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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-27
BRIDGEPORT.
Personal Notes - Horse Race - General
News.

Personal Notes - Horse Race - General
News.
Superintendent Thornburg, Of the G., l..
& ". x. r., Mr., Harshy, Of West A!exan.
der, and Mr. Holloway. Of Flushing. is in
,owp; also, Mr.. r. N. Cooper, Of New Atb-
ems. A number Of our young men have re-
eeiyed invitations to attend select dance
at St Clairsyille September 5th. The C..
La W. railroad will run sn excursion To
Niagara Falls to-day, leaving at 3:30, and
returning Saturday. VIM. Alexander is
having bis business building nicely repaiat-
ed. Bridgeport was well represented at the
minSrels Monday night. School will be-
gin the second week in September.
Mr. Barnes. the c. L. A ". railroad yard
master has moved into Joe Baggs new
house Miss Anna Brown has returned
from a pleasant visit 70 Columtaa Miss
Com Woods, OF BellAire. is the guest Of
friends here. No arrests yesterday. In The
walking race on Monday between Chris.
Heiniein and DR. Mcconnaugheys horse
for purse Of $40, the former cane oot VIC
torious. Quite large crowd Witnessed H.
Ms Russell and her i~o children. sho
we're recently put out Of their house BY The
Owner. James Rus cell. Who lived with her
and Who recently married another lsdJ.
-hould be looked after by the proper sutho-
ities. She nays both childrsn beioag b him
ard il almost heart broken .. the treat
ment she has received. Public indignation
against him is great and al sorts Of things
are said.
The best interests ot hnmanisJ depend on
the good health Of our women folks, and yet
those With brightes ints1lects seem TO suheF
most with ailmeus pecshar 10 female hfe.
II is well TO remsshbeT that the whole female
system can bs bsit up 70 proper tste oi
endurance. pimples, sores, swollen limbs
monthly Zsins and other indications Of fe
male dAase. made TO disappear and robosl
health Of mind and body take the place o
lines and distress, Il . timely use n mad'
USE Of Dr. Gaysotfs yellow Dock ssd San
lparilla. Il restores the blood 70 perisc
health, II strengthens the museular and nes
yous system It gives tone 10 the digesdv
and urinary orgsn.. /. sllays al iratstio'
ftbe mucous membrane. In . vord, it !
A perfect female medicine. and ai1s srer
junction Of female lie. No other rensd
equals it sR,ve your dr1sgia gait TAI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-27

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-27
BEFORE BREAKFAST.

THE campaign opens slowly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
SHOT, SHELL AND FLAMES.
The Chinese Fleet mud FaO-Chow Arsenal
DESTROYED.

Dspalches from English sources confirm the
news of the French suCcesscs at FOo'Chow.
When Admiral Courbct ordered his lronclads
to open fire he was galantly responded to by
n squadron Of ten Chinec Gunboat5 on the
River Min. These were ofcered by Europeans,
and the Chinese gunners served their pieces
we'll bu, the ca ibrc of tho guns was too small
for Inc shot TO inllct serious injury on the
French. The latter fired with terrible ehect
and the discipline was perfect.
From the moment the french guns Bot the
range on the Chinese boats a piliess rain OF
iron was kept up. In vain the Chinese craft
steamed hither and thither. One by one they
went down with great gaping hol IN their
sides, until seven of the well-tought 6hhD0ats
Ind sunk with the dragon-ilag still flying. Tho
remainder were captured Tor want OF un-
wounded men to serve the guns.
The French feet now moved up the river
and took position opposite the great arsenal OF
Foo Chow. Its fanking forts and water bat
terics replied ut first with some spirit but the
French shells were dropping beyond them in
Inc arsenal itself. tremendous explosion
that shook the earth showed that French
,hell had fallen into apowder magazine. From
,not moment the Chinese firing ceased.
| / or three hours the Fench guns poured
storm of shell np1n the arsenal,
which was now ON fire in several places.
Tho Cignai to cease firing was at length
| given, and il was seen that the place was ut
| torly destroyed.
Toward nightfall several detachments. oi
| sailors and marines landed without opposition.
me Chinese batteries were deserted and the
] place was In the hands Of the French.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10

!. The vessels engaged in this business vary In
size from five to sixty tons. These vessels aro
Supplied with small boats or "dinkics", ono
boat to every two men. There is one man
extra who cooks for the crew and takes charge
Of the vessel while the small boats are spong-
ing. The outfit Of a small boat consists Of a
sponge hook attached to the end Of long
pole, water glass Qhis is wooden bucket with
the bottom removed and glass inserted in its
placel sculling oar, etc. One man takes
charge Of the sculling oar, and propels tho
boat, while the other is In the bow Of the boat,
with his breast lying over tho gunwsle little
TO one side, looks through the water-gass with
his head in the bucket, which floats upon the
surface Of the water. The water beneath the
glass is calm, and objects are magnifed so
that one can see distinctly all objects upon the
and over an area that will cover quarter OF
an acre at one view. The sponges are usually
attached to rocks upon the bottom. When the
man looking through the glass sees one, he
plunbeb tut poic WIN lhc iooh ottuVHeu, w
the bottom, fastens it to tho sponge, tears II
loose, raises 1t to the surface and places it in
the boat. If, after being severed from the
bottom it is dropped from the hook before i,
reaches the surface of the water, it sinks and
Is lost; but once reaching the surface and com
ing in contact with the air, 1t floats for a time
Each sponge is envelopcd in thin, dirty look
ing membrane, and the sponge itself is full oi
animal life, jelly-ike in appearance. Thes,
are placed upon the decks of the larger boat
{ until sufficient quantity is obtained; thai
they are placed in pens or krauls madc in shal
low water. Here they remain from four t.
ten days, according to temperature, ,prcparator.
to the cleansing process, which is accom-
plished by thoroughly beating the sponge wit
q club, and az erwards carefully washing all
by this tme-the filth out Of them. They ar
afterwards strung into bunches averagin
about one and q half pounds. They are pu
upon the market in this condition. Key Wei
buys about eight-tenths Of all that are take
in Florida waters. They usually bring abor
one dollar and fifty cents pound. There al
supposed to be about three hundred 50
vessels engaged in this business upon the VI
rious spongebars in Florida waters.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GENERAL B. +. BUTLER will le sixty sis
years old in November,
THE Queen of Rome has hair forty hi,les
long, and thick in proportion.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND has Il sister who
has been missionary in Ceylon for thirty
years.
JoHN b. GoUGH was singer of comic
songs in New York before ho became lee
turer.
IIEuTENANT GREELY is thirty nine years
old, is tall, thin, dark, with blue eyes and
black hair, very near sighted, but handsome.
NICToR HUGO still retains the habits Of his
prime by rising early, living abstamiously,
working only in the forenoon and doing most
Of hi, writing standing up ut high desk.
president ARrnUR's state dinners, last
winter, are said to have surpassed those given
by ANY of his predecessors in costllnesS. The
nine he gave last season averaged ) 500 each
THE great grandmother of George B. Me,
Clcllan, Mrs Samuel Mcclellan, planted
three elms in Woodstock, Connecticut for
joy, when she heari the news of tho battle OF
Lexington, and they are now the finest elnls
in the town.
lN his household expenses, jay Gould
spends fifty thousand dollars; Mr. liden, al
though bachelor, spends more; August Bel
mont's expenses are hundred thousand I
year. and W. H. Nanderbilts are 'al tt
amount t. two hundred and fifty thousand
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
A Year of Plenty.

: The crops this year are unexampled. In
abundance, variety and excellence they are
without parallel. 1t is truly year of plenty.
In cotton, grasses, corn, fruit, vegetables tho
yield has been enormous. viii the surplus we
have made be prudently gathered and care
fully husbanded2 We fear not. The south
ern farmer is not great saver. Tho very
efllueuee Of his soil and the mildness OF his
climate has made him careless and lavish. IL
Is hardly too much to say that millions OF
bushels of peaches will rot on the trees in the
southern country this year, and millions OF dol
4 lars be sent out of the states next winter to
buy canned and preserved peaches from the
north. Rich and succulent grasses will waste
y BY the thousands of tons for the lack Of curing
and our stock be wintered on western hay AT
y e20 q ton. Even corn itself will be fed law
shly or wasted. and next year tho farmer VIII
: buy corn of his commission merchant and pay
Y forty per cent interest on the money. There
1a no computing the value the rich crops ol
Sms year would be to the south II they were
4 prudently used and the surplus carefully pu
away. Many farmer will make enough corr
70 do him two or three years, and fodder, tina
n cured properly would be sweet and whole
fome food for his cattle four years hence.
iherc we're ensilage pits on each small farm
lthey might be filled this season and .enoug
forage laid away at nominal cost to carr
fcrty or fifty cattle through the winter.
our surplus peaches, pears, tomatoes, berri'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10

and vegetables were preserved or CANNED or
pickled, We would keep millions Of dollars NJ
home next winter that ia now sent away for
the refuse OF other markets. II our prassea
were cured and packed, we should not hsye
train loads OF western hay draining our farm.
ers pockets and impoyerishing our state next
fall. The barn is the important feature In
southern farm economy this year. The hay
rick, the ensilage pit, the fodder-stacl, the
preserves closet, are the points to which the
farmer should address himself. The crops are
assured in exceeding fullness and variety. Man
and beast cannot possibly exhaust them. 1t is
a simple question as to whether the enormous
surplus will be wasted or saved. If it is saved.
1t will stand as resource against the possible
short crops OF two or three years. II wasted,
this grand harvest that providence seems to
have exhausted itself on. will result in simply
short season OF lavish extravaganza, and
then empty barns, poor stock, and another
season of dependence. That man is the bene-
factor now, who leads the way in saving tho
surplus Of the seasons richness, and who
makes plain the methods by which the pro-
ducc not needed for the present, can be stored
away cheaply and safely, to supplement tho
harvest of tie poor seasons that must follow
this wonderfully rich one.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
LATER NEWS

Foua lIungarian3-two mon and their
wiees-were found with their skulls fractured
In IL shanty near Dubois Penn Robbery was
the motive Of the crime,
A FIRE which broke out in stable ut
Cynthiana KY, resulted in the death Of one
mana stable hand-ani thirteen blooded
horses valued at s2j,OJO.
A SERIOUS negro uprising was reported TO
Atlanta from Dawson, Terrell county, Ga,
and the governor Of Georgia ordered several
companie; of militia TO the scene of disturb
ance A train conveying the military to
Dawson was wrecked near that town by OBJ
structipns that had been placed upon the
track. The trouble grew out Of determine.
ton on the part Of the colored people to pre-
vent the hanging of negro who had been
sentenced to death for a.saulting u whit"
womrn
TnE H.n, oi N,.,G,r at Windsor, W
hns suspended. Lut the dci'J-i!ols viii pre-
ably bo paid in full.
INVESTIGATION shows that millions Of acres
of the public domain in the West have been
Illegally fenced in by cattle companies, while
additional millions have been lrauinlcnllj
entered at the government land offices. aud
thus been taken pos e'sion of. Ia many cas- .
entire counties have been Illegally fenced IN or
fraudurntly entered.
A wou.D's convention Of the Noung Mems
Christian associations has been held III Ber
lin. ahont sixty delegates from America at
tending.
ApyIcEs from Western Africa say that
smallpox is raging at CuomaS,ie, in Asian
lee. III, king Of the ,ounlry recently died
and 800 subjects wrr, killed at the funeral III
hi,, honor. 4 new kim ha, been appointed
and th, \ ;hant.t chief, have asked that iii,
countr, he annexed 20 the EnGlisl r"'Srs'i"n'
bcra,lsr Of his notorious 'ru.liy,
CHOLERA is on the ncr'a.cin in Italy, numcr
ous deaths and many new casc' being re
ported in vaii,u places daily.
Tur Chinese arsenal az Foo how was dc
slroyel nft,ra three hours bombanlmcnt D.,
Admiral Courbct's French squadron Ih'
firing began at two o'clock in the Afternoon
and ceased at eight =. NJ Seven Chimes
runlolts were sunk and two escaped. Only
one Chinese battery replied to the Frencl
fire, bnt did no damage. The European set
tl,mnt was undsturhed.
A FIRE in Rawa, Austria, destroyed 'o
houses and rendered . COO people homeless
Fire has also destroyed III dwellings and "
firms in and about the large market town
Rozwadow, Austrian Galicia, The harvest
which had just been gathered, was all con
sumed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10

The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary
of War having ben in consultation ~ the
Navy Ymd, Brooklyn, with Commander Schley
concerning the Greedy relief expedition from
them the following reliable statement relative
To the recent reports of the treatment ot the
bodies of the dead of the Grcely polar expe'
dilOn is derived:
From the revelations made by cAhumihg
some of the bodies differences have been drawn
that incis'ons had been made IN all inc
bodies and that portions OF ,he
flesh had been used either for food on Ior
bait for catching smimps. The following au,
thentic extract from Commander schley srepor'
now being prepared for the Secretary OF t,o
Navy, shows a portion of the remains 10 nave
been SO treated, but that those OF Lieutenant
Lockwood, Sergeant Israel Sergeant lam,
Private Schneider, Sergeant Gross ana 'llo
Esouimau, Christensen, were abso'ntely "h"'o
and untouched.
an preparing the bodies Of the deaa ,os iol
TRANSFORMATION in alcohol to st. John 1t was
| found that the bodies Of six of them p1eu'en-
ant Kisingbury, Sergeant jewel, rlSa,e Sau
Whistler. Private Henry, Private Ellis and ser
peant Raston) had been cut, and 'he ''es.y
SSorts removed 60 a greater or less extent All
ihe other bodies were intact"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
ST. JOHN AND DANIELS.
The Prohibition Candidates Accept
the Nomination..

Tx Governor John p st. John aud William
Daniels the Prohibition nominccsfo President
and Vice-Presilcnt, were formally notified at
Cuba, n. V, by "A committee of their nomina
tion. Mr. st. John replied as follows:
In receiving this formal notice of my nomi-
nation for the highest office within the gift Of
the people by the national convention of tho
Prohibition party, permit me, notwiihsiand
ing the distinction was neither sought nor de
sired 10y me- TO assure you, In view Of the
unanimity with which it was given, Of my
high appreciation Of the very great homer il
conrers. There are more politicalparties in the
field to-day than there are political issues. Upon
the great questions as TO what should be done
with the traffic in intoxicating liquors as a bev-
erage, both the Democratic and Republican
party are united in favor Of making the tariff
permanent, while the Prohibitionists demand
that it shall be forever placed under the con.
demnation of the laws Of the land. Thus al
issue is clearly made, and think it safe to
say, the only one today that really reaches
the heart and conscience o. the citizen
Upon this issue we 60 to the peoplt,
tho source of ull political power.
Let MS appeal to reason rather than to
prejudice. Let those resort to personal abuse
and scandal who have nothing better TO up
hold their cause. The Prohibition party was
not organized as n mere threat or menace.
1t is the outgrowth of rapidly. increasing
sentiment against the great evil of the age
an evil that the old parties dare not attack,
but against which this young party of the
people, in defence Of the homes Of the nation,
has entered upon warfare that shall never
cease so long as the flag of our country
waves It's projecting folds over legaliled dran'
shops In this struggle, let us ever re
member that we are accountable to God, that
our duty to him is paramount TO our allegi-
ance to any political party that political ties
will never in His sight excuse ballot for any
party that does not stand up fearless!y for the
right The home will have nothing to loa, il
the people vote as they pray.
Mr. Daniels also made speech accepting
the nomination for vice president
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
lie Could Not Tell n Lie.

A weIl.known New York carpet dealer
went down the bay fishing the other
day, but luck was bad, and when even
ing arrived his basket was still entirely
empty. To make the thing more aggra-
waiting, withered old chap, whose sail
boat was close by, had been hauling up
fish after fish, apparently with the
greatest ease. Our friend did not like
to 90 home with nothing at all to show
for his days sport, and yet to purchase
from the luckier angler basketful OF
fish and palm them of as his own catch
was an expedient not consistent with the
high standard Of morality prevailing iI
the carpet trade. But, alter somo cogi,
tation, a way was found for getting ons
of this difficulty. Approaching wilma
few feet Of the old fisherman. ~ ~
carpet man made bargain with ~ ;;rr -
n basketful, but with the undelS.anu. y
Tint each fish caught must b. shso~h ss,h g e
him and he would endeavor . = - o,v 'sorlS 4
As ha explained, his conscience sss':s wou'u
AZ :. nc ,'.ymit n him to take home and exhibit
soS sos I'd had not caught He managed.
however, to catch every one, ana wens '
home to enjoy wcll-deseryed ovation
from an admming household,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Pnper Shirts,

Paper shirts are new invention. The
bosom Of this novel garment consists OF seven
layers OF which one can be torn off every day,
on the blotting-pad principle, exposing clean
white surface in its place. A still more enter
prising inventor is now trying to perfect a
plan for printing installments Of sensational
novel of thrilling interest on the back Of each
Of the layers. He shrewdly expects that, hav-
ing once commenced the tale, the wearer of
the pad-shirt will be unable to wait day for
the next installmfnt, and so be tempted to peel
of the successive layers Of his shirt front at
more frequent intervals.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
Dress.

The best dressed woman at Atlantic
City is said to be q Jewess. Her ward.
robe is superior in quantity and quality
to any other at the seashore, and prob
ably is not equaled in the United States.
She never puts on the same dress twice
in season at one resort, though she
will 90 through with the wardrobe again
at Saratoga. The job ought to bring Q
reward to her vanity, for certainly il
is arduous. She rarely rests while OF
parade, but walks necessarily on the YER
andas and through the corridors Of hel
hotel. She is thus afoot four hours
without intermission. The taste shown
by her garments is excellent, and al arc
beautiful rs well o. costly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
The Foo Chow arsenal. in China, was de-

The Foo Chow arsenal, in China, was de-
stroyed after Il three hours bombardment.
The French Ieet sustained no damage. A
number Of Chinese gun boats were sunk.
Thirteen peasants in the village of Andre
jewka, near Odessa. have been attacked with
symptoms similar to those OF the rinderpest
Two OF the patients died. Troops have formed
n Gordon around the village.
An outbreak has occurred at Kutais, in
1ranscaucasia, owing to report that the Jews
had stolen II Christian child. The mob as
saulted the Jewish quarter and made threats
of general massacre Of the Jews. The rioters
only dcsistad when the child was founl.
Three thousand nine hundred and ninety
two is the number now given M that OF the
victims of the cholera In France.
No advance was attempted on the city Of
Foo-Chow itself. The French fleet cannot az
ccnd the river any further
In the English acconnt4 there Is no mention
Of the loss of the two French ironclads re-
ported.
-GcmaIy ala England have another cause
for qnai1cllnG IN regard 10 the appropriation
ot territory III West Africa.
A Caslrlamare correspondent cables that
thclc IL an alarming increase IN Italy in num-
b-r OF cholera cascs.
Soldiers from Bcrber report that G3G
Egyptian ollic,rd and soldiers are in the hands
II the rebels, NhO treat them as slaves The
rebels pray for the Mahdi instead Of for the
Sultan, and declare tie Turks heAthen who
are Ia be killed or expelled.
n W,inlch, large sugar dealer and re-
finer. of Vienna, has failed for $4,000, 600.
Oy,rrrodurilon Of beet root sugar, which ha'
declined ten shilllnGS per ton, Is the cause Of
| Il. Mdurchs embarrassment.
The Nebraska Republican State Convcn
| tiou nominated James W. Dawes for GOyernO
with fnll state ticket.
| Ex-senator S. e. romcroy. Of Kansas, VIII,
was nominated for President Of thc American
| Party. at the Convention held in Chicago ~
| June 20 and 81, has withdrawn in favor of st
John
The Anti Monopoly Grccnback Labo
Party Of Illinois nominated Jesse Harper TO
Governor, with full Stat ticket.
| Gov. Ireland. Of Texas. was not arcstc,
ly United States marshal "a proposed, b.
cause the latter found lis warrant imperative
The Second National Bank of Xenia, Ohio
succumLcd to tho effects Of speculation il
| grain.
Richard Tweed, som of William NJ. Tweed
Of New York, died in madhouSe III PARIS
lie lett no property.
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Morgan. at Hartford, Conn, was com letel.
ruined by the wooden structure Wlicu en-
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bonloaidihCnt m mi 700 Nh"w was hl,uu I'i' y
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