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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-18
Valuable Records Stolen from the
War Department.

TO CONCEAL SECRETS AFFECTING HIGH
Military OFFICIALS.
Telegram 70 the Cincinnati CommsrciSlA
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Some time ago
It was charged and afterwards demon
strated, that the records OF the Buell.
Court.martial were distracted from the
War Department. Within few days II
has been discovered that all the archives
in the War Department pertaining 70 the
secret history Of the late rebellion, have
been stolen. When this was done or by
whom is not known. The late Secretary
Stanton, during his administ alton Of the
War Office, filed away q large number oi
private letters and kilograms, tho exist
ence Of which were known TO- two or
three persons besides himself They re-
lated 10 court.martials, the conduct ol
prominent officers Of the army, the in
trigues OF politicians and military aspi.
rants, the rascslity Of Government con.
tractors, and the ways and means used to
influence the President Of the United
States in oVerruliDg the decisions Of the
Secretary Of War In these cases. Agen'
tleman whose position made him familiar
with these documents, says many men
who were connected with the army, and
who have since figured In public life, will
retain their character more accurately
with these records out Of the reach OF
scrutiny. It "a known that they were all
in the War 0flce. When Stanton retir-
ed he had them systematically brlefed,
and slowed away IN q safe place, and had
he lived and remained In public life, they
would probably have figured largely In
preventing the appointment Of men 70
office who have since shown that they
we're no better fitted for the civil service
than they were for positions oi trust and
high command In the army fE.5 =
These private archives covered Q period
Of time from the first battle Of Bull Run
down 10 the surrender Of Lees army,
They embraced orders for court.martial
with their findings, some Of them SEN
fencing the offenders to be shoL records
Of which the people were ignorGnts It b
said that q gentleman connected with the
War Department during the rebellion,
through whose hands oil thee mAttefl
passed, took copies OF them, and will nse
them In writing the secret history Of the
war sf.| 80 a. Mt
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The new discoveries in Egypt will add
ulauSIbIlity 10 Wendell Phillips lecture
On the Lost Arts." 1t now appesrs that
the smelling Of iron was carried on In
Egypt from the very earliest period. Mr..
Charles Vincent, in an English scientific
Journal, sets forth some new facts In refer
ence 10 .this subject; IntheSepulchres Of
rhebes may be lound delineatious ol
butchers sharpening their knives on round
bars Of iron attached 10 their aprons. The
blades Of the knives are painted blue
which fact proves that they were Of steel
lOr 10 the tomb Of Rameses III. this color
is used to indicate steel, bronze being rep
resented by red. . An EngllSh gentleman
las recently discovered near the wells ol
Noses, by the Red Sea, the remains oi
ron works so vast that they must have
employed thousands Of workmen. Near
the works arc to be found the ruins Of u
temple and of q barrSck for the soldiers
protecting or keeping in order the work,
men. These works are supposed TO be al
least three thousand years old.
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MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS, June 1.-THE weather con
tinues bad with almost inceSsant rain.
There we're fifteen .lnterments. to. day
ten Of cholera. .afN''aa "a'
VIM. NJ. smith, a mail agent between
Jackson, Miss, and Humboldt, was ar
rested for robblDg the mails and brought
before the United States Commissioner
here. He was committed 10 jail In de-
fault ,ot $4,000. A number Of letter.
we're found on him when arrested. he
said they were addressed to parties IN the
habit Of receiving money and he had in'
tended TO open them. ......,.-.
Jas. Alexander, (coloredl, living some
six miles north OF this city, had q dispute
last night with Tom Young, his on.in,
law, about the custody Of the latteT1
child, which resulted in Young shooting
Alexander with shot gun and fatally
woundiDg him. Youn was arrested by
neighboriDg negroes and delivered to III
shefia.
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NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Interna
Revenue officers, made wiser by their eX
perience Of Saturday, obtained the as
sistSnce Of the police and captured thC
Illicit still In the notorious 9th ward o
Brooklyn.
The will Of James Brooks has been ad
mitted to probate. -. -
A three mile foot race for one thousand
dollars aide and. the Championship o.
America has been arranged between j.
L. Kelly, Of Chicago, and VIM. E Hard
ing, Of this city. The race will take
place at Troy, N. Y, In July.
A new indictment has been found
against VIM. n. Graham, formerly State
Senator, and President Of the Waikiki
National Bank, charging him with en-
bezzliug 100000 Of; tie funds Of the
bank.
Rev. Dr.. l. h. Ferris, ex-C Chancellor Of
the University Of New York, died last
night.
Fifteen new indictments we're found
today against members oil the late Tam
many Ring, six Of them being against
Tweed. -.s5,..
The Post says that a meeting Of the d..
rectors and agents Of the Fire Insurance
Companies ofthls city, Is about TO be
held, to consider the expediency oI as
suming any further risks In Boston.
Many Of the companies have already de-
termined 10 do no business there on the
grounds that the fire engines and water
supply iS insufficient. I'd.
The coroner's Jury rendered q verdict
Of suicide In the case Of Susan O'Neil; and
her husband, who was accused Of throw
ing her from the window, has been dis
charged from custody.
Two hundred and forty Mormons from
England, left 10 day for Utah.
Judge Benedict overruled the demur.
rer made to the indictment OF George F.
Dunning for embeZzlement OF $4,000
from tho Sub Treasury on the ground 1t
was drawn under repealed acts OF Congress
The Judge held both the act Of 1928 and
that Of 1860, which supercedes it will
cover the offence, being simply the differ.
ence In penalties.
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LATEST NEWS.

The commission house Of TnyIol
Bros, q Co., Of 81 Louis suspended TueS.
day. Liabilities not ascertaIned.
The lrst passenger tram OF the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad arrived
at HannltalST Mo- on Monday, and that
will be the eastern terminus ol that road
The boiler 10 Queens glue iacto ?
Railway, N. J., exploded demolIShIng uiO
factory, four story brick building, tttal-
ly iDjurlng Z Scodeld and Frank Weiss
and seriously ipIuring two oLhers.
Judge s. q. Treat, Judge OF the o. 8
District Court Of the Southern District Of
Illinois, was stricken with paralysis WhIIe
ln Church at Springfield, Sunday evening.
he will probably recover.
The stated Navy Department has
purchased the British steamer Tigre0S lor
the PolArls search expedition. She IS the
we'll known sealing vessel that picked up
the rescued portion Of the crew Of the
Polaris.
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Western Estimate OF Captain Jack.
iFrom tho Chicago TimcJ)

From tho Chicago TimcS)
For six months 0 savage, wholly un-
taught in the science or art Of war, naked
to the breeoh.clOut, has held at bay tho
entire available military forces ola people
who, il the ruling be leu to themselves,
are brave enough 10 whip all creation.
He, at the head Of sixty warriors, and
without cavalry or artillery, has soundly
whipped his opponents In three battles;
and he has done this, although he was
ontnumbered forty 70 one BY o lorce com.
manded by the best generals Of the nation
and equipped with all the best appliances
Of oHense known TO modern tunes. II Is Tor
the future historian 10 decide whether
such record proves the Modoc CHIEF
"coWardly cur" or leader who has de-
Veloped qualities which are worthy the
highest admiration Of military minds.
Again, In the shooting Of Candy, the his
toTian will have'to deal, not with CGnby's
excellent anG generous qualities, but with
the naked facts. He will find, upon a
dispassionate investigation, that, at the
very time Candy was negotiating under a
flag ol truce, he was gradually bringing
his men into position, and was, In short,
violating one Of the best knoWnAnd most
Imperative rules Of WaEtare-that t0tbid-
ldlng the pushing Of military operations
under the protection Of q flag oil truce.
The historian will not justify. the killing
OF the federal leader under these circum-
stances; bat. we may be sure, he will take
Q much more lenient view Of the act, and
will not hold the slain man wholly
guiltless In bringing upon himself
lis. own. destruction. When the
historian Of the future shall reach the sur.
render Of the Modoc leader, II Is doubtful
that be will greet the fact with q con-
temptuous gufaW, or that he will find in
1t anything that will induce him-unless
q plain blackguard In place Of q historian
to characterize the prime actor In 1t as
"cowardly cur" On the contrary, he
will find much that is digni6ed, much
that will provoke an admiration not un'
mixed with sadness. BE fought until
there remained 10 him but two warriors.
His forces had all left him; he was entire.
ly out Of supplies, and continuation Of
the fight was impossible. He might cas-
lily have escaped alone, but-and here Is
a feature worthy Of nOte-he had with
him five women and SIX children, and to
escape he must abandon them. He chose
rather to surrender; and, savage and cruel
as he may be, there was chivalry In
this decision that Is just as lustrous as
though an emanatlon from the soul Of the
most gallant knight Of the Middle Ages.
And It Is possible that the historian,
will record tho fact that tho Mo.
doc chief after his surrender, prov
ed himself no brawling savage or
whining coward; but who, when
surrounded by enemies and tho cen.
ire Of staring crowd, sat like statue
possessed by stately something that re-
minds one Of some noble Roman unmoVed
amidst an ordeal that involved bis honor
and his life.
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National Association Of MilIers.

TOLEDO, June 17.-The National Asso'
citation Of Millers assembled at Liceum
Ball, to-day. Members were present
from five States and the District Of Co
lumbia. Jacob Barnes, President Of the
Association in the chair. Mr.. huston, oil
Illinois, by request, described his pro
cess Of handling mlddlings, designated tC
increase the quantity oI first quality flouE
produced from wheat Of average charac'
Ter.
The committee on permanent orgsni'
zation reported draft Of the constitution
aud bylaws, which was taken up section
by section, and discussed until the houl
of. adjournment. 7.
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RESPONSIBILITY OF TELEGRAPn Con-
PASEEs-A correspondent Of the Journa!
Of Commerce asks this question:
"ha telegraph company bound TO iden'
uIy person sending message, OF, fall
Ing to do so, are they responsible for
damages arising from iOrgeIiesH -,.
The JOrtrHa! replies:
The telegraph company Is not bound
10 identity the sender Of dispatch, and
Il1 signatures are entirely Rt the risk Of
hGreceiver. Most companies will, for q
,amcient consideration, identity the SEN
DER where this Is important, but II involv.
q no little labor, and II attempted In each
ceSe Of is risk would block the wheels
o. Ito business"
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The Mckenzie Raid into MexIcos'
An Opinion from Gen. sheridan.

NEW YORK, June 17.-Col. McKepzie'E
report Of his attack recently on the Kick
spoo and Lipan Indians, has reached the
War department. Gen. Sheridan, in his
endorsement Of the report, says: II dc
not believe that any boundary should ex
ist betYeen the United States and Mexico
when we are defending the lives Of oul
citizens and protecting their property
against merciiess bandits, whom thu
name: murderer, robber, or thief, poorly
applies, as covering their acts. There
can be no Just cause for dIssension II the
lawful forces of either nation pursue
them for the purpose OF capturing them
or ending their deeds Of violence
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IEa recent card published in the Ore
gou newspapers, Senator Mitchell seems
to admit the charge thathe changed from
Ripple, aud also that he deserted bis
wife, On these points he says. "With-
out conccding that It is the right Of any
man to demand that l should lay my do
mestic affairs before the world, / simply
state that misfortune in respect TO these
relations was tho sole cause Of my course
In leaving my native State; and / aver
that am and was justified, not only IN
my own mind, In the course ] pursued,
but, also, so far as I am aware, In the
opinion Of all candid persons we'll &C.
quaInted with the facts"
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For New England on Wednesday, light
to fresh northwesterly to northeasterly
winds, with high barometer, and clear
weather are probable. For the middle
States, gentle and fresh winds, mostly
from east and south, and increasing cloud.
iness, with probable rain area from Penn.
sylvanis southwark. For the southern
States east Of the Mississippi, gentle and
fresh winds, generally from southwest
and southeast, with cloudy weather and
rain areas. From Missouri 10 the upper
lakes and Minnesota, falling barometer,
with fresh to brisk winds from southeast,
increasing cloudiness and threatening
weather, with very probable rain areas.
For lower lake region easterly TO south.
erly winds and clear or partly cloudy
weather. A cautionary signal is ordered
for Duluth.
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PANAMA.
Fossil MaStadoA ound.tEaEIhquake
= a."H In TIaRIl =. t#."IE

Fossil MaBtOdon EoundsE Earthquake
f.-.h.I In Peru. - tlsfI a-
PANAMA, June 1.-THE restored preBl'
dent IA. iraternizlng with the leaders ol
the revolution that were banlshed, and iI
drowning enmity in Cbagres, and those
who were dischargtng rifles at each other
a few days ago, are now drinking each
others health. ,,rg r, ...,.. -0...y.
Corona and Mali, in Chloe Ahchlpego Cp]
Several shocks Of earthquake frightened
the people Of Valparaiso and the south
part Of Chill. The first was at 1889 P.
n, on the 10th Of May, at Valparaiso
and lasted 20 seconds. A good deal o.
damage was done 70 public and private
buildings. From the motion being verti7
cal many persons were thrown from
scafolds on which they were working
and several were killed and number
wounded :r Chandeliers and bottles on
shelves were thrown TO theground.
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The Greeley Statue.
.tFrOn the PhilAdSlPhIa PfsSs)

prom the PhilAdslPhIa Pressl El
It will surprise NO one, not eyenhis
most enthusiastic admirers, 10 learn that
the subscriptions TO build monument to
the late Horace Greeley have been made
very slowly, and that the fund is still far
from being adequate for the purpose. 1t
will surpri5e no one TO learn Of these
things, because they arc usual under such
circnmStancea AshAs been said 60 often,
the first thing we resolve 10 do in this
country after the death Of great man Is
10 builI him a monument, and the next,
10 forget to do Il. But Mr., Greeley was
so unusual q man that he deserves better
tate. .s4st- aN4& .lU
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THE CHOLERA.

ThITty.flVe Deaths at RashYiiie..'I he
ScouTge SpreadIrg..AnOthcE Case
ut Cincinnati.
NASHVILLE, June 10 There were fifty
deaths to-day, thirty.iive being from ohol'
era. The disease Is evidently spreading
Dispatches from Gallahen, Lebanon
Greenville and other points, show thai
the scourge Is carrying of great many
at those.places.
CNCNNATI, June IA case Of the
sudden death OF o woman, with symp-
toms Of cholera, was reported In the city
to-day. The old cases spoken Of in lasI
nights dispatches arc improving. Nc
new ones have been reported, except the
one above mentioned.
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DAYTON.
Run Over..DaugerG Of Paris Green

Run OveEs.DangerS OF Paris Green.
DAYTON, June 17.-samuel Henry was
run over In this city last night about mid.
nightly q switch engine on thee. O. s l.
h. r, and almost instantly killed. BE was
lying on the track, and was seen too late
BY the engineer to prevent the accident
The deceased Is fifty years old, and leaves
a wife and one child. -
Dr.. AmzI Gilbert, residing on the
corner OF Smith and Tscumseh streets,
narrowly escaped death by inhallDg Paris
green to-day.
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NEW YoRK, June 17-U. 8. fag ships
Pensacola, rear Admiral StesdmAn, sailed
henca on the 2nd inst for Colloa. The
steamers Omaha and Benlcla are daily
expected at this port.
LIVERPOOL, June 1.-THE steamships
Celtic City Of Paris, Caledonia and Kron
PriuZ Frederick Wilhelm from New York
and Polynesian from Quebec arrived out,
NEW YoRK, Juno l7-Arrived-The
steamer smldt from Bremen, City oil BrIs.
tol from Liverpool and Periere from
Brest.
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BALTIMoRE.

BALTIMORE, June 1.-THE graves Of
the Confederate soldiers Of London Park
CemeteTy were profusely decorated with
flowers 10 day. A formal address was
made BY James franklin, Of Annapolis,
after which. e1. Senator Wigfall, Of Texas
delivered Characteristic speech. During
the ceremonies the statue Of the con-
lederate soldiers 10 the center Of the con.
iederate graves, was unveiled. Gen. Geo.
W. Stuff and Trimble and Commodore
HoIlinS took active part 10 the ceremonies.
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Double Murder in Georgia

AUGUSTA, June 17.-Arthur A. Glover
shot and killed William Goumillion and
his father, novett Goumilllon at Edge.
field court house, South Carolina, this
morning. Glover and Lovett GoumIlllon
had some words few weeks Slnce dur
ing which Glover Cursed him, and In
consequence, young Goumilllon threaten
ed 10 kill Glover, and the fight has bean
anticipated. Glover sent for the father
and son 10 meet him at q store In the vii.
lage. On entering, young Goumilllon was
shot in the head by Glover with Der.
ringer and died In the Bhanty. The
father appearing on the scene, was also
shot In the head by Glover, with another
DerringeT, and mortally wounded. GLOW.
er afterwards surrendered. The affair
creates great excitement In Edgeaeld,
where the parties were well connected,
About thirty yehFs ago IoYeI Goumillion
killed Jos. GloEerI an uncle Of Arthur
Glover. .-....,-..-, .-
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, June ia distressing affair
happened here to day. Mrs. II. Q. Per-
kins, wife OF Rev. Charles Perkins, was
suddenly taken with q flt Of insanity, and
wandered away from the residence Of her
son.in.law, J. N. Barnum, No ss8 Mich.
igan Avenue. She had on brown check
silk skirt, a water proof cape, brown
veil on her head and cloth slippers. She
was Of medium statue, brown hair and
prominent features. Any information
will be thankfully received by her dis
tressed friends.
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PITTSBURGH, June 17.-Rlver 8 feel
5 inches and falling slowly.
CINcENATI,' June 17.-RIver Z feet
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
and hot.
oARo, ILL, June 17-River station
ary. Light rain.
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,NIIchIran Pies MeetinR.

sDEERoIT,l June 175-The annual meet.
ing Of the Michigan Press Association
convehedfh the Supreme Court room this
morning. About fifty papers were rep
resented. The following officers were
elected: President, R. L. Warren, sagi.
nav EnterpiIe; Vice Presidents, ]. Gross,
Adrian Journal, J. H. Stone, Kalamazoo
Telegraph, Z. B. Pond, Ann Arbor Argut;.
Secretary, W. 8. George, Lansing Rspti6.
lean; Treasurer, A L. Aldrich, Flint
GD6t. Considerable business Of import
ance was transacted after which the As
sociaIloH adjourned till in the morning Of
Z o'clock. The members accepted an In
vitatIon TO witness the drill Of the cadets
at Fireman's Hall ats:80P.M. Senator
Chandler received the Association and q
large number Of prominent citizens ct bis
residence, where an elegant banquet was
served. .a. -s0e ..
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TomiGI6o "A Fne.

ERIE, Pa, June 17.-At II o'clock last
night Frederick Zick, Jr., q lGborer, Nget
2S yearg, stabbed and killed Joseph Pat
terSon, an Ice peddIer. The murderer has
been arrested. The parties quarreled a
short time before the fatal blow was
struck, when Zick dared Patterson 10
come TO him, and on his approaching
struck him with knife,
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FIre a, Wes,boro, Massachusetts.

7 WoRcEsTER, Mass, June 17.-A FIRE In
Westboro, this morning, burned Eagle
block, two wooden buildings adjoining,
and the block Of three story frame build
inks at Nam and South streets, The
town was, at one time seriously threaten.
ed, but the fortunate arrival Of engines
from nelghboring places, and the interpo-
silion Of brick walls prevented the spread.
ing Of the flames L,oaS estimated at
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cINCINNATI.
The sunday Liquor Law to DO Tested

COLUMBUS, June 1.-TWO men who
persisted in keeping their saloons open
last Sunday In violation Of the Sunday
law, 10 day was fined $50 and costs, and
committed to Jail until paid. Soon after
prominent liquor men rallied and had
both released on writ Of habeaS corpus
The cases will como up for a hearing to.
morrow. AS these are test cases there Is
much interest felt IN the decision. The
saloon men say II these cases are decided
against them they will obey the Sunday
ordinance without further trouble.
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AnnIversarY or Runker nm.

BOsToN, June 1.-THE 9SIh annlver-
sary ofthe battle Of Bunker hill Is being
observed here by the closing up Of the
banks, insurance Offices, and many ol
the mercantile houses, and q good display
nj haps.
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A HoTse.Thicf LynChed In MIS-.
souri,.

ST. LOUIS, June 17.-Joseph Howard
was arrested here for stealing horses in
Franklin county. He was taken up 10
Pacific city last night 10 be put In Jail
At Union, he was put in calaboose, and
about 8 o'clock p. N, an armed mob oil
200 men took him ont and hung him. BE
made q confession before he was hung,
duplicating several other men in horse
stealing, who have disappeared. Joseph
q. Fore was brought before the Court Of
Criminal Correction for examination 10.
day, aud the case was continued till the
9Th Inst.
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MARSHALL, June IA FIRE this morn
ing In the block belonging to Q. P. Dlbble
broke ont In the wooden building adjoin-
Ing, destroying Il and tho third and fourth
stories Of Dibble block About $1,000
damage, mostly covered BY insurance.
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Michigan Bar AIsoc,o,Ion,

DETROIT, MIcH, June IA meeting
OF the members Of the State bar was held
at Eaton Rapids. to-day. The object IA
tho formation OF bar association. A
committee was appointed for that purpoSS
and the meeting adjourned 10 meet Gt
Grand Rapids, July 10.
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Audv johnson IN the Field.

NEW YORK, June IA Washington
special sSys that ex. President johnson
proposes 10 run for Governor Of Tennes-
see this fall, and has hopes Of election, o
promotion to the United States Senate
10 follow. ,...