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Meeting OF SIOrkhOider- Of the *. d
o. Railroad.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 2O-At the annual
meeting ut the stockholders Of the Is. j
o. Railroad. report was submitted
showing the earnings for the past year
10 be S!J Oh 1854, and expenses $500
eFGl7. The surp NJ funds now eIcs-d
the mortgage inde tedness by }1.3j3,
4359S. The report says il is hoped such
reasonable and equitable freight rates
will be adopted II the future a. will
foster sHkc b. The Interests connected
with the rsilrn-d system and general
interest. OF tb- cDuBVy.
Speaking Of the railroad war tkereport
continues. u these prOoe sss Of sn:agon-
istn y tnI. snort and cheap hne, the
longer une- - other ,eabosrd cities have
suffered .esrfIl losse.. Uaisnsble, ul.
reasonable and unjus: demands have
been msce upon the Baltimore and Ohio
company te charge rates of trausport4-
.Iou 1, tho city Of Baltimore, witch
would ignore - geographical sdvan.
t4g"> a. NJ cntreput !or foreign CON-
me-. These attacks have beeh based
up erroneous principles, and are IN
violation q the iaws 0. trade and can
lever prevail The report Was approved
s.'d TIE OH board OF directors reelected.
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Cremation i'm America.

FROM the new Olh sun
The cremation of the body of the late
Baron de Palm, the Austrian nohlemaR
who died in this city in May last, and
whose obsequies sin the Pagan mode"
at Masonic Hall, attracted so much at
tention, is now to take place IN Wash
ington, near Pittsburgh, Pa, some day
within the next fortnight. The Baron
was n SpirituaIst, and Jealous MEM
her OF the TheosOphieal Society, which
he helped to found, and which will have
charge oi the cremation.
Its President, Colonel OlCott, wants 1t
understood that this is not ut all relig-
ious ceremony, but purely scientific and
eyperimental The body OF the late
Baron he says, "is in as perfect state
of preservation rs when he died. 1t has
been covered up IN an antispeptic pow
der. 1t Will be reduced by cremation to
three o. four pounds. \ man OF loO
pounds weight can be reduced to that.
Colonel Ocott takes no stock IN the
story OF the French Marquis who wore
the remains of his cremated wife IN a
mourning ring. He does not believe 1t
possible to reduce q body below three
pounds.
A great many ssvsnts have been inv't-
ed to witness the ceremony. and some OF
them will probably deliver addresses.
The Colonel himself meditates .ong his
torical discourse on cremation. Where
ali the people who are going are to stow
themselves he can't imagine. The room
attached 10 DR.. LeMoyone's crematory
will not hold above twenty persons, while
enough have siGnifed their purpose to be
present to ill two large halls.
This is the second cremation in the
United States. The first WAS that OF
Henry Lauren>, of South Carolina, fifty
wears ago. Mr. Lsurens succeeded John
hancock rs Presldent OF the Continental
Congress. Before he died he directed
mis- son TO burn his body, upon PAIN ot
dislnheritarce, AID the son hllslIy
Obcycd. go,
1t is understood the cremation will last
about five hours. The body will be It.
closed in an iron retort, which will then
be placed in a reverbatory furnace SO
that all gases. &c. vii. be entirely de-
strOyGd
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No ONE will regret that the litigation
in tho celebrated TILToN- case
is at last about eaded. The scandal is
stale, aud there is nothing new that
could come out of it it again brought be.
fore the courts that would interest that
class of newspaper readers who dote on
reading naughty things. Mr.. TILToN
could have another trial, but he feels
that the result of the former was
sufficient to show TO the country
tlat BEECHER was net immac-
ate. One or two libel suits that have
-rown out of this case have been smoth-
,red. The rumOF that Mrs. TILTON
would sue her liege lord for divorce is
without foundation. She is probably to
day living on his money. Mr.. TILToN
resides in Brooklyn and Mrs. TILToN
resides with her mother in the same city.
The children are divided between the
two parents. BESSIE TURNER is said
to be actually struggling with
diversity, and kind of fe.
male bore 10 the friends of BEECHER
and enemies of T1LToN. Mr.. MoULToN
has removed to Lexington avenue, New
York. and has no doubt sworn to be
nobody eIse's "mutual friend" BEECHER
fills Plymouth pulpit every Sunday as
usual, and breaches to congregation
enc halt of whom are usually strangers
who 90 to see and hear him out of sheer
curiosity. We hope we are finally cone
with the BEECuER scandal.
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TERRIBLE STORM WAVt.I
Three Large Islands Sub
merged.
Great Destruction of Life
and Property.

CALCUTTA, Nov. 20.-Three large
islands, viz: Haitian, Sundeep and OAK
hair Shshsbazhafe, and numerous small.
er islands, including Backergangs. Nook.
holly and Chittaging, were entirely sub
merged BY the storm wave Of October
Slst; as wss also the mainland for i've or
six miles. These islands are all in or
near the estuary OF the river MeguA. The
largest, Dakhair ShahabsZhsfe, was 500
square miles in extent 1t had q popu-
lstion Of 100000, Haitian and Sundeep
together bad about 100000 population.
Up to IL o'clock on the night OF the 3lst
there were no signs OF danger, but before
midnight . wave swept over the country
to the depth, in many places, OF 20 ieet,
Surprising People Ia sheir Beds.
Dense Groves of cocoanut and palm
trees around the villages enabled many
to save their lives BY climbing among the
branches, and some took refuge on the
.oofs Of their houses: but the water burst
houses ssander and swept them out 10
sea. Some were carried thus Across the
cesnnel ten miles, 10 Chittaugong dis
trict, but the vast majority were never
heard Of again. The country Is perfectly
fiat and almost every one persisted who
failed 10 reach the treos There 10 scarce
" = household in the Island or on the
adjutsnt coast but has lost many Of its
members. The cattle are all drowned.
boats are swept away, and means of CON-
munication with other districts destroy oj.
There is much distress among the sur-
vivors which the government is relieving.
The Government Gazette says that where
ever the storm wsves passed It Is believed
Not Third OF the Population sar
viSed.
The Islands have barely one-fourth OF
their former inhabitants. The stenoh
from the purifying bodies is insuhersblc,
and n general outbreak OF cholers is "a
pcctei. A correspondent says that this
tear is happily not yet realized, except 10
Nookholly, where the disea'e has APP
pesred.
The news from the famine threatened
district of Madras is somewhat better.
Rain has come IN time 10 do some good.
In Bombay the prospects Are 'tIll
gloomy. Actual famine in two CT three
seems probable, and great dis
tress in four or five more.
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The s,snmer Monte.uma.

HAVANA, November 20. 1t is ~.
ported that the steamer Montezuma WAS
So n near Tartogss island, of the Ven.
ezuels coast, making for LsEuars. A
Spanish war ship has gone 10 pursuit. An
eve witness Of the seizure Of the Monte
zum. says that eighteen psssengs .. in.
cluding four women, came aboard nj
Puerto Plata. The men demanded
the surrender OF tho steamer In
the name OF the Republic of Cubs.
The female passenger. were apparently
sccomplices, having made various
demonstrstions after the capture OF the
steamer in favor OF the captors The
cargo Of tho vessel consisted Of 20 cattle,
some 1000 bags Of coffee, 800 bsgs Of
corn, and numerous package. OF dry
goods fr in 81. Thomas.
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RiIIigrd tournament.

NV YOBk. Noyemher ZU.-Ite ~.
lard tournament, Tor tour cash Frzes'
amounting = 81 800 and billiard able
prize worth 5000, for whoever makes
the highest avessge score II all garnes,
was commencsd tonight. The players
entered are Cyrille sad Jos. Diou, RU-
dolphe Slosson. GARNER II. Day at
Jacob Schafer. The tournament will .a-t
nine davs. The fret game wss p.s--l
between Cyriie and joseph D.oL, a,d
was won by Joseph N Is irr ags
Cyrille only made 40 The s.,ya1
game vas between R-doIehe and >.o,sal,
and was very exciting. II va. won By
Rudolphe, while Slossan stood a. %.
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Methods, Missionary Committee.

NEw YORK, November 20-Ths N.
4. Missionary Committee to-day made
these among other minor appropriations,
Detroit, 81, $50; Kentucky, So, 900; Louis
ians, $500; Michigan, Sl.bO0; Min.
nOsots, 5000; Missouri, 1900; No
brasks, 81 900; Nor thwest Iowa, $500;
Oregon, $500; Rocky Mountain, 5000:
St. LouI,, $500; Southern California,
5000; Tennessee, 5000; Virginia.
5000; West Vr0Inis, $500; Wiscon-
sin, $1,000. Thi. put the COMMITTEES
$3.50 over their total limit, and they
made that amount up by taking small
amounts of many districts.
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INTIMIDATION AND RULL-DOzING

Both these terms aIe becoming ludi.
crous in the extreme as additional in
formation is received from the South.
The negroes are evidently disgusted with
their Republican rulers since the war and
prefer a change. They feel satisfied that
the robbery and plundering which they
have submitted to is susceptible of moth
ing worse A change must be Tor the
be- ter. Therefore, is it any wonder that
they cast their backs on the thieves who
have lied and cheated them so long and
vote almost solidly for theE old
masters who under the most adverse
circumstances have treated them kindly.
In speaking of the popularity of some
of the former slave owners among the
negroes the Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Lynch, colored, has been defeated by
General James r. Chalmers, Democrat,
in the Vicksburg Mississippi district by
a majority of 1000 votes, Hayes carried
the district over Tilden. General Chal-
mers' election Is due to his popularity
among the colored people. Though the
district is the strongest negro district in
the State. the Vicksburg Herald says
one-half of the colored vote was cast for
General Chalmers. While driving to
the wharf at Friar's point, the day after
the election, his carriage was stopped by
the colorod people, who unhitched the
horses and seizing the pole drew the
vehicle to the landing amid repeated
cheers. The election Of Wade Hampton
as Governor of South Carolina, Us well rs
the election of General Chalmers, is due
to popularity with the colored men.
The colored people are fast finding out
their friends
What farce then it is for the Radi-
Cal press to howl that the negro vote was
bull l-dozed" and lntimldated. More
particularly is this so IN South Carolina
and Louisiana, where regiments of L. 5.
soldiers were stationed to prevent just
such means being al nmpted.
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Rn..Ia Deter rmined ON war.

PARIS, Nov 20.-A special from Pestb
says Kussis is determined on war SiDi-
lar sensational kilograms published hers
report the council Fat which the Car
presided Saturday resolved 10 invade
Turkey if the Turks were guilty Of the
sllg htsst infrsction Of the armistice.
LosDos, November 2l.-A cJrres.
pondent Of the Telegraph at Psra .sys: !
am informed Russis will insist rs q nns
qua non upon the preliminary onlerenee
being held without n representative q
Turkey being present until tho power.
shsll have agreed on programme, re-
lstiye 10 which the Porte will only BE-
allowed TO cay yes or no.
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Blaine and the Presidency OF ihe

NEW YORK, November Ex-senator
Blaine in conversation with the reporters
said there was no foundation Tor the
Washington rumor, connecting his name
with the presidency OF the Senate. The
tradition of the Senate, parliamentary
usuage and his own personal wishes
would be equally against such step.
1t was case in which he could not If ne
would, and he most assuredly would Lot
if he could.
The commisssry and quarter masters
stores on Bed!oes Island in this harbor
were destroyed, the building in which
they were placed being burned down.
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WHEELING W. VA, TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 2l 1876


chairs for the accommodation OF the
friends of the departed. A door from
the reception room leads into the fur
mace room, which IN size is about ten by
twenty feet In this room there is nothing
butt le furnace The retort in which the re.
mai IS to be cremsted are placed was made
espt tally for this purpose. 1t Is seven
and half feet in length, twenty inches
in height and twenty y-eight inches wide,
and somewhat resembles gas retOrt, the
only difference being that its sides are
perpendiculsr instead OF being arched.
Beneath the rsto t Is the furnace, aud the
wuv., .,. .ose in brick work. Coke is
the tue. useJ, I'd 1t is calculated that
the retort can he brought to white heat
il "a hours. Then the body will be
inserted, and in about five hours the re-
mains will be reduced to ashes. Before the
ashes can be collected, however, the fur
mace must be allowed to cool, and this, it
is thought, will take about thirty-sx
hours. When the ashes are collected
they will be placed in boxes and held
subject to the order of the friends OF
the departed. An index OF these boxes
will be kept so that they may be OBJ
tanned at any time and prevent any
danger of their being mingled. While
the burning is taking place no ordor will
be perceptible, as all gases emansting
from the bod y are returned to the furnace
and there consumed. This is accom-,
plished by having vent hole at the
back OF the retort opening into the fur
mace, and through this all gases gener-
ated by the combustion of the body will
be forced to escape. Already the furnace
has been tested with l68 pounds OF sheeps
carcasses, and 1t was found to work ad-
mirably, there is therefore no reason TO
expect failure in any other instance.
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TEMPEST TOSSED.

TILDEN stJck is way up this morning.
The news comes TO US that as the mar
plots progress in their work of counting
in the "bull dozed States for HAYES,
their difficulties correspond1ngly increase,
and before they are half through with the
task they will be over their heads in the
quagmlre they have dug :or themselves.
In Louisiana the situation Is becoming
intensely interesting as the Board gets
down to their work. J.V. r. REDFIELD,
the CORES pondent of the Cincinnati Com.
merc,aL telegraphed to that paper on Sun
day night rs follows:
TO the Editor of the Cincinnati CONNER
clal.
New ORLEANS, November l9-l0.20
p. MI have just been looking carefully
over election figures at the Democratic
headquarters. They have certified
copies of official returns from 4S parishes.
In three parishes the Republicans made
the mistake Of only putting the name OF
one ulslrlcL elector upon tueiT tichetsj
consequently five Hayes electors lose p
2l3 votes, which the Returning Board
can not restore The mistake occurred
by allowing the local printer to print the
tickets, and he supposed that only he
district efector and two electors for the
State ut large were to be voted for in that
district. From the certified copies of
official returns from fOrty-eisht parishes,
and unofficial but reliable returns from
the ten remaining parishes, Tiden is
ahead 9,249 votes-that is, he is that
number of votes ahead of the five Hayes
electors who failed to have their names
on tickets, and 7,249 ahead of the highest
Hayes elector.
The Returning Board will have ITS
hands full to get over this. Even if they
throw out the five disputed parishes,
,iIlden will still be ahead The mistake
of omiltDg the names Of five Hayes
electors from the tickets IN three par
isbes may be fatal to the Republican
cause. Even the Returning Board can
not count in electors not voted Tor.
l.. V. REDFIELD.
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important Decision.

CINCINNATI, November 2o.-ln the
case Of the Scitto Valley Railroad VS..
Dennis Cronan, to set aside the verdict
against the railroad requiring them to
pay the employees of Dennis Cronsn, sub
contractor. for the construction ot ssld
road, on account of the financial failure
of Cronan, before JUICE Minshsll in the
Court of Common Pleas, Chillicothe, O.,
Saturday, verdict was rendered re.
affirming the t9Smer decision, deciding
that railroads were responsible for debts
contracted to employees.
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Libel hutt.

RICHMOND, November, 20.-Jn.
Jsregensen, Congressman elect from the
fourth district, I, day entered 'urt in the
Circuit Court Of Richmond against ths
proprietors Of the Richmond D.spateh for
sIledged libel, laying dsmAgs. At so.
900. The suit !, based on an editorial 10
this mornibg's D,,pGtci referring 10 sn
article in the Petsr.turg Inter. charging
him with embezzling public money while
post mater OF Pc e!sJurg.
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Injunction Granted.

CISCINSATI, November 20.-At Law
renceburg, Ind, in the case of the West
ern Union Telegraph Go Y. th" Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph Company, On
motion tor an Injunction t. restrain the
defendants from erecting wire On th"
pcies of the p.ain.IH along the ONO sld
Mississippi Railway, Judge Roberts OF
the Dearborn Circuit Court - DAY leE-
dered decision granting the Injunction.
The defendants then made 4 motion 70
dissolve the injunction, which will b.
argued on Friday, the 9th IEst.
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POstDOueI,

Loyi.viLIE, November 20.-The fail
term ut the l.. S Court for kentucky,
at Psducah, has had to be postponed. IN
consequence of the fact that there is no
Marshal. The President removed Col.
Burns and appointed Col O'Neal. Jutge
Ballard refused 10 receive Neal until
he should be reappoin,ed, ana as this has
not been done. there is no MarshaI and
the court cannot be held.
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INDIGNATION Meeting.

ST. Louis, November 2O-A large in
dignation mce,iag was held tonight At
\ National hall, in the third CoAgre. sional
district; whrchl~a. composed about equal.
ly of R-putltcsns and DeroHsts, at
which the acton OF the canvasslng
Board in counting the votes TOR Mr..
Frost, the candidate for Ccngre--,
which evidently wer" no. cat
tor him, wss denounced IN unme@su'ed
terms bv both Democra. and RcpubII-
can speakers.
Resolutions were al ped 70 the same
effect, and demanding mat the pcrson
who changed the returns should be ter
reted out and punished.
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steamer Frank lin,

NEW YoRE. November D-Passen-
gsr. by the sesmer CsrrinA from Ber-
uuIs who le': 81. ThOmEs on the 10th
.ps,. report having le.tthe US. steamer
FmGklia at tn4t port. she bad then
been in port three Days. The officers OF
IN. Prsnklln would allow no communi-
cation With the shore.
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luz Nyv ! = cypress, thoroughly
l.gl.,ed with the electoral system OF
C.oo.ings President hoists the following
E:as head OF It, editorial page.
For Constitutional Amendment
g-s'eby the People of the United States
Is, Vote Directly for Pres lent and
TIE President
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nTR ROOSTER.

We hope our friends will not be DIS
this morning because our
chsntacleer is not on duty. He Is having
his gstfs properly trimmed and under
going the necessary training to make
him ready for an airing on the 9th OF
March, when Uncle Sammy j. TILDEN
will be inaugurated just as certain as the
American people believe in justice and
that right shall triumph.
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MEMBERS OF the Southern Claims
Commission declare that }. Madison
Wells. President of the Louisiana Re-
inning Board, is periurer not to be
.-.-yyd under oath. Phil. Sheridan
@ooognces him political tricfster and
.:.aone,, man. He Is fit instrument
e. :-e yilamy which Zach Chandler
A.. b. fellow conspirators seek toPerPe-
rs.g
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,tLouis Congregational Contest.

ST. LOUIS, November 2O.-The man
danl,S case IN connection with the Met
calie-Frost contest in the Third Com
gressIonal district, in this city, came up
before Judge Lrndley to-day, but was
postponed until 10 morrow TO allow the
lawyers time to pepare an answer and
ARGUMENTS
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DESCRIPTION o2 THE FURNACE
from the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
The furnace erected by DR. LIE Moyne,
at WASHINGTON, Pa, is expected TO reduce
a human body to sshes in about five
hours. without n particle Of odor or
single disagreeable effect Dr.. lie Moyne
erected the crema!ory after a study of
all the deta,Is He has done all the work
at his own expense, and it is ms purpose
that TO fees shall be charged, so that this
means of disposing of the dead shall be
within the reach OF the poorest people.
The crematory is built of brick, one
story in height, with roof ef corrugated
iror. and is provided with three Chin
news. The building is divided into two
rooms the reception room and the fur
mace room. The reception room is
about twenty feet square, and is furnish
ed in the simplest manner. In the CEN
tire there is catafalque upon which to
rest the body, and abont the room some
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Ticket Agents Convention.

\ large number OF general ticket and
passenger agents Of IN" leading S'uta
western Is roads are in tue CITY, 70 at
tend the Convention tomorrow, for tn"
adjustment Ot p4sen ger rste' over tnsIr
re.nectIve rOacs.
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NeHsnaper (haIge.

LITTLE Rock, November 20.-The
Daily Gazette, the leading Democratic
paper of the State, was sold BY Major
Woodruff to Msjor J. 5. Adams and
Major w. D. Blochor, the purchasers as
suming control At once. The entire edi-
torial force is changed.
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KELLOGG Is Just the sort of log to
furnish Returning Board to host
HAYES into the Presidency. And still
vbeD il comes to be tried the "lacking
Ingredient msy be buoysncy' it may be
LID thin.
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Death of DIR. ANI.

COLUMBU,, November 20-Dr. VIM.
Awl, an old aud prominent citizen died
8: bis residence in this city this morning
DR.. Awl ha. been connected with the
various public Institutions Of Ohio for
the past forty years.
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/, HAYES is counted in, the House
Representatives to be elected in 1878
.5s, contain ten Republicans. There
.5a: he e".ugh of the party left to
.e,t. cagcn.. There is 10 mistaklng
The temper OF the people on this point.
!. !, thoroughly aroused.
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-,rx doubtful votes are neces-
make Mr.. HAYES President. One
-" ..mI vote elects the man who has a
,,., msiority Of 25O,OOO.
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Tux conspiracy set on foot by JAY
.. and Z,cH CHANDLER to steal
, l.mycratic States and count them
.B,Yy, hs, destroyed the business OF
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...,,,yls in New Orleans AMI, as
MT afraid; but, alas! BELKSAP Is
-. Washington to telegraph that the
,..;;s,, and al. Of us" stand by him.
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,s ,5sI7,h Of November, 1900, the
.. ,oyernmen, o. the United States
transferred to Washington and 1t.
..,,t been changed since.