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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-05

KSoxvlLLE, ILL, January 4.-st. Marys
Episcopal School for Young Ladies, this
place, was burned to the ground early this
morning. Most OF the one hundred schol.
ans were asleep when the flames were dis.
covered, and had barely time to escape
when the flames were discovered, and had
barely time to escape when the alarm was
given. Leaving their wardrobe and prop.
erty, many escaped by ladders. Miss Gil.
lette, Of Buffalo, ILL.,, broke leg. Miss
Hosford, Of Dubuque, was seriously injured
by falling from u ladder. Z. A. Keighting,
q fireman, also fell and was injured. Nc
others were injured and no loss Of life oc.
CURED, though at one time it seemed in.
evitable. The building was an imposing
vestry brick, handsomely furnished. The
students are mostly from Illinois. The
loss on the building Is about S25, 900, fully
insured. The loss Of the ladies in property
isabout as much.
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CAPITAL cuLLiaoss..
The Senate, yesterday, passed the Bond
ed Whisky bill, without amendment.

ed Whisky bill, without amendment.
The main features Of the tariff bill re-
ported to the Senate by Mr.. Morrell are
the same as heretofore published, with the
exception Of the cotton and silk schedules.
That for cotton is a duplicate OF the
schedule adopted by the Ways and Means
Committee on Tuesday. In the, silk
schedule the duty on thrown silk and on
silk threads or yarns OF every description
is placed at thirty per cent ad yalorem.
A communication from the Secretary Of
the Navy was laid before the Senate yes
terday, regarding the recommendation for
the construction Of the steel cruisers Of
$500 tons displacement to cost, it Is said,
81 ,576,S55, three steel cruisers OF about
$500 tons displacement 10 cost each, esti-
mated, Sl,0Sl ,225; one iron dispatch boat,
or fast clipper, Of about l5O tons displace-
ment to cost $4,000, and one cruising
torpedo bout TO cost $4,000. The Navy
Department and Advisory Board agreethat
the largest vessel should not be built, so
large and expensive vessel not being now
required, and, the Secretary adds, "if
finished It would not be adapted to the
present constitution OF the navy.
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BRIEF rELEdRAMs.

Rev. ]. O.. Smith, one i Of the pioneer
Methodist preachers in Indiana, died in
lndianapolis yesterday, y ~. Z. : :,
John Russell. aged @, and John. Lynte.
man, aged "a, ot Nova Scotia, were drowned
by the capsizing Of boat In Dorchester
Bay, yesterday.
terrible storm Of wind and snow ragged
at MI. Washington yesterday. The wind
blew at the rate OF ~ miles an hour.
Temperature h zero.
The receipts OF the Chicago Postoilice
last wear we're 81, SIS, 900; expenses S5GS, 900;
net revenue $l,S09,000. Increase Of net
revenue over 1881 Of II per cent, or S22S,'
000.
D.. Bradley, Vice. President Of the iron
and Steel Company, OF Chicago, says those
mills will close January 18th, for q month
or six weeks on account Of the low price ol
rails.
A Fillmore Centre, Michigan dispatch
saws The boiler in Hoffman & Sellman's
steam flour mill exploded yesterday. Six
men we're injured and one died. Two more
viii die. The boiler was thrown three hun.
dred feet
The Memphis l1dba publishes statistics
concerning the growth Of that city, giving
improvements IN the shape OF buildings
erected during the past year, and estimates
that million and a quarter has been thus
expended, and the boom still continues.
The Pullman Car Company has built
two cars, and will h4ild Rore Of the same
nst,ern. which are arranged With small
Eitahsns in which travellers can prepare tes
or coffee, and containing on its shelyes, .
variety Of food. They are particularly de-
sirable for excursions.
Our Union, a New York newspaper, iol
nine years the official organ Of the Wo
mans National Christian Temperance
Union, has been consolidated with Th,
Signal, oi Chicago, Rnder the name o
Union Signal, the new paper thus becoming
The organ Of the society, appears to-day
The Wopan's National Christian Temper
snce Union . poy the largest woman!
society in the country.
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WASHINGTON, D. O. January 4.-Tbe
President to-day decided not ottofnterfere in
the case Of Dick Liddel, now in jail at
Huntsville, Ala, charged with robbing a
United States Paymaster at Muscle Shoals,
Ala, in the spring Of 1881. The application
for the pardon Of Liddel was made by
Governor Crittenden, OF Missouri, and other
high officials Of that State, including the
United States Attorney and the Chief Of
Police, of Kansas City, on the ground that
q pardon would aid materially in the con-
viction Of Frank James, now awaiting trial
at Independence, Mo. The, Presidents
action is based on a report from the Attor-
ney General, who made an adverse report
on the petition for a pardon on the ground
that nothing could be gained by such ac-
ton, as Liddel was as much deserving OF
punishment as James.
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Trspr is no occasion for side remarks
.oI mu,terings about the expense oil the
-, I Route prosecution. If Congress wants
~ know the cost it can doubtless be graft
~ S.l though 4 might be discreet TO wait
,otl & tl,t matter has been brought to a
%nal determination. At the right time
T., I that now or hereafter-the Attorney
G.rerol y, will be able to show .
,,i.e and honest use Of the public
tDn,Is, or he is not the Benjamin Harris
p,.ws,er we take him to be. Mr.. Brewster
ha. i his pecuIiarities, and one OF them is a
~ ".cnIiariy nice regard for the money oil
a,bpr people. In long and active career
~ NV which he has excited riyafries and jeal'
",.ies, and worn frills, as is solemnly
ch,r,ed against him, 1t has never been
.,ii tbat he converted to his own use or
.nppt on favorites the money oil other peo-
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JAu.ER DAVIS asks leave to print his re-
marks. We give it to him. As defense
his card is;impotent He conviets him.
SELF His testimony is not quite so strong
,gainst himself as when he was on the
witness stand under oath, but 1t goes far
enough TO support the suggestion ot the
IS7rllI0RScEn that Mr.. Davis Is not ht
man for the place. What right has he TO
use the mace-six pounds OF rawhide and
ron-on any prisoner? What righehas he
10 fire his revolver at a prisoner-though
il be "iust 10 scare him2" The law doesn't
Iiye it to him and it would be bad law
that should. The boys may have been
inlpudent, aggravating, obnoxious to his
family; but it is not provided that in such
cases The jailer may use bIudgeon. 1t is
possible, also, that the boys have lied
lying is not worse than house.burning. But
the uniitness Of the jailer for his place
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= GENERAL STRIKE
LIKELY to Occur In the Tuscarawas Val
iey-The Meeting at MRHsllIon,

MLASLLos, o., January AIN response
to a call Of John Mcbride, President Of the
State Miners Association, a'delegate meet;
ing Of the coal miners Of the Tuscarawas
valley wai held at Clinton yesterday. As
the call was only issued few days ago, but
fifteen mines were represented. A COM
mittee Of five was selected to meet a
committee OF the same number OF
operators in this city on the 9th
inst, the object Of the conference
being to Try to adjust amiGably the differ.
ence between operatives and diggers.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted at yesterdays
meeting instructing the delegates to refuse
70 accept 4 reduction to elghty.ave cents In
the price Of mining and to urge the adop'
tiou OF sliding scale to regulate the price.
II the operatives adhere 70 their resolution
passed unanimously at their Cleveland
meeting December Goth, insisting on q re.
dpction Of 10 cents per ton, there Is every
prospect for general atrike in this valley,
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Der in either House Of Congress. Mr.. For
bes proposes TO have the convention CONF
posed OF one delegate for every Congress.
man and Senator, and one additional for
each Republican memberin either House
Of Congress. AIr. Mathis plan is TO give
two for each Senator, one for each Con.
gresham, and one additional for every
1900 votes cast for Garfield. To these
plans l have added the plan Of allowing
one delegate for every 10000 votes cast for
Garfield, and also plan allowing one dele
gate for each Presidential elector and one
additional for every 10000 votes cast for
Garfield. This latter is slight moditica-
tion Of the Martin plan.
This question will be settled at meeting
Of the National Committee to be held at
Washington. d. c., onEthe Ith inst. !
should beglad to have the views OF the Re:
ppblicans OF the State zas toithe merits oil
the respective plans. The old plan is most
favorable 10 our State, but is It iair2
JOHN W. MASON.
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BLASTED BY STEAM.
TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION
At Black Hou. Landing. Hancock, County, ". Va
Ous Han KILLED and -Four lpJursd-Ths Boiler
Bant Iats SnalI Fragments and the
Bulidlnss Completely DsmolLGhpdl
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Nsw CuNBERL4SD, January This
morning at nine o'clock word came from
the Black Horse Landing that the boilers
in McMahau, Porter & Co.'s large sewer
pipe works had exploded and torn the
building all into pieces The news flew
with Lightning speed and ina few minutes
the ridge was lined with people on their
way to the scene. An IYTELLGENCER
scribe hastened there and ascertained the
following facts:
At about nine o'clock the battery Of boil
ers in the southern part Of the works, bet
ter known as the "old shop" exploded
with terrific force, tearing the building
away rs though it had been struct-
ure Of straw instead OF strong, substan-
tial building as il was. The boilers were
blown into ten thousand pieces, and that
portion Of the building where the boilers
and engine were situated was torn into
shreds, while the whole building
was twisted and bent out by the terrific
shock and conclusion.
Upon investigation it was ascertained
that several parties. were missing, and
several others were slightly injured. John
Miskelly, the engineer, was no where to be
seen and search among the debris was
prosecuted with energy.
After an hour the liieless body was
found lying under portion OF the boiler
and steam drum. He was taken out, but
in the meantime Lorenzo Grimes had been
extricated from beneath the fallen build
ing, somewhat hurt but not seriously.
James W. Manypenny received serious,
II not fatal, scalp wound, by being struck
by some flying missile. John Gritton and
O young man by the name OF McGaiick,
received slight injuries. From the position
in which Afiskelly, the engineer, was found,
1t is supposed that he was working with
the pumps.
The theory advanced by many is that
the water had become exhausted and that
the pump began to throw water into the
boiler, which caused theexplosion. Many
theories will be advanced, but Of course
the thing will be forever clouded in mys-
terry.
1t is generally conceded that the water
had become exhausted from the boilers.
This Is evident from the manner in which
the pieces are twisted and torn up.
> The remains of Miskelly will be taken in
charge by the membership Of Stella Lodge
/. o. o. F. and the funeral ceremony per
formed in accordance with their customs.
The damage Is approximated to be from
ten to fifteen thousand dollars, which will
fall entirely upon the company, there be-
ing no insurance against explosions. The
company will proceed to rebuild the works
as soon as possible. 1t Is big loss, but
the company will not ut all be embarrassed
by 1t, as II Is q strong one.
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Werk Of 81. Lonls Thngs.

ST.. LOUIS, January 4.-Late last even.
ing five pick.pockets boarded car on the
Olive street line and attempted to pick the
pockets Of Leslie A. Motfett, late Police
Commissioner, and Charles Dickson, Street
Railway Superintendent. They were fe
pulsed, and then they attacked the two
gentlemen beating them about the face
with brass knucklers. This same lot Of rli
fans boarded the cans Of this line Monday
and Tuesday nights. On Monday night J.
L. Pierce lost valuable watch, and on
Tuesday James Grant lost pocket book
The tbleving is done at / | o'clock, an houl
when the police are changing their watch.
This proves that the band are profession
ais. The citizens generally are much ex'
cited over these attacks.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
RAPID WORK DONE BY CONGRESS.
Two lupor..nt Bill. Passed By tn. senate, .ad tn.
Civil Service Measure Pushed ThrOsgh the
HOuss without D,bAt.-HenrI q. SSid to
bs On Top In the Senatorial Race.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent. 3
wAsHISoToN, ary4.-Congress had
an especially virtaous spasm to-day and
carried business through at both ends
The Senate passed the West Point appre
priation bill in the morning hour, post
poned the Fitz John Potter case for week
with unanimous agreement that vote
should then be had without further debate,
The House finished thsarmy appropriation
bill, cttting down the pay for Pacific Rail
roads .or transportation one-hali, ant twih
only AZ dissenting votes, and without de
bate passed the Senate civil service bill
giving. the appointment power OF sub
ordinate officers to commission. OF the
minority vote against the bill in the
House only six were Republicans, con
siderable number dodged. There is no
doubt tof It's signature by the Presi!
dent. OF the Democrats voting iot
the bill, Col. Ben Wilson was
the only one OF the West Virginia delega-
ton who voted for the bill. Represents.
ives Hoge and Kenna, both voting in the
negative. ! I-
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From CapiiYIIx % penih.

Fax FRAScIsco, January "A Bakers
Field, CAL, dispatch this morning sayai
When The Northern.bound train was near
Ing Cllente, ]. L. Smith, the Mormon, who
Is under sentence for life for the atrociou,
murder oi his son, few weeks ago, while
claiming TO be under the inspiration O.
God, escaped from his keepers and leapet
from the train. He fell in such a way
that the car wheels passed over him, cut
ting of one Of his legs. He will die.
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has been in constant communication with
Mr.. Tulane in relation thereto. BE brings
with him an additional gift Of $l25,0 900 in
cash, which makes the total donation thus
far equal S500,000. Il Is understood that
the trustees will use the funds now in their
possession and the product Of the real es-
tate 10 found university. to be named in
honor Of the generous donor. II 1t also
understood that on certain conditions Mr..
Tulane will add S500, 900 to his already
munifcent gift. What these conditions
are Is not yet made public, but enough Is
known 10 render certain the establishment
here Of q great institution, which will afford
to the poor the advantages Of education
now enjoyed only by the wealthier classes.
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BANK BRIRFA.
General Steamboat squIbs and River
hems

News.
The Scotia passed up yesterday morning..
The Emma Graham was due down Ut
O'Clock this morning.
The Lucas and Telegram, both down coast
steamers, were the only ones that arrived
and departed yesterday.
The river fell an inch or two yesterday, the
marks last evening indicating a depth OF
only feet inch. Ice was running pretty
heavy ali day, and the prospects for close
OF navigation are good.
The Little Anna ceased running yesterday
On account OF the Ice, and went TO bank lust
above the Water Works The Princess also
found the Ice TOO heavy and deserted the
Bellaire trade and went TO the bank at the
foot Of Thirteenth street.
The steamer Welcome when II sank last
Wednesday week, was In the Old river,
enroute for Shreveport She struck snGg,
and sank In twenty feet OF water. II x
thought she can be raised. The Welcome
was owned by the Jefferson Oil Mills cost
81, 900 and has recently been repaired At an
expense Of 81 800. She was fully Insured In
Cincinnati. Her cargo conSisted OF /. 500
sacks Of Gotten seed Tor the Jefferson OH
Mills, and 100 bales Of cotton for Shreveport,
PrTnBURGH, January 4-Riysr Q leet 4
Inches aud falling, Showing,
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sPEAKERsIIIP RACE.
A SHARP Contest BetWecn Kentuehy's
Two Representatives.

WILMINGTON, January lin regard to
Representative Blackburn's candidacy ior
The next speakership the friends Of Mr.
Carlisle state that during the coglest toF the
Congressional nomination in Blackbarn's
district, Mr. Owen, his opponent, charged
that me Blackburns were chronic ohce'
seekers, and that Blackburn's principal OBJ
iect in desiring to get back into GSn, TS1
vresa sSs was TO be, made Speaker. This
% poInt was pressed closely in the campaign
until until BIaeEbpEn, ip u public speech, at
Cyntbiana, KY, denied that such was tht
Intention. This announcement, Ssy Car
iisls;s friends, should exclude Blaekb4rl
from nor he raes. in regard to the statement
in an interview recently puplished, ~
which Blackburn Is quoted as claiming the
majority Of the Kentucky delegation, tpSS tpeS
say there are eight members tp AZ: Y \
these M Wills, Wnodiotd, Robinson, fprnel
and Clay are strpigbtnlt Carlisle Sen 4
Taking out the two candidates leaVes Fhii
Tbc.npson alone for Blackburn. -.
Mr. NJ BlackbuTn's candidacy for the specs
ersssio X q believed by caFliSle's trieaaS V
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CHICAGO, January "A Montreal special
says: Mr.. SENEGAL, President Of the North
Shore road, just from England, says he and
Charles Hosmer, President Of the Can.
adian Mutual Union, formed a syndicate
to lay cable from Queenstown 70 Halifax
with q capital Of 5000, 600, all Of which
has been subscribed and the contract
awarded. The cable is to be laid In 90.
tober, and the rates will be twenty-five
cents word or less. He also formed a
company In Paris with q capital OF Sl0,.
00O, ,0OO for coloniSing Quebec with foreign
Immigrants.
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be only made for the purpose Of forcing
Carlisle to make terms on the SenatorShip.
II Carlisle can be made to disclaim any in.
tentions in regard to the Senate, then
Blackburn will withdraw from the Speak.
ership contest. Carlisle, however, has re-
fused so far to make this concession. Mr..
Carlisle says he has received large mum.
ber Of communications from Southern and
Western members, all OF whom pledge
their support He claims that he will
have eight.tenths Of the Southern and
seyen.tenths OF the Western votes.
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Nh. Mason, the West Virginia member
Of the National Republican Committee,
ayoH the ISrELmoEScrR. with an interest
ing communication with respect to the
constitution Of the National Convention
Of ISSi. To this is added Washington
dispatch discussing the Forbes plan, which,
ii is believed, will be adopted. West Viz
ginia Republicans hope to contribute to
the election Of the next President
Aal whether or not this hope ID
to be realized, they will have Their
voice in the convention; and their
representative in the committee, in defer
rnce to their desires, asks that they speak
their pleasure regarding the new rule. In
this matter We are not TO be sEayed by
State pride. Whether State has larger
or smaller. representation in the conven'
lion is Of less moment than that
every State shall be fairly repre-
sented on basis which shall
pFOhote Republican harmony anu eAci'e
Republican zeal ior the success Of the con-
yentlOu'L nomines. The convention Of
lsSO, in obedience to the popular demand
settled two essential points, viz Repabli'
can voters are to have district representa-
ticu, and their representatives are not tc
be chosen before the issues have been made
upand fairly presented to theparty. Beyond
this tue expectation has been that the
.tonyeutiou would be composed with soma
regard 10 the Republican vote Of thl
states, 10 h1 the privilege Of nominating
might have moEs direct relation to thu
barieu OF electing-that Republican Yer
uOnt should have more WEIGHT In thu
convention than Bourbon Sonth 9aEalipa
There is reason TO believe that the coin
mittee Riu satisfy this expectation.
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A nILLIoSAJaE's .cOxTRIBUrIoN
Hor Educational Purposes IN New OF
leans,

NEw ORLEANS, January 4.-General r.
l. Gibson has arrived from Washington,
on business in connection with the Tulane
donation last summer. Mr.. Paul Tulane,
now resident Of Princeton, n. j., but ior
many years successtul merchant in this
city donated real estate in New Orleans tc
the value Of several hundred thousand
dollars to board Of Trustees, the proceeds
from which were to be used for educational
purposes. General Gibson was largely in,
stTpmental In occurring the donation, AMI
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SAN Francisco, January 4.-E. J. Bald
win, awell known capitalist, was shot by a
woman in the corridor Of the Baldwin
hotel this morning. The woman's name
was Fannie Baldwin. She claims to be u
consin Of Baldwin. She has been teaching
school on his rancho in Los Angeles county,
and claims that while there Baldwin COM
mitted criminal assault upon her.
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Ghs gatelLiaearer:.
,aic,, No.. - and "a fourleeh.h e.--s
cy,, SERVICE REroRN goes to the Preai. u.
,sot tor approval, and the President will
,aaEe the democratic party unhappy

rur Cincinnati Commercial Gazette has
,,r familiar features Of the old Commercial
", ',i,h ,be combined excellence Of the two
WI SSI iayori,es which it suppIants. The one
O'a '',a, Waning JournaI, another outcome Of
,s'' ,'''. consolidation, bean on its face the
y, ,,o,6fae d successful career.