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The Midnight Mass.

Some of our churches were constrained,
this year to omit the realization of this
beautiful Christmas practice-those espe-
cially the more exposed to the inroad OF
midnight fashionables and theatre goers-
but most of the churches were more for
tunate, and called together their parishion-
ers in great crowds to participate in the
solemn rites of the hour. Beautiful al
tars, brilliant lights, eloquent music, at
one side the little stable and the crib,
kneeling multitude-all these greeted the
senses with holy and joyful impression,
on entering one of these chosen santuaries.
The poor were there, led by the pure
and simple star of faith, like the shepherds
of old, and as they knelt before the crib,
they could we'll realize the situation.
There was poverty exemplifed, the new
born babe without o nurse, the new-made
mother without the aid that mothers ex-
pect, the piercing cold without a fire, the
hour Of repose without the shelter of hu-
man habitation. And as the poor knelt, they
saw all this better than words could tell
them. Their hearts were consoled and
their sympathy aroused. Yet the Puritan
would take them away from the little sta
BILE and crib of pasteboard, and tell them
to get up from their knees, that it was all
idolatry.
There were wise men there too, worship
ing like the Magi of old. They had fol-
lowed the light of reason laboriously from
afar off, until they too saw tho star. They
knelt and worshiped the incarnate wis
dom, which could overlook the gilded fol.
lies of human error and choose a machi-
merry so simple, and yet SO perfect, foc the
salvation of world. These too, the Pu'
ritans would scornfully contemn as hype.
critics bowling down before rude images at
which they must laugh, but constrained
thereto by human respect.
Then again, there were the rich. They
too knelt in their furs and diamonds, anG
locked upon the poor swadling clothes O
the Babe. Some of them knew that mex
day they would not think Of noticing rags
like those. and would pay their homage il
real life to graudees only. They felt awk
ward in modifying their habit of bowling
only to silk and purple, 80 far as to knee
before this emblem of weakness and pow
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NEW oahEANs CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE
Assoc1Artoss.-Thsre will be special meeting
ofthis Association this Sunday evening, at 81
o'clock at its,Hall, 124 Carondelet street. The
now badges OF the Association are now ready
for distribution. The Association will meet on
Wednesday, January LIST, at 10 O'Clock H., to
participate In the reception of tho Worry Rev
Thos Burke, the great friend of the cause, who
will reach the city by the Mobile train at
o'clock that day.
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ECCLESIASTICAL CONFERENCE.-The Month
~ Conference will be held next Thursday
morning, at 10 o'clock, insthe Chapel of the
Seminary. His Grace, the Most Reverend Arch
bishop, particularly requests the presence of
Niest on this occasion.
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With these, the Puritan would naturally
affiliate, as they rose and left the church.
He would not stay to see those few even OF
tho rich, who knelt longer, and whose
streaming eyes showed that henceforth
they should regard poverty as sacred
thing and the poor as Gods own children.
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Parents and all those having control of
children, as also children themselves, are
specially requested to read the advertise
ment of the Young Crusader, which will
be found among the new advertisements on
our fifth page.
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Tss sad Sne % dosf gold pieces are to be s
drawn 0h from a,, TRsS f Ss one
q an smaii pocket book. And we n' day fot
probably, dozens of them ever!
years. .,;ss
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HIBEkNIA BANK.-The annual election for
Directors this institution will be held the 2oth
prox. See the advertisement.
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To each and every one of our readers We
wish very Happy New Year.
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oAIRsAn OF THE wKKK.

pzasay. 800. Dec. 2o-SundAy within tho Octave OF
Christmas.
Msnasy Dec. 3o-st Thomas Of Canterbury, Bishop
and Martyr.
russdayDec 3i-St Sylvester. Pope and Confsssor.
WSANsS4a5.Jen l-Circumcisien Of Our Lord.
.1nnvo1Ay = Jan. 2-Octavo Of &c. Stephen.
YSa1.v JAn 3-Octave Of St. John.
NnS1rasv Jan 4-Octave of the Holy 1nnocents-
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Buy your shoes at the Red Boot" Ursulines
corner Dauphine streets.
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Attention is directed to our
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-25

YErERDAY's FARCE.-What was call
.lths Congressional election here yester'
Day was as much like the tail end OF q
Door farce as any seriously intended
thing could well be. Dispite the rallying
sppesl, kept up for some days by the
Rglata, and despite two publications o.
The thrilling address Of the Democratic
County Committee, the sovereigus did moi
rally worth one copper cent. The table
Uu The fourth page tells the doleful story
The whole vote cast in the city (all Ior
Col WILSON, but eleven, which were
thrown sway) is less than the August vote
In The least Of the city townships, and less
than o tenth oI the vote then cast. II the
rstof the district has done no better the
Colonel will hardly feel encouraged to 60
TO Washington to make q contest, with
such a beggarly show OF backing.
II the popular Indifference yesterday
means anything, in view Of the special
sud frantic exertions made by the Regis.
In, it means something not complimen.
ny to that paper; and if the organ meets
with no better success than this in rally
log old fashioned Democrats to the sup.
port OF their life long reviler and contem.
aeF, Horace GREELEY, then tho GREE.
LEY people my hear something drop in
West Virginia on the 9th of November.
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CANADA.

Toronto, October 24.-Premier Blake
and Treasurer Mckenzie have resigned
to sit in Parliament. The Lieut. Cover.
nor has sent for Vice Chancellor Lowart
10 form new government. Toward has
resigned the office Of Vice Chancellor and
accepted the task. A now Minister will
shortly be announced.
Advices from Garry state that large
body of Sioux Indians are reported on
the road from that settlement It was not
understood whether they were friendly
or otherwise. Some movement was on
loot with the RedLake Chippewas against
the Boundary Commission, but the Com.
mission having American troops as an es.
cort are not likely to be much troubled
The Montreal steamer PiCtou in going
down the Lacburn Canal to-day collided
with the gate Of St. Paul locks break,
then open. The accident Is OF very &C..
rlous character. Some days will prob.
ably be required for repairs.
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the Washington Ice Company sick thi
morning. As in New York the grocers
&c. were unable to supply their custo
merS. Not less than 5000 horses arr
now down with the distemper in Brook,
lyn.
The horse disease is spreading at Hun
ter's Point and Astoria. The Flushing
OH Works and many private cltizenI
having animals suffering. Over 200 ami
mails are III In the Jersey City stables.
New YoRH, October 24-LATER,-It Il
estimated tonight that 5000 horses are
under treatment in this city. Two street
car lines and one stage line have stopped
running.
APPEARANCE OF THE EPIDEMIC AT OTHER
POINTS.
NEwBuRGH, N. Y, October 24.-The
horse disease has appeared here. Three
deaths have occurred.
PROVIDENCE, October 24.-The horse
epidemic has appeared here.
PROGRESS OF THE DIsEAsE AT ROCHESTER.
AUGUSTA, Me, October 24-The Ca.
madam horse disease has reached this
city. Many horses are afflicted with it.
ROCHESTER,, October 24.-Tho horse
disease has become severe. Last evening
there were no horses in tho streets, and
the store keepers were delivering goods
BY hand carts. Tho erection OF buildings
has been suspended. The animals at.
tackled took the disease from twelve to
twenty days before 1t was discovered. A
few fatal cases are reported. This morn.
ing the disease appeared among the canal
horses. There is great difficulty in pro.
curing conveyance for funerals.
AFALsE ALARM AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October 24.-The report that
the horse epidemic had broken out in the
stables OF the West Side Omnibus Com.
pany Is pronounced without foundation.
THE DIsTRMPER AT MISUNDERSTANDING
THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.
Boston, October 24.-The horse mala.
dy has involved thousands Of horses in this
city and neighborlng towns and cities. 1t
appears to be spreading over New Eng
land. A line Of omnibusses on Washing.
ton street have stopped running. The
Metropolitan Horse Railway Company
have been compelled largely to reduce
their trips, and all other business depend.
ing upon horses is affected to a greater or
lesser degree.
Dispatches from Portland announce the
distemper in that city.
THE CRISIS PAST AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, October 4.-The horse dis.
ease has passed It's crisis here and is now
abating. But few horses have died, and
those from hard usage more than from the
effects of the disease. The canal horses
here have almost entirely escaped. No
boats have stopped and none will be.
Grain is moving in large quantities as
usual. The treatment Of the disease here
has been very successful
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THE LATEST NEWS.


The railway communication between
Monaco and Geneva, Switzerland, has
been interrupted by the breaking down
oitwo bridges.
The murderer of conductor Perry at
MaTshfeld, Mo-, Tuesday night, has been
captured, and is now in the Webster
county jsil. He is quite young, a resident
of1lllnois, and gives the name Of V. T.
Cornwall.
The large Touring mill Of Gundy tS
Burreyer, Of Rock6eld, Iud., was en-.
tirely destroyed by fire on Thursday
morning. Loss Of the building 10000;
no insurance. A large amount of grain
stored in the bdilding was consumed.
The loss Is not stated, but It Is covered BY
insurance. The fire originated in the en-.
gine room.
Deacon Alcott Allen, for thirty six
years connected with the Connecticut
State Savings Bank. Of Hartford, and ior
twenty.four years treasurer, was taken
suddenly Ill In the bank to-day, and died
5000 after being taken home.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, October 24.-The coal dealers
Of Cardiff, have reduced the price for
steamer use to six shilllDgsa ton, fearing
American competition.
NEW YORK, October GA special
London dispatch, says that the London
Times OF this morning, announces that tho
French government are expected shortly
TO liberate portion OF the twenty,six
millions otsterling, which they now hold,
LONDON, Oct PA large number OF
exiIed French inhabitants Of Alsace and
Lorraine sailed to-day for Canada,
slr John, Duke OF Coleridige, Attorney
General OF Great Britain, delivered an
address before the Liberal Association of
the city OF Exeter to. night, in the course
ol which, be said OF the result Of Tho
GeneVa Arbitration, that England had
got well out OF bad business.
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Career of a Poisouer..A Series of
SordId Crimes.

The Harrisburg (Pa) Patriot recites the
following history OF Emanuel shatiner:
Shattner Is q farmer, owning at the
time Of his arrest a small tract in Hano-
yer township, in this county, about ten
miles from this city. = He Is about fifty
years of age. His stature Is small, and his
appearance Is that OF stolid but cunning
and avaricious boor. Since his conf1ne.
ment in the county prison he has grown
quite fat, seeming TO enjoy in IN indolent
sort Of way his new mode of life. He Is
rather sanctimonious, and assumes in
his conversation high moral tone. One
OF the fayorite In his cell Is entitled
"a Brand Plucked from the Burning"
The only feeling Of repentance he has
been observed TO exhibit Is one of regret
that his clumsy and cruel crimes have
been found out.
The first murder in point Of time, but
the last discovered, was that Of his wife
Sarah, nee SeltZer, with whom he had
lived for nearly twenty years before he
commenced the trade OF poisoner. On the
4th Of September, 1860, Sarah, his wife,
died suddenly. Susan Cassel, who figures
in these horrible tragedies from the be-
ginning to the close, was an inmate OF his
house and the companion Of his lusts at
the time Of the death OF Sarah, his wife.
lie seems 10 have balanced for some time
In his mind whether he should take Susan
Tor a second wife, but nine months after
he married Nancy Good, whose chief at
traction TO him was the possession OF
$4,000. In this way he got new wife
with the coveted money and retained his
sluttish paramour.
In the Spring Of 1870, John Sharlack,
the second victim, came to his house In
South Hanover township and made the
fatal acquaintance Of Susan Cassel. On
the 18Th OF August in the same year he
married her, Susan remaining at the
house OF ShSifner and receiving her hus.
band as u casual visitor. Through the
gentle solicitations Of the loving Susan
and the prudent Shattner, John Sharlack
had an insurance effected on his life for
two thousand dollars In the neighboring
town Of Annville, Lebanon county. Small
as the sum was 1t was yet large enough to
tempt his murder. When persuading
him 10 obtain the insurance the murder.
Gus design was conceived in the sordid
and cruel heart OF Shaffner. On one Of
Sharlack's visits to his gentle spouse,
Susan, in February, 1871, tho hospitable
host administered the arsenic, Of which
he kept a considerable supply on hand.
During Sharlsck's briet illness Shaftner
was assiduous In his attentions, regularly
administering the poison aud watching
with cruel intentness It's fatal effects. On
the 18th OF February Sharlack died and on
tho 10th was buried at Hummelstown;
that no time might be lost shatfner started
to Annville, two days after the funeral, fol
the insurance money Of two thousand
dollars. After some delay the money was
paid to the inconsolable Susan, who con-
fdlngly turned 1t over to Shafner. Al
this time there were some negotiations
about a similar insurance on the life o
Shatiner's wife. But the unhappy wo
man, with the late Of shArlack before hel
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.

German Evacuation of Rheims.
Communist SENTENCED ed.. Death OF
Gautier, the Author.
PARIS, October 24.-.The German troops
evacuated Rheims. The French garrison
marched in to-day amid great rcioIceIpr.
Rousel, a prominent Communist. was
lound guilty Of the charges against him
and sentenced TO death.
Theophile Gautier, the French poet,
novelist and critic, died yesterday.
The evacuation Of the departments of
Marne and Upper Marne by he Germans
has been completed.
Minister Washburne Offered a PIaco
In the New Cabinet.
The BEN Public, the ministerial organ
to'Gay makes the statement that It Is i'm.
probable that Hon. Elihu B. Washburne.
who sailed for the United States on The
10Th inst, will return to his post as the
American Minister to France, he having
been offered q seat In the Washington
Cabinet after the Presidential election.
Complaints were recently made BY the
Communist prisoners OF bad treatment by
1t has been officially reported that
Jacques Babilet, tho celebrated physician,
10 dead.
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WASHINGTON.
sEcRBTARY BOUTWELL, n v1srTEp BY An
IMITATION COMMITTEE.

sRcRRTARY BOUTWELL, n v1srTED BY An
IMITATION coMNITTRE.
WASHINGTON, October 24.-A delepa
tion representing the business men Of St
Louis, Cincinnati, Dubuque, Milwaukee
and Pittsburgh, called upon Secretary
Boutwell, this morning and urged the i'm,
portance Of relieving the stringency In The
money market by increasing the volume
ofcurrency. They showed that there was
a great scarcity Of currency throughout
the West, and urged him to issue S44, ,O0O..
200 In legal tender reserves. The Secre.
tary, In reply, said he was glad to hear
their statements, and would give the mat,
ter his earnest attention.
Secretary Fish this morning communi.
Gated to the President the intelligence OF
the Emperor OF Germany having decided
the San Juan boundary question in favor
Of the United States. Secretary Boutwell,
subsequently had an interview with The
President.
The Veteran Legion Of Allegheny CITY,
Pa, accompanied by members Of the Ma
tional Veteran Club Of Washington, paid
theif respects to the President this morn.
ing. Senator Cameron was present
The President has appointed Frederick
Q. Lord, Assessor Of Internal Revenue tor
Nevada, Ohas. Il. Mcintyre, postmaster
at Yankton, Dakota, and Benz. F. Sheets,
postmaster at Oregon, Illinois.
Secretary Boutwell, will leave here on
Friday morning to take part in the Presi.
Dental canvass in Massachusetts.
Commander Lull left here Tonight for
New York TO complete the organization
Of the Nicaragua survey expedition. The
expedition will sail about December 1st,
The President has appointed VIM. N.
Kelly Register Of the Land Office at
Prescott, Arizona.
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SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANcBco, October 94-Genera
Howard has arrived at San Diego Ell
route from Arizona. He reports having
passed eleven days in the camp OF tht
great Apache Chief, Cochise. He select
ed the southeast corner Of Arizona, fifty
five miles square, with Cochise as tht
leader.
Lucy and occident are reported in gooC
condition for the race on Saturday. Pool
500 to $e5. with the mare the choice
Time, 2:l9.
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West Virginia Politics.

They must have very free and easy
style Of politics in West Virginia. A dis.
patch from Wheeling says that, "as some
persons believe" part Of the elections
held In that State last August were illegal,
the Supervisors Of the county in which
Wheeling Is situated have ordered the
polls to be opened tomorrow "for those
who may see ct to vote again." There is
probably more in the matter than the
terse dispatch indicates, but so far as that
goes, one hardly knows which most to
wonder at, the coolnesS Of holding an
election in August whose legality was
doubtful, or that OF appointing another
voting day before the Illegally had been
settled, or finally: that Of expecting, not
everybody, but those who may see tit to
vote again" to do so. We had thought
that nearly all the "wrinkles" OF politics
were known in this region, but this Wheel.
ing wrinkle, ct least as stated In the dis.
patch, Is something quite original.
The Wheeling lNTELLIGENcER oil Mon.
dey, in the same free and easy way, re.
marks that, "as the people Of the Second
district didn't have much Of congress.
ional election there in August, the aspi.
rants are resolved to have one next Thurs.
day, and judging from announcements
thus far, there will be no scarcity Of can.
didG.tes," Sc
1t would appear, therefore, that the
only trouble Is that the people Of the Sec.
ond district "didn't have'much Of a con.
gressional election there In August" and
that they, or rather "the aspirants" want
to take the balance ol the fun In cooler
weather. This practice Of having election
excitement in instalments Is peculiar, al
least But hardly less queer a feature oi
West Virginia politics would seem to be
the quantity OF candidates for office. Here
iu single district, arc no less than eight
candidates for Congress, and that with
one Of the two parties not recognizing
the validity Of the election. The INTEL
LIGRNCER thinks that some more candi
dates are anxious, Il necessary, to present
themselves, but we should say that eighl
aSpiranls for an election whose validity
is considered to be rather in doubt bS
some would be sufhcient-Phitddelphit
Record.
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ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS. October q

ST. Louis, October "a.
Joseph O. Cabot, Of the firm of Chase
q Cabot, one of the heaviest dry goods
firms In this city, while getting of a street
car at Twenty.second and Olive street,
about 8 o'clock this evening, was knocked
down by car coming from tho opposite
direction, and had his arm broken. He
also received severe cut on the head
and leg, and 1t Is believed is seriously in.
injured internally.
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Indian Barbarities.

PARsoN, KANSAS, October ga dis.
patch received to-day from a gentleman
at Fort Worth, Texas, says that detacb.
ed band Of Kiowa Indians had attacked
and murdered family Of white persons
and drove of a large quantity Of stock
from that neighborhood. The murder
was committed between Palo Pinto and
Weatherlord, and was done in the usual
barbarous style Of savage art.
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SALT LAKE.

SALT LAKE, October 24.-The Indian
Agent distributed annuities for two days
a. Ogden to over FIVE hundred Shashores.
They were delighted with the action OF
the government.
The caae Of Page o. the Central Pa.
cthc railroad Is up In Court, with dam.
ages laid at $4,000. The trial will be
long.
There Ia snow in the mountains,
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Tug LAW FOR TIE ELECTION OF Con-
oRrssuAN-We have received from q
distinguished legal gentleman lucid and
puausverable exposition Of the law gov
.uIpr the election of members OF the
House Of Representatives for the present
y.,r, in this State. Itcame to hand too
ls for this issue, but will appear to.mor'
row. 1t Is tho most striking and com
p.te argument yet presented.
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ere Is snow In the mountains.
The Eastern Railroad Disaster,

PORTSMOUTH, N. a., October 24-In
his evidence at the Eastern railroad cal.
lamity investigation today, Chas. T. Dow,
brakeman and switchman, adhered To
his former statement that he LEFT the
switch right but unlocked. Conductor
j, b: smith. oi the same train, said he
stood near Dow, watching him, and ID
confident that he Is correct in his state.
ment.
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National UnttnrIan Conference,

BosToN, October 24.-At to.day's ses.
sion OF the National Unitarian Conference
a resolution was adopted recommending
the appropriation Of $4,000 for the ereco
ton of denOminatIonal Church at Wash.
iugton, the Church to be open to all per.
sons without distinction Of race or color
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ITALY.

Disastrous foundations on tho Po.
RoNE, October 94-Alarming reports
OF disastrous foundations on each bank OF
lhe river 20 have reached Rome. No
details given. The Minister OF Public
works has gone to the scene Of the food
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Raltimore civ Elect,nn

BALTIMORE, October A.-The reguls,
Democratic nominees were Yesterday
elected to the City Council in Seventeen
Wards. The Republicans reelected Mr.
Hughes In the 10Th Ward, and also cleo,
ted their candidates in the 18th and 2Oth
Wards q clear gain Of two. The vote
was small.
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Acknowledgements

ppou the West Tirginian welearn that
y, D B. DonsEY, formerly Of Fairmont,
NV NJ editor of the ChilIicothe (Mo) Trio.
~, IA the GRANT cleCtOr Of the Tenth
MISSOURI District. Brains will tell; and
AZ noo,or has o fair share Of them.