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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-27
The Great Fire in Parkersburg-An
Account by Mail,
PARKERsBURe, May "a.

IARhERsBO RGi may IL
Parkersburg has to-day sacrificed an.
other tinder-box square TO her penurious
policy of doing without water and fire
engines. About o'clock this morning
the bells called the people from their
breakfast tables to find the devouring ell
ement well at work on the LittletOn
street side of the square fronting on
Market below LittletOn. Had there
been anything in the city better than
the ally-soda-tountain BsbcOck arrange
ment, that cost US $4,000, the fire would
have been easily confined to Tom Good
els little frame, where it originated.
1t was seen at a g.ance that the entire
front on Market street, below Littleton
was at the mercy of the flames, and Ma
rietts was telegrsphed for help. The
fire having to advance down Market
against the wind, was favOrlng ProVl.
dence greatly to our advantage, and
gave time to make two gaps n the row
by tearing away buildings, and indeed
this is the only way Parkersburg has OF
fighting fire, to-Wit: Tearing down
the town and carrying it out OF the way.
The first brick building in
the fires track was four
doors from Harriet street. the frame next
TO which being torn away, left an
eighteen feet gap, and here, by persistent
effort, the march of the demon was
stopped. Just as the fire seized its last
victim, a two-story frame, q shout went
up from the crowd as the train with the
Marietts and Harmsr fre-engines passed
over Market street on the bridge.
The Nisgars, from Harmsr, was soon
on Court Square, snorting away in beau
tiful style, and sending a magnificent
stream over the red.hot field OF the fire
two squares above.
Parkersburg accords all honor and
thanks to her kind sister city for her
prompt and most efficient help, and ought
to be heartily ashamed of her own help
Isssness in contending with fire.
Beginning on Littleton street the
losses, as nearly as sscertsiued, are as fol-
lowe Pat Hopkins $4,000, insurance
81 200; T. Gooden $500; no insurance;
+. Nelly, grocery and ice cream psrlors,
building and stock $4,000, insurance on
stock $500; j. X. Manner, cigar, SOS, no
insurance; &. Ii. Buehler, saloon and
boarding house. $1,000, no insurance;
Fred Rose, three buildings, $4,000, no in
surance; Randolph Logan, six buildings,
$4,000, no insurance; }. V. Rathbone,
stable square above the main fire, $4OO,
no insurance; w. j. Boremsn, druggist,
above Littleton, aud all the fine
fronts OF Jenkins Camden & Co., Bently
& Gerwig and others across Market
street suffered severely from the loss OF
plate windows, and general damage to
their fronts. Broughton y DIS, just be.
low the point where the fire stopped re.
moved all their stock of about $4,000
worth of dry goods, which will be dam
aged probably $1,000, on which they
have $1,000 insurance.
The police are now rapidly filing up
the jail and lock up with the fruits Of free
beer which the fire brought on the streets
SALATHIAL.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-27
The Maryland and West Virginia
Boundary.

Oakland Herald.
For number of years we have agi
tated the subject of a just location aud
establishment Of the true boundary line
between Garrett county, Maryland, aud
Preston county, West Virginia
For more than a century Maryland has
been defrauded of her just and legal
rights, and tamely submitted to the in
vssion of her chartered limits by her
more daring and avsricous neighbors in.
Virginia.
A bill was passed at the last session OF
cur Legislature, authorizing the Govern
or of Maryland to appoint commissioners
to act in conjunction with similar COM
missioners to be appointed on the part Of
West Virginia, to locate and establish
the true line from Fairfax Stone TO Penn
sylvsnia, or Mason and DixOn's Line.
The fact is we'll established that the
South Branch should have been the
boundary line, as it is the larger stream
and heads some sixty miles farther
west; but even admitting the North
Branch to be the true line, the Fairfax
Stone does stand within two miles Of the
meridian of the most westerly source Of
the Potomac, as required By the charter.
Should the Joint commission be agreed
upon, they should first go back to the To-
cation of the Fairfax Stone and see that
it is removed to the proper source CT the
PotOmsc. The fact ls apparent TO any
one who will take the trouble TO 90 upon
the ground. that either by accident or
design the stone was planted Al the head
OF small tributary spring brsneh which
forms curve, its source being nearly
two miles east OF the source of the main
stream. The tradition is still fresh IN
the memories of old settlers, that Lord
Fairfax knew better, but in his avsri-
cious esgerness to gobble up more terri
tory, he planted the stone where 1t would
do the most good TO himself snd friends!
1t being q wilderness and no one there to
dispute his clsim. The chief source Of
the North Branch Of the Potomac is in
the dividing ridge some two miles west
OF the present so-cslled "Fairfsx Stone,'
and within q few hundred feet of the
source of Blackwster, one OF the tributs'
ries of Chest river.
If the line was correctly run from the
true source, it would give Garrett county
some seventy-six square miles OF valuable
territory, and an assesssble basis OF 8
quarter Of million dollars.
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Weekly Treasury statement.

"@HISGToN, May 25-The Treas
=! now holds S34S, ,694, $50 in United
aA.& bonds TO secure National bank
,'.-.a.lon, and Sl3,868,0OO in bonds to
= -is public deposits; United States
-a1' deposited for circulation for the
.si ending to-day, 81 100000; United
5''.s bond, held for circulation with
81 .,''a Tor the week ending 10, day, S645,.
VIZ Na,oral bank circulation outstand-
Z o. currency notes, S322,683,ll2; gold
-.s H,i52lZO; Internal revenue re-
.' s359 jiS Customs receipts, $685.
Ns.oas. bank notes receipts for the
A ending 10 day. compared with the
...PsD1lrs week of last year. 1871,
100 for 1873, s5,S77 OOOi receipts
"l'y, $4,000.
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STATE NOTES.

The Grafton Eagle says that George
Hull who came to that place from Whee.
ing has been passing counterfeit money,
and has cleared out leaving several hun
dred dollars Indebtedness hehInd him.
WHEELING is going to indulge in a
sham battle some Of these days. We
would suggest that they place Lowell be
tween the contending forces AMI see how
"three of kind" would draw,-ParkerS-
burg State Journal
SHEEP shesring is reported about over
in the county, but we miss the wsgsn
loads Of the product thst about this time
generally puts some money into clrcu!s-
ton. Meme OF consequence sold yet, that
we can hear OF, in this neighborhOod
WsLLs5urq Herald.
A JURY in the circuit court for Wash
iDgton county Thursday gave Jacob
Wellinger, Of StrinesvIlle, West Virgin
ia, 81 600 for being put oil q tram on the
Cum Der land Valley railroad, last Novem-
Der, sustaining some injury thereby
Cumberland Ns,0S.
We regret to learn that the wheat
crop in this and adjoining counties has
been seriously damaged within the las.
ten days by fly or rust, ana in some
PAGES by both. South Branch and Pat
terson Greek farmers think the crop will
not average over half, and in some, none
at alI.-KeySer Tribune.
"WE never sought the office, aud the
officer never hunted much after Us, that
we known Of" remarks Mr.. Stevenson,
of West Virginia, in declining to run Tor
Congress again. Nothing more fortunate
for many OF our Office seekers than that
the public offices don't hunt.-N Y. IN
Gepeudent
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baltimore Races.


CINCISEATI, May pa FIRE at Otta-
Wa, Putnam county, this morning, de-
stroyed eight or ten buildings, including
the railroad depot and telegraph office
Loss $4,000. 1t is believed that they
are fully covered by insurance.
TOLEDO, May 25.-At Ottawa, Ohio,
at > o'clock this morning, fire started
in Shoup's drug store, on the north side
of Main street, and extended eastward
to the railroad, destroying the drug
store, Reeds grocery, Schenck's saloon,
Miller's cigar msnufsclury, Studor'S
meat market and dwelling, fps saloon
and residence, Burns saloon and barber
shop, two ice houses, stables, and the
Dayton and Michigan passenger depot.
The loss is estimated At $4,000; largely
insured,
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Failure OF stewards Hotel for WO.

New YORK, May 25.-The EUening
Post announces that Stewards Hotel for
women will soon be transformed into q
general hotel, and adds, according to the
report, the rews that the hotel Is TO be
opened on the first Of June and that bar
for the sale Of liquors Is already in pro-
cess Of construction. 1t is SAID that
eighty is the largest number of women
who at any one time svsiled themselves
Of the hotel, and that the number has
dwindIed until now there remains but
fifteen. An sttache of the establishment
says: Every day that passes takes at
least 5000 out of the Stewart estate for
the expenses ofthe concern.
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THE WISCONSIN, TORNADO.
Further Account ofIts Work.

MADISON, May 25.-Further reports
from the tornado OF last Thursday, indl-
este that the loss of life and property is
TAR greater than was first reported. Ad
ditionsl particulars are learned from
farmers aad others who came to this
place for supplies. The town OF Perry
seems to have been the first place in this
county touched by the storm; thence II
swept across the lower part Of
the county, entering Jefferson
county, near Fort Atkinson, and
veering around to the north and then to
the esst, Primrose Perry and Montrose,
IN this county suffering severe damage.
The reports indicate thirty lives lost ard
between fifty and one hundred injured.
In this county alone the track OF the
storm is marked by desolation and ruin.
It's width is from q quarter to half
mile 1t lifted houses in several
p aces only to come down on
others with renewed fury and
force. 1t was accompanied by
thunder and lightning OF the most ter
rifying nature. The belt OF country is
low sld wet-favorsble conditions for
the development OF atmospheric cleo
tricity. a storm of like intensity passed
over nearly the same belt Of country
about twenty-five years ago. The loss OF
life and property cannot be estimated,
but will undoubtedly reach hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars, while the loss of life,
it is feared, will largely exceed the pres
ent estimate.
PHILLIPS, WIS., May 25.-A tornado
passed over Flsm beau river at Hscketts
farm, Thursday evening, demolishsng all
the buildings and fencing and prostrst-
ing large portion of standing pine
timber The loss is not known. Reports
indicate that the storm was very severe
north of here.
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FFtRhtfnI Accident.

New YORK, May 25.-Whilo large
quantity Of grain was being received to-
day on the third floor Of a building used
for the stables Of the horses Of the Fourth
Avenue Railroad the floor gave way, and
falling 20 the secend floor the two were
carried 10 the ground, crushing three
men at work in the stables. Two Of tho
men, John CArdin and Hugh N. Msfths.
were taken from the rubbish dead, and
the third, Frmcis Beniger, bad an arm
broken and bic body badly bruised.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-27
HaRRaRe Car Burned.

CHICAGO, Nav ga special from
GraDdhAven, Mich says that at Munics
Junction, nine miles east OF this place on
the Detroit aud Milwaukee road, bag.
gage car containing the scenes, costumes
and personal goods Of the Uncle Toms
Cabin troupe WAS entirely destroyed by
FIRE this morning at an early hour. The
donkey Jenny was only saved. The
company WAS on their way from Grand
Rapids to Chicago intending TO 20 over
by boat this morning.
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Regulating the Sale of L. q.
Bonds.

~ nbt.sHISGToN, Msy 25.-Represents-
..,,...ta'.HPs ~. will, at the first opportunity,
:, 1-.,--ee n the House and ask the imme-
~ passage Of a bill as substitute for
h., pending bill declaring the contract
,,4,n zen the Secretary of the Treasury
.., ',s syndicate, for the sale of four and
So, per cent bonds of the United
,,,, lar. p, 70 be contrary to law. The full
VI Tue measure is as follows:
b,... " enacted, etc., That all sales Of
~" ~ 4" the United States, except for
NJ, ' E.Iss !, Of retunding the debt, as now pro-
81 .o' by law, is hereby prohibited,
..l, ~. u" Inc purposes of refunding the
TIA :: lower rate of interest public
Ia ?. .P"on books shall be kept open at
d. '-.''sa'ary OF the United States and
,.,..,' "s1' 0'Y Thereof and should it be
.,y,: y','.sy for the Secretary of the Treas
,.:s@.:1e ~ s1ect any sale or sales of bonds
...y .yT.1sd d. to be sold by law, he shall
es' ~. ~ 50 on sale or contract made to
t.,s,,SS bidder or bidders, due notice
" 0eing given by publication.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-27
PRESBYTERIAN GERENAL ASSEN.
BLY,.
Saturdays Proceedings.

PITTSBURGH, May 25.-The Pres5y-
terian General Assembly'S last evening
session WAS consumed in considering the
case Of Rev. DR.. Miller, OF New Jersey,
suspended from the ministry for publish.
ing book containing hereticsl doc
trines. Rev. DR.. Studdeford read from
DR.. MIller's book, showing wherein it
conflicts with the confession of faith.
Rev. DR.. Dutield, in sn able argument,
maintained that DR.. Miller could not hold
his present views and at the same time
fill pulpit in the Presbyterian Church.
The concluding address was delivered by
DIR. Miller and listened to with
the closest attention. The Assembly
then voted on the question whether
DR.. MIler's appeal from the Synod of
New Brunswick should be sustained,
which resulted-not to sustain PA, to
sustain in part Is, to sustain 3.
After announcing the result the assem-
bly, adjourned till nine o'clock this morn
ing.
At this mornings session the minutes
of the Synods were submitted and ap-
proved.
Rev. DR.. Mathews, of New York, pre-
sented the report of the commissioners TO
the Edinburgh Council. The Council
was attended by 38S representatives from
40 churches containing about 2O,OCO sep.
srate congregations all OF whom agree in
holding to tine Presbyterian policy and
the Calvsnistic System of doctrine.
The Finance Committee reported q
balance on hand At the end of the year
of Sl,545.l6; additions TO permanent fund
S588l5.92 The account of the treasury
of the Gsnersl Assembly shows bal
snce on hand of $j,675.29.
The Committee on Reduced Repre-
sentation reported. DR.. Patterson sub
mitted the Recommendations presented a
few days since.
The Assembly met again at 2:9O and
proceeded to the consideration OF the re-
port of the Committee on Reduction Of
Representation. The entire afternoon
was occupied AMI recommendation
adopted fixing the ratio of reprepresents-
tion at $500 for one commissioner, 5000
for two and one additional commissioner
for every additional $500. The discussion
of the Freedmen's report was not reach
ed to-day, but was fixed for Monday, and
the Assembly adjourned.
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CAPITAL GLEANlNGS.
orrrR IXVEsTIG ATING COM
MIrrEE.
mr. Making Its Report Unser-
,Ird-FOster Counted Out The
bankrupt BiII-ResuIat-
Ing the Sale of Bonds
The Tobacco
lax Bill.


special TO the Register
WAsHINGToS, May 26,
I,simpossible to learn from any mem.
,.- Of the fraud committee whether it Is
,bs purpose OF that committee to endeSv-
n, to present its report at the present
..,,on or whether the managers on the
n.,,orstic side desire TO hsve it so pre-
..,ted. So many members are candi-
,.,s. for reelection that it will be diff
omit 70 hold the House together after the
sn, of July, unless it be for strong party
.,.sops. Once the report of that COM
ri,.es gets into the House, nobody be-
reye, that it will be speedily disposed of.
Neither party will be disposed to give
che other party chance for capital, and
,l,e,dy there are predictions Of a pre-
hinged dead lock on the adop-
ION Of the report if it be
o-sented this session. If
,ss report be deferred until next session,
The elections will have been held,
vben there will be less reason for wran-
,ra over Il. Democratic lesders say that
here would be nothing gained by hurry
irs I'd the report - present 1t at this
..s.ion, since the progress OF the investi-
,,,lop will be stated by the press and
'rs report of this committee, like the re-
rorts of other committees, will be given
70 me public before presenting it to the
House.
uussii that Ben Butler asked TO be
90, on The Louisiana subcommittee IN
,,t.r to review Wayne MacVesgh's
yorl snd settle up the old score between
,bs,s two statesmen. Butler has
no. rorsiyen the only man who ever
vg-.,ed him.
Sir. Hiscock, OF New York, for whom
!. b,. been given out that the committee
vs., waiting hss returned, and the full
,1nmi.tee will meet tor the first time to-
morrow. IL will then be determined
whether sut-,Ommittees are to be sent
Sg,a. or whether ali the work IS TO be
done IN WMhirgLcr. 1t will also be de-
g.ist whether tue sessions will be held
,,b closed doors, a, General BItler and
most of the member seen TO favor, and
1ssEer persons implicated by the Iesti-
mOly, such rs Secretary Sherman and
General Moves, may be represented by
counsel,
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINGToE, May 25.
SENATE.

WAsHINGToS, May %.
SENATE.
Mr.. Sargent called up the concurrent
resolution declaring that the provisions Of
the existing treaty between China and the
United States, allowing unrestricted emI.
grafton to this country might wisely be
modified so as TO subserve the best inter
ests Of both governments and inviting the
attention of the executive to the subject
At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of the bill
providing for a permanent Government
for the District of Columbia, and after
debate the sixth section, providing for
the election of delegates to the House Of
Representatives,. Was stricken out, on
motion of Mr.. Eimunds, by vote of 40
yeas to nays. The House provided tor
the election of Council and the Senate
committee amended the section so rs 10
elect q delegate to Congress instead of
Council. The section having been stricken
cat there viii be no election in the
District.
Pending the discussion Of the sbill,
Mr.. ChrIstisncy introduced bill TO
amend the act of March 3rd, 1915, to
determine the jurisdiction Of circuit
courts Of the United States and to regu-
late the removal OF causes from State
courts; also making further provision in
reference to the removal Of causes from
State tocircuit courts OF the United State.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Adjourned until Monday.
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Looking TO Adjournment

WAsHINGToN, May 2G The House
Committee on Appropriations will re-
port this week the two remaining
general appropriation bills, namely.
the sundry civil expenses and deGcien, y,
The army bill may consume one or two
days more before its passage. 1t is not
believed that any Of the railroad blllstor
the tariff can pass both Houses during
the present session. Not few members
a-e hopeful OF adjournment by the end OF
June and are working to that end. The
Potter investigating committe would not
interfere with such result. IA II has
power TO cit during the recess.
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Very Annoying 20 Miss As,or.

Nsw York, May 20 The family OF
William b. Astor have been annoyed for
months by Sman named Charles Bush,
aged 90, who IS evidently crazy, as hc
Imsgines Miss Astor is In love with him
He has already been to Bsckwel's Island
for lettering around the house and ac.
costing the young lady. Latterly ho has
taken to writing 10 her, proposing mar.
rIsge, following her 10 church and loitsr-
ing about the house for hours Bush has
been arrested and held for medical exam.
ination.
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MOUNDsVILLELOCALS.
More votes were polled Thursday thaa
at any former election.
Not q sinrle fpht or disturbance oc-

More votes were polled Thursday than
at any former election.
Not single fight or disturbance Oc-
Cured at the election on Thursday.
Professor Arthur Love gave an enter.
tsinment at school ball last Thursday
evening to large and intelligent au-
dience, every one of whom were more
than satisfied. The Prof. is young gen.
tlemen Of very decided musical, mimcal
and elocutionarv attachments, and bids
fair TO rival Alf Burnett at no distant
day Although suffering from severe
cold at the time, still he furnished an i'm
mense fund of really excellent music and
miEth provoking tun. The entertain
ment will be repeated Monday evening
when, under more favorable circumstsn-
stances, our citizens will have an oppor-
tunity of spending a pleasant and instruc-
tive evening.
James Williams, two year convict,
was discharged from the peniten tiary
Saturday.
VIM. Emery, who was sentenced to
seven year term in the Ohio penitentiary
on the charge OF being an accessory to the
murder of Gotleib Paul, at the West
Wheeling ferry landing, and who was
psrdoned by Governor Bishop last week,
was in town Saturday. Emery was at
one time guard at the penltentlsry
here. He says that the punishment in
flcted there is much more severe than at
the prison here.
Major Bridges wears his new honors
with becoming meekness.
The excitement over the Il. 5. White
failure is dying out here.
Some mischief-loving persons got up q
ticket headed Commune Ticket" on
election day, containing the names of
number of gentlemen who were not can
didates Zone of whom Is colored broth
err One or two of the candidates (O
exhibited the decidedly bad taste of get
ting mad about 1t.
The horse ridden by one of the female
performers at the circus stumbled and
fell, throwing the young lady complete
ly over his head, but, fortunately,
hurting her but slightly.
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suietd. of a zane.yIIIc German.

ZAyEsvILLE, May 25-The power en-
CINE in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
machine shops, at Chicago Junction, sud-
denly stopped a; 9 o'clock this morning.
An investigation showed that Charles
Glenn, the engineer, was hanging by the
neck to a cord suspended from steam
pipe overhead. He had been reading in
German newspaper an article regard
ing his family, who 1--we in this city,
which so depressed him ss to induce the
rash act. lie WAS possessed OF considers-
bic property here. He leaves a wife and
several children. The body will reach
here st midnight.
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Struck by LighIning.

PROVIDENCE, May 25.-This afternoon
seven men were preparing to have fab
Try on sn island in Waterman Reservoir,
Smithfeld, when shower came up snd
the lightning struck the party. Vim.
Colgrln, of Scituste, and Daniel Knowl-
ton, Of Grsenville, standing back to
back under tree, were killed. Eugene
knowllon, brother Of Daniel snd
JerUiah Ange', his hired man, were in
jured, their boots being stripped, their
feet burned and limbs partially Psrslyzed.
The other three were stunned, but not
seriously.
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A Thirty.aye million Dollar Suit.

SAN FRAECIsCo, May 25.-Lsst Sstur-
day complaint was fle1 in the Twelfth
District Court by John II. Burke, against
the members OF the firm of Flood &
O'Brien, trustees Of the Consolidated
Flrginis Mining Company, Nevada
Bank, and The mill, fume and water
companies under the control OF the
Bonanza firm, for the recovery Of $35,.
634, ,338 alleged TO have been wrong
fully diverted by the defendants from
the stockholders Of the Consolidated Viz
ginia in their management of the mine.