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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
JURY nooN1 sEcnETs.
The oalcluls Fail to Find Out the Leaking
0na

The 0flclRls Fall to Find Out the Leaking
Ono.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-so far tho authori-
ties Of the United States Circuit Court, in
this city, have been completely baflsd in
thcir efforts TO ascertain through what
source the fact that large number Of true
bills had been found, at q late hour the
other evening, became public property.
What makes the matter still more mys-
terious Is that several persons who had
been indicted were made aware Of the fact
almost Gs soon as the Grand Jury had Rd.
ourned, and even before the facts were In
The possession OF the newspapers, In one
case at least this information was put to
good use, Jonathan Peacock, very
wealthy brewer OF Rockford, In this State,
had a private hint Of his indictment on the
charge Of retailing beer from ungtamped
kegs, Bright and early next morning he
was before Judge Blodgett, plea Of guilty
was entered, and In leSs time than II takes
10 write the story be had paid a 6ne Of
1880 and costs and was free man. Not
withstandlng this heavy fine, the plea Of
guilty ConaaCates his entlro outfit, and vir.
tuAlly closes up the establishment from
which the retailing was done, but, as the
same result would have followed In case ol
Psacock's conviction, the penalty would
have been much more severe, and the
"private hint" served him In good stead.
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StIss paws in the North.

NRw York, Dec. 24.-MiSa Winnie
Davis, who has been Visiting Mrs. DR..
Dew, Of West Fiity.seCOnd street, left yes.
terday for Syracuse. where Bhe will be the
guest Of Captain Emory. She proposes
remaining In Syracuse for some time. The
inftm condition oi her father In q man !.
ner makes her movements uncertain.
Miss Davis speaks In enthusiastic terms
oil her visit TO this city and the manner oil
her reception here. She goes 70 Syracuse
for rest from social duties and will busy
herself With her literary work. She still
continues hor articles In the Century and
North american ReUietU.
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HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. A.-Tho car
works oi Small and King, OF Mlddlstown,
we're wholly destroyed by Gre this morn.
Ing, causing q loss Of $4,000. The FIRE
originated In the boiler room Al $3.50
o'clock, aud despite the efforts Of The Gre.
men ok substantial brick buildings were
destroyed, The foundry and Office and q
few aheda we're saved, II 10 likely the
works will at once bu rebuilt. About 100
men are thrown out ol work, An insuf.
AnOe Of 10000 was carried, part Of which
Wa1 on lhO saved buildinRs,
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Robert KleyIp, an employo Of the
Wheeling OompAuy's steel plant al Ban.
wood, lost two Of Lis tlngerS at that plant
Thursday. He was engAged In arranging
the ladlo on the travelling crane when one
Of the boys on the pulpit raised the crane
and bis hand was caught, Beverlng one
fiuger entirely, and crushing the other 30
badly that amputatlon was necessary,
KieviS' home 10 at Tiltonvllle.
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Tia 1lnnL tinl. lhn Mnnnn.

VAN wERr, o., Dec "a In June Last
the Union National Bank, Of Cincinnati,
sent by the United States Express $4,000
10 the Van Vert National Bank, When
the package reached the Van, Vert bank
II contained no money. Suit was brought
against the Express company and the
Jury In ten minutes gave q verdict iot the
money and interest,
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RIVER NEWS.
stago of the water and Movements of the
boats.

Stage OF the water and Movements OF the
boats.
"Bud" Williamson has been given q
berth on the Elaine. His many friends
will be pleased 10 learn Of this.
Capt. Fred Kempls, OF the steamer
Elaine, proposes serving grand Christ.
mas dinner 10 bis guests to-day.
The steamer Shirley left Cincinnati for
this point last evening and will bs here In
tlmO To leave on her return trip Tuesday
afternoon.
Capt. Ed. Dunn, we'll and iayorably
known 10 all BleamboAtmen, has accepted
the position Of clerk on the steamer
Elaine. II 10 reported that the gallant
Captain will be welded 10 a Monroe Coun.
", Ohio, belle In the near future.
Tho Katie sGoCkdAlo came To the land.
Ing from below about noon yesterday
with q big trip on board. She put oil
considerable freight here, Her passenger
list for Pittsburgh was big one, Among
the ConBlgnnehtB for thiB point that were
put of was one Of 800 turkeys iot tsham
4 Dlgby.
The river ID again rising. The mark
on the levse last evening Indicated deptl
In the channel Of 8 ieet lncheH. BuSlheB
was lively, especially with the looa
packets of day. AT nearly all point
above hero Tho river ID reported 10 be rio
Ing, The rains Of the past iofty.elgh
houtB were general along headwat0ts,
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TnE GIAss.RLoWERs, WAN.


OF the knights.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 24,-Ths Jersey
blowers, who withdrew from the Knights
Of Labor and formed a new league Of their
own, declare that they will not allow any
blowers to work in union iaCtory,of the
Eastern District on the terms proposed by
the Executive Board Of District Assembly
No. l49, namely under a percent reduc-
tt0H, One OF the leaders OF the new or.
ganizatiop yesterday stated that the Jsr-
seymen regard this action as q scheme to
reduce their wages. "He said; at will
not work, We have stood by our agree.
meut with our employers and have no
doubt that they will stand by their sgree-
mont with US for percent reduction in
Atead OF 7 percent, as the Executive
Board OF District Assembly No. l49 pro-
pose. From our short experience with
the Knights OF Laber We think we are in
iaitely better of as o trades.union than
rs District Assembly 149. The Executive
Board OF that assembly, who drew up the
List for the boycott, are either very mod
eat or very Ignorant, They put 5S5 names
on the list. We ealready number over 1900
In our reorgOpized league and we shall be
glad to furnish the board an amended list"
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CNcIHNATI, Dec. 24.-The story from
Richmond, Va, that Richard shsnelCk, a
prisoner in the Cincinnati work house,
was wanted there for murder promises to
prove hoax, His vile made comics.
sion that her husband had killed man
and thrown the body into a we'll, Yes.
terday Colonel Deitsch received q
letter from the Chief OF Police OF
Richmond which stated that 1t had
since been learned that Mrs.
sheneiCk had been insane, and that the
opinion prevailed that the alleged mur.
der was o creation Of her own disordered
brain. The premises formerly occupied
by her husband had been searched, but
instead Of there being an old we'll beneath
the house the ground had never been ex,
cayated, The Richmond authorities will
probably not trouble themselves by send.
ing an officer for shepeick, woo processes
his entire willingness to return,
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wEsroN's FRIENDS
In Chicago Are Disappointed because He
MnA not pnrLnneh.

was not PardOned.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Very general sur
prise and regret has been expressed In
various circles hero during the past two
days over the announcement that the
Pardon Board Of Pennsylvania has de-
cided to take no action in the case ol
Milton Weston, the well known and once
wealthy Chicago contractor, who Ia now
undergoing q sentence in the peniten.
tiary Tor manslaughter growing out OF a
dispute over some property In Westmore-
land county, Pa. Probably no more in.
huential or largely signed petition has
ever gone out Of Illinois than that which
was Gent to the Pennsylvania Board oil
Pardons in Weston's behalf. II inclu-
ded the names OF several United States
Senators, all the congressman, Governor
Oglesby and half dozen ex.Governors,
the Mayors Of several cities, every men,
ber OF the Chicago Board oil Aldermen,
and a large number ofministers, bankers,
professional men, merchants and manu-.
faCturers.
Notwithstanding the frequent post.
mer months, Il had been confidently be.
lleyed that the Board would extend Gle.
mency to the prisoner before his term
expired, and the decision Is severe blow
to his wife and family, who had been
living in the hope that he would join them
in their cosy little home on Washington
Boulevard by Christmas day. Weston'a
friends, however, do not intend to relax
their eaorte, and the movement for his
pardon will be renewed with even greater
energy than hitherto when the new Par.
don Board comes into existence next
month,
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Nlno Months In Jail.

Harry BfonSlee, alias Anderson, con.
vlcted Of petit larceny for breaking into
Martin Thornton's restaurant In October
and stealing an overcoat, was yesterday
sentenced BY Judge Boyd 10 be imprlson.
ed In the county jail fer nine months.
The case OF ]. b. Shepherd and others,
who potiLlongd TO have the Police aud
Fire Board ordinance set aside, will dc re.
cot for argument next Tuesday,
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coNrEss1or OF A MURDERER.
A ColOred Man Tells Terrible story {
Crime-SoOn to be Hanged.

A ColOred Man Tells q Terrible Story of
Crime-Soon to be Hanged.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec, 24.-Preston Valen.
tine colored, 10 be executed Oh the 2lst Of
January for the murder Of William
Wales, has made q full comics.
sion. valts was night watchmsn at
the depot Of the Augusta and Sum
meryillc Railroad. Valentine watched
Wales making his rounds, and, NS soon as
his back was turned, slipped into the
office and and tried to break open
the sale with an axe. Hearing valOs
returning, he ran into another room, In.
tending TO escape through the window, but
failing In this, he turned and struck the
watChman on the head with the axe, kill
ing him instantly. Valentine then broke
open the safe with O pickaxo and found
S3S, In nickels. He returned during the
night, saturated the body and office with
kerosene, col the place on hre, and
In this way attempted 10 cover up
the crime. He gives an account oi
his escape and wanderlngs through
Georgia, tho Cafolinas and Vir.
Slnls, where he was captured al Lowmoor
and brought 10 Augusta In MArchlAbt The
murder was committed September 12, 1884,
Valentine also murdered Yancy Hofby Id
EdgeHOld, 8. o., In 1875, but oi this was
acquitted. Valentine was Shadowed by
detectives Tor q year and
half before his arrest. His crime
was one Of the most revolving eyei
committed and created intense excite.
ment, In his confession he puts the
blame on q bad woman, Tor whom he
neglected his wife and children. lie BAyl
he has made bis peace with God and Il
ready 10 die. Valentine married several
timed and travelled Under various names.
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CtSctSSAri, o. dec. 24,-Tho whole
family Of Joseph soldlote, car paint,
or consisting Of himself, wllO and
q dix .yeaE.old son, were poisoned to-day
by eating canned green peas. Seldlote
died tonight, bat his vile and child may
recover,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

THE Star that guided the wise men
rested at last over mpnger, and the wire
mon brought gifts to tho Child OF the poor
parents. LIST ua hope that every child oi
poor parents may have something brought
to delight hig heart to-day,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

DoN'T forget to send somsthing-some-
thing uaoiul or something PIeaaing-to
somebody who never can repay you in
kind. That's tho way to have lots Of fun
nm nhrisLEnpA Day.
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THE PRISONERS TESTIMONY.

Tho prisoner, T, B. Joseph, came on tho
witness stand yesterday evening, and mar.
rated the whole transaction. He Is an
educated man, OF fine personal appear.
ance, and is about thirty.three years old
He was formerly mining speculator in
Colorado. He also has patented device
for mining coal by steam power. His
story was told ina plain, deliberate, yet
in O dramatic, manner. AS he spoke nc
one in the court room moved, but all list
ened intently. The concluBlon ot bis
story was highly dramatic. After he had
told all but the last he said: ~ told him
the third time 10 stop or / would shoot
him, and drew my pistol. He advanced
more rapidly than ever, and when be
seized me by the coat with his left hand
and aimed . blow at my face with his 4
upon the floor crying %, Maggiel %,
MaryI These were his last words"
In order 10 understand the full force oil
the 10, Maggie, o, Mary |" 1t Is necessary
to understand what II meant. The dead
man had formerly married q beautiful girl
In Pennsylvania, but had abused her and
left her. Her name was Mary swisher
before he married her. When be came to
Davis City he lived with another woman
named Maggie, and was living with her
up To bis untimely death. When he fell
mortally wounded, his early recolleCtionG
seem to come back 10 him, but bis last
word was the name Of his first and beat
love, 10, Maryl"
Joseph's poetic and dramatic style, pin
could have been heard fall, 80 painful wGa
the silence. -,
probably occupy two days. The general
impression now Is that Joseph will be Rc'
Quilted.
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RAtnieH, n. O., Dec. 0l.-ThS body Of
MIoB Burlington, the deaf mute young
lady who suddenly disappeared from this
city with W, l.. Bingham, who was from
IhO afnt supposed 70 have been mutdetedi
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CHICAGO, Dec. "a. ..Charles F. ormisteadr
the colored lawyer, who 1t Is said, stands
80 near the presidential appointment al
Minister to liberia has received the fol.
lowing communication by way Of advice
from Ex-Governor Hoadly, ot Ohio:
"You are young man and do not think
have any desire TO die Immediately. The
appointment a1 resident Minister Ia
Liberia 10 in my judgement equivalent 70
a BontNnCo to death. II proved 80 with
Mr.. Hopkins, the late Minister. Mr.. Peter
II. Clarke, oithis city (Oincinnati) refused
to take tho olIlco when he might have had
1t, but for this reason, and very wisely he
acted, think. l do not believe there Ia
quinine enough in Liberia to cave your
llfe II vOn 90 there,n
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LONDON, ec.24.-Lord Colin Csmpbell's
solicitors have applied for new trial Of
his counter suit for divorce sgainst his
wife on the ground that the verdict OF the
jury was against the weight OF the evil
hhflna.
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GaASp jury secrets leak out in Chicago
as well ps in Baltimore, but in Chicago
they haven't yet found anybody to i'm
prison for contempt,
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If the Tories don't like the Christmas
present Lord Randolph Churchill has
given then, they may throw themselves
into tho Thames for all he cares.
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Ar last tho day has come, How the
little eyes sparkle that closed SO unwill-
ipgly lant night 1t is their day, and let
them have 1t,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

Mas. Was sends her invitations by
mail Instead Of by messengerand Washing
ton society wants to know what next, is
the social revolution already onP
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Yours very truly,

Such advice and knowledge coming
from one 60 able has thrown damper
somewhat over Mr.. 0rmistead's agpira>
tiona In that direction, but he says he 10
willing to make the trial and II he fnds his
health falling 1t will be time enough then
to give up the appointment,
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was found to-day in the woods eight
miles from Raleigh and one mile from
Gary, q village on the North Carolina and
Augusta Railroads.. She had been shot
through the head and her throat had
haan ctlt, 'tI
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If !helr little stomschs could distend as
their little Cyes do, what startling effects
would DO produced by the Christmas
nhnnr
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ColuNnus, o., Dec, 24.-Judgo Wiley,
Of The Common Pleas Court, to-day or.
defed a spsclal grand Jury 10 bs empan.
nelled on Monday 10 hear charges agalnsl
i've men who we're bound over BY q Jus
tiCe charged with committing the 18th
ward tally sheet election forgery In thlt
city one year ago last fall.
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DR. Bulls OoueH eYRup has been bO.
fore The public Tor years, and 10 pro.
nounCsd by thouBands superior 10 all
other articles loI the cure Of 6ougha, colds,
influenza, and all pulmonary OoinplaluIa,
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Ilcr, Nn.. as and ~ Fourteonth street.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all,

The yule log ia a little scarce here
sbouta, but, bIeas you, there's the natural
yas to make CHEEKY frssids.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-05-13

Farm and Ranch,

Farm and Ranch,
The suggestion having been
made that the short term convicts
of the State be utiliEed Tor the i'm
provement of county roads, instead
of being brought in competition
with honest labor, q considerable
portion of the press has expressed
its approval. And why not? Tho
present system of making the
roads has never been satisfactory.
1t Is often a tax upon the farmer
at o time when his crops demand
his entire attention and there are
no resultant benefits, because the
work is never moro than half done,
and it not infrequently happens
that the road is left in worse con-
dItlon than before the alleged work
was undertaken. There is no COM
potent engineer, or road worker to
superintcnd and direct the labor,
no intelligonJ system is employed.
and consequently there Is no i'm
proyement at all, or it is only
temporary. What sort OF streets
would the city. have If it depended
solely upon prison labor, directed
only by the prison or ono of its
aids? Good country roads are an
untold blessings, and it should de-
volye upon the Slate, pot upon the
farmers TO provide them:
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-05-13

In good season, and don't forget to take
with you Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
will revive and benefit you when fatigued
will nullify the hurtful effects of water con-
taminated with zinc from the ice cooler, or
stagnant or brackish relieve indigestion pro-
duO0d by meals of uncertain wholesomencss,
hastily bolfed AT Dad times 10 railway sya.
tons, and protect you from tho influence of
vitiated or malarious mir and thorough
draughts. To the travelling public, this adj
mlrablc safeguard and specific is rendered in
a convenient and agreeable shape. An ordi-
nary ships medicine chest contains no such
comprehensive AMI reliabla remedy, fact
well understood by matiners. The commcr.
cial traveller, tourist, emigrant, miner and
western pioneer, all appreciate the value of
the Bitters. 1t cures dyspepsia, costiveness,
liver complaint, nalariGl disorders, inactivity
of the kidneys, and is q fine merge TOMS.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-05-13

Hyou do not know what the pc,
tato land needs, apply complete
fertilizers till you find out. A ton
ofpotssh might be spread upon the
land without any result. Plants,
like human beings, need q complete
food. On some soils q single ele'
ment will make the food complete,
while in others several must be APP,
piled. 1t docs not pay to eXperl.
ment upon the whole piece with q
single element.
The notion common among farm.
ers IN some sections that all plants
which are to grow upward-like
corn or Bheat-must, IN order to
prosper, have their seeds put in
when the moon is waxing; while
all that grow downward-like
beets and parsnips-must have the
seeds put down in tho waning OF
the moon, has, according to Prof.
c. A. Young, never been verified
by science, Though it has tired to
do so.
The ounce is too much neglect
ed. 1t is about as easy to grow as
the pear, but it needs manure, and
not fence-corner attention. Good
ounces usually sell at high rates
as compared with other fruits
though that doubtless Is because
they are scarce, and not in demand
for eating out of the hand. The
market would probably break
down If quences were as plentiful
as apples, but there is little danger
of the supply ever becoming thus
over-abundant.
There is difficulty in storing soft
corn in largo lots, as it easily
moulds and becomes injurious to
stock and sOmetsmes even poison
Gus. 1t is believed that many cases
of sickness in cattle and hogs are
due to feeding rotten or mouldy
corn. As soft corn cannot bc
ground readily the best use OF 1t is
TO feed it whole to fattcning or
mich cattle early in the season. It
is better for feeding whole TO these
than the hard cars, while the latter
are much the best for hogs.
Drought and lack of available
food are the two great enemies OF
great yields of potatoes. The lat
ter can be supplied by fertilizers.
We cannot control the scasons. By
means of mulching, we can con,
servo moisture to be used by the
plant during the dry season. 1t IS
evident TINT tho tuber takes no
part in the nourishment OF the
plant, but that it must be nourIshed
by the plant and lis roots. The
tuber is so largely made up OF wa
ter that any lack of supply checks
the growth materially.