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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-23
WASHINGTON, PA.
Peculiar Case-Serious Accident
washington's birthday Students
JOke-Electfon.
Special 10 the Register


WASHINGTON, Pa, February 1.-The
death Of Miss Harper, of Union township,
last week, recalls to mind the wonderful
manner in which her life was sustained.
For about fifteen years she has been aiflict-
ed with q peculiar disease, which for
months at q time prevented her from eat
ing or drinking anything, and yet during
those periods she did not become emaciated
or weakened.
William Bexmire, a huckster, travelling
the upper ten mile plank road the front
wheel of his wagon sunk into mud hole
and he was thrown out, when two wheels
of the heavily loaded wagon passed over
his abdomen. The extent Of his injuries
have not been ascertained
Although the weather is cold and snowy,
the students OF Washington and Jefferson
College are celebrating Washington birth
dny by q masked parade.
II appears that the students OF Waynes-
burg college enjoy joke as well as other
persons. A few days ago, as President
Miller opened Professor Snyder's room and
entered he was met by a pair OF horns
which did not appear very inviting. The
doctor Jumped upon table and called for
help, but the COW seemed pleased with her
quarters and was in no hurry to depart.
Finally some OF the students made flank
movement by going on the outside, raising
a window and driving her out OF the room
into the hall and out through the back
door.
The result OF the election in this place,
yesterday, was mixed. The Republicans
have a majority OF two in the council, but
the Democrats succeeded in electing
Judges OF election in three out OF the four
wards. Last year the Republicans had con
troll of the four election boards. A.
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OIL Produetioa.

BRADFORD. February 22.-The producers
committee have issued the following re-
port of the producing Of Bradford field for
:january: Stocks from 800 wells averaged
"a G. 10 barrels January !, and 96 barrels
February I, an increase Of 10 40 barrels
per we'll in January. The gross stocks in
all private iron tanks in the Bradford field
increased. 70 barrels daily. According to
these figures the average daily production
of the Bradford field, exclusive OF REchburg
district for January was 1885 barrels, .
decrease Of 3,029 barrels from December
yialI
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More Star-Route indictments.

WASHINGTON, February 22.--In addition
to being presented for indictment for con-
Spiracy, in the Star-route cases, additional
Presentments were brought in against the
f0n~wing yesterday afternoon: J. Il. Mi
ner, for perjury in connecGon with the
route from Bismarck 10 Fort Keogh, and
n, q r,,,sfo From, Ct. t'horls- a. -
J. l.. Sanderson, for perjury in connection
with the route from Pueblo to Rosita, and
the route from Trinidad to Madison City;
NJ. c. Reerdell, for Subornation OF perJu-
nv in connection with the route from Raw
ling to White river, John w. Peck, for
perjury in connection with the route from
Kearney, Neb., to Kent and the route
from Eugene City to Bridge Creek, Col.
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CONFEDERATE TRIBUTe.'
Resolutions by Ex-Confederates to Mrs.
Garfield.

CLEVELAND, O, February 22.-C. A. With.
ers. James ID. Cam pbell, II. +. hruhe ana
Ferdinand Schwartz, a committee appoint
ed by the ey.C Confederate soldiers resident
in Cincinnati and vicinity, arrived this
morning. bringing with them memorial
tribute to James A. Garfield, in the form
of euogistic and sympathetic resolutions,
engrossed on parchment and framed IN
yaricololed Tennessee marble, highly pol
ished and cut from single BLOCK ABOUT
two feet square, with the United states
coat of arms, in Mexican onyx, inlald at
each corner.
The committee called upon Mrs. Garfield
this fsrenoOn, selecting Washington s
Birthday as an appropriate time, ana iorm'
ally presented the testimonial, MAJOR Z.
A Withers, formerly Adiutant General OF
General J. H. Morgan's staff, making the
following address:
II is with mingled feelings OF gratitica'
tion and regret that ] have the honor,
madame, of presenting to you this memo
rial of the eX. Confederate soldiers OF Gin
cinnati. 1t is gratifying that we can
truthfully and ieelingly unite our voice:
in commendation of the lamented head
with those of the many thousands oi .
common people and the occasion which
called for such sentiments is as painful IN
lis recollection and as fully deplored by tbs
neople OF the South as by those ofany otheI
Section. The unanimity with which these
resolutions were passed, and the expires
sions conveyed therein, speak more thar
any words of mine, and you can res
assured. madame that in them IS yoiceG
the tribute of all old soldiers OF the Soutt
TO the sterling worth OF the late President
Mrs. Garfield, with a great effort repress
ed her emotion. while the old mother o
the lato Presidvnt wept violently. Botf
ladies were clad in deepest mourning. ih'
late Presidents widow, her voice trembling
with emotion, replied to the address o
General Withers as follows:
GEyTHEMEN-I am very grateful to you
and TO those from whom this beautifu
Gift comes. both for its sake and the senti
ment you express.
The two Mesdames Garfield then exam
ined the Memorial gift, and expressed thei
admiration OF the frame to Mr.. hnipe, IL
maker. who said: my heart went out Il
svmnathy for the President. yolunteere'
10 make that frame, and made it, so ths
il NAV remain a standing testimony o
Southern sentiment.
Cen. Withers added: And moreover
we want to show these Northern politician
that we e1-Confederates are not as black a
they try to make US out"
The younger Mrs. Garfield responded
ut had always been the Generals creates
wish that there be no North or south III
earnest desire was to see united country
and had he liyedr-here her grief over
came her and the sentence was unfinished
After brief silence, courtesies were e1
changed, and the visitors withdrew. dri'
ing TO Lake View cemetery, where Gal
| fields casket lies in q vault.
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EnsfSinck Trains.

PHrLApELrmA. February 22.-rhe Penn
sylvania railroad has put on experiment
air-brake livestock freight trains TO run
cattle through from the West with as little
delay a. possible. The intention is to
average twenty. eight miles an hour from
Chicago and as few unloadings Tor feeding
as the condition of the cattle will permit.
The idea in making these tests for dispatch
i'm cattle trains is to compete with the re-
frigerator business. the refrigerator car nov
being used for the transportation OF
slaughtered beef being claimed as all ad-
vantage over the livestock transportation
under the old style.
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NRNeti Eloquent

in his encomiums. He told the President
that Maxwell was one of the most remark
able men on the continent; that he was
not only grounded in the everlasting
principles Of the law and versed in their
application. but, in addition to all this,
that he was a man of large views and broad
conceptions. profound, without being OBJ
scure, and original without being erratic.
In fact, Mr. President" said the Colonel,
concluding one of his eulogistic periods,
and pausihg moment TO get his second
wind, Il consider Judge Maxwell the
finest lawyer in the United States
We'll" said the President, with a twinkle
in mis- eve. IF he lis. he has developed a
remarkable faculty of keeping it to himself.
IAS
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Vaccine Points.

WASHINGTON. February 22.-The House
Committee on Public Health have agreed
TO the Senate bill for the disposal OF vac
cine points. with amendments providing
for their distribution through the State
and municipal authorities. boards OF
health and regularly licensed physicians.
A subcommittee consisting OF Van nArnam,
Rosencranz and Aiken. was appointed, to-
day, to consider the various bills to pre-
vent the introduction and spread OF con-
t,oious and infectious diseases.
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Foreign Coffee Market.

ST. IOrIs. February 22.-The st. Louis
Grpccr will publish the following special
cablegram tomorrow:
Rio De JANEIRo, February 22.-The aver
age daily receipts since February Sth, $500
bags; stock to-day, 10000 bags; sales for
the United States, $4,000 bags; sales for
Europe 10000 bags Rate of sterling ex-
change 2O7s pence; lay down cost at New
fair. 90 cents. This shows a decrease in
the daily receipts since last week OF $500
bags: increase in stock, 10000 bags; decrease
in sales for the United States, 5000 bags;
decrease in sales for Europe, 10000 bags.
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ONE ON COL. BEN.
How His EIoauenee Was Thrown Away
on One Occasion. AT Least.

WASHINGTON, February 22.-The PreSi-
dents close-mouthedness has passed into
proyerb here but he occasionally gets OIL
a good thing when pressed too closely for
an answer. and one of his latest was gotten
of at the expense of Col. Wilson. your
genial representative from the First dis
trict. The Colonel, believing that the Bib
lical statement that a man who does not
take care of his own is worse than an inti-
del, applies to Republicans as we'll as DEM
ocrats, was trying to give President Arthur
some intelligent conception of the legal
capacity of his townSman. Judge Maxwell,
who rs have before stated, is u candidate
for a seat on the bench of the Court OF
Claims. He
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A(olIege Outrage.

HAxoyER, n. H., February 22.-Arthur
Lucas. a freshman, who was TO speak at
the yarmouth class supper, held in Mon.
treal. tonight, was abducted by the sopho.
mores, last evening. and aken to White
River Junction and locked up. He refuses
to divulge the names Of the abductors, a
promise having been eracted from him
before he was allowed liberty. The fresh
men are very indignant, and trouble Is ex'
pected If the participants in the outrage
are discovered.
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Good subject for the Hangman.

NEw ORLEANS, February 22.-lesterday
Victor Elois, an Italian, brutslly murdered
his wife. a young Irish woman on the
street. Three months ago they eloped and
were married. Drunkenness caused his
wife to leave home. Yesterday while roll
ing baby carriage Elois plunged dirk
into her back. 1t entering the right lung.
The woman ran into yard, Eiois follow
ing but was prevented from using the dirk
a second time. The woman died in eight
minutes. The citizens captured the muir
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The Chester Disaster.

CHESTER. Pa, February 22,-The verdict
of the Coroner's jury on the recent ex-
plosion here, by which eighteen lives were
lost, is that the explosive material kept in
the Porter building were in amount greater
than the Ordinance permits, and the city
authorities are highly censurable in per-
nlitting such manufacture in the city
limits. The Jury recommends that Prof.
Samuel Jackson, for maintaining the
dangerous institution in populated
district. and Chas. Vanhorne, for leading
the firemen into danger by assuring them
there was none, be held to the next term
of the court
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Closing the Bucket shops.

CHICAGO. February 22.-The Chicago
Board of Trade. following in the foot
stems OF the New York Produce
Exchange, has inaugurated vigorous war
fare against the numerous bucket shops
which abound in the neighborhood OF the
Chamber of Commerce, and proposes mere
after not 10 allow the Gold and Stock Com
pany to furnish these open boards with
their quotations. The Board OF Trade
quotations are the basis upon which the
bucket shops do business, and without
them their occupation will be gone.
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Lands for the Jewish Refugees

special saws Cardinal Manning presided at
an influential meeting of the executive
committee of the Mansion House fund for
the relief of Russo-Jewish refugees, and .
subcommittee was appointed to seiec;
places for the formation of agricultural
settlements. One thousand pounds was
placed at the disposal OF t5s committee,
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Fatal Hhootiag.

NORFOLK, February 22.-Two 20 ung men
of this city, named Elliott and PRAYER, got
into fight in barroOm on Main street,
last night, and being pushed into the street
continued the fight during which Prayer
was knocked into the gutter and shot four
times. Two shots, one in the stomach and
one in the left breast, il is believed will
cause death. Elliott was arrested and com.
mitted, and Prayer removed to the station.
house for treatment.
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woRcxsrrr, MAss., February n.=LA,t
Wednesday, solomon Richardson, OF Chafi'
ton, a well. .to-do farmer, was reported fsfsi,
" wounded by the accidental di:chafse o. o.
a gun. while riding on q load OF log Win
bis son and a neighbor. Today the son
confessed be shot his father, intending 70
kin him. He had carried the gun tse asys ~
awaiting a favorable opportunity, ana nfee
vbile Aliens back was turned
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regard. The plan Of having chairman Of
the Faculty was tried in our University
under Dr.. Scott, and the institution rsn
down and the attendance fell OF. Since
the accession Of President Thompson Il
had greatly improved. Thompson had
been pronounced q bitter partisan, bat
while he had positive views in politics, he
The University had never been more sue
cessful than now under acting President
Purinton. He is in fact discharging all
the duties of the President 50 far as put
ting the claims of the institution before
the public We could not have Presi-
dent who would do more for il in this
respect He does not assume TO dictate,
but he performs all the duties of the posi-.
ton. He referred to letters he had receiy-
ed from Chairman Harrison and Prof. Fon.
taine, of the Virginia University, both ad-
vising against the change, and sent the let.
tiers to the Clerk to be read.
Mr.. Moffett said he believed everything
ought to have q head. He hoped the
prevail. There is no Institution in the
State in which he felt more pride than in
the University. He thought there ought
to::be some center of responsibility in every
institution. This bill was an attempt to
model our University after that Of Vir.
ginia The latter has been q success but
not because OF its system of government
1t was declining and being outstripped by
younger institutions and hebelieved because
of this system. When the chairman Of
that institution and one Of its eminent
professors advised against the adoption OF
its system il ought to be conclusive. Mr..
Moffett further argued against the bill.
upon the matter of expense, claiming
that it would not diminish expense, etc,
and that under the Presidency Of Acting
President Purinton, which was embarrass.
ing because of the character OF his tenure,
it was still prospering.
Mr.. Ferguson read the law showing that
beyond doubt the Regents had full authority
in the matter, and ther, was no legislation
necessary and the Legislature ought to let
it alone.
The ayes and nays being called, the bill
was
Indefinitely Postponed
by the following vote:
The ayes were:
Messrs. Wilson Speaker Babb, Bell,
Brady, Cox, Davisson. Day, Ferguson,
Hall (of Barbour Hobbs. Hubbard, John
son, Kepner, McCord, McCrum, Mcneil,
Meadows. Moffett, Orr, Prince, Quarter,
Riley, Seabright, Sharp, Sheppard, Sim
clair, Steere, Watson. Wayt, Wells (of Ty.
ler), and Wilson (of Barbour-32.
The noes were:
Messrs. Beckwith, Depue, Floyd, Full
kerson. Grantham, Hackworth, Hall (of
Wetzcl), Holt, Irons, Lusk, Maxwell,
Munroe, Morrow, Poe, Settle, Siler, Syden-
stricker. Thompson, Tippett, and Wells
(of Marion)-2l.
Quarantine.
The bills providing for establishing quar-.
antine. was read third time, and the roll
being called majority was in favor OF its
passage, but some parliamentary objections
were raised on a motion TO reconsider, In
the midst of which Mr.. Cresap moved to
adjourn, which was carried, and the House
adjourned till to-day.
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GENERAL GOSSIP.
4 Dull Day-Porter's Case-"Truth'-
senator Browns PositiOn-West Sir-
ginia Elections

Special Dispatch TO the Register.
WASHINGTON, February 22-The city to-
day is given up to the "oldest inhabitant,"
the colored brethren. government associa-
tions, military parades, etc, and no busi-
ness was transacted at any of the Depart
mentS.
Thomas Allen, Member of Congress from
Missouri, is reported as dying, at the Ar
lington Hotel, from cancer of the stomach.
Mr.. Allen. in his younger years, was q
journalist in St. Louis, and afterward be-
came prominently identified with the rail-
road and political interests Of Missouri.
He was at one time candidate for Senator.
\ year ago he sold his interest in the St
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Rail
road for 6, 100000.
The F;H John Porter case has been re,
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Anlt.NFH0a.

Mnx.rKEE, February IA very lsrge
and earnest audience assembled in Plym-
outh Church. tonight 70 take action on
the Mormon question. The pripcipai
speakers we're 2. s. District Attorney u.
W. Hazelton. General Harrison, =. Hoo,rt'
and Rev j. n. Freeman. Strong resolu'
,ions, calling upon Congress 70 st once re
move the evil. were passed
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Hicks nust Hang This Time Sure.

CINCINNATI, February 22.-Major Hicks,
the negro. will certainly be hanged at Gov
ington this Friday, all efforts for respite
having failed He was to have been hang
ed some time ago, but taking the smallpox
saved him.
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Porter 20 be Restored.

WASHINGTON, February 22-The Presi-
dent and cabinet have, so it is semi-oftical-
ly announced, decided in favor of the res
toration of Fitz John Porter to the army.
The only question in connection with the
case that is undecided is as to Porter's
back pay. When cashiered he held the
rank US colonel of the regular army and as
major general of volunteers. The question
now is whether his back pay as major gen
eral would accrue 10 him up to reinstate-
ment, or whether it would terminate in
1866. when the other major generals were
mustered out of service. This question
has been referred to the attorney general
for his opinion. The president will nomi-
nate Porter as colonel of infantry to fill the
first vacancy, and Porter will probably ask
to be retired.
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Cnc.eo, February 1.-yaan n nSS G,.S;..n
vsrdman In the employ. Of the Encn
Southern railroad, vss shot sn1 .,Tiy ~
:. n anrn;n. Lv. Evans claims thst kcss-
m.,. .n,s ss..uItsd him for the purpose o. roo.
% hn.x hnt a. the latter has borne 2 sooo
resgt.tion. I'm & the aaair is somewhat my'tef.
ioUA
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~. o..n.r city EleetIss.

PauapEIPnA. February p An analysis
Of the result OF yesterdays election shows
that the reformers have captured forty
seat, in Select and Common Councils and
that only ten of their opponents were sd suc,
Magistrate over Eisenburg. Democrat and
Reformer. by the slim majority Of 800 out
of total vote Of lis, 600.
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In the matter of forming a National
Association of Telegraphers the opera
tor, of st. Louis have adopted a resolu-
lion endorsing the action of the Pitts
hurgh operators, in calling a convention
to he held at that city the first Monday
in March, and will send delegates to- that
convention.
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back pay as Colonel will amount to Sll5.-
900.
The proceedings of the Court Martial in
the Flipper case, it is said, do not involve
his retirement, and he will probably re-
ceive a limited punishment.
Guiteau wants to republish his book
Truth, and asks his counsel to get the
manuscript from Corkhill.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, denies that
he is interested in any Independent move
ment, and says he will vote for the next
Democratic candidate for Governor of Geor-
gia and for President, and that the social
ed liberal movement in his State will ac-
complish nothing.
The impression prevails among those
best posted in the matter. that the Com
nittee on Elections will declare Cannon
not eligible, and that Campbell is not elect
ed, and order a new election for Delegate
in Utah.
The West Virginia delegation propose to
ask the passage of bill similar to that OF
two years since, to authorize the election
of the West Virginia members at the State
election in October until provision is made
for changing the time of holding the State
election to November. Lam.
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WASHlNGToN'S BIRTHDAY.
AtCinciuuRti.

CINCINNATI, February 22.-Washington' 5
Birthday was observed as a legal holiday,
but many stores remained open. There
was parade of military and other organi-
zationS during the day. and there were Il
number of private bills tonight.
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At Cincinnati.
Enhrnarv OD ~

CINCINNATI. February 22.-The river has
fallen nearly two feet from the highest
mark. and is falling rapidly. The weather
is clear and cold. Advices from up the
river say it is still rising, and it may rise
again here but the cold weather gives
promise that the worst is over. No change
in the ,ituation
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Firein an Erie Bank Building.

ERIE. Pa, February 22.-The Dime Bank
tenement building, corner Fourth and
French, was nearly destroyed by fre last
about S coo.
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Al San FrauciscO.

SAN FRAycrSco. CAL. February 22.--
Washington's birthday was observed by "a
general suspension of business display OF
bunting aEd review Ct the National
Guard
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The production of tea in Japan is
.sdily increasing, and now reaches
~, a. I'M. .OOO pounds annually.
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Ordered RoFae.

EEELS, February 22.-The North Ger
a "a t''viie states that Gen. SkObeloff has
=, - -lved orders to return Immediately TO
-. ie;cTSburg.
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Philadelphia dispatch says: The
s+spds Of reform claim great victory
,rsr the gas trust candidates in yester-
,,y's election.
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Tho CAV and wicked ''Jsrdin'Mabille"
c,Psris is no more. The land has been
"A for building lots.
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p-sdlaugh was expelled from the
,,,,.e Of Commons, yesterday, by q
,.,,s of vi TO IS.
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Suffering In the SOnth.

WASHINGTON, February 22-There seems
to be more truth in the reports OF distress
in eastern Arkansas and northern LOuisi-
ana than has been supposed. Congressman
Dunn, of Arkansas. has received number
of letters and dispatches from public oth-
cials. prominent citizens, and the chair
man OF the Relief Commission, setting
forth this danger in strong terms. and he
has introduced a resolution to authorize
the Secretary of War TO issue rations, in
his discretion, and extend such other aid as
shall appear to be necessary. The resolu'
ton has been referred to the Committee on
AnnrnnriatiOns
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The Comptroller of the Currency Yes
trriay authorized the Fulton National
Bank, Of Lancaster, Pa, 70 commence
business with a capital of S2OO,O9O, and
the First National Bank of Baton Rouge,
La. tn commence with a capital Of
NrnrNN.