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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-15
RIVEs NEWS.
General Information About tue Steam
,.-- ers-Teiegraph.e Reports.
The DIurnal was yes.erdsy's Pa ketSbure

General Information About tue Steam,
| .-- ers-Teiegraph.e Reports.
The Dlurnal was yesterdays Pa ketsBurg
packet y ''i'' . ~ - -
The steamer John Lomfs will make an ex.
ira trip this evening.
The Enterprise, with htary tow OF model
harges loaded With FIRE BRICK, Iptnt Thursday
night at Moundsyille.
The river continued TO fall slowly OF this
point yesterday. The marks last evaning
showed depth In the uhsnnol Of @ feat 4
inches. Dusiaas was dull.
TIE big business done by the 81. LIwreuce
on her last few irips has GO detained her
that II was not until early tnis morning that
she arrived here. As usual the St Lagrenos
lad . fTt-class trip.
Tbs 81. lawrence will pss1 down to.tnoy.
row morning for Cincinnati, from PittsbnrRi,.
She Is Q fast Bide.wheeler and commanded Nv
q very clever and popular set OF gent tlenefii
The pGsSpnger accommodations and freight
facilities oi the 81 Lawrence arc uuexcelied.
The attention Of Shlrpers is called 10 the.
advertisement Of the reliable Cincinnati q.
Pittsburgh Packet Lice In this morning's
10 ne. Can't f. ]. hnshu,E las been ap,
70 be found at the stsmn House. All tho
boats OF this line are stROnch crafts, well Off.
clred, and In addition 10 their lirB'-slas ship.
ping facilities, haye excellent passenger nc,
commodationa IL will be noticed that ths
Katie Stockdale passes down this lnoYniue.
These ta paSsts up to-morrow At noon. fi+
cIGciNSATI, December 14.-R!ysr 10 fesi 4
inches and EialnR slowly. Showing.
PrrrsBuRGH, Pa, December "A -RIyar9 d feet
inches and falling; weather cloudy and
cool. S3sst 10 y
PARKER, Pa, December II-Rlyer s;ieet
inehts AID rising; weather cloudy and
On cI1Y. Pa, December IL -RIsss,4 fsst
inches and falling; weather cloudy, with
light Iais. rs
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, December li,-niysI o
feet inches and slGtioUaIyt Waather cloudy:
Thermometer Age. ta5Sh5
RIcEa I4lRDNo, Pa, Decsmiitr l4.-RIysr
IA feet 0 inches and Eiaaolkfy; weather
cloudy Thermometer 40s, III
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The case Of Dwight's heir against the
liIeinSlnnce companies results in a victory
Tor the heir. In fact the suit which the
son has Just won was against the Germania
Alore, bu. suldry other companies repre-
tenting 100000 joined to defend the suit
and their own Golfers. The case has at
tracted great attention and will be cele.
brated in the history OF life insurance liti.
CATION. Colonel Dwight was prominent
man Of Binghamton, New York, Of which
he had been mayor. In the war he com.
manded regiment. Within ten weeks Of
bis death he took out policies for $500, 900
in lille insurance. II he had secured all he
applied for he would have had 100000
more. Knowing that he was bankrupt and
in 80 short time insured for solarae an
amount, the companies would not 90
further with him.
Shortly before his death he had two
congeslive chills. He died suddenly, &
lawyer and another man being in the
room with him. His wife and son were in
another part Of the hotel. There was a
post mortem examination and the coroner's s
Jury said that death resulted from natural
causes The companies resisted payment,
and five months alter interment the
body was exhumed and another ex-
animation made. A ring around the neck
was pointed out by tho companies as indi'
eating stranGulation, but it was claimed
that there was no such indication at the
time Of the FIRST examination. Two com.
panies paid $4,000 and the others resolved
TO fight on the ground that Colonel Dwight
had miEcpresented his physical condition.
AT the recent trial the point was made
by the companies that there was fraud on
the face Of the transactions, for here was 0
bankrupt living at the rate OF $4,000 O
year and undertaking to pay SIG. 500 year
in premiums. It was further pointed oui
that his expectation Of life was twenty five
yeaFs, and il he had secured the S4O0,0Ot
which he desired he must have expected
thatit would cost him 1887 0O0-an Objsc
tion that would lie against all life insur
anCe, for no man can promise himself tha
he will die soon, unless he intends to take
his life, and most men hope for long life
insurance premiums TO the contrary not
WiIhstandiug,
The peculiar circumstance Of the case
NOT the least Of which was the very largl
amount oiinsurance taken so shartly be
icre death, justified the companies in with
holding payment until an investigation
could be had. An insurance compan!
should always guard itself against fraud
Tor the protection Of Itself, lis polio.
holders and tho lives Of the insured. Thi
!sS different thing from resisting q plainl.
honest claim, which no honest compan,
will do. In Dwight's case, II the Jury ha
given a Just verdict, there was no frau,
Hndthe companies have little TO gain B.
luther resistance.
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STANDARD THEATRE
OF NEW YORK ENTIRELY DESTROYED
o. Pirs Jas. Before the Evening Performance
The Discharged Clrpsnssr Of the Ca,Ino
Trlts TO Sat Fire 10 that rhtatrt.
The Clnbustibi,s Discovered.

NEw YORK, December l4-At Z o'clocl
this evening FIRE was discovered in th,
Standard theatre, corner Of Sixth Avenu,
and Thirty.second street, and one Of th,
NEST popular up town places Of amuse
ment. Three alarms were sent out anc
the FIRE department responded promptly
but the FIRE spread 50 rapidly that by the
time the firemen got to wok the famel
were bursting through the roof. The up.
per part Of the city was Illuminated, at,
tracing immense throngs When fire
broke out no one WIS in The theatre,
but few stage hands and two young
actresses rehearsing parts with the promp-
ter. They had no difficulty in escaping.
The alarm was first raised by the stage
hands who say they noticed smoke over
the gas let between the dros curtain and
the flies. The alarm was sent from the
stage by the prompter. At the came time
q policeman outside OF the theatre says he
noticed smoke coming out OF the windows
and sent out the alarm from the box on
the street. He claims that he Immediately
ran into the theatre, and according to his
version the fire was under the stsge and
no indication Of fire above. The two
stories can't be reconciled, and the origin
OF the fire Is still in doubt.
As soon as the flames were discovered
the fire extipguisher was called into requi.
sition, but ater few moments was
abandoned and those who remained with
in were obliged to flee for their lives as the
tire seemed working round to the exits,
cutting off all escapes. The flames spread
with such rapidly that the whole structure
was total wreck within au hour. A por.
ton Of the rear wall In falling crushed In
the wall Of an adjoining dwelling house,
l0S west Thirty.third street, causing loss
Of $1,000 to the building and ST, 200 to the
occupants. The theatre building was
valued at 50,000 scenery and stage pro-
per.ies at S25 COZ, which is total loss. 1t
Is said the property was insured for nearly
its full value.
The theatre was leased under the man
agement OF Brooks & Dixon. A new comic
opera entitled "Estralla" was produced for
the first time on tuesday night al great ex.
pense and 1t was expected to have an ex-
cellent run. The theatre became famous
from the fact that Gilbert 4 Sullivan's
operas were u ways first brought before the
American public IN this house. "Pina.
tore' was first produced there 10 1876, fol.
lowed by 1.-The Pirates Of Penz ,nce,"
"Billee Taylor" ;"Pitience," "Claude
Duyal, and ilsnthe."
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rng Pennsylvania Patrons Of Hus-
b,pdy, in State Grange assembled, ask
Congress ITO iOs!er, protect and encoursge
,be production Of sugar in this country,
and ask them further 10 pssI the needed
appropriation to develop that industry"
i, has been rung from the stump that
farmers want lower tariff or no tariff on
s,ssr. Ba! in view Of the progress made
in sugar production Of various kinds in ad-
ditiOn to the sugar.cane industry Of tie
South, these Pennsylvania farmers want
al the help the Government can give
them. The Corn.sugar industry, already
r,eat, is constantly growing. Agentleman
int returned from Europe told the writer
lint American corn sugar in beautifully
m2ulded Jumps was served on the first.
c1,, steamer which brought him over.
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A BLOODY FIGHT
At the Democratic Primary Elections In
Sew OrIea us-J hree Killed.

New OrIea us-J hree Killed.
New ORLEANS, December 1.-THE pri-
mary elections for delegates TO the Demo,
cratic State Nominating Convention we're
held throughout the city to-day. The con-
test in the Seventh ward was very close
and much III feeling was shown, which
eliminated this afternoon in terrible
tragedy at the poll on the corner Of Monroe
and ST. Bernard streets. It appears that a
man. name unknown, came mp TO vote
aud was challenged. Captain Foster and
brother, it is stated, tried to get the man to
the front Of the poll, but the man was
finally knocked down. A shot was then
fired, which seemed 10 be signal, as the
firing Immediately became general. The
greatest excitement prevailed, the police
being powerless.
When the shooting ceased II was found
that Captain Fes!er, . prominent citizsn,
was mortally wounded. He ives removed
to his residence, where he expired. He
leaves wife and three children. Captain
Foster was well known as the commander
Of a battery in competitive drills at Nash
vile, indianapolis and other pointe.
Gus Renard, Superintendent Of Streets
OF the Seventh ward, was picked up in an
unconscious condition, and died tonight.
He leaves wife and one child.
Edward Mason, a deputy constable, re-
ceived three balls in his leg. He survived
a short time. He leaves wife and two
children.
The following are the names OF the
wounded: Sheriff Brewster, bullet in the
leg; John Brewster, shot in the side, q
dangerous wound; Gus .Reardon, Mike
E,rly and Peie Brannon received wounds
with blunt instruments. John Dominick
ives wounded in the leg. A number Of
others were wounded. After shooting
Sheriff Robf. Brewster and deputies, John
Dominica; Dan D9usliss and Mike EARLY,
who had pistols, were surrounded by the
police. They refuse 10 make statement.
It ia stated forty or. fifty shots were fred.
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leads 10 n PoIiileai " ranxie In Hnnss.
Fian Councils.


LONDON. December 1.-THE extraordi-
nary tumult and personal feeling with
which Premier Tizas' bill concerning the
marriage Of Jews and Christians, was op.
posed by the Hungarian House Of Lords,
10 partially explained by a court scandal
that has aroused the general indignation
oi Hungary and Of the entire press. Baron
Gall, the other evening, at the aristo.
tocratic Pesths Adele. Casino, lest at poker
over a million florins, aud to pay he was
obliged to sell his entire property
at about half It's real value. Unluckily a
delay of,twenty.four hours elapsed before
payment. Thepuhettllons members hehce
proposed TO expel Biron Gall from The
club, but Pfemisr Iixss who Is an intimate
friend of Baron Gal, ,5w6rtnly opposed His
expulsion. Finally by q, vote Of 81 tol0
he continued o member. sFs
All the Conservatives and Clericals who
had played poker with Baron Gall felt very
bitter against Premier Tixls for bis action.
in the mater. Since then, for vengeance,
all have voted against him. Public feeling
in Hungary Is much excited by what Is de.
clared 10 be deciding the interests Of the
community by personal motives. The
Hungarian papers take the matter up
warmly. 10
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CHINEsE NOR WANTED.
Amendments 10 be Proposed TO ihe Re.
strIction Act.

WASHINGTON, December l4.-Members
Of the Pacific coast Congressional delega.
tion held meeting to-day for the purpose
OF agreeing upon series OF amendments
to be offered to the Chinese restriction bill.
There were present Senator Dolph, OF
Oregon, and Representatives Summer,
Glfs,cock, Rosecrans, Budd, Henley and
Tully, OF California, Cassidy, Of Nevada.
and George, Of Oregon. The committee
was in secret session from . to Or. NJ. The
amendment decided upon will be embodied
In bill to be introduced 10 the Hopss
by Henley Monday, and provide for the
pass post system substantially identical
with that contained 10 the vetoed 20 year
bill. All Chinese will be required before
leaving the United States 10 provide them
selves with certificates containing descrip-
tions Of their personal appearance, which
must be exhibited 10 custom officers at the
port OF entry or departure. A epecial cor
don Of officers is 20 guard the frontier of
British Columbia in order to prevent the
unlawful emigration Of Chinese from that
Cnnntrv
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Aa0rHEs TmEArgE
Narros ~ Escapes pestruetion-The No.
fiyen of he Ireendtnry.

fives ofihe Incendinry.
New York, December II AT half.psst
II O'Clock "Wednesday night the watchman
Of the Casino Theatre, corner Of Broadway
and Thirty.niulh streets, discovered q box
filed with shavinss, papers and rags satur-
atOd with oil in the unfinished proscen.
ium in the upper tier and a lighted candle
burning in the cen.rs Il the BOX. The
police arrested Edward R,ugh, stage car.
penter, who was discharged the day before
for disobedisnce ofsorders. When con.
fronted by Rudolph Aranson, the lessee Of
the theatre, he confessed his guilt. His
motive was revenge for being discharged.
He made preparations with great care
and lighted the candle inst as the curtain
was rupg up for the last act. Itwas sup.
posed the candle would burn an hour be.
lore it reached the combustibles. An
audience Of 900 people was present on
Wednesday night. The audience and
members Of III, company had left the
building when the discovery was made.
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MRS. cHRIsTIaacY's DEATH.
THO Choral gablt Fatal TO the Ex.seEa
tors wife.

kGt tnloFui EShbt Ehthi 10 the k1sseEN'
tors wife.
NRw YORK, December flight weeks
ago the divorced vile Of Ex-senator Chris.
tiancy came TO Brooklyn to visit friends at
So Schermerhorn street. She concealed
her identity under the name Of Miss
Lugenbeel. There was no sleeping room
for her In the house Of her friends, and she
lodged in the house Of Mr.. Duprs next
door. A week ago the Doctor, who became
convinced that the lodger WAS victim Of
the chloral habit, made the discovery that
abe was the wifs Of the ex-senator. Mon.
day last she became very nervous and
began tushow symptoms Of insanity. Yes.
terday she was 10 violent that sedatives had
10 be administered. A consultation oi
physicians was called, and 1t was declared
that she was in dying condition from
mental and physical prostIa.ion. She con.
tinued to sink rapidly, and died this
morning with all the symptoms Of acu'e Q
mania. Her parents arrived from Wash.
ingtOn too late to see her alive.
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all who are unwilling to come out to loin
the strikers. It was decided to submit the
question 10 q board Of arbitration, and II
the operators agreed to the proposition the
lockout will be Of short duration. The
men at Gamble & Risher's and Coal Bluff,
have been on strike for several weeks.
The three mines named above where the
district price Of 81 cents is paid, do not
employ checkweighmen. President Cos
tello says it is singular that these operators
can pay the price without checkweighmen,
and that at mines where these men are
employed the highest price paid is 81
cents.
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Tug Republican party, unlike the Demo-
.,.tc party, does not give the preference
n Confederate soldiers, but service in the
Confederate army Is nohar to its honor.
CJIouel Cansday, Of North Carolina, Re-
HubIicsu caucus nominee for Sergeant al
Arms Of the Senate, was Confederate
.ndier and gallant one. He Is with the
Republican party to-day, and that is all
that is necessary.
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STATE AND yiCIAITY.
Recent Deings OF west virginians and
Their NeighburH.


Several OF the Grafton salooni.ts against
whom raid was recently made by tha W.
q. 7. were arrested this weak for failure
10 pay the fines assessed at the time the raid
was made.
longing to Lewis Lilly & Son, In Merce,
OF this week: The FIRE 10 supposed 10 have
been accidental.
The hog epidemic still continues IN Greer.
cording to the following from the Hinton
Herald: We are informed by Col. John G.
Crockett thst he has recently lost some tixty
hogs, and thst W. G. Crockett, on the ed.
joining farm. hsd about ti.ty 10 die. Col.
Crockett thinks It 10 not cholera, hu.typhold
fever that Ia carrying of the hogs.
Ritchie county has 4 genuine romance.
Some time sgo Miss Catharipe B. Wilson, Of
smithyiile, advertised for . husband, and
ihs advertisement having attracted the 81.
,ertion OF Mr.. Michael D.. Early, OF Michi-
gan, q correspondence ensued, and last wee k
Mr.. Early caule 10 that couuty to visit his
intended bride. Both paItits being wei
pleased Q minister was secured and they
were made one. The Young couple are ag9d
respectively 81 and 50 years The bride.
groom has since departed Tor bis homo, and
will soon return aud take his bride thither.
Johnson, Maple, Schultz and Ingram, CHI.
Gems OF Cambridge, Ohio, engaged In the &C..
loon business, were brought into cnust
Thursdsy morning and Aaed In all So 900
and tentelcsd 10 an aggregate OF 81 days
imprisonment Tals for violations Of The
scGtt law, st the rata Of $50 for selling 10 o
drunkard or minor and SIS for selling on
Sunday, aad days imprisonment for zach
violation. The Judge announced In senler.
cling them, that while, on the one hsnd, he
might be critIcix d for the severity Of the sen.
lences, aud on the other fer their lightuets
he had not desired or permitted prtj jldIee Of
ary sort 10 enter or irfuence bis mind iu
passing sentence; bnt, he save notice thai
hereafter TO all offenders Of this class the az
tremest penalty oi the law would be msted
out. -
The Fairmont Hat NEpiian tells Of mar
named Russell, miner employed In thI
mints near there, who about year and {
half ago went south with his wife and tive
CHILDREN. While there the entire family va
StrIoken down with yellow fever. Tue VIII,
and children died, but the husband recoy
cred 10 fi1d himself pennilesb, whereas wher
be WSs taken sick be claims TO baya poBsoes 1
8 fortune Of sel 900. He'could hnd no tTs6l
J Of II, 70, leaving his aaairs IN the hands OF |
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Reported RcyoIu,ion az Hue.

PARIS, December 14-The government
is without information relative TO the re.
ported revolution at Hue and The poison.
ing Of the Annamite King. Il is well
known, however, the Kings position has
been very difficult one since the signing
OF the treaty with the French. Eight hun.
dred French troops occupy the forts at
Hne and on the river and seven gunboats
are in the stream, the government, there.
fore, has no fear for the safety Of its forces
there. The deputies to-day discussed the
estimate OF the foreign office. ,Nti'
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The naine Tragedy.

RICHMOND, NE, December l4.-Lorerz,
Turner, accused OF the murder Of Iudian
Joe, co6iesses to outraging Joe's wife, but
asserts that he knew nothing Of the murder
until arrested. The party hearing sounds
Of music went into Joe's house merely to
have good time. The warmth OF the in
terror made the liquor they had drank
take effect, and murder and outrage was
the result. The liquor dealers who sold
rum to the men were iiued $50 and costs.
The prisoners pleaded guilty othe charge
of murder.
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Iron Mauufneture In Cauada

TonoSro, December l4.-Collins and
Worhipg,on, representing American capi.
talists, conferred with Sir Leonard Tilly in
regard to additional protection 10 manufac-
turers Of iron. They asked for q bonus
from the Canadian government upon every
ton Of pig and bar iron which they would
make. Sir Leonard said the government
was fully alive to the importance OF the
question and would be glad TO assist 10 the
promotion Of iron works and would give
the subject the best consideration.
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CoumisslosGR oPAaklGULTuRE.
The Thoroughncss Of the Report of Com
mtsSI0s er l..riug.

The Thoroughnesso Of the Report Of Com.
mission er L.rinE.
FfcH our Special CoreslondeHt
WASHINGTON, December IL The report
Of Commissioner Lorirg, oflhe Agricullu.
raj Department, 10 3 well written, concise
document Of 10 pages, embodying in a
brief summary all that has been done by
the department during the past year. 1t
gives the operations OF all the different
divisions Of the department as they are;
Of the ecientifc experiments made, the
study Of the disease Of domestic animals,
the manufacture Of sugar from sorghum
and other sugar producing plants, results
OF careful investigation with regard to the
habits oi destructive insects, and the best
method Of protection against them. It is
a synoptical summary OF ussful and i'm.
portaat facts, aud rHscts credit on the
Commissioner aud the department.
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EAsroN. Pa, December ll-Mrs.J. o.
Goodwin is wanted at Wheeling, w. Va,
and other cities for swindling girls. She
engages to teach the art Of dress making.
She was convicted Of defrauding the pro-
prietor Of the hotel here and will also be.
tried here for larceny and obtaining money
by false pretenses. She Is wanted by The
government for the illegal use Of the mails.
Mas sachusetts also claiths her,
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A SERIOUS RIUT
Between italian and Negro Laborers.
Four SeriaHsIy Hur!.

-Four Seriously Har..
Pir1sBuReu, Pa, December 1.-THE
Commercial. Gdsetis's Newburph, Pa, special
says: "a serious riot took place last night
at Blue Mountain tunnel near here, be.
tween Italian and negro laborers. During
the night two OF the latter broke into a
shanty containing provisions and were dis
covered in the act. The alarm was given
and about 100 Italians attacked the negroes
with shot guns and pistols. The negroes
being unatmed returned the assault with
clubs and stones, but were finally forced to
seek shelter alter four OF their number
were wounded. One Of these was fatally
aud the other three quite seriously injured,
but will probably recover, although their
bodies were filed with shot. This morn.
ing the rioting was renewed and the
negroes driven away. Everything now Is
quiet and no further trouble Is appre-
hended.
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lr We may jadge from the Washington
p,aoE,ian, Of which Mr.. German is the
.Sisf J editorial writer, that gentlemen takes
,Ii Extraordinarily his defeat for the Secretary
hin Of the Senate. In the Repabliean's
sinp snn,meu,s on the caucus action :hereis not
. tr,ce Of resentment. This is good
;,r,nal',m and good Republicanism.
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MRMrltIs, December 14.-The steamer
Josie Harry, en- route from White river to
this port, burned this afternoon at Reeves
landing. Her cargo Of GOO bales Of cotton,
quantity Of cotton seed, together with the
steamer were totally destroyed. She was
valued at $4,000 and was owned by Capt.
NJ. r. Harry. The money in the deak was
savad =.