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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-08

Attempt 10 Poison an Old 1Iaa for His
Life Insurance "Details or the AFFAIR.


Life lnsuranee-DetailB oG the AFFAIR.
YoRk, Pa, April IA plot 10 destroy
the life Of Peter Trimmer, Q resident oI
Manchester borough, this county, was
discovered yesterday before the conSpira.
tors had accomplished their purpose. A
bottle labelled "Whisky for Peter Trim
mer" was placed in feed chest in barn
where Mr.. Trimmer usually goes first Ia
the morning to feed stock, and which Il
was supposed he would drink. Fortu.
nately q daughter Of Mr.. Trimmer went
10 the barn on Monday morning, and dis
covered the secreted bottle, and suspectihg
something wrong, took the bottle to q
physician, who analysed its contents and
found that Il contained 0 quantity oil
poison. Mr.. Trimmer is somewhat addict.
ed TO drinking, which the parties evident.
whore he would be almost certain to
find II. As TO who the perpetra.
tors Of this plot are there is no
clue, but there ls Q general idea
existing that II was done for the purpose
ot realizing heavy amount oil insurance
which is held upon his life. His life 10 In.
sured 10 various speculative insurance
companies for upwards OF SO, 900, the pol.
iCies being held bya number Of different
patties. He was insured some time ago,
and is considered on account OF bic age
and intemperste habits good subject for
speculation. The fact Of bis living longer
than was anticipated aud being q heavy
cost 10 those carrying his policies suggest.
ed this conspiracy 70 poison him, which 10
indicated by the facts and circumstances
nov made known. The case will be
thoroughly Investigated BY the ompAniep,
and every effort will be made 10 appre.
bend The guilty parties. Nearly every
day develops crooked proceedings among
speculative insurance policy holders, bat
this Ia one Of the most serious things that
has been brought To light In good while.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-08

LONDON, April 7,-Beaeonsasld had
very serious attack Of SpssmS during the
night owing 10 q chill, but tallied toward
morning. The physicians say, however,
that be Il very fseiiously Ill, and they ere
In constant attendance, t...
A later bulletin announces that there is
4 great change iof the better In Beacons.
fields condition. There u nov no fear ol
. fatal termination 10 The severe attack Of
lAJt night
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-08
AN uNRivALLEn HAIR DRESSING,
Producing AZ Rich and CIeanIy Appear
Auee M if NhtnFe had Ift,nnFia6 n

BufnetLs Cocosine is the bes! and
cheapest Hair Dreasing-kills dandfuf,
allays irritation, and promotes o vigorous
and healthy growth Of the hair. No other
compound produces these results
The superiority Of BnfnetPB FIavofibg
extracts consists In their perfect purity
and great strength. They are warranted
free from the poisonous oils and acids
which enter into the composition Of many
Of the fictitious fruit lavofs now in the
market. For sale by Logan 4 Co., whole.
sale druggists, Wheeling, W. Va.
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A PoPULAR WAY,
gtaSVInE 10 Dsath sapersedInE All Other
Methods Of BhuHlibg on.

gtaFVIng 10 Death sapsrsedIns All Other
Methods OF sham Ing on.
NEw YoRK, April 7.-Mts. MssdAlena
willis, sged 90 year., cent an adopted
daughter, Kate, aged 10 years, to q bank
with 5000, all tho money she had, sew
etal weeks sgo. The youbg woman did
not deposit the money and dlsappeated
Mn Willis then sank into settled melan'
Choly, and three weeks ago began to re-
luce food. She continued 10 drink, but at
the expiration Of nine days ceased 10 do
that. Her death IL announced 10 day
She Was three weeks without food aud
twelve days without water.
Iowa CRY, April There has been nc
change 10 the condition Of Miss HattiC
Duell 10 day. There are fumofs Of leeA
iniefleiencc with her feet, nov In thl
forty J.iourth day.
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in an emphatic denial Of the exist
snce OF any such state Of facts,
and q long discussion ensuedp Massa'
chusetts Senators holding that NO man in
that State was deprived OF his right Of
suffrage except by his own choice, and
Call contending that the elections IN the
South were iAirer and treer than those
held in Massachusetts,.
At the end oil this discussion, on motion
Of Mr., Buruside, the Senate adjourned
until Monday. Yeas, %; nays, 10, the
negative vote being cast by Democrats.
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DENVER, April 7,-WilllSm Lowe, a fu.
giIive from birmingham, New Mexico,
who had killed man, WAS shot dead at
Del Nohe to day, by j. II. jackson, for
stealing his hOfse and threatening
his life on different occasions.
AIhetty Pfeifer, a ComrAds OF Kit Oar.
son. isdead. lie was a fAvOrits guide OF
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PsnnsJ iVanIA senate Pats 1Iahons on
the Haek.

HARRISBURG, Aptil 1.-THE Republican
Caucus resolution endorsing the course
Of the Republicans In the United States
Senate, passed the Senate by q party vote.
Senator Gordon, Democrat, moved 10
atnend by inserting . pfoViso that The
resolution should not be construed 10 en-.
dofSe The bargain made with Mah1ne.
II was defeated after considerable debate,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-08

NES YoRK, April 7.-Judse ssdgWiCE
to-day 10 the Superior Court refused The
application Of Theodore Noes and others
10 recall the Injunction restraining them
from pfoducinR the play Forget Ne Not,
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SEVILLE, AptilL-The GuadAiquiver nv.
er Is now nine metres above the ordinary
level. I. Is believed that II II CONTINUES
70 rise the whole city will be inundated I.
Many houses are already undermined.
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,ras.s. ann.srs h in.llann.

tSbtANAPcLrs, April 1.-THE House this
morning passed q joint resolution BY a
vote oi 90 10 "a, amending the Consutu.
ton, giving women Ihe right 70 vote at all
State electiont,
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FLOODS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
Heavy Rain Storms 10 the Missouri, Ar.
Kansas and He'd River VaIIeyS-DIsas.
tT0uS Floods Expected,


ST. LOUIS, April IA heavy rain storm
commenced here about elk o'clock this
morning and still continues. From re.
ports received at the Signal Service Office
the storm extends over great breadth oi
the country, embracing nearly oil the Mis-.
sissippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Red Riv.
er Valleys, and reaching q considerable
distance east Of the former river. Should
the storm continue twenty.iour hours
longer all the streams mentioned above
will rise rapidly and great damage will 70.
suit. The Upper Mississippi at Hannibal
and various other places, is already up to
the danger line. The same may Be said
Of the Lower Missouri, and at this point q
rise Of five feet will overflow some Of the
low places, both In the northern and
southern parts of the city along the
river front, and will probably work
great destruction. Measures are being
taken to protect or remove property, how.
ever, and 1t Is hoped that serious damage
may be averted. ..#..
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YASxroS, D. r., April 1.-The ice gorge
which has been resisting an onward aoW
Of water at this point for twenty.loul
hours broke this morning, the water fall
ing rapidly. Lower YAnkton has been
submerged since Monday. The lower
doors Of two hundred dwellings, shops
and mills were covered from one 10 four
feet. Much damage has been done 10
houses, goods and buildings. The steamer
PeninRh broke from her mooring as the
Ice began 10 move and aoated with the
current mile, lodging on the railroad
track, where she now rests.
Intelligence from the submerged farm.
ing districts was received last night from
the rescued parties who have been found
and landed In places Of safety. About 200
persons would have perished with cold
and hunger had they not been reached.
The good work still progresses and hopes
are entertained that nearly all the Ice and
water.bound sufferers will be rescued.
The weather remains cold and the situa.
ton becomes more Serious daily. The
fuel supply has been reduced 10 q mini.
mum and many kinds oi provisions are
running short. The fteshet has swept
away thousands Of cords Of wood, and 10.
day not single cord ls for sale in this
market,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-03-04

she was pure enough to sntsr. Lord de
Cliftsn was almost frenzisd The castle
was searched, the park, and even the
silent river; but if it knew the secret II
has kept it we'll.
oh, Indy Elizabeth, what could
have made her leave ms?' said the nm.
happy man. L loved her better than
life itself
"'You should know that Norman de
Clifton. better than any other, | an
swered tartly. Jean heard your words
-at least the answer you received to
them in the library last night as well
asI.
In the library do not understand;
| was not in the library at all, yester-
day.
II told him what we had heard
with stony, mystihed look in his eyes.
lord de Clifton sank at my feet in q
swoon.
The next day he left lis home, md
began his fruitless search for his lost
love.
'e'I will find her if she is on the earth,
were his parting words. Great heavens!
To think woman can be such tiend,
and wear shape so fairl She was in
TINT room alone last night; and she told
me my darling loved Capt Dalton had
confessed the truth to her, end for few
hours ] believed her. Farewell, Lady
Elizabeth / will bring jean back, if she
is on the earth' and he was gone.
He first went to her highland home,
but she had not been there, and he has
never heard Of her since. His mother
died soon after, and the domestics de-
serting the old home, it has become al.
most ruin. "
"And Lalla Darst?' asked "What
Of her?"
She married wealthy man and lives
in London. ] met her once after ! was
married. Capt. Dalton shot himself
when she deserted him.
Sec, dear LADY, The last beam 81
the setting sun is lighting MP the western
facade Of the old building; how lovely it
is!p
Yes, my child; and its master is a
broken-hearted wanderer-old before his
prime because Of woman's treachery
and crime.
We were both unusually quiet, that
evening, and during my stay at Morton
Manor | never saw the old castle across
the fields and woods, and gently flowing
river, without thiaking Of beautiful Joan
Glendowsr.
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An Authors Labors.

DIR, Primes little granddaughter got
into his lap, and after taking the pen out
Of his hand, asked him, demurely;
" Grandpa, how long have you been
writing in this way? Ever since / was
little dot, you have been writing, writing,
every time come; did you always write
Just so?"
Then her grandfather told her how
long he had been writing for other peo.
pies pleasure and profit.
The first piece that I ever wrote for
the New York Observer was printed in
that paper April Z, 1898. From that
time to this, about forty-three years,
with a brief interval, I have been writing
every week, and almost every day, for
the Observer. It is curious to see how
much one writes in such steady work.
Suppose a minister writes sixty pages
every week in making his sermons (less
than ten pages day, and he can easily
write ten pages in an hour or two) he will
write 5000 pages in year, or 10000
pages in ten years, or 10000 in forty.
have written on an average more than
hve columns each week for forty years,
or 10000 columns in all; at least 100 vol
nmes Of 400 pages each. Cincinnati
Commercial.
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AFunny Fact.

Sol Smith Russell tells the following
story of his experience as an entertainer:
At small Ohio town, where he had
given his performance the previous
night, he met at the depot the following
morning an elderly granger, who, while
he peacefully munched huge auid Of
tobacco, intently eyed the humorist and
n9ally said: "Say, mister hen't you the
fellow wot gin the show up to Smoot's
hall last night?p eyes, replied Russell,
u did gise an entertainment at Smoot's s
Hall last night. 'Wall, thought you
was the chap. ] wanted to tell you bout
q boy Of mine; You ought to have him;
ne's Just the fellow for your show; he's
the darndest fool ever see.
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}. D. BURKE, Editor.
MT mUanANp.

Who took me from my ohildhoods hene,
To love me for mysell alone,
And for my sacrifice atone?
Ny husband,
Who erumbled at the poor beefsteak,
And bade me better coftee make,
And told me greater care to take9
My husband,
who swore because the baby cried,
And to the spare-room quickly hied,
While 10 quiet, yainly tried
My husband.
Who tore the buttons OIL his shirt,
And said could those ills avert,
II was more on the alert?
My husband.
Who bade me arise, the FIRE to make,
While he another nap should take,
Although I'd been all night awake?
Ny husband.
Who, when ask for half crown,
Knits up his lrows into frown,
And asks ME where the others gone?
Ny husband.
And when sec my mother, dear,
Who tries my lonely lot to cheer,
Who says she's dreadfully, dreadfully aueer9
My husband,
Who stays out till late at night,
And then comes home SO very tight
That l nearly die Of fright?
My husband.
Who breaks the china, slams the door,
Leaves all his clothes upon the floor,
And swears it's all dreadful bore?
My husband.
And who DO /, for his dear sake,
OF every sacrifice partake,
Lest /, his confidence should shake9
My husband
4aas Els. III ne T0icdo BLADE.
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The HAT wouldn't stand II.

Billy Manning, the lamented minstrel,
had an inexhaustible fund Of natural wit
He was up and down in life, sometimes
worth thousands. and again fiat broke.
These reyerses did not affect his spirits
in the least; indeed, his poverty inspired
in him many happy thought. II was
habit Of Manning, when hearing Of the
death Of an acquaintance, to take of his
hat, and, bowing very reverently, re-
mark;
"God rest his soul
On one occasion several Of his friends
entered into conspiracy to report to
him the death Of some person he knew.
One friend would approach him and say,
''Well, Billy, George Jones is dead al
last. I"
Manning would take off his hat and
say: Good rest his soul.
Presently another friend would come
along, and, according to arrangement,
ask him if he had heard Of the death Of
Smith.
After the usual expression Of surprise
and sorrow, off would come Manning's
hat, and he would make the fearful OBJ
-servation, "God rest his soul
In this way he heard Of the death Of
dozen old friends within an hour. Man.
ming was then playing in hard luck, and
his hat was Of straw and badly out Of re-
pair. just as he had uncovered 70 ask
rest for the soul Of his twelfth departed
friend, the depth and breadth Of the
racket" dawned upon him. Standing
there, holding his miserable straw hat by
the brim, and increasing, If anything,
the look Of sorrow upon his face, he
said
"Now let this end right here. don't
want TO hear Of the death of another per-
son. This hat won't stand it, .
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GeneraI Houston, His Pony and His
Razor.

Razor.
IL was on his departure for Mexico
''to revel -as he had said Sin the halls
Of the Montozulnas," that he again met
with Mai. Rector, a generous and genial
man known as the original Of the 'HIho
Fine Arkansas Gentleman In company
with Maj. Arnold Harris, also well known
in New Orleans, who was then perhaps
a Deputy Marshal, they journeyed to
Southwestern Arkansas, to which point
their route was the same Gen. Sam
Houston rode nm Indian pony very dis
proportionate to his own tall stature.
This was a source Of considerable annoy
ance to him. He had become thoroughly
disguised with Indian life, was intem-
perate and ill-tempered. His constant
theme of discussion was the unworthy
appearance he would present il foreign
country mounted on an animal so igno-
Bile, with a frequent appeal to Arnold
Harris to swap his large bay mare for his
Indian pony These proposition were
discussed for several days with all the
energy and eloquence Of the general, one
OF whose favorite exclamations was:
'afhis id bobtailed pony is dis
grace. He is continually fighting the
flies and has no means Of protecting
himself, and his kicks and contortions
render him ridiculous. / shall be the
laughter of all Mexico. I wish steed
appropriate to my own stature. Irequire
. steed with his natural weapon, flow
ing tail, that he may defend himself
against his enemies as his master has
done. Harris you must swapr'
As the result Of persistent expostula-
ton, aided by liberal arrangement Of
s'boot, effected and guaranteed by Maj.
Rector, the general acquired the broom
tailed mare, and recovered his dignity
and good humor.
When they came TO part, Mai. Rector
said he was sorry for him. He knew his
worth and felt for his misfortune He
had got so low, said the major, that he
\ couldn't stay with the Indians. He was
desperate and incorporate, and was 60
ing among the Mexicans, so that would
! be the last he would ever see Of poor
/ Sam Houston.
They dismounted to take last drink of
whisky together. General, said Elias,
"you said you liked that razor Of mine
when You shaved. You are going whore
| it may not be convenient to buy one, and
| can get another when get back; sup
pose you take it along?" So he took
the razor out Of his saddlebags and pre-
sented it.
Gen. Houston opened the razor strap
ped it on his hand, looked at its edge,
and as he shut it carefully up, and re-
placing it in the case, said: "Afai. Rec
tor, this is apparently gift of little
value, but it is an inestimable testimonial
Of the friendship that has lasted many
years and proved steady under the blasts
OF calumny and injustice. Good by.
God bless you. When next you see thif
razor it shall be shaving the President
Of Republic.
The lastwords Maj Rectorremembered
distinctly. They were impressed upor
his memory by the battle Of San Jacinto
the recognition of Texan independence
and the election of Gen. Sam Houston
to the Executive Chair.-Net0 Orlson,
Picaymie.
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PHYSICIAN gives directions how to
see the blood circulate. His method is
not as simple as the old way Of calling a
prize-fghter liar.
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TIE sign "Beware Of Dog is stuc }
up that he who reads may run,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-07-15
Holding the Fort.

! A wealthy lady, who had passed the
middle age without marrying, one day
took upon herself husband, TO the
great surprise of her friends. When
the excitement occas1oned by the event
had partially subsidized, a neighbor vent
tured to ask an explanation Of the unex-
.,ected freak, and received the following
reply "You see, keep large house,
and employed five seryant-girls. con-
tended against them single-handed for q
long time, but finally realized that if I
wished to retain possession of my home
would have to call in reinforcements.
John had served in the army, under
stood tactics and was cool and brave,
and SO / married him. Two of the
girls were discharged, and now the
thing is evener than it used to be. W.
mean to hold the fort or die"
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Tremor Of Great Orators.

II il d curious fact that great orators
seldom fail to be nervous with apprehen-
sion, when about to make an important
speech. Luther, to his last years, trem-
. bled, when he entered the pulpit. The
same is true of Robert Hall. Mr.. Cough
lconfesses that he is always in tremor
in coming before an audience. Many
of the leaders of the House of Commons
in England have given similar testi-
mony. ~ .t...... ....-..
B Canning said he could always tellin ad-
vance when he was about to make one
of his best speeches by a chill running
through him, caused by a fear of failure.
Lord Derby, the father of the present
Earl, when young man, was one of the
most impressive speakers In Parliament.
He was known as the prince Rupert of
debate, and seemedso self-possessed as
to be incapable of embarrassment. But
he said: $500 ..,-...t-,-. .....-.s
"When I am going to speak, my throat
ana lips are as dry as those of man
who is going to BE hanged. Pam Gen e
Tierney, whom Lord Macaulay calls
one of the most fluent debaters ever
known, said he never rose in Parliament
withoutfeeEng his knees knock together.
It is one of the compensations of nature,
that the nervous tempera1nant which
occasions the trembling is also one of
the causes of oratorical success. .-.
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When Marksmen Miss.

This is q French story: 1t is O we'll
known fact that theabest marksman's
aim is often unsteady when he has an
animated target opposite him. One>of
these g crack shots was showing off his
skill beforea numerous company, and the
ground was soon strewn with the rem
Anants of the plaster figures. he had sue
cessively brought down. ALI present
were in-raptures except one spectator
standing apart from the rest, who after
each shot observed, in perfectly-audi-
Die tone, "He would not do as much if
he had man facing him." YUMA
This remark, several times repeated,
at last SO exasperated the performer that
he turned toward the speaker and in
quired if he would be the man to face
him?4 Ill i &61 6&A&1 At& a4ea
Certainly, was the reply, .sand what
is more, you may have the first shot,"
As every one was curious sto0witness
the result Of this Singular duel the
whole party adjourned to the Bots de
Vincennes, and, the word having been
given, the hero of the shooting gallery
fred and missed. His adversary
shrugged his shoulders and fred in the
air. ~. rs .3fs.x .s ~ 7a +
"What did / tell you?' he said, and
walked away as unconcerned as if moth
ing had happened. b8 =
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Jones' or "Mrs. George Washington
Thompson, as if you were her butcher
or her milkman. Ten to one, too, that
she has written to ask you for some fa-
yor or to remind you of some neglect,
as, for instance, in case that lies spread
before me: at was at Senator IS
party which you have described In the
-. Why did you not mention me
among the others? Perhaps YOU did
not see me. Yours, etc., Mrs. Augustus
Robinson. 1" Another, similarly signed
contains an urgent invitation to inaug-
urate an acquaintance by making the
first call on her, which lies imperative
to this day. The laughing philosopher
takes those various manifestations good
naturedly, suppressing her disgust at
the ill-breeding and assumption, but
how one does wish they would learn
better 1t is great point gained when
one can be unpersonal enough to CLASH
fy people, and say of such a one: "He
Tor she) belongs to such a type, a1d is
the product of such conditions. Wash
ington is the last place in all The world
for one to carry ones heart upon ones
sleeve for DAVIS to peck at faf