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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
INTERNAL RUSSIA,
An English Correspondence Ominous Pic.
F.t. ture-Sihlism RrInpnnt,

|
LONDON, Dec. 25.-The Paris correspou-
dent Of the Times devotcs considerable
space to-day TO some account Of the pres
ent state of Russia. He says: "Count
Tolstoi, tho Russian Minister OF The III
terror, is chiefly engaged in the discovery
and prosecution Of Nihilists. No sooner
has one society OF Nihilists been Suppress
ed than another springs up. Count Tolstoi
is inundated with threats OF death, He
rarely attends the meetings Of the Coun-
Gil. Whenever he stirs out IL costs 500
ruobles for extra police protection,
While Nihilism is more dangerous than
ever, the persecution OF the Jews is as
iicrce rs ii was q few years ago, when tho
European press boiled with Indignation at
the aatf-semitlc outrages which disgraced
ltussia. The great bankers, especially
those Of German nationality, who were
previously interested in giving wide pub
licity TO the outrages with view TO pre-
venting tho investment OF capital in Rus
sia, arc now inclined to subsidizcth press
to preserve sifencc. They take this course
Tor the purpose of preventing the impair
lnent Of European confidence in Russian
finance, the condition OF which at present
u not brilliant. 1t. is suffering from tho
difficulty experienced at present in collect
ing the revenue, from the persistent
American competition in the grain trade,
and from the ruinous expense Of the Rus.
sian advance to Merv. Furthermore tho
protective system which the Moscow
manufacturers obtained opainst Silnsion
competition has caused the Silesians to cs.
tablish hundreds OF factories in Russian
Poland. In these factories German oper-
atives are employed, and the Silesians arc
thereby enabled to supply the Moscow
market with goods at prices from 5 10 10
percent under the prices demanded by
the Moscow manufacturers for precisely
similar articles.
''Bespo.ism is increasing and the press
is cocrced into silence. Russia is more
and more ignoring liberal ideas,a and is
paving tho way TO u tremendous explo-
sion
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TnE West Virginia Senators are sup
posed tobemen OF peculiar characteristics.
They are thought to be insensible to pain,
not 10 know when brick is thrown at
them or who throws it, not to remember
that anybody ever used the power OF his
place to humiliate them before thepeople.
TAisviewof the esituation does great credit
to'hose gentlemen who are willing to for
give and forget on condition that the Sena-
tors let them get their noses into the great
American manger.
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MooDY, the evangelist, being announced
to begin series Of meetings i'll Richmond,
Il resident Of that city is out in n card. 1t
isallcged that in sermon in New York
In 1876 lie "diyested Lee and Jackson Of
every honorable Characteristic" Ii Mr..
Moody was so unfair and uncharitable
there is good reason for the indignation OF
the Richmond man. Lee and Jackson
were engaged in acause that deserved to
be lost, but they were for all that splendid
types OF the American gentleman and
ssoldirr
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Tho Peanut Truiu Robbers,

SEw ORLEANS, Dec. 25.-W. T. Keys, Of
San Francisco a passenger on tho South
eru Pacific train, boarded by the COW boys
near Pecas river, says the boys were evi.
IDENTITY on lark, Yelling and firing OF
pistols before boarding the train. They
did not Lerrorize the passengers. The
ladics on the train went on the platform
10 get n look ut them. They continued
noisy until notife,l by the conductor they
were out Of order. Then their demon.
Hra,ions ceased and the boys remained
quiet till the end Of the journey.
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PREPARING ron MARCH FOURTH.
Grcnt Interest alnuifested In tho Approhch.
Ing Inaugural CeremonIcs

Grcnt Intersst ainuifested In tho Appronch.
Ing Inaugural Ceremonies.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 25.-The rush
TO secure quarters for Inauguration week
is almost without precedent. At all the
leading hotels nearly every room is en-.
gagged, while in all sections OF the city
boarding house keepers and everybody
who has rooms to rent are making every
preparation to care for the guests either
promised or expected. Political clubs and
organizations Of every kind are daily
writing or telegraphing to tho committee
for accommodations. Some OF these will
be bequartersd in sleeping cars and others in
armories and halls, where they will sleep
on cots or ''shake downs" getting their
meals ut restaurants and eating houses.
Although the majority Of the clubs coming
are Democratic in politics. they will not
be unanimously SO. Several Republican
organizations huue filed their claims for
places in the procession.
They are glad 10 participate in 90 i'm.
portant National event as the inaugura.
ton Of n President, realizing that the oc,
casion ought not to be considered in any
sense partisan one. Washington seems
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TRAVERSE, DAK., Dec. 25.-The family
OF District Attorney Lane has Just ar-
rived hero. The men from Wilmot at
tackled his residence last night in
search Of Mr.. lane, with the intention
Of lynching him. His house is near Will
mot. Being county officer he is at pres
ent Mt the county seat: a report wns in cir.
culation to the effect that attempts will be
made tonight TO release the prisoner Met
calf, who is confined here, but many think
there is no foundation for il,
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The rresident.eIect has yet to learn
that the public acts OF public man are
proper matter OF public comment. He
should not resent these things us indig-
mites. Won't some good friend tell him
about this or send him marked copy Of
the leading newspaper OF West Virginia l?
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HEARS AND BULLS AT PLAY.
Stock Brokerk' Merrimcnt on tho Evo Of
Chttstmas Suddenly Checked, d.

Stock Brokern' Merrimcnt on the Evo Of
Christmas Suddenly Checked. Us
New YoRK, Dec. 25.-Before the gong
sounded Mt 10 o'clock yesterday morning
both galleries OF the Stock Exchange were
filed with an expectant audience, com.
posed for the greater part Of ladies who
had gathered 10 SEQ tho brokers celebrate
the coming OF Christmas. It Was gencr-
ally supposed by the outsiders that the
members OF the Exchange would take the
roles Of the acrobats, minstrels and mum
mics whose antics i'll past years converted
the Board room intoa pandemonium the
day before Christmas. In this, however,
the audience was disappointed. Instead OF
making the fun themselves the brokers
this year concluded 10 be amused by pro.
fessional talent.
To this end a subscription Of $500 was
devoted to hiring sundry contortionists,
athletes and musiciar5 from the company
OF 4 variety theater. AT II o'clock the
programme began with music from two
pipers in Highland costume, followed by
four cornetists, whose rotpouri OF waltzes,
sentimental songs and Scotch jigs ELECTED
yells Of applause. Three acrobats were
Just beginning to toy with ladders and the
laws OF gravity with light-handedness
which made the beholders hold their
breath. Then yell from under the Lake
Shore post drew small crowd to that part
OF the room. In another moment every
broker on the Stock Exchange had heard
the astonishing news that the directors of
the Lake Shore Railroad had passed the
regular dividend which for many years
had been declared Just before Christmas.
The audience around the acrobats melt
ed away like magic, and the Lake Shore
post became the objective point for about
i've hundred excited brokers who, were
Trying 10 sell out their stock, The per.
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4 Fortune In III, Trousers,

DELAWARE, O., Dec. 25.-This evening
the police arrested m old man in de-
mented condition and locked him up us a
tramp. He gave his name as Philip
Swain. and said he was on his way. to
Findlay to Sec his daughter. They found
sewed up in his pants $1,000 in bills and
several thousand dollars in notes. They
will hold him until tho relatives are
found, il he has my. tlJ
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NICARAGUA. TREATY.
THE LONDON TIMES OPINION ON IT.
A French Woman Shoots IIcr Prrsccutor
Another Clovis.IIugues Anair--A Tori.
bio State OF Anh.irsin Ecun,lor-Nlhli.
Ism In Nussin-Foroign Notes,

LONDON, Dec. 25.-The Times, comment-
Ing on tho Nicaragua treaty, readily ad-
mits that tho treaty should bo judged in
America without reference to English In.
terests. But England, It eays, holds Il
position OF almost imprcgnal1le strength
und will protest neainst n policy which
violates the rights covered by the Clayton.
Bnlwer trcnty. 1t believes the better class
Of Americans will not favor the scheme,
but thinks i rash 10 predict the result III
Congress. i is England's duty, the Times
icc!arcss, TO protect the freedom OF inter-
national trade. 'gF'.S ~ ! II'i'''f :"
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COLONEL Dan JOHNSON, fresh from the
pleasant land Of Tyler, is the latest man
to relax his negation" in one OF those
Gesi.ir editorial interviews which have
become the marvel and delight OF the
literary world. It is not generally known
iha, these chaste productions are written
with an ink-roller.
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lp Hendricks isn't to be the real Presi.
dent, it becomes serious question with
the State House statesmen whether it was
worth while to load up with an organ in
this time Of great depression. When Or
glns are not helps to Office organs arc bar.
rrn ilplljjps,
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DH. LOGAN and Mr., Augustus Pollack
are suggested rs good men for Mayor.
They have every qualification to Gil
the Oiicc acceptably. Neither would need
~ Introduction. Let us hear more sus-
sestons, SO that the convention may be
helped 10 wise conclusion. .
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ter from a friend Of theirs in New York
city this morning saying that Mrs. Downs
and Terry were In Orange, Va, that sho
wHs tired OF Terry. and had repented for
her folly, and would return TO her home
II her husband would forgive her. sho
said that both were bitterly repentant, and
that She could not live without her child.
ron. Terry, who has been IN communica.
tion with his wife for some time, has also
intlmated wish to leave Mts. Downs and
return q his wife, but he will not live In
Worthwhile. . = W ~ ~
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NRw YonK, Dec. e5.-Thc steamer
Cornell leaving port to-day for Bristol,
England, ran into the ship Lornty, oil
ladcd, at apchor of Bedloe Island. The
ship sunk. y All the crew were saved.
The I4ornty was about tosail Tor Bombay.
The Cornell was uninjured.
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WlLKEsDARRE, Pa, Dec. 25.-The en-
gine house, boiler and machinery Of the
Mineral Spring colliery of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company burned last even
ing. Three hundred men and boys arc
thrown out Of employment. II.
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HorHISsvILLE, KY, Dee. 25.-A brutal
assassination is reported from I.ongvicw,
ten miles from here. jacob Lorian and
Peter Adcock, young farmers, were fired
on at their tircside last night. Lorianwas
killed instantly and Adcock was seriously
wounded. Five shots were fired by the
unknown assassin. z y. ~ &c ~ sEa
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Tho Bank Didn't Get III, Mopoy.

PASoRA, Iowa, Dec. 25,-Last night W.
G. Harvey, station agent for tho Des
Moines & Northern Railway, received q
package Of $1,000 for tho Panora Bank.
On his way to deliver it he was set upon
by'a robber who shattered his arm with n
pistol shot, took the money from him and
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Victim of Natural Gas E,nlo,.on,

PIrTsDuHan, Dec. 95.--A Butler, Pa,
special says: John Goetz, Jr., who was
SO frigltfully burned by a gas explosion
on Sunday, died to-day after suffering ter.
ribly. His sister, Winnie, who was also
burned, is quite bad and her suffering, to.
gether with grief at the death OF her
brother has driven her out of her mind. .
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formance was quickly brought to an end
with hardly score OF lookers.on TO iecbly
applaud the last numbers OF the pro.
gramlne. Tho people lnthG galleries were
at first puzzled over tho sudden transior-
nation OH the floor below, but IN few
moments the ncws Of the passed dividend
reached them, and they, too, dispersed.
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Poun,l Dead In Rad.

sANASroSIo, TEX, Dec, 25.-Beniamin
Gricr, aged 30, arrived in San Antonio a
few days since from the East, was found
dead in bed this morning at his hotel.
Letters found on his body indicate that he
was from Bowling Green, Ky. Tho cause
OF his death is unknown.
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sT PAUL, Dec. 25.-To-night sleigh
nine persons crossing the
track Of the ST. Panl & Duluth road
was struck by q switch engine.
The entire party was hurled 10
the ground. Samuel Buligcr was instantly
killed and Lizzie Zimmerman hurt. The
rest Of the party received severe injuries,
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NEw ionK, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Joseph Pull
itzer, wife OF the editor Of the World, in
vited ITO boys and the same number. Of
girls, ranging from three 10 ten years of
age, to- Florence Hall, and distributed
1000 worth OF ovcrcoats, shawls, toysund
sugar plums.
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A Dos CAMERON Pennsylvanian ad.
yancrs the Senator's contributions rs n
reason for his reelection. If it is going
this way why not knock down the job
lot to the highest bidder?
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Chri.tmaa ut tho Worlds rnIr.

NEw ORLEANS, Dec 25.-Christmas Day
at The Exposition was somewhat OF n dis
appointment in point OF attendance. The
rain which set in last night continued
throughout the day, keeping within doors
many Of those who had expected TO visit
tho ESnosition. -l-- -.---.-
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PlTTssuRoH, Dec. 95.-All the employees
Of Morchcad K Co.'s rolling mill, except
those governed by the Amalgamated AS
sociation scale, have been notified OF re-
duction in wages Of 10 to 10 percent, to
take effect January lst. About 400 men
nrc affected isssl 5lI i
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LOUISVILLE, Dec. 25.-The Courier Jour
nar, Owensboro special says: On Tues
daynfternoon Harlan Taylor, town marshal
Of Morcaniicld, was shot in the head and
killed by Sam Holman, who was attempt
ing to arrest him. Holman was drunk,
and on horseback, and made his escape.
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Tho arurderous Cowboy

ST. LOUIS, MO, Dec. Pa dispatch
from Vanalia, Ills, says: Anfaltcrcation
between Wm. Hogue, son Of ex-member
OF the Legislature, Jackson Hogue, and
Enoch Logue, a cowboy from Texas. at n
dance Tuesday night ut London, resulted
in Iogue shooting Hogue four times, kill
ing him, ~
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TuAr Kentucky school teacher who re-
putsei mob with terrible slaughter" is
about the right sort of teacher for that
locality. lie is fit man TO teach the
yOuns idea to shoot.
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THAT was neat idea Of the New York
stock brokers to hire Highland Pipers 10
play for them on Christmas Eve. The
people who dance in the stock market
must pay the piper. .i
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to have gone into Committee oitlle Whole
on tho subject, or pretty nearly 80, some
eight hundred Of her citizens of both par.
ties having been appointed on tho various
committees. II goes without saying that
the Democrats will make II IN occasion OF
great rejoicing, for (which they can hardly
DO blamed In view OF all the circumstan-
ces. The noise OF brass bands and can.
non and the wild shouts Of tho multitude
will drive old Richelicu Robinson frantic.
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a wcll-informed New York member
said yesterday that it need not surprise
tho country if Beecher should be appoint.
I'D Minister to England. "There arc three
reasons" said he, shat render Beecher's
appointment to the post quite probable.
In the first place, Beecher wants to 60
there. He has been tired OF the ministry
for several years, and lie has only been
held in the Plymouth pulpit Of late by his
liberal salary Of $4,000. Since his ardent
championship Of Cleveland there has
been serious detection among his rich
pcw-holders. Many OF them have not at
tended Plymouth church for three months,
and over, in Brooklyn they say the pew.
rents, which take place in the early part
OF January, will not exceed $4,000,
whereas in past years they have reached
Sl00,0 900. In other. words tho opulent
members OF Becchcrs flock are so dis.
easted with him that they have thrown
up their hands, and his salary is in danger
OF being cut down one half. Furthermore
Beecher always has been more oi politi.
clan than clergyman. :t =,
"The second reason is that Cleveland
really feels grateful to Beecher, and be-
lieycs that he would not have been elected
itit had not been for his potent onslaushts
OH the Republican ticket. Ever since
Beecher called on Cleveland in the early
part OF the campaign there has been a
warm friendship between the two.
"The third reason is that the influential
independents want Beecher sent To Eng
land. In fact, quiet movement was put
under way some time ago to indorse him
for this appointment, the tacit approval OF
Cleveland having been first secured.
"0f course there will be two obstacles in
the way Of such appointment. The Dem
ocratie leaders have already taken the
ground that the Independents should find
their reward in the consciousness OF hay
ing done right, and will be likely to array
themselves in opposition. Then the Re.
publican Senate has no love for Beecher,
and it might DO difficult to have his nomi.
nation confirmed even after it was made,
But you can be sure that Cleveland will
reward Beecher if he can do it."
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A QUEEI. CASE.
Pins and Needle by the Dozen Taken From,
Woman.


Pins and Scedlcsby the Dozen Taken From
Woman.
SARDINIA, Dec. 25.-Some weeks ago an
account was printed Of tho removing Of 4
large number Of needles from the body OF
Mrs. Levi Seeley, Of this town. Since
then the woman and her husband have
been removed to the Erie county aims.
house, and not only needles, but fras-
ments Of pins, hair pins and knitting nee
dies, to the number OF over one hundred,
have been taken from her arms and back,
Several were removed on Saturday, one, a
large brass pin with the head cut of, be-
ing taken from the flesh, al inch below
her right shoulder blade. When the
presence OF the needles was first discoy-
cred in her body Mrs Seeley said she had
no idea Of how they came there. Her
husband also prolessed entire ignorance
on the subject Among the theories nd.
yanced was one that they had been driven
into the flesh last July by a stroke OF
lightning which killed two men near tho
house where the Seeleys lived. It was
afterward learned that Mrs. Seeley was
not within two miles OF the place where
the lightning struck.
Mrs. Seeley now declares that The need
les and pins were driven into her body ct
different times by Mrs. George Robinson,
OF Sardinia, who was in love with her
husband, for the purpose Of slowly caus-
ing her death. She says she was placed
under the influence OF morphine by Mrs.
Robinson while she was i'll, and the pins
and needles were then forced beneath the
flesh. This statement led TO IN examina.
ton OF the woman's husband He ut first
denied all knowledge OF the matter, but
finally said that while he was lying help
less in bed last summer Mrs. Robinson
came to their house.. lie saw her give a
quantity Of whitish liquid 10 his wife,
which made her unconscious. Mrs. Rob
inson then broke number OF pins and
needles and pushed them into his wife's
flesh. When he protested she told him
that If he.whispered n word OF what he
had seen she would treat him the same
way. - rs E
Mrs. Seelcy is IS years old. Her hus.
band is s. and repulsive looking man.
Mrs. Robinson is a handsome woman, net
yet 80. She is the wife Of q well.to.do
blacksmith. She indignantly denies all
knowledge Of the needle-sticking affair.
She says she went 10 Seely's house once
or twice out Of charity to him. and his
wife while they were ILL.,. Many people
believe that Seeley is himself responsible
for. the needles in his .wife's body, and
others hold 10 tho theory that she in.
serted them herself to create 4 sensation
and work on the sympathy OF her neigh.
bors to obtain money. No doubt exists
that the needles and pins were introduced
Intentionally, as all are broken or cut.
Fragments OF no less than six lnrge
sized hairpins have been removed. Some
Of the fragments are corroded and others
are bright. DR.. Prince says it is hardly
possible that they could have mude their
way into the flesh by being taken into
tho stomach first The case, on affidavit
Of Mrs. scelcy, will be laid before the
grand 1ury,tl - T.'ts' .tr#. .... = 4s ps t.
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Rcnoniancc too L.nte.

BRlDGEuAMrroS, Dec. 95.-The parents
Of Mrs. Downs, wife Of Dominic Downs, OF
Worthwhile, L. l., who eloped with Deacon
Terry about six weeks ago, received q let.
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If Mr. NanIalli is in search OF the golden
fleece Of harmony he will not sail in
Southern seas in search OF it. Better bout
shp and SET sail for the frozen North.