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St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
Cadet Whitaker.
WASHINGTON, March %.

..... WASHINGTON, March g.
A general order was issued from the Adju-
tant-Generars Office to-day, giving the find
ings of the court-martial i'll the case of Cadet
johnson c. Whitaker, United States Military
Academy, together with the orders of the
President, signed Yesterday, disappearing OF
the proceedings and sentence OF the court,
and directing that Whitaker be released from
arrest. The court-mart,al found Whitaker
guilty on both of the two charges against
him. viz, conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman, and false swearing before the
Court of Inquiry at West Point, together with
the various specifications under the charges.
The sentence Of the court, which is rendered
imperative by the Presidents disapproval,
was that he s'be dishonorably discharged from
the military service of the United States, and
compelled to pay fine of one dollar, and to be
thereafter confined at hard labor for one year
in such penitentiary as the reviewing author
ity may designate"
The reasons given by the President for dis
approving the findings are: "That on the
trial the court-martial, Notwithstanding the
objection of the accused, admitted in evidence
to be used by experts in handwriting as stand
ards of comparison with the note Of warning,
which is the subject of the second specitica-
ton of the first charge, and of the third speci-
tication of the second charge, number OF pa
pers testified to be in the handwriting of the
accused which papers were not in
evidence for any other purpose than to
be used as such standards, and were used
by the experts, and that . large amount
of testimony in supported the above
mentioned two specifications by such ex
perts based on their comparison of these stand
ards with the note of warning was introduced
on the part Of the prosecution, and the Attor-
new General being of the opinion, concurring
therein with the Judge Advocate General Of
the Army, that the aforementioned papers
were improperly admitted in evidence, and
that there is In that respect error in the pro-
ceedings OF the court in relation to material
issuc.n
St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
A Snake and a Centipede.

A gentleman living near here, of close
observation, was called by his wife to
witness q strange spectacle that lay in
the path before her. When he came up
he found it to be a battle between a
centipede and striped snake near three
feet long. He called to another gentle
man, and they watched the contest with
interest. The centipede, with wonder
full activity, darted upon the snake and
caught him by the neck, from which no
effort of the snake could dislodge him.
The snake turned, twisted and dashed
himself, at times standing almost on
his head, and again on his tail, SEEM
ing to be in agony. In the meantime
the worm was cutting through the
neck of the snake. When the snake
became still the worm would loose his
hold and move Oft several inches, but if
the snake moved he would dart upon
him in an instant and go to cutting
again. After little the snake was still,
and the centipede stretched himself out
and began to fill himself with the blood
of the snake. This he did rapidly, and
the gentlemen could mark the increase
of his size, until all the blood seemed to
be drawn from the snake and the worm
had gotten very large. The head of the
snake was nearly cut off, and he was
dead. One of the observers, with his
knife, cut off the head of the now al
most torpid worm, and let out more
than two tablespoonful of the blood
which it had eaten from its prey
Crockett Patron.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
FREAKS OF A SOMNAMBULIST.

Johnny I. Robertshad been drum
mer-boy in one of the regiments of
New York State Volunteers. and at the
close of the war, after lettering about
his old home in Auburn few months,
importuned me to accompany him to the
West. In our youthful fancy we pictured
the Great West as an Eldorado, and
Chicago as its capital. To this capital,
therefore, we directed our course, but,
like thousands who had preceded us,
we arrived there only to be disappointed.
The posies we had expected to find
seemed as remote as the fountain of
youth proved to De Leon. We were
discouraged, however, only afternumer-
Gus adventures and failures common to
boys who had for the first time invaded
a large city. Then we turned our backs
upon the mythical capital, and sought
employment at Mosherville, among the
agricultural districts of Michigan. Dur
ing our brief stay in Chicago, my
companion for the first time developed
the peculiarities of somnambulist.
The excitement incident to the days
adventures continued with him at
night, and yocalized his dreams. The
phenomenon was novelty to me, and
/ naturally encouraged it. Neither Of
us had had much experience in earning
our bread after the Scriptural code, and
helaboriouslife of a farm therefore taxed
us severely. Upon young Roberts the
work was particularly arduous, and
this burden, together with the recent
excitement experienced, tended to ag-
gravate his mental eccentricity ma
terially.
By days we were inseparable, and by
night we lodged in small bedroom
opening into the sitting-room of a large
farmhouse. To this room there was
but one window, which was within a
few feet of the ground. We always
went to our bed together, and rarely
without engaging in some cheerful con-
yersation. So suddenly would my COM
panion fall asleep, that in our converse
there was scarcely lull, and the only
means had Of determining that he had
lapsed into the land Of his vivid dreams
was BY an abrupt change in the sub
iect Of the colloquy, or by some r.
rational remark.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
Mrs. Elsie Won Koebber, a philar

Mrs. Elsie Won Koebber, a philan-
thropic German lady, is in New York,
consulting with its prominent citizens
for the organization of special move
ment looking to the immigration Of
German women to this country, to their
protection on the voyage, and to the
securing of employment on their arrival
here. From her statement it appears
that the constant exodus of young men
from that country leaves surplus of
women, and that at present there are
100000 more women than men there,
and these women find it difficult to live
where the two sexes are 50 unbalanced
in numbers. Christian Union.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22

The speech from the thrown-Don''
hit fellow when he is down.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
VALUE OF POLITICAL PETITIONS.
A 'Western C0ngrcAsnlRh'A Account o
His Early Experiences.

A 'Western COnErcHslllRh'A Account ol
His Early Experiences.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-A Western
Congressman was recently discussing with
friend the necessity for the passage o.
the Pendleton Civil Service bill. The con
versation turned upon the selection o.
country postmas.ers, and certain trials tc
which the pending bill offers no remedy
The Congressman was reminded Of biz
first official experience in that line, which
was as follows:
II had hardly reached Washington" he
said, when received by mail u petition
for the removal OF postmaster in my dis
trict and for u change in the location Of hi4
office. Charges Of a serious nature were
mude against tho man, and eiehty.three
citizens Of the vicinity signed the petition
for his removal. determined to begin
right and have no underhand work in such
matters, 30 sent tho document to the post
master, whom Ind always believed to be
D good man, and told him plainly that as
the charges were Of serious nature, and
were so abundantly sustained by the evi.
dence OF his ncjghbors, he would probably
lose his place unless he could make a clear
showing that they were not true.
an about a week l received his reply.
lie inclosed Il petition for his retention
signed by the same eighty.three citizens
who bad signed the petition ior his re,
moyal aud the appointment OF his COM
petitor. The Postmaster wsggishly re-
marked in his letter that. US the petitioners
all lived at some distance and none Of them
were served at his Office, he had been some.
what delayed In getting them; but, as ]
seemed to want their testimony, he thought
be would sec them all. I haven't, added
the Congressman, placed 30 much weight
upon tie representations Of petitioners
since as | should haye done but for thit
little if,cHleut,'" tu..rN r. -5f.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28

nal, reaching u few small holdings, US having
money In the treasury, the company had
already paid the dividend rs on other
occasions As this Is part Of 4 scheme 10
influence tho stock Il Is caimed that fur.
ther proceedings on the other side may be
looked for. IGilIS lNlI,f M =
The, Commercial says: A reporter called
this afternoon Mt the office OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company and saw the
law officers, who said I'VE have been
asked to make motion before the Court,
which Il granted will stay the effect OF the
injunction until the matter can come up
before the Court Of Appeals. The argu-
ment Of this motion will doubtless take
place tomorrow. with regard 10 the on
joining OF company against the payment
Of dividends on the $l5,59G, 500 worth Of
capital stock, It was said the payment Of
the dividend began as sson as 1t was de-
clared rs Is usually the custom with the
company and without any knowledge Of
the Court intending 10 grant an injunction
to prevent such payment. The payments
began about December 18th, and by this
time nineteen.twentieths Of the amount
has been paid. 1t would, therefore, be
now very difficult to select from the whole
capital Of $4,000, 900 the precise Sl5,526,
5!0 against the payment OF which the
Company has been enjoined. When the
dividend has been declared, u specific day
for itspayment is mentioned for the con-
veniencc OF book keeping, but it had yet
to be learned TINT there was any law to
prevent money being paid at once il con-
yenient as soon as it had been declared.
The declaration Of a dividend sets aside u
certain portion Of surplus cummings to be
paid to stockholders, and when 30 declared
cannot be used in any other way by the
company, but belongs TO the individual
stockholders. It's payment to them, there
fore, is only placing in their hands what is
legitimately their own. and il Il specific day
is mentioned the object is to fix u time by
which the money shall be 80 transferred,
but does not compel the company to hold
i in their handsuntiI that specified period.
The payment OF dividends in advance OF
the specified day is, therefore, nothing new,
as can be easily shown in court il neces.
lNrv
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
OHIO LAND CASES.

Southern OHIO. Farmers In Danger 0i
Being OuHted.
From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-Secretary
Teller was engaged to-day in hearing IN
argument on the application Of jeremiah
Hall for a land patent based upon Vir.
ginia military warrant Of location in Ohio.
Although in this particular Gase there IRE
only $50 acres Of land involved, still it is u
very important one. for the reason that
upon the decision OF the Secretary may de.
pend the title to more than 1000 acres Of the
finest farming lands in Southern Ohio.
Should Secretary Teller decideto issuea pat
ent in his case numerous other patents OF
the same kind will have to be issued and
this will open the why to endless litigation
in the Courts between the present occu.
pants Of these farms, who obtained the Ii.
lie to their lands under IN error OF the
State law, and the new claimants who
would base their titles upon the Virginia
Military warrant location and the secre.
tary's decision. Hall argued on his own
behalf and ex.Representative Shellabarger
Of Ohio, and Judge Lawrence Represented
the State.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
DON'T PAN OUT.
The Failure OF the New Forest County
OIL Field.

AHe fNlIu5eO OI tne New fOre&t County
OIL Field.
TITrsvlLLE, Pa. December o7.-The action
Of the oil trade has lately been directed
to Forest county Us the coming oil field,
which was to counteract the decline which,
had taken place in the production Of all
the old fields. The new wells Ia Forest
county to.wit: The Anchor, the Reno and
the Grandin caused the lutte great and I'm.
expected decline IN the oil market. The
supposition was that these wells opened
up IN oil field OF magnitude. This theory
received the first blow by the striking OF
the Murphy well, which WAS equivalent to
dry hole in. this field. There
still remained n very probabie
outlet or extension by the drilling of the
Fielding and Henne wells, south OF the
Cooper tract and east OF tue Murphy well,
on u forty:five degree line with the
Anchor Oil Company's well. This
we'll was completed to-day and was great
disappointment to its owners and Il great
surprise to the trade by It's
coming in practically dry. This
when taken In connection with
the small wells and dry wells forms cor
don two.thirds around the supposed field
and entirely negatives the belt theory and
reduces the new territory to compara.
lively small pool.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28

On Saturday next-only two days hence
Republican primaries will be held to
nan,e candidates for Mayor, City Sergeant,
City Clerk, Wharf Master and members Of
Council. Republicans owe it to themselves
and to the people to place in the field the
best material they can command. This
will not be done by chance. The best
men in each ward must select those whom
they think worthy OF their support-and
support them ut the primaries with the
vigor Of hard work and the convincing
force OF numbers. There must be concert
OF action in every ward, or the nominees
will not come up to the popular demand.
The good men must do what the bad men
do-combine-or the evil influences will
ovcrwhelln them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
a HfSfiol' Simpson Story.

ilafflsbltS Patriot 81 E.l
Bishop Simpson made his first appear.
ance in Lancaster, Pa, one Sunday .morn,
lng very unexpectedly to himself and tbc
"people called Methodists'' of TINT c;tw
Ills home was in Pittsburgh, Uo WI.
travelling over the PENNSYLVANIA railrooI 10 ~
Philadelphia, and breakdown de,a;n e,j ~
MN over Sunday in Lancaster. Alter
oreakiast he sauntered QUITO find IL Meth.
od'st Church, and walking up Duke stree,
he met good Methodist, the lu,e MI. Cur.
Penter AleCleery, who engaged the BislIou
III conversation. DR.. Simpson was Dl.;,,l,
dressed, and looked anything than Bishon
is commonly supposed to look, Brother
McC!eery judged from his conversation
that he was a local preacher, and the yood
bishop did not enllshten him to tbe con.
trary. The preacher in charge OF the Dixie
Street Methodist Episcopal Church fnuliv
arrived, aud the bishop was intro'lnro;,
10 nun ns "Brollier Simpson, a local preach.
er OF the Pittsburgh conference. Alter
considerable persuasion, the bishop wns
prevailed upon to preach. What disa
pointment was visible upon the faces ni
that congregation that morning. They a~.
pected to be bored by country clod.
hopper" The bishop gave out the omen.
ing hymn and then prayed. Those who
thought they were going to be bored
began to think differently. and
when the bishop announced his hs
text, "The greatest of ali is char.
lty," expectation was on tip.tos. a crander
more eloquent, more feeling discourse
was never delivered IN that church, As
the bishop was celebrating his points and
ca;tayy'hg C;.ay nus congregation, to the highes,
pach by the magnificent roundings Of his
sentences, the thought occurred TO the
preacher sitting in the pulpit that this m,,st M
DC Bishop Simpson. and, upon concluding
the sermon, the preacher asked him: "Are
you not Bishop Simpson," The bishop's
Il modest I and naiye reply was: ".They call me
80 AZ nome The preacher Immediately
turned, faced the congregation md said.
nfou have had the extreme pleasure ''oi Of
listening to Bishop Simpson. y
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
BRIEF TELEGRAMS,,

Six hunters wre drowned near Tal.
iahassce, Flu., yesterday.
Three COW boys were lynched at Port.
land, Oregon, yesterday on general prin.
ciples."
Henry C. kiesel, City Treasurer OF Tue.
son, Arizona, is missing; also S3,l0O OF the
city's cash.
A party Of Buffalo capitalists have p,ir.
chased 10000 acres OF land in Southern
Missouri, which they intend selling again
to actual settlers.
The police of Trenton, N. J., report that
Jacob and VIM. Rusk drowned themselves
in the canal there to escape urrest on a
charge Of stabbing Officer Jarvis Saturday
night.
The boiler in A. B. Sair's saw mill,
Black River Falls, Wis, exploded yester.
day, killing Thomas b. Emer, ESD, in.
stnntly, and sculding one workman. Three
persons in neighboring house were badly
injured.
Charles Peterson, q Swede, was arrested
yesterday, ut Cornwall, Pa, for entering
the house Of John Umber and deliberately
enptving kettle OF boiling water over two
OF Umber's children and Telling TIMBER
with club. I'D b. .sEgUr
Late Tuesday night Charley Branch, a
negro who ravished and murdered 8 year
old girl near Warner Station, Arkansas, on
the Little Rock & Mississippi Railway, was
taken from the guards by an armed mob
and hanged to atelegraph pole.
During fight in Staples grocery, Ovens.
boro, ky, Christmas night, between a man
named Norris and negro, james Mont.
gomery, hearing the noise, stepped in the
room Just as Norris fired. The ball struck
Montgomery in the abdomen, causipp
death yesterday. 5NW
In consequence Of the high price OF oats
the three OFT mills owned by Douglas, Stu.
art & Forest, located in Cedar Rapids In,
Chicago and Oregon, Ills, using in the az. az.
gFega,e gAQQ0 bushels OF oats per day, will
be shut down till the market assumes a
more favorable aspect. ..G-
A report from Lewis county, ky., saws
Col. Crawford shot and killed Pent Lyons
Monday, on Cabin creek, at Fulley's store.
Both were drunk and luarrelled. about n
girl. Next day Crawford's friends enabled
him TO escape at the examining court, to
mount horse and ride away. y, 4
Ke.sephausen and Gibson, who fought u
prize fight near Rochester, Pa, last week,
which was declared i drpY, fought again
yeatarlay, at New Castle, pa., ior $500.
On the twentieth round Gibson failed to
come up, and Reisenhausen was declared
the winner. Both men were terribly
beaten, and had to be carried off the ground
Sergeant Rufus Domerly, Of the Sixth
Cavalry, committed suicide at Fl. Lowell
yesterday morning, shooting himself with
c4rbine in the presence Of the company,
Hc was . gradpate Of West Point, and Was
eaassea q esfn ss 81 ,eson esyay i GH nsk
ennsss and misconduct, Ills suicide is at
.rlbltel to lrIpk, N1a2' ,&s'' ''I%
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice
having had placed In his hands BY m East In.
dia missionary the formula OF a Simple we've.
table remedy for the speedy anti permanent
cure ol Consumption, Bronohitis. Catarrh
Asthma, and all Throat und Lung Affections
also q positive and radical cure for Nervo,,,
Debility and Nervous Complaints, after hay.
ing tested It's wonderful curative powers IN
thousands Of cases, has felt 1t bis duty 10
make It known 10 bis suffering fellows. Ac.
tuased by tnis motive and desire 10 ~ re,;ey.
human feeling, l will spend free Of charre IN
all who desire it, this recipe, In Germ German :.
French or English, with full directions io,
pieparing and using. Sent by mail by nd.
dressing with stamp, naming this paper, ",
a. Noyes, la9 Powers block, Rochester, y. Y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
SHORT OF WATER.
A Serious Drouth In Northwestern
81. Pennaylvaisla. ~

osFIouH DEOuku III NOrtuWeHiefn
Pennsylva,.ia. l
ELK CRY, Pa, December 97.-The warm
weather and light rains Of last week arous.
ed hope that the water iamine would be
relieved in Northwestern Pennsylvania,
but the ground did not tllaw deep enough
to do any good, and the rain is frozen at
the surface. In Mexican, Warren, Venan.
20, Butler and Clarion counties over $500
oil wellsare shut down from want Of water.
The mills operated by water power stand
idle. Live stock in many places
has 10 be driven for several miles
TO water. All the small streams
are nearly dry and frozen solid,
and the larger onesare, ,lowerthan for years,
with heavy ice. People in many instances
are compelled to carry water for domestic
purposes long distances, and it is then i'm
pure and hardly fit to use. Disease is be-.
ing generated from this cause. The lun.
bcrmen were prevented from running out
over hull Il million dollars worth OF lum-
Der by having no high water last fall, and
half OF this material is locked iu the ice.
bound streams, in the form OF RATS and
barges Ii the ice goes out with high water
q large proportion OF the lumber will be
lost, as it will 70 out with the ice. AS fur Us
possible that lumber not frozen up in the
streams is being shipped by rail. ut double
the cost OF rafting it out. AS consequence
OF these drawbacks money is scarce in the
lumber regions
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-28
PIG IRON INTERESTS.
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION FORMED
By the Manufacturer 1t Plttshurgh Yesterday.
Action Taken by the Meetlny-Ths Western
Union and the tourts-Why h TourIst
10 FLORIDA Wanted = Companion.
Special Dispatch to thr lnlallIsencet.

soecIsl pi,oa,ch To ,hr Iu,a,llceuee,. -&
p,rr.r,,uou d, Dons,mho. o. ~.
Us i.t1s"'"'", ~. 49,, 49, IeeeiuDe' = I.H.
meeting OF ,he p'as' furnace men, ~hlci
was called about two weeks ago for the
formation OF II National Protective Associ
o,;on w,o ho,d ,h;s of,ornoor a. tho M
A''oD' 'A' "as '',,N -, .'' 0" m, ~ 'Ao ,. o
honsahe'a House. 1he1e were aDou
fifteen gentlemen present, all representing
Western PENNSYLVANIA and Eastern Ohio
f,rnace. ri sne,rmor wo. collad n
..' "'ee.' =. ~, % ,,,., ,n" we ".I "
the cftafr ahd wesley wilson acted as sec
retary. Communications were read from Il
number OF firms which had received circu.
lors o0L;,, tham N ot,.rd ,ho moo,.
,"'' 'a~'"s s"'" ~ "''eA. A, ."o n'e'
ing but VINO were unaoie 70 attend.
All expressed their hearty approval OF the
scheme. and their willingness 10 co. operate
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