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COLUMBIA, S. c., March 3O.-At Camden,
S. G., this morning Oliver Bristow, colored,
was hanged as an accomplice of Joe Will
son, also colored, in the murder Of F. N.
Med a well.to.do farmer and highly
esteemed citizen OF Nershan county, on the
SOth OF November last. Wilson was shot
and killed by ferryman whilst endeayor-
ing to make bis escape across the river to
North Carolina. Bristow slept soundly
last night, but ate nothing this morning.
He assembled the gallows at ten minutes
past II o'clock, protesting his innocence to
the last. The drop was sprung at 20
minutes past IL. The fall being only four
feet, Bristow's neck was not broken.
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CHICAGO, March 3O,-A singular fact
was noticed in this city last night At a
certain hour all who had occasion TO use
the telephone found 1t vibratingto 10 musical
tunes. Private and public telephones
alike were affected, and even the police
and fire alarm instruments. The source Of
the music was mystery till to-day, when
il transpired that Telegraph wire from the
stock yards, passed near most Of the tele-
phone wires connected with the harmonic
system, and that tunes were being played
over It and that the telephone wires took
the sound by induction. This suggesta
rather grave question as to results, should
the harmonic system be generally intro
duced, ifss
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WHEELING WEST vA SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 81, 1883.

in the head; Mrs. NJ. E. Plat, Cleveland
Ohio, hurt on the head and back; Mrs L
H. Thompson and mother, Saratoga, n
Y.-Mrs. I. was prostrated by the shock
her mother was not seriously burt; Mrs. E.
Loyelan, and three children, OF Watanga-;
one child cut and bruised in the face, and
two cuts and bruised, Mrs l-was bruised
In the breast; Marshal Caserly, Ulby,
Mich, slightly cut in the face and hands
and side bruised; Judge ]. H. Millet, New
Castle, Ind, badly cut and: bruised in the
face, his wife was slightly scratched; Mrs.
D. Evens and two children are bruised, not
seriously; Dan. Hallon, st. Louis, bruised
in the head and back. The most seriously
injured were taken to Williamstown, Ky.,
and the others brought here and placed in
the Good Samaritan hospital and in the
hotels.
Superintendent Carroll returned 10.
night from the wreck, bringing all the
wounded from Williamstown, except Mr..
and Mrs. Welsh. He says the accident
was due, not to broken rail, but the
slipping Of the track caused by the heavy
rain last night. There had been fill at
this point & short time ago, which
the rain soitened. The rails were stripped
from the ties a distance OF forty feet. 1t
could not be definitely ascertalned where
Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh live. They were
newly married, and were supposed to have
been in Florida and returning TO Cleve.
land. Mrs. Welsh could only speak inco.
herently. Both are supposed 10 be fatally
injured. The others supposed to be fatally
hurt are, Thomas Allen, Augusta, KY;
Mrs. E. Loyelle and three children, Natauga,
Tenn; Judge ]. II. Mellett, New Castle,
Ind; Mrs. J. W. Lever, Boston; J. E.
Mason, Brazil, Ind; ]. Q. Carrick, Pratt, NO.
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ALHsHoUsE HORRORS.
Testimony In an Inquiry Started by
Governor Butler.

~ AbHu'S ~
Governor Butler.
BosroN, March 30.-When Governo,
Butler was called yesterday to testify with
reference to the management OF the
Tewkesbury almshouse, he said he was moi
the prosecutor, but made the charges on
the testimony OF others, in order to have
them inquired into, adding, II have
neither whitewash brush nor blacking
brush to use as weapons" Dr.. John Dix.
well, graduate OF Harvard Medical School,
testified the Students received a large
number Of infant bodies, which they
bought from William Andrews, janitor, al
from three to four dollars each. Andrews
said he obtained all the bodies from the
almshouse. Andrews has since killed him.
sell. The dissection showed that in many
cases the infants had no food for twenty.
four hours before death. The witness gave
the same testimony before the Grand
Jury some five years ago. Governor
Butler quoted the law providing for giving
bodies 10 the medical schools and requiring
the ultimate burial Of the remains. Wit
ness said the bodies were dissected on the
same tADle Will hnlulalb hHu Iue Iclndluh
swept into the same receptacle. Adult
bodies cost so much that the students
"chip in" to obtain them. John H.
Chase, employed at the almshouse In
1880, discharged for drunkenness, testified
to driving a team containing large
number Of bodies from the almshouse
to Harvard. Heard Marsh, Assistant Su.
perintendent, says he received ten dollars
Tor adult bodies from Harvard and twelve
dollars from the female college. There
were between three hundred and four hun
dred deaths year. some hodies were
packed In pork barrels and sent to Boston
BY Marsh. Sometimes funeral services
we're hell over coftins filled with wood.
Governor Butler offered letter alleging
that Marsh prevaricated about the dispose
tion OF bodies.
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THE Methodists Of England are disturbed
over the advance Of rilualism III the English
church, and it seems likely they will be
compelled to adopt terms to designate the
Methodist denomination as one OF the
churches Of England. JOHN Wesley re-
Trained from calling his followers a church
or the church, but named the congrega.
tons societies" Ever since, the Metho.
dists Of England have abstained from using
words which would define their ecclesi-
stical position. While the Protestantism
Oithe English church remained firm, the
Nethodists did nothing to disturb their
friendship for the establishment. Now,
since ritualism is advancing all along the
line, the Methodists will take a definite
position against the English church. The
bishops lately nominated to FIJI vacant
bishoprics have caused the alarm among
the English Methodists.
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METZ, March SO-An uneasy feeling
prevails in Lorraine amongst that part Of
the population who retain and stillayow
feality to the French Government This
occasionally breaks out in unwonted agita-
ton, and in fact, Is the case now. The in-
mediate cause Of the excitement 10 an
address Just Issued by Deputy Antoine, in
which he acknowledges the receipt Of
money collected by the Patriotic League
for the benefit OF the esntIerers by the recent
inundations along the Rhine, and appeals
TO the French Government not "a. forget
those unhappy children Of France, Who
although parted from her temporarily by
force Of arms, are awaitinga q day Of revenge
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BRowxsvILLE, Pa, March SO.-Rev. John
W. satterfeld, a young minister, located at
Morris Gross Roads, a village near this
borough, has been called upon by the dea'
cons ofhis church to explain sundry incon'
sistencies in his conduct. 1t is stated that
he whips his wife, beautiful and accom-.
plished lady, so numerically that the
neighbors are compelled to interfere, and
also that he is greatly addicted to the use
Of liquor as beverage. The other day he
walked through the streets Of the village
with his clothes covered with mud and a
bottle OF whisky sticking half out OF his
pocket. On the way TO his home he mount
ed a board pile and delivered a defamation
10 number OF school children that was
both disgraceiul aud disgusting.
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West virginia postonIce Notes.

From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Among the
postmasters commissioned today were the
following:
Calvin N. snodgrass, at Reedyville,
W. Va.
Jefferson G. Thalaker, at Seymoursville,
W. Va.
Josephene E. Sample, at Valley Grove,
W. Va.
The poetoffice at Eureka, Putnam county,
W. Va, has been abolished, and mails for
that point will hereafter be sent to Buffalo,
W. Va.
On and after AprilIst the mail messenger
service between CARROTS Bend ini Hur'
ricane, W. Va, will he extended two miles,
30 as to embrace Byrneside.
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tpIEF TEL LEoRAMs,

New York city was visited by furious
snow stom yesterday.
Mr.. Gillis, q banker Of Clifton Springs,
N. Y, put out $4,000 in forged papers,
and the places that once knew him know
him no more.
jackson Wallace was instantly killed and
his son Thomas fatally wounded yesterday
morning, at Bonneville, Ind, BY Simon
Williams, Deputy Sheriff, during a drunken
quarrel.
Yesterday morning two hundred persons
under the charge Of Elder Morgan, Of the
Mormon Church, passed through ST. Louis
en- route for Utah. These converts all
came from the Southern States. II
John Ayers, an extensive candlo dealer
near Churchyille, Nd, aged forty years,
hanged himself in bis stable yesterday,
owing to domestic trouble. He was very
rich and oi high social standing, d
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4Dylcrs by telegraph in relation to the
Third District Republican Convention, to be
beldiu Charleston to day, are notas encour'
.piup as it was hoped they would be. The
convention promises to besmall owing to the
.lim chances Of the nominee being success
nj against the odds Of such a large major
ity, and partly to lack Of interest and the
swollen streams which will prevent dele
v,,es from reaching Charleston. There also
Sppesrs 10 be a lack OF harmony in the
uarty a, Charleston, which should not ex'
ID, and II these dissepsions are carried
into the Convention, the faint hope Of sue
cess will he iorlorn indeed.
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THE death Of Postmaster General Howe
leaves in active life only three men who,
With him, occupied seats in the United
States Senate when President Lincoln
cIlled 1t together in special session at the
outbreak Of the war They are Senators
Anthony aud Sherman, and Daniel Clark,
United States District Judge for New
Hampshire. Not more than half dozen
other members Of that Senate are now liv'
log, among them being Mr.. Doolittle, who
was then Mr.. Howe's colleague. The Vice
President, Hannibal Hamlin, and the
Chaplain, DR.. Byron Sunderland, also yet
survive,
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MRS. mEAKER HUNG
Windsor, Vermont, Yesteriay-seene
Refnrc the Execution.

BEFORE tue Execution.
WINDSOR, W., March 30.-Alrs. Meaker,
who is to be executed this afternoon, slept
soundly last night, and after breakiasting
in accordance with request made yester-
day to see the gallows, she was led out by
the Sheriff this morning TO examine it.
She carefully scrutinizsd every part Of the
structure; ascended the steps Of the scaffold
alone with firm tread and without emo
ton, and inquired OF the Sheriff II she
would be required to climb the fatal stairs
unassisted at the final moment. The drop
and mode Of its working were looked into
with an air OF morbid curiosity, and cycling
the trap, she asked, SIS that the place"
After returning to her quarters she was
visited by the Chaplain and manifested q
most stelid indifference, but later on was
visited by Sheriff Atherton.
She inquired after her husband and
daughter, and then, with much agitation,
said: "Tell them I'm to be murdered TO.
day. am an innocent woman" She al
luded TO her sons confession as lie, and
said that he had brought her to the gallows.
When Atherton rose to leave she began TO
cry, and kissed his right hand twice, and
sending her love TO the folks ut home she
cried "Good.bye, goodbye" as he left.
Mrs. Meaker ate hearty dinner. Her
son Almon was left in her cell. Mrs.
Meaker's arms were pinioned, before she
left the cell and the procession moved to
the gallows where she was seated in a
chair and evidently did not like the crowd.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the Sheriff
handed her paper with these words,
"Emiline Meaker, il you have anything
to say why the execution Of the sentence
should not take place, you have now an
opportunity" This was done on account
of her deafness. She was calm and pale,
and sat with closed eyes. "Good bye, Mr..
Sull. I have nothing more to say. only |
forgive you for hanging me-" Her legs
were then tied, she standing all the time.
She showed no signs OF trembling, and
said, "Afsy God forgive you ALL" The
drop fell at half past one. After hanging
thirty minutes she was taken down dead.
She died with scarcely struggle, and was
buried in the prison cemetery this evening.
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BosroS, March S0,-EdSard King cables
from Paris to the Journal that very large
meeting Of American artists was held this
afternoon to protest against the new tariff
rates, which imposes upon productions OF
foreign artists an I'D valorem duty OF thirty
per cent Alpetition was adopted requesting
Congress al It's next session to place the
productions all Of foreign artists upon the
free list the sameas American. They bold
that the foreign countries throw open their
art galleries to Americans without cost, and
II is, but Justice that the United States
should recognize their liberality,
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LOUISVILLE, March 9O.-Griffin Forwood
was fined $500 and sentenced to Elk
months imprisonment in the county jail
on charge Of conspiring to murder Thos..
S. Elder. 1tisalleged that Forwood offered
a man named Tomlin 5000 to kill Elder,
who married Forwood's cousin. Tomlin
agreed to the plan and went straightway to
the officers, to whom he detailed the full
particulars. He kept his appointment with
Forwood, however, and when they we're
about To start for Elders home in the coun-
try Forwood was arrested. Elders assas.
sination was three times attempted, he
having been dangerously wounded by CON.
cealed men, who fired into his house a
night. Forwood is the son Of wealthy
man s4afa..I 2
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snnSELLE,s nxAMINATIoN
Again Postponed-I.atest Gossip About
the Case,


The case oil Guenther sChnelle, the mur.
derer Of DR.. Schuchardt, was to have been
heard yesterday at 10 O'Clock, having been
postponed to that day on account Of the
prisoners condition the previous Friday.
Yesterday, owing to the indisposition oi
the Justice, Squire Caldwell, q second post
ponement was necessary, and next Tues
day was named as the day.
4 reporter called at the jail last evening
and had brief talk with the murderer.
He had been Cleanly shaved In the morn
ing in anticipation Of his hearing. When
III half brother, Louis, who Is q barber,
called at the Jail the day before, Gnenther
was anxious TO have him shave him, but
fearing that he might attempt 70 get pos
session Of the razor to do himself violence,
Louis refused. James Norman, o United
States prisoner confined In the jail by sen
tence Of Judge Jackson, Tor illegal traffic In
whisky. shaved him yesterday.
Guenther said he was feeling well and
coptented, though the wound In his head
! d still giving him pain, He was asked Y
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YOUNG GIRL ARKEsTEp
In New York Charged With Numbering
Her Mother.

Her Mother.
New YoRK, March 30.-Mary Ann Dooley,
Of Chicago, was arrested on her arrival at
the Grand Central Depot yesterday, on the
charge, it is claimed, Of numbering her
mother by poison. About month ago
her mother died under suspicious circum.
stances. She was supposed to be worth
100000. No verified will was found, but
a copy Of an alleged will was unearthed
and an investigation was followed by the
flight Of her daughter and young man,
supposed to be her suitor. For some rea-
son the man was not arrested. The pris-
oner appeared overwhelmed by mortifica.
ton at the mere fact OF being arrested.
She was placed in cell, and between sobs
protested her innocence. II never poison
ed my mother. No, sir. 1t is wrong to
accuse me Of such thing. / always loved
my mother. was the only child. We
never had any differences excepting about
my engagement with John Sessions. My
mother did not like him, but do" She said
further, that soon alter her mother died the
alleged will was produced. bequeathing
her property to number OF charitable in.
stitulions in Chicago, leaving her heiress
and only child certain sum on condition
OF her not marrying the young man men.
toned, whom her mother thoroughly dis
liked. A writ OF babeas corpus has been
prepared, and will be submitted at the
earliest moment. The Supreme Court is in
session this morning. Late last night
Counsellor Ambrose II. Purdy called at
police headquarters and exhibited tele-
gram which he had just received from
Emory A. Storrs, of Chicago, requesting him
to look after the interests Of Mary Ann Doc.
ley. Purdy was afforded the opportunity OF
communicating with his client, and subse.
quent to the interview called upon the act
ing Superintendent and requested that the
young woman be brought before a police
magistrate, in order that she might have a
hearing
The counsel for Mary Ann Dooley this
afternoon obtained writ Of habeas corpus,
returnable forthwith, in the Supreme Court,
in behalf OF his client.
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l.tgfes.

,,,oi highly sensational railroad news
sSJ s',S IN tbs article claims, that owing tt!a
Wv '''. - IN y, m, charter Of the Cleveland and
e:r.Sur,h sa"lV n road, the State Of Ohio is in a
ao.i,ion as, to legally and rishtfully assume u =.
tanS.bio Of that valuable property. 1t is
o.Dr wv claimed that the Little Miami railroad
!. ~ N :, similar position, and that two or
,s,aa = - o,ber railroads are liable to action oil
W. a,,'. same Kind. There may be some foun-
~ 1.,ior for the statements made, but the
~ o..., State Of Ohio had best wait till they
:, 49, their horse before they build the sta
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A TRAIN DITCHED
ON the Cinclnnati Southern Road-Ovcr
Sixty Persons Injured.

CINCINNATI, March 30.-A land slide oc'
CURED near Mason, on the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad this morning. A North
bound passenger train was thrown from
the track. Sixty persons are reported in
jured. None killed. The place of the ac'
cident is forty miles from here. A train has
gone to bring in the wounded.
The whole train did not leave the track
The cause Of the accident was broken
rail. Engineer Michel discovered 1t and
instantly applied the brake and reversed.
This threw Conductor Ford, who was in
the smoking car, forward, and gave him
the slight bruises he received. The engine
and baggage car remained on the track
The smoking car was partly thrown oil,
The ladies car entirely left the track and
stood almost at right angles with the road
lie lower end down the embankment
This car subsequently burned, Twosleep.
ing cars rolled down the embankment aud
were badly wrecked. Very few passengers
escaped without some injury, though most
OF their injuries are not serious.
Mr.. J. N. Brown, who was on the train,
furnishes the following list OF the wounded:
O. Z. Heasley and vile. excursion agen,
OF the Bee Line, London, Ohio, both bruised,
not seriously; William Orr, Thomas Orr,
Alfred Harris, Harmony, Ind, slightly cut
Ia the face and hands; ]. q. Roberts,
Cherry Lane, N. O., badly hurt internally
and both legs broken; ]. Fragin, Cincin.
natl, hands cut and back bruised; James
Spanlding, Port Clinton, Ohio, badly
bruised; Jetr. Folger, ,colored, Mont;
gomery, Ala, cut in the side and bruised
In the face and arms: s. Alspaugh, Gin.
cinnati, hurt in the leg; ]. =. Mason,
Brazil, Ind, cut in the face and
hands; J. o. BargiB, Richmond, Ind,
cut in the face and hands; Cap.
tain A. NJ. Mcdowell, Nenia, Ohio, cut
in the bead and shoulders; James Kilton,
Sparta, North Carolina, slightly cut; James
Edwards, Sparta, N. G., slightly cut; J. A.
Sharp, Harmony, Indiana, scratched; Mr..
and Mrs. F. @. Welch-Mr. Welch, head
and breast crushed, and Mrs. Welch was
internally injured; Mrs. McCoslich, White.
ly county, KY, cut In the head and neck;
]. q. Carrich, Pratt, No., head crushed,
Sr bruised lint in The lace, head and arms; Samuel
Lynch, Brazil. Ind, painfully hurt about
the face and head; D. Z. Emory, Athens,
Ga, leg broken; ]. y. Martin, Chicago
scratched slightly; Thomas Allen, Angus
Ia, Ga, leg and shoulders broken-wiie
not hurt; ]. w. Leayer, wife and sons
Boston, Mass bruised, not severely; Mira
e. Belluny, Mason, Ga, scalded and
bruised; ]. g. Gather, ST. Louis, face
bruised and cut, not seriously; James Tupe
scratched and bruised Col. A. Rarnts
wife and three children-one child badly
Lhnrt ihe oihe otherR lliEhtlyl MTa. B, epl
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March S0.-The
Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by
Secretaries Frelinghuysen and Chandler
and the Attorney General. There was
some discussion OF the question whether
the President can fill a vacancy in the
Postoftice Department by more than one
temporary appointment for ten days, and
the subject was finally referred to the At
torney General for an opinion.
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PARIS. March S0.-Louise Michel called
at the Prefecture Of Police yesterday even-
ing, but as the Preiect was absent, she left
the office, announcing that she intended
to surrender herself to the authorities to-
day. This morning she was arrested with
out any difficulty or objection on her part.
She stated that she was willing to give her.
self up rather than subject her mother to
any further annoyance from the police.
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AbseondInr narkie Arrested.

CINCINNATI, March Detective wap.
peustein this afternoon arrested at the Bur
net House, Cassius @. Markle, the abscond-
In member OF the Pittsburgh paper manu-
featuring firm, which recently assigned by
reason Of his withdrawing a large sum. .of
meney from the partnership fund. He
was here Thursday and registered as O. +.
Oyerholt. He says he has been in Chicago
and St. Louis. He has been drinking
heavily. Mr.. Lippincott, the assignee Of
the firm, is here, and identified him.
Twenty.eight thousand and four hundred
dollars was found secreted about hisp person.
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!he EngIIsh Methodists.

II any one is anxious to know why there
isso much crime OF all kinds in Kentucky,
remarks the Louisville Courier. Journal, and
why 80 little Of tits punished, they will find
out by brief contemplation Of the spec
taCle Of the pardons which continually roll
out from Frankfort. What must be the
legitimate conclusion as to the administers
ton Of Justice in this State2
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CrIme I'm tic Month.

ATLANTA, GA, March 8o.-seyeral
masked men last night, went to the home
Of Mrs. Joshua Hill, aged over 20, and out.
ragged her and her two daughters. Two
arrests have been made.
LYNcnDuRd, Va, March SO.-Ms.
Jonathan Morse, and son Warren, were
fatally poisoned near Brook Neal.
YAzoo CRY, Miss, March 30.-Albert
Boykin, colored, OF Holmes county, was
found murdered on the roadside.
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LONDON, March SO.-Although the Queen
will not quit Windsor Castle for Osborne
until the end Of next week, she took car
riage exercise to-day, as was her practice
before the accident. She Is fast recovering
in the knee, and now experiences scarcely
any inconvenience. As q precautionary
measure, orders have been issued that the
passage which underlies the residence Of
Gladstone shall hereafter be closed at SUM
mt lIarfl