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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-07
Tweed Ring Frauds Investigation

New YORK, September 6.-The AL
dermen's Committee on the investigation
OF the ring frauds met today. VIM. NJ.
Tweed, with his counsel, gave the
history of the various offices he held un-
der the city. He testified tnst ring
was formed in the board OF supervi-
sors for passing excessive bills. La 1860
the ring consisted of Roach, Briggs and
himself; in 1868 Henry Smith was added
to It, in 1865 john Fox, 1866 James
Hays, in 1869 Isaac j. Onver and
Andrew j. Blskely were ad-
ded, but the last two did not
know all that was going on, but got
their rake. In 1870 the supervisors were
abolished. The Tweed ring had nothing
to do with the supervisors ring. The
former was under Hotimsn's sdministrs-
ton us mayor and composed of witness,
John T. Hoffman, Comptroller Braunon
and Street Commissioner Cornell. They
met only for social and political pur-
poses. Some of these men went out of
office and this ring then became COM
posed of A. Oakley Hall, Comptroller
Connolly, Street Commissioner Mclean
and himself. Adjourned to meet Wed-
nesday next.
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The Lost found.

The Cannonsburg Notes is responsible
tor the following bit of romance.
On Thursday, man passed through
Caporsburg in spring wagon. He was
from Morgantown, West Virginia, and
was on hunt for his children. Some
time ago, his wife died, and he, being
limitedin means lost his two children, a
boy and girl, with frends( p, or ac-
quaintances, until he should return and
take care of them himself. When he
came back, he found that they had been
bounced about "from pillar TO post" and
the track of them had been lost. BY and
by, he discovers that his daughter, Jennie
Good, aged about nine years, was some
where In Washington county, Pa, To
Washington county, then, came Mr..
Good, and hears that his child had been
sent to the Poor House, he learned that
she has been sent to Morganza. AT Nor.
ganza ne was regarded with some sus.
picion; but having been put IN a room,
with orders not to speak to the child,
she was sent to him; and Immediately
she recognized him as her 'father," and
there was joyful reunion.
FInale--Black-e eyed ennie, rs bright u
girl rs you ever saw, rides away through
the Autumn sunlight, IN q spring
wagon, with her "ps." to the Old Virgin
in Home.
p. S.-The boy is yet to be found
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CALIFORNIA ELECTION
GOOD NEWS FROM THE LAND DOF
GOLD.
Returns Still IncOmpleie-Enough
Known TO Render it Certain
that the Democrats Have
Carried the Legis-
latuIe.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 6.-Owing
to the slowness with which the returns
come in, especially in this city, it is i'm
possible at the present time to give the
result. AS to the legislative election the
returns thus far indicate Republican
gains in the interior, but they may be
modified by later sdvices. 1t is believed
that Bryant, Democrat, has beat Asbury,
tax payer, for mayor of this city. Present
indications favor the belief that the
Democrats will have majority in the
legislature, but the result is still in doubt.
SAN Francisco, September 6. The
election returns are still incomplete, but
enough is known to render 1t almost GER
tain that the Democrats will have ma
jority in the Legislature on joint bal
lot. In the city the Tax Payers will
probably elect the most of the mu-
niclpal officers except the police commits
sloners, superintendent of schools and
perhaps the sheriff. 1t Is thought that
majority of the Tax Payers supervisors
are elected.
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Yacht Race.

SANDY Hook, September 6-The Idler
has finished the ocean yacnt race from this
point to Cape May, rounding the light
ship at 9:42. The other yachts are not
in sight.
New YORK, September 6. The Yacht
Dreadnaught, about which some unessi-
ness was felt, arrived safely this evening.
The Dresdnaught, which was engaged
in the ocean yacht race for the Bennett
challenge cup has not been seen at any
of the reporting stations along the
Jersey shore. At the time the ldler
rounded the light ship the Rambler and
Josephine were becalmed of Ocean
Grove. The Rambler subsequently ar
rived. The weather is thick md rainy.
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81. Louis Expedition.

ST. LOUIS, September 6.-The very ex-
tensive preparations which have been
progressing for several weeks past for
the Inter State Exposition, which is to
open next Monday ut the fair grounds,
under the auspices of the Fair Associs-
tion, are about completed, and every
thing is so far advanced that there is lit
tie doubt that all the exhibits will be
ready for full display on the opening
day of the exposition. 1t is expected to
be the finest display of machinery of all
kinds, including farming implements,
manufactured articles of every de-
scription, products of the miEes
etc. Over s8OO,OOO worth of paintings,
both European and American, will come,
from New York alone. The exposition
will continue through the regular fair
week, which commences on the first
Monday of October. Excursion tickets,
during the exposition, will be sold by all
the railroads, commencing Saturday OF
this week
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A DARING ROBBERY.
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
STOLEN.
The County Treasurer at Wapako-
META. Ohio, Kidnapped, Gagged,
Taken to Court House and
Roasted Until He DfsclOses
the Combination of
the Safe.

CINCINNATI, September 5.-At Wa
pakonetts, Ohio, last night between niue
and ten o'clock, the county treasurer on
his way home from Catholic festival,
was captured almost in the centre OF the
town, gagged, carried down an alley and
held a prisoner until midnight. He was
then taken to the Court House and after
beng subjected to a severe ordeal OF fire
which was placed between his feet as he
lay upon the floor, was compelled 20
divulge the combination of the county
safe. Some $4,000 was taken therefrom.
Mr.. Myers, the treasurer, was discovered
this morning in d helpless, suffering cor
dition, his wrists, feet, mouth and face
bearing witness to much suffering. Myers
was the cut. going treasurer and should
have delivered up the office on the lst ef
September, but owing to some delay IN
settlement of accounts was still in posses
sion.
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MARION COUNTY FAIR.
The Exhibition a Failure.
FAIRMoNT, w. VA, Sept. 5.

w. 10y
Editors OF the Register:
The eighth annual exhibition of the
Marion County Fair commenced on last
Tuesday and closed to-day, and l am
sorry to say that IN every respect 1t was
failure, which fact is much regretted,
because the association has become c)n-
sidersbly involved, and it was desired
that this exhibition would enable them
to pay off their Indebtedness and make
the iair q permanency. There were only
fourteen head OF cattle, which included
woke of very fine oxen owned
by Colonel Dick Rsdcliti, five
sheep. one hog and small
number of inferior horses entered. The
cattle, however, were very tine, while the
floral hall contained six different vsrie-
ties of flowers, one halt bushel OF pota-
toes, one leather bracket, one OK yoke,
two bed quilts, one pin cushion, e.led
"quishloU," some half dozen different
styles OF embroidery, one Estey organ,
one small roll of carpet, two washing
machines (of tho same pstent), and one
tomb guard. This, with the exception OF
the few horses that were entered in the
several classes for the trial Of speed, were
all the entries made so far rs | could
learn.
The highest premium for trotting, was
thirty dollars, and that confined to horses
owned in the county, consequently there
was not horse on the track that ever
did, or ever can, trot mile IN three
minutes.
The pacing was likewise Inferior while
the running WAS medium. The crowd
was very small, not more than two hun
dred on the grounds At any one time.
In many of the classes there were no
entries, and the time allotted those classes
was taken up in "scrub races, which
reminded one OF the days of our fathers.
Brick Pomeroy, when he addressed our
fair year or two ago, was struck with
the number of poor horses we there ex-
hibited, and if it had been his misfortune
to have been here during the past
three days he would have con-
no better, in that respect, very fast.
In addition TO the foregoing attractions
the "accom plished and world-renowned
Professor Gessley, born without arms,
was present, and entertained our citizens
with his educated hog, Romeo, and ex-
hibited "the great Kentucky wonder-s
child born with two heads, four arms and
one perfect body" which l suppose has
been in every side show for the past
quarter of century.
La summing up the foregoing facts,
we reach the conclusion that the whole
affair was failure, or, as gentleman
expressed it, 1t would hardly reach the
dignity OF frS:-class failure. The fault
is evidently somewhere, but it is not my
purpose to give advice, only to state
facts, and | will leave those concerned
to arrive at some conclusion, during the
coming year, that will prevent such u
calamity in the future. IKE"
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Ties for the Il. w. a. h. X. X.
,cock County Independent.

III ancock County Independent.
p. w. IL KY. r. K. has given an i'm
petus to business at Holidays Cove
and immediate vicinity. j. h. Miller,
of the Cove, has been awarded the con
tract for furnishing the ties for the road,
10000 of which are to be delivered on
the side track at Edgington, during
the month of September. Mr.. Miller
has recently placed a portable saw
mill on the Williamson farm, Dear the
Cove, and one will be placed upon the
Campbell farm in few days. We are
informed that it will rdquire twenty-four
teams twenty-tour days to haul the ties
from the ssw-mills TO Edgington, each
team hauling eighteen ties al load. 1t
is thought that it will require three or
four saw mills, running constantly, to
get out ties enough to fill this ose con-
trae. in the specified time.
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Army ofTennessee Reunion.

CHICAGO, Ills, September 6.-The
4ribune's st. Paul special says that the
Army of Tennessee met again this morn
ing and elected the following officers
tor the ensuing year: President, Gen.
w. T. Sherman; Vice Presidents, Walter
J. Gresham, Indiana; ThoS. 9. Fletcher,
Missouri; A. Chettsm, Chicago; w. j.
Landum, Kentucky; Thomas Reynolds,
Wisconsin; q. A. Morton, Minnesota;
K. T. Patterson, Tennessee; j. Q.
Everest, Illinois; A. A. Perkins,
Iowa; q. A. Williams, Ohio; George
HefIo.d, Missouri; c. d. Hegwsy, Ohio;
Recording Secretary l.. NJ. Dayton;
Corresponding Secretary, A. Hisken-
loaper; Treasurer, NJ w. Force; Orator
of the next meeting, w. +. Villas, of
Wisconsin.
An acknowledgment was ordered sent
to General Grant of the dispatch received
last evening expressing sympathy with
the gathering.
Resolutions of coincidence on the death
of General Giles A. Smith were adopted.
An excursion wss taken TO Fort Smell
ing, Minnehshs, Minnesota, and other
points of interest, and the reunion closed
with banquet tonight.
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The Famine in India.

LONDON, September 6.-The weekly
telegram OF the Viceroy OF India shows
that there has been grest Improvement
in the weather. In Madras. though the
prices are desrer, there has been pretty
general rain, which has improved the
crops. In Bombay the prices are not yet
cheaper, but the prospects are much i'm
proved. The reports are generally OF q
similarly favorable tenor OF improvement
in Punjaub. The Lieutenant Governor
OF Punjsub telegrsphs that the prospects
are immensely improved, the spring
crop OF soyings having been secured
in important grain producing districts
In Mysore this week has been bad, and
the prospects are worse in all the dis
tricts.
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Strike Among the Lock Hands on
the Kanawha.

CHARLESTON, September 6,-The
hands at Lock, No. s, above the city, are
on q strike. The contractors reduced
their wages to 81 rs per day, working
eleven hours. They had previously been
getting 81 81 per day and workin g
twelve hours. The hands refused to go
to work unless they allowed them at the
same rate as before, which was equal TO
twelve and half cents per hour. This
the contractors refused to do. hence the
trouble Some agreed to work at the
contractors figures, but the leaders of
the strike would not permit them. They
were, therefore, arrested, brought to this
city, and fined and bound over to keep
the peace toward the contractors and
those who chose TO work. As yet work
has not been resumed.
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MR. MACHIS, of the firm OF MAcHIN
IN contractors on the p, W. U Ky.
-.iI,osd was in this office yesterday. He
affirmed US that the work was being
D,.bsd with good deal of vigor on the
,os3 and that track-lsying would be
commenced on the upper end next Mon
s,y morning. he is anxious to immedi-
.,sIy obtain timber for the trestle-work
which ought to be had without ditfi-
.,,,v from the oak forests OF Wetzel
o, TYLER counties. If the weather re-
mains favorable, Mr.. MACHIN feels quite
,s,t4in that the cars may be running at
tba time frs. announced.
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FINANCIAL Anu COMMERCIAL

NEw YORK, September 6.-MoNEY-
At 496 per cent, closing at 6(d6 per
cent Prime mercantile paper NJ 6It.a7
per cent Customs receipts siiS,000 The
assistant treasurer disbursed S326,OOO
Clearings S2OOOO.OO0 Sterling higher,
sctusi business, long 4S2t short 4S5I.
There has been some demand for bills by
Germans. who sold exchange short some
time ago, and this covering OF contracts
WAS one Of the chief causes OF the in.
creased frmnesS OF the market.
GoLD-OPened st 1859, declined to
lOSt, and closed at 1881! Carrying rates
l@24 per cent. Borrowing rates per
cent 10 flat.
SILVER AT London unchanged here
silver bars are 1924, greenbscks; IlSA,
gold; silver coin t TO per cent discount.
GOvERSMESTS-Stea
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Conference with Striking Miners

NEW YORK, September g. President
Sloan, of tho Delaware, Lsckswsnns and
Western railroad company, said to-day,
in answer 70 the delegation OF striking
miners, who asked sn increase in wages
of 20 per cent, that he would not negotI-
ate with the stIkers When work WAS
resumed the company would be prepared
10 treat VIII the men, and when the
price Of coal warranted. would make al
increase Of wages, or if the men so de-
sired would pay on sliding scale. The
men returned 10 Scranton.
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The Keynote Of Married Life.

Mr.. Murray in the Golden Rule.
Forbearance is the key note of mar
ried life. There can be no great discord,
there can be no large divergences from
tunetulness, so long as the husband for
bears and the wife forbesrs. Now this
cannot be attained without some labor.
Results are approached gradually in
character. AS they are in making sand
hill. 1t is grain upon grain, shovelful
upon shoveltul, and load upon load, that
makes the mound to rise. So results of
character come gradually. An act at
this time, deed yesterday, word this
morning, a word tomorrow morning, a
cross answer to-day, repeated month
hence and so on, till at last you find
there Is ridge between you and your
wite's or husbands affection.
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H. - Postal Commission.

ST. LOUIS, September 6.-Gsrdiner 6.
Hubbard and D. NJ. Fox, L. 5. Postal
Service Commissioners, arrived here to-
day from an extended tour in the West
and Southwest, and met 9 number Ot
prominent merchants and business men
of this city, tonight, when the subject OF
increasing mail facilities wss pretty tree-
ly discQssA sad
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Funeral of Tbiers.

PARIS, September 6.-Msdsme Thiers
having accepted an official funeral Tor her
husband only on condition of being her
sell allowed to arrange the order of the
cortege, the government has annulled
the decree ordering a state fuLersl, as it
cannot dispense with the execution of the
existing ensctments regulating Official
ceremonies. The government will take
no part in the funeral beyond paying the
military honors TO which rhiers is en-
titled, having been dignatory OF the
legion of honor and chief OF state
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WHr Notes.


LONDON, September 6.-rhe Russians
have entirely dismsntled Ardahsn, which
is now an open town. General COrnorot
has Withdrawn most OF his troops from
there, the main body of the army, leav-
ing only nine rife batallions in the
place.
BUCHAREST, September Ga CORES
pondent says: Peace is impossible until
the Turks are completely crushed. II
the Gar entered Moscow after conclud-
ing an unsatisfactory peace It would be
at the point of the bsyonet.
BUCHAREST, September 6.--An i'm
portsnt engagement occurred near Rust
chuk, yesterday morning. Soon alter
ward the Russians began bombardment
OF the city from SIabosia, which WAS re-
piled to by the Turks. The cannonade
lasted all day yesterday and continues
to-day. The Turks from Widdin yes.
terday afternoon attempted to reach
Chupercheri, near kalSlat, in boats, but
were driven back by n Roumsnian bat
terry. The garrison of Widdin has been
raised to 5000 men IN consequence OF the
threatening attitude.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, September 6.-The
Turkish commander in herzegovina re-
ports that band of 1000 MontenegrIns
surrounded village near Presaiko, in
tending 10 get cattle and corn During
the night fresh band arrived whom the
first supposed were Turks A fierce COM
bat followed in which 700 were KILLED
and great number wounded. The mis-
take was not discovered till morning.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, September C.
Mehmet Ali telegraphs, under date
OF to-day, from Kechlowa, as follows: To
day Eyoub Pasha's army corps, which
WAS divided into two columns, attacked
the twelfth Russian army corps which
was supported by division on this bank
of the Lone. The Russians were defeat
ed and recrossed the Lone IN disorder.
They abandoned their Fortified positions
near Keckiowa. They lost 1000 killed
and wounded. The cCmmsnderot their
cavalry WAS killed. We lost Two nun.
dred killed and seven hundred wounded.
LONDON, September GA cOrrespon-
dent at Paris, commenting on tho aban-
donment of pubic funeral for NJ.
Theirs, says the funeral will assume the
character OF party demonstration, and,
IN the present excited state OF the public
mind, 1t Is looked forward 10 with some
apprehension. The violent articles IN
the Bonspsrtlst press, especially the
Pays, seem designedlY intended TO pro-
woke the public to = breach of peace.
LONDON, September G.-Tbe Earl of
Derby, foreign minister, 81 Liverpool,
last evening, said he did not think the
present movement favorable for any N
terposition by the third parties in favor
OF peace, but the time might come, and
it might be far distant, when England 3
good offices would be acceptable. He rs.
sured his hearers that whenever, IN the
governments judgment, that time ar
rived they would not lose the oPportu-
nifty.
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Funds Attached.

CoULMBIA September 6.-Tne funds
in the Carolina National Bank, OF this
city, payable in certificates OF deposit is
sued 10 g. 1. p. Owens, amounting 10
over $4,000, have been attached. Owens
is surety on the bond OF eI.State Treas
urer Parker, snd is largely indebted TO
the State. Owens died in Baltimore last
night.
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John W. You've, the favorite son OF
,be Iste ruler of Utah, is a man of re-
usrkable intelligence, and more alive to
the .pirl. of the age than his hard head
Il i.tber. If he succeeds to the presl-
i.pcy o. the church he will probably be
Instrumental in lbsralizing his people.
There i. however, much bitter feeling
,gsins. the YoUNG family even among
,esiing Mormons. Should an sngry
e5p,r.. for the succession occur, the
Church OF the Latter Day Saints will
hs likely to be rent into warning factions
.ltne more bitter because of = domestic
md semi-rcligious nature. 1t IS not un-
likely that those Mormons who never
br!eved in the divine origin OF Brig
E.m's revelation authorizing polygsmy
nsy now grow bold enough to make an
open schism in the church.
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The union Trus, Company Forgery

NEW YORK, September cit is stated
that detectives have traced the $64 900
check forgery on the Union Trust Com
pany, and have fastened the guilt upon
two clerks, one in the Union Trust Com
pany and one in the New York Life In
sursnce Company. To-day the counsel
for y elson A. Glessner, indicted for com
plicity in the forgery, presented petit
iion Tor ha5eGs corpus returnsble forth
with The case WAS adjourned until to.
morrow
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Hoston Races.

BosToS, September 6.-Summary oi
the Mystic Park races:
In the 229 class race, pure Sl,OOe
Lyssnder Boy, l, /, /; George b. 3, 2, B.
Modesty, 4, 3, 2; Csssius Prince, 2, 6, B
Time, 2:27I, 2:29l, 2:27
In the 2:34 cIss., purse $1,000, st
Charles won the first heat in 2:26; Lsdy
D. second in 2.3lt, Wild Lilly third and
fifth in 2:3l and 2SO, and Roman Chief
fourth in 2;50i Postponed on account
Of darkness
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Niue Explosion.

PoTTsvILLE, September 6.-This even
ing the Phoenix Park mine near, Miners.
Vile, was the scene of dresdful explo-
sion of gss, which became ignited from
blast made by one of the miners,
Eight miners were burned, three serious
lv, one of whom, John jenkins, died soon
after. Thomas Lloyd, brother of the
proprietor of the mine, was also serious
ly burned.
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Warrington Comfy Boy in Luck

w washington review.
Mr.. John Springer, formerslly of
Pikerum township, who left this county
some yesrs'sgo with scarcely any means,
is now the rich editor and proprietor of
the Colorado Farmer. He owns with
his partner, An immense rancho, upon
which he has twenty-sevsn thousand
sheep. Recently he ordered from Rob't
Van VOORHEES,, Monongahels City, 800
bucks to be shipped to Colorado. The
gentleman from whom he purchased
them has fine flock of 700 sheep
one of which he values at over $1,000.
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Sale Of Short Horns.

TORONTO, September GA London
cable says that forty-two head of Canada
short horns were sold st Mlllbeck yester-
day, and realized 1920 guineas, an
average per head of about SsS guineas.
The fifth Duchess of Hillnurst brought
4,300 gulpess, and the third Duchess of
Hillhurst 400 guineas.
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Tag weather report for August Is
r,.asr more interesting than usual, not
80 much on account OF the me.eorOlogy
0f.hs month rs on account Of the way
he meteorological figures hsve been
worked up. The month opened with
two very warm dsys-the mean temper
s:grs being 2.75'. The heat gradually
diminished until the middle of the month
when thamonthly minimum WAS reached
-JI2j' From this point q second
warm spell began to b developed, AT
lsinins lis maximum on the very last
day, when the mean temperature was
So ,l.y Of = degree less than that OF
the ar,, :wJ days. On all but four days
the mercury, however, reached ut least
So. Three days it was 90 Or over. All
the rain came between the two heated
teFm:-snd il only amounted to 2.2G
inches, less than OCCASIONALLY falls in p
single day.