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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-15
HOUSE.

The Speaker laid before the House q
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury stating that the internal reye-
nue. of the government has fallen of
81, ,696 900, principally on account Of the
agitation in regard to the tax on tobacco
and whisky, and recommending the
House to take immediate action on the
subject.
Mr.. Gibson rising to question OF
privileges, said he repudisted the intims.
tion or suspicion of any representative of
Louisiana having been engaged in any
bargain in regard to the Presidency,
which reflected on the honor of that
State. Referring to the trial of Ander-
on, he said his trial and conviction was
by due process of the laws of Louisiana.
The Speaker laid before the Hous ae
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury enclosing q copy Of letter to
him from the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, setting out the internal revenue
receipts for the current fiscal year, in.
Gluding yesterday, and says that as com.
pared with the same peried during the
last fiscal year, they have suffered a
decrease of S4,969,2 ,2SS, and suggesting as
one cause of the decrease the agitation OF
the reduction Of the tax on spirits and
tobacco. The Secretary urged upon
Congress, in anticipation of the same rate
OF decrease continuing during the next
fiscal year, q reduction OF the approprl-
tions TO be made for the service Of the
government during that fiscal year, or an
increase in taxation in such form rs
they might deem best. The letter from
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
recommends tre passage of resolution
in regard TO tobacco similar TO that
passed some time ago in regard 10 dis
titled spirits, declaring reduction OF the
tax on that article Inexpedlent.
After discussion the communics-
ton was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
The House then proceeded 20 act on
the Military Academy bill. All amend
ments reported from Committee of the
Whole were agreed TO snd the bill passed.
The House then went INTO Com mittee
OF the Whole on the state of Union Mr..
Southland in the chair and took up the bill
granting pensions 70 soldiers and sailors
of the Mexican sad other wars. The bill
directs the Secretary Of the Interior 70
place on the pension rolls the names Of
the surviving officers and enlisted men,
including the militia and volunteers OF
the military and naval services, who
served sixty days in the Mexican war,
or thirty days in the Creek war, or Sem
mole war, or Black Hawk war, or 70
their surviving widows who have no: re.
married.
Mr. Herbert addressed the committee
in advocacy Of the bill.
Mr. Powers spoke in opposition 20 il,
because it opened wide, new door by
which millions Of dollars could be drawn
from the treasury. The committee es-
timated the annual drain under the bill
At one and 3 halt millions, but be be
lieved it would b. seven and 8 half mil
lions, TO say nothing Of arresrsges- The
whole outlay under Il would not iail
short OF ten million dollars.
At the close Of Mr.. Powers speech, The
committee rose.
Mr. Carlisle introduced bill 70 pre-.
scribe the time for the payment Of is1 on
distilled spirits. Referred.
Adjourned.
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\ IrOI. L. ID. MCOhlE is III tOWH CduNd
sing for select school to be opened in
the spring.
Captain Brown, the gentlemsnly con-
ductor on the Hempfeld railroad, was
kslIghtly crushed by being caught between
the bumpers yesterday morning at Wash
ington, Pa. We are glad to state that
his injuries were not sufficient to cause
his absence from duty.
Rev. David Tstum, of Ohio, delivered
a highly interesting lecture At School
hall or Tuesday evening. He came to y
'dry" country. however, to lecture on
\ the subject of temperance.
James West, colored, Is the Republi.
can nominee for road Supervisor in
Donegal township.
There will be communion services at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday.
Rev. McCarrell, pastor, will be assisted
by Rev Williams, of Wheeling.
Frank Oglebsy was around as usual
to day. Frank is always on time, like
wise his goods.
West Alexander.
1t Is difficult to get an item tor your
paper that it is worth noting.
On Monday evening of this week DR..
Tstum from Ohio gave US temperance
reat, which though quite lengthy, WAS
\ indeed very interesting. AS the people
of your city had the pleasure of hearing
| him lecture two nights, it is not at all
necessary for US to write him up to you
as modern temperance lecturer.
Our public school, under the manage
ment of Professor 7. b. Mccain,
closed the winter term last evening.
The closing exercises consisted of short
speeches, essays, recitstions and music,
1 both vocal and instrumental. Alter q
vacation O, two weeks, Mr., Mccain will
/ resume" for two more months school,
| with music department added under
the supervision of Miss Maggie Todd.
\ Quite number of our fuh-loving peo-
( pie repaired to the country last evening
! and enjoyed the pleasures of the may
dance. 1t was very pleasant party,
and there were no "bresk downs" on the
\ way.
N Miss Sadie Anderson went TO your
CITY yesterday to visit her relatives
i Rev. w. II. Lester has not yet re.
\ turned from the East.
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HAKTToRD, CT, February B.--Thn
funeral OF Hon. Gideon Wclles, eI-Sec.
retsry OF the Navy, took place a. -.
Johns Church this afternoon, the cefe-
monies being the simple burial service %
the Episcopal Church, conducted by
Bishop Williams, Rev. DR.. L. X. Wnh.
burne, o; Calvary Church, New York.
and Mr.. Miller, rector Of st. johns
The cssket was Eolid oak, and ~ Mr..
Welles had during bis life expressed q
dislike for proiuie forAl decoration.
there were by request no horal onsrng',
the family and one or two intimate
friends only placing on tho caskci
wreath, with q sbeni Of wheat and cross.
The bearers were Hon q. V. FoI and
Hon. Wn. FAIon tboth Assistant 5ecre.
LsFies under Mr.. Wslles), Governor u.
ID. Hubbard, eI-Goyernor J. X HA~lsy.
N. r. Merritt Stamford, a. = Burr.
and Henry X. Morgan, Of tbB y. and
Col. J. l.. Brooms, OF the Uuii states
Marine Corps. Among ihoss pressnI
we're Mn. Admiral Fsrrsgui and her
son. The burial wn ~ Cedar Hill Gem.
etery
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WASHINGTON.
Anti Army Reduction Resolution
Rejected.


WAsHINGToN, February l4.-At a
meeting of the House Committee on
Military Affairs to-day, Mr.. McCook Of
fered the following resolution which was
rejected by large vote:
Resolved, That IN view of the condi-
ton of affairs on the Mexican frontier,
and the danger arising from an outbreak
of Indian hostilities, any measure looking
toward reduction OF the effective force
of the army is not justified by the con-
dition of the country and is unsafe aud
unwise.
The Tariff
The Committee on Ways and Means
to-day took up the iron schedule of the
tariff bin, and Representative Kelly op-
posed it.
Nominations.
The President has nominated Charles
McCandless, OF Pennsylvania, Chief Jus.
tice of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico; John 5. Witcher, of West Vir.
ginis, United States Marshal for Idaho;
VIM. j. Pollock, of Illinois, Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs fer Dakota;
Adolph Dombrowsky, Receiver of Public
Moneys at Shasta, Cal.
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Wool Matters.

steubenville Cor. Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
If anything from this section relating
to wool matters would be o: interest to
your readers, might state that there is
little doing. Dealers or their agents now
and then pass through the country, look.
ing at small lots bought up during the
season BY local dealers. There is little
West of here in first hands, except in
this and the adjoining county OF Harri-
son. Across the river there is probably q
larger amount still in farmers hands
than usual st this season of the year.
Mr.. Thompson, of Thompson II Patter.
son, of New York, ard Mr..
Root, of II. &. Judd X Root,
Hartford, have been looking around and
making some purchases from farmers at
40c for the best, with proper reductions
on the unwsshed and unconditional.
This is in the section where they paid 45
@i7c, and even IS high IS SOC during
the summer.
The largest lot we know of in this
section, or indeed at any point west, is
held By Mr.. II. h. List, of Wheeling,
who still holds something over 100000
pounds. Mr.. Horkheimer, OF the same
plsce, has also large amount. be hss
recently been esst as isr as your city,
] >oking after sales he has been selling
during the season.
The Steubenyille wool house have still
on hand some 100000 pounds, mostly
fine woods. The latest sales were Of No.
y and XN ST. from ~ 10 4Sc, and s
small lot of delsine TO Barker X Sons, of
Troy, n. Y, and & lot of AK, st prices
ranging from As to 5Sc. The latter
price was paid for choice lot of West
Virginia
The wool growsrs in the West seem to
be q unit in favor of mo tinkering with
the tariff during the present state of
business at least, and Congressmen from
the West had better "look leedle oud"
If they expect to occupy their seats dur.
ing another tsrm
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NO.. lS5
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, February l4.-Flcur-
Firmer and higher. Whest-Opeued
and advanced tc, closed firm, No.
Milwaukee hard 81 lSI; No. Mil
wsukee 81 II; No. 81 %; seller Feb
rusry 81 OSS; sellsr March 81 09; seller
April 81 0sii No. 8 81 0Si. Corn--Firm
and higher; No. 2 42c. Osts-Quiet;
No. 2 242c. Rye-Higher; No. / 5Sic.
Bsrley-Unsettled; No. 2 spring 65ic;
seller March 65f@56c. Provisions
Firmer. Pork-Nominsl st $40 so.
Lsrd-Prime steam at 81 80. Dressed
Hogs-Firm at "a S5.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, February Wheat-Un.
settled; No. white Michigan 81 2S1; ex.
trs white Michigan, 81 90; amber Mlchl-
gan spot, 81 "A; seller February 81 %;
seller May 81 2sl. No. 2 red win
ter spot, 81 22i; seller March 81 2S2.
Corn-Firm; high miyed $i3tc;
No = spot 43!c; seller May
47tc. Rye-Rejectod S9lc; seller May
45c. 8Osts-Firmer; Michigan 2G3.
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weather isdIesisoas.

WAsBSGroN, February 10. ] A. NJ
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valleys,
ps-tIy cloudy wssiber, rain areas, vsrlA-
bic wind,. mostly from northeast Ia
SouthssE, stationary or falling, followed
by rising barometer ard stationary TEN.
persturs.
For the Lake.. warmer, partly cloudy
weather, with areas Of light rain or snow,
n0rlbsss;srly winds, falling, followed b.
stationary or nsing barometer.
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NEW YORK, February lA.--Arrived-
Steamers HAvIe Borgue and Sierra from
Queenstown.
PoKr EADs, February lE-So srri-
v.h. Ssiled-Steamer kaIckerbocker
Tor Liverpool.
NEW YoRK, February i4.-ArriTsd-
Steamers Stste OF PsnnsyiyAnA and De-
yonis from GlAsgoU, YAdeTlAnd from
Antwerp, and HolsatiA from Hamburg.
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STATE BONDS - Steady

RAILROAD BoNDs-Strong; the reduc-
tion in west bound freight rates recently
agreed to by the trunk lines will not 60
into effect to-dsy..ss intended, thel facts
in regard TO the reduction having been
made known TO the public sooner than
desired by the companies.
STOCKs-lrregulsr, closing generally
firm within traction of the best prices
of the day. Chicago and Alton was the
marked exception and declining TO "A
The transactions were 5000 shares, of
which 5000 were Lake Shore, 10000
Northwestern common and 6,000 prefer
red, $4,000 Delaware, Lsckswsnns and
Western, 5000 Delaware and Hudson,
and 1000 Western Union.
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DRY GOODS.
New York.

New York, February l4.-Dry Goods
business continues light with package
houses. Cotton goods quiet ard steady.
Prints dull. Ginghsms and cotton dress
goods in good demand. Worsted dres.
goods sluggish. Cotton hosiery fairly
active. Mems wear woolens quiet.
Foreign goods generally SOW.
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Burning Of Daniel webster's Real
dence.

MARsHFIELD. MASS, February IA
The loss BY the burning OF Weester's
mansion is $4,000, insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Fletcher Webster and her son, TIE
occupants, saved quantity OF silver
plate, pictures, and other priceless me-
mentoes of Webster. The library was
remoyed some tlme ago.
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Turkish rarIianeLt Dissolved.

LoxDos, February 1.-THE Turkish
Parliament was dissolved today BY an
Imperial message which declared that
this action Was taken in consequence
Of necessities Of the situation; tks. the SOL
tan appreciates the services Of the mem
bsrs aad hopes socn 70 rscOnyoke Psriis-
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A Fatal ntew.

IsDIAsAroLn, February l3--Gss.
Roswipkls. 8 saloon keeper. 70 night
Srdered drum zen TDsn, named Henry
Bshhg, 10 leave his saloon. Bsblig To-
iused 10 90 and used insglting Language.
wbsreupoa Roswinkls struck BIN ~f,I
bis ia. under the sye. Bsslig fell " lsas
noor and expired ln few nOmstn.
Roswiakle ss arrested.
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The Tariff.
PAPAL MATTERS.
The COncIayp,

ROME, February l4.-Tne Con clsve
will meet on the 18th inst. The psr,isans
OF the moderate party are very confdent
of success. In Mondays conslstory the
cardinals discussed the sdvissbility Of the
Sacred College binding the new Pope to
predetermined line Of conduct. Csrdi-
nal Pecci, the Csmer.engo, spoke sgsi1 st
the proposal, which was supported by
Cardinal Manning. 1t was decided by 8
large majority that the Pope should have
the fullest freedom oiIac,ion. The foreign
cardinals arriving here announce that
the public opinion Of their respective
countries j. tayOrably to a concuistory
policy.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
MARKETs BY TELEGRAPH
Gold Closed at 1921 A-Governments
Active and Firm-Flour Higher
Wheat Quiet-Hogs Higher.

New YORK, February l4.-GoLp-
Opened and closed at 1921 with sales
at 1929. Carrying rates 5(9Si per cent.
SILvER-At London Sad; here silver
bars ll9, green backs; ll6s, gold; silver
coin 3(9l per cent discount.
GeVERSMESTs-Actlv and firm.
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Fuucral Of the Pope.

ROME, February 1.-THE time for the
funeral of the Pope has been changed to
the 18th. 10Th snd l7th insts.
ROME, February 1.-THE ceremony
of depositing the remains of the Pope 10
their temporary resting place was per-
formed yesterday evening, and lasted
from six o'clock to fifteen minutes after
nine. The ceremony WAS very impress
sive ard was very numerously attended.
A great crowd assembled outside the
Bssilicia. Perfect order prevailed.
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Aanafle CHALLENGE.

Sr. JOBss, n. b.. February. IA
Wallace Ros has challenged HsnIoo, of
Toronto. 70 row I've mile rtcs here -
Jupe, Tor 81, 600 ssids.
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Euxl,sa parliament.

LONDON, February In the House
of Commons tonight the ball for raisin 3
g6,Oo0,oO0 py means Of eIcheq1er bonds
passed It's second reading without d.
vision, after 8 rambling discussion, dur
ing which Gladstone deprecatsd any alb
and with Austris tending TO limit me
freedom OF Christians in Turkey.
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Conference Of the Powers.

BgUssELs, February s-The HSrd, the
organ here Of the Russian govern nent,
TINS evening publishes letter IRON 81.
Petersburg, announcing that Prince BIS,
marck does not wish for congress oi
the powers, and the conference It n
sdded, will therefore be composed simply
of ordinary ambassadors.
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IrtStlSflt JT0lJld JNltcTsII
February llth, 1878.
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Russians Advancing.

LONDON, February l5-A special from
Cons,sntinople reports that since Tues
day the Russians renewed their advance
towards Gslllpoli, and have arrived with
in few hours march of that place.
CoNsTsNTINoPLE, February 1.-THE
Russians will shortly enter this city, but
no official notification on the subjec. has
been received yet. Considerable Hussisn
forces have pushed forward to Tchstald-
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Pittsburxh.

PTrrBUB0H, Yeorusry l4-Pe.roleun
Crude unkttIsd II 81 75i ~ Parker 9
tor immediate shipment; reHssd dull NJ
l2c ior PhiiAtslphis delivery.
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LONDON, February l4.-The Times
says that Russia has incurred grave and
needless responsibilities, and she will
have to give guarantee TO Austria as
we'll as to England that she will quit
Constsntinople if she should fulfill her
rash intention to occupy it with her
troops.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-11-14

tween the hours of ten o'clock in the
taken to the place of execution, be-
forenoon and two o'clock in the after
noon of the same day, to be hanged
by the neck until you are dead and
may God have mercy on y our soul.
This was received by Hunter in his
usual Indifferent manner, no emotion
being visible on his countenance and
not even a tremor in his frame as he
bowed his head and sat down. And
then he was escorted back to his cage,
with head erect and smile on his
face, speaking to no one. His coun.
sci asked leave to have the sentence
of the court and the exceptions re-
corded, which was granted and the
court then proceeded to other bust
ness. There is but one more chance
for Hunters life, lying through the
court of Errors and Appeals, before
which court his case will be brought
on the 10Th instant.
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BENJAMIN HUNTERS COON,

PHILADELPHIA, November 9.-Benj.
Hunter, convicted July Bin the Cam
den On. j., } City court for the muir
der Of John NJ. Armstrong. was this
morning brought into court before
Judge Woodruff, who announced the
Judgment of the court upon the mo,
tions urged last Monday for arrest Of
Judgment and a new trial, refusing to
grant either. Mr.. Robson, of coun.
sci for the prisoner, moved that an
order be entered discharsing his eli
ent, alleging that no murder had &C.
CURED in New Jersey, as the victim
had died in Pennsylvania. This re-
quest was at once refused by Judge
Woodruff, who then, after some mo-
ments of meditation, the few people
present maintaining breathless 81
lence, with their eyes fixed upon him,
proceeded to pronounce the penalty
of the law, in a voice full Of pity and
tremulous emotion, saying: prison
err at the bar, Benjamin Hunter,please
stand up. Hunter, who had been
seated, arose, You have been con-
victed of the willtul, deliberate and
premeditated murder of John NJ.
Armstrong. You have been convict
ed by the law, and by the law you
must suffer death. Have you any
thing to say why the sentence of the
law should not be passed upon you ?"
Hunter, the centering point Of all
eyes, stood with his arms folded on
his breast, and to the judges question
answered, Il have nothing to add ,ex-
cept what has been said by my coun-
sell"
Then Judge Woodruff continued
Nothing then remains for me except
to pronounce, in the name Of this
court, the dreadful sentence and judg-
ment OF this court, which is that you
Benjamin Hunter, return to the pris.
on from whence you came, and that
you there re main until the 10th day
of January next, in the year of oul
Lord eighteen hundred and seventy.
nine. From thence you shall be
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THE ELECTIONS.

The November elections are SO
overwhelmingly against the demo-
Gratis that the republicans are fairly
astonished with the brilliant victories
they have achieved. New York was
last year democratic. 1t is republl-
can this year by $4,000. Last year
the democrats carried Pennsylvania
by 10000. But the keystone State
wheels back into the republican line
this year with over 10000 majority.
New Jersey has gone republican,
Massachusetts has smashed Ben But
Ter and Dennis Kearney into pollt-
ical jelly. The Tammany Hall fac
ton in New Yorl, has been suddenly
overthrow by an Independent move
ment. Only the solid South stands
firm in the democratic line and that
not too firm. AS for the Greenback
bubble the breath has been clean
knocked out of it. 1t is not likely
ever to be inflated again. 1t went up
like a rocket but has come down like
the stick. The democrats owe their
defeat mainly to their yielding to the
greenback initiation craze, just as the
republicans owe their victory to the
square stand they finally took oA the
currency, national bank and specie
resumption platform. The result
shows that the American people al
ways vote right whea they thorough
ly understand public questions and
that they are determined to maintain
good government.
The election of members OF Con-
grsss i. of course the most important
result in a national view. In the
present House of Representatives the
democrats have a large MAJORITY
Whether they can elect Speaker Of
the next is as yet doubtful. Of the
numbers known to be elected 100 are
republicans, 1870 undisputed demo
Gratis, nationals and some % whose
positions are said to be doubtful. Mr..
Urner of this district, is the only re-
publican elected from Maryland. Cal
ifornia has yet to elect. Counting by
States each party represents nineteen.
California will have to decide the tie.
This is a matter Of great interest in
view of the fact that the Presidential
question may possibly have to be set,
tied in 1880 by the House. The dem
ocrats now have majority of the
Senate.