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A fire at Lancaster. Ohio, destroyed

A fire at Lancaster, Ohio, destroyed
the drying department OF the brentwood works
of Messrs. Neil, Tlppet a. Killian. The loss ex-
ceeds $4,000, and 100 men are thrown out of
work.
Considerable damage was done On
Saturday by the breaking up Of the Ice in the
Ohio river at Cincinnati Fifty empty coal
barges were swept from their moorings and
carried down the river from ton TO twenty miles.
The loss is estimated It 10000 to $4,000.
A highly sensational story is tele-
yraphed from Carson City, New. II is to the
Eject that "while Col. James G.. Fair, the
millionaire, was in Candalara, plot was con-
cocted by two men to kidnap him. convey him
10 the mountains, and hold him there until the
demand which they proposed making o. half
nilion dollars ransom be paid to them by the
Coonels family. COL Fairs business, how
ever, took him to Aurora on the night on which
The kidnapping was to have been done, and he
hus escaped the impending danger. The men
in the plot, If hard pressed, We're 10 have killed
5ne Colonel, and then fed to Mexico"
Miss Mary Stack, on East st. Louis,
lille kissing the FPS of u dead and dearly be-
nyod cousin. fell liieless TO the floor, from
REF.
AtAlpena, Mich, Mrs. Alice Williams,
"a sacrifice to the Lord, severed her tongue
with n razor.
Two children have died in Chicago
from the careless administration of morphine
in mistake for quinine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-14

Inc brltlSn snip Laputa was wrecked
OH reef near the 1illamook rock lighthouse
near Astoria, Ore, on the night Of Jan. 8. 1t
IL thought that the whole ships company was
lost.
The Manitoba wave vented its rage on
Northern Mexico last month. The cotton crop
Of Durango is thought to have been destroyed.
A rival syndicate has been formed Mt
Toronto TO construct the Canada Pacific road
on terms much more favorable to tho Govern
ment than those negotiated in England. The
Government party claims that the scheme has
for its object tho forced resignation OF the
Ministry.
The cold wave of the 10th inst. was the
most intense ever known in the Northwestern
states, it, only parallel being that of New Years
LAY in 1864. At Stevens Point, Wis. the mer
curry proved useless AZ an Indicator, and spirit
thermometers fell az low rs 56 degrees below
zero. The storm in Northern New England
was the most severe of the winter. In some
portions of Vermont nearly two feet Of snow
fell Western Louisiana and Texas were via it.
cd by heavy fall OF SNOW.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-14
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.

1t is estimated that our production OF
gold in 1880 was s3a,522, 1872, and Of silver
40,005, 364.
Statistics from the clearinghouse
show that for 1880 San Fran isco was the only
city showing no increase IN business.
An expedition OF engineers has sailed
from Havre to direct operations on the Panama
canal, and machinery, provisi ms and labor have
Tee n ordered forward from New York and New
Orleans.
Daniel r. Sullivan and Patrick Hayes
were hanged in MoyamensinS prison, Phila-
delphia, on Thursday, Jan. 6. Frank Lam
mems and Margaret Merihoffer were executed
at Newark, N. j., for the murder OF the wom-
ans husband. Arthur Murphy was hanged at
Pendletop, Ore, for the murder OF II. ID.
French.
Litta, the prima donna, will wed Har-
ry l.. Cleveland, the tenor of the Slayton Con-
cert Company.
Captain Eads has returned from Vera
Cruz. He has obtained from the Mexican
Government charter to build ship railway
across the Isthmus Of Tehauntepec, and q
grant Of 1000, 600 acres Of land.
The newest monopoly Is match syn
dictate, witha capital Of $4,000, 900, and head
quarters at New Haven, Ct Ten large fac
torres have been consolidated with the inten-
ton of controlling the American msrkct- They
pay the Government %, SOC, 900 per annum for
stamps.
One of the most distinguished jurists
at Washington pronounccs arbitrary and un-
constitutional the action Of the Governor of
Utah in issuing q certificate as Delegate to A.
q. Campbell
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-14
Boys rs Mechanics.

Almost all boys are naturally mechan-
les. The constructive and initiative fac
ulties are developed, in part, at very
early age. All boys are not capable of
being developed into good, practical
working mechanics, but most of them
show their bent that way. There are
few cases in which the boy has no COM
petent idea of the production of fab
ricated result from inorganic material,
but such cases are. Given the proper
encouragement and the means, and many
boys whose mechanical aptness is nj.
lowed to run to waste, or is diverted
from it's natural course, would become
good workmen, useful, producing mem
bers of the industrial community.
The mechanical boy ought to have
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-14
How to BE Nobody.

It is easy to be nobody, and we viii
tell YOU how to do it. Gro to the drink
ing saloon to spend your leisure time.
You need not drink much now--just
little beer or some other drink. In the
meantime, play dominoes. or something
else to kill time, so that you will be sure
not to read any useful books. If you
read anything, let it be the cheap novels
of the day; thus go on keeping your
stomach full, and your head empty, and
yourself playing time-killing games, and
in few years you will DE nobody, I'M
less You should turn out drunk ard, or
professional gambler, either of which
is worse than nobody. There are any
number of young men hanging around
bar-parlors, just ready to graduate and
be nobodies.
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A Romance OF History.

The romantic union and cruel death Of
Agness Bernauer have embalmed her
memory, alM she still lives in song and
story. She was the beautiful and anna
bic daughter of poor CITIZEN of Augs-
burg, in the fifteenth century. Duke
Albrecht, sole son of the reinging Duke
Ernst, saw her mt tournament given in
his honor by the mobiles of Bavaria, and
irrecoverably lost his heart to the charm
ing maid Albrecht, young, handsome,
brave and very proud. made her ac-
quaintance and wooed her passionately.
She loved him in return, though she
was too pure and prudent to listen to his
suit until he had promised to make hef
his wife,
He kept his promise. They were Sc
cretly welded, and went for their honey
moon to the Castle of Vohbburg, inheri-
ted by the young duke from his mother.
His father, knowing nothing OF the ro-
mantle alliance, proposed that his son
shonld marry Anna, daughter of Erich,
Duke of Brunswick, to which the young
man very naturally, under the circum-
stances, would not listen. His stubborn
opposition opened the fathers eyes to
the mesalliances, and he resolved to I'M
do it.
Ernst accordingly contrived that AL
brecht should be excluded from tourna-
ment he was anxious to take part in at
Regensburg, on account of his living, as
was alleged, in concubinage. contrary to
the rules of chivalry. Albrecht then
swore that Agnes was bis lawful wife;
but his oath was not accepted; he was
still debarred from entering the list He
gave his wife sumptuous retinue,
placed her in the Castle of Straubing,
and caused lAer to be honored as o prin-
CESS But she, with sad foreboding,
prepared an OratOry and tomb in o
Carmelite convent Of the town.
During the life of Albrecht's uncle,
Duke William, Ernst made no further eff.
fort to interfere with the lovers, for he
stood in awe of his brother, who was
deeply attached to his gallant nephew.
But William having died, the anger Of
the father broke out afresh, and In the
absence of his son caused Agnes arrest
and trial for sorcery, and its exercise on
the lord. The trial was of course farce.
She was quickly condemned to be
drowned in the Danube. She was thrown
into the river in the presence OF the
populace, and, floating by the current
toward the shore, one of the execution
ers twisted a long pole in her golden hair,
and held her under the water until she
was dead.
Maddened at the atrocity. Albreeht
combined with the other enemies of his
father, made war upon him, and laid
waste his country. Ernst sued i'll vain
for pardon, but at last the Emperor Sigis-
mund interfered and placated his right
eous wrath The young duke afterward
married Anna Of Brunswick, but never
ceased to worship the name Of poor
Agnes He raised beautiful monu.
ment, as his father had raised chapel,
to her memory. and often visited it to
weep and pray.
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East


New York has had another fire horror.
A tenement house in which eight families lived
caught fire at midnight under the stairway,
which formed the only means OF ingress ar
agress. In a moment the whole flimsy structure
vas in flames, and there was no chance for the
frightened inmates to escape save by jump
ting from the windows. Ten women and chill
dren were burned to death. Three children
we're saved by their brother, boy Of Is,
who threw them from thiri-story win
dow to their mother, who stood in the yard
below and caught them as they fell. The
boy then jumped and was similarly caught.
One old woman, 80 years Of age, jumped
from a second-story window with her two
grandchildren in her arms. Her leg was
broken by the fall, but the children escaped
uninjured. A young man gained ACCESS 10 the
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shop of bis own. Let it be the attic. or
an unused room, or place in the barn
or wood-shed. Give him place and
tools. Let him have good pocket
knife. gimlets, CHI els, gouges, planes,
~ltting pippers, saws. Al foot rule. and
material to work. Let the boy have
chance. If he is mechanic it will
come out, and he will do himself credit.
If he fails he is to follow some calling
that does not demand mechanical skill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-14

The writer of the anonymous com.
munication sent us last week will please
send MS his name. Not for publication,
but simply to let us know who the man
is that takes us for big enough fool to
publish such q lot of bosl. Whitehall
Times
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CITY POPULATIONS.

A Table Showing the Number Of l'shGeH-
Gmfs in los Of oar Cities.
The following is list Of i6s cities of the
United States, with their population In 1880,
compared with ten yelrs before:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-13
CAPITAL chat,

WARRINGTON, January l2.-The House
Committee on Agriculture unanimously
agreed Chairman Covert, who made a
minority report, being absent) to aak for
suspension Of The rules to take from the
calendar and put on its passage the bill to
make the Agricultural Department an
independent department and its head q
Cabinet officer.
The sub committee oil the House Com.
mit,ee on Military affairs, to whom was re-.
ierred the bil u proposing TO make General
Grant Captain General, met this morning,
and decided to make verbal report to the
full committee tomorrow. Two OF the
sub committee oppose and one is In favor
OF the bill.
A communication was presented the
Senate to-day from the Secretary OF the
Interior recommending the Rppropria.
tion of $50 1000 to become immed lately
available, for the survey and Sub.divisiona
OF the Indian reservations, with a view to
the allotment oflands In Severalty TO the
Indians.
1t Is thought at the War Department
that It will be impossible for The court
martial to proceed with the Whitaker
trial on the 20 b inst.
Whitelaw Reid waN In the city to-day,
and had conference with Secretary
Eyarts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-13

OSE OF our correspondents objects to
Judge Bpnnon as candidate for the U.
S. Senate on the ground that he is too
much of moss.back. Well, We suppose
that the Judge Is somewhat mossY in bis
IDEAS, That IL our chief objection to him,
and We suppose that it ia the worst thing
that can be said about him as Democrat.
Camden has too much oil and the Judge
,oo much moss. As for Hereford, whom
our correspondent:preiers, he Is disquAli'
fed, or oughtto be, by that silly American
eagle speech in the Senate that brought
ridiCule upon the State, Az for Msth'
owi, he is the gentleman who tried
10 deprivU-@the- white citizens Of
the right to vote by ballot. He also
tried to re.anHex his own portion Of
the State to Old Virginia, He was op.
poseL to the declaration in our COnstitu'
ton that "the State OF West Virginia Is
and shall remain ono Of the United States
Of America" In short, his record in the
constitutional convention was OF the most
B1ulbonish character.
These four gentlemen constitute tho
Democratic stock in trade for the position
Of Senator, aud 1t seems asif tho opposi.
ton will be compelled to make their &C.
lection out Of this lot. 1t Is Hobson's
choice with them. The moss is pretty
deep on all fur Of: them, Camden having
less perhaps than the othera. Iut then he
makes up in oil oil, and more than all,
that he has lost OF original moss. In fact
he has traded moss for oil, giving very lit.
tie moss for a mighty sight Of oil. The
dilemma Of the Legislature will be tc
choose between moss and oil. is whls'
pered around that oil has more persuasive
qualities than moss.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-13

TnE city OF Wheeling offers loan Of
$4,000 Ito be voted on in the next few
days bearing interest at the rate oi 81 per
cant. The city Of Chicago made loan OF
$500 600 at A per cent the other day, and
tho Tribune says that she could have negO'
tia,pd four times the amount at that rate
OF interest. 1t further says that while the
bondi are 'nominally taxable, really they
are not taxable;" meaning thereby, as We
understand it, that they escape taxation {;
or, in other words, are not returned by
their holders to the assessors. The Tribune
further says, practically, no bonds are
taxable"
Iithis is the case.-that 10 to say, II the
bonds Of the city OF Chicago are practl.
Cslly exempt from taxation, we presume
that the samc thing can be said Of the
bonds OF the city Of Wheeling II "prac.
tiCaIly, no bonds are taxable" why should
not the city OF Wheeling be able 10 nego.
tiate bonds at a better rate than 81 per
cent interest, seeing that the bonds ot
Chicago, which are no sater as q security
than the bonds Of the city Of Wheeling
considering the Bmallness OF our debit
are easily negotiable at 4 per cent.
Weare now paying an excessive rate of
interest IA per cent? on u considerable
portion Of our debt, and the worst Of 1t is
that We are prohibited by the terms Of the
loan from retunding 1t at present rates OF
interest, and Tor this reason, il for no
other, we should scrutinize tho proposed
new loan at 81 per cent. We should Try
to make the beSt possible average.
But, aside from the question Of interest,
II is at least doubtful whether st Is wise
Under present circumstances TO raise any
more money by creating an addition to
our funded debt. Bonds that represent
deficits are not looked upon with favor in
any country by capitalists. Hence Rus.
sian loans, although Russia Is great EN-.
pire, are not eagerly sought for In London,
Paris or Frankfort Capitalists do not
esteem It wise to foster a spirit ot reCk.
lessnesS in regard 10 expenditures among
nations.
This being the case, the objections urged
against national loans for AuCh purposes
certainly have come applicability as
against municipal loans. We increased
onr funded debt in 1877 to tho extent Of
Slll,OOO to meet cvercheCks Ia bank in
excess Of current receipts. One loan Of
that kind might well have sufliced. The
question iB does out present situation de.
mand that We should negotiate another
loan oi the same general charaCtet7
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IIilnNE.

WASHINGTON, January l2.-0n motion
oi Mr.. Buckner tho morning hour was
dispensed with 1913 to "a.
Mr.. Wood, OF New York, moved that
when the House next went into Commit.
tee Of the Whole on the funding bill,
debate on the pending amendment should
he limited to thirty minutes Agreed to-
l4O to 4, MesSrs. CobbrAth, Stevenson,
Humphreys and Weaver dissenting.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole. Mr.. Covert In the chair, on
the funding bill.
Mr.. Ward said that for himself he saw
nothing Inconsistent In the establishment
Of three per cent rate OF interest for
bonds. The shortening OF the option In.
diCAted in the bill. he thought, would 70
further. He believed that with tho re-.
moval OF the tax on bank deposita and
the establishment OF rate OF three per
cent. The question OF option was abso.
certificates would not be likely 10 rise TO
any great premium, and would be at any
time within reach Of the Government al
pat or at nominal premium. He be.
lieved three per cent rate could be safely
established, and was confident Of q speedy
negotiation Of every bond aud certificate
issued.
Mr.. Randall advocated with confirmed
judgment the three per cent bond. He
would compel the national banks 10 take
three per cents 90 security for their cir.
Culation. There would be found an i'm.
mediate market for more than S400 000,.
0OO Of three per cents, which left but $27O, !.
900 OO0 TO be provided for. How would
he provide tor that2 According 10 the
Secretary OF the Treasury three years
would provide for II and II there is not an.
nther burChaGer In tho United States the
1910 O0O, 900 would ba absolutely liquidated
by payment. What excuse, 10 the light
Of those figures, was there for the House
10 hesitate about fixing the rate at three
per cent?
In reply TO a=qnestion as to how he
would compel the banks to take three per
cents he stated he would do II by legisla.
ton. He would say to the banks that
here liter whenever bonds need to be de-
posted for circulation they should be 8
ner cent bonds. lie would Also make
banks agents for placing the bonds.
The time limited Tor debate here ex
pifed, and Mr. Frye asked II he should
be allowed 10 reply 10 Mr.. Randall. The
confusion In tho hall was 60 great that 1t
was with difficulty the Chair could obtain
order, and the Ravel was broken under bis
vigorous raps before he succeeded,
On motion Of Mr.. Randall the Commit.
tee rose, and the time for debate having
been extended one hour, the debate was
Immediately recommended, .
Mf, BuCknet opposed the bill, There
was Ttoian horse hidden behind, II 10
make permanent the national bank sys.
tenn Of the county,
Mr. Frye said the question presented
was not whether OF not the Government
had power TO dtagoon the national banks
Into taking three per cent bonds, He ad.
mitled that Congress had power over the
national hanks. He admitted that the
dfagOoninR process could be applied II
Congress desired L. Never In the world
had there been q banking system 90 pros
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-13
TIMELY TOPICS.
MATTERS OF CURRENT INTEREST IN
THE WORLD Al LARGE.
Consolidation of tho Leading Telegraph
Systems In,the COunIry-The. Con.
EreSSIOnRI Contest Between
Campbell and Cannon
News H0lea,
THE CANNON THAT wAs.EIRED.n

IntGFVtew With the GOVeFHOF OF Utah on
the hnhjrct VI the Congregational Con
test ia that Territory
LoUIsylLLE, January l9,-Gen. Eli P,
Murray, Governor Of Utah, arrived in the
city thiS morning, He is accompanied by
Professor Clayton, of Salt Lake City. The
Governor stated to reporter that the gisl
OF the whole matter about the Cannon
eCtion was that Cannon was not a citi,
zsn oi the United States, and Conseq uent.
ly Ineligible to the office OF Congressman,
Cannon, sald Governor Murray, was horn
OF foreign parents in foreign country,
and has by no court Ot any kind In the
unitsd States been recognized Us q citizen.
The law Of the United States on this point
is that the fact Of citizenship must b. re-
corded in the minutes OF tho Court,
There arc no records that declare him
to be citizen, aud consequently could
not give him RCertihcats. Added to this
was the aggravatiOn Of his being q Nor.
mon pOlygsmist, which makes him ielon
and criminal against the lava of the ma.
tion, | do not ees how could have done
otherwise. wish ii distinctly understoud,
however, that there is not the slightest
bit OfpoltiCs in the matter. II is not a
political question, but simply a question
Otright aud wrong, To show the sense of
Congress In tho matter when Cannon
took his seat before, they admitted
him, but soon afterward passed resolu.
ton providing that the members of the
Territories be- qualified by The same rule
as that applied to the States, viz: that he
bs citizen Of the United States seven
years and be over twenty-five years Of
ago The resolution went on to say that
any man gnilty Of pOlygamy was ineligible
ss a Congressman, but the resolution was
unfortunately crushed iu the Senate.
Out OF population Of 443 600 there
are fully $4,000 Genties, and these
represent, | may say, fully one.
half the wealth OF the Territory, although
Of course the MOrmOns have settled ii
most oil the land. Things are rather
warm out there, but l don't spprehend
that there will be any trouble, except OF
course bad feeling, and will be sound.
ly abused by the Mormon papers. There
are more Gentiles In Utah than the whole
population Of the Territory Of Wy 0 uing,
aud they certainly have right 10 be
heard,
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Robert Mills, middleaged man living
In the Second ward, was terrible scalded
by his wife, while he was sleeping on the
lounge yesterday. The mans face and
eyes are In aterribe condition, and he will
probably lose the sight OF both. An invCs.
tigation into the trouble will be made.
Mr.. Wiley, Of Wiley & Wethetald, ia
spending few days iu Monroe county.
Mr.. Charles Goodrich, Of the GaaoIe, and
VIM. F. Hunter, Of Woodslield, were in the
city yesterday.
The Council ia talking ol hiring Mr..
Norton, OF Wheeling, as civil engineer OF
this city.
The train due here at P. N. on the O. &
0. Il. Il. was behind one hour and twenty
minutes, yesterday, caused by some aCCi.
dent happening TO the local freight.
A Crayon picture, drawn by Mr. d. L..
Mckinney, OF this city, is OH exhibition
In the window Of Baltzsr Ktaus' barber.
shop. The picture represents Nolby's
mountain from Red RICK, below Pied.
mont, on the Third Division Of The Bati.
more & Ohio Railroad. 1t is 10 be "a fled
OF In about two weeks.
Pay day al the q. & p. to-day and the
boys will feel The value OF the reinforce.
ment
We are glad 10 learn that Mr.. Charles
Newell, OF the First ward, whose life has
been despalsed Oi, ID now covering
The meetings still continue al the Dis.
Cipes and Methodist churches.
iIa la In IA a
the bank by the gorge on Monday that II
10 propped up Oh one side to keep II level
and from breaking 10 pieces.
We learn that the steiner Diurnal is In
very bad condition at SAtdiR.
Mr.. James Morton and Miss Mppvie
Dunlap were married al "Scrabben on
Tuesday. Our best to you, dim.
A gentleman In this city who received
letter from Phil. II. Dyer, informs ia
that be Is keeping books at Menlo Patk,
for the Electric Light Company.
DR.. A. pottetIleld, OF this city, has beer,
engaged In playing game Oi chess with
Q friend In Iowa, Tor the past elk months.
The moves are made by CorfespundenCe
Capt VIII Little, Of Co., d, disbaBded,
wishes the members 10 return any suits
that may be out which belong to the State.
Suits eau be lsit al the store room Of A.
Richardson.
The Melrope go 10 woodAHeld on Tues.
day and Wednesday.
The annual meeting oil the Woman'a
Missionary Society will he held this alter.
noon at the residence Of Mrs. Vim. Sharp,
on Belmont street.
The local freight train on the D. 4 p.
road, due here this afternoon, was wreck.
ell al Van Port, above WellsvlIle, this
morning, and all The trains on the road to.
day have been delayed on account Of II.
No enc was hurt, bat two OF three cars
we're diched
It's fumored to-day that The Bellaire
mill is negotiating with the YotkVille and
R,iney Coal Works tof q RnpplJ oi coal 10
run the mill, II they should need to put.
chase abroad.
Mr., Troll has sold to Nj. Henry n.
Q lot Just eest Of Mh o. 80" ho,,.a S,s'
ptiGe ,sd $40 NJ! Troll .,ouoh, tbiS lOt % lee
'''''"s :. ago for S6j5. X, O. f.