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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-18

GAISEsvILfE, GA, Sept. 1.-THE killing
Of ]. Smith in ;Rlburn county by Tom
Gaines developsromsntie features. Gaines
had 3 sister who married a man named
smith-no relative, however, Of the man
murdered. Smith. had two sors, who
were arrested at The instance Of ]. s. Smith
for stealing his hogs. The SMITH boys
were acquitted. Thisaroused the indigna-
tion OF ]. j.. Smith, who swore to be
avenged, at whatever cost He gathered
few kindred spirits together, went TO tho
lady's house, dragged her and her two
children out aud SET FIRE to the dwelling,
Mrs. Smith died soon. after paEsing
through this ordeal. She wss taken sick,
and on her death.bed she informed her
brother, Tom. Gainesi thatJ, J., Smith
was theman who committed the crime.
Over his dying iaiBter's, couch Tous
swore revenge, After her death
]. L. Smith disappeared, and not
until Tuesday did Gaines meet him.
They met in the Blue Ridge mountains,
near Clayton. Both were fully armed and
began firing on sight Gaines was the
quicker shot and his bullet went crashing
through ]. L. Smiths skull Allthe par
ties were Of high standing in the eommun.
H b
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uaI,sa pr..b, .srinu synod.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 17.-At the
meeting Of the United Presbyterian
Synod, the Rev. Dr.. j. B. Dalas, Cores:
ponding Secretary, submitted the report
Of the Board Of Foreign Missions. 1t
was shownS that the foreign mission
work OF the United Presbyterian
Church is in two fields-India and
Egypt. The report included tue following
statement. "We have l15 district mission
stations: lS foreign missionaries, and ono
physician, with their wives, 10 unmarried
female foreign missionaries; 2S5 native IN
borers and helpers; 10 licentiates, and s
ordained native ministers, making in all
missionary force Of sos persons.
The annual statement OF the Board OF
Church Extension was made through the
Corresponding Secretary, Rsy.A. G. Val
lace. During the year ended April, 1885,
appropriations were made 10 22rouRrega-
tions in sixteen presbyteries, ,atnouutingto
s27 ,025. The receipts from all sources, in
including the quarter centennial fund were
SS9 ,l02. OF, and the expendt dttdPes S3s, ,230.
The Board regretted that 1t was embar-
rassed by lack Of funds. From thirty
three prckbyteries in AnIeslca mot hing had
been received for the current year.
The annual statement Of the Board OF
Freedmen's Missions was made through
the Corresponding Secretary.
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LooPHnLe VISIBLE.
Three omeials Haysa Consultation in Re
gard To silver Coinage.


gard to Silver Coinage.
.wAsHlNoToS, D.. O., Sept. 17.-secre-
tary Manning this afternoon sent for
Treasurer Jordan and Director Of the
Mint Ktmball, and . consultation was held
by the three officials to consider the ques-
tomas 10 whether or not the Secretary,
in the absence Of special appropriation
by Congress for the purpose Of coming
the standard silver dollar, had authority
to suspend the law. The suggestion had
been made that the Treasury officials
were thus given a chance TO evade the
odious law. The Secretary had not made
public any conclusion he may have
reached, but the opinion expressed among
Treasury officials is that the question
raised Is = mere technteality aud that 1t
offers no loophole for the suspension OF
the coinage SO far as Congress is con-
cerned.
DR.. Kimball, Director OF the Mint, said
to correspondent to-day that no specific
appropriation had ever been made for the
purpose, but that the expense OF the coin
age had been paid under the provision OF
the law which reads: "And the Secretary
Of the Treasury Is authorized and directed
TO purchase, from time TO time, silver bull
lion at the market price thereof not less
than s., 900 per month, and cause the
same to be coined monthly, aS fast as 30
purchased, into such dollars, and sum
sufficient TO carry out the foregoing pro.
visions OF this act Is hereby appropriated
out Of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated" DR.. Kimball
thought that II Congress had not intended
the expense Of the coinage to be paid out
OF the money provided under tho foregoing
provision, It would have appropriated
specifically for the work.
Were the Secretary Of the Treasury to
ask Congress to vote a deficiency appro.
priation 10 cover the expenses oi the coin.
age for the current year, DR.. Kimball said
he thought Congress would simply refer
the Secretary to the general clauses In the
coinage net noted above. The reports ol
the Directors OF the Mint sent 10 Congress
each year since the Bland law has been In
force show that the appropriations for the
bureau have never been materially In
creased, and that the expenditure for the
silver dollar coinage has been taken out Of
the indefinite appropriation called for by
the act as it was passed in 1873.
The rapid decline in the silver markets
has caused the Treasury Department to
make calculation Of its effect upon the
standard dollar, and it Is found that it is
now worth only eighty cents, with the
prospect good for its being still further de-
precIated very soon.
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AN INSANE JUDGE
sIgns His RsSignatlon-A Strange Case In
California.

SAN Francisco, CAL. Sept. l7.-ope oi
the strangest cases in the history Of the
bench has Just been developed in this city.
Several weeks ago Judge ClouSb, Of the
Superior Court, became insane and was
duly committed to the asylum at Stockton.
There was considerable discussion at the
time in legal circles as to how his place on
the bench could be filled, there being no
provision OF the Constitution or the code
which created q vacancy In the case OF
Judge going mad.
The difficulty was apparently solved by
the resignation OF the Judge, written, as
everyone supposed, during q lucid inter
val; but now It turns out that he was
quite insane when he signed the paper.
Within the last few days he has recovered
his reason sufficiently TO attend TO his
business, and he declares he has no recol-
lection OF his resigning his judgeship.
I Il appears that his wife, wishing to care
for him at home, took him from Stockton
Wish:the assent Of the doctors, but with
outa certificate Of recovery; that alter bis
aT7iyal IN this city, st the request Of the
Cark Of the court, his wife induced him to
Egn'tha resignation, 1t being understood
that she should retain the paper for q Ger.
tain length OF time, and in theevent OF the
judges recovery destroy 1t, but that II he
got no better she should send 1t to the
Governor. He got no better, she forw ard.
ed it to the State capital and the Gov
eruor appointed Walter J. Levy judge In
bis place.
!oiough has since, however, improved,
and Is now sane. The political code oil
the State declares thst q person Of un-
sound mind can mako no conveyance or
other contracts, nor wave any right until
his restoration to sanity.
. Mrs. Clough tes!iies that the Judge was
insane when he signed the resignation,
and he confirms the statement, by aver
ring, that he has no recollection Of the
He is therefore, 70 all in-
tents and purposes, still Judge Of the Su-
preme Court, and there was no vacancy
Eor. Governor Stoneman to fill. Walter
Levy Is not, and never was Judge Of the
Supreme Court, and unless the lawyers
should decide that his acts as such when
he believed himself to bo righttul incum-
bent ofthe Office are valid, all the pro.
taken before him arc null and
void.
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Another Lie Nailed,

CoLuVBus, O., Sept. l7.-The following
letter was to-day received at the Republi.
can headquarters, and eEfectuGlIy explodes
the outrageous lies circulated by the
Democratic papgrs about the withdrawal
Of Judge Mcllvaine from the State ticket:
NEw PmLADKLPRlA, Oh September 10.
A. $ B,uhael, LAairaR RptbltedA Saie EeeiIrt
C5aaitite; gi
My attention has been called TO q report
thG my recent withdrawal from the Re.
publican State ticket was Induced by an
assessment Of 81 900 for campaign pur'
poses by the Executive Committee. In
s1swer will say that my sole reason FOL
withdrawing was stated IN my letter, and
iurther, that had not and have not beer
assessed $ 900 or any other sum for any
purpose whatever.
GkosdE w! MoILyAIHH.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l7.-A special to
the Prea from Pottsville, Pa, says: Two
sections Of west bound mixed train on
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
came in collision to-day near Tomarend
Junction. The second section was COM
posed Of loaded oil tanks, which were fired
and burst by the concusSion. One end Of
q tank was thrown over three hundred
yards, and and an iron band from another
tank was wrapped three times around a
tree one bundled yards away. The burn
ing oil ran along the tracks and igniied,
and destroyed the ties and warped the
rails for more than q mile. Travel will be
suspended on that section for q week.
The loss is fully $4,000.
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fng attention Of the Chief Of Police is
herewith once more called to the de-
moralilatiou Of his force, He has had
fair notice that the ISrElLlaENcER Is con-
ductinS an investigation into the
conduct Of his men. The pres
ent object is to say 70 the Chief OF
police that the Cass against officer James
Barns is as clear as that against Lieut..
johnson and more ,seahdAloua. Burns
ought to lose his position on the force
on account Of drunkenness and frequent
ing and bIackmailing houses Of prostitu-
ton.
1.-THE ISrELLroEScER prefers not to use
iscolumns to give the details Of the case
against Burns, involving also other
officers. II tho Chief Of Police will
discharge Burns before six O'Clock
this evening the publication will
not be made. II Burns remains on the
police force after that hour, the ISTELLr-
OESclR will tomorrow morning show
what sort Of an officer Burns is. The pub
lication will be SO minute as TO particulars
thG! the public will not doubt its truth.
The ISrRLSIoENeEE, intends to stand
between the people and policemen who
are false to their oaths, who have no re-
gard for the public welfare, and are them
selves fagrant violGtors Of the law.
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wAsHlxsroS, D. O, Sept. 17.-Lemusl
B, Fowler was to-day appointed postmaster
at Augusta, Maine. he was successful
dry goods merchant and baidito be,a man
oI high character, very popular, and 80
yeas Of age. He has beenin business In
Augusta thirty years, and hRs always been
democrat. He was o ,chndldAte Of his
party for State representative twice and
once for mayor; he has also been mem
Ge' Of the Board Of Aldermen, His gelee-
uon is said to be satisfactory 10 the friends
q Colonel Morton, against whose appoint
nent to this otfioe the Maine SonRtoTu
Protested. The dsdHnation g made In
.ecotdance with an understanding be-
Ween President Cleveland and Morton
.aa his friends during q rOcent confluence
Nshe Executive Mansion,
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sMALLpnx PLAGUE.
Th. Action Taken BY tho UDlssd states Gov.


eminent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 1.-THE fol-
lowing is an official statement Of the action
taken by the Government in regard to the
epidemic OF smallpox threatened from
Canada. "The alarming increase Of small
pox in Canada induced the Government
70 take early action in the matter, and
last month, upon the request Of the Gov
ernor OF the State OF Michigan, inspectors
were appointed TO board trains In Canada
before crossing the Detroit and st. Claire
rivers, opposite Detroit and Port Huron,
respectively. This action was taken to
Ala this State OF Michigan until the State
appropriation shall have become available,
which will be on the 18th inst.
"In regard 10 the prevention OF the In
PRODUCTION Of the disease by rail into
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts and northern New York, no action
has yet been taken by the department,
but Inspectors will Immediately be ap.
pointed TO board trains upon the requlsi-
tion OF the Governors OF the respective
States, Immediately interested, or Of any
one Of them.
SThe Secretary ofthe Treasury Is deter
mined that no delay shall be properly
charpeable To the Government In taking
the necessary action. The commanding
officer Of the revenue cutters plying on
Lake Ontario and the st. Lawrence river
has this day been ordered to cruise
actively for the purpose OF watching the
Introduction Of refugees and their baggage
by merchant vessels on the lake and river,
and Immediately report such vessel 70 the
nearest local authority. For the pro;ec-
tlon OF the revenue outterS, the command.
ing officer OF al cutters has been directed
10 proceed with his crew to the nearest
marine hospital stations Tor the purpose oi
having them vaccinsted. Fresh vaccine
matter has been forwarded from the
Marine Hospital Bureau 10 tho marine
hospital stations ON the lakes and Atlantic
| aaa6naHd
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A CELEBRATED Will CASE
In the Berkeley County cOurtS-Tho Emil.
nont Counsel E gagged.

| CorTtIpoRdeRet ofps hteligtne5.
MARrrEsBuRo, Sept. l5.-The County
Court Of Berkeley county was in session
on Monday, and an extraordinary array Of
legal talent was in attendance, conspicu.
Gus among which was noticed Hon.
Holmes Conrad, OF Virginia, Hon. D. R.
Lucas, of Charlestown and Hon. John
Blair Hoge, who had come up from Wash.
ington. Such an unusual assemblage Of
eminent counsel at session Of the County
Court indicated that some important mat
ter would be considered and naturally
drew a large crowd. The question in
volved was as to whether the will Of
James F. Walker, who died some nine
months ago, should be proba.ed. The
testator, who was very aged at the time
tho will was executed, left all his town
property to his second wife, Mrs. Amanda
Walker, and also life estate in the farm;
George w. Walker, son Of testator by first
wife, receiving no present interest. 0w-
ing ~ some question as to undue influ.
ance or mental incapacity probate
was refused by the clerk Of
the County Court and legal
fight was begun. Mrs. Walker at once
employed Hons Holmes, Conrad and
John Blair Hoge and P. A. Rohrbaugh,
ESQ, and the son OF the teStator retained
Hon. Boyd Faulkner, D. B. Lucas, w. H.
H. Flick and, as Judge Hoge humorously
said, q regiment OF other brilliant at
torneys, aggregating about nine. Ever
since last March efforts have been made
to have the question Of probate decided,
but through some technscal disarrauge-
ment or other the efforts have failed.
On Monday it looked as it things were iu
proper shape, but when the matter WIS
brought up It was found that one Of the
attesting witnesses was sick and. unable to
be present. Messrs. Faulkner and Lucas
at once objected to an order being entered
so as to allow his deposition to be taken,
and claimed that time should be given
their side TO answer tho petition flled by
Mr.. Walkers counsel. Replies were
made by Messrs. Conrad and Ho2e, both
OF whom ridiculed the idea OF moro time |
being asked for, and intimated that II the
counsel or the other eide had not bad
sufficient time, in which to consult, ii was
owing 10 the fact OF their squads OF a'tor-
neys being so numerous as to almost pre-
vent them from coming together at any
given time. The arguments pro and con |
were all good and exhaustive, but, as in
the past, tbs struggle ended in victory |
for the testator's con, and the case was
continued until the December term. l |
venture no opinion as 70 the dnal adjudi-
cation Of this cause, but from tho interests
involved, the talent employed aud the
skill and ability displayed in the prelimi-
nary hearings It promises to be long drawn
out, and replete with fine points andex-
reasonings.
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COsnoo7oN, O., Sept. l7.-Last night
Dollie Blackburn disappeared from home,
about four miles north Of this city, and
was not found until 0 o'clock this morning
when her lIieless body was discovered
hanging from the limb Of d trcc no. far
from the house, suspended by halter
strap, fully 10, feet above ground. She
was bright handsome girl Of 10 and was
then living in the family OF Mr.. George
Baird. She left the latter stating that the
cause Of her suicide was unrequited love.
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NASHVILLE, TENN, Sept. 1.-THE mys-
tery connected with the murder OF United
States Marshal Miller has been cleared
up. A dispatch from Gallstin says that
Allen Brown confessed to the officers
there yesterday that he, James Brown
and one Fleming werein a field near the
road when they heard shots fired and ran
to heroad. They saw Bradley, the moon:
sinner, standing over the dead body Of
the Marshall. Bradley compelled the
three men, at the point Of his pistol, to
help carry the body to the woods and
there bury it that night by the light Of a
lantern. Brown and his companions have
kept their part in the affair secret for fear
Of Bradley, but now that he Is under ar
rest they are willing TO testify TO the facts.
Brown will arrive here to-day, and other
Witnesses have been procured who have
knowledge OF other crimes committed by
Bradley, and there Is little doubt that he
will be convicted OF murder. rtG7
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A Janior Partnor oulIty.

TORoSTo, September l7.-wm. Kyle &
Co., wholesale tea and liquor dealers, have
temporarily Suspended payment pending
the investigation OF number Of alleged
forged notes held by various banks in this
city.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Kyle went to Win
nipeg, and before leaving invested Glen
Munroe, the Junior partner, with q power
Of attorney. Notes amounting 10 5000,
purporting TO be signed by customers In
lavor Of the firm became due lGtely and
were repudiated by the. alleged makers,
who pronounced them forgeries. Aunroe
has dlsappeared. z.
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CLEvEIASD, o., Sept. T.-Mr E. b
Thomas, General Manager of the Cleve.
land, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indian.
apolis road, has resigned his position to
accept the Vice Presidency and general
management Of the Richmond L D4nvllle
road system. Three times within the
past eighteen months he has been ten
.dered this position, and quite recently lie
has concluded TO accept. Mr.. Thomas Is
comparatively new man in railroad ai.
iairs. 1t Is not known who will succeed
Mr.. Thomas, but 1t is thought for time
at least no further change will be made.
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THELABORING WORLD.
AN IMPORTANT SUIT DECIDED
In Regard to Company store, in Psnnu1l.
vanIa-Tho Manufacturers Wln-ThS
Nail MAFhet-ThS Scarcity of
Nails In the Iron City.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. l7.-Nsw trials
have been granted the Bethlehem Iron
Company in the suits brought against 1t
by former employees for the recovery Of
moneys deducted from their wages in
settlement OF bills contracted at the com.
pany's store. A second trial Of four Of
the suits, regarded as test cases, was had
in court this afternoon, the jury return
ing verdict in favor Of the comgany in
each case. Upwards OF one hundred
suits have been brough by the employees,
and the amouat involved will reach $780,
900, receipts being produced by the de-
fepdant in court to-day sggregating Sl20,-
mn ~
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AGLoyE FIGHT
In Which the Police lntorfers-StOppsd oil
tho First Round.

In Which the Police lnterfers-Stoppsd on
tho First Round.
TORONTO, Sept. 1.-THE first round Of
the Fuljames.Gilmore fight here yester-
day resulted in favor of FulGames, who
forced the fighting and who claimed, and
was allowed first blood. In the second
round Gilmore's superior science was
shown. Both spared cautiously, but Gil
more had the best Of it, and finally dealt
bis opponent vigorous blow on the Jaw,
knocking him down and drawing blood.
Just as time was called for the third round
the police put in an appearance and stop.
ped the fight.
Both contestants were arrested and
were locked mp in the police station to
answer charge contravening the law by
engaging in q prize fight. During the
early pSrt OF the day we'll known sports
were seen moving away in o westerly
direction aud the detectives became sus-
picious. Three Of the latter drove west
ward in buggy and came upon the
sports gathered around the ring and Gil
more and Fuliiames standing inthscentre
in regulation costume, sparriug nj
each other. The sports observed the de-.
tectivcs before the latter got up to then,.
aud scattered in all directions. The de-
tectives captured the two principals sad:
brought them to the police station. II
was asceit4ined that two lively rounds
had been fought and the third was Just
commencing when the detectives made
their appearance. Several other arrests
will probably follow.
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pnoOKLYN NAvY YARD.
Work Being Rapidly Pushsd-A Launch
room to Take Place.


NEw York, Sept, l7,-Work at the
Brooklyn navy yard is booming. The
iron-clad Intrepid, which will be one OF
the best equipped vessels that ever graced
the American navy, is almost completed,
and will be launched in few weeks. As
this will be the first launching that has
taken place in the yard for ten years, the
public will be invited to witness the cere.
mony, and Conterna's band will play
appropriate airs. ChiefT. D. Wilson, of
the Bureau Of Construction, has Just issued
an order relative to the work TO De done at
tho yard in the immediate future, The
following is a summary Of the items:
Such repairs on the Powhntan as are abso-
lutely necessary to enable her to continue
cruising; the Brooklyn to be completed; /;
the Tallapoosa to be completed as soon as
possible; tho work Of preparing the hull
and building the turrets oil the Aliantono-
nah to be resumed; the work called for
in the survey OF the Essex to be begun /;
the same as respects the Richmond; the
Powhatan, Brooklyn aud Tallapoosa will
have preference Of work in the order
named; work on the Intrepid TO be pushed
as much as possible; the remaining work
on the steel cruisers to be pushed to COM
pletion,
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ST PAUL, September 17.-Ftom private
telcgsrms received here it is learned
that Brainerd Hamilton is resting
atfhe Queens Hotel and will come
on here aud join his wife at once.
To q friend he told tho story
Of his travels. at Minneapolis he escaped
FROM the Boston detectives through the
superior cunning OF Ohief Detective John
o'Connor, Of ST. Paul, and Detective SAKE,
Of Chicago, who slipped him away
from his captors in the Minneapolis
Union depot. The trip from st.
Paul to Omaha. thence to Kingston,
near Chicago, thence to Hamilton via De.
troit, ierrying the river, way trains and
ferrys being used in case Of danger Of de-
tectlon on trains.
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RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 17.-Itissaid that
John s. Wise, the Republican candidate
for Governor, while in DAnville last Sun
dsy, was called on by DR.. Temple, Of that
place, who charged him with slauderiDg
the people OF DAnyille, and offered to go
into room with Mr.. Wise and settle the
matter. Mr.. Wise declined his proposal,
bat said he would communicate with the
doctor later. Wise delivered bis campaign
speech at MaItinsville next day, but to
the surprise Of many friends omitted his
usual denunciation OF tho Dlnyille riots.