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Flood and Famine.

THE WATER RECEDING EAST AND wEsT-THE PEOPLE
LEFT WITHOUT FoOD-MEAsUREs OF RELIEF
THIEVES ROBBING INUNDATED HOUSES
The water Is receding at Wheeling W. Va. and
some estimate Of the damage to property can be
made. The city lying In the valley is submerged,
and people are living on the hill tops. As all the
bakeries and groceries are under water the people
are In danger OF starving. Land slides cover the
railroad tracks, and it Will be weeks after the water
recedes before travel can be resumed. Three large
tannerles have been washed away, causing loss
OF $50 and other tanneries will loose nearly as
much by 1nundat1On. Thieves have been detected
chopping holes In the roofs of submerged houses
and stealing their contents. The mayor last even
the flooded portions OF the city all night. supply
of milk and meat, except salt meat, Is almost I'm
possible to secure, and the stock OF provisions is
rapidly becoming exhausted. The situation Is
hourly becoming grave, and many appeals have
been received from the Inundated portions OF the
surrounding country Tor provisions Word has
been received that the people at WellSburg twenty
miles above Wheeling, are suffering from famine
AT BenWOOd the situation was as bad but a relief
party visited there on the steamer Regular and left
q liberal supply OF provisions
In Newport, KY. yesterday, VIM. Buchert, q
bugler OF the s. troops at Newport barracks, tell
from askin while trying to reach the second story
OF the barracks building and was drowned He was
22 years old and belongedin Baltimore. Mrs. Wad-
die, a widow, living In Newport, has become q
raying maniac on account of the flood. The Cincln-
natl, Washington and Baltimore railroad has q
washGut and flooded track near Athens causing
the stoppage OF all through trains
The relief committee in Cincinnati in conjunction
night to serve as assistant patrolmen on account OF
the darkness Two thousand persons slept last
night In the school houses Relief boats ten In
number, under control OF the Associated Charities
ply through the flooded districts and distribute
food and bedding.
At Richmond the James river is several feet
In yesterdays STAR, the Ohio river is falling and no
further danger Is apprehended
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The markets..

t2 past due coupons 4ss; new enforties "a do new
BALTIMORE. Feb s-ootton auiet-midilins. lola
1OH. Flour steady with good demand Wheat-south-
iNH ina M: southern red ilisl2 do amber
snot AZ W. 10 western winter red,
!Oss; May if}sslIas June. IIS.aI is. Corn
strong and higher, reacted closed easersouthern
white tSs60; do yellow, 57a5s western mixed, spot
6O<a6l: February. GOha6l March 5Oa60l May ca lid:
steamer, ssa'sH Oats scarce and southern
sylvana 4Os43 Rye dull e5a6s Provisions firn with
good demand Esss scarce and higher S5a:6. Sugar
copper ref1ned steady 4A Other articles UNCHANGED
Freishts to Liverpool per steamer dul-cotton S-isd
hour lsa-; grain. 2ha3d Receipts-nour, l50
barrels wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, $4,000 bushols:
oats. LOCO bushels, Shipments-corn. 1000 bushels
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No Female Lawyers Allowed to Prac-
tfCe i'm PhiladelDhta.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb. 9.-Upon the opening Of
common plea court, No. 2, this morning, Damon Y.
kligore presented the petition OF his wife, Mrs.
carrie b. klgore, praying to be admitted to prac-
tce as an attorney, and at the time asked the
court to name a day upon which they would hear
argument In the matter. Judge Mitchell replied
That they had already passed upon Mis-. KilgOres
application for admission, and that they did not
care 10 near argument upon a case which they had
already decided He added, however, that Mr.. Kill
gore might file the petition and the court would
"cOnslder' 1t. The petition was filed.
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Prospective Split lin a Church.

Joseph r. Kerr, Of this city, has been elected to
succeed DR.. Robbins, who has been many years
pastor OF oxford Presbyterian church, Philadelphia,
but the call has not yet been formally given part
or the church expected the election Of Dr. Ruen
hhhomas and while not opposed to Dr. Kerr, proba-
feat their candidate. A split In the church Is
feared,
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WEI DE MEYER.

WEI DE MEYER
1t is now undisputed that WEI DE MEYERS CA
TARRH CURE Is the only treatment that will absolute
IL cure Caarrh-fresh or chronic 1T marvel Rev
Fries, Cairo NY" ut restored to the pulpit,
Rev George E. Refs. Coblevil1e NY" zone box rsdi-
cally cured me- Rev. G. H. Taylor. lao Noble street,
Brooklyn "a perfect cure after 80 years suffering j.
D. Mcdonald 10 Broadway. n. Y" &c. &c. Thousands
Of testimonials received from all parts Of the world
Delivered 81 %. DR. Wei De Meyers TREATISE"
with statements by the cured mailed free D B. Dewey
/ Co.. l52 Fulton street. ny dls-at.h3ot
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Charged with Con.piracv.

TROY, n. Y, Feb. 9-Fourteen OF the alleged
Maleable iron works were held to await the action
OF the grand jury this morning, on the charge of
consprlng TO 1nJure the business Of the pro-
pTletOrS.
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Name OF the
Baking Powders

IN MS report the gOv6Fnment chemist SAYS:
81 regard all alum powders as verXunwhOlesome.
Phosphate and tartaric acid powders nberate their
gas too freely In process OF baking, under varying
climatic changes suffer deterioration"
Dr. II. A. Mott, the former government chemist,
after careful and elaborate examination of the
various Baking Powders OF commerce, reported 70
the government In favor OF the Royal brand.
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Mr.. Frank Ives Scudamore, formerly superinten-
dent of the English telegraphs, and writer OF lit
erary taste and ability over the signature OF 1.-THE
Silent Man." is dead.
Sir Edward Mortimer Archibald, CB., KONG,
who for many years was British consul general at
New York is dead.
Eleven hundred liquor dealers OF New York were
notified by the excise commissioners yesterday that
their licenses had been revoked.
Information was received at Selma, Ala, yester-
day, OF the murder OF Col r. ID. Boyk1n near RehO-
both, Wilcox county.
At New orleans, yesterday, James Graham. a
lawyer, aged IS years shot and killed his wife and
then cut his own throat
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District in Congress.

DASiFlCt III congress-
CLAIMS OF CONTRACTORS.
The judiciary committee Of the House District OF
Columbia committee held a meeting this morning,
and had before 1t for consideration the bill respect
Ing the claims OF a considerable number OF con-
tractors against the city, The contractors through
1nt Moof counsel Hancock, Hay Grfswold and s.
Z. Neale esq. requested post pOnement of the
sulnent until next Saturday, which was assented
to by the committee The bin, in which many OF
Our citizens are interested, involves very large
sum or money. 1t has for its effect the settlement
OF the numerous claims growing out OF contracts
made by the old board of public works of the Dis
tT1cJ.
Capitol Topics.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The House committee on post Offices agreed to-
day to report favoraby the bill for the speedy de-
livery OF certain letters by messenger; bill for
the extension OF the letter carrier system into
smaller cues, and Mr. Moneys bill regulating the
deposit OF the receipts from the money order system
IN FAVOR OF THE PACIFIC RAILROADS
Judge Dillon to-day made an argument before
the House committee on Pacific railroads against
the bill increasing the amount to be paid by the
Central and Union Pacific railroads into the sink
ing lo III created by the Thurman act to fifty pei
cent OF the net earnings, instead Of twenty-five per
cent, as now provided by law.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH CONTROVERSY.
Messrs d. H. Bates, PRESIDENT; j. E. Zeublin, SUI
perintendent; j. X Cowan, attorney; Mr.. Robert
Garrett and others interested In the B. and O. tee-
SIapu company, were before the Senate committee
on post Offices and post roads to-day In relation to
pending legislation for the establishment of gov
eminent telegraph system. They are opposed to
SUCH system. Mr.. Bates stated that it Is the in
tentiOn OF the B. and o. company to establish a
thorough and complete system OF competition. He
sad that bis company proposes to build 5000 ad-
dltlonal miles OF line just rapidly as the work
can be DONE
MINOR NOTES.
MI J. N. Popham, son OF Col. Popham. OF Viz
ginla, has been appointed to position under the
Senate.
The House committee on post Offices and post
roads heard JEFF Chandler to-day In opposition to
the Dill excluding from the mails newspapers con-
tanning lottery advertisements
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Investigating the U. $. Marshals,

W1EGAND'S TESTIMONY ABOUT EX-MARSHAL DOUGLAS
MI +. b. W1egand, an examiner of the Depart
ment or Justice, continued his testimony to-day be-
fore the House committee on expenditures In the
Department OF Justice Investigating the conduct Of
government officials Witness was examined In re-
lation to the conduct OF r. NJ. Douglas son of Ste
phen A. Douglas, and ex-marshal OF western district
or North Carolina and said that he found him Inn
practicable and almost entirely without business
capacity. His Office was in charge of brOther-n-
law, said by Mr. Wiegand to be totally tncompe-
thought. was to make the ofrlce pay the
maximum compensation allowed by law rather
than to faithfully administer the duties
OF the position Mr.. Wiegand cited numer-
GUS instances Of overcharges and false
accounts made for guards and transportation, and
said that the reports OF four or five Investigations
OF Douglas Office were against the incumbent. In
explaining the charges against deputies for making
false accounts the marshal defended them by say
ing that the law allowed them to make such
Carolina had been made for Illicit distilling.
TELEPHONE PATENT.-The Secretary Of the In
terror has refused the appeal OF Adolph Eccard
from the decision OF the Commissioner OF Patents,
who had granted the motion OF DraWbaugh to re-
open the Interference case for patent for micro
phonic telephone
has been called to meet at the Capitol Tuesday
evening.
PROMOTIONS IN THE PATENT OFFIcE.-The follow
ing promotions have been made In the Patent
office: Chas H. Richardson, Mass, from class one
to fourth assistant examiner; Miss Sara L. Smell,
Mimi, from 81 900 to class one; MIS- Ella C. Cus,
man, Mass. from 5000 to 81 600; Mrs. Martha c.
Saxty, Conn, from $72O to $500; Lewis n Charles
Ind, from f720 to $500. Transferred from the Cen
sus Office to I'LL the vacancies created by the above
promotions: Miss RhOda 8. Richie and Miss EVE
Sanderson, as cOpy1sts, $780,
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A Missing bridegroom Turns Hin.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Walter Wilson, who left
Montreal While an Immense crowd were In waiting
at the cathedral to witness his marriage to the
daughter of Donald McDougal, banker of that
city, arrived In this city last night. He refuses to
say anything to reporters
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I'd Edition.
Latest qdGglans to qlB Star.
The TOwnSend Assault.

HU0U CUNFBSSES THAT HE ALONE DID IT.
LONG ISLAND CITY, l. l., Feb 9-Rugg confessed
10 a detective to-day that he alone assaulted and
robbed Mr.. and Mrs Townsend at oyster bay
ms exonerateS Tappan, and the latter viii be
baied.
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day hanson cab driven by Taylor Summers drove
against cart, corner Vermont avenue and street.
upsettlng the vehicle. The driver was slightly
Ing at al street, had one OF his hands badly In
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AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES.
ftNHOS j. FISHER CO.. Auctioneers.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF PEW IN ST JOHNS
CHURCH.
On WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY
III y Hi Ls at HALF.PAsT FOUR O'CLOCK P.
NJ at our office, shall sell Pew No IL In st Johns
Episcopal Church. being of the most eligible pews
President. Wv
Terms: Cash.
THOS. j. FISHER L CO.
1924 L street northwest feb9-dSds
rEHOS. j. FISHER & Co. Auctioneera
SALE OF PEW IN ST. JOHNS CHURCH
On WEDNFSDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY
IHlhTEhN Ill at BAIt-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P
NJ at offic. shall sell Pew No. in ST Johns
Episcopal Church. belonging to the estate of the late
General Il. u. !'utts
Terms: Cash.
By order OF Executrix.
THOS. J. FISHER CO.,
feb9-cSdS 1924 street northwest
tfor Other Auctions See Sereaah Pd1el
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-09

DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs.-A democratic caucus
has been called to meet at the Capitol Tuesday
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-09

DR.. Edward g. Love, the present Analytical Chem
list for The government has recently made some in
tereSting experiments as to the comparative value
OF baking powders. DR.. Loves tests were made to
determine what brands are the most economical to
use, and as their capacity lies In their leavenng
power, tests were directed solely to ascertain the
available gas OF each powder. Dr.. Loves report
gives the following:
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The Coldwell Inquest.

VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
coroners inquest was held this morning, at II
O'Clock, on the body OF the late j. T. Coldwell, at
the residence OF his family, 469 Missouri avenue
The jury was composed Of Messrs John A. Goldin,
Horatio Browning, Walter II. Wyvill, j. b. Kendall,
Henry Larman and Richard E Parker. The first
witness that was called was Henry S. Breslln. who
testified that he was coming down Pennsylvania
saw Mr.. Coldwen passing near 18th street, and
some one called OUT LOOK OUT At the same a
moment he saw Mr.. COldwell throw up his hands,
and Just then he was struck by the horse and
thrown down violently, striking heavily on the
pavement, and the buggy ran over him, striking
trot at the time, but not above the gait usually
Albert stewart testined that the horse at the
time was going very Sow-1uSt a dOg-trOt.
VIM. Kelly testified that he was standing at the
southwest corner OF 18th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, and noticed Mr.. Wallace driving the horse
and buggy. After he crossed the car-track On the
avenue witness attention was called in another
direction, and In a moment afterwards he heard
talking, and when he turned the driver was holding
up, having driven over some one. The man was
PROSTATE on the ground his head about three feet
rOm the curb, and his feet In westerly direction.
1t happened about 20 minutes past O'Clock.
DR.. Hartlgan testified that there was no fracture
OF the skull; there must have been great concus-
sion.
Washington Finney lcolored testified that Mr.
horse struck him. Witness stood about two steps
from him, and was going towards THE STAR Office.
Mr.. j. w. Wallace stated that about O'Clock his
wife wanted to go out, and he went to the stable.
on 18th street, and got his horse and started up to
cross the avenue. and the accident occurred when
Within about twelve feet OF the northwest corner
of the curb. He was q great friend OF Mr.. Cold
him.
The case was given to the jury, who in a few
accidentally run over, and that Mr.. Wallace was
blame less.
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An AMPLE APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDED FOR A
STRUCTURE AT THE THREE SISTERS-THR CON-
NlTTKR URGE THE IMPORTANCE OF NEW BRIDGE,
AND THINK IT WOULD BIZ WASTE OF TIMR TO
TREAT WITH THE ALEXANDRIA BRIDGE COMPANY.
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Chicago by the Pennsylvania route, which left that
city on Wednesday evening, did not reach here. In
consequence OF the floods, TILL to-day about noon.
Ohio railroad Is delayed at Grafton and three car
loads OF 1t are on the track there. mail was re-
ce1ved from the Pittsburg branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad to-day.
RANGE OF THE THERAOMETRR.-The following
were the readings at the ONCE of the chief signal
omcer today am, 81. e. II am, 399; pm, 439.
Maximum, 40 minimum, $50.
SUPERINTENDKNTs APPoINTED.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury has appointed o. NJ. Colweu to be SUI
perintendent OF construction OF the public building
at poughkeepsie NY, and F. G: Embrtck to be SUI
perlntendent OF the building at Williamsport, Pa
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The funeral Will take place tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock The pall-bearers selected on the part
of the Knights OF Pythias will be g. ]. L. Foxwell
and Halyor Nelson, OF Washington Division, No. L,
sior lodge, No. IA, and Richard Goodheart and W.
7. Bailey, OF the Grand lodge. Other gentlemen
ner, E. A. Mcintyre, Randall Hagner, and c. c.
Duncanson. The Rev. DR.. Pitzer, OF the Central
Presbyterian church, Will preach the funeral SER
mon.
AT meeting OF the Washington division, No 1,
Uniformed Rank Knights OF Pythias last evening" Sir
Knight Commander j. T. Codwell In appropriate
terms, and eulOgies pronounced by Sir Knights
Nelson, FoXwelL and Glasscock
The members Of HermiOne Lodge, No. r. 4. OF p
will attend in q body tomorrow the funeral of p
G.. G. j. 7. ColdwelL See advertisement Of meeting
called.
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IeuOunueu greatly 10 MS own credit, as proving his
power to rise superior to the ordinary means OF
attalnlng an education, as who should say:
"a U. s. Senator naScitur non Esn
such Views as to the sS rs
be assigned to collection of books to be preserved
In national library in this country the following
answer mas Deen mace by one well qualified to dis
1t is to the function Of the Government Library
at washington, as the conservator OF American
literature, that attention will be chiefly directed i'm
generations to come. By the enactment of the
copyright law Of 1870, through which this library
records OF the past and future but also the epos-
tory OF every publication In which exclusive prop
erty IS claimed under the law OF copyright, It has
become l0r the nrSt time possible to build up L.
brary which shall include the whole product OF the
American press, so far as protected by copyright
work, but very large share Of fhe S sssry 9gn
literature OF the country, the slightest reflection
VIII show the reader how comprehensive and valu-
steady operations OF this provision through series
OF years Let 1t be considered what the country
copyright BEEN IN eVeP 9Se as 10
actment Of the first law Of copyright In 1870
WHAT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY WOULD CONTAIN
The national library would now contain an
approximately complete collection including first
editions and their successive improvements OF what
the country has produced In every department OF
science and literature. No one who Is fau11liar
with the accidents which cause so many books to
disappear, no one who has sought through many
libraries In vain for the sight or some rare and al
most unknown volume, can fail to appreciate the
benefit not only to authors, but to publishers and
to American letters OF one fun repository OF the
products OF the press At the first sight, indeed tt
may appear that the accumulation OF minor liter
allure and the less useful class Of publications Is OBJ
1ecti0nable as nlng the library with too much rub
bish, and there Will be found those who would have
committee Of censOrs constituted to weed out the
national library rejecting the trash and preserving
only the valuable But more careful consideration
OF the question must give force to the suggestion
TO have IN every country one comprehensive library
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DIARIES For 1854.
Physicians Visiting Lists for 1894
l@dgers and Day Books for the new year
Notes on the International Lessons for 1884
Question BOOKS and Lesson Papers for 1884
Beautiful Globe for % cents
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d2s 42s 18th Street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-16
Casualties.

New York, ia ferry boat ran
down q yawl containing six sailOrs
and two Of them were drowned.
Atlanta, Ca, IA freight train
on the Western s. Atlantic railroad
ran into washout near AcWorth,
and fourteen freight cars were
wrecked. The live stock in two
cars were ell killed; Engineer st.
Clair Mcdonald and Fireman Ed.
Mccullough were killed.
Chicago, 15.-Daily News Chat
tanooga special: A terrible acci-
dent occurred on the Western &
Atlantic railroad early this morn.
ing. A passenger train which left
here last night went through a
trestle near Ackworth, Georgia,
and the engine, tender, mail and
smoking cars were dashed into the
torrent. Ed. Ware, mail weigher,
was burned to death, and the engi.
neer and fireman are believed to be
fatally injured. The conductor and
several train men were badly
bruised. No passengers were in~
jured. The accident was due to
the terrific rainsterm last night,
which caused many Washouts on
railways.
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Capital Chips.

Washington, 15.-In expectation
of a fight over the morning tariff
bill to take place to-day members
on the Republican and Democratic
sides who have the duty Of securing
pairs for absentees were kept busy
this morning in seeing that the vote
Of no man should be worsted that
all pairs should contain the names
of an advocate and an opponent OF
the measure.
The Supreme Cours of the United
States affirmed the decree of the
lower court with costs in q suit In
volYing the title to the famous Nor
gan gold mine, Calaveras county,
Gala.
At an informal conference of
Democratic members of the Penn
sylvania delegation in the House
this morning it Was unanimously
agreed to oppose any tariff agitation
whatever.
Chas. E. Coon, of New York, will
be nominated for assistant Secretary
of the Treasury vice John G. New,
resigned. Coon is at present as.
sistant chief Of the loan division OF
the treasury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-16
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS:
Criminal Calendar.

Troy, n. Y, 15.-An expert re.
ports the dedication of Chamber
lain On urch, the first three years in
office, was more than $4,000. His
bondsmen will be asked to make
good the amount.
Galveston, IA News Whar-
ton special: Yesterday G. S.
Blythswood, an esteemed young
citizen was Shot and killed by Jas.
l.. Mattison, professional gambler.
The men met at saloon, when
Mattison opened fire, shooting him
FIVE times-tWice through toe heart.
BIythswood managed to fire twice
Intellectually. Madison ran to the
railroad bridge Scross the Colorado
river, about half mile distant, and
escaped while his wife stood on the
bridge with a drawn revolver hold
ing the authorities at bay, shooting
twice at the sheriff.
Sterling, KY. 15.-Fifty masked
men went to Jackson, Breathitt
County, on Wednesday mig ht. and
took from Jail Henry Kilburn,
white, and Ben Strong, cOlored, and
hung them. Kilburn was charged
with the murder of VIM. Thorp
last January, and Strong was sus~
pected Of being concerned in the
same murder. A notice was posted
on the victims stating that all
perpetrators of such crimes will re-
ceive like punishment. Kilburn has
killed eight men.