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Pennsylyania, One Of the reasOnsit givei
for the re.unifcation Of the two s!asesis The
following;
"The Old Dominion has thrown OFT the
Bourbon yoke and entrusted the control ol
her public affairs to the hands Of liberal
and progressive men under whose manage
ment her vast resources VIII bo developed
and tho lower classes OF tier population
elevated and improved. West Virginia Is
much richer than the mother State In
mineral wealth; the fertility OF her agri'
cultural lands is unsurpassed, and her gem
erll resources are equal to those OF any
State in the Union. Yet these boundleSs
riches, scattered with lavish hlnl by
nature within her borders, have been
scarcely touched. With proper effort
made 10 place West Nirginia's advantages
before the world large part oil the
emigration which streams TO the fur
poorer lands OF tho West could be di.
verted and thousands Of new homes would
grace the fertile hiII.sides Of our neighbor
State. As It is, the shrcwd capitalists and
grasping corporations are buying up i'm
mensc tracts Of land throughout the State
and the chances are that before her people
realize the situation she will be in the
position OF Caliornia-her territory in the
clutches Of greedy m0nopolies and her
development, instead Of being assured by
the individual efforts Of the people, retarded
BY the caprices Of selfish schemers and
dependent upon the will OF giant corpora.
tions. Under II Government such rs that
now in power in Old Virginia, we believe
the matehless resources Of the western end
would be SO brought to public attention
that the growth and development OF the
State would be indeed rapid
Our Pennsylvania neighbor is probably
not familiar with the fact that from time
out ofmind very large bodies OF West yir-
ginia land have been held by land jobbers
and spectators, This was one Of her
drawbacks before the war, and has been
ever since. We have no idea that rcunitiug
her with the old State would materially
affect the difficulty one way or the other.
Judging from the past We are justified in
saying that it certainly would not change
matters for the better. Defective titles in
certain portions Of the State have deferred
the purchase of land by small farmers,
and, on the other hand, this dc.
feet has enabled sharp land lawyers,
Of whom there is considerable
crop in West Virginia, to monopolize large
holdings of land, they alone being familiar
with the chain of titles under which said
lands have been held. No amount OF re.
unifcation will cure this trouble The
remedy is coming slowly by means Of our
own legislation. And MS for railroads and
other means of developing the resources Of
the State, that err seems now to DO upon
us. Our minerals are proving quite as at.
tractive under the government Of West vir-
ginia as they arc likely to prove under
united government. As they are opened
out the land will be sub.divided and sold to
small purchasers. We are not in any dan
ger Of the fate of California that we would
not be in danger of under the government
of the old State.
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cOAL AM IRON.
The Organization of The virginia Coal
and Iron Company,

uuu AFOh company
The following news was telegraphed to
the Pittsburgh Telegraph Of last evening by
its Washington correspondent:
Tho incorporators OF the Virginia Coal
and Iron Company and Southern Atlantic
and Ohio Railroad Company met in Alex.
andrin yesterday. Among those present
were Gen. John D. Imboden. ofSouthweSt-
crn Virginia; R. A. Ayers, Of Estilyille,
Virginia; II. c. Wood, Of Scott county,
President pro tenn. Of the Virginia Senate;
A. w. Ieisenring, L. K. Hyndman, Il, G..
Dale, W. II. Coldren, ]. s. Wentz, G. B.
Leisenriug and Daniel Bertsch, Of Penn.
sylyaniA.
The object OF the Virginia Coal and Iron
Company is to develop one hundred thou
sand acres Of coal, timber and ore land in
Wise, Sect and Lee counties, and the con-
struction ofthe Southern AtlantiCand Ohio
Railroad, which starts from the line ot the
Norfolk & Western road, and runs in a
northwest direction to Big Stone Gap, from
whence it is to be extended to the Ken
lucky line to meet certain railroad lines
from Ohio. The Holston Iron and Steel
Company has for its object the construction
Of iron and steel furnaces in Southwestern
Virginia. The Virginia Coal and Iron
Company has u capital Of 81 100000. The
Holston Iron and Steel Company has q
capital Of S5OOOO0.
The Virginia Coal and Iron Company
was organized by the election Of the follow.
ing officers: President, Hon. John w.
Leisenring, OF Mauch Chunk, Pa; Vice
President, L. X, Hyndman; Secretary
Samuel Weutx; Treasurer, N. S. Kemmerer
Directors, John Leisenring, Z. W.. Hynd
man, Samuel Dickson, A; W: leisenring
Z. B. Leisenring, John S. Wenta, G. 5
Wentx, N. S. Kemmerer and DAME
Bertsch. The Holston Iron and Steel Com
nany was organized by the election Of III,
same officers, with one exception, Mk II
10. Wood, OF Virginia, was made membe
Of the Board Of Directors, NJ. S. Remmere
beingleftoff. The meeting thenadjourned
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RICHMOND, VA, February 2.-The Judic.
iary Committee in the Virginia House OF
Delegates to-day reported adversely upon
a proposition to abolish the whioning.post,
As the law now exists, person convicted
Of petit larceny may be punished by the
intliction of stripes upon the back al the
public whipping post. Since the law went
into operation women, both white and
colored, have been subjecte,lto this igno.
minious punishment. The law affects the
coiored people more than the whites,
though the latter race has often been sub.
jected to this mode OF punishment. The
issue will be made before the present As
semhly, and the Republicans will demand
that this obsolete law shall be abolished.
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CHICAGO, February 2.-Abraham Meter,
for many years member OF the Board OF
Trade, in good repute, has latterly become
q financial wreck and taken to dishonest
practices, by means OF which he has vic
timized various members OF the board to
an amount OF over S2S,O00. His plan has
been to buy car lots of grain to be paid for
when delivered ut its ultimate destination.
He would secure payment from the
consignee by means Of valneless
checks or by keeping out Of the way to
avoid payment. Among the heaviest los
ers are Curtis & King, 81, 400; P. B. Weir,
$1,000; Gregg & Son, $1,000; $. H. McCrea,
1000, and others aggregaiing 10000.
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THE GREAT UNHUNG
vERY NERVOUS ANo lRRlrAaLE,
Bs. lie WfiiBs More 60 Before lSag-TAS Pop.
ssltiOn to Exhibit Ills frozen stlr Around
the Country = The Ana.,Ia'' yl.N,
On that Project snd other eues.

WAsutyoroN. D. O.. February 2-Guii
eon l. ha,i,,,,,,,, ~ .,,o,,, ,,,,,s, ,,..,.....
SSN 70 OssNn'ns !" sLo" NUN neENous
ness ana lrritaDlllty. dc is suffering iron
a severe cold, which has intlamed his eyes
Ono mil ofIicor saws ho wopId pot ho an,
r,;.oi n cn,.a.,, H., 80 H. -, ~
PtsStu u oulteau usu hot i've 10 Oe Hahgeu
John w. Guiteau last evening spent ai
hour in his brothers. cell in company witt
Warden Crocker The prisoner bpcam,
,or,, ,nr,l, ow,;,.d .aI ,Io,a,,,.o1 -,
very m"cn excited anu denounced Doll
his brother and ScoYille.
John w. Guitcau in a card TO the pubti,
disavows all knowledge OF the proposed
exhibition OF his brothers body, aud say.
whether his brother dies By legal prices,
or in an insane asylum, the body viii bf
disposed Of in a manner that will moi
offend public decencv.
In view OF recent propositions 10 make n
public spectacle OF Guiteau's remains Il /
thought highly probable TINT Judge Coy
will exercise the discretion given him by
the revised statutes, and include in The
death sentence the disposition OF the body,
A correspondent who visited the ussas.
sin in JUL to-day found him changed in m.
pearance, evidently greatly suffering. Ie
said; II have been feeling very badly n
late. l had very sore throat Yesterday.
was very feverish, but medicine has pro.
duced y change for the better / sieeu
tirst.rate, and have no feelings rs TO tho ne.
suit Of the contest for new trial" The
correspondent asked him II he had reod
the papers on the proposition OF RiJpewev
Of Philadelphia, ior the purchase Of III
BODY after execution. wherennon ] GS;,oon %,,
became wildly excited, and bringing down
his fist upon a small table, shouted: am
have nothing TO do with it! Why. the
offer is simply horrible, and my con.
sent shall never be given to such nm ar.
rangement. Iproposeto will away INV boIv
to the Congressional Cemetery. Ii ths
worst comes to the worst, but / guess /
shall need it myself for few wears. This
is SCoyille's work. He is always sticking
his nose in my business. but Il is altocetheT
premature. / am Gods man and he viii
look out for me, and don't Won forget II /
see the papers have been savine I Was n
criminal shyster lawyer. That is A lie All
my business in New York was for hiub.
toned gentlemen, and my practice in Ind.
low street Jail with the same parties. SEQ.
vile will have 10 ret out Of this case to.
morrow. Twill have something to saw ON
this question when get intocourt. Last iaii
several noted LAWYERS asked permission IN
take charge of tile case. but Scoyille s,,n.
pressed ali their letters because he wanted
the glory md fame. ] wish yoI,.wo,,lI SOW
to the public that have given n new G 81.
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CAPfT&L CHIPS.
News Notes and Gossip OF General and
National Interest.

News Notes and Gossip OF General and
National Interest.
WAsnXGrox, February 9.-Seeretary
Hunt has designated Lieutenant Giles b.
Harber and Master W. II. scheutze, Of the
navy, MS officers to assist Lieutenant Danen-
hover in the search for Lieutenant Chipp
and his crew, and they will take passage in
the steamer Germania, which leaves New
York Saturday with the expectation OF
reaching IrluIsk about the middle Of
March. Their instructions are not quite
complete, but will include orders to spare
neither effort nor expense in the prosecu-
ton Of the work assigned them. Lieuten-
ant Harber is now in command OF the
torpedo boat Alarm at the Navy Yard,
Washington. Master SCheutze is on leave
in st. Louis. He has been ordered TO pro.
coed to New York without delay.
The Committee on Ways aud Means
gave hearing this morning TO representa-
lives Of the National Distillers' and Spirit
Dealers Association, and OF the Wine and
Spirits Traders Society Of the United
States, in advocacy Of the proposed legisla.
ton to reduce the tax on distilled liquors
twenty cents per gallsR, TO modify the ex.
isting laws in regard to distillEry ware.
houses and diStillers' bonds, and to reduce
the duty on imported brandy and spirits to
81 80 per gallon. Remarks were nude in
advocacy and explanation Of the draft OF q
bill prepared and submitted TO the commit
tee by Gabriel G. Wharton, OF Kentucky
md G. I. Clark, OF Peoria, Ill.
Secretary Hunt received the following
cablegram from Minister Hoffman, Mt ST
Petersburg, this afternoon: Danenhowel
reports, put OH the sick list on account o.
his eyes; one is ruined, the other nearly
well. Melville put in command, ORDERED
inc here, know the grounds, useful summer
search.
The consideration OF the Mormon Ques
tion BY Congress is about to receive frest
impetus through the presence in this city
OF the committee, appointed by the Gener
al Conference OF the Reorganizcd Churct
OF Christ, (oi latter day saints,) to wai
upon Congress and the President, and pre-
sent their version OF the Utah problem
and their proposed solution.
The Dakota delegation headed by Dele
gate Pettigerw, had audience with the Pres
ident to-day in reference to the division
and admission Of that Territory.
Secretary Hunt has ordered a6 autopsy
80 that it may be shown that carpcnte
Duncan, who fell from the yard.arm OF tn
steamer Portsmouth, did not die from IN
due punishment
The President has approved the bill
granting an additional pension to Mrs
Lincoln.
John D. Dcfrccs in an interview with tn
President, verbally rendered his resignation
Of the office Of Public Printer, to tax
effect tho first OF April.
Ii is the general belief that the presen
Ouartermnstcr. General, the Snrge0n.Gcr
eral and the Paymaster.G General will soon b
placed on the retired list.
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FIRE RECORD.

wALLA wALlA, ". r., February D.
A fire last night broke out in the farm
house Of julius Missics, five miles from
this city. Mrs. Eliza Medler, aged forty.
two, daughter Emma 1sadore Medler, aged
nineteen, and son Arthur, aged six, were
burned TO death. The other inmates es-
capped.
ST. LOUIS, February IA Gre at Louisi.
ana, No., destroyed three.story brick
building owned by Max Lesem and occu-
pied by him as q dry goods house. The
building also contained the Journal office
and knights OF Pythias lodge room. In
surpnce $4,000.
CmcAdo, February ga Leayenwotth
rs, special says; A FIRE at the Tort las
might destroyed part Of the barracks. Los
so 900 untnsured. Afew soldiers wer
slightly injured,
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MoxIcnn NnlIonnl RnIIunx.

New YonK, February 2.-At meeting
Of the parties most interested in the NIexi.
can National Railway, held to-day, it was
announced that OF total OF 720 miles 302
miles have been completed, including the
Corpus Christi connection. There arc rails
and rolling stock on hand and paid for
sufficient to cover the entire 720 miles In.
asmuch as the mileage was considerably
more than was covered by previous sub.
scriptions, 1t was decided to increase the
stock Of the construction company By
$S,0OO,OO0, one.third Of which was sub
scribed at the meeting. The remainder
was assured, but has first TO be offered pro
rata TO the existing stockholders.
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girl to get up about half past Ave in III,
morning aud prepare breakfast for Mfr
Charles Taggart, whose business requires
him to be down town early. This morning
the breakfast bell did not ring at the usuai
hour; and Mrs. Taggart started 10 inyesti.
cute the matter. She found that the fires
had not been lighted, and that no one had
been about The door leading to the out
side from the kitchen was open, Upon
passing another door leading into sort oi
pantry attached to the kitchen, however,
the first thing that met her sight was the
body Of the girl, hanging cold and stu,
suspended to the gus pipe by clothes
line. Beside her stood q chair, and her
feet were only two or three inches from the
floor: Mrs, 1aggart at once gave the alarm,
and Mr. Taggart and a neighbor came III
and cut the body down. Thesurroundinps
indicated that the attempt had been very
deliberate. Thegirl had mounted the chair,
and talel pieceot stout twine which was
used as u clothes line passed II twice around
her neck. and then tied II TO the pipe above.
She had then jumped from the chair, and
completed the net. II she had even
thought of repenting after her first
jump, II would not have been difficult
for her 10 have drawn up her feet again
and placed them on the chair, or thrown
up her hands and grasped the ripe, The
coroner was notified OF tho occurrence by
Mr.. Taggart, and about halt.past ten o'clock
this morning impanneled Jury for the
purpose Of taking testimony. The first
witness summoned was Mrs. Taggart, who
was sworn, and made her statement to the
effect that the deCeased's name was Mary
Zimmerman, aged % or "a years; that she
was regarded as weak minded. OF late
Mary had complained oi being deserted by
her admirer, William Morrison, Il acarpenter,
The witness had last seen Mary alive at
1880 last night, at which time she seemed
bright and cheerful. Mary had not been
in good health Of late, and had also been
worked up by religious excitement.
Miss n. w. Thompson stated that the
deceased had spoken OF troubles with her
friend Morrison, and that this seemed to
depress Mary greatly. Mary had at one
time stated that she felt that she was a
''lost SOUL" The witness had read to the
deceased Inst night from the Bible,
The Coroners jury rendered verdict
to the effect that the deceased came to her
death by suicide from hanging. Miss
Zimmerman has a brother living on La.
cock street; Allegheny.
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CumberInnd Conf shipnlents,


Special Dispatch 10 The lntelligenceF.
WASHINGTON, February IA Cumber-
land special says The shipments Of coal
from the mines Of the Cumberland coal
regions for the week ended January 80,
were SO,sl9 tons, and for the year 10 that
date lGoGs0 tons, an increase Of b,14o tons
as compared with the corresponding per-
iod Of 1881. The coal was carried to tide
water, as follows: Baltimore & Ohio
week, S9,oo5 tons; year, lgS, 200 tons; in
crease over 1880, Ss,ll5 tons. There were
no shipments by canal. Pennsylvania
Railroad, week, s;75i tons; year, 2O,7lO
tons; increase as compared with 1880,
1854 tons,
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Loosene.s Dol Cen.lls MorI.
'cclal Dispatch to The intelligence.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
WAsuIXoToSt February o.-Tbe loosencs
mentioned in my dispatch day or two
since in making up the totals Mt the Censu.
Department is corroboated by clerks in
the other divisions. A clerk stated to-day
that not only was the statement concern.
ing the work true, but there were many
other cases Of the same kind. 1t is asserted
that not long since the land division OF the
Bureau in making up some totals made out
the amount Of land in the United States
greater than tho entire area OF the country
itself. 1t was rectifed bya jadiclous sys-
TEN Of cutting down all around.
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NRw YoNk, February 2.-The grand
jury investigated the the Spnytcn DnyYil
disaster and returned an indictment
agtlinst George +. EIaniord, conductor, and
George Melins, brakeman Of the wrecked
train, charging them with maHslaushter in
the fourth degree. The jury censure Su.
perintendent TouCey and the managers oi
the New York Central Railroad for moi
having the cut better guarded and for al
lowing too high n rate Of speed through it.
They advocate some method for car illum-
mating other tmn mineral oil, and say
that the heating Of cars by fire should be
abolished, and they should be heated BY
hot air steam or hot water.
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grossmeht, was reconsidered and a substi.
lnte offered directing the Board Of Pablio
Works 10 sell In open market, for gold or
silver or U. s. Treasury notes the interest
Of the Commonwealth In the debt due from
the Richmond & Danville Railroad Com.
pany, ut not less than par, and deposit the
proceeds Of such sale In the treasury for
the benefit Of the public free schools. The
whole subject was postponed till to.mor-
low.
The House passed, with some minor
amendments, the Senate bill to confirm the
sale Of the States interest In the Atlantic,
Mississippi 4 Ohio Railroad, the proceeds
oil which, S500, 900, will be devoted TO the
public free schools and the establishment Of
coloted normal schools,
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yInarN1A LEGlsLArrRr.
bribery Invcstigation-Gienc Lcsisla.
tive Matters Of fInterest.

bribery Observation-Disclosures Lcsisla.
tive Matters ofInterest.
RICHMOND, February 2,-ThC Senate bri.
berry Investigation includes the session Of
ls7O!sO. Mr.. Riddleberger said that in
the investigation originally decided upon
he proposed to prove that the Senate Off.
GERS was used by an officer Of the State gov,
ernment us bribe officers; that another
officer Of the Senate was solicited bya state
officer 10 become his bribe agent; that two
gentlemen, one financial agent and the
other manager, were brought into the room
aud introduced to two members OF the Sen,
ate; that q member OF the House was tlsC
introduced to this brihe Ngent and thii
manager, and was subsequently, taken int
an adjoining room and offered 81 900 doll
ars 10 cast hisyote q certain way-the yot,
by which the bill authorizing tn
Richmond & Danville Railroad Com
pany 70 discharge It's inaebtedaes
Ito the State, which was ordered 10 en-
= =
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, February O.
There has been very great damage done by
floods in the Warrior, Biebee and Tom Big.
bee rivers in Central Alabama. Trains
have not been run through on the Ala.
bama & Great Southern Railway for ten
days, and ii is estimated that the road Is
already damaged to the extent Of $3.50, 900.
-Four or five negroes were drowned, MS was
also Il large amount Of stock. Several par.
ties lost from 100 to 1900 head OF sheep. A
large number Of fine cashmere goats were
lost by one farmer. Several lost Il number
OF horses and mules. Farmers have SUI,
fered great losses in crops.
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RIVER AND TARBoR BILL.
The Commerce Committee Reduces th,
Appropriations to Nine Millions.
r,o,,,l D,.r.,. ,o ,bo ,r,.,,,,or0,,

AppropriatIonat 10 Nine Millions.
Special nlsrutc to the IntellIgcnccr.
wAsulSorox, February 2.-The Com.
mcrce Committee today gave considerable
attention to the forthcoming river and
harbor bill, which will become part Of the
regular business OF the committee ffom this
on. The estimates this year for river and
neutrality-suspicious. about $50, 100000.
This tho committee will cut down to about
S9,OOO,0OO, or about 9S per cent Of the esti.
mate. The committee are fully determined
that the amount shall not run over $40, ,000,.
900 at the utmost, with an additional mill.
ion for the improvement OF the mouth Of
the Mississippi river, and it possible to keep
the appropriation below that figure.
A member of the Committee said to-day
''The bill generally is calculated to make
the appropriation about 80 per cent o.
tho estimates, but it generally runs ovel
TINT. ofcourse the man who has a rive
or harborto look after expects, and gener
ally doe, get more than 80 per cent o
what is asked so far, that the bill is more
or less increased. But we have concluded
that it must stand at about $0,O00,OO0.
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A RIG BLAZE
In the Metropolis Of the Northwest
Nearly n Disaster.

Nearly Disaster.
CmcAoo, February 9.--At ll:l5 tonight,
an alarm was turned in for u fire at 81
lake street. A few minutes later a second
alarm called out all the engines
In Tho district. The building is
n substantial tlvestory brick run
ming from lake street through to
Rudolph with dividing walls, which so far
has wiihstood the effects Of the intense
heat. ON the other side Of this wall Is the
firm Of SpraGue Warner & Co., wholesale
croSers. The firms which occupy. the
burning building arc Whitney, johnson 4
Co, paints, oils and varnishes, and Q, D,
REYNOLDS, glassware and crockery.
The fire broke out In the third story and
ran rapidly from front TO rear, aud before
the fire department could get through the
iron doors and play on tho flames II had
broken into the floors above and below.
In haitian hour the roof was ablaxc, anJ
the frnmen on top OF the roof wer'
Obliged to seek places somewhat re
mote from the building itself. Th,
combuStible nature Of the stocl
rendered 1t impossible 70 make headwa,
against the flames, aud the fitemen's effort
twere confined to attempts at preventing i
spread, Each floor was flooded, and th
J damage by water Yillbe heavy.