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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-31
THE DAY ABROAD.
aow Decoration Day Was Observed In
Olher cities. -.-

CLEVELAND, May 3O.-Memorial Day is
being observed with the customary cere-
monies throughout Northern Ohio. '.
CINCINNATI, May S0.-Memorial Day is
being observed by parade Of the militia
and Grand Army of the Republic In The
city, and by strewing flowers on the graves
Of soldiers at Spring Grove Cemetery, with
ritual Of the Grand Army Of the Republic.
NEW YoRx, May 30.-Decoration Day 10
being generally observed. All the banks
and exchanges are closed, and with few
exceptions business Is suspended. The
weather is somewhat undecided, but there
is every indication that the observance
this day will excel those OF previous
years. .f1nH
WAsHrSaros, D. o., May SO.-Decora.
ton. Day here is being observed as usual.
The Departments are closed and flags on
all public buildings are at,half mast. Ate
O'Clock the different Posts OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, some 1900 strong,
formed on Seventeenth street. and headed
by the Marine Band, marched through
Pennsylvaniaayenue 10 Georgetown, passed
over the Aqueduct bridge and proceeded to
Arlington, where the tomb of the
'Unknown't was covered with flowers and
decorated. The proceedings were very
simple. After prayer and reading short
poem, flowers were placed upon the graves,
and the company dispersed. , @. "
CHICAGO, May 30.-The various, organi.
cations OF veteransproceeded to the,several
cemeteries where are inferred the soldiers
dead. This morning. the cerenmny Of
decorating tho graves were carried out
faithfully, though a heavy rain storm pre-.
vailed all the forenoon. The programme
for the day CONTEMPLATED areview Of the
State troops and the various civic orders
this afternoon, but which tue weather now
threatens 10 interfere with. Business Is
almost completely suspended. ~ y.
BALTIMORE, May S0.-The observance Of
Decoration Day Is more general than for a
number Of years past. The Federal officers
and all business exchanges are closed and
flags are displayed at half mast.
PITTsBuR0H, May 30.-The observance OF
Decoration Day was quite general, although
the rain prevented many from participat-
ing the memorial services at the cemeteries
and etfectually interlerred with picnics
and other out door festivities. A move.
ment is on foot here among prominent
members OF the Grand Army ofthe Re.
public to have memorial day changed to
June 80, as at that time the weather Is more
settled and flowers plentier and not 80 ex-
pensive. I,.. .t4| WI -,I.t 90 q
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New YoRx, May 2s.-Dorman B. Eaton,
Chairman Of the Civil Service Commission,
was at the Custom House to-day, 70 confer
further with Collector Robertson, with re-
gard to the operation Of the new civil ser.
Vice rules. Mr.. Eaten said that the local
examiners. for this port, as well as for the
other ports. are all prepared excepting the
Board for San Francisco. Official an.
tonncement OF the local boards would be
made in a week or ten days, by which
time the Commission will have fully con-
sidered the nominations. Mr.. EGtsn said
there seems to be a frankly expressed
desire among the Federal officials to abide
by the rules, and see that they are carried
outin the same spirit that was intended by
Congress, The members Of the local
boards will be composed OF those holding
appointments under the Government, and,
while they will receive no additional
salary, will be relieved Of some Of their
other dutieS,
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OWING to opposition in Holiday Post
thegraves Of the confederate dead were not
decorated by the Post. The Confederates
therefore looked after their own, and quiet
ly decorated Union soldiers grave over.
looked by the Post. Men who fought in
the confederate army sit in Congress, and
represent this country abroad. One Of
them has sat in the Cabinet Of President
who had been Union General. North
there is no social dividing line, and where
It exists in the South we condemn it. We
mingIe together, North and South, in all
the concerns OF life. The Union extended
the olive brance OF peace to all who would
accept the results Of the war in good faith.
The dead have made full acceptance
are they to be excluded from the amnesty!
The lover OF his country-who loved 1t
In '0I.'65 and loves 1t now-does not wish
the public sentiment Of to-day run through
with the dividing line Of the bloody past.
lie wants no streaks oil blue and gray in
the patriotism Of his countrymen. What
would any Union soldier give up Of prin.
ciple or Of the glory Of his country's arms
by laying flower or planting a flag on
the grave Of misguided countryman He
could tenderly nurse the wounded enemy
can be not look with kindly compassion
on the turf that covers 4 dead country.
man? Union soldiers have decorated
Confederate graves, Confederate sol.
dies have laid flowers on Union
graves See how the refusal Of
Holiday Post operates: II the Post had
taken the whole work In hand there would
have been no turnout Of Contederates as
such. But circumstances drew the line
with great distinctnees. II the living can
dwell together in harmony, as We do in
this busy community, why shall we dis.
crimina,e against the dead in q ceremonial
80 tenderly beautiful? II those who op.
posed the committees design had taken a
second thought we do not believe that they
would have called out the ex. Confederates.
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to aid the rebellion. But by judicious
management the organization was rendered
harmless and the country saved from an
appalling catastrophe. A million meu
were sacrificed that you young people who
hear me 10 day might enjoy
liberty and a country free in.
deed. We are told that revolution Ia
imminent In Europe; that while the poor
are heavily taxed to support royalty trade
Is stagnant, and in many places bread Is
lacking. Such scenes as this arc not
known in free America, and all because Of
the sacrifices made by the soldiers whose
memory we honor today. Over in that
graveyard lie some OF the boys who started
out With me 10 1851. All knew some one
must die, but who knows but that each
man cherished tho hope that he might live
to return? But many Of them died-one,
my classmate and companion, John Park,
noble, generous hearted and brave. So
to-day we strew flowers above their honor.
ed graves, and II Confederate lies buried
there place some on his last resting spot,
for who can say this great liberty could
have been won without him2 While he
was brave we honor him, for he was an
AmeilCAu. w ulle ue Whb uubuCCehslul We
rejoice: e,:ior liberty, which Is far better, was
retained. Let the Coniederatts strew the
graves Of these patriots, Tor they saved The.
South from suicide, and to-day the rose Of
the North and the orange blossom of the
South meet and kiss. laH
EYES; the North and South are united,
and who did it?" y
Here followed glowing eulogy on the
Union soldier, and an earnest appeal to
the younger portion OF the audience never
to forget the debt OF gratitude they owed
or be wanting in the honor due to those
who fought and bled for their country.
Closing with thrilling period addressed
to his comrades in arms who survived, the
speaker said: 100 -.,.
Half Of onr army has crossed the river.
They have stormed the parapets OF death,
and have planted their standards on an
immortal shore. Oh! mighty host Of
celestial comrades, our salutation in this
life was but brief. II was "HaiIl and Fare.
we'll" Soon it will be, "Hail! Hail fore
ever" The roll call on this side Is grow.
ing short, while that beyond Is filing up!
Soon the response to duty will sound alone
from the other shore, the companies all
fall, the regiments all complete, the old
army reunited, immortal and glorious,
bivouacing with palms oil victory under the
Tree OF Lifel .. t
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l.THE SPORT OF BRUTIES.
A COOKING MAIN YESTERDAY
Which No. Only DhsrAe,d the Dsy but Those who
EsgaEtd ia the BrutailtJ-Hhsrs are tie
.,.., AathOrltiss-rhs State Arsla Stands
,s.-, IA D,Erass With the World.

Special DbpateA % he lHielGeaeer. ..,.,
SrErDISvlLLE O., May SO,-The early
trains on the Panhandle this morning
brought together large crowd Of sporting
men from Pittsburgh aud steubenville at
Paris Roads, near the State line between
West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Upon
the arrival Of the Dennison accommodation
from the west the entire party, numbering
about two hundred men, some with heavy
sacks, started in the direction Of scott's
run, small stream that puts into Har-
mons creek few rods west Of the station.
The game cocks, about one hundred in
number, encased in coffee sacks and
swung over the shoulders Of their owners,
made the hills reyerberate with their
music as the sporting fraternity turned
their steps up scott's run in search Of
suitable place to pit their game. About
one mile and half from the mouth Of tie
creek, upon a small plat Of well soddtd
ground, overlooked by lofty hills on either
side that seem TO be keeping watch over
the boundary line between the two great
States as it wiads at their feet through q
dark and uninviting valley, the cooking
pit was located and preparations COM
menced iorthe days sport.
At 0 o'clock everything was In readiness
and the first game was placed In the pi'.
As the game was all from Allegheny City
and Pittsburgh there was no contest for
the championships. The chickens pi.ted
were red, black and dominecks. The
betting was quite lively during the day,
andiit was estimated that upwards OF
$1,000 changed hands. Steubenville bioods
were present and assisted in making the
betting lively. A large number OF farmers
visited the grounds during the day as spec.
tators, adding rural simplicity to the occa-
sion. Notwithstanding the occasional
May day showers the sport was, Kept up
until all the game was pitted. The ground
around was strewn with dead chickens
left to tell'the tale oithe days losses
The order was good considering the oc.
casion, there being no disturbances Of any
kind. Whisky and wine was sold upon
the grounds. The Pittsburgh parties LETT
for home at six o'clock. nHll} ~
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THE fault in the Brooklyn bridge was
one that might have been remedied easily
II the proper time had been chosen. The
fault Of the bridge officers, who chose the
wrong time, is one that never can be reme'
died. The make.shiit to relieve the pres
sure on the crowd meant certain death to
somebody. Such blunder Is a crime. The
bridge corporation is liable, Of course, but
damages will not restore the dead
or cure the hurts OF the wounded.
In less than week there is occa-
sion to recall the remark Of Engineer
ROebling with regard to the tolls. He hoped
the charge would be put high and kept 80
while the great highway was a novelty.
lie thought it ought to be made as unpop.
ular as possible until it might develop any
defects dangerous to the public safety. The
fnt holiday brought the first disaster, so
shocking that the account chills the blood.
After this the defect will be remed lied, oi
nnnr1a
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GHASILY PlND.
A Medical studenpa Subject Probably
Away with Hin.


RISING sus, Isp, May 2s.-Yesterday
afternoon, while two boys were fishing,
lust below the mouth OF Grants Creek,
about FIVE miles iIom this place, they
saw curious package floating in the
river. They towed II to the shore and
opened II, disclosing the head, hands,
feet and legs OF human being. The
legs had been disjointed at the hips
and knees, and one foot ut the. ankle, the
other at the instep, and the hands were cut
from the arms at the wrist The different
parts all evidently belong to the same
body, and that seemed to be pretty young
woman OF about twenty-five to thirty years
old, with black hair braided in wo long
braids. There were no marks by which
she might be identified. The feet
and legs were Wrapped In paper
and then in small, red;clouded
oil cloth, and the hands and head were
wrapped in another oil cloth like the FIRST
and tied with strong hemp cord. Esquire
Lang held an inquest, alter which the parts
were buried on The river bank. One pc
cnliarity was that the work Of dissection
seemed to have been done by,a practiced
hand, as every cut was smoothed and
dlsarticuIatlon was made without hacking
or any unnecessary cutting.
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ABAKOs's DAUGHrER,
Married. Dlsinherited and Lett Widow,
Commits Suicide,

New YoRx, May pa German woman,
Of middle age, who had given her name as
Mrs. Wagner, was found dead 10 day in
room in the Summit Hotel, on Canal
street and the Bowery, where she had evi.
IDENTIFY committed suicide by turning on
the gas. Strips OF paper had been fastened
with mucilage in the cracks Of the door,
and shawl had been fastened In the win
dow to prevent ventilation. Packages OF
letters addressed to the housekeeper OF the
hotel and 10 the Rev. Julius w. Geyer, Of
LIS Second street, and package containing
jswelry OF small value lay on table in the
room. A purse in Mrs. Wagnersl pocket
contained only Twenty-Five cents. On
Sunday Mrs. Wagner bad told the house
keeper that she was the daughter Of a
German Baron, and that runaway mar.
riage early In life had estianged her from
her relatives. Rev. Mr.. Geyer, who
was summoned to the hotel, confirmed
what Mrs Wagner had said about herself.
The woman was Maria Francesca Amanda
Eliza Wagner, and her maiden name
was Won Mauschwiiz!I She was born in
Berlin on November %, 1873. : A Princess
OF the Prussian Court was her godmother.
Baron Won Mauschwitz, her father, had
her well educated, and encouraged her to
learn some useful occupation. Against the
wishes of her parents, in 1879, she married
Mr.. Wagner, q young musician, who died
fye months after the wedding. A child,
which was born few months aiterward,
lived only three months. Then Baron Won
Manchwitz met with business reyerses and
lost nearly all OF his property. He died in
1875, leaving his family nearly destitute.
A SON Of the Baron bad gone to America 10
seek his fortune, and all trace Of him had
been lost. A younger daughter had been
married to the pastor a. Schloss Hobenock,
who was too poor to give much assistance
to the rest OF the family. So Mrs. Wagner
took q position as nurse in a hospital, hav-
ing obtained diploma to practice mid
wifery. ~ +"
For short time she was nurse in the
German Hospital, and then she obtained u
position as a nurse in private family.
Her health gave way, and for several
months she waa a patient In the Homeo-
pathy Hospital, on Wards Island, and at
the Mount Sinai Hospital. The Rev. Mr..
Geyer, who Is pastor OF the German Re-
formed Church In Houston street, was
called tothe hospital to pray with her,
and she told him the sad story other life.
About six weeks ago, when Mrs. Wagner
was able to leave the hospital, she was In
vited to spend few weeks in the. pastors
house. Mrs. Wagner accepted the invita-
tion, but she was restless and despondent.
While In The hoepital she had been given
morphine in large quantities, and she had
acquired passion lor the drug, against
which sbe fought with despairing energy.
Mr.. Geyer procured q situation for her In
jersey City three weeks ago. On. Friday
last Mrs. Wagner went 10 see Mr.. Geyer,
aud said she had a hope ot going to Europe
as nurse in the family Of Mrs. Jacoby, a
wealthy woman living In the upper part
oil The city.
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FoET WArsE ISp, May So.-About 4
o'clock this morning, John NJ. Wort, fore.
man Of the Fort Wayne Gas Company for
the past twenty. years, entered small
brick structure containing the main gus
me,erSof that company, with lighted
MATCH on an inspection tour. A large
quantity Of gas, which hal escaped from
the meter, ignited, from the explosion Of
which the entire building was blown to
atoms, the, conclusion shaking buildings
hall q mile distant. Wort received injuries
from which he Is unlikely TO recover. VIM.
Lohrman, a teamster, was also seriously
| injured.
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VIZ are frequently reminded that the
jespised Chinaman is not so hopelessly
los, to our Western civilization that he can
not catch up with the procession. This
time he goes to Paterson, New Jersey,
opens a laundry, cuts rates, is set upon,
Knocked down, beaten and knitted by his
iniuriated countrymen who are determined
to II ainsain the pooling agreement at all
hazards. Perhaps the naughty Caucasian
will continue to hurl anathemas oil con-
TEMPT at the heathen Chinee.
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PirrsBuRo, May 30.-During the perior.
nance at the Academy Of Music tonight,
an unknown man who was somewhat under
the influence OF liquor, was mesmer.
ised by Kennedy Brothers, and
at the conclusion Of their act they
were unable TO bring him to consciousness,
Several physicians were called In, but up
to midnight all efforts to revive him were
unsuccessful.
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Trr Northern Pacific Railroad Is rapidly
nearing completion, the Democrats who
worked on the railroad will presently be
withdrawn, the settlers who are coming in
are Republicans-mostly sandinayians-
and soon Democratic Montana will be
panrbl;can.
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Not even the threatening and inclsment
weather yesterday could prevent the success
OF the demonstration by the Grand Army OF
the Republic OF Wheeling in commemoration
OF their dead comrades. The rainy morning
doubtless deferred many persons from out OF
the city who would otherwise have done SO
from witnessing the parade aud the eeremo'
nies OF dsdicatng the Soldiers Monument
on Capitol square; butas 1t was the streets
along the line OF march ,were crowded with
spectators, aud the audience at the dedIcs.
ton was larger than could be reached by the
voice OF any OF the speakers. One can
scarcely conceive the crowd which would
have thronged the city had the weather
been promising in the fore part Of the day.
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MISS HAUEnLEla mUHDERED
And Her Body Pound In the Missouri
RlYnH.

anu htE hooy hVuho ~ thc 4Ahsteasa
River.
KANSAS CRY, May So.-on the afternoon
Of the 18th Of April Miss Anna Bauerlein,
aged twenty-five, daughter Of John Bauer.
lein, a wealthy German Of this city, mys.
teriOusly disappeared from home. Adili.
gent search by detectives was unsuccessful.
NoClew was obtained until to-day, when
dispatch from Bonneville, l50 miles below
here, on the Missouri river, announced
that a body had been found in the river
there by fishermen and identified as that
Of Miss Bauerlein. The body had evidently
been in the water some time, and an
examination revealed q bullet wound In
the back, the ball having traversed the
lumber region and emerged near the groin.
No other marks Of violence appeared, and
the iewelry on her person was undisturbed.
The fact Of murder Is established almost
beyond doubt, but the circumstances sur
rounding 1t remain complete mystery.
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wurs Kentucky sheritis take to leading
40 mob /, is hard to tell who is to main.
,.iI ~ the dignity ofthe law. There is likely
n bs something wrong in that society
rbo,s such thing IL possible.
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Tur homes, grangers turned out, not to
.Dioy the brutality Of the Paris Road cock.
irg main, but to see whether there bad
bssp any improvement in breed since the
l,.t 6pht. OF course the minions Of the
law were conveniently absent.
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WHEELING and the thriving towns round
.,or,did themselves great credit yesterday.
h VA, no. more honor than our dead de-
..,vs, and next year we shall probably do
-, hut'pr
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THE MORNINGS kxERCIsEs.
The Decoration. or the Grayes; by the

The Decoration OF the Graves by the
3+.I Committees.
Early yesterday morning the committees
appointed TO visit the different cemeteries
and strew The Eravea Of thesoldiers buried in
each With. flowers, marched to the respective
burial grounds assigned them, and performed
this work OF gratitude. AT each grave four
miniature hags were placed, one at each side
and one ut the head and foot. The grave
was then literally covered over with loose
flowers. At some graves the friends OF the
dead soldiers followed with bouquets or
wreaths, which were also left upon the
mound beneath which lies all that Is mortal
OF one Of the slain soldiers. E3g
The committees rejected by Colonel y. ".
Holiday Pos. TO decorate the graves in the
respective cemeteries were as follows:
Mt, Woud-G. B. Jones, G. Rodenbaugh,
Fred Bve, WIN. Turner, VIM. Atwell, J..
Emery, W, Cunningham, A. Shorts and /.
Greeni ~ ~ LL3Lg
Peninsula-Tom McAdims, Geo. Prayer,
El. Robertson, W. M. Morgan, John Carlin,
b. Mclaughlin. Jas. Dyson 0tlof Miller,
VIM. Burke, G. B. Ferrel, G. Kroans and D.
McGinnis. ~.
W. Schul'z,. G. II. Beam, ]. II. White, L.
Woodmansee, II. Sparenberg. Gs3
John Street and Old Catholic. J. Brown,
r. Fey, j.. Berbig, Samuel Davis. W. J.
Robb, Chas.i Klacboth, Geo. Roberts, G. H.
Robinson. 4 h..S
Greenwood and Mount Calvary--John
| W. A. Higgins, H. G. Peterman, Frank shan.
ley, J. d. McFadden, Samuel McVey, Daniel
Usselton. J. N. Little, Hiram Hazslton, II. J..
Eslber and e. T. Malone
Red Mems Celnetery-M. Bennett and "a.
The survivors 81 the Con federats army, to
the number OF about thirty, proceed to all
the cemeteries In succession and performed a
like loving service for their dead comrades
buried there. They occupied alarge omni.
bus tas,etully decorated with a,wers. and
eyergrsens and several buggies. s...IE
AN INCIDENT WORTHY OF RECORD.
E,rly in the progress Of the arrangements
for decorating the gravas, 1t was contemplated
to so honor both the Union aud Con fsderate
dead, but this meeting with some opposition
In the Post the plan was dropped. The Com.
mlttee appointed to visit Greenwood, how
ever, resolved 10 carry out the idea, endso
marked with the flag, used to. designate the
graves which were to be decorated,
both Confederate and Federal soldiers
graves. Some person removed the d igs from
the Confederate graves with what motive Is
not known, hndso the intantion OF the COM
mittee was abandoned, In some way the
designating q Y was also removed from the
grave OF one Federal soldier, and his com.
rades unintentionaily neglected 1t. The ex.
Confederate ssldlers, upon reaching the
cemetery, noticed the omission, and msg'
nauimously decked the mound OF their foe.
man, II anyt with special pains. T&is
ac', and the spirit shown. was much COM
mented UPON BY oil who learned Of IT, y
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r. i,baItIy possible that the strike will
III hard. Let US hope that 1t may
prove so.
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Ir,E route juryman who hasn't picked
NO enough tricks Of the trade to be admit
w W ,n,Is q bar ha, wasted golden opportu.
;,iaI