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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-14
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS.

Pertinent Points Concerning People
Miss Bette Hough, of Fairmont, Is
visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. A. H. Fleming, OF East Liverpool,
Ohio, is registered at the Mcclure.
Harry Phillips, business manager OF
Thomas W. Keene, is at the Mcclure.
Isaac Y. Hamilton, Esq q prominent
attornev-at-law Of Washington, Pa, is
at the Mcclure,
Major J. A. Tmms, telegr iph operator
fer the B. 4 o. at Fsirmont, is registered
at the st. James.
Squire McGilI, OF Rosby's Rock, Mar.
shall county, is visiting at the residence
OF Mr.. Duffy, on the South Side.
Hon. Judge Briggs and wife, OF Phila
delphis, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. +. NJ. Pearson, in this city.
Mr.. Jacob Boyer, of the Woods House,
Powhatan, Is visiting friends in the city,
and reports having pleasant time.
VIM. Myers, a member OF Cocksyne'"
orchestra, has been on the sick list for
several days past, but is improving at
present.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL
AMUsBMEHTs.
THE GREAT HERMANN.

TnE dhkAT hkhhANN.
The only Herman and his European
Specially Company will be the attrac.
tiou at the Open House to night and to-
morrow night, with Saturday matinee.
Hermann, who has no equal in this
country as q prestidigitateur, does the
most astonishing tricks with ease and
nonchalence, displaying a perfect dis.
dain for natural laws and defying detec-
ton. Hermann holds an audience as
much by his witty and humorous talk
as by his magic. The prestidigitateur
will be assisted by Mile Addie Cardello,
the intrepid Cardello, the intrepid aero
bat, Katsnoshin. the japanese juggler,
and Ariel, the flying danseuse, whose
graceful flights Of fifty feet into space
are the wonder and admiration OF the
audience who witness her daring per.
formance.
THOMAS ". KEKNK
will be at the Opera House on the 2lst
and 22d and Saturday matinee. Friday
night he will appear a. Richelieu, Satur-
day matinee az Shylock, in the Merchant
OF Venice, and Saturday night, the 22d,
as Richard III.
NIKE RANKIN.
Monday and Tuesday nights next, the
Danites and '49 will be given. Tickets
tomorrow at Wilson & Banners.
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DAH 81 MORNING, OCTOBER IA 1881.
FAMILY POISONED.
Deyilish Deed OF q Negro 3
want. E

Sr. LOUIS, October ia Hannibal,
Mo-, special says: While the family oi
Hiram Westfall were seated at the
breakfast table yesterday morning, they
were suddenly attacked with sickness
and commenced vomiting. The lper.
sons at the table were Mr.. Westfail and
wife, a young lady and a hired rnsn.
Their symptoms became more violent
and death seemed certain to most OF
them. Mr.. Westfall, whose attack seem
ed lightest, got on a horse and san,
moned q physician, who suspecfed
the cause to be eating poisonous tcod.
The doctors have been in attendance
upon the family all day. Mrs. Wesfiail
died last evening and hired man is not
expected to live A dish OF cat meal
which had been prepared by a coiored
servant, with whom there had previ.
ously been trouble, is thought to have
been poisoned with arsenic. This SER
want upon seeing the effect OF her worf,
left the house, but has since been ar
rested. She tells contradictory stories
of the affair, and the evidence all points
to her guilt. THE Westfalls are highly
respectable people.
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BELMONT COUNTY
The Official Returns.
ST. CLAIRsvrLLE, October l3

ST. CLAIRsvILLR, October l3.
The official couut OF the vote OF Bel
mont county was made last night.
Foster, for Governor, carries this
county by l44 majority.
The county officers elected are as fol.
lows: David Wagner, Democrat, for
Representative, 24S msjority; Thomas
Cochran, Democrat, for Probate Judge,
1910 majority; E. L Feely, Democrat,
for Treasurer, 262 majority; Nathaniel
Taylor, Democrat, for Commissioner,
l9i majority; l.. w. Jones, Democrat,
for Infrmary Director, 1862 majority; ;
Marshall Thompson, Democrat, for
Surveyor, $50 majority.
In this Judicial District, st. Clair
Kelly, Republican, is elected Judge by
nearly 200 majority. There was very
light vote in Monroe county, and hence
the Democratic majority in that county
fell off very largely. This caused Mr..
Swaney's defeat for Judge.
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OUR GERMAN GUESTS.
Arrival OF the Won Stubens q,
New York.


NEW YORK, October l3-The steamer
Herder of the Hamburg.American line,
arrived of quarantine at one o'clock this
morning and anchored there dur
ing the night. On board were
the descendants OF Baron Won Steuben
who have come here on invitation OF
the United States Government to take
part in the Yorktown Celebration re
ception. The committee were notified
by telegraph OF the arrival OF the Herd
er, and at seven o'clock this morning
proceeded to meet and welcome the
German delegates. There were present
on the part CT che United States Govern.
ment to welcome the German officials
General Charles Adams Minister to
Bolivia, and Walter Blaine and Creigh-
ton Webb OF the State Department.
The Reception Committee met the
German officers at the barge office at
the battery. The committee and their
guests were then driven to the hotel
OF. the United States, and the
German colors were quickly run
up on the Fifth Avenue
and surrounding hotels. As soon as the
fact OF the arrival of the German dele.
gates became known, reception was
held at the hotel of an informal charac-
ter. The German officers who arrived
are: Col. Arndt Won Steuben, Seventy
ninth Regiment; Richard Won Steuben,
Overseer OF the Imperial Forest; FREQ
erick Won Steuben, Captain OF the
Fourth Imperial Guard; Eugene Won
Steuben, Ninth Infantry; Lieutenant
KENO Won Steuben, Th;rty-ninth In
fantry; Lieutenant Bsrnhardt Won
S'euben, Twenty-second Infantry, and
Lieutenant Anton Won Steuben, Twen-
ty.ninth Infantry.
As the Herder steamed up the bay
salutes were fired from the United
States man of-war Kearsarge and from
the iorts in the harbUr. The board of
aldermen has extended the freedom OF
the city to the visitors.
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CAPITAL N EWS.
The Star Route es-President Arthr

The Star Route Cssss-President Arthur
WASHINGTON, Oct. l3.-Iu the Crimi.
nal Court to day Judge Cox announced
that tomorrow mornings session would
be taken up with the argument OF In
gersoll, counsel for General Brady, on
the motion to quash the information re-
Gently filed by the attorneys for the
Government against General Brady and
others. Ingersoll desires to leave the
city after he has spoken. The hearing
will be continued until next week,
when Messrs. Bliss, Brewster and others
representing the Government, can be
present. .
Secretary Window, Assistant Secreta'
~ Upton and the Chiefs of Bureaus in
the Treasury Department called upon
President Arthur this afternoon.
Tie senate in executive session today
confirmed the nomination OF Hannibal
Hamlin, Minister to Spain.
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Farewell to q Minister.

A large proportion Of the members OF
Thomson NJ. E. Church met their pastor,
Rev. G. E. Manchester last night at the
church and bade him farewell.
as he is about to re-
move to Ohio. Many expressions
of love and esteem were had on the part
of. the members and Mr.. Manchester
feelingly responded to all in short
speech. He is a young minister OF
great power as an orator and usefulness
as q pastor.
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Attempted burglary.

Last night shortly after nine O'Clock
a telephone summons came to police
headquarters for help from the residence
OF Dr.. Baird on Fourteenth street.
Officer Steinbicker went over
and found that four men
had made repeated efforts to enter the
house and had partially succeeded when
Mrs. Baird ran to the telephone and
sent for help. The officer could not
find the man. There were no male
persons in the house at the time OF the
attempt.
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the 0as Muddle.

Mr.. Wheat, President OF the Board of
Gas Trustees, has requested Mayor Ege.
ter to call q meeting Of
Council for the purpose OF taking
action on bis resignation which will be
submitted to that body. 1t is also like.
ly that Mr.. Cald wells will accompany II.
We are not advised OF the intentions oil
the other members.
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A Marrow ESCAPE

Day before yesterday George John.
son, q negro laborer in the employ OF
the water works, was caught in the
ropes that are used in hoisting brick to
the top OF the new stack and
dragged into the air some dis
lance from the ground, and while
in that position number OF bricks fell
from a bucket and struck him on the
body in several places. johnson was
relieved frnm his precarious position
and was thought to be dead for little
while. He however recovered con.
sciousness, but Ia still in serious con.
dition.
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nJuat a Good"

One Of my friends who bad bsen using
Fellows Compound Syrup OF Hypo-
phosphitet for Consumption, was in.
duced by one OF our druggists to take
another preparation Of Hypophosphites,
which, be said, was "just as good, il not
better" The use OF half bottle taught
him that, If he would consult his safety,
he must return to our Syrup again.
GSoRGE G. FooT.
Mansion House Hotel, Baltimore, Md.
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Mansion House Hotel, Baltimore, Md

Ma. SAMUEL McKEszfE, Cumberland,
Md, writes: 81 am 8S years Of sge.
About four years ago began to 20 into
a decline. suffered from dyspepsia,
stone 10 the bladder, weak lungs, and
general nervous debility. Nothing i
tried did me any good until ! used
Browns Iron Bitters. This remedy has
made me again robust and strong, and l
feel all the fire and activity Of youth once
more In my veins"
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY IELEeR .pH.
nousy At S to 6 Per csat.- .-6svsrameats
Strong and Advanesd-flour General.
y 0uli-wheat essier-hogs
Dull and Lower.
PRODUCE
Whssline Wholssals Aarkst

Wheeling Wholesale Market
The wholesalers are all very cheerful
under the influence Of heavy sales and
numberless customers this week. There
is marked stifening in the prices oi
dry goods and cottons and woolens,
and the tendency Is higher. Groceries
and provisions are steady and very
frm. Stock is offered indifferertly,
some days the market is well supplied
and others but lew come in. Cattle are
weak. Sheep holding their own and
hogs very frm with an upward turn.
Other quotations vary but sliehtly from
current publications.
GRAIS-Corn Is rather easier than Il has been
for some time and there II much mor offering.
dropping. 0an are coming In more libeslly
and range from 30 TO 81 cents per bushel.
Rye Is very lightly supplied at sj cents TO slS
per bushel.
rLoua- Family white. 7Scsso. Psten, pro-
cess, s5o@sTS. spring wheat, i.7o.
GRocERlEa - Prices duciustine Business
SsnycS SSsy Sia r iso .Uoa rss % ko a p%s s
choice l5c. besa roasted i7c, yellow Rio lo,y
lava &c. syrups, common 2sa nc, prime asa
SOC, choice Soc: New orleans molasseS, prime
@ Ssoss ssSsS s S. n.Bs s .s. s pStd pSd fS@ Ss
Al 1875 grsnulaied lohalo'Ie powdered lie,
A coffee 1 c B g1<tc, prsirie A sugar loc, palace
4 ioc, golden g SO prime Sltc,y yellou sss>.c.
Rice, Carolina choice ~ hSsc. New Orleans prime
FsaErAB-ss, EIc-Cabbage. s. ooSs22s per
bbi. Potatoes moderately plenty at Is per
bushel. Sweet Potatoes, Baitimore, sL25 ler
Dbl. and $3.50 for Jerseys. Turnips 81 LIS per
bushel. Onions ssl.7o per bushel, per Dbl. u 70
@A.25.
BElss-In fair dem and at q 50 per bu>hOl.
BurTER-Choicc butter is scarce aud con.
mands 2sSs30c
CHEr.E-Commsnded lial6c for factory,
and l6c for New York.
CANNED GooDs-Good demand; 3 10. cans, pie
csns % pescSes {. ss Tom.,oes. % 10. cans. .i SOC
l50 Sweet corn, S,.ooSi 20. winslow corn,
81 IS. Straw berries, ID. cans, 81 ~. Blackber-
erriei, lib. cans. Is. Raspberries, ID. cans,
sl.co. Plums, ID. cans, 81 tog2m Lima
beans, alb. cans, ti.S5. Cove oysters. ID. cans,
light. 7sc: full weight 81 20: ID. String beans,
sl.0o.
HoGs-61ta6kc per ID.
DRIED FRuIrs-There Is better demand, the
season now having opened. and much morc
doing. We quote Apples At the: reache,,
&c: Raisins, Layers, SA7S per box; Valencia, ioc
per ID.
FEArHEss-Live geese, 5og6oe
FIsH-No mackerel, bbls $40: No.
medium mack erel. 81 %: No. 2 do s7.aj.
HAY-At SIS W for be ID; loose, now, slb 900
1900.
NAIrs-The card rates on nails, fence and
brads from l0d 10 God Is 81 8.
POULTRY chickens, old, SITS per doseu, and
mn rnr Inypa
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The Hanlan-Ross Race.

ToRosTo, OSr., October 13.-It is def.
nitely settled that the Hanlan-Ross race,
Tor two thousand dollars, three miles,
will be roWed at Creve Couer Lake, nesr
st. Louis, Missouri, on November 10Th.
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Go to your druggist for Mrs Free
mans New National Dyes For bright
ness and durability Of color, they are
unexcelled. Color from 2 to pounds.
Directions in English and German. Price
ID ceuts. f...-s
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SENATORIAL GOSSIP.

Amusing Mistakes,
WAsHINGToS, Oct. 1S.-Some OF the
Democratic senators think Senator PEN
dleton's action in Withdrawing the mo-
ton to let the resolution electing Davis
lie over, was unwise. Had it been de-
ferred until tomorrow Bayard would
have had an opportunity TO I'll the va
cancies on the committees under Ed
munds' resolution, adopted this morn
ing. He could have made Democrat
chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com
uittse, and have given q Democratic
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

Public"
UNION Mills, FIURIASNA Co., Va, I
April 2, 1881. /
Ldughiin Bros. & Co:
GESrLEMKS:-Please send me at once
six dozen oi your Worm Syrup. L.,
cures are wonderful, and it is the best
vermifugs ever placed before the public.
One bottle brought 10S worms from one
child, and in three other cases from 60
10 rs worms. The children had bsen
poor and feeble for eighteen months, and
sre now in good health. ...
respectfully yous, .as.. 80
DUDLEY x. Bosr IN.
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An agreeable dressing for the hair,
that will stop its falling, has been long
sought for. Parker's Hair Baisam, dis
tinsuished for its purity, fully supplies
This wasn't.
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"0h! you are too self-conscious," said
Fogg to young man. II self.con.
scious2" exclaimed Adolescence: II am
conscious OF nothing" "That's what /
said" replied Fogg.
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PLHAHU1


NIw Yoak. Ocsobsr la.-Ass.Y
At 5 10 8 per cent. per amman. Pnne
mercantile paper 5i06i per cent 6tsrl.
ing exchange, banker bills, sesady st
40 for long; demand As.
SiLvEa-At London Slid Per ounce;
bar silver here ll23; subsidiary dlvsr
coin per cent discount
GoviRShRss-Strone and advanced,
with the exception Of extended 3,
which are unchanged; extsndsd o roes
l per cent; as ! per cent; - pr
cent.
Sixcs extended.....
New rives, extended -. - - $50. ~
New Four-and- oue-oslt coupons ..--- --llfS
ssssse sss sinss az sas............
RAILROAD BoSDs-Eairiy active and
in the main firm.
STATE SEcURlrIn-Dull and generally
nominal.
SrocK-The market opened strong and
higher. and Was firm 10 tone throush
almost the entire day, the whole llst
showing an advance ct the clos. Els-
waited Railway stocks were features Of
speculation. Manhattan Elevated,
closed yesterday at 2St, advanced 10 -.
closing at that figure; the Metropolitan
rose from s5i TO got, reached to $50
and closed at s7i. New Yorf
advanced from ll0i to lis, fell OF 70
ll0i and closed at ll0i. The general
list recovered the advance In the early
dealings, the upward tendency continu.
ing. excepting occasional sllght rec.
tons, almost up to the Close oi businses,
the late dealings showing an advance Of
ICS3 per cent, Reading. Houston and
Texas. San Francisco preferred, Ohio
and Mississippi, New York Central.
Central Pacific, Alton and Terre Hsuts,
and K. 4 A. being the most prominent
therein. In the fusl sales there we Q
reaction OF i@2f per cent In the Gen.
eral list, but some shares closed at top
prices. Boston Air Line common stock,
which Was placed on the list to-day.
sold up from 26i to 80 and closed st -.
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EVERYBODY is using Browns Iron Bit
tiers, and everybody Is astonished at its
many marvellous cures whore all others
have failed. -E-
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LOOK out fora choice line Of new
goods at Dillon's Jevelry store. He has
lust rsturned from New York.
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The man in the moon has used the
telephone for years. That accounts for
q 'fhslo" around that heavenly bo iy.
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RBNAKKa.
The number OF the offerings In not
near a large - Il vas last vesk-soms.
thing over half ~ many-and the qrsli.
~ is not genefslly - good ~ Il wss then.
and consists mostly Of medium and
common Sheep. Trade 10 very slow,
particularly in stock Sheep, for which
there is almost no demand Just now.
We quote butcher Sheep at Sta.4t cts,
fsv selling st the latter price; lambs,
lfa61 cts., and stock Sheep almost nom.
insl st 3l5OS3.00 each for eSss, and
wethery, 3ia4 ctr. per ID.
- Llbegsg.
KAsf LDshrp, October 13.-Oattle-
Rscsipts 1,lG0 head; nothing doing To-
day; I'll through consignmsnts; market
closed up fair.
Hoss-Reeeipts 5000 hesd; prices noe
lower on all grades.
sheep-Receipu 400 bead; nothing
doing.
CrHcIHHAn, October l3.- Hon -
Dull and lower; common asd lieht
36 0096 80; packing and butchsn g IS
06 80. Rsosipts z, 800 hssd; shipmsnis
S76.
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PRICES OF BREF CATTLE At TIE
THIS wHgK.
REMARKS on BEEv cArrLR.

The arrivals ri Beef Cattle during the
week amounted 10 1858 head. against
1882 last week and 1894 head the cor.
responding week Of last year, and the
sales during the week amounted 70
2,2l9 head, against l,457 last week and
1887 head the corresponding week Of
Last wear. and were as fOllOKa;
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RIMAkKa.

The offerings this week will average
% 10 quality about equal TO these Of last
week, and while few hundred less In
number, are about equal TO the demand.
which 10 reported fair, mo lersts and
good. Prices are without ch inge since
last week. Grass Hog cont nue 10 be
bard to sell with extra weigh; cf. Ono
tations: Grassers, 1851 cts; COIN Hogs,
Si@9! cts.
SHEEP AND LANES.
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IRELAND ON FIRE.
A FeRkENT OF EXCITEMENT OVER
THE ARREST0F PhRNEll.

Taken From His Bed to a Prison-The
Land League exeeutive-Preparing
for the Worst-The Arrest De-
termined Upon yester-
day-lrish Americans.
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The market was fairly active to-day st
the outset and continued NO for soms
time thereafter, and prices for oil grades
except common stock were up ! 10 ! Ct,
but before the close trade became slow
and the advance on oil but the best
grades vas lost. Prices ranged from -
70 81 cts, with most sales from 10 81
cts.
MICH COWS.
Trade shows little more activity.
Good Cows are quite scarce. Pricss. at
retail, $5o(S70 per head.
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STRANGE AND TRUE.
DAVID DAVIS MADE PRESIDENT PRO
TEN. OF The SENATE.

The Republican Way Of Getting Even"-
The Senate committees-lhs Inter
Oceanic Csnal Projsct-The
Italian Brigaad-A 6old
Medal ia Honor Of
Garfield.
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PrrrssussH, October 13.-Pstroleum-
Moderately active; United cefhneatss
closed at S3Ie; refined 7tc for PhiladsI.
phis delivery.
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LIVE nTOCk

EMO sales. t0fcrci.
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ToLxDo, October l3.- Whsst-Inae-
tive, closing frmer; No. 2rsd spot 81 Al;
seller October 81 40 bid, y Al asked; !;
seller November 81 ~; seller Deem
ber 81 As; seller January 81 -. Corn
Firmer; No. 2 spot sc; seller novsm-
ber 62Ic; seller December 64fe; year
siIc. Oats-Dull and nominal.
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SHEEP AND LANES.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23
MODERN MACHINERY.

With the use OF modern mschin-
cry a single miller 10 now able to
produce -four enough for the daily
supply of $500 men. With the
hand mill, which was the machine
for grinding grain among the Crooks
a man could produce only enough to
supply % men Thus the machin-
cry OF the present mill represents
the labor of l44 men. A lively
knitter can make 30 stitches MINI
ute with her needles. The knitting
machine will make 1880 stitched in
the same time or, in other words,
Works with an efficiency equivalent
to 100 Iaborers. Ia tho light OF
these Illustrations, il we compare the
Slow process Of hand labor which
lrevaAed among the aucienls, 1000
years after llomer's time, with the
abuudans aod complex Injuries en-,
ioyed by the aiistocratic and idle
clasaes OF that period, we shall have
somo conception OF the drudgery
performed by the IsboriUg people,
aud of their miserable reward, The
splendor If antiquity grows dull and
uueuviable when it s considered at
what vast expense Of human pow
erty aud suffering it was procured
But to compensate the hand toilers
for the loss of their employment in
cideut TO the inventions and improv
ments in machinery, they should be
lifted up into higher sphere OF use
falness by education aud develop
ment IF the more valuable abilities
nov lying lalent wi,hin them. and
SO make astep forward in usetulneos
and intelligence.