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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFyICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHINGToN September g, er.n.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
Robber Shot.

CINCINSATI, September 22.-Last
night Henry Hurstmeyer gardner llv-
ing near LocklaRd, found two men rob-
bing his fruit orchard, and shot and in
stantly killed John Williams, one of
them. He says he did not fire at either
of the men but meant only to frighten
them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23

LONDON, September 22.-Thc New
castle Chamber of Commerce have
q loptcd resolutions condemning the Cana
dian reciprocity treaty as prrJudicial to
British industry.
Holland, conservative, has been return
ed to Parliament from MidhGrst.
Arnold, proprietor of the London Echo,
will contest Northampton in the liberal
interest
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
Cheap Fare 10 Europe.

MONTGOMERY, September 22.-W. B.
Jones, U. S. Commissioner at Demop"liS,
Marrngo county, and Republican candi-
date for Probate Judge, writes: Not
man has been killed, nor single outrage
committed, in this county, on account OF
political feeling, and free speech and Re-
publican opinions can be induIgrd in
anywhere. The best Of feeling prevails
between the colored Republicans and
Democrats.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23

NEwnURG, n. Y, September %
Eunice Howell, maiden lady 20 years
Of age, living alone in cottage near
Wa.hingtonvillc in Orange comfy, was
found yesterday in dying condition
from a wound in the head, and died this
morning. 1t is thought the wound WIS
inflicted last Friday. She had not been
seen since that time, until discovered
yesterday Her gold watch and a large
sum Of money known to have been in
her house are missing.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
Libel Suit,

august 81, 1874.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1874-08-26
1tnaltief ourb Midbmafbicuer

- Gin 16redl6er l1nfaG ereignete
li1 bel BET Grnte I'M 5p,pn Siegel, in
gtdbe BON 9feu= =l1lm, Minn. Gin orei
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Ndbe ees 9aules befinbli6es @etreioefelo
perloufen uno mar ba1elb It ,pabrl6einli9
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tigt, be|a9tes6elo ob5umdben. 0as Sinh
,puroe entbeft, inoem Der Gubrmann 6er
Md6maj9iene bllr@ bag @9euen Der
Pferoe anfmerflam 9en.obt ,uuroe. Gin
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beibe 9droe ober9al6, ,bes @elcnfes fat
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glHdli6e O(dbden, pel9es bas< einaige
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liAen gerlebun9en bcrmlltbli9 nit Dem
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rn Giuent1ebl d ct uneladsfall
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bon Gran5 Bersn1ann in Der Ndbe bon
Muniter in Obio ,, Trou Beremann
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ten ben @4nittern bas G6eu sebra9t
3uuo ii@ bann bor Der itiQiebenoen Grit
=temal6ine nieoerselalen. gu fdllig 1tanb
oas ansel9irrte @elpann 9eraoe iiber Ell
rem @elpennef, bur9 bas @9arren
ltorten Die Pfer6e Die @elpen,s unb biele
fielen ilber iie fer. Sn Gol9e oeHen ,uur=
Ben bic 5biere.pl0blit) fde,, ,'ne rannten
,uie toQ bapon, Bcibe 6rouen >uuroen
pon Der Ma1diene erfabt uno i@redli9
serFeiI9t. Srau Bergman mar tobt
Sbr &oper itedte 10 feft in Der Mal ldine,
oab sluei Mdnner i6n. l,lr NIT Mdihe los~
reiben fonnten. SIRE So@ter lit S,uei
Sage lang unidglide @9meraen, bis Der
SOB lie erl0ite..
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Mus 9es M Of mes ,eirb uns nit
yetbeilt: Gin alter Saugeni6ts BON ei=
mem Prea6ers, 9famens s. 6. Mbeite,
glaubte ben seei9neten 3eitpuntt gefun=
Sen gu baben, Der fatbolil den &ir6e III
Des Moinesssoie Pulsaber gu 6ffnen, in=
Dem ct cine 1einer alien in Yella II. Os-
calooIa 9ebaltenen@ @orlelun9en iiberObr<
enbei9te, reip. iiber @rduel uno S9anb<
tbaten 10 nit 6er1elben perbunoen ,pdren,
III reproou5ieren 9ebodte. Ser 8eeder<
5ilton= Stanoal .1oflte ,uobl no9 ieiner
Meinuu9 bic @emiitber porbreitet baben.
9tatiirli9 so geuts @intrittlf6nnten ibm
cine erfledlide @unme ab,perfen, Die ct
9an5 9emiitbli@ 6as 9ofenbein binun=
teri9ieben f0nne. 9as Gourtbaus war
'ibm an9eboten ,uie man ia ii6erboupi
aus beili9er @brfur6t fir be freie 2ebe
ii@ ,n,9emein : oientfertig er3eist unb
1oI9en 9errn bic 0ffentli@en @ebuuoe
anbietet. $10OO8elobnung, bieB es ii,ben
piafaten irgenb einem Bii9ofe ooer4rie-
iter benz es gelin9t feline ausio9en su tpi-
oerlegen. ,..'., ~' ..~sr |
Sur Norleiuns tuerben Bios Mdnuer
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2a0erbier : 8rauerei
Sin ,tSttct,bittoer.

bet fd ielb1ftdnbis irsenope nieberlaifen min,
finbet eincn paEfnoen Ylat in g rot, s..
tein folder befinbet. Gs befin6en ii@ bier im
llmtreiie bon sinigea 0feilen 5ablrei9e erobe
,@ei@afte nne Banten c1psl@e @ei@aftsblder
iebt bon austuarts besie9ne niifIen, fernersdu>
len Colleges unb Drndereien. Gin gutter
8a@binber foate fi@ Die @elcsenbeit anieben
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Sc tanae Sans itonn Genes Doses ;,lp DC; @dofs
ieetun ,tlopbe steene, iien 8iepten bambbe' pn
be bag an ga mir, boa itp eelnoal fein, ep Vidb
met en- Mann' berup iii Ell @affop anasiaao.
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aarre in ben Muno nm en- 1Sunb leip for Dot
Yiab un bcube, -tipat be ION. SC Iange SANS
mug MIG, nat bat 70 ,bebiiocn babbe.< Sc feet
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mot e,, ,drrifen Sill fen. Sc 9aieoer auer
jagbe as buu III oen 8nif iii Sans D0roe mir
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gntbefun9en. Sebt aber, ba Die@tunb,
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der er16lpllnben. 81 bate ben5taub pot
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Terne. Mm nahfen Moreen, .i6wiegen
Die 3eitungen unb beri9teten ,peber iibe,
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perfert9t 4ltdre, Eabernatet, 2anseIn &c. in ebem
bel!ebi9en Stpe. Cine Ius1uabl peri9ebener 4lane,
tbeils bier nnS tbeis in 9eut9Ianb assefabrt, lies
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Das Nciu gort @lotbing Souse bat ioeben
e.ne ,9r'bartilee Nustuabl bon Siinelinass unb
3a9ben< <aleioer erbalten !. bieie Baaren tueroen
b1lli9 ais in Der Stabtseeiu iu 9 OFT
eertauft uno MAIDEN pir ale bieieniaeu. tueld)e
Se!o 'pare'1 iuollen, barauf auf,nertiam, TO-
gie!d eordu1preden. Nu9 Daben mir bic
1@onte Nustuabl bon Srunfs, bic iemals bier
geieDen ip,1roen, foeben betommen. >'1leber,euat
@u@ telbft bebor Sbr- anoerspo taufet. Som,
met in's ,..+'.-.......
Netp Dprf Rleiber @efebdft,
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!. INGRAM e. CO., DAYTON, O.
PRINTERS & DEALERS in Patent
Novelties. Agents wanted. Send
for Circulars. 2jn+."i 49,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-06
indianapolis Sentinel, October 21.]
A Fiery Delugo.

The reports from every direction bring the
startling intelligence that destructive fires
are raging in almost every part of Indiana,
and in case rain does not come soon it is i'm
possible to say where the losses will end; nor
is the destruction confined to this state, as
the forest fires, from all accounts, are burn
ing over greater extent Of country in Ohio
than in this state. Along every line of rail-
way entering here, there are more or less de-
structive fires raging, while on the Pan Han
die and Bee line the damage in Ohio is re-
ported much greater than on the western
part of those lines. Along the l., C. and L.
road there are fires at frequent intervals, and
the low swamp lands near Fairland are re-
ported as having been burning fiercely for
the last two days, and last night fires were
burning close along the track. Near Acton
the telegraph-poles were burned off at the
ground, and in places hanging over the track
supported by the wires. On the Bee Line
the fires rage along the entire line, beginning
at Crestline. At this place the woods and
fields west of town are burning, and have
been on fire for the last two days. Night be-
fore last the citizens, who turned out and
fonght the fire desperately, had hoped the fire
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE

was under control, but later dispatches saw
the fire has again broken ouf Crestline has
splendid water works, which have been put
sh60Qd trim for the invasion of the flames,
much better or fuand in this respect it is
on the road, where the fires abe next place
the town, and these is but little water near
Gallon to Muncio. 1t is impossible to ride
along the road tor many miles without see
ing more or less fire in places, as near Mount
victory the woods are burning for miles, and
present grand and terrible sight. The large
dry trees were burning their entire height.
and the wind was spreading the burning en-
bers thousands of feet in the air, while along
in the underbrush the bright flames crept
among the dry leaves so that the entire land
scape seemed wrapped in flames. Large
quantities OF wood and ties have been de-
stroyed, and the track rendered impossible
Tor trains. The destruction is immense, and
II the high winds continue the damage will
foot up into hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars. The same story could be told with va
riations, only as to localities, when applied to
other lines of roads, the Pan Handle on the
eastern divisions, that line being said to be
belt OF flame for over one hundred and fifty
miles. In Hamilton county, about Newcas-
tie and Hartford City on the Fort Wayne,
Muncio and Cincinnati road, the same state
of terror prevails. The rural districts are in
a state OF constant dread, while the inhabi-
tants OF country towns do not know what
moment the fate of Greencastle, or even
worse one. will overtake them. The state of
aifalrs is deplorable, and good rain would
pe welcome now as it never was before.
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THE SUFFERING IN NEBREsKA.-General
Brisbn, in an address to the people of Cincin.
nati on the suffering now experienced in Ne
braska, said:
orr Inere are ten thousand people in the west
srn part OF the state Of Nebraska who are re-.
duced to the verge of starvation. Nebraska.
mlsfitY SO prolific, has this year met with a sad
crops growha loss in grasshoppers of ali the
Travelled IRA over the deeSder counties. l lately
in e onndt 1nrdDitants IN most detsgion and found
IN O9nay, hitchcock, Gosper, DS,s, condition
franklin, Phelps. Howard, Greeley, ssaess,
DuHalo and Sherman counties Fully oiii;,-
third OF the people had no shoes. and were
io clothed u IN rags Many were living on little
p,eGes nd f =, olack oread, watermelons, squashes
Ihere was not over ten days supply for anv
thing in the counties. Three counties had NJ
meat. and most of the inhabitants had not
tasted animal food for six weeks.
W men houses burn food is generally az
hand, and the people live on in comfort: bnt
when crops fail, then suffering and death soon
ioiiow. The roar of flames and the crash of
iailing buildings awake the most lively svmna-
tn,es OF more fortunate neighbors, and t6ey
eve hDerally but in the loss Of crops the bony
hanu Oh starvation comes silently to grasp the
vltals and wiring life from the body. Tbe pao-
PIE OF Nebraska have suffered a worse disaster
tnan nre. For ten years this state has not only
maintained MAJ its own people, but exported largely
ana von.riputea ibraly to the wants of the un-
iortunate OF other states. Omaha gave $40 900
IN cash to the Chicago sufferers after the fire.
Wnlch was more than one dollar for every man
woman and child in thejcity. ThelNebraskians
are now struggling manfully to maintain their
unfortunate people, bnt they cannot do il un-
aided. There are 10000 destitute to be fed
from now until the crops grow again. To feed,
ciothe and warm these will require at least
VI each per month for seven or eight months a
sum sum equal to $3.50, 900 of $500, ,OCO Not to seed
tne people would be to leave them where we
found them, without any means of living and
We we must must therefore give them seed to plant in
These people are frontiersmen, and we are ali
equally %ua. interested in the settlement OF the
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lLondon Correspondence of the Liverpool Post. !
A"COnfederated HOme.''

have heard an amusing account of the
failure OF recent attempt to establish a
"Confederated Home" In London five
families, possessing small incomes, united in
the establishment of a common home. A
large EOuse in the Bloomsbury region was
taken for the purpose, and the arrangements
Tor the regulation Of the household were
made with the utmost care and precision.
here was to be a common dning-room in
which all the meals of the household were to
be taken. and each family had set of rooms,
which 1t was to furnish and arrange as suit
ed its own convenience. There was to be
one cook for the whole household, and a
couple OF servants to do the other work.
Inc experiment was commenced, and for
the first day or two matters went well enough,
Before week had passed, however, it be-
came evident that to govern confederated
home would be nearly as difficult as to man
age an Irish Parliament. The five families
and drink. The dinner. especially. was a
standing subject of dispute. and The conse-
quence was that the kitchen became a scene
OF constant wranglng hetween fhe unfor.
tunate cook and her five mistresses. The
other servants also found imnoss;ble to
meet the commands of their associated mis-.
tresses. Five bells wonld frequently be ring
ing at the same time, and one family would
complain that they were being neglected and
that another was receiving undue attention
Then the children of the different families
would quarrel Of course, each mamma was
sure that her darlings were not the c.use of
the disturbance. In short, before a 1,--
SSeoama au passed- ptfcy VINO told me the
story o.nga &afa 'sconiederated discord," and
hadto be broken up. n
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MARROW GAUGE RAMRoADs.-The Peach
bottom narrow gauge railroad in Pennsyl-
vania is now in operation from Oxford we't-
ward to Fulton House in the valley of Cone
wingo, IA miles from Oxford. Grades OF
about 105 fee. to the mile are met, the engl-
neer having kept pretty closely to the surface
Of the Peachbdtom road. From York the
railroad is finished to distance OF II miles
eastward. 1t is intended to connect York with
Oxford, and the management hope to be able
to extend the road to the B1oad Top coal
fields. The road cost $4,000 to $4,000 per mile
for grading, and has been constructed and
equipped so far for about $4,000 per mile; the
heaviest section (between Oxford and the Scs-
quehanna) having cost $1,000 per mile Tor
grading and masonry. The locomotive used
burns ton of coal tossa ninety mile daily run.
Funds have been supplied by the farmers
along the line, which has been pushed along
mile by mile.
In California the farmers of Salinas Valley
went to work and laid down an iron pathway
to the sea, which makes them independent for
all time of monopoly in any form whatever.
distant, where ships can come and load as
easily and far more cheaply than at san
Francisco. Their valley was connected with
San Francisco by long lines OF railroad, but
the farmers did not forget that heaven had
blessed them with seaport near by, and they
subscribedithe stock for a narrow track railroad
and built the Iroad themselves and says they
can almost save to themselves the price of the
road the present year by cheapening transpor-
tatiou by the old abroad line, even if they do
not choose to use their own road. This road.
with good narrow gauge track, with all nee,
essary turnouts and rolling stock, and with
| two large warehouses, cost the people of Sa-
linas Valley $4,000 per mile, and as they save
I~o1e -I4yx - -t,Ank
at the rate of Is cents bushel, they will make
| profit for themselves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-06

THE MAN WHO BEAT BUTLER R-Charles P.
Thompson who has risen "in an hour" as it
were, from an humble practitioner at the Essex
bar, to a public character whose name is now
household world throughout the country, is a
man or fine personal appearance He is rather
above the medium height, has large, full
head a keen eye, and wears light sandy
moustache and side whiskers. He is about
forty-seven years of age, though looking
younger than that. He is man of great per-
sonal popularity, having many friends and few.
if any, enemies. Among his brethren of the
Essex bar he goes by the familiar name Of
"Charlie." He resides and practices law at
Gloucester, where he went in 1857. Mr..
Thompson stands at the head of his profession
in Essex county, and is In every way an able
man; man who will honor the old Essex
district; and a man against whose public or
private life nor even the public slanderer who
fought him dared say one word.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-06

OBSTRUCTION OF A SwIssVILLAGE.-Peistin is
a little village, consisting of about ffty-one
houses in one of the Swiss valleys known as
the Schansiggthal 1t has recently been almost
destroyed by fire, only five or six of the houses
being left. About two hundred persons were
rendered homeless. The church, which wa
burned, and some of the houses were insured
for moderate amounts, but it is supposed that
the furniture and other personal property of
the villagers were unprotected, and will be
total loss to the unfortunate owners. ..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-06

AN INTERESTING DECIsIoN.-The Secretary
of the Treasury in decision rendered Wednes-
day, has given the profession of journalism
new distinction. He has recognized it as one
Of the learned professions, to be ranked, at
least so far as classification in the tariff goes,
with medicine, jurisprudence and theology.
An American journalist, who was returning
from Europe, bringing with him considerable
quantity of books, amounting in value to seve-
raj hundred dollars. for. nse in his own library,
claimed that the books were entitled to be en-
tered duty free, as portion of his professional
journal library. He bases this application upon
that section in the customs laws which makes
provision for the free importation of books for
the use of a library of physician, a lawyer
and clergyman. The custom houses at Balti-
more, at which port the books were imported,
decided that journalism is not profession and
that these books could not be imported under
that provision. An appeal was taken to the
Secretary of the Treasury, who has decided
that journalism is a profession to such an ex-
tent as will give journalist the advantage of
this provision OF the law.