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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-22

Loss Of the U. n. steamer Snra-
nae.

SAN Francisco, June 2l.-RepOrt was
received that the United States steamer
Saranac was lost in Seymour NarrowS;
no lives were lost.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The United STAGES steamer Saranac,
having on board as passengers Lieutenant
MAYNARD and DR.. Emile lIessil, Of the
Smithsonian Institute, left San Francis.
co on the Sth Of June for Sitka and Beh.
rings Straits on scientific expedition
and to make collection for the Phila.
deIphia Centennial Exposition, She took
the inside channel, touched at ManaimO,
and at S:4j A. NJ. on Friday struck the
famous mid.channel rock in Seymour
Narrows. This is the rock so much
talked of in connection with the proposed
bridge for the Canadian Overland Rail-
road. The vessel was going at the rate
Of fourteen knots an hour, with seven.
knot current, at the time Of striking,
Having few moments to spare, she was
swung of and the bow was run into the
Vancouver shore and made fast with a
hawser. In an hour she sank completely
out Of sight, not even n masthead being
visible. The officers and crew were res.
cued, although but little stores or person.
al effects wcresaved. Theship's company
campcd on the beach without shelter and
with but limited supply Of provisions.
Lieutenant. Commander Saunders, the
pilot and thirteen men made their way
on loot to Victoria, arriving there last
night. The steamer Otter started this
morning for the wreck. No lives we're
lost,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPH
Now York Nloncr nnd Ntocks.

NEw YoRK, June 2l.-MoSEY-2O3 per
cent, closing with large offerings at the
former figure. Prime mercantile paper
3Ifnj per cent.
STERLING ESCitASGE-QuiCtat S4.S0jSa
4.s7 for sixty days, and sLSaiEn4QO for
sight.
GoLp - Strong, opening nj iiTli aud
closing at il7i9. borrowing rates l.32al.iG
n3.G4ai.Gi. Loans were nlSo made flat at
the close. The Assistant Treasurer dis.
bursCd $4,000 ClCarngs, $i5,OOOOOO.
Custom receipts, S2s4,OOO.
NnvBbNVySrp- Eirm
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New YoRK, June 2l.--Thc Southern
editorial excnrsionists called on the Gov.
ernOr at his residence this morning.
Governor Tilden made n speech Of vel.
come, which was responded to by Hon. $.
B. Powell. The excursiOnists leave for
the West tO.mOrrow,
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pinnInn NIllI,urnco.

sr. PAUL, MisS., June 2i.-At Winona
yesterday afternoon, Conrad BOhna plan.
Ing mill caught Ere and burned. II was
the linOitin the State. Loss S50,0O0 In.
iufanee $4,000.
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GheGnteItiqenter.
A PractIeaI Explanation.

APrnctIcaI Explanation.
, The New York Herald had an article
few days ago showing why the iron trade
all over the world is so much depressed.
Everything else, save the various manu-
factures Of iron wears out in the course Of
time and il thrown aside. At least moth.
inc else ia reproduced in the same shape.
For instance, our clothing when it wears
ont ia not reproduced in new suits. And
auain when, leather /, worn out in the
shane of shoes, or saddles, or harness, il
/. moi re.prodnced again, but is thrown
a,ide forever No industry save iron
constantly reproduces itself, Iron rails
are re.roIled and again put down on the
railroads. All the old iron Of the coun-
trv has a fixed yalue-so much per pound
and all the Junk shops and peddlers
vo,ber il M and sell It to the founders.
For instance. the rolling mills of Wheel.
inc buv thousands of tons OF scrap iron
every wear for their pudding furnaces. All
tho stove founders Of Wheeling buy vast
amounts Of il, Nothing in the shape Of
iron uoes TO waste. It is therefore con.
stnntIv reproduced Tie old stoves re.
,nneor ma new stoves The old rails re.
,nnoor os new ruils The old plow.
no;r,, ro.onpeor os new oue,, Constant
ro.nnnonronco /. the order Of nature, So
n snsok nthe iron trade, The business
oIwos, illustrates in itself the principIe
of the indestruc,ibiIity of matter. There.
fore when. ina from 1871 to 1874
tho facilities for producing new iron
ore doublcd and when las since them
tho consumntion il cut down one half
what wander /, II that the busine" Ian.
vuishes and that the prospects are that
Il will continue 10 laupuish for an indeR.
n;,, ,;u,o 70 oomo
ror ,ro oomfort of our Wheeling Nail
Morrfoc,uros wc may remark that nails
.oor,s 10 mann o,cepiior IN the general
.mn ~ i,or monufoc,ured product.
Tho, lilo ,ho nina do rcally disappear,
and oro mt reproduced to any extent
,vor,I, mor,,orinv either in the shane of
no;l,n IN opv o,her shane. Nails are
,no o,,oo, IN MAKO the trade in old ones
,an,,,norn,;yo rhoroiorc whom n nail /.
d,i,om ;r,o wco,hpr.boorI, or shingles,
-, fonco, or boro. il .oldom does service
o.ooonJ ,imoin that or any other dircc.
,,on
rho dorrossion in the iron market
ohrood IA hardly lcss marked than here
in tho United States. So far a, England
/, concorncd lour c,pecial rival shc il
rnderbI nv Belgium to an extent that
In. mayor hoen onticipated in this contry.
Wo have aeon il stated lately that firm
In Walcs offered to supply mn English
rs;Iwnv with twenty thousand tons Of
rail, nj nrice which would not have
given them uny profit, and vet the con.
tract wos awarded 10 firm in Belgium
nj ,wsntv shilling. per ton le,. than the
Welsh offer.
Belvium ia the only country in Europe
that kpep. ont Of war. Its too small to
,neddIs with II. neivhbor.. and therefore
,o,llrJas IN mimi iIs ngn busihpyg II
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SAN Francisco, June 20.--Thc report
that John Miller, Secretary Of the Con.
tract Finance Co., Isl defaulter to large
amount, Is confirmed. Miller Is in Gus.
tody and expresses hope to make up the
deficit.
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Freight Rates.

BALTIMORE, June 2l.-Thc rates on
western bound freights were advanced
here to-day by both the Baltimore & Ohio
and Pennsylvania Companies from to
so per cent The above cut rates pre-.
vailed during the war.
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DANGEROUSLY Smor.--A Iellaire boy
named Geo. Fonner went hunting ycster-
day. In u chase after squirrel he
tripped over n log, and in the fall his gun
was discharged, the load entering his neck
and seriously, II not fatally, injuring him.
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An Island girl hastCncd the departure
Of lingering gentleman caller the other
evening by rGmarking, rs she looked out
Of the window 81 think We shall have
n benutiiul sunrise"
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BuFFGIO, June 2l.- The following
rates on live stock was adopted; from
Buffalo 10 Albany, 2lc, to New York, 20c,
per hundred pounds from Chicago
through 10 New York 3D. cents,
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NEW YoRK, June 2l.-Artived-Tho
steamship Republic, from Liverpool.
QuEESsTOwN, june 2l.-Artived-Thc
City Of Paris, from New York,
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CLEVELAND, juno Wheat Fltmef
and unchanged. Corn Quiet aud un.
changed Odts-Lower; No. l State 06cI
No. do 6Ic; white 6fc Pctroleum-Quletj
Standard White, cur lots, lOC; Ohio State
test lie. smnlllots in2c higher.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

TIE past lew nights have been delight.
fully cool. II has been most pleasant
reaction from hot, sultry atmosphere to
q cool, invigOrating air.
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PtrrsRrRGn June u. -Whcat-D Dull and
prices unchanged, Corn-Very quiet and
lower, ear 7W7jc on track; shellei 7taiec
itrc in elevator. l'etroleum--Quiet and
steady; crude 81 37H At parkef's; refined
i9'sai2lIc, Philadelphia delivery.
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ST. JOINS. n. D., June 2l.-Six fisher.
men in three fishing boats were drowned
on Friday night in heavy storm on the
salmon fishing grounds near st. Johns.
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at the close Satur day, and soon touched
I9X. AT the second call Pacific Mail was
strong At the highest point but the remain
der Of the list showed a reaction Of HAk
per ct Stocks were strong and higher at the
close under the lead OF Pacific Mail, which
rose to 37I4 on a report that the Australian
Government had granted large subsidy
to the company, The dealings in the stock
were very large and formed q prominent
feature OF the market Lake Shore ad.
vunced from j0lI to 6Oh on large transae.
tons Erie was frmer and advanced TO
l4S; Western Union rose to 7SjSi 81 Paul
to S?'.; Northwestern to SIX; Rock Island
to lO?Is and Union Pacific to TSk, Panama
rose per cent, from lSO to 1855. The
other changes were slight. The tranSac.
tions at the Stock Exchange aggregated
$4,000 shares, OF which 5000 were Pa.
cfc Mail, $1,000 Western Union, 5000
Northwestern, 5000 st, Paul, 2S,OOO Erie,
81 900 Lake Shore, and 5000 Union Pacific.
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ByTeIegraph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
WASHINGTON
THE INDIAN COMMISSION.

WAsHISoroS, June 9l.-Rev. $. D.
Herman, Hon. Abner Comingi, v: II,
Ashby, with James Collins OF the Sioux
commission, have been designated by the
Secretary Of the Interior to proceed
TO the Indian country in advance
Of the remainder Of the commission, to
ascertain all matters OF interest pertain
ING 10 a settlement Of the difficulties
They start at once and make prelimi:
nary examination OF the country and hold
an interview with the Indians. They will
then be Joined by the other members Of
the commission at some central point,
perhaps at Fort Sully, and a grand coun'
ell with the Indians will be held and a
treaty or negotiations consummated.
The Metropolitan Railroad Bank OF
Pittsburgh, with capital Of 100000,
has been authorized to commence bnsi-
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IinIIIcLEnlInrnI.

NEw ORLEANS, June 2l.--Thc grand
jury indicted Justice Of Peace Thompson,
Of Algier', for embe11elment and cStor.
tion IL Office.
o. +. llurhsicker, prominent pOlili.
cal man was arrested and charged with
forgery in st. James parish.
KILLED.
Francisco l'etnandcs, sailor, was
killed by falling from the foretop on the
ship Prosperity.
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A CHANCE OF WAR.

Gentlemen in official position are ap.
prehensive that unless prompt measures
be taken in regard to the continued raids
on the Texas border, the United States
and Mexico may become involved in re-
rious difficulties. The army will now act
promptly in protecting American citizens,
assisted by such naval appliances as ne
cessity may require. The steamer Ply,
mouth, Captain Russell, has been ordered
to the mouth Of the Rio Grande, whence
the crew will proceed in armed launches
to points where their services will be re-
quired. The command on the border is
entrusted to General Ord.
APPOINTMENTS.
A.G. IIegncnbourg and SOlig Dallman
have been appointed Gaugers in the First
I;ssn,,r; IiaITinI
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Mr.. Beach continued his argument In
support Of the proposition that the lie.
fence had failed TO prove an alibi, and
says Mrs, Moultons story was true and
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The California Fruit CrOp,

The San Francisco Alta of July II says:
The crane crop promises to be good
in theSt generally, and is unusually
large in some districts near San Francisco
Bay, and scanty in some others, especially
above Los Angeles and San Gabriel. A
frost which came in the latter part of April
was very severe at Los Angeles, and in
the early pruned vineyards, where the
shoots were far advanced, the loss is COM
plete, while at Anaheim, where the frost
was lighter and the pruning had been
done late, there will be good yield. The
bananas at San Gabriel were cut down and
it is admitted now that they cannot be
grown with profit on the southern coast,
unless at places exceptionally free from
frost, either near the ocean or on the nlll-
sides. The frost which we have mentioned
was one of the severest ever felt IN tnat
part of the State, but its damaging lnn9-
ence was not appreciated until lateiy; ~
was followed few weeks afterWaro Dy
sirocco, or hot wind from the ocean, tnaI
also did much harm to frult Wnlch mac
been spared by the frost. The orange
trees were not injured, but 1t is thought
that the orange crop of next winter VIII
be small. Fruit is now generally dearer
at Los Angeles than in San Francisco, and
as the grain and grass crops are also short,
many of the land owners have scanty
| income from their estates. The loss to
the local community, however, is more
| than compensated by the continued throng
of visitors and SPECTATORS, and the pro-
gress of improvements. Many buildings
are going up in new towns, and land Is
still rising in value.
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Drowning Accident at Fall River.

The Fall River (Mass.) Ns10s gives a de-
tailed account of the recent drowning ac-
cident in that city, by which six boys lost
their lives. 1t seems that they and one
other were bathing together, and that a
strong breeze sprung up, making the
water very rough, and frightening them so
much that they all started for shore. The
Youngest, however, became frightened,
and asked the others to help him, and in
so doing they all got into deep water, and
six of them were drowned, while the other
barely saved his own life by clinging to a
stump. He subsequently succeeded IN
reaching the shore, and gave the alarm.
The bodies of the unfortunate boys were
recovered about $50 O'Clock, and Coroner
White was summoned, but did not deem
an inuuest necessary. The names Of the
drowned are John W. Fielding, years
old, only child of Lawrence Fielding
william and James Jacques, aged years
and 5 months, and 10 years and 10 months.
respectively. only children of Charles
jacques; William Dyer, 8 years and
8 months old, son of William j. Dyer
George McManus, aged years and IL
months, only son of Margaret McManus;
and William F. Kane, years old, son oil
Patrick Kane. The boy who escaped Is q
brother of the Dyer boy mentioned above.
Some of the families seem to be douoiy
afflicted. Mrs. Jacques, who loses two
bovs-alI her children-has been confined
to her bed for nearly eight years, and this
beartrending event seems more than she
can bear. Her husband is spinner in
one of the mills. Mr.. Fielding, who LOST
his oniy child, is unable to get around on
account of having leg broken by being
thrown from acarriage in Newport. shorl
time since, where he was staying in the
hope Of improving his health, which hal
been poor for some time. Mrs. McManu'
is a widow, and the boy lost was her only
child
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A Sad Suicide.

Mr. William G.. Wood, who was gradu-
ated second in scholarship in the class of
1868 at Yale College, shot himself at
room in the fremont House. New Haven,
ut noon yesterday. When found, he was
lying on the floor gasping his last breath.
His position showed that he proceeded
with careful preparation and cool delibera-
ton TO take his life. He had removed all
his clothing, except his stockings. panta-
looms and wrapper, and hGd lain upon the
floor on his back, placing a pillow under
his head. At his side he placed mirror,
setting il up against the wall, and placing
one of his shoes so as to keep it in position
while he was guiding his revolver. Then,
probably. he opened his wrapper at the
bottom, and, pointing the muZzle OF the
revolver over his heart, fired. Beside the
revolver used, he had another one under
his left arm.
Dependency, caused by poor health
and disappointment, appears to have led
him to commit the act. He had recently
been making efforts TO obtain position in
the Parent Office at Washington, but evi-
IDENTIFY without success. A small slip OF
paper found in the hip pocket of his panta-
looms contained the following writing in
lead pencil: "The fact Of sickness, no
light even for friends, countless cares and
social wretchedness, New Haven prospects
aud away from friends, and even friends
blessing"
Mr.. Wood, although one of the young
est men in his class, was remarkable
student. He stood second in scholarship,
but his average was higher than that of
the valedictorian of any previous class.
He has been a tutor in the college during
the last year. His father was long a mis-
siouary abroad, but now lives at North
BranfOrd, COnn.-Nelo York Post.
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The HeliOgraph.

While people are discussing the poSsibil-
tiles and impossibilities of the Keely mo-
tor. another experiment of almost equal
importance has been made without at
tracing much public attention, although
il promises to revolutioniZe the present
methods of sending messages to distant
points. We refer to the new English in
yention of system of talking at great
distances by flashes of light. Recent re-
ports to the Royal United Service lnstitu-
ton of London show that the experiments,
as thus far conducted, have been attended
with most remarkable success. The in
strument which has achieved what may
well be called miracle is the heliograph,
which is simply mirror, with an inclina-
ton which can be so changed, even 10
hairs breadth, in plane as to reflect
ray of light at the option OF the person
using it. Whether the place to whlch the
message is sent can be seen or not, there
will be an answer in the shape OF a star OF
light in the line of the transmitted ray. In
India, the dot and line alphabet has been
used with perfect success, the signals hav-
ing been seen fifty miles without the aid of
telescopes.
The immense benefits of this form of
transmitting news can be seen at once.
1t is a medium of communication which
can never be cut or destroyed, and not Ii
able to damage by storms or heavy gales.
There are no wires to be sleeted or poles
to be blown down. There is no danger
that message would miscarry. The news
could not be intercepted, since the
peculiarities of transmission allow OF
an infinite variety of signals, and only
those engaged in the transmission
would know the nature of the messages.
Not the least interesting of its benefits Is
its cheapness. The heliograph only
weighs five pounds avoirdupois, and costs
but e5, and of course the expenses of its
operation are merely nominal. Its uses
are as numerous as its benefits, growing
out of the fact that it is almost instantly
available. In case of war it would be oi
great value, and the English papers point
out that in the siege of Metz the hello
graph would have taken the place OF car
rier-pigeons, and enabled the French tC
send news as easily into the heart Of the
besieged fortress as out of it. Upon tht
water also it would be of great service II
communications between vessels, and re
volving lights could be made to spell ou
their names. so that sailors would at one
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John MOrrissey at Saratoga.

Morrissey has no other weakness than
getting drunk about twice a year, and
then he is amiable as Pontiac or Goliath.
All the rest of the year he is cool, meas
uring, gain-seeking business man, with
the soul of a merchant. He owns nearly
two acres of ground here, on which are a
large hotel, a pool house for betting on
horses, four cottages, mineral spring, a
rock spring, and a trout pond. he has
nearly one thousand trout, and he took us
out to see them fed. Many OF them weigh
two pounds. His hotel is substantial
brick edifice, built on piles and planks
twenty-four feet under the surface. He
took a swamp. piled it, filled it, and made
a paradise of it. | asked him how much
he had spent here. He said: Il have
laid out S340.000. The first piece of
ground | bought, fifty feet front, paid
$500 foot for. | never bought any thing
in Saratoga at second price. If you reflect
on any proposition over night they'll raise
on you next morning. | keep hotel in
connection with my clubhouse to be al
lowed to gamble. | aim with that hotel to
pay my servants and to support the table.
There are seventy people in my employ
ment here. The cook is paid $400 for the
season, and generally present him with
$500 when he goes away. The good ser
wants l re-engage for the next year"
The hotel part of Morrissey's establish
menU b ars no relation whatever to his
gaming. and the games are neither visible
nor the players audible from the dining
room. His sale de jouer is sort OF tran
sept to his hotel, -One immense room,
lighted from the sky, carpeted richly, with
a narrow rim of gaming tables around the
sides. No citizen of Saratoga is allowed
10 play, no intoxicated person, no verdant
Young meu. Gambling has its own class.
There are some men who game as natur-
ally and as cOolIy as they do business.
M0rrissey himself never plays, except
with great experts, and men of equal
purse and nerve. like Ben Wood or Price
McGrath. PhtLadeLphia Times.
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A week later there was a grand concert
given in the neighbOring city of a -.
As we had but few opportunities of hear
ing really fine music in our retired hamiet,
we all resolved TO endure the heat and go.
The hall was crowded and the heat IN
tense. But, as music is passion with
Arthur, who has never had its enchant-
ment dispelled by the drudgery of learn
ing it. / resolved to be patient for his sake.
Presently, however, Violet felt the oppres-
of the air so much that she was obliged 10
seek the cooler ante-room. She would
not hear to my losing the music by going
with her, and resigned myself to the con-
fiict of emotions caused by the enhancing
music and the sufiocation which | mo-
mently experienced. Uncle Marvin had
not been able to obtain seat near us,
much to his chagrin, so that could only
conjecture his snfferings.
Violet stayed so long that at last l felt
uneasy. and slipped out to see if any thing
had befallen her.
reached the door Of the ante-room.
The gas burned low. A flood of moon
light traversed the floor. Across the
room, at an open window, | saw Uncle
Marvin, holding little white hand in his
own, swhile in the other he held Violet's
bouquet. 1t was just little curious. He
put the hand to lips and the flowers to his
nose alternately. The sweet notes of
Z" BIsib be- Mr." stole softly in from the
concert-room, and | left them to their
Midsummer Nights. .Dream."-7He In
depenGent.