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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-05
MURDER IN GARRETT CO., MD.
Human skeleton Found In q Laurel
swamp.
OAKLAND, Md, April 4.

OAKLAND, ND, APrii Z.
Special to the Register.
The skeleton of murdered man was
found on Sunday, two miles from here.
A coroner's jury gave verdict of muir
der by an unknown person. The
body had evidently been dragged
from the road into the dense
laurel swamp, where it was found. a
large bullet hole was in the breast bone.
1t had been in the woods about one year.
The theory of the case Is based upon the
testimony of woman who lives near the
laurel swamp. Over year ago two men
boarded at her house and worked IN
neighboring nine. One, named
Richard Prettybone from Pittsburgh,
was paid hundred and thirty dollars
wa ges and left with the other man for
Piedmont. Soon after, the latter came
back and said Pretty bone had gone to
Pittsburgh. He has never been seen
since. The woman described the coat,
knife and shirt buttons of Prettybone,
and they tailed exactly with those found
with the skeleton. 7. L.. w.
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Ohio Tobacco Msraet.
BALTIMORE, April 3

Editors Register:
Tho receipts Of new Ohio Tobacco
thus lar amount TO 597 hhds., comprising
mostly common grades, which generally
opened in fair order. We have ~ ro.
part sales during tho pas. month OF $40
hhds. Mr.. Gorter bought lot Of 40
hhds. 10 complete his Italian order, aai
further about $50 hhds ot new Tobacco
consisting mostly OF light red Tobacco
Ground leaves, were purchased by dlAor.
ent parties for Bremen and other mar
kets:
The general stagnstion still prevailing
in nearly all branches Of business has
checked " some extent, the demand for
Ohio Tobacco, ~ also tho prejudice oi
some Of our buyers against early Insp"c
tons; but ~ the cropis IL desirable nnd
prices are moderate, II Is probable tha, MI
active demand will set 10 before long.
Although owing 10 the present depr"ss"i
condition of the Tobacco trade, II may
be difficult 10 obtain very prohtabl.
prices in the beginning OF the season.
still We think that ~ sooR ~ all our
buyers enter the market, and the same
has fairly opened, we shall be enabled TO
get satisfactory prices. A. the Mary
land crop is of very inferior quality, No
think the buyers Of this description will
psy moro attention 10 Ohio Tobacco.
Nothing has trsns spired yet regarding ths
French contract, but we eipect We will
likely hear from France within week
or two; We hope they will lake IiberaI
share of Ohio Tobacco, A. this would slim
ulate our market.
WrLKrxs & BEALL.
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Btsnarek's Reslgnattsn.

LONDON, April "A special from
Berlin, discussing Bismarck's resignation,
says: Bismarcks motive was probably
completed. His health 10 BY no means
good and his IN nfuence on Prussia's do
mestic policy was very limited, owing to
the traditional independence Of each
Cabinet minister, while the contraction
OF affairs in the hands Of the imperial ad-
minlstrstion, impeded not only BY the
resistance Of the minor governments but
also by opposition proceeding from the
chiefs of the various Prussian depart
ments, as WAS concluded from Bismsrck's
language on one occasion-the Won
Slosch case made deep impression on
him. General Won Sloech Is . German
not 8 Prussian-minister, and n
Bismarck has always tried 10 break the
Prussisn traditions in the organization
Of the German bureau, and 10 assign the
chiefs OF the German departments to 9
strictly subordinate place, under the
absolute control Of the Chancellor, Won
Slosch's independent course must have
appeared like an attempt to transfer the
deprecated frussisn system 10 German
institutions. Whether the Princes
withdrawal was directly occasioned by
this affair or not there is little doubt that Il
has been indirectly occasioned by his
unwillingness 10 endure official friction
greater than his health could well sup
port
The Times in Q leader. after com.
menting on Bsmsrck's well know din.
culties relative 10 internal affairs, SAYS Il
cannot be overlooked that Prince Bis.
marck's retirement 10 simultaneous With
the acceptance OF the protocol. Biz
msrck's power naturally prompts men
10 connect his retirement with the great.
est event in contemporary history.
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DOES INA,XAaCE INSURE.

The >,utcmc;, iHat the insurance
companies Interested III tie insurance
On the Gran, House have proposed 10
Messrs. LEWIS X NuoDMANsEE, that
the question OF damage, caused BY the
late fire, shall be referred 10 an arbltra-
ton, gives the cOuundrum, "Does IN
suisnce insure?" fresh interest.
II A owns building and Is says tc
him, "lt you will psy me $1,000 IN hand
| will iLsure your building from damage
from fire for one year; and If IN that
time it Is damaged by fire l will repair
that damage, or il it be entirely des-
tFoyea | will pay YOU a liked sum, say
$4,000, with which you may replace
Your building?' one would think
ihst As building would be insured
by the cOnsummation OF this contract;
sni If the building should be totally des-
t'oyed by fire, the first impression would
be that, rs b. had received the money
iof assuming AS risk IN AS building
De would DC bound to pay the sum
stipulated IN case of destruction. But as
sprsCtCsl fact, this don't seem TO be the
result. 1t is all right as long as the
Guiding don't burn. B., the insurance
company, requires A, the property own
e. 10 pay his IL GEO annually IN advance
'of the supposed assumption OF the risk
'y the former; and this is repeated from
!esf 10 year, and all goes well until
song comes fire and destroys the build.
ing. Then Instead of walking up and
p.snking down the $4,000 agreed
upon with the promptness required
Nom A. with his $1,000 by B.,
GIiooIIng, srbitrsting and lawing fol-
wv LhaII luSkauSts.
Here lisa specimen ofthe style of quib-
ONNs: Suppose A. stops into the office
0' Is. and says, Mr.. b., l want policy
"N,VVO On my house" "All night"
answers B., What kind of u house Is it,
Sna where situsted?' at is the three
''ofy building on Main street, No. -,
you Know 1t well, Mr.. B." Certainly
certainly; | will make survey of the
mouse and write your policy to day" b
S good as his word, and delivers to A
ns policy and receives the premium
'ue'e'oF. The house burns. A. call:
rpOn b. Tor the $1,000 agreed upon. But
"'say', "See here, my good Mr.. A., youl
property was insured as three-story
'ps, and now since it has been de.
S"Oyed discover that the rear part of il
vas Out two stories high, so 1 shall no
pay you what l agreed to do"
now what we want to know is, wher
su.. suca eontemptible quibbles are made an,
cnnAed alned by the officers of an insursnc,
10 ,tpaly pan what guarantee have the pub
insurance does insurer
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Railroad sold.

CHICAGO, April 4.-The Peoria and
Rock Island railroad was soid, with all
the sppurtenances, today, at auction,
under decree Of foreclosure ol the frs,
mortgage bondholders, = K X Cab.e, #
Rock Island, TOR S55 OJO subject ~ an
incumbrsuce Of $4,000; consequently y
the ret bondhoiders get only sioC,OCO
and the second mortgage bondhoIders re
a!ize nothing. The road originally, IN
1870. cost 100000. The amount Of
honds yas 81 500 900
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WHshipytOn Items.

WAsH1NGToN, April 3.-Genersl
Hampton lett early this morning Tor
Columbia. Hesays the rc>ul. Of his rec
ognition would be the best vlndicsuon
OF the Presidents policy, which would
finally he sustained by the whole coun-
try.
Gen. Sherman went TO Baltimore To-
day, to attend the wedding oi Miss Bar.
~, daughter OF Gen Barry, and in con-
sequence the formal order directing
the withdrawal of the troops from the
State House III ColCmbla Will no: be Is.
susd:: until 10 morrow.
Governor Mccormick entered upon
his duties rs Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury to-day, Mr. Conant retiring
Mr.. Mccormick was visited by many
persons Offering congratulations.
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~. LOuis Election,

ST.. LOUIS, April Full returns OF
the election yesterday show that Over.
stoltz polled 25,2S7 votes and Hudson
10 $40 votes; majority for Ovcrstoltz
500. The Republicans elect their Pres
ldent Of the Board OF Assessors, Presl'
dent os the Council, Comptroller, Audi.
tor, Collector, Tressurer, Inspector OF
Weights and Measures, Coroner, Mar
shsl, President of the Board
OF Public Improvements and eight
out OF thirteen members OF
Council and the Democrats elect the
Registrar, Sheriff, Public Administrator
and five members OF Council 1t is also
believed that the Republicans elect II
majority of the House of Delegates, bu!
this is not definitely sscertained At the
time of writing this dispatch.
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Chicago Municipal Election.

CHICAGO, April THE following are
the figures OF the election held yesterday
for city officers. In each case the Re-
publican candidate wa; elected. r or
Mayor-Heath, 3039l; Smith, lo,'oo.
Treasurer 26,l54; Briggs,
33,OOG. Attorney-Luihell, 21,s54;
Hvams, 2l,577. Clsrk-Bstz, 2o,3lO;
Ruhbaun. ~, sS5. The Courci! ls largely
Republican, but as in some wards the
party lines were not drawn, the victory
in that branch of government is ratneF
one Of reform than of party. The Coun'
Gil will consist of twenty-eight RePuoil-
can members and eight opponents to re-
form
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Failure OF a Prominent Grain OPP
orator,

SAN Francisco, April 4.-The failure
OF Mr.. Friedlsnder, q prominent grain
operator, is announced. Mr.. Friedlsnder
states thst in case he can collect the
| amounts due him, his incurred indebted
ness will be about 10000, Is nearly as
he can judge from the present condition
, OF affairs. The indebtedness Is entirely
local, and affects but few persons or firms,
all of whom can stand it, without, perhaps,
one exception in the interior. He at
tributes his failure 10 some extent TO
losses on charters, having early IN the
season chartered vessels at high figures,
which he wss sfterward obliged to re-
charter at lower rates, but the greatest
weight under which he lsbored was the
condition of affairs in the San joaquin
valley. He had bought large tract
there, which he afterwards sold
10 farmers, who paid down 3
small portion Of the purchase
money. Bad crops prevented the con-
tinusnce of these payments and he sd-
vsnced the means to help them sow the
ground and continue business. Last
years part was repaid to him, but the
gloomy prospects of the present season
10 tina, section of the country convinced
him it was useless 10 struggle longer.
A meeting Of the creditors will be held
Saturday or Monday next, when their
iuture course will be decided. The re-
port has created much surprise and
called forth much sympathy IN the city.
SAN Francisco, April 4.-The failure
of Mr.. Fredlander is the principal topic
of conversation AMI rumor has been
running wild as usual. The facts
telegraphei may be relied on as correct,
as.tar as they go. As regards the creditors,
whose names Fridlander 1T present de.
clines TO tell, it is reported on apparent
ly good authority, that the principal is
the Nevada bank. II is known that
after the failure OF the Bank OF Cali
fornia Mr.. +. transferred his
accounts for some two months TO
the London and San Francisco Bank,
from witch they were carried to the
Nevada bank. The officers of that bank
decline to make any statemsnt, but II is
reported that Mr. +. owes there upwards
Vi ulIIlOIl SSSuANt Sh iS"i
estate. There is also u reported indebt-
edness to the Bank of California, con-
tracted prior to the failure of that insti-
tuition, of several hundred thousand dol
lars, also secured on real estate. Faulk.
ner, Bell u Co., are reported to hold his
notes for some two hundred thousand
dollars, and Baltour, Guthrie " Co., for
about halt that amount. There
seems to be good grounds for
the belief that arrangements will be
made by the creditors to enable Mr..
Fredlander to resume at an early date.
He states personally that the failure of
the Bank of California placed him in a
very crsmped position for available
funds, from which he has not ssnce been
able to extrlcdte himself.
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The Tweed Suits.

NEW YORK, April 4-Great efforts
to prevent the consummstion OF the COM
promise by the re ease OF Tweed have
been made the past week by men still IN
the Legislature and Courts, said 70 be
most involved by the recent disclosures
regarding the passage ofthe Tweed char
Ter. Among the documents IN the hands
of Harper & Bros. for future publ alton,
Is said TO be evidence that $3.50, 900 was
divided among FIVE Republican legisIa.
tors to secure the passage OF this charter.
The suppression of this evidence, it is
understood, will depend on the slscrity
with which those who received it repay
it TO the State.
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The Render Family.

LITTLE Rock, April A special TO
the Gazette from Alabama, Crawford
county, gives the latest in regard to
the Bender family. Geo. Keotar and fam.
lily, supposed to be the original family OF
Benders of .murderous lame IN Kan
sas, were arrested here today by detec.
tives who have been shadowIng the
Keoter family tor quite time, and
are confident that they have cap
tured the right parties. The detectives
have been for some time past
working as farm laborers in this county,
quietly watching the movements of their
quarry, on whom they sprsng the trap
to-day.
The Democrats carried this city yes
to-day by 1874 majority for Mayor. They
also elecle the Treasurer and tour Alder
men The Republicans elected the Po-
lice Judge and two Aldermen.
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burned TO DeaIn.

NEW YORK, April A supposed
Frenchman entered Il house on Twenty
seventh street last night, and taking
Lucy Freeman aside, uprsitet her f"-
.se life she was Leading, lighted match
and set her clothing on hre. The gi'i
ran into the parior, and from there 70
the street, where a policeman eItin-
guished the danes, bu. not before the
girl was So badly burned ths. sne died
s2on after being admitted 20 the hos.
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Indian Murd~rers Captured.

SAN FRANCISCO, April A dispatch
from Victoria says the British gunboat
Rocket has returned from n cruise north
ward in quest OF thu Indians Supposed Ia
have murdered the passengers and crow
of the American steamer George A.
Wright some years ago. They arrested
four and brought them back for trial
The Rocket WAS fired on by the Indians
and they returned the fire and shollod
and burned the Indian village.
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THE GLASS INTEREST.


to be having time of it, east and west.
Last Saturday the manufacture of win
dow glass in Baltimore was suddenly
and Unexpectedly brought to full stop
by refusal of the workmen to submit 10
reduction of their wages. The manu-.
fscturers claim that they have been pay
ing % per cent. more than western man
ufacturers for their labor, and IS a con.
sequence the lstter's goods were sent to
the Baltimore market with all the odds
in favor of successful competition. To
obviste this drawback they undertook To
require the hands to work for reduction
OF rs per cent. from the prices heretofore
paid, but the workmen refused to arcede
to the demand and suddenly quit work.
The principal window glass manu-
factories of Baltimore are, therefore,
closed and will remain 80 probably all
summer. Over 25O hands are thus minus
employment.
On the other hand, and about the same
time, the gatherers IN the window.g!ass
tsstories of Pittsburgh, Allegheny and
vicinity, struck for an advance of about
80 per cent. in their wages. They struck
to obtain just what the manufacturers in
the East struck to avoid paying. The
Pittsburgh manufacturers say there is
nothing in the business even at the pres
ent prices OF labor, and that they cannot
afford an advance, while the workman
eau afford to work at the present wages,
rs he Is enabled to earn $l8 to $40 a
week. And, therefore, il the men insist
on the advance, the managers will close
the works for the summer.
At Millville, New Jersey, experiments
have been made with using oil fuel in
making flint glass, and the experiments
are regarded rs having been very sue.
cessful. The same thing is now being
tried by Messrs. THOMAS WlGHTMAN "
Co., of Pittsburgh. in the manufacture of
window glass, and they predict that Oil
will eventually supersede the use of coal
on account of its cleanliness and the ease
with which furnace can be
maintained at uniform heat. They
also state that while the glass thus
made is of better quality than that gen.
orally made by using coal for fuel, there
is less waste by breakage, the pots can
be kept clean, and there are no ashes or
other particles to fall into the molten
mass. Besides, there is an entire absence
o. smoke, so that blower might be ar
rayed in spotless white without soiling
his clothes, except by perspirstion.
In Wheeling, Messrs. HOBBS, Brock
UNIER & Co., adopted the use of benzlne,
as fuel, six or seven years ago, in what
Is known as the "glory hole" and they
have used it ever since with great salts
faction. At this time, we believe, it is
used in all of the flint glass works here
abouts, but none of them, we believe,
have tried the use Of it in the furnaces.
The process used in Pittsburgh is what
is known as the DR.. Eames' Process. If
by its use glass can be made with
more economy and Of as good or better
quality, our wide-awake manufacturers
will not be long in adopting it. for there
IN is the problem of success.
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Ohio IegtsIature.

COLUMBUS, April 4.-ln the House
almost the entire day was spent IN the
discussion of the resolution proposing 70
submit 10 the vote OF the people the ques-
ton OF complete reorganization OF the
judicial system of the State. The resO-
luton was defeated, lacking 70 votes
necessary 10 adopt.
About one hundred officers Of the Ohio
National Guard met in convention hero
to day, and spent the afternoon in the
discussion o. the militia bill now peuding &
before the General Assembly.
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NOah's Experience.
Moody in Boston.

Moody In Boston.
don't doubt that often the sound OF
the carpenters tools was not heard in
the ark, and that Noah was Oft upon the
hills preaching. Not man outside of
his own family believed in him. The
carpenters didn't believe in him, and you
can see them in billiard saloons scotlns
at him and ridiculing him. But they
worked for him because he paid rs well
as any one else, and 1t was money they
were after. They cared nothing for
Noah. There were probably great
many visitors to it, and they madc sport
about it.
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Rhode Island Election.

PROVIDENCE, April 4.-The present
returns indicate the Republican csndi-
dates for Governor sRd Lieutenant Gov
ernor will be elected by 400 to 500 ms
jority, and the remainder OF the Republi-
can State ticket by from 1000 to 1000
majority. Tne General Assembly is un-
doubtedly RePublicsn.S
providence, April 4-Vsn Zandt,
Republican, for Governor, one town
lacking, has 1884 votes, Burnsby H.
623, scattering %.
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Book sale

NEw YORK, April 4-Levitt Il Co
continued their semi.annusl trade book
sale yesterday. The stock WAS
with the exceptions of few books,
made up of remnants OF works OF the
Beecberi family. All of Rev. Henry
Ward Beechers books, except his life OF
Christ, were IN the collection, and sold
for about 80 per cent. of their real price
The books OF the other members of tht
family brought even less. Fair price:
were obtained for albums and religion:
hnnEs
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Cincinnati HSvss Market.
MONDAY, APRIL z, ls7

There IL reported better densnd
than there hu been during the last two
or three weeks. Sales IN the Fifth street
auctions for the last week footed up GZj
head. Ofthess sales there were the fol-
lowing shipments: One cs- load u Chi.
cago q, sI15CaI45 each; one car 70 New
York 8! $l0O9l25; one car 70 North
Csrolins NJ 10000; ard one car ~ To-
diauspols a. s40l1sO.
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AtfenDt nj Suicide.

Jno. B. Braggeman. an ex-Councilmsn,
made a desperate attempt ut suicide at
his house in this city to-day. MIR. Brug-
geman was candidate for Street Com
missioner on the defeated ticket at the
late city election. His political disaP'
pointment and ill-heaith are the sup
posed cause of the act. His physician
this evening has some hopes of his recc.
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Henry johnson, the supposed leader
of band OF burglars, before the coE,-
menccment of his trial to-day sought to
escape by descending forty feet from a
window in the Court House. He used II
small piece of twine and had hardly pre-
ceeded four feet when it broke, allowing
him 20 fall to the brick pavement below.
When picked up be WAS discovered to be
seriously i:jured. A paper of pepper
and large knife were found IN his
pockets.
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The FIut,cr In the stock Market.

New YORK, April 4.-The Post says
that the breakdown yesterday afternoon
in Panama stock, and the decline in Pa
citic Mail, have been followed to-day by
recovery in the prices of each, the
former having sold at S74@9l, and the
latter at 146l5t. This reaction WAS
caused by the discovery that yesterday s
decline WAS wholly on account OF the
personal financial embarrassment OF
rrenor w. Park, an officer in each COM
pany, and large holder OF securities OF
each. 1t Is reported that ii. ii. Baxter
to-day came to the rescue OF Parks,
and advanced in his behalf n sufficient
amount of securities having cash
value to prevent the sale OF the Panama
and Pacific Mail stock, either held for
the account OF Park by his other brokers
or as collateral on loans made to his
brokers. The bank accounts OF Park
Brothers have, it is reported, also been
strengthened in the same way. AT one
O'Clock the stock market was strong, be-
cause of the settlement of Parks affairs
AMI because OF the reports that settle
mcnt of the railroad war is TO be made
this week. and also a settlement OF the
coal troubles.
In its financial column the Post says:
"Pacifc Mail stock has not been con-
sjdered good collateral Tor loans for II
long time, and accordingly money
lenders can have little interest IN H..
Panama stock has been and Is still, con-
sidored acceptable collateral, although
we find that efforts to obtain loans on 1t
in the form OF sterling bills from foreign
bankers have been quietly and persIs
tently made Tor Il week or more when
the stock WIS at i20 or even above that,
but without success, the refusal to loan
on il beng as much because OF sup
posed concentration of stock and the
speculative position OF some of the large
holders AS on account Of intrinsic con-
sderations.'
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Ie. Flood In the nissoari.

YAsKToS, d. T., April 4-rhe Mis-
sour IL tui! of ice and n ing rapidly.
Reports from above show ]. 70 be clear.
Boats vii. make regular trips hereafter.
The Carroll, which lett on Saturday, i
tied up eighty miles above, waiting Tor
the ice 10 pass- She ma on board Two
huntret sna twenty-hye BIack Hillers
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Heayy Flood.

ST. JoHs. y. b, April 4.-There are
hesvy freshsts in this section. The
mill dam at Gasperean was carried
AWAY, and Jas. Caldwell and L. Norton
were drowned. Mills and bridges a.
other places are endangered, and serious
loss Of life feared