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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-15
Pennsylvania ELECTION.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 14-The election is
passing of quietly, to-day; light vote Is
being polled. Returns from II wards, up
to o'clock, gives Gordon, Republican,
for Supreme Judge, 4G4 majority. Macky,
Republican, for State Treasurer, 9S5 ma
jority.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.-Returns show
that the Republican ticket will have about
the usual majority, though there will be q
great falling of from the vote ol last year.
PITTsBURaH, Oct. 14.-The election re.
turns as far as heard from in the city
show Rep. maj. ior Supreme Judge Of
1900, and State Treasurer 5000. The es.
limated mai. In Allegheny county Is 5000
for Mackey, Rep. State Treasurer, and
James Gordon, Rep, for Supreme Judge,
a, 1000, a falling of Of about two,tiiths over
tho vote OF 1879. The entire Republican
ticket Ia elected In the county. Indiana
c 1unty will give 1850 Republican ma
iority on tho State ticket. Westmore.
and county gives 700 majority on the
State ticket, showing large Republican
gain. Somerset county will give 1900
Republican majority. Cambria county Is
estimated at 700 Democratic majority.
Clarion county 900 Democratic majority.
Crawford county 900 Republican ma.
jority. Blain county 10 estimated at about
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NEW YORK2CITY,Al

NEW YoRK, Oct. 14-The Fire depart
ment Of this city has forwarded $500 by
Adams Express, to the Memphis Fire Re-
Lief Association. and will send more in a
few days. t--s,.-t,,g..-
While canal boat tow. was coming
down the Hudson river yesterday,it came
In collision with a German bark, and the
Captain Of one OF the canal boats, and bis
wife and two children were swept into
the river and all but one child drowned.
Fifty thousand pounds were received
at the Assay Office this morning. making
a total to date oi e927,000.
The suspension Of Burgen, Hutlburt &
Livingston Is announced. The firm was
well known in the sugar trade. Mr.. Liv-
ings,on says that the tightness of money
and the impossibility Of getting In pay
ments, was the immediate cause Of the
suspension. Their assets are said to be
81 600 900, and their liabilities half that
sum.
George Rookie, the pugilist, fatally stab.
bed Richard Bradshaw in Newark this
morning. Fp SOY N'r
At noon to-day the tenth Juror in the
Stokes case was obtained.
At meeting Of the Farmers' Club Of
the American Institute, s. Edward Todd
and hon. D. A. Robertson, Of Minnesota,
were appointed on the committee to COL
lect information concerning forest trees
at home and abroad.
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The Texas cattle Trade.

Tho Texas cattle traders rapidly build.
ing up busy towns on the borders Of Kan.
sas. It Is estimated that the drive for
1878 will exceed 100000 head Of cattle,
valued at SIS per head, or $7,5oO,0O0. OF
this large number, over 100000 will Be
driven into the territories, 100000 will be
wintered in Kansas, leaving about S00,.
900 10 be deposited at the Kansas City
market. Only 10000 will be sent 10
butchers and feeders in other States than
Kansas, as the remainder will be either
killed and packed there, or killed for their
hides and tallow, because oil the low price
they command In the market The "raw
material Is not very valuable In compar-
ison with the value oil the packed meats
In other markets, and hence large indus
try, chiefly represented BY work In killing
and packing, Is growing up in the South
west, .f
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 14.-By the
President OF the United States OF America
APPROXIMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
The approaching close OF another year
brings with 1t the occasion Tor renewed
thanksgiving and Acknowledgement 10 the
Almighty ruler Of the universe of the un.
numbered mercies which He has bestow.
ed upon US. Abundant harvests have
been among the rewards OF industry.
With local exceptions health has been
among the blessings enjoyed. Tran.
guilty at home and peace with other
nations has prevailed. Frugal indus.
try Is regaining It's merited recog-
milton and ils merited rewards. Grad.
ually,' but under the providence Of
God, surely as we trust, the nation Is re-
covering from the lingering results o! a
dreadful civil strife. For these and all
other mercies vouchsated, II becomes US
as o people 10 return heartfelt and CRATE
iul acknowledgement, and with our
thanksgiving, we may unite prayers
for the cessation of the local and tempor-
ry suffering. Therefore recommend that
on Thursday, the eth day Of November
next, the people meet in their respective
places Of worship to make their acknowl'
edgements to Almighty God for His
bounty and His protection, and TO offer
up prayers for their continuance.
In witness thereof l have hereuuto sci
my hand and caused the seal ot the Uni
ted States to be affixed. Done at the city
Of Washington, this l4lh day Of October,
10 the year Of our Lord 1873, and OF the
independence Of the United States the
eth. By the President.
(signed) U. 8. GRANT.
HAMILTON FIsu, Secretary Of STATE.
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ONO ELEcT1os-PRAsE TOWNSHIP -
We are, as usual, indebted to our friend
DEAN, Of Martins Ferry, for returns last
night from the vote in Pease township,
embracing Martins Ferry and Bridgeport.
Governor NoYEs has 157 majority and the
balance of the Republican ticket has even
more, except LoNeLEY Tor Auditor, who
Is largely behind the Democratic candi.
date. Quite q raid was made on him by
one or two leading Republicans on 40.
count Of personal matters: We presume
that the county has gone Republican, al
though there Is a falling of in the majority
in Pease township as compared with last
year. At that time the majority was S99
in the county.
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Kicked by a Horse...Accidentally
- tShot-.Slight Fire.

MEMpu1s, Oct. 14,-Col. s. @. Brown,
Of Water Valley, Miss, was severely
kicked by his horse 10 that place last
Wednesday. He was knocked insensible
and would have been trampled TO death
by the animal but for the heroic exertions
Of his daughter, Mrs. Morgan, who heard
the noise at the stable and went to the
rescue Of her father, and succeeded In
pulling him away.
A colored man named Henry Willis, al
Thompson's Landing. Mics, accidentally
shot himself last Wednesday. He had
been guarding cotton 10 q gin house and
had hla gun under 0 pile Of cotton and
when he went to get Il drew 1t out by ttit
barrel and accidentally discharged the con
tents In his abdomen, causing death Ii
about three hours. ..l ..
The Catholic Church OF jackson, Tenn.
caught fire last Wednesday morning from
the stove tipping over, but was exlinguish'
ed before much damsge was DONE
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Business and Financial Matters.


The expenses OF the government are
SIT. 100000 per month.
Secretary Richardson belieyestha from
$lO,OOO.OOO to $l5,000,OO0 Of greenbacka
have been lost or destroyed since theil
issue during the war. o.
Gold is now drug in the market, and
it Is doubtful, say Treasury officials,
whether offers for sales would meet with
any response.
Last week the produce exports amount.
ed to $s,87s, ,13O, the largest amount ever
known, 1t Is said.
It is, Of course, says the N. Y. Herald,
q serious evil that the government has
been forced TO draw for It's current ex-
penses on the $4,000. 900 reserve, ever
to the amount Of three or four millions ol
dollars; but, after all, the Treasury has
only done with It's greenbacks what has
been done by nearly every bank In the
country with certified checks and loan
certificates. Ithas simply bridged tenn.
porary difficulty by pulling out that which
must be speedily redeemed.
The financial revulsion has caused
financial wisdom 10 flow like rivers as II
were. There Is no end TO the theories and
the remedies proposed for the difficulties
Of the situation.
The journeyman tailors of Baltimore,
German and American, held large meet
ing Monday, preparatory to strike, al
which they were addressed by the chair
man OF the Executive Committee Of the
International. Committees were appoint.
cd to wait on the different employees In
the city, demanding an increase Of wages.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of yesterday
says that within the last lew weeks bank
discounts have been largely reduced
This, in the lace Of the financial condition
is pretty conclusive evidence Of the sta
bility OF tho business classes, and affords
assurance OF comparatively smooth sail
ing in the future. After little while
Judging from the present outlook, thert
will be more demand for good paper thar
for money.
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Democratic gain, $50. Green county
Xenis City tp. and ono precinct, Demo.
cratic gain, $685.. Huron county, 8 ip's.
Democratic gain, 1877. sPardin county,
tp, Democratic gain, %. Henry county
9 tp's., Republican gain, 81. Hooking
county, 1tp, Democratic gain, 8. KnoS
county, i Up Democratic gain, IL. Lucai
county, 8 tp's Moves ma jority 800. Bul
one ward 10 Toledo heard from al
midnight, which shows Democratic gain
oi9. The contest was especially spirited
on County Treasurer. The indications
are that the Republicans have elected the
entire county iicket:a Morrow county
three townships, Noyes % maj; Dem
gain. Montgomery county. Dem. county
ticket elected with exception Of lnflrmary
Director. Ottawa county, four townships
Dem. gain 10. Putnam county, one town
ship, Rcp. gain l. Sandusky county, es-
timated mai. for Allen $50; small Rep,
gain. Stark county, Massilon city and tp.
and one precinct, Dem. gain 8. Warren
county, three townships, Republican gain
70. Washington county, three townships,
and Marietta city, Democratic gain II.
Wood county, four TIPS, Democratic gain
224. Williams county, three tp's., Dem.
ocratic gain 10. Wyandot county, Dem.
ocratic majority 500 to $50. Democratic
gain 200. ms. -
Rodney Foos, Secretary Of the Repub.
lican Central Committed at one o'clock
claims tho election Of the Republican
State ticket by 5000 to 10000 majority,
while ]. G. Thompson, chairman OF the
Democrat Committee does not conCede
this. He Is not sanguine as TO the success
ofthe Democrat ticket.
DAYTON, Oct 14.-Monteome:y Co.,
Allen over 400 maj; Corwin, Rep, for
Senator, and Cater, Rep., Tor Represents
tive, are elected; Metz, Dean. Represents
tive, is probably elected
IRoNTeN, Oct 14-City of Ironton,
Noyes 1924, Allen Gl3. Millsrd, indie.
pendent candidate for Sheriff, endorsed by
the Democrats, has 24t maj In the city.
CLEVELAND, Oct 14-Tne I'd Ward Of
this city Rep. majority 25S; Republic
can loss 90. Seven townships in Cuya.
hoga county give republican majority oi
2S0; Republican loss Of 205. June, Re.
publican candidate lor Representative,
also gains largely in the townships heard
from. His election ia conceded by the
Democrats. Aliens majority in San.
dusky county is about $50.
TOLEDO, Oct. ID Wood county, Mil.
ton tp, Dem. majority.
Paulding county, Harrison tp, Myers
majority 10
TOLEDO, Oct. l4-Thirteeu townships
In Lucas county and the 9th and 9Th
wards Of Toledo give Noyes 100 majority
against 4lG lor Wikof in 1879.
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THE Blast Furnace at Martins Ferry

THE Blast Furnace at Martins Ferry
belonging 10 the Benwood Iron Works
was blown out for repairs few days ago,
after run Of over three years. The work
Of demolishing the old stack Ia now
going Oh, and part of the material
Tor the new one Is already on the ground.
We understand that the company think
Of putting up a stack Of flfty'fye feet in
stead Of forty.two, as at present, and max.
log the new bosh thirteen or fourteen feet
instead Of twelve. They also think Of
materially increasing their Hot Blast ca
psci,y. The company hope to running
again in December. Meanwhile they
have taken hold Of tho upper furnace at
Steubenville with view Of supplying
their wants in the way Of iron at the Ben
wood Mill while their own concern Is out
Of blast
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Election Returns.

At this writing, after midnight, the
election returns arc coming in pretty free
ly from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Iowa and Oregon. They indicate q small
vote yesterday and yet q good deal Of
variety too. Beside the Republican and
Democratic tickets there was q third
party" ticket in Ohio, and also q "Grang
era" ticket, and likewise a prohibition"
ticket in the west.
The Republicans "seem to have IT," as
they say in parliamentary bodies, and I'M
less an appeal Is taken from the decision
Of the chair we shall announce that for
the present they are ahead.
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GkeGatelIiqfneer':
Another Day Of Excitement in New
York.

The news from New iorkt thls morning
be,okens that financial matters have moi
come round all right In that city as yet
Wall street has had new spasm attel
the lull that has interviewed since the out
break on the 17th OF last month. But
Notwithstanding this fact the advices re-
gsrding trade in the city are cheering
Tho immediate cause Of the new depar
ture in Wall street Is an advance in the
discount rate by the Bank Of England tc
check the flow Of specie this way. It II
q curious fact to see gold coming to this
country when we owe such q large
debt in Europe, but 1t shows that
nobody over there Is scared as regards
government bonds and our securities gen.
orally. Because Of this confidence gold
comes to our shores TO buy wheat and
cotton. The bondholdera hold on TO their
bonds and send their cash. This Is GER
,alnly pretty fair evidence that our coun-
try Is in good crcdi. and good condition.
If it was not SO all our foreign creditors
would be like those depositors who want
their money when doubtful of q
banks ability TO pay, and would
be rushing bonds home instead OF for.
warding their gold. Under such clrcum-
stances II is lot worth while to go into an
argument to prove that there isno radical
unsoundness in the business Of the coun-
Try, for that much Is shown by the conf
dence exhibited abroad. II our pros
perity was delusion and not reality the
tables would be turned very suddenly.
And yet we have a panic among ourselves
and business Is demoralized, and millions
Of wealth arc to be lost to tho country by
q withdrawal ot labor from productive
employments Tor The want Of circu-
lating medium TO keep it going. In
q lew weeks however the people
will understand that such anecdless
sacrifice Is too costly to be kept up and
then everybody will ask how such a
panic was possible in a time Of profuse
aud irredeemab!e paper money, and in
tho midst Of the largest export trade
known Tor years. The explanation will
DO that the failure oftwo or three promi-
uent concerns in Wall street destroyed
confidence TO such an extent that paper
money was boarded by the people as II
It was gold. And this explanation will
prove just the opposite ol what great
many intelligent people thought and said
about tho imposslbility OF a general sus'
pension and panic on a paper basis. 1t
will also prove that no amount OF paper
noney and no amount Of prosperity can
become a substitute for public confidence,
aud that once q good deal Of rotteness
Is developed in prominent quarters
money In any shape takes tho alarm and
mysteriously disappears below the sur.
lace. Nothing but several days of calm
ness and freedom from failures and from
rumols OF further trouble will beget the
necessary confidence to set money flowing
Agsin. II an embargo could be laid on
New York news for about fortnight the
people and the banks would be pretty well
freed from their apprehensions and go to
using their means as usual again.
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The Bankruptcy Law.

1t is stated that there Is very general
opposition In tho West, particularly
among lawyers and the larger creditor
class, to the present Bankrupt act, and
that q considerable portion Of the West
en members will favor the absolute and
unconditional repeal Of this act. 1t /:
urged against the act that It has outlived
iIS usefulness, that II now serves mainly
IS 40 instrument OF fraud ior designing
persons, and Is o source ol extravAgan'
lees IOr an army Of oflce'holders.
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.

ANoTHRRHAvA ENaAaRMEarExpEcrnp.
LONDON, Oct, 14--A dispach from Gar.
tSgena dated 18th, says the Tntransegents
vessels are again leaving the harbor, and
another naval engagement Is expected.
The command Of tho Insurgent feet has
been given TO the Captain OF the Temen.
MADRID. Oct. 14.-A report comes
from Cartagena that the provisions In the
city will only last three days longer.
A dispatch from Lapalma, a few miles
from Cartagcna, says a heavy cannonade
is heard there. and Il Is thought that the
expected naval engagement Is In progress.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, Oct. IA -Thiers will give din.
ner to his political friends In the Assembly
Saturday next Count DeReumsat has re.
ceived an invitation.
The Debates to-day has an article writ
ten by John Lewamne, showing the ur-
gent necessity for the immediate settle.
ment oi the political difficulties In France.
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Fast Nail Cutting.

Last Wednesday the Sd inst, Isaac
Wade, a nail feeder in the, Clifton Nall
Mill, cut 40 kegs OF 8 inch spikes weigh-
ing ten to the pound, in i've hours and
filty.six minutes. This Is the fastest work
ever done on q spike machine with the
same number OF spikes 10 the pound
IrontoR Journal.
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TuERE arc now upwards ol7o.OOO miles
Of railway In operation in the United
States, and nearly 10000 miles projected
and incomplete. Were these projected
roads finished we should have over 1907
900 miles Of road In running order. All
this has been accomplished within the
lifetime Of men who havo not yet seen
their tittiOth year; for In 1897 there were
out three miles OF railroad in the United
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OREGON ELECTION.

sAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-Dlspatches
from Oregon tonight say the election fol
Congressman passed of quietly. II Is
stated by Portland dispatch that Ne
smith Is probably elected by q small ma
jority.. .-..,,.-,.r,r -.,.r
from Oregon to-day place Neamiths,
Dem, maj; for Congress at 1000,
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six Great Questidn


(From the Cincinnati Commercial.
The great question in Germany Is be-
tween the Church and tho State, The
great question in France is between Mon.
archy and Republlcanism. The great
question in Italy Is between the Pope and
the King, The great question In England
Is between Liberal progress and Conserva'
tive reaction. The great question In Spain
Is between anarchy and constitutional Or.
der. Tho great question In the United
States is between political corruption and
reform. Lt.t
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The Boston Grange Ordered to Dis.
hand.

New YORK, Oct. 14.-The Boston
Grange, composed Of grain and commits
sion merchants, having been ordered to
disband by the Grand Master ot INC Ma
tional Grange, on the ground that Il was
not a farmers grange, has refused, and
threa,ens to carry the matter before the
National Grange: The Boston Grange
retains ils books, and initiates members,
using the passwords and grips OF the
nedar
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Letter from President Grant.

New YORK, Oct. 14.-The publication
Ia made in tho Erening Post to-day OF Q
letter from President Grant to U. A.
Cowdry, OF the Continental Bank, dated
October 9th. The President says: "My
whole object In my letter to Anthony 6
Clafiiin was 10 restore confidence to the
public mind and 10 give the assurance
that the Government would give oil the
aid In It's power, keeping in view at the
same time the solvency OF tho United
States Treasury. alluded to the the fact
that the forty.four million reserve notes
In the Treasury would be regarded as
money In the Treasury subject to use for
the purpose Of showing that means are
at hand to give the reliet we prom
ised. ! do not believe the present
panic will work to individuals half the
injury It will work general good to the
country at large. Our monetary system
Is the creation Of o necessity! It has no
elasticity, but In other respects It Is the
best that has ever been devised. No one
now distracts the value oi his paper dol.
lar. On the contrary 1t is seized and
boarded with the same avidity now that
the gold dollar has been In former like ad.
versities. The panic will call attention to
the defects in our monetary system, and
will no doubt lead to legislation TO re-
lieve the want Of elasticity. The
panic has thus far brought greenbacks
about to par with silver. I wonder
that silver Is not already coming into the
market to supply the deficiency In the cir.
culating medium. When 1t does come,
and l predict that It will soon, we will
have made rapid stride towards specie
payments. Currency will never go be.
low silver alter that.h
The remainder Of the letter is devoted
to the views OF the President on silver as
circulating medium and substitute for
currency that have already been made
public.
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Cut his WHO'S Throat with Razor

CINCINNATI, Oct. 14,-This afternoon
James Rooney assaulted his wife, Mary
Rooney, and cut her throat with razor,
ipfllctinE o wound which Is probably
mortal. BE then cut his own throat, but
moi dangerously. He was crazy from In
temperance. Rooney has been arrested,
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PrrBUReH, Oct. 14-River on q stand
with 9 feet in the channel. Weather clear
and pleasant. u frg
CINCINNATI, Oct. 14.-River is un.
changed. Clear and pleasant.
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SENATOR SUMNER has addressed let
Ter to his lecture agent cancelling his en-
sAgements, The advice Of his friends Is
given as his reason.
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ENGLAND.
81 spscrE FOR NEW YoR,

tPKCIE FOR NEW YORK.
LONDON, Oct, 1.-two hundred and
ninety-five thousand pounds bullion was
shipped for New York to-day. The g.
600 pounds Withdrawn from the Bank Of
England Is nearly all for America.
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Ok tho Lake Shore s Michigan South
etp Railroad a.war Is being waged against
The gambles who intest the trains and
prey upon the passengers.
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TnE heroIsm OF the clergy at shreve-
port during the epidemic has reached q
sublime degree Of scl..sscriGic. The same
isproviug to be true at Memphis.
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2lNDiANA3ELEycTIoN.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 14.-The election
in the 18th District, Richmond, Ind, to.
day, resulted In the election OF Hon. John
F. Kibley, Republican, by 1000 majority.