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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-20
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The Parliament House at Quebec, Can.
ada, was destroyed by fire last night.
Clubs are organizing in Mexico to pro.
mote the election Of General Diaz for Prssi-
de1tin 1884. "!. .
A Montreal dispatch says: It has been
showing heavily here for several hours 10.
day without any appearance OF clearing.
The one hundred and eighth anniversary
OF the battle OF Concord and Lexington was
observed yesterday in those towns by the
firing Of cannon, display flags and the
parade Of local military organizations.
Between two and three hundred COW.
boys on ranch in Pan Handle, Texas, are
on strike for an increase from thirty 10
fifty dollars per month and board. The
men are well armed and threaten TO kill
any new men. ....U,
A 5000 package, deposited In the Amer.
can Express office, at Indianapolis, Friday,
by the Meridian National Bank, for Kan.
sas, ILL.,, is missing. An express clerk
named Frank A. Vaughn, was accused ol
the theft, and he admitted his guilt.
Athalf.past one, yesterday, fire broke
out in House 4 Davidson's planning mill,
Cleveland, O.. Loss, $4,000 on buildings
and $4,000 on lumber. Insurance, SO, ,000
Two small dwellings, adjoining the works,
were also burned, the families barely
escaping with their lives. The cause Of
the lire has not been ascertained.
The Government yesterday obtained a
Judgment against F. ]. Heron, surety on
the bond Of General Steadman, Internal
Collector Tor the New Orleans district ip
1857, for one hundred thousand dollars
with interest from date. The judicial de.
mand for SteadmAn's shortage was placed
at SS59,0O0. Counsel excepted Judge
Billings charge.
Two daughters Of Lem Ruuyan and El
Christman, 10 and l2 years old, Of Warsaw,
Ind, while out gathering vines for the pur.
pose Of decorating q school room, were &C.
costed by two rnftians, chloroformed and
outraged. The girls made their way home
and are now 10 acritical state, owing partly
70 nervous prostfatipn. The citizens have
organized q search hut have struck no clue
thus far,
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rHE FLORA or ARIZONA. : i
A Readable Description of the Caeti Of
Hr the Southwest.

|.. tnt bOutu.heat.
c0ne,pond1iet ef ~ Iateligenoer. tIg llb
Tucson, ARIZONA, April IL, lSSS.-To q
resident Of Virginia, who comes TO this
wonderful southwest for the first time,
the strange species Of vegetation he sees on
all sides are the most striking objects, for
strange as II may seem, In the genera, run
Of letters from here TO the press Of other
sections this feature'seems to be neglected,
and while one, becomes familiar through
repeated descriptions with other points Of
difference between his own country and
this, the flora is only incidentally refer.
red to.
There are many strange and pretty little
shrubs and flowers here, but the greatest
variety is found up In the mountains,
where l have not yet been. The cac.i are
the greatest wonder. Think Of great
flnted column of light green color, round:
ed on top, covered all over with long, sharp
thornu, eighteen inches to two feet in di.
ameter and twenty to fifty feet high, stand.
ing by thousands on the plains and hill
sides, often growing out Of the creyice Of a
rock, where you would think nothing
could grow. Such is the giant cactus.
Then there 10 a species known as the
"bisnaga," or more commonly barrel cac.,
tus, sometimes called the "well of the
desert" baving q long, hooked thorn
growing from the centre ola coronet Of
straight thorns. Itgrows from one to four
feet high, is deeply huted, and bears q vel.
low,lpear shaped fruit which Is palatable.
On cutting this, cactus through, 1t
fills with sap like water, which
has quenched the thirst OF many q fainting
traveller. The "cholla" is a branching,
ugly, variety barbed like q wheat beard, (,
with thorns which 1t is next TO impossible
to pull out Of ones flesh when they pierce
it They grow four to ten feet high, and
spread from six to ten feet in diameter.
The "deer horn" cactus resembles the
"cholla," but is smaller. The prickiy pear
grows here from six to eight feet high and
from four to eight feet in diameter. The
natives make delicious candy from the
bisnaga, by cutting it's flesh IN sections,
sleeping these in syrup, and then drying
them. fb@'Ny Lp.4l
An article which deals with the cacti Of
this section, printed in the Harper's Month
iy for March, 10 very superficial and unre.
liable. ltabounds in errers. The writer
speaks OF the fsh.hook thorn, which he de.
scribes as growing on the cholla. It comes
from the bisnaga. There Ia an old saying,
and forcible one, that "The Devil had
hand In making this country, and put
thorn on everything" The acacia and the
grease wood bush are aboutth the only shrubs
which do not have tberns The mesquite
Is the principal timber here. II is dark
like walnut, and burns beautifully when
dry. There is some pine, cedar and spruce,
and juniper in abundance north OF here.
The leaves Of all vegetation are gummy and
waxy, owing to the great heat and dryness
OF the atmosphere. IL w. n
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mARsHALL's siIsrAKE.
Preliminary Hearing OF the Alfcget
u BlAckmaIIer OF Mary Anderson.

H. biAckmaiier OF mary Anuers0u.
PITTSBURGH, April l9.-Dr. Marshall was
arraigned this morning for attempting to
blackmail Mary Anderson, the actress.
DR.. Griffin was first sworn, and testified as
to being step-iather Of Miss Mary Ander-
son. He resided at Long Branch, and was
in New York about the first OF February.
Witness stated he received letter from
DR.. g. FL. Marshall about the first OF Feb.
rnary. He replied to the, letter In question
on behalfof Miss Anderson, and received
another m return, addressed to himself.
Replying to the letter. witness wrote Dr..
Marshall that not cent would be paid for
bushels Of the pictures purporting to be
those Of Miss Andersen. '
Cross examined-The text OF my letter
to DR.. Marshall was that not cent would
be paid for bushel OF the miserable daubs,
butthat considerable money would be OK.
pended to prosecute the parties guilty OF
Circulating them. n
Mr.. Parkinson at this juncture com.
menced probing the witness in manner
which somewhat exasperated him.
Exclaimed Col. Griffin: II wouldn't give
q cent for blackmailers or their letter."
Z, Don't gsaexcited, Doctor; we are all OF
one opinion on that matter" t-'
"Do you think there was any artiGce or
intent 10 deiraud, taking the letters, pic,
lures and all togethei?" asked Mr.. Parkin.
son OF DR.. Griffin. The answer to this ques.
ton led to controversy as to whether the
pictures in any way resembled Miss An.
derson theatrically or otherwise. DR.. Grit.
fin said he failed to see any resemblance
whatever. 81, l..ul.r- ~. dine. +.
Harry Wilkinson, a Dispaich reporter,
testified as to having II conversation with
the .defendent shortly after tho letters TO
Miss Anderson were published. LIE re-
peated the substance OF the interview.
Mr.. Wilson read the letters, after which
the government rested. Mr.. Parkinson
claimed that no case had been
made out, and that no defense was necess.
ary. Commissioner McCandless thought
differently, and held the accused in 81 500
bail for appearance to answer the charges
in court. The indictment on which Mar.
shall Is held charges him with using the
mails for the purpose OF executing fraud.
The charge ofsending obscene matter could
not be sustained.
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THE MARSHALL 4 GO. FAILURE.
Reducing NJ. watson's LiabiIity-Pro
testing n Power OF Attorney.

PlrrsDuRGn, April l9.-Ithas been stated
that the endorsements Of Mr.. Mark W.
Watson on the paper Of Marshall & Co.
amount TO $4,000. This is true, but 1t
has not been stated that in many cases the
endorsements are covered by iron col.
lateral. One bank, the Union National
holds $4,000 Of such paper and other
banks hold enough Of the same class OF
notes to reduce the liability Of Mr.. Wat.
son to about $4,000. There is a growing
disposition among the holders ot iron col.
lateral to place It In the hands OF a syndi,
cate who will dispose Of the pig at favorable
terms. ,,.. .......
All the institutions in which Marshall 4
Co. or the Marshall estate held stock have
refused to allow 1t TO be transferred since
tho etroubles haye arisen. Mr.. Thompson
Ben held eight shares Of Farmers Deposit
Bank stock, worth $4,000, as collateral
The officers OF the bank refused to allow It
10 be transferred and Mr.. Bsllthen brought
III notary and formally protested the
power Of attorney given him by James
Marshall, Jr. Such proceeding 10 .
novelty, for no one has ever been known
10 do q similar thing before.
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Bosros, April l9.-The Tewksbury in
yestigation was resumed to-day. Miss
Bowen took the stand and detailed the
history Of her downfall. Her testimony
had no bearing on the original purpose for
which the investigation was started and
much OF It unfit for publication.
Mrs. Catherine Powers, employed at
Tewksbury, took her six children with
her. Her baby was taken from her and
thrown into bath tub where other diseas.
ed children had bathed and was wiped
with tho same towel. ltwas the most hor.
rible place she.was ever in. She reiterated
the abuses Of females in the bath; one wo.
man was beaten with stick. All the wo.
men had their hair cut close and soft soap
deluged over them.
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TuE cigar trade has been thrown into an
unfortunate srate by those Eastern manu-.
tacturers who made haste to assure their
customers, the jobbers, that they should
have the full benefit Of the tax reduction.
Manufacturers elsewhere say that they
must follow suit. But the men who work
at the bench feel that some OF the benefit
ought to come TO them. In exact justice,
the consumer ought to realize the full bene.
ct toi the reduction, for be has been pay.
ing the tax. But except in the case Of very
low priced cigap, such as our
Wheeling stogies, the consumers
will 60. none OF that reduction. In their
view il would have boen fair to let the
workhen in for some share Of the three
dollars per thousand which the manu-.
iacturerS no longer has to pay the Govern
ment Manufacturers ought, Of course, to
look to their customers; but occasionally
it tmight be profitable to make bid for
the favor OF their men. BIO,
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SpaErxG OF the recent tragedy in Dodd-
ridge county the West Union Record,
printed on the spot, says: "It is noto.
rious fact that for years it has almost been
impossible to geta conviction in our courts,
oEingto the fact that iuries drawn from
the body Of the county seem to
think that they are put in the jury box 70
shield criminals" This time there has
been a shocking butchery; the circum'
stances and testimony thus lar have made
Slt strong prima facie case. Perhaps
DOidrdge county justice will see its way
clear to turn over new leaf. "H51lT
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A ALegisIatIye Deadlock,

ouIcAoo, April ia Springfield, Ills.
special says the deadlock in the 1llinoi.
House of1sepresentatives over the Bradwell
and McNally contest Is developing a
peculiar condition OF affair. The Repub.
licans can only muster a quorum by the
vote Of every party man, and Rock, the
recalcitrant member, who was present in
the lobby yesterday, but declined to enter
the House and lett the State building In
company with familiar figure in Chicago
Democratic politics, is still an uncertain
quantity.
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gNEwBuRo, n, W April le.-Flags we're
universally displayed on land and water
here today, being the centennial Of the
celebration Of Washington's army at New.
burg oyer the deolsration Of the cessation
OF hostilities betYesp tho United States
snd Great Britain. AT noon q salute Of
thirteen gums was fred at Weshington's
headpuaFters, and was answered by a
salute Of thirteen guns at West Point by
order or the Secretary Of W@,
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LOUISVILLE, KY, April ia special
from Munfordville, Harter county, says:
Booth Edwards, colored, sentenced to hang
May 8, for the murder Of Arch Long last
December, attempted to break jail this
Calling the jailer to bring him
water for a bath he rushed out on that
officer with pistol in his,hand. He would
have escaped had the jailer not blocked
the door. He then shot himself through
the'heart, killing himself instantly. n
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PlrrsDuEau, April 1o.-The iourneymen
plasterers met this evening and decided To
demand an increase in wages from s. 90 to
s. 80 per day after the lst Of May. They
Say they will strike II the demand is not
granted.
The places of large number Of striking
tanners were filled with non.union men
to-day. This evening the strikers gathered
about the tanneries as the non.union men
left and INDUCED in riotousde demonstrations.
A number Of policemen prevented seri-
Gus attack. No arrests were made.
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CINCINNATI, April l0.-The Saloon Keep.
ers Association has formally determined
to oppose by every legal method the opera.
ton Of what is known as the Scott law
which imposes lax OF $500 year on all
saloons where spirituous liquors are sold
and $l00 whvrO only beer and wine ara
sold. II is understood that the brewers
and whisky dealers will Join In the opposi.
ton to the law and the plan will probably
get test case before the courts Gs soon a.
possible to try the consIitutionality Of the
law, ~,
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A Detonse or .rsrIH.

LospoS,uApril l9.-The High Commits.
sioner Of Canada, 10 an address on the
Canadian tariff and the relative value Of
the colonial and foreign trade OF Great
Britain, contended that tariffs were neces-
sary for all new countries. He pointed to
thelincrease Of tradein the Dominion since
1879, In which Great Britain was benefited
over any other, and contrasted the position
OF Canada now with her position before the
existing tariff was In operation. The result
ofthe presentiatiff laws received home and
foreign trade for.thel Dominion. ~
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lIrSrrsOroS is already clearing away the
debris and preparing to rebuild-they young
Chicago Of West Virginia. And she is
showing herself as kindly as she is enter
urisiuy, The uniortunates have been cared
for promptly, no homeless one left un.
sheltered. There are older cities that could
mot haye done so well. .. 20 .a..E
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JAyCOokx, for the first timein ten years,
b,s lust been in Wall street. Since his
collapse in 1873 Mr.. Cooke has got on his
feet again, and once more he counts bis
wealth by the millions. II he wishes to die
highly respected and sincerely mourned
he would better keep out Of Wall street. 1t
isn't at all certain that that other Jay sur.
named Gould has retired from business.
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sTAINs OF TIE CRIME.

Before reaching there he pulled off his
overalls, throwing them into mud hole
to hide the blood. He has since seen them
and recognizes them as bis. While he was
at Doyle's the children were in bed. He
supposed they were asleep when he left
the house., where lie had left Big Bill in the
possession Of the axe. lie said he did not
notice any chest at Doyle's, and claims
that his reasons for not saying anything
about the murder was his fear Of Big Bills
threat. The examination OF other wit.
nesses will be continued tomorrow. The
crowd in attendance was large and great
excitement prevails.
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This total number VI teachers IL lOl IOIal
amount paid for instruction 81 ass 80.
Pupils in the several hranohes-orthograph
reading and writing, 8 G2!; mentsl arithmetic,
s,522; written arithmetic, $40; geography,
5 $40; grammar, $50; history. BSy; physiology,
1885, literature, 70; natural philosophy, 81;
chemistry. 42; lessopsin EngIiSh, 1,54G; alge-
bro, 1870: geometry, 90: drawing 5 2iG; physical
geography, 81; rhetoric 60 genera exercises
(objeCt lessons etc, S,65S; deClsmation, 1856;
composition ,4Gj. TIE German Department
shows an enrolment for the month OF $50;
number OF classes, 42; number OF pupils OF
German parentags, 203; number Of pupils not
OF German parentage. 127; number Of
teachers 4; amount paid for instruction, 1854,
I herewith present the report Of the Libra
rian OF the Public Library for the month Of
March. Respectfully submitted.
JOHN N. BIRCH, Superintendent
The report OF the Librarian showed total
circulation for the five weeks (97 days. end
ing March 81, Of 50Ss; average circulation
per day 'lSG; circulation In reading room for
the same period, 2S8; daily average circuIa-
tiOn, s. Amount Of money received from
fines, SIS; the circulation In reading room Is
exclusive Of newspapers and periodicals that
are kept on tables.
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CISclNSNrL o., April l9.-The CONNER.
cial Go;eLe'' Gore, Ohio, special says a
general strike OF the coal miners in the
Hooking valley began to day against a
reduction Of thirty cents day, wages. The
Akron Iron Co., closed their works. Tho
miners at S.raitsyille are all out to-day.
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Istbe opinion oitlle Baltimore AmTisaa
MARYLAND can be carried by the Repub.
Trans at the next election. It would give
n. Great pleasure to throw in West Viri
sinia for good measure, and for this we
baye fighting chance.
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Tar aImshouse seems to be q demoraIiz'
nv institution, and strangely enough it
,,l,c, I for its victims the elegant people
x,o have it in charge Philadelphia
T,rke,bury, r Buffalo. The pauper is the
,,,lv fortunate man. 80
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NEW York, April l9.-Ex. President
Grant introducing ex.vice President Col
fax to lecture upoa the late President Lin
coin, said he had heard Abraham Lincoln
tell innumerable stories, but he never
heard one from his lips that might not be
repeated from that very platform.
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FUNERAL OF NM. erIELE
~ Grafton, Yesterday y-Imposing Scr.
Vices aud Large Attendance

hpeei1I Dhpae"le me INtlI1eActT.
GRAFTON, W. Va, April l9.-The funeral
Of Thomas G. Steele, Secretary Of the
Grand Lodge I. o. o. F. Of West Virginia,
took place here this afternoon. Delegates
were present from Wheeling, Fairmont,
PAkesburg, Clarksburg, Rowlesburg and
other points. The religious services were
conducted by the Rev. Gibbons, Of Fair.
mont, at the u. =. Church, alter which
the various lodges 81 Odd Fellows, and
q large Concopse Of citizens formed q
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LONDON, April l0.-The clerk OF the post
telegraph office, seized near railway
station by Fsnians and forced to answer
questions relating to the position Of en-.
eines, and number and duties Of employees
Of the, Central Telegraph Office, has been
suspended. The story was concocted to
supply. an excuse forabsence.
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A AnlLL TO ab0llsh Tie Office OF Recorder
Of Philadelphia, the said Office being a
lraud Of the first water, was passed by the
Republican Senate and defeated by the
Democratic House Of the Pennsylvania
legislature. The evil behavior. Of the
House made such a stir TINT the Demo-
cratic leaders, apprehensive Of the popular
dspleasure, reconsidered its action, and
The bill is now law. Reform as an
aItethousht should be the watchword Of
the Keystone Democracy. -e
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Tar Danish Landsthing has passed a
-. ot confidence in the Ministry. II
WV w, had such thing as that ia Massa.
W. 's.,slls Ben Butler might get a vote Of
.,r6lpnce.
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procession, and proceeded to the ceme.
terry, where the funeral seryiee OF the
Odd Fellows was read In very i'm.
pressive manner. and the remains OF
the oldest Odd Fellow in the State were
committed to mother earth. 10 VI I
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WASHINGTON, April l9.-Ths Counting
Committee Of the Treasury cash and &C.
counts, in the transfer from Gildllan to
Wyman, to-day finished their examination
OF money and securities, and found an ex.
cess OF three cents In favor oil Gilhllan.
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s,v,rol BAYARD looks under the bed o
.;,1,. now 10 see II Carter Harrison is
.,mIip' around" Carter, bless your soul,
:, ,1+a,dishinr his thomashawk and pining
q, a fresh scalp.
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GALVESTON, TEX, April l0.-A McAdde
special sayE: At the house oia worthy Ger.
man, Anton PieiiIer, his son William shot
his cousin, Mary Deinhardt, aged l5, three
times, killing her. He then killed himself.
Hs was supposed insane,
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CoLuMnus, April l0.-The Denocratic
State Central Committee today decided to
hold the next State convention at Colum.
bus, June 2lst. Toledo contested closely
for The convention,
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roorS is again running neck aud neck
~ Tboma Jefferson. Andrew Jackson
Wv Sssn ,,scratched" by the unapprecia'
,;.o DamOcracy. ~ "
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~. ,o,,rH, aged IS yeArs, Of Alliance, Ohio, ,
.,o,,eI in love, killed himself with cold
so;.op, ~ Such thoughtful acts save thefool
In much arluous labor.
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On motion OF Dr. Jepson nermi.sion was
gwen DR.. J. i. Smith aud Afr. Edward Rob.
ertSon to address the Board. Tdey composed
0 committee from the recently formed Holli.
day Post G. A. r, In this city, 10 secure lhe
cooperation OF the public schools on Decora-
tion Day. Or. Smith said that the Post pro-
posed celebrating the day as It had never
been done before; that 1t was The desire OF
the Post to declArO May 30 holiday In the
public schools; thIt It WAS the intention OF
the Post 70 dedicate the Soldiers Monument
In the afternoon, aud large chorus OF chill
dren was wanted 10 Eing National airs, such as
"Columbia" and "Amtrica"-soug gs that thew
already know. No marching would be re.
quired OF them other than meeting al some
central rendezvous and marching TO Capitol
Square, where appropropriate ceremonies
would take pls0e,
Mr.. Robertson said In the course OF u patYI-
otto littlastalk, that In the morning various
committees would visit the different GENE.
teries and decorate the graves, and that the
committees would feel grateful for any assis.
tanoe children living near the CemetE ,5es
might give at that time. He also referred
10 tie fact that in majority OF cities the
school children TOOK part IN these xeicists
After the COMMITTEES had Withdrawn Mr..
Wilson said that he was opposed 70 granting
the request-the scholars had too many hoIi.
days now. Prof. Birch WSs asked for lis
opinion, and stated that as public exercises
were to be held II would be AZ well TO have
holiday, as the scholars would not be likely
TO attend. A vote was taken and tho YO.h Of
May unanimously declared 4 holiday.