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gradually regain his mental equilibrium
and beeomes more cheerful, eat with al
appetite and sleep soundly. He has been
sick but once since his arrest, and that
was last fall when he had an attack Of
malaria; three o. four times since that he
has said that he felt i'll, but in every case
the cause of his trouble was found to be
anxiety and mental worry, from which
he recovered in the course of time.
1t is expected that Guiteau will have
another fit of the dumps before his
execution, but he ate his dinner
to-day, after having news OF the Pres
ident's refusal to interfere in bis case,
with fair appetite.
Nobody but Jail officials and elergymen
are allowed 20 see the prisoner; the
warden says his counsel will hereafter be
denied him, although il it was pc si6le
to take any additional steps to save the
ASSASSIN be wo I'D be permitted to con-
verse with Mr.. Reed. A few newspapers
not containing articles Ia relation to the
impending execution are given Guitesu,
but his Bible is the book he reads the
most. He is seldom able to fix his at
tention on that volume for more than
twenty ruinutes at time; he takes about
one hour for. exercise each day, walking
up and down the corridors but he tires of
continuous readings. The assassin IS IN
n very troubled frame of mind and his
keepers anticipate his mental condition
to grow worse from now on until the end.
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EGYPT.

Constantinople,. 25.-At the sitting o.
the conference to-day, the sovereign
rights Of the Sultan over Egypt were dis
cuased and confirmed
Alexandra, 25.-The Sultan has con-
ferred tina order OF. Medjidie OF The frst
class upon Arab Pashs; he also pre-.
seDted the KhediYe with souvenir in
diamonds, and conferred upon Sultan
Pashs a distinction Of high rank.
Ragheb Pasha has telegrsphed Count
de Lesseps contrsdicting the report that
the Suez Canal Is in danger.
Tunis, 25.--Riots occurring in EgyD,
are re-awaking agitation among Arabs
in Tunis and Tripoll. 80 III -.
London, PA correspondent al
Alexandra considers the present position
of the Khedive very dangerous. The
Khedive will be arrested at the first
sign of foreign occupation. Arab Pasha
has stated that as soon as the foreign
enemy has actually landed troops iG
Egypt it will be his duty TO fight until
every drop Of blood is shed. Numbers
of Arabs are starving; crowds went to
the house of Arab Pssha on Saturday
and asked for bread.
~ - Onu0letOOu hb OTLsmOuLQ JlhL
the expedition formed for Egypt has
been organized. 1t is said the troops will
be embarked at Cypress and Adel, with
out delay, to guard the Suez canal.
Calcutta, 25.-The authorities contena-
plate the organization Of an expedition to
Egypt of Indian troops.
Berlin, 25,-It ia understo I'd that Eng
land has resolved to assume the res ponsi-
bility of the protection of the Suez canal.
not only 10 British interests but in tie
interest Of all civilized commercial
nations Hl4t IN. a
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DaVIEI.


Hartford, Conn, 25.-Miehael Davitt
leetured this evening under the auspices
of the Women's Land League Society.
DGvi!t set right the rumors Of serious diff
jerences between Parnell and himself,
and explained his attitude on the Irish
question,
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Con,Ingto YbeeIInr.


N',sUA'"Wh' Ia, Genius OF Liberty.
UnioG'owa has been for the last several
weeks the headquarters Of severa! gangs oi
evil engineers surveying locations for pro-
posed railroads. The most extensive route
expected 10 pass this point is to extend
from Harrisburg, Pa, to Wheeling. W. Va.
Starting at Harrisburg and running near
ny The Pennsylvania Railroad to Johns.
ION, thence in southerly direction
SSnfonsh Somerset county, Penn, 10
somerset. From that point they will
Strike the headwaters Of Laurel Hill creek,
pass down by the Ursina aud Confluence,
Ssi,osslpS the YOaghiogheRy river and run.
pnlns ps down the left bank Of said river tc
tNe rails; thence in western direction
leaving Dnnb0rs Camp to the south and
SSaefias tic valley near old Cool Spring
Furnace, three miles east OF Uniontown
tasStng by Uniontown It will take Z
@u'NSFLy direction, intersecting Btown'I
,S ,Gn Or Cats run, making an easy grade L
.SS .S Nlonongahela river. Crossing the rive
ine t route will be up one Of the strSam
HHsSaalNg IN the vicinity Of WaynGsbnrp
Siecne county, Pa. From the latter poin
nc road will run in westefnly direction
through Greene county 10 the West Vii
Sn;Mt S,I.s Ine, and thence to Wheeling, th
point ol its destination.
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amounts due. DR.. Bliss called upon Judge
Taylor chairman Of the committee, tonight
and stated that he should furnish the com.
mittee with m itemlzed statement Of his
services, but should make out no bill, aud
would leave the whole matter 10 the COM
miltCe. The other physicians, Rayburn,
Woodward, Barnes, Hamilton, Agnew and
Boynton, have all been heard from to the
same effect. The drug stores and New York
instrument makers are sending in their
bills, and none OF them are found to he ex-
orbisant. The railroads arc sending in no
bills, except Tor transportation Of Congress-
men to Cleveland, and Judge Taylor is
confident that all the bills will be in by
February 1st.
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THE INVEsTIGATION.
Watkins Remanded for TriaI-Tmport
ant Developments IN FergusOn'a Case.

watkins Remanded for TrtaI-Import.
ant ntDeVeIopnlents IN Ferguson'a Case.
Special Dispatch 10 the IntellIgOncSr.
ToLEDo, o., January 24.-Tho case Of
Watkins and Ferguson, charged with in
cendiarism in firing their AOuringmillstoget
the insurance, was begun this evening in
the Police Court. Watkins waived an ex.
animation aud was rcmanded for trial. In
the case OF Ferguson two witnesses were
examined, the chief Of the fire department
and Cornell, third partner in the firm. The
testimony was Of an important nature. In
the absence of other witnesses the ease was
adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. There is some doubt fele by the pros
ecution about being able to convict the de-
PENDANTS Their bail has been fixed at
four thousand dollars each, but neither has
been able to furnish the required amount.
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Oh Walnut street Without entering into
lengthy details this was the substance oi
his confession.
Armed with this bulk OF evidence Nc.
Nlahon notified the insurance agents and
readjuSters and when the loss was adjusted
at $4,000, through various excuses the
money was not paid, and has not been.
Meanwhile the officer was working IN
other evidence in the case preparatory to
arresting the spotted parties. He learned
that after the loss had been adjustsd Fer
gllson offered Cornell 81 900 for his interest
In the mill and insurance money. This was
not accepted, but on Thursday last Cornell
did sell his interest for S., 900, taking q
mortgage on The business Tor sixty days
The investigation proceeded until Wat
ktns bccame apprtsed that he was suspect.
cd, and the oticers thought hc was about
to fly. Accordingly warrant was proCur-
cd and yesterday he was placed behind the
bars. Ferguson was notified Of Watkins
arrest, and asked II he would bail him.
He refused togo near the station, and ac-
cortingiy he was arrested last evening.
Cornell was also arrested, but the officers
are satisfied he Is not connected with the
affair in q criminal manner.
Watkins was taken by McAIahon over to
the room in which he had convicted him.
sell, and given an explanation Of the man.
nor in which it had been done. Being
asked il lie would say who the other guilty
parties were, he would not reply, and re.
mains stolidty indifferent to his fate.
TIE ARRESTED pARTIEs.
John Watkins, the chief mover in the al.
legged rascality, is old enough to know bet.
ter. For 90 years he has been among the
living, Is married, but has parted from his
family through jealousy. The woman with
whom he became intimate here, and whose
tongue was turned TO such good use, came
from Sandusky some time ogo. She is also
married, but does not live with her hus.
band. Ferguson Is about ten or fifteen
years Watkins senior, very frank-ap-
pearing man, and also married. His fam.
lily reside in Wheeling or Bridgeport, Just
across the river. Cornell is married, but
his family is at presentin New York State.
He is tho youngest Of the three.
Watkins aud Ferguson came here from
Wheeling last spring, and entered into the
FIGURING business with +. n. Quayle, each
possessing q third interest, for which S5 900
each was paid. Later, Quayle sold out 10
Cornell, brother.in-law. Watkins has
not made any effort to have his bail fixed
and remains at the Central. Ferguson's
bail was fixed lust night ut $4,000, but he
was unable TO procureit. Cornell has been
released on 81 900 The charge against the
first two Is that OF arson in setting fire to
the Toledo Mills, and destroying property
to the amount Of $4,000.
Hamilton& Ford will appear for Fergu.
son, when the case is heard, which It is
thought will be on Monday.
Late this afternoon Watkins and Fergu-
son were removed to the county jail pend
ding trial. Kumler and Murray lave b zen
retained by the latter.
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THE TAnIFF COMMIssION.
The Opposition 20 q in Committee

The Opposition to Il In COInmIttee-A
Prospective Debate.
Special Dispatch to the lntellIsOnCOr
WASHINGTON, January 94.-The Sub
Committee OF the Committee of Ways.and
Means, Of which Mr.. Kasson is Chairman,
appointed to consider the revision Of the
tariff, met to-day. The bill to create a
thrift commission was under discussion,
and no conclusion was reached when The
Sub Committee adjourned to meet on Fri.
day next.
A Republican member Of the sub-com.
mite said tonight: "There appears to be
some difference OF opinion among my usso-
ciatcs regarding the report on this bill, and
as its friend, think the gentlemen who
have most urgently advocated it in the
past should make known their continued
approval Of it now There is a desire on
the part OF some members OF the commit
tee to frame bill independent Of the Com-
mission, and the various interests, viz:
those tavoring high protection, moderate
protectioA and considerable reduction OF
duties, are notall agreed"
The committee to-day also agreed to re-
port favorably to the House McKinley's
bill, providing that no article of iron or
steel shall be admitted at lower rate OF
duty than that imposed upon the goods in
the shape or form in which they Inst ex.
listed prior to passing into the article on
which duty is to believed. When this bill
is taken up in the House it will immediate.
ly precipitate tariff debate, tho end Of
which no man now can forsee.
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YIRGINGA AFFAIRs.
New Railroad erprIacs-InIunctiou
Granted A Receiver.


Granted A Receiver.
Special Dispatch to the iatelIgeneos
WASHINGTON, January PA Richmond
special says: In the House Of Delegates
Monday bill was introduced TO incorpS-
rate tho Pittsburgh & Virginia Railroad
Company. Itproyidcs for the construction
Of the railroad from Pittsburgh, Pa, along
the waters of Cheat River and the South
Branch Of the Potomac River, in West Viz
ginia, and thence to the valley Of the James
River, in Virginia.
Cassius F. Lee, OF Alexandria, Receiver
Of the Washington & Ohio railroad, has
been granted an injunction by Judge Wall.
ford, Of the Circuit Court, restraining the
superrisou Of Fairfax county from seizing
the rolling stock OF said road, and particu'
ularly one w. F. Errett, Deputy Treasurer
Of said county, from levying on or inter
! ferlug with the rolling stock OF the road fol
taxes, the property being in the hands o.
the Court Receiver.
In tho suit OF Henry Lewis and others
Judge Boyd, Of Ohio county, West Virginia
has granted restraining order to th'
counsel OF the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
AGAINST the Second Auditor Of West Vir
ginia from collecting taxes the comPan!
claiming that, under It's charter from tn
State, It's property Is exempt from taxation
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.NATIOXAL NOrES.
Congressional Affairs and Current
Capital News and Gossip.

CouSrcxSfOuaI Affairs and CurFent
Capital News and Gossip.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The House
Committee on Ways and Means has
authorized Representative Mckinley to re-
port to the House, with favorable recon-
incubation, the following bill fixing the
rate OF duty on manufactures OF iron, steel,
etc: Be 1t enacted that Title SO OF the Re-
vised Statutes be amended by adding to
schedule f OF said Title the following;
Provided, that on all iron or steel and on
all manufactured wares, vessels and articler
OF iron or steel, or OF which such metals or
either of them shall bc component part
or material of chief value, whether Who'll.
ly or partially manufactured, there shall be
levied, collected and paid less rate Of duty
than the duty imposed upon said goods or
upon any part or material OF said goods in
any OF the forms in which they last existed
prior to their passing into the form or ar
ticle on which the duty is to be levied,
this act shall not apply to nor in any man
ner affect theartiCles specifically enument~
VI III tulS LItIG by IuclI CUIuuleTClhl uCSlS-
nation, but shall only apply to articles
designated in this Title as manufactures OF
steel, or OF which steel shall be the COM
ponent part not otherwise provided for,
steel in any form not otherwise provided
for manufacturers, articles, vessels and
wares not Otherwise provided Tor, OF iron or
which iron shall be the component ma.
terial or the chief metals unmannfactured
not otherwise provided for, and castings ol
iron not otherwise provided for"
The Presidens will, within the next two
weeks, send in a large majority Of the all.
important nominations now claiming at,
tention.
1t is understood that no public reception
will be held by the President until after
the LenteD season. A series Of State din.
ners arc in contemplation.
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The total Of $4,000 was paid to Ferguson
by Mator Rodgers, although it was suspect.
ed at the time that there was something
crooked about tho fire; and we
venture to say that in the light OF the de.
veIopments in regard 10 the Toledo fire
many men when they read this account
this morning will wag their heads and re-
mark. ~ told you So"
Only week ago Major Rodgers received
a letter from Ferguson dated at Toledo,
saying that tho insurance on the Toledo
mills had been adjusted and settled, which
statement Is not true II VIC credit the cor
Feetness Of the reports Of the Toledo pa
pcrs.
That "the way OF the transsressor is
hard" and "that murder will out" finds
fresh verifcation III the story OF the career
OF Mcssrs. Ferguson and Watkins.
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TRIPPED UP ATLAST.
woE fERovsoM,sEoLLY


The following articles respecting two
gentlemen, former residents Of this city,
and until recently actively engaged in bust.
ness here, will be read with consuming in
terest. The developments are Of highly
important character, and explain in meas
ure the burning Of the Wheeling City
FIGURING mills in March last. While the
story related below may not surprise u few,
It shows that tho suspicious aroused about
the cause Of tho Rre in this city were not
wholly uniounded. Our special from
Toledo gives the status Of the case up to
last evening
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taarileiti Men,orlal SerYlce,.


ePeClNl DlsPRICN 70 Tie INEelIlgencer
WASHINGTON, January 24.-It is practi,
calIy decided that the Garfield memorial
services will be held within the coming
month OF February. There was some talk
Of holding these services on some historic
date like the twenty.second day of Feb
ruary, or the fourth day OF March. Mr..
Mckinley, who is chairman Of the commit.
tee, had an interview with Mr.. Blaine re.
garding the matter, and at the formers
suggestion Mr.. Blaine agreed to set the
date previous to the twelfth day OF Feb.
ruary within few days.
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NEwARE, n, j., january 2.-In tho
Gaines murder case yesterday the judge
charged the jury that Il was settled law in
New Jersey that il the accused man has
sufficient mind to distinguish between
right and wrong, and could control his
conduct under ordinary circumstances, he
could not acqait himself on the plea .oi
irresistible impulse. Thereupon the jury
brought in q verdict Of murder in the tlrss
1AOFnn
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nooIse,l For penth.

HARnrs8uRd, Pa, January p. Governor
Hoyt issued death warrants 10 Frank and
Henry Rumberger, OF Dauphin county
James lNealing, Of Clearfeld county
Frank Small, OF Allegheny county, james
Allison, OF Indiana county, and Jonathan
and Urian Mayer, Of Snyder county, anC
fixed the 24th Of March for their execution
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sr. Loyts, January 24-Dionycio Garcia,
a mnil messenger in the postofEice at Laredo,
Texas, and Fernando Garcio, connected
with the Laredo Ti@ss office, both belong
ing to highly respectable families, we're ar
rested night before last for robbing the
mails. The robbery has been going on for
six months, and some eight hundredletters
arc said to have been stolen since the Isl
OF December.
Mary NJ. Londrum, IN orphan, and one
Of a plumber OF yopng women sent West
from New York not long ago, was run ovel
and killed by q freight train on the NJ, X
( 7 railroadtour miles from Booneville,yes
terdnv.
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nItte,l pItt.hnrrh.

PrrrsBuRor, January 24.-Fifteen new
cases OF smallpox in Pittsburgh and six in
Allegheny City were reported to4he Board
Of Health to-day, Twenty deaths occurred
In this city from the disease las. week,
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THE wMEEI.lNG FIRE.
Tho Sequel to the ConGngratiOn ol
Saturday Night Maenh oH 1881

sPNNNNA ~ ol
saturday Night March 90, 1851.
The burning Of the Wheeling City Mills,
near Twentieth and Main streets, South
Side, on the night of March 26, 1881, will
be distinctly recalled by our readers, not SC
much on account OF the extensive property
destroyed but because it followed in thu
wake OF series OF disastrous fires oc
curing within thirty hours OF each other
among them being Mendel's furniture
factory. The City Mills were discovered to
be on FIRE between and 8 o'clock OF the
evening mentioned above, and being o
frame structure and highly inHammable
material were soon totally destroyed il
spite OF the heroic exertions of the firemen
Nor did the work Of destruction cease with
the obiitGntion Of the Touring mill, for be
fore the fire could be controlled the flames
had spread to adjoining property, wipinl
out Bernard Bach's wagon shops, anL
Gerard & Tuttlc's wire works, besides
badly damaging adjacent dwellings ant
property, making the total losses foot uE
nearly 5000.
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Special Dlspatch TO the lntelligeneer.
wAsulNsToS, January q. THE commit
tee appointed to audit the accounts Incl
dental to the illness Of General Garfield
have had a very fair success in sccatingths
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that he and Ferguson had planned the
burning Of the mill for the insurance mon
ey. They were "gotng to skin Cornell, to
use his expression, whom they diSliked.
From time to time they had added a
thousand dollars to the Insurance, on var
ious pretexts, sueh rs putting in new ma
chinery, repairs, ETC., until the amount had
reached $1,000 On the principle that
two men can make more figures than one,
they we're determined to rob Cornell.
The mill was not making any money,
and Watkins and Ferguson wanted
to get their money out Of II. On the night
Of the fire, he said, the mill shut down at
o o'clock as usual, He did not leave until
s o'clock, short time before the fire was
discovered, At half.past I Ferguson re.
turned, and the two started the fire on the
second floor ut the foot Of three elevators
running in different directions. Then they
left, Ferguson going to his boarding house
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Is heated by a small stove, the pipe Of
which passes through the middle room, Ia
which the chimney is located. The build
ing is an old one and tho hole being the
worse for usage made very suitable open
ing through which the conversation in the
front room
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soMrrirrNo WRONG Anorr IT.

He was not prepared at that time, how
ever, to make his thoughts known. Chief
Avery was not the only one whose sus-
piCions were aroused. Detective Nc
Mahan, who has had something to do with
similar eases before and proven his ability
TO handle them, saw what he believed 10
bea "nigger in the wood pile, to use COM
mon phrase, and at once set about trying
TO solve the mystery in which the affair
was at that time involved. Thcproprietors
OF the mill expressed their entire ignorance
Of any knowledge Us to how the fire might
have originated, unless it WIS from friction,
and to any one else than detective OF un-
tiring energy the probability OF ever learn
ing anything definite on the subject would
have seeMedan utter imposSibiiity. Several
days passed before clue was obtained.
When once secured, however, it was closely
followed up, and by unceasing labor De-
tective McM&han has at last uncovered
what he believes TO be true solution OF
the mystery, and has arrested the parties
whom he has reason 10 believe were i'm.
pliCated in the affair. Whether he is right
or wrong remains TO be seen.
TIE PlRsT CLUE
the detective secured was through n woman
with whom J. H. Watkins, one OF the
members OF the firm, was more or less con.
fdential. The officer learned that to this
woman q word or two had been dropped
that tended to show that Watkins knew
more or less about the cause Of the fire.
How to find out how much he knew was
the first question which very naturally sug.
gested itself to the Officer. Watkins Is
A srIREwD MAN, FULL OF BUSINESS,
although well advanced in years and nat.
uruliy enough would be the last person 10
make any admission II he thought they
could be used with any advantage against
him, Knowing that he was intimate with
the woman, who by the way was not fat
behind him in the matter OF shrewdness
1t was .decidedI TO approach him through
that quarter. She became willing accom-.
plice in the effort to ferret out the myste-
~, when the matter was suggested to her
and by combined effort with one or two
others the evidence was secured that will
be produced against Mr.. Watkins at an
early date when be is called into Court Il
answer charge OF arson.
A suite OF rooms in small building OF
Adams street between Huron and ErieWert
/ engaged, and Il was at this place that III,
meetings we're held. They were exceilen
quarters for the purpose for which the,
were intended. Entering the buildinj
from either front or rear person first ha(
to climb pair ot stairs which led into
hallway. Two doors opened out Of tn
hallway, one into q room nearest the stree
i and the other into room situated at tn
irear Of the building, A third room wa
, between these and It was in this that tn
detcctiYe and whoever he pleased to seleS
as witnesses were secreted. Watkins an
the woman occupied the troat room Ehic