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The New York herald., 1878-11-27
A PRAYER AGAINST CoNTISCATION.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 25, 1878.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HEIMD:-
In reprint of recent article in the HERALD 1 find
the following:-"H subsidy il granted to the Texas
Pacific will also be given to the Northern Pacific,
and to tho Atchison. Topeka and Kansas, which
is also to be continued to the Pacific. If
the existing road is too powerful for
the control OF Congress, what will be the case when
it is reinforced by three others. greedy and un.
serupalous ITSELF and having a common interest
in refusing to pay back account for the millions of
public money which they had lchcd from the treas
ury under the prctencc OF loany'
The Northern Pacific has not asked for subsidy,
and am we'll assured it will. There is no
reason why II should The company considers itself
able to build the road with its resources incud
ing the land grant already made TO it, and it asks no
The privilege OF doing this, and thereby fur
nshing competing line to the Pacific Is tho only
prayer the stockholders of the rcorganized Northern
road have made to Congress These stockholders
are very numerous and reside in almost every
ncighborhood throughout the Union. There ,4g2
OF them in your State of New York. 2.4s2 IN
Pennsylvania. They had bought Northern Pacific
converted into preferred stock. and the money of
these Stockholders to the amount of $4,000, 900
cash, has gone into the enterprise and IL still there
As they desire now only the privilege of completing
national work, with their own credit and capital,
the terms npon which they originally in
vested, their proposition does not
reasonable. l repeat they seek subsidy,
but only limited guarantee against con-
hscation. They have merely petitoned Congress
that tho grant upon the faith of which they invested
their money. shall not be resumed for certain
reasonable period of time. Such assumption, under
the circumstances would bc most cruel and unjust,
and would serve no public good. II is incredible
that Congress be induced to inhct gross
wrong upon such multitude Of innocent persons.
who In many instances invested their entire estates
upon the strength of government encouragement.
SO just and reasonable. indeed. has their prayer
heretofore been regarded that il granted by the
Senate at the last session without dissenting vote.
VERY respectfully CHARLES D. WRIGHT,
prcsident Northern Pacific Eaiirond.
The New York herald., 1878-11-27
GREAT DISCOVERY IN CHEMISTRY.

NORMAN LoCKYER AsToNIsHEs THE SCIENTIFIC
WORLD BY DECIARISG THAT CENTURIES Oh
CHEMICAL STUDY HAS BEEN ON FALsR
BASIS.
AT the last sitting of the French Academy OF
Sciences very remarkable communication read
by NJ. Dumas from Mr. Norman Lockycr which.
should his views turn out to be correct will entirely
overthrow all the theories of chemistry at present
accepted. In a series of Investigations extending
years, into the nature of the spectra of the sun,
other celestial bodies and the artificial spccra OF diff
fcrcnt simple bodies at various degrees of tempera-
ture Mr. Lockycr has arrived at the conviction that
all the elementary bodies recognized by chemists are
neither more nor less than hydrogen at various de-
grces of condensation.
For the moment he furnishes specific detailss
but he promises very to present material.
physical and chemical proofs of this extruor-
dinary fact, which he states is already
placed beyond the domain of probabilities,
and will naugurate chemistry, giving
proceedings by which the world in which we live was
gradually formed. According to Mr.. Lockycr the
stars, which the hottest, contain either pure
hydrogen the most elementary bodies. The sum
of various elements. while the colder celestial bodice
show the most complex compounds.
The greatest anxiety was expressed to be made
acquainted with the nature of the experiments which
had led the learned investigator TO come to such
illusions. The startling nature OF the announcement
IL sufficient tn excite great astonishnent IL is ut
tcriy opposed to all preconccived notions OF tho
chemistry OF the universe and very naturally makes
us think tat the ancient astrologcrs. with their
tions OF the transmutaton OF metals. were not such
Missionaries after all as they have been generally
considered-only they turned their efforts in . wrong
direction.
The New York herald., 1878-11-27
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.

lady describing herself as Mrs. Fanny Farrell.
wife OF the captain OF the canaboat corsey lying at
the foot of Dover street. reported at Police Head
quarters yesterday that her daughter, Mary jose
plne. eleven years of age, missing. Mrs. Far
re stated to a HERALD reporter that the evening
of the 10Th inst. Josephine went to look for her
father. who had gone ashore. At nine o'clock Mrs.
Farrell went deck to attend to the pumps and
says she her husband staggering about on
the deck of the boat Stoncwau, lying alongside ths
Corsey. She called out to him to come aboard his
own boat. at the same time asking after the child.
He replied that he all right where he was and
for the child he knew nothing of her. The mate on
board schooner moored t. the pier said he helped
Farrell and his daughter across to tho S:onewall
abou. nine o'clock and that the man was beasty
drunk. He heard Josephine pleading with her father
to go into tho cabin Of their beat. AT twelve
o'clock the captain of the Stoncwail deck to
work the pumps ana discovered Farrell sleeping
there and under his head the little girls skirt. At
sight oi this the mother broke down in tesrs. She
went down into the cabin and, looking up at the
clock, small piece of red paper pinned to the
shelf and on it in lead pencil these words:- am
tired-I am TIRED, MOTHER; good b. g."
Mrs. Farrell does not think the note written
by her daughter. but is convinced that there has
been foul play.
The New York herald., 1878-11-27

LEFT HUSBAND AND CHILD.

Frank Tucscher. young German baker. residing at
No 10 Hopkins avenue. Jersey City Heights yesterday
sought the aid Of tho police to discover the wherc
abouts of his young wife, who, he said. had elopcd
with saloon keeper named Philip sciefried. Tues
cher was married little over year ago and opened
bakery his residence. A few months ago scig-
fried opened a saloon the corner OF Palisadc and
Hopkins avenues. and, being old friend. visited
him frequently. For two weeks past Tucschcr sus-
pectcd his wifcs fidelity, and Sunday on return
ing home and finding his friend In his wifc's room,
quarrel cnsucd and Scigfried departed abruptly
Iucscher thought that his friendship and visits were
then at an end but yesterday, when he returned home,
he oound his wife missing She had taken all her CLOTH
ing and her husbands money, and loft her infant
child. Tuescher hurried to Scigfried's saloon and
learned that he had sold out the place week ago.
issued warrants for the arrest Of Segtried and the
woman.
The New York herald., 1878-11-27
-
WOLF ADAMS SLAYER.

As on almost all occasions when the end OF an i'm
portant murder trial IL expected to be reached the
Court of Oyer and Tcrminer more than crow ded
yesterday with curious spectators anxious to see tho
result in tho OF Ferdinand Blcutjc, charged with
the murder of Wolf Adams. Up to two o'clock in the
afternoon the day was occupied in summing up the
case by Mr. William f. Howe the part OF the
prisoner and Assistant District Attorney Lyons on
the part Of the people.
SUMMING
The argument for the prisoner was elaborate
criticism of tho testimony all through in which
counsel contendcd that all the circumstances tended
to show that the wounded feelings. nsultcd honor,
unwarrantcd and uncncouragcd invasion OF the do
mcstic peace OF poor but excitabc and passionate
man lay at the bottom of the case.
SENTENCE
Judge Davis charged the jury ut much length,
explaining to them what constitutes the crime of
murder and what tho various degrees of man.
slaughter.
After dclbcrating a little over an hour the jury
slaughter in the third degree The prisoner ut
put to the bar and the prosecuting officer
moved for sentence.
The Ccrk-Havc you anything now to say why
sentence should not be pronounced upon you?
Prisoner hev noting to say
Judge Davis then, addressing the prisoner, said:-
Your case. in many aspects, Is very singular one,
and there is good deal of to doubt, ut least
feel 30 in my own mind. whether you had any inten-
ton to commit acrime. Nevertheless in the grcat
proyocation that existed you made assault
with what tho jury have necessarily found TO he u
DANGEROUS weapon, and you inflicted blows that re-
suited in DEATH II Is now my duty to pass sentence
upon you shall not give you the heaviest sentence
the law allows, but such sentence, in view of the
statute. rs in my judgment will be u sufficient pun
ishment FOR the crime of which you have been
ycted. The sentence of the law Is that you be i'm.
prisoned in the State Prison for the term of three
years.
Dleutje-Three years?
Being assured by the Clerk that that was the term,
The New York herald., 1878-11-27
LET MOTHER CO."

'Lct mother go, please" said a tiny boy with .
bright voice in tho Fiftyseycnth Street Court yesters
day.
"Your mother. child. is a common drunkard"
"oh. no, sir. cant believe 1t. She's too good
to to be that. You will let hcr go and she noe
drink any more"
what does mother do for your"
"Oh, ever so many kind things. She sends me to
school, always gives me good clothes, and never says
words to me-
"Oh, well. if you think highly Of her she can
co.
The boy about to thank the Judge, but wao
caught up in his mothers arms and kissed.
The New York herald., 1878-11-27
LOTTERY RAIDS.

Special Post Office Agent Comstock commenced Z
raid upon the lottery offices yesterday, aud tho fo
lowing defendants were taken before United statca
Commissioner Shields, charged with sending lottery
circulars through tho mails :--Isichard Field, No,
1sl2 Broadway, and b. H. Porter No. 1.237 Broadway.
They were admitted to bail in $1,000 each TO awao
examination saturday. Mr.. Comstock also caused
the arrest of two clerks named Frederick X. Watkins
and James Moore. for selling lottery tickets No 3iy
broadway. AT the Tombs Court the prisoners wcrs
required to furnish $1,000 bail each for trial. For
similar offence James Bccks. OF No. 81 Orchard street.
and Charles Otto, of No. ~ Allen street. were held IN
$JV0 bail each Ut Essex Market Police Court.
The New York herald., 1878-11-27

he burst into tears and became almost hysterical.
Walking up to the jurors he shook hands with two
three OF those nearest him. ana told them ..Fm very
muchobliged. The ceremony repeated
with Judge Davis. next with his counsel, whom he
also Thanked and conpinented with the expression.
dot vos veil DONE Then he resigned himself to
the of Deputy Burns, who greeted him with the
official command Come on now. ye poor diyil, an
have somethin' to ate 4"
The New York herald., 1878-11-27
JACkSON-HUNT.

In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday the trial
of the Jackson-Hunt resumed. The evil
dence was very brief aud for the most part a repeti
ton of what has already been told. After n snort
discussion an adjournment taken until saturday
morning, at which time the case will be completed
and briefs handed in by counsel without sum.
ming w.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05
The Columbus. o., Princess.

A Washington letter to the LOUSY lie
Couicr-Jo,ynal, after mentioning that
Mr.. Hayes will attend the wedding OF
Miss Heron, daughter of President
Hayes former law partner, which is to
take place IN few days, says:
Miss Heron is to marry Mr.. Parsons,
OF Columbus. This gentleman is 3
brother of Miss May Parsons; who a few
years ago married the Prince de Lynsr,
one of Kaiser Williams household Since
her marriage the Princes has been cut
Of from all intercourse with her parents
and relatives " hen the marriage took
place in Columbus the Prince demanded
that his wife should be lowered with q
hundred thousand dollars. Mr.. Parsons
demurred. AS he WIS not anxious for the
match, but Mrs. Parsons, who had trav-
eled in Europe with her daughter, and
courted the alliance, offered to give one
half the sum if her husband would give
the other half. When this requisite
preliminary was agreed to, the marriage
which was a quiet one, took place, and
although the mother has been in Europe
since the marriage, yet court etiquette
has prevented her being received by her
daughter. Unless the girl is thoroughly
worldly, or has cause TO be ashamed of
her parents, she may feel that all of
happiness does not lie in the title of
Princess"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05

raise the means necessary for the pur-
chase of long lines of bankrupt feeders.
Yet this is substs ntislly what they did.
Millions of dollars in excess of just tolls
were wrung iron the citizens along
its line who were struggling to build up
industries, to develop the natural wealth
otthe country, to increase the population
by creating demand for labor, and thus
to enrich the Golfers of the very corpora
ton that was thus dwarfng their indus
tries. Had the whole energies OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
been actively directed to the develop
ment of !he vast deposits of coal, the
erection of iron mills and other man
ufsctorles TO consume their products,
the getting out ard carrying to market
of timber and lumber, the clearing out
OF fertile fields, and the bringing il OF
industrious immigrants to till them, the
aiding in the building of short line iced
ers OF ten, fifteen or twenty-five miles N
! length into sections especially blessed
with mineral wealth, that corporation
would have resped ricn reward. Many
blades of grass, literally and metaphor
ically, would be growing where one
now exists in West Virginia. The
wealth thus created would pour its tribute
into the Golfers of the company. It's
stock would represent only what 1t cost
to build and equip the road, the debt Of
the company would have no existence
and that which now goes to pay
interest on its bonds would
90 instead into the pocket:
of the stockholders. Then such bankrupt
concerns as the Marietta and Cincinnati
the Ohio and Mississippi and the Centr@
Ohio roads, would not be sucking the life
blood from the concern. The city o.
Baltimore might have received g te"
bushels less of corn, brought here from
St. Louis at loss, or few bushels les
of wheat from Chicago, but the country
oil OF which the Company must make IT.
profits would have been richer and 81
would its stockholders.
1t Is not too late tor the Company t
liberslize Its policy toward the people o
this State, ana it will find lis profit II
so doing.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05
FROM CONsrANTINOrLE.
Interesting Extract from Pleas
aniIy written Letter by "a Lady
Known In wheeling.

Interesting Extract from Pleas
aniIy written Letter by Lady
Known In wheeling.
a lady il this city has kindly !urn-
ished us an extract from private letter
received by her from ayoung lsdy friend
now IN Constantinople, which will be
read with interest:
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March, 1878.
wished for you yesterday. A large
party OF English and Americans went
down TO the Russian camp, at st. Ste
fano, about ten miles from the city. Just
think how near the Russians are to US!
They could march into ConstsntinoP'e
in two hours time, The day was perfect.
We lett Besek in small tug, and alter
two delightful hours on the MaFmo7s'
arrived at ST. Stefano. The little village
was crowded with Russian soldiers Of all
grades. | was particularly struck with
the courtliness Of their demealor-such
an agreeable change from the rudeness
and vulgsrlty of the Turkish soldiers.
The common soldiers, as well as
heir officers, salu!ed Us respectfully
as we passed. Some of the poor fellows
looked as if they had endured untold
hardships, but others were decidedly OF
the English "swelp order, with their gor-
geous uniforms and splendid horses. l
picked up Ru; sian horseshoe IN the
camp, which l brought homo for good
luck" We wa!ked nearly over the vii
lage. saw the Grand Dukes headquarters,
opposite the Greek Church where Lhe"Ie
D5um" was sung so grsnd!y rs they en-
tered, went to GOrchakoh's headquarters,
the house occupied by Commodore P0r-
ter when Minister here, and finally re.
turned TO restaurant on the Grand
Square for lunch. Our party Was g
pleasant one and We had gay time. We
drank to the health of the Gar and
wound up by ordering "ca'e
la Russo" at which the waiter stared
and said they only bad "Cate la
Turque." We wished very much to call
on tue Grand Duke, but on examination
! found that none of US had cards, which
was q necessary formslity to the visit
We are waiting &nxiously to see what
the English will do. No one sPPrehenGs
war, however. Il seems hard 10 realize
that these are historic times, and our
selves actors in them that soon we viii
be reading of the Turcc.Russian war as
thing of the past.
Gen. Grant arrived last Friday, &C
companied by Mrs. q. and his promising
son Jesse. Gen. Grant has already dis
tinguished himself by several brilliant
remarks. There is y reception this even
ing at the Legation. Papa and ii. are
going. The rumor is, that Gen. &. IS
cha yrined that the Sultan has not placed
one Of his palaces at his dis
POSI-. My sister Is disguised at my lack
of enthusiasm for the great little man
but she has lot been to Washington
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05
ENC0UEtGING LOCAL ENTER
f'RISES.

GAINESVILLE coal has been tested for
g4= purposes, snd found to possess supo.
rir- qualities. At Mansfield a careful
les. was made. recently, and the Barnes
vi,.s esaI WAS found TO be slightly supe-
rior to the Pittsburgh coal which has
been regarded as the standard. The
En,syDyiss Is Of the opinion that if the
Baltimore and Oaio Railroad will make
l.,,-sr arrs7rarerts for carving this
COOL 81 ,,.-y Ia-r.a .moynt Of l. mirbt be
sr,,,,.4 T., cities and towns throughout
..e vo~tg,ve... and then INQUIRIES. "Wbv
,,-.., -.r-.., c,nnsrios assist instead
ll..,.. r..,..sI ,r4,s,r;o. oIon, tboir
40,
,'... ,,..-,, Iii. .u,-,;,- ,,,,5
,.--',-....i. h.. noL $500
,l--;....;. ...,,. - 49,,
r...'.-..,-.,, -. .l.,,ts
..,..l.,I.I,,.l i,s,.,~ie. eiong its line.
,-r,s.,, would ,,fI to s..i., in deveIop.
mo and bai,dinr up such interests, is
f,...rrrrsa-sfble It is so clearly
...:,., tho interest Of . railroad to re-
,-rl tho c-oylb Of ,bs. which wooI5
bring il profit; and so clearly to its inter.
ct TO assist in the DEVELOPMENT Of that
which will swell lis own income "a 70
rs.sa oneto doYb. whether the psrsoranb
we have quoted can have any possible
application. And yet, We must confess,
instances IN the management OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad have been
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05

THE editor of the Springfield Repub-
lican read the Standard editors letter on
West Virginia lynchings in last Mon
days New ! ork Herald, and forthwith
enlightened his readers as follows:
"West Virginia is getting 4 bad repu-
tstion. The authorities haYe not hanged
murderer during the past few years, but
mobs have slain, with every Imaginable
detail Of terocity, no fewer than ten hu-
man beings, one OF them woman. The
brutal lynchers could not have been GER
tam Of the criminality of five OF this
number, and ii least two Of them were
without doubt innocent. II one case
two iures had disagreed on is trlsl, and
in the other gIiltlessness ofth9 murdered
wretch was fully proved. Governor
Mathews is beginning to wake up to the
disgrace of such q record, though he
hardly seems ready to grappla with the
the lsw-breskers in the vigorous fashion
that will alone prove etectusL
Why don't you give US TIE name Of
the woman, DANA?
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05
No. 80 Eleventh Street.
SEALED PROPOSALS.

CLERKS OFFICE BOARD OF COMMISSIONS,
WHEELING, April ;, Is 5.
Sealed Proposals VIII be received at this
Office until II O'Clock, noon, April Z4th, Tor
the following county work:
MACADANIZING.
80 cubic yards on BoggS Hill road, lie
tween National road and foot of hill
,55n CuDlc yards Gu first three miles q.
G. u L. road, above GIeggSville.
LOO cubic yards on w. W. l.. * B. turn
pike, between Clinton and west Liberty.
lIyO cubic yards on w. st Union and
ROuey's Point, north OF Middle Wheeling
Creek.
l,j 0 cubic yards or River road, between
Wheeling and Gienn'S ran,
10 cubic yards on Meeting House Hill
70 I'd.
MASONRY.
10 cubic yards secoud-class masonry at
run above SyiiS', on River road.
stone must De OF best quality OF hard
limuS'Ou de iveTed IN strings, broken 10
three inch guag7 and spread.
Bidders are requested To give their prices
for the soft limestone Instead Of the hard,
finished as above.
hidS must He by he cubic yard, separate
for each road; the name ana address OF
each bidder in full.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges re-
serve the rI-ht to reject any OF all bids.
BY OrdCTCi the Board of Commissioners.
CHAS, II. DEL ERS, Clerk.
W. {. SMITH, County Engineer. ap5sa
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05

a STRAY copy OF the Wheeling Eosn-
ing Standard having fallen into the
hands OF the editor Of the Philadelphia
Times, he transfers the substance OF q
leading editorial from that paper to his
columns, in the words and figures fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
Since West Virginia became State
there has not been a legsl hanging with
in its borders, but there have been twenty
lynchings. 1t Is estimated that the State
mas saved about $4,000 in consequence"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05

Springfield Republican.

SprInSUeIu HtpuDICan.
The New York Trijuae has been hav-
ing big scare all to itself tor fort
night over the amount OF Southern
claims on the treasury comprised in bills
which the Tribune knows are hopelessly
buried IN committee. The small boy
extracts . stable fright from his own
jsck o'-lsntegn, but other people seem to
think It is nothing but pumpkin
after all
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05
The SOundsviIIe Peni;entiaTy Open
TO Him

From the Baltimore Gazette.
We hope our Washington friends will
take no offence at the refusal of the Mary
land Legislature 10 let the convicts OF the
District be qusr.ered at our penltertisry.
Consider how dIssgreeable it would be TO
nave such u man as K. B. Hayes turned
loose on this community after his term IN
the White House Is out.
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u OF - .

ITO ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
the errors and iEdiscrccuOns OF youth,
nervous weakness, early de cay, loss OF
manhood, &C., | will send a recipe that
will cure you, Free Of Charge. This great
remedy was discovered hy a missionary =
South America. Send d seli-addTesSed
envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. lninan.
Station d, Bible House, New York City,
Ocl6prp
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05

SOME statesman down at Washington
has prepared 3 bill 20 be introduced into
the Senate, suppressing the European
war. We presume HAYES is to be in
structed to apply "conci!iauon" pOul-
tice to the eruption.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05

HAPPY tldings for nervous sufferers,
and those who have been dosed drugged
and quGckod. Pulvermacher's Electric
Belts ehec.ually cure premature debility
and decay. Book and journal, with in
formation worth thousands, mailed free.
Address Pulyermacher Galvsnic Com
psny, Cincinnati, Ono
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05
The Horror of the Bird.

The peculiar position of the wings of
tho eagle on the new silver dollar does
not seem to be appreciated. The real
trouble with the bird is that his wings
are raised in unspesksble horror At the
ruin that John Sherman and his syndi.
este have wrought while he has been
gone.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05

The last number of the New York
Police Gazette contains monstrous and
blood-curdHng account of the lynchlug
Of JoHN WALLACE. 1t is embellished
By two Of the most disbolical wood cuts
that ever were seen. Between the Police
Ga,stts snd the Standard, West Virginia
is obtaining an unenviable reputation
abroad, where the latter is not known.