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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
A SMALL PANIC IN MONTREAL,
Caused by a Series of Failures Of Bust
ness Concerns.


MONTREAL, CAN, February 9.-There is
an incipienr panic here. The Canada Man
ufacturing Company suspended yesterday.
Liabilitiei $4,000, with small assets; cause
the absconding of Manager Richard Thomas,
who feathered his own nest and fled to
Chicago. A. Valliquette, retail dry goods
dealer, settled yesterday with his
creditors by getting an extension
OF four, eight, twelve and fifteen months to
pay his liabilities of SSl, 900 without
security. J. H. Blumenthsl, merchant
tailor, compromised with his creditors for
25 cents cash and 10 cents at four months
unsecured on 5000 liabilities, nearly all
on account Of accommodation paper he
gave his son-in-law, Louis Lewis, cigar
manufacturer, who is alleged to have ab-
seconded to Boston. An extensive coal and
wood firm is in financial difficulties, but
has not actually succumbed. The liabili-
ties are expected to be heavy. Grant 4
Co., of Quebec, boot and shoe msnufsc-
turers, have failed. Liabilities about $1,000.
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Poisoned Herself.

SMITHs FERRY, Pa, February 9-Mrs.
GhGEneT; daughter OF David ShepPerd' OF
Thomas Cochrane, her brother.in.law, be-
came weary OF this life last Monday and
took "Rough on Rats" to relieve here suf
fering. She died about o'clock that even
ing. 1t is reported that before she died
she told several persons that she took the
poison with the intention of putting an
end TO her existence. We have not as yet
heard exactly what the cause of her trou-
bic was. She and her husband have not
been living together for some time and the
probabilities are that something connected
with this caused her to commit the rash
deed. She was taken to Wellsyille on Tues
day morning for burial.
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PoLK'S REGULATIONS.
His SFriendS Propose to Reimburse the
State with New Issue Bonds.

NASHVILLE, TENa., February 9.-The
House has appointed, and the Senate will
appoint a committee to confer with the
attorney Of n. T Polk, with view to his
restitution to the State of his shortages.
1t is reported that Folks friends will tender
to the State in new issue State bonds So 3O,-
600, which sum it is expected. will be ac-
eepted by the Legislature In this event
another motion will be made to still
further reduce Folks bail from fifty thou
sand, at which 6gure it was placed last
week by Judge Qusrles. Polk's health is
said TO he very precarious, and it is desired
by his friends 10 have him released as soon
as possible. He can not give the present
bond, but with such q reduction as it is ex-
Pecied would follow restitution he would
have no difficulty in securing bondsmen.
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BUCKHANNoN'S BOOM.
A Town No Longer in the lakewood,

Special Correspondence Of The Register.
BUcKHANSoy, w. Va, February 2-In
looking over the columns OF your paper,
and, by the way, tho welcome visitor OF
my fireside, see reports from almost every
corner of this, our growing little State, ex-
cept from our own lovely little town;
and regarding this q needless state
Of affairs, / thoughth / would,
although uDaccustomed to writing,
Just inform your many readers
that although in the past We have been re-
gsrded as being in the back woods, We did
not propose TO longer 30 remain, as We have
Weston, Lewis county, 70 this our flourish
ing little town, removing US from our here
tofore interior condition, and anneIing Us
with the outer world.
And since il has become a settled fact
that we were going to have q railroad TO
this place, property in and about our
fiourishipg little town has grown to
treble its old price and only last
weeks q proposition wss submitted and
carried by very large majority OF those
interested to very largely increase the cor
porate limits Of our little town. Already
two lots have been purchased by comanies
well able, one TO erect and operate q woolen
factory, and the other. factory for the
pNDo Va hidhutaSeuiibS NV1Icu
menu. From our natural surroundings
and growing importance, we cin
irutbfully say that Buckhannon is not only
destined to be, but already is, the Eden OF
West Virgins. Giving our present conii.
ton and past history due consideration.
we come boldly t7 the front and claim.
Justly too. that We. the citizens OF Upshur
county, have right to the next repressn.
ta,ive in the lower house Of Congress to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the election
OF Hon. John f. Kenna to the
United States Senate. This We
claim partly on account that
the representative for S number OF years In
the past. came from the extreme southern
end of the district, and. partly on account
of our growing prominence. And in ieok.
ing over the field We find no scarcity OF
material for the purpose. As there are
plenty of gentlemen in this end OF the dis
trict, and especially in this lit;le city. thi'
vonld fill the ro.itila si:h s.,iii 20 tae
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NATIONAL.
sspubIican Tariff TiRksrs Un-
masked.
.r,II,oss Of Beltzhoyer's Signal Service
,r,,eLColored Employees Bounced
cc,sirs of 0up-SOme Import
ant Political Funerals.
,rgal WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

S.-.s, Dispatch to re Register.
,,uIx.rox. February 9.-Beltzhoover,
L. r-t seems to be the discovery OF
=. nests, has been pretty efrectually
I,r,i ont by the reply OF General
y, 20 the charges against the Signal
Ire cHtce.
I. .,,s,t.c Attorney General has drawn
Ic,,or line in the Depar tment OF JUS
s,f the basket is full Of heads of the
,ia,rd employees Of African descent.
r.,sr,i folks are wrathy, and they held
|,dirnation meeting over it
I,uy A week has passed without the
,i,,,f5n Of q new story about the P-esi-
/, HIN, mashed on some beautiful
.rr woman, and the gossips have given
,id Davis 4 good rest. In regard TO the
., about his marriage, he says emPhati-
\ that they are fiction Of the dimsiest
No youn. woman Of good sense, he
would marry him and one who
n marry him for the sake Of his
lev need not apply.
q current paragraph TO the effect
the vile Of Judge Hoge, OF West Hir-
Il VA, authority for the announce
4, Of Mr.. Davis engagement, is entire
|. .:hyut foundation.
maforlty of the House COmmitte on
i,a-y Aaairs still oppose placing Cen
Koran, on the retired list. The Com
! % talked the matter over informally
h. bit no definite action was taken;
H. department clerks are. kicking
4, lie mum per Of hours they are COM
Ii u vor. The eight hour law IS
! in force. and it comes with bad
!. from thr,- 'e.ks appointed by Con-
kmen 10 att, apt to bulldose the men
secured ,hel, their positions. As a
the clerks DO not average more
81 hours a day, and re-
/. psy much larger than they can earn
ku.p. Il have heard" said Mr., Morri-
chat the clerks are threatening to
l. the matter at the ballot box. Well,
is a good way, and guess that it will
take more than one election to give
i to understand that the Congress
has fully as much influence in his
ict as the clerk appointed through
kuauence. For myself; I am in IA
Ii L1ng q compromise Of seven hours.
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FOOD FOR BEARS.
Horrible Deed Or . BAND q jersey
0ypates.

SJs
NIw YoRK, February 9.-Two weeks ags
. band OF Hungarian Gypsiss, cohsistins Of
four men and two women, passed through
New Brunswick. N. J., on their way Wsst
They had with them horses laden With
camp kettles, and one Of the women carried
. puny infant, only few DAYS old, In bag
slung over her shoulder. The men srhIb.
tied three trained bears, while the women
begged from door to door. On being threat.
ened with arrest they continued their jour.
ney; Fo, several day. they c.mpsd 10 .
road in the vicinity Of Kingston, . fs"
They were nearly starved, but they we're
assisted by some persons who went TO have
their fortunes told. One OF these visitors.
on his second trip TO the camp, noticed
that
and, on inquiry, he WIS told II had died OF
pneumonia. An investigation showed
that Sslina Mari nleus, the mother OF the
dead child, after its death, asked King
celored shawl In his possession. IIc agreed
to give IL TO her, II 10 alleged. on condition
that she would allow her dead child 10 be
fed 10 the bears, which were becoming des-
pernteIy hungry. having had littlo or moth
Ing TO eat for several days.
The mother consented, Il II said, and the
remains OF the child were cut In small
pieces and thrown TO the ravenous brutes.
which quickly devoured them. The Chief.
II Is further alleged, fearing lest the affair
should be discovered through the pressncs
Of the bones took them into the woods,
where they were burned. The Gypsics arc
still in the vicinity OF Kingston, and will
probably be apprebended.
Another account 10 a. follows; The rs-
ports are confirmed concerning the Hun.
gsrian Gypsies feeding their trained bears
with the body Of . babe. The mother Of
the leader Of the band, owned the bears.
md the woman gave her child up 70 him
after its death for red shawl. The bones
have been found. The Gypsiss have struck
camp and officers are In pursuit. Of them.
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Iron Trade Very Dali.

UNIoNTowN, February s.-The manufac.
turers Of Fsyette county are greatly dis.
cCuIsged at the depression of the iron trade.
Many of the furnaces are shutting down
and everything is looking dull. The de.
preston in the coke trade also continues.
n. Il. Sterling, of Chicago, representing the
Joliet steel company and the Chicago &
Connellsville coke company, arrived here
Wednesday and had an all-night's confer
ence with some parties as to what should
be done. The result was that reduction
in the wages OF employees should take effect
inmedisteIv,
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IRON INTERVIEWS.
What Prominent Iron Men Think OF
the Tariff Bills.

PITrsBUReH, February GA number of
the most prominent iron and steel manu-
facturers here has been interviewed in re-
gard to the tariff and the effect Of the pass
age OF the bills before the present Congress.
The general opinion expressed is unfavor-
able to the bills, and predictions are freely
made that their passage would prove disas-
trcus to the iron industries. Hon. II. w.
Oliver, Jr., Of the Tariff Commission said
1.-The reductions in the metal schedule al.
ready decided upon, would open the doors
to the importation of large quantity of
foreipn iron
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SAVED from Mrech

STEUErSyTLLE, O., February 9-As freight
train No. was approaching Alexandria
Roads yesterday afternoon a small boy ran
toward the train, waving his hat Engineer
Devine, of this place, was running the
train, and reversed the engine and stopped
just in time, for an immense bowlder,
weighing as much as the engine, had fallen
on the track. The rock was got Off by
means of pulley. etc. A passenger train,
No. 4, was following No. 40, but was tagged
in time to avoid fearful wreck.
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AFTER THE DELUGE.
The city OF Parkersburg After the
Deluge.
Special Dispatch to the Register.

Special Dispatch to the Register.
PARKERsaURG, February 9.-The river is
falling slowly. The immediate portions of
the city is yet dreary waste OF water.
Barges were towed through the streets by
steamboats, to-day. During the last twenty
four hours there was fall of twenty-five
inches. 1t is impossible to approximate
the loss until the water subsidies, but it will
fall heavily upon many who are not able
to bear it. The poor people who barely es-
capped with their lives left their household
goods and wearing apparel will feel their
loss more than others. The business Of the
city is Paralvzed and will remain SO for sew
eral days yet. Great scarcity of country
produce prevails. Butter and eggs are worth
their weight in gold.
Damages 10 the Il. & o. railroad by fOod
has been repaired Trains running as usual
TODAY,
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A GeneraliR Reduction

on February Is at nearly all the coke
works South Of Connellsville. One ther
company have already notified their men,
and the rest will soon follow suit. The re.
laborers, who make from $l.25 to 81 go per
day; l2H per cent on the coke drawers
who make $3.50 10 $l.75 per day; Is per
cent on miners who make from $3.50 to
800 per day. The reduction will effect
about 9, 500 coke ovens, and as many men.
In other parts of the coke regions quite q
number of ovens have been banked.
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The Oklahoma Raiders.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-The War De-
psrtment has been informed OF the capture
Uf Capt Payne and his party OF Oklahoma
colOnists. General Sherman states that be
suPpoSes the captiYes will be taken to F..
Smith and turned over to the civil authori-
ties, who will set them at liberty again, as
already done on more than one occasion.
Gen. Sherman thinks more stringent laws
should be enacted for the punishment OF
this class ofinVaders
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The False Proph.,,. Success.

CAIRO, Februsry "a report has Just
reached here that the False Prophet with
a large force, had encountered the Egypt
ian troops in the sOudan, and after short
and decisive engagement, the latter were
compelled TO surrender. 1t is also stated
that the recruits recently sent from Cairo
and Alexandra offered very little resist
arce, confirming the fears OF the Kheiive's
advisers that they had all along been in
sympathy with the False Prophets insur-
rection.
The 0beid Garrison of Egyptian troops
only surrendered TO the False Prophet.
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Csbis Ciieka

Mr. O'DopBel hiss teIegrsphsd 70 Ireisud
TO suggest that thu National League should
join the Whigs.
Patrick Doyle. . coachsmith, has besa
srnestep in Dublin on Q charge OF being
concerned IN the conspiracy against gov.
eminent officials.
Prince Bismarck was not 70 we'll ysstsr.
dsy morning. bat there II no fear OF any
immediate danger.
In the Austrian Reichstssth, PhDee
Leicbtenstein. representing the majority.
asked the government 70 investigste the
truth Of the ststement that several hiGh
officials bad particips sted In the bribe psid
by Echwartz for railway csnceseioas u 0ai-
hcia-
Il 10 reported that The Count d Chan
bord will Issue . manifesto after The Ad-
journment OF the French Chsmbef1
President Grevy II nov IN eoosoltaSSee
With " Freycinet and n. Leon eey 49,
the formstfon Of Q new Csbins& H
ihosght probable that n. Frsyeanss vm
decline.
The tribunal bas suasbed The iodiceoeas
aesfnst Prince Napoleon, snd y -
turned 70 bis reidsEce % xoe - -
Chausses d'Autin.
The trisl Of wIIlism OBdsa, eeiies 9
the United Ireland, Tor ssddous hpea, -
begun yesterday.
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lo,tIlard-s stable Burued.

TRENroS, N. J. February "a Jobstown
dispatch states that q building on the farm
of P. Lorillard used as 3 stable for draft
horses, and also as q carpen-
ter shop was burned this even
ing. Although the flames lighted
up the sky for miles around, the loss was
not great, and the fire was soon under con-
troll. Twenty-four draft horses, some
mule, and some carpenters tools were
burned
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A Sad Accident.

EAST LIVERPOOL, O., February 9.-Yester.
day, while Mr.. Moore, farmer who lives
on the Calcutta road, was attending to some
farm duties, his wife took a fit and fell
into the fireplace. When he returned he
found her on the floor writhing in agony.
Both of her eyes were burned out and her
checks burned 10 u crisp. DR.. Dotchorn,
her attending physician, says she cannot
recover. They are young couple and have
one child.
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Sued for Libel,

Erie, February 9.-Drs. Reed and Wiley,
of the Dixmont Insane Asylum, have sued
the Erie Herald for defamation of charac-
ter, laying damages at $4,000 The suit
grows out of articles published by the
Herald rejecting upon.the management OF
that institution. based on the statements of
DR.. Seven, Of this city, an eliminate of the
asylum. The management deny the
charges, and claim the doctor is still de.
ranged
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On the Other Hand.
POLITICAL FUNERALS.
: Republican Senators Dropping
Ona

n'''S, February 9.-Windom's
T,S impending defeat, along
/ O''or ado and Nebraska Senatorial
constitute a subject of converse.
y Senators, to whom these re.
suggestive OF what may be in
themselves. :"
ro, :, AseP company with COukling,"
! S s.An alton Of a Republican sena-
lu' years TO serve. The mention
x ; name brought out the opin-
q d., . those who had gone into re-
Ir,e vas the Ouly one who,e 70.
cr:. ~ SAPected. Conkliny hal n
S,.., - inherent from Blaine's us
4 o.. ',.'n ~ that needed no defe,ss
~, th,ng - stand or. 10,
/ $3.50 @---Is, 1aSss G.,S..
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Failures.

New YORK, February 9.-The business
failures for the last seven days throughout
the United States and Canada. as reported
to r G. Dun & Co.'S mercantile agency,
number 2I5. reduction of thirty as COM
States had 20; Southern, IS; Western, S5;
Middle, IS: Pacific Coast and Territories,
-; New Iosk Cigy, (; canada, n
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AJudieiaI Oniee for somebody.

WAsHINGroS. February 9.-The House
Judiciary Committee this morning had un-
der consideration the.bill providing for an
additional Associate Justice nf the Supreme
Court of the Territory of Dakota. Delegate
PettigreN made a ststement to the commit
tee regarding the necessity of the passage
Of the bill, upon which there will probably
be favorable report next week.
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Shot and Robbed,

RocEToRD, ILL, February 9.-Lsst night
two robbers broke into the house of Wm.
AcGregor. a farmer living seven miles
south of this city, shot him and fifteen.
year-old daughter, gagged the wife aud
robbed them offs small sum of money. The
man aud daughter are not expected to
AyA
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BIG STRIKE.
The Coke workers OF the ConnellsviIIe
Region Resist n Reduction.

PITTSBURGH, February "a Uniontown,
Pa, special to the Post says: The employees
of the Chicago and Connellsville Coke Co.
struck against reduction of wages. The
company claim they are paying higher
wages than the average rates, and they are
determined to have the wages equalized.
They operate 2Si ovens and ship most OF
their product to the Joliet steel works,
which have been idle for some weeks. The
Coke Company say they can operate only q
few ovens at most, even if the men &C.
cept the reduction. 1t is understood there
will 10
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The weather Prophet AT FauIt.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-There are no
indications of the heavy storm" predict
ed to-day by Weather Prophet Virgins,
snd il is understood that he hiss withdrawn
The prophecy concerning the great hurri-
cane and tidal wave for March llth.
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Railroad Accidents.

WAsHINGroS, Pa, February s.-William
Post, employed by the Pittsburgh South.
ern Railroad Company. had his left hand
mashed Wednesday night while coupling
cars. Last Wednesday the evening train on
the Pittsburgh Southern road jumped the
track near here and Jacob Hell, of Pitts.
burgh, was severely injured.
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Bessemer pig continues in light demand
with nominal prices. w. G. Hematites are
quoted, nominalIy, for mixtures equal
parts Nos. 2 and 3, 51s@5Ss, f. o. b. ship
ping ports.
The market for blooms is dull and prices
are lower. We quote Bessemer 7x7, f4 Is
6d@G4 rs Cd, t. o. b. shipping ports.
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Lent Add. tionaI Interest.

They were Judge Loomis and G.. w:
Neale, of Parkersburg, and Col. Baird, OF
Ritchie. After Gen. Flick closed for the
pros ecution the jury retired to make a
verdict. The affidavit Of H. Il. Dotson., a
conscience. smitten witness summoned by
the prosecution, was presented to the court
BY the District Attorney, in which wit
ness plead guilty of perjury, alleging that
the evidence which he gave favorable to
the accused while on the witness stand was
through fear of his life, as the prisoner
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A Big Day for Smiths Ferry.

SNIrB's FERRY, February 9.-Last Mon
day was an eventful day here. We had a
big fire, food, two births, a marriage, a
suicide and a fight, something that never
happened in the history OF Smiths Ferry
before, at least the old residents say so.
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Judah y. RRninmIn

LONDON, February 9-Judah P. Benjs-
min, who has retired from practice, was ad-
yiSed by doctors Of the highest reputation
In Paris, that the state OF his heart renders
pTo'F2G'ed Argument in cHurt unsafe for
AIA-. 40 ~ vsls< Wise "a ksSS ssSita.
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sarnh Rernhardt,. Levels.

PARIS, February 9-The sale OF Sarah
Bernhardt's jewels took place yesterday.
The persons in attendance were principally
dealers and representatives OF the demi
monde. A necklace Of rose diamonds sold
for "a, 900 francs, and two bracelets fetched
1000 francs each.
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MARINE DISASTER.
Another Steamboat Burned-TIve Per.
sons Drowned.

SAN Francisco, February "a Seattle
dispatch says: The steamer Gem left this
port this morning, loaded with hay and
other freight, for Port Gamble, Seaback
and Union City, with four passengers. She
called at Port Madison and in the after
neon started for Port Gamble. When five
or six miles out smoke was observed. The
pilot headed the boat for shore, lashed the
wheel and got the life boat into the water,
but in three minutes she went adrift. All
but the extreme forward part of the boat
was mass of flames. The Chinese cook
and two deck hands showed the remaining
boat into the water. +. C. Vickey, a pas.
senger, a teacher at Skohonish, Indian
reservation,
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A CoIored Traredy.

CHATTANOOGA. February 9-Tom Wig
gins colored, finding his wife, from whom
be had separately IN company with colored
preacher, cut her throat and then his own.
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Loss OF Stock by Storms

ST. LOUIS, February lO.-Reports from the
cattle range section of Colorado say that
loss OF stock by the storms and cold wealth.
er will amount to Is per cent,
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Brakemen Killed.

PETERSBURG, Va, February 9-James
johnson and Andrew Jenkins, brakemen,
were killed by the derailing Of a material
train
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Cried 10 His wife

to follow him and he would save her, and
plunged into the sound and was drowned.
His wife followed him and went down in q
moment. The deck hands lost were Geo.
Gowan and f. Rayback, and they with
Vickey and wife and Chinese cook COM
plete the list Of those drowned. Capt.
Williamson with a deck hand kept the
crafts head to the wind and kept her bow
free from the fire and themselves safe until
taken Off by boats from the shore, two
miles distant. The Gem was stern wheel
boat of So tons burden, and belonged to
John McBee & Co of Union City. She
was valued at Sc 900; no insurance on
vessel or CARGO
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Not For JeH

SPRISGFIELD, February 9.-The House
passed Q resolution asking Congress tn pen
sion veterans in the Nex'c,n aad Black
Hawk wars, except Jet DaYis.