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Manassas Division 500 a. NJ.
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y q $50 a. m. - m and $50 p. NJ.
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, o:oo and
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$500 0O--Thc smaller prizes of 500, $50,
$40 and S3--aggrcgating about $15OO-are not Of
course, here specified, but have met prompt pay
ment
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5000 o.O0-I hereby certify that 1 held ticket
No 7613 Class D. in the Dismal Swamp Lottery
Co.. drawing the Capital Prize of s5OOOOO. on
the DIST February. 1884, and that the same has
been promptly settled with me. NJ. A. MARX.
Salem, Va Feb. 2Sth, 1884
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DROoMs! BROoMS! BROOMS!-A choice lot
fsho 80 King street.
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COTTON SEED MEAL.-5o Tons Cotton Seed
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feh27 =. D. 4a1 GO1 ~.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
GARRE1T,s kEsIGSArIOy.
A RunOr that the President ofthe Bali.
more Il Ohio VIII Resign soop.

4 RunOr that the President OF the BaliI.
more Il ohio wtll Kesikn soou.
PITTSBURGH, PA., May l3.-The Chronicle.
Telegraph this evening Gays: The rumor
has again obtained currency that Presiden.
John ". Garrett, OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad company, will shortly resign and
turn It's management over to his son, Rob.
ert Garrett. There is probably more truth
In this than usually attaches to such rumors,
IS matters have fos several years been
shaping themselves in this direction. Pres
ideIt Garrett is An aged man, and since
the death OF Els wife has broken seriously
II health, being now no longer able to
stand the duties and responsibilities Of the
position. When he went to Europe some
years ago he Left the road in charge Of his
son, who can not, it must in truth be said,
be counted as one Of the creates. railroad
men OF the day. .1...,t
I. was through disagreementa with Rob
ert Garrett that the Vice President and
brains OF the B. & o., MI. VIM. keyser, re-
signed bis position aud went into the
banking business in Baltimore, and the
same cause also led to the retirement OF
John King, Jr; also one OF the best men
the company ever had. The CARROTS, it is
understood, own only about S7,000,000 OF
the S20. 100000 Of stock Of the company,
out are continued in control through the
stock owned by the Johns Hopkins Uni
velsi.y, the city of Baltimore and few
personal friends among the share holders.
4 more liberal policy and the Infusion Of
Few blood aud greater energy into the
management would greatly enhance the
earnings as well as the value Of this already
yreat property. r,--l..a. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
FIRE At wILLARb'S HOTEL,
Great Excitement Among the Guests
EptHappily No Lives were Lost.

Great Excitement Among the Guests,
Ept'HapptIy No Lives were Lost.
WAssiSarey, May lS.-Firs broke out
at jWillsrds hotel this morning. II orisi-
mated in room in the basement just por.h
otthe main ottiee and the flames running
be!wsen the floors reached the main part
ofthe building, then the coal elevator and
up through the house. Denee volumes Of
smoks soon began to pour through tbs
building and became sitting. Boarders
we're ssea hurriedlT packing their valua-
bles together, soue fastening their bo1ee,
others assisted by servants harlirg their
bsfgage down stairs. At the extreme
northnsst corner Of the sixth story appear.
ed colorad boy and three servants who
we're entirely cut OF by smoke from the
stairSays. They remained q. the gindow
and ksp. thei. heads clear until ladder
we're raised for ths!. escape.
Ga the north side OF the buil!ii the
tlremen ,toos two servant gi,ls opt OF the
topmoss window and anan from the third
|stcry. A gentleman named Post, IRON
Chicsgo, who was sick in bed, was careful
" removed. On the lower floor all was
hurry and bustle. The colored employees
With handkerchie!s tied over their mouth:
cane through the ladies exit, d1s:siug such
trunks as they could zeach, and gres
many vsluables were sayed ia this wa,
from injury. From porticos on the Four
teenth street side sheets flled With clothins
were :uubled 70 the ground apd taken car
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
THE PREsIDEN r's VIEWS
On the Tarin-He Denies Having Ere
Trade Leaniugx.

On the Tarin-He Denies Having Free
Trade Lsaniugx.
New YORK, May ia reporter called
on President Arthur to solici. an interview
on politics. He was accorded an audience,
and found the President very atable.
Mr.. Arthur said to the reporter that he
had come to New York on private husi.
ness, and was consequently not at liberty
TO talk about politics. He was pleased
with the work that was being done by his
friends to secure his nomination at Chics-
go, and exceedingly grateful therefor. 1.
was especially pleasing to him to be the
subject OF 50 many kind Endorsements
from the business men 81 New York City,
VINO, as a class, represent the entire com.
nerc!al interes;s OF the country. Whether
he should be nominated at Chicago or not,
he should regard the Endorsement from his
neighhora and the representative meu OF
the ceuntry's trade ss the greatest achieve.
ment Of his administration.
The President was asked as 10 the truth
Of the reports that the free trade element
in New York is supporting him because Of
his attiliation with their viewz. He re.
spouded emphatically: :
~ am no. free trader, never have
been, and as long az I have reasonirg
powers I never expect to be. There are
Inconsistencies in eur tariff lava which
ought to be adjusted, but they should be
adjusted By the friends CT protective tariff,
rather than by Its enemies. have always
voted for, advocated and worked for the
protection Of American capital and Ameri-
can labor. In all my public rtterances
and public documents may be found con.
vincing proof that l am opposed to free
trade views. No word that have ever
spoken in public or private would give any
man right to suspect me Of sympathising
with free trade doctrines.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
USSEATIaG REPUBLICANS.
No Account Taken OF Evidence, But
They Must Go Out OF Revenge.

40 Account Taken OF Evidence, But
They Must Go Out OF Revenge.
From Our Special corTa9ond<at
WASHINGTON, D. c., May l3.-Tae first
session OF the Forty.sevsn.h Congress took
up contested election cases and decided
before the adjournment in August that the
i've Democrats who held seats in the
House were not entitled to the same. These
five men were unseased in one day. The
evidence against them was plain and con-
elusive. Any impartial Jury would have
rendered the same verdict as that brought
into the House by the Republican Com
mittee on Elections. Hammond, OF Georgia,
however, was e1ssperated at the action OF
the House, and at ose time when silence
reigued for mou,ent, ne arose in his sea.
and with ilt.use dramatic action ne, shak-
ing his finger at the Republicans, cried:
"ion cannot always have the majority on
that side ot,the House, and want to warn
you no~ that when the msjarity comes to
this side again it will be day Of reckon
ing" His manner was so startling tha. he
attracted the attention OF the whole House.
THEY HAVE THEIR DAT.
The day Of reckoning seems to have
come. The Democrats have the ms
iority and control the committees. Ham
monds day OF reckoning seems to have
dawnsd and the sword OF Damocles hangs
Ien bling over the heads OF five Republi.
cans. Their cases are up before the Eec.
tion Committee and it is certain that all
oitb~m will have to drop out. The anal
ogy between these cases and the Eve OF the
For,y-ssyenth Congress Is not apparent
Each man OF the Republicans had clear
msioti.y. That, however, makes no differ
ence, and in spite of the fact that the
Democrats have sixty msiority they want
more, and will bounce the Republicans to
secura their ends 80 -'5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
PRESIDENTS FRIENDS
WANT TO IxpaLss SENTIMENTS
In Pablle ~ to rh<Ir Views Of ais Availability for
the Republican Nomination for Prtsiient-Hh
Views On the rsrin-Hs D.sIss Po.s.ss.
lag lnJ Free Trade rAneits. I'D

NEW ioRE, May 13.-The following vii
be published here, Wednesday morning
together with several hundred other sigma
lures: t1.a :
To Meesrs. John Jacob Astor, L. J. Grand
B. Cannon, Jno. A. Stewart, Jacob D
Fermilye, Cornelius n. Bliss, BENZ. h
Brisso~, Cornelius r. Agnew, N. D.:
GESTLENEs:-The undersigned respect.
fully request you to act as committee TO
designate time and place, at which the
lellow-citizsns OF President Arthur may
express their, approval Of his administrs.
ton, and their wish that he may be uomi-
mated for President a. the Republican
National convention.
Il is believed this Is the widespread feel.
INK among those who manage and control
the great business interests which centre
here, and involve the prosperity OF the
whole country. 1t Ia fitting that such aen.
timents should find a means OF public
both for the welfare OF the
country and in Justice to the good presi.
dent Very Respectfully,
H. B. CLAyLIS 4 Co.,
E. S. JEFFREY & Co.,
p @ SAMUEL SLOAN,
d. DAVID Dowy,
Z II. PERkINs, JR,
Prest OF the Importers and Traders Bank,
TIFFANY 4 Co.,
JESSE sELlGMAN,
J. II. HERRrcK,
Z And several hundred others.
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Morrison, the school hoy.

WAsHIsGros, May l3.-As result of the
failure OF the tariff bill Morrison and old
Bill Eaton, Of Connecticut, do no. now ex.
change the common courtesies Of lie. A
day or two ago they met and Eaton told
Morrison hoT anxious be was TO get up
his bill to govern the Presidential count,
and asked Morrison to help him in having
the House consider the measure. Morrl.
son promptly told Eaton that he did not
care a fig about the lsster's bill; where
upon Eaton told Morrison what he thought
OF such conduct. He told Nj. Morrison
that it was the mark OF a small man, no.
statesman, to refuse to cousidera matte. OF
public business beesuse be differed in
something with the one having the matter
in charge. In short, that be was acting
like school boy who would not play
unless he would have his own way. The
two statesmen do not now speak as they
pass by,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.

President Arthur returned to Washing.
ton yesterday from New York. :,
The African Methodist Conference, in
session at New York, has voted to depcsa
Bishop Ei!le,y. s5 t-- =
The Western Union telegraph officials
cay the reported projected strike o! tels-
srsphe1s is unfounded. Ill
The reported deialcationi OF the Second
National Bank, New York, ia denied by
the president OF that institution.
The Washington Sari says the probabIl.
!ty ia that Hewitt's tariff bill will not be
reported to the House by the Ways and
Means Committee this session, s.l & Z
Tom Henry, colored, was killed BY
drunken negroes early yesterday morning
at Uriontown, Ky. He waa out alnoss tc
pieces, and when nearly dead was shot snd
instantly killed by Jim Smith, negro. (
+ a snall quantity ot,s!ate fell from tht
roei OF the Junction railroad tunnel, Pitts
bu,gh yesterday morning. Antonio Dabi.
was Instantly Killed and Seth Brown, col
ored, fatally wounded. The roof was con
sidered dangerous, and the men had bee,
warned not to 90 whers the accident &C
cur,ed. t.tlf: sl3Ss Il
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE IDLE oovsRNMlNr PROPERTY
AZ Harpu's FtrTy Nesun,aied 10 b. sold-rhs
Nori Of Ca.ailrs Rspsblielu aemb,rs Of tAs
Hoa,s Goes Braleiy 0a-A Fire at VII.
'lArd's Hotel-CspitaI Satta
From our specie! csrrepoaae...

From our Sptelft Correspondent a
WASHINGTON. May l3,-The Committee
on Education Of the House ot Representa-
.ives, to whom wss referred the bill to au
thorizs and direct the Secretary Of War t
convey by deed certain lot in the tovr
OF Harpet'a Ferry, W. Va, to the Boarc
Of Education OF that dis,rict ior common
school purposes, having had the bill unde,
consideration, have submitted their report.
The report says tina. the property alluded
to is said By the assessors OF the town oi
Harper's Ferry to be worth $4,000. For.
merly II was used by the United States
army and arsenal at Harper's Ferry. After
the war the property Of the government at
this place was abandoned, and lapsed into
ruins. By act passed December 10, 1868,
Congress directed the sale Of this proper.
sy, and donated the net proceeds OF the
sale 10 the corsmoa school fund OF West
Virginia. This same act donated four lots
with valuable buildings upon them to
private institution for the education OF
colored youths. The sale miscarried, and
the property has in consequence fallen in.
to dilap:dation. Situated in the heart OF
the village, and exempt from taxation, this
property greatly increases the heavy bur.
den OF the community in supporting their
common schools, and represses efforts to.
ward recupesation and prosperity in the
village. ~
The committee say that an excellent
brick school building erected at the ex.
pense Of the district Just prior to the war,
was taken possession OF by the Govern
mens, torn down, and It's material used
tor building shaasies for the United States
troops. In 1865, these shanties, or the
material oil which they were built, we're
sold and the money covered into the
Treasury. This buildingis is detached from
all other public property, and is not used
for any public purpose.
In view OF these iacts, the committee
recommend that the bill be passed with
the following amendment: "Proridsd,
That the Secretary OF War, after proper in
vsstigation, shall find that the property
alluded toia this bill is not worth more
III fhyoo thnuan,1 I,1t,,,
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Evidences OF Dynan,ifers.

DrBLIs, May l3.-The authorities re-
ceired anonymous threats Of attempts to
destroy the Nelson column, which is con-
a:antly guarded. The lock on the gate at
Ship street entrance to the Castle yard was
destroyed. A laborer named McGinn, was
discovered within the precincts Of the Gas.
tie having bags Of several pounds Of gun.
powder with long fuse. The man was
arrested and sentenced to three months in
prisonment. = +.
LONDON, May ia tin can containing
torty do1ators Tor firing dynamite " as
found to-day under the walls OF Wool
wich Arsenal. Another tin box near by
contained seyen pounds OF earthly sub.
stances labelled, "Ground AMBER II the
material proves to be dynamite, i. seems
without doubt q large portion Of the az
seral had narrow escape.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14

LEIPslc, May 13.-Ths evidence taken
thus far in the case Of N. kraszewski and
Capt. HeutEeh for betrsying military ae-
creta. indicates IN attempt on the part of
the Government to prove thst Capt.
Heutsch derived large income from the
French Government in return 10. furnish
ing the Paris ministry with German mill.
tary information. The points brought out
go lar s,a to the e1sc. that Capt. Heutsch
had at the conclusion Of the Franco Prus-
sian war, left the German army and enter
ed the military telegraph service Of France;
that on leaving it it four yeara ago he took
up his residence on German ground and
WAS living in handsome asyle at Schone.
berg at the time OF his arrest, two years
ago, withou. any apparent sources Of in.
come. Capt. Heutsch Is an able engineer
and the author OF several valuable military
works.
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OF, and those who remained came 10 the
ground by means Of ladders, which were
furnished In abundance.
AR. losLYN's HEROIC ACT,

While the smoke was pouring GU. from
nearly every part Of the building the tamil.
lar figure Of Mr.. Joslyu, Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior, appeared at one Of the win.
doss carefully carrying three ladies' hats,
which he dropped to tho ground amid
the cheers ot the crowd. When the smoke
i!nt grew very thick gentleman appeared
at one Of the wes. windows opening on the
alley. lie had evidently just got up, hay.
ing been awakened by the noise and con-
tnsion. He quietly went to work to dress
and make his toilet, and when completed
packed his gripssck and resting It on the
window sill waited patiently without say
ing word until ladder was hoissed for
his relief,
There was quite panic among the
guests, but all reached the stree. in safety.
The damage by fire Ia small, but the hotel
was pretty well delused with water, and
the lesl from this cause and smoke will
probably reach $4,000.
MoRRIsoy's INTERESTING ANTICS.
At the F stree. corner the spectators
were much interested in watching
colonel Morrison, representative from 1lli-
nois, rescuing his papers and personal
property from supposed impending de.
struction. When the frs. alarm came
Colonel Morrison se:zsd large trunk and
flung 1t ou. of the window on F street, the
trunk bursting as it rebounded from the
brick pavement He then descended to
the street, and from the outside directed
the movements Of several men as they
pitched his personal effects from the win
dow.
The fire, it appears, o,igins.ed in vaul. |
underneath the wash room adjoining the
office. This vault connects with dumb
waiter shalt, which runs all the way from
the basement to the roof. The fire is said |
by some to have originated from overhead.
ed steam pipes located near the wood |
work. Another statement is that bundle |
OF oily rags in the vault frs. caught fire. |
The fire, itappeass, burned some time be.
fore the alarm was turned in, and the en-
ployes though: they could pu. it. out.
When it sucked into the d,ai. OF the long
shalt, however, it passed ou. OF their con.
troll. The fire burned its way along the
shaft ali the way 70 the roof.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14

USoEE Wheeling date the New York
Rrl4 prints a good deal Of niainforms-
,iol abou: Wes! Virginia politics, par
rcalAlly with regard to tie proposed union
Of forces for the overthrow Of Bourbonisn.
The correspondent is abou: right, how
ever, when he says: 81: the fusion spoken
Of IL carried cut and the present disintegra.
ton anoag West Virginia Democrats
continues, az active, intelligent canvass
b: the irsionists will result in giving
them control ci the State government: in
0tobei, a7t further encourage Eepubli-
cars to believe they can carry it in
November" live can carry the State in
Oc,obe: TIA: settles the November question.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
The Copiah Murder trials

New ORLEANS, May 13-The Picswne's
Hazalhurstspecial sayE: Erastus B. Wheeler,
defendant in the socallsd Copiah murder
trial, testified that on the Wednesday be.
fore the killing Scott told me twice that
Matthews said he intended to kill me be-
fore the election was over. went TO the
polls fifteen or twenty minutes before the
election and took my gun in at the win.
dow. Matthews came in and said
GOOD morning." 1 said: Good
morning., Matthew'S" Hs came up;in
front of me and said: "What
do you know?" Isaid, n know damn
site; something's you don's think know"
he walked back and forth little aud then
said he was challenger, and had a riph,
to stay there. As soou as Matthews hand
ed his ticket in, he started towards me.
He drew pistol and as he turned ti:ed.
l hadn't time to get my gun to my should.
e.. When he fell his pistol fell at his aide.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14

s:ArE SENATOR Scorr, in auo.he. place
a!Ta1ces some strong reasons to show why
D.. I. 4. Logan would be strong man
sor Governor. Senator Scott can say moth.
ing comnelta:ory OF Dr.. Logan that will
not be endorsed b. tiose who know the
man, bis personal worth and his public
services. .s.5E
Dr.. LosA1 would carry Ohio county bya
kaatsane msiarity. Bu. those who hope
for the overthrow OF Bourbouisn want a
man who caa carry the State, or ct least
Under whose leadership there would be the
g'ssies: reason 10 hope ior success. Ia Dr..
Logan tia: man? and would be consent to
make the effort? These are the important
questions. :
It's By no means certain thst DR.. Logan
would consent. Ths. be hiss no desire ior
p10l!es'stion the ISrELLlGESeEs ia awsre;
a; tie same time i: might be that he would
rqt decline the nomination ii its accept
aace we're pressed upon him es a public
duty. Certainly nothing could induce him
to 90 into scramble for il, or to suffer
himself to be placed in the
ted as Ohio county's candidate.
Tie voice !hst vii! command his
se'T:cs, il!.any can, will speak for the Re.
publican PATTY oithe State, and generally
Tor these citizens who msa1 to ioia in the
es''! to bald uo something better on the
lains Of B9r,bonisn. gt E
ASl!l not be possible to find man more
astaf the place than Dr.. Logan, bu. in Sc.
iectlas nominee We mus. look to see
where our steasess strength lies. Ii it be
IN tie person OF DR.. Logan, Logan lie. i,
De. s.g-E