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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13
a Witness That Understands the
COurt

NEw York, June l2. Henry P.
McGrath, the well.known owner Of race
horses, was on the witness stand yester.
day iu the John +. Chamberlain reference
case. He was asked il he was interested
with Chamberlain in 1876 In his business
at Long Branch. He replied l have not
sat up as late as 0 o'clock for three years.
During the last few years he had a condi.
tional interest IN Chamberlain's business.
He was to share in the profits, but not in
the Losses. l have not seen any profits
out OF that place in long time. In the
days OF club house prosperity he had a
per centage. He was asked what business
was carried on in the house, and in an
easy manner said; You want mo to state
that John F. Chamberlain kept gam.
bling house, and l won't do it. Now you
get all out Of me that you can.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13

The picnic to be given by the temper.
ance folks OF North Wheeling on next
Saturday, at the Martins Ferry grove,
will be an immense affair. A great many
tickets have been sold. A large platform
has been built for dancing, and all are
looking forward to a pleasant time
CockRyne's band will be in attendance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13

We are glad the committee in charge
have cut of all voting Of every descrip-
tlon on articles for sale. There will b.
no canvassing and importuning for votes
for this and that, but you can buy what
you choose and not be made to feel that
you are Stingy, The action Of the com-
mittee is sensible,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13
JEROME rARK RACE.

JEROME PARK, June 12.-The first
race, half mile dash, purse S4OO, for two
year olds, was won by Fawn, LouIanier
I'd, Ranioli Sd. Time, so seconds.
The second race, one mile and half
purse $500, was won by Fraud, Bertram
ID, Luciier Sd. Time, 2:42j.
Caracalla won the third race, dash
Of one mile, Yorkshire Lass ID, Greciar
Maid 81. Time last.
The Woodburn stakes, for four year
olds, q miles, were won by Parole, Am,
bush %, Fiddlesticks, Sd, virginius last
Time, 4:374.
The handicap steeple chase was wor
BY Trouble, Deadhead d, Waller Sd.
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Weather Indications.

oVucR OF rHR CIlEY sIGNAL oVTicRR,
WASHINGTON, D. C, June lI-l 4. u. J
PROBABILITIES.
For Tennessee and Ohio Valley, sta,
tionory or lower pressure, with warmer
clear or partly cloudy weather and south
winds.
For Lakes, stationary or lower pres
sure, warmer south winds, partly CLOUDY
weather and rain areas.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13
The President will Visit Boston,

BosToN, June l2.-Governor Rice hM
received assurances that President Hayes
will reach Boston on the 2Gth inst, and
will remain in the city two days, attend.
Ing Harvard College Commencement
Wednesday and visit Providence Thurs
day. The Governors private Secretary
will go to Washington this evening and
consult with the President. Enough
militia will be ordered out to give the
President suitable welcome. The State
Legislature OF New Hampshire has in>
vited the President to visit Concord on
his passage from Boston to Vermont.
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ENGLAND.
General Grant and Oxford Hon

General Grant and Oxford Hon.
OrS.
LONDON, June l2-It is very doubtful
whether General Grant will find time 10
go to Oxford to receive the degree Of D.
Z. L., recently rendered him. Ills decis.
ion will be known to-day.
THE woRKISGNES.
A project ia on foot for a demoustra.
tion Of workingmen in honor OF General
Grant.
IsrTs ALONG WITH ROYALTY.
The Ascot races opened brilliantly to-
day. The thunder storm OF last evening
had carried away the sultry atmosphere
and improved the turf. The Prince and
Princess Of Wales, and ex.P .Presidet Grant,
occupy the royal stand. The crowd is
immense. The race for Her Majesty's
gold vase brought out I starters, and was
won by skylark, Roseberry second; Rod.
erick third. The Prince OF Wales stakes
was won by Glen Arthur, the ch. c., by
Mandrake, out Of The Thane second, and
Sleiptur third. The Ascot stakes were
won by Chypre, First Spring second.
BULLION IN BANK.
The amount OF bullion gone into the
Bank Of England to is $4,000.
LIVERPOOL, June l2.-American meat
has been selling for 3 pence per pound
and 6 pence for the best since Saturday.
This is caused by the sudden heat.
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THE TURF.
A $4,000 Race Match.

NEw York, June ia match for
$1,000 side was made last evening be,
tween ?. Lorillard's Basil and E. A. Cla,
baugh's Clover Brook, both well.known
three year oldS, and the latter the winner
OF the valuable Belmont stakes last Sat,
urday. The race will be one mile and a
quarter, and will be run at Jerome Park
next SntnrhaY.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

YESTERDAY morning team Of horses
belonging to Mr.. MCNabb, the street
sprinkler, refused 10 work at the corner
Of l4th and Water streets. After empty.
Ing out part Of the wAisr they were start
ed
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13

We desire to express our acknowledge.
ments 10 4 friend who has sent US hand.
some, silver mounted revolver, with the
request that we "nover be caught without
one hereafter" Not II this court knows
itself, and II thinks il doea.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13

THE girls say "they can tell and do ad-
mire man who smokes the Excelsior
Cigar, for his breath "a sweet and fragrant
as the breezes waited DER a bed Of vio-
lets" Boys, go to McLain Brothers and
lay in a supply before you go among the
girls.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13

The Street Commissioners working
force is composed Of fifteen Americans,
three Frenchmen, three Englishmen,
sixty.eix lrishmen, thirty Germans and
ono colored,
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S01V'@'etes"h"
DETROIT, June l2.-Dispatches from
Grand Haven, to-day, state that Senator
Ferry is out Of danger and slowly conva.
lescing.
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BY.TELECRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
RAILROAD COLLISION.

TO THE DAILY LNTRLLIGEyoER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-12

cation Of silver, although, as our correspond
ent, says, las an additional help toward the
speedy resumption of specie payments.
However, as both parties will commit them
selves to the repeal of the anti-silver law
the fimsy pretence of speedy resumption"
will scarcely frighten the imitation republic
cans from their party ticket, unless they
have other and stronger motives for aban.
doning it.
We are not disposed to place reliance on
the rumors Of republican detection in Ohio.
The people of that State are thrifty, and the
republican portion Of them will do their
best in the first election since the Presiden-
tial contest to prove that they deserve some
consideration at the hands of the ADMINISTERS
ton. In all probability the election will be
decided more by the personal character OF
thecandidates put in nomination than by the
principles advanced on their behalf Plat
forms mean but little nowadays, and are
getting more and more into disrepute.
Horace Greeley, when he expressed his will
ingness TO spit on the platform Of his party,
was only little ahead Of the rest OF the
world, as he was in most matters. Few
people would hesitate to commit such an
act of indignity now, for the time is rapidly
approaching when the people will despise
all platforms of principles that are not
written on the foreheads of the candidates
they are called upon to support.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-12

Our special despatch from Cincinnati fore
shadows the platforms upon which the two
parties will present their candidates to the
people of Ohio. 1t will be found that in
the main the declarations will be the same
on both sides, and but for the cheap luxury of
denouncing the fraudulent character of Pres
ident Hayes election, in which the democrats
will indulge, the several candidates might
change sides without any loss Of principle.
The democrats will indorse the Presidents
Southern policy as sound and as unavoid-
able, because growing out Of the necessity
of circumstances, and the republicans will
do much the same. Indeed, the necessity
of circumstances" part Of the Endorsement
might afford good hint to the republicans
as to method Of satisfying those Of their
party who are not disposed to be too
enthusiastic over the Southern situation.
The democrats will demand the silver dol
lar, but as nm additional imitation and not
us a substitute for the greenback, while the
republicans will also demand the remoneti-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-12

good fellowship. This is chief point in
the art by which fattery is made effective.
But the Tammany orator who welcomed
Governor Robinson was not so wary. He
almost paraded the differences between
the Board of Aldermen and Mayor
Ely, insisting at great length and in
strong language on the mischief that
would result from giving the Mayor the
sole power Of appointment. This topic
came in with the worst grace possible, con-
sidering that Governor Robinson has had
precisely the same experience with the SEN
ate that Mayor Ely has had with the Alder
men. But Tammany is too much occupied
with its grievance against the Mayor to pay
much regard to fitness or decorum. The
fact that Tammanv seized this occasion to
declare its want OF confidence in Mayor
Ely is significant clew to the motive Of
these extraordinary attentions to Governor
Robinson. But the Governor was too dis
Greet to make any direct response to this
virtual attack on the chief executive of the
city
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Getting ut Bottom Facts.

According to the HERALDs special de-
spatches from Washington the Indian Ring
is threatened anew with exposure and
prosecution. Secretary Schurz is said to be
resolved to dive deep into what has un-
doubtedly been very dirty pool, and to
find out, if possible, the iniquity that lies
ut the bottom. The committee of investiga-
ton, which has been set to work by the
Secretary, is exhibiting much determination
and the Indian Bureau is said to be in q
ferment of excitement and terror. The
custom of drawing supplies on census
furnished by the Indian agents is one pecu-
liarly open to fraud, and the rumor is that
the numbers of Indians entitled to cloth
ing, rations and other allowances. have
been enormously overstated. BY this
means the Ring is supposed to have
made vast sums of money, and no
doubt, from the reckless character Of those
engaged in the nefarious business and the
necessary extent of the combination, the
frauds will be found to have been startlingly
large in amount It is also rumored that
the Land Department has had its share in
the robberies Scrip supposed to have
been issued for the Indians is alleged to
have been used by the Ring The land
covered thereby would be stripped of its
timber. and then by collision in the Wash
ington office the same scrip would be lifted
from the stripped land and located on a
fresh piece These stories are by no means
new, but the exposure and punishment of
the delinquents would indeed be novelty.
The people will wish Secretary Schurz sue
cess in his good work.
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NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY JUNE T. ls77-TRIPLE SHEET

canoes are the outlets, or what may
be termed the safety valves, OF these subter-
ranean generators and reservoirs Of pressure,
aad 1t is from their craters that much OF the
superintendent gases and molten matter are
emitted during eruptions But after long
periods OF rest these safety valves become
clogged with igneous matter that has cooled
into solidity; then, when the pressure is
suddenly increased, the outlets are closed
and gigantic rupture takes place along the
line where the force Of internal ex-
pansion has accumulated. Often this
rupture or upheaval takes place sim
ultaneously with the eruptions. We
know from accounts received from Peru
and the Hawaiian Islands that the vol
canoes at each place were extremely active
during the progress of the commissions on
the 10th Of May. But the volcanic waves
that swept the coasts Of South and Central
America with such disastrous effects have
been developed by direct upheaval, posi-
bly, followed by great subsistence, Of the
bed Of the Pacific Ocean. The melancholy
results chronicled in our correspondence
must draw toward tho sufferers the practical
sympathy of the world. 1t is only by desc
lations Of this character that we can realize
how feeble man is. with all his intelligence,
in presence of the incalculable forces Of
nature
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-12

THE WEATHER.-The depression which
brought us SO much rain on Saturday and Sun
day has now moved off the continent over
Newfoundland and is followed by minor dis
turbance which is central over Lake Michigan.
This low area is attended by light rains and
brisk winds, the former extending eastward as
far as Lake Eric. But yesterday its south
erly margin mt Cincinnati violent tornado, ac-
companied by heavy hail, occurred. In the East
ern Gulf States the pressure indicates the move
mcnt of another depression, and light rains have
prevailed along the Atlantic coast rs far north rs
Cape Hatteras. The highest pressures are now
In the south and Southwest and also tho
Middle Atlantic coast and in Upper Can
ada. but the two latter areas will
pass away during this morning before the adj
yancing low barometer from the westward The
pressure has fallen again on the Pacific coast,
giving promise of another storm from the north
west within three or four days Tho tempera
turc has fallen generally. except in the South
and on the southern and Middle Atlantic coasts.
TIE coolest area is now over Lakes Superior and
Huron. The warrncst area Is on the Gulf coast.
The weather in New York to-day will be cool
and partly cloudy, or cloudy, with occasional
light rains, followed by rising temperature.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-12

The arrival Of General Escobedo, the
military arm of President Lerdo, at New
Orleans en- route for the Rio Grande border,
together with the announcement that his
chief Of staff is at Laredo-probable in itself,
though coupled with the erroneous state
ment that the General himself is also
there-and that he is about organizing
a force to attack New Laredo, opposite,
is significant Of the opening of the cam
paign of the Lerdistas for the recovery OF
the government from which they were so
summarily expelled by the onward march
of Diaz toward the national capital. To o
casual observer the selection of remote,
thinly settled and lily provided section
on the northern frontier as the initial
point of effort would seem indica-
tive of weakness, promising slight hope
of success. The truth is, however, that
here Escobedo is on his own fighting
ground, and between him and Monterrey
doubtless his immediate objective point
lie many of the haciendas and ranches from
whence his cohorts were recruited in the
old time contest with the Empire under
Macmillan. Should he be successful in
capturing New Laredo, which is without
natural or artificial defences, poorly gar
risoned and with q population in sympathy
with him, his bugle blast sounding along
the line of march to Monterey would call
to his side hundreds Of his old fol-
lowers, which would render the fall
Of the chief city of Nueva Leon highly
probable. In the States of Saltillo and San
Luis Potosi, through which his continued
march toward the capital would naturally
lead him, the Lerdista element largely pre-
dominates, and this, added to the pop
ularity of Escobedo in these States, over
both of which he has been Governor, con-
stitutes another important element in esti-
mating the probabilities Of success. Indica-
tions OF we'll organized Lerdista movements
in Western and Southwestern Mexico are
also apparent, which, taken in connection
with the efforts being made under Escobedo's
immediate direction in the Centrnl States,
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AMUSEM ENTS.
"wAvEs" AT wALLAcK's THEATRE.

'swAvEs" AT wALLAcK's THEATRE.
Another evidence Of tho magnanimity Of the Amer.
public was found last night In the reception OF
Major Myers drama oil sWaves" at Walack'a II was
o:ton appauded and the principal actors repeat.
eddy called before the curtain, but why these
compliments were paid II Is not easy to
comprehend. Perhaps 1t was because Of its
extreme antiquity, for many persons are
faithful to the past that they prefer old acquant-
in the drama, we'll as in real life, to now ones
This large class must have been delighted with
'Waves, F" for It does not contain SITUATION one
character, idea line that be found else.
where Among our old friends of boyhood's happy
time recognized tho honest merchant who becomes
a bankrupt, and afterward RECEIVERS his wealth
from the gentlemanly villain. who in the last
act, is arrested by the English detective, assisted
by the reformed burglar who supposed marry the
servant girl, while also grati cd
by the sight Of the noble wife and grovcd
by the abduction Of hor infant child We even
tho good old dame Mrs Malaprop, more eccentric
than ever in her misuse Of the English language.
with these familiar porsonagcs II would be impossible
to expect anything now in the way Of plot but tho
author has managed to excite kind OF rios
ny by dispensing altogether with q plot during the
FIRST part OF tho play. Tho lrst two acts
inscrutnbe, and the explanations In the last two
sadly need to be explained themselves Tho play ID
profoundly mysterious and the only conception
gain OF the story that the forged draft
TO tho villain, while the will found In tho jewel
box, that the revolver was loaded with priceless
goms that the aged banker got his house
again, that the husband, who had not
boon throughout the play, returned just before
the curtain fell, that WIS punished and virtue
rewarded In u manner 10 crafty the most exacting
morast in tho gallery. If tho literary merit Of
"Waves' was equal TO It's moral tone Il would
DO one Of tho best plays OF tho century,
but unfortunately this not the case The dialogue
Is destitute OF fancy wiz, and full oil rcpetitona
The drama we'll sot the stage
and airly performed Miss Lettie Allen 10
an actress OF feeling and intelligence but
her deficiency OF power decidedly evident In the
emotional scenes. Mmc Ponis, as Mrs. Leslie. and
Mrs. Baker, as tho Mrs. Maaprop Of the play, were
admirable Mr.. j. b. Atwater rantcd too much as Sir.
Leslie, the merchant, and Messrs Theodore Ham,
ilton, W. Il. Floyd and Thomas Within excellent
in their respective parts
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AT length the silence which has so long
reigned over the Russian lines along the
Danube has been broken and the thunder of
the cannonade between Giurgevo and
Rustchuk is heard. This warlike music
sounds like the signal for general
advance Of the Russians; but then
it may be but an alarm to divert the
attention of the Turks from some quarter
where they least expect m attack. The
bombardment of Rustchuk in itself would
mean nothing, because at long range the
Russians could not hope to damage the de-
fences and infict any permanent injury on
the Turkish stronghold. The idea that they
will attempt to cross the Danube
at Rustchuk is simply ridiculous.
Movements of this kind are among the
most difficult in war, and are always
made at q safe distance from the centres Of
the enemy's strength. The reported sue
cess Of the Turks in removing Russian tor
pedoes at Matchin and LON Palanka, below
Widdin, indicates Us much that the Rus
slams are freely planting these distractions
at every favorable point along the river as
that the Turks are active in removing them.
From Asia Minor as we'll as from the
Danube private dispatches reach Constanti-
nople, giving an account of the hopeless con-
dition of the Turkish army. The men are
miserably led, fed and clothed, although we'll
armed. Mukhtar Pacha may be said to be
in full retreat before the Russians and can
barely save himself from being overwhelmed
by the activity of his cavalry. As the Rus
SLAMS will by this time have practically con-
centrated in the valley before Erzeroum the
fall of that city is now mere question of
time. The Turks recognize the inevita-
BILE and their civil authorities have
already abandoned the doomed city. At
the Turkish capital the revolutionary ele-
ment is still giving the government much
trouble. The softas continue to buzz like
hornets about the ears of the Commander of
the Faithful, and he makes frantic snatches
at them now and then to crush them be-
tween his imperial fingers. The removal
from Office OF the Minister Of War and the
Sultan's father-in-law is demanded. The
first named official can certainly be SUPER
seeded, but it is rather questionable abo ut
disposing of the second.