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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-28

Morganfown Assured ofa Railroad After
Many DISapp0intments.


Many DisappOintments.
Correspondence Of the Intelligencer.
MoReANTowN, March 2G-It seems cer-
tain that Morgantown is going to have a
railroad in spite OF the "mossbacks" whose
vigorously opposed the recent proposition
to give one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars for the construction Of road to the
Pennsylvania line. The Iron Valley L
Morgantown Road will be built up Deck
er's Greek, connecting with the Baltimore
& Ohio at some point between Grafton and
Newberg. Work has been commenced on
this road and will be pushed rapidly for.
ward. This road will open up valuable
coal field in Preston county, in which par
ties here are interested. There will be
connection northward on either the east or
west side OF the Monongabela, though
this Is not definitely known. Yet the Iron
Valley & Morgantown must have some as.
surance OF this, hence the present activity.
The proposition TO vote tax OF sos. 900
to build the West Virginia & Pennsylvania
over in Grant and Cass districts, in this
county, is likely to be defeated.
The Baltimore Sun says: The work OF
constructing the Iron Valley and Morgan.
town, West Virginia, railroad has been
commenced in earnest, and it Is to be com.
pleted during the coming summer The
president OF the company, the Hon. J. @.
McGrew, states that nearly $500, 900 Of the
S500.000 required to construct the road,
which will be forty miles in length, has
already been secured by private subscrip.
tons, and the rest Of the money will come
from Eastern capitalists. 1t is not yet de-
termined whether this road will connect
with the Baltimore & Ohio at Newburg,
Irondale or Grafton, though Newburg
seems to be the point now favored. Work
will be pushed as rapidly as possible and
without internission until the cars are
running to Morgantown. The original idea
was to build narrow gauge road, but as
the standard guage offers so many advan-
tages the narrow guage plan was abandoned,
and the road will be broad gauge.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-28
One OF Dukes Juror Expresses Himself

One OF Dukes Jurors Expresses Himself
PrrrssURon, March 27.-This morning
Clerk Bulger, Of the Pittsburghand Browns
vile packet Geneva, was seen by reporter
in reference to the statement that ANA,
long, one Of the jurors on the Dukes trial
had made some admissions previous
to the calling OF the case. The
story as told by Mr.. Bulger is as
follows: "0n the Saturday before
the trial ! was in Belleyernon tending door
for an amateur minstrel troupe OF our
town when l met Amalong. We began
to talk OF the Dukes matter and ven.
tured the prediction that Dukes would
never be hanged in Fayette county. l
based this opinion on the fact OF his
having been admitted to bail. ANA
long conceded with me, saying. "0f
course he will not be hung, and he should
be cleared. l believe that Dukes
was justified in shooting Captain Mutt
down in his tracks. / know both
men, as l have been out with
them and l know them to be bad
men. Dukes never wrote that letter TO the
Captain. / could go to Uniontown and lay
my hand upon the young man who did
write II. He wanted 10 go to see Lizzie
Mutt and she wouldn't have anything to
do with him. l believe that Mutt went
into that room with the intention OF
shooting Dukes. am not the only one
who heard Amalong talk that way" con-
tinued Mr.. Bulger, "for there are twenty
people in Brownsville who heard him ut
ter the same sentiments. AT any time l
am ready to 60 on the stand and swear to
what I have heard him say; in TACT ! will
be glad to do 30"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-28

s.,yr,,r,, case still hangs. viii
c.hpelle ever hang2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-28
.Che gntelLigeafer:,

-. So., =. aud ~ Fourteenth street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-28

The City Solicitor presented lengthy com-y
munication, which was received and filed.
In II he laid down what he considered As his
duties and what bo Should do under the OF.
dinhnce In order TO receive his 800 salary;
also what would be bis action In relation 10
additional compensation in certain coatin.
genCies. He stated that he did this In order
to avoid trouble In The future, as there had
been In the past ~ z
After long fight on the interminAblo
Eccles bill, the Branch adjourned at l0:30.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06

quired of the crowd where he could borrow a
lighter rig, Ramsey said he had sort a
rig which he would loan him. The lighter
vehicle was procured, the horse was hitched
to it, and then the crowd started for the race
course, which is abouta mile out of Fleming
ton. The track was in bad condition. 1t re-
sembled a ploughed field This state Of things
did not discourage the old fellow, for he
drove upon the track, and at tho word GO
was off on the race to beat time
Eye witnesses Of the affair describe the
trotting of the old nag rs something wonder
full. He trotted the mile without a break.
Time 2:52. The old nag had won for his
master 500. The politicians were dumfound-
ed. They say they viii never bet against old
plugs again.
1t has been discovered that the stranger
who Clipped in $40 was a partner of the
owner of the horse. After the race at Flenl-
lngton the two men drove to Lebanon, where
lives Neil Ramsey, another prominent poll
tician. The merits of the old horse were dis
cussed in the bar-room of John Lows hotel
at Lebanon. The men played the same role
at Lebanon that they did at Pennington. Neil
Ramsey was induced to bet S25 that the horse
couldn't trot mile in three minutes He
lost, of course. 1t is alleged that the two
men hail from Trenton. They were in Clin-
ton yesterday, and tried to play the same
game, but their fame had preceded them, so
no Clintonians were roped in.
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An Atmosphere of Bullets.

Valentine (Neb.) Cores. Omaha Bee.
This is the home of the cow-puncher. Hers
he stands tall, well-formed, with muscles Of
iron and bronzed, generally handsome face.
High boot, always blue shirt, and heavy
pants, an immense white hat, at tho hip
glisteping revolver of the largest pattern,
always loaded and always accompanied by a
belt filed with cartridges. This is the cow
boys toy. He plays with this rs children
play with toy pistols and fires it off when
ever he feels Ike it. The night is merry with
its general flsilade. The cowboy shoots dogs
with it, shoots ct stove-pipe hats If they APP
pear on the street, shoots at the ground in
front of the - tanderfoot and scatters the
dirt over his polished shoes; he lourtshes it in
the moonlight, his plays tunes Oh it, he sera-
nades with it. The wind blew OF d strangers
stiff hat the other night. an urchin caught it
and tossed it into the cir, twenty revolvers
were whipped out and the hat fell to the
ground riddled with holes picked I'D a
bullet last night which was fred into the
hard ground two inches, just in front of tie
leading store. It was fred d" just for fun
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APPEARANCES ARE DEOEIFFUL.
A Sad-Eyed New Jersey Nag That
Can Let Himself Cat on Certain

A Sad-Eyed View Jersey Nag That
Occasions.
New York Sun.
An unshaven man in slouch hat and ragged
coat driving an old gray, spawned horse,
whose ribs almost protIuded from his skin,
has been familiar sight in the roads OF
Hunterdon county, n. j., during last week.
Last Tuesday he drove into Pennington, the
county seat, and stopped in front of Hum
phrey's hotel, where one of the two reins was
withdrawn from the rusty iron rings of the
old harness and used for a hitching strap. In
the antiQuated, rickety old vehicle was a ra-
ton Of grass for the nag He entered the
bar-room. lie removed his SLOUGH hat from
his tangled hair, and, staggering up to the
bar, ordered glass Of gin, with sugar and
lemon in it By this time a crowd had as
sembled and one asked what he would take
for his horse.
eighty dollars" he replied.
One of tie crowd offered him forty.
what, he said, ''forty dollars for a horse
that can travel mile in three minutes. Not
much"
'Three minutes" said Johnny Ramsey, a
prominent county politician. "That horse
can't travel mile in ten minutes, and I'll bet
on it."
EYES," said Jacob Vite, another county pol
itician, ''I'l bet you $50 he can't travel
mile in three minutes, and will go out to the
race course and speed your old plug"
Twenty dollars, the fellow replied. "FIl
bet 800 he can"
Elisha Opdyke and Jacob Vile and
stranger who happened in the room Clipped
In with Ramsey and Vite, and purse of 800
was quickly made up and deposited in the
hotel keepers hands To their surprise, the
owner of the old horse quickly covered the
money. He then went out of the room to
where his horse stood, and from under the
grass in the wagon he took out good set of
harness. which he put on the bag. He in
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
Rougl on @necuIators.

Boston Herald.
There is no such speculation in China as
buying and selling futures. says The Wall
Street News. Two or three years ago the
chief official of province heard how Amer
leans raked in showers of golden ducats in
this manner, and he used the funds of the
government to speculate on the outcome of
the opium yield. He sold short and was
busted ell to shingles, and soon found him
self in the presence of the chief wangdoodle
of the fiowery kingdom.
''Where's them cash:" was demanded in a
voice of thunder and lightning.
"Sid out" was the reply, in tones which
betrayed desire to go off on q blackberry
excursion as soon as possible.
"How Hop, you are defaulter! Get ready
to see tie angelsr'
And be was taken out and his paper collar
torn off without regard to his ears, and a
Chinese Sullivan walked up to him and spit
on his hands, and clutched a sharp sword
and whacked his head off as slick as molasses
running down the outside of u jug. Since
that little episode 10 Chinaman wants any
future in hisy' If he knew that the country
was certain to raise 500, 600, $50 bushels of tur
nips, he wouldn't dare Sell fer November
delivery at $40 per bushel.
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In Whaling Days.
Detroit Free Press.


Of the many anecdotes concerning the old
whaling captains, few are preserved On
one occasion the gloomiest apprehensions
were felt for the safety of the Arctic whaling
feet. Ten months had passed and still no
tidings. Finally word went forth that
letter had been received by shipping firm
from one of the Arctic captains, who was a
partner in the concern. The yellow-tinged
message, smelling Of smoke and blubber and
the sea, was opened in the presence of an
eager throng. The letter read as follows:
CUMBERLAND INLET, the 21st day of June,
1S4S.-Dear Partners: Send me by first op-
portunity five gallons more of that old cider
brandy, and great shall be your reward!
Truly yours,
Not word about the whaling fleet, not a
line concerning its whereabouts or prospects!
Rarely in those days did sailor get az
rested in New London, but when he did his
story to the police magistrate would run
something as follows:
well, Cap'n, hadn't been ashore long
enough from the old Tecumseh to shake off
my sea legs, when crrised alongside an old
shipmate / was with him Greenland
whaling. 'Shipmate,' he says, 'heave to-
What o'clock is it, Eight bells,' says 1,
and glad to see you Them says
he, let's splice the main BRACE
We went into the free and easy, and
found ourselves alongside whole fleet of
mates. Let's brace up and gather aft says
Ned Carter, and then the banjo struck up and
we swung in for fore and after. Then we
shipped another sea of grog, and then had
hornpipe, and then sang Billy Prime Let's
put the brazil on the gait and then we all
dropped anchor afore the bar. Let's square
the yard said I, after we had spliced and
braced and brailed up and squared, the floor
began to rise and fall like potato-hill sea.
We got under way for the street, and then
an old ground-swen set in. I grappled with
my shipmates, and we all tried to ease her
when she plunged. Bum by parted cable
with my comrades, and went pitching ahead
in the trough Of the sea-"
''The gutter you mean," suggested the
court
Jack mods and continues:
''Well, kept good watch forward, when
I see that clipper-built chap there pointing
to policeman bearing right down on me,
with the North star on his jacket and be-
laying pin in his fist Then hove to and he
took me in tow. l stayed in a snug harbor
over night, and this morning they run ME
into this drydoci for repairs"
The court would let Jack off with O repri-
mand, whereupon he would give his honor
handful of yarrow cigars, offer the policeman
an orange, and then roll jovially into the
or1au air
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
The Platform Adcpted 6y the Democrafjc
StGte Contention, august 3, 1888.

| The Platform adopted 6y the De'nOcggfjc
StGte Contention, august 8, 1888.
We, the Democracy of Minnesota, in
convention assembled, reafirm our devo-
ton to the time-honored maxims Of the
Democratic party, that that government is
best which governs least; which leaves the
citizens in the enjoyment of the greatest
personal liberty consistent with the rights
of others and the public welfare; and while
il affords fill protection to life and prop
erty, allows the creeds, business and Gus
toms of the people to remain unfsttered
by sumptuary laws, class legislation and
extortionate monopolies.
First-That every species of taxation
levied upon the many for the profit of the
few, creating monopolies and producing
revenue in excess of the wants of the gov
eminent, economically administered, is
unjust, tyrannical and dangerous. Sound
policy requires that the business of peoplI,
should be free from oppressive duties anu
vexatious restraints, and that all legisla-
ton in reference thereto should be impair
tial in its objects and equal in its burdens.
We, therefore, favor such a thorough re-
vision of the present tariff laws as will
remedy existing evils and result in tae
establishment of tariff for revenue only,
as the permanent commercial policy Of
this country.
Secondhand constitutions are made to
protect the minority of the people against
the encroachments of the majority; that
no proposition for change of or amend
ment to the organic law of the state should
be entertained or submitted to a vote of
kba Nh fad hr
jority, would prevent the minority from
exercising their inherent and inalienable
rights. That we consider the enactment
Of sumptuary and prohibitory laws sub
version of the rights of the people and
that we are unaltersbly opposed to them.
Third-That We appreciate the impor-
lance of liberal appropriations for the i'm
provement Of the Mississippi river; but
inasmuch as the river and harbor bill has,
under Republican administrations, be
come an Omnibus" for the corrupt COM
binations by members of congress, We
would favor the adoption of an amend
ment to the constitution comforting upon
the president the power to veto such pro-
visions of the river and harbor bills and all
other appropriation bills, as, in his judg
ment, are unwarranted.
Fourth-That the patent laws should De
revised, to the end that the Innocent pur-
chesers Of manufactured articles, using
the same in good faith, shall be protected
from harrasslng and oppressive suits for
the infringement of patent rights.
Resolred, That the maintenance in pow
er of any political party for an undue
length of time tends to an assumption of
power inconsistent with democratic prin-
ciples of government, and is dangerous to
the rights of the people, and we therefore
urge upon the electors of this state they
carefully investigate the existing state of
things with reference to change Of state
administration inltheir own interests.
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POLITICAL.
THE DsMocRAr,C STATE TICKET

Gevernor-A. HERMAN, Olmsted
county.
Lieutenant Gove1nor-R. L. FRAZEE,
Becker county.
Secretary of State-J. j. GREEN, LIE
Sueur county.
Treasurer-JOHN LUDWIG, Winona
county.
Attorney General-J. ". WILLIS, Ram
sey county.
R. R. Commissioner-A.T T. LINDBOLM,
Washington county.
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How Not to Afix Stamp Oh 4 News
PAPER.

New York Sun.
''Do you wish that sent to the dead letter Of
fce!" said a clerk at the stamp window in the
postofIice yesterday pleasantly as he noticed
gentleman affixing a stamp to news
paper.
81 can't say that do" was the reply.
"Whym
Because you are evidently unaware that
a sealed package is not carried by the United
States mails for l cent
This is not a sealed package"
Excuse me, sir, but it is. The stamp 4
partly on the wrapper and partly on the
newspaper, and the postofiice department has
very properly decided that that is a sealed
package. Packages of that kind may get
through to their destination occasionally, but
it is in violation of the rules. 1t is very CON
venient to fasten newspaper in its wrapper
n that way, but it should not be done"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
Every body Invited.

WATERrowN, n. z, Oct. 5.-Gov. Cla7e-
land arrived at neon from Ogdepsburg and
is being entertained at the residence Of
Jno. Lansing. Il was given 'out by Demo-
Gratis thai no one would be allowed at the
house but those holding invitations. The
fact being published in the local papers
there was howl among the common peo-
pie. On bulletin board to, day every
body is invited.
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CITY NOTICE.
City Treasurer's Sale.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. %, 1883.

Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue of a judgment entered on Aug. 8, 1888,
in the District court, second judicial district,
Ramsey County, State Of Minnesota, against the
hereinafter described real estate, situate, lying
and being in said city and. county, on an assess
ment warrant for
Constructing Sewers on Walnut
street from Pleasant avenue to
Summit avenue, on Summit av-
enue from Chestnut street to
Harrington avenue, on Nina av-
enue from Laurel avenue to
Summit avenue,
In said city Of St. Paul, the I'M
dersigned will on October IS, 1883, at
10 O'Clock in the loren Jon, at the City Treasur-
er's Office in the City of St. Paul, county of
Ramsey, offer for sale at public auction as pro-
vided by law, to the best bidder for cash, the
following described real estate, to-wit:
DAYTON Z. Tryiue's Addition.
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willing to P1ease.

"I'm glad Billy had the sense to marry a
settled old maid,n said Grandma Winkum at
the wedding. "Girls is hity-tity, and Wild
deTs is kinder cverTulin' and upsettin,. Old
maids is kinder thankful and willin to
please
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Opening and Extending Baker
Street FROM Baker Street in
divers Addition to Baker
Street in Banning and divers
Addition to West ST. Paul.

In said city of St. Paul, the undersigned will on
October18, 1883,at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at
the City Treasurer's Office in the city of St.
Paul, county of Ramsey, offer for sale at public
auction as provided by law, to the best bid
der for cash, the following described real estate,
to-wit:
Supposed owner ard Amt of
description. Judgm't.
Calvin Taft. Beginning at point where
the line of Baker street produced in
tersects the W line of Mohawk avenue
according to the plat of Banning & Oil
ver's addition to West ST. Paul; thence
W alsng said produced line Of Baker
street ISL 30 feet. thence and paral-
lei with said W line of Mohawk avenue
80 feet; thence y and parallel with said
Baker ssrset 151s44 fest 10 said W limo
of Mohawk avenue; thence n elsng said
w line 30 feet 10 beginning, being in
lot 3, section 2, town %, range ~, in
ths city Of 81. Paul, HIM. ....SSs 81
An in Ne City Of 81. Paul, county Of Ramsey
and Stats Of Hinnsssea.
aE&E4E HE'S, City Treasurer.
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CITY NOTICE.
City Treasurer's Sale.
OFFICE OF TEE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Sept. %, 1883.

Notice is hereby given that under and by viz
tue of a Judgment entered on Sept. Is,
1888, in the District Court, second Judicial
district, Ramsey county, State of Mime
sota against the hereinafter described real estate
situate, lying and being in said city and county,
on an assessment warrant for
Grading Niagara street from
Magnolia street to Maryland
street.
In said city of st. Paul, the undersigned will on
the 18th day of October, 1888, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, at the City Treasurers Office in the
city of St.Paul, county of Ramsey, offer for
sale at public auction, rs provided by law, to
the best bidder for cash, the following described
real estate, to-wit:
Beaupre & Kelly's Addition.
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Block. Judgn't.
P II Kelley ...............10 6 $40 So
Same. ...................1 ~ SIS
All in the city of st Paul, county Of Ramsey,
state Of Minnesota. GEORGE REFS,
City Treasurer.
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In chronic dys-
pepsia and liver
complaint, and in
chronic constipa-
ton and other OBJ
stinate diseases.
Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is be-
yond all COMPARE
son the best rene
dy that can be tax.
en-. As a means
of restoring the
strength and vital
energy of persons
who are sinking
under the debilitat-
ing effects of pain
full disorders, this
standard vegetable
:equaled. For sale
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Z. FITZPATRICK,
Dublin, June 6, 1881.

How TO GET SIoK.-Expose ourseIf day and
night; eat too much without exercise; work too
hard without rest; doctor all the time; take all
the vile nostruIns advertised, and then you viii
want to know hO5o TO get aceJl, which is answered
in three words-Iake Hop Bitters
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Grading Aurora avenue from
Western avenue to Kent sire ct,

In said city of st. Paul, the undersigned will
on Oct. IL, 1888, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
at the City Treasurer's Office in the city of St.
Paul, county of Ramsey, offer for sale at pub
lie auction as provided by law, to the best bid
der der for cash. the following described real es
Macku5in & Marshau's Addition to st. Paul.
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CITY NOTICE..
'ity Treasurer's Sale.
OFFICE or THE CITY TREASURER. !
ST. PAUL, MinEeso' 4, Sept. 2s, 1852. :

OFFICE or THE CITY TREASURER.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 2s, 1852.
Notice is hereby given that under and by VIZ
tue of judgment entered on August o.,
1883, in the District Court, Second Ju-
dicial District, Ramsey county, State of Min
nesota, against the hereinafter described real es
tate, situate, lying and being in said city and
county, on an assessment warrant for
Paving Of jackson street, from
Seventh street to Ninth street,
in said city of st. Paul, the undersigned will on
October Is, 1858, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
at the City Treasurer's Office, in the city of st.
Paul, county of Ramsey, offer forsale at pub
lie auction as provided by law, to the best bidder
for cash, the following described real estate to-
wit:
Robert & Randall's Addition to St. Paul.
Supposed owner and Amt of
description Lot. Block. Judgm't.
Anna Klotz, N a -. II 18 $l25 70
All in the City of st. Paul, County of Ramsey,
State of Minnesota. GEORGE REFS,
City Treasurer.
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Loss and Gain
CHAPTER L.
81 was taken sick a year age
With h;IIio1o fava- -

"My doctor pronounced me cared, but got
sick again, with terrible pains in my back and
sides, and got so bad
Could not NOV!
shrunk!
From 22S lbs. to 100! had been doctoring
for my liver, but it did me no good. I did not
expect to live more than three months. l be-
gan to use Hop Bitters. Directly my appetite
returned, my pains left me, my entire system
seemed renewed as if By magic, and after using
several bottles l am not only as sound as sover-
eign but weigh more than did before. To Hop
Bitters I owe my life.''