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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-06
SOUTHERN FLOODS.
The MIssissippi sam lRising-Tho Danger
ofOyeraoWing the Banks.

Sr. LOUIS, March 5.-The latest news
from the Lower Mississippi river is that
the water at Helena Is rising at the rate Of
about one.half inch an hour, and It is now
thought the highest mark Of last year will
be reached. The levees still hold, and 1t
is believed that they can and will resist an
additional rise. A good deal Of uneasiness
is felt, however, and preparations are
being made for the worst Boats
and other floating apparatus are be-
ing rapidly constructed, and the
planters, as well rs the people in the city
are furnishing themselves with means Of
escape should the levees break. The trestle
onthe Helena branch Of the Iron Mountain
railroad, at Langville river, thirty miles
north Of Helena, which week ago was
forty feet above water, Is expected to be
submerged to day, and trains have stopped
until arrangements can be made to trans
fer.
The men washed Of the Memphis &
Little Rock railroad bridge, at Blackfish
bayou, reported last night, were rescued at
Arkansas City. The water is still rising at
the rate OF three inches per day, otherwise
the situation remained about the same as
previously reported. Accounts from the
section between Friar's Point and Vicks.
burg, on the Mississippi side Of the river,
a distance OF about three hundred miles
are that the reports Of damage have been
grossly exaggerated. The levee there is
Still unbroken. No danger is apprehended
and the planters are busy blowing and pre-
pairing to put In their crops taf |
MEMpiIls, TENN, March 5.-The river
here marks thirty-five feet, seven inches
since yesterday. At Helena, Ark, rise
OF eight inches was reported yesterday.
This Is from backwater OF the Mississippi,
which has found its way into the st Francis,
which again empties itself into the Mis-
sissippi Just above Helena. The 81. Francis
rose eight feet last Thursday, at Wittsburg,
and the whole bottom lands in that
region are completely inundated.
GREESvILLE, Miss, March "a serious
break is reported in Postoria leyee, Chicot
county, Ark, which will inundate all the
plantations outside Lake Chicot, except
such as are protected by private levees,
and threatens seriously those in the bed OF
the lake. |
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TOO MUCH GAS.
The Freak Of q Man CraEed by InhalinE
Illuminating Gas.

New YoRK, March 5.-The feryboat
Central, Of the Liberty street ferry, was
tied up in the southern slip at the New
Jersey Central depot in Jersey city at four
o'clock this morning, and the crew were in
their hunks asleep. Pilot John Bishop and
Engineer Won Geisen were also asleep in
their room beneath the pilot house. Sud.
denly the boat trembled, and a sound In
dicated that the paddle wheels were in
motion. The pilot and engineer sprang
from their hunks and rushed down 10 the
engine room. There, with his hand on
the lever, stood young man OF small
stature, bareheaded and barefooted, and
attired only in thin cotton shirt and .
pair Of blue jeans trousers.
"What are you doing?" shouted the
pilot.
II know what Pm doing. am working
this ferry boat" said the stranger, angrily,
as he clung to the lever.
Two deck hands, who by this time had
entered, rushed forward and attempt-
ed to seize the man. He struggled fercely.
In the meantime the boat had moved
nearly ont Of the slip, but the walking
beam had got caught on its center, and the
wheels were motionless.
"You'll have to help u.s." said the strug.
Cling deck hands, i've can't handle this
man alone"
At this appeal the pilot and engineer
also caught hold OF the stranger, but with
the strength Of a wild beast be tore from
them, and springing through the door, ran
to the east end OF the ferry. boat and sprang
into the river. The crew rushed to the
edge Of the boat. After few seconds the
man rose to the surface, aud with muscular
strokes swan toward New York. The en-
gineer got the engine of the center and ran
the boat back into the slip, but the men at
the bow could still see the swimmers head
far out toward midstream. William Kane,
a watchman, and deck.hand Stephenson
ran for q boat, and rowed out in the wake
OF the swimmer, who was then almost out
OF sight. It was reckoned he was about
1000 feet from the slip. At last they ran
alongside him. He allowed them to seize
aud lift him into the boat, remarking re-
signedly: ~ suppose must CO."
When the men reached the slip his
clothing was frozen to him, and he was un-
conscious. He was carried into the wait
ing room OF the annex boat and placed by
the stove. A watchman cut his clothing
from him and poured whisky into his
mouth. The deckhands chaled his limbs,
but 1t was nearly an hour before he recov-
cred consciousness. Then he looked up
into Williams face and said: ~ don't
thank you Bit, Charley, for my lite"
Williams then discovered that the man
was John A. McGrady, watchman in the
Central Railroad gas house, whom every
man on the boat knew, but whom none
had recognized. McGrady appeared to be
sane this evening. He said he was i'm
PEELED by the devil to run the boat. The
lerryman attributed his insanity to his
having inhaled illuminating gas at the
works. He is twenty-one years old, and
never drinks.
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TROJAN sLUGGERs.
Two Colored Mon Fight and One In Badly
Hurt.

Troy, N. Y, March Sat late hour
last night prize fight occurred in Michael
Quirk's saloon, on Federal street, in the
very heart OF the city, between two colored
men, Geo. Smith Of Albany, and Stephen
Williams, of this city. The Marquis 'of
Queensbury rules governed the contest,
and medium hard gloves were used. Jeh
Lynch, alocal sport, was the referee. vii.
liams is remarkably fine specimen Of
physical manhood, weighing l75 pounds.
His opponent Is well built fellow, but is
shorter and of lighter build.
1t was a slogging contest from the first.
Williams went at his opponent with a
savage ierocity and soon knocked his op.
ponent off bis feet. In the second round
Williams landed a terrific blow on Smiths
head, compelling the latter to turn a
somersault. In falling. Smiths head was
badly cut. In the next four rounds Smith
was knocked all round the room, and was
knocked off his feet seven times. When
time was called for the seventh round
Smith could not respond, and Williams
was declared the victor. Smith is badly
hurt. There Is intense indignation, that
the police did not prevent the fight al
though they cannot well be blamed, for
the affair was kept very secret and did not
leak out until noon to-day.
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CLEVELAND, March 5.-A special to the
Leader says: The little station on the
Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling railroad,
FIVE miles north Of Massillon, was
the scene last night Of horrible tragedy.
Frank Hunter was found lying in tank,
the top Of whichis 25 feet from the ground.
Adjoining the tank is the sand house /;
space about three feet between them,
and the top OF the floor Of the sand
house Is level with the top
OF the tank, which is fourteen feet deep and
eighteen feet in diameter, and this morn.
ing contained about ten feet OF
water, coyered with ice. At the
side where Hunter fell in the ice
had been broken, but frozen again with
thin ice. The man Is believed to have
been murdered. t'41 .ltLL
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A West virginia Girl On lhe Stage.

"DId you know that Agnes Herndon, who
appears at the Opera House next Saturday
evening In Only Farmers Daughter is q
West Virginia girl, or rather, woman ~
asked q gentleman well known In this State,
as he stopped an IHTEILIGEcEB man yester.
day. N
Receiving a negative reply, the gentleman,
who is one Of White Sulphur's hGlitue,, con.
tinued, "Well, SIR, she Is. She was born at
LeWisburg In Greenbrier county, and her
right name Is Matte Frazier. By George,
but she was beautiful girl. For two seasons,
soon after the war, 1867 and '65 l think It
was, she was regular queen at Tho White
lit was when Peabody was there. She had
followers by the score; she was then about
1S years old and pretty-Well, no Il tell you ey.
cry one used TO rave over her. Hers was OF the
cleopatra style OF beauty-red hair, or au-
burn, ISuppose It should be called; volupt-
Gus form and such eyesl In those days she
was great reader, possessed fair elooutlon.
ary powers and was stagestruek. Boon after
'G5 her family moved 10 st. Louis and I've
heard that abe gave readings in the West that
were very creditable. / believe It was in
New York that she went on the stage and
has, thsy say. had fair success. Her family ?
oh 1t was one OF the best. She had three
brothers that were in Confederate companies
raised about Greenbrier. ! don't know what
style Of an actress she 10, or how good, but
you know she's West VirginiAn and must
be good looking, for she was such handsome
girl"
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FROM THE CAPITAL.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
rh. Revolt Of til. Newspaper x.n-spsat~ Keller
Denies all their AilsEAtIOns-PsnsIOn Changes.
TrsaIur.r GIaIlAs Resigns His Port.
folIo-CapItol Notes and News.

.WAsHISGToN, March GA meeting Of
the newspaper correspondents was held
yesterday afternoon to express their indig-
nation over the treatment received by them
from Speaker Keller, Saturday night, in
regard to the admission Of members fam.
lilies and friends to the Press gallery OF the
House, to the great Inconvenience, and
in many instances the entire exclusion
OF correspondents. The conduct Of the
Speaker to afford the journalists the right
secured to them by . standing rule, and
the alleged insulting manner in which the
refusal was expressed, the language OF the
refusal was characterized as not only gross
ly impolite but blasphemous in character
concerning the press; 1t was also said the
Speaker refused to recognize Mr.. Burrows
forthe purpose Of moving to clear the gal
lery, and allow the.corespondents topro.
ceed with their usual work.
In reply to these resolutions Mr.. Keifer
furnishes the following for publication: To
those newspaper correspondents who as.
sumed to pass resolutions in condemns
ton Of the House, the Speaker and dis
tinguished member from Kentucky, Mr..
McKensie, for allowing some members
wives and their lady friends to have seats
for few hours in the Reporters' Gallery
OF the House, I desire simply to say
that the grievance chiefly complained Of
is, that If those members. Of the press feel
that they had rights superior to those Of
the ladies who were by the unanimous
vote Of the House granted the privilege Of
seats where they could witness
It's proceedings for very short time;
all that part OF the preamble
aud resolutions which purports to have
been adopted by meeting Of the members
Of the press which relates TO the refusal OF
the Speaker to grant the request Of J. G.
Burrows, Of Michigan, to be recognized
for the purpose Of making motion to turn
out Of the reporters seats the wives
OF the members and other ladies Is
absolutely false. II Mr.. Burrows had
sought to make such motion in the face
Of the unanimous vote Of the House, 1t
would have been q great farce. To have
succeeded In getting an order to direct
the Sergeantat-Arms TO 'forcibly or
otherwise take these ladies from
the reporters gallery after they
had been admitted by order OF the House
would have been more than farce. Mr..
Burrows Twas never foolish enough to
seek to obtain the unanimous consent
OF the House to cause ladies 10
be turned out after being admitted.
The coarse, vulgar and protane language,
which was attributed to me. has, Of course,
no foundation in truth. No such language
was ever used by me, and during the time
the gallery was occupied by ladies no
member OF the press saw me on the sub
ject. never thought Of using such Ian
guage, and never did use 1t against the
DFeRQ
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THE heathen Japanee continues to take to
Western custom. He had heard how We
Americans sold sand and stones and
rusty nails and that kind Of thing at
the pound price Of cotton, by the simple
device OF putting the museum OF mineral
ogy inside the cotton bales. Not having
heard that we have begun to reform be-
cause dishonesty proved not to be the
best policy, he has been trying the same
hocus pocus with his silk bales, and there
is a loud protest. An enormous crop. low
prices and eaRerness to unload has played
havoc with the silk industry, and theheathen
game was resorted to in the hope Of strik'
ing a fair average. America and France are
tho best customers for Japanese silk and the
American manufacturer is very particular
with regard to his raw material. It must
be Of good quality and well reeled, or 1t
will delay his operatives and machinery
and this he can not afford because labor
and capital cost more than in any other
silk manufacturing country. American
manufacturers are looking hopefully to the
progress Of sericulture in this country, not
Iespairing Of the good time coming"
when they will no longer be entirely de-
pendent on foreign lands for their raw
material. Silk Of good quality Is grown In
tbis country More will be produced when
machinery takes the place Of the skilled
labor, now too costly, required 70 reel i.
An American engineer now In France 10
said 10 have invented such q reel. II ne
has bit the mark sericulture will begin TO
Rume some importance In America
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PITTSBURGH iron men seem TO be hold
ing an informal indignation meeting on
Judge Kelley, because the veteran champ
ion Of protection couldn't do an impossi-
BILE thing for them. They declare, in effect,
that he is no longer "old Pig-Iron." For
more than twenty years Judge Kelley has
championed the cause Of protection, in
the House Of Representatives, in the press,
on the stump-everywhere ari against all
comen. Master OF every detail, ready and
courageous, no man Of his time has done
equal service in defense Of home industries.
1.-THE Pittsburgh papers correctly represent
the iron men otthat city, they are as unwise
as they are ungrateiul.
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A METE0R'S MIGHT.
A WRaINIA.PHENoMENoN,
SsnstAinr that Disturbed the Qulst Of the Old
DonInIon Psopls-TAlks About the Recent
Action Of Congress on the Tarin,
4 Big Strike Iunlnsnt.

PETERSBURG, VA, March 5.-The most
remarkable phenomenon ever witnessed in
this vicinity occurred early yesterday
morning. An immense ball Of fire darted
across the heavens, brilliantly illuminating
the city. The witnesses Of the phenome-
non were considerably frightened. Its
course was northwest and an explosion
was heard shortly after its passage.
At Fredericksburg the explosion was
followed by loud detonations and tremors
Of the earth. The light was very brilliant
and Of flight blue tint. All along the route
traversed persons were wakened by the
noise and shocked.
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SELLING BY SAMPLE.
A Judges Decision That n Warranty 10
Implied In sales by Sample.


Implied In sales by sample.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Judge Allison
yesterday delivered an opinion in the suit
OF Joseph Shines & Co., Of this city, against
the treasurer Of the Pennsylvania railroad
as garnishee OF P. F. S;riblen &,Co., Of
indianapolis, Indiana. An affidavit had
been filed by W. W. Carr, Esq. as attorney
for the plaintiffs, setting ont sale Of oats
by sample in indianapolis, and contract
on the part Of the defendants, subsequently,
violated, that the oats delivered should be
Of the same grade and quality as the sam.
Pile. It was contended on behalf Of the de-
PENDANTS that this was not sufficient
cause Of action. Judge Allison said: ''rhe
law is nov we'll settled in Pennsylvania
that q sale Of goods by sample does not
amount to warranty that the article sold
and TO be delivered shall correspond in
quality with samples. The risk is that Of
the purchaser, and TO him Is applied the
doctrine beware Of the seller in all such
purchases. But the law OF this case, as Of
all the other cases referred to, Is equally
well established, that when the sample Is
made the standard Of quality an implica,
ton OF warranty arises, as where the buyer
orders goods Of the same quality as the
sample, or where the seller undertakes to
deliver them Of the same quality" +se
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do much toward counteracting the action
OF the puddles, who are 80 generally 80
ready 10 inaugurate strikes from the fact
that their sEilled labor commands such
high wages.
At the annual congress Of the trades and
labor unions held here last November, O
resolution was adopted emitting tho
Knights OF Labor to q representation in
the Assembly on the basis Of one repre-
sentative from each lodge. To this, and TO
the fact that unskilled laborers are begin
ming to recognize the, necessity OF being in
dependent Of the higher priced laborers,
this increase OF strength In the organization
is largely attributable, although there are
many skilled laborers among the Knights
Of Labor.
.. THE WOOL DEALERS OPINIONS.
The wool growers are much dissatised at
the wool schedule in the tariff bill, which
reduces the duty on raw wool about 81
cents per pound. The wool growers were
not represented to any extent at Washing
ton, although the other industries liable to
be affected combined, and had able repre-
sentatives laboring with the Congressman
at the Capital while the bill was pending.
As their interests were not attended TO by
themselves, as were those other branches,
they have to suffer the consequences. OF
course there are not many sheep raisers
and wool growers on Euclid avenue or
Prospect street, but the opinions
OF several dealers in weol and
woolen fabrics were obtained yester-
day. They all say that the reduction
In the duty on raw material will not affect
the growers until next season, as last years
clip is nearly all in the hands OF the manu-
facturers, but that it will have the tendency
to increase the amount oil coarse wool
grown in Ohio, and decrease the amount OF
the finer grades. The dealers in woolen
fabrics state that the reduction often cents
per pound in the duty on woolen goods will
not make any particular difference
to either sellers or purchasers in
Cleveland, although It will have q
tendency to cheaper slightly the
coarser goods. They all express them.
selves as glad that the bill has been passed
in any form, as purchasers have been wait
ing for some time until they learned what
effect 1t would have on prices, and the de-
mand for woolen goods has been rather
light on that account.
In short, tradesmen and manufacturers
OF all kinds, as well as the average citizen,
OF Cleveland, are rejoiced at the passage OF
q tariff bill, which promises 10 restore a
feeling OF confidence in business circles
that has been lacking for several months
on account OF the agitation OF the subject.
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AN EMBIzzLInG STATE CLERK.
The Auditor OF Alabama Awakes TO the
Fact That Moneys are Missing.

AuGt ANAs AAVAN4 "@S Astte---9s
MONTGOMERY, ALA, March 5.-Cecil D.
Whitman, late clerk in the Office Of the
State Auditor, was arrested this afternoon
on charge Of embezzling the funds Of the
State. The charges are preferred by Audi
tor Carnischarl. Two warrants charge
Whitman with embezzling 5000 and $3.50
respectively. Certain Of the revenues pass
through the Auditors office before reach
ing the Treasury, and it is deposits Of this
kind for which Whitman's receipts are
outstanding without his having any certifi.
cate Of having turned them over to the
Treasury. Whitman offers as an explana-
ton that he simply neglected to take the
Treasury receipt.
First sum oiS9O0 was made good by the
Auditor and Whitman Jointly, but the
others-as similar cases were coming to
light the Auditor concluded that Whit.
mans explanation was not satisfactory and
he had him arrested. It Is supposed that
still other cases will come to light Whit.
man has been addicted to gambling. He
has large family. He claims that he will
come out all right. He gave bond for his
appearance before the Grand Jury. The
embexzlement occurred in January.
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Of their operatives. The operatives ofttimes
feel that they should have an advance Of
wages The failure to harmonixe these
two interests has, at various times in the
past, resulted in loss to manufacturers and
disaster To laborers, by the Inauguration Of
strikes. A reduction ot wages has almost
invariably led to strikes, while, II the re-
duction had not been made, q total suspen.
sion would have inevitably occurred, and
the operatives would have been thrown
entirely out Of employment. Strikes
have ever been recognized by the clear
headed workingman as disastrous to his in.
terests, but he has many times been forced
into them by the action Of his less intel.
ligent co.laborers In the past the Btrikeo
In iron and steel mills have almost always
been engineered by the puddlers and other
high-priced skilled laborers who are mem.
bers Of the Amalgamated Association,
while the unskilled operatives who work
for less money have been obliged to do as
they were told. But there Is o prospect Of
this being changed in the future. The
puddlers, who earn anywhere from s. to
S25 per day, have had the immense mum.
Der OF laborers In the mills who get about
81 25 q day under their control, and could
force them into q strike whenever they de.
sired, but the days Of this sort Of thing are
about over. The lAborerS are now all
uniting In the organization.
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Senator Bayard started in life as clerk
in Philadelphia hardware store, Senator
Beck began as . farm hand, Conger~ ~as q
lumber hand, Davis, Of West Virginia, as q
brakeman, Dawes as a school teacher, Fair
as bar tender. Farley as coach driver,
German as a Senate page, Jones, Of Florida,
as q carpenter, McDill as department
clerk, Morrill, as a country store'keeper,
Plumb as a printers devil, Sawyer as q
laborer, Sherman as surveyor, and Vest
az a rennrter. -----
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wAsAlNoroN NOTES.

Secretary Folger has given instructions
that the word fcents' be placed on the
new Ave cent piece in order TO meet the
requirements Of the law. 20 MI
The French and American Claims Com.
mission yesterday awarded Henry Dubious
$500 with interest at per cent from
January !, 1888. This was an imprison'
ment case. cal
A delegation Of negroes from Indian ter.
ritory, who have been in Washington seek.
ing leRiilation for the removal Of their
brethren from among the Indians and set
tlement upon Q reservation, LETT for the
west lat evening.
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They do say that Democratic ring
politicians" whoever they may be, are bent
on beating Hoadly out Of the nomination
for Governor Of Ohio. Furthermore tits
declared that John G. Thompson is the
colored gentleman in the wood pile. John
q. could fll the iole.
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Now WE shall watch very intently to see
for how much less we get our cigars and
tine.cut. Cigarettes are dear at any price.
The reduction is one.half all Iaround, and
it goes into effect May l. The fairness OF
the tobacconist is the crucial test Of reve-
nne reform.