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BuRDgNBI MAILs
And Busy Express Men thristmasi
Cards and Hunuies. =


Cards and Hunaies.
For Gays the forces Of all the express
companies have had d,all they could do to
handle packages Of holiday presents, and
the postcfiice has been flooded with Christ
mas cards and packages. The growth OF
this business may be judged from the
fact that yesterday 1891 pieces Of
drop mail matter, that Is packsges, cards
and letters mailed at this office for Wheel
ing people, were handled, agpinst 6i2i
pieCes the corresponding day last year.
On Saturday 623 pieces were handled,
against 35S last year on the 22d. Sacks full
oil packages Of all kinds ea!sosent abroad
and received from abroad,
Many people are thouehtless enough to
seal up packages, and only. pay merchan-
die rates on them. They should reflect
that the recipient will have to pay let
ter rates@2 cents per half ouncs-beiors
taking Il from the office. Some amusing
complications thus arise, Z:
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They wan si,aye IA more. Z

NV HAyRs CoNN, December pa
Henry LFyezaph, a iouIneyman barber,
has been informed that $4,000 hiss been
left to him by relatives who died recently
in Germany. The wife Of Henry Penzi,
bene, mother Of barber, received $1,000
from her mother in Italy. The barberl
have abandoned shaving,
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a Cnleles /. Epgineer.

FoRr WAYNE, IND, December 24.-The
north bound accommodation train on tie
G. R 81. railroad backed into the switch
engine on the Niekle Plate road, at Nick'e
Plate Junction, in the suburb of the city,
at eight o'clock this morniug. The rear
coach was thrown from the track and sew
en- persons aeriously injured. Among the
number was Mira. Thos. Ellison, oi this
|ciiy. The accident is attributed 10 the
carelessness Of the engineer Of the switch
train. ls
CINCINNATI, December 24-The CONNER
cidl. Gasette's Fort Wayne special says:
Judge Ellison and children, badly bruised;
A. w. Fisher, OF West Unity, Ohio, had.
several ribs broken and one loot crushed !;
]. A. Griffin, Union City, badly bruised
Mrs N. d. Elder, Fort Wayue, arm broken
and bruised. The wounded were all cared
Tor by the company. Engineer Skidmore,
Of the switching engine, has not been seen
since the accident. 4
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Five pnxs ON a Raft.

Cork, December 24-The bark Helen
Findlayson rescued at sea from a raft Cap
tain Balm and five men, Of the ship Regona,
from Philadelphia November 10, for Lon
hwentto pieces in gale in Decem-
Der. Therescued men had been upon the
raft five days, during which time they had
neither food nor water.
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TEE TELEGRAPH POLES MUST GO
Successful Experiments at Washington
with tue Underground system,

with tue Underground system.
From our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. O., December 24.-some
weeks ago invitations were sent out re.
questing all persons to,call at the Office Of
Col. Rockwell, who has charge Of the pub.
lie buildings and grounds in the District to
witnessa trial Of the underground telephone
cables that had Just been laid between that
Office and the Capitol. In response to the
invitation quite a crowd Of newspaper men,
electricians, scientists, and officers iofthe
Government called to witness the tests.
The cables consisted Of o ganglia Of six
wires insulated with gutta percha and i'm
bedded in lead, the diameter OF the whole
being about three-iourths OF an inch. The
call bell was rung and answered from the
other end Of the line, and each person
present tested the wire and all pronounced
the experiments entirely satisfactory. The
The ends OF these wires were then looped
together SO asto make single line forty
two miles in length. Again the trial was
make with satisfactory results. Telegraph
and telephone men who were present eug.
pested all sorts OF trials and tests. They
feared the underground system was only
too good, and dreaded the order that they
expected to come. They failed, however,
to convince any one presentthatthe serial
wires have any advantages not possessed
by tho underground cables. Since the trial
was made, other cables have been laid, con.
Meeting all the Offices Of the district govern.
ment with headquarters Of the commission-
ers. The telegraph pole must 80. So
satisfactory have all the expert
ments and trials proved that the
commissioners have determined that not
under any circumstances shall another
pole be erected within the limits OF their
Jurisdiction. The telegraph and telephone
companies don't like the outlook, but
there is no help for them, and within Q
wear, II everything turns out as well as II
promises, the capital city will in this re;
spect excel all her sister citiep, and will NO
longer be cursed with the pole nuisance on
her streets and web work Of wires over
head that have Of late become 80 intoler-
able. siafa t
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RIVER IMPROVEMENT,
rAEwoaK sofAR BONE oNrAE oAIo
Operation. Ia The Inm.dl.ts Vicinity Of wheeling,
aad on the Upper Ohio Estimates for Pro.
posed Work, including New Dam at
wheeling IslaDd-Olh,r Projects.
From, an Oceasional Corycpondfllt,

From an Occasional Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. O., December 24.-The
report Of the Chief OF Engineer, which has
been sent to Congress, contains the fellow
ing Of interest relative to the improvement
Of the Ohio river:
The amount of money available for this
improvement at the beginning Of the pres.
ent year was sl11,2lSs7, aud the amount
required for Its completion is s, l,O6s, $50.
The report says: Gas no action was
taken on the estimates submitted with my
last annual report, I renew them. The
estimates for the completion Of the Davis
Island dam, which is in excess Of the esti.
mates Of last year, ia due to the extra cost
Of keeping up the work another year, the
loes by exposure OF unfinished work, the
extra cost sustained during the past by
failures Of contractors, and the fact that
last years experience has shown the neces.
sity Of adding protection against scour
below the dam that had not previously
been thought necessary"
The estimate for the whole river, which
is Of interest, is, in detail, as follows:
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IT seems that no spectacle is too brutal
to be put on the boards at Golfers Station
without fear OF interference. This is dis
grace to the State and to Hancock county
ii there be one thing more debasipg than
another 1t ia dog fight.
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MoEcuRE, N. O., December 24-Mrs.
Alice Gunter, aged 80, her daughter and
granddaughter were murdered at Chatham
church, near here. Tire weapon used was
an axe. All three were struck several.
blows. No clue to the murderer. There
Ia great excitement.
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pen nn.yIyapia,s Iarnings.

PalI1DELpmA, December M,-The oih'
clSl statement Of the business Of the Penn
sylyania railroad lines east Of Pittsburgh
and Erie Tor II months OF 1888 shows ~
370o77 increRse; expenses 81 ,4l4 77S; IN
creasa in net earnings S905, ,299. All lines
weat Of Pittsburgh and Erie for II months
show surplus over liabilities Of 3, Nv;
O96, q decrease compared Win leeZ u
s7S7. .lSg.
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BndOIl

CINCINNATI, December 9t,-The CONNER
cial: :Gd:ate's Bucyrus, Ohio, special says. 4
There was bad wreck, last night, on the
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railroad,
eight miles west Of Bucyius. Alireight col
lision, caused by the log. An engine and
twelve cars were wrecked. Noone hurt.
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CRIB WHIPPED
In the Fight at -Coiiler Station Yester.
day.

dsy.
srEunsNMLLE, o., December A-Alarge
number Of sporting men from Pittsburgh,
Wheeling, Martins Ferry, Bsllaire and
this city gathered at Collier Station, on the
Pan Handle road this morning, TO witness
the fight betsesnP. N. Kirley's dog Jack
Napoleon and the dog Crib, owned by John
Brennan, Of Martins Ferry, for $3.50 a side.
Kirley's deg won easily in thirty-one
minutes. III
Four rounds were fought. The first two
were very close. In the third Jack got de.
cidedly the better OF Crib, and in the
fourth Crib refuaed 10 scratch. James Ken.
dan was referee. The interest taken in
the contest was great, AMI. It was estimated
that s.. 900 or So, 600 changed hands in side
beta
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hEcRErARY .WEEKR
rxp,esaes MS View. ON the ways and
Means Committee,


PrHRusap, December A.-Mr. y. D.
Weeks, Of the Iron Atuocipttpp, on reading
the names Of the memberu Of the Wsys
and Means committee, said; "That conn
mittee means tariff reform. Morrison is
an honest man with The courage to enforce
bIs convictions, and he Is openly for a low
eripg Of the tariff. Hehas told me that he b.
c@onaIdered @ the present tariff unequal In its
voh ,stsa ss for Instance, he thinks cotton ties
and sy, lin n plates are too low, but he wants the
others ot rs brought 10 that level. Instead Of
raising the rates ontnose Articles ne Rn wanta
e,stis ~. H protectionist on the committee. The
,a RsnnbIican members are all safe for tariff
,sifh the exception Of Kasson. On tariff
W Ma'n Il III ike Ensign stebbins was on the
M Maine u liquor question, that Is ''in favor y q
The lsg but against ip Enforcement" He
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1ri.h ninlress in Toronto.

|. Tonosro. December 24.-The Irish citi-
gems held meeting yesterday TO bring
before the public the present distressed
condition OF pauper emigrants in this city.
A substantial sum was subscribed to ale.
yiate immediate wants. An influential
committee was appointed to canvass tor
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Problpg an Insursaoe Fraud.

CHICAGO, December 24.-The examina.
ton is in progress this morning Of DR..
Henry seiger, ex.county physician, VIM.
Gnetschew and Itelus Driver, all charged
with conspiracy to defraud the Home Lie
insurance Company out Of $500 by
palming Off dead men on the Company:
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rae auaSES sYNAaosuF.
Distressing soenes-ohlIdren Leapinl
from the windows.

from the Windows.
CoNsrASrISopLE, December 24-The fire
reported from Galata broke out in the Ger.
man Israelite school house attached to the
synagogue. The flames spread with such
rapidity as to prevent the majority Of the
children escaping through the doors.
Many were thrown or leaped from the up
per windows into blankets in the street
below. Many we're thus injured. Nine
teen ohsrred bodied were recovered. Thir-
ty altogether are missing. The directress
Of the school, seized with fright, threw her.
self from q window and was Killed.
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O,Donneil,s WHO'S Dream.

NKw YoRK, December 24-NIrs. o'Don.
nell, wife Of oarey's slayer, has arrived
from England. On The voyage she dreamt
that her husband had been respited and
she would again see him alive. She was
much oveljoyed by. the dream, which she
told her friends. Her happiness, however,
was rudely dispelled on reaching port
when she learned that her husband had
bean hanged.
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Epgland,s Departed sa bjects,

LONDON, December at-The emigration
committee say that Of 400 "assisted emil
grants" for the year closing, two.t thirds
went to the United States and the remains
der to Canada. Many emigrants are re-
turning to whom passage money was ad-
pannad
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Criminal negligence. /. j.

CINCINNATI, December 24-The cmmer-
cial. Gasetle's Fostotia, o., special says: a
freight train was wrecked at Lonely Sta
tion, on the Columbus, Hooking v llley 4
Toledo road; by the failnre to fisg when q
rail was taken out The conductor. Fiems
ing, and a brakeman were wounded. y
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1nhn cnn,i Ra n Ciilzen.

NRw YoRK, December 24,-Judge Truax,
Of the Superior Court, has refused to issue
second papers 10 Chinaman who OBJ.
tained Ills first papers. The Judge cites
the Chinese immigration act Of May, 1892
which declares that no State court or couri
Of the United States shall admit Chinese Ia
oiiivanahin Is II
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AnOdd Snnnsh Up.

INDIANAPOLIS, December pa serious
accident occurred last night on the j. NJ.
& /. R. R. near Franklin, Ind. A.train
from Louisville was drawn by two
engines and running at high
rate Of speed, suddenly the front engine
parted and shot forward. Before the
second engine could check its
speed something gave way, badly wreck
ing the baggage, postal and express car.
No one was seriously injured. sa
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cal Museum, but is not open 10 visitors.
The bones have been so skillfully treated
that they have the resemblance Of an ivory
figure. Sergeant Mason, q few days ago,
was ehown the skeleton, and shaking his
fist Tit, he muttered: "Your bones have
caused a heap OF trouble in this land"
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Gt1s g'ttelligelrrer.
ME1RY Christmas TO all.

55liice. Nos. rs aud y Fourteenth street.
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rhe Tarl.cy rraIn ON Time.

NEw YoRK, December PA special
train over the Long Island railroad left
Hunters Point ate A.M.and returned at
7:4O p, NJ, after distributing 1000 turkeys
piyen by President Austin Corbin to his
employee
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Pryor says ne DIDN'T.

NEw YoRKi December 24-M. Roger A.
Pryor has authorized a reporter to say that
he had not, as rumored, received $4,000
fees out OF the fund raised for o. 0'Donnell's
delense. He also said that his fees amount
ed to considerably less than that, Ia
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THR DREDGISG rLREr.


The Ohio river dredging fleet consists of
two dredgea, four scows and fat boat.
Delays and interruption, while at work,
are necessarily Of frequent occurrence,
Ordinarily the dredge tender is able to take
away and dumpthe ssows as fast as they
are loaded, but at many places scant water
preventing scows from being loaded to
their full capacity, long distance to the
dumping ground, occupation ofthe chan.
mel by passing boats and .towe, insufficient
room to handle the dredges themselves,
&C., seriously reduce the amount Of work
that can be accomplished.
The material to heexcavated may be Of
such q character as TO prevent rapid work,
in which case the frequency OF accidents
to the machinery is much chrincreased.
Under occasionally favorable circum.
stances q dredge can excayate 1 200 cubic
yards per day for a number Of days with
out extraordinary risk to the machinery
and Without requiring undue exertion on
the part Of the men.
AS Congress failed to pass river and
harbor bill at Its les. session, work during
the present year will be confined to the
completion Of outstanding contracts, and
to such work on the Da,is Island Dam as
can be completed with the small balance
on hand,
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GENERAL PRYoR is very careful to say
that he did not get $4,000 for his iunket
abroad to see o'Donnell convicted, and he
is equally as careful not to cay how much
he did get There is nothing like great
presence Of mind on great occasions.
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RAILROAD WRECKS.
SEVERAL PERSONS KlLLEo.
A rrlln Goes Through Calvert and Take. Fire.
Laad slider. Collisions and Wa.hou.. the Con.
sequence Of the Drlrtas stOrn-tI.n.
srai Interference with Travel.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 2l-Traips
on the Short Line between this city and
Cincinnati were detained by land slide
near Sulphur station. Four bents of the
trestle over the little Kentucky river were
washed out and repaired to-day, but trains
will not be resumed before Tuesday night
owing to the land slide.
Passenger train No. 4 from Chicago to
Louisville on the L., N. A. 4 O. road went
through culyert near Salem, Ind, this
morning shortly after daylight. The en-
gine and tender passed safely, the bag
gage car, two coaches and the sleeper went
through. They almost Immediately took
fire from overturned stoves and were de-
stroyed, butall the passsugers,i It is thought,
were removed before any bodies were
burned. Details received here are OF the
most mesgre description, but accounts
agree that six, and perhaps seven per-
SONS were killed. Seven or eight
we're injured. The names Of the
dead received are Charles Sanford, New
Albany, baggage.master, Mrs. Dora Id
dings, Lafayette, Ind, Jacob Helfrich,
father OF master car-builder OF the road,
Engineer John Vaughan and fireman. In
iured passenger names are not yet re-
ported. On reception OF the news special
relief train to bring officials and surgeons
lett this city for the scene and has not yet
=
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In consequence of the stress Of weather
a great many Christmas presents have
failed to connect; which shows again that
some things are just as well done to-day as
Tomorrow.
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CHICAGO, December 24.-lniormation
has been received that the Louisville pas
senger train over the Louisville, New Al
bany & Chicago Road, which left here last
evening was ditched near Salem, Ind, but
further particulars have not been obtained.
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AprER the Bar Committee has made its
report, showing that no effort was spared
to trail Mr.. McColloch, his disappearance
remains as much mystery as ever.
There was no reason why he should desire
to absent himself. Mental alteration is
the only theory which finds any support
in the facts as they are known.
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TIE West Virginia delegation doesn't
ge. a great deal from Speaker Carlisle, but
then it wasn't very strong for him in his
campaign, and West Virginia isn't very far
South. Better luck next time, good
friands M.
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WE may come upon the time when in
Wheeling telegraph wires viii go under
the ground. A wilderness Of poles and q
labyrinth ofwires can not be called either
slightly or safe. H
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GENERAL GoFP is well placed on the
Naval committee, in which he fares better
than most new members of the minority.
Now, General, let's see whether we can't
have a navy.
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The Hee,hen Chinee In a Row

PANAMA, December PA row took
place between native and Chinese labor.
e.s on the Pacific Mail oomnany'a islsnd.
Rsyolyers were used. Troops were sent
from this city. Q 1iet has been restored.
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From the official report it appears that
"ssisted emigration" has not been howl
ing success, though it will always be an in
dignity to this country.
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LOOK on Mr., oarlisle's Ways and Means
committee and weep. The Kentucky ar
ticle Of "tariiE reform" is written oil over
it-espscially all over Mr.. Morrison.
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IT WAS A BLUNDER
TO pyLL OFF THE MASK
Some Rourh criticism. Of III. Carlisle no,.-rlo
Democratic Party Already KnOeksd Out for
1ss4-nr. Randall and his Friends ua.
happy, and they woa'l Conesalit.
Ffom 0ir Special CofrcEpondelt.

From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. O., December 24.-There
is no longer any reason for doubling that
the more conservative leaders Of the Dem
ccratic party now believe that the election
OF John G. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, as Speak
er Of the House Of Representatives has
done their party more damage than any
other act that it has committed for years.
One prominent Democrat who spent por.
ton Of the week just past in New York in
consultation with a number of the party
leaders, returned to Washington Sunday
morning, and expressed the opinion to d
circle OF friends that the selection Of Mr..
Carlisle for Speaker by the Democratic
caucus had utterly ruined what little pros
poets there were for Democrrtic success in
the Presidential campaign next summer.
THE KENTUCKY WHISKY RING.
They say that Mr.. Carlisle was elected by
the influence Of the Kentucky whiskyring,
in the hope that If Mr.. Carlisle was made
Speaker he would be able to have put
through Congress the bill for the extension
of time for the payment OF taxes on dis
titled spirits now In bonded warehouse. It
is charged that this ring subscribed for
thousands Of extra copies'of the Louisvils
Courier.Jotrnal and had 1t circulated
through the South all during the past sum-
mer and fall, and until Mr.. Carlisle's cleo
ton was assured by the decision Of the
caucus. Notwithstanding their success
thus far it ia question OF great doubt
whether the members Of the whisky ring
will realize on their investment 1t is said
that ex.Speaker Randall will see to 1t when
the bonded extension bill comes up for &C.
tion that it does not get through the House
of Representatives. He will, with the aid
OF his friends and enough Republicans, be
able to defeat any legislation for the relief
OF those interested in the whisky ring.
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ri,n sIrelelnn flnitenn.

WAaHNaroN, December 24-The skele.
ton Of Ciuiteau Is now articulated and hid.
dep ina private room Of the Army Asdi'
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The nimble Springer is mad because he
has been snubbed in the committee deal.
In this he sees the Christmas greeting Of
tbe unresponsiye Morrison.
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MIL AnOther,

MINNEAPOLIS, MrSs, December 24-A
freight train was wrecked here at the west
end Of the railroad bridge. The wreck
was occasioned by wild engine running
into a regular freight. Three employees
were seriously injured.
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RAW SORES.


The election OF Carlisle as Speaker has
left more raw sores within the Democratic
party than any other event for years. ]
remember upon the frat day Of the session
when Mr.. Carlisle had been formally elect
ed and escorted to the Speakers chair,
he said, after delivering his speech:
"The next thing in order under the rules
is the election Of clerk Whereupon
Randall, smarting under the effects Of his
defeat, arose TO his feet and was immedi.
ately recognized by the Speaker. Said
Randall: "Mr. Speaker, the next thing
under the law is the swearing in OF the
members" This speech was not heard by
many people in the galleries or by any
than those members in Randall's imme.
diate vicinity, owing to the confusion in
the hall, bntit created considerable Of an
impression and quiet talk, and 1t is said
this is only indicative as to what may be
expected after the House gets into work
ing order after the holiday recess. There
is no doubt, but that Randall and his
friends intend TO make it very interesting
in a quiet way for the new Speaker, and
those who ars more directly responsible
for his election.