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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-27
DAYIUN-SINSEL.
Tho aIartinsc OF nlr.A.G. Dayton to Miss
rt5TE a,liT SInAel, Mt Grafton, '1 l'

Tho Marriage OF air.A.G. Dayton to Miss
f557% aigie Slnsel, mt Grafton.
Special Dispatch to he Inteiliyenrtr. !t5- Es
n GRAFTON, W. Va, Nov. 26.-Thc mar
riase ofiMrA. G. Dayton, Of rhilippi, to
Miss Lun'nie Sinsel, Of this city, was
solennized at nine o'clock this morning
in the Baptist Church, in the presence Of
a large number OF friends, by Rev. +. T.
Robertson. After the ceremony the
happy couple LETT Immediately for Phil.
ipp, their future home. s.
= Mr.. Dayton is well known in legal cir
cles and is Prosecuting Attorncy-elcct Of
barbour county. Ills fair bride is the
daughter Of Mr.. Arthur Sinscl, OF this
city. She will bo missed from tile large
circle Of acqnainta,ices here, in which she
has always been n favnrite. -s5.SSss: /:
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ELopENiENr or ABDUCTION.
Mrs. rervcre's Fiigh. In Company With
Al|' ..l Jottuu Afiliionnire. -

nAfs' fervcre'a Flight iu Company With
Boston Millionaire.
Il CHICAGO, Nov. 9G.-Sew developments
have been made concerning tho supposed
elopemcnt of Mrs. Herbert L. Peryerc with
Dudley Hall, the millionaire teu nnorchan.
Of Boston. Although lIallis u married
man, his letters to Mrs. l'erverc indicate
TINT no is muddy infatuated with her, and
that she, at least to partial extent, rccip.
rocates his affection. On August II she
left here for tho first time with lin, but.
when her husband found her in New
York she took au oath that she hud beer,
abducted by Hall at the pistols point, and
that he liud forced her. into II csrrlaye on
the New York train. Mr.. pcrvere then
condoned tho matter, but. on October |
she was again missed, md three days Inter
he received letter dated from her old
home at Lynn, Mass, in. which she
breathes the fondest affection for him, and
protests that she will neverbe happy until
she meets him again.
He believes that she has once more been
compelled by Hall to fly. with him. liz
says that she is "a timid little woman" ,"
and that she is afraid OF Hall and disIikes
him. Mr.. Peverc added that he would
yet mako Hull bitterly repent OF having
rnined ! his home, and that, while he
would never receives his wife back, he
would assist her in many ways that might
be necessary. He also inti,natetl that Ills
wifes family, the Ayers, Of lynn, were in
connivance with Hall, und were dazzcd
by his wealth. 55E 81 st1zfil lS5.s5.
To.day Il despatch was received. by the
editor otanevening paper from Mrs. Per-
we're ut Boston, requesting the publication
Of the following card: 5'='l5
II left Mr.. Pervcrc wholly OF my own
accord, and when my side OF the story. is
heard, giving the reasons whyIlv peo.
pie will wonder that l did not leave him
before, rs most people would hase done.
He knows why left, and for that reason
does not care 10 be interviewed in the mat.
4 - = #~r IH ..
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ACLEvEEAND GEaf.
Largest Diamond In AIneriea Namod "A tier
tl I tho President. elect. y, I. w, A.

| "a
Ntv York Tribune. N X n II 4: " J W ID
Ten days ago the most experienced
workmen in the employ OF s. Dessau, No.
Maiden Lane, began cutting diamond
weighing seventy.eight karats, and called
by its owner, Mr.. Dessau, ''The Cleveland
Gem" lie says It is the largest diamond
cntin America. twas asserted ION tho
street" that no one had the courage to buy
such n diamond; that there was no work
man in America competent to cut It, and
finally that tho diamond did not exist.
Two OF these assertions have been disposed
OIL The third, regarding tho efficiency Of
American workmen, Is in a lair way 10
follow. Exactly seven days were. con.
sunled in cutting it and it was placed in
the &polisher's hands yesterday. In tho
rough the stone was a perfect .octahedron
and, will therefore lose comparatively little
in tho cutting. In coloriit Is an African
white and when finished will be OF the
"cush hion sllape.p The diamond was found
In ono OF tho mines at Kimberly, South
Africa, but by whom Is not known II
was snluggled into London and purchased
bytaSyndicate that held it for eight years.
until 1t was purchased by Mr.. Dessau.
Upon leaving the polisher's hunds it will
weigh between forty and fifty kaiats and
will bt considered worth $50, 000.g liy,l IA
The diamond owes lis title to Govcrno or
Cleyeland's election 10 the Presidency.
Dtssau, father and son, took opposite sides
In tho campaign. The son was a Blaine
man and wanted to name tho diamond III
his honor. The father voted for Cleveland,
but WIS willing that tho diamond should
he.nalned Blaine II Cleveland were dc.
leated.' Buffalo Dcmorrats already talk Of
purchasing the gem md presenting it 10
the, Governor. 1t is difficult to Imagine
tho use he would make of it. 1t is doubt.
ful il a, hotel clerk could be found who
would huve the temerity to wear it in his
shirt front. It is to bo sent to Governor
Cleveland for inspection. The larsest
diamond in the world s the Oflotr, Which
weighs l944 karuts und is rose shaped
Other celebrated stones are the Kohinoor,
lSG karssts; the Pitt diamond, 1OG kurats,
and tho Star of the South, l25 karats.
There Is a tradition that diamond Of
yellow tinge, weighing ITO karats, was cut
tn Boston years ago, but M no traces OF
the gem are TO be found, doubts have been
expressed regarding its existence: IA
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AN INN ENSE FARM,
Six Millions and u nnlf Dollars Paid for,

Six Millions and u Half Dollars Puld for n
81 Ranch Ia Texns. & n
New York, Nov. 2G.-The United Suites
Land and Investment Company Of this
city has purchased within tho last few
days the Kings cattle ranch in Texas ior
$500, ,oo0. Among those interested in the
purchase are Henry a. Herbert, wl,o
owns the Lakes Of Killarney and about
G0,0o0 acres Of land infIreland, whose in.
come. from his estate, has been reduced
under the Land act from sia ooot to Gs ,G0o;
the Earl Of Ayleslord, who RECENTLY sold
his estate in England for eSOO,0oO and Is
already the owner Of q, GOO acres in Texas
John Is. Benton Edward Everett, Of Dos..
ton, and John Hancock, member OF Con.
gress fro n Texas, Captain King, the for.
mer owner OF tho farm, is eighty wears
old; he is from Texas, and has lived there
all his life. He went into stock-raising
when young man, oil q small scale an d
from the sale OF the increase Of his stock
has purchased land from time TO time
until he owned the largest ranch in
rAmerica"~ilis,' name was 1t one time a
terror to cattle thieves, and when the
Mexican raiders locked across the Rio
Grande, Captain King, at tho head Of an
army. Of cowboys, would meet and give
them warm reception. tits said that he
hung over eighty cattle thieves. a
| r The ranch isdividcd into two sections,
tue first being the Santa Gertrudis III
Nueces county, containing 100000 acres
where Mr.. King lived in regal style. It il
entirely fenced in, the posts used being oI
mosquito wood, which when smoked is us
hard as iron and will last longer. Upon
it arc twenty nine i'm proved buildings
storehouses, barns, and honscs for clu,
ployes. The stock includes &C, 900 lmprov.
ell cattle, 10000 horscs, $40 mules, and
10000 improved sheep, the wool Of whicl,
pays all the running expenses Of the ran.
chcs, The second section is the San j ua,l
dc Carricitos Ranch ihS Cameron county
and contains 500, 900 acres. It. ia stocked
with 10000 improved cattle, 1000 bloode,l
horses, 1000 sheep. and 800 mules. This
ranch ! Is bounded principally: by: water
which forms natural barrier 10 the escape
Of stock. 5Es d 8. itZtSi, 4i1. : ~ Il
The ranch was sold coaditionally III
London two years ago ior *, 800 900 to a,
English syndlcate, but in consequence oI
lillicultiesthat arose between King and
the syndicate the salo iell through =, Last
year the Marquis Dc Luriville, ren,caent
ing n French syndicate tried to purchase
the ranch, but King aald. "lwill neverscl
to Frenchman."@ His object in selling il
now isto, while living, partition his vasl
estate and divide the proceeds among his
FIVE children. - 81 >st'2r}e.4T : taG
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TIE SECNons INDICATED.
WINE Clt'zonx W iirnhsMiok, Gn., Deny
- Stories Of Inccf,i IN rlsn = ar' =.

stories OF ofIncon'llnrlsnI.s. X ~. IS
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 2G.-Whcn' the citi-
zens OF Brunswick read specials telc-
graphed from Savannah branding the
colored people Of Brunswick with tho
spirit Of iueendiarism, declaring that they
had cut hose, refused 10 work and pro-
claimed contlagration TO ibe the Blaine
jubilee, they were mortified and indignant
that the expression Of few drunken men
should be made the: occasion Tor brand
ing the whole race. The Brunswick An
peal, Just issued, declares that the colorel
fire company was out with its engine
promptly; that they did good work, and
by their efforts saved several valuable
buildings, and that the best workers ut
the fire were leading colored men Of tn Q
Republican party. ,.s-
A public meeting was called Mt tho
Couit house at whichuconlmittce reported
G!Ho,ntr;uiic,ing G., the reports Of incendi;,ris,n.
They denied that there was riot or dan
ger Of one. The report was adopted
almost unanimously. and ordered.to be
sent to several pnpers. i H i
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- -fH- - = - sEg
a DnrlnE Robbery,

PlrTsnuRGl, Pa, Nov. 26.-Six masked
men with drawn revolvcrs entered the
residences Of George Young and Levi
Weismer, near Beaver to-day and after
terrifying the occupants, bound and
gagged both men and several ladies pres
ent at each house, and then made u
thorough searcl, and got six hundred dol
lars, together with n large lot OF jewclry
and silver ware. Two lo.irs later Young
and Weismer succeeded in freeing them
selves, hut in the, meantime the robbers
made good their escape, ~ <, i.
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Flour MIL Burned.
Special Correspondence ofthe Int..ligfne,ey;.

1P'cp3 tOTcp0IR'e'sce OF lHe InttlllVtnceT. -
New CpanEm.ASb, w. VA, Nov. 255.--
Last night the large Touring mill at
Toronto tool; fire and was entirely des-
troyed. This is the second time in the
past few years that 4 mill has been burned
on The same foundation. The loss will
approximate $1,000 and was fully insured,
| am informed, but to what amount
I could not learn. laaIS,.s'S
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Ir seems to have been about this way:
When Governor Cleveland asked MIR.
Hendricks whether the name Of the next
Presidento tof the United States began with
an II or G, Mr.. Hendricks called for his
hotel bill and left Albany by the next
train. Hadn't he right to leave Albany
ile found the climate wearing on him ?
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The talk about eIccting Blaine Send
tor from Pennsylvania is idle. Mr.. Blaine
would be great acquisition to the Senate,
but il lie would consent to sit there it
would probably be us a representative Of
his own State. 1t isn't at all likely that
he is aching for an office. lie occupies a
higher place than any living American.
4 seat in the Senate would add nothing
to his stature. On tho other hand Penn
sylvania is not lacking in able Repnb}i-
rang l"-. r j ttsigIs5 Fl - - d
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stSAr,R CANDsH. another coal oil man, left
nslf t ,s, Ms Ecy%a Is St IN Ss a q
Ptns5Grgh Com. tia:e'te. E. 5, Is a 2s5
Thisis doing pretty well for a, Senator
without MI organ. But then when SEMI
tor Camden closes his hand he is reason
ably sure Of his grip. And oh, the weep
ing and the wailing and tho gnashing Of
teeth. Ii the State House faction is 10 be
lelt-cruelly and miserably left-what
wonder ii the statesmen OF that brand look
upon the Democratic triumph us "bar-
ren leulilyn? =. e5.--..-l. ~ = 49,
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APrUtecti0n Club,

REAnlNaS, rA,a,5 Nov. &C. q z movement
has begun by tho Eastern Pig Iron Asso,
citation, Of which llcnry's, Eckert, Of
Reading, Is president, to organize general
tariff club, It is proposed 10 include every
industry IN the country in the interesia q
profession. Engian,l's Cobdcn Club was
organized to disseminate Free Trade doc.
trines. The Intention is to effect a general
organization and uniilcation Of Nil indus.
tries in tho interest Of homo as auainst
foreign. manufactures, "a meeting Of the
committee to deliberate upon plan OF or.
gan'xation will be held in Philadelphia
December 5, -
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AUDITOR MILLER did not witness the
cordial meeting between the President
and Vice Prcsident-clcct ut Albany. That
meeting bodies no good to the State House
cotere. The Barnumi Hotel caucus may
not have been SO previous after all.
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= GENERAL SHERMAN INrEnylEwrn.


Knowing that this letter would "rilen
General Sherman, Ills residence: was visit.
ed by newspaper representatives, all Of
whom he received in courteous but not
altogether friendly manner, He antlcl.
pated the leading question by remarking: !:
y have read the letter of Jefferson Davis
in this mornings paper, and I have moth,
ing to say to the newspaper" He laid
down his pen, and, turning In his chair,
and with that firm tone which showed
That the subject had stirred up his ire.
This is an affair between two gentlemen.
Twill take my time about 1t, and write to
Mr.. Davis himself. We will settle the
matter between us" 3f5 * 81. n. ]
"Haye the papers misrcpresented YOU
in your remarks before Frank Blair Post
Of the G.. a. + 2" was asked, ??'Fl5!57.'.,I,
II say nothing about that. NV reply to
Mr., Davis will not he through tho papers.
They are:not the: arhitorsot this question.
nor, tho ro.between for any dispute. /
have no more to say,n M n 80 "a 8 \
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llEsDRlcEs hus gone buck to Indiana all
doubled up. Joe Mcdonald will be sorry
to hear ofthe reception given to his dear
friend Hendricks by tho great rctormer.
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TnE Mayor Of Philadelphia puts his
veto on prize fights thinly disguised under
the glove Looks as though the glovcd
hand must 20. '.f.sS Saistfa %f rs
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PnlLADxLrlllA has employed thirteen.
teachers to give instructions lin nine sec.
tons Of the public shools. This step has
been taken after the encouraging expert
mcnt in the Girls Normal School. 1t is
hopedto push this instruction still further,
until every girl in the public schools of
the city sllall DO taught to sew. In some
Of the select schools and academies for
girls sewing is tauslt.w with great benefit to
the pupils. There arc girls who will never
learn at home the use ofthe needle. Un-
less they learn it ut school they aro not
likely to learn it at all. Every woman
oughtto be skilled in this simple and use
ful handicrait. !lSts3 W. ~ N.
Thointroduction Of sewing in tho pub
lie schools is in tho line OF. better order
Of things in our educational systems.
Educators are appreciating moro and more
TINT there is general as well as special
profit IN the mastering Of o handicralt I;
that it ttleyclops faculties which mere book
learning does touch, making bctterstulents
and better furnished men and women.
This general thought is very beautifully
developed and accommodated TO very
young minds, in the kindergarten. n
. . . f#Hf w. q. !. q . u
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Red uction 0n tho Panhandle,

PirTsBuRcl November e0.-On Decem.
Der first thowases Of all employees Of the
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 4 St.tLouis railway
will be reduced ten percent between this
! city aud Columbus, - 555sI35
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DAS oonugEs is confident" that Nc
Donald will 80 into the cnbinet. Yet Mr.
Hendricks insists that his visit to Albany
was sprinkled DER with the sweet perfume
Of rosuWater. =. y. ~ - 80 = !.
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,Ms. Coyxt!xa's : engagement to, the Dem
ocratic partyris officially announced. It is
understood that the trouseau Will be very
,lahnrntp y f'st t..Gs y 81 ~ d, y .sl, Ifst
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pngsESrLy;it will occur to the people Of
Wheeling TINT it is a mistake to think
that anybody will do for councilman. In
iact only the best is good enough; ~
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Neutrality-suspicious. very proioundon
account Of the defeat Of Judge Brannon, il
the expressions Of tho county leaders 80
for ANYTHING.
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Ir Is worthy Of note that a lawyer has
been punished for swinding his client.
Brooklyn was the scene Of the sensation.
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A rlry which burns tho candle at both
ends soon finds oil tho fat in the fire. The
city Of Wheeling will please take notice.
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Va could have been moye thankful for
Blaine than for Cleveland, but we escaped
lelya Lockwood md St. John. tyt f
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A PECULIAR D1sEAs.

The Tribune says: q peculiar disease
'Streported, from various parts Of the
county by which quite anumber OF deaths
have been caused. Three children hive
died very recently on the hill back OF
ncl!airc, and several deaths have occurred
elsewhere, though no symptoms OF it have
as yet appeared in Bellaire. It is some.
thing like Group in its symptoms, but un.
IKE Group, It is contagious, - /
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Tm antidote to slugsing has been dis
covered In Wheeling. High license is It's
other name. -.44A NJ Ny"
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BEING ''dead," the Republican party is
rising up all over the country and orgaii-
izng. Campaign clubs are putting them
selves on permanent footing and new
clubs arc coming to the front. Our own
rlumcd Knights are enlisting for four
years, and it isprobable that other Wheel.
ing organizations will take similar action.
1t is to bc hoped that none OF the clubs
will disband. They have borne IN honor.
ablc part in u splendid and ncmora.
ble campaign, and they ought to begin
now to bc'rcady for the next. "A SIMILAR
movement is on foot ut Clarksburg, where
tho active Republicans arc forming a per.
'Aancnt organization. ThisSis the right
spirit, and there can't DO too much Of it,
The Republican party will be in the field
to win IN 1898 II M Il. 7s. d Z NJ
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% N'th .AErtt t.fhE5 ~ ~ z tii rs Z r :
.Ghtl a'na!t|+e.lliaIelallltltt',:fs:r':, a'a!|+'.l Illllt:s:
0uIcst Nos. a6 aud 81 fonrtcenli, Strrsl.

I.Er nstake our turkey viii, tho sauce OF
,hankiulneSs. 0.tt2Eiti J'lJN.A 81 / 4,
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THIS il a good day to remember the
poor, who are always with us.
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While Mr.. Blaine was writing the first
volume OF his Twenty Years Of Congress-
lie we'll nigh stopped tho frictions twenty
years Of political control had created for
him in this State. Hc appeared to It's
citizens us Al happy and brilliant man who
had left any mistakes he might have made
behind him and was building new
future upon the foundation of broad and
valuable experience, creating something
great, something enduring and powerful,
awork broader. and grandcr than any
purely political effort. q monument far
above any achievement i'll the forum he
had ever made or could possibly make.
This people had come to believe that his
political history was behind him and that
his higher life as writer and historian was
yet to receive the touches Of his genius. T. !
am impressed with the belief that this was
his own thought and that last fall he had
simply meant to look upon politics US u
vanity fair in which he Ind taken lis
prize and suffered his defeats,
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THERE are geese that don't eat turkey,
even on Thanksgiving Day. I, Il
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.,li MRS. nLAISE.
One OF the busiest and cleverest women
ever in pub!iclife ut the National capital,
his; wife has ever found time to be a
hclpmcot to her husband not only in pol
itics, butin the high social life that Is a
great help thereto. Her. children, too,
lave been well educated in this direction.
Tho elder daughter, the one who married
the army officer, was an unusually. iiltelli-
gent girl, while Maggie, the Young woman
who is ut present the. light Of the house.
hold, is a very superior girl. The little
daughter Hattie, named after the mother,
is u very: bright, cheerful child. 1t is an
unusually intellectual family: Gail Ham
ilton spends good deal Of time with Mrs
Blaine, and these two brainy women with
tho interesting daughters. add a great
charm to the home circle. : The boys also
have done exceedingly well. They have
never acted foolishly; about their, father
and yet have been actively and earnestly
Interested In lis II political ! move
ments. Walker, the eldest. lives
ut home and is tho government counsel
for tho Alabama Claims Commission. lie
is an aspirant for aud will probably be ap-
pointed Ito the yacant Judgeship Of tliat
court OF arbitration. E,nmons Blaine, the
second son, turns to business rather than
to politics o., Inv. He, like Walker, was
educated in, the best colleges and studied
law. He is now division freight agent
OH tho Northwestern railroad out OF CHI.