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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-29
THE GEARS ABODE.
His Gloomy Life Surrounded by soldiers
Other Russian Notes.

LONDON, April 2S.-A letter from st.
Petersburg gives a gloomy account OF
the new Cars life at the Castle OF
Gatschina, 30 miles from the capital.
Before the Court removed thither sew
eral hundred artisans OF the Preobrallncy
regiment were sent to make the neces-
sary alterations. At midnight they as
sembled in the church at Gatchina and
were sworn TO silence, death or Siberia
being the penalty OF the iniraction oil
oath. Ten roubles was the price
of each mans silence. The altera-
tons were made in forty eight hours.
Vadki soon loosened the tongues oil the
workmen, and the following is de-
scription OF the precautions against
assassination made in the palace OF the
Car. A subterranean passage leads
from the Cars room 10 the stables,
where a number OF horses are kept, sad
died and bridled, day and night. Sem
tinels are posted at intervals OF twenty
yards all around the building. The In
perial bed room has two windows, pro-
tected at night by massive iron shutters,
which can only be reached from the cut
side by passing through three spa
cious ante chambers, in which
are posted eighty Cossacks, armed
to the teeth. They are allowed to speak
and move about in the two outer rooms,
but in the hall adjoining the Cars bed.
room, perfect silence is maintained all
night. The General on duty during tue
day sits in an easy chair, his Cossacks
sitting on divan which runs around
the whole room. At the Generals right
hand is knob Of an electric apparatus,
which rings bell in every guard house
within the palace grounds. When the
Emperor is about to retire, before shut
ting the door, be removes the outer
handle SO no entrance can be
effected until he himself person-
ally opens the door from the
inside. Unlike his father he cannot
endure armed soldiers in his bed cham
Der. Several mines have been discoy.
cred at st. PETE rsburg and quantity oil
dynamite seized Just after 1t had been
introduced into the court yard OF TIE
palace OF Gstschine-concealed in load
Of hay.
The Czarina is seriously i'll, being sub
iect TO severe nervous attacks and strange
hallucinations.
Hessey Helfmann's illness is expected
10 be brought to a close in q very shor'
time and il is thought this will be the
signal for her execution. The Paris In.
transigeant< declares that she has beer
ruthlessly tortured since prisoner.
Rochefort says of Girardin: "Tht
great hatcher OF politics and financia
schemes has now encountered the onl!
thing that cannot be turned into shsre'
! death"
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TRAGEDIES
As THEY HAVE TRANSFERRED At VA.
RI0US PLACES.
A Ferry Boat Capsizes in Mid.Riyer-
Fifteen Persons 0rowned-A Bolt
Of Lightning Kills -Four
Louisville Lads.
MANY ACCIDENTS OF VARIOUS KINDS.
WATERY GRAVES,
A Ferry Boat Capsizsd and Large Mum.
Of Lives are Lost

A Ferry Boat Capsizsd and Large Num-
Of Lives are Lost
ELdTS, ILL.,, April 2S.-Between s and
9 O'Clock this morning small boat run.
ming over the Fox river, between East
and West Elgin, as ferry to take the
place OF the bridge recently washed
away, capsized and all the passengers, to
the number OF 10, without one excep.
ton, were drowned. The boat was a
mere scrow just purchased at a cost OF
$3.50, and was propelled by rope. The
first trip was made yesterday afternoon.
Those lost were mostly school children
who were on their way to school on the
west side. The accident occurred in
mid-stream, but from what cause cannot
be told. 1t is not possible at this time
to give the names OF any OF the lost, as
many have been crossing both ways all
morning and it was not kuown who
were on the craft.
Fifteen Persons Supposed to Have Been
Drowned.
CHICAGO. April 2S.-The following
special to the Western Press Association
from Elgin gives the most complete
and reliable account OF terrible acci-
dent, this morning, which has been re-
ceived in this city: A frightiul calami.
ty occurred in this city this morning
with the swamping OF the ferry.bost
used in crossing the river at Chicago.
Thirty persons were upon the boat and
only fourteen have been saved. The
boat WAS, crossing the river from the
west side and when nearly two thirds OF
the way over began TO food with water.
The passengers in the conster-
nation which Immediately followed
flocked to the drypart OF the boat, ,clinging
to tne railing. which, giving way, pre-.
cipitated them into the river. As the
water poured into the boat it sank be-
low the surface, leaving thirty humsn
souls battling for life in the angry cur.
rent. The water at this point is ful y
fifteen feet deep, and the current at
least six miles per hour. Yesterday the
boat, which was ordered by the City
Council as soon as the iron bridge fell
last week, made its first run, and it is a
matter OF surprise that the accident had
not occurred sooner. 1t is only eleven
by eighteen feet, and does not stand
more than six inches above water.
Much indignation is felt against Council
and the builders of the boat.
Those missing and known TO have
been on the boat are: Thomas Murphy,
A. Dawson, John Carben, Guy Carlisle,
Leo Taylor. VIM. Coleville, Elmer Fos-
ter and little girl named Traces Cray
ton. A. Stamond, OF New York, and j.
S. Lockwood, OF Rockford, guests at the
Waverly, are missing, and as they in
tended crossing on the boat, it is be-
lieved they were lost in the river. No
bodies have yet been found. A low es.
innate would place the number lost at
10 nr TX
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-29
THENEwS
n.,in Pithy Paragraphs.

VI OCmesdO
,.,.l Point elevator, near PhiIa,
The hIsnl,ned yesterday, with l1'Ooo
bushes !, avs be will allow the Re.
Malone on into executive session
Pa.,,i,s I,ss, sny , time now . ,.,., :, S.w
he lDSS'..ccSr,ed. on high medicA! au'
Yo'A 5 s.tbe -. precursor OF the cholera.
taor'!, ,,,.,,;rg,nn Pa DSlaOcrai will
ToT a tas days by William WORK
b's'.I ,5s - executor Of Adam Ecker de-
rraSst. ,,.;,sss "a routinv out
The 'si - ps,,y office holders, which
Snl,noso news Tor the big army oil
'',,y. Cs,.,,o water is 50 bad that y the PeO- 3
Ch'e1sSs osyised to boil it. Very lev
PIE So w advice, as water Is not Om-
a. go Tom, the celebrated It srotting
sep, sway at Pittsburgh Wednes.
6ol's ls,J injured himself so as to De oil
~ ~ value in the future
~ rnme, is a lucky dog. Some time
JOE .s -. matinee adventure, he secnr.
az, az az, u : Russel Sage's points, used
I'd sou,y ,,y.,on,ly ~ in a stock speculation,
,TSi .DJ IN irE DAYS was S5O'OOO better Oh
Foreign.
s,.scs has ordered at Steyer, Upper
u,es'' .st' ,S,r,v thousand rifles and ten
thousand earbines.
dillon warns the government that
wholesale evictions cannot oe ensc'eu III
,.,,,ri -, without armed resistance.
TbsB,ers aud the English residents OF
r.,1sv,al are continually coming IN con-
S;., A. ,,I serious troubles are spprehend-
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WATER, WATER EVERY
WHERE.
Kansas City Submerged-ThOus-
ands ofFamilies Homeless.


KANSAS CITY, April 2S-This has
been day OF great excitement in Kan.
sas City. The water in the Missouri
river continued to rise throughout the
night and day, and is rising still. At Q
O'Clock this morning the dyke raised
along the Missouri river in front OF the
bottoms gave way in the neighborhood
called
Helrs Half Acre.
and the torrent poured through. driving
the people from their homes in great
terror. All efforts to stay the flood
we're vain, and in an hour the large dis.
trict was inundated from four to ten
feet. At noon the torrent began TO pour
over Ninth street, submerging another
district as large as the first, and
Driving the Terror Stricken People
before it. The water backing up the
Kansas river, submerged q large part OF
the stock yards, and surrounded the
district inhabited by the families Of the
employees of Fowler Bros pack.
ing houses, and surrounding their
large boarding houses. The water
stands several feet deep in q large mum.
Der of the streets, and on Union Avenue
and James streets and covers the street
railway on these streets for five or six
square. In the neighborhood known as
Armourdale, across the Kansas river
from this point, large numbers oil color.
ed families We're surprised by the flood
and at least
Five Persons Drowned.
The water rushed over the doomed
town SO rapidly that the inhabitants
could only flee for their lives, without
being able TO remove any part OF their
household goods. Fully three hundred
families were thus thrown out OF their
houses in an incredibly short time, and
are now cncamped on the high ground
at Armstrong, with strong probability
that their houses will 20 down stream.
1t would take
Columns OF Newspaper Space
describe the situation as it now exists,
together with the list OF serious damage
done. At least 5000 people are driven
from their homes, and the approaches to
the high ground Of the main portion of
the city presents strange appearance,
piles OF goods and crowds ofrefueees
appearing on every hand. The water
now extends on the north side OF West
Ninth street, from the Union elevator
to James street, and from Liberty TO
Ewing street. That thoroughtare is full
of water on the south side OF Ninth. The
locality between Liberty and Ewing
streets is flooded and growing worse
every hour.
The Street Cars Hun with Great Difnoul-
~.
the water being up to the floors OF the
cars. The streets are filed with wagons
moving goods from the threatened To-
calit:es, and all vehicles Of every descrip-
ton are pressed into service. In East
Kansas City a similar state OF affairs
exists, rendering homeless for the time
being thousands OF families.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-29
FATAL CUTTING AFFRAY.
A Pittsburgh Druggist Murdered.

PrrrsBuReH, April SD. Mccartney
Jr., druggist was fatally stabbed last
evening by Chas. Dalgleish. The latter
had been visiting family named Scott
who occupy the upper story OF the
building in which the drug store is
situated, and when he came down he
found several parties in the front store.
Mccartney ordered them to leave, and
some OF them talked back which made
Mccartney angry, and tussle ensued
between he and Dalgleish, during which
the latter was struck on the nose,
Dalgleish then drew q knife and cut
Mccartney across the abdomen infict-
ing q wound from which the bowels.
protruded. The injured man was car
ried in the house and physicians sum-
moned who pronounced the wounds
fatal. Both parties are well known and
hitherto have borne good character.
Dagleish has been arrested
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BAD ON GARFIELD.
Brady Bound to Show UP Some Of the
Games of the Radical Rug,

WASHINGTON, April 20 Some of the
friends Of Brady, and others accused OF
connection with the Star Route scandal,
declared to-day that some Of the accused
are going to fight; that Brady will show
that he sent money to carry Indiana for
Garfield last year at the latter 8 request,
and that the money was raised from the
mail contractors, and that the President
knew it. Also, that the article attacking
the President in connection with his
services on the House Appropriations
Committee will be published. Wheth.
er Brady authorized this declaration ot
war is not known, but it is being made
by some OF bis friends.
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An ExtsnEve CONFIRMATION.

po;a. o;aa.ILADELPHIA, April 2S.-rhe Girard
;r" % elevator was burned this morn
S-s;u together with 10000 bushels Of
ann Am T lne loss is covered By insur-
~ 49, -, Ihe warehouse in the vicinity Of
STe sIe, eisvator was also burned, as well as
~ ~ s ~ miscellaneous freight. At noon
- ne nie was still smouldering. The loes
,S.Se Sue gram destroyed is S9S. 900. and
5n.n's oss on tae buildings about $500, 900.
= - Anee s4SI 900, in amounts gener-
Ol Companies a'~' - uu'0'
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Horrible Accident to a Child.

bro o".lAsla,INsToS, VAS, Pa, April % A horri-
Psu D. aecluent oeiell little son OF Barney
a", %nler, Of Perry township, Greene
iICul!, i.!, Yesterday. Mr.. Renner had
,l,.eI Nv I Tue bed OF arOad wagon on to
So,.u AUG running gears, but it did not ft
UAn ~ Nell SO Mr.. Renner got into
~ ~ wagon 10 bring it to its place. In
nc e meanhme the son had gone under
In In S1gon, put his head over the coup
,be S i.,;' POE and when the wagon bed fell
sDSt S,S ,.Iie fellows neck was broken 20
'1uuenly as II it had been a pipe stem.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-29
Sfanhnnxilla Scrapa

srEuBsSvILLE, April 2s.-The Ger
man saloon keepers of this city held
secret meeting in Harmonic Hall yes
terdsy afternoon, on the Sunday saloon
ordinance. 1t is understood that they
settled on one saloon keeper to keep
open next Sunday, while the remainder
will close. The whole number will
"chip in" and raise funds to carry the
case up and decide the constitutionality
OF the law.
At the meeting OF Council last night
the Mayor recommended that the Office
Of City Engineer be abolished.
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IRWIN Be ProSed 70 the Bottom.

= Nav IoRE, April 2S.-Postmaster-
General James arrived here this morn
ing ior the purpose of attending the
Iuaeral Of hls Oldfriend Samuel p. Rus
Si' Of Brooklyn. Mr. James refused 20
TSs.n'eryleSed regarding the Star service,
, Uu1 Trend very near 20 the Posi-
mlaster-General. and who no doubt
solso s.sres nis confidence, expressed hiR =
sel'as s'as iOlIoWS: In this matter mea, =
ros' Tr,es' not men, are being investigated.
p. puls Is not an Investigation OF Mr..
,ny yaSly OF any particular person, but Of
s,', s'esh0'e at contract system, and | may
Sc!,. =! Inls matter will be probed to the
~. So..on, .l and II the system be iound cor
'dp' those implicated must suffer"
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an indictment OF the Bourbon county
grand Jury, charging him with the mur.
der OF one Moreland in that county
some six or eight weeks ago.
RAPID TRAHeIT.
-Four Boys Sent Into the UnknownWorld
by Q Stroke Of Lightning.

Four Boys Sent Into the UnknownWorid
by . Stroke Of Lightning.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 8.-Heavy
rain, hail and lightning prevailed at this
city at 10 o'clock this morning. Four
boys and the horse pulling the wagon in
which they were riding were killed, in
the West End. by lightning. The acci.
dent occurred at Twenty.sixth and Mar
ket street. The boys had been PLAYING
base ball. Their ages ranged from Is to
Is years, and were pupils Of the school,
the disaster happening during yscess.
Their names are: Lee Fleck Joe Schultz,
Will Tahslser and Harry. The three
fret named died few minutes after be-
taken to their homes in the neishbor.
hood. The latter was burned beyond
recognition.
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PARKERSBURG.
The Missing Man Found at Last
identified.

P,gEgRsBURG, April 2s.-Fred. Wat
kins. Of Volcano, a young married man,
weu..ikei and respected throughout the
county. mysteriOusly disappeared from
his home on the sd OF February last.
The !aSt seen Ci him was on the alter
noon OF that day, when he was IN a bar
room with several other men drinking.
No,arriying al his home that night or
the next day, rigid search was
male through the woods Tor his
dead boly or Tor fittings OF him,
but a heavy snow had fallen
AMI 70 trare of him could be found.
Alter the snow had melted and run of
another aud still more vigorous search
vas made, almost every man in the
community taxing part in 1t. Still
nothing rOuld be learned Of him, and 1t
finally became the opinion OF many that
he hal become demented and wan
deret Cii Advertisements were inssrt-
ed in the papers for weeks, but until
evening bgiors .ast not 4 trace OF the
missing man had been found. But on
tina, evening some one, in crossing an
6p'n field in sight OF, but quite a dis
tance iron, the missing mans home,
discovered his bOiy. Nothing was miss
lug hOM his person, AMI it is the univer-
sal belief that he had frozen 10 death.
His face was baby eaten and torn by
animals, SO much 50 hat he could not
have been ideati6ed except by his cloth
Ing. His body was taken to the John
son homestead and inferred IN the Gem
ee'y Of his wiie's family.
On the 10Th inst. the body OF q man
was found just below the head OF Blen.
nerhassett Island, in the Ohio river.
O.hcer Boyd summoned a Coroner's
jury, which went to the spot, but
brought ont nothing by which the man
could be identified. IL now transpires
tnat be was a Young man named Willie
haza, whose family live ut New Mata-
noras, brty five miles above this city,
On TIE Virginia side. Mr.. III. William
son came here this morning and identi-
hedtae body from the clothing aud per-
sonal effects, and took il in charge.
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seyere Wind and Hail Storm.

BIRDS PoISr, No April pa ter.
rife wind and hail storm struck this
place about o'clock this afternoon,
doing much damage. The yardmaster
OF the Iron Mountain railroad, I'd.
Dwyer. OF Hartford, Connecticut, was
instantly killed by tree falling on him.
Particulars OF the damage by the storm
cannot be learned at present.
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How About Ensl.na .

;,t., tAxlS, April 2S.-There Is authentic
auon ranran that the question Of British
~ resentation at the monetary confer
A. y stlll undecided. The French and
io,nsnI iieAn governments nav yet lind a
Iule ,Sn1e which viii secure England's A..
tSs tSAnee. nn 1t is understood the DELAY Of
to,Ss -, Sssonierenee in getting TO work is due
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MOB vIOLEECE.
. mn,dsrer sbo. TO Death in His Cell

LOUISVILLE. April 2s.-A special to
the Courier Journal from Paris, Ny,
gives the particulars OF the shooting OF
John winn in his cell in the Paris jail,
on "wednesday night, by a mob. They
demanded and received the keys from
Jailor MeCarney, with which they se-
cured entrance to the jail and to
Winn's cell. When ordered to come
out he refused and grabbed chair TO
defend himself. The mob then fired
seven shots, five of which took eject,
killing Winn almost instantly. They
then left the jail, mounted their horses
and rode away. Winn was in jail under
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A BLACK FIEN D
Outrages a Six Year Old Child at London.
Ohio

COLUNBus, April "a special TO the
Daily Dispdtch from London, Ohio, says;
There is much excitement at this place
over a particularly aggravating assault
and outrage OF child ak years old, by
James Turner. a colored laborer. The
child, Annie smith, was left alone at
her fathers house last evening, while
the :iamily went 10 schurcb. During
the evening Turner went 10 the house
and committed the outrage. The child
is terribly ruptured and probably fatal
ly injured.
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Northeoss 70 succeed Be.sonsasld.

LONDON, April 2s.-The Poa says that
Northcote viii succeed Beaconsfeld and
Duke Richmond viii lead the Conserva-
tives in the Lords.
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LIVE STOCK.
ew YORK.

NKw YeRK, April 2s.-DroreT Josrn.
al bureau repore: Beeves Receipn
none. Dressed beef shade frmer at
7I69ic for sides. Shipments 10 day 3sO
head Of live cattle. LOO quarters OF beei,
l59 carcasses Of mutton, and 3l5 dressed
hogs.
Sheep-Receipts to-day 4.G95 head.
Market trifle better; unshorn sheep
81 O0a7 90 per 100 pounds; clipped
sheep IS Ood5 IS; unshorn yearllngs
S 75S7 IS; Jerzey spring lambs sold at
81 5OS,6 jGS570. =,
Hoys-Receipts to-day 3.l7o head.
Market steady at s. O0lsG so per lu0
pounds, for live hogs; 81 lsiss % Tor
city dressed.
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CucuurAn, April 2s.-HoEs-Qniet;
common and light a 60s6 TO- pecting
and butcherS 6 5096 20. Receipu z,IV9
head. Shipments ] go bead.
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tcAGo.

Cuc,so, April 2s Tho Drs..'
Journ,l bureau reports: Hoes-Re'
cripts %, 90 head; shipments 4. 100 head;
market active and firm; all sold: COM
mon 10 good mixed psckiog % 65Ss8 10;
light $ gOa6 Is; choice heavy ~ zoS
$50.
Ca,,le-Receipu 700 bead; ship.
ments 2,4oO bead; market quiet and
5a,lOc lo~er; common 10 lair shipping
a 9o6,5 25; good 10 choice . 40lS5 10;
exports s. 9Oa6 90; distillery s. coo
5 Is; butchers steady at 81 5o(s4 W;
Texans 81 25S4 as: grassers - ~;
stocsers and feeders So 30s4Sj.
Sheep-Receipis 200 head; ship
ments / 800 head fair 70 good s. ooS
5 80. good TO choice s. 10l18 10.
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WuEEI mo w VA FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 49, 1881
opinion applies to the keepers OF all
prisons in which United States prisoners
ara confined.

ara c0nnneO.
Ex Senator Eaton, OF Connecticut,
who is here, advises the Democatic Sen.
ators to vote against the continuation OF
Robertson, on the ground that Robert
sons rejection will divide theRepublican
party in New York.
A member of the Senate Commerce
Committee and friend OF Conkling,
says positively that the latter will make
his fight against Robertson at this ses-
sion,
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Eaa AoeFsy.
81 M

East Lrsurr, April zs.-CstsIe-Re'
ce;pts 1851 head Of through consign'
ments. Market closed steady st yssssr'
days prices. - y,u..,
phiss IS 4O(S6 80: iorken o04o 70.
sheep-Receipts 200 head Nosninl
sold 70 day. Market closed stross, soo
the feeling for next week II very good.