davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

A mems gospel meeting will be held in
the Opera House Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. The series OF meetings be-
gun by the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation some weeks ago werS to cease
last Sunday, but such was the interest
manifested in the special meetings that 1t
was decided 10 continue them for several
weeks longer. The attendance for the
past three weeks was l,100 by count, or
an average Of 800 for each meeting, As
the meetings are for men only, this at
tendance is ConBidered very good.
Everything in connection with the meet
ings has been encouraging TO those con-
Quoting them. The exercises have been
entertaining throughout and tho audiences
have been unusually attentive. The
gospel has been presented by young men
In short practical talks, and the singing
has not been the least attractive feature.
Next Sunday the order Of the meeting
will be changed, There will be more
talks and more singing than heretofore.
It Ia TO be remembered that all men are
invited,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
MIR, BARR'S FUNERAL
IN CHARGE OF KNIGHTS rEMPIAR
wIl Take Place Sunday Afternoon from DIR
W. j, Bates, on Twelfth streSt-Ae-
ton of the Ohio County Bar on his
Death at q Meeting Yesterday,

The funeral Of the late Hon. R. g, Barr
will take place Sunday afternoon at 9
o'clock, from the residence Of his father.
in.law, Dr., Bates, ar, No. rs Twelfth
nIreet, The obssqulss will be in charge
Of oyrene OommRpdsry No, 7, X, T., Of
which the deceased wss'a member.
A largely attended meeting Of the Ohio
County Bar Association was held at the
Court House yesterday tn take action on
Mr., Barr's death, Hon, Daniel Lamb was
chosen Chairman and Mr., A RheinstTom
Secretary, Messrs. A. ]. Clarke, w, 4,
Hubbard and II, NJ, Russell were Rp-
pointed acommittee to prepare IN Pxpfeg.
sion OF the sentiments OF those pFesen',
and after retiring for time they report
ed the following, which was unanimously
adopted;
The mOmhers Of the bar and officers Of
the courIs OF the city Of Whssling, aud Of
Ohio county, have c)me together TO ex-
press their dsep SORROW for the death Of
their friend and associate, SIR Robert G..
Barr; and as sllGht tribute to hla msm-
ory they desire to place on permanent
record, the expression oil their admiration
for his manly character and many virtues,
and their appreciation OF the integrity,
faithlulness and ability with which for q
score OF years he has discharged the Rrdu.
Gus and trying duties OF practtclng law.
yer.
Resolved, That they have received with
feeling Of profound regret tho intelligence
Of his sudden and unexpected death; that
they are filed with sense oi tho calamity
which they in common with the rest Of
the people Of this community have sus.
tanned; and that they will ever sincerely
cherish his memory, which Ia endBared 10
them no less by his kindly intercourse and
attractive qualities than by his integrity,
learning and ability,
Resolved, That as further mark OF their
respect and regard for Mr.. Barr they will
attend his funeral,
Resolved, That these proceedings shAll be
communicated 10 the wife Of the deceased,
with the respectful expressionIof the SYM
psthy and earnest coincidence OF this
tneetingj and that they be presented to
the several courts with the request that
they bs entered on record.
Judge Melvin, B. s. Allison and i, 8.
Jordan were appointed q Committee Of
Arrangements, aud the association ad-
journed to meet In the chamber OF Part |
Of the Circuit Court on Sunday afternoon
at 1880 for the purpose OF attending the
funeral In body. Isss.ss. 5s.i;s :
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
Drltl,h Gruln ,rrn,le.

LONDON, Dec. 24.-Aark Lane Express,
which was issued to-day instead Of Mon.
day, the regular day OF publication in its
weekly review Of the British grain trade
says: The wheat trade was limited but
prices were steady. Foreign wheat was
quiet. The increase OF American sup.
plies tends 10 depress the market but the
disturbed condition Of affairs in the East,
ern part OF Europe counteraCts this inlu'
ence and strengthens tho market. There
is good prospect Of increased business
with the new year. At to.dsy's market
the tone OF wheat was firm. Flour was Cd
dearer; corn, barely, beans and peas were
steady.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

Atarendesvous OF Wheeling oonsistory
No. 10, A. A. S. r., held Thursday even.'
ing, December 9S, 1886, the following was
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased Almighty
God to take suddenly from US our beloved
brother, K, g. Barr, belt
Resolved, That In the death OF Brother
Barr Masonry loses an earnest and intelll.
gent advocate, and this Oonsistory one Of
To most honored and jealous members.
ReSolued, That the members Of this Con-
sistory attend the funeral Of our late
brother aa q token Of their affection for
him in lito and Of their respect for his
memory,
spread upon the minutes Of tho ConHistory,
published in the IETELLlaESoER and Reg
ister and q copy thereof In due form bs
cent to the beroSVed widow as an evidence
Of sympathy with her In her time Of be-
reavement. FRANK P. MoNRLL.
ALLRs Brock.
CHAs BuRDErT HART.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
DISASTER Ar SEA,
A French Steamer Run Down and Thirty
Persons Drowned,

A French Steamer Run Down and Thirty
Persons Drowned.
LISBON, Dec. 24.-The BritlHh ironCIad
Sultan ran into and sank The French
steamer Vile de Victoria, while the latter
was lying at anchor in the Tagus, The
Vile dc Victoria had $50 persons on board
and several Of them were drowned. The
Sultan is an iron steamship, armor.plated,
and Is Of y 200 tons burden.
The sultan's captain admits that tho
collislon was due to the sultan's breaking
her moorings. After the sultan's collision
with the Vile de Victoria, sho colllded
with and damaged the steamer Richmond.
The Vile de Victoria'g crew and pasSed.
gers numbered 6S, Of whom 80 were
drowned,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. The Treas.
ury Department began Issuing 81 silver
certificates on the fourth Of last October,
and the issue to date amounts 10 81, 300, 900
Two dollar silver certificates were first
issued on the sixth Of December, and the
total lssuo thus far amounts 10 81, ,040, 900
The supply 10 not equal 10 tho demand
and tho certificates are not yet distributed
from tho sub.rreaBurleB. They are dis
trlbuted from the Treasury Department 4
localitlea In oil the parts Of the country ID
sums not exceeding 5000, but this can bl
done only, Of course, AZ the certificates are
ready. In other words, the Treasury De-
paEtment ID placing the one dollar and
two dollar certificates in general cltcula
ton ~ rapidly 10 possible. When The
general demand Ia 10 some extent Ap.
peAued, th,Be certificates will be dibtrlbut,
cd 10 the different Sub.TroABurieS for issue
"A raOuiPhI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

W. A. Hunt, Of the Belmont Chronicle,
was in town yesterday.
Rey ]. NJ. Monroe is arranging to move
to Wichita, KanB,, in short time.
The post Office will observe holiday
hours to-day, and the bank will bs closed.
Robert Courtney's birthday was csle.
brated by large gathering Of friends at
his home Thursday evening.
The glass houses will take a rest OF q
week or 90 to take stock and do little re-
pairing, sB is,usual this time Of the year.
The Second NJ. L. Church will have ita
Christmas entertainment tonight. The
First Presbyterian Sunday School will
have an entertainment at tho church 10.
night.
William Deegan, an old employe Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and night
wRtchman at the freight platforms for tho
past eight years, has resigned and will take
the rest Of llfO easy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

For tho thirteenth time in hla career as
q restaurateur Mr.. Martin Thornton, pro.
prietor Of tho famous Capital restaurant
this morning makes his bow TO the public
through his fayorite medium, the press,
with "Happy Christmas to ALL" Az usual,
he will set special Christmas dinner to.
day, and the next best thing To dining on
this day Of days with the loved onel
around the family board, Is to be able Il
sit down at Martins well laden tables and
partake Of his Christmas cheer. His fame
as caterer rests on his hign every day
standard, but on an occasion Of this kind
he surpasses even himself and surprises
his patrons, He has done 1t for an eighth
OF o century,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
IN TaR cHlNEsR ouAnTEn.
A spsek Of War on tho Horizon last Ever

| nBs
Squire Arkle had before him last night
one Of the funniest cases he has met in his
career as a Justice. The accused was q
stranger and o tramp, and the arrest was
made by three ohinamsn connected with
the laundry at the corner Of
Market and Fourteenth streets.
The man came into the laundry
and asked the CslestiRls to give him an
old shirt, They did not understand, and
he undertook to talk Pigeon English, They
stood this stolidly till he called one OF them
"Plgtail," They understood this, and he
was unCeremoniously fred, the GhinamRn
who put him out closing the door 80
quickly that he caught the mans foot, In
his ehorts to free It, he broke the glass
door.
Then followed a scene Of excitement
seldom surpassed, One OhinamAn threw
the man into the gutter, and as he rose and
ran up fourteenth street, all three fol-
lowed, yelling, and one OF them tlourishing
R'aRt iron, Two Of them caught him and
sat on him In the mud till the third ran
into the squlre's office, the man all the
while yelling, "bloody muTther Take
the haythens OFF,,
He was at last gotten to the justice'a,
where both sides inslsted on telling their
story at once. The Squire asked the
man:
SHOW long will it take you TO get out OF
town."
"Wsll, I've been in the infsrnbl town
iust fifteen minIts, an et ytx'll be good
enough to let me go, I think that's
enough"
The Squire let him go,
The Chinese colony recently received
from China their animal inyoicS OF native
ConIeCtlons and nuts, which they ss
usual shared with Squire Arkle and their
other nelghbora, Their candled fruits
are very nice,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
KATE oAsTLEToN IN TOWN.
No Show Last Night, bnt Two Perform.
anceA To-day,

w shuW AAht NlBhtI put AWo EoFAVFm'
anceS To-day.
Miss Kate CAtleton and her company,
who were billed to do "Crazy Patch" al
the Opera House last night, arrived in
the city about s o'clock on the Pam Han.
die road, having been all day getting
from Somerset, Pa, on account OF q de.
layed train which interfered with the
connections. As the entertainment con-
sists largely OF musical numbers with
orchestral Accomplishments, and as there
had been no opportunity for q rehearsal
with the musicians here, the star refu9ed
To appear, preiorring to give no show
rather than q bad one.
The house was fall when the company
arrived. Mr.. Phillips, the manager, came
before the curtsln aud dismissed the audi
enCe, which, though evidently disap-
pointed, took things good humoredly and
either got their money back or exchanged
for tickets for this afternoons or even
inS's performance.
"0razy Patch" will be given OF the
matinee to-day and also this evening,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
PROHIBITING SWEARING,
A Cigar Factory Notice Which Resulted In
u GenerRl DIsChnrge.

Cigar Factory Notice Which Resulted In
u General Discharge.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec, "a The strike and
lockout Of iorty.Rvs Cigar-makors at the
factory Of Grsuley & Fugust, 527 Chest
nut street, in spite Of efforts to bring
about a settlement yesterday continues,
and 1t Is probable that the strikers will not
be allowed to return at all. Eight Of the
men belong to Local Assembly No. So,
Knights OF Labor, aDumbsr 10 the Inter.
national Union, No. 100, and the remain
der are nOn.union men.
A member Of the firm stated yesterday
that the trouble originated by the posting
oil notice on Tuesday night by the firm
requesting that the employees refrain from
using profane language, singing or loud
talking in the shop. A number Of women
arc employed aS Cigar.makers, and some
oil tho men were accustomed, It Is said, 10
indulge In improper conversation In their
presence. On Wednesday morning they
protested against the notice, whereupon
the firm told them To quit work and take
their boards away.
They went out aud held q meeting IN.
der the bare trses OF Independence
Square. A special committee OF Local
Assembly No. 53 waited upon the firm
yesterday morning in behalf Of the men
but NO settlement was made.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
"Allce In wonderland"

LONDON, Dec. 24.-RiChsrd Hsnry's
burleeque, "Monte Cristo. Junior" was
produced at the Gaiety Theatre last night
and was received with rapturous applause,
The Prince OF Wales Theatre produced
last night an adaptation by saville CLARK
Of "AliCe In Wonderland" the music by
Walter Slaughter. The piece is charm
Ing Christmas extravaganza and met with
great success
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
GIRL KIDNAPPED
In Germany and BrOughtto this Country-A
| GrnnL ROmnnne.

Grent Romance.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-Rosa Roberts, a
girl 20 years Of ag', claims to have been
Beizsd by a man on the public street, yes.
terday afternoon, thrown into a buggy and
conveyed Eve miles up the river, where
she was thrown from the vehicle into the
snow. She was certainly found there and
brought back to this city about midnight.
Rosa tells q remarkable story, to the effect
that che was abducted from her home in
Germany, when 5 years old, by man
named Bliss, brought to New York, adopt
cd by a manufacturer named Roberts as
one OF bis family, and fve years, ago,
when Roberts died, was left $1,000 In his
will. She came west with daughter Of
Roberts, who had married L. D. Williams,
now engaged in the boot and shoe bust.
ness In this city, and lived with Williams
until about year ago.
The girl claims that In the man who
seized her on the street yesterday, she
recognized the one who abducted her
from Germany fifteen years agu, and that
the horror Of seeing him deprived her Of
consCiouSness. Rosa believes that her
parents are wealthy people In Germany,
and that the object Of Blus was TO put her
out OF the way, in order to keep her from
securing her rights, and that her long un-
conscious spell made him believe that his
obje was accomplished. She 10 subject
10 'fainting spells, which sometimes Lost
for two hours.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-The engineers
fremen, train hands and coal beavers en-
ploysd by the Reading Railroad Company
q. the coal wharves at Port Richmond
wAo have been dissatisfied over the recent
rules Of the company, and who returned
to work yesterday, again struck this morn.
Ing, and trains were reported as badly
blocked between the falls Of the schuylkill
and Port Richmond. Two schooneIs are
lying In the docks waiting to receive their
cargoes Of coal and from present indica'
tions they will not be loaded for some.
time,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
Tlrod of EIrht mours.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-There is trouble
brewing between the mason contractors
and the bricklayers, The former are get,
ting tired Of the eight hour system and
held meeting this morning OF the Build.
ers' Exchange, Ito discuss and take action
In matters of the utmost Importance ID
the building trade" This Is understood
TO mean that with commencement Of the
next season the contractors will make an
effort to secure longer hours. 1t has beer
agreed 10 make stand for nine hour
at the present wages.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

CrSciNNAri, o., Dec. A.-A number OIL
wholesale liquor dealers have taken joint
action BY employing counsel to bring an
action In The United States Supreme
Court 10 teal the cohstltulIonallty Of the
Dow lquot tax law, They propose 10
deny The fIEht Of the State 81 Ohio 10 tai
dealers on products oi'othef States, They
will DO Joined by saloon keepers who
have paid thVlt tAxOo under ptoteah
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

MAsstLloS, O., Dec. 24.-Hon. John Nc.
Bride, president of the Ohio Miners Asso-
citation, to-day Issued a call for the annual
State convention at Columbus on January
Is. The objects are 10 arrange for joint
meeting with the operators; to perfect a
system to do away with strikes 10 provide
for the removal Of the present difficulties
to arrange for representation in the con.
vsntion Of miners and operators; to audit
the accounts Of the association and elect
officers. The operators will meet with the
convention on the 20sh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

WAsnlNarOS, D. O., Dec. A.-1t 10
stated at the Navy Department that the
recent order ol tho Secretary Of the Navy
directing the commandments Of tho navy
yards 10 substitute marines In place Of
waLChmsn and Bhipkeepefs, whore II can
be done with advantage, will result In q
saving 10 the government oil between
$4,000 and 100000 per annum and the
government properly and yeBaelslat the
various yards and stations will be equally
we'll protected II the present condition ol
marine corps would allow the 9ub.
atltutlon Of marines for all the walehmen
and shipkeepers employed, an additional
saving Of over $4,000 would have been
affected,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
ALlvelr Xmas Eve for the Force,

The police force had very busy night
Of II last night up To l A. NJ, and the force
at headquarters were entertained In q
unique manner. Up To midnight nine.
teen plain drunks and alleged ways had
been run In, and eight tramps were also
Accommodated with free lodging. There
were among the lot the MANNED, the halt,
the blind, the ldiotlc, the vicio1S-bnt al
were noisy. They sang and shouted aud
raised pandemonium generally.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

THERE il but one hospital in Wheeling
and that ia not supported Gs 1t should be-
1t does its good work under great disad'
ysntsges. Tho income for pay patients iR
small, and thoro are constaut and urgent
demands for the admission OF charity
patients beyond the reGourcsa Of the insti'
tuition. Thsre can DO no more appropri'
a!e Christmas Offering than contribution
to the needs of tho Wheeling Hospital
Every dollar will be put to good use.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
VIII retire from tle rre.ld ensy.

1t is said on good authority that Mr.. ]
R. McCourtney will retire from the PreSi
dency Of the Bsllaire nail works at the au'
nusl meeting next month, and contem.
plates going into business In Chicago, HI
will probably be retained In the Board o.
Directors, and the large and extensive
works will have his counsel, but the re
sponsibility now Is such that he is glad L
commit II to other hands. The work.
have been very successtuliu liunder his leader
ship, and the plant Of the company hRl
grown remarkably.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
GRoYER,s GAIL.
HIs Persistence In Appointing Matthews Re-
UOTdGrOf Deeds.


WASHINGTON, D, O., Dec. 2S.-Tht
President is trying to justify his persist
snce in appoing Matthews as Recorder o.
Deeds here by saying that he wants tc
show himself to be q friend OF the colored
man. He cannot smother the real issue
by any such pretense as that. The facts
in the cane arc that tho President went
outside the distriCt TO get man to fill the
fattest Office In the District Of Columbia
government, Notwithstanding the fact that
there were any number OF worthy appli.
cants for the honor who would have done
as wnll as onY one that might be i'm
ported. The Senate, because 1t thought
the anteCedeHis were not satisfactory, re-
fused to confirm him, and as soon rs Con.
gress turned its back upon Washington
the President appointed Matthews to the
office, and darOs to send In the name
again to the Senate,
The plain inference Ia that Matthews Il
being rewarded for some dirty work he
did In the Presidential campaign. II the
President had desired to show that he
was well disposed toward the Colored race
be could have done so in many other
ways than tho ono he has chosen. There
arc any number OF worthy colored mer
living in Washington who, II appointed
would have retleC;sd credit upon his ad'
lninistratton, but no, itmust be Matthews
Of Albany, or nobody. This La the res
Issue, not the one the President is tryinI
to raise. 1t Is confidently predicted tina
there will be q fight against the condrma
ton Of Matthews from The word ''go'
when the casei called in the Senate. Tht
truth 10 the love Of the administration fo
the Colorsd race is measured solely by 1
scale Of political utility.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
The Thaw FOLLOWING Case.

PITTssuReH, Dec, 24,-The trial OF Mrs,
Elizabeth Buunell for the poisoning oI
Eddie Thsw, a relative Of the millionaire
railroad official, was concluded this alter
noon, and at $3.50 p, NJ, the jury retired,
1t was generally believed that a verdict OF
sCquittal would be speedily reached, but
at II o'clock tonight tho jury was still
out and the Court adjourned until morn
ing, The greatest interest has been mani,
tested in the trial aud the result Is awaited
Rnxiously.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25

While Lewis Archibald, who livea near
Clinton, was driving home from the city
with q lot Of Christmas fireworks In hia
wagon, spark from his pipe ignited them
prematurely, and their discharge fright:
ened the team, which ran OF. The old
man was thrown out, and the horses
being Just then brought up by an OBJ.
BtruCtion, he was severely hurt by being
kicked and trampled by their feet. His
injuries are Borlous.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-25
sTRIKE AYFRTRp
Among tho Coke WoFkors-An Amleabls
Settlement 10 be Made.


PlTTsHuRoH, Dec, 24.-The great strike
Of the 10000 coke workers ofthe Oonnells
vile region which was to have been in
augursted tomorrow has been syertsd
and work will be continued throughout
the winter without interruption, A confer
encs Of operators and workmOn was held
here to-day and after q lengthy session q
compromise was effected, BY It the wages
OF the workmen will be slightly advanced,
and when the price Of coke 10 increased
their wages will be advanced proper
tionately,
The workmen promise TO abide by the
agreement and will hereafter discourage
petty strikes, such Rs have annoyed the
operators for several months.
The settlement Of the trouble will fRclll-
tate the work Of the Board Of Arbitration
appointed to arrange the scale Of wages to
be paid the employees OF the Edgar Thorn.
son Steel Works in this city. The Board
will meet next week and 1t is expected
that o settlement will be reached before
the beginning Of the new year,