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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-31
THE LATEST NEWS.

A special TO the Evansville Journa! from
Rockport, Ind, says that Wm. Summers
had his hand feariully mangled by the
premature discharge Of q cannon at Rock.
port this morning while salutlng Senator
Morton.
Judge fireman arrived home at Al.
bany Thursday. Last evening he was
serenaded and made speech, accepting
the Republican nomination for Congress
man at large. u
Its stated that the evidence in Mar.
shal Bazaines trial, now progressing in
Paris, shows that traitorous correspond.
euce existed between Bazaine and the
Germans prior to the surrender Of Metz.
The Democrats and Liberals Of the
10th Missouri district, in joint session at
Trenton, nominated c. Il. Manson for
Congress. The Democrats OF the 7th
district nominated Col. T. 7. Crittenden
Tor Congress, The Democrats Of the 9Th
district nominated R, P. Bland for Con.
gtess.
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FOREIGN,
ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 8O.--General Sherman
visited Glasgow Wednesday. Hesils for
home on the 9th Of September.
The discharge from custody of a solici.
tor Of Belfast, who had been arrested for
the alleged participation in the riots,
caused threatening demonstration 10.
day. Considerable ofa crowd gathered In
tho vicinity Of the Court House, but were
dispersed by the police, who met with no
opposition. ''.''
The recent failures have had the effect
OF tlatteniug consols and 10 cause a gen.
cles.
Other diamond merchants have letters
to the public journals, stating that Ameri.
cans have called upon them and purchas.
ed diamonds in the rough, and that these
purchasers represented themselves as
Pacific railway contractors. a- '.6'
It Is reported that Arthur Sullivan, the
musical composer, has married Cornelia
Dorka. - ElE''7'''' b
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MR.. DooLITTLE's OPERATIONS
IN COTTON.
A. Letter Of Defence from the Ex.
Senator.

A. Letter Of Defence from the Ex.
Senator.
MILWAUKEE, August 3O.-The Dailv
NesnS Of this city tomorrow, will pub
lish letter from ex-senator Doolittle in
reply to Beverley Johnson's exposing and
confronting all the material allegations of
the Connolly affidavit, in which MIR. Doc.
little is charged with exacting money for
bis influence while Senator OF the
United States in 1864. Senator Doohttle
pronounces every portion of the state
ment relating to the exercise of his per.
sonal or official influence in obtaining a
permit for Connolly to trade in Cotton
unqualifdley false. He,says never used
any official influence in my whole public
life for a pecuniaryreward, or in the hope
Of one for any man living or dead. Sena.
tor Doolitlc then quotes from Connolly's
affidavit ard proceeds. He saws
he resigned in November 1902, and ap.
piled for his permit about that time. a
telegram from Washington informs me
his permit was issued November 18th,
1864, and he resigned December 18th,
1864, a month after it was issued. He
says he applied after he learned that
many had obtained permits. That same
telegram Informs me that the first permits
to trade in cotton were issued on the 18th
Of November, 1884, the very day his per.
nit was issued, and bears the date. II
there be any truth In his statements,
therefore he applied for his permit on the
very day 1t was Issued, November 17th,
1854 He says he applied for his permit
through influential friends, among whom
was the Hon. ]. G. DOolittle, State Senator
from Wisconsin, to the President for such
permit The same telegram informs me
that there were no papers nor recommen.
datiens hom any one on file. The record
shows l did not ask for the permit in
writing. The only way in which could
have aided him would have been by a
personal interview with the President or
Secretary Of the Treasury, which inter.
view never occurred. | never drew any
letters or papers for Connolly to sign be.
fore he came TO my committee rooms on
Thursday, the Goth of December, 1864.
The only papers ever drawn by me in re.
lation TO any matter between him and me
were drawn in his presence at his sugges.
ton, and with his full assent and approval,
upon q full mutual understanding that
such papers were simply private and con.
tdenuat memorandums, 10 he preserved
for the private use Of the parties them
selves only. After giving the facts OF the
interview sought by Connolly, Mr. Doolit.
tie says: / cannot detail oil the conver.
sation which took place eight years ago,
but l know there was not one word said
on purpose or intended which, II known
to the whole world. would stain my hon.
or as a Senator or q man.
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A New York Mystery.

Inc New York police are in pos.
session Of the facts OF three myster.
ious disappearance. In each case
the missing persons are married woman
o'eonsiderable personal attractions, high
y connected, and devoted to their iami-
les and husbands. The first case is that
o' MIS- Eastwick, a young married lady,
iISSSiIIng AT No q, Eighth avenue. She
,s'S 0aS nome lor a walk on Thursday last,
Suu S mas not been seen or heard Of since by
,;sa! Iss distracted husband aud anxious rela-
i've Ws, Another case is that OF Mrs. Stiles,
Wv. ue Young wltO OF Mr. Stiles, one of the
rUpHSlOrs Of the Metropolitan Hotel at
LouS Branch, who has been missing from
s, uss nome, at 975 West Thirty.elghth
Mes'' na since Thursday Of last week. She
S;T WTaI out to make purchase, and most
nseal ,os search since made In every dircc.
S. HUn Gas been unavailing. She Is said to
Gmv nv Ueen very greatly attached TO her
.Ha!iy, pHu!iy, and there is no reason why she
snoa ,"oIIu voluntarily absent herself. Still
S"%.nTt Sn case is that Of Mrs. Sarah Devine
';tn. %;tInn.e,LoSktng, middleaged lady who re-
S'HSo UnS " NO. IS Troy avenue, Brooklyn,
"a, H VINO mas been mysteriously missing
,Ss,, M q week. The police acknowledge
,I;SuaSeIVes .;Suis,IVes puzzled. One OF the mosI
,h.ss ,hasu'aT features Of the whole matter /.
@at, although the ladies were unac-
SoS SaaG'ed with each other, all three dlsap,
ErSIa no from their homes, and withou
A., IH.aa,cWledge Of their friends, on Thursds,
last and al the same hour.
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Shocking Tragedy.

COLUMBUS, August SO.-A shocking
tragedy occurred this morning near
Grove City, q village in this county.
About nine years ago Michael Monk, q
farmer, married maiden woman nearly
forty years old, who owned farm with
stock and implements. During the last
three years Monk was dissipated, and on
account OF extreme cruelty and the squan.
dering Of her property, Mrs. Monk re.
Gently pettioned for q divorce, and the
husband agreed to leave her in the quiet
possession OF her property. Subsequently
Monk went to his wife's house and
threatened to shoot her II she would not
live with him. He was arrested on q
peace.warrant, but gave bail and was lib
Grated. Yesterday he proceeded to the
residence of F. NJ. Story, where his wife
had taken refuge, and shot her three
times with a revolver, and then, placing
the muzzle Of the weapon in his mouth,
shot himself and died Immediately. Mrs.
Monk is so terribly wounded that she
cannot recover.
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EVANSVILLE, August S0-The river has
fallen inches. Weather clear until
evening and quite cool. Mercury 5s to
70 deg.
CAIRO, August 30.-River has fallen 2
inches. Weather cloudy and cool. Ther.
mometer "a deg.
CINCINNATI, August SO.-Rlver Q feet 0
inches and declining.
LouHvH1E, August 90.-RlVer falling,
two feet three inches In chute. Cool and
pleasant Canal closed last night till
October 1st .
PrrTsBuRaH, Aug. 3O.-Monongahela
about stationary, with twenty inches ln
the channel Weather cool and clear;
prospects poor for an early opening Of
navigation.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, August 3O.-At a quarter
Of an hour before midnight an alarm call
ed the engines to the burning brick build.
Ing Of Jacob Hofner on the public land
ing. Damage to the building 5000. It
was occupied by blackwell & Co., as q
fruit Gaming establishment. Loss 10 stock
$4,000. Insurance not aScertainable.-
Richard Massey, his son, VIM. Massey,
who is lad about fourteen years
old, and William Mathers jumped from a
third story window TO the pavement to
escape the flames. The boy Willie Mas.
sey, was mortslly injured, and a leg and
arm broken. VIM. Mathews suffered q
broken arm, leg and jaw, though 1t Is not
thought fatally injured. Richard Massey
escaped unhurt. The building was only
partially destroyed.
The City Council to-day passed resolu'
lions inviting President Grant and Horace
Greeley TO visit the Exposition.
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The engineering by the different par
ties to ohandle the straight.out Democratic
Convention at Louisville serves TO show
the stiffness" Of modern political diplo.
macy. While the Republicans, quite nat.
urally, are doing what is possible to fan
the sails of that enterprise, the Liberals
as naturally are seeking to take the wind
out Of them. They underrate its import.
suce as Systematically as the Republicans
OVerratG it. But while they affect TO treat
1t contemptuously IS a Bourbon side
show" their solicitule Is shown in the
matter by attempts to buy of OConnor
with the Governorship Of New York, and
BY an effort to capture the Convention
bodily through the agency Of proiessed
slFaight.Out delegates to the Convention,
who, at the proper moment, shall intro.
duce resolutions endorsing the Baltimore
ticket, and undertake toget upan adjourn.
ment siae die.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS, August 8O.-The first skew.
back OF the Illinois and St. Louis bridge
was appropriately set to-day and prepare.
tions were made to place others in the
place Of each skewbeck. One section oi
the arch tube are attached. They are OF
forged iron and with the section Of steele
tubing, weigh about six tons each. The
entire massonary Of the bridge will be
finished by the first Of October. A con-
siderable portion of the superstructure
has arrived and large amount in transit.
The. RepublicdnS special from SedaliA,
Mo, says boiler in the Touring mill of
Carter s. Weaver, at Windsor, Henry
county, exploded to-day, demollshing the
building, fatally wounding the engineer
and severely inluring several other wor k.
men. Loss $4,000.
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ington. Eighteen dead bodies have lust
been brought in by the steamer. The
papers and books belonging to the Metil
we're all lost. The purser says there were
one hundred and four full tickets sold
also two half tickets, and there were
several children and infants on board. He
estimates. the full number Of passengers
at one hundred and ten; the crew, wait.
ers, &c, makes In all one hundred and
tilty.fve souls. The following is q list
Of the saved: Charles L. Burton, Captain,
Of Bristol, X L; George B. shull, Agent
Of the New York and Providence Steam.
ship Company; Richard Davis, Of Provi.
dence; Edwin Turner, Of Providence; Ed.
win E. Arnold, Of Greene, r. l.; Mr.. Ru.
dolph, wife and child; Mr.. Hunted, oi
Providence; W. E. Sheridan, of the Globe
Theatre Of Boston; Michael W. Clear, Of
New York; @. l. Stone, of New York;
G. Young, Of Attleborough, Mass; Mr..
CSpron and nephew, John B. Gately and
EStella Abraham, Of New York; Emily
Cushing, Of Providence; Elliott Sanford,
Of New York, Miss O'Brien, of North
Attleborough, Mass; Mary Ann Riley, Of
Providence; E, Q. Elliott, vile and sister,
and N. Holland, of New York; Wilhelm
Hendricks, Of Wsltham, Mass; E. s.
Squire, Of Paterson, New Jersey; Wm.
Anderson, Of New York; Mr.. Butler, of
Providence; L. D. Blarding, Of Provi.
dence; Mrs. Girard, Of Providence, who
loses Two children, Mrs. Blackburn and
her daughter Lizzie, and Thomas Nc.
Burney, Of Jersey City; William Cook, of
Montreal; John McAustin, Of Providence;
Alfred L. Nutting, wife and child, OF
Little Falls, New ] York; William Phillips,
Of Boston; W. N. Reed, ol Boston, Jacob
Higgins, ot Greenville, Conn; Arthur
?. Schmidt, Boston; Michael Buckley,
Boston; Mathew Dickens, Dyerville, R. l.;
John Mueller, Brooklyn; Bartlett F. Do.
Ian, WhittOnsyiile.
II seems 10 be almost certain that 70
lives have been lost by this awful wreck.
Many went down with the lower deck of
the steamer whose names can never be
known. One man who was married at
Sharon Springs, New York, the night be-
fore, and was on his way to Providence on
wedding tour, sends word to the clergy
man OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
in that city, TO make arrangements for the
funeral services Of his wife In his Church
on next Sunday. The body was sent for.
ward BY express this afternoon. A gloom
has been cast over this entire section BY
the disaster. All Of the hotels at Watch
Hill have from eight to twenty Of the res.
cued now in their parlors and sleeping
rooms. There was no marine insurance
on the vessel.
PRov1DENcE, Aug. SO.-The schooner
A e. Belden broug ght into New York this
afternoon the bodies OF a man and woman
picked up between Watch Hill and Point
Judith, who were evidently passengers by
the Metis. The bodies were buoyed mp by
life.preservers. The man Is believed 10
be Eniel Stampe, a lresco artist, of New
ark, N. J. The woman is about thirty
years Of age, in night dress and wore
seal ring marked IN. A." The bodies
are in charge of undertakes.
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The TIial Of Dr.. schnnns.

CARLISLE, Pa, August 9O.-The case
Of DR.. Sch@ppe on behalf of the com.
moawealth opened yesterday. Several
witnesses were examined. The evidence
was about the same as on the previous
trial. Two new witnesses was heard, but
nothing special ELECTED.
DR.. Conrad, Of Baltimore, who made
apost mOrtem examination OF Miss Stein.
,eCke, has been on the stand nearly all
day. His evidence Is much the same aS
on the previous trial. He says be discov.
cred no natural causes for death in the
body OF Miss s. when he made the post
nlortem examination. DR.. Conrad was
still on the stand when the Court ad.
journed.
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GERMANY.

BRRLE, August 8O.-The Emperor Of
Russia wilbarriye in this city next Thurs.
day morning. He will be preceded by
FRINGE GoruchahofS who will leave
Frankfort for. Berlin on Tuesday. The
Gar will be the guest ot Emperor VIII
liam for five days, during which time
magnificent tetes will take place. A grand
entertainment will be given at the new
palace at Potsdam on the 9th Of Septem.
Der, at which the Emperors Of Germany
Russia and Austria and several German
potentates and Princes will be present
The Car will leave Berlin probably on
the 10th Of September.
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OIL Producers Mestinr.

T1TusvnLE, August 9O.-The pro-
ducers in the oil regions are about enter
ing upon plan to stop oil new develop.
menn for six months from the first Of
September next in order to increase the
demand for oil, thereby enhancing the
price. Meetings have been held at Par
kers landing, and yesterday meeting Of
the producers was held at st. Petersburg
to further the object, and In all probability
nearly. every producer will sign the
pledge. The resul. Of this will Be five
dollars per barrel for oil before the year
closes.
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FRlGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCI.
DENT. =

Locomotive, Tender and Three Cars
Plunge Down Forty Foot EN-
bankment.
CINCINNATI, August 30.-Two and a
halt miles southeast OF Vernon at half.
past midnight this morning, on the LOUIS.
vile Short Line Railroad, the passenger
train that left this city at eleven o'clock
last night was thrown from the track, 1t
Is supposed by the removal OF rail.
The locomotive and tender, with three
passenger cars, were thrown from the
track down an embankment forty feet
high, turning over several times. The
fireman, Ben Hill, was instantly killed,
Dallas Pullan, engineer, miraculously es.
capped, and express messenger Taylor was
slightly hurt. Nopassenger was injured.
Thomas Glare, baggage master, was bad
ly hurt. No trains are running yet. Dis
patches to the agent here say rail was
misplaced maliciously and that an attempt
was made Tuesday night to throw the
train from the track at the same place.
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WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON, August 30.-senutor
Cameron, with delegation OF Pennsyl.
vaniRns, called at the Executive Mansion
to-day expecting to see the President, who
lett last night for Long Branch.
The President has appointed Chas. N.
Travis United States Consul at Pana,
Brazil.
The Vinton County National Bank, of
Macarthur, Ohio, capital 100000, and
the First National Bank OF Greenspring,
Ohio, capital $50, 900, has been authorized
TO commence business.
NEW YORK, August 30.-A Washing.
ton dispatch says letters received, repre-.
sent that the two of the four Ku.Klux
confined OF Albany, selected for pardon
were the most ierocious In the treatment
of the negroes during the war, and headed
the Ku.Klux organizations in their dis.
trtCs The Attorney General believes 1t
Is not wise to pardon them.
A Washington special says the secre.
tary Of the Interior has submitted to the
Attorney General for decision question
as to whether he has authority 10 place
again In the market for pre.emption, lands
In Wisconsin withdrawn from the market
some years ago for the St. Croix s. Bay.
field Railroad Company, under q land
grant which grant has expired BY the
failure 1.-THE company to fulfil the terms
Of law.
1t is stated in a privale letter received
from Fort Sill Indian Territory, by the
Clerk OF the Board Of Indian Commission,
that the Kiowa Chief brought into the
agency at that point two white girls.
aged II and II years, and transferred
them to the United States authorities,
The United States Marshal for the
western District OF Kansas has been di.
rected by the Department Justice not 10
seize goods in transit for points beyond
the Indian Territory by railroads, unless
he shall be fully Satisfied that they are
contraband. The reason for the lnstruc.
tions is that the Marshal has seized at
different times large quantities of spirit.
uous liquors in the belief that instead of
being in transit for Texas or for the use
OF post traders OF Fort SiA, It was to be
introduced for sale or trade in the Indian
Territory contrary 10 law. The order
grew out ofa complaint that frequent in
Jury had been done to innocent parties
By seizures on insufficient evidence, who
had no intent TO violate the law.
The heavy rain caused considerable
damage to the unfinished street improve.
nents, and has very sensibly cooled the
temperature, the thermometer indicating
to-day only 70 or rs degrees.
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The Results of the Election.


From The Wcll.burg ucrAld)
As the matter stands, neither side has
particular reason 10 be elated; and unless
Il be Governor j., and such others as
were lucky enough to slide into office, no
one Is probably much built up with the
prospect. The Republicans are we'll
enough pleased at Jacobs election on sew
efsl accounts, and particularly at tho sue.
cess Of his bolt from the regular party
nominations and are not particularly dis.
p'eased at the woeIul plight in which,
10 'nCOnsequence Ofbad luck and very wrong
DONG, the dominant party finds itself; but
len lae Republican party, to be frank,
uaI SET It's heart on defeating the consti.
.uAon and thus bursting up the whole
concern. OF course they don't feel as
well As they would have done, had they
noI JAILED in this, their grand idea.
, on he other hand, there Is not much in
.ue M situation for the managing Democra.
cy 10 be proud over. With their nomin.
SunS machinery reduced TO smithercens
~ successful boilers, and the best pO-
1.aUns S under their pet constitution filled by
independents and Republicans, the very
nesIs , t1ey have built and ieathered Tor
themselves, the constitution, which to be
constitution should be II possible the
u.1 unanimous will Of free people fairly ex.
pressed, pressed, on ly adopted by trickery and
desperate S elecuoneering, and then only
" " pltItll majority; with all the moral
,uees ,L oI the election dead against them
lucy are, as u party, in a piIiable strait,
Suu = what must be the feelings OF Walker
" 20, on discovering after oil their deer
.a,u S', faSCality, that they will have the
Sa' saIne Old Governor 10 confront that cir.
y. ntedbetore, their nelarious schemes
,;, laSe it oil around, and such an elec
sng "UI S, mas not been known Tor many a day
1uA VIII not, probably, soon be again.
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Comparative Cotton statement.

New YoRK, August 3O.-The receipts
at all ports Ior the week, 6,562; same
time last year. 9,574; total for the year,
81, ,l29i; last year, 1901 ,s47; exports for
the week, 4,977; last year l., ,627; total for
the year, 1894 ,6s2; last year, S0S3, ,77s;
stock at all the United States ports 52,.
3S4; last year, 1l9,004; at interior towns,
5,71S; last year, 10.604;;. at Liverpool SOL.
600; last year, 56l 900; American afoat
for Great Britain $4,000; last year o., ,0O0
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Clear weather and fresh and brisk
northerly and northwesterly winds will
prevail on Saturday over the Middle and
New England States; northerly winds
and generally clear weather for the South
Atlantic States; winds veering to easterly
and southerly, with generally clear wealth.
er, from Kentucky 10 the gulf and north.
ward to lower Michigan with diminish.
ing pressure; eAsterly to southerly winds
and increasing cloudiness from Missouri
and Kansas to lakes Superior and MI.
chigan.
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Tho Genexn Arhitrntion.

GENEVA, August 29.-It Is reported
that great diversity Of opinion exists
among the members Of the Board Of Ar.
bitration on question Of principle, and
endeavors are making TO reconcile the
difference, SO that the final decision may
be unanimous. -.
GENEVA, August 8O,-The Board oI
Arbitration met at noon to-day, and after
brief session adjourned till Monday.
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CHARLES O'CoSoR said recently: 1.-THE
county is in q prosperous condition
,eeming with plenty, in fact-and there
4 no cause for any kind Of apprehension"
The Madison Journal declares that to be
,be best speech yet delivered in favor Of
General GRANT.
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West Virginia Sure for Grant...A
Good Witness.

Good Witness
The following appeared in the editorial
columns Of the Wheeling Register prior
to the election:
The Liberal Republicans in West Vir-
rinis generally recognize the truth that
the campaign between Greeley and Grant
hiNg fought H0U; that u Radical victory
on the 22d Of August will be a sure fore
runner Of Grant victory in November;
and recognizing this, they will cordially
support the Democratic cause at the
State election, and Join hands now with
all the opponents Of Grantism.
Since that campaign has been fought
Out aud the GREELEY party was beaten,
hiscOncession of the State for GRANT,
coming from such high GREELEY au.
thority, seems worthy Of reproduction.
This is one opinion in which we are happy
tosgree with a journal in whose opinions
we are seldom able to concur.
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acknowledgement:

VIZ resre, to learn that Gen. NORTH
,orr who ran for House Of Delegates in
,be Tsylor. Decentralization district has
Saso 'a defeated by r, L. CoFRAN, the
General, majority in Taylor and HHr'
,i,or being overcome in Barbour.