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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-10
MELVILLE MYSTERIES.
Some OF the Startling Charges Made by
Husband and Wife.

PHILADELPHIA, January 9.-At Media to-
day testimony was heard in the suit OIL
habeas corpus taken out by Chief Engineer
Melville, OF Jeanette expedition fame, 10
remove his three children from the custody
ofthe wife whom he lately failed to retain
as a prisoner in the Norristown Asylum
for the Insane. Mrs. Melville, who is
actually impoverished, was represented by
three ofthe most eminent lawyers at the
Philadelphia bar, who volunteered in her
behalf without fee. A great crowd at.
tended the hearing and much sympathy was
expressed for the unfortunate lady. Before
evidence was taken the formal reply oil
Mrs. Melville was read. In the course oil
It she declares that Melville had never felt
or displayed any warmth or affection for
either Of the children, but has treated them
with indifference, and often with harsh.
ness, considering them and his family as a
burden and incumbrance. On his return
from three years absence in the Arctic
regions, when he was supposed to have
been lost he did not kiss any OF these chill
dren or manifest the slightest pleasure at
seeing them once more, but sent them
away from his presence and within few
hours after the conclusion Of re-
ception given to him by his
neighbors at Sharon Hill, which
reception he had come over from the city
Of New York to attend, he left his house
and home on Saturday afternoon without
q word OF farewell or explanation to bis
children, and only returned the following
Monday to iorcibly carry off and imprison
in the insance asylum at Norristown among
insane people this respondent, on pre-.
tended and utterly groundless charge OF
her insanity, in pursuance oil the purpose
he had avowed for years to rid himself OF
his wife, whom he had long ceased to re-
gard with affection and whom he was un-
willing longer to support.
He has no religious belief and has re-
peatedly uttered in the presence aud hear
ing OF his said children immoral and bias
phemous' language and sentiments, has
taught them improper songs, and hus for
bidden them at the table to say grace in
silence, instructing them to thank him and
not God for the food provided for them.
Melville took the witness stand and de-
clared that the trouble between himself
and wife had been caused by her running
in debt during his absence, and by her
drinking propensities. She was drunk he
said when he returned from his Arctic
cruise. He gave full details OF his
domestic troubles and referred to
his wife in the most contemptuous
terms on cross. examination. When asked
il be had not attempted to shoot his wife he
became very much confused and said that
the pistol had exploded while he was show
ing It to her. He admitted that he did not
kiss his children when he returned from
the Jeanette expedition and had not sent
them Christmas presents. The doctor who
signed the certificate that placed Mrs. Mel
in an asylum for the insane while tes.
tiiying admitted that he did so without
seeing her but for a few moments. Other
witnesses testified to Mrs. Melvilles drink
ing habits.
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CABLE CLICKS.

A subscription has been started in Paris
for monument to Gambetta.
kilograms from Vladivostock report q
movement by China against Corea posi-
BILE.
A farmer named Cunane was beaten to
death at Swineford, County Mayo, Ireland,
yesterday.
An autogtaph letter from Emperor Will
lam, Of Germany, to the Pope, has been
received at the Vatican.
Gladstone will probably go to South
Europe shortly, but there is no cause for
anxiety regarding his condition.
The autopsy proved that General Chan
sey's death was due to the bursting Of a
blood vessel in the head during sleep.
General Haven Devalden, Chief OF Staff
to General Vinoy during the siege OF Paris
and signatory 10 the capitulation Of that
city in the Franco. German war, died at
Lisle, on Saturday, OF apoplexy on hearing
OF the death OF General Chansy.
The police OF Rome seized two busts OF
0verdank on two successive occasions dur
ing the unveiling by Socialists. In connec-
LlOu WIN tlC thClV NClC bW0htS
FIVE persons arrested including the popular
tribune Parboni. 49,.
1t is authoratively denied that the visit
OF Dr. Schroeder, Of Berlin, to London, is in
consequence Of his having been summoned
to attend professionally the Princess Of
Wales.
A Dublin dispatch says: Fire occurred
last night at Limerick, when the firemen
refused to work unless paid for previous
services, and It was found necessary to call
out the military to extinguish the flames.
A Berlin dispatch says that a petition
signed by over six thousand persons has
been presented to the Reichstag, asking for
the enactment OF law closing all CONNER.
cial and industrial establishments on Sun
day.
Yesterday being the anniversary OF the
death OF Viclor Emanuel, four thousand
persons belonging to the military societies
OF Rome, headed by the mayor marched to
the Parthenon and placed wreaths on the
Kings tomb.
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A xorlcEABLE feature Of last years com.
mercial operations is that there were more
failures-G,73s, according to Dun's re-
poH-than in any year since 1873, the
amount of liabilities, slOl, ,547,5e4, being,
however, less than hall the amount for that
year. Yet 1882 was a year OF great general
prosperity. This phenomenal state Of
affairs is attributable to the eagerness
to extend business which has resulted
In an expansion Of the credit system. Men
buy on long TIME what they would not buy
IN short time or for cash. There has been
in some lines an almost reckless competi-
ton Cor business-an unbusinesslike desire
to sell without giving due thought to cols
leCtions. Manufacturers were anxious to
dispose OF their products, and did dispose
OF them. Middlemen had to unload, and
finally pay day came, and with It failure to
meet obligations. There is such thing az
crowding on too much sail though the
wind be fair. The prospect for the open
Ing year Is good II business men profit by
experience the realization will be better
than the resalt Of last years trading. But
it's too much 70 hope that the credit sys
TEN will be restricted 70 The point Of com
P sratlve safety.
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FRESH FOREIGN FACTS.
The City Of brussels Disaster other
Notes OF Interest.

LONDON, January Capt. Land sayl
the cash in the side Of the City Of Brussels
is eight feet wide and three deep. The
steamer Kirby Hall which ran down the
City OF Brussels is now lying at Morpeth
dock. She draws eighteen feet Of water.
The damage is above the water line. The
cut water is completely carried away from
eighteen to twenty.four feet. The iron
plates are curled up, and her port anchor
Is hanging over ready to let 60, which goes
to confirm the Captains statement, that he
was feeling his way to anchorage at the
time Of the collision.
LIVERPOOL, January 9.-The POa says:
A rumor is current that one OF the boats oi
the City Brussels YVES about to return to
thes OF the disaster in response to some
cries for assistance, but was prevented by
a passenger drawing q revolver and threat
ening to shoot the first man attempting to
turn back, and that the passenger explain
ed he acted thus because he feared the boat
would be sucked under by the sinking OF
the steamer.
The owners OF the steamer Kirby Hall
have lodged claim for 10000 damages to
their vessel by its collision with the City
OF Brussels.
The Inmans claim Gleo,OOO. as their loss
on the City Of Brussels, exclusive Of claims
for cargo lost and claims OF the families OF
those drowned.
LONDON, January 0.-The Times on the
disaster to the City OF Brussels, says II
vessels manned and equipped as the Kirby
Hall was, are sent on trial trips no wonder
collisions and wrecks occur.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

The North Star Touring mill OF Mineapo
lis, Mimi, burned last evening. Loss SIS,
900.
Goyernor-elect Grant, Of Colorado, wa
inaugurated yesterday with imposing cere'
monies.
Herr Most, the Socialist, delivered lee
ture in Louisville, last night, to u smal
audience.
William Forsythe shot and killed Samuel
last night. The murderer escaped.
The total tankage OF the United States
oil pipe lines amounts to 81, ,76S, 500 bar.
rels, containing total stock at the present
time Of 81, $50 0SS barrels.
3tAndrew Rice, a merchant Of ECanal
dover, Ohio, was shot at twice without
effect last night by an unknown assassin
while going home from his store.
Some one last night, in New York city,
sent out seven false fire alarms, calling oul
70 engines and 10 hook and ladder com
panies. There is heavy reward offered
Tor his capture.
A Toronto, Canada, dispatch relates thai
Samuel Miles, aged years, was found
frozen fast In the ice in the middle Of the
bay. He LEFT home to skate Saturday al.
ternoon, and II is thought was driven out
by the strong wind and being unable To
return lay down and was frozen to death
Early Yesterday morning Policeman
Peter Soergel, Of Chicago, shot and killed
John Mazek, Bohemian. soergel had
attended the Catholic Bohemian Church
fair, and at dance, which followed the
supper, was obliged TO arrest man fol
fighting. The crowd attempted to rescue
him, and the officer fired killing Mazek.
TheSupreme Court Of Ohio has overruled
the motion Of James E. Campbell for 4
writ Of mandamus to count the vote in the
Eighteenth Congressional district for II. L
NIorry and Henry L. Morry, for different
persons, SO that Mory holds the certificate
The body Of a seaman, who apparently
had been murdered, was found on the lei
at the Wells street bridge, Chicago, yester
day morning. The police think he wa
dragged thit6er by tho murderers, and tina
they tried to sink the body and that /
caught on wire from the bridge.
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PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
The Text of the Hill That Passed the
SENATE Yesterday.

The Text OF the Hill That Passed the
SENATE Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, January 0.-The bill to
provide for the performance OF the duties
OF the office OF the President in case OF the
removal by death or inability both Of the
President and Vice President, passed the
Senate. Itenacts that in case oil removal
by death, resignation or inability of both
the President and Vice President of the
United States, the Secretary Of State, II
there be one, or in case OF his removal by
death, resignation or inability, then another
OF the member Of the Cabinet, in this order
OF precedence, the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, Secretary OF War, Attorney General,
Postmaster General, Secretary OF the Navy,
Secretary Of the Interior, shall act as Pres
ident until the disability is removed, or
until the vacancy is.otherwise lawfully
filed, such officer being eligible to the
office Of President under the Constitution
and not under articles impeachment OF
the House OF Representatives at the time
the powers and duties OF the office shall de-
volve upon him. Provided, that whenever
the powers and duties OF the President oi
the United States shall devolve
upon any OF the persons named
If Congress be not then in session; or, II II
would not meet regularly within 20 days
thereafter it shall be the duty Of the person
upon whom the said duties shall de
volye to issue proclamation convening
Congress in extraordinary session, giving
20 days notice OF the time OF the meeting
Section 2-That the preceding Section
shall only be held TO describe and apply to
those officers who shall have been appoint.
ed by the advice and consent Of the Senate
to the Office therein.
Section 3-That Section 146 OF the Re.
vised Statutes is hereby repealed.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Commodore VIM. Z. Hopkins will be
placed on the retired list to-day.
The House Commerce Committee to-day
decided TO have daily meetings for the pur-
pose Of preparing the river and harbor bill.
The Appropriation Committee OF the
House yesterday non-concurred in the
Senate amendments to the consular and
diplomatic, military academy and Indian
appropriation bills, and agreed TO add four
million dollars TO the pension bill, making
an aggregate Of eighty-tive millions.
The House Naval Committee agreed TO
report in favor OF the appropriation OF two
hundred thousand dollars for torpedoes
and thirty thousand dollars for testing de-
fective steel armor.
The Cabinet meetinglyesterday was at
tended by all the members. The principal
question under consideration was that in
reference to the Hawaiian treaty..
Counsel Wells in Police Court yesterday
said he would not press the charge OF con-
spiracy against Dickson, and q nolle pros
was entered.
The House Judiciary Committee at their
meeting this morning took up Knots res-
olution deciding the land grant OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company for
ieited. A motion was made to postpone
present consideration, upon which the
vote was as follows: Yeas-Reed, Nor
cross, BRIGGS, Taylor, Willets, McCoid, @.
Nays-Townsend, Manning, Hammond,
Knott, Converse and Payton, 0: This be.
ing lie vote, the molten to adjourn was
defeated. The hour OF adjournment hav-
ing arrived no further action was taken,
but the subject will come up tomorrow.
Assistant Postmaster General Hatton, re-
ierring to the charges that he has besought
members OF Congress to aid him in extend-
Ing the circulation of the National Rtpao
lean, his newspaper, said the letter they
published was prepared by the business
manager, land ! never saw It until alter its
preparation. No Congressman can say
that / have ever asked him to sign such
letters, nor is 1t true that ] have sent my
messenger to the Capitol with letter."
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Terrible Mine Explosion.

CouIrEnsvlLLE, Ills, January 0.-Yes-
terday a terrible explosion occurred in the
coal mine Of Jones &Nesbit, near here,
Cause unknown. Twelvel persons were in
the mine at the time. Only two escaped,
a man named Mason and boy. Mason
was at the mouth Of the shaft and was
badly hurt. The boy was uninjured. AT s
o'clock last night relief parties had not
been able to enter the mine, the foul
air rising in dense volumes from the shaft
and oyerpowering them at once. The fate
Of the ten men is not known, but it is be-
lieyed impossible that any can escape.
The scene about the mine is heartrending,
for eight OF the.ten have families, who are
calling in agony on their loved ones, who
they hope are yet alive.
The bodies OF the ten miners were taken
out to-day. Two OF the victims were badly
burned hut the remainder were suifocated,
and were not mutiIated in any way.
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LOUIsIANAPRisONs.
Their Condition n Disgrace TO the State
nnd the Country.


New ORLEANS, La, January 0.-The
first anniversary OF the Prisons and Asy.
lums Aid Association was held at Creme
wald Hall this evening. Speeches were
made by W. r. Lyman, President Of the
association; Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson,
Hon. Fl. N. Ogden, and George W. Cable,
the Secretary. Mr.. Cable referred to re-
ports received as to the condition OF jails
in forty.iour out ofthe tifty.nine parishes
Of the State. But two have printed rules.
In only eight are such books kept as will
prevent fraud. In eighteen, men and
women are ut times placed in the same
cells. One jail is simply pen Of logs.
Prisoners are lowered into and lifted out OF
1t through q hole in the top. Many OF the
prisons are too loathsome for description.
Fifteen jails are reported as places OF
boisterous and indecent ribaldry. Eight
are badly drained and ten badly ventilated.
The following sentences are some OF the
reports received by Mr.. Cable, giving
descriptions OF jails: l am ashamed
to describe our insane CELL" a
great lack OF humaneness in moral
and physical treatment" "a lack of
food and drink; unfit for any human
being to be confined in" "a log building
OF two cells, where in summer no person
could live month";" Another gives an
account Of fourteen men being confined in
two cells, each IL by l6 feet, every four
men thus being limited to supply Of air
necessary to the health Of one. Another
says: "a true account would be too dis
gusting for recital" The parish prison in
this city Mr.. Cable describes as disgrace
and a nuisance. "It is 50 foul that, II the
wind be in the right direction, you smell It
before you reach it." He proceeds to point
out glaring defects in its management.
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CmcAGo, January O.-some months ago
a man named Bunow brought suit against
$. H. McCrea, a prominent, wealthy and
respected citizen, who has held many and
important offices oitrust in the community,
to recover 50 900 due him for detective ser.
vices. Burrow claimed that his work had
extricated McCrea from o scandal. Nc.
Crea refused to make settlement and in
the trial which has Just concluded 1t was
clearly shown that this so.called detective,
with friend named j. ]. Jones, had de.
literally planned the job by which 1t was
hoped to blackmail McCrea out Of several
thousand dollars. McCrea had, however,
made firm stand. He refused to be bled
and kicked the blackmailer from his office,
and in Court made so strong and clear q
case that the jury, without hesitation
found verdict in his favor.
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bLUGGEK sLADE.
Jem Mace's Australian Wonders First
Appearance In Public.

Jem Mnce's Australian Wonders First
Appearance In Public.
San Francisco. January 9.-Jem Mace
and his protegs slade, appeared in box
ing match at the Metropolitan Temple las
evening. sIade when stripped showed VI
finely, was well proportioned throughout
heavily muscIed in The arms and shoulders
powerful loins and good legs. In sparring
he showed himself active on his feet, a
quick, accurate hitter. Mace seemed to
have little II any advantage over him in
skill; In fact Slade got in more blows
than Mace. There was heavy slugging.
Mace made speech saying he had retired
from the ring but would meet Sullivan or
any other man with gloves. Speaking for
Slade, he (Slade) the latter had never had
on gloves until within the last year, though
previously he had shown himself good
fighter. He would meet Sullivan or any
other man in the ring. The general inn
preston among experts at present seems to
be that Slade is a good one.
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The scathing accusation is made that
certain Republicans OF the Second ward
Yot together before the primary meeting
and agreed upon ticket to support for
nomination. 1t gives the 1STELLloEScER
pleasure to add that they not only agreed
upon ticket but nominated it; and we
venture to say that better ticket or
one that would have been more
acceptable to the voters Of the ward could
not have been chosen. Since party lines
are to be drawn, It was the duty Of Repub.
licans to put forward men who represent
their best aspirations, and that is what
they did. 1t is to be regretted that the
same praiseworthy course was not pursued
in every ward.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-10

SINCE the foundation Of the Government
there has always been danger, generally
remote, OF a serious hitch in the Presiden.
tia succession. The danger has been in
creased whenever the Vice President be.
came President. The removal Of two
Presidents by violence has brought Congress
to tardy realization Of the peril, and
now measure to supply the omission
has got SO far as to pass the
Senate Objections have been urged to
this bill, but the sum Of them all will not
weigh against the objection which the
measure is intended to meet Nothing
better has been offered, and something
ought to be done to prevent this govern
mGnt ever being without lawfully consti'
tuted head.
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A coNyIor,s CHARGES.
Thrown Into Prison Through the In
nucnce of Government Detectives.

Albany, n. V, January 9. s.-George Al.
bert Mason, Of Toronto, Canada, who has
just been released irom,th Albany Peni.
tentiary, where he has served term OF
seven years aud eight months for counter.
teiting. says that his arrest and the judg.
nient pronounced upon him were the result
OF conspiracy. He alleges that in 1874 he
was induced TO leave Toronto, where
he was employed as detective, and
engaged with the bureau of detectives con-
nected with the United States Treasury
Department; that by his instrumentality q
desperate gang Of counterfeiters was secretly
captured, but that the counterfeiter bribed
the Government detectives and procured
their release from custody. He ethreatenel
to inform tho authorities, where upon the
detectives conspired against him, secreted
counterfeit money in his bed and caused
his arrest. Mason, who is heavily built
man with gray hair, and apparently about
fifty years old, says he proposes to go i'm.
mediateiy to Washington and prove his
charges.
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WASHINGTON, January 9.-When Cen
eral Grant dropped into the office Of VIII
lard's hotel yesterdayi:afternoon he found
himself surrounded by an interesting crowd
Of his old political supporters, such as
Hugh Hastings, Clint Wheeler, ex-Collec.
tor Of Customs Tom Murphy, ex.Appraiser
Lydecker, Congressman Crowley, all active
New York staLwarts. They all retired to
a parlor. Of the hotel where they held a
pleasant reunion. During their talk Gen,
eral Grant remarked that be had not yet
seen one Of the 800 medals which had
been presented to his supporters at Chi
cago. Much to the chagrin Of all. no one
present was able to produce one for the
qualification Of the "old commander"
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NEw YoRE, January 0.-Six hundred
letters, postal cards, and other mail matter
were found to-day in room in the rear ol
Patrick AIaher's saloon, in One Hundred
and Eighteenth street, where they had
been left by letter-carrier who was toe
lazy to distribute them. Postmaster Pear
son declined 10 give the name Of the carrier
who has not yet been arrested, but he il
supposed to be Christopher Forbes, who
had been in the habit Of going to the saloon
nightly. A singular phase OF the affair is
that letter addressed to the saloon keeper
was found among the matter.
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ROCHESTER, N. V, January GA mar
who went by the name Of Patrick 0'Reilly
confessed to being one OF the participant
in the murder OF Lord CaTendish and
Under Secretary Burke in Dublin last May
He is now in jail at Albion. -
0'ReilIy says he landed in New
York on May second, from the steamer
California, but It appears the Calitor
mia arrived at Glasgow May 10th and sailed
thence Tor Liverpool and Calcutta. 0'Reilly
is evidently o humbug and desires eithel
free transportation to Ireland or free boart
at the expense OF the State.
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From the tone Of respondent Democratic
newspapers it may be inferred that they
see nothing left for the Democratic party
TO live ior since We have entered upon an
era OF civil service reform. And this is what
Republicans have been saying, that the
Democratic party is more concerned about
the spoils than anything else. This is the
first time in the history Of that hopeful
party that it has given up the fight
two years in advance. Senator Joe Brown,
Oi Georgia, began the stampede.