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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-20


THG Council Of tho city Of Wheeling is
about to ask the Legislature to pass bill
which it ought not TO pass. The Council
means well, butt is grayely in error. The
lSrELLiGE%cEn is confident that the people
oftllis city do not wish the bill to become
alaw. They do not wish the revenues Of
the Water and Gas boards turned into the
City Treasury to be used for general par-
poses. That would mean the direct taxa
ton OF water and gus consumers to pro.
Vilea revenue which ought either to come
from the taxing Of real and personal
property or ought not to be raised at all. 4
There arc improvements which these
two boards will have to make within the
year. II their funds are turned into the
city treasury, to be controlled by Council,
Tie result will DO that the improvements
will not bc made at all or, II made, con.
sauersot gas and water will be asked to
pVy more for each service. Whether this
happens or not 1t is clear that un.
der the bill II rests solely in
the discretion Of Council to force up the
price OF gas and water. This ought not to
be- ltis not fair to the people who pay
i0s water and gas. 1t is not good public
policy, which should look steadily to the
clleapening Of both these commodities.
Already gas consumers supply the city
with gas without any charge on the
revenues. The city is charged but It
never pays aud is not expected to pay.
The Boards are made tail ends Of com.
mittees Of COuncil-nothins more. The
Board OF Public Works Is made a mere
minority annex to the Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades Of unsayory
memory. Tho eight members Of the com.
M'ttee will always be able to outyote the
Three members Of the Board. After the
Three committees get through with their
three boards the Finance Committee takes
mold, and finally Council. The oppor.
tanlties IN. for log.rolling and general jobbery.
will delight cOancilmen who arc in for
that kind OF thing;
The bill has been devised to meet a ST.
aaIton full OF difficulties. The IsrKllii
aEScER does not doubt that itis recoml
mendcd in good faith But for the rea:
sons = abOye suggested by way Of example,
Tie lSrELlIOEScER hopes that the Legisla.
tare II will refuse to put this measure upon
FasPeOple Of Wheeling,
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THE DEADLY GAS.
MnN poRINe ZOE IlL6ALINAyrIoN
Are Suddenly Hafled iato pa. kuess4 ono
Man Instantly Killed aud ths Other
Three not Gxpee.sd 20 Llve-Bor.
rible Matllatlon OF a Dead Man.

CLEVELAND, o, Feb. 10. 0.-At Ashtabula
this morning, while four men named Fra
tus, Foster, Jackson and pfaine, were at
work drilling agas wellin the rear Of a
livery barn an explosion took place BY
one otthe menlighinga match. Fratus1
and Jackson were blown out and their
clothes torn in fragments. Piecesof staging
were blown seventy.dve feet in the air.
Fratus was almost instantly killed. He
leaves a wife and one child. II isthought
the other man will die.
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Eyans,il.t Moody On skating nlal..

NV YoRK, Feb, l9l-H have received
several inquiries about the morality Of
skating rinks, said Mr.. Moody, theeyan;
gelist, at q revival meeting in New York
yesterday. 81 have 'onlytltis TO say: That
where the godiy and thepnsodiy mix, the
ltodly are going to suffer, Abrewer once
told me he would give up making LIQUOR
II / would find passage In the Bible
against It's use, Itnrnedi to the Bible and
read: Whatever You do, do It for the
glory OF God, Then i said: III You can
MAKE your stuff and pray over 1t for the
glory ott God and the blessing Of mankind,
an right ] say the same about roller
akating. II You can pray over II and akate
icsthe glory Of God, ifs all right"
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The Colorpd People want 10 skate.

Frank Freds and Bob BaEer, two well
known colored men, petioned Council last
night to have leased 10 them the Second
ward market hall for a skating rink, they
agreeing to pay Q fair price, to make per-
manent improvements and TO give bond
for the proper care Of the building.
Colored people are not allowed in any Of
the rinksof the city and they have the
roller oraas as bad Us che rest Of mankind.
Mr.. Healy urged the Second Branch
to take immediate action, which
It did, granting the petition aud
fixing the rent ut SO per month, but
reserving The right to annul tho grant at
any time. There were some members
who werc afraid tho building was not
strong enough, but their fears were proven
toNbe grounaiess. The Fist Branch un.
graolously, indefinitely postponed action.
This Is thesecond timo the colored people
have endeayorcd to secure the hall from
Council for rink purposes. It would be o
double source OF oi,revenue, us the license
for askating,rinkis S75 per year.
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a AcoLLFGE'G1RL E1opEs.


A telegram from Wellsyille, Ohio, re-
ceiyed last night, says:
"ATiss Katie Dobbins, of this place,
created quite asensation early last evening
by clipping withia young man by the name
Of Wallace; OF East Liverpool. The couple
rode ten miles to Smiths Ferry, Pa, in a
sleigh, and were married by q squire Of
that tplace. Returning to East Liverpool
they telegraphed her father Of their mar
.riage, which was the first intelligence her
parents had OF her whereabouts
Miss Dobbins Is about IS years old, and
Is the only daughter OF Lem Dobbins, pro-
prietor Of the Dobbins House, OF East
Liverpool. She had until recently been
attending the Wheeling Female College.
Wallace Is at present engaged in the pot
terry business Ut East Liverpool. He came
OF q good family and is well conducted; /;
he was engaged as clerk at tho Dehbins
House the early part Of the winter, and II
is supposed the attachment was formed at
that time,
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ruE MunpEM oroonpoN.

I.
How ,he was betrayed by u Liberated
49, slaye.
KoRri, Feb. i9.-The eayass who has
giyenithe most intelligent and to all ap-
pearances the most trustworthy account
Of the events attending the fall Of Khar-
toum is named Abdul Kerim. He was one
Of oiGen. Gordon's servants. He secured his
escape from Khartoum after the city fell,
he says, by bribery. He bought camel
aud crossed to Debbell, the journey TAX
ing19 days. From Debbeh he came to
Korti in an English rinnace. He says
that Farag, upon whom Gordon re-
lied implicitly, was really the person
who delivered khartoum over TO El
'Mahdi's troops. When they entered the
city 1t was FaAg who prevented the gar
rison from firing upon them. The story
that Farag had once been a.slaye, and that
General Gordon secured his liberation,a and
that Whenlle subsequently entered Cor
don's service the latter was deceived into
mistakine Farag's zeal for evidence OF
eratitude, is corroborated by tile canvass.
ia says that when Gordon made Farag
military commandant lio used 10 receive
letters from III Mahdi. When Gordon
would ask him abont this correspondence
Farag would say the letters were unim-
.portant, and Gordon apparently took him
at his word.
p Concerning the massacre In Khartoum
Abdul Keriln states that Gen. Gordon's
clerk aud the chief clerk Of the arsenal
were Killed. Ell NIahdi did not enter Khar-
toum uutilthe third day after its capitula-
tion. He inspected tho city and then re-
tnrnetl to Omdurman, where he remains.
Aiter Gen, Gordontiell Abdul Kerim says
the Arabs killed his clerk and nine others
with spears. The others who were at the
time with Gordon escaped. The c2yass
declares that, with tile exception Of the
attack In which these murders were COM
mitted, there was no fighting In Khar-
toum. During the attack, however, all
th6 Europeans and most OF the notables
were killed. While the attack was
in progress the male inhabitants Of the
citytioined the insurgents. Abdul Kerim
states 4 that no women or children We're
Killed, and that all.who submitted to the
invaders and surrendered their yaluablea
were permitted 10 depart unharmed. II
was reported that FL sMahdi ordered Farag
to Sc hanged and that the Prop hets sol.
diefs plundbfeds Khaftopm killing all the
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pExAN pnAlooI.Ars AT wAn.l

TEXAS DEMOCRATS AT WAR. Z.
The Color Line Likely to Divide tho state
of Great Majoritios.
4 DALLAS, Tex, Feb. l9.-An issue has
sprung up in the Democracy ofTexas,
which threatens TO develop convulsione.
Last week Judge Schulz, Of Dallas, for
merly a Jewish rabbi, widely known for
his profound erudition and liberal prinri.
Piles, at therequest OF negress on trial for
her liberty, had number Of negroes em-
paneled, an act unprecedented in the
Observation-Disclosures in n North Texas.
The Dallas Herald, the leading Demo
cratic paper Of the section, made fierce
war on tho Judge, with the effect ofiofcfng
the issue, and Democrats have beentaking
sides for several days. 4
Yesterday James b. Simpson, one OF tile.
ablest, Teaithiestand most popular leaders
in the Texas Democracy, replied to the
Herald ina manifesto TO the. public, con-
demning "the denial OF trial by. Jury to
200, 900 people conceded to be iiominally
clothed with every right Of the Citizen
The discussion OF this manifesto on the
streets 0yershadowcd all business con.
Germs, and 1t is conceded that an Issue up.
pealing so strongly to fixed sentiments
cannot fail to make an internecine war in
tho Texan Democracy.
Public excitement over the negro fury
issue was intensified to-day by the dccla-
ration OF Jehn Marshall, q prominent law
yer, that under the rulings Of the United
States Supreme Court inthe case of Neal
vs.. Delaware, about COO negro convicts In
In atn nl,s Il
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HELL0l CENT.R.AL!.
GIMME "wINDY" wis ON.
Want TO Know What He has To Say About
III. Promise to Reappoint stalaatsr,
His Deal with Walker aud his
campalgn for Kenna's Seat.
cOreponaares d he Iatelligalotr.

C0rrkp0HteVcs qy Lae Ihlttttgeaeef,
CmARLEsroS, W. Va, Feb. l7.-It is
taken for granted here that Henry s.
Walker is to be tho next Secretary Of State.
Remembering how Walker has been pet
ted aud llattercd since his return to the
Democratic party, only little more than
two years ago. you may be surprised to
hear that this FIRST move Of the VIII
son administration does not fill the entire
Democracy Of this region with unalloyed
joy. Since the cat got out of the bag ]
lave heard Democratic comments that
would startle the Goyernor-elect. He
may hear some Of them himself when lie
''comes marching home again.n ltwls
understood here that Wilson was going to
make Ned Wood Secretary OF State. II
was never dreamed that Walker was alter
It. Now that he has got it people who
don't know the inside are wondering what
is tho ring that Walker has in Wilson's
noSe +r
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rxa,,Sn takes the back track in the
..s Of An enemy who has proved himself
IN, lAIs ~ . lr despisel. The movement looks
ysr ypry like tho evacuation Of the sOudan'
,t's v, ~ " events there is backward move.
A. 'a.", r' viii, concentration as the ayOwed
aas,iSa .As,iS Concentration MS Gordon ad.
rs ,i.sJ il it had occurred earlier in the cam
',.;sr %js would have saved Gordon's life
p%Sr' pa% tI,e series Of disasters to tho British
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PtTrsSUEdH, Fob. 19.-A young woman
named Fanny Murphy died at the city
farm iromst tie effects Of a terrible beating
administered BY her husband, Martin
Murphy, on Monday night. Murphy dis
appeared Tuesday and has not YET been
artesteas MNgalnrphy came TO this city
from Detroit three years ago. Her grand
moller named Guyette aud other relations
are believed itoibe still living 10 this city.
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Greeks inthe arsenal and liberating all the
prisoners except the Greek Consul Nich-
olaf and'a doctor. Abdul Ketim says that
III Mahdi has 40, 600 good fighting men,
who, however, he thinks, have been some!
what scared at the results OF the battles at
Abu Klea, Gubat and Kabbabish,
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r.,,. 6emocrutic State Senators are
1, irh in.i,r tbe solidilyins effects of caucus
shOS,SS ,,..;nIioe. They arc bound to have an
alss,pj aa.sa.jon Of the session, and to carry
ta'sAD .ssi' noint arc talking away the peoples
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+
The Union glass works expect TO start
ina few days.
The Union glass works arc receiving a
new lot otpots.
Henry Relner died at his home lasteye-
ming ats o'clock.
Tie water works bill passed through
tho Senate yesterday by a solid vote.
Miss Annie Jones, who has been Visiting
Miss Carrie Cattell, has returned home.
Mr.. Conrad Long has secured tho con.
tract forfurnishing street lamps tor Singo.
Mr.. Z. D. Cattell and family, who have
been visiting friends ut Mt. Pleasant, have
returned home.
Mr.. William Jones had lis foot badly
mashed at William Aianu's machine shops
Tuesday by q piece Of iron falling on II.
The cylinder Head Of :he engine at the
Laughlin mill blew out yesterday 1norn-
Ing. This will necessitale q stop Of overs
week.
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sYltcIlI 1l1EElIsH 70 Us 1EI''4s'Vs''ltI' - !.
srkuRFSylLLE, ONO, Feb. lo.-Harry
Blair and William Alehan were arrested at
Brilliant by Detective Agnew, brought to
this city and placed in Jail, charged with
being the men who robbed the Cleveland
4 Pittsburgh railroad ticket offices at Port
land and Yorkville Tuesday evening.
They willhaye D hearing tomorrow.
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Rig rirein Troy.

Troy, N. ", Feb. 1o.-A fire burned
out the Gurley building, on Fulton street,
carly this morning and destroyed the
stock Of Coon & Co., collars and cuffs, and
Of the ]. Leroy Pine Company, leather
and rubber betting. The losses on build
ing and stock will reach Sl20,000, nearly
covered by insurance. The ladies Of "rhe
Devils Auction Company" were sleeping
Id the Everett House, adjoining the bnrn-
ing building, and were greatly alarmed.
About s o'clock bed in the Everett
House was discovered on fire. George
Lucas and Thomas Ilandrigan were arrest
cd on charge OF arson.
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Comment on the appointment Is oil the
more unfavorable because Walkers first
service since he returned to the Demo-
cratic party was for hire. He made his
speech through the campaign for $40 a
pop. Its true that the State Committee
did not pay the whole OF his bill. 1t Is even
said that the committee referred him TO
Clint Gallaher, who, as 1 have been in
formed, gave him an order on Windy
Wilson. You must understand that
Wilson had never found it convenient to
pay his campaign assessment, and
Ciallaher thonght he might be glad to
satisfy the claim OF his friend Walker. It
Is suggested here that tho Secretaryship
may be Wilson'S way OF paying Walker,
though 1t is hinted that there are other
and graver reasons. At any rate Demo.
Gratis are whirling on their Democratic
ears about 1t. ! II.
sovE srEcuLATtoEs PoR SENATOR.
aske'l u Democrat Of some position in
the party what lie thought about it all.
He said: q
"welI, you see Windy Wilson is in the
Geld for Tie Senate. You needn't smile.
That man has the gall to aspire to the
Presidency. Hethinkslic is sFortunc'sown
anointed cliild. You see lie WILDE retir.
ingn Kenna's successor isto ba chosen, and
how niceit will be to walk into the Senate
over tie bleeding body Of the man he
hates with an indescrihable Intensity. The
Secretary OF State is in position to do
more setting npof pins than any man in
the State. Walker is pretty good at that
kind OF thing. Wilson expects Walker to
get in his work for him." E
WILSON nor AFRAID OF WALKER.
Suppose Walker should forget and gtt
in the work for limsclf?n
"welI, now, that's funny! Do yeu
know; that very thought has been pre-
sentcd to Wilson,. And what do you
think he said? He flung his head in his
characteristic way and replied, .lf Walker
is smart enough to get away with inc, let
him nitcllin. Pm not afraid ofilim.h So
you sec, Windy ties to his lucky star. But
see here-you look out for a printing
scheme here in Charleston when the new
administration gets under way. There
will probably DO a lIenryS Walker news.
paper with the State printing hitchcd
onto Il. Maybe Walkers name won't ap-
pear, but he'll be tile cat in the meal tub,
lust the sane. Henry has been there be-
fore and knows how towork it. II wcre
tho Register people wouldn't move the
whole establishment down here all at
SThis is all mighty interesting" 1 said,
and important II true.' But tell me-
what's the Wilson deal for Camden's seat
who's the Governors mani"
"Auybody-anybody to beat Cambcn
40 long as be will agree to deliver some
goods 10 Wilson when Wilson goes gun.
ming for Kennas seat. Wilson has no
prelerence-except Wilson.
II HT 81 U
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AcnIcAao nLAzE.


N- ofQuarters.
Cmc&do, Feb lD.-The Grannis block
caught fire this afternoon. One hour from
the discovery Of the titeit was plain that
the whole block must go. The flames then
burst through tho roof and brilliantly IL
Illuminated the scene for block around.
Twenty engines were now pouring enor-
mons volumes Of water into the burning
building, yet The flames seemed TO deiyall
attemptsto suppress them. AtS:l5 the
roof fell in, sending showers OF sparks up,
and the rumor that the walls were on the
point,of falling scattered the crowd IN all
directions.
The flames poured out OF every window
in front above the second story and IL was
feared itwouldb be impossible 70 save the
Portland block on the corner Of Washing
ton and Dearborn streets adjoining tho
burning building. On account OF the In
tense cold II was difficult to employ
the enginesto the best advantage. i0cca.
sionally a pipe would burst, and it would
be several minutes before water could
again be brought to play where most
needed. The stand pipe didgoo service
in drenching the adjoining walls where
there was danger Of the FIRE catching.
In Graunis' block ara two banks. They
are the Continental National and National
Band Of Illinois. Thesuldenness otthe fire
came 1iearresulting tlisastrously 70 the val
valuable books and papers Of both
banks as the yanlis had not yet been
unlocked, andon account of the natural
panic that ensued II was rumored that the
Evaults had not been closed and that heavy
lloss wonld result. Inquiry, however,
Iproyesthe rumor unfoundcd. Tie vaults
| had been closed, and the officers Of both
lihstitutions said they were not anxious as
| to the safety Of thcir funds. The vauttswcre
all fire pronf, and the only Inconvenience
would DO the delay while waiting for the
safes TO become cooled of to make access
to them possible: Before O'clock every
body about the neigh5orhood Of tho fire
having offices in the building or being
employed there, had no doubt OF the total
loss Of the building and contents, except
the valuables in the freproof safes. Loss
$500, 900.
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I.oulsvIlIE, KY Feb. l9.-rwo suits
were filed III the United States Court to-
dayiaeainst Robert 4. Breckenridge and,
tie Supreme lodge Of the KnighB OF
Honor ot Kentucky, md Sthe Peoples
Bank q Kentucky. y
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THE FIRE F'IEND
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LET LOOSE.
ABls blaze in Philadelphia Destroy. $500,
600 Worth of Properiy-Two Men
Kiiied-A Chicago Block Licked
Up by Flfe-other Fires.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-A destructive
fire which broke out at $3.50 o'clock is now
burning tiercely on Chestnut street. be:
tween Second and Front streets, locality
devoted entirely TO large warehouses and
business houses. Three buildings are now
in flames and several persons are believed
to be killed and injured. The fire Is
spreading and now extends from the Corn
Exchange to Letitla street, about half q
block Of very valuable buildings The
Corn Exchange National Bank on the
corner Of Second and Chestnut streets, has
caught fire, and is now burning in the
upper stories. The flames have crossed
Chestnut street and many large business
houses on the other side are in imminent
danger. u -..l .s.
The ilre originated In an unknown man
ner in the five. story brick structure, No.
125 Chestnut street, occupied by Steph-
enson & Co., Getz & Shatton, Richard A.
Blythe and Garsede & Co., dealers in cot
ton and wool. After the fire was discoy-
cred and the flames had burst from the
windows the front OF the the three upper
stories fell out and crashed down into the
street. The loud noise thus made caused
a rumor that an explosion also occurred,
but 1t is not yet known whether there
was any explosives in the building.
When the wall fell, laborer,. John
Mckay, was engaged in moving safe
from an adjoining building. He was
buried by falling bricks and instantly
killed. A horse attached to l,osecart,
standing in front OF the building, was also
killed. The flames spread rapidly to the
buildings on the east, and Nos. l2l und
123 Chestnut street were enyeloped in
flames. The former building was occu-
pied by Irvine O. Beatty & Co., dealers in
worsted yarns, the latter by George II.
McFadden ( Co., cotton dealers. Atl0:35.
A. N. the fourth and general alarm was
sounded.
Two men were killed at The scene Of
the fire, John Mckay or Mccormick,
driver Of a hose cart, and j. g. Blyer,
aged IS.
t1l;15A.M. the fremen were confident
that they had the frs upder control and
Il could not spread further. Tho losses
are very heavy. a rough estimate istllat
they will not DO less than 500, 600.
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wire DIIlEiito' start %.

sPirrsnuseu. Feb. Ii. oliyersS Robstts'
wire mill, which, closed downat the time
otthe trai's SUSPENSION, will start up in
all Departments Monday.
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MAsrsrKE, alIcn., Feb. l9.-The resi-
dence OF James whiddon, near here,
burned last night. Mrs. whiddon was
alone, and while removing the contents Of
the honseiwas suaocated and burned TO .
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NLAI,ilIFD.

4 ROBE -RuLLARD-on Thhisdsy evening, Feb.
fuaIy 70 1855 by the Rey. ]. y, Smith Gt The 10 T.
inRs W. RuHB and Mis- Hl.iSclE ]. HULIiap, botti
lot ihis city, NJ r, y
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ARlpcit Destroyed

Brazil, 1SD., Feb. l9.-The Thomas
Block was burned this morning and was
practically destroyed. 1t was occupied
by Lang's clothing store, j. L. Booth,
grocer, White & Workington, general
merchandise, and 0swalt & Morgan,
grocery, In the upper floors were the
office OF the Clay Abstract Company,
Holiday & Bayafd, attorneys, ]. 1.Jaibeau,
insurance agent, the Western Union
Telegraph Company, Hiram Hotter, at
torney, Compton & AfcGreggor, attorneys.
The Brazil Block Coal Company and a
branch Of the public school. TIle.buila-
ing was owned'by Mrs Rebecca Thomas
t%o.fifths, Compton 4 NlcG,ssgpF, Wm,
Barr and John NJ. Morgan one:fith each-
The total loss il estimated at $4,000,
nartly insured,