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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
Railroad Accident.

CUMBERLAND, MD, July 27.-Early
this morning Engineer Conway, OF the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, lost control
Of his engine on the down grade two
miles east Of Altamont and forty.ilVe
miles west Of here, when the engine ran
away, and while running forty miles an
hour struck the rear OF 0 freight train,
harrhliOhiB6 90 oOTs loaded with 1Uru, cot.
ton and tobacco from the West, scattering
the contents all over the track. The en-
gineer Conway and two men named Mar.
Tin and Elliott. drovers from Barbour and
Harrison counties, w. Va, were killed.
7. Burke, the conductor, and Z. Carney,
a brakeman, both Of Piedmont, and u
drover named Reynolds were badly in
jured. 1t was probably the most terrible
wreck which ever occurred on the Balti.
more & Ohio Railroad.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
Mysterious Observation-Disclosures
bIng A AilTnY.

MEMPHIS, July GA mysterious muir.
der was committed at 100 Monroe street
this morning, the victim being Frank
Moore, well known citizen. About .
O'Clock his vile was awakened by IL noise
resembling two persons struggling, aud
called 10 her husband who WAS standing
near the bed to know what was the mat.
ter. He replied, "Somc one snapped n
cap ut me-" aud u moment afterwards he
fell TO the floor. She alarmed the neigh.
bora, EhO came in and found him lying
insehsiblc on the floor wiiha pistol wound
in bis head. Mr.. Moore never spoke
again, but he fingered until : o'clock,
when be expired. The window down
stairs was raised, and the wardrobe door
In the bed room was open, which Mrs
Moore Itatcs was shut when they retired,
and the general impression Is that the
murder was. committed by a burglar, who
had been discovered by Moore, but OLill,
neither hls'Wtie nor young man Sleep.
ing down slRirs heard any report ot the
pistol. An inquest was held, but no fur.
theF facts than those given were CliCitCd.
During the day two negroes, who had
had some difficulty with Moore some ten
dSys since were arrested, but beyond the
fact Of this difficulty there is no evidence
to convict them.Ol the murder.
On the night Of the 18th a man named
Hal, living on the plantation of Thomas
ReId, 10 Madison county, Tennessee, was
taken oui OF his bed by q mob of fifteen
negfoes, disguised as Ku.Klux, and hung
10 treo. They charged him with having
outraged an old negro woman living In
the feigiborhood. Hall was from East
TennesSet, and, the negroes say, boAsted
having ben n bushwhacker during the
war.
On last Sunday night party OF negroes
on the plIntalion OF Philip Aston, near
jackson, Tenn, got into a row, In which
knives Sld pistols were freely used.
During Ihe melee John Boyd shot George
FranSSr and another man, and his brother
George WIS fatally stabbed, o.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
LATEST NEWS.

Rev D. d. Schmuckcr, Professor in
the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg,
Pa, died suddenly Saturday night, aged
Il years.
An incendiary fire at Chicago, On
Friday night last, entirely destroyed the
jewish synagogue on the corner OF Mary
and Second streets, in the northwestern
part Of the city, with all its furniture.
Loss about s., 900; FULLY covered by insur
NnCC.
John SACll CrgCr, q saloon keeper in
Memphis, fell from the second floor OG his
residence, Saturday night, irNctrng his
sCull aud receiving other injuries wh,cn
may prove fatal.
The mortality report Of the Board ul
Health Of ST. Louis, ior the week cuding
Saturday evening" shows the total mum
6Gr Of deaths to bc 2i3, n decrease from
the previous week Of 30. Deaths from
cholera 81, an increase Oi :, from cholcrH
mOrhus 32, decrease ul 81.
"A siCamboatman named John Fisher,
was run over by railroad train IN the
lCvGc at ST. Louis, on Saturday mnfn'"s'
and instantly killed, his head benz. sHv
cred from tile body. The Coroner III
quest revealed the Tact that ne 'uIh'.'',S"
suicide by deliberately lying '""" 81" '''
track
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28

q certain preventive OF misgOvernmcnI
may be found in the faithful application
of This doCtrinc2 believe such an sp-
pIicatiOn of it would correct almost every
public evil OF which we complain; il IS
worth your while 10 test its reach and
efficiency. And what a splendid doctrine
for such u Government rs ours. How II
cXalls the individual man, and how il sub
OrdinAtcs the government. II may letter
the government now and then, but never
the citizen. lie always remains upper
most and master. am not politician
or competent to advise, but il you should
make such a movement As you propose, II
should be conducted so us to give the
strongest assurance that II sought reform
and not place. am q Democrat, but |
should be very glad 10 see Democracy
move out Of It's old organization into u
new one. Maybe they will refuse, and
prefer to tarry where they are Tor the bal
Gncc Of the century, and until they can
fix the meaning Of the resolutions OF '9S.
Ii so, ] suppose | shall tarry with them.
After all like them, and like the old
political hnmpsioah. I confess II is sOme.
what dilapidatcd. There are IN banacrs
upOn ito walls, and victorious shoutinEs
are no longer heard within. But II is II
home still; and phAll not leave il until
it is pulled down. Very respectfully,
W. s. GRoEsBECK
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
TIIE TURF.


SARATOGA, July 2G-As the people AS
semblCd, and the races were about TO be.
Gin, heavy thunder storm came up, ac-
Companicd by violent rain and lightning,
and when the storm had ceased the track
was flooded.
The first race was tho Alabama stakes,
sweepstakes OF $500 each, with 81 90
added for iillicg iOaled in 1870, one mile
and m eighth. There were fOrty.Onc
nominations, OF which the following start.
ed: BuChu, Lexington iilly, Planet iiily,
Tabilha, Minnie W, Sunrise, Sallie Wat
son and Lizzie Lucas. Sal!ie Watson was
the lavoritc in the pools. There was
great difficulty in getting start, owing
10 the lCrOclOusness Of Minnie W. Lizzie
Lucas got away first, but was soon caught
by Minnie w, who passed her, and tukinG
lead, retained il 10 the close. Sallic Wat
son second. Tine2:9ls.
The second race tor purse OF 5000, all
ages, three quarters mile, Gray Planet,
Harry Bassett, CrOclaortl, Valley Brook,
Planet, Colt, Mate and Qaits started.
There was very heavy betting on the
raCo, Basselt ut fret beng the iavOrlte;
afterwards he and CrOCkiord sold almost
even. CroCkford won; Mate was I'd.
TimC-ll1g
In the third race, slccplc chase, about
miles, weller weight ior purse of 81 100
TheiollOwing started Duily, Buck, Ian.
ty, Lawlcr and Wiley. Duty was the
lavoritc against the field, Wiley and Buck
refused tho very first jump and were out
of the race from the start The race was
spirituously contested between Duly,
Lanty and LawlCr. Duly led until en-
tering the home stretch, when Lanty col
Jared him, and coming under whip and
spur, won by head. Time-G;30i
An effort Is being made to bring Tom
Bowling and Sprlngbok together again On
the Saratoga coursO, at the clOGo oi tho
second regular meeting. The. race WIN
bc open TO all horses entered for. TrAVGra
stakes, same distance, mile and three
quarters. The association will give ST.
500 and the owners Of the horses will put
up such sums rs may be agreed upon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
Child Burned to Dealh..Severc Ac-
Cident.

FoRT WAYNE, July 27.-A young girl
by the name Of Culver, aged about IL,
was burned to death last Friday after
noon, at Auburn, place 23 miles north
Of here on F. W. |. & o. r. r., while
attempting TO start a fire with kerosene.
Some Goals concealed In the ashes Commu.
nicsted fire to the can, which exploded
with great violence, covering the poor girl
with q sheet of flame. She was! burned
nearly to q crisp, and died In few min
utes.
A severe accident occurred about three
miles north Of town, Saturday afternoon
While two men, named Brown and Welpr
were trying TO roll of the top log from a
load too heavy for their horses, the log
lell, and as Brown was trying 10 get ouI
of tho way he fell over stump, and his
left leg and arm were 90 badly crushed o.
to render him inseDsible iOr time. Relp
unloaded the remaining logs, placed his
helpless companion on the wagon, and
brought him TO his residence in this city,
Ills injuries arc severe, butnot considered
dangerous.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
OHIO.
Letter from W. s. GrOeSbeck.
lie Declines TO be Candidate for
Governor.

CNc,aArl, July 96.-Thc following is
the lcU'- a1' yc, .crIay n the represent
AuYes uI the arw Departure and Liberal
mnr meet y Mr Groc5brck
tIScSSATI, .. iuIy %, 1873.
70 Ju6s ms:
Mr pEiR Sal iecl very much
ohligr,l . yen sT! the gentlemen who
called a. lay. !Ir the honor you proposed
to confer upon me, but | will not recon
slider the answer then made. | will not
accept Il nomination for tho office Of Gov.
ernoT. While this is so, warmly sympa.
thize in what you propose TO accomplish,
and hope the tune is near when the pres
ent Democrats, and former Democrats,
and all dissatisfied Republicans, shall be
cordially united under Il single OrgRnlZl'
tion. | do not think there is anything
sacred in mere party organizations; they
arc only the machinery, which should be
repaired when out Of order, Gud renewed
when too much worn. \ constitution Of
government is more sacred organiGa.
ton than that Of 3 political party; yet
we DO not hesitate TO pull down q COnsti-
tuition in order TO put up new one. We
have a convention at Columbus now en-.
gagged at that work. ! give you the letter
10 which you referred. It was written TO
O gentleman in New York before your
movement began, nnd without reference
to it. 1t was not written for publication,
and not exactly as would have written it
with that view, but you are at liberty 10
publish it il you think II may contribute
In the least degree TO closer and tirmer
union Of all who are opposed TO Tie pres
Gnt administration.
Very respectfully,
W. s. GROEsEECK.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
Pursuit Of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad Robbers.

ST. Loun, July 28.-The Republican
has special from 81, Joe, which says
that telegram received there statea that
part of the Chlcago, Rock Island q Pa
cIhc Railroad train robbers crossed the
Hannibal g. 81 Joe Railroad q few miles
east Of ChilIicoths Thursday, with q large
party oi pursuers only three miles behind
them. The people in every section Of the
country that could be reached by the tele'
graph have been advised, and the roads
In every direction arc guarded by bodies
Of men. Two Of the robbers are said to
be notorious desperadoes,
A 81. Clair county, No, dispatch nr-
ther states that there never has been such
a determined pursuit. Of villains as In this
instance, and Il seems almost impossible
for the robbers TO escape. II Is believed
however, that they will not bo taken
without terrible conflict, as they well
know that capture means instant death.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28

EvANSvILLB, IND,, July 2O.-Tno JOn-
Mo Howell struck snag and sunk In 10
feet Of water at SurloW Point at 2 O'Clock
This morning. Mrs. PringlO and two chill
dren, and Mrs. Ring, Of VlCksburg, cabin
nasscngers, were drowned. The OtIlr
passengers and crew were brought 10
ShawnGCtOwn by tho steamer Quickstcp'
CAIRO, July 97.-Onc OF the children
reported drowned by the Jennie Howell
disaster, a boy aged four years, was sub
wuuenliy found saiO In state room
CrsCrSEATT, July 27.-ltivGr II lcet
and falling. Weather hot and threaten
LoursylLLE, July 97-lsiver falling
gradually, with 9 feet In the canal, and
feet in tho Indian ChutG. Weather CLOUDY
with several showers during the day
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
NO. 2SI.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 2G.-lnternal rcvr-
nue. receipts for the month, $7,59G, ,2S0.
Secretary Belknap will return here on
Wednesday next.
The Secretary Of the Treasury today
paid the Board Of Public Works $l59, 900
on account OF work done around govern.
ment property.
The Treasury Department is paying
claims for the additional 90 per cent com.
pensation allowed certain civil employees
Of the government in Washington, under
the act Of 1867. About five hundred such
claims have been paid this week, aud at
least i've hundred remain TO be paid
WASHINGTON, Jnly 27.-Gen, Walker
denies the statement that tue mortality
statistics were omitted inadvertently from
the compendium OF the census. They
were omitted because theyare NOT suscep.
tible OEcOndensatiOn, and If inserted they
would have crowded out other classes Of
statistics OF far moro popular interest.
The tables Of mortality have been pub.
llShed al ihll length IN an edition Of 10000
copies. -I o.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
will take no present action on the patent |
cigar box question. EIe has asked deal.
ers 10 consider and suggest TO him some |
plan by which revenue can be more strict. |
ly collected, and his subordinate officers in |
the bureau have been instructed TO give |
their attention to the subject, 30 that by
hearing the views Of both sides he may
come to an intelligent conclusion during
the coming month.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
Arrest Of nm Escaped Convict. Fatal
Shooting Case.

LouIsvIbLE, July 9G.-Granvillo vii
cox, II negro, An escaped convict from
CnrksvillC, Tenn, where he broke jail in
Anrll, 1871, was captured after n dCSpCr
MIC resistance, in brick yard In this
city today, and turned OvGrto tho sheriff
ol Montgomery county, Tenn, who by
accident was IN the city.
A special TO the Courier Journal re
ports tho fatal shooting hilrAy OF W. u
Dean, at horlhvIllG Station, on tho l., G,
Ell Il. K, this afternoon, by Capt i. D,
Whitaker, Of ERglG Station. There was
nm old grudgO between the parties Whit.
tinker arrived nj Worthwhile In the alter.
noon, and was accoslCd by Dean. After
anmc words Whitaker shot Dean through
tho LEFT breast Dean died In Tow min
ulCa It Ia represented that Dean at
tackled Whitaker first. Both men were
widely known in that section,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.

DEs MOISEs, July 2i.--A horrible ont
rage was pcrpetraiyd in Linn township,
Warren county, Iowa, IN u boy about
fourteen years old, by two men named
McKissiCk and Hart, A boy living
al McKissiCks', was accused by them Of
robbiur two men who slept in the roam
with him. The boy denied the guilt, and
threats failed 10 cXtOrt confession. The
two whipped him numerically again and
again, until Monday night, when the boy
was taken 10 well some ten feet deGp, with
about five feet Of water in 1t, and with Il
rope round his neck he was lowered re-
peatedly, head foremost, into the water
until nearly drowned. The same night
he was taken up stairs in McKissicks
house by McKissiCk and Hart, and there
laid on his lace on the floor, his ieet
bound with rope passed over tho raltcrs
so as 10 draw his ICct some twenty inches
from the floor. Ills hands were bound
behind him and drawn up in the same
yay to about the same hight, and his head
lashed 10 bcdpOst by cord from his
neck. In this condition he was lett until
10 o'clock on Tuesday, when some neigh
hors discovered and released him from his
painIul position more dead than alive.
The boy had neither food or water from
Sunday evening until Tuesday noon:
McKigsIck and Hart, who are both men Of
property, were arrested and yesterday
held to answer for assault with intent to
iniliCt great bodily injury, and. also served
with a notice In q civil suit for 5000
damages.