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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

PARIS, January % M. Dughe De 10
FAuconnetie, (BonapstLiat, a mem
bef Ot the Chamber Of Deputies,
publishes letter TO his con.
stituents announcing that 10 view ot the
success Of the Republic in oil tbs eleClions
since ~, and in conseq quepce oi the death
Of Napoleon III, and 6i bis sot. he bow.
TO the decision Of universal sn6faee and
will benCelofLh support the Republic.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

ATLANTA, GA, Jabuaty %. = Carrie
Stokes, coIoted, was murdered last night,
Der body was placed on the fire, wood
piled around and her clothing satufaied
With oil. Her head and lace were horribly
burned,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

PspHAPs it is not well to be over nice
about political matters, but some people
will comment on the coincidence that took
Mi, Camden, for the fret time, over to Mr.,
srsbrishts tailoring establishment, in
Centre Wheeling, to buy an overcoat, and
lbO fact that Mr., sesbright had vote TO
c.,t in the Legislature for United States
SsOs,or. II was John Van Buren, who,
while denying that the Dem 'craic party
WAS corrupt, admitted that we are emf.
peptly commercial people"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

BALrlMORE. January g9,-Ths Ohio Ed.
itotial Association. numbering | 10. among
whom are Mr.. Mack, Of Sandusky; l..
D, stor, President oil the Association, aud
about halt d, zen ladies', atfiyed Thuts.
day night on 0 visit TO Baltimore, aud ln
The afternoon went to Washington City,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

HASSiBAt, Mo, Jauu4ry 29.-Yestet.
d,y, about eight miles west Of Hannibal
a little son Of Mr.. Lonswell was playing
with lad named Harvey. Youtg Long
vel aimed a pistol at Harvey, aud pull
ing the trigger, the weapon was disChArg
ed. The ball entered HArvey's aide. and
passing through bis lungs, produced al
most instant death
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24
Nee piion Ia der, t,,ss,,

TRof, N. Y, January 22-Hob. John
NJ. Francis, editor Of The Toy Tina, gave
q brilliant reception lat evening Al bls
tesldence - honor o. Genets Grant and
Governor Cornell. AfttfwA,d the General
and dOveI,n1of attended the inataIlatioh Of
officers q willard Post g. A. r., and then
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

SALT LAKE, January 29.-'rhe bodies Of
seven victims oil the Alta avalanche Of last
week we're buried yesterday in this city.
Tho Tribune has letters from Custer and
Bpnanza, Idaho Territory, dated the l2 b,
which describe the snow slides there,
bnrying seventeen persons, all but four Of
whom ware rescued. The danger appears
to be over ut A lia for the present.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

CAlR1, ILL January 22-rhe officers Of
The steamer Paris O. Brown report that an
insane man on the steamer Annie P sil.
YER, while In the vicinity OF New Madrid,
shot and killed Dan Blake, second CLERK Of
the Silver, and fred second shot at Gap.
tain Silver, wouhdirg him In the hand.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24
Ghe GnteIlfgetsr.
49,, los. "a and "a EOur'e'u'h S'reel

Iri.sugrested that the Western Union
Telegraph Company had put more iron in
i,s wires and less water in its stock inc
,~ ,o,mSr would rot have snapped all to
pieces as they did Iast Friday during inc
storm,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

HoRSEa write. to his paper, the fAf,
Le,shprp .S,,,intl, that "nearIy all the good
nsopIe here are for Camden" This ac-
counts for Horuer's support, He loves TO
Se found cooperating with the good Peo-
MIA in any town that he may happen to
.t,ika
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A nn,ilsn tltlltrNI ID . ilsht Plnee.

i.osp N. January gS "A dispatch from
q. Petersburg says; tits fumorsd that
"a 600 Tekkes from Nero are advancing to
he felisl Of Cock Tepe, with a battery
The Golos regards the reinforcement oI
lehetAI Skubeli II "A absolutely necessary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

HAVANA, January 22 The Home ,ov.
eminent hes decteed that the importation
uuty'iree:oi ash uhder foreign iiASs shall
cease; It's fepoftsd that Two American
yss4eh trading between Key WeSl And
h:Vana With live fAh have ALREADY
cSnseRsd the AmetIOiu for the Spanish
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24
rENNEs>EG skSA'"sIAL CONTEST


kncouHRglIg OuIlUOA Tor n DAFk Horse
NASHVILLE, TENN, January 22.-Tht
Republicans Of the Legislature were tC
have had conference tonight, but failed
on account Of the absence OF members. Il
is now TO he held on Monday mornirg q
Mr. Maynard may be further voted Tor un
III the conclusion Ia reached-which Il
near at hand that his election Is hopeless
Horace Harrison will then be sprung
The luck which has hitherto attended him
Ia political life may again serve him, buI
1t Ia doubtful, The Low Tx men held q
meeting this afternoon, and decided Ia
continue for Bite. Bileys friends are
yet hopeful. They are 0i the bslie', how
ever, that nothing defnile will be done
I'll Wednesday. There Ia talk oI
Judge Easton, Of the Republican
side, as likely to command strength
sufficient for a favorable result, George
W. Jones was telegraphed for tonight.
II is believed that be can harmoriSe The
Democratic dissension. This he might do
4 be would agree to resign the senator.
ship at the end Of two years, which no one
dare propose to him. The serenest Of the
aspirAnts 10 this extraordinary race IL
Savage. He 10 as placid az m)onshine,
having carried oil Of his points thus far
Unless the Republicans OF the House de.
eide 70 unseat Stewart be may, as a last re.
.nrt, be chosen, Notwithstanding bis with
drAwal.
The House by common consent post.
poned consideration Of the Sewart cSn.
tested election case until rex Wednesday
First ballnt-MAynard 45 Bate %, Bailey
%, Taylor 3, Smith 2 Edwards l, HarIi'
SON l, solon L Rose l.
Twentieth bAllot-Maynard 40, Bate 20
Bailey %, Ia! l0r 20, Smith !, Harrison /
Rose |, Uaruthers /.
The Convention adjourned until Mon
day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

PHILADELPHIA, January 29 Much er.
citsment was caused to-day by the uucov.
eting Of pile ot sixty coIllns BY men dig.
pinu trench near the Aims House. The
collins contained the remains ol victims ol
the cholera Of lS48
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PHttADRLpatG. January 22 = Charles
Mcknight, ons oil the editors and p'op'ls.
tors Of the Philadelpbia Evening Nstr. and
Fofnetly eI the Pittsburgh kNDtnS CAronf'
el., 10 dead,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

wAsniSaToS, January 90 = The pfesi'
dent approved The sentence Of the gem
etal court martial in the case Of Paymaster
]. II. Mason, which is that he shall be
dismissed from the service, Cobtintd Two
years al hard labor In. the .pehiientiafy
ipSobably Albany, and fined $1,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

COLUMBUS, Janusry 22.-A ! ,int rssolu.
tion will be offered Ia Il 9 House on the
reassembling Of the Legislature providing
for a committee 10 investiga'e and report
upon the proposed consolidation Of the
American Union, Western Union and At.
laniIC aud Pacific Telegraph Companies.
rhe idea Ia to follow the investigation
with a bill prohibiting the consolidation
Of the lines In o ,io, II possible. A simi.
Ia. law passed during the session Of
1873 "a, II will be remembered, prevented
the consolidation Of the Cleveland, Col.
umbuH, Cincinnati & IndIauapolis Rail
road with the Atlantic & Great Western
alter James Mctlsnty and the Broad.
vanve Syndicate had gone ahead and
b ught up a controlling interest Ia the
frat named Company from large holders
OF the stock In Cleveland and elseW Wheie.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24
1ELEGRApH ; oSs1II0ATIoN.
new Line Proposed from chicago
New YORK


CHICAGO, January ga Chicago paper
Gays the business men OF this city do mol
relish tho idea Of helping to make Up
dividends on watered telegraph capital
Of $50 100000 There Is no witdom 10 ex.
pending words 10 denuuciation Of the
audi city Of thote who planned ths West
ern Uuion consultations. A practical
defense is offered by the application Of a
party oi CSpitalists for q charter to cor.
sttnct a line fn III Ohicago to New York.
Among those interested 10 the project a,e
n, K. Fairbanks, Perry II. Smith, L A.
Kent, John b. Lyon, Hentley H. King
and George l. Dunlap, who are ready to
sdvanCe all the money required To con.
Bttnct and EQUIP the line with all the
facilities commensurate with the demands
OF Chicago,
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4 CoLORED MAN Fow rnE oABINEr.

|
P,iends Of Hon. s,mIa W. Gibbs, Of AR
EAunrs, Probing BY the Example Of
Braces PAFlisAns, J.rt
LITTLE Rock, Ark, January ga
large meeting Of Republicans was held In
this city on last night, attended by the
leading Republicans throughout the State,
for the purpose OF requesting President.
elect Garfield to place in the cabinet
representative Southern Republican,
Stirring speeches were made, an address
numerously signed, and resolutions unani'
mnusly adopted, endorsing the Hon. N.
W. Gibbs for the place, among which WIS
the following: That the selection OF col.
ored Republican would stfJrd grattfNl
recognition OF the fidelity principle al
ways shown by his race,
On the platform we're ex Governor O, n.
HadlFy U S. MRrshal ToTrens, @. W,
Ksstes, j e Recior, ", j Patton, Henry
Clay, Census Supervisor OhTiStman. O E
Kelsey and other prominent Republicans
Letters were received from members Of
the Republican State Central Committee
living at distance, endorsing the above
action.
A committee OF fifteen was appointed to
present Iha following address to Gen, Gar
field, y y
LITTLE Rock, ARK January %.
To Hon, Jas A Gafstd, President elect:
HoEoRRD SIR: We beg to present the
name Oi Our distinguished citizen, the
present Register OF the United States
Land Office Of this place, Hon, NJ I'll W,
Gibbs, to your consideration for . position
In your Cabinet, He ia a gentleman oi
refinement, culture, and experience In
public affairs, with u spolless character,
true aud tried reputation, Thoroughly
Comprehea1ing the necessities OF the
situation and tho remedies therefor of
the affairs In the SOulhr We believe
his appointment would be hailed with
applause A recognized leader Of bis race,
who compose the mt 'rl,y ot his party in
he Southern St"tes, he Ia none the lees
popular with the white Republicans.
II member Of your Cabinet will be
chosen from The Sou hern S's'es, the jus
tice Of which you fully recognize, with
pride we respectfully SuNmit the name oI
the gentleman above referred TO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

SENATOR j, uSsroN, OF Virginia, has
writ en- letter on the subject Of the In
deb ed ess Of that State and In opposition
10 the policy Of the ReAdjuster party, in
which he claims that the old State Is able
"a meet her obligations and can afford to
be honest to all hor creditors. The means
and ability Of the State, he claims, are i'm.
proyiav annually, and in due time she
will be able to ask no iavos in that re.
spec,, Alter an elaborate review Of her
sf4in, he thus rebukes the Readiusters'
defense Of repudation, He says:
The Re djnstetS have coupled and con.
tpue ~ couple their Clamor about the
Iebtol Virginia with the mt st heartrend.
inv ,Ccounts OF the poverty OF the people
md the State. According to them the
State Ia only a vast pnOr house and It's Clti'
1sns 80 many paupers, They profess 70
want immigrants TO come to the st To, and
by way of Inducing them tell them and
The world that the taxes are oppressive
and Almos. intolerablR, that the people
Arc poor, ard they offer the Invited i'm.
migrants the choice between reputation
md hardship. 1t is ttuetrat many were
made bankrupt by the war and It's con
mQneuces, aud the people d the State
have Undergone much trouble. But they
have made brave and manly effort, and
thiI day believe the prospects, Of the
State to be more promising and its future
brighter than al any period ot lie history.
There 10 more energy, more industry,
nOrs enterprise, moe development and
grOwtb Of business, than could have been
expected or even hoped for, and to prove
and suhstaatiAte this opinion ! have only
to mention few facts, Virginia In the
llst ten years has increased nearly 100000
IL her population. Her towns and cities
hlVe grown much In people and more In
business | give a statement from the
su'us Just completed Of some Of the towns
nh1 NiIARs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

Lad, barytes, copper, iron, zinc, coal,
salt, plasler and manganese, all found In
sx contiguous counties In Virginia; the
C0,on trade Of Norfolk increased 1919 per
cent lie exports more than 800 per cent
the population OF the State sweIed "a per
cent some Of ils towns more than doubled
new railroads built and building; new
lusoi steamers established, and yet the
Rttjnlers are continually whining
about the poverty OF Virginia, and deClar.
log that she is beggared in all her re
BOufCesn
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-02
Iripsr's opera House.

The Opera House was more than filled
last night-it was Q bit erowdtd-by
spectators anxious to see what the
"Strategists" consisted Of, and not Q
person left the house disappointed in
their expectations Of Witnessing . good
performance. The audience was kept
in q continuous roar from the beginning
to the end OF the play. and pronounced
II the best cure for the blues or dePyes.
sion OF spirits that has ever been seen
here. It is said that the author OF the
piece sent 1t first to Haverly to criticise.
who commented in this wise as various
sections were read. "So-snd-so will be
Just the one for that part, Miss - Tor
another" and 10 on until he had selected
the entire company now playing here.
Very few Of these were then In his en-
ploy, most OF them being under engage
ments with other managers, but o. soon
as their contracts expired he would en-.
gage them and tho result Is the grouping
together Of q company that carries every
place BY storm; one that reflects credit
ON his judgment and fills his pockets
with the needful OF this life.
The matinee this afternoon was we'll
attended and not o few who were there
speak Of going again this evening. as 1t
is positively the last performances here.
the company having an engagement In
San Francisco for Monday night. The
box-sheet was pretty well filled this
morning, but room can always be found
for one more.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-02

BAN Francisco. April "a P. ~
Potosi. az bid, 2 so asked; Savage, 2 80
bid. 2 % asked. 2 IS sales; Albion. ? bid;
Best 4 Belcher. 81 bid; Union Con-. IA
bid. "a. asked. - sales; Gould 4 Curry.
4 30 bid. 4 IS asked. 4 % sales; Andes, IN
bid. 1 so asked. 1 " sales; Chollar. 2 20
bid; Hale 4 Norcross. 4 o5 bid; Best 4
Beleher, SD sales; Union Con-. ia bid;
Alpha, 3 Is bid; Alta. 2 05 bid; Navajo
$50 bid; Gould 4 Curry, 4 30 sales; Albion
3 o5 bid. Q 10 asked. 05 sales; yellow
Jacket, 3a bid. 3 IS sales; Sierra Nevada
ga bid; Union Con-, ~ sales; Overman,
1 Is bid. I 20 asked: Con. Virginia. 2 u
bid. 2 20 asked: Alta. 2 10 bid. 2 Is asked
10 sales; Benton, Csc bid; ophir. 4 80
bid; California, I 80 bid; Mexican. 81
asked; Hale 4 Norcross. 4 10 sales: Con.
Virginia. 2 20 sales; Belcher. q bid. Q o5
asked, 2 05 sales; Crown Point, I IS bid
Seq. Belcher. 81 asked; Occidental. l 10
bid. II asked: Potosi. ~ sales; Bullion
4 az hid.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-02
GarhsId's Physical Strength,
CIR Herelnnd Lsndsr,

S'fs
A man came over from Cleveland TO-
day to purchase several Of the Generals
cows. I had spent several hours 10 ad-
miripg Garfeld's stable Of fine horses.
and was determined not to allow the
Generals cattle to suffer, so / went out
to the baruyard also. -,
"Do you see that big spotted cow"
said one OF the farm hands. "Well.
three years ago the General had . time
with her. Two or three OF rs tried 10
milk her, but she raised particular Ned
and would not allow US to come near.
The General heard OF the affair and
came out into the barnyard. and going
up TO the heifsr, caught her BY the nose,
aud by main strength held her until We
had finished milking" -,
General Garfield must be Q powerful
man," said I.
"wsll. you can just bet your life be
is" answered the hired man. "Why,
four years ago. he thought one morning
that he would like to pillow . little for
exercise. So he went out to the field
and started in. The ground was wet,
which made the walking very bad, but
be kept ct It until noon, and after din.
ner went to work again. He became DO
interested in thinking up q speech or
something else that he kept on until
after dark. and when he finally quit the
team was nearly worn out, but hs was
as fresh a. y boy. He felt awful bad
about working the horses 90 hard. BE
Ia very easy on bis horses, but when he
is In : buggy he wants them to 60. and
they ean't 70 too fast, sithse."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-02

The trials Of the boys on charge Of
stealing brasses belonging to the Fulton
Foundry is about concluded. The last
Of the lot-young Gavin-will have his
third trial this afternoon. the jury in his
case yesterday standing Eve for convio-
ton and four for acquittal. The first
boy tried-Murpby-was sentenced 10
twenty days in the County Jail. Thomas.
on trial yesterday, also received twenty
days, and Rogers was fined $50. which
was paid by his father; Casey was &C.
quilted and. with q reprimand from the
Judge for being in such bad company.
allowed to 60 homo.
The parents OF but n OF the boys
manifested any anxiety a. to what be-
came Of their children. Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney Huffaker. In his charge 10
the jury yesterday in the cases OF Rogers
and Thomas, stated that he thought 1t
hard to send such young children to jail
bot he could see no other way In which
to check their thievins propsnsities, as
il wal not the first time some OF the boys
had been brought before the Courts for
petty larceny and had been let of on
sympathy for their youth. He concluded
by saying that he did not wish to do the
boys injury, they had NO counsel. and az
their friends did not interest themselves
enough to sven attend the trial, II was
not % be expected that they would make
an attempt to correct them II let 20
loose, so the Law ought to punish them
for the crime that they might understand
In the future how they would be treated
when engaged in wrong-doins.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-02
Depredatlng Desperadoes.

DENVER. April "A Mttcs Durango
special says : The whole section Of ooun-
try around Rio Arabia, New Mexico, Ia
In q state OF nervous excitement. Terror
reiRns supreme. The cause OF the terror
IL Ike Stockton and gang. who. with bis
brother Port" have for years been
depredatipg through New Mexico and
Texas, numbering. stealing. etc. Less
than Q month sgo Port Stockton, whose
Headquarters were near Pennington, en-.
tered q saloon in that town whore q
number OF rsnohmen were drinking.
and, as IL customary. ordered everybody
to take Q drink. under penalty Of being
shot on refusal. The ranchmen not
complying, he drew o revolver, but was
Immediately shot and killed.
Ike Stockton. hearing OF this, collect
cd q gang Of six or seven desperadoes
aud started for Pennington with the
avowed purpose OF numbering every
man who was present when Port was
killed. Since then they have been muir.
derinR ranchmen and cowboys, killing
and stealing stock and d.fying the
authorities. A Vigilance Committee has
been organized but Is powerlsss, the
desperadoes being thoroughly acquainted
with the country, we'll mounted and
have divided into three or four squads
iu order to svads them. Governor Wal.
lace has called out the militia, and the
whole country will be secured until the
desperadoes are run down.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-02
ellauo

LONDON, April - Beaconshsld's
physicians state that though there ID
still much to contend with. the crisis Of
his illness Is past, and there is every
hope OF recovery.
In the House Of Lords, last night.
Lord Cairns vigorously denounced the
Transvaal policy. holding that the gov
eminent had not done what the Queen
promised In her speech, and ridieuling
the peace arrangements. His remarks
were loudly %spplaudsd.
BERLIN, April 1.-Tbs powers jointly
agree to declare to the Greek Ministry
their firm resolution not to intervene II
the compromise is rejected.
A dispatch from Athens says Premier
Comoundouros will telegraph Greek
agents In Europe that Greece cannot &C.
cept the Porte's proposals.
ATHENS, April 1.-The Porte's offer 10
regarded as o mere juggle. and accord.
ipgly the battslions in every part Of the
kingdom have been ordered TO prepare
to march 10 the frontier.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-02
Noshiss Bsyosd.

As there Is no play on the theatrical
boards like the "S,rategists," so there
is no clothing store in this State like
that OF Banner Bros. As everybody
comes away from the ''~stratsgists" we'll
pleased with its performance. 80 all who
deal with Banner Bros. are we'll pleased
with their purchases. As the "Strat.
Rists" 10 fall Of fun. 90 Banner Bros
store 10 full OF good things. As 1t aids
digestion to sec the "Strategists," 90
clothes bought Of Banner Bros. make
the heart glad. As people desire to see
the .'~Strategists'' often. 90 people 60 to
Banner Bros. when they want anything
in the clothing line. In short. Banner
Bros. are unequaled in their line Of
business. They purchase the raw mate
rial for their goods, have 1t made up
themselves, and are thereby enabled to
sell 6rst.class articles for less money
than any other clothing store 10 the
State. Banner Bros store Is ut the
corner OF @ aud Taylor streets, Viz
ginia.