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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-12
ma. ,pcon.rIcK,s AppoINrmENr.
what Is said of il Here and How it W.
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Received. se-
The appointment of S. P. Mccormick,
Of Grafton, TO succeed Gen, /. II. Duyall
as Collector of Internal Revenue for the
district ofwest Virginia, sent to the SEN
ate Friday by the President, caused gem
eral surprise hero when the intelligence
was made public in the newspapers Satur-
day. Mr.. Mccormick was accorded the
credit OF having worked his little scheme
very slyly and neatly, as he usually does.
Few Republicans were heard TO approve
the action OF the President, while many
condemned 1t emphatically.
twas reported that General Dnvall had
recently urged the acceptance OF his rcsig-
nation upon the authorities at Washing
ton. This report was promptly denied by
General Duvall, who says he has had no
correspondence on the subject, nor las hc
mentioned it in any way, since the cores
pondence on the subject just after the
resignation was rendered.
A member Of the Republican State
Executive Committee said Saturday that
Mr.. McCormicks application for the posi-
ton was sent in at the time the resigna-
ton OF Gen. Duvall was offered. 1t was
accompanied by strong endorsements. The
members OF the State Committee have all
endorsed lin. He did not know what
had induced the President to revive
the matter now; probably McCor-
mick himself had Induced him TO
do so. It might be that the
fact that General Duvall contemplated re-
firing from tho position after President
Cleveland's term commenced, had some
thing to dowithit, and thenominationwas
made to place Republican in possession
tfthe Office who would not step down and
out voluntarily as soon as President Ar
thurs term expired.
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The wellsburg Herald is not very much
troubled, apparently, by the three libel
suits for $4,000 each thnt have been
brought against II, II takes the matter
very philosophically. 1t reprints the pr
ticle about the three Young men and the
manner in which they are alleged TO have
beaten young Hindman. The Herald did
not speak Of them rs roughs and bad char.
acters, as at first reported. OF Senator
somerville, WHO brings.the suits, 1t says
"0n the contrary, knowing some Of the
circumstances Of the case, we arc very
much inclined to the belief that the pub.
lie will agree with US that the honorable
attorney, who is at the head Of the firm,
has made mistake. The motives are toe
apparent" The Herald made it pretty
warm during the Senator's candidacy on
theprohibihon question.
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This Evenipr,s Convention.

The Republican Convention to nomi-
nate a Mayor will meet at the City Build
ing at 1880 this evening. Its only duties
will be to nominate candidate for Mayor
and appoint eight members OF new Ex-
ecutiYe Committee. A. disposition thas
been shown to give to the latterd duty tho
attention which the importance to- the
party of IN efficient and well organized
committee demands.
For Mayor, Mr.. N. B. Scott Is most
prominently named. Doubts have been
expressed whether he would accept the
nomination. A friend Of his told . re-
porter yesterday that Senator Scott was
too good Republican to refuse If the
nomination were rendered unanimously,
although it would involve considerable
sacrifice OF his personal interests.
]. w. Grubb, tlie-jeweler, has also been
named in the past few days. Mr.. Grubb
has many qualifications for the position,
and while lie does not desire the nomina-
ton, 1t Is understood he would not decline
itif rendered.
W. Ii. Robinson has also been named,
but whether he Is willing to be considered
candidate nobody has authoritively
stated. The other gentlemen mentioned
are said to decline positively TO allowtheir
nomes IN hh uShl
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A wholesale Raid,

Saturday night the police broke the
calm OF several weeks past, and visiting
seven Of the houses OF III repute, arrested
the inmates. AT Madame Hattie Scots
No. 1911 Eoff street, the landlady, three
other women and two men were found
At Fannie Russell's, 81 Seventeenth street
no one was in but the madam. At Clara
Moss's, 1919 EoI street one woman and
one man, beside Miss Clara, were arrested
AtEmma SANKEY'S, / 10 Seventeenth street
Emma, five female boarders and one male
visitor were caught. AT Ida Holidays
$50 Market street. the inmates Of the
house only, three women, were found
AT Ann Wooster's, % Twenty.Grst street
there were six women and four men, and
at M'liss McGlumphry's, SO Tenth street
there were two women and two men be-
side the madam. There will be about
forty cases in this mornings police court
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ORCHESTRAL REuEAnsAL.
Public Rehearsal by tho Opera House o
nliast I'm Last NlRliE.

Public Rehearsal by tho Opera House Or
cllestra Last Night.
Mnnnerchor Hall was well filed last
evening with the friends Of the Opera
House Orchestra, notwithstanding the in
clement weather. The orchestra played
better last evening than they have done
for some time past, which certainly was q
demonstration Of the fact that they have
been having some good rehearsals.
They seem to have improved in the
manner OF attack and the shading, which
for some time past has not been an es.
pecial feature OF their playing. The i'm
proyement in this respect was especially
noticeable in the Fantasia Waldidylle;"
Hasselmann, and the overture Morning,
Noon and Night in Nienna," by Fyon-
Suppe.
The rest OF the programme was rendered
in q fair manner, although at times lack
| ing in precision and attention to the con-
ductor.
A great deal ofpride is taken by music
lovingpeople nthisorganization, and they
should take especial pains, devoting timeto1
frequent and intelligent rehearsals, and
study in order to ustiiythe interest taken
in thei playing. The orchestra contains
as good material rs can be found any
where, and they have for leader one
who has every qualification for the posi-
ton, and 1t lies with themselves alone TO
sustain the reputation made in tho past
season.
1t can be assured that ifthey will follow
out the slight suggestions given above and
give to Prof. Was their hearty co-opera-
ton, the desired result can be attained
and success will crown their efforts.
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wnrsr1ER ROSS
p,o,o.ss to Give up His saloon ana hn'st
kfVFS'1- the Ministry.

l
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 1o.-The announce :,
MONT was made tonight that Duncan y.
Ross. The famous Scotch athlete, had gwen
nm his saloon business, renowned atIl-
, " -. and Ind decided to enter the min
i is To a reporter who called upon him
=. .o ascartain the truthiulness Of tie report
Mr.. Ross said: 49,,
ayes, lam going to give up my saloon,
and shall wrestle no more. 1haye decided
to enter the pulpit, and anu now pertechns
NV mia plans for that purpose. have to.
NIGHT written q letter 10 the Faculty Of
Trinity College, theological seminary o.
TORONTO, for admission: nope 70 Vbo Jpt IN.
favorable reply, and i'll 90 s s.asa a M,
mediately close up my anaiis nef ',o any,
enter. My purpose is 70 take q two 2. thnn
course OF study in theology, ana 70 ttieii
enter the ministry. aotor.
6What has caused your present oetef-
mination2" was asked. ..,,.u
"Principally desire to help my Ieilo ~.
men, !" replied fhe great athlete, earnestly y
aSince my wife's death l have no heart 70
resume my wrestling matches, and .the 81
loon business has always been obnoxious 1s'S !
to me- Besides, / am convinced tina.
| in this way I can do the most good, anu
that IL is my duty. In my particular Dqs-
ness / have seen many things that WIN Dc
useful to me in the pulpit"
at will not be my purpose to wage a par f
icnlar war on saloonists; in other words,
I shall not pose as a reformed drunkard,
for have never been drunkard, neither
am / to preach and advocate temperance
exclusively. 1t is rather my desigaa, to to
lay in wait for them in the great cities,
and to advocate vigorous war on the
disreputable dens that infest the city, ana
the bad characters they shelter ana plo,,
tect. There is a field for such work, ana
| am confident that shall succeed in it.
| / hope to get away from the city within
two weeks, and to enter college by the
first OF February"
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AIessrs. Baker and Farron will present
their new play, Immigrants" at the Opera
House tonight. In this play several dia-
leot songs are well and laughingly render
ed, especially an Irish song Of Mr.. Faron's,
in which a battered stove,pipe hatis treat
ed with exceedingly pursuasiye humor.
Each OF the pair assumes two characters,
Mr.. Baker appearing rs mirthful young
German and hilarious old colored auntie,
with a camp-meettng song, and his col.
league as an irrepressible lrishman and q
German female fish vender, recommends
ed by youth, good voice and sprightly
feet. In several places the play relapses
into melodrama, which, without any In
tention on thepart OF the actors, was made
as funny as anything in the play.
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puEL on a cAR,s TOR.
Fighting with. Knives on a Car Running
Thirty Miles m Hour.

tlShtlng win Knives on u Str huhhhk
Thirty Miles an Hour.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1O.-George Jack
son, conductor, and James Wilson, brake
man, Of freight train on the Louisville &
Lexington Railroad, were brought to their
boarding house in this city last evening
suffering from wounds inflicted upon each
other in duel with bowie knives, fought
on top OF the train, flying at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour.
Jackson was coming from Lexington
with his train when he and Wilson quar-
relied over woman in the caboose. The
men were about to come to blows when q
proposition was made to fight duel on
top OF the caboose with bowie knives,
with which both men were armed.
No sooner was the proposition made
than it was accepted, and, drawing their
weapons, the men climbed to the top OF
the car. The other employees on the train
gathered around to watch the combat.
The train was whirling along ut the rate
ofthirty miles an hour, between Chris
tiansburg and Eminence, when the men
announced themselves ready for the bat
tie. They rushed upon each other and
closed in. Blood trickled from the knife
blades and despatched the roof OF the car.
1t was, apparently, combat to the death,
but neither man showed signs OF mortal
wounding. The train sped along, the
engineer keeping close lookout ahead,
and little dreaming OF the terrific fight
going on behind him.
The warning signal OF low bridge was
sounded, and for d few moments the duel
istsseparated and Rugged close to the roof
Of the car. Whiz went the train through
the bridge, when almost instantly the
men were on their feet and at it again.
Jackson received slash across the breast,
causing fearful wound, but, nothwith-
standing the injury, he seemed 10 fight all
the harder. He rushed upon his antago-
mist with the tierceness OF tiger, and
would have buried his bowie to tho hiltI
in Wilson's body, had it not been that
the train just ut that moment, flying
arounda curve, gave lurch that threw
Jackson fiat upon the roof. He was on
his feet, however, in an instant, but the
trainmen, not desiring to be witnesses to
a murder, put stop to further proceed
ings.
both mert were badly hacked, but Jack
son got the worst OF tho duel, the slash
across the breast being serious wound.
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Tho Fur Will Fly.

The following is taken from the steu.
benville Gd,stiei
Rev. DIR. Williams, formerly Of this city,
but now Of Bellaire, built avery fine house
in New Philadelphia, the Methodist
Preachers, Rotreat and left y in the
hands Of an agent to let. Joe Klee, rep
resentinga Wheeling brewer, rented the
building from the agent, with the osten-
qihle intention Of removing his family
into the honse. In the meantime he
changed his mind and put In q nntoriops
woman from Uhrichsyille with several
girls. AS q matter Of course New Phila.
deIphia Is excited over the matter, and
righteous indignation prevails. Dr.. VIII
liams has been telegraphed for and is ex.
pected Monday, when Che fur will ay, and
20 will the notorious woman.
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Rafael Josetfy. probably the most 10
nous pianist now in this country, will
give recital at the Wheeling Opera HOUSE
tomorrow night. JoseGy Is able to vary
the degree Of sound from the loudest tone
to tho taintest whisper. His versatility
enables him to play with grace, passion Of
viYacity according to the spirit Of the com
position. The New York Tribune pro
hounces his playing "a triumph Of tech
nical accomplishments, remarkable for thG
deep feeling, the earnest intelligence and
the scholarly judgment which penetrate
and inform every part Of it." Reserved
seats are on sale at BaNmer's,
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The members Of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION employed at the Riverside steel
works, at Benwood, held meeting Sat.
urlay night to consider the discharge Of
a number OF members Of the Association
from the works. The difficulty was mar.
rated in Saturdays ISrRLbIaENcER. The
meeting resolved to strike and refuse to
return 10 work until their fellow mem.
bers were reinstated.
AS stated Saturday, the discharge Of one
turn, half the force employed at the
works, is construed by the Amalgamation
as blow at tho Association. The major.
ity OF the men discharged are members Of
the Association, while the majority Of
those who are retained are not. The So
ciety warns members to stay away from
the works while the strike is in progress.
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CHARLEY DnADFonD:DEAD.
Various Other Bellalre News Items OF Gu
rent Interest.

rent Interest.
There are over fifty enrolled in Prof.
schofeld's singing class.
James A. McKallip, OF Leechburg, Pa,
is visitinghis brother Rev.. K. McKallip.
The towboat Dauntless stopped here
yesterday at Barnhill's boiler works and
had some repairs made.
"Gath" spent Saturday in Bellaire and
had fair sized audience Saturday night
at City Hall, where he entertained all
with his lecture on dublin"
The bodies OF two children Of Mr.. Zihl-
mann, now OF Cumberland, Nd, were
Inst week taken from graves here to be
buried beside their mother at that city.
Charley Bradford died Saturday morn.
ing about 6 o'clock. Acquaintance and
friends, who all speak well OF him in his
relations to him, buried him yesterday in
Rose Hill cemetery. He made no state
ments OF interest.
The attendance last week at7the public
schools was greater than ever before. In
the First ward schools were 2l2; Second
ward, 2ll; Central building, ISL Indian
run, 100; Gravel Hill, PA; colored school,
$40 total 1,47l. The average daily attend.
ance was ], 95G.
The falling river has again brought
almost to tie surgace the sunken barge,
and the water dashing over it shows plain
ly what a dangerous point it is. The large
towso Of coal have great difficulty in passing.
Yesterday afternoon hundreds Of people
were drawn to the banks by the John
Penny and the Mark Winnett which
worked together Tor long time, one at
each end Of the Peney's tow, TO get under
the Ohio span Of the bridge and back
again. into the channel.
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pemoerntie NomInatlons.

The Democrats OF the wards in which
their Council candidates had not al
already been named also held their pri
maries Saturday night, and the following
nominations were made:
Fourth Ward-First Branch: Peter F
Farrell; Second Branch: Frank Smith
Frank Healy, Robert Crawford.
Fifth Ward-FistB Branch: VIM. Myles
Second Branch: John Voeckler, jr., John
Waterhouse, Louis Delbrngge.
Sixth Ward-First Branch: John Gavin
Second Branch: Finley Mckinley, Frank
Cruise, Pat. Wier, Jonas Pickett, John
The only noteworthy fact in connection
with these nominations is the defeat O
"Uncle" John Boring in the Fourth Ward
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wAurrN, WIS.,, Jan. ll.-1ast night
four inmates Of the State prison, Michael
and Thos. peedy, VIM, Barps and Richard
Page effected their escape from tho insti,
tuition. But little start was gained by
them before their absence was discovered
and search Immediately commenced.
Page was the first to be. recaptured, a
farmer labbing him Just as hewas about
to take . horse,fron the farmers barn to
further his escape. He refused to speak
regarding the whereabouts OF the others,
but early to-day the three were found in
the hay ina barn in the prison grounds
where they had secreted Themselves,
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Cutting sorape a Parkersbura.

In Parkersburg last Friday evening
Taylor Fountain and. Dan Coleman be-
came involved in dispute in saloon
where they were shaking dice. They
stepped outside and were followed by a
crowd A fight followed, which was
fought to close in about two minutes,
when the police arrived, by Coleman yell:
ing, II am cutlp The officers pulled
Fountain OF Of Coleman, who staggered to
his feet, and, holding his hands on his
abdomen, started for a barber shop two
or three squares distant There he was
waited on by Q physician, and deep
slash extending across the stomach, near
the umbilicus, found, from which the in
testines protruded when he removed his
hands. lie Is in dangerous condition.
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Tic ..Hu,nan Fly.n

Austin's Australian Novelty Company
will open weeks engagement at Charley
ahay'a Theatre this evening. Prominent
pany Is Mile. Aimee, called "the human
iiy,h who walks head down upon the cell
ing. The performance is described as mis-
tifying and wonderful. The Russian role,
skaters ought to draw in Wheeling iusl
now. Besides these Is a long list Of start
ling, interesting and pleasing acts. The
company has had immense success wher,
ever II has appeared.
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@aht,,a go,udee.
TEST YOUR BAKING POWDER TO-DAY
brands Advertised as absolutely purc
CONTAIN AMMONIA
THE TEST

Place can top down on hot stove until heated thea
rUnOVO the cover and SMELL a chemist Will not 70 ~
CURED 10 detect the pres0nce OF ammonia.
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A NEW SCHEME.
Reported Consolidation of All the Natural
Gas Coiiipanies,

8us SoihPtlnltt.
PtrrsnuReH, Pa, Jan. 1o.-The several
natural gas companies Of Western Penn,
sylvania are about to consolidate their in.
terests, and assisted by Eastern capitalists
will organize the seaboard Natural Gas
Company. 1t is proposed to transport
natural gas to Philadelphia, New York
and other Eastern cities. Work will be
commenced about May L.. A Greenshurp
correspondent telegraphed tonight that
during the last few days great amount
Of gas territory had been bought up. To.
day at least three-fourths OF the five hun
bred thousand or more acres OF gas.pro
ducing territory in Western Pennsylvania
Is tied up in leases held by enterprisin1
companies. Leases for 10000 acres are
weekly being placed in the Office OF The
Register and Recorder Of Westmoreland
county. Chartersare being secured in the
different States in which the company's
now lines will enter, It is their final In
tention to furnish light and heat for the
entire United States.
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interesting services.

At Mt. de Chantal yesterday interesting
services were held incelebration OF the
iiftieth Anniversary Of the entrance into
the Sisterhood OF Sister Mary Eleanor
Walsh. She is rs years old, but hale apd
hearty, and attends TO her duties at the
Mount rs faithfully and well as any Of her
younger sIstern, Bishop Kahn conducted
the services, which were imposing and
beautiful. On Saturday Sister Mary
Eleanor received numerous beautiful floral
gifts from her former pupils, and yester-
day they all said mass Tor her. This gol-
den jubilee is rare event In the religious
Eonieties.
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CLOSING out business.

ASH am about to give up the merchant
tailoring business, ] will offer to my Gus
toners and the public special bargains.
ASH will make up oil garments at about
half the cost you would have to pay else
where, now Is your time to have your
suits or oyercoats made up cheap, with ct,
trimmings and workmanship guaranteed.
All persons indebted to this firm will
please call and settle their accounts.
Store closes at 9 o'clock, except Saturdays.
Store for rent and fixtures for sale.
II. II. MANsBAoH.
No. 20, Twelfth street,
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ami. Wood.

Unprecedented bargains will be offered
this week by Geo. +: Taylor in
Black Silk Grenadines,
Black Henrietta Cloths,
Black Nuns' Yeilings,
Black Crepe Cloths, &c.
His SILK Sale will also be continued this
week at the same. low prices,
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INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, D. o., Jan. 12.-1 A.M,-
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, cloudy
weather, with rain, followed by colder,
clearing weather, winds shifting to north
westerly and higher barometer.
For the Lower Lakes, cloudy weather,
with rain, followed by colder, clearing
weather, winds shifting to westerly, rising,
preceded in the eastern portion by falling
barometer. =.