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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-25
oliver johnson Writes.

New York, February 24.-0liver
johnson appears to-day with another
scandal contribution, made necessary in
explanation OF another published private
and confidential letter, this time written
TO Theodore Tilton, under date Of Janu-
ary 4, 1874. 1t this letter Mr.. johnson
said:
"1ly Dear Theodore: Let me rs an old
friend, whose heart is wrung by your
terrible sufferings and sorrow, tell you
that you can never have true peace OF
mind until You conquer yourself and dis
miss all purpose and thought OF injuring
the man who has wronged you. aOt all
promises our lips can frame, none are so
sacred as those we make TO those who
have injured us and whom we have pro.
fessed to forgive; and they arc sacred
Just in proportion as their violation
would work injury to those to whom they
are made. You can not paint too black
" the wrongs you have suffered"
Oliver W. johnson writes noSsin ex-
PLANTATION OF the. above and OF his desire
10 restrain Tilton from making any ex-
pOsuEc'
Assured OF Beecher's innocence OF any
sort OF crime, yet L knew there were cir.
cumstances, which, II disclosed, would
cast suspicion on him, and subject him
to great annoyance and pain. | knew
also that Mr.. Tilton's own life would
not bear scrutiny, for he had confessed
his adulleries 10 me in these circum-
stances. For his (Tiltonl sake, quite as
much as for Beecher's, aud not less Tor the
sake OF his wife and children, Iayoided
Irritating him by telling him I no longer
believed his main accusation was true.
I even pleaded with him at times in the
seeming admission that his provocation
was black as he said 1t was; Idealt with
him as I would with a man partially de-
ranged"
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About Bowen.

NEW YORK, February 24.-The Brook
lyn Eagle says Mr.. Bowen declines to
give the text Of his statement to the news
papers, and the Plymouth Committee say
they will not. The Eagle reporters called
upon Mr.. Bowen and a number Of the
committee to-day, but they were all firm,
Mr.. Bowen does not claim TO have any
knowledge Of the guilt on the
part OF Mr.. Beecher. He says he
believes him guilty because Of what he
has heard from divers persons. The only
names mentioned by him are Mr.. and
Mrs. Richards, who he said told him that
Mrs. Tilton confessed to them, and anoth-
er woman, whose name he declined give,
told him that in 1858 she saw Beecher
enter in suspicious manner the study
OF Plymouth Church with woman whose
name he also declined TO mention, and
his informant did not say that she knew
there was adultery committed there, but
that she believed there was.
The third and chief case cited by Bowen
is that Of woman who, be says, told
him that she had teen twice outraged
by Mr.. Beecher, and that subsequent 10
the ontrages she remained improperly
intimate with him. Who this woman was,
where the alleged outrages took place, or
when they took place, are facts that Mr..
Bowen declares he can not be induced 10
disclose. Apart from these three cases,
the statement Is devoted TO the defense Of
Bowen's behavior toward Beecher and
the public since he became convinced Of
Beechers guilt.
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New ORLEANS, February 24.-The fol.
lowing named merchants were arraigned
in the United States circuit court to-day
on indictments for unlawfully neglecting
to make the entries required by law TO be
made in their books by wholesale liquor
dealers: VIM. Flash, John A. Lewis, Jas.
A. Girdner, L. A. Saxon,E Fl. Fairchild,
Of the firm Of Fairchild & Bingham.
"A Times Washington special says that
the leading papers In Baltimore, Chicago
and Cincinnati will publish a statement
to-day to the effect that evidence has been
forwarded here sufficient 10 indict West
and Casey for completely in the whisky
ring. COL Casey denies the truth Of this
statement, and says that he. has had no.
thing to do with whisky or cotton rings,
and that his name has not been before
the grand jury. District Attorney Beck
with says he knows nothing OF Casey's
connection in any way with whisky mat
ters.
1t is understood that in tie cotton cases
before the grand jury that as many as fif-
teen persons, who were engaged in prose-
cutting the claim, will be indicted for al
legged fraudulent practices.
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TERRE HAUTE, February 24-The Wa.
bash and Erie Canal, extending from the
Ohio State line through the cities Of Fort
Wayne, Logansport and Lafayette, and
the abandoned portion from Lafayette to
Evansville, was sold to-day at public sale,
the chief purchaser being the plaintiff, ].
K. Gapen, who had brought an action TO
close up the trust for all concerned. This
case, involving the State debt act known
as the Butler bill, has been appealed to
the U. s. Supreme Court with the inten-
ton OF having the liabilities Of the State
to pay the canal stocks determined. The
canal from Lafayette to thAO Ohio line sold
for $50, 500; the abandoned portion sold at
Sll, 800, and the lots, quarries and lands
adjacent at $3.50, The total sales SO far
amount to Si0l,290 The sale Of canal
lands will continue tomorrow.
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STILL ANOTHER MARROW GuAcE.-
The smithfeld Ohio people have called
meeting for next Saturday, the Goth, to
consider the prospect ofbuilding narrow
guage road from that place down to
Rush Run on the G. &P. Railroad. 1t is
thought that such road can be built and
equipped between the two places for s6,.
900 per mile, or, say, $4,000 in all.
Speaking Of the meeting that has been
called, the smithfeld Independcnt says:
ave ask that everybody come out and
attend the meeting, and give general ex.
preston in reference to road that will
supercede our mud pike. You all are
interested. To every man who has an
atom Of interest in smith6eld, or intends
to make a home in or near the town, 1t is
personal matter. So let US see you all
and hear from you.
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Plymouth Advisory Council.

New York, February A-The morn
ing session Of the Plymouth Advisory
Council was almost entirely taken up il
the discussion Of the report Of the com
mittee Of nine, appointed to frame fina
report Of the council conclusions on thC
first five questions, they are all in favor O.
the action Of the Plymouth Church, and
these were discussed at considerable
length. The addresses Of the delegates
being for the most.part, expressions o.
their feeling In relation TO question and
cases 10 which they relate.
Rev. Lyman Abbott, Chairman Of the
Business Committee, reported adversely
on the resolution offered by Rev. DR.,
Bell, to the effect that the Council declare
Beecher innocent Of the charges preferred
against him, and the report was adopted,
DR.. Bell, in personal explanation,
said he thought II was only proper that
the community at large should know the
feelings Of the members Of the Council,
and for that reason he had offered the
resolution.
Delegates brought up the question Of
giving news to the press, and DR.. Bell ad.
mitIed that he had done so. He said be.
fore becoming a delegate to the Advisory
Council he had acted in that capacity
both in ecclesiastical and legislative
bodies when they had been in secret ses-
sion, and was Of the opinion that he could
discriminate as to what should or should
not be given out. He wasnot responsible
for the detailed reports in the newspapers.
The night session commenced at eight
o'clock. The galleries were filled, and
there was scarcely room for the Council.
So many people came who had TO be ac-
commodated that the delegates were glad
to find camp stools in the passage ways.
Gala lllies graced the front Of the plat
form. All Of Beecher's family were in
the Church, and all the noteworthy peo-
pie of the congregation. Horatio G.
King and Rev. Halliday were busy pro-
curing front seats for the distinguished
visitors. .-
Shortly before s o'clock Mr.. Beecher
assembled the platform. He simply
said, speaking rapidly: wish to re-
new my request that every friend Of mine
in the audience at every part Of the ses-
sion, and on the reading Of every docu-
ment, and on the enunciation of every
result, that il may be received with pro-
found quietness. Any man that claps
his hands would knock me down, and any
man that would cheer, l think, must be
a man that opens his mouth against me.
1beseech the congregation, which l really
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COLUMBUS, February 24.-1n the House
this afternoon the House bill to extend
the charter Of savings societies was
passed. Bills were introduced to confer
police powers on conductors Of railway
passenger trains; to suspend the act Of
last winter in reference to fares and
freights on railroads until test case ia
decided in the Supreme Court.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad bill, and II is now law.
In the House this evening bill was
introduced providing that persons shall
not be admitted as students to the Medi'
cal College who have not graduated at
some educational institution Of grade at
least equal to the public high schools.
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For the Black HiIIs.

SPRINGFIELD, February 24-Wagon
trains Of every description are constantly
passing through here bound for the gold
fields. The different parties as they pass
along have from two hundred to twohun-
dred and twenty-five wagons each. One
party camped in the town last night, and
one could see the camp6res Of three other
trains on the prairies west Of here. An
other Springfield party will start at noon
to-day, consisting OF seven wagons and
twenty men. In this party are some Of
the best business men OF the town, and
they have better trains and outfits gen.
orally than any who have yet left here.
The party Is jubilant and win see the
hills In a few days.
WIsNER, NEB., February 24-Seyen-
teen double mule teams with sixty-eight
men we'll fitted out left here to-day Tor
the Black Hills, via Elk Horn Valley
route, which Is without doubt the beat
route for going with teams. Parties arc
arriving daily, and another train will
start within ten days. Small bands start
daily aioot, hauling hand carts.
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The1CharitnhIe Funds.

New ORLEANS, February 2i.-The
House Committee on Public and Charita-
BILE Instiuttions OF the State made a speci.
al report on the finance condition OF the
Charity Hospital, in which they say the
attention OF the House some weeks ago
was called bya member from St. Charles
Parish to another transaction in Charity
Hospital warrants which occurred in
1874. Your committee have made
enquiry with regard to It and
now report the facts. After repeated but
unsuccessful presentations of the war;
rants to the Treasurer. Of the State for
payment, the Board was compelled to
place with the State National Bank S45,.
900 OF the warrants as collateral security
for q loan Of $4,000. When this loan
was returable to the bank payment was
required, and the Board was forced TO
sell the warrants ut heavy sacrifice.
The negotiation was made through Mr..
Edward Rigney, then director Of that
bank, and also member OF the Hospital
Board. The purchaser is said to have been
Mr.. James s. Clark, tax collector Of the
First District OF New Orleans, and the
price 50 cents per dollar. The amount
then realized TO the hospital in cash for
$4,000 OF the warrants was $4,000, and
the loss suffered by the hospital was
was $4,000 on this single sale. The
blame attachable torthis transaction falls
on Treasurer Dubuelet or his superlors
in office. Your committee find that dur
ing Eve years last past the hospital has
suiiered'a q loss OF 24J0O0 by discount on
the warrants. The board were forced TO
sell as they were unable to cash the war
rants at the treasury. Your committee
ascertained that $S5, 900 Of the hospital
warrants referred to above as sold by the
Board to James s. Clark were cashed at
the Treasury within a very short time
after they were sold, although the Treas
urer had continually pretended he had no
money 10 meet them. 't'I
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SHORT CREEK CoRN.-Messrs. j. and
NJ. Waddle, Of Short Creek, have sent in
10 the Centennial headquarters here 81
ears Of corn that weigh 81 pounds. This
corn was grown on hill-mcadow sod that
had been about ten years in fallow. The
hill grows timber Of various kinds, most
ly however white oak. The crop was in
iurcd by wind and worms, nevertheless
Welded soto so bushels Of shelled corn to
the acre. Under favorable circumstances
these parties have raised 100 bushels to
the acre on their bottom land. They
plant generally in hills, fourty-four
inches apart each way, three stocks in the
hill.
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AFInrr1 in Pctroleum.

NEW YORK, February 24-Considera-
bic Of a furry was oeeaSioned In the Pc
troleum trade to-day by numerous dis
patches, private and public, reporting an
excited state OF affairs and marked adj
vance on the Creek, Oil City, Rouseyille,
Parker's, and other points.
The result was an important advance, and
at theclose the tendency was still upward.
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NEW YORK, February "a Henry G.
Bowen chnracteriEes as an outrage the
conduct of the Plymouth Church last
evening, and expresses surprise and in
dignation that any body Of Christians
should attempt to lock free born citizen
in room against his will. de Ia dclib.
Grating what action he should take in or.
der to bring the perpetrators Of. the at
tempt on his personal liberty 10 Justice.
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CINcINNArI, February 24.-The re-
ports circulated that the hotels Of this
city intend charging increased rates dur
ing the session Of the Republican Nation
al Convention, and that the rooms have
been disposed Of to spectators, are un-
true. Although large number Of rooms
have been secured by State delegations
and others at the Grand Hotel, Burnet
House, Gibson House, and other hotels,
none are yet full, and the hotel accomoda-
tons are considered ample for the wants
OF the Convention. Nodifficulty has been
experienced by the delegates who have
endeayored to secure quarters. There
will be no change in the regular prices.
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ABOUT the. very best point made in the
trial of Babcock (that at last ended yes.
.erlay in verdict of "not guilty,") was
that keen thrust OF Dyer in answer to
Judge Porter's culOgy on the President.
Dyer did not see why the President should
be dragged into court simply because
his private Secretary was on trial.
The case reminded him "of an
eminent doctor, who having been
called to attend u lady in confne.
ment, met neighbor next day, and
was asked how the patient was doing.
"The child is dead" the doctor replied,
"and the mother will also die, but with
the aid Of the Lord, / think can save
the old man."
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A Card from lIr. Bill.

AANSaa Va NV AAS8AshSAs
The ISTELLIGENcER OF this morning re.
fers TO that "S3S, 1000 matter" again, Civ
ing the impression that / have Jailed 10
respond TO Mr.. Hildreth in the proposed
investigation. To show you how much
truth there is in his remarks, will state
that on February 9th Mr.. Hildreth sent
me a postal card proposing certain names
from which he proposed ] should choose
an umpire.
In answer to him, wrote on the 7th
day OF February, (the day on which I re-
ceived his postal) suggesting list Of
questions which thought we ought to
agree upon as basis Of settlement before
choosing an umpire. To this, on the
same day Mr.. II. wrote to me again,
showing that he had totally failed to un.
derstand my proposition; and also max.
ing certain assertions which I did not
admit, 10 be true. This note / received
on the sth, and answered on the 9th, ex-
planning new proposition, and the last
clause Of my note OF date, reads thus (:
~ await an answer TO my proposition
Now l know, II the INTELLIGENcER
does not, that Mr.. Hildreth has been away
on important business, and l have taken
itlor granted that when lie got time he
would respond. The lNTELLIoEScBR
seems to forget that we both have some.
thing else 10 do besides obeying its man
dates whenever il is ready to call.
And as for my retracting anything that
have said l do not retract one trord,
and when the INTELLIGENcER can find
time TO answer n few suggestions made in
an article signed "E." published in the
Regater OF January lst, which wrote for
mat paper, it can with better grace talk
about my backing down.
have never yet backed up in this
matter. asa clerk have made state
meut "as shown by the books Of the Au-
Gt'ots and Trcasurer's offices" and / defy
M isie!lgtHeeTt 10 Shol5 he contrary.
Yours, f. L. BILL.
We have only word or two Of com.
ment TO make on the above.
We desire to ask Nj. Bill whether he
holds that deficiency oil SSs,OOO ever..Oc.
CURED y, in the Treasury of the State of
West Virginia1 II he does, why not in
'e'liSate the issue between the two papers
onthat pointH II he docs not, will he
.ay'or insO many words, and then state
Just what he does charge in regard to a
ueaetency' As for instance, whether he
means that deficiency occurred in the
treasury of the restored government Of
Virginia while 1t was at Wheeling. 1t
need not take many words to fix the exact
point.
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hAshlNtlON SOUNEtt IA'i NEns'
Rev. Charles Dickey, formerly Of Wheel
ing, now Of Philadelphia, is the orator
elect of the Society of Inquiry Of Wash
ington College, Of which institution he is
an alumnus. The Literary Societies are
trying to get the notorious Talmage for
their orator.
W. s. Moore, editor Of the Reporter,
was recommended by the late County Re.
publican Convention as suitable person
to represent that Congressional District
in the National Republican Convention at
Cincinnati.
The Obserrr seems curious 10 ascertain
how the Mardi Gras jamboree here will
turn out. 1t says that "the probabilities
are that Wheeling will have one Mardi
Gras, and but one."
Mrs. Catharine Gray, in letter to the
Observer, says: "At Wheeling they told
me Washington was the Athens Of the
West. Icould have told them that their
moral worth was closely allied to their
mental excellence"
The mail is carried from Washington,
Pa, to Uniontown, for quarter Of cent
per annum.
At the recent township elections
throughout the county, the following
ticket was elected among our neighbors
in Donegal township:
Judge, VIM. Dickey; inspector, E. B.
Jolly; assessor, Samuel Kirk; assistant
assessors, VIM. Dickey, E. Brownlee; reg
ister, Franklin Rogers; school directors,
o. Ralston, Wm. Dickey; supervisors, B.
F. Craig, Patrick Rogers; constable, Chas.
Craig; auditor, E. B. Jolly; treasurer and
clerk, VIM. Brazier.
The annual contest between the Union
and Philomathean' Societies Of Washing
ton College comes off on the evening of
March 1st. r..t..
DR.. Jno. B. Vowel, died in Washing
ton, on the 18th. He used to live in
Wheeling, il we mistake not.
V. Harding, for short time resident
here, was defeated by W.s. Byson for
assistant Burgess, a! the recent elcc.
ton, the vote standing 8O4 for the for
mer and Sl2 for the latter.
The roads in Washington county must
have been in bad condition during the
late soft weather. Awriter at Washing
ton says that the other day a farmer came
into a grocery and said that! this was
the first time for twenty-five yeas that he
had had to borrow salt but he had run
out oft, and, the road being bad could
not get an empty, wagon to. town, not to
mention taking it home with barrel Of
salt in it. He bought barrel, but asked
the privilege OF leaving it till spring, and
took u peck home with him on horse
back,n .tfs 'Bi
The Pittsburgh Manufacturer OF yester-
day reports no change in the status Of
the iron market, save that the demand
for the manufactured products is incress-
ingsomewhat. 1t remarks that nails are
generally believed to be down to bottom
prices, and that there is reason to sup
pose jobbers and consumers will be in
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THE suEz STOCK.
FRANCE.

PARIS. February 24.-The official
journal! publishes a decree', announcing
the appointment Of Jules Dufanue as
President Of the Council, in place OF Mr..
Buffet who resigned. Mr.. Dufanue Is al.
so appointed Minister OF the Interior, I'D
interim. The decree also confirms the
Of Count Do Maux as Minis.
ter Of Agriculture and Commerce.
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THEY had a grand Centennial tea party
down at Marietta the other evening.
Among the relics on exhibition were a
cane presented by General Lafayette to
Mr.. Nahum Ward, in Paris, in 1923; a
pcrder horn presented by Burr to Blenn.
erhassett; sword, hat and glove worn by
Col. David Green at Bunker Hill; tables,
stands .and chairs Of Blennerhassett; a
spinning wheel and reel, on which Mrs.
Governor Meigs used to spin; guilt made
in 1860; the original deed Of the Island,
given in 1856, by Patrick Henry, Cover
nor Of Virginia, to Blennerhassett.
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VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER l59.

afidayits, followed, and Judge Dillon
finally ordered the defense to file their
motion for new trial tomorrow morn
ing, specifying all the grounds relied on.
The grounds are the statement alleged to
have been made by Sumner, the Pike
county juror in the Mckee trial, full re-
ported In these dispatches.
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PHILADELPHIA, February 24.-Rev. W,
R. Nicholson, D. D., Is 70 be installed
here this evening as Missionary Bishor
Of the Reformed Episcopal Church.
Arrangements have been completed by
the newspaper proprietors Of this city tc
teuder complimentary banquet to Col
Jno. W. Forney, on his return from Eu'
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MEMPHIS.
Visitors 10 the Carnival.

MEMPHIS, February 24-Visitors to
the carnival are arriving in large num-
bers. The pageant Of Memphis on the
night of the carnival will surpass any
thing ever witnessed in America. It is
claimed by those who profess to know
that the appointments and costumes i'm
ported from Paris, in design and finish
are superior to any ever furnished by
Nonan, the famous costumer.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, February PA great battle
is considered imminent. The French au.
thorities have arrested Uinatt, the Carl.
iSt Minister Of War, and placed him in
prison at Bayonne. The Alionsists have
captured the material Of cuartsl Real, the
Carlist Official journal, aud the machinery
for coming Carlist money.
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Weather Report.
WAX UEFNHIUENII
OETicK OF THE CIuKF SI0SAL OFFIcER,
WAslnSoTos, D. C., Feb 2j.-l a. Y.
PRnnAHnnIEa.

r
WAsinSoTos, D. C., Feb. 2j.-l An.
PROBABILITIES.
In the South Atlantic Gulf States, Ten
nessee and Ohio Valley, a falling and sta
tionary barometer, steadily rising tenn
perature, winds mostly from the south
east to southwest except the northeast.
In Florida clear and partly cloudy
weather will prevail, possibly succeeded
In the southwestern portion by rain.
In the Lake Region and Middle States,
u falling and stationary barometer,
northeast to southeast winds, a rising
temperature, partly cloudy weather and
in the former and northern part Of the
latter light SHOWS partly turning to rain.
In the Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri Valleys, rising succeeded by
falling barometer, winds mostly from the
northeast to the southeast, and generally
warmer weather.