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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-15
.CENTRIPETAL PROPERTY.
trustees Sale Of Valuable Real and Per.
sonal Properly.

py virtue Of a certain deed Of trust made by Han,
W. Phlillps and wife TO james Paul, dated the "a
iay OF July, A. D.. 1869, and Of record AMONG the pup
liz land records Of Ohio county, West Virginia, ig
jSsi al tTu,t / was substituted as trustee Ia lieu Of
sid James PAUL. now deceased, by an order Of the
Circuit Court Of Ohio county made on the 9th day Of
January, A. U. 1916, wilton
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-15

srTladelphlA ACCOnluOdaton,-Thh train only rum
between Wheeling and TIaiElphIa.
tIAIly except S~unday-EBgrk Accommodation.
fStRubenViIle AccommodAtion.-ThlS train during
the day passes backward aud forward between Mar.
tins Ferry and BellIr, stopping when required NJ
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-15
nEM AnYER1iseMENTs.

WANTED.-A PROTESTANT W0.
wv NAN 70 do general homework. 90 FiitteSth
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
Steamboat Disasters.

The excursion steamer Long Branch, after
casting off from her dock at New York, on the
18th ult., crowded with Sunday school party
on the way to Long Branch, was run into by an
OF boat and crushed III below the water line.
The boat began to fill causing great alarm on
board among the children and teachers and
making frantic the friends on shore who wit
messed the collision. The boat speedily return
ed to her dock, and all were landed safely but
the steamer Immediately settled on the bottom.
The steamer Humboldt arrived at Liverpool
on the 29th ult., from New York in a damaged
condition, the effects of a fire which occurred
on the 18th ult. Considerable of her cargo was
jettlsOuCd.
The excursion steamer Seawanahaka, having
on board about $50 passengers, took fire on the
afternoon of the 2Sth ult, when off Randall's
Island, East river, New York. The boat was
headed for the island and grounded on a bar
about 200 feet from shore, where she burned TO
the waters edge. The scene on board is said to
have been fearful. Shrieking women and chill
dTen were huddlcd aft until thor clothes caught
fire, and those on the forward part of the boat
we're men who were cut off from cOmmunica-
tons with or going to rescue their female rela-
tons and friends by the flames which burned
the tierccst about the centre of the boat. The
steamer Osseo rescued majority of the pas
sengers and carried them to College Point The
bodies of about thirty of the victims have been
recovered, and it is thought the list of unfortu-
mates viii be augmented by future develop
mcnts. The officers of the SeaWanhaka he
hayed nObv III the irving moments.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
Hallway Nisliaps.

During the progress of the college regatta at
New London Conn, President F. w. Lincoln,
of the Boston and Albany railroad and Mrs Dr.
VIM. APPLETON, of Boston, were killed by being
thrown from the platform of Mr.. Lincolns
private car, and under the wheels. A boy was
iniuredat the same time.
Two freight trains came into collision on the
29th inst, on the Pennsylvania railroad, near
Petersburg. few minutes later a third train
ran into the wreck, and the fireman and
engineer were instantly killed. Twenty-Five cars
were wrecked.
Onthe morning of the the Goth inst, when a
train on the Atchison and Santa Fc road was
speeding at the rate of twenty miles per hour
near Sargent, Kansas, the smoking car jumped
TRACK. the last two cars following 1t, going down
a five foot embankment. Mr.. J. J. Jenkins, Of
Dubuque, Ia, was instantly killed and about a
dozen injured. some dangerously.
\ Wrecbing-train collided with freight-tTain
On the Nandala road, about SIX miles from st.
Louis, on the Goth inst, causing the instant
death Of two men, the fatal wOunding of two
others, and injuring ten men more or less seri-
Ousy. Both trains were under orders to look
out for each other, and why the engineers did
not act on instructions remains a mystery.
Westward onnd train on the Marietta &
Cincinnati railroad jumped the track near Mar
tinsville o., on the Goth inst, the engineer and
fireman were both killed. 1t took four hours to
clear away the debris.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
What She Wanted

A few days ago the respected father Of
a Virgin a, New, family got into hide
difficulty with a neighbor, and succeeded
IN violating one of the city oTdmant
before the dispute was settled, for which
he was collared by the police and locked
up. About an hour afterwards a girl
about thilteen years old entered the sta
ton house in state of lacbrvmose II IS
cry, and began pleading with the chief
OF police in a broken voice aud sobs to
"pleaGe let him out. Her sorrow was
phi fiji 70 witness, and the knd-heal ced
CHIEF was unable to itbstaud the appeals
to lis sympathy made by the little girl.
He kindly stroked Der hair and brushed
away the bljuy drops from her cheeks
with fatherly tenderness, while talking
to her sco,bingly. At last she managed
to control her voice sufficiently to tell
the chief her name. He realized at
once that the man just arrested was the
girl father, and as the offense was only
trivial one, resolved to let him 90.
Tuning to the turnkey, Chief EloW n
directed him to lei bin ont, mentioning
bis name. At this the girls sobs were
resumed with an increased flow of tears.
and she stammered out. P-p-p-pleasc.
s'r, | don't wa-wa-want him; | want
m-m-m-ry d-d-dog. Then the chic
remembered that the pc, dog of the chill
dren OF the family had been caught
roaming around without a tag, contrary
to the peace and dignity of the state Of
Virginia n q the ordinance in such cases
made aud prov .ded, and was ut the same
time iucarcerated in the pound connected
with the jail. Both parent and pap
were restored to liberty.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
American Rifle ream Victorious.

The great international rifle shooting match
between the American and Irish teams occurred
on the 29th nit, and resulted in a victory fol
AMERICANS. Score: 500 yards range, Ameri-
cans 1876, Irish 1876; 900 yards, Americans 1876
Irish As; 1 900 yards Americans 4 o, I1Ish 41G
The grand totals at the three ranges were
Americans, 1922; Irish, 1880. The best OF
feeling exists te.wecn sle victors and yanquishcd
On the Both ult., several members of the
American and Irish teams )ok part in the com,
petition for some minor przeS. Laird (Amcri
cam carried off the ten guinea cup and Scott
also of the American team. secured the Ear
Spencer cup at the ], O00-yard range.
The Americans were a5?ip successful in the
shooting IN the Aberco'n Compet ition at Dolly.
mount, which was con uCed on the ID inst
Though the Americans made the highest
scores, they could not w'n lie cup, competition
for which was confined ID L hmen qualified tC
represent Ireland in the ma, h for the Elcho-
shield. The Amelicen rs, however, won highest
mon
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
DisasirOu, OyerfIows.

A portion of POI tland, Ore. is flooded on ac-
other places along the river are also submerged.
and the damage viii be about 100000
The Suy levee. which begins at a point be
tween Quincy and Hannibal, and ends at Alton,
H., broke at three o'clock on the morning Of
the Both ut, at Cincinnati Landing, some if
teen miles below Hannibal The break in
creased rapidly under the pressure of the trr-
bulent waters and in a short space of time a
vast extent of farming land was submerged and
the growing crops ruined. Nile after mile Of
fine corn fields are under water as are also acres
of wheat both shocked and unshoclled Fami-
lies were compelled to leave their homes and flee
for their Ives. An entire family, Mr. Freeman,
his wife and child, were drowned their house
BENG carlled away by the flood. 1t is mpos4i-
bic to computo the damage caused by the over
flow, but 1t Will aggregate several hundred
Thousand dollars
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
WeaIhN huI EnOIish

An old farmer iyng near Petrola, Pa, hav
ing made 100000 n oil, refused to put faith IN
banks or to invest LIS money. He kept the rolls
of greenbacks III his farmhouse locked up in
boxes and trunks The money became damp,
condition of his money he took the notes from
their hiding places and spread them in the sun
about his orchard to dry; The spectacle of a
fortune lying loose on the ground among the
apple trees was Witnessed by hundreds who were
attracted to the farm ty the singular proceed
ing The money was thus exposed for two
days. guarded by the farmer, his wife, daughter,
and hired man. Their it was returned to the
boxes. Three nights after the greenbacks were
housed the farmer wOle up to find three masked
men in his bedroom. They bound the old man
and his family, and lad discovered and secured
$1,000 Of the hidden treasure when they, were
frightened away by tie return OF the hired man
from Petrolia Subsequently his home was in
vaded by maskers again but in the struggle the
DISCUSSES were torn off Of some of the robbers
which led to then detection and punishment.
The foolish farmer still retains his money in the
house. tempting bait for the desperate class.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
The Result of CareiesSness.

The explosion of a 2O-pound key of powder
in the office of the Dittman Powder company,
Park Place, New York city, on the 30th uitimo,
completely demolished the windows and palti-
tons Of the Office, made a rent ten feet long in
the wall separating the Office from the hall, de-
damaged the ceilings and perfectly pulyerized a
small IRON size upon which the keg had stood.
The office happened to be open in front ard
rear, hence the building was not brought to the
ground. The mana ger discovered flaming pa
per in the vicinity of the explosive and gave the
alarm to the clerks who ran for their lives, and
we've assisted to the 81 Get, when they reached
the door, by the force of the explosion. Only
one person was injured by flying glass and
Eplintcrs. The manager thinks some person en-
tered the room where the powder was, and
threw the burning match on the floor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17

another telegram rom Montevideo reports that
peace has been concluded at Buenos Ayres.
Serious DISTURBANCES have occurred III Halfa
at the foot of Mount Carmel between Christians
and Mussulmans. The British gunboat Bittern
has been dispatch d hastily to the Syrian coast.
Trustworthy reports have been received that
some Russian troofs were defeated by the
Chinese at Terck P;ss and We're pursued and
again defeated at Hisselhurgan, losing much
ammunition and Supplies. The Chinese have
reached Gulcka.
One or more Russian ships war proceeded
TO Vladivostock by way of the Suez canal, and
WILL if necessary, participate in making joint
demonstration against Turkey.
A Cahrl dispach s. : the Ihilzais are har-
RAISING British communications. They attacked
a convoy, killing six and wounding two of the
escorts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
Terrible Experience.

the Both inst, says Mayor b. c. Lawrence
and corps of the Texas and Pacific railroad,
after a number of days of extreme suffering
from thirst in the White Sand hills, arrived at
Pecos river without loss of life. Stock and
wasons were abandoned at different intervals for
forty miles. Those who arrived at the river
first returned to succor their struggling COM
panions. whom they found within hundred
wards Of Pecos river drinking the blood OF
animals they had slain. Some were almost
blind while others were crazed by thirst and
had entirely stripped themselves. Arriving at
the water they plunged in head foremost and
but for the bravery of the most experienced a
large number would have perlshed
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
SkpEIoioEls Ernnbtps i'm France.

On the 5Oth ut, the Jesuit estabIlshments
throughout France were closed by the police
authorities, except at Lille, Marseilles Anglers
and Paris. The members Of the order protest
ed III every case, and III many instances the
doors, not only of the houses, but of the cells,
were broken open by the police in order to OBJ
tain possession. Several Of the establishments
will commence legal proceedings against the po-
infringing on personal liberty. In other estab-
lishments the members have organized as civil
societies, and viii appeal to the courts for pro-
lection. Only the Jesuits were proceeded
against by the authorities. The other religious
orders will be given further opportunity to or
ganize under the law. The government does
not feel confident enough to enforce the DEGREES
agalnst them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
The Fasting Doctor.

DR.. S. II. Tanner, who began on the 2Sth ult.,
in Clarendon hall. New Yo.n city, an attempt to
live forty days without food, took eighty ounces
of water in the first thirtrSix hours. Since
then he has drank very lttle wat II. merely
rnsing his mouth, and he says he is going to do
without water the most Of the time. The
doctors say that this viii Compel him to abandon
his attempt the sooner. In the fist TO weight
hours he lost four and onG-lalc poundsin weight.
His pulse is eighty-two, and lie says he is not
hungry. tie does not sleep much though he
lies down a good deal He says that lie vii!
run down for the first ten days, after which his
condition viii improve, and his task Will be easy
for the Other thirty days. The few person of
some medical knowledge who believe tLat a
man may live forty DAYS without food are iu-
cliued II think that he viii fail by reason of e
worry he experienced for several weeks w q
making arrangements for the test. IbOl a
there is no fee FOR admission to the hall, the al
tendance thus fa~ dos not indicate that story
ing matches viii become popular.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17

New YORK, July 2-3:00P. Flour-Steady;
moderate export and home inquiry; receipts IL ;
1876 bbs; round hoop Ohio at e460G5OO; choice
do at S5.1O@625; supertine western at S3.l0a
3.85; common TO good extra do at 3.SQ@ 40;
choice do at S4.3OG7.00; choice white wheat do
at S4.50@5.0O. Wheat-Spring steady; winter
ga 4 c better and moderately active; sales "a
900 bus No. 2 red seller July at S1.12l4; 152,OOG
bus do seller August at S1.0S@1.OS4 5000 bus
do seller September at S1.077s; 5000 bus No.
] white seller August at S1.O7. Corn-Without
decided change; mixed western spot at i7Cd
5O13c do future at 4835G49c. Oats-Fn m;
western at 321l03S13c Beef In moderate
demand and steady prices; new plain mess at
$3.50; new extra do at $1,000. Pork-Firmer
and quiet; new mess at S12.25. Lard-Hlgher
and strong; steam rendered al $40. Butt ter
In good demand and very firm; OHIO at 14G22c.
Cheese-Quiet and firm at 415(GSc for poor to
choice Whisky-Nominal; western at eI.120
liz. Sugar Steady and very quiet. Molasses
Unchanged and Quiet. Petroleum-Very
firm and in good demand. Rice-In good de-
mand, quiet and strong. Coffee-Firm with
fair inquiry. Freghts Weak. Spirits of Tur-
pentine-Firm at 2813c. Resin Quiet at 81. 42l5
015O. Talow-Steady at 6IGG 3-1Gc for
western. Eggs-Dull at HOBO for fair to
choice
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
Work niIhe Flames.

wick, " J., burned on the LIST inst. Geo.
Robotham and Thomas Hemming were killed
by a falling ladder.
According to a st. Petersburg dispatch of the
1st inst, Il great fire was raging at Reazan.
Sixty houses were destroyed and the flames
were spreading rapidly.
On the both ult, lightning struck 25.QOO
barrel oil tank near the Acme refinery, OF an,
\. Y. The tank was entirely consumed.
The WOODEN mills at Burlington, Racine coun-
ty, Wis. were destroyed by fire on the 28th
nit. J. ?. Willard, the superintendent, persisted
in the flames.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17

THE GazHtede France is the Oldest of Partisan
papers 1t was founded by Theophraste Rem
audot, and its first number appeared on May 30,
1851. Published at the beginning but once a
week the Gazette was more devoted to advertise
ments than to current affairs and politics. Al
though coldly looked upon by princes and the
state, the four-page quarto publication was
eagerly patronzcd by the middle classes. The
Gdzette was sold in the principal streets Of the
capital, and the vendors and the editors were
unfortunately called gaze,ias. After having
been weekly for more than a century, and BIZ
weekly since 1862, the Gazette dc France has
been daily since May l. 1872.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17

It i shown by statistics relating to the years
1872 to 1879, that, while the total income Of the
population III Prussia has not diminished, the
large and very large incomes have fallen off
and medium incomes have increased. The fear
of a progressive accumulation Of wealth in a
few hands seems to be groundless, and the real
core of the nation, the middle clays, is extend
ing and gaining strength. The buying power
Of money in the country, after having under
gone an almost unbroken diminution from 1852
to about 1874, seems in the subsequent interva
to have become steady, and even to have partly
g-lan
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
A Miraculous Escape.


Ut.
At the close of a course of lectures at
Burhng on lately, Professor Tice was
taken suddenly aud alarmiuglv i'll with
Neuralgia Of the chest, his pure falling
from SO to 80, and physicians failed to
relieve him. Thinking of st. Jacobs
Oil, the professor orde ed it 10 be APP
piled on flannel and was instantlueously
relieved; in one hour the pain WAS gone,
and he left for bis home in St. louis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
Death in The iEarxe>I Fields.

Three deaths rcsuIting from sInguIarIy SINH
lar causes occurred on the 18th ult.-0nc al
Downer grove. H., by team of horses al
taehed 10 a cultivator runuiuT away with the
dIlyer. who had tied his the lines round hi,
body; one at Stewart. III. whore a DR.. Mohauua
was thrown from the guide-seat of a mower iu
front Of the sickle-bar and almost instantly
killed: and the third at Battle Creek. Mich,
where chain attached 10 yoke of runaway
oxen got eutangled III the fool of the diver.
who was then pulled through tie brush and
several fences, sustaining such injuries as re-
suited in his death
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
Sesf-yEtgrder.

Mrs Sophia Farley, widow of the late c. Ear
ley, Esq, one of the proprietors of the Joliet
CIlL) Signal, committed suicide on the night Of
the 28th ult.. by hanging herself.
Mrs. Eva Philips, of Battle Greek, CIch J
killed herself by poison on the 10Th ult because
her husband deserted her.
Dr. W. D. Semple, of Dayton, o., who tried
to drown himself recently and was rescued ard
sent to the workhouse, succeeded in hanging
himself in bis cell on the 29th ult He was dead
when found.
City Treasurer Williams, of Rochester, \. Y,
committed suicide on the 2Sth Illt His accounts
were examined the day previous by committee
of the common council, and declared correct.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17

IT was very warm, and the old gentle
man dozed off III the street car. The car
passed his house, and still he slumbered
When he got to the end of the route the
driver woke him up. "Why didn't you
shake me when the car passed my honse?"
demanded the irate party. The driver
leplied, Il did think OF shaking you,
but the printed Instructions are, as you
see there, Drivers are not permitted,
under any circumstances, to handle tue
fare [ called you, but you were snor-
inc so loud Won didn't Laar me -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17

house paper, saying that he had discovered
that lead was better floating substance than
cork; that acting on this discovery, ne was
about to invent a lead life-preseryer, was gong
out III one of the Goodrich boats TO EXPERIMENT
with H. and on his return to the city would sen
his patent for 500, 900 and pay off all has debts.
There is no doubt that he went out III the boat
and tried the lead preseryer, and was OF course
drowned. for his clothes were found on the
boat on It's return to Chicago. Mr.. Newell has
met with financial embaTassments when
troubled him exceedingly, and which I'M
doubtedly resulted in temporary insanity, dur
ing which he committed the rash &C.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17

. The Cleveland Herald has discovered that
General Hancock i the richest general in the
United states army. 1t says that in addition to
the property coming to him from his family he
has accumulated largely from the savings Of his
pay during his forty years Of military life.
These savings have been judiciously placed in
profitable investments, so that he is now quite a
rich man. Among his other property he has a
large pIantation in the south
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
a Wealthy Prisoner.

f. r. Morey. the rich Battle Creek. Mich,
man convicted of forgery, was on the &0th nit.
sentenced IN the circuit court at Marshall to ten
years in the state prison. In coull he read a
statement clearing the law firm Of Grown &
Thomas, who were accused of instlgating the
crime. james W. Dugslev another rich Battle
Creek man, is designated by No~ey as being at
the head of the conEpiracy. and he Is now il
jail. having been surrendered 10y his bondsmcn.
The caSe Is several years old. and was one of
the checklist games to steal property ever heard
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
The Public Monies.

The June statement Of the condition of the
public debt show a decrease Of 51O,12f, 424
Total debt ~, 100, 415, 80; total interest. SD
8f5,547; cash in treasury, 5201, 088. 622; debt
less cash in treasury, 1912, IT, 29o; decrease
since June 30, 1879, 485 O3i 961
Coinage executed at the United States mints
for the fiscal year ending June 80, was valued
at 584370, III, of which 81 1913, $50 were
standard silver. This exceeds the coinage of
any previous year.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
TH0S. BARD0N, Editor and Publisher.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

GERMANTOWN, Pa. has free library Of TO-
600 volumes without a novel among them
All the books we have here, said the librarian
are solid" Byron is excluded because ''some
of his pieces are not altogether tasteful read
ing" Shakespeare is barred because "no plays
are let in" The library is the property of the
Orthodox Friends, and the books in it represent
the collection of fifty or sixty years.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
Canada Wants TO Join u.

The feeling in favor of a commercial I'm on
between Canada aud tie Ur ted STAT 5 Is ) =
nE greatly IN popularity, and Is being disc, /
10y the Canada press and people as a we re
of the day, A league has been folmed and an
apostle named Perrault sent out to advocat1 the
scheme. Two meetings have been held. The
first. in Montreal. was ATTENDED by 10 600 people
At the second. held at st. Ours, a IN al neigh
borhood in the province Of. Quebec 1000 peo-
pie We're pre- ent, who loudly applauded the
speaker \ vote was taken at the c,ole Of DO 4
meetings as to the preference Of the people ior
2 re proc,ty treaty or comme' cial I'm On. Tie
Latter was carried by Large mao tv. AID tie
London 1arer v,T, next to tie mo inliuen Al
paper in the re. orm pay. has deela-gd for a
commercial union. This is the o~ran of the
Hon. David Mil eX-uineter of t. e interior
and has been sad to speak the mind OF the
leader of the opposition. 4 pampAle. i hero c
verse. satirizinS British connection and boil "
advocating annexation. from the zen o. hr.l-
liant lawyer Of the capital, appeared a Few days
ago. These are a few marks Of the 5lowng
agitation.