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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-17
A Step Forward.

Tbs Pra'rte Farmer, one OF the
most vsluSbls OF our exchanges,
comes TO us under the name of the
The Peoples Illustrated Weekly and
Prairie Farmer, and changed ia form
to sixteen pages. The Illustrations
are profuse and elegant. the reading
matter most varied aud interesting.
consisting OF stone., sketches, humor,
news and editorials on agriculture,
horticulture, aud current topics. II
will undoubtedly commend itself
more than ever to the intelligent
public. While in sizs, illustrations,
and reading. it is abreast With period
reals selling at 81 per yesr. the price
remains at 81 per year or 5 cents per
copy. Address Prairie Farmer Pub
lishiug Company, Chicago, III.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21
1t was quite easy to understand this.
IsEv1vIN0 AMERICAN SHIPPING.
Membelr Of Congress Pushing the Pro.
posed Legislation.

Meznbea~ of Congress Pushing the Pro.
posed Legislation.
WASHINGTON, December 2O.-The gentle
menin Congress who are working to Sc
cure the adoption Of some measure for the
revival OF American shipping are losing no
time in bringing the matter forward for
the consideration Of the two houses The
bill reported by the select committee on
the revival Of American shipping to the
House OH Saturday was referred to the
committee Oh commerce, and that com.
mittee ut u special meeting to-day ununi-
mously agreed to report the bill back and
ask that a day be set for its consideration,
This was done in the House, the bill being
made the special order for January 3d.
Two amendments were added to the bill by
tue committee on commerce; one providing
Tor the return to this country from foreign
ports Of sick or disabled American seameu,
under regulations to be prescribed
hereafter by the Secretary of the Treasury,
and the other including in the class OF YES:
sells to be relieved from the payment OF
tonnage taxes and consular. fees, those en-
gagged in the trade with Mexico, The com.
mittee on commerce have agreed 10 give
tue gentlemen who favor free ships and
free material for the. building Of American
Bhips full opportunity TO present their
views in the House. Mr.. Cox, Of New
York, one OF the members Of the Joint Sc.
lect committee which reported the Bill, said
OF 1t to-day that it should find fayor. ma II
removed number OF petty restrictions
and burdens which have heretofore borne
heavily upon American ship.owners, at
the same time that 1t proposed no subsidies
or other features to which objection might
be made. He thinks the measure will be
readily disposed Of this session. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21

SEVENTEENTH District Ohio Democruts
will make their campaign on the civil ser
slce platform us constructed by Senator
Brown, Of Georgia. Chairman Estep held
up the plank for the convention to see.
The convention saw and applauded. The
chairman declared that when the Demo-
Gratis get control Of the National Gov
ernment they will fill the principal
places with their own, because they
will accept responsibility with power.
They will turn Republican "dead-beats"
out Of all the offices, because they should
not behlled with Republican "dead.beats." !"
Having cleared the upper decks for action
under clause first, there un'ss Republican
III office whose life Is SO pure aud whose
service so faithful that lie would not be
evcted under the "dead-beat' clause. The
convention laughed heartily and applauded
loudly, the conceit was 20 clever. But
'h's is not what the people mean when they
"emand reformed civil service. We do
not desire to say that the Chairman and
'te Convention were standing alone in
"ets opposition to civil service refor,a.
When it was proposed to take the bill up
III the Senate, sixteen seuRtors voted
against it--cyery one Of them a Demoerat
our own and only, Senator Davis among
the number. :
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21
CAPITAL CULLlNCS.

WASHINGTON, December 2O.-The Senate
Appropriation Committee this morning
decided to recon mend the adoption Of the
House resolution providing for a<recees
from December 22d to January I'd.
Dickson was placed upon the stand by
the defense in the Dickson case to day.
He detailed the scenes in the jury room
and at Drivers. His story Is conflicting
strongly with Brewster's testimony.
Mr.. Melville appeared before the Jean.
nette Board and identified the De Long re.
port to the Secretary Of the Navy. fouud
with the bodies, giving a detailed account
OF the cruise. 5l5, 5r
The Mississippi River Committee contin-
ued tho examination Of Maj. Richardson.
The testimony was confined to !eyees, and
did not differ materially from that giyea
yesterday. &;aII1
The Ways al4 Means Committee to-day
fixed the rate on metallic pens at l2 cents
per gross. and reduced the duty on pen
tips from forty to thirty per cent, I'D yaio.
rem. isrNSta& 9s -"E-4, IA ra
A postotice has been established ut
Brightsburg, Kanawha coupty, West Va,
and Frank Barrett has been appointed
postaaaater. ,at5 i, 5:.M rs l.s "a
!, The sub,conpittee on Elections, this
morning, decided to report in favor Of ad.
p,itting Caine as Delegate from Etaa.
The Ways and Means Committee will
sit duly ueSt geek,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21
SCARCITY OF WATER.
A serious Sthte ORA itnirs in Nortl,,nxt.
erO penunylvuuSu

a scrlons Sthte OfAitnirs in NOrtl,t<,xt.
ern Pennsylvania.
SCRANTON. December 20-An aHlictiou
seems prevalent throughout Northeastern
PENNSYLVANIA through the droughth. Far
mers who come to this city from Wavne,
susquehanna and Wyoming counties say
they experience great trouble in procuring
sufficient supply for stock and household
purposes. Along the lines OF the Delaware,
Lackawanna 4 Western, Delaware & Hud.
son, and Lackawanna & Bloomsbury, and
other railroads, muny families obtain their
daily supply from the tanks Of enuines.
The engineers allow thsm to do so, know.
ing the dire necessity to which tliey are
subjected. At Pittston junction On S,t"rs
gay evening last young woman named
Mary Heating was c.uahed under the
wheels Of q locomotive while getting 4 pail
o! WateE, IN outlying portions OF the
clty not reached by the water company's
supply great scarcity exists, compelling
many families to carry their sunply a lons
distance. Since December LIST the rainini1
IN this section has scarcely exceeded nm
inch. In the Schuylkill region several col.
lerles have been obliged to close beca,,se n
the droughth. Mine Inspector Bewett ior
the lackawauna district says no inron.
yenlence has yet been experienced among
the collerles here, but the droughth cannot
continue much longer without bringing
about a stoppage. Local weather nropnos.
tloators claim that worse features Of the
water famine are yet 10 come. Notices
are being Issued by the Scranton Water
their supply. 1850 '"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21

WARRINGTON, December o0.-The White
House was thrown open for inspection 10.
day. The new decorations by Tiffany 4
Co., Of New York, give the mansion a
right royal appearance. The East Room
is covered by an Administer Eppljs|, car.
pet Of simple design and effect, and ia
otherwise the same as before. The octapo-
nal Blue Room presents an oriental an.
pearance; the walls, ceiling, furniture and
carpet are OF pale blue, with chanpeable
SILK curtains, mosaic trimmings abo1t the
mantel, seyen.bnrner mosaic sconccs ato,,t
the wall and raised metal designs and
eoats'oi'arms encirclins the ceiling, The
Red Room is replote with gold.trimmed
mirrors in mosaic designs, red garnet vel.
vet furniture, gold and copper s,ar.desipn.
ed ceiling and terra cotts walls, with niano
Of the same hue. The state dining room room
adjoining % finished in olive green. and n
door has been added leading to the con.
servatory; The hnIl approaching = the he Blue @
Room is flniahed in gold and olive VIII With
brilliant gold alcoves and colossal nosta NJ
palms. The changing effects arc MINER.
Gus aud beyond description. The Presi.
dent will move 10 from the Soldiers Home
IN q day or two, 1.it', O.ag ,T,.l- 10
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Mn. WisE's timely resolution, adopted
by the specia! railroad committee, places
the whole question OF railroad improve
ment precisely where it ought to be. No
step should be taken, no new privilege
granted by the city until council shall
have received the final report Of the com.
mittee which it hus been pleased
to charge with this important
duty. Since its appointment the scope Of
the investigation has been enlarged. The
committee is to view the subject in all its
bearings; examine routes besides the river
route, and report to Council its conclusions
and such recommendations rs it may be
thought best to base upon them. Till this
isdone courtesy and policy forbid the Coun.
Gil to grant any railroad requests. For it
might happen that 4 privilege in no way
connected with any pending general pro.
position would ut the eleventh hour, prove
IN insupeable obstacle in the way OF
carrying ont that place ior union road
which may be decided upon. The COM
inittee is making progress; Council will not
have to wait long for its final report.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21

"a DEMocnAr'-wilo ought 10 have given
his name-makes some strong points
against Mr. kenna as 4 candidate for the
Senate. He says, in substance, that Mr..
kcnua has not suddenly determined to be
candidate, and that it is not fair treat
ment Of the people Of the Third District
to enter into contract with them with no
purpose to carry it ont ii he could do bet
ter Tor himself. lie thinks it was not fair
10 seek election to the House to have
something TO fall back upon, nor would
it be fair to taxpayers to put
them TO the expense Of IN elcc-
ton to choose bis successor, and
voters to the Inconvenience Of turning out
in mid.winter. There is point in these
criticisms, us in this general observation:
I'm Mr., Kenna's candidacy he is either
running with the expectation and belief
that he will be elected, or he is allowing
himself to be used, rs has been charged, for
their own purposes, by the self.constituted
Ring Bosses Of the Democratic party
Davis, Camden, Baker and others; and,
by the way, this is a bad year for all Bosses
and their friends"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21
The orbit OF tho Grcnt <,omc,

WASHINGTON, December oO.-Prolessor
Frisby, Of the Naval Observatory, has just
completed a calculation OF the orbit Of the
great comet Of 1852 from observations
made in September 10, October s and No
vember q, and finds the orbit to be very
heightened eclipse, having u period Of
about 703, and probably identical With a
very large comet scon,37l B. c. and 1903 A.
D.. just about the time Of the death Of Con.
atantine. It's perihelion distance is
only about 10000 miles from the
centre Of the sun, and it extends
outwards at aphelion to about % times
the suns distance from the earth. He
gives the following results OF his calcula.
tons, which he believes to be. yery near
the truth, although on account Of tho ex.
treme length OF the orbit, the time may be
somewhat uncertain: Time Of perihelion
passage, September II, 222222s2 Greenwich
mean time; longitude Of node, S46o /,
7.9f; distance from periheliou to node, CO.
81 1870; inclination 10 eclIptlc l4la 53t
So l5; angle Of eccentricity, S00 Z 42.;O.
logarithm OF half major axis, l,93Sl 1866; 10.
gas!thm iof perhelion distance, 7,S9O47S0;
time Of revolution, 5g9S,6s9 years, SO that It
is not likely to be seen alter 1t passes from
sight by any one now living. 81
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21
CkAxED BY FEVER.
AMan'a Struggle with IliH EIOusek ecper,
Who Tries to Snye His Life.

Mans Struggle with IL iH IIOusekecp
Who Tries TO Snvc His Lille.
READING, December 2O-Quitea tragedy
is reported from the vicinity Of Womels.
dori, this county. John L. Leininger was
middle aged wi.lower, residing in that
locality. Typhoid fever had completely
crazed him, and at times his housekeeper
found it almost impossible to keep him in
his room. AT midnight she was awakened
by hearing the window raised in Lenin.
gers room. Suspecting something wrong,
she at once proceeded to the sick man's
chamber, but he was not about.
She looked out Of the window. and
as it was moonlight, she was able
to see Lelnlngerl lying on the frozen ground.
ne md ieaped from the window, distance
OF thirty feet, in his night.dress. The house.
keeper hurried down stairs, but when She
reached the spot where she saw him from
the window, she espied Ieininger cross n
fence and then run rapidly toward a creel;
IN the meadow. She Immediately followed.
and while running was horriiied to see
Lelninger jump hcadlons into the stream,
The woman plunged in after him, and
succeeded in pulling Leininrer out
lie was desperate and fought
hard: The housekceper's strength
failed her, and she could not force him To
accompany her back to the house, I,ein.
niger, who was fast freezing, sank on tLe
bank Of the creek and the woman ran to
the house TO save herself from freezing, as
fvI Il =.
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WOMAN WITH A mIsrony
Attempts to Shuttle or by Menn. of
- nNhe NE A rHAt, IL.

Attempts to Shuttle or by Mcnns of a
Dove or ArSenic.
Some months ago the ISTELI1Grycr,
contained an account of n. ,;s;, !"
Whoe,;nn of !, NJ pa. y. '''e visit 10
e''ns '. ','' burger, M extensive
lumber dealer OF Jackson county, who
was searching ior his child. lI;s wifi,
frankie had left home viii ,La;. m.n '
r;rl ,an ,a"rs ~ u o.a "oiJ WAli tneir little
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21
FROM OVER THE EOCEAN,
STATE OF AFFAIRS IN IRELAND,
'aoEe Lawson Compliments the Irish Jurors-Tle
Troubles Ia the Hungarian DIet-The CordIa,
Relations Ietusen Gtrmauy and Rusia,
The Victims OF AZ Explosion,

DUBLIN, December 9O,-Judge Lawson
IN his remarks closing the Connaupht
assizes, declared that he could not find
lault with single verdict Of the iury, II
jurors Throughout Ireland discharged their
duties In the same spirit rs the Jurors in
his court had manifested, there was IL hope
that the reign Of law and order would be
restored. au
Davilt, speaking ut staley Bridge, said
The land question had assumed a ieyerish
phase. The English mind has becom.
excited in consequence Of renewed out.
iawrY. Murders and crime, he said, should
DO swept away. Who ever was responsib|,,
Tor them were dealing death 10 the Land
Michael Flynn, the last Of the three men
arranged for the murder OF the Iluddys nj
Laugh Mask, was convicted and sentenced
10 6e hanged January II. =
Forty. young farmers were arrested IN
connection with the proclaimed meetit,y
at Ballymeade, Antrim, Sunday, Bail wns
refused. One hundred young men and
women have been summoned ns Witnesses % s".
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WHEELING d LAKE ERIE.

Meeting of the Siockholiers md Elec
tion Of Directors.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllscncer.
ToLEno, O., December 20.-Thc annual
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Wheel.
ing 4 Lake Erie railroad was held at the
office OF the company In this city io.day
Geo. N. Davis and NJ. D. Woodiord, o,
Toledo, were elected directors for three
years to fill the places OF n. Il. Swayne
Jr., and J. S. Oliver. The above
gentlemen with the following con.
stitute the present board OF directors
X. 0. Arthur, Robert Minturn, George ],
Forrest and J.P. Kennedy, Of New York;
R. Fl. Cochran, Of Toledo: J.W. Wickham
Jr., OF Huron; D. L. Wadsworth, OF Well.
ington; John Warwick, OF Massilon; L. W.
Sutherland, smithfeld; Joel Wood, Mar
tins Ferry; and Joseph Bell, Wheeling.
The stockholders meeting adjourned To
meet the third Wednesday in February.
After the stockholders meeting the board
held long session and adjourned to meet
the Tuesday preceding the adjourned stock
holders meeting. Everything is in good
aud satisfactory shape regarding the road.
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REVOLVING MURDER.
A Nan Kills his BrOthcr.in.lnw In the
PrcAence OF his Family.


Presencc OF his Family.
MT. GlLEAD, December 20.-Iast evening
at about $50 o'clock Dan Shehan was shot
and killed in his own house, in Congress
township this county, by his brother.in.law,
Valentine Wagner, under the most aegra.
vating circumstances. Shehan was at
home enjoying the quiet Of his family when
Wagner called athis house, knocked ut the
door, which was ut the time locked; some
one unlocked the door, Wagner entered,
and asked his sister, Mrs. Shehan, how she
was getting along with her damned
frishmau." She said very we'll. Wap.
ner then said he had come 10
shoot him; thereupon some words
passed between them, when Wagner drew
Il 32.caliber Smith & Wessen revolver, and
fred ut Shehan: The ball entered on
the left side OF the breast bone, below.the
heart, struck II rib, and lodged against the
spine. shehau stepped back from the
murderer three or four steps when
Wagner fired again. The second
shot struck the inside OF She.
hans leg, causing bad flesh wound. She.
han fell to the floor md expired in about
twenty minutes. Coroner. Williams was
notified and repaired Immediately to the
scene OF the murder and held
Al inquest over the body OF Shehan, and
returned verdict charging Wagner with
murder in the first degree.
Wagner returned 10 his home, told his
family that he had killed Dan ShcLau, and
he expected the officer would be after him
BY noon next day. To-day about 10 Oo'clock
Deputy Sherias Barton and Irwin repaired
to Wagncr's residence, and arrested him
and lodged him in jail ut Mt. Gilead. An
affidavit was filed by Coroner Williams and
a warrant issued by Mayor Powell, and the
preliminary trial OF Wagner for the murder
OF his brother-in.iaw, Dan shehau, is about
to commence. The excitement in the
neighborhood where the murder was com.
mltted is high, and the feeling against
Wagner very bitter. In Mt. Gilead the
murder is the theme of every tongue, and
people gather in knots on the streets,
eager to hear every detail OF tie revolving
deed.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
The HOuhe Axrees to Two Cent Postage
General Capital News.

The HouAe Agrees to Two Cent Postage.
General Capital News.
From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. G., December 20.-The
Senate sent the Indian and Diplomatic
appropriation bills back to the House, and
they are now ready for conference com.
mittees on the unimportant differences.
Tomorrow Mr.. Hiscock expects to pass his
army bill, and on Friday there will be a
general stampede for home, whether the
Senate agrees to the recess or not.
Ex-senator Conkling drew the largest
house Of the. session to-day in the Supreme
Court where he argued the San Mateo tax
case. The doorkeepers finally hud to close
the doors TO prevent the crowd surging in.
side the bar. Among. the audience were
many Senators and members OF the House,
lie spoke two hours, commanding the clos.
est attention OF the court throughout, in
one Of the finest arguments he ever deliv-
cred in the court room.
The House passed the postal bill finally
to-day without division on the two.cent
postage, with the inst Ihail service dropped
out and the Robeson amendment requiring
the Pacific railroad to do postal service for
one-half Of the pay Of the other roads.
They would have agreed :, to Hewitt's
amendment to increase the Thurman
Sinking fund 10 an amount sufficient to
pay off the Government debt OF the roads,
but it was ruled out on a point OF order.
The President will not move back into
the White House until New Years day.
So many Of the Senators have their fam
lilies here that there is some doubt as to
their agreeing to the recess resolution Of
the House. In case they do not the House
will meet and adjourn for three days ut a
time till January I'd. ~
The bill to extend whisky bonds cannot
possibly pass either House this week, and
It is very doubtful if they can work it
through at all, although there is power.
full pressure behind ii.
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The true inwardness Of the ignoble or.
yanization Of Red Men, as brought out by
the trial at Clarksburg makes very inter.
rsting reading. It does not appear that
politics entered into the atrocious practices
Of these men, but their plan Of operations,
as our correspondent suggests, resembles
the dark deeds OF the infamous ku-klux
klan. Fortunately the oifense for which
the present trial is had is against the United
States statutes. The Government is prose.
cutting with vigor. Alter conviction and
sentence there need be little fear Of par.
don,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21

DonsEY's tlourishing publication OF the
Garfield campaign letters will neither help
him nor backen the memory Of the dead.
First, because the motive Of the
publication is obvious; second, be-
cause there is nothing in them
to cast discredit on the late President or to
cause any friend OF his to blush for him.
Gartield's letters were straightforward
MANY showing IN interest in the
progress Of the campaign and the success
Of the party, which it would have been
strange ii he had not felt. Dorsey gave
sonle bud advice which Garfield did not
take. 1t is alsoto be remembered that the
star route expose, which fastened fraud on
Dorsey, came along later. Gartield's place
in history is fixed; he will not be jostled
out Of it by Dorsey.
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4 MODEST piTrsBURGIrER.
He Claims Valuable Property In wash.
inEton, ,tleorgetOwnn md BlndenAblrg.

Eton,aaeOrKet0Wnnn and BlndcnAbUrg.
PlTrsRuRalt, December o0.-Within the
past few days legal papers have been drawn
up in this city preliminary TO the instilu.
ton Of a suit to recover vast tract Of land
In Washington, D. G., compromising 4sl
acres, distributed through Georgetown aud
Washington, upon portion Of which the
Capitol building. tho Treasury, White
House and other national. buildings are
located. There arc also one hundred
acres OF land near Bladensburg and five
hundred acres Of land In Washington
county, Pa, known as the Boyer tract. The
story isas follows: The original owner OF
this property was William Blackmore, IN
Englishman, who obtained grants to It in
colony times. At his death the property
was unclaimed and passed into other
hands, and portion OF it was finally
donated by the States Of Maryland and Viz.
glnia as IA location for the Capitol and other
government buildings. Many years after
claimants sprung up from different parts
oil the country, but legal proceedings were
never instituted by them. The late Mayor
Blackmore, OF Pittsburgh, was Il great
grandson Of the original owner, and
after his DEATH during some bank.
ruptcy proceedings in the United
States District Court OF this city, mn allow.
ance was offered to be made to tho assignee,
j. G. Mcconnell, ESD, ior, tho purpose OF
prosecuting the claim Of the ex-Mayor to
his interest in the property OF his great
uncle. Mr.. Mcconnell has representa-.
tive now in Washington, and recently two
attorneys Of this city appeared here and
offered to prosecute the claim The heirs
in this city held meeting and subscribed
money recently to prosecute their claim.
Thonns Nj. Marshall is counsel for r. Ii,
Patterson, NC. Wood for the Blackmores,
and Charles +. McKenna for DR.. Beltzhoo.
yer, while the Richardson law firm OF Bal
timore for the Eastern heirs. The papers
have been all drawn for the institution.of an
ejectment suit. In addition to the land, il
is said, considerable measure Of the
Blackmores is to be claimed in the Bank Of
England.