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ROtcog CoSKLlSG is a conspicuous ex'
annie Of a man possessed Of considerable
,e1ius and yet lacking in that great essen
M Of statesman, plain common sense,
lIbalmitted ability Is greatly marred and
budersd by his vanity. His personal
vanity isexcessive. II amounts to q POSI-
live weakness in his character. During
tbs sessions Of the Chicago Convention he
purposey came IN late every day, and
p,nded down the main aisle with very
NJtey air, followed by three or four re-
lilusw. His appearance was the signal for
40 su.bnBt from the third termers In the
gallery and on the floor Conkling appro.
priltsl this outburst as so much sweet
smelling irankincense and myrrh offered
to bic deityship, and bowed his lordly
heldslAly as a sort OF faint and patroniz.
ing nod Of cOndescension from Jupiter
olympus towards common clay. His
bearing and conduct throughout that Con.
yeution was constantly rasplsh and oGen'
ave- and at every stage, including his
nominating speech Of Grant, he made
enemies for the third term. This showed
bic lack Of common sense. He could
hirdly deign to prononCe the name Of
Blaine. lie did not know Of any Candi.
date but Grant, Like The gentleman
from Culpeppef, sah," he had casually
heard oiaiellow from Ohio by the name Of
Sherman, and a son Of a gun from Maine
BY the name Of Blaine, but he had no
Guthentic Information on the subject.
lie vanity is now hungering for dose
OI personal adulation from the New
York legislature His soul will dry up
10 lie socket II he fails to receive It. He
will expect the Almighty to send bloody
nurHin among all the beasts Of the field II
he Is not re elected, A Convulsion Of
nature must follow or else there will be .
quarrel with Providence.
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CAPTAIN JoHx McLURE arrived home
from Texas yesterday, and will be on
hand to attend the stockholders meeting
OF the Wheeling, P4rkersburg and
Charleston railroad company at Parkers'
burg tomorrow. The captain had very
pleasant Tip to Texas. He extended his
trip this time as far as San Antonio,
which is only one hundred and sixty
miles from the Mexican frontier. He re-
ports that the whole talk at San Antonio
Is in regard TO sheep and cattle. Stock
raising, especially in these two branches,
is the great industry in that part oi Texas,
and the streets we're crowded with wagons
loaded with wool, l. was selling at 81 to
"a cents, and these rates were regarded az
remuneratlye. There Is o great deal Of
wool buying in Texas, and one ol the
problems OF the future down there is
whether the business will continue to be
remunerAtivs, In view Of Its tendency to
A great deal Of money has been
made this season In cattle on &C.
count OF large rise In prices
The Captain says that immigration Is
still going iuto Texas, and the country is
steadily settling UP. Lands are advancing
In price and great deal Of building Is CO.
Ing on. The crops lsok very promising
Corn was tasssllng out when he left. There
will be a large cotton crop. Between TAy'
lor, In williamson county, aud San Anto
nio, the Captain passed through q county
almost exclusively settled by Germans. 1t
Ia one OF the thrittisst counties In the
State, and Is noted for its excellent schools.
The Texas railroads are being well built
and are reaching out from centre to cir
cumierencs in every direction, like the
Bpokes Of q wheel. He travelled from St.
Louis by the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas
road, which runs through the Indian Ter
ritory, aud found It crowded with passen'
gers, Ittraverses great deal OF magnificent
country, especially in the Indian Territory,
the country that Is exciting the envy OF all
the border settlers in Kansas, Arkansas and
Texas, and that sooner or later must iall
into the possession OF the white men in.
stead oil its present hybred population.
We are happy to report that all the
West Virginia ColoniSts In Texas, so far
as the Captain encountered them in
Ria travels. are doing we'll,
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ENDORSE THEM
And Add Insult 10 Injury by Sending !
Copy 10 the President.

ALBANY, May 1.-THE Republican Gen.
sral Committee tonight unanimously
adopted resolutions endorsing the action
of Conkling and Plat, and ordered a copy
sent to President Garfield. tits reported
tonight that Apsemblymen Congdon, ,shel.
don and Fenner have come out against
Conkling.
The following are the resolutions ot the
Republican General Committee oil Albany
county:
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the
course recently pursued by the President
In attempting to force the Senate Of the
United States to approve Of the nomlna.
ton OF VIM. Robertson TO be Collector Of
the Port OF New York, when no vacancy
exists In said Office aud without other
cause than TO pay a political obligation,
which obligation was created through the
lreachery Of said nominee to the reg.
ular Republican organization In the
State, and that we earnestly
and confidently express the hope
that the legislature Of New York will
promptly stamp lie condemnation upon
the SCt bv re.electing Senators Conkling
and Plat 10 the positions they have felt
called upon 10 resign In the Senate.
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New YoBK, May 1.-THE Fleming Oil
Works at Newtown Creek and Miserale
streets, Brooklyn, took FIRE early this
morning through the explosion of gas,
and the flames spread rapidly. The works
were quite extensive and owned by Lone
K Fleming. The flames communicated
from one still To another until there
were fifteen burning. All the fire engines
ln Williamsburg were called into service,
but itwRs necessary TO call out the Brook.
lyn western district department to aid In
protecting the adjoining property. The
vessels In the stills were removed 10 the
East river. The stills contained 5000
barrels o. oil and portion is yet burning
Loss $30,0
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AR' SElsT JoSEst Of Kansas City, is on
short visit to his friends here. lie ls
one oil the sufferers by the recent IRE that
burned ont the 0sIebay brothers and sew.
efal Others, bu!his firm Ia getting ready 10
reembark Ia their hardware business.
The oSlebays will not Sgain 10 into the
grocery business. They are not now op.
Grating collectively. Mr.. James OpIebay
has gone into the new llerdic coach busi.
ness at Kansas City, and is thinking sbout
extending bis operations to St. Louis.
Mr. Frank ORlebay Is not engaged In any
special line Of business.
Kansas City has suffered by both fire
aud water in The last few monLhu, but is
sllII forging ahead, tnow boasts Of co..
WI inhabitants in the city proper. Mr..
Jones does not incline to an exsrayssant
view Of its future, but expects 10 see a
considerable growth The grain business
Nhat point has gone by the board since
'0e consolidation Of Jay Gould's rail.
,oAl and barge interests at st. Louis, In
hc'lti'dtiedup, There remains, however,
Tue heavy packing interest. This interest
A0u the City's position az a distributing
Nu'fe lot a large and productive country
Me relied Oh as the basis Of its prosperity,
".an expensive place TO live, however,
manly on account ot high rents. A house
mA'in Wheeling would rent for s4OO per
!sM"iIl rent there for 1900. There is also a
s'Ou deal Of annoyance experienced
"Onl dust. When the streets are mol
Iupoy they are dusty, and this dust ID
N 1'a''aIl y on the blow Wind is a good
.u'a g. but they have too much Of II ouI
Inefe Is an important line Of railroad
uHu" construction between Kansas CitJ
SHu Memphis, The distance betweet
'us'e Two points Is about six hundred
S S''s'' III leaves the Gulf railroad at For
scout goes through southwestern Mia
oun and hcrot' the State Of AtkansaS /,
punt opposite Memphis Ills expecte,
IVAtfy Sgocd deal Of grain 10 that point
W. shipment down the MiSslpSippl, an,
% %lo'm agocd line OF business iot Kama
WY onF old friend, General Powell, use
@'ee a big thing Tor Kansas City in thi
pgieV'ed y. i,' line, and certainly IL does sect
% ",.., !, u would open up a large region ,
country to her trade.
~. %t' Jones does not speak enthusiasts
Ts , o' 'he present volume Of buslnes
'"' season has been very late, and COR
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oLAnsTONE NICK,

Fears a. 10 the ConSt quenee-Exh
by Lon. and Brilliant speech and By
Reaction from Excitement.
LONDON, May 17.-Gladstone's long and
earnest ppeeCh la the Commons last night
greatly exhausted his strength. Towards
the close ol the speech he was observed TO
be suffering, and once or twice II was
thought he would not be able To 10 on.
His indomitable energy, however, carried
him through, and after making one Of the
most thrilling and effective speeches ever
heard In the House, he eat down amid q
torrent Of applause. Soon aiterwafd he
left the House and drove 10 his residence
In Carlton House Terrace. The reaction
from the excitement OF the night proved
too great for his strength. To-day he is
seriously III and confined TO bis bed. No
little fears are entertained concerning him.
His health has never been good since his
partial recovery from the illness which
proRtfated him last summer.
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1HEIIsH rolAONEp.

lie Receives n Cheerfni 1nVltAtlon 10
Attend h own FHnerAi-Ihe suppos'
cd POlsOnef ATreated.
NEW YoRK, May 17.-Cable kilograms
say the CAar iS said 10 have nearly perish
ed BY poison on The l2th inst One OF the
palace sCullions arrested since had sprinkle
ed arsenic over bowl Il salad, Of which
Alexander is known 10 be very fond. AZ
Ihe tllbh did not figure on the menu the
attempt was detected. On the day previoda
The Emperor received On invitation 10 BID
own funeral. .,...........
An ensign found mine Of thttty sev en-
pounds Of gunpuwder Under the stone
hNdpe al the steamer landing 10 the
street leading 10 the TsGfkoeselo Railway
station, Two naval lieutenRnts were at
rested al Cfonsladl ior abstraCling dyna
mite from the mining stores.
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IMPREseIONs ArAhnANY.
A Possibility OF some startling SItua-
lions -ChRuneey Depew again u CandI.
daIs-WhAt Robertson Thinks.

A Possibility OF some startling SItua-
IiOns- -ChRuneey Depew again u CRndI.
dAts-What Robertson ThinkS.
New YoRk, May 17.-A special from
Albany states that there is talk OF Chaun.
cey Dspsw entering at once into a renew.
al Of his canvass for Senator. Some Of
iorowley's friends declare their intention
Of bringing him out again, butit is conf.
IDENTIFY declared by the stalwarts that
Conkliug has promised to pull Plat
through. Sherman !. Rogers, OF Buffalo,
is,talked Of, Trumble, "a member, d the
Ahsembly, announces that he Is author.
lied TO withhold the name OF Levi P.
Morton from the caucus. The old differ.
enCes between the Senate and Assembly
caucus committees are likely to arise, and
II Ia among the possibilities that the Sen.
ate will decline To go into 0 joint Conven.
ton, thereby preventing an election.
There Is. an abundance ot opportunities
for novel and startling proceedings, and
an evident disposition on both sides 10
avail themselves Of every available mode
Of warfare. Senator Robertson expresses
confidence ln the result being favorable to
his side. He seemed in no wise discour.
aged by the msvement6t Washington.
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A ROUND HALr MILLION
or Property Destroyed by - Pierce Con
dnrrntion nj Nashville.

NAsnvtLLE, May II IA half million FIRE
occurred here at 10 o'clock this morning,
taking In the Western Union telegraph
Office, in the Noel Block, among the frst
buildings destroyed and cut,irg off all
communications by wife. The tire com.
msnCed In Warren Bros paint house, ig'
hitting and CONSUMING Philip Schueider's
furniture store; A, I. Weland. furniture;
hi, II. Miller, mattresses; r. Blumen.
thai, chihakars; Noel Block, northwest
corner OF Church and College streets, val
ued al 10000; american Office partially;
()heathlin 4 Peatce, whisky house; Ryan
K RYAN, whieky house; pehitentiaty ware
rooms; Geo. A. Dickel, whisky house; NJ,
Shyer, rag house, and q large humber o.
smaller buildings, including one.halt ol
each Of The four eQuafes.
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WHEELING. VA. WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY 49, 1881

publican Central Committee, and official
head OF the "mSchinsR organization in
the city, said ~ think Conkling'has made
0 mistake. The question q stake is not Of
sufficient importance to justify him In
jeopardizipg the interests Of the party by
throwing the United States Senate into
the hands OF the Democrats. l do not
see what possible good can come to the
Republican party by the course he has
mn rouad ~
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STANLEY MATTHEWS SWORN IN,
And New Allotment OF Districts MADE
10 GIVE Him Place.


WASHINGTON, May l7.-stanley Mat.
thews appeared at the Office Of the Clerk
Of the Supreme Court to-day, aCCompa.
MED by Chief Justice Waite, and took the
oath oil office.
The Chiei Justice ordered The commits.
sion OF Justice Matthews to be entered on
the record, with the following order
changing the allotment Of Justices:
ORDER: happening 10 me that a new al.
lotment Of the Ohiet Justice and Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States has become necessary BY
reason OF the appointment OF Mr.. Justice
Matthews to fill the vacancy cccasioned
by The resignation OF Justice swayne. /
do order hereby that Mr.. Justice Bradley
be relieved from duty 10 20" Circuit, and
that Mr.. Justice Matthews be assigned to
that circuit in his stead. 10 all other re.
speCts the allotment made by the Court
on May "a, last, Is continued In force.
Chief Justice.
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Inc Alonelntt i.unfarenca

PARts, May II In lbe Monetary Con.
ference TO- day Howe and vrolik spoke in
favor Of bimetallism. Louis Mallet, rep.
relentiug India, pointed to the evils the
Depreciation Of silver had brought Upon
India, az d declared hi8 readiness to sup.
port any measure tending to inCreP1e the
value Of silver. The next sitting confer.
enCo will be on Thursday, when Messrs.
Evarts, Dumas and plrmefS will speak,
and II Is expected thai general discussion
on the monetary qneslon will be closed.
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sECRETAHY BLAINE
Thinks the New York Senator's Did .
childish Thing From which They VIII
ReAp no Rsnelt,

heap no beneut.
New YoRE, May IA Washington
special says: While Secretary Blaine will
say nothing about the resignation Of the
New York Senators for publication II is
understood that his views are that ssna.
tors Oonkling and Plat have resigned
either because, being on the eve Of defeat
they desire TO retire from public lie, or
because they dssirs to secure reelection
from their State legislature. This legiSla'
ture, which recently elected one ot them
TO the Senate, and still more recently en-.
deRed the nomination OF Robertson, will
hesitate before sndoTsing their course In
the matter OF the New York nominations.
In any case they have done childish
thing, from which they will reap no ben
e6t. But the action does not effect the Ad.
in the slightest. We shall
continue In the performance Of our duties
90 though Il had not occurred, We are
neither surprised nor disturbed, and Il
will make NO difference 10 the action ol
the Senate on the Robertson nomination,
It will be confirmed.
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ASHLAND, KY, May lz-odr physicians
report a number Of cases Of Cefebfo.s splnAl
meningitis over In West Virginia. Major
James Weimour, Of Ofsdo, has lost three
children In the past few days, and there
are FIVE other cases In the same town and
several cases back OF the town.
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srEvDESvILLE.0., May 1.-THE barn ol
James McConville was burned to the
ground this morning, but the horses and
carriage were saved. Loss about three
hundred dollars, with no insurance. II
was undoubtedly the work OF an inCen.
diary, as the fire started In q haymow
where no light could have been except by
inCendiafy. The barn OF Hon. D. McCon.
vile, brother Of the above, II will be re.
menbered, was set on fire last week.
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A coon IDEA,

rFopoSIiIOh 10 let the EItstloH Go over
and Have the People Express THEM.
selves at the POIis. ... ....,
ALBANY, N, Y, May i7.-Ths opinion
is growing that the Senate will refuse to
20 into an election oi United States Sem
aLofs and leave the choice 10 The next
Legislature. Some Of tha Senator'S say
they think that the question as 70
whether the fesigning Senators should be
returned, and theit conduct thus be ap;
proved, is one that the people should
have an opportunity 10 pass upon.
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this claim has been set up before, but men
passed away Withoutimpairing the success
Of The party in the least. General Grant
did write letter N the President urging
him 10 withdraw Robertson, The letter
was enclosed to Senator Jones, Of Nevada,
who delivered It to the President, II 10
claimed by Conkling's friends that Gen.
Grant will stand by him in all he does
and will come back TO New York II neces'
aAFy 10 assist Oonklipg,
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SniilSan Aavins whipped Flood viii be
Matched with Paddy nyaa,

NRw YoRk, May 1.-THE long pending
ptiSs avht between Sullivan, the noted
pusilist Of Boston, and Flood, Of this city,
was decided last evening on the Hudson
Tlver,. nine miles above Yonkets. The
men fought on board q barge. sull ivan
Won In eight rounds, knocking Flood ont
6l time and punlshing him ieaiiully. Sui.
Ivan will nov be matched against Paddy
Ryan, Of Troy.
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chicago swItchmen's strIhe Ended.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE railroad strike
was ended this morning. Three. quarters
Of the switChmen reported at the yards at
an early hour, and the rest will join the
workers during the day or tomorrow
morning. AT oil the yards the quiet that
has existed for two weeks was broken,
and wholesale movement Of freight be.
gan. The men returned 10 work at the
com pRtliee' terms,
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NEw YoRK, May l1-DAniel and Maria
DAILY, husband and vile, confined in ad.
Joining cells for lhloxication, and the
wife hanging herself without word To
her companion, are among the City's Ee.
cent tragedies, The woman was dead
when discovered, dangling by her apron
from the bars over The door OF the cell,
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LOUISVILLE, May 1.-THE colored mu.
steal festival which opened here tonight
promises to be one tf the largest musical
affairs ever held by the colored people in
this country. The fair has been arranged
with great care, and the music selected is
Of the highest order. The primma donna,
Mics A. L. Tghleman, arrived day or
two sgl. and rehearsed with the chorus
al the Opera House this afternoon.
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FRIENDS OF TIE ADMINISTRATION
Holding Mass Meetings 10 Endorse Gar.
field and Condemn COnkIInR.


field aHd COudemn ConkIIng.
NEW YoRK, May 17.-Word comes from
several counties In this State that meet
lngs have been called to sustain Garfield.
HUDSON, N. Y, May 1.-THE friends Of
the administration fred one hundred guns
At noon to-day. Petitions are in cirCula.
ton against the re election Of Conkling.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 1.-THE 1880 Re.
publican Committee tonight adopted
resolutions endorsing the action Of Presi.
dent Garfield on the Robertson nomina.
ton.
New YoRk, May 1.-THE Nineteenth
Ward Republican Association OF Brook.
lyn, by q resolution unanimously condemn
the action OF ex.Ssnators Conkling and
Plat for abandoning their trusts and leay.
ing this State unrepresentedi In the United
States Senate.
CiNClSNATI, May 1.-THE Lincoln Club
tonight adopted resolutions indorsing the
PrC7ident's course In reference TO Rob.
ertson's nomination, and approving the
action OF the New York Senate Ia the
matter, and expressing the hope that II
will do nothing TO lessen the effect Of that
action. ... s.N.
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ST. LOUIS. May lz-"Afrique," new
sntirlcsl comic opera, music by W. O.
MCOreery, prominent young society
man Of this city, and libretto by Will
Schuyler, M amateur artist, son OF Rev.
DR.. Schuyler, was BuccePsfuliy presented
for the first time 10 large audience at the
Olympic Theatre last evening. The music
was bright, the dialogue humorous, and
the whole production highly creditable to
the home talent engaged In its creation
and presentation,
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CARRIED FOK CORPOKArIoN.
First municipal LIecIiOn at Toronto
Ohio, Formerly HIoRn's station.

STEvBRNvILLE, o., May II.
sp:cal dispatch 10 the IntOllISOnCSr
The new borough ol Toronto hold her
first municipal election to-day, which re-
suited In the election Of the entire Cor.
poration ticket. There were two tickets
in the field, Corporation and Ant.cotpor'
alton. The following are the officers
elected:
Mayor, J. Il. Roberts, Democrats CLERK,
K. T. Finley, Republican; Marshal, ]. G.
Culp, Republican; ssaler, Thos. G. Hood,
Republican; Treasurer, T. M. Daniels,
Republican.
Councllmen: s. NJ. Robinson, Demo.
crat; DR.. T. O Grover, Republican; Geo.
Horne, Republican; ]. o. Freeman, Re-
publican; Dr.. ]. W. Collins, Democrat;
JEFF Salesman, Republican.
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,.,,,, IL probability oil another short
.I.'., Inl, in Eagland, where there has been
AE''o' W. on ;" to the average Of goodness since
tS., tol' v should this apprehension prove
IN s' there will be much distress among
l''', .'. Wv .meII incomes among landhOld'
40 lo',',I' ,,5 an increased demand for Ameri.
~ 'a,icpItural 'nt products. Emigration will
w., ho stimulated.
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RssuiatIbE the Liquor 1rhaIe iu HoI.
land.

TnE HAuuR, May 1.-THE Second
Chamber Of staies General sdop!ed by a
vote Of sixty to eleven e bill to fep,ess tho
abuse o! alcoholic liquors. II provides
10. Licensing bar rooms In proportion 10
populaiin, and 90 as to prevent their &C.
cuinula,ion IN Env one locality. Persons
found dunk In ubliC places will be Pun.
i'led hy imprisonment,
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ALgxANDEN FllE nHiLLIANr
wants the PennSyi ivanla senators 20 Go
and Nd LIkaMIAa.

HARRISBURG, May 17.-1n the Senate
Alexander offered the following:
Resolved by the Senate, II the House
concur, that we heartily endorse the
course oi Senators Conkll1g and Plat in
fesigning their seats as members ol The
Senate Of the United States and recon.
mend Senators Cameron and Mitchell 10
do likewise.
On motion Of Mr. Cooper the resolution
was referred 10 q select committee com.
posed entirely oil Democrats.
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Raninna snanssial ArnIn.

LIVERPOOL, May 17.-At midnight an
attempt was made to blow up the Central
Police Station, and tis suspected that the
attempt was made by FTenian skirmishing
operatives. The explosion was terrible
aud was heard over the city. Many win.
dows were broken and much property
damaged. 50 far as yet known no lives
were inqt.