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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
The Victory Of the baltimore q ohio
RORu ever the Pullman n0IOn0IY.

IuG Victory OI Ine bhitlntOHB q OnIO
RORd over the Pullman Monopoly.
Our dispatches yesterday gave a ineagre
outline Of the victory achieved by the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Company over
the Pullman Palace Car monopoly by
Judge Bond's decision. Suit had been
brought by the Pullman Company In the
United States Circuit Court III Baltimore
against the railroad for an alleged infringe.
ment Of their patent sleepera, and pray
ing for an injunction against the road.
Judge Bond fled the opinion OF the Court
refusing to grant the injunction. The Inn
portanCs OF this victory to the Baltimore
& Ohio Company is very great, but II is OF
small moment when compared with the
benefits that will accrue to the travelling
public generally. The principle underly.
ingit, however, Is Of greater Importance
than either The fight against the Baltl.
more 4 Ohio Railroad Company was
made not 80 much against that com.
pany as 10 retain monopoly Of
the sleeping car business by the Pullman
Company over all the roads In the United
States. The b. & 0. was selected as the
one upon which to make a test case, and
in spite Of itself 1t became defender oil
the tights and intets& Of the people. The
alleged Infringement ut the Pullman
patent was set up not with the view Of
sustaining 1t, but 10 give an opportunity
10 appeal 10 the courts for protection
aRslhst what seems 10 be an en-.
leTinG wedge which is destined to
spht lhe sleeping car monopoly ID
pieces. They claimed that they
mad expended large sums OF money In
SLretcilnR ,LtR cgrworks aud in building cars Of
,u;, ,n's kinu Ion ihe accommodation OF the
Va'elinR public, and that II opposition
sIeepeFs were permitted to rim over roads
wh'ch are now or can he Supplied by
mem, their large expenditures would lie
leopstdized, aud the objects Of the com.
Pshy defeated, They set themselves llp
@puo!lc beneIaCtofs and demanded that
@l O0s'Tuclions 10 their rombiele
control oil the sleeping car busi.
ness neS should be removed, The
baltimore 4 Ohio Company claimed lie
same right to operate ils own sleenefa aa
" DAY coaches or freight cars, and
~ Ia opinion sleeping car fates IA
SHeu by tine Pullman Company were TOO
mrIsn' 10 reduce them, which ihev aid.
rug victory for the Baltimore 4 OkiS Ia.
III TACT victory for oil The railroads
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PARKE@BuRa, January S.-Mr. Henry
Pau, one Of the Oldest citizens Of the State,
died at his residence, a few miles out OF
town, last Saturday. The deceased was
physically one Of tho largest and moat pow.
erlul men oil our Mountain State. No cas-.
ket large enough 10 hold the remains
could be obtained in this city, and tele.
gram 10 several firms In Cincinnati result.
ed also IN failure to get one large enough,
and one had to be built here. When com.
pleted II was seven feet six inches long,
thirty'two inches across, and two feet In
lepth,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
aESERAb roREIaS Norts.

Germany talks Of adopting the Ameti.
can policy Of protection.
AmiLy ls said 10 be restored between
Egypt and AbyBsinia, and the roads con.
neclinR The tvs counties ordered re-
opened.
The Panama Star and Herald Of Dpcetr-
ber 18th says the foreign fleet will shortly
be the most powerful ever seen In The Pa
ciRC. Her British Malesly's ship Gsfhet,
recently In the Pacific, is reported IN
quarantine at MontSEldeo with yellow
lever on board,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

srRUBESviLLE, January Mrs. sleeker,
Of Island Greek township, this county,
yesterday, through. her attorney, W. A.
owesneY, brought suit against Dr. Philip
A. Walker, ot Sloan's Station, 10 recover
5 900 damages for malpractice In case
OF obstetrics. Dr.. Walker was defendant
in a malpractice case two years ago for
imprOpeflY HeiiinR a broken leg.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

New YoRk, January 4.-Miss Oornelia
Stone, who is to marry Governor Porter,
ol Indiana, is a resldesident Of Cuba, N.
Y, and not Of this city, though she is
much here at the house OF her sister, the
wife Of the well.known lawyer Col. A. O.
Davis, Owing to a recent death In the
attere family the lady will he married
from the residence Of her cousin, Walter
Garnee, Fifth avenue. The bride und
groom arst met onlya year ago at the
homo OF mutual friend In Washington.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

AUGUSTA, January At Is iutimated
that caucus Of the Republicans will be
held to consult on the Gubernatorial Ques.
ton. While the Republicans from An
droscoggin, franklin and Oxford couu .
ties favor the seating OF Plaisted at once,
those from the eastern portion and
many from the middle and western sec.
tions desire to move cautiously. The
members to-day expressed desire to sub
nit to the Judges thequestion Of the retro
active clause IN the constitutional amend.
ment adopted last September,
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Crima the nIatronnIlu.

NEw York, January 4,-James Walsh,
who killed Barbara Growenthal In Brook.
lyn last night, says he loved the girl,
and her rejection Of bis suit maddened
him. Walsh is now In Jail.
a thief who had robbed the daughter Of
William p. Sheldon, banker, No. "A Rem.
sen street, Brooklyn, Of wedding gifts,
WAS found unconscious and lying on the
parlor floor Of an unocCupied house ad.
joining, having fallen from the roof
through q sky.liRht.
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PlrrsEuRan, January 4.-The brewery
Of F. Lober & Brothers, Allegheny City,
having a capacity Of $4,000 barrels OF beer
annually, was totally destroyed by fire
about seven o'clock this morning. The
fire started in the weAt end OF the build.
ing and burned 40 lerCely and rapidly
that when the engines arrived II was be.
yond their control. Loss $4,000. on
which there Is all insurance Of $4,000.
The origin OF the fire is unknown.
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A ntenbesyIlIe RnIIrond project.

Cleveland Herald
steubenvillU, as will bO Feen by IN arli.
clio in another column, Is moving for an
extension Of the Connotton Valley rail.
road TO ils borders. Cleveland certainly
has no objections to another line OF rail.
road To the Ohio river, and as the pro.
posed line would run, through a section
Of country not drained by any line there
is no doubt this city and Stenbenvills
would be greatly benefited by its con.
Rtfuclion,
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LONDON, January 4,-The British steam.
er brazilian. Captain worthington, from
Boston, December 81, for Liverpool, while
entering the Mersey during dense log,
at Two o'clock this morning, ran on the
Burbo bank and almost Immediately
parted amidships.
She is high and dry at low water. Her
cargo Of grain Is running out on the
beach, but the cattle and pigs ARE being
rescued by the steam tugs, No person
drowned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

WASHtSeros, January 4-The official
order appointing a court martial for the
trial Of cadet Whitaker, was promulgated
to-day. The detail for the court Ia as pre-
viously stated. The court is directed 10
meet in New York City, army building,
January goth, instead Of West Point on
the 18Th, as al first announced.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

1t is most astonishing that at this late
day in the history OF civilization q new
persecution OF the Jewish race should
break out in Europe. Aud yet this seems
to be the case, The news from Berlin yes
terday morning indicated that the people
OF this race are not sais from violence in
the capital OF the German Empire, There
sesms to be a sort Of general movement
against them in Germany, and the worst
feature Of 1t Is that It appears to have the
connivanCe Of the German government.
The Cincinnati Gaielts very appropriately
remarks that the new outbreak reminds
one OF the twelfth century rather than the
ninsteeDth, and the modern onslaught has
not the pRllistion Of bigoted ignorance
which might be alleged In explanation Of
the medieval outrages. Fanatics six or
seven hundred years ago really believed
that tho Jews poisoned wells and were
guilty OF other crimes. Now there is no
such idea, the only exCuse Of the aggress.
ors being that their victims are more In
telliyent and consequently more prosper.
Gus than themselves"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
wEsr yInaINIA WIcKrpNrss.
Late Encounters with Konsha In Logan
COuhty.


CArLErrsBURa, n.y., January 4.-John
Cohn. a desperate refugee from Elliott
county, this State, was shot on Mahbone
Greek, Logan county, West Virginia, last
Saturday, by Aaron Brewer The weapon
used was an Enaeld rife. Cohn ls doubt.
less dead by this time, He was shot by
the sheriff Of Elliott county a few monlhB
since while resisting arrest lEc fired on
the sheriff several times, and wouli have
killed him had not u email treU, behind
which the sheriff had taken refuge stopped
three Of the balIP.
News has just reached here OF an awful
scrimmage that took place Mate Creek,
In Logan county, during which forty or
fifty shots were fred. Captain Hatfield,
noted bully, wac killed, and several
wounded. II was q continuation Of q ge.
ties oi skirrnishes between the Basers and
Dempseys on one side and IIAtflelds on
the other. The end Ia not yet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

Cl07eIahd HeraTN, TT =" :
With all the railroad talk now being
heard, 1t is doubtful II any town not
blessed with q railroad does not get the
fever Barncsville, in Belmont county
sees no good reason why an extension oi
the Cleveland, TusCarawaS Valley 4
Wheeling road should not be built to
that point, and thereby communication
and cheaper ireighls 10 the Forest City
secured. Accordingly, 4 committee will
shortly visit Cleveland in iurtherOnCe OIL
the object.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

ST. Lcuis, Mo-, JAnnsfy 4-Mn. liar.
rieL N. Cooper, colofed, died at Chellen.
ham, one ot the suburbs Of this city, on
New Years Day, aged ll5 yenfG. She
weighed 400 pounds. Mrs, Cooper was
the mother oi twenty-five children, the
youngest Of whom is ~ years old. Her
husband is l0l yesrs old.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

PHILADELPHIA, January Ain the
United States Oircnit Court, Judge Butler
granted preliminary injunction restrain.
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
from interfering with tho wires and Offices
Of the Western Union Telegraph Uom.
pauy along the route Of tho railroad until
the case can be fully heard In the came
court before Judges McKennan and But.
Ter on the l7lh inet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

ST. PETERSBURG, January 4.=The Sara.
totf assembly reports that 15O. 900 peasants
are starving In that province. 1t Is stated
that upwards Of o million peasants are in
Absolute want In samatia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

DASvtLLE, Va, January 4.-The eGces.
sivs cold weather has broken up, and a
great thaw Get in this evening. The ther.
momeIer stands 49,. The night bels In
with warm rain failing, which seems
likely To produce a great iteshet,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

wiLHiSorON, N. O., December A. Right
Rev. Thos. Atkinson, Bishop Of the
EpiscopaliAn Diocese Of North Carolina,
died at his residence in this city this even.
ing, aged 7S yeAte,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

Wm. ]. Baton, boss plumber for whom
Harrington was working when the acCi-
dent happened that cost so many lives,
was arrested this afternoon and taken be
fore the coroner, who, alter. taking his
sworn statement, committed him 10 tho
Tombs In default Of $40, 600 bail.
In the evening securities Tor that
amount were furnished and Patton waa
set free His alleged oiFense was in per.
hitting his men to use dangerous gaso.
line, Harrington being an especially green
hand and afraid Of assuming the respon.
sibility OF using It.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
TRUTHFUL TRUTH.
THAT THE MOREY LET.
TER WAS A FORGERY,


NEw YoRX, January 4.--The Truth TO-
day coniessss that the Morey letter was a
forgery, and publishes the following open
letter to Gen. Garfield;
To James 4 Garfield, Presidtnteleel:
sIR:-Aiter searching investigation, in
which we have spared neither time, en-.
ergy or expense, We have traced the Morey
letter to its origin and ascertained that 1t
is u forgery, This acknowledgement is
due to you lrom the journal in which that
letter first appeared, 1t Is made voluu.
tRrlly and as an act Of simple justice, for
while we believed, as we did until within
few weeks past, that you were the au.
thor Of the letter, no bribe could tempt nor
threat intimidste us into making con.
trary statement; but, having asCertained
our error, II is qualification to us 10 give
the same prominence 10 this aCknow' edge.
ment that We gave to the forged letter It.
self, and thereby make all amends In our
power for the wrong Of which the Truth
WAS the unconscious instrument. Upon
the instant that our investigation con.
WINGED Us that the letter was spurious we
privately informed you OF our conclusion.
At that time We were advised that the
ends Of justice might be impsded by pub.
lie avowal, such as we now make; but as
will appear by the appended letter from
b, g. Jaynes, Esq, that consideration no
longer exists, and We do to-day what an
observance Of the principles upon which
the Truth was established, aud by which II
has been conducted, would have impelled
us to do Immediately upon discovering
that the letter was forgery, and which
nothing could then have prevented except
the desire to fasten the guilt where 1t be.
longs, The Truth published the letter In
good faith, believing that you were It's au.
thor. While we 30 believed, neither temp.
tatiOn, threats nor force could Influence US
10 repudiAte It, Likewise, having now sat.
isiied ourselves ol It's spurious character,
no false pride nor selfish motive Of any
kind can restrain US from announc.
ing our conclusion, and thereby al.
laying all doubt that now exists respeCt.
ing It's authenticity.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

Tho Swine Breeders Association 10.
night elected the following officers; presi.
dent, John N. Milliken; Vice President,
8, II. Todd Secretary and Treasurer, d.
W. Todd.
The jersey Cattle Association also elect.
ed the following officers: President, W.
K. Parsons Vice President, +. j. Godftey;
Secretary, y. i. Hoover; and Treasurer,
K, II, Iiayman.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

SAN FRANcIsco, January 4.-Ths Repub.
lIcan members OF the Senate and
Assembly met in joint caucus
this evening, and on the first ballot
nominated Gen, John +. Miller, for Uni
ted States Senator, The vote stood Miller
O., Senator Booth, 8,
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WHEELING WEST VA WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY

escape to the roof, flung themselves from
the windows, Two Of the children, Charles
and Thomas, aged six and eight, remained
in the room and were burned to death,
The EgRn family leRped to the yard, ex'
Cept child aged I've years, that was SUI
located. Mary Egan, in the fall, was
badly injured. Officer Thomas Barrett
took two children from the second story
by means OF the fire escape, but the flames
soon sent him to the ground with burned
hands, demolished beard and scorched face.
A youth named Donegan, through anRd-
joining house, had
REACHED THE ROOF OF THE BURNING BUILD
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nhin tYnni I,rnunrs.

COLuNsUs, o., January s.-rhe State
Wool Growers Association to-day elected
the following officers: President, n. y
Townsheud; vico President, 4. j. Hiatt;
Secretary NJ. j. Lawrence; Treasurer, j.
u. Copper. President Townsend In Ills
address, recommended the members 10
raise the CoarsG carpet wool, declaring
that there was money in II for Ohio lar.
tnetB.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
81, VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER ll6.

]. B. Ksnner, Of Wabash county, and W,
NJ. Redpsth, Of CLAY county.
not be held until alter the Inauguration
OF Governor Porter, which takes place
next Monday,
General Ben Harrison's friends claim
that he will receive the party nomination
on the first ballot.
Other prominent candidates are Hon.
VIM. CumbAck and Hon. Godloye S, Orth,
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from the street, and she sought the sCutlle
In the feoi, but II was immovable, She
shrsnk back from the leap to the yard,
five stories below, and closing the door Of
the apartment 10 keep out the rapidly ad.
vanClng flame, herself and children were
snfIocated by the smoke rapidly filling the
room. The Cassidy family being unable 10
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|
REACHED THR ROOF OF THE BURNING BUILD
ING,
and with an axe demolished the ECutte
Katy Sheridan, with child in her arms
endeayored to escape, Her clothing was
ablaze, and as the gill nearly reached the
top she extended her arm to Donegsn,
who grasped 1t, but the flesh pee led from
the bone and the girl and child fell back
into the flames, pieces Of Charred flesh re-
naming in the hands Of Donegan,
Three children Of the Egan family may
recover. John Degan was saved by leap
ing from the window OF his room to the
window OF the house opposite. Mary
Muldo0n saved her three grand children
by wrapping them In bed clothing and
dropping them into the arms Of the peo'
Pile in the yard. She herself then leapGd
and had an ankle sprained,
ANOTHER VICTIM
OF the fire was found this evening, making
the total OF ten dead This addition to the
number was babe Of Mrs, Cassldy's,whlch
was discovered wrapped in blanket and
clasped to the breast Of the dead mother,
Timothy Harrington, plumber, has been
arrested. Ills hands are burned, He
charges tho whole affair to the CaTelessness
OF boy helper named MCGlosn, who has
disappeared. Their employer, VIM. Pat
ton, has also been arrested, An inquest
will be held next week,
On each side Of the hallway, on every
floor OF the building, were small living
rooms and two bed rooms, each barely
sr feet square, The living rooms all had
two windows, fronting on Court street,
and one OF each set Of the bed rooms also
fronted on it, while the remaining bed
room in each suite ot rooms was dark.
FIRE ESCAPE
led from tho roof to the first floor, with
balconies connecting with the suites Of
rooms on each floor. A corridor on each
floor led from tho cramped entry OF each
floor to this balcony. The stairs by which
the families reached their rooms were not
wide enough to allow two persons to CON.
fortably pass each other, aud they were
also full OF turns TO eConOmize space.
A scuttle led to the roof, and this made
a draft which drew tho flames up the
narrow stairway,
CUTTING OFF THE RETREAT
OF the imprisoned inmates. A furious
crowd blocked the approach to the station
house this afternoon, and half a dozen
policemen we're scarcely able to clear the
way for the dead wagons arriving. The
collins, hastily nailed together ot ..ropRh
piue boards, we're carried INTO the Lookup,
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INDIANA sRSAronsHIP.

INDIANAPOLIS, January 4.-Ths 1eslbla.
tufe oL Indiana will convene on Thursday
next, and tie hotels are already crowded
with members and candidates for the
various offices 10 be flled.' The regular
caucutes will be held tomorrow night,
An informal meeting Of the Republican
Senator'S was held tonight, but no nomina.
lions made. The prominent Republican
candidates ioT Speaker Of the House are
Judge Lindley, ol Hamilton county Hon
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ALBANY, N. v, January 4.-The State
Legislature met to-day. General George
II. ehafpe, Republican, was reelected
Speaker. Efastds Brooks received the
votes Of The Democrats.
Gov. Cornell. 10 his message, sells forth
the condition oil the finances, the canals,
banks, charitable Institutions, the debt,
and briefly discusses The subjects Of taxa.
tlon, public education and PRISONS. The
Governor thinks a further reduction Ii
the rate OF interest not inadvlsabls, and
suggests that the excise and lottery laws
be thoroughly revised.
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TIE nVhNh Ut TIE VNHhMITII
the like Of which has not occurred in the
city since the tenement house fire In Can.
non street yOar ago, and the Turner Hall
disaster about the same time, Is ap.
preached through n narrow alley, hardly
wide enough to allow the passage OF q
portly man, between two tall tenements,
Nos. 35 and SO Madison RtrGet. In the
front Of house No. 3j was Doyle's liquor
store, which was speedily consumed.
Eight families occupied the balance Of the
house, two on each floor. On the second
floor the Egans and Muldoons had at the
Il rat alarm
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Ellen Sheridan, aged 4S years; Kate
Sheridan, IA; Maggie Sheridan, 8; Martin
Sheridan, 3; John Walsh, 49, Thomas
Cassidy, 0; Charles Cassidy, s; a girl
named Egan, 2, and Mrs. Sheridan, age
unknown. ~.
Several persons were injured, among
them James Cassidy, Mary Eagan and
Charles Walsh.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23

a.
r Extensive preparations are being
made by number Of committees,
appointed for the occasion to give a
celebration in Mineral Point that
will do credit to the city an county.
1t will undoubtedly be as entertain
ing and patriotic as any held for
years. Posters aud small bills Civ
ing full programe will be circu-
lated in few days: Those who
expect to enjoy the day should be
present. The citizens have all united
to make this n gala day unsurpassed
by previous efforts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23

OuR public schools closed last
Thursday with commencement exer-
cises at the City Hall IN The evening.
The exercises reflected great credit
on those who took part, and were,
evidently, the result Of patient train
ing on the part Of the teachers aud
faithful, persistent application on
the part of the pupils.
IL Is evident to every fair minded
person that our schools are ia good
healthy condition, and there is no
good reason why they should not
rank among the leading schools Of
the state. We have an efficient
corps of teachers who are thorough
ly interested in their work a school
board that is willing and anxious to
do all in its power towards making
it as it should be--a first-class insti-
tuition Of learning. 10 remains with
the patrons Of the schools 20 give
support and encouragement to the
officers and teachers in their efforts
to obtain these results.
1t ought not, aud in the faiore it
need not, be necessary for parents
to send away their children in order
to give them, at least, good acca-
demic education in the English
branches, and fair knowledge Of
the rudiments OF the classics.