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AVA, luis, January "a, lssl-CAnrEn MEp1sIcs

Co..
Gents. Enclosed find one dollar. for
which please send by return mail one bot
tie Carter's Little Nerve Pills, and for the
balance Carter's Little Liver Pills. The
sample bottle of Liver Pills received from
you some time ago have been tested by me
and several of my friends, among whom
distributed them, and in every instance
have given entire satisfaction. For sick
headache they are the medicine-seek NOT
to improve them--they are perfect.
HUGH WILL, Ava, Jackson Co.. Ills.
For sale by Williams, Tolliver & Walker
druggists, Dallas. Texas.
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s3lsoo Prixes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Y
Whole Tickets, 81, Half Tiokets.tl
~ Tickets, $50, 55Tiekets 500.
Remit money or bank draft in letter, or sea.
postoffice order Orders Of IS and upward "
express can be sent at our expense Address al
orders to K, NJ. BOARDMAN, Courier.Jounl
building. Louisville, KY or r. M. BOARDNIy,
COZ Broadway New York.
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Department of Insurance., Statistics
and History,

AUSTIN, TEXAS, March l. 1852.
To all whom II may concern
rms Is to certify that the New York Life In.
surance Company, of New York. n, Y. has In
all respects fully complied with the laws Of Texas
as conditions precedent to Its doing business in
this state, aud that said Company holds a Ger.
uieate OF Authority from this office emitting Il
to do business In this State for iwelvr monihs
from the LIST day of January, 1852, to the sist day
December, 1882, '''
Given under my hand and seal, Mt Office. In
Austin, the day and date first above written.
jullS-ltawaw
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Live Long and be Happy.
For all disaasps affpctipt

For all diseases affecting the pulmonary,
digestive and urinary organs, brain and
nervous system, nothing is so strengthen.
ing in its effect as Browns Iron Bitters. 1t
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Medical.
HOW TO TELL
Genuine simmons
Liver Regulator,
or Medicine.

OF MeufcIne.
Look for clean. neat
WHITE WRAPPER with
the red letter z. EN-.
bracing the emblems
|of our trade, Spatula,
Mortar and Graduate;
also observe the sig.
nature of
n, |, red ink on the side,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-11
NATIONALNEWSN0T
Yesterdays WORK IN CONGRESS.
Reason, for Diplomatic Relation, With Persia,
Proposed Reduction Of Ta1atIOa-Th'
Rspubllsaa Senatorial ClusuE
Star Rsuts Matters.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelilgenesr.
WARRINGTON, February l0.-The Senate
discussed the arrears Of pensions all the
morning and the tariff all the afternoon.
Mr.. Ingalls, tried to bring the Senators to q
vote on his arrears resolution, but some oi
them wanted to speak on it. The hour was
late and It went over. Notice was given
that more speeches would be made on the
tariff, and Mr.. Morrill, said that he would
ask that the debate on his tariff commits
sion bill be continued without interup-
tiOn until 1t was disposed Of. Mr.. Frye's
speech this afternoon was barrel ser
mon. He was listened to with careful at
tention. 1t was we'll worth it. The House
wrangled all day over bill to restore an
officer dismissed for drunkenness to the
army, which was desperately fought by u
half dozen men. Despite their tilibuster-
ing the bill was passed. Both houses ad-
journed over till Monday.
Representative Dawes, Of Ohio, one Of
whose relatives is n missionary in Persia,
has been quietly at work since the begin
ming Of the session to bring about All action
looking to the establishment Of diplomatic
relations with that country. His principal
object is to secure adequate protection for
our missionaries in that country. Several
have BEEN killed there within
recent years, and it will be remembered
that not long ago one Of our missionaries
was only saved from death by the interpo.
sition Of the British Consul at the Persian
Capital. To-day the House Foreign
Affairs Committee adopted resolution
asking the Secretary Of State for the facts in
this case. This is the first step toward the
Of the desired status between
the two countries, including one more
diplomatic appointment.
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FIRE RECORD,

LOUISVILLE, KY, February lO.-Bluch.
ter'g chair factory, IN an alley between
Shelby and Campbell and Green and JET.
teFson streets, was entirely consumed by
fire this morning, A policeman on that
beat happened to pass by the factory, and
seeing the light Of the fire, ran ut once to
o tlre alarm box and tried 10 turn in an
alarm. The wires, however, would not
work, and knowing from experience that it
was useless to try any more OF the boxes,
he ran to the engine house on Main street
and notified them OF the fire. BY the timo
the engine reached the FIRE the factory, A
large two.story brick building, was CON.
pletely enveloped in Hamts, and all flint
the one engine could do was 10 save the
surrounding buildings In about an hour
the entire inside Of the fact0ry, together
with the stock on hand, was entirely con.
sumed, A great quantity Of chairs and
other furniture were slowed away, and ihp
dry wood burned like finder box, sweep.
ing everything clear, the one stream which
was thrown upon II being Of no avail what.
ever. The entire loss is between $4,000
and SIS, 900; insured for $1,000.
JACKSON, MlcH., February lo-At q
o'clock this morning fire DESTROYED Inc
wholesale millinery stock Of ]. G. Richard.
son & Co, loss 5000, and the plating works
oil J. b. TimeFlakc, loss 1000. The Arc was
GontRed TO the second and third stories.
The adjoining foors were flooded with
water, and WGlls 4 FulierS hardware
stock damaged to the extent OF $1,000. i.
d, Kingsly's iewelry and fancy goods
store suffered 81 900 damage. The Are de
partment worked finely, conflning the fire
70 the rear and interior Of the two upper
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BIsHoP ELDER, of Cincinnati, in his pub.
lished regulations in regard to the proper
observance OF Lent, takes occasion 10 warn
his people against the many poisonous in
fluenccs that surround and ensnare them.
Among other things, he warns them against
newspapers that seek out and parade vice
in attractive colors, and that thus corrupt
the minds of young and old, but especially
the young, by their sensational literature.
On this point he says:
As fur as can see; the most iruitfulo oil all
the nurseries OF immortality in our comlnu.
nity is the pouring out every morning, all
over our city, and far around into the coun-
try, OF a stream Of moral poison through
daily napers, Remember that filthy
thoughts are injurious TO every soul-your
own, us well Us your Chiidren's. 10 feed
the mind on impure variations, even oi
facts, without any better reasons than NOR
bid curiosity, is ut least n venial sin; an
o[rense against God, that He will certainly
chastise with great severity. II it intlames
the imagination with sinful pleasure, will.
fully enjoyed even for a moment, 1t Is q
moral sin, deserving hell. BE then on
your guard for yovr own souls, and vigilant
Tor your children, whose Imagination is
more easily carried away. Il you see that
one paper is more filthy than another
watch uGainst that one particularly. i
each good citizen, especially each father O
family, would, for himself, maniully dis
countenanCe, in words and in acts, any
paper that shows little sense OF shame ant
little regard for public morals, he woult
do his share toward correcting the evil
The loss Of subscribers and and advertisers
might drive them into more respect for de
cency.
There is no doubt of the timeliness o
this warning. The crying evil OF our da!
is the filthy literature that is fed out to tn,
yeung minds OF the land. tits a growinl
evil and is exerting an influence Of tn
most insidious and deleterious character
How it is to be reached and stayed in it
evil course is one OF the most embarrassing
.Of the social problems that confront SC
ciety today.
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The Springfield (Mass.) Republican very
properly speaks Of the coming of Oscar
Wilde 10 this country as "sordld visit" !"
1t is that and nothing more. Itis the visit
Of Il charlatan, who in ungainly attire, and
under prettnce OF missionizing on behalf Of
the esthetic, is simply seeking by cheap
sQnsationalism to ill his pockets with the
dollarsot American soft shells. After doing
80 he will be ready to go home and write
some american Notes." Ia Dickens
that is, If he were intellectually capable
Of reproducing a clever book like that
The American people who are thus allow
ing this pretender to impose on them well
deserve most thorough lampooning.
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IT is to be hoped that the upset in the
grain market will prove permanent, to the
extent at least Of allowing grain to be ex-
ported. 1t is notorious that by sheer force
Of syndicate capital wheat has been held in
the cities Of Chicago and st. Louis far
above the shipping point. The farmers Of
the West who had sold their wheat months
ago were not receiving the benefit Of the
embargo. In fact the embargo operated
to wedge the market against them.
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EXCITEMENT IN ST. LOUIS
A struggle to Get Control OF the Market
There To-day.

81. LOUIS, February lO.-Tho excitement
on Change Of the opening this morning
was the most intense and Gemonstrative
ever known here. The most desperate
efforts were made by both sides to control
the market. The "longs" insisted on high
er prices and the "shorts" persistently at
tempting to hammer them down. Finally
the excitement ran 80 high that panic
became imminent, and then several Of the
principle shorts agreed OF do no more tradig
except in settlement. This almost entirely
stopped the trading, and the excitement
subsidized, greatly to the relief ot everybody.
A. the 1880 o'clock call motion was put
and carried that all deals should be regard.
ed as in the settlement; prices then nd.
yanced to l cents, and trading proceeded
quietly and with decorum. No suspen.
sions have been announced this morning,
and no new rumorS ottFouble have 50 far
been heard.
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Special Dispatch TO the lntelligencer.
WARnrSoroN, February 10,-The Repub-
Iican Senators held a caucus this evening
at which the attempt Of the Democrats to
elect Chief Clerk was discussed. Many
Senators expressed the desire to have u
Chief Clerk, and showed reStivencSs under
the demand that they should vote for the
old caucus nominees, They are warm IN
the support Of johnson, but knowing how
impossible II will be to elect him they
urge that they need clerk, aud il they
cannot get tho one they want they ought
to take whoever they can get. The upshot
OF the debate, however, was the adoption
OF resolution to vote for johnson first,
last, and all the time in case the Democrat,
should bring the subject up again.
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CUcAoo, February l0.-This afternoon,
in the house OF Jas. syeetman, 1913 Michi.
gan avenue, George Robinson, or English
George, driver Of an ice wagon, shot ser.
want girl named Mary Bacon, inliCtiug a
mortal wound, and then opening his mouth
fred bullet into his brain and instantly
fell dead at her feet. The girl had refused
to marry Robinson, who isapparently about
40 years Of age, but not well known here.
Mary was OF excellent character. She Is not
expected to live more than q few hours.
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Special Dispatch to the lntelllsencer.
WASHINGTON, February lO.-several rep.
resentatives appeared before the Ways and
Means Committee this morning and urged
that oleomargarine be taxed out Of exist
ence us protection to the dairIes OF
America. The committee manifested no in
clination to fullful the desire. Subsequently
subcommittee heard Representatives
McAiiIlen and Debrcll, Of Tennessee, and
Hatch and Buckner, Of Missouri, in
advocacy oil the repeal OF tho tax on leaf
tobacco sold by producer to consumer.
Other gentlemen urged the reduction Of
tax on cigars and cigarettes. A member Of
the committee who is revenue reformer
said tonight: 81 would be in favor OF the
repeal OF tax on chewing and smoking
tobacco, and a reduction Of tho tax on
cigars, cigarettes and whisky, but whateveF
sdone should be done quickly. The agita.
ton Of the motion without speedy action
would be highly injurious to the manu-
fnctuFARsW ~
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ALLIANCE OF coNGREssNEN.
llIsuIssIppi aud Missouri Valley Mem
hePA ON the Defensive.

WASHINGTON, February lO.-Notices
were sent this afternoon to the members Of
Congress from the Mississippiand Missouri
valleys requesting them to meet in confer
ence at the Capitol tomorrow. The object
otthis movementisto organize the members
Of Congress from the States along the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers into q compact
and united body that will act with telling
force upon any legislation involving the
improvement Of those rivers.
One object in view is 10 consider first
what legislation is needed to agree upon
these measures, and then, support them,
Sufficient appropriations for the improve
ment Of the navigation Of these rivers will
be asked Of Congress, and It Is evident that
q most determined effort will be made TO
! obtain these appropriations, II Is said that
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hrAR ROUTE TnIEYEn.
An Attempt TO Draw out the wItnesl0
for the Prosecution.

An Attempt 10 Draw out the Witnesses
for the Prosecution.
Special Dispatch TO tho Intelligsnesr.
WAsHINGToS, February lO.-some days
ago an attempt was made by the gentlemen
conducting the Star route prosecution to
obtain some important facts from A c.
Buell., Charles Z. Andrews and other men,
bers Of the Star route ring, resident in
Washington, by depositions taken under a
commission. Under advice Of their coun-
sci, the Star route men swore that they
were residents of the District of Columbia,
and hence could not be required to testify
under such commission. 1t is now pro-
posed to obtain a similar commission in
New York in connection with the suit OF
the Walsh against Brady, under the at
tachment placed by the former on the pur-
chase money Of the latter's share of the
National Republican. Residents Of the dis
trict Of Columbia are manifestly non resi-.
dents OF New York.
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attempts to obtain adequate u, copriationl
in the past failed mainly because the mem.
bers representing the States, directly inter.
ested, have FILTERED away their strength
upon bills for certain localities, instead oi
uniting for the general purpose.
The conference will also take action to
sustain the action Of the Mississippi I'm.
provement Committee Of the House, in It's
effort to procure jurisdiction over the appro-
priations for that river
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Special Dispatch 70 the IntelligcRcef.
WAsnISGroX, February lO.-The Irish
patriots Of Washington will celebrate the
centennial Of tho Irish Volunteer Conven.
tion at Dungaunon, nsEt Wednesday even.
ing. The affair will take the form o. re.
ception to the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittco and others who have taken an inter
est this session in Irish.Americans in
prison abroad.
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Tue Baltimore & Ohio Company have
not trusted to the country along the line Of
their road to furnish ice this season, but
have hauled their supplies from sandusky
and filled their houses with Lake Erie ice.
It looks as If this precaution would be JUS
titled by events, as the ice season has now
pretty much passed away.
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ST. LOUIS, February lO.-A Poa. .Di,patch
snecial from Brownsville, Texas, says Fur.
I'm Guitan, Mexican, who murdered
Ince Contcrovs, another Mexican, at a
fandAngo near this town, on the 18th Of
last August, was hanged here to-day. A
great crowd Of Mexicans and others were
present. Furrln exhibited great deal oi
bravado OH the scafold, and died game.
He was desperado OF the most pronounc.
cd type. He killed Conierovs in cold blood
and came very near numbering police
man, who attempted TO arrest him.
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Wants 20 1renk on nIIn hawaii.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
WAsnINoToS, February lO.-Representa-
tive Randall L. Gibson, Of Louisiana, ap-
peared before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee this morning, and urged the
abrogation Of the reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii. Those interested who think with
him will bc heard next week. He thinks
that the fact that the abrogaiiOn Of the
treaty, which would be measure Of pro.
lection to an American industry, would in
jure no one save few California monopo-
lists. He will carry the resolution Of the re,
quest to the President. In the course oI
his remarks Mr.. Gibson commented un'
favorably on the presence in the hecommittee
room Of the Hawaiian minister, Elisha
Allen, and his counsel, ex.Secretary Bout
we'll. Allen, of course, opposes the abro
CATION.
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The noble army Of drummers have ap-
peared in great force in the country dis
tricts sincethe Legislature let up on them.
The Fuirmont rirginiansays that they "ure
iniesting the country in myriads." This
is not as complimentary rs it might be to
the boys, but under the circumstances we
presume that they will not complain.
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tary Of Legation at Vienna, at Rome and
at St. Petersburg. The salaries saved ag.
gregate seven thousand dollars. The Minis
tens at these places now employ out oil
their private means additional Secretaries.
The bill places the duties Of the Secretaries
unappropriated for on the shoulders Of the
Consuls General now overburdened.
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IT seems to be understood at Washington
that at least part of the tax on tobacco
and whisky will be taken off during the
present Congress. The great argument in
favor Of reduction OF the tax on whisky
to fifty cents per gallon, from ninety, is that
it will discourage moonshining, and secure
an easier. less dangerous and larger cOllec-
lion OF revenue,
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HAZE. Ensnei,h.,l

ITHACA, n. y, February IO.-Fiye lend,
ers Of the Cornell kidnapping case were
SUSPENDED indefinitely and required 10
leave Ithaca Immediately, Forty Other
students are yet to 10 dealt with. Presi.
dent White says hazing will be repressed
u Iitrequires the expulsion OF one or all
classes ~
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Special Dispatch to the Intellgcncer
CHARLESTON, February lO.-The mail
carrier on the Short Creek route, Boone
county, this State, was stopped Tuesday
night, shot at four times and the mail bags
captured and rifcd of there contents, A
man named Jarrett is alleged to be the
perpetrator. Noarrests,
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In the course Of a few days a party Of
engineers will leave England to survey a
route for railroad from the west coast Of
Africa through the gold regions Of that
continent. That dark continent will yet
be deyeloped and civilized.
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rn1nl NehouI IIoy., 0uarreI.

KHoxuE, Iowa, February 10,-A quarrel
between two school boys ut Unionville, re-
suited in the death Of one Of them, A. F.
Graham, who was Arlckwitha q ball bat and
Killed by G, II, Hopkins. Graham was six
teen yesrs old and Hopkins twelye,
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THERE was almost a panic on Change
yesterday in St. Louis, resulting from a
contest between tic bulls and bears on
wheat. Business was brought almost to a
stand still, and crash was at one time i'm.
miuent
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spOrlai Dlpalch TO the lntelliRencer
wAsmSsToN, February lO-The State
Department Is agitsted over the failure Of
the House committee to provide in the
diplomatic appropriation bill for a seese-
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DIED.

sGauIELon Friday momlng, February 10. 1ssa
year Of hlSA&e. ' ~ '1ii'iu
The iuneulW VIII tiEe place from his residence.
No. 2ol7 NLn lreSt, on Sunday afternoon 4 2
o'elect InieIment al PonlRSnlA ceme,sfy. Ff,eada
St the iSnIiyaS Invited 70 attend
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LanIer WIII MemoraIIEe Congress.

Special DhlAIeh 70 Iho IhIeuIgeneeF'
WASHNOToN, February lO,-Lanier, Of
Of tho Fifth Louisiana District, taking tho
advice OF some of his friends, has, it is un.
derstOOd, determined to present to Con.
grcss a memorial, setting forth that he has
been unable to collect evidence to establish
his claim to tho seat now occupied by ],
Floyd King, because OF Kings terrorism Of
the district, and urging that a committee
be sent TO Louisiana to investigate the
political condition OF the district. 1t is not
believed that Congress will authorize the
desired.
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@NcIYNkTE

CrNcISSEFI, February l0-The feature Of
business this week has been a sharp de,
cline during the past few days Of grain,
Corn has fallen with regular steps day after
day, although business has been active
There is a largely increased legitimate de.
mand for corn here, coming from points in
the south Besides that the amusement d
buying and selling futures has grown sine
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TnE Legislative Committee, charged
with the investigation Of the asylum at
Weston, leave Tor the scene Of their duties
to-day
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OnIy CoIo,ed OiIIeeF in 1ho Army.

speclhI DlsINIth 70 Ihe IhIeIlgenceF.
WASHINGTON, February lO.-Lieutenant
Flipper will not be dismissed. He will
remain the only colored officer in the army.
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Ol5eei NoS. IS aud "a fourteenth StresI,

The Cleveland iron market is reported
firm, and prices well sustained.