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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-21
Foot Races.

The college foot races came on tins
afternoon at Glen Mitchell. n large
concoursc of people was present, and 1t
is pronounced the most interesting affair
of the regatta week.
The first race, IL one mile running race,
WAS won by +. Copeland, Of Cornell, in
4:OSJ; the second prize being won by j..
Ii. Eandcwentcr, Of Princeton, in j:l2,
and the third by :. A. Reed, Of Columbia
III j:l4i
The second race, n one hundred yard
rlnning race. was won by A. Is. Nclin, of
Yale, in lO4 seconds; second by D. D..
Pollard of Cornell, in l0i seconds.
Third race 3 mile running race, won
bv W. Ii. Downcs, of Wesleyan, in IS
minutes and IL seconds; the second by
}. +. Goodwin, of Columbia, in le mill
ute, and Az seconds.
The fourth racr.p hurdle running race
of l2O wards, hurdles l. yards apart, and
~ inches high. wits won by {. Maxwell,
of Yale, in 20! seconds; beating a.
Marquand, of Princeton, by three feet.
4. l.. RineS, of Harvard, finished about
two feet in the rear of Marquand. The
fifth race, seven mile walking match.
was won by j. f. Eustis, Of Wesleyan,
in Il minutes; c. ii. Hubb"ll, of Will
liams, second in y minutes, q seconds;
f. Price, of Columbia, third. William
Blake, of New York, referee. TIL"
prizes were very handsome, and were
given by James Gordon Bennett of the
New York Herdh
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the parish of St. Augustine thirty houses
and barns were altogether or partly de-
stroved. No lives lost.
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CANADA.
destructive storm.

QUEBEc. July 2O-The storm Of We'd
nrsdav last did considerable damage. La
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-21
SPORTING NEWS.
International Rife Match.

New YORK, July 2O.-A correspondent
who had conversation with Henry H.
Foster, Honorary Secretary of the irish
Rife Association, writes that all the ar
rangements for the international rifle
match at Creedmoor, on the part of the
Irish team, had been nearly completed; {;
that six out of the eight gentlemen named
in the team were certain to 60 to Amer
lea to compete for the prizes; that the
greatest interest was man TT d among
the patrons Of rife shooting in Ireland and
Eng land, and the team were doing all
they could to uphold the reputation they
had already achieved as expert and clever
marksmen. They would leave nothing
undone on their part to win victory in
the United States, and if they did not
gain the laurels they would most willing
" place them on the brows of those who
best deserve them. 1t is not yet certain
whether Lord Clancory will accompany
them to America. His going completes
the representation of the nobility, while
the other gentlemen make up the list,
showing that the gentry of Ireland as
we'll as the nobility are not uncOnccrned
at the result of the great inter national
match. ...
Edward Mullen commenced his walk
of five hundred miles in six consecutive
days ut l2:l0 this morning in Barnum
Hippodrome At 1880 to-day he had
completed his si1ty-ffth mile.
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Senatorial Conyention--3rd District.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
y the Senatorial Convention for the 3rd
,tiStrirf consisting of the counties of
Ritchie, Doddrige, Harrison, Gilmer, and
calhoun, will be holden at the town of FL
Irnhoro. in the county of Ritchie, on the
18th day of August. 1874. The under.
signed would respectfully request lhal
rnnnty meetings be held al an early day
a, possible, to appoint delegates to said
convention Let the counties aforesaid be
well represented: ~ ,..,
Bv order OF the Senattrial Executive
Committee. X. >. BLAIR,
ivIT Chairman.
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Recruits.

The superintendent of mounted re-
cruiting service is ordered to forward 100
recruits to Austin, Texas, for the Fourth
cavalry; and colored recruits t" the sam"
place for assignment to the Ninth cavalry;
also 80 recruits to Fort Dodge, Kansas, to
the Sirth cavalry
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-16
Cuba.

: HAVANA, February IA mob OF serera
hundred men marched towards the Cap
tain Generals palace last evening, demand.
ing the Government TO send into tue nelc
the entire battalion of volunteers with their
own officers, instead OF one-tenth OF The
battalion, as ordered in JoYellar's recent de-
cree. The mounted police dispersed the
rioters. No casualties.
The Captain.GeneraI to-day quartered Q
detachment OF genddrnaes In the barracks
opposite the palace.
The police have arrested SaturDiue Marti
neZ, editor of the Union, workingman's
Journal, and q priest named Castro. Botf
were sent to the Moro Castle. They are
known to be strong Republicans and are re-
ported to have been connected with yesteE
days demonstration.
it is stated the draft win be carried out
within twenty days.
The city is now quiet, but further trouble
is feared. -; d, H.; ..It;sss5
The consular agent of the United States
at Baracon officially denies the truth o! thu
report that the steamer Kansa, took sound
ings off the harbor while recently lying o.
that port. a{s s.& ss
The Spanish iron-clad ,Arspiles is leaking
badly, and viii probably go TO Martinique
10 be docked.
Santa Anna arrived In Havana yesterday
from Nassau, en- route 60 Hexico. he 10
turns 10 Mexico ,ipder, LeEdo's proclamation
Of amnesty, and VIII take no part In Mexican
politics.
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COMBUSTION WITHOUT SMoKE.-The new
system Of burning bituminous coal and other
kinds of fuel, which renders the combustion
so pcrtcct rs to prevent the generation OF
smoke and thus effect an economy OF thirty
five to forty per cent. in the amount OF fuel
used. Is said to be coming into very general
use in England, and it is believed that in time
it will be universally employed. This appa-
ratuS consists Of A blast prom fan or blower
introduced under the tire-grate into tight
fitting a>h-boX, ws>ch, passing through the
fire, is met at its upper surface by back
atmospheric pressure, created by one Or
more pipes descending from that point Of
the furnace where the heat and smoke
usually escape into the chimney. 70 create
a Lack pressure. the downward pipes are
employcd. The air from the fan or blower
meets this back atmospheric pressure in the
body Of the ire. and produces heat and
combustion like that from IN ordinary blow
pipe. so perfect az 10 prevent the generation
of smoke. All the combuStible matter Of the
coal or other fuel being consumed,
nothing escapes except the reSidduum, car
bonic acid and nitrogen gases, which, If per-
mtted to remain, would eXtinguish the fire.
10 avoid that difficulty, by freeing the fur.
uace from such lnconuu>tiDle residue, the
pressure OF the fan is somewhat greater than
the back atmospheric pressure, thus keeping
up Slight circulation from the furnace into
and through the down-pipes, thus enabling
the heat. usually escaping from the top OF
chimncys, to be utilized by water in Il tank,
in which these pipes, or the succession ol
dowr-ppeS, are immersed, the wafer thu,
heated aliording additional economy in the
prorpSS.
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| CHAECERY COURT OF RICHMOND, SATURDAY
| The following cases were disposed of:
Weisfger, &C., us Tyler, &c. Duvall, &c.
| Us. same. Decree confirming report of com
missioner and ratifying and confirming sale
| therein reported. and directing disposition
| to be made Of the purchase money rs col
| lected.
Jones, guardian, Us. Dickey. Decree con
| frming report of sale of the property in the
bill and proceedings mentioned.
Redd, guardian, us. Redd, &c. Decree
authorizing purchaser Of property to antici'
pate payment, and when it is made in full
directing deed to said purchaser.
/ Myers us. Myers, &c. Decree appointing
trustee in the place of one who is dead.
Blackwell, trustee, us. Sizer, &c. Decree
confirming report of commissioner, discharg'
ing rules heretofore ordered and making
distribution Of the fund.
Lambert Us. Lambert, &c. Decree con.
| trming report Of commissioner rs TO invest
ment heretofore ordered, and directing
| cause to be removed from the docket and
placed among the ended causes.
Phelps, Dodge & Co. vs. O'Donnell. De-
| cree setting aside decree heretofore made, and
| Iecommittlng cause to commission for
further inquiry and report.
| ChlsdresS, DC, rs. Smiths executor, &c.
Decree connrming report of commissioner
in part, and by consent directing a sale of
| the real estate in the bill and proceedings
| mentioned.
Duvall us. Exall, &c. Decree settling
rights of the several parties, and making
distribution Of the fund on hand.
Turner Us. HucleS, &c. Decree confirming
report Of commissioner and making final dis
| tribution of the fund. -.
Wilkinson ps. wilkinson, &c. Decree
confirming report of commissioners of dis
position of fund ordered by q former decree.
Lancaster, trustee, Us. Stuart, &c. Decree
ordering satisfaction of judgment to be en-
| tered and removing cause from the docket.
Boghiolo Us. Newkirk, &c. Decree con-
| frming report of commissioner as to invest
ment ordered to be made by former DEGREES
in this cause.
Ould & Darlington os. Macfarland, &c.
Decree referring cause to commissioner for
inquiry, account, and report.
Hart's administrator us. Hart's ctSator,
&c. Decree in conformity with opinion OF
court confirming report of commissioner
and fixing the amount due by the curator
to the plaintiff.
Jones rs Dickey. &c. Order authorizing
the payment of certain costs in this cause,
omitted in former decree.
Mckinley's administrator Us. Mckinley,
sc. Decree making final disposition OF the
case and directing the same to be removed
from the docket and placed among the ended
causes.
Parker us. Penn's administrator. Decree
for distribution Of the fund on hand.
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BitG>nlond 1ispatth.
NTHE CIRCULATION OF THE DIS
PATCH Is LARGER THAN THE COMBINED
CIRCULATION OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1874.
L.

Az IMrRovEp 1LLuAINArrNG GAs.--The
London Mining Journal Of late date
speaks highly Of an apparatus recently de-
yiscd and tested in London for the manulac-
turc of Illuminating gas. 1t Is devised as
simple in construction, yet Of extraordinary
efficacy in accomplishing its work Of doub-
ling the volume Of gas now obtained from
y given amount of coal, rendering the gas OF
mucl; higher Illuminating power, while its
puritv is increased, the process also
rtlectins great saving in LABOR. Inc
virtue OF the process is In saving much oi
the refuse which now goes to waste, dccon-
rosinc il and uniting the constituents WIN
the gas given off by the usual process OF
roasting the coal in the retort. Three retortS
OF iron or clay--thoush greater numoer
may be employed if required-are piaceo ID
TIE ordinary manner in setting, ana coai
is charged into the bottom one, the next re-
tort being filled with chalk and the upper
one with coke The three are connected so
that the gas eliminated in the lower one Is
made to pass through the chalk and coke re-
torts and finally after leaving the COKE lhto
the hydraulic main. The gas as IL Is
sues from the bottom retort coming
through the incandcscent chalk in the in-
tcrmediate retort has its constituents--tar
and amnonical water - lost in the
usual process, converted into illuminating
vSs. \ boiler heated by the same fur
mace which is used for the retorts (and the
fuel for which may be said to cost nothlng)
is placed alongside, and is conveyed from 1t
into the intermediate retort through pipe
placed in the fire and Of sufficient length to
thoroughly decompoSe the steam, resolving
it into It's gas eous constituents, which act as
carving gases. This drives the tar ana IL
ouor out of the chalk, the carrying gases
and the dry steam reabsorbing them ana
CARRYING forward the ighly-illuminatlng
properties they are known to possess. Inc
coaI-gas and walergas combined then pass
through the incandeScent coke in the top re-
tort, where the seam, having facilitated the
union of all the Illuminating elements cllmi-
mated from the coal, passes on. The tests maze
at temporary works show that the lllumlna-
ting power is greatly increased, while the gas
is almost wholly free from sulphur snd with
out ammonia. The labor is diminished one
half, and part of the plant and apparatus Is
dispensed with, so that the cost Of works Is
essentially cheapened and the wear and tear
greatly reduced. CoaLgas consumers Will
rejoice that they are to be freed from the
chronic evil of poor gas and have a mate
rial tightening Of gas bills.
Superintendent Knowles will please look
into this.]
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LEAp-PIpEs IND WATER-SUPPLY.-The
question whether water is poisoned by flow
inc through lead pipes was lately discussed
in the French Academy Of Sciences with re-
suits that are calculated to quiet the appre-
tensions of those who get their water-supply
through such pipes. NJ. Dumas stated that
in his chemical lectures be had long been
accustomed to employ very simple ex-
pertinent for the purpose of showing that
water corrodeS lead only uadsr special con-
ditions. He takes distilled-water, rain wa
ter, spring-water, riIer.water, ETC., and drops
into each pieces Of lead. 1t is found that
ouly the diStilled.water acts on the lead, the
salts of lime in the rest of the specimens
preventing Aee rejection. NJ. Belgrand read
to the Academy memoir giving the results
of his investigations into this subject. The
ancient Romans employed lead water-pipes
on large scale, but yet no Latin medical
writer says anything Of lead-poisoning pro-
duced by the water. According to M. Bel
Grand. cne.sxth of grain of calcareous
salts to the quart prevents the dissolution OF
the lead. lie exhibited TO the Academy
pieces of lead-pipes which had been in ser
vice from the time Of Louis XIV, without
showing any sign of corrosioD; and analy Sis
of water that has passed through long line
OF lead.ppes showed the complete absence
of lead GALAXY for March.
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A GREAT NEWSPAPER READER.-The peri
odlc.,l press has lately lost warm friend
and patron in the person Of a wealthy in
babitant of French provincial town, who
lately died there under circumstances as sim
gular as those of his life. He lived alone in
a secluded house, admitted no one to it but
a eharwoman who cooked for him. and q
newspaper agent who sold him thirty or
forty journals at time. at length ne
did not appear TO open the door to
these habitues when they sought en-
trance. They accordingly applied TO
the palice, who, being armed with the ne
cessary powers, forced their way into the
house of the eccentric owLer, and broke IN
the door of the bedroom, the threshold OF
which nc one had ever been allowed to cross.
Here the poor man was found lying dead.
The state Of his room and OF his clothing
was simpls indescribable but the really un-
common feature of this squalid den was the
amount of literary matter it contained. The
bed could only be reached from the door by
passing through rayine, the sides OF which
we're composed of thousands of newspapers
and novels, their perusal hayipg formed bis
sole occupation aud delight. ~ - !
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TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.-The follow

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.-The follow
ing is list of the conveyances Of real estate
for the week ending February II: -
Lots fronting 225 feet on Clly street corner
McCancc for SO; 10 feet on Franklin street
corner Eighteenth for S4,05o; p feet on
Thirteth street between n and NJ for 5000
- feet on Baker street between Fifth and
Sixth for $40; 115 feet on Belvdcrc street
near Canal for S2,S2T.50; % feet on Main
street between Fifteenth and Seyenteeth for
$4,000; 81 1-6 feet on Fourth street between
Duval and Baker for 81 900; 40 feet on Main
stree. corner Culvert for $500; 2S3 feet on
Main street between Pine and Laurel for
$500; 80 feet on Twenty-fifth street between
n and o for S397 80; "a feet on Pine street
between Albemarle aud Beverly for 1900
IS feet on Duyal street near Third for S125
A feet on Seventeenth street near Marshall
for 81 100,
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PoIsoHED By CONCENTRATED LYs.-Dr.
William Fl. Taylor, State assayer and chem
ist, and coroner of this city, is engaged at
present in making an analysis of the stomach
of child of Mr.. Anthony Nichols, of Nor
folk county. The child, it is feared, was
poisoned on the 9th of January by the ad-
ministration Of quantity of concentrated
lye. Accompanying the stomach was an
apron which the child was wearing at the
time the poisoning is alleged to have occur
red. This apron, it is thought, has been
somewhat burned by the lye, and the Doctor
will test the truth of the suspicion. The
child's mouth and throat are also repre-
seuted to have been badly burned. Indeed,
the little sufferer, it is said, was unable to
swallow at all after the dose was admins
tered The case is very interesting one,
and if the stomach and apron contain lye,
the Doctor IS Of opinion that he can easily
detect it. 1t may be remarked, in conclu-
sion, that suspicion rests upon person in
the neighborhood of the supposed poisoning.
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MANCHESTER NEWS.

HE ROLL oP HoNoR.-The following pu.
pills received certificates of distinction at the
Male High School for week ending February
18th: Masters W. 8. Campbell, D, B. Win
free, Jr., B. E. Bransford, r. Fl. Winfree,
John Il. Ingram, B. P. Owen, DR., 4. w.
Moody, r. Y. Owen, B. W. Nunnaly, E. 8.
Moody, l.. w. Nunnaly, John Traylor.
Charles Sharp, Frank Traylor, and z. w.
Broadnax,
AT the Colored High School: Masters J.
Britton, j. Blackwell, II. Brown, z. Clark,
W. Crunp, A. Cunningham, j. Epps, r.
Goode, William Moon, F. Nelson. J. Peters,
w. Short, W. Randall, R. Winfree, w.
Woodbridge.
INITIATION RECEIvED.-Jefferson Literary
Society has received from II. Seldom ElIyson,
secretary OF the Richmond Amateur Literary
Association, Cordial invitation to attend
their first public celebration, February 23d.
COUNTY PoLITIcs-The special election
for delegate in this county to fill the vacancy
occasioned by unseating DIR. John W. Wake
will be held March 9th. The convention to
nominate Conservative candidate will be
held at Chester February 2lst.
M. A. Cogbill, Esq., township superin.
tendent for Manchester, will call meeting
early this week to send delegates thereto.
A great amount Of earnest work is neces.
sary In the short time intervening between
this date and eIection-day to insure Con-
seryatiYe victory.
Police CoURT.-Justice Chiles on Satur-
day sent on for further trial James Bright
(colored), charged with stealing watch from
Mr.. Z. II. Jordan.
The CIRCUIT CoURT.-The trial Of Molair
occupied the attention Of the court all day
Saturday, and the sparring between the
counsel was lively, and at times exciting.
TEACHERS MEETlNG.-The regular month
ly meeting of the public school teachers was
held at Miss Monteiro's school Saturday, and
favorable reports were received from all the
schools.
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PERsosAL.-Colonel Joseph Mayo, State
Treasurer, was sick on Saturday.
The Governor talks very freely of bis visit
to Washington aud interview with Presi-
dent Grant, and seems to think that the
Presidents policy towards Virginia in future
will be satisfactory to her citizens. Governor
Kemper, it is said, told General Grant that
he thought the current OF public opinion IN
the country generally seemed opposed to ex-
treme Republican measures. The President
concurred with General kemper's views,
and said that he did not mean in the future
to lend his influence to any but liberal mea-
sures towards the southern country, and
especially to Virginia.
General William Malone was in the city
on Saturday.
On Saturday hr. Gilman, of Richmond,
opposed the bill before the House of Dele
gates to prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating
LIQUORS on the Ssbbath-day, and Judge Ould
made an eloquent and forcible argument In
support OF it.
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LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK

hASnATTAN, KAN, April 8, 1878.
r. p. Pierce, Buffalo, NJ T.:
Dear sr,-Your Favorite Prescription has done
my wife a world OF good She has taken nearly two
bottles and has felt better the past two weeks than
at any time In the past two years. No more perodi-
cal pains; none Of that aching back or dragging
Sensation In the stomach she has been accustomed
to for several years. have so much confidence In
it that would be perfectly willing 10 warrant 1t to
certain customers OF ours, who would be glad 10 get
hold OF relief at any expense. l have tried many
patent medicines but never had any occasion to ex-
tol one before. Yours, very truly,
GEORGE B. WHITING.
Mrs. E. r. DAILY, Metropolis, ILL.,, writes, Janu,
ary 9, 1873:
"Dr. r. V. PIERcE,-My sister Is using the Fa
yorite Prescription with great Leneft.''
MARY ANN FEISBIE, Lehman, Pa, writes, MAY
20, 1872:
"Dr. r. V. PIERCE,-WhatI have taken Of YOU
medicine has been CT more benefit to me than al
others and hundreds Of doctors bills"
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New York Items.

NEW YORK, February 14.-Onc hutdred
and twenty.tiY thousand valentines passed
the post office here to-day.
II is proposed to dispense with the St.
Putrick's Day parade this year and to give
the money fer the relief Of the poor.
The grain trade of this city is now en-.
gagged In considering the rules for the better
grading OF grain and for facilitating the dis
posing of it at railroad der0ts.
The steamship City Of Antwerp, which
arrived from Liverpool to-day, experienced
severe weather, and on the 11th instant her
second officer was washed overheard.
Work at fully one-half the ice-houses On
the Hudson. has ceased in consequence OF the
tbaw, ard over 5000 ice cutters are lying
idle, waiting for cold change.
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Ro1L or HoNoR Ar TEE RlcHMoNp HIG

ROLL OF HoNoR AT TIE RICHMOND HIGH.
ScHaoL.-The following is list Of the pupils
on, the roll of honor at the Richmond High
School this week: Ida Condrey, Lena NJ.
Duke, Cora Elliott, Mary E. Fox, Ada W.
Lee, Ida McGilvray, Sue McWilliam. Julla
F. Mitchell, Daisy Murray, Annie peasants,
nj. Belle Peasants, Mollie Rady, Emma V.
sayille, Carrie r.. Walters, Belle r. Wood.
son. i. E. Anderson, George 81. Armistead,
Levi Benhmip, S. r. BeVeridge, Richard
CardwelI, L. Z. Dearborn, jacob Ezekiel, p.
Baldwin Fischer, Willie Gay, Joseph a.
Levy, Ed. Mccarthy, Samuel Reynolds,
Charles Straus, Walter Walden. Attend
ance for the week, 86 per cent.
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Indian Affairs.

OMAHA, February 14.-Large amounts of
ammunition are being shipped to the various
posts in this Department. All post-com-
manders have been ordered to keep their
commands in readiness to take the field
against the Indians at moments notice.
The Indians ran 'ranchmen in six miles
west of Big Springs to-day. Forty cavalry
men under Captain Mills left Immediately by
rail, and will endeayor to strike them. No
other depredations were reported to-day.
Officials are very reticent, so that the half
breeds and renegades may not possess them
selves of information valuable to the In
dians, to whom they would certainly carry it.