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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-21
EASTERN AFFAIRS.
Meeting OF the Congress Doubtful.

meeting OF the esousress DOuDitul.
LONDON, March 20-A St Petersburg
letter declares that EngIand's claim has
produced so bad An impression in Russia
that the meeting OF tho Congress ia doubt.
fuI, nevertheless IL is believed in Vienna
and Berlin that the Congress will meet
on the ID OF April.
Great Anxiety About Ausiria's Fu-
ture.
BERLIN, March 20.--The North and
South German newspapers express great
aL1iety about Austrias future. Russia
is buying large quantities Of saltpeLre
and torpedoes.
England has no Ground 10 Mako
war.
vienna, March 20-It is urged in
official circles that England has no
ground 10 make war without hrst goiog
10 the Congress. II she does, she will
have the disspprobatioR Of Germany and
Austria. II England compromise. tho
Congress, Count Audrsssy's policy will
be thwarted, and the hopes Ot AN ultl-
mate nglo-Austrian understanding may
be abandoned. The Berlin Cabinet holds
the same view.
TJphus Raging Among Russian
Troops.
LONDON, March 20.-Advlces from
Tifes, state tha. typhu' is raging among
the Russian troops IN Asia General.
Milikof, SslowIef and SchelEoh wik, are
reported to have died. II is believed
that more men have been lost by il 'Ince
the cessation Of the arml, than on the
battle field during the war.
Negotiations with GreciAn IBsur-
kents.
LONDON, March 20 "A special from
Athens reports Hobart PashA ~ having
agreed not 20 70 bombsrd the Villages on
the coast OF Thessaly II the Insurgent
leaders would consent 70 ente into nego.
tiatlors with him 81 V.lo to-day, on con.
diton that their official status be recog'
nized. II is reported tbs: Hobart Pasha
offered the insurgents sutOnOmy.
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mere They are Prom.

news.
sglss5 .Se ;, Russian generals who distin.
TIE ,e., 'ueuselyes but one is q Russian.
. are probably from Ohio.
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subscriptions TO the Four Per Cent.
Bonds.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The sub
scrlptions to four per cent. bonds to-day
were 100000.
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PtttshaPgb.

PIrTsBUESH, March 20. Petroleum.
Crude Armer; 81 SIT .. Psrker's for
immediate shipmss,; refined si il4e Tor
Philadelphis delivery.
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Phi1adeIpbia.
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GtnefnuaIt.

CucIxEATI, March 20 - Hogs
Quiet; common .. 50 l0ts,3 Is, hight
s. 6OCS2 IS; packing ts COOS 80;
ba.cbsrs 81 sD,as o.. Rscsipn 1900
head; shipments $50 hssS.
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IPor additional markets see fourth page.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
THE PREDICAMENT IN WHICH
DIME NOVEL READING HAS 81
a Placed THREE YOUTHS.

On the 18th ultinio Mr.. Thomas Lynn,
.of Nj 30 Mott street, New Yolk, was set
upoD.by higllwaynien in Stebbins' lalie,
Wertchesier' He was shot at three times,
The first shot striking ahuckIe III his
braces, the second striking his pocketbook.
and thetnird taking efieciin his leg, The
police have been making u vigorous search
for the assailanls. Captain Steers, of the
rbirty-second precinct, arrested boy
named Ferdinand Fry, wl.owas suspected,
who confessed that lie was one Of Iynn,s
assailants, aud told whohis companions
were. They also were arrested. Adolph
Ballschneid-r, Fry said, did the shooting.
John +. Wagner, the third robber, cor
rohorateh Fry 8 accusation. .r...,
BaIlschmei,ler is but sixteen years DID,
anu the other Two are about the same age.
II il said that the three boys, with others
Of their kind, lived in a cave somewhere
near McCnmb's dam. The three Were
arraiyned in jefferson Market Police
Court aud held for trial.
Ballschnieider says that lie was addicted
TO reading dime novels. TIlisle,l To his
going to Texas. and finding no other en'-
ployncnt lie became a bartender. This
threw him into contact with ruffians and
thieves; and one fellow IN particular took
fancy To him, aud the Two became great
friends. The former shot a United States
Marshal, but got off. Ballschnlei,ler came
East, but did not give up his desperadn
Ways. The other boys say that he has led
number Of lads.i.,tu crlnIe. 81
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
THE FLORIDA INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE PASSES THROUGH.

f.
The congressional committee, appointed
to investigate the Florida election frauds,
with their clerks. sergeant alarms etc;
came into The city yesterday on the noon
train. and after dining ut the railroad
eating house, left by the Charlotte,
Columbia & Augusta railroad. The conf
mittee left Washington Sunday evening at
$50 o'clock, coming via the Virginia Mid
land route, and expect to arrive in Jack
sonville. Fla: "Wednesday morning, soon
after which the investigation willl'egin.
The following named persons constitute
the party: u.@ ..-.. .uz 3. 4.aa@.aa . :
Hon. Eppa Huntou, of Virginia, chair
man, Hon Frank Hiscock, of New York,
Hon VIM. NJ. Springer, os Illinois, con-
gressinnal cammittee; e. II. Sargent, Of
Ohio. and g. b. Burr of Pennsylvania.
deputy sergsants-at-arms; Joseph Bailey
of Pennsylvania, stenographer; y. IL.
HENDERSON 0f Virginia, clerk, and A. r.
Thorn. of Virginia, messenger. Charlotte
Observer.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
M GOOD LOOKS.

Young men labor undera gfeat mistake,
when they think good looks their principal
recommendation 70 women. A women ad-
n,ires handsome or fine. looking man. for
u time. bat IL neeis something more thar u
handsome face 10 retain this feeling. Tho
truth is, woman is as a general rule,
mole strongly drawn BY the intellectual
qualities Of the opposite sex than by any
thing else aud wethnk il will be found
that ugly men are, IN lie long ran. decided
~ the. most popular. II. hey have the
ability to make themselves so.. A few in
stances will illustrate this. Curran was
inertally ugly. Yet be was exceedingly
popular with the most beau,iiul women Of
the day, and his wife was great belle.
Shiel, too. wasa fayoriie, and SO was Gold
smith and even DR. johnson. Who could
be gentleman when be tried. was greatly
admired by the ladies. These men were
all remarkably ugly butt they possessed
the charm Of genius, which irresisti0ly at
tracts the noble qualities Of woman What
we have written is true OF the gentler sex
also. The b.st liked women are least be-
autiful. We frequently bear men say Of
sone bells, Yes, she is very beautiful
but i thank heaven she's rot my wife -
Sir Henry Raebuln says, /" No woman's
face is worth anything. IL il can be put up
on CANVASS" We think he was not far
from the truth. Women ike to be adj
mired for their loneliness. aud we do not
mean to blame them for il; but il itrequires
something more than mere beauty to enable
them to retain their influence over men,
Tobacco Ledf
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
The MISSOURI CYCLONE,
DETAILS OF THE TERRIBLE sGORM--THE
LOSSES or LIFE AND PROPERTY. WY. !

| A special dispatch from Richmond. Mo:
June 2, gives these further particulars Of
iherlyclone Of Saturday last:
The morning had been, intensely warm
and sultry. The storm came in the shape
Of Il funnel ard OF the cpior.of escaping
steam. Informed about lwo miles south
oftl,e city and approached slowly, des-
| truying everything by Its whirl. The
I .wiiirling cloud would break ororen in
! places and.emIt what appeared to be
black smoke, then close again, aud with
| Increased force continue on its march of
destruction. II first approached slowly
not faster, perhaps, than a maii could
walk-then moved faster, leveling every
thing IN its path even with tile ground,
| producing almost complete tdevastatioi,.
II was at least five minutes sweeping
/ through, the town. and Il NUMBERED a,Dung
ills victims snneof our best citizens, aud
literally destroyed one-thir'l of The pace,
including the post Office, Presbyterian and
| Baptist churches, and at leas: sevenly-five
private residences. The Shaw House, The
finest hotel in the town. Isl perfect wreck.
Tie court house is unroofed, as well rs u
number Of other buildings, and tile Con
servatory block Is badly damaged In the
dwellings destroyed every vesiigeof fnrni,
ture and clothing WAS blown away, and
sewing machines and stoves were broken
MS IL they were made Of glass. The dam.
age can scarcely he computed, but II IL
put down at SaOO,00O which falls upon
persons III many cases unable 10 Dear .he
loss, while many Of tile owners Of ia,
deslro, ed property are killed or seriously
injured. The Burgess family -four soIrs
and Two daughiels) are all seriously hurt
and their shops aud residence are eErirely
destroyed. Not u ycstige is left save the
broken timbers and furniture.
The sofproperty, however, is nothing
compared with the loss Of life. Al this
;inie there are twelve persons already
dead, and ut least seventy-ive other
seriously aud moriaily injured. physi'
clans from Lexington and other points
hare reached us. snd The houses of Lii,
citizens that escaped are thrown open {"
the sufferers. The court house has neei
converted i.lto hospital, andeyerything
possible lias bren done To alleviate tile
distressed and suffering. As many have
been rendered Homeless, having losl every.
thing they had, il would be we'll for III,
philanlaropic 90 mid them.
As the storm swept norlhwarl II de.
slroyed buildings, !eiIces aud the large
iron bridge ever Crooked river, and ".
have heard of the devastalions as far a'
eight miles from tile city. The damag,
10 crops, etc; isyery great. Our city lisa
scene Of desolatiun, and the sounds oI
mourning and pain are heard mali sides.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
FUN ON THE FARM.

We often hear ihe remark, "How dull
farming must be- or who would live in
the country. where there are no oppors
tunitIes forfung' Well then--ifyou want
to know what genuine funis. just pitch In
and help TO break pair Of three year-oId
steers. First, you catch steer and tie
him To post in the barnyar,l. Then you
catch the other one aud lie a rope around
his horns. Then your dad gets the yoke
aud between you two and the hired mai,
you rel II fastened on their necks. Then
the old man tells you % unite the ripe
gently, while lie aud tile hired man hold
the critters. Just Ms you slip the knot,
away 70 the Steers with Lawl aud u
bellow-or rather pair Of bellows--and
there arises confused mixture Of horns,
heels. tails, ropes dad, hired man aud
curse. on your stupidity, that reminds you
of the pictureor volcanic eruption IN tile
oil Biographies. Aud thsl'sonly the be.
ginning of the fun. liye-and, bye did gets
hold Of one ripe aud tie hired man gets
hold of tho other and they run Races dawn
the lane--the steers meek and neck" aud
the old man performing tie curses on the
serpent. . - 3D.. e.
Then there is the time ia hasing when
dad undertakes To show you how TO niow
over bunLlesbres' nest. lie aint
afraid % these bees. nor needn't be- just
go right along Tiny never sling unless
you tight EN-; aud then wish y yet nut o.
way aud dads swath comes loa sudden
stop and I,v departs Cor the h"use aud
hartshorn Oh dead run, ut the business
end o. aduzen yellow. legged humble bees.
Oh, no, there isn't any fun on a farml
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
BEESrINGS A REMEDY FOR
E.F s RHEUMATISM. s..

The Pruegcr Observation-Disclosures W'o-
chcRbt,,tt conlains the following inrsgar,l
TO the cure OF rheumaiitm 10y the means Of
bee slings: The correspondent says That
his wife having suffered 80 much as To he
unable 10 enjoy any sleep or rest Tor the
space ofslx mouths, the right aFnI being
altn"st lame. preventing the sufferer from
doing aiiy household work, making her
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
NORTH CAROLINA Ar GETTYS.
BURG.

&
Applications are constantly made for
copies Of filE OBSERVER containing the
articles IL regard 10 The conduct II North
carOlina troops At Gettysburg. The num-
her u requests for these. from the Nortb>
ern States esperially. has la,terly become
% great that. beng unable 70 supply them
Otherwise, il has botn determined to pub
lisl them in hook form.
The papers on the subject, on both sides.
will be reprinted just as they apnerei in
TnE OBSERVER. aud will make a volume
Of s'Ihe two hundred pages.
The book will be printed on fair white
paper. with good. ceir type, aud 10 PAPER
covers will le sold ai - cents; 10 dealers
aud canyassrrs at SIS per hundred.
A library edition will abo no made.
printed on superior and handsomely bound.
which will be sold Al 81 each; to dealers
and causassers ut the rate 6f Sc per hun>
dred. as s.....8s ..-..
Single copies Of either edition mailed
postpaid on receipt u the price.
Tho book will be ready Tor delivery in a
ics weeks. Orders accompanied with
cash are solicited.
Address TnE OBSERVER.
Raleigh. n. O.;
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
A WELL REMEMBERED INCIDENT

A WELL REMEMBERED INCIDENT
OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES. -
The Rev. j. William Jones. in ~, address
before the National Sunday School Conyeu-
ton. Atlanta, Ca: related the ft!lowmg
incident: 10 the e,rlS spring Of 1873.
when the Confsraie and Federal armies
were irvntiug each other on the opposite
hill. Of Stamford and Spostsyyania. two
b1iDiE chApeed Oue evening. nj the same
hour. 10 begin 20 discourse sweet music on
eiibcr bank uf.ihe river. A large crowd
OF the soldiers Of both armies gathered 70
listen 10 the music. the friendly pickets not
Interfering. aud sJon the bands began 10
answer each other. First the band % the
Northern bank would play Star Sps.gled
lianner.r !. Hail Columbia or some other
natioraI air, and at ils conclusion the boys
in blucs would cheer must Justify. Aud
thsn the bana on the southern side would
respond with Dixie" or :. Bonnie Blue
Flag or some other southern melody. and
the bo,s 10 grey" would attest their ap-
probation With an .nld Confederate yell. ;
But presently me Of the bands struck or.
in sweet aud pllintiyc notes. which waited
across tie liappahanock werc caught NJ nj
once by the other baud and sweled into a
gratd anthem which touched every heart.
" Home Sweet liunlcr' At the conclusion
Of this piece there went up simultaneous
shon, irum both sides Of the riser---cicer
followed cheer aud those bills. which had 80
reernily resounded with hostile guns. echoed
and reechoed the glad acclaim. A chord
hal been struck responsive 10 which the
hearts Of ehemic,-- enemies then--could
beat 10 unison; and on both sides Of the
riler.
Something dawn The soldiers cheek.
Washed oh the stain 81 powder =
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

IN observer u the ways Of all sorls ~
idiots has noticed that il polite young man
i invited 70 jnir. crowd hefTe bar anl
replies, No. ! thank you. > or nses similar
words u dcel.naiion. he Is looke,l npon as
drridcdly fresh. But le, him simply say.
! amt drinking to-day. aud. IL further
pressed, repeat the words 10 an impatient.
almost angry tune. and the 'crle' Is atisf.
I'd. and he pssses lur good fellow all The
same. Courier Journal.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

People on bluff overlooking PIymouth
harhor Mass recently Witnessed rare
sight. They FIRST saw q heavy black cloud
rise from the northern hcriEau into what
until then had been clear ky. aud sweep
with astonishing vclscl,y across the sea. A
streak of white haze and spray marked tho
course Of the storm cloud. A sailbcat Iay
directly ~ It's path. about two miles from
ile shore The little vessel wss fnr an H..
siant hidden. aud Nhcn u came into view
agam Il was wrerk--dlled with water.
mast gone. aud three mcn swept away
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

What's DC time o'day. old 'eman7 = said
colored codntrymsn % Aunt Willy. YES.
letdpy. trying to poke fun ai The braes chain
that held her 'front.' door key around that
Young lady's neck Look at dc Town
clock, chile. Dats bOilt fOr Po folks.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

There Il sori of ambiguity in he rca.
son s~igncd by ire Wisconsin legislature
for refusal 10 make insanity . eausa ior
disoree which reason Is that ia man
ever wants wife Il i When Le 4 crazy. !
New Havca Regisier.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

That's The only wedding trip shall ever
take said an old bachelor. as he stumbled
over brides tfaio.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19
WORDS OF WISDOM.

WORDS OF WISDOM. s9r
Do moi. delight in tb. nlisfurtuhes of 9TH
crs, for you know not at wbat moment you
may fall. . Ii a5 hi. a15 4z
Have one settled purpose in life. and il
il be honorable il will bring you reward.
Following many sucalioLs has ruined ths
life OF many man. S@ @
Practice economy aud industry aud sue
GERS is yours. g
Believe not i'll Of a brother till it prov.
ed beyond doubt.
The history Of the world teaches no les
son with more impressive solemni.y than
this: that the only safeguard Of great in
tellect is a pnre he,rt: that evil no sooner
takes possession Of ihe heart than folly CONS
:nences tue conquest Of fthe mind.
To live with our enemies as il they might
one day be our friends. and to live with
our friends as if they might become our
enemies. is neither according to the nature
Of hatred. nor in accordance with the rules
Of friendship Il is bot moral, but reals
ly political maxim. @
aEta3s3g-s-
Mrs. fIltun might he elected daughter To
Beecher's regiment. stsas
When Is pair of brepckes like paid
bill2 When u Is resented
What Is an old maid j? A woman that
has made for long time.
When you dispute with fooi. he is
very certain to be similarly employed.
Why Is coff;e like an ax with dull
edge? Because II must be ground before
it can be used.
Josh Billings says If wasin the habit
Of swearing, l wouldn't hesitate to ciiss u
bed.bug right Ia bis face.'
"work, but don't worry" Is an old pros
verb. But sliiflless people don't work,
and 20 usually take Il out In worrying.
A mob hanged horse thief in Kansas,
aud pinned the inscription ON his back:
.'Tliis man was not the noblcst work Of
GoJ.u
A Virginia sheriff askrdia murderer if
he wanted 20 masea speech on the gall
lows, and be replied: Guess ria; IL looks
like rain. aud don't want TO get wet. Go
on with tile hanging
Odds aud ends - Paper, sir?'' asked
the newsbcy. No. never read was the
blunt answer. Ill, boys. come here. cali
cd out the gsmiu: here's q man as Is
practisin' for the juryr'
Now that the phonograph make, il ros.
sible for sounds 10 he csnned the same ~
sweet milk. lnlsieiss fruit. etc. missionary
iernons can he bo,il.d and sent 10 the
south Sea Island ready for the table, in-
stead of tho missionary himself.
A Illinois man. with foresight worthy
of better cause. popped the question uil
iail road train, and now ,he maiden Is .:
lnss 70 decide asto which couniy rhe hsd
better commence proceedings ~ for breach
Of promise.
Ata recent dinner of shee,nsksrs. tho
following toast Was given: 'alsy ve have
all the women in the country 10 shoe. and
al the nen 20 bont
A over rnncludeda letter 10 bis girl as
follows: NV hes. lived one. cl,awcll the
postage stamp rn sonr last letter ~ 10 thun-
der cause knew y.a licked il on.
True friendship has tho skill and obscr.
ya,ion af The bes' physician. The diligence
and vigilance of the beat nsrse and tho
tenderness and ps,isncs VI tie bvst mother.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

A lady with fatal squirt came once q
\ fashionable artist Tor hrfporirait. lie
looked at her and she looked at him. aud
both were embarrassed. He spoke iirst
would your la,lysI,ip permit me, lie said,
'toiake the portrait 10 profile? There Is q
certain shyness about one ~ y0ur lady.
ships eyes which Is rs diiiieuIt to nri a.
II Is facinatlng liz nature.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

The easiest ihIus for negro 70 DO keep
dark.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

WIiose hest works are ,nD-i lraupltd on
A shoemaker, l,rcau-e. gooi slivvs Iasi
longer lham liai ones.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-19

Something dawn the soldiers cheek.
Washed On the stain of powder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28
PERSONAL.

Prince GOrtschakof is suffering lIoin W"
tinunIIy increasing weakness. - :; +Lo
Risbon Simpson is the next lecturer III '"o
JNmau Beecher course ON preaching az i"i'
Professor Lewis Swift has just received the
IA odaI awarded to him by the vienna A0''Uei"'
of Science -, ;o,, .bo
mr. s. A. Green, Of Boston, has given tne
Public Library OF that city the sum OF sl'ooo' "n..u
IN ne funded and the income useu " P'i'N
iating TO American history -:
The MARQUIS of Lorne has already expert
epced international cOurtrsies. The committee VI 'no
bepch show of dogs 10 be held in Detroit ID January
has invited his Excellency to- send some OF MS uosS "
exhibition. . -,
Caroline Won Beethoven, the niece of the
great composer is TO receive hereafter, by order Of the
king of Bavaria certain percentage OF the net prohs
of every performance FdeiO" at tho Royal Theatre
at Munich.
The late Duke de Morny-the " de Mora
Of Daudet-is discovered to have been writer. a
Partisan bookseller has just unearthed novel written
nv the Duke which was published in review about
1915. Il is called I'm Amour en- Corse"
Thyra, of Denmark, is an extremely pretty
and accomplished young lady Of twenty-five. She has
beautifully shaped face, large gentle eyes, and very
sweet expression The Duke OF Cumberland, her future
husband is in his thiry-iourth year. and has plump
RoOd-natured cOuntenanee OF the German type. The
Princess Emma, OF walGeck, who about TO marry the
Old King Of Holland is graceful, warmhearted little
person, with bright eyes ana u pIqldht IHVe'
Senator Bruce and his bride have returned
from Europe and are staying in Cleveland The Senator
met General Grant in Paris aud mad much talk with him.
"The General" he says, "has grown much more COM
municative than remeRber, and his tongue runs
much huently than formerly. He has paid great
deal attention and study to the institutions Of the
OLD World and he Ia continually contrasting them with
our own think am at liberty to say that General
Grant does not consider himself "a candidate for third
term. should, however. the nomination be rendered
him, do not think be would feel at liberty TO decline it,
Juan Olivia MOucasi the Spaniard who re-
Gently attempted to assassinste King Alfonso. is a
slender person Of rather delicate constitution. He has
dark hair and eyes, thick eyebrows and prominent
nose The expression of the is dreamy rather than
stern aud his mouth, which is not very small, is sur
mounted by "a very slight mustache Nothing would
distinguish this regicide from most young wOrkmen OF
his age. He maintains a calm, determined atutu e,
finchiDg in his stod indifference to his coming
doom except when he speaks OF only child daughter
two years old II seems to be his only and passionate
desire tie child again. and he has expressed this
desire several letters which he has been permitted to
write his brother.