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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-23


TnE late Of the Tuscarawas railroad will
bea serious set back to popular or corpor-
atc subscriptions in this region to railroad
or bridge Projects. 1t does not always fol-
low, even when road passes into the
hands OF n receiver, that it will finally pass
out Of the hands Of its stockholders, but the
present aspects Of the Tuscarawas move
ment indicate that the bondhotders are
anxious to get possession OF it, and intend
to do SO il possible. 1t is not to be forgot
ten that the extension to Wheeling from
UrichsviNe was built for less money than
the estimates OF cost at the time subscrip-
lions were solicited. How much the plans
were changed and the cost increased, we
know moi, hnt We do know TINT labor, iron,
and every species of railroad material,
went down in price after the first estimates
We're made, and the road certainly could
have been built within the estimates. The
estimates were made by W. W. Card, the
Chief Engineer, u very capable and very
honest and conscientious man. We should
like to have his explanation Of how it
comes that the road was not built with
in bis estimates. Perhaps he could give
the unfortunate stockholders some light
MI, Sclah Chamberlain, the President, is
avery large bondholder in the road. He
snow quite an old man, and has great
abundance Of This worlds goods, and he
OnsN: to be anxious in justice to his own
memory hereafter to save the road to the
stockholders. Rightly or wrongly, he will
be the object Of many serious and severe
rrllGriionS II the road is allowed TO be fore
closed. lie did all he could 10 get people
along the line to put money into it, anu he
easht to do even more now, albeit it may
cost him something individually, TO save
the road from foreclosure.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh road went
down to six cents on the dollar, but it was
nevertheless saved to the stockholders. 1t
1stothe credit Of those who managed it
that they did not permit it to be forecloscd.
The men at the head OF the Tuscarawas
road have always claimed great advantages
loF their line over the c. &P. They point.
@to their coal mines and to their superior
Ia facilities tor receiving and shipping ore.
'they also claimed to be able to haul twice
the tonnage to the locomotive that the C.
x r hauled ltwas to be economically
built and economically operated. Why
then has it deianlted on its interest.
Ii the road now passes into the hands Of
the bondholders and becomes profitable,
the public will draw their own interences
asto why the interest on the bonds was not
furnished, We trust that Mr.. Chamberlain,
lot his own futures sake, will sec to it that
h" enthusiastic representations in regard
"thc paying capabilities OF the line do moi
@n out TO beappics Of Sodom in the hands
o' the stockholders.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-23
Brief rELEeRAMs.

An offer to give lands to Jewish refugees
comes from North Carolina,
The State Greenback Convention Of In
diana met in indianapolis yesterday.
Mrs. Hanson, OF Moorehead Mimi, was
shot and killed by her husband, yesterday,
from whom she had divorce on the
ground Of cruelty, Hanson then made u
weak attempt to kill himself.
In the matter OF forming a National
Association OF Tel;graphers, the operators
OF st. Louis have adopted n resolution en-.
dousing the action Of the Pittsburgh opera
tors in calling u convention TO be held in
that city on the first Monday in March,
and will send delegates to that convention.
Jas Mcnamara, u yard man in the en-
ploy Of the Michigan Southern Railroad,
was shot and killed in the town OF Lake,
early yesterday morning by ]. N Evans.
Evans claims that Mcnamara assa uItcd
him Tor the purpose Of robbery, but us tho
latter has always borne good reputation,
the affair is somewhat mysterious.
A Boston dispatch says: Insurance com.
panies having risks at HNverhill expect to
realize ger cent salvage, or $4,000. A
relief committee OF forty gentlemen and ten
ladies' has been appointed, and SG,2S0
contributed as II basis for relief fund.
Among the givers are II. A. Page, OF New
York City, 81 900; Daniel IIuddock, Jr., ol
Philadelphia, $500; Chicago Board Of Trade,
s., 100; Dr.. ]. Il Nichols, OF HaVerhill,
81 coo.
Yesterday Victor Elois, an Italian, bru-
tally murdered his wife, young Irish
woman, on the street ia New Orleans
Three months ago they eloped aud were
married. Drunkenness caused his wife tC
leave home. Yesterday while rolling Q
baby carriage EEois plunged a dirk intohe
back, it entering the right lung. The wo
wan ran into yard, Elois following, bul
he was prevented from using the dirk {
second time. The woman died in eigh
minutes. The citizens captured the mqr
derer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-23
A HORRIBLE FiND.
The SickcninE Discovery Made by the
CIncinnntI POLICE


CINCINNATI, February 22-For the past
five or six years Mrs Mary Ann Smith, the
widow OF man who for several years was
supposed to have been the publisher Of
periodicals, in this city, has lived alone in
the third story OF the building on the
northwest corner OF Sixth and Elm streets.
She was woman apparently about forty
five years Of age, eccentric in her habits,
and while she did not absolutely refuse.
she Stunned the company of the other
inmates Of the building. In fact, her pccu.
liarities were so prominent that her fellow
tenants in the house paid little or no atten.
ton TO her. Therefore, when at the close
OF the first week in January she told the
people in the house that she WIS going 10
the country to visit friends and relatives.
and when her door was found locked next
day, they supposed that she had gone,
locking her door after her, and they paid
no further attention to her or her room.
Day before yesterday peculiarly often
sive odor was found issuing from her room.
The tenants on the same floor ascribed it
10 Inc uecaylng carcass OF some animal, q
cat or dog, which Mrs. Smith had forgotten
to release when she locked up her room.
Yesterday morning the stencil in the
/ building became uubearabie, and the ser.
vices Of Officer Harring were called. He
broke open the door, and there, on q bed,
dressed only in her night clothes, he found
the body Of Mrs. Smith. The position OF
the body, the arms lying over the head, was
natural. and would go to show that death
had been without struggle. The body
was in terrible state OF decomposition,
and death must have occurred nearly five
weeks ago. She was picked up in the best
manner possible, placed in n coffin and re-
moved to Habig's undertaking establish.
ment, where twas put in ice.
Coroner Reudigs took charge OF the effects
Of the deceased, and among other things
found two valuable gold watchca.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-23
ROMANTIC MAlL ROBBERY.
A Southern Carriers Revenge for Dlsap
pOlntment IN n Love ARalr.

ATLANTA, GA, February 22,-Details Of
u romantic mail robbery were received this
morning by Chief Inspector John Fry,
from Inspector John Q. Newell, who re-
turned from Bennettsville, S. G., where he
was sent to investigate the case. The cir
cumstances are, that the mail between
Cheraw and Bennettsville, carried by stage
coach, was robbed, matt carrier James
Parish stating that colored man, Paul
Sparks, whom he had permitted to ride
with him, when about six miles from
Cheraw, II being dark, and at a point in
the road shut in on either side by dense
forest, attempted to rob the mail by cutting
the sack. Parish caught him Ia the act
and drew q pistol, but before lie could use
1t Sparks grabbed the weapon and
wrenched it from his grasp. He then left
the coach and took TO the woods Parish
drove to Bennettsville with the cut pouch,
arriving an hour late, aud explaining the
detention by relating the attempted rob.
berry. He procured warrant for Sparks
and set out with the Sheriff to hunt him.
Sparks was found at the house OF his
brother.in.law, near the scene Of the rob.
berry, arrested and jailed.
At this point in the proceedings Insnec.
tor Newell arrived, and close investigation
by him put an entirely different aspect on
the affair. Pursuing inquiries, he found
that on the evening OF the alleged robbery
Parrish persuaded Sparks to accompany
him for the purpose OF entiCing the Young
wife otan old farmer living on the roadside
to meet him in assgnation by the wayside
When the point was reached, Sparks backed
out, which enrNged Parrish, who drew a
pistol to frighten Sparks into complying
with his wishes; but Sparks snatChed the
pistol from him and fed into the woods
and went to his brother.in.law's, where he
was subsequently arrested.
Fearing exposure, and fearing to make IN
excuse for detention, Parrish devised the
scheme Of attempted robbery. On these
facts Parrish was arrested, and admitted to
bail for appearing before U. S. Commits.
sioner Ladd, ut Cheraw. Saturday last
Parrish appeared promptly in the office OF
the Commissioner, but remained only n
few minutes, when he stepped out and
went to u livery stable near by and order
ed horse, saying he wanted to visit the
residence OF his attorney. lie was served
with an animal and put out. His absence
discovered, pursuit was nude, and after an
exciting chase OF nine miles, Parrish
abandoned tho horse and took to the
swamp, where all trace WIS lost. o
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PANAMA. CANAL ArrAIns.
Death of IA Observation-Disclosures
the eWOrk-ImDortNmt I.hnd nacI.Ior

Death OF IL Gnperintendsnt-Pr OF
the W0rk-lmportanI Land Decision.
PANAMA, February 22.-Atr. Charles
Sharpe, of the canal service, and superin-
tendent Of the Gatun Station, died sudden
ly on the morning Of February 4. Mr..
Sharpe was valuable officer to the COM
pany.
The Arst Of the locomotives ordered from
Europe by the Canal Company for use on
the Isthmus has been etup at the machine
shop ofthe Panama Railroad in Aspinwall,
and made successful trial trip some days
ago to Emperador. Three others are now
being put together, and are expected to be
ready for use in a short time.
All the canal work at Gatun, the most
important station next to that OF Empera.
dor, has been suspended, aud the men
there employed have been assigned to
other points. The reason for this move
ment is that Messrs. Slayin, Huerne &
l.ynChs contract for excavating from Colon
to Gatun, makes any further work at the
latter place on the part OF the" Canal Com.
pany unnecessary. The company will now
concentrate their efforts at Emperador,
but when any Of the French steam excaya.
tors are likely to be got to work is not yet
whispered.
An important decision has irst been
made in the matter of adjusting the value
OF lands owned by private persous which
may be appropriated for the construction
Of the Panama Canal. An umpire decided
the value Mt so per hectare. This is an
exceedingly favorable decision for the
Canal Company md must have IN inpor-
tant bearing on all future questions US to
the value Of lands thus appropriated. A
hectare is about two and one-half acres.
The Canal Company have made ar.
rangements to have large lot Of one dollar
pieces coined ut the mint OF Chill, to be
used in paying laborcrs in Panama. This
move has caused good deal Of comment
here. 1t is believed that the new dollars
will not contain the full amount OF pure
silver, for II they do there will be nothing
gained by having them specially coined.
Coins OF full value can be had in abun-
dance, either in Panama or from the
banks Of Chill, rs cheaply as they can be
mnlh TO order
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NEWS FROM THE RIVER,
which Is on a TaEs-Stsamboat aaa Leyee
SquIhs.


two flats.
The Emma Graham passed up at an earl,
hour yesterday mOruiug.
The Diurnal departed In good season YES
terday morning for Parkersburg.
The Belle Prince, with three baEges Il ly
Ing at the foot oI Fourteenth street.
The Nellie speer, n. J. Blgely No, Q James
Gilmore and Ben Wood passed up yestertlay
With tows OF empties.
The Little Anna only made one trim be.
tween ibis point and Martins Ferry yesteF.
DAY. The water was so high It was hard worI;
to make landings,
The local packets, Telegram, Abner o'Nsal
and Sctoto, did not put In an appearance
yesterday. Whether e was the high river or
Washington's birthday that kept them away
Is not known.
Ate o'clock last evening the gauge marks
indicated a depth in the channel Of IS feet d
inches. For four hours previous the river
had been rising at the rate OF inches per
'hour. River men said that the river might
possibly touch 81 feet during the night, The
reason they assign for this statement which
Is tn contradiction 10 tho one they made tho
night before, 10 the effect that the June rise
would be equaled was that the cold weather
troEe the watef'up. Tho June rise came up
to IL feet inches,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-23

WEhada pleasant call yesterday from
Smith Cranr, Esq, Of Preston county, Il
gentleman whose name is as familiar as II
household word in that county, and who
has been Clerk Of the Court since 1852
(hayins previously been in the Office five
yCUrs as u deputy and who stands in about
the same relation to the office and to the
people oi Preston as John McColloch did
10 The same Office in this county during his
almost lifelong occupancy Of it. Mr..
Crane gave us an interesting account OF
his experience at the Webster Springs in
this State last summer, where he went 10
be benefited ior the dyspepsia. He ex'
lerieuccd wonderful relief in very short
time, gaining rapidly in flesh and health
lie has high opinion Of the waters Of
Webster Springs, and certainly his expert
CnCG entities them to this much Of notice
at our hands, Mr. Crane feels quite hope
ful that the movement to build railroad
from Ningwooi to the b. & 0. will finally
evCntuatc in success,
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Voc Againat Itneket shops,

CuIcAdo, February 22.-The- Chicago
Board Of Trade, following in the footsteps
Of the New York Produce Exchange, has
inauguarated a vigorous warfare against the
numerous bucket shops which abound in
the nelghborhood Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, and proposes hereafter not TO allow
the gold and stock company to furnish
these open boards with their quotations.
The Hoard 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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GARFIELD'S DOCTORS.
rAE SUNS rAsY ARE ro eE pAI1
For Their Services Amendments to the Pension
Laws Suggested by the Grand Army Of the
RspublIe -ritt John rOrtsr'S RsStora.
uOu-washtustOH Ssws Note.


Special Dispatch to tho IntellIsencen
WAsuISoroS, February 29.-The Gar.
field Committee, or at least eight members
Of It, met to-day and fixed the amounts to
be given each physician and nurse retained
during Gen. Garfeld's illness. The figures
are stated to be as follows, although the
members agreed to keep that a secret:
Bliss, $1,000.
Aguew and Hamilton, $4,000.
Boynton, Reyburn, Miss Edison and
Steward Crump, 5000 each, and Barnes
and Woodward each a promotion.
The remainder of the bills have not yet
all come in.
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sr. Lopm February 22.-The 81, Louis
Grocer will publish the following special
cablccram tomorrow, dated, Rio De Jan
eiro. February %: The average daily re-
ccip,s since February Sth have been $500
bags. stocl, to-day, 10000 bags. Sales for
the United States, 10000 bugs; sales for
Europe, 10000 bags Rate Of sterling ex-
change, 2Osd; lay down cost ut New York
Of good tirsts (about equal to strictly fair
O9c. This PhoYs decrease in the daily
receipts nee Inst week OF $500 bags; de-
crease stock, 10000 bags; deRrepse in sales
Tor the United States, $4,000 bugs; decrease
in sales for Europe, 10000 bags.
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WEST vlReINIA AND rlrrspuRom
First Report of the Company and Its
Work 40 Far.

WORK 80 Far.
PITTSBURGH, February 22.-Thc first re.
port Of the West Virginia Central 4 Pitts.
burgh Railway Company, of which Senator
Henry G. Davis, Of West Virginia, is Presi.
dent, has been submitted to the stock.
holders. The company was organized on
the 25th Of June last, and among the
directors are ex.Sccretary Of State James
&. Blaine, Mr.. Wm. Keyser and Mr.. John
A. HRnbEeton, Of Baltimore; Augustus
SChell, OF New York, and others well
known. The intention Of the COM
pany Is TO extend its road for distance
Of from fifty 10 sixty miles throHgh what
is known us the Cumberland and Pied.
mont Coal Basin, and, II deemed advis.
able, 10 connect the Baltimore & Ohio
with tho Chesapeake 4 Ohio and other
roads on the south and on the north viii,
roads leading TO Pittsburgh. In addition
to the fourteen miles OF track now in use,
in connection with the Elk Garden mines,
the grading Of an additional twenty miles
Is weN gRdef EaY, Raaef contract to be
completed June lst, 1859, and the re.
naming sixteen miles, to reach the sum.
nit between the headwaters OF the
Potomac and Cheat rivers, will be placed
under contract early in the spring. Il il
expected that on the completion OF the
road to the summit 1t will yield yery
profitable returns on its investment. The
shipping Of coal to tideyater at Baltimore
and points west was commenced late in
October last, and nov the output is ovel
800 tons daily, and is said to be steadily
increasing. The company estimates tht
quantity o. coal which can be mined IRON
their lands at 100000, 900 tons,
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OIL NInilstIc..

BRARFoRp, February 22,-The producers
committee, has issued the following report
Of the productions OF the Bradford iIeld ior
January: Stock from $500 wells averaged
s. 6-fO barrels January 1st, and IS barrels
February lst, an Increase Of 10 4-lO barrels
per well in January. The gross stock in,
all private iron tapks in the bradford field
increase 70 barrels daily according to these
figures. The average daily production of
tho Bradford field exclusive Of the Rich.
burg district for january was 50,3s5 lar.
rels, decrease Of 5000 barrels from the
December yield.
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SAN Francisco, February 22.-A Tucson
dispatch, special 10 the Star from Guaymas,
sSys; Captain Stonington OF the steamer
Newburn, picked up part OF the crew Of q
wrecked British bark dEthe coast OF lower
California. They were ianishing and about
10 rcsort to cannibalism. The party con.
sisted Of tho Captain his vile and two
children and two se0men. One child and
a seaman died Immediately The mother
paYe birth to . healthy infant in two days
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Amendments TO the law tho Graz
Army of the nCpnblIe Rcronnen,i.

Amendments TO the I.nW tho Grand
Army Of the nCpubiIc Rceommend.
Special DisuuIch TO the IutelllRencer.
WASHINGTON, February 92.-The Grand
Army Of the Republic is greatly interested
in the subject Of pension legislation, and
large delegations from the National Post
and different sections oil the country have
been here for some time in consultation
with the Commissioner Of Pensions and
different members of the House relative to
the changes desired. The delegations will
have meeting with the House Committee
on Pensions and Back Pay in Bounty in u
few days, and will then suggest the follow
ing provisions in the pension laws For
local Boards OF Examiners ut such points
Throughout the country as the Commits
sioner OF Pensions may think proper;
for board Of medical experts upon
the subject OF eye aud ear diseases;
for M increase in the force OF clerks
in the Adjutant General, Surgeon General
and Pension offices; authorizing the claim.
ant or his attorney to have access to the
medical and surgical history Of the war
in the Surgeon Generals office, and provi-
sious making false swearing against 4
soldier MS well us false swearing in his
favor perjury These amendments to tho
pension laws are the result Of thorough
consideration on the part OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic at numerous Camp
Fires throughout the country and are CON
sidered the best that'can be made. Com
missioner Dudley is fully in accord with
the Grand Army of the Republic delega-
ton and will second their recommends
,;oro
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ST. PAU, February ga special from
Battleford, Northwestern Territory, says
Blackieet aud other Indians in the vicinity
Qithe forts Of Red Deer and South Branct
are committing aepredatiops, drying Of
and killing cattle, and the How Hive,
whisky traders we're killed by them, AMI
several Others have been found dead In tlit
peighberhood are supposed 10 have beer
hpeab the same saGages.
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"a, T. N. NouoN was in the city yes
,,,,ay He anl his wife vii! celebrate
tbrjr golden wedding next ith Of July at
,Isi, home at Portland, on the G. & r.
Railroad. The Colonel is now entering
b. ,mb year and his wife is three years
nj, nnior. lie was not 20 when he mar.
rid and size not quite II. They have lived
in ibis ohio Valley for the last thirty.hve
year.. and the Colonel has had u promin.
en-, hand during that time in many i'm
portant industrial enterprises. But we
Shall reserve full details until the semi
centennial r,frrtdto comes of.
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Rnthcr Inle I,.n,i,;,- 4 ho,,,I,

TolEno, February GA severe storm Of
nin and slect, accompanied by furious
n!e'lheas'erly gale, set in here Monday
afternoon and continued through the night.
ny midnight the telegraph and telephone
wires were loaded with ice and began tC
RSG way. The wires on the various route.
ltAS3'hg into tho city were also prostrated
and Communication has been entirely sus
pended since yesterday morning.
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MADISON, lisp, February a2-The
Courier Tomorrow will publish Argus
Deau's views on tho peach prospects. Mr..
Dean says for the first time in his experi.
ence the buds were winter killed, therefor
the blooms will be unusually full aud the
only danger is from spring frosts. From
the fact that the crops have been gathered
in succession the yield will be less in
quantity and poor in quality, unless wise
care has been taken ofthe trees. The pros
pect for all stone fruits is quite as good as
Tor peaches.
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CHICAGO, February 92-1AO LlrOrus' journal :,

CHICAGO, February .2-1hu Drorsrs' Journal re
ports:
Live Eogs-Rereipts 1000 herd: Shipments &. lCt
head. Market l0al5c lower. Common 10 good
mixed 50 OQG6 CO; heavy packing and Shipping{G II
AZ OG PhlladelphIRS and lstdrIs 81 l6li rs; lRht
hogs 50 l0aG 55: EkiTS nnd culls s. tOUO 20.
CAttle-RecclpH LOO head: ShiulnenIs $50 head
Market strong, active and lOC higher; exporter
70 21G6 co. good 10 choice shipping steers S. ia6 OO
common 10 fair = T5ab so mixed butchers slow
inferior 10 fair 6O3 90 good TO choice 81 Coal 50:
stnckeB and feeders s. 0tlR5 %,
Sheep Receipts 2.lOO head: shipments lrn head.
Market about Stealyl inferior 10 fair 81 coal !;
medium 70 good j68L5 58 choice 10 extra mt +
tons s. 45a6 %.
EAST LIBERTY. February 22-CattlO--RecrIrts
t?l head. Market slow: bSSl So 0OAG 25 fair 10 good
S5 b0a5 Is; common 81 6Qa52J.
HGn-RGceIptS COZ head Market active; PhIla.
delphias s. 4Oa7 90; Workers Sc GOi6 9i.
Sheep-RecclpG 1900 head. Market slow; selling
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LONDON, February 22.-Wreckaye from
the steamer City Of London, from London
November 18th for New York, which
never reached its destination, is Continual
ly washing up on the Irish coast. The
signal locker was found bearing the name
Of the vessel. The vessel carried no ms
sengers, but the officers and crew numbered
about forty. Its chief business was in The
cattle carrying trade,