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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-09

DETROIT, March s.-Ths Democratic
State Convention held at Lansing to-day
nominated Augustine O. Baldwin, Of Pom.
tiaC, for Justice oi the Supreme Court;
George v. N. Lathrop, of Detroit, and
Henry Fralsk, OF Grand Rapids, for Re.
gents Of the University. A strong effort
was made 10 get the convention TO nom.
inato Judge Shipmarl, the ,Gfeenback
nominee for the Supreme Csutt, but after
long and somewhat acrimonious discus.
sion, The effort failed. Baldwin, straight
Democrat, received 204 votes, and Ship.
man 1885.
The resolutions adopted declare conf.
denCe in The ultimate triumph OF the
party and itS faith; believes In the prihCi.
pal which has held and will ever hold the
party together; the doCttine oi the Consti.
tuition that the powers not delegated 10
the General Government are preserved 10
States believes In the wisdom Of the Fund.
Ing bill vet0es by the fraudulent President;
denounces the action Of The National
banks and capitalists who threatened 10
bring ruin Upon the county Ia case the
Funding bill became q law demends such
Amendments 10 the banking law as will In
future prevent banks from controlling the
currency and distributing interests Of the
county,
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EADS's SCHEME.
TIE IMAM WHO Is TO DISCOUNT
DELESsIP'S DITCH.
The Big Railroad for the transportation
Of ships from Ocean TO Ocean
The Protector Talks About
His Plans 10 the 81.
Louis People.

ST. Louis, March s.-Oaptain James H
Eads, who returned here yesterday, will
start for Mexico in q few days to have hi
TehuantepeC grant confirmed by the
Mexican Congress, He will then go tc
TampiCo where some of his engineers arr
surveying harbor for the United Statel
Government, Thence he will proceed tc
the Isthmus where he will spend month
and make o thorough inspection OF the
route for his ship railroad, This done, he
will sail for San Francisco, and as con
sulting engineer Of the State ol
California examine the mouth oil
Sacramento river. From there he goes
to Oregon where he will inspect
the mouth Of the Columbia and Hum.
boldt, aud he will then return to st. Louis,
and shortly after visit Toronto, where be
will inspect the hsrbor at the invitation OF
the British Government, after which he
will sail for England and Holland. Capt.
Eads is thoroughly sRnguine that his ship
railroad scheme will be sucCessiul.
His adviCes from Mexico are even more
favorable than has been anticipated, He
has three parties OF engineers now at
work on the lsthmuR, and rapid advance
is being made in the surveys, The Mexi.
can government is also aiding him In hay.
ing engineers and gang Of 700 laborers
engaged In the surveying and cutting
passage twelve feet wide through
the forest from point on the
Uspanapa river, thirty,fve miles from the
gulf, where the railroad Is to begin, to the
Uordileras, sixty miles distant, Captain
Eads says the reason why he feels so sure
that his railroad will be built Ia because
there are three possibilities, either
one Of which is almost Ger.
tainty. l believe Congress will give
us the legislation asked for. In fact !
almost am sure OF II, but II America will
not do this the Mexican concession to me
names no particular government. Ishall
carry the grant to England and see what
will be done there. They will not be
blind to It's advantages II Congress is
and In the event | can get no Government
aid | can build the railroad by private en-.
terprise. have CanvasBed the situation
so thoroughly, / know this can be done,
but do not want to take this last
alternative. The route by the Isthmus ID
only 1000 miles more than the average
OF the trans.Continentsl railroads, and
this furnishes q sure remedy against q
carrying monopoly, but II private enter.
prises build the road there Is no guaran.
lee that the same syndicate might not get
control OF the railroads as controls the
IAthmtlR rorlte, and thus Dreyant the com. .
petition 80 desirable.
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A Murdorer,s ZION for Pardon.

sTEvBENyILLE, O., March s. An effort
Ia being made to have John Stewart,
serving lie sentence in the penitentiary
from this city for murder, pardoned out,
The petition Is signed by the entire jury
that convicted him and ex.ProseCuting
Attorney 0ng, also. To these signatures
are added those Of large number Of Citi
zens. Judge Patrick refused to sign, and
It 10 understood Governor Foster says he
will not grant the pardon unless recon.
mended by Patrick. Stewards crime was
q cold,blooded murder, and had II not
been that his victim was a saloon.keeper
he would doubtless have hung. Standing
opposite MCOann's saloon, he took sure
aim and shot McCann dead In his tracks.
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SNOW IL TaE WEST.
Ine0nVeniences and Dangers OF the Re
cent severe storms.

CHICAGO, March s,-Last evening an
inch Of snow fell in the city but quickly
melted and the high banks aboutthe
streets are rapidly diminishing in size,
The snow blockade on the railroads too Is
about over and regular trips are being
made by most Of the trunk lines, The
cross roads are still experiencing great
delays, and the snow storm which covered
the ground four TO six inches deep in some
parts Of the northwest still further re.
tarded traffic yesterday, A dispatch
from Pierre, Dakota, says that the first
train from Chicago for forty days arrived
Saturday, and 1t is calculated that half the
cattle in that section perished OF cold and
starvation. Many points received the first
mail yesterday since the storm began last
Wednesday,
MILWAUKEE,. March s-At4 o'clock this
morning the Republican and Ners obtained
information that an engine ON the Obi.
csgo Il Northwestern road had run into q
gang Of shoyelers at Shaper, near James,
Vile, and killed l2 men-heard yesterday
evening that the accident had occurred,
killing II men-but railroad officials deny
that any accident had occurred. kilograms
could not be got from Janesyille, and go
later the @. & N, officers pronounced the
report q Canard. This morning they ac-
knowledge that a slight accident occurred,
but will not give the particulars, Think
there Is something In 1t,
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WAmtSeroS, March 1.-THE Colorado
delegation, and other prominent citizens
Of that State, called Upon President Gar.
Geld and presented him with.a silver brick,
upon which Is engraved 1.-THE money Of
The Constitution" II is intended that the
President shall keep this brick on his
table, Unless some Office seeker steais II, De
A perpetual reminder that silver ig the
money Of the Constitution, indofsed by
the fathers Of the Republic, although they
usnally paid their debts In Continental
Scfipk The delegation who have the brick
in charge are divided in opinion whether
TO glveit TO the President outright OF only
exhibit II, make their address and with.
draw with the burden. The present in'
ienlion is 10 pive II to him, although II ls
understood that much depends upon the
style 10 the sentiment that will be read 10
him. The brick ls quite large and heavy,
and II melted and coined would make Z
dozen daddy dollars,
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wELLSBURG.
Court Notes-work Of the Late Grand
LuFV.

Court NoteS-work OF the Late Grand
Jury.
Editors 1ntellIgenccr.
ITho Grand Jury completed lis labors this
afternoon. -Four indictments were found
against George W. Carson, assault and battery
with intent to kill, and assault and battery
with intent To rob. Carson Is the party ar.
rested here last fall as being the party who
struck Nightwatchman David Roberts as he
was about TO entsr the Wellaburg National
Bank. He was released on bail and after.
wards turned up at the Moundsville jail, from
which lie escaped. AS formerly stated he re-.
ported here yesterday.
The Deputy Sheriff OF Marshall county was
here to-day awaiting the action Of the Grand
Jury In CaRons case.
The Grand Jury also found indictments
against Ben njamin Parrish, John Parrish and
Joseph Mcdenry for being engaged In dis.
turoance at Lewis saloon tllOrt time since
A Jury has been empinelled and the case
OF the state vs.. Thomas Cheek, charged with
the burglary OF Cui tis' store In Bethany, will
begin 10 the morning. Parkinson and Cheek
were brought up from Wheeling this morn.
Ing. A large number Of witnesses have been
summoned and everything bids fair for d
lengthy session OF Court.
The sudden exodus Of number OF citizens
yesterday morning was a subject Of general
remark.
The number Of standing prescriptions" for
obtaining liquors for medicinal purposes" as
developed and brought to the surface BY the
Grand Jury Is somewhat astonishing. ftis
wonder that the undertakers do not have
more TO do than they have from the amount
OF sick people that we have In our midst.
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WARRINGTON, March s.-The Senate con.
vened at 12 o'clock. Communications
were read from Messrs. Blaine and Kirk.
wood, announcing that they had forward.
ed their designations as United States SEN
atoru to the Governors Of their respective
States. Ordered on fle. At 1880 a mes.
senger from the President presented q
communication In writing. On motion oi
Senator Bayard, Of Delaware, the Senate
then went into sxCutiye session.
In the executive session the Senate con.
firmed the following nominations: n. Gofi
IT,, Of West Virginia, to be United States
Attorney for West Virginia. Lewis R'Rlch.
tnond, Rhode Island, to be Consul General
al Rome. ]. L. Frisbie, Of Michigan, to
be Consul OF the United States at Rheims.
At12:3O the Senate adjourned until IL
N. tomorrow.
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In THE VICINITY.
WHAT Is GOING ON AT WELIsRURG
AND RRLLAIRE.
'Ourt and Criminal NOIes from the
County Seat Of AFOOke-ReadAbIo
Resume OF Affairs at the
Glass Ctty-seFiOuS Minss
Casualties, &C., DC,
RGLLAIRE.

Some OF the ladies have expressed desire
to do something towards improving the
Square, They see all strangers smile as they
catch sight Of that dreary waste and they
want It fenced, rallied, anything to keep 1t
from being common highway Some Of
them think a pavement Is not necessary, at
least at first, but that Ii should be enclosed
and sowed in grass Gates would not do-if
they didn't get broken they would be left
open, but turnstiles would work excellently.
There Is some talk of an entertainment, the
Babes In The Wood, to aid.
James NJ, Drill was In town among old 40.
quaintances Tuesday, Mr.. Drill was In
charge Of the Baltimore & Ohio interests at
Benwood twenty-five yeara Ago, when Col,
Morris was In charge here,
J. W, BIaney, now Of West Alexander,
Penn, once in business here, was In town
Tuesday.
Rev. Lancaster of Wheeling, will preach In
the Methodist church, next Sunday morning,
Rev Chapman having to go 10 st. Clairsville
on that day ln place otthe Presiding Elder.
James y. Gill IL able 10 resume hts duties
as night watchmAn In the Fourth ward,
The mud OH our streets gives the reelection
~ hSu"SS uSlpoa tu9 way IluW q tuhI lot
thin and deep2 But when II splashes we have
the consolation OF knowing Il Is earth and not
filth as on some paved streets we know OF.
William H. StellarS, formerly telegraph
operator here, was In town Tuesday.
The telegraph lines at the B. & y, depot are
being entirely re'arranged.
In spite OF the bad weather work was com.
menCed on the foundation for building Of
Elikan'B at the hose house corner, Fourth
ward. ]. B Darrah isin charge
Rev, ], NJ, Farrar, OF Harrlsyllle will assist
Rev. Wallace, Of the U. 4. Church, in COM
munion services Sunday, There will be ser.
vices each night commencing with Wednes.
day, except on Saturday, when the afternoon
will be on,
Mr.. Smith, Of Gravel Hill, who has been
sick with CONSUMPTION Tor some time, died
Tuesday afternoon
A party OF young folks had jolly time at
Chris, DLppus's Tuesday evening.
Uly ]. Smith leaves Wednesday for his
fathers farm In COlumblana county, taking
with him horse.
A man was squeezed badly between q G.
4 I. train and tbs water tank tuesday. He
fell but, fortunately, away from the wheels,
In addition to the accident In one OF Heath.
eringtOn's coal mines mentioned Tuesday
morning. Thomas 0'DFian was badly bruised,
and had his back broken Monday afternoon,
Both men are thought 10 be fatally hurt.
The Soldiers Monument Association In.
tends soon TO hold loan exhibition. II the
proper steps are taken there are many articles
that might be obtained In Bpllaire very In.
teresting and suitable for such an exhibition.
X, @. +,
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VIZ record this morning the death ot
one Of WheeIIng'B Oldest citizens, VIM.
Paxton, Esq,, who passed away yesterday
noon a. the advanced age Of 81 years.
Mt Paxton came to this city early In the
present century, and for many years was
prominent merchant in our midst. He
retired from business generation ago on
lie competency which he had amassed
by bis capacity and economy, and has
Dnce lived q quiet and retired life, de.
voting much Of his time to building and
improving hlB, large real estate interests.
lIsnmoved Tor a short time during the
FMto Philadelphia, but soon returned to
this city, where he has since lived. There
was quiet vein Of philosophy In Mr..
PaIton's composition that gave him very
dBpRssiOnate and Contented views Of
lie, and enabled him to find
under his own roof and In the society Of
his relatives his greatest enjoyment. He
took very little interest in outside matters
for many years past, and hence was com.
PMGlIyely unknown to theyounger portion
OIOur people. llIsdeath however removes
OnsOithe oldest land marks, and carries
away one oI the few connecting links be-
tween the first settlers OF Wheeling, who
Immediately preceded him, and the pres.
ent population OF the city. He leaves be.
hind him vile and three Children-vis:
James W. and Alexander Paxton, and
Mrs, 0. W. Heskell, with all Of whom he
was linked by very close and tender ties Of
intimate association.
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MORM0NIsM DEEENnEn.
Tie Mayor Of SaIt Lake Tnking UP Arms
for the Peculiar InAtitutiOn.

Tie Mayor Of HRlt Lake Taking UP Arms
for the Peculiar InatitutiOn.
NV YoRK, March IF. Little, Mayor
OISalt Lake City, pOlygamist, said to-day
tOa Tribune reporter:
POlygamy Ia not inCreasing- there are o
few who marry more than one woman,
but the greater number do not, because
they respect the law. AS one man said, II
snot Catching" but when you speak oi
The United States Government attempting
toFemove the Mormons, why, we do not
scare worth a cent You must remember
that We have nearly zoo, 900 people scatter.
ed along some 800 miles, who are prosper.
Ous, Contented, and well 10 do. A large
amount OF wealth lS represented, and II
would be q pretty serious undertaking TO
break up the community. do not SAY
what would happen, but do not think
the government .wlll attempt any such
thing.
The trouble Is Just this: The govern.
ment does not send us men who are fl 10
I'LL positions to which they are nominated,
speak now as a general thing, because
we have had few educated gentlemen
Who have performed their duties we'll, aud
have won the respect OF the people, But
the majority are very different, The
salaries are such that, as a rule, only
broken down politicians come 10 tls. In
oIr courts millions and millions OF dollars
are annually involved Ia the mining
claims, while the judges presiding over
these courts frequently hold their hands
behind theft backs, because all they care
iot ls to make money 30 as 10 return East,
u the government would appoint mon
Sho live among uS, who perhaps may
nave little business, and are interested
~ me city, matters would be better, I
uoht mean Mormons, but other respect.
ADIs men who live among tis.
Ns mistaken idea ID the East that a
man n can go 10 Salt Lake City, and marry
y many women as he wants 10 marry.
i,t iNhlsS he is respectable man. who IA
HaeN IN 70 support his wives and theif chill.
neu, The Church will not allow him To
ms,ty a second vile. And he can moi
no.1, "s,e iEo wives unless his position Ia SUP.
ported by OUT church,
pHI IN speaking Of polyVamy | iust want
" W, w. you this TACT, that an aduIteTsr caT
noI. ~. i've among us. II you will piant tb0l
,b.S b,ISVus Jus people on the face Of the eattb
ios oa a.J W. are. are, Our childtsn are well cSfed
,Iis M anu properly educated, while enSh /
lhlng as wall iS unheaId al ''"' 'u'"
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PORTRAIT or MRs, HAYES
Presented aud Hung Up in III
white House.


WASHINGTON, March s.-A delegation Of
fifty Of the Woman's Temperance Union
called at the White House this morning
to formally present to the Executive Man.
sion the portrait Of Mrs. Hayes, which
has been paid for by subscription as q
monument to her temperance example
while In the White House. The President
and Mrs. Garfield received the delegation
in the East room. To the presentation
speech the President replied briefly, re.
ierring to Mrs. Hayes In the warmest
terms Of praise. The portrait, which is a
fall length picture, Is an admirable like.
ness Of Mrs. Hayes. II was hung on the
wall Of the East room in the panel next 10
the full length portrait Of Martha Wash.
inPton,
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Terms OF the sou,h Afrle

Terms OF the South African ArmIstIee,
LONDON, March SIN the House OF
Commons 1t was reported that during The
armiStiCe agreed upon by tho Beers both
sides are TO remain within their own lines.
Only provisions and not ammunition are
to be sent TO the garrison. Joubert under.
takes to inform the garrisons Of the armia.
tice, and will Use his influence 10 induce
the Boer Comtnanders TO permit the re-.
moVAl Of the British wounded In the gar.
risons to Natal. Joubeft also undertakes
to pass provisions for the beleagured gar.
rlsons through the Boer lines. On
the arrival oi provisions at the Earrisons
the blockadlng and besieged pirties are
to suspend hostilities Tor eight days.
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OTTAWA, CAN, March s.-The smallpox
iB making fearful ravases in Hahn Bay
village, over 1870 people having been
stricken down with the malady, twenty OF
whom have succumbed.
HALIFAX, N, s., March s.-The Cunard
steamer Alpha, which arrived here this
morning from Jamaica via Bermuda, is
anchored In quarantine, having smallpox
on board.
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rnie nfn Nsis,l iioonAhlnsr.

oNclSSA4n, March S-The man found
murdered In q lonely part Of Fenttess
county was John Weich, a noted moon.
sinner leader. Welch was the man who
had q fsht with Deputy UAiled States
Marshal Davis and Commissioner Camp.
bell, In which Davis and Campbell nearly
killed WelCh md companion. They
were fleeing from justice. WelCh, II is
supposed, had considerable money, made
by moohshihlng, and he and his com.
panion had, ,quatfeled, which ended In hiA
being killed,
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snARP PENNsYLyAAIA PRACrICE.
Baltimore q Ohio Railroad Left out In
the Cold by ThelR Rival,


the Cold by ThelF Rival,
PHILADELPHIA, March s,-The Pennsyl-
vanis Company which has remained quiet
since he alleged purchase Of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R, by
the Baltimore & Ohio Company, to-day
announces that 1t has purchased the en-
tire stock Of the p, w, 4 B. Company.
This Ia pursuant to circular Issued by q
committee Of the latter company, offering
to sell the whole ornothing. The amount
alleged to have been paid is twenty mil
lion dollars, butthis is very doubtful. The
purchase, however, Is regarded here as
having been certainly effected.
Tha failure OF the Thayer sale to the
Gould syndicate, and the purchase OF
controlling interest in the Philadelphia,
WILMINGTON 4 Baltimore R, R, by the
Pennsylvania company, is the theme Of
conversation tonight. The transaction Is
regarded 8 master stroke OF policy on
the part oithe company. The price paid
per share is SIS, and the Pennsylyanis
gets control on the lst OF July, The share.
holders, however, will receive dividend
OF So, shortly To be declared by the Phila.
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore road.
The shareholders not represented In
the pool come in at the same
rate until the 1st day OF April. tis
proposed by the Pennsylvania to abandon
the depot at Broad and Pine streets and
bring passenger and freight cars to Fiji.
teenth and Filbert streets, which 10 to be
the Grand Central Depot OF the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Company, A sepraate or.
ganizstion may be maintained, but by
consolidation the expenses would be re.
duCed. IT Ia understood that Garrett and
Haven have settled with ThaYer on his
contract, but the terms have mot been
made public,
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LONDON, March S.-The following Is
from the PaR Nall Cdttiss "Msny who
will condemn the attempt to conclude
peace until the Beers are crushed, find
this irrational sentiment rated at lie true
value by the Government, which does
not show the false pride which prevented
the government Of George the Third from
treating with the American insurgents ti1.
IN they had laid down theft arms"
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Expedition in search of the Jeanette

Expedition in Search Of the Jeanette.
SAN Francisco, March s.-IThe Bulletin
a few days ago published an editorial from
which 1t appeared that negotiations for
the sale to the Government Of the steam
whaler Mary and Helen for q cruise in
search Of the Jeannette had been com.
plicsted by the claims Of middIemen for
commissions. II Is known that prepars.
tions have been made 10 tit her out for an
other whaling voyage, aud 1t was feared
that negotiations had fallen through.
Last night, however, a telegram was re.
ceived by the engineer In charge Of the
whsler instruotlng him to at once stop
procuring any futher supplies for the
steamer. The dispatch Is from VIM
Lewis, the owner Of the vessel In New
Bedford, and stated that negotiations
have been probably consumated for sale OF
the Mary aud Helen. The general opin.
ion to-day in Marine circles is that the
United States Government has purchased
her, and that she will be sent TO the North
early In May on the Jeanette search and
relief expedition,
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ST. PAUL, March s.-Governor Plllsbury
has not yet received the resignation Of
Senator Window, and until be does he
will not appoint successor. He Is del.
uged with letters, recommendation, pc.
tiLions, ETC., on behalf Of the various as.
pirants, OF whom Congressman Dunnell
and ex.SeCretary Ramsey arc the most
prominent. II is believed the Governor
will appoint Ramsey.
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ROME, March SIT was OF frBt sup.
posed that the earthquake on the island
Of rschta was connected with the partial
eruption OF Mount veauvius on March Sd,
but Professor palmiefi says that the sells
tliopraphic instruments give no indications
OF q disturbance on the 4th instant He
says he thinks that the catastrophe was
due 10 some local phenomenon, possibly
10 q sudden sinking ot the ground In con.
sequence Of corrosive action OF the min
eral springs.
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LONDON, March s.-The frat arrest in
Ireland under the Coercion act was made
to-day. James Walsh, merchant Of Castle
Bar, was taken under strong military
guard to Kilmainhsry jail, which has been
especially prepared for such prisoners.
The Jail is surrounded by special guard.
Numbers have been arrested in Kerry,
and are now on their way 10 Kilmainhary.
A great number Of arrests will follow all
over the country. The excitement pro.
duced by the arrests is universal. As yet
no disturbances have followed, but serious
results are feared in many quarters.