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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-10

Special Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gazette. ,
WAsHTSGroS, May s.-Secretary sher.
man, Notwithstanding adverse reports, is
very hopeful as to the success Of the ne.
Gotiation Of the A! per cent loan. Tue
following is the present situation: In
eight months and a week the syndicate
has taken Sl50, 100000 of the 4! per cent
bonds, enabling the Treasury 10 call in
for payment that amount Of G per cent
bonds. The negotiations, in spite OF pO-
litical uneasiness at home, the prospect
and outbreak Of the war in Europe, and
the fluctuations OF the gold market, have
averaged nearly s., 100000 weekly, or
$500 day. Gne.half OF the author.
lied amount Of the ~ per cent bonds is
now disposed Of. At a like rate OF pro-
gress, Me whole SSO0,OOO,O0O will be
marketed by the first week in January.
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Excitement Among the Pension
Agents.

WASHINGTON, May s.-The 10 be ex.
pected row over the consolidation OF the
pension agencies has already broken out,
and Washington wades knee deep, rs il
were, in kilograms OF remonstrances from
the politicians all over the country. The
loss OF forty good paying Offices is no
small matter, and affects great many
people. There are intimations that a
reconsideration will be had, but those
who know the President best seem to be
confident that he will refuse to yield to
the pressure. 1t is said that the Presi.
dent and Secretary Schurz arranged the
details Of the consolidation without con
sultaiion with any other members Of the
Cabinet, as they might very properly do,
the matter pertaining exclusively to the
business OF the Interior Department.
Some Of the deeply interested parties
have until to-day soothed themselves
with the hope that the President would
reconsider and call the extra session for
June, after all. They realize their mis-
take now, however, and acquiesce in the
postponement as inevitable.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.
IIOmcopathics In Convention.

CLEVELAND, May 9.-The Homeopathic
Medical Society Of Ohio again met in
session this morning at $50. The Treas.
urer's report was presented and referred
to the Auditing Committee. 1t shows
that the organization il in a much better
condition than for years.
The following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year: President, DR.. J. X.
Hunt, Of Delaware; lst Vice President,
DR.. H. H. Baxter, Of Cleveland; I'd Vice
President, DR.. G. P. Gaylord, Of Toledo,
Secretary, DR.. w. A. Phillips, Cleveland;
DR.. E. @. Beckwith, OF Columbus, ad.
dressed the meeting briefly on the i'm.
portance Of getting the homeoratic pro.
fession represented in some OF the asylums
OF the State, and. on motion of DR.. Will
son, Of Cincinnati, he was made a special
committee to secure representation in
some way, il possible, in the asylums Of
Ohio, the Society pIedging its uttermost
efforts TO aid him in that work.
The committees for the next annual
meeting were then announced.
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CINCINNATI, May 0.-An excursion
party numbering about 500 hundred
business men OF Cincinnati, Chicago, 81.
Louis, Louisville, Indianapolis, Evans.
vile, Peoria, Memphis, and other points
in the West left here tonight by the
Chesapeake & Ohio route to the seaboard.
The party will reach Richmond on Fri
day. The tour will embrace all the
principal cities on the seaboard between
Richmond and Charleston, S. e.
RICHMOND, May 0.-Committees OF the
various commercial bodies Of Richmond
and both branches Of the City Council
leave tomorrow morning on the c. & O.
road to meet the excursion party Of
Western business men at Greenbrier,
White Sulphur Springs. The whole
party will remain tomorrow morning at
the Springs rs the guests OF Col. Peyton,
proprietor, and arrive here Friday even.
lnp
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entertain any extravagsnt ideas about the
negro. They do not believe that he Ia
the equal Of the white race; they do not
cultivate any unnatural relations with
him. they are, in a word, alive to his
many radical defects, and yet they do mol
lose sight Of the necessity that is laid
upon the people Of this country
as Christian population, and as
a matter Of enlightened selfish,
ness, TO do all that is possible to
be done to elevate the negro. The
results Of the war made him a freeman.
As freeman hc became a citizen, and as
u citizen he acquired rights and assumed
duties, and the great problem has been
how 10 deal with him in his double rela.
ton Of ward and citizen. The SIatesman'S
view Of him is that he.is "nigger" and
all:that that term implies, which, freely
translated, means that II is at least doubt
tul whether he ia a human being, and
that il he is he is so low down as to be in.
capable otprofting by his freedom. This
is the cardinal idea Of the mass OF those
who are known as Bourbon Democrats.
If there was no "nigger" In the country
they would know Of no good reason for
being Democrats. How could Nasby be
an ideal Democrat disconnected from his
general hatred Of the "nigger." Anti.
niger is the warp and wool Of the poll.
tics Of the large element Of the Demo.
cratic party OF whom Nasby is scarcely
an exaggerated type. II the editor Of
the Martinsburg Statesman lived at the
"COrners" he would meet regularly with
the Democratic brcthern at Bascomb's,
and perhaps take a hand in their occa.
sionaI raids on the, "niggers" when it is
necessary to carry through some measure
Of Democratic reform"
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Niggcrs and Negroes.

NHHhihurS Statesman,
The Wheeling INTELLIGEYcER, in some
criticism INDUCED in regarding Red,
paths advice, thus makes fun at the
negroes expense, which considering that
not long ago it harried the Salesman for
spelling negro, Niger, shows that it il
coming around very fast,
,,I IL 9!s: Considering the we'll known coustl,p.
eIa ptotiisntc Of the resro thiS last advice o
mIpAIh POUNDS like sRtIrr. Fhp idel N makIng
Mo1Intehllu '1 oat o. sambO tCrderI slightly on IN
IV"; w. I.v, W al PEOPLE under the rlnopy he i,
~ ,''' " peVhe hnanell power In the land
The S'a'ssmoH is anxious to confound a
legitimate reference 10 we'll known de-
feet in the negro character with the vnl.
gar slang and abuse which it isso fond oi
heaping on the race. We derrecate ali
such "b'urdities as Redpath put forth in
his letter IN regard to the negro, but n,
the same time we draw line Of dlstipc.
'lon between absurdities born OF sympa.
NY with an unfortunate race and The
hea1henlsh prejudiceS OF those who would
laugh to scorn all efforts for the
social and political ameliora,ion of
their condition. The editor Of Tho
Sll'emoH having been raised in the midst
O' slavery anu petchance having been a
STAKEHOLDER, has never been able to over.
come his pFeiudices, but manilcsts on all
occasions disposition to make the Re.
publican party OdiOus as the friend Of
the negro, The Republican party do no
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ST. CLAIR, Pa, May GA terrible ex-
plosion Of gas occurred in the Vaudeville
mines, near St. Clair, at 10 o'clock this
morning, killing and wounding nine men
and imprisoning FIVE others. The Wades.
vile shaft, 800 feet deep, is between Potts.
vile and St. Clair, and is operated by the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal Company.
The frst warning Of the accident was the
sudden alarm sent up to the bosses for
aid, and descending Immediately they
recovered the bodies OF John Durkin and
VIM. Kirk, killed outright, and hoisted
them 10 the surface; seven more men were
then reached all Of whom were seri.
ously burned, and it ia thought that three
OF them cannot possibly recover. The
five men imprisoned are behind 200 tons
Of coal, displaced by the explosion. A
large force Of miners are removing this
mass Of coal. Some think that the i'm.
prisoned men can be reached by night,
while others say that it will be impossible
10 liberate the men before morning, as
the gang way, which they are confined,
runs under the surface for ever mile,
and getting at them is slow and labor.
ous task. The scene at the mouth OF the
shaft is heart rendering. A large number
OF men, women and children are gather.
ed there anxiously awaiting the rescue
of their friends and relatives. The
names OF four Of the FIVE men imprisoned
are BENZ. Mosely, Herbert Moor, Thos.
Conners and Joseph NulWood. Before
the men can be rescued, it iS feared that
it will be too late to save their lives.
They have been in since 10 o'clock, and
at one this afternoon their chances Of es.
cape are gloomy.
THREE MORE RoDIEs RECOVERED.
PErLADELrnrA, May 0.-Threc more
bodies have been recovered, leaving two
men in the mine. .
THE MANGLED VICTIMS. ..
Sr. CLAIR, Pa, May 0.-Thos. Conners
was among the men btought out, IT9
had his head and both legs blown off.
Robert Moore, another victim, presented
a irightful appearance, his face and body
being dreadfully burned and disGgured.
John Durkin was'thrown with great vic.
lence against the props and walls and
instantly killed. Edward lyeaklin, who,
escaped, described 1.-The gas after
igniting as flying through the
mine with lightning rapidly and
destroying everything in its path.
Weaklin heard the first report, quickly
laid down and the gas passed over him.
II soon became necessary 10 fan fresh air
into the mine, so foul had the gas become
that those sent into the mine could only
work at, short intervals. james Lady
was badly burned; 1t is doubtful If he
can recover. Two miners have Just come
up and report that u large quantity Of
coal has fallen on Benz. Mosely, and it
will be impossible to get at him for some
time. No hopes are entertained for his
recovery alive. The latest information
indicates that seven men have been killed
and six seriously injured by the explo.
sion,
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The Nail AsSocinIIon.

Our Pittsburgh special utates that
nothing was done at the nail meeting
yesterday beyond appointing committee
to inquire into and If possible provide
for the defects OF the present forfeiture
organization. This committee will not
report until the next meeting, month
hence, and therefore the existing status
will be maintained up to that time
Those who returned from the meeting
last night confirm the summary Of what
was done given in our dispatch.
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Important 10 Natlonnl nnnks.

CHICAGO, May 9.-In the Superior
Court to-day Judge Moore decided the
cases Of several National Banks Of this
city which have applied for an injunction
to restrain the collection Of taxes on their
shares. The tax amounts to about
$4,000 in all. The plea set up was
that the individual shareholders had not
been notified, though notification OF the
tax had been sent to the bank officials.
Judge Moore refused the injunction, hold.
ing that the notification was sufficient and
the tax lust.
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New York Post Onlce-Result Of
the COrOners Investigation.

NEW YORK, May 0.-The coroners In.
yeStigatiOn into the cause Of the recent
fatal accident at the Post Office, was
brought TO an end this evening BY the
jury rendering the following verdict |:
"The coroners jury to inquire into the
cause Of the death OF Dennis Fleming,
Chas. Robertson and Patrick johnson,
find that they came to their death by the
falling Ola part olthe roof Of the New
York Post Office, on the FIRST OF May,
1877. We further find the immedi.
ate cause Of the falling Of the said part Of
the roof, to be from improper and insufli-
cient construction, but that the primary
cause Of the disaster is attributable 10
the incompetency Of the agent OF the
Treasury Department, who is charged
with the erection and completion Of the
building and that the United States Gov-
ernment is responsible for this calamity.
We further find that an excessive quan.
tity oi crete was used in covering the
roof and that the load thereby imposed
on the iron roof.beams and their support
exceeds the weight for which the iron
construction was originally designed by
more than 800 per cent; that all this Ia
owing 10 lneompetency on the part Of
A. X. Mullet, supervising architect
in charge at the time, and his
local employees and civil engi.
neers. The only party appearing before
us competent to design and compute
methods Of construction, has according
to the testimony, no authority in carry.
ing out the construction, his functions
being entirely advisory, and the super
vising architect and his employees, not
themselves technically intelligent, omit.
ted to recur to his advice when the
changes were made by their authority.
1t appears on the removal OF the wall on
the 4th story the remainder Of the wall
on the 9th story was left standing by
order of A. o. Mullet, supported accord
ing TO his directions by two light 10 inch
iron beams, competent 10 carry only one.
quarter Of the weight imposed on them;
that this wall was recently taken
out to be replaced by an iron truss, and
that the cost Of the truss was reported to
the Superintending Architect at Wash.
ington BY the Local Superintendent here
and the expenditure approved by him,
but that no special drawing was made for
the new, truss and its outer support; that
the understanding between the Local Su.
perintendent and the iron workers was
for truss similar to another truss then
in the building. It.appears that neither
the Local Superintendent nor said iron
firms had the necessary technical
information to correctly understand
the junction OF the truss needed, or
how such truss should be constructed
and that in consequence its support gave
way assoon as the temporary props sup.
porting the roof beams we're removed.
Furthermore we are OF the opinion that
the method now in vogue in the Treasury
Department in Washington, of designing
and constructing government structures
throughout the United States, demands
intelligence in the local superintendent,
in this or similar emergencies which the
government has certainly not, in this
case, been successful in securing.
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activity in the Russian camp, phoyinp
that the Russians are about to assume
the Offensive early this morning. The
Russian batteries have recommended
cannonading.
CANNoNADE AT KALAFAT A.p wTDDIN.
BUCHAREST, May 0.-The artillery en-.
gHgement was renewed late yesterday
afternoon between tho Turkish batteries
at Widdin and the Roumanian batteries
at kalatat, which only ceased at night.
fall. The barracks and Custom House
at Kalaiat were destroyed and the Church
injured. Widdln was set on sre.
ST. PETERsBURo, May 0.-C&S md Duke
Nicholas telegraps as follows:
KIscHESEFF, May 7lh.
All is well. The movement Of the
troops proceeds undisturbed. The Turks
are entirely passive. The health Of the
troops is excellent.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
ST. PETERsBuRo, May O,-The follow.
ing official dispatch has been received:
TlFLIs, May THE main body have
reconnoitered the neighborhood Of Kara.
A column Of cavalry has been sent to
Kaglsman. One detachment is approach.
ing Ardahan and another Dyadin. Ev.
erywhere the Russians meet with friend.
ly reception from both Christians and
MusSulmNns Of the military service.
BUCHAREST, May 0.-Public opinion
gains daily more and more in favor Of
regular participation in the war and
declaration OF Independence.
LoDoN, May "a Bucharest dispatch
says the Cossacks have taken possession
Of Rochet, near the Rein, and expelled
the Turkish piekets.
a Vienna special says: On Friday
Sheik Krlslam will Holemnly bless the
Sultan aS the leader OF the holy war.
The upper part Of Dobrudscha Is al
most deserted. All the Mohammcdans
have gone south.
LONDON, May 9.-Thc Paris CORES.
pondent Of the Times says: The Russian
Agency, whilst declaring
that Russia will not reply to Earl Der.
py uoteI puDIlSHeb bbuleIuenLJ WHICH
may be considered Russia's informal
reply. II says the powers which seri.
ously desire 10 establish an understand.
ing and guarantee Of general peace
must seek new basis more in con.
formity with the circumstances, but
further dwelling on the mistaken views
Of past results, which are the best ref.
utation Of the English dispatch as re.
spects the treaty Of 1861, appealed to in
this dispatch, it will be asked il the
Porte was not the first TO break the
engagement Of the preceding treaty
Of 1856. If the English Cabinet main.
tains that the Porte was not bound
by it, then the treaty would only have
served 10 guarantee the Porte's entire
The old documents Of that
period haye proven to the contrary that
the Christian powers did not mean to de.
fend regime oppressive to Chris.
tianE. They simply decided against the
exclusive protection Of Russia. They
substituted for it the common protection
Of Europe.
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Meeting OF the New York IIiStori-
cal Society.

New YoRK, May 9.-The Academy of
Music was thronged last night. The
occasion OF the meeting Of the New York
Historical Society was to commemorate
the one hundreth anniversary OF the
States political birth, as free and indie
pendent sovereignty, and also 10 signal.
ize with appropriate forms her
entrance upon the second century OF her
existence. Charles OConnor in his ad-
dress said, that he would abolish the Eys.
tenn of Legislative representation by dis
tricts, and would reduce the Legislature
TO one house, and would take the new
government by lot each month from the
Legislature.
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FIRE RECORD.
$4,000 Fire.

MLLwuEEE, Wis, May O.-A fire at
Reedsville yesterday morning destroyed
the stores OF S. J. .Aerholt, +. Rallzmann,
T. Bishop, n. W. Salad, c. Z. Ryan, G.
C1mmins, 0. II. Perry, md one or two
Others The loss is estimated ut $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
CINCINNATI, May 9.-The Commercials s
Gallipolis, O., special says that the ware.
house Of Henking, Aumong & Co., whole.
sale grocers, burned this evening. Loss
SIS 900; insured 10000.
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Annual Meeting Of Silk Associa.
tlOn.

New YORK, May AIN the annual
meeting OF the Silk Association Of Amer
lea held to-day, Frank w. Cheney, was
elected President. The annual reports
shows thatt the total products Of last year
were !, ,2S4, 500 pounnS, valued at $780,
59SlOS. Notwithstanding all embarras.
ments under which the manufacture has
labored, the total consumption OF raw
silk in the United States for the calendar
year OF 1876, was within 10000 pounds,
about 10 per cent Of that Of 1875, which
was the year Of the largest consumption
OF raw silks on record. In the city OF
Paterson alone, the sum paid to opera.
tivesin silk factories was 100000,
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Hood. aud Plenty o,It.

New YoRK, May "a Salt Lake City
dispatch says: In the Tabernacle on
Sunday, Brigham Young arose at an un.
expected moment and broke forth in an
address to the saints and sinners which
gave the latter to understand that If they
wanted blood they could have plenty Of
il and, indeed, that they were likely to
have more Of it let out Of their veins than
they could spare at IN early period.
Many discreet Gentiles are quietly ar
ranging for the removal OF their families
at the first sign Of an outbreak. The
Nauyoo Legion are dwelling in'meeting
houses, barns, stables and corrNls in Salt
Lake City and minor towns. Breech-
loading rifles have been shipped in great
numbers in the last fortnight from the
East TO this place.
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Conviction Of Sheriff wallace.

CrNcrNSATr, O., May O.-William Pit.
Wallace, Sheriff Of this county, and Dan.
Mccarthy, turnkey Of Hamilton county
Jail, were found guilty to-day in the
United States Court Of aiding Federal
prisoners TO escape from the jail. The
prisoners referred to were arrested by the
United States authorities for illegal vo.
ting last fall, and as their conviction
might effect the election Of some candi.
dates who obtained Office they were al.
lowed to escape.
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Shooting Accidentally OH Pur.
pose.

lNDlANAroLIs, May 9.-At Matinsville,
Ind, last evening, Maj. +. NJ. Woody, a
dry goods merchant, and his clerk, John
knight, slept in the same room over tho
store, and Woody hearing burglars trying
to get in got up and took up position BY
window, without disturbing Knight;
subsequently the clerk got up, and get.
tingno reply to his inquiry as 10 who was
in the room, fired pistol, the ball lodg-
ing in Woody's side, inflicting serious
wound but not necessarily fatal.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs,


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 0.-The
Day. "''-
NEw YoRK, May 0.-The effects Of
Robert Fellows, iewelry importer, have
been attached on claims amounting 10
$4,000, Liabilities are said TO be Slo0,.
900.
QUEBEC, May 0.-The ten sixty.iour
Founders and munitions Of war have
been received at the Citadel. The French
Canadian pilgrims have arrived at
Rome.
NEW YORK, May 0.-Bishop SpauldipR
Of the new Diocese Of Peoria, In St.
MichaePs Church, yesterday, gave the
black veil to three young women, the
first in this country to enter the order of
presentation nuns.
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich, May 9.-The
steamer Craig and barge Napaut has Just
arrived down this evening. They were
stuck in the ice in IroQuOis bay "a hours.
All boats bound up succeeded in getting
through without trouble.
NAshlhuIoNI u. ", May 9.-Ihe Six
teenth Infantry is transferred from the
Department OF the Gulf to the Depart.
ment OF Dakota. The removal OF these
troops leaves but two regiments in the
Department Of the Gulf, in Louisiana
and Arkansas. In the Department Of
Texas there are two regiments Of cavalry
and three Of infantry.
DETRolT, MICH, May "a dispatch
from Port Huron says that the ice reach.
ca from 40 to 90 miles in the lake, and Is
very heavy, especially on the American
shore. The wind is north, Tho river il
running full Of heavy ice. The Rats are
blocked, and no boats passing up or
down. About twenty sailing vessels are
in sight outside in the ice bound down
and five bound up. Inside there arc sew
en- vessels bound down and four bound
IN,
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SCOTLAND.
Preparations Tor War.

EDINDuRG, May ga London CORES.
pondent says: The army clothing factory
at Pimlico is worked without intermis.
sion, and numerous shifts are being en-.
ployed. There is general conviction in
and naval official circles that
are on.the. brink Of war. Arrangements
have been made for the embArkation Of
some $4,000 men within ak days il neces.
sary and from 10000 to %, 900 more with
in a fortnight afterwards.
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Northern Paeiilc RniIrnnd.

NEw YORK, May 9.-At meeting Of
the Board Of Directors of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, the Finance
Committee reported adversely to placing
q mortgage on the line Of railroad now in
operation on the Pacific coast. A reso.
luton was passed requesting the stock
holders TO be informed that in view OF
the Increased and increasing business Of
the railroad the board was Of the opinion
that all money necessary for the compile.
ton Of the branch into the coal fields Of
Pay Slip Valley can be had without re.
sorting 10 mortgage,
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BALTIMORE, May 9.-The bark Azoir
was sunk last night inside Of Cape Henry
by the steamer Newberg. She was ins,lr.
cd, with cargo, for $4,000.
LONDON, May 0. The steamships
weser, Switzerland and Victoria, from
New York, and the Caspian, from Port
land, have arrived out.
NEw YORK; May 9.-Arrived-steam.
ship State Of Nevada, from Glasgow,