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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-06
oHIo's LIQUOR PROBLEM. l.
The LrsisInfnrc NUT Face the Msssie
md satisfy the People,.

ioLIMIUs. January Tine question that
will atu set the most attention thiswiater
is The iJXstion Of the liquor traffic, or in
other words. dispoS 'ng OF il IN some way
Il at will sa,iaiy the people OF Ohio. In
talking with General Jones on the temper.
ance question, he said: THE Governors
message cJnrot be too highly commended
for its candor. Our executives heretofore
have confined themselves to glittering
generalities about which meR do not di fer,
and their recommendations for that reason
were valuelcss. Governor Foster has taken
new departure, and assumed tae re.
sponsibility Of suggesting methods and
measures on the Temperance. qnes-
tiOn, and whether We sgree with him
or not, his moral courage in. frankly
stating bis opinions in these times OF eva
sions, commands my highest admiration.
My own opinion is that .be main and Prin-
Cipal factor in the same solution Of the lig-
our question is and ought TO be the SUBJ
mission of constitutional amendment in
such form as TO give each shade OF opin-
ion a fair chance, and substantially and
fairly carry out he Cleveland plat
form"
Mr. Locke, being .. member OF the FL
nance Committee. is pushing his bill to
regulate and tax the traffic in malt, vim
GUS and spirituou3 liquors with cons'd-
erable energy, and will do everything in
his power 10 have il become law.
large number OF the members say that they
will support Mr.. LOcke's bill, besides pass.
ing q constitutional amendment.
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LOGAN ON PORTER.
How the Illinois senator Set Aside TN q
Rules Of Grammar.

WASHySGTON, January 5.-As a specimen
Of rhetoric and elocution, unique and in
divldual, LoGsn's three days speech has
His desk was gay with hswers that peeped
up between heaps OF folios, maps, books
and reports. He wore a frey red necktie,
and gOld.bowed spectacles danced, with his
impetuosity, on his nose. Now and then
he weIld snatch them off and dangle them
in the air, and when he did this his voice
was sure to be raised to battle pitch. Gram
mar was restriction to speech which he
would not tolerate, and when he once said
IL didn't say no such thing, he was
60 earnest about it that it seem
ed perfectly natural. His SEN
teuCss began with one idea and ended with
a dozen. or frequently did not end at all.
He took Slonewall JaCkSOn's army and
marched and cOuntermarChCd i. with u
ylgUr worthy Ol StOncwali. He hurled
LUugstreel's army Al Pope, and you could
almost see the sparks ily. He had the cav.
Alry, for which he eutertlluS some con-
tempt dashing over the meadows near
B Bull Run. and he sounded the call to arms
a night by beating 4 tattoo on his desk
/ that seriously threatened the lines of his
/ books, documents and maps. He charged all
/ over the country like an aide -de-Can p,
/ now smoking cigar with Porter under tie
trees then skipping over to the enemy at
Gr.yetown. delivering Pope orders 10 POr-
ter. and taking Pvrters orders to Sturgis.
He was in Pope'S tent at a council OF war
OF one moment and at the next over in
Lees tent looking over the Confederate
Generals shoulder. He parked batteries
and he fired them. He brought up Pnpes
forces in line Of battle and then rushed
over 10 the enemy to perform the same
office, and then set the two armies At each
other. The old soldiers seemed delighted.
Hawley drew his chair near and drank 1t
all in. Miller, OF California nurSed his
wounds and shook his head approvingly.
~twcll kept hiseyes on Logan as he pranced
a-uuuI. and Wade Hampton stumped
around % such convenient point as would
enable him To- see, for there was no trouble
about hearing; while COckrell, Morgan,
Ransom and the other Confederate fighters
followed him with pleasure. But while the
Senators listened the StcnoGrapAerS groaned
and sweated, and many 4 kindly liberty
were Obliged 10 take with their notes that
the speech might appear inte!i's"ntly in
T.
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STERllNG'S STAKE.
Col. StsrIing's Name Sent to the
Senate.
Scott Scoops in the Pa kersburg Postoffice
for Another Term-Senators Davis and
Camden Urging Geological Sur
Yeyof West Virginia.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES,
Spceial Dispatch to the Register.

Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
WAsnINCToS. January 5.-Very strong ef.
forts are being made by Senators Davis and
Camden for geological survey Of West
Virginia. Their work in this direction is
attended with every reason for success.
c. +. Scott was confirmed by the Senate
TO-DAY, as Postmaster of Parkersburg.
There has been quite fight for this posi-,
tion, but it has been recognized for some
time that the present incumbent had the
inside track
Col. Hugh Sterling's name was Sentin -
the Senate to-day and referred to the usual
committee. il seems that Bells candida.
cy for the Wheeling poStotiCe didn't ma
terialIZe into much Of a boom. as Sterling 5
reappointment was made without much
trouble.
Representative J. J. Woods, an active
candidate for the Speake-ship OF the West
Virginia House. is in the city. His mis-.
sion here concerns Lis candidacy for tbas
position He has had an interview with
4 Hon. IoAu T.. Kenna and other West Yir-
ciu;a statesmen, and feels very sangUine of
the caucus non uination for the Speaker
ship.
Representative Sept. Hall of Wetzel, is
registered at the National. He has come
down for little recreation preparatory to
his arduouS labors in the next Legislature.
He will doubtless Investigate the Sena.
tOrlal question while here.
Gov" Geo-ge Sargent, OF Barbour coun-
ty, was at the Capital to-day, aud brief in.
terview with both oi your Senators. He
will be in Wheeling in few days to look
after his prospects Of the Office of Sergeant
at-Arms OF the House Of Delegates. From
the present outlook l think Sargent will
have a walk over.
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ROLLING MILLS BURNED.
More than Half Million Dollars
Worth Of Property Destroyed.

CoHoEs. y. Y, January 5.-The rolling
mills of Colwcl' 4 Page, wc-e destroyed By
fire this morning. Tie fire originated in
the wheel pit oil ,he rolling mill. WO-E
suspended last Friday for repli"s ana was
to resume work this morning. During the
severe cold las, night The wheel was frozen
in t! pit. Thc engineer BEGAN thawinS it
out 10y TIE usual process, when by some
accident the Oh caught lire and the flames
spread with mos wonderful rapidity. Ihe
hrcmen did SPLENDID work and were sue
CeSgiul IN directing The fire from the central
portion OF the city, which includes the
great knitting manufGctories. \ more rapid
hre never was seen. Inside of an hour from
the time the oil took lire i'll the
wheel pit the whole works had been
consumed and nothing was lcIt but the
furnaces and their chimneys. The flames
drove the workmcn away so quickly that
they had no time to lhink Of draining the
furnaces, hence the loss will he mach
greater than il Otherwise would have been,
as the iron will now have to cool in them
and they will hive u be taken apart. The
total loss ON the rolling mi is estimated
at half q million: insurance about SI5OJJ.
The flames were driven to the the pilot
mill, which was soon enyeloped The
sight WAS Grand one. The fire ran
through the oily and Combustiole material
and communicated from one story to an
other with great rapidlty. Within five
minutes this immense brick structure was
totally cnyelopcd in flames, and the fire.
men were utterly bclples9 tD stay its pro-
gresS. Son "asoline tank exploded, rem
ding end leveling the walls. Loss on Gug-
erly's mill, $4,000: insurance, $4,000.
Powers a O'EriCn mill occupied por-
ton Of the Pilo, mills building and was IN
yolyed in the General ruin. Loss, S]O,OOp;
nHr. tally insured.
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room down stairs is used as gy rnnasium,
having horizontal bars, rowing machine,
dumb bells, Indian war clubs, etc. Tho
room is large cne and is papered and
painted in artistic style. One room up
stairs is used for game playing 1t is pro
vided with dominoes, checkers, chess and
other innocent games. The other room is
used as a library and reading room. Here
all kinds Of choice books, magazines, peri.
odicals and newspapers can always be found
in goodiy number. Both these rooms are
handsomely CarI"ted. The rooms we're
furnished out of the boys" own pockets
and are credit to them. The Union has
membership Of sixty two, with al average
attendance Of forty. The rooms are open
every night until 10 ocock, ar d are under
the efficient management of Rev. Father
Gull. who gives the orCaI izaton much at
tention. He is with them every night un-
til 10 o'clock, and considers it one OF the
best works of his ministry. The boys are
now rehearsing for very popular comic
drama. Among the Breakers" which vii
be placed on the boards at an early day.
While in the gymnasium, Mike ONeill
displayed his proficiency as an excellent
club swinPer, and John Roach, Mike
Caughlin and James Manly performed
some good fcatS on the bar.
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EInneL With Him.
FLEECEO BY BUNKO SHARPs.
John r.. Huhn Enticcd Into Den md
Robbed of 81, 900.

PnILApELPHIA, January "a professional
gram bier, named John White, who is well
known to the police of Washington and
New York, was held in $1,000 bail by
Magistrate South, at the Central Station,
for swindling John II. HUM, Of No. 422
South Fifteenth street. out OF Sl,OOJ.
White, it appears, met his victim at
Seventh and Walnut streets on the 9th
ultlmo. and, approaching, said: How do
you do?' You are mistaken IN your
man; do not know you replied Mr..
HUM. oh, yes" replied White, Il met
you often at the Keystone Bank" That
NAV be-" replied Huhn. White then began
speaking of Huhn's family, and after gain
ing his confidence, said: Il have drawn two
pictures in lottery; come inside with me
to get them and I'll give you one" The
pair then proceeded to No. 2l7 South Ninth
street, where the prisoner placed piece OF
paper before man who was seated
at table, saying: Il have won two
pictures, havn't T." Yes, and $500
besides" was the reply OF the GccompTlce,
who handed White at the same time Ii
package OF bills. Mr.. HUM was then in.
duCed 10 sit at table and watch game Of
cards. Subsequently he was lnducei 10
play, and laid SIS on the table. THIS was
not enough, and White loaned him S5more
to make up $50. White and Huhn won
continually until the stake on the table
was 81 O00. HUM had not enough money
10 cover that amount, and went to South.
ward Bank and obtained it. He returned
10 No. 2I7 South Ninth street and lost his
cash. White then offered to refund 1t, and
took his victim 10 the Continental Hotel,
where he told Huhn to wait for him few
moments. That was the last seen OF him
until arrested
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BONDED WHISKY.
The Other Side of the Story by Two
Distiilers.

WA,uNGTuN, January 5.-The claim of
the dstillers and their lobbyists now be-
fore Congress that the extension df the
bonded period is national necessity"
does not seem 20 be borne out by the testi-
mony of distillers who are now before Con.
gress. This is the way a Maryland distil-
Ter writes TO amember Of the State Finance
Committee:
Two years ago many dis,illers asked for
an cxttpsion OF the bonded period from
one to three years TO enable the holders OF
straight whisky and rye whisky to have it
lnatured before taken out OF bond FOR con-
sumption. The distillers took advantage
of the extension and qucdrupled their
production far in excess of any reasonable
demand. They not only over produced,
but they induced unwary customers to buy
on speculation much more than was re-
Qured by their trade. The more conserva'
tive diStil.ers end dealers who limited their
production and their holdings TO the de-
mands Of the trade are in no trouble and
desire no extension.
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Tho cumberland Coal Trade.

CvHHEnLAND, Mn, January 4.-The ship.
mCnts from the mines Of the Cumberland
coal region for the week ended Saturday,
December 80, were IL, 36S tons and for the
wear lSS2 l,5I2,5l9 tons The coal was
carried to tidewa ter as follows Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad-Week, 1886 tons;
year, /. .Oi6, 100 tons; decrease, ascompired
with last year, S9GOi5 tons. Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal-Week, none; year, 269,9'9
tons; decrease from last year, 235,315 tons.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad-Week, 5.lSS tons;
year. lS5.35s tons; decrease from last year
93, 2i0 tons. The total output for lSa2, in
cluding coal used here, will be about l.
GOO, coo tons. The heaviest shipper OF the
wear was the Consolidation Company, 4o',
cas- tons; the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburgh Railway next, 226. lS5 tons; the
New Central next los go tons; the George
Creek Coal and Iron fourth, li9Vf2 tons;
the Maryland Union james Boyce) min,
lup.OO2 tons None of the others send out
over loo, coo tons.
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THE SENATORIAL RACE.
Anxious Senators al Home Workin;
orIhe,r Re Election.

W,,uNGroS January 5.-lhere has not
for several days past been aS l:r an attHn-
dance of Senators on the tioo- OF the Senate
sS previous to the holidays, and inquiry
deye op3 the fact that the majority OF the
absent ones are engaged at their nomeS IN
securing themselves against pernanc't I az:
sences after March 8, 1853. The meeungot
State Les islature has called large numo'r
nf senators home, and their colleagues are
qrxiously watching the struggle from the
senate chamber. where they are kept con
stantly posted by telegrams from the inter
csted PARTIES. At the House end OF the
Caritol are several score OF aspiring states.
men who have not sufficient assurance oI
success TO call them home, buteach OF whom
hopes To he run into the race as dark
horse and perhaps gain the coveted prI%e.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Pr, uent for Slaves by Foreign Resi-
dents.

WASHINGTON. January The decision
in the Pierre Nongue case by the French
American claims commission, whereby the
plaintiff was allowed 5000 with interest at
tive per cent. from November >, 1862, IS
very important one. The claimant in this
case was a French subject residing in Lou
isiana. where he owned slaves as property
under the laws formerly in existence in
that State. There is as was shown by the
counsel for the United States. & French
law which iorbids and makes in Il penal
oreuse or crime for any citizen or subject
Of that country to own slaves. The counsel
therefore COutend that this law having
hycu violated ny the claimant he had for
u..uG all ,i-ht vhi,h otherwise had at'
,ysae,. - sutjcls Oi fEaurv ~ c0"'o Ii'
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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Sequel to the Burning OF Cur.
renee and His Children.
Two Men Burned to Death in Log Cabir
A Dread Mystery Surrounding
the Case-foul Play
Suspected.
WORK OF THE FLAMES ELSEWHERE

BEVERLY, w. Va, January 5.-Anothei
terrible burning of two human beings oc
| Cured in this section on Christmas morn
ing, and owing to the isolated section in
which it occurred the particulars have just
reached this point.
On Christmas eve, Robert Rose and Jack
Moore, two middle aged men, residing on
the right hand fork of Holly river, in Web,
ster county, some thirty miles west of this
place, were returning from a hunt and
stopped at the house Of Tobias Moore, q
brother Of Jack Moore, to stay all night.
Tobias and family were absent attending a
quarterly meeting. While they we're at the
house several other men Of the neighbor.
hood stopped there, when they all
made preparations to attend shooting
match on the morrow. After all neces-
sary arrangements were made, all but
Moore and Rose Departed,
leaving their guns in the house, as they
would have to pass it the next morning in
attending the shooting match. What oc-
CURED after they left will probably never
be known. But when the party returned
early the next morning they discovered
that the house, which was log structure,
was on fire and almost ready 10 fall in. In
body of Rose, and in Il corner laid that of
Moore. Both were dead, and were not con-
sumed much, only one hand of Moore's was
burned entirely off. The heat was too in-
tense TO admit OF their entering the barn
ing building TO remove the bodies so after
the building was consumed they eYtin-
guishcd the burning embers and
Removed The Bodies.
How the building caught fire no one
seems To know, and all reports to that eff
feet are more ConjeCtures. lelOrc reach
ing the house of Tobias Moore on the fatal
evening, Jack Moore fell in the Holly
river, and it WAS supposed that after reach
ing The house, being chilled from the in
voluntary bath taken in the river, they
built on a large fire, and after drinking
very freely of brandy, they lay down,
fell into sound slumbcr in which Condi-
tion they were consumed by the flames.
Both of the men had lain down on the
a blanket only was consumed when the
party arrived at the burning building.
About eighteen months ago Jack Moore
Killed His Sister
by shooting her with pistol. Rose was
present at the time, and it was supposed TO
be accidental. However, an investigation
was never made, and that coupled with tho
fate on Christmas morning, leadS.a great
many in that section to believe that it was
a case OF foul play.
That and the burning OF the Cur
renee family, both occurring nearly at the
same time, has caused quite sensation in
this section
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NEIGH80RHOOD NEWS.
The Scene of the Explosion at New
Cumberland.
The Latest Local Events in Behaire Mar
tins Ferry, flushing and Numer-
GUS Other Places in the
keighborhcod.
PERSONAL POINTS-MlNOR MENTION.
!SDrriH 10 tie RcGistcr.

New CUMBERLAND, w. VA, January g.
John Mi'kelly, the engineer killed yestcr-
day by the boiler explosion at Mcmahon,
Porter & Co.'S sewer-pipe works, was bur
led this afternoon by the Odd Fellows, of
which order deceased was member. The
funeral took place from tie Presbyterian
Church and was very largely attended.
The scene of TIE disaster was visited to.
day by hundreds from both sides of the
river, and the terrible results of the expo.
sion is chief topic of conversation on every
hand.
The Demolished EstabIislrnent
was among the finest OF lis kind along the
river, having but recently been greatly i'm
proved. The works proper consisted o.
two large buildings Joined at right angles
feet wide and three stories high, built in
the most substantial manner.
The battery of boilers which wrought
such fearful havoc was located inside and
near the junction OF the two main build
ings, which largely accounts for the un-
psraelled destruction of property by the
explosion. There is also a battery OF
steam boilers located in another part OF
the works, but they are uninjGred.
The ExIoded Boilers
were new when placed III the works in
1o7G and were therefore in good condition
and considered perfectly safe. Work Of
repairing the damage will be commenced
as soon as the debris is cleared away.
Manypcnny and Grimes, the two men re-
ported yesterday as being seriously i'll
jured, are considered out OF danger and
will soon be out Of again.
Miss Della Marshall, q young lady who
has been living with the family OF b. J.
Smith, Esq, for some time, died very sud
denly yes erday at the res denCe o. Doctor
Stanley where she was v.si.ing. An
autopsy of the deceased girls rema'n' is
talked of to ascertain the cause of her sud
den demise.
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GRANTS MISSION AT THE CAPITAL.
He VIII Urge TO Early Passage Of the
Nicaragua Caual Bill.

WAsHINGroS, January 5.-EX President
Grants visit to Washington at the prescpt
time is said to have for its pursose the ad.
vocacy Of the NicaraGuan Canal bill. Gen.
Giant is one Of the incorporators of the
Company. II the bill Sranting a charter
and guaranteeing all the bonds of this COM
pany is passed General Grant would, in al!
probability. be invited to become its Preci-
dent. The friends of the canal project are
reported to be quite Gisheartened at the
poor prospect OF passing the bill this ses-
sion. 1t is said that the influence of all the
Pacific railroads eXCep. the Northern
Pacific is being eXertcd to defeat tie bill,
and in addition to these obstacle; De
LessepS is reported to have retained several
influential persons to oppose the Nicara-
qua scheme. IL is arranged II call up the
canal bill in the House one week from next
Monday and try and get a vote upon it
Under a motion to suspard the rules. Some
idea Of the strength OF the measure can
then ne formed.
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NEW ROLLING MILL
The kirst Turn OF sheet Iron at the
CRnonsburg MIL.

CASoSsBURG, Pa, January 5.-The first
turn of sheet iron was made yesterday at
tie new Canonsburg rolling mill. The
corporation Dropriety OF the works Is man
aged By Col. John Ewing, Choirmsn; Mr..
Louis A. Meyran, son of Charles Meyrsn,
ESQ, President of the Germania Savings
Bank, Secretary, and MIR. Chas. II. Taylor,
Treasurer: Mr.. II. S. Dincan, formerly OF
Leechburg, is the practical manager. The
mill has four trains OF rolls, two for sheet
iron, manufactured by Garrison & Co,
Pittsburgh, and the product 50 far obtained
is of remarkable excellence. The firm has
a sixty-ton steam hammer four pudding
five knobbllng and five heating furnaces,
together with a $50 horse power engine
with forty ton fyWheel, and other neces.
sary sppar' enances There. are veins OF
seven foot ccGl on the premises which ad-
ioin the Charters Valley Railroad. The
works will employ 800 men when under
full way 4 mill for the manufactus. OF
powder kegs has been put up, deriving its
su'.r's'~ r. p" lie .Ar"'-h"rP l.rn Com
I:ul
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and ret remuneration from the govern.
ment OF the United States. The demurrer,
as it were, on the part OF the United States
was overruled by the third commissioner
and the commissioner on the part of France,
who allowed the clsim. The commissioner
on the part of the United States dissented
from this opinion and cave his reasons
therefor The commissioners decision is
Of Importance, as 200 other cases 20 which
the same objection would be Applicable and
pending, and consequently cannot be ruled
out Oh such gIOundr.
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FLUSHING, O.
Death Of Prominent Railroad Con-
tractOr-The &. 7. v. d W. Rafti ond
Advertised for Sale.

Spccldl 70 The HyiS!eT.
FLUsHIYG, o., January Edward Oar
ragh, the enterprsiDg contractor Of the
Flushing tunnel, died of congo stiOn OF the
lungs at Minneapolis, January lst. Mr..
Darragh was one of the most prominent
railroad CONTRACTOR in the United States,
and at the time OF his dc :th was engaged
upon the yaduct across the Mississippi at
Minneapolis, said to be the largest piece OF
work Of like character in the United States
He won many friends while here. He
leaves wife, three sons and three daugh.
tiers.
W. Z. Thompson has returned from a
visit TO friends in Pennsylvania.
The Master Commissioner has advertised
the G. +. Y. & W. railroad for sale February
5th. l. is appraised at about $is9O, 90.
1t is currently reported that Vanderbilt,
Garrett and the C. c. c. & |. railsoad
want H..