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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-30

MONTREAL, Oct. 20.-The Cabinet yes
;erdsy decided to grant the petition for
commission to examine into Riel's sanity.
Upon receipt OF atIi lavits to show his in
sanity at the different periods when he
Fas confined in the insane asylum here
md at Quebec, tho commission will be
appointed. 1t will be composed OF ono
English physician (probaply DR.. ]. b.
EIwards); one French physician from
Q1ebeC, and one from the United States,
believed to be one OF the leading experts
ior the defense in the Guitean trial. Sir
Tohn Mcdonald says il Riel is insane he
will not be hanged.
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YOuR Uncle John Sherman grasps with
afrm hand this reform administration,
its promises and its works, and when he
reaches the end OF the chapter there is not
much left of the administration. Intelli-
gent Democrats know that the Cleveland
administration has been disappointment
to the party no less than to the country.
Among other things the Republican
lnuls which were to have been unearth-
eaed have not been found, and the people
will naturally conclude tbatthe wild asser-
tons were ISLANDERS for which there was
no foundation. 1t never pays q party for
It's leaders to cry wolf when there is no
Wolf
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Victim. d .hs iIrIdre pl.a..sr.

EAsr SAGINAW, MIcH., Oct. 90.-The
bodies Of Albert snhemwelski, a Pole, and
John Cleary, victims Of last nights bridge
disaster were recovered to-day, making
three bodies 60 far recovered, Three or
four others are missing, and It 10 thought
tllcy are among the lost. James TSaits,
who was rescued last night will probably
die as he is in critical condition from in
ternGl injuries.
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RaxoItIng Grim es.

HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 20.-some sensa-
tlonal developments are expected to re-
suit from the arrest Of man named
Thomas Reyno, shoemaker, charged
with having enticed into his shop and
assaulted number Of little girls, between
the age Of 10 and II. The details have
been elicted from several girls. j. is un-
derstOod the zane children impliCste other
persons occupying good positions, and
hitherto regarded as respectable, in simi.
lar crimes.
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PITTSBURGH, Oct, 2O.-Two striking coal
miners named Smith and johnson, who
trying to persuade non.union miners
TO quit work, were arrested to-day on
charge Of conspiracy and locked up for
hearing tomorrow. Their arrest has
caused considerable excitempnt and in
diguStion among the strikers Of the Fourth
Pool. There Is no change in the situation
Of the strike, both sides maintaining a firm
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. ?0.-The Di4patcF'
Greensburg, Pa, special says; John Long
struck natural gas on his farm near here
to-day, at depth oithirty.one feet, while
digging for water. Long and neighbol
named Sneeden went down in the well
with a lamp, when an explosion occurred,
aud both were quite painfully burned
The pressure Of gas Is very strong.
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Mr.. R. S. BLAIR, the Ritchie county
,,r,er who has been publicly charged
With unproisssional conduct, declares that
,bs statements concerning him are false
and pufounded. Alr Blair seems to have
bsru made the victim Of malice. Ger.
t,ipIy everybody will be glad to see him
mt his accusers TO shame.
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SENATOR SHERMAN, in his Petersburg
speech, puts.very clearly the issueof free
ballo; and fair count. He meets square
ly the charge Of Haunting the "bloody
shiE," aud no fair man can say that there
i,a1y reopening Of the dead issues of the
war.
As Senator Sherman well says, fraud in
tie South is no more war issue than this
years or last years fraud in Ohio. Itmay
be that there are no more votes to be
made ono way or the other in Virginia,
bu! the speech cannot fail to do good the
country over, since it is a lucid and con-
else exposition OF what is meant by Re-
publiCans when they say that elections
everywhere in this land shall be free and
hir
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Near Carlisle, EnE.-rhreo PolloemonyShot,
and Two Fatally.

CARLISLE, ESa., Oct. 2O.-one of tho
most daring robberies on record occurred
last night in this vicinity. Netherby Hall,
the residence of Sir Frederick Ulrich Gra-
ham, was robbed OF most of its yaluables
by gang of burglars. One of the servants
being awakened, hastened to the nearest
police station to secure help. When re-
turning with tho police the gang Of bur-
glars were met haslening away with their
plunder. The robbers drew Tevolvers and
opened fire on the police, woundiug three
Of them, two fatally. In the confusion
that ensued the burglars made their
escape. Every effort is being made to
CAPTURE them.
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Tog announcement Of President Cleye-
Ian, that only a few days of grace would
be alo Sed the place hunters was a great
mistake. Since the order was promulga-
lei the President has scarcely had time to
t,k, his bearings on new candidate for
tbe Civil Service Commission, about
which his great reform heart is sorely
.--.Llnl
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why has M.hOnc invited Mr.. sherman TO sp;ak
n mi, UerOcratic cityG We Rntwer that y l. be;
%,sS. ,afrc are 50 many Demtc'EtS ln Richmond
Ta5 sre in fsvOtot p Gtective tariff. our Demo
amel-RichmOEd DtGpatch.
A few Democrats favor protective
tariff, but the party does not; it never
will. Come over into the party that has
istered and intends to protect American
industries with its last breath.
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CLEVELAND, Oct. 2O.-At mass meet
ing Of the miners OF the Massillon district
to-day resolution was adopted instruct.
ing the delegates to the State Convention,
in Columbus, next Tuesday, TO vote for
an advance OF ton cents per ton, and pay
every two weeks instead OF monthly.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-In view Of the fear
Of the smallpox epidemic this winter, the
city health authorities are taking extraor-
binary measures against It's introduction
and spread in this city, There Is at pres
ent NO smallpox in the city,
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wHlrwGrRR, Wis, Oct. 99.-LOo Les
quereux, the gsologist who is wanted in
various parts OF the country for a variety
OF ofTensrs, aud recently arrested In Mil
waukee for stealing number OF valuable
books from the the State Normal School
professor here, was to-day sentenced 70
three months imprisonment in the county
fail.
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BosroS, Oct. 29.-The Transcript says
that Hon. Carl Schurz has made an offer
Of $4,000 cash and to assume an indebt-
edness OF Sl5. 600 tor the hoston Post, with
view to making an independent PAPER
Of IL.
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WAsHINeroN. Oct. 20. 1885.

Mrs. George B. NcCk pan, Orange, N ]:
/ am shocked by ,h4 news OF your hus-
bands death, and while l know how
futile are all human efforts TO console, l
must assure you OF my deep sympathy in
your great prief, and express toyoumy own
eense OF siEl ction at the loss oil so good
friend. GROVER CLEVELAND.
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MONTREAL, Oct, ga boat containing
whole family, father, mother and child,
was capsized in the s.. Lawrence to-day
opposite Isle De Grace aud all were
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ApARlsIAy physician has discovered a
.n,. cure for hydrophObia. As great fame
,r,;l, the mau who discovers q certain
n,syen.itiye to stuffed ballot boxes in tie
Sorth .N..
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Now THAT Fish and Ward have been
,,islsd for Sing Sing let some Of the usurers
ns attended to whose purses fattened by
,betfunlawfnl schemes.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-The news of the
death OF Major General Geo. B Mcclellan
was received at Washington and immc.
dately telegraphed to the Executive Man.
sion. Soon after the receipt Of the sad
intelligence the President sent the follow
ing telegram to General McClellan's wild
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THE CABINET MEETING.

McoIelIab's Death-An Executive Order.
The General and the AdmiEistI alton.
WAsnlXGToN, D. G., Oct. 20.-The Cab.
met meeting to.day was shorter than usual
Postmaster General Villas was the only
absentee. The preparation Of the annual
reports OF the Cabinet officers was the
only general question considered. The
death of General Mcclellan was feel
ingly alluded to by the President and
members OF the Cabinet. The following
Executive order WAS Issued to-day:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, /
WAsuISGToN, d. O.. Oct. 20, 1885 !
The death Of Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan,
at one time the Msjor.ieneral command
ing the armies OF the United States, took
place at an early hour this morning. AS
{ mark Of public respect to the memory
Of this distinguished soldier and citizen,
whose military ability and civic virtues
have shed lustre upon the history OF his
country, it is ordered by the President
that the National flag be displayed at half
mast upon all the buildings of the Execu-
tive departments in this city until after
his funeral shall have taken place.
TSigned. DANIEL S LAMONT,
Private Secretary.
A similar order was issued by the secre-
tafy Of War.
1t is definitely learned to-day that Cen
eral Mcclellan came very near being made
member of President Clevelsnd's Cabi-
net; that he was rendered the Russian
mission and declined it because nt busi-
ness engagements, and that within the
past twenty.four hours the President had
concluded to offer him an appointment as
a member Of the Civil Service Commission.
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uoSr.yA has one county larger than
Pennsylvania, but it never gave anybody
>OOO majority.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-30

oSln SMALL, a Georgia Journalist has
famed preacher. Still the people will say
t,,d things about newspaper men.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-30

WARDS sentence to ten years in the
D.n;,entiary is not a very great incentive
y imitators Of his method Of lnanciering.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-30
TIE BUGLE CALL
THAT DEooKs NO ExcusE.
General Mcclellan Suddenly Summoned to
Another sphsro-Ths Final scenes of His
CArssr-A Sketch of His Lifs-The
Action of the Government.

New YoBx, Oct. 29.-Major General
George B. Mcclellan died q. o'clock this
morning, at st. Cloud, Orange Mountain
N. j., Of neuralgia Of the heart. He had
been under physician's care about two
weeks. Nothing serious was expected
until he WAS taken worse yesterday. He
died surrounded by his family. He ar
rived lone. about six week0 ago from q
TIP West with HE family, and invitations
had been issued for reception this even
ing.
Governor Albeit, of New Jersey, has
been officially notified, and has sent Gem
eral Plume, commanding officer of the
National Guard OF The State Of New Jersey,
with letter of coincidence to Mrs. McCle1:
Ian. General Plume will alao consult her
as to the funeral, whether. it shall bs
public or private, and on thnt the Cover
nor will act. Governor Abb.tt Issued .
proclamation this afternoon.
THE MANNER OF HIS DEATH.
ORANGE, n. j., Oct 20 0-Genersl Nc
Clellan has for the past two weeks suffer
ed occasionally from pains at the heart.
Yesterday he ieltin good spirits, and with
his wife and daughter visited friends in
the neighborhood. Before returning to
his home he made an appointment wilma
gentleman to. meet hun this morning at
IFoclock. Upon his return TO his home
he ate heartily and spent the evening in
with mis- wifs and daughter,
retiring at 10 o'clock.
AT IL O'Clock the pains returned. So
severe were they that messenger was
on horseback to the Generals
physician. The physician at once came,
and for four hours endeavored To give him
relief, but his efforts were unsuccessful.
At3:l0 A. NJ. the sufferer sighed, smiled,
and said, Thank God l have pulled
through. Am now feeling relieved" A
moment later he raised himself upon one
hand, opened his eyes, looked about the
room, and fell back dead.
1t is not yet settled when the funeral
will take place. General Marcy, the
OF General Mcclellan, will
arrange for tho details OF the funeral.
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ruory has endorsed Governor Hill.
wo,,e things might have happened to
,trt
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Toy ROumelian qnestion is-well, this
+, ,,he great diplomatic conundrum.
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UIle lgttsltige'Iftr,

os,e.l No., as and a7 Fourteenth Street.
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the past, Who Justly denounced any vic

the past, who Justly denounced any VIC
lation OF the purity oil elections rs tho
greatest crime against republic.
therefore appeal to men OF all parties,
in the name OF Sll the great men OF Vir-
ginia, invoking your just pride in your
history, 10 see 10 II that in the present elec-
ton, whatever may be the result fit, that
every man entitled by the constitution
and laws OF Virginia and OF the United
States to vote shall be allowed freely to
exercise that right and that his vote shall
be counted aud announced. II Virginia
will but do this she will by her example
confer as great benefit upon the people
OF the United States as any OF the mani:
fold benefits conferred in the past, and
will prescribe type Of manhood and jus.
tice which will be followed elsewhere and
thus tend TO relieve us from what regard
as the spscter that haunts American poll
tics.
And, now, fellow.citizeus, what is the
fundamental difference between the Re-
nrblican and the Democratic parties?
Undoubtedly This line Of difference is the
same that at the very beginning oil the
government divided the people OF Virgin
ia. This Stale had the honor OF giving
birth to the two great men who, above
all others, may be considered as the great
leaders in two opposing theories as TO the
nature and form OF our national govern.
meDt. Ispeak now OF John Marshall and
Thomas Jefferson. John Marshall said
the country was divided into two great
political parties, the one which comtemp.
lated America as O nation, and labored
necessarily to invest the federal head with
powers competent TO the preservation Of
the Union. The other attached itself to
the state governmsnt, viewed all the pow.
ers Of Congress with jealously, and assent.
ed reluctantly 10 measures which would
enable the head to act in any respect in
dependently OF the members"
John Marshall tT11s the great judicial ex-
FOUNDER Of the Grst ofthese theories, and,
rs Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court Of
the United States for thirty-four years,
was able, by his decisions, to mark out the
foundations and establish the principles
OF strong National Government, with
ample power to maintain itself against all
enemies at home or abroad. Mr.. JelTer-
son was the author aud champion Of the
other theory, aud, no doubt By reason OF
his observation OF monarchy in Europe,
was actuated by an honest opposition to
what he called concentrated power, for
getting, however, that the power OF our
National Government was the power OF
the people when administered by the
Nation as well as when administered by
tue State.
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NRMoRIEs OF THE wan.


The truth Of what said was not con-
troverted by Coy. HOadly nor Senator
Thurman, nor SO isr as l am advised, by
General Lee. Ipointsd to the public rec
ords, which proved all 1 ssid, and eS'
pecially quoted from recent leading pabii'
cations in the South their full and un.
eouirocal adanlruiops Of the facts stated by
me as far as they affected the States Of
South Carolina, Georgia and MIss!salppI,
and their frank avowals of and defense Of
their conduct. l made no appeal to the
Union soldiers, but to oil good citizens,
South as well as North, and said ] would
do ii to the people OF Virginia. Gen. Zee,
on the other hand, II am not mistaken,
has conducted his canvass almost entirely
on the basis OF an appeal to the Cenied-
crate soldiers, 10 the pride tf Virginia, for
the courage they exhibited in the war,
and With military tIGpRipgs, flags, and
calyacades he tries TO turn Tue attention OF
your people from the question OF the pre0'
eut time, from your material development,
from protective tariff 10 the memories OF u
war In which Vi giniaps fought'bTRVeIy
while there was hope, and eubmitted
honorably to the atbitrament OF arms
when their cause was lost.
II was OF the preAept ! was speaking,
and not oil the past, and slil that this
evil Of depriviDg legal voters OF their right
to vote was great, wide.reachtng in It's In:
| fiuence, that It would never be submitted
to, but that some remedy would be found
10 prevent its success. | did not pt that
time dream that the same tackics Of fraud
and violence In the South oiwhirh COM
plained were ablut to he tra 1sfsrred to the
State Of Ohio Yet so it was. in the
recent election In the city Of CinGlunati,
where the Democratic party had control
OF the police, and substantially OF the eleC.
tion. they resorted to fraud and violence
40 gross and shameless that even among
tho Democrats OF Ohio there Ia an outcry
against such proceedings. denounCe
them as denouuce kindred frauds in the
South, and invoke against them the
honest indignation Of Yirgiuians as did
OF the people of Ohio. ,.,
HONEST ELRcTtoNs.
Fellow.citizsns: Tho great and pressing
issue Of the times, to which invite the
earnest attention OF every Democrat ai
we'll as OF every Republican, involves the
fundamental principles of our Govern
ment; that elections must be free and
open and fair that every honest vote,
should be permitted to csst his vote, ant
every honest vote should bO counted, ant
NO others. II this principle is once over
thrown republican government Is at ar
end, and the war Of tho Guelphs aud the
Ghibellinos, thewar Of civil strife between
factions and Of riots will commence, ans
there will soon DO an end Of all elections
I'm support OF this | might quote what ha
been said by Washington and Jefferson
and Jackson and all the leading men o
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To Wan. R. Grace, Mayor Of The City
NstD York.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-09
Facts and Fancies.

Conductor saba Chicago man on
board an Illinois Central train, in a loud
tone Of voice, "are you sure we haven't
passed st. Louis?n Eyes; we are
twenty miles this side yet s'This
train stops their doesn't it?D "Yes.D
"WeIl, don't fail to let me know when
you get their" Then he settled himself
back In his seat and smiled, when o st.
Louis citizen leaned across the aisle and
ske him IL n new buildings had
been put up in Chicago since the fire.
Kansas City Times.
Some United States coins Of rare value
are found in q catalogue issued by q
Philadelphia collector. Al silver dollar
Of 1904 is valued at 5000, aCarolirs
elephant copper is r at $3.50. A brass
coin struck about 1916, said to be the
first coin aver struck in America, and
n of the three existing, is forth 800.
On one side are two ships and on the
other the figure of q Wild boar SUR
rounded by the words island Sommer.7
First brides1aid-"You never tell ~
Second bridesmaid-aOf course not; I
never do, you know First bridesmaid
well. size told me in strict conf
dence, understand, that though Jack
was poor they were going 10 travel all
summer and stop at the best hotels, and
that they got the money by selling .heir
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Victoria and the Old Woman
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar.
1t is said that the Queen sa moss
considerate visitor, always being pleased
with whatever is done for her; but
sometimes, from herffondness Tor gong
about in the country especially IN Scos.
land, with almost no special attendant
awkward or amusing incidents occur
On = occasion, while staring e ms
house Of a Scotch nobleman, she Eea
walking about the park with only the
Princess Beatrice, End, encounter inss
an old woman, entered into converse
ton with her. The dame asked ne,
almost at once whether d nso
seen Her Majesty, and on tne
Queens replying, Eyes, ! see hei
every morning before breakfast .ne
old woman inquired eagerly, aon, Dus
is she SIS good as she looks in the prin y
used to see of her whenI was younger {
The queen laughed, and replied ina
Her Majesty was rather battered 10 ne5
pictures; and the woman again urgea
her to say what she looked like. Wen
said the queen, still much amused
"she and / are said to look so nancn
alike you would hardly know US apart
well, you are moi so very i~ll-fayoreo
yourself was the danes consideraee
answer, which so entertained Her MAJ
esty that she babe the woman come g
the castle that afternoon, promising nel
she should not only see but SPEAK y
the queen herself.
The sequel may be imagainea.
Dressed In her very best the old Scotcn
woman presented herself at Castle e
--at the appointed time, was con,
Quoted through endless corridors, ana
up and down, to q room in which, soon
after she entered, the queen appeared
aEhi so yoaare here tool" ahe old won.
an exclaimed; but almost immediatey
Il was made known to her ia wnoss
presence she was standing. AS may 20
Inferred the visit resulted in much piV.
at to the good woman. and ~conslderaDls
amusement to the Queen and Princess
Beatrice.