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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-04
REpUDIArIos IN TENNESSEE.
Prayer In Politics. Arbitrary Action OF
-. A. the Btaie Treasurer.

" VIC btMe LEe1-tStt
NAsHyntE, January THE Rev. TIA
Hoyt, DID, Pastor ofthe First Presbyterian
Church, Of this city, and at one time Presi'
dent Of the New York Gold Board, created
quite sensation in the Legislature to-day,
The Readjusters have an overwhelming
majority in the body, and when DR.. Hoyt,
opening theproceedings with prayer, asked
God 10 preserve Tennessee from the stain
and disgrace OF reputation, every member
was dumbiounded. 1t was telling shot
and was muchappreciated by all exceptthe
Readjusters. " y NJ
The creditorstoi Tennessee have from
present appeiiances'a poor prospect OF OBJ
tanning their money from the State. De-
spite the solemn obligation OF the State
made to the creditors who have for months
past been funding their bonds, the State
Treasurer, acting upon no authority but his
own, has announced his intention OF re-
fusing to pay the January interest on the
bonds. His action has naturally excited
considerable feeling, on the part OF the
creditors and the debt-paying wing Of the
Democratic Party, Of which the Treasurer
has always been regarded as a strong ad.
herent. 1t is stated that the Controller
will issue warrants forthe interest, and that
in thee OF the Treasurer declining to
pay. them application will belmade for q
mandamus to compelhim TO. Should this
be done, It is regarded as very
likely that the Legislature will interfere and
support the Treasurer, as the Readjnsters
have complete control ofboth branches.
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READING, ,yaupary S.-A sensation was
created along the river ison: st this point
the other morning by the discovery Of /
man kneeling down in the schuylkill rive,
earnestly engaged Vt prayer The gats,
was about two feet deep and was pot tEe'
sen. It required considerable effort to
bring him to shore and he proved to be
Richard Richards, a respectable middle.
aged carpenter, residing in this city. He
has recently become deranged on the SUB
iect OF religion and. be says be was coml
manded to do as he did by the Lord. Sub
sequently he disappeared and was discov-
ered kneeling on the railroad and iervent'
y praying. He then ran towards ne riyel aye
again and fears were entertained for bis
safety until he returned Pt z late hour II
the nieht. His cold bath had not affected
him, although he was Scantily clad.
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VANDERBILT Is being credited with 4
nervous sensation that disposes him to-
ward some great acts Of public beaetac.
tiOn. lie will build and Gil great art
gallery In New York to cost S5,000,000 oi
his S9OO,OO ,OOO-the latest figures used to
represent his unknowable fortune. Then
he will erect great hospital for ailroad
mhn in his employ-his fathers idea.
Hut hewon't do oanythingof the kind peo.
pie impugn his motives or give him any
pretext to get angry. Whether Mr.. Van
derbilt has 100000 or sl,OOo,OOo-he
hardly has less than the latter sum-if he
is not Il man Of extrayagant tastes he can
gntiiy hiA desires and still not spend a
gsat part oi his income. He can not take
his millions with him when he leaves this
world. He has not many years TO live.
With wealth 80 vast such man could
make himself respected for his public
spirit aud beloved ior his deeds Of kindly
charity; aud for q map OF heart there would
be more real pleasure in sueh . life than in
acareer Of railroad manipulation. Mr. Cor
roran, the retired Washington banker, hai
e@ued the title OF philanthropist by hii
pubIc GenoiaCtions and private charities
When he passes away his loss will be ielt,
and his msnOrywill be revered. The Van
derbtIts, Goulds aAa Keenea have thus tas
chosen TO be regarded ss public. edemieS'
They are writing their own essssDbs ih the
iuGgisry Ot the stock markets,
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A WASTE OF WATERS
DEVASTATING THE RHINE VALLEY.
rowa, Inundated and House. Undermined sat
Dsstroyed-arsAt Alarm at yIsaaa-Gan.
bstta's Death stIll Disturbs Europt-EI!
Minister Hashburns's RseollsetiOns.

|, BEaLiS, January S.--seventy houses have
fallen at Badenheim in consequence oi
floods. At Rexheim, Mersch and Open
2i0 houses have fallen from thesam cause.
AT Vienna the danger is serious and prepa-
rations are making to sound the alarm
bells directly, the, dykes show signs oi
yielding. D s
MAYEScR, January 3.-The Rhine has
reached heighth Of $40 meters. With
great effort tramway has been laid to
bring the earth for the construction OF .
q dam.
RoHsDAr, January 3.-This town, with
the exception OF the church and the house
OF the clergyman, is deeply submerged. The
water in many Of the houses has nearly
reached the roof. In Friegheim, on the
Rhine, the scene beggars description.
WIRsBADEN, January 3.-Ten thousand
persons arerendered homeless by floods in
the districts near Worms. They are in
danger OF starvation. 5000 persons arc
homeless ut Ludwighaben, 1000 at
Mannheim, 1000 at Worms. They are
lOuktu III bCuuUl uOusts uuu buuiehto
More land dykes have broken at afayence.
The bridge boats at 0ttensheim washed
away to-day with several pesons.on them.
The boats tloated an hour and half when
the people managed TO run them ashore.
VIENNA, January 3.-The Danube has
risen to q. heighth Of 40 ,centimetres.
Thousands Of persons in the lower part Of
the city have been compelled to quit their
homes Traffic on the railway connecting
Vienna with Morayia is suspended. The
large railroad bridge over the Danube is
demolished and the Vienna terminus OF
the road flooded.
Mannheim appears to stand on an island
in the middle OF vast sea. The great Rhine
dam gave way to.night, and forty.flve boats
rescued the people by torchlight. The vii:
lage OF Thesenheim is deserted and third
OF the inhabitants appear to have aban-
doned their homes.
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LAwYEn CHATDLER CRUSHED.
ALVEY Tilt Between Counsel aud Cour
In The Alnr Route Cnse.

ALVEY l1lt BotWeen Gouusethu Court
In the Star Route Case.
WAsuSdr6S, January SIN the Star
route case Mr.. Chandler moved to have
the verdict OF the jury on the last trial for
mally entered on the records OF the court.
He wanted it in the clerks record, particu-
lmly the part declaring. that Peck was not
guilty. sMr. Merrick read from the printed
report to show the jury had not found any
verdict as to Peck. Chandler restated the
grounds Of his motion and commented
sharply on the course OF the prosecution.
Judge Wylle:said: This is most extraor.
binary talk. It is right recognized as
belonging TO every court 70 send back a
Jury to reconsider verdict II the Court is
not satisfied"
Chandler did not deny 1t but said the
jury,was not sent back, and did not unmend
It's verdict. The Judge said the court
understood the matter perfectly. 1t pro.
ceeded from state OF facts as to the action
Of the Jury in relation to Peck and the
courts 8 action on the same. Chandler at
tempted TO make aremark when the Judge,
(angrily), sale. az insist that counsel shall
not interrupt the court. l will not allow
Il. Il will not be talked down by counsel.
Chandler-Have l not the right.
Judge-You have not the right, sir.
Take your seat, sir. The Marshal will see
that the gentleman takes his seat The
Court will not be talked down'nor be brow
beaten by anybody. Ito Chandlerl-Now
sir, you will understand pour position and
mine, too. say there was no verdict rem
dered in regard TO Peck. The verdict that
was rendered and recorded said
nothing in relation 10 him. There
Is, therefore, nothing for the Court
70 pass upon. regret that counsel should
have forced the Court to take the apparently
harsh course which the Court has deemed
to be necessary, but we must have order
here. Counsel made speech in an infam:
matory way, and not In the usual method
OF addressing the Court on question OF
law. When the Court proceeded to make
| its decision counsel interrupted the Court,
and again repeated theassertion which was
contradicted by all the facts as published
In the report, The Court must protect the
authority OF the Court | overrule the
notion"
Chandler-"I take exception"
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WV. II. DAVIS is not fit person to be in

WV. II. DAVIS is not a fit person to be in
charge Of the county jail. This is proved
by the evidence brought out in the trial
Of the North Wheeling boy fire bugs. Boys
who destroy property for the malicious
delight ofseeingit burn are not saints,
but they are not to be maltreated because
they have sinned. II they shall
be convicted 1.-The law will punish
them in it's own way, which will
not include beating with club Of iron
and nwhide. Apart from this case, but
closely connected with the general subject
Of Davis unftness for his place, 1t may be
suggested that the jailer Is not authorized
to amuse himself with pistol practice on
prisoners. It is not to be supposed that
tue Sheriff approves these things, but he is
responsible for the acts Of his appointee,
sRd he ought to take an early opportunity
to appoint some reliable man in Davis
place. -s..
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Tnr Washington Reriew complains with
reason Of the treatment Of the wool inter
est by the Tariff Commission, and We un-
Lentand it to discourage any effort on the
part Of wool growers to make an impress
sion ut Washington. Mr.. Commissioners
IIOhu l.. Hayes has said that the discrim.
nation against our home wool growers was
an error which could not be explained, but
could and should be remedied. II the wool
growers do not make an effort In their own
behalf they must expect that the manufae'
turers will not give them much considera'
tiOn. The manufacturers want cheap wool
aud they are not hindsred by nicescruples
about the wool growers interests. The
wooden manufacturers have not neglected
heir own interests-they are shrewd busi
ness men, and the wool growers have moi
lO1ked enough to theirs. They should
mike themselves heard while protest
may avail.
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MERCANTILE MATTERS.
BUSINESS FAILURES foR THE YEAR
And I'll. Causes Leading TO the sans-E1tsnslon,
ofCredIt-NsstlaE or the Western Iron AsAo.
slatioa-A Rsriew Of the Condition OF
Thatrrsds-rhs Outlook not Gloomy. !.

NEw YORK, January S.-The mercantile
failures oil the year Just closed, rs reported
by the mercantile agency Of R. G. Dun 4
Co., are: FOR the United States 6,7SS in
number, as against $3.50 in 1881. The lia-
bilities in the United States are, for the last
year, Slol, 100000, as compared with $751;
OO0, 900 in 1881. The failures in Canada the
last year are 7S7, with liabilities sSl, ,W0,-
900, as against 6S5 in 1881, with liabilities
OF five and q half millions. While the
failures last year show considerable
increase in any year since 1880, in COM
parison with 1873 and 1879 the figures are
not interpreted unfavorably. This is es-
pecially the case when II is remembered
that the number engaged in the trade
shows large gain, while the volume OF
trade is greatly increased. The number OF
failures In 'S2 Is estimated at one in every
100 persons, while the failuress in rs
showed one in every "a persons. In view
OF the increased number in the trade the
failures proportionately y are not one bali as
great as they were in rs.
X. G. Dun & Co. have brought the list OF
failures down to the close OF the year 'S2.
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Their circular refers to the large extern
sion in the lines OF credit in the last few
years, resulting from undue anxiety to dis
pose Of goods without sufficiently careful
scrutiny as to ability to pay for them,
which is directly traceable to overproduc-
ton in manufacturing tenters, in anticipa-
ton that return Of business will be main
tanned at the ratio Of increase as great as
that which marked recovery from years
OF depression, and economy, and restricted
business to state Of the highest prosperity.
This, however, it is stated, is onlya sinister
feature in the prospect, for, while the trade
Of the country is reported not to be in the
most healthy or desirable condition, the
country itself was never more prosperous.
The power Of absorption by consumers and
their ability to pay is now believed to be
greater in proportion to the returns OF in
debtedness than ever before.
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soNrruIyo bus been said Of late by Dem

SOMETHING h,s been said Of late by Dem.
Gratis about their willingness to accept
power with responsibility. This, OF course,
il 10 be understood us tender reference
to the offices. In the same line Is the
readiness, not to say easerness, Of the grand
old party" to get an extra session Of the
House, 50 that they can absorb the House
oilles and begin their projected policy ol
terrifying the country for 1884. There are
enough Democrats in Congress to obstruct
legislation SO that the business Of the SEES
sion can not be finished before this Congress
expires by law. In that event, and then
only, would there be necessity for an ex'
tra session, and the country, which Is moi
yearning for more sessions, would know
where to lay the responsibility.
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The other side, who was never 20 much O

the other side, who was never % much Of
n leader Is in defeat, for he stood defeat
and the rest did not. He (RobeSon) had
the courage Of his convictions, for be was
convicted while the rest had not been.
The gentleman had given the House
Burke's defiLition Of economy, but he did
not draw his lessons Of economy from
Burke. The Republicans got their lessons
Of economy from the man who killed the
PresidenG while be babbled as men bab-
bled to-day, Of the future glory in store for
them. GLORY, glory! ! am going 10 the Lordy,
and I'm so glad" [Hisses on the Repub'
lican side.
Mr.. Humphrey-Let him sing the Dem
ocratic song. -
Cox-The Democratic song is "Hail
Columbia~ This Is the song sung by the
man who was justly hanged, aud who in
his babbling gave the same sort Of voice
you have given here to-day to your claim
10 have been murdered In your politics
because you are so .pious and goods
Mr.. REEDS REToRr.
Mr. Reed, OF Maine, said that in his per.
sonal experience the speech Of the gentle
man from Pennsylvania (Randall) had
been warmed over six times. The gentle
man from Pennsylvania was not reaching
for the Presidency. He was reaching for Q
place not far from II and had been enabled
10 put himself right with the gentlemen
Of the Mississippi Valley II they chose
to believe him. The. gentleman from
New York (Coxl had pranced forward. A
force always had to come after tragedy.
II was comfort to have the gentleman
come forward, because it was known that
another candidate for Speaker was In the
ring. [Lapghterl And now the House
and the country wanted another candidate
for Speaker TO present his views on the
Mississippi river, and, upon his soul, he
hoped the next might be providenhally
able to seek some other literature than that
Of the deceased scoundrel, whose words
filled so comfortably the mouth Of the gen.
tleman from New York" &.
The consideration OF the bill was then
practically concluded.
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cleveland ROLLING Min. no.umo.

CLEVELAND, January S-The action oil
the Cleveland Rolling Mil Company to-day
has had the effect Of encouraging the men
who had concluded they were to be idle
for turn. The plate mills, wiremilIs ant
rod mills were started up on regular runs.
The company made yesterday an important
contract with the New York Central rail.
road toiuEnish 1850 tons Of fish plates or
irons tor holding rails in position. It will
take six months TO complete the contract,
running single turn. The contract price Is
about $40 q ton, and will amount 10 be.
tween Sls0, 600 and $4,000 The rail mill
will remain idle, and repairs will be made,
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RlcnMoSp,NA, January S.-Iieut. Gov.
John F. Lewis to-day instituted d suit for
$4,000 damages against Dn. Mclean and
US. Welliord, Of the Faculty ofthe Medical
College Of Virginia, and Policeman G. II,
Matthews, for false arrest and imprison-
ment. The suit is in consequence Of the
arrest OF Gov. Lewis, at the time that he, at
the head Of the new Board Of Directors
appointed by Coy, Cameron, attempted to
take charge OF affairs at the Medical Col
lege some months ago, he being resisted by
the Faculty on the ground that the time Of
the old Board Of Directors had notexpired:
The old board still holds on and will,not
surrender the management OF the college
until legally ousted. - y v
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ri1z JOHN PoRrER BILL.

A yoae Not Reached ON It-Grant not
Working for Porter.
From our Special Correspondent
WAsHISGToS, January 3.-The effort to
get,a vote to-day upon the Fitz John Porter
bill failed owing to the determination Of
Conger, Hoar and others to put 1t off Tor q
week or two, and to resort to idila.
tory tactics to accomplish it, II
necessary. The only Republicans
voting with the Democrats are Cameron
and sewell. Malone will probably vote
forthe bill. There seems 10 be no pros
pect OF its passage by the House afthis
session, vet Porter's friends seem deter
mined to force vote upon It in the SelAte.
The story that General Grant came here
to aid Porter is denied by the formers
friends. General Logan was invited tothe
reception given to General Grant last night
by General Beale, but was troubled with a
cold and did not attend. Only half dozen
members OF Congress were there, among
whom were ex-speaker Randall and Con-
gresham Hewitt, OF New York.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The water works OF Bordeptown, NJ, j.,
were destroyed by fire yesterday. 4,
Reports from Wisconsin state the wealth
or is extremely unfavorable for logging.
+. A. Schwah, OF New York, has assum,
ed the duties Of business manager for Mrs.
Langtry,
Wallace Ross will row Haplap at Lake
|Winnepeg, II the inducements OF last year
are allowed.
The National Cigar Makers Association
protests against cutting oil the ad valorem
duty op'imported cigars, III
Thirty.three sthnuBahd, three hundred
dollars were realized from the sale Of seats
for the Cincinnati Opera festival, yester-
day.
The Tradesmea's Fire Insurance COM
pany OF New York has retired from busi.
ness. It's risks have been reinsured In the
Standard OF London, So
Eight hundred miners In the mines trib.
utary to Des Moines, Iowa, stopped work
yesterday on account Of reduction Of
nne.hali cent per bnshel,
Mrs, Augusta Tabor, yesterday, obtained
n divorce from her husband Ex.Lieut. Gov,
Tabor, Of Colorado, the alimony being
S250,o00. She asked tor 81 ,000, 600.
Thomas Jones and George J.. Franks, Of
Cotton Springs, Texas, getting into dis.
pute yesterday, met on the street, Frank
with a shot gun and Jones with areYolver.
10th fred and both were instantly killed,
David Shut, was shot three times and
dangerously wounded yesterday morningat
indianapolis, by Martin Powers. Both
are policemen. Shut attacked Powers
with his mace, and Bowers responded
with his revolver
Three eminent physiclans Of oskaloosa,
Iowa, declare as result, Of post ,mortenl
examinations on four victims Of the horse
disease In that community that theA mala.
dy Is cerebro spinal meningitis. No
remedy has been found, (. ~
.. Falkenheimer, Railway Postal Clerk
In charge OF the transfer service OF the
Union depot at St. Louis, was arrested
Yesterday for. Withholding q package of
letters, He claims they were overlooked
and that he had no intention Of plrleining
them. s
A call for meeting Of all makers OF pig
iron, for sale in open market, whose fur
naces are located east OF Pittsburgh, was
issued yesterday, to be held in New York,
Friday next. The call was signed by
eighteen prominent companies and pro-
ducefs Of pig iron. !.
Trial has begun at Newark, \. j., Of the
suit to recoVeF one hundred thousand dol.
lars damages brought by the administrator
OF the estate Of G. II. Woodruff against
the New Jersey, Central Railroad Com.
pany. Woodruff wagskilled in the Park.
er's Creek calamity last summer
.fhe Appellate paurt OF Chicago yesterday
affirmed lie sentence Of Judge Gary, dining
twenty keepers Of .tgambling. hells," q.
houses in which gambling IS carried Oh,
one hundred dollars each. As This Comes
nearer to eniorpipg the law with some So
verify than any previous legal action haS
done, It causes much satisiRction among
Ehe better class Of ciaEsRs,
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coLoRApo sENAToRsnIp.

Secretary Teller Likely TO be oh6seiifor
the Place. -
Ffo,a Our Special Correspondent +''-
WASHINGTON, January S.-Representa-
Belford, Of Colorado, who has just returned
from that State, says that Secretary Teller
will in all probability be elected TO
the Senate for the term commencing
on the 4th OF March next. II Is
not the intention of Mr.. Teller to be a
formal candidate, as he prefers to remain
in the Interior Department. The course OF
Senator Hill towards the Republicans OF
Colorado has been such thatthe Republicans
in Colorado are forcing him TELLER to be q
candidate. Should he be elected. as Bel
ford feels confident he will be, the President
will have to choose a new Secretary OF
the Interior by the 4th Of March next, as
an extra session OF the Senate will certainly
be called, in which every vote will be
needed, as New Hampshire will not have
any Senatorin Rollins place ill June.
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references to Gambetta's death. The Freie
Pres considers II mistake to suppose that
the revenge idea has died with Gambetta.
The Fremdem Blahe doubts that Gambetta's
death will be favorable to the peace Of Eu.
BERLIN, January S.sThe Courier learns
that Bismarck's opinion comedies with that
OF the National Gazette, that the Republic OF
France being regarded as 4 pledge Of
peace, the death Of Gambetta, It's principal
supporter, is political loss.
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THE GROWTH OF A cIrY.
Annual Review Of the Development ol
-, NJ. Paul, MIMI 4

ST. PAUL, January "a careful canvass
Of this city, with population Of about 75,,
900, shows that during last year about eight
millions and a hall were invested in new
buildings. The banking capital Of the city
increased 100000, and the volume Of
exchange s21,OC9.OOO. The volume Of
the wholesale and jobbing business for
1882 is placed at $G9,52s,000, while
that Of 1881 was but $52,21S, ,265, an in
crease OF Sl0,039,735. In the judgment Of
Ithe largest dealers the footing OF the books
will show that the trade Of 1882 has ex-
ceeded that OF 1881 by over Sl5, ,000, 600.
Treasurer shows the bonded Indebtedness
Of St. Paul-to be 100000, as against
Sl,726,00O in 1881. The report shows re.
ceipts Of 81, ,l2S, 1925 so for 1882, and $685.
200 81 for 1881, an increase Of S5Ol ,56 %.