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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08
An EXPERTS OPINION
On the Causes thai Brought About the
Disaster to the kciOtO.

pASNSscE w AAc SclOtO.
rlrrsurRGn, July IA very interesting
interview was had this morning with
David Alexander, one OF the pilots on the
steamer Scotia and one OF the bes, and
shrewedest pilots in the profession. The
Scotia passed the scene OF the Scioto d;sas.
ter at Mingo yesterday afternoon, and Mr.
Alexander says that the work being done
by the owners OF the Scioto, who are at the
wreck with the steamer Welcome, towards
recovering the dead bodies isabout all that
could be done under the circumstances
They were cutting the decks oil, and all
the dead that are in the deck.room will
probably taken out to-day. Divers could
not lie procured nearer than Cincinnati.
As TO where the blame should res,
Mr.. Alexander declined to express an
opinion, further than that from his init.
mate knowledge OF the river at the
point where the collision occurred
he thought the Lomas had no RIGHT
to whistle for the right side, as she IL re-.
ported ,ls doing; the universal custom OF
ascending boats is to hold the course that
he understood the Scioto did. but, he aI.
ded, the pilot OF the Scioto erred, beyopd
all doubt, i'll not stopping his boa: and
getting her out OF the way while he We, had
time. AS to the merits OF the pilots. he
said the pilot Of the Lomas was the oldest
living pilot, and was unquestionably too
old to perform his duties, and besides be.
ing superannuated he was dissipa,ed in
his habits. About Keller, OF the Scioto, he
was very well acquainted with him. and
considered him a good pilot. He said il
was not true that lie had been off the river
until he had gotten rusty. but that he Ind
been ut work on some OF the little Wheel
ing tow boats right along and was in Good
practice, As 10 the cause OF the collision Mr.
Alexander thought it was probably
due to the change OF signals. The
change had been made by the
inspectors in February, 1850. nj
which time ex.lnspector Deyinney pro.
tested against the change, and the pilois
had also sent in a protest signed by 40 oi
their number, but it had no effect, and tho
rule adopted then is still in force, This
rule makes the descending boat the sole
judge Of the course to be pursued. lie eS.
planned the working Of the rule in this
way: the descending boat must whistle
first, and the rule says it should be done
when the boats are not less than 500 wards
apart, and ii the ascending boat DON ike
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

lr is gradually coming out that Senator
h,G. Davis is us mucl, candidate fol, re
election as he was in 1877. Notices to this
elect are beginning to appear in the custo.
mary channels. Here is one from the
-'@'r''aa EsgL'tr, paper quite unknown
10 the country generally, but nevertheless,
acronIing to the Berkeley Statesman, "the
1sa'iIne Democratic paper OF Washington y
%Ss this leading Democratic paper"
:. 4here is little doubt about the re.e!ec.
'un OF the excellent practical and labor.
T!HS T!H!S representative in the Senate from West
,nsln@. Mr.. Davis has the advantage,
S,,,N 81, W she moral support OF the "Alother Of
c.n ,TrS anu statesmen" His competitor
?nly WIN through extraneous influences
,,ia,s lining rom beyond the Ohio, while the
D"w;s " :, S,vtrhs'n vs'n and moral power Of Mr..
dona i, = 'lfslnlan, old and new. lie has
snrr;.a @ ms sIi I1le and people such effective
SstH'ee, sS,, anu his ability and fidelity are SO
SeFous opposition" : ~ '' :
Alhe above is y mysterious .or, oi , m ora.
graph. What does the moral >unno,t NJ
Tue mother OF States and statesmen" mean
III eonueci'on with the election Of a sena.
'oF IN West Virginia? VIA. do extra.
l, neo"S influences coming from beyond the
o"'o mean i'll the same connection Do
cue! mean anything? Are they ANYTHING
ou' sophomoric nonsense? The Senator's
r''nelpaI competitor is supposed to be Mr.,
faulkner What sort Of "extraneous in.
""enees from beyond the Ohio are to tir.
Hre in his canvass?
i"ulng aside this nonsensical sort oi
'A'S' Tue only important point to be OBJ.
fefVed Is that after much fine sand throw.
tHs IN me Eyes OF the public as 10 tbe
senator's indifference 10 an electiou-as to
sas. ns not ts:ins n candida,e,--and all thai
S;rI S?r. o. thing, he is coming out from be
.h.. y,au lhe bush and getting ready to ente,
'Ne arena in the same cid way.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

Special Disrasch TO the lntelllSencer. II
CRASHERnr, WA, July This morn.
Ing about 1880 o'clock Sylvester stockman,
a trackman, stepped from the north track
to the south track, and was struck by en-.
gine 4e6 and instantly killed. lie leaves a
wife and two children to mourn his loss.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08
WHEELING WEST VA SATURDAY MORNING. JULY s

the Government has yet obtained In the
cases now pending. The disclosures un.
doubleday result from refusal on the part
Of Brady TO pay TO Walsh money which
the latter claims Is due him from Brady,
i is 10 recover this moncy-so,ne SIC, 900.
that the private suit Is brought. Ieis now
on the calendar OF the court herr.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

According TO this table, track has been
laid during the first half OF the year upon
at least l79 lines in 81 States and Territor.
les, addin. = mileage OF main track a.sre.
gating not less than 1890, or, in round
numbers, 5000 miles. The above figures
show only main track, and do not include
siding, and second, third, and fourth tracks,
Of which hundreds Of miles have been laid.
The aggregate construction reported for the
same period Of 1881 was only little over
1000. The total railway mileage OF the
United States is now upward OF lO7 900,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

,o,,po,ya to Congressman Kelly, there
iny,o be u regular scramble among the
SS's,;o,aI Ss banks for the $:o0,oo0,Ooo " per
,torJ. Those that are taken first will
w., ".l,rmyrl last. They will hand In their
>, 81 -, cents aud get per cents. %
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08
From OVER THE OCEAN.
The Egypiimn War Cloud -Denth or Gen.
eraI Nix SObpIuT

rrni SkObeioE.
LONDON, July THE military preparl.
tons continued during yesterday after.
day afternoon. All officers oi the tirst bat.
TALON Of Scots guards were ordered TO re.
Join The regiment. Two battalions at
Alderslist were ordered to embark ;r
Egypt.
MALTA, July Tile steamer salanus
sailed for Erindisi to bring Gen. Sir EVELYN
Wool here.
ALEXANDRIA, July Work on the for.
tilical'ons has been completely stopped.
During reconnaissance yesterday ninty.
eight guns were Observed bearing on the
i'arbor. Officials remaining at the British
consulate and the British subjects in the
employ oil the Eryr.ion government will
embark to-day. All merchant vessels have
gone TO the outer harbor, leaving the inner
harbor to the squadron.
SIHlLlsrs AT IT AGAIN,
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1T is stated that
5000 copies Of II revolutionary proclama.
ton, printed by secret press, and signed
by Nicholas Constalinovic!,, = cousin Of
the Emperor, lave becn discovered nj the
ministry OF the marine, and Immediately
after the discovery HE tlirc,or of the ,,o.
pariment committed snici,l., u
. . .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

LINCOLN, Sfn., July The l:eruili,an
State Central Committee, Mp, y.s,sn,ar
and called the State Convention ior AM.
ust e0tl', at Omaha Tie Commute. ), =,
su:ae., authority TO cal! Congr s.iou.l liz.
trict Conventions in the absence Of ora,,S.
izations The State Convention wilI hnv.,
tour hundr' !Ra ~, pty cishl delera,cs,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08
CLEVELAND

IlESELASn, July The iron markets
remain about the same us last week. There
Is little more inquiry for pig iron, and
the feeling is ilrlner, yet the prices Of two
weeks ago can be- duplicated to day. Sell.
ers have no inclination to make conccss-
ions. ana consumers are not ANTICIPATING
their wants TO any extent. The stocks of
manufactured iron continne LIGHT and
prices firm with the demand nj. lsra,a "Du
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

difference between the two men. One
lGartield) believing II to be the high duty
to represent public sentiment; the other
(Arthurl believing Il 10 be his duty 10 rep
resent the will OF Il faction. The issue
ought to DO presented TO the people. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

LOUISVILLE, July LEAF tobacco sales
ior The weak, 4G5 h!lds. The totals com.
pared with the previous periods are: To.
tais q 80 for lss2; Week, 1850; month, 40; yea,
4o,'S. Totals for 1851: Week, i'3ls.
monih, l,1Et year, i0, ,1152. Totals for lSSN
" " eek, LOIS; month, a,31o.; year "a Sax
Totals lor 1879: Week, ,e63; month, aosG.
year, "o,934. Receipts this week, ca Lbds
Receipts snme week last year 900 hhds
Crop OF lssl, soldto date, 3;,37t; hhds: rron
OF 1850, sold to date last year. 20 0fs. crop
oil lS's9, sold to date In 1850, n ,OOs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
Judicial Torture in Hungary
London Telegraph.


Public opinion i'll Hungary has for
some time past been absorbed by a
mysterious affair that occurred at Tisza
Eszlar, where young girl belonging to
q Christian family suddenly disappear
ed, the Jews of the locality being sub
sequently charged by public rumor
with having assassinated her and dis
posed of her remains. A married
couple named Scharf are under arrest
on suspicion of being connected with
the girls murder. The legal adviser
has Just adire sed a memorial to Min
ister- President Tisza revealing state
of things in Hungary worthy only Of
the Middle Ages. 1t contains the fol-
lowing horrible disclosures: "Your ex-
celIency is quite aware in what fashion
many commissaries of police proceed
in view of eliciting confessions from
prisoners. Your excellency knows
perfectly well that only recently the
commissary of certain district was
accused, while interrogating youth
of eighteen, the only child of his wild
owed mother, of hanging him up by
his feet, in which position he died.
The commissary of another district,
while examining a woman whose inno-
cence was afterwards established, had
her hands tied, and then caused her
to be held over fire. Your excellency
is further aware that, Notwithstanding
our severe laws and the vigilance of the
government, the secret interrogatory
of prisoners is largely conducted by
means of torture and corporal ill-treat-
ment, and that this is practiced chiefly
by the commissaries of police, who,
us rule, escape detection and punish
m emf -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
WHEN THE FROST Is ON THE
pEINkUN

When the frost Is en- the punkin and the fod-
der's in the shock
And you hear the kyouek and gobble Of the
struttin' turkey cock,
And the caeklin' Of the guineys and the cluckin'
OF the hens,
And the ROSTERS hallylOoyer as he tiptoes the
fence
0 it's then the times felers feelin at his very
best,
With the risin' sun to greet him from Light of
gracious rest,
As he leaves the house barsheaded and gees out
to feed the stock;
When the frost is on the punkin and the folders
in the shock.
They's somethin' kind o hearty-like about the
atmosphere
When the heart Of Summers over and the cool
in Fall is be e.
OF course We miss the flowers and the blossom on
the trees,
And the humble Of the hummin' birds and buzz
Yin OF the bees;
But the airs 50 appetizin' and the Landscape
through tn haze
Of a crisp ana sunny morning of the early Au-
tumn days
Is picture that no painter has the colOrin' to
When the frost is on the punkin and The folders
in the shock.
The husky rustic of the tassel of the corn,
Aud the raspin' of the tangled leaves, as golden
as the morn;
The stubble in the furries, kind o lonesome like
but still
A preaehL' sermons to us Of the barns they
growed TO Gil
The strawstacss in the medder and the reaper in
the shed
The HOSES in their stalls below and the clover
overhead
it sets my heart clickin, like the tickin' of a
clock
When the frost is on the punkin and the folders
in the shock.
L,,J;,nonoI;s TourunI
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
Odd Wedding Rings.

There is no jewelry about which
women always show so much interest
as the betrothal and wedding rings"
replied a jeweler to reporters ques-
ton. "The first has altered noticeably
in shape and setting. A pure white
diamond, the only suitable gem, is I'M
der.set In short claws SO that the stone
hides the setting completely. Polished
gold is preferred to Roman gold. The
shank is oval and tapers from the
gem. There is neither enamel nor en-
grsving on It's surface, and inscriptions
are cut inside as the purchaser may
order. It is but an old fashion revived,
and one which will be liked. In the
last thirty years wedding-rings have
changed twice in styles, from the mar
row, double circlet, to the polished
oval, and lastly the plain, wide, fiat
band, which is now also preferable to
polished gold. 4 fourth style, and one
eminently in harmony with the pres
ent temper of romantic sentiment,
might well revive the ornament which
decorated ring discovered long ago in
Egyptian ruins. 1t presented two cats
sitting back to back, and between them
the goddess of love, who smiles sweetly
ON vacancy, while they glare around al
each other in genuine Kilkenny fash
ion"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12

NOVEL WEDDINH RINGS.
The Latest DIscoveries..in JeweIry for
Lovers.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.

ioE. Louis fVst-DiSPhlch.
"There is no jewelry about which
women always show so much interest
as the betrothal and wedding rings, 2
replied dealer to a reporters eues-
ton. "The first has altered noticeably
in shape and setting. A pure white
diamond, the only suitable gem, is un-
derset In short claws SO that the stone
hides the setting completely. Polished
cold is preferred to Roman gold. The
shank is oval and tapers from the gem.
There is neither enamel nor engraving
on its surface, and inscriptions are cut
inside as the purchaser may order. 1t
is bat an old fashion revived, and one
which will be liked. In the last thirty
years wedding rings have changed
twice in styles from the narrow, double
circIet to the polished oval; and lastly,
the plain, wide, fiat band, which is
now also preferable in polished gold.
A fourth style, and one eminently in
harmony with the present temper of
romantic sentiment, might well revive
the ornament which decorated ring
discovered long in Egyptian ruins. 1t
represented two cats, sitting back to
Oack, anu DbbNtcn lllClIl bDt OI
love. who smiles sweetly ON vacancy
while they glare around at each other
in genuine Kilkenny fashion"
"Would you make it to order 2"
Certainly"
81 will bear that in mind. But,
meantime, can you not tell me who in
vented the finger ring 2"
at is older than history. The an
clients account for its origin by ascrib-
ing to Jupiter sharp practice which
would be no credit to -Four Courts
shyster. They say that, prompted by
revenge, he had Prometheus chained
to the frosty Caucasus, where vulture
banqueted the live-long day on tie
captive's liver. Jupiter eventually re-
Tented, and, to avoid breaking his oath,
commanded his enemy, when freed, to
perpetually wear ON mis- finger an iron
ring to which was fastened a small
piece of Mount Caucasus, so that, in
effect, he remained bound to the noun
tains. | do not take much stock in
that story, az the ancients were-most
of them-scally fellows"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
HEOther-in-I.aw in India.
[London Daily Telegraph


That the youthful wife or wives OF
the budding Hindoo are very much
under the personal jurisdiction of their
mother-ln-law has always been regard
ed as a peculiar fact in Indian sociology
but the appalling consequences which
result from this arrangement have
rarely been brought to light in so forcl-
BILE manner as in a case of female
suicide which has recently been the
subject of inquiry in Bombay. 1t was
proved that the girl, almost a child in
age, who had committed the dread act
of self destruction, had been driven 10
it by the persistent persecution she had
undergone at the ruthless hands of her
husbands mother ever since her mar
rage. In directing the jury the coroner
stated the remarkable fact that by far
the largest number of female Hindoo
suicides are those of women between
the ages of twelve and twenty and it is
beyond question that the cause which
impels these hapless maidens to put an
end to their existence, just when at an
age to reap most enjoyment from 1t, Is
in nearly every case the organized des-
potism of the mother liz law in the IN
terror of the zenana.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
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Deacon BrOdie.
Saturday Review.

The somewhat famous trial of Deacon
Brcdie for house breaking occurred in
179S, and Erskine was his counsel. II
was indeed curious fact that an ap.
parently respectable member of the
Edinburgh town council should have
been an habitual criminal, and should
for so long time have succeeded in
maintaining his position, even after his
delinquencies were more than suspect
ed His business as a cabinet-maker
probably gave him peculiar facilities
for his other occupation, of which he
was not slow to take advantage. He
was found guilty and executed, but had
very nearly escaped being arrested land
il is said that arrangements had been
made for his resuscitation after ne had
been hanged, which did not succeed,
and so the deacon failed to "cheat the
woodie." The story would make an ex-
cellent subject for such writer as
Gaborieu was, and, indeed, the incl
d-nts of such a double life have fur
nished, in more than one instance, the
materials for sensational fiction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12

months ending with Nov. 80 last paid
out S477, 1905 for white paper l
have fourteen artists always ready and
and thirty engravers, one of whom is
paid $3.50 week. Some of our fastest
engraving is done by subdividing the
block into small pieces to each man, a
system which Mr.. Leslie devised, and
by which he often profited.
Mrs. Leslie still wears deep mourn
ing, and has secluded herself from So
ciety since her husbands death, scarce
~ seeing anyone except on business,
although she possesses brilliant social
qualities and many friends. She was
finely educated in girlhood and travel
ed much, and she now speaks and
writes Auently French, Spanish and
Italian, and, believe German. She
has published several interesting vol
umes, and che did Regular editorial
work before Mr.. Leslie's death, SO that
she is now merely continuing on the
line of her training. She is strikingly
handsome or, rather, distinguished
looking, woman-an aquiline nose, q
mouth denoting both sensitiveness and
tirmness, and uncommonly large gray
eyes. A Mary Stuart bonnet sets off
the fine face to advantage; but few
would see in this graved-faced widow
a woman capable of fighting = host of
enemies and overawipg them, rescuing
a vast establishment from bankruptcy.
and raising its revenues from zero to
100000 the first year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
In Search of a Maidstone.
Cleburne Chronicle.

Morgan Smith, who resided at Lone
Prairie, Texas, was in the city Monday,
accompanied by negro girl who had
been bitten by a polecat. Inquiries
were being made for maidstone to
apply to the wound, and. as there was
no maidstone in the city, Mr.. Smith
took the girl to Haley's Branch, where
one can be had that, it is claimed by
those who seem to know, possesses the
power to extract poison. 1t seems,
from the information obtained from
Mr.. Smith, that the girl was lying on
the floor in the same room with his
family and had retired for the night.
Late at night Mr.. Smith was awakened
by the loud screams of the girl, and,
raining to her assistance, although il
was dark, by accident be got hold Of
the cat and held on to it until his wife
came with light and a pocket-knIfe,
when he cut the cats throat, complete.
ly severing it from the body before il
would release its hold on the girl
Serious fears are entertained of the
girl being affected with hydrophobia,
and hence the search for maidstone
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
The Insects Battle.

A traveller in South Africa witnessed
not long since singular combat. He
was musing one morning, with his
eyes on the ground, when he noticed q
caterpillar crawling along at rapid
pace. Pursuing him was host o
small ants. Being quicker in thei
movements the ants would catch u
with the caterpillar, and one woul
mount his back and bite him. Paus
ing, the caterpillar would turn his head
and bite and kill his tormentor. After
slaughtering dozen or more of his
prosecutors the caterpillar showed
signs of fatigue. The ants combined
attack Betaking himself to a stalk OF
grass the caterpillar climbed up, tail
first, followed by the ants. As soon as
one approached he seized it in his Jaw
and threw it off the stalk. The ants,
seeing that the caterpillar had too
strong a position for them to overcome,
resorted to strategy. The began saw.
ing through the grass stalk. IL few
minutes the stalk fell, and hundreds oil
ants pounced upon the caterpillar.
He was killed at once, and the victors
marched of in triumph, leaving the
foes body on the field.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12

ONE of the unreasonable and inexcu.
sable wrongs for which the trades-un
ionism is responsible is the exclusion
of apprentices from the factories and
workshops, or what practically amounts
to the same thing, the narrow restric
ton of the number of apprentices ad
mitted or allowed to learn the trade
This is the spirit of monopoly in its
worst form. A few men combine and
say that they will keep q particular
trade or pursuit in their own hands
and allow nobody else to learn it, OF
only such limited number as they may
agree upon. The natural and inevita-
BILE result of this system has been the
degradation and, in many cases the
virtual extinction of the American
m echanic. Mechanics do not come
ready made. They must be educated
and the best educated and most skilful
will push aside the rest. So long,
therefore, as American youths are de-
MED to ieaYna trade, skilled workmen
from other countries will inevitably
come in to take the places which
Americans ought to fill.
That this is not mere theory, but
sober fact, can be attested by the ex-
perience of any one who has lately
built a house. He cannot have failed
to observe that while a good many
native workmen were employed, it was
not in the finer parts of the work which
required special training. The bricks
may have been laid by Americans,
though the stone masons were mostly
from Europe, and there were Amer
lean plasterers, but only for the plain
work. When it came to the orna-
mental plastering it was probably en-
trusted to German. The carpenters
were of various nationalities, some
Americans and some English, but the
finer homework in hard woods, that
is now so important, with the carving
and other decoration, was done by for
eigners. The painting was like the
neutrality-suspicious. do the plain
work, but for the decorative painting
or frescoing German, French or Italian
workman are employed. The plumber
was probably an American, but that il
a Questionable credit to our country
men. Speaking generally, we believe
it is true in large majority OF cases
that the highest departments OF skilled
labor are filled by foreigners, for the
obvious reason that Americans are
either unwilling or practically forbid
den to learn their trades.