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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08
ELECTION ROW.
One Man Seriously Wounded.

BALTIMORE. November IA shoot
ing ailray II reported at I1-DnardtOwn,
Md. on the night Oi uIe election. There
was a great deal Oi excitement in town,
and a fiyht between the lower elements
of the two parties wa mOmentarily et-
pected throughout the day. Ndbing
serious, however, took place until after
dark when the Democrats surround
ed the Republican flag pole and
threatened to pull IL down. Ia ~ said
that Mr.. A. A. izVTence, who hal been
elected County Commissioner ON the
Republican ticket. made his way into
the crowd and warned them OF. A rush
wrs made for the hsgpole, and IN the
scrambls yhich bOlOwed, the n.t0tt
Of a pistol was heari, and Lawrence stag
gered and fell, pierced in the
breast. IL II not known who fired
the shot. Many declare IL could NOT
have been else than an accident and re-
fuse to credit the vild rumOrs into which
the affair has been shaped. Lawrence
il very seriously hurt, bat may recover.
He IL a native Oi Ohio and settled Ia
81. Mary's county immeiiafely
after the var. He som
became a popular citizen and business.
man, and j. highly respected by both
Democrats and Republicans. lie IA a
Republican in politics, and was eIest.-I
20 the State senate. lie was also a mem
Der Of that body in 800, and was elected
a member Of the House Of Delegates In
1873.
II is rumored to-day that John Dem
ton, an employee Of one OF the tobacco
warehouses ofthis city, shot and serious.
ly injured a cOlora1 man. in pine.
freierick, Nd, on election day. nen-
ton il citizen a the county and wen,
there 10 vote. The particulars Of the
affair are not known.
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PENSION FRAUDS.
A Scheme to Dupe the IgnOrar


WAsHGNGTON, November The Com.
missioner Of Pensions to-day received
letter from an aged female pensioner
which (omitting names readsas follows;
DEAR SIR wish 10 know II Mr..
- has any right to any pay. He says
he got the arrears OfpensiOn bill through
Congress. thought ii took tWo-thirds
Of the members 10 pass law. lie wrote
10 me before ] got my check b. know
how much ! would give. told the
man that filed my papers 10 put down
twenty-five dollars. would like TO
know if he is trying 10 swindle
an old woman Of over seventy
wears Of age or snail | give 1t 10 him. /
enclose the papers he sent me.
The papers referred to are copies OF
printed circulars, which have been sent
TO claimants throughout the country
bv certain persons in Washington, with
the purpose OF dnping the ignorant by
nrrtentiOns % influence, or with pleas
Of reluittal for alleged services. Com
missioner Bentley, with view 10 fur.
thcr exposing these disreputable
schemes, furnished for publication, his
reply TO the above. He writes:
DEAR MADANE-In answer 10 your
letter Of the 81 inst. you are informed
that neither Mr.. - nor any other per-
sons have any right TO demand pay
Of YOU for any efforts they may have
put forth TO secure the passage OF the
law granting arrears from the papers
which YOU enclosed. and which. with
your consent, will retain. IL appears
that Mr.. - is trying TO levy tax Tor
his private use on your credullty and
generosity.
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The AT of Taking Leave.

II has been said that one OF the most
important social accomplishments l. that
of entering the room gracefully, but to
our mind that OF leaving one easily and
iudiciously is To be preferred.
1t is painful to see people anxious TO
beat a retreat from call or visit, and yet
apparently unable to escape As rats IN
trap, although nothing bars their egres.,
and all persons concerned would glad!
dispense with their company.
The art or science OF departure, both
from localities and positions, Is worthy
OF consideration and study, IN great a.
well as little matters. To understand
when to bring TO a end a morning call
or public career requires IN greater
or lesser degree the exercise OF the same
faculty.
No visitor is likely To be popular who
has not the tact TO leave at the proper
time a house at which he may be stay
ing. One of the greatest difficulties in
bidding farewell 10 a host, i 10 convey
TO him the impression that you have en-
loved yourself Expressions Of thanks
for a pleasant visit are apt TO have a
stereotyped and conventional ring TO
them. A hospitable man wants to know
that his friends have been happy, but
when each of them mutters a sort OF
little grace on his departure, he feels
that they are but paying him an ordi-
nary social compliment, for he knows
that they thank their entertainers when
ever they go as regularly as they tip the
servants
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Collision of Freight Trains.

LANCASTER, Pa, November Dur
ing heavy fog this morning freight
train on the PENNSYLVANIA road ran into
another freight train, near the Pennsyl-
vania Rolling mill, in this city, and
two oil cars were wrecked. The es-
Gaping oil caught fire, and shortly
afterwards one OF the oil tanks exploded
with terrific force, severely shaking all
the buildings in the vicinity. The fire
engines were of little service, the flames
leaping up to height of 80 feet, and
for some hours the road was blocked for
miles, east and west, with trains waiting
for the fire 10 burn out.
A Train Parts Coming Down Allegheny
Mountains.
ALTOONA, November "A freight
train on the Pennsylvania railroad broke
i'm two early this morning, while coming
down the mountain, about eight miles
west of Altoona. The detached portion
gained great speed, running down hill
at the rate of mile minute until
attaining the point it overlook and
ran into the first part. Twenty-iOur
cars were completely wrecked and the
lItlGul HtdlNCIcb III dll AAiitNAlbAo' "oiii''
A. Mcdowell, q brakeman, was Instant
lv killed, his body being terribly mutt
lated. J. &. Cook, another brakeman,
was seriously injured. He is not cX-
pected to recover.
Two Houses Demolished.
CINCINNATI, November S.-The ca
sstte's Newark, o., special saws the en-
CINE of freight train ran off an open
with at st. Louisville, on the b. Il o.
railroad, and ran into two houses, tear
ing them down, but injuring no one ex-
cept Engineer Dennis, who had his leg
broken.
Jumped the Track.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, November T.
The three rear cars of the special New
York express train, which left here at
7:l5 last evening, going s0uth, jumped
the track when between New Hamburg
and Low Point. One OF them was
thrown into the river. \ number of
the passengers were injured, but none
seriously. All the injured ones were
put on board train, which left in about
two hours after the accident for New
York.
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TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.
STILL FIGURING ON NEW YORK
Various Results Reached-POtter's Major
ity Estimated by the Democrats at
2,l62-OfficiaI Count Required
TO Know the Result on
Other State Offices.
NEW YORK.
Various Estimates Of the Result.


New YORK, November THE Ere'-
ing Post has this dispatch from Albany:
Nothing very new has been learned here
to-day relative to the State election.
The Albany Republican newspapers
claim the election of the whole Repub-
hcan ticket, with doubts as to Seymour.
Cornelrs plurality remains about 10000.
The ommerciGi-Adrertiser (Republl-
can) has telegram from Albany, which
SAYS: Comptroller Alcott, Democratic,
admits his defeat. The Comptroller adj
ded that Attorney-General Schoon-
maker would probably retire with him,
but claims the rest OF the State ticket
as safe.
ALBANY, November THE EUe7'ing
Journal has additional returns on the
State ticket, and figurers Potters ma
iOrity a. 342. It says the returns gen.
erally indicate that Carr, for Secretary
OF state, WadswOrth, for Comptroller,
Wendell. for Treasurer, and Ward, for
Attorney-General, all Republicans, are
considerably ahead, and are probably
elected from 1000 to 5000 majority.
The argus (Democratic) estimates
COrnelPs plurality at 81, ,S32 aud Potter's s
majority at 1856. Ii claims the remain
der Of the State officers by less MAORI
ties than that of Potter's.
The Express Republican, estimates
Cornelps apparent plurality 1868 and
Hoskin's apparent majority at 249.
New YORK, November S.-The Herald
this morning, says: Ii looks as il Potter
and HOratio Seymour, Jr., are elected
BY slender majorities, but it will probab-
ly require the official count to determine
which party secured the minor state OIL
fees.
The Suns returns give majority OF
2,l72 for Potter. These figures may be
diminished by the official returns
enough TO elect Hoskins. but the Demo
Gratis still claim POtter's election and
with seeming good reason. The election
of Horatio Seymour, Jr., Demo-
crat, rs State Engineer and Surveyor
seems to be conceded by both parties.
The best that can be said of the other
candidates il the vote is in doubt, with
chances in favor of WadswOrth's elec-
ton as Comptroller on the Republican
ticket, and Wards rs Attorney-General.
Gen. Cars friends urge that he is run
ming enough ahead of his ticket to in
sare his election as Secretary OF State.
The race between Mackey and Wendell
for Treasurer is very close, and the re-
suit is greatly in doubt.
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THE HUASCAR.
The Engagement Between the
Peruvian and Chilian Squad

EOlls
The tight between the Peruvian and
Chihan irOn-CladS was begun by the
HuaScar discharged her two three-hun-
drrd Founders on the morning of the
4th instant, az close range, at the Amir
ante COchrane, which CIrau followed mp
bv an attempt 20 ram his antagonist.
This was unsuccessful, as the Chilian
irOn-clads are double screws, and can
present any front they choose to attacks
by ramming. As the Huascar swept by
at such close range she received broad
side from the Cochrane, and before she
had proceeded far the other battery was
poured into her. At the same time the
other Chilian irOn-Clad came down upon
her; but Grau, undismayed by the odds
against him, boldly placed himself be-
tween the two ships, which were then
prevented from firing so rapidly an ac
count of the dangrrof hitting each other.
Thisuo doubt prolonged the fight, which
is said tO have lasted two hours before
the Peruvian flag was hauled down.
For about an hour the officers of the
Union were able % observe the deadly
combat, and speak favOrably Of the man
ucr in which all three irOn-Clads were
handled. Ii is not known whether the
HuaScar was taken by boarding or
whether after the death OF Grau, which
is s;id 90 have occurred early in the ac-
ton, and the wOundingOf the executive
officer and several subordinates, the re-
manning officers unhurt-Only four in
numher-haulcd down the flag. The
HuaScar lost large number of officers
and men, a circumstance which was al
terwards reported at lQuique by the
Chilian vessels, Ohiggins and LOa. The
hull of the HuaSCar was said 10 have
been completely riddled; her engines
damaged 50 that she was afterwards tow
ed To- AntafagaSta; the turret jammed
So that il would not reyOlve, and every
/ thing swept from the decks by the terri
| bic fire from the irOn-Clads. Ii IS said,
+ indeed, that the turret is rendered COM
pletelv useless The Chilian iron-clad
which went first into the action fired
her broad~idCS very rapidly, rs with her
twin screws she was able % present 10
her adversary i'm few minutes any bat
tery sne wished 10 use. The Huascar
guns were well served. They are muz-
zle leaders, and in the space of an hour
she discharged twenty-five loads. Her
gunners were foreigners, principally
English and Scotch, among whom the
mortality must have been considerable.
/ Her engineers were all foreigners, twen-
/ ty-five OF the crew in all being Euro
peans. The damage done to the Chilian
/ irOn-clads is inconsideIable. The Almi-
rante Cochrane, which sustained the
brunt of the battle, was somewhat dam
aged, but the BlanCO Encolada escaped
almost entirely.
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TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Seven Persons Killed.


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Novembcr-A
terrible disaster orcurred on the corner
Of Second and Main streets, this after
noon. The extensive cracker and candy
mandatory Of Carle Il Sons, three
story buildings, tumhled down and were
completely consumed 10y fire. At the
time OF the accident occurred lO7 per
sons, mostly boys and girls from - to
20 years of age were at work in the fac
tory, all OF whom escaped alive, except
seven. The cause of the accident cannot
be fully determined, but as an explosion
occurred simultaneously with the fall Of
the walls, it is supposed to be repetition
of the accident in New York last year,
a starch explosion. AS soon as the walls
fell the building took fire, and the fire
department was on hand in five min
utps. and bv their efficient service the
flames were kept from extending 10 the
buildings adjoining. As soon "a the
news Of the accident had spread about
the city the parents and friends OF those
employed there lockcd 30 the scene TO
learn the fate of their loved ones with
anguish depicted on their countenance,
until they found those for whom they
sought As soon as the iircmcn had
subducd the flames they set 10 work dig
ging for the dead, and up 10 10 O'Clock
hadtakcn outthrec, Emma kempe, Anna
Becker and Charles SCHULTZ. Those
still missing and supposed TO be in the
ruins are Louise lIummeli, Andy Me-
Connell, George Kemper and Johnny
Kempcr. The buildings and contents
are total loss, and are insured Tor 800
600. "a follows: North American, OF
Philadelphia, 5000; Pennsylvania Fire,
$500; Merchants, st. Joseph, e, 600;
Peoples, Newark, $500; Farmers
Few York, 81 900; American, Philanel-
phia. g, 400 French Corporation, Paris,
el.OO0; Commercial Union, London,
$1,000; Imperial and National, 5000;
Firemcns Friend, $1,000; German
American, New York, s2,4OO; Hamburg,
Bremen, 5000; Manhattan. $1,000;
Phoenix, =, 400; Manufacturers, 81 900.
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ual. But in determining questions OF
great national import, individual griey-
ances have no place. In crisis snen
as confronts this nation to-day mdlyl-
duals are nothing, principles everything
The Greenback party, born OF the ma
tiOn's distresses, has been useful, and
All fair-minded men admit the honesty
Of its claims. Ii has been a useful
power i'm our State in hberaliz-
ING and elevating State politics.
les work has not been
i'm vain. Now is the time TO show that
its purposes are patriotic by coming for
ward TO the rescue Of Constitutional ib-
erty. The recent results in Maine and
Ohio teach usefEl lessons. They teach
that house divided against itself must
ian. They teach the necessity for all
true friends of Democratic gov
ernment standing together. But
above all they have taught
the Democratic party the necessity for
taking lis head from the lap Of the Deli
lah OF Wall street and casting aside all
the Tldens and all broker presidential
candidates as possibilities. The bold,
independent stand Of John Kelly will
forever dim the light OF Cipher Alley.
With these lessons il is natural TO sup
pose that the National Democratic
party will place its standard in the
hands OF pure, wise statesman-some
one who has always been true to the
traditions Of the party, some one
whose ambition has not been
continual obstacle 20 party success.
and some one who, through moral
cOwardice, has not surrendered victory
when won by the people. | say that
with these useful lessons and with our
standard in the hands of Thurman,
Bayard, Hendricks, PendletOn, VOOr-
hees, or even that grand old statesman
whom would prefer above all others
Alexander III. Stephens feel sure that
all friends of federatiye system would
come up right nobly TO the work.
have replied thus fully anu frankly
10 your letter because know you can
appreciate my motives, whether agree
ing with me or not, and because think
with a wise man OF another age, that
"DlaiR aud round dedliHg is The HONOR Of a
man 5 nature" and the charm OF exist
ence TO him is the consciousness OF doing
his duty.
With best wishes, remain,
Yours sincerely,
GEO. II. MOFFErr.
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MARTINS FERRY.
Burslary-The City Dads-Church Notes
&C, &c.

Spence, Baggs d Co. have nearly com
pleted a wareroom for their foundry.
Council is making an effort to find
some policeman; that is, they have been
cndeavoring for two weeks 10 have a
meeting to make appointments, but
have failed.
The bell which was placed on the
Tocn Hall at considerable expense Ia
the town, for the ostensible purpose oi
calling the Council more readily to.
gether, seems 10 be a failure in that re-
spect. II our Councilmcn would resign
the town would be in a bad fix.
Some scoundrels Thursday night
broke into the milhner store of Misses
Milligan and Bashcar on Washington
street. and carried of considerable
amount Of goods, consisting OF bonnets
ribbons, velvet, etc, besides an over
coat left there for repairs. We did not
learn the value OF the goods stolen. The
thieves gained almitiance by a real
window.
Quarterly meeting vii, be held to.
morrow at the VI. T.. Church. El!el
Hollingsworth is expected To- be present
and DO the preaching.
Mrs. Joseph Mciili and daughter
Blanche are visiting friends IN Jefferson
county, near Smithiieli.
Rev. Weir will be absent tomorrow
holding communion at WarrentOwn
jefferson county.
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STEUBENNILLE.
DiSgrncefuI DOings.

SrEUBENvrLLE, November 6.-Nimrod
Johnson and Jane Whitmer, of Union
port, this county, were to-day arragncd
before Mayor Irwin, OF this city, charged
with fornlcation and adultry. They
pleaded guilty, and were sent to jail for
two months each and fined SO. john
son is fifty years old and has a wife and
two children. The girl is twenty-one
years old. and belongs 10 one of the best
families in the county. The crime was
committed i'm Johnsons own house,
and, it is said, has been going on for
S,,,a tir,n
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BRIDGEPORT.
Condition Of Coal Miners-The New Rail
read The Markets Repairs and I'M
L L. A..l-l

Condition Of Coal Miners-The New Rail
read The Markets Repairs and I'M
provements Made and Needed.
4 few weeks ago the coal digyers here
struck for an advance from l!c per
bu-hrl to Il. They got it. Now they
again have notified the bosses that they
must have an advance 10 % per bushel,
The probabilities are that they will not
get it. Before the last advance clean
coal was selling in the Chutes al 3lc
per bushel. 1t was advanced 10 4ic.
Thi- digger's advance was lb1 per cent.
The price OF coal advanced 20 per cent.
This was only fair rate, for addi-
tional capital and risk is re-
Guirel 10 run a bank as the price Of
dirging advances. Our reporter has
taken some pains 10 inform himself as TO
what the diggers are now making.
When they have worked the full six
days, as they may all 10 now II they
will, some Of them have made SIS per
week. Some who have worked only
five or FIVE and a half days have earned
from Sl2 to Sl5 per week. As this Is
equal TO a first class mechanics pay
they should be content with
doing well and consider that
every poor man working for Sl.25 pei
dav has to pay more for his coal that
they may profit thereby. 1t is true that
it is a risky business, and the man who
shall invent a machine that will excayate
our coal cheaply and safely will confer
q great favor on the race.
The work Of demolition Of old build
ings, to make room for side tracks, still
goes on. The old houses formerly be
! longing to George Stevens and Margare
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Mrs. DODahue's Courageous Ca
reer I'm the Irish Rebellion of

New York star
Mrs. Mary DOnahue died at her resi-
dence, No. 4l2 East Fifteenth street. on
Monday, aged one hundred and twelve.
She was born i'm LOnderry Ireland, in
1867. Mrs. DOnahue's history was re-
markable. Her father was wel-to-dO
farmer in the County of Donegal. Pub
lie schools were not i'm existence, aud
the only place OF instruction to be found,
even under prohibition, was the hedge
schools. In these Mrs. Donahue gained
a very imperfect education. Her school
ing was interrupted by the rebellion OF
Us. Her father was concerned with
the Chartists and other revolutionary
societies, and soon became a marked
man. Finally he was arrested, and then
il was that the daughter found an OPP
pOrtunity OF showing her splendid cour-
aye. Her father was taken TO Donegal
and locked up in Bridewell. She tol-
lowed him on foot, and upon arriving IN
the town found il impossible to gain ac-
cess tO him. Wandering through the
streets, fOOtsOre and tired, she met
Young man whom she knew in London
derry, and told her story. They both
went 10 the lookup. While the young
country girl was in earnest conversation
with the Tailor the father managed TO
slip out and gain his freedom. The au-
thOrities made every endeavOr TO detain
and punish Sthe girl as an accomplice,
but she was finally set free. From that
moment she entered heart and soul in
to the rebellion. She followed the rebels
wherever they went, and acted as a
yivandierO. ~ we'll as a bearer of dis
patches. As the latter she was remark
ably successful, and was never arrested
aiterward although she went on foot
wherever her mission called her. The
crushing Of the rebellion broke up her
homestead and DESTROYED her hopes.
subsequently she married a young farm
er named DOnahue, but the British Gov
ernment, hearing Of her career, perse-
Cuted her 10 such a degree that she was
compelled to leave the country, and came
10 America, arriving here in lS4I, two
wears after her husbands death. She
had ten children, three boys and seven
girls, all OF whom are still living. Up
10 the last hour of Mrs. DOnahue's life
she was in full possession OF all her fac
ulties, and had walked around the
house on the day she died. Her daugh-
ter-iu-law, Mrs. Jane Donahue, with
whom she had lived for the past twenty
two years. saws that the old lady had a
notion that she was possessed Of at least
:, COO For several months she was ac-
customed TO look around for the treas
ure. but never found il. She had thirty
two grandchildren and three greatgrand-
children. one of whom is serving in the
United States Army.
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CHICAGO, November Z. - Flour
Quiet but weak. Wheat-Firm, higher
and unsettled No. 2 red winter 81 10;
No. Chicago spring 81 l3lCdSl l34
cash; seller December 81 l4.@l lIs;
81 l6 bid for January; No. s 81 0S; rn-
jected SIC. Corn-Moderately active
and higher at49lc cash; 39ic seller De-
cember; 43!cseller May; rejected 81 lc
0ats-Fairly active and higher at 35,c
cash; SIC seller December; 35.c seller
May; rejected pc. Rye-Dull AMI
lower at 72lc. Barley-Dull and lower
at Sic. Pork-Active, firm and higher
at - 1910 o. cash: - 30 seller No
yember; ~ IS seller December; $40 -
seller January. Lard-Strong and high
er at 81 10 cash: 81 30 seller Decem-
ber; 81 jO,d6 62l seller January. Bulk
Meats-ln god demand and prices a
shade higher at - 70,S5 S0S5 3.
Whisky-ln .ood demand, and prices n
shade higher At II 0S.
Toledo
ToLEDo, November 7.-Wheat-Firm-
er; No. white Michigan Il %; amber
Michigan spotsl 23l No. ? ned winter
spot II 25t seller necember II .;
seller January 81 30; No. , red Wabash.
81 10; No. > amber Illinois 81 ~ Corn
Steady; high mixei, new, +oc; No.
> 44c; new o. Oats--Steady; No. :
32c. Clover Seed-At - SO(dj 10.
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AMilhon Tons of Water.

Iackawauua Mon.
In the trial OF the SanderSon-Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company case it was shown
that the Gypsy Grove Colliery mined
about a hundred thousand tons OF coal
per annum. At the same time they
pumped out over a million tons OF water.
Mr.. Post made the statement that there
were more tons OF water pumped out OF
the Diamond mines than tons OF coal
taken out OF the whole Lackwanna Val
ley. This will open the eyes Of the peo-
ple In the immense expense that coal
companies are subjected to.