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Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

PUBLIC business was suspended in both
houses of Congress as q mark of respect for
the memory of Matthew. II. Carpenter, late
Senator from Wisconsin, Jan. p. The usual
resolutions were adopted, and Senator Cam
erOn eulogized his former colleague, giving
an interesting biography of deceased, de-
scriptive or his early struggles and triumphS,
his phenomenal capacity for labor and mark
ed ability in his profession, his prominence in
the Senate, his great value to the Union cause
at the outbreak OF the war in arouSing and
intensifying the military spirit of the people
OF his State.
In the Senate, on the 26th, Mr.. Allison in
troduced bill to provide a reserve fund for
the redemption of United States notes and for
other purposes. Mr.. Sherman proceeded to
close debate on the funding bill A motion to
table was loSt--yeas 49, nays 45 Pending
amendments were discussed separately, but
without action the Senate went into executive
session. The House resumed consideration
of the report of the Committee on Accounts,
designating committees which are entitled to
employ clerks. An amendment striking from
the list a number of committees was voted
down, and the report was adopted. The bill
increasing the pension of Mrs. Lincoln passed.
The House then took a recess till evening.
The session being for debate, only six men,
berS were present.
IN the Senate, on the 9th. Mr.. Morrill,,
fropa the Committee on Education and Labor,
e,1orted favorably the bill to establish an
educational fund and apply a portion of the
proceeds of the public funds to public educa-
ton, and to provide for a more complete
endowment and support of colleges for the
advancement of scientific and industrial edu l.
cation. Messages from the President were
received transmitting report from the
Secretary of State embOdying the purport of
n recent telegram from the special envoy of
the United States setting forth the conditions
of peace presented by Chill; also correspond
ence touching a modification of the Clayton
Pulwer treaty. Referred to the Committee ON
Foreign Relations. The House Committee
on Census reported the Apportionment bill,
and it was made the special order forthe 31st.
IN the Senate, on tho 3)th, Mr.. Edmunds,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported fav.
Orably with an amendment the bill re-estab-
fishing the Court OF Commissioners Of Ala.
bama claims and for the distribution of un.
appropria' ed moneys of the Geneva award.
Further discussion on the sherman funding
bill was confined to the merits of the fourth
section of the act of 1874, which the
amendment of Mr. Vest repeals, and sections
8, l59 and $3.50 of Revised Statues which it re
enacts. Among bills introduced in the
House was one by Mr.. Berry proposing IA con
stitutiOnal amendment making q person
holding the office of President ineligible for
re- election, providing that at the end of his
term of Office the President shall receive a
pension of $1,000 per annum, and declaring
Cabinet officers ineligible for election to the
Presidency for the term following that during
which they held such office.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04

of Prosecuting Attorney Brown, of st. Louis
County, and grandson to the murdered wori-
an,who had always treated him with kindness,
but was not liberal enough to satisfy his eX-
travagant demends. Pressed for money, he
determined on robbery, and took into his
confidence one of his dissolutc companions,
bar rkeeper. He smuggled him into the
house, into the bed which he himself usual
ly Occupied, and indnced his grandmother,
by stratagem and lying, to come to the bed
side. Then, when the accomplice COM
menced tearing the diamonds from her fin
gers, the grandson choked the old lady until
she ceased her erleavor to scream--until
she was past all screaming. They threw
her on the bed, pillaged her room and left.
She was found as they eft her, dead as.j
rid. Patrick sseGleyzs.h hfsy n mp sa.s
arrested in Chicago the next day. He has
bad record, but denies participation in
this crime. The Dorriss and Brown families
are widely known and respected.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE Senate, on the 3lst, rejected Mr.
Vests amendment to the Sherman funding
bill-yeas 2S nays 80. PIumb's amendment
was agreed to-33 to 20. The post-route bill
passed the House.
THERE was a collision of trains on the
Sciota Valley Railway, near Hanging Rock
o., on the 31st. Edward Lockett and
Thomas Kennedy, both of Chillicothe, were
instantly killed, and five laborers were seri.
ously injured.
The large building fronting on Parh
Row, Nassau and Beelman streets, New
York City, was burned on the 31st to the
extent Of $1,000,O00. The building was
mainly occupied by publishers and patent
solicitors, the Pettengill advertising agency,
and a wholesale rubber firm. A number OF
persons were injured in making their es-
cape, and one woman was killed by leaping
from the roof.
CHARLES WILSON, q brakeman stand
ing on top of a boX-car as his train was en-
tering Rock Island before daylight the other
morning, will probably die from injuries
sustained by contact with a bridge. He
was knocked off the car and fell head down.
ward.
ATLANTA, Ca, was again swept by
fire on the 30th. Six stores were destroyed,
involving loss of 100000.
AN engine and six freight cars on the
Wisconsin Central Railway were thrown
from the track at Colby, Wis, the other
day, and badly damaged. George Fisher,
the conductor, was seriously hurt, and 9TH
ers escaped with slight bruises.
A DISPATCH from Victoria to San
Francisco says Thomas Lewis, VIM. Gillian
der and two Indians attempted TO cross the
river at New Westminster, few days ago.
The canoe was smashed in the ice and all
were drowned.
REV. DIR. BELLOWS, of New York, is
dead.
WILLIAM BREEZE, aged 60, well
known in St. Joseph, Mo-, dropped dead in
the street on the 30th. He was one of the
first to settle in the Black Snake hills.
T. BELLMAN, employed as car-re-
pailer in the yards of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad at Fort Wayne,
Ind, was instantly killed on the Goth. His
body vas cut completely in two.
BALDWIN, late cashier of the Mechan-
ics' National Bank, Newark, N. j., has been
sentenced TO fifteen years in the State Prison.
THREE tramps, an old woman named
Miller, hoy and a girl, on their way to
Kansas, unable to get shelter the other
night. built fire in the woods near Colum-
bus, O., and went to sleep. During the
night the old woman's clothes caught fire
and burned entirely off, except around the
neck. She was removed to the County In
frmary in a dying condition.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04
PITH AND POINT,

Man wants but little here below.
and he gets it.-N. o. Ptcayune.
Women are not cruel by nature.
We never hear of one thoughtless
enough to step on q mouse Illinois
State Register.
Boiling hair in solution of tea will
darken it, says an exchange; but some
folks don't like 10 have their tea dark
ened in that way.
-" Syracuse has female architect. {"
Norristown hasn't female architect,
but she has more than one designing
woman.-Norristoa0n Herald.
~" Goods at half price," said the
sign. elbow much is that teapot"
asked an old lady. "Fifty cents, num-"
was the respone. "GuesS I'll take it,n
she said, throwing down q quarter. The
sign was taken in.-OU city Derrtcb.
A Lowell firm recently sent lot OF
bills West for collection. The list came
back with the result noted against each
name, one being marked dead. Three
months after the same bill got into
new lot that was forwarded, and when
the list came back the name was marked,
"still dead"
1t is estimated that if man lives to
seventy-two years old, he passes at least
twenty-four years in sleep. So, you see,
a man is pretty good sort of fellow
one-third of the time, bad as he may be
the remaining two-thirds. Let us be
charitable. e.-Boston Transcript.
New Yorkers mediate new line
of steamers which are to make the trip
in six days. This is pretty quick ocean
travelling, but until a line is started that
will beat a cable dispatch, Americas
defaulting bank cashiers win not feel
e.-NorriSt0a0p Herald.
On O Third avenue surface car re-
Gently a woman entered the forward
cabin, which is devoted to smokers.
The conductor touched her on the
shoulder and told her that it was the
smoking department. "You mind
your own business said she, and she
took out pipe, loaded it with tobacco,
and enjoyed her smoke.-Ne1O York
Herald.
1t was a Boston girl who asked:
ssWhy is it that two souls, mated in the
impenetrable mystery of their nativity,
float by each other on the ocean cur
rents of existence without being in
stinctively drawn together, blended and
beautifed in the assimilated alembic of
eternal love?" That is an easy one.
1t is because butter is 45 cents a pound,
and a good sealskin sacque costs as high
as $500. The necessaries of life must
experience a fall in price before two
souls win readily blend in the assimii..
lated alembic, and 50 forth.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04

can be carried to great distances. for
heating purposes. The machine is SO
constructed as to render it easily adapted
to all places where there is waste power,
as in mills, factories, public building,
cars, etc. The power required for its
operation is very slight thus, to carry
machine with thirty-six square inches of
friction plates-the ordinary size-one
horse power only is required, while a
machine with two hundred and twenty
five square inches of friction surface will
require at most but six horse power.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04
SCIENCE AND ISDUST"N
wood IL

Poplar wood ir
titles is bein~ : considerable guam
Count shipped from Rockbridgc
g y, Virginia, to Philadelphia, at
90 per cord, to be converted into pa
per.
The pine forests discovered lately in
the Province of Ontario are estimated
to yield 24,000,O00, 600 feet of timber,
which can easily be brought to market.
Mr.. w. Fl. Winans, of Baltimore,
who is making England his home, has
built monster "cigar-ship" on the
Clyde at cost of about 81 600, 900. He
thinks she will be able to cross the At
lantic in about five days.
The rapid and enormous growth of
the American railway system is factor
in the development Of our social and
political organism, and in all that goes
to make UP our national character and
life, of greater Importance than all other
factors combined. 1t has done more to
effect the political solidarity of the
American people than all the political
agitation and domestic and foreign wars,
and struggles between unionists and
secessionists, and controversies among
politicians and parties, that have ap-
peared on this continent since the first
European landed on its shore. Chicago
Times.
The potato-starch market is affect
ed by the high price of potatoes. The
production of potato starch for the
whole country last year was $500 tons.
The amount carried over from the pre-
vious year was 1,400 tons, making H.
900 with which to begin the new year.
During the year 5000 tons were con-
sumed, leaving 1900 tons to add to this
years production. The manufacture of
potato starch this year amounts to 1000
tons, and with 1900 tons left over from
last year makes 5000 tons for this
years supply, which is 5000 tons short
of last years consumption. Starch
makers in Maine are hindered by the
high price and scarcity of potatoes, of
which it is estimated a bushel yields,
nine pounds of starch.
The operation of friction macM;,ys
has now become fixed fact, no,var
easy adaptability where wafure
can be utilized is a markedne into nso
machine Of this kind haan iron cvIin'
which consists simplBne foot in diam
der one foot long eplate of hardened
eter, having fnd a second plate at1
iron in one erlng shaft, which presses
liei q M pfeupon the fixed Mat
aASS % @aauire. The cvljnder
81 " bu. " ;. shaft reyoiTe.
Chs @sa:ss' 9@s ssssss ssss sfi'i'''' sS'
nay While adhering to Republican
d hSN - ~ ---oo,nizas tha DOlltlcal
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04

REpREsENTATIvE MCCORD's bill pro-
,ding for apportionment on the basis OF
dj.nilution Of additional Representatives
according to the new method OF Col. Seaton,
superintendent of Census, changes the
number of Representatives allotted the sew
eral States as follows: California five, in
stead of six Gas provided for in other bills);
Florida one, instead of two; Rhode Island
one, in.tead of two; Pennsylvania twenty
nine, instead OF twenty-eight; New York
thirty -four, instead of thirty three.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04

rvocH PRATT, one OF Baltimore 8
.aIionaires, has signided his intention OF
Ili,.Gn, a.;n@ free library, to contain 100000
elID 5',rn@s The building, which is already
" onnr.e Of construction. isto cost S225, 600.
u u. prat, proposes to deed this tothe city,
with wit tggtaer gift of S6a3,33 80 upon the
1rIotion W. NJ the building; provided the
,JIrp, ej'v will grant an annuity for the mainte-
noncs and support OF the library OF 500, 900
annually forever.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

c,rc,co's cable railway enterprise
n,hlclv tested on the 2Sth. The cars at
"a' p.', com only run as fast at the horse
pie''"' rho latter will be withdrawn as rap
t,' ilr IS possible, and the cable will be run at
n'' 10 - of from six to eight miles an hour,
'nI ls '. fastcr il the Council permits.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04

The Secretary Of War has transmit
ted to the Indian Bureau the following dis
patch from Col. Mackenzie, commanding
United States forces in New Mexico: cyan
Smith reports the Apaches making a gen
eral war on MeXicans in the State of Sonora !;
that there is a general effort being made by
the Mexicans to drive them out, in which he
thinks they will succeed. Mana is reported
by him as not dead. Will take the neces-
sary precautions here, and transmit infor-
nation to Gen. Wilcox. The Indians are
said TO be near Saluripa, in the State Of So
n0rai
Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04

M Our .GrANr,' Corn is a new
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

TnE Railroad Ga:cae complies from Off
cial returns Of the four trunk lines-the
Pennsylvania, New York Central, Erie and
Baltimore & ohio-a tabular statement OF
their gross earnings and expenses for the
year ending September so, 1881, and prints
Tor comparison similar statistics for the
previous year, The aggregate gross earn
ings Of the four roads reached last year the
great sum Of Sll5,4l2, SIG, against $ll0545,-
44O the previous year. Expenses aggre-
gated S7O,S9l, 665 against $63, 2l2,53O. The
net earnings were $2,3ll 1893 short Of those
of1ssO. The Pennsylvania and Erie COM
panies reported an increase Of net earnings
otS6SS,7o2 and stlO,lO2 respectively, and
the New York Central and Baltimore 4
Ohio a decrease Of s., Az, 4lO and s0lS572
respectively. The Importance Of these four
roads in the railway system Of the country
is shown by tho fact that while they com
prise but 5,4Oo miles Of the 81, 600 miles in
the United States, they report nearly one.
sixth Of the total gross earnings and nearly
one-fifth Of the total net earnings OF tho 81
GOO miles OF the United States railroads.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

TrE trades unions of New York, Brook
Ign and New Jersey, we observe, arc
preparing to hold grand mass meeting in
New York city on the Both Of this month
The central organization, which man,
ages tho movement, processes to have q
membership OF seventy thousand men
The purpose OF the demonstration is moi
avowed but as the laboring and artisan
classes throughout the country we're never
50 fully employed, nor in receipt Of wages
unsatisfactory as at present-so much SC
that strikes for wages are things CT thepast
-the inference is that the meeting is sim.
ply for discussion, and to enable the trades
people to become better acquainted with
each other
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

AFTER Judge Ferguson gets through with
his present C0diication Of the laws Of this
State there won't be much left OF the Law.
yers' Constitution" The Code will then
be substantially the same us in 1868, and
will conform more to the old than the new
Constitution PdrEersburg Journal.
This is compliment both to the Judge
and to the Code Of 1865. What an expen,
sive laxary that Constitution Of 1879 ha.
been to West virginia. It is supposed to
have had its origin in the ambition OF Il
couple Of men in West Virginia to secure
large amount OF public printing, Like
the wrath Of Achilles, this was "the direful
spring Of woes unnumbered" to the people
ofWest Virginia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

Virginia debt. They are willing now as
they always have been to ascertain their
Equitable proportion" oft. This Is what
they agreed to do when they were
before Congress for admission into
the Union Us q State. They put a
declaration to this effect in black
and white. They have never repudiated
that declaration, and they do not intend
to repudiate II. They gave an earnest to
Virginia and to the world Of their desire to
come to a settlement Of the debt BY ap-
pointing Debt Commissioners in 1871, to
ascertain the amount due in conformity
with the original agreement. Virginia
gave West Virginia no light on the subject
Of the debt. She had the records, and she
had already made an arbitrary OK parte us
signmeht Of It, on the basis OF territory
She Inns persisted in that assignment from
that date to this. She does not mean ia
give West Virginia any credit Tor the as
sets that fell to her share. She means to
hold that potion Of tho farm that EN-
braced the best land, the costly buildings
all the agricultural implements, the farm
stock Of every description, and put hel
poor relative off with the wiidIand and tht
poor land, saddled with one-third Of thu
debt. This has been her game all the wa,
through.
Tho world should know that it is through
the arrogance and trickery of Virginia thu
no settlement Of West virginias portion
Of the debt has been made. virgiAia nevel
intends TO have settlement with Yves
Virginia, because the moment she does Sc
she becomes liable By her own agreement
printed on the face Of the so.called Wes
Virginia certificates, for the payment O
said certificates. This liability she YER,
well understands, and she therefore dodge
it by hiding behind West Virginia and rep
resenting to the world that she has nothin,
to do with West virginia's one-third o
the debt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

Mr.. John S. Swami, Of Kanawha, has
taken it upon himself to write to the Rich
mond Dtspa'ch, urging full and complete
reputation OF the debt by both Virginia
and West Virginia. Whether Mr.. Swami
isa recognized crank or not in Kanawha
We do not know, but his communication
reads rs il he might belong to that uniortu.
nate class. He certainly does not speak for
the people Of West Virginia in what he I'D.
yocates. Here, for instance, is his pro-
gramme:
Conceding that West Virginia is bound
for one.third Of the debt, her creditors Ind
as well know once for all that We do not
mean to pay one dollar. We do not mean
to depopulate this State, nor to burden our.
selves with taxes that would crush us,
break down our schools, and drive from
our territory the remnant OF heroes whose
fathers proclaimed millions for defense
but not one cent for tribute" We do not
mean TO bow down in chains as long as we
forget not the proud motto Of our once
grand Commonwealth: Sic Semper Iyran-
ais.
They who lend money 10 sovereignty
\ do so with the full knowledge OF interna-
tonal law, and the principles Of that higher
equity that knows no t1chnicalitv. COMING
outot the contingencies Of war, nestilence
or famine. Hence. where either OF those
casualties supervenes the State is so far re,
leased from the debt as may DO neceSsry
y preserye the independence, comfort, and
happiness Of her people. No State ought
70 allow any obligation 10 stand which will
Affect her people in these particulars. And
% lelth an individual. We arc not vet re.
dpced to the miserable woe, starvation and
horror oil the poor peasants Of Turkey and
tsypt, nor do we propose to be. They are
sinking into barbariSm and soualor. md
Starving, too, under the glitter Of the bayo.
nets OF foreign creditors. We have not vet
come to that, and woo 10 those who dare
threatenit.
The above is simply high falutin poppy.
cock. Nice ethics to preach in this era Of
debt paying Swami calls 1t that "hirher
equity that knows no technicality," what.
ever thai means as respects debts. We
presume 1t means that when fellow Is on
the point Of breaking up his first duty is to
set aside enough money to make his family
comfortable, provide bread, give them an
education, &c. This may DO Swann's con.
eeption Of equity but it is not that Of the
people ofthis State.
The people OF West Virginia do not de-
ny their liability for some NORTON ~ tI,a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

TItEY attempted to start u daily paper in
Baltimore without a pile OF money behind
II. They started with $1,000 and ran less
than month, But even this was long
time considering, as events prove, that
there were no brains in the concern, Thur.
low weed, the venerable journalist, says
that he would about us leave undertake to
found State as new daily newspaper.
1t Is a matter Of great labor, of large capital
andexperience, and many disappointments,
Better pay two prices fora journal already
in the field.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

We will offer from this day our
entire stock Of Seal Sacques at ex'
actly cost. The makes we keep are
too well known to require any es.
peciai notice, every garment being
guaranteed in make, quality and
1T. In addition to these we will
also offer every Wrap in our Cloak
Department at cost. When We say
cost we mean it. We will not select
a few Of the worn styles and mark
them at cost, but will sell each and
every garment from a $500 Black
Cloth Cloak up to a $3.50 Seal
Sacque at cost, and in some cases
a great deal less than cost.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14
TUESDAY, THE 9ITu DAY or JANUARY 1ss?
TRUSTEE'S SALE.

ny virtue d decd of trust and assignment mai.
W GhaIIes I. COwan and Anna s.. his wife. to The
undersigned, dated the 9Th day Of November, M
ana recorded In the Clerks office Of the County
SouH OF Ohio county, West Virginia, In Deed BOOE
NO page oil, Will sell at public auction, on tie
TUESDAY. JANUARY IL, iSs2,
~ O'Clock A. W., the lots numbered fourteen M
aud hiteGn l5) In the addition TO the city Of Nhct
lug called Jacobs addition 10 said city which lou
nave front Of ilty.iour feet on Jacob street aud
extend bAcE one hundred and two feet To II SIX ,cca
loot alley, and are Sltmhted on the northeast coma
OF jacob and F0ftp.eighth streets, III the ffyh.h
ward Of said city. There Is erected on SRiBe AZ e
CANT Lwo'st0ry brick business house, warrr. ON aId
dwelling. water and gls III oughOut; also ull Md
cru colvenienccs, together with Stable. carriage
mouse and largo corn crib oil III flrSt q is order
AZ INC mine time and place Will sell Il two ,eL
ianlly buggy with pole aud shafts; two scis dOutt
harness. one set single harness; one sud c OK
AtRe zee chest one show ease and all the st0ck *
tuIeSi SnclvlnR. counters and store furniture fe
manning on tho said premises.
Jllle 70 zeal estate believed 10 be perfect andre
session o. same may BE- given thirty days after dAl
gIsa!e, or sooner II desired.
Terms Of sale rs TO amount Of cash and lrurtht
credit may be Arranged with the undersigned
Terms rs 70 personal pro y. riy, Cnth
ia5 JAM SIP ROGERS TrcCr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

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