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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-21


The Pennsylvania wffthed in delirium
on the bnnk; and was held down by three
orfour men. lie appeared 70 Lave no In.
terest in aught but the hobgohlins and
creeping things that assailed him in his
fancy. But he had seml-ratioHal mo:
nenis, when he would situp and carry
on o conversation with himself in NUT
tered incoherent tones not easy to under
rtsnd. And whenever he spoke We
listened, &C IL for a revelation. Our only
Ilight in the hut was from single candle
al into the socket Of abayonet stuck in
the earthen A0ar. From time to time he
wonld force himself outot the strong
hands tbat were holding him, and, as he
swung Ills srns Ipprfnfully about, his
shadow and ours would be thFQEp pEop
The rudeSwalls and cotton ceiling Of the
lint, making absurd, yet, under the cir
~ mstafces, frfshtlul caficatutes Of human
suffering Only once did he say anything
worth while; "Poor Parr but l wasn't
10 blamen Yes, poor PaFl but who was
70 blsmeP
II was dreadful thing to believe that
murder could have been committed there,
among nolnrades whose lives were in con:
slant peri, for 8 common cause, even u
done In a drunken brayl. But there was
no certainty that all Of the nine had been
much in LIQUOR. As scanned the faces
Of tbs other stragRlsrs i WIS puzzled By
ono nountenAuno, that Of Ia little Welsh
nah, we'll knit, about thirty, dark.con-
Iplexionnd, and having pair Of black
ewes, which evan on ordinary occasions
were full Of fire. But now his eyes glow
ed Ike two burning Goals and his cheeks
were ashen white. His manner and voice
wore agitatsd in The extreme, and 70 every
question his answer varied but ehghtly
rom - siLook VI, al know nothin' about
likn The delicious fellows rawlings bad
seemed strange, but now u suspicion vas
growing that the man who did the muir
der, II a murderWas done, was this W elsh'
man, whose violent temper and Ytpdle-
tiya nature known 10 us all: ,1rs
While the horrible thoughts suggested
IN my mind by all that had occurred OF
! this stirring night were croKdins upor
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-21
CINCINNATI, o. April a Cotton qulet a. iu33yc.
DRY Goods.

NV YoEE. April 81 E'Tha demand tFom sEsnla
has been very modof1ie and f4f ANAL nlsceLlane.
from 0b6enI, there has been heavy bnyiuets, but
nothing N The way q activity hAl been Developed,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-21
Petroleum.

on crrY, PA, April 90-oigde oil, sales ST..
900 barrels clEefaroes i2i 900 barrels runs 7Ogtl
barrels, GGtinuAl hapit nSTtihelles opened Al
Ip1i eipssd az y; highest T111Sc; lowest ne
TnusyTIlE Pa, April 2n.-S National TFan'lt Ger.
tAeates opened d 10, higheit iglo, lowest az
and closed at isft shipments 81 81 barrels TNni
Il, S5i taFtRlsi charters II 40 bAFFllE
sTSyIS y. e sq lsSI S SPd 4 '' ~
but fen % ASain and closed at Is1sc
DRLnFoRp, Pa, April educational Tfanilt Ger
tlfcaies opined a. VIC; closed a. higheIt
7g1jfci lowest 7sSitsc 81 -
MN 4oEE, Apfl 2e,-POtlolsuH closed al 's,Gc
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-21

CtNcfSNArI, o.. April q = Flour tlrong.
scarce and fTm; No, 2fed q DIAL 0b; receipts 2t00
buthels: thI pnnepts 1900 bushels, Corn in fair de-
mghl; No. 9 mixed 4saigc. oets quiet: No. .
miaed a15{aase. Rye quiet; No. 2 fall t9a7Oc. Par
SO O0Al226. Lard quiet; current make colo nulk
quiet; shoulders 4bQg; short nh el0c, Baonn
In faIe demand and firm; BAnu deys b50c: short rib
d1clmery sc; Ohio GttAmeTy eiA2Tcl fancy daily
2Oe. Sugar firm; hard refined 6lSS7o: New Orleans
I3tS61Sc. EgEs dun and weaker at tSal9c. Cheese
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-21

The above ale Is postpOacd to Aprll. %, lssS, at
W0'cl0Cf IN, a. J. CLARKE,
apFiS Special Commissioner.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-21

TnUS. u. DAKRAH,
CLERK Municipal Court Of Wheeling.
&c. llERvEY, Auctluneer. mrl5w4s.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
WIT AND WISDOM.

The man who worships the fortune
he has made is no more intelligent than
the heather who prays to the little
wooden god he has whitfield into shape.
1t is an old and true saying that
opportunity has hair in front, but is bald
behind. Ii you catch her by the fore
lock you can hold her. but if you wait
till she gets by your hand slips and she
is gone.
"A queen bee lays in the height of
the season from 1000 to 5000 eggs in
twenty-four hours. The man who will
discover how to graft queen bee on a
hen will make money enough to buy out
the whole continent in six months. -
Philadelphia NeeOs
in village near Cork, physician
was disturbed one night by repeated
tappings at his door. and on getting up,
he found laboring man. ''Have YOU
been here long?' asked the doctor.
80 Indeed have" answered the caller.
Why didn'tyou ring the bell?'' ''Och,
because [ was afraid OF disturbing your
honorn'-N Y HeYaid.
"A smart young man asked gen.
tleman from Cape Cod: whats the
difference between you and a CLAMP
thinking that the Cape Codger would
say he didn't know, and then the young
man would pity him for not being able.
to see any difference between himself
and clam, but the thing didn't work.
The Codger took the young man and
swept path across the street with him,
and then, after crowding him into an
empty barrel, and yanking Kim out
again, said: "A clam wouldn't be play
ing with you in this way. That's the
difference between me and clam"
The young man had no more questions
to ask.-NeW HaUen Register.
The Ass and the Cat: An Ass one
day Observed Cat ascend Tree to
Escape from Dog, and Bright Idea
entered his head i" When my Master
comes to set me to Work / shall run up
the Tree and Remain for the Day.
And when the Master came, 10 and be-
hold. the Ass Started for the Nearest
Tree at Full Speed, and Assembled about
four Feet when he fell back to the Ground,
and was so Completely Knocked Out of
Shape that his Master found it Inpossi-
BILE to Adjust his harness on him, and
was obliged to Destroy him There and
Then. Moral-Never Attempt to be
too Versatile, and don't Endeayor to
Dodge Honest Work when you have to
Work for a Living, lest Peradventure-
you get Left. r. 4. d.. IN Puck.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
A GhostIy Purchase.

| Mrs. Jones was down town making
some purchases one day last week, sand
among other things bought q luminous
match safe. which could be seen in the
gloom of the darkest night. the manu-
facturers announced IL represented a
face with open eyes and mouth, and
looked simply like china mask III the
broad light of day. Mrs. Jones took it
home, hung it up on the wall at the foot
of the bed and forgot all about it. That
night Jones came home late; he had
been kept out on business by a CUSTOM
er who wanted his goods inyoiced, and
he had told Maria not to sit up for him.
About midnight he came in, remarked
with chattering teeth that it was turn
inc cold, or he had the ague, turned
down the light which had been left
burning for him, and tumbIed into bed.
The next moment he would have been
snoring but he happened to open his
eyes and he sat up in bed with one ter
rife whoop of ''Good Lord 'tAre you
saying your prayers. Jeptha9'' asked
Mrs. Jones. sleepily; ''you needn't be
so emphatic. Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h-h gr-a-
c-ious g-o-o-dness! it's a ghostr' she
SCICdIlSu DIS lCI ECJ0o oPChGkA III VIC
ghostly face at the foot of the bed.
Never did two people make such time
getting out of any place as they did in
Taeating that room. Then they sat
down on the top of the stairs to consult
as to the next course OF procedure.
''It was the ghost of my father" said
Jones, shaking like leaf. 81 recog-
nized the features instantly. Oh,
Maria, what can it mean? 1t must be
some awful warning. IL don't feel
well, Maria; III really don't. y
At this moment Bridget the valiant
appeared.
''Dil / liver hear the loikes of this
schramin' 9'' she exclaimed, as she ex-
plorcd her way with a kerosene lamp.
'sPhat' got yees now?''
They told Bridget as well as they
could, and that female answered COM
posedly:
1.-The evil one will fly away wild yees
yet; If its a ghost me own two eyes
wad like to see it, and she marched
into the bed room, gave a wild yell, and
came out in triumph with the illumin
ated match-safe in her hand; Mrs.
Jones laughed Historically, but Jones
was downright mad.
.lYomen are such fools he ex-
iaimed, savagely; bought the thing
herself and hung it up, and then took
it for II ghost; I'm thankful I'm not q
woman. - Detroit Post and Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

When Stephen Girard died, fifty
two years ago, and left two millions Of
dollars to found a college for orphan
boys, he little thought his bequest would
be SO carefully and successfully man
aged as to be worth, in half century,
over twenty millions, and every year
shows large addition TO its residuary
fund. It's income in 1882 amounted to
1902. 807.9S. The college now con-
tains LILO pupils, and there are 432
cand dates for admission. u Philadelphia
. Recn1.I
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
OPELOUSAS !:
Saturday, January NJ, 1855

NEW ORLEANS JUsTTCE.-A shooting
affair took place in the Mascot printing
Office, New Orleans, last Monday, be-
tween J. d. Houston, State tax collect
or, and his friend Robert Brewster,
State registrar of voters, on one side,
and George OsmOnd, one OF the editors
of the Mascot, on the other; the latter
being assisted by one Of his employees,
Adolph Zenneck, who used the Orna-
ment on top of the stove, as weapon
of offense and defense-it seems that he
hurt no one. The Mascot had publish
ed some abusive article, which we have
not seen, about Judge w. 7. Houston,
brother of j. d. Houston. The latter
with his friend Brewster, went up into
the Mascot Office, to give Osmond a
beating with a heavy knotted stick.
Oslnond and Zenneck were the only per-
sons in the room. Houston asked
Zenneck for Osmond !; he pointed him
ont at the other end Of the room. They
approached Osmond who was sitting at
his desk, and to Houston's question if
he was OsmoDd, he replied in the Aft
NATIVE. Houston began to stike him
on the head with the stick, and OsmOnd
Tended the blows with his arm. Zen
neck came forward with the piece of
stove to Osmond's assistance. About
then the shooting began. Houston shot
Osmond in the left arm, and Osmond
shot him in the right hand which made
him drop his pistol. Osmond then be-
gan firing at Brewster who was shoot
ing at Zenneck. and struck him in two
or three places. When the chambers
of their pistols were empty, except one
of Houston's, which missed fire, Hous-
ton and Brewster retreated. All the
parties were shortly arrested. Brews
ter died that night. Houston was let to
bail in the sum of $500; Zenneck's
bond was fixed at $4,000; and Osmond
was committed to prison without bail.
Here is where New Orleans justice
comes in: Houston and Brewster,
armed with pistols and club, invaded
Osmond's Office with the admitted pur-
pose of beating him and they tried to
kill him and Zenneck, who simply de
Tended themselves. Now Houston is let
to bail in the sum of $4,000, while Zen
neck is required to furnish bond for
$4,000, and Osmond is not allowed bail
at all. Osmond may be a very bad
man, through the columns of the Mas
cot; but in this particular case he
should not be blamed il he had killed
both Houston and Brewster-he was
fighting in self-defense. If the Mascot
is as indecent a sheet as the City papers
represent, it should not be countenan-
ced and supported there by the citizens,
and it should be suppressed by law.
But it is countenanced and supported
by the people of New Orleans or it
could not exist, and it has not been
suppressed by law. The discrimination
in this very case, in the little bail bond
required of Mr.. Houston, and the big
bail bond required of Dir. Zenneek,
shows how the law is too often APP
piled in New Orleans. Zennecl5 has
since been denied bail, and imprisoned. |
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

New Orleans does not treat kindly
her new immigrants. On the 9th inst,
the police arrested forty-four of them
on one street, on the charge OF being
Migrants without visible means Of sup
port. The whole lot had but one dollar
and forty Eve cents. Two of them
were released the others we're sent to
prison for one month. Sending them
there cost the City $315. Such immi-
grants are not profitable.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

The industrial schools are having
an apparently good effect upon the In
dams. The red men have begun to
work well and to take pride in their
work. General Armstrong believes
that within five years, with the 100 In
dams at Hampton. Va, and the 300 at
Carlisle, Pa, and others under intruc-
ton elsewhere, all the shoes and har-
ness needed on the plains can be made
by the young men at home. Chicago
Journal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

For two centuries the Rushwick Ct.
L. Reformed Church has been used as
a house of worship, and now the build
ing inspectors order doors to be cut in
the rear of the edifice, to furnish exit
in case of fire ~. j Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

Referring to the ur4sicultles exper-
fenced by the lady students at hingston
Medical School, uey st ne wrote to q
friend in Toronto: 'sThe world moves
slowly toward the right. You over
there are where we were twenty-five
years ago. But you will win, never
dnnht =
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

"A candidate for teachers certifi-
cate in the recent examination at Ell Do
RADIO, gave as a reason for the length
ened days of summer that they were ex-
banded by the heat Of course they
contract in the winter. -Le0UenaUortls
Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

Mrs. Lockwood says: Women help
to populate this country" However we
may differ with Belya politically, we
agree with her In this.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
OverprOduction.

OVGFpr0OlCCaO@s
To-day there cannot be less than
1 ,500,00 men in the United States
vainiy asking for work in order that
they may be able to procure the food,
clothing. and fuel needed to relieve
their wives and little ones as we'll as
themselves from pinching want and
suffering.
Wherever they apply, they are told
that there is 20 work for them, that the
products of labor throughout the land
have filled to bursting the stOrehOuses
of food materials, and crammed the
warehouses for manufactured goods
until there is not room for another
piece of cloth. That the whole country
is suffering and industry paralyzed by
vast accumulation of the products of
their labor.
What mockery can be worse than for
those whose labor produces the neces-
sarieS Of life to be told that they have
already produced too much, and that
they must be content to suffer from.want
untilIothers have consumed the products
of their toll?
The ways of divine truth and justice
are perverted by the iniquitous talk
about ''OverproductiOn." Let NO man
dare to assert that there is overproduc-
ton, while millions of willing workers,
in our midst, are suffering dire distress
for want OF the very things concerning
which overproductiOn is alleged
American Sentry.
There should be no such thing as
''oyerprOduction" in an agricultural
country. The trouble is that under a
high protective tariff manufactures are
fostered and stimulated to such an ex-
tent, that supply for the country can
be produced in short time, then the
factories close and the laborers are
thrown out of employment, without
money. They are not able to buy of
the immense quantity of bread and
meat produced and the farmers not
being able to sell, are told that the
cause is ''overproduction. The farm
ers not being able to sell, of course can
not buy literally of manufactured
goods and that furnishes reason for
stating that there is ''Overproduction"
of them-which may be true. But one
thing is certain, there can be no "over-
production of the necessaries of life,
when thousands are in starving con-
dition. The trouble is that too many
people are trying to make q living by
some other way than out Of the ground.
A farmer with more corn, meat, pota-
toes, ETC., than he needs or can sell, may
complain of "overproduction," but he
can not starye. Too many people are
engaged in all other kinds of business
except farming. Factory hands are
kept employed only part of the time,
and their wages are not sufficient to
support them when idle. The factories
can turn out enough goods in a short
time to supply the country for a longer
period and they can afford to be idle,
for they are protected by high tariff
If this tariff were removed, competition
would do away with the "oyerproduc-
tom of goods, and the surplus factory
hands who hang on, working part of
the year and starving the other part,
vainly hoping for better times, would
be compelled to turn their attention to
some better business, to farming. Fac
tories are good, especially for their
owners; but they flourish best on pau
per labor.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
ron S.aLE Or FeEyVT.

"A PIECE of property in Opelousas, near the
n Morgan r. R., consisting of several vacant
lots very eligible for building purposes, and OF
a lot of ground with a large dwelling house
near DR.. v. Boagni's. Sold or rented sepa-
rately. Terms Easy. a. L. GARLAND,
dec 6-3m Agent.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

IA Mrs. WaIlaceearTexas, has Sized a
DR.. Evans for s5O6eegts killing her
husband. Lots of wives WOnfdsssike to
have their husbands killed at ~.
price.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

The celebrated Mrs. Myra Clarke
Gaines died in New Orleans, Friday
night last week, aged Is years.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

The editorials of the Morehouse Clar-
ion are bound to be sweet, for Sugar
writes tlem-his full name is Leon
lLay -on) Sugar.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
ESTABLISHED INV 1s4s.
SAMUEL M. TODD.
Importer and Dealer in

N &
White Lead Zinc. Paints. Var
nish. Artists Materials. Glues, sand Paper
Whiting. Chalk, Axle Grease, Naval Stores
Illuminating and I41b1'1catinss Oils ETC..
AGENTS FOR
oHNsToNs PATENT DRY SIZED KAIsoMNE AND FREsoo PAINTS
Mobiles & Hoare's English Varnish, Pure Mixed Paints
Elaine" the Best and Safest Burning Oil Known.
No. b Magazine st. NEW ORLEANS
sapt11
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

During the year 1884 there were Ill
persons hanged in the United States, OF
which fifty three we're negroes and two
Indians. Louisiana had the greatest
number of executions, sixteen having
"felt the halter draw" In Maine,
Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island
and WISCONSIN, capital punishment, ex-
cept for treason or for murder commit
ted by a life prisoner, has been abolish
ed States
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

The total voting INSULATION of the
United States ~ 13, 793Sp7. OF these
sssly Il, 038, $40 voted at fAe late Presi-
del ial election, leaving 1754,4 AIS out of
the hsax,..sssaatjs, .tw<@Sy seven persons
out 81 sgoS sd entitled to vote
refraiifSI ges anihg so. In Louisiana
the non I'll ercentage was IS in
Georgia, 60 Mississippi, Sc; Rhode Is
land, SO SosEh G .Toiina, 81, and Cali
fornia 81. 1ahese States showed the
greatest indf ference. States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

Morehouse parish has voted for mo
License" by a majority of 81.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

The Parish of Lincoln will vote on
/ fhe prohibition question next month
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

Sweet potatoes for sale at twenty-five
cents per bucket. j. w. JACKSON.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

When a Wo9san deserts a man who
has not earned his salt for years, he im-
mediately advertises that he will pay no
debts of her contracting.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

IN Desoto parish the police jury act
ca as the jury did here, in regard to the
prohibition question; but from an arti-
Gle in the DeSoto Democrat, it would
seem that the question may yet be sub
mitted to the parish as whole.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

Fire destroyed property in tile United
States during the past year to the
amount of $125,000,000; or an aver
age of $3.50 to every voter.
Insurance against fire, therefore, is
no insurance at all; but it really en-
courages fires. 1t is certain that a
great deal of property is burned, in or
der to get the insurance. individuals
might not be, but the world would be
better off without insurance.
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-26
Chinese Immigrants.
[Exchange.]


aFrom what part Of China do the immi-
grants comel' was asked Of ex-Minister
Young In Denver.
"From Hong Kong a Canton entirely.
The former city is on an island about seven
hours travel from Canton, and tue Chinese,
or coolies, as they are. go down the river to
Hong Kong, from which place they come to
America Hong Kong is city OF about
200 Chinese and 8 900 English, besides
Americans, French, and Germans, but
among the foreigners the English largely
predominant, from the fact, suppose, that
1t Is English territory. This has always
been the sticking point in treating on the
question OF Chinese immigration to this
country. 1t is matter entirely out Of the
hands Of the Chinese government, as all the
emigrants sail from British territory.
never heard Of one coming to America from
any other placon
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-26
Staple Groceries,

No. and Flour, No. I and Rice
Crushed Sugar, China and apan Teas,
Oysters, Clans, Salmon, HOLSTERS,
Finest Table Fruits from the Factory
Pure English Spices, Condensed Milk;
Cocoa, SPECfALTIES The Pat
ace Kerosene Oh, WestOn's Gem
h,iJuOdf Innings, "a inch, Rubber
SpriiiD aud Cdn.ds Brake just at
hand, Blake Steam Pump Valves, Pack
ing, BE-, Blake Boiler Feed, Juice or
Molasses, Irrigating & Vacuum Pumps
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-26
AN Improyed soarecrow.
[Chicago Herald

A Yankee genius has invented contriv-
ance which Is supposed to be an improve
ment ON the old-feshioned pole holding up
an old hat and tattered coat and breeches
stuffed with straw 1t is scarecrow wind
mill, with sleigh bells attached. The wind
makes the fans 90 around and they jingle
the bells, greatly to the annoyance Of the
erowa