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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-01
SOCIETY OF DEATHS.
AN ORGANIZATION IN ST, LOUIS.
Very startling Developments During
the Investigation Of What Was
Supposed 70 Have Been an
Act or seIEMurdeF.

81. LOUIS, August Sion the 27th inst
a report was made OF what was supposed
to have been the curious suicide Of Louis
Walters, manufacturer Of fire works, who
was thought 10 have committed the deed
while despondent from excessive drink and
run OF bad luck. He was said to have
made powerful bomb, and then stretch.
ing his body on some rocks over 1t, waited
until the lighted fuse exploded the dread
full thing There were some circumstances
Of the affair which aroused the suspicious
Of the Coroner and in his invesgtiga.
ton he came across evidence which
goes to show that the bomb was
Intended for another purpose. The evi.
denCe discl0ses the existence OF an organi.
Zation OF Nihilists or Communists calling
itself the Society Of Deaths, This society
seems to have deCreGd the destruction OF
Henry SchweiCkhardt and his whole fami.
iy, as appears from letter to the Secretary
Of the Society to the Coroner The letter,
Of the Society of Deaths" proceeds to say;
I'm connection with the death oi Mr. Wal
ter who died on the Goth Inst, l have to
say that Y was by no means suscide, but by
an Unlucky accident"
TO prove this will give you the follow
Ing facts Walter was known us an excel
lent manufacturer OF works, and a close
nouthed man. He was, therefore, taken
into the confidence Of secret society called
the Society of Deaths. WaltOr and myself
were instructed by this society to have a
bpmb constructed for the sum of not less
than $50 nor more than $780, for the pur-
pose Otblowing up the peldenee Of Henry
Schweickhaydh School Director for the
Third ward, at lOl0 Hickory street, because
he was corrupt In his dealings In the School
Board, together with Contractor Edward
Thompson, towards members Of the Society
Of Deaths, SChweickhardt knew that this
was coming, because on the IL OF February
last after several previous warnings, he re.
ceived by mail, from them, the usual death
sign OF the order, a piece Of black Grape.
The bomb was completed by Walter, and
was to be used at some OppOrtune time be.
tween 0, 4. NJ, August q, and 10 =. NJ. Au-
gust 2S The meeting between us WIS to be
held on the river bank to inspect the
bomb. 1t Is certain that Walter went To
thoplaCe of rendezvous To wait for US lie
was either qyOllCated or iRehriated and
accidentally exploded the bomb, which
was arranged 50 as to be exploded with
very light conclusion. II this bomb had
exploded in II building It would have been
blown all to atoms, which Is what we In
tended to'do with Mr. Sehweickhardt's res
idGhct. Twill here state that Walter did
not know whom the bomb was intended to
destroy, This, confession owe the dead,
who was an honorable member OF the 50.
ciety q Deaths, and died in carrying out
one Of It's mandates"
The QoronerA inquiring further into this
singular affair.
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GUITEAU'S PISTOL.
Controversy over the Possession OF the
rHulldog," ..

! WASHINGTON August 9i.-After the Pres.
ident was shot, the revolver used by Cult
eau was taken by District Attorney Cork
hill from police headquarters, and com
plaint was then .S,mAde by the
police that the chain Of evidence
had been broken, as the officer
who had taken the pistol from the assassin
and who, according to custom, should have
kept possession oft, could not now iden.
tify II, The pistol Is now locked dpin the
District Attorneys safe and the question
as 70 his fright i9 take the plzali liza
been re.opened by request to Mai.
Brock by one of the District Commissioners
to make a report in the case Col. Cork.
hill vas asked to-day II he intended to
comply with the reported demand Of the
District Commissioners that the pistol used
'by Guiteau be turned Oyer TO the. police
Authorities. He said he did not intend to
give the pistol up by any means. I.
On the morning OF the shooting he said
there was hearing before Judges Wylie,
James and Hn1ner, when The pistol was
fully identified He regarded The action Of
the District Commissioners IN the matteras
absurd, and the result 81 q aesiFe for turth-
Ell hDtofiesy on thelr part,
Major Brock, Of the Police Department,
states in relation to the taking away Of the
pistol used by Guiteau from police heal-
quarters BY District Attorney Curkhill,
that Il was done without his knowledge OF
consent; that, although II was an irregular
way OF gaining possession Of II, yet he docs
not think Il will effect the testimony
which may be brought in the case at the
instance oi Guiteaus lie states that he has
received np tominhhiGbtion at oil from tile
District D9mmissfofets upon the subject,
but that lie Was already engaged u
collecting = stasegg1,eat n ttgl ,taEgs.
when Commissioner Morgan requested hin
| 10 make D feputt Of the iaEts ard explain
how Il was that Colonel porkhitl or ans
other persons could take Possession o.
property which should have 6eer
submitted to the custody Of, the
property clerk, Lieutenant Ecloa,
Who Ina charge Of the detective Office
states that Tie iistgl and letters belonging
lt0 GuitCau were taken possession 0f b
| Colonel COrkhill during Ills ahsenge al tlrl
iaII, whom Qulteat was committed on TIN
lmotnlng d the attempted assassination
On bis return TO hla Office he was surprise,
| % learn that the articles had been removed
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Accident and Crimes-TerPibIe Effects or
the Drought.

bhN DEeA9Abt
MT. SrERLING, KY, August 3l.-This
morning a Big Sandy construction train
ran over a mail carrier in a spring wagon
at Case station on the road from owings-
vile to 0lympian Springs, and killed the
horse, smashed The wagon and knocked
negro boy out Of the way. Al the depot
here pistol in the hands Of n railroad en-
plOye was accidentally discharged and the
ball penetrated the back OF another colored
hand, making dangerous wound.
A general row occurred among the col
ored railroad hands In Ft:leyyille, negro
suburb Of the town, in which number OF
shots were fired and one fellow had his
mouth pretty much cut off with knife.
A war has broken out between the sur.
veyoH Of the coal road and Georgetown
4 Paris road, and the Governor will be
called on 10 squash the belligerents by send
ing up the inililia. The Frankfort party
have been pulling up the coal road stakes
and running the line Of the Frankfort road
on the same place. Only lately the Frank
fort party blockaded the coal road party by
Telling trees behind them no as 10 keep in
advance. The Big Sandy track will be laid
through the week.
The drouth continues unabated, and the
prospects for stock and the growing crops
are worse every day. A good full crop Of
grass with mild winter would do much TO
relieve the UNUSUAL pressure.
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THE PREsIDENTs PuYsIoIANs.
High EeOmlums Of Their Standing from
Eminent Surgical Authority.

New YoRE, August 3l.-Dr, John g.
Johnson, an eminent surgeon Of Brooklyn,
and recognized authority upon gunshot
wounds, in an interview with the Brooklyn
Eagle, Is reported rs speaking Us follows Of
the medical attendants hfIn gHri
gItiseabylenougli.to find fault with doc
tors, but when they are such men as Drs.
Hamilton and Agnew in attendance, we
are bound 10 believe that everything pos.
sibe Is being done. 1t Is well known to
every member OF the profession that DIR.
HamiltOn's abilities are Of the highest or
der. In his younger years, while he was in
charge OF the Sisters Hospital ut Buffalo he
was leading surgeon Of Western New York
and the section Of Canada bordering
on the lakes. Subsequently he was Pro-
fessor OF Surgery in our Long Island Col.
lego Hospital, While he was there |
served under him, and know that he was .
thorough martinez, Every case. had to be
carefully reported In ts.entiTe detail. At
the outbreak OF the rebellion Calvin Pratt,
who was then praCticing law, organized a
regiment, OF which he became Colonel.
DR.. Hamilton went to the front as surgeon
Of the command. When the Government
authorities found that he was willing to
serve as surgeon, they appointed him Med:
ical Director OF one of the divisions, and
his work on; military surgery, the result Of
his vast labor In the war, Is classic. Sub
sequent to the conflict he visited all the
prominent hospitals Of England, France,
Spain and Portugal-in fact, Of the civilized
world, and three volumes OF the transac.
tions Of the American Medical Society are
filled with his statistics Of injuries TO bones.
His work on "FnCtures and DislOCatiOns"
Is one OF the best ever written.
Then we have Surgeon General Barnes,
who had charge Of that enormous work,
the gsurgiGal History Of the Rebellion a
work that ipeaks ior ltself and for his
ability and experience, N,
DR.. Woodward Is the greatest microsO0p-
list in the country. He exhibited at the
C nnialexhibition the finest microscopic
photographs ever seen In America. In
them globules Of blood barely visible with
an ordinary, microscope were enlarged 70
the size Of buckshot. His microscopic
anatomy of diseased. conditions Il The hest
work ofthe kind we have His skill Is OF
great importance when we come to the ex-
animation and consideration Of put in re-
iatlon 10 pyGmla aud speptictpmfl,
DR.. Agnew Is certainly man ofsplendid
talents and hiswork on surgery, now In
cdurse Of publication, Is a fine production
and a trusted authority. The surgeons
have at their disposal the enormous Army
Medical Museum, with all the specimens
Of the war TO study from, 30 that, II any
thing Is needed, they have facilities for
procuring Il. ~ faA i4
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AN UNNATURAL NON.
he Kills His 6tepfatheF aud shoots HIs
Mother, but not Fatally.

MOtnef, nut not Fatally,
MILWAUKEE, WIS, August 3l.-One OF
the most atrociOus crimes ever enacted in
Wisconsin occurred this evening, Herman
Hidden, German youth Of eighteen years,
shot and instantly killed his stepfather,
Bonaventure Krimmer, and then sent two
bullets into his mothers breast, not fatally
woundng her, however.
Hidden IL a native Of Milwaukee, but for
a few months past has been employed as
waiter ut St Louis. Less than year ago
Mr.. and Mrs, Hidden were divorced, and
four months ago she married Krimmer, a
teacher in the st. Joseph schools. The
man Hidden and the son Herman went to
st. Louis to reside. The youth made an
attempt 10 shoot his mother when he
learned Of her engagement TO Krimmer,
but he was not seriously punished. He
left the city, threatening TO return and kill
both, and he arrived here last Saturday.
Since that time he has been drinking
freely and talking in threatening manner.
This afternoon, several hours before the
time OF the murder, the young man drew u
pistol Oh an acquaintance in saloon and
fired one shot. He escaped before the
police arrived.
At ten o'clock tonight he went TO Krim-
met's residence on Clinton street, walked
boldly into the room where the old folks
were sitting, and opened fire on them.
Krimmer was killed with one shot, but his
aim at the woman was bad. After COM
mitting the crime he ran from the place
and made desperate effort to evade tho
officers lie was soon captured, however.
The young man was not fully intoxicated
and in the police station seemed very in
different. ......r..'..
Over 1000 people gathered about the
scene Of the murder, snd threats Of lynch
ing were uttered.
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THE GREAT ISSUES.
Interesting Letter From senator I'd
- mnnda DelnInR Then.

BURLNeToS, VI, August sl,-sepator
Edmunds, in dec lining to attend the Re-
publican Convention Of Massachusetts, on
account Of his health, says in letter to the
Chairman Of the State Central Committee ;
Tothose who have faith In republican
government every convention Of any pOlit,
ical party is a matter Of interest The
character, independence and courage Of its
members are valuable index Of the pro-
gFess Of the people who have chosen them,
and q comparison Of the make up Of the
conventions Of the different parties will
usually throw light on political tenden-
cies quite rs significant as the declaration
OF platforms. The history Of your conven.
tons show that your political faith has
come down in living stream from the
times Of Samuel Adams and John Han
cock, and, like all great truths, II can be
applied to the affairs OF to-day rs con-
veniently and justly asto those ot a century
ago. 'u..t
The contest for the practical supremacy
Of our principles is one that, in the nature
Of things, rarely ends; for, In some form or
other, the safety Of equal rights--equal in
benefit and equal in burden--is always
menaeed. SOmeOf these immediate meas
ures for good government, think ought to
be: To preserve and improve the law for
the security OF National civil rights; 10
make rs effective US possible provisions for
the purity and fairness OF Congressional
electoIls 10 establish by law the methods
Of ascertaining the result OF Presidential
elections, 80 US to give the conclusive ei,
iect the constitution demands 10 the action
OF each State, and 10 prevent the exercise
by the Houses OF Congress OF anything in
the nature Of appellate or revls0Fy power
over the action oi the constituted authority
Of the State in such cases; tos improvethe
civil service as to diminish, and, II posi-.
Bile, remove the evils Of place hunt.
Ing and the interchange Of taY1rs
between the members Of the Legislative
and EHeputiYehraDChes Of the Government,
and TO free the tenure Of great number OF
officers from dependence upon political i9r
Yor or political opinion 70 FdadlUst tbe HeYe,
nue. laws upon The basis ot producing the
greatest reYenpe with the least and Ueareat
equal burden 10 the people, audto devel.
oplng and encouraging the industrial pur-
suits Of every calling Of our CltlAonsi to
bring both thc, theory and practice Of the
Government ID regard To tie currency to
the point Of a fixed and uniform metallic
standard OF values and making coin only u
legal tender In the payment Of debts; and
to promote, so far as the National Govern
ment can lawfully do so, the increase and
diffusion Of education among all the citi-
zens and In, every part OF the Republic,
Surely, II am right In these views. there Is
occupation enough for our grand paFty "
INDUCE M 70 lEaR aIl internal FiVilties and
dtssepslnps, Wherever they may exist, and
TO strive, in unity and with zeal, for the
success that ] am fonalentwlll follow.
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RurnoRg special announces that
c,lonJ Thomas b. Sharp, ex'Master Of
T.ngsration Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio
V,pr.A Company, is to succeed to the
rsss, Swnd Vice Presidency OF that
,omnlpr rtentIy occupied by John King,
!, 1be ane special reviVes the matter OF
NJ Sh,r's retirement from the road after
NJ t,s and intimatcs that the feeling
,rjps bin among employees at that time
=, ,be insult Of Vice President Kings
noOomy, the latter being constantly--to
mite the sentiment Of the employes--tle-
ntue omc means to reduce expenses at
hsIr expense They attributed three re-
htiOns Of ten pr cent cach-the last ot
,birb eliminated in the railway strike'ot
lfI-to his agency, but the orders being
wuulnted through Colonel Sharp, the
trr Iornd many enemies among the men,
,so were not informed as to the true facts.
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A WEEKS EXCHANGES.


lA,UlnE BuslneN 10 be Large heyono
Prt,edent and Unusually Healthy.
yu YoRE, August 3l.-l'rom The Pub
k Complete rctnnm from distant cities
ltasnonth which closed last night have
Mysb been received at New York. Tho
uthanNs for the month amounted to
hlHI,OOO against $3,900,7Gl,S4O in Au.
NJ, lyN, an increase of As per cent. over
hi m After deducting double the
Erttuue Of the stocks sold, the re-
naig exchanges for the month amount
NsSS69.!Gj against Sl,642, ,47s,OlS in
llRSd hA year, u gain Of 81 per cent.
HaH he increase in exchanges, not due
HsEk tnnactions, was greater ut New
yRt than the increase in aggregate eYs
Gangs at several other cities. Also the
srtein exchanges for Missouri was re.
Aiiklby large and there is no doubt the
tHpqte Of exchanges for Missouri, when
tthainel, will he found far in
daa d the aggregate for previous request
During last week Worcester was the only
tH E6rh reported any decrease in the
Gucuntd Exchanges in comparison with
at corresponding week Of last year. The
auRae at seven cities was over so per
az At New Orleans it rose " per cent;
tHluukee, s3S percent and d Kansas
GtI It wa 1l9 per cent, while at New
Yak and Louisville the gain was over 90
N cent, and at Boston and Memphis 1t
uVet 70 per cent The aggregate out
Ed New York, though often exceeded,
Asyai u very large for mid summer, and
: haeyE been rqnallcd by any week up
bpCeabW Iaa.
NE iohouing shows tho amount Of ex-
alhse at San Francisco for the Eeek end
August Oth, and at all OtheT Citlss for
NEePk ending the 9TH. 80 "
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! i'm SC00REDN N5#
BOIL vANouIsHEs EDWARD cLAToR
And Rakes In the POt-CIat0F Makes
y Gallant Struggle for Victory.
A square and Exciting Cen
test-The Time Given.

Special Dispatch to the IntsIlIgsReer
PIrrsBuRoH, August Sl,-The race be
tween Peter Boil, Of Pdt Perry, and Ed
ward Clator, Of Wheeling. came of this
evening at Braddocks' Fields, and was
witnessed by large concourse Of people,
great number from the Nail City being
present.
The race was very exciting and holly
contested, but Clator was compelled %
suecpph tothe superior proves ot bis giant
opponent, who pulle'i.lu iivelengths ahead
Of the plucky Wheelingite,
THE BETTING,
Owing to BolPs overwhelming defeat at
Wheeling and ClatOr's fine showing on
that occasion, the pools in this city sold 10
to s and 10 to 7 in favor Of Clator, but ut
the course the odds varied and betting in
many instances was even. The betting
was quite spirited, and it is said about
thirty or forty thousand dollars changed
hands on the result.
g.ss.Fana o TIE RAcRg a EAAp3TS
!, The course is situated about lsn miles
from Pittsburgh, and being backed water
was as smooth as n mirror The day
was fair, and the crowd was large, and the
friends Of the contestants nearly equally
divided. The start was not made until
6:lO o'clock. Boil took water fst, and
pulled with long, powerful, sweeping
strokes, showing fine condition, Clator'S
condition was also good. His strokes were
short and quick. Boil took the lead at the
start but Clator soon overlook him, and at
the quarter mile point the sCulleH were
abreast. Boil, however, made a spurt and
forged ahead and increased the lead to six
lengths Mt the turn. Time, 0 minutes, AZ
seconds
On the return, Clator, by an excellent
spurt, closed the gap 70 four lengths, lie
nude agallant and ilesperate estruggle for the
lead, butt was useless as Boil stillmain-
tained hisground, rowed in good form, and
crossed the line five lengths ahead Of the
Nail City champion, ,-
5ttlIiljy TIk TFtItEs 8IlG tl1bf
The time generally announced was 81
minutes, but the correct time is 20 minutes
and SO seconds. There must be mistake
some where, as the Associated Press report
gives the time at q minutes ahd AZ seconds
-ED,l
NOTES.
There was no rumor Of b sell. Clator was
simply overmatched. He rowed ut 1855
pounds, while Boil turned the scales at
1870 pounds. ,,.,
The colors oithe men were tie same as
used in the Wheeling race.
Pittsburgh's veteran oarsman and ex-
champion, kyan Morris, acted as referee,
MesSS Sam Brown and Townsend
Adams were Clator's judges, and Messrs
Kennedy and William Boil acted for the
Port Perry man.
The Wheeling boys are badly ,downcdst,
having, 1t Is said, left the snug sum Of sl5,-
600 among friends in this city. ~
The excursion train that brought up the
Wheeling crowd to-day did not stand on
the order Of It's going, but went immedl.
ately, leaving about half Of the boys.
The PittsburEhers are jubilant tonight,
and are ready for the third match between
Clator and Boil, il uwed on neutral waters.
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srITa AaAINsT nrTLER
For Damages During the war 10 be Dla.
InIEaAd


NEw YORK, August 3l.-The Unfed States
District Attorney this afternoon begun The
preparation Of the argument in the motion
to dismiss certain actions now pending in
the United States Circuit Court against
Cen B. +. Butler to recover, In all, $4,000
damages
John Fl. Lester, nov Of New York, but
formerly Of Virginia, has two actions, one
for so, 900 and the other for 100000 dam.
ages, During the war Il was discovered
that Lester insisted in the manufacture Of
arms for the Confederate government. lie
was tried by court martial and sentenced
to ten years imprisonment with ball and
chain. His property was confscated.
Francis NJ. Fiske las an action for 500, 900
damages for property, including maChin.
cry, mOlaSseS, household utensils, ETC., con-
fiscated by order Of the President. The
motion to dismiss will lie made IN the
ground that The defendant acted In aOCor'
dance with the proclamation Of the Presi.
dent IN conhsCating the property Of the
plaintiff and was therefore not liable to
prosecution for damages,
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H0AxINa pR. IrAMMoNp.
neguiled BY q PlatteFing story About
the Cabinet and the PFeaIdent.


NEw YoRE, August 3l.-A man called
Ray is now under arrest in Brooklyn for
swlndling customs officers by representing
himself as q, NJ. Tingle, Chief Inspector Of
Customs at Washington. He hoaxed DR..
Hammond by giving him orders to go to
the White Howe, He called on the doc
tor in a coupe, and said he came from Sec.
retary Lincoln, who wanted his presence at
once; that the Presidents condition was
critical, and that the physicians were to be
changed. .,-.' ..~I
Dr. Hammond took DR.. Weir and started,
but called at the Gilsey House, where the
man said Lincoln was, and found that
he had been imposed on. lie set detec.
tiyes on the track, and found Ray under
arrest at the Raymond street Jail. The
man told Hammond that Blaine had re-
signed and Arthur WIS 10 60 TO Washington
Immediately and assume executive duties
that Lincoln, Hunt and Window were in
consultation with Grant, Conkling and
Arthur ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Ham.
mond says the object evidently was theft,
as he tried TO get Hammond TO leave the
room on the plea that he was sick and
wished q dose Of medicine.
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Rhaket

lEARRoDsBuRG, KY, August 3l.-Tlle
hearts Of the people are glad at the good
news from the President. Gen. George
Ttapnall, Judge Iebbetts, Capt. +. II.
Thompson and other prominent citizens,
irrespective Of party, linftirled the stars
and stripes to-day, and like a rainbow
adjoining the world, II looked like D bow
Of promise 10 our saddened hearts, and we
hope and pray for the recovery Of Our
President. ~
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SAVANNAH, Ga, August 3l.-The schoon-
er Belle Higgins arrived today, She had
on board the crew Of the brig Walter
Smith, hound from Venezuela for Bangor,
which was abandoned on Sunday, south
east Of HatteaS. The bark Mcndotte has
arrived, and reports that on the night Of
the Goth James Jute, seaman, was blown
from aloit and killed, The bark Julie II,
Is aground in n marsh In New Rivers G.
II 4 doubtful II she can he got off, The
baFbs Marietta aud RaVenna, and steamer
Boutwell, are still on the marches near Fort
Pulaski. A steamship from Liverpool
brought in two fishermen, Peter; Nelson
and I Lafayette GrcenleaE belonging to the
Schooner Grace L. Fears, which vessel was
lost In the log of the coast Of Nova Scotia.
There Is great demand here for ship car
penters, trimmers aud other meChancs to
repair tho damages done the shipping,
WhNrYes Rp@ warehouses, The storm has
not affected business,