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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-14
MARTIN,H FERRY.
News Notes and Personal Mention Gath.
erad by Our RepOrIeF.


cred by Our Reporter.
A party Of young folks who would q
sleighing at the eleventh hour" had 4
general break up one night last weel
when about two miles from town, ant
were obliged to leave their sleigh ant
walk home with their ladies.
Prof. Shreve, Superintendent Of oul
Schools, was unable to attend to his OIL
cial duties the latter part ot last week on
account oil illness that confined him 10 the
house. ........
The funeral OF Mr.. John Wallace wa.
held last Wednesday forenoon, and wa.
attended by the I. o. o. F. Lodge in q
body. Rev. Kennedy, oil the N. E
Church, delivered the sermon. The re-
mains were inferred at Mt. Wood.
Mr.. W. R. RatCliR will begin the
erection ot o very flne residence about the
frat Of March, on Fourth street, Mr.
Thos. Green hiss the contract.
Miss Maggie Quidlaw, ot Steubenville, Ia
visiting the Misses Spears.
Mics Allie Long, Of Wheeling, who has
been the guest Of Miss Annie Woodruff
the past week, returned home Saturday.
The cantAta OF Queen Esther was
rendered In Commercial Hall Friday and
Saturday evenings 10 large audiences, not.
withHtanding the rather uniavorableness
OF the weather, and The fact that II was
given ak nights last winter. The charac.
tets Of Proi. j. W. schoheld as King
Abasuerus, and Miss Flora Williams as
Queen could not be better chosen, and
while the remainder Of The cast deserves
more particular mention than is here
given space iorbids, although II is we'll 10
add that II was satisfactorily rendered
throughout. Had the cautata been given
one week earlier, when the seighing was
good II would not be unreasonable to cup.
pose that the house would have been
packed both nights, even mote than 1t was
on Saturday night. Many requests have
been made for o repetition OF The CantatA,
and announcements have therefore been
made that II will he repeated Monday and
Tuesday evenings, February l4th and
18th, the proceeds 10 be lot Lhe benefit Of
the Choirs 10 the various churches whose
members have q part ID the entertain
mett,
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BANQUET AT nALrIMORE.
President Hayes DIned by the Press
ASsOCIatIOn.

AebucIhtlOus
BALTIMORE, February l2.-At the ban.
quet OF the Baltimore Press Association
tonight, @. ]. Fox presiding, President
Hayes responded to the toast, "0ur Hon.
ored Guest, the President OF the United
States OF America" and in the course Of
bis address said: The press was one Of
the most potent forces. They heard upon
all occasions that he success OF the Gov.
ernment de pended upon the character Of
the people and The character Of the people
upon education. There were many
sources Of education. There were schools,
churches, theatres and many others; yet
II asked 10 select the chief educational
sources, he would name schools, railroads
and newspapers. II was not necessary,
TO speak OF the schools especially
OF the schools OF Baltimorei for,
from what be had seen during the day,
Baltimore was well provided for. He
spoke OF the common and high schools
and City College and John Hopkins
University, which he believed would
bring blessing and ranown 10 baltimore
for years to come. fhRnku should be
given 10 Johns Hopkins and thanks 10
those who are carrying out his splendid
oequest. The railroad was an educator;
and he did not hesitate It 90 one Of the
most important ot the country. Baltimor Q
had that educator and her people had
seen yillsges spring up, and barren places
become iairy gardens without the air Of
the gardener, and II was so from one end
OF the county to the other, and across the
continent. II was an educational AgenBy,
because Il aids In extending good, and car.
ries with It every good thing. But the
newspapers was FIRST. kcsn .hh SN3
worst carried more wisdom than false.
hood, and best MAS visJon. The stand.
ord author spoke 10 few, but the news.
paper TO millions, and the standard
author spoke TO more people through the
newspapers than lie would through bis
books, for the newspaper takes oil that ID
vot,,d aud gives II 10 the world
There might be some rubbish and fresh
Int tbs pure stream Of truth would aooH
leave IL behind. On bis visit 10 the Pacific
Coast, he examined the hydraulic process
OF mining. Clay 10 brought up, tut the
gold Is separated and its PARTICLES gathered.
Thope particles we're carried 10 the mint
and there made into, he believed the best
and most enduring currency. The truth
OF the newspaper was like gold, and would
be eternal He would, therefore honoI
the man who would give his country a
good newspaper.
The speech Of the President was Ire,
quently Interrupted by applause and q
iis conclusion he was given three cheers
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TELEGRAPH ITSsoIIDIT,ox
A Huit 10 Restrain the Western UnIot
from Issuing New ktnCLt

from IsSning New stock.
My YohK, February 12-WilIism l..
Williams, Of No. lOl East Eighteenth
street, who owns one hundred shares of
stock OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company, has begun an action in the Su.
perior Court to restrain the issuing of the
certificates Of new stock under the recent
consolidation Of the Telegraph Compa.
MES. The Western Union Company and
the Union Trust Company are made the
defendants. Mr.. Williams claimed in his
complaint that In the consolidation The
Western Union took the franchises, appa.
ratus and other property OF the American
Union, which he saya were worth S5 .0CO.
600, and In return therefor gave new cs1.
tltlCates oi its own stock for SIG OOO OOO.
that the Western Union took the nroU,
erty Of the Atlantic and Pacific Comphnv
worth only $1,000 900, and gave therefor
certificates for $4,000 OF its own stock.
MIR. Williams AYERS that this will deprecl-
ate The value OF the Western Union stock
to bis own loss. lie cites to prevent any
issue Of stock by the Western Union Com.
pany beyond its present Sal ,C0OO0O, and-
to prevent the Company's agent, the Union
Trust Company, from paying out the new
Issues OF certificates Or In case snch
issue was made, that 1t should only be
upon the payment into the treasury al the
Western Union Company of the addition.
al Sic, 600, 900 above the actual yalue oI ihe
merged companies. The petitioners aIso
made the. extraordinary petition that in
case The issue had been made the ditec.
tors ol the Western Union should be com.
PEELED to pay Into the Western Union
treasury the additional Sl5 600 600 from
their own pockets. Judge Truax to.day.
upon the papers, granted temporary IL,
Junction, returnAble on the morning nj
February II John Sessions is Mr., VIII.
Il inns attorney.
Mr.: Williams was found last evening at
the Florence Apartment House. corner of
Fourth avenue and Eighteenth streets,
tie was formerly In the firm Of Bliss &
williams, No. 10 Pine street. fIe declared
that he regretted to be obliged to bring
this suit, and did 1t for self protection,
II am simply the owner Of one bundled
shares OF Western Union stock" he aid.
"and don't Bee any basis for an Inctpass
1f itR capita by $500 900 Iu my mind
INC consolidation ia altogether a strange
proceeding ldon'ttbink thatin this State
any cofporalton can increase its capital
.toCk upless IL gets n representative value
Tor IT, which thAl be- worth one hundred
cents on the dollar | have no objection 10
an Increase OF the stock II corresponding
value is received. l have studied the v en-.
tern Union reports carefully and lall TO
ZEE In them any basis for In issue Of SIG,
100000 Of additional stock, and / beltevs
that BuOh scheme will entail upon Ihe
diteCtols personal liability for The nav,
tSSSae<tNssEtsS&s ItGA4 sFiy6 = Z"
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panies were soon out, but the fire had beel
extinguisltd without their aid, A lamp ex
pleded in bedroom on the drSt floor OF tn
Nstlonal House, just below the railroad cut
Prompt work with buckets prevented
hra that might have spread rapidly In such
wind as blew, and with SO little water in thu
reservoir, The damage done was not great
tee furniture and room suffering, and the
h0arders' effects being put out rather sudden
" IN some cases. The janitOr Of the school
house complains that he received so many
contradictory reports Of the fire that he did
hvt Rnow what ward 10 ring snd could not
tell but what the tire was out already. He
TANKS telephone connection should be ar.
| ranged.
The sEateEsAr watching Barnard's bottom,
viii Is OverilOwed, ami hoping for 1t 10
freeze smooth, twill remain flooded long
alter the river runs out.
Joseph BurtolL Is about building house in
Horns Addition.
There was q regular milk famine here Sat.
llrday, Even tue Narrow Gauge train did not
get in with Its supply One OF the milkmen
milk.
Peter King, employed at the nFw Window
GLASS House. was seriously hurt Saturday
morning, While one Of the cylinders wa be.
Ing swung with the bIow.pipe, he, being uu.
der the benches, got IN ils way, End was
struck on the head with the hot glass. His
face was burned, and The glass breaking 10
pieces cut b M, ssTerIng an artery oil the face
He nearly lost bis life rom bIerding.
Two yOunt men, named Manley and Kahn,
deserve Oredi for their rescue, Friday II ght,
{ u man floating down the river on u barre
His or es we Q heard and a lantern he carried
seen, and the yol ny men wUrSed th'ir wSy
TO him In ~ III thr ugh the Ice, starting at
the wAt'r works and landing at the wharf.
His C les ut Wheeling and ELSEWHERE Were un,
answered He had gJne upon the balge at
Browns Island, above Pittsburgh,
Gsorge Jenpiugs, the oldest son OF the Bel.
mont street grocer, died suddenly Fri NY
Right. lie had been sick with fever but i
day or so.
A new rad has been surveyed thraugh the
Ands b longing to he Kelly and Mortan es.
Iatss, to the cemetery. II Is certainly GU the
side Of the b. low that offers the more reason.
lble chance ofmaking an easy road.
". h. L wIy, OF the Western Theological
seminary, Allegheny, prea' he'd at the Pres.
lyterian church Rev, John Jenkins, OF Orr.
nile, ohio, will preach on next Sunday and
he and the congregation be mutually
'leAssi will settle here Us pastor.
Minnl4i ManseIman, died suddenly OF
pasms at her home In the Fourth ward,
sunday morning. R,C.F,
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WESTERN wis Ds.
Trains Delayed OIL tho western RaIl
KnnhA By AnnM.

ST. Louis, February 12.-rhe weather
turned very cold this afternoon, and TO-.
night II Is freezing hard. Information
from interior points says that trains ON oil
the railroads are badly delayed, and In
some cases they have been abandoned.
All trains duo here tonight are several
hours behind Time,
The present cold spell has defeated tbe
resumption Of navigation South. Ar.
raugements had been made 10 load about
100000 bushels Of grain on haiges for for.
eign shipment, via New Orleans, hut work
was POSTPONED I'LL next week, OF until The
weather modefaLes.
OMAHA, NEB., February l3.-The snow
blockade has shut all the roads In tht
State except the Union Pacific, which
sent an overland train this noon, but II!
incoming train stalled twenty eight nllel
west Of Omaha. The Burlington 4 Mis-
souri, road hAs five trains stuck in tht
snow and Is feeding and blanketing The
passengers,
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wAsniSuroN, February l2.-The invi'
tStiohs for the grand reception at the
White House on the 24!h, in honor Of the
Diplomatic Corps will be Issued Monday.
The usual phfaseoloRy has been used in
inviting gentlemen with 1.-THE ladies' ol
their families" but II is understood that
this phrase Is 10 be more sttictly limited
10 lhoee really belonging 10 family than
hcteloiofe. The only ones outside the
actual family which Il Is proposed TO in
clude are ladies who are really staying
with the family ae guests at tho time the
reception occurred, and not all those they
may desire 10 take with them. Even thit
will make very large number, but the
phrase "ladies" is not 10 be construed at
heretofore 10 include any gentlemen, what
ever daughters, sisters or nieCes, and
brothers and nephews are expected. The
reception will be the closing social even
Of the present administration.
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GERMANY,N GAIN
j. our Lose n otea boeIaliSts In New
York Last Night,

u Our Loss Notel sOeiallSts In New
York Last Night,
New YoRK, February l9.--A mass meet.
ing in Irving Hall this afternoon, attend.
ed by 5000 Germans, men and women,
was addressed by ]. W. Ftitzsche, Of
Reischstag, and Louis riereCk, socialist,
who recently arrived ia this country, and
by Jnos sSenton. Herr. Fritzsche was
greeted with round aiter round Of ap.
plauso. The speaker addressed the
vast audience In German, review.
ing the present social and po.
iliCal condition OF Germany and
commenting on the animosiLy shown by
the rnllrg pt werr TOWARD the snrialisL..
,e1.S tSsAStI:Si ,,!t, e Al
gaining strength with rapidlty every
dBy. There were those Ia tho party who
characterized others as towards because
they would not take Up arms at once
agBinst tile government. In which the
Speaker showed that nothing would be
gained In their behalf as II would
be euiCidal for the party 10 fight over a
million trained soldiers. In time, how.
ever, the army would be impreshated
VIZ Win ,ypS assips he ovsqSnS amy SUa .ns ~
@ @IIna ths;t. obiect ani aim woWid
be accomplished without bloodsheh.
The object Of the Government
in passing laws against socialism
was with view Of angerinR the socialists
into taking up arms, when tbe Srtny
would be ttitned upon them, In ConrlIi.
| Inc he Silntjsd 10 lbe aid iLe 1tish nsonia
lbad given patGeII, and abpesled 10 tbs
Gettnaf;s ot this country IN yeSdst liz
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SAD DEATH Or A JOURNALIST.
Accidental Shooting Ofa New York Edit
or by Himself

y
New York, February IL. Gen. Herman
Uhl, formerly business manager OF the
New York Stats Zeitunq and a prominent
member Of tho National Guard, accident.
ally and fatally shot himself this after.
noon, at his home, 14O East Sixteenth
street. His family, consisting Of a wife
and three children, were preparing for a
drive In Central Park, and Gen. Uhl, with
biz brntbcr.iu:lsT., Otto sartorlus, was
cleaning some small arine ID the back par.
lot { Gen. phl remembered a revolver ln
d closet of the patlor, which he eaid
needed cleaning. Ho went to the closet,
and suddenly the report ot pistol rang
through tho houge, and Gen. Uhl stag.
gered out OF the closet holding his hand
10 his left breast, and gasped, "Run for q
doctor" He slowly aaCended tho stairs 10
his bedroom. His wife, alarmed at the re.
port Of q pistol, met him and helped him
10 Ills room. Again he called for doc.
tor, and said, ~. is apity should die In
suOh a manner"
Dr. Klotz quickly arrived, and q hasty
examination convinced him that The
wound was fatal. The bullet penetrated
tho left breast near the heart, and passed
through the body In the direction OF the
tight hip. TO General Uhl's enquiry
as 10 whether lie conld live, The doctor
shook his head sorrowtully, but said there
yaS stil hope. Tile General asked to be
LAID on his right side, and In that position
be expired In few minutes without
speaking.
General Ubl was born In this city In
| 1919, and was The oldest son Oi the founder
OF the Stats ZeitVng On the death oi his
father he inherited a large interest In the
iSiaab E.iting, and became lie business
manager. This position he held after his
mother married Oswald Allendofier, the
ptefOnt editor ol the StduS AiiunS, and
until last tpfing, when he sold HE interest
| IN the psbet aad made tour oi Eutone,
The SdaiS Zsin,ng says that General Uhl
died alter half mn hour, having previously
stated that he did mt know the pistol was
loaded. General Uhps untImely death
has cast gloom ovet the whole German
population. From 1868 TIL last year he
was business pansger Of the sIaalt Hsilang
He wSs pfomfnenLln State and local poli
Tics, but never accepted A political office
The only positions hs ever accepted weft
PaymAstef.G General Of the Estloua Guard
. General Of the National Guard and
member Of the Board Of Directors oi tht
. Brooklyn Bridge Company. General Uh
leaves 4 wife and three boys.
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INTERVIEWS
WITH STANLEY MATTHEWS AND
OTHER POLITICIANs.
Mathews on HIS Own and OIheFs' Pros.
PeCIs-GaFfields Administration and
His CabInet-whRt Some Republi.
can COnErssSmen Have to Say
About Things In General.

NEW YoRK, February lS.-stanley Mat
thews, nominated for Justice Of the su
preme Court OF the United States, was II
the city yesterday, A Tribune reporter
according to Sunday mornings issue, me
him in the lobby OF 3 hotel, and mad
some inquiries concerning the politiCa
situation. Mr.. Mathews said that he hat
been so often misrepresentsd, and hi
views distorted by political opponents, HI
had given up public uttersnce through tt'
press,
"As to your inquiry concerning the In
coming administration, said Senator Ma
thsws, II will say | know General Gar
field will give the country strong admin.
istrAtiOn. | do not believe any party could
present man who will bring about such
general satisfaction from all interests and
sections as General Garfield will"
"Who will compose his Cabinet2"
III am certain Blaine will, for one,"
The Tribune Of Sunday morning prints
talks with other Republicans. Congress.
man Belford, on the Speakership, said :
ave realize MIR. HiscoCk's ability, but we
in the West do not want New York State
10 have the speakership. Not because we
are opposed to HisCock personally, far
from ii, but because the Speaker has the
appointing OF all the Commissioners, and
we do not think New York State should
govern both Houses. Reed 10 very popu.
lar, and he will probably receive q very
marked support. But the fight will be- Il
bitter one, you may depend on that"
"Yes," said ex.Oongressman Ward, tho
member from Colorado TO the Forty.third
Congress, Il have Just returned from Wash.
ington, and tell YOU the fight for Speak.
erBhip will be q determined one. am
now living in Colorado, and we feel out
there that the Government IL legislating
too much for the East to the disadvantage
Of the West"
John q. New was asked, "What about
Indiana and the OabinetP"
"Indiana is O great State. have no
doubt she will not be ignored by General
Garfield In selecting his advisors"
"Will the Republicans be able to hold
the State Of Indiana during the coming
eections2"
"0nly by tremendously hard work, My
State Is o close State for such large pop.
ulstion. Six thousand majority won't do
TO figure upon rs certainty. Nothing
but strenuous efforts will insure perma.
nent RepublicRnpm in Indiana"
Congressman Newberry, OF Michigan,
said: "The Democrats, although having
a good working majority 10 both houses,
have not succeeded in passing anything
tha Qanuhlinona LiI nnk tpank Nknt,o ~
pass. This has been due somewhat to q
want Of harmony In their ranks, and to
the thorough organization OF our party
and the brilliant leadership Of Conger.
He is q mau who will be greatly missed In
the next House. lbslleVe he will be just
as much Of power In the Senate, al.
though not, perhaps, in the same way. l
do not think there will be any bill OF Bufll.
clsnt importance left over to require an
extra session"
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IT Is important 10 remember that the
Democratic party have In plain violation
Of the Constitution practically conhscated
tl27,5OO Of the school fund OF West Wiz.
ginia. They are covering up deficits that
have existed lor yeats--a9 fat back as 1873
with the school money, and they hote
mol paid one cent Of interest. This they have
done notwithstanding the fact that the
Constitution eDjoins with the utmost
plsinness and particularly that q deficit
Ahallbe provided for Immediately after 1t
occurs, by such an increase In the levy as
will pay 1t of, and notwithstanding also
the TACT that the Constitution further says
that the school money shall be invested
In Interest bearing bonds," and that the
Interest shall be paid to tie schools every
year, and shall not be used for any other
purpose.
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aETTISG At BOTTOM FACTS.
Some Startling Testimony In the Fraud
uIent Naturalization Investigations In
Nav YOPk . "-

S0me HtaftllnE FehtIm0ny IN the Fraud
uIent Naturalization Investigations In
New York. -. -
New YoRK, February 13.-The Tribune
OF Sunday morning has the following:
The investigation OF charges against Jno
T. Davenport, as United States Commits
sioner and Chief Supervisor Of Elections,
which has been dragging along nearly two
years, most oi the testimony having been
taken before United States Commissioner
Lyman Davenport, has put In a large
amount of documentary evidence and
few witnesses have been examined on his
behalf. Yesterday witness was called
who gave evidence OF a startling nature.
Much has been said about the naturaliza.
ton frauds praCtiCed In the Superior and
Supreme Courts In 1868, but until yester.
day no witness fully cognizant Of the
conducted, had been called on to testify.
When the proceedings began yesterday
Mr.. Davenport placed on the stand Pat.
rick GoH. In answer 10 questions put BY
Mr.. Davenport. he testified as follows.
II was engsged 10 Obtaining naturallSs.
tion certificates from the Superior and
Supreme Courts In May, In 'GS. ] obtain.
ed between 5000 and 10000 certificates Ia
the names Of various people. There were
several others engaged lib the same husl,
ness, and among them, John Gallaher
Charles Dotherty, John Qntherty, Thos.
Craig, James McCooke, Charles MoCar-
thy, John MCGinnis, Patrick MCCAferty,
John Moran, James Goff, John Duffy,
Martin Donnelly, Roger Quinn, Michael
Kinney Patrick REILLY, James Collins,
Mlchae1 Morrow, JereRiah Coaey, Phillip
= ~ x 4iSl6Sss laf.AfisstSsa iiS fifs
daily. There were eighteen ot,twehty
clerks In the basement OF City Hall who
we're under salary, and ! divided tho
nsmes had among them. They Oiled
out the blank applications, putting 10 any
address. There were no residences writ.
ten opposite the names on the lists fnrn.
ishei me, aud the residences put III the
Applications we're fptiil9us. Tho clerks
vtote in my name as witness for the per.
sons tamel."
At this stage OF the proceedings the
co unsel retained by Tammany Hall OBJ.
iected 10 the witness answering further
questions In reference to the papers unless
ths original papers we're produced. The
Commissioners pIstained the objection,
and the examination was adjourned until
Thursday next Mr.. Davenport stated that
he would produce 1000 Of the original
papers,
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LoSDoS, February ig,-. The news
brought by the Captain Of the steamer
Escutiel regarding the Cunatd steamer la.
tavia confirms the views Of the Cunatds ts
10 the disaster TO that vessel. AT Ponto
Delgoda, on the Island Of 81, Michael, are
a floating dock and factory for the repair
Of W leis, and the Ounards believe that
the Batavia, having a spare propeller
aboard, will have II adjusted at Ponto Del.
coda. Forty guiness premium on the Ba.
taVla was paid at lloyds, yesterlaylto.Cov'
or tisks.
The premium on the British steamei
Bristol City, overdue al Bristol rom New
York Is now eighty Suineas,