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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-10
PARNELL COMINa OVER AGAIN.
Dillon FayOrS n Continuance OF the AEi
tRIIOn IN spite OF the COeT TcIOn Act,

taIIon IN spite Of the Coercion Act.
DUBLIN, February 0.-At a meeting o.
the Land League Mr.. Dillon urged a con
tinuanCe Of the agitation even after the
passage OF the Coercion bill, and advised
the tenants to resist the landlords in every
way short OF physical force, for which
they were prepared.
A resolution was passed declaring that
In view OF the importance Of securing the
sympathy Of Americans aud the Irishmen
In America, Mr.. Parnell be requested to
proceed to America Immediately.
II is stated that the holding OF a Ma.
tional Convention In Dublin will be pro.
hibited. Mr.. Dillon advises iIs postpone
ment until Messrs. Parnell, DAvitt and
brennan can be present.
IRlSuMEN OF PITTSBURGH
PIrrsBURGm, February GA meeting
which has been called for tomorrow night
by Irishmen to give expression 10 indig-
nation over the expulsion Of the Irish
members from the British House OF Com.
mons promises 10 attract o crowd that will
I'LL the Lyceum to overtlowing. The fol.
lowing named gentlemen are announced
to deliver addresses: W. D. Moore, X. B.
Parkinson, q. +. McKenna, W. d. Sill.
wagon, Robert Fitzpatrick and DR.. George
II, Keyser. 1t Is expected that Mayor
Liddell will preside, and on the list OF
Vice Presidents the names Of the follow.
Ing gentlemen appear: Eugene NJ, O'Neill.
DiSpdtch; N. P. Reed, Commercial. Gd:eiL !;
Joseph O. siebeneck, Chronicle; II. Ii.
Byrsm, Telegraph; Col. John /. Nevin,
Leaderj ]. I. Barr, Post; X. z. Nevin,
Times, and William ThAw and other citi.
zenB.
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PoRT JERvs, NY, February IA
party OF labQrers went upon a spteoi one
YVES frozen to death, and the hands and
feet Of some Of the others 80 frozen that
they have been amputated,
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Indianapolis, February o,-Tt has rain.
ed almost constantly here for the past
three days. The streams are very much
swollen, delaying railroad travel, The
small bridges have been washed away,
but no serious damage has been done thIs
far,
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WINNIPEG, February 9.-The roof Of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad freight sheds
fell the entire length oil over two hundred
feet to-day, from the weight Of the snow.
NJ one injured,
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THE relation OF the State to the school
fund Is matter easily understood by any
person OF common sense. Those who
seek to identify the money In the school
lund with the money in tho Treasury Of
the State, are simply seeking to throw dust
in the eyes Of members Of the Legislature.
The money belonging to the school fund
iS wholly separate and distinct from the
money at the disposal OF the State for
miscellaneous uaes. II was collected for
one purpose only, and that purpose Is
sacred and inyiolable. II cannot be divert
ed from the use Of the schools, except In
plain violation Of the Constitution. II is
10 be invested in "interest bearing seCuri.
lies, !" and the interest Is 10 be inviolably
distributed TO the schools every year.
This has not been done. The money
belonging 10 this fund has been taken out
otths fund and diverted 10 the payment
Of deficits in general expenditures, Under
The guise Of a loan, and II has been kept
out year after year, and more has been
Taken year after year, and no interest has
been paid on the amounts thus taken.
The party in power has got lie hand In
80 deep into the school fund that Il now
heSitstes aud ialtors about taking the steps
necessary to 'eim6une the fund. The ap.
parent disposition ls to treat the money
taken asa part the States money, and
10 ignore any obligation OF repayment.
This ls the party that boasts Of a 'sttiCI
construction" Of the Constitution,
Section 8 OF Article Y SAYS in plain and
unmiStakable language, that the LeVisla.
tute, "whenevOr any deficiency In The
revenue shall exist in any year, shall, Al
the regular session thereof held nert aCle
The deficiency occurs, iry a tat for The ,nsin
year, sufficient, ,ViM The other sources of incom,
10 msd atd deficiency, as well as the est
mattel expenses Of such yeaf."
No palmer language than this was eve
written in a State Consultation. And "
the Democratic party Of West Virginia
the party Of "sttlCt consttuclion"-hS
knowingly and Tiliully violated this plal
provision year after year II has not onI
not levied to meet the or'glpal deficiencies
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NRw ORLEANS, February 0.-The water
in the rear Of the city is still rising.
Heavy southeast winds prevailed lnst
evening. A relief committee has been or.
ganiSed TO supply food to the people in
the OveIilowed districts.
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CiSclNSArt, February 0,-Reports and
kilograms from oil directions within two
hundred miles Of Cincinnati represent
that the streams, large and small, are
rising rapidly, ovetllowIng their banks,
washing away bridges and threatening
still more damage,
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BEAVER'S BOOM,

A Possible Way out OF the PennSy IVanIa
Pre'iIcament by the Choice Of Gen. Bea'
yer for Senator.
HARRISBURG, February 0,-The twenty.
first ballot to-day was an exciting one.
Wolfe received twelve Democratic votes,
eleven Of which were transferred from
Wallace and one from Curtin. The result
OF the ballot was as follows:
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ELECTED.
GARFIELD AND ARTHUR, BYA LARGE
MAJORITY.
Formal Canvass OF the Electoral Vote
Yesterday by the Houses OF Com
EreAs-GAFfleld aud Arthur Dc
clRFGd Elected President
and Vice.PFesident.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-An hour be-
fore the meeting for counting the electoral
vote for President and Vice President,
the galleries OF the House were
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-10-06
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Oct. / Flour - Demand good.
Wheat-Unsettled and lower, fuctuating widely;
irregular; No. 2 red winter, LAP; No. Chi
cago spring, I.3Sal.3S1s for seller cash. 1.3S%
for seller September and October; 1.42 for seller
November; 1.43al .43A for seller December; l.3S
for seller year, sales, l.38a1.4l for seller Sep
TENDER; 1.3S14a1.41A fer seller October; q a
Las for seller November 1.42Ka1.46 for sell
Ter December No. Chicago spring, l.27i
rejected, 1.05al.10. Corn Unsettled and gen
orally higher; closed weak and lower II a72 for
seller cash and September 72Aa72% for seller
October; IA for seller November; Tx for
seller December; 756 for seller May; reject
ed, 6Sa6SI. 0ats-Strong and higher, closed
weaker; 451s for seller cash and September
ASH for seller October 451S "a for seller No
vember; 45l for seller December; 4916 fol
Der; 4515 G4614 for seller November; 1870
sos for seller May. Rye -Firmer at Ill
Barley Easier AT LILY. Pork-Fairly ac-
tive but lower; 1900 for seller cash; 1890 fol
seller October; 1910 bid for seller November
Lard-Fair demand at lower rates; IL 15a12.171 x
for seller cash; l2171lal2 20 for seller October
I2.3Oa12.32h seller November; 12.42a12.45 foi
seller December. The "Drover's Journal" re-
ports: Hogs-Receipts, "a coo; shipments, 5000
lower, mostly, on common to good; mixed pack.
ing, 6.2596.75: light, 6.3Oa6.S0 choice heavy
7.OOa73j; eulls and grassers, 4.OOa6.15 eastern
hogs, Lard to SELL at O0a6 So Cattle Receipts
1900, steady and unchanged; good to extra, 6 OOs
SIS; medium shipping, slow. 4.75a5 80; common
to fair, exceedingly dull, at 3.7Oa4.76; butchers
2.00a400; stockeIs and feeders, heavy supply
small demand 2.5Oa3.65; rangers, slow; Texans
2.75@3.5O; half breeds and natives, 3.7Oa4.4O
mixers and sprngers, weaker, 25a45. Sheer
Receipts, 2,lOO; shipments, 200, very dull
and unsatisfactory inferior to fair almost unsafe
able, 2.50a3 .25; good to choice, scarce at 1000
40, medium, 3.75a400.
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A Missing Letter.

Five years ago, says an exchange, q
maiden fair, whose home was at q little
town near Macon, Ga, apxiously await
ed an important letter from her absent
lover. Days passed YEARLY. The sigh
ing lass haunted the postofhce, but the
postmaster's face always wore that look
of exasperating quietude common to
those from whom expected things new.
er come. The maiden thought that her
heart would break, for she realized al
last that her lover was faithless The
scene shifts. 1t is September, 1881. In
Macon dwells the same lady, but she Is
now happy wife, with two children.
She has forgotten the faithless one OF
her days ofwoe. She therefore is sur
prised when from the town of her youth
comes letter bearing as a superscript-
ion to her maiden name that derived
from her husband. An accompanying
note from the postmaster explains that
in tearing away some of the boards OF
a letter case the missive was found.
The envelope is postmarked "1S76."
The lady spanks the baby to keep it
quiet while she eagerly devours the
contents. Heavens 1t is from John,
who proposes il glowing words and begs
for kind reply. The lady's husband
also enjoyed the letter, and out Of Gu
riosity communicated with relatives OF
the former love-. 1t was learned that
he is happy Chicago pork-packer,
with wife and three sons.
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The Aand Mother.

To-day the correspondent of The
Press visited the aged mother of the
dead president at her humble home
near Scion. 1t is an unpretentious
little home, provided by the kindness
of the dead president, for it is no sin to
remind the American people, who
mourn the loss of this great-hearted
and gret-braine1 ruler, that all his kin
bred are poor Not one is above daily
toll, and, except for the promotions of
the past few years, it is doubtful wheth-
er even he would have been. 1t does not
seem to be any part of the Garfield
family training or inclination to be
money-getters. The little house is
built upon the ground, being only a
story and half high. Two lines of
great apple-rees guard the walk from
the gate through the hedge up 10 the
parlor-door To-day the little room
seemed hung in mourning by the looks
of all who were about it. A few cut
flowers which grew in the garden near
by were in a glass dish upon the table,
and to the right upon another little ta-
bic, setting against the wall, large and
excellent photographs of Garfield and
Arthur sat side by side. On the oppo-
site wall hung an engraving of Garfield
as boy, soldier, and president. In this
room sat Gen. Garfelds aged mother
and Mrs. Larrabee, her daughter, as
well as Mrs. Larabee's youngest daugh-
ter. The aged mother seemed much
depressed with her great sorrow, but
bore up bravely.
II am starting upon my 81st year to-
day." said she, "and it may be my last.
This is a terrible sorrow, fearful Attic
ton for me to bear, but doubtless God
knew best when to take him. He was
the best son a mother ever had so good,
kind, generous, and brave. If he had
to die, why didn't God take him with
out all the terrible suffering he endur-
ed? Isuppose / ought to think it is for
the best, and yet / can not. He had, I
know, fulfilled the full measure of his
ambition. He had reached the highest
place in the regard of his countrymen.
ibid you ever see such an uprising?"
she said, eagerly. THAT ought to break
the lall for me, but it doesn't seem TO.
want my boy. 1t seems so hard, too,
that we could not have been with him
in his dying hours. There are his sis
tiers, who played with him in his child
hood, and who loved him as / did. 1t
seems so hard that he should die AVA
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from u.s." As if gathering hope for the
future, the courageous and loving
mother, long past the allotted time OF
man or woman in years, added: ~ can
not last long, and the other world will
be brighter for his presence" Refer
ring to the place of his burial, she said
ut is proper that he should be buried
In Cleveland; it is the capital of the
county in which he was born, and of the
section where he grew into prominence.
Mentor rs been his home but short
time, although he had intended it
should Ne the rest of his life. Most of
his years have bee spent at Scion and
Orange, and il seems best that his final
resting place should be near the places
that he loved best"
The brave old lady often trembled
with emotion while talking thus pathet-
ically of her distinguished son. He
seemed to fill her whole heart, and she
never tired, she said, even in her afflict-
ion, of seeing people who knew him,
and would talk to her about him. at
is wonderful, said she, chow live up
on thoughts of him. ride little every
day to get the fresh air and look at the
fields and places he loved so well.
am so glad you have been over to the
old homestead. He loved every foot Of
it. He and his brother built the frame
house for me near the well where the
pole has been erected. 1t was rude
carpentering, indeed, but they both
took their first lessons in it. 1t was
burned after we left it. am very glad
you saw Henry Boynton. He and
James were such ardent friends. He
knows all about his early life and strug-
gies. The whole people are helping me
to bear this terrible affliction. am
getting the kindest and most affection
ate letters and kilograms from all sec
tions of the country. - Cleveland Cor.
PhiLadelphid Press.
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Rich Gold Deposit in Connecticut.

The recent discovery of gold in the
town of Ashford. Windham county,
Conn, has caused much interest among
spectators in eastern Connecticut. A
short time ago, Mr.. Darius Barlow, a
farmer, of Ashford, purchased forty
acres of ledge land of G. L. Dean, which
was supposed to be comparatively
worthless. Two local prospectors,
imaginative fellows-Steve Lewis and
one Huntley-had conceived the idea
that a large amount of gold was i'm
bedded in the fiinty lodges, and they
acquired an interest in the land They
carried on prospecting operations
quietly, and finally struck an apparent
~ rich deposit of gold. Specimens oil
the gold-bearing rock were sent to a
mining company in New York city,
who assayed them at the rate OF from
$18 to $27 ton. The company was
DESTROYS of investigating further, and
desired the Connecticut prospectors to
send on three hundred pounds more of
the specimens. saying that if the rock
would assay $50 ton they would put
$4,000 into the working of the mine,
and send one hundred men to begin
operations at once. The three hundred
pounds were shipped to New York.
The assay is not yet completed. The
last batch is said to be much richer in
gold than the first.
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Macedonian BrigaHdS.

There are two distinct classes of these
men who earn their livelihood by pill
lage, robbery, and, if necessary, muir
der, viz. The brigand proper, who
very often, Notwithstanding his bad
reputation, possesses one or two good
qualities, among which maybe men
toned his strong sense of honor as re-
CARDS keeping his word after giving it,
and an inferior kind of robber who is
called oy a Greek word signifying
"sheep-stealer," and who lives by COM
hitting petty larcenies or intimidating,
perhaps killing, poor villagers and land
owners, but has neither the pluck nor
the organization to make any grand
coup, such as carrying off European,
or some wealthy merchant To show
in what contempt this latter class is
held, may state that no greater insult
can be offered to the brigand proper
than that of applying to him the cpl
tibet of sheep-stealer (kleptodalos. =
CoYnhiH Magazine
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The Oldest PensiOner.
Baltimore American.

Maryland can probably claim the
Oldest pensioner in the United States in
the person of Mrs Elizabeth Cretzer,
who resides in the Ninth District OF
Baltimore county, upon the York aoad.
She was 103 years old in last De-
cember, and is the widow of John
Cretzer of Captain Perry's company OF
Maryland militia, who served in the
war of 1912. Notwithstanding he- adj
vanced age she can walk about the
house and attend to household duties
She has the record of her birth and oi
her marriage to John Cretzer in the
year 1901. Her sight and ner hearing
are good, and her mental faculties are
in excellent preservation. On Tuesday
she was driven in to receive her pension
payment at Major Adreon's office on
Calvert street, and as he would not
give her the trouble to ahght he carried
her check 70 her at the carriage, anc
found her thoroughly cheerful and il
the humor for quite a talk. She i;
believed to be the Oldest pensioner, i
not the Oldest person in the United
States.
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GUITEAU'S GAME.
He VIII Play for His Life with Chi
cage Legal Talent = Official Notice
Given Him that the Grand Jury
would see Him this Week

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-- District At
torney Corkhill this morning called on
Guiteau in Jail and officially notified
him that the grand jury will take up
the case against him next Monday, the
first day of its reassembling. Corkhill
informed Glliteau so he might pro-
cure counsel and prepare for defense.
GuIteau has frequently boasted in
jail that he would have eminent legal
counsel to defend him, but he would
never give any information as to whom
he had in view. 1t now turns out that
he was only indulging in exaggeration,
of which he is fond When informed
by the district attorney to-day that the
grand jury would indict him next week,
and told to make preparations for
his defense, he replied to the district
attorney to telegraph to his brother-in-
law, Scovill, of Chicago, and ask him to
secure Emory A. Storrs to assist. He
is compelled to fall back on his rela-
tons if no counsel is secured. The
court will, of course, assign himssa
counsel, though this may not be an
easy task, as lawyers here are all averse
to appearing in the light of counsel;
none OF them want to utter a word that
would tend to save his neck. Guiteau
still clings tenaciously to the delusion
that if he can escape mob violence and
get trial before court he will be
acquitted Since he has heard of the
death of President Garfield, he has on
several occasions expressed gratifca-
ton that his murderous work was ae-
complished, always speaking of it as
the Lords will, and accompanying his
remarks with regret that his victim
suffered so much. He pretends to ex-
pect that he will yet get the sympathy
of the people. In conversation with
one of the Jail guards, last Friday, he
said irreverently that he was sure that
the American people would, after
President Garfield was buried, transfer
their sympathy from that lump of clay
referring to the dead president-to
him.
He does not xpress or feel any re-
morse for his brutal, cowardly act, but
his great dread is of mob violence. He
has been IN a constant state of fear
since President Garfield died. If he
hears any unusual noise, or steps of
more than one person approaching his
cell, he endeavors to conceal himself
under his bed. He is a pusilanimous
coward. One of the guards who does
duty at Guiteau's cell said to-day that
Guiteau believes he will have fair
and impartial trial, but does not be-
lieve that he can be tried for murder.
"When | asked him the other day his
reasons for believing that he could not
be tried for murder he said, am a
lawyer and am conversant enough with
the law to know that cannot be tried
for murder for the reason that there
must be malice shown, and 1 certainly
had no malice toward Garfield. His
death was political necessity. and
when his body is laid away to rest and
the excitement incident to his death
subsidies, the American people will be
glad to appreciate my motives for kill
ipo HI M -
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asUMMRR IDYL.

Oh summer sweet Oh, summer fair
Now forest ways are dusk and cool,
And radiant through the sunlit air
The dragon flies dart ore the pool
The heavy heads Of bearded wheat
Wave slowly, rich with harvest gold;
And the orchards dim retreat,
The birds merry council hold.
The crimson poppy bows its head
Where late the rose and pink were SEEM
The gladiole, and fusehias red,
Burn in the gardens robe Of green,
Where hollyhocks nOd IN the breeze,
And clover bIossomes lowly bloom,
The golden-dusted bumblebeee
ReYel in honey and perfume.
The purpling swallows eircling fly,
Where ruined stands the ancient barn;
The sable CROW. with boding cry
Wings slowly ore the mountain tarn.
Where. by the river, willows stand,
With pendant branches long and 1.-the,
In level sweeps of meadow land,
The stalwart mowers swing the sythe.
The patient oxen lingering, pass
Along the maple shaded road,
Or. standing, crop the scented grass,
While men pile high the fragrant load.
Each year seek the sturdy oak
That sentinels the windy hill
And see the city's distant smoke,
The river flowing deep and still.
And lying there the long years fade,
And toll and care are all forgot;
The world lies wide beyond the shade,
Love makes a world Of that small spot
There. when along the mellow skies
RiprIed the waves Of noOn-tide heat,
Loves answer came from radiant eyes.
Oh. summer fair, Oh, summer sweet.
-Thon,qs s. Collier. IN good Companion
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yillainy on Lake ChampIain.

There has been all summer a small
yacht with a black hull anchored off
various points on Lake Champlain, in
mid-water, which has been selling liq-
uor, probably smuggled from Canada.
BY anchoring in the middle Of the lake
she claims to be exempt from the ac-
ton ofthe laws of either state. She is cali
ed ''the Pirate" and denizens along the
shores in the two states allege, that she
has scld over 5000 worth of liquors
during the summers Springfield Repltb-
ieqn.
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Pink Eve i'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-Pink eye, the
new and mysterious horse disease, is
spreading in this city. 1t first made its
appearance here about ten days ago
and has spread SO rapidly that nearly
every large stable in the city is suffer
ing from its rayages. Eight horses il
the fire department are down with it
The express companies and street cal
lines all report animals suffering from
the complaint. The disease first makes
its appearance in running" at the
eyes, the horse feels dumpish and his
legs swell. After few days, as gen
eral thing, the horses recuperate. The
disease often proves fatal.
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The Biggest of Chinquapm Trees
Warrenton Clipper.

''The biggest chinquapin tree we evel
saw, we think, is ON the Cason planta
ton near Briar Creek Church. l
measures $50 feet in circumference
Between two hundred and three hun
bred people can be shaded by it all day
long. 1t is thought it can furnish ovel
three hundred persons a qnart of chin
quapins each to eat for one day. The
$50 feet around is not the body. but tht
limbs gracefully hanging to the ground
ladened with fruit. 1t forms a mos
comfortable tent, and is one Of the ole
pioneer trees of Georgia"
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will pair with Sen. Hill, should the lat
ter desire it.
President Arthur in the afternoon
had a number of callers. Attorney
General Macyeagh called about four
o'clock and shortly afterward Assistant
Secretary of State Hill and Secretary
Hunt called. The latter had long con-
faroupe