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h,nn;o as 'iue Of House painting, Paper
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southerly direction along and on the
western line of said Aladdin Vincent
and the eastern line of Eloi Simon
thence same direction along and on
western line of J seph E Broussard
and Oniel Trahan and the eastern
line of Robert Boudreaux, thence in
westerly direction along and in
southern line of said Robt Boudreaux
and the northern line of said Oniel
rrahan thence in southerly direc-
ton along and on western line of the
aforesaid Oneil Trahan and the east
ern line Of Cesairc Broussard thence
in southerly direction running a.
bout 2 arpents on land of Adolph
Dupny until it reaches the Abbeville
public road near the bridge near
VaIerien Dartez, and further we as
sess damage Of FIVE dollars in favor
of Adolrh nupuy for cutting his
land and We further agree that
jules Gnidry, Jarrassin Guidry, J
F. Broussard, and Robt Boudreaux
be allowed to keep their fence on
the said road for two years from lst
of January 1885, they not having the
means to inclose otherwise, dated
Sept 30th A D 1884, respectfully sub.
mitted. (Signed)
Remy Broussard,
his
Eusebe y Hebert,
mark
Columbus Broussard,
his
Duplcsis II Trahan,
mark
Maurice Villien,
Felix Broussard,
Filed Oct 9th 1884,
L. G. LYONS. Clerk P. J.
On motion of j II Putnam,
Resolved that the president of the
police jury be authorized to contract
with parties for the keeping of the
ferry across the bayou at Abbeville
during the construction Of the Able
villc bridge.
On motion OF Rnbt Green.
Received that committee of free
holders be appointed to lay off and
trace public road from Perry's
Bridge to Augnste Marceaux's to be
run on the township line.
The following persons we're ap.
pointed on said committee and in
sirncted to assess no damages.
Roht Green. Rodolph Brouss1rd,
Levi 4 Lcmairc, Laurent Rageur.
Francois Marceanx. Lufroy Mayard
aud William Ramsey.
On motion Hcsolved,
That the sum of $3s7 20lIOO be
appropriated to pay the Judgment
in favor Of Mrs kcsiah Kibbe admx
vs. the parish Of Vermilion, this be-
ing the principal, interest and all
costs.
On motion the jury adjourned to
first Monday of November 3, 1884.
Howard HoFFPAU1R, president.
l.. G. LYONS, clerk.
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Total amt handed to me S 9429 II
From the above amt |
have paid out on your
warrant and for which |
hold receipts 4243 46
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to the greatest ease and advantage
of the inhabitants, and with as little
prejudice to enclosures as may be.
without favor or affection, malice or
hatred, and to the best of our skill
and knowledge: So help US God.
(oigned) Remy Broussard,
his
Eusebe p Hebert,
mark
Columbus Broussard,
his
Duplesis y Trahan,
mark
NJ. Villiep,
Felix Rroussard.
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official Directory.

District Judge. nnn.,,,ov
district Attorney. c
clark Of District Court,
''''A LAsrIE BRoussApD.
Representative. :, y, nnnncr
Sheriff & Tax Collector; r; <7,,un.
o0''" Or. W. D. WHITE.
Police Jury.
IT. HorrpAUIR, President.
! y.ysIyKE, J. 4. BRoUssARD.
q a. pn,nr,ux JOS. TRAHAN,
\. NUNFz H. ihiDHAoA'
t,lerk of Police Jury.
LYMAN G. LYONS
u -" ELIJAH WISE.
Town Council.
J.J. ABAD1E, Mayer.
r. C. sMEDEs, U; booRooE'
S. WISE. LAsllE DhoossAHn'
Constable.
GEORGE E. LYONS,
Ju.t;ces Of the Peace, Sd. Ward ::
i. C. LYONS. ". hAbAoVE
surveyors,
" W. EDWARDS. Il. MoNTAGNh.
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hold receipts 4243 46
Balance on hand 5 5l86 OIL
Filed Oct 9th 1884,
LC LYONS, Clerk P. J.
On motion 81 H Bartels,
Be it resolved that the sum OF
Two thousand $4,000 Dollars, be
appropriated and set aside out of the
surplus funds now in the Parish
Treasury to meet payment on the
bridge to be constructed across the
bayou at Abbeville, and that a
further sum of Two Thousand dol
lars be appropriated out Of the mon.
eys to be collected on tax roll of
1884, for further payments to be
made on said contracts, said sums
to be drawn from the treasury, as
payments fall due, in warrants to be
issued and signed in the usual form
by the President and Clerk of this
body.
On motion of Robt Green,
Resolved that the sum of one hun.
dred and fifty dollars be appropria-
ted for the purpose Of building a
bridge across Marceaux's lake, said
amount TO be paid when the inhabi.
tants of that section shall raise suf.
ficient amount to complete the same.
On motion of j Fl Putnam.
Resolved that a committee Of two
members Of the police jury, and
three citizens be appointed by the
president, to ascertain what would
be the probable costs of constructing
a bridge across bayou VermiHon at
Perry's Bridge, and report on same
at next regular meeting.
Whercupon the following persons
were appointed on said committee
j Fl Putnam as chairman and j 7
Broussard, Hon Adrien Nuncz, J J
Abshire, Sr, and Emile Thibodeaux,
and that they be notified Of their ap-
polntment.
Report of jury Of freeholders was
read, adopted, ordered fled, and
spread on the minutes, and roads
therein laid off declared to be public
roads:
State OF Louisiana.
Parish of Vermilion, :
We do solemnly swear that We
will lay out the roads directed to he
laid out by the police jury Of the
parish Of Vermilion by resolution
r 4 =
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A Leblanc con & dy.shif 80 60
l. G Lyons J p Grim costs Is 68a
Il B-Lyons con, R Il Mills
| assignee Is As
{ Lastie Bronssard, adver.
tising bids for bridge, to
! Editor Sugar Bowl $40
Lafayette Advertiser $40 20 90
E Wise salary as par treas so 90
S Wise for self and Finan.
ce committee 8 50
Howard Hoffpaur, per diem 4 days
and mil l2 so, witness
fees 934 Il 43ff
Lastie Broussard, secretary of
Bridge Committee, J c White
J 81 80, Henry Labit 4 90, J A
Brookshier $6 90, E Noel 4 90,
Robt Green 2 60, and Lastie
Broussard 6 50 81 80
j Alcide Broussard lumber
for bridge l4th road dis 12 90
II B Lyons dy shift fees q so
0 Fl O'Bryan J ? I IS
G e Lyons jaller 1853 90
s Wise acct material furnished
J shift and road oyerseer IS II, G
Labauve, Solomon Wise assig-
nee 7 70 1O3 Al
7 J Morgan juror 2 days, mil 6 90
j 7 Broussard " g 6 90
j A Leblanc 3 " 8 70
Fl H Bartels 4" 9 90
Robt Green K" 8 10
J Hy Pntnam 4 8, 8 SO
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Police jury

Mayor. Secty
Police Jury.
-S--
Tie Police Jury of the parish OF
Vermilion met in regular session at
the Court House on this 9th day OF
| October 1884, pursuant to adjourn
ment, members present, az follows
Messrs Howard Hoff fpauir, presi.
dent, Henry Bartels, Robt Green,
j. Henry Putnam, J. Alcee Leblanc
and j. Treville Broussard.
Absent /: Thomas j Morgan.
Minutes of meet ngs of July 7th,
September 9Th and September 18th
were read and adopted !; and that
the clerk change and correct the
minutes as appears in the official
journal as having been held on the
lst of September, to date of Sept
Sth 1884, the day On which that
meeting was held, with this correc.
ton all previous meeting were
adopted.
The Report Of the Finance Com.
mittee was read, adopted, filed and
ordered on the minutes
II E p o r. T
ABBEvILLE, La, OcT. 3RD 1884.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury,
Parish of Vermilion.
GENTLEMEN
The Finance Committee met this
day for the purpose of settling with
Ex-Collector w w Kuehling and
present collector Joseph S Nunez.
collector w w Kuehling pro-
duced the following receipts
Receipt from w W Edwards
dated July End 1884, IS ',95 less
CONS $4,21, 1874. The above re.
ceipt is a settlement of balance in
hands of ex collector w w Kuehling
as per report Of finance committee
June 25th 1884.
Receipt of Treasurer.
dated July 3rd-'S4 license of G Dill
Ion $500, CONS $l.25, $23,75.
dated Sept 2nd.'84 license Of Ben
Sorbct $5.0u
dated Sept End "a license of Ant
Reaux $40, less CONS $3.50, $3.50.
Ex Collector returns license of
Norbert Reaux, H. p, for $500
with affidavit on back.
80 The above license is a settlement
Of same left in hands Of ex-collector
to be collected as per report June
25th 1884. also one receipt from
Treasurer for the sum of $l05, same
being for fines collected dated July
22nd 1884.
We also examined the stubb book
of collector j S NuLez and find that
the following collections have been
to wit !:
F,om June 1st 'S4 to Sept 30th
'S4 inclusive.
Roll of 81 Int $l.62 Tax $7,13
total $S Is
roll of '82 int lass tax
3O5.03 total 4l9 6l
roll Of '83 int 70.S5 tax
497.8S total 568.73
roll Of 'S4 total 800 10
Total $l396 19
Collector j S Nunez, being absent
we could not ascertain. the amount
paid over to the treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
Gus. GoDcHAUx,
SOLOMON WISE.
Filed October 9Th 1894.
L. G. LYONS, Clerk.
The Jury then took recess until
| o'clock. Met at O'Clock.
The following claims were then
allowed and warrants ordered to
issue.
j A Chargois, Dist Atty S 279 q
Robert C Smedes, District Attor
ney following claims
Fee case Nelson Williams 10 90
. Richard Brown 10 90
Chas. Murphy 10 90
I" Ben Mathews 10 90
!" Henry johnson 10 90
!" 20 % Of fines collected at
Sent term Of court 81 80
Z / Addison salary as printer to
Oct LIST 1894 10 90
i C Lyons clerk P j 81 so
r 3 LYONS constable P J IL so
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Ji,e yuerldlonal.
,m,nr,1sHgD EVERY SATURDAY,
I'm, OF SUBSCRIPTION
rSyARIABLY II ApN N-'' T.

,.v,R1ABIY IL ADVANCE:
2 so
,, one year q
one cory ak mouths,
One seudus FIVE n" cash aes of the
Any person .stotlce, will be e"tied 70 e'py VI '
u ht ht,J,onal Jn gratis, for one year.
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For Sale.

ho one saw mill, boiler and engine, 80
morse ~ power on bayou vermilioh.-
Terms I'm cash, apply to
VIM. CADE, P. 0. Box II,
M..., 49,, Abbevillc, La.
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The following report submitted
by the Parish Treasurer, was read
ordered filed and spread on the
minutes.
R E P o Z T
Aobeville, La, Oct 9th 1884
To the Hon President and Members
of the Police Jury, Vermilion
Parish.
GENTS In complying with
your verbal request for detailed
statement of the finances of the par,
ish from the time of my taking Of
fee, l beg leave to submit the fol.
lowings:
Receipts.
April sth by N G Young 64O2 40
I" Fl Hoffpauir 3 90
May 9th by W W Kuehling 406 80
18th l. Broussard q so
June llth :" w W Kuehling 1921 81
23d !" F Broussard % 35
25th !" w w Edwards 1876 90
July 3rd W w Kuehling % IS
/" 9th W w Edwards IS 10
:" 22d Nv W Kuehling 1O5 90
Ang 10Th" Jos S Nunez 1872 IA
Sept 7th W W Kuehling Is 90
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10 the Honorable Mayor and Mem.
bers Of the Town Council, | the
undersigned. respectfully
submit this as my re-
port for the quar-
ter ending
July Sth
1884.
amt Of taxes of 'S3 uncoll at
last report 5 l75 10
amt coll on same sc 25
amt remaining uncoll 80 "a
amt Of license of 'S4 uncoll
at last report 461 so
amt reed since last report 10 so
amt collected on same 2r4 90
amt remaining uncollected 277 90
amt Of fines col Tor Corpora.
ton Is 90
amt Of licenses of 'S3 at
last report 35 90
cash on hand at last report
on license 2s2 so
Rocapitulation.
total amt of taxes uncoll at
last report 5 175 19
total amt Of licenses of 'S3 35 90
" 'S4 46l so
amt Of licenses received
since last report 10 so
amt Of fines coll since last
report Is 90
cash on hand al last report
on licenses 2s2 so
amt remaining uncoll
taxes IS 81
amt Of licenses of 'S3 uncol 35 90
amt of Of 'S4 uucol 277 90
rcpt of treas on taxes Of 'S3 81 50
i" +" "'84 2S2 So
amt ou hand on taxes of 'S3 % Is
amt on hand on licenses
of 1884 2o4 90
amt on hand on fines Is 00I
S 98S SO
Respectfully.
GEO. E. Lyons.
Con Collector.
We find the report correct.
s.. j. ABAD,E,
R. q. SMEDEs.
7RE.7SURER'S REPORT.
Report Of w. y. White, Treasurer
for the quarter ending Il
July Fifth 1884.
General Fund.
1884. April 5, to bal on hand per
report S 5S II |
amt reed since last report
from coll on taxes 1888 26 "a
amt reed from same licenses 282 50
5 36s O5
Cr
July 5, by amt paid out
to date l76 rs
to bal on hand $l9l so
Street and Bridge Fund.
April 5. to balance 125 81
amt reed from col, taxes '83 l9 Is
IA 50
Cr
July S, amt paid out to date 1856 25
to balance 8 q
amt sinking fund s25S 94
Respectfully submitted to the
Hon. Mayor and Council Of Able.
vile. W. B. WHITE
Treasurer
On motion of R. G. Smedes, re-
solved that the Mayor issue his
probation calling for sealed propo.
sails for the keeping Of the bridge
across the Bayou Vermilion at Alb
beville for six months beginning the
lst Monday in Oct 1884, and ending
on the lst Monday in April 1885 F;
the aaid contract to be awarded to
the lowest bidder under the usual
and conditions.
And further: That hereafter it
shall be the duty Of the Mayor in
issuing his proclamation ordering
the annual municipal election for
officers of the town, to include there.
in a call for sealed proposals and
bids for the keeping of said bridge
for the next ensuing year.
On motion Of Mr. Smedes, resolv !
ed that a tax of ten mills ON the !
dnllas l,n laI,ioi md aollncted on all |
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State OF Louisiana.
Parish of Vermilion, {

We do solemnly swear that We
will lay out the roads directed to he
laid out by the police jury Of the
parish Of Vermilion by resolution
Of said body adopted Sept Is, 1884,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
VOLUME EXXXIII.---NUMBER 100.
ASSOCIATED I.f,i:ss.
Proceedings OF the Annual Meeting Tie
81 Officers Elected.

RsrKotr, Dec. i7.-'flIe annual meeting
OF tho Western Associated Press was held
here today with a'largor attendance than
was had for many years. All except two
members were represented. In absence
Of tho President, lion John G. New pre-.
sided. Reports were made by tho Board
Of Directors and general managers, whicl,
were unanimously approved.
The following officers wcro elected
President, Joseph Medill, OF the Chicago
tribune; Vice President, |. +. Mack, Of
the Sandusky Register; Secretary. II. L.
Baker, of Detroit: Directors, Richard
Smith, OF the Cincinnati Commercial Ga.
setie; Walter N. llaldcman, OF the Louis.
yile Courier Journal; NJ. Il. Stone, OF the
Chicago MeuS; d. NJ. llouscr, OF the st.
Lofts 6e-Demoerdt; John G. New, Of
tho indianapolis Journal; A. II. Beto, OF
the Galveston Neus, and ". D. Nckham,
Of tho Dayton Journal. Er
A large amount OF business was trans.
acted. Among other things tho St. Paul
Globe was admitted to omembershiDand the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolrcd, That the thanks Of this associ-
citation are due and are hereby rendered
to tho Board OF Directors, to tho Joint Ex-
ecnliyc Committee md to tho General
Manager lor the thorough and efficient
Of the business Of the Asso.
sociated Press during tho past year.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
N[OONSIIINERS MASHED
TWO OF THEM KILLED IN a RAID
In the GeorGln MouninIns-A Man Jailed
Chargcd with Hacking Ills Stcp.Soata
Death with MI Axe-A North Cpr.
olinn lIob's Novel Treatment,

ATLANTA, GA, Dec. l7.-A desperate
fight occurred last night between Deputy
Afarshals and inoonshiners in remote
part OF Hall county. Anderson Grant
and man named pntter, moonshineis,
were killed outright. Tho raiding purity
consisted Of five men headed by Deputy
Marshal Custom. They we're making for
Grant's Illicit riistiliery butwcreintcrccpt.
ed by the moonshiners. Tho Deputy
Marshal was killed. People from Gaincs,
vile assisted the officers. .a.s.S
Allen Askcw, cOlored, is In iail hero on
q charge OF hacking his step son, WIN,
Harris, TO death with an axe in his house
Askcw's story is that tie discovered Mike
Lailin in his wiie's bedroom, In which
llarris slept, and knocked I.aniu down,
llo then began TO hack tho fullen body
but afterwards learned lie had been cut.
ting lis step.son, who was asleep close 10
where Latin had fallen.
CHARLOTTE, \. c., Dec. 11.-Last Fri
day in Salesburg, II white man named
Hughes assaulted little white girl and
was arrested. The jailer fearing n mob
put new locks oh the Jail. Last nirhta
mob attacked the Jail, took Hughes out,
gave hiina severe whipping AMI warned
him 10 leave the town.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
CAPITAL CULLINGS.

M. J. Dady, a friend OF President Ar
thur and leading politician OF Brooklyn,
is here. lie seems to think the contest
for Senator in New York has narrowed
down 10 Arthur and Morton, with the
chances Of election in favor OF the former.
The bill introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Skinner, grading and classify.
ing clerks in all lirst.class postoflices,
provides that all clerks except assistant.
postmaster, cashier, superintendcnts, rs.
sistant-superintendcnts, and money order
clerks shall be divided into five classes.
First class to receive $500, second $500,
third $1,000, fourth $1,000, fifth 1900.
Mr.. Randall has received invitations to
extend his Southern trip to the cities OF
Atlanta Augusta and Charleston, but be
says he must decline for want: Of time.
lie will make his first speech at Louisville
and 20 from there 10 Nashville, Chatta-
nooga, Birmingham and Huntsville. Wat
terson's attack on Randall Is severely con-
demncd, inasmuch rs the invitation comes
from the Mayor and officials OF that city.
During his four Mr.. Randall will explain
his tariff views.
Reagan and other friends Of his bill
haye been endeavoring to get Southern
Democrats TO accept O'Hara's amendment
iorbiddine railroads.&c. iliscriminatea against
colorcd passengers, but q large plumber Of
Southern Representatives are bitterly OPP
posed 10 The amendment and will vote
against the bill. unless it be stricken out.
Mr.. Reagan saysthe amendmentamountsto
nothing and will not change tho statas Of
the negro race at the.Souih.
The action OF the Senate Appropriations
Committee, in engrafting on tho Naval
bill cruiser and monitor amendments, is
regarded by Mr.. Randall end Democratic
members Of tho House Appropriations
Committee eS 3 useless proceeding. II
the Seuate returns tlG bill in that shape
the House will promptly ssrike them out
and send the bill back 10 the Senate as il
originally passed, and will no! under any
circumstances agree to conference.
!, A prominent Democrat, who was earn
estly for Cleveland's nomination Mt Chi
cag6, reiparked to-day that he was very
much amused ut the cogrre 81 certain Sen.
ntors and members who. were hostile 10
tho pomination and did all they could to
prevent it, snd Gre now busily engaged in
forming q cabinet Tor Cle;eland. They
will dilGoyer, he added, when the cabinri
comes to DO niadeUp that they and their
friends have been left outln tho cold.
CleYcland is thoroughly posted in regard
to nil the loading Democratic politicians
throughout tho country, aa4 tits cabinet,
while twill be his own selection, viii
fully represent the progressive idea Of the
Democratic party and not the Senatorial
nnteric - =. 40 e. 80. 7 w. 'a'7
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
TIE INQUIRY
Into tho Cincinnati ElectIon--A Rsportar's
TNafIN,Onv

Into tho Cincinnati Eiection--A Rep porter's
Tostiniony.
WAsuISaToS, Dec. 1.-THE special
committee appointed TO investigate the
alleged misconduct OF Marshal Lot Wright,
in the Ohio election, met this morning.
DR.. +. B. Bradford, n resident OF Cincin-
natl, but temporarily living here. testified
that be was ii, Cincinnati tho day of the
election. and saw riot going on in the
Plum diatrict, but did not knOw who were
the ageressors, He heard persons cay re-
specialize people you'd not 60 into the
district to vote. lie hll heard that Deputy
Marshals took part in the riot, There
were great many unemployed negroes
standing around the streets and he was
told they were from Kentucky Frank P.
Morgan, q newspaper reporter OF Wash.
inston, testified to being in Cincinnati on
election day. f52 ~
lie saw several men from Washington
there acting rs Deputy Alarshnls aud
wearing metal badges. They were Moses
Wright, John Wright and James Don.
nelly. The witness paid them a social
call in the evening, and they produced
bulldog pistols, which were part OF their
equipment. They got their ,instructinns
from I.orWrisht first and weio afterwards
drilled BY Pension Detective 3iuthbQnc.
Rathbone, It was generally understood,
had charge Of tho imported lnen and Ind
been summoned by the Republican M.
tional Committee to Cincinnati, as they
said, to sec q fair count. The witness Wis:
itel voting precinct in tho Fourth ward
an'r1'aw a good deaf Of lighting.
The Deputy Marshals appeared to be
overbearfng, insolcnt and insulting. They
were hard.looking characters, and seemed
to be selected from tho worst glasses. The
colored men went around swinging pisloll
Us n policeman would swing histitty. The
efforts Of the Deputy Marshais tended
rather to break the peace than to keep It.
A week before tho ELECTION there had been
convention OF Colored Odd Fellows in
Cincinnati, and witpess met a prohinont
Georgia colored man'fiamed pledger, who
told MIN while he was in the nityt ostensi-
bly, to attend the convention, his real oh.
ject was 10. carry the ELECTION. The wit.
ness said hc believed nlnety.nine out oil
every one hundred OF these Deputy Mar.
shals werc roughs. They looked dissi,
patcd and capable Of intimidatins decent
people. Hiram 7. Doyle, who was in Gin
cinnat on election. day as correspondent
OF the Washington Sunday Herald, testified
to the bad appearance Of the Deputy Mar
shals. He thought they kept great many
respectable men from the polls, and theil
presence gave rise to a feeling Of inse
curity,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
LONDON BRIDGE EXPLOSION,
Tho "Polico OH tho Track"-The Dninnsc to
tho Structure.

tho Structure.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE police guard at
Hyde Park Magazine has been increased.
Queenli. the boat keeper, says tho same
three men who engaged his boat Saturday
afternoon had one OF his boats Friday. On
that occasie II they rowed into the stream
and drifted down toward the bridge, lust
us on Saturday. The cartridge nowin the
hands of the police was found in the mud
atapoint wller, the boat pushed off rSatur-
day.
A closer examination Of London bridge
by experts to-day has revealed thirteen
different cracks, from seven to twelve
inches long, in the granite at the lower
part Of thu buttress Oi the bridge at the
place where the expl,' 'son occurred. The
damaged spot resent lies pane OF glass
with scarrcd cracks. ..rhe foundation OF
the bridge, is sound. Several good photo
graphs Of the bridge " ere taken to-day
from various points of view. The river
above and below the bridge is being
dredged i'll hope OF finding some remnant
Of the explosive substance which will
afford clue in aiding the police in dis
tho euthors of the outrage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
NIcCulloch Still lInuCr Fire.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lin the Senate
to-day the doors being closed the nomina.
ton Of Mr.. McCuiioch, 10 be Secretary of
the Treasury, was taken up and Mr.. Rid
dlcberger continued his speech in opposi-
ton to his confirmation. He read the
last annual report OF Mr.. McCulloch MS
Secretary OF the Treasury and incidentally
mentioned that he should upon its cor
clusion read the two previous annual re-
ports. After oil hours debate the consid-
eration OF the nomination went over until
tomorrow, and Mr.. Riddleberger gave
way for motion to go into legislative scs-
sion - - ..arr.