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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01
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WASHINGTON, February 2S.-The fine
oil painting Of Frederick A, ,Muhlenburg,
frat Speaker OF the House Of Representa-.
tives, presented by Mary Baldwin Irwin,
vile OF George Brooke, OF Birdboro, Berks
county, was formally presented To the
House this morning by Representative
Olymer and was hung In the gallery of
portraits Of Speakers. Clymsr, In his re.
marks, gave sketch OF Muhlenburg's life
and paid a high tribute to his character.
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wAsnlNaroN, Pa, February 27.-Mrs,
Lesler, vile Of an extensive coal mer.
chant in this place, died last night at the
residence Of her husband, at Flnleyville,
from the effects Of a burn received a few
days ago. Since the accident she has sui.
ieted untold agony. Deceased leaves be-
hind her six small children, the youngest
being but seven weeks old.
Miss Annie White, a young lady oi this
place, who was 30 terribly burned Q few
weeks since at her sisters In UAnonsbuFR,
also expired to-day,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01
BELLAIRE.

Prof. Cox spent Sunday with bis
family lnear Parketsburg, He got back
by Monday morning.
Water is being hauled from the iun near
the Goblet works Tor building purposes.
James Fitton has obtained the contract
for fitting the Cambridge court house
with steam heaters. He now has three
contracts on that building, the gas.1ttlng,
steam.ftting and plumbing, the whole
amounting to something like $500.
Wheeling runners, not knowing Of tho
stopping Of Benson's ferry on Monday,
came down and then had to 20 over the
muddy roads To Benwood.
The South Bsllalre Methodists have a
lot, near the First ward school house, on
which they intend to build a church.
There are some unsettled points about the
line between their lot and an alley that Is
hindering them at present.
0thneal Nelson and family left Monday
afternoon for Utica, Nebraska, whero they
will settle on farm he has bought.
Central Hall has been leased for year
by the Delphos Reading and Dancing
Club, where they will also practice gym.
nastiCs. Granville Gray is President; Matt.
AldriCh, Vice President; Cassius Clay,
Secretary; Alex. Littleton, Treasurer.
The Marshal advertises for sale at
ferry landing, March s!h, trading boat
and some fixtures.
Walter Darrah has returned from visit
TO the State Reform Farm, at Lancaster,
with Sheriff HilleS, lie thinks It a big
place, well kept.
The Longtellow birthday celebration at
the High School Monday afternoon, was
carried out In manner to receive praise
from the many who attended. Il. IF.
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TALK WIFI aEN. GRANE.
lie VIII Not Attend the Inaugural, aud
Why Not.

Why Not.
NEW YoRK, February 2s.-Gen. Grant
says he will not be in Washington at the
Inauguration. He had very cordial let.
ter from President Hayes, asking him to
dine at the White House on March %,
with the Cabinet, to meet General and
Mrs. Garfield. He would be glad to unite
In any courtesy to the President, but
sends regrels. There would be such a
crowd, such multitude OF friends that he
would not have a moment to himself, and
phrinks from the ordeal. He leaves New
York March 7th for Mexico, via
Chicago and St. Louis. II he goes to
Washington at all, 1t would be to ask Con-
gress TO do an act Of justice to Japan and
remove the stain from the honor OF the
United States, by returning to Japan an
indemnity exaCted ln the Clmanaki affair,
and he would ask Congress to pass the bill
now before the Senate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01
Knights TempIar to Take Part in the
Procession.

WASHINGTON, February 28.-Genoral
Garfield Is a member Of Columbia Com.
mandery, Knights Templar, Of this city,
and has been such for several years. The
Commandery was very anxious 10 take
part In the inaugural procession, but
rule Of the Masonic order prevented IL
from doing 80, or taking part In any pub.
ic affair of political character. accord.
ingly the most eminent grand msster OF
the order was appealed 10 for a dis.
pensAtion, which he has granted, and tho
order has been assigned plaCa III the firBt
division. The most eminent giand master
says In the dispensation: lit may be
questionable whether that fact (tien, Gar.
field being member Of the ConImanderyl
can bring the occasion within Tho rule,
now generally accepted, for the n; pear.
anCe In public Of Masonic bodies, but AZ
he does not "Choose 10 rein or curb 20
natural or prAiBewofthy PRIDE" he
granted the diSpensatlon asked for.
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sIx.DAYS WALKING HATCH.
First Day Of the Contest for the O'LeaFy
Belt,

NEw YoRK, February 2s.-Five tbous'
and persons, including Rowell, Vaughan
and their trainers, witnessed the start
this morning at o'clock Of the six,day
contest for the o'LsAry belt, now held by
Hart. The contestants numbering nine
teen. The first to cove, a mile was Burns,
the "wheel.barrow boy" in six minutes
and eight seconds. Hart, Burns and
Hughes were running abreast at the end
Of the second mile, covered in twelve
and thirty,elght seconds, They
passed the scorers in a bunch at twelve
hours thirty.two minutes and iorty-eight
seconds, having completed five miles.
This afternoon Hart retired from the
track in consequence OF a cold contracted
through overheating, which has affected
his lungs.
AkD "a a. tLa .no,o nIaal,
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Coron.rs Jury ON the scranton Hole
eaF1ht

SCRANTON, Pa, February 2S.-Atthe Or.
phanage this morning the Coronet's Jury
viewed the dead bodies Of the seventeen
children. Many Of them laid on The floor
with blsCkened faces and burned Wrists.
The boys room is greatly damaged by The
flames, large holes being burned ID the
floor. The girls' room is not 80 much
damaged. The Jury adioutnad iii Friday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01

LONDON, February 2s.-The Times this
morning editorially referring to the Fund.
ing bill, says a saving clause must be put
In regarding the banks.
The Standard thinks the Treasury's
prompt action may avoid serious results
that might have occurred.
The Daily NctvS says II is reassnring 10
find the cash reserves In New York banks
kept above the legal minimum. II thinks
the furry cant be called crisis.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01

WAsHISuroS, February 27.-seCretary
Sherman said to-day 10 some Republican
Congressman whe asked his advice about
the funding bill, that II ought 10 pass
that II was Just what he wanted, but he
didn't like the fifth section. The banks
had mltconstrued II, and he hoped to see
u pass.
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conductors and engineers continued on its
way TO Washington. The trip has been
remarkably uneventiuI up to this point
and noticeable only for the absence Of dis
play and for the Republican simplicity
with which 1t has been managed.
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A Chinnn,an refused ihs Rights of ca.
SAn0hIt

CHICAGO, February 2s-'rhs applica.
tiOn Of Moy Sane, a Chinaman, for nat.
uralization papers, was denied by Judge
Moran, Of the Criminal Court, on the
ground that the applicant Ia not white
man ylthin the meaning Of the law. The
Judge quotes largely from the decision Of
judge Sawyer, oil California.
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CuicAoo, February ga man named
John Gtlscom, said to be the son Of a re.
spectacle physician Of New York, Ia soon
TO begin fast here under the auspices oil
the Rush Medical College, and In the In.
tereBL Of science,
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PATTERSON, N. j., February 2s.-Two
ttamps were burned 10 death on The Gin.
der dump Of rolling mill, where they
went to sleep, this evening.
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NBw YoRk, February 2S-A Washing.
ton special says: 1tiS understood that the
nominations oil Dfavo and Anderson az
collector and post master al Plttsburg are
10 be fepofled iaV6fably,
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por1sVlLLE, Pa, February pa coal
engine collided with train on the Read.
ipg road near Mahoney city this morning.
NJ. Reynolds, foreman oi repairs, and q
brakeman we're killed,
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CoLUMBUs, GA, February ga sleeper
containing visitors 10 the Mafdi Gras on
the Montgomery K Mobile Railroad was
wrecked thity.iive miles from Mobile.
Five men were njured, some seriously,
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Remainder in nineties, except lyman,
So. Golding Is out Of the race.
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WASHINGTON, February 9S,-The Presi.
dent sent in the following message to
Congress to-day:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-27
No Chance for Him.

He was coming down street with a
tscrick" in his back, wobble in his
knees and a thumb tied up in a rag.
Perspiration had wilted his collar and
made his fannels crawl up, and each
knee carried the marks of dust. He
halted a pedestrian, got his aching
back against the lamp-post, and asked :
"Sir, do you suppose that George
Washington ever fell down stairs with
bureau after him and on top of him ?"
/ (" I don't think SC"
"Did Daniel Webster ever turn an
old ingram carpet t'other side up, and
haul it around, and pull his blamed arms
of, and pound his thumbs to mash in
lacking it DOWN."
81 never heard that he did"
"Aad, sir, do you believe that Henry
Clay ever lugged darned old bedstead
all over the house, papered bedrooms,
daubed around with paint, and lifted
stoves until his eyes stuck out like lem
ons on a Greeley hat? ?"
"Inever heard that Henry was any
such man"
Ono, of course you didn't, and yet
YOU and the rest of the world wonder
why don't get up and perorate and
philosophize and theorize and thun-
der around like an earthquake. Look at
me. Feel of mel Go ache as ache,
wilt as Iw1t, and then tell me what
earthly chance man of moderate means
has in this world for securing the laurels
of fame. Yes, sir, and be hanged to
you, sir, and even now I'm on my way
down town to buy whitewash brash,
two pounds of putty, peck of lime and
four more papers Of tacks.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-27
The Doctors Witness,

A certain physician brought suit
against a man who had been his patient,
for the recovery of the amount of fees
charged in his bill. The patient plead
ed, in defense, that the doctor had visit
ed him many times after he was entirely
well; or, at least, after he--the patient
He was willing to pay for those visits
which had been made while he was really
sick but not for visits which had been
persistently made after he was just the
same as well. Hehad been blessed with
the attendance of a good and faithful
nurse, who could have carried him safe
ly through his convalescence; and to
whom, he really believed, he owed his
recovery.
Upon this the doctor chuckled glee-
fully. Said he:
''Your Honor, I will prove by this
mans own nurse, of whose faithfulness
he boasts, that she considered him
not entirely out of danger at the time
of which he speaks-the time of the
visits for which he refuses to pay"
The nurse was summoned forthwith,
and she made her appearance and was
sworn. She was good-looking, kind
faced, intelligent woman--a widow of
middle age, and Of good standing in So
ciety.
''Mrs. Blinker, you attended upon the
defendant in this case, during his recent
illness ?" e13-a
She answered that she did. m
Then the plaintiffs attorney took her
In hand.
"Mrs. Blinker, do you remember the
condition of the patient from the 18th to
the 18th day of April, last past ?"
Yes, sir remember very we'll
"And did you not think that, during
that time, he required the attendance Of
physician p Us
81 did not, SIR
Now! Did you not say, more
than once, during that very time, that
you considered your master to be in
danger?"
Yes, sir said that"
"And yet, now you tell us that he re-
quired no physician2 don't quite I'M
derstand you.
"WelI, sir, said Mrs. Blinker, with a
firm, steadfast look, 81 think I can ex-
plain it. I said the man was In danger,
because I considered any man to be in
danger while that doctor was giving him
medicine r
Mrs. Biinker was allowed to step
down and, in the end, the doctor was
induced to cut his bill down one-half.
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A Question of Tests.

"You see," obs rved DR.. Slim, as he
banged the patien5 across the back of
the neck with club, ''you see plainly,
gentlemen, that there is no organic DIFF
fcnlty. The functions are natural, and
this is plain case of hysteria.
81 don't know about that" said DR..
Stout kicking the woman fearful lick
under the ear. "She may not manifest
it, but there is certain sensation there. I"
eff you notice, Clipped in DR., Green,
dropping a hodful of bricks on the sub
iect's head, "she does not act as though
she were conscious, though that may re-
suit as much from hysteria as from spin
al arrangement"
"This test, }" remarked DIR. Sapp, as
he started charcoal fire on thewoman' S
stomach, "has been found infallible.
IF, under this treatment, she kicks, it is
hysteria. IF she don't kick, we find that
even more potent tests must be APP
piled"
"In that case my system is the one to
employ, said DR.. Flat, running light
ming rod through the patient. Under
this treatment we inevitably arrive at
results.
"I'm not sure but what we will have
to resort to heroic remedies, suggested
DIR. Cruel, emptying a gallon Of vitriol
down the woman's throat. "These mild
tests do not appear to conduce to con,
illusions"
Have you noticed any peculiar
symptoms?" asked the faculty in chorus
of the weeping husband.
observation-disclosures, . sobbed the
spouse.
"What was that?"
"She-died about-twenty-four hours
agor'
And the question now is whether she
died of hysteria or spine, with pre-
Donderance of evidence on both sides
Brooklyn Eagle.
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The Penny Saved.

An English paper says: GA penny
saved is a penny gained" has long been
one of England's standing proverbs.
The problem of late years has been how
to save the penny. The Postoffice Saw
ings Bank would not take less than a
shilling, and other banks that would
take the smaller coins were distrusted
since the failure of so many banks dur
ing the English hard times. So the
penny was very apt to drift into the
dranl-shop Mr.. Fawcett saw-although
physically G blind mantle need that
existed of giving the above proverb
practical value, so he is now testing
plan for saving the penny. By appica-
ton to the postoffice an oblong card can
be obtained containing twelve spaces the
size of penny stamp. The stamps are
bought, one by one, and stuck on this
card till there is shilling's worth on
the card, then the stamped card is taken
at the postoffice, and the holder credited
with the shilling. Six rural counties
We're selected as the place of trial, and
$4,000 accounts were opened at once.
The plan was recently extended to all
England, and now 10000 persons have
taken cards.
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After Emile lola.

Camille was scrub girl at Wizards.
She loved Pierre, young Republican
who BACKED the boots of the guests.
Pierre did not know this. Often she
stood at the head of the back stairs and
watched him scraping the mud from the
shoes and humming softly to himself the
song that he had learned when a boy.
There was no hydrant in the little hall
way where Pierre had his office, and
often when the rush of travellers was
great, Pierre would have hard work to
furnish enough saliva to properly moisten
the backing. At these times, when he
had gone to borrow chew of tobacco
from Ned Harris, the night clerk, Camille
would run quickly down stairs and spit
in the blacking-box. ''It will save
Pierre's lungs" she would say to her
self, "and perhaps some day he will
know of my love" Then she would go
back to her scrubbing again. Always
she thought of Pierre. Like Heloise,
her love brought misfortune One day
she was at work in the fourth story of
the hotel cleaning window-sill. I'm
consciously she kept scrubbing away at
the same place. Lizette, the boss
chambermaid, came along. She did not
like Camille, because the latter had
once charged her with wearing striped
stockings after they had gone out OF
fashion.
"What are you doing?" said Lizette.
81 am scrubbing," answered Camille.
81 should remark" said Lizette. with
a british laugh.
''See you have worn the paint off that
window-sill. What will Mr.. Cooke
say when I tell him of this?" Then she
passed.
A big tear slowly rolled down Camille's
nose. 81 shall have to pay for painting
that window-sill, she said sadly, "and
it will take half my salary. Pierre is
too proud to marry penniless girl. Oh,
how I suffer!''
She was sadly silent all day, and
seemed in a bewildered state, even de-
clining to look at fashion magazine
which Fifne, a second-foor chamber
maid, who loved Camille dearly, had
found in one of the boarder's rooms.
The next morning Camille was at the
head of the back stairs looking at Pierre
as he cleaned the boots. Presently,
Lizette came into the hallway where he
was seated and began talking to him.
Camille leaned eagerly over the banis-
tiers to catch their words, but could hear
nothing but confused murmur. Pres
sently, Pierre became demonstrative and
attempted to kiss Lizette. She strug-
gled coyly for a little while, but at last
became passive Just as his lips were
about to touch hers something came
swiftly through the air and felled them
to the floor.
Camille had fallen over the banisters.
She was mashed.
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Explain yourself instantly, sir |
You half dressed, my wife in your arms'
and he bristled all over, like a barbed-
wire fence.
Hold on, Biggs; I've got about all
| can stand. Let me get my clothes on
and I'll go where men are not martyrs.
Your wife thought I was"
Hubby, darling-oh, that blind
fold r murmured the Queen of the arena,
f-consciously.
"Hear that, sir What's this about
blindfold? 2"
I got stuck, in that COMPOUNDED
shirt. Your wife took me for"
''The Peerless Prancer of the Arena.
Hoop la r gasped the Queen, rousing a
little.
"Merciful heavens Hear that raw
ing You've dethroned my wife's rea-
son. Oh, base migrate ! Don't leave
this house at the peril of your life. You
shall"
dance the sawdust on his hind feet, !"
muttered the Queen, convulsively.
"My poor wife I will avenge your
wrongs" groaned Biggs, chatting her
limbs agonizingly.
my head was fast in the shirt. She
couldn't see my face and thought it
was you," shrieked the tortured,
hoarsely.
very likely Be man, sir. Don't
shrink from the punishment of your
treachery p
Where am I? Is it a dream ?"
unused the Queen, opening her optics
and glazing wildly.
What has that villain done?" de-
manded Biggs, fercely.
She hitched on at once.
Oh, mercy! 1t is no dream. He
did nothing. Take me to my room.
Oh, husband, how could you be SO care
less /"
"Don't go, Jack maybe I've made a
zebra of myself stay now till the fog
rises ;" and he bore his wilted wife
away.
An hour later they sat around mary
elous supper Biggs made a second trip
to order. They held their sides and
shrieked and repeated the points of the
episode again and again.
Jack is christened Chubby OAR
ling" He signs for more marriage fe-
Lefty.
When Biggs wants to silence his wife
he snaps his fingers and pipes" Hoop
la !"-C5jcago Tribune.
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her lips all the way up stairs. Behold
the note opened
DEAR FANNY"-("Why, how bold"
thought she)-sfWe have been amusing
ourselves at your expense by writing you
letter signed Thomas Somerby. We
are afraid that we hare carried the mat
ter too far, and must now beg you to
think of this imaginary person no longer.
Now don't be angry, Fanny dear, for we
are both quite sorry, and are ready to
hunt up for you real Mr.. s., who viii
write better letters than the pretended
one. Affectionately,
- "JULIA AND GEORGE"
Fanny sat like one petrifed. At last
she slowly rose, looked in the glass to
know if she were pale, tried to faint
away, and called her mamma. Mrs.
Harper's Indignation knew no bounds.
Sand so we shall have no wedding,
after all, said Ann.
"And we shan't have our new dresses, !"
sighed Matilda.
'sAnd there'n be no wedding cake, !"
screamed Tom.
ut was that horrid George Thomp-
son, suggested Fanny.
"What an impertinent fellow" cried
Kate.
And everybody, yexed and disap-
pointed, turned away to fret, to wander
and to scold. Ann and Lucy ran to burn
up the verses which they had written
about welded bliss; Kate descended to
the kitchen to tell the story there, and
Sam. and Tom, having vented their dis
appointment in bestowing upon Nh.
George Thompson the name of ''weak
sister, departed for school.
81 thought it was a hoax all the time"
said Fanny, the next time she met Julia.
ooh, did you? Well, I am glad of it.
We were afraid that you did not suspect
it"
'La, as if I should ever marry!' re-
turned Fanny.
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Henry CaE,s Heel MARKS.

As old citizens of Lexington know,
the Sage of Ashland for long time
occupied the brick law Office on Short
street, next to the alley, and now occu-
pied by L. P. TarletoD, Esq. In front
of the Office are several locust trees. The
one at the corner is decaying rapidly,
and the brick pavement near its roots is
sunken below the general level. Under
this tree Mr.. Clay was in the habit Of
sitting always with his feet elevated and
his heels resting against the tree about
four feet above the ground. Few men
could sit in an ordinary chair and reach
SO high on tree, but Mr.. Clay had long
legs, as well as a lons head. So con-
stantly was he in the habit Of sitting IN
this position that the pavement was
sunken, and his heels gouged deep
hole in the bark and outer wood, The
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BITS OF INFORMATION.

GEoGRAPHIoAn maps were invented
by Anaximander, of Miletus, 56S years
B. @.
THE population of Africa is about
206, 600, 600. The area is 1850. 900
square miles.
TIE fastest mile by running horse
was made by Ten Brock, at Louisville
May a, 1877. Time, 1885,.
THE changes of the moon are the re-
suits of MISUNDERSTANDING positions in
space of the moon and the earth with
reference to the sun.
In ancient times, when the Romans
began the year with March, and Deem
Der was the tenth month, the year con-
sisted of only ten months. January and
February were introduced into the
Roman calendar by Numa Pompilius,
with a new division of the days of the
year.
THE Chief Justices and their terms of
office since the Supreme Court of the
United States was created, have been as
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-27
A Talented Family.

The McSplilkins family is one of the
most fashionable in Galveston. The old
man, however, is not as nice as he ought
to be, but the rest of the family are
highly accomplished. Somebody was
speaking of them the other day, and he
remarked how they all played on some
instrument.
"What does the old lady play2"
asked a bysSander.
"Shs plays on the piano."
"And the youngest daughter9"
"She plays on the harp"
"And the next daughter !"
"She is very proficient on the guitar. I"
And the boy?"
she plays on the fiddle
"Well, does the old man play 2"
"You bet he does. He plays the STAY
inest game of draw-poker on Galveston
island. Galveston NeaOs.
A STROKE of lightning generally spares