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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-31
AN EXPENSIVE GATHERING.
" NAT IL Cost In Cool Cash TO Hold the
EpIscopal General Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, October 30.-The Episco.
pal General Convention has been an ex.
pensive church gathering. There were
about 200 members of the House OF Oepu'
ties and more than sixty bishops who at
tended the convention and were taken
care Of BY the Church in Philadelphia. The
actual expenses of the convention for
clerical work, printing and otner things
necessary to such a meeting were not less
than a round 5000. -,
The expenses of the entertainment OF
the clerical delegates and the bishops have
been
Paid by the Episcopal Churches
in this city, as has been the custom in
the places where the conventions have met
II is estimated that this entertainment has
cost not less than $4,000. The expenses OF
the Law delegates, which are paid by them
selves, have been about $500. These three
items would make bill Of $4,000 which
however, is really less than half the ex-
penses of the meeting. Travelling expenses
of the members will amount to not less
than $4,000. Last year they amounted TO
about SS7 900. Therefore, counting all the
extraordinary expenses, the meeting OF the
convention has cost not much less than
$4,000. OF this expense Philadelphia mas
contributed $4,000, and it was therefore no
surprise that there were few cordial invita-
tons from the large cities for the entertain
ment of the convention IN 1856.
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FAIRMONT SPARKLES.
TiDkIe of Present and Future We'd
ding Bells.
A Resume of the Political Field and the
Names Of Those Who Long for
Public Honors-A New
Paper,
Special 10 the Register.

FAIRNoNT, w. Va, October S0.-The mat.
rimonial boom of this place continues to
grow. Prosecuting Attorney W. S. Mere
dith will tonight lead to the altar Miss
Dora, the accomplished daugher OF Mr.. B..
F. Swisher, a prominent merchant here.
The wedding will take place in the NJ. F..
Church, after which the happy couple ten
der a reception TO their many friends at the
residence OF the groom on Madison street.
Numerous Others are 10 Follow,
and will be reported to you in due season.
Business is unusually good for the sea.
son MesSrs HaItly & Co., S. S. Ieager ~
Co. T. ". Fleming 4 Bros and h. +. Swish.
er, the leading dry goods firms, are doing
each very large business, aui report trade
as better than for years.
Judge Fleming is again at home, having
Just completed the Monongalia tern of
Circuit Court, aud Judge Raymond and
Hon. James Morrow, Jr., have Just returned
from New York, where they have been
professionally engaged.
Tie State at large will be glad to learn
that the Normal School at this place is
very prosperous. Under the able admins
. traIiUu OF Prof. Lipe it bids fair even to
eclipse its former record. Just now many
students leave to teach during the winter.
but the number
Who VIII Remain
is unusually large, and in the spring will
swell TO 2jO.
Political matters are slumbering on both
sides. Among the Democracy Hon. Foun.
tain Smith, o. S. McKinny and Hon \.
Pritchard ere spoken OF for the Senate and
House respectively, and Jas. w. Mccoy or
w. S. Raymond for prosecuting attorney,
while Clarence S. Smith will succeed him
self as the nominee for circuit Clerkship.
In the Republican ranks Hon. Jacob Jones
and Jesse F. Sturm are available candidatea
for the House, and the 6SestthEen 6as se66M anH, X
B. StOgeSs Win TIE prosecuting attorney
ship. Either or all Of these gentlemen
would make a square ticket. For Sheriff
the Republicans will select from such gen
tiemen as A. y. PriChard, H. Il. Linn, Il.
". Manley, and
The Democracy Will Present
sucfi list as Jesse Shaw, Harrison Manley,
John Gallahuc, or half a dozen Others.
THERE'S no scarcity Of material.
II is currently reported that Hon. +.
Smith will shortly start Il live prohibition
newspaper in FairmOnt. The Senator
generally follows his convictions, and they,
like the Senator bimself, are strong.
4 telephone line is being erected and
will be in order in few DAYS, between
this place and Fairyew, a distance OF
eleven miles, and another line, between
Fairmont and Smithtowr, MOnongalia
county, is in course OF construction,
which, if built, will doubtless soon be
extended TO Morgantown.
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THE GOOD WORK GOES on.
Two More DishOuest Pension AttOr
news Bounced.

neys Bounced.
WASHINGTON, October 30.-The suspen-
sion OF two more pension attorneys to-day
by Secretary Teller, on the recommendation
of Commissioner Dudley, shows that the
good work OF wedding out crooked firms
continues. A mass of complaints is being
sorted out and examined by an efficient
force of agents and examiners in the Pen
sion Bureau, ana the cases to which they
relate will be prepared as rapidly as posi-
nIe The failure in most instances OF the
nsrty furnishing information to mention
the number of their claim is q great hind:
rance, as it is almost impossible to ind
them without this help.
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Co-rse Turned Into a statue.

URRANA, o., October S0.-Mrs. Peter
0ffepbacker, of St. Paris, this county, died
thirty.four years ago. Her husband died
five wears later. The remains were buried
on the family farm. Yesterday the bodies
were taken up for removal to a new ceme-
tery. The body OF Mrs. 0fenbacker was
found in q perfect state Of petrifaction. Toe
corpse was of solid stone and the features
were as natural as life. The remains have
been placed on exhibition in the village.
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Scandal I'm tine Belmont Family.

NEw YoRK, October 30.-An evening
paper recently alluded to divorce suit IN
high life which would shortly be begun,
and which would shock New Nor < society
to its centre. No names were given and
the lawyers refused to talk on the matter.
1t Is stated to night that the parties are
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, the son OF
August Belmont, the rich banker and agent
Of the Rothschilds, and his wife.
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HEAVY COTTON FAILURE.
A era, That shakes the Trade in all
England.


New YORK, October 30.-The Commercial
Advertiser has the following regarding the
cotton failure in Liverpool reported to-day:
The cotton firm Of Morris Ranger & Co. IS
one of the largest in England and is com
posed OF Morris Ranger alone. The hrm
was established in 1868, as the house OF
Fatman & Co, Broad street, who Mr.. Ran
ger was supposed to represent abroad. 1t
was stated no news beyond the foregoing
hsd been received by the firm, and II
was not believed that any American
bouse would be in the least affected by
Rspger's suspension. Messrs. Fatmsn
Co deny having any business relations
with the suspended firm, and can throw no
light upon the extent Of the failure or as 70
The parties involved in this country. Toe
names Of Ranger & Co are reported to have
boupht in or made settlements for heavy
smount of September and October short
cotton. but they have anticipated this oI
sn.perdipg. Their short contracts out
startling are estimated at from lolOS 70
100 90 bales.
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RoId Body snatehers.

RIcHNorD, VA, October So.-Chris. Baker
and William Burnett tcoiored), resurrec-
tionists, were arrested moving the dead
BODY OF a pauper through the streets in q
box on a wheelbarrow. The body was
stolen from the uoreus. David Parker,
the keeper Of The norsus was also az
rested,
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WORKING A NEW CLUE.
Alleged Discovery of Important EY
dence i'm the XOra Burns Case.

denCP i'm the Fora Burns Case.
LINCOLN, Ill, October &o.-lt attention
was paid to the alarming rumors ncircula'
ton the mystery Of fora Burns murder
would be cleared up 10 morrow. A mys'
terious man has been here a few days
working an altogether different clue to the
ones pursued heretofore. He claims to
have seen evidences of struggle, the loot
prints of man and woman, and found a
bloody skirt under small bridge on a
road which has not been travelled by the
detectives. The close proximity of cockle'
bars and nude weeds is small Circum-
stance which magnifes when considered
The return OF the States Attorney to.mor-
row may bring something new and give an
anxious public better insight than they
have vet obtained.
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HE SHOULD BE MURDERED RY INCHES.
An Inhumau Brute who Murders n
Couple and Leaves Their Infant Babe
a, Starye

An Inhuman Brute who Murders n
Compile and Leaves Their Infant Babe
10 SIarVe.
NAroLFoH. O, October SO-The news OF
the Gesth of the poor little babe that was
left by the murderer Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams. near Wau, con, this county, tostarve
10 death, has excited the indignation OF the
people to the highest pitch. 1t will be re-
membered that after having murdered the
farmer end his wife in the most brutal
manner
The HeartIesS NIsrrNaDt
left their three months old babe lying on
the rcd end it lay there without care or
food for two days all alone in the room
with the lifeless body OF the murdered
mother. When found the babe was st',i
alive but very weak, and although Rlnd'
hearted people did all they could for IT,
the moor babe pined away and died Satur-
dsy morning. The news OF this has
aroused many persons almost TO a frenzy.
Rumors are rife that an organization Is
secretly forming and il the perpetraior OF
The Horrible Butchery
10 discovered he will encounter swift and
sudden vengeance. There will be no laws
dsIay nor tardy justice. The
cboi1 OF evidence duplicating
Johnson hes As vet many Daiss-
inc links. Aside from the detectives many
citizens are privately at work trying to
ferret out the butcher. 4 sense, of horror
over the strocity of the crime, the savage
nature of the wounds. when taken in con-
nection with the amiable character OF the
yistims. prevails throughout the county.
1t is we'll fer the suspected patty that ne
was
Removed TO wauseOn.
His explanation OF the manner OF getting
posse ssion of the articles belonging TO the
Williams family is not believed. There
were fresh rumors last evening OF add
tional testimony fixing the crime on John
son for the murder OF Harvey Williams.
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ELLIOTT FOR ENGLAND.
How ne Ranks wheeling Oarsnss IN
the Yield Of fGiory.

the Yield OfGiory.
SEw YoyE. October 20.-WiIliap Elliott,
the osrsmsn, will sail for England to-mor-
row on the steamer Wyoming. While
there he will try 10 arrange matches With
the Thames and Tyne waterman, any of
whom he 10 confident Of beating. He told
a reporter last night that he had learned
much about rowing while In this country
and Is positive that any OF our second class
scuIlers can, defeat the best men In Eng
land. He said that there Is no doubt that
Hsplan has no equal as scu!ler, and then
come Courtney and Ross as second, With q
preference for the former. HDsmsf, he
thinks. IL rot quite equal 70 either o. them.
though Elliott thinks he - superior To
Tetmer. After Teemsr he placed George
Lee and then himself, with B1nm- Con-
ley, John A. kenney, jim Ten Eyck, jin
Riley. Wei'gerberl. Fred Piaisted; ana
George Gsisel 10 The order named. he
,aid be never Was in ~ good health A. 81
The n,s,ent, AID weighs pound less thsa
when be roEed Hanlan for the cham pinn
sL:p of Eng ard. He will rsturn in Nay.
IL VOL are troubled with sores, sehss,
pains ind general weakness oi the rarions
bodil,, functions, don't be oecsiTeh ~ tnt
ysr o1. sdytrtisemsn,s Of bit,srs, kidney
"a, dicipts. etc, whose certificates Of pre-
v.pded cufes are often psid for Pat youi
t,uGt in tbst simple remedy called feilos
! DolE and salsapsrillA II will cure JoS
by purifying The blood and s'rsn gthenin,
| th.vesE portions Of yoaT body. OF HiI
also frd it very rsfrsshioZ 70 we o'hi
| .rd rsryous syE,sm. The pr0p-ts'o's re
| rtjvs krrdT.ds q! letter. bssioSiEg GP9'
il lie L.sLlsi p!sate.
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Heavy Loss 20 Lumbermen.
Specidl % The ReQISter

PARKERsBURG, October 30.-The Little
Kanawha's banks are full. Reports from
headquarters indicate large losses Of logs
and ties by the breaking of booms along
the river.
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Tgy testimony Of many who long suffer
ed from i'll health, caused by an impure
state of the blood, goes 70 prove that the
best remedy for making the blood nen, rec
and pure, for beautifying the eomPle1ioa.
for curing sores, pimples ana otnef sk His
diseases, for removing aches, pslnS az. ~
Innxer Of endurance. for giving health and
strsy,vtb to every weak portion Of the body
is I)r' Gnysott's Yellow Dock and SirsPa
lila. LIS effect pleases the user in every
instance, No other remedy equals il
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DEATH OF A PROMINENT MAN.
Ex.Sheriff b. r. Mitchell Drowned In
the Hughes River.
Speeial % the Reqtster.


PARKERsBURG, October 30.-B. F. Mitchell,
ex sheriff of Ritchie county, was drowned
yesterday in the Hughes river, tributary
of the Little Kanawha, while engaged in
rafting logs. Several friends stood on the
banks and witnessed the drowning, but
were unable to save his life. His untimely
death causes great sorrow, as he was well
known and highly esteemed. The body was
not recovered.
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A GRAY HEADED OLD REPRoBATE
Charged with AssauItInE Three Li,tle
Girls.

BALTIMORE, October SO.-Eiward ToEson,
aged seventy years, q Well-known and
wealthy resident of South Baltimore, was
committed for the action Of the Criminal
Court to day, charged with attempting to
Outrage. the person Of the ten. year old
daughter Of Mrs. Edward Vickers, a neigh
Dor. The accused enticed the child into
his parlor by promising her candy, and
there threw her upon the floor and was in
the sct OF sssaulting her when passer By
heard The Childs screams and rescued her.
IoNsCn has three grown daughters. This
masts The third charge of this character
preferred against the accused during the
.sst q rec weeks.
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sheen DyIuxtnC Canada.

OTTAWA, October SO.-Anothes case of
''scab' J., sheep having appeared in alot of
sheep ntreal for shipment, the De.
PartmeHbt Agriculture ordered them
slaughtered. This plan will be followed
in all such cases, as it Is necessary to pre-
vent Canada being scheduled in England.
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The will Of Mrs. Allison, wife Of the Iowa
, rsicr, who mysteriously took her own
NE, as been admitted to probate. She
leaves SSp,NO to her husband, the same to
sister, $40 coo to q brother and divides the
tshro" 'G1ally among her husband and
le.suAth
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the scHoolMAax's Aooafh
Bsa. His Family Farewell $50 Ess1ss
Wtth . 0s11y 0tSt-

BiAs His Family YsssWss1 as1 Lsspes
Wtth . 0S11y 0tSt-
MAsrsrr1r, Wis, October D.-Ibe elops-
ment Of W. n. Gray, manager o. T. A.
Halls iewslry establishment and his
DelI Warren. school tsschsr, creaiss sur.
sri,. Tn. young woman wss N inmsts
n N. Gny household. A few days ego
G,,, ki..d biz vie and children good By.
md b,ddins the .'schoolmsrm" sdisu
.i,I,ed' - be claimed, for Aiivsufse. %
COY goods for bis bouss. On the dsy fol.
I1xirg. Niss Warren, after being doss
,oyr. entered the house very. much ssi,
ts,, ard informed Mn. Gray tbst she hsd
rsc.i-,t telegram asyins her fst9ss ="
serJ sick snd her pfessoos st Dis bra.ps
vas d.,ired. Her intsntion wss 70 ,tsft
Tor bone ibst night Yesterday Mn. ORGY
found tbst her husband bsd not roes 70
buy goods, and tsiepsphins 70 hiSsntes;
ard Mir WaYrsn's bone, it vss diseovefed
the trusnts we're not there They are
thought 10 be In Chicago.
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VOC. cough IL growing worse, That .ors.
n.,s sad p,ln IN the throat aod lungs is
ioe,,s,ipr Better get rid OF the sbsnrd
ids. dat m ythipg viii care cough o.
cold. and eiy. Dr. w!s.sys B.issn o. wa
Cb.rrJ . risl before II IL too iss. ]:
never fails TO check oonsumpi" sal
ariciiy e..es =, coughs and eoida
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MAHoNE's CAMPAIGN.

To Ion. H. w. Teller, Secretary Of he Ia
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Another Daily Paper.

ard hear that it is really 70 De- ano 'ha'
it will issue from the Tribune office. sI-
rect IL isa true bill. GIBBONS, tee ed,Io'
of tie Tribune, belongs to the A'.lnsr
gang. and as that sstuie oos' sseh' " "a
n-sss | have no jiuubt Re viii 90 allie s.n
70 rut Iif. ;nfo the scheme,
Nh,t Skinner Atkinson IS. Have
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-15

The Arkansas Mansion uses
capital letters in speaking OF
Irish, German, Spanish, English
and all other nationalities and
races except the poor negro
Baltimore Nindicator.
We would with great pleasure
use a capital N if we could be
persuaded that by so doing we
would reflect credit on the col.
ored races, but as the word was
born in derision. we fail to see
how accepting it as honorable
against our CONVERSIONS can make
it either honorable Or proper. For
our part We prefer choosing the
least of the evils and be called
colored people. Nationally we
are all Afro Americans.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-15
CHICAGO CHOSEN
MASS MEETING.

A large meeting of cOlored citizens was
held at Bethel church last Monday night
for the purpose of hearing the report of the
committee previously appointed to draft
suitable resolutions and petitions relative
to the Howard 9ounty outrage, with a view
of getting executive clemency for the 80
coored men convicted in that county, at
the late session of their circuit court, three
of whom are to be hung on the 25th day OF
January next. Mr.. John Stephens, ch air.
man of the committee, reported that thoy
were getting along finely, and would have
the petitions ready for signatures during
this week and would seld them all over
the state rrayi ng executive clemency. The
following gentlemen made sensible and
pointed speeches on the subject:
johnson G. Ford and J. F. Bush thought
a concerted action by the leading colored
men of the state, associated with leading
white men, would have great effect on the
governor.
Henry Simkens thought both black and
white men had ignorantly violated the law
and killed one white man and four blacks,
and he could not see how one white man 3
life was worth SO much moro than q celOred
mans. He viewed this matter as q riot
and the governor also looked upon 1t as
such, and though the Prosecuting Attorney
understood himself and would have nolle
pressed the cases possibly, except one or
two, he thinks the punishment too severe
under the Gil mountaineering speeches were
also made by G. W. Keats, DR.. Smith, p. A.
Knowles. L. J. Brown and others:
After some further discussion it was re-
solved to prosecute the work and do every
thing in their power to save the necks OF
the condemned men and lessen the punish
mcnt of the others.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-15
MEETING OF THE S TATE CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE.

At meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee of Arkansas, held in the
city of Little Rock last Tuesday, the fol-
by proxy:
An Neely. c A p Horne, byJ Hamil-
ton, proxy; K $ Armitage, Powell Clayton,
by John NJ Clayton; NJ w Benjamin, NJ w
Gibbs, John Ill Johnson, Henry NJ Cooper,
Stephen Wheeler, by w III II Clayton; John
E Bennett, by G G Waters; W A Monroe,
S IL HaygOod. A A Tufts, Ferd Havis. John
NJ Clayton, G NJ Barnes. A H Boles, II A
Edgerton, } E Rector, w w Brashears, d
b Russell, f B Harrison, d w Hinman, by
John Brooker; NJ w Griggs, by p Rees
The meeting was called to order by Hen.
ry NJ Cooper, secretary.
Nj w Benjamin WAS elected temporary
chairman. and Hon Powell Clayton as per.
manent chairman, to fill the vacancy occa
stoned by the death of Hon ames Torrans
caused by the death of Hon James TOrrans
was filled by the election OF Fielding Free.
man, of Logan county. and Kidder Kidd
was elected to fill the vacancy made by the
resignation of ID w Hinman.
A A Tufts was elected a member of the
executive committee.
The following resolution. offered by +
Rector. was unanimously adopted:
"Whercas, : w Dorsey having removed
from this state and thereby ceased to be a
citizen thereof. thus creating vacancy in
the national republican committees; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That Hon Powell Clay ton is
the unanimous choice OF this committee to
fl said vacancy.
The executive committee met and the
only business done was to recommend j S
Thomas for the Btte.viIle post office.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-15

The colored people are buying
up all the land that they can get
in some of the lower counties.
This is a step in the right direc-
ton. Education, wealth and in
dustry, solid manhood and wo-
manhood is the only sure remedy
by which we can gain respect OF
all races Our educational facili-
ties are increasing in this state
and every parent should see that
their children have a fair oppor-
tunity at least to share all tnc;bene-
fits of a public education. This
is matter of vast Importance to-
gether with other Deedful duties
which deeply concerns our race.
Every colored man must under
stand that he is required to have
all the qualifications to make
HIM a gentleman that is required
of a white man. 1t is not our
outside appearance in dress that
gains the respect of others. But
our every day action, honesty,
good behavior and truthfulness.
These things some of our people
have very little or no regard for
at all. But let us educate Oura
selves and strive with all honest
means to accumulate wealth, and
bring our people upon an even
plain with the rest of mankind
Austin Citizen.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-15
DISASTROUS FIRE.

Pine Bluff has sustained an
other heavy loss by fire. The
ugly totals foot up 100000, some
Of the best business property in
the city having been consumed.
There are cities larger and veal
thier than Pine Bluff whose citi-
zens would become disheartened
through such visitations of fire as
that city has endured during the
past three years. But the leading
characteristics of the business
men of Pine Bluff are indomita-
BILE pluck.
The confagration was undoubt-
edly the largest and most de-
structive that has visited Pine
Bluff since the great fire of Octo-
Der 9, 1875, and January 2, 1882,
Eighteen buildings were destroy
ed by the conflagration, and store
room of any kind is at premi-
um. The owners of the property
will at once take steps to rebuild.
The Office of the Western
Union Telegraph company is al
the residence of the manager, MI
Gustave Montague.
r A Rogers had 800 in county
warrants burned in his office.
They were between the leaves OF
a book. S j. Ifol.insworth lost
$3.50 worth of books.
Miss Mass, of the Temple OF
Fashion did the work of two men
at the fire. She carried water for
over an hour, and did much to"
wards preventing the flames from
spreading to the west of Main
street.
The Press-Eaglc office caught
at one time during the fire. The
burning shingles were extinguish-
ed by Master Archie Lowry.
r @ Atkinson & Co.'S cash
drawer was tapped during the
excitement attending the fire, but
the thief only got few dollars.