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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-19
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Troubled About n Holiday Reccsx-Rilis
RefOre the NouNe.

Troubled Aboutn Holiday Reccxs-Bilis
RefOre the HouNe.
From Our Special Correspondent,
WASHINGTON, December lS.-Thc House
isstill clinging to It's reform platform, and
by vote OF ia to l05 refused 10 pass Mr..
Hiscock's recess resolution, and then by
lllto l02 passed Mr.. Robeson's resolution
directing the Sergeant.at.Arn,s 10 deduct
fifty dollars per day from the account of
those who are found absent when a
call OF the House Is ordered. This
was passed to compel those who
voted against recess to remain here
and not run away. Another effort will be
made Tomorrow to get shorter recess,
making it for one week running from an
adjournment on the o3d to January I'd,
This may carry, as the Robeson resolu-
tion has demoralizeda good many who do
not want to pay fifty dollars a day for a
week and who uregoing home anyhow.
Tho announcement Of the death Of Mr..
Orth suspended business in the House be.
fore any opportunity was given to intro
duce bills or suspend the rules, and there
will be no more chances this month. MIR.
Page secured unanimous consent at
the opening OF the session to.
day fixing the 3rd Of January
for brinyidg up bills reported by the joint
committee on American shipping. There
will probably be very little opposition to
their passage andth indications are fair
for their becoming laws at this session.
By the request Of the Ways and Means
Committee Hon. Henry W. Oliver, Of
Pittsburgh, Of the Tariff Commission, ap-
pearel before them to-day and gave them
good deal Of information on the iron and
aieel fnriff H.
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Kccne on Coruers.

New ioRH, December lS.-The Senate
Committee on Corners in Grain listened to
the story Of James R. kecne to-day, Fla
said he was a speculator, and had been Tor
twenty years in the business In this citv
and San Francisco. He never knew any
corner Of any character that worked in
juriously to the public. T"S
a Corners in bread stufls did not Iast lono
enough to work injuriously. Agricultural
lahoters and others are benefited by the
results OF corners Any interieronce in
this matter would be injurious.
A coal corner was the only ono he remem.
pered that had heeninjurious to the public
Tho ANTHRACITE companies axed priees
out OF all proportion. That corner oripina.
ted out OF a corporation. The latter was
overhurdened with dehtsand had 10 maxi .'a -
corner to pay dividends and extricate itaetf
from difficulties. The heads Of tic al.
ierent coal companies did what others
would have done in their places. Stock
watering and dividends combined tended
to raise the price OF coal. Stock watering
meant an increase Of capital without giving
an equivalent, ,,i5 j,~S0 .
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THE PASSION PLAY.
inc Church DcnOuncinS It-Iiouutl 10 Be
Produced However,.

The Church DcnOuncinS It-Bouud 10 he
Produced However.
q NEW YORK, December 1S.-The church
is again uniting in denunciations Of the
Passion play. Even newspaper organs OF
the Hebraic faith denounce the venture.
Tile IgiM Messenger says: "There is posi.
lively no demand, as there is no necessity
for the presentation; and the exhibitor
may do positive injury, in u way probably
not imagined, without adding any treasure
to his Golfers. If, despite the objection of
the press, and the better portion Of the
public, he insists on producing the play,
the best form OF rcbuke will be for all peo.
pie to refrain from patronizing him."
There is no danger, however, that the
piece will iail to draw. Crowds will flock
to it just as crowds flock to sec Mrs. Lang
tIry-out Of mere curiosity. Salmi Morse's
theater is nearly completed. His leading
actors are all engaged and his chorus is in
rehearsal. Whose money is invested in
the enterprise is a profound secret, Il il
not Alorse's, for he has none, but some
where or other he has secured the backing
OF plenty Of capital. He has also fortified
himself with legal opinions to the effect
that the production Of the Passion play can
not bc stopped. II the authorities act on
the advice Of the press, and the puipit.
and try 10 stop it, he intends to
fight the matter -in-the courts. The World
says Morse .'reckoned without his host
when he concluded that the authorities
couldn't stop his show. II he does carry
his point, the rather curious spectacle wifi
be presented OF unique entertainment,
revolving to tho religious sentiment in the
produced at great expense in
u building specially erected for it, contrary
to the wishes Of the. authorities, the press,
tho pulpit, and the best Glasses Of society.
It is reported thut m order will beread in
the Catholic churches prohibiting the dc.
rout from attending the spectacle" %
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EyGlyEEas who have had occasion to In

ESGlSEERs who have had occasion to in
vest;gate the subject look upon the pro-
posed turning Of Wheeling creek into the
river ut Jonathan's Gut US impracticable,
The creek tunnel would be about 1000
feet long, and necessarily down to the
creek and river levels, while any railroad
tunnel hive to be from sixty 10 ninety feet
above those levels. Jonathap's Gut
now forms bar which throws the
channel close to the Island and seriously
obstructs navigation. II Wheeling creek
were turned into the river Mt that point it
would SO increase the bar as to jeopordize
II not destroy the Island, throw the chan
mel into the Back river and seriously effect
the river trade OF Wheeling. If the Gov
ernment engineers take this view that
would be MI end Of the scheme. In addi-
ton TO these points Of objection the project
involvesan expense which railroad men say
that no railroad company or association Of
companies likely to becentered here would
incur. Desirable as it would be to turn
the creek by short cut into the river,
that is not necessary to the main question,
which is to secure the legal control OF those
natural iac,ities which are waiting to be
utilized. Let us keep in view what is
practicable, and be careful not to UNDER
lake more than we can handle. "
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River NeWs

The Ice continued to run very thick yester.
day and the leycc was deserted, ali the boats
remaining tied up In tthe afternoon ths
river commenced rising slowly, and the r. r..
port was that the ice lad sorged at Ka,e,s
Rock. At dusk the marks In dicated a deptl
OF 9 feet inches:S "a oHI. ~ ~"' i : - N'p'"
The Diuraal did not dare venture out ye,.
terday morning, but steamed up to a.safe
berth above the Water Works,
The CIT. Y. 4 ". transfer boat Lizzie
townsend was the only steamer thnt had tI,t.
hardihood toventure out In this vicinity, /;
To transport by rail the same amolint of
coal that was shipped from Pittsburgh in two
days. by Driycr, last week. would Ieoure
ll,40o cars with carrying capacity Of fifteen,
tonseach, and would consist OF so trains Of
twenty cars each. Each train, including In.
comotive, would be at least ESQ feet LONG. .unI nj
the combined length OF the trains would bs
sixty.si1 miles. The rolling stock OF ali The
railroads leading out Of Pittsburgh would
MOI be equal to the emergency. ' A'
The name Of the towboat ]. Sharp Mellon.
aid has been changed to John F.IWal,on. in
honor Of son ofCapt. Joseph Walton. the
owner OF the boat. ''1
PlrTsBuaGH, December ils.-Riyer 80 feet q
inches and falling. Foggy and cold. !.
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TIE BUTY on IRON,
Rates Fixed BY the House COMMITTEES on
wayshud Means.

WASHINGTON, December, ,ls-The Ways
and Means committee OF the House contin.
ued the revision ot the tariff commission
schedule ofthe duty on metals" making
but lew changes. The rate on plates, terne
plates aud tagger's tin was fixed at 2 cents
per pound; steel iugots, blooms and slabs,
made by any other process than the cruel.
BILE, weighing not less than 500 pounds
and measuring not less than ten inches in
width and five inches in thickness, G.l0 Of
q cent per pound; iron railway bars, weigh.
ing more than twenty-five pounds to the
yard, I.lO OF cent per pound; steel
railway bars OF like weight, $40 OF O
cent per pound; bur iron, rolled or
hammered, not less than one inch
wide md ot IN inch thick, 0.lO Of cent
per pound; round iron not less than OF
an inch In diameter, and square iron not
less than I Of an inch square, / cent per
pound flats less than one inch wide or
less than I OF an inch thick, round iron
less than Q! one inch and not less than
1.lG Of one inch In diameter, and square
iron less than I Of IN inch square, | 2.lO
cents per pound; steel TT" rails weighing
not over 20 pounds 10 The yard, and iron
or steel flat rails punched, 2.l0 cents per
pound; round iron, in coils or rods. less
than 7.lG Of one inch in diameter, and bars
or shapes Of rolled iron not specifically
provided for, !! cents per pound; pol.
ished sheet iron and sheet steel, 2
cents per pound; il cleaned by acid
or any other process Or cold rolled, cent
per pound must be added 10 the CORES.
ponding gauges Of black sheet or tageer's
iron; iron plates coated with tin or lead or
any mixture OF which these metals are Il
component part, commercially known as
tin plates, cents per pound; corrugated or
crimped sheet.iron or steel, l g-l0 cents
per pound; hoop.iron less than $ inches in
width, 40 cents per pound; II between
number 10 and number II, wire gauge,
l 4.lO cents per pound; if thinner than
number II, wire gauge, l G.lO cents per
pound, iron and steel cotton ties or hoops
Tor ba!lns purposes, ! -i.l0 cents per pound.
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BRIEF TEEGRAMs.

There was a slight fall of snow in New
York City yesterday. lr.,iGs
4. Cyrus W. Thomas, a merchant Of Halle,
ton, Pa, was convicted, yesterday, Of for,
gerry. q s e
James Lyons, an bx.mem Der: Of the Con.
fedprate Congress, died at Richmond, Va,
yesterday, aged 81. {9$ 3.l5 \ !
James Allen fatally shot John Henry
Davis, Saturday night, at Paris, Ky, over a
quarrel about girl. s.@,S t'o,sf |&i35 d
Josiah King, senior partner Of the Pitts.
burgh Commercial. Gazette, died yesterday
after. a prolonged illness. /.
At parkville, ten miles north Of Kansas
City,l. p. Hastipg, professor Of languages
at Park college, was found dead In his room
yesterday morning, having committed
suicide by strangling himself with u cord
fastened 10 his hedstead, sS.a.l
General Abe Rutord, who created such a
stir in religious and sporting circles q few
months ago, by joining church'aAd start,
ing turf paper at the same time, has left
the latter and sued the financial manager
for services. rendered. The General saws
the paper has prospered, but his pocket.
book has not, and hereafter he will discon.
tinue his attempted reconciliation Of re.
ligion and racing, @ os:El
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OF DORSEY 70 GARFIELD
Another hatch of Campaign Docun,en m IN
llluxtrnlluE the Subieci.

Another hatch of Campaign Documents
Illustrating the Subject.
NEW York, December 1S.-The Herald
deyotes several columns to-day to the pub
lication of the correspondence from promi-
nent Republican politicians to Stephen W.
Dorsey, including number from Presi.
dent Garfield, which were written during
the canyass Of 1850. Commenting edi.
torlally on the subject, the Herald says:
"Ihese Letters prove beyond shadow
ot doubt that Dorsey was the init
mate and trusted friend Of Garfield; that rs
candidate for the Presidency and rs Prcsi
dent'elect, Garfield, Of his own desire, had
the closest and most confidential relations
with Dorzey, and it will, We believe, be The
general feeling, in view of these letters,
that Garfield did not defend his friend AS
such should have, been defended. We do
not mean to say that Dorsey was such a
friend as Presidential candidate OF the
Republican party and its President.elect
ought to have had; but he who reads these
letters and dispatches will see that in fact
Of all the men who gathered about him,
dorsey was apparently his chosen friend,
counsellor and intimate, and in this view ii
seems to US, however disagreeable in might
have been to Garfield, it was his manly
duty when his friend Dorsey was attacked
to stand up for him. II would have been
better for Garfield 10 have resigned the
Presidency than to have begun his career
IN that Office with the prosecution OF the
man who had been, up to the day Of his
inauguration, apparently his trusted, conf
dental and Jealous friend, and about
whose past career lie was necessarily so
well informed that he could not have
claimed that these accusations OF com.
pllclty with the Star route frauds came
upon him as surprise"
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CABLE CLICKS,

Francis Close, Dean Of Carlisle, Is dead.
The steamer Chandler, from New Orleans,
reported wrecked, has been 1loated.
( John Crunden, who sent a letter. threat-
ening the Prince Of Wales and Gladstone.
has been committed for trial. : III ~,
Liabilities Of six tin plate firms, who fail
Cd in the past fortnight, aggregate four and
d hall million dollars. The trade is COM
pletely paralyzed for the moment. I.
Obstacles have been raised to Lord Der.
bys appointment to the Indian office, by
reason Of the views he expressed in i
speech at Manchester in relation to Epypt.
The official journal Of Vienna says:
newspaper reports concerning the military
preparations Of Russia are regarded with a
says the public cannot be too cautious.in
restricting the degree Of credence to j..
attached 10 such news. ~ - ~
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REVOLUTION, In EUROPE.
Fears Expressed Of M Uprising OF tho
MAASeS-COmm,,nisc, 1.sNIsH

Fears Expressed Of nn Uprising OF III q
MasSes-Commuuism.
New York, December 1s.-The political
horizon OF Europe, says the Golos, Of St,
Petersburg, is very gloomy. A kind Of
panic is spreading everywhere. Diplomatic
notes and quarrels, war expeditions, par.
liamentary questions and speeches, and
obdurate party struggles are as nothing
compared with the social danger that has
undermined all Europe. The time Of the
semi-religious socialism Of St. Simon and
that OF the romantic socialism of Fourier
are over long ago, and the time OF the sci.
entilic socialism OF Karl Marx is also mass.
ing away. .,a,n gG6I~'g
Toward the end OF the eighteenth cen.
tury the careless marquises and marchion,
esses, the merry prelates, aud the brilliant
phllologists gave Europe a charming an.
pearance; but suddenly there was iormed
4. bad crack, from which rushed to the sur.
lace the horrible specter Of sans.c,aouisn,
And now there is in Europe bad crack.
from which is creeping out the dreadini
form Of anarchisn, Fenianism in England.
communism in Frunce, social democratism
in Germany, and Nihilism in Russia
these are the various names OF the mon.
ster So far only the head Of this malicious
Medusa has come into view, and our din.
lomatista, generals and tiuanciers turn pale
In Europe there appear everywhere
symptoms Of coming catastrophe. Many
Intelligent Europeans are looking not for
the ways Of advancement, but for the
means OF salvation. They seek not a re-.
former, but a savior who can lead. them
safely between the Scylla and Charybdis Of
the coming European revolution. Russin
too, can not be saved by any political
relorms she needs thorough reform oi
the general government. 4o5 7.~@'
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A STEEL STRIKE
Among Pittsburgh Mannfnctorlc,

Among PtfSburEh MRnufnciOrlcx-
Grave Reasons for Another Lock out.
PITTSBURGH, December lS.-Thcre are
grave reasons TO fear that we are on the
eve Of another strike. According to the
announced programme, the steel manuiac.
turers have started movement to cut
down the cost OF production. Like tue
iron men, they have begun to cut nj the
top, their skilled workmen, the meters,
being aimed at, while in the great iron
strike the first movement was directed at
the puddlers, who are on the lower round
OF the ladder. The ball has been set in
motion by Singer, Nimick ( Co. They
have notified their men that they would
expect and put in operation to-day a
reduced schedule Of wages. The reiuc.
ton is 81 per ton on all steel produced.
Mr.. W. $. Singer, who has charge Of the
mill, said in an interview last night that
the reduction had simply been asked ior
by the firm, but that no expressions Of the
opinions Of the men on the subject had vet
reached him. He said that the steel melt.
ers are all the men known to him in Tue
different melting. departments, Of which
there are six, andthat the helpers required
by melters are hired BY them and paid by
them. l do not, he continued, "wish 10 see
this matter agitatcd in the papers.
Several OF the steel meters expressed
their Willingness last night to accept The
reduction in the face of the declining mar
ket: They feel, however, that the reduction
which lessons their income from $50 to $40
per week should be borne in part by their
helpers, and have accordingly asked them
to stand Il reduction Of 10 per cent on their
gross wages. The helpers do not feel in
clined to submit to 40 large reduction.
and have referred the whole subject
to the mill committee Of the Anal.
gamated Association for adjustment.
II the mill committee, which will
report Tomorrow morning, decides that
they should strikea strike it will be. II
the committee think that 10 per cent il Il
reasonable share OF the helpers wages no
trouble or stoppage will occur. The obiec-
tors raised the point that the one.dollar
reduction was accepted they would be
making steel for less than the prices paid in
other mills. This point is etlectually ruled
out by the firm, who said that ll'other
steel mills will likely ask a reduction before
January 1st, 1883. ,sIs," n
The situation ut Singer & Nimick's
steel mill, where reduction Of wages. was
ordered to-day, is unchanged this evening:
The men were ut work us usual and saw
they will not strike, but will await the
action Of the Amalgamated Association, to
whom the matter hns been referred,
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NR. Ross J. ALEXANDER seems about 10
leap before the public Us the only original
and greatest American humorist. He has
sent to his friend, Captain Cope, at COL
nmbus, communication, printed else
where, which is funnier than anything
Mark Twain ever wrote. Dr.. Updegraii
being dead, and therefore no longer a
person." our Bridgeport humorist puts in
the sdc.splitting plea that he is entitled to
the certificate and to seat in the next
House. OF course Mr.. Alexander isn't in
earuest-he is a lawyer and knows; he
wouldn't have the seat on such terms if be
could get 1.-THE people Of the district said
politely, but distinctly, said-they didn't
want him; and Mr.. Alexander has the deli.
cate perception to take a well-delivered
hint. The joke is good and seaso nable.
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A SAD DOWNFALL.
Never too Late to Mend anu Never too
l.Ale 10 Die. ----u- NM

NEw YoRK. December lS.-Fifteen years
ago the daughter ola rich and prosperous
man, living in fine style on Fifth avenue,
went out In her carriage, ostensibly on a
shopping expedition. At Stewards store
she left the carriage, and her coachman
waited for over two hours, until finally be-
coming anxious, he made inquiries The
young lady had disappea red, and though a
great deal Of money was spent and much
effort made to discover her, there was no
trace. Ten years passed, and the detect
i've who had worked on the case, very
faithfully mud nnxiously, rose to the rank Of
police captain. One cold night, Just after
Christmas, four or five Of his officers enter
ed tho station with eight or ten intoxica-
ted women In their custody. One
or two were crying oyer their arrest
and the prospects Of prison; others were
fierce 1t their oaths at the inference OF the
police with their orge, while others again
were sulky.. Standing a little apart from
tho group OF prisoners tho captain noticed
a tall woman Of about thirty, and he saw
that ut once she had been beautiful, though
now her face was dislgured by bruises on
tho cheek and black welt under, one eye.
There was, however, an air OF refinement
about the woman that attracted the police
captain, and he eyed her curiously while
the surgeant recorded the names .of the
prisoners. Suddenly the woman beckoned
Captain, do you know me9r was her
question. e s-s. i
mo"
e,:cs didn't ,9 70" once try 10 find Miss
"Yes!" pt,g
"Well, I'm her. l rim away Just out OF
pure devilment, and I've had my full share
oft" -
Good heavens! Why did you do IT."
"Oh, I don't know. The notion caue
into my head and I obeyed the impulse"
And where have you been all this
time?"' -
"Right here in the ward, under your
nose. > You never suspected me, though |
saw you often enough" n J, lys%aF
And ~, have yon not repented Of the
step T' IA - q W.
"Repented " and the word thrilled in
the Captains ear like the wall OF n lost soul.
:, ,Repented! Oh, God, yes! But it was too
late" H.
"Itsnever too late" r.f.s
"fes, is. But it's not too late to die"
And before the Captain could prevent, she
had drawn small pistol and shot herself.
The poor creature lived for two days,
and when she died il was in the arms OF
her father. The mother had died u, few
ycars before Of grief These ure all true
stories, and show how much stranger real |
life is than fiction.
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CROOKED BARRELS.
Great Excitement Over the n,x,ovo,.,

Great Excitement Over the Discovery In
Reoria Of offraustnfent Tranxnc,Iopn.
CHICAGO, December lS.-A Peoria special
to the freeman newspaper says: There is
a rumor ahoat that the whole distiIIing in
terest Of Peoria is excited over the dis.
covery that one Of their number has been
using crooked barrels, which hold two
gallons more than the standard barrels
making a net gain far thecrooked distller,
over bis competitors of 500 a day. The
matter haa been brought to the attention Of
the Collector Of Internal Revenue, and the
back money for the excess contained in
the barrels Used must be paid or a criIni-
nal prosecution will follow. s',I ~ -
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VIII IIe2

WAslilSorox, December 1S.-Repre.
sentative Dezendorf, ofyirginia, at the
earliest opportunity will introduce bill
prohibiting any person who holds public
trust Or government Office OF my kind from
being membe-ot any central, executive
or any other committee oi any
political organization; from being i
i'l ip'oliiirsl party, md lInI from seeking G sto 70
control the political altiop Of his subordi.
pates, talso prohibits any SUCH person
from taking part in any campaign, es.
peGially az paAvasser, during the hours for
which he 10 enbloyed by the Government.
The penalty for violation oi these pro.
visions Is dismissal from Office and ineli.
gibility for reappointment for five years.
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P0iSOnctll,y l,orL

CINCINNATI, ONO, December 1S.-Creso,
Howard county, is excited over tho death Of
August Nash, q German, from trichipm,
caused by eating diseased pork. His wife,
three children, and a girl stopping with
them, were also sick last week. Nash died
twenty.one days after the infection OF tho
one boy II years old, another 9
years and one girl s years. Hopes;are enter.
tanned Of the recovery Of The children