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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-27
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
The Famine in Northern China.

SAY Francisco, February ga ter
rible disaster occurred at Tieutson,
China. The refuge house, in which the
famine stricken refugees from the north
ern provinces had assembled, took fire,
and Of the nearly three thousand people
in the building but one hundred escaped.
The extremely cold weather that has
prevailed has had fatal effect upon the
refugees, many of whom have been
frozen to death, while thousands are
suffering from an insufficient accommo-
dation and lack of food, which. cannot
be shipped in quantities sufficient to meet
the demand. Charles Judd, of the China
Island Mission, at Washington, who has
lately visited the famine stricken province
of Shensl, writes heartrending account
of suffering he has witnessed The gov
ernment is making an effort TO supply
food, and assistance is, to q great extent
nulliAed by the dishonesty OF the officials.
Children are cold by the hundreds by
starving parents. In the large cities OF
Hsucheng and Pachipg uprisings have
occurred among the people rendered
desperate by seeing their wives and
children starving before their faces.
Many other outbreaks are reported. In
Paching the people behesced q Man.
DARN for speculating on thei: necessities.
The cold has been unusually severe
throughout the country for the past
several weeks.
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SILVER coin, saying the people were to b'
taxed an enormous sum, represented bN
i've per cent, at compound interest, OF
fifty millions, for thirty years, and tha
II the Secretary of the Treasury, WHIT
framed that measure, had ever sat dowr
and calculated, and then foolIshly
cast that enormous burden on the people
he should be hanged to the nearest lamp
post Tor malice to all mankind, and if he
had not done so he ought to be hanged
al all events for getting into an office be
could net fill. Mr.. Butler concluded aE
follows: We want the greenback fol
our currency and mean to have it, but
do not desire that greenbsck currency
should be made to serve the country as il
has done, villiied, insulted, deprecated
by act OF the Government itself, being re
fused not only 10 be received for all
debts due the Government, not
even paid for all the demands due from
the government. The American system
of finance" which will obtain IN the near
future, and hope at once, is what l
desire:
FlrsL-A dollar that shall have at all
times q certain fixed and stable value
below which it cannot 90.
Second-I demand that dollar shall
be issued by the government alone in
the exercise of its high prerogative and
Constitutional power, and that that
power no. be delegated TO any corpora
tion or individual any more than Charles
the II ought to have delegated his pre-.
rogative of stamping gold coin for the
benefit of his paramours as monopoly.
Third want that dollar stamped on
the same convenient and cheap material
of the least possible intrinsic value, so
that neither its wear nor its destruction
will he any loss to the government issu-
ing it.
FOURTH also desire the dollar to be
made OF such material that 1t may never
be exported or be desirable to carry out
of the cou try. Framing an American
system of finance, l do not propose to
adapt it TO the wants of any other nation,
especially the Chinese, who are one
quarter of the world.
Fifth desire that the dollar 80 issned
shall never be redeemed. see NO more
reason why the unit OF the measure ot
value shall be redeemed or redeemsble
than that the yard stick with which l
measure my cloth should be redeemed.
SiIth-For convenience only L pro-
pose that the dollar so issued shall be
quite equal or a little better than the
value of the average gold dollar of
the world, not TO be changed or changea-
BILE. II the gold dollar grows lower
in value or grows higher it is not to be
obliged to conform itself in value in any
regard to the dollar of any other nation
OF the world, keeping itself always stable
and fixed 60 that when sll property OF
the country adjusts itself to it as a
measure of value, it shall remain fixed
standard forever, but if it is ever changed
it shall change equally and alike for the
creditor and debtor, not as dollar
based upon supposed gold whose changes
always have given the creditor the
advantage.
Adjourned.
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Village n..Iroyea by Flood.

SAN FEAScuoo, February 26.-It is
reported tonight ihA. The village Of
hleton, or AndrOs hland, 10 the delta
OF The Sacramento FIveT, WA sWep. away
10 cobfe4-ehcs Of tie preSsuFs brought
70 bear upon tSs lsvsss BY cutting dips
on GrAuc klsEd, j1st across The river.
Rsports are continually coming
in Of s cisss,sT BY 1Ood in Sac
r1msnto Yslisv. Tee water eoyert
the whole face Of the country. and the
destruction O; property from CO0lss 10
ihe nOuih Of The river aggregates one
million o. d0ils-s FostuosLely si'h but
iwo OF three exceptions, - far .,
lsArnsd 10 lOss Of nfs has occurred
The steamer and bAgges are b0sy cOayey-
Iag live stock GnG other property 70
places Of safety. The legislature hsa
made al appropriation Ol i25yOOO for ibs
keaeai o! he sLteferE-
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Mardi Gras at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, February pa large
number OF visitors are already arriving
for the Msrdi Grss festivities Of next
Tuesday. The steamer CAT, from Gin
cinnsti, brought one hundred and twenty
On next Monday the Ulks will have
their procession and grand ball at the
Opera House On Tuesday the Knights
of Momus will parade, and in the evening g
the gorgeous pageant of the Memphi,
followed by tsblesux and ballet at the
theatre. During the pageant Of the
Memphi, Prof. Jackson, of Philadelphia,
will give grand pyrotechnic display
similar to that given by him at the Gen.
tennial. The costumes are from Novon,
of Paris, and the scenic work BY Nexon,
OF St. Louis.
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HOUSE.

The reading of the journal was not
completed till shortly before o'clock.
Mr.. Reagan, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported back the bill
TO regulate interstate commerce and TO
prohibit unjust discrimination BY COM
mon carriers. Printed and recommitted.
a petition seven hundred yards long
and signed by $4,000 names, TOR the re-
peal OF the law in regard 10 the transmits
sion OF mstter through the mails, wss
referred.
The Speaker then called committees
for reports.
Mr.. Chalmers made a speech in defence
of the Preside Southern policy and Of
the action OF the Louisiana authorities in
the prosecution OF the members of the
Returning Board. He replied 10 the
speeches Of Messrs. Hale and Garfield,
snd 10 reference 10 the latter, said the
voice was the Voice o: Jacob, but the
hand was the hand OF E,au.
At the clcsc OF Mr.. Chalmers speech,
NJ. Hewitt, cf Alsbama, endeavored to
induce tie House to proceed with the
bill 10 pension so'die's o! the Mexican
war, but the House preferred 10 give Mr..
Butler 81 opportunity 10 make his speech
~ france. The House therefore weat
into Committee OF the Whole on the
state OF the Union, with Mr. Eden in
the chsir, snd Mr.. Butler proceeded
TO make BIS speech.
Ar. B1.ler declared himself for the
restoration Of silver 10 the coinage Of
the coullry, SID every debt Of the
United States now existing which could
be paid by the silver dollar now pro-
posed wss by the very terms OF the law
under which The debt was contracted 10
be paid by silye. dollars Of the same
weight and fneness. In regard 10 the
point OF dishonesty toward public or
private creditors, he asked il il was icn-
moral, dishonest or wrong 70 provide By
law tbst the DEBTOR shsl! psy osc& sll be
received, with Interest, in the dHchsrge
Of money debt The ssme. money
which pays the poor msu's debt should
equally cancel the rich mans demand.
Both should stand before the lsN slke,
and right and iui;ice be done s: the hAnds
of Congress, in spite OF executive recon-
mends'iors CT executive power, whether
IN the shspe of veto or other
wise. he denied thst $6o, 100000 In
bonds. or anything ike that amount
had been returned IRON Europe, but
wished for the financial Snd bgsir ess
prosperity of the country that /! were
true He wished that Earope would
send back every bond o; ours IT holds,
aud the lower prices at which they sell
here the better. II be could hesr Of our
per cent. bonds coming back S. fifty
cents on the dollar, 20 be exchanged for
our merchandise, our gold OF our
silver, be should look upon
it IS The brightest and hAppiest financial
fsct the country ever knew. he wanted
! TO see both silver and vhest sent abroad
70 pay our debts and bring the balance
! OF trade in our favor. He saw neither
wisdom nor s.slesmanship in locking our
silver up IN vaults De reprobstsd the
withdrawal o. paper fractional curreocy
! and the substitution for 1t OF slbsidiary
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ELECTRIC SPARKS,

The contest over the will OF Commo
dore Vanderbilt: has been resumed.
At Richford, Vermont, tour persons
have died from drinking poisoned vel
water.
Mrs. Barry and two children were sui
located by coal gas at Jackson, Mich.
igsn, on Friday.
United States Marshal Strain, OF Ken.
lucky, has captured fourteen Illicit dis.
iillerslin that State.
A FIRE At Ashtsbuls, yesterday morn.
ing, destroyed about dlteen thousand
dollars worth Of property.
Mas SneeJ, a young lsdy of sixteen,
was stolen from her parents yesterday, al
Oxford, Ohio, by gyPsies.
Ysluable deposits Of iron ore and Goa
have been found about elk miles from
ZsnesvIlie, 10 Perry county, Ohio.
An Episcopal Convention for the eIec
ton OF Bishop OF Quincy, H., will b,
held to-day, DR.. Harris having declined
Sheriff Ridgwsy, Of UPsbgr county
arrested VIM. Cummings, FOR robbery
on the 25th, and took him 10 Lincoln
county jail.
Charles Weaver and Edward Dries
bark have been arrested NJ Bethlehem
PS, for participation in plot 10 wrecs
railroad Lraint.
The Board Of Control Of the Combined
Coal Companies Of PsnnIylvsnis, have
sgreed 20 limit the total production
FOR the month Of March 20 825.0 900 tons
in order 70 reduce ibs stock on hand.
At Arlington, KY. Monday night, tht
sAies Of Boswell L Holt AID R'ngo )
Mcdonald we're blown oper and robbed
The former o! tbJuI $1,000 and the Ia
Ter Of $3.50. The rObberies were eyi
dently tbs work Of professionals. NJ
clue 20 tie perpetrAtOrE
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Papai Affairs.

ROME, February 26.-Csrdinsl Nc.
Closkey, in presenting his homage to the
Pope, yesterday, said that he bad no rea.
son to deplore the lsleness of his arrival
in Rome, as the Conclave had made SC
excellent a choice.
1t announced that the coronation oi
Pope Leo XIII, will take place Sunday
next, in the SiXsene Chapel.
All new appointments to Pontiticsl
court offices be made by the end of the
week TO be in readiness for the coronation.
Cardinal Simeoni has been reap.
pointed and confirmed in Eis past as
Pontifcsl Secretary Of State. Irrecou.
cilabe and jesuit parties have been
streuuously working 10 obtain this con-
frmstion.
Died.
Father Angelo Secchi, the famous as
tronomer, is dead.
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Receiver Appointed for the Stan
dard OF Company.

PITTSBURGH, February 26.-ln the
equity case OF II. l.. Taylor and others
ngsinst the Standard Oil Company, be-
ore the Butler county court, Judge nc
Juukin to day filed an order for re-
cciver, placing Ii: bond a. $500, ,OOO
Thomas Mcfarland WAS appointed re-
celver, and his name was received with
g-ea. satisfaction, be being well known
throughout the country, and an employs
tor several years Of the partnership now
sought 20 be dissolved. Mr.. Mcfarland
will ST once take possession Of the pro-
duction ard begin adjudication OF the
accounts.
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Kate CIaxIou Goes into Bankrupt.

New YORK, February 26. -Kste ClaI-
ton, the well-kuown actress hAs gone
into voluntary bankruptcy, under her
real name OF hste Z. Lyon, and wsr-
rant tor her adjudication hss been issued
These proceedings are taken IN order 70
relieve herself from liabilities on def
ciency on mortgages he'd by her on be-
half Of her husband D5ra Lyoa, and in
WHICH sbe never hsd any real interest
and from the liability on notes made By
he. husband and endorsed by him
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Rnsiners EalIurss.

CIscrsSArI, February 2e.-Tsyior,
Leslie x Co., the large Fourth sireet
notion house, made Al Assignmehi yester-
day.
SEw OELEASS La, February IL
Alens, Sehenck & Antey, PronInent cot
ton manufacturers, issued private cir.
culAr 70 Its creditors announcing their
saspenEon. They are preparing Their
sts.suent Of STARS.
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Ohio Lesf.fafure.

COLUMBUS, February 26>-In The Sen.
sts, House tils 70 repeal The regis.rstion
lAz and make partial appropriations
Ssre passed.
Ia the House 0 resolution wa adopted
Asking CoaErezs 20 make no change n
The IsS relssing 70 the tarif on vooi
A bail Wa introduced 70 confs,
police powers co the members Of The
Mu,1sl Protection Society.
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weather Indicators.

WAsHISGToS, ID. G, February 81
For Tennessee AID the Ono Valley falling
barometer, wind mostly from north
to east, generally warmer, clear or partly
cloudy.
For the Lower Lakes risirg followed
by falling brrometer, west winds shifting
10 warmer south or ess! and Gear
weather.
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Horrible suHerings OF n West yIr
gtnia Man.

RICHMOND, February 26.-Mr. L. Z.
DonnelIy, Of Chsrlestor, W. Va Who
was injured 10 the accident on the T., 2.
& z. road Sunday night, suffered terri
bly,. he was wedged in between two
cars Tor halt an hour before be was eI-
iricaied. Both Of bis legs were Ampu-
tsted. He was taken TO Richmond. sr.
Alice Oates and company were on the
train and that lady WA slightly injured.
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The FEMALE Pedesirisn at Pitts
buFgn.

PrTTsBUEGH, February 26.-Aiss
Beriba Van HIllern, began her second
walk against time in this city, 81 Old
Hall, this evening, Of 100 miles 10 Is
hours. she started 81 O'Clock snd com.
ple,sd her rrst 10 miles in hours and 9
minutes The bet mile, the eighth, was
made in II minutes and "a seconds. The
ball Ia filed With tie beat people OF the
city
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Yeour Girl Abducted by Gipsies.

OXFORD, o. February 25.-This even
ing, about O'Clock, man named Sneec,
while encsmped near here, vas attacked
by gi psies, knocked down, and his dsugh-
ter, young lady Only sixteen years Cd
taken from him Sneed vss moving
from Northern Illinois 70 hs former
home in Ohio. and is evidently very poor
and much distressed.
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ESCAPE OF CARRIE TUCKER.
The GIover's Gap Infantfcide tluaes
the officers and Flies 40 Parts oh'
KNOWN

GLovER's GAP, w. VA, Feb. Y.
Special to the Register.
1t will be remembered that Carrie
Tucker, the young girl who gave birth to
an Legitimate child few days ago. was
taken suddenly i'll at the time she was ar
rested. Her illness prevented her being
placed in Jail, but guard was stationed
over her ever since. On Sunday night
she gave the officer the slip and effected
her escape. She was at once pursued but
the arrangements for the escape had
beer so well planned that up to the pres
ent writing she has not been arrested.
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Lie A.sseiai!os of America.

81. LOUIS, February 26.-InszrAnce
supsrintsnc ert Rolefe snd ComuisziOner
Rove, Of Michigan. have eoTPIsted
iheir examination Of The Lie Association
Of AmerleA- They report thss The Az
soEis,ion has about tl2Dy0 sgrplCs over
al liabilities and ressrTs ~ AZ per cent
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A Coal Miner Buried AIivs-Reseued
by Priends-A Rnying Maniac

DUBUQUE, Iowa, February 25.-At
Pls;tsvrl!e, Wis, last Saturday, Ger
man miner was buried by the caving in
of mineral shaft. He was rescued Sun.
day afternoon, after experienced hands
had gone through twenty feet OF earth,
When found, be was alive, but be Wa
stark, staring mad, and has been ever
since
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Marine.

Losros, February 2s.-Stesmsrs Be
psblic, Angiis and 2. CollAnd, from
New York, and ScandiEArian, hon
Baltimore, arrived out
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exhibiting his stock of game chickens.
and extolling, in that peculiar style Of
language which appears to be indispen-
SADLY necessary TO convey a correct idea
on the subject, their many good and sur
passing qualities. A little further on
was two savage bull dogs engaged in the
very laudsble psstime of trying TO ex-
terminate each other.
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wELLSBURG LOCALS.

Wellsburg has the honor Of being one
OF the Oldest towns along tho Ohio river,
it's settlement dating back almost ninety
years. Away back 10 the dim past 1t
was an important business point. About
forty years ago, when Internal improve
ments by the national government be.
came the rage, and the great National
road was projected, Wellsburg made
gallant effort to have it strike the Ohio
river at this point, but Henry Clay's sill
yer tongue secured the prize for Wheel.
ing, and left our little burg out in the
cold. If WeIlsburg hsd been so for!r-
nate as to have secured the road, 1t would
probably have been tiourishing city to-
day. So, in our case, the WORDS OF the
poet fifty apply:
"of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these, II might have
BEEN"
The railroad era came along, ana sgsln
Wellsburg eIerted itself 10 ootsin rail-
road facilities, only to be bsffied and dis
appointed, while towns al around It were
respiug the benefits conferred by rarl.
way facilities. Still Wellsburg did No:
give up in despair, bat kept plodtiDg on
10 hopes OF the dawn ot brighter dsy.
II was almost hope against hope, but the
day of rejoicing csme snd February 25:h,
1873, marks M epoch in the history ot
our town.
Oar town, financially, morally and
other wise, is IN good shape and condition.
Without any debt and a. but little eI-
pense, it manages 20 get along with
levy OF only Is cents on the hundred
dollars, which Is the tax rate for this
yesr. Our population is :lom l,sO0 10
1000, and are, IN the msin. Gn
intelligent, enterPrising and sagscious
people.
Ous suburban adjunct called,
LAZEARYILLE
laid out as site for town about two
wears ago, BY Mr.. II. q. Lszear, an en-
lerprizing ana eo-shesd gentleman, bids
fair TO become IS ihickly populated IN
the near future, IS the capital OF Brooke
county. Several dwelling houses, nesriy
all OF them recently erected, snd bslck-
making establishment, form the nueieus
OF what will be, 81 10 distant day, $
thriving little town. As regards location
it has every sdvsntsge. Situated on the
fne bottom lands above WellsbUrg,
with good water IL abundance, coal hsndy
and lots cheap, there is nothing TO hinder
it from growing.
The Dsliy RsGIsrxR arrived yester-
day and this morning on time, and the
numerous subscribers 10 your journal 81
this point were promptly served BY Mr..
Poole, your agent, before daylight The
serving Of your paper ST so early sn
hour caused considerable complimentary
comment from oar citiEecs- WTr.
February 26.
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REVEALS,

1t seems that the revival angel has
visited our county. From every quarter
comes the report that the churches are
at work. The revival at the n. L.
Church in this place is still in progress,
with increased interest.
Rev. Trainer, OF Mannington, is con-
ductlDg very interesting revival in his
the NJ. t., Church Of tins. place. There
has been many conversions, and there
are now thirty pentenu.
The Bsptists, Of Briertown, have been
conducting q revival with good results
There has been many additions TO the
church, and the result is still very great
There were several persons immersed
at Bobtown last Sunosy. X. W.S.
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CoCKAYNE WILL CASE.
The arguments Of the attorneys in the
Cocksyne will case, commenced yesteF-
day morning.

Mr.. John B. Francis writes 10 US from
Moundsvllle in regard TO an item which
appeared in letter in the REGISTER on
tie 18th inst. Owing to want OF space
we cannot give his letter In toll. He
says that Robert Burt sued him for
obtaining money under false pretonces
and for stealing tools. In answer he
states that he owes Burt some money
which he was unable to pay, and that
Burt mshclously made the charges with
the intention of injurlng his reputation
He disclaims any dishonest intention and
says he will pay the money ss soon as he
can. Burt has dropped the case.
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FAIR MONT.
Released on BaiI-The Condition OF
the Roads-The Bugamon Robbery
-RevivaIs.

FAIRMoNT, w. VA, February l6.
Correspondence OF the Register.
Mr.. George Chslfsnt, of Morgantown,
who was arrested by our Sheriff on q
capiss and committed to jail short time
since, has been released on bail.
Miss Carrie Tucker, who was accused
OF infsnticide, sn account of which has
already appeared in the REGISTER, was
arrested on lsst Fridry and had hear
Ing before Justice Robey OF this county,
and was held on bail to answer an indict-
ment at the next term OF the Circuit
Court. Perry Hall, who is suspected Of
being equally guilty OF the offence, has
not been arrested.
The condition OF the roads in the coun-
try now is fearful. They were never
known TO be worse at this season of the
year.
The streets in the town of Warrington
are very muddy. They seem TO have
no bottom to them. 1t is strange that
the authorities Of the town do not repair
them. The principal business street is
almost impssssble, and the wonder 10 me
is that the citizens do not complain 10
such an extent that the Council would be
glad to mscsdsmiss the streets in self.
defense.
A good deal of excitement was cre-
sted in the upper end Of this county 8
few weeks ago by the report that Messrs.
Owen Hawker, Thomas Moore, Caleb
Moore, Amos Hswer and q. W. Hays
conspIred TO rob and did rob one Joshua
Anderson OF one hundred aud ten dol
lars on the night OF the 2S.h OF JaLu
last, near the Harrison county line. In fact
the place where the the robbery was said
TO have been committed was So near the
line of Harrison county that il was sup
posed 10 be in that county, AID justice OF
that county issued q warrant ana mad the
parties arrested and brought before him.
At the hearing, hsweyer, 1t was dIscov-
cred that the ohense Was ommitted In
this county, and the parties were re-
leased. A new warrant was tSen issued
by Justice Chr.sty. Of Warrington, and
the hearing of the parties was had to-
day. Only one witness, Joshua Ander-
son, was examined, and from his evil
dence the State did not make case out
agains. either Mr.. Hswker or Mr.. Hays,
who, on motion OF the Prosecuting At
torney, Mr.. Arnett, wkre discharged.
The trial of the two Moores will likely
last several days, and and it is impossible
to say, as yet, what the result will be.
The parties accused are among the most
respectable men Of the county, and it
would rejoice all if the charge could be
proven entirely. false.