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.. VOLUME XXXIL."NUMBER 113
MARRIED IN FUN,
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gnliy We'd.


PHILADELPHIA, January l,-There Ia a
prospect that one Of the most humorous
bits Of scandal ever known to an Ameri.
Can court will attain publicity som. AT a
garden party at Cape May last summer, n.
which were the young Representatives Of
some Of the best Philadelphia families, as
one Of the sports OF the afternoon mock
marriage was played, and two couples
stood up while the service was read from
theprayer book. A game Of croquet TINT
mad been interrupted WAS then resumed
ana the incident was soon forgotten
When, however, the accounts OF the recent
trial at Flatbush, Long Island, appeared
In The nsWspapets, the most p,ofound
was produced among the
parties to the Cape May mock marriage,
rflends acquainted. the parents OF the
young folks with the facts. Ons Of The
young husbands" called at tho house of
his player vito, asked for her father and
N und'gaitltd tones demanded recognition
u MS rights III son.in.law. The parent
the youngster for white, but
when he became offensive he bounced him
rom the house. lie engaged lawyer and
TO take the case into court 10
establish bis rights. The other couple
nave more discreetly submitted their
sase 10 the joint arbitration Of
Lhelr parents. Theee sage persons have
held several conferences, and arc trying 10
leclde whether the young folks siiall 70.
marry, or whether application shall be
made for Judicial decree Of divorce. ItI
aow .ranaplres that the young man who
PERFORMED the ceremony il n notary public
y New Jersey, and that the marriage is
olnding, though the legal form prescribed
or evil marriage was not used. All these
PERSONS live within stones throw Of the
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Ahe F"ktfhhtter-bcicfni RcfEscS to Paw
Mileage to I,Cn;I.Hc;l,ls,

The Faktthhtter.bcHcTniR RcfrscS 10 Paw
Mileage to Hcna.hcu,ls.
WASHINGTON, D. G., January l.-Reccnt-
ly Postmaster General Gresham refused to
pay the charges OF an official who, residing
in Bil!imore, charged the regular daily
mileage between the Two cities, tho import
ant point being that the official was dead
head and the mileage vas just 30 much
gained to him. 1t WIS intiniated that the
official resided in Baltimore 10 render the
device practicable lor supplementing his
salary. He is still IN officer. II probably
did not occur to the Postmaster General
that the public service would suffer no loss
from tue dismissal OF such an officer. A
United States Marshal in Southern State
was lately sent 10 the penitentiary for a
similar oiisuse. Recent inquiry bas estab.
lished the fact that the custom Of charging
mileage by public officials riding as dead.
deads is common. Though morally con-
vinced Of this, auditing officers have not
yet determined to d;sai!ow such items.
Many thousands Of dollars 90 annually into
the pockets Of deal-head cilicefs, besides
Marshals, District Attorneys and PostotIice
officials, in this way. Ii it is the law that
ls lacking it should be supplied,
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Chairman OF Committee OF E!ec,ions


CuARDoS, O., January 1.-Considerablc
excitement exists at Thompson, this coun-
:y, over case Of an assault which occurred
on Friday last. A young man by the
maine OF Hiss has been teaching school at
that place, and on Friday morning last
one Of his pupils, by the name Of Griffin,
committed some offence, for which Hiss
punished him. The hoy, upon going
home, informed his older brother OF what
had transpited. The brother went imme.
diate!y 10 tho school house, where he found
Hiss, and pounded and kicked him 80 &c.
ttrely that he was compelled to discon.
tinue the school till he stlould be able to
get about. A warrant has been Issued for
Grillia's arrest and placed in the hands OF
officers, who arc now after him, he having
skipped the country.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Frl!z Holder, who's was wounded in the
etTray atyazoo City on Christmas, is dead.
The wages Of The employees OF Rooblings
wire miils, Trtnton, N. j., have been re-
dnced 10 per cent
The first regular meeting for business Of
the Ways and Means Committee will be
held on Tuesday next.
4 Joseph D. Murphy, late manager OF the
Lycsum theatre, Philadelphia, and well
known in theatrical circles. died yesterday.
II is stated that Mr.. Wm. Semple, the
Allegheny dry goods merchant, recently
made s25o,O0O in deal in Pittsburgh &
Western stock.
The complimentary vote OF the Republi-
cans Of the Ohio Legislature Tor U. S SEN
tor will probably BIZ given to either, Coy
ernor Foster or Judge Foraker.
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IN ten mouths OF 1883. ending Novcm.
ber !, steel rails to the value Of 81 ,Ooo, ,oo57
were imported. In the corresponding
period OF 1852 the value was A,S43,77-
more than four times as great. In the
month Of October, 1855, the value of i'm.
ported steel rails WAS S39,S7l, against $40.
2a7 in October OF 1882, or seven times the
value. This will account in part for the
depression in the English steel rail indus.
try, and for the evident desire on the other
side ior further reduction Of the tariff
that stands iii TIE way Of an American
market for English rails. With American
rails selling at s34QS4 50 English rails at
present prices have not much chance.
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Cat slinOwn IIenrt IN Tyo.

New YoRx, January l.-Gott,ieb Frey,
the proprietor Of lager beer saloon at No.
ia Ch'ystie street, rose about eight o'clock
yesterday morning and went into the sore
to read the newspapers. Previous 10 that
he had had q dispute with his wife over
some trivial family matter. When Mrs.
Fey entered the sal5on shortly before
nine o'clock 10 call her husband TO break.
fast she raw on the floor near the bar, in a
pool OF blood, the dead body OF her hug
band. Clenched in his right hand was
keen edged knife. The terror stricken
woman called in the police, and il WAS dis.
covered that Frey had stabbed himself in
the breast and that tbs point Of the kniIe
had cut his heart in two. Death must have
been instantaneous. Frey was a man Of
a very jealous nature. He had been mar
ried twice and was for,v-lwo years old.
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TIE monumental cheek Of Mr.. G. p.
Huntington is something wonderful. The
publication Of his recent letters concerning
Senators and members OF Congress appeurs
rather to g'atity him than otherwise, and
now he has The audacily to camp in Wash
ington for the winter campaign to pursue
his schemes by the same old methods.
Mr.. Huntington ought to subside, but only
force will make him DO 10.
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A DnngerouB Walter.

NEw YoES, January 1.-The physicians
In the insane asylum on Wards Island
dine together and are served bysuppofably
harmless patients. That even experts in
insanity may mistake the disposition OF a
lunatic, however, was shown to-day
when one Of the walters picked up cary
ing.kniie from the table and proceeded to
prod DR.. Walsh with it in most indi1ar-
ent but unpleasant way. He was at once
seized and confined in cell. DR.. Walsh
was stabbed three times, two thrlsts reach,
ing only 10 the skin, but the other making
in ugly wound i've inches long, which, Ia
not, however. aeriou!s; enough "a Disable
] the sufferer: a's3
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$WAsnlSGroS, January LA special GUS
toms agent, who has rpeut much time in
Cuba, expresses the opinion that il the
United States should abolish the duty on
sugar tho Spanish Government. would i'm
,nediately impose an equivalent export tax
and the result would be that the price Of
sugar would not be reduced in the United
S!a,es, and the consumers, consequently,
would not be benefited, as was the case
wheu the duties upon coffee we're removed.
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A DIAMOND THIEF.
iAe Abhconds Win Jewels Valued Il
,23O.5OO,

HjO,JUO,
New York, January l.-Herman Gold.
smith, OF the firm OF Goldsmith & Kuhn,
importers Of jewelry and diamonds, John
street, called Oh Inspector Byrne today.
and reported to him the disappearance CT
his principal salesman, Leon Cronson, with
quantity OF diamonds and Jewels, valued
at 5000. Mr., Goldsmith oilers a reward
Of s9.0oO for the apprehension OF the furi.
i've. Cronson has been In the employ OF
the hrm es travelling sslesman, and when
ne recently sent for S. 900 worth Of unset
dialnouds they were sent 10 him at once.
his h's! stopping place WAS Albany, when
no wrote on November IL, saying lie had
been unusually successful in disposipg Of
his goods, the greater part Of which be had
aa!ready cold. He then wrote again to
New York. A letter dated Lincoln, De.
cember IL, was received from him, and
another from Kareas City, undated, but
apparently written few days later. In
them he reported sales, and said that he
hoped soon to be able to make some re.
ml11ances. The letter from Kansas Citv
was the last tidipgs ever heard from him.
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A NEW U. P. CHURCH
DEDICATED At srEusENviLLE
With imperative Ceremonies and lnttrss.lnF Sor.
Vices Y.stssday-A Large Attendacs u all tho
SeNic.a--A Nambsr OF Promlntnt NIuis,ers
Take Part-Somt other News Notea,,

Special Correspondence Of The Inttii9tncer.
SrEuDISviLLE, January 1.-The ceremu-
nles attending the dedication Of the new
United Presbyterian church here to-day
were quite interesting, and the morning
service very largely attended, that in the
evening somewhat less SO, owing to the in.
clemency OF the weather. Tie morning
exercises began with the chanting OF tho
Twenty.fourth Psalm by the choir. Then
followed Bible reading by DR.. W. G.
Moorehead, professor in the Theological
Seminary, Of Nenia, this State; singing Of
Psalm 100; prayer by DR.. VIM. Waddell,
OF New Athens, Harrison county, y sing.
ing Of part Of l32d psalm. At the conclu.
sion Of the singing Dr.. Moorehead Aeliy.
cred the dedicatory sermon, In which he
devoted his time chiefly to presentation
Of the analogy Of the building up OF the
New Testament church to the building Of
solomon's temple-a sermon very appro.
pirate to the occasion. DR., Moorehead, in
closing his discourse, offered the dedica.
tion PRAYER.
Rev. W. S. Owens, pastor OF the congre.
CATION, made an exhibit OF the tiuancial
conduct and present condition OF affairs
entrusted to the building committee, show
ing the Cos; OF the new structure 10 bs
Sal 900, all Of which Is either paid or pro.
vlded for. This covers Ill ou,lays on the
new ediace, carpets, gas fixtures. feucing,
grading, etc. Flo very highly compliment.
ed the architect, Mr.. Volk, Of New York,
and the builder, MIR. Brindle, Of Carlisle.
IA. The exercises closed with the baued c.
ton. In tho afternoon fraternsl meeting
was held, in which the ministers OF other
denominations joined. From this time on
services will be held in the new building.
OTHER ITEMS. Ln
The old well on the corner OF South and
Sixth streets, into which some think tho
missing Robert Henry may have fallen,
has caved III since his disappearance, SO
that any attempt to search for him will
have to be preceded by considerable exca-
ration.
Chandler Lodge X Of Hast night elected
officers Tor the coming year rs follows:
Dictator, John NJ. Cook; Vice Dictator.
George Moore; Assistant Dictator, VIM.
Weaver; Reporter, Il. Z. Blinn; Financial
Reporter, W. @. Forbes; Treasurer, A. L.
Dangher,y; Guide, r. Gardner; Chaplain.
Rev. Brown; Guardian, W. a. Long; Ssnti.
mel, A. NJ. Rowe; Medical Examiner, Dr..
A. NJ. Blackburn. ..
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IN the 1lngto-AmericaM Times OF London,
date OF December II, isa lengthy article
entitled "West Virginia. and Combined
Action to Secure Credit In this pro.
duction we detect the fue italian hand Of
AIR. Tax Commissioner Mason. The article
reads like leaf out OF III opera boutTe
libretlo. We read f0r example, that "West
Virginia desires Special Commission 10
settle between her and the old parent
SAte-Viryinia. 1t is true her case needs
special investigation; but what we con.
tend for is-bya General Commission.
having in hand the adjustment OF all out
standing obligations" West viryiniaus
know that West Virginia doesn't desire
anything OF tho kind. In fact West
Virginia ia not bothering herself about
Virglnia'a West Virginia certificates. II
isn't our debt and her bondholders nrs NOT
oui creditors. We elriea 10 bring the mat
ter 10 II settlement when it was much
newer, but Virginia wanted no settlement
then, and wants none now. As soon as
there shall baye been settlement the
fifteen millions with interest which she
was good enough to apportion tous b..
come due. She knows that We ney.r will
pay any such sum, and she would be in
tor the difference between any saa ",
might pay and the lace value OF tht Ger.
siticates. },-I
:. Except the Wall street syndicate, Of
which Mr.. Mason is the agent, nobody is
exercised about the so-called West yir!
gipia certificates The Anglo An,ericm
1imes is i'll error when it supposes that or
credit IA hurt by those certificates. Ths
State is no! in the market usking credit
andwiil not be. Neither is It true th,t ou,
interstate debt question has ever been a
barto our development.HNo capitalist hold.
this State 'liablei Tor sdishonorel bond
dealt in" anywhere, Sfor capitalists know
ti,at the dishonorsd bonds are not ours
West Virginia is willing to pay her "equit
able proportion" whatever that may be, O
the debt OF tho odd Seate,s but Virgins
doesn't desire that proportion determined
MIR. Mason seema to be ieoinpTa long wa,
from home to work ;his Vail ntreet scheme
The pressure Of English opinion will no
pry open the pockets Of our taxpayers.
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CLAkl8SBuNG LETTER.
Ehe Proposed New Knffrund - Minor

Notes.
Special Correspondence OF he Inlepi1encer.
CLARKsurRa, W. Va, January 1.-The
all absorbing topic here is the long talked
OF railroad-running from the Pennsylya-
mia line'to this place, distance Of sixty
miles-and bisecting the largest and richest
deposit OF bituminous coal, in one stretch,
to be found in the world. This field has
An estimated area Of 1874 square miles, or
125, 100 acres, which will yield not less than
653l $40, 600 tons Of coal, and all OF this ia
accessible to the proposed road This road
will certainly be built within eighteen
months, and will be operated by the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company, the southwest
branch OF which road it will intereect
South OF Clarksburg the route has not been
determined. This is what We need in this
part Of our little mountain State to open up
the country, to develop our naturally rich
resources and to encourage capitalists to
come in.
For the contamination Of this enterprise
Col. Ben. Wilson has been deyoting much
Of his time fc1 the past two years, and It's
SUCCESS will crown him tho champion rail-
road man OF West Virginia. The roads
built by Camden and Davis dwindle into
lnsigniticance when their efforts are com.
pared to the wealth opened upby his in
defatigable energy. Could West Virginia
boast Of few more such spirits ss Col.
Wilson, she would soon rank in product
IS she does in resource with any coal pro.
ducing Stale in America.
Harrison county in the past year has
shipped over the 3. & o. road over l. 500
car loads Of live stocks.
General Goh is spending the holidays at
home with his family.
Geo. NJ. Fleming, II lawyer and scholar
o! BuckhannoE, is in our city on legal busi-
ness.
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, Of Cumberland,
Nd, is at present guest Of his brother,
K. I. Lownd,s ., Of this place.
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a CORRESPONDENT sends an interesting
page Of war history, showing how, amid
the smoke Of battle, 30 to speak, certain
eminent gentlemen heresbouts were "read
out Of the party" But that is all over, and
these things are worth remembering only
as matters OF history. At this day the. e.reso
lutions OF the secession convention cut q
droll ti2ure.
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The Bond Trial ClnsetQ.

. HlLLsboRo, ILL, January 1.-The argu.
ments in the Bond case will be concluded
and the case given to the Jury tomorrow.
Public opinion inolines to Q verdict Of
guilty. It is understood that vast mum.
Der Of people from Christian county will
be on hand, and II the defendants are &C.
quilted, or there is disagreement OF the
jury, bloody york is anticipated. Threat,
ening letters are received BY vituesses on
both sides, and general feeling OF insees,
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The Customs Agent who thinks that in
the event Of the duty being removed from
augsr on this eide Cuba would make up
for it on the other side, has been reading
history. That is Just what Brazil did in
the matter of.the coffee duty. The con-
sumer did not get the benefit. II, however,
We were to restore the duty OH coffee the
consumer would feel that. It's a rule that
doesn't work both ways. We have seen
how it works as applied to cigars.
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WHAT IT WILL COST,

Several estimates have been made Of the
amount which would be drawn from the
Treasury il these bills were to become laws.
One Of these puts the amount required on
account Of the Mexican war alone at $47,-
100000. This estimate, however, came
from the same authority which figured the
probable demands Of the arrearages Of pen.
sions act at $50, ,0OD,0 900, or less than one.
fourth Of the amount which will actually
be required, even should the privileges OF
that act not be extended. as now proposed.
When the act to pension all survivors Of
the var.of 1872 was passed in 1871 an est.
mate that 10000 persons would share its
benefits was considered wild; thirteen
years have rassed and $1,000 names are
on the pension rolls under that act, al
though seventy years have passed since the
end Of the war Of 1872. The bills now
proposed would add at least $4,000 PEN
sioners to the rolls, and cost the Treasury
100000, 900 in the end, according to care
ful estimates by Representative Browne
aud others, who have investigated the sub.
ipct '.ar .rNH,f... w HHts ~. b. ..
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New YoKx, January Ia panic was
caused Saturday night among the stecrage
passengers Of the steamship Elan, which
arrived here Yesterday, by boy shouting
"firs" in his sleep. There was terrible
excitement and struggle, and the officers
had much difficulty in preventing many
from being crushed in their efforts 10 get
on deck. 4. M; !, s -. - ~ : 4
to achild, which was named Lena Edam
both doing well. - ''T -
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FROM Clasksburg comes the cheering
news that the railroad from there to the
Pennsylvania line will be built within
eigAteen months. A splendid territory
awaits the coming Of that road. West Vir.
glnia oilers wide field for development,
and capital is beginning to find it out.
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WnENE'EE Mr.. Holman lakes his walks
abroad aud aees Government clerks prom
enadipg the avenue in coachmen's coats
and toothpick canes he "objects." And
now he is bound to begin at the bottom
and reform upwards. Mr.. Holman YVES
until recently the pet Presidential candi-
date OF the New York Sun. He is a nice
man, but he doesn't weigh two hundred
and fifty pounds. That was Hancock.
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Death In the Kettle.

WILMINGTON, DEL, January l.-Winired
Husler, Of Husler, Mcbride & Co., copper
smithe, had his skull fractured to-day by
the explosion OF q copper ksltle, formerly
used to hold nitro elycesine, some Of
which remained in the hollow handle, and
which exploded when held over the fire,
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No strihe In the Clear hc,h Ecrtpn

Pl1rsnrRon, Pa, January la Dubois.
Pa, dispatch says. that the ten per cent
reduction OF wages OF miners in the Clear.
field region went into elfectto day. There
was 10 strike, and from present indica.
tions there will be none,as the miners hsys
not recovered from the DISASTROUS strike OF
q few weeks ago. II7J n
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MIR. uEwiTr's Mexican peusion bill ex.
clddes soldiers drawing pensions on ac-
count Of disabilities received in the Union
army but there is isno.hing said about OK.
Guiding soldiers who served in another
army at the same time.
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GENERAL LouAN's help did not nominate
General Grant in 1880, and perhaps Gen.
eral Granta help would not nominate Gen.
cral Logan in 1854. It is so far of that
you can't tell.
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SECESSION DAYS
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
An lnttrestirs Page Of Ancient llitory-Row
tho Faithful stood Up tho Delinq q,aM and
RsAd them Out ~ ConsplrstorS--Some
very Pointed Rttofuti0ns, Nc.

To he Editor ctMe ln'euigenetE
Six The Convention ut Richtl tlond In
1861 alter tpassed the ordinance d Seces-
sion in April, adjourned to meet 4ain in
June. About the time the Convention
met at Wheeling, tho Secession Qonyen.
ton met in Richmond. As Governor
Pierpont has given us short re,iew Of
what went on, on this eide, it maybe in.
terestingto many of your readers 10 know
something that was done on the otttr side
about the same time. How do Chap.
Stewart, Chester D. Hubbard aud other
gentlemen feel about lido they RENE. nber
il? The following document Is auth ntic.
Please publish. RASpolln.
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THAT is right, Mr.. Morrison, give US your
old tariff bill. That will do as we'll as auy
other to jump on. And be sure you re-
tain the duty on tea and cclIee-"the poor
mans breakfast table"-now free.
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GEEEkxL GRANT.
He Is Inclined 10 be Fric adIy 10 Logau'n
ChOIiuury ~ -,

He Is Inclined 10 be FrieudIy 10 Logau's
Candidacy. -
New ioRH, January lone OF General
Grants friends Gays the ex. President will
probably be con6ued to bis bed some time,
his fall having caused lesion Of muscle
in the hip. The friend says the General is
doing much better financially than the
public reports give him credit for. He has
not been speculator upon the street for
over year. He is now one OF the largest
stockholders in the banking and brokerage
house Of Ward, Grant 4 Co. He has had
no intimate relations with Gould for over
a year, and some people go SO far as to say
he and Gould are not 30 friendly as before
the General met with tho severe reverees
he encountered year or more ego. At
one time the +x.President was seriously
embarrassed financially. His friends raj.
lied about him, however, and extricated
him from the embarrassment, 80 that he
had enough left to invest with the firm
mentioned above. This establishment is
doing well, and the General is now in easy
circumstances, and will probably continue
60, az he has ioresworn general specula-
lion.