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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
SOME srECULATIoNs
In Regard to the Democratic Presidential
Candidates.

Candidates-
Special Dispatch % the Register.
WAsmINGroN, February rs.
I sought an interview las, night with
a Democrat well known all over the
country, and whose sagacity and lnior-
nation are rtcO .nizcd wherever he II
known. Iuskyd who would b. nOmlna-
tel bv the ID ,mocrats ior President, and
he replied, without d, static I'll Grant
Is nominated at Chicago then beyond all
doubt seymour viii he the man. New
York will not b. consulted, nor viii
SEYMOUR. but wi,h a uuauimlty similar
10 that you Witnessed when Hendricks
MAS named for Vice President at ~.
Louis. the convention viii nominate
him with hurrah." evil he acCcpt2
Certainly, said hc, "ior he cannot de
cline. ID YOU were 10 CON
suit him in advance he would
decline, AMI would discourage
every preparation looking 10 has nomin'
alton. Don't YOU see that the CJnyen-
ton will see that having carried NcN
York once, he can do It again against
Grant, aud that be will be- acceptable to
every Democrat in the EmpiIc state.
Suppose, said !, "some friend oi ms
should rise in the body and SAY he ~
authorized to announce that Mr.. Sey-
mour will not accept .,
The Convention will not bear ham,
he replied. "but will only hasten tc grt
through with the work ut uonimnatlng
Seymour
then said, "But suppose You are
mistaken aud Grant is not nominated at
Chicago, what thenf
Then" said hc. eve viii have Ia
nominate General Hancock, Tor hc can
beat Blaine OF sherman Just as Seymour
can defeat Grant
was more impressed with
what he said about Seymour
because knew he had been Tor years a
devoted almircr uf Gen. Hancock, and
was Tor his nomination AT II. Louis
instead ui nileu. soon alter this IN
tervieW. heard cN Secretary Gorham
say that Grant will BE- nominated, and
one good reason ior his nomination T.
thar II will drive such Republicans as
Carl Schurz uut OF thc party. All Grant
men, oi coursc. say he vii. be- uomIna-
I'll
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HOUSE


Mr.. Warner. from the Committee on
Coinage. reported back, adversely, the
petition Of the Bullion Club, OF New
York. praying for speci, currency
Printed and recOmmltted.
A blll was introduced by Mr.. Morton,
fixing the duty on barley malt at 25c
per bushel.
Mr.. Cox, chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, submitted the unan.
imous report OF the committee in regard
10 the charges made against Mr. Acklin.
Mr.. Acklin demanded the reading Of
the report
II was accordingly read.
The report recites the charges made
by the Detroit Pod; the personal ex-
PLANTATION made IN regard thereto by
Mr.. Acklen, and the resolution under
which the Committee had been acting
that the resolutions confined the inqui-
~ oi the committee solely as 10 tie
truth OF ialsity u the charges made in
the Detroit Pos. Mr.. Acklen had re-
quested the committee 10 enquire into
and report a. 10 the motive ot his act
which had been the subject Of criticism,
bat the committee had not felt justified
in % doing. With Mr.. Acklen's motive
the committee had nothing 10 do, no,
with the action 10 be taken by the
House. The committee gives a minute
description oi The position oi Mr.. Aeklen
relative 10 the Nicaraugnsn claim bill 10
the Torty-fith Congress. during vhich
he had been menIh<r of the Committee
ON foreixn Affairs, and dnung The pres
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
A FOUL PAGE
IN THE HISTORY or flA6RANT
CRIMES.
A Negro Rapist Hung by Mob, and tits
Body Riddled With Bullets by the
Victim Of His Brutality
A Parallel 10 the
Mort Lee Case.
PoINr OF Rocks, MD, Feb. Is.

PoIST or Rocks, MD, Feb. Is.
special Dispatch to the Register.
On the twenty-iourth day OF last
month, Page Wallace, negro twenty
five years of age, committed bestiai
assault upon respectable white woman
named Mary Marmon, aged about
forty. Mrs. Marmon was resi-
dent OF Loudon county, Virginia,
and was returning to her home from
Point OF Rocks, on horseback, when the
assault was made. Wallace escaped to
ShepherdstOwn, W. Va, but was there
arrested on the "a inst, and was con-
fined in ihil at Hagerstown, Md. Yes
terday Sheriff Caruthcrs and special
deputy named Nixon, OF Loudon coun-
ty, armed with requisition, visited
Ilagerstown and assumed custody OF the
prisoner, and brought him on the b. x
q. road to Washington Junction, near
this station. The negro was nervous in
the extreme while on the train, and ire
quently inquired concerning the state OF
feeling among residents OF the vicinity
of his crime.
At the junction the officers left the
train and crossed the river with their
prisoner, handcufled, in II skill. Arrived
at the Virginia shore, the party was
suddenly surrounded by about
One Hundred Masked Mon,
thoroughly disguised, who Knocked the
Sheriff down, and aiterward handcuilcd
him to his prisoner.
In this manner the party marched to
the scene OF the outrage, and Mrs. Mar
mon being sent for, fully identified Wal
lace. lie was then, after being allowed
u few minutes for prayer,
Hanged to the Limb Of Tree.
Just as his body was swung up, Mrs.
Marmon emptied a small revolver into
it, and the crowd following suit, the
body Was quickly riddlcd with bullets.
The crowd then disappeared, AMI Oiii-
GERS Nixon and Caruthers were allowed
to go home as best they could.
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FINANCIAL NATTERs.
What the WAYS aud Means COMMITTEE Is
Doing.
....E.r A.. a.. n..sEsfar


WAsHINGruS, February II.
When the Ways and Means Commit
tee eommcncel the consideration of the
Wood bill. making the interest on the
new bonds 81 per cent, per cents,
were worth lOIs, and yesterday they
were worth over lOs. This looks as Il
the capitalists OF the country bal con-
cluded that the "a per cents. are to be
iloated at par, and were preparing Tor A.
II is asroed by fnanciers in and out Of
the committee that with ! per cents. at
lO1 il is absolutely certain that - per
cents. would be maintained at par. Now
there are S2t,O. .OO on of It's and SjOO. .OO,-
OlO in IS % be funded at ) per cent t,
and the saving in interest alone viii ap-
proximate Si5.O0, ,OOO annually. The
500 OOO. 600 III cNChequeT bills 10 be Is
sued al 81 per cent AMI To run Tor ten
years with the option 10 the bOyern-
ment On redeem ln two years, viii leave
500 10000. Sixty millions viii be
paid oil out Of the surplus IN the Treas
ury, and this will leave just SJoO,OO,.
OOO 10 be funded in 30-4O s per cent.
bonds. The saving IN interest, a. De
tween 81 per cent. on this amount anu a
per cent as is proposed by Mr.. sherman,
will be two and half millions year or
nifty millions in twenty years Ihe
committee, am informed, vi bring
IN a separate bill for regulating the
coin reserve 10 BE- kept in the treasury
70 meet resumption. Mr. sherman
thinks 10 per cent OF the outstanding
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
FOREIGN.
RUSSIA.
Tho Winter Palace Explosion.

uo =" shptoe'oh
Sr. PErEEsuuFG, February lS.-Thc
following is an official account Of the e1'
plosion in Winter Palace. At about :
O'Clock last evening, an explosion Oc-
Cured in the basement Oi the lmpiral
Winter Palcc under the principal guard
room, by which eight soldiers then on
duty were killed and iorty-dye injured.
The flooring of the guard room aud
several gas pipes were damaged. Official
inquiry into the cause Of the explosion
is still proceeding.
ST. PETERsBrRG, February is.-Ths
mine which exploded last night IN the
basement Of the Winter Palace was filled
with dynamite and gun cotton. The
train can be traced TO cellar IN tl',
inner court, where Il quantity of fuel
was STORED.
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IRELAHD ID
More Hopeful Reports from tho Country
Districts

DUBIiS, February is.-Accounts from
the country for the past lew days have
been more hopeful. There Ia much
suffering, but no starvation, except ia
the FAR Oh islands. 30 which relief il be-
ing sent without delay or stint. In
parts Of Donegal the want is great, but
the Dublin Mansion House fund has
been made promptly available The
AgrarIan agitation may be said 10 bc
completely at an eud. The attempts to
get up meetings recently have all failed.
PHILADELFHIh, February ia cable
dispatch from Archbishop McCsbe, Oi
Dublin, says the distress is increasing Ia
some districts and the famine extending.
Money is nrgently required for food and
seed.
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shall be liable, on conviction, to be iined
81 600, or imprisoned not exceeding one
year. The Secretary Of the Treasury is
authorized and directed to make suit
able regulations in compliance
with this act, providing that
the expense for the disposing of the GER
titicates and bonds authorized to be is
sued, shall not exceed one quarter OF
one per centum; provided that said GER
tificates shall not be sold or converted
at less than par.
SIC. 3. From and after the first day Of
July, 1850, the three and one-half per
cent. authorized by the first section OF
this act, shall be the only bonds receiy-
able as security for the National bank
circulation.
SIC G. This act shall be known as the
funding act Of 1850, and all acts and
parts Of acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGroN, February Is.
SENATE.

Mr. Mcmillan presented protest
against the erection oi u bridge across
the Detroit river at Detroit, signed by
citizens Of Canada interested in com
merCe ON the lakes.
Mr.. Logan presented the memorial OF
the Union Veteran Club, numbering
1000 eX.soldiers, demonstrating against
the passage OF the Weaver bill, on the
ground that. il passed, it will distract the
business interests Of the country.
Mr.. Thurman, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported adversely the SEN
ate bill extending jurisdiction in the
United States Circuit Courts. lndct
nitcly postponed,
The senate proceeded to consider the
calendar and rciused-yeas, %; nays,
36 to take up the bill granting pen
sion 10 Herman Nettleiield.
The morning hour expired and the
senate resumed consideration OF the
bill authorizing the ascertainment OF the
amount uf public lands located on mill
tary warrants and the payment OF five
per cent. Of the value thereof to the
several States.
Mr.. Paddock spoke in favor OF the bill.
Mcssrs Herman aud Pryor opposed il.
Mr.. Gordon moved that the Senate
proceed 10 consider the motion hereto
fore entered by Mr.. Davis, oi West
Virginia. TO reconsider the vote 10y which
the resolution appointing a special com
mittcc on the Intcr-Occanic canal was
adopted
Mr. Mcdonald objected to the post
poncmCnt II the pending bill.
Mr. Gordon Withdrew his motion, an
uounciug that lac would renew it as
soon as the five per cent bill was dis
posed oi.
Mr.. Jones, OF Florida, spoke in favor
Of the five per cent bill.
Mr.. kirkwood supported the bill.
lie said Iowa was not asking the > per
cent as aims In good faith she was
entitled 10 every cent OF the money
claimed. The population by the gov
crnnent oi this debt Vas as bad n any
other reputation. Questions Of this
nature should be dealt with in a broad
and liberal spirit and not technically.
Mr.. Edmudds obtained the floor. but
yielded to a motion 10y Mr.. Ferry iur
an executive session, which prevailed.
when the doors were reopened the
senate adjOurned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
GEN PORTER WILL NOT GET FITS.
The Ways and Means Committee-The
Census Appointments 70 Presidential
Speculation Hunting Place
for the Democratic Ma
tional Convention.
THE PEABODY FUND
Advocating Goodies Bill -AckIen Takes
His Trouble Easy.

hls trouble Easy.
Syecisl pispatCh g. The Register
WAsmNGroN, February Is
meeting ol the trustees Of the
Peabody Fund tonight Hon. A. II. II.
Stuart, ol Virginia, read an interesting
paper IN atyoCacy OF the passage By
Congress OF GOOde's bill to divide the
Procee'ls OF the sales Of the public lands
among the States ior educational pur.
poses. Mr.. stuart, Chief Justice Waite
aud Secretary EvartS, all members Of
the Boarl, wcr' appointed a committees
on the subject at the last meeting held
at New York city and this paper is the
result.
Tlt members oi the House say to-
night that the action to-day indicates
that AcS.eu will not b, expelled but
will be even morc severely Crnsured he
fore the matter ends than hc Was IN
effect to-day 10y the report ol the Com
mittoc on Forsixu Affairs lie Is used
10 trouble AMI does not look at all dis
turb,l tonight.
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THE MISSING HEBREW.
No Clue to His Whereabouts.

CLEoELIsD, February is.-So trace
has yet been iOgBd oi Il. landau, ths
prominent Hebrew oi thi city. who.e
disappearance wsE me ltion-I last
night New York Detectives srs
unGbIe 10 set any clue 10 his
Whereabouts, and his friends here are
using every means 10 find him. An in.
teryIew to-day among his social aud bus.
iness friends shows that all are oi the
the opinion that Mr.. Landau has been
foully dealt With while In New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Where Shall 1t DO Heldp

special o. The Register
WASHINGTON, February lS
There are six membcrsOi the National
Democratic Committee Tor holding the
convention here, but tho prejudice
against Congressional interference,
which il "A tradition with the Democrats,
will defeat Washington. Cincinnati is
warmly urged by John Thompson and
Ohio men generally, but many say 1t is
AZ hot ia June as in 1t. Louis, and some
have not forgotten how they pcrspircd
there in ST. The Chicago men contend
that their hotels are the best in the
world and that the lake bruczes in June
make that city pleasant summer re-
sort. The contest is still between
Chicago and Cincinnati.
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ter so easily. Had the winter been Sc
we're there would have been great scare
ity Of feed. There seems now to be an
increased demand for sheep and cattle,
which would indicate an abundance oi
food and fair prospect OF getting
through the winter all right.
Q.-What is the condition OF the wheat
crop and what does it promise rs COM
pared with previous years.
A.-The wheat crop is promising.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
Prnpo.ala for Bonds

NV YoRK, February lS-Iu re-
sponsc TO the government offer TO buy
81 600. 600 worth Of bonds there were
seventeen proposals 10 sell received at
the sub-treasury. aggregating -, 3d., ,2OO
At SlOS.a5 to los and interest loT skies
Of iSSO. Sl0556 and los Tor skies OF 1881,
and slOS 80 to lOl for fves oi 1881.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19

DuHrQrK, Ia, February is-T. II.
Bowen, = newspaper writer vel known
In the state. suicided to-day al Sand
Springs, Delaware eounsy, By stsckins
his bead In pail Of vster and holding
n thera. Mental sbbersfion caused bY
iinancial lous was the cause.
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A Report that the Speaker Did Not Call

Nav OEEANs, February lS.-During
the session Of the House, yesterday,
speaker OSien's pistol fell from his
pocket, causing II 10 disCharge. To-day
District Attorney Finney iiied iniorma-
ton against Ogden, changing him With
carving concealed weapons,
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ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.
The Body Of u Missing Man
Found I'm the Potomac.
special Dispatch To- the Register.

SpC'ldi pl~phlth lt the hcsInIcI'
Piedmont, W. Va, Feb. Is.
Charles Right, young man aged 20,
has been missing since Saturday last.
His body was found to-day about seven
miles from this place in the Potomac
river, and a eosssss,s- iasy rendered a
verdict OF accidental drowning by fall
ing off the comfy bridge.
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s.,,,,ion.l Divorce SUI, a, Bsrnesvills

BAESEsyILLK, February l1.-Handel
Vance, an Old prominent citizen Of this
place. has applied for divorce on the
grounds OF cruelty and false ACQUISITIONS
They have been married about thirty
seven years. This affair creates quite a
sensation here.
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rh. bad shspe.rd oosyssss4.

SEv YoHk. February ls,-Rsy. ID
sard Cowiey, manager of the shspbssd's
Fold, on trisi Zoe the pass eight dsys O
The charge oi starving and cruelty tssst-
ing childrrn, vas to-day cogvtc4sd
Covtsy vspt bittss1y upoe IL -
noGncemenf u The ves1ic3 q tbs ~.
He sas resnssdsd 70 the tombs, sa4 IN
b. senienossi on Esturiay.
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.. o. q. Y.
Ohio Grand Lodge Officers.

LLEyELAKD, February I5,-The Urand
Lodge. !. o. O. r., of Ohio, elected the
following officers to-day: M. w. q. M.,
II. r. Graystt, Columbus; u. q. M.
Vim. II. Pearce, Cincinnati; q. " s.
r. A. Vancouver, Norxalk; q. y,
William g. EAri. Toledo; q. T., q. ID
wiDehelI, Cincinnati, and q. X, Hear,
&. uslres Mansflci.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19

An immense batch OF petitions favor
ing woman suffrage went TO Mr. Thur
man committee to-day.
great many people are asking why
the Indians were sent to Mt. Vernon.
The Mexican veterans have invited
Congressman TO attend their annual re-
union at Norfolk, next week.
Mr.. Sherman did not weep when he
received letter from the colored mem
bers Of the Virginia Legislature, saying
they were for him for President.
Senator Jones Of Florida, and Withers,
OF Virginia, aud Representative O'Con-
nor, OF south Carolina, spoke at the
Alexandria Irish relief meeting last
evening.
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greenback circulation will do, and Mr..
Tucker, who is a leader in the committee,
thinks SSl per cent. is enough.
Personal News Itema
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-09
WANTED.

Tennessee has many great men, but
unfortunately too many are under the
ground. She has some living men who
are popularity called great, but amidst
the storm now sweeping over the
State, far too many of these leaders
are skulking in the bushes. afraid to
confront the demagogue as he unfurls
the black banner of reputation and
waves it in eYultation oyer the consti-
tuition. Gentlemen, come out from
your hiding places and stand in the
5reech to save your State from radi-
calisn or its main ally, Reputation.
You, Federal and State Senators,
you, Congressman and representative
men in each county and neighborhood
unloosen your tongues and be manly
| enough to come forth to the rescue OF
| your State. Now is the time to test
| your metal, to show out Of what stuff
you are made, and to show to the
world that Tennessee's living men are
| worthy scions of her honored dead.
| Don't waver, be firm, be true and let
your voice be heard from the low
lands to the mountains, beating back
the surgings Of reputation, and sum
moning your countrymen to uphold
inviolable the public faith. If those
honored men, Austin Miller, Jack
Polk and John II. Bills, whose
memories are household treasures il
every home in Hardeman county
could shake off the cerements of the
tomb, and come hack and address tn,
people in support of an honest settle
ment Of the State debt, those noble
heroic spirits would speak so sternl,
and eloquently in favor Of publi
credit, that the leaders of the Wilson
faction in the county would no
further dare mislead the people. w
5 need at this time the kind of men VIII
lived here twenty-five years ago, an,
made this county noted as the hom
Of noble men and women. We wan
our best men and women now to spea'
out for the maintenance of publ
honesty. We can't afford to be de
] bauched by Reputation. We can
afford to dishonoF the memories c
those men who while living, and /
0 our midst, were principal actors i
! projecting the very internal improve
ments, which in part constitute tn
very basis of our State debt. LIZ
= the reputation storm sweep fercl
and madly as it may, but as for |
we Will not discredit the dead an
: disgrace the living by laying in ruin
j., the public faith of Tennessee.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-09

conversation with the manager of the bust
ness here, we learned there are eight buyers
for this house in the eastern and northern
markets at the present time, besides two (the
shoe and clothing buyers, who have just re-
Turned. One of the Mcssrs. Mcnken gives
his exclusive attention to buying for the
wholesale department, while the other (AIr.
J. s. Menken), with seven assistants, dcyotes
mis- time to the selection Of the multifarious
fabrics that are used in the retail depart
ment. Although the house has always kept
pace with the times, never were such gigan-
tic preparations contemplated as those al
ready made for this season. The iob5ing
trade has been carefully looked after, and a
better selected stock Is placed before them
than at any previous time. Buy ing directly
/ from manufacturers Exclusively for cash
/ the house Of Menken Brothers can plac,
! their patrons on the very best footing as t.
I prices and terms.
| In the retail department every exertion
viii be made to supply the wants of hight,
cultivated community. Whatever is new
and rare in the markets Of Paris, Lyons, Der
lin, or London, will be displayed TO the Ia
dies OF Memphis. Already large invoic,
Of silks, satins and Yelvets-now in trsnsi
per steamer Euphrates-has been received
and the goods Will soon follow. The enter
prise and intelligence displayed by thi
firm would achieve success anywhere, AM
the munifcent patronage bestowed on then
speaks we'll for the people of Memphis.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-09
THE REASONS WHY.

The reasons why the State credit
democracy cannot agree to the plank
of submission to a vote Of the people
of the State debt question are.
FIRST. That it is directly opposed to
the State platform and antagonizes
the principles of our party.
Second. It only postpones and com
plicates the question and settles moth
ing definitely or finally.
Third. The policy of Qur common
enemy, the republican party, is shown
to be to use the differences among
democrats as a means Of breaking up
our party, and whenever the question
is refereed to the people, the repubG-
can policy, as in the past, will be to
so vote as to defeat any compromise
that may be suggested, and thereby
bring disgrace and confusion to the
country under democratic rule.
Fourth. In the interest Of harmony
and Cancellation, was this now an open
question we might agree to modified
form of submission, in which the dem
ocrats, as party, could show then
sentiments on the question. but the
united wisdom of the party in conven
ton assembled has determined other
wise, and it is the duty Of all gooc
democrats to submit to the majority
and not to antagonize 1t.
For these reasons we cannot con
scientiousiy or prudently unite in an
effort to change the party platform il
this county,