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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23

The New ork Observer says that what
ever may be the sympathy that encour-
ages steambosting on Sunday, as a means
of giving our people day of fresh air
we know that the country people who are
visited by these throngs OF Sunday e1-
cursionists regard them as an uL mitigated
nuisance and evil, and goes on to remark:
"The only plausible plea for all this
dssecration of the Sabbath is insulting to
the very persons that it assumes to favor.
1t assumes that we have hireling class
in this country, whose wages are few
cents day, and that existence is to be
maintained only by constant daily labor.
Whereas it is notorious that even IN the
hardest times labor is one OF the
highest of commodities, and that
comparatively few of the most
prosperous citizens are so ready to IN
dulge themselves in leasure and pleasure
as the great number OF those who are
supposed to be dependent on daily toll.
Our daily Journals must know that
more independent, self-sustalning class
does not exist on earth than those who,
in another country, would be called the
working classes. There are seasons
when, like every other class, they are
compelled TO submit to disadvantages
and trials But, in general, they are
lust MS able to take their own time, to
dictate terms, to go and come freely, b.
sny portion Of the community. Few
millionaires in this country are so free
in their movements rs their domestlcs.
But if our New York multitudes will go
out of town on Sunday by the thousand,
we demand, in behalf o! the comfort and
morals of our neighbors, that they stick
to their boats, or empty themselves In
some vas. wilderness"
There is much truth in the above OBJ
servations. What are known as the
working classes IN this country, usually
spend their means in self.indulgence
with greater freedom than almost any
other class of people. OF the hundreds
who drive out the National Road from
this city, every fair Sunday, in So and $40
carriages, nine-tenths belong 10 the class
who work for others. The proprietor
clasa became proprietors by saving their
money.
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Tbeleatenaiai.

PHILADELPHIA June A.-The en-
pIoyees Of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company At Elizabeth, New Jeney, with
their families, numbering 1900 persons
m all, arrived NJ the Centennial grounds
III. AFTERNOON and marched 20 the New
Jerey State building, where il short
address General Havley welcomed them
70 the Exposition. Major Tsooolee, OF
Elizabeth, presented the workmsn With
q handsoms banner, af,er which the a.
cursionis,s sepsrsted into grouPe. and
made . tour Of the vari0os exhibition
bQildings.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23
A Rascal Caught.

LOUISVILLE, June 22-David Merri-
weather, 8 negro, was arrested at Clarks-
vile to-day, on the confession that he
misplaced switch last week, causing the
destruction of train on the Louisville
and Great Southern Railroad, and also
serious injuries to Joseph Hammett, the
engineer. Merriweather has been in the
habit Of wrecking trains, 70 plumber in
jursd passsngs
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23

The Louisville Courier-JouTnai de-
mands that the Democratic party
snail pant itself upon the one
gr.st issue Of honest government
aud honest men, wherever and wherein
rebel who is not thief ought to. be a fair
match for a radical who is.
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n~~n and Ont.

LOWELL, MASS, June 22--At bust
,ss. meeting of the second Adventist
Church, las, evening, Mr'. beisePlsce,
v;fe of the pastor, charged him with
,dul,ry. abuse and lying A committee
w.;tei on him and be confessed the truth
of the charges asd to-day resigned Tie
o..,n,ste and Christian ministry.
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Secretary Rsssss.'s I.es.e.

WAsHIsoroN, June 22.-In response
to demand OF the House Naval Com
mittee for an exhibit Of Secretary Robe.
sons income, Internal Revenue Commls.
sioner Pratt has furnished the following
from the records of his office:
In 1868 paid Sl4 rs on an income Of
$492. In 1854 he paid $3.50 on an in
come Of $5Ss. In 1866 there was
no assessment. In 1866 and
1867 be returned no income at all,
but paid special tax Of $40 rs q lawyer
in Camden, New jersey. In 1867 be re-
turns an income of 81 1000, and in 1870,
1871 and 1872 there was no assessment
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The war is to be carried into Africa
or Massachusetts, which is the same
,aing. The Republican State Conven-
ton Of Maine, yesterday, recommended
BLAME for appointment to fill MoRRILL's
sea, in the Senate, and wound up the
recommendation with an invitation to
Massachusetts, to take notice"
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. June ~. 22.-MoNHY-Closet
easy a, 2t92i per cent. Prime mercantile
paper Sla,5A per cent. Customs
receipts .S277 900. The Assistant Treas
urer disbursSd $4,000. Clearings $l2.-
100000. Sterling steady at 4s6i1is9i.
GoLD-Wesk; opening At ll2i and
closing st ll2t. Borrowing rates las
per cent per diem.
GovKRNaENrs-Moderstely active,
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Ohio state medical sse.ssy.

SANpusKY. o.. June ?2.-The third
and last days session Of the Ohio State
Medical Society was held at Put-n-Bay
to-day. No business OF any special in
terest was transacted. The Society ad-
jourIed at noon.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23

J.H. NASH, Esq, a young lawyer OF
ane promise, of Charleston, died last
sunday. Mr.. Nash steod deservedly
high as n member of his profession and
as q citizen,
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Ksioletsg over Brsstsv's R>ssgss-
st0n.

SAN PRAScIsoo, June 2-The
whisky dealers, distillen and Others.
more or les,, intimately connected with
the whisky ring, express undnguised
sa,isfsc,ion at Brl.tsws rssignatIon, and
seem hopeful ,hs. il will be followed oy
. number Of special treasury agenh,
who have been active IN unearthihg
frauds on the revenue. Custom house
officials are also reported IN improved
spiriu-
Tse Wsikisg Hateh-
0Leary jumped the track hi. morn
ing. having accomplished bat zl1 miles.
The ama,uers retired this evening with =
score Of 35l miles-
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aan. Geo. HI. Pendleton.

CIscrNSArI, June 22-Owing to the
demands OF his private business, Hon.
George H. Pendleton will be unable to
attend the 81. Louis Convent n. and has
notified alternates to tnat effect
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THE st. Louis Times hits it exactly
when i. says that the real platform of
,ba,Republicsn party is lis record during
,hs pss, sight years.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23

JUpaE CAMDEN will depart for St.
Louis to-day.
Senator DAVIS will leave Deer Park on
Sunday, arriving At St. Louis Monday
morning.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23

Tx New York San refers to the Gin
c;pnsti platform as that extraordinary
piece OF literary composition beginning
with Divine Providence and ending
With President GRANT"
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A...farer HA, rcd.

C1rvELAxp, June Nv Adm, who
l,,led bis wife, step-danghter and Ma
Bsnter, last December, Was hanged 70
s.x He maintained 70 the last that the
d.s5 vss u premeditatsd.
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GRANT has at least got one MORRILL,
., IN his Cabinet. He is the new
Secretary OF the Treasury, the Senator
from Maine.
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Base Ball.

ISpIASAroLIs, IND, June 2-o..
Louis VS.. an Indianapolis club; ST. LOUIS
6, Indianapolis club 8. r,
LouIsvILLh KY June 2--There
was another 6ne game between the LOUIS LOUIS
willie. and Harttords to-day, the latter
winning by q score of too. The LOUIS
yilles were without Fslmer and Ter
bardt. Summary-Hartfords 8 runs IN
the ninth inning; base hits. Hsrtfo,ds :,
Louisvilles 4; passed balls, LouisSiIies 4
runs earned, Hartfords 2; errors LOUIS
villes 5, Hsrtfords 2. w.
CIscrSxArI. June % -Bostons Z, Cin-
cinnstis 5.
CHICAGO, June PA close and e1-
citing game of bail was played mere S W
day. The score was as follows; Cns-
c.gos-o, l. l, l, Z. {. o y o. si .o.si' a
Mutuals-2, O. o, 10 O. l, Q. o; total, :.
ST. LOUIS June 2-The browns
again defeated the Athletics by q sco'e
OF Browns, s; Athletics, o.
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The silver Bill.

WAsHIssTos. June 22.-The House
Committee on Banking and Currency.
to-day took action on the Senate amend
ments 10 the House join, resolution, pro
yiding tor the issue Ct silver coin in
lhe Treaiury in exchange tor $i0,ooOOU
Of legal tender notes. The commit
agreed 70 the Senate amendment striking
out the word "now" from the clause
where II restricted the issue Of coin ~
such a. il Aow ia the treasury. but they
voted 10 recommend non concurrence IN
the Senate amendment providing that
the trade dollar shall no longer be legal
tender.
Speaker Kerr.
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at'heelina 2egister.
Gold closed yesterday at ll2f.

The ,csdthsr today ,0ta be partly
.,,,.dy. .cih sontherty ,oinds, stationary
,.,.,,ra.,lre. and local rains.
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ARRlGO.

rIN9Lg-ROBERrsON-At 70. Nal
thev's Church, Tharsday. svsninG, June
xld NJ 81. o o'clock, by Rev. J. u. Armstrong.
NJ 9rIssE X. TfNoLK 20 Ai3 MAkf
VA srEs 70 sERfsoS. No carda.
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THk
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. BY Western
Union Line, otice Northwest cor.
ofMain and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
BeecheP's Salary.

NEW YORK, June 22-Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher's salary as pastor of
Plymouth church, was fixed last night at
$4,000.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23

TIE wool market has fairly opened IN
GUERNSEY county, and buyers are paying
from 25 to 80 cents.-Jefersonian.
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Speaker er

Speaker Kerr left the city this morn
isg, for Rock Bridge Alum Spring., Va
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morning
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The English Parliament convened on the 9Th
of February. The Queen, in her address, says
the relations of Great Britain with all foreign
mowers continue to be of q friendly nature.
She declares that the course pursued by Eng
land, in putting an end to slavery within her
dependencies, makes it important that the
action of her ships elsewhere should be In har-
mony with that course. The affairs of the col
onies have generally continued to advance in
prosperity, though the,troubles in Malacca and
South Africa are pointed out briefly.
Weston, the American pedestrian, has de-
feated Perkins, the English champion, in a. "a
hours walk at London.
The Cuban patriots are unusually active,
and are giving the Spanish troops much annoy
ance.
Bismarck has again taken occasion to pro-
claim Germany's peaceful policy. He concluded
a speech in Parliament, the other day, with
these words: ''We live in state of the most
profound peace. We have no wish for con-
quest. We are contented yith what we pos
sess. We have no thought of threatening any
one"
The Prussian Parliament has passed the bill
amending the penal CODE including the 80
called pulpit clause, which forbids the read
ing of Objectionable communications within
a church or posting the same on the doors.
The European powers are trying to effect an
armistice in Herzegovina.
The war in Spain is being actively prose-
cuted Alfonso has taken the field in person.
and promises to bring the contest to an early
termination.
An English AGENTS. to take permanent charge
OF Egyptian finances.
Twenty thousand pounds has been raised in
Bremen for the victims of the dynamite plot.
Three newspapers have have been sup
pressed at Rome for publishing a speech by
Garibaldi in which the Republic is extolled as
he only honest form of government.
The Sultan OF Turkey offers amnesty to all
insurgents who submit Immediately.
The news from Turkey is exceedingly belIig-
ereut in character. The insurgents refuse to
accept the compromise proposed by Count An
Grassy, and are determined not to submit to
Turkish rule The war party have also tri-
umphed in Servia.
Winslow, the Boston forger, has turned up
in Rotterdam. He has not been arrested be-
cause no extradition treaty exists with the
United States. 1t appears, however. that an
order has been given for the delivery to the
American Consul at Rotterdam of all valuables
found in Winslow's possession.
The Spanish Government has issued an ex-
planatory note on Cuban affairs. 1t claims that
the instruction is run by foreign adventures,
and that the patriot army is composed mainly
of negroes and Chinese.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-17
REVERDY JOHNSON.
Particulars of His Sudden Death at Annap.
oils.


oils.
A dispatch from Annapolis, Nd, gives
the following account of the death of the
venerable jurist and statesman, Reverdy
johnson The main facts connected with
the sad death of Reverdy johnson in the
grounds attached to the Executive Man
sion, as made known last night, are not
changed by the developments this morn
| ing. His death was so sudden and I'M
expected, after his appearance in the
Senate Library and about the State
House yesterday while the Legislature
was in session, in apparently full health,
that the community has not yet recov-
cred from the shock. DIR. Lewis FL.
Stein, State Senator from Frederick
County, a distinguished physician, and
Chief Inspector of the Sanitary Commits
sion in the Army of the Potomac during
the war, who examined the body shortly
after it was found, gives the following as
| his theory of the cause of his death !:
Mr.. Johnson either stumbled over a
piece Of coal, or, being seized with YER
tigo, or incipient symptoms of apoplexy,
and trying to save himself, moved toward
the west, staggering along by the
northerly side of the Executive Mansion,
at each step his body gaining additional
momentum, SO that having reached the
door leading into the basement he
swayed around to the south, and fell, his
head striking against the sharp corner
of the granite base of the house, which
gave the first wound on the head. Reach
ing the pavement of rough cobble
stones, second wound was received in
front of the first. At this instant, prob
ably, the bones of the nose were frac-
tured, and one joint of the second finger
of his right hand was dislocated. Wheth-
er his subsequent struggles may &C
count for the abrasions on his knees and
the fingers of his left hand, cannot be
positively asserted. The wounds in the
scalp were accompanied with fractures
of the external bones of the Uranium
and the base of his skull, also, with the
probable rupture of some of the arteries
at the base. Death must have resulted
instantly.
Mr.. Gwynne, the Attorney General of
the State, and son-in-law of Mr.. John
son, is of the opinion that he was seized
with vertigo and fell, as he had a similar
attack, lasting three hours, while attend
ing trial in South Carolina, several
years ago.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

The most destructive fire that has visited
New York city for fifteen years broke out at
125 Grand street, on the evening of Feb. 8, and
destroyed the entire block bounded by Broad
way, Crosby, Howard and Grand streets. The
total loss is estimated st "a, 100000. The
heaviest losers are Cashin, Brunderette & Co.
dealers in laces. They estimate their loss at a
million and half
Two children named Smith, and young man
named Barry, who attempted their rescue, were
drowned at Apponang, R. l., last week, by the
breaking of the ice.
The National Trotting Association met in
New York the other day, 153 local associations
being represented. The presiding officer said
the value of the courses owned by the various
associations was not less than $4,000 900,
while the value of the horses entered in sim
gle year was $15,0OO,0OO.
The Bank of Commerce of New London, Ct,
was recently robbed of $4,000. No clue to
the robbers.
Piper, the fiend who murdered little girl in
a church belfry at Boston, last spring, has
been tried a second time, the jury rendering
a verdict of guilty of murder in the first de-
gree.
Another sad drowning accident is reported
from New England. Three children of Andrew
Bates broke through the ice on Lake Whitney,
New Haven, CT, on Thursday week, and were
all drowned. The mother and four other per
sons who went to their rescue broke through
and were with great difficulty saved,
Owen Lindsay was hung at Syracuse, N. Y,
IL, fo,. III .oe A
Colvin.
The burglar who entered the National Bank
of Commerce, OF New London, CT, and re-
ieved it of $21, 0Oe, turns out to be George C.
Packer one of the tellers of the institution.
He has confessed his crime and made full resti-
tuition.
An exciting scene took place in the lecture
room of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, at the
adjourned annual meeting on Friday night
week. at which the clerk read the report of the
examining committee, detailing the several
meetings between it and Mr. Bowen. After
the report was read and resolution passed
referring back the insinuations of Bowen against
Beecher to the Examining Committee and sum-
moning Bowen to appear before them, Mr..
Beecher made some exciting remarks closing
as follows: ''As for myself, pronounce the
allegations as false; and, with Almighty God
before me, and the Judgment day, I arraign
him as a slanderer and liar"
George w. Fletcher has been sentenced to
death at Philadelphia for the murder of William
Hanley.
-Four miners were instantly killed, and six or
eight badly injured, by the explosion of fire.
damp in a coal mine at Pittston, Pa, one day
last week.
Clifford White, Boston lawyer, has been ar
rested and placed under 80, 600 bonds, detect
ives having traced to his possession $50, 600 of
the Government bonds stolen from gentleman
In New York about year since.
West.
Dubuque has packed 10000 fewer hogs this
year than last.
A young lady narrowly escaped being buried
alive at White Pigeon, Mich, the other day.
The funeral congregation had assembled, and
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-17
President Grants Deposition in ting
BabcOck Case.

The deposition of the President In the
case of Gen. 0. e. Babcock was taken
at the White House on the 18th inst,
the oath being administered by Chief
Justice Waite. He testified as follows !:
Gen. Babcock has always performed his duties
as Private Secretary to my satisfaction. Ire
gard him as most efficient and faithful officer.
I know his general reputation in Washington
and in the army. 1t is good. Nothing was
ever against him until the present develop
ments. I remember Babcock showing me
dispatch from Joyce. It was simply shown
as other kilograms would be- This was after
the death Of Collector Ford, when Joyce APP
piled for the Collectorship. told Babcock
that, Ford having died suddenly and away from
home / should consult Ford's bondsmen in
making the appointment. They and others re-
commended Mcguire. don't think Babcock
ever, directly or indirectly, sought to influence
the appointment of Mcguire I do not
remember of Babcock ever speaking to me
in reference to any charges made against
either Joyce or Mcdonald. He GER
tainly took no lively interest in the matter.
Babcock never sought to influence my action
in reference to any investigation of whisky
fraud in st. Louis or elsewhere. Speaking
generally, Babcock said, on one occasion, that
frauds should be ferreted out, and it should be
done by superior or good men. / remember
Mcdonald being in Washington in December,
1874, and Lrode with him once I do not re-
member word of conversation on any matter
touching his official position or these cases.
saw him as / was driving out and stopped and
requested him to ride. Douglass made sug-
gestion to me about the proposed charge of
Supervisors. and afterward, complaint being
made by Secretary Bristow about frauds, the /
order was made changing the Supervisors. |
Immediately afterWard efforts were made by |
various prominent public men to have the |
order revoked. The revocation was made on |
my own order, l being convinced, chiefly |
for reasons presented by Supervisor
Tuition, that it was unwise to continue
it. The revocation was made solely
the whisky frauds. Babcock never spoke to
me on the subject of that ORDER nor in any way
interfered with it. Since Bahcock's indict-
ment no effort has been made to interfere
with his trial. At the time the Military Court
of Inquiry was ordered, I supposed Babcock
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An Arsenic Consumer.

A Troy On. Y. man has been trying
to kill rats with bread covered with ar
senic. The bread disappeared but the.
rats didn't, and finally he caught his 49,
year-old daughter eating it. She con-
fessed that she had disposed of all of it,
and liked it better than anything she
ever tasted. 1t appears that the girl had
fits, year ago, when she kept begging
for arsenic, and the doctor thinking she
was going to die any way, gave her
some, whereupon she got well. Since.
then she has been given the deadly poison
at different times, the only effect being
to make her appear we'll, bright and
cheerful. The case has been laid before
several scientific men, all of whom pro-
nounce it one of the most remarkable
phenomena of the age.
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ever, when symptom of life appeared. twas
found that, instead Of being dead, she was in q
trance.
Heavy rains and destructive foods are report
ed from the Pacific coast
D. Il. Mitchell, prominent citizen Of LeaY-
enworth, Kan, is under arrest for attempting
to steal $3.50 from the Government in grain
contracts.
The recent heavy rains have caused much
damage in various parts of the West by the
rising OF the rivers.
Three Chicago Aldermen Hildreth, Cutler
ton and Jonas-have been indicted for COM
plicity in the whisky frauds.
AS far as ascertained, the forgeries Of Mrs.
Topper. of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, amount to
| 81, 900.
The Kansas House of Representatives has
passed resolution, by vote of 40 to 40, re-
questing Congress to repeal the Specie Re-
sumption act.
| bill substituting the Northern Pacific Rail-
road to the amount of $3,O0O,0O0 and a bill
subsidzng the Utah Northern Narrow-Gauge
to the amount of 81, 1906 900 have passed the
Montana Legislature and received the Gov
ernor's approval. Both bills come before the
people of the Territory on the Sd of April
Heavy snow-storms are reported 10 the Far
West and trains on the Union Pacific have been
snow-bound.
1 In order to afford people who desire it an OPP
portunity of attending the annual Mardi Gras
festivities in New Orleans, the Illinois Central
Railroad is selling excursion tickets from Chi
cago to the Crescent City and return at $35,
good till the 7th of March.
South.
| Thirteen feet of water on the bar at the
South Pass of the Mississippi below New Or
leans, is the net resultof the Eads jetty job, up
to date. Seven feet more will entitle Capt.
Eads to the first payment by the terms of the
grant from Congress.
Fort Smith, Ark, is to have another whole
sale execution. In the United States District
| Court at that place, the other day, Judge Parker
passed sentence of death on six murderers.
The crimes for which they were tried were COM
mitted in the Indian Nation. The 21st day of
April next was fixed as the day upon which they
are to swing.
Articles of impeachment against Lieut. Gov.
Davis have been reported to the mississippi
Legislature.