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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-03-07

TUE CHINESE IMMIGRATIoN BILL.-Various
religious bodies have petitioned the President
not to sign the chinese restriction bill, and the
Now York Chamber Of Commerce had special
meeting and passed the following resolution.
ResolDed, That this Chamber deprecates the
bill for the restriction Of Chinese immgra-
tion as establishing bad precedent, as m
unworthy political concession to tho lawless
spirit Of o single State, under whose laws
the subjects of China have enjoyed neither peace
nor safety, as tending to degrade the national
character in the sight of all other nations, as
calculated to imperil the life of the missionary
and to impair the value of his teachings, as ex-
posing the merchant in his dealings to the con-
sequences of public dishonor, and finally as
presenting the hasty action Of our Congression-
al body in sorry contrast with the more cautious
and dignifed wisdom of heather empire. The
resolutions conclude: "In view of these and
other considerations including tho possible If
not probable discontinuauce.o of steam communi-,
cation across the Pacific. the Chamber would re-
specially and earnestly urge the President to
withhold his signature from the bill.
The following has been telegraphed from San
Francisco to Mr.. Hayes, and signed by Bishops
and Rabbis and common preachers.
We, ministers of various religious demonina-
tions in San Francisco, earnestly cntreat you to
sign the bill for restricting Chinese immigration,
hrmly believing as we do, that the presence Of
large numbers of Chinese on this coast is highly
detrimental to the spiritual, moral, and material
welfare of our people.
The people in the island Of Cyprus nre raising
great cry against Chinese immigration. They
say they cheaper labor and drive out their own
citizens from honest employment, lay up money
and send 1t back to China. So these same Chi
nese ore making q considerable stir ut present
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Local Notes and Personal Gossip.
Miss Lou Spencer has been in Bellaire
a day or 80 visiting friends.
An extraordinary long cobwCb was OBJ,
served floating in the air across the public
square, and some one suggested that IT
might be the Rtgister's telephone wire Just
arriving.
Miss Mary Morgan has been appointed
administrators OF the estate Of her father.
The receipts OF tho Bellaire and South
western Railroad last month, came in tho
neighborhood OF three thousand dollars,
The road has about all that Il can attend
to in the way Of freight; but the construc.
tion train and locomotive necessary TO at.
tend to i takes good part Of the force Of
the road.
City Hall was literally packed by the au.
dience that assembled Thursday evening
TO hear the concert for the benefit OF the
Episcopal Church. Chairs had TO be car.
ried in by the load. The order was most
excellent.
The need Of good hall Is very much
felt in BellHire, and anything like this con.
cert shows that the people Of Bellaire ap.
Preciate good thing when It comes. The
way to get more oitliem Is to have suita.
bic hall, and in suitable place.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-08
WASHINGTON.
Eads Iet,,cs and PENSION Frauds.

EAuS Jettfes and Pension Frauds,
WAsnISoToS, November 7.-Atto-day's
Cabinet meeting Secretary McCrary read
report from the Engineer officer In
chargeoIthe Mississippi Jesty works, show.
ing to what extent the depth and width Of
the channel required by law had not been
maintained during the portions Of the last
quarter. The matter was referred 10 At
torney General Devens, who will decide
whether Captain Eads Is entitled 10 the
money claimed for that quarter
Tho Commissioner Of Pensions to-day
received letter from IN aged female pen,
sioneF which (omitting nameS) reads rs
follows:
"DEAE Sir: wish 10 know II Mn
has any right to any pay. He says he got
the arrears Of pension bill through Con,
gross. l thought II took two.thirds OF the
members to pass law. He wrote 10 me
before ] Gotmy check to know how much
would give, told tho man that fled
my papers TO put down SIS. Ishould like
to know il he is trying to swindle an old
woman seventy years OF ago, or shall
give 1t TO him. l enclose the papers he
sent me-"
Tho "papers" referred to are copies OIL
printed circulars which have been sent "a
claimants throughout the country by
certain persons in Washington with the
purpose Of duping the ignorant by preten
sions OF influence or with pleas Of reIuit
tai for services. Commissioner Bently
with view to further exposing these dis
reputable schemerS, furnished for publ.
cation his reply to the above letter. lii
writes
DEAR MADAME; In answer to your lettel
of tho Sd inst, you arc informed tha
neither Mr.. -, nor any other person.
have any right 10 demand pay Of you iol
any efforts they may have put forth to 80
cure the passage Of a law granting arrears
From papers which you enclosed, and
which, with your consent, l will retain, Il
appears that Mr.. - Is trying TO levy
tax for his private use on your creduIity
and generosity,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-08
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Imposing ObsoQules Of Gen. Hooker
The Warrior Laid to Rest at Last
More Encouraging Reports from
New York.
ills Not Settled Yet by a Good Deal.
The Republicans viii Elect Five State
Officers. -.
An Official Count VIII Be Necessary
To Decide the Lieutenant Cover.
nOrship.
Yesterdays CatastrOphles on the
Rail.
A Falling Building at Kansas City
Kills Seven Persons.


ALBANY, November T. The ErMin.
Journal has additional returns on the STATE
ticket which are as follows: Potter (D.)
for Lieutentant Governor, has majority
of S42. And they further indicate thai
Carr, Secretary Of State; Wadsworth, Com
ptrOller, Wendell, Treasurer, and Ward
Attorney General, all Republicans, are
considerably ahead and probably elected
by from 900 to 5000 majority.
ALBANY, November THE .irglp DEM
estimates Cornell's plurality at 81, ,3S9, Pot
ter's majority at 4,SGG, and claims the re,
mainder Of the State officers by less ma.
iorities than that Of potter's.
The Express (Rep.) estimates Cornell's
apparent plurality at 1868, and IIosklns'
apparent majority at 24O.
NEw YORE, November S.-Tho Herald ol
this morning says that 1t looks as II Potter
and lIoratio Seymour, Jr., arc elected by a
slender majority, but 1t will probably re.
quire the official count to determine which
party has secured the minor State Offices.
The Suns returns give majority Of
2,lG2 for Potter. These figures may be
diminished by the official returns enough
to elect HOSkins, but the Democrats still
claim Potter's election, and with seeming
good reason. The election Of Holatio Sey.
mour, Jr., (D.) as State Engineer and Sur.
veyor, seems to be conceded by both par.
ties. The best that can be said OF the other
candidates is the vote is in doubt with
the chances in favor Of Wadsworth's g elec.
ton as Comptroller on the Republican
ticket, and Ward as Attorney General.
Gen. Carr's friends urge that he Is run
ming enough ahead OF his ticket to insure
his election as Secretary Of State. The
race between Mackin and Wendell, for
Treasurer, is very close, and the result is
greatly In doubt.
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rMEslc AND FOX INDIANS.
They are Dissatisfied with their Present
Home.

WASHINGTON, November 7.-Secretary
SChurz and Commissioner Hoyt to-day
gave audience to the delegations Of In.
diaus representing certain dissatisfied
numbers Of Sacs, and Foxes and Iowa
tribes, who desire authority to remove to
the Indian territory from their present
reservation, which comprises q, 900 acres
in Northern Kansas and Southern Ne.
braska.
The sacs and Foxes, occupying one.
third Of this area, number altogether about
one hundred souls, and two hundred
IowNs have possession OF the remaining
lG, 0OO acres. These Indians cultivate the
soil, own houses and raise crops OF various
kinds. But discOntented speakers in.
formed the Secretarythat they believed the
land in the Indian Territory was better,
that the whites were now too thick In the
vicinity oi their present reservation, and
that they wanted to 20 south in order TO
get more breathing room.
Secretary Schurz, in reply, informed
them That they have already ample space
in which to breathe freely; that Il would
be foolish for them TO abandon their
homes and other improvements, and that
all they needed to become as prosperous
US their neighbors was to initiate their In.
dustry, send their children to the agency
school, build fences and cultivate the soil.
Their request was therefore refused.
Commissioner Hoyt has provided the
whole party with tickets home, but In.
formed them thatthe department would
not deiray any other expenses.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-08

PoUGHEEEPsiE, n. Y, November H.
The rear cars Of a special New York ex,
press which left here at 7:l5 last evening
going south, jumped the track when be,
tween New Hamburg and Low Point,
One OF them was thrown into the river
and number Of passengers were injured,
but none seriously. All the injured ones
were put on board the train, which left in
about two hours for New York.
CINCINNATI, NOveu ber 1.-The Ga-ette'I
Newark, Ohio, special says the engine oi
freight train ran of an open switch
at ST. Louisville, on the b. 4 o. Il. r., and
ran into two houses. tearing them down,
but injuring no Cne but Engineer Donnls,
who had a leg broken.
LANCASTER, November T. During a
heavy fog this morning, freight train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad ran into an
other teight train near the Pennsylvania
rolling mill, in this city, and two oil cars
werO wrecked. The escaping oil caught
fire, and shortly afterwards one OF the
tanks exploded with Terrific force. severe.
ly shaking all tho building in the vicinity,
The fire engines were Of littla service, the
flames leaplng up 10 the height OF thirty
feet, and for some hourG the road was
blocked for miles east and west, with
the trains waiting for the IRE to burn out.
ALTOONA, Pa, November IA freight
train on tho Pennsylvania raslroad broke
in two early this morning while coming
down tho mountain, about eight miles
west Of Altoona. The detached portion
ot the train gained great speed, running
down hill at the rate OF mile minute
until attaining the Point, where II over.
took and ran into the first part. Twenty.
four cars were completely wrecked and the
freight scattered in all directions. james
A. Mcdowell, brakeman, was instantly
killed, his body being terribly mutllated.
J. Q. Clark, another brakeman, was seri.
ously injured, and Is not expected to re.
cover,
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The VlrgInla EISctiOn-PrObabiIltIes and
HpReuIAtIouH,

hpttuIhtluuAs
WASHINGTON, November G.-The result
In Virginia Is yet In doubt, with the
chances in iavorof the triumph Of the I'D.
vocates ola readiustment Of the State debt
ViginianS in Washington express sur.
prise and modification that an over.
whelming demonstration Of dsbl.payinp
sentiment was not evoked by the election.
Il is not seriously doubted that terms Of
McCullOch's bill, passed ct the last ession
Of the Legislature, will be maintained, but
the best Virginia sentiment seemed 70
hope for IN unequivocal declaration BY
the people at the polls that they favored
carrying out not only the spirit, but the
letter Of the States obligations. Against
any attempt at repeal Rl the McCulloCh
bill tho veto Of the Governor, who Is q
pronounced debt.payer, interyenes, and II
Is not seriously considered that General
Malone and his friends, in case they have
won the LegislGtureaWill advocate u re.
openlngoi the debt question. At the best
calculation for General Malone and his
supporters, they will have hardly q majori.
" Of the Legislature, and amonghiS friends
elected are several known advocates OF re.
deeming the States obligations. Indeed,
the fight in Virginia has been largely a
personal one, according TO Virginia testi.
mony.. For years Gen. Malone was Presi.
dent Oi the great system Of railway be.
tween Norfolk and Bristol. He was an
able Confederate officer. and with ample
military prestige, organizing and executive
abilities, and, with the power given by his
railroad, his taste for political manage
ment had abundant opportunity. He
was chiefly instrumental In securing the
choice Ol Walker for Governor In 1860,
and had much 10 do with the nomination OF
kemper in 1873. His first defeat hap.
happened at the State convention In 1877,
when Holiday, the present Governor,
was nominated over Deniel on the final
ballot by the transfer OF Mahone's
strength to Holiday, when II was plain
that Malone could not bo nominated. II
was apparent then that Malone, who had
already been deprived Of his railroad.
which had been placed uEder other mana.
cement, had a positive and well organized
personal following. This following he
has retained, and by prodigious efforts
sustained. The debt issue has simply been
political rallying cry.
There Is hardly a doubt that Malone
will be promptly elected United States
Senator from Virginia In case the so.called
readjusters have a clear majority. In
case the Malone strength Is not sufficient
to elect its fayOrite, 1t Is among the specu.
Ialions that the successor Of Senator With
ers will be General Payne, Of Wanenton,
who Is brilliant orator, gentleman
without reproach, and pronounced debt
payer, and who has the advantage Of never
having specially antagonized the friends
Of Malone: 1t is believed that Mahone's
friends will moi object to Payne's election
i they shall have to abandon their favor.
ito.
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Y NY. Railroad down the river 10 ParkerS
hurR, meets with favor here. II would bt
4 grand thing for our Stale, and we OnlS
hope II will be promptly carried out. Ii
seems 10 mo that nothing Of a CREATE
now.
WehAyc almost summer weather to-day
which Ia quite a contrast with The
cold snap Just past All arc hoping ior
RAIN, and long To hear tho puf oi thu
steamboat again.
A lew days ago | had the privilege ol
passing through the new manufacturing
esIAOltshmenl In tho lOwer ward. II Ii
almost ready for operation. II ID credit
70 any place, aud the proprietor Mr..
Schwab, surely deserves tho thanks Of
Tue entire town and community, and l
nope that such success may attend his Of
ioT!s here. that many more such men may
1e induced 10 come and remain with us,
sueli men are needed lneYery community,
nnl Just now they are badly needed here.
Inc new mill In the Upper ward Is al.
most completed, and tho tifne has arrived
whem wa were to sec II in operation. We
!apPrGhend that II will be u great success;
u, nt least, deserves to be.
Arrangements are being made, and are
almost perfected, for course Of lectures
TO be given for tho benefit Of the new
church enterprise. Dr.. Fullerton Is at the
head Of the enterprise, and there Is no
doubt OI It's success. There Is 10 be a
course Of six lectures, and ticket Of nd.
masion to the entire course can he pur.
chased for one dollar. No doubt all our
people will avail themselves Of this oppor.
I,u!lRity Of being both delighted and ediAed.
These lectures will be delivered by men OF
rehntation both ~ scholars and orators.
The Webster Wagon Company are daily
shipping thelt beautiful wagons to al
parts Of our country. They have shipped
over one thousand during the lust four
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Is the defense Of the Rev. Hayden Ior
tho murder Oi Mary StAnnArd, the curious
defense va, set up that the arsenic found
in the dead girls stomach was placed
there after death Tor the purpose Of man Il.
h4arine evidence to convict Hayden.
While Il is, Of course, not expected that
anybody will believe that this was done,
the crafty lawyers who have undertaken
to clear Hayden hope to create In tho
minis Of the jury M impression that such
athing might have bOen done, and in this
miuuer pave the way for tho doubt that
bars conviction. An interesting and novel
demonstration by the Yale professors re-.
timed by the prosecution promises, howev-
en- to entirely upset this scheme OF the de.
ieuc They have found by actual expert
meat with thestomAchs Of two dead persons
that the deposit Of arsenic after death pro.
drrs no sucl, appearance as that noted in
tie stomach Of the murdered girl, and ex-
up, - far as the jury may be confused by
this mass OF scientific testimony it Is not
likely that the aiter.death theory will
eyen create the desired death.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-08

Tho New ". E. Church County Court
Mattsrs-Ihe New Manufacturing H.
terest-Lecture Course, &c., dc.


The New ". E. Chureh-County Court
MatteFS-Ihe New Misunderstanding H.
terest-Lecture Course, &c., dc.
.E' MOvSDvIuE, November Z.
EdIton lntslIIG0neSr;
Alta meeting Of the congregation Of the
NJ. L. Church, held on Tuesday evening
Of the present week, 1t was decided to fur
niSh the new church building at once. A
new subscription paper is to be circulated,
and tho trustees are ordered 10 issue
bonds to cover all the Indebtedness. These
bonds arc to be Of tho denominations oi
S, $40, SO, 80 aud $50, and are to be &C.
cured by mortgage on the church prop.
Orty This will insure the completion Of
the church.
Rev. ]. NJ. Warden, who has been lying
sick with the quinsy during the entire
week, is still very sick, but Is improving.
County Court commences on Monday
next, and will continue two weeks atleaSt,
and how much longer we know not. We
have had no court Tor several months, and
now We must have good, long term 10
make things equal.
An infant daughter OF Charles James, oil
tho Upper ward, was buried last week,
Cause Of death, dlphthoria. There have
been several cases Of the disease in town
but We are now glad 10 be able 10 say thai
oil are conyalescing, and we hear Of nc
now cases.
The news Of tho elections held on Tues
/ dAV last cAuRA1 aNaFralV Rny axciIaFnRnI
d. az. It's true, you could tell, on Wed
noSday morning, mans politics by hi
countenance, but that was all, for II seem
cd % though all expected It.
The proposed extension Of the 2. W
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MGltTIN'S FERRY.


MARTINS FERl.Y, November Z.
EdIt0S lhltlliEehCvr;
The millinery shop Of the Misses Bra
shear and Milligan was burglarized las
night to the amount Of one hundred dol
lars or more, as near as they are ablo tc
judge. The thieves look over thirty.ily,
dollars worth Of ribbons, about twenty,
i've dollars worth Of feathers aud bonneI
anu hat trimmings, new silk dress partly
made up, and M OverCoat that had been
lell there 10 DO repaired. From outside
indications there were three OF the thieves
they secured an entrance By cutting the
glass out Of the back window.
Hon. L. G. Richards, State Senator from
: ellersOn County, was in town to-day on
business.
Ms, NJ. @. Miller has returned home
from visit at Columbus and Toledo.
Some OF our people are going to take in
the cheap excursion to Chicago next
week, thereby assisting the Grant boom a
little.
Report las It that one or two prominent
gentlemen arc trying to form a Joint
stock company for the manufacture OF
stoves and stOveware. From the way In
which all our tOundries are crowded with
orders 1t seems that more shops are need
ed,
Hannah Hough, Of Indiana, and Rebec.
ca Cope, Of SmlthAeld, Ohio, are visiting
]. X. Walters.
A lew nights ago, some OF the light fin.
gered gentry broke into the literary depot
Of J. q. HAnes, and took about ten dol.
lars worth Of books, magazines, paper and
envelopes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-08
NE1GHBoRHooD NEWS


Arrest OF an Alleged InccndIary.
.s. WEusBuRo, Noyember7.
ElIt'r' lutClIIESnerr.
Quite All excitement was created in town
to-day when the fact Of the arrest OF DR.
David Parkinson, Of this county, had beer
made known. Just exactly what the
doctor had been arrested for Is not gener
ally known. Bu. gc have learned that he
Is arrested for cGnpllcity In the attempt
to burn the stable OF Geo. A. Parkinson
in Bethany, occupied by W. p. Cowan,
The stable was insured for 5000. The
stable and tho lot on which it stands were
afterwards sold to Cowan for 500. Tit
reader can draw his own inference.
DR.. Parkinson is q native oithls county
and was born and resides in the vicinity 0
Bethany. He Is a natural genius in thI
mechanic arts, and Is never better salts
fed than when engaged in trying som,
mechanical experiment. lie learned tht
trade Of a dentist, and was some year
ago considered the best Of his day.
The means used to fire Cowan's liver,
Stable was phosphorus, There are some in
tereSting developments promised US sool
in connection with this case.
We are having high times here, tho iai
is crowded, and Sheriff Curtis has hi
hands full now. G. Il. @.
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ELECrION ROWS.

several Questionable Affairs In Mary Ian,
BALTIMORE, November IA shootlu
aiEray Is reported al LeOnarltown, Mary
land, on The night ol the election. Tier,
was great deal Of excitement in tic town
aud Gght between the lower clements o
the two parties was momOntarily expected
throughout the day. Nothing serious
however, took place until after dark, Wher
the Democrats surrounded tho Republican
lag pole and threatened TO pull It down.
u IL said Mr.. A. A, Lawrence, who had
been elected County Commissioner on the
Republican ticket, made his way Intn The
crowd and warned them 10 keen of. A
rush was made for the flag pole, aud ia the
scramble which followed The report OF a
pistol was heard and Lawrence staggered
and fell, pierced In the breast. Its moi
known who fired the shot. Many declare
Il could not have been else than an aCcl.
dent, and do not credit the rumOrS which
the affair has been shaped. Lawrence
y very seriously hurt, but may recover.
llets a native Of Ohio and settled In ST.
Mays county Immediately after the war.
lie soon became q popular citizen and
business man, and is highly respected BY
both Democrats and Republicans. lie l.
a Republican in politics, aud was elected
10 tho State Senate; was q member Of that
body In 1915, and elected q member OF
the House Of Delegates OF 1873.
II Is rnmOred to-day that John Denton,
an employe Of one Of the LobaCco ware.
houses In this city, shot and seriously In.
lured colored man In Prince Frederick,
Md,, on election day. Denton ,iS citizen
0l the county, and went there 70 vote.
The particulars OF tho affair are not known,
ls elIoFts have been made to conceal Il