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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-07
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

Yesterdays Session-Adjourned Out of Re-
spect to the Late Capt. Plankey.
The Board of County Commissioners met
in their room at the Court House yesterday
morning, at 10 o'clock, all the members
being precent with President Woods in the
chair. The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, approved and s;gped,
Commissioner Delbrugge informed the
Board of the death of Capt E. Plsnkey late
Superintendent of the County In6rmsry
and moved that special committee of FIVE,
including the President, be appointed to
draw resolutions of respect of his memory.
Adopted.
The President appointed Commissioners
Delbrugge Picket, Boring, Peterson Ssud
Woods as such Special Committee.
On motion recess was taken until /: 30
o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the
members of the Board again assembled and
the said special committee presented the
following:
The Board Of Commissioners of Ohio
couty, having learned with deep regret Of
the death of Captain E. Plankey, late Su-
perintendent of the County Infrmsry, take
this occation to put on record our very high
appreciation OF his worth and integrity of
character. In our personal as we'll as Off
cial intercourse with him we have ever found
him courteous, active and energetic in the
performance ofall bis duties. His services
to his country alone entitled him to high
position in the esteem of every one having
served gallsntly in the Mexican war as we'll
as the war of the late rebellion, and by his
many friends in this city, where he has lived
for more than so years, his death will be
deeply deplored; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we publish this transcript
of the minutes of this meeting held this 9th
day of April, 1885, and that we send a copy
of the same to the afflicted family, and that
as a further token Of our respect and esteem
we do now adjourn. (,
Adopted
TSigned. GEo. W. WOODS, President.
ROBERT B. WooDs, Clerk.
The Board adjourned until this afternoon
at ! so clock, when the members will at
tend the funeral in body.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-07
A BARBARoUS DECREE
Issued by a Chinese Viceroy Ordering q
Massacre of Catholics.

Issued by a Chinese ViCeroy Ordering n
Massacre of Catholics.
SAN FRANCIsCo, CAL, April 6.-The
steamship Oceana arrived this afternoon
with Yokohoma news of March 81. The
Shanghai Mercury says that the Viceroy Of
Yunan and Kwechong provinces had issued
q decree commanding the destruction of all
Roman Catholic converns; the decree also
ordered all Roman Catholic converts and all
foreigners killed. ReEo is reached Shanghai
that some Roman Catholic settlements had
already been destroyed and several hundred
converts had already been killed. The vii
lage of KingaPiag, two days journey from
Tall, had been destroyed, and four
converts and two priests xii led
The only reason assigned by the Chinese
Viceroy for the massacre was that the Ro-
man Catholics were going to revolt against
the Chinese government.
A FIRE at Toxic on March l9, destroyed
twelve hundred buildings and over one
thousand families were rendered homeless.
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MARTINS FERRY.

Mitchelrs Great Western Combination
will give o matinee and evening perform
snce at Meyers First National Rink Satur-
day afternoon and evening. This troupe
gives an entirely criyinal minstrel and
variety show. They are highly recon.
mended and will no doubt give very good
perioIma
There is still room at the Hanover Hotel
for q few more boarders. Call early and
eccure the best accommodations.
NJ. +. Pugh has opened a grocery store
in the new room built recently BY the Odd
Fellows on their lot opposite the Central
school building. The store is under the
direct supervision of James Shipman.
The Gould Sisters will give performance
of fancy and trick skating at the Excelsior
Rink to.I hit and tomorrow night.
Miss AIDA Reynolds, Of Wellsburg, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. James Cline, Of
Third street.
Mr.. W. r. Adrain has returned from
Smithfeld, where he has been visiting his
mother during the past three weeks.
B. F. Brady has moved his stock Of dry
goods from his recent location on Washing.
ton street to the room in the Hanover Hotel
building formerly occupied by J. p. Clark:
Mr.. Pump6xer, you are cordially invited
by citizens, too numerous TO mention, to re-
pair the pump at the corner Of Fourth and
Hanover streets.
Yesterday the Hardesty farm lying direct
" west and adjoining the RiyeryieW ceme-
tery was sold at Sheriff. sale in front Of the
MAYORS Office. This farm is underisid with
a fne vein Of coal and is very valuable:
Mr.. Hardesty was few years ago offered
$40. 600 for it. II was brought yesterday
by Henry Helling for sl4, 40, which is con-
sidered as very cheap. An offer OF Sl00
per acre was made for the coal, but it
brought better price by selling the whole.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-07
YOUNG DEVILS

\ e Advantage of a Girls Derangement
to Assault Her.
'hEyELAyD, o., April GA most outrs-
hs crime was psrpetrated this evening
J the person Of Mary Hendricks, the
htful daghter Of James Hendricks, Of
BIZ Sibley street. She was slightly de-
bed, and was not permitted to go out.
evening she was standing at the gate
er fathers residence when q young man
e along and induced her to take q walk.
, after she left her parents missed her
notified the police. After three hours
fch she was discovered in q most pitiful
fiuOn.
appears from what can be CLEANED
her statements that she accompanied
OGng man to 3 certain locality, where
we're Joined by one or two others.
p there they went 20 an unfrequented
! h6Orhood where her person was viola,
She vas then taken to by street and
& to 20 home. She wandered about for
hours, when the police discovered her.
8 young lady is twenty. Eve years Of age,
fGiul in form and very handsome.
is slightly demented, which fact was
4cubedly known to the miscreants. The
n intense feeling exists among the
fds of the family, and severe measures
be taken if the men who perpetrated the
fage can Be found.
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SOME WHAT EXAGGERATED.
The Delinquent List of the Water Boa
Not as Large as Stated.

The Delinquent List of the Water Board
Not as Large as Stated.
On Sunday morning the REGISTER pub
lished an editorial article, under the caption
of Large Delinquent Lists, in which it
was stated that the change Of Secretaries
in the Water Bosrd has developed a very
important problem. 1t is whether or not
the system Of assessing water rents every
six months and collecting the same is as
effective a way as the old plan which pre-
vailed in the City Collectors Office, which
was to collect once year. The present
system has been in operation three years,
and the REGISTER is uniformed the delinquent
lists 10 that time aggregate $4,000. The
delinquent lists under the old system varied
from S2,7O0 to $500 per annum. TAX
ing the largest sum as standard, and in
three years it would have amount to Sl0,-
500, or difference in favor of yearly assess
ments and collections Of $4,000"
One of the members Of the Water Board,
yesterday, said the information was not in
accordance with the facts. As to the Sl5,-
600 of fdelinquencies alleged to be standing
on the books for the past three years, he
said there was not more than that amount
outstanding altogether, nearly onehalf Of
which was good. In no event would the bad
bills exceed in amount the average of for
mer years. He regarded the present sYs-
tenn as being fully as good as the old on :.
The books had not been closed up for two
or three years past, but force was now en-
gagged in this work and when completed he
felt satisfied the showing would be satisfac-
tory
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BRIEF TELEeRAMs.


At ST. Thomas, Ontario, Alexander Nc.
Intosh, of Aylmer, was shot dead by Sam
uel Mitchell yesterday. Mcintosh and Mrs.
Mitchell had been intimate for some time.
A fire at o'clock Yesterday damaged the
Peninsula Stove works at Detroit $1,000.
The damage from flooding the stock makes
the total loss $4,000. Four hundred and
fifty men viii be thrown out of employment.
Mr.. Sam White, foreman of the Kentucky
Gazette, at Lexington, Ky, suicided yester-
day by shooting himself in the head with
pistol. he was about so years of age. he
had wife, and his act is inexplicsble.
At Waco, Tex, during thunder storm
yesterday, lightning struck shed near
which James B. Baker and q number of
negroes were standing. All were prostrat-
ed. Bakers injuries are pronounced fatal,
and four others are lying in critical condi-
ton.
The notorious Felix Constant and Nc
Donald were hung Friday at Buck Creek,
near Benton, Montana, for horse stealing.
g. W. Tilden was arrested by Postoffice
Inspectors Henderson and Smith at New.
market, Va, Friday, for raising postal notes
on Chicago firm ofgoods.
Strong efforts are being made at Tacoms,
W. T., to organize snti-Cninese societies for
the purpose Of compelling all Cslestials to
leave the city and Of preventing any more
from coming there, and violence is appre-
hended.
AtPittsburg the trial of ex-President Rid
die and Cashier Rieber of the defunct Penn
bank, was postponed until the June term.
Ticket sales yesterday afternoon for the
Opera festival held last night in Chicago,
reached $4,000. 1t is feared the skittish
prima donnas will be hard 10 manage, as
they began to "kick on the slightest pre-
tense, after their usual fashion.
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REMOVED.
The Postmaster at Rome, New York, for
Neglect of Duty.

The Postmaster at Rome, New York, for
Neglect of Duty.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6.-Postmas-
ter at Rome, n. Y, was today supended
from further duty in his Office by order Of
the President, and James B. Corcoran has
been designated to perform the duties Of the
Office in his stead. The President proposed
the removal Of the postmaster and nomin-
sted Corcoran to the Senate at the recent
session, and as it failed to take action on
the nomination, the Postmaster General
applied to the President for his
directions in the case and received q
written communication which has been pro
cured for the department, which sets forth
in full the causes for which the postmaster
was removed. An examination of his
Office discovered the most disgraceful con-
fusion in all that pertained to accounts aud
the financial condition Of the Office, and a
deficiency in the money order account Of
more than S400, which has been refunded
the government
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ON THE OHIO.
An Epitome of News Concerning the Boats
and Boatmen.

An Epitome Of News Concerning the Boats
and Boatmen.
The Huntington passed down liz hit yes
terday.
The marks last night indicated Il feet
and falling.
The Eugene arrived last night with seve-
raj barges.
The Henry De Bus passed up yesterday
with empties.
The W. N. Chancellor is expected up to-
morrow evening.
The Emma Graham will pass up for Pitts
burg early this morning.
The Diurnsl is to-day 8 Parkersburg
packet, leaving al II q. m.
The Joseph Warner, Ella and Baltic
passed down Yesterday with tows.
The Clarington, Steubenville and Bel.
laire packets are all running on time.
The c. ". Bachelor leaves for Pittsburg
and way points at a. m this morning.
The Belle Prince took the dry docks 10
Parkersburg early yesterday morning, where
they will be located.
The Katie Stockdale passed up yesterday
and will pass down for Cincinnati early
Wednesday morning.
Letters for the following persons are at
the boat store: Capt. B. i. Goodwin, Capt.
J. Wehrman. steamer Townsend, Mr.. .Chas.
V. Reeves, steamer Barnard.
The hull for the new Parkersburg packet
will arrive here on Saturday and the cabin
and machinery, which is al ready will be
placed on her by Sweeney Il Son. She will
be completed in abou. three weeks from
Saturday.
PITrsBURc, Pa, April 6.-River l3 feet
inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasabt.
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StartIInrI,osses by Fire

New YORK, April 6.-The New York
Daily Commercial Bulletin of April re-
ports the estimated loss nine million dollars
by fire during March in the United States
and Canada. This is in excess of any pre-
vious figures fer corresponding months Of
which any record exists during ten years,
from 1875 to 1884 The average FIRE loss re-
ported for March has been less
than two million. The Bulletin gives
list compiled from its own
files of l89 fires where the reported loss was
ten thousand and upward, and names Is
fires of $1,000 or more, sggregating over
three million, or about one-third Of the en-
tire waste of the month. Total loss By fire
In the first three months of 1885 is shown
to be S27, 500, 900, at which rate, if kept up,
the result will be Sll0,0O0,000 for the yea,
even if no extraordinary conAsgrations
Opcur
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Klection of Omcers.

The Wheeling Turner Association held
their annual election of officers at their hall
on last evening, which resulted as follows:
President, Jacob Nunge; Vice-President,
Diedrich Rohner; Secretary Gustav Blum;
Treasurer, Adam Kappel; Gymnastic In
structor, Will A. Schsmbrs; Assistant Gym
natic Instructor, Jacob LooS; Janitor, Henry
Hoefer; Hall Committee, Jacob Nunge,
George LooS and Herman Yaeger. The
following gentlemen win represent the
Wheeling Turner Association at the Ma
tional Turner Bund, which meets in New
York city June 20, 1885: Will A. Scham-
bra. Jacob Loos and Herman Z. Schsmbra.
These gentlemen are the finest athletes in
this section of country.
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BENwOOD.

Municipal election to-day Tuesday. The
election viii be held in the Mayors Office.
A man had one Of his feet badly crushed
at the steel plant yesterday afternoon. He
was to commence work there in fen days
and in the meantime was looking around
when q veighty piece of metal was precipi-
tated on his feet, badlg injuring one.
A boy had his arm sprsined at the rink
Yesterday afternoon. This rink has been
siugulariy free ofscGdents, none OF any mo-
meDt having occcred
TIE hop and banquet at Remholfs hall
last evening was we'll attended The sup,
per uas triumph Of the cusine art and q
credit to the ladies in whose charge it was.
Mr.. II. Crisuell, prominent legal light
of Moundsville, ives in town yesterday.
Benwood is to have another saloon in the
near future. This one will be on Marshall
street.
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ROADS AND BRIDGES.
AGensrai Ostcry Against Large APprs-
priafton.

pftauOos
The statement in yesterdays issue Of the
REGIsrER, that there was good prospect of
an increase in the county levy. and protest.
ing against the granting of an abnormally
large appropriation for the construction Of
roads and bridges. was very generally and
favorably commented upon yesterday BY
business men and manufacturers. The
unanimous feeling was that the Board
should practice rigid economy in this regard,
and do all in Its power to keep down I'm,
necessary expenditures. The times, as
we all know, are not OF the best, the burden
oftaxation is about all We can stand, and
the Commissioners can rest assured that
any attempt to increase it. eS-
cept the money be spent for i'm
proyements which are indispen-
sable, will call down vigorous protest.
An ex.msmber of the Board said yesterday:
at is burning shame that in such Q time
of business stagnation, the Board should
think of setting aside such an enormous
sum as the committee recommended for
roads and bridges Besides the general ap.
preparation for roads and biidges of $l6.-
coo, the committee has recon mended S..
900 for the construction of bridge across
Wheeling creek, at Lorings Lane. This
bridge may be necessary for the conven-
fence Of those persons living in the imme-
6iaie eighborhood, as may be judged by the
contributions of money, righ' of way, etc,
but the number asking Tor its con.
struction is ve-y small, and think we
should hold off for better times. Then,
there is q further recommendation Of 81, 900
for contingent purposes, every cent Of which
will be spent. This gives us total OF $23,.
600, or about double what should be set
aside for these matters. The members
should give this matter serious considera'
ton, and 60 slow"
Another ex. Commissioner spoke in about
the same strain when accosted by re-
porter. He thought the Board should rec
ognize the condition Of tad and business,
and instead Of piling up expenses. defer the
construction Of new bridges, and endeayor
to cut down the tax rate, or if nothing bet.
ter was possible, keep it at the same figure
as last year.
A number Of business men also entered
their protests against the Board doing any
thing which might add to the already bar.
dcnsome taxation, and hoped the
mem bers would consider the matter care.
trllp
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SUSTAINED.
} Supreme Court Of West Virginia
in The
Sc OF AUDITOR MILLER vs.. c. & o.
kainsd in Its Decision by the Su-
preme Court Of the
United States,
IMPORTANT CASE SETTLED.

n AsHIxGTox, April GA decision was
sdered by the Supreme Court of the
kted States today in the tax case of the
..sapeake and Ohio Railroad Company,
.intif in error, against Joseph 5. Miller,
,sitor of the State Of West Virginia, in
b, to the Supreme Court oS Appeals Of
y State. The question raised BY this case
BE constitutionsity Of an act ofthe Leg
tture of West Virginia, passed March 7th,
b, subiecting the property Of the
2way company to taxation. The com
u maintains that By an act of the Legis-
|sre of March I, 1866, entitled IAN act to
brporate the Covington and Ohio Rail-
q Company and another act passed
sruary 26, 1867, authorizing that COM
n to consolidate with the Chesapeake
1 Ohio Railroad Company, it as the
|kessor of the latter corporation, was ex-
h,ed from taxation, so long as its earn
j should not amount TO ten per cent Of
sspitsl and that the subsequent act i'm
|tpg taxation irrespective of this condition
Void, because it impa'rs the obligation
\ contract. This court holds that the
.by which the plsintifin error derived its
borate existence and powers in West
>einia do not contain 3 renewal OF the
bt Of exemption from taxation contained
be seventh section Of the act Of March l,
that the present company can in no
Il be regarded as the Identical corporate
y of which it became the successor, aud
B all its right as q corporation,
than the title to the prop
acquired by the Judicial
Il had their original dependence upon an
BASED in 1871 and amended in 1877.
/. being the case, the present companys
q rter rests upon a general law which the
&titution of the State declares to be
isct to alteration and amendment, and
s,efore the exercise of legislative discre-
d in the matter Of taxation cannot be
i plained OF as q breach of contract.
4 decree of the Supreme Court Of Appeals
5 TEST Virginia is affirmed. Opinion by
4 Justice Mathews.
5nly three other decisions were rendered
he Court to-day. None of them were
>rbEC importance.
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"WHAT MAKES THE BAD TIMES"
The Country Not In Such n Terrible
State.

Inc Ooontry NOT In such a Terrible
State.
NEw YORx, April6.-The Sun has nota-
bic editorial under the caption "What
makes the bad times" in reply to a CORE
sPondent who attributes the depression to
the withdrawal of National bank notes from
circulation. The Sun shows that money
was never so cheap as now and that as the
depression extends throughout Europe as
well as the United States, it can not be at
tributed to gold standard or to tariff laws,
or to anything in the condition Of
our shipping and ocean transportation, for
It exists in England where there is an un-
precedented extension Of the merchant
marine just as severely or even more 50 than
in this country, where for many years our
merchant marine has been gradually de-
Ginning. Nor yet is it caused by the failures
Of the country or by wars or tamines in any
part of the world. The crops have gener
ally been good for several years, and no
wars or fsmines of any account have ex-
listed. Yet we may say in general way
that the depression is the result OF oVer.pro.
duction. That is to say of spending
money and labor in ways that are not profit
able and that give no return. The Sun
concludes as follows: Yet while this great
collapse is indisputsble and considering we
may well be contented over the fact that it
is not so destructive as it might be and that
business is quite. as good aud the situation
of the country quite as encouraging as ex-
pected. There are many workers out Of
employment and hardly any enterprise
is making much money. Most
people are getting enough to eat and
enough to wear and are living along in
happiness with reasonable economy. The
country is rich and sound at the core and
when all the mutations and depressions are
settled up and cleared away we shall find
that we are great deal better of than the
Prophesiers of calamity and despair have
imagined.
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BRrDGKPonr.

Yesterday O. T. Townsend, general mas.
sger, and VIM. Thornburg, Superintendent
Of the c., L. 4 W. 4. B., were In town o
businea. TheJ came In the ofBciafs pst
vate car on . special train.
The HeinIein Beos have purchased ths
Mammoth rink from Harrison and 6ebfiAg.
The price paid Is in the ssisbbofhood q
&l 800.
Sheriff Sedgvick was In tom yesterday.
On "wednesday night st Tie Hsmno.h
rirk benefit viii BE- given George Pitnes.
On Thursdsy evening the Ktnayiljs 6kst
ing Club Win give carnival st the saas
rink.
The Hsps mill resumed operations yss
terdsy afiss an iAlsnsss of too vsska.
j. B. Watkins h again abs 70 b oat IL
Ter Q weeks illness.
win Skinner, of fths c., L. 4 W., vas Il
town yesterday.
Mr OEver Ksysse. ef shAsos. Nobss
eo1nty. 0hio. vas IN town ysstedsy..
The w. B. Ksn properly vas esA g
sherif's .ls yesterday. Tss Pfies paid
vas t2.105.zs.
Todsy.ahs Gh9iG vill I'll ~ tso Hss-
desty farms, o. whssliag csssk sbost ~
miles Sst Of town.
m. z. A. Oslsssy vim bsiN bs:see
room On ths eorsw of Bad and hais
areelA
]. D. Hsin3sis - nsvsi - Bsnein.
. 20 n;9ht thsrs was Esea hah Gvsa
by Henry Ulieh, q UlHcRs Hal 49,
osrt : eool dina. Mnsie was fUaseN -
FlouI, erchestra a Bridgeport
~. Oesrs Cock asd vie q beilaar'
uere n tovs yesterdsy ~.
Col CbOs.efsh; A. .5s ~ -, - q.
Barrett asd vi6s q b cefys19 sNe -
tom yesterday.
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Heirs to $50. 900, 900.

NEw ORLEANS, April 6.-Messrs. Herman
and Levy, attorneys of this city, announce
that they have found the heirs to the Levi,
or We'll fortune, who have been advertised
for in the New York papers for some time
p-st The fortune amounts to $50, 900, 900.
Rorshe We'll, widow of Jochus Levi, died in
London many years ago, leaving the large
amount which she had inherited from her
husband. The English court Of chsncery
advertised for the German heirs, but they
could not be found, the descendants OF
Hirsch We'll, of Albuschuleu, Reinpfsltz
Germany, q brother of ROsahe, having emf
grated to America. 1t was only recently,
when one of the papers containing the ad
yertisement fell into the hands of NJ.
Samuel We'll, of this city, that he discover
ed hat he was the person advertised for.
Mr.. We'll has two brothers living here. The
lawyers say their title is complete.
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/ have been troubled with catarrh Of the
head and throat for the last five wears.
About three years ago commenced the
use of Ely s Cream Balm, and from the FIRST
application was relieved. The sense of
smell, which had been destroyed, was re-
stored after using one bottle. have found
the Balm the only remedy for catarrh have
used with satisfaction, and it has accom-
phshed a cure in my case.-H. L. Myer,
Waverly, n Y.
HAvNG used Ely's Cream Balm for about
a year, can say it is Just the thing for ca
tarrh. Miss Matte A. Baker, East Tenn
pleton, Mass.