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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-12
WEST LIBERTY.
WEST LIBERTY, January Z.

West LIBERTY, January.
Editors fntelligeneer.
Our people are becoming disheartened
at the outlook for railroad communication
with the outside world. Can't our promi.
nent citizens make move in this matter,
to start the ball rolling.
Our Normal School flourishes in spite oil
the neglect Of the Legislature in the mat.
ter Of appropriations. Fifty students
from this and adjoining counties are en-.
rolled.
Aparty OF our young folks arranged for
a surprise party at the house Of one of our
citizens the other evening, but were sur.
prised themselves 10 find on arriving at
the house that the intended victim was q
man who objected TO being imposed upon.
Hon. Samuel Bell, Of this town, is still
as hale aud jolly as ever, and Is also 4
staunch Republican.
Prof. Brooke Hedges, has taken unto
himself partner, Miss Cora Kyle, OF this
town. Our best wishes are extended.
Our new Presbyterian minister is very
popular with his congregation.
Miss Irene Myers, Of this place, is visit.
ing Miss Carrie Hubbard, Of Wheeling.
DELL.
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NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.
RELLAIRE.

Some Of the colored people had q Lea
Year party in City Hall Friday evening.
The election Of Sunday School officer
Friday evening, resulted as follows: su
perintendent Julius Armstrong; Assistan
Superintendent, A. D. Hillburn; secreta
ry, John Thomas; Assistant Secretary
George Alton; Treasurer, Miss Martin
Principal Of Infant Department, Mrs
Stephen Grassinger, with Miss Alice Fit
ton for assistant.
Summer-Many were out over Cemetery
Hill Sunday, walking.
Daniel Davis, son OF Superintendent Da.
Wis, OF the blast furnace, having had sew,
eral years practical schooling under BIZ
father, has gone TO attend school at New
Athens.
There will be services at the Presbyte.
rian Church every evening this week, af.
ter Monday, and also Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Johnson, Of Steubenville, will preach,
and Rev. Milligan, Of Cambridge will be
present Friday and remain over com.
munion services on Sunday.
The report OF the Presbyterian Treas
urer shows an improvement in the fnan-
cial condition Of the church, compared
with one year ago.
The mud on our streets haying no frost
at bottom, is rapidly drying up-is already
nearly dusty in some places. R. @. F..
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OHIO INDUSTRIES.


Report OF the Labor Commissioner.
Columns, January 9-The Commission.
er Of Labor Statistics submitted his annual
report to the Governor to-day. Following
are some of the interesting statistics in the
report: Number OF coal and coke furnaces
and charcoal furnaces in blast, 6S; num-
Der last year 5s. number Of hands em.
plOyed, 5,0G5; last year, 5,153; capacity of
G3 furnaces daily, 1887 tons. There are
47rolIing mills in the State, 81 OF which
are in operation, employing 1874 persons.
In 1873 nails were 81 Is per keg; In 1879,
s. % per keg. The production OF coal
during the year is estimated at 5000. 900
tons, employing 1900 persons. The high.
est wages paid per month 10 miners is
81 10; the least S25.
Sixteen glass manufactures are In OPP
Grafton, employing over ], 600 persons.
GaS.works are In operation In sixty.dye
towns, with a capital invested ol nearly
S9,OOO,OOO.
The report closes with the following re.
concentrations for the passage OF laws:
Fint-To prevent the employment OF
persons to run stationary engines who are
not thoroughly competent.
second-To provide for the inspection
Of factories and workshops in relation to
their safety to persons employed therein.
Third-To provide for the incorporation
o. cooperative manufacturing assocta'
iions
FOath-To provide for the appointment
oI . commissioner to act In conjunction
with the commissioners from other States
on the question OF prison labor.
Filth-ThSt sufficient appropriation be
made 10 this Bureau to enable II TO en-
pIoy the nessary assistance 10 more fully
carry out the objects Of It's organization.
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TIE NEW SOUTH.
An lnalea.lon Of 4. Fa.are Pro.perl,.

An Indication OF IT'S Future Prosperity,
Augusta, Ca, Is an example Of what q
Southern city may become with It's rea'
sonable advantages turned TO good account
| by It's citizens Its population by a recent
directory census is 1900, which does not
include 5000 to 1000 souls in the adjoin-
ing villages. The January'dividends de-
clared by the three factories, FIVE banks,
two railroads and other institutions in the
city amount to large sum and show that
Augusta is money as well rs manufac-
turing centre in the South. The Granite
vile cotton factory declares quarterly
dividendof per cent on its capital Of
5000, 900; the Augusta Manufacturing Com.
pany declares quarterly dividend Of 2
per cent on It's capital OF 100000; the
Langley Manufacturing Company declares
a semi.annual dividend OF A per cent on
100000. The banks declare semi.annual
dividends OF 2 to 81 per cent, and the rail-
roads semi.annual dividends Of 5 and 81
per cent. The city paid out $4,000 inter-
est, and $4,000 principal on its debt; and
the gas company, street railroad compa-
nies and other securities held in the city
raid, it Is estimated, Sl05, 1000. The whole
Ia TINS summed nm hy the EL,r0uicLe.
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The situation Yestertlay.

HUNTINGTON, w. NA., Jan. IL.
special Dispatch to the Intelilgencer.
There has been no change in affairs at
the coal mines to-day. All the miners re-
turned to Cannelton last night, leaving
their Executive Committee in charge at
Hawks Nest. The miners returned here
to-day and left for the scene OF the trouble
on an evening train. The Sheriff OF
Fayette county remains HAWKS Nest to
render all the aid in his power to such OF
the miners as may conclude to resume
work. 1t is understood that something
decisive may occur on tomorrow TO test
the question OF protection to the men
who may agree to go to work. Should
they be interfered with the military now
in readiness will be called upon at once to
defend them. 1t had been decided that
The military should 20 forward to-day, but
there being no actual disturbance the
order was changed to await futher events.
]. G, B.
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VOLUME XXvIII.-NUMBER ll9.

appointment OF Challomel Lacour, Re.
publican Senator from the Department OF
Bouches du Rhone, as ambassador to
Berlin, TO succeed Count De ST. Waller,
says: Nobody will suppose that the
presence Of a Radical ambassador at Ber.
lin would be calculated to benefit France.
The majority think It the duty OF the new
Cabinet to give proofs OF prudence and
patriotism by keeping at Berlin an Em-
bassador who least compromises It."
RussIA's FATAL AMBITION.
PARIS, December lO.-The RepuJlique
FrdncaiH, Gambetta organ, discussing the
condition OF Russia, says: "Without
troubling herself to see 10 Il that all went
well at home. Russia has cast herself upon
the path Of conquests and chimeras. She
has taken the wrong road. Instead OF
following the utopian dream OF striking
Turkey at the risk OF obtaining but a
meagre share OF spoils, how much wiser
II would be to have entered upon trans.
formation at home. Her best policy now
Is resolutely 10 take in hand those re-
forms which the vast majority demand
and expect. We must always reckon
with Russia, but as long rs she remains
in the present unhealthy state she will be
feeble and play an unimportant part in
the destinies oil Europe. When o house
Is on fire there is decided originality In
running out OF doors and setting FIRE to
the houses OF others. Reasonable people
at such times endeayor 10 extinguish their
own confagrations."
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NATIONAL hoard OF HEALTH.
Report Last Years work-Recommen.
dations for Better Quarantine Regula.
ffau, a.

Report OF Last Years bWofk-heeommeu
datIons for Better Quarantine Regula
lions, dc.
], WASHINGTON, D. c., Januray ll.-Th,
annual report Of the National Board o
Health, containing an account OF the oper
atoms OF the past year, will probably b,
transmitted to Congress tomorrow. Th,
work Of collecting information and advice
from the principal sanitary organizations
and sanitarians OF the United States, as tc
the best plan for national public health
organization, including the subject o.
quarantine, both maritime and inland, Is
reported as having been quite successful.
Alter carefully examining the data thus
collected, the Board Is OF the opinion that
the conclusions, heretofore published, OF
the American Public Health Association,
at a meeting OF that body at Nashville, No.
venber, 1879, may be taken as fairly rep.
resenting the opinions OF leading sanitari.
ans and the most important sanitary or.
CARNATIONS OF this country.
It has been decided by the board that
for the present, o complete quarantine es-
Adjustments are ouly needed at Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, near the mouth
Of Chesapeake Bay. Charleston, Savannah,
near Brunswick, Ga, or Fernandina, near
Ship Island, Miss, and at some point on
the Texas coast. The total expense for es-
tablishing quarantine stations at the
mouth OF Chesapeake Bay, the one near
Brunswick, and the one at Ship Island,
which are considered most important, Is
aatimafad AZ Sim mn and aa aach nj
them Is for the protection of several States,
1t is considered to be eminently proper
and desirable that they should be equipped
and maintained by the United States.
1t Is the opinion OF the Board that II,
during the present winter, at all points
where the fever has prevailed during the
past summer, care be taken to obtain
thorough ventilation, and the exposure to
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Political speculations.

WASHINGTON, January l0.-The Star to-
night has carefully prepared article on
the prospective changes in the Senate. It
says: "0t the Republican Senators tore
tire next year, that party is certain to re-
place ten OF them, with all the probabili-
ties in favor Of their gaining at least four.
The Democrats are certain to elect seven
Senators in place OF the fourteen they will
lose. The seven certain ones will be from
the States Of Delaware, Florida, Maryland
(already chosen, Missouri, Tennessee,
Texas and West Virginia. They gain one
in Mississippi, which makes eight in all.
The Senators whose terms will not ex-
pire until after 1881 are titty.one in num-
ber, Of whom twenty.eight are Democrats,
twenty-five Republicans and one Inde-
pendent Judge Davis). Add the eight the
Democrats are certain OF to their twenty
eight, and that makes them sure OF thirty
six. The ten that are certain to be ke-
publicans, added to those remaining will
give that party thirty-two; but with the
four they are almost assured OF gaining
added, they will have thirty-six-equal TO
the Democrats. This leaves the two doubt.
ful States Of California and Indiana, to-
gether with General Malone, Of Virginia,
and Senator Davis, OF Illinois, to hold the
balance OF power. Should the Democrats
carry Indiana. which Is very probable,
then Senators Davis and Malone will
have II in their power to determine
the political complexion OF the Sem
ate. Men who profess to know
General Mahone's sentiments say he will
stand with the Democratic party In Con-
gress and Senator Davis frequently demon
strated that his partialities lie in that direc-
tion. Therefore, the chances are that the
Democrats will maintain their ascendancy
in the Senate, but by q very slender ma
jority. Should the Republicans carry In
diana and California, It will give them
thirty.eight Senators-just half; and then
in all political matters the Vice President,
who would have the casting vote, would
give the control Of the body to the Repnb-
licans. OF course It Is possible for the
Democrats TO carry the Legislature In one
or more OF the four States OF New York,
New Jersey, Connecticutor Pennsylvania;
and II they succeed In carrying but one oi
them 1t will make their hold upon the SEN
ate secure until 1888, ct least"
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CHICAGO, January 10.-The same un
usual condition OF prices remains the fea
ture on the Board OF Trade, and the enor
nous aggregate OF grain in elevators a
Chicago and points outside the city ant
along It's tributary railroads Is growing
larger daily, until at present there Is hard
ly room in any elevator for even the di
minishing receipts that mark the latter
days OF this week. The total OF receipts
exceed the total shipments OF grain BY
nearly million and quarter OF bushell
during the week.
The New York clique have been from
day to day milking" The matket. Thil
was more marked on Wednesday, when
alter Wheat had declined nearly cents
Baker & Co., the agents OF the Keene ring
hoped in, and loading up with few hun
dred thousand bushels OF February Wheat
so astouished and scared the short interest
that the next day the market more thar
recovered, and talk OF 81 so per bushe
was louder than ever. One thing is Ger
tain, there must be Continental rise o,
an American break before long. Outside
eof the huge moneyed clique who con.
troll the market now, everybody seems to
regard break certain. It is claimed thai
keene, Hatch, Dows, and the other man.
ipulators regard the situation with indif.
erence. They know that il break occur
there will be tremendous rush TO shir
the Grain, aud they will make or
the advance in trunk railroad stocks in
which they are largely concerned more
than they lose on the decline in grain
On the contrary, II they find themselves
able to keep prices atloat, they will event.
ually force the European markets up and
then realize on both grain and the railroad
stocks, The farmer Is the individual who
suffers the greatest injury from this state
OF the market. He sees high prices quot
ed and yet when he offers his wares for
sale is met with the discouraging answer
that the elevators are full and there is no
place to store his grain, even II he deliver
1t. So, with the Eden OF high prices at
his door, he Is unable to place himsel
within It's pale, because OF theinsuflicient
storage capacity Of his commission mer.
chants elevators. Provisions were buf.
tfeted to and fro, with generally firmer
prices and better feeling, but nc
marked change. Sales Februar,
were: Wheat 81 2sIal S9E, Corn 40a4lc
Oats S4IaS5lc, Pork SIS S2a1S III, LarG
772la7.S2ic. Closing February prices
Wheat 81 got, Corn 46lc, Oats S5lc, Porl
$3.50, Lard B.722a7.75c. Closing casf
prices: Wheat 81 %! bid, Corn 40c, 0atl
35c, Rye 7Sc, Barley SIC, Pork $l3 40
Lard 1900 bid. Receipts for the week
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IRELAND.


LONDON, January 10.-The Lord Mayor
has received q telegram from Brisbane,
Queensland, stating that the Queensland
National Bank will pay $500 as the first
contribution Of that colony to the Irish
Relief Committee.
The Catholic Bishop OF Achonray, Ire.
land, in acknowledging the French sub
scriptions for the relief OF distress in Ire
land, dwells on the pitiful condition OF his
flock, and declares It is painful to have 10
stretch out hand towards America and
France rather than to tlourishing Eng
land, which yearly receives millions from
Ireland as taxes.
The American citizens, arriving in Eng
land have been suspected Of being Fe.
mans in disguise, and have been subject
ed to many police indignities and absurd
press criticisms.
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Grnln nlocknde at Chieago.

CHICAGO, January 10.-A grain block.
ade OF prodigious proportions is the fea-
ture OF the grain trade in this market at
present. The elevators OF the city which
contain an aggregate Of 100000 bushels
are nearly tilled to their utmost capacity,
and several roads are refusing to receive
grain for this market, because when II ar
rives there are no accommodations for 1t.
In this consideration OF affairs the Direc-
tors OF the Board Of Trade are considering
the propriety OF accepting as regular the
receiptsin the elevators and store houses
along the line OF the various railroads. 1t
Is also in contemplation to provide tempo
rary storage outside the elevators, and TO
build new elevators In various quarters OF
the city. Large numbers OF cars are ly-
ing along the track in the city loaded with
grain and unable to deposit It. There are
"a storage 100000 bushels Of wheat, a.
OOO. 900 bushels OF corn and enough other
grain TO make the total Il, 500, 900 bushels,
against total OF 10, 0,000, 900 bushels at this
time last year. There are also about !,
GOO 900 bushels afoat in harbor. The
elevators outside the city and tributary to
Il are generally well filed. Some Of them
are oyercrowded. For, this condition OF
affairs the only explanation Is that the
grain syndicate OF which Jas. R. Keeno Is
the representative have, by constant pur-
chases, forced the marfet price Of wheat
in this city to q point where Il Is dead
loss to ship It to New York, and at q point
where Il can not be shipped from New
York to Liverpool, even at prevailing low
rates OF ocean freight, with any prospect oil
q return OF the money invested. Unless
prices in Liverpool advance very material
" or decline here something like twenty
cents per bushel, there will be no shipping
margin, and the grain blockade will con-
tinue. Meantime the farmers are unable
10 find market for their grain, although
the prices are to their liking. The out,
come Of this unprecedented situation will
be watched with much interest.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Tho Status of the Kanawha Mining
Troubles.
espOrt Of the National Board OF
Health.
A Comparatively Quiet Sunday In
Maine.
White Denies Swans Charges OF
Bribery.
Lsmson Declares Himself Governor
Ad Interim.
FuIl Text of Fernando Woods Fund
full Text of Fernando Woods Fund
Ing Bill.
The Cause or the Present Troubles I'm the
KanaWha Coal Regions.

HUNTINGTON, January III.
Special Dispatch 10 the IntelIGcneer:
The particular cause OF the present out
break among the miners along the Kama.
wha arises from the fact that the owner OF
the mines at Hawks Nest pays his miners
thirty.eight cents per ton, while all other
operators are paying fifty cents. This, it
is alleged, enables the owner OF the
Hawks Nest mine to undersell all other
operators, and in q measure compel them
to cease operations, whereby their miners
are thrown out OF employment. To REM
edy this state OF affairs delegation
Of miners jumped on board the morning
C. & O. railroad train, and, refusing TO
pay fare, rode as far as Hawks Nest, and,
alter consultation, influenced number OF
miners to refuse work at less than fifty
five cents per ton. The delegation also
ntertered with all others who proposed to
continue at work at the old price of
thity.eight cents.
The owner OF the Hawks Nest mines
being thus obstructed in the legitimate
prosecution OF his business, and continued
obstruction being threatened, notified His
Excellency the Governor Of this illegal
and disorderly interference with his busi-
ness, and appealed for aid and the enforce.
ment OF the laws in his behalf.
The Sheriff Of Fayette county also noh-
fed the Governor that the civil authori.
ties were unable to disperse the unlawful
assemblage of persons now at Hawks
Nest obstructing the owners in prosecut-
ing work at their mines. The military
have accordingly been ordered to be in
readiness TO proceed to Hawks Nest to
protect all who propose to continue work
at such prices as they may deem satistac.
tory to themselves.
Unless there be an adjustment Of the
difficulties this evening the military will
doubtless march upon the enemies works
tomorrow. The dissatisfied miners feel
themselves at liberty to come and go upon
any OF the railroad trains, and utterly re-
fuse TO pay fare or give any heed to the
rules OF the company. They ride to and
Iro OF will by hundreds. All is quiet
along the line this evening.
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PITTSBURGH, January l0.-So far as this
city is concerned the first gun in the
telegraphic war was fred to-day. The
Western Union Telegraph Company,
through their counsel, Hampton and
Dalzell, filed q bill in equity to-day in Com
mon Pleas Court, No. !, against the
American Union Telegraph Company and
the Pittsburgh Southern Railroad Com.
pany. Itseems that the Western Union
Telegraph Company has contract with
the. Pittsburgh Southern Railroad Com
pany, under which the line OF telegraph
was built from Pittsburgh over the right
OF way OF the railroad. Subsequently to
the erection OF this line the railroad was
sold by judicial sale on April 10, 1879,
the purchaser organizing new Company.
This contract was ratified by the new COM
pany, and the line opened under this con-
tract ever since.
The bill filed alleges that notwithstand-
ing this contract, the Pittsburgh and
Southern Railroad Company, on or about
December 7, 1870, made contract with
the American Union Telegraph Company,
by which the American Union Is erecting
a line Of. telegraph from Pittsburgh TO
Washington on the same poles. This con-
tract was made without the knowledge
and consent Of the Western Union, and
in direct violation Of the other contracts
with the railroad company, and q bill is
filed asking an injunction to restrain the
railroad company and the American Union
from erecting telegraph lines on other
poles.
The rumor that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has granted special priv
ileges to the American Union Telegraph
Company Is pronounced by Superintend.
ent Pitcairn, of the Pittsburgh Division,
Pennsylvania Railroad, without founda-
ton. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will complete in q very few days its
general and special contract with the
Western Union Company, by which that
Company will have the facilities OF the
Railroad Company's lines. This statement
OF actual fact Is, however, to be so modi-
fed as to have coupled with it. the
material fact that these contracts with the
Western Union are in no wise exclusive
in their nature. Any other Telegraph
Company can run line "with equal
privileges upon making similar contracts
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
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BRITISH ACCESSION.

LONDON. January 1o.-Advices from
Quittah, December 8, say: "The Lieu
tenant Governor Of the Gold Coast has se-
cured from the King and head men OF
Agbosomes q cession Of their seaboard,
extending two miles inland. The adjoin.
ing territories Of Atllowhoo, Porto SECURE
and Bagldah, as well as Aghiyey, Grand
Popo and Little Popo, are expected shortly
10 come under British control in the same
manner. 1t is understood the action OF
the Government is partly due to the fact
that some American traders on the coast
have entered into an agreement with the
King OF Agbosomes, have leased a portion
OF his territory, and landed large cargoes
Of spirits, which have been brought into
the English territory withoutpaying duty"
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New YoRK, January 1O.-The Western
Union Telegraph Company is about to
have introduced in the Senate the follow
ing act in relation to telegraphic commu.
nications:
SECTION /. That oil telegraph messages
delivered for transmission to any telegraph
company availing itself OF the provision
OF Article $50 OF the Revised Statutes, and
copies thereof made by such company al
the place OF destination, or at any inter.
mediate point, shall be deemed to be pri
vate papers Of the senders, and shalt bt
protected from unreasonable search and
seizures, and from production as evidence
In individual and legislative proceeding
TO the same extent as letters sent By
United States mail.