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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-12

TO the coming campaign. am fully sat.
isiied in my mind that one point OF
strategy Of the Republicans will be 10
encourage the Greenback organization.
Since the financial policy Of the Demo
cratic party has given us the desired re-
liei and prosperity, let us not be IN
vegled into their net, as such move
on the part OF Democrats is ior their own
defeat. Our finances do very well, 30
let them "have rest
When the stalwarts howl about the
"soid South" let US ask them il that re-
suit Was not broaght about by their own
acts-carpet baggery, false prctenses,
Freedman s bureau plunder, Mrs. jerks,
and misrule generally.
Even now the misguided "exodes'
surely can see that their proiessed
friends only seek 10 make an election
element Of them, and not by any means
Ia better their condition, and II lew
votes can be made under bloody SHIRT
parade their lives, as heretofore, would
not be esteemed as important as the
plunder Of government spoil.
Every movement Of the strong gov
ernment, third-term stalwarts en.
courages me to believe that they dis
trust the coming campaign, even
with Blaine, OF Maine, and his
mighty $1,000 checks, so they pre-
fer to throw off all disguise and go
for u stronggovernment-- rings and all
aud their pet was hardly ripe in the
knowledge OF Royalty-or they were
fearful the American people, who some
times discern very shrewdly, may get
over the excitement OF everlastlngly
booming, so they send him back to take
few more lessons in the way to govern
his subjects. II he was 80 perfect, why
do they wish to educate him more?
Why?
Our people have now surely seen
enough Of the hollow shams and pre-
tenccs Of imperialism. We have heard
it cry loyalty while it sacrifices every
thing in its way to power and plundcr.
To be the friend of tho Union, it had
for years sought to destroy; party OF
great moral ideas, while it protected
plundcring riggs and all manner oi
fraud.
On the other hand, Democratic success
was to bring ruin and anarchy, but we
see only greater prosperity and wise
legislation Tor the relief of the tax payer
and poor laboring man. We can afford
to 20 before the country with our record
il they can with hcirs. or else the people
are so blinded by prejudice forced into
them by systematic misrepresentation,
that they will not receive relief from
those who organized and have perpetual
ted the grandcst system ol government
ever made, and now in such imminent
peril by centralized machinery. Once
more to the rescue, ye people, AMI choose
whom We will serve--the strong money
power that seeks to ruin you, or the
conservative element that would pre-
serve your liberty, and give You all II
chance to live Long live the REGISTER.
ONE NOTEE.
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ACoMMIssIoN no VISIT HAMPERS
FERRY
To Examine the Government Property
There

'fNNAha W tut hcsi,ter.
WAsHINGToN, February II.
Hon hennlth Rayner, OF North Caro-.
Ina, Solicitor Of the Warrington Treas.
ury, has informed Senator Davis that
he will tomorrow send ten officers TO
Harper's Ferry to examine the Govern
ment property therei so that they can
make full report 10 the Department as
to what is best to be done under the
circumstances. When they return they
will have u conference, by appointment,
with senators Davis and Hereford and
Hon. u. +. Martin, the member Of the
House from that district. Ii seems GER
tain that something decisive will be done.
Personal News Items.
Both the West Virginia Senators will
reply To senator Gordon, who to-day
spoke IN favor ot referring the Inter.
Oceanic canal matter to special com
mittcc.
The Pension Committee OF the
senate having refused pension
to Dr. Mary Walker, she then asked
the District Committee OF the House
to grant her hearing in behalf OF
woman suffrage, and they denied her
even this poor boon.
Another Ottoman got an Office to-day.
MIR. Edmunds in speech, yesterday,
alluded handsomely to Nirginia's gen
crosity in giving the northwest territory
10 the Union.
Bishop Simpson is here.
There has been no quarrel between
MIR HAYES and Mr.. Evarts ~ has been
reported.
All Oi the Democratic members Oi the
Senate Census Committee will vote
against the confirmation OF Simmons.
Senator Hill will make fight for him in
the Senate nevertheless, but Gen. Cor
den is confident Of defeating him.
A. II. Smith, member of the House
from the Lancaster. Pa, district, says
the Republicans will hold a grand mass
meeting at Lancaster and repudiate the
action Of the Harrisburg Convention.
Other Pcnnsylvanians say that the re
volt IN favor OF Blaine is becoming gen
cral. aud that meetings will be held all
over the State.
The members Oi the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations were at the re-
ception given by the Mexican Minister
last night.
Gen. Wickham, Vice President OF the
e.. 4 %. X. r., is here.
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GREENBRIER COU NTI.
A Democrat Who Wants MIR.
HercfOrd's Senatorial Scalp.
correspondence Of the Register.


IEwIsnuRG, February 10.
Your correspondent "In Camp
takes occasion in his letter from Charles
ton to write M lIr. u~--f--i --. rs-r
or man to succeed himself in the United
States Senate. This discussion Is GER
tainly rather premature, but rs you
have opened your columns 10 one side
you may not object perhaps to hear
what can be said on the other. "ln
Camp" thinks the question why Mr..
Hereford should succeed himself mo
conundrum." II he meant thereby that
there is no conceivable answer to il, no
satisfactory reason why he should
do so, then we would fully
agree with him that the question Is not
a Conundrum, and on the other hand by
the same reasoning the question why
the Senator should not succeed himself
certainly is conundrum, Tor 1t can 5c
fully aud most conclusiyely answered.
In the first place Senator Hereford Is
not and never was the cholce OF the
Democratic party for the place he now
holds. He was the choice and selection
oi the Republicans, out of number Oi
candidates, as the one best suited 10
their views and wishcs-possibly rs the
weakest Of them all and the one who
would reflect least credit upon the par
ty to which he belonged, and which he
would he understood to represent in the
senate. Having been thus selected he
was then elected by coalition between
his Democratic supporters, minority
Of the party in the Legislature, aud his
Republican friends. Now | for one, and
think can speak for the party, am
not willing TO continue in office,
when the time comes 10 relieve
him, man. who was thus ioisted
upon il against our will Again, Mr.,
Hereford has been citizen OF our State
some twelve or thirteen years, and when
his present term expires he will have
been in office ten yJars at salary OF
five thousand dollars year, and ! think
il is high time he should step down and
give place To better man, OF whom We
have plenty, unless some better reason
can be given for his retention than any
OF those devised by your correspondent.
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CENSUS SUPERVISORS

All the Ohio N Nominations Rejected.
WAsnINGroN. February 1.-THE .ol-
lowing nominations Tor census super
yisors were rejected Charles ID. Camp
bell. First district OF Ohio, John Henry
Thomas, Second district; VIM. III. Me
ppwen. Third district; Henry A. Townc,
Fourth district. Albert q. Byers, Filth
district. Moses NJ. Hobart, sixth dis
trict; VIM. A. Hunt. Seventh district;
Joshua w. Staniey, Eighth district.
The senate rejected all the nOmlna,
tiuus of census supervisors ior the eight
districts oi Ohio. This result was teach.
rd at the end at a prolonged session oi
three hours, during which the reasons
Tor the majuuty's action ON these MONT
nations were distinctly stated AMI, the
purpose in regard 10 the remainder
1i the supervisor nominations is signiii-
cantly ioreshadowed.
Senator Pcndleton, chairman oi the
Census Committee, who reported the
Ohio nominations adversely, made the
opening speech. lie explained that the
adverse report had no reference To- the
personal character 81 the nominees, but
WAS based safely upon the ground that
the President i'm nominating eight Re
publicans and not single Democrat To
appoint enumerutors and supervise the
taking oi the census in Ohio, had vlo.
lated the spirit oi the census law and
ignored the distinct understanding that
the supervisors a. well as the ennmera.
tors should be appointed irrespective OF
nnrty affiliations. No explicit require
ment oi this sort had been insert
"a i'm regard To supervisors ,as Was
the case in regard 10 cnumcratorsl
simply because u was considered on All
hands To- hc unnecessary, especially m
view ui the the remark made 10y the he
puL,,rIus in the debate, that the Demo
Gratis could control the combinations by
means II their ascendcnCy ln the senate.
The same showing OF non-partlsan-
ship had been made in the appointments
oi supervisors for some at the states,
but m most oi them the Democrats
have been wholly ignored by the
President and this case OF OHIO WAS a
slaring instance Of partisanship OF Sc
lrctions, tor although about halt the
prnpl,. "a Ohio are Democrats and the
Stat, has two Democratic Senators aud
eleven Democratic Representatives IN
the present Congress, the President has
not appointed one Democratic super
yis,r 10 assist in taking her census. Mr.
Pcndleton argued that in view OF The
fact that this census viii he lor
ten wears, the basis for the ap'
portionment Of the representation IN
Conrrcss, and in the State legislature u
i nf the highest importance, not only
that the supervisors shall be peTsonahy
competent but that the results oi thelI
labots shall b. above suspicion rom
any stand point, political or otherwise
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POINT PLEASANT.
Accident and Death.

POlNr PLEAsANT, W. Va, February
lO.-This morning Abe Drew, citizen
OF this town, while hauling ice with his
team, Us II was coming down the hill,
fell from the wagon and under one Of the
wheels. which passed over hIs abdomen.
injuring him seriously and probably Ia
tally,
4 stranger named Hays, iron Pitts
burgh, died on our streets about noon
to-day. lie was on his way 10 Texas
with his family, consisting OF his vile
and two children.
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THE HAYES RECEPTION.
The beauty aud Chyalry Of Both Worlds
Gathered There.

SPECIAL O, o.. Register
WASHINGTON, February a., lSSO
Although this is solemn Ash We'd
urs lay, and fashionable people are cx-
pcsJyituiwcar Ion faces, they are never
iHrly,s talS N over the brilliant re-
r,pt on at tn White House last night,
Nhl.h Was ,nou.a t. make Mr. and
Mr, Hayes iorsct al OF their moral sim
puy.ty Diplomatic representative OF
tue great and small powers fairly blazed
iu slit lac AMI Gorgeous court dccOTa-
t,uus. while military and naval officers
wore al the shuWy evidences oi rank
ihr EQUATIONS permit ca such occa-
slru,. Cungryssmeu and civilians, how
ever. ,ooAci disIgrrcably plain in
s1mtr, black by contrast. The beauty
aui fashion oi the Fcttcral capitol, per
miu-ut aui temporary, were there IA
l.lt force and convinced lprcigu cm-
u.,,IIurs that American women are
equal To any on the face oi the earth.
rury were adorned in costly ami be
coming ramcnt that would pass current
ia the Republican court OF France, and
maintained the reputation which our fair
r,uutr, women everywhere ENJOY for
l.iiiaury ma conversation and clsc and
grt,. ii manners. The scene even
muly Cpugrr smile. aud caused senator
l. l........I l. e.. ~. - I,ta fu.lf.iyl t..utursz
Hrur,ilrwarl. until the bells shall Joy
uusiy ring in EtS,rr, the amuscmcnts Ut
Washington WIil br ut a suhducd rhar,
actcr. aui hotel hops Will hc called
promenade concerts, and vet they viii
lance tue llucrrs Just ~ they have
been duln. Already, IN TACT, invita-
upus are out ior a promenade concert at
Wizards. Friday night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-12
THE FIrl JOHN PORTER CASE
hitter and Exciting Discussion Looked
EDr

hitter and Exciting Discussion Looked
For.
WAsulNuroS. u. c., February H..
.ye,a. to tby h, ,.,sr.
To-day the Fitz John Porter cast will
D., taken up IN the senate, AMI ! am
more convinced than ever that the lie
bate wall b. bitter aud exciting. The
ultra Republicans seem intensely hos
uir 90 him, and rrgarihls restoration ~
a SIN against the stalwarts Oi Lincoln 7
administration. The Democrats luil-
cate, 80 lar, no purpose O. figure proml'
nently in the debate. The House viii
have a more noisy AMI general discus.
sion oi the ease. and ten. Garfield viii
unIoubt,dly. a. | stated last night, en-
dravur e. fire the loyal heart 81 the
North bv his speech, and make his see
tipn believe that the Confederate bT'Ea-
d,rrs are the instigaturs OF the move
mrnt to restore Gen. Porter t. the
army. de- moi think persons ul ei'htl
political party al a distance are aware OF
In, dcep feeling which tins ease cNcitcs
among csytain Republican Congress-
men. hut they will lind II out before ihc
labtft, ~ over
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-12

OF the gold and silver coins Of the
various nations OF the world known
TO our commerce shall be ascertained by
assays to be made from time to time
under the direction Of the director OF
the mint, foreign gold coins being
compared with standard gold coins OF
the United States, and foreign silver
coins with the standard silver dollar,
and the result OF each assay shall be re-
ported to the Secretary Of the Treasury,
and be embraced in his annual report to
Congress.
Consideration was then resumed OF
the court-removal bill.
The bill went over without action, and
the House went into committee upon
the revision OF the rules.
When the Committee rose, Mr.. Whit
thorne introduced bill providing for
commission for the examination OF the
existing and proposed rules for prevent
Ing collisions on water, and for framing
such rules as shall be in consonance with
and in furtheranci of the interests OF
international law.
Mr.. King, chairman Of the Committee
on the Inter-oceanic Cana, reported the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
ResOired. That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be requested to furnish the
House, Tor the use of the Committee on
the Inter-oceanic Canal, such statistics
as may be in the department on
the following subjects: First,
the amount OF shipping between
the Atlantic and Pacific ports OF the
United States and the amount and kind
OF cargoes from the coasts of the Pacific
ocean. Second, the entries and clear
ances at the port Of San Francisco for
the last fiscal year, and the amount aud
kind OF the cargoes and the ports TO and
from which they are carried. Third,
the amount OF transportation across
the lsthmus, aud generally its ports OF
destination and original shipment.
Fourth, the average duration Of voyages
around the Horn, between San Francis
co and New York.
Adjourned
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ROLD BURGLARS.
Attempt to Rob "a Connecticut
Rank.

NEw YORK, February n.-Burgiars
visited westpOrt, Conn, last night. They,
,,,,,,.I the village waichman and carried
him 10 the National bank, the doors OF
which they forced and locked him IN
the closet. They then blew open the
door ofthe vault. but the explosion was
50 violent that the plate glass front OF
the bank was blown into the street
IN. villagers were aroused and the
burglars tied With $500 in cash.
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Suicide BY Cremation

Louisville, February ll.-Mrs. Ellen
Fitzgerald, q woman aged ~ years, com
miited suicide, to-day, by setting tre to
her underclothes with a match. She
as discovered in the yard with fire rag
ing all over her body, praying for mer-
". The body was burned to a crisp
from head 20 foot and her hair almost
singed OF. She cannot recover. She
has been insane for several years, and
the deed was committed while in iit oi
depression.
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ENGLAN ID.
The heed Potatoes Bin.

LoNDoS, February 1.-THE Seed Po-
tatoes bill, introduced by John Nolens,
Home Ruler, from Galway, authorizes
the Poor Law officers to borrow money
from the commissioners Of public works
Tor the purchase of seed potatoes
to sell to tenants solely, Tor
planting, ut cost or under
on credit or not, with or without security,
as the authorities may think tit. The
Treasury will be empowered to issue half
million from the consolidated fund, il
required, for the purpose. The measure
will he operative one year after its pas
sage thenceforward to the end oi the
next session OF Parliament.
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IRELAND ID.
The Relief Funds.

DUBLIN, February 1.-THE Empress
oi Austria gives goo to the Marl-
borough fund.
The Mansion House fund amounts to
1900 pounds.
LONDON, February ll.--It is reported
in the lobby OF the House OF Commons
that Baroness Burdet Coutts intends to
give half a million pounds for the per-
mancnt relief OF Ireland
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT
What They Are Doing on the House SIDE
spcy,1, o. thc Rcg Ste,
W,suINsruN, February II.

What They Arc Doing on the House SIDE.
spcc.a, % tn Rcg'tc,
WASHINGTON, February IL.
Mr.. sherman today ~ telling the
Wavs and Means Committee why per
cent. bonds and not 3 per cent. bonds
ought to be- issued under the proposed
reiundinI act, and yet ! take It that
when the Committee shall vote, .'S 1t has
determined Ia do tomorrow, on the
question, il will decade IN tayor OF -
per cent bonls.
Mr.. Tucker. OF Virginia, who Is a Lead
iug member oi the Committee, informs
me that the arguments on sugar and
steel rails will BE- printed 10y next WeeN'
and that the question OF reducing the
duty On steel rails will be first disposed
oi. lie is still Of the opinion that twill
be reduced from S2S to slt per ton. The
sugar will be more difficult to dispose
OF and il IS harl for anybody 70 predict
exactly what will be done 10y the Com
mittcc in regard to it.
u seems, from the best Information !
can obtain. that the friends OF the new
rules have become disgusted with the
changes which the House has IN Com
mittee of the Whole made in their re-
port. and think IL altogether prObaeie'
ii the House continues the course II has
been pursuing that they VIII vote
eventually against the rules, on tue
ground that the present rules viii bS
better than the modified and anended
new rules.
| asked one on the House side who
has capital sources Of iniormailon. what
he thought in regard % the length oi
the session. He replied that he Knew
that the House organization - Working
zealously i'm concert to make the session
a. short as possible. lie called my at
tentiOn To the advanced status 0l the
appropriation bills, and added that Mr.
Randall believes that the session VIII DC
\ short one.
The Reagan BILL
The impression Is general that the
vote Of the Commerce Committee, yes
terday, against the motion to report ths
Reagan Interstate Commerce biil Ior'
shadows its complete defeat on tr'dsy'
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when the vote will be taken on the mo.
h0n to reconsider. The railroad officials
who have addressed the Committee in
opposition to the bill have accomplished
TINS result, for, as a member remarked
Today, II looked very different when
disseeted and explained by railroad ex.
Perts from what 1t did when eulogized
oy Judge Reagan aud other members OF
the House.
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DRY GOODS.
New York.

NrwYoRK, February ll.-Dry Goods
Business moderate with package houses
and prices remain very firm. Cotton
goods in steady demand, light supply
and firm. Prints quiet and steady.
Lawns in good request and Cocheco
lawns are advanced. Dress goods and
ginghams in steady demand and frmer.
Mems wear woolcns fairly active and
prices strong.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL AND OTHER INTEL
ll6ekCE.
What the House is Doing and Proposes to
0o-Eew Bonds, Iron and Steel, New
Rulee, &c.,-The Inter
State Commerce Bill
GARFIELD WILL WAVE The BLOODY
SHIRT.
Ne REAaAM DISCUSSION.
The Author Of the BIN Makes an Explain.
attun

no ANkAANA "a hAN bAaA aAAANa ~ EaApAuu-
alton
special pispatch Jo tho Register
WASHINGTON, February IL.
There is good deal OF talk To night
about the interstate commerce bill, and
SprlA,r Ron lall to-day called on Judge
Reagan AMI demanded a rctraction of
his rciortel charge tina, the House
Commerce Committee had been packed
g. dcirat thus bih judge Reagan said.
hr had not been correctly reported. but
i'r this, thc SpolA,r, hear, would have
rlIiri the attention %. the House to the
matter.
senator Elton and Gen. Ming, Of
Louisiana on,rrd Z, solutions ia their
r,sprct5y, lious. =, to-day, VA regard to
the lu,rr-u.t anic canal, sad its friends
evidently propoS, to continue most
arty ii ,iJ
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Railroad Wreck

MENrHIs, February ll.-An extra
freight train on the Mississippi andTen'
nessre railroad. which left here At mid
night, collided with bridge train com.
ing north at CORTLAND, Mississippi, Go
miles south Of Memphis. Conductor
Gibson, OF the bridge train. vas killed.
The engines Of both trains and several
freight cars were badly damaged. No
other casualties.
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Weather Indiosuona

wAsHiSoroS, February IL, A. N
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
rain followed by clear and slightly cooler
weather, southwest TO northwest winds
and rising barometer during the night
For the Lower Lakes. south winds,
rising barometer with rain during the
day and clearing colder weather during
the night
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Rnnd PURCHASES

NEw YoRK, February 1.-The k"dH-
esaI Rsls,in saws: The Assistant Treas
pr.r Al - O'Clock to-day opened pro
nosals 10 sell bonds 30 the sinking fund
ibe amount asked for being 81 ,0o'on'
The total amount offered Was 81 -, w; ~
There principal offers Were ssS1.UcO ~,
~ tbe First National Rank, 5000, O,uuv
nv Fisk & Hatch and 5, 800 Qoo BY J,&
woTmser. About So'clock the Sec
retary telegraphed TO accept AL within
the limits. which resulted in the Treas,
ury buying sll,i7i,oo0, or Nstvo
more than advertised Tor.
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HOUSE

Mr Pnce submitted the report OF the
Committee Oh Banking and Currency
upon the affars Of the German National
bank Of Chiciso. Ii states that the tes-
timony taken demonstrates that great
irregnlarity lad been produced 80 far a.
the Comptroller Oi Currency aud ke.
ceiyer we're c'nccrned, aud that the tes-
timony indioted disposition on their
part 10 protect the stockholders and
creditors. thA in the opinion Oi the
committee the principal cause OF failure
was that the directors utterly iailei in
their duty; dat the committee recon-.
mendS that aIs National bank act lie
amended 80 asto hold all the directors
10 strict accountability and to provide
So that the stockholders whose duty it
il 10 elect the directors shall in no case
be relieved fDn personal responsibility
% the Crcditon 81 their bank until they
have paid no; snly the amount of stock
held by then, but also az additional
sum equal 10 aid stock The report
Was ordered prinled and laid on the
table.
Mr.. Wuntr from the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures, re-
ported bach the bill amending
section 3,50i OF the revised statutes.
Printed and Reommitted.
ID provides nat section asa shall Be
amended TO Rad as follows: The
value OF foreizn coins - expressed ia
money Of ,ccount of the U. ;.
shall be that & the pure metal OF suef
coins oI standird weight ss COMPARED
with the pure metal in the standard
coin Of the United States, and the values
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Fatal Shooting.

ALLENrowN, Pa. February ll.-At
Lehigh, to-day, Edward, Mulhcrin Wis
tied man named Goldbcrger to contra
dict scandal about himself and Gold.
bsrgrr's wife. Alter short talk, Gold
berger shot Mulhcrin dead.