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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-07
Ktiykh SEws.
steamboat .ssaies 4na aiseeilaueou.
l,eyee Comm.

steamboat sSaiss AND Miseeilaneou,
Leyee Gos'ip.
The Elaine Is tais mornings Parksrsbura
boat and the Li,tls Anna lsayes for Msta'
moras.
The hull for the new Kate Hooper, built
at Bellevern0n, Oli0, will soon be ready Ia
launch.
The riyey fell i'hout two inches yesterday
the marks last evening Indicating depth oil
but 8 feet inch.
The Relief Tow boat Company are having
| their boatI repaintcd and put in good shape
for the fall work.
It Is now given out that look No. 4, Nom
oneahela river, will b. reopened Tor business
In about two weeks.
Surveyor OF the Port Beach left yesterday
morning for Middleport and Gallipolis TO
measure some altered boat'.
The Scioto, which has been on tho Cincir.
natl marine Ways during the low water sea-
son, has been taken of, entirely renovated
aud repaired.
There has not been less than two feet Of
water In Browns leland this season, and
boatmen will not be troubled much with
shallow water at that point as long as that
twenty-five thousand dollar dam remains
The coal firm OF Walton q Go. have Issued
orders that, beginning with ,be next coal
shipping season, no female shall be employed
in any capacity on any OF that firms boats
The firm gave as reason for this move thai
the presence Of woman upon boat leads
TO trouble sooner or later and that derelic-
ton OF duty on the part Of officers and
crew Is often he result,
GREENSBORO, Pa, September 6-River Z
feet aud stationary weather clear.
On Cry, September e.-Riyer inches and
stationary; weather clear and pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, September 0.-Iiyer feet
in the canal; weather clear aud pleasant.
PrrrsBuReH, Pa, Eeptember 6-Rlver 7
inches and stationary; weather clear and
cool.
MohoAErowS, September e.-Riyer foot
and stationary; weather clear theFmomer
ter 76s.
EVANSVILLE, September R-Weather clear
and pleasant wind vest thermometer 7So
barometer 2Ok' and falling; river feet Q
on the guage aud falling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-07
THE BI-CENTENNIAL
OF GERMAN COLONIZATION
On til. North American Continent, to be FI,tinsl,
Celebrated By th. Gsrmaa.AmsrIeaus Of
wheeling, Monday, October s-aestIsr
Last Night to fake Arrangements.

The German citizsnso Of Wheeling propose
to commemorate thstwo hundredth anniyer-
sary Of the landingoi the fist German colon
lists on this continent, October o. 1888, in q
manner becoming the event. The lending
citizens OF German nativity or descent are
inter- sted In the movement, and an enthuSi'
astic meeting OF delegates from about twenty
German societies. was held last night at Arion
Hall 10 make arrangements for the event
Mr.. G. Z. Stifel, President OF the German
Pioneer Society, called the meeting 10 order
aud Mr.. John 6. Hoffman was elected Chair
man, with Jacob Nunge as ce-Presidsnl:
Louis Salterbach Secretary and Conrad
Schambra Treasurer. A Committee oil Ar.
fanVemeuts was appointed, consisting Of
William Muegge, Henry Blumenberg, Leuis
Colmar IT,, and Messrs. Bonenberger, Gfabe,
Roemsr and Schmidt. A Finance Committee
was also named, the members being Messs.
c. Appenzsller, Joseph Shafier and Christ
Sickle.
1t was resolved TO have the celebration on
Monday, OStcber s, on the State Fair Grounds.
The committee was directed to correspond
With Mr.. Remelein, the Cincinnati lawyer
and other German orators, and secure speak
ers OF note for the occasion. The Opera
House and City bands will also be secured,
and everything that can add TO the success Of
the demonstration attended TO. The meet
ing adjourned to reasonable at the same
place Sunday evening.
Not only Wheeling, but all the cities neal
are expected 10 take part 10 the celebration
the leading feature OF which will be pro
Cession showing on vans and wagons all tht
industries In which Germans are engaged
No pains or expense will be spared BY thcst
interested to make this feature an interesting
and memorable one, and the day will proba
bly, Sec thousands OF strangers In the city
Citizens OF other races, though barred frou
participating in the celebration, will witnes
it with lively interest, and rejoice sincerel!
II It proves the grand success II may be e1
pected 10 be.
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Mrs. John Mitchell is agsin quite low with
neuralgia affection.
The wooden water main on North Belmont
street had to be uncovered yesterday and o
leak repaired.
Among the busiest places about Bellairt
Just now is the brick yards OF the Crozler
Bros, in the Second ward.
The Germans OF BellRire are called 10 meet
at Turner Hall this evening at 5 O'clock 10
arrange for celebration here of the landing
OF the frat Germans In America, twohundreo
years ago, October 0.
Colonel Rankil's buggy, driven by his sons
had collision al the corner Of the square,
with the heavy four horse wagon OF kasley
& Brooks, Wheeling, engaged in hauling the
iron pipes for the water main. The buggy
was broken up somewhat and tie driver
thrown out.
The second pile driver for The Ohio Valley
Railroad is getting ready to join the work,
below the creek and on the Virginia side just
across, large forces are at work running out
the track OF the Ohio River Railroad TO Din
the trestle OF the Pittsburgh, Wheeling Il
Kentucky.
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The Butler shouting

Joseph Butler, the young man OF the Eighth
ward who was so mysteriously shot In the
left breast Tuesday evening while In the rear
OF his brothers saloon in Bsllaire, is lying at
his mothers residence on Jacob street, serl.
ously threatened with death by lock jaw. He
had tepr horrible commissions yesterday,
during which hu was anlonsfioEs aud the
greatest difficulty was experienced in keep
Ing his jaws from becoming set. During one
OF his conscious spells he told the reporter
that the story OF the shooting as related
by the BellAire Independent was
totally untrue. He had no intention
Of committing suicide when he went
into the rear yard. He still says he
does not know the man that grappled with
him. Further developments 20 to show that
possibly Butler was aiot by this stranger, as
three shoH were fired, and there was a dit.
ference in the sound OF the reports, A
stranger passed Bellaire policeman almost
Immediately after the shooting, and when
asked what the matter was, replied that
1t was all over,
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Louisiana cOnSols..... 66
Missouri 6s,..............l06
81. Joseph-..,..........l09
Tennessee 6s....... ...,, IS
'fennekkeo 6s, new, S6l
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pErE nnIIcuaLLENaEp.
some Remarksor ocai Interest About
Him and Tcener,

nAm Aua heeulefs
In yesterdays Pittsburgh Dispatel the
hacker Of John Tesmer prints the following
challenge and statement:
"In recent issue OF a Pittsburgh paper
noticed an interview had with one Of the par.
ties who claims 10 have lost 5000 on John
Teemer In his scull race with Ross Rorrison
sometime during last summer. am fully
conyersant with all the details Of this affair,
aud have from time TO time been tempted 10
make some reply In John Teemer'S behalf,
but as l am not, nor have ever been inter.
ested In him, any further than to speak y
word for him when he was back bitten by
some foe, have refralned till now. Why
do not those two men when they are being
interviewed state all the facts 10 this case
Why don's they come out and acknowledge
that they did misrepresent TO John Teemer
that his packers did not give their consent TO
Boil and Fleming TO comet McKeesport and
tell Teemer to go 10 Braddock 20 that they
might get his time? Why don't Fleming Or
Boil come out with rebuttal to Bernard
Morris communication In the DiSpateh
which Boil, Fleming & Company
are eternally harpipg about? Why
are they so enacting oil John TeemefY Is he
any exception, or do these men think he
couldn't meet with an accident? Did or did
NV 1utcI oui cat SuSuuhueA1 Nv WueGlluk :
Was that an accident or was that an over.
sight? viii Peter Boil 90 and swear he
cramped In his race with Clat1r? Did ans-
one ever enter the sporting fraternity who
did not meet with an accident OF some kind
| would like to hesr OF some oaIsman who
has not met with some sort OF an accident
during his boating career, HanlAn having
met with one only on August 81. Lee upset
after his boat crossed the home line. Didn't
Ross get his boat plnched with Hosmsr's oar
| In the same race, there being three very dis
astlous accidents In the snort space OF %
minutesS Courtney has been unfortunate in
all his matches, aud yet John Teemer met
with but one. -.3s,.
"NOw It is said that Teemer can only be
beaten by one man (Boli) and while We are
almost 40 unit on that point we beg leave
10 bar out Ed Hanlan, OF Toronto, Canada,
Will soy freely that Boil has been our choice
| for the representative oarsman OF toe West
and we are very proud OF Boil, and will s'y
here for the benefit OF all that out OF sym
patty for the absent boy (reemerl, who Ia
out VI reach OF those recent Publications.
that, In the absence ef John Teemer, here.
by challenge Peter Boil, Of Port Perry, to
pull John Teemsr single soull race IN bust
and best boats for the distance Of four miles,
with turn, time OF race and water TO be
agreed upon on John Teemer's return to
McKeesport, and as forfeit OF good faith
hereby deposit tho snm OF 500 with Walter
Beaumont, taking the chances Of John Tee.
mer pulling the race upon the time agreed
upon, the race to be for $1,000 To 50 500 a
| m aida
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-07

Joseph Bergman has so skilliully interwo
ven science with art In his great masterpiece
Of mechanism, The Automatic City, that all
sttempts st further improvements In auto
matte ipventIOns,haYe been completely para
lyEed. The people, press, pulpit and the cul,
tured miSd everywhere throughout. the land
have given this work the highest need OIL
praise, Its the supreme educator Of the youth
while It sets grave manhood 10 serious think
ing. In contemplating the grandeur and
IL inyoluntarily brought into closer relA.
tons with the Great Architect OF the Uni
verse and more perfect recognizlnce OF his
handIwo.k In the construct ton Of worlds Is
establinhed. None can foretell the IN.
limited power o. hgmAn genius but Joseph
IerCmann has surely given TO the world the
climax OF progressive thought. Bee 1t and
yop are ut once convinced.
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RAILno s..I,,, so o.! . I, good demand.

Erie seCOnds.........,. 9t59 ldC
Lehigh & WilkCs. ....l0i
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At the Psull Gas Well, Martins Ferry, yes
terday morning. the boiler which supplies
steam for the work sprung q leak, nenessi
tstinC another stoppage, but i was at once
patched aud tho WORK OF drilling resumed
Nbout twenty feet was sunk yesterday, :,
The civ Gas Trustees have received bid
for boring well In accordance with the au
Lhority granted by Council, and are only
waitilg the DEVELOPMENTS at the Contra
work OF drilling. The contract has not beer
Tho Bsllaire gas we'll Is going down slowly
hut IN now about 800 feet deep.
The SteubenylIle Herald OF yesterday sayti
TIE j. lIsrson gas welt is down over q thou
and feet The drill the past few days has
been going through rather soft rock, but II
i, harder 10. dag. The Buckeye well Is down
ito feet, without striking rock.
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Il. II cures dysentaFy aud dlaThoea, regu.
lates the stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie, Soitens the gums, reduces inAamma.
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me al. rllnirsyIIIe Fnir.

The Belmont county fair opened wedues
day at ST. ClAirsyille, with unusual attrac.
tons in every department. There 10 an
abundance OF grass, shade aud water on the
grounds. The display Of stock, farm ma.
Some Of the fastest trotters and PAGERS In the
country are entered ios tn 70. Face S THIS
villa 4 Northern R. R., 90 cents round TIP.
The attendance Wednesday and yesterday
was large, and to.dsy, the last day, will no
doubt Gee larger crowd, and fully o good
attendance a. In any former year. This d
the best day.
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Power for machinery Hall.

Yesterday the steam engine that is to drive
the Skating In the Machinery Hall during
next week was firmly placed in position, and
under Col. Robert Campbelps direction
steam was raised and everything found 10
work to charm, This year the State Fair
Association has secured an engine iSr its own
on exhibitors engines as In the past. Instead
of>being situated on the west side OF the
buildings as heretofore, the engine this year Is
on the East side, where Its noise and motion
will not frighten race horses when going
around the track. Exhibitors will find
Machinery Hall all ready to receive them.
Tho demand for box stalls for race and pre-,
MUM horses has been such that yesterday
the Association was forced to pnt d gang Of
men at work, erecting additional stalls.
Everything 10 being rushed along system.
aticaily aud everything points towards the
fair being glittering success.
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AsirIke AT the Permanent CAPITOL.

The workmen on the new State building
St Charleston all quit work last Monday, and
refuse to resume until they get their back
pay and are assured Of regular pay day In
the future. The men say they have not yet
psrd, the contractor, made the following
statement: ION the third day OF July l re.
ceiyed aud paid out the money for the May
estimates. On the second day OF August /
disbursed the June money, and the esti.
mates for July were mailed TO the Board oil
Public Works on the fifth OF August, but
have not yet received the money. When
Governor jackson and the Board were here,
was assured that the money for July would
be sent Immediately, but 1t has not come"
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RAILROAD GOSSIP.
ROADS SEEKING WEST VIRGINIA.
The p, Mex. I. Road to Connect with Senator
Davis goad-AuOthsr Company Stirred upby
this New Rivalry, and Early Connection
vat Least oas Railroad Scared.

The following interesting railroad news is
from q special from Uniontown to a Pitt
bufgh paper OF yesterday: A gentleman
Just returned here from New York brings q
report which, taken In connection with Var
derbilt's surveys now being made south Of
Uniontown, makes important railroad gossip
This is that the present extension OF the
Pittsburgh, McKsesport & Youghioghepy
road south Is made with view Of joining
interests with the company Of which ex-Sen.
ator H. g. Davis and ex.Secretary Blaine
are members, and whose lands lie In West
Virginia. The route Of extension through
Fayette is by way OF Uniontown and Yorks
Runs to New Geneva, thence by the Monon-
gahela river to the State line.
Their active rivalry has at Inst caused def.
mite steps TO be taken by the Southwest
Pennsylvania Company. A special meeting
OF the stockholders, at which all the members
were urged to be present, was aeld In Phila'
delphia yesterday. They instructed the
President OF the company 10 proceed with
the construction OF the proposed extension oil
the Southwest road from Uniontown 10 the
Monongahela river, and thence to the West
Virginia line, by the route lately surveyed.
southwestern Pennsylvania yet received, and
lnsures early connection VITA West Virginia
by one and probably two roads.
Anticipating the early building Of railroads
along the Monongahela river In Southern
Fsyette, u number OF oil county capitalists
have applied for u charter Of incorporation
OF the Mountain Top Lumber Company,
with capitl stock OF $4,000. Representa-
tive Huliugs, OF Nenango, owns tlfty shares,
aud Mr.. Rulings. Ton City, has seventy Five
shares; Col. John A. Wiley, Of the Sixteenth
Regiment, N. G. p, is also member. Some
Of the stockholders live In this county. They
will locate their mills between New Gsneya
aud the mouth OF the Cheat, either on the
John Grow or the old John L. Dawson prop
erty. The company will deal In lumber and
convert timber into Its merChantsble forms
BY saw and planipg mills, &c. They own
10. 900 acres Of timber in West Virginia and
will bonn Cheat river.
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1an,a,n or the salvation Army Arrested

Last evening = warrant was issued BY Olerk
Cowden, Of the Police Court, for Miss Clsg-
gett, the Captain Of the Salvation Army post
hsre. and Onicer Bird served 1t upon her.
The charge is that she did on Wednesday
evening violate the ordinance which pr0nib-
itsriot, tumult, noise or disorderly conduct
on the streets. The ofense was on the occas-
ion mentioned yesterday morning. when Mr.;
Alfred Caldwell's horse was frightened, and
DR.. CadLse was hurt In attempting 70 hold
him There is growing sentiment that the
Army has exceeded reasonable bounds, and
ought to be prevented from carrying on as
they have been lately. The case against
Capt. Claggett will be made q test
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RICHMOND, Va, September Cit is said
that the men building the lines Of the
Southern Telegraph Company, lately con,
solidated with the Bankers and Merchants,
have not been paid for four months; that
the company owes other officers consldera.
BILE sums, and that the line material has
been attached for freight and other bills.
The men on the line between Charleston
and Columb ia tell a similar story.
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ZONE voice over all the land goes up from
mothers, that says. my daughters are 90
feeble and sad, with no strength, all out OF
breath and life at the least exertion. Whist
can We do for themT The answer is simple
and full OF hope. One to four weeks use OF
Hop Bitters will make them rosy, healthy,
apriRhtly and cheerful, TTht4w
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rHE DAILY MARKETs.
A MIXED stock Market-western Onion
Goes I'm.

In tho early dealings Of the Eew York SiccE mar.
ket yesterday stocks were weak and somewhat de-
pressed In the later dealings marked ir prove
lnelt look place, much mere noticeable than on
any day since the change In speculation look place
Western Union enjoyed quite boom toward tue
close, rising tn H.. - ,,.
tAIUS good demand. Wheat closed suong win an
active demand Of higher rates. PORK rules higher
and bulk meats are steady and hrm.
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The elegant residence Of Mr.. Alex Laugh.
lin. ESQ on Chapline street. was the scene
last evening Of q merry gathering OF ladies
and gentlemen. The occasion was areception
and hop given by Miss Lulu Laughlin aud her
brother Mr. Alex Laughlin, Jr. The house
was thrown open from top TO bottom, but
the large paslors IN which the dane
ing took place formed the centre
OF attraction, while the broad corridors
were delightful for promenadipg. The affair
was A full dress one and seldom has been seen
In Wheeling q more lovely looking set Of
Young ladlea than those OF last might. Their
Traces were admirably get off by their COS
tumes, which were 80 pretty and stylish.
Prof. Killmyer furnished plano MUSIC for
dancing. At IL o'clock upper was teryed.
Il was deliberately gotten up.
MigS Lulu and her brother were assisted In
receiving by MeSdames Henry OFT and Glib
SON Lamb, who soled asrhOpT0nes during the
eyerJ4ng. ThoSepresent were: Misses Jeni 10
Simpson, Kate Meriz, Ravtnna, O., Jessie
Marlin, Annie and Bird Richardson, Hattie
Glass, Jennie Woods, Miriam Armstrong,
Richmond, Vi; Minnie and Lucy Loring,
Mary OFT, Florence OFT, Jennie Bloomfield,
Carrie Whitaker. Mamie Leighton,
Mamie Russell, Lou Cummips, Lille
Baker, Efie UpdegraH and Belle
McCabe, and Meisrs. George 4aughlin,
Charles List, George Baird j., Tom Howell,
Tom Burke, viii Grubb. Edward HaE,et',
Burt HaElett, James Hall, Ohas. D. OFT,
Irwin Singleton, Al. Glass, Burnie Nc
Mechen, George Leighton, Char 60 Hobbs,
Walter Bloomfield and Albert FranEheim.
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Lone JACK, NO., September Il, 1s10.-I
have been using Hop BiItsrs, and have re.
oeiycd great benefit from them for liver com.
plants and mAlafial fever. They are Bupe.
rior 10 all other medicines. ?. n. BARNES,
TThEkw
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rERsaNAL HEN rIoH.
News and Gossip in Reference TO Various
People.

~
People.
Miss Kate Ingler, OF Bellaire, Is the guest
OF Miss Lizzie Burt, OF the Island.
Mrs. A. G. Lott, OF Baltimore, formerly OF
Fairmont is visiting Wheeling friends.
Mrs, ]. 3. Merriman, who has been Visiting
DR.. Aliens family, at &organtown, has re-
turned home.
Miss Dora Parkinson, Of Moundsville, yes
terday entered the Junior class at the
Wheeling Female College.
Miss Adele Varro, OF Little Washington,
left for home last evening after visiting here
few days en- route home from visit to d.
troit.
Hon. B. L. Butcher, State Superintendent
OF free schools. went 10 Fairmont yesterday
on visit. Mrs. Butcher and the children
accompanied him.
Miss Kate Keever. daughter Of DR.. keeyer,
OF BelleyiIie, W. Va, came TO the city LAST
evening, aud will this morning enter the
WeeeliDg Female College.
s. NJ. Howard, OF Wheeling, but formerly
OF SteubenyIlle. has been employed as the
architect Of the Second Presbyterian parson'
age. -Stettbenrile Gazette, b
Henry X. List, wife and daughters, Misses
city attending the Elliot..Gallagher wedding
last night-iStepbenviLe Herald,
Mr.. T. NJ. Garven, Of this county, who has
been professor Of telegraphy and phono,,
graphy In Cleveland college, has accepted
position in sheib's music store.
Mr.. John Mcbride, o former Ii Belle
mailer, who for the past three aud half
years has been travelling all over the country
working In various mills, has returned home,
Miss Annie NJ. sheib, Wheeliugs accom-
plighed vocalist, who has been spending sew
eral months past iu Chicago studying, and
singing In one Of the churches, Is expected
home tomorrow.
Judge G. P. T. Moore, OF Point Pleasant,
accompanied by'hiS wife and two children,
was at the McLare Houre yesterday, aud
nearly bad his right arm shaken OF By his
numerous friends,
Miss Ella Hunter left yesterday with Mira
Senator Kenna for Chatleston 10 visit that
lady at her home for a few days, after which
Miss Hunter will visit her sister at Louisville.
Mrs. Kenna has been here for several days.
Miss Josephine Bsuman, Of Wheeling, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Q. 5. foreman, In
the First ward. Rev. Fathers John J.. Dee
han, OF Wheeling Cathedral, and J. J. Cooke,
W were the guests Of Father Gull yesterday
Belldhe Independent.
Mr.. L. Z.rnitz and Miss N. G. Rody were
married yesterday afternoon At g. Joseph's
Cathedral by Monsignor j. T. Sullivan The
groom Is one of Wheelings rising business
ulen, and the bride very popular young
lady. There were no cards, but they were
the recipients OF numerous presents. Mr..
Fred. ZarnItz and Miss g. Rody were the at
tendGnts. Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple left on nn Eastern tour.