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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-29
The CEar Of Russia HI.


GALVESTON, March 2s.-A special To
the Neios dated Brownsville, March 27th,
Just received, says the Government troops
hsd two fights this morning, one with
Navarro and one with ARABIA, gaining
both fights There were 500 Of them.
General NavargO had $50 and Araola
about 40. Araola charged on the whole
party aud got nearly whipped. Navarro
lost about 20, killed, Araols about
II and the Government about
20. They brought in about 10 prisep-
ers. Yesterday the National Guard OF
Matamoras commenced organizing
They had elected the officers OF four
companies when Generals Lsbsrra and
Toledo made their appearance and in
sisted on their right TO nominate the OH
GERS. Se1or Fuentos read the law,
and told them the election was
proceeding in accordance therevlh.
The result was y discontinusnce Of the
election. The guard shouted death TO
Labsrrs.' and hurrshed for Diaz.
They broke up in disorder and went
home. Gonzales ia organizing and
drilling revoutlonists. To-day some OF
Disz's men came near Matamors' and
fired into the town. The people are still
moving TO this side. General Fuero
wrote to Genera i.'bsrrn to retire in the
direction of Monterey should he be una
BILE to make head against Disz. The
avenues of retreat are now closed, and II
Diaz acts promptly he will win Mats-
moras, and then turn upon the column
marching from New Lar.ee. An attack
from Daz is expected hourly. Judge
Margarine and other prominent citizens
left Matamoras to-day and came TO this
side.
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Indictment Against HnlIet k1
bourne.

the recusant witness in the real estate
pool Investigation, on five counts, and
another from Thompson, the Sergeant
at arms, informing the House that the
L. :. Marshal :or the District of Col
umbis had come 10 MIN and requested
that Hallett kIlbourne be given into his
custody, which he LThompsonl had re-
fused to, and asking for further lnstruc-
tons from the House
Mr.. Glover offered resolution in.
structing the Sergcant-at-Arns "t the
House not to deliver Hullctt krlb. urH"
to the custody OF any p Tson or any 'r'-
bunal until further orders OF the House.
Adopted.
Mr.. New, OF Indiana, defended the
action of the House in the case Of the
prisoner, and SAID that tho power OF Con-
gress was as great in that respect as the
power of any court.
The question MS to whether recusant
witnesses should be surrendered 10 the
Judicial authorities ofthe district To be
tried under indictments found against
them for refusing 10 testify, was discussed
ut considerable length.
Mr.. New contended that the penalty
provided under the revised statutes was
additional TO the punishment for con-
tempt. the right to ntilct which was ln-
herent and permanent in each house and
should only come into play after the
adjournment of Congress, while ksssan
contrnded that Congress has provided n
certain mode OF punishiEg recusant wit
nesses. each house was thereby dvested
OF it's individual power TO inhict punish
ment for contempt.
Mr.. Glover, chairman Of the Select
Committee on the Real Estate Pool, Of
tered resolution ordering the Sergeant
alarms 10 retain the custody of hl.-
bourne and not to deliver him up 70 any
officer or Court until iorther orders from
the House.
Mr.. Hurlbut offered Is = substitute Il
resolution directing the Sergeau;-st-
Arms to deliver kilbourne to the Mar
shall of the District Of Columbia for tria.
for misdemeanors.
After considerable discussion the
House proceeded to vote.
The substitute offered by Nr. Hubert
was rejected. lers 81; nays l92 Mr..
Giover's resolution was adopted without
yeas snd nsys.
Mr.. Atkins from the Conference Com
rnittee on a bil, 20 supply the deficiency
/ ut the Red Cloud SiouA Agency, made =
report that the House should concur IN
the ,Senate amendment Of increasing g
the amount from 100000 to sI5OO0O.
Report agreed 70.
4 The House then took up the bill re-
ported from the Committee ~ Com
merca 10 amend laws for the
regulation of steam vessels and
sn explanation Of the bill was made by
Mr.. ResgsI, bill went over till Saturday
next. The house adjourned. The even
ing session was dispensed with on &C,
count OF the inclemency Of the weather
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Tho Islander Against senator Thur
man Positively DeDied.

ST.. LOUIS, March 2S.-The Times to-
morrow will publish an interview with
Judge Baker, attorney for the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad. in regard TO the
story recently circulated stating that
Senator Thurman, Of Ohio, was paid
agent of that road, and that his influence
and vote in favor of the passage OF the
bills before Congress in 1872 and
1878. giving that rosd immense
land grants 10 the Indian territory,
had been purchas for r certain
share of the proceeds Of the sale OF these
lands. Judge Baker states the A. * 7.
Railroad never had two bills before
Congress. They did however favor tse
bill changing the name of Indian
Territory, but Mr. Thurman was opposed
10 them and fought the bill from first TO
last. Mr. Baker had attended
to this himself Mr.. Coffin never
having had anything to with it
and he Baker remained in Washington
on this business until the legal compics-
tions here brought him home. Baker
WAS very emphatic in saying Thur
man never in any manner had any con-
nection with the 4. IL = K. K. Conn
pany. and was never consult
ed about It's affairs. Tie
man who started this report
Baker says, is named Woodward. lie
represented himself as newspaper cor
respondent. and procured pass to JEFF
ferson City. and that is the only transsc.
tio8 ne ever had with the road. His
story of being confidential agent OF the
company il false, a well as al. uis other
statements.
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ClymerIuve.tisatiug e Committee.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The Com
mittee on Expenditures in the War de-
partment to-day examined Alex. Gray,
clerk IN the Attorney-Generars office.
He testified that B. G.. Daniels, was
desirous of attaining the post leadership
at Fort Staunton and promised the wit.
ness 81 900 if he would get 1t for him
Gray went to Senator Carpenter and re-
commended Daniels and the appointment
was procured, but Daniels never paid
him the $1,000. First Lieutenant
Robert G. Carter, of the Fourth Cavalry,
testified that Gen. Reynolds sent to Gen.
Nc enzie about $4,000 or $4,000 bushels
of corn, bought from Adam & WIcks,
contractors at San Antonio, but Gen.
Mckenzie, who was commander Of
of the post, refused to receive it, on the
ground that it was not ft for use,
and too high in price. General Rey-
nolds ordered him again 10 take 1t, when
Mckenzie again refused, and had an in
spection OF the grain. 1t was found to
be wevel eaten and musty, ana was there
fore unfit for issue. After Mckenzie's
second protest, Reynolds made per-
emtory order and the former was
obliged to take the grain. Mckenzie
represented that Adams and Wicks were
bad men; that they were moRopolizing
the contracts of the Department, and
that other contractors offered to furnish
corn for fifteen or twenty cents bushel
less. The result was that Reynolds pre-
ferred the charges to General Hallock
against Mckenzie for wilful and obsti
nate disobedience OF orders, but he was
never tried. Witness said the damaged
corn laid around the post for long
time, and was finally was wasted because
the horses would not eat it. j. +. Bar
row testified that he was appointed
nost-trader at FIT. Union,
New Mexico, IN 1865, through
influence of A d. w. Barnard,
brother-in-lsw of General j. &. Dent.
After trying other parties he went to
Barnard and promised him one-third Of
the profits ofthe post Barnard wrote h
long letter to Gen. Grant, who WAS then
general of the army, telling him OF the
proposition made, and detailing the coz
versation had between the witness and
Barnard. Witness saw the letter. He
enclosed an application for an appoint
ment and got it direct from Gen. Grant,
through Gen. Smith.
Mr.. Barnard, after inclosing the wit
nesses' application to Gen. Grant wrote
to Mrs. Grant, telling her of witness
proposition and asking her influence.
Witness says he read the letter, aud that
Barnard famiriarly addressed her Us Ju-
liza. Barnard is now Bank Examiner at
st. Louis.
j. ID. Wooley, post trader at Fort
Russell. Wyoming, testified that he paid
ex-senator Thuyer, of Nebraska $1,000
to 90 to Washington three or iour times
when attempts were made to remove the
witness. He Contributed S400 to the
Republican campaign fund during the
la.t Presidential campaign.
Edward Welch, post trader At Fort
Mcpherson, testified that r. F. Bowers,
Wholesale grocer at keokuk, Iowa, and
brotheI-iu-law Of General Belknap is his
partner. He did not believer Bowers
ever wrote to the Secretary of War about
the place He asked him to do so, but
he refused Witness subscribed $500 to
the last Presidential campaign fund.
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Substitute for the silver Coin BIZ

WASHINGTON, March 2S-The FL
nance Committee has reported substi-
tute for Mr.. Sargeant's bill relative to
silver coin. The substitute provides
merely that the silver coin of the United
States, except the trade dollar, shall be
legal tender at their nominal value for
any amount, not exceeding live dollars
in one payment
The bill introduced by Senator
Sargent, and also by Representative
Pepper, proposed not only to repeal tie
legal tender power of the trade dollar
but to authorize the coinage of new sill
yer dollar aud make it legal tender for
amounts not exceeding twenty dollars.
1t was also proposed by their power, to
double the legal tender power ofthe other
silver coin.
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s,, 600 for a CoIIectorship.

BosroN, March 2s.-The Post pub
fishes AN interview with General Nil
patrick, in which he denies that he left
Washington TO escape testifying before
the investigating committee, de says
be is ready to swear that General Butter
field offered him 81 900 to assist him
[ Butterfeld1 in securing the New York
collectorship, and that he can bring hall
a dozen witnesses who saw the offer IN
writing.
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The Belknap Impeachment.

WAsHIsNToS, March 2s.-The full
House Committee on the Judiciary held
q meeting to-day TO receive the repor;
of the subcommittee, who heard the tes
timony OF Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh and
others in the Be,knsp case. The COM
mittee passed upon the articles Of i'm
parchment and proposed TO present them
to the House en- Thursday, together with
evidence in their support. The general
view Of the committee is that this is sufi
GENTLY strong 10 convict him of corrup
tiop in Office.
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go wad some power the giu " gl's us,
To s.c ouTssl'. as itnsTs see us.

~ S%l NDiflF pfJNFI AHE gu W ~
To see ouTs"i's ~ itbeTs see us.
Behold that pale emsciAted figure.
with downcast eye, like some criminal
about 10 meet her fate See that nsr-
vous. di.trustf1i look. as she walks along
with slow ard unsteady step. The
pink has left her cheeks and the cherry
her lips. The once sparkling, dancing
ewes are now dull and eIpressionless.
The once warm, dimpled hands are now
thin and cold. Her beauty has 1cd.
Whist has wrought this ~ondrou.
change? Whist is that which 10 lurking
beneath the surface Of that Onco lovely
form? Docs she realize her terri.
ble condition. Il she aware
Of the ~oeful appearance she
fnakesl Womsn, from her very nature.
is subject 10 a catalogue Of diseases from
which msa il entirely exempt. Many
Of the naladies are induced by her Own
carelessness, or through ignorancs Of the
laws Of her being. Again, many Pemsle
Diseases. If properly treated may be A.
rested ip their course, and thereby prove
OF short durstion. They should sot be
lefl 10 an insIperienced physician who
does not understsnd their nature and Ia,
therefore, incompetent 70 ireAt them.
The importance Of attending " Female
Disease. in their earliest stages cannot
be TOO strongly urged. For u neg ,ected,
they FREQ emily lead - C0n'amptlon,
Chronic Debility, ard sometime 70 In
sanity. 10 al casss Of FeinsIs DDceases,
DR.. Pierce. PayOfits Prescription, is
without A rival No meticine has ever
surpassed it. In The Peoples Common
Sen,e Medical Adyissr.' Of which X. v.
Pierce. VI. d., Of Buffalo, y. T., h the
author and publisher, il an extended
treatise on WoxAs AsD HER DIsEAsEs.
I Hinder this head the various affections
20 which woman is incident are carefully
considered, accurately portrayed, and q
restorative course oftrestment suggested.
Every woman, As she values hsr life and
health, should possess = copy Of this
valuable book. II she be diseased, this
@Advisor" will show her how she may bs
restored 70 health, and also direct her
bow she may ward of many msladiss
70 which she is constantly being expossd.
Le, every suffering vsman bed this
timely advice, and see AsrseI a. etheys
sec her. Price Of Advises, 81 90 (post
paid 70 any address.
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Dana's Rejection Considered Certain.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The Senate
was in executive session three hours to-
day on the nomination of Mr.. Dana No
action WAS taken. One of the Senators,
while asserting that he has not made q
canvass of the Senate, says Dana will be
rejected by at least thirteen majority. In
this event 1t is whispered in Senatorial
circles that Z. w. Stoughton, of New
York. will be the next nominee.
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Marsh Has Another Statement To
Make.
MoSTEEAL March

MoyTEEAL, March 2S.-lI is said on
good authority that when Marsh first
came here be became acquainted with an
Ottawa gentleman, 70 whom ne made
statement which is said 10 differ very
materially from anything hitherto made
public. Detectives are said 20 nave
passed through this city on Wednesday
last. bound for Ottawa, 10 get 1T the facts
for use in the impeachment trial.
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ScHEScK says he lost between $4,000
and 100000 in his stock speculations.
He sold some ol his Emma Mine stock
for .e25 a share. but refused to sell the
re-; simply because people had talked
about him, and he was afraid they would
do so again That sounds very thin.
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Another officer 70 be Investigated.

New YORK, March.-The Post states
the Treasury Department has for several
weeks been making investigation of
the charges preferred against
special deputy collector John l..
Lydecker, for many years one of the best
known officers of the custom house. 1t
Is charged that Ly decker permitted
serious irregularities in order to show
favoritism to his personal and political
friends. 1t is understood there are ser
ious charges against several well-known
officers of the Appraisers Department
who are also under investigation.
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Wreck oftbc Great western.

. NEW YORK. March 28.-Tbe steam
ship Great Western. which went ashore
on Long Island coast, Saturday night,
hss parted amitship and will be total
wreck. Her crew have arrived. Her
si,.er.hip, the Corn wall, has been iibe!l ed
bythe vessel in the collision with the
Great Western on Saturday morning
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK. March 28.-MoSEr-
At 3Ca.4 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 5CaJG per cent Customs receipts
$4,000. The Assistant Treasurer dis
bursed s96 900 Clearings $3e,OOOOOO
Sterling 4s7(d4sO.
GoLD-Advanced from ll3I TO ll4t,
and closed at IA Carrying rates 10
3 per cent Loans were also made fat.
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Libel Suit.

ST. LOUIS, March 2S-A libel suit for
$4,000 was brought in the circuit court
to-day against the ST. Louis Times by
Watson Foster, of Pike county, the mat
ter growing out of Il certain publication
in the Times concerning Fosters state.
ments in relation to II. +. Summers.
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CENTENNIAL CANDIDATES For
TnE PRESIDENCY.

The New York Heyod having gone
into the business Of selecting presidential
candidates last week, gave a list OF thir:
teen Centennial candidates from the Re-
publican ranks This week it gives Il
list Of the Democratic 'possibles' As fol-
lows:
I'VE insert our list of Democratic Cen
tennial candidates, and appeal to every
mCu of intelligence to say whether 1t
wouli be worth the toss of o copper to
have any one of ttss thirteen rather than
sny other:
l-THoMAs F. BAYAsD, of Delaware
2-SAMUELJ' TILDES, of New \ ork.
3-ALLEN q. THURMAN, of Ohio.
4-DAvID DAVIS of Illinois.
5-THos A. HENDRICKS, OF Indiana
6-WILLIAM ALLEN, Of Ohio.
7-HoRATIo SEYMOUR, of New ork.
s-JEREMIAH 5. BLACK, OF Pennsyl-
vsnia
9-SANroRD E CHURCH, of New
York
lO-GooRGE b. MCCLELLAN, of New
Jersey.
n-MICHAEL G. hERR. of Indiana.
l2-AsA PACKER of PENNSYLVANIA.
l3-JAS +. ENGLIsH, of Connecticut.
There is not name in this list when
does not stand higher in general public
estimation than did that Of Polk or
Pierce whom nominated for the Presi-
dencv, and thea0erage ability and politi-
cal standing of the whole list Is at least
equal to the average OF our Presidents
for the last forty years. They also COM
pare fsvorably, both in point of ability
and integrity, with the thirteen repnhlt-
can names which We presented last week.
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ResuI,ofthe Bnr,ted Dam.

BosToS, March 2s.-It is now thought
that the destruction by the freshets in
Worcester county, will amount to
s5O0,0O0 while there L reason 10
believe that three lives have been lost,
two in Clinton and one in Webster.
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HOUSE.

Mr.. Holman offered resolution fix
Ing the compensation Of witnesses
summoned before the House Committee
at two dollars per day. and mileage OF
FIVE cents per mile. Referred.
Mr.. Hoar introduced bill to permit
the importation free of duty OF books
printed in any foreign language. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Gordon offered a resolution d.
rectlns the judiciary Committee to in
quirc into the expedlency of preventing
the use of United States Mails in carry
ing lottery advertisements. Adopted.
The Speaker laid before the House two
communications from the District Attor-
ney for the District of Columbia, INFORM
ing the House that the grand jury had
found an
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Overflow OF the Mississippi Inevfta-

MEMPHIS, March 29.-There is set
tied conviction in the minds of those in
terested in the river bottom, that disas-
trous overflow is inevitable. The water
this evening is within two inches of the
danger line, and .scant two feet
below the extreme high water mark.
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NEW YoEK, March 2s.-Dry Goods
Business Was rather better in some de-
partmsns, but slow on the whole. Con-
tons in steady request and nominally un-
change Prices and jSbbing quotations
for coitons were low and Irregular.
Fancy prints in better demand and
,hirting. doing well in jobbers hanis
Drssi goods in moderate request. Shavl'
quiet. Woolens remained Inactive. For.
eign goods dull.
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Is the CLYMER Investigating Commit
lee. Yesterday, the testimony of one j.
t BARROW Wa, ratEer disastrous to the
President. He said that he got the place
O: post trader at Fort Union, New Mex
leo. in 1868; that he got the appoint
Ineut through A. d. w. BARNARD, a
brotner-in law General GKsNTs
brother. in law Of General J. Z. DENT, by
promising to give him BARNAKp) one
third the profits of the post. This brother
in-,aw of the brother-ir.law wrote to
General GRANT, the General oi the army.
dstailiay to him tie proposition. The APP
psintment was promptly received, and
through the agency of General GRANT
himself. Pretty rough on the General
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sNIAI CA'is
STocKs-Opened weak and declined t
10 / per cent, the latter 81 Paul preferred
and Hannibal and 81 Joe common de-
clined /! per cent. In the afternoon the
general market recovered somewhat, led
bv Pacific Mail During the last hour
stocks were irregular, feverish and in
the main considerably lower than
at the opening Hannibal and 81 Joe
rose from 10! 10 l6I; Western Union
Rock Island and Psil steady. II ia said
that German fnshciers are about organ
ling a bank here, with 4 capital Of slO.-
600 900. Transactions were III 900
shares. Of which 200 were Pacific Mail,
1900 Western Union, 9,6CO North
western, 1900 St. Paul, 5000 Erie,
.pd ~ OOO Lake Shore
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AN Antwerp chemist has lately dis
covered that the vapor of chloroform
will not only extinguish the flames OF
petroleum vapor very speedily, but will
evendestroy It's explosive and combusti-
Die proportions, if mixed with it. This
discovery may prove capable of practical
application in the prevention of fires.
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Suicide.

One of the jurors in the case Of VIM.
Mckee, Warren A. Sherwood, proprietor
of Sherwood's Tonic Bitters and a
wealthy man, hung himself last night.
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WHAT is life7" asks y Pennsylvania
paper. As near as we can make out, it's
a struggle TO come out sufficiently ahead
10 pay for a respectable funeral. and
most people die before they get there
Rochester Chronicle.
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Ohio Dog Law Defeated.

COLUMBUS, March 2S.-ln the House
to-day, after prolonged discussion. the
bill to protect wool-gTowers by taxing
dogs and authorizing the payment OF
bounty tor dog scalps, was rejected.
The state Republican Convention.
The hotels are crowded with delegates
to the Republican State Convention
VII ch meets tomorrow. There are SIX
candidates for Secretary of State. but it
is impossible 10 predict tonight who is
the fsvorite There is nearly a unani-
mou, feeling in favor ofinstructing the
delegates to the National Convention 10
support Hays for President and such 8
resolution will be adopted tomorrow BY
nearly if not qnite unanimous vote.
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Kellogg has addressed an order to the
District Attorney of Baton Rouge to
take prompt proceedings in the courts in
relation to the recent troubles there.
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THE utter falsity of the charges against
Senator THURMAN Is again strongly des
clared in this mornings dispatches.