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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-30
FAIRMoNT FACTS.
The Normal School PrinCjpaIShip-
Railroad PrOSpeets-LOcaI and Per
SOCIAL Matters.

SOCIAL Matters.
Speclai 10 hc Rcgisicr.
FAIEMoNr, eAucust 29,-The appoint
ment Of c. 4 Si"", ESP, to the princi-
alshiv OF ne N,rmI Sc oO' at this place
gives unqualified satisfaction, and the
action OF the board is everywhere COM
meuded. Mr.. Sipc is a finished scholar
most estim9blc gentleman, and Will
bring momentum OF youthful vigOr to
tae school. which will insure for it pro-
logged e'a Oi greater usefulness. So far,
We have heard nothing but commCndL'
lrup aud approval of the Regents.
Dr. &. II. Holyiield, dentist, Ot this
Lluce, died on Saturday and his re"a'ns
we're tai en- to his early home at EaStOn,
Mononratia county, for interment
Hon. J.. L. Butcher, Superintendent Of
Free Schools, dropped down upon us yes
triuay AFTERNOON and remained until the
evening train Tor MartinsOurg, wnere he
has now gone
Hon. Charles L. Wells, the Glover's Gap
statesmen, has recently been circulating in
cur miu.t. Mr.. Wells seems 10 be the top
cog in the Warrington liquor matter, SO
far. IL has been aOundautly shown that
his rumOrpd mis-Uses Of the office II Grand
Juror WAS myth and a faiSehOod OF the
IiTst water.
George Morrow, brother OF Hon. James
Morrow, whose illness occcsiOued recent
apprehension among his friends, is again
On the streets.
Prosrt cts fer the construction Of the ".
Va. & Pa. railroad continue ID brighten.
Tie survey IS completed to this place, and
the estimates are ready to pe delivered by
Engineer Mcconnell. Already an impulse
is visible in the real estate market. Col.
Wilson who was here yesterday in the in
terest Of this road TOOK the early train
for Wheeling.
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BEAUTYG ENDING.
How q Gnce Famous Woman Closed
the ChTpter.
From tie Washington Lobby 10 the
Poor Hou:c-Beauty and Ia eny Van
ish in Destitution,

PHILADELrHN, August 29.--Tbere died in
the hospital OF the Almsholse, iGjt even
irg, woman who was Gnown Ola the regis.
ter as Emma Thompson, OIt whose career
q quarter OF a century ago under the name
of Emma Jacobs had a nat'o'&l nO!oiety.
She was born il Lancaster county over
seSenty years AGO. Her lie IN rnlIa1el-
phia began at an early age, and it was in
This ely she began her remarkable career.
Her Powers Oi OiFascIu"iion
were marvCl Ious, and some Of the most
prominent men in the country WED with
each other to win her smile and f.YCr.
The smounts OF money she received from
the men aggregated thousands OF dollars
year. Her beauty is said by tho"e who
remember ner iii her bet days 10 have
been o. q type that compelled admiration
from all VINO saw her, and Daniel Webster
snid Of her: "She has the most perfect car
r'age OF any woman | have ever seen"
She held court fOf gentlemen OF lelsdre as
well as lawyers and men OF letters, her
house being the resort, at times, TO- some
Of the brightest inlelloCts of the country.
While Congress was in session it was her
custom 10 20 to Washington. and it was
there that some of her most
Remarkable COHTuCsts
occurred. She is said to have completely
frs,'aat,d at least one PRECEDENT o. the
United States. and nearly all the leading
zen in Wa. hinCtOn from 1850 TO lSU made
her rooms a rendezvous. SO great wa her
Influence over members .. COISf2"C, j.GU
her value as lobbyist was known to cor.
porqtions and individuals, and many i'm
Ior'ant bills were passed through her in
sirUmPnfalitv.
Probably tie only man who ever won
her affection was prCaChtrramCd Thomp-
Nun, a Nirgnian, whom she ma-riCi.
Thompson a'terward lost bis rca IN, and
7ras rlaCcd in the insane w,rd Of the alm3-
hour Q, whee he died three years aTO. Pre-
yious to thi5 event Mrs. TLOmp Ou's
CHaIms Began TO Fade,
qnG she had disappeared ..Jn pCblic no.
tiCC. Her uld time shrewdness seemed to
dicapDcar and in few mOnIha she lost
nearly all she bad spent her life in ecquir-
log. Her properties on Cherry st'Cet were
radually cncumbPred with mortgages
and finally, losing them, she became abso
lutely in want.
During Tnompson's Incarceration ia the
madhouSe his wife visited him nearly every
visiting dsy, constantly supplying him
with an abundance of deliCa,.es. Her face
Yves well known to the officials OF the in
StitutiOn. and she wa0 sdCpo"Cd to be
worth considerable money.
ON the 2Sth day Of November 1881. she
presented herself at tho gateway o. The IN.
ltitution, with the remark tLat she had
Come ia Stay.
The gaieLeeper wes surprised, and reused
10 believe her statement 1T is true, she
aid, and pulling ont card OF edmiSgiOn
signed by Guardian Chambers, she handed
il To the msn and burst into tears. she
kent erGr%h mcnev to pay for her fune-al
expenses.
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RAISED OUT.
The Men Who DOwRsd King Faro
Gone Home.
Killing of "Dink" Day's-The Man
Whose Luck Amazed the Gamblers
Finds an End

New NonE, August GA private DIS
pa ch .rrciygd "A this ci,y announces the
kiiiug Of 'D.rE' Davis, tie Gamble at
Fot Sp ings Arkansas. His saver IS re-
foc,eu 10 be a s.. Louis detective, who had
iOl'oTed him from that city 70 Hot Springs
with a warrant for his errCst, on the charge
o: swindling a 5, Louis politician in a
race game Of lero. DAVIS was formerly
=. lao dealer in SAMSON street saloon in
Philadelphia. Although possessed OF a
amblers oct in trs 'e-. cool head-his
cNtrayaS anCe always left him lean parse.
AshOrI Run Of Luck,
in last January gave hirn a sake of about
Il $50 with which amount he went - New
York 10 follow up his operat;o"s at the
heavy games in this c.,y. An eNtraord'n-
Hry Iun OF luck in a Barclay street faro
hauk Detted him in ore evening $500. A
West Twenty ninth street game suile cd
by his high play on the same evening to
the extent of Sl2 G!J. 1t was then discover
I'd that his winnings in New York durirg
the mOnth Of February aggregated ab put
sUAuU&. OF this amount he invested 50,
coo in government bOads and sent 5000
10 his father The remaining $4,000 he re-
"a ned iC continue his play.
Barred Out.
His wonderful luck in New York hsd
the eG,C', however Of Earring the games
against him. From there he went to Chi
C"Eo, where his good fortune abiGed with
MIN. lie was a heavy wirner at all the
lames in Gamblers Alley and in mike"
McDOna'ds bank on Clark street Whcn
Mayo. Harl sons anu gamblers policy
was inaucura ed he went t. st. Louis. HIS
winnirss AZ this time were estimated at
utarlv .2rDODU. With these he indUlgCd
his ambition and opened a faro bank in
the Southern Hotel At ST LOUis where only
heavy stakes were delt for. 1t was what
is known sS
Gentlemau'S Game.
Tie politician. whoso name IS said to be
Dohuelly, played heavily and finally foot
e up his losses at s., 500. He proved ID
he what IS termed "sqUealer.' Davis re-
fused 10 refund the money, and the politi-
can swOre out warrant charging him
with swiudling. In the meantime Davis
had gone 10 Hot Springs, whence Detective
ONeil followed him and the fatal meeting
took place. Davis was about 2S years old,
and was horL in Syracuse He has been
professional gambler for years.
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STEALING FAIR.
The Pcrirs OF Unprotected Women.

Fairfield, O. August .n-IwO respeC.
table look ing young men entered Che resi-
uence Of Mrs. l.. Ferral about neon ycster-
day, and after they had assured themselves
she was all alone one of them asked her
what she would take for her hair. Mrs.
Ferral, who had a bountilul head OF hair,
and VINO was frightened almost out Oi her
tenses, indignantly refused TO sell it a, any
price, ard started TO make her escape,
VIXEN one oi The Cowardiy wretches drew a
revolver, leveled it al her face, aud COM
pellcd her to SIT down, while the other
william took pair of shears and clipped
her heavy locks of hair from her head.
After cutting oil their helpless victims
hair, they tLen rumDaged every room in
the house, and secured some money and
several valuabIe articles They then re.
leased Mrs Ferral, who was very weak and
faint from fright, and both made good
their escape. 10 make matters worse, Mrs.
Ferral has a little child only three months
old, and was in a weakened condition. She
was suffering, at last accounts, from ner-
vous pTostra,ion, and 1t may yet terminate
seriously.
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Either strychnine or whtskcy.

DETROIT, August pa man named Har-
~ CutCher, was found dead in his wagon
Sunday morning near Perry in Shiowas5ee
county. Last Saturday Cutcher aud man
named John WoOlver, who had been visit
ing Perry. started home from Perry in COM
plnv with bottle of whiskey. Both got
drunk, and on arriving at Cutcher's home
be left him in a wagon, where he remained
over night, while Woolyer went into the
house and went to bed. Cutcher died
soon after being discovered in The morning
in en- unconscious condition. 1t is now
claimed he was poisoned by strychnine.
Woo YER was arrested. A fact that strych
nine suspicion against Woolver is that he
bought bottle of strvchnine while in
Perry. He gives a careful account OF the
occurrences of the day and night as might
he expected from his drunken condition.
Catcher had recently married a girl OF Il
for whom Woolver is alleged have had
a liking which offended a motive for the
suspeCled murder
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The JAMES TRIAL.
Testimony for the StaIe-Jnmes Posi-.
lively Identified "A Strong Case

Testimony for the StaIe-Jnnes Posi-.
lively Identified - a Strong Case
Against Inc Accused.
GALLATIN, Mo, August 29.--Court re-
assembled this morning aud G. W. McCune,
farmer, Of Jackson county, testified to
Dick Lidde'rs leaving a wagon at his house
some time after the Winston affair.
The books Of the Richmond express Office
were then put in evidence TO show q re-
ceipt for guns and Mrs. James sewing ma.
chine.
Miss Emma Kenncty AID her mother,
livin I foul mi es from Winston, iden ntified
Dick Liddell and Frank James as being to-
gether on the day OF the robbery.
VIM. Bray, farmer who took Jesse
James in his buggy to Hamilton the time
the expedition was abandoned at Galatin
OH account OF Jesse's sickness, co'robOrated
Dick Siddells account of the affair. He
Positively Identified
Frank James and other members OF The
gang that visited his farm with their sick
companions.
r f. Bray, a SOP of the former witness,
restihed 10 visit Of The gang TO his
'slher's house.
Mrs. Bray cOrrobOrated her husband and
son, aud was much clearer in her identif-
cation than either. Mrs. Frank James,
who strangly rssembled the prisoner,
called with Others at her house eight miles
west Uf Galiatin, on October IS, aud ate
dinner. Her description Of the others
tailed with that of
Jesse James. Dick LiddeI ahd Wood
liIe.
Frank WOlfenberger, a young farmer
living nine miles from Gallatin, was one OF
the best witnesses examined. 1t was at his
house that the robbers stopped over night
on their return from the second trip, when
Jesse was taken sick. The witness accur-
ntely described the party, designating Clar-
ence Hite as "Slouch." Dick Liddell he
recognizes as Of the party. He detailed the
movements OF tie party during the time
ihPy were at his house, rel eating their
conversation and showing remarkable
memory for details. The subject OF race
horse was brought up at the supper table
and The defendant, whom TIE witness posi-
lively identified, showed uncqua'ed famil
ilrIty with
Tbe Celebrated Race Horses of the Day
Mrs. Wolfender corroboraied her hus-
hand.
Dr. Wm Elaci, CT Gl'etin, taetfe1 20
IN interview with James in the Indepen.
Gence ail, in which be talked about the ac-
ting Of Ketne, Mccullough ANA WaIc, aud
q"c.ed ShakeSp, are ibera ly.
Mr. Mathews, of Ciay county, whose
mare was stolen and rode by Frank James,
described the animal.
A recess was then taken.
At noon MIR. Wallace, OF the prosecn.
ton, announced that the State would close
within ten minutes after the oDening Of
tho afternoon session. 1t is admitted on
every hand that the State has nIIGe a very
strong case.
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The DefnuItipg Bankers Friend.

New HAVEN, August 2a-The trial of
Issac H Lo kwo0d on the CharIe 3f using
The mills for the purpose of defrauding
those who wrote him, by claiming he
would send money left him by deceased
banker to the amount of $3.50 900 TO de-
fauliers and those who had stolen money,
wes concluded to day and the prisoner
vas sentenced to one year imprisonment
and to pay fine of $50.
The Judges charge to the jury was rath-
CT favorable. The jury was outa half an
hour. Lockwood was much disapp"intet
at the finding of the jury as he expected
10 20 out riding at the conclusion OF the
trial.
II was the intention of Lockwood to OF
tain 100000 and go to Washington the
coming session of Congress. their going
into the husinesa OF hiring diamords to
ladies at 10 per ce Mt o. their value so they
could 20 to parties and receptions without
the expense Of buying diamonds. When
the verdict was given the prisoner buried
his head in his hands and was completely
overcome.
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A ComnIefe GcOnn.

PARIS. August 29-The treaty between
France and AMMAN provides for COM
plete recognition of French prOtectorate
over AMMAN and Tonqun, the defnitive
OF Dirthnan to Cochin China,
the permanent military occupation by the
French of The forts on the Thuaan aud
Vingchua line, the immediate recall o. the
Arnamite troops from Tonquin and the
garrison there to be placed on a peace
foot ng snd the return of the Mandlrns to
heir rcs... France undertakes to expel
he bl.ck tlags, from Torquin and thus in
sure safsIy to trade.
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Lieut.. NOycs Killed.
nn.LInx Of the KeIchstRK.

RrrLIy. August 29.-The Reichstag was
onencd to dnv. The message Of the Em.
ror declares that the Reichstag was called
20 ratify the Spanish treaty and to secure
%. yond . doubt the payment of the IN
,i,Irity granted the government by the
ErndcsratH, ard for carrying the proVis
ions OF the treaty into immediate effect.
Two hundred and sixty Deputies were in
attendance. The President and Vice Presl-
dent OF the previous session were re elected.
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PLUNDERING UNCLE RUFUS.
The Hatch Guests ErdcnVOriug TO
KRDkruDt Their AHabIe Host

HATCH 5 HOTEL, YELLOWSTONE PARK, Au-
gust 29.-The Park is al excitement, and
Uncle Rufus Ha CD is having no end Of
trouble with his English guests. Al din.
ner each DAY they run a huge wine bill
against him, and they actually had him
charged TO the amount OF $23 before ley
bad been in the hotel a half hour One OF
them alone has cost him 81, 500 since be
left England. Uncle Rufus tears his hair,
gnashes his teeth, and has actually offered
Ashley Cole, his secretary. the Park priv
iieges Tor ten years TO bring down a few
c, wooys aud Indians aud kill OF few of
The imported sight.seers.
one ot the guests to day
Pound Fault With His Linen.
He is wealthy, but, nevertheless, he to-
day visited the only store in the Park, pur-
chased pair of drawers and told the pro.
prletor 10 charge the same to Uncle Rufus.
The manner in which some of these guests
got into the party is said TO be astounding.
Mr.. Hatch invited the head of a grea, fauI-
lily which boasts of possessing q Lord High
ChanCellOrship. The said head wrote TO
know if he could send q substitute. Per-
mis- ION being granted, the said head asked
II he could not ring in a companion.
Uncle Rufus Rcceded to the request, and
the said head then wrote that the two
could not come unless a mutual chum, who
had been invited TO spend the summer
with them, could also come, and Uncle
Rufus finally let in the third. Then the
aforesaid head wrote about brother who
was inseparable, and the game Uncle Ru-
lus speedily saw, was the
whole Hog or None.
In desperation lie eve bis consent, and The
porty, six in all, came with one, only ONe,
idea thai this ia a free cpuntrv and thav
have used the Hatch pocket to the tune OF
$40, 300 already. They have snubbai ali
the rest Of the parry, 6emanded the best
and first places, apd with cOusummate eS-
SuranCa have overlooked the existence Of
the oiber members OF the eXcuryiOn. L)rd
HcadIy, Peer Of Parliament, is SCGudl.
2Cd and he aud Others, in mor,ifC.tion,
have paid every bull OF tneir3 that they
could keep away from Mr.. Ha ch. Uncle
Ruius is reported to have said thatif he gets
OGt o. this scrape with enough mOney 20
keep bis family THROUGH the winter he Will
Never do il Again.
When Uncle Rufus to day learned that
one OF his guests bad included in his bill Of
are pair of drawers, he Produced mem.
oranGum book, the contents OF which were
decided y interesting. Before setting out
from New York many bills Of a trinirg
na,ure were contracted, but at Chicago one
Oi the gentlemen saw fit to purchase a
toothbrush and order the bill sent 10 the
host. The memorandum shows bills for
hoiPry, Crayats aud postage stamp, and in
one instance at Chicago one OF the party
visited a dime museum, took receipt for
his admiSs on fee aud tuIncd The same
Uruer over TO Uncle Rufus. The host looks
Ten years older than he did the day he left
New YORK
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SIerIWT 10 iNc NCgN-FI.
"LARKsrrEG, W. Va, August 2S.-The
exercises of today proved equally as inter
estlug as those OF yesterday.
Tuesdays programme was closely fol-
lowed.
ON motion of Prof. c. c. Showalter, Mar
CeIlus Thompson, Esq. was requested 10
repeat on Friday morning his address on
"IIigher Marhemaiic3," which was in July
ordered published by tie S ate Educational
Association. convened at Buckhannon, w.
Va. Mies Allie Conway executed select
reading, as did Miss Ida Lowe declama-
ton. Mr. J. F. Ogden !hen concluded the
exerC.ses by an essay on "HySiena.'
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SENSATIONAL SUIT.
Two Chicago Females PPI,!iOn for
Guardian for their Father.


Guardian for their Father.
CW,A,o, August 2S -JOseuh Nalquitte,
one 0; ,he Pio"ecr settlers of Chicago, ap.
pearCd to day before the PROBATE Court as
ce'endant in SUIT instituted by his two
married daughters. They petition for
copservator Tor their fathers estate. 1t is
alleged he is noj mentally capable
@; caring for the same. For some
rime p.st Va'squitte has been re-
siciug at the Mercy Hospital. His
daughters allege that The Nuns are exc !.
ing an undue influence over their father,
ard they fear he will lcave the greater p0r-
rion OF his estate to the hospital. Vale
quite denies all the allegations, and Wig
ur,usly asserts his ability to care for his
estatt He was at one time very wealthy,
and his estate is yet large. Two grown
sons in business here take no part in the
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co,xe,ti,u of ArchitectS.

PEo,IDESCE, August 2H.-Ihe seventeenth
rual convention OF The American ln''i-
mt of Architects began this morning.
Twenty five Or thirty persons are present
f-nm various paris Of the C0nntrv. Thomas
! WalEer presided He said these annual
D.eetirss had proved "t inca'cntHh,a s'r'
vice u. ,.ruu o'irg tie aJS .nCsmsgtGi 5tch'
"eCtVrs, sC,cT"r.
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China Armiug.

Sg,xGHG. August 29-Two thousand
troops will be sent TO Canton. Iorp"does
and ammunition are being prepared for
tuat plsCe.
SHANGHAI, August 29-There is great &C,
tiyity IN the srsenalS here. 1t Is rumOrei
Ii Bucs Chapg will EstuGa 70 Shanghai
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Baltimore vs Cincinnati, game post
poped on account of ran.
: Y, oria. ): Fay CITY. 6; II inn ngs.
Athlete, II; Eclipse. :.
Columbus 10; Allegheny, 6.
GevelanGs .. ChiCagos :.
Bufialos ,, Detr0its s.
Saginaws u, Quincys 6,
To!edos :, II. Waynes s.
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PkRkEESBU3G.
Musical Ideas Coming 10 !iIc Front
EailrOad improvements

Special 10 the Rcgiste:
P,EKEEyGUEG. August 90 1t is simply
wonderful 10 note the number OF musicil
Instruments which are now being disposed
of in this neck OF woods. -Four years ago
the sales were few indeed, now they are
numbered by the hundreds. SJme idea Of
the extent OF the business can be formed
when it is known that one firm, Ei2hu n
,t Hunter, have sold in the vicinity Of Wrl-
Jamestown. Marietta ard Harmar, since
go ''n high priced pianos, one Of
w. I'D last week for 800.
.Ineer corpse Of the OHIO River
..r Company, were engaged ruDn'lg
Il hco down Second street for the purpo.7
Of connection with the b. n Q. freight
track. ever which they will run the icro-
motive and construction train now Oh me
way here. Vice President Thompson is
T. Itroritv for th' statement that t~a'k lay
irC will begin early in September.
Geo Martin, o. F. Cor and W. J. S,"arrs.
o; Limestone Hill, we're here on TUESDAY.
Counsellor Nanderyort is home from
trip TO the mountains.
Col. H. Felsenhe'd is now in New York
City purchasing fail stock OF goods
Miss Jennie COen, Of Wheeling j. he
guest OF Mrs. Josephine iinbb, OF Juj'aHa
s. rect.
Mrs. W. ]. Hill and daughter have re-
turned from Deer Park.
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L narrow Escape.

Bos-oy. August 2o-The excursion
steamer John Romer, with 700 PASSENGERS
for Nantucker, this morning was struck by
a heavy sea, tearing Ola paddle wheel aud
several state rooms. The steamer VI" run
nshcrs on Gallcup Island and the psssan-
gers smelly taken OIL By the steamer Rose
Standish. Quite a panic resulted, but no
one was hurt.