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The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-08-07

The length Of the Egyptian obelisk
which has come to stay in New York is
sixty-nine feet six inches; it is seven
feet eight inches square at tie base, and
five feet five and three quarter inches at
the top. The foundation is seventeen
feet six inches square. The lower step
is twenty and three quarter inches high,
nineteen and three quarter inches wide.
The second step is nineteen inches high.
thirteen and quarter inches wide. The
third step is seventeen inctes high sew
enteen aud three-quarter inches wide.
Upon this foundation the pedestal upon
which the needle rests is placed. This
pedestal is six feet ten inches high, nine
feet four inches square at the tase, and
nine feet and three-quarters of an inch
square at the top.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-08-07

The small boy has a good friend in
the supreme court of Kansas. A rail
road company was sued for injuries re-
ce.ved by a boy while playing upon a
turn-table, and the court held that as
everybody knows that by nature and in
stinct boys love to ride. and will cling
to the rear of wagons, ride upon swings
and swinging gates. ride upon cellar
doors and steel rails, and even pay to
ride upon imitation horses. they should
act accordingly. No person has right
to have dangerous machinery calculated
to attract boys, without taking steps to
guard against all dan ger. and the person
failing to do SO is guilty of negligence.
The boy was awarded damages.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-08-07

A curious fish, known as the Chras-
modms Niger, has been received at tie
Smithsonian institute, Washington. It's
prominent popularity is IFS ability to
swallow fish of twice its size and four
times its own weight. 1t has very
largemouth, and its stomach is of course
wonderfully elastic When digestion
begins and gases are formed its stomach
becomes so distended that the other or
CANS are temporarily paralyzed, and
thus the creature can easily be caught
This specimen is ten inches long, and
has in it's stomach Goldfish eighteen
inches long, but of course doubled up.
A girl astonished an au Hence in &
London theater two years ago by Jump
ing from high bridge at the back of
the stage, landing gracefully on the
floor, and then executing dance, which
was varied by leaps of twenty feet in
the air. The performance of Ariel, as
she was called, were for a while the
theatrical wonder of the town. They
were done by means OF a Jumping ap-
paratus, invented by her husband,
Walter Dando. He subsequently ap-
piled the machinery to other dancers in
London and Paris, and several dupli-
Gates of Ariel will soon be seen in
America.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-17

roads from Chicago to Boston. And the
traffic has so increased that another line
of steamers, the Allan line, has this fall
been removed from Baltimore to Boston,
and has been connected with this line of
railroads to carry western produce 10 Eu-
rope.
This goes to show. first, that freight cam
not be carried over the Allegheny Mount
aims to Baltimore as cheaply as along the
easier grades of The Grand Trunk and
Central Vermont to Boston; and second
ly, that the managers have been quick to
take advantage of every favorable cir
cumstance to increase their business.
These things are of interest to every
citizen of Vermont, because our state has
the best passage through the mountains
the Keystone of one of the best routes
from the west, and also because our state
has the men, who being second to none in
the management of these alflirs, have
| secured to Vermont the best of railroad
facilities, in opposition to desperate war;
fare of competing lines. And now, not
only have we great railroad centre of
one of the greatest through lines. largely
controlled by Vermont men, but prospect
that this will increase and with the facili-
ties TO water communication, we may
accumulate great wealth and become a
| people of no small influence in the land,
Vermont will not always remain merely
an agricultural state, but one of the great
streams of the worlds commerce will
build up cities and manufactures along
her shores. May not these days be shor
tened? Should not this subject be kept
before its people, that every opportunity
my be used to bring about the desired
result? GEO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-17

Lady Barker. in II recent work, gives
her idea of IL model boy as follows: If
| could make model boy I'll tell you
what he should be like. lie should love
cold water and hate II lie. He should be
frank and unsuspicious, as becomes IL
noble trusting nature, and yet he should
be neither silly nor soft. lie should have
plenty of manias. lie should have an
appetite like wolf, for | should wish
him to be tall and strong, but he must not
be bit greedy. He should not be lsham-
ed of loving and reverencing all that is
good and holy and pure, but with nothing
of the mollycoddle about him. He should
have fine. sweet temper, yet he should
BIZ, as the Yankee song says, An orkered
man in row. and he should know how
to take care of himself with his fists -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-17

Mr.. Martin of Londonderry said he heartily epdors
ed the sentiments of the gentleman from Irasburgh
He believed that to cut down the size OF the bench
become clogged. Windsor and Mmdham counties. in
which the seventh judge would preside i'll county
court had right to name the candidate and they had
presented gentleman we'll qualified who ought to be
elected The people of the state knew whl both Judge
Walker AID Mr.. Rowell were. and needed time to
make their choice He denounced the project of using
the next week in electoneering like political cam
pagn. Push the election now and then go forward and
do the work of the session quickly aud thoroughly.
Mr.. Hiuckley replied to MIR. Martin.
Mr.. Colburn supported his motion, and said the far.
mers If the state had rights and many of them wanted
to investigate the necessity OF Judges Ii there
no need Of seyen then the number should be cut
down to six.
The motion was carried by vote of ayes IA; nays,
So; and tn joint assembly was adjourned.
On motion of Mr. Hendrick of hyde Park the house
adjourned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-17
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02
vt. LOUIS.
strike ut tho Carondoiet steel Works
Employees Refuse TO Sign n Compact
Goyerniug Their Relations with the


strike nj tho Carondolet Steel Works
Employees Refuse TO Sign Compact
Governing Their Relations with the
Company.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-The Vulcan Steel
Works at Carondolet, southern suburb
OF this city, after several months prepara-
ton, were ready to resume operations
this morning, but before starting up su-
perintendent DUNCAN notified the EN-.
ployes that they would be required to
sign contract governing their relations
with the company before work was COM
menced. This the employees refused TO
do. and on being informed that the con-
tract was the company's ultimatum all the
men in the converting, blooming and rail
works Immediately struck.
The main features OF the contract were
that all the men shall work for and be
governed by the scale Of prices in force
St the Edgar Thompson Steel Works at
Pittsburgh; that they shall not hold the
company responsible for accidents; that
they (the men) shall be responsible for
loss or breakage Of tools, &C., and that
tbey shall not form any trade union or
other similar societies. The agreement is
to continue one year. The hands in the
furnace and departments connected there
with did not strike, and received, on de-
msnd, an advance Of twenty-five per cent
in their wages.
Superintendent Duncan says that the
action OF the strikers will not cause any
trouble to the company.
The strikers say that they are willing
to work for the same prices paid at Chi
cago or Joliet, i'll.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02

Drownetl-OiI weiI-RaiIrond Enterprise
PARKERsnuRG, February ..20.-A man
named Blond was drowned in Leading
Greek, Calhoun county, while endeavor-
ing to ford the creek, day before yesterday.
His body was recovered shortly after the
fatal accident.
A flowing well OF oil was struck on
Horseneck a short time since by John
Thomas. Quite number OF new wells
are now being sunk in that locality, and
the prospect is good for an increase OF in
terest in the oil business at that point.
The prospect for a narrow-gauge rail:
road between Ripley, the county seat OF
jackson county, and Rayenswood, on the
Ohio river, is encouraging. The people OF
that county are determined to have some
outlet for their business and productions.
Capt. Hasser seems to be the head and
front OF the enterprise. gt ,.t
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02
ACROSS THE OCEAN.
The Tay Bridge Observation-Disclosures Con-
tracturs-Preparations for the Cars
Twenty.ffth Anniversary Of His
Accession to the Throne-The
Afghan Problsm-General
Foreign News.
THE AFGHAN QUESTION.

LONDON, March 1.-The Times says: II
Ia premature 10 consider what the future
settlement OF Aighanistsn will be until
Ghuzne has been subdued. 1t would be
imprudent to assume that all prospect ol
further resistance is at an end, nor until
the military part Of the undertaking is
complete will ii be practicable TO deter.
mine finally the character Of the political
measures to be based thereon.
The Daily Telegraph publishes in a semi
official form the following note: ''lt is
not at present probable that Herat and
Seistan will come under Persian rule. Il
is untrue that Khelat and Cashmere will
receive portion OF Afghan territory. 1t is
untrue that En- gland desires 10 form Meero
into a protected State. Candihar and
Oabul may become capitals Of indepen-
dent States and levies NAV be raised among
Hazeras, Kizilabashes and other well af-
fected tribes, but all these future arrange
ments are dependent on circumstances.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02
MONTHLY PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
ELECTRIC ENCRoACHMENTs.


Tho War Betwecn tho Rival Telegraph
Llnes--The Complications Arising from
the Contest. t.'.,5 'i's'sr.
New YoRk, March 1.-The officials Of
theWestern Union Telegraph company to-
day state that steps have been taken to re-
gain the property lately seized in defiance
OF the law. Ex-Secretary Bristow goes
tomorrow to Chicago in behalf OF the
Western Union to assist the resident coun-
sci there. The officials also state that
the Atlantic and Pacific company built the
lines on the Baltimore and Ohio road from
Baltimore to Wheeling, and had contract
with the Baltimore and Ohio; also, for
the business done by the latter's own off,
ces. The Baltimore and Ohio had the
right to take the wires which the Atlantic
and Pacific had built on paying the ex-
pense and giving years notice. This, 1t
Is claimed, has not been done.
AS TO the Kansas Pacific lines, there may
be some doubt regarding exclusive con-
troll on the part OF Western Union, but the
company certainly has right TO the pro-
perty they have erected themselves.
The following statement in regard TO the
action OF the Union aud Kansas Pacific
Railroad Companies in assuming entire
control of the telegraph lines along the
route OF these roads by J. F. Dillon, coun-
sel for the American Union Telegraph
Company. The disputed lines OF tele.
graph on the Kansas Pacific and Union
Pacific railroads were built and are ownei
bv these two railroad companies. In
the case OF tho former road there
Is contract which, claims 70
give to the Western Union Telegraph
Company a monopoly for commercial
business for twenty-five years. In the
other case the Union Pacific made q lease
giving the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company perpetual monopoly, in both
easos subject TO the rights OF the govern
ment, Both OF these lines have been at
ali times worked by employees OF the rail-
road company, and have not been at any
time in the possession OF either OF the tel
evraph companies. The railroad cons
nRny has not seized the lines, they al.
ready having possession thereof. All
that tho railroad company has done is to
opera.e It's own lines Independently, as its
| charter requires, giving equal privileges
| 10 all and exclusive privileges to none.
It Is denied at the headquarters OF the
| Union Pacific Railroad Company here that
| the American Union Telegraph Company
has seized the wires, or has or is to have
any exclusive rights or privileges over the
Western Union or Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Companies. The crisis was pre-
cipitated by formal demand upon two
railroad companies by the American Unior
to receive and transmit Its telegrapht'
business at Omaha and Kansas City npo.t
Fe1raI terms with that OF other telegraphi'
c5m panies, and this demsnd made 1t neces
sary ior the railroad companies to Operate
ani control telegraph lines in order t
comply with the charter and escape pei,
aides for refusing to do business for al
persons and companies without discrimin
alton. THE.igj ~ ~. isk H
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02

RECORD OF ALARMS OF FIRE ron THE
MONTH OF FERRuARY.-Capt. Wm. Eccles
gives us the following report oi alarms for
month Of February:
Saturday, February 7-Alarm from box
SO, Mcclure House, at 9:30 o'clock +. ~,
caused by the clerk making mistake, in.
stead OF sending for messenger, lie sent
in an alarm OF fire.
Thursday, February l0-Alarm from
box 1872, United Engine house, at 10 min.
utes past 12P. NJ, caused by the burning
OF some lumber in the dry house belong.
ing TO ]. N. Lancaster, situated on the
river bank on Twenty.seven:h street,
Loss between $3.50 and $500.
Wednesday, February ll-Still alarm
from Atlantic Engine House bell, caused
by the burning OF a frame stable belonging
to John McGannon, situated on the alley
back OF McColloch street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets. There is m alarm
box close to where this fire occurred, but
for some reasons the watchman OF the
place where the box is, could not send in
any alarm, and 1t caused some delay to
send messenger to the hose house. Loss
between $500 and $500.
Sunday, February l5-Alarm from box
n, Mayor Sweeney's residence, nj 10
o'clock =. NJ, caused by the burning Of
some oils in grocery store, No. 400 Main
street, occupied rs dwelling and grocery
store by Jos, IIannault. Loss between
$500 and 5000 dollars.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02
CRIME AT THE CAPITAL.

Pound Guilty of Murder-A shocking
Outrage Nearly n Lynching In the
shadow OF the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, March babe Bedford,
Sanford Penn and Edward Queenan have
been found guilty Of the murder OF Geo.
P. Huth, on the evening Of. the 7th OF
January last.
Friday night last Miss Liens, residing
on Capitol Hill, whilo on her way to
church, was struck down and carried into
an open lot by negro, who outraged and
robbed her OF satchel and prayer book:
It was nearly two hours before she reached
her home. Her throat was, black with
choking, one ear was nearly torn from
her head and her body covered with
bruises from cuffs and kicks she had re.
ceiyed. The young woman now lies in q
critical condition. Thomas Smothers was
arrested yesterday and recognized as the
assailant. At midnight crowd Of about
100 men marched 10 the seventh district
station house and demanded the prisoner,
but he had been removed To another sta'
tion, where he was guarded during the
night by the entire reserve police force.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

TAYLoR-SrRAuDRR CAsE.-0ur readers
will remember that as final resort in this
celebrated case Messrs. Davenport <
Doyener took 1t up to the Supreme Court
OF the United States on the Civil Rights
bill, claiming that no colored men had
been on the Jury, and under the laws Of
this State none could serve. The argu.
ments before the Supreme Court took
place at Washington In October last,
Judge W. Willoughby and George O.
Davenport, ESQ.,, representing Strauder,
and Attorney. General White for the State
OF West Virginia. The Court took the
matter under advisement, and until yes
terdsy nothing further was heard from 1t,
when Davenport & Dovener received the
following telegram:
WAsHiNGroN, D. O., March decision
Of Court fully in our favor. Decision Of
Court below reversed. W. WILLcuoHBY.
This decision will cause the certifying
Of the case TO the Circuit Court Of the
United States, when 1t will be tried under
all the privileges extended to any citizen,
irrespective of"age, color, or previous con
dition.n
Capt. Doyener took the dispatch to
the iail and Strauder read 1t with great
satisfaction, and he now feels confident
ihat q mitigsted, sentence, u not absolute
freedom will result He has now been In
jail since April 1879, and has been sen
fenced to death three times.
Messrs. Davenport and Dovener deserve
great credit for the unremitting attention
they have given this case, and the fertility
Of resource they have developed in ii
prosecution.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02
RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.-The cere-
monies on the occasion OF the twenty-tifth
Anniversary OF the Czar's accession 10 the
throne will be very limited. A full dress
reception will be held at noon, followed
by celebration Of mass and military
serenade. In the evening all the generals
and officers will assemble at half-past nine
in the open space fronting the Winter
Palace, and the admiralty, with a detach-
ment Of soldiers, Of the various branches
Of the service. The bands Of all the regi-
ments now here, uniting with singers
from several divisions OF the Guards and
800 drummers, will all form in semi
circle before the Palace during the sing:
ing OF the national anthem. A salute OF
l0l guns will be fired on the opposite
bank OF the Neva.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02

Mr.. W. G. Mooney, Cashier Of the Firs
National Bank OF Woodsield, was in the
city few days ago.
Messrs. Lukens and Seamon, Of the
Pres Ellison, intend to bring their wharf
boat that is now ut Wheeling down here
and use fiat with shed at Wheeling
Complaints are made of goods getting wet
sometimes at this end Of the line, which
this arrangement will stop.
Mr.. William Davis was buried with mil
,itary honors Monday afternoon. He was
a soldier OF the Mexican war, and when
the Rebellion commenced he enlisted
again in Capt. spangler's Company A that
was raised here. BE served as q private
in the Forty-third Ohio, where he was
noticeable for his cheerful obedience and
alacrity, always being looked on as reli-
able soldier. Company D, Capt. W. 81.
Brown, acted as escort, firing salute OF
three rounds at the grave. The interment
took place in Davis Cemetery, up Rode
fer's Hill. This is the second Mexican
veteran Company d has buried, Mr.. Ross
being the first.
Mr.. Samuel Shackelford Is building
new blacksmith shop in South Bellaire.
II is 10 be regretted that the owners
think it advisable to quarry away the
beautiful falls q short distance above the
town.
Superintendent Wilson was engaged in
putting in some new boxes TO fire plugs
Monday.
Mr.. !. 7. Freese will move his confec-
tionery, April lst, to the room now occu-
pied by Chambers saddler shop.
Rev, CASTOR OF tho Presbyterian Church
and Rev. Fitzgerald, OF Morristown, will
pulpits on next Sunday.
Mr.. Highleyman has, In room at his
house on Union street, dozen paroQuets
which he caught in his late visit TO Indian
Territory. He started with about thirty,
but sold the rest on his road home. They
hang and sit in their large cage by the
window making a great noise.
Mct1regor's sale Saturday was success
ful ia getting off all that was for sale.
Some of the Bellaire Republicans are
endeavoring to organize q Blaine club.
N. Fl. Rowles holds singing in the NJ.
E. Church, Tuesday evening. The object
Is to instruct the children Of the Sunday
School of that church, and thus improve
the singing. All are welcome.
There were nine members received into
the Church Of Christ on Sunday. The
continue every afternoon and
evening this week. DR.. Belding is still
to deeply interested congrega-
lions. There will be several baptislns on
Tuesday evening. ..
A grave stone in the neighborhood OF
Bellaire gives the birth place Of the person
It commentaries as Wheeling, u fancy
wheel and-ing; and the death-place Us
Bellaire, bell and-air. K. O. F.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02
Ann In il,e nnnss.

'asuEp0G''an twa,h., D. C.y Of Friday.
lAa' vas passage at arms on the
) sfa 'as House the other day between
A',h wS'ner and UpdegratT, OF Ohio,
SasHSiect Of pensions and their early
" prompt consideration, in which the
S'asi' 'EhO Is for delay, rather got the
". N.Y. y ths scrimmagE. 1t appears that
~ \. kASa good soldier during the war,
>. hoS ehlOyiug q pension, which he
early. He urged q WAlt oil time
81 NV the Just claims oil the soldier,
~ updegnE replies that his col.
aASiag been successful for himself
~ We pension case, either considers
- Il,tlets are not worthy attention OF
b, ! SSa3 got some very Wild fat infla'
\ 1uelic, what might be called met.
y w arithmetic, on hand relating tc
s,.SVa sSssuoa. Mr. Warner then made ref
ssSs s@ % tae matter OF rushing pensions
s.sI1 tGa House and denounced 1t al
nj NJ demag1giGn." To this Mr. pple
mi ~ alae reply that III anybody under
~ IN We We demagogur business ] think !
n ,sSNsSSsuc." There the matter drop
Il SSl, saa Warner submitted % the castiga
IfSsO,e1E'ly; The members Of tSe House
bs NV sals!lnClion Of party, seem to enter
S,oDss y opinion that Nc sWarner Is rathe
S,SssI!e en1tged with "demagoGism, AM
altJ IT, IL, ,uPdeRntTs thrust on this poin
S'T'l much inerriment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02

RRdIMENrAL ORdANIzATloN.-The COM
pany officers Of the following military or
ganiaations: Kansas Riaemen, Hale
Guards, Mason county Riaemen, Hero.
iords Guards and Monroe Artillery-met
at the Hale House, in Charleston, Thurs.
day, February 90, at 8 o'clock r. NJ, pur-
suant to previous notice, for the purpose
Of forming a regimental organization, and
electing field officers. Major J. W. NJ.
Appleton presided. and Adjutant ]. ".
A. Ford acted as Secretary. After the ap-
pointment Of q Committee on Credentials,
and an approved report from them show:
lug that the officers OF the above named
companies were represented In person or
by proxy, the following field officers were
elected: Col. ]. ". NJ. Appleton, Major
First Battalion; Lieulenant-C Colonel, ].
Alex. Montgomery, Captain Greenbrier
Light Infantry Greys; Senior Major, Cap
tain - Van Martre, Mason County
Ritlemen, Junior Major ]. W. A. Ford,
Adjutant First Battalion After the COM
pletion OF the above business the meeting
adjourned.
The Regimental staff will be appointed
by the Colonel and announced hereafter.