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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-05
soldlers' Reunion a Cumberland.

CUMBERLAND, MD., September S.-Not.
withstanding the cloudy weather over s..
600 strangers attended the soldiers re.
union held here to-day. Military com.
panies from Keyser, West Virginia, somer.
set, Connellsville and Bedford, and bands
from Lonaeoning, Frostburg, Western.
port, Connellsville, Somerset and Meyers.
dalo attended. There was also a com.
pany OF veterans from Somerset, under
Capt, @. Harrison, and large delega-
ton from the Grand army of the Republic,
Cumberland.
The exercises at the grand stand, on
south Central street, were opened at II 80
O'Clock by prayer by DR.. ]. G. Butler, OF
washington, followed by q glee by the
Arton Singing Society; the address Of well
come was then delivered by Mr.. s. A. Cox,
and responded to by Capt. E. B. Scull, OF
Somerset.
Alter glee by the Arions and music by
the band, the exercises were closed BY
Rev. A. W. Rudlsill. The parade then
took place, as follows: Chief marshal and
aids; visiting military, with Connellsville,
Myersdale and Somerset bands; members
OF Second and Third Maryland regiments,
under Col. Charles Gilpin and Capt. H. O.
Shaw; the Parott gun; the mayor and
council; speakers and Arion Singing
Society; Cumberland fire department; the
trades, comprising number OF industries
in full operation, on wagons.
Among the exhibits was full.sized To-
eomotive model from the Baltimore and
Ohio shops, which, with other displays,
attracted great attention. The parade was
very imposing, the visiting military and
old soldiers especially presenting a fine
appearance.
The houses are extensively decorated
with flags and evergreens, and the city
wears gala appearance. One thousand
visitors took dinner at the market house.
a fall OF rain the afternoon, after most oi
the exercises were over, was the only
drawback.
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. ENGLAND.

LONDON, September 4.-Uncas and the
Duke Of Magenta will shortly be taken
back TO America. The latter has become
very bad racer.
Lurgan, Ireland, and several surround
ing districts have been declared under the
provisions OF the peace preservation act.
The lateness OF the harvest is demon
strated by the fact that during the first
week Of the new season II 900 quarters Of
home grown wheat were sold in the Uni
ted Kingdom against 1873, 1000 quarters for
the same period Of 1878.
The remains Of Sir Rowland Hill were
buried in Westminster Abbey this morn
ing. The funeral procession, which mere
ly consisted Of several carriages, was wit
messed by thousands OF people.
The mill owners, in reply to the remon.
STRANGE by the operatives, refused either
to reconsider their determination to re-
duce the wages or, while maintaining the
reduction, to work the mills on full time,
saying that they were Indifferent whether
the mills are stopped or not.
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by actual examination 10 be more or less
defective. As in East Wheeling, the great
trouble was defective drainage, as many
as 74s cases being Get down as due to that
cause. There were only S5S cases, out Of
the whole 1884, reported as occurring on
premises in good sanitary condition.
Full and Offensive vaults" was another
source TO which prevalence Of the disease
in Boston Is attributed, 70 cases being set
down to that cause. Sixteen cases were
attributed to "tilthy cellars" But the great
cause, as we have stated, was defective
drainage" the same trouble as In East
Wheeling.
The per cent Of mortality in boston
from Diphtheria was SO, which, curiously
enough, corresponds very closely TO the
per cent given by DR.. oertel in regard to
Munich, where the range has been from
80 to 40 per cent. We fear that the per
cent in Wheeling to the whole number Of
cases has exceeded that OF either OF these
places.
The point we have in view in referring
to the Boston Board OF Health report Is to
show that the ground taken by the physi.
clans here in their memorial to Council,
in regard to the great cause OF the mortal.
ity from dlptheria in East Wheeling, is
the correct one, as is abundantly shown
by the experience Of Boston. We must
have better drainage in that section ut the
city or else the frighttul mortalit! that
has afflicted the people there will go on.
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From the Boston Herald IA TiIdsn Paper In 1871
Mr.. Tlden's vitality and skill as a poll.
tian are marvellous, II not admirable. He
is cold and half paralyzed. There is no
such thing as magnetism about him. He
has few friends. The personal political
'fEends OF 1875 are nearly all estranged
from him. He makes no concessions to
secure personal iayors. He gives no man
his full confidence. Yet he Is the most
Adroit politician in his State, and probably
in his party, and the chances are that he
will again capture the nomination. AS q
candidate, though, he will not be so
strong as he was in 1875. He has lost the
confidence Of large class who voted for
him then. His capital stock as a reform
candidate has been exhausted. He does
not inspire faith, to say nothing Of enthu.
siasm. His only strength Is the Fraud"
issue, and that has been offset by reCen
events. Tilden belongs to the past as
much as though he were an Egyptian
mummy four thousand years old.
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Mrs. Dixon, the wife Of the man muir
dered at Yazoo because he was a candi.
date for Sheriff, tells her story and her
husbands in one Of the Vicksburg papers
in a way to stir the sympathy Of Southern
.chivalry, II there Is any such, quality left.
When the Democratic Convention, passed
a resolution, based on the names Of "two
reliable men" that Dixon had threatened
to kill BaIksdale, Dixon told his friends
that this was trick to prepare the public
mind Tor his own assassination. 1t seems
that Dixon lived long enough TO prepare
an ante.mortem sworn statement as to the
circumstances, and also to be baptized in
the Catholic Church. This was in answer
perhaps to the taunt Of his, enemies that
he was an infdel, which is still terrible
denunciation at the South. The day be-
lore he was shot he sent word to Barks-
dale by friend as to the talsiLy Of the
charges that he had ever threatened. him
with assassination, and Mrs. Dixon quotes
q letter from j. @. Prewett, q brother-in-
law Of Barksdale, dated March, 1878, in
which be bears witness to Dixon's good
character and to the extent which he was
being persecuted. SC%t ~ V1s
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THE ONO CANVAS.
The Republicans Gaining Strength ID
the Mining Districts.

CoLuMpus, September SIN Atheni
county, where the Democracy hoped tc
gain by forming a combination with o few
soured Republicans, there has been q most
noticeable change during the past few
weeks, and many who Joined the so.called
Independent movement have already
become disguised and returned to the Re.
publican party, and at the same time given
information as to the plans to be adopted
by the Democratic Committee in order to
defeat certain ones on the Republican
ticket. The fullexpesure Of the scheme has
developed the fact that money has been
used In forming the combination, and aid
ing IN bringing about the result. Names
could be given, but at present are with.
held for obvious reasons, but the plotters
are closely Swallowed, and every move
known. My informant states that in the
entire county there are not fifty Repub.
Leans who will be led to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, even II 1t goes under the
name Of Independent. But he does be-
lieye that o large number OF Democrats
will either scratch Ewing, or remain at
home on election day. AT Nelsonville the
miners are oil work, and better satisfied
than for years gone by, the difference In
the value Of their money more than makes
up the difference, and they have
no love for "fat money" and the
time has gone BY when the miners can be
aroused by demagogues to act wholly
against their own interests, and any effort
In this direction will not avail the Demo.
crats at the present time. It is the belief
that the miners around Jacksonville,
straitsville, Haydenville and Shawnee
will cast the largest Republican vote that
the party has everreceived in those locali-
ties. The new furnaces which have re.
Gently been started on the new road from
Nelsonyille 10 Monday Greek are in full
operation, and give employment to large
number OF men, large majority Of which
will vote the Republican ticket for the
first time. The coal and iron business OF
the Hooking Valley Railroad has vastly
increased, and around the mines there are
no idle hands, unless it be from choice.
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MondaI,n storm n Ionl.lan..

NEw ORLEANS, September 4.-Mouday's
storm lasted from noon till ten o'clock at
night, and did great damage to property
In town. The loss to buildings, fencing
and crops in the country Is incalculable.
FROM every section Of the parish come sad
tales OF great destruction OF cotton and
corn crops: Cane Is leveled with the
ground, and will hardly be able to recover.
Losses in the town, Independent OF coal
and ferry boats, are estimated at $50, ,OOO.
The root Of Henry Won Phul's sugar
house fell In and killed twenty or twenty.
eight mules, which were placed there for
safety. Fifty yards around the peniten-
aary were demolished, and part OF the
building was unroofed and the machinery
damaged.
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THE RRuIr SEASON an RALTIMoRE.
An Immense Demand for canned Goods.
RL.n....n. n-.L.-h MI m -

An Immense Demand for Canned Goodl
BALTIMORE, September 4.-The Balti
more produce markets at this time art
crowded with the fruits Of the late sum
mer. Peaches yesterday sold for 80 to Il
cents q box for good fruit, and much lesl
for inferior lots. Luscious Duchess pear
could be had for 80 cents bushel box,
Grapes are plentiful and cheap, and Il
would be hard to name any one product
that Is not to be had Of the best and
at prices as low as ever known.
The melon season Is closing up, and
will be about over next week. By Sep.
tember 90 the peach crop will be nearly
marketed, leaving the latest varieties TO
come. The produce trade will, after that,
talI into Its regular winter channels, and
oysters, apples, potatoes, onions, &C., will
pc the leading articles. Central New
York is crowded with pears, apples and
potatoes, which are already coming here.
The Fruit crops in Maryland have been
too abundant To be profitable to the grow.
ers. The transportation lines and pack.
M H@sSt hVmeNeEI Eetpeu u ElCu uhIVebt.
The packing houses have canned and are
stlll canning enormous quantities oi
peaches and other goods, which they
bought at lower prices than the
most sanguine expected. II was stated
that the stocks OF canned goods In the
country were exhausted last winter, the
season OF 1878 not being favorable for ut.
ung up large stocks. A leading tradesman
said the demaud for canned goods is al.
most without limit now, and the packers
will have the best trade they have known
for years. The people Of the country are
recovering from the enforced close living
incident TO the period Of depression, and
the movement In the canned goods bust.
ness is a sure indication OF the return Of
better times. Nearly all the packing firms
have housesin Chicago and other Western
cities.
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FALL RIVER.



FALL RIVER, September All the
property Of Jefferson Borden, one OF the
founders Of the Fall River manufacturing
industries and an officer in many banks
has been attached at the instance OF the
Fall River Savings Bank, his largest credi.
tor. The attachments have been made in
consequence Of complications growing out
Of the downfall OF Borden's sons-in.law,
Waiter Paine and G. B. Durfee. 1t is said
that on the marriage Of his two daughters
he gave, them 100000 each. Borden Is
one OF the principal owners Of the Provi.
dence Tool Company, and the trouble Of
that corporation, with the embarrassment
Of the American Print Works, impaired
his wealth and credit, and the failure ol
Paine and Durfee have, it is feared, COM
pleted his ruin. The Metacomet Bank,
though q sufferer, will not be ruined. The
loss to the Fall River Savings Bank is seri.
Gus, but not fatal.
LATER.-An attachment has been serv.
ed on Borden's property by the Fall
River Savings Bank. The bank will be
secured against loss on his personal notes
The collaterals held by the Metacomet
Bank are sufficient, or nearly so, to cover
his personal liabilities to that institution.
The principal corporations for which Bor'
den Is indorsed are the American Print
Works and the American Linen Mill
The Print Works failed months ago and
the Linen Mill shows an excess OF assets
OF about one million dollars, while the
stock Is still valued at % per cent. above
par. The only corporations here which
can suffer in the slightest degree is the
American. Until within few weeks
Borden believed he was amply able to take
care OF all notes OF any corporation fol
payment of which he is likely to be called
on. The heaviest losers will be the
banks, where he Endorsed for his sons-in,
law, but in many cases the banks are well
secured. His creditors are willing to set
tie with him, the only question is in view
OF the large number Of remote and con
tingent claims whether the estate can be
settled outside Of the Court Of Insol
vency,
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REVIVAL IN THE IRON TRADE.
Firms too Busy with Private Orders ts
Accept Government Contracts.

Firms too Busy with Private Orders 20
Accept Government Contracts.
WAsHISoroN, September 3.-The most
convincing evidence yet received in
Washington in regard to general revival
Of the iron industry Of the country, has
just been developed by correspondence
with some of our largest iron furnishing
firms in relation to material needed by the
Governmentin the completion Of the War,
State and Navy Departments building. A
large amount OF iron used in the construc-
ton Of this building Is Of a character
which can only be manufactured BY Ger.
tain well known firms. 1t has
long been the practice in the con-
struction Of such buildings, instead
Of advertising for bids, to send circulars
to each Of the firms known to be able to
furnish the certain class OF material and
request bids from them. A short time since
such circulars were sent, asking for pro-
posals for large amount OF iron work for
the new building. Those in charge we're
surprised to hear from a majority OF the
firms addressed that their private mders
were already so numerous and the lime
necessary for filling them SO great that it
would be impossible for them to furnish
thegovernment the desired material with.
in the time mentioned in the circular.
Such thing has not happened for many
years, and in fact it is very doubtful
whether ithas ever occurred before, since
contracts of this character have always
been eagerly soughtfor by manufacturers,
as the prices paid by the government are
always excellent and settlement prompt.
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EleelIon. Yet % Como thIs Year

California having voted on Wednesday,
the States to follow are these: D. If. I
Maine, September 8, Governor and
members OF the Legislature. eaIsr f'a.
Ohio, October Il, State officers and
members OF the Legislature.
Iowa, October II, State officers and
members Of, the Legislature, and one Con.
gresham to tilliayacancy. G7.b
Maryland, November 4, State officers
and members Of The. Legislature;
Massachusetts,, November 4, State off,
GERS and membersof the Legislature.
Minnesota, November 4th, State officers
and Members OF the Legislature.
New York, November 4th, State officers
and members otthe Legislature.
Wisconsin, November 4th, State officers
and members Of the Legislature,
Mississippi, November 4th, members oi
the Legislature. .
New Jersey, November 4th, members o.
the Legislature. 'ari : i4
Pennsylvania, November 4th, State Off
GERS and members Of the Legislature.
Louisiana, December I'd, on the adop
tIon Of the new Constitution. 4 ya
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sPRAGuEs TROUBLES.
HoW II Is his property tha. Is Leaving

PEovIDEScE, September 4.-The estate
a. and W. spngue, manufacturing COM
Pany Of this county, attached by the NS.
tonal Bank Of Commerce, New Yorb,
which denies the validity Of the trust DEF d
under which the property is held, wus
offered at auction to-day by the United
States Marshal, under execution. Several
parsels were struck off to representatives
Of the attaching bank for nominal sums.
The property in Kent county will be sold
IN the same manner this afternoon, and In
Warrington county tomorrow. Possession
o. the property will not pass until the
trust mortgage and assignment under
W Which t Ehaftee holds, are iudicialIy declar-
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FRANCE.

PARIS, September 4.-The death is an.
nouncedat Cognac,of Auguste Hennessey,
0rleanist Senator from the Department ol
Charente.
The Debats announces the death Of Gen.
Berlin Devaux, son Of one of It's founders.
The Bishop OF Frenoble has been sum-
moned before the Council OF State for ex.
ceeding his powers.
LONDON, September 4.-A Paris dispatch
TO the Standard says: The Government
having been beaten in the Councils Gen
eral on the Ferry Educational bill, NJ. Le.
pere, Minister OF the Interior, has ordered
the Projects to forbid the Acknowledgement
Councils, which arc about to meet, from
discussing the bill, in order to prevent
further expressions Of public opinions.
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Correction.

FAlI0H IhIoIlBVucu' ~
In your St olairsyilleitems Of Tuesday,
there appeared q notice of the arrest and
binding over for appearance at court Of
one Harry Wright for being an accom-,
plice in the depot robbery in that place.
The facts are that Mr.. Wright was arrest.
ed on the statement Of one Noble Carter,
who on the preliminary hearing testified
TO the reverse Of what he had stated, and
Mr.. Wright was at once discharged by
Justice Pratt, there being no evidence
whatever against him. JUSTICE.
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BeIIAire.

The grocery Of Mr.. Brown, opposite the
school house, on Guernsey street, was en-.
tered Wednesday night by burglars. The
glass of one Of the doors was broken, and
through the opening the bolts were drawn,
and then the doors were sprung open in
spite Of the lock. Nothing was taken but
some grapes and less than dollar in
change that was in the drawer. This oc.
Cured before eleven o'clock In one Of the
most prominent places In the town, which
probably accounts for the small amount
taken.
The Independent contains some reflec-
tons on the picnic and excursion which
the Presbyterian Sunday School will have
Saturday. The information on which the
reflections are based was incorrect. There
is no intention Of limiting the purchasers
Of excursion tickets to members Of the
Presbyterian Church. The picnic will be
at Bethel, out the narrow gauge, and the
tickets for the round trip will be fifteen
cents, in place Of forty. five cents, the usual
excursion rate. AS the train Is not bought
by the Sunday School, the road has a per.
feet right to charge full fare for all passen-
gers not going TO the picnic. Let as many
as can avail themselves OF the opportunity
Of spending day in the woods do 90.
The train will leave the B. & s. w. depot
at 9A.M.
The tax levy for this year is 2ec for the
State and SSc for the county. Bellaire's
levy is, for township fund, .07, school fund
40, school Indebtedness, .25, Corporation,
;45, water works, AS, making the totaI
levy 1924 on the one hundred dollars
Pultney townships 81 10. Barnesviile 4
the only other place coming near Bellaire-
The brick work of the new buildings N
the Goblet Works, is getting towards til,
roof. Another large frame Il being CON
structed between the brick and Nobl,
street. 'd ~ N'''
Friday evening Of next week Prof. j. L
Rivers will address Republican meeting
According to the new rules adopted b,
the School Board, the public library day {
changed 10 the frt Saturday Of each month
The library will be open, then, next Sat-
'NSAy' M VI +.
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LONDON, September 4.-The Times Ber-
lin correspondent says an Odessa news.
paper, the Prarda, accuses the Porte oil
violating treaty obligations in allowing
an armed vessel OF the United States (the
steamer Wyoming) to cruise in the Black
Sea, with the American ambassador to
Turkey on board. The American consul
at Odessa admits that the Porte at first re.
fused permission, but yielded on the land.
ing Of the Wyoming Of part OF her arma.
mant - p. NJ =
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BosroN, September 4.-Charles Demond,
late Treasurer Of the Massachusetts Home
Missionary Society, was arrested this after
noon, charged with embezzlement. Va
rious irregularities! in Demond's official
conduct was discussed last spring and an
examination of the books show that the
amount is between twenty and sixty thou
sand dollars. The warrant Of arrest charges
Demond with embezzlement, as follows;
March 19;1sS77, legacy Of DR.. Isaac g.
Braman. $1,000; Dec. g; 1877, contribution
from Shawmut Church, $1,000; Jan. 20,
1878, legacy OF Mrs Eunice Keep, $500;
Jan. %, 1873, legacy Of Charlotte A.
Simpson, s., 4,789. -al'7 .t
Itwas discovered in the investigation
that Demond kept practically two sets Oi
books. Hehad q acash book in which he kept
running the accountof the money receiv.
ed, and at the end OF the month this &C.
count was journaled and the items CLASH.
fed, and in the latter process he dropped
from the record such sums as he appropri.
ated to his own. use. Demond had not OBJ.
tanned bail up to late hour.
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NOVA ROOTIA.

HALIFAX, September 4.-The crops are
effected considerably by the storm In the
eastern portion OF the Province. 7
Evan Morris has begun training for the
boat race, on the 10th, with Warren
Smith.
Her Majesty's ship Griffin arrived at
Picton with 63 passengers OF the steamer
Quebec, which left Monday night for
Quebec and Montreal, and went ashore at
East Point, Prince Edwards Island,
A stranded steamer arrived here from
Liverpool on Monday morning.
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Preuidential and CabInent Movement.

Presidential and CabInent Movements.
WASHINGTON, September 4.-The Presi-
dent and family leave on Monday for the
west. Gen. Sherman will accompany the
President to Cincinnati and attend the ex-
position there. Secretary Evars joins
the President in his visit to Kansas and
will remain with him till his return early
in October. Secretary Thompson leaves
tomorrow for Indiana, and Secretary Nc
Crary on the 10Th for Iowa. The latter
will inspect some western posts. When
Postmaster General.Key returns Geneaal
Tyner will 60 to Indiana.
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Book Binding.

In connection with our establishment is the
Book Binding and Blank Book mandatory
Of Mills, Frew & Co., one OF the finest in
the State, being thoroughly fitted through.
out with ruling machinery, presses, paper.
cutters, numbering and paging machines,
we can now turn out every description Of
binding and ruling in the best style Of work.
mAnship, and with utmost promptuess.