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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-24
French Affairs.

PARIS. October 23.-Jules Grcvy will
accept the representation of the Ninth
arroudissement of Paris, instead @.
his former constituency. The srron-
di.ement Of Dole, department OF
Jurs, from both OF which hr
was returned, because the Republicans
attach greater and more genersI signlt-
cance to his election IN the place OF the
late NJ. Thiers. Although NJ. Grevy
tsvors moderate policy, believing II
better for the country that Mac Mahon
s1ould serve his term, still If the Mar
shsl does not promptly accept the oPPor-
tunlty now open to him az
sincerely cooperate with the mode
rate Liberals IN guaranteeing
the country against anti. Republican sur
prise, Grevy is prepared TO place him
self at the head of the solid Left, ard
man and maintain It's claims and fulfil
tae duties imposed by the country IN the
late elections. The Constitutional de-
clsres that moderation and patience re-
main the watchwJrds Of the Republican
party. The Orleanlst organ, the LeSSLsu
insists upon compromise, which 10 not
only possible but Necessary.
PARIS. October 23-The MoaitcIr
semi Officially says: At the close Of the
Council this morning President Mac
Mahon plsinly informed Ministers Bro
ghe and Fourtou that the idea Of mIni:-
terisl changes could not be entertained
At present.
The tribunal of Msrennes sentenced
Deputy Mestrau TO one months lmprls-
onment and 700 francs, fine for insulting
President MscMshOn.
The Lending American residents Of
Paris met st the American legation and
decided to give General Grant q
splendid sl5scr ption banquet Saturday.
Five hundred guests including Isdles,
have been invited. Minister Noyes IL
formed the meeting that President Mac
Mshon would no. be pre,eat At dinner
1T the legation Monday, but would a.
tend subsequent reception. General
Grant will propably visit President Asc-
Mahon Tues Jay. On "Wednesday Presi-
dent MscM4hon will give dinner a.
Elysee TO Gen. Grant and the American
legation
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Episcopal General convention.

BosToN, October 24.-The Episcopal
General Convention to-day concurred IN
the message lrOm the House o! Bishops
10 regard to marriage with relatives, aud
the President appointed II committee TO
meet the committee OF the House o.!
Bishops on the subject of adding to the
Book of Prayer n prayer IN Spanish.
The Committee on the State OF the
Church presented II report referring TO
the good work accomplished in the past
three years The runner OF Bishops now
III the church Is twenLy-elght.
Increased effort in the work OF the
church amor the freedmen of the South
was recommended; also, that the book OF
common prayer be used NJ the opening
and close OF the exercises IN the Sunday
Schools Therep which was adopted,
closed with resolution asking the House
of Bishops TO prepare pastoral letter
addressed to the various dlOceses.
The Joint standing Committee on Ex-
per ses of the Convention reported that
the expenses had been reduced $1,000
and that further decrease could be made
by reducing the number OF
copies oI the journal, which
was not appreciated by many
clergymen to whom 1t had been sent.
The salaries Of the secretaries should BE-
paid yearly, instead OF every three years,
and each diocese should psy the expenses
OF It's delegates, each delegate to 10 al
lowed two dollars per day besides trav.
cling expenses. The report comes up
tor further discussion.
The canon adopted by the House OF
Bishops tor the creation and government
of u proposed order of deacOuesscs or
sisters OF the church, came up for con-
current action.
Judge Shelley, of Virgins, from the
committee on canons, presented minor
Ity report proposing tnat the quail
icatlons of women 10 enter the order DE
lett to the bishops, and that the setting
apart OF deaconesses should be by the
form SCI. forth by the House OF Bishops
instead Of being under the control OF any
one bishop.
DR.. Morgan Dix, Of New York, ex
pressed hte opinion that canonlcaI legis-
Iatlon was necessary. He could not en-
dorse anything affecting tho majority re-
port.
DR.. Clark, OF Kentucky, said that
proper legislation WAS necessary TO place
the Churcn In Its proper position before
the world, and declared himself IL favor
OF the canon as reported from the House
Of Bishops, as it would serve to protec!
the Church from any dIscredit.
DR.. Fulton, OF Wisconsin, believed
that the sIsterbood should be governed
by the legislation of the Diocesan Con.
ventons rs regarded the work
Of the order IN their respective
jurisdictions.
The Bi. hops OF Delaware and
Esston, Rev. Henry &. Potter Rev. Dr.
DIX, Lloyd W. Wells, Stephen smith
and 3 p Nash were appointed Trustees
OF the funds tor the widows and orphans
OF deceased clorgymen.
The House Bishops concurred with
the House deputies III setting Wednes-
day evening Us the time Of the adjourn
ing OF the convention, and asked for II
committee oa Conference, which was
granted
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.,prALING THE RESI- hPTlON

Sanstor HEREFORD, OF this State, has
;,,,odueed into the United States Senate,
. hill for the repeal OF the obnoxious and
,,,,a..iye features OF the specie res ump-
80, act The introduction OF the bill Is
~ inportsnt and necessary step, but o.
.,,..s our Senator's duty is far from
,.ips fully discharged IN the premises by
hi, one act. The preparation shd intro
5gc,ion OF = bill is quite an easy JOB com
,.,a5 with the iabors that follow
4 through its various stages
- ia passage into law. We
,,p,. that Senator HEREFORD will be IL
ty.,rious untiring and wstchtul in the
,,or Of pushing this bill through its
y,,iol. stages 10 q successful passage IN
The Senste, and that he permit no delay
,b,, csn be avoided. Time, In this mat
:sr. Is precious. Every day the resump-
ol SC. stands upon our statute books
cnrepesled it works untold injury to the
business OF the country. Let the fight
for is repeal come quick, and be sharp
.ad decisive. Doing and draggIng l.
Iea,h.
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COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS.

Yesterday mornings REGISTER con-
tanned particulars OF one Of those terrible
explosions of gas which occasionally oc-
cur iu the mines of Great Britain. This
one WAS in the colleries near Glasgow,
Scotland. Four hundred men were en-
tombed, and 50 poisonous are the gases
thst efforts to rescue the unfortunate
had to be relinquished for time. There
IS no doubt but that ell the miners have
persisted, as the few so lar taken out were
dead when found. The scenes in the
vicinity of the explosion are indiscriba-
Die, and gloom and sorrow prevail not
only in the Immediate neighborhOOd but
throughout the country.
The telegraph also brings US an-sc-
count of dangerous fire which is raging
IN colliery at Scranton, Pennsylvania,
which, although it has not been destruct-
i've of life, bids fair to destroy.s great
deal of properly.
An alarming fire is raging at the depth
of nearly four hundred feet below the
surface of the earth around the cham
bers of the Jermyn colliery, situated IN
the Thirteenth ward OF this city. 1t
orIgIusted on Wednesday last, when h
miner, with lighted lamp, entered n por-
~, that had hppD III He'd
with gas. The fire communicated with sew
e-al strong jets OF gas, or "blowers, that
came rushing through the deep, sub.er-
ranean assures, and in short time huge
masses of coal were in flames. Several Of
the city fire companies have been work
ing constantly during the past two days
IN half hour relays but the obstructlons
are such rs to render the fighting OF the
fire slow and hazardous work. The
heat is intense; tho smoke unbearable,
and poisonous, sulphuro1s gas
is generersted almost as rap
idly as it can be removed by
the immense fan which is constantly
At work, the stoppsge OF which would be
followed by fatal results. The fire con-
tinues to gain hesdway and the work OF
extinguishing it is constantly growing
more dangerous, arising from the fall OF
huge masses OF roof, the release Of new
volumes of gas aud the accumulation OF
SULPHUR. 1t is feared that the process OF
flooding will have 10 be resorted to IN
order to save the coliiery, and If so at
least four months will be required TO get
it in proper working order again. The
colllery has Deen but recently constructed
and is very valuable one.
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WASHINGTON CPA) ITEMS.

The County Home has one hundred
and ninety.fve inmates.
W. 5. MOORE has sold his interest in
the Reporter to ALIEN. Cow.
The Valentine House has been closed
by the Sheriff and the furniture sold.
WASHINGTON Is to have course OF
six lectures, at sn expense OF $3.50 tor the
course. DR.. WILLITTs will open the
course on the 3Oth on "Moonshine, or the
Illusion of Hope"
Dr. THOMAS MCKENNAN hss received
the distinction of being appointed Com
missioner under the act providing tor a
Commission to have statutes of two emil
nent Pennsylvsnisns executed and placed
in the Capital at Washington City.
TIE Waynesburg and Washington
Narrow Gauge railroad is progressing
finely and is almost completed The
iron is laid within two miles OF Wsynes-
burg, and within the next week II the
weather is favorable, the rosd will be
completed.
TIE crime OF JAMES RICE, OF the
neighborhood of West Alexander, creates
a great deal OF talk, and the sympathy
for his father and his wife and family is
very deep. The elder Mr.. RICE is a
! man of high character and considerable
wealth. 1t is believed that the sons for
I geries amount TO near $4,000.
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MORE sPIRITUALISM.

A case of what is called by some
Spiritual manifestations" somewhat
similar TO that which created such az ex-
citement in the neighborhood back of
Bridgeport, last Summer, now exists IN
the vicinity of Caldwell, Noble county,
Ohio. The 'sprrits" manifest their pres
ence by breaking windows and crockery,
knocking down and smashing to pieces
look glasses, clocks and the like, and act
ing the vandal and ruffian generally.
They manifest themselves at the house
OF farmer named ELIJAH STAATs, who
resides some tour or five miles east oil
Caldwell. Mr.. STAATs is highly re-
spectacle and solid farmer, nearly 10
years OF age, who has been living in his
present bouse for several years with his
wife, who is almost MS old. They keep
no hired help about the house, we be-
lieve, and the only person in addition to
themselves who has access to the house is
son of Mrs. 5. by her first husband,
who, we believe, Is an smiable sort of
nonenity who makes that his nome and
does "chores" for his keep.
The "maniteststlons" have annoyed
the family for many days but they kept
the matter to themselves-not being be-
levers in the supernatural Ms manifested
by "mediums'-until the demonstrations
became as violent and obnoxious rs to
mske silence longer impossible. Mrs.
S, rs we have said, is an aged lady, and
somewhat feeble. She has been suffer
er from a disease of the heart. One
night last week the rowdy character OF
the spirits became manifest in way
that brought such shock to the old
lady rs to induce a return of her sttii,-
tion In such violent form rs TO threaten
her lite People came Tar and near 10
see, heal and investigate, but when our
informant wrote, the guilty author OF
the miserable work had not been dlsCOv-
ar.J
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Loan Negotiated.

A syndicate OF eminent fnsnclers IN
Europe have proposed \ loan to the
State OF Louisiana OF Sl2 350,OO0 with
which the State must call in and pay her
present debt, ~ par, with Interest 10
the date of retirement The S.ste
must then Issue the same
amount o! bonds to the syndicate,
bearing per cent. interest, principal and
interest made payable in 45 years In
der this plan the State would be required
to pay only about S550,OOO per snnum
on account OF principal and interest, in
stead OF SSO0,OO0 as required to pay IN
terest on the State bonds Il Is believed,
however, that this proposition cannot,
under the constitution and present Sta q
laws be accepted.
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Mnnd's Mmsamm Burned.

CHICAGO, October 23-Wood's museum
caught fire this morning al t o'clock,
aud the portion containing the theateF
was completely Quilted. Chaplin y Cores
liquor house beneath, was damaged by
water, ard the museum animals sll died
from suffOcstion. j. r. Walsh is pro-
prietor and Tony Denjer lessee OF the
museum and theater, the ioes on which
is estimated al Si5, 900 t. $4,000 Caapin
IL Gore estimated their loss NJ $4,000,
These are regarded as outside figures.
The insurance on the property Is two or
three times the amount Ui the loss. The
thester was the first built after the great
fire and has had n precarious existence
ever since.
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LAYING DowN PROPOSITIONS.


The Chicago Inter Ocean lays down the
"1i propositions following:
l. \ Democrat can emigrate from the
North to the South, and be protected II
ID person and property. He is not II
carpet osgger' within the current mesn-
i'g o.. the term.
: A Republican cannot emigrate from
'ae North 10 the South and be protected
s'het IN person or property. He IS
Pet.bsgger," with all that the name
npGes.
" The Southern people are indirectly
'aeoursgei to keep up this distinction, to
s'ac.se d to drive out the carpet
asgefs. This has been done until in II
age part OF the South the Republican
''ganIZatIOn mas been abandoned.
+ a government that permits its citi-
''a' 10 be prosecuted or banlshed on ac-
cunt OF their political opinions is y fraud
republican institutions, and unworthy
~s'uHport ofs free people
The REGISTER lays down these four
Propositions and will bet on them:
l. A Republican can move from the
''''A or from sny other part of the
''''4 TO the South and be protected in
IS person snd property, provided ne
''eP' MS hands off of other peoples pro-
Ps;ty.
" A Republican who moves from the
'''''n 10 the South, is not carpet bag Q.
s' with all that the name implies,
,''e'' ne moves 81 his worldly goods
- csrpe;-bsg" and comes only to hold
: otace sDd rob the people under the
F.'se.ion Of the bsyonet.
" lou are emphstically right when
~ say the Southern people are encour-
s'u 70 "ostrscise and drive out this car
'''OAg Yermin, who have beeL q worse
F'Soe to the South, aye, and to the
t'''' And prosperity of the whole coun-
49,, . ,aAa were the lice of Egypt to the
F'opIe OF King PHARoAH.
"A government that permits" the
=. -''''u'ed authorities to punish these
''''' as they are doing in South Caro-
or such of them as are not smart
ugh to escape to Europe in Danish
Is the kind of government that
I've people are rather inclined to dote
And now We lay down a fifth propo.
W n the words and figures as fol-
''S', to.wit:"
" tne man who wrote the Inter Ocean,
4aIe Is an ass if he thinks the peopIe
1'' country have any intention Of
,,I''Nng the restoration of the reign
~. Ds e4Fpet-bsg thieves and the lswIes.
The ssy0pst in th. Ssuthsr, stst.,
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IIasrnm InIIiern Disaster.

LONDON, October 23.-Ihe work OF
exploring the colhery AT High Blantyre,
iu when the explosion occurred yester-
dsy, proceeded throughout the night.
Four miners were discovered alive about
IL o'clock. but they were III so exhausted
condition that one died before morn
ing and another is helplessly PROSTATE.
Mining experts say that all the men in
the pits have pershed, but even if any are
alive now no rescue party can reach
them In less than eight or ten days. The
work OF bringing up the dead was resumed
this morning. The bodies are ieartully
burned and msngIed. The explosion
WAS of terrific violence.
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The Lawson Murder Case.

HARKIsoNBURG, VA, October o.
The Grand Jury of the Circuit Court Of
this county to-day, sitter iorty-eght hours
session, failed to find true bill against
Samuel Hall, the psrsmour Of Louisa
Lawson, for the murder OF David o..
Lawson. About twenty witnesses were
examined. The respite OF the Governor
OF the State OF Mrs. Louisa Lawson and
Silss Morris until December 2lst wa
predicated probably upon the sc!lol. Of
the jurS. Mrs. Lswsen and Sl.ss Nor
ris are very despondent tonight. The
true murderer. waving opinion as TO al
the accessories, has not in the judgment
OF your representative, been discovered.
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Official Vote of Hamilton County
OhiO.

CINCINNATI, October 23.-The official
vote OF this county il the recent election
gives the following plurslitles: Bishop
Democrat, for Governor, 1858; Fitch,
Democrat, for Lieutenant Governor
2,776; Howells, Democrat, for Treasurer,
2,23l; Pillars, Democrat, for Attorney
General, 2,l57; Okey, Democrat, Tor
Judge OF the Supreme Court, 2,4l5. The
ouly Republican elected WAS CappslIer,
County Auditor, by $50 plurality,
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He NasIntOxicated.

Special Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer
CHARLESTON, w. VA, October -
DR.. Gillespie, sn old man, while in a
state of intoxication sunday morning,
tell from the postotice step., on the east
side of the Hale House, TO the bs=enen.
below, cutting cash near the EFT
temple about two inches square and clear
into the skull bone. He was attended by
DR.. Comes:ock and his wounds dressed,
and is somewhat better this evening. He
Will perhaps recover.
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The NewYork Appointments.

WASHINGTON, October 2l.-Ex-Sens.
tor Feuton has been here Tor several
days, visiting the White House sitter
dark and holding long conferences with
the President. AS he and COnkling are
still deadly enemies, ana rs the three
principal New York offices, w: celiec-
torship, surveyorship and Lava office
are to be flied with opponents o; Conk
ling, i. IS inferred tnst Fenton MS
good lead and is working it like sn e1-
perlenced miner as be IL.
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W est virginia Grand Lodge. L. d. %. +
GRAFTON, w. VA, OCTOBER 23d.

GRAFTON, w. VA, OCTOBER Z3d.
Special Dispatch to the Register.
The Grand Lodge Of West FirgiHls
met IN the new hall at nine O'Clock this
morning. Al. the grand officers aud
eighty three representatives were pres
ent. Degrees were conferred on large
number OF new members. The Grand
Master read his journal and decisions
The usual committees were appointed
Bylaws for subordinate lodges were
adopted as lar as article Az, after which
an adjournment was had til! tomorrow
morning The weather is fine.
w. =. Nick.
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Spanish Decree.

HAVANA, October 23.-The Official
Ga5etts publishes q roysi decree author
izirg the government 70 grant certain
InduI gences for penalties imposed by the
civil tribunals and courts martial on
those guilty Of high treason and re-
belioa ,infiisucia) The property con-
fscated to the State on account Of sucn
treason will BE- restored, On Al apes, 10
due form, to the government, If the Re-
cusssnts submit within the term Of tour
months. The returned property VII. not
be permitted 70 be sold or mortgsged
till two wears after the pscihcsti9n OF the
Island.
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MacyeaSh Not Appotnted Yet.

WASHINGTON, October 2l.-lt msy be
definitely stated that Wayne MacN eagh
has not thus lar been decided upon Tor
the English Mission. Whist may happen
in two days at the White House, how
ever, cannot very well be toretold The
President is anxious to reward the
Camerors, and both the old one
and the young one, whatever
they may pretend, are anxious
to have the MscVesgh standard ad
vsnced. Ben Butler is not so anxious.
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Hannibal and ST. Joe Railroad.

ST. LOUIS October PA special from
Jefferson City to the Globe Democrat
SAWS that the matter OF the appointment
OF n receiver OF the Hannibal and St. Joe
railroad was laid before the Supreme
Court to-day in the shape of an sppIica-
tion by the attorneys Of the railroad
company, for an appeal from the decree
OF JUICE Brosders, OF the Circuit Court,
and Tor a supercedess snspehdingithe sp-
pointment of receiver, and Staying the
execution OF ms orders by the court
After ietspeech by the counsel on the
different sides, the court granted TIL
Thursday tor fling the objections TO
granting the sppesl The compsny's
counsel are ex Gov. Willard 7. Hall,
James Carr and George W. Early OF
Missouri. and Henry Crawford, OF Chi
cago. The attorneys for the complain
ants asking the appointment OF recelv-
er. are Wills HendershOtt, OF New York,
Samuel Z Glover, of st Louis, and A.
). Hsrris, OF Chiliicothe The company
IS a.so represented by w. w. Bliss, j..
NJ. Hartsnorne, II. h. Cook and a w.
Greenlest, OF New York, rs stockholders.
The following telegram was sent from
Jefferson City tonight with the request
that the Associated Press sgent put 1t in
his dispatches:
Noticing Mr.. Grlswold's card 10 the
New York World and Mr. Hartshorne's
interview with reporter of the ST..
Louis Times, wherein the statement Is
made that the suit against the St. Joe
Railroad Company is in the interest of
JAY Gould and the Wabash railroad,
deem it my duty to say that
neither the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, the Wsbash, Anor
any other corporation, nor Jay
Gould has, nor eyer has had, any interest
n the suit with the plaintiff, either dl.
rectly or indirectly. | further state that
the application WAS made in behalf OF
81 honest administration of the affairs of
the rosd in the interest OF the people of
the State of Missouri, and sll others in
terested IN sn honest management.
TSigned wills HsSDERsHoTT."