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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-10
7OLUME XXXI.-.NUMBER LAG.
THE STATE uSryERsrrY.


Prot. d. D. purlnton, oithe State Uniyer.
Sity at MoIantown, Is In the city, and an
lSTELuoEScER reporter meeting him last
evening, asked him how the school was
hourishing.
"Excellently," was his reply. "We now
have more students on the ground than At
this time Of any former year excepting last
year, which was an unusually prospel ouS
year with the institution"
"What about the stories that have m.
Gently been printed concerning the sBonr.
bombing Of the UniversityPn
"Those stories have been exaVvera,iona,
Tor the most part. The facts are about
these: Prior to tho opening Of the winter
term, the faculty unanimously voted to
recommend the adoption Of different
system Of conducting the institution, Here.
toiore II has had the curriculum plan. The
change which was recommended BY the
faculty, Ind which was adopted, substituted
for this modified form OF the elective
system. This Is the change which has
been criticised as Bourbon In It's character
and tendency, principally, think, because
II Is in some respects similar 10 the system
adopted at the University Of Virginia. But
II Is rs similar TO the elective system in
vogue at Harvard University, and surely
that Ia not u Bourbon institution II also
somewhat resembles the plan OF study
adopted at Brown University, When iho
change was made, the standard OF scholar
ship was slightly raised, and some altera-
tons were made In the method of
examining and grading from the examine
tons. Formerly q grade Of out OF pos.
sible 10 was considered passable; now we
require !. It was also formerly the cus-
tom 10 count the grades at examination ag
one month, making one-fourth OF the term
rating. Now we make II one.hali, Then
the examinations were limited 10 ten
questions, and limited alsoas to time, which
Is not now the case.
1.-THE result OF these changes were iuHl n,
we expected. Many OF the pupils, used t.
the old order of things, became nervous
under the new regime, and some Of them
did not do themselves Justice. But In no
case where these were re.examined did
they fail to pass, having by the second
trial regained their presence OF mind.n
Then you do not regard the change as
permanently or seriously detrimental 10
the usefulness OF the University"
mo, sir; by no means. II the faculty
find by experience that such Is the case.
they will recommend the restoration of lid
former system; But no such an event is
at all probable"
'lIow does President Wilson seem 10
fit into his position?"
"First rate, think he Is imbued with
the right spirit: For instance, heard him
say the other day that some people COM
planned that the University was a Southern
institution; he wanted 1t understood that
It was neither Southern nor Northern
institution, but a West Virginia institution,
intended 10 meet the wants and needs OF
this State, and II it fails TO do this such
changes must be made as will make it do
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Thursday night rat caused consia,,abr.
excitement in the house Of Mr.. Phiiip MAJ.
Ter, on Market street, Centre Wheeling.
During the recent rise In the liver Nj. Met.
the rats TO take refuge 10 The upper rooms ~
the house. All that could be found TeSe
killed or driven away, but during The niSht
the baby In the cradle began screaming
and cryipE RS II In pain, aud Mrs. MeiEuer
on going 10 II saw large rat jump out OF The
cradle and run away. 1t had hidden In the
bed clothes and when the child diStsrbed II,
u fastened Its teeth In the little ones wrist
laGSerating Il cruelty; Dr. T, O. Edwards wGi
called on 10 attend IL,
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NEw YoRE, February o.-Thc dlstin.
guished jury summonedto hold an inquest
over the body OF mir. Kelleher, the victim
Of the lunatic's frenzy at Bellevue Hospital,
t'zzIed. General Grant was on the Mcxi.
can Commission and could not attend,
jay Gould sent physicians certificate
that he was suffering from facial neuralgia,
ex-hayor Cooper was Chairman oil the As.
sem6ly District Comm / e., MT tetirg to-day,
ex-Mayor Hall WAS excused on the plea oi
".press OF business" Willard could not be
found, aud Sheridan Shook was out OF
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The two witnesses before the United
States Court ut Parkershurg who yester.
day made the startling confession that they
had perjured themselves to save one OF the
counterfeiters do not seem to have misled
the Jury by their false swearing. The jury
brought in verdict Of guilty, and
instice was not turned aside. The
confessions make more business for tho
court, which has had no lack OF important
employment this winter. II the witnesses
are telling the truth this time they will
probably point to other conspirators be.
fore they get through. The reasonable
suppositiOn is that they were paid for their
perjury.
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an arrangement by which they were per.
mitted 70 manufacture certain percentage
Of the salt product Of the country. and
this percentage being too small to employ
all Of the works some Of them had 10 be
abandoned.
Mr., Williams thought that God had In.
tended that light, air, water and salt should
be free. The cost Of transportation was all
the protection needed by salt, and to tax
1t was crime against humanity and
against nature,
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A RIENp IN0ARNAIE.


EcvoitinE story OF an Outrageous A..
sauit on n Little CoIorcd GIrI.
KANSAS Cry, February 9.-The Times
Paolo, Kansas, special says Wednesday
night, about II o'clock, Maud Bennings,
little colored girl o years old, was found
lying upon the ground in the suburbs Of
the city insensiblc, stripped Of most Of her
clothing, bruised and manglsd in a terrible
manner, and evidently the victim Of a
hellish crime. The child's arms and legs
were frozen stifr. About II o'clock yester.
day she became conscious, and told the
story ol the hendish treajsient which she
bad suffered. She had beenBent upon an
errand early in the evening Ind returned
about O'Clock, when she1 TRs seized by
Henry Smith, a notorious negro, carried
TO the stable, choked and rayished, and
then carried some distance and thrown
upon the street, and apparently LEFT for
dead. Smith was arrested and taken TO
jail. The child's father, procuring A shot
gun, followed and attempted to shoot
the hend, but was prevented by the
bystandeB. About II o'clock last night an
excited crowd, chiefly oil colored men,
some In masks, gathered at the Jail and dc.
manded the prisoner. The Sheriff had
prepared for the emergency and warned
them away, but the Clamorous throng
pushed forward and forced open the door
Of the building. The Sheriff struck the
foremost man over the head, then the
mob opened fire, to which The Sheriff and
his deputies replied, and a general iusilade
ensued. The front windows and doors
Of the building were perforated with
shot III. Long, son ofthe Sheriff, receiv.
ed buckshot wound In the arm. James
McGrcw, colored, was shot through the
head and instantly killed. Two other col.
ored men received serious wounds, and
several others were slightly injured.
The mob then retreated, and without
further effort to obtain possession Of the
prisoner, dispersed. The Sheriff was sup.
ported by three or four deputies during the
fight.
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CISciNSATI, February 0.-The river con.
tinues to rise two inches per hour. 1t was
81 feet inches at 1880 o'clock. Dispatches
show it has reCeded eight inches ut Mari.
etta. 1t will continue to rise here at least
till tomorrow and may reach sixty feet.
No additional loss to property has occurred
here, but business is much retarded. The
Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore, Gin.
cinnali, indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago
and Dayton Short Line were unable 10
reach the city to-day. At Newport, KY,
fully two hundred families were compelled
to remove from their dwellings. Many
more are driven to the upper stories.
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WARRINGTON, February Elm speaking
on the motion to reduce the rate Of duty on
salt, in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Camden, Of
West Virginia, said the Kanawha salt
regions while greatly favored in some re-
spects rested under two disabilities which
prevented II from competing successfully
with New York and Michigan. The boring
was more expensive because the salt wells
had 10 be much deeper, and II was not 90
easily converted into salt as that ot Mich
igan and New York. Therefore the Vir-
ginia producers had found themselves un.
able to compete successfully with the others
and had been forced to enter inld
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TOO MUUM CHS.
Washington Clerks InduisinE In Too
Many Complaints.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-Congressman
Morrison said today that the department
clerks are talking too loud over the increase
OF hours Of labor. The eight.hour law Is
now in force, and 1t comes with bad grace
from these clerks appointed by Congress.
men to attempt TO bulldoze the men who SO.
cured them their positions. As n rule, the
clerks do not average more than six hours
a day, and receive pay much larger than
they can earn at home. ~ have heard"
said Mr.. Morrison, "that the clerks are
threatening to settle the matter at the bal
lot box. Well, that is Il good way, and
guess that II will not take more than one
election 10 give them to understand that a
Congressman has fully as much influence
In his district rs the clerk appointed through
his influence. For myself, | am in favor
Of fixing a compromise OF seven hours"
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GRArsoS, KY, February 0.-Yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, the prisoners, Neal
and Craft, who are kept at the military
camp, marched to the Court House under
strong guard Of soldiers. Meals attorney
asked q continuation because OF tho ab,
senCe Of witnesses. Neal filed an affidavit,
asking postponement until Monday. Crafts
counsel answered ready, and fought hard
against the application Of the prosecution
for postponement until the 10th, and the
case was passed over TIL morning.
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BIG MINE SWINDLE
INVOLVING CHURCH olaNlrARlEs
The I'abslla hIhs spssulatIOA-Dn HsWmah's In,
umAtlOBs AS 10 OlhtTs 10 The Sthsms-Ssri.
Gus Charges fTrus.-Ths Feeling Among
hSthOdlS s-DF. De PByI View.

| Ngw YORK, February p.-The eXDOse Of
the Ts.h,l,o M;,,r, orJ N;llin, Co,nn,ry
vs. '"" ~ "''""s "',' "'h SFS"'
anu 'he connection ol prominent Melho'
dists with II, has created quite sensation
In Methodist cirles, Later deyelopments
,lI,., mn fact. contrary 4, ,hnse r,,r,.d ia.
1'-, =, S' " '"o1 N u"
houhcIhg lhe scheIhe US Hauu, anu thht
Colonel ii. Il. Bixby, Californian, con.
WINGED two OF tho leading officers of n
1o,r,ssa,, AI,,,,oJi., ,,.,i,,,,o,, =, -,
A'"'' '''''''O"o' '''0'''""C" vi enih'
ing lhAt he desired 10 endow ihelT inslitu'
ton, and through their influence gained an
Introduction TO the leading men Of the
chrrch In ,h;v c;,y. aud yor" r.lr0hlo a.,
T""'e" a. '"'S W.! "''" ",' '"'u"D'e in'
uofsementS' editorial anu Otherwise, IN the
columns Ot the official organ ol the MelhO-
dist Church were printeL as IN the vain. NJ
a, A.;,oro s;Iyor r,iro. ,La, . .o,,,',, w.
=" t'''"V"" s"'.' '''"s' '''"' IO''so pro-
lessor was deceived rs 70 the value ot this
NINE anu ihal, aiter leauing men OF the
ShnIcn haa Deeh persuaded 10 lake lar9t
interests themselves III the mine, extern
sNe PuICtasses oi the stoek, which alter
n"lu , bloN.u W ~ mo,tnIesst were ilaue
uhiOusnout tiIe Hethoulst community IN
tilh wy 1nu p'VyUNIyh anu IN !he NeW
iiuslnnn :, oth'eh, "es'cLh NeW lork anu
nIA-liiesea aIe mes Wh'ch many
"IIatS7's Wl n AIv TIal'iis 10 testify o'
lne ntrHH lO.u"y SAys. some oi the
sentletIleIl "tose s'ate'neh!s were gwen IN
y.h'stuay ne'nu a aIe 'ncllntu 70 Ieei mat
.nJ W. m''Te t.SI S'p,y l%s no! peen !olu. our
Iiu''vI aA'u ti'e iNeN' " Sc"HlHn yestcr'
y, sN.a .a ne,! soyu anu complete ms
t"'2 W Wv "ansAc,lohS s HhEolNeu' Dnt II
S,l,Nvs ,.', nle !pu oenl NgIy Ilghliy upon those
'iInt' u,nv'''"' !" sesuli"H 'tlia "Isc amount
VI money. u, ~; GI,gnce OF Is ssoh could 'ell
YOU Nv n aooTt II u tnoy were W me clly' 50
could DrS fowIer anu De ray tell you, II
lhey were Inclined 10 10 80. There was
II nasty time out IN Globe City
on more than one occasion. II Mr. Angle
were not dead lie would doubtless give you
facts on this subject which would be OF
great interest, and which would clear up
several now very dark matters. lie had
some valuable documents. Perhaps you
could get them II you should see hisson. The
trouble with my evidence is that II Is In.
direct. was very busy at that time with
my own HtiItrs and took no direct interest
in the mine, although occasionally had
an opportunity to see how things were pro.
crossing remember one instance when
there was n warm discussion between DR..
Fowler and DR.. Spence regarding Sissous
doing contract work with the mill instead
OF milling our own ore. Il was 80 angry
said Spence TO me aiterwarl, that conld
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State Is not allowed to have for dIssectInV
purposes the bodies Of criminals or pau,
pen who die In the public institutions,
such as poor houses, jails, penitentlaries,
&c. Consequently "sIbjects" must be oh.
tained from without the State, and Mon.
treal Is the chief center from which the
burlington Medical School obtains la sub.
iects.', Again Il says: 1.-THE college officials
sAy the vaults In the neighborhood Of
Montreal are numerically robbed, and
tho majority Of the stolen bodies are
bought by parties In the city for exporta.
ton" There Is such a demand from
across the line for subjects, owing TO the
severe laws against body snatchiug that
bnyen are willing to pay good round
price for corpses.
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Prom tho Clrhu,nc ChrnnIcln' -

from tho CIlhntnc Chtonlcln. ll,f y
Several parties In this city gratiled their
curiosity this week In u walk half n mile
south oi town to visit perhaps the largest
cat ranch in Texas, or, for that matter, in
America. The cats, we presume, are the
property Of Colonel i. J. Chambers. In
the summer oi 1881 the wheat on the farm
was threshed and considerable quantity
ot straw was left In rail pens. A lew cats
at once took possession oil the pens. They
have multiplied until now at least 800 cats,
black, white, yellow, gray. spotted-in fact
every color known TO the feline tribe, TO
say nothing oi kittens-can be seen with
but little trouble by visiting the pens.
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PITTSBURGH, February 9.-The Poa's
Uniontown, Pa, special says The EN-
ployes Of the Chicago & Connellsville Coke
Company struck to-day against reduction
OF wages. The company claims they are
paying higher wages than the average
rates, and they are determined TO make a
stand. They operate 2S4 ovens and ship
most Of their product TO the Joliet Steel
Works, which have been idle for some
weeks.
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Mn KGxSA's fine Kanawha head figures
in the Harpr's IIt,kly gallery Of six re-
Gently elected Senators. It isa strongly
idealized head; dreamy eye-intensely
spiriiusiie. The artist should have caught
the Count OF KanawhA home returning
from barbecue.
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TIE new Council is meeting the railroad
question in good spirit, and there is reas'
on to expect good work Of it. Wheeling
wants more railroads, and we must do what
we can TO get them hero.
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Erie, Pa, February 9.-Drs. Reed and
Wiley, Of the Dixmont Insane Asylum,
have sued the Erie Herald for defamation
Of character, laying damages at $4,000.
The suit grows out Of articles published by
the Herald rejecting on the management
Of that institution based on the statements
Of DR.. Severn, Of this city, an ex.inmate oil
the asylum. The management deny the
charges and claim that the doctor is still
deranYed.
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NEw YoRK, February S.-The business
failures for the past seven days throughout
the United States and Canada, as reported
to r. G. Dan & Co.'S, mercantile agency,
number 275, u reduction OF thirty as COM
pared with last week. The New England
Statcs had 90; Southern, rs; Western, S.;
Middle, As; Pacific Coast and Territories,
10; New York City, l; Canada, a.
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Appropriation For West Va. Rivers

FTtm OUT optNIHI UOTTtHTOnutbI
WAsnISdToN, February 9.-The Com,
merce Committee Of tho House which ha.
compiled the River and Harbor bill. ha,
inserted $4,000 to be appropriated fol
the improvement of the great Kanawha
River, and 5000 for the New River, West
Virginia. The Committee has gone below
one.third OF the estimates made by the
engineers in all cases except the Big Ka.
nawha, which slightly exceeds one third oil
the estimates.
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BODY ssAronIsa
Reduced TO n Commercial Speculation.
100 R0dIes Per Winter.

Abu htutts Etf "tuttEs
MONTREAL, QUE, February o.-Body
snatching and expectation, as a business,
would seem 10 be the latest Of money max.
ing lodges. The discretion Of graves,
and the imbecility Of the authorities in
dealing with robbers caught in the net,
have been SO glaring that the matter was
brought up before Parliament on Tuesday,
and the government was urged to In.
augurate stringent measures to check the
evil. Some citizens have been compelled
to pay ransom money TO get back the bodies
Of their dead; but yesterday the PoS capped
the climax by In substance showing that
body stealing has become mere matter Of
Commercial speculation" It says, 'that
one hundred and fifty bodies for dIssecting
purposes are brought into the city Is not
denied, but they are NOT used
here. The fact Is, Montreal Ia a
great mart which supplies subjects to
many OF the American medical schools
one school about 100 miles from here get.
ting about thirty TO tsrty every winter. In
Vermont the only medical school In the
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Mn. KELLY, Of Peru, Indiana, ahot at Mr.,
Derby, Of the same place, last Thursday,
the people iS with Mr.. Kelly" The same
despatch also states that Derby Is a mem.
Der Of the Peru brass band. Indiana peo.
pie seem 10 DO pretty level.headed,
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AsmoKY QuEsrrOS.
An Effort 10 be Made to Reiucc the Duty
ON soft Coal.

on soft Coal.
From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 9.-lt is the in.
tention oi those opposed to the present
duty on bituminOus coal to make an effort
when the tariff bill is reported to
the Senate for final passage, to have
the duty reduced to fifty cents per
ton. Through the efforts Of the West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland Sen.
ators the Senate, in Committee Of the
Whole, amended the bill 40 us to retain the
present duty. There is considerable oppo.
sition, however, from the California and
other Pacific Coast senators as well as from
manufacturers on the Atlantic Coast to the
present duty, As these sections arc com.
PEELED to import All the soft coal they
require for gas, coke and other purposes, Il
10 said that soft coal can be imported
cheaper from Nova Scotia and England to
New York than ii can be shipped from
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where
the bituminous coal is located.
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Ton ocrnLTRrE enjoys good joke. lie
will split his sides II the Government GOV,
ems his salary IA Congressman into the
Treasury in part satisfaction Of the judg-
ment against him. Thomas Is something
Of a practical joker himself.
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SENATOR CAMDEN is solid for salt. Sen.
ator Davis stands by our coal and iron.
Col. Ben Wilson raises his EbeneZer for
our glass and earthenware. We are not
entirely deserted and disconsolate.
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THE new minister from Germany gol
into New York without paying head tax,
He ought to proceed without delay to make
his acknowledgements to the Supreme Court,
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sanntnr Kcnnn.. C,eheniinl..

From Uuf speclAI correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 0.-The creden-
tials Of Senator. elect ]. E. Kenna were re-
ceived at the Capitol to. day from the Gov.
ernor Of West Virginia, and will be pre-
sented TO the Senate tomorrow morning
by Senator Davis,
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TnE Pittsburgh DbpaiekS confidence Is
abused by y Wheeling correspondent who
Is not hampered in his efforts by the metts
aud bounds Of truth.
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YESTERDAY seems to have been love
feast day in the House Of Delegates. We
are disposed to attribute this genial glow
to the gentle, the eversmilirg Penny.
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Dh' HhN hhN bIkAlflISs
"Then you think there is somthing in
the remark Of the Rev. Mr.. Graves, printed
in to.day's Herald, that he would not like
to take nr. Fowler's responsibility in this
matter for what DR.. Fowler has made or
lost?"
"a do, indeed" replied DR.. Newman with
great carnestness.
"Do you, then, believe that DR.. Fowler
made money out Of his connection with
the Isabella mine?"
"a believe he did. l do not think he
acted the part OF square man in it. How
much stock he had or in what shape he
had it, how much he paid for it or how
much he got for it, nobody knows. Blu! we
do know apOcryptal circumstances, and
we know the man. Why, look at this fact,
When It was decided to send ont Major
SRsOn 10 examine the mine advanced
$500 to be repaid from the first profits and
loaned 5000 more. Sisson went out there.
ana great stories were told Of how he was
making money out OF the Alice mine and
the mill. For time was paid interest on
my loan, but at last asked for the prin.
Cipal. 1t was paid mt. Now, what | want
to know is, where did they get the money
with which TO pay it? II It was out OF the
profits how was it that they were able to
take it out while the other $500 which |
put in on condition that it was TO be paid
back from the first profits could not he
secured? must ask Spence about that the
the next time see him. Another queer
circumstance is this:-lf the editor Of the
Christian .ldrOedie was entirely unbiased in
the matter, why is it that nothing was
published in that paper to warn people
against the wOrthlessness OF this Isabella
Mine after it was proved to be worthless.
Within six months after the first appear.
ance Of Bixby, and his scheme there was
ground for suspicion. There was plenty Of
time (thG 4ldpOcdte having been largely re-.
sponsiblc for the tist investment) TO come
out and save many people who have since
fallen victims Alter doubts as 10 the value
Of the mine were rife in the Advocate office
lots sf poor people around Danbuy, Conn.
invested in the stock, and, doubt not,
elsewhere, though do not know Of other
reported sections More than this, the
stocks OF these men have never ceased TO be
on the market. Fowler sold his; Gardner
sold his; the others would be- glad to sell II
they cOuld,n