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Mills fn Close.

CINcTsNATI, O., October 6.-All the men
at the Globe and Ambor rolling mills, New
port, Kentucky, stopped work this morn.
ing. The cause of the trouble originated
in construction by the proprietors OF the
Ambor mill of the price list and its condi-
tions, whereby the sheet iron rollers had a
deduction of twenty per cent from what
they. expected. All the workmen ]olned,
this morning in the strike. As the mill
owners claim they have put plain and
correct construction on the agreement,
they will not yield, and all mills will be
closed tomorrow.
CINCINNATI, October 6.-There are 500
men out of employment at the Globe roll
ing mill and 200 at the Anchor works. The
men at all the other mills will continue at
work tomorrow. The contest really is
upon a construction of the agreement under
which the men resumed work. President
Jarret is expected here tomorrow, and q
mass meeting Of workmen will be held to-
morrow night.
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AMATEUR MATCHMAKING.
A Druggists Clerk Engages I'm n New
Enterprise and IL Nearly Killed ny
An EXPULSION

Enterprise ana IL Nearly htlleu ny
An Explosion
NEW YORK, October Elm trying to
manufacture matches, through the sale OF
which he hoped to relieve the pressing
wants of his family, Charles Link, Ger
man druggists clerk, met with an accident
yesterday that injured his wife and nearly
ended his own life. He had served his ap-
premiership in drug store in his native
city of Berlin, bu on coming to this coun-
try two years ago found work in perfu-
merry establishment here. Recently he
lost his situation, and things went badly.
While sitting in his room at No. 13l
Allen street, yesterday, the idea OF making
matches for livelihood entered his head.
Getting out q small porcelain mortar he
told his young wife of the scheme and de-
parted 10 purchase the necessary ingredl-
ents. At the drug store of Julius Zeller,
No. 81 Division street, he bought pound
of chlorate Of potash and four ounces
of phosphorus in sticks. Hurrying home
he poured the potash into the mortar and
reduced il to powder with heavy pestle.
Then, instead OF mixing the mass with oil
before adding the phosphorus, as it is said
he should have done, he took the sticks
from the water IN which tney nau oeen
thrown, and began putting them into the
potash. He had hardly begun to mix the
two ingredients with the pestle when a
loud explosion occurred. The mortar flew
into hundred pieces and the pestle was
shattered in his hand, tearing from it the
flesh and breaking several bones in his fore
arm. One of the fragments OF the
mortar was blown into his, left side, and
his neck and face were severely hunred-
Mrs. hink was also hit by the flying china
Her injuries are wounds on the hands and
a slight confusion of the thigh, but none Of
them are serious. The force of the explo-
sion broke all the windows in the room and
attracted crowd at once. Two physicians
lent their aid, but it was decided that as
Links hand would have to be amputated,
il would be better for him to go
to the Chambers Street Hospital. The
surgeons there pronounced his injuries
very serious
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WHEELING. W. va. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER . 1882

rules there. Chums Walker, French and
sicard, the Chums-in- -Ohief, have, with rare
executive, skill, organized Sub. Chum
Boards, and even Semi Chum Boards,
whereby no one is to miss OF anything, and
all are 10 be provided iof. 49, -
II should be said, however, that the
greater part OF this is owing to the presid-
Ing genius of Chandler, the Secretary, who,
since the Tallapoosa cruise, is fruitful of
expediehts and Inventions, tothe amaze
ment Of the old salts, who do little else
than look on, wondering whaton earth will
come nextl
The Chum organizations were primarily
the outcome OF Chandeliers fruitful brain,
though since the idea was broached it has
received some important, additions from
the chiefs, the subs and the deputies.
As the author or inventor OF the Presi-
dents nag, Commodore Walker holds the
post OF honor, and deservedly so, for to the
high qualifications of q brave and capable
sailor he adds those OF an astute politician,
which latter qualification is highly appre-
ciated by Chandler. Gs.
The introduction of politics into the
navy, though not viewed with favor by the
veterans who earned their titles by emil
nent services, is likely to prove q diversion
TO the younger ones, for whom there is
little to do. 1t Is description of ''shore
duty" which Chandler thinks may prove
Of service to certain ideas and projects he
has on hand.
1t is understood that the Chums are
divided up into First Chum, Second Chum,
Third Chum, and so on; and the Deputy
Chums and Sub Chums are to be similarly
divided, though concerning this Chandler
is understood to be cogitating. One idea
is to make the First Sub-Chum the keeper
OF the Presidents flag. At present it is
understood to be in Commodore Walkers
possession. The Importance of providing
a permanent custodian for the thing is
generally felt, and decidedly insisted on by
Walker, its author and inventor.
Some orders are expected on the subject
at an early day from Secretary Chandler,
who, it is said, intends to be able to point
to the Chum policy as complete answer
to any inquiries concerning the promised
reforms under his management OF the
Navy Department. 3 -
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POLITICAL MATTERS.
Only 60, 900 Majority.


AUGUSTA, GA, October 6.-Thirteen coun-
ties in this district give Stephens 1854
majority. Three other counties to hear
from will make il 1900. Stephens ma
jority in the State is 6O,OOo Stevens to-day
sent the Governor his resignation as Con-
gressman of the Eighth Georgia District,
and an election to I'LL the vacancy was or
dered for November 7th. Gastrete. the de-
feated candidate for Governor, viii contest
the election, not with the hope of getting
in, but to show alleged frauds and intimi-
dation. .t.1sa
Relieve I'm license.
LITTLE Rock, October 6.-The returns of
the vote in the September election ON the
liquor question haveb been received by the
Secretary of State from all but one county
a. follows: For license. 1859: against
license, 45,04l. Only twelve out of seventy
four counties v0ted against license,
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BLAINE
NOa Disposed TO Weep over the Admin
IStrailOn Prospects,, . - So tr

NoI Disposed 10 Weep over the Admin
IStFatlon Prospects - So d
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, October Cones OF the most
noticeable things here is the calm feeling OF
resignation with which the Blaine men
view the prospects OF an administration de-
feat in New York and Pennsylvania. In
fact, in a private way many OF them as
sert that they are heartily glad OF 1t. 1t IS
said that the friends OF the Maine man IN,
tend 10 help along the impending ruin all
they can in quiet way, and then, when
the wreck of the administration bark is ac-
complished, come to the front with their
champion as being the only man who can
retrieve the past and lead the party on 70
victory in 1854 This is q very plausible
theory, for the ways Of the statesman from
away down east are tricky and peculiar;
and as long as his eye is so steadily hxed
on the Presidency, he is not apt to be par
ticular about the result in an on yeai,
especially if it will advance his prospects
rnafarialty
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Much Too Big. r-. .
l would advise you, il you want to come
about as close to the truth as it is possible
to be until after the votes are counted, to
cut off about 10000 OF this majority. If
YOU place it at 5000 you will not be far
wrong. Many of the counties in the DEM
ocratic column are placed at a very fancy
figure and should be trimmed down. Still,
when this is done, the remainder looks
very we'll in the aggregate. The total vote
will likely be slightly in excess OF 6OaOoOi
not over 625. 900 with exceptionally good
weather. In regard to the Congressional
districts, the result is much in doubt
Both parties are claiming everothing with
confidence, and what the actual result will
be is hard to get. In the First district
Follett, the Democratic candidate, will GER
tainly beat Butterworth, and the chances
are something more than even for showing
nnder the Republican, Amos Smih
in the Second. The Third dis
trict is pretty reliably Repub-
lican. The Fourth and Fifth are equally
reliably Democratic. The Sixth will 60
Democratic, as will probably also the
Seventh. The Eighth is sure for the Re-
publicans, and the Ninth will probably go
the same way. Frank Hurd is almost GER
tain to scoop in the Tenth, but the Eleventh
teenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth
are claimed by the Democrats, but they
will hardly get all of them. In the Seven
teenth Updegraff is generally regarded as
being
Somewhat Uncertain
as to how things are going 20 turn out, al
though he has large majority to back him
up. The Eighteenth, Nineteenth and
Twentieth can be depended on to go the
usual way, but the Twenty-first is not so
certain. In fact, the Republican bosses are
very uncertain as to it, and express grave
doubts as to whether they can keep Foran,
the Democratic nominee, from walking into
the House from district which usually
gives several thousand majority for their
ticket. This estimate gives each party nine
sure districts, with three to fight for, and this
is about as fair an estimate as can be gotten
up. Some of the more enthusiastic Demo-
crats are talking about carrying thirteen
and fifteen districts sure, but they are gem
orally the same folks who claim the election
of the State ticket by $1,000 and upwards
and are entirely unreliable. On the other
side, some Republicans are wildly insisting
that they will get fifteen or sixteen Repre-
sentatives, but when you start out to lind
one who wants to risk money that way you
have long walk before you.
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ROBBED BY EMPLOYEES.
Astonishins Disclosures BY, q Philade
phia Detective.

Astonisn1uG Disclosures by PhifadeR.
phia DeteetfSe.
PHILApELrHls, October 6S-The members
Of the 'izh Of Eowen & Bros, wallpaper
manufacturers and wholesale dealers at
Nos IL siid IA South Sixth street, were as.
tonished when told by Lieutenant Markoe,
of the Fourth District, that he and Special
officer Tate had discovered that they were
robbed b one Of their employees, but their
astonishment almost reached CONSERVATION
when the Lieutenant announced again to-
day that the depredators reached back q
dozen years and involved not only present
employees, but their predecessors one OF
whom at least, was F.Y
Dead and Buried;
that many retail wallpaper dealers and
paper-hangers had been patrons OF the
thieves, and that the chief actors had made
clear breasts of their yillainy, and that the
aggregate amount OF the filchings would be
$20, 900 at least, so far as the recently crimi-
mated workmen were concerned. Perhaps
it would be augmented to double these fig
ures could the peculatioDs Of the old en-
ployes ever be definitely ascertained. The
books of the firm, owing to the peculiar
character OF the thefts, can furnish no esti-
miss pe ett hat tIS3sssvfetis ISss mustrsty upon the
confessions of the accused. The first in
formation of the underhand work came to
Lieutenant Markoe about three weeks ago.
Il was to the effect that considerable guam
titles of wall paper were being removed in
q surreptitious way from the warehouse at
5 o'clock in the morning, and that en-
ployes seemed to be figuring in the matter,
A watch was kept, and the engineer of the
Establishment was arrested. His name is
Henry s. Slaughter. ..
He said he was
Nos the Originator of the Thefts,
and that they were legacy from former
employees, who took him into the ring, and
that they had gone on for ten years. He
had been in the habit of opening the store
an hour earlier than necessary with a
duplicate key and permitting his customers
to enter and make their selections and take
them away, making a asettlement afterward.
They generally choose the highest priced
paper. He then procured the regular key
from one of the firm and opened the store
in due form TO avert suspicion. Slaughter
confessed that his own stealing had been
going on for five years. Slaughter gave the
names of paper hangers named +. s. Bowen,
of No. 2.OO2 Nicholas street; James r.
Palmer, of No. 1,S11 Paramount avenue,
and James P. Wallace, of No. 1,604 South
street. Samuel Vance and Charles Cullen,
drivers, and Slaughter's brother were all
implicated and are all under arrest.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.
A had Wreck.

CHICAGO, October 6.-The Inter. Oceans
Cedar Rapids special says a freight and
wreeking train on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern Railroad collided to-
day wrecking sixteen cars and both en-
gines. The loss is estimated at 100000
No one was seriously hurt. The cause OF
the collision was the conductor of freight
train neglected to examine the train reg
lister.
CINCINNATI IOctober6.-Albert Griggs has
been appointed Superintendent of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad, vice
J. B. Barrett, resigned.
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HOW THEY DO 1T.
The Course Pursued by High Offfcials-
The Party First and the Country
Last.

The Course Pursued by High OdfcialS-
The Party First and the Country
Last.
Special Dispatch 10 TIE Register.
WASHINGTON, October 6.-The sublime in
difference shown by Cabinet officers and
others high in authority to the interests of
the government and the business demands
Of their departments aad Offices, is some
what startling to one not familiar with
Republican methods. At no time during
the past ten days or two weeks has there
The whole lot, from Arthur down, conduct
themselves as if their only aim in life was
to seek amusement recreation, or aid their
party friends in climbing into soft seats,
This week, for example, the President and
the Secretaries of the Treasury, Navy and
State, and the Postmaster~General and
Attorney-General have been away, and in
two Of the Departments, at least, there are
Serious Embarrassments
by reason of the absence Of their heads. 1t
is specially busy season with the Post
Office Department; vet its head, Mr., Howe,
its acting head, Mr.. Hatton, and one of the
other assistants are away, leaving the en-
tire business in the charge OF one assistant
The First Comptroller of the Treasury.
Judge Lawrence, is in Ohio, making poliu-
cal speeches, and the Deputy First Comp
troller is very i'll; yet, owing TO Judge Law
rence's absence, the important documents
that need his signature have to be taken to
the bedside of the deputy, who is reported
to be too i'll to realize fully the nature OF
the papers he is called upon to sign. Sec
retary Chandler did drop in at his office
Yesterday but he is booked for q series OF
speeches in New Hampshire, and OF course
things here must await until his private
affairs and those of his friends are attended
TO. So il goes. Verify, it is nice thing to
hold office, that is a high office, under
RsDublican administration p
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A rOuxh Sso~

Z, ~ october "a man named
eISoD, mas been missing from his
Pc 6sJ week, has returned. lie
'seu.s" .. srransed 10 travel for q whole
,sasv - shu had received from il 3 sum
anrTi N pay expenses and a trunk out
lbhls'es and started for home, intend
'led ma 1ae road next morning. He
lahe ~ took a glass OF beer, after
sksn lev nothing until one day this
,snorsnn ne came TO himself and found
u sssy. 10y gone and his samples miss-
3 "a IL. ~ - tel vhere be has been, ~
Nt his money or ysluabies
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FIRE RECORD.


Ineen4lafle9 NJ WellavtIle,
Apsetas DispascA b tAs Hssd1v Hseass =.
wEILsyIlIE, O., October 6--Two stshle6
with other ontbuildinss hslsosn9 10 d.
Msnnist and the Allison sstaia were burned
to-nighk Loss 800; no insurance. The
FIRE issupposed to have been Of incendiary
origin.
Heavy Loss In New Yexk.
NEW YoRK, October GA fre broke out
this afternoon In the basement Of the fifth
story building extending from No. Al Broad
way back to No. A Mercer street, which
did q damage of over $125, 900. The build
ing was occupied by q number Of firms, as
followa: First floor and basement, Stern
& Co., spirits; second, Jacob Adler d Co,
third, N. Fisher, cloaks and dress trim
mings; fourth and fifth, Kidney & Han
ley, trimmings and gloves, and d. E.
Shires, ladies underwear. All the firms
carry large and valuable stocks. The fire
broke out suddenly in the basement which
is the workshop Of Stern & Co. All the
employees were at dinner. The dense smoke
warned all those in the upper stories Of
their danger and they fed In haste. The
police rescued some OF the frightened girls
from Fishers store on the third foog.
Stern & Co. estimate their loss at $4,000
Later estimates Of the total loss placed 1t at
$l56,0O0, and It may exceed that amount
The losses ara covered hx insurance. --.
LowxLLyILLE, o., October 6.-The four.
ing mill of Bryson, Main & Co, burned
this morning. Loss So, 900; insurance $l2,.
OOo
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THE MoBEYIETrER,

Now That Davenport Has Made HIS
Investigation, who Will Investigate
DayenpOrt.
Special Dispatch to the Register.
WASHINGTON, October 6-It is asserted
that Mr.. Johnny Davenport succeeded IN
getting away with something like sS9Ooo
of other peoples money in his long drawn
out Morey letter investigation, and there
is horrible suspicion that II an inquiry
1ras made into the manner in W hich he has
han died the cash entrusted to his care the
RESULT would be mildly startling. 1t seems
that the more he investigated the more
knotty the problem became, and the more
money It required, and when his hnancisi
hackers grew tired Of putting up, wnleo
thew aid reeently, the whole thing was
wound up with great flourish OF trumpets,
and will now be allowed to sleep the sleep
that knows no waking. ary,e}
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Heavy Damage Suit.

Besros, October 6-George ]. Raymond,
of this city, has caused the estate Of Ed.
Russell and others, proprietors Of the Mer.
camille Agency, to be attached in the sum
of SOC which Raymand claims az dam.
age to his business reputation because OF
false and malicious rating as to his credit,
published by the defendants causing his
failure and running his prospects.
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LIBEL SUIT.
The Parkersburg State Journal In
Trouble.
,eeial Dispatch to the Register.

Special Dispatch to the Register.
PAREERsBURG, w. Va, October Ga suit
was instituted to-day in the Wood County
Circuit Court by Eustace Gibson against A.
B. White and c. F. Scott, proprietors of the
State Journal, for libel. Damages claimed,
$4,000. In opening the campaign here by
the Republicans o. G. scofield denounced
Col. Gibson as debauchee of the worst
type, and when Col. Gibson at later day
defended himself against the false charge,
the Journal saw fit to take up the quarrel
on behalf of Scofield, and since that time
the columns of the Journal have teemed
with abuse of Gibson, and the last issue
contained little else but the most infamous
abuse and slander. Hon. d. H. Leonard,
Hon. c. I. Caldwell, Walter Sands and j.
G, Mcclure have been retained for the
prosecution. 1t is stated that Judge Jim
Hutchins will also enter suit against the
proprietors OF the Journal for libel.
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BURNED ALIVE.


The Heroic Devotion efs Sfstes.
BAxrER SPRnGs, KAN, October Ga
fire this morning destroyed the rtsidence Of
Mr.. Rasecrans at Doweil, four miles west
Of here, and two Of his daughts1s sagsd
seven and seventeen, perished in the flames.
The Oldest one had succeeded In getting
out Of the burning building with her
mother, when she rushed back for her lit
tie sister, and had dragged her through the
smoke to the head Of the stairway when
the floor fell with crash and both were
pitched headlong into the burning mass
below. Both were burned nearly 70 ashes.
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PHrLADELPHIA, October 6-Mrs Gen.
Tom Thumb visited the rooms of the Wo-
mems Silk Culture Association aud pro-
cured ten yards of black Surah silk, manu-
fsctured entirely of American grown silk.
The cocoons were reeled by the association,
snd the fabric woven by Messrs- Cooper q
Conard. The dress weighs only one pound,
five otnces
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Kusehts or Honor.

DUBUQUE, October 6.-Iseporh TO the
Grand Lodge OF knights OF Honor Of
this State, in session here, showed thst
there are twenty five lodges and L008 mem
'bersin good standing in this Jurisdiction
on July lst
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PreferGas.

FoN DU LAC, Wis, October GA number
of our leading citizens, comprising some OF
the heaviest taxpayers in the city, have pc.
titioned the common council not to adopt
the tower system of electric lighting now
On trial in this city, alleging that it is un.
satisfactory and that the city can be lighted
much cheaper with gas ...., ... ....,.. r....
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Grand I. o. o. +. Display.

BosroN, October Ga grand demonstra.
tion of lodges of the Grand United Order OF
Odd Fellows of the United States, Canada
and the West Indies, took place. to-day.
EiSH from tbs Vicinity and more more than one
hundred foreign delegates. There were q
large number Of lodges in line, with many
bands,
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Those williamspsrt Oaieials.

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, October 6.-In the
Criminal Court to-day the cases against this
city, and Mayor and Council, charged with
neglecting to keep certain streets in repair,
came up for a bearing The corporation
counsel claimed that sufficient notice had
not been given, and the court ordered q
bench warrant to be served on the Mayor.
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A Denial.

CHICAGO, October 6.--Col. Clowry, General
Superintendent of the Western Union Tel
egraph Company. denies most positively
that there is any truth in the story that the
company is about TO consolidate Its Chicago
Office with the Mutual Union.
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uaavx Robbery.

TUscoIA, ILL., October 6.-The bed room
Of James Drew, a wealthy farmer living a
mile and 3 half south of Atwood, this
county, was entered by burglar last night
after Mr.. Drew had retired, and his pants
taken, in the pocket of which were $4,0OG
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A MILD DENIAL.
The Mutual Union stands on Its Own
Merits.

Merits.
Special Dispatch to tie Register. -.
W.sH1seroS, October, 6.-The following
notice was issued to-day, by superinten-
dent Leslie, of the Mutual Union Telegraph
Company; "The report of the consoiida-
ton AZ Chicago is an absurd rumor and an
nnmitieated falsehOod- 1t originated with
the rival telegraph company, and was ma
ijciously designed to destroy, as Tar IS pos
sible, the confidence of the public in our
or9anization. deny in toto the proposi-
hon that we are about to consolidate, or
that we are in any manner wnaseSyr sSs Wssssr,, @
of, or under the influence or tne "es'etn
rc;-r,,.sSi ssE A. LEsLIE,
:.sapt. Mutual Union Telegraph Co"
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RALEreH, N. c., October GA party of
tramps boarded Carolina Central Railroad
train this afternoon and attacked the con.
ductor. One OF the tramps was knocked of
the train by blow from billet of wood.
Pistols were then drawn. and number Of
shots were fired. Two Of the tramps and
The conductor were wounded.