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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-04

the "iar vest in those days, and were ter
ritorles not yet free from Indian wars
News travelled very slow; 1t came oyel
country roads from the East, and 'newspa
pers were scarce and very little patronized
Letter postage was high t25 cents for a let.
teri and the people seldom INDUCED in
correspondence. There was not much Ia
write about in those days. Wheeling was
then, as for many years afterwards, the tail
end Of the South, and the dull, lethargiC
ways Of old Virginia prevailed in this re-
gion. But after while the National road
was built and the stage coaches and steam.
boats Infused more life and activity into
the country. They were considered
the ne Plus ultra of speed and
comfort as modes OF travel. The
era Of daily mails was inHugurated
from Washington, and newspapers began
to be taken by the moro intelligent and
wide.awake portion Of the people. Party
spirit prevailed-the people were aggressive
in their politics, and the fever at times ran
very high, especially in bank and anti.
bank times, Mr.. Carter was always a
Wing, and rejoices in the remembrance
that he was pioneer in favor OF separa-
ting from Old Virginia. When the Wing
party died out he became Republican,
and in that faith has abided ever since.
He thinksth that life that has comprehended
hisspan OF existence in the wayof
progress in the arts and sciences would be
hard to parallel. 1t is not likely that the
railroad will ever be improved on mater.
tally asa means OF rapid transit, and Ger.
tainly nothing will ever excel the in.
staneous transmission of news by electric.
ity.zAnd- now comes electric light and
the telephone, and the whole earth is Cir
died in less than the forty minutes of Puck.
Mr.. Carter has seen the rise and progress
OF all the great inventions Of this most
century OF inventions. He has
seen life made easier and happier on the
farm and in the household by the inven-
ton OF agricultural implements, and by such
reliefs from domestic drudgery as the cook.
ing stove and the sewing machine. When
he was a boy the people reapt their har-
vests with a sickle and did their cooking
over great log fires, and. the women sewed
by candle light, while the men sat round
and twisted their thumbs until bed time
for lack OF papers and books, and lack of
ability or taste to read them. Ornamental
ton in house life was then practically un-
known, and such things as musical instru-
ments, excepting of the most primitive
almost undreamed' Of. There
were nc. free schools and the "pay schools"
were poor affairs. The schoolmaster was
not abroad in the land as he is now.
Things have vastly changed in the three
score and eighteen years OF Mr.. Carter's
life, and we do not wonder that he thinks
that those who are to come after him will
never see such century as he has lived
in. The margin does not appear to be left
for such great revolutions. There must
be Great Supreme, said the old gen.
tleman. have seen enough OF provi-
dental kind to convince me Of that. l
have lived to see American slavery abol-
ished, the Union saved, and the problem
OF a Republican form ofgovernment solved.
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ASSININE ESTHETICS.
roo UTTERLY UTTER, ALL OUT.
TA' sspstla.l,.ly sossrl..l,. Oscar Wilde. Eng,
ll'h EIthst', Arrives At New York-HIs Amer
lean Disciples Stand sAlr.riss On The
Dock 10 Extend Their WsltOns.

NEw YoRx, January ga chilled crowd
Of Esthetic human beings clapped their
hands, stamped their feet on the dock this
morning while waiting for the Arizona, on
which was their apostle Oscar Wilde. The
big ship stuck fast on a bank Of mud
twenty feet from the docks Tags pushed
and pulled and the Arizona's engines
worked vigorously, but the mud was the
victor for time. While the fight between
steam and mud was in progress, the shiy.
ering mass Of humanity greeted with
round after round Of applause the tower.
ing form on tho Arisona's deck. 1t was
that ot a man youthful in appearance. He
stood six feet four inches. He has q smooth
face and long flowing locks, an overcoat
OF bottle green cloth, fur lined, and fur col.
lored, seal skin cap, and yellow kid gloves
made the man more Conspicuous 1twas os-
car Wilde, the poet and Journalist.
u am here to lecture and see the Coun.
Try" he said with o hearty laugh. "Will
l stay long?-reallY can't say. Il de-
pends upon circumstances. You see, this
thing Is all new to me-. I've made my iirst
trip to America very pleasantly. Ny tel.
low voyagers are splendid people. They
have given me such glowing descriptions
OF the country that am in love with it al
ready. want to see what there is in your
great Metropolis and Far West that has at
fractions, unless 1t is misrepresented,
that l must witness. And / am
anxious to see something OF Mexico"
Lighting a fresh cigarette, Mr.. Wilde con.
tinued: ALREADY have experienced
something Of American courtesy. / was
twenty.six last October. shall remain
long enough to see what there is worth see.
ing In glorious America. l have come
here determined to get acquainted with the
big-hearted people, and (pausing for mo.
ment, while his features again lighted up
with good.natured smile shall not re.
turn to Europe until dc"
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TIE Rev. TalmagG started out on the anti
pew selling principle, and he gathered to-
gether by this, and by his sensational
preaching, a largo congregation in his
Brooklyn tabernacle. But at last, it seems,
he has abandoned this democratic way
perhaps we should say this truly gospel
way-and gone, like Beecher, into the pew
auction business. The New York Herald
nnoralizes over it in It's peculiar way, and
says:
The trouble with too many OF our relig.
ioussocieties is that instead Of considering
the wants OF the people at large, remem.
bering that in the eye Of God the poorest
Is entitled to Us much consideration as the
richest and the most highly placed, their
edlices for worship are becoming rapidly
clubhouses. Peoplegoto them for comfort;
to spend an easy hour on Sunday; TO dis.
charge In the pleasantest way possible the
exactions Of conscience; to listen to elo.
9qent addresses and inspiring music.
henceiorth Dr.. Talmage's society belongs
to this category.
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TOO SHREwD,
A Very Clever and Partly Saecessfu
awlndIlnE ODcrntIon.

aWindIlng Operation.
NEW YoRx, January ga clever and
partly successful attempt at swindling by
means of adroitly contrived telegraphic dis.
patches has just come 10 light in Havana,
A telegram purportiug to be forwarded
from Madrid through the news agency
OF S. S, S,Spenccr, was printed in the Havana
papers the morning OF December "a. nm.
nouncing that at the drawing Of the ana.
tional Lottery" at Madrid, December %
that ticket No. 4745 had drawn the capital
prize OF five hundred thousand dollars.
On Saturday afternoon ticket No. 4,745 was
presented to the banking house OF ]. NJ.
Boyce & Co., who declined to negotiate Il
until the genuineness Of the telegram could
be ascertained, so they cabled their Ma.
drld correspondents, and on Monday re.
ceived a reply confirming the published
dispatch, whereupon they negotiated the
ticket, and the following day the payees re.
turned TO Boyce 4 Co. S2li,OOO against the
cable transfer on Paris. A member OF the
firm left Havana for New York on Thurs.
day with the y ticket, in order
to send the same to Madrid under
notarial seal and insured. On his arrival
here this morning he received a telegram
from his house informing him that the dis.
patches establishing the genuineness Of the
report OF drawing were forged and the en-.
tire transaction fraud. Subsequent dis.
patches assure him that large part OF the
money has been recovered in Havana.
and he has every reason TO believe that
a million Of francs transferred to Paris have
not yet passed into the possession Of the
swindlers. The firm telegraph from Hay.
ana that the principal operator has been ar.
rested and safely lodged in prison, and that
they expect TO recover the whole Of the re.
naming S2S9.000.
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ALL HANDS AROUND.
a PATENT rRorARY SUPREME covRr.
Judge Carter. Plan for E1psdItIns the Bu.lns,,
OfThat rribunnl-Abass Of Sick Leaves In
the Aray-Publlc Debt Statement for De.
ssnhsr = General Capital News


Special Dispatch 10 the 1ntelligoneer,
WASHINGTON, January 8-Judge Carter,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia, was in consultation
with the COMMITTEES Of the National Bar
Association at the time Of its session here a
couple Of weeks ago, and then and there
submitted a scheme for the relief Of the
United States Supreme Court that was not
made public. The plan proposed reor.
ganization OF the Court that would not lie
volve change in the constitution. 1t cor.
templates increasing the number Of judges
to twenty-one, nine Of which should con.
stitute u Supreme Court Of final 'jurisdic.
ton in banc, and tho remaining twelve
an Intermediary Court with finally powers
in cases to ascertain the amount, and the
jurisdiction to be appellate, 1t is further
proposed to make this intermediary Court
sit in their circuits to bring the trial OF cases
as near their location as possible.
Judges Of the intermediary Court arc
also tosit with the Circuit Judges, and the
District Judges are to be confined partly to
District work. The plan also con-
templates rotation in judges by which
the nine justices Of the higher Supreme
Court shall be changed. Judge Carter is
of the opinion that constant residence at
Washington is wrong to the Supreme
Court The alleged Circuit work now sup.
posed to be done by the Justices, being a
good deal Of Q farce, the rotation would
send the Judges all out upon the circuits
ut stated periods, and render them more
active.
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New ORLEANS, January 3.-Thc Times
Democratic Pensacola special says that the
schooner Smith and the sloop Wanderer
we're blown ashore on Santa Rosa Island
and three men drowned.
A Jackson Miss special says a Demo-
cratic caucus will be held tomorrow night
on the Senatorial question.
A Times. Democrat Meriden G,a.) special
says terrible tragedy occurred December
S0th at plantation four miles above there.
Robert Lewis, son Of the late Judge Lang
don Lewis and brother Of Will S. Lewis,
shot Mrs. Will S. Lewis and her sister,
Mrs. Thompson, both seriously, and then
killed himself. The cause Of the tragedy is
unknown.
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AVAILABLE ASSET,
NATIONAL NOTES.
Brief Paragraph of News aud Gossip of
General Interest.

Brief Paragraph Of News and Gossip Of
General Interest.
WASHINGTON, January IA petition has
been sent Senator Ferry by prominent
citizen Of Plainaeld, urging him to protest
againt the confirmation of E. R. Pope as
Postmaster at that place. Considerable
pressure, it is said, is being brought out to
induce the President to withdraw Pope's
name.
Senator David Davis is Ill with a severe
sore throat, the result OF cold contracted
at the Presidents New Years reception.
His physician has advised him to remain
in doors for several days.
A gentleman said tonight that he had Il
from excellent authority that ex-senator
Sargent, OF California, Is 10 succeed secre-
tary Kirkwood.
The excess OF exports Of merchandise in
twelve months ended, November 80, 1851,
Sl95, ,l23, ,2l2; twelve months ended, No.
yem6er 80, 1880, Sl62,63S,759 Excess II
imports Of gold and silver coin and bullior
in twelve months ended, Nov. so, 1880
S59, $4,000.
The Senate Contingent Fund Invest
eating Committee reassembled to-day. W
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orA old friend, Richard Carter, ESQ.,, who
lives out on the pike, in this county, paid
the lSrrLLlOEScER office visit on New
Years day, and the conversation naturally
fell into talk about old times. Mr.. Car
ter is now in his seventy.eighth year, and
lives on the place where he was born. He
is still well preserved man, and has full
possession Of his faculties. He thinks that
tue world will not soon see another century
like the one that is passing away. His
memory takes in a large scope Of it It
goes back prior to the war Of lsl2-back Of
the building Of the National road-bacIs oi
thc stage coaches and back Of steamboats,
on the Ohio river. He remembers IN,
day when the expression oa
Vest Heant Western Ohio. When
people spoke Of going to tho "west,'
when he was q lad, they mean
Ohio Indiana and Illinois constitute,
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TUE New York Public, a pains-taking
statistical journal, gives review of prices
for leading articles OF trade at the close Of
1851 as compared with the year before the
war pS6O) and the year OF greatest depres-
sion after the panic of 1873 (ls7s) and finds
That the same amount Of food that could
be bought for s62 IS on November lst,
1878, would now cost sSS 90; the SAME
amount Of clothing which could have been
bought for s?7 81 would now cost $3S SO;
and the same amount of iron, costing
S2O57, now costs 500 42. 1tiurther finds that
the average Of food, clothing, iron, lumber
and other necessities, in the proportions
ordinarily entering into daily consumption
which would have cost $l9S OF in 1875
would now cost sl65 1s-an increase OF al
most exactly 50 per cent.
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They have the smallpox downat Charles
ton. The Sa's opens out in an editorial as
follows Smallpox with all its attendant
horrors has at last broken in upon our
too credulous city," 1t does not appear,
however, that they have more than one
case on hands-a lodger at the Madison
hOuse-and the party has been removed 10
an improvisedIpest house-a house, "by the
way, inside OF the corporation, and in the
neighborhood Of a most thickly populated
Square"-a selection that the State con-
demns in stringent terms, denouncing the
authorities Of the town as amenable in
damages for the fatal consequences that
may result to families there.
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The Charleston (Kanawha) State has
passed into the hands OF the Greenbackers,
and will, We suppose, be hereafter the
Estate" organ Of the party. It is little late
in the 10th century to be starting an advo-
cate Of more paper money when we have a
volume OF money rising 81, 10000, 900,
heavily sandwiched with greenbacks, Ma
tiOnal bank notes and silver certificates.
King Solomon once wrote that there are
three things that are never satisfied, yea
four things say not, lis enough" Among
these werc tho grave, which is never salts
fed, and the earth, which is never filed
with water, and the fire which never says
"enOugh." II Solomon could write re-
viscdaddition Of his wise sayings, he would
certainly add modern Greenbackism to the
category Of the unsatistiabte.
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P. Brown, foreman Of the Treasury Depart
ment Cabinet Workshop, presented q
memoranda in which 1t Is said he gave the
dates, time occupied and character Of
work done by him upon Secretary sheE'
mans new house and stable, and also show
ing that this work, or some Of II, had been
charged to the different bureau depart
ments.
The President accepts the resignation ol
J. Stanley Brown, private secretary.
The public debt statement shows q de-
crease Of the public debt during December
1881, TO be 81, 7o3, ,623; cash In the Treas
ury, S253, ,377, $50; gold certificates, $685.
l20; silver certificates, SGS,675, ,230; Certif.
Gates Of deposits outstanding, S96, ,902, 900;
refunding certificates, $575, ,2S0; legal ten
ders outstanding, $S4,67S, 100; fractional
currency, S7,075, ,020; decrease since June
38th, '8i, SO, 1904.
Ex.Gov. Overton is here for the purpose
Of protesting against the ratification Of Il .
act OF the ChoCtaw General Council OF 1881
granting right Of way and other privileges
TO the St Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Company. He called upon the Secretary
Of the Interior to-day, made brief argu.
ment and filed formal protest. Mr.. Over.
ton says to-day's interview with the Secre-
tary OF War was merely preliminary one,
and that the subject will be further argued
by himself and other delegates who have
arrived in the city.
A meeting Of the representatives OF the
Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations was held tonight. at which
the whole matter was discussed and q
practical agreement reached as to the man
ner in which they will proceed to oppose
the acts above referred to. The delegates
intend to visit Secretary Kirkwood In a
body and endeavor to convince him that
the grant was secured by means Of irregular
practices.
Representatives OF the Choctaw nation,
who arrived to-day, are said to be prepared
to establish this fact. The matter is to be
formally presented to President Arthur by
the delegation, after which an attempt will
be made to thoroughly explain their griev-
ances before the Senate Committee on
Railroads. 0verton intends doing
everything in his power to in
duce Congress to exclude the white
intruders from the lands Of the Chicka-
saw and ChoCtaws. The delegates now in
the city besides Ex-Governor 0verton, are
D. o. Fisher, ]. P. Fulsom, B. s. Smallwood
and Walker.
The coinage at the United States Mints
during December, 1881: Gold, 1890, ,479
pieces; value $40, ,l20,530. Silver, 2,465, 100
pieces; value, $2,4lS,00S.
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A Rig CnnnL

NEw YoRE, January 3-A commission
appointed by Secretary Folger, assisted BY
thirteen gentlemen from the Treasury De.
partment, began this morning to count the
money in the United States b-Treasury,
preparatory to Acton, the newly appoint.
ed treasurer, taking possession Of the office.
The commission viii have to count about
800 tons Of silver, amounting to about S28,.
100000, OF which Sl6000,0 900 is in silver
dollars and the rest In subsidiary coin,
S57,OO0,0 900 in gold and s5,0OO,O0O In Uni.
ted States notes and silver certificates, II
is thought the labor Of the commission will
last three weeks.
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National Ride .t,.oo,.,,o,

New YoRE, January s.-At a meeting a.
tho National Ride Association a CSnn.,s,'.
tee on international and Inter.sts,o
Matches reported that all the S,aa's' saVe
communicated with had express, !
great interest in the Interstate .ss'a nni,,Ia.1
ana and. Inat New jersey and Pennsylvania
would undoubtedly be represented. Iet.
!eS 5s were read from the South Lonton
kllie Association and National Rifle Asso.
ctation Of Great Britain, tending Their No. NJ.
pltality TO any visiting American team sW1
which might be sentt 70 England, M
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IMMIGRANT CRIMINALS.
Three German Thieves Nabbed ON Their
Arrival nj New York

Arrival At New York.
New YoRE, January ga deputy sheriff
arrested. to-day Mt Castle Garden three
cabin passengers, Germans, one from the
steamship Mosel and the other two from
the steamship vaderland. The prisoners
are charged with burglary and the larceny
OF q, 900 marks from a wealthy gentleman
named John Horn, oi Germany, on the
18th OF last December. The prisoners
names are Carl Pfstinger, alias Robert Rit.
tenmeyer, OF Bremen, who came
here on the Mosel, Anton Mug
genital, OF Bavaria; and joseph
Schwabb, alias Frederick Waltman, Of
Antwerp, who came on the Vaderiand.
The prisoners were taken in a cab to Jail,
where they were searched. On Pfestin-
ger 4,4l6 marks in gold German
coin were found. A search OF the effects
of Muggenthal revealed 200 marks in gold
German coin, and 2,432 marks in gold
were found in possession OF Schwabb.
The prisoners arc believed to be profession
al highwaymen and house-breakers. Their
appearance and effects went very far in
strengthening this belief, as several dan.
gerous weapons and knives were found on
their persons.
Aietter was found on schwabb, address.
ed to his wife in Antwerp, asking her il
she had received sum OF money which he
had sent her before embarking for Ameri.
ca. The money found GU the prisoners will
be turned over to the sheriff. 1t did not
amount to more than one quarter OF the
sum stolen.
1t is believed that the other DOR.
tion OF the stolen money was given TO
friends Of the prisoners before they left for
America. The prisoners did not deny the
burglary, but further had very little 10 saw
for themselves. Pfstiuger at first denied
his identity, but on the ring being discov.
cred on bis finger bearing the initials &C
r" he acknowledged his name 10 be as
stated in the Dapers OF the arrest
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IT is no use to bewail our fate at this
stage OF the game, we suppose, but 1t GER
tainIy is most unfortunate that our water
pipe laying was postponed until the last
end Of the fall season. The massacring of
the streets that has gone on, and that is
still going on, is simply dreadful. The
streets will remain wrecked all winter, and
will resemble more than anything else a
grand concatenation Of mud holes, sloughs,
pit falls, stumbling blocks and death traps.
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A Political nnn...I

PmLADELPHIA, January S.-samuel 10.
seph, a well known politician, who was
shot In the foot in railroad car while Inc
delegates were returning from the Demo.
cratic State Convention, September 2S has
made an affidavit against another well
known politician, Robert Lester Smith.
charging him with aggravated assault and
shooting with intent to kill. Smith 4
held in 5000 bail for hearing to.morroH, y
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TnE so.called West Virginia certificates
continue to be quoted at about II. The
result in Virginia seems to have had but
little effect on them. They are a choice,
iron.clad, steel.plated and copperbottomed
securlty-imperyious 10 wear and tear.
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ST. LOUIS, January S.-Rev, Richard
Cain, colored Bishop Of Texas and LOUISE
ana, and bis wife Laura Cain, have brought
suit In the United States Circuit court ut
San Antonio, Texas, against the Galveston,
Houston & Louisiana r. r. Co., for SO, 600
damages, for being refused the privilege Of
riding in first class coach after the com.
pany had sold them first class ticket,
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AReaut,rul Quarrel.

JERSEY Cry, n. j., January 3.-Rev. DR..
seaton and a priest from the French Cath.
olc church, Of New York, visited Martin
Kankowsky this afternoon. Rev, Mr.,
Mas was in the cell praying with the con-
demned man. Awar Of words ensued, end.
ing in Kankowsky making the choice OF
Mas for his spiritual advisor and request.
ing the others to leave.