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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-06

Mr. JosEpI HArroX's book, "To-day in
America,' referred to at length by our
Washington correspondent, has ct this
time an unusual interest for Americans.
There are some Englishmen who are will.
ing to to see the facts which stare them in
the face, and Mr.. Hatton Is one Of them.
There was time when free trade seemed
to be Englands protection, as tariff Is ours;
and II may be that she finds her greatest
interest in her present policy. But We do
not legislate Tor other countrieG We know
where we eiound our proft-never in
Tree trade. II we do hot always have
good times" under u protective tariff who
shall say how much worse the bad times
might have been under tariff for revenue
only? II we have difficulty to hold up a
falling market under present conditions,
what would become Of our home market II
it were thrown open to foreign competitors
to tiiagtheir ware ps right and left? British
manufacturers could afford to sell US their
goods at loss for one year or five years, II
by that means they could regain the Amer.
lean market and reduce us To our old.time
commercial dependency. A sufficient tar
III stands between US aud the ebeaply
made Weapons with which the Rrdsh
manufacturer fights Tor commercial eapfe'
macy,
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NEw YoRK, January ga meeting OF
tho Eastern pig iron manufacturers is being
held at the Iron and Meal Exchange
to-day. Among the furnaces represented
are the Andover Iron Company, Macungie
Iron Company, Crane Iron Company, ]. b.
Moorehead 4 Co., Longdale Iron Company,
(val, Lehigh Iron Company, West Point
Furnace Company, IN. Y. E. & G. Brooke,
Iron Company, Rockhill Iron and Coal
Company, William NJ. kaufman & Co.,
Quinnimont Furnace (W. Vd), Henry s.
Eckeat, Richard Wood, ATonocacy Furnace
Company, Lynchburg Iron Company IVA. J,
Emaus Furnace and.J. Wesley Pullman.
The Western pig iron men have already
expressed their opinion in regard to the
proposals. Of the Tariff Commission, and
the Eastern furnace men propose to do the
same. They do not SO much complain OF
the reduction Of the duty on pig from 81
10 So Y ton as they do Of the suggestion
Of the Commission Of reduction from S.
to So ~ per ton in the duty ON wrought
scrap iron. This class OF iron brought here
for re.manufacture, enters directly into
competition with the pig product, and in
that light the furnace men object strenu.
ously TO such sweeping reduction Of the
1ntv
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THE ACT TO REDUCE TAXATION.
Provisions OF the senate Bin to Reduc'
Internal Taxation.


WASHINGTON, January 6.-The bill re
ported to the Senate by Mr.. Morrill,, from
the Finance Committee, comes to that
body as the Internal Revenue bill (which
passed the House at the last session), with
amendments, including the tariff schedules
adopted by the committee.
Section OF this bill is amended to read
'That the taxes herein specified imposed
by the laws now in force be and the same
are hereby repealed, as hereinafter provid.
ed, namely: On capital and deposits OF
banks and bankers, except such taxes as
are now due and payable; and on and after
the first Of July, 1883, the stamp tax on
bank checks, drafts, orders and vouchers,
and the tax on matches, perfumery, me.
chanical preparations and other articles,
imposed n Schedule A, following sec
ton S497t6f the Revised Statues; pro.
vided that no drawback shall be al.
lowed upon articles embraced in said
schedule that shall be exported on and
alter July l, 1888; provided further, that on
after July Is, 1888, matches may beremoved
by manufacturers thereof from the place Of
manufacture to warehouses within the
United States without attaching thereto the
stamps required by law, under such reg
ulations as may be prescribed by the Com
missioner OF Internal revenue. That from
and after July l, 1888, the tax on snuff and
manufactured tobacco shall be y cents per
pound. Sections 2,S and 4 Of the Internal
Revenue bill as it passed the House, em-
bracing the special licese taxes imposed on
manufacturers ef cigars and tobacco deal.
ers and pedlers' and the taxes on cigars
and cigarettes, together with the rebate
provision, are retained without change or
amendment, and constitute corresponding
sections Of the new bill.
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A,BrutaI Crime.

AKRON, O., January 5.-victoria Smith
"a years, old, when walking home last
evening, about 7 o'clock, was stopped near
her house by two. ruffians, one Of whom
said: "You are Holly Hitchcock She
replied. am not" The fellow then said,
"You lie" The scoundrels brandishipg a
broadax and butchers knife, seized her,
threw heavy clothes over her head,
twisting up the corners so she was
securely muttled, and threatened to
kill her II she made a noise or resisted.
They dragged her past her fathers house
TO an open field beyond, thrust her upon
the snow and both ra9ished her, after
which they cut of her hair close TO her
head and left her senseless. When she re-
covered she walked home and again fell In
an unconscious fit.1 Strenuous efforts ara
being made to capture the villains, who are
supposed To be tramps.
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CAPITAL ouLLiNGs.

TheSenate in executive session yesterday,
confirmed the nomination OF Charles F.
Scott to be Postmaster at Parkersburg, W.
Va.
The session OF the Senate yesterday was
taken up with the discussion Of the Presi-
dental succession bill, and the House
considered the District Of Columbia bill.
The Senate Naval Committee has agreed
to the general bill which will allow Gov.
eminent officers OF the United States to
receive medals from foreign governments.
The Treasury balance is again increasing
gradually. It declined Thursday owing to
the heavy interest charges Of seven million
dollars which had to be met on the I'd
inst.
Randall, OF Pa, stated in the House,
yesterday, that he was unavoidably absent
when the vote on the Civil Service Bill was
taken; had he been present he would have
voted for it.
General Comstock before the Mississippi
River Commission yesterday estimated
that the entire navigation Of the river
could NOT be improved for less than sixty
six millions.
General Grant will dine with Senator
Miller, fof California, Monday, the Secre.
tary Of State, Tuesday, and the President,
Wednesday. The Chinese Minister visited
him yesterday.
The House Judiciary Committee yester.
day, after discussing Mr.. Knott's resolution
declaring all Northern Pacific railroad land
grants forfeited, on motion OF Mr.. Knott
laid it on the table.
The Director OF the Mint reports gain
in metallic circulation by coinage and i'm.
ports during the past six months OF about
$24, ,000,000 in United States gold coin, and
about fourteen and half millions in sil.
yer coin.
The Treasury Cattle Commission esti.
mates that the sum Of two millions OF dol.
lars will be required to stamp out the
lung plague among the animals OF this
country, and recommends the requisite
legislation. y
Representative Ford, OF Missouri, rose
TO question OF privilege in the House,
yesterday, and characterized as unqualified.
ly false the dispatch to the St. Louis GLOBE.
Democrat speaking OF him as a Crank" and
charging him with obstructing business
In the star route trial yesterday much
important testimony was put in. Davidge
commented upon the slow progress Of the
trial. The Judge remarked that the case
had not made as much progress Is he
thought it would make, this being the close
OF the fifth week.
Judge Smell will render his decision in
the Dickson case next week. The defence
feel confident that Dickson will be held fol
the Grand Jury, but considerable interest
is manifested Us to how such decision can
be reached after the acknowledgment Of
the Court respecting Dickson's good char
acter and Bowen's crookedness.
Senator Beck reported from the Commit.
tee on Finance to The Senate, yesterday
the bill relating to the expectation o.
tobacco, snuff and cigars in bond free o.
tax to adjacent foreign territories, with the
amendment that the bill shall apply to
exports whether transported by vessel Of
otherwise. The bill passed the House last
session.
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srRIKEs AND Conspiracy.
Judge Jere Hacks OpinIea In an Inter.
eating Case.

PrrrsBuRoH, January 1.-TWO years ago
\. R. Jones. President OF the Miners As.
.o.;..;on ,,oo ar,oo,ad az Tho Instance
soctastou' wae .eoe.u ", az Ae So '.,
oil M9 WaVerly ooal company anu
tried insWestmoreland county for con,
spiracy, His otfense was that in company
In ..ho, ,,,,o,. o,d h,osa hand bs
WIN s'u,t iniue,e "Ho VAS r,, nS ~, =,
visited the WORKS oi the maVefiy ooai
company for the purpose Of inducing their
min ers TO strike for higher wages. Jones
was convicted and Sentenced to one
DAYS imprisonment in the West.
moreland county jail. Since then the
Wayerly Coal COMPANY have preferred an.
other charge of consriIacy based on the
same grounds against Jones and the pro.
prietors Of the National Labor Tribune OF
his city. claiming $4,000 damages. One
case IL set for trial next month. Jones
wrote to Hon. Jere s. Black for his views
and received the following in reply:
/ can not promise to be present at YOUR
trial because / have other engagements
which are likely to make 1t impossible. l
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
A WEST VIRGINIA DELEaArloN
At til. c.pl.Al-p,,l. and K.n.a yl.lnr with Each
Other In Their AttsntIOhs TO Legislative Dele.
Postmaster Sterling RsappOIhtsd.
Hsuss Tariff Rill-Gs0 Biological sRusp.

From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. G., January 5.-The
National Hotel lobby tonight seemed TO be
thick with West Virginians. Among those
that arrived to-day were Representatives,
elect ]. ]. Woods, Of Wheeling, and Sep,
timus Hall, Of Wetzel county. Shortly
atter the Senate convened at noon these
two statesmen made their appearance in
the Senatorial gallery, accompanied by
Senator Henry G. Davis, who re-
NAMED : with them for nearly an
hour, entertaining them by pointing out
the most distinguished pefsonages In the
chamber. Tonight Representative Kenna
had them buttonholed at the National
Hotel, aud from theinterestthe manifested
id, Mr.. Kenna's conversation indicated
that they felt highly complimented by the
attention shown them during theif visit
here. The lNTRLLIGENcER man made an
effort 10 interview them upon the Sena-
terial contest, but they would not have It,
simply saying that 1t is yet very mixed
question. rS.
Editor George Sargent, OF the Barbour
JeBerSOnian, ]. B. Payne OF Preston county,
and Colonel r. s. Blair OF Richie county,
are also here trying 10 catch on to the situa-
ton. Ex-Governor Matthews arrived in
the city late last night butleit this forenoon
for Baltimore. What he stopped here for,
or who he saw while in Washington was
mt asrertained.
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IRON AND STEEL TRADE
THE sroppAoe OF NAIL MILLS.
Lucid E.pla4atIoa of til. R.esA. Action of the
Western Nail AsOelatloa-Ths Condition Of
the Pig Iron MArkst-Ths Eastern
uspufAetursrs In Council.

PITTSBURGH, January 5.-The current
issue Of the Iron Age in speaking Of the
recent action OF the NAH Association in
ordering suspension, says 'The opinion
seemed to be whispered among buyers that
nails'were sure to decline in price. Ger.
tain hardware dealers had been flooding
the West with circulars and postal cards
indicating such a belief, and the result was
Shatro orders were being placed for future
delivery, It being perfectly natural that,
with the belief that prices would decline,
no one would buy at ruling rates. In the
face Of this feeling, however, prices had
been uniformly maintained, and the Nail
Association saw that the only way to show
to buyers that they were mistaken was to
stop their mills and so prevent overproduc.
ton and remove all fear ofit. The stoppage
comes just before the opening OF the spring
trade. The stocks on hand at the beginning
Of the stoppage will probably be exhaust
ed before the mills resume, and the
spring trade will open with no stocks any
where, and with probability that the de-
mand will consume the product as fast as
made, and thus enable the manufacturers
to sustain prices. The nail manufacturers
are better situated to make such q stoppaYe
not only possible, but practicable, than
any other branch Of the iron trade, with
possibly the exception oi the tack manu.
factureB. There are. no specialties In this
trade. The manufacturers make the same,
Il -
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FREE TRADE AND TIE ENGLISH FARMER.
CALoRIC CONQUEsTs.
Mil Property Desteoy ed-Smail Rire nj
Grafton-Other Blazes.

CoHoEs, N. Y, January 5.-Morrison,
Colwell & Pages rolling mill, o'Brien &
Powers knitting mills, and the Patrick
Gugerty- pilot mills were totally destroyed
by fire to-day. The loss will exceed $780,
900; insured for two-thirds.
The fire originated in the wheel pit OF
the rolling mill. Work was suspended last
Friday for repairs, and was to have been
resumed this morning. During the severe
cold last night the wheel was frozen in the
pit. The engineer began thawing 1t out by
the. usual process, when by some accident
the oil caught fire, and the flames spread
with the most wonderful rapidity.
A more rapid fire never was seen. Inside
OF one hour from the time the oil took fire in
the wheel pit, the entire works had been
consumed, and nothing left but the fur
naces and their chimneys. The flames
drove the workmen away so quickly that
they had no time to think OF drawing the
furnaces, hence the loss is much greater
than 1t otherwise would have been, as the
iron will now have to cool in them; and
they will have to be taken apart. The
total loss on the rolling mill Is now esti.
mated at half million, insurance about
S75, ,0O0 The flames were driven to the
pilot mills, which were soon enyeloped.
The sight was grand one. The fire ran
riot through oily and combustible material
and communicated from one story to
another with great rapidity. Another five
minutes and this immense brick structure
was totally enveloped in flames, and the
tiremen were utterly helpless to stay the
progress. Soon gasoline tank exploded.
rending and leveling walls, Loss on
Gugerty's mill, $l00, 900; insurance, SIS, 900.
Powers & 0'Brien's mill occupied a portion
OF the Pilot mills building and is involved
in the general ruin. Loss $4,000; partial
ly insured.
PETERSBURG, Va, January 5.-The large
freight and depot building Of the Norfolk
and Western Road, at Funi station, has
been burned. The fire was the work OF an
incendiary.
| CINCINNATI, January 5.-A South Bend,
lndiana, special says: Tie planning mill
Of Hodson Bros, the furniture factory Of
Smith & Detting, the planning mill Of Hart
zell & Hartman, the South Bend Pump
Company, the Bissell Plow Company and
Sibley < Wares machine shop were
burned last night. The total loss is about
$50, 600; insurance, about $4,000.
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Leyec Laconies and SIeRmboat squIbs-
Every thing Dull.

Leyee Laconies and steamboat SquIbs-
Every rything Dull.
The Sidney is still laid up at the landing.
The Andes was 10 have left Cincinnati last
evening for thisport.
packets arriving anddepartipg yeSterdl y
A year ago to-day the depth Of the river
was feet 4incheI and very heavy ice was
running
The Emma Graham passed down yesterday
morning about 8 o'clock after taking on 4
lot Of nails.
At Pittsburgh, the Carrier and c. W.
Bachelor are stlll Waiting for a favorable
opportunity 70 leave, and the Katie Stock.
dale's repairs are beingpushCd.
The river receded about inches yesterday
and was still falling at dusk; thsaga6ge marks
indicated depth Of ! feet inches. Ice was
Doating In light quantities yesterday and
trade was dull.
The Brown brothers, ofthe GallipoIis and
Syracuse packet Luella, are receiving bids
for new boat, which. isto be 1875 feet long,
% feet beam, with ~ feet hold. Her
engines will be OF 10 inches bore and feet
stroke. The new boat will be similar 10 tha
Luella, and will cost In the neighborhood Of
5000.
GEEENSBoRo, Pa, January 5.-Ryer 4 feet q
inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
OH CTY, Pa, January 5.-Riyer / foot
stand. Weather cloudy and showing.
PiTTsBUEdH, January 5.-River 9 feet 1
inch and hllinG Weathersuowy and warm,
RIcEis LANDING, January 6.-Riyer feet :
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy.
Thermometer 320.
BrowssvlLll, January 4-Riv.r & fee, q
Thermometer $40,
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lr there happens to be no tailor in this
Legislature Mr.. Kenna will not go into
buying ovcrcoats in u promiscuous way,
as an illustrious West Virginian did under
similar circumstances; but there will still
he plenty Of opportunities for brilliant
campaigning. There may be members
who have Durham bulls and . merino rams
for sale ut good prices, and there might
also be men who could appreciate candi'
date with taste for fine stock. 1t must be
apparent to everybody that Senator Davis
is leading, and our kindly interest in the
shero Of the dynamite plot leads ustosug'
gest way by which he may catch up.
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CONDENSED TELEoRAMs.

Herr Most, the European Socialist, did
not meet with ilattering success in
Chicago.
The Pottstown, Pa, Iron Co. notifies its
puddlers OF reduction from SIPS to 81 per
ton after January 10.
Lizzie Mcdonald, for eleven years a sis.
ter OF Charity, was married TO Patrick
Moore, at Baltimore, yesterday.
Joseph Sauville and Miss Ranelier, while
crossing the river at Two Rivers, Wis, yes
terday, broke through the ice and both
were drowned. They were TO have been
married.
Michael 0uraka, who murdered old man
Washer and his daughter, in January last
was hanged at Milton, Canada, yesterday,
He was firm TO the last, but made no state
ment on the scafold. =
-Four masked men captured, bound and
gagged four inmates OF j. E. Arnold's farm
house, twenty miles from Chicago, neal
Downer's Grove, Wednesday evening, and
securing 81 200 cash, rode away on four ol
Arnold's horses.
The Democratic and Greenback mem
bers OF the Michigan Legislature held :
caucus yesterday afternoon, and agreed Ia
act together on allqnestions Of party policy
which will, Of course, be the Senatoria
succession.
The amount OF wheat now In the STATE
Of California, including that on ships IL
San Francisco bay, not yet cleared, Il
4l0,OO0 tons; barley $1,000 tons. Thu
am0unt NJ wheat exceeds the nrayionj
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From Our Special Correspondents
= TAsuISeToN, January "a gentleman
who has paid much attention to the work
Of the Ways and Means Committee says
that the bill TO be reported by that COM
mittee will be more symmetrical than the
Senate bill, and will not contain as many
errors, because the; committee has been q as
sisted by experts who have pointed out the
errors Of the commission bill. The pub.
lie has, however, q faif~ Ia OF the ten
dency Of. the work done by the two COM
mittees as related to the necessity for a
reduction OF rates in the interest Of the
people, and will probably pay more atten-
ton to the rates recommended upon i'm.
portant products than to the symmetry OF
either measure.
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Personal Pickings.


From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 5.-Ms. Senator
Camden and daughter, OF West Virginia,
occupied seats in the members gallery oi
the Senate to-day, during the delivery OF a
speech by Senator Jones, Of Florida, on
the presidential succession bill.
Captain @. w. Hunter, agent Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, at Hunting
ton, West Virginia, was among the visitors
at the Capital to-day.
:. It is understood that Representative
Kenna will leave for Wheeling tomorrow
night, to manage his Senatorial canvass in
person during the coming week.
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NEw YORK, January 6.-The failures for
the past seven days reported to R. G. Dun
& Co., number 224, distributed as follows:
Eastern States "a, Western 7e, Middle IS,
Southern A., Pacific Is, New York II,
Canada 10. Compared with last week this
shows an increase f3l, but the number is
doubtless swollen by numerous assignments
made at the close Of the year, though the
parties had virtually failed long before.
The prominent New York assignments are
N. II. Dudley & Co., canned goods; J. 7.
Brewer & Son, hardware, and Brewer (
Leeds, hardware. The failures in the coun.
try are not prominent, although consid-
erable number OF fair sized houses sue
cumhed.
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PlrrsBuHGu, January 5.-There is an in
creased demand for pig iron, AMI mum
bes OF sales have. been effected since last
week, at prices ranging about as they have
for several weeks. The feeling, however,
among producers is more confident, and
better prices are looked for in the near
future. The greater portion OF the mill
iron sold is for delivery. during the next
two months. Neutral mills is quoted at
S2l 00a2l so, four months; all ore do $23 90
four months; grades S23 25a24. 90 for No. 9,
ahd S24 0Oa25 90 for No. l. Bessemer iron
Is dull at S24 00a24 90, four months. The
latest news from the British markets in u
cable under date Of the Sd inst, is that
Scotch pig Is reported quiet with prices
firm and a fair business doing.
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Ar0uCIIING GIrr.
Archbishop PurceiI's Present 10 his
HunerIng Crediiors

Arehbfsn0p furceiis Present 10 MS
Suffering Creditors.
CINCINNATI, January 5.-The Catholic
Telegraph prints the following touching
letter from Archbishop Purcell. The
Journal states that the document was
received too late for insertion last week:
ST. MAnTiN's, December 25, 1882.
Mr.. O,ren Smith, Proprietor Catholic 7slegaph'
DEAR SlR-Having learned that you have
opened in the Catholic Telegraph sub.
scription list for my poor, suffering credi.
tors, send you 800. Like the widows
mite" it is very small; but, like the
widows mite, It is literally all | have. |
could not send you even this were it not
for the touching kindness Of an old friend
at Christmastide. With this pittance l
send you my warmest approval oil your
noble, generous work. God ever bless you
and the Telegraph for your devotion to the
cause OF justice and honesty. You shall
have my daily prayers for your success in
your efforts to pay MY debts. Please
accept the deepest gratitude Of an old,
penniless Archbishop. IL. B. PURCELL.
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Not national improvements.

From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January Sin response
to the House resolution calling for infor'
mstiou as to whether in the River and Har'
Dor bill Of last session works were appro'
priated for which were not benetl'
cial to commerce, and u SO, what
these works were, and whether
any appropriation has been withheld by
the department, the Secretary OF War fur
nishes List Of improvements, for which
appropriations were made, and which in his
Opinion are not National ip character,
among which is 5000 each for the Guy
andotte and Elk rivers tn West Virginia.
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AuAIieged DefauIting treasurer.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, January 5.-The
Legislative Committee appointed to inves-
tisate the Office Of the State Treasurer, re-
ports this morning that the Treasurer has
been out OF the city for two days and bis
clerk was not prepared to make a state
ment Of the accounts, The committee re-
port q deficit in the Treasury Of $i00, 600,
and after consultation with the bonds
men OF the Treasurer, recommended q
suspension OF business Of his office for the
The announcement Of the deficit in the
State Treasury produced genuine Sensa'
tion throughout the city. r