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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
TIE pREsiDENl1s MESSAGE
VIII Not be Sent to UopErs" Unfit Tuesday.
.. Work OF Both Houses.

"OfK OF bolh houAeS.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Dec. 6-The
Presidents message will not DO sent
to Congress until Tuesday. The Sem
ate is expected to adjourn tomorrow out
Of respect to The memory Of the late Vice
President, Immediately after the swearing
in OF the members and the election OF its
president pro TEN. The committees OF the
Senate were all arranged at its special ses-
sion last March, and under the rules Of
the body they continue throughout the
Congress unless changed by order Of
the Senate. It Is probable that the
reading Of the message will consume the
greater part Of Tuesdays session, though
1t is possible an opportunity may be at-
toEded for the introduction OF bills. The
Presidential succession and electoral count
bills may be reported back from the com.
mittees to which they will hs referred in
time for action before the end OF the week
and resolution endorsing the code Of
Joint rules which the Senate adopted two
years ago may possibly be also brought to
the point OF action. But little or no other
legislative work is expected during the
week, or in fact before the holiday recess.
The Presidential appointments made
during the summer recess arc required BY
law to be sent to the Senate for confrma-
ton within thirty days Of the assemblsge
Of Congress, and the consideration OF
these nominations will probably consume
the larger part OF the time Of the Senate
during the early weeks OF its session.
Immediately after the assembling Of the
House Of Representatives tomorrow tho
Clerk OF the last House will call the roll,
and upon quorum Of the members ans.
weriDg to th6ir names the work Of organi-
zation will be proceeded with. 1t is prob
able that Immediately upon the COM
pletlon OF its organization the House will
Immediately adjourn rs mark Of respect
to the memory Of Vice President Hem
drickI,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

EVANSyllLS, Dec. 5.-Fridsy nights
gale did considerable damage along the
lower Ohio river. The aatboat ]. W.
BiitS No. j, loaded With cargo Of 2,l00
bushels OF potatoes, in bulk, and 500 bush.
els in barrels, was capSiEed by the waves
n Morris landing, Ave miles below Net
TopOllS, ~. Ten men were on the boat,
six going down, and three, besides the
pilot, saving their lives by jumping into
The river and swimming ashore. The
namOo Of the men lost are: Louis Nelson,
Josiah Lindsey, George Ready, Joseph
Farmer, William and george Craig, all oI
dolGopda, III: Men have been At work
All day emieayoring to recover the missing
bodies, but without success up 70 dusk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

Donelson was made unanimous. Colt, OF
Connecticut, received but one vote. POST
master Dalton, Of the Forty-eighth Con-
greBs, was then renominated, and the eau
cue proceeded TO vote for chaplain.
For this position there were three can
didRtes, namely: Rev. John S. LINDSAY,
Rev. Mr.. Lodge and Rev. W. II. Milburn,
the blind preacher OF Chicago. The latter
was selected as the nominee, receiving
majority OF eight votes.
The caucus then adjourned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
DEADIN THE STREET.
Two Men of Chicago Perish FrOa the Bitter
Cold OF Friday Night.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Ths storm which
ranged 90 feariully last night resulted
in the death OF two citizens from exposure.
Barney MeGOG, single man, boarding at
stone and Center ayen Ie, was found this
morning by Police Officer u, oheg1n, otthe
town OF Lake, lying dead In g Itch on
Aberdeen street. The body was coveiS2d
with snow and frozen stiff. II was remoy-
ed to the morgue, Three years ago Nc
GoF was found in 4 ditch at about the
same place nearly frozen to death. At
that time he had TO have several toes amp
utated.
:: Daniel Miller, who lived on Wabash
avenue, was found unconscious on the
sidewalk on Wentworth avenue, nearly
buried by snow, about II o'clock. The
police were summoned, and the man WA
taken to 4 neiShboring house and q ply.
s.cian called, but death ensued before his
Snival. II was probably caused by ex.
posuse, The deceased was 10 years old
and leaves wife and children.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

Two water.color paintings, done by Ger
e.al Grant while he wss at West Point,
are in existence. For one OF them the
owner, a Camden, n. j., man, refuses
5000. The Old Commander was able 10
tarn his hand to q good many things. We
have not seen his water-color paintings,
but he had way of painting things red
which has been approved by some compe
tent criLics..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

loss Of property, but the amount cannot
be estimated. On Edwards ranch $500
tons Of hay wss burned. Johnson L VIII
iiams lost 500 tons Of hay beside fences,
sheds and crops. Patrick McNeery
was entirely burned out, los.
ing everything but the clothing
on his family. An Edwards county man
was fatally burned, and John Leeper and
John Berry ale not expected to live. The
FIRE Is supposed to have originated on the
Pottowatomie Indian reservation. Il will
be several days before the full loss can be
Oivan
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6.-To-day was the
frs. OF winter in this section, and reports
from various parts OF Wisconsin show the
temperature to have fallen from 10 to 90
degrees within the past twenty.iour hours.
At o O'Clock tonight it is six degrees be-
low zero here, with q strong northwest
wind blowing, and the indications are
that the temperature will be still more
severe within the next twenty.iour houra.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
THE GENERAL TRADE SITUATION
A Fairly Satisfactory Condition of Things
RsportSd-what the Cleaning House Re-
pOrts Indicate-Fsa,urss of the Wool
Markot-Good Demand for Coke.

NEw YoRE, Dec. 5.-Brads!rse!. JoGrnG!
in its commercial summary says:
Especial kilograms to BrGdstreet's this
week report fairly satisfactory condition
Of general trade. The movement o; mer.
chandise is Of moderate volume notwith-
standing the fact that retailers generally
are not buying freely just previous to the
period at which it is customary to take
account OF stocks. At various leading
trade centers business is uneven, yet deal
ers appear to be confident OF the future.
This Is conspicuous at Boston. at Chicago
iobbing has been unusually active within
a week, notwithstanding the TACT that the
sgaregste Of November transactions was
disappointing. At st. Louis there has
been moderate improvement in various
lines. This is true at other points, not.
withstanding the fact that mild and pleas
ant weather has proved dag. At East
ern centers dry goods have been in better
and the outlook is that the ag-
gregate OF sales for the current year viii
exceed that for 1884. We're it not for the
very material check during November the |
excess would be conspicuous. Stocks OF |
print cloth have been reduced, and prices,
while unchanged, have an upward ten.
denCy sgain.
The.movemsnt Of grocery staples is dis
again in all lines. There has
been good deal Of comment on q reported
advance Of $ial so in the price Of pig iron
At Pittsburgh. The news as heretofore re-
ported is erroneous and misleading. Besse-
ner pig iron within ten days past hes ad-
vanced Slal 50 at New YORK as well as at
At the latter city the mar
kets OF foreign iron have made a nominal
advance OF so cents per ton for ordinary
zig. No special sales are reported at that
igure. Pittsburgh pig iron don't figure
n the Eastern market, and no advance is
loted or expected here prior to New
Years."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
pnmoorn,ie ssnatorIal causs..

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 5.-Ah tho
Democratic Senators, except four, met in
conference at IL o'clock to-day. Senator
Voorhees, was instructed to put in nomi-
nation for President pro tempore senator
Harris, Of Tennessee. Senator Harris &C.
copied thu. domination, and in short
speech thaRked the conference for the
honor conferred Hpol bin. The caucus
adjourned at 1890 without tTSuSactinR
anv other business,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

Tuwas are 60 twisted in PArkersburz
that they are going to chooses Postmaster r
by popular vote. From this We infer that
"there's heap ottrouble on the old mans
mind Asa personal organ the 1NTELLI-
cEScEE feels that it ought to have been
consulted about this departure, in which
ease Senator Camden would have been
advised to stand the four candidates up in
a spelling bee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

New YoRX, Dec, 5.-The Commercial and
Financial Chronicle says: We have re.
ceived by Telegraph this evening the re,
turns OF exchange for five days, and give
them below. Owing to further falling
of in speculative activity the New York
figures show decline from preceding
figures Of the present year, but outside OF
New York there is added improvement.
The comparison with 1884 is very satis-
factory.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
AnInnnna Honnn,a Ar.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Stewart, be-
lievsd to be insaps, seriously and, 1t is
feared, fatally stabbed Edward McAfee
tonight. The woman was acting IN Q
suspicious manner on the street, and be-
cause McAfee asked her what she was
doing she drew q knife and plunged 1t into
his side. Mn. Stewart has been arrested,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

TnE Mormons will stop Missing the
troops about the time the cannon begin to
roar. ltia not strange that the world Won
ders why We tolerate within this Repub-
lie an alien despotism which maintains to-
ward us a permanent state OF hostility.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

UsLEss all the signs fail, the President
!, goiag to hear from hispsrty during this
session CT Congress. HS may even have
to ask Republicans to cave him from his
ir.snds, so to speak.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
RRpREREY sWRpT AWAY
By Prairie FlrsS-HGy, Drain and stos
RnFnad lin.

By PraiFie Fires-Hay, Grain 4nd StosR
Burned Up.
ToPEKA, KASs., Dec. "a special IRON
Burton, Kansas, says; During the high
wind Friday prairie FIRE broke out seven
miles north of that place, which swept
over an area oiabout thirty miles, destroy.
ing one thousand stacks Of hay and grain,
and nuRpeFs Of Chesp. hogs and cattle
sheds. 1t Is not stated how fer eRgt the
FIRE extended. "
Further and more definite reports OF the
prairie fires in Silver Lake township, this
county, Friday, bring Rdvices ot terrible
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

SENATOR SHERMAN will look well and
do well in the chair. We shall hope, how
ever, to see him climb down once in q
while aud take q hand on the floor. He
i, TOO effective there to be entirely lost.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

Columns, o., Dec. Gin a saloon row
this evening Frank Gilbert, tho proprietor,
shot and killed Anexa selby, and engi-
neer. Gilbert 10 under arrest charged
with the murder. The shooting grew out
OF a free fight in which several parties
participated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

MR. RASpALL raises his voice against
tie proposition to turn loose all the House
Committees to rifle the Treasury. Mr..
Randall IS very apt to know what be is
taking about in matters Of this kind.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

TuE Parkersburg Journal Of Saturday
took on an extra column to the page, and
was radiant in good pictures and holiday
business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

yE. CARLISLE sweeps the Democratic
CAUCUS, no one dissenting. Mr.. CArlIsle's
voice is for free trade. How fortunate
Ina. The Senate stands in the way.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. Ga terrific storm
has been raging here since 8 o'clock this
afternoon. At that hour the wind, which
had been brisk all morning, increased
almost TO gale. The air was filed with
flying snow and the streets were deserted.
Street cars eau sclrcely move and railroad
trains arc late. 1t is the worst storm here
in years, Not much damage by wind is
rep0rted.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
APPRoqRIATIoN AsEkD PoR.

For all OF these alterations and improve.
ments Mr.. Holmes asks special appro-
p1iation Of $5i, ,T23 W for the year 1887.
Mr.. Holmes also showed your cores
pondent drawing Of the proposed Gov
ernmeut Building at Clarksbutg, 1t will
be constructed OF pressed brick with Cheat
River stone trimmings, and its style Of az.
chitectuIe will be combination Of Queen
Ann and Renaissance. As designed at
present, the building will be entirely too
small for the purpose, and the supervising
architect, ii Ia said, will teccommend q
further appropriation Of S25QOo in order
that its siz4 may be increased. G.A.p.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
THE CUSTOM HOUSES.
PARKERsBURG AND CHARLESTON
RuIldIDs, Exported ira bad Condition by
Iho General Superintendent of Buildings.
Sherman Nominated for President of
thsssnats and UarIl,ls FOR Speaker.



WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The General su.
perintendent OF Public Buildings, Mr.. ].
G. Holmes, informs us that he has lately
returned from a tour OF inspection,
during which he made an exam.
ination Of the Custom House at Par,
kersbulg and Charleston, West Vir.
ginis. From his report OF their condition,
which he has Just made to Supervising
Architect Bell, he has permitted your cor.
respondent to extract the following:
"0n my Western trip stopped at Par
kersburg, w. Va, and inspected the Gus
tom House, Postotlfsa aud grounds, am
Obliged to report the same old story in ref.
erence to the plumbing work, which is the
Worst ever saw. do not think that any
one who has the least knowledge OF
plumbing would allow such . piece Of
work as this to be done. All will have TO
be removed and new plumbing work put
in its place.
"The roof leaks badly. The acoustics Of
the court room are extremely poor and
unsatisfactory. The grading Of the grounds
is out Of all proportion and dturns the water
into the building instead Of away from 1t,
and is destoyiug the foundations. The
area walls are bn!ging aud in some places
are ready u fall. The iron fences are Civ
ing away. All OF this ruin is due to i'm
proper grading" Mr.. Holmes closes his
report OF the condition OF the Parkersburg
building-by recommending au sppropria-
ton OF s.. .6S7 80 for these much needed
repairs. @
THE CHARLESTON CUSTOM HOUSE.
In his report regarding the efficiency Of
the Charleston Custom House the Super
iutendent states that "the Federal Court
room is entirely too small for this point,
as about three-fourtks Of the work Of the
U. S. Courts OF the State OF West Virginia
is done here. After making full in
spection and thorough examination oil the
building find that it would not be at all
expedient to make any changes, as the.
building is too smait TO admit Of it, and
the construction is such that 1t would be
impracticable to attempt it." He then
proceeds to recommend the construction
Of wing to the building (4Ox47 feet). He
also reports the ventilation Of the building
bad, and suggeats improvements in that
particular. He complains oil the cramped
condition OF the rooms aud says none OF
them are large enough for present use, to
say nothing OF an allowance for increase OF
business. Referring to the bad drainage
Of the grounds, he recommends certain
improvements In this direction, and sug-
gests the construction OF cistern, sys-
TEN OF sewerage and the improvement Of
we'll already on the grounds. After
recommending various improvements
about the interior OF the building, he sug-
gests the employment Of an engineer at a
salary Of $50 per month as an assistant to
the ianitor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

Dowx with the bogus dollars. That's
good Congress! E.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

Foa your boys and childreu's overcoats
go TO The FGctery's "Wonder Sale" This
week only,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07

Go 10 the overcoat "Wonder Sale" at
The Factory, ll42 Main street,
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ghe GatelIi4enter
TREASURY surplus:-lss4> 1888.

cner. Eo.. 10 and At Fourteenth Street.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-19
REGARDING Cabinets.

Gen. Taylor's was announced on
the Sd of March.
Jackson's first Cabinet was made
public on the 9th of February.
Mr.. Polk did not form or announce
his Cabinet till after the LIST of March.
Gen Harrison's was published by
the National Intelligencer on the 18th
of February.
Mr.. Pierce had great difficulty in
up making his Cabinet, and it was
published as whole on the I'd or Sd
of March.
Ellis Accidency" Hays did not name
his Cabinet till the 9Th of March. while
Garfeld's was not completed till the
Sd of March.
Mr.. Buchanan made up his Cabinet
as a whole at his Lancaster, Pa, home
and published it on his arrival in
Washington March 2.
Mr.. Lincoln got as far as Seward
and Chase before leaving Springfield
in 1861, but did not conclude his labors
until March l.
| No one knew who in reality would
be in Grants first Cabinet till the
names were sent into the Senate OF
March 5. William M. Stewart, Of
Nevada, then Senator, got off bril-
liant witticism apropos of this delay
by remarking as to Grants reticenct
that he was trying to initiate the spi-
der by weaving the web out of hi
own integuments. He added it woul(
be a failure, as God had not organized
him in that way.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-19
SCIENCE VS.. MATERIALIsM.

The following extract, taken from
the lecture delivered by Prof. Halstead
Of the University, last week, is given
not only as a specimen of his most in
teresting and instructive lecture but on
account of the great importance and
value of the truth, which Is here once
for all established and demonstrated:
Scientists have demonstrated a uni
verSal natural law which rules and
embraces all processes in the material
world; which expresses perfectly
general and particularly Characters
tic property of all natural forces, and
which, as regards generality, is to be
placed by the side of the law of the
unalterability of mass. The connec-
lions between the various natural
forces which modern science has re-
vealed are extraordinarily numerous,
but all prove, and prove over again,
that the total quantity of energy in
universe remains unchanged through
out all changes. If certain quantity
of mechanical work Is lost, there is
| obtained, as experiment made will
demonstrate, say an equivalent guam
chemical force; and conversely when
heat is lost, we gain an equivalent
quantity OF chemical or mechanical
force; and again, when chemical force
| disappears, an equivalent of heat or
work; so that in all interchanges be-
tween various natural forces, energy
may indeed disappear in one form, but
| it has only changed into an exactly
| of h
| form. 1t is thus neither increased nor
diminished, but always remains in ex-
actly the same quantity, and this same
law holds good for the processes in
| organic nature.
If now, mind is part of the mater
ial word; if what we call mental en-
ergy is really part of the sum of real
energy connected with matter in this
universe, then some of this 1nvariable
| quantity OF energy exists from time
would expect to be able to
say that certain amount of chem
zeal energy disappears, but reappears
as mental energy, or perhaps disap-
pears as mental energy but reappears
as mechanical energy or heat. But
| the absolute tests of science demon
strate that such is never the case. No
bit of physical energy ever disappears
as physical energy to become even for
an instant mental energy.
There is not a single point in the Sc
ries of changes which take place in
the brain at which all the energy is
not in actual existence as physical
energy.
There IS not point where anything
of the nature of thought could be in
serted as possible link in the chain
of transformation of energy.
Thought and physical energy then
are totally different in essence and
kind, and one can never be trans,
formed into the other. Therefore
materialism is scientifically impossi-
bile
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-19
COMMERCE RESTORED.

1t is gratifying to be able to an
nounce that the great railway strike on
the Gould roads is about ended. With
this result comes restored commerce,
and relief from impending distress
among consumers in all this South
western region, into which these roads
enter. The announcement of terms
by which settlement was
reached is set forth in a special from
st. Louis, by which it appears that
the Governors of Missouri and Kan
sas, in the interest of commerce, adj
dressed request to Vice-President
Hayes, of the Gould System, asking
restoration of wages paid employees
up to September 1884. A prominent
reply was returned to the Governors,
in which compliance with their re.
quest was expressed, and the conse-
quence is the strike is ended except at
Sedalia, Atchison and Denison, where
unreasonable men appear to be max
ing demands out of all reason. The
wages to which strikers were
restored are far better than
were anticipated, and instead of
accepting the generous prop
osition as it deserved, some of these
men appear to put themselves beyond
the pale of consi leration. But enough
have gladly accepted terms to restore
commerce, and in few days the
freight blockade, all along the
lines, will be broken up. This