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SEVEN MURDERERS.
SteubsnviIIe's Long Array OF Man
Slayers.
NcLister's Conditional Dramatic Suicide
Brutal Murder-Thiry-fve Miners
KiIled-Iames' Avengers.
HEAVY DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
S,,eca, Dispotch 10 the Register.


srErBEsyILLE, O., April lS.-Fred Haese,
the man who shot McLister, at Mingo, last
week, and Adolph Haese and Chas. Baum
cart. his accomplices in the crime, who
were released on bail awaiting the result of
McLister's injuries, were all re-arrested,
this afternoon, and committed to Jail. The
cause for their re-arrest is the very low con-
dition of McLister, who, it is thought, Will
die very soon.
Sbould McLister die there will be seven
murderers awaiting trial in this CITY,
There are now three in jail-Wind, Elliott
and Smurthwaite, indicted for murder IN
the first degree, being the slayers oil
"Crummie Jim," (Chas Young, which
took place last fall, who are to be tried on
June IS. and Ed Harter, indicted for man
slaughter for killing Geo. Aldridge last
February. who will probably be tried at the
June term of court.
A dispatch from Smithtield station, nine
miles from this city on the Panhandle road
this afternoon, states that the residence ol
William Elliott, Esq, ex-Treasurer OF Jel
ferson county, and now cashier OF the EN
change Bank, this city, had been totally de
stroyed by fire at half-past IL this morning
Mr., Elliott, who was at his post OF duty IN
this CITY, started immediately for Smith
field The loss is s., 800, insured for Sl,'O'
in Ohio Farmers lnsuraCe Go.
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BLAINE'S CONGRESS.
what the President Has to Say on the
Subject.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The following
message was sent to Congress to-day:
To the Senate and House of Representatives.;
send herewith a copy of the circular of
invitation extended to all the independent
countries of North and South America to
participate in general congress TO be held
in the city of Washington, the 22d
day of November next, for the .pur-
pose of considering and devlslng
the method preventing war between the
nations of America. In giving this invita-
ton, i was not unaware there existed diff
ferenceS between several OF the republics OF
South America which would initiate against
the happy results which might otherwise
be expected from such an asSemblage. The
differences indicated are such as exist be-
tween Chilli and Peru. between
Mexico and Guatemala, and be-
tween the States of Central America.
1t was hoped that these differences would
disappear before the time fixed for the
meeting of Congress. This hope has not
been realized.
Having observed that the authority of
the President to convene such Congress
has been questioned | beg leave to state
that the Constitution cOnferS upon the
President the power, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, TO make
treaties, and that this prOvisionn confers
the power all the powerrequisite toinitiate
them, and to this end the President may
safely confer with one or several commits
siOners or delegates from other nations. The
Congress contemplated by the invitation
could only effect any valuable result by its
conclusion eventually taking the form of
treaty of peace between the States repre-
Sented; and besides the invitation to the
States of North and South America is
merely preliminary act, OF which the
constitutiOnality or want can hardly be al
frmed.
1t has been suggested that while the In
ternatiOnal Congress would have
no power to affect the rights
oil the natiOnalities there represented,
still Congress might be unwilling to sub
eCt the existing treaty rights OF the United
States on the lsthmus and elsewhere on the
continent to be ClOuded and rendered un-
certain by expressions of opinion OF con-
gress composed largely of interested par
ties | am glad to have it in my power to
refer to the Congress of the United States,
a. now do, the propriety OF conyenlng
the suggested International Congress, that
may thus be informed of its views, which
it will be my pleasure to carry out.
Inquiry having been made by some Of
the Republics invited whether it is intend
ed that this international Congress shall
convene. it is important that congress
should, at as early day as convenient, in
form me by resolution or otherwise OF its
opinion in the premises, and my action
will be in harmony with such expression.
CHESTER A. ARTHUI.
Erocui,rC Mansion, April Is, 1882.
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FIRE RECORD.

RYE BEACH. NEw HAMPSHIRE, April l8.-
The Farragut House, the largest hotel here,
and all the cottages east of it were burned,
this morning.
BUTLER, Pa, April lS.-Leonard Wiser's
Continental Hall was burned this morning.
The oil used to heat a patent incubator,
which was being experimental upon, ex-
ploded. The building was OF pine and
burned rapidly. The loss is fifteen hun
dred dollars. The insurance had run out
but 3 few days.
BosroN. April lS.-The building at i20
Fulton street, occupied by George T. Nc
Lauthlan & Co.. manufacturers of engines,
elevators ETC., was burned, this morning.
Loss $4,000; insured for $4,000. The
Eureka Wringer Company, in the same
building, lost $50. 900, and the Corrugated
Paper Company S., 600; partly insured.
SEYxouR, Conn, April ls.-The furniture
warehouse of 4. T. Basset was entered
by burglars, last night, who blew open the
safe and set fire to the building. which,
together with Beach'S store and the dwell
ing house of IIacamp, were destroyed. Los;
S45, 900; insurance SIS. 900.
CAI2o, ILL.,. April lS.-At3. o'clock, this
morning. fire broke out ia Bell and Ho.li'
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SILVER COIN.


WA,n!NCToN, April Representative
Dinghy from the subcommittee of the
House on Banking and Currency. 10 whorA
was referred that portion OF the Presidents 5
message relating "a silver certificates and
Also tue pending bill to regulate the issue
OF coin certificates and for other PURPOSES
submitted 4 report to the full COMMITTEES
To-day, in which he advocates the passacs
Ot the following bill.
Section l, That from and afte- the pass
age OF this act, and until an international
agreement on coinage ratio for the use of
Slyer as tull legal tender coinage
snail be made by the leading commercial
nations. OF until the equivalenCv OF value
GriEeeU standard gold and silver coins OF
'he tw'rd STATES in the markets OF the
Nor.n s'N.l be otherwise secured. the ISSUE
"t .hyr- certificates authorized bv the act
oI I1-,sTy >, l>5~, shall be suspended;
p5"',1g.'. the silver certificates now olt
S,ah".i may, from time TO time, As paid
mo t@r treasury, be reiSSued ON ,lepn,;r Of
standard silver dollars,
Ser''ou provides that until the above
mentioned eqUivaleRCy is secured the Sec
feiary u the Treasury shall cause 20 he
SOined only such number OF standard silver
0oHsE' authorized BY the act OF February
- 1915. aS may be required to supply the
ueSehisnd eS for actual circulation. in lieu of
tue minimum coinage provided by said act.
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MOUNDSvillE.

Louie Tressel, the new lower ward baker
is making his rounds with the stall OF
life"
Hon. Josiah Sinclair, OF Benwood, who
represented Marshall county in the last
Legislature, was in town on business yes
terday.
Mrs. Sadie Smith, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. \. W. Dicks, has returned
To her home in Ohio.
The oil well mania in our midst seems /"
be a thing Of the past, as nothing Is being
said or done concerning the project OF
sinking well.
At the teachers meeting, last evening of
the NJ. T.. Sunday school, IL was decided
not TO change the hour OF Sunday school
from 3 p. ", as il is now, 10 4. ", rs a
good many Of the scholars want II changed.
The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion yesterday, but not much business was
transacted, except squaring accounts. The
school alumni and the graduating classes
are striving 10 get the use OF the court
room TO give their respective perform
ances on the evenings Of the 4th and 5th Of
May. As each of the churches Of town
were granted the use Of IL, and temper.
ance meeting is announced " take place
next Saturday evening, We think the
classes also should be granted the privi-
lege OF the use of il also, a. the perform
ances will be- OF an educational nature.
Mr. A. T.. Pelly. the new postmaster, at
Benwood, was in town, yesterday.
The Presbytery OF Washington, Pa. will
convene in the Presbyterian Church, OF
Moundsville, on Tue~day, April 18th. at
7P.N. Several candidates for the ministry
will be examined.
Several houses are at present vacant on
account of the enormous high rent charged
by the owners. which keep q great many
people from moving here.
The Andes, on her up trip. put of about
a dozen buggies consigned for Greene
county, Pa.
Mr.. Chas. X. Oldham is in Marietta, Ohio,
on legal business and visiting relatives.
The Catholic festival, given in Assembly
Hall. for the benefit Of the Church at this
place, was largely attended both evenings,
and proved 10 he an immense success. The
watch contest was brought 20 close as
about ll:l5. Messrs. l.. Is. Purdy and H.
W. Hunter counted the money, and an
nounced the following: David Brys0n col
lected sl3l.95: John Henrietta, $40, and
Thomas IIaggins Withdrawing from tht
contest and turned his money over 70 thu
Church. Rev. Father DAILY made few ap
propriate remarks befor he announced tbt
lucky man.
Several who attended the festival tippec
the light fantastic" 10 the music o
shinp's string band. in the upper hall
after the festival was over.
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narsex Pleads Not GuiItY.

WASHINGTON, April lS.-In the Criminal
Court, the consideration of the Star Route
cases was resumed. Ex-senator Dorsey
made his appearance in court. Williams,
for the defense filed motion calling upon
the government to furnish bill OF par
ticularS describing in detail all the papers
and petitions alleged TO have been forged,
false affidavits made, and other information
which the defense claimed should have
been included in the indictments.
After some little argument. the forfeit
ure of DorSey'S reCognizanCe was stricken
from the record. The prosecution resisted
the motion for bill OF particulars, and a
long argument ensued. At its conclusion
Bliss asked that the court, at an early day
sS possible, say whether the government
would be required to furnish a bill OF par
ticulars, and then Merrick called for the
arrsignment of Stephen W. Dorsey, who
entered plea OF not guilty and the court
adjourned.
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WpFEINc w. VA WEDNESDAY, MORNING. APRIL 10. 1882.

days box factory, and entirely consumed
the building. A three story boarding house
on the opposite side of the street was also
burned Bell and Holidays loss is report
ed.at SIS, 900, partly insured. A small boy
named Logan Yarbell, who roomed at the
boarding house, is reported to have been
burned to death. -
BRDf xroRr, CosS, April ia fire in
the lumber yard of Grannis & Hurlbut.
Loss on stock valued at $45, 1000. The ad-
joining property was damaged s6,ooo
PrrrsSrRG, April lS-The fire at New
Alexsniria, Westmoreland county, Pa, was
gotten under control at II o'clock, last
night, after raging seven hours. About
one-third of the town is in ashes. Several
families had all their household goods de-
stroyed, and are left homeless and penni-
less. The total loss was about s25 900, as
follows,-Stewart and Steele's dry goods
and groceries, 5000; d. o, Rankle, drug
store, 5000; Mrs. Waggle's dwelling, ST.
800; John FELTON,. butcher, 500; David ALL
swarths tenement, $500; Mrs. Mowry's
dwelling, $500, and Mrs. Sloan $1,000
A large number OF stables and outhouses
were also consumed. Stewart and Steel
was the only property insured.
PorrsyILLE, Pa, April lS;-Mountain
fires are raging near New Philadelphia
The engine house at the Silver Creek col
liery Is gone. The people are fighting the
flames tonight 10 save the breakers.
CiScrSNTI, April 1S.-By telephonic
message from Lawrenceburg, Ind, it is
learfieda fire broke out in the drying room
of OcaE,s cigar factory, tonight, and rapidly
spreSal luatii one-fourth Of the block on
High and Fourth streets was destroyed.
The Peoples National Bank narrowly es-
caped. Loss estimated at $25,0 900. The en-
gines we're called from Aurora and Cincin-
natl. The former got the fire under con-
trnl before the Cincinnati engines arrived.
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PARkERsBUR0.
The Chemical Fibre 90. IN Trsssss-
more Chicken ThieSes-The nysssss-
ous Robber.

iSperi1i % the R~OfaST.
PARKEnsBrRJ, April i7-lt appears thsl
financial embarrassment has overtakea ths
Chemical Fibre Company Of this city. 4
deed of trus has been recorded in the cierk's
office OF this county TO secure J. n. Brown
and others 10 the amount Of about ~. .0O.
with W. W. vanwinkle, OF ParkersburE.
trustee. About q. 800 Of this amount 10 das
the employees Of the factory for labor. TAs
other creditors secured are ~ follows
Geo. b. Fox. one OF the stockholders Of Gin.
cinnati, 81, 5,p'O; Chas. GambrilI. coal dsai.
er, this city, 1920; C. II. TUNES, d. -;
A. Is. Smith. 1875; Chancellor d Hsvu.
500: John J. smith, mschinist, Par.
kersburg, tI,232; Hugo Heidenisht $50.
Oakland Paper Company, tis073: J. Brooks
& Co. S7i2; J. l.. Duvai, t23I.+I; Cole d
Bro. ssI9. The deed OF trust provides that
the property may be sold in sixty days.
providing 4 majority in value Of the credi.
tors secured may request the sale under
this deed. but II the assignment holds good
il is not likely that the property viii %
sold soon, as Mr.. Fox IL the principal credi.
tor, and represents the majority OF the
creditors bfCureu. TTsm Wuss We 49,
learn the legality OF the deed Of trust will
he contested by the other creditors OF ti,s
concern, several Of whom reside In this
city. The First National Bank of PAkess-
burg is interested TO the amount OF sboat
E. 90. and the Second National about tJ0ol
Ncssrs. Chancellor, Thompson Jastson, ,Ceo.
den, ,Rathborn and Others here will lose 10 ~
aggregate about $1,000 or t5loO. Tbs
Superintendent. Mr.. T. H. HuIburt, also
gave deed OF trust Of his personal effects.
consisting Of household and kitchen fufni-
ture watch and chain, 70 secure Mr.. ~
Hulburt 10 the amount Of 81 30
In the Circuit Court to-day. Henry WIZ
son, another chicken thief. was se1tsncsd
70 three years and nine months 70 u
Penitsntisry. Ifsuperintends.t west w
lust give Wilson and Warner chanee, usJ
will steal all the poultry needed II the In
,titution for the next i've ysars.
The mysterious stranger vbo esaAn,S -
he 4 relative OF Hon. John sherman, OIL
have bis trial Tuesday.
During the sbsencs OF Csl nD1 b0tth.
our County Clerk. the duties d tbs once
are discharged by Heber asnith, Esq.
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EpsOnn Races,
SNAKESPERE.
AReyiyal at Cincinnati.

CIXcINNATI April ls.-An organization
was quietly formed here, yesterday, with
Hon. Edward F. Noyes, ex-Minister to
France, President; John Simpkinson, Vice
President; Otis c. Hall, secretary; c. S.
Bragg, Treasurer; to give Shakesperian
Dramatic Festival for one week, at Music
Hall, next fall, with Booth Barrett Nc
Collough, Joe jefferson, and others in the
cast. Over forty thousand dollars of the
guarantee fund have been subscribed. The
proposition is to expend the entire proceeds
upon a production of dramas, and have
the managers give their services gratuit-
ously as is done in the music festivals and
expOsitions. Mr.. Simpkinson went to New
York this morning to begin arrangements.
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AN AVENGlNG BROTHER.
Frank James Organizing n Band OF
Murderers.

Chicago, April lS.-An AtChison, Kansas
snne1ial says: 1t is positively known H.:
Frank James is at the head of a movement
which has for its aim the determination OF
all the parties whose names are associated
with the death of his brother Jesse. 1t is
learned that Frank passed through AtChi-
son last Friday, going southwest, having
with him four persons, and that on the
same day Mrs James went to Kansas City.
Yesterday Frank and party returned. The
new gang will be composed OF material
taken from the country which produced
Polk Wells. Bill Norris, Jim Doughterty,
John Pomfrey and Others. These death
avengers are backed by the entire Consutu-
enCy OF Jesse James.
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Triple Robbery.

DETROIT, MrcH., April 1S.-At Peters
burg, Monroe county, the safes in the stores
of Bickler & Russell, H. Bartlett and A. j.
Becker we're blown open last night, and
robbed of 81, 200. A lot of jewelry, pocket
cutlery, etc, were taken from BiCkler &
Russell. The thieves also stole horse and
buggy from the livery stable and made
good their escape.
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GRATTAN'S CENTENNIAL.
Judge Blacks Denunciation Of Eng.
land.

BALTIMORE April Is. - Mayor Whyte
presided, and Terc :. Black, of Pennsyl.
vania. was orator at the Grattan Centennial
Celebration, tonight. Judge Black began
his Grafton by asking: "Are we or are We
not required to 10 something for the relief
of Ireland? This is the question Oh which
think no American citizen has right to
be silent The Judge discussed the case
as it stands between the British government
and its Irish subjects, and said upon
this we can only assist with our voices in
making up the Judgment of the world, but
recent events have given us more partic-
ular interest in the subject. american
citizens have been kidnapped as base y as
Irish patriots. What will we do about
that | know not, but II We submit
to this insult we must acknowledge
that England is the master OF Ireland
and America both. Ii, on the other hand,
we call that lawlesS power to proper reck-
oning, she will see the necessity not only
of discharging American prisoners, hut of
making an ample reparation lest worse
thing come upon her The release OF the
Irish will necessarily follow, for England
will yield to fear what she denies to JUS.
tiCp
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Arrivals of the Yord Boys.

HASsAs CRY, No, April ls.-The Ford
boys arrived in this city from 81. Joseph.
this evening. brought by Marshall Timber
lake and Capt. Craig. A large crowd WAS
smuggled away. II is understood Bob
Ford will be taken TO Ray county. o:mor'
row. to answer 10 the charge OF killing
Wood H;te
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OUR STATE RIVERS.
ROxe and Keuna Before the Commerce
COmmIttee-whatw VIII be Done.

Special Ihspdtch 10 the hegaS'T.
WASHINGTON. April 1S.-Representative
Hoge appeared before the House Commit
tee on Commerce this forenoon, on behalf
of the Shenandoah and Monongahela river
improvements. Mr.. Hoge stated the great
importance OF the immediate completion OF
the Monongahela improvements, and read
the proceedings of recent meeting at Nor
gantown, which set forth, very distinctly,
the condition OF the work and the advan-
tsges which will result to the valley.
As to the Shenandoah. he urged con-
tinuatiOn Of the appropriation, stating that
the only obstacle to the employment of the
former appropriations, the surrender Of
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SIX years of constant and most e1cruci.
.ting main from terrible sores all over my
hodv pronounced cancer and incurable by
ali except DR.. Hartman. After was re-
dnced 10 the faintest ebb OF existence Peru
ma saved my life and cured me. i am en-,
t;-aiv weN and doing my housework-
had maid the best and worst physiciani
over ii 900. Ms AIL0 IsGsAA, Allegheny
Cty. Pa
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Murder and Suicide.

PmLApELrHIA, April lS.-John SERVER
visited billie Webster Cross, at 2liG Turner
street, shot the girl and then himself. 1t is
thought both will die.
John Lendrum called upon Sarah Nc
Cam, at 953 South street. They quarrelled
and Lendrum shot the girl and fled. The
wound is not fatal.
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A Double Drowning.

GRAND RAPIps. April ia telegram
from Howard City Montcalm county,
Mich, says that James Burley and two
grown sons went fish spearing on small
lake near there in boat last night. They
did not return, and this morning all three
bodies were found dead in the water. The
boat probably had accidentally overturned.
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COLONEL BEN.
Onon a visit TO His Gold Mine.

SDeclu DtSDItCH 70 IIEe 1SVV''EV''
WASHINGTON, April lS.-Col. Ben. wilson
left this morning on business trip to
North Carolina, where he goes to interview
his gold mine. 1t is alleged that the mem
Der from your district has struck it phat'
and that the mine is an exceedingly valu-
able one. The Colonel is certainly enthu'
siastic on the subject, and proposes to make
all his friends rich as soon as the vein Is
thoroughly developed. This would require
the wealth of a Rothschild and a Gould
and we hope the Colonel will not be disap'
pointed. t.
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Thn Enrsl RnVA

ST. LOUIS. April 1S.-A Post Dispatch
special from st. Joe says: A messenger
with the Governor pardon for the Ford
boys has not yet arrived. They are still in
jail. To-day the Sheriff of Ray county
served warrants on Robert and Charles
Ford for complicity in the murder OF Wood
Hite. one of the James gang in Ray county.
The Ford boys are Disconnected at this turn
of affairs
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ParuelI,s whereabeats.

DUsus, April ls.-There is much doubt
as to the whereabouts of Parnell. He, 1t Is
supposed. intends to surrender in amanner
TO avoid a demonstration by friends. Some
of his friends argue as his warrant of arrest
is legally concealed by the release. he Ii
not bound to return st 81.
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TeIepraphIc Generalization.

OTTAWA, April lS.-After struggle cx-
tending from o'clock in the afternoon
until nearly midnight, in the House OF
Commons, last night, the bill legaliztng the
amalgamatt0n Of the Canadian telegraph
system under the name Of the Great North
western Telegraph Company, passed. This
company is working in connection with
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
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Murderer Arrested.

WELL>vILLE, o., April lS.-John Eox-
bury, the man who caused the death OF
James McCowren here, a few nights since,
and who escaped, was arrested at Mckees-
port Pa, yesterday, and brought here to-
day. He will have preliminary trial to-
morrow, when further developments are
expected. NJ.
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GENERAL.
Patents Granted - PostOffice DiseOn
tinuPd.
Npeciql Dispatch to The Register.

Speciql Dispatch 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, April Is. - Among the
patents issued to-day was one to Henry
Fearlake and {. n Brady, Of Wheeling,
W. Va, for glass syrup can and mold for
making the same.
An order was issued to day by the Post
Office Department disseminating the post
office at Hazel Wetzel county, W. Va.
Mail matter intended for that office should
hereafter he sent to Conaway, Tyler county.
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The MaIIey Murder.

New HAVEN, CoSN., April lS-The trial
of Walter f. Maliey. James M.lley and
Annie Kearns, alias Blanche douglass,
charged with the murder of Jennie T.
Cramer, opened in the Supreme Court, this
forenoon, before Judge Granger: The
Court assigned eJ-Judge VIM. b. Stoddard
and +. C. Dow to defend Blanche Douglass.
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Sus,eet. ReIeased-Tenants Evicteti.

LoxDoS. April lS-The report Of the re-
lease of large number OF suspects the last
fortnight. is sensational and exaggerated,
but more the hopeful feeling OF the gov
eminent is shown BY the fact that the lib.
eratious are far in excess of fresh arrests.
Forty tenants on the estate OF Lord Clon-
curry. county Limerick, were evicted for
non-payment nf rent