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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-31
Gha9mtelIiqeree1,
The Capital Dilemma.

We publish number Of interesting
extracts from various papers throughout
the State in regard to the embarrassment
which surrounds tho administration Of
public affairs in this State. These ex-
tracts, added to others previously pub
lishGd, show that the public sentiment Of
this State is overwhelmingly opposed to
the recent high handed proceedings at
Charleston, Two Of the most significant
of the series are those from the Monroe
county Register and the GFoenbrier IDds-
psndcnt papers published in the Third
District, both Of which take pains to let
the world know that they repudiate the
doings Of the cOrnor.lot speCulators
of the late Capital. Another OF
these extracts, that one from the Pres
ton county journal, plainly intimatcs that
tho conduct Of Judge Smith deserves Cni-
phatic rebuke and condemnation, and
still another one intimates that he is re.
sponsiblo for the present disgruCeful and
anarChicul state Of affairs in West Vir-
ginia. And, by the way, these are not
the first intimations Of this character that
we have heard. There is a belief in in
ilnential quarters that Judge Smith has
laid himself liable to impeachment and re-
moyal by tho Legislature. His conduct
in first deciding the net Of removal to be
constitutional, and then Immediately stul'
tifying and nulliiying his decision by
perpetuating the injunction against tho
legal effect Of the act Is one Of those blum
dors which TallCyrund said were worse
than crimes, II indeed such q tarcicAl nd
ministration Of judicial functions is not
both blunder and crime. Whatever
may be said Of such q judge, Charitably
or otherwise, il will be generally con-
cedcd that he is unfit to occupy a
position wherein hc can do such an
inRnity Of mischief as this foolish
and wicked decision Of Judge Smith
may yet work In this State, To
impaach and remove such an officer would
be, In the estimation Of many persons,
simply vindicution Of the good name OF
the State. The 9th section Of the ~
article of the constitution provides for re.
moving an incompetent officer from his
position. What constitutes an incompc'
tent olIiccr2 Is Judge competent
officer who nrst decides that law Is CON
stitutional and then proceeds to abolish 1t
for q certain number Of days, just us II
any power in the State other than
the constitutionNlly recognized law
making power could perform such
an actP 1t Is the highest act OF
sovereignty to mako or change a law,
and certainly ii Circuit Judge Is not in'
vested with any such power II Is his
business to aid in the execution Of all
laws not declared unconstitutional in the
regular way, instead OF hindcring and
thwurting the operations Of a law that he
himself confesscs 10 be constitutional, and
it therefore deyolyes OH Judge Smith to
show by what authority he presumed TO
nulliiy the act Of the Legislature rcmov-
ing the Capital from Charleston.
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ST. LOUIS.
DIsTILLERY SEIZURES.


ST. LOUIS, May 29.-The Republican this
morning published an article on the right
of the seizures Of the distilleries and rec
tifying establishments in this city, in
which Is given the amount Of property
seized, as follows: R, W. Ulries, disliller,
AZ, 800 barrels; Bevis & Frazer, distillers,
80, 1888 barrels; Brigham Bros, distillers,
q 800 barrels; Louis Teuscher, distiller,
25,OOO barrels; John Busby, distiller,
Q, 200 barrels; 'Bevis, Frazer & Co, reCti-
liers, 2s, 200 barrels; Quinlan Bros, recti-
tiers, 9, 400 barrels; Bernecker & Co., recti-
6ers, l0,700 barrels; +, C, Ferederer,
Fectifer, 1900 barrels. Besides these,
the vinegar works Of Keener, Zisemann& &
Zatt and Hendricks & Davis were seized,
and $4,000 worth OF property, taken pos.
session OF. These amounts do not in
clude real estate, In addition to
this, 1915 barrels Of spirits belong
Ing to r. W. Ulries, Bevis, Frazer
& /. Co., G. Bensbury, and Quinlan
Bros, valued at Sl4l,0OO; seized, making
a total Of $3.50, ,Oss, A searching inyes:
'tigation has been steadily progressing,
and all the .ramliications Of the ring are
being brought to light. About one hun,
dred witnesses have been examined, and
facts elected which 1t was feared the
closest scrutiny would fail Ito develop.
Tho arrests have not been numerous SO
far, but It Is thought dozen or more in.
dictments will be found by tomorrow.
DRUTAL OUTRAGE.
The Globe. Democrat has special from
sedqlia; No. which Says that eight or.
,tenrough characters took a halffdi6twoy
man, d stranger who has been Wandering
about the city for several days, iiito'a Gu
boose cur Friday, and each in turn viola.
ted her person. The woman, who was
eneicnte, has disappeared, and no arrests
have been made. ''.t-t
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N1enii iiniiEntII ETtniisioii.

TOPEKA, May 2o.- special from Gre
NADIA, Colorado, says the first spike was
driven to-day at that place on the eSlen.
sion Of the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fc
Railroad to pucbla. A large amount OF
material has accumulated, and track lay.
Ing will be pushed forward at the rate Of
amile per day. II Is expected trains will
bO running to Los Animas by August 1,
and 10 Puebla by October /,
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Attempted Hank lIobbcry-'The
Robbers Folled by u pluclty

srmSoFirLp, MASS, May 2O.-At at.
tempt was made last night 10 rob the Ma
tional Mohawk Bank at Great Darlington.
Several masked burglars entered the
house Of FIN. Deland, cashier, and hav-
Ing gagged and handcuffed him, com.
polled'him to 30 with them to the bank,
where they titled to get him to open The
vault. Being unsuccessful, they took re.
venge by ro6bihg Deland's house OF all
valuables, and then decau. ped.
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A Catholic Priest Seccdes and
MnRRina.

New YoRK, May Godfather Lake, as.
sistant pastor Of 81, AIMS Church, whose
sermon attacking the public schools
created so much stir last winter and DC.
casiOhed his suspension by the Arch.
bishop, was recently married In this city
to a young lady from Lorraine, and has
taken up his residence In San Franoisco.
Father Lake Ia an American ahdia con.
vert, and his secession and marriage Oc.
casionS a marked sensation in Catholic
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reading. The Primary Speller is espcc-
tally adapted for children, being COM
hination Of spelling, writing and read
ing, The great defect in the arrangement
Of books for children is that they gener-
ally include too great u quantity OF spell
ing or reading, and thereby Cause the pri-
mary education to become monoto.
nous, and then children lose their
relish for study, which little
variety might otherwise prevent,
Mr, Harvey has been particularly happy
in making his spoilers not only attractive
but in all respects well calculated for the
use Of children. In the more advanced
grade We notice that the selections are OF
the very best character aud have been
made by master in literature, and
moreover by one who understands what
should be incorporated in school read
ing book.
The mechanical execution Of these
works Is worthy Of mention. The "Pri-
mary Spoilers" are bound in u neutral
tint with reading matter in the most
delicate colors. Tho Cngravings are very
clear and distinct Indeed The whole
make.lih and finish Of the books are un-
surpassed by any works Of the kind that
we have examined lately. Another CONE
msndable feature OF the series Is the price,
which Is quite reasonable,
Tho style and matter of these books are
worthy Of the printing house from which
they emanate, which, by the way, is noted
for its fine issues and cheap school books.
We notice also another publication
Of this honsO-via-"Venablcs School
Stage" which contains, among other
pieces, "Cinderella," with full dcscrip-
ton Of costumes and characters.
We will at an early day be pleased to
notice more fully some ofthc choice liter
ature Of this firm. -
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bankruptcy Of il Hale sypher
Ex4aIef1ber Of Congress-.

NEW ORLEANS, May 2O.-J. Hale sy.
pher, ex.member Of Congress- and a. j..
Sypkef, planters, Of 81, Mary Parish, have
gone into bankruptcy. Their partnership
liabilities are over a hundred and forty
thousand dollats; assets less than twenty
1--WE thousand dollars. ]. Hale sypheeh
personal liabilities arc sixteen thousand
Ave hundred dollars His petsonal assets
amount 10 seven hundred and thirty-two
,tnilaKa
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Kansas.

ST. Louis, May 20.-A special to the
RspuNiodn from Wallace, Kansas, says
about ten inches Of rain fell there yester-
day. Smoky Hill river has risen ten
feet, and the dam at that place and part at
Wallace are partly washed away but no
damage is YET done to the railroad.
The town Of Wallace Is partly located
on the Government reservation, and or.
dets have been issued by the Department
commander notifying nearly all the resi-
dents Of The place that they are .squat'
ters,s and must leave by the 10Th Of June.
The postofTice and all the business houses
and The railroad depot will have to be
moved under this order.
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steamer Sunk In Hell Gate.

New YoRK, May 3O.--The steamer
Cityof New York, Of the Hartford & New
York line, struck rock In Hell Gate
last night andwas run on Tue flats, where
she sunk In thirty feet Of water at high
tide. The passengers, Iiity in number,
were safely landed. Part Of the freight
was taken Of, and the rest will be gotten
of at low water. The vessel will doubt.
less DO saved.
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RtcHNoSD, May 3O.--At the night Ecs-
sion Of Y. NJ. G. A. Convention the discus.
sion on work among the desiitute classes
was finished, after which some routine
business was transacted and the Conven'
tion adjourned siRe die,
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No.2S8.
NEWsYoRK.
TWO MEN BURNED TO DEArH-INpTcT:
MENTs.

TWO MEN BURNED TO DRATH-INpIcT:
MENTs.
NEw YoRK, May 29.-Byia Gre, early
this morning, in stable at SoiS77 Sew.
enth avenue, two men were burned to
death. o..
The Grand Jury in the United States
Court, this morning, presented eighteen
indictments against ChSs, L. Lawrence,
recently brought here from England,
charging him with forging entries Of in.
voices. H.-.
Fifteen other indictments were also pre-.
sented against Lawrence, Col. Des AngeS
and others, not yet in custody for forgery
and conspiracy.
MORE WHISKY sEIZUREs
Tho revenue officers seized, yesterday,
twenty barrels Of whisky consigned BY
Rindskopi Bros, ofthe First Interal Rev.
enue District Of Wisconsin; ten barrels
consigned by L. TenscheF, Of the First
District Of Missouri, and $50 barrels con-
signed by R. W. Ulrich, oiSt. Louis. Tho
claimants have not yet appeared.
MONDAY A HOLIDAY,
Monday will be observed as aholiday
by the banks, Government offices, and all
exchanges.
SPECIE sHIPMEST
+, The actual specie shipment to Europe
to-day was S., l,l70,000, Of which $950000
were in gold coin and tho remainder in
silver coin.
DEATH OF COLONEL M'coY,
Colonel James Mccoy, Of General sher.
mans staff, died tofi consumption, this
morning, at the St. James Hotel,
sHooTrNGMATcH At oREEDMooR,
Major Leach, Captain ofjhe Irish team,
before returning TO Europe q tyear ago,
presented cup to the American Rifle
Club, to DO shot for under the rules gov
erning the International match. The
contest took place to-day at CreedmooF,
all the members Of the first International
team engaging in 1t, At tho 800 yards
distance Fulton made 10 points, and q
like number ut 900 yards, but fell off to
So at the 1000 yards distance. AT tho
same distances Colonel BOdine made %,
90 and II, or total Of POS out Of n pUss.
ible 225, the highest score ever made In
this country, beating Fulton by seven
points. Hepburn took the third place,
making at therespectiye ranges, 0S, %,
.5S,,seyen points less than Fulton In ag.
gregate. .,f, s ..,g
a PIGEON MATCH
at Prospect Park to-day, for one thousand
dollars n side between BORArduB and
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CHICAGO, May 29.-Tho schooner @.
W. Adams has loaded with l2l, ,UOO bush.
els Of oats at this port Thlsis the largest
cargo ever taken from Chicago. Thet v
accompanying the Adams will consist Ol
two other vessels, which will have an ag.
gtegnte VI 2lO,OO0 bushels Of grain,
being the largest ever taken from thiA
Intt In nne tUT.
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LONDON, May 29.-T'lO ships Albert
and Discovery oil the Arctic expedition
sailed yesterday afternoon from Ports.
mouth. Thousands Of people Witnessed
their departure There was uheefinEaHd
much enthusiasm manifested. The Queen
sent telegraph dispatch Wishing success
to the expedition.
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Denti, Of Inc ono rat woman.

BALTIMORE, May. 29.-Mrs. Rohm, the
fat woman Of Bat6um's show, died at her
residence, in East Baltimore, yesterday,
aged 20 years. Her weight was 5S3
pounds height, 0 feet 4 inches, aud span
around the waist ~ inches. She was
born In Licking county, Ohio. Her
maiden name was Hannah Jane Duck.
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The papul Envoy Mons Roncetti, his
secretary Rev. DR.. Ubaldi, and Row. d..
MGGlynn, Of New York, arrived here last
evening from Washington. They were
the guests Of Bishop DOmenec until this
afternoon, when they left for Milwaukee.
The party arrived and departed in a very
quiet manner, but few being aware Of their
presence, '.I |rIl -.
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OHIO POLITICS.

Tho Voice Of Jefferson County
Wade for GOVernOr-NO Third
TernI-NO Division O1'Ihe School
Fund.
srEuDENvtL1E, May 2O.-The Replbli.
can County Convention was held thereto
day. The delegates were instructedito
vote for Wade for Governor, WtIlSWal-
lace for Treasurer, and McllvaineS for
Supreme Court Judge. Strong resolu;
tions we're unanimously adopted against
third term, and division Of the school
fund for sectariin purposes.
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Killed by n Policeman.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2p.-James Mer.
vine, policeman, while IN citizens dreas
this evening, quarreled in q beer saloon
with George, alias "Goose," Alexander,
The quarrel was renewed In the street,
when Mervine drew his revolver and shot
Alexander five times, fatally Wouhding
him. Merrino was nrresied.
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The New iIainjsiIlrc outrage.

CoNcoRD, May 29.--Thc Monitor, the
Republican organ Of the State, calls for
the impeachment Of Governor Weston.
The article creates considerable sensA-
tion, as 1t may ioreshadow the course Of
the nafty.
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Malor lIrltlon lnauguratetl.

ST.. LOUIS, May 2o.--Colonel James H.
Britton was inaugurated Mayor Of the
city at noon to-day, in the presence Of the
City Council and a large number Of citi.
Zens. Whether Mr. Overstolz will con.
tinue his contest for the office Is not yet
announced.
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Destructive Fire at Springfield,
Nfn6a.

sPHiSoFiELp, May 29-The most dc.
altuctiyc FIRE ever inspriugield broke out
about hali-past two o'clock this afternoon
and destroyed nearly forty buildings, In
oludinR a number Of business blocks.
Los At least 100000.
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PiTTSBURGH.,.

DESPERATE. ASSAULT. Of, a MANIAC upoN
. IiIsT WiFE =
ptrrsBUh6H, fM&y 29.AThis morning
John simona, Willie temporarily insane
after fastening tho doors aud windows Of
his,house assaulted his wife with pocket
knife. A struggle ensued, during which
Mrs. Simons received two probably fatal
wounds in the abdomen. The neighbors
were attracted by the screams Of the wo.
man, forced an entrance and secured the
nnniac. f.
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EIEMPIIIS.
THAT nA1rrhonr PREACHER AoI

THAT BALTISonE PREACHER AGAIN.
MEMPHIS, May 20.-Rey. Warren, alias
Copeland, who figured In BaltimOre,and
New Orleans, was here during the first
part Of the week, registering himself as
Ed. Perrin, Of New Albany, Ind. On
Thursday lie pawned his watch for rail.
road ticket and left for the East via Chat
tAnonUn
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t,orneE.sionc Laid.

BAtr1MoRE May 20.-The cornerstone
Of the new building Of 81. Agnes Catholic
Hospital, three miles from this city, was
laid this afternoon with appropriate rere.
monies.
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BosToX, May 29.-The cities and towns
generally throughout New England are
observing Decoration Day as q holiday.
In nearly all the cemeteries flowers are
placed on the graves,
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-With favora'
Bile weather, Decoration Day was geneF-
ally well observed.
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The bondholders oftlie Mobile 4 Ohio
Railroad have filed petition 1.-THE U. 8,
District Court to have their foreclosure
..
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WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury has instructed the Assis-
tant Treasurer Of the United States Nt
New York to sell halt n million dollars
in gold each Thursday during June. The
total amount to be sold Is two million dol
tnra .
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Bosrox, May 2s.-Eight companies
have Withdrawn from the Fire Under.
writer's Union.
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About ope.hali Of tho Indians were
taken to Arlington Cemetery to-day, to
witness the decoration ceremonies. The
remainder lounged about tlieir rooms,
half naked, sleeping and playing cards.
HEAP TALK AMONG THE INDIANS.
Part Of the Indians attended Trinity
Church to-day, while Spotted Tail and
an interpreter went to Newman's In hope
Of seeing tile President and obtaining n
hearing, which was not gratiied. Spot.
ted Tail says that to.nightlle has to have
heap big talk with the rest Of the Indians,
and Gun not hold council with the Sec
rotary Of the Interior tomorrow. Tic
Indians were counciling among them.
selves all the evening, and are trying to
decide upon plan for dividing their
reservations so as TO let the Government
have the Black Hills, with abe. right pf
way through their land, and yet reserve
a good piece for themselves. They are
still determined not to go to the Indian
Territnry.
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Bankruntcy Case.

CnroAso, May 2O.--A petition Of bank.
ruptcy was filed to-day, against Fox 4
Howard, contractors Their unsecufed
liabilities will reach Sl7g,0O0.
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PITTSBURGH, May 2O.-To.day. was very
generally observed as a holiday. in.thfs
vicinity. A procession moved to the Sol;
diers' Monument in SAlleghcny, which
was decorated with flags and flowers; and
where hymns were sung and oratiOns de-,
livered. Post No. 8, Grand Army Of the
Republic, proceeded to Allegheny and ST.
Mary's Cemeteries, where similar Ger.
emonies took place and flowers were
placed on the graves Of many soldiers
hurled ihcre.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. O., May 2O.-Tho
President has appointed Charles 7. Lin
coin, Of Mississippi, Consul Of the United
States at Canton, China.
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CtNclNNArt, May 29-Fullythrec thou.
sand persons participated In the decora.
tion exercises at Spring Grove Cemetery
to-day. An oratiOn was delivered by.
Rev. s. A. lIuflbut, Of Illinois, aud re-.
marks were made by Col. r. NJ. Moore
and Major Sam v. Reed, the latter an OK.
Confederate. The speech Of Major Reed
was Of the most patriotic character, and
was received with loud applause. Alarge
number Of ex.Confederates took part In
the ceremonies. ~.
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AT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

FoRT WAYNE, May 29.-DecoratiOn
Day was celebrated to-day with cefe.
monies. A large procession paraded the
streets and repaired to Underwood Gem.
etcty, where exercises were held. An 81.
oqueht otntion was delivered by Robert
Stratton, Esq, Of this city. The graves
Of the soldiers buried in the other CEN.
eteries were decorated by a committee
appointed for that purpose.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-12
CITY HAN suuy.

we were unaware until yesterday that
the City Hall kept a bully to do its fight
ing. Because the independent LEDGER
presumed to c~riticise the action of the
Mayor in the matter of imposing an lille
gal tax upon farmers wagons, our office
was visited yesterday by S~ergeant-at-
Arms Droescher, who was in an excited
condition from some cause or other.
He attempted to bully the LEDGER men,
and threatened to make the writer of
the article above referred to retraet it.
When he discovered that his silly threats
were treated as they deserved he de-
parted muttering vengeance. The
LEDGER, through kindness, aided and
assisted in placing this man in the posi-
ton he now occupies. We have heard
severe complaints made by citizens as to
the extra of%iciousness. overbearing and
insolent manner Of this official toward
those with whom he has to come in con-
tact in an official capacity, and his un-
official and bullying manner yesterday
proves that these complaints were not
%unfounded. On referring to Bridges
Digest of the city ordinances we find
the duties of q sergeant.at-arms to be
very simple and humble, viz: ITO at
tend both Boards, keep hall of the GEN
eral Council in order, aud see that
fires are kept up when necessary,
summon members to attend meetings,
have custody Of the Mayors Office and
other city Offices SO as to keep the same
in order, serve paving and other notices
and enforce the same, generally do and
perfume such services as required by the
Mayor and General Council in relation
to city affairs.
After a diligent search of the digest
we found not in it any instructions or
authority to play the bully and to ridicu-
lousy attempt to overawe and control
newspapers. II he has been elected by
the General Council or appointed by
Mayor League as the fighting man and
bully of the City Hall, the appointment
escaped our notice. From his actions it
looked as if be had been deputised for
the purpose, or else was insane, or had
imbibed too much beer. We wish Ser
geant-at-Arms Droescher to distinctly
understand that the LEDGER is not to be
bullied by anybody, even though he may
be a little official from the City Hall.