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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-12
Two New Creyasses.

MEMPuIs, May II. - Tho steamer
Check, from below, brings important
news. At 0 o'clock yesterday morning
the levee In front OF Friar's Point, Miss,
broke at Maynard's and Miller's. The for:
mer crevRss Is one hundred, and tho latter
fifty feet wide, and as the water outside
Of the levee was five feet above the level
inside, the water poured through in an
immense volume, defying all attempts to
check 1t, and soon inundated the low and
surrounding country: These crevasses
will inundate very large and rich sec
ton OF cotton lands. The st. Francis
river was stationary yesterday, and the
levec on the Helena or Arkansas side still
held good. About two thousand hands
are engaged In strengthening It, but the
river had made cut of yesterday at
Council Bend, cutting of some fourteen
miles, and In consequence the river IA
rising below the cut off at the rate Of an
inch per hour. Further news from
Helena Is anxiously looked for,
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To these, some, would add q fourth, on,
habit OF describing the separation OF tht
South as Secession" An example OF thil
is the fact that Elliott's history is called
1.-THE History Of the Great Secession, J
The first Of these distractions Is removed
BY the fact Of our sending . iraternal del
egation. DR.. Lovick Pierce, the Southern
delegate Of 1948, Is alive, though in hil
Goth year, and is also q delegate to The
General Conference OF Louisville. Oul
delegation can have the satisfaction ol
personally greeting him. We having re-
fused 10 receive DR.. Pierce in 1s4S, the
initiative now Is properly with us, and
having taken It in 1874, that part Of the
account may be regarded as settled.
The second difficulty can be got out oil
the way only by commission, and un-
fortunately our deputation Is not COM
mission, and 1t % not instructed 10 propose
9 commission. Practically, the "Plan oil
Separation" as lar as It drew geographI.
cal line, has been disregarded by both
Churches; the Southern Church has
come north, and we have gone south ol
that line, We will never abandon
Southern territory, and they will not be
asked 10 abandon Northern territory. A
commission could, however, give express
sion TO mutual consent that the "Plan"
should, In this particular, be set aside, and
might suggest some satisfactory rules for
the avoidance Of unnecessary collision.
At oil events, we should have appointed
. commission to hear what the Southern
Methodists have to say on the subject.
AS 10 the property troubles, our frster-
nal delegates will be embarrassed by the
fact that the resolutions offered 10 our
General Conference in 1872, proposing its
settlement by commission from each
side, ttaS, for some undeeountdble reason,
soithdrapn. What we did during the war
In taking possession Of churches either
abandoned by both pastors and people, or
abandoned by pastors and retained by
loyal congregations, who sought our min
istry, was eminently proper. The cir
cumstanCes justified temporary possession,
but could give us no legal title. In sim.
liar manner Southern Methodists have
taken possession OF our churches in Vir-
ginia. The question Of permanent occu-
pancy ought to be settled without un-
reasonable delay, and we shall never cease
to regret that the resolutions relative 10
settlement failed OF reaching vote in the
General Conference.
These facts show quite plainly IN what
position we have placed our delegates 10
the Southern General Conference. They
are without authority 10 make single
profer OF a settlement ol any matter at
issue between the two churches, and they
are embarrassed by the failure Of our last
General Conference to act on the proper
y question
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CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND, May 11-At q Catholic
meeting last evening $4,000 were sub
scribed to establish an Irish Catholic pa
per in this city. Thepaper Is to be under
the supervision of Bishop Gilmore.
This forenoon about sixty Bohemian
sewer diggers on Wilson avenue struck
for an increase Of wages from 81 25 10
81 90 per day. The strikers visited some
other points whore diggers were at work
and obtained reinforcements, in some
instances resorting 10 violence. About
noon 1O3 OF the strikers passed through
Superior street to West Place, visiting q
number OF points, compelling hands 10
quit work and join them. At The lumber
yard Of Purdy 6 McNeal there were
strong indications OF serious riot. A
number Of pistol shots were fred, but
without effect. Several persons were
badly hurt by flying missiles The strikers
were dispersed by policemen. Many
srikins coal beavers and lumbermen
have resumed work at old rates.
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BUFFALO, May 11.-About hall past
five this evening, without previous warn
ing. McArthur's four.story brick block, on
Main street above Eagle, fell with a
terrible crash, crushing in the adjoining
two story block OF Stcvcnson's. The
blocks were occupied by McArthus s.
Lauke, jewellers; Cooke, Shefel s. Co.,
variety store; and others. A daughter Of
]. Frank Maple, five years old, was in
stantly killed. Also o son Of Proi. Buck.
ham, Principal Of the State Normal
School, fourteen years Of age. Mrs.
Buckham had q leg broken and was
severely bruised. Emma g. Morse,
fourteen years old had her left
arm torn of and her skull
fractured. Reports prevail that
more are still in the debris. There were
many narrow escapes, some thirty per-
sons being in the building when it fell.
The cause Is attributed to the carelessness
Of come masons, who knocked out por.
ton Of the back wall Of McArthur's
block to connect 1t with the new building
In the rear, The loss is estimated at $780,.
O00
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The Cuban Cable.

NEW YoRK, May 1.-THE supposed
Iault or imperfeclion In the Cuban cable,
which has interrupted communication
during several months. proves to haYe
been complete break. Mr.. William
Mackintosh, the Western Union Tele-
graph Compapy's foreman OF construc-
tlon and repairs In New York City, found
the trouble few days ago nearly a mile
and q half from the shore, where he
buried the parted ends, and effected tho
necessary repairs by inserting three hun
drcd feet Of new cable. Tho break showed
that 1t had been made with an axe, doubt.
less In order to clear some vessels anchor
which 1t had louled.
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North and South Me,hOdfsm.

The seventh session Of the General Con.
ference oi the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, which Is now sitting in Louisville,
Is one Of extraordinary interest in the his
sorry Of the Church. With regard TO re.
union between the Northern and Southern
branches Of the Church, nothing definite
has yet been accomplished. In 1s48 the
Church South sent delegate 10 the Gen.
eral Conference Of THO Church North, but
he was rejected upon the ground that, as
important interests were In litigation be.
tween the two Churches, the reception Of
the delegate would compromise their
claims. Since that time, there has been
no official intercourse between the two,
although the subject Of reunion has been
often discussed; but at the present time
1t Is thought some definite and formal
action will be taken, as three delegates
from the Church North are in attendance
viz: The Rev. Q. Il. Fowler, D. D., the
Rev. s. Hunt, D. D., and Gen. Clinton B
Fisk, who are empowered to offer The
hand Of fraternity.
These expectations are not, however
likely to be fulfilled, II The Asthodist
published in New York, correctly repre-
sents the actual state ol affairs. In III
issue Of this week, that paper says:
"Itis to be feared that our delegates to
the General Conference ol the Methodist
Episcopal Church South have gone upon
bootless Grand. They are without au.
thority TO settle or 10 propose settlement
Of any one oi the questions at issue be-
tween the two churches. Our report an
the "state ofthe Church" which preced-
ed, In the General Conference Of 1879, The
adoption Of resolution TO appoint lrater.
nal delegates, was framed on theory o.
an oblivion Of the past; the Southern
Church has go far been unwilling 10 pu'
out Of sight the relations Of the two bodiei
to each other since 1S4s. The dificulLe!
In the way arc mainly these:
!. The rejection OF their proaer Of fra
ternal intercourse In 1s4s.
3. Our reputation ol the plan oil sep
Araton, which drew q geographical line
between the two Methodisms,
3. Our occupancy Of places Of worshir
OF which the title Is vested by deed In M
Church South, -
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WIn,er WheaI.-lts Presen. PrOspec.!

Winter Whcat.-Its Present Prospects
The spring wheat production Of the
United States, mathen atically stated,
comprises less than one. hall Of the total
wheat production Of the country. And
Of the States producing 1t, the six East.
ern States included, are Of little impor-
tance for what they contribute. Thegreat
producing States Of fsll.sown wheat are
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and -Ncbras.
ka, and these produce oO,oCO0OO bushels,
or about one,lourth ot the entire wheat
crop. Tho latest returns 10 the De-
partment Of Agriculture include the
larger proportion Of the winter, wheat area,
and represent the crop as more generally
promising at this period than for several
years past. Tho winter has been &C
favorable in the South that the returnt
represent either average vlgor or mos
promising growth to the grain. Says The
monthly report OF the department: 1--WE
have never been able TO report such uni
formity Of high condition lin the south)
and only once, in 1871, anything approach
ing it. Scarcely q really marked excep-
tion is reported" In tho Ohio valley ar
unpromisiDg appearance is reported
while a majority represent in vari
Gus terms a condition above al
average. From Missouri and Kansas
still fewer unfsvorable returns have
been received, while all the States iurnisl
most favorable ones. With reference tc
Missouri and Kansas 1t may be said thai
for several years past there have been nj
such favorable returns as this spring pre-
sents. Kansas presents almost equally
dattering prospects, but three counties re
port low condition: Tho latest repor
from California, where sowing is contiu'
ued from fall to spring, is found in tn,
San Francisco Commercial Herald 0
April 8, and is as follows:
1.-THE long and short of the whole Pa
citlc crop question at this date Is one o
exceeding promise. Salinas Valley viii
produce crops far greater than ever be
fore; the yield will be simply immense
and so OF other virgin districts now To-
tho first time brought under cultivation
There never was period when croaker
were so hard up for timber to work upol
as now; their occupation Is gone, ant
complaints OF crop failures are so few
and faint and far between, that really
seems q waste oil time to allude to II
Ships and a market are what we mos
need, and what greatly concerns US a
this time"
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Map Of the Overlooked Country,

We arc indebted to Mr.. SAMUEL IR-
WIN, o. this city, Tor copy Of the New
Orleans P'eayane Of the Sd inst, accom-
panied bya map Of the ovcrfowed dis
trlct in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mlssis.
sippi. We have already given pretty
full particulars relative to the scope Of
the country, and productive capacity Of
the region embraced in this terrible
disaster, but the dark spots on this map
convey to the mind more vivid con-
ceptlon Of the extent ofthe country that
has been temporarily ruined by the great
food Of this memorable season. The
dark coloriug commences about fifty
miles above Memphis and widers out as
we follow 1t down. At Helena 1t begins
to embrace both sldes Of the Mississippi,
and al Tallahatchie attains lis maximum
width, say fifty to sixty miles. About
Natchez 1t becomes narrow again but
nevertheless embraces some Of the incest
cotton and sugar country in Louisiana
from that point on down to the Gulf
Below New Orleans, in Plaquemines
almost the whole country has been inun.
dated.
Tosum up tho flood from Memphis to
the Passes, the crevssses are over fifty
miles in width. Through them flow
streams greater and more powerful than
the mighty Mississippi Itself, which pour
out on this devoted country 2,OOO,OOO,0O0
cubic feet Of water every hour. Not only
Is this water thrown on the land, but 1t
must find Its way to the sea through six
hundred miles Of low alluvial lands. 1t
Is not hyperbole, then, to say that tho
Mississippi is wider now than the far.
famed Amazon, whose mouth is two hun.
dred and fifty miles in width.
The loss to the crops has been calcu.
lated as follows: Cotton, 100000 bales;
sugar, 10000 hogsheads, and almost
total destruction Of the tobacco and rice
crops, the last, ono OF the promising and
increasing industries OF Louisiana.
An extract from letter in the Colum.
bus Journal Of yesterday, from Chaco-
chonla, Louisiana, gives an interesting
pen picture Of the overflow. The writer's
plantation is under water, and he esti.
mates his loss at $4,000, but still he ex.
hibits nerve in his epistolary effort. Here
is an extract, illustrating the lie Of man
whose habitation Is surrounded by the
Father of Waters on "bust:" u can
stand on my verandah and harpoon gar
ash from two.to ak feet long. Alligators
are floating on logs and below like SO
many bulls. The snakes are in search Of
land, and dare not leave my door open
when 60 to the store room for lear they
will enter. They are so very tame that
they do not try TO avoid me. The frogs,
too. arc In legions, and keep up great
noise. Just now gar fish or alligator
struck tho floor and made my table trem.
bic. All wild beasts arc quite gentle.
There is a vast sheet ot water as far as l
can see, nothing but the tops Of the cane
showing"
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WAsHINGTON.a :
A CAUCUS WITHOUT RRsnrrs.

| WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Republi.
can Senators were again 10 caucus TO-DAY
but came to no understanding about NJ,
consideration Of the amendatory Ciyi
Rights bill. The following order Of busl
ness was agreed on:, First, the bill pro
vlding for tho distribution Of the Geneyr
award; next the Finance bill, recently re
ported as an amendment or substitute fol
the House bill, and their general appro-
priation bills as they RhRll be brought
from time to time before tho Senate.
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
In tho district Investigation TODAY
Gov. Shepherd was cross examined. Up
to. recess his evidence was unimportant.
TRLEaRAMs ny TIE PREs1DRNr.
The following kilograms were sent from
here to-day: Sf
WASHINGTON, D. c., May ii.
Hon James Brooks, Little Rock, Ark +.
l have suggested to Mr. Baxter that
members OF the General Assembly now
In Little Rock adjourn Tor reasonable
time, say ten days, TO give you an oppor.
tunity to call In those members who may
not respond 10 his call, so that there may
be q full Legislature. The United States
VIII give all the necessary protection to
the Legislature in meeting and transact
Ing Its business Rs usual at the State
House, and will prevent, as lar Us practi-
cable, all violence and disturbance Of the
public peace. / urgently request that tho
military OF both parties bo at once dis.
banded, which is the first step toward a
peaceable settlement. Answer.
(Signed) US. GRANT.
10 Hon. E!tShG Baxter, Little Rock: al
recommend that the members OF the
General Assembly, now in session at Lit
tie Rock, adjourn for q reasonable time,
say ten days, to enable Brooks TO cali
to that body his supposed adherenls, so
that there may be q full Legislature. Any
hssty action BY part OF the Legislature
will not be satisfactory to the people.
Brooks friends hero agree that Il this
course Is pursued no opposition will be
made to the meeting oi the ASSENT, in
the State House as usual, and that he will
at once dismiss his forces, II you will do
the same. urgently request that all the
armed forces on both sides be disbanded,
so that the General Assembly may act
Tree from any military pressure or in
fuence. The q. s. forces will give all
necessary protection 10 the Legislature,
and prevent, as far as practicable, all vic.
lence and disturbance Of the public peace.
lsignedI U. s. GRANT.
REPORT on SOUTH CAROLINA MEMORIAL.
To day Mr.. Potter OF tho Judiciary
Committee of the House submitted views
oil himself and MIR. Ward of the Com
mittee on Memorial Of South Carolina tax
payers. Whatever may be tho condition
OF tho public affairs in that State, the mi.
nority are not prepared to say. The govern.
ment has no authority to interfere with q
State government where popular suferage
exists. Distress and abuses prevail to such
an extent as seems 10 warrant an investi-
cation, recommended by the minority with
aview Of ascertaining whether there be
any great and prevalent evil which can
be cured by any legislation now, or that
may hereafter be brought within tho
power Of Congress.
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GheG4telLigture
Safety of the Fruit.

The postmaster at sherrard, Marshall
county, tells Us that the fruit crop in thai
region Is all safe and promises abundant
ly. We have the same news, so far as VIC
have any at all, from the different local
lies Of this section oI tho country. 30
that wefeel like congrs.ulatlng all classes
Of our readers on the chances Of having
an abundance Of peaches and apples this
year, saying nothing Of cherries, plums
and pears, all Of which are important
sources Of revenue to this section Of
country and still more important in a
sanitary point Of view.
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STREET CLEANING FRAUDS.


Tho Aldermanic Committee appointed
to investigate the alleged street cleaning
frauds met this afternoon. Mayor Have.
meyers communication on the subject
was read, after which Alderman Often
dorfer said he did not regard tho express.
ed wish OF the Mayor TO have matters
Investigated as sincere, as enough corrup.
ton and fraud had been shown by the
Legislative Committee on the same matter
not only to have the Police Commission
ers removed, but also indicted by the
Grand Jury. He looked upon the Mayor
as shielding tho Police Commissioners, Il
was agreed to make out specific charges
against the Commissioners, and 10 request
their immediate removal.
The books and property OF the Canada
Southern Railroad were seized to. o.day
under writ OF attachment granted BY
Judge Donahue in the Supreme Court
Chambers, on application OF Musgrove &
Co, for thesum ol $4,000. A number
oi books In the possession of Whitney,
Counsel Tor the road, were also seized.
II Is said that Whitney has a large
amount Of property belonging 10 the road
IN his safe, the statement Of which will be
made tomorrow. E. A. Wilkes, Vice
President, thinks that the matter will be
amtcably settled in day or two.
Comptroller Schroeder in q letter to
the City Council Of Brooklyn, states that
there Is deficiency OF $25, 600 in the re.
turns OF the former Street Commissioners
collections,
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For New England, cool and partly
cloudy weather, with easterly 10 south
erly winds and falling barometer.
For the Middle States, partly cloudy
weather in tho interior, and threatening
weather on the coast, with northeast
winds veering to southerly and lower
temperature.
For the South Atlantic and Gull States,
increasing cloudiness, with northeast 70
southeast winds and threatening weather
on the Atlantic coast, and toutherly
winds, with continued warm weather In
the interior.
For the lower lake region, increasing
cloudiness, and possibly light rain near
Lake Erie, with eastefly and Southerly
winds, lower temperature, and falling
barometer.
For the upper lake region, Tennessee,
the Ohio Valley, and the Upper Missis.
slppi and Lower Missouri Valleys, partly
cloudy weather, southeast to southwest
winds, slight fall Of temperature, no de.
clded change Of barometer, and areas Of
rain In Missouri and northeastward to
Michigan and Minnesota.
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The List of Petitions to the City
Council Against Granting License.

WHEELING, W. Va, May II, 1874.
Editors otthO IntellIgeneer.
This morning there appeared in the
columns Of the Register the "voters petit
tlon" against granting liquor license, with
the names appended thereto, lately pre-
sented to the City Council. We respect,
fully solicit the "Liquor Dealers Associa.
ton otthe City Of Wheeling" who had
that list published, to publish the Wo-
mans Petition, and the names Of the
siguera appended thereto, presented 10 the
Council Of the same time.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. J. McKENDRRR RRILRY,
President Woman's Temperance Band, oi
the City Of Wheeling.
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LOCAL OPTION DEFEATED.
QuIntennIal Conyocatlon. /.

BALTIMORE, May 1.-THE 9th Quin-
tennial Convocstion Of the Sisters ol
Charity Of North America was begun yes,
terday in St. Joscph's Convent, near EN-.
mittsburg. About three hundred and
titty Sisters, comprising superioresses oI
asylums, hospitals and other institutions
and representing nearly every diocese in
the United States, were present. Mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Guendty
Superior Of the Community in the United
States. The ConYocation will continue
till Tuesday, May 10.
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LEXINGTON, Ky, May 1.-THE Spring
races over the Association Course prom.
ises lively attraction this week. The
weather Is clear and warm.
For the frat race to day the Pheni1
Hotel stakes for hree.year.olds, $50 each
play or pay, $3.50 added, II miles, horses
cold as follows: Aaron Peming $500
Warrior $120, Excelsior so, Lagrange
$50 In the second race for . purse 81
s.. 900, Jury sold for $20, Sophie Bodde.
lay $1S, and War received $s.
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Lose, By Toronto Fire.

ToRoSro, .oSr., May y1l..The total
losses by the fire Tol Saturday night and
Sunday morning are estimated at $500
900. The heaviest losers are Smith u
Knight, 100000, insured. The other
losses are distributed among number oi
business men, who are said to be insured,
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TITusv11E, May 11.-An extensive
fire occurred at Warren, Pa, yesterday
morning at | o'clock, destroying the
Episcopal Church and several other
buildings, the loss amounting 10 $40 0OO,
At 3 o'clock second fire broke out de-.
stroying the Russel House and other
buildings, the loss amounting 10 10000.
The insurance on the total lose amounts
70 $1,000. The Episcopal Church was
lolly covered BY insurance. Both fires
were by an incendiary.
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The remains of Thomas Cox, Jr., q
young man 1S years Of age, were found
in the canal this morning. Appearances
indicate that the remains had lain in the
water several days, as they show marks
Of foul play, and It Is believed he was
first murdered and thrown into the canal.
The father Of the deceased states that
young Cox left home on Monday evening
last, since which time nothing has been
heard from him. 80 far as known he
was not a vicious or dissipated young
man and It is therefore impossible at pres.
Unt to account for his death. The Coro-
ners jury called to investigate the case
adjourned to await the result Of pSst
mortam,
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Contract Awarded.

COLUMBUS, O., May 11.-At q meeting
Of the City Council tonight, the contract
Tor building tunnel under High street
OF the railroad depot,was awarded 10 Mr
John Stothart, Of this city, his bid being
$45 $50, the lowest out Of over a dozen.