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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27

looks better than last evening, and is dis
charging quite freely through the ear. Tht
the surgeons regard MS favorable. and Il
seems so to me. think tOO, that the gen
eral condition Of the patient is u little i'm
proved to-day; his mind acts better, and
grasps ideas more readily than it did last
evening, and there has been this morning
none Of the inCoherenCy Oi speech which
was then noticed, II he were getting worse
donot think this would be the case. On
the whole, therefore, think We are justified
in feeling slightly more encouraged. The
case is not entirely hopeless"
Woodward upon being asked Ut II
o'clock whether there was uIiy reason to-
day for increased hope replied There
is certainly no reason for less hope. Thepus
Is being drained quite freely from the in
famed gland through the ear."
"lS there any danger that the pus will
find its way down the throat"
~ think not Nothing but murps has
been found in the throat Us yet
"What do you hope most for tQ-dayg
"Iope that the incision made In the hCe
and the drain through the ear will take the
pus from the gland"
N0On.-SeCretary Blaine, who has Just
left the Executive Mansion, says "Thc
surgeons are still feeling little more hope
full with regard to the Presidents clse than
they did last night on account Of the con.
tinued flow Of pus from the inAamed gland
through the car His general condition
has not materially changed during the
morning. His pulse has been fairly steady,
hut Is now aliLtlp higher than at ss'OG &!
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27

NEW YoRK, August GA Washington
special Says; The President passed i
weary, restless night, but fortunately he
wasuncohscious, or rather wandering in hi
mind ut all timc, When asleep he talkel
necessarily, butunintclligibly for most part
Occasionally he would call upon somC
familiar name. Several times he fancict
himself in liis Ohio homo TliG GlHllse ip(
Temperature continued high till near morn
ing, when he slept ut long intervals. Mrs
Garfield remained near lIimall night. "A
5 A. NJ. finding thAt there wNs Il prospect o
greater rest Orhim she went to lie down.
The usual Thursday prayer meet
ing at the Christian Church was very
solemn. Rev. Mr.. Power presided, aud
willis he spoke Of tie peesldGnt'scOndltiDn
sObs were heard in every pNrt Of the little
building, Prayers were made for the r.
covery Of the President, and q meeting for
the alme purpose took place ut noon to-
day. ..,....
'fhe Poa's Washington special says;
Private Secretary Brown, in his private lot
ter to the cabinet officers, had stated that
the swelling in the neck had broken IN
wurdly and was dsclNrging through the
mouth, which recalls the fpCt that lust
night DR.. BoyntOn sid II the swelling
should break inwarlly there would bU no
possible chance for hope. The bulletin
has only added to the gloom. The sur
gCOns told the cabinet lust night tlint IN.
less there WIS u radical change for the bet.
ter by0 O'clockthis morning there would
be no hope. Nine o'clock Inns come and
there has been no radical change; on the
contrary the Presidents condition Is worse
lltlU / CiEARr.pnrAKING. Vayyl
AIs. Edison left the White House carly
this morning for short rcstat home. She
said while there that she had left the Prcsi'
dent with the full conviction that he wqs
dying. For tie greater part Of the night
he was unconscious, and at times II was
impossible to arouse him. When she left
the bedside at four O'Clock he was in tllNt
condition. During the night Mrs. Garfield
was sitting on the side Of the bed while she
Elt upon tic opposite side. The President
aroused from hiS stupor for moment and
noticed his wife at his bedside wterGupOn
he suggested TINT she hnd better 90 to her
room and get some rest. She asked 10 be
allowed to remain with him fur n while,
and he then slid, "ls Il true TINT we must
he separated soon? Well, perhaps you had
better stay, them. After saying this he re-
lapsed into his lilrowsy state, breathing
heavily. During the night there were IN
dications offurther trolible-ih liisStbniaCh.
Mrs. Edison for the first time wNs overcome
hy sadness, and WIS too much nNtatcd to
find needed rest. After a short stay at her
house, therefore, she returned tothe suffer
.er's bedside.
The National tribune., 1881-11-12
FROM ABROAD,

Count Householder. the present Austrian repre-
sentative at the court of the khedive, has beer
recalled, and will be promoted to an ambassador
post at Washington, The appointment has, it i,
understood already been made.
A dispatch to the Post from Berlin says: The
nihilists have issued threats that they will pre-
vent the Cars coronation unless he grants speci
! fed concessions" 4 cruiser, which lately re.
turned to CrOnstadt, is reported to have been
searched, and several of the crew arrested
/ There is much anxiety in Constantinople about
/ affairs in Arabia. Rumors. probably exaggerated
are current that the Sheriff of Mecca has declared
himself X half and has liberated Midhat Pacha
1t appears sure, however that certain tribes in
the vicinity of Mecca are in revolt. The Sheriff
! is suspected of connivance at the movement
The Turkish commander has been instructed to
arrest him if necessary.
A dispatch from Sydney, n. S. w. says the
British corvette Wolverine visited the island of
New Guinea, in August, landed force, and pun
ished the inhabitants of the village of Kalo, for
numbering mission teachers. After short fight,
the head chief was killed and the natives yielded
The chiefs house was destroyed.
deepening of the fears for the safety of Alexander
III. One of the latest evidences OF this anxiety
is the order promul gated in the Official Messeaqer
of St Petersburg, prohibiting all public represen-
tations and spectacles on Christmas day, the two
days previous on Saturdays, Oh the twelve chief
festivals of the Church OH the anniversary of the
death of John the Baptist, on any day during
Lent or on any day during Easter week
war is threatened between the native chiefs
in western Africa.
An explosion in a coal pit at Madrid killed fiji
teen persons.
In the French Legislature Dr. Clemenceau
made a stirring speech in the Tunisian debate,
calling theoretically for an inquiry into the
origin Of the war.
terribly disastrous typhoon has ravaged west
ern Tonquin, China 1000 houses destroyed and
sixty thousand Christians have lost all they pos
sessed.
1t is rumored Prince Bismarck will retire from
the chancellorship Of the German Empire
The correspondent Of the London Times at Oar |
geeling, India, says the deaths from endemic |
fever at Umritsir amount TO 5000, or !
ten times the normal rate of mortality for the
past few years
A Berlin dispatch TO the Times repor,s that
Prince Bismarck has brought an action for SIAN
Ger against Herr Won Bunsen secessiopis, arts
ing from a speech of Herr Won Bunsen to his
constituents
The National tribune., 1881-11-12
GRAND ARMY MATTERS.

The Grand Army men of Portland, Maine, have
been holding a fair. The fair sex appears to have
been well represented and everything was as
nice as could be wished except the weather,
which was not fair
Post No. A. G. A. R., OF Manasquan, was
entertained on Wednesday night OF last week i'll
Veteran Hall Main street, by {. X. Hall Post,
No. Al, of Asbury Park, n. j. Hard tack and
beans, such as eaten III the war, was part
of the supper that was given by the boys, but a
GOOD supplv of more palatable edibles also graced
the tables.
The visiting delegation of Post 2, G.. A. r., of
Philadelphia called, in company with delega-
ton of Post ,, South Boston upon District En-
gineer w. III. Cunningham at the house of Hose
6, Liberty square, November Sd, and presented
him an elegant silver fire trumpet, suitably in
scribed
Post No. r. 6. A. R., Of Wakefield, Massachu-
sets, held grand Camp fire November Sd, when
speeches were made by Commander Azel Ames,
Major George A. Merrill, Gov. Long, Coils. Oln
and Lockwood Hon. s. Il. Bowman. 0. G. Bosby-
chelI, of Philadelphia, and others Grand Army
Posts, No. 3, of Philadelphia, and Samuel c. Law
renee, No. IS, of Medtord, were present as Wis
iting comrades Over six hundred Posts in all
were represented. and the occasion was an ex-
ceedingly pleasant and interesting one through
out.
The National tribune., 1881-11-12
DEATH OF LIEUT. WRIGHT

Lieutenant-C Commander Arthur II. Wright, U.
S. n, died at Key West, Fla, Saturday last at
S:45 a. m, of yellow fever. He was a native of
Akron, Summit county, Ohio, from which State
he was appointed, and entered the Naval Academy
September % 1860, as an acting midshipman.
This class was advanced and sent to sea in 1868
as ensigns. He was promoted to master Novem-
Der 16 1866, to lieutenant, February p, 1867, to
lieutenant commander, March ~, 1868, and at the
time of his death was next in line of promotion
to commander, to which rank he would have
been promoted November Il on the retirement
of Rear Admiral Christopher Raymond Perry
Rodgers, and the subsequent promotion of Com
modore Cooper, Captain Oscar c. Badger, and
Commander Robert L. Phythian. After leaving
the Naval Academy, which was then at Newport,
he served on the Gulf blockading squadron. par
ticipated in the siege of Mobile, after which he
served on the South blockading squadron until
after the close of the war of the rebellion. His
last service ahoat was as executive officer of the
Michigan on the lakes, in January, 1879 He
was widOwer, having married a lady at Erie,
Pennsylvania, who died while he was attached
to the Michigan, leaving two children. The
death of Mr.. Wright promotes Lieutenant Thomas
Perry to lieutenant-commander, Master George
W. MentZ to lieutenant Ensign York Noel to
master, and Midshipman Alfred L. Hall to en-
sign.
The National tribune., 1881-11-12
ARMY REUNIONS,


Company c. Captain George W. Lewis Veteran
Association of the Shaw Guards, gave party at
Parker Memorial Hall on the evening of Novem-
Der Sd, which was attended by about 100 couples
The nineteenth annual Reunion of the Associa-
ton of Company F. Forty fourth regiment Mas
sachusettS volunteers, will be held, as usual on
the Tuesday Of Thanksgiving week, at Young's
Hotel. The business meeting will be called to
order at $50 o'clock, and dinner will be served
promptly at 7.
The sixteenth annual Reunion of the officers
of the Twenty regiment Connecticut vol
unteers was held November Sd at New Haven.
AT the business meeting the following officers
were present: Colonel William B. Wooster, Lieu
tenant Colonel David Torrance Captain Charles
Griswold, Captain Allen, Captain Bennett, Lieu
tenant Bristol Lieutenant Bishop, Assistant Sur
geon Hyde, Lieutenant Bevin, Lieutenant Brown
number of speeches were made the most note
worthy of which was that of Assistant Surgeon
Hyde. The wives of the above n ,med gentlemen
accompanied them, the whole being the guests of
Captain George w. Allen, of New York.
The third annual Reunion of the One Hun
dred and sixth Pennsylvania volunteers was held
atCanton Bradford county, last Saturday. Among
those who attended were VIM. Irwin, Samuel II
vim, James Warren, R. G. Brown, D. R. Terry, B.
f. Newell, Cornelius King, A A. Mills, F. L. Ian
don, David HOagland, Denton Lindley, Silas
Damn, VIM. n Smith, William Black, A. j. Conk-
ling, John E. Rockwell G. NJ Coons, Capt VIM
N. Jones, H. H. Spencer, B. L. Wright, S. NJ
Smith, and John Turner. The following perma-
nent officers were elected: President, H. H. Spen-
Ger; Secretary, S. NJ Smith; Treasurer, B. l..
| Wright After finishing considerable routine
business the matter of erecting one or more tab
lets to mark the position of the regiment at Get
tysburg was discussed at length, and it was fin
ally decided by a unanimous vote to erect one on
the left centre of Hancock's line to indicate the
spot of their hard fight on the second day, and
another on Cemetery Hill at the right of the reg
iment on the third day. Plans for the tablets
and prices were discussed, and the following COM
mittee appointed to collect funds for the purpose:
William n. Jones, Willamsport, Pa; C. E. An
drus, Leroy, Pa; David Irwin, Ogdensburg, Pa;
g. NJ. COOns Canton, Pa; Joseph R. P Ward,
VIM B. Ross, Philadelphia, Pa; John Houghton,
Hugesville, Pa; A. A Mills, Roaring Branch,
Pa; r. G. Brown, Grover, Pa
About 500 was raised during the meeting 1t
is expected that all subscriptions will be secured
before the LIST of March, after which committee
will select the best granite stones that the amount
will buy and arrange for suitable inscriptions, &C.
1t is proposed erecting the tablets during the en-
campment next July. The following gentlemen
are to select the designs and make the necessary
contracts fol tablets: H. H. Spencer, s. NJ
Smith, B. L.: hit; VIM. N. Jones, Joseph R.
g. Ward.
The National tribune., 1881-11-12
AT HOME,

A special from Menomine, Wis. says that al
the persons who knew the desperate Lon Viii
Hams, and who have been admitted to see Viii
liam kuhne, who was taken from this city t.
Menomine yesterday, say that they cannot iden
tity the prisoner as Lon Williams
When Mr.. B. L. Kendall, of Kalamazoo, Mich.
made up his accounts preparatory to turning hi:
office over to the postmaster, it was discov
cred that $4,000 in three-cent postage stamps
were missing.
Thomas G. Alvord, of Syracuse, New York
recently received the hundred and forty first
annual rental of a salt farm Of three hundred
acres in the town of Schaghticoke. The farm has
been in the Alvord family since 174O
1t may be of interest to some to learn that act
ing Vice-Presdent OF the United States, Judge
| Davis owing to being Senator, and chosen Presi-
dent pro tenn. for that body, receives part of his
salary at the Treasury, and part is paid by the
Secretary of the Senate His pay as Senator,
$1,000, is paid by the Secretary, the balance,
| $1,000, at the Treasury
Commodore F. A Roe is lying quite i'll at his
residence in this city. His disease is congestion
OF the lungs and not typhoid fever, as had been
enormously stated. Commodore Roe is not very
robust, and Is therefore not well prepared to COM
| bat with the serious complaint from which he
suffers. But there is still much hone OF his re-
covery-not only among his many friends, but
his attending physicians. Commodore Roe dis
tinguished himself in his gallant combat with
the confederate irOn-clad ADemarie, he being then
IN command of the wooden double-ender Sas-
sdeus.
a Washington broker, who has been a large
purchaser OF confederate bonds prOnounces the
thing pure speculation.
Guiteau's counsel say the question OF Inslaac-
tice will not be raised in the trial
Arguments in the Star Route cases were cen-
pleted on Thursday
1t is stated that the President has offered tn
John G. New, of Indiana, the appointment OF
Minister to Russia, TO succeed General Foster OF
Indiana and that he has accepted
Secretary Hunt commends In general order tn, |
gallant conduct of Cadet Midshipman John |
BernadOn, and OF ordinary seaman Robert Swee- !
ny, OF the kearsarge, in saving the HE Of 4 seq
man of that vessel, and a medal Of homer is or
dered to be given to Sweeny
a delegation of Sacs and Fox Indians located
III Iowa, had an audience with Secretary Kirk
wood on Tuesday touching the payment OF some
$4,000 which is due them
Secretary Folger will formally enter upon his
iuties on the 18th instant
The National tribune., 1881-11-12
AN UNFORTUNATE VETERAN,

Captain John Downey, Of the First Fire Zou-
aves, who was captured at Bull Run and taken to
Richmond, and the first Union soldier who crossed
the threshold of Libby Prison, is now lying n
private ward at st. GATHERINGS Hospital, Williams
burg, n. Y, where, owing to recent accident.
his right leg was amputated on the 2eth ultimo
The National tribune., 1881-11-12
ENLISTMENT OF GENERAL ROSS,

The marriage of General William E. w. Ross,
commander of the Department of Maryland,
G. A. r., and assistant postmaster of Baltimore,
to Miss Jennie Anderson, on Wednesday last, has
given rise to warm wishes for his future welfare
and happiness among his mary friends, both of
the Grand Army and otherwise in this city
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
NEDBED AMONG THE CLOUDS.
EIOpcmcnt and Marriage OF n Daugh-
ter OF Gov. Hamilton, of Maryland

Society circles here are agog over
the recently discovered marriage Of
Miss Clara Hamilton, aged II, daugh-
ter Of Gov William i. Hamilton, to
John Stanhope, aged 20, which was
solemized in August last The Stan
hopes and hameltons live near each
other in Hagerstown, and it was known
that young Mr.. Stanhope had been pay
ing attentions to Miss Hamilton Tie
governor objected some months ago to
the young mans attentions, and the in
course between the young couple was
apparently broken off. About the
middle Of August, however, the lovers
planned an elopement. Yovng Stan
hope went to Westminster, Carroll Co.,
and obtained license and the services
of Il Methodist Clergyman, the Rev.
DIR. hurry, who agreed to marry them.
1t was arranged that the ceremony
should be performed at Pennmar, u
summer resort on the summit of Blue
Ridge mountains, few miles from
Hagerstown. One day plesure party
went to Pennmar, Miss Hamilton being
of the number, and on her arrival she
was met by Stanhope and the clergy
man. They went up the side Of the
mountain to High rock, said to be the
most elevated point in the state, being
more than two thousand feet above
the level of the sea. Here among the
clouds the marriage was solemnized,
and the young couple returned to their
companions rs though nothing of
importance had occurred. Since that
time they have lived ut their respective
homes. 1t is said that the fact of the
marriage was discovered by friend of
Gov. Hamilton,s. who happened to
look over the records at the courthouse.
Mrs. Stanhope has been kept closely
secluded at her fathers country house
cince the discovery, but it is probable
that the stern parent will have to re-
lent. The groom is son of Mr.. Lewis
q. Stanhope, superintendent Of the
Shesrpeak and Ohio cadal, and is a
cleark in a Baltimore commission
house. The brides family, which is
one of the Oldest and wealthiest in
Maryland. are very indignant. 1t is
said the bride will have SO, 600 in her
own righte when she comes of age
annapolis Md.1 Dispatch 10 the Ne1c
York SIM,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
Daniel Mebster'e Descendants

4 CORES pendent of the Washington
Post gives interesting details Of Daniel
Nebster's descendants. He saws:
Daniel Webster had but three chill
dren-Edward, Fletcher and Grace
Edward, who never married, was killed
i'll the war with Mexico; Fletcher, who
was killed at the first Bull Run. mar
ried Miss Caroline Story White of
Salem, Mass; Grace, married Samuel
Appleton of Boston, Mass. The chill
dren of Fletcher and Caroline were
Daniel, Ashburton, Grace, Julia and
Carrie, Daniel died childless in early
manhood; Ashburton died unmarried
in 1877; Grace and Julia died before
reaching maturity; Carrie, the widow
of James Geddes Davis died at Marsh
field, Mass, on the 10th August, leay-
ing no children. Thus it will be seen
that there Il no lineal male descendant
of Daniel Webster who bears his name.
Mrs. Fletcher Webster is now lying
quite low at Marshfeld, grief-stricken
for the loss of her last and favorite
child. The children of Grace Webster
and Samuel Appleton were Samuel,
Daniel, Carrie and Julia. Daniel died
childless from the effects of severe
burn; Samuel married a daughter of
the late General Ambercrombie. and
nos lives in Massachusetts: Carrie
married Mr.. Newbold Edgar of New
York, and after his death Colonel
Jerome Bonapsrte: Julia married Mr..
Armistead of New York. As these
children with the exception of Daniel,
still live, it viii be seen that there are
two granddaughter and one grandson
of Daniel Webster alive at the present
time. They are Mrs. Bonaparte, Mrs.
Armistead and Samuel Appleton
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14

end of the highest plane will, if perfect,
roll from one plane to another. jump
ing over the intermediate spaces; if i'm
perfect, however. the latter becomes
pitfalls into which, sooner or later, it
tumbles and is carried off into a recep-
tacle, the contents of which go back to
the melting kettle. The good shot. at
ter passing this ordeal, reach the sepa-
rators, This is for cony enience in fu-
ture separating. The shot are next
elevated TO the top cylinder of series
arranged on an incline. They are
conical in form and inclined, aud are
covered with perforated sheet brass.
Zach cylinder serves rs a sieve for a
particular size of shot, retaining that
and allowing all smaller sizes to escape.
The shot, as the cylinder revolves, ira
verse its entire length and then the
small ones run out into the next cylin-
der below, and thus the sitting goes on
until each cylinder has picked out the
particular class of shot to which it is
adapted.
The sizes of shot are standard. The
smallest is known as dust" and then
comes No. y, which is COS inch in
diameter, 2,S26 shot going to the ounce.
The sizes then increase by one-hun-
dredths of an inch to up to twenty
| three hundredths, of which there are
twenty-four shot to the ounce.
The shot being now assorted, polish
ing alone remains to be done. This is
accomplish by placing the shot to-
gether with plumbago in box, which
Is rapidly rotated. This imparts the
| glossy black smoothness demanded by
| sportsmen. The shot are then weighed.
bagged and are ready for commerce.
Buckshot, which range in size from
twenty-five to thirty-two hundredths of
an inch, are moulded The moulds
consist Of a series of pivoted bars. the
outer pair Of which have handles. The
upper edges of these bars are followed
to form the moulds, so that when they
are closed together, the opposite halves
of each cavity unite and it is only nee
essary to pour the lead into the aper-
lures. The shot are thus ut once
moulded to the proper size, so that
rumbhng and polishing only are subse-
quently required.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
The man from the country.

Mr.W.N. Reynolds. the postmaster
at the Exposition building, relates the
following incident: Last Wednesday
afternoon large, pompous man was
seen walking leisurely around the foun-
tain, who evidently thought he was at
tracing fully as much attention fIom
the throng of people as was the foun-
tain itself. Soon, with measured steps,
he made his way to the little inclosure
in which the telegraph operator was
seated, busy at his instrument He
opened the door or gate, walked in, and
struck an attitude by thrusting his
hands up to his elbows into his panta,
looms pockets and eleyating his head I'M
il his eyes rested on the skylights a.
bove. He then called out in grand,
eloquent voice: Now Letter go" This
was the first intimation to the operator
ofthe intrusion, who demanded to know
the fellows business there. The ans
were came: why don't yon Letter go
up?" The operator saw that the fellow
thought he was in an elevator, and in
formed him of his mistake The trans
formation was instantaneous and ludi-
crous. The stranger appeared to
shrink to about half his former size, and
his eyes were lowered from the sky
lights above to the floor beneath him,
where he seemed to be looking fer a
hole through which to disappear. See
ing no other avenue of escape, he
gathered himself up and at single
bound cleared the railing, and was soon
lost to view among the machinery at
the extreme north end of the hall