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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-29
BY TELEGRAPH,


NV York May 9S.-MoxEY-Markrt ac.
tiveat is1 per cent, closing at 1 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3ISu5 per cent.
Sterling Exchange Bankers bills at r. ST.;
Sight Exchange M New York 81 ssh.
GovEREMESrs-W eaE and lower,
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REMARKS.
With Il considerable d%iminu,i0n in the re-.
ceiptS trade is reported aS flir in nearly all
the yards. Prices range from 4Isa494c for
rough sows and StngS, to 5a5Isc for fair to
good bacon and butchers hogs. with Il few So
~lccti0nS nj j1Sc, though there are fever, Ier.
lIapS, sold rs high rs SIC than there were last
week. There lisa decline in prices Of u shade.
aud indications point to lower figures, il II
change occurs. The receipts to Saturday were
l.lS{ heal, and since then 1854 head have
come in.
THE SHEEP MALKET.
HIIiNas '1st "ect '"".,""..'....."". .o"".........p. 9,9Sg
Arrivals ou" year ago.. ....,..,......o....... 9,;s7
REMARKS.
There is u slight falling of in the receipts,
aS well as u shade decline in prices. Trade
has been fair for steep, while it has been
quite active Tor lambs. some 100 head hay.
Ing been restippcd East at first hands Ito New
York., while 1870 head have been bought bv
Spectators for Philadelphia We quote
sheep ut 3 aalhC. AMI Il few ut NC; lnmhS
are quoted nj 4l5aG} &C and active.
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baltimore live Stock Market.
MARYLAND LAVE SrOCE SCALES, |
MONDAY, May 70, 1917.


The arrivals Of cattle during the week
amounted to ,GAlead, against I,G9l last week
and ,92j head the corresponding week Of lust
year, and the sales during the week amounted
to las head, against | PIG last week and l,l7G
head the corresponding week Of lust year, and
were Us follows:
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SARAH PARKER'S WILL.

Justice Gibert's decision on the appeal taken to
the General Term of the Supreme Court in the case
of the contestants of the will of the late Sarah
Parker has just been fled About three years and
half ago George Parker. who proprietor OF
restaurant on Wiiloughby street. died and left an
estate worth $4,000 He bequeathed his entire
estate. with the exception of $1,000 to his brother
Charles. which was to be paid ON the death of the
widow Charles died in January. 1877, and Sarah
Parker. the widow, died in the May following
She left her estate to the children of Charles
and to several nephews The will offered for
probate by George @. Parker. of Charles and it
was contested by Mrs. Breeze. Mrs. Kenward, and
Mrs. Upton, who sisters OF the late George
Parker. the ground of want Of tesamentary capa-
city and undue influence. The Surrogate of Kings
County denied the probate Of the Will. and appeal
was taken to the General Term. Supreme Court
which directed the issues to be tried at Circuit
Court The jury on the trial found as their verdict
that the execution of the will obtained by "rand
circumvention and undue influence" The Court
ordered judgment for the contestants. denying u
new trial Appeal heard at the General Term in
May last ana the judgment has now been reversed
and trial ordered, to take place before the
next Circuit Court in Kings county.
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inquiry of Austria, has given an assurance that
the last Russian soldier will have quite
Turkish territory by the 4th of August"
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The International Bank of Hamburg has decided on
voluntary liquidation
The steamer Faraday, engaged in laying the new
French cable cleared yesterday from London for
the North Atlantic.
Gustav Pingel. Danish sculptor. residing at
Newcastle, has ompleed an excellent bust of Han
Ian. the oarsman
The Berlin despatch to the Post states that the
funeral of the Bishop of Paderborn took place yes
terday amid general sympathy. There was no dis
turbance.
In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday NJ.
Proust proposed a motion that the ruins of the TUT
leries be razed The motion was referred to special
committee.
The Vienna Fremdenblan states that the Hungarian
Cabinet may be seriously compromised in conse-
quence of Herr Zichy of the Secretaries of State
being accused of corruption in connection with the
conferment OF decorations.
The French rivers Aisne and Seine are rising and
overiows feared. The waters in the north of
France are subsiding, but the country is much
damaged The Stancard's Paris despatch says disas-
trous floods reported throughout Belgium and
floods in the Valley Of the Rhine have caused great
loss of property
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A fire ut Empora, Kan, yesterday destroyed three
stores; loss $1,000

fire ut Emporia, Kan, yesterday destroyed three
stores loss 900
Iaban Suffer- one Of the victims Of a recent build
ing accident at Buffalo, died yesterday.
The strike of drivers at the Nanticoke (Pa.) Col
liery has ceased by virtue OF u compromise.
John Stoddard, one of the most prominent citizens
of Savannah, Gs died yesterday aged seventy years
Edward DAVIS miner in the Maltby shaft. near
Henry II. Wheeler. formerly prominent business
man of Syracuse, killed himself with morphine yes
terday.
Chauncey G. Chase of Plymouth. Pa, was crushed
to death between two cars at the Dodson Collicry
Thursday.
Henry Hene, Of woonsocket, r. l.. the barber
who attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday,
died yesterday.
A Walla Walla despatch says that Tom Lawer, the
third of the Tules murderers. is i'll Jail, and has
confessed his participation in the crime
Doc Carriers shot and killed named Spalding
yesterday, ut Dodge. Texas. Spalding had cut Car
ters' friend in q quarrel on the previous day.
George Duffy alias "Carom.' was captured while
blowing open a safe in Albany early yesterday morn
The Mayor of Buffalo has approved the action of
the City Council granting the New YORK Central
Railroad permission to unite its two branches by a
track across the city.
The Commission for charging clinton State Prison
invite plans for the work to be submitted to super
intendent Pillsbury at Clinton by August 1U. and
ofier $3.50 for the accepted plans.
Samuel Williams. charged with the murder OF one
Burns in Clay County. KY. three years ago. arrived
ut San Francisco from Portland Oregon, yesterday,
in charge Of IN officer on his way to Kentucky.
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON, July 26-l A. NJ.
Indications.
For New England, threatening weather and RAIN
with easterly to southerly Winds slowly rising tenn
perature aud falling barometer.
For the Middle States, partly cloudy weather and
local rains with southeast to southwest Winds fall
ing barometer and slowly rising temperature.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, partly
cloudy weather and Of RAIN with southerly to
westerly winds, slight rise III temperature and
nearly stationary barometer.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, northerly to
westerly winds, slowly rising barometer slight
changes in temperature and partly cloudy weather.
with light rain.
For the lower lake region, areas of rain,' with
southerly Winds shifting to westerly, no change in
temperature and falling followed by rising barome
ter.
For the Pacific coast region. generally clear
weather.
The Cumberland River will rise
Cautionary signals continue Ut Sandy Hook. Bar
negat Atlantic City. Cape May. Cape Henry. Kitty
Hawk, Cape Hatteras. Cape Lookout and Macon.
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FOREIGN ARR NOTES.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have purchased
Sarah Bernhardt's picture, la Dormeuse. from her
London exhibition and have given the artist com
missions FOR painting and piece of statuary.
A remarkable scuptured stone of the Roman pc
Rod has been discovered at York. England. 1t repre-
sents male head with the hair carefully carved. set
upon base which has two faces or sides On each
side there is label, with two letters on it. "D NJ
&C f." The stone. which is about two feet in
height, probably stood ut the corner of wall or
tomb.
The highest prices paid at the late sale in London
of the second portion of George CruikshaLk's de-
signs are elizabeth Brought Prisoner to the
Tower" els 1Js.; ''Sir Thomas Wyatt Attacking the
Onward Tower" f16 l6s. large humorous draw
ing illustrating sickness El3 lOs: 'Ihe Worship
of Bacchus,' E25, and the following drawings from
Oliver Twist 1.-THE Murderer and His Dog. f25 As;
.Oliver Plucks up Spirit" fl6 los. "Osiver Intro
duced to the Respectable Old Gentleman, SIS l5s.;
"Onver Amazed at the Dodgers Mode of Doing to
Work" f2i, and "rhe Last Chance-Sykes on the
House Roof" fl0 0s. Cd These are in water coors
and sepin.
The academy says OF Munkacsy's Milton which
is destined for the Lenox Library, Gle has not often
executed clcverer work. whatever be its faults"
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THE INDIANS.

'.BRrT sH BLooDs" ACROSS THE LINE-TRoUB1E
AT FoET BELKNAP-sIoUx SOUTH OF THE
MISSOURI.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July %, 1879.
Indian Agent Lincoln. at Fort Belknap. Nj. T.,
reports to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
that camp of twenty-five lodges of Brit
ish Bloods" recently crossed the line and
camped his post. They were well supplied
with meat and very impudent They waited
upon the Adjutant in a body and demanded
a feast Upon his refusal they set fire to his hay
the meadow and exhibited other hostilities. They
now encamped five or six miles from the fort.
and the agent says intend remaining there some
time. He suggests that the military take the band
in hand and show them across the line at an early
day."
SIOUX SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI
A telegram from General Sheridan at st. Paul, re-
ceived at the War Department and forwarded to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-day. says
commanding officer Lieutenant Custer telegraphs
that Lieutenant Lapointe. Second cavalry. at Berrys
Landing, reports that the VOLTS band of Crows is
at the Landing with information that 800 lodges of
Sioux are south OF the Missouri. on the way to
Tongue River, to make friends with the Whites.
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RUINED BY AMERICAN GENIUS.
from the London Times. July Is. ]


Tho Committee of Inourv into the causes Of aor;
-, ,, =, go,
cultural oppression nus "uo heiu oeiore H. ana Is
certainly limited to the to which may be
.ss,u,ad n legisIative origin A IL will tak. nan
,, -,,., =. =, %
nizance Oh AMERICAN co"Peu'ioh IL Will DC oouhu
to estimate nearly rs it can the advantages and
the saavantages enioved or suffered nv tho bope
~ -, +. -
producer. Inc advocates Oh our own AGRICULTURAL
interest appear to calculate with great nicely the
,,r;rne cost of American produce and the exnenses
p ., -,
Oh transport from tne ih'erior oi 'ne vast western
continent by land and sea, to the heart of this
,ronols Thev are bouna 10 apnlv the sauna Lee, com
-, 80. = -,
merciai acumeh To tie uansport OF 'heir own goods
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SUBURBAN NOTES.

The Richmond County Police Commissioners held
a meeting yesterday at Stapeton. with closed doors,
for the purpose the charges against several
officers for cowardice while duty during the hght
between Now YORK roughs at Elm Park on July L.
Counsellor Alexander 7. Carpenter, who was APP
pointed referee take testimony in the divorce suit
OF Henri L.. Chathed against Emma A. Chathed. has
submitted his report in favor of the plaintiff. to
Judge Nelson. OF tho Brooklyn CITY Court. No de-
fence was interposed. motion for confirmation of
the report aud decree Will be made next week by
plaintiffs counsel.
As the ferryboat West Point, running etween
Port II edmond, y. l., and Bergen Point N. j., yes
terday, ON her halfpast nine A. NJ. trip to Port
Richmond she broke her crank. The boat. thus dis
abed dritted about the Kills untl tugboat came to
her rescue, when she was towed to her slip at Port
Richmond aud the passengers were safely landed.
The West Point was brought to New York for re-
pairs.
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A PLUCKY FIREMAN.

Potter W. Hill. lawyer of Albany. who has an
Office in this city at No. 20 Nassau street. on Thurs
day evening sat down on bench in City Hall Park
to recover from the effects OF the heat when he was
assailed by two men, one of whom seized him by
the throat and threw him to the ground, while the
other snatched his gold watch valued at 500. The
men then ran away but pursued by Foreman
Reilly, OF Hook and Ladder Company No. l. who had
seen them rob Hill and who succeeded i'll capturing
one of them at the of Chatham ana Pearl
streets: The watch was found in the prisoners pos
session. When arragned in the Tombs Court yester-
day he gave the name of James Sullivan, printer,
residing No. 50 Oliver street. He admitted steal
ing Hill watch. but added that he drunk at the
time, and did not properly understand what he was
doing. He was held Tor trial i'll default of $4,000
hail
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FRANCE AND PANAMA.
WHY SHOULD THE REPUBLIC SPEND IT'S MONEY
so FAR AWAY,

WHY SHOULD THE REPUBLIC SPEND IT'S MONEY
so FAR AWAY.
From lie Moniteur des Chenlins de Fcr.]
We are face to face with several nilliards worth
Of public works. railways to construct canals to i'm
prove ports to dig out lighthouses TO erect. schools
to build. thousand establishments projected; we
have at stones throw a colony large the
mother country which is only waiting for the influx
of capital to develop its immense natural
What need is there for us to enter upon a senti-
mental policy and cut open immense canal be-
tween the two Americas for the benefit of the Yam
KEGS and John Bull? They would not be grateful
to for it either We know how the English
have treated Mr.. Burnside and his countr men
that if open canal between the two parts OF
the New World it must be for the special benefit Of
the United States Otherwise he promises a New
Mexico i'll the name of the Monroe doctrine. Let
keep milliards for works at home instead of
throwing them in the Isthmus OF Panama. Neither
the North the South of America have been ia
vorable tor We have had nothing but financial
caainities there We have not even the resource of
Opposing the khedves of Honduras distributing
the Grand vizrs OF the Pacific Memphis In those
needy and ruined Edorados nothing grows but
liauas aud failures.
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Tho body of william M. Davis, aged seven years,
was found drowned yesterday of pier No. North
River.
In the County Clerks office there was filed yester
day the assignment of ). B. smith Co. to Horny
w Hart. with sass preferences.
The New York Nautical Scholarship st. Mary's ar
rived ut Funchal, Madeira. from Lisbon, the 9Th
inst and intended to sail for the United States ON
the l1th
Seven hundred and seventeen immigrants
landed at Castle Garden yesterday. The oder. from
Bremen, brought 800; tho Adriatic, from Liverpool
2gl, aud the Australia, from Glasgow, il.
Henry Montgomery. aged eight years. of No. 3i3
West Thirty street. was in the habit OF going to
the foot of West Forticth street, where his father.
who is an ice man, is employed OH barge. Last
Tuesday the boy was seen playing around the pier.
but he disappeared and subsequently his hat was
found on the stringpiece His body was recovered
yesterday by the firing OF cannon, which brought
his remains to the surface.
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FATAL AFFRAY.

BosroN. Mass, July 25, 1879.
william Hubbard and William Willard, milkmen.
OF somerville while intoxicated last evening entered
the laundry OF Hop Lee, in Charlestown, where a
dispute arose between them and the Cinnamon
ceruinp the payment of bill. The Cinnamon, of
whom there were four, became Infatuated and made
an assault ON the two men with The white
men fed, but the Cinnamon gave chase, INJECTING
fatal wounds on Hubbard and badly cutting Willard.
Hop Lee and his associates arrested and being
arraigned In the DstricMunicpal Court to-day, Hop
Lee was held in $1,000 to appear August
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

E. A. Sothern, the comedian is at the Gramercy
Park. Bank Superintendent Henry l.. Lamb, OF AL
bany, is at the Westminster. Ex-Congressinan j. II.
Rainey. of South Carolina. is at the st. Denis.
Judge James Grant, of Davenport. Iowa, and WILL
lam j. Florence at the Fifth Avenue. John Guy
vassar. Of Poughkeepsie is at the Hoffman.
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SHOT BY A MOB.

GALVESTON, Texas, July 25 1879.
dc patch to the Neos from Waco, Texas. says Bill
stalworth was arrested last night in a nerhboring
county for threatening the life of resident While
asleep under tree this noon under guard, party
of thirty rode up and asked for Stalworth. He
answered, wnereupon the mob fired. killing Stall
worth and wounding one guard
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KILLED BY A STREET CAR.

James Shearin, the proprietor of q saloon at the
corner of Park and Carlton avenues, Brooklyn,
alighted from DeKab avenue on the corner of
Washington avenue last evening. and while attempt
ing in front Of bound for Fulton ferry,
was run over. The passed his body. He
taken to drug store In the neighborhood where
he died few minutes after the accident. John Ray,
driver, and Boyd Smith, conductor Of the which
Shearln, arrested and held to await the
result of the Coroner's inquest.
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RAILROAD AMALGAMATION.

At meeting Of the Directors of tho New Jersey
Southern Railroad and Central Railroad of New Jer
sey held at Freehold N. j. yesterday. the lease Of
the Southern route to the Central nnally
consummated, and Judge Lathrop, receiver of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, was elected presi-
of the Southern route, the title of the
New Jersey Railway Company.
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record Will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twentyfour hours i'll COM
parson with the corresponding date Of last year.
indicated by the thermometer at Hudaut's pharmacy,
HERALD Building, No. 21S Broadway
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WASHINGTON HOTEL, LIVERPOOL
w This magnificent resort for American travellers was
reopened on June T. by Sir WILFRED LAWSON, Bart,
NJ r. and Mr.. A. VI. SULLIVAN, NJ L. About l2O gentle
to splendid luncheon in tue dining room.
including the Hon. = r. Packard american CONSUL, who.
rising speak, received with applause, and said
that claimed 10 something about Keep
ing hotels hotels above the clouds and
the mountain tops; they had hotels in the mountain
they had hotel palaces hoatng the waters,
hotels wheels danghter and representing
the American travelling public he was
prepared give certificate that the Washing
Hotel deserving of his country: The Wash
ngton Hotel Immediately facing the ST. Georges Hall,
opposite the London and Northwestern Railway.
aud in proximity tho other stations and piers
Visitors sending postal card from America %
Queenstown will be welcomed by the manager at Liver
poo
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CUTICURA


The attending the of these remedies in
the lions of the skin and scalp with loss
of hair astonishing. From of the
the grateful acknow Judgments OF what might
be called miraculous cures. Messrs. WEEKS x POTTER
extend their thanks to all who have spoken good word
for CurIcuRA, CUTcURA SOAR and CUTcuRA REsoLvESr.
aud will thankfully receive reports of wherever
they