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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-21
INTOTuEEARTH's BOWELS.
An Acre OT Shenandoah, Pa,
Drops into n Coal Mine.

snESNNpoAu, May 20.-Since the
sinking OF forty houses in the western
part Of this borough, last year, through
the fact that the kohinoor mine, over
which they were situated, was worked
too close tO the surface, the people have
been uneasy. The entire borough ~
undermined. aud while To the outside
world such calamity would appear
unnatural, the majority OF people
are daily in dread oi sinking,
with their houses, into the earth.
Their fears we're not In any way al.
aycd Yesterday when the news was
spread that just outside the outSklrta Of
the borough large cave.ln, nearly an
acre in cNtcut had occurred. The cave
was ut Packer cnllicry, belonging To the
Philadelphia Coal Company ,and through
this part ui the Philadelphia aud Read
ing railroad sank 10 depth OF 10 feet.
Ono man was killed aud several injured.
The news spread like wild-tre and
thousands ui people visited the spot
The names OF the unfortunate men are:
VIM. hcndrick, killed, aud JAS Hope,
Geo. Jones, ThOS. BOlan, Morris Davis,
James licatun aud Martin Houston, in
jurrd. The wind caused by the cayo-in,
which ran across five breasts, was ter
rife, and blew the men around like
chips Nobody was IN the immediate
vicinity at the time or they would have
been instantly killed The Shenandoah
creek ran over the point which gave
way, and all its water now descends
into the miuc. \ large force OF men are
engaged in turning the creek, which
may yet dcluge the mine. About two
hundred men, under Superintendent
Olhausen, are at present engaged IN
raising tlc track. Railroad travel has
been susppndcl.
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WHEELING, w. VA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 81 1880

John H. stoklsy, Of Wilmington, Del,
in reioence TO The identification Of the
photograph OF the boy Carter, who WAS
lound dead in barn in Titusyille, Pa.
Mr.. Stokley was shown the photograph,
aud was visibly affected. He said the
picture resembled his young son. Willie
Stokley, who left his home fifteen
months ago, and who since that time
never wrote to his parents. Mr. Stok-
ley said he was induced to call at
the Central TO see the photograph
by letter he received on May
9th, dated Limestone, New York,
about fiity-fve miles from Titusville.
aud signed "a Tramp" II stated that
the boy Carter was Mr.. Stokley's young
son. The father also showed the chief a
photograph Of the boy, which was taken
after he had been brought home, after
running away u couple OF years ago.
This photograph somewhat resembled
the one sent by the Titusvillo authori.
ties. The father aud the officials at the
Central think that this is the right boy,
but TO make ii certain Chief Given vii!
write to Titusyille, asking II there
we're any peculiar marks on the dead
body, which the father said were on one
OF the ankles OF his son. Since the &C
cident at Titusville over l50 men and
women have called at the Central 10
identify the photograph as the likeness
OF children who had departed from their
homca
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A HANDSOME BOYS FATE.
BEAUTIFUL As A DREAM, YEI DYING
ASATRAMP IN AWAYSl0e BARN.
The Mystery that HAS Created a SENSATION
in Five States-A Romance OF Facts
Full Of the Sublimiy Of
Human Pa,hos. a
A BURIAL At WHICH ANGELS wePT'

For more than u week past the people
of Titusville, Pa, have been greatly ex'
cited over the mysterious death oil q
handsome boy who arrived In the town
with repulsive looking tramp. Though
roughly dressed, the boy carried an air
OF good birth aud breeding, and when
ono morning he was found lying on the
floor Of a barn with his life blood flow
ing from wounds about his head and
face, the whole city was aroused to ex'
traordinary interest. His tramp com
paniou said that he fell from tho loft
above, but tie story is not credited, He
WAS buried by the charitable people oi
the city, and the story OF his sad ending
is full OF sublime pathos. An energetic
search for his parents has been begun
and already clue mas been developed
in Philadelphia which NAV lead TO their
discovery.
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rHE CoHVENTIoA.

The Blaine and Washburns Men Bsstsn
si Every Point-0rsnt Gets 30 Dele
gates from Coos County. and He 10 De-
elared the Choice Of the convsution for
President
sPRIxayIKlp. May 20.-Tke Repub-
lican State Convention began its second
days session al 9 O'Clock, sith every
inch oi standing room on the floor and
In the galleries oi the House oi R.pre-
sentatiyes oncupied by an interested au-
dience. Prayer vas offered, after uhiei.
the Committee on Credentials reported
recommending the settlement oi the con
test IN Greene by admitting four Orzni
and four Blaine delegates, and giving
each half q vote. This mas approved.
and the dsiesztes vere admitted. The
chair stated that the COMMITTEES would
not be able % report on the Cook coun-
" contest ior al leas, iso hour,, shere.
upon q series Of motions 20 adjourn,
take q recess, etc, we're made, pficipally
ior amusement, With ocnsiderabls cDn-
fusion
A nlset Hys Cor Blsiss
Mr.. Robbins, OF Adams, 90 behali a
the Blaine and washhnrn. men. aid the
Only Way al srtting an rarIy report IRON
the Committee "a, by rel1eyiIg u oi pArt
OF iis labor. lie ih-relors offered Q rcso-
luton inarueiing the COMMITTEES nos 70
consider the claims u sny eantrstins
delegation Who boltsd iron any conyss.
ton which nsi IN manner and plscs
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WAR AMONG THE WIDOWS.
Mrs. Bateman, u widow, Fatally
Shoots Mrs. Singer, Another,
I'm u Dispute About Grass.

CIScISsAri. May 2O-A cold-blooded
murder took place this morning near o
village called California, six miles up
the river from Cincinnati. Mrs. Singer,
a widow about 30 years Of aye, went out
10 cut grass along the roadside, near the
residence OF Mrs Bateman, also widow.
Mrs. Bateman ordered Mrs. Singer 20
leave. IL spPsars that che refused,
when Mrs. Bateman went back 10 the
house and got a double-barreled shot
gun and deliberately fired its contents
into the face and breast OF Mrs. Singer,
and then coolly went hack 10 her house.
The murder Vas witnessed by two men
in the field near by, and Mn. Bsieman
was arrested. Intense excitement was
aroused, and the women of the neigh
borhood made threats .oi lynehing the
mprderess.
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EXCITED THEOLOGIANs.
After u Warm Debate tho Meth.
odist Conference Crush Color.
cd Aspirants to tho Episc0pacy.

CiScisSArI. May 20.-The special or.
der in the General Conference question
OF the election Of bishops OF African
descent, was tskon up promptly.
DIR. Smart, OF Michigan, moved the
adoption Of tina report presented last
Tuesday by the Committee on Episco-
pacy, on the ground that II was for tho
best interest Of the colored church to
elect colored bishops; that the church
had never lost In the past, and would
not In the future, by according ~ the
colored membership every right which
belonged to every other class; . cplored
bishop would have greater influence
with his race than one OF the white race.
DIR. A. Wheeler presented q report OF
the minority, signed by thirty one mem.
bers OF tho committee, to the effect that
a. many bishops had been elected a.
were necessary. He supported tha re-
port by the argument that the present
effort 10 elect colored bishop was .
movement toward diocesan episcopacy.
aud toward mn indefinite increase la the
episcopal board.
DIR. Wentworth read q long paper In
support OF the minority report, In
which he charged that the colored mem.
bers OF the Conference would not have
thought of asking for bishop Of African
descent had IL not been for the interfer.
ence Of certain sgitators oi the Oan-
causian race.
Rey. Mr.. Lewis (colored) made .
speech In opposition 10 the election oi =
colored bishop, claiming that, the olec-
tons having passed, there was nothing
for the colored people 10 do but wait.
Graham Bell, (colored) lay delesete
from Louisiana, denounced Lewis
an q traitor to the cause Of the colored
members OF the church. lie and his
brethren wanted y colored Bishop be-
cause q man OF their own race could
sympathile with them. The NJ. T..
Church in the south now lacked The
principal lever oi its progress.
DIR. l.anahan said that this request ior
q colored bishop Was accompanied With
q threat that IN case tho request was not
granted the colored people would allan.
don the church. The NJ. 4. Church was
not ~ be terrified hy any such threat.
uo moved tho Indefinite postponenirnt
OF the whole subject. This vote Was
carried; yeaa 22s, nays l& BIshop
Harris presided
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MURDER MOST FOUL.
A Canadian Story that Fairly
Riots I'm Human Blood.

OTTAWA, ONr, MAY % Last tall An.
tome BriSbois, u trader aud trappcr, aud
his partner, Patrick ilcnnessy, were
murdered IN the hut Of the former about
fifty miles from here Brishuls was cut
to pieces, but the body OF lienncasy
could not he found. On Monday last
u half breed named Felix Raicot aud u
white man were attending 10 the logs at
the lower cad Of u log-slide seven hun
dred feet long, about five miles lrOm the
scene OF the tragedy. A large log start
ed almost immediately next the one be.
ing handled 10y the men named, and he.
fore they could get out OF the way Raicots
legs were cut of aud his shoulder broken,
His companion, CYRUS GreenOver,
had one OF his legs aud an arm broken.
The wounded men were moved to u
shanty. Raic0t, before dying, said he
aud Grecnovcr murdered both Hennes.
~ and Brisbois. They quarreled over
Cardsat tho hut. llennessy was shot
aud Brisbois butchcrcd with an AK.
Raicnt and GreeuOver, 10 divert sus.
plciou, filled the stomach, intestines
aud mouth Of Hennessy with coal oil,
saturated his clothes with the same
liquid from large can keptin the store,
aud then burned il.
A magistrate was sent for 10 take q
deposition to the above effect, but while
the messenger was gone To Gatineau
Village Greenover, who pretended to be
unconscious while his companion was
telling about the crime, crawled from his
bed on the floor in the absence OF all the
men, and tore the bandages from the
stumps OF Raicot's legs and returned to
his bed, where he was found in death
ly swoon by the returning lumbermen,
who were acting az nurses, while Raicot
was just breathing his last irom loss OF
blood. Some Of the stolen property has
been found at the point indicated by the
hali.breed. and ii Greenover, who Is an
old Penitentiary bird. RECEIVERS TO stand
hanging, the lumbermen will see that
lao
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THE MODERN ATHENS.
The Present Republican Politi-
cal situation In Little WASH
ingtOn.

Special To the Register.
WAsHISGToS, Pa, May 20.
The Republicans OF the several cleo
ton precincts in Washington county,
will meet ON Saturday next for the pur-
pose OF choosing delegates to the coun-
ty convention, which meets here on
Monday, for the purpose Of NAL king the
following nominations: One candidate
for Congress, subject 10 the decision ol
the district Beaver, Lawrence and
Washington counties) conference; three
candidates for assembly; one for district
attorney; one for coroner; one for dl'
rector OF poor; one for surveyor, II is
very hard to find out how matters
stand ut present writing AZ the
friends ol each candidate stick with
their man aud claim his nomination,
This borough is entitled to IL delegates,
There are iour candidates for district at.
torney, all residents OF the borough, snd
to avoid q wranglo at the polls on Satur'
day, they have agreed 10 divide the bor-
ough delegates, giving each man three
Votes in the convention. The candi'
dates for district attorney suggest that
their names be lett oil the ticket ut the
primaries in the borough, which, II IN
thought, will bc done.
Hon. W, S. Shalenberger, Of Beaver,
will be nominated Tor Congress by ac-
clamstion, as Washington county has
no other candidate Tor that Office in the
field.
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THE FESTIVE GRANGER
Preparing To Hump Himself In
the CHARTERS Valley.
SPECIAL 10 the Register.

nptNlal W Nne htkeNEs
CASoSsBUgG, Pa, May N.
The CHARTERS Valley Spring Fair, to be
held here next week, promises to be a
success. Already nine last horses are
upon the grounds training for the races
Two wiud mills are erected upon the
grounds There will be quite a variety
Of machinery on exhibition. One firm
at Newark, Ohio, has manufactured an
engine and mill specially Tor exhibit
here. Several traction engines will
also be on hand Each morning OF the
fair an engine will be steamed up, the
baud wagon attached. and drawn IRON
town 10 the lair grounds and around
the ring. Some OF the Canonsburg GRIP
plies aIe to enter the lists in the sack
races. A baby show will be an interest
Ing feature OF the fair, special premiums
TO be paid TO tomothers exhibiting the best
looking infants. James Millholland, oi
Pittsburgh, has been selected as one oi
the Judges on speed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-21

RAILROAD BoNDs-Active but some.
what irregular.
STATE BoN ps--Dull.
srocks-The market opened strong
aud under good buying prices advanced
70 81 per cent, but subsequently, on
ssles To realize profit q reaction oil to
81 per cent. took place, Canada South
ern leading the upwari and downward
movement Duringthe afternoon specu.
laiiou became firm and a recovery OF 4
~ per cent Was recoried, but in late
dealings the selling movement Was re-
newed and the closing quotations show.
cd = reaction OF 10 IA per cent,
tho latter Pacific Mail. Tho bears
made drive at the coal shares again 10.
day, but the buying by insid, parties
MAS brisk, based on the belief oi A pros,
porous future Of the properties aud tho
expectation OF dividends Tor Delaware
l.ackawanna aud Western Prof. Thos.
Price, oi San Francisco, has examined
the water supply oi the Central Arizona
mines, and reports tO tie officials OF the
company, by Telegraph, w follows: The
river has q stream ot 30 miners inches,
which will furnish 0,O0O gallons each
"a hours, while go, QUO gallons would be
amply sufficient ior all the requirements
OF your 80 stamp mill The plans ior
conveying the water to the mine At
good snd they'will succeed." The OH
GERS ot the company deny that the,
have been buying the stock recently.
The transactions on the Stock E,-
change aggregated $4,000 shares. ol
which $1,000 were Canada southern,
200 g. &. 4 ). &. 2,aD Central AriIo.
na. 5000 lackawanna. 5000 Delaware
aud Hudson, 5000 Erie. 5000 ~. Jo-
seph. 5000 Iron Mountain. l2.OO0 Kan.
sas and Texas, 1900 Lake Shore. 400
Michigan Central, 5000 Northwestern,
2s,OO0 New Jersey Central. 400 New
York Central. 40 1T. Paul aud Sioux
City 1900 Northern Pacific, 500
Ohio and Mississippi, iOO Ontario
and Western. lt00 Pacific
Nail. 5000 Reading. 5000 81. Paul,
100 Union Pacific, 1000 Wabash aud
Pacific and 100 Western Union
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and at the time designated BY the proper

and at the time designated By the proper
authority.
This hit at the Palmer House dslsg..
ton was received with Tremendous ap.
plause by the Blaine and Washburns
men. and q motion to table the resolu.
ton occasionsd louder applause on the
part OF the Grant men. A call Of the
counties resulted In tabling the rssolu.
ton by q vote Of 35ito 2Si, showing 100
majority for the Grant men. outsids Of
Cook county.
The Convention took q recess Of one
hour.
The majority report Of the Committee
on Credentials, admitting 50 Grant dol.
egates from Cook county, aud
allowing Blaine and Wast.
burne the remaining 68 Vas
adopted by vote Of sal 10 s6l. A rs.
olution declaring Grant the choice OF
the convention was adopted by = vote
Of SS8 to 307.
A resolution that the district delegates
be appointed by the Convention and
instructed TO vote a. q unit for
Grant was adopted, committee
all Grant men were appointed to ssleeI
the delegates and the convention al.
journed until Q o'clock this morning.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
TlLOEgs STRENGTH SAID TO Be ON
THE WANE IN CONNECTICUT.
AeIOriOus Prospect Of Adjournment on the
ThirI-fint-The Labor Of the
.s House, y Reducing Sal 2t
aries, Thrown Away,
GEORGES VICIOUS STAB At BLAINE.

Fight as they may, the Thrift men
seemed doomed to inevitable defeat on
the adjournment question. Our dis
patches this morning show that an agree
nsRt has becn arrived at between the
leaders OF the Deraocracy in the Senate
and the House, and it seems extremely
likely that the work they have laid
out as imperatiyely necessary
can be disposed OF before the
date fixed by the original adiouramen /
resolution They have decided to pass
the Deputy Marshal bill, the appropria-
ton bills, aud the electoral count joint
resolution, and then ~ home. God
speed them.
The House cut into the salaries OF
officials, but the Senate, as usual, repair
ed the breaches. IL looks now as II the
letter charging corruption In CONNECTION
with the Texas Pacific land grants would
be ignored. |. IL now reported that
Tilien does not control the Connecticut
delegation.
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THE CANTON MYSTERY.
Arrest Of Two Men Suspected Of
the Murder OF Henry Pecher.

CANTON. o., May 20.-The police have
arrested William Black aud Nicholas
Markert, two Canton Junk Pealers, on the
supposition that they had something 10
DO With the missing coal dealer, Henry
PecSer; Sss 3s Was found on their per-
sons They are the parties that are
said 10 have been seen near where
Pecher Was lasi seen With covered
wagon. Blood marks were discovered
on the wagon box Monday, bat the par.
ties painted the wagon yesterday. de-
stroying all marks The prisoners claim
they are innoc.nt and thai they can
prove an alibi. The exeiisment 70 In.
tense. and the search for the mising
man d kept up by friends and neigh
bora
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THE MAN ON HORSEBACK
RIDING IN COMMAND OF THE I'LL
N0lS REPUBLICANS.
BLACK JACK LOGAN the BOSS,

Yesterday In Illinois was one Of vic
tory for Grant, though the fight was
close enough to be Of the most exciting
character at all times. From the begin
ming the Blaine and Washburne men
were overborne by sufficient majority
To render nusatory all their struggles In
behalf ID their candidates. The
battle turned, Of course, upon
the action Of the Committee on
Credentials, the majority Of which re-
ported in favor OF allotting Cook coun-
tvs representation according to Senate
rial districts, without any regard TO eth
er OF the Conventions held In Chicago
That report was adopted and Grant
gained 80 votes. A resolution was
adopted declaring Grant to be the choice
OF the Convention for President,
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FOREIGN
nA0LAn D.
Rsasssmblins oi Pssliamsnt-Ths Queen
Outlines the 0ovsrumsntsi Polioy.

boe1ssWohu8 VI Abtis&asat Ahv Sssss
Outlines the oovsrumsntsi Polioy.
LONDON, May 2o.-Parlisment rsas-
sembled to day. The Queens speech
refers TO the cordial relations with oil
the powers, hopes for the speedy eIscu.
ton Of the whole 0i the Treaty Of Der
lin aud refers to the mission oi Y j.
Goschen in that connecti0n. II eya
that the efforts 10 paciiy tho AlgiSns
and establish y strong and independhnt
but friendly government will bc incrbss-
ing. The condition oi Indian hnsntcs.
recently made known, will require tpe.
cial attention. The policy of con.
federation In South Africa 10 ad-
vised, but the Transvaal will BE-
retained. The imports and exports bnd
other signs Indicate Q revival of trSde,
but the depression lately perceived 10
the revenues continues. The estlmStes
OF the income laid before the last Pa 10.
m-nt will probably not bs exceeded.
The peace preservation set in ireland
will expire June LIST, aud xill not be ~.
newed. Tho loyalty aud good sense oI
the Irish people justify reliance In u q
provisions Of the ordinary Law, arnly
administered, for the maintenance VI or.
der and peace. The acts Tor the mitigation
Of distress In Ireland have been ssr sos.
able TO that end. The question Of the
sufiiciency oi the advances authorized
by the acts 10 under consideration. The
burials bill, the ballot act bill, 10 pro.
tect tenants against injury FROM ground
game, and 10 dstsrmins lie liability ol
employers Tor accidents 10 servants, and
the bill Tor the extension oi borough
franchise to Ireland. will be submitts'i
10 Parliament
Lord selbourns' Lord High Chancel
lor. read the speech.
The House of Commons was crowded
bat the attendance In the Hous o.
Peers was meagre.
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stonewaIl's statue.

NAsHyllIE, MAY @.-Cla-k Mills
Jackson equestrian statue on the cApi.
tai grounds was unveiled here at noon
to-day with Impressive ceremonies, be-
fore an assemblage Of 1000 people.
Among the distinguished men present
we're Gov. Hendricks, OF Indiana, Gov.
Blackburn, OF Kentucky, Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston, Gen. d. c. Buell., ex-Gov.
James +. Br1wn, the new senator from
Georgia, and Col John @. Burch, secre-
tary OF the u. g. Senate.
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wnm.n N.rnr IhinkI

II the grabbed obi bachelor who utter
ed this sentiment could but witness the
intense thought, deep study and
thorough Investigation OF women IN de-
,crminiug the best medicines TO keep
thsir families we'll, and would note their
sagscity aud wisdom IN selecting Hop
Bitters as the best, and demonstrating u
by keeping their families in perpetual
health, at a mere nominal expense, he
xeuId be forced to scknovledee THAI
such sentiments are baseless and false.
Laughlin Bros. &Co., wholesale agents,
Wheeling. aHE ff
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
rlhAhCE
New York.

NIW foRE, May 20. = MoNsv- Essy
H 500 per cent Prime mercantil,
paper NyoS per cont Sterling exchange.
bsnken bills hrm At %s8; demand at
$S9.
silvER-At London 52i pence; bar
silver here ll+t; subsidiary silver coin
i(Sl per cent discount.
Govsaxhnr--Quiet bat tirm.
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4 PossIBLR CLUE.

An Invsssisstson pisslosins . Rsmarka-
BILE Number of Bsrssssd Fsmilss
PHILADsIsziA, Nay, N.-on Tuesday
Chief Of Police Given was waited on BY