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NEWS SUMMARY,
Eastern and Middle States,

JOHN w. O'BRIEN, a government EN-.
ploye and an ex-soldier, has been appointed
weigher in the New York custom house, hav
ing had the highest average Of proficiency
in the recent examination Of applicants. This
is the case in which the New York collector
appointed Alderman Sterling, of Brooklyn,
to the position, but was ordered by the Presi
dent to suspend Sterling and hold an exami-
nation, open to all applicants, under the civil,
service rules. Sterling was among those ex-
amined, and was twenty third in the list Of
thirty men who passed the examination.
q. B. CLAFL1N, head of the prominent
New York dry goods house of H. B.. Claflin
& Co., died suddenly a few days since of
apoplexy. He was s~eventy-four years old,
and since A. T. Stewards death was recog-
nized as the leading dry goods merchant OF
the country.
MRS. ALFRED FRITZ, wife Of a prosperous
young New York engraver, killed herself and
two little children, a few days since, by adj
ministering poison. The only motive was
pique caused by a family quarrel.
T~wENTY.N1NE workmen employed on the
New York aqueduct have losS their lives by
accidents in the past six months.
THE body of DR.. Frances Druck, a female
physician OF Philadelphia, was cremated the
other day in tho Lancaster PENN cremato
rum.
CHARLES WILLIAMS (colored) convicted Of
a%ssaulting a married woman ut Cambridge,
DEL. has been sentenced to death.
TIE National Grange Of the Patrons OF In
dustry has been in session at Boston, dele.
gates from all parts Of the country being in
attendance.
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Music Among the Japs.

1t strikes the Western mind as very
strange that q people possessing so much
artistic talent should be so utterly dcsti.
tute of what we term musical science.
They have, it is true, a system of music,
but it is so much at variance with our
ideas about it that one is justified in
denying it a place in the musica? art of
the world. The national instrument
Zone might almost say of torture, for
such it really is to the civilized carr is
the samisen, a banjo or guitar Of three
strings with IN exaggerated neck. The
musicians are generally womcn.-CH Chicago
TTiIlne.
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Riel,S Career

Louis David Riel was born IN 1914 at Wolf
River, British America, and was descended
from an Irish family named O'Reilly. His
father was Jean Baptiste Rel, a trapper and
hunter well XXI in the Northwest Terri
tory, and his mother was all Indian. In lS49
the elder Riel led an attack by the half breeds
and Indians against the Hudson's Bay COM
that the corporation purchased his
favor and made him an unuer-factor.
When Louis Riel was a boy, Friar
NOV Archbishop T'ache, then a missionary,
discsrnsd in him elementsiof character which
he fondly believed could be developed to the
special profit of the Indians and half-breeds.
He attached the boy to himself and for years
Riel served as an aco!yte and in other ways
assisted the missionary in his labors. In time
Riel was transferred to st. Mary's college,
Montreal, where he pursued a CO..,
one or two departments While
good results followed his training there, the
instincts of early life were not weakened:
After his college course he studied law, but
without success. Returning to the North
west, be in 1869 startled his former associates,
who had lever been impressed with his attain
ments. by leading the first half: breed revolt:
The Hudson Bay company had transferred
its territory on the Red and Assiniboin rivers,
and the Qall.DrooQS were dlTd 1u tuoy "oulu VIC
driven from their homes. Under Riels leader.
ship they demanded the right to elect their own
legislature, a free homestead and pre-emption
". The governor of Manitoba was driven
out of the country by Riel's forces. In 1871
the rebels dispersed on the appearance OF
General Wolseley's expedition, and The Red
river campaign closed without bloodsned.
For some time Riel remained in hiding.
While still an outlaw he was elected to the
Dominion parliament for Provenchei. and
actually appeared in the house and signed
the roll. Then he disappeared again, finding
refuge in Montana, where he acted as a pro-
lessor in O Jesuit college. Late in 1854 ne re-
turned to the Northwest. His offer to leave
the country for 5000 not being &C
copied, Riel fomented the uprls-
ing which led to his death. General
Middleton, commanding the Dominion mill
tia, after much skirmishing and fighting,
routed the rebels at Batouche on May j, lSS5.
Four days later Riel was captured. He was
tried before Judge Richardson at Regina, his
counsel pleading insanity, but Rel himself
declaring that he was sane. He was SEN
fenced to be hanged, but was reprieved.
Strong, but Intellectual efforts were made by
French Canadians to have his sentence com
muted, an unsuccessful appeal being made
to the English government
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A YEAR OF COMMERCE.
Report OF the Chef Of the Bureau OF
Statistics -.

Report OF the Chef Of the Bureau OF
Statistics.
Colonel W. F. Switzler, chief of bureau OF
statistics, has just completed his annual re-
port on foreign commerce.. The duty col
lected on merchandise fell from SlM, OJo,O oo
in 1854, to SITS, 900, 900 in 1855, but the equiv
alent ad valorcm rate rose from41.7 per cent.
to az per cent. This increase in the al val.
orem rate is due to the decline III prices OF
goods subject to specific duty upon which are
imposed high rates OF duty.
The value of our foreign trade conducted
in vessels bearing our national flag shows q
steady decline. During the fiscal year 1888
the value of merchandise carried in our TOR
eisn trade was 81, SSS, GOO 1000, of which only
14.6 Der cent. was carried in American bot
toms and only seven per cent. in American
steam vessels, but Of tho 79.5 per cent. of this
commerce conducted by foreign vessels, 64.o
per cent. was carried in foreign steam
ers. or the total tonnage entered at our sea
ports in the foreign trade last year, amount
ing to 12, Goa, 900 tons, only 2,oOO,OOO was
American tonnage and 9,20O,O 900 foreign ton
mage.
There was also a large falling off in the
emigration. The number arrived during
the year was 1876, BAG as against 5!S,592 dur.
ing the preceding year, and a falling OIL OF
fifty per cent. since 1882, the year Of the larg-
ost emigration, when the arrivals were
1888, 902.
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FIGHTING IN BULGARIA..
The Entire Servian Army Enters Bull
garian Territory.

The Entire Servian Army Enters Bull
garian Territory.
King Milan has informed the European
powers that Servia has declared war against
Bulgaria because Bulgaria arbitrarily at
tackled a position which the Morava division
Of the kings troops held in
Servian territory opposite the Bull
garian frontier. King Milan has
also issued a proclamation, in which
he says that Servia cannot allow Bulgaria,
which has already proved a hard neighbor
to disturb the balance Of power in the Bal
kans to her exclusive advantage. He then
refers to what he calls the unjustiiable Bull
garian customs duties on the from
tier, the unlawful seizure Of Bregova,
and the encouragement by Bulgaria
of tie Servian rebels condemned for high
treason. King Milan also refers to alleged
ill-treatment Of Servian emigrants in Bull
garia, the blockade Of the frontier by Bull
CARA, and alleged attacks by undisciplined
bulgarian volunteers on the Serylan people
and troops.
Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, in an order
OF tn. day to tn, 0 Ii :srs al | Ill n OF his army
SAYS: "king Milan has declared war against
us. AMI has ordered the SerVian army to in
wade Bulgaria. Our Servian brethren, in
steal Of assisting us, wish to ruin oar coun-
try. Show your courage now, and offend,
your mothers, wives, sisters and homes! lur-
sue and annihilate the cowardly, treacherous
enemy! Let Forward! BIO your battle cry,
brethren, and may God aid US and grant US
victory" =,
Servia has an army of ITO. 600 officers and
mon, with 4lS guns. The Bulgarian forces
consist Of 60, 900 men, and the Eastern Rou-
me'ian army comprises "a, COO tro ops.
In several preliminary skirmishss the Bull
garianI were worstei. In one Of these iShts
the Bulgarians lost thirty-four killed and
wounded.
Russian newspapers, both official and un,
official. unite in condemning tho fratricidal
Servo-Bulgarian war, and declare that NUS
STA will be unable to sit quietly while Bul.
garia and Servia tear each other to pieces.
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The News in Canada.

Intense excitement was aroused among the
French Canadians by the news of Riel's
hanging. In Montreal q crowd of more than
~, 600 people assembled and burned effigies of
Sir John Mcdonald, the Canadian premier,
and other cabinet ministers. Turbulent
masses went through TIE streets singing
French songs, and the police were for the
time powerless. In Quebec the excitement
was also very great, and many flags were
displayed at half-mast. .
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He Wants the Earth.
e, with content, is much

A. little, with content, is much
To him who'll not refuse it.,
Who takes it, a. the Lord has sent,
And then does rightly use it,
Or wealth q fractions all he asks,
With smallest numerator
Set out in unit bold, above
A large denominator.
This makes the sum of all his joys,
Of all his hopes and blisses;
IT'S all he needs, its all he prays;
IT'S bread and cheese, and kisses.
But, is it true! You bet it amt,
For, in this world of sorrow,
The man who fights for bread to-day,
Will fight for pie tomorrow.
-SyfinSS
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FOfolyns

W. A. VINCENT, whose appointment as
chief-iustice of New Mexico was revoked be-
cause he appointed Stephen w. Dorsey a
Jury commissioner, has written q long letter
to President Cleveland explaining his action
in reference to MIR. Dorsey, and protesting
against suspension without getting an oppor-
tlnity to defend himself.
forces advancing into Bulgaria and the Bull
carians has resulted in the success Of the for
mer, the losses being heavy on both sides.
The Servians lost fifty killed and 2yO wound
ed in one engagement, and took 500 Bulgari-
ans prisoners.
MT. VEsUv1Us is again in a state of erup.
ton.
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Washington.

The seventeenth annual list of merchant
vessels of the United States, as prepared by
tho commissioner Of navigation, shows as
follows, compared with the list Of the pre-
vious fiscal year: Total number Of vessels.
1884, 2G, $50; 1886, 25,5l3: decrease, LIZ YES
sells. Sailing vessels-lSS4, 1855; 1883, u
1871; decrease, 43l. Steam vessels-lSS4,
Gill; 1885, 5,706; decrease, 401 Unrig ;ed,.
vessels-lSS4, 1921; 1885, 2,64O; decreased
281.
THE President has made the following ap-
pointments in one batch: Ex-Governor Will
liam q, Bloxham, of Tallahassee, to be sur
veyor-yeneral Of Florida: to be registers OF
land offices, Ralph N. Marble at Duluth,
Mimi; William P. Christensen at Redwood
Falls, Mimi. Thomas F. Cowing, at Fergus
Falls, Mimi. Henry Rinehart, at La Grende,
Ore: Winfield S. Austin, at Olympia, W.T.;
Emmett Koran, at Eau Claire, Wis. !;
Stephen E. Thayer at Wausau, Wis. To be re-
ceivers of public moneys-Lawrence L. Anne,
at Fergus Falls Num-; John I. Clubhouse at
La Gran !a. Ore. James Browne at Las Cru
ces, n. NJ; Sylvester 8. Kepler at Eau
Cairo, Wis To be Indian agents-Charles
E. McChesuey at the Cheyenne river agency
in Dakota, Peter Roman at the Flat Head
agency in Montana. 10 be United States
consuls-Augustus NJ. Boyd at Tuxpan, Mex. ;
Benjamin j. franklin, Of Missouri. at Han
kow, China: William E. Huger, of Louisiana.
at San Jose, Costa Rica; S.. Chin-Tung Lai.
sun, interpreter to the consulate of the United
States at Chin Kiang, China; w. E. Herbert
of Delaware to be marshal, Of the consular
court Of the United States at Kanagawa,
Japan.
ADDITIONAL appointments by the Presi-
dent: John NJ. Campbell, surveyor OF Gus
toms at Philadelphia, Penn; Richard ID; Ar
buckle, collector Of customs at Erie, penn.
Postmasters-William F.. Harrity, ct Phlla-
delphia, Penn; James NJ. Hubbell, at Pots
dam, N. Y.
GENERAL SHERIDAN, in his annual report
as general of the army, says that the regular
army now consists Of 2, ia officers and ~, 'oo
men. He recommends that eacn indian
family be located on the 32O acres now pro-
vided for Indians by law; that the govern,
ment buy the balance Of each reservation and
ISSUE bonds, to be held in trust for the In
diana
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South and West.

Tu1RTY-oNE men have been indicted by
the grand jury at Edgeaeld, S. c., for par
ticipating in the lynching Of one Culbreath.
The prisoners were taken to jail ponding
tria'.
WILLIAM SHARON, ex-United States Sena-
tor, and one. of the wealthlest men in the
West. died the other day in San Francisco.
aged s%ixty-three years. He was a native OF
Ohio, and was worth many millions, made III
mining and other specu!ations. Or late his
name had been prominently before the public
on account of O. sensational divorce suit
brought against him by Sarah Althea Hill, q
young woman who claimed to be his wife,
but whom he ropu lated, declaring 1t was q
case Of attempted b!ackmail.
SENATOR LELAND STANFORD has formal
ly presented to the trustees, at his residence
in San Francisco, as a gift, tho deed OF the
property with which it is intended to found
and endow the Leland Stamford, Jr., univer-
sity on tho Palo Alto farm. The gift con-
sists of the Grilley, Vina and Palo Alto
farms, which comprise 81, 900 acres, tho pres
emit value of which is about Sf,O0l,OoO.
"ALF' LITTLE, a notorious Kentucky des-
perado, credited with the mur.ler o. fourteen
men, has just been sentenced IN tho United
States court at Louisville to sixteen years
imprisonment for forging pension papers
and postoflice orders.
COLONEL JOSEPH BRUFF, a prominent
citizen Of Damascus, Ohio, killed himself on
the grave OF his son.
ANDERSON BURaEs was shot according to
the Indian mode of execution, in the Indian
Territory for wife murder.
An explosion of giant powder at the mouth
Of a Silver Cliff Coli mine, destroyed the
shaft house and cut off the es :ape OF ten
miners below. All ten were killed.
THE people of Galveston, Texas, have ap..
pealed for help for the destitute victims OF
the late fire. The total losses have been estl-
mated at 50, 500, OUO.
AT Omaha, Neb., Judge Miller, OF the
United States supreme court, has sustained
an injunction restraining a company from
fencing in 50, 600 acres Of government land:
The company had fenced in all this land, and
the decision is regarded as an important
precedent in other suits Of a similar character.
A FIRE has destroyed the business part OF
Hazlehurst, Miss, causing an aggregate loss
Of $lG0, 900.
Two miners were killed and two others
seriously injured by an accident at the Pea
cock coal bank, near Pomeroy, Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-22
PETTY P. N. BARGAINS

N birh Nr, HattOn Will Preyent-Jobbers
I'm Government Situations Selling Their
Places to Democ rats HastX designations
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-tt has been
d,veloped in .he PoStoHice Department, 10
the iiscredit Of the Republican party, that
certain Republican Postmasters whose COM
missions expire between this and the fourth
of March, and few months thereafter, that
they are entering into q regular bargain
with certain Democrats in their
districts TO succeed them by their
immediate resignation, thus forcing the ap-
poiutment of their successors on the pres
ent Postmaster General The programme IS
10 pet prominent Democrats in these dis
tricts. with the aid of the Democratic mem
Der of Congress to recommend the appoint
ment of the party bargained with. Post
master General Hatton, however, has posi-
lively refused to lend himself to any such
business, and says that the Republican who
enters into such a bargain kshould be, the
first that the new administration
should remove and that as far as his
influence will have any effect he Will
take great pleasure in pointing them out to
his successor. For the balance OF his term
be proposes TO appoint Republicans and not
Democrats, and for vacancies that nav oe-
cnr hereafter, he hopes his successor will
aupoint conservative Democrats He also
hopes that the Democratic members OF ootn
houses will be on sheir guard Tor 'he class
oF Democrats who viii lend their support
70 fiIl yscarcies cszssd BY hasty rengna-
tiop Of Representatives between this and the
fox-th Of March.
An Extra Session Possible.
member of the House Appropriations
Csmmi,tee. in slluding 10 the backward
state Of the appropriations bilts, remarked
to-dsy that never in his expeTHeOce were
tbs b5lls go fAr behind. Not ssRgie bali
has vet beeouss q law. The result, he said.
of this stS,s Of affairs would be that
during the Hsst week or ten days
ali Of thess large appropriation
bills would be precipnated IN the
two houses, and would have to be passed
vitbout due consideration and to the exc4u-
SION of all other basiness. He further Ee-
marked that il uOald not be surprising II
one or more bills failed and thus necessitste
an axtrs session Of Congress. Ii seemed TO
him that certain persons were endeayoring
70 reach this eoselHSion. Speaker Car
isle and other leaders on the DemocSat,c
Side think 1t would be very unfortunate Sr
the party and the'Be~ administration 70
have Congress in session after the fourth Of
March.
OF Interest to Pensioners.
Some points of interest to pension sttcr-
news and pension claimants were brought
ont this morning in the inquiry being con
dncted by the House COMMITTEES on Pen
sions, Bounty and Back Pay. Mr. Dawson:
Who is the Appeal Clerk OF the Secretary OF
the Interior, read decision just rendered
by the department, setting forth that
| where one pension attorney Is sub
s,ituted fcr another the claimant may
designate any one to actas his attorney or
/ AGENT, or may do so at any time without a.
leging any misconduct or fling complaint
AGAINST the attorney or agent designated to
act in the substitution. or who may De ses
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-22
CI.FNEI.AND,s LKrrFR.

essnt elect CLEyELASD's recent let
|D5r is course in regard to appoint
+ hsi no uncertain meaning in certain
|cal tlubs at Washington. AspsCial to
islch, from that city, tells the tale
L 0hio Republican Club closed busi-
|parnanentiy last night, gave the bal
|oa hand in the treasury to the Gar
|Menorial Hospital and adjourned sine
TIE Buckeye Club is, like all other
xsDciations here, composed Of Office
|ra These State associations have
= heat deal of political dirty work
hsle been the means Of eNtorting
y HON clerks for political purpose,
|St5,fe and since the operation of the
Ssefce laws.
8 r.fent letter Of President-elect Cleye-
~ more heavily on this sort OF parti-
er1ise than upon any other feature OF
va service, and the managers Of these
|is1ons are taking steps to reform in
e..tct before they are reformed out OF
ia pennsylvania association, which
/ 4 ax Of so much per head on its
lert al the last election, is looking for
~ hole 70 creep out Of quietly and put
ssktical shutters. The reforms prom
: fhe Democratic President-elect aP-
| o nave begun already.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-22
CAMERON.
Spaeial . tie Ryisi~.

CAMERON, January 2l.-The wife Of I. c.
Carpenter, named in last weeks eommuni-
cation as suffering with eryspelaS died last
evening. Her body win leave this place to-
morrow on the accommodation and be buried
in Greenwood cemetery, Wheeling, the same
DIV.
Jas. Crawford is filing large ice house
with ice from the lagos.
County Court At Moundsville this week
takes q good many Of our people to that
place to look after their interests
Several brisk Law suits entertain our peo.
pie and give employment TO Office holders
as well as furnishing our ERE side lawyers
and others.
John Reid, of Martins Ferry. represent
ative Of Gregg & Elliott, Pittsburg, boots
and shoes, is in town preparing to take q
long trip through the country.
The cold snap is hard on the wheat and
stock. The warm weather and heavy rains
prior to its coming started the wheat to
growing and made it tender. Ii viii be
badly injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-22
PARKERsBuRe.
nIsstlng oflhs West virginia Presbytery-
Social Gossip.

- cfeecldt 70 tAc hegtSfers
PARKERsBURG, January 2l.-A special
session Of the Presbytery of West Virgins
viii be held in the First Presbyterian
Church, this city, on the 9th inst, for the
purpose Of ratifying the union of the
two Presbyterian churches as noted recent
" byIthe REGISTER. II the union his thus
consimmsted the church will then proceed
to eject q permanent organization and call
minister TO take charge Of the congrega-
ton. 1t was hoped that the services OF A
Ds Carlisle, who so acceptably filed the pull
pit Of Calvary Presbyterian church during
his vacation last summer could be secured,
bat it Is learned that this very promising
Young minister has received q call some
where in Massachusetts, at salary Of &, 900,
and parsonage furnished.
Col G. w. Atkinson, United States mar
shall, who has been attending court here.
spent Sunday with his family in Wheeling.
Ret, s. K. Dawson, of Ellenboro, is here
attending Federal Court. Capt. j. E. Rem
ley and Will Reitz, two Of Marshal Atkin-
sons deputies, are also in attendance.
The trial of the Bena post-ofice robber
was an interesting one, there being good
many witnesses in the case.
The jury in charge oc Capt Remley at
tended services at Calvary church Sunday
evening.
Ed, Brown, of the Pioneer News Depot,
has secured tickets for the Andes excur-
sion to the New Orleans Exposition b
~
through here en- route TO his home in jack
son county.
A REGISTER scribe while on the wing
learns that the candidate for the few lucra-
tive Federal positions here, are making good
use Of their time. The battle is supposed to
lie confined 10 the masculine side of the
house, but one who has a peep behind the
curtain claims that there is a certain lady
in this city who can, if she so desires, in
due course of time affix P. N. to her sigma
ture.
The stea ner Harry D. Knox, with Capt.
Hod Knowles in command and Jno. II.
Brookhart in the Office, is the popular
Ravenswood and ParkerSburg packet, and
never misses trip on account of the condi-
ton OF the river. They keep up commu-
nication some way.
The steamer c. C. Martin, plying between
this port and Burning Springs, extended her
last trip to Lynch's Mills, FIVE miles above
Glenviie on the Little Kanawha, distance
of lO9 miles above Parkersburg
Newt. Smith went to Burning Springs on
Tuesday.
There seems to be a universal regret
among our citizens that Capt. j. R. Mehen
was not reappointed Captain of Police. For
seven years Capt Mehen has been at the
head Of the force, and there has never been
a complaint against him, except that he was
little severe on all sorts Of violators OF the
law. The Captain was no respecter of per-
sons, and watchful Of the peoples interests
was fearless in the discharge OF his duties,
|. H. Smell, representing Cincinnati
lumber firm, is at present up the kanawha
looking after the interests of his employers.