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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13

Three years course Laura J.. Burns,
Annie L. Hall, Virginia L. Pride, Annie
E, Kelley, Minnie B. Nichols, A. Frank
Grove and Frederick I. Martin.
Four years. couIse-Amelfs V. McCrsy.
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Ing Exereises-Other Items.
FAIRMoST, June 10.
Editors Of The IntClligsneer.
The bountiful rains Of the past week have
urged vegetation on very rapidly and
there is a fair prospect for an abundant
harvest. Wheat looks well, but farmers
are just now complaining that there is moi
quite enough sunshine for It. Corn is also
coming on nicely. There will be an av'
ersge crop Of small fruits, such as pears
cherries, grapes, etc., although the insectt
have been making havoc amongthe grapet
the last few days. Straw berries are plenti'
fol at l2l cents per quart and Of fine
quality.
A pleasant social event Of the week wa
the marriage OF Mr.. ]. A ~Sharpless, o
Piedmont, TO Miss Carrie a., daughter o
]. g. Nesbitt, ESQ, railrosd agent at THU
point. Friends and relatives were here
from Grafton, Piedmont, Keyser, Hagers
town, Md, and other points 10 be In at
tendance on the occasion.
Several Of our citizens were at Morgan
town attending commencement exercise!
this week.
Last night the second annual COM
mencement Of our public schools took
place in Normal Hall. Six young lsdie'
and two young gentlemen, having com.
pleted the course Of study, were awarded
diplomas by Dr.. J. H. Brownfeld. Presi
dent Of the Board Of Education. Hon. b
L.. Butcher, State Superintendent, was alsc
present and awarded the Pesb3dy Medals,
The exercises were quite Interesting, and
the large audience seemed well pleased
with the evenings entertainment. Excel,
lent music was furnished by Mrs. Pin
nell's class and the Fairmont Band Or
chestra.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13
EDUCATIONAL.
west VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY,

At coat; calendar Arranged % IIt Ultsu D.
panses for one year trofI el70 10 f20o; ta.-k'
ari4h, liberal, thorough. Fall pfn SSifi sss
temher LIST, 1880. Attendance lHt IN as1a
counties Of Wet VtrGiDii ard trOU Sb~'aIA'R'
dtories.
t.sFor cAtalcsd e, and otasf ia12aglis' ~
the PT6sidnrt ). X. THOMPSON Sr fH'N
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13

weather, Vegetation. ac.-Bish school
Commenoement-NormaI school Clos.
Ing Exereises-Othe Items.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13
Music.
Orchestra.

''Valse Etynenno'- ........Lola B. Hall
Address 10 the class and comforting Of Diplomas by
d.; J. u. Browudeid. PreGtde0t Of the Board Of Eda-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13

Joyous ring"-wilson....:...-......L Lucy wiSginIOn
Essay-AutRticn Of Mind and Natter .r..
Heroes Of the RebeJion..,.
"..,.Fredetick T. Martin
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1880 Prtesr. slle,40
Whole Tickets, o.! HalrTickets, 81.
" Tickets, $50. IS Tishe ts, 800,
Remit Money or Bank Draft IN Letter, or send BY
Express. DON'T SEND BY REGISTERED LEI
TER OR P0SToFFICE ORDER. ordeu Of IS and
Upward, by Express, can be sent ct our expense.
Address ali ordois 10 X. N. Boardman, Courier
Journal Building, Louisville, Ky, or Z. J.
Commerford, 800 broadway, New York.
mA8t-rThaAy
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....MIs A.. J finnsll and Anna NJ Gould
Of 6entus. ....",........ una L Hall
FlyaF Allan paa AnhIa n RaIIav
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13
ORDER or

Music. Prayer. f MuIic.
Fairmont Cornet Band 0ichestra. 8
FAirmont COrnst Band Orchestra
Essay-unappraised Wealth ."a....-... Laura J. Burns
OfAtion-GOyernmsnt....... ..."~....-A. Frank Grove
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GRADUATING CLASS.

he following are the names Of the
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

The Welsh mountain gang OF
thieves, ranging in age from 19 to
10, have been quietly arrested by
twoes aud threes within . few weeks
and placed in the Berks snA LsbSn-
on jails, on the charge Of being oon
csrned 10 plunderios stores, rail way
stations, freight d,pots sed far~
houses. The eniirs ssas Vas oath
bornd. ana h'ed in the forest Gown
try near the Blae moantaius. They
met 10 Ghost Hollow, Their thea
tire Of operations vas in Berts
Chester and Lancaster cousties.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06
Administrators Sole OF
Real Estate.

rJNUE undersigned. administrator
i Of the ostrte OF Ana cline Ruthroct, late OF
Bcs-er township, snyder cOunv. "a. decd, by
virtue of an .rder issus cut Of tho Orphsns
Court Of ssid county, will expose TO Public
sale, on the preni'st, 90
Saturday, February 18th. 1881,
the following d..orissd Real Estate .itsAts 10
the town al Adsmsburs. toNushlp, county and
state aforsssij, eostaisins
One and one bali Acre.
more or less. slth the sppurisnsncss. boundsi
north by land OF Allsn Rothrocs snd Paul
Benier, East by Pubilc Kosd, south by lands OF
u. O. Smlth, and Ssst ~ lauds Of A y. Hell
irics sn1 Paul 3eHier, ~hersOn are srs;tsi
gtod, FRAME
Dwelling House,
STABLE. ssd sSN Necessary outbuiidings-
neyer-taiins sell Of vstsr zt The doer-s
YOUNG ORCHARD o, tue choicest varieties
OF frsli.
sale ~ commsu,s a, 10 s'clock A. VI, ofsid
day when terms VI sale will 10 made known sy
ADAM SMITH,
Jsn.a O. ls3i. Ajmlnis,rstor.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

Thirty-6ve years Ago, When Capt,
Stone made Moundville, W. Va. hi,
home he planted two seeds, inform m
ing bis family that he would lihe to
raise wood for his coiin. Only one
seed sproutod. aud in the course OF
thirty years became . 6ne tree.
During severe wind storm eight.
teen months ago the tree fell. n
was sent to Pittsburg firm TO be
cut into lumber, and in due time re.
turned to the Captain IN the sbspe
Of o handsome coffin and now to
complete the story, its owner has
just been buried ia it..
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

A Pottstown msn who wanted 10
hatcher q stesr fired slevsn buck
shot into the beasts head. The
steer broke away and ran into the
woods. whore he was killed two days
later. Examination showed that
some Of the shot had entered the
animals brain, aud yet 20 remark
able was his vitality, that, il left
alone, he probably wosld have lived
for weeks.
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administrators Sale Of
Real Estate.

HNHE unasrsisne1. Adaini.irst1r Of
L the ss,nts Of Iillr,s Lear, l,,s Of
West Beaver te~nssip. ssydT sons,y,
Pa, d,s~sssi, ~, ,irtss VI 80 sijN irs'a
eat Of the 0rphs.s' Cosu Of iey ier Co..
will sIDus 10 Pebble sale. ~ he l,ts res.
isesce OF ssid s.es.ssl, 10 bsuasr'ills,
outty AferesSii. en-
Friday, February 25th. 1881,
hs fsilo-iss describe Real I' at. ,itu-
ste 10 Bssn.rvils. oNs'y au1 state sf"rs
nid. bt4sssd Syst by lot of 3Olors.
tt,iai,ssr. eoutb bsy fshlis t.sd, N"t'S
by a. Al'sy. css,s'ss TWO fUbN
LoTs -hosSs ne osC',i 4 a-Story
Frsmt iios%, Stable,
BLtCISnlrA sRUP. GO! sissr ssihu,'s-
ises-- shs@'~ rsa ,rs.s--s Ls'sr fsiisa
veil sf ssivr 10 nct ~.
Alec FsvA ibsi Lbfe. ,iisiaias ihs
Above. 90 s>ro sea. !, = sni 10 IN
tss s-s flst u stasei ClS, ocsi.rsssI
Otss ksrs
G.Is 10 css ,sscs 80 s'clsot 1 4. u
slia dsy sBsg .er.t oi ca, viii Se ssde
tsswHty
ADAS whGSER.
JL., 6. 1881. Almin,t's'sr.
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Three young misses Of West Ches-
ter have taken tue nsms Of Jsa %
A. Garfield, Prssident-elect, Au a
are trying to see how many words
they can make out OF tho letters
therein contained. They have thus
far succeeded in spelling out over 900
words, aud think they can make as
many mare.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

For Christmas decorations this
year the citizens OF Philadelphia us
Cd 1900 trees, 100000 yards Of
laurel and other wreaths, and 1000
barrels Of moss, costing 10 the ss-
gresatc about $50, 200, 10 say .o.h.
ing Of the vast stores Of holly and
aovsrs. The trees came principally
from Maine, and the laurel and moss
from the swsups OF f;;o~ Jersey.
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Auditors Notice.

In The estate Of ia | In the Orphans Court
cab Pie. decd. ef Snyisr county.
JyBB undsrsignsd Auditor sppolaIsi by
j the said Court 20 disiribais the funls
in The bands of George HsekssbroasL En-
seutor Jacob file. decd. viil sit for Ihe
purpose Of Dis sppeininsai Al bis Office ip
Borough Of uililsbsrg % FRIDAY. JAN.
2eih. 1881. u . s'slork N. ~ vbich
sips and place al psrsoss bssiag claims
svs REQUESTED 10 pssssst tbsm duly sn-
lbsssIesssd % % dstssvst fseu se9isg
Z Z 4, j, Hnllfq.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

There is cigar manufsctory in
New York city which euploys fii-
teen hundred hands, tarns out
nearly five smillion cigars each
month, pays monthly wages amount
ing to $64,000, end yet has but siI.
ty customers oil told. What i,
more, it declines ell additional
patronage as il has oil it can DO to
supply its present patrons.
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/. GROUSE, Editor a Proprietor.
Tho statistics Of the Lutheran

Tho statistics Of the Lutheran
Church in The United States are as
follows General Synod ia dis.
trict synods, SS3 ministers. 1860
congregations, and l3l,4is com.
municon,s. General Synod South
numbers s synods. l02 ministers,
162 congregations, aud about 1880
communicates. General Council
10 syuods, 623 ministers. l,l7i con.
gresations and 1870 oommuni
csnts, Syuodiesl Confereuce--s syn.
ois, l,2Os ministers. 2o7l oougre-
cations, aud 23l,9l6 communicants.
--Indepeodeut-l2 syuods,3s3 min.
listers, 9l6 congregations and .so,47
communicates.
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A one year old baby was taken
from its cradle by wolf. during the
sbsence from the house Of its par
snts, who reside on the mountain
near Clintonville, Cambria county,
and no traces Of the body or any
portion OF 1t have ever been found.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

The boiler in Rsker's car works at
Latrobe, Pa, exploded on Tuesday.
Two young men named Campbell
AMI Williams we're badly scAlded.
They walked half mile to the Office
OF . surgeon, where. after having
their injuries attended to they died
Ia half an hour
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

The two new cables contracted
Tor by the American Union Tele-
graph Company are TO bs finished
and laid from Europe 10 the United
States 30 that communication may
be had through them by the Let OF
September, 1881.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06
TIE PHIL ,3lLrHiA
WEEKLY PRESS.

h.depsndeati Ertsprising !
Trustworthy !
h.ving sr,,uy ,trs.sth-nsi its s,n sui pss.
srsl equipment, hs isvor;'s fsniiJ 1surrsi
viii enter uppn - yer I,>i ITs,srsi tsr ss
oceuisiiuL "a -id,r q ~ tlsu ever t'iors. 10
all ID msy vtrtribui. :" tlo edises..ss srlhs
-nteusinnent Of 'he bc,t cia,. Of rssders, II %
ever foremost.
FONTS ABOUT TIE PRLSS.
best writer, sis ss.ss,d In f.siie-s discussion
ofsu topics OflivinS iu,efss;,-poliiieal soei-
aud general,
The News ofthe Week, clversi not only
by sssp.i,,ei pres. iispsiehe., sit ,p.el.l cor
rsspoudeueo from every point VI Interest foreign
or domestic.
Political Phas-s.--Psssatsd 10 the most o..
trsetive aud trIsivorthy foris ~ the so.i sfil.
liant letter writer's OF tss Icy. inclu dins stan
eorrespOndsDts OF Lation u reputation.
Tn. Foreign Fi-id.-Full asi Hcesrats ga =
BILE diso,,chas iron spscisi agents Of the Pres .
ia every Europesn capital,
An Agricultural rngs.-Not ars.Aash from
the agricultural week.-Mrs., butiTesh anu ssssona-
bis Discussion, uader ,hs slpsrvlsiDI VI prsGtl-
cal men VI AckuOsledgsi authority.
ueme and s"cie'y.-A department invsin.
able TO uoniru for faithful fsbL.Jn reports and
hints 10 h1u-sksep1r-,
The Best ~torir. Of the daY. from advance
sheets. 10y arr.ngsA.nt vita IN silsh publishers.
huh +.
criticisms of art, lltsr,tIrs .ui tie drtui; vi
and humnr. games sud purEls., personal iutslll-
gencc, aud glesn.ngs from every part Of the ttids
OF fact aui nctiou.
| Cllasing ~ all that Is gopl in its rs,ori, the
Weekly Press means to Keep pace with tue
una rch of ideas aud events, and h.s al opinion
on every subject touching the welfare
[ gf the people. IL 10 Aggressive for the right,
tot ever courtroom; suterprising. bu, not ssusa-
! tiobsl. There 10 BoIhiug IA its pages that would
u4sAs IL unseleome Ia ANY family,
TERMS :-tl.95 year; sl.0O 10 clubs o.
| fe,l Or more.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

Gov. Hoyt has issued proolsma.
tion announcing tie payment,
cancellation, extinguishmeut and
Gnsl discharge Of s62s,679.2l Of the
principal Of the public debt Of this
Commopwealth daring the past
year.
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Admlnistratur's . sale of Valuable
REAL ESTATE.

TINE unlersisae1, tdninistrator Of The
i estate Of Peter Fturelf. lat. -
an order Issued sat pftss OrpsAns' Con RI
OF Snyder couaty, will expose 70 Pu Bile
4 ale, 90
ThursIsy, January 18Th. 1891.
on he prsmiss., ks fsll"~iNI Described
Real t.ists. situsis in Adams townssip,
ssus'y Aforesaid. containing
$50 Acres.
ssrs or lsss. about l'O Acres of which ar.
slsNr. 10 a bi.h stats or sol'i,siips, spisr
rood f,.op-hslsp. veil ..i ~nh u~ssr.
The inp-ov,nsnt. ,s.Isos are = Iooi 80
story frsms i-elliss
House. Bank Barn.
Stsue SPRING aouss. asi Other oulhaill-
iss. Tks above ntst Of laalis bouaief
Worth by i.,i ot S,b.r, Smith. J. Y a
6.y.r. sal o,h.is s.st ~ last VI Js~s
N.s1o.. K-Ssasa Ol.sr. sst o,h.s
s.H. ey l..is Of hAirev fsusrplf. asI
-, ~ laris Of susss uesir.Skj Kbj
Josn fsustoli.
Oschsrd.
4 large Go. Orss,,i in b,srins-of ia.
-s' s.i-sisi Tsri.'iS Nsn as ,tN.r V.st
~ iAri -it,sts Ia ihs to'asi.s all e0ss-
y AFORESAID, scnis'.hs
SiS Acres,
ssTs ~ l'ss, bonn5-i Sorlh ~ l.hl 81
J.esh N.ftsos. E.-i ~ lsnh Of ss'suel
svA,t. eouls - lssi ot Asif,- Frtsr-
on, Ssi 1,r - l,si 81 J,ojb aersSVd,
nhsfegu are s"esi sirs-story
Frame House.
Stable, siess srriee Hon-s, all nis.r
cn'hriiiirk,. Al OHCiiA.D Of v.li e.
l,ci't frait. ia b,srips
The sh''. dvorih.i prsmi.sI ar. shn.
issiiy "Pflitd -us esc,llsnt ",'rr -
csn.snIeBi 10 market. scbne Il. p,ill. sc,
Al.s another tract of ,asl stinka LINZ
STONE LDf. sita,is as aforesaid, h,nnt.
dhy lanis VI ia,haH feuetolf RsA 9th
ers.
sale 10 commence At 10 o'slosh \. "
Of 'sh daI "asa rrns Of sale viii b,
uad. kno~p -
Dec. az. 1880. si.irMor.
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Executors Sale OF
Real Estate.

y ----
rI,HE un1srsigne1. fxccutor " the -
tate VI Capt John Ushn. lais ~ Non
roe iouoship. SnyIer county. Ps. dec'f
vii ossr a. Pdhlis Sale NJ TIE late rcsi-
jczc. Of fssid lccodsnt, On
Saturday. Iau. goth, 1881.
rbs following dcscribs4 v,lusb. Rssl
t.tsis. 10 vii \ cer,Ain rt,si of Land
situate 10 sail io~nship, containins
llg Acres.
sors or le.., about 7s hCHNS CLHAs.
unlr GOOD f.res, aud in a bixh state of
SultvA,ior, balance we'll set with
Cool Timber,
houni.i Nor's ~ N.c. B,il, ISL hsirs
~ jshs rrua. Fat by Michael FaD1ri
ssu,h w Peter fisbsr aud e'h.s. Tss
S,nry sisA.r. tsq. ssI otssrs "a whics
". srec'si sooi j~siiiss
House. Large Bank Barn.
sss sihsr psce,.,ry suihuiliinss. S2riss
of sxcsli.st vstsr sonssuient 10 the
hssss soi BWa.
Good Orchard
sf sIoeil-st ftsit trees. Convenient 10
sshsol.. Cnwcss, 40
Sal. 10 sosssncs ~ 10 s'slsst 4. n.
I'm. WAGNER.
Jso. Q, 1881. Executor.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06

We zee u stated in the news
pspsss that 0sn. Hsrtssnft will
take sboat siS thousand Of the
National Guard Of tbis ststs -
Weehingtoa q ~ iaaueus>lioo "
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06
FOR SALE CHAP.

A Rod Ppwer and Mscbine with
"A shaker ara everything ~ good wos1jng
off~r. nearly .. good - nss.
Af>5tb.s Johp f5sss Engine snd ~ By ~ inch
kxppifs 8spsrkfos Win ~ feet VI bssf LraSb4s
b<if. Tbss>hsd sboul W b,sshshs. neeo,oi ios
6pcsne9is siirbs glvsn I'D Hussep1o61 ~ ~
-. VA - = a41seoe & Z u K &
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CAUTION.
CAUTION.

~ = -
NOTICE is hereby gwen that the fol.
~ lowing articles have been purchased
by the undersigned, al sh.rin's Sale. and
l.h 10 The possession OF Mary Herroli
during my pleasure. All persons are eau
toned not 10 meddle or interfere With the
zane: iiorse. 2setts Harness, 2 wagons.
Log wagon, 2 s.tt. Hay ladders, 2 Log
Sleds. Grain Drill. hay Rake. Canal Boat,
2 Mules and rig, Double and Single Trees.
Buggy. Sleigh. Grini-slooe, Cullivaior,
Corn Planter. 2 Log Chains. Sausage
Gutter. Spring Wagon, Moving Machine,
Fsnui6g.Mili, o shoss, Roller. . Coal
Stoves and Pipe. S.ties And CUSHION
PianofOris, Wardrobe, Marble Toy
Bureau, 2 Sets Chairs, Cea,rs Table.
Lot Carpet. iarro". } Beds and bsdiisg.
Bedroom Suit, Canoe.
EDnAID ". TOOL.
Nov IS. 1880.
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"ahsu, ID. i.,isoUtst .ip. ..y.ss Isyts IN
ne eses,ry.-prlLA. rIHss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-27
PROSPERITY IN NAVIGATION.
Good River Business This Year ~ com
pAred With 1850.

PITrSprRGu. December 26.-The rivers
were sent up to o stage OF sixteen ieet oy
the drizzling rains of last week, Inc
ircshet let out more coal from the MonOn-
rahela, and Yesterday about 2,OOO0 BUSH
els were shipped down the ONO 70 the
lower cities. AT least 100000 bushels
more will be started of before the water gets
down low again. This time last wear
the rivers were at very low stage. Inc
ice embargo upon all the streams put Stop
to navigation carly ii November A'e?
the gorges S.roke and passed away the wnsS .
was not high enough for u resumption pt
steamboat business, and within short time
the rivers were again frozen up; 50 that be-
tween the two. ice and low water, nayiga'
ton was suspended almost the entire
winter. This year it is differ
ent The prosperity Common 70
all branches Of business at the
present time also bleSses the river COM
merCe between Pittsburgh and other cities.
Not a single cake of ice has yetmade its
appearance on the MOnOngahela, Allegheny
or Ohio rivers. Frequent wet spells have
maintained good boating stage OF water
for the passenger and general freight
packets, allowing them to make uninter-
rupted trips for two months, while coal
boat" rises have followed each other in
almost as rapid succession as TO be more
than the coal operators needed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-27
INDIANA.
Killed in q R0w-Terrible Aertdens
From Powder Explosion.

JrrrrpsoyvrLLE, December 26.-A row nj
the Ohio Valley cement mill, SIX mles
frnm Jacksonville, Saturday night, be-
tween a lot Of white and colored workmen'
resulted in the killing Of Henry mitchell
n negro. IL seems that Mitchell had SHOT
gun and attempted Ia use IL upon one
Long. who lives in that vicinity. Long
nroCured a gun aftcrward and, while the
negro was threatening hi n, shot him IN the
breast. killing him almost instantly Long
Iast night John Mcclellan, an employe
of the car works, went 10 his home and IN
order 10 amusc his wife and children, fired
off a lot of shooting crackers, not Satlsneu
with this he prQCUrGd . mound al 'A'A~ va
serted n fuse 10 each bottle, he htlellPIcu
10 fire them off in his yard: lie was nn'
successful in firing the bottles, anu IaklnB
them into the house set them upon
table where his wife and baby
and a little girl named Berry were sitting.
Mrs NcClcIland desired to fire oil a shoot
inp cracker, and in order 10 get light re-
moved the chimney from coal OH IAN VI,
tho table. The fire cracker went OIL ahd
| thc lamp exploded. and the burning on
was communicated TO internal machines ~
| throc bottles. and all three went oil, WIZ
terrible effect scattering glass all over tn'
! room. The oil set fire To the NOUS
and the clothing OF the tnre" u'
fortunate people. Mr.. and Mrs, Mcclellan n
and Mrs. Berry and McClelland succeeded
in cxtinguished the fire, but not, however
mil he was severely burnded, and his wifi
also was dangerously burned about tn
head and face. Mrs. McClclland clothlh'
was burned from her body. Ihs powdhe
and class from the bottles did tcrribi
work Mrs. Berry was probably fatally li'
iuret by piece striking her inside. 81
wns also rr1t and burned in several places
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-27
Commitments 10 Guitean.

WASHINGTON, December 26. .-Guiteau was
visited at Jail to-day and was found to he
in excellent spiaits, as he asserted that he
still clings TO the belief that the Jury will
scScy s:"G,: was destroyed" and will acqnlt
hin Colonel Corkhill received 10
day by express from Kansas, package
fonnd to contain very ingeniouSly ue'
used gag for Mr.. Guiteau,' whlch WAS
made from a corn cob.
The Prosecuting Attorney declares ne
will. tomorrow, insist upon having Eul
teau removed to the prisoner dock II e ne
undertakes to renew the TRADE oil ABUSE
which he has INDUCED i'll since the open
ins of the trial. and especially during lhe
past week. g., .o,,o
Mr.. Scoville has been engaged tor some
days in the preparation OF his closing arsu'
,mcnt which will be an elaborate anu eN'
Lsustiye review OF the volumlnous e'l'
Ience given upon the trial. and Will Propa
bIv consume two days in its delivery;
| He was also in receipt OF seVeral
| aypress packages to-day. One contaipcl
miniature gibbct with Guiteau suspended
mon il. Another mysterious looking par
cal contained number OF liver pills Ia
beIIed Wholesome advice for Guiteau.
! Tha trial will be resumed tomorrow