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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-14
TREASON TO THE COUNTRY.


II was treason itself to the great under.
lying interests and prosperity Of the
country on which lis future depends and
by which alone It's stability could be
maintained. He who impaired and
weakened these industries came very near
TO him who sapped and ruined the citadel
Of the nation. Therefore he had thought
It out OF place 10 propose that the Finance
Committee Of the body should deliberate
on the pituatiOn and present to the public
the possibility OF reform oil the tariff
that would leave these results unimpaired
and give q irGer and broader scope TO the
energy, tho enterprise and the Vigor Of
the American people.
Those who met the exigenCies Of the
past we're capable Of competing with the
problems Of the future. In the great
struggle for the possession Of the opportu.
mites offered to home industries and
homo labor they turned TO those who had
lifted labor from degradation and servl.
tude TO dignity and honor, and whose
policy had developed the strength and
wealth aud greatness Of the nation. He
should, therefore, ask for the adoption Of
the resolution which he had offered.
Mr., Mcpherson Baid there wore but two
methods Of disposlng ot tho surplus rev.
enup, One wg exttRvsgant appropria.
tiouS and tho other was by reduction Of
tho taxation. For hinsolf hewas In favor
OF the second alternative. Tho Senator
from Ohio (Mr. sherinanl had suggested
In bis speech tho other day policy by
which $6l,O0O,000 OF revenue could be
avoided BY striking Of o tax on sugar,
and in the same breath that Senator de:
clared that duties on eugar and on wool
werO the only protection which the aeri'
cultural interests enjoyed. He, McPherBon
Vas opposed 10 tho removal Of the duty
on nnear, and predicted With that duty
retained ninurtenlhs oi the sugar con
suned In this country would be produced
hero, HoNWould also retain 0 duty on the
hiph qualities Of wool which are ptodueet
In Ihe United States, but he would 70
move Il from the cheap qualities oil WOO
that Rro not raised here and that are uset
In tho manufacture ot carpets and cheal
fabrics.
liz waa pEoteollonilt 10 the exten
Of giving to the labor Of this country q
the prOtC cllon that II needed 10 CpmpetI
with foreign labor. He was IL favor 9
higher prices for American labor,
Alter some iutthOf debate the niotoi
WRA laid oV0f,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-14
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o4ioel No.. as and ~ ROurteonth Street,
Republican Primaries.
Thursday, december rs, 1880,

The Republican voters Of the city Of Wheeling
will meet in their several wards at tho usual places
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-14

wAeeling, W Va. Dea~Ser II, 1855,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30

The Philadelphia Ledge,'S New York
letter says: The official version of the
circular which Master Workman Pow
derly is reported to have addressed to the
Chicago Knights of Labor, discouraeing
the collection of money for the benefit of
the condemned anarchists, is looked for
here, with great interest. If there is no
mistake about the outline of the docu-
ment published in the morning papers it
draws the dividing line between the order
itself and wild men who have been hang.
ing on TO the skirts of the order in this
city as well as at Chicago, and the latter
will be all the better for it. The
Justus Schwabs and the friends and ad-
mirers of Herr Most will be disguised
with il no doubt, but no real
friends of the knights or the trades unions
will regret parting company with them.
Mr.. Powderly, it is felt here, has not
thrown out this '.danger signal" moment
too soon, and if MIR. Henry George will
also say or do something to assure the
public that the cranks that are following
his banner (no doubt without his approval
or consent) represent and speak for
nobody but themselves, he will not be 80
apt 10 come within scope of the proverb
that men are to be judged by the COM
psny they keep. True, Mr.. George is not
responsible for the cranks who, like the
poor, are always with us, but he is re-
sponsible for permitting them TO speak
in his name, or, in other words, counter
feiting his trademark; and he is what
Mr.. Beecher calls ''too manly man" 10
decline the responsibility.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30

The New York Star of Thursday says that
the report published yesterday that Dr.:
McGIynn had been suspended as pastor oil
81, Stephens Church, and would be sent TO
take charge Of an unimpoitant parish at
f,ready Of the Church Of the Holy Gross In
West Forty-second street would be the
future rector OF DIR. McGlynn's coDRrega,
tiop, is without foundation. The, pastoral
residence OF st. Stephens Church, No. l46
East Twenty ninth street, was besieged yes,
terday by reporters. DR.. MeGlynn declined
to see any one, but In response to questions
addressed to him In writing ne sent aoWn
the following written statement on the sub
iect: "Dr. McGlynn says that he has not
received any notification, official or un- @
ofiiclal, of his permanent removal from the
pastorship OF st. Stephens Church, or OF
The appointment of any other clergyman to
that position"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30

Thursdays Philadelphia Recmd says;
Lieutenant Skilton, Captain Brown and q
squad of Nineteenth district policemen
made a raid last night on George Nc.
Gowan's saloon, at the north. east corner
of Tenth and South streets, where, ac-
cording to information furnished the offi-
GERS, fight to finish for $25 was in
progress between Lewis Adams of No.
1924 Bainbridge street and Thomas
Cooney of No. l740 south street. The
policemen entered the room with drawn
revolvers and captured the principals,
the proprietor of the saloon and
forty spectators. About so men es-
capped through the windows and rear
doors. Captain Brown was injured by a
chair thrown by one of the fugitiyes. At
1.30 O'Clock Magistrate List gave the de-
PENDANTS hearing. 1t was shown that
the principals were stripped to the waist
and had on small gloves. The principals
had completed two rounds when the
officers arrived, MCGOWAN said he had
no license, and was placed under 5000
bail. Adams and GUoney were held in
$500 bail, charged with engaging in a
prize-fight. Both men claim that it was
friendly bout. The spectators were held
TO keep the peace.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
A WARNLNG.
What should be Dome TO Preserve
the eeAcA ANA PeAFs

what should be Dome TO Preserve
the s-each aDa feaFs
Editor Gazette g journal. The Peninsula
horticultural Society is not responsible for
.ue statement sent out that the peach is
Iuotned ON thls Peninsula,
Al tho late meeting he'd at the Clayton
,unse, Wilmington, a member incidentally
I'D make this assertion, but no notice was
ken Of 1t, us u deeply Interesting subject
vas under discussion. ID. s. Meyer OF
3fidgeville, Del, has made a spirited reply,
denying that the peach is doomed to short
lease of life on the Delaware Peninsula. As
TO this matter, both the gentlemen who
spoke In the horticultural Society and MIR.
Meyer are correct. Unless improved
methods OF propogating the trees are at
once inauguratCd and the output of i'm
properly propagated trees is stopped, / give
1t unhesltatingly as my opinion that not
only the peach but the pear and many other
fruit trees are doomed TO short, puny and
unproductive lives on this Peninsula. We
must commence at the seeds-they must be
from natural trees and sorted and only per-
feet specimens planted. Then the buds
only perfect and healthy buds must be used
How is IL now with most of the trees
planted Budded seed not even culled ts
used-many OF these seed from diseased
trees and then the buds taken indtscrlmi-
nately from orchards where diseased trees
are growing.
How are these evils to be avoided? The
State must act. A director of horticulture,
a trained scientist, must be appointed.
There must be inspection of all nursery
stock, from the seed up, and many other
safeguards must be thrown about this bust
ness. We nuke laws to preserve human
ASc.lth s.ssa Chs S,.lgh +s llI 10 Ss9r l1ua4uls
Fhese laws become especially necessary as
territory becomes crowded. The peach and
the pear are now becoming crowded on the
Peninsula, and IL We don't protect them by
stringent laws, they are doomed there and
her glory will have depafted.
JOHN j. BLACK.
t4eEW CASTLE, DEL. Decemoer Dist. 1880.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
WOMEN WITH M0UyTACHE 8.
EenItnHntIY With Appendagcs Ta-
bssdpd Only for She HHSIe sex.

1t i curious but we'll known fact that
nature sometimes devlates from It's well
trodden course only to show its own variety,
as In the case of numerous ladies, femi-
nine In appearance and demeanor, but
whose upper lips are ornamented with a
dowDy, incipient moustache, worn only by
the tenderest dudes Said physician who
was asked to explain the phenomena ~
cannot explain it further than to say that
hair will grow whore nature intended It to
grow. have seen women who had NOUS
taches that were envled by some of the
young men, and ! kenw woman whose
arms were covered with long, brown tair,
but fortunately she WAS not annoyed ty a
similar development on her face. have
heard of two treatments, both heroic, for
removing the obnoxious things. One
Is the application of poisonous
mixture which will kill the
moustaehe, roots and all hut II is dangerous,
as slight abrasion OF the skin will allow
the absorption of the poison aud result in
blood-poisoning. The other is "A mixture in
which slaked lime Is the chief constituent.
The most heroic, however, was that OF the
young lady, who ,as her incipient moustaehe
was being torn out by means of twetz rs,
remarked, petulantly: II don't see how Ii
ever came there; mamma never had any
thing of the kind" Perhaps suggested
the professor as he ttghtened the tweezars,
you inherited 1t from your father %
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
THE MEssARos TRIAL.
Mrs. Couiston and Dr. EsutchcF Dr-
scribe thc Assault.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.--The Rev. Waldo
Messaros faced his accusers In court AgAin
to day. Mrs, Charles W. Coulston took the
witness stand and submitted to q rHking
cross-examination, hut she stuck clos,ly 10
her story Of the assault. Then DR. Thomas
5 Butcher took the sfand. Hs Is the Coni-
ston family physician. He went 10 the
house on tho morning OF the assault, Gu the
summons of Mrs. Ooulston. He said:
II reached the house between 9. 80 and 10
O'Clock. Mrs. Coulston admitted mo. We
went Into the parlor, and there was the
usual ordinary conversation, and then
asked her II she was sick. She gave ne
some account Of her condition, and just
then the door bell rang. She said to me:
Doctor, would you mind going into a
back room. There is some one coming
went into the dining room with her hus-
band, and she went out and admitted some
one. l heard and recognized the voice OF
Mr.. Messaros. They went into the parlor.
They were there about q quarter of an
hour or more. Then there was suddenly
scream Of oh, Charley Oharleyf or some
thing like that. It was very shrill, and
OF course, startled US. MIR. CouletOn
opened the dining-room door, and.
OF course. followed him. Ha got
In some distance ahead of me.
When got Into the parlur Mr., Coulston and
Mr., Messaros were In sort of tussle.
somebody was getting hurt, and shouted,
It's no use killing the man. and tried to
separate them. III the mean time Mr..
Turpit and the others In the house came
rushing In tho room. During the tussle MIR.
Messaro5 was thrown down with his feet
toward the trout door. did hear Mr.. Mes
saros say, If you will let me up I'll behave
like q gentleman When they loosened his
hands he brought his right hand around
and quickly arranged his dress. Mrs. Coul-
ton rushed out for policeman and Mes
saros was taken to the station house. I re.
mained In tho house few minutes to attend
to Mrs. Couton's sister, who had become
hysterieal, and then followed. Messaros
was pacing the floor smoking cigar. A
member of the church, named Franz, with
him. Franz said, "For Gods sake drop
this. II you will come to our Office we will
give you anything to settle this matter
Mrs. Coulston's husband told similar
story, and her sister, Catherine Boulanger,
testified that she heard Mrs. Coulston
scream, ran into the parlor and saw Mr.,
Messaros and MIR. Conlston In a scuffie.
Messaros tripped over the curtain at the
parlor door and fell down. The witness
then took hold of the defendants throat
and helped to hold him down. While she
was holding him, Messaros said that II she
would let him get up he would behave him
self like gentleman. Daniel Turpit gave
similar testimony, and the court adjourned.
The defence will be q conspiracy to ruin
Messaros and drive him from the church.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
cRoNsY PABDoNED.
Relieved Of More Than q Year of
His serm OF HmprtsOnnenI.

Governor Stoekley, on Friday afternoon,
pardoned John Croney, who WIS serving a
sentence of five years in New Castle jail for
killing Daniel Mcguire. The pardon vas
received here In tho evening by Levi G..
Bird, Esq, who was Croney's counsel, and
taken out 10 the prisoners mother. The
sheriff was notified and the prisoner re-
leased.
The crime for which Croney was con.
victed and imprisoned occurred on the
night Of November 7th, 1882. between II
and IL O'Clock, in front of Harry WitsiI's
cigar store, at Maryland avenue and Madl-
son street. 1t was the night OF the general
election and a crowd Of men had assembled
to hear the returns, among the number
being Mcguire and Oroney. The former
was using violent language In relation to
the latter's brother, TO which Croney took
exception. A quarrel eusued, bur no blows
we've struck and Mr.. Witsil eoaxed Croney
out, but he persisted In remaining just OUT
side the door. MagniIe came out also, and
feclng Croney placed both hands on his
shoulders, Saying: You're no fir man to
light me; you don't want to fight me-"
Maguirs was idrg-, powerful man. while
Croney Is a man VI medium size. Without
word Croney, who had a pistol ia his
overcoat pucknt, ilrsd two shots without
taking the pistol frou the pocket Tie first
shot struck Mcguire In the abdomen, in
fiicting Il woun,i frbm which he died next
day. Croney ii-d, but went to police head
quarters shcruy after midnight and gave
himself uD.
Oroney was tcled at he February term OF
court, ies3, the trial commencing on Febru-
ary 9Th He was defended by Levi q. .Hlrd.
Esq and the lht- Judae whiteley wnle the
prosecution was conducted by Senator
Gray then attorney general, ,and his deputy.
Alexander d, Coo er, Esq Tie jnr ~ etired
about ii o'clock, u. m. on Friday, March I'd,
ard returned abou1 5O O'Clock, o. m T., on
Saturday March 81 with ths announcement
that an agreement WAS impossible. Counsel
for defence then offered to enter plea Of
guilty OF mansiaughter, and the State con-
sented. The plea was entered and Croney
sentenced to fine Of 81 900 and an impris-
onment OF five years. His term would hove
ended on March Cd, 1888.
The announcement Of his pardon was a
great surprise In this city, # not being
generally known that the movement for
executive clemency was under way. The
work was accomplished solely through the
efforts OF Levi Q. Bird, Esq, who secured
10 the petition the names of a number OF
leading manufacturers and influential cit
izens.
Fortunately Croney's character previous
to the shooting was excellent, his awful
crime being radically at variance with the
habits and tenorof his former life. He was
also model prisoner while In Jail. Mr..
Bird took the pardon to Croney's mother
on Christmas eve, and he says it was the
happiest Christmas present. he ever made
or saw made In all his life.
Croney has gone to Washington. where
ne Will work In the employ OF his brother,
william A.. Croney, who is a contracting
carpenter, doing business in that city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
The $. e. q. a. Bents COCK rIsh,tns

On Monday week cock fight took place
OF Rosendale Park. 1t was finished in
good order and the curtain dropped
placidly upon the scene, leaving the sun
face of affairs smooth and without a
ripple. The officers of the s. r. @. A.,
however, .'got ON to the event and
looked it mp. The result was that a party
of sporting msn appeared before Masis,
trate Vandegrift Thursday. They had
been connected iu various why's with the
affair, three OF them as principals. When
informed of the charge pending against
them they all pleaded guilty. No test.
mony was therefore taken. The magis.
trate disposed of the cases by timing
each of the principals $25 and
costs, and each spectator $50 and costs
Frank Hearld, the pugilist, it will be re-
membered, did not put in an appearance
at the Alhambra Palace last Thursday
night. This seems to have been due to
two very good reasons. The first is that
ho is said to have been the stakeholder at
the aforesaid cock fight, aud heard of the
work the S. p. G. A. had on foot Tbs
atmosphere was, therefore, unsuited for
an exhibition. so far as he was concerned.
The secondly is that Hearld is said to
have been employed as second in the
Adams. Cooney prize-fight Mt McGowan's
saloon, in Philadelpbia, which was raided
on Wednesday night by the police. aud
he, therefore, thought it hest TO keep
dark for the present The report is TINT
the principals and hpectators of the cecll-
fight at Rosendala were stabbed in the
house of their friends, heucs these fines
The old proverb. when tli!eNrsfall ont {"
SC, seems to apply.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30

The Dover pOst-affice and "a PriyaI
Residence ERobbad.

me- DSNeI PObA-sthHhce and n fFtyAtG
Residence Robbed.
The quiet town of Dover was greatly
surprised Wednesday morning week by the
news of the boldest robberies ever COM
mitted there. From the manner in which
the robberies were perpetrated the thief
must evidently be a professional. Be-
tween 8 and 10 O'Clock on Tuesday even
ing the thief or thieves entered the resi-
dence of Mrs. Culbreth, widow lady.
living on State street, and stole handsome
jewelry, valued at $500, belonging to her
daughter Cora, whose marrsage is to take
place soon, and the stolen articles were
to be used in the ceremony.
1t is also supposed that the same thieves
perpetrated the still bolder robbery dur
ing the same night, of rifiing the Dover
post-office. There is no watchman about
the building and the janitor always goes
home at 10 o'clock. Some time between
that hour and morning, thieves unlocked
one of the windows by breaking pane
of glass and entering, stole every letter
but one i'll the post office. The one letter
which was left had been opened by them,
and finding that it contained checques,
they concluded not TO bother with them.
The jewelry robbery was discovered
about 10 O'Clock on Tuesday evening,
but the post-oifice robbery was not dis.
covered until the following morning.
The amount of money stolen from the
mails cannot be asceriained. They did
not obtain any of the registered money,
which was locked mp. No clue has been
obtained of the robbers yet, SO far as
heard, and they have probably made
themaelves scarce by this time.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
THE n. D. COURTNEY ESTATE.
he Widow COughLrey Prspa rtag
for the Legal Fight,

Henry Ooughtrey Of London, Cana,l; and
Charles Ooughtrey, his brother OF Chicago,
have arrived in this city to prepare for the
legal fight Of their mother, who claims to
be the first wife of Henry B. Courtney, or
Coughtrey, the wealthy match mauufac.
turer. Mrs. ooughtrey, who is now stop
ping at her sons residence 10 Canada, will
arrive here within few days, in time for
the opening of the orphans court. whore
the case will be heard on January 4th. The
exact amount of the estate is not known .,
but Ia believed to be about 81 900, 900, which
was all left to the family in this city, and it
is to recover one-third of this as dover
that the, first, wife brings suit. She
claims that she can prove that she
was the first wife of Henry b. Couphtrey
In England, and that be lett her With four
children, two boys and two girls, TO come
TO America while he established new home
here. She claims to possess several of his
letters promising TO bring her to America
rs soon ~ circum stances would allow. but
that he tailed to keep his promise, formed
new associations here and finally abandoned
her. The suit is exciting much Interest," and
will probably result In a biz legal fight
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
Mes.enger Boys ON Ponies.

The B. & o. Telegraph Company has pro-
cured 18 Welch ponies for use in the Balti-
more messenger service. The ponies are
quite small, light, moverapidly, are intelll-
gent, have powers Of great endurance, and
are believed to possess the requisites for the
work they have to perform. Mr.. Charles Il.
Jones, Jr., the general manager Of the B. d
o. district service, has charge OF the enter
prise. A portion Of the 18 ponies are
already "broken in" and at work, and the
remainder will speedily follow. The ponies,
equipped and ready for instant use, either
In the delivery of kilograms or In other ser
vice requiring extreme promptness, will be
telegraph company in Baltimore. The boys
have been practicing for some time In the
streets, and have attracted considerable at
tentlon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30

PADucAH. Ky, Dec. 2s.-The existence Of
gold and silver In the vicinity of this city
hns long been believed by many people, and
for the past Ave years two brothers, Frank
aud william -Rupertus, have been pros
pecting as fully as their limited
Capital would permit. Some. time ago
they began boring a well for, the
purpose Of determining the distance down
To bed rock, which they succeeded In reach
ing few weeks ago. At the depth of 81
feet they found rich "color'' and are SO con
fident that they have commenced sinking n
shaft near the we'll. The announcement
that the Rupertus brothers had actually dis.
covered a lot of rich collaborating
1uartz on the property some eight
miles from this city was received
by those who were fully Info Informed
nrisa. There is positively no doubt that the
specimens OF quartz exhibited are exceed
ingiy rich in virgin gold, and there iss also
no doubt that they were found exactly as
represented. The Rupertus brothers have
been rendered assistance, and will push the
work OF sinking shalt as rapidly as posi-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30
a CONNEcTICUT MURDER
4 Hard case 'surders a Young NAAr-
Fied MONunus

BRIDaEPoRr, Conn, Dec. 23.-A cold
blo0dpd murder wns perpetrat'd last night
near Newtowu. William Warner young
man wtll-known In this city, has OF late
been quite intimate with Mrs. Mary Lynch
u young marriel woman who formerly lived
here with Ler husband.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Lynch left her
home and went TO Rel mothers near New
town. Last night Warner called to see her
and as near as Gun he learned, they quar-
relied. During the quarrel Warner drew o
pistol and shot Mrs. Lynch through the
heart The unfortunate woman fell face
downward to the floor dead.
Warner asked her mother IL she thought
Mary was dead, and at the same time sent
another bullet through her back between
the shoulders. The murderer then left the
house. Officers are searching the country
for him.
A report has just reached hero that the
Off iers have him surrounded in u house
and are waiting for relnforcements TO In
sure his capture. Warner is a hard case
and has been before mixed up In murder
n,ia hrniIa