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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-20

CINCINNATI, Mry 19.-About o'clock
this morning the wife Of W. II. Widde
field, residing on Richmond street, was
awakened by man climbing in the sec
ond story sleeping room window, and
gave the alarm, which awoke her hus'
band. The burglar in the meantime had
dropped to the ground, and Mr.. Widde'
field seizing his revolver ran to the
other window where he saw three OF
four men in his back yard. The latter
opened iire upon him without effect
but he succeeded in shooting one man il
the groin. His comrades carried hin
some distance through the streets and
alleys, and finally were forced to leave
him owing 10 another alarm being raised
by the inmates Of house near where
they stopped. The wounded man was
captured by the police and taken to the
Commercial hospital. lIegave his name
as Morris Ward, n New Orleans thief
bnt refuses to disclose the names Of hi'
COMPANIONS.
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That Lard Report.

New York, May lO.-rhe Committee
on Information and Statistics Of the Pro
dnce Exchange have investigated the
circumstances attending the posting ol
the stock Of lard on the bulletin Of the
Exchange, May 18th, over the signatures
Of Goulard, Ponsi Il Bostwick, and report
that the firm were not the comrilers oi
lhe report OF the stock Of lard or rcspon.
sible for its publication, but that Samuel
Wallace gave the figures to WIN. Walker
Statistician Of the Exchange, who is cen.
surabIe for posting on the bulletin board
\ report without ascertaining its gcnn'
ineness. The report also ceusnres Mr
Walker for not suppreSsing the state,
ment in the Produce Exchange Weekly, and
for not promptly notifying the Cincin'
natl Chamber Of Commerce that he had
discovered that the report Of the stock
was incorrect approximately. The cor
rect account Of The stock Of lard in New
York May l9tl, shows $4,000 tierces and
not 10000 as posted.
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BALTIMORE, May 10.-F Flour-Firm and
unchanged. Wheat-Quiet; No. 9 western
red steady al 81 AZ; Pennsylvania do 81 4S
al 80; amber 81 55. Corn-Steady at Csc.
0ats-Dull; western mixed i9c. lsye-70a
75c. Hay-Firm; Pennsylvania and Mary.
land $50 OOa9i 90. Pork-.-Dull and weak at
$29 90. Bulk Meats-Shoulders Sc; clear
rib 1O24a1lc loose. Bacon-Shoulders 9,I
a91c; clear rib 194a12Hc; hams 15alGc.
Iard-Dull; refined 1916. Petroleum
Quiet; crude 8HaSIfc; refined 134aic.
Collee-Stcady; jobbing 15ISal9c. Whisky
Quit at 81 Ike,
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CHEYENNE, May l0.-The last two
companies Of the Second Cavalry, for
Crooks expedition, left for Russell at ono
o'clock this morning. They will cross
the river at Laramie, marching up the
north aide 10 Fetterman 10 be Joined by
tho troops which leave the railroad at
Medicine Bow, the whole force reaching
Fetterman about Wednesday morning,
where Colonel Royal, OF the Third Cav
airy, will take command, under Crook, OF
the entire force. At the first halting
place last night, five deSertiOns occurred,
the men taking their horses aud equip
mentS.
The latest arrival from the Black Hills
to-day were Nelson and ]. D. May, OF
this city. who report meeting RaymOnd's
outfit on Indian Creek. Two OF them
were engaged in hot Eight with Indians.
The Indians, however, succeeded in captur-
ing tllirty-tive head Of stock when they
were driven of. They also met two
hundred men with eighty wagons
northward bound at Hot Creek,
where Captain Egan's command had
also Duttles Leaving htNb SASSn eASy
rode into Fort Laramie unmolested.
These gentlemen arc reliable authority,
and say that on WhitewOod and Dead
mems Creeks the claims are being sue
cessfully worked, yielding $40 TO $50 to
tho man, but beyond this district
the hostility and oft-repcated at
tacks Of the Indians on prospeCtors
u L. III D.,
OF the miners. Gov. Thayer departed East
to-day to secure, il possible, additional
troops 10 project this frontier during
the absence Of the garrison forces in the
big Horn country, or failing in this at
least to procure arms and ammunition
for militia organization.
$1,000 PIRE.
Afre to-day, at Green river, Wyoming
DESTROYED S., 900 worth OF property.
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MIR. JAMES NJ. LAIDLEY writes letter
to the Charleston Journal on tho "money
question:" in the course Of which he
makes the following announcement TO the
world
Secretary McCulloch destroyed seven
hundred millions Of money during his
brief term OF office, as il TO test the ply
aIcinns cxperimcnt--thaL Of ascertaininS
how little food il actually necessary To
sustennncc OF human life.
We should like to know from what
Democratic almanac Mr.. LaidIey ever
gathered such information M the above.
The circulation in 1865 was not quite
100000; in 1866 il was little over
S7OO,OOO,OOO; in 1867 il was $693, O,OOOi
in 1865 il WAS G7S,OOO,O00, and in 1869
(McCulIocI's last year, il was not $751;
100000. At no time during McCulloch'a
Secrelaryship under Mr.. Lincoln, prior
to 1865, did the circulation equal $780,
100000. lie did (under law Of Con-
gress) reduce tho legal tender" to $780,
100000, and they stood at this amount ior
,cvcral years, but in the same years the
aggregate circulation Of grecnbacks, bank
notes, !ve., varied FROM sG7S, S,OOO,OOO mp 10
S7iO,OOOOOo.
SO that unless Mr.. LaidIey counts, IA Ii
Geo. II. PendIeton) the 40 bonds and :
per ccnt:ccrtiiicates, retired and funded
I,y the Government, as n part Of the cir
cnlation destroyed by Mr.. McCnlloch, his
statement hasnOthing in it in the way o
facts.
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VOLUME XXIV--NUMBER 9S99.


CHICAGO, May ls.-Flour-Dull and
unchanged. Wheat-Unsettlcd aud lower;
No. 2 Chicago spring 81 O5 spot; 81 O59S
seller June; 81 Of seller July; No. 5, 9I4a
95c; rejected S4Ec. Corn-Unsettled, but
generally lower; No. ., 4se spot; 46LSc sell.
or June; 1910 seller July. Oats-Flrm;
No. 3, 3lc spot; 3O4c seller June. Rye
Quiet at 67a6Sc. Barley-Easy at 72a54c
spot; 73c May; SOC seller June. Pork
Dull and prices shade lower at $50 Asa
20 80 spot and seller June; $50 65 seller
July; $50 S5IIa2O 81 Y seller August, Lard
bull and prices a shade lower at $l2 IN
al2 20 spotan seller June; $l2 30al2 SO Il
seller July; $i9 40 seller August. bulk
Meats-Firm at 77ial0Nallc. Whisky
Quiet at 81 OK.
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RAILROAD BoNDs-(2uiet, but lower for
N. J. Central convcrtibIes, Union Pacific
sinking funds, Michigan Central rs, and
st. Paul & La Crosse Divisions.
STATR SECURITIgs-Dnll;' Tennessee new
better.
sroCEs-IIavc been cxcitingly irregular
with alternate Spasms OF strength and de.
preston. Pacific Mail was less active than
Yesterday, although the stock still continues
prominent, and the street Is much puzzled
~ 10 the probable result Of the coming
election. The opening sales were at u
from which point there was an advance to
90, when the price broke to 81 this was
followed by recovery to 991S, and snhSe'
Iuently there was a reaction 10 3l1s. Yes
terday's proxies were worth l4alH per
cent, and to-day the stock was loaning at
2a3 per cent for carrying. There was nm
other break in coal roads. New Jersey
Central dropped 8 per cent, from SS to SS;
subsequently the stock rallied 10 SSA. The
Delaware, lackawanna& & Western dropped
from 1051I to 105, regular, and 1OiI4, seller
80. Later there was recovery to lOj1s
regular. Union Pacific was weak aud dc:
clined from 80 TO 5S. Western Union and
Lake Shore advanced in the early dealings,
but afterwards lost the Improvement. DLr'
| ING the last hour stocks were generally
dull and lower. The chief weakness was in
Lake Shore, Western Union and Michigan
Central. Lake Shore fell TO 6SlS, Western
Union to 65%, and Michigan Central TO
4GN, these being the lowest quotations OF
the day. Among the coal roads Delaware,
I.ackawanna & Western declined to 1861.
| New Jersey Central recovered to 81, with
the last sales at sS94, which was AZ per
cent below the opening price. The
continued depression In the coal roads
brings out the investment stocks, and
has m unsettling influence on the
general market Pacific Mail advanced
lust before the close TO 22A and closed at
that price. The two extremes OF the day
were q and 23. There was nothing posi-
lively new in regard 10 the stock, although
there were many rumOrs allOat. The
Graphic says the Western Union Telegraph
Company will on Monday next make sew.
eral reductions in tolls to conform To the
last reduction made by the A. & 7. Com
pany. The transactions were a., 900 shares,
OF which 5000 were Pacific Mail, $1,000
Western Union, 1900 Erie, $1,000 Lake
Shore, G,O0O Michigan Central, 1000 New
Jersey Central aud 8, 900 Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western.
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CINCINNATI, May O.-Cotton-Q Quiet at
ll%c. Flour-Firm and unchanged. Wheat
Quiet at 81 16a1 80. Corn-Firm at Boa
52c. oats-Steady at 36ai?c. Rye-Dull
and unchanged. Pork-Dull and nominal
at $50 rs. Lard-Inactive steam $l9 %
bid; kettle quiet at 13alSkc. Bulk Meats
Small sales at 7a71lal09sa10H. Bacon-
Steady at SHall Lfal2H. Butter-Steady;
Western Reserve 20a92c. Whisky-Quiet
at 81 OF.
HoGs-Steady;. common 10 good light
50 35aG 20; iair TO goodheavy 81. LOAF 20.
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TIE TURF.


LOUISVILLE, May l9.-Lovely weather,
large assembly and entertaining sport.
The features OF to.day's races we're:
The Tennessee stakes, dash three-quar-
ters Of a mile, value 81 900, with $lOC to
second horse, had II starters. McIntire
won; time, lis.
Second race-Pursc $500, subject to
weights, over eight hurdles, two starters,
Capt. Hutchinson and Redman. Redman
was the fayorite. At drum tap he got
away first and from the first hurdle until
the second miles were run, easily led Hut.
crimson, winningin 34S4.
Third race-For Gentlemcns cup, value
$3.50, dash one mile and one.eighlh, had
four starters. The race was won by Mis-
deal in 20l!.
In the last race, dash II miles, for
Louisville hotel stake, value $500, Grit,
the iavorite, led from the outset and won
in 2;l9i, others never leading him.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May lO.-The Color.
ado from China and Japan had several
cases Of smallpox among the Chinese on
passage between Hong Kong and Yoko'
hama. They put the Sick of at Yokoha'
ma while the quartermaster was taken
sick after leaving Yokohama. No Other
cases appeared. Capt. Connolly dockcd
the steamer before the quarantine officer
boarded her. Contrary TO the regulations
the steerage passengers were prohibited
landing by the authorities. The steamer
was anchored in Mission Bay. The Board
Of Health will commence legal proceed
ings against the Captain.
At noon to-day O'Leary finished 3Sj
miles, and continues lively and confident
Of making 800 miles within the time
Schmidt Il l02 miles behind and car
scarcely drag himself along and resting
often. O'Leary walked vigorously dur
ing the afternoon.
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WHY SHE DECLINE1 TO CONCUR.

COLOGNE, May l9.-lntelligence from
London published here gives as reason
for England's refusal to adhere to the
memorandum Of the Berlin conference,
that the proposals require from the Porte
what is unreasonable, and that England
wishes 10 remain unfetterel in whatever
course future events may take. 1t is ad-
dcd that England, however, will not ad-
wise the Sultan to reject the proposals.
VERSAILLES, May l0.-The Chamber
Of Deputies continued the debate on
amnesty. Various Radical motions for
complete amnesty and for amnesty oi
certain classes OF Communists were re-
iecled by overwhelming majorities.
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L.ousvnLE, May 19.-A dispatch from
Lagrange, KY, to the chief Of police says
that men are organizing TO come to Lou
isvillc and hang Ben Mickey, a prisoner
charged with murder. Mickey Is a bad
character and has assaSsfnated four men,
the last at Lagrange week ago.
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OF regard for their race, and who have un
doubtedly, directly or indirectly, sharc'
In the plumber, go unwhipped Of justice
Proof Of actual fraud and dishonesty j
not wanting in the following instances
J. W. Vandenburg, who was pet OF tn
district government, as sort Of proteg
and fayorite contractor for grand publ
improvements planned and put into exc
cuiion by the Board OF Public Works. Th,
report says that the securities on whIcl
Vandenburg borrowed money from
the bank were not worth four cents ,
bushel as saleable securities or aa evidenc,
Of debt. The actuary Of the bank him
self, D. L. Eaton, was persuaded to &c
cept US gratuity from Vandenbnrg a hal
interest IN 100000 contract for sewer
pipe. Eaton put in no moneyof his own
incurred no risks or responsibility and
had no trouble about it, except to sigr
receipts for his share OF the profits, but
he used the influence OF his posi-
tion to pass Vandenburga paper al
The bank counter, and the money thus OBJ
tained was to be used TO carry out the
contract in which he was interested as a
beneficiary. This may not be steal, but
us Vandcrburg still owes to the bank, nc
cording to the exhibit made by the books
Of the concern, $l44,lGi, which, how
ever, he disputes on the ground that some
$4,000 or $4,000 Of his securities have
been disposed Of and no credit given
him, the rest Is hardly worth con-
testing about. The freedmen depositors
have the consolation Of knowing
that they have been ileeced by an
irreguIarity to use polite and exculpa-
tory phrase employed by the present
commissioners when compelled 10 allude
to the rascalitcs Of their predecessors in
the management and control OF the al.
fairs OF tho bank, but the committee says
that yandcnburg, Eaton, irregularity is
small in actual criminality compared TO
the Seneca sandstone swindle. This bub-
BILE was a fancy stock gamble, gotten up
by ii. D. Cooke, Jonh l.. kidwell and II.
II. Dodge by which bixty-two thousand
dollars Of the Freedmans good money
were drawn out on worthless &C.
curities, every ono OF the survivors Of
this gross fraud and conspiracy, namely,
Henry D. Cooke, Luvis Clephanc. Hallett
KilbOurn and J. 0. Evans, should be in.
dicted, tried and punished to the extent
Of the law, while those who are pecunia-
rily responsible should be sued for the
recovery Of the money or good securities
consisting in part Of the twenty thous:
and dollar first mortgage bonds of
the Maryland FreestOne Mining and
Manufacturing Company, Of which the
bank was robbed by the conspirators,
G. W. Siickney, the Assistant Actuary,
and after Eaton, Actuary, is shown to
have been not only privy to the crooked
transaction but principal actor in others,
Of which a fraudulent conversion Of
funds to his own use is one, and for which
he merits and should receive punish
ment,
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND. +,
Prince Of Wales to Visit London.

|
LONDON, May 19.-To.day having beel
fixed upon by the Prince ofWales Tor hi
visit 10 tho city OF London after his re
turn from India, the most elaborate prep
arations have been made for his entertain
ment. The Stock Exchange Is closed and
banquet and ball will take place thil
evening. There will be five hundred
guests at the banquet and FIVE Thousand
at the ball. The Guild Hall, which is tc
DO the scene OF the festivities, has beer
magnilicently decorated. Nearly all The
Princes and Princesses Of the Royal fam.
lily, Disraeli and the other Ministers oi
the Government and all the great officers
OF the State will be present. The streets
adjacent to the Guild Hall at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon will be closed to all vehicles
except the carriages Of guests. The mem-
bers Of the Royal family will arrive last
and will come by way Of the Victoria EN-
bankment, Queen Victoria and Queen
streets reaching Guild Hall al Z o'clock.
The address Of the Corporation Of Lon
don will be presented to tho Prince in q
magnificent gold casket, after which will
follow the banquet. The toasts to be
offered are few and The speeches will be
brief. The ball Is announced 10 begin at
0 o'clock. The yard OF the Guild Hall
has been covered with a temporary
structure TO be used as a ball room. The
Lord Mayor has requested that there be
no illumination Of houses or streets, be.
cause the additional crowds thus at.
tractcd would render the passage OF
vehicles impossible.
DANR SUSPENSION. .. ...
A private telegram from Bue1Os Ayres
announces that the National Bank known
here rs the povincial Bank Of Buenos
Ayrcs has suspended specie payments and
numerous failures, including that Of a
private bank, have occurred, and Argen-
tine bouds have flalen heavily in conse'
quence.
ILLNESS OF DIsREALI.
u Disreali is suffering from a severe cold
and cannot attend the banquet at Guild
Hall.
No session Of the House OF Commons
tonight.
NO SESSION.
For the want Of quorum there was no
session to-day in the House Of Commons.
SUSPENSION OF A COTTON FIRM.
LIVERPOOL, May 19.-N. & A. Fachir-
les large Greek cotton house suspended.
Liabilities unknown,
BURIED WITH GREAT CEREMONY.
The funeral Of the murdered Consuls
took place in Salonica to-day with great
ceremony. Perfect order was maintained.
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BosroH, May 10. Hon. Newton
Morse, Of Natick, successor of Forgcr
Winslow, from the Fourth Massachusetts
Senatorial District, has lied, having APP
propriated $1,000 Of the funds Of the
town Of Natick. He is said to have
squandered large sums ut faro.
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III
JUDGE ]. r. IIoKE, u gentleman wen
known in the Eastern part OF tins STATE
has become the editor Of paper Just
started al Keyscr City, Mineral county
called the "Ilomh,ia Echo" The Judge
lone Of the most cultivated and capable
mon;, wc,t Virginia, and will be an nc
nni.ilion to the editorial fraternity. lie
:. ,ot new to the business, having served
nj. time in the old Berkeley Union. As
showing the value Of newspaper to 4
community he prints in the first issue OI
the "Etho" the following "reminiscences oI
Martinsburg's history:
Az the closc Of tho war she was n rusty,
diIapiIaletl, little old town, with between
three and four thousand inhabitants, now
,he has eight thousand. Her popula'
lion lils more than doubled. She has
fine gas and water works, streets neatly
macMIamized and sidewalks paved, To-
g,.lbcr with n railroad through the coIln.
", connecting her with Philadelphia. All
or nearly MI this capital came from The
North. The people Of berkeley county
and Mnrtinsbllrg, were sensible; they i'll
yitrd Northern capitalists to come into
their midst, and to bring with them their
politics or religion, or anything else they
wanted to amnse themselves with, and
then assured them they would not be dis
lurbed. They extended TO Northern peo'
pie full, open and hospitable welcome
And this was done TO n great extent
through the agency and enterprise OF her
newspapers.
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EAST LIBERTY, May 1e.-CATTLE Re.
ceipts to-day 1885 head, all through stock;
total for four days 4, 500 head. No stock
in the yards for sale, and no business doing.
HoGs-Receipts to-day I, $40 head; total
for four days 1860 head. Workers 81 S5a
80; Philadelphias 81 COAT 50.
SHERP-Reccipts to-day none; total for
four days Is, 900 head. Selling at 81 OOa6 20.
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NRw YoEK, May l9.-DOmesticS con
tinued dull In first hands and quiet with
iobbers. Dress goods In moderate request,
Cotton hosiery In better demand. Heavy
cassimeres and worsted coatings In fair
request by clothiers. Spring weight wool
Gus quiet Foreign goods dull in first
hands.
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OMAHA, NED., May l9.-David AnIer'
son, one OF the Oldest settlers near Colum'
.hus, Nebraska, was shot this morning on
his farm by his neighbor, John McPher-
son, The shot lodged in his bowels. No
hope Is entertained Of his recovery. II
appears that there has been an old grudge
hafween the men.
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Kansas Democratic Convention.

TOPEKA, May 1O.-The Democratic
Convention reached vote on the plat
form reported last night, and adopted Il
about midnight, by a vote Of 1S9 to 1oi,
including instructions for Hendricks
The following we're elected delegates at
large: Ex.Gov. Wilson Shannon, @. W,
Bair, Isaac Eaton and ], W. Taylor. Ex.
U. s, Senator Rose was member Of the
convention and is in full aflliation with
the narLy.
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Broke Through u Bridge.

CINCINNATI, May 10.-The Enquirer,
Carlisle, Kentucky special, says: The
north bound train on the Maysville &
Lexington road broke through the bridge
at 1[illresburg to-day, wrecking one pass
enger car and one baggage car. There were
no person killed but fourteen passengers
we're injured; some seriously.
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GERMANY.
The Views of England.

BERrlN, May 19.-It is believed here
that England has refused or will refuse
TO adhere 10 The memorandum Of the
three powers, Russia, Germany and Aus.
lria. II il understood that the five pow
ers will address note to Turkey in re.
gard to the settlement Of its affairs. Moth
Ing Ia known in official quarters Of furth'
er assassinations Of Germans in Turkey.
kilograms from the German Consul and
German Embassy at Constantinople do
not mention the alleged assasinations oi
the German railway officials or other
Germans in Turkey.
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, May 49, Flour Quiet aud
unchanged. Wheat-Quiet; No. white
Michigan 81 39Sl; No. do 81 "a; amber
Michigan 81 II; extra white Michigan s. SO
rejected red at 0lHc. Corn-Steady; high
mixed 5i3c; seller May 65c; seller June
5l5Ic; seller July 691c; low mixed 53c;
damaged I5c. Oats-Stcady; No. canal
spot and seller June. SOC; Michigan Soc.
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DETROIT, May 19.-At noon to-day u
boy aged Is, while shooting at target
with an old musket, accidentally shot
Mrs. j. Cohen, on Patton street, intlicting
a serious bui, 1t is thought, not fatal
wound.
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FlNANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
By TELEGRAPH.


NKw YORK, May 19.-MoNEY-Closed
easy at 2I<a3 u per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 4a6 per cent. Custom receipts 1924, :
zoo. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed
$S2S, 600. Clearings, $99,OO0,OO0. Sterling
at 4.SS1+a4S9A.
GoLD-Advanced to 1i9N, declined to
1l2,<, and closed at 1l2ss. Carrying rates
2 per cent. Loans were made fiat.
GoyRRNMRNTs-Firm