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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-05
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

James A. Scott, halter, Of Chicago, failed
yesterday.
Jay Eye See in bis attempt to beat the
record at Albany, N. Y, yesterday, trottsd
mile in Eli.
Dr.. Washington Smith has declined the
Republican nomipation for State Comptrol.
Ter OF Maryland.
The handle and bentwood factory. Of
Yeatman 4 Bickham, Carey, O., burned
yesterday. Loss, $4,000. d,
Capt. Barker has been acquitted ofthe
charge Of wrecking his steamer, the Mary
D. Leach. He wss on trial o. Philadel.
phia.
The priests and prominent laymen OF the
Roman Catholic Church Of Chicago, yes.
terday presented Archbishop Feehan with
purse Of 5000. nN ,
Marshall Harris was shot through the
heart lest night by Isaac Weymouth, at
Cedarville, O., whom he was attempting to
arrest. Weymouth escaped,
Val Holmes, a miner, ws3 killed by a
premature explosion Of volcano powder
Yesterday at Webb City, No., and Tom
Martin and Mr.. Amos fatally injured.
The Executive Committee OF the Repub,
lican State Central Committee Of Maryland
nominated Prank H. stockett for Attorney
General in place oi i, Stockett Matthews,
declined. ~ .g-T
The postofiice at oskaloosa, Iowa, was
burglariyed last night. The safe was
blown open and 5000 In stamps and one
hundred in coin and seventeen registered
letters were taken. ---.t-.--
The Jury in the circuit Court at Hot
Springs, Ark, in the case Of Frank Flynn,
indicted for the killing Of Charley Matth.
ews, editor Of the Hornet, yesterday rem
dered verdict Of not guilty.
One Of the most important enterprises
ever established on the Pacific coast was
incorporated yesterday under the name Of
the Pacific Steam Agricultural Manuiactur.
ing Company capital 100000. -
Invitations to the fifteenth annual re.
union OF the Society Of the Army Of the
Cumberland, October "a and %, ut Cincin.
natl, will be sent out by the Local Execu'
tive Committee today. Generals Sheridan
RoSecrans, Hope, Harrison, Reynolds
HsSsn, Kimball, Granger, Negley, Coburn
McJook, Boynton, MAnderson and other
have written that they will attend.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., October 4.-The
Commissioners OF immigration at Philadel-
thia report to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury that COG immigrants arrived there
from November z, 1852, to June 80, 1883.
Ten persons were returned to Europe for
various reasons not specified, and the COM
miesioners say Of this feature Of their work
that ''it Is attended with good results, ipas-
much ss 1t exerts lettering influence on
those who Under the law should not come
TO this country. During March, April
and May, 294 Irish immigrants who were
eyicted tenants, ag9is.ed 10 come to this
country by the British Government, were
landed at Philadelphia. OF these the
Commissioners say they were without ex-
ception strong, able bodied people and
compare iavorably with the aliens; in fact
they we're better provided for than many
other passengers. They belonged chiefly
10 agricultural communiticI and departed
for the west to engage in farming.
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HOFFMAN,S SENTENCE,
oNEofaARsouR oovNTY'saEDMeN
a.e.l,..t tn. Jadsmsat o,a cour. of Ju,tie,-An
AnsetlDg Scene In The Court ROom-assting
His ChIId for the First TImt-A Aur.
dsrsts sI.eap.-Hl.tory Of Crime 4

Special Dtpdtch 10 The Intelt0eHeT. Ef3R Il
CLARKsBuRo, October 1.-THE trial ol
Hoffman, Of the Red Men, an account Of
which has appeared in yourpaper, resulted
in verdict Of guilty. The judge sentenced
him for nine years and four months in the
penitentiary. Teere has been none Of the
promised developments 80 far. The Grand
Jury meets next week.
Hoffman bore himself with perfect self
possession throughout even in meeting his
wife with babe in her arms, born since
his confinement here, and which he never
saw before, he was as cool as a stoic.
When he kissed the child goodbye Tor
more than nine years he pressed bis lips to
Its tender cheek. and the tears started
down his cheeks. Others wept more than
Hoffman. He Is certainly man Of great
selt.possession. He noticed some one
watching his atfectionate embrace Of the
child, and Strengthening up, as % brave
man, he turned his back upon the weeping
vile and her babe, and took his seat in the
prisoners docket.
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MURDER0gS- .DEBAUCH.
oa0aaED, DRUNK ANo DENOUNCED
for the aurd.r Ora csmplalOa In s.crsanAlIaa
Rsr.lry-A Wisconsin Farmer Shoots His
Brother for . BsSr-Charlis ncCOmss
stiIl In the Hands Of HIS Captive.

GALVESTON, TEX, o,tober 4.-The Ners'
franklin special says Tuesday night
while DR.. Vests family were absent from
their residence, which Is OH a prairie fifteen
north Of franklin, the doctor and two
farmers, named Davis and Wilmington,
came into the house drunk, and spent the
night there carousiug. Wilmington saysh he
left .while:4 q sht W In progress between
the Doctor and Davis. Next day the
neighbors found Dr. West in bed Supplied
with VIII SKY and morphine. Davis was
discovered outside dead, stabbed twice
and shot through the stomach. Vests
pocket.kniie was bloody and his revolver
nartlv emptied. He and Wilmington were
Jailed.
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NupTIAls AZ sTgunEHvILlE.
The Marriage ofs1gr. sanford, or New
: York City and Miss keid. =:


Special Correspondence er ne IateIliptnea. r.
sTEUBsNvlLLe, o., October 4.-At high
noon to-day, in the Second Presbyterian
Church, this city, Mr.. orlin N. Sanford, Of
New York City, and Mics Hettie B. Reid,
OF the Female Seminary, entered into the
solemn bonds that made them husband
and wife, the father Of the bride perform
ing the ceremony. A large number Of in.
yitations had been sent out, and the
church was well filled with the
friends OF the contracting parties,
many Of those present coming from abroad
New York City, Washington, Pa, Pitts
burgh and elsewhere The bridal party
was welcomed to the church by the beau.
tiiul wedding march from "Lohengrin,"
the ushers and bridesmaids in ad-
vance, the bride leaning on the arm OF her
father, and the groom escorted by bis best
man. 5 Following were the attendants,
Mis- Hettie 3. McCook, Miss Virginia
Means and Mis- Name Reid, the brides
sister, OF Steubenville; Mics Sanford, Of
New York; Miss Lizzie Reid, OF Rochester,
Pa. and Aiies Eta Hurford, Of Oakland,
Neb., acting as bridesmaids. DR.. A. B.
Breeae, Of Syracuse, N. y, groom's best
man. The eushers were Messts
Geo. Beatty, Robert McGowan, ]. W. Gill
and @. B. Reid, brother OF bride) Of steu.
benville; James Umbstetter, OF Pittsburgh,
and DR.. John Dickey, Of Wheeling. The
ceremony was very solemn and
affecting, the. father showing great feeling
In parting with his daughter, to whom he
is known to be very tenderly attached.
After the ceremony, the bridal party. and
those Of the persons present who had been
invited to the home OF the bride, repaired
to the Seminary, where q reception was
held till three o'clock, the large parlors be.
Ing darkened, beautifully deto q ed, snd
Illuminated by gas jets. This
was full dress. A magnificent
display OF valuable presents was on view
ut the seminary, from friends both at home
and abroad. surprising anything OF the
kind ever before seen here on similar
occasion. From three to four, the reception
Tor the young ladies' Il the seminary was
held. Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford will make
.our through the Eastern States, and then
,ettle down to housekeeping In New York
Nttv
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Myers DoubIe Dealing.

Columbus, October 4.-Allen o. Myeis
having became solt Of mouthpiece for
Hoadly early in the campaign, his later re-
marks lose no savor. His latest explosion
contains charge that Republicans buy
"nigger" votes at $50 to slOO per head, and
contains slur on Senator Edmunds and
Senator Thurman as whisky drinkers.
Decent Democrats are getting terribly an
cry at Myers utterances. To-day Demo.
Crat from Cincinnati remarked that Myers
was capable Of anything. "Why,n said
be, Though his ancestry js Catholic, he
was down at our place last spring working
tooth and toe-nail against Tom Shay. I.
]. Mulvihill and HurSey, candidates on the
Democratic ticket, because they were big.
DIED Catholics ard he got in enough OF
that kind Of work to defeat them, although
the remainder Of the ticket was elected"
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SAN FRANCISCO, October 4.-senato
Sharon to-day commenced suit in the
U. 5. Circui. Court aga'n1t Aggie Hill, de.
claring the alleged contract Of marriage be.
tween himself and her, claimed by Miss
Hill to be In her poeser3ion Is fraudulent
document, and that no such contract wss
ever signed by him or promise Of marriage
given. He sSks the Court 10 compel Mrs
Hill to produce the alleged contract and
retain pot3efsion Of II, that the fraudulent
document may be proven. He denies ever
having been married since he became a
widower, aud states that the object Of
Miss Hill In perpetrating the alleged mar
riage contract Is to lay claim on his estate
In the event Of his death. b.
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THE BURNED EXPOSITION
A Sentimental View OF the Ruins
Searching 70, Relies. q .s,.

A Sentimental View Of the Ruins.
I ~. Searching 70, Relies. va %. +.
PrrTsnuRen, October 4.-The scene Of
yesterday mornings conaagration attracted
large crowds to-day, many Of whom were
strangers. Among the ruins were many at
work clearingthe debris away and delying
into heaps Of charred wood or exploring
the depth Of pools Of water in the hope Of
finding something Of value. There were
also o number Of women, small exhibitors,
who had lost their little all in the fire and
who still kept up the search in despairing
way, hoping to save something from the
general ruin. It is when looking at such
sights as this that the sadness Of the calam.
ity struck the spectator. The ori in of the
fra is still unknown, aud the further 1t Is
,probed the mora mystery surrounds 1t.
] The Exposition, managers hold firmly to
the belief that it was the work of incendia.
ries and not caused by the explosion Of
beuzine. The latest theory is that II wes
set On fire for the purpose Of robbery. The
aggregated loss as stated yesterday will
reach one million, while the insurance is
not one fifth OF this amount. The EXPOSE
tion society is having high fence erected
around the grounds and next Saturday
evening.propose givinga grand pyrotechnic
display.
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tooSrl a. X. MCCLURE, editor Of the
ialeptndpn, iTme. Of Philadelphia, has
been surveying the Ohio field. He con.
Slales that "0ni1 is fairly in doubt, both
~ to the State tict'et and the Legislature,
Ni'aihe cdds in iAvot' Of the Republicans
II Ten thousand or More Prohibitionists
vote directly tor Foraker, "P' is not only
possible, but quite probabl,," Hoadly may
el'g Cincinnati and Cleveland and yet be
Saica, Democrats" says Colonel Nc
IInre, "hope the Germans will continue
utr revolt and that the Prohibitionists
S'lvO;e their own ticket" OF course they
a''and tisstrauge that any Prohibitionist1
c&i be 50 blind as not to see II; or, seeing
'H'Io iall into the trap. A party which
Pio'es7es itself the special champion
o' The liquor interest will have great good
'af,nuc II 1t be able to gather in the votes
which that interest can command and alsd
'9eneSative help OF men who would drive
We liquor sellers out Of their business
>,re Of the Ptohibitionists seem quite
Wiling to help on double.ended sChemt
o'ihiS kind.
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m.ssnurI.nnar teaerniion.

ST.. LOUIS; October The State Fedora
ton Of the Trade and Labor Organizations 0
met again this morning, with President R.
w. Sour in the Chair. IA number Of reso-
lutions, some referring tota concerted
polite action labor organizations in the
State and Throughout The country, were
read and referred 10, the Irrespective com
mittees. A draft OF a bill To be presented
a. the next State Legislature in regard to
the products Of convict labor ives adopted.
It provides that all articles manufactured
by conyicts shall be plainly stamped MS
such, and violations Of the law. visited by
penalties on the sellers Of such goods A
resolution was adopted recommending to
the Legislature the pssssge Of the act pro-
hibiting corporations within the State, un-
der penalties, from demanding Of their
employees that they sign away their right to
organize or Join organizations calculated TO
promote their Interests and better their
condition by honorable means.
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John Smith, the escaped murderer re.
ferred to in the above, Killed Josiah Har.
ding on the night Of May 10, 1888. Atthst
time Smith was boss on the line Of the
Central and Pittsburgh railroad, and lew
days, before bad an alteration with
Harding and bis family, Harding lived.
near Elkins, o small station on the road.
On the night OF the murder he went
to Harding's house, fired two shots through
the window and then bursting through the
door shot Harding dead. He escaped at
the time bu. was captured soon after at
Winchester, Va. His trial was concluded
Friday September q. The evidence against
him is said to have been overwhelming,
and. the jury was out but halt an hour,
having found him guilty OF murder in the
6st degree. II be should be recaptured and
receiveh his deathpenalty his xecuetion will
bethe trst in the history Of Garrett county.
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Dr. Georges Farewell 90 chicago.

The Chicago Ner1 OF Monday contains an
account Of the closing Of the pastor
ate Of DR.. A. O. George, formerly
OF the Fourth Street Church, tGis city, at The
Centenary Church, in CaiesRo. I The NetsI
says "his pastorAte hsS been sogsignAlly sue.
cassiul rs to be well gortlythe enloRies II
received at he parting tIIght When DR..
GeoIg, came 10 Centenary he found II badly
rent Oy enc Thomas difstnSion aud heavily
burt led win dett. pndef'th oyetlowing
congregations enjoyed, By Dfs. Fowler, Hat
field, Peck and Thomss the church ran be.
hir d. although there Was a number OF
wealthy 0 ! In the sociel yand thep rents
were rated 1t high fgurs, DR.. George has
succeeded In paying rdnnfhg expenses, q. ar
ing oG the debt OF $2l goo and going cou-
tideraby beyond tie conference assessments
fer benevolent purposes. At the same time
he has Infused new lifs into the social meet.
ings, aAd restored the internal economy OF
the church 10 the democratic spirit Whioh-
characterized promitiye MeihodIsm. Tho
pint 10 tuis matter which is most pleasing
is that all this has been accomplished With
ont the AdVentiiious aids Of Sc.called elc-
quent Sermons and solicited newspaper Tt-
poItI. II there were more pastora like DR..
George the decline OF MethodlSm In large
cities would be an obsolete topic for discuL-
sion. ~
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CINCINNATI, October 4.-The Commercial
Ga;elte's Frankfort, KY, special rays the
Sheriff Of Carter county having applied to
Governor Knott for company Of militia
to aid In pre- serving order at the hang.
iug OF Ellis Graft, October 18th, the latter
refused to give tho order, saying it was the
duty OF the Sheriff to use the means within
bis powers by summoDing posse II neCes.
sary, by arre3ting and prosecuting any
who refused to obey his order.
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lAvEaaEK 0'DoNNELL.
What tho Counsel for the Prisoner Says.
The Line OF His Defense.

1
LONDON, October 4.-A correspondent
telegraphs: l called on Mr.. Sullivan,
counsel for o'Donnell, to-day, who gave
me the following important summary Of
0'Donnell's defense:
Till the day after he reached Cape Town,
0Donnell says he neverior moment sus-
pected Power to be Carey. Seeing him to
be an Irishman, like himself, he chummed
with him, and wss kind to the children,
because they seemed TO be in misery. He
was further attracted to Carey by his oc.
casional moody, mysterious manner. and
thought he was possibly political out.
cast escaping The day after they Left
the Cape 1t ives rumored that Carey
was aboard. o'Donnell was so over
come by the idea that he had been giving
ishand to and Cumming with such
villain that be lay awake all night moan.
ing and groanipg at the thought, unable
to believeGor di1believe. He had had-as
the Crown witness Greenhongh, not forth.
coming here, testifi d at the Uape-plQnty
Of opportunities for throwing Carey over
board on, the way out had he suspected
his identity. In order to draw Carey out,
and contrary to his usual abstemious
habits, he drank rather freely the
next morning Sunday with Carey. The
informer, suspccting tomething, changed
his manner to !O'Donnell, and, on going
into the FALCON for beer, said: "Shat
have yen done with your pistol, 0'D IN
nell? II made me nervous when YOU fir
ed at those il.iug fish," o'D)nnell reply.
ing, lying said), 81 sold 1t, but why are
you afraid? Only q man who had some.
thing on his COINCIDENCE wonld be afraid Of
thatn-or words to that effect. Meanwhile
Mrs. 0'Donnell, not wishing to be dragged
into the row, had left them. The men,
who had been previously sitting, then
sprang to their fee;, and Catey sSi |" o. Don.
nell, you are about ready to 20 off bait
cooked" and srappled 0'Donnell, who
took Carey's collar by his left and paralyz.
ed band. Carey and he then each put
their hands in their pockets and drew out
pistols.
II came from a part Of America where
people don't wantto inquire into mans
intention when his pistol is against your
forehead, said," relatel 0'DoDnell, "and
l fred with my right hand. Careys re-
.yolyer went off and dropped on the floor.
Its owner staggered forward, stopping to
pick up his weapon. Seeing this, I fired
again. Tom Carey then picked up his ia
theirs pistol"
.,Mr. Sullivan is hopeful Of coayicting
Tom Clrey Of perjury on this point,
and in regard to his ,utterance
to O'Donneil after the shoot.
ing. He has applied for q postponement
OF the trial to allow time for Greenhough
and the officers OF the Ktnfauns Cestle,
whom he will subpoena, to arrive. He hopes
to secure the service OF Charlie, Russell to
assist him in the defense
NEw York, October 4.-General Roger
A, Pryor hes sailed for ENGLAND to become
one Of the counsel for 0'Donnell. He
thinks 1t will require stronger evidence
than yet given to secure conviction II there
i3a fair trial, 1'.
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FOREIGN flashes.

The report that the Pope is i'll is IN.
founded.
Owing to repeated anti-Jewish disordela
at Ekatinooler aud other distriCi1 Of South
Russia, martial law hs3 been declared
therein.
Fifteen hundred weayers who returned
TO work at Ashton.under-Tyne, renewed
the strike. They aver the ms3teIS are not
fulfilling the agreement.
The Independence party Of Hungary re.
solved to introduce In the diet motion
censuring the Government for IT. attitude
on the Crotian question.
The Berlin PoSsiche Zeitung states the
Emperor telegraphed Alfonso: ~ sym.
pathize with yeu for insults offered you In
Paris. / know, however, they were aimed
at me FAR more than at you"
King Milan suddenly dissolved the extra
session oi the Skemptschina after Radical
President and Vice President had been
selected. The Skemptschiua separated
without transactins any buslnesa
The United Ireland League organ states
that an official intimately connected with
the detection oi crime in Dublin has been
suspended from Office. The cause OF the
suspension, It says, il likely to create SEN
sation when II Is made public.
The Paris Temps Is OF the opinion that
Spain will hesitate before entering upon
diplomatic action in regard TO the demon
STATIONS against Alionso, just as calm is
beginning to prevail. Public opinion, 1t
Gays, 10 reducing to their trne proportion
the maneuvres Of few fanatics.
Negotiations between U. S. Minister
Wallace and the Porte concerning the
storage OF American petroleum and upon
the tariff question are progressing iayora.
bly,, concessions being made by each side.
Wallace, however, has raised two fresh
questions Of q difficult kind, the purport
Of which has not yet been made known.
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fOREIaa GOSSIP.
Author OF "Light or Asia" and Mri
pnngtry Coming-iroWn'a HtRtue.

Author OF "Light or Asia" and mrs.
bangtry CominS-Brown's Atatae. /
LONDON, October 4.-The London World
has the following to-day: Matthew Arnold
leaves Liverpool on Saturday week. in The
seryia, accompanied by his wife and
daughter. Mr.. Arnold intendsNto return
some time toward the end Of February.
Mrs. Lapgtry, who retured from Paris
on Thursday, goes TO Liverpool Friday and
sails for New York on Saturday In the new
Guion steamer Oregon: MIRA. Lanelry will
bs accompanied on her tour by her mother,
Mrs. LIE Rretain. A cabin has been spe.
cially prepared on board the Oregon and
fitted with every luxury. .Mrs. LApgtry Ia
an excellent sailor. s.
A life siss statue Of John Brown is to be
placed on pedestal erected In the grounds
at Balmoral. The site selected by the
Qneen js to the south of'the cestle, aud the
statue will be visible from itswindows. A
monument In the memory Of Brown is 10
be put up In the Prince Consort's mauso.
leum at Frogmore,, aud he will also be
commemorated by q tablet inthe nave at
5t beuiKe SuhPeL - 4,
It Is fully expected IN Germany that
Prince Alexander, ot Battenberp, will not
return TO Bulgaria, where his position has
been most unpleasant. The Prince is
believed TO have made the most Of his op.
portunities for ieathering his nest, and It Is
common talk at Berlin that he has not
only paid his debts, but also those OF his
relatives. It Ia almost certain that Prince
Vladimir, Of Denmark, will be bis sue
cetsor.
The tradesmen of Florence are rejoicing
in the prospect ofhaying Ismail Parma and
his harem settled In their city. The ex.
Khedive has just concluded the purchase Of
the Gheradesks palaoc-one oil the finest
in Italy-an enormous structure, with ex'
tensive outbuildines and spacious gardens,
The price for the whole was ei5.0OO.