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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-10
Fatal RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Fearful Results OF n Contractors NegI
geIce on the q. 4 N. KOnu,

FearfuI ReRnIts Of n Condnct0r'a NegIE
Eence on the o. 4 N. Road.
PARIS, Ills, February.9.-A terrible and
fatal accident occurred ten miles north.
west Of this city at owaneCo yesterday
evening. The construction train on The
Ohio 4 Mississippi road was backing to.
wards Owaneco at about twelve miles per
hour, in order TO give the passenger train
free passage TO the northwest. The work.
men on the track had been laying new
rails and taking up the old ones, and had
a fiat car full OF iron just In front Of the
Caboose. Between twenty-five and thirty
workmen we're crowded into the ca.
boose. The passenger train was coming
at an Unusual speed In order to make up
lost time. The two Collidsd with fearful
shock, The engine Of tho passenger train
tore through the Caboose, pushing the oc'
Cnpants among the mass Of iron on the
fat cars, killing three outright, Allen
Jones' ". W. TattloCk and II. MCPhefson,
and wounding the following: LOuis Sci.
BY, conductor on the passenger train, seti
ously, Jacob liooley, Thomas Vienden
Charles MCGowen, Frank Green, Owen
Cileson, Charles Mills, Dan Donahoe, Johr
Hartman, and Charles Watcher. Lock
hart, conductor oi the construction train
is responsible for the accident,
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New YoRK, February 9.-"Tho United
States Bank" is the name Of q banking In.
stitution expected to commence business
ID New York this spring under the
auspices Of heavy capitalists and proml.
nent gentlemen. II. Victor NewComb, of
the Louisville aud Nashville railroad, ad.
mitted the truth OF current reports lie
thought publication just now was prens.
tute, as the bank was not yet incorpora.
ted. II would apply for a capital OF $lOO,.
600, with the privilege OF increasing Il 10
So 100000. Among the proposed incorpo.
rators are General Grant, Logan o.
Murry, who just resigned the Presidency
Of the Kentucky National Bank, William
X, Trayers, Of New York, and II. V. New.
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THEY got through the electoral count
ali right in Congress yesterday, and Gar
field and Arthur were duly declared, with
out any opposition whatever, President
and Vice President Of the United States
Alter the 4th Of March next, Thus has
ended all apprehensions Of Congressional
kicking against the result, and the peace
oithe country is pretty we'll assured fol
lour years to come, By that time the Re-
publican party, II it gives the country an
other golden administration" as we be-
lieyeit will, will be so strong in all parts ol
the country, South as well as North, that 1t
will probably, like the second term oi
Monroes administration, have very little
opposition, General Garfield hasa splen.
did opportunity before him, and the Coun.
Try believes that in point Of ability, ex.
pericncs and character, he will prove
equal 10 II,
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MisSISsIpPI At At. LOUIS.
No Change In Its CondItiOn-CraI 1
Danger.

No Change Ia Its COndltIOn-CFaTt in
Danger.
ST. LOUIS, February 9.-The river pre-.
sents no material change this morning
The reported rises at points on the Mis-.
souri, Illinois aud Upper Mississippi have
not reached here yet in any force. Steam.
boatmer now think that there will be no
movement here before tonight, and per.
haps not then. The ice from the bridge
north is still very strong, and looks as
though 1t will take much greater rise
than has been reported from above to
move 1t. Things are In pretty good shape
In the harbor, but there are some fifty
craft OF different kinds, more or less ex.
posed, along the river front. The gorge at
Arsenal Island still holds. II this should
give way, 1t would enable the steamers to
go down the river TO places OF greater
safety, but as long as 1t remains, the boats
are confined 10 this locality alone and are
subject y great danger. Steamboatmen
are apptehensive that much damage will
be done when the Ice let's 20 above, al.
though they hope for the best and are
doing all In their power TO protect their
property. All Of the boats with motive
power have steam up and their crews on
board, and will go out with the Ice when
the crash comes
Between IL and o'clock large piece
OF Ice, several acres In extent, broke away
from the gorge above the bridge on the
illinois shore and tloatcd down, crushing
and sinking In its course the wharf boat
Of the Virgins ferryboAt, below the
bridge. Other and smaller pieces detached
and passed down, one by one, and still
greater mass gave way, but this stopped
before reaching the bridge, and now lays
lodged between the st. Louis elevator and
the bridge. 1t is quite likely that this pro.
cess may continue all afternoon, until not
only acres but miles run. A steady rain
has fallen since early this morning, which
Is having q perceptible effect on the Ice,
particularly along the shore lines,
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but it has gone on and on, year after year
taking more money, to meet new deacien
cles, and has wholly neglected to pay th'
interest on the money thus diverted from
the sacred and inViolable school fund o
the State,
Not only this, but one Of its representa-
tiVes has risen in his place in the Legisla
ture, at this session, and declared his pur
pose oil taking more money from the
school fund, and we say now to the people
Of the State that only the publicity thai
has been given to the mismanagement o.
the School fund stands between that fund
and a fresh wholesale raid upon it,
The Democratic party made party Capi
tai by false pretenses and gross mlsrepre.
sentati0ps as to the condition Of the
finances OF the State In the late campaign,
The truth ia that the party has been doing
business on borrowed money, and has
neither paid principal nor interest oil its
debt, and up to this time shows no dis
position whatever to pay back single
cent Of principal or interest. II 1t pays q
cent Of either 1t will only be because oil
the fear Of the consequences in the next
canvass, Having got hold OF the money
belonging to the schools, 1t would rather
go deeper in and get more OF their money
than pay the amount already taken.
We trust that the friends OF the schools
throughout the State will take steps to
make their influence felt on the present
Legislature. We assure them that there 10
urgent need oI the strenuous exertion Of q
pressure that will be felt and needed. Let
the demand be that this Legislature shall
provide for every cent Of interest which
the Democratic party has wrongtully with.
held from the schools, and also for the re.
payment Of certain amount Of the prin.
cipal.
The State has no business to be using
single dollar Of the school money. 1t has
no authority to create an interest bear.
ing" debt, running from year to year, ex-
Cept for certain well defined contingencies,
none Of which exist or are likely to exist.
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NEw YoRk, February o.-Not to be out.
done by Beecher, the Christian warrior ol
Brooklyn Tabernacle has donnsd tho ep.
aulettes and hencetorth will be known as
Chaplain Talmsge. 1t came about by the
resignation Of Chaplain Leonard, Of the
Twenty.thitd regiment New York Nation.
al Guards, who has accepted call TO the
reCtorship OF st. Johns parish, Washing
ton, y. o. To q committee who waited
upon Talmage and rendered him the sue
cesslon, he said: ~ accept, and the nexV
time the Twenty.third turns out on par
ade, Chaplain Talmage will appear in full
Uniform, sword, scabbard and ALL"
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BUSINESS AT NEW YORK.

Exchanges In January Largely I'm Px.
cess OrAuy Previous MOnth In the as.
tory Of tho city.
NEW YORK, February 9.-The Public
tomorrow will say that the exchanges at
New York in January were the largest
ever known in any month by nearly four
hundred million dollars. Outside Of New
York the aggregate is not quite as large as
in December, although the heavy pay.
ments incident 10 the beginning Of the
new year are included. The great vol.
ume OF the exchanges at New York Is due,
as the weekly reports have shown, in an
unusual degree to the enormous sales of
stock. The sales, payments for which
would effect the exchanges In January,
amounted to l2,3i69e6 shares Deduct.
ing double their market value, we have
remaining exchanges amountingto s., ,S29,.
62S, l4l for the.month, the largest previous
net exchanges" in any month having
been S2 1894 532, Cos In December.
The aggregate at Boston IL also the
largest ever known, but at most oithe other
cllies the transactions for January were
smaller than for December and the agvre.
gate outside Of New York, exclusiye Of
Hartford and st. Joseph, which did not
no% 10Y ddo 81 wv UOOW0 while 1t exceeds 81 $780,
900 600 in December,
The following shows the amount OF the
exchanges for the year ending January
29lh at San Francisco and February 9th
NN.us H..
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Nav YoRk, February 0.-suiIs were
brought yesterday by r. Hoe & Company /,
Of New York, in the United States Circuit
court against o. Potter, Jr. 4 Co. for In.
lringement Of their patents. These suits
involve the right Of The latter company 10
buil id and sell cylinder presses with tape
and hy delivery for type and liilogtaph
work, and also what Ia known as The Scott
web newspaper press with rotary folding
delivery,
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Increasing the. Scope Of ihc Telegraph
MOnOpOIy,

BosroN, February GA Journal special
from Montreal says: Tho Montreal Stock
Exchange is greatly excited to-day over
the announcement OF the heavy transfer
Of Montreal Telegraph Company stock TO
Wilson 9. Hunt, otNew York, a director
Of the Western Union. The movement,
II Ia thought, ioreshadows an absorp.
ton otthe Montreal Company by tho great
consolidation. The Montreal Company
1as a capital Of two millions. Its system
covers tho Canadian Dominion and OK.
tends through Northern New York,
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TuE Cincinnati Ga:site says lha' 'ne =,
sue in that city threatens to Decohe Ine
existence Of the Sabbath day Ihere are
,bose who want not only to secuIsrlzs
Il bpt to make it day of license In
diligence and amusement, ltfurIher says
that ,, H..
0JuJpinp Of the future by tho past there
IA avery reason to believe that unless q
t1rm stand is taken by those wishing bet
,sr things, the downward process will be
continued until the existing situation may
Ia regretted as part Of the good old
,imes6 That firm stand seems Just now
w bs taken hy An unusually large proper
,ion ion Of our people. Not ultra'temperanCe
sjyoca,es % nor rigid Sabbstarisns alone are
determined that the reign OF utter license
shall cease,"
nis The foreboding thus expressed by
the GaaRe that has given the temperance
isue its present powerful revival oil over
the country.
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THE CON UNDKUM ANHwEnED.
The Party who Paid for the ObeIISk at
Last Identified.

Last IuentIneu.
NEw YoEK, February S.-Mr. VIM. II.
Vanderbilt gave his check to Commander
Gorringe on Saturday for the total cost oil
the transfer OF the Alex Sdtia Obelisk
from tho banks Of the Nile to the banks
of the Hudson. There are several con.
lectures az to tho amount, but as the Com.
mander has not drawn his cash, and de.
Clines to disclose what he views as Mr.,
Vanderbilta business, curiosity. is all al
Res. It's known that $4,000 was 10 be
paid for taking the mOnoith down In
Alexandra and setting II up In this city,
but II Is said the transit oil the pedestal was
not included, and that this cost $50, 600.
While negotiations were pending nobody
dreamed that a 30 ton pedestal lay buried
In Egyptian sands beneath tho Inonolith,
and The disCovery OF the pedestal compi.
Gated things for time. Commander Cor.
ringe's work in Central Park Ia finished,
with the exception Of putting in the two
metallic dogs that originally upheld the
oblisk. These are In the hands OF an en-
gtaver, who will carve the date OF the
transfer from Egypt TO America. The
Commissioners OF Parks will make their
own plans for the future surroundings Of
the 0beliRk. Whether they will, as has
been suggested, level down GreywaCk
Knoll and set mosaic pavement and a
copper fence around the monolth ia not
known. The huge stone is 10 be pfeserte ed
10 the city Of New York on the 22d inst,
in the Metropolitan Museum Of Art, by
Secretary Evarts.
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Fatal Results Of Resisting nm OnIeer.

MEMpIIlS, February o. Oity.Marshal
L. II. Arlington, Of ColIlersville, Tenn,
attempted last night to arrest desperado
who was creating disturbance in saloon
there. The man resisted, and shot Abng.
ton and also n young man named win
Paine, who had given assistance to the
City.Marshal, whereupon Paine seized a
shotgun and blew the head Off OF Tie I'm.
known rough. Arlington and Paine are
only slightly wounded. The man killed,
who claimed to be q detective, 10 heavy.
set, weighs lG0 pounds, and Is ak feet
high.
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MrLwAuHEE, February 0.-Senalor Phil.
etus Sawyer, ex-senator Home, Chair.
man oftho Republican State Genital Com.
mittee Baker and Thomas NJ. Nlchol, who
is direct from President elect Garfield,
and prominent local politicians have been
in consultation here yesterday and to-day.
1t has been discovered that the meeting
has reference To the probability Of Wis.
Consin being rendered Cabinet position.
The general belief Is that the Poptmaster
Generals portfolio will be offered Wiscon.
sin, and that the recipient OF the honor
will be Postmaster Henry o. Payne, Of
Milwaukee.
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LONDON, February "a dispatch from
Durham to-day says that The akirmish
which began yesterday near New Castle,
between an advance guard OF General
ColIey's column and the Boer outposts,
has resulted In an engagement In which
the British were victorious, although the
latter cohCede loBs OF one hundred and
fifty killed and wounded, including many
officers. The Beers are said 10 have lost
heavily,
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Tue breakup Of tho long winter seems
10 have set in, and tho drizaling rain that
started on Tuesday morning continued
with slight intermissons up TO last night,
A vast quantity Of rain and melted snow
have run off into the local streams, and
these, in turn, are pouring themselves into
The river. OF course mono OF the water
soaks Into the ground, and, therefore, the
possibilities Of flood are greatly inCreas.
ed, Wheeling Creek was badly gorged out
at I.eatherwood Yesterday, and the back
water and Ice did great deal OF damage,
CarryiDgswayas usuaI, the steenrod bridge,
and seriously threatening the Hemp.
field railroad bridge near the mouth OF the
creek here. Tho depth OF the snow in the
Ohio Valley and along its tributary
streams is greater than at any former
breakup for years past, and II the rains
continue we will probably have the the
highest water known for many years.
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CmIOAGo,s CHEEK.
An Effort 10 Oct Dr. John Hall 10 Eml.

Chicago February 9.-rhe trustees ol
the Presbyterian Theological Seminary OF
the Northwest have formally accepted The
designations Of Professors Patton and Ell.
liot, the former Of whom goes to Prince.
ton next summer. This leaves two vacan.
cies In the Seminary, and the trnste es de.
clded to extend invitations ID Professors
Colderwood and Cairns, two Of the most
eminent teachers and divines In Edin.
burgh, Scotland. A correspondence will
also be opened with Rev. DR.. John Hall,
OF New York, with view TO having him
accept the pasLorato OF the First or Second
Presbyterian Church here, and also a
chair In the Theological Seminary. The
salary offered in each position would
probably be ten thousand dollars, and the
two would exceed his present salary in
New York by i've thousand dollars, which,
with other considerations, II is thought,
may induce Dr. Hall to come to Chicago.
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iron Interests and the Incoming AdmInI.
AifAIIOn.

PlrrrBURoH, February 9.-The Amalga.
mated Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers, which is the strongest labor
union in the county, are dissatisfied with
the DEGREES Of Assistant Secretary French
on the hoop iron question, and are Circu.
lating q petition through the mills and
workshops here, praying PfesidenteleC
Garfield to appoint for the Secretary oil
the Treasury a man who is we'll known 10
iavot the protection oiAmefican industry,
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pARKERSBuRG.
CIrCuit Court-LnpAIcy Murder Cnse-Ar
rpHtetl for ktAnIlnR.

NFHNNN AUA
pARkERsBURd, February S.-The Circuit
Court Is now in session in this city, with
the longest criminal docket before 1t for
years. The grand jury brought in yer.
dict OF murder against John Lapsley, the
boy who killed his brother Gus, a few
days ago near Murphy's Mills. The trial
Of this case will excite more interest than
any case tried here for years, 1t being the
first ifatricideeyer occurring in the county.
The entire neighb9rhood where the kill.
ing occurred Is still greatly excited over
the murder. t'-.
Frank kasley, colored man, was arres.
ted by officer Mehen this morning Just as
he was leaving on the Emma Graham.
The charge opposite Easley 8 name is steal.
ing, aud the officers have been after lin
for several weeks, finally succeeding In
his capture this morning. Easley is said
10 be a bad man,
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GOLD IN ALASKA.
A New EIdOrRdO Discovered Gold Seek,
eFa Excited,


SAN Francisco, February 0.-The steam
er California, thirteen days from Silka,
brings the sensational news that Alaska is
afflicted with the gold fever. Some two
months ago genuine quartz groupings
were discovered near the Yuken river,
about eighty miles north Of sitka. The
indications Of a rich lode were 80 strong
that the discovery created an excitement
which has increased with every breath oil
news from the Eldorado. Specimens OF
quartz brought from the Vint mines by
Captain Carroll have assayed as high
as 5000 to the ton. 1t Is Of
'whitish yellow, profuseIy sprinkled
with sulphur. The rock Ia rich enough,
II found in large quantities, 10
make Bonanza prinCelol every man in
Sitka. All appear 10 have become imbued
with thatidea, } but ss no means Of transport
tation can be furnished until the "Cali.
fornia" returns, the excited merchants
have TO remain In Sitka at present. AC.
CordiDg 10 the hest authenticated reports,
however they are pulling down the stores
and packing their mining implements for
a trip to the Yukon district, and when the
"California" goes back she will transform
the lonely station into busy mining
camp. At present there are about fifty
men on the gold field, though Captain
Carroll says but eleven claims have been
located. The mines cannot bs worked be.
fore the end Of March, but while waiting
for the snow TO melt adventures will lay
out their town. The "Californa" will
take out all the lumber she can carry.
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PASS MAScnAc, la, February IA
terrific storm Of mud and rain from the
southwest, struck this town this morning
at half past three, sweeping away every
building In the place, including tho depot
and the Telegraph Office No lives are lost,
but the citizens lose everything In the way
oi household effects, provisions, &c.
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Tur riarmers Of Berkeley county in this
State are much exercised on account OF
the existence OF that fell disease among
cattle known as plouro.pneumonia, in
Washington countpA Md, close to their
border Hon. q. j. Faulkner made a
speech before the Berkeley County Agri.
cultural Association last Saturday, In
which he gave history Of tho disease and
lie rayages in this country and England
lie said that 1t was absolutely incurable
and very contagious, and the only method
toAdopt WAS to slaughter all cattle chow.
Ing the least signs Of the disense. 1t had
cost England millions OF dollars, and the
State Of Massachusetts, had spent 500, 900
out Of the State treasury attempting to
stamp II out. He warned West Virginia
farmers against purchasing cattle in any
pan Of tho country where there was the
least trace Of this disease. Once itshould
hndStodgment on our soil II would become
well nigh ineradlCable. 1tis possible that
The Legislature will be called Upon to take
steps toinspeCt or police the cattle brought
into the State.
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A f.nLr Of Chnctnna Drowned.

FoRr sNtrH, ARK, February 9.-Ison
Carter and his daughter Celia, Of the
Choctaw Nation, were drowned while al.
tempting TO cross the Arkansas river al
this place, last evening. They we're on
their way 10 visit relative living in the
ChoCtAW country,
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Nav YoRK, February 0.-rhe members
OF the seventy.nre. Regiment and guests
who are going 10 New Orleans in Time for
the Mardi Gras festival In that city will
leave New York on the 24,h, arrive al
Cincinnati the 25,h and al New Orleans
the 9th. They will remain four hours 10
CinciDnati, where they will be received by
the First Regiment OF Ohio,
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ClSclsSArl, February 9.-There Is no
communication with New Orleans to-day.
When the last wires went down terrible
wind storm was prevailing there. The
wires in the South have been In q very
bad shape since Sunday,
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,Inlcrl NO,, % NnH q I0"L.g."...- l.-

Tuy proposed amendment in regard 10
the manufacture and sale oil ip'oA,uN''Is -
S,ink, 'r6 comes up as the special order "a IN
,na %,,psa senate tomorrow afternoon, The in
terest in the discussion is SO genera, - 'na' !"
It itisIi is likely e an unusual crowd will be in
attendance.