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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-14
HOUSE.

Mr.. Campbell presented the petition
Of 7l3 citizens of Illino ois, asking for the
repeal of the resumption act. Re
ferred.
The Speaker then called the States for
bills, under which csllthe following were
introduced and referred :
By Mr.. Hewitt, Of Alabama-Prohib-
ting contributions from officers and en-
ployees of the government tor political
purposes.
by Mr.. Dibrel of Teunessee-For the
benefit of distillers OF less quantity than
500 barrels per year.
By Mr.. Lsnders-To allow twenty
days vacation, with pay, to all govern
ment employees TO attend the Centennial
celebration.
By Mr.. Fort-To reorganize and con-
solidsts territories, and to provide for
their speedy admission as States; also, TO
impose tax on sales of stocks, gold and
bullion.
By Mr.. McCanon-To exempt persons
engaged IN postal service from military
duty and from jury service.
By Mr. Blaine-RegardIng the regula-
tion of commerce and navigation and Of
steam vessels; also, by request, declaring
the l4lh Of April, 1876, legal holiday
In Washington City.
Nat onaIity:. OF the CnitedStates.
Mr.. Baker OF Indiana, offered the tol-
lowing resolution:
Resoired, That the people Of the
United States constitate one nation and
not mere confedsrscy Of states or ma
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office N Northwest cor.
of Main and 12th Sts.
THE LEWIS COUNTY MURDER.
The Prisoner Makes q Full
Confession.
Great Excitement Over An
ticipated Developments.

Special to the Register.
WESTON, w. VA;
1920 A. NJ, March IL.
Richard Dowell was brought into
Court this morning to receive his death
sentence for the West murder. He
made voluntary confession declaring
he had been hired to do the deed by the
parties, indicted as accessories. Prose-
cutting Attorney Edmiston moved to sus.
pend the sentence in order that he might
use the prisoner as witness. TIE court
is now considering the motion. Great
excitement prevails. WoFF.
Later.
The sentence has been suspended until
next term. 1t is supposed that others are
implicated. WoFF.
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A stubborn witness.

WASHINGTON, March l3-Hsllett
Kilbsun appeared before the Real Is
tate Pool Committee, this morning, and
again declined to produce the private
books and papers Of the firm on the
ground that he and his partners are en-
gagged in private business and have no
conn ection with the Government Of the
United States, except TO pay taxes and
obey the laws; they are not conscious
of having violated any law, nor are they
charged with any fraud, and that the
production of their books and papers
would reveal their transactions with all
their customers. If however, any re-
spectacle citizen would allege that
their business has any relation
with public interests, they would
submit all their books and
papers to the committee, but not other
wise. Mr Kilbsun takes the additional
ground that he stands on the constitu-
tional rights guaranteed TO any citizen
not accused OF violating any law, Of be.
ing protected in his personal liberty and
property, and from unreasonable search
Of his private papers.
The room was then cleared for delib-
Grafton, with the exception Of the coun-
sci, and the committee proceeded TO
make up case against Kilbaun, to be
reported 70 the House.
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Pinehbaek-Meetin or Celered Per.
sons.

WAsHISoroS, March l3.-A largely
attended meeting Of colored persons. to-
night passed . series Of resolutions de-
claring, among other things, that the
Senate, in refusing q seat 10 Pinchbsck.
proiessedly on technical grounds did an
unjust act which affected the colorcd race,
ignored the rights Of q sovereign State,
bowed to caste and aioed prescription, re-
bellion and anarchy. The resolutions
also condemn Senators Edmunds
aud Paddock for voting against
Pinchback, and eulogize Senators
Morton, whose course, they say, make
him sitting person for any position In
which law and justice may be equitably
administered and defended by an homes
and resolute person. These resolutions
we're supported by Frederick Douglass,
George L. Downing and others and were
unanimously adopted. Aprocession WAS
then formed and proceeded to the Ebbitt
house, where Senator Morton was.
complimentcd with . serenade. The
colored speaker, who informed Morton
what had taken place and the character
Of the resolutions and said heretofore the
colored people could only thank their
friends, but now they could express their
gratitude in votes.
Senator Morton responded, nyins
among other things that Pinch
back was fairly and legally elected
and had the sympathy OF the entire
Republican party throughout the coun.
try, and that the great battle OF humsn
rights would be fought in the coming
Presidential contest.
The procession then proceeded TO Cap
ital Hill, where they serenaded Pinch
back, who returned thanks in speech.
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ed by sister churches, 10 rid itself Of .
scandal which tends and threatens dis
credit TO all churches It h right aad
may be the imperative duty Of the
brotherhood of churches to institute an
inquiry in order TO rid itself, either of
such scandal or Of such church; and
that all shall regard final denial Of such
right Of brotherhood Of churches TO
investigate In any extreme case, through
an ecclesiastical council, as endangering
not only the purity but the very exist
enee Of Congregational churches.
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The War Between Egypt and Ably
Sinnla.

LONDON. March ia postscript
edition of the daily NeoS just issued, con-
talnins the following:
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, March II.
Wednesday night last the Abys'nnian
army crossed the river Decassa Deppa
and attacked the intrenched Egyptian
army, when severe fighting took place
On Thursday the Abysinnians were
repulsed and retreated to Adona,
King Kssa, the Grand Vizier, six chiefs
and five thousand Abyssinians, are re-
ported killed IN the trenches. Prince
Kassa and General Loring escaped un-
hurt, and Rhatel Pashs was wounded.
The Egyptian losses were heavy but the
victory was complete.
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Preparations for the Centennial.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-The House
Committee on Appropriations to-day
heard Col. Lytord, Commissioner John
Eaton and Prof. Baird, representing the
Government Board charged with prepa-
rations for the Centennial exhibition.
They advocated an additional appropria-
tion of $500, 900 for that purpose. The
Board asked for about Sl,00O,O00 last
year, but Congress appropriated only
S50O,OOO, and they now ask for the re-
mainder of the sum needed, and say that
with its aid the government exposition
will be magnificent ard worthy of the ma
ton, and itself sufficient to make the en-
tertainm nment q success
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Terrible Damage Caused by Boiler
Explosion.

INDIANAPOLIS, March l3.-This morn
ing an engine of the l. b. & w. Rail-
road, Just ready to take the mail train
West, exploded. The train on the q.
Ii. 81 l. Railroad had just arrived, and
the engine wheel broke. The train was
standing alongside Of the l. b. & W..
Both engines are completely wrecked.
The engineer of the G. Ii. Il L. engine,
A. Z. Moore, was instantly killed.
The fireman of the same en-
gine Isaac Ballard. was badly
scalded and bruised, though not danger
ously hurt. The whole of the west end
wall of the depot and ten or fifteen feet
of the roof was completely demolished.
Fortunately there were no other trains IN
the depot at the time of the accident
and it being Sunday night, but few
people were around, or the loss OF life
would have been much greater. No cause
is assigned for the accident. The engineer
reports that he had plenty Of water and
only l05 pounds OF steam. All the glass
of the windows of the west half OF the
depot were broken by the conclusion.
The less is estimated at $4,000.
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FrauduIcntCotton Claims.
OulRha liens.

OMAHA March l3.-About 3 o'clock
this morning the Central Hotel near
the Union Pacific depot burned down
and the inmates narrowly escaped death
and lost everything Insurance IS, 900.
A couple OF fremen were injured.
The Randall murder trial is going on
in the District Court and is exciting great
interest. Randall was en- the stand to-
day testifying in his own behalf
A policeman shot au unknown man,
who was trying to sell an emigrant a
bogus emigrsnt ticket this afternoon
and severely fnot fatally iniuring him.
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The Harrington Safe Burslarly Con
sptracy.

WASHINGTON, March l2.-District
Attorney Wells to-day, again appeared
before the house Committee on Judic-
iary, now investigating into the causes
why the so.called Harrington safe bur-
glary conspirators have not been tried
as also into the conspiracy itself and
presented the original confession made
by Nettleship and as also the statement
made by Harrington himself. Hsrring-
tons statement is not in the nature OF 8
confession, but more of denial of the
main facts set forth in the confession
of Nettleship. This investigation Mr..
Knott saws will be thorough.
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Ar,stocratic Elopement I'm England

NEW YORK, March l3.-A London
dispatch says: Lord Aylesford's wife
has eloped with the Marquis Of Bland
ford, eldest son of the Duke of MARI
borugh. The MARQUIS of Blandford is
notorious for his social escapades and the
Marlborough gems have been, it said,
sold to pay his debts. He is a brother OF
Lord Randolph Churchill. Lord Ayle'-
ford, the unfortunate husband was called
home from India on urgent affairs some
time ago.
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Radical Official Sentenced to the
Penifentiary.

TsEsToS. n. j., March lS.-Josephus
Soove, Sr, the defaulting State Treas
urer was sentenced, this morning, TO the
State prison for three years, and until the
costs of the prosecution are paid. He
went bitterly on hearing his sentence
He is over sixty years Of age and hss
family highly respected.
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The summary OF tho results OF the
late storm in Missouri, Is seven killed
and seventeen injured. Some thirty
houses were blown down, aud immense
damage done to orchards and timber.
Some Of tho brakemen on tho Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad have
struck on account OF an order requiring
them TO ride on the top Of the cars while
the train was IN motion.
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imIttee.

The Committee on Real Estate Pool
have decided to report tomorrow upon
Kilbournes refusal to answer to the
House, together with excerpts from rec.
ords showing the questions to which ne re-
fused to answer, and accompanied with a
resolution directing the Sergeant-at' Arms
of the House to present the recusant
witness al the bar OF the House for its
action.
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Fearful storm In the Northwest.

OMAHA, Neb., March l9.-The pas
senger trains due yesterday at Bitter
Creek passed there to-day about fourteen
hours late, having pushed through the
snow and storm on Creston Hill, about
thirty miles of Bitter Creek. The storm
is reported to be fearful one. The snow
is three and four feet deep on the hill,
with a great gale blowing. There are
eighteen inches of snow at Bitter Creek.
Trains, emigrants and freights are laid
up on side tracks at different points, and
will not be likely to move till it clears
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Rold Robbery.

NEW YORK, March l3.-Five masked
men entered the house Of James Crosby,
q wealthy farmer living on Daiiytown
road near Farmer station. on the North
ern New Jersey Railroad early yester-
dav morning, and took of $4,000 worth
Of L nlted States bonds and 81 900 worth
of .i.verware and jewelry.
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Killed TO Prevent Murder,

MEMPHIS, March l3.-To-day, Thos
Leon, formerly of Mississippi, was shot
and killed by George +. Morris, aged Il
years, to prevent Leon from mafdenng
5. +. Hard wick. al invalid. Morris sur.
rendered him self up and was tried and
acquitted.
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500 PIANOS & ORGANS

View and secondhand, Of Yirstclaas
Makers, will be sold at Low Prices for cash,
or on Installments, or for rent, In CITY or
Country, during these hard times and the
Holidays, by HORACE WATERS BON,
4sl roadway, than ever before offered In
New York. Agents wanted 20 sell Wsters
IIIustratsd Cataiozues Nailed. Great In
ducemsntx 70 the Trade. A large discount
o Teachers, Ministers. Churches, Lodge,
chools, etc. se6A
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FOREIGN.
Walt whitman In Distress--.A Plea
for His Relief.

LONDON, March l3.-Robt. Buchanan,
the poet, writes to the LoRdon NevS con-
cerning certain extracts from the West
Jersey press describing Walt Whitman
impoverishment and suffering, and makes
an earnest appeal for his relief. Mr.
Buchanan says: 81 suggest the forma.
ton of a committee to collect subscrip
tions for the purchase of Whitman's com.
plete works, which the latter is now pre-
parrg, TO begin with say 500 copies, and
the number could be extende to 1000 or
more. SO much the better for the poet,
so much more honor for England, so
much more shame to the literary coteries
which emasculate America"
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TOLEDO, March l3.-Flour-Demand
fair and market frm. Wheat-Firm
and unchanged. Corn-Steady; high
mixed 47ic seller May; June held at ie,
Ole bid; low mixed 4Gic; no grade Day
ton and Michigan 4+c; damaged 4Oic
Oats Quiet and steady; No. 2 seller
April 36ic; white 39c; Michigan S4c.
NEW ORLEANS, March l3-Sugar-
Firm; fair 7(97ic; prime To Tic; choiee
SIC. Molasses-Demand ialr; prime ~
Cr,5Oc; no raw on hand.
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Ie6er,on Medical College Com
meucemeut

PHrLApELPEIA, March l3.-The an
nual commencement Of the Jefferson
Medical College took place st the
Academy of Music Saturday afternoon.
The total number OF graduates wss l46
of whom 6s were Pen nnsylvsniAns.
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Good. for the Centennial.

ROME, March 19.-The steamship Da-
rian has sailed for Philadelphia with
LAO packages of e1 1hibits for the Phils-
delphis Exposition, from Genoa, Naples,
Messina, Leg1orn and Palermo.
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Kenney, the suspected robber of the
Huntington, w. Va, bank, is still under
arrest in Sedalia, Missouri. No requisi-
has been received yet for him.
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at'heelina 9eaistcr.
Gold closed yesterday at ll44.

TIE ,oeatier to-day,of be partly cloudy
With ,Oesterly ,ei,ids, and Slight change Of
tsnperdtllrs.
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Lieutenant Governor OF mississippi
Convicted.

JACKSON, March l9.-The senate by a
vote of 32 to found Lieutenant Govern
or Davis guilty as charged in the articles
of impeachment. One colored and one
white republican senator voting in the
affirmative and four colored in the Mega
tive. The finding will be formally an
nounced Tuesday.
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Telegrams from the West say that the
Union Pacific Railroad is again blocked
with snow.
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The Babcock Military Court.

WAsHINGToN, March l3-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury, in reply to reso-
luton OF the House, has sent to that body
a communication stating that there are
no papers relating to the assembling or to
the business of the Military Court in the
Babcock case on file in the Treasury De-
partment.
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Purchase OF the Annual Product OF
silver Mines Denied.

WAsHINGToN, March l3.-The report
that an arrangement had been made by
which the government is to purchase the
entire bullion product of the consolidated
Virginia and California mines for year,
for use in the resumption Of specie pay
ments, is pronounced incorrect by the
Treasury Department, although 1t is ad-
mitted that proposition of this kind has
been received and is now under consider
alton
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Secretary BristOw Knows NoshinE
About the Pacific Frauds.

Secretary Bristow, IN response to an
inquiry concerning the report that the
Revenue Detective Phillips has unesrth-
ed astonishing corruption in California
and that the testimony will DO sent to
Congress, says that the report is news TO
him. Tho Commissioner of Internal
Revenue also says he has received no in
formation in regard to these statements.
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Taxing Coin and Bullion Sales.

Mr.. Fort to day, introduced bill pro-
viding that on and after the first day Of
July next there shall be tax levied and
paid on all sales or contracts for sales,
whether verbal or written, of gold and
silver bullion and coin at the rate OF two
twentieths OF one per cent. on the
amount of sales or contracts for sales
thereof. A failure to make returns Of
sales, or rendering of fraudulent returns
is to be punished by a penalty Of $780,
600, besides the payment OF the tax due,
to be assessed By the collector on the best
information he can obtain.
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Collection OF Duties On Centennial
Goods

The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
sent to the House of Representatives
COPIES Of letters received from the Col
lector and Appraiser of customs at Phila-
delphis, representing the absolute neces-
sity for additional customs officers 10
protect the revenue in connection with
goods imported for the Centennial ex-
hibition. There Is no fund
at the disposal Of the department
from which to pay extraordinary
expenses for officers required TO examine,
appraise and maintain the custody and
control OF foreign goods at the exhibl-
ton. It is estimated that not less than
100000 will be required for this pur-
pose.
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Cardinal McCloskey is seriously ill.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-09-02
Items Of s1ate Interest.

For seven or eight miles around Milford,
the corn is as good as anywhere else III t.e
State.
The following are the Democratic candi-
dates for Sheriff in Sussex county Beniah
w. Truitt, James Rawlins, Joseph Ellis, ).
@. Cannon.
Fifty converts, who have faithfully stood
out their six months trial as probationary
members of the NJ. e. church, IN Milford,
were admitted into full membership on
Thursday evening. There was but one
backslider.
The jewelry store of s. G. Evans, in Mil
ford, was robbed of about 5000 worth of
goods, on Wednesday night. The stolen
stock was mostly plated ware, his more val
liable articles being in the safe. Suspicion
attaches to two young parties.
Last week mention was made of COM
plants of shippers by the Old Dominion
line, of their fruit being handled badly and
also the late hour az which it reaches mar
ket. We hear that the case is equally bad
where they ship by the Delaware Railroad.
Milford Nelos.
The usual rule in middle and lower Della
ware is to stop" corn, and " save" the fod-
der, breaking it off at the ear, and stripping
the stalk or its blades. 1t the upper part
es s-ks+S5xyf.. the practice is TO cut the
stalk off, near the roots, as is mostly done
in New Castle county.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-09-02
SECOND EDITION.
The Pennsv,Ile tragedy.

THE DETAILS GROW WORSE AND woBsE-wEE-
DENs HANDS SAID To BE PoIsoNED-AR.
REsrs OF RIvLR MEN as ACCESSORIES.
The Philadelphia Times, this morning
says 1t seems now to be settled fact that
Weeden's hands were poisoned prior to the
fight An examination Of the eyes of the
dead pugilist revealed extensive infamma-
ton under the lids and decay of the iris,
results which could scarcely have been
superinduced from blows or falls.
The Ooroner's physician, accompanied
by the coroner himself, visited the
residence of Walkers parents yesterday af-
ternoon and made post-mortem examina-
tion OF The body of Walker. Beneath the
disccloration of the chest and ribs
there was no evidence of internal injury.
but the left side of the brain was terribly
confused. All over the brain were pools of
coagulated blood, and the mau's death was
formally pronounced to be the result of
confusion
Since Oollyers escape from Reed street
wharf he has not been heard of or seen. No
one seems to be able to solve the problem
which is involved oy ibis mysterious de-
parture Tie depots and wharves have
been watched carefully, and all the sport
ing houses have had the policemen's eye
upon them ever since the mob's arrival
from the fight, but aowhare could be found
the slightest Glow TO Oo,lyer's whereabouts,
OF Weeden something more is said to be
known. Some of the sports assert that
he has not vet left the city, others that he
has taken np permanent residence in New
York city, and others again declare posi-
lively that he is on his way to Europe.
The inqaest will not be held before next
week. Coroner Goddard is much incensed
at the doctors who were present at the
fight and who disgraced their profession by
lesv ng "Waker" to die. He is determined
to bfIng these flows to Justice, though
every one else should escape The reports
winch have gained currency and appeared
III eorae afternoon papers yesterday, to the
effect that "Walker' died in the ring and
deserted by Sam Collyer, his bscker and
second, are grossly incorrect. 1t is the
opinion of physicians that had "Walker"
received proper medical care he would now
be alive.
Yes erday afternoon Lieutenant Mears,
of the harbor police, arrested J. P. Stetson,
captain of the tug Lawrence; George Whar-
ton, of the tug Thomas York Michael
McGoldrick, of the tug Sally, and Patrick
W. Cartney, of the tug Rebecca and Creed
moor Cutter, on the charge OF being access
sorry to the death of Philip Koosta, alias Wal
ker, they having conveyed to the scene of
the fight the participants therein. The
captains were locked up for a h.aring to-
day.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-09-02
Fire In Kent County.

The large barn. stables and cowhouses on
the farm of DR.. Fl. Ridgley, four miles
north of Milford, on the Dover road, were
all consumed by fire on the afternoon OF
Wednesday last. There seems to be no clue
to the fire unless it was accidentally frel
from the pipes of some of the workmen on
the premises. The barn contained about
four hundred bushels of wheat, two hun
dred of oats, tnresher, mower, and all the
farm tools and implements and a lot Of fed
der. The tenant on the farm was William
Supp, whose loss is also VI ry heavy, as all
the implements and half the grain we're his
The tofal loss ID probably about three
thousand dollars, one thonsaud of which
falls upon the tenant, and the other two
upon DR.. Ridgley. The latter probably has
insurance on the barn, but we learn that
Mr.. Sspp's property was not insured.-Mat-
ford Nelcs 1st