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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-26
TWO SERIOUS FIRES
In Buffalo, N. Y.---Ths Music Hall
Burned, ~
ALONG WITH AN OLD CHURCH.
The McCauII Opera Company Have
Very Narrow
Escape.
VALUABLE COSTUMES CONSUMED.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 25.-This even
inS as an attache Of the Music Hall was
lighting the gas above the stage, the drop
fly took fire from a detective burner. In
an instant thewhole stage was in flames and
six minutes later the entire building was
burning. The McCaull Opera company
were dressing preparatory to the production
of Falka" and barely time to escape, some
only partially dressed. The company lost
their entire wardrobe for the opera OF
"Falka" THE Little Duke" and "The
Queens Lace Handkerchiei" and company
had most of their trunks brought to the
building and they we're consumed. Very few
persons had arrived to witness the perform
ance, and all escaped without injury. An
hour later the St. Louis Roman Catholic
church at the rear OF Music Hall took fire,
and it was soon evident the magnificent
edifce was doomed. The street be-
tween the Music Hall and the church
is very narrow, rendering it impossible for
a ere department to do effective work.
George Smith and Joseph Green assembled
ladders in front OF the church for the pur-
pose OF assisting tiremen and in directing
The work. The building burned rapidly
and the fremen and Smith hastily
left the root which they had
reached, but for some reason Green
remained, and trantically rushed to
the cupola, climbing it in iull view Of thou
sands of spectators. He climbed to the
lightning rod, but returned and rushed to
the body of the roof,which was now burning
Gercely. He rushed to the corner building,
and needless of the 6remen' cries, who hada
tarpaulin stretched for him to Jump into,
he made for the lower end and from it hung
by the hands fully ten minutes. Attempts
were made to reach him with ladder, but
was unsuccessful, owing to the network OF
telegraph wires around the building. At
this time the entire front of the church
was enveloped in flames.
When the smoke cleared away he was
seen still seen clinging to the edge OF the
roof and then he lunged forward, let go his
hold and fell, struck on his head and was
instantly killed. At $50 o'clock the tower
ofthe music hall fell and few minutes
after the front walls fell into the street
The south wall, which was unusually strong
ly built as it was within 10 feet Of q large
private dwelling. remains intact. The fire
was finally confined to the Music
Hall and church. The Music
Hall was completed in 1888,
having been about year in course of erec-
ton. The St. Louis Church was the oldest
Roman Catholic Church in this city. The
music hall will be remembered as the
place OF the holding of the grand mus
zeal festival OF 1883, the Democratic
State Convention in the fall Of 1888 and
the grand festival at which Theodore
Thomas and DR.. Damrosch appeared in
June, 1884.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-26
MARTINS FERRY.

Among those mentioned as possessing
the qualifications necessary to fill the posi-
ton of water works trustees are Messrs.
John F. Miller, Benjamin Exley, James
Crossley, John Seitz, John Welsh, VIM. Lip
hart and David Park. These are all men
Of good standing and business ability and
any of them would no doubt satisfy the peo-
pie if elected.
On Tuesday evening both rinks had eX-
ira attractions, and both drew large crowds.
At the Excelsior, Master Waltz gave very
rice exhibition drawing forth applause by
his fine work Master Waltz is a very fine
skater, and deserved the liberal attendance
lis performance brought forth.
Prof Frank Melrose, the celebrated one
legged skater and horizontal bar performer,
gave q very creditable display Of his ablii.
les. Bis skating was necessarily rather
limited, but his performance on the bar was
simply immense.
On Friday night the Eureka will hold
children's carnival, and on Saturday night
be G. A. Il. will hold a drill on skates.
Most Of the old soldiers have never been on
skates and their drill will, beyond doubt,
he very funny.
The Martins Ferry football club will
play game Of base ball at the Excelsior
some time soon.
Public examination has been in progress
during the past two days in Nos. 3 and 10
at the public schools.
Yesterday these TWO rooms closed the
winter term with very interesting literary
and musical exercise. In No. 10, besides
the regular entertainment, Addie Blumen-
berg gave an excellent exhibition of his
abilities as q violinist. To day and Friday
No. IL will be examined. Tomorrow af:
ternoon. the school paper, edited by Joseph
Wier will be read to the visitors.
Fred Yi.nPelts team hauled 65 bushels
Of coal over the hill from Glenn's Run yes
terdaY. The Oldest inhabitant' cannot re-
member OF ever knowing two horses to
bnEg the sane amount Of coal through the
cot
Rev. David UpdegraE and Mr.. Clark
Bowers. Of Mt. Pleasant were in town yes
terGay.
The Laughliu mill puddlers are of for
want Of ore 1t is rumo7ed that this mill
hes orders for nearly all its nails.
There will be Episcopal cottage services
this afternoon a: the residence of Miss Ann
F. Miller.
Mr. John L. Schilling moved his house
hold goods to his house in Bellaire yester-
day. Mr.. Schilhng was good citizen, who
took an active part in all pabhc affairs.
While we are sorry to see him leave Us we
feel that our loss is Bellaires gain.
And still they come Lewis Junhns is
the happy father of q fine boy baby.
The public library at W. 81. Halls Office
will not be open tai after April first
For Rent-The boarding house near the
LSughEn mill. Enquire ofWm. Clark. 4
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FlUCTUATING,
The Wheat Pit Excited Again by War
News-The Fluctuations.

The Wheat Pit Excited Again by War
News-The Fluctuations.
CHICAGO, March 25, S:45 A. N.-Priyste
foreign sdvices of warlike tenor, accom-
panied BY another drop in British consols,
created very feverish feeling in the wheat
market at the opening this morning, and
rather sharp advance IN prices. May
wheat, which closed at T94 last night,
opened at S0} and rapidly advanced to sos
a1d then fell back TO SO3, at which figure
the market was more settled. But the gen.
ersl feeling is very nervous and unsettled.
Corn advanced to AZ for,,May but fell of ].
Provisions are shade stronger.
IL 4. M-The wheat market continues to
display great activity and excitement, while
prices huctuated wildly. May wheat rose
to SIT, broke off to 81, rallied TO 81 ), but
has again fallen back to 8Os. May corn
advanced to 42l, but is Of to 42I. Oats
are 3ls for May. Pork and lard are
shade higher.
New York, March -. ii \. M.-Wheat
opened strong and somewhat excited; ll@
higher on war rumor5. There Is more
doing in options.
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A Remarkable Case.

Mrs. Henry Kills, 500 Scott street, Nil.
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each and al saying they could do nothing
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being well. In this condition ] began TO
take your MAXALIy PERUEA, and sm most
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" well-en;lrely cured, without any aP
pIiances or support Of any kind"
Mr.. G. A. Prochl New Portage, summit
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the doctor called il leucorrhna and treated
it about one year, and she grew Eorss and
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worse and the doctor gave Esr up. Then i
enpIoTed DR.. Underwood, one Of the best
doctors Of Akron. bu, under bis treatuent
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ON THE OHIO.
An Epitome of Sows Conc cerninG tho Boats
and Boatmen.

An Epitome of Sows Conc crning tho Boats
and Boatmen.
A report last night stated that the Tele-
gram was caught in an ice gorge at Sardis
and is in a bad fix. However, this must be
a mistake, as the Telegram only runs to
Clarington.
No floods this year unless the unexpected
happens. There will be no great floods in
our rivers; the danger is past Last year
the rivers began to rise in the frat week in
February, and in the middle Of the month
the Ohio at Cincinnati exceeded II feet.
The Henry DeBus is laid up at Cincinnati.
Kanawha river is falling and New river
stationary.
The packet Boselle, sunk in Kanawha in
the ice has been repaired and has entered
the Coal Valley and Charleston trade.
Point Pleaant.-The d. T. Lane and
George Matheson left for Cincinnati with
2l6,000 bushels Of Kanswhs coal.
Clerk A. J. Slavin, of the Emma Graham,
is at Parkersburg waiting for the river to
rise and the ice to run out.
ne NhluOuu NuC ''iHeo
vile bridge IN the Illinois river and was with
ifficulty saved from sinking.
The towhoats Raymond Horner and Boaz
larded their tow Of coal at New Orleans
ari started for home with empIies.
: he Wabash river is reported fall Office
rom sloge 10 here.
The mo,Eer Of Captain Robert Ballard
died at ST. AiJans, ". Va
The Ohio River train arriving q, p. m.
Yesterday reported the Katie Stockdsle pass
ing Sardis, having broken her way through
the ice.
The Monitor, which went TO the assist.
ance Of the Eugene, succeeded in breaking
her way through the gorge and hauling the
Eugene and her barges out, and both boats
proceeded on their way, rejoicing-at least
the crews did.
Mate Henry Souce, Of the steamer Alex
Swift, is in the city.
The C. W. Bachelor, Capt. Wiutringer,
arrived last night from Pittsburg, and will
leave this morning at 7 o'clock Tor Pitts
burg and way landings.
The Telegram will be to-days Clarington
packet at 3 a. N.
Capt. julie Wehrman arrived yesterday
from Cincinnati, and left in the evening on
the $50 train for his home in Buck Hill
Bottom.
The marks last night indicated , feet 4
inches in the channel and rising.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March %. River 2
feet and falling. Weather clear and cold.
CAIRO, March 25-River 2S feet. 8
inches and falling. Weather clear. Ther-
mometer 30'
EVANSVILLE, March 2j.-River l3 feet 6
inches and falling.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-River II feet
6 inches and falling. Weather clear and
warmer
LOUISVILLE, March 25.-River falling
With feet in the canal. Weather clear and
pleasant.
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BRIDGEPORT.

On April Grst Vim. Cook will open feed
store in connection sith his grocer business.
Several oi our business men complain oil
tie annoyance caused by small boys rafting
their doors and throwing things against
windows after dark.
Miles earns, who has been on the sick
lit for several days is On the mend.
Dr. Homer Trueman, OF Boston, Is in
town, visiting bis brother, I'd Truemsn.
W. X. Dinsmore has returned from .
visit 10 bis parents in Faipoint
A private party was given at the Nam.
moth rink by Geor ge Hsinlein on Tuesday
night There were about twenty Eve couples
from wheelisg besides several from Bridge
port. After having good time sksting.
they repaired to Ar. Hsinlein's home, ,vhsse
"a elegant supper was spread. ..
Mr.. Charles stimme,z was in town yes-
terday.
Deputy Sheriff Sedg~ick. Of 81. ClsisS
vile, was in town yesterday.
There are TO be three councilmen elected
this spripg to Gil the places Of Nessrs Alex
anler, KUhn and Howell, whose term ef-
pife. These men have proven rood P75ic
servants and xosld stand reelection.
Miss Dora Hanlein leaves today fes
Piusburg to VIM triendl. !.
Mr. Thomas Maxwell has just 6nished
psperipe and deco.ainy the Krkwoe4
Presbyterian church. and il no~ vorhng %
the Office Of Mr.. A. J. Bagga This o6es
and three in the same buiiding are suoag
the fnest TO be found anywhere hereabosts.
and after Mr.. Maxwell gets through thsy
viii overlsy anything Of the hisd In WAsa'
tlg or vicinity.
ML z. D. Els, Of the C., L. 4 W., vas u
town yesterday.
North West lsh yesterday on . basisess
trip for J. c. Dent I Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-26
WASHINGTON NOTES,

Secretary Lamar issued an order closing
the Interior Department to day out of re,
spect to the memory Of the late Jacob
Thompson, Of Kentucky.
The Commissioner Of Pensions issued an
order directing that for the present until the
mass OF business before the Board of Review
Is disposed Of members of that division of
the pension office Shall begin work at s 80
q. m, and finish at p. m.
The Minister to Japan has written letter
to Secretary Bayard expressing the warmest
thanks Of his government to Lueius Fl.
Foste, U. s. Minister to Corea, for protect
ing the party Of japanese subjects during
the recent disturbances at Teoui.
First Comptroller Of the Treasury Durham
assumed the duties of his office Yesterday.
Combinations BY the Senate are Samuel
,. Cox, Minister to Turkey; L. Muldrow,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior; William
A. J. Sparks, Commissioner General of the
Land Office.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-26

A NEW IDEA embraced in Elys Cream
Balm, Catarrh is cured by cleansing and
healing, not by drying up: It is not a hqsid
or snuff, but is easily applied with the nI'
Ger. lbs effect is magical and thorough
Treatment will cure the worst cases: Pnce
so cents. At druggists, 60 cents BY mail
Ely Bros, OSege, N. 7.
Ihaye been troubled with catarrh OF the
head and throat for the last FIVE years.
About three years ago 1 commenced the
use of Ely's Cream Balm, and from the hrst St
snnhcation was relieved. The sense OF
smell which had been destroyed was re,
stored after using one bottle. l have found
tbe Balm the only remedy for catsrFh l have
nsed with satisfaction, and it has sccom'
nEsbed cure in my case.--H. l.. hyer'
Wayerly. n. \.
HSyiSG used EIS's Cream Balm for about
8 wear. i can say it is just the thing Tor ca
tsrrh. Miss Matte A. Baker. East lem
pietou, Mass.
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Requested to attend any Of these sessions. A
full corps of Illustrators are always on hand.
The private party al the Elysian rink to-
night will be the event Of the season. Par
ties will be present from all the neighboring
cities. A pretty medal will be presented to
the handsomest lady skater.
ThorDberry and Booth are buying wool
and shipping it to Lowell, Mass.
Eggs are coming down in price Iester-
days sun will put new life into the hens.
A meeting Of the window glass workers is
c,lled for Saturday evening.
Will d. Camp will move his FAMILY .
Virginia, where be has farm.
Rev. c. ". Frazier lectures this evening
in the A. N, E church, on Rose Hill.
School closes on Friday for one week.
John Bolen is making his own pegs IN
the Fourth ward
Bellaire has no need to hire professional
fancy skaters any longer. The exhibition
given BY our own Charlie Rankin was about
as good as any ever given here. ...
Marshal Healy, Of Benwood, was over
yesterday on business
Mrs. 81. A. Blrdsong is quite i'll.
Kew. d. B. Gull is in Dennison.
s-sJ6fn Stroble is home from visit with
friends at Belmont
The street commissioner will soon have
his usual Let OF workmen on the streets IT
the good weather continues.
Work on the new b. 4 o. turn.table Is
progressing.
The lecture by Dr.. c. W. Smith, tonight
in the First NJ. Z. Church will be interesting.
1t is the last lecture of the course and should
be we'll attended
Spangler Post No. 80, G. A. R. will give
an entertainment for the purpose of raising
money to detray the expenses Of Decoration
Day. The committee asks for help from the
ladies
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-26
The Wise Cat.
InnHnn IGnecLntor

We ourselves have known cat who
would recognize his masters footsteps after
3 three months absence, and come out to
meet him in the hall, with tail erect and
purripg all over as if to the very verge OF
bursting. And another cat we know, who
comes up every morning between 6 and I
o'clock to wake his master, sits on the bed,
and very gently feels first one eyelid and
then the other with his paw. When an eye
opens, but not till then, the cat sets up o
loud purr, like the prayer Of tire-worship-
per to the rising sun.
Those who say lightly that cats care only
for places, and not for persons, should go
to the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace, where
they may see recognitions between cat and
owner that will cure them of so shallow an
opinion. When We we're last there, one
striking instance fell in our way. Cats
greatly dislike these exhibitions
cat, as rule, is like Queen
Nashti unwilling to be shown, even
to the mobiles, at the pleasure of an
Ahauserus. Shy, sensitive, wsyward, and
independent cat represents being placed
upon cushion in 3 wire cage, sld exposed
10 the unintelhgent criticism, to say nothing
of the fingers, Of Q moi Of sightseers: One
very eminent cat belonging to the Master s
Common Room at Christ Church, Oxford,
whose size and beauty have on several oc-
casions entailed on him the hard necessity
of attending q cat show, takes, it is said,
three days to recover from the sense OF
humiliation and disgust which be feels,
whether he gets prize or not. On the oc-
casion to which we refer, a row OF dlstin-
guished cats were sitting, each on his
cushion, with their backs turned TO the
sghtseers, while their faces, when from time
to time visible, were expressive OF the deep
est gloom and disgust. Presently two little
girls pushed throug Oh the crowd to the cage
of one of these cats, crying, There
'Dickr" Instantly the great cat turned
around, his face trans6gured with joy, purred
loudly, and endeavored TO scratch open the
front o. the cage, that he might rejoin his
little friends who we're with difficulty per
shaded 10 leave him al the show.
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tELrsBuRe WAITS.
Special 70 he Re2isier.

WELLsDgRG,W W. Va, March 25.-The re-
mains of<Danforth Brown, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, WerH brought to this city this morning
and inferred in the Brooke Cemetery at 10
O'Clock. Mr. Brown was born and raised
in this county, and was for many years q
prominent business man OF Wellsburg, but
removed to Cincinnati about twenty years
ago, where he had resided until his death.
George Moran, aged 72 years, lifelong
resident Of Wellsburg, died yesterday. :.
A ten-year-old son Of Mrs. Good died TO.
day.
The business of the town has taken de-
eided turn for the better, and is now fairly
active.
The city, election will be held on the first
Thursday. 10 elect mayor, six members OF
council, and other town officers The issue
will be license and auti.license with the
probabilities of close fight. The citizens,
or license feket, has already been chosen.
The tempefsnce ticket will be chosen at q
mass meelhg to be held in the Court
house on Thursday evening.
The farmefa speak of the scarcity of teed
for their stock and are buying great guam
titles of both hay and grain that is being
shipped here from the West. 1t is reported
that winter wheat is badly damaged BY the
severe weather.
The miners at tbe Diamond coal and
coke works are out on strike. Fortunate.
ly for Wellsburg people they are not de-
prived of fuel while this state of affairs is
existing but can appreciate the benefit of
gas fires.
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ICE BOUND.
The Crew of a Vessel in Hudson Bay Living
on an Island.

The Crew of a Vessel IN Hudson Bay Living
on an Island.
OTTAWA, March 25.-The vessel Prince
of Wales, belonging to the Hudson Bay
Company sailed from Moose Factory,
James Bay, for London, with $3.50, 900 worth
Of furs, on October last She found Hud-
son Strait full Of ice, and was obliged to put
back. On reaching Charlton Island, 100
miles from the factory she was imprisoned
by the ice, and has been there ever since.
The company was unable to get fresh
provisions to the crew until q party OF
Indians with dog sleds, who left the
factory November 8, returned on January
II having reached the ship through great
Perils and brought back Captain Bishop.
The captain reported the the vessel beach
ed on Charlton Island, surrounded by miles
CT solid ice The island is we'll wooded.
and there is no danger of the men suffer.
ing for want of fuel. They live in rude
huts on the island Another expedition
has been sent out with clothing and provis-
ions, which are expected to last them until
August first, as no relief vessel can reach
them before that date. Ii is feared that the
ship may go to pieces when the ice breaks
up. This adventure is held by many to
show the impracticsbiity Of the much,
talked Of Hudson Bay route from the north
west to Europe.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Prof. David Swing, of Chicago, formerly
identified with The Alliance, and latterly
with the Weekly Magazine, has withdrawn
from the latter and become permanently
connected with The Current, in an editorial
capacity.
Maud S., in charge of her trainer, ". ".
Bsir. left Cincinnati last night for Pnila-
delphia.
Although all roads announced that the
rate TO New York is 81. it is understood that
tickets were sold yesterday in Cincinnati at
a much lower figure, one evening paper as
sertipg that tickets could be obtained for 81
At Louisville, KY, Milton Buckner, q
colored desperate, who murdered d. Hodg-
CESS, white, at Campbellsville, Ky, few
days ago, was arrested.
A telegram from ex-Mayor Otis, who was
with Levi Kerr when the latter was drowned
in the ST. Johns river, Florida, says that
the body was found yesterday and will be
sent North.
John Shinu, Owen Riley and NJ. Long
docker, crossed the river from Quincy, ILL.,,
into Missouri yesterday morning to hunt.
Last night their dog returned, and to-day
tEeir boat was found stranded below Quincy.
1t is believed they all were drowned.