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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-18
TlIden.s Cnaracteri.tIcs.

lNcw York LeitT.l
Tilden is lawyer all over. lie has
far the keenest and shrewdest head on
Democratic shoulders, and is much
better man in every way than Repnb.
licans have given him the credit OF being
The worst thing about him is that he is
q New York politician. lie was trained
in the old Van Buren, school, which has
been the curse of this State for fifty
years. Van Buren, was natural man
lpulator. 1t was with the best reason
that the Wings called him n fox, and
toxiness was his legacy TO New York
politics. Seward and Weed adopted his
methods and tried to better his inslruc.
tions. Summers hatred OF Seward in the
last years of his life was inspired by the
latter's secret conniving and crookedness.
IilGcn has got the same twist in his
brain. lie distrusts the people, and can
not believe that the shortest way between
two points is straight line. lie be-
llcvcs in roundabout ways, sly moves,
sharp practices, manipulation, tactics.
lie looks on politics rs the art OF fixing
things, in which he is an adept. lie
lacks the courage to throw himself fairly
on the wave of public sentiment in de-
Tense OF principle, and when he made
his reform appeals in 1875 he was fright.
ened at the response. He is rs honest n
politician as they make, rs square as the
timber will admit of, and he thinks alto.
gcther too much OF Samuel j, Tillen 10
run the risk Of doing anything decidedly
discreditable. But his ability, thorough
knowledge Of affairs, Consummaie tact,
and pride Of character, place him un.
questionably at the head Of his class, aud
he has more business in his little finger
than either Evarls or Morgan has in his
whole body.
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Great Excitement In Wall Street.

New York, Jannary.I7.-The vicinity
Of Wall street was greatly excited to-day
by the report that the Union Trust Co
had been dcirauded out Of SGi,O0O by q
skilled forgcr on January 8. 7 A check
for the above amount, purporting to have
been drawn by the New York Life Insur.
ance Co, on the previous day, was pre-.
sentcd to the Trust Co. through u bank.
Ing association and paid. Yesterday il
was discovered TO he forgery. Morris
Franklin, President Of the Lille Insur.
ancc Co., makes the following statement :
Yesterday, while balancing the bank nc,
csunts Of the Trust Co., the cashier dis.
covered two checks bearing the same
number, one for Sl5O,000 and the other
for $1,000, drawn by the New York Life
Insurance Co. on the Union Trust Co
On examining the check for $G4, 900, il
was discovered TO be clever forgery
The officers Of the Union Trust Co. were
notified Of the forgery Immediately, and
the cashier stated that il was presented
TO him on the ai OF the month, and he
smpnosins Il 10 be perfectly regular, Ger.
lifted It. After the stranger had accom-.
plishcd his object he presented himself
at the office Of Mr.. Maxwell, broker, Of
Broad street, and purchased $4,000 in
goldI and alter obtaining the treasure
and the difference, less the commission oI
the broker, disappeared. The loss will
Iall upon the Union Trust Company.
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THE l.. W. 4 ny. IL. IL.


lSchlie BIIl No
A Bill Guihori=ing The County Court Of
Brooke county and the Board Of Commits.
sioners Of Ohio county 10 disp0se of Tie
siock in the HtsGurgh, Wheeling C Ken.
tneky RaihOad Company and MedcbLs, liens
and claims against suid company aud ia
property held by said counties respectively.
BE i enaeted LyNc Legislature Of Vest Vir.
ginia:
!. The County Court OF Brooke county
and the Board Of Commissioners Of Ohio
county are respectively authorized and
empowered TO give, transfer and assign
the stock now held or hereafter acquired
by them or their respective counties in
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky
Railroad Company, and the debts, claims
and liens against said railroad company,
and its property which arc now held or
may DO hereafter acquired by the said
court or board or their respective coun.
ties, TO such persons, in such manner, and
upon such consideration, terms and con.
ditions AZ TO said court and board re.
spectiycly may seem most for the interest
" 'HSh lSoISNtlNO CuuutlSHt hIh ART hu-
thorized and empowered 10 contract, to
give and transfer Ruch stock, debts, liens
and claims, when the said railroad shall
be completed from the city Of Wheeling
to the Stcubenville bridge, to such per.
sons "a shall have furnished the means
for such completion; and said court and
board respectively, II deemed by them de.
slrable, may, for the greater security Of
any persons subscribing money for the
purpose Of such completion, transfer
such stock, liens, claims and debts to
trustees, 10 be transferred by said trus-
tees when said road shall be completed
as Aforesaid, to such persons as shall have
furnished the means for such completion.
And such court and board are respective
ly authorized and empowered to exchange
said debts, claims and liens for stock in
said company. They are further auth
oriZed to dispose Of SAID stock and said
debts, claims and liens now held and here.
after acquired, in any other manner which
may seem 10 them for the interest OF their
respective counties.
2. The purchase Of said debts, liens and
claims by said court and board respect.
lively is hereby legalizcd, and said court
"nd board are each hereby authorized to
purchase or assume TO purchase other
debts, liens or claims against said rail.
ROAD company or itS property when il
shall seem TO them for the interest Of their
respective counties 10 do 30.
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CoLuMnus, o, January l7.-In Tic
House to-day bills were introduced lc
require that the trustees OF the Cincinnati
Southern railroad shall advertise iol
ninety days for proposals TO complete
and operate this road, and to make il tho
duty Of an elector TO challenge any voter
whom lie knows to have used money
liquor or other consideration to influence
any electors vote. A resolution was Of.
lered and referred to n committee, asking
Ohio Senators and Representatives in
Congress to support the bill pending be.
lore Congress allowing pensions to date
from the discharge in the case Of The liy,
ing soldier, and from the death Of the
husband in the case of widows.
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NEw YORK, January l5.-Kate Glax.
ton, the actress, is TO be divorced from
her husband, Dore Lyon. The suit is
brought by mutual consent, anil will
probably be decided Wednesday. Chief
among the many domestic troubles which
have led to this conclusion was the scan.
dnl created in Chicago last fall, when
Miss Claxton and Mr.. Stevenson we're
there as members Of the Union Square
company.
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Sew IInmpsIlire Nominations.

CONCORD, January 1.-THE Democrats
in a State Convention today, nominated
Danl. Marceri for Governor.
Thomas ]. Dinsmore was nominated
Railroad Commissioner.
Alter adopting the usual resolution,
the convention adjourned.
The Republicans, in the First and See
ond Congressional Districts, have nomi
mated Gilman Marsten and Jas. Briggs.
The Democracy demand reform and
denounce the Republican party as usual
also demand the Inauguration OF Tildeu
and pledge him hearty and unqualified
support in the full exercise OF his au.
thority in conformity with the Constitu.
ton and laws Of the land.
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PoLiTICAL MEMoRANDUMs.-.To pro.
tect the politicians hereafter the Westcrn
Union telegraph cGmpany has arranged
Ior destroying all messages as soon as
sent unless the senderN prefer 10 have
them kept. Blanks are 10 be arranged to
preserve the name Of the sender, the
number oil words and the charges, and
leave the message itself TO he torn of
and destroyed, It should DO called tho
patent safety blank for doubtful messages.
There continue 10 be differences Of
opinion among the Democratic leaders
how this campaign for fair count shall
be managed. The Ohio and Kentucky
plan Of massing 10000 to 100000 Of
Democratic Goths and Naudals from the
Northwest at Washington when the time
for counting comes, by way Of showing
the counters that the people in tl,e bacl;
towns are taking an interest in the bust
uess, is not approved by the more con-
servative eastern leaders like Tilden and
Hewitt. We predict the hordes will
notbe there. & q ,y a. -
The Virginia Legislature is likely
soon 10 restore the lash and whipping.
post III That State, which were abolished
by the Republicans. The Supreme
Court OF Appeals has just rendered two
singular decisions, one ovcrturning do.
olson of Judge Underwood, under the
'ontlscaIion laws of the United States,
and the other sustaining n conliseation Of
property under the Confederate govern.
ment, during the war. u ~
Judge Mackey, who went to Governor
lIaye" with Wade Hampton's letter, and
has been figuring as Hayes and IIanI.
10" man, has finally owned up before the
Senate Committee that he voted for Til.
den, and this ia the way he explained il /:
"Gon see, there were three Democrats
here with whom ! agreed that they shonld
vote Tor Hayes II Hayes was moi resnonsi.
G ple Tor the sending Of the troops to South
aroma and that plould vote for Til.
Ifn G;n Il ne was SO responsible" "And how
uu you md out 2" asked Senator Came.
ron n why, wrote him." said The wit.
mes, And what was his response ?" die
never answered my letter. "
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Of .. 8. Dcrn1y NarsIilII7.

BALTIMORE, January l7.-Yesterday
Alexnnder Ross, Wm. II. Rice, John
Stilther, Henry Heut and Geo. il. Hol.
Son, United States Deputy Marshals at
the late election, were arrested by order
OF Sheriff Mills ON n capcas issued by
Judge Brown, Of the Criminal Court, to
answer an indictment for assault at the
polls on the day OF the Presidential cleo.
lion, and were committed to Jail. Sub.
sequently they were brought before Judge
Bond, Of the United States Circuit Court
by habeas corpus and released on their
own recognizance until Monday next,
when hearing will be had.
WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
The City Council has appropriated
$4,000 for work for unemployed men in
cleaning the streets.
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liARRrsRunG, January l7.-A caucus
oil the Republican members OF the Senate
and House was held this evening. A
committee of three Senator's and four
Representatives, including the Speakers
Of the Senate and House, appointed last
week to consider the proprfety Of intro
duCing a bill into the Legislature to place
the militia OF the State on war footing,
held conference with the Governor and
finally decided that II was not expetlient
to offer any such bill TO the Legislature
at present, nor TO make any specific ap.
preparation At present, but simply 10
await the course OF events.
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QUEENSTOWN, January 1.-THE steam,
er Olympus, from Boston, arrived.
HALIFAX, January l7.--The steamer
August Andre, which left Antwerp Dec.
II for New York, with a valuable cargo,
was towCd in here to-day leaky and badly
damaged. Will discharge cargo and re,
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FIRE RECORD.
Furniture Establishment Hurn.

WHITEWATER, ARK, January 1.-THE
whitewater Manufacturing Company'a
furniture ware house and finishing rooms,
were burned. Loss $25,0OO; Insurance.
$4,000. About 10000 collins were
burned.
MmwAuKEE, January 1.-THE Re.
we're House at Oshkosh, Wis, was de.
slroyed by fire this morning. Loss $23,.
600; insurance S2l 900.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-18
Esprcssn,cn.a Conrcntion

BALTIMORE, January 1.-THE eighth
annual convention~ot the Expressmens
Mutual Benefit Association was held in
this city this morning. Delegations
were III attendance from all sections.
The association paid $4,000 to families
Of deceased members for twentY.seven
deaths.
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We'll Executcd CounterlcIts.

ST. LOUIS, January l7.-Three exceed.
Ingly well executed 81 900 counterfeit
legal tender notes were recently captured
here by G. W. Reardon, Chief OF the st,
Louis District Secret Service. An nc.
count OF the manner Of capture and n full
description OF the notes will be published
this morning. No arrests.
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The Coming Vote on the $IaO. 900
Loan.

Ehe coming tOic On the SI2O.OOO
Loan.
We understand that there is disposition
among some persons to electioneer against
the authorization OF the proposed $780,,
900 loan at the coming charter election
on the 25th. It seems to rs that there is
alack OF worldly wisdom in pursuing such
course. And for the following reasons
The city already owes the money and is
paying s per cent intcrcst on 100000 OF
it TO the Exchange Bank. We are GER.
hinly in for all We owe whether we vote
to fund il or not. The debt in question
Is n debt resting upon us and must he
paid, and in case we conclude not 10 fund
itinto ten-thirty bonds, "a proposed, We
must at once make some other provision
Tor itspayment. The Exchange Bank Tor
any other crCditor) can Immediately pro.
ceed against lls in law and obtain man.
damns compelling the Council to levy ii
tax for the payment OF the debt. The
whole amount can he levied for at once.
Chapter CNLl Of the Acts oi lS72-73-
lpage dGi) provides that in "a city con.
tanning Il population Of more than 90.
1000 inhabitants, the power OF taxation
"shall not exceed two per cent on the
assessed value Of property for state pur.
pose, beyond tax for railroad pur.
poses, which may he imposed for that
object, not exceeding three per cent Of
such value"
This quotation from the acts is not
very intelligble 10 the common mind,
being Of apiece with the illiteratc and
bnngled style Of the volume quoted from,
but it means in simple English that in Il
city like Wheeling the Council can levy
taxes to the extent OF per cent in on,
year, il need be, in order to provide fol
general expenses and railroad purposes
two per cent for the former and one pei
cent additional for the latter.
This being the case, il becomes those
who are disposed to electioneer against
the authorization Of the contemplated
loan to explain 10 our tax payers just
how they propose to dispose Of the debt
that stands back it. Thcre'is no escape
from its payment, but there is y choice
whether we will pay ii of at Once in the
shape of n tremendous tax or fund il
in 6 per cent bonds, having thirty
years TO run, but which we may pay of
At the end Of ten years. The interest or
these bonds will be $1,000 per annum
and inasmuGh IA We are reducing the cap
iIol loan At the rate Oslo 900 per annupl
and the List and Davenport loan ut 4
ilxedrate, we will not really take upon
ourselves any additional load of annual
interest charge.
II the question before the people at the
coming election was an original PROPOSE
tion to incur a debt Of $4,000, there
would be good reason for urging them tc
vote ii down. That, however, ia not the
question at all. We already owe the debt
and the only queslion is whether We will
pay it off at once or fund ii as proposed
and pay it OF gradually. a1a ait HH
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Powder Explosion.

TEoY, January l7.-An explosion Of
five tons OF powder early this morning
demolished three bnildings OF Schagh.
ticok Powder Mills. The shock was
felt twenty miles around. Alarge ouan.
tity OF powder was onh hand for the Prus.
sian government.
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ConIIicf OF Inrisdiciin,,.

NORFOLK, January 1.-THE matter Of
the,contlict Of jurisdiction between thcMu-
nicipal and Federal Courts in the exami.
nation Of watchman who killed river
thief caught robbing the U. s. ship Can.
andaigna, came before Judge Hughes, Of
the U. s. District Court, and an opinion
was delivered denying the Jurisdiction Of
the Mayor OF Portsmouth.
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lnexpctllent 10 Exchange Bonds
for SiOclE.

BosToN, January 1.-THE bondhollers
Of The Chicago, Clinton Il Dubuque rail.
road held meeting to-day, and decided
that it was not expedicnt to exchange
bonds for stock of the Chicago, Burling.
ton ~ Quincy railroad, and appointed u
committee 10 nroiecL their interesta.
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Ntor,ns nm Ihc pociIIc ,,o,s,

SAN FRANcIsco, January l7.-Raining
at intervals all day. Tonight the wind
is strong south, barometer falling, and
there is every sign Of continued storm
Dispatches from the interior note similar
weather over greater part Of the State
The storm Is evidently general. There
are most cheering reports rs 10 the crop
prospects provided the rain continues,
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA, January H..
Jas. Gordon Bennett and four friends ar.
rived here this morning by the Macon &
Augusta railroad, and went to the ST,
James Hotel, but left shortly after and
went on board A. Storr's yacht.
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Heavy Suspension.

NEw York, January 1.-THE suspen.
sion Of Orrin, Benedict & Co., hat manu-.
facturerS, OF this city, with liabilities of
$l5O,OO0, throws out Of employment $50
operatives in their factory at Bethsl,
Conn,
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CHICAGO, January 1.-THE Sons Of
Vermont in this city celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary OF the independ.
encc OF their native State at the Sherman
House this evening.
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Congressman MCDougal formally de.
clined the appointment Of Commissioner
Of Patents rendered him by The President,
wherenpon the President decided 10 nom.
inatc for 1t Ellis II. Spear, Of Maine,
formerly Deputy Commissioner. -
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CINCINNATI, O., January us. N.
llaines, the defaulting City Treasurer oi
Covlngton, Ky, who absconded recently,
has been arrested in London, Canada, and
will soon be extradited.
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POLITICAL NEWS.
Ball0ting for Senator.

SPRINdTlELD, ILL.,, january 17.-ThC
second ballot, being in joint convention
for u, 8, Senator to-day was as follows
Logan, 0S; Palmer, SS; Anderson, Z, Da.
Wis, s; Lathrop, Parish and Washbnrn
each. The third ballot resulted The same
except that Logan received one lcss and
Washbnrn one more. On the fourth bal.
lot Logan received 9S; Palmer, 50; An.
deTson, q Davis, 7; Washburn |, Fifth
Dallol-Logan, 100; Palmer, IS; Ander.
son, q Davis, Z, Parish, !, naines, |,
sixth ballot, same as fourth.
The seventh ballot, Logan 100, Palmer
~, Anderson z, Donis 6, llaines |, Par.
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weather indications.

nRpicE Op THE CnKg SIGNAL OYPICER,
WARRINGTON, D. C., January ISL a. u.
rROnAnILITfES.
For Tennessee and Ohio Valley, slight
change in the pressure, east TO south
winds, generally warmer and partly
cloudy weather, and possibly light rains.
lnthe lower lakes, slight changes in
the pressure, variable winds, and general
ly warmer and clear weather.
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FORMALLY pRc1INEp,

y. The intelligence that the report has
been agreed on, occasions very general
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WASHINGTON.
The Appropriations

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE House
Committee on Appropriations are ready
to report on the Indian bill. II apprc.
PIRATES 81 $4,000, or S272OOO lcss than
lnsI vnnr -
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BosroN, January 1.-THE first ballot
for Senator in joint convention Of the
Legislature to-day was us follows: Bont,
well, 90; Hoar, 0S; Abbott, GO; Rice, II;
Bullock, d Seelye, A; Sanford, /, After
the second ballot, which gave Boutwell,
81, Honr 95 aud Abbott CO, the joint ses.
sion adjourned till tomorrow.
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Tho Executive Committee Of the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company have been
summoned before The Committee on Pow.
ers and Privilege Of The nnnsa.
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OMAHA, January 1.-THE second bal.
lot for U. s. Senator to-day resulted
Hitchcock, q; Crounsc, l2; Saunders, Is
Briggs, II; Savage, 25; Anderson, I; rest
scattering. Adjourned.
ELECTED A SENATOR.
LITTLE Rock, January l7.-The Gen,
eral Assembly at noon to-day canvassed
the vote cast yesterday for United States
Senator. Ex-Governor Garland was dc.
clared elected for the ensuing fix years.
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TesegrapIsic RreEisies.
The Orange Troubles Again in
Montreal.

MONTREAL, Oct. 81. - The
Orange yonng Britons intend
holding grand concert tonight,
Notwithstanding all the threaten
ing rumors. A dozen police have
been ordered on duty at the en-
trance of the hall. They desire
to have march On the 9Th Of No
vember, TO celebrate the discovery
OF the gunpowder plot. 1t has
been formally Endorsed, but a
strong pressure is being brought
to bear to have the Oraugemen
abandon it. There is much acti-
witty among the Irish Catholic
union lodges, and troubled feel
ing exists among all classes.
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More Turks Captured.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Tele-
graphs correspondent, an eye
witness, telegraphs from Erze-
roum: AS the Turks were
evacuating Hassan Kaleh, on
Tuesday night, the Russians sur
prised their rear guard, taking
two battalions prisoners. The
Russian loss Was insignificant.
The enemy's approach was
utterly unexpected. The Turks
now occupy a formidable position
at Deveboyun.
NoTE.-Deveboyun is the last
defensive position east of Erze-
roum.
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Social Equality.

Yesterday about half a dozen appl-
cations were made TO Superintendent
Rogers at his Office, in the City Hall
building, by colored people wishing to
send their children to the white
schools Mr.. Rogers replied in each
case that under the rules of the City
School Board he was prohibited from
doing SO, and therefore had 10 refnss
the application.
1t is reported, in connection with the
subject, that the applications were, st
least, in several cases, a mere formally,
and intended to bring the mixed school
question before the courts in shape
that will meet the objections oudCs
Rightor adluced in his decision in The
Trevigne case.-IN. o. Democrat 0e
tober 30.
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Pinchback.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The
Committee on Privileges and
Eiectiors has decided that it has
no jurisdiction in the Pinchback
case, inasmuch as the credentials
which be asks the committee to
consider are on file with the
Secretary of the Senate, and
have not been reported for con-
sideration. If Pinchback wants
his case considered by the COM
mittee, it will be necessary to get
decision by the Senate, to have
his credentials taken from the file
and referred to the committee
for consideration and action.