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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31
Fire..LOsu SSO,OOO.

LouIsvIEIE, March 2O.-At five o'clock
this morning Eircilests furniture factory,
on Preston street, burned down. The
building, a large four.story brick, con-
tanned the furniture that was made for
the new City Hall, and a quantity Of
other stock. The loss Is estimated at
$4,000; insurance 100000, as follows:
Royal, and RtnS, 5000 each, Queen,
5000, Home, 5000, German, Of Louis
vile, $1,000, German Sec1rityIot Louis
Vile. S3 000 80 If'E n aT5 l.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31
Railroad Lease FoTfeited..ChInese
OnasIIon at RaaYeF FRllN, Sc.

Su6SIAOu at nouN0G caAlbS NoS H.
PtTrsBURaH, March 99.-The lease Of
the Mt, Pleasant & Broadford Railroad to
the Pittsburgh s. COnnelIsvills Railroad
Company has heen iorIeited by the latter
company. At q special meeting OF the
Board OF Directors Of the Mt. Pleasant d
BroadEord Company, held at Broadlord
yesterday, the President was directed to
lake possession and full control Of the
road, and 1t Is now being operated for that
company, the transfer Of mails and pas.
sengers being made at Broadford and the
crossing Of the Southwestern Pennsylva.
mia Railroad at Fountain Mills.
The opposition TO the Chinese coolle
laborers in the vicinity Of Beaver Falls
continues,
All meeting Of citizens held at Falls
ton last night, an organization was form
ed, to be known as "The American Free
Labor League" The members Of the
League pledged themselves TO withhold
their support from business men and
newspapers favUrlng the employment Of
Chinese operations. .r, = .t.f.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31

-Chas. ]. Clark, charged with the
murder oI his vile, in Philadelphia, was
before the Court on Saturday under
writ Of haJcGS corpus plea insanity. Tho
Court declined TO listen TO the evidence
and rcmandcd tho prisoner for trial with.
out bail .F r..
The City Council Of Atlanta, Ga, on
Friday night last, passed an ordinance
cxempting Cotton, WoOlcn and Iron Fac.
tories for the next fifteen years.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31

Columns, March 3O.-The Legisla-
ture has passed a bill providing for Metro
politan police for Dayton and Columbus
the Governor to appoint four Commia:
sioners for each city for one, two and
three years, tho people to elect % the
terms expire. The bill was originally IN.
tended for Dayton alone, but Columbus
was included by an amendment tackled
ON at tho last hour, and not generally
understood till'tho law was filed in the
Secretary OF States office. r.r
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31
GERMANY.

BERLIN, March 20,-The North German
Gazette, official, iretracts the, article pub
llshcd some time since, ridiculing the in-
augural address of President Grant. The
Gazette says the full text Of the address
differs from the telegraphic summary, and
for that reason the journal Is led to con-
sidersbly modify its views.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31
nentK from Poisoning.

DRYER, COL, March 9O.-Wm. New
man, man Of property, residing for sew
eral years past in Denver, engaged In the
cattle business, died few days since un'
der suspicious circumstances, His wife
and a half brother were arrested Yester-
day charged with murder, by administer
Ing arsenic. Evidence Is very strong
against them,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31

Anton Holmes who was sentenced
10 be hanged, at St. Louis, on Thursday
next for the murder Of his wife, has had
the execution postponed, by Judge Prlm.
on Of the Criminal Court, until Monday
November 10. His case may havo q
hearing before the Supreme Court.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31
River News.

PITTSBURGH, March 30. Weather cloudy
with favorable indications for more rain.
Monongahela about stationary with n
feet 8 inches in the chanel. 'abE rsE
CINCINNATI, March 30.-River 40 feet
Q inches and rlHlDg. Raining since dark.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31
Village Floodcd.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 20.-AdVlces re.
ceiYed here repurt the giving way Of tho
pond near Cox SaCkic and flooding Of
Village, and of food in the Mohawk river,
and on Schenectady; Of threatening floods
along tho Central railroad. In this vicln-
ity the storm continues. River steadily
rising,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-31
BY TELEG GRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
ExCluslvoly to the Intelll gencer.

Dy the Western Union Line.
once Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe stg
The sun., 1873-12-29

While Mr.. FISH was making up his mind
10 the Virgnius case. anu deciding that sho had
no right to carry the American 1ag, Mr. SIDNEY
WEBSTER, the son-in-law, had the satisfaction
of knowing that the evidence he had carefully
collected and sent 10 Washington doing its
work. 1t may be that the paternal mind Of Mr..
Secretary FISH was entirely unbiased, and that
he was wholly unconscious OF tho fact that IL
would add much TO the reputation and probably
something handsome to the pocket Of his rela-
ton II, In the business In hand, spain should
come out ahead. Still II would be better and
more decent II Mr.. FISH were not Secretary Of
state, or IL his son-in-law were not attorney for
Spain.
The sun., 1873-12-29
Gross Abuses in the Navy Department.

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati gazette, an able Administration
paper conducted by the Hon. RICHARD
SMITH makes the following statements re-
specting Secretary RoDEsoS:
"It was doubtless entirely right and prudent
thst some ~ our hest shin. should be nut in
commission to await the issue of our complca-
tuns with spain. hut the reckless expenditure
which the secretary began the moment au eN-
cuse offered, and Kept up ing after the least eN-
cuse existed, deserves only condemnation, and,
II the public mind mad not become patient
under long abuses practiscd by those in power,
there would be - loud call anda lust call for his
Impeachment. An oficer who In these times
thus triiie~ with the burdens which press upon
the Government, ana consequently upon the
people, and reckles-ly squailders the public
moneys ~ Mr.. RohEsoN has done since the Nir-
ginlus was captured. deserves only this.
a." 1t Is well known that secretary RODEsON
came before the last Congress, asked and re-
Congress provided FOR the huIding Of ci-ht
instead of ten, and Appropriated S3,Dn.-
the SECRETARY wls 1t that yeIy time c!andes-
timely bullding SIX new vessels of the same class,
gress approI rates annually about &iSp,tu for
repairs and other similar pt uses III d"ck yards.
Mith tins sum Mr. kOnEsON has been at work
epairin2. Ia his annual report the following
sloops OF war, Of about 100 tons cacn with ono
exception, are reported a. undergoing rctalrs,
namely the Marion at Portsmouth, y. H., the
NdndaIa AT Boston, Galena at Norfolk, the
SNHttTa at Hruu+.lyn, the Quinucbaug al Ihiil-
u"phla. aud tie Mohltau at ~au Ifaucl-cu. rho
tcpaIiing consists Of taking few pieces of TIM
bcr rom ne old ships bearing the same names,
| In some C,ses small that a man could carry
the whole Oh his shoulder, and building an en-
! tircly new ship upon or around them. Ihe
whole thing Is a fraud on the nation
! This is all perfectly true. RonEsoN is
/ utterly unit. 10y mental and moral cousti-
J tuition and by his habits, TO have charge OF
public money; and, n the correspondent
| of the Gazette SO wen expresses IT, "if the
/ public mind had not become patient under
| long abuses practiscd by those IN power
there would have been loud call and d
/ just call for his impeachment
When two years ago we proved TINT hc
i had taken S9iOO0 AT one time out o1 tn,
| Treasury ana given 1t To- the SEcoRs
! although they had hee4l paid in fun aud
an act OF Congress expressly prohibited
him from giving them a ceut-an act OF
which he himself developed the moving
cause when in his cross-examination of the
! Hon. GIDEON WELLEs he blunderinEly
| brought ont the fact that this wicked plum.
dcrug of the Treasury was preceded 10y
"a present TO a lady "-ho would have
been impcaohed but for considerations OF
/ party safety and thepntience Of the public
= mind under long abuses rractiscd 10y these
i'm power,
/ II the majority I'm Congress lad any in
/ tcuton OF reforming the Admin trItion
aud preventing extravaganza and public
robbery, they would at once compel Presi-
, dent GRANT 10 dismiss this worthless and
| corrupt Secretary.
The sun., 1873-12-29

nominal salary Of one dollar per annum. which
has never been received by Gen. HOWARD"
And Howard himself iu his sworn stat e.
ment before the committee, said:
"The ninth point is In no sense true, The
salary ~ the President which is fixed by the re-
corded resolution, nave never drawn
Now, it so happens that these charges
were revived last summer in Washington,
associated with others equally damaging.
A committee was appointed by the trus-
tees of Howard University to answer
them, and FREDERICK DOUGLASS and
GEORGE n. 81 NER, Comptroller of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, made a report dated
July 4, 1873. The following extract ex-
plains itself:
THE complaint that ten. o. o. HowARD re-
ccivcs one salary from Government and anOt her
from Howard University has little claim to con-
sideratiOn and ercites preiudices only among
the puL,dr class for whom il was written. IL
does not appear tnat there Is any law of the
land or law Of honor violated by this double
pdU.'
Attached TO the report was financial
exhibit of the condition of the University,
with the following statement:
"RecNpitulaiion Of the detailed statement OF Gen.
o. iiowtfn'~ account with how.td University, ac.
company ing the report OF the committee.
" 1877 Compensation per Com. Of Rontd..... 81 IN
sd "lni rssitou pcr Com of Board. t3
"ls'j Han years. ssiary 10 J
1888
certify that have examined the personal books
and paICr+ hriuu tiug to Brig Gen. q. o. HOWARD, L.
) A., and nud The above 10 be true eNhibt from The
same. EDWARD p. FOWLER.
iH'tllty AZ ou,No. y: t.Mi iLklAsuN, I ;. a.
"MhehNGroN, u. GO Jull i,lsi3"
In this matter the committee and How
ARD are both fatty contradicted by the
personal books and papers belonging to
Brighten. o. o. HOWARD" rs certified by
his own aid-dc-anp, WILKINSON. He
drew $1,000 in 1869, and yet swore in 1870
that he had "ncver drawn the salary OF
President OF the University. There is con-
iirmatory proof in the testimony before
the committee quite Independent of this
report made by DOUGLASS and BAKER, as
partisans of HOWARD.
These exposures require no comment.
They are stronger than all criticism. But
they only conclude one chapter in this
di-crcditable history. Every charge made
by Nj. WooD was verified, in spite of u
majority organized to whitewash.
We propose on an early occasion TO re-
view the charges now preferred against
Gen. Howard by the Secretary of War.
The sun., 1873-12-29

private instructions from the President
and those from the state Department, Is
that any fault Of his2
The sun., 1873-12-29

"Thr Consultation suVs thu, nii trials -hnu
be hy jury, and the accused j. cntitied. not to
be first convicted nv n coutt and then TO be ac.
suit'ct bN u iur,, bui to be- cOuvictcd ar ac-
CUTE ~ IliE FiR~T INSTANCE by
iurY.'- SAHtII IIArOuoEp
The sun., 1873-12-29
Compulsory Marriage by Henry Ward
HrcChFr'- som Law,

NoKwI,H, y, y, Dec. 2l-The Rev. sam.
stoNur i- the popular preacher of the Congregation al
Church here. Hc ssuu.IuaW of Henry Ward cher
llac hs luustrDu, thcrn|aw, he Is son cW hat given
to sensation, He IA known 20 NE an upright man ana
chiyarous slth' ugh not particularly pmlosopuir IN "a
ms determinations. Among his hired servant gir, Mr.
scoyic had one who had been ustom,d to receive
y.sns lfoula Young man of her acquaintance. These
visits became frequent ana uLuUoy and gave rise 10
tu.I tluLs' one usut thus lHuuE man W.s lu n urd.
l,uu lht ihNt Wac reported to tae IuuIsuAut UU ut
On. mouse, WHO MC.t forthwith 10 ru.It ultn uu4rt
mtAi. hr taNr tle lar.i.s Wrr ouu.C. b.tac.A iui.
irruIucut lu Wtuluch r tIt county liII I.r CLOSE
TIE tururr, Tier lauus WuIu I..Ic.. ne t,.ruI .l
q tstuNs Of me Waruagc ceremony were had uuI
dlrNtrtu, ana q twain, uu4H uNt were tit 10 their
dreams anu rvAcetuAa 4Ae Ia Al sruu- ilcy ,fi tt
u'ust' BALALl MuuAL.
The sun., 1873-12-29

President GRANTS recommendation TO
Congress that Colorado should be admitted TO
the Union as a state was made for the special
benefit of Delegate J. II. CuAFFEE, who is am
hitious to shine "a u United States senator. Ia
Truth, Mr. CHAFFEE and his friend, tho Hon
JouN EVANS, were elected 10 the United States
Senate IN 1868 10y the Legislature OF Colorado (;
but as the Senate was not receiving men btrs
from Territories at that time, they dil not get
the seats they claimed, and CuArFrG was forced
tp content himself with the lesser dignity Of a
Territorial Delegate. Tho ability CuAtrrg uas
manifested IA a scientific puher9t while holding
his present uaico has impressed the President
Nth "A groat admiration for bis statosmluship ;
and he seems To think that the elevation OF that
gentleman TO the Senate, which he supposes
would follow the admission of Colorado as Il
state, would be public benent Of sufficient i'm
portanco TO justify the immediate action Of
Congress. To be suro Colorado has not more
than GO,UO inhabitants, and It hardly seems Just
that population Of that extent should have an
equal representation In the upper House Of
Congress with New York and PENNSYLVANIA; but
thon We doubt II either New YORK or Pennsyl-
yanla with all their excess OF population,
would ever send To Congress Senator like
CaAFPKE. But here comes the most serious OBJ
The sun., 1873-12-29

great mass of testimony must have
been adduced upon which the Attorncy " General
decided that the VlrRinius was not entitled TO
carry the American flag. That testimony was,
of course, carefully examined by Secretary FISH
and presented to the Attorney G eneral with all
the afldavits necessary To legal judgment on
the case. 1t would be interesting and possibly
instructive .or the people to know who IL was
that looked up and prepared this evidence. Did
the counsel for Spain have hand I'm its 1t
would very naturally come within his province
1t would be curious fact, and one not altogether
without significance, II 1t should be known that
his son in-law furnished the testimony on which
the Secretary Of state made uphis mind, and on
which the recent decision concerning the vir-
gnius was founded.
The sun., 1873-12-29

The recent state Convention of the Farm
crs' Association OF Illinois adopted the follow
ing preamble and re solution:
official po-ii ION 20 secure tue passtgc Of the Infamous
salary gran law AMI did at tho close " his hrst term.
AM his signature TO the same, thereby making 1t the
law of the and therefore,
Reoref That this convention Of the farmers Of Ili.
nos, With -OrroR but IN all CanlOr m cuty bound,
10 deprec,te such ucEI adHton Of the exalted position
ui President Ot these ULit'd States"
This Il to the point, and every honest American
will blush when hc is compelled to admit that it
states the exact truth.
The sun., 1873-12-29

What perfect sense Of security all
American citizens must have when they travel
in Cuhal The watchful eye ~ Don lIInLroN
FISH is always upon them, aud they can rest
assured that II they get Killed our most patriotic
Secretary OF State VIII make demand for their
bodies aud see that they are properly buried.
II he happens TO get excited to still further ac-
tiou, he will require that an apology be offered
at some future date, unless In the interim II be
proven that this country ought to apologize in
stead This gives Mr. SIDNEY WEBSTER, the
attorney for Spain, an opportunity ~ work the
case up, and tho result may he the humiliation
Of America, aTd = handsome fee for the son-in-
law. The theory of our Government IL that
every citizon engaged in lawful business has the
right To feel that the army and navy are behind
him to protect him but In these days the army
and navy are so far behind him that, unless he
protects himself. he stands very lttlc chance Of
ever seeing his home again.
The sun., 1873-12-29

stacle TO the success Of President GRANTS plan.
for the last accounts from Colorado indicate
that If that Territory should be admitted as a
state II Is far from likely that .hc would elect
CHAFFEE to the Senate. lie has recently
been freely mentioned as one of the persona
concerned in the West ~ Animas land fraud,
one of the most scandalous Jobs ever perpe-
trated in Washington; and II we are to accept
the uttcrances OF some Of the Colorado news
papets as correct indications Of popular senti-
ment, more people In Colorado would just now
vote to hang CuArrEE than to send him to the
Senate. But II CHAFFEE cannot be elected SEN
ator and 1t IL not at all likely that he cam there
is no use in admitting Colorado as a state.
The sun., 1873-12-29

Mr.. William IL. Moueh has aIain become the
editor ana proprietor Of the Ib,op the lou.cstatshcd
organ Of the British residents IA tAs cuuutty lie sa
man Of capacity and intelligence. and p1sse.,,s an
unusual familiarity with tie puDuo aulls Outu OF
America aud England There every reason To believe
that In his hands the Aibon viii e1errIsc A wlae and
heaIIAy influence, and enjoy extend, d prosperity
The attention of parents and guardians is
called to the Holiday advertisement OF the Mutual l Ne
eht sANlngs BANK N another column 40.
The sun., 1873-12-29

"1nc d'niculty appeared - be- With reference
u tins charge thai there were too many VIII
ne sscs ready 10 sustain 10, and too large tn upen-
ing lor scrutiny for the committee 10 permit 10
e. Ice entered uuun, to any considerable extent,
mlttce. BE ldr7, ~ Saa HScertainrd that the
testimony offered wuud mplivale others "a
hl-h ~ position a. Gen. HOWAt himself, going
To- show tual tAc burcdu had hcrl made au dc-
tive engine Tor tuc election of governors, Lex 80
htor4, WrnbCTs of con lrcS4, and Tinted states
senator's In tao southern states, mo puhuo
money and property huiu. lrrrlF used Tor these
purposes. 1nc majority Of the committee would
NOT allow any such ncid ol IuNretIgttlou to he
entered, AMI promptly refused tu uuow thc Wit
nceea ready To piuse tdvoe lIcts to Do suUpuo-
nIc1 ul vAtIu Ihc.,'
This last statement is doubtless tho true
explanation of the extraordinary course
oil tho muiurity in I, luuua to admit tostl-
uiauy which would have closed theburepu,
c.a-i"rcd the Ring to rum aud punish-
mcaL and held up their guilty accompl,ocs
III public lifc to just indignation.
The majority Of the committee ana Con.
Howard both emphatcuIly denied the
charge that he received any other COM
ponsatiOn than hls army pay. Here is the
language of the committee:
"This charge IA lphOlly untrue. Gen. HOWARD
receives pay as an army OtiCer according To his
rank, but not AK Comm ssiOnor OF tho bureau.
Tie President OF Howard University has the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-12
Notes OfR Traveller.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. !
MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
July 10th, 1S73.-Lcavipg Alexandria at a
N. on the w. c., Y. NJ. Il e. S. r. r., the
train reached Lynchburg about p. N. Here
cars are changed, and in half an hour after our
arrival the train of the Y. l. T. branch Of the
A. NJ. & o. r. K. is laundering along amid
the Blue Ridge mountains. A short stoppage
is made at Liberty, Bedford county, tor sup
Der, and an excellent one is furnished for one
dollar. About 10 o'clock the train reached
Big Tunnel Station, aud We are changed to a
horse railroad and have to ride distance of
two miles and then we reach this place, which
is DELIGHTFULLY."- situated in small valley, be-
tween range of mountains half way up the
Alleghanies. The scenery is grand; the drives
delightful, only little rough; the water sui
phur and chulybeate. (three springs of the
former and one OF the later) very strong; the
table is not excclled any where; every Que is
kind, polite and attentive, from the proprletors,
clerks, down to the servants. good band
diseourses sweet music in the middle OF the
dav on the lawn, and at night 10 the ball room,
where the light fantastic toes keep time to
lis sweet strains. There are here now $50
guests, among whom is Ar. +. }. Reed and
iadv. from Alexandria, Mr.. r. is loud in his
CONCENTRATIONS OF this delightful resort. Gov.
Walker and lady, Col. Owens, Mr. r. Beverly
and DR. Ruffoer have been here since Monday
evening. Attorney General Taylor arrived this
morning. They are in attendance on the Board
Of Visitors of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. ~.
At Blacksburg, yesterday, Gov. Walker de-
livered an able and eloquent address before the
students and large number of ladies' aud gen
uemen from the surrounding country. This
College matricu!ated this year 81 students ana
the prospects are fair that another yea. the
number will be doubled. The College farm
contains IA acres of land. and is a halt mile
out of Blacksburg. The board propose to erect
thereon the College buildings just SO soon as
the requisite amount is appropriated or sub
scribed. Buildings are very much needed; that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

An affray occurred in Rich Valley, Marion
county, Va, OF Thursday Of last week, which
resulted in the death of one of the parties and
the serious wouudng Of another. Jordan
Combs had traded for note on Charles Phpps
about which they had misunderstanding, auC
Combs went to Phipps's house to see blu
about it, when a quarrel ensued, and Comb:
drew pistol and shot Phipps, the ball taking
effect in the abdomen, causing his death next
day. Immediately after the shooting, George
shotgun at Montgomery Buchanan, who was d
brother-iu-law Of Phipps the load lodging ii
his head, causing serious though perhaps moi
fatal wound. Combs and Robertson escaped
The Petersburg Index says that the work
shops of the entire line Of the Atlantic
Mississippi and Ohio railroad will be located il
that city, the contract for building a foundry
and engine house has been given out to parties
who built the High Bridge. \ round house
capable of holding about twenty engines will
be built for that purpose.
The Stauntou indicator says :--"Thcrc is,
near Waynesboro, in this county, Mr., W. II.
Watts, who went to housekeeping twenty-one
years ago, and to-day has the first wife, the
first child, the first horse, and the first goose
that he commenced with. This is what might
be called enduring household ties.
James Neesop, esq has consented to accept
professorship in the law school Of Richmond
College. Mr. Maury, the other professor, has
been engaged in lecturlng there for the last
twelve months or more. Mr.. Neeson is an
able lawyer.
Albert Robinson, colored man, was tried
Wednesday, at Lexington, for attempting an
outrage on Miss Mary E. Silers, near Greeulee S
Ferry. He was sentenced to twenty years I'M
pr!sonment iu the peniteutlary.
A turtle was captured last week on Middle
River Augusta county, and purchased by Mr..
Jno. Peer, of Staunton. who obtained from it
lis eggs, large portion being larger than
partridge eggs.
Alex krous, a member of the Lexington Va,
Military Institute band, committed suicide at
the Rockbridge Alum Springs, Monday, by
cutting his throat.
The twenty second volume Of Grattans Re
ports will be ready to-day. The new volume
will be for sale next week, at the office OF the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The Charlottesville Jeffersonan Republican
says The Faculty Of the University Of Nir-
gia, 90 Friday last, appointed students to ELL
the vacant districts in the State.