apparently, for the purpose Of
equalizing things. These figures, oI
course, constitute but very small part oil
tho aggregate stealings which have been
invested in property in other places, in
government bonds and other public SC.
curities, with the exception OF the debt
of New York city, of which they seem IN
have had apprehension that no one, in
view of the developments, willpronouncC
unreasonable.
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VIRGINIA FTNANCEs.-GEoRGE Rye
The Treasurer of Virginia, writes a letter
to some gentlemen in Winchester exhib.
iting some interesting facts touching Vir-
ginia finances. Without certain nforma-
tion, he thinks tho amount of the debt
that will be funded by January 1st, 1872
will bo thirty millions. The State has
made provision for paying interest on
two.thirds of the debt funded, leaving the
resi- of the debt unprovided for till set.
tlemcnt is effected with this State, Vir.
ginia will therefore pay 100000 interest
at the period named, and each six months
thereafter, or more As the funding pro.
grcsses till the whole debt Is consolidated.
The amount OF interest accumulatlng
against this State, according to this ar.
rangcment is 100000 year.
As to the resources OF Virginia the
report Is tlattering. The balance in the
treasury at the date of Mr.. Ryes letter
was $O47, 7,47O.4O, and he says the Auditor
reports that after paying all expenses for
the current year, the balance on the 1st Of
January next will be $l,5OOOOO. The
Treasurer thinks the expenses OF the
State can be materially diminished, and
his conclusion Is that the interest can be
paid next year on the funded debt with
out any increase of taxation.
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Convention OF COlOred Peo-
ST. LOUIS, September 2j.

ST. LOUIS, September 2j.
The National Convention of colord
people continued It's session to-day. Re-
solutions were introduced and reiered
a petition TO Congress TO remove oil disa'
bllites from the rGpentant rebels OF the
South; to wage aggressive war against
spurious liquors, and favoring the eXten.
sion of suffrage to women. On motion, q
committee Of seven was appointed to
prepare IN address to the people Of the
United btates. Chas. s. DexAndamie, Of
ST. Louis made strong speech against
adopting any dristrict Or political action
as cOlored people, and moved that the
Convention adjourn Sino die, which was
defeated by large majority.
The Business Committee reported the
following.
Reso!Ud, That we, the representatives
of the colored people of the United States
In convention assembled, do hereby re-
commend the setting apart of the Fourth
day OF July TO commemorate the several
events which have eliminated in our pres
ent position in the free possession Of oil
the rights OF American citizens.
Two minority reports were made, one
recommending the 1st day Of January
and the 4th OF July, and the other the Isl
OF August. These reports were discussed
during the remainder of the session, more
than dozen delegates making speeches
The majority Of the speakers favored the
4th of July, and the Convention adjourn
ed without final action.
This evening the Convention attended
in a body n concert given at Turner
Hail by The Sabbath school OF the Firs
Baptist Church, in honor Of the Conven
| tiOr.
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A Warehouse Torn Down and Car
Fied Away.
Cu1CAoo. Sent, q

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.
The barn Of James Purnell, an extern
sive retail grocer on Hampshire street,
Quincy, Illinois, was torn TO pieces by the
police force last night and carried into
Market Square. 1t Is supposed that the
force was hired TO do this by Hon. Thos.
Jasper, who owned the ground upon
which the house was built, and who took
this means to get Purnell off. The affair
Is causing tho greatest excitement, and
will, It Is said, result in the discharge Of
Chief j. g. McGraw and over half the
police force. Warrants have been sworn
out for thearrest of the parties, under the
rint nrt
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THE National Commercial Convention
is in session at Baltimore, Owing to the
intensely discriminating quality OF judg-
ment which highly distinguishes His
Honor, the Mayor Of this city, Wheeling
is without delegate. The genius which
could inspire the appointmentof Of q Judge
on the bench to a Commercial COnven-
ton, in a city full Of merchants-especi-
ally when it would be impossible for the
judicial officer to go-deserveS passing
recognition.
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Schooner Wrecked on Lake Michl.
gan.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 21

Capt. sisson of the propeller st. Louis
reports the schooner Burd foundered neal
South Maniton and all on board lost, ex
cept Captain Harrison. She was loaded
with corn from Chicago, and sprung 0
leak Friday night and foundered three
miles off the head Of South Maniton Isl.
and, going down in deep water Capt
Harrison, who driIted ashore Saturday
afternoon in an exhausted condition, was
hardly able to give a coherent account OF
the disaster. The captain's vile was lost
with nine Of the crew The vessel was
valued al A27000
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Milburn the Blind Preacher Turns
Methodist Again.
CHICAGO, September 25.

Rev. William II. Milburn, of jackson
vile, ILL.,, well known as the blind
preacher, has finally withdrawn from the
Episcopal Church, and on Saturday united
with the Methodist denomination and
was admitted TO the ministry Of that
church. Mr.. Milburn was for many
years q member and preacher Of the
Methodist Church, but some five years
since Withdrew therefrom and joined the
Episcopalians.
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Southern Illinois NJ. L. Church Con-
ference.

CAIRO, Sept 25.
About seventy.fve ministers arrived
to-day, and two or three hundred more
arc expected tomorrow, to attend the
Conference Of the M. e. Church oil South.
ern Illinois, which will DO held hero all
this week. Arrangements have been
made by the citizens TO furnish accommo-
dations to the whole number gratuitously.
A negro named Willis Green attacked
his wife with an axe to-day, because she
threatened to leave him. Her injuries
are doubtless fatal
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ENGLAND.
LONDON. September et

LONDON, September 95.
A banquet will be given to Butt, the
newly elected member from Limerick, on
the 18th proximo.
1t Is expected that Commodore Ash
bury, Of the Yacht Livonia will reach
New York, the first week IN October.
The steamships Colorado and Alcppo
touched at Queenstown.
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A Presidential Swing Around the
Hub.

Arrangements for the Eastern tour ol
General Grant have been definitely agreed
upon. The President, together with the
members Of his Cabinet will arrive In
Boston on Sunday, October 10, and be
received and entertained by n committee
Of the City Council. The ceremony oI
laying the cornerstone of the new post
office will take place on Monday, Octo-
Der 10, in presence Of the Chief Magls.
trate and hfs Cabinet, and numerous dis
tinguished personages. Immediately af:
terward the President will proceed to
Join tho festivities incident to the opening
Of tho European and North American
railroad, which will continue three days
The President will remain until its close
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.
Theirs Afraid of his Life.

Theirs Afraid oil ms LlIe'
LONDON, September %.
A dispatch from Versailles says that
President Thiers Is disturbed by fears rs
to the safety of his life, and that his bed
chamber is guarded at night by patrol.
II is stated that Thicrs is ready to pay
Immediately the half million indemnity,
and that there will soon be favorable
settlement.
New York, September %.
A Paris telegram states that Marshal
Mcmahon is reported to have declared
before the Committee on the late war that
he assumed sole responsibility for the dis
astrous result OF his march from ChalOns
to Sedan, and that he did not act by the
order of Napoleon. The Marshals plan
of tho war was opposed to any concen'
tration of the army at Paris. The delay
occasiOned by the fatigue of the troops
was the principal cause Of the disaster.
This declaration produced q sensation.
Bonaparlist journals rejoiced at it.
VERSAILLES, Sept 25.
1t is announced that the Government
has no intention of raising the siege of
Paris during the prorogation of the AS
scmbly.
The Official Journal denies the report
that the Due De Chorseal goes to Rome
as Ambassador.
REPoRTED BoNAPARTE CONSPIRACY
PARIS, September 95.
The journals of to-day have reports of
the discovery of q conspiracy in Paris for
the restoration OF Napoleon. 1t Is stated
that Napoleon's Prefect Of Police Pietra
was at the head Of the conspiracy here,
and that he was acting under direct in
structions from the Emperor.
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The Catholic sohism in Germany.
New YoRK, Sept. %.

Intelligence from Hungary states that
the publication of the dogma Of inlallibil.
ity has been prohibited on the order Of
the municipal authorities in several cities,
and It's existance by law is denied. Ger
man accounts reports that the conduct Of
the Bavarian Minister for worship re.
specting Papal infallibility excites great
attention in the Bavarian and Prussian
papers. The Anh. Ultra. d.Montdne thinks
that hating at the central policy OF llava-
ria in the church question is sanctioned
by the Prussian government. The Jour.
nails of the anti. Ultra.Montane are calling
TOR severe measures against the Catholics,
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VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR
v SALE.

Tha. beautiful piece OF ground at present OC.
cupled by Mrs. Judge Caldwell, situated cast OF
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad and In the north
ern part OF MOundsvlle, W. Va, containing
eighteen acres Of ilno bottom land, on which IL
situated a nno brick mansion, containing four.
teen rooms (would be admirably suited Tor a
summer boarding house or seminary, surround.
ed by quantity OF choicest Fruit and Ornamen.
LAl Trees. There is also upon the land all tho
necessary outbulldings QnCludlng a'gOOd stAbloJ
and good well and spring.
The ground will bo sold together or In lots to
suit purchasers ELLEN CALDWELL,
Bep1Bd4w MOnndRvlllc, W. va.
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A Social Smoke with Pittsburgh. .
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25.

IIII1DUIuHI DUVI' sU'
Extensive preparations are being made
to receive President Grant on his return
from Cincinnati. Council to-day voted
him the hospitality oft city, A meet
ing of citizens, without regard to party,
will be held tomorrow night. 1t is ex,
pected that the military, fremen, and
other societies will participate, and that
the day will be made ageneral holiday
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.

WAsHlNOTdNI pepl' -D'
Sir Edward Thornton is expected to re.
turn from England before the close ol
October.
The sub committee for the examination
Of witnesses In reference to the condition
of affairs in the Southern States, eXah.
ined VIM, g. Whipple, of Arkansas, and
adjourned sine die.
A subcommittee consisting of Messrs.
Pool, Stevenson and Peck, was appointed
to procure further documentary and OIL.
cial information in regard to the financial
administration, taxation, election laws,
&c, of tho Southern States. Tho COM
mIttee organized and agreed upon q circu'
lar letter calling for such information,
which Is to be addressed TO the executive
officers of the State governments and sey-
eral Of the principal cities. The sub
committee then adjourned to meet again
In Washington November 1st
Advices from Montana 10 September
10, state that the Crow Indians offer no
opposition to the Northern Pacific rail-
road. They are perfectly willing that II
should be built, and In fact have volun.
teered 10 have party of their chiefs and
head men accompany the engineers and
soldiers, TO act as scouts and assist them
in any way in their power against the
Sioux Indians.
A large number of subordinate officials
of the New Orleans custom house will be
removed tomorrow.
The bodies of the confederate soldiers
recently oxhumed from the field Of Get
tysburG were taken to Savannah, Co., on
Friday.
Hon. Jas. Hawley has, on account Of
his health, retired from the editorship Of
the Daily Patriot Hon. Noel L. JefIrles
purchased Mr.. Hawley's interest in the
paper.
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THE city Of Chicago has about one
third of the population Of New York, and
its municipal debt is something under
$l5,OOO,OOO, or less than one.SeVenth the
debt OF New York.
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A wealthy and Prominent Man
Arrested for COunteTfeiting,
CLEYELAND. SenL. 26.

NIIE3 v I7I77147DI HVPV' VT
Esor. Roberts vas arrested at Saline.
vile, Ohio, Saturday, by an officer of the
Secret Service, for passing counterfeit
money. A considerable amount Of coun.
terfeit two'so on the Ninth National Bank,
of New York, was found on his person.
Roberts Is Superintendent of one OF the
extensive coal mines operated by the
Cleveland Iron Company. He is wealthy,
and was prominent in the community for
his zenl in the cause Of religion, and kin
dred virtues.
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Georgia Postmaster Acquitted.

A private letter from Atlanta, Georgia,
says that Col. Thomas G. Simons, who
was appointed postmaster at Atlanta by
PRESIDENT johnson, and against whom the
Postotiice Department alleged deial-
cation Of $4,000, has been honorably
acquitted by a jury OF the United States
Court. Attorney General Ackerman as
sisted the prosecution. 1t was proven
that the money was expended Tor the
legitimate purposes OF the office.
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MOUNT VERNON, o.
MOUNT VERNON, Sept. 25.

MOUNT VERNON, Sept 81.
Secretary Delano, with his family, re-
turned 10 Washington to-day.
Track laying has commenced and Is
progressing rapidly on the G., Mt. V. &
b. H. Il
The Knox County Agricultural Society
gives its annual exhibition, commencing
tomorrow.
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yellow Fever Raging at New Orleans.
NEW YoRk, September 95

Several gentlemen from Louisiana tenn.
porally stopping in this city, received dis
patches stating that yellow fever is now
raging in New Orleans. Among the vic.
tins Of the terrible disease Is State sena.
tor Polk,
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Ravages Of Cholera in Russia.
NEW YnnK. Sent oh

From Russia there is intelligence of the
continuance Of cholera in that country.
While many Of the districts have been con-
siderably relieved, in some Of the districts
infected the deaths are nearly as great rs
at any time during the raging of the pes
thence
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Cincinnati Industrial Exposition.
CtNCtNNATr Sent 25.

The fourth week of the Industrial Ex.
position commenced to-day. There was
a larger attendance than on any Monday
since the opening. The number of visi-
tors was $4,000, among them large
number Of strangers.
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Reported Gold Discovery in Arkan-
sass
LtrTLE RooK, Sept. 25.

The people Of Monticello are greatly
excited over report Of finding o gold
mine four miles west Of the town. A
similar report comes from Dallas, Polk
county. Both mines are said to promise
fine Weld.
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Weather Report.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIRF SIGNAL OFFIoER,
WASHINGTON, d. O., Sept. 95-T30 P, n.
PROBABILITIES.
CloudinGss will probably extend very
generally on Tuesday along the entire At
lantic coast and lower lakes, with a light
rain in some localities, The barometer
is rising from Virginia to Lake Erie.
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Tho Labor ReEormers.

NFw YoRK, Sept 95.
The Labor Reiormers in this city held
q caucus this evening, and selected long
list of delegates to the State Convention oil
that party, Tho sentiment OF the caucus
was in the main friendly to Butler
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The cuban InsurreCtiOn Ended.
MAN YoRK. Sentember %.

A special dispatch from Havana an.
nounces that the insurrectiOn had been
subdued, and that a proclamation to that
effect will shortly be issued by the Cap
tain General.
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Murder of a Customs officer in Texas.

WASHlNGTONi 0epL' 20.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury received
telegram today from Austin, Texas,
announcing the murder Of Mclaughlin,
Inspector Of Customs, near San Antonio,
while causing the seizure Of two hundred
mules smugglcd from Mexico.