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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-27

EoR SALE Low AND ON EASY
L TERMS. ~.
j,an Wheeling. About nnc.thIrd river bottom ihne
,Iyill H. moi subject TO overflow. well adapted for
Market IiafdcuIng; ah0ut lO1acrcs nne timber witch
an h. ta.Ils cultivated when CLEARED. Waiefed by
spripe drain Will make splendid stock farm; &, {,
S'''"' VI" ". v. H0iE 4 BRO,
r,,A; I'D 1900 Market ST.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-27

/ STREET COMMISSIONER WHYrE yesterday
conferred n benefit onthe citizens OF South
Front street, Island, by having a noisome
puddle which hasfor long time pastbeen
i source oi annoyance d, NIL who use that
street, cleaned out, and the hole filled
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-27

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 26.-Wcather clear
and pleasant. Departed Mary Elizabeth,
New. Orleans. River falling with tcet6.
T., oI,n., %, 4In Cnnu1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-27

EXERCISES at Chaplinc Street N. E. Sun
dav School will be resumed next Sunday,
and It Is expected they will bevery inter
cstins A number OF practitioners will be
admitted into full membership ut the
church communion service in the morn
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16

anybody else. Abe and her we're en-
gagged to be married, but she died, and
Lincoln took it SO much to heart that
we thought he would go crazy. He
wrote mournful verses from Burns
poems with chalk on the fences and
hummed sad songs for a long while.
He finally got married to Mary Todd,
for whose father I ran q whisky distil-
lery for some time. Mary Todd was a
nice girl, bat she couldn't hold candle
to Ann Rutledge. I helped Lincoln
survey some land on the Culver. That
stream used to be called Little Macki-
nav, until I named it CULVER because
it was so quivering. While Lincoln
surveyed some Government lands in
Mason county, constable levied on his
compass and other instruments for debt,
and he would have sold or taken 'em
along if I hadn't advanced money
enough to kill the debt. Abe paid me
back the money as soon as he had it.
The first plea that he made was for me,
and it was in the Salem store. Some Of
us lively fellows had been on spree tc
Springfield, when I set one fellows new
coat on fire. He had me arrested anc
tried, but Lincoln cleared me. and the
burnt coat fellow had to pay the drinks
for the crowd. Cor. Havasaa (I1.'
| Democrat.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
SAD TRAGEDY.
The Sister of the United States Vice Consul
at Bucharest Assassinated by Discarded


The Sister of the United States Vice Consul
at Bucharest Assassinated by Discarded
Lover.
The Bucharest (Roumania) CORE
spondent of the Edinburgh Scotsman
writes as follows:
"a sad tragedy has just taken place
here. The sister of the American Vice
Consul, gentleman well known and
much respected, has been cruelty MUIR
dered by young man who fell in love
with her about three years ago. Fol-
various reasons the young lady's family
refused their consent to the match, al
though one marriage had already taken
place in the family-the lady's sister
being married to W. Stladecker. the
elder brother of the sutton. After some
stormy scenes it was resolved that Young
Stladecker should go to Paris, where he
has been staying until the last two weeks.
Returning to Bucharest, he found married
to another the lady whom he loved, and
at once seemed to lose his reason. Go
ing into the room, few days after his
arrival, where the lady and her sister
were alone, he commenced upbraiding
her, and, scarcely waiting for an answer,
plunged dagger into her breast. The
wound was mortal, and, with one shrek,
she fell to the floor, her sister trying to
shield her from the fury of her assassin,
who, unable to strike again to her heart,
stabbed right and left into limbs and
body, it is said, screwing the dagger
round in the wounds he inflicted. Then,
his object accomplished, he rushed off
and tried to commit suicide by cutting
his throat with the dagger, breaking
it, however, and failing in the attempt.
Help coming when too late, the poor
lady, who had been but four months
married and was only rs years of age,
was laid upon a couch. The murderer
was also secured and taken to q hospital.
and guarded by gendarme. During
the night he made an attempt to escape,
which was frustrated, but on Tuesday
the 18th he committed suicide. Saying
he was unwell, he was allowed to leave
his chamber, followed by his sentinel.
On entering closet he drew the cord of
his dressing gown off, attached it knot
ted to beam above him, and ended his
life by hanging himself. He made no
noise nor uttered sound, and was dis.
covered dead when the door was opened.
This has been grievous blow to ali the
relatives, who are Jews. DR.. Stern, the
lady's brother, is we'll known here, both
as filling the place of Consul for the
United States, and by having translated
Shakspeare's Hamlet into the Rou-
manian language"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
A Human Monster.

A short time after the ship lilo Quilted
Callao, Peru, the Captain discovered two
stowaways on board and put them in
irons. During the following night a
CHILEAN, who had hung his hammock in
the quarter of the ship where the pris-
oners were, accused one of them of hav-
ing stolen his food. The accused ex-
plained that this was impossible, as his
chain prevented his reaching it, where
upon the monster of CHILEAN struck
him down, and deliberately proceeded to
cut off his head and throw it into the
water. He then wished to dispatch the
trunk after it, but was prevented by it's
being attached by an iron ring fixed to
the bridge by chain. Whereupon he
hacked away at it and cast it piecemeal
into the sea. The other stowaway was
meanwhile in such an agony of terror
that he did not cry out. The assassin
was placed in the hands of the authori-
ties at Iquique. ... t..,.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
"reminiscences of Lincoln.

Having been informed that Mr.. Jesse
Baker, of Crane creek, lived near Old
Salem when our assassinated President
" kept store" in that ancient burg, I pill
grlmed to Uncle Jesse's sfcommo dious
residence, some weeks ago, and found a
rich mine of historical wealth. After
stating my errand, the venerable octo-
genarian cast his eyes on large por-
trait OF Abraham Lincoln, which deco
rated the parlor, and proceeded to re-
late, among others, the following
" When Lincoln first came to Salem the
people didn't like him very well, for he
was terrible uncouth youngster, but
they got to like him mighty smart short
ly after. He was, the honestest store
keeper they ever had on the Sangamon.
He wasla great fellow to Joke, and was
eternally a-studying some book. NY
father and a couple other. old settlers
made up some money to buy some law
books for him. I often bet with young
Lincoln on horse-races and turkey
shooting, but, whenever he lost. I Of
tered him the money, but he said /:
{ No,sano, Jesse; yon won the money
honestly, and [ don't take it back.
Lincoln was a great friend of the But
ledge family. He took a great liking to
Annie, and she never kept company with
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
Poor Fremont.

The story that John G. Fremont and
his family have been. Of late in actual
want of food has been circulated. but is
denied. By entertaining lavishly and
maintaining social position beyond it's
means, the family. has, within the past
few years, been reduced from wealth to
very straitened circumstances. till in
January even the modest city residence
to which it went from a mansion IN New
York and a villa on the Hudson lad. to
be abandoned all of it's contents. even
to the pictures, being sold out BY the
Sheriff. Mrs. Fremont, her daughter.
and an Invalid son accepted the hospital,
ity OF friends, while the General went
to New Jersey i'll search of employment.
and obtained it, through the influence
of friends, after he had been literally
without iood for couple Of DAYS. This
is one version Of the story. Another is
to the effect that, while there has been
no such imminent danger of starvation,
the family has been all winter. and is
even now, in positive want.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
Grain SHIPMENTS.

"Gath," in one of his letters to the
Cincinnati Enquirer, says: Montreal
has seven elevators for steamships and
four for railway cars, their united storage
100000 bushels. There are eleven
floating elevators in Montreal harbor
which can handle altogether so, 900 bush
els an hour; the barge OF vessel which
carries grain to Montreal stands all the
port and elevator duties. Boston, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore load their grain
directly from the railway wha1ves
into the ocean ship. At New York
lighters are used to transfer grain to
ships, which make an additional expense
of $2.1O for every 100 bushels. Balti-
more has the advantage over New York
Of $1.3O per ton of grain, and Philadel-
phia $1.1O Consequently Philadelphia
and Baltimore exported 5000, 900 bush
els more than New York in 1877"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
England and Her NeighhOrs.

Finally, am selfish enough to hope,
in the interests of my country, that in
the approaching conference or congress
we may have, and may use, an ioppor-
tunity to acquire the good will of some
body. By somebody I mean some ma
ton, and not merely some government.
We have, ! fear, for the moment pro-
foundly alienated, if not exasperated,
so, 100000 of Russians. We have re-
PEELED, and, I fear, estranged, 20, 600, 900
of Christians in the Turkish empire.
We seem to have passed rapidly, and
not without cause, into a like i'll odor
with its 100000 of Mohammedans.
It is not in France, Italy or Germany
that we have made any conquest of af-
lection, to make up for such great de-
faults. Nor is it in Austria, where
every Slav is with the first 10000, 900,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
Answers to COrrespondents.

Eureka Politician. You had better re-
main where you are. As rule meaner
men are elected to office in Eureka than
in Elko county.
Policeman-.It is always better to ar
rest and disarm man before beating
him over the head with six-shooter.
1t is safer and more systematic, and it is
the rule generally adopted by the police
in the large cities.
Subscriber. 1t makes no particular
difference whether you pay your sub
scription or not. It doesn't cost any,
thing to speak Of to run newspaper in
Tuscarora, and we can always realize
enough for personal expenses by dispos.
ing OF our exchanges to proprietors OF
Chinese wash houses for wrapping paper.
Chesterfield Shying spittoon
through a mirror is regarded as a gross
breach Of hurdy- house etiquette. At a
select hnrdy ball the recognized full
dress for gentleman is a stiff.brimmed
hat and a whistler. $50
Amelia, Elko.-First pare YOUR corn
carefully, with q carpenters drawing
knife. Gut out the crown of felt hat
and spread on the inner surface q thick
coat OF Hucks & Lambert's axle grease.
Use this as plaster, and in few DAYS
you easily pry out the loosened roots
with o crowbar. TuscorOro (Neu.
Times RevseaO. #$ SE Z
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
Fashion Notes.

Bunting braids are in dark colors,
with white edges; the ight-mixed mo-
chair braids have acanthus patterns in re-
Lief; these will take the place of jacquard
gallOons.
Small buttons are used in preference
to large ones; the mosaic inlaid pearl,
French horn inlaid with pearl, rose pearl
engraved, and vegetable ivory in diff
ferent colors, are all small in size; there
is also great rage for small gilt but
tons. ~.
Several of the spring wraps are in
camels-hair, in biche and mastic shades;
they either tie in front or are cut in cir
cular shape, and tie with bows of rib
bon; they have one seam in the back,
and are simply trimmed with fringe of
the same color.
Children's dress coats of fine muslin
are worn over light blue or pink silk;
they have narrow founces of needle
work headed by insertion; the insertions
are set up the front with bows of narrow
ribbon. Little caps are to match with
rosettes of fringed silk.
Narrow watered ribbons are much
used this season. Rosettes are made of
ends of this narrow ribbon, cut into
sharp swallow points and these rosettes
are mixed in with flowers in wreaths, or
with leaves; dark red, with wreaths of
ivy leaves; or white watered rosettes,
with garlands of fern leaves, on white
evening dresses. ~ 1~'.s!~f "-,
The bonnet shapes are all to be quite
close this year, and very large bows of
watered ribbon, in the Alsatian style,
are worn on black bonnets; these are
also much enlivened by wings of hum
ming birds set in rows, or humming-
birds en- 6rochette; even Brazilian
beetles are impaled on skewers, and Sc
cured by little gold chains, which may
or may not be attached to their legs.
Brides wear tulle wells, but for spring
the floral decorations are diversified; for
a youthful bride clematis and orange
blossoms, or lilies of the valley and
clematis, are mixed; for maturer brides
orange flowers and jessamine and syringa
are combined; the sweet-pea blossom is
also much used, and is made into
fringes for bridal dresses, as well as
lilies Of the valley, headed by bands of
fiowara
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16

He lives in the "Western District. u
Yesterday he called at the House to see
Gen. Vance. He modestly communica-
ted his wishes to the Doorkeeper.
Have you card, sir?" he grufiy
growled. "Cards," he said, thought
fully, mechanically running his hand in
the rear pockets of his coat. Ono, sir,
/ / don't carry EN-" "Where are you
from9" inquired the d. K. "North Car
olina," was the prompt answer. Swell,
how do they do in North Carolina when
people go a-visiting ?" "Why, they
ride up to fellows fence and heller to
him to tie his dog, and they gets down
and goes IT," was the laconic reply.
The Doorkeeper Immediately dispatched
a page to Mr.. Vance. He found that
his supposed verdant constituent had
got the best of House Doorkeeper.
Washington Cor. Raleigh (N. CO. o.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..

The Powers of the General G0vernme emit
The case of the Pensacola Telegraph
Company against the Western Union
Telegraph Company, recently decided
by the Supreme Court of the United
States, contains some wholesome doc
trine in relation to the powers of the
General Government over the internal
commerce of the country, as will be seen
from the following extracts from the
opinion of the court, delivered by Chief
Justice Waite:
Congress has power to regulate
commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States Cart. l, sec. 8,
par. -, and to establish postofices and
post-roads. 3D., par. u The consti-
tuition Of the United States, and the
laws made in pursuance thereof, are the
supreme law of the land. Cart. 6, par.
81 A law of Congress, made in pursu-
ance of the constitution, suspends OF
overrides all State statutes with which il
is in conflict.
Since the case Of Gibbons VS.. Ogden
GO Wheat, y it has never been doubted
that commercial intercourse is an ele-
ment of commerce which comes within
the regulating power of Congress. Post
Offices and post-roads are established to
facilitate the transmission of intelli-
gence. Both commerce and the postal
service are placed within the power of
Congress, because, being national in
their operations, they should be under
the protecting care of the National Gov
eminent.
"The powers thus granted are not
confined to the instrumentalities of COM
MERGE, or the postal service known or in
use when the constitution was adopted.
but they keep pace with the progress of
the country and adapt themselves to the
new developments of time and circum-
stances. They extend from the horse
with its rider to TIE stage coach, from
the sailing vessel to the steamboat, from
the coach and the steamboat to the rail
road, and from the railroad to the tele-
graph, as these new agencies are success
sively brought into use to meet the de-
mands of increasing population and
wealth. They were intended for the
government of the business to which
they relate, at all times and under all
"reminiscences. AS they were intrusted
to the General Government for the good
OF the nation, it is not only the right but
the duty of Congress to see to it that in
tercourse among the States and the
transmission of intelligence are not OBJ
structed or unnecessarily incumbered by
State legislation.
"The Government Of the United
States, within the scope of its powers,
operates upon every foot of territory un-
der it's jurisdiction. It legislates for the
whole nation, and is not embarrassed by
State lines. It's peculiar duty is to pro-
tect one part of the country from en-
croachments by another upon the ma
tional rights which belong to ALL"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
Cause and Cure.

Two gentlemen were in Leavenworth,
Kan, several years ago, with $50 in
their pockets. They desired to get
money enough to go to California. They
went to separate hotels. One registered
as physician and advertised remedy
for cholera. The other put up large
quantity of yeast powders into small
packages, with little croton oil in each,
and hired boy to distribute them.
Soon family after family, affected by the
croton oil, felt what they believed were
symptoms of cholera. The sale Of the
cholera remedy was enormous, and the
gamblers were enabled to go to Califor-
MIA. They now tell the story through
the Virginia City apers.-LedvepaOorth
Appeal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
BORDER BUTCHERY.

The Recent Raids by Mexicans Into Texas
twenty-five Men and Fifteen Children
KiI1ed-Horrible Atrocities.
A letter from a prominent citizen of
Corpus Christi, Tex, to Congressman
Schleicher, contains the following state
ments regarding the recent terrible and
outrageous murders committed in Webb,
Duval and surrounding counties of
Texas by Mexicans in the garb of In
dams:
ct have lived in the counties of San
Patriclo, Live Oak and Neuces for thirty
years, and have been through all the
troubles of the frontier. I have never
seen such wholesale slaughter. They
took little boys from to IL years old
and two men on horseback would hold
them up by their hands while the third
would take out their entrails. The men
they would shoot and take out their en-
trails. This was seen by women and
men who were hid in the brush, and we
found the bodies as it was told to us,
and in the manner stated. The killed
amounted to about twenty-five men and
fifteen children from to IA years old.
This raid was made to get horses
for the Mexican army, and I am told
by good authority that all the raid
ers receive is the money they can
get with other valuables, and ST. head
for all the horses they bring safe over the
Rio Grande. I think they must have
crossed over the river with about 500 or
600 head Of saddle horses. There were
about fortyfive Of the raiders altogether;
about twenty six in the party that did the
killing, about ten in the one that was
below San Diego, and eight or ten in the
one that crossed above Eagle Pass.
When say 500 or 600 head of horses I
mean the number that was taken by the
party that did the killing. The party
that crossed the Rio Grande below Rio
Grande City had about $50 head of
horses. de not know how many horses
they crossed above Eagle Pass. Now,
how is it that the United States, as great
a Government as it is, will allow such
work to go on? It looks as if such
wretches as committed these crimes
should be blotted out Of existence. They
should not be allowed to live. We have
the power to stop this raiding, and why
not do it at once9 I say, demand that
these men be turned over in ten days.
and in case of a failure send troops over
and get them, and take the whole
country"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16

and every Magyar with the second.
Where is all this to stop9 Neither in
personal nor in national life will self
glorifcation supply the place of general
respect or feed the hunger of the heart.
Rich and strong we are but no people
is rich enough or strong enough to dis
regard the priceless value of human
sympathies. At the close of the year.
should an account be taken, trust we
may find at our command less meager
store of them than we have had at its
beginning. -Gladstone's paper an the
Nineteenth Century.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

Nibbs went home at twelve. Twas unusually late
For him, and he made conjecture
That lone Mrs. N. would remain up and wait
His coming to give him lecture.
He entered the house and began an excuse,
But she was too angry to listen,
And, turning upon him, she made rapid use
OF her tongue, while her eyes did glisten.
He cringed like culprit awaiting his doom,
And while at the height of her passion
He beat retreat to the little bedroom
And planned to escape such lashin'.
He took up bolster that lay on chair
And under the covers he rolled 1t,
Then, pulling his boots, he assembled the stair,
And left her 20 foolshly scold it.
She entered the room and she cuttingly said,
"Youre cruel and false and unfeeling-
You know that you are, and you cover your head
AS If you were guilty of stealing"
She put out the light, and she scornfully lay
With her back to the hulk without turning.
For fully two hours she scolded away;
But when she discovered next morning
The ghostiy deception she uttered shrek,
And swooned for an hour, and was sick for week
For what he had done he pretended to grieve-
He petted and talked to her sweetly-
And yet on the sly he would laugh in his sleeve
To think she was conquered completely.
Regaining her health she became very meek;
She murmured no more when neglected.
Though he went at pleasure six nights in the week
But he-ah, he little suspected
That there was a woman's resentment concealed
Away in her bosom's ripe kernel
That closet whose contents never revealed
By any appearance external.
He came home one morning between two and three
Expecting to find her a-weeplng,
But, up-tOeing in, was distracted to see
couple apparently sleeping!
He turned up the light, and he turned the air blue
With sulphurous language that woke her,
Declaring that since she had proven untrue
He'd slaughter the villain and choke her.
He reared; Ellis blood shall atone for the shamel
She pleaded "Oh, don't kill my lover!'
But, drawing his pistol, he took steady aim,
And "Zip" went ball through the cover.
Returning the glittering speeder of lead
Back into the hip-pocket holster,
He pulled down the blankets to find man dead
And there lay the innocent bolster!
He fell on his knees-and from that day to this
The two have enjoyed connubial bliss.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16
Poisoned.

A recent dispatch from Richmond,
Va, says: "Mrs. Annie Miller, a farm
er's wife, at Elk Garden, in Russell
county, suspecting that her butter was
being stolen from her dairy, put poison
In few rolls. In selling some of the
butter to a customer, Mr.. Thomas Jack
son, she accidentally put in one of the
poisoned rolls. The consequence was
that, at breakfast next morning, Andrew,
Joseph. and James Jackson, brothers,
and lady guest, Miss Alice Gatewood,
ate of it and died shortly afterward. Sew
eral others are lying dangerously i'll
from the effects of eating the poisoned
butter. An investigation will be had of
the truly-deplorable affair" alll