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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-10
rnr NEWS Ar wAsnINaroN.
Tho PreAidOntS l.lOquSnt Tributs-Niarks oi
Rsspect to IInnSock's Memory,

'EhO fFehiuOnpB LIOqupnt Tributo-nlhIkH OF
Respect to nan6OOk'S Memory.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. GA telegram
announcing the dangerous illness Of Con.
eral Hancock was received by the Presi.
dent about o'clock to-day and was read
To the Cabinet then in session. Just after
the Cabinet adjourned a second telegram
was received conveying the intelligence OF
bis death. The flag on the White House
was at once placed al half.tnAst and the
President soon after issued the following
Executive order.
Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D, O., Feb. ., 1885,.
Tidings Of the death Of General Win.
field Scott Hancock, the senior Maior
General OF the Army Of the United States,
have lust been received. A patriotic and
valiant defender Of his country, an able
and heroic soldier, q Bpotless and accom-.
pllBhed gentleman, crowned alike with the
honors Of military renown and the highest
tribute Of his fellow.Countfymen 10 his
worth as a citizen, he has gone 10 his re-.
ward. It Is fitting that every mark Of
public respect should be paid 10 his
memory, therefore II iS now ordered by
the President that the national flag be dis.
played at half.mast upon oil the public
buildings Of the Executive Departments
In this city until after his funeral shall
have taken place.
DANIEL 8. LAMONT,
Private Secretary.
The President also sent the following
telegram to Mrs. HancOcki
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
WAsHISaToS, D. O., Feb. 0. I
To Mrs. ", s. Hancock.
Accept my heartfelt sympathy and con.
dolenCe In your terrible bereavement,
The hsroisn and worth Of your late hus,
band have gathered 10 your eide Ia this
hour Of your allliCioh a nation ol
noutnefs.
GRoyER CLEVELAND.
Immediately on the receipt Of the intel
ligenCe Of the death Of General Hancock
the flag on the War Department wal
placed at l,allmAst by order Of tho seCfe,
larry Of War, and arrangements made ioi
the promulgslion oi general order for
mAlIy announcing bis death 10 the army
which will he Issued tp.mofrow, The
Secretary ol War alAo recalled tile invita-
lions he had Issued Tor q reception 70 thl
otliters Of the Army, Navy and MARINE
Corps iot this evening,
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ceremonies are expected from Washing,
ton tomorrow, Meantime the body will
be embalmed by the officers OF the Post.
The General will probably be inferred at
Norristown, Pa.
TuR FuNRRAL ARRANGEMENTS,
So far as could be learned no definite
arrangements for the funeral had been
agreed upon up to a late hour tonight,
It was stated by one OF the staff officers
that Mira. Hancock had expressed her
self as being opposed to q military
tuAerali that It was her desire
that the funeral arrangements ba as
simple and unostentatious as possible. II
is also said that Mrs. Hancock ia opposed
to having the body embalmed and to
its lying 10 state. In conversation with
one OF the officers tonight, that gentle
man stated that in oil probability
only the immediate relatives and most
intimate friends would be invited to at.
tend the ObsequieP, and that only eight or
ten officers Of his immediate staff and a
small detachment Of soldiers would &C.
company tho remainR TO the grave.
Throughout the city tonight, wherever
people were grouped, the fact Of General
HanC0Ck's death was q subject OF com.
mert, and It's announcement, where not
known, was q challenge to surprise, The
death, though occurring late, was Rn-
nounced In some Of the evening
papers, and thus the. masses were
made aware OF the TACT, while
at the clubs and hotels the tape bore soma
meagre llstsils that served for q text Of
comment, The little steam cutter be.
longing to the Government and which
phys between the battery and Governors
Island, WAS kept busy during the evening
Many military men visited Governors
Island to tender their sorrow TO
the officers stationed there, or to offer
coincidence to the bereaved family, The
telegrams came in steady stream to the
Island office and the operator, with scar.
Cely moments respite, had all he could
do to write them ols as last as they ar.
FiVel
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SptclaI D71pdIcI 70 he IaltIIl0tnctr,
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 0...Atyesterday'i
executive session Of the Senate Secretary
Manning'S refusal to furnish the papers III
he McGraw case was referred to the
Finance Committee. am told by q Sen
Ator that tho Senate will not confirm ap'
pointments made to oil vacancies made or
charges until the President agrees either
70 produce the charges, or withdraws them
altogether and acknowledges he made thl
changes on purely partisan grounds.
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GALVESTON, TEXAS, Feb. "a special
10 the Nsw, from Dennlson say: Thos. o.
CarloCk, President Of tile Texas, % oklahoma
Homestead Colony was arrested In this
city yesterday Upon warrant sworn out
by United States Postofllce Inspector
Merton, charging him with using the
mail lot fraudulent purposes, and In de-
fault Of bail be was lodged 10 lAlll
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GOnsrnl GsTs military DlIl.

SptcIW UIIIWTcH 70 INC IWIdWVtNCtF'
WASHINGTON, DO, Feb, ,9.-General Gol
made an argument to-day before The Com
.mittea on Nj MilitatyaaaiEs in behalf. Of hi
bill for the relief OF the West Virgins
State troops, introduced some weeks since
The bill places the trools on the sRmt
footing with Federal soldiers, 30 that the
pension laws may be applicable 10 them
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 9.-Mr. Nor.
rlson has SO far perfected his draft Of 9
tariff bill that he expects to be able 10 lay
It informally before the Ways and Means
Committee tomorrow. Mr.. Hewitt has
been assisting Mr.. Morrison in the prepare
tinn Df the bill,
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IrMears. Al. Sweeney, Bernard Shan.
Icy and John &. Hoffman, Jr.. are so very,
very dead as Democrats, why doesn't the
,sseemed Rcgislr cover their mortal re.
mains with the mantle OF sweet charity 2
The dead will not rice again until the last
uanpJpvs. Perhaps 1t Is the awful fear
aaIIhey arc not dead that gives the Reg.
lHGnd its coterie the nightmare.
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UNITED srA.rEs COURTS.
Cutting Dowa EIpvnSss-A Bill Proposed
L1OkiuE to Further ES0nomy
SpeciHI Dispdtch 10 th INt.llilcRcsF,

Cutting DoWn EIpuns5a-A Bill Proposed
Looking to FurthSr ESOnOmH
special DtspGteh to he Itslliaaea,
WASHINGTON, D, o., Feb, O,-The lnyes'
legations Of the Department OF Justice last
winter resulted in large reduction Of sx,
penses last year. In West Virginia alone
there was saving Of $2s,OOO, In Southern
Illinois there was reduction Of $4,000,
and similar retrenchment in nearly all
the states-the greatest being In West
Virginia. one.sixth Of all the Federal
Court huainess In the United States Is done
III West Virginia. A bill will bs reported
next Monday from the Committee on Ex-
psndltures for the Department OF Justice,
providing for q reorganization Of all the
Court ofEiclals,-auchRs Us District Attorneys,
marshals and their deputies, clerks, &c.,
on a salary system. Fees and "per'
Quisites" are to be done away with alto.
Sether, and fair salaries given the officials
It is said the bill will psss without opposi'
unn
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CoL TRAVIS will make an efficient men,
J.r Of the Police aud Fire Board, anc
C,upcil has done well to select him. He
hs intelligence and courage and will take
nintelest in the work. is tobe hoped
h&the Commissioners will az once orga-
nls and set their department in motion.
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wmLE Mr.. Gibson was talking about a
uIkOYerin the Fourth District a jury ci
so,l men and true was holding an
inquest on him in Charleston. Mr.,
Gibson will have to get leave Of absence
10 come home aud mend his fences. The
Canieaton junta is harsh in It's manner Of
dealing with absent statesmen.
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A Riot knnnlnhn,l.

d, .'S'uauRo, sea- Va, Feb. o.-A special to
", ", Da'ly Adrancc from Ohtiitiansbufg,
,,,,, .,'ay' y a riot occurred at Ronald laSt
St, o,,E. twenty drunken negroes attempted
Cb,.y.Ae .Ae town, The CillGehs called on
h v'ssiIIassbn'g ior help which was quick.
lSl,aS gSga, and five Of Tie tlOtets were
''m JAIL The town 10 now quiet,
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lS order that sufferers may rhow that
Acker'sD Dyspepsia Tablets will RlWaysoure
them, Logan 4 Co., and Charles Menke.
msller eremphatlcally say that 1.-THE Tablets
do not relieve every case Of DyBpopBiR,
Constipation, GouT Stomach, Sick Head
ache, Heartburn, de-, &C., theydO mot
want any pay, The physCiana say they
are lhe finest combination that can la
found, Price % CehlA, TTHs4W
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viii rake Anything.

Special Di,paieh 10 As IntelItosaee.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Feb. &c. O.
Anaby, Of Grafton, and George W. Taylor
Of Charlestown, are among the West Viz
ginia arrivals to-day. The latter Is look
Ing for an office and is well endorsed. He
will take anything,
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CAPT. sHousE DEAD.
The New Local Inspector Stricken With PAl
Alysls at StaubSnVills,

The New Local Inspector Stricken With Par
RlySis at StsubSnVills,
Special DiapGieh to NE I4tsaiQaseer,
STEuBENvILLE, Feb, a,-Capt, Shouse,
yesterday appointed Local Inspector Of
Hulls for the port of Wheeling was at six
O'Clock this evening stricken with parsl-
Ysis, and is in q dying condition. Capt.
Shouss is well known river man, hay
ing been on the Ohio river for twenty
years,
CAPT, sHousR DEAp.
special DispGieh TO ne EltsLliQaOeT,
STEUBRNyILLE, Feb. 10, $3.50 A. M.-Capt,
Shouse died at 1880 this morning, The
doctors pronounce his disease congestion
Of the brain.
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lrcOsttho city $500 for Chief Of Police
Porter Smith, to prove that he swore to
h,e charges against Mayor Grubb.
smith comes high.
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wuGs the mob wants to take Paris up
20 tlo bmricades, 10 London the Com.
maae llss only to dodge behind the fog,
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NEw YoRK, Feb, O-Major General
W. s. Hancock, U. S. A., died at 1855
this afternoon. General Hancock's death
was the rssult oi malignant Carbuncle
on the back Of his neck, which had con.
fined him to his bed for several days. Nc
serious alarm was felt until shortly before
he expired.
The news caused the profoundest sorrow
in commercial and financial circles, al
well as among business men GENERALLY,
When the sad event was known In the
Exchanges and the Custom House tlasr
we're Immediately ordered at half,mast. II
had not been generally known that Gen
eral Hancock was Ill and his death was
unex xpeCted. General Hancock was In
Washington q week ago and was Obliged
to return home without paying his re.
spects to the President, the CarbunCle
(which caused his death having made its
appearances on the Generals neck at the
base Of the brain.
THE CAUsE OF MS DEATH.
General Hancock has been ailIng fol
sone time and had been unable actively
to attend TO his military duties on the
Island. lie suffered from complication
OF diseasep, hut still fought sgainnt hil
ailments until q recent development Of O
CarbunUle while he was in Washington
compelled hin to remain In his house
From this attack he did not rally, and biz
condition has been considered precarioul
Tor a day OF. two past.
His only son died last autumn, and since
then he has not bssn given the strength
TO resist disease with the determination
he had previously exhibited. Whom he
expired Lie vile was beside him. Upon
the announcement Of Ills death the llag al
bis headquarters was displayed at half
mast and teleEraphiC dlspstChes were sent
to the army stations In the harbor, The
army building at Houston and Greene
streets aud the Navy Yard, as well as Il
Washington aud other places. Genera
Hancock's condition had been tho source
Of much anxiety to the officers and man o
his department since the beginning OF thC
| .f..I
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As commander OF the lltth Military
District composed Of Louisiana and Texas,
which delicate duty he assumed August
81, 1867, General Hancock did what he
could 10 restore order by peaceful methods.
ae maintained that the civil power had
resumed supremacy, that except theaboll-
ton OF slavery tho status quo ante bCl'lln
had been restored; "that IL was his pur.
pose to respect the liberties OF the people, y
Yet he wished It understood that EARNED
rebellion to the law will be instantly cup.
pressed by arms" This proclamation
President johnson transmitted to Con.
gress, aCcompanylngit with the suggestion
that "some public recognition OF General
Hancock 8 patriotic conduct Is due, II not
to him, TO the friends OF law and Justice
throughout the country" General Han.
cocks attitude excited much uniRvorable
comment in the North. II also brought
on controversy with Governor Pease, OF
Texas, in which affair Hancock bore him.
self with characteristic frlnness and
dignity.
THE PRESIDENTIAL DISPUTE OF 1915.
In a letter to General Sherman, Decem.
ber 9S, 1875, in reply to an invitation for
his views concerning tho disputed eleCtor-
al count, General Hancock said: "The
army should have nothing to do with the
selection or Inauguration Of Presidents.
-" Some tribunal must decide whether
the people have duly elected President.
."s What the people want Is peace.
full determination OF the matter, as fair q
determination as possible, and q lawful
one. No other administration could stand
the test"
In the National Democratic Convention
Of 1868 General Hancock received 144I
votes for the Presidential nomination. In
1880 he received the Democratic nomina.
ton at the Cincinnati Convention. In the
ensuing election he was defeated by James
A. Garfield by 2l4to 1l5 electoral votes.
General Hancock has been In the Depart.
ment Of the East, With headquarters on
Governors Island, within easy reach Of
New York city.
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be ascrlbed that most decisive victory d

the war"
On the third day, July 3, 1868, occurred
that terrible artillery duel. Streams OF
screaming projectiles poured through the
hot air, falling and bursting everywhere.
Men and horses were torn limb from limb ;
caissons exploded one alter another in
rapid succession, blowing the gunners to
pieces. twas literally storm OF shot
and shell that the oldest soldiers had not
yet witnessed. At this supreme moment,
when the lie Of the Nation was hanging
in the balance, General Hancock, mount
ed and accompanied by his staff, with the
corps flag flying, started at the right Of
the line and slowly rode along the terrible
crest to the extreme left Of his position,
while shot and shell roaTed and crashed
around him, and every moment tore great
gaps in the ranks at his side.
Suddenly the firing ceased, and then
came the charge OF LongstTeet's corps.
Ihs clash was terrific, but Ihe Federal
army stood its ground and replused the
charge. Atthe most critical moment Cen
eral Hancock fell among his men, shot in
the thigh, and although desperately
wounded, he coutlnned to direct the fight
until the victory was assured, and thGn he
sent an officer to announce the glad tid-
ings to General Meade, the commander Of
the army. H .....--
sPOTTsYLvANIA,
For his eminent services at Gettysburg
Hancock was formally thanked by General
Meade, by Congress, by the State OF Penn.
sylvanla, by Philadelphia, and by u grate-
ill people everywhere. Having partially
recovered from his wound he was in com.
mand Of bis corps through all the terrible
battles Of the Wilderness, and on the i2;h
ot May, 1864, he achieved the mes
brilliant, rs we'll as the most substantial
victory Of the campaign. In the morning
n that day he assaulted the ensmy's
works ut Spottsy lvania and carried them
by storm, capturing Major General and
Brigadier, four thousand prisoners, thirty
stands OF Colors and twenty pieces Of or.
tlllery. Williamsburg, Gettysburg and
Spoltsylyania are the lasting monuments
of his war record.
General Hancock after these achieve.
ments could have received the command
Of the Army otthe Potomac; In fact the
President and Cabinet seriously G0ntem.
plated his appointment, but he was ever
faithful to his comrades in the field and
he personally urged the retention Of Gen.
eral Meade. lie remained with this
Army OF the Potomac until November 20,
1864, when he was ordered to Washington
10 enlist and organizl corps OF veterans
$4,000 strong, lie was relieved from this
service before 1t was completed and placed
In command OF the Middle Military
Division, embracing the departments Of
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Wash.
lngton, with headquarters ut Winchester.
Va. Happily the collapse Of Lees army
and the end Of therebsllion SOON followed,
and he was never required to lead Ills new
army into battle.
In July 1865, General Hancock was
placed in command oftlle Middle Depart.
nlent, headquarters at Baltimore. A year
later, now bearing the commission Of u
Major General, he was tIauslerred 10 the
department Of the Missouri.
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1noldontS OF ,nondny's Outbreak.

LONDON, Feb. 9.-Kmong the incidents
OF the progress OF the mob from Trafalgar
Square toward Hyde Park yesterday, was
the rough treatment inflicted upon the
Earl OF Derby, (IIord Crsmorne, in the
Irish peerage). As tho mob entered Pail
Mall, Lord Cremorne was discovered
making his way through the crowd Of by.
ISLANDERS, apparently seeking place oi
safety. He was set Upon bya detachment
OF the rioters and severely msuled land
beaten, finally escaping with many bruises,
and several Of his garments and a valuable
scarf pin.
Several members OF ArthurB and Brooks
Club in 81. James street, narrowly escaped
being hit by stones, with which the air
was filled, as tile crowd passed those build.
ings. A shower OF stones was directed
against the town residence Of the Baroness
Btrdett.C Coutts, in stratton street, PiCCa.
dllly, but 1t is thought the attack was mis-
chlevouB rather than malicious. A very
gaudy and particularly aggressive CoCka-
TOO was hanging In its cage, In one Of the
windows Of the Baroness house, and II
addressed the crowd vshemently, II not
eloquently. The birds remarks were OIL.
viouBly not In harmony with the proceed
ings, and exceptions, which took the form
Of stones, were Immediately fled. Little
damage was done.
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Farmers In Clarke county, Ohio, are re.
Blhllng the payment oi notes oblalned
from them by Bohemian oats aWindlsFa,
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ceremonies are expected from Washing,
ton tomorrow, Meantime the body will
be embalmed by the officers OF the Post.
The General will probably be inferred at
Norristown, Pa.
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Hyhdmap, the President Of the Demo.
cratic Federation, dlAclaims any respOn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-26
Local Personal.

Col. Evan z. Howell. of Atlanta, spent
Thanksgiving in Savannah.
Capt. w. w. Gordon enjoyed his
Thanksgiving turkey at home. The i'm.
preston seems to be til at the Legislature
will continue in session until late in De-
cember.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski
House yesterday were j. r. Linn, NJ. +.
Wyner, J. II. EIdridge, j. A. Wood, New
York; j. S. Ross and wife, Nashville,
Tenn; j. r. Hodge, Atlanta; J. W. Craig,
Charleston, 5. e.; j. Z. Darnall, LOUIS
vile, Ky.
At the Harnett House were Capt. J. B.
Sanford, New York Miss Am. Brewster,
Florida; Il; v. Gawdy, II azardyille, Conn.
II. Terry, Hampton, S. c.; j. ID. Harrison,
Tsrver, Ca; A. NJ. Thomas, Lewistown,
Pa; 9. K. Van Buren,, Florida; p. IL.
Hall, Graham; A. N. Johnson, Oglethorpe;
William j. BogenschutZ, Brooklyn: Will
liam w. Judge, Woodbridge, Ga. q. a.
Goodrich. Urbana. H.; j. T. HollIster,
Troy, N. Y; and five members Of "Kate
Castleton Co."
Al the Screven House were b. F. Dent,
Glynn county; Miss lsdella Morton, Ma
rletta; P. g. Cosby, R. G. Mackesney, D l..
s. Messler, j. II. GOarlie, Jr., and wife,
Philadelphia; John Hancock, Macon; j .
r. Slater. M. B. Lane, Vsldosta; w. L.
Manning. Sam Londheim, j. II. Price,
New York.
At the Marshall House were j. W.
Jones, r. I. Smile, Atlanta; NJ. r. Rags
dale, Stone Mountain;J. w. Lee, Waynes-
Vile; b. Il. Nash, Durham, N. c.; d. w.
Johnson and wife, j. J. Lewis, Graham,
Ca; VIM. Russell, New York; H. T. Nc.
Kinnon, Camden county; j. G. Moore,
Fido; Il. II. Thues, Seminole, S. c.; d. b.
Eddy, Boston; F. Fl. Ruber, Richmond,
Va; John j. Kirby, Darien, Ga.
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Thanksgiving at the Harnett.

IL has been the custom for several
years with Col. M. l.. Harnett, proprietor
OF the Harnett House, to dine the en-
ployes of the MORNING NEWS composing
room on Thanksgiving day. Yesterday
they were tondered the annual dinner,
which eXcelled any that have been given
in former years. The bill Of fare was
elaborate, and included everything that
can be crowded into a Thanksgiving
feast. After the dinner resolutions thank.
ing Col. Harnett for his generous enter.
talnment were offered IN rehaif of the
CUES tx. and were unanimously adopted
Col. Harnett was toasted, and In response
said that IL was pleasant duty Tor him
TO entertain those to whose services he
owed much of his advancement in life.
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BROKE IN THE WINDOW.
Hcidts Drug Store Broken Into
Last Nigbt--A Bungling job.

Hcidts Drug Store Broken Into
Last NiGbt-A Bungling job.
The show windows OF Hcidps drug
store, on Congress street, were broken in
last night either for the purpose OF rob-
berry or through maliciousness. About
O'Clock a gentleman, who was passing
down Congress street, saw two we'll
dressed men standing in the shadow Of
the electric light in front OF the store.
After tho gentleman passed one OF the
men struck the unprotected glass with
clue or heavy walking stick
smashing in an entire pane.
The glass fell with crash.
The men turned down Congress street,
aud crossing st. Julian disappeared up
Bryan street. Policeman Williams, who
was patrolling Congress street, was mott.
ded. and also the burglar alarm officers.
There was no burglar alarm attached 10
the store. Policeman Williams reported
the case 10 the barracks, and Mr.. Heidi
was notified. An examination Of
the window Was made. Mr. Heidt does
not think anything was taken, excent,
perhaps, a few bottles Of cologne. The
police think, from the bungling way In
which the window wag broken Ia, that
the men were drunk. aud that thoy bad
no iniertioD Of committing robbery.