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Cremation Again.

There is no doubt but that the adyo-
Gates of the incincration of the dead are
making slow but steady progress. The
number of its believers is growing; SO
far France has been very conservative
on this subject, due TO the prestige of
the Roman Church, which holds that
there will be resurrection of the body
and that hence the corpse should not
be interfered with. The great adyo-
cate of cremation in that country is NJ.
ROechilin Schwartz and he has had
the utmost difficulty in obtaining a
hearing; but he has at last gained II
victory over his opponents. AT the
last meeting Of the Society for the
Propagation of Cremation, of which he
is President, he stated that after re-
cciving the report Of DR., Brouardcl,
the Prefcct of Police will authorize all
the human debris from the hospitals
to be burned in a crematory, which Is
to be erected in "A Paris cemetery.
From the cremation of the debris-that
is to say, the arms, legs, and di9ecta
menbrd of hospital patients to the in
cineration of IA complete corpse there
is only a step.
This would surely be a sensible way
of disposng of the remains at all hos
pitfalls. There will soon be a cremato-
ry on New York island. A fund has
been raised for that purpose. Demor-
OreSt'S MonthlV for april
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digging at various points along the
Hudson river, New York, for the gold
alleged to have been buried by the
famous Capt. Kidd. have offered the
United States government one-fourth
of what they might find if given per-
mission to carry on their operations
upon the West Point military reserva-
ton.
On the Musselshcll, Montana, II
traveller saw band of about thirty
cattle surrounded by pack of sixteen
timber wolves. The cattle were stand
ing at bay, with the calves in the
center of II hollow square, which
the animals were protecting from
their savage enemies. some of the
wolves would make an attack on
the heard of cattle in front and rear,
but would be as often driven off.
The New Orleans of to-day is de-
scribed as more loosely governed and
more utterly regardless of justice than
any other city in the union. Nearly
halfits 250, 900 inhabitants are negroes,
and of the remaining Il majority are of
the creole type in its various social
strata. These people are opposed TO
progress in any way, and to oppose
their downward tendency there are
about forty thousand people who re-
present the upper strata of metropoli-
tan life.
A noted authority on whist has been
computing the value of skill to players
of that game. From experiments made
by matching two very skillful against
two very unskillful players, and then
reversing the hands and playing them
over again (taking precautions to cX.
clude playing the second time from
memory, he arrives at the conclusion
that, under the most favorable cir
cumstances, power over result at whist
may amount to nearly one point pei
rubber. But he adds that at whist
clubs, where the great majority OF
players adhere to system, and where
the personal skill of the players i.
above the average, the expectation or
rubber is very much less.
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Famous HeirloOms at Auction.

What next? The Times tells us that
the duke of Marlborough is about to
tell the "magnitcent pictures which
have been the glory of Blenheim pal
ace almost from the time when it was
built" The Sunderland library has gone
with the hammer, the Limoges cnamels
have followed them, and now the auc-
tioneer is to dispose of the pictures.
Probably they would sell the bones of
the conquerer of Blenheim and Rami-
lies if they could but find Il purchaser.
Without laying too much stress on the
saying of n0bleSSe obiige, it is both right
and proper to say that if the Marlbor-
oughsI had the slightest conception of
the duties involved in their privileged
position they would have lived like day
laborers in the meanest hovel on the
estate rather than sacrifice the famous
heirlooms of their house.-PaH Nal
Gazette
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THE THUNDERER.
Comment Upon the Recent Death of the Editor
of The London Times

of The London Times.
The news of the death of the editor
of The Times was II surprise to most
people. for few persons outside of Mr..
Chenery's own circle of acquaintances
knew that he was seriously unwell.
But. us the PuH Mall Gazette remarks.
the day has long gone by when the de-
ceased, the editor of the old "Thun-
derer' deserved place among the
obituary notices of European sover-
cigns. and in the two columns of some
what excessive culogy which The Times
dcvotcs to its late chief, Mr.. Chenery,
it seems to me, is spoken of not wisely
but too well. For if one fact is more
patent and more generally recognized
than another in regard to London Jour
nalism. it is that the Times has unmis-
takably lost ground since the death of
Mr. Delanc. Nominally the "leading
journal still. its power and influence
have been obviously on the decline,
while those of some of its competitors,
and notably the Standdyu, have steadi-
ly grown. | am far from saying this
was wholly or solely Mr.. Chenery's
fault. 1t is fairly notorious that Il
prominent position in The Times Office
is far from ap enviable post, owing to
the crosSwindS which are constantly
blowing there if such Il Smile may be
permitted. The common notion is that
MIR. Walter, Nj. P., is sole proprietor of
the paper. As. matter of fact, his
interest does not amount to more
than half, the remainder being
divided among half dozen
different individuals. From this
and other causes contradictory coun-
sells have long prevailed. against which
perhaps only man like Delane could
hope to successfully contend. Beyond
this, however, there is no denying that
Mr.. Chenery was not II great editor.
As Il scholar, and especially rs an
OrientaliSt, he could hold his own with
many of the best-known sayants of the
present day But as a journalist he
was the inferior of several London cdi-
tors | could name. Speculation is of
course rife as to his successor. SO far
| have heard three names mentioned -
Mr. Wilson, Mr.. Stebbing, and Mr. Es-
colt. OF the career of the first know
nothing, but am told to-day in Printing
House square he is held in very high
esteem, and is looked upon as the new
man by many of the staff. Mr.. Steb-
bing has for many years been chief
assistant editor, and, rs after Mr.. De-
lanes DEATH. it is thought there is a
possibility of his promotion now. Mr..
Escott's name is whispered in several
quarters, and the remarkable success
which has attended his journalistic
career, and particularly his assumption
of the cditorship of The FOnnightly Re
rielC, would warrant our thinking that
he possesses many qualifications for
the post, if he cared to accept it.
Whoever is chosen, it is hoped that he
may have better success and Il longer
tenure of Office than Mr.. Chcnery, OF
whom it was said "A few years back
that he would either Kill 1hc Times OF
7He Times would Kill him. -L0nd0h
COR Toronto GiObe.
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The bail OF Joel l.. Finley, the spurious di-
vorce-decree agent, at San Francisco, has been
reduced from So, 900 to $1,000
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Boston contemplates spending 1886, 900 this
season toward the improvement Of her parks
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An OLD TRAGEDY.
Proceeding to hcl hide the VIII of a
Suicide.

Pr0ccsdinK 10 Acl hide the VIII OF u
Suicide.
!. NEwBURau, Va, January 23.-TesIimony
has been taken here in the will case Of R.
@. Gray, who committed suicide by taking
poison at his heme near .Disputanta. Mr..
Gray was member Of the Chicago Board
Of Trade, man well known and respected.
He settled in Virginia a few years ago
and bought fine farm on the James river,
At his death his estate was valued at so5,.
600, and was left to Mrs. Benjamin F. WIN.
feld, sister TO his wife, who lives at Port
Jervls. The legal proceedings recently
taken in regard to the estate recall
story full Of tragic interest.
April 7, 1882, a horrible double
murder was committed in Surrey coun
ty, Virginia. the victims being the wife OF
Gray, TO whom he was deeply attached,
and farm hand named Jones. Subee-
quent developments proved that Mary
Booth. colored servant had, with sis,er,
plotted to kill the whole family by poison
placed in the food, rob the house. and then
burn tito destroy all evidence OF the crime.
Both were punished. Mr.. Gray drifted
into dependency, drank heavily, and at
tempted his life with a revolver April Is,
1882, and later in the day took chlosal with
fatal effect. Two days prior to this he
willed all bis property, as stated, 10 Mrs
Winfield. His father now seeks to have
the will set aside on the ground that at the
time his son IVES insane from the loss OF
his wife, and therefore incompetent to
make will. 1t was shown that Gray
talked nationally and coherently the d. in
question. p
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WHEELING, 1884.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A Man aud his Wiic Butehercd In Thei.
M. Cabin ..fg .HFH.a ~.

ST.. Luls, January 2i.-Inlorma.ion wal
received by the police this evening OF 4
horrible double murder committed nea,
the little town Of Fenton, Jefferson
ceunty, twenty miles from this
city. some time during the pas,
night. Louis Boedcicker and his vile
Josephine, occupied a two.room log house
or a rented farm at the place named.
About o'clock this morning neiphbor
found both dead in the house and the fur.
nlture and door smeared with blood.
Rnedicker was In bed with bis throat hor.
r bly, cut and hagsed with an axe. Mrs.
boedicker waa stretched at full length on
the floor, the back OF her head crushed
with All Ak and her neck broken, The in.
dicalio are that the woman escaped from
the house when the attack was made, was
pursued, struck down on the road and
dragged back to the house by the hair Of
her head. ETs .Nrs.I.. :
There Is no clue to the murderer, but tho
theory iB thnt some ono unknown WIS re-
ceiyed as lodger last night, that he com.
mitted the diabolical deed and then robbed
the house aud fed. A good white shirt,
tadly blood stained, which did not belong
70 Boedlcker was found in the house. A
bucket Of bloody water in which the mur.
derer washed his hands was standing on
floor. A trunk IN the rear room was
broken open with the bloody az, and a
wardrobe in the same room had been
lolcsd open With bloody hands. The scene
at the houss was most terrible and the
affair has produced the creates. excitement
and horror throughout the neighborhood.
Two mounted policemen from this city
were sent to Fenton as soon as the news Of
the horrible event reached hero, to assist
the local authorities in the search for the
murderer, but no additional adyices have
yes been received, and probably will not
be tonight,
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THE STRANGE omoUL,
IL 10 Approaching roieio-Looh ont,
Str. NaAby. .r.

..
NEw foRK, January 93.-The Tribune,
Fostoria. O., correspondent is responsible
for the following: The strange anima
which has been Decorating graves Ia
Perry township has asain been seen
A gentleman whose veracity Il
not questioned, gives this descrip.
ton OF tho ghoul: Its neck and
breast b are white, the rest Of the body black.
The tracks CT It's front feet are eight
inches long and three wide, making In.
presslons in tho snow with i,s claws about
twice tho length OF a mans flnger, The
tracks made by the hind feet are round,
and about tho sizs OF those Of a large Iop
The animal Is about three feet long and
eighteen inchee high. It burrows into
the ground, and penetrating the
collins, deyours the contents, II
travels with. such rapidity that ali
atempta to kill It haye proved futile. Toe
man who last saw the animal says 1t was In
the middle Of ths road, having gono from
farm by literally tearing he fence 10 pieces,
His dog gave chase to the beast, but re-.
turned scared almost 10 death. The people
living In the vicinity have frequently heard
loud noises which are now supposed to
have emanated from this peculiar beast,
Ihe animal Is said 10 be slowly working its
way to Toledo. t,f,..,,-.l - 80
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Al Carthage, Tenn, a raj. was sunk and
nine men drowned.
The steamer Sam Fowler was sunk at
Nashville yesterday.
The net earnings Of tho Pennsylvania
railroad last year were 81, l,707,52l. 4.
In a negro ilsht Mt Norfolk, Va. yester.
day, Lucy Csuway was fatally stabbed.
Willis Duff, fireman, fell from a train
at Willimantic, Conn, yesterday, and was
bsheaded. s'E
james Briden, q cousin OF the British
Premier Gladstone, died yesterday at
franklin, Pa. ls'5 .'@'T' =
Nathan Morey and Lodwick Green were
suif'cased by the fumes Of gasoline at
Saratoga yesterday. s. ul
The trial OF Rowell for the murder OF
Lynch, his wifs's paramour, is now in pro.
gress at Ba'avia, n. Y. ',1 IA. 10
The Prshihitionists, in session at Pitts.
hnrgb, haTs decided 10 hold a National
Convention there in May.
Seven persons kavs been arrested in
ChicMSo on suspicion Of bsing connected
with tho dpath Of AMELIA Olsen.
3, a fire at Wood Haven, i T., twenty,
two families are rendered homelesa. Adam
Bosh, fireman, WAS fatally injured.
John G. Patterson, Of Datroit, yesterday
go, verdict ol Sill 900 against the Wabash
road far injuries received in colIision,
Two Of the crew Of the steamer Speed.
we'll have been arrested lor stealing gold
watch from tke body OF victim Of the Go.
lumbus disaster. 5- sg,. 1l
Tho New Jersey Legislature has passed
a bill 10 provide for the burial ut public
expense Of all houorably discharged col.
die,s who di~ In poverty. >S
The Republican State Convention OIL
Pennsylvania is to be held at Harrisburg
April lG Tho Democratic Convention
will be held ut Allentown, April 0. s.'s.57
Fires yesterday At Hamilton, Ont, the
Spectator printing Office, $4,000. At Ar,
kan.as City, Loxinan Bros. store, s35 00a
At 4 , Milwaukee, NJ the Depere Touring MILL
$4,000. i,:.
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hR. CHAIRMAN MoRx:sOy.
He IL Between rWo Hnt Fires on the
Tariff Question.

Tariff Question.
WARRINGTON, D. G., January e3-Mr.
Morrison is sore)y perplesed regarding tie
character Of his proposed tariff. bill. On
the one side he is urged to bring before
the House simple proposition to reduce
present duties from fifteen to twenty-five
percent, and on the other to bring forward
q new tariff bill altogether, which will
make reduction on como articles and
slight ones on others. His own inclinations
favor the latter course, but there IL 90 much
opposition from class Of Democrats who,
while advocating revenue reform, arc
still anxious TO protect some local industry
in their own State, that he hardly
kuows what to do. One of the most 40.
gressive Tree traders in the House declared
to-day that the constituency behind the
members opposed to protection would not
sanction nor be satisfied with any bill which
failed 70 take Oh the duties entirely upon
certain articles, and reduce largely the
duties upon others. ."What we want"
said the Congressman, "is new tariff bill
drawn In the :interes! o! revenue reform,
and this We intend 10 have or know the
reason why. Mr.. Morrison can't satisfy us
with sop and think he realizes this as
well as anybody and will not be driven By
the claes Of D mocra.s who get their tariff
inspiration, from Mr.. Randall into submit.
ting any hall way measure. Mr.. Morrison
wants to be the next candidate Of our party
for President, and he knows, in the classic
language Of s. s. Cox, that his goose is
cooked II he makes mistake, as the
leader Of the House on The question Of
tariff i am friend Of Mr.. Morrison, and
I have seen nothing as yet TO weaken my
confidence in him that ho intends to stand
up mapi1lly for revenue REFORM the issue
on which We elected Mr.; Carlisle Speaker
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A Female Patient IN nn ohio Asy lum
bnuly Treated.

A Female Patient III M Ohio Any lun
'- bnuIy Treated.
TOLEDO, o, January 223.--Ihe Norlh.
western 1usans Asylum, located near this
city, is again q subject Of investigation.
The chargesare against the Superintendent
DR.. Lawleas, ior cruelty toa patient. A
young woman, Eva Berger, who has been in
the institution for number Of years, is Ut
times quite wildand unmaDageable, during
which umts she waa in the habit Of tearing
her clothing with htr teeth and biting her
attendante. 1t is alleged that a few days
ago the Superintendent drew six Of her
front teeth. the attendants holdiug her
while dentist performed the operation.
This excited indignation in the public
mind, and the County Commissioners D
pointed a hearing Tor to-day, which was
attended by Messrs. Darlington and
Byers, OF the Board Of State Charities.
Among the witnesses were number OF
Prominent physicians o! the city, two Of
whom were formerly Superin,endents OF
the institution. Tney all condemned the
act OF the. Superintendent as brutal, in,
human, and entirely unnecessary. At the
close OF the afternoon session an adjourn.
ment was taken for one week, and vote
to suspend the Superintendent, during the
trial WAS lost by vote OF two to one.
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Prodnce the I eieg rams.

CHICAGO, January 23-During the trial
Of James II. Melville for embezzlement. in
the Criminal Court before Judge HaveB
yesterday, the prosecution desired to prove
that part Of the money was sent 10 Mel.
vile through the Western Union Tele.
graph Company The money order clerk
Of the Telegraph company declined 10 bro
duce the original message, Oh the ground
that met Sage could not bo made public
properly. The Court ruled that Telegraph
communications could no. be considered
more confidential than others, and that mo-
communication could bo excluded when
the cause Of justice renders Ito production
neC[SsAIV, 17r |tG4 IN
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MUTT RELEASED. @
PHYSICIANS PRONOUNCE HIM SANE,
hs Receives a Perfect Ovation In Pittaburkh-Ths
Jrrofs Call On iilIn-lls viii neiuru to his
a 4 Old Home in Uatontown-Ths CttfE.nI
to Give Him \ FORMAL Reception.

PirTsBvRdH, January s3-The heafini
as to James Nutts present mental condi
ton took place this morning before judge
stowe and resulted in the prisoners re-
lease. Doctors Wylic, Beatty, Heron and
Chrls.y were examined, and all agreed that
at the present time Mutt Is OF sound mind
and fully responsible, and that It would be
perfectly sale to restore him to liberty.
He was then discharged and after receiv.
ing the congratulations Of these present he
repaired to Major Browns office. where his
mother, sis,er and other relatives had
gathered to receive him. On the way he
was rendered perfect ovation. Hundreds
OF people followed in front and behind
him, old lnen patted him on tho back,
women crowded around him and children
pushed and showed to get a look at the boy
made famous by the great trial. T.
The sccue ut Major Browns Office was
very affecting. The mother and sister
wept bitterly as they threw their arms
around him, and the joy they expressed
seemed TO know no bounds. a number Of
jurors who sat in judgment on Mutt were
admitted and shook his hand warmly, one
remarking, Jimmy, II they do anything 10
you In faye.'e county send them down and
We will see to them" uuT ~
By this time the crowd on the outside
was 80 largo that it vas found necessary to
call officers TO clear the Streets. The iam.
lily were then driven 10 Major Browns
house for dinner, and this afternoon at four
O'Clock all returned to their home in
uaion.owa, where James will be ,endertd
reception. 1t was the intention a. Int
TO send the young man to an nncle's, near
Brownsville, for few days. but the plans
have been changed and be goes homs with
his mother. (. =.
At Uniontown Mutt was met ut the depo,
by a crowd Of three hundred people and
wildly cheered. lie Was driven home at
ohce and intends remaining there quietly.
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"A NOVEL ATrACHMENr,
How n Creditor Tried 10 Square Ae.
counts. '' =.

4AO" - A1tu4aOF AFteu 10 6Quuf6 Acs
counts. % :.
SPRINGFIELD, O., January 23.-The fol-
lowing extraordinary story has just leaked
out concerning transaction in which a
wealthy Springfield business man and a
fashionable female dead.beat we're engaged.
1t seems that the woman WIS occupying q
house belonging to the business man and
was two months behind in her rent-a sum
OF so. Learning that hM Mtenant was about
to leave the city, aud was packing up her
goods for this purpose, tho landlord
resolved to attach her goods. He
went to the 'squire's Office for
this purpose, and in giving list Of the
goods specified the corpse Of the woman's
husband, who had died short time before
and whose body Was deposited in the vault
at the cemetery. This last item seemed to
take the'squire's breath away, and, not
withstauding he admitted that the body
WAS OF an attachable nature, suggested that
the transportation be delayed Till Monday,
it the being Saturday night In the mean.
time, however, the woman got word OF The
impending attachment and in great
fright she shipped off her goods secretly,
and followed them on the midnight train.
This is to be believed to be the first attempt
ever made to attach a corpse
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WEST vIaGINIANS
ON tho Anxious seat at tho Bennie EndIo

On the Anxious seat at tho Sennte Endiol
E55zI the Capitol. E9
FfoH, otr Special Correspondent. s@ lilI'
! WASHINGTON, D. O., January 2s.--
Mr. Thomas J. Kellar, Of Hamrshire
county, W. Va, who was removed from
the Capitol police force at the Senate end
Of the Capitol few days since, has been
resppoiAtsd to a similar position in the
House end: This is all the patronage that
the West Virginia delegation has been able
10 secure ont oi the new deal.
!. 1t is likely that G. L Cross, one Of the
Assistant Sergeants-at. Arms OF the Senate,
will be retained until tho end Of the prea-
ent seasion. Ex Del, 8 4te Lurty, Of Cllrks.
burg, and Preston Pew, Of Parkersburg.
are anticipating notice Of their removal
every day. $3.50. z4.-. r! .st