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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-02

- AOAhl <huSunt ~ "a SSlnheOHi
Pa, dispatch says that riot broke oui
this evening between the strikers and
local authorities, in which the Mayor
was severely wounded by a gun shot.
PARTICULARS OF THE RIOT.
SCRANTON, August 1.-At 1l:30 this
morning about 5000 men armed with
clubs and revolvers forced all the EN-.
ploycs OF the L. I. & G. Co., who had
returned TO work after brief strike, 10
desist. They then proceeded to the car
shops Of the D. L. & W. railroad and
drove the men from their posts and
threatened 10 destroy the car shops and
office. Not satisfied with this, they vio-
lently assaulted several OF the employees,
both in the shops and office, and many oi
them sustained painful though not seri-
Gus wounds. Mayor McCune hHstened
to the scene, and at the samo time sent
word 10 q volunteer organization Of
young men which has been guarding the
extensive stores OF the L. l. & @. Compa.
ny for week past. The Mayors arrival
At the scene Of the meelee was the signal
for general attack on him, and but for
the interference OF Father Dunn, a Catho.
lie priest he would probably have been
killed. BE escaped, however, with a
double fractured jaw. Meanwhile, some
forty or fifty Of the volunteers marched
down Lackawanna avenue to Washington
street, where they were met by the riot
ers, and, after brief assault with clubs
and stones, fired into the crowd, killing
four men. The mob then dispersed, and
as they ran several fell seriously wound.
ed. The company returned to their
quarters unmolested.
All places Of business are closed by or.
der Of the Mayor, and citizens are joining
the volunteers in large numbers. Troops
have been sent for and are expected to-
night, when fresh trouble ia feared.
Meanwhile, the streets are being cleared
by the Mayor, assisted by the police and
volunteers.
Everything is quiet. The streets are
patrolled by armed men. Troops are
hourly expected. The D. L. & W. track,
at the notch north OF the city, was soaped
tonight, but the train got through it all
right. It had an escort Of seventeen
armed men from this city. Large crowds
are attending the wakes Of the men shot
to-day.
The Moosic Hotel, about four miles
from Scranton, was burned down tO.night
Further trouble feared.
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BuaInens Embnrrna,ments.

CHICAGO, liza, August 1.-The fail.
ure Of J. s. & W. G. Mead & Co., Whole.
sale Grocers in South Water Street, is an.
nouneed. Liabilities not known.
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FRANCE.


NAssashnc 10 inc bonapartistS.
PARIS, August l.-Cassagnac, replying
to the letter ot the Bonapartist Committee,
refuses 10 acknowledge the Committee
authority, and says; II tho Empire don't
know how 10 subordinate Itself to the
needs OF France and TO contain itself and
wait, 1t will never be restored.
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The Pennsylvania Road Passes
Its Dividend.

PaIIADELPHIA, August 1.-The Penn.
sy!vania Railroad Company to-day passed
Its usual quarterly dividend. The di.
rectors consider 1t advisable to use ali
available cash in repairing the recent
damage.
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COLUMBIA, s G., August 1.-Er.Goy.
Moses, who has been imprisoned here for
a week past, while testiiying before the
Investigating Committee relative TO tho
recent political history Of the State was
released to-day on $4,000 bail.
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Strike Collapsed.

NASHVILLE, August 1.-The strike on
the 81. Louis Southeastern railroad has
collapsed and traius will be run as usual
tomorrow The engineers express a
willingness 10 resume work.
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WASHINGTON.
Letter Carriers ASK an Increase
OF Salary.

WASHINGTON, D. C., August 1.-The
letter carriers waited on Postmaster
General Key to-day. with reference to
the restoration Of their salaries 10 one
thousand dollars a year. The Postmas.
ter General said be would exercise his
good Office with Congress, and suggested
that the carriers present their case in a
specific form. Their present salary is
six hundred and ssventy.iive dollars.
TREASURY ORDERS.
The Secretary OF tho Treasury has Is.
sued orders relating to business Of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing. One
respecting appointments; another estab.
fishing grades with view to perfect
organization on business basis under a
system which shall apply impartially TO
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This House ofen superior accommodations to the
Public, and 10 those who arrive 10 tho city by rail,
II presents many advantages. All Passenger trainI
Of the Allegheny Valley Railroad, PennSylvaniu
Railroad, Pan Handle, Pittsburgh, F, ", 4 e., &C.,
&C., land their pasenGeu almost under tho roof Of
this HOuSO, and guests Of the Iams are thereby
SavSd Tine, Annoyance and Express charges.
Guests Of this House are, without delay, on arrival
In Pittsburgh, in quITtsrI. and convenient at any
moment, to ,tep on board Of departing trains.
sg-rhe House, pleasantly located In tho buh.
ness centre, iS furnished throughout In the bcst
manner.
sEPaetlrally dre-proot.
pS-The Cuisine DEPARTMENT Is leading feature.
sS-Rate, 50 90 per day. ieIS-S
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FINANCIAL.
1OuS K SOu'ORO, rrpr. Gro. Apl1s oalA'r.
BANK OF THE OHIO VALLEY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF wHrnNo,



e2BD 600
This Bank is organlIed and prepared 70 transact
the business Of banking In all Ia details.
II succeeds tho Flnt National HRnk a Whaling
Is owned BY the same shAr0holdGEu and 10 under az
same management
By carefully regarding tho Interests of Ia Cur.
respondents and Deposition, and BY O prompt and
faithful execution uf their wishes Il hopeS 70 fnefIt
their esteem and confidence.
Notes and Bills discounted.
United StateA.
Deposit Accounts subject 10 check at niOht rO-
eoiyed from BankH, Bahkera Films, Corporationu
and Individuals
or at fixed dates. ~''''''''
Interest allowed on Special Dopoaits.
DIRECTORS;
Jacob y. Rhodes, VIM, A, TlrnGr'
VIM. A. iSGtt, John i" HSbbS.
A, N, Adams o, d, DrWey.
Henry M Harper, Ay2l-dAW
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BAITlNoRE, August 1.-The corouer's
Jury, in the riot inquest inspected The
Sixth Regiment ArmOry and resolved to
hear no more testimony.
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BASE BALL.

PrrnBuRoH, August l.-HarliOrds 4,
Allegheueys 8. -1-,a,. IN
LouHvILLE, August 1.-Louisvilles 8,
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A General Break Among the
Strikers.
b. q o. All Right Except Third
.E Division.
Strikers Bushwacking Trainmen
Four Shots Fired-A Brakeman
and Conductor Struck.

BALTIMORE, August Ia dispatch
from KeySer, W. Va, says that the move.
ment OF trains over this division has
caused quite general break among the
strikers and they are now constantly com.
ing in and asking to be set to work.
The Baltimore & Ohio officials report
all working we'll except on the third di.
vision, between Piedmont and Keyser
where some OF the strikers resorted Ia
bushwacking by attempting to shoot
trRinmen on passing trains. Four shots
were fired from the Maryland shore at
Red Rock. One struck a brakeman ON
the chin and another hitting conductor
on the wrist. Three shots fred from the
West Virginia side, but did no damage,
The railroad company have offered n
large reward, and Gen. Gelly has sent a
squad of soldiers to try and capture the
rasCalS.
RESIGNED.
Several members Of the Republican
State Central Committee, holding Feder.
al Offices including Collector Thomas,
Chairman Of the Committee, resigned
the membership to-day. r. Stockett
Matthews, who holds the Office Of Regis.
ter in Bankruptcy, was elected Chairman.
The question having arisen whether he
did not come within the order Of the
President, Mr.. Matthews said he held
the Office conferred on him by the late
Chief Justice Chase, and he was "a capa-
BILE OF Judging for himself IA the Presi-
dent Of the United States. He stated
that it was perfectly competent for him
10 hold his office and occupy the position
OF Chairman Of the State Central
COMMITTEES Of the Republican party Of
Maryland. liiS doing 30 would in no
way come under the prescription of the
President, as his position under the gov.
ernment had no connection whatever
with the civil service Of the country.
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PublIc Debt Statement.


WASHINGTON, August 1.-The follow.
ing Ia the public debt statement for the
month OF July:
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
THE BALTIMORE q OHIO.

TO TIE DAILY LNEELLIGENcER
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The Ohio Republican Couyen.

CLEVELAND, o., August 1.-The Re.
publican State Convention was called 10
order at II o'clock this morning by Hon.
W. Q. Cooper, who made short speech
and introduced Hon. G. II. Grosvenor, Of
Athens, O., as their temporary Chairman.
He addressed the Convention at consider.
able length, after which the usual com.
mittees were appointed and the ConvOn.
tion took recess until 2 o'clock this
evening.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-02
Riot at Scranton. PH.-rhe Mayor
Severely Wounded.

New York, August IA Scranton,
Pa, dispatch says that a riot broke out
this evening between the strikers and
local authorities, in which the Mayor
was severely wounded by a gun shot.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-02

CLEVELAND, August 1.-The following
is the ticket nominated by the Ohio State
Convention to-day: Governor, W. H.
West; Lieutenant Governor, Fred. Voeg.
Ter; Supreme Judge, W. W. johnson;
Attorney Guneral, Geo. X. Nash; Clerk
Supreme Court, Dwight Crowell; School
Commissioner, ]. s, Lukius; Board Pub.
lie Works, A. W. Luckey.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-24
He Fooled Away His Time.
lciucinuaii sunday BroNhfastsTabic.

"A little more fish, if you please" sale
"A red-whiskercd patent medicine peddlel
at the Indiana House, the other day, {,
the waiter, and then turning To an hon
est old farmer, he said;
That's "A mighty prime article o diet
and they know how TO cook il here e
suit my taste a little better than they
do anywhere else i'm town" And ther
he drummod on the table with the han
die of his knife, and picked his teeth
with fork, waiting impationtly for the
waiter TO return with his plate
| 81 see you seem TO kind o. like it,
| sad the honest old farmer, shoveling hi.
mouth full of mashed potatoes, and
washing them down with the contents OF
! his saucer.
"les, ann very fond of fish, specially
fried" continued the patent medicine
man, with nervous eve ON the kitchen
door, rs he bolted the half of a cold bis
cult did you ever know" he re-
sumcd, that fish was good for the
brain -
"Lor', mop 'replied the countryman.
you don't tell me! How'd you find
that out?"
"oh, I've known it a long while. /
read il in an almanac"
"Did you, though? Well, now. tell
me, have you ever tried it2' asked the
farmer, sending down an enormous
chunk of roast beef TO sec if the potatoes
were comfortable.
did lever tryit2 Great Caesar. man
Why, should say had. Why, do YOU
know, sir, I've had lish-bones around my
plate at least two meals out of three for
the last five yearsm he replied, as he
seized with avidity the heaping plate
just returned 10 him.
The old farmer laid down his knife
and fork ut once and stopped his Jaws.
Then he leisurely pulled from his
coat-tail pocket german-silver spectacle
case, which he opened and took out n
pair of iron-bowcd glasses, reached
around and hauled red silk handker-
chief out of his hat under the chair,
deliberately wiped the spectacles, placed
them on his nose, and then proceeded
90 eye that medicine man closely and
attentivcly for about two minutes, when
hc removed the glasses and returned
them To their case, as he asked with
much interest:
Did you say you had been eatin'
fish purity considerable for about five
ycarsP
Yes, sir"
And did / understand you to say
you b'lieved it was good for brainsY"
. Yes, sir, that's exactly what |
think"
Well-what makes you think 50"
asked the farmer, as he shoveed i'm more
potatoes and squash, threw OH the belt,
and set the mill 10 grinding again.
The confident fish consumer gave him
such an injured look rs one man seldom
bestows on another, dropped his knife
and fork as though they had suddenly
become red hot, and bOltcd from the
room.
The farmer watched him disappear,
and then turning 10 n drover said
THAT feller might keep on eatin'
fish till the bones come out through his
skin as thick as his beard, an have all
his chawin' for nothin' ! never waste
manure on yaller clay sile that won't
raise blue beans"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-24
WHITE DEVIL.

One night in June, ten years ago, the
sentinel pacing up and down before the
gates of Fort Defiance, up in the north
eastern part of Arizona, suddenly heard
the hoof-beat of horse.
Halt! Who comes thereP rang out
the challenge, but there was no answer.
1t was starlight night. Two or three
hundred yards away the sentinel caught
sight of a white horse approaching him
at brisk walk. When he could see the
horse he could also see that it had no
rider. Droves Of wild horses and still
wilder mustangs were frequently seen
from the fort, and the sentinel was
rather pleased that one Of them was be.
ing led by curiosity to approach the
gate.
The horse grew whittier and larger as
he came nearer, and when he halted he
was not over ten feet from the guard.
Tie was tall and powerfully built, name
hanging almost TO his knees, and tail
sweeping the ground, and he was as
white as snow. Head up, ears pointed
forward, and eyes opened TO their wild
est extent, the wild horse stood for a
long minute and looked into the soldiers
face His nostrils dilated, his tail moved
this way and that, and the muscles in
hispowerful chest and legs stood out i'm
bold relief. The soldiers surprise and
admiration were so great that he stood
like a statue, musket on his shoulder,
and his mind almost doubling what his
eyes saw.
Suddenly, and without an instants
warning, the horse sprang forward "a
e attack. Catching the sentinel by
ie shoulder with his teeth, he raised
Tim clear off the ground, and shook him
right and left as if nc was an empty
grain bag, and then hurled him against
the heavy gate with a terrible force
The yell Of pain and alarm uttered by
the sentinel had scarcely died away be
fore the relief came hurrying out. They
found him lying i'm n heap beside the
stOckade, unconscious, and his uniform
in tatters. There was no enemy In
sight-not even q wolf skulked away
through the darkness. A general alarm
was sounded, the drums beat 10 arms
and for q quarter Of an hour the excite
ment was intense, every one believing
that large force Of Indians was on the
point Of making an assault
When the sentinel recovered his senses
and related his adventure, no one woulC
believe his story until a sergeant haC
examined the earth and discovered tn,
hoof prints Of the horse II was how
ever, such a singular adventure that n,
one felt easy until morning came. Ther
the trail Of the white horse could be fol
lowed far out on the prairie; and soor
after sunrise the horse himself was dis
covered bearing down on the fort from
the direction Of the mountain rang,
three miles away. As the word wen
round, every man turned out 10 catcl
sight Of the animal about which so mucl
had been said. He came forward a
sweeping trOt, head up tail streaming
fr behind, and his knee-action rs per
feet rs if he had been trained on th
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-24
PIctnresque sccne In ConstantlnopIc

Tribune Ietter.I
Sunday, shortly after midnight, was
awakened by a strange noise, which was
not quite a din, and yet which dom
mated all other sounds This was the
combined voice of hundreds OF bass
drums beaten with might and main in
the streets of all COnstantinople, in honor
Of the repulse of the Russian army from
Plevna. The myriads of lamps hung on
the minarets by reason Of Ramazon had
been allowed to burn out, but were now
restored TO their pristine brillance; the
streets, the squares, the cOhee-shOps,
were full of people who were discussing
with the utmost enthusiasm the bulletins
just published by the War Office. On
every lip was the word: at is Gods
judgment ON the prOudW and i'm fact
the Turkish public was as near being
greatly excited a. possible. The night
was dark, and as / looked off from my
hill upon the great city. partly hidden
by white mist which filled the harbor
and covered the valleys, could see none
Of the deeper shadows, but only the
lights on the minarets, which seemed to
float in mid-air above the sea Of mist.
Between the minarets lamps were so
hung that they formed words in Arabic.
just above the horizon, on the left,
blazed the words, Bismillah irrahman
ifrehim THE invocation Of the name of
the Merciful. Over the mosque Of Noori
Osmaniye was ooh, Gracious One p'
High over the dome Of the mosque OF
Sueiman the Magnificent you could read
in letters Of tremulous light, "Mahomet,
sent Of Coo" and far around to the
right was written ON the sky, in letter.
Of gold, "Allah Ekber," the old war-cry
Of the armies Of the Prophet. The whole
arch Of heaven was transformed into the
dome Of n vast cathedral, ~ the minds
Of the great surging crowd Of Moslcm.
which filed the streets; its base was in
scribed in letters Of fire with the phrases
dear TO the hearts Of the faithful. And
one could not doubt that this cathcdra
magnificence thrilled the hearts of tho
/ joyous multitude below a. they pazeC
upon the evidence Of the glory Of islam
in the legends written on the sky.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-24
Maryland, and Other Cookery.

Nv. NJ. Lafran. In Scribner for Noyember
The Chesapeake has conferred upon
Baltimore the title Of the gastronomic
capital" of the country. The fish, the
game and the reptiles of its generous
waters, and the traditions of the Mary
land kitchen, have made Baltimore a
Mecca toward which the eyes OF all
American bon UiUdnts are turned with a
veneration that dyspepsia cannot inn
pair. Places have their dishes and ex-
ult in them. New England points with
pride tOan unsullied record Of pumpkin
pies. New Orleans has its pompano,
and boasts IL much as Greenwich does
its white-bait. In San Francisco you
win the confidence Of the Californian
by praising his little coppery oysters
and saying that they remind you Of COS
tend penn Orths" or Dublin's Burton
Bindins, and that after all the true taste
Of the natives" is only acquired in wa
ters where there is an excess OF copper
in suspension. At Norfolk the sacred
dish that is offered upon the altar of
hospitality is the hOg-fsh. The modest
New Yorker, in the acerbity Of the
lenten season, asks his foreign friend il
he ever saw anything like "our shad ."
In Albany you partake Of beef 4"
sliced from n Hudson river sturgeon
q fish Of which outlets from the shoul-
ders are served in San Francisco 90 ex-
cellent purpose "a fiefs de solc. Chicago
has been heard to speak Of white-fsh.
I'm Calcutta one inwardly consumes with
curry. Bird's-nest soup, made from the
gelatinous and insipid secretion Of the
sea-swallow is the dish Of hOnorat Shanp
hal. But Baltimore rests not It's repu
tation upon the prccariOus tennre of q
single dish IT. sits i'm complacent con
temptation of the unrivaled variety Ol
it, local market and calmly forbids com
parison While the Chesapeake con
tinues 10 give IT. tcrrapins, its canvas
backs, It's oysters and Is fish, this ma,
be done with safety; and among tho
/ pleasantest rccOllcCtiOns that a stranger
may have shall be those Of n Marylanc
kitchen in the Season" Visitors from
the mOther-country seldom overlook II
and they have recorded their sentiment
every since the old colonial days. II
these days of rapid transit IL wer,
strange If our trans-At tlantic cousins di,
not know more about it; and Iiverpoo
receives many crate of canvas backs
many n barrel Of choice oysters, an,
many a can Of terrapin, cunninVl,
I packed in Baltimore There have ne
I Gently been dinners given i'm Londol
and Paris at which every article Of foo,
upon the table came from America.
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AND VET.
wa. CULLEN toSorrrLow.

You would not think her cheeks we're bloomin
rOses;
No lne of pearls her beaming smlie dlscloses;
No delicate perfumes around her hover,
And yet love her
She rivals not the sun ia dazzling brightness:
She steps not like the fawn with fairy lghtneSs;
Her eyes resemble not the stars above her;
And yet love horl
No waving trcsscs fall In rich profnson,
No classic form, half hidden hy illusion
No brilliant fancy could Ger discover;
Aud yeti love herl
For she u truly sensible and good
Aud all the charms that make true wonanhoOd
Unite I'm her and she loves me moreover;
Aud 20 love heri
Besides that, she's my muvver
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-24

Oh Walton said "a woman's kiss il
like a fish-hook." Probably an allusion
60 the bated breath. - GraDhic.
Wrong again, Grophicl The old fellow
meant that when you get II in your
mouth, il seems a. IL IL ought to stay
there Phil Bulletin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-24

GENEHAL SHERMAN returns to Wash
ington bearing upon his manly beard the
kisses Of n whole tOwnful Of Oregon
girls. This, as the Frcnchman said in
the Crimca, is magnificent, but IL isn't
war Chicago Times 10 would be in
some families. - Chicago Tribune
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-24

The kindness Of heart Of the late T..
j.. Davenport is 80 well known to tho
dramatic profession that the following
letter, written 10 John Mccullough i'm
1862, when that now popular actor was
first rising into notice, will be read with
interest My Dear Mccullough re-.
joice in your good fortune. Itisa posi-
tiOn which any man should be- proud Of.
playing second 20 the greatest Of all
American actors, Edwin Forest I know
you are very poor, and may not have the
costumes for the parts that you will be
called upon 10 play with him. Should
you require dresses during your engage
ment here which you are not able 10 pur-
chase, remember place any dress in my
wardrobe at your entire disposal. Wish
ing you the best Of luck. I am your
friend, =. j.. Davenport"