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The Pacific Road Nnit.

SAN FRANoIsco, Feb. 9.-The trial Of
the case Of the United States against the
Central Pacific Il. r, Co., to recover 5 per
cent Of the net earnings Of the road from
the time Of completion, on the 10th Of
July, 1869 to Oct. Slst, 1874, commenced
in the U. S. Circuit Court to-day. The
amount involved is Sl,S3G,G35 10. The
testimony for the government will not be
very voluminous, as stipulation has been
made between the counsels that all ale.
cations on complaints will be considered
invalid. The complaint will be consider.
ed proved, except that the road was com.
pleted at the time alleged and that the
net earnings Of the road amount To the
sum named, S3G,7S2,7O2,
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On last Saturday evening the many
friends of Mrs. Lizzie McKelvey, for.
merly Miss Lizzie McN1echen, of this
vicinity, were startled to hear OF that
lady's death ut her home in ST. Paul,
MINI. A little over year ago she mar
ried Mr.. John Mclielvey, brother Of A. T.
McKelvey, OF this place. Shortly after
ward they removed to st. Paul, where she
died on last Saturday, in childbirth.
The child lived but short time. The re.
mains Of mother and child were brought
to Mrs. McKelvcy's former home, three
miles east Of St. Clairsville, where they
arrived on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Nickel.
yey was an interesting and accomplished
iady, and many regrets are expressed at
Hsr sudden and untimely death.-St.
Lfa1srilIe Gazette, Sh.
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LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
By thc Scnate Commiltee.

WASHINGTON, February S.-The Sen.
ate sub. Committee on Louisiana Affairs,
had A. i. Levise, the alleged ineligible
Hayes elector before them to-day. In
the course of dissemination, the witness
said that proposition was made TO him
Tor consideration TO cast his elector.
al vote for Tilden and Hendricks. On the
4th OF December last, witness was at
the residence OF Mrs Barlow, New Or
leans; had dined there, and on
returning home Mrs. Barlew and her
daughter'being present, one OF them gave
the witness a note asking him to meet C
w. johnson at the CaSerly Hotel, on i'm.
portant business. johnson wrote the
note at Mrs. Brolows. The ladies asked
the witness, what it meant? He replied
he had no idea. The ladies thought that
johnson wanted him to vote for Tilden.
Witness did so, frat informing Marshal
Pitkin Of his suspicious. Ashur and
witness walked TO a retired part OF the
lawn. Ashur said he had important busi-
iness to propose and would and would
make a fair proposition as a broker. He
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Philadelphia.

PHILADKLPuA, February 9.-Buiter-
New York and Bradford county extra 2Ca
CSC; tirsts 22a25c; western extra 26a2Tc:
tirstS 22a24c. Cheese-Dull at lSXailXc,
Eggs--Western fresh 22a2Sc. Clover Seed
-l5lSal7c. Northumberland; refined
ut 264c; crude l5Hc. Flour-Firm; family
81 25aI 90; Pennsylvania 81 00a7 80. Wheat
Prime scarce aud steady; red 81 sc; am.
ber 81 t4al 50; white 81 55al 90. Rye
zoe 'on track. Corn-Dull; yellow 55l<a
5Bc; white s56c. Oats-Firm; white 4Oa42c;
mixed S6aS7c. Whisky-Western 81 lO7.
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the Board Of canvaSsCrs. lie replied that
he had no such information. He further
stated that on the Sth Of November n
number Of kilograms passed between him.
self and parties IL the North. Gov.
Stearns stated that on November 9th he
telegraphed Secretary Chandler that the
train aboard Of which were the couriers
had been wrecked by Ku.klux, and that
he thought there was u majority in the
State for Hayes and Wheeler, II an honest
canvass could DO had and troops to pre-.
serve the peace. He explained that in
about one.tenth Of the counties in the
State there were Democratic county off.
cials who acted us county canyassers, and
that on the train which was wrecked
there were only two persons who had
been instructed 10 go to the western coun.
ties, which were largely Democratic, and
ascertain the result OF the election. He
was apprehensive Of violence inasmuch
as the people were in very excited state
Of mind, and hence he desired troops to
preserve the peace. Governor Stearns
stated that on the same day he re-
ceiyed the reply from Secretary Chandler
say: "Your telegram received and re-
ierred to the President at Philadelphia
Communicate with him." He received
another telegram from Chandler about 8
or 10 o'clock asking what is the situa-
ton and requesting that he be kept in
formed, to which he replied that the situ-
alton was unchanged. He did not tele-
graph TO the President, nor did Sherwin
10 his knowledge. About the same time
he received telegram from the Secretary
Of War, saying a sufficient number Of
troops had been sent to Tallahassee. Had
no recollection Of any telegram from Sec.
retary Chandler saying that he (Chandler)
had seen the President and Secretary OF
War, and that troops would be sent. On
November 8 he received dispatch from
Secretary Chandler saying: "Grave i'm.
portance attaches TO the electoral vote,
and we invite your careful attention and
supervision to the officers canyaSsing the
vote" or words to that effect. Nothing
was said about money in any telegram
which passed between himself and per.
sons in the North, and he also said he
had no knowledge OF any money having
been received from the North either bO-
fore or after the election.
Without concluding the examination
OF Mr.. Stearns, the committee adjourned
until tomorrow. e.
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Boiler Explosion in IL Printing
Office.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-About 1920 tonight
the boiler Of the daily Ners establishment
owned by Anderson, Lawson 4 Co., situ.
Hted on Fifth Avenue, between Madison
and Washington, exploded without
warning; and demolished the second
story extension Of the building in
which it is situated, besides break
ing large amount Of glass, running
n folder and injurlng four cylinder presses
TO osome extent. The loss is unknown to-.
night, but is not very heavy. The engi.
neer and four folders were in the room at
the time the explosion occurred, but none
Of them were very seriously injured,
though two or three were scalded and
bruised.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, February 0.-Lord Derby in
his speech on the address declared that
England's policy had been to press the
recommendation Of the Conference upon
the Porte, but not TO use or sanction the
use Of force, and at the same time not 10
undertake to protect Turkey from the
force used by the Powers; with regard to
the Cars assurances, though he believed
IN the Cars sincerity, sill, even the
,SSSar might be compelled to act against
his personal wishes.
;, The Duke Of Argyle declared his be.
Ilel that the Government policy Of the
Powers In forcing Turkey TO comply with
their wishes would end in disastrous
war.
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The Columbia Life Insurance 60.
OF ~. Louis.

ST. Louis, February 9.-The State Su.
perintendent OF Insurance has appointed
a board OF special examiners under the
law to appraise the assets and especially
the real estate OF the Columbia Life In
surance Company Of this city. 1t is also
the purpose Of the Insurance Department
to apply to the courts for the appoint:
ment Of receiver for the company, on
the ground that the depreciation in its
assets, especially real estate, has been so
great that it Is no longer safc for the
company to continue business. The in.
dictment of John T, Douglass, President,
and L. w. Bryant, Actuary, OF this conf
pany, is considered under the circum-
stances as a great hardship, il not an out.
rage, and that the said action against
them will not stand in court, or at least
the charge against them can he easily
cleared away.
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Found in u DYlng ConditIou.

lNDIANAroLIs, February .9.-At Frank.
lin, Ind, this morning, K. 4. Taylor, the
delanlting cashier Of the First National
Bank Of that place, was found diving in
the back room Of DR.. Payne's office, The
doctors say that death may occur at anv
moment. He has no money with him.
and claims that his travelling bag, which
was supposed TO have contained the
money, was left in caboosc car. lie il
thought to have arrived duIing the night
on freight train. He says he has been
absent six years. The belief at Franklin
Is that the loss TO the bank will reach
Sl75,0OO. The journal, ledger and other
books OF importance are still missing,
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WHEELING WEST VA, SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY TO- 1871

sender would begin with the word "we,"
finding is locality in the dictionary
agreed upon. He would then turn ten
pages in advance and find the word in a
corresponding column and in CORE
spending locality, say the third word
from the topoI the page, which he would
use in the telegram instead Of 1--WE" The
receiver, on getting the telegram, would
find this word in the dictionary, turn
back ten pages, and in corresponding
place would find the necessary interpre.
tation. This, 1t will be seen, was a very
plain cipher after one had the key.
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CINCINNATI, o., February 9.-Ex.De.
tectiye James White, on trial in the
United States District Court, charged
with procuring illegal votes to be cast at
the late October election, was to-day
found guilty and rcmanded for sentence.
This iS one Of about dozen convictions
in the same Court against individual
members OF gang Of illegal voters.
Eph. Holland, recently arrested in New
York, is implicated in the same business,
and the testimony in the cases already
tried points to him as the chief OF the
gang. lie is expected to arrive tonight.
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SPRINGFIELD, February o. In the
House to-day Mr.. Morrison, Of Morgan,
submitted resolutions denouncing the al
legged action Of Congress in treating
Wells and Anderson in q barbarous man.
ner, and calling on Illinois members to
protest in the name Of the State. Amo-
ton to table was lost, and the resolutions
were referred to the Committee on Fed.
cral Relations.
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WASHINGTON, February S.-Senator
Cameron, says the suit against him for
breach ot promise, is stimulated by the
black mailers who will be exposed. The
Senator some time ago procured situa.
tion for the plaintifiin the treasury de.
pa.tment, but she was dismissed and he
declined to have her restored.
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VOLUME Xxv--NUMBER l44
CllIcnR0.

GhloAGo, February 0.-Flour-Domaud
~ OOa7 75;winter extra 50 OOSS IN. WbASi
Active, firm, higher and unsettled. M .
yhicagos prihg ut 81 3lk cash, Il SiE
March; 81 S3S April; No. 8, 81 20; EcIeCisJ
81 O5ai o., Corn--Unsettled at iic cash,
5l &c March; 45ISa45kc May; rejected ~
oatS-Dall and lower at S5Nc cash; SOEc
april, Rye and BArley-Steady and nm.
changed Pork-ACtlye, but lower al SItS %
cash; SIG 221SalG 20 April; sales at SiS az
nlO 10 April. Lard.-$iO SIX cash; Si0 40
March; Sll 02h April. Bulk Meats-Ouiet.
shoulders SIC; short ribs S5sc; short clear
S1sc. Dressed Hogs-Closing lower: heavy
y 90. Whisky-Active at 05al OC; closed
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n Temperance Movement. With
o Verdict. -

SALT LAKE, February 9.-The Jury in
the J. Lamke case to-day gave verdict
Of $4,000 against ex-Police Judge Clin-
ton, for the destruction Of liquors BY his
order in 1870. This is a continuation OF
the celebrated Englebrccht case, whose
liquor store was declared nuisance and
his liquors destroyed. Verdicts in favor
OF the plaintiff were formerly given in
the Territorial, District and Supreme
Courts, but their decisions were reversed
by the United States Supreme Court on
account Of the irregulariiy in the draw
ing otthe jury; hence the new trial.
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CINCINNATI, February 0. Cotton -
Quiet at l2ySc. Flour-Steady and firm.
Wheat-Slow; red 81 45al 90. Corn-De.
mand light at 42a44c. oatS-Iu fair de.
mand at 36a42c. Rye-Quiet and steady
at 79aSOc. Barley--Dull and unchanged,
Quiet at $i6 20. Lard-Quict; steam
SO 75ai0 50; kettle $ll 5Oall rs. Bulk
MS.eats-,Quiet; shoulders GHc; short rio
sag short clear9c. BaCOn--Stcady at 7X
ao93sa9%a9{Sal0c. Butter-Dull; common
10 Sood ohie l?4aljc. Whisky-Quiet
hoGS-,Firm; common So 25a5 "a; fair
to good light $5 S5aO Is; packing IA Soa
0 40; hutclIers, 50 G5nG 10. w ~"
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EAST LIBERTY, February 9.-CATTLx-
Receipts to-day SSI head, or ~ cars Of
through and three cars Of yard stock, total
Tor four days 1900 head, or "a cars Of
through and GS cars Of yard stock. Market
has been active and all sold out but one
load. Good cattle in demand. Best Sc %
to fair So 0Oa4 90.
HodS-Receipls to-day 1,S7O head; total
Tor four days 5,l00 head. Workers So OOa
6 20; Philadelphias 81 OOa7 Is.
SnERP-Receipts to-day | 200 head; total
for four days 400. Selling at 81 EOa5 10.
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Arrest OF Counterfeit showers.

CrNoMNArr, February O.-Allred Tay.
lor, William Buckley (alias Murphy,
James Johns and Vincent Woods, all
colored, were arrested to-day by United
States detective, charged with dealing in
counterfeit money. II is asserted that
they have been showing the ten.dollar
counterfeit notes OF the National Bank Of
Muncie, Ind, and that they are portinn
oL the gang led by ogle and McKernan,
who were recently arrested.
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LONDON, February 9.-The steamers
Wisconsin and Caledonia, from New
York, arrived.
NEW York, February 9.-The steam.
ers Washcallon, from Rotterdam; Alsa.
tia, from Glasgow; Gellert, from Ham.
burg; arrived.
SAN Francisco, February 9.-Arrived
City Of San Francisco, from Panama,
Sailed-Voyage for Liverpool.
QUEENSTOWN, February 0.-.The steam.
er Abysslnia, from New York; arrived.
New YORK, February 9.-Arrived.-.
The stermer lIelvetia, from Liverpool.
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In the U. S. District Court to-day Benz
F. Sheridan, Of Logan county, recently
convicted OF passing counterfeit money,
was sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary on each Of the two charges. John
Hotl, OF Alton, was sentenced TO one year
on the same charge.
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FlHANCIAL AH0 COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money and Stocks,

NRw YORK, February 9.-MoNEY -
2a3H per cent, closing 2JG. Prime mer.
camille paper 4a5 per cent. Custom re.
ceipts $2l4,00O. The Assistant Treasurer
disbursed $4,000. Clearings $1,000, 900.
Sterling easy at $i.Sjila4.s6.
GoLD-0pencd at l0j7S, with sales dur.
ing the day at 1853. Carrying rates 2I!ai
per cent.
STLvER-At London unchanged. Here,
81 3e4 greenbacks; 81 2SIG gold; silver
coin 4 per cent discount.
GOVRRNNIRNTS-Steal
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Passed Through the Jet.icS.

NEw ORLEANS, February 9.-The man.
ot-war Plymouth, Commander Barrett,
from Pensacola 10 New Orleans, passed
through the South Pass jetty channel
this morning at low tide, drawing 10 feet
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A. W. PAUL. 4 BRO.
NEW FIRM

JAMES CuMMIEs, JR. GRO. W, WOODS,
Having this day purchased from Measrs. A, W.
Paul 4 Bro. their stock Of China, Glass, Queens
ware, &c, wewIll continue 10 carry on tie bust,
ness under the tlrm name Of Cummlns a Woods,
times Will be found a full and complete stock Of
French and English China, English and American
Crockery, imported and domestic Glassware,
complete line Of SIlver.plated Tableware, Gut
leryI Fancy Goods and In fact everything usually
found In u iirst-claSs China Store.
We hope by low prices and fair dealing 10 merit
liberal share Of public patronage. Messrs, A, W,
PAUL Bro. will occupy the same room With our
selves and will still b0 pleased 10 walt on any OF
their old customers In our line.
80. CUAISIINs 4 WOODS.
FEBRUARY /, ISL. a.
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, February g.--FlOur-Steady.
Wheat-Steady; Nos Kansas white 81 90:
No. white Michigan 81 50; No. 2 81 40; ex.
ira white Michigan 81 SO. Corn-Steadv;
high mixed spot 442lal5c; yellow 45}Sc; re.
jected 4ic. Oats-Dull; white 413Ia42C.
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BALTIMORE, February 0.-Elght bodies
OF the crew Of the oyster schooner Laura,
which capsized near Annapolis in the
gale OF December Is, were recovered yes.
terday. The bodies are we'll preserved.
The ball given in the Norfolk Navy
Yard Thursday night, in honor OF the
Grand Duke Alexis and the Russian ma.
val officers, was brilliant affair.
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The House Special Committee on
Louisiana Affairs, made report to-day,
in the course in which they say: In the
late canvass the policies pursued by the
two parties were essentially different.
The Republicans do not appear to have
made any strenuous efforts to maintain
order and secure peaceful election. The
Democrats not solely its believed on the
part Of all of them because oi their love
Of order, but for prudential reasons, also
knowing that any violence or disturb.
ance would be seized upon as u pretext
for reversing the action Of the people ut
the polls, did counsel the preservation Of
peace and the observance OF the law.
On such course could they only hope
IN sDccaeI
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PITTSBURGH, February Petroleum.
Crude weak at 50 90 ut Parker's; refined
dull, reGners asking 2G7lc, Philadelphia
delivery; some outside sales reported aslOw
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petIlIon I'M Rnnkrnntcr.

CHICAGO, February 9.--Cushing, Kirk
s Mclean, boot and shoe firm, this morn
ing filed a voluntary petition inbankrupt.
cy. Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $780,
900.
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NOTICE


WHEELING, WEsT Va, Feb. l, 1877.
We have this day sold TO Messrs. .JNmcs Cnm-
mins and George ". Woods Onr entire stock OF
China GlMs, Quetnsware and Fancy Goods, aud
would bCspeak for the new firm n continuation Of
the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed on Us.
we VIII continue TO carry on the Wall Paper
business rs formerly In the same location and Viii
occupy the same room as at present, No. ill2 Main
street In common with Messrs. CumminsS 4 Woods,
mud hope that all our old customers will REMEMBER
10th them and us when In need OF anything ia
either line Of business.
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weather Indications.
OEPtcE or THR CuIRP SIGNAL OPYIcRR,
WASHINGTON, ID. C. Fphruary Al


For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley a
falling barometer, northcas. varying to
southeast winds, cooler foIlowedby warm,
er and clear weather.
In the Lower Lakes, southwest winds
a falling barometer, warmer and partly
cloudy weather. ...
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then presented his offer, whether witness
would be willing to receive a certain sum
Of money, say $4,000 or $4,000 and re.
fuse his certificate as elector. Witness
gave no direct answer, IA he had arranged
to do with Pitkin, and asked several
questions, and finally said the price was
Too small; that he might ms well receive
$500, 600 rs $4,000; that It was a. big
chance to make big thing; that II only
happens once in hundred years that one
man had an opportunity to make
u President, and, finally, that John.
son might say to his friends
that Levise was not unwilling 10 listen
to the proposition, but that they had not
got up TO his price yet, and left him after
appointing another meeting that night.
At the second interview Ashur said the
witness would be required to cast his vote
for Tilden. Witness replied this was
new question, and put him off and stuck
10 his price, 100000. Finally, alter
closer inquiry, witness wanted 10 know
who hiS hackers were. Then he went of
10 see his friends and was back in half an
hour. Witness asked whom had he seen,
and he gave the name Of Walter Pugh.
Ashur said 100000 was the utmost that
could be raised by pugh or his hackers,
and asked witness to go with him the
next morning to the commons and they
would meet Pugh and the monied men.
Witness and Ashur went to the place
appointed, and met two men as described;
the man said 10 I've the monied man wit.
ness recognized as Hernandez, u promi-
nent New Orleans broker; Hernandez
spoke TO witness and introduced Ashur
to him; Hernandez wished to talk, and
witness declined, saying that Hernandez
could talk 10 Ashur, as he was the party
to talk to. Witness then went home
after making an appointment for the
next morning at the St. Charles Hotel.
Met Ashur the next day at II o'clock and
made Rn appointment for noon, when
they again met, and Ashur said that $780,
600 was all that could be raised; witness
stuck to his 100000, and said thatit was
not worth while TO talk about il any
more. Ashur is n Jew, fine business
man and good neighbor; witness regrets
to have to expose his name. Witness
reported all these proceedings TO Pitkin
as they took place, and PitEin was well
satisfied with what witness had done; he
has never seen johnson since.
During his cross.examination Levise
stated that when Johnston came to Mrs.
Barlow's he remarked that he would like
TO be in witness shoes, 20 that he could
make 100000 in two days. Witness
named 100000 as a more proper consid-
GRAFTON for so big thing. He never sug.
gested that he would aCcede TO their
proposition and make a speech to the
Returning Board placing his action for
not voting for Hayes on high moral
grounds. Such suggestion was made
by Ashur, but he did not agree to it. At
the last interview-and all took place
within twenty-iour hours-Ashur slated
that the 100000 was waiting for him.
AT meeting Of the electors witness nm.
nounced that he had been offered $780,
900 to cast his vote for Tilden.