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groM Caihouu's Inrul A.-gl,e tlrst xns not
n,ure than twsnty or thirty yards. ai!l they
scattrred alonx ~ you went tuwara Custer's
| men.
| Q,-ln wha. position wcro Custer's men
foilndf A.-Kahi around Custer; four nr live
Ut thru1 aloug besdc horse.
! Q.-Was there uny Indication oil a prolonged
struggled A.-rhc5e had been struggle, but
Tley had apDaEentlY Tried to lead Their horses
ar.,,lnd III circle, and had 'nndo l,al stand.
| Q.-llow lNAny ulen wcTc Euthercu aihtle
C,lsscrf A.-Twrnty or thtrtJ-on tile right,
U.-Wl,cru did you anl tho members Of tho
other cosnp4uesf A.-.They wers srastesetl oil
" s's ssys e'ti te 81 ,4y G1s's' men tia.
furinrd about Custer, lid sou set any eri-
dspsu. any~taro IT,, oi .,ty, any =, 10. company
osE ,l'a~ ,,t nn I" ,1;,s1 s'3,s''inS' nYnvsi 5
Resistance, except thu lnen IN their u'ut.ns a,
No, utl nut think thrr wcre Kill lts! III order,
but scattered a!l .'vcr The gFouul, nut !" anF
U,-Wuuld this condition Of the men Indicate
that thry lad been drawn NJ FL illus Vt bnttta
and had made \ concerted ses!stanctt A.-No,
Q.-Wlth respect to ths cartridge shells, s,:-dld
YOU tinl nuyf A-Olc or jwu. Then SaM
little plies of twenty-five or tAlEtJ ucaF "hcft
Calhoun WIS killed:
few. They wcsu scattcte tesl AROUND. but ltonlan'
; tell whether They Lxu bcan used hi the men o'
not.
Q.-Could you Judge by the number o
cartridges urpl ty thu position IN which 70,
fuuuu ihcm xl,rihrs tho ntcn huparatetl tFuil
cah o:A,r ut irregular intervals! nnl you iht''!
! tltnt t;u struggle VI Custer ami Ills ttttinaIit
urutust tIlc lntila,,A lasted nny considerable
itpxth at tlnet A.-hu, sir; think the, u1e
hM a bs ca,ne dowp.-at h!s supposed esass
| tug-and hs ha.! 10 ttalo to make staud.
I Q--WAat wAa tho character OF the countr
| ubout hju !; wis II such " would have cnatle
{ | liu 10 upkc prolonged zeslstautsl A.--fIul
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-23
SINGULAR CASE.
\ Man Who Vowed He Would
Never Speak.

UTICA, y. Y, January 20.-Hayes
HImman, who lived two miles east OF
Utica, died to-day, aged sixty-six years.
Although possessing the faculty of
speech, he had not uttered two con
secutiye words for fifty years. When
sixteen years old, hearing his father
swear at a member of the family, he
made vow that he would never speak
again. This vow was kept for seven
years. lie then met with an accident,
which bruised the fingers ofhis lett hand,
the pain drawing from him the exclama-
tiun, "Ohw On but one other occasion
was lac heard to speak. This time the
word "Src" was called forth by snake
that crawlcd over sleeping child. \
column might be- filled 10y recital OF
Humans ccCcntricities. Some OF his
devices to avoid conversation We're
crafty in the extreme. He was close
student, and he has left vOluminOus
diary during his fifty years OF silence.
Tie leaves fortune OF $4,000 to a
nephew, with the admonition, keep
your mouth shut" Notwithstanding
his silence, lac was a great fayOrite in
the neighborhood in which he lived.
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THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.
Gathered from Our Dispstehss

deputy Collector Morris, Who il raid
ing mOonsliners in the mountains of
the Third district, recently destroyed
three distilleries and 30 gallons Of
whisky.
At New I0nddn, COnnecticut, aPpli-
cation is pending for new trial for Mr..
Cobb, convicted Of poisoning her hus-
band.
At Hyde Park, Pa, Monday night,
VIM. Davis and a year-Old child we're
burne,l to death 10y the explosion 81 a
kerosene lamp.
Formal declaration Oi the election 81
unItel states N-.BAtOrs we're male yes-
ter,lay, a. follows: Pennsylvania, Cam
erOn: New lDrk, C1nkling; Illinois, 10
gan; Connecticut, Platt.
Lewis y. Clover, q survivor of the
I,zrtmnor massacre during the war 81
lsl2. died at his ressienoe in Brooklyn,
YESTERDAY; age -.
4 verdict wzs given yesterday IN the
limited states CWcuit Court against the
Illinois and -. Louis Briize CrDpsny,
on notes given the Keystone BrIige
Company fOr constitution.
Mr.. DDbbins, ag,sI 100, diei at Ere,
Pa, Yesterday.
4 man del at Utica, v. Y, peenily.
who, al the Agc oi IL, vOsei he voabi
never sI.eak. lie kep, his sori hf'y
years
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THE REDSKINS.
Fight with the Cheyennes.

FoRT ROBINSON, NEB., January 22.-
The Cheyenne Indian campaign has
closed for time at least. On Monday
Col. Fyens with companies b and ID,
Third infantry, found the renegades in
a strong position in the cliff, four miles
north of the stage road, and partially
succeeded in cutting oil their progress.
They effected their usual escape, and
moved towards Red Cloud Agency.
Captain Vessels, whose scouts con-
yeyed this news to him, started ut once
ON their trail with his four companies
OF cavalry, and at noon to-day he
came up to them some 10 miles
from this point Then the work OF cap
turing them, either dead or alive, began
in dead earnest, in fact but thirty-two,
with nine Of that number badly wound
ell, are alive of the forty-nine fugitives
that were in the field, leaving seventeen
killed. Captain VESSEL WAS slightly
wounded. The first sergeant at
Company T. and an Indian scout also
wounded. Three of Wessell's : command,
a sergeant, iarrier and one private
were killed. This news arrived verbally
by courier at midnight and more
couriers are expected soon. At mid
night ambulanccs had ust started TO
bring in the dead and wounded.
Fr. ROBINSON, NEB., January 2.-
Midnight Later news from the field
states that only nine Cheyennes, all oi
them wounded, were captured. The
balance OF the party, twcnty-three IN
number, were killed. Seventeen are
still unaccounted for, and il is supposed
that some died from wounds and others
escaped.
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SENSATION AT ST. MARYS.
Human Bones Found In the
Stove of u Country School
House.

ST MAms, O., January 2l.-Some
little excitement has been occasioned ia
this vicinity during the last lew days by
the finding OF what is supposed to he
human bones in schoUl-house stove,
about three miles from town. The par
ticulars are AS follows: Last Friday
morning, when the person who attends
10 the schOul-house went i'll to build
tina fire, he discovered that the
room was very warm, and,
uuun investigation, found Goals in
tn, stove, and upon raking them over
fund quite number Of bones, which
are thought Ia be human bones; also, a
couple III buckles and several buttons.
The poker bore evidence OF having been
USED, az there was blood on it. \ Clcw
is thought to have been obtained by the
sudden disappearance Of young man
who has been working for Mr.. j. l..
Ciilson, who lives near the school
house. The young man left the house
hast Thursday, telling Mr., ellison he
was going up to st. Mary's TO get drunk,
since which time hr has not been heard
Of The bones were brought to town
and given to Dr. &. III. Phelps, who
sent them To- Cincinnati fOr eXamina-
tIpu
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CHARLESTON. w. VA.
Contested Election Case.

CHARLESTON, January 22.-The Su-
prrmc Court of Appeals is in session al
the Statr-housr, before which the Dry
den and Swiuburn contested election
case is pending. The case was called
Saturday, at which time Swinburn,
acting upon the advice Of his lawyers,
went down and took possession ot the
Circuit Clerks office, at time to close in
the evening. Mr.. GilliSon, the present
incumbent, asked Swinburn to vacate,
but refused; therefore tiilliSon locked
him in. Some time during the evening
hr came out through window, and he
has not tried 10 take possession since.
Thd ease is being argued at present be
lore the Suprrme Court
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THE OLD MAN WITH THE
SCYTHE.
His Work In a Gallipolis Family.

GALLIPoLIs, January 2l.-On We'd
nesday morning, January 10Th, Eddie,
aged three years, son OF Mr.. b. W. Per
singer, of this city, died of scarlet fever:
Saturday evening following Ritter, aged
five wears. another son, died OF the same
disease, and this morning b. W., an in
liant son, and the only remaining child,
died-three dead and buried within
week. The truly distressing atttic-
tions that have befallen Mr..
and Mrs. Persinger bring to the
minds OF our citizens the terrible be-
reayement that has occurred in the
family with which Mr.. Persinger and his
wife are connected. Mrs. Persinger is "a
daughter OF Mrs. Christine Myers, OF
this city, who since the lst OF last Sep
tcmber has been called upon to mourn
the loss Of the following relatives: Mrs.
Eliza Walker, wife Of brother in Texas;
Robert \. Bugbcc, son OF a sister IN
Texas; James Myers, her son; William
Walker, her brother; Alice Walker, a
niece; Laying Walker and Mont. Wal
ker, her nephcws; Mrs. Maria Halliday,
the wife Of a nephew, and now the three
of her daughter, Mrs. Persin-
germ all, eleven deaths in little over
four months.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January %.
The McGarrahan Claim.


Mr.. Garland, from the Committee on
Public Lands, submitted minority re-
port on the claim of McGarrahan,
together with the bill placing all claim
ants to the rancho Panoche Grande, in
California, in the Court OF Claims, with
the right of appeal To the Supreme
Court. Laid on the table. The bill and
report to be printed.
The House bill reported from the
Committee on Finance yesterday, 10
facilitate the refunding OF the National
debt, was passed unanimously. The
bill now goes to the President.
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, introduced a
bill to prevent and punish counterfeit
ing within the United States Of notes,
bonds and other securities Of foreign
governments. Referred.
Mr.. Stephens introduced bill detin-
Ing and describing the duties OF the
Secretary of the Treasury in certain
cases. Referred. One Of its provisions
is that when any of the National Banks
shall fail To redeem its notes, or shall de-
sire to withdraw them, the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall sell to the highest
bidder United States bonds deposited Ia
secure the same, for coin or Treasury
notes, and issue certificates of deposit
for coin or notes thus received, which
he shall deliver in exchange for notes
of the bank of exactly the same denOm-
ination and pay over the balance. The
certificates shall he receivable for public
dues and be redeemable in coin or treas
ury notes at the United States Treasury.
The Amendments Resolutions.
While the Senate was considering
bills on the calendar, MIR. Edmunds
moved to postpone their further consid-
Grafton and take up his resolution de-
claring valid the Thirteenth, Four
tecnth and Fifteenth Amendments.
Several Senators objected, as Mr..
Blaine had given notice that he would
speak to-day on the naval appropriation
bill.
After some remarks by Mr.. Conk-
ling In favor of Mr.. Edmund's PROPOSE
tion, the Senate rejected it, aed cOnsid-
Grafton OF the naval Appropriation bill
was resumed, when Mr.. Blaine spoke in
favor OF his amendments submitted yes
terday.
At the conclusion pf the debate Mr..
Edmunds moved a. take up the resOlu-
tions submitted by him in regard to the
Constitutional amendments.
Mr.. Thurman moved 10 adjourn,
which motion was agreed to; yeas Il,
naVS 49,
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Nail Robber Caught.

CIN,INSATI, January 22.-Fur long
time past the business men on Vine
stn,ct. below Fourth, have complained
of the loss ui valuable letters, and the
efforts ot the rostotiCe Department To
detect the leakage have been frutless
until to-day, when, by means oi decoy
letter, David 7. Tealin, who has been
the carrier on that route for six year.,
Vas caught With the marked money,
which had been placed in the decoy, in
hi~ possession. He Was arrested AMI
he'd in 5000 hail iOr examination.
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Fight with Roughs.

CIScIxSArI, January 22.-The Young
Peoples Literary Society, of Deerfeld,
near Lebanon, has been troubled by a
lot Of roughs for some weeks past. Last
saturday the society stationed a guard
at the door. The roughs attempted to
force AN entranoc, but the guard prompt.
" drew knives and commenced work in
earnest. One, Fairchild, MAS cut seven
times ia lhc head and shoulders, and
had to be carried away on shutter.
He is thought to he nortally wounded.
No arrests have YET beeB male.
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RAILROAD BoNDs-Strong.
STATE BoNDs-Dpll.

sIATE boNps fh'
SToCHs-The fefmalion of wealthy
and influential syndicate to market I per
cent bonds in Europe seemed to stimu-
late the growing confidence In the future
of affairs generally. Stock speculation
was characterized by much buoyancy
and the entire list made further ad-
vance, which Was well maintained Ia
the close, the prices in the final sales
being in some cases the highest reached.
Erie shares were the most prominent
in point oi activity and strngth.
Common stocks rose from ~ 10 -
and the preferred from 3Si 10 ~, bid.
Northwestern Was very conspicuous,
rising from 5si Ia 59l for common. sni
from S3I To SIl for preferred. Delaware,
Iackawanna aud Western rose from
aOi to 5aI, closing at oh. The advance
ior the ,lay in the entire list rang,d
from ! to 3 per cent. The investment
shares were strong, especially Rock Is
hand. The transactions ggregsted 2s6.-
900 shares, Of which III 900 were Erie,
Nj, 900 Lake shore, 1900 Wabash, 800
Northwestern common and u 0OO pre-
ferrrl, 5000 Rock Island, 1900 ~ Paul
common and l0,O0 preferred, 2,US
Pittsburgh, 81, 900 Delaware, lArka'
wanna and Western. 1900 New Jersey
Central, 1000 Delaware and Hudson,
1000 Morris aud Essex, 200 Michigan
Central, 2Op Illinois Central, 2.dO T.,
C..C.& l., 1000 Ohios, II ,0UO Western
Union, ZOO New YORK Central and
400 4. Il I. Telegraph.
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An nunoonstitutlnnal LeSislature.

AIBANN. y. Y, January 22.-An AL
drrSs prepared by the Democratic caucus
~ the electors II the state, i lrius cir
rulated in the senate AMI the Assembly
tn-isy i1r the signatures oi the Demo
cratic memlsr>. The substance ui the
address Is that the Republicans, tor thc
purpose oi retaining the control ni the
government, have refused pvrSl>tcntly
L. rvapyOrtluu the state, and o'nsr-
uurutlv the present Legislature l. uu-
constitutional
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Weather Indications.

WAsHISGroS, January 2i-l ~
FoI the Tennessee and Ohio Valley,
light rains followed by partly cloudy
weather, lower temperature, southerly
winds, shifting 10 westerly and nortiier-
ly and rising barometer.
For the Lower Lakes, partly cloudy
weather and areas 81 snow, variable
winds, shifting to sOuthwesteriy aud
northwesterly, rising barometer and a
slight fall in temperature.
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Trial of the Arlington Case.

ALgxANpGIA, Va, January "e. The
trial of the Arlington case began IN the
L. :. Circuit Court to-day. The plain
till proved the ownership and Iosses-
sion of the estate by the late q; W. l..
Curtis and its devise by him To his
grandson, q. W. &. Lee, the plaintiff in
the case, its occupation 10y the govern
mcnt and service of suits ol ejcctnent.
The defendant intimatcd his intention
To prove the title oi the government 10y
certificates issued by the District Tax
Commissioners under an at Ol Con
gress for the sale Of property in insur-
rectionary districts in default oi pay
ment Of taxes.
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Fatal ccidett.

CINcISxATI, January ~. While work
men were engaged this afternoon III
tearing down the walls of J., Wilson 4
sons building, which Was burned some
days ago, large part OF the south wall
crumbled away, suddenly precipiiating
two men, Martin Jordan and Thomas
Mc,iraue, into the cellar, distance at
nearly sixty feet. Mc,inuc was in
stantly killed. Jordan died hall an
hour after. both have families.
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Revolutionary Outbreak In Venezuela.

HAVANA, January 22.-Advices from
Venezuela are to the effect that ma
jority Of the people have risen in favor
of Guzman Blanco. lie was momentar.
lily expected to arrive at ~. Thomas
from Europe.
A letter from Puerto Cabcllo, Janu-
airy 3d, says that the town was in pos
session Of the rebels and the tort Was in
possession Of the government; the war
steamer Bolivar was aiding the fort
and shelling the town, destroying much
property and many lives. The Amerl-
can schooner Maria Reynolds, with
valuable cargo from New York, was or
dered to stop at the tort. The latest AL
vices by telegram via trinidad, say that
Gen. Cedenno Was beaten at Maracai
by the government troops, and he hIm'
self taken prisoner.
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Brutal Murder.

LOUISVILLE, January IA COur''r-
Journal special from Rivcrton, Ky, says:
solomon Johnson, young school
teacher, was hIutally murdered near
Robinson creek, in Pike county, to-day,
by James BENTLEY, who, falling Ia lnclie
him into quarrel, smashed his skull
with heavy club. BENTLEY escaped.
4 large number oi country people are
on his track, and il il thought that lac
will bc lynched il caught.
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Flonda Election Fraud.

Jt,K>uNyILLE, January 22.-The jury
in the casc oi the Brcyard County Can
yas>ing Bard- iur making ialse returns
ia the late Congressional election,
brought ia verdict OF guilty, with a
Recommendation oimerry in the csa-e 0t
the sheriff aud iustice Of the peace
The County Canvassing Board and two
Inspectors Of the late election, from Al
,ghua county, Were arrested to-day,
charged Nith violation OF the ele,tlon
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Billiard Tournament.

Nav lOEK, January 22-ln the
fourth game vi billiards, Gallagher de-
feat,-i tiarnier tao to $50.
NEW NoEE, January 22.-ln the bil-
liAnl tournament tonight SlO>-on beat
Sexton IN twelve innings, 60 - So
~loS-on ran AL in the eighth inning
The Winners ayersgv Nas % ShJssOn :
run Is the highest ON record, and wipes
out SchAefers great run al 40 and Sex.
tons old run Oi AZ.
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Death of a Centennarian

ERIE, PA, January 22.-Mrs. Capt.
Daniel Dohhins ,licd here, to-day, ia
her luOth year. She Was living in Erie
when Commodore Perry filed out his
fleet that whipped the British in the war
of lSl2. Mrs pubbins, whose husband
helped to equip the fleet, Was we'll az
uuaintcd with Perry and his officers.
lafayette was a guest at her house
when lac visited Erie in 1924 Her
mental visor was remarkable for one ui
her extreme ase. and she retained a
vivid recollection uf the past mp to with
in a short time before her death.
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ws.,Y,rr,nia Moan.hln.rs.

CNCINNArI, January "A Charles
ton. ". Va, dIsEatch says that Deputy
Collector Morris, who l. r.iiding IN the
mountains. has destroyed thoce diStil-
lerie. ami 80 gallon, III whisky. lie
had fight with the mU0nsainrrs, IN
which bullet struck the oaicer under
the eve. Two other dIstilleues ap yet
Ia he raileSl
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CAI)IZ, q.
DiNnrced and Married.

CNpIE, January 81 ON last Thurs,
dav the Court utCummon Pleas granted
James MrRrdtr a divorce from his Nlie,
>alhr, un the grounds Of adultery with
Abraham Clark To-day >allle and
Abraham were married by James How
mi Esl
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me Cobb Murder Case

NEw LoSDoS, January IA NO
man makes the sworn statement that {.
H. Goth toll her last spring, under the
pledge Of socreey, that be ~as In the
habit of taking solution Of arsenic for
Medicine. Application is tending icr a
Res IRA i0r Ars Cobb, convicted u
pos ming her husband.
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Died

LrrlE RoVE, January - General j.
+. McCowan dici here to-day ct pneu-
monia after a briet Illness. lie was a
graduate ui West Point, distinguished
him>eli in the Mexican war, AMI Mas a
Confederate Major-'ieuorI under har-
lee. lie contracted his fatal sickness
v lille in attendance al the nceung ~
the Grand l..igvs al Masens and Old
ErIIOuS here.
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;. h. No. 81, and was discussed at
length. Baxter defended the bill and
the amounts fixed by it. Dennis, Brown,
Butler, Adams and Stout did not az
prove of the bill. Dennis moved a re-
commitment to the Committee on Priv
il,yrS and Elections, which was made.
The calendar being completed, the
senate adjourned at II NJ. by standing
vote.
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R,xumei Work

PorrsvuLE, Januvry 222-The Beech
woo.i colliery has resumed President
Mr,Icwan promises the men their No
vember and December wAees IN two
weeks, and steady work the remainder
OF the winter
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Money Easy at2 to 3 Per Csnt-Gossrn'
ments Weak and lewsr-fIour Steady
Wheat Quiet and firm-hsgs
Active and Higher.
PIHAkCA

New YoRK, January 22.-Moxrr-
Market easy at asS per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 3l(a5 per cent. sterl'
ing exchange, bankers bills quiet at
4SSi; sight exchange on New York ASH.
GovERSMrSrs-Weak and lower for
old issues but A and per cents are
firm. There WAS nothing official from
Washington up to close OF business In
regard to the subscriptions to the per
cent loan, but they were reported to be
xlH nn On
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MILWAUKEE,, January 22.-The Joint
Committee al the senate and Assembly
al Madison, to-day, elected Matt III.
Carpenter United states Senator, 20 sue
cesi J. o. Howe. the vote standing
Carpenter 81; Ryan -; BOHeh Is.