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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-07

Mr.. ROBERT P. PORTER writes an inter
esting letter to the New York Tribune on
the wages paid to skilled labor and the
cost OF living in Leeds, a city oi $4,000 in
habitants and one Of the greatest manufac.
turing centers in England. A police in.
spector whose duty was to ascertain the
wages Of mill operatives, that the courts
might determine what they ought to pay
Tor the support OF their children in indus.
trial and reformatory schools, told Mr.. Por-
ter that sin his eight years experience the
highest average wages he ever met with
for skilled labor were TO manager or lore
man Of glass.bottle works, who received
thirty.six shillings, or, say, nine dollars q
week and house rent iree-equivalent to
about eleven dollars week." This man
had seven children, from four months to
twelve years Of age. The inspector told
Mr.. Porter that in all his experience he
had never known skilled artisan-me-
chanic, engineer, carpenter, mason and the
liks-to own the house in which he lived
and the ground on which itstood.
The value OF wage money is what 1t will
buy. Let us take skilled workmen in
the iron mills. isactual earnings rarely
reach 50 % and seldom exceed 81 80" per
week. The workman who has a house
sometimes man and his wife take lodging
flOm night to night-pays from q seventh
to sixth Of his weekly earnings. "He lives
on the coarssst food; bacon at sixteen
cents pound, bullock's liver or heart at
ten to twelve cents a pound, potatoes, bread
and lea. Cabbage Is the only vegetable
within his means besides potatoes" Food,
rent, and society dues paid, there is little
left for clothing. ut matters little to tn Q
workman here what the prices ot clothes
are; he eau not afford to do any more than
keep Lis family shod, and II they ne girls
keep them in cotton gowns-both OF which
articles OF clothing are no cheaper here
than in the United States, excepting pos
sibly in cases mot freQuent) where wooden
shoes are worn" It seems Ike gliding re-
fined gold to add argument to this dmple
statement OF facts, II there are blessings
to be derived from free trade Leeds enjoys
them.
Rents in Wheeling are comparatively
high. Here the skilled artisan is more
likely to pay a fifth or q fourth than .
seventh or sixth Of his weeks wages for his
house; but he demands house that can be
made home-he Is not satisfied with .
stable; aud after he has comfortable lodged
and fed his family he has something LETT
for genleel, even handsome, clothing.
After ,his he has something to layby for q
rainy day. He expects TO own, and in
time does OWE. his house and the ground 1t
stands on; and iS does not always stop
with one house. OF cosue We are talking
about the industrious, tempesste working
man in ayeage times. The stateasnt 90
often made and stuck 10 that days wages
in England will buy more than q days
EagtSin the United stateshas more breadth
than bottom. 1t won't stand washing
through one water
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A New York Clergyman Who Says it
IL Not BIasphemous, Bus Edifying.

NEw York, March 6.-The Rev. George
W. Gallagher, OF Unity Chapel, in One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth street, on Sum
day evening selected for the subject Of his
sermon 1.-THE Passion Drama, taking his
text from Paul's Epistle to the Philippians
vi, 8. His remarks, he said, would
be confined to the merits Of the drama, and
not to those persons who were endeavoring
to present 1t in the city, or to those who
support It, or to the actors. The Pas
sion Play should be treated as a
study OF facto literature and morals, and
with regard to Its practical benefit to man.
In 1t could be found the highest gospel OF
love, purity, hope and joy. The speaker
added that he had read the play as 1t was
to be given, and had inspected the scenery
and the paraphernalia. He had found
the drama based on the same
idea as that OF the Passion
Play Of 0berammergau. Mr.. Gallagher
then traced the history Of passion plays
and mysteries in the past, which, starting
from the church, has become profaned
by what was disgraceiul as well
as offensive to religion. In Mr..
Morse's play, now causing much comment,
Mr.. Gallagher said that there were. many
fine passages. There was much padding
and the language was often stilted. But
the faults did not detract from its better
qualities. The language was largely
that OF the Scriptures 1t was not
harmful. The chief charm was in the
scenery, that trecalls much more vividly
scenes and passages Of the Bible. One
glance at these would be productive of
greater and better results than months
study OF encyclopedias. Mr.. Gallagher
thought 1t unfortunate that the drama had
been presented under such name; other
wise It would have failed 10 arouse preju.
dice and unfavorable criticism and would
probably have been witnessed with
delight by the schools and theologi.
cal academies OF the city. "There are
churches in New York." he said, "where
the services are mixed with clownishness
and buffoonery. would far rather see
this play than enter one Of these churches
and see the ministers make clowns and
buffoons OF themselves"
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NEWARK, O., March 6-Lieutenant Of
Police Griffith this afternoon received a
telegram from Sam Bonnell, marshal OF
Marysville, O., announcing the arrest at
that place Of ]. w. McMenamy and the re-
mainder Of his gang numbering three, on
the charge Of obtaining money under false
pretences and swindling citizens OF Licking
county by representing themselves to be
connected with the Dayton Medical and
Surgical Institute. A liberal reward was
offered by the city authorities for their ar
rest. Peter Pence, living at st. Louisville,
has an affidavit sworn out charging them
with the crime. They will be brought here
for trial ... ..
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BRIEF TELE0RAMs.

Saml. G. Wyman, the head OF one Of the
Oldest dry goods commission houses ol
Baltimore, died Of heart disease, aged 75
last evening.
A. X. Hamilton's lumber mills, two miles
from Fon Du Lac, Wis, were totally de.
stroyed by fire early yesterday morning.
Loss $50, 900. Insurance one.third Of the
loss. -.-.,..fi
Last night, about seven miles from Jer-
SEVILLE, H., two freight trains collided on
the Chicago < Alton railroad, wrecking
both engines and about twelve cars. Con.
ductor Stone was injured and many cattle
and hogs were killed.
Peter Gof, Henry Thompson and James
s. Piney, at Somerset, KY, last night. quar-.
relied over Colts wife. Thompson made
a remark which incensed Goff, who shot
Thompson dead, and was threatening
Spiney, when the latter shot Gof, killing
him instantly. I.. sG
Noah D. Smith, Deputy Surveyor oi Gus.
toms, at Memphis, Tennessee, who plead
guilty 0everal days ago to a charge Of en-
lbezzling Sl,600 Of the government funds,
was yesterday morning sentenced by Judge
Hammond to two years in the penitentiary
at Chester, Illinois. I1. lgl
A Harrisburg, Pa, dispatch, says: In
the Senate to.day, the Senate bill to escheat
to the State the property Of telegraph com.
panies which consolidate with competing
lines was again considered and passed
finally by vote Of 50 yeas; nays none.
The bill was then sent TO the House for
concurrence. "V.' 1N' -
The committee investigatingthe bribery,
charged by Assemblyman Armitage against
Speaker Egan, OF the New Jersey Legisla.
tnre, that the committee believe that Egan
committed O wrong in approaching a
member Of this honorable body In an
unlawful manner, and recommend that
Egan be denied the privileges OF the House
and receive the censure Of the same.
Abill in equity was filed in the name OF
the United States by It's Attorney Geaeral
and VIM. A Whotley, at Pittsburgh, yes.
terday, in the United States Circuit Court,
against Walter B. Roberts, alleging the de.
.Scdant obtained patent issue for oil well
torpedoss traudulently, and that certain
persons invented the same patents prior to
Roberts. Tbs application TO the Court
asked to decree surrender Of the reissue
Of the Roberts patent to The United States,
and that they be cancelled on account oi
being fraudhlently Issued.
The Judiciary Committee Of the Pennsyl.
yania,, House, to which was referred Cover.
nor Pattison's message in reieience to the
charge Of bribery by the Standard Oil Com
pany, has made o report embodying the
following resolution: Rtsolued, II the
Senate concur, the House and Senate be
appointed to investigate the charge o
bribery and oil circumstances connected
herewith mentioned In the Governors
message Of March lst, 1885, to the Genera
Assembly against Z. G. Patterson, employ
/ Ell by said commonwealth In It's sui
AGAINST The Standard all Company, Will
power to send for persons and papers, Th'
resolution was adopted, s5E i3'' 'fii.
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r.rm er,s TerrIble Fate.

GAIENA, ILL.,, March 6.-John Coleman,
a wealthy and influential iarmer Of Scott,
Crawford county, was the victim Of Singu-
lar accident while chopping wood, which
resulted in his death. He had felled a
large tree and was taking of the butt cut.
In doing so be stood on the trunk Of the
tree to do the chopping, and when the cut
dropped to the ground he in some manner
was caught between the two ends, with one
Of bis ieet turned up toward bis back. He
was caught in the centre Of the body, and
although he called loudly, he was i'm
prisoned in this manner for about FIVE
hours before assistance went to him. He
was severely injured internally, and died
In great agony.
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Ir the whole tax reduction shall come
up, or down, to the estimate, the Govern
ment will exact from the people next yeai
s75,OOOOOO,OO0 less than this year-a saw
ing Of little less than dollar and hall
to each person. Taking as basis OF cal
culation the entire national income from
all sources, and using round numbers, the
national tax was eight dollars head last
year. Suppose the whole Of this to be re-
mitted, the Government giving away iti
land, accepting no patent or other fees,
and living on air-the average man
wouldn't feel that anything had happened
to him. This is not to say that It maket
no difference whether taxes be high OF
low, or that unnecessary taxes should moi
be cut of. It means that as compared
with the population and prosperity OF the
country National taxation is not grinding
And this year we are paying hundred
millions for pensions-a more liberia
provision than any other country has made
for the zane purpose.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
The NATIONS oEsERrEo CAPITAL.
The Mistakes and Errors in the Tariff Blli-nors
Satisfactory Than at First Supposed-The Fl.
feet Of tho Intsrual Revenue Blll-What
the CommlsSIonsr saJs-Gsnsral N0tss.

wAsHISeros, D. c., March e.-Mr Nc.
Pherson, Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, Gays that there are many typo.
graphical and clerical errors in the tariff
bill as 1t appeared in the Congressional
Record. The tax on tobacco is printed so
instead OF s cents, and in the iron schedule
there Is clause which was not printed in
the Record at all. He is OF the'opinion that
when the bill shall be accurately printed
in full it will be found more satisfactory
than It now seems to be represented to
the iron interests,
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Excitement on the stock Board-Sus
pension Of Messrs. Fritz Lewis q Co.

Excitement on the stock Board-Sus.
pension OF Messrs. Fritz Lewis d Co.
BALTIMORE, March G-The stock market
for Virginia consols has been very much
excited for several days in anticipation OF
the decision OF the United States Supreme
Court on the constitutionality OF the
coupon. killer" bill. The consols, which
had been running along at 80, went up to
5S on Friday, and settled back to So, where
they held steady. Yesterday, however,
they went down to 81, and there was q
general tiutter and disposition by the
'ilongs" to make themselves even and
secure by selling short. In the midst OF the
excitement yesterday announcement was
made about 9 2o'clock in the afternoon, at
the Stock Exchange, that Fritz Lewis /
Co., stock brokers, were unable to deposit
their margins on Virginia consols bought
in the last few days. Sales and purchases
for the firms account were made on
Change under the rules, both in Virginias
and the other securities in which Mr..
Lewis was interested, and the contracts
were thus nearly all closed out. The bal
ance were settled quietly after the board,
and at the ruling price, principally at 81 !.
Mr.. Lewis, it is stated, has been selling
short" heavily, and when the market be-
gan going up attempted to corner his sales
BY buying for rise. Having made him
self even he continued buying for a
rise. The sudden downward turn yester.
day brought calls for margins, which
he was unable to put up. The exact
amount OF Mr.. Lewis losses Is not known,
but it is believed he will make satistac.
tory showing and continue, as he is very
popular and has many friends. The losses
are thought to be SO distributed that no
other firms are crippled. .'
The closing quotation for consols on
Change was 81 asked, so bid. A sale is
reported after boards at so. Agreat many
are known to have been ..'caught long" on
consols, as half million weresold Friday
and Saturday. There are also number
OF private "puts" who will lose. The de.
cisIon OF the United States Supreme Court,
adverse to the bondholders and in favor OF
the readjusters, did not reach Baltimore
until after the regular call.
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SOUTHERN FLOODS.
The Mississippi and its Tributaries
Threatening Much Damage.

The Missisaippi and IT'S Tributaries
Threatening Much Damage.
Sr. LOUIS; March 7.-Dispatches from
Helena, Ark, say: The breaking OF the
Fitzhugh levee, FIVE miles below here, will
probably not affect Helena, but should the
backwater threaten the place, the culvert
in the Midland Railroad embankment will
be closed, which will insure safety.
About one hundred thousand acres Of
land will probably be overaowed by the
breaking Of the Fitzhugh levee, and when
It Ia considered that this section was food
ed,last year, and that no crops Of any con.
sequence were raised on II after the water
mad subsidized, and that the owners were
generally in debt prior 10 that time, some
idea may be formed Of the condition OF
the people there and what strait they will
be In,
MHxPuIs, TENN, March 6.-The Apdl-
anches Helena, Ark, special says Thetise
here during the past twelve hours amounts
to inches. The river now lacks FIVE
inches OF last year. The leyees gave way
last night one mile below Friar's point on
the Mississippi side and at two or three
places on the Arkansas side, which, no
doubt, checked the rise Of the river here.
It Is now rising more rapidly. Rain is
falling and there are fears OF wind storm
tonight, which, II violent, will break the
levee. At the Iron Mountain depot the
railroad authorities have telegraphed to
Pillow 10 hire all the hands he wants, buy
ali the sacks he wants and they will loot
the bill. The road master said he would
work all night.
Democrat Helena Arkansas, dispatch
says: The river rose 8 inches In the
past tyenty.tour hours i Ia now a inches
below The 1ss2 Aood, 1thas been raining
SlI day, The new legeeS arc completely
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New Yohs, March 6.-Julius Marcus, q
broker, Is missing, with $4,000 belonging
to customers. Marcus made a specially Of
whisky. Having gained the confidence
OF dealers" said a wholesale merchant 10 q
reporter, Marcus said to them in an of.
band way: "You don't wantto be known
in this transaction; send me your ware
house receipts and will attend to the
whole business. A number OF firms did 90,
and alter the whisky had been sold Marcus
was missing. The following firms are said
to have been victimized: Eising q Co.,
$500; schlessinger & Sons, $1,000; Stark.
weather < Co., 5000; two Philadelphia
firms, $1,000 each. Firms in Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Boston were also losers.
Among the other firms reported as victims
were Gallagher & Co. and Paris, Allen &
FANU a
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Indian TronbIes.

ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Late advices from
the Indian Territory are that General Por
ter, chief military officer of the Creek Ma
ton, recently arrested Sleeping Rabbit
second in command and influence Of the
rebel faction headed by Spiechec. and
some half dozen other leaders Of the same
party, and now has them in confinement
This will probably break the backbone ol
the rebellion.
MArAMoRAs, MEX, March Cat Lapas.
tofia rancho, near Ures, last evening, a
band OF fifty Apaches killed all the people
except one woman. They also killed a
mule driver on the road 10 the rancho.
Near vallecitos they attacked a family and
killed two persons.
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wAsHiNoToN NOTES.

The Patent Office yesterday issued 455
patents, the largest number in the history
Of the office. s ny 81 3.
Henry A. Carter. the newly appointed
Hawaiian Minister, was presented TO the
President yesterday. ~
Appointment Clerk Butler, Of the Treas
ury, has made every arrangement for COM
plying with the new civil service measure
when It goes into operation. s- 5,u
Calvin S. Wilson, Of Evening Shade, Ar
kansas, and j. @. Whitehall, Of Brookville
Pa, have been disbarred from practice be.
fore the Interior department.
The President has decided not TO appoint
the Chief Examiner OF the Civil Service
Commission, but proposes to let the com.
mission appoint one at its convenience.
The Life Saving Service has been in.
formed OF the wreck Of the bark Angelica,
OF Kitty Hawk, coast Of North Carolina.
The crew were rescued by life saving men,
Judge Thonian, OF Ohio, Of the Civil Ser.
vice Commission, called upon the President
Yesterday In company with Senator PEN
dleton, and formally notified the President
Of his acceptance Of the office. Ni s.
The Public Printer has stated that y will
be necessary to purchase presses and ma.
chinery to the amount Of $50, 600, to com
plete the issue of the reports OF the tenth
census, now in course Of preparation.
The Cabinet meeting yesterday was
abort and. nnimportant. There were three
absentees, Secretary Teller, who was out oi
the city, and Secretary Chandler and At
torney.G General Brewster, who were indis-
posed. = q H4;s r9VysF stgF H gF
The President has accepted the resigna.
tion Of James GilHllap, Treasurer Of the
United States. It is not likely his succes.
sor will be appointed for some time. As
sistant Treasurer Wayman is mentioned aS
likely 70 reeeive the appointment .git'
The negotiations betgeen Gen. Wallace
United States Minister, and the Porte, in
reg ard to petroleum warehouses are ap'
proaching q satisfactory coDclusion. Gen.
Wallace claims that each importer shall
have Rpcoia! warehouse outside the 70 Tn,
and that the greSents.Qrege dues shall be
reduced.
The Director of the Mint stated yesterday
that there were three millions Of the new
nickel piece5 In circulation. The only
change that will probably be made In the
design OF the pieces will be the addition Q!
| the word "centBn beneath the nunera
"V." Thb addition, II Is said, will make
the nickel piecein strict comp pfsnce. will
the law. In this connection It Is statet
that the three cent pieces are violation o
the law, as the word "centS" does not ap
| near upony them. a. ~rflE -,IsI
The Malagassy Ambassador sSriseI
from New York yesterday afternoon AM
proceeded at once to the hotel. They wer
accompanied by Colonel Wickbam HoH
man; Hinister . Denmark, and III Robin
Madagascar, While ip this city they wi
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Is the House vot on the tariff bill the
Cincinnati Commercial. Gazette classes as
,;reepbackers the Ohio Taylors, E. B. and
J. D., the one representing the Garfield
district, the other our own Seventeenth
ius, over the river. Will the able editor
tender his apologies or will he await libel
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pon,t wan, GirIa.

NEw YoRK, March 6.-Columbia College
has refused to grant the appeal Of the
association for the higher education Of
women, to admit women In some way to
the benefits OF its curriculum as has been
done at Cambridge and at London. The
petition was signed by fourteen hundred
Of the most influential citizens Of New
York, including President Arthur, General
Grant, Secretary Folger, and many men oi
almost equal prominence. The Tribune in
It's comments on the decision says that the
action of the trustees is unsatisfactory,
and expresses establishment that the col.
lege should plead poverty when everybody
thought It immensely, rich.
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The .Coupon.Killer" decision.

RICHMOND. Va, March 6.-The action OF
the United States Supreme Court to-day in
sustaining the Riddleberger bill was dis.
counted by brokers weeks ago, and many
OF them handled Virginia bonds in the
belief that the Court would declare the
measure constitutional. The Democratic
leaders express the opinion that this dis.
position OF the debt question will tend to
greatly simplify the future political contest
In this State. NE5
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w.7rEEsoS is "clean gone" Since the
tariff bill passed he is raving all over bis
handsome paper-in double leads, in small
caps, in frenzy Of general typographical
generalization. Goodbye, SAM" mean.
Ing Randall. Git out. Old Whig. Go to
thunder, protectionist Democrats-away
with 'That Thieving Tariff" Also-and
this is net wild-"The campaign for 1884 is
now begun" Mr.. Watterson's idiotsyn'
cracies are always entertaining.
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be guests Of the government They will
probably be presented to the President to.
morrow. Their mission Is to cement the
relation Of friendship and amity between
the United States and Madagascar.
The Comptroller Of Currency has re-
ceived many letters in reference to the re-
demption Of two cent check stamps. He
saysa two cent check stamp Is not required
by law to be used after July lst next. The
law provides for the redemption Of stamps
not used, provided they are presented for
payment within 8 years from the time Of
purchase from the Government.
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AwrlLxSowS Philadelphian, writing to
,be pnu, declares that the Pittsburgh iron
men are kicking entirely too high and too
b,rl over the revised tariff. The thing be-
mo done, cool heads will be no disadyant.
.,e in the iron business.
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ELEVEN millions Of dollars is the esti'
mated reduction in the sugar tarif-afty'
,bres millions Of people-about twenty
rents ahead. The only sure way is to accept
your share in advance from the grocer, OF
he NAV forget to make the allowance.
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CINCINNATI, March GA private letter
from Harrison s. Gray states that his sister,
Mrs. Clinton S. Gray, is at the point oi
death, in Louisiana, from injuries received
in escaping from the sinking steamer
Yazoo, Sunday morning. Mr.. Gray with
his sister jumped from the sinking steamer
into the river. Mr.. Gray swan ashore
with her.
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CLEVELAND, March GA special to the
Herald says Lucinda BalcOm, So years of
age, was roasted to death to day at wilmot
village. She had the habit Of smoking, and
after breakfast while enjoying pima
sparks fell on her clothes setting them On
fire, resulting in her death after enduring
horrible aRony,