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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-17
A Democratic Roorback Nailed.

SAX FRANCISCO, November 16.-Rela-
tive to the Chicago 1FmeS Washington
special to the effect that Governor Irwin
had telegraphed to Washington that he
would not certify the returns Of this
State, having discovered such frauds a.
would negative the Republican majority,
the Gtroaiek this morning publishes the
following: 10
SAN QurSTrE, November Is.
Ihavs sent no dispatch Of the charac-
ter to which you refer to Chicago or
elsewhere, nor have ! authorized any
such dispatch to be sent there or else.
where, nor did ! have any knowledge oi
the dispatch to which You refer till saw
it in this evenings Bulletin.
rsignedl VIZ. IRw1S.
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AuoRTpA RoogpAcK.

- 4 fLok4pA AOohbASAs
NEW ORLEANS, November lex
Gov. Carroll, OF Maryland, to-day re-
ceived q dispatch from Florida that the
Republicans concede the State to the
Democrats BY 200 majority.
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To the Hons. JoHS N. PALMER, LEVI v.
Bo6Y, LYMAN TRUxBuLL, JAMES o.
BRoDHEAp, WV. 2. MORRISON and 9th.
ers, present at the request Of the Chair.
man Of the National Democratic Com
mittee. Et-fr
Gov. kellogg said this afternoon that
the vacancy in the Board had not been
filled. The Board adjourned to meet
Saturday noon.
Gov. Wells, in answer TO an inquiry
whether reporters and spectators would
be admitted, said that it was his wish and
be evidently expressed the sentiments Of
all the members, that the Board should
sit with closed doors during the canvass.
ing and compiling Of the returns, except
when information was wanted concerning
a particular poll'or matter connected
with the election, or when some
point was to be argued before the Board.
He said that neither the Governor nor
any other State officer, Il his, wish was
regarded, would have free access to the
room during the sessions OF the Board. II
the Board wanted legal advice they would
call on the Attorney. General. Bat 1t no
other time would that be admitted. Both
Wells and Anderson said the Board was
an entirely independent body and would
not be controlled in It's actionin any way,
either by the executive or BY other par
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VIZ. w1SDER, Gma.
JOHN ". SCHULTZ, &ey. GIeg
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CARD OF THAaKs.-At a meeting OF
the members Of the Grand Lodge Of
z. OF P. Of West Virginia, held on the
good steamboat Express, on the evening
Of the 18th Of November, 1876, P. G. c.
William Winder was called TO the chair
and PC. John W. Schultz appointed
Secretary. D. ". E. Poisal stated the
object Of the meeting to be that Of tender.
ing q fitting testimonial 10 public ser.
wants for kindness and courtesy shown
to the travelling public, Of whom the
Express IL the foremost. Therefore be It
unanimously
ReOtel, That We hereby tender our
heartfelt thanks to the officers aud crew
oi the STEAMBOAT Express for their uni.
form kindness and untiring zeal in offer.
ing every accommodation that was posi-.
bic to think OF to the members OF the
Grand Lodge K. OF T. of w. Va, max.
ing Us indeed feel at home while we are
aboard.
Resolsei, That We cordially recommend
the steamer Express and lis officers 70
the travelling public generally for their
convenient berths, their superior cook.
cry, and last, but not least, for the smil.
ing and hsppy faces Of the officers.
Raolptd, That the foregoing resolu-
tons be published in the Wheeling daily
panars - ~ sIts1 81 .. =
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JOHN SHERMAN, d s..
STANLEY MATHRws,
E. F. NoYEs,
J. E. STEVENSON,
J. A. GARFIELD, Ohio.
WX. D. KELLEY, Penn.
JOIN A. KAssoS, Iowa.
E. W, STouGHToS,
New York.
G. IRvISo DrTTY, Maryland.
J. VAN ALLEN, New York.
EUGENE HALE, Maine.
N. s. QUAY, Pennsylvania.
WM. CCNsAcE, Iowa.
LEw WALLACE,
JoHN CoBuRS, Indiana.
JIM. TuTTLE, Iowa.
JoHS W. MoGREw,
J. CHAPMAN,
j. 3. SMITH, Iowa.
ABsER TAYLOR,
s. R. HASKS,
J. N. BgARpSLRY,
C. B. FARwKLL, Illinois.
SIDNEY CLARK,
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

Rigorous ConscriptIon IN Rus
sian PO1and-The Grand Duke
Nicholas 10 Take Command Of
the Army.
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Great activity prevails in the Wool.
wich Arsenal. An imperative order
was issued yesterday that The production
OF, rife ball cartridges be increased to
two millians per week. The usual guam.
tity manufactured weekly is half q mil.
linn
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ORDERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.
The authorities Of the Davenport doOk
yard have received an order TO prepare
the iron.clad turret ships Cyclops and
Hydra for immediate active service.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
A Boarding House in IN Uproar.

This is how the rumpus occurred !:
Higgins, who is top-aoorer, came home
late, bringing a friend with him. As
the ways leading to Higgins apartments
are tortuous, he left his friend in the
hall and ascended alone to illuminate.
Having struck light, he gave a low
whistle as signal to his friend to ascend.
This little circumstance was fatal to the
peace and well-being of the establish
ment. The old gentleman Battles, who
has the first floor front. was in half
wakeful state, and hearing the sibilant
signal sounded on all upper landing was
convinced that it was thief's method of
communicating with his fellow. Battles
is energetic, and in very brief space OF
time bang went his pistol out of the
front window, accompanied by volley
of cries of "Policel" "Fire |" ''Rob:
bers!' and "Murder!" This demonstra-
ton had it's effect all along the line. The
boarders, en- deShabiUe to greater or
lesser degree-it was warm night-ar-
peared on the landing, and the boldest
Of them invaded Battles appartme emit.
The neighbors rushed out or put their
heads out of the windows, aud the great
est commotion prevailed throughout the
street. The olice began to arrive, re-
enforced by squad from the station
house, aud the fire patrol rushed around
the corner. It took some time to e1-
plain matters and to restore quiet to
the neighborhood. The most fright:
ened individual Of all was the strange
gentleman Higgins had brought home
with him. He was set upon by tho in
furiated boarders as the supposed burg
lar, and narrowly escaped demolition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
Our twelve Territories, under similar
ora aa follous ~
*Just admitted as State, making the
number of States thirty eight.
The ERUPTION Of Volcanoes.

Tho Revue Scientifque contains an
interesting chapter quoted from work
on volcanoes by NJ. K. Fuchs. The au-
thor, after reviewing all the different
theories hitherto in vogue, distinctly re.
pudiates the notion that volcanoes are
in communication with the center of the
earth. The real cause of eruptions, he
says, is still a mystery the modern by
pothesis, which supposed the center OF
the earth to be solid, but enveloped by
a stratum of rocks in state of aqueous
fusion, over which lies the hardened
crust we inhabit, answers pretty nearly
to the facts brought to light by recent
investigation. II is not to be doubted
that eruptions are owing to struggle
between the vapors contained in the vol
canic focus and the masses OF lava that
stop their issue. These will absorb a
large quantity of the former, but in the
end they get saturated, and the remain
ing vapors force passage to the terres-
trial surface. The origin of these vapors
is stated to be the sea, which provides
the volcanic force with the requisite
steam. In support Of this view the au-
thor points to che fact that active volca-
noes are almost e1clusivel situated near
sea coast. Out of 139 that have had
eruptions since the middle of the last
century, ninety-eight are insular, and
nearly all the others are close to the
coast. Another argument in favor o,
the infltration of sea water is this: that
the chemical constitution of volcanic va
pors comprises all the substances that
distinguish sea water from fresh, and
even in the same proportions. The real
volcano is the invisible focus situated in
the entrails of the earth, and not the
mere crater exposed to view. The noun
tain is nothing but sort of chimney
formed by and for the passage of the
lava, and it incloses vast space where
the lava accumulates from time to time
until it is expelled by the steam. We
may here stale that these views coincide
with; those explained by DR.. Montucci
in his Questions Scientifques, in which
he considers the various focuses of vol
canic activity as 80 many "ulcers" OF
the terrestrial globe, and not, reaching
further down than couple Of miles be-
low the level of the sea-.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
A Tradition of Saratoga Lake.

There is an Indian superstition at
tached to this lake which probably had
it's source in its remarkable loneliness
and tranquility. The Mohawks be-
lieved that it's stiffness was sacred to the
Great Spirit, and that if human voice
uttered q sound upon it's waters, the
canoe Of the offender would instantly
sink. A story is told of an English
woman, in the early days of the first set
tiers, who had occasion to cross this lake
with a party of Indians, who, before
embarking, warned her most Impressive
ly of the spell. It was silent, breath
less day, and the canoe shot over the
surface of the lake like an arrow. About
half a mile from the shore, near the
center of the lake, the woman, wishing
to convince the Indians of the erroneous
ness OF their superstition, uttered q low
CRY. The countenances of the Indians
fell instantly to the deepest gloom.
After minutes pause, however, they
redoubled their exertions, and in frown-
ing silence drove the light bark swiftly
over the waters. They reached the
shore in safety, and drew up the canoe,
when the woman rallied the chief on his
credulity. "Ihe Great Spirit is merci-
full" answered the scornful Mohawk /;
"he knows that white woman cannot
hold her tongue!'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
How the Sioux Fight.

The Sioux, when on the warpath,
black their faces from their eyes down,
the forehead being colored bright red.
When in mourning and when very eager
to avenge the death Of friends or rela-
tions, they cut their hair short and daub
their faces with white earth. Their
ieats of horsemanship are wonderful.
They consider the greatest act of valor
to be the striking of their enemy with
some hand instrument when alive, and,
whether alive or dead, it is the first one
that strides the fallen foe that "counts
the COUP" and not the one that shoots
him. They do not always scalp. Their
object of scalping is t. furnish proof of
their deed and give them to their women
to dance over. They always attack in a
sweeping, circling line, eagle-like, give
q volley, pass on, circle and return on
different angle. When they kill one of
the enemy there is always rush to get
the first crack at him SO as to "count
the COUP" and then some Indian who
was disappointed in getting cut at the
victim while alive scalps him. The
Sioux always camp with tepees Qodges)
in a circle, making, as it were, stock
ade, and when on dangerous ground
they picket their ponies in the center.
Mr.. Keller is familiar with the ground
where. the disastrous engagement of
Custer occurred. Concerning this he
said:i 5"AIy idea of the Custer Blaugh-
ter is that the indians had no women
and children in their LODGES. and had
parapets.d dug under the lodges out of
sight. Custer, thinking it a family
camp, rushed in the center of the fort,
where resistance would necessarily prove
fatal - = z
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
Suspension Bridge.

When the first suspension bridge at
Niagara Falls was projected, in 1848,
Mr.. Charles Ellet offered reward of
five dollars to any person who would get
a string across the chasm. The next
windy day all the boys in the neighbor-
hood were kite-fying and, before
night, lucky youth landed his kite on
the opposite shore and secured the re-
ward. OF this little string was born the
large cables which support the present
vast structure. But the first successor
of the string was a small wire rope,
seven.eighths OF an inch in diameter.
To this was suspended wire basket, In
which two persons could cross the chasm.
To this was attached an endless rope
that was worked by a windlass on each
bank. The ride down to the center was
rapid and exhilarating, but the pause
over the center, while the slack of the
rope was being taken up, was apt to
make the coolest person little nervous,
and the jerky motion up the opposite
slope was rather annoying. The pres.
ent bridge, with its railroad track and
carriage way, was built by the late MIR.
John a. Roebling. It is 800 feet long,
and 200 feet above the water.-Scra6-
ner's Monthly.
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Plain Funerals.

The undertaken received an order to
have everything as plain as possible at
the burial of Mr.. Garner and his wife,
victims of the Mohawk disaster in New
York harbor. Here is proof of good
sense and taste on the part of Mr.. Gar
ner's friends. "Sated with the pomp-
Gus follies of this world, of which 1
have had an uncommon share, I desire
to have no posthumous display" wrote
the celebrated Lord Chesterfield. and
ordered his body to be buried in the
nearest graveyard, and his funeral e1-
penses to be limited to small sum.
His example had great effect in England
in putting down foolish funeral pomp.
In this country it is among people who
are not rich that funeral folly is carried
to its highest pitch. People who can
scarcely see a months food ahead, will
spend what is to them little fortune at
a funeral, and the hard earned savings
of friends are expended in dreary
procession of hacks to distant ceme'
tery. "What possible connection can
there be between my drinking glass OF
wine. and that fellows health 2" asked a
man when urged to drink a toast; and
what possible satisfaction can there be to
the dead in a long retinue of hacks at
$40 apiece filled with mourners, whose
grief is not always as palpable as it
ought to be, following him to Green
wood9 If people want to give proof OF
affection after bereavement, let them
subscribe to help widow or children, If
they need mid, and not to the hack pro-
prietor and undertaken, who now alone
beneflt.-NeW York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
An Expose.

A remarkable feature of the great in
ter-collegiate rowing matches, such as
that which took place at Saratoga, is the
freedom OF costume permitted to the
contestants. Nowhere, outside OF the
art studio, are the beauties of the living
manly form 80 completely exhibited. A
cap and bathing drawers not much less
seanty than the conventional fig leaf,
arc the only drawbacks to complete nu-
dity. Dur ng the race the bare bodies
of the rowers writhe and glisten under
the eyes of the spectators, and when it
is over the victors are carried on the
shoulders of their friends through the
admiring crowds on shore, 30 that all
may observe their masculine figures and
their muscular development. One Of
the rowers, stretched at full length in q
boat and smoking cigar, was leisurely
paraded up and down before the grand
stand, as if courting admiration. Women
as we'll as men are regaled with the spec
tacle, and both sexes seem to witness 1t
with equal satisfaction. We have here
an illustration of the purely artificial
pature of the current laws of modesty.
Just as it is immodest in woman to be
seen in her nightgown or in her corset,
but quite proper for her to show herself
in a ball dress, which covers her form
inst as little If not less. 80 man who is,
or who Just has been in boat, and
welding pair of oars, may strip him
self before the public to degree which
on any other occasion would subject
him to arrest by the police.-Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
lmpOrtance of PEAT Beds.

In some remarks on the climatology
of New Hampshire, Prof. Huntington
states that the preservation of the vege-
tation on our mountains is Of great i'm.
portance, not only in modifying tho dis
tribution of rain, but also in modifying
the extreme of cold in winter. Our
mountains, especially the higher sum-
mits, are covered toa considerable depth,
except where it has been destroyed by
fires, by peat, formed chiefly from moss
and lichens. Now, it has been found by
experiment that peat moss can absorb
more than twice its own weight OF
water; dry clay, nearly its own weight;
dry earth OF garden mold, more than
half its own weight, and dry sand little
more than third of it's own weight.
With equal times of drying, under the
same circumstances, therefore, peat moss
loses two-t thirds of all the water it con-
tanned; clay and earth more than three
fourths, and sand more than nine-tenths.
Thus, in dry season, beds OF peat must
form an invaluable reservoir Of water
for the supply of springs and streams.
Wherever it or vegetable mold abounde,
the soil retains It's moisture, being only
gradually evaporated, a high relative hu-
midity is maintained, and springs gush
forth from the slopes of the mountains,
and slight change in the temperature
causes rain to fall in gentle showers. It
ia noted that on the mountains of New
HAMPSHIRE fres in general spread only
over their eastern slopes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
A Female Fire Company.

There is a female fire company at
Wellesley College, Mass, for it is be-
lieved taat, however incombustible tho
college building may be, the students
should be taught how to put out fires in
their own homes, and be trained to pres
ence of mind, to familiarity with the
thought of what is to be done in case Of
fire, and to full realization of the most
fact that any fire can be put
out at the beginning. Twenty hand
pumps are distributed throughout the
building, each supplemented by six
pals filed with water. Every pump
has it's captain and company of six
girls, one of whom is lieutenant, and all
the companies are drilled at convenient
opportunities in handling the pumps, in
forming lines and in passing the pals.
The whole organization is officered by a
superintendent and secretary. Hose
companies for operating the great steam
fire pump are organized in similar
manner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
An AnecdOte of Forrest,

The little old theater in Albany, N.
T., has been made the scene OF many
curious theatrical stories. On one oc-
casion Mr.. Edwin Forrest, then young
man, and more famous for his muscle
than his genius, gave tremendous dis
play of really powerful acting. He was
supposed to represent Roman war
rior, aud to be attacked by six minions
of o detested tyrant. At the rehearsal
Mr.. Forrest found a great deal of fault
with the supes who condescended to
play the minions. They were too tame.
They didn't lay hold of him. They
wouldn't go in as if it were a real fight.
Mr.. Forrest stormed and threatened; the
supes sulked and consulted. At length
the captain of the supes inquired in his
local slang: " Yer want this to be q
bully fight, eh 2" ~ do," replied
Mr.. Forrest. "AI right" rejoined
the captain, and the rehearsal quietly
proceeded.
In the evening the little theater was
crowded, and MIR. Forrest was enthuE-
astically received. When the fighting
scene occurred the great tragedian took
the center OF the stage, and the six min
ions entered rapidly and deployed In
skirmishing order. At the cue "Selze
him /" one minion assumed pugiistic
attitude, and struck blow straight from
the shoulder upon the prominent nose
of the Roman hero; another raised him
about six inches from the stage BY
we'll directed kick, and the others made
ready to rush in for decisive tussle.
For q moment MI. Forrest stood as
founded, his broad chest heavlng with
rage, his great eyes flashing like fire,
his sturdy legs planted like columns
upon the stage. Then came the few
moments of powerful acting, at the end
of which one supe was seen sticking
head foremost in the base drum In the
orchestra. four were having their wounds
dressed in the green room, and one,
finding himself in the flies, rushed out
upon the roof of the theater and shouted
"Fire p at the top Of his voice; while
Mr.. Forrest, called before the curtain,
bowed his thanks pautingly to the ap-
plauding audience, who looked upon the
whole affair as part of the piece, and
I" had never seen Forrest act so splen-
didly."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
; An Old TINE Girl.

We saw her on the street yesterday,
says the St. Louis Journal. She wore a
neatly fitting, plainly cut and modestly
trimmed calico dress. Her modest face
beamed with youth and beauty beneath
the gracefulfoldsof gauzy green veil,
aud her rosy cheeks shone through it
like pair of large cherries She didn't
carry one-half of her dress in her hand
high up to crafty the vulgar gaze of
blackguards or to draw forth ludicrous
and ungentlemanly remarks of corner
loafers. Nor was che pinned back 80
tight she couldn't step, and her heels
didn't kick her tilter as high as the small
of her back. She didn't walk like u
mule with loose set Of harness on and
flies bad. No; she wasn't dressed in a
style calculated to attract the attention
of any but true gentlemen, and OF these
she commanded the utmost respect, ana
it was paid her by all who, in meetins'
admired her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
Marched Too Rapidly.

As further facts are brought to bear
upon Gen. Clusters disaster it becomes
more evident that his swiftncss in
marching against the Indians ont,
stripped calculation as to the forces that
were to have supported him. Had his
march been extended, as it was expected
to be, bv the exploration of some lateral
valleys, delaying it a single day, Gen.
Gibbons would have been with him In
the attack,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23
Table Rock.

On the twenty-6fth OF June, 1850, oc-
Cured the great downfall which reduced
Table Rock, at Niagara Falls, to auarrow
bench along the bank. Tue portion
which fell WAS ono immense solid rock
two hundred feet long, sixty feet wide
and one hundred feet deep, where il
separated from the bank. Fortunately,
it fell at MONDAY, when but few people
were out, and no lives were lost. The
driver of an omnibus who had taken of
his horses for their midday feed, and
was washing his vehicle, feltthe prelimi
nary cracking and escaped, the vehicle
itself being plunged into the gulf below.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-23

A new grape fungus, which first ap-
pears on the leaves OF the grapevine IN
the form of minute yellow spot, was
described by DR.. Engelmann at a recent
meeting of the st. Louis Academy OF
Science. It makes it's appearance lust
before and during the Towering period,
as far as known attacking only the leaves,
or rarely the petioles and peduncles. 1t
kills the leaves and thus cripples the
plant, and attacks all varieties indis-
criminately.