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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-25
A MINISTER'S SUICIDE
IN NpE1IRIUM 1NDuoKDBY ILLNESS
A Former s,ousen,iIllan Tries to Hang Him.
self, pl.appsars and Fears are Enter
tained that ns hiss Mt Last been Sue:
ss..fal-wallup Poisoning case.

Social Dispdtea % ne hEselliCaieg. ~
KKYsER, w. Va, August 24.-Rey. s. s.
Idleman, q Methodist minister, committed
suicide while temporarily deranged, about
four or Eve miles from Green Spring, w.
Va, Saturday evening. Mr.. 1dleman's
circuit extends through that portion Of
Hampshire county, and while preaching
last Sunday week he complained to one Of
his congregation Of not feeling well. He
took sick with typhoid fever sometime
during the week. Saturday evening three
parties were sitting in the room with him.
They asked him If he wanted anything;
they were going out to get drink Of
water. He seemed to be rational ct the
time, and told them TO bring him drink
OF water when they came back. They all
left the room, and when they were ali ont
he slipped out Of bed, ran up. stairs and
Jumped out ola window, striking on his
mead, fractuting the skull, which resulted
in his instant death. The corpse was
brought to Keyser Monday morning and
sent to Grant county, where his relatives
live. Mr.. Idleman was we'll and fayora-
bly, received by his congregations, and is
spoken of as bright and intelligent
young man.
Campmeeting commenced here last
Thursday and will continue until the
middle Of the week, Considerable inter-
est has been manifested by those attend
ing. Yesterday being Sunday Large
crowd was on the ground. The best OF
order prevailed. II.
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AnANK TREASURER

oa Bsiag Pound oat Finds Relief In the
K Razor Route.
,sourn FRAMlSauAM, Mass, August "a.
Ex.Treasurer Adams, Of the Birmingham
savings bank, whose accounts were last
week made the subject Of special invests
CATION, OF bank commissioner Gatchel, and
,whoseresignationw nwasrequested committed
suicide at the bank this afternoon by cut
ting his throat. When found q revolver
lay beside him, which 1t Is supposed was
for use provided the rszor did not accom-
piish the work.
Mr.. Gatchel has made statement. He
says there are many irregularities in tho
accounts Of Adams. The check books are
in q very unsatisfactory condition. The
stubs Improperly filed out in some cases
blindly, in some cases blank. He
and his son drew unknown sums
for use in their private business,
and Adams drew over $1,000 in the
lasttwo months for pers1nal expenses. He
wss very lax in attending to the banks
business. The interest on NE 900 loaned
on a mortgage and due last April had not
yet been collected, while much Of It was
for more arrears. The books are being
examined by q chief expert.
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Dowlxe,- the Toledo postmaster, who
has issued q proclamation tha. he cannot
train any more with the Republicans, was
not such good Republican after all, and
he was only one so long as it served
his selfish ends. A Washington cores
pondent Of the Caeiaaati Commercial Ga
ssrs.. remarks. .'He seems to,proceed in his
card upon the theory that nothing in the
line of political degradation can sicken q
Democrat, or disgust President Cleveland.
Pat Bowling deneuncing the cry OF sec
tlonalisn, quoting Grant and Lincoln to
his fellow sitizshs declaring for economy,
preaching @purity Of public service and
insisting thatit cannot be found in the
Espublican psrtyl And all this for q
pOstolice, and from a man who never had
thought Of party policy, except as it
seemed 10, him to bear on the question Of
spois for Bowling and the Dowltug set.
"Hulding tue yieNa 1 do. u most emphat.
inally decline to march in the so-called
Republican ranks this tGll."
Goodbye, Dowling, you 50 to join 9
procession which Is worthier Of you, and
in which you will not be put out Of place.
Youw need no letterot introduction,
and you will not be aa alonesome as II you
had remained o Republican. When q
party dedicated, the frst to leave Il are
those who protessed its principles for rev
enue only.',
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A pRurAL LOVER.

spurnsd by the objeet of HIS Passion, Ha
Assaults Her with Perhaps Fatal Eject.
VtscRssEs, IND, August 24.-Lew Xix
on Of P4toka, young farmer Of that
nelshhorhood, twenty miles south Of this
city, had been waiting on a young lady Of
the village named Downey. Hixon fell
desperately in love with her and proposed
to marry her, but she spurned his offer.
Enraged 1T this, last Sunday Hixon went
10 tie home Of Miss Downey, and finding
the doors locked, broke in the house, and
approaching the girl again, asked her to
marry him. She refused and he made an
indecent proposal to her, and pulled his
knife out and threatened to cut her heart
ont. He knocked her down and stamped
on her, beating and kicking her In the
the most horrible manner. He also swore
he wonld kill the girl, but Of that janet'
ure neighbors intertsfed, and Hixon dis
appeared.
escaped, bpt last night wes captured at
Washington by Marahal Lewis and
brought to the Nincennes Jail. Hixon is
good looking fellow, twenty-five yearl
Of age. He was arrested Tor rape and
assault with intent to kill. Miss Downey
waS an orphan, whose mother died three
weeks ago. Tie neighbors at Patoka are
greatly enrsged, and. talk Of lynching
HixOn. 7aa r q,
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Tho Clarke.Yerhis lIardsr.

y1ScrssEs, 1sp., August 24.-The
Clarke.vorhis murder Of last Monday ID
still the topic Of geeeral conversation.
There Is strange coincidence in connec.
tion with young vorhis, the particulars ol
which were made public yesterday. Yor-
his lived at Farmland, near Winchester, for
anumber Of years. A'few years ago Vor-
his sister was murdered by her husband,
William Burroughs. Itseems that Vorhis
was the only witness TO the bloody trage-
dy, and his testimony sent Burroughs, his
brother-in-law, 10 the penitentiary for life:
Burroughs always swore that yorhis testi-
fed falsely in the case. The second muir
der Of the familywas that in which Vorhis
lost his lifslast Monday night, and singu.
larry enough, only eight hours alter Nor-
his died, Burroughs breathed lis last in
the penitentiaty at Michigan City. Bur-
f6pghsf remains were inferred near VIM
Chester the day alter Yorhis was buried.
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Awsalthy aIans strange D cath.

Pa,1ApELsHr4, August 24.-The Record
Ibis morning says; Charles A. Gambrill,
a wealthy Baltimore merchant, died sud-
denly ct the Continental Hotel las. even
ing under pscalar circumstances. Mr..
Gambrill arrived at the hotel on Friday
last, and since that time is said to have
been drinking somewhat heavily. A
number Of empty bottles were found In
his room, one OF which had contained
spirits Of ammonia, and another bad been
filed with yalerian. Both these were
empty, and 1t Is thought the deceased
meichant took an oyerdozs OF one or the
ether and died from the effects. The
greatest reserve was displayed by the EN-
ployes OF the hotai in speaking of the mat,
Ter, and even the name oi the physician
who attended afr. Gambrill was kept Q
secret. This, it was learned, was Dr.
Woodtord, ex. Coroner,s physician, aud il
was stated that he bad authorised the
hotel clerk to say that death had resulted
from heart disease. The matter will nc
doubt be rigidly investigated today BY
the. Coroner.
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HE DETAINED GRANT
AND pRoyoKKD a CHALLENGE.
An Analr between. q New York Politician
and n Navy L.sutsnant which Nearly
Resulted IN d Duel -Fusare Move.
msats Of the Grant family. s

NEy YoRk, August PA sensational
story has Just leaked out here, the sub;
stance Of which is as follows: While q
prominent politician Of New York City, a
personal friend Of Gen. Grants, was visit
ing the a.gship Tennessee with a party Of
ladies', q certain Lieutenant on board, who
was still wearing the mourning Grape
upon his arm, indnlged in slanderous re-
marks against Gen. Grants character and
career. The politician became very angry.
and on his return TO shore Immediately
sent the slanderer challenge to fight q
duel.
The latter declined on the ground that
duelipg Is in violation Of the Navy regu.
lations. The irate gentleman then uoti-
fied the officer that he would shoot him
on sight unless he accepted the challenge.
The Lieutenant finally accepted, but while
the preliminaties were being arranged the
Admiral heard rnmors Of the affair and
declined to permit the Lieutenant togo
ashore, thus frustrating the duel for the
present at least.
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BRUTAL TREATMENT
OF a Young Gill rfapsal.. by Her rahaman

OF n Young Girl rrapszlst by Her 1nhuman
Guaf6ians.
+ CHICAGO, August ga irail girl named
Mercedes Corsuso, otherwise "The Cuban
Wonder" who for the past week has been
performing nightly at a variety theatre on
State street, was at the Despleines street
police station yesterday. The child was
made to 20 through series of movements
on the trapeze, and her diminutive stature
aud the agility and skill with which she
executed some difficult teats made her q
desirable attraction. Her age Is about 12,
though she looks fully two years younger,
After her performance at the theatre re-
Gently, the little girl met with q man in
the audience who conyersed with her In
Spanish. She told the man that on that
afternoon she was beaten with whip till
the blood flowed from her nose and ears.
She was at 0 rehearsal, and failed in q
difficult act that was being taught her by
Belletta Du Grow, o female trapezs per.
former.
The child said that this woman took her
from her parents, who worked on plan.
tation in Cuba, promising she would edu:
cate the littls Mercedes. The woman and
her husband, Daniel DuCrow, also q per.
former, instead OF educating the child at
school, taught her toperiorm on the stage,
and used her as their principal attraction.
This gentleman reported the facts 10 the
Humane Society, and the child was found
to be in q pitiable state. Her right bip
was swollen to double It's natural size, and
It seemed as Il the little one was 10 be Grip.
pied forever. This malformation, she ex'
planned, was the result of 0 fall she mel
with while practicing one day. After
that she became strangely timid, and the
woman was in tho habit Of beating hei
cruelty to get her TO go on the stage. The
DuC Crows have been arrested and will bl
prosecuted for cruelty to children.
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AREcK1Yss cANpIpATE.
Governor Hoadis,s Wholesale Inderserne
n. IIll-I q IA......... n. 1tt,,,,.inl,. l n

| Of Democratic B1undars. ~;
Co1uxBus, O., August 24-Goyernol
| Hoadlygoes the whole hog, consequently
when he made his speech accepting {
nomination he said he would not have
he indorsed the sale Of the United statel
senatorship, Allen o. Myers disgaeeful
escapades in the Legislature, the false
management Of the penitentiary, the ruin
that has been brought upon one Of The
noblest institutions Of the State, the Asy.
llum for the Blind, and the ruination o.
the broom trade, &c. There is enoughi in
this little business TO keep almost any or
binary man busy apolosiztng for during a
campaign, but Hoadly is no ordinary man.
He says and does things that no other
man would say or do without being &C
quainted with some OF the facts In the
case.
The Democratic party has been as false
to- the people in the penitenttary matter
as 1t has to the liquor interests in matters
oiIesis!ation. Il promised 70 abolish the
contract system In the .penitentiary, but
how long did that system remain abol:
ished? /? The piece-price plan In vogue
there ts y hundred percent worse than the
old contract system. Ask the broom-corn
ralsera and the broom-makers what 1t has
done Tor them. Ask the harnesEmakess
what the present management OF the pen.
itentiary has done for them. They will
say that their business Is ruined through
the false promises and bad management
.oi the penitentiary.
When Hoadly asks tor criticism of his
administration, ask him how many rela-
tlyes Of his hold positions inthe peniten-
tiary, and Il some OF them who are doing
business for the State have done business
for themselves within the last few years.
When Hoadly asks sgain for criticism Of
his administration, write him 10 explain
how he gave the Sinking Fund Commits
sionerstto understand that the deal with
Albert Meter was all right, and why he
#aftetWard approved 1t. Ask him II he
does not think that he should bear his
share Of the blame for that piece OF du-
plicity instead OF endeayoring to have
three other men shoulder the whole load
Ask him why he hesitated, higgled and
bungled around during tue Hooking Val.
ley strike, and alter sending troops into
theyaltey, is now, and has been In every
way possible endeavoring TO leave the i'm
preston that no troops were sent to the
valley? AK him why he made promises
to the operators that he would protect
them, and then told the miners that he
would not send troops among them? Ask
him, then, why he violated his promises
10 both parties, and conducted himself so
that neither has any confidence in him2
Ask the Governor why he curses his
eloquent young friend" TO one set Of cal
lers in private, and then fondles him a
little Inter in public on the platform at the
east front Of the Capitol. Ask the Cover.
nprif be hasnot . reputation for changing
lo4itions on public matters that would
Gauss the green-eyed monster 10 take pos
session Of the breast Of lightning
change artist?" 9 s
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SMOKING pea.h ,of Two childrsn.

OTTAWA, 0Sf., August 24-A fearful
accident occurred yesterday afternoon on
the line ot the Canada & Atlantic Rail.
way, about q mile and quarter from the
Elgin street station. Shortly before 8
O'clock q freight train was coming from
the east, aud when on the curve Just at
the bridge the engineer discovered four
children on the structure. The bridge ID
one not intended for public use; and the
engineer at once reversed his engine and
signalled down brakes, but the train
could not be stopped. In.some nliracu.
lous way two OF the children escaped, but
the two Oldest girls were caught and man.
pled 70 death. The driving wheels oil the
locomotive and several Of tie cars We're
marked with blood, hair and fragments O
skin, showing the dreadful muhlation
which the yictims had suffered. So tai
Iit hasn been possible 70 ascertain theil
l1QeHttty.i IN iIte 81. n 'titi. Il
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THE enANr FAMILY..
.osi. Feed orant Litsty % attend Several
~ ~ -, 4, u. ,a.. n..a4 Y Z

Col. Fred 6rant Likely 60 Attend Several
Army Rsuniops-Mrs. Grant.
MI. McGREaoR, N. Y, August "a
Mira Grant again has her children all
with her at the Drexel Cottage, prelim-
mary to their faal removal about Sep
tembsr l. It is in contemplation that at
that time Colonel Gran. and wife, with
their little son, shall go TO Chicago, and
be the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Potter
Palmer, and that the Colonel shall attend
three out OF the number OF army reunions
to which he has been invited, viz: that
Of his fathers original regiment, the 2lst
Illinois, at Noga; that OF the Army OF the
Tennessee, at Chicago, and that OF the
Crockar Brigade, at Des Moines, Iowa.
This brigade bore o valiant part at Vicks-
burg.
absence, will have his mother and Mrs.
Sartoris as part Of his household at the
farm home in Westchester county, near
Pnrdie Station, on the Harlem. He re-
turns thither on Monday next. Should
Mrs. Grant, Sr., as the tims approaches,
desire rather. TO proceed at once to the
Sixty.sixth street house, the Colonel
stands ready 10 give up bis proposed trip,
rather than leave her lonely. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Grant, with their little Nellie,
come from Lame, Conn, on Wednesday,
and, after the departure from the noun
tain, 1t Is reported he may sail for Europe
on o business trip. Mrs. Sartor;s Is In tel
egraphic correspondence with members Of
the family In England about having her
three children sent to her at New York
before the Winter, in order that she may
bear her mother company. uthis cannot
be arranged she will start for home probs-
bly, In October.
General Grants expressed wish that his
son Frederick should attend "a. his
mothers business interests aud reside
with her will be carried out. He will be
in charge Of the valuable books and
papers of record which form part Of the
Generals estate, assisted by his hrothers
and by Mt.N e. Dawson, the efficient
|stenographef, whom the Senate Inter
state Commerce Committee resigned to
General Grant. BE has. completed the
copying OF the manuscript for the second
volume OF the forthcoming book. The Last
pages have been written to-day. Certain
letter., military orders and maps alone
remain to be inserted.
Mrs. Grant, who has now been one
month widow, bears up with composure.
She occupies her time in hearing the let
ters OF confidence; which still pour in,
and has the New York papers daily, from
which her maid reads aloud to her.
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NEWS m BRIEF.

Leonard Collmser was fatally hurt at
Seymour, Ind, by being crushed under an
engine.
Miss Amy Phillips, Of vincennes, Ind,
died Of lockjaw, the result Of stepping on q
rusty nail.
Robert Humphreys and wife, Of Perry.
vile, o., were chlosot otormed and robbed Of
500 and valuable iewelry.
Near Gallasin, Tenn, Arch Harper, was
struck on the head with wagon spoke by
William Mos, and fatally injured.
In collision on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne & Chicago railway, near Lucas, o.,
Charles johnson, brakeman, was scalded
TO death.
AT Washington, Ind, Saturday night,
Walter Meredith fatally shot Daniel Fag.
ana. The shooting was the result Of IN
old grudge.
Blythe explosion Of a lamp in the resi-
dence OF Theodore Fasers, at Cleveland,
o., the building was badly damaged and
Antonio Dayiny was sudocated.
Fred Adler, son Of Appointment Jewish
merchant OF Milwaukee, whose remains
were sent home from Germany, 1t Ii
discovered, was killed in duel.
8fiss Gertie Wade, Of Newark, o., de-
tanned at Lawrence, Mass, by the Saliva.
ton Army against her will, was released
| lbyoticers, who raided thermy's barracks
Prof. john Young Consul to Belfast
ireland, under President Lincoln, and
Professor Of Languages at Butler Uniyer-
sity. IryinRton. Ind, iB dead, at the aga 81
isiIty-nine years.
Atsalem, Ind, Fred. Berkey, Jr., while
drunk, fred nine shots atpersons on the
street, wounding four. Finding escape
Impossible he shot himself In the head
dying fifteen minutes atterward.
Gus Hooker, while abusing the family
| Of q Mr.. Doeble, near Logan. u, waseject
led from the house by ]. shorr, and in th.
seutiie, was struck ON the head with {
stick Of wood, from the effects OF which hs
died. +. ;,
I oorneiins % Lear, son Of the woman
\ whose COW caused the destruction Of Chi
cago, Is supposed 10 have murdered hi
Imistress IN The town Of Lake, 0 Chieagl
suburb, and TO have fatally wounded hi
sister.
Afiot pccaiTed d wofkineman's pic
Inicat Indianapolis Sunday, IN which L
Ia. Vanmater had his skull crushed
James Owens had a jaw broken, Slla
4 lEnglen was shot in the groin, and q loot
er.on received a ball in the leg.
The third story ei the Union Shoe Fas
tory, Of ChiIIicothe, Ohio, allied with new
lily manufactured stock, was burned OF
j yesterdsy. Insured for SO 900, which
j Hess than the lcsa. The company h.
lbeen working over time 70 tllorders.
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aLoYEr Inn. SPOILED
By tho Arrest Of the Prineipai., Who wer
Afterward Discharged.


Afterwatd Discharged.
ROCHESTER, August PA special from
Oak Orchard, via Carlton, says: The
steamer Charlotte left the Glen
House at a quarter to one o'clock this
morning, carrying a party Of over Que
hundred, who had paid Ave dollars apiece
for the privilege of seeing Baker and slat-
terly fight with hard gloves to finish.
When the steamer arrived at Charlotte
the tug Florence Yates was waiting, with
another party on, board. The two steam
ers made the trip in company, arriving
here at Q :15 M, Il was learned upon
landing that Slattery and Baker were both
in Jail at Albion. Atabout 2 O'Clock this
morning Colonel Howard, Sheriff of Or
ans county, and q posse Of men, came there
with warrant issued by Justice Tucker Tor
the arrest Of both the men. slaltery was
stopping at the Point Breeze hotel on the
east sideof Oak Orchard Greek, and Ba-
ker at the Lakeyiew House, on theswest
side. Sheriff Howard broke in the door
OF slattery's room while Slattery was
asleep, and handcutfed both his prisoners
before he started with them for Albion:
Slattery arrived here last Saturday might,
and Baker came the night before, bring
ing seyera! friends with him. His father
lives between here and Albion, and Baker,
being well known about here, has told q
good many people when and where the
light would come Of, Slattery's friends
appear much. disappointed with Hakef's
action in this respect. One of them said
that the fight might as well have been ap-
pointed in the Arcade.
< AnAlbion special SAYS: AT 1850 o'clock
this morning the parties were arraigned
before Justice Tucker and discharged on
bonds Of $1,000 each to keep the peace.
Groups Of people are gathering at every
corner discussing the atiair.
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A,yessel Lostih Z anurTicanIe.

BKAuEoRT, s. o., August "a The steam
ship Alexandria, which arriye5ye yestetday,
reports the wreck Of the Scotch steam
dredge Beaufort, on August 8, OF the Befs
mudas. Capt. Penny and the crew 10
,ot - men are Believed 70 haye. all been
lost. The Beaufort cleared from Ssyans
nah in ballast on July 20s iof GFeenocs, 4.
Scotland via Bermuda. heg5iled rom
Bermuda on August 2, and was cauk1 Il In
q hurricane v hen SIX days out, The B ea1.
fort was q new dfstgs sof lgtfat power
built espec cially TO dig phosph for Hume
Bros, at Charlie ton. She proved d fall
ufe, and had d screw, and spans pdt Ia and
started back. Stewas seventy days com.
ing over. Captain Penny wss d anatiyeo Of
Nova Scotia, The men on the tug that
took the Beaufort down the river stated
that the officers and crew were drunk
when they parted company.