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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-07
SENATE.

The Senate was called to order
promutly at II o'clock by Hon. L. W..
Ferry, of Michigan, President pro
tenn
The overflow from the House surged
INTO the galleries Of the Senate, and they
we're well filled. The mourning arranged
for the funeral ceremonies of Nlcc-Presl-
dent Wilson remains in its place, and his
chair. heavily draped was placed IN the
real of that occupied by the presiding
officer.
Rev. DIR. Sunderland, Chaplain, offer
ed prayer, in which he invoked divine
blessing upon the President of the Uni
ted States, Congress, and upon the whole
nation, and referred to the deaths occur
ring since the last session.
Mr.. Cooper, of Tennessee, presented
the credentials of David NJ. Key, ap-
pointed United States Senator IN place
Of Andrew johnson, deceased, and he was
sworn in.
Mr.. Anthony submitted resolution
providing for the appointment OF com
mittee of two Senators, TO join such a
committee rs may be appointed by the
House of Representatives TO inform the
President that Il quorum of two Houses
had assembled, and Congress was ready
t. receive any communication he may be
pleased to make. Agreed to, and the
chair appointed Messrs. Anthony and
Thurman such committee.
On rcassembling Mr., Anthony said 1t
was not probable any message would De
read from the House to day. He there.
fore thought the Senate might as well
adjourn. Ii , made motion to that et.
feet. which Yves agreed to, and at l2:lo
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
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FOREIGN.
Dreadful Explosion I'm a CoIIiery.

LONDON, December 6.-The cOlliery at
which the dreadful explosion accurred
to-day belongs to Mitchell & Co, and is
one of the largest in Southern Yorkshire.
1t is Joined by underground workings
with. Edmund's main colliery, where
twelve years ago yesterday over three
hundred persons perished. The works
extend for many miles. They are entirely
worked with safety lamps, under rigid
discipline and were considered safe. AT
six o'clock about three hundred men and
bows descended and commenced work as
usual. At $3.50 terrible explosion
occurred. The exact position of the ex-
pIosion is at present unknown, but the
miners of all parts CT the pit were
startled by loud report, followed by
large volumes of smoke and those who
were able rushed to the pit bottom, but
the drawing cage was displaced. AS
soon rs possible volunteers were organ
lied to search Tor the dead and dying,
and those who had escaped. After be.
ing down for some time the volunteers
reported that they had met with great
difficulty. They saw many who were
alive, but unconscious. 1t is impossible
now to give the number lost. 1t Is
feared that the first report two hun
dred) will be confirmed, though
the managers OF the colliery hope that
many may be saved. The operatives of
all the collierics of the district arc on
the spot, ready and anxious to do every
thing possible for the relief of the suffer
crs. All the local surgeons have also ar
rived. All those rescued thus far are
seriously burned and otherwise injured.
Hundreds of men, women and children
are congregated ut the mouth of the pit,
and us the bodies are drawn to the sur
face the scene is of the most heart-rcnd-
ing character.
Latest accounts from the Swaithc col
liery indicate that the total number OF
lives lost was l40. The explosion was
caused by careless blasting operations.
Another disaster of similar character is
reported to day, in a coal mine near
Pcntyrch, in south Wales, in which
twelve persons were killed and injured
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WAsuINGToN, December 6.-An in
formal interchange of the opinions OF the
members Of the National Democratic
Executive Committee took place to-day.
There were present Augustus SchelI,
Chairman, John G. Thompson of ONO,
Senator Randolph of New jersey, Scna-
tor Mcdonald OF Indiana, cX-Rcpresen-
tativc McEnry of Kentucky, William II.
Barnum, of Connecticut; William a.
Moore, of Michigan, James K.
Barr, Pittsburgh. and Mr.. Eaton, OF
Kansas, with A. d. Bank, of Mississippi,
the Secretary. Mr.. ScheIl, chairman
of the Executive Committee, also chair
man of the National Democratic Com
mittee, was authorized to use his discre-
ton in calling the latter Committee to-
cether, with WOW of designating time
and place for holding the next National
Democratic Convention for the nomina-
ton of candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States.
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The Hanging of Abel CienimcnS In
Nor-antown seventy Years Ago.

The Clarksburg Telegram furnishes
rs with this scrap of history, which will
be doubtless read with interest: Ia the
wear 1905 there stood a comfortable log
house near the Jackson Cemetery, at tue
cast end of Clarksburg. occupied by Abel
Clemmcns, his wife and six children.
The records of the Harrison County
Court show that at term held on the
18th of November, 1905, the above men
iop,t Abel Clemmcns was arralgncd
upon the charge of having on the night
of the 10Th of November previous, MUIR
dercd Barbara, his wife, Elijah, Hester,
Rachel, Mary, Benjamin and Ann
Clcmmeus, his children. After the en-
animation of the witnesses, he was re-
maudrd 10 Jail to be tried by the Dis
,rict Court. Tho court was then held ut
Murgautown, to which place the prison
rr was taken, tried, convicted and hung
sometime III thcyca 1906. The above
i, brief statement ot one of the most
cruel and bloody tragedies that ever
stained the dark annals of crime. Tradi-
ticn has handed dcwn 10 the present gen
rr,tion some of the incidents connected
with the sad event. Il l. SAlu tue tlur-
der WA, committed with IN axe, and
while the victims were sleeping. Glenn
mems fed from Justice, and !or some days
hid in "a cliiF of rocks bordering Elk
Cr,rI; to the north of the town. After
his arrest the wrctched man gave aS IA
reason for his inhuman act, that he was
afraid that his family would starvc dur
mg the coming winter, that 1t was Il
mercy to them to die Il painless rather
lnan lingering death. He also SAID
thp if he Lsd heap Of gold as high rs
PInn.ckinick he would give it all to have
hi, family return to life again. Tne
house in which the crime was enacted
remained vacant, the superstition OF the
times being such tha. no one was bold
enough to live in 1t, and was finally
burned by the hand of an inccndiary.
Seventy wears have fled since the enact
ment of this uncartbly tradrdy, but the
remains Of the house are still to be seen,
and the moss grown rocks that sheltered
the trembling murderer still throw their
shadows upon the placid stream beneath,
and are 10 this day known rs "Clcmmens
Rocks"
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TIE WEATHER.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF CHIEF. SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Dec. I, ! A. NJ.


OFFICE OF CHEF. SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsnlNGToN, Dec. 7, ! A. NJ. }
PROBABILITIES.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern
Gulf States, falling barometer, warmer,
southeast winds. cloudy and rain, follow
ed IN the latter by cold noothwcst winds.
rising barometer and clearing weather
For the Western Gulf States, Lower
Missouri and Upper Mississippi Valleys,
diminishing northwest winds, slightly
warmer, partly cloudy weather and Sta
tlonary or falling barometer.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley
rising barometer, southeast winds and
rain, veering to colder northwest winds
and possibly snow or rain.
For the Upper Lakes northeast winds
and rain, backing to colder northwest
winds, with snow and falling followed
by rising barometer. w
For the Lower Lakes and the Middle
States falling barometer, northwest winds.
backing To southeast and southwest, ram
or snow, and generally higher temPcra-
turc, except colder northwest winds Tues
day night, on the Lower Lakes.
For the New England States. falling
barometer, warmer northeast winds, IN
creaslng cloudiness ana fog.
For the Canal Region Of New Jersey
and Virginia the temperature will re-
main above freezing.
Cautionary signals will be discontinued
on the lakes after December 10Th.
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DIR. Pierce.


From the To.cdo Blade.
"Succcss is never achieved without
merit. A man may make poor article
and sell it once, and there being 10000
600 of people in the United States, the
sale TO each one would make decent for
tune. But an article that holds the field
wear after year, and the sales of which in
crease regularly and rapidly, must have
absolute merit.
DR.. Il. V. Pierce, of Buffalo. n. Y, Oc-
cupies our entire eighth page to-day wit
his various articles We admit it, because
we know the Doctor and know of his ar
ticles. We know hlm to be regularly
educated physician, whose diploma hangs
on the wall of his office, and We know
that he has associated with him several
of the most eminent practitioners in the
country. We know that parties consult
him. by mail and in person, from all the
States in the Union, every day, and thu
they are fairy and honestly dclt with.
This grand result has been accom-
plished by two agencies good, reliable
artices-articles which, once introduced,
work easily their own way-and splen-
did business management. They have
succeeded because they ought TO have
succeeded"
If you would patronize Medicines,
scientifically prepared by skilled Physl-
clan and Chemist, use DR.. Pierce's Faml-
" Medicines. Golden Medical Discovery
is nutritious, tonic, Alternative, and blood
cleansing. and an unequaled Cough Re-
medy; Pleasant PurgatIve Pellets, scarce
" larger than mustard seeds, constitute
an agreeable and reliable physici ravorltc
Prescription, "A remedy tor deblltatcd
females; Extract of Smart Weed, ma
gical remedy for Pain, Bowel Com
plants, and aR unequaled Liniment for
both human and horse-flesh; while his
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is known the
world over as the greatest specific for
Catarrh and "Cold IN the Head" ever
given to the public. They are sold by
druggists.
20 YEARS A SUFFERER-CURED ny THE
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
Dr.. Z. Y. Pierce:
DEAR SIR:-Twcnty years ago ! was
Shlpwrecked on the Allhnllc occhh, anu
the cold and exposure caused large alb
scess to form on each leg, which kept
continually discharging. was attended
by doctors in Liverpool, Havre, New
Orleans New York, and at the hospital
on Staten Island (wherc the doctors
wanted to take one leg off. Finally,
after spending hundreds of dollars, wns
persuaded to try your Golden Medical
Discovery and now, in less than three
months after taking the first bottle, ] nm
thankful to say ann completely cured
and for the first time in ten years can put
my left heel to the ground. | am at
home nearly every evening and shall be
glad to satisfy any person Of the truth OF
this information.
am, sir, yours respectfully,
WM. RYDER,
81 Jefferson street, Buffalo, \. Y.
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New York Cattle Market

New YORK, December 6.-Beeves--
Receipts yesterday and to-day 4, 420 head
making $50 io- the week, against $500
head for the last week. Quality fair gem
orally and market about steady at an ad-
vance for the weak equal to nearly lc
No premium beeves offered; native cattle
9@l84c; Texas and Cherokee SI6l0lc.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts yesterday
and today 1915 head, making 24,940 for
the week, against 20,400 for last week.
Prices much the same as Thursday and
Friday, with fair business at Gl@7c for
common to fancy sheep; 6!@7lc for
lambs; fat sheep and lambs 6@6ic.
Swine-Receipts 10, $50 head. making
30,04O head for the week, against ~, 100
last week. Market dull and weak, with
two car loads of Ohio corn fed alive at
81 50@7 sci per 100 lbs. No western
dressed offered. City dressed steady
at 9t@9Sc
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Cincinnati Market.

ClNCINNATI, December G.-Cot.on-
Steady and in moderate demand at l23GG
l25c. Flour-Quiet and firm. Wheat
demand iair and market firm; red
81 15Gl 35. Corn-inactiye; new 48CC
APE; old jSMG0c Oats-Steady and firm
at 3Oa 43c. Barley-Dull and nominal.
Rye-Dull and unchanged. Pork-Quiet
Mt $2l 90. Lard-Demand fair and mar
ket firm for spot at $l2 80; futures irreg.
ular at $l2 7j@l3 22!; Kettle $l3 OO@
Is %. Bulk Meats-Steady and in mod
crate demand; sales of shoulders at 7Sci
Cumberlands 93c, boxed; also sales OF
shoulders and Gear rib sides at sole
seller February. Bacon-Quiet and un-
changed. Green Meats-Nothing doing.
whisky Demand fair and market firm
at$l %.
Hogs-Duli; common light So SOC q -;
fair to good packing 81 OOG7 2ji choice
heavy s. 80.
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by western
Union Line, Office Northwest cof'
ofMain ard 18th SITS.
FoRTY-FOURTR CONGRESS-.
Opening of the Session.
FoRTY-FOURTR CONGRESS-.
Opening of the Session
Hon. M. G. Kerr Elected
Speaker of the
House.
Tremendous Crowd Present.

WAsmINGroN, d. g, December C.
The opening of the Forty-fourth Con-
gress was marked by the presence IN and
around the Capital of u larger crowd
than probably ever before watched the
similar proceedings, although the wet
and drcary weather seemed to have little
or no eiIec, in restraining the cagerncss
orthe multitude which havonown into the
city during the past few days, and from
AN early hour the galleries OF the House
were hacked as closely rs possible, and all
the approaches and every available space
became gradually filed up, until as the
hour of noon approached, 1t was almost
impossible for one 20 make his way in
any direction through the seekers OF
places andemo!uments which the changes
of the political parties in the House
offers.
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WHY NOT INVESTIGATE?"

Yes. why not? There are great
many things it would be interesting to
know. First. there is that SIS, 600 dcic-
+. which is so confidently declared not to
an absolute case Of stealing. Perhaps
not but that's one Of the things 10 be
found out, and even Shouldn't turn out not
10 be an sctual cmbczzlcmcnt, 1t Will be
. mighty nice thing to expose that pccu-
..-,vstem Of bookkeeping and arithmetic
,.a would admit ofthat and even great
.--lIs. Then, again, there is that sale oi
land. donated 60 the State by the gen
.-sI government for agricultural! pur-
r.,,,. These lands were sold rcmarka.
biz cheap. and it is shrewdly suspected
,hs. the State lost large sum Of money
thereby. and that some friend of the
Radicals who was Governor at that time
WA. enabled TO make fine spcculation'
surely that's a subject worth locking into.
Ye. again. it would be very well to in.
vc,uga,e INTO the truth of the state
ment made by the Hateiiigenccr of
Yesterday, that when the Radicals
were turned out Of power, they turned
ever to their Democratic successors a full
Treasury. Certain Of the Oldest inhabi-
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Foreign Grain Markets.

LONDON, December 6.-The Mark
Lane Express, in a review of the grain
markets OF the past week, says: "The
unusually severe winter having com
p!etely stopped field labor, and partially
closed the Baltic, has caused wheat to
harden somewhat, but owing to the
quantity of grain IN granary, there Is
little prospect of a material advance be-
fore spring. The character of the
weather, then, will be unusually lmpor-
tant. Should anything happen, an ad-
vance of ten shllings would easily oc-
cur. In Paris -four has recovered one
franc. Good samples Of wheat are rather
dearer. The same remark applies to
the French provinces, Belgium, Holland,
Germany, Austria ard Hungary. Rain
has fallen in Northern Africa"
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At twelve o'clock the House was called
to order by Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk ofthe
House ot the Forty-third Congress, and
the hall WAS cleared of all not entitled to
its privileges. The attendance of mem
bers was very full, nearly every seat be-
ing occupied.
Mr.. Mcpherson then called the names
OF the members by States, commencing
with Name.
In regard to representation from the
33d district of New York, the Clerk re-
minded the House that the person first
elected had dcd, and the person elected
to fill the vacancy had presented creden-
tials 80 peculiar in form that tho Clerk
preferred To submit the question TO the
House.
In reference to the Louisiana dclcga-
ton the Clerk said he had received two
sets of certificates for the first four dis
tricts, both sets indicating the election of
the same persons; that as to the fifth dis
trict he had received two certificates, one
signed WIN. Pitt Kellogg. showing the
election of Mr. Morry, and the other
signed John Nc Emery, showing the clcc-
tion of Mr.. Spencer. The Clerk had
enrolled Mr.. Morry. The call concluded
by the Clerk announcing that 2S6 m.em-
bers answered TO their names.
Mr.. Lamar moved the House proceed
to the election of Speaker. Agreed to.
Mr.. LAMAR put in nomination for
the office of Speaker OF the House for the
Fortyfourth Congress. Michael {. Kerr.
member elect from lndlara.
Mr.. Wheeler, OF \. VI nominate
for the same position james &. Blaine, OF
| Maine.
The Gle k then asked if there were any
, other nominations and there beng no re-
sponsc, the House voted. The whole
number of votes cast were $50; necessary
to n choice lll. Mr.. Kerr received l73.
and Mr. Blaine 106.
The Clerk appointed Mcssrs. Randall
and Blaine to escort the Speaker elect TO
the chair. As Mr.. Kerr WAS conducted
down the aisle to the chair, there was
considerable clapping OF hands on the
Democratic side of the House.
Address Of tho Speaker.
The Speaker on taking his position,
SAID:
Gentlemen of the House of Represen-
tatives:-"I am heartily grateful to you
for the honor which you have conferred
upon me in calling me TO this exalted
station. l profoundly appreciate the I'M
portanceaand delicacy OF its duties. |
shall DOUBTLESS many times need your
natient indulgence. | pray that you
will grant it, and with nothing but kind
" feelings towards every member OF the
House, promise that in all my official
act. will divest myself to the utmost Of
nv ability. of all personal bias and OBJ
serve complete fairness and Importantly
towards all, and towarda all the great
and diversified interests of our country
represented in this House.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, as the
Oldest member of the House in contIn-
uous service, administered the oath OF
office to the Speaker.
The oath of office was then admins
tered by the Speaker to the members, be-
ginning with those from the New Eng
land States, who on being called ranged
themselves in the area in front OF the
clerks desk, and there with upltted
hands went through their part Of the cere-
mony. What is known as the iron'clad
oath was the form administered; to the
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Go.H Mofiat, Esq, of Pocahontas
y.a.T I,lIyered very practical address
S. g picnic of Grangers, in Monroe
comfy Sept 10th, from which we copy
ilc lctg.pwing:
4 tsneiul influence is cXerted over our
farmers, both old and young in the
temptation held out in the cheap virgin
'HI0tlhe West--tbc land Of grasshoppers
and potato bugs. Good farming requires
fre.hought, fxcdnvSs ofrcsidcnce, stead
ines, Of purpose. outlay of capital, Svs-
,smatir arrangement and looking to the
future for the full enjoyment of the fruits
OF labor, capital aud enterprise. Thos'
conditions cannot exist where the mind
IS constantly unsettled by glowing ana
exaggerated pictures drawn by the cheap
purchase, and enormous yields of West
ern investment. Many are yearly sell
i-g their land whenever a iair pr c.
!, offered. and abandoning the scenes of
heir birth and boyhood. 90 Ia the west
where the system of cultivation looks
more To Il temporary orCspatlou Of the
.arls and Immediate profits than t. II
permanent investment If capital and
a.u- fur the benefit of themselves and
children. | ask you to compare your sec
tQu with all its advsuta res Of soil, eli
1'a health, and advanced civilization
any other portion ct earth ON
' aNueut, and you will find that
I .... 30 spot sup 'rior To your own
,g,L.,.. g.,, homes. Rid yourselves, then
", .u'> -,lye dream OF western emf
s."'.'', Pe-.-m your duty to that soil
"'.'' Your l'e,,or has so kindly placed
.'' -'siise Industry aud economy, NJ d
"".s"'n find Yourselves surrounded
. every enjoyment which man needs
~ "' temporary existence.
t'y Mitch LAND - Another ,urg,s n
'-a' l have to make Is. some ofvou own
600 much land. l do not mean to saw
'-'. large farm may not De cultivated
Win profit where labor is cheap and
'apial abundant aud IT II section like
'a'', where farmers engage IN grazing in
connection with grain raising, larger
bodies OF land are necessary for the bust
h'Ss than where grain alone Is the
hr'ner's object Yet am # the opinion
Inst ~ little farm well titled" is a more
femuncrative investment than large
one halftillcd-just as Ia little purse well
a"ed Is more desirable than an ever SO
large a one and not much in it.
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Death from AIcoholic Poisoning.

COLUMBUS, December 6.-JameS Con.
try, a boiIer-maker, started on spree
last Saturday, and l,st night spent the
evening in saloon. About ten o clock,
while playing cards, he was noticed to
drop his cards and apparently fall asleep.
At first no notice was taken OF his ac-
tions, it being supposed that he was
merely supplied with liquor, but soMe
time after it was found impossible TO
awaken him. A physician was summon
ed. The man remained in stupor until
5 o'clock this morning, when he died.
Contry came to this city from Cleveland
in October, and until recently has been
sober. \ coroner's jury decided that the
deceased came to his death from alcoholic
poisoning.
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R.Do,, or,hcsccrctary of the Navy.

WAsHISToN, December 6.-Ihe Sec
retary has the following TO say upon the
condition ofthe navy: at is gratifying
to be able to report that the navy is now
stronger and IN II more efficient cotdi-
ton than il ever has been at any time
since the commencement OF the present
administration. It's not very strong IN
the number nor in the classes ofits ships,
but what there are of them are in as good
condition as 1t is practicable to keep
such materials Of war under the various
and trying conditions to which they are
subjected in the nature of their service"
The Secretary continued at some length,
desiring that the activity in his depart
ment might be maintained.
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Chicago Mark eI.

CHICAGO, December 6.-Fiour-Duli
Wheat Dull lower and unsettled; No. !
Chicago spring 81 O3; No. , 97s@972c
spot; sales at 97t@97.c; closed at CSC
bid seller January; 99sc seller February;
81 OS seller May; No. 3 Sic; rejected 7Oc.
Corn Quiet and steady; No. 2 mixed a
shade higher at 463@ 46Ic spot; 46!c bid
seller December; 4i@44 !c seller January.
Oats-Quiet and firm; No. 2 295c spot;
zoe seller January. Barley-Quiet and
firm at S5 seller December; Sic seller
February. Rye-Inactive and lower at
67I6GSc Pork-ln good demand but at
lower rates at Sl9 90, spot; SlS 70 seller
year; SO 3OlG,p SIS Seller February.
Lard-Dsrnatlrhir and market firm at
Sl2 l5E Epar$l2 l7!@l2 20 seller Janu-
ary; $l245 seller February. Bulk Meats
-Firm and unchanged. Whisky-$l IL.
On call board w Whcat-lIigher; .974c
seller December; 9Ss@9S3c seller Janu-
ary. CONFIRMS; 4G!c seller January.
Oats-Firmer; 29s@3Gc city cash; 3O5@
3Olc seller January. Pork-Lower;
SIS S7JGlS 95 cash; $40 90 seller Feb
ruary. Lard-Firmer; SD - seller De-
cembel; $l2 32Gl2 35 seller February.