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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-27
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WASHINGTON, December 2G-Mr. Bland,
chairman Of the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures, fayos the recoin-
ace Of trade dollars into standard, and
thinks the issuing OF the latter should
not be stopped, Mr.. Bland Is Of the opin-
ion that o mint ought to established In the
Mississippi Valley, and because Of the ad-
yantaees offered BY St. Louis he favors that
city "a the place 10 be selected.
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Rnrnnm ,lnkss ,il, Miil nolld.

HARrroRD, coSs, December Pop. T.
has executed q codicil to his will.
To meet possible future claim Of insanity,
directed against his will, he called in his
family physician and two well known
Bridgeport doctors, all Of whom witnesst d
his signature and made oath that they be.
lieyed the testator to be Of sound and dis,
posing mind and memory.
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Ii the Ohio friends OF Mr.. Frank Hurd
fail to follow him on the wool question
they are going to miss some very good
things. Mr.. Hurd insists that there shall
be no tariff on wool. Theother day, cooliy
setting himself up as the champion Of the
wool industry, he said he wanted Tree wool
because it would be better for the wool
grower. Gentlemen Of his school before
him have said that wool was higher under
atariiI for revenue than under tariff for
protection. That might be without show
ing that protection is q failure, but the
record does not show 1t to be true. In ten
years before the war, 1852 to 1861 inclusive,
under tariff ior revenue, the average price
per pound Of wool was 4S.4. In adecade
since the war, from 1872 to 1881 inclusive,
the average price per pound was 1925.
These figures relate to the average price Of
medium American washed clothing wool
In New York.
1t will be very difficult to convince
wool growers that their interests lie on
the OF low tariff or no tariff. But Mr..
Hurd, it seems, has been taking counsel Of
manufacturers, which no free trader ought
ever to do. He finds that the woolen man
uiacturers Of New England will be satisfied
iithey can get free wool, asking no other
protection. Those manufacturers are very
short.sightsd, but their position was al
ready known. They impressed their views
on the Tariff Commission, urged their case
before Congress, and 1t was
largely due to them that the
wool tariff was reduced. Even this
did not convince the wool growers that
they had been extravagsntly protected and
made purse.proud by the tariff Of 1867 and
that the Christening rod Of lower tariff
would improve their moral condition. 1t
was this unfortunate and unjust reduction
which gave the Democrats Of Ohio Q
chance TO make faces at the Republicans
1.-THE late campaign. And now 1t is an
Ohio Democrat who promises to put wool
on the FREQ list II that can be done!
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Bor1oY1 December Pa Malone, N.
Y, special says: Wm. Hatfield, an es-
capped convict from Michigan, was arrested
yesterday by Sheriff stockwell. Hatfield
stabbed the Sheriff and aIso Allen Stock
well. He was finally captured alter being
shot through the thigh. The Sheriff and
his son are not dangerously hurt.
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Arnhhl,hop peIehe Dying,

NEw ORLEANS. December 96.-Arch.
bishop Perche for some weeks has been in
falling health. Last night his condition
was 80 alarming that Il was deemed i'm.
peratiye to administer the last sacrament
The Archbishop suffers more from age
than from sickness, and his death 10 ex'
pected momentaIily.
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CAPITAL CHIPS,

The wife OF Gen. Rosecrans is dead, al.
terra lingering illness.
Lindsey Merrill has been commissioned
postmaster at Lee, w. Va.
Issue Of silver dollars last week, $4l5 500:
Secretary FoIger has recovered his health
and resumed his duties.
George A. Dunnington, editor Of the
virginia, wereas the National to-day,
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AHeAyy Fniiure

Providence, R. L, December ga. D.
Smith 4 %. have assigned. Theliabilities
are over 81, 100000, largely owing to Provi-
dence bankers. The firm represented two
cotton mills in this city, two in Johnstown
and one in Woonsocket, in all $1,000
spindles. The failure involves the auspen-
sion Of the Providence Steam Mil Co.,
Groton Manufacturing Co, and the Frank.
Lin Manufacturing o.,
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Oraugemen Assnuited and KiIled,

ST. JOHN, N. B., December 2e-An
orangemen procession at Harbor Grace
was attacked by mob and three men in
stantIy killed and several mortally wound.
ed. The riot at this hour, 5 r. NJ, is not
quelled. Detachments Of infantry, cavalry
and police have been dispatched by train
and steamer to the scene.
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wnxEsBARRE, Pa, December 26.-Dick
Pedler,ot Port B,wkley, and Clyde Bright,
of Miners Station, met in the ring yester-
day. Eighty.seyen rounds were fought,
for $500 side. Pedler was declared the
winner. Great endurance was displayed
and both men were badly used.
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THE bulk OF the Otatesmen whose vine.
ward Is the House Of Representatives and
Who. ceasipg their labors, remained in this
city 10 spend the holidays, expressed them.
selves G to-day pretty fully on the makeapof
the committees as announced. There Is q
srsst @ dtal Of dissatisfaction. This Is not
ess snns,,aI ali but the III feeling Is little more
..;Sssn,ead tban rsual. The trouble was,
m.e " eantsninated q fortnight ago in these dis
aotches ~ n that there were many
ps.ssa ,snsa membefs 70 please than any
,S n,Ss, speaTer has had to deal with,
I VA there has been 0 stronger
ANT AIN ,sads for two or three committees
nSns .han was % %Drobably ever made before. The
shagrii sl1sa that d ielt may have tho eject o.
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AKorHER Snow sLIDF.
Eight Men Killed and Two others tn
lNaaA

DENVER, Col, December 2C.-The Re,
puLliean's Telluride special sayt: At noon
to day snow slide came down at Marshall
Basin, carrying off the shaft house Of the
Mendoza mine, containing fourteen men,
eight Of whom were killed outright and
two wounded. -Four dug themselves out,
No particulars are at present obtainable.
A large body Of men leave here for the
scene Of the disaster in the morning.
The mail carrier from Silyerton 70 AIMEE
and 0uray, due last Friday, has not yet
been heard from, and Is supposed to-haye
been lost in crossing the range.
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A BIG STRIKE
LOOKED Foa IN Pennsylvania.
Fifteen Thousand Miner. ..l1 to b. Real, to 90
outJAnusry 1-WsEts Certain to Come Down.
rhs uaIOh Strong aad Ready 70:
Fisht-A Bad Fsslias Reported.

MossHANSoN, Pa, December 2G.-There
is lively prospect OF trouble in the btu.
minous coal districts Of Cearfeld, Center,
Westmoreland, Blair, Huntingdon and
Bedford counties. The woikingmen Ia
many regions have expressed Willingness
to cooperate in the general strike that is
laid down for the first Of January. It is
estimated that between $1,000 and 10000
colliery operatives have enrolled them
selves under the standard OF the mine,B,
labor organization. II is stated that the
treasury Of the union Is we'll supplied with
funds, and strike once inalgurated can
be maintained for six months, II necessary,
to gain a victory in the struggle with the
coal mine owners.
The producers are reticent as to their
plans, but 1t is generally known that re.
duction in the wages Of all departments of
labor will be exacted alter December 81.
The prominent colliery masters, who rep
resent the Bituminous Coal Exchange, and
whose. headquarters are in Philadelphia,
have held several meetings to determine
upon some plan oil action relative to reduc-
Ing the scale OF wages, but nothing definite
has yet been determined upon.
PRESIDENT BRITAIN NoS.coMMrrTAI.
The President OF the Bituminous Coal
Exchange, DantelI. Britain, has been ir-
tervieSed relative to the threatened labor
upheayal, but while the gentleman is appR-
rently thoroughly well posted upon the
situation, he is rather non. committal. In.
formation gathered from other reliable
sources Is to the effect that there is every
probability of general, widespread and
disastrous labor uprising. The rupture
between the Rochester and Pit;sburgh
Company and their mineis has not been
adjusted, ahd thele Is feeling OF insecurity
prevailing in the striking districts. The
.delectives have discovered unmistakabla
evidence OF preparations for general re-
volt at no distant date. and the writ Is in
possession Of iacls that show avery. evil
ieeiing upon the part of many law1ess
spirits among the miners, but the came are
at present suppressed icr sufficiently ypru.se
dental reasons. Some 5000 colliers en-
ployed in Central, Northwestern and Wes-
tern Pennsylvania are members OF q secret
oath bound organization that has been
founded for the express purpose Of striking
against any movement oil the producers
looking to q reduction Of wages. At this
writing there is every probability that
strike will be started January l.
Further developments are awaited with
deep interest by all parties concerned in
coal production.
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Tho Bncktnil Colonel De ad.

pn11ADKDpulA, Pa, December 26.-Gen
Thomas L. Kane, one Of the most promi
nent citizens Of this State, died at his resi-
dencs in this city this morning, otpneu'
monia. During the rebellion he wa
Colonel Of the famous Bucktail regiment o
Pennsylvania. Gen. Kane was o brother
nj the famous Artic explorer.
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WALNUT RIDGE, ARK, December 2G.-
Thomrs Toole shot and instantly killed his
nephew, Jacob Seller, last night The
quarrel was the result Of an old iend
Toole was arrested and placed under {
heavy puard .'1-
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HARTFORD, CoNN., December 26-Mrs
Mary Klrwln, Of Newingtop, Ia dead at the
great age ef lO5 years. She was born in
the county Fermanagh, Ireland, in 177s
and did not come to America until she wai
eightj.two years old. She has had ex-
ceptional good health, never having been
sick an entire week in her life. Desth re.
suited from old age. Her eldest son Ia
anad l6
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FalnI Railroaa Accldent.

ELlzABerH, N. J., December pa Long
Branch freight train ran off the track at
the junction this morning, sbd Fred
Pfnnea, engineer, was killed. The train
was thrown over high bank and totally
wrecked. The accident was caused by the
rack snreading.
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If we are to have two National Conven-
tons in Chicago 1t will save time and
money TO allow one convention to nomi.
nate both tickets. The Republican Con.
ysntion would probably name as Demo-
cratic ticket Tilden and English.
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ColllsIon AZ mladIeiown.

LANCASTER, Pa, December 90.-The east
bound Columbia accommodation and a
newspaper train ran together near Middle
town, Pa, this morning. Both engines
were demolished. The engineers escaped
by jumping, and no one was seriously in.
jured. The accident was due 10 the dense
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@TnEar. now" exclaimed Mr.. Carliale,
81 think I've showed Joe Blackburn un-
aero And Mr.. Blackburn doesn't deny
it. On the other hand "Cerro Gordo"
Williams has him cornered On the sena-
torship, and it does seem as though q rising
statesman had settled down to rise no more
Ior a while. l
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TIE Hon. "Calamity" weller--not the
s,uiyel Of blessed memory-weeps be-
c,use be has been denied the privilege Of
blowing up the National banks. Bat all
/, not lost. He can continue to blow off
his wind.
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THERE is not much secret in the secret
ballot, bu! little is better than none.
There are men so situated that the less
known about their ballot the better for
them. The suggestion which comes from
Washington isn't thing to be taken up
with Mt once.
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HUNTINGDON, Pa, December 26-The
family Of Jacob sharrer, consisting Of a
housekeeper and I've children, were almost
sufFocated by escaping gas from stove yes.
terday morning, which Q choked chimney
would not allow to escape. They were all
rescued barely in timeto save their lives.
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NATIONAL TOPICS.
srILL HARplNa on COMMITTEES.
A Clean Sweep Of Senate Enplo,.. Shall tn. So.
erst Ballot otGe.-Lmsrieaa, on Trial AbrOla-A
Batch Of PsusiOn Bllls-HOrrlsoa apdths
B.uinE Res-Mr. Cox very mad.

From Our Special Correspondent
WAsnlSaToS, D. c., December 26.-1t il
not improbable that a pretty clean sweep
Of the cid Senate employees will be made
The majority in the Senate are not a little
incensed at the summary manner in which
the Democrats in the House have CLEANED
out" the last drop Of Republican
blood that stained the official escutcheon
there. Civil Service Reform will not be
observed in any sense in the Senate. The
Democrats Of the House, while "firing out
the Republican employees, talk great deal
about the retention OF their men in the
Ssnate--one Of the peculiar feats Of incon.
sistency which the Democratic s.ates.
man Of the present day seems
80 capable OF and so versed
in. The greed evidenced by
the Democrats who secured committee
chairmanships in the House has not before
had an equal. 1t has been customary 10
wait until committees are organized before
clerks have been designated, 80 that the
names OF the men whom the chairmen de.
sired 10 act as clerks OF the committees
might be considered by the full commit.
tees. The custom has been by theBuccess.
full members OF this House, in many in
stances, disregarded. Within an hour
after the committees were announced
some clerks were sworn in and some Re.
publicans were removed, although none ol
the committees will organize until the hol-
idays are over and the House reconvenes.
II this little gore makes the party 80 thirsty
what voraciousness would II show II sue
cefsfnl in 1884? ~
A SPOKEN BALLOT.
Since the election Of Speaker Carlisle by
a rira voce vote in the Democratic caucus,
there has been great deal Of talk here
about the enactment Of a law requiring
that all votes at elections be by open ballot.
It Is believed that II would be conducive
to better morals, in that it would afford no
cloak, as the secret ballot does, to dema
gogues and hypocrites. Such men as Con:
gresham LeFevre, Of Ohio, who would
have every successful man believe that he
supported him at the polls, certainly
will oppeSelthe measure. Indeed It was
the turn that LeFsvre tried to take that has
brought up this discussion.
Advocates Of the proposition say that Il
will make shorter campaigns, will avoid
the possibility Of corruption by tissue bal
lot and will make the business Of repeat
ing less popular; and besides, the votes as
announced at the polls can be counted, 80
that the returns or count may be made in q
half hour at any poll after voting ceases.
Some ol jsclion 10 this has been made on
the ground that the candidates may know
how their vote Is running as they are an,
nounced, and that It may cause more O. q
escoa pfaS exps opsGm IA s'
II Is not altogether impossible, nay, some
well informed statesmen say that the next
President after the first enc elected will be
chosen by men who will speak their votes
at the polls instead Of depositing them on
nunpr
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P, 7. BARxuM is cli6ching his will go
that it can not be broken by contest.
Vain thought! The only way to make q
will that can't be broken ia to deliver the
goods in person and then die in peace and
tha hope OF blessed Immortality.
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The threatening letters written by some
body on the Dukes side OF the Uniontown
tragedy might have some effect on wit
ues,es, but young Nutt's fate will not be
decided by witnesses. Right or wrong
there will be no jury found in Allegheny
county to convict him. The letters are
noteworthy chiefly because they show that
bad blood is still boiling in Fayette county,
and that there Is an element there prejudi-
cisl to the welfare OF the community.
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rnoAnproprIa,ions Committee,

WAsurSeroN, December 26.-The Com
mittee on Appropriations held ito first
meeting this morning, and decided to pre-
pare, II possible, the pension, iortifcstion,
consular and military academy appropria'
lion bills during the recess, so they may be
presented to the House when Congress as
aamhles.
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DUBUQUE, Ia, December 96.-Mr. Robt,
o. Anderson, prominent resident Of this
city, died this morning, he lay for ten
days in q profound sleep, from which II
was impossible 10 waken him, and he liter
ally starved TO death. He had held vari
Gus city and county Offices.
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Bad Pay Killed Them.

ER1R, Pa, December 26-French & Nc
Knight, one Of the Oldest grocery firms in
the city, were closed by the Sheriff to-day
Liabilities $4,000; assets unknown, but
not large. Cause, too much trust
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Killed by an hxpress Train.

CLEVELAND, O., December 2G.-John s.
Anstutz and his two daughters, were out
sleighing yesterday afternoon near Bluff.
ington, and while crossing the Lake Erie
4 Western track we're struck by the express
train and all killed, N-F
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Rllle,i hr a Rnnntabout.

MEMPHIS, TENN December 20.-Mike
Konk, an Italian 40 years old, and who was
a passenger on the steamer Mary Hous-
ton, was killed yesterday just below Cairo
by James Denton, negro deckhand, who
escaped from the steamer at Atkinson's
Landing. Mo.
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Miners' Convention.

PlrrsBuReH, December 26.-President
Costello has called q convention Of the
miners Of the Fourth Pool for Monday
next. The object of tho meeting is 10 con.
slider the award Of Umpire Weeks, and to
enforce the three.cent rate from date
which the convention may deem proper.
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PIrrsBuRou, n~ember 20-The Nation
al Convention OF Marine Engineers will be
held here on Tuesday, January Ssh. It Ia
a beneficial organization. Extensive prepa.
rations are making to entertain the dele.
gates.
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YOUNG NUTTS TRIAL,
i. CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION.
ss.adAlou. and Threatening Letter. urItt.n to
Balldt1, wItns.,., and lraasnes the JurY.
FaIstte Excited over the Turn Of Affairs.
senator VOORHEES, for the Defense.

PTTsBuEaH, Pa, December 26.-Anony.
nous letters have been sent to F. O.
Breckenridge, Of Uniontown, warning him
to leave the place, and to be careful Of the
kind Of testimony given in TIM Mutt trial.
Breckenridge Is the nephew Of Captain
Mutt, and was present when he was killed.
One letter was sent to him through the mail
and denounces himself and the Mutt family.
It says "Dukes is dead, but his avengers
i've" 1t was received on December lat.
On Sunday night the following note was
found under the door Of Colonel Ewing
Brownfeld, President Of the Peoples
Bank, Of which Breckenridge Is cashier:
"Mr. Browpield-Bs on your guard. Clark
Breckenridge will be shot at bis desk.
This is your first and last warning Again,
be on your guard. This is not the town
for his home"
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE IS NOT SCARED.
"The anonymous letters written by the
young man who proclaims himself an
ayenger Of Dukes, are the subject OF much
comment here. Breckenridge thinks he
knows who the writer is, and public epin-
ion has also about Crystalized in the same
direction"
Another dispatch from Uniontown says
"Some lively expressions are heard on all
hands as to what should be done to man
who would write such letters. The un-
published portion would almost lay in the
shade the famous Dukes letters. Breckeu.
ridge is not alarmed and says he could
point the writer out. Almost year ago
another young man OF this town received
letter in the same identical hand. 1t was
before the murder OF Capt. Mutt and had
no reference to the troubles leading 10 that
tragedy, but the letter was Of q most
scandalons nature.
Many citizens here are in favor OF organ.
izing force to hunt the author down, but
Breckenridge is mot disposed 10 take much
account OF the matter.
- VOORHEES, TO DEPEND MUTT.
Msjor Bfown could not be induced to
give the names Of the persons in this city
who had been favored with epistles from
Dukes friends. He stated, however, that
he still considers the acquittal Of James
Mutt iorgone conclusion, and that it will
not be due 10 public sentiment, but 10 the
fact that an equitable and legal defense will
be established. Concerning the report that
Senator Voorhees, had withdrawn from the
case Major Brown said that he had not
heard from the Senator recently, but did
not consider his Withdrawal probable. He
has taken great interest in Nuts fate,
and believes his constituents will not criti.
cizs him for absenting himself from the
Senate to aid In the conduct of the trial.
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They want stronger Divorce Las.

ColuxDus, O., December 26,-The Ohio
Bar Association Is in session for two days,
with a large attendance. Action will be
taken Tor the reorganization Of the State
judiciary and to secure more stringent d.
yorce laws,
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THE TEXAS LYNCHING.
INQUEST ON THE FIVE DEAD MEN
The Militia ordered ou. b, the Governor. sa. tA.,
ssrrlcss not h qaIr.d-All Qalst AlOnS the Bio
Gtaads-"So Political sixnlncGnet," bat
Five Men are Dead all the Same.

GALVESTON, TEX, December 20D-At 245
p. NJ. the inquest on the five corpses at Nc
Dade is still In progress. Milton and
Bishop, who were attacked in the street by
friends Of the men lynched, are under ar.
rest and will have an examining trial to-
day. 1t is considered that they were per-
fectly justified in killing the two Bayley
boys. The bond will probably be nominal,
but It is said that every good man in the
county stands ready 10 60 their security.
Willie Griffin, who was shot through the
head while helping Bishop and Milton,
can live only few hours. The brains are
oozing through tho skull. Hayward Bay
ley, who shot Griffin, lying iu Bastrop jail,
dangerously wounded. Sheriff Jenkins
and County Attorney Maynard are inde-
Iatigable, and regardless OF risk they arrested
Hayward, Bayley aad Stevens in their
own homes.
The Netp5 Austin special says: Late last
night Governor Ireland received from the
county officials at McDade telegraphic
notice OF yesterdays atfray, and ordered
detachments OF militia from Brennan and
Hearne to quell further disturbance, if
any existed. The troops, on arrival at Nc.
Dade, found quiet messnrably restored and
returned home by the first train. The
Governor says that as far as his informa-
tion extends the affair was the result of a
drunken quarrel at county cross roads,
and has no Significance whatever.