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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-15
THE AQUATIC EVENT.
THE REGATTA AT SEEk0Nk MADE
TO TRY SkUllERS' SOULS,
Popular Interest, Increasing as the Day Ap-
proashes-A Description Of the
Course and Dash Of Cos
sip About the Skulles.
A DARK HORSE AFTER HANlAN.

The rowing regetta at Seekonk,
which il booked for the 18th inst, prom
ises to he the most interesting event III
aquatic sport Of the season, There are
81 many entries oi really good aud am
bilious pullers that is doubtful II the
blight Of patent medicine crookedness
can be made to produce dishonest
race. Hanlan is, oi course, the most
conspicuous of the scullers entered, but
there is, in this case,a probability that the
Canadian willnot have an opportunltyto to
fix things, aud that, for the first time, III
the view oi the writer, ho will have to
pull ON his merits. 1t is now, and will
be until the flag drops on the finish ior
the winner, the field against ilaulan.
Ia quiet sort of "A way 1t may not hc
amlss to say that people who tic to a Ia.
vorite may lind the seventeenth u
slippery day.
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WHERE Is THE POLEP
A Suspicion Among Marine rs
That it has Broken of and Ia
Floating this way.

NEw York, June 1.-two English
steamers and several vessels came into
port Yesterday with their logs bearing
strange tales oi the sea Their captains
reported mountains oi ice oil the banks
ut Newfoundland, aud they agreed that
navigation was becoming extremely per.
llous IN that region az vast fields ul loose
lce, eacI piece large enough 10 sink a
ship, were sweeping down from the
north. They did not know what to
ntakc ol the unusual phenomena. Some
thought that the Pole had broken loose
To spite the explorers who had gone IN
search oi II with steamships aud
hallons. Capt John William Massam,
nf the steamer Bertha, formerly ~ the
lndla and CHINA line, said hc sighted
three icehcrgs on June I, 35O mllps
southeast ul Cape Race, in latitude i3
deg 30 min, north, aud ~ deg ID min.
west longitude. The air had suddenly
beCom0 wlntry, aud tho temperature ol
the water was Is degrees. On June ..
u latitude ~ deg, north, longitude 10
deg., west, hc PASSED iiCld oi leo forty
miles long. Some at the pieces were IA
large as u house, aud the ship was tive
hours IN getting out oi their company
ihe laaTR|c AS" as S2HsTtIesF OF = mile OF
"a Arabian Nights IA 80 IN
loaded with rallrOal iron, and
scutllcd hy AN iceberg its ultimate ten
,lrucy wnuid have been downward
\nuthcr hig iceberg Was seen III thr
nrighhnrhuld. Tho water was ~ ana
thc atmosphere as cold as February.
After this the logs cleared up, aud the
Wind ranged from northeast To south
rast. Captain Massam said he had been
n the service Tor great many years,
hut hr never had seen 80 wolrd hnd en-
chanting spectacle before. TIE sea
dashed into spray against Tia" Ice CliHS'
Nhilr luuumvrahlo hlrds chung lo lhcir
,hpprry sides or CIrClcd III fantastic
hlghts around the alahastcr domes.
captain H. Potter, oi the ieamrr S"r
,rntu also saw large iceberg
an June blh, at four =. NJ,
IN latitude A. "a, longitude ~
~, uH Newfoundland The tcmpcra.
turp of the water went down tn 81, and
tho log was ~ dense that the engines
we're stopped ani the ship detained Tor
several hours The SEA had scoopcd im'
mrusr shelves from under the iceberg
over which the water poured III con
tiuuuus cascade with an effect indescr'h'
ably beautiful Tho mass was cracking
and the vast numbers ut pieces hbatlhg
,n the sea were very dangerous even
with careful navigation. THIS was about
10 miles southeast III Cape Race, aud the
captain was thankful Tor hls escape.
rhc ship Marion. ot 81 John, \ Is,
from Liverpool, passed u la'ge uu nhrr
lrchrrgs on thr south edge ol the Banks
aud the ship Nevada, oi Antwerp, cn'
rnuntcrrd much Ice aud Immense zee
hrrgs oi magnificent appearance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-15
4 BAD SMAsIIIIP.
\ Wreck That stopped Travel
a." 'h" penosViVaoin RAiIroo.t
1s..-...,.,s... ...,t. Iuut, ii "A hi ONtpuHtNp

NW th@ PenneNlNuntn RAilrno.a
PtrrsRuRuH, June ll-An extensive
am,,n up tuuk place uu the PcnnSyiNa
MA utlguIi GA saturday night AT idtN
SVllIr. "A ttN mIlv, west ut JuhnSt"Mh
Tnrrr was furious storm uu Saturday
afternoon aud evening at thS point and
I,r.., tr,, VAS hIbNu down u TIL ~
that tho bait struck the rats ct the
main track aul knurkvd thcm uui w
ur,rc. Freight tram t>trd lh, east, ran
niI the tmrk aui uIWtrrn ears were
moro ur les, smashed up. tt'e uT s'N
,lr, Ip..lyi with grItu wrJc CuitrcY dc.
IA, tli.hrI aud their vuutvUtswcTo ruined,
E,fn tracks uvrr covered with the
Wu,,rk ut tive cara, aud the trains we're
All ,rr.I!y drA,rl Tho track runs M
an, t,ut nt "A strrp hull az the scenc "i
tho arrldunl, aud uu thc lower s'lo u
tho uy,r When the first passenger
tram reached thc wreck. au attempt Vas
mIIr 90 transfer thc mNllS ani pA'S'h
urI,. hut o., the wires were d""u 'n'
nthrr Iu,,usrU trains arrived before tue
transfer could be madU and nolN tue
ptsy-ugrts WCTv moved, ~ tho nature "i
thr gruuul Wuuiduu prrmu ol rap"
wnrk rrslus WvTv DELAYED tour "r
Gyo hours liy noon Yesterday Que
track VA. clear aud al live o'Cl"'k in the
aiIrrunuu the other track Was placed IA
runurug ur,Irr The train which sh""h
have rrarhcd the city at twelve "'l"'N
un saturday uJgbt did not arrtNo un'l'
ton u',llrk Yesterday morning
hr,Lrmau named MrCUrmlck, Who ne
Inn,ri tn tho trclght tram, aud who
hys. Al Altoona. Was slightly injured
There wls another storW near '"'"S
town Yesterday Afternoon l'''G'aP"
wires were blown duWuaud the streams
urrc grratly swollen. Gates Nnn over
H,WrIus banks aud dli ronsidttan''
d,uts,, aJ SHERIDAN station to the ir'wSS
oi the railroad last at JohnStown trees
wrr,, blown down aud trnrcs and wires
w,re thrnWu tn the ground.
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WHEELING, w. VA, TUESDAY, MORNING, JUNE l5 1880

evasion Of their clear duty. Radical Al
aOuslers prevent voiced on the resolu.
ton during the continuation of Satur.
days session, and on Monday, and then
Mr., Bicknell with cowardly mplacence,
to charge him with nothing worse,
moved that the resolution be made
the special or,ler for the first
Monday IN December, for the reason,
iorsooth, that II appeared evident to
him "tha, the Republicans did not In.
TEND To allow n vote Ia be taken ON the
resolution"
la the trst place there il necessity
that Mr.. BiCknell should he fenced in,
or somn one viii run away with him,
aud, IN the second place, there is a
stronger necessity that some Democrat,
with brains enough 10 get out of his own
way, shall have the vote posiponing the
consideration Of the resolution recon
sldered. That resolution il either a
guarantee of fair elections, or il IL dis
honest partisan scheme. Ii is of Demo
cratic birth aud claimed to be honest.
Lot u be considered on its merits, aud
II II he false let Democrats kill it in the
open daylight.
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RADICAL RAsU Atty.
A Republican shrek that Should SNOW
Veterans how they Have Been MADE
Tools OF


spc,ial IN tho RcgsicT.
WAsuISaroS, June IL.
n has been stock Ia trade ior Radicals
Ia mako themselves the guardians "i the
p,iriolir soldiers oi all the wars 1T the
Republic, while there was an oppor'n'
nifty inr them Io receive popular recog-
nition An the dominant party ior pen
slons paid to survivors. Now that the
democrats have determined to make
life easy lur tho decrcpit veterans "i our
earlier struggles, tnis ID the snrl at how
that the supreme bureau ut tho Radicals
mas sent out, aud, from its compl'Xl"n'
aolliers Who belong to themselves VIII
apprrciatc the exact sum ot their IN
d,btedncss to tho party ol ostens'hlo re-
forms, aud rsmpautly real rasc"l''y'
Tho ,loctorcd dispatch ~ IA iollow";
Tho pensions appropriation tor the
present fiscal wear are about sixteen
million dollars. This il excessive he'
raus, oi the great number oi arrcarages
paid during the year, but the least esl''
mai, which can now he hoped Tot next
wear aud for the years To follow IL lor'y'
ihr,, million. u the hill passes the an
pnaI estimate must he hiiy millions
and over two wears ago II Was only ab""
thirty millions.
This il not the worst feature ot the
mat,cr. however The principle at
granting pension to aged men who
! s,rv,I the country iu tholr youth Was
,s,,hlishrd IN the cases ot the rcvoln
uonary war veterans aud of those ct the
war of 1872, when they had reached an
average axe oi about 50 years. should
An, bill now pass the precedent would
N, established oi granting pensions to
m,n only sixty years old, that being the
| av.ray, ofthc Mexican var veterans now.
/ Th,r, are nov living, a. matter {"
/ t,r, a much larger number ot veterans
/ nI tb, war oi the rebellion over sixty
| cars oi aye. than Oi survivors al tue
/ Ncx,,au and Indian wars, aud no man
viii say the services OF the latter com
pare IN any respect With those "i the
Inrmrr. Il will he seen therefore that
tho next step will be movement To
prns,Sn the survivors oi the War ct the
k,brlIiou Who are over 90 years oi age
AR even without limit IA tn aye.
Judging by theeNPerience ct tho pSs'
An appropriation bill Ut this KIND would
command an Immense support among
tho constituents OF every member "'
congress, and when skilliully manlpn'
lated by the Washington pension cisi"
agents. II would he nearly irresistible
A matter Of hundred million a year
wouId bc needed tO meet the demand
! nnJrr such q bill Il is time the ten
Jrncy to liberia iaatiou ot the pension
laws was stopped. General BraEg Say'
tbat IL never will be- stopped nn'ii th'
revenue aud tax laws are amendeI .
thai there shall be no surplus IN "h,S'
rase A hill like the one nov under u's
russion cannot carry with 1t fresh @'
law.
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that he filed brief, or opinion, with the
Board OF Public Works and made an ar
gument before the boari in his proies
sional character, and IL the parties in
interest intended 10 secure his official
services Tor the Insignificant amount
proposed, they did not in any manner
communicate their purpose 10 hlm.
Therefore he (Gartield) did net think he
was bribe,l.
Col. Glover requested Mr.. Nickerson,
who Was familiar with the whole sub.
Iect, To cross-examine Gen. Garfield.
Question by Mr.. N.-"Gen. Garfield.
did YOU file with the Board of Public
Works, OF this District, u brief, or opin.
Ion, written, printed or otherwise, upon
the subject OF the De(iolyer patept
pavementH After Mr.. Garfield had At.
tempted to evade reply, Mr. Nicker-
son s1 required categorical answer A
u could not say | did"
" Did you at any time appear he
lore the Board and make any argument
whatever A. II do not remember
that ! did but did speak To Governor
shepherd ON the subject, giving my
opinion In It's favor"
Y "Goy, Shepherd has testified tha,
you once spoke Ia him casually ON the
subject. How much cash did Won r,.
celve from DE Golyer aud Mclellsnd.
or either oi them, or their agents, At
any time, for your agency in the pro.
ourement OF this particular contract"
A. Five thousand dollars"
Fifteen days after the aljournmeut Of
Congress Garfield sought 10 interpolatc
into the package containing the evidence
taken before Col. Glover's committee.
an er pdrte affidavit obtained from |
the notorious Chiltenden, ante dating
II 81 AZ to appear IN having been
given before the committee exonerat.
my Garfield from having received the
5000 bribe from the agent oi DcGoIyer
IN his official capacity. Garfield, ac.
by his prntege Chirtenden,
sought to influence Col. Gloyrr's clerk
alter the committee had gone home Ia
inseal tho evidence aud surrrpiiuously
,lace the forged affidavit with the official
of his guilt.
Ii might become pertinent IN this con.
lecilon to inquire what further portion
I the missing S72,0N corruption fund
ound It's way into the famous Ohio farm
v his Washington City mansion.
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marked before the buoys are ready, and
| consequently none Of the oarsmen have
vet rpwed over it for time-in fact, they
don need to do II, as they know just
how hast they can 70. Mr., William Il.
Curte, OF the Spirit Of M Tines, will
reierfc the professional race, and gen
tlemAn we'll known as an amateur boat
inR man will referee the amateur race.
The building Of observation stands em.
ploys large number OF work.
men. The Narrapansett Club has &c.
Communications for 1000 people Hopkins
a Sears, $500; 4. A. Kimball, 5000;
MIR Carpenter, 1000; and the Worces.
ter railroad Company, on the Seekonk
shore, 5000. These stands are now
nearly completed. On the Providence
bank the seats rise In smphtheatrical
style from the water TO tho bluffs, aud
the scene from the river on race,day will
be grand. The pawtucket Club will have
stand on an island near the turn.
ing point Of the amateur race. The |
grand stands will accommodate at least
~, 600 spectators. The preparations in
Providence for the accommodation ol
visitors are going forward rapidly. The
Narragansett Club, at the suggestion oi
Alderman Flynn, has opened quarters
lor the reception OF newspaper aud
boating men, with ample facilities for
reading, writing, trlcgraphIng, etc.
The quarters are directly opposite the
lioslon and Providence railroad sta.
tlnn, IN the postoilico building The
Eastern Rowing Association, will have
an pfiice, FROM aud after Monday next,
at The Narragansett Hotel, and there
viii also be "A reception room for oars.
mon In the same house. Tho present
outlook is that every detail will be per
Ieot aEd complete, and that the regatta
aln he q gratifying success Tor those
who have taken 80 much interest IN
II, as well as those who may
10 there To see. A delegation of nearly
900 persons is expected from Montreal
md Canada, and arrangements have al.
eaty been made for the transportation
II 300 persons from Toronto, tho Shomc
II The champion.
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AN ORNAMENTAL BUREAU.
Tho House Determined to SIT Down ON
tho Polite Dead Boats of the National
Board OF Health
special Ia the RCgisteT

WAsHINUToN, Juno IL.
There Is a very strong probability that
the National Board oi Health will be
quietly forced out oi existence hy want
ut the necessary funds tn keep II alive.
Thus Board, or bureau, nr whatever il
may bc called, is Quo oi tho specious
frauds Of the polite professional ring that
has haunted the Kitchen ut tho con.
splcuous fraud from ohio. II has beou
useful ia providing places lor military
doctors, aud other medical imbocilcs,
who have ia this way been prevented
from bringing destruction upon the pub.
lie generally. Hut, the conference com-
mIttco 1T the House IL Of opinion that
tho government should no longer bo
hold responsible Tor tho board bills Of
hood that they nm UAl'nuss -ne~.,lvis
from their slneCureS.
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DEAD FOR ADUCAT.
AIater Than Hamlet Finds the
Rat oI IIis Fancy Not Thai oi
EARl

SnVt,. q. june li-The ini'"!'
rcurr at most distressing case "' ACT
dental shooting. which occurred at
Pa,tsy,IIr, seven miles southeast ct S'u-
new. Mas rrcciyrd to day Yesterday
evening William CHM, N"n"H "'au
eightrcu Years ol axe. went 'n'" 'nS
watrr oi Wu,d Crock. un the Grm "i =
\ Dorsey. hts ucighbor, tn battle, TO,
sry was passing along the cr'rk sn"n,
ing muskrats that were H'S''"'
ins his Young corn, ti,un 81" h'm "hn
rnnrraI,d himself hchlud some Sual'
bushea until hc would pass, but Dorsey :
atIrntinn was attracted hy moves madr
in the water aud hc lrvvIcd his shot gun
and 6rrd at tEc back ut the Young man :
head. Suppusing Il To- be- a muSSTat,
Tweuty eight Nh. . shot entered hts
head AMI back ot the neck, making a
very u,ly wound. last u,ght u Was
Thought hc would blccd to death, li9
il still IN prrcarIous condition. Snn
dorsey is almost distracted over h's ct
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THE NEWS.
A Capitalization OF the Import.
ant Events of Yesterday.

The lluols Ia the rivers ui Michigan
are Without prvce,lent
Tom TAYLOR, the distinguished Eng.
ltsh dramStls,, Is seriously 10.
Amrri,a Is rapidly destroying the
British monopoly ct the Indian trade.
The Democrats have made as.es of
themselves on the electoral joint rule.
THE remains 1T "a Governor Bn,wn.
ol Mississippi, Wcru hurird ia Nashville
Yesterday.
Nj HAYES will nov have AN oppor-
tuuIty to cNrrclsc his pen on the Deputy
Mu,hals' hill
DARN: the first quarter uf this wear
l2.N'l rWlgrJuts lrum Gormany arrived
IA tby uJted States
elmo. D. RypSykc," the imported
th'r1usu racer, has been burned to
death. Ito was valued at $4,000.
The following aTe the total scores IN
tho Etuhurg International rifle match.
EorIJui, l,sR; Scotland, l,7OO; ireland.
l.a9l.
lougstTcct has been confirmed. Any
hn.iy that eau tell us who he Ia, or what
hr tor, can have him and the chrome
dnu't count.
senator herman, ui New York, in busy
working tu make liuratio seymour r1.
consider hts determination MT To- run
Tor the Presidency.
Tho Atlantic ocean in the region of
the banks at New Euuudaud. II literally
a sca ui Tee, OCran travel at this period
~ especially hazirduus
The lr'si, party, lct hy ueryy Irish
enthusiast uauyd O'DpuurH. drove
Gladstone tu hls hule lu the British
ti'u~r ut Commons Yesterday.
Moses BOX, whose arrest tor poisson |
tng the 1ully at hIs unClc has been ~ |
ported lU these columns. ~ hrlI inT the |
mur,tvt "t hls uuUlv Captain John IinN |
Nughts vJght hour hull, iur the gov |
ernWrut ui the time that labor shall hr 4
en- 'luNvd Iu the daily scrylrr dt the
Ooitri States, passed the House yrSirr.
d,S
rJc rSNur huum ~ hyiug 80 indus.
tUpu,ly worked that a ialut suspicion
htt arisen that the Clpyglt ant man IN not
,' much ut au hvrr apparent a. kc
uu .Nt bv
N,.uui hurst IA Cincinnati caused
'ffA'i'ttl.N AltNl ~ifttlN tt~N tll lllb last i
ut .ht The wlNs were down, and ulI
Tuu.ulu' we're act uhta,nahlc up Ia
tur uUr "l going tu press
Iur Republican, state Convention met
iu Columbus, ohio, last night, aud ur.
sWrz.d by clocuug ". ; Caprllar. of
chairman, aud &. Donald
,Iu. 90 tuuuhUs, svyrrtary. The iul, |
nNJug state Executive Committee was
'h'..ut G1NyruuT Poster, Gvuu.o h.
Nash Jud lubu Beatty, at Culum.
'u,, Charles a. GrusvcnnI.
It Athens, aud u L. Austin, ul Toledo.
r'p h. Nash Vas chosen chairman oi
hr Executive Committee, gud Johu Z
i'JtN treasurer, Tho SECRETARY ui the
State Committee acts IA slmllar ca
,U,ty Tot the Executive CumuIttrr.
.br tmc lur opening the campaign was
'li tu the dyyIsIpu ui the Executive I
'ptumIiIUr 4
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THE PLAGUE.
Little Reason for tho Fear that
Cincinnati is About Ia he
Afflicted.


C,NrISNArI, June IL A great deal ct
alarm has been ocCasloncd hero hy the
puhliration IN the Ehq"rr u' reports
which lcd tn the hclici that there Was
strong probability at "A cholera cpiieUnlC
which might extend to every city anu
town M communication With thls Guy
A r,nortcr interviewed Health OihCcr
NL,s on tho situation, aud he made the
follow ing statement .,
81 think the Enquirer ot SUNDAY did
me injustice. | made no report "i the
existence oi cholera based on my own
upin,nns, but on the authority at r.pu'
Table physicians. IL is u tact that
diarrhcal diseases are very prevalent III
this city, aud tcw deaths from sp"rad
ir, not AsiatiC, cholera have been t',
turned In the Health Othce. Thought
proper IN NV monthly report tn call al
isntinu tn the principal causes "i DEATH
and make some suggestions as 10 th'
sanitary condition ui the city, advising
neople to he careful at themselves and
cauiioniug them against the use "'
green vegetables Rnd improper
inod | think the newspapers are
frightening the people great
deal more than INV report. Dr. Murphy
xho IL certainly a reputable phys'cian,
had a case in the hospital which he pro-
nounced sporadic cholera | have al
INV office n complete diagnosis and nus
tory oi every case OF this description
which is open to inspection. The rain.
of to-day will clean out tho streets and
sewers which will materially decrease
the usual sickness altendent upon
warm summer. will say that l thinS
there is no cause To tear an epidemic o
any kind this season. IL Is a sre.'
shame that the street cleaning depart
ment haven't sufficient funds 10 keel
the streets AS they should I've, aud pre-
ven, persons from using the Mill crees
bottoms for dumping garbage and decay
iug vegetable matter
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THE WISCONSIN FLOOD.
Millions of Feet at i'nmoer
Gone. aud Fearful pe'"s'"
tion Vet Threatened.

Cur,Gu. June lA-A Sp'cM ',""
EncIairr. Wis. SAYS that ~ lrct o' l"ss
have gone down the broken portion OF
line dam. hcsidrs MANY houses, barns
a. Thr river rose "a feet, reaching the
highest point ever known. u began W
sn6s,dr Al ) p. N, yesterday. There
wrrr one hundred and tilty million lee'
at the B,g Eddy, at the nells dam,
,.nicb seems Gkrly to break out any
moment. The loss IN the Nhlpbts~s
Valley will probably reach ha.I 'n',',o" ',.'.,a
dollars, andii the Immense dah mos vi
aud allows the entire two hundreu S""
fhy millions Of feet OF logs To pas, p,s,, Sus'
Il NAV amount To = million uV'sas. as
Many houses in the lower part OF .hs
city are flooded, and there 70 the gFes'sss
excitement among the inhaDiian~
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Another Outrage on the Flas.

Bosrox, June II. - The American
schooner Eunice T.. Newcomb, which
arrived to-day from Port Auionie, re.
ports that on May 30th, twelve miles on
the Cuban coasi, she Vas 6red upon by
a Spanish frigate, which 6rrd two shots
The schooner hoisied the American dag
and hove to, when the othcsr boarded
hsr and searched for srmA
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An pnihnm,n nfE,nlonon..

MLwAuEEE, June II At T. O'Clock
this morning the hollcr Of Waldeck n
Wits dlstillcry exploded, and twenty
minutes later second boiler exploded
Dave ilasson. the fireman, was Instantly
killed 10y the first explosion aud John
Schaudelu fatally injured The build
ing took tire and Vas partially DESTROYED.
Loss, so 90; insured Tor $1,000 The
explosion was caused 10y los water In
the hoilpFs
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ACraxy Womau's Crime,

CuIc,ao, juno ii-lt IL learned that
last Friday Mrs Campbell, wife ni JOS
Campbell, n farmer living near lilndr,
boro, Illinois, became deranged. and
while her husband Was IN bed attempt
oil h. dispatch him with Nh axe. She
succceded only IN badly dlsIigurlng his
face aud causing him to nearly bleed To
death. She then He'd with her bloody
weapon going toward nelghbor n house
for the purpose oi killing him also, hUt
shc fell into ditch from exhaustion
and was secured She is the mother ol
twelys children
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nEuooRATIo CowARDIoE

, n.u,osrst Of Back bone the Great De-
.,asr.tum In Congress 81 Present
wAH,Soros, June l4-The acton OF
the Democratic majority in the House
on tho Electoral count joint resolution
has dissusied every man Of the party
here, outside Of the eotsris OF Puer'ie
r,ursssntaiivss, who have permitted an
.rrosau, minority 10 scoG thsuinso an
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Death from tho Clouds
SPECIAL Dispatch to the Register.

WESTON, W. Va, June IA.
While J. NJ White. cf Fink's Creek,
IN this county, WAS riding in buggy
with his daughter yesterday, a limb Of u
treo blow on him, killing him instantly.
IL struck his daughter, breaking her
arm and held her last until tho treo was
cut down. The horse stood perfectly
quiet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-15
ouoo More for the ol.ars.

WAsuINGr0N, June li-In the Sen
ate today the bill amending section
3,22i Oi tho revised statutes was passed.
IL adds tn the section a provision that
dealers IN leal tobacco To- the pmuunt oi
not less than 25OOO pounds in any one
special tax year, which they receive Ill
rectl7 from planters, shall he required
to pay a special tax OF Sll INSTEAD uf the
So required from dealers IN tobacco.