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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-06

Notwithstanding the paasags Of an
election law by the Utah legislature, The
House Subcommittee On Territories,
who had that act under confederation,
to-day agreed to report the Utah E'ec.
tion Bill introduced by Mr.. Luttreli.
They have shorn Il, however, of ia
clauses disiranchlsing polygamisls and
= Oswi0c, March 5.-rhe Democratic
and GIeenback Co.olilion have elected
Thomas Pearson for Mayor by about $50
"i RoMs, N. Y, March 6.-The Demo.
ocrats viii elect Parks for Recorder by
244 majority, and the entire city ticket
TRoY, March 5.-Troy City elects the
entire Democratic city ticket, and
eight out Of thirteen supervisors. The
workingmen's ticket received about one
thousand votes.
ELMIRA, March 6.-The Greebackers
elected Granville D. Parsons Mayor to-
day By majority Of 42i over Jaeksoa
Richardson, citizens candidate. They
also carried Ave out Of the seven Alder.
men,
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

There is talk OF Postmaster James,
Of New York, being made Postmaster
General.
M. Hanley, retail grocer, Of Charles.
ton, West Va, has failed. Assets, $500 ;
liabilities, $3.50.
The creditors Of Wilson & Grey, dry
goods dealers OF New York, have fled
petition 10 have the firm adjudicated a
bankrupt.
The State Prohibi,ary Convention at
Providence, r. l., to-day nominated
unanimously the present State officers for
reelection.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Louisville Coarier-Joarndi believes
that forty-one Senators are certain to
vote for the repeal Of the Resumption act.
-Chalky Dawson, proprietor OF The
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Coal Works, has made
an assignment to John +. Davis and 7.
L. James. Liabilities, $4,000; assets,
$1,000.
-Twenty-seven United States Sena-
tors and ono hundred and two Repre-
sentatives have signed paper recon-
mending the nomination ot Packard for
Collector Of New Orleans.
The active working oranges in Ten
nessee now number 566, with member.
ship Of between $4,000 and $4,000. Four
years ago the oranges numbered l,l07,
with membership Of about 10000.
General Anderson's case will come
up in the Supreme Court Of Louisiana
next Wednesday, when the exceptions
filed by his counsel will be considered.
II motion for a new trial on the eIeep.
tions is granted Anderson will be Of
once released on bond, and the trial Of
Wells will be indefinitely postponed.
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,,o, S,.,nrs' Contiagration.

4, u,py petsOns from this vicinity
kv, Visited these springs Of late, that
1.,v,Oithe destructive fire that oc-
e,rd there early yesterday morning
Nib, read with moro than ordinary in-
p,sl. We yentured 10 suggest 4 few
I,, ,go, in The course OF letter from
n, pI.ce, that's Chicago FIRE was needed
to rii /, Of the unsightly collection OF
.,cdsn .lructurcs that then choked up
il r,llsy, and, .urO enough, such a fre
asn. by Major Nortons dispatch to
tu, really occurred. II now the United
SUITS Commissioners, who are adjudi.
tlling tue titles Of squaIters and claim.
np !. the Hot Springs, will only hurry
q, their work and fI such metes and
Snudlris as will preserve the place
from future deiormity, the IRE will prove
bk blessing in disguise. Cremation
pl+yere method Of starting u town on
IM' career Of property, but the work
biors promptly and eiFectually in that
nyShtn otherwise it would linger for
y.lp, aUl then not be half done. Hot
Srius. i, 4 national point, and will in a
kr years be an important place, and i.
sssttlo be rebuilt in n style to corte'
,Paad with ita rising fame.
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OLD VIRGINIA.


Auditors Report 10 the Finance
C0mmittee-DeplOrable COndl.
tion OF the EinanceS-Only One
Hundred and Three Dollars in
the Treasury.
RICHMOND, VA, March 5.-The Audit.
or Of Public Accounts to-day reported TO
tho joint Committee on Finance OF the
General Assembly that the financial con-
dition OF the commonwealth was truly
deplorable. No money was being received
for taxes; all payments were being made
In coupons, which are at 80 per cent dis
count. The Auditor states that there are
but Sl03 In the Treasury and that none
could be borrowed nor collected, and that
be can run the State government not an
hour longer. The asylums were behind
even on thesupport account. He had no
means OF paying the per diem OF members
There was SIZE, 900 now due TO the banks,
aud they refuse further loans. He said
that deadlock might be avoided II the
General Assembly would provide that
license tax be paid in money only. Ol
81 100000 balances Of taxes due for the
last fiscal year there were now ready
nearly enough coupons to absorb 1t, and
on the fret Of July 5000, 900 more Of them
would mature.
The joint committee meets again to-
night to consider the situation.
In the House various propositions
were submitted looking to a solution o.
the public debt question, one Of which
was the appointment OF commission
consisting Of the Governor and Other
State officers, TO wait on the State credit
ors in order TO adjust the debt. No
action has yet been taken on any Of the
propositions.
The House Committee on Finance thi'
evening adopted a report in accordance
with the Auditors suggestion, recon-
mending the General Assembly TO pass 4
law providing for the collection Of license
taxes, including the revenue from th'
MoaGtt register, in money.
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The Hog Product.

The crop Of hogs the present season,
le77-7s, will be the largest ever known
10 the West. The number packed 10 Chi.
cago and other city packing points this sea
son, up to February 2S, WAS 4.T47 900 In
five days more, when the packing season
endp, there will be 100000 more (abOnt)
--say 100000 in all. Last year, At the
same points, there were packed S.5sS, 600;
increase, l,4l20O0. This increase i in
the city packing points alone. Add to
this the increase IN number packed at the
country points, and the increase 10 the
weight over ia.t year, and the additions
will be over 100000 head. The total
crop will be 40 follows. Packed in the
city, 5000 900; in the country, l,SO0,0OOi
total packed, G,sOO0OO. The increase In
the Middle and Eastern States Is immence
and tho hog. OF the fattsst and best kind,
Indeed, the corn crop OF the past two
years has been 80 large that very large
crop Of hog, had to follow. All Of this
will be very important 10 consumerS, as
low. .prices-very low-ior pork porducta
must he the result.
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rhe GREAT East l,iycr bridge.

New YoRK, March 5.-New plans
have been adopted. for the accommoda'
iion Of the travelling public on the new
Last River Bridge. The great.exposure
10 weather and the great length Of the
bridge, however, has caused the chief en-
giueer 10 decide that three sidewalks
were unnecessary and .-tMo were accord
ingIy abolished, and by widening the
whole bridge Eve feet two more wagon
tracks were added, 70 the bridge will
have. two double trackP, Is feet and 7
inches 10 width, for vehicles; two railroad
tracks, each thirteen feet wide, and a
central promenade for pedestrians, also
Is feet In width. The railroad trains
will be attached 10 an endless wire rope,
to be propelled by stationary engine.
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Ohio Legislature.

COLUMBUS, March 5.-ln the House
bills were introduced to make knowl.
edge Of the metric system aud the United
States history necessary in order 10 OBJ.
tain certificate to teach common
school, to forbid persons being sentenced
to the workhouse and 10 plead the in.
solvent debtor act to avoid working out
the tine, to establish homea for the widows
of the Ohio soldiers and sailors, to pro.
vide for the annual collection Of road
taxes in June.
In the Senate a message was received
from the Governor nominating Charles
W. Boyd, Of Brown county, rs Director
OF the Penitentiary.
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Fire at Hot Springs.
Associated Pfesi Report.
TFtRsr DISPATCH,


LITTLE ROCK, ARK, March 5.-A
special dispatch from Hot Springs IN.
nounces that terrible confsgration is in
progress at that place. Nearly the whole
Of the business portion is already burned,
including the Hot Springs hotel, the
American House, numerous bath houses
banks, printing otfices, &c. The details
are not yet received.
[sEcosp pisPArcH.l
MEMPHIS, March ga private dispatch
from Hot Springs says that lire last
night deS,royed all the buildings from the
expires. Office 10 Malvern crossing, in.
Guiding the telegraph office, the Hot
Springs Hotel aud the principal business
OF the place. The particulars were tele-
graphed for.
PARTICULARS OF THR DISASTER.
LITTLE Rock, Marcl, IA special to
the Essning Star gives the following par
ticulars OF the great fire at that place this
morning:
Hor SPRINGS, ARK, March 8.
About 80 o'clock this morning IRE
broke ont in shau;y occupied by a negro
named Greenlee. The lire communicated
to the French restaurant aud thence
north and south on both sides Of the
street. All the buildings are burned
north Of Rocksfellow's drug store and
south below Malvern Crossing. About
$50 buildings were destroyed aud an inl.
mense amount u goods. As there ia but
one street in the valley the steamer was
cut Of and could afford no relief to the
lower end OF the town until the flames
had been checked above them. The
horses, lircmen aud engine dashed
through the flames TO the Sumpter
House and came around The avenue
and Quinn Hill, anl are now, at 8 o'clock,
lighting il at the south end OF town.
Among the buildings destroyed are the
Hot Springs, American and Earl Hotels,
the French Restaurant, Valley aud State
Bank, Po-toftice, Daily Sentinel office.
Huffman 4 HamilIon's bath house, Fore
Bros. s Co, Little & jenkins, Moore &
Co.'s livery stable, Kimball & Co., knights
Of Pythias Hall, u. Brown & Co, Kara
tinsky, Western Union Telegraph Office,
Blake & Co., jewelers.. and the Maurice
bath house. It ia impossible at this hour
10 estimate tho losS, but ii will be
100000 or 100000. The mountains
are covered with people driven FROM
shelter and the goods carried from the
stores. No lives we're lost, Very little
insurance.
Daring the excitement the Daily Isle.
graph office was maliciOusly damaged.
The Western Union telegraph Office has
been reopened and business ID being car.
ried on without interruption.
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An important Decision aS TO
SIiretieh,

WAsHiNdros, March 5.-The Post.
master General to-day decided tIat mem.
bers OF Congress have the legal right 10
become sureties OH bonds accompanying
the bonds for mail service. The Post-
master General also decided that the bid
OF submitted by J. Q. Price, II citizen Of
the State Of Missouri could not be regard.
cd "a invalid, on the ground that his wife
is one Of the sureties thereon, as she Ia
possessed Of sufficient property in her
own right. Another decision Of interest
rendered by the Postmaster General ia to
the effect that certain bidders, Messts,
Brat, Of Texas, and Price, Of Missouri,
who are not actual owners Of steamboats,,
cannot 10 awarded contracts Tor steam.
boat mail service, aud are not relieved
from the prohibition Of the law on this
subject by showing that they have secured
the charter OF parties for the use Of their
steamboats,, conditioned upon obtaining
the mail contracts.
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CHICAGO, March b.-The Hard Money
League, nm organization with headquar.
terra NJ Chicago and designed to compro-
mise among its members the leading bus
iuess men Oi the Northwest, has just been
organized. principally by the eiiUra Of
oltizens OF Milwaukee, Racine and Chi.
cago. It's object is to secure concerted
action against tho greenback principles
aud eradicate iaIre ideas Of finance; but
the originatora will not oppose the work.
Ing 0i the silver bill. Already several
hundred business men have expressed
sympathy with the movement and an in-
,en.ion TO CO operate. The officers are
President, Geo. Wsllen, Of Milwaukee
Secretary, NJ. L. Scudder, Of Chicago;
Treasurer, 7. G. Gage, Of Chicago; Exec
uuvs Committee-Alex. Mitchell, b
Lsrde nsdorE and +. Ssnderson. Milwau'
kee; L. A. Bones and o, B Northrop,
Racine; D. l.. Shelly, f. J. Warner, W
T. Baker, f. G. Keith, L. J. Gage and N
L. Sender, Chicago. The Executive
Committee is empowered TO increase III
uunlbers, Oil vacancies. &c.
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A Wretehed Thief In the Disguise
of q Brave Man.

PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-Capt. HAr.
rison, who was passenger on the wreck
ed steamer Metropolis, and who subOs,
quen.ly made himself conspicuous In
rescuing and caring for passengers, was
arrested to-day on the grave charge Of
appropriatiug such effects Of the victims
as were washed ashore. Il was noticed
that when he reached Norfolk on his re.
turn homeward he had several trunks
in his possession, and detectives we're put
on his track. In his room was found
considerable clothing, bearing marks Of
Civil Engineer Moore and others Of the
wrecked passengers. BE was locked up
Ia default Of bail. Harrison,s vile was
drowned when the Metropolis was
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HOT SPRINGS.
Total Destruction ofths Business
Portion of the Town.
Losses Foot Up Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
Dispatch from Mol. Tom Norton.
Hor SPRINGS, ARK, March s.

Dispatch from Mol. Tom Norton.
Hor SPRINGS, ARK, March5
sptc!al to the Intelllgeneer.
A terrible Gre broke out here at one
o'clock this morning, resulting in the de-
struction Of the principal portion OF The
city. The Hot Springs Hotel, American
House. Postoflice, two banks and all the
dwellings and business houses on Valley
street, from the Arlington hotel TO the
southern extremity Of the city, distance
OF one mile, have been icompletely swept
away. The guests Of the hotels destroyed
sought refuge on the mountain sides.
The site Of the city this morning presents
a scene OF indescribable desolation.
Mr.. Thomas Hornbrook and daughter,
DR.. storer and family and Mrs. Trimble,
guests Of the HotspringS Hotel, escaped
in safety with their effects: but it Is
probable that all visitors here from
Wheeling will return home Immediately.
Mr.. Wm. L. Hearne left this morning,
The estimated loss Ia three hundred thou.
sand dollars. T. H. NORTON.
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Tie wIckedness Of Pittsburgl

Tie Wickedness Of Pittsburgh.
The Rev. E. R. Donahoo delivered an
address at Pittsburgh on Monday before
the Ministerial Association in which the
wickedness OF the place was set forth
with startling particularly. He confined
himself chiefly to the vices. OF drunken.
ness and prostitution, he enlarged upon
these two cardinal sins Of the city with
an emphasis that seems to have aroused
the profound attention OF the Minis
terial Association. He spoke Of the vast
number OF drinking places there were In
tho city, Of the number Of arrests that
were made during last year for drunken.
ness and disorderly conduct, Of the
amount that was paid in the way Of fnes
and forfeitures into the city treasury, and
of the still greater amount that was paid
for police purposes. Turning from this
branch Of his subject, he asked attention
to the other and still more irightiul vice
Of prostitution. Upon this point he ex.
pressed himself as follows:
at is safe to say that to-day in this
city for one life cut short by reason Of
drunkenness, fee fall the victims Of this
vice, and these not the aged, but the
young-young men In their glory, fair
maidens ensnared by the tempter, despoil.
ed Of all that is precious in womanhood
and destroyed as by the deadly blsst Of
u simeon"
As to the causes Of this frightful state
OF affairs, the speaker enumerated some
of them, as follows:
"IIow are young men led to violate the
laws OF chastity2 regard the senaa.
tional literature OF the day as most bale.
iul In It's demoralizing tendency. Ten
cent novels, the Boys 0Vn, Boys Com
punion, police papers iu which all the
ways Of the wicked are made kno wn, and
all such literature creates taste for
something more and more dprayed until,
by the obscene literature which can be
readily procured, the mind ia poisoned,
the tastes yitialed, the morals corrupted,
the passions inAsmed aud then the result
ruin. Other prolific cautes Are to be
found in the great desire now prev.
alent 10 limit the number ot off.
spring in the family. A large num-
her Of children is too often regarded
now IA a disgrace. The parents who
gather about their table more then two
children are at beat to be compassiouated,
commiaera,ed. Many to-day, in rebelling
against the law Of natural increase. are
driven to life OF prostitution and shame.
The uso and sale Of intoxicating liquors
ia promotive not OF drunkenness only,
but Of prostitution. There is not to-day
house Of prostitution in this city at
which intoxicating liquors may not be
procured. II they have no saloon on the
premises, there is one close by which sup
plies all demands for liquor ordered.
Break up the dram-shops, and the task
will be much easier in suppressing pros.
titution. Theatrical exhibitions often
furnish the incentive to prostitution. The
exposures OF person, the panderings to
vice, the continual appeals to the basest
passions. all these tend 10 promote pros
litution both among men and women"
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Real Estate Fiasco.

New YoRK, March 5.-The Industrial
Exhibition Company, in 1871, purchased
LOT Of land lying between 99th and l0Sd
streets and 4lh avenue for the purpose
OF establishing an Industrial Exhibition.
The price paid was Sl,700,000. The
scheme was not successful, and the land,
which had been divided into lots, has
been sold under foreclosure by several
insurance companies holding mortgages
upon II. The sum realized was $400, 900.
The former manager Of the Exhibition
Company states that soon after the pur-
chase Of the property the company was
offered S2,500,O00 for II,
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FRANCE.

PARIS, March 5.-The disruption ol
the Senatorial group known as the Con.
stitutionalists Is authoritatively an.
nounced by the Solid, their organ. Twen,
ty members have declared for freedom
Of action. The difference arose concern.
ing the election Of life Senators and the
degree Of opposition to be offered 10 M,
Duiaures government.
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Marine Intelligence.

GLASGOW, March 5.-Arrived-steam.
er State Of Pennsylvania from New York.
EEw York, March 5.-Arriysd-The
Steamers otranto, from Hull; w. A,
Sehalton, from Rotterdam; Faraday, from
London, and Herder, from Hamburg,
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Reduction Of Salaries.

RtHcMoNp, Va, March 4.-The Sen.
ate tonight concurred in the House joint
resolution reducing the pay Of Virginia
Legislators 10 the pitiable sum Of $3.50
per session. Il had been about 5000.
It ia thought this will lesson the desire Of
rural politicians for coming TO the State
Capitol every session.
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HOUSE.
aErr1Na ArrER JAY eouLp.

Mr.. Marsh offered resolution reciling
that the Union Pacific and Central Pa.
ciiic Railroad Companies owe the United
States tWenty.eight million dollars OF
accrued interest on bonds guaranteed BY
the United States, and that the earnings
OF said Companies have been consumed by
dividends declared on capital slock in
violation Of their charters, and directing
the Judiciary Committee to report
whether II ia expedient to enact such
laws as will phohibit the payment Of the
dividends on said stock until the indebt.
edness to the United States is liquidated.
Referred,
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cepted by the community. II was tidal
wave OF unhealthy progress that made
every commercial centre give exhaustive
efforts for trade that came at undue
cost, and perished with the retiring ebb.
"The results we have in debt Of $780,
SIC, ,29S II assumed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, and Mr.. Scott has
looked II squarely in the face, winnowed
the huge pile Of chaff from his assets,
presented the unwashed truth 10 his
stockholders, and called u peremptory
halt; but the report does not stop with
the unveiled exposure Of every financial
sore OF the company. Itdoes not merely
propose to arrest the policy Of growing
Indebtedness, but II takes up the re.
sources In the same severe manner, and
proposes 4 remedy that bears upon its
face unmistakable evidence Of prRctica-
bility and success. There are NO subtle
currents Of repudiation visible In the
document. The company has made many
bad bargains TO keep abreast with rivals,
and could not make better ones, but its
faith is It's lie, and payment is cheaper
than dishonesty.
"The suggestion oi trust that will at
once make a remuneratiye investment
for stockholders to the amount Of atwo
per cent Of the annual dividends, and at
the same time gradually but certainly
diminish the load Of Indebtedness; reduce
the rate Of interest to be paid and com.
mand the highest credit; for the substitu.
lion Of low interest loans for the present
exhorbitant rates. is one that will doubt
less meet the unqualified approval Of the
stockholders and inspire the increased
confidence OF financial circles. 1t 10
departure ia the long untrodden path Of
the payment Of railroad obligations, and
its success will stand az the crowniug
achievement Of the many monuments Of
progress reared by Colonel Scott"
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FIRE RECORD.

MEMPHIS, March 5.-The residence Of
Mr.. Goodwin, on Vance street was burn
ed at one o'clock this morning. The fam.
lily narrowly escaping with their lives.
Loss $1,000, insured by the Planters Of
Memphis, $1,000, Underwriters Of Mobile
aud Manhattan $500 each.
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rl,a Arlington Nnit.

ALRxASDR11, Va, March 5.-Judgc
Robertson, counsel for Gen. Curtis Lee,in
suit for recovery Of the Arlington estate,
concluded the argument to-day, and the
case was submitted 10 Judge Hughes,
who will render an opinion probably, 10
Richmond,