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TERRoRIsM IN LOUISIANA


New ORLEAHs, Jan. A.-Tho counsel dele
gated ~ the Teller Investigating Committee TO
remain here and take testimony, to-day heard
the following Witness
Mr.. NJ. j. Cunningham, member OF the Logis-
laaturc from Nachitoches parish. testified as
iolowsi
The general trnor Of witnesses on the Republican side
is to the ecr of conspiracy ON the part ' c Democrats
break MP ncgo meetings Tor uuhuchl tnect Hnc trs
ttuuny u unluluuDdy iu,r. There was mo- orsAn1cd
band Rluuut described our action nghnsi hnut
and others was taken tor protection, they having threat
pucd to get the together and huth the Town II
was reported that Bouut had ten or twelve armed ne
srues ia his house Alter cousuthton we concluded II
would not hc allow him tu remain tste salri-
s|utl. ! Wa acting thtl Of Police The hUhit was
qulrtly managed No violence OF bamshnent was con-
trmplitrd II WAS solely for th' purpose ot preserving
the peace that determined 90 arrest him No Noehi
threats were made. as stated hy blouut ana ms Mie
consider the Rrrdas as thr most o,ihirsN men ever
saw when they were acting VIII peuoel ats ueN pro
ns n think whom they turned 10 the other side The y
would propose to XIII us
The testimony throughout was contradictory
Of the Republican Witnesses, except as tC
Bount the Bredns. and others being advised
81 leave tho parish, hut the witness said that the
eause was not POLITICAL He declined 10 express
AN opinion rs to whether it would be safe fol
tae lredas 10 return they having done greal
injustice to the whole people of the parish.
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TRYING 10 nm HIMSELE


Capt Julian yelling Of Company f. of the
Fifth Regiment shot himself in tho forehead
last evening in the official room Of the Ar
mory. Ilo is the proprietor of the restaurant
ana lager beer room at "a Bond street
While Companies II. and were drilling Capt
Wcling walked in. ana. without speaking to
any one. went directly into the officers room.
whero ho sat down md hogan rending u book.
Alter the .lrill was over. the oiN '"is went out.
Drum Major T. 'srhot entered tho officers
room. and. nuologHng n CaHt Mcuns. began
and taking his hat IN pluacd his pistol TO h4
forehead and dis 'harged It. Dr. SussdoriI Of ~
West Twenty third street WAS summoned.
When hr entered Capt. Wclling saluiri him
with the remark. " | meant 70 Kill myself, but
| nm bad shot evidently" Family troubles
nre said to be the cause,
DR. Sussdurf thinks Cant. yelling may ro.
cover Ho was not permitted to be removed
from the urmOry.
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THE CHEYENNE SAAUGHTER.
Bringing In the Dead and Wounded-An In
VestigRtion 10 he Made.

FoRT ROBINSON, Mob, Jan. 2t-Capt. Wcs-
soils command arrived in camp this afternoon.
bringing the dead bodies Of Sergeant Taggnrt
and Priyntes Brown. Nelson. and Dchloisc, the
latter having died on tine road; also the wound
ed and seven Chcycnnc prisoners, three sluaws.
and four children. Of whom three are wounded.
or tho nine captured one buck and one sluaw
died before reaching hero. They were care
fully searched, hut only two small knives Wore
found. Cant Nessellss wound Is very slight +;
hut those OF Sergeants Rode and Ambrose and
Womau's Druss-thc Indian scOut-arc danger
Gus. ,
4 board will moot hero tomorrow TO inycsil-
cnte the whole affair. II Is composed ot Major
Evans. Third cavalry and Lieut. schuyler.
Aid-lc- Camp tO Con, Crook.
All Indians now here are under strong guard.
ana will he takcu to Fort LenyouwDrth. Private
liaut2 Company II. Third Cavalry. who was
wounled the day alter tho outbreak. died in tho
hOsuitnl to-day.
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M'DERMOTT'S SAYINGS.
Drawing Them from the Bank In Order to j oin
the AtrnnEe shin Cnpt. Adams saw.


Officer AL Quinn OF the Fourth street police.
willamsburgh. last hight found drunken man.
whose appearance and dress indicated that he
was a laborer. asleep on n stoop in Water. near
North First street. In the police station 81 oll.35
was found in the mans pocket He was recog-
nizcd as Michael McDermou n coal HEAVIER. HIS
friends were informed of his arrest. They say
that the story Of Capt. Adamss meeting with
shin on FIRE at sea. and seeing near her steam
ship which he thought might be "A pirates Ves-
sci set him half crazy. because he had been told
that tho steamship was u Foninn cruiser, fitted
ont by means of tho Skirmishing Fund. lie
drank to her success and determined 10 Join tho
fighters. He hud no definite idea Of how he
would do 50. but in order To he prepared to soi2a
the first opportunity that might present ITSELF
he went to the bank and drew ont his sAvlnga
Then hu had few moro drinks and went to sleop.
LONDON. Jan. 24.-The owners OF the ship
Rnlston, whose captain is credited with the
letter to the Admiralty. published Yesterday. re-
porting suspicious acts OF an unknown stranct
luy miles west OF Fastnet. announce their con-
vic'Ion that the affair is either spurious or O
NeluSlDu.
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS
THE SEM TIE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUS
LY AGAINST THEM.
Mr.. Hayes struHrIinR In Vsin Against senator
ConkiInE-The he Facto President with
holding all the ImPortant Nominations

Mr.. Hayes struHgiing In VaIa \ Aaainst SENATOR
Con'tlIng-The he Facto President with
holding all the Important Nominations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Senate Com
mittee on Commerce continued this morning
the consideration OF the New York Custom
House nominations. The Republican mem-
bers OF the Committee when the question was
finally taken. voted unanimously 10 report adj
versey on the nominations. The three Demo-
cratic members Of tho Committee. Messrs. Cor
don. Dennis and Ransom. refrained from voting.
but intimated during the meeting that they
agreed with their Republican colleagues. Il
was further determined that II an executive
session OF the Senate could be had to-day. the
report should be made at once. and motion
made To remove the pledge OF secrecy. and
allow the charges against Arthur and Cornell.
and their answers thereto. to be made public.
An effort was made to have an Executive ees-
sion this afternoon. but the Senate had got into
a wranRle over the Post Route BILL which failed
last session. through the inability Of Conklng's
sion on tho part OF several Senntors. * motion
to adjourn till Monday was carried
John sherman has been busy for several days
past seeking 10 influence Republican and Dcm-
ocratic Senators TO vote for the confirmation OF
the New York 9ppointments,, Al important
President and Scnators who arc interested
are informed that nothing will be
ST5 ne n 6 9 by FT soSaS Ys 6s ons
means Of constrnining Republican Senators TO
oppose Mr.. Conkling sherman. Evarts and
Hayes are openly suying that II the present
nominations arc rejected, an extra ses-
sion will he called and the Democrats al
lowed. to organize. the Senate Immediate
game OF brag is being played by sherman 70
the effect that enough votes have been secured
TO carry the confirmation, intimating that the
Democrats generally would voto that way. SO
far Ms hos been asccrtained. Democratic
Senators Rre generally reticent rs TO how
they will vote. Tho opinion seems To be
that this is Republican fight. and that
Democrats have no interest in IL. Some Of
them. however. take the ground that 1t Is thelr
duty 10 act i'm the promises and it is certain thai
more than one Democratic Senator will yigor-
ously oppose confirmation.
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William Calvin. the driver Of car L.. 2l2 Of
the Adams street line IN Brookyn oachei up ms horses
with whip, ON the track between Concord amt Hary
strccts last n.ht amt then Kicked NJ the dUshord le
stcrrcd back hurri,dly aud, boy mistake, stepped OH
lie ,c ou snow bank and the car passing over his
lett foot crushcdlL lh, horses ran AVIAN WIN the e4I
which WAS iul of pa-acusrrs oIcrt9 carpenter ana
Kelley caught them and after lcsn draysyA ."l"t NG
tn hls homo at 2Gil Twenty second street ~ an am
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PARIS. Jan. 2i.-It is said that President Mae
Mlhou tuN NJ GTeyy rrcsdcnto ho Chamber "' p'lu
tics. that hc would resign should the Chamber bciH'
tics lmpcach the 4. Brogc cabinet The Chambers has
adiourQCd yer To lucsiay.
raul Norm. hie member Of the French senate, Is
dead He Wasa Republican,
l~ioIe tue Adjournment o the CHAMBER ur Minister OF
Public Instruction presented hil making primary ciu
cation obligatory after Jan. |, 1850
II Is stated that Gcn Dayoust viii he app ointld ehlc
of this general stan of the Ministry oi war.
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WAsHINGToN,, ""' - 80 ~ 1'., 49,, 49,, ,
tee Yesterday. the resoluu- VI ~ - " , 80
Mr. Tildcn be allowed to DO rcprs.,,, "gacc"pied
tle Committee by counsel WI, tAhlsi ihseh~ voting
as heretofore said tho DcylQeraue memUe''
against the measure.
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The signal once Prediction.

Warmer sonthcrly to westerly winds and
pArtIy cloudy weather followed by colder northwest 70
southwest Winds and rising barometer
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DO. nnnnIne,. ARMY nII.

WAsHINGToN. Jan. PA bill to reduce and
rcorganile the army and the bin to make rules for the
government aud regulation Of the land forces Of the
United states introduced In the House today by Mr.
Burnside are but little moro than division oi the
burnside Committee bin The first Ot the two mls
j. That part rlaung to ofsAnlAuon appontmeuis stan
details and assignments military instruction at colleges
and uuiyersuc. and the retired hs with sundrN amend
nonts hud the second contains the remaining portions
nf the nri. NAL bill Nithout alteration The hrst Till con-
tam 80 sections ana covers so pages tie second zoo see
tons and covers le5 pages
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Fuy Illustrated and account Of those who present.
| Ia Lhds, ne SaIyhL Out " dAy,--AdS
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Sketches with portraits, in INT" no Gd,E@ .Al' "
| day. PTee ~ eents-AiR ID
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There were 10 be found neither oranges,
cheesecakes, nor penny buns, nor ginger
bread, nor crackers, nor nuts, nor luctter
matches. The cupboard was bare! There
was but one, only one solitary cupboard In
the whole Of that cottage, and that one,
the sole hope Of the widow, and the Rlori::
Gus loadStar Of the poor dog, was bare!
Had there been leg Of mutton loin Of
lamb, q fillet OF veal, even an Ice from
Gatti's, the case would have been differ.
ent, the incident would have been other.
wise. But It was bare, my brethren, bare
as bald head, bare as In iniantborn with.
out Caul.
GMany Of you will probably say, with
all the pride OF worldly sophistry. The
widow, no doubt went ont and bought
dog.biscut.' All, no! Far removed from
these earthly ideas, these mundane de.
sires, poor Mother Hubbard, the widow,
who many thoughtless worldings would
desplse, IN that abe owned only one cup.
board, perceived-or ! might even say
swat once the relentless logic Of the sit.
uation, and which had enabled her with.
out deviation to reach the barren cup.
board. She did not attempt, like the stiff.
necked scotIers Of this generation, to war
against the inevitable; she did mott try, like
tho so.called men OF science, 10 explain
what she did not understandable said
nothing. THE poor dog had nonel' And
then at this point our information ceases.
But do we know sufficient? Are we not
cognizant Of enough?
"WhO would have 10 pierce the veil that
shrouds the Interior fate OF Old Mother
Hubbard, the poor dog, the cupboard, or
the bone that was not there? Must we
imagine her standing ut the open cup.
board door, depict TO ourselves the dog
still droppihg his disappointed tail upon
the floor, the sought.ior bone still remain
ing somewhere else? All! no, my dear
brethren, We are not so permitted to at
tempt to read the future. Suffice 1t for rs
to CLEAN from this beautiful story It's many
lessons; suffice 1t for US to apply them, 10
study them as far as In us lies, and, bear
ing In mind the natural irailty OF
our nature, TO avoid being widows;
to shun the patronymic Of Hubbard; to
have, II our means afford 1t, more than
one cupboard in the house; and to keep
stores in them all. And o! dear friends,
keeping in recollection what we have
learned this day, let us avoid keeping doss
that are fond OF bones. But brethren, II
we do, il Fate has ordained that we should
do any Of these things, let us then 90 as
Mother Hubbard did, straight, without
cutveting or prancing, to our cupboard,
empty though 1t be-let us, like her, &c.
cept the inevitable with steadfastness
and should we, like her, ever be left with
hungry dog and an empty cupboard,
may future chroniclers be- able to write
also Of us in the beautiful words Of our
text, And so the poor dog had none.'"
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Expose yourself day and night; cat too
much without exercise; work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; take all
the vile nostrums advertised, and you will
want to know
HOW TO GET WE'LL.
Which is answered in three words Take
Hop Bitters! See other column.
For sale by IAuGnLIS Bios. e. Co., Whole.
sale Druggists, Wheeling, VIVA.
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Ene Newly DIScusseu Process OF DephOs'
phorIzing Ores.
We have alluded on several occasions
in the IS1gLLIGENcER TO the new process,
discussed in England, for dephosphorizinq
iron ores, whereby we expect to see the
New River ores Of this State and Virginia
made serviceable for nails and other pro.
ducts requiring red short iron. The pro.
cess is known as the Thomas and Gil,
christ method, and it has just been patent.
ed in this country, June 18th being the
day Of issue. According to the Patent
Office Gazette the claims granted in the
patent are rs follows:
2lG,OlO. DephosphoriziDg Iron, Sidney
&. Thomas, 8 Queens Road Villas,
County Of Surry, England. Filed Feb.
IL, 1870. Patented in England, Jan. 9,
1878.
CLAM-l. In the dephosphorizing OF
iron, where highly basic Stag is produced
in the Bessemer or open-hearth opera.
tons, the process OF producing such Stag,
which consists in lining the converter or
other vessel with calcareous or magnetism
material, end adding to the molten metal
therein basic material containing two.
thirds OF lime or lime and magnesia, and
OF gross weight equal to about five times
the weight OF the silicon and phosphorus
contained in the charge. the said basic
materials being divided, and part added
before tapping and the remainder after
this has been blown, or the whole
quantity added ut once, substantially as
specified.
9. In the manufacture Of steel or inpot.
iron by the Bessemer (pneumatiC) or open.
hearth process, the herein described
method Of removing the phosphorus from
the metal into the Stag, consisting in
melting the metal in converter or vessel
having calcareous or magnetism lining
and adding to such molten metal in the
vessel so lined quantity or quantities Of
basic material, such as burnt lime, or. a
mixture ofburnt lime and iron orc, equal
to about five times the weight OF the sill.
con end phosphorus in the pig substantial
ly as described.
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STriadelphla Accommodations train only nuns
between Wheeling and TT.adelphla.
tDaily except Sunday-Newark Accommodation,
tSteubenyille ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS train during
the day passes backward and forward between Mar
tins Ferry and BellRire, stopping when required at
Sherman g., House.. AtnAVillc, West Wheeling and
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-s7s--------=7--'
estimates for the current month, as given
olt on the street, are supposed to show
tom 5000 200 10 100000 Increase over
that Of June last wear. Should these est.
mates prove correct, the late rise OF Penn.
syIyania stocl;gt 10 81 has been fully iusti.
iietf and would warrant ne friends In con.
Tending ior stillfurther advance, Tile
statement IA AZ follows for ali lines easi
Of Pittsburgh and Erie,
An increase 10 srOSS earnings 9S'
An iheh aAo 10 eSpanSs' os'.'..' ''''''''''' h4Og
An tr,r,.,s /. ma, earning, of ...........s Go56
Tho mon,h. ~ 1870 a. comnoro1 viii
,ha aSr,a nerioS n IsSs Sbow.
.V a osU !" V. 80 " i,n., sa,,sl
An Increase 81 expense Of l4Sii
An increase in net earning, Of ss III
All lines west Of Pittsburgh and Erie iol
tho five months Of 1870 show . surplus
over ail Liabilities o. SoS,4Sv, peing y Saif
wv. '"e sa'ne pe. .s =, '''oy n T'O a..
rotn ~ o DS'T nar can't an ,he ranital stock
For The five months the increase Is little
over $500, 900, or at the rate Of nearly tive
millions LOT inc year, wnlch .h M1u,s
,"iII!sor. W" and Sa,i oher dednct
ing for rentals and interest or
equipment. Surprising that item 70 re-
man ABOUT inc same, Ine I nes C ~ haa \.
AZ ,hs road has aver known, The reduc
ton Of liabilities on the western lines Is
quite rs remarkable. There is q surplus
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The Plan orthe Average Pulpit Essayist,
From an Exchange
The following exhibits the method upon
which the average pArson constructs his
discourses:
Brethren, the words OF my text are:
Old Mother Hubbard, ahe went 10 the cupboa,J.
To get her poor dog 4 bone;
hut when she SOt there the cupboard was bare,
Aud 20 tho pour dog got none.
"These beautiful words, dear friends.
carry with them solemn lesson. pro.
pose this evening TO analyze their mean
ing, and TO apply it, lofty as 1t may be, 10
our everyday life.
Old Mother Hubbard she went TO the cupboard,
To get her poor dog a bone,
"NIother Hubbard, you see, was old.
there being no mention OF others, we NAV
presume she was alone; widow,-a
triendless, old, solitary widow. Yet did
she despair? Did she sit down and ween,
or read novel, or wiring her hands? Nol
die lrcnt 10 The cupboard. And here observe
that she went to the cupboard, She did
not hop, or skip, OF. run, or Jump, or use
any other peripatetiC artiliCe; she solely
and merely went TO the cupboard.
1--WE have seon that she was old and
lonely, and we now further see that she
was poor. For, mark, the words are the
cupboard Not 'one Of the cupboards,' or
the right hand cupboard or tho left.
hand cupboard, or the one above, or tho
one below, or the one under the floor.
but just the cupboard-the one humble
little cupboard the poor widow possessed.
And why did she 60 10 the cupboard
Was 1t 10 bring forth golden goblets, or
glittering precious stones, or costly an.
pareI or feasts, or any other attributes Of
wealth? 'ltwas 10 get her poor dog n bone. )
Not only was the widow poor, but the doc
tho sole prop OF her aye, was poor, too
We can imagine the scene. The pcor doc dos,
crouching in the corner, looking wistiully
ut the solitary cupboard, and the widow
going to that cupboard-in hope, in ex.
pCCtation, may be-to open it, although
we arc not distinctly told that it was not
half open or ajar-to open II for that poor
dog. i,NN'
But when she got there the cupboard was laro.
And 50 the poor dos bad nOne
"'When she got therep You see. dear
brethren, what perseverance Is, You see
the beauty OF perseverance in doing RIGHT
She got there There were no t1rninos
and twistings, no slippings and slidinrs
no leaning to the right or ialtering 10 ia
lett. With glorious simplicity we are told
she got there 'N'N
warded? "
/" The cupboard was bareg 1t was bare
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Prrons learing toun for he &a'on, aud Sum.
mer irupla1, can hare TIE DAILY ISTELLI.
GRScEE maitd % them, postpaid, for O5oa't'
per month, The aIlns being changed as often
us ,Iesirfd.
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pUBLlC SALEOF VALUABLE PROP
J. ERTY N SOUTH WHEELING.
The undersigned will offer at public auction at the
front door Of he Court House Of Ohio county, OF
SATURDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF JULY, 1870,
Commencing said sale al 10 o'clock A. NJ, LOtNo. II,
In Square No. u, situated Oh Jacob street. In that
part Of the city Of Wheeling called South Nheelng,
Ia the Eighth Ward Of said city. Upon this property
ane three story blCk house 100 feet III length BY
% feet In width. On the 6rsl aOor d large and com.
containing all the convenience lUr hFs.elaSs house
Of entertainment or any business 70 which II may DO
applied withhree corresponding large and convenient
rooms 10 the rear. On the second door Is large dan.
cing hall aud four other large and convenient rooms
whilst upon the third door Is large ball well adapted
Tor society purposes and At used BY the Odd
Fellows and Others rs place Of meAting, together
With several other smaller rooms. Conyeniences for
gas aud water all through the house. Upon this lot
tn, 70 u ato small frame Office Of present used IS
Justice Office an ice house and hstclRSs stable. Pur.
chAsers arc invited 10 examine this property the
owner feeling assured that they will end II adapted to
almost any business 70 which they might choose APP
pyt This property will be sold subject to lease
which win be transferred with the property 10 the
purchaser. Any one can receive full Information
concerning this lease by iuqunE Of the underSigned
or his attorney.
TRIMS OF SALE-0ne.third cash, and the remainder
Of the purchase money In two equal installments Of
one and two yeIrs with interest all cash II the pur
chaser may elect Deferred payments 10 be secured
By deed Of trust upon the PROPERTY sold
J. II. GOOD, Attorney,
l220 Chapllne street. jei9
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AUCTION SALES.
PUBLIC SALE OF A
VALUABLE RIVER HILL FARM
IN MARSHALL COUNTY, W. VA.

On MONDAY, June SOth, 1879, on the premises,
will sell ut public auction FU m Of Abouti7 acres,
two miles from benwood, Marshall county, W. Va,
within OF e.hali mile Of the Baltimore Ohio r. n,
and Ohio river and i've aud half miles ireni Wheel
lng and being part Of the home Iar Of the late David
MrMechen About 00aCres under cultivation "a acres
10 ErAss young Orchard d choice fruit three ordinary
farm elings and good we'll Of water convenient TO
in lots 70 suit purchasers, The sl il ren iimeStone
and lays well that can 10 liltd by the lAIeaI im-
proved machinery. TODD coal bank Within 200 yards
VI the dwelling for the me Of said farm,
Terms u sale made known on the daV Of sale.
W, v. HOuE 4 BRO,
jel0p&W 1900 Market 81,
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A MODERN SERMON.

The Plan orthe Average Pulpit Essayist
From an Exchange
The following exhibits the method upon
which the average pNrson constructs his
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-28

Money Easy I'd pittsburgh - Bnsiness
Ahead Of Last Year NJ ChleREo-
proVement or Heal Estate III New YORK
The PenpAy lyanIa Railroads. Earn.
..,.. ns0,.s t,,,,.s "a q IatARAGi