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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-25
DISASTROUS FIRE


! s|'4pHl Hlf.tA ea THOUSAND Dollars. .fI.I
speeidl Correspondents Of The Inieiit1r.otr.
WAiSEsnuaa, Pa; Nov. 2i.-This morn
Ing about one o'clock tho people Of ou.
quiet and cnterprislnv town were hurried
from their couches by tho alarm OF fire.
The night wits very dark, and the
wind was blowing terrific gile, and
altogetherit was a bad time for Gre, es.
peclally when VIC have.no means for tlrh,.
1t other than with buckets, Soon ncnr,v
everybody was on tho streets and nj III,
scene Of tho fire to render assistance. The
fire broke out in tho cellar Of tho Ind,penS.
ent building. The cellar wus used by
Samuel AieCollum lit connection with his
drug store. In this was stored consilcra.
bic .combustible material, such as oil, Sc.,
which proved good material for the flames,
The flames spread rapidly, and soon the
building WIS cnveloped III flames and be.
yonu the control the heroic work,nen,
All efforts were then directed to saving
the Downey House, md by valinnt work
this end wns accomplished. The buildin.
destroyed belonged to Abncr iioge, and
was insured. The building burned was
occupied by McCollum's drug store, the
Independent Office, Eliza Spragg's grocery,
linpencotts wholesale liquor store, boot
and shoe shop, billiard hall and SHOOTING
gallery. Mr.. McCollum's, druggist, loss
was rather heavy; insurance $1,000, I'm.
gan y Evans, proprlctors and publishers Of
the lnaepende"t, place their loss ut 5000;
INSURANCE $1,000. Mr.. Spragg's stock OF
groceries were about covered with insur-
ancc. His heaviest loss is his books and
accounts. Nothing was rescued from the
tho burning building but eighteen barrcs
OF whisky. What the aggregate loss is II
cannot state now. but it will be in tho
thousands. III ~ M ~
There are different opinions as to the
origin OF the irc. Some think It The work
OF an incendiary, while others think il |
was caused BY spontaneous combustion,
inc former opinion may be strengthened
by the fact tina. about u year ago an un.
successful attempt was made to fire the
same building BY GONE iiend who at.
tempted tile dastardly act in the press
room OF the fAdfpen,icni. Had the wretch
been npprchcn,led, il il were tho worl; Of
vandal, no would have been hung to n
tree On Public Square. I understand II |
IS the intention Of the publishers OF the
lndependtntt to suto Pittsburgh tomorrow to
sec about Fu chasing u new outfit with
which TO continue publication Of their
paper and carr!ing on job work. Many
Das'ncss firms occupying adjoining build
illSs moved out, as ut one time it was
thought the heart OF our town WIS doomed
to the flames. These must have sustained
heavy loss by the move. 4 ,S
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Tne wife-heater l,ath all seasons for
his own, but cold weather seems to set his
old Adam on fire. What is the civiliza.
ton Of this end Of the nineteenth century
going 10 do with tho wifc-bcater? One
way is to cut II holc in the ice and let him
through. Other ways will readily suggest
themselves. Perhaps the Society Of As.
stcated Observation-Disclosures would come
nearest to the requirements, &
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Very Remarkable Discovery.

Mr.. George Y. Willing, OF Manchester,
Miehr writes:. "My wiie has been almost
helpless for five years, 80 helpless that she
could not turn over in bed alone. She
used two Bottles Of Electric Bitters, and
ID 80 much improved, that she is able now
to do her own work.. Electric Bit,ery
will do all that's claimed ior them. Hun.
dreds Of testimonials attest their great
curative powers. Only fifty cents bot.
tie at Logan s. Co.'S. ~ p 2, ,wrSw
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T'lIE performance Mt bladensburg, Ohio.
su Hcs,s tho crusade OF several years ago.
publicans and sinners may be suppressed
by cracking their skulls. but that is not
tho way tho Savior Of men went about
doing good. At Bladensburg in Maryland
they used to do some fighting, but there
each side had iair chance. .'l- q.
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Foil Through,

NEw YonK, Nov. 24.-When the baptist
ministers met to-day, Rev. Phillips offered
Il resolution that the conference declare
itself not responsible for. the "wild utter
ances" Of Rev. DR.. Justin D. Fulton at
last week y session. The resolution was
not seconded and the matter was dropped.
Rev. DIR. Talmase then made IN address
on evolution. .gi. - t3 ~ 9
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Ir ought 70 be possible for citizens
to discuss public questions without stand
ing in dread OF tho Board OF rubEc Works
or any member Of 1t, and without lay-
ingto apologize for holding III opinion.
At last nights meeting most Of the speak
ers seemed TO be under this inress.
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True to Home.

NEw ionK, Nov. 4.-Mllc. Nevada
made her first appearance here tonight
in the role Of .amiaa, in "somnambula.' y
Tho enthusiasm increased as the opera
proceeded, scoring m undoubtcd success.
Her voice is remarkable for sweetness
and feasibility. Her execution was note.
worthy for her winsomc simplicity and
naturalness OF acting. The floral offerings
were many and magnificent. Nevada
was ut times completely overcome with
the warmth Of her reception. She kissed
the American hag which s,irmo,,nted the
bouquet Of flowers and sang with exuui.
sitesweetness eHome, Sweet Home,ny nyS'.5
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Hon. JuDoE J. NJ. CoryISuuRY, Glove.
land, O., says: y have used scores OF pile
cures, and 1t affords me pleasure 10 say
that l have never found anything which
gives such Immediate and permanent re-
lief as Dr.. Williams Indian Pile Oint.
ment" Wholesale Agents Logan 4 Co.,
Wheeling, ": Va, and J. G. Dent & Co.
bridgeport. oh'O. st n DdW
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! An .Opnr,.tUr Wound punil .
ID. Dirmlca 10 Tie Iu,tlIigttetr.

SFRtFuF VEFF'1tH 70 t 7H'cHIgtEtT' IfF11- -7T1 -
+ FNpsrnuEo, MD., Nov. 24.- Charles Tay-
lor, telegraph operator and. agent OF the
Cumberland &.Pennsytvania' Railroad In
thiscity, died suddenly yesterday. lie was
found yesterday morning lying at tic foot
Of the stairway ut lis mothers residence
with his neck broken. It is supposed he
was taken with MI apoplectic fit and fell
from the top of tho stlirs. He was about
thirty years Of age, and unmarried; s
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Intnl Sn,ltLern Cyclono

t-SEw ORLEANS, Nov. ga cyclone il
St. John parish occurred Saturday even
ing, causing loss Of life and property. 4
residence on The St. Marlin and pcrrc
plantation was completely demolished
Anatole Perrctwas almost instantly killed
Others in the house were injured. Tho
residence OH Mialaret's plantation wa.
also destroyed and Mialaret killed. sls
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Activity mt WnnlniclI I.

LONDON, Noy. ee4.-Great nciiyity pre-.
walls at Woolwich in the preparation Of
stores and munitions ot war. The indica.
tions are that the expedition to Bechuana-
land Willie larger than has been expected.
Several battali0ns have been ordered to
place themselves in readiness ior foreign
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Charge It to Rum,

e. pirrsnuRsn, Pa. Now While, in
toxicated, Charles AIcDonouyh, an iron
worker, came home early this morning
and after knocking his wife down, beat her
80 severely y tllat,she will die. McDonough
was. arrested, : Z :! 9;4 Il isf'
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1Sn1ASAroLls, ND, Nov. 24.-Four pris-
oncrs conGncdin the county jail escaped
at noon to-day. Their names are Hugh
Mcdonald, three years sentence for burg.
laryj Chas. Kennedy, Chas Diggs and
Chns. Taylor, waiting trial for conspiracy
to burglary. All have bad records. S.s.
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No Wonder They Cl,,erc,l,

q LONDON, Nov. N.1In The Commons TO-
day, Cullan, Liberal, save notice he would
call the attention Of the House to tho ex.
traordinary ruling Of Judge Manistee, in
the libel case OF Adams Coleridge, where
by thy functions Of the jurylnen were
male"a mock, q snare and 4 delusion. j"
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TIE funding plan proposed to the citi-:
zens' meeting seems to offer the best. way
out OF the city'scmbarrassment. The city
's able to pay and will pay, and this prop
osilion is M intelligent solution Of the
question. II anybody can suggest Il bet.
Ter way, let him come forward with it.
If the people can have reasonable assnr-
nnce that in the future the city will cut its
garment according to its cloth, it is prob
able that they will grant the loan. hut
they will demand something more than
the promise Of Council, however formally
made, for Council can and may break its
PROMISE. The door must be locked with
M act Of Legislature, which takes tho key
away when it goes. QS
Tho proposition to limit tic Board OF
Public Works to its contingent fund and
the ten cent levy will help the loan to a
passage. But the other proposition to
send the Board TO Council ior:i,s perrlis-
sion whenever it desires to spend 81 900
is not i step in the right direction. 1t
invites Councilmen to set UP q reycl
Of los-rollins takes from the
Board the chicf reason Of its being
and practically makes it what the Cd
Committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades
used to be-. 1t divides responsibility and
so diluses it that il will DO impossible to
fasten responsibility OH anybody. This
expenditure is likely to be made by three
honest men with much better results than
though Council were virtually given the
direction OF it
ltmust DO remembered that il the Eoarl
OF Public Works has spent money too
freely, Council has with equal freedom
made the appropriations. Unhappily tho
Board has antasonizcl many persons in
many things, and public sentiment gen.
orally in some others. This might easily
have been avoided il onc Of its me,..bers
had not becnaiiicted with an unfortunate
intlrmity Of temper which largely impairs
II it,does not destroy, his usefulness rs a
public officer. But in spite OF all defects
the Boarl Inns done good work, and il
should not be crippled by ill.advised legls,
latiop. q q \ 4 g .t::a,.5 ~
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/! !snocnbsarr.r.. nj NH to Close Down. r:,,

plrrsuunal, Pa, Nov o4.-Thc work.
men in tl'epuddling department OF shoen.
belger's Iron mill were notified last night
TINT that department will be temporarily
suspended owing 10 the scarcity OF orders.
The mil department will also probably
close down next Wednesday night,
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ob,treprrous suun,.h .,,u,ov..

4 MAnElD, Nov. 24.-The conflict between
the authorities and the students Of the
University grows daily more serious.
Hundreds Of arrests have been nude, in
etecting which 1t large number of people
have been wounded, including several
members Of the police force. 3. - Z,
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BosroS, Nov. 24.-An unsuccessful at
temptwa made last night to rob tie safe
in the office Of the Nortl, Avenue Savings
Bank, Cambridge. Holes were bored in
one Of the doors through whicl, several
pounds OF powder we're raured IL and ex-
ploded.. THO safe was badly damaged,
but not sufficiently to allow the burglars
TO get at the valuaGles. Ss as "
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IA Good News Tar Enllln: Mll's -WOrkers.i
PlrTsnuEoH, Pa, Novel, The Franks:
town rolling mill, which has been idle for
four months, resumed operations today,
and it is thought will be kept rlinning all
winter. 1t is, expected n iew pipe mill,
recently built by tho same firm, will start
up Wednesday, giving employtnehtt to GOO
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SENATOR rENDLEroS's Civil Service
views are thought to have modified since
lie held up tho horrors Of n deforlne,l
civil seryicc.---Since then his party has
potin sight Of the promised land. 8
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{ GLASS MANUFACTURERS MEET i

Dali struck MN. -. 2gtts .li -rsIl,.i. s.
l GLASS MNSUFACTUsERS NIEETa
At Eellnire-BuildinE Damaged by Wind.
y other Notes. lteF.t
There were no arrests Sunday, and
hence no fines Monday morning. ,ifs,tfa
Both parties are holding meetings OF
clubs formed during the campaign and
seem TO be as much interested rs before
the election. 1a .i7-l-lA tfF&Ns
There was n meeting here yesterday OF
4 number OF glass manufacturers Of Bell
aire, Steubenvillc. bridgeport, Wheeling
and Martins Ferry.
One side of Bonuistccl's large ice house,
being built on the south side OF tho creek,
was blown in by Sundays storm. II was
saved from complete destruction by props.
a ball at tho Windsor Hotel has becn
arranged for this evening bya number OF
young folks. and another, for which Mrs,
Johnson will furnish the supper, will be
given "Wednesday evening. 3@Ng
The Union street blacksmith shop.
Which is all that breaks the row OF
new buildings now going up, will be re.
house OF r, Johnson has u parti-wali
for it. :. l'sy.is9ii' ~. z
The attempt 10 blast the oil well Mt
Bethel aud make it flow more freely was 4
failure. The. rock was shattered and
streams of,water mingled with the oil and
The well afterwards cnred in part way
down. Another !, ,olcwill be bored at once
and the rock penetrated deeper. ~, filElt
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Tile Manchester Martyrs.

DUBLIN, Nov. A.-Thousallds oipeople
paraded last night at Waterford with bun
ners and torches in honor OF tile memory
OF Larkin, Allen and O'Bricn, the Man
chester martyrs. i5,14! $50 Z.
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PARIS, Nov. 24.-1n the, eighteen hours
ending at @ o'clock +. NJ. yesterday there
were II deaths from cholera, nil but live
Of whic! occurred in the hospitals. -.
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Ilea,,lt Of u Political Slecliuc,

REAplSG,@ Pa, Nov" 24.-Ata political
gathering at Meycrstowu, Saturday. night,
three brothers named shirk, fatally
stabbed John kintzer, Of Womelsdori,
and his father, n n 9 4.
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A SANGUlSARY DAY
Ia nMofgan'0ssn-.tf light Between iloctor
So .- rnd n FARMER. H. 4s--.

Ia Morgan'a"n-.ttfs isrtwecn n 1,octor
q =s-. .-,s and n FARMER.
Correspondence the h.!tili9enccr. fst ~
MonaASTpwS, Nov. 2oo.-To-aay was a
bloody day in Morgantown. Two woman
and FIVE men were putin Jail ior fighting.
Besides all this q very bloody combat took
place between DR.. Mackey, OF this place,
and II man by the name Of Davis, Il well
known and respectable farmer who lives
but 4 short distance from town. The
cause OF The latter pugilis.ic exhibition
seems TO- be. mystery. Some OF the
trouble during the day originated with
the discussion OF political questions by
men. whose patriotism was greatly in
creased by, Cooking upon the wine when
it was red. < -. =
w neither the trouble between tI,c two
gentlemen arose out ii IL political discuss
ion or not ! am not abln,.to saw but il
seems that the first named is q Democrat
and the second Il Republican. 1t urpears
that it was commenced by the former and
evidently, from the looks OF him, it was
ended by tho latter. However, the
doctor walked up the wrong passenger, for
Immediately alter, 50 doing hc started
down Walnut street backward. "
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Ghp qtttelfQe1t,t!er:
t,tlrri So.. 40 and 81 Fourteenth strrrl,
Mn CosxLsSa's senatorial boom Is
thought 10 bc afflicted with frost.bitc. Set
oat too early-or left itout too late. r
WHERE is lhat poem OH Becky Jones?
4 woman who resists her strong provoca.
ton to talk is unusual inspiration for II
gifted muse. '. .lgi =

Now and then ono meets Democrat
who has "no,hing to ask Of the new ad-
mi@slratjon," and then other Democrats
stare ut him. ~. ..,T Els. III
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Nr. FsnDfSAxD WAHJ, Of the }atc firm
Of Grant < Ward, is spoken Of us "tlle
iinancicr," Ii this isn't sarcasm it is very
complimentary to Mr.. Ward.
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DIED.

& als..- -'' DIED. .tH F.fts-a -s,g 81
iNUMBU!G HERON Sunday, November 90 1881,
at 1850 r.A,, PEIER lluAnuhuliEx. l3'S.f = -
Funeral notice hereafter, 4 g,1
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STATE NEWS.
Accidents nnd Incidents III West Virginia
-.H.t md yYcinIfv E'EH.Ef..iY

and Vicinity. s#N1l
George Burke, who robbed William
Doushrrty ut Steubenvillc several weeks
ago, yesterday entered plea OF guilty and
was sentenced TO five years III the Ohio
pehtchtiary. ~ j. ~ ff \ s. Il r q
A company Of thirteen passed through
Fairmont Il few days since OH their, way
from Fenango county, Pa., to the wilds Of
Webster county, where they proposed
making their future home. X q '5'ti'f1
Rice G. Fass fell from his wagon near
James Scott's on Hungers' Creek, SUM
mers county, last Thursday about noon,
and received injuries from the. wheels
striking him, from which he died in about
twelve hours. -rs
The fair grounds Of the Washington
County Agricultural Society Mt Little
Washington, Pa, were purchased last
week by the authorities OF Washington
Jefferson College for $1,000 per acrc.
There are about seven acres in the trlct.
The property has long been needed by
tho college, and will doubtless be made !.
beautiful and delightful place.
Two young men named Kincade were
bunting in Clay county last week, anu
during the fore purt OF the night treed a
raccoon, on large tree in the woods.
They built n fire by the tree and lay down
10 wait till morning, when they hoped 10
be able to shoot it. During the night they
fell asleep and the tree taking fire, burned
| of, and fell upon one of them, crushing
nnd bruising him, it is believed fatally.
A night or two ago Us John Davis, OF
Middle Island, Dodtirilge county, was re-
turning home from completing the build
ing OF 4 house for neighbor, for which he
had received pay. two masked men con-
fronted him in the road with presented
revolvers and ordered Glands up" Ilo
lost no time in complying with their re-
quest and his pockets were Immediately
searched, in which were found $3.50. There
is a clue to the robbers, but US yet no ar
rests have been made.
Robert Asbury, rolored about "a years
OF age, committed suicide ut Little Wash
ington on Sunday night. He had taken
Miss Amelia Clark, n colored school teach
er, from church 20 her home. Asbury
asked Miss Clark to marry him, but she
refused, whereuIon he drew revolver
and levcled. it ut: his head. i Mrs Clark
knocked it TO one side, when ho put it to
his breast, the lady surposing he, wns re-
turning it to his pocket. Instead Of this,
however, he was preparing Tor another
shot. lie died almost instantly after the
ball struck him. 81 (. : ,-r.,,,,,,
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A Child's Sacrifice.

A Young man who had been on a
three-days' debauch wandered into the
reading room of hotel where he was
well known, sat down and looked
moodily into the street. Presently a
little girl about 10 years old came in
and looked timidly around the room.
There were five persons in the room,
and she went to each of them begging
One gentleman gave her five cent
piece, and she went to the gentleman
spoken of and asked him for a penny,
adding:
Il haven't had anything to eat for a
whole day."
The gentleman was out of humor and
he said Grossly: Don't bother me; |
haven't had anything to eat for three
days.
The child opened her eyes in shy
wonder, and stared at him for a mo-
ment and walked slowly towards the
door. She turned the knob, and then
after hesitating few seconds, walked
up to him and gently laying the five
cents on his knee, said with tone of
true girlish pity in her voice:
IF you haven't had anything to eat
for three days, you take this and go
and buy some bread. Perhaps | can
get some more somewhere"
The young man blushed to the roots
of his hair, and lifting the child in his
arms he kissed her two or three times
in delight Then he took her TO the
other persons in the room, and those in
the corridor and the office, and told the
story and asked contributions, giving
himself all the money he had with him.
He succeeded in raising over forty dol
lars, and sent the little girl on her way
rejoicing. Philadelphia Gail.
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A Big Diamond.

The cutting of diamond believed to
be the largest ever cut in this country
has just been completed in Boston, the
more than three months. The stone
was found in South Africa. It's weight
in the rough was nearly 125 karats.
The work of cutting it was begun on
September 29th, and from that day I'M
til the 18th instant the stone was con-
stantiy on the wheel, excepting on Sun
days and holidays. The gem as per-
fected is very brilliant, though it is not
perfect in color. having marked yell
lowish tint. In the quality of clear
ness, however, the stone is almost per-
feet, the only blemish being so slight
as to be perceived with difficulty by the
naked eve. As cut it weighs seventy
seven karats. Ii is cut in a rounded
cushion shape, with fifty-six facets, its
size being nearly full inch across and
lis depth little more than fve-eighths
OF an inch. The cutting is mathema-
tically correct, each facet being per-
feet figure, while all the angles are so
nicely related to each other as to secure
a most brilliant effect. The table and
culet are perfect octagons. In arti-
fetal light the stone is extremely brill
liant, and the play of prismatic colors
is beautiful. The yeIlowish tinge dis
appears in artificial light. The value
of this stone, which is about two-thirds
as large IS the celebrated Kohinoor
diamond, the weight OF which is l02 1-2
karats, cannot be stated, diamonds OF
such unusual size having no absolute
value. As Il speculator in precious
stones says. "A BIG diamond is worth
just What the seller will sell for and the
buyer is willing to pay. Philadelphia
Ti93eS