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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-25

In our Issue oil a day or two since, We
called attention to some lectures on the
origin and manner Of the formation oil
coal, recently delivered by our old friend
Gen. Jas. L. Wharton In 4 literary course
at Portsmouth, o., Of which city he Is now
a resident. Since that time we have seen
the paper containing the main portion Of
his aBt lecture, and find In /. some very
interesting facts and conclusions, present.
cd In a graphic and vigorous way,
AtterA full review OF the facts attendant
upon the discovery Of petroleum, which
he says he has, like q good many other
OOrors after oil, proved expensiVely, au ID
an intelligent description Of the coal fields
oil the world, he sums up US one Of his
conclusions, that the different veins Of the
latter were formed, not, US held by recent
authorities, from trees growing, falling and
decaying on the ground, but, In times when
tho valleys were covered with
water, and volcanoes were pre-.
valent, from the sums causes which
made the latter throw up the original
mount aims, carbon oil was thrown up, rose
to tho surface, was there hardening las 1t
now does 10 what is known as asphaltum,
when the winds and the waves drove in
upon 1t trees, from the shores and noun.
lain sides, with their roots, dirt and rock.
AS u hardened more thoroughly, It Was
broken by the waves and sank TO the bot
'om. Many years pass, the waters surg.
ing around and depositing their burthGn
d sand, clay, lime, iron, Sc,, when Nn.
other volcano goes through the same pro.
'oSs until the several veins ars formed
SO far Us have been able to study the
Ilhject, this theory accounts for all the
phenomena that exist In the coal regions
y the globe, and yet requires no change Ia
he laws OF nature, but leaves the laws Of |
ne Creator then rs now, the same yester.
lay, to-day and forever. The oil is In the
'oai, except the gradual evaporation OF the
lapthA, which leaves tho anthracite near.
pure carbon, and thousands Of years
lenCe will leave our bituminous the same.
I accounts for the breaks In our coal
'eins, the places where there is no
oal, the pockets Of coal, tho rise aud
lepth Of the veins (iOr there are hills I'M.
Ter water as we'll US on land, caused by
ny slight obstruction to the waters
curse, making 1t TO deposit sediment
lore rapidly, thus increasing the obstrnc.
ionl, the iron, dirt and rock in the coal,
nd its general variation In quality In the
ame veins, and In different veins.
The process was continued until all the
ems were formed, when the superin.
umbcnt weight and in iact, the water
AT passed away. the volcanoes had ceased.
We have not space enough to give q
'ir outline OF General Whurtons argu.
ient, and content ourselves with giving
My a part Of his conclusions. He seems
have studied his subject thoroughly
nd without any profession Of profound
'ientidc research, he furnishes paper
ased mainly on his own examinations
nd investigation, which has the merit Of
eing direct, clear and compFeheuSiye
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LOUISVILLE, December 94.-In the case
Of the Commonwealth against the agent Of
Simmons & Dickinson, a tcst case in a
number Of indictments for operating the
Henry College lottery grant, the Jury In
the Circuit Court herV this morning
acquitted the defendants. This Is the fourth
sanction the grant has received BY the
judiciary Of the State, being twice sustain.
cd BY tho Supreme Court, and S. { u, arc
iubilaut over this victory, which seems 10
prove the grant impregnAble and enables
them to resume their monthly drawings,
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Money is in remarkably large supply in
lhs country at tho present time, the
amount Of currency having been greatly
increased by the heavy gold inpOrtAtionS
from abroad, Is well as by the coinage ol
silver by the government minis, and by
ihe increased circulation Of the National
banks, Gold Is becoming more familiar
10 the public than for many years past,
but there is no rush for silver, and the big
silver dollars are steadily accumulALiDg In
tho Treasury vaults, The amount Of
money seeking Investment continues
large, and the number Of applicants for
speculative and legitimate Investments Is
lIkely to be largely increased after the
january dividends Of railroad and manu-.
hG.uing and bank stocks are paid. A
New York exchange remarks that
the amount Of interest payable to
foreign creditors will be less than Il
has been at any time for many years, and
the disposition on the part Of foreign capi-
talists 10 invest in American nanuiactur-
ing, mining, railroad, telegraph and other
enterprises, and thus 10 secure some share
Of the extraordinary prosperity which APP
pears to have dawned upon this country,
probably has never been US great before
as it is now. The close Of the year and
the reports oi large profits in hundreds Of
enterprises in which foreign capital is al.
ready invested will stimulate that disposi.
ton, SO that there may be large additions,
at the opening Of the new year, TO the for.
rgn capital offered in this country for
loans or enterprises. The savings Of the
American people during the past year
have been large also, notwithstanding the
sudden rise in prices and in cost OF living.
1t has been estimated that these savings
ordinarily amount to more than 500, 900
yearly, aud considerable part Of that sum
will presently become available for new
Investment.
Another increase in the wealth Of the
country is found in the addition to our
working and producing p IpulatiOn, as the
bad crops and hard times in England and
on the Continent this year has driven to
the United States about $4,000 more per.
sons than arrived last year. During the
past month the arrival OF immigrants at
New York were 1925, or nearly thrice
those Of November, ISIS. Many OF those
people have gone westward, and the new
Western States and Territories have re.
ceiyed large acceSsions.
The United States Treasury interest dis.
bur,cments at the beginning Of the neS
year will amount to not far from slS,OOO,.
900 This will be au addition to the
present loanable resources Of tho money
market. The otker dividends and dis.
bursements by the various financial cor.
porations will, it is estimated, amount to
nearly double as much more. Itis, there.
fore, fair calculation that there will be
not far from $5OOOOOO of money to be re.
invested early in the new year, although
only such part Of this total as comes out Of
the Treasury will be new money.
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l.ONDoN, December 2l-A dispatch from
Cairo says: At the Council OF Egyptian
ministers ut which the European Control
Iers were present, the KhedivU submitted
dispatch from Gordon PGshR, stating
that the taxes amounting to E9jO,0OO re-,
manned 10 be collected in London.
In another dispatch Gordon pasha de.
sircs that EgyP should rcdu 10 Italy port
in the Rcd sea, ia order to produce com,
plicati1ns between Ahyssinia and Italy.
The ministers unanimously rejected the
proposal. Other dispatches we're sub.
mitIed 10 council from GonlOn Pasha,
showing Ills Inconsistency,
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A Poalble Flood In tho Ohio.

CINCINNATI, December 24.-The heavy
rain, Of yesterday and to-day has been
generalall along both sides Of the Ohio
river, and the prospects are that there will
be almost flood rise, The river hasgonC
up here nine feet In the last twenty.iour
hours. In Kentucky the rain Of to-day Is
said TO bo tho heaviest iu twenty yCars,
and much damage Is done along tho Lick.
ing river by the sudden rise. The Little
Miami river Is higher than for a long time
The bridge over Walnut creek on the DAY.
ton and Southeastern railroad was washed
out by the sudden flood, Re.
ports from points up the Ohio river
indicate heavy rains everywhere. The Rie
Sandy river has risen 10 feet in twelve
houIs, and 10 night It is rising a foot nm
hour, a large quantity oil lumber and
logs that were collected on the bank ior
shipment are caught by the sudden rise
and afe floating down tho river, entRillnr
much loss. Reports from the HIGH Water
ot the Ohio, Indicate rapid Tise there, so
that what Is known as coal boat stage al
ltttSburgh is assured for Tomorrow. let.
ting, out the largest cSal vessels tbat Sre
used. The rain hero is beginning to freeze
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noRussIA SURVIVORS.


l.ivERlpoL, December PA steam tug
ust arrived, reports speaking inwArt
bound bark, having on boArl tlve inOrI
survivors Of the steamer BurussiR.
LtyGRIpOL, December 9i.-ThG AGENT
At Liverpool Of tho lost steamer B0rusSls
state that there were one cabin anil sixty
four ateeruge passengers for New Orloan,
and eighty stGeragU for Havana.
MoRE STORIES op ruE WRECK.
LONDON, December 2i.-The owners oil
the OsteamCr BOrnsSlR allCgC that they be,
lleve the vessel Is still afloat, as she Is built
with water tight compartments, and she
Is still In the track Of American vessels.
ThOy also aliege that they are hopeful con.
cerning the crew and passengers. The
third officers boat was the last 10 leave
the ship. Among other boats was large
boat containing twenty SpaniAr,ls, aud the
mates boat containing thirteen persons,
these when last seen, presumably by the
third officers boat, were doing well. The
third oliiCer made an unsuccessful attempt
10 tow another boat containing two
men. The crew oi the steamer when the
bouts left wGrO building raits. The wind
was then blowing gale. 1t Is asserted at
the office Oi the agent that tho captain did
his duty mAnfIlly.
In his statement the Third Officer Of
The B0rusSia says that after the large boat,
twenty SpaniRrds, and the
mate 8 boat, containing thirteen persons,
left tho BOruSsia, a life boat, containing
Two ol the stewards OF the steamer, got
ldriit, lie was sent after this boat by the
Captain and took charge Of I, taking his
'wn boat, in which five men were left, in
Ow, but the boat WAs Swanped and all
IN board drowned. Tho Third Officer
'ndeavOred 10 again reach the BOTussia,
which WIS last sinking, hut was unable
o make headway against the wind. He
vas ultimately compelled to abandon the
'ttempt and run before the wind. At the
line this occurred there were still three
IORts with the lIotussia.
Tho bark TNldAn has arrived al Liver.
'ool with five SpAniards who were saved
rom the DOtuSsia. OTing,tO their inability
o speak English, II Is hard 10 get from |
hem n connected narrative Of the terrible
they have undergone. Their
'oat, before II left the BOrussia, contained
'esideB the SpAniaris, the mate and three
Votnen, hut no sooner was the boat low.
red than II was partly stove in by knock
nE AgainSt the steamer, Thp mate and
hc womCn accordingly returned to tie
wreck; but the SpaniardS partly stauched
he hole in the boat with some clothes,
nd their rope breaking they we're cast
III from the steamer. They had some
but none OF them knew any.
hing OF scananshiP, and for five days
nd six nights they were tossed about,
ulIcring terribly. When they were OBJ.
erved by the bark they knew nothing of
he fate Of the BOrusSia.
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ST. LoUS, December 94.-By order Of
Judge Adams, Of the Circuit Court, SO.
crates Newman, receiver Of tho II. Louis
Gas Light Company, this afternoon turned
over all the property, boxes, accounts,
profits, etc., excepting SC0,OOO belonging
to that company, which Is reserved for
final settlement. The profits realized since
the business has been In the hands oil the
receiver are $780, 900 tn United States four
per cent bonds, Mr.. Newman was an.
pointed agent Of the company until Tie
Board Of Directors elect their officers,
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CHICAGO, December ?3.-ThegreAt strike
Of hog.stickers and cIeavers, at the Union
stock yards, continues to attract attention,
both on account Of the large interests in.
volVed, the number OF persons thrown out
Of employment, and because Of the manly
and heretofore determined attitude Of the
strikers. Albeit their position ia entirely
untenable, they are perfectly quiet, and
make no attempt to prevent non Union
men from working, but they say sub.
stAntially to the pork-PPckers, "YOu must
not employ non-UniOn men in your busi.
ness while you employ us; We will not
suffer any Of our people to work in the
same house where those work who do NOT
belong to tho Union"
The packing interest just now il in
condition to regard the demand Of the
Union with Indifference, aud has done
so. They say TO the Union, "YOu may
strike II you desire. II helps US and il
hurts you. 1t hurts you because it de.
3rives your members Of over one hun.
dred thousand dollars in wages each
week. 1t helps us, because It sends lp.
ward the prices Of provisions and lie.
presses the price oi hogs, which the
greedy farmers had carried mp past
remuuGrative point, from our view Of the
case"
There are number OF Union men on.
gagged, but only In u dGsultory way, and
nearly y all tho houses arepreparing to shut
down entirely until compromise is ef.
fected. Armour 4 Co., the largest pack.
ers in the city, are OuHpOEtn and aggres.
sive in their resistance to tSe demand OF
the workman, claiming the right TO re.
gnlate their own business as they please.
They are taking steps to transfer their
business temporarily at least, TO Milwau.
kee and Kansas City, whGre the loyalty OF
their men is assured, Other large firms,
notably Fowler Bros, are Of The
same mind and intention. On The
whole the outlook for WOIkmen
is rather gloomy. They have
been peaCeable, and, therefore, command
respect. But they ask too much. They
make demand they can not and ought
not to enforce. They have bitten OF more
than they can chGw, and to-day comes
their respected Catholic Father, JIM.
COrtHn, priest Of the Church OF the Ma.
tivity, whose congregation aud adhercnts
comprise about 5000 ot tho strikers, and
prints the following in the Drorrr'P Journal,
the StoCk.yArds paper. II is addressed
to Daniel O'ConneII, President Of The
Union;
DEAR SlR;-.It is my earnest desire that
the Union recedc from their last position
that IL to say, let the packers employ
whom they wish. ] want this to go on
1
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ToEoSro, 0Nr., December 2i.-ThU pub.
lie meeting held here to consider the dis.
lress in Ireland was largely attended.
Resolutions were adopted asking the CITY
Council 10 donate $1,000.
LONDON, December 2I.-QuCen Victoria
has contributed five hundred pounds 10
the Duchess Of Marlborough for the Irish
relief fund.
The board Of Trade has ordered m in.
qntry into the loss Of the Borussia.
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A Painful Operation on Judse Jackson,
Cllrksblrg HeWb.
some three weeks ago JudgrJ. j. jack.
son was compelled by III heal,bt0 adjourn
his court at Charleston, and ngurn home,
caused by what was then supposed to bc
an aggravated attack Of neuralgia in the
head. Since that time he has suffered the
most intense bodily pain from a disease Of
the jawbOne, Of the nature Of lrlon. The
usual remedies were applied upon the
s"pPoS'tIon that decayGd tccll caused it,
but no relief was had. Ills LEFT Jaw swell.
cd TO immeuSO proportions, aul for seven.
teen days he could neither sicep nor tuks
any solid food, and was cOuIGllcd 10 sit
with a cor inserted between hiE teeth
to prevent loCEjaw. A ConnC. Of phvsi.
clans WAS called kw tluys nvo
and IL was decided 10 lay oDcn
the Jawbone from the Har TO the roots nj
The tongue, lie was advised 10 take nm
annslhOtic Rs the operation would be A
painful one. "NO, sirs," replied the
Judge, "l want TO bC II witness 10 The
scalPtng performance and will stand ali
sorts Of hacking II it will quiet this Terri.
pam. The lance was inserted IRON the
outSide and run the eStirG length OF Inc
Jaw from under the tongue to the ear: Il
was also inserted from the inside and a
piece OF diseased flesh was taken from,
next the awbone, rs large H. the littI,,
finger. The Judge stood the nperation
heroically without vince or a yronn,
Since tho operation the swelling hAs
diminished and no seems improved i
trtiIe, but wO consider his condition ex,
tremely critical, and il will probably il,
several weeks before he will 6eable to be-
out ngRin.
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CALCUTTA, December 9i.-Col. Norman
telcgrnphS from Jagdullnk to-day: Heavy
firing was heard in the direction Of Cabul
the pHSt iorty.eight hours. ten. Cough
is close to falkland and is expected 10
reach CRDul to-day.
lOSDOS, December 2i.--The latest from
Cabul, dated December ~ -, stales that the
insurgents plundered the principa' baxaars
in the city. II is said that large numbers
are leaving with their booty.
\ dispatch from Lahore says General
Roberts reports that'his troops are suffer.
ing from overwoIk, cold and exposure.
The mail from Cahul has reached Jog.
dullak. The bearers were fired at EN- route.
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The Livery stable Men wan. boom.

Commercial.
Che fact that hay, oats and every kind
oEhOrsO feed have risen and almost doubled
In prices within short time has been
operating NurIoualy upon the nnGnOUa of
the livery stable men OF this city and Allc.
ghany, They have been hiring out carri.
ages, buggies and horses At prices com.
mensurate with low.pricei feed and labor,
but they find now that they cannot exist
with such prices. A meeting OF livery
men was called for last evening al Munici.
pal Hall, with view TO organizing them.
selves into an association Tor the purpose
Of increasing the rates Of all kinds of
livery hire. Out ot torty.twO firms In the
two cities, thirty.three were represented
at the meeting last evening, and letters Of
regrets from several otheB were read,
who could not DO present. The meeting
organized by the election Of Mr.. N, D.
PEBBLES, OF AllegNny, as President, and
Mr.. Pat, Foley, OF the South Side, as Sec.
TetAry. There was an animated discus
slon on the state ot atIAlrs, and finally q
motion was passed iol the appointment oil
committee ol six, two from Allegheny,
two from tho city between tho rivers and
two from tho South Side, to prepare 4
schedule OF rates to he charged by the
members Of the association, Tor llklnd.
OF livery hire. The chair appointed MessrS
W. a. Hlags, James Bradley, Robert II.
Patterson, Wm. J. Burns, Louis Beip.
hauerand Samuel Ward. The committee
was directed 10 DO ready with the schedule
at the ne3t meeting, which is TO DO helt
at tho same place on Tuesday evening
the SOth inst.
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KANSAS, December 94.-Dory Fox, at
one timc member Of the notorious Jesse
James gang, was arrested in Sumner
county, Kansas, and is now in Jail in this
city. lie Is under Indictment for aiding
in the murder Of J. W. Whichers, one Of
Pinkerton's detectives, near Indcpcud.
ence, No on the 10Th OF March, 1874, and
also for engaging in the robbery Of bank
at Independence, during the latter part Of
1876. Fox was with Quantrcll during the
war. An old cOmrAde, who states that
Fox told him the story Of his participa.
lion In the emurder and bank robbery, will
be the chief witness against him.
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GAMnErTA.N ATTITUDE.

PARIS, December ga correspondent
says that the RpuJligW Frdncai~ and the
Pair have published articles, which are
calculated TO cause serious concern, us
they can only bo regarded as giving owl.
dCnce Of the existence Of serious differ.
ences between tho views Of President
Grevy ard those Of Gamhctta. The arti.
clio Of the hpubliqtc Francni~ Is regarded
us plain intimation that Gambel,a is
ready 10 take office.
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planaLion 10 In the nick OF time, Tor there
are said 10 be now In Ohio ex.sOldlers con.
sideting the advIsa6lility Of making u raid
on the Moundsyille prison and tearing
down its walls II Ice, ~ an innocent man,
were continued In confinement there. The
United States Attorney General was to
have Investigated the case, but so far rs /
can learn did nothing.
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RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS,

ST. PETERSBURG, December 2i.-Tht
I"iOmOIi announces that Prince Dol
gorouki, Governor General of Moscow, In
tends to resign on account Of III health
General gnatief and Count SchOuvaloG
are mentioned as possible candidates fOr
the post.
BERLIN, DeCembCr94.-In well Informed
circles in St. Petersburg it Is rumored thai
i the Gar visits Berlin and Cannes the
Ckarewitch will be appointed Regent.
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l.OSnoS, December 9i.-Thcre is much
dissatisfaction among the Irish people be.
cause the Government has not applied the
Irish church fund for the relief Of distress,
whiChlhey arc empowered to do by the
terms Of tho disestablishment act.
Archbishop McCabe, OF Dublin, has
issued a circular TO the clergy Of his dio.
cese, asking them to appoint a day for col
'lccti0ns in the church, and 10 nrge their
pATiSlliOners TO contribute,
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EII.on n. ! 1ins sInsr I,s..

NEw foRE, December 9i.-FiI.y shares
OF the stock of the Manhattan Gas Light
Company were sold to-day at 1875. Al
the last sale tho same stock brought 1871.
No bids were received for the other vas
shares offered. There was sale the tay
alter EdlSon's announcements OF some
New York stock at I'LL q per cent lower
than the last auction pfire
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Ghe q,tteILigttcer:


Al hauds connected with the lSTELLl
orNcER will duly observe this day, in com
mon with the rest oi the public here
alonts, and therefore no work will be don,
In the establishment, and consequently nc
paper will 10 issued tomorrow morning
Iowa iS finding the usual difficulty in
taxing personal property. The hist re.
port Of the State Auditor, for the year
ending September 70, 1870, draws atlen.
ton to the fact that the total personally
assessed in the State, $70,0ls,OO6, is LEES
than in 1877, and but trihe above the
assessment in 1875, while there can be
no question that tho actual personal
wealth Of the State has largely increased.
The Auditor recommends that each per.
son be required To list all personal prop
rriy, the Assessor deciding on exemptions
and deductinv them,
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\ PIE" for Temperance On New Years,
NEw foRE, Deccmber"i,- National
Temperance Society has issued an appeal
To women not to SET iorlh wine on Now
Years day. Mr.. Taylor made tho same
appeal last night Rt the anniversary cCle,
bratiou Of tho Christian Temperance
Home for men, General WOOdlord and
John y. Cough also spoke.
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LrrrLE Rock, December 9l.-The City
Council last evening passed an ordinance
locating the depot Of tho Little lsOck, Mis-.
sissipPi River and Texas Railroad In tue
eastern part OF the city, and granted Il the
tlght, oi way through the street and along
tue river front TO the Iron Mountain Rail.
road depot.
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rmpApELTlIiA, December 9I.-General
Grant, accompanies by Col Fred Grant
and his wife, lett to-day for JeBey City,
where the mother al tho General resides.
The party returns here tonight.
On arriving in Jersey City, ten. Gran,
and party were met at tho station by rela,
tives, and proceeded to her residence in
Pavonia Avenue, where the General was
welcomed by his mother. In the after,
noon after having spent several hours
among relatives, the General returned 10
Philadelphia.