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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-29

NEW YoRK, December 2s,-An amusing
scene occurred last night at the six days
walking match In tho American Institute
Building. Waldo, one Of the walkers, was
tired and worn with his two days work,
but still kept doggedly on. His wife
appeared finally and wanted him to
stop. This hc refused, and SHE exclaimed,
"You cannot walk; I can beat you myself
Thereupon she gathered up her skirts and
started of at brisk pace, followed by her
husband, who plainly did not want 10 be
beaten, but he could not keep UP with his
wife, and after she had walked two or.
three times around the track, she With
drew amid the cheers Of the crowd, lead
ing her crcst-iallen spouse by the arm. h
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NEW YORK NEWS.
Smallpox Notes-SoeiniIst Convention
Mining suit.

NEw YoRK, December 2S.-The Health
authorities discovered in q tenement to-day
a family Of six persons down with small.
pox Other reported cases are being inveS-
iipated. joachim Krhmn, age ~, a Ger
man enisrant who arrived In the steamer
I,hytenne last week, having smallpox, was
sent 10 the hospital, and while deliriots cut
his throat .,
At,he afternoon session Of the Socialists
convention, the New York section was cen.
sured for not holding a sympathy meeting
nm account Of the death Of President
Garfield. A platform was then adopt.
ed, II demands q revision Of the
Constilution Of tho United States, 80
ihat number Of citizens may propose q
law, which proposition will bG referred Ia
ibS popular vote, and that all bills before
Congress shall he subject 10 the general
VOTE. II so demanded, by specified num
bef oi citizens. II also demands .pOlitl
al ennality, without regard to creed, ract
~ nv ses, me establishment Of a National lie
Sattment Of labor, which shall embrace I
Eureati Of labor statistics that the Gov
efnpnent issue all money that eight hour
be Inc legal working day. entire restriction
isnm iai,oF Of children under fourteen year
oi seei universal compulsory education
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everybody Is going to miss, like Bill

everybody is going to miss, like Bill
The prisoner here broke in with an e1
preston Of satisfaction with his presen
position, and thanking his honor for NOV
ing him there,
A solemn PROTEST AGAINST THE CoURT'I DE
CIsIoN.
The croGsexamination was then resumed
and Porters objection to Scoyile's ques,
ton assuming that Guiteau considered
himself brother Of Jesus Christ, on the
ground OF Its being irreverOnt and bias.
phemous, was overruled by the Court.
Porter (solemnly)-As this case will be
historical, as our exceptions are'utterly un-
aValling, as we can in no case under law
appeal in behalf Of the American Govern.
ment and those they represent, | protest
dent,
, PrisOner-sit down, Porter, and rest for
the afternoon.
;Reed-There is evidence to sustain SEQ.
yllle's question, produced by Judge Porter
IN the letter which Judge Porter himself
read TO the jury, written by the prisoner
IN 1865, and addressed to the Oneida Com.
munity The prisoner made u claim that
nc was in the employ Of Jesus Christ {
Porter-That was neither introduced nor
read by me.
Witness then replied that he should not
consider 1t an insane delusion ior a man
to profess himself as "membcr Of Tie
tirm OF Jesus Christ & Co." unless there
were other evidences OF disease. The
plaster cast Of the prisoners head was
then handed witness, and he was asked
whether there was any marked peCuliarity
In the head.
HARD ON HuMPTY DUMPTY,
prisoner-lt looks like "Humpty Dump.
The witness replied that the cast pre-
'ented q more sharp and symmetrical head
han he hadexpeCted It would, ,buthe placed |
40 Importance OH the shape Of tho head as
indicating sanity or insanity. On the TO.
iireet examination the witness stated he
lid not think the prisoner had been ieign.
ng insanity in the court room. He had |
merely been exaggcrating his character.
sites OF self-conCelt, impudence, audaCity
md insolenCe.
Prisoner-ln other words when am as.
aulted | talk back, Porter expects to got
1000 for hanging me. He sees bis money
Tipping away, and becaused the American
'eopIe don't want me hanged, he Is mad at
ne.
The Court then adjourned, the prisoner
= ho was passing his counsel, expressing
us contentment with his position In the
lock as aiFording him moro pure air.
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Tn. wool clip of West Virginia. by the
..n,n. Of IssO was, in that year 674,760
%' s.',o. ,he weight:ot which was 2,6sl, ,444
raspd., ,.r showing an average Of S'07 pounds
r ,bo fleece. This is considerably under
A n, average weight in Ohio and Pennsyl-
,nb ~ In the former State the total OF
s.sres was 1902, ,4SG, and the weight in
nonnJ, r es5OO3,75 or $40 to the fleece. In
Pennsylvania the total Of ileeces was no.
IA, o. in pounds, S,47O,273, an average Of
4;6poands lothe fleece.
TbeStltc Of Iowa shows the highest aver
,,e weight Of tlceces Of any State in the
l'pIon.-yil. G.S2, and Alabama the lowest,
ii, e,Oo, although in the Territory OF New
Mexico thcaycmge was only l,O2.
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CnicAoo, December 2S.-Demsey Reese,
Of Colorado, came 10 this city on the 18Th
inst, stopping at the Brcvoort House. He
deposited package containing 5000 In
the safe at the hotel office. To-day the,
fact was developed that the package ives
missing. The night clerk, who had access
to the sale, left ior New York Saturday
evening last, which may have some signili.
cance In the matter. Some OF the clerks,
However, allege that Reese received th6
money back some days ago.
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CONFEDERATE CASH.
Explanations Supposed to DO Away with
Gen. LnIInAinn,a IihnrNaa

LoulSvILLs, December 2S.-Major vii.
liam ]. Davis, at the time the Southern
Coniederacy went down Gen. BreCken.
ridges Adjutant General and Chief Of
Stall, and now secretary Of the Louisville
School Board, aud Capt. ]. Il. briggs,
formerly Assistant Quartermaster General
Of Dibrill's brigade and now 4 member OF
the banking and milling firm Of N. Long (
Co., Of RussellviIle, contribute In to.days
Courier Journal very definite information
as TO what became Of the remnant OF tho
ConfGderacy treasure that was moved from
Richmond by order OF President Davis.
Major Davis shows that the bullion was OK.
changed with Richmond bankers for SiO7,-
900 in coin and distributed In equal shares
among the officers and soldiers Of BreCken.
ridges command Capt. Briggs details the
distribution Of all the money under Mr..
Davis immediate control, and says the
President personally ordered him 10 pay
all alike pro rata. This is very definite
and specific information and thoroughly
diSposes Of anything Int may be left Of
Gen, JOhnstOtl's CHARGES.
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Mn. CrnaAS MENpEL left Wcllsburg on
TreyIay evening for Taylor, Texas, with
tro car loads OF sheep bought in Brooke
county, principally from Mr. II, II. Buchan-
An. near Independence, IIepaid s. 25 per
head for eve lambs, 50 70 for yearling
eve, and SO per head for % thorough
brl ewes and also, to Colonel Beall, $50
haB buck lamb lie secured choice lot
olsbCep, and will Craze them on a tract Of
land recently bought by himself and Mr..
CnriorI Booth, liO miles west OF Taylor.
Ile was able to ship through to Taylor for
sIO7 per thrcG.decker-24O sheep to
thc car lie finds wool growing quite
profitable in Texas at % cents per pound,
uyey little feed is necessary and the wool
bnot sold clean rs in this country,
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THE GREATEST SCENE
YETwlTNEssEo IN THE GREAT TRIAL
The Removal Of the Assassin to the DOek-ThS
POltrOOn and Coward Falls to Conceal Ills
AbJsst Fsar-ThS Audience In q V'ry
TIsrsS and uRfrIsndlJ Hood.
specIal p!.paLeh % lhe InteIlIgeneer.

special pMpAIch 10 the lhtelllgehGer'
WASHINGTON, December 9S-The event
OF the day here and that which absorbs al
interest is the Guiteau triAl and the act oi
Judge Cox in ordering the prisoner to be
placed where he belongs-in the dock,
Gentlemen who have witnessed the trial
from day to day say that no such scene
there has heretofore been witnessed. Gui-
teau, who Is u most arrant coward, grew
faint and pale, and 1t required all his fear
Of what might happen il he relaxed his in
sanity role in the least to bring him up to
the task OF his accustomed inso-
lence and scurrility, The action OF
the Judge is received with favorable COM
ment on all hands. Tho feeling Is that he
has sufficiently shown his desire that
nothing that the striCtest advocate for the
closest adherence to the forms and theories
OF the laws demanded should be left un-
done in the premises, and that he has
ample warrant for little wholesome
severity,
An eye witness said this evening that he
never saw the audieHce quite SO fierce. He
believed the ladies present would them
selves have torn the prisoner to pieces ii
they could have got their hands on him.
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New YoRK, December 2S.-The Post says
tho export Of domestic produce from tliis
port for the week ending December 20, the
Custom llouse being about n week behind
In It's report, were exceptionally heavy, the
total being $iO,l7j,4l2 against So, ,G32, IA Tie
corresponding week last year This In.
crease is chiefly due 10 the increased
amount Of freight room available for OK.
ports, owingto the arrival Of a fleet Of over.
due vessels. Since January 1st the total
exports Of domestic products amount 10
$3.50 ,740 against $iOi, ,04O, 100 tho cor.
responding time last year, decrease oI
$3O,35O $50 In fifty.one weeks.
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The weat Point E.plo.iop.

RIcnMoND Va, December 2s.-The In.
jured In the explosion OH board the
steamer West Point arc all SO badly burned
that they arc not able to give clue to the
disaster. Bohannan, the quartermaster,
running the donkey engine at the time ot
the explosion was sent 10 Baltimore to-
day. His injuries are very serious, but Il
Is believed hv will recover. Three bodies
without heads, legs or arms and burned
were recovered. Theshores on both sides Of
the river arc being searched for bodies Of
the victims, The hull Of the vessel Is a
complete wreck and valueless exceptas old
iron
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New YoRR, December 2S.-Tho comnis.
sion houses seem somewhat less bcarish
than the operators. Almost every com.
mission house doing general business has
sold n great many more stocks than II has
bought during the past two weeks. This
fact is the best bull argument in the pres.
ent market. The Vanderbilt houses arc as
class the most hopeful Of any In the mar.
ket. They talk Of rallies and Of good rise
next month In New York Central, Lake
Shore, Northwest and Union Pacific. The
Gould houses are pronounced bears on
Lake Shore, Union Pacific, Central Pacific,
Eric and ieY other stocks.
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Sr. Louis, December 2S.-william A..
Younger, one Of the directors Of the sus-
pended Banking Company, Harris 4 Co., at
Hillsboro, was arrested at Litchaeld, night
before last, and has been admitted 10 ball
in the sum Of $1,000. He Is said To have
had seven thousand dollars on bis person
when arrested. Great excitement still
exists over the suspension, and yesterday a,
run was made on another bank In town,
the Montgomery County Loan and Trust
Company, and $4,000 aresaid to have been
payed out by II, when confidence was
reasonably restored.
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pnILADELpIIIA pICKINGS.
A Readable budget OF News from th
Quaker city.


PHILADELPHIA, December 2s, Samuel
Eastburn, formerly clerk in the Tux
Receivers office, was arrested to-day,
charged with defrauding the city out OF tax
money The specific charge on which the
arrest was made is that in the years Of 1875,
70 and II, he made out bills at full rates
for taxes on property officially assessed at
suburban rates, and collected and retained
for his own Use and profit tho difference, to
wit, in 1875, s., ,l59; in 1875, $l,2l7; in 1877,
Sl,i23, entering OH the city books only
those amounts which should be due on
suburban rates
Jesse George left an estate OF 100000 10
various charities.
Capt John Gallagher founder Of Gala
gher's weekly marine reports and Phiadcl.
phia marine surveys and the representa-
tive here OF the Bureau Of Veritas and Eng
lish Lloyd, Is dead, aged 7S.
At u meeting Of the State Revenue Com
mission to-day the committee to which was
referred tho further classification, corpon-
ton and imposition Of additional taxation
on such domestic corporations US arc not
subj bjeCt 10 tho new constitution reported
that they deemed il inexpedlent to make
any report ut the present time. Mr.. Butler
stated that the present revenue, $1,000 1000,
would be sufficient for all the needs for tho
coming year. The appropriations to char.
table and penal institutions for tho pres
ent year was $l,0OO,OOO, but ho did not
think 20 much would be given In 1852.
4 large reduction IN the State debt was also
to be looked for, probably half million
dollars next year.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of committee, consisting Ot the
State Treasurer, representative OF the Aud
itOr General, and three other members, for
the purpose OF considering the question OF
tho probable resources and expenses Of
tho State for 1882, and four based upon
tho present laws, and whether any change
might be prudently made in the sinking
fund, was adopted, with tho understand
Ing that the committee report tomorrow.
Michael Golden, an inmate OF the Honse
OF Correction. today killed Joseph Pres.
ton, guard, for refusing Golden leave Of
absence on Christmas day.
The body Of n young woman was found
in the woods in WinslOw township, Cam
den county, N. j., and near by a club,
with which II is thought she was killed
The ground around indicated desperate
struggle,
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VOW resneoIfnllY,
.[Siprledl.
GtOubenyIIe Notes.

Special 70 The InICIIgencpF
sTEuBENylLLg, December 2s, Campbell,
a Pittsburgh thief, came into court this
afternoon and plead guilty, and was sem
fenced one yeaEin the penitentiary,
The jury in the MclIenrv murder case,
after being out about five hours, returned d
verdict Of manslaughter. McIlenry was
indicted for murder In the second degree.
The verdict meets with general approval,
Notwithstanding IL was generally believed
that the prisoner would be acquitted, His
sentence will doubtless bc quite light, as
the jury recommended the prisoner TO the
mercy Of the court. s
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viii s.IIIIlFTSsy 1Ios,t I5ou, In.

ST.. Lotus, December Ex-Governor CRIT.
tcndeh, In. an interview, denies explicitly
the assertion Of Mr.. David, President Of lie
Hannibal 4 81. Joe railroad, that the State
paid on the last Of July the interest on the
bonds Issued by the State 10 that road, as
was telegraphed 10 New York two or three
days ago. lie says the Railroad Company
paId that interest, and repeats bis former
statement that II the Railroad Company
makes default in january Of the interest on
these bonds the State will advertise the
road for sale under the law covering the
Naaa
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lSlS7Othc colorcd population OF West
Virginia was 1850, and in 1880 It was 25,-
sG, showing an increase in the ten years
oITot, or per cent, which is upward
dipcr cent. above the ratio Of increase in
thcwhtcpopuation Of the State. This dis.
crpnncy, however is not so great as in the
country at large between the white and
roIorcl races, for, whereas, the increase in
The whole population Of the country only
shows % per cent, the increase in the
Glorel race shows 35 per cent.
In this connection 1t Is interesting to
trcthc increase in the colorcd race since
thc year 1900. AT that time the race in
the United States numbered only 0Ol, ,436.
Since that time it has progressed as fol.
bVs.
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.NEw YoRk, December 2s.-The attention
Of Mr.. Henry Willard, President Of die
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, hay-
ing been called TO statements telegfaphod
from this city 10 tue effect that during tlie
last weeks furry in Wall street he became
very much embarrassed peCuniarily and
was obliged 10 sell at loss large lines of
stock In which he was Interested he has
fiat and absolute contradiction
to the statements and pronounced them
utterly untounded, Il
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TIE SANDWICI ISLANDS.
\ Careful Review OF tho Immigration
Problem BY the COmnIIHHioner.

n ChFeiuI review OF tho Immigration
Problem BY the Commissioner.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, December 2S.-The
Honolulu Pres Of December 10Th, pub.
fishes the report Of Wm. Armstrong, Com.
missioner OF immigration, who accom-.
panied King KaIakna on his recent tour
OF the world with q view Of studying the
immigration problem. The report treats
ofthe question OF East Indian immigration
at great length, but decides against 1t
mainly on account OF tho debased moral
and religious condition OF the lower order
Of Indians and the lack OF stamina Of
the race. The japanese arc not an immi.
grating people. The Malays arc good for
nothing as laborers. The question OF Chi.
nese immigration will be made the subject
OF u separate report, The Portuguese immi.
grafton from Azores was considered the
best that can be obtained in sufficient
quantity, and the appointment Of the COM
missioner is recommended to reside at
Azores and look after immigration matters.
The general European Immigration will be
highly desirable, but cannot be expected,
as immigration OF that class seek home.
steads; while Hawaii has nothing to offer
but contract labor. The Pres editorials
are devoted 10 considerable extent to the
refutation OF the charge made by American
journals against the contract labor system
and the workings oil the reciprocity treaty.
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CHtcAoo, December 2S.-The Board Of
Trade has adopted a resolution protesting
against the practical abolition Of the life
saving and liieboat stations on tho lakes,
BY failure 10 increase the pay Of the keep.
era to a figure commensurate with their
mefiloriots services, A copy Of the feso.
luton was ordered to be transmitted 10
Congress,
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TnE Disciples Church Of New Cumber.
land, Hancock county, n large brick struCt.
nrC erected in 1874 at cost Of over .$lO,-
WO was sold Saturday afternoon for the
sum Of $3.50. Alfred Chapman, Of the
Building Committee, had tho church sold
On a claim he held against II for $0,6O0.
The congregation struggled maniully to
liquilatc the Indebtedness, but the lates
Seemed 10 bu against them.-Er
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If. RrIrlrY extension Commissioner,
go, @,I ,b,ttbc numberof pensioners is going
",' - .,n ,' M 10 10000, requiring slO,OOO,OoO
w'a, ,,,o nav pensioners, lie says that the
', -..,a,. ii pensions will cost sooner or
49,. ornr SilO.N 100000.
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: COLLIsION At nELLTON.
A Narrow Escape from n DlsHStroui
Wreck on the baltimore 4 Ohio.

A Marrow Escape from n Disastrous
Wreck on the baltimore 4 Ohio.
Special 10 the lnlellgGnCer,
BELlToN, December 2S.-A collision be-
tween the Chicago express and an engine
and tender occurred at this place this
morning. Fortunately no ono was seri-
ously injured. The fireman on the express
Bolieu by name, broke several fingers in
jumping off the engine, and Samuel jack
son, Of Fairmont, postal clerk, in jumping
from tho postal car sustained painful injur-
les.
The passengers were thrown out OF their
seats by the shock, and wcrc somewhat con-
fused for awhile, but none Of them were in
jured to an extent worth mentioning,
1t seems that James Chambers, who was
going east with an engine, had orders to
meet the second section Of the Chicago ex'
press at Board Tree, and was making for
that place regardless Of No, 9's time, hence
the collision. The shock was SO great that
the engine and tender were driven back
twohundred yards. The engines remained
on the track, however, and the damage was
confined to slight breaks in the engines
and bumpers. 1t seems providential that
both trains happened TO be slowing up
when they met, else u dreadful calamity
and loss Of life must have occurred, us No.
often passes this point ut the rate Of forty
miles per hour. To-day Il was well filled
with passengers. S. +. lllldrcth, Esq, oI
your city, was on board, returning h from IT,. q
meditating on the prospect Of being home
safe and sound In IN hour, when he sud-
denly found himself trying TO get up oil
the floor. Ex-senator Frank Hereford and
Jasper Y. Moore were among the passen-
gers who were temporarily deprived Of their
9pnta
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Columbus CuIIIhRs,

CoLuMBus, December 2s.-,The Standard
Coal and Iron Company Of this city, capital
$l0,OOO,0O0, proposing 10 control majority
Of furnaces and mines In the Hooking val.
ley, will hold their ilrst election in Boston.
next week, and begin operations with the
new year. They have already purchased
eight furnaces and 25,000 acres Of mineral
lands, and secured options in many othet
interests.
The Ohio Legislature will convene 1anu.
aty Cd, and Governor Foster will be inau
ruraled JANUARY 9th.
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nldn,i RnnM iimns Ilnnae,I.

SEw ORLEANS, December gS.-Ats. NJ. +.
Cappege was killed last night by a pistol
with which her iouE year old child was
playing The mother lad been giving the
child Instructions how to aim, and sat down
lcplay with him, when he aimed aud fred.
The ball entered the woman's brain. No
one knew the pistol was loaded.
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CmcAoo, December 2S.-M. Il Mayer,
business agent for the Patti Company, be.
gan the sale Of season tickets for the three
raul concerts this mornlng, and al noon
me sales had reached S37Oj, which Is far
,afggr than the advance sales for the Bern.
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BEttow's FANS, W., December 2s. The
llopfleior Of the Town Hotel has been sued
SdN under the personal liability" act for S20,,
~ NJ lor selling liquor 10 one Peter Good, oil
,M,g'mihisler, W., who Is alleged 10 have
eeu suddenly In consequence,
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Said sick man to q druggist, UCan't Won
give me something 10 cure meY' His syinns
toms were lame back and dlsotdefed lifjne
and were a. sure indication OF kidney IN
ease. The druggist told him 10 use kidney.
Wort and In short time II effected a com.
plete cure. Have you these symbtnnl3
Then get q box OF bottle to-day.-beiofo van
become incuAble II Is Tie cure; bale and
sute.-RnontM Republican. IwySW w
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PtrTsBuRut December 2s.-The Ameti.
can Cutlery Association Is holding liz an.
hnal session here with closed doors Tile
principal manufacturers and dealers Of tie
East and West are fully represented,
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!, ,BrowSsyltLE, TExAs, December 2s.--
Mexican adviCCs state that yesterday, in
M( public jail ut llumargyillo under the
9GNIers Of the political Chief Francisco
vlamll!a was shot to death without Judge
., Trial. The RtIair caused great excite