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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-19
WHAT rae ARMY sunslsrs ON.
schools Needed for the Education OF
Cooks-UnsettIOd Claims.


WASHINGTON, November 17th.-The an
nual report OF General MaCFeely, the
Commissary General OF Subsistence, fol-
the fiscal year 1880, shows that the fiscal
resources OF the Subsistence Department
for the year aggregated s. 692, ,729 So, oi
which S420, 46S so were received from sales
OF subsistence supplies TO officers; s3S7,-
2S2 SO from sales TO enlisted men, and Sl5,-
$50 % from sales TO civil employees. The dis
bursements amounted To S., 226, ,0S22l ;Sl5,-
3l2 92 were dropped from the funds OF the
Subsistence Department by order OF the
Secretary OF War, being for the support Of
tho military prison at Fort Leavenworth;
81 $50 OF were covered into the surplus
fund, and the balances remaining unex.
pended at the Cl0Be OF the fiscal year
amounted to SiS2, ,795 81. The value OF
subsistence stores Issued to Indians and
turned over TO the Indian Bureau during
the hscal year was $22 66l 40 (inCuding
the cost OF transportation). OF this amount
Sl4 042 IS have been transferred 10 the
Subsistence Department by the Indian Bu-
reau as reimburseT ent, 81 800 9l are still
due from that bureau, md the remainder
Is for issues made to Iudian prisoners OF
war, for which no reimbursement is
claimed.
The Commissary General thinks that
the army cook and baker should be enlist.
ed, and cooking schools be established,
and recommends an appropriation OF ST.
600 for the purpose OF printing for distri-
button to the army and to the State militia
a further edition OF the manual for Army
Cooks; suggests that at the annual en-
campment OF State militia the militiamen
should accus,om themselves to the use OF
the army ration, the importance OF which
will be appreciated by those who
have had experience with volunteers
during their first service in the
field; but at such encampments this
may be done By the assistance and under |
the supervision OF the army cooks from
the army cookery schools, should such be |
established. The progress in the settle |
ment OF the various classes OF claims on |
hand in his Office and filed during the |
fiscal year is reported In detail by the Uom-
missary General. He suggests that II he
Is to continue the examination OF war
claims under the set OF July 4, 1864, now
on file in his office (the further filing Of
which claimsis nov barred by the third
section, act March 8, lS79), some statutory
limitation should be established, by the |
operation OF which the right OF claimants
10 rehesring Of their cases after being
formally considered aud disallowed, shall
cease and be determined, there being no
Limitation at present (either by Law or
regulations or by force Of abstract legal
upon tho right OF claimants to
press upon the office, upon new papers
fled or upon the probative force OF old
ones, the reconsideration Of claims that
have been unfavorably decided by him.
self or his predecessors. He renews his
heretofore made that
the adjudication oil this class Of claims be
transferred 10 some other tribunal.
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CHEAP COACHING.
A scheme which Promises To Be For.
midabIe Rival TO street.Failway Com.

A scheme which Promises To BE n For
nidabIe Rival TO street.Railway Com.
panies.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 16.-The
horse.railroad presidents are anxiously
awaiting the result OF the new project
which will be started tomorrow. 1t is ex-
pected TO hurt tho horse railway greatly,
and the system OF hacks will eventually
be damaged. The enterprise is known
under the title OF "The Herdle Personal
Transportation company" and will con-
sist of a great many curious little coaches,
holding eight persons, to be run all over
the city. The street railroads. have been
fighting the project, but were beaten by
decision to-day, and the coaches will be.
gin running In the morning. Eventually
something like ,iour thousand coaches
will be puton thestreets, but the company
will start with but thirty-fUur. and will
cover Broad and Market SITS. The coaches
are Of unique construction and will at
tract great attention until they become
familiar objects. The body OF the coaches
Is oi square build, and is painted red be.
low and black above. At the front and
on level with the floor OF the coach is
stationed the drivers seat, large enough to
seat two persons, but intended for the use
Of the driver alone. A platform about
half the width Of the body Is at the back
and extends the entire heighth Of the
coach, hAying'a door on each side by
which passengers enter aud leave. This
body IS placed on stationary axles, which
are about two feet from the ground and
twelve to eighteen inches below the
hub ,of the wheel, 10 which they are
connected by upright bars OF steel
through which runs q second revolving
bar, upon which the wheel turns,
the axIes, that are connected by two
square harp Of steel, remaining stationary.
The rear axIes support the entire weight
OF the coach, which Is built to carry eight
passengers, aud will be. considered full
when this number are seated witlin. The
axles and running gear are oI steel, TEN.
peTsd and adjusted. The fare will be i've
cents, six tiokstsior twenty-five cents, and
twenty-five tickets for 81. Thedriyer will
wear dark blue suit with nickle plated
button, bearing monogram OF the COM
pauy, and stiff hat with fat crown. In
short time small coaches will be rented
to parties at twenty-five cents per hour.
This system Ia to be introduced in other
cities. 1t is proposed to try New York
next, and as soon as possible Chicago and
othar Western cities.
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CADET wHIrraKss RgolyIvUs.
A Petition on His Benalf Sent TO th,
presidenl by RroOhlYn ErIenLH.

A Petiiion on His BehaIf Sent TO the
President by BrooLlyn Friends.
New York, November lS.-The follow.
ing petition goes to the President to-day:
BROOKLYN, N. Y, November IL.
To His Ercetiency, Rlshertord B. Hayes.
President
SIs:-As Cadet Whitaker is on leave
OF absence, some OF his friends propose 8
court martial, others, among whom we
have the honor to stand, think that as the
case was not proven against the boy, tho
President, by restoring him to his former
place and position, would only do an &C.
Of Justice to the triendless youth, subserve
the interests OF humanity and give addit.
ionsl evidence oi his purpose to recognize
no color line in his dealing with Amef!.
can Cltissps We havei the hoEUr- to re-
main, respectfully yours,
]. HYATT SMITH,
Membsr.elect, Third UOng'l district.
JUSTIN b. FULTON.
THEo. L. CuYLRR.
And others.
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MoSrrELIRR, W., November ls.-A
rumor is current that W. ". Grant, q
member OF Congress elect, from the Third
district, Vermont, is ineligible, having
Lsen born in Canada and never
been naturalized. W. W. Grant says his
parents were born In Vermont aud
about six weeks prior to his birth they
moved into Canada. where he was born
and where he lived for. about ten years.
They then came back to the States. His
fathor rsxer exercised any rights OF citi
zonshIp while 10 Canada, and that under
the statue Of 1902 children OF parents Tho
are citizens OF the United States were II
born inside Of the jurislictlon Of the
United States not disqualified from ex:
orols!ng the rights IS citizens Of the United
States,
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BIG rlRE Ar rlrrsnuRaM.
Browns Gun worGs Destroyed by Fire
for the Third 1ime-Oiher Buiidings
fk...,nxaH

Damaged.
PrrrSHuRGH, Pa, November 1s-This
morning about O'Clock flames we're dis
covered issuing from the Enterprise Gun
Works OF Jas. Brown & Sons, on Wood
street. An alarm was at once sounded
and the FIRE department responded quick
", but before tho flames could be checked
the entire building was gutted. A large
amount Of cartridges were stored on the
third floor which became ignited and
kept up continual fusilade, rendering 1t
dangerous for the iremen to approach the
building. Finding 1t useless TO attempt to
save the structure, which In less than 10
minutes from the time the flames were dis
covered was in ruins, attention was dl.
re0ted to the valuable buildings surround
ing which were With difficulty saved from
destruction, and not, however, without
being considerably damsged irOn water.
The origin OF the fire IL unknown.
The loss will probably reach thirty.hve
thousand dollars, distributed as follows:
on the building owned by David Gregg,
s. 900; stock Of Bswn 4 Sops, $40 coo;
Waller Hague, silver platter, $l2,00oi
George L. Comeriord, silver platter 81 ,00Oi
Il. WeCsIlnms, carpet store, damaged by
water, 5000 to $1,000. Insurance Of
Bawn & Sons, ten tbPnsand in the Cash
aud Allegheny Of fittsDurgh. and the
Merchants, OF Newark, n. j.; WSlter
Hague, $500 in. the Cash and another
company not known; McCallum, $40. 600,
In The Commercial Union, Of London,
Howard, n. T., Hartford, Imperial and
Nothern, OF the Connecticut Fire 4 4ssoGis'
tion. PhiladelphIs. Pittsburgh and Penn
sylyanis companies have no insurance on
the building. Baum 4 Soma have been
peculiarly unfortunate, having been
burned out three times within twelve
years, besides having their gun works gut
led BY mob during the memorable riots
of 1877,
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PrsTH, November lS-The Financial
Committee Of Hungarian diet es,imatethe
deficit 10 the budget for 1851 at "a 7O0. 900
fljrins, independently OF 100000 re-
0uired for the sinking fund,
LONDON, November 1s-All the bullion
withdrawn from the bank, yesterday, went
TO New York. The bullion in the Bank ol
England decreased E294,0OO in the past
week. The proportion reserye to liability,
47i per cent.
BERLIN, November ls.-The statement
ofthe Imperial Bank Of Germany shows
an increase in specie OF 2,44O. 900 marks.
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NEw York, November ls.-The Estate
Of Nebraska, " the new steamer OF the State
line, which sailed from Belfast on the 7th
Of this month, arrived at this port this
morning. She has three decks, and can
accommodate ninety tirst.class, seventy
seco ond.class and four hundred third.claSs
pass engers. The vessel is designed to be
used as q troop ship II she should ever
be needed for that purpose, and her safety
10 increased by an unusual number Of bulk
heads. On her trial trip she made four
teen knots an hour, and It is believed that
her average time Of passage across the At.
lantic will not exceed nine days,
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CINCINNATI, November 1s.-Wm. E.
Adams, aged City years, was found dead
this morning In a little cellar four by six
feet, where he has lived alone Tor the past
four years. Heworked about laundries
and being missed, YVES looked for, and
found dead, supposed to have been dead
for several days. The cellar was as d ark
as dungeon, having no mesnS pi admit
ting light.
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Pedt.trinn ConIr.t al nroeton.

BRocscS, MASS, November lS.-Tbe
ioug anticipated race between A. J..
Eearns, OF NaliCk, aud J. n. noppeny, OF
Boston, on one side, against ]. f. War.
burton, Of England, he TO run twenty
miles SpaIns! the others ten miles each,
cSScarred this afternoon at the Agricultural
Grounds, and resulted In favor ot Kearns
lSd Hpppeny. Time, hour, IS minutes
iS6 N seconds. The race was for 4 purse
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rhe Pntron. or Ha.bnndrr.

wAsuESuToS, November ls.-The Ma
tional Grange Association OF H1sbandry
continued It's work In secret session to. day.
The annual reports were presented and
referred. The attendance at the present
gathering IL said to be larger than ever
before, thirty States being represented.
Reports OF the officers show the Grange
organization increasing.
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LONDON, November 1s.-The steamer
Assyrian Monarch, the first OF the new
Monarch line between New 1ork ana
London, which sailed from null October
2SIh, for New York, has been spoken,
With the loss Of three blades OF her pro-
pelleE.
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THE IRISH SITUATION.
ParneII Reduces the Rent OF His Tenants
Troops Ordered from Canads-Land.
lord Roughly Handled.

LONDON, November ls.-The st. James
Ga:'aesays: Itis safe to affirm that there
are differences in the Cabinet between the
views OF Lord selbourne, Lord High
Chancellor, who holds that the vindica.
ton OF the law should have priority over
the redress Of the alleged grievances, and
John Bright, Chancellor OF Duchy OF
Lancaster, and Joseph. Chamberlain, rresi.
dent CT the Board Of Trade, who believe
that coeroive measures are unnecessary.
DUBLIN, November 1S-Parnell an.
nounces reduction OF the rents Of all his
tenants to. Sir Richard GritIith's valua.
tion, commenced in 1926, until the land
question Ia settled.
According to the Gairiner, a landlord in
Galway county was tsrred and ieathered
by armed men last night
HALIFAX, November lS-The Ninety.
seventh Regiment Is believed to be under
orders for Ireland.
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Che G,ttelti5qe1eer;
,..... ,o.. as and y fonrleenlh slreel

TgE Cadz Republican IS informed by
lssl Wood, Esq ;, Of Martins Ferry, that
he Wheeling and Lake Erie road will
Srab,bly be pushed clear through from
,bs lake to the river in eigheen months.
.ny.sr miles OF it will be in running
,,jsr BY the Grst OF January next. The
.,tire road is under contract, and five
,rr5,gd bands are at work on 1t.
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phlIp'a Bondsmen and. Tho Iudictment

NEE YoRK, November 1S.-Judge Davis,
In the Supreme Court yesterday, accepted
Deputy Sheriff James Fay and Francis B
spinola as bondsmen for Kenwood Philip
who was held in S.. 900 bail on a charge
Of criminal libel in having written an edi
toriaI commenting on the Morey letter
Both gentlemen Immediately proceeded to
the District Attorneys office, where q
bond was drawn up aud signed. The
Grand Jury, as reported last night, have
found an indictment against Philip io'
criminal libel.
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CHARLESTON, W. Va, November IT,
]. R. BAlbridge, Manager OF the @. & o.
office at this place, was married
to-day to Miss Eunice sents, eldest daugh-
ter OF ex.ShetitF J. W. Sents. II was an
elegant affair, becoming their station in
life. They left on the noon train for the
East, and will return via Cincinnati.
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PARxERsuuRe, November l7.-Curly Mat.
ten, driver for NeOl & Mckinney, had a
leg broken this morning. He was driving
his horse along Kanawha street when the
animal took fright and ran against tele.
graph pole, throwing the driver out and
breaking his leg just above the knee.
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THOSE CINCiNSHrI TRAUps,
Prospects that Il was n Democrat Who
IBID II AFTER All.

CINCINNATI, November ls.-Tho ez.
animation OF Charles Fisher, on the charge
Of attempting to put fraudulent tickOts In
the count at the October election, pro.
sesses slowly. Fisher tests6ed this after.
noon. He denied all knowledge OF the
fraudulent tickets, and said Stowe, one o.
the judges Of the election, had found oil
such tickets that were found except one
thSt witness saw sticking to Stoves boot
Witnesses Nc TO fishers reputation we're
heard,
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NEW YoRK, November ls.-sChedules
returned 10 the Census Office give this
city a population OF l,206.579; male, 59O,.
7B9; female, 5l5,Sl6; natives, 727,74S;
foreign, 47s, s,s3i; whites ], ,ls6, ,l34; colored,
20 44S. TIE colored includes in the city
747 Chinese. 10 Japanese and A Indiana
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BERLIN, November ls.-The Govern.
ment will be interpsllated Saturday next,
in Chambers, regarding the anti.Jewish
agitation which is now exciting considera'
BILE public interest. The BoT1en Z,ittng
states that In many places public qusrrels
and duels have taken place between Jews
and Gnrmana
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GRrESvlLLE, s. G., November lS-Two
citizens we're arrested to-day charged with
frauds In the recent election. ltis under
stood that many other arrests will follow
In this Congressional District, which gave
a Democrats msjority OF 14.0O0. United
Sta,es Commissioner Blythe, examining
into the cases, is the defeated Republican
nnndidafa
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Secretary sherman comes Boldly Into
The Yield for Il.

Secretary ShoTmhn comes Boiuly INTO
the Field fOrIt.
COLUMBUS, o., November lS.-Some Of
the opponents Of Secretary Sherman have
been industriously circulating a statement
that he Is not really candidate for the
Senate aud expects to remain ia tho CahI.
net OF General Garfield. It has even been
asserted that after his election, II rendered
the Treasury portfolio, he will accept it
and resign the senatorship. His support.
ers, among whom arc the great body Of
the Republican party OF his own S'ate,
have not believed these assertions, but
recent utterances Of Mr.. Sherman have
seemed to leave the matter in some doubt.
From every direction come expressions OF
Republicans that II Sherman wants the
Senatorship he can have II In Difference
10 his illnstrious services TO tho country
and the Republican party. Governor Fos-
ter and his circle Of dependents are max.
Ing an intense personal fight, and there
is no doubt that the Governors peculiar
methods would win with members OF the
Legislature under ordinary circumstances,
but the character and public services OF
Mr.. Sherman are such as to prevent that.
During the past few days there has been
a desire to know Mr. Sherman's wishes
in the premises It 10 nov known dtti.
nitely that he does not deeire or expect
Cabinet position. The editor OF the Even.
ing Dbpatch Of this city has some cor
respondence with Mr.. Sherman 10 refer.
ence 10 his candidacy. A lew days ago q
letter was received from him indicating
that he would accept the senatorship 4
offered, but the language was not suf8-
clently explicit TO satisfy his friends. Yes.
terday the editor received the following
letter, in which the Secretary announces
himself as candidate in the most unmis.
taxable terms:
WASHINGTON, November 10.
To L. D. Myers, E'q:
DEAR slR-l understand that from my
letter TO you, Of which have no copy,
you nave some doubts OF my position. 1
Intended to say TO you that while could
make no personal effort 10 secure the
place Of Senator, would gladly accept 1t,
and II elected would faithfully serve the
people oi Ohio In that position.
Very truly yours,
JoHS SHERMAN.
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JASRsvl.LE, Wis, November ls.-NewS
comes from Japan that Mrs. W. W. Curtis,
daughter Of Elder Harris, Of Evansville,
this county, died in Hyoso, Japan, Of can:
cerous tumor, October l4.h. She had
been engaged in missionary work there
some three years,
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WASHINGTON, Pa, November 49,
Franklin Friend, young young man OF
West Bethlehem township, suicided yea.
terday by hanging to the raiters Of sheep.
shed. Mental arrangement was the cause.
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The Terms OF aIrenty TO Limit and Cor
troll the 1. IIux Of n onEolians Into thi

troll the I. Iiux Of nonEolians Into this
Country Agreed Upon.
WASHINGTON, November ls.-A cable
special from Shanghai, November IS,
states that treaty was concluded yester.
day between the United states Commis-
sioners aud the Government at Pekin,
thoroughly controlling the question Of
Chinese emigration.
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SECRETARY JONES, OF THE MINERS
UNION.
Arrested on Charge OF Conspiracy and
Held In $1,000 Hail.

Held In $1,000 Hail.
PrTrspuRdH, November 1S.-A Com
mercial Gasstte special from West Newton,
Pa, says that D. R. Jones, General Sec
retary OF the Miners Association, while
on train on his way to address mass
meeting OF smithton miners, was arrested
for calling meetings and distributing bills
and held for court on a charge Of con.
apiracy. lie was afterwards released on
$1,000 bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-28
PRIYcETOY'S GREAT ILLESCOPE.

A DESCRIPTION OF If AND WHAT IT Is EXPECTED
TO ACCOMpIIsn-IALK WITH An OFFICER OF
THE COLLEGE.
A representative Of THE TRIBUNE called
upou a gentleman holding official position in Prince
ton College inquire about The great telescope which
h,s inst been ordered for that Institution. In reply 10
question the gentle said
The fe escopc which does not yet exist Is naturally
hard TO scribe but according TO the with
the makers A. Clark Son. II Is 10 fulnl The following
conditions It. ject ea-ss TO be % Inches IN diameter
and IT'S focal length about 30 feet The only existing
rcfracng telescopes which larger are the great tel
escope at Washington OF 2G4 inches diane
tor made by the ClarEs. and the New
hau telescope. VI % Inches diameter in Eng
land made by Cootc & sons. OF York, England
Bes;'cs these The CIarks have made and have In pos
session another ohirctgass of 26ii Inches diameter the
socaIcd Mccormick glass ordered bv Mr. Mccormick
OF Chicago for institution IN Virginia, Tie instrument
to be completed and mounted Whenever The institution
put II I'M aud Grubb Of Dublin
has ip hand an Instrument Of q inches In
diameter which he xpects to complete next Summer,
far the Inpera Observatory at Vienna Several other
large Instruments have also been ordered within
few months the largest Of all for the Observatory
OF Poukowa 10 have an aperture OF thlrty inches
and 10 he made by the Ciarks The observatory Of Paris
and observatory founded AT Nice by the Pafsan
banker BiscLOfshcm have made Arrangements Tor IN
sfru,nents Of about wcntycght inches IN diameter TO
| be- made by Frtnchmen. In this country, Yale
COLLEGE some years ago. went far rs Ia purchase
fine disc Of glass OF 81 inches diameter to be used some
time in the construction OF telescope; but no further
Steps have been taken the matter unless within few
| weeks.
"The two discs OF glass used in the construction OF the
lens Of the Princeton College telescope are TO be fur
pshed by Fell Of Paris Ono Of them has already been
received; for thc other 1t skcy that 1t may be neces-
sary L. wait some months the making o. suoh disc
| OF optcal glass Is a very Serious matter, often
| rconirng u number Of unsuccessful attempts
| before satisfactory piece can be turned out.
The contract allows Carks 10 complete the
instrument after tIcy receive the discs Of glass but
they expect 10 finish the wosk and 1t likely the
iustruue 1t will be Ia place within two years from the
| nroseut time. is mounting VIII be In the
! main Ike that OF the Washington Equatorial,
thougb with mod hcatons aud improvements suggested
by the nse Of that instrument The contract provides
that the decinaIon circle shall be read from the eye
| end OF the telescope. and for an arrangement
| nv which the instrument can be set In rigHi
| ascension. also. without leaving tbs eye piece
The driving clock ia be Of the most perfect constrnc
ton known aud electrically controlled from the stand
ard clock o. the observatory OF course there are 10 De