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RolInIrn.

A large hset OF the Brown Towboas
Company's bsrgss tod up here yesterday
to remain TILL the running Ice thins out.
An alarm Of Gre from the Bsllaire win
dow glass works Thursday night was
caused by slight blGzs that was easily
put out,
A large force began yesterday to dig a
natural gas ditch on Guernsey aLrset.
Quite number Of houses on this street
have tho pipes all ready TO connect,
The close Of the preliminary recount OF
the ballots In the contest for the Auditor
leaves Barrett with only two majority.
Tho court will now count the disputed
ballots.
An attachment made on the goods OF s.
B. Anderson, the Union street grocer,
caused the closing OF the store when II was
learned that Mr.. Anderson had some days
ago become deranged, His wife, missing
him, had asked some friends to hunt him,
when 1t was found that he had bought o
ticket for Chicago. His brother came here
and at once pursued him, finding him ut
Chicago and bringing him back. He has
now been taken 5y his wife and brother
to their former home at Washington, Pa.
II is thought there are no serious business
embaIrasementa.
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CONS SALARY.
lie is Anxious to Know when lie Can &c
Ills Doodle,

lie Is Anxious to Know when lie Can Get
Ills doodle,
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-FirsE Oomptrol,
Ter Dsnham has written q letter to Hon.
S. S. Cox in reply to letter from that
gentleman asking him to name
date when he can commence
drawing salary ss member of Congress,
to which Office he was elected November
last to Gil the unexpirsd term Of Mr.. Pa.
litzsr, and also to decide whether hs Is
entitled to draw that portion OF the salary
az Representative which had accrued
priorto Oct. 20, when his resignation as
Minister to Turkey was accepted, and to
which time he had drawn aalsry as
such.
Judge Denham In hIB letter sRysI Up
TO October Goth you were entitled to and
were drawing only one salary from that
date until you were elected TO Congress-
you had no office and consequently could
draw no salary under Section 81 oi the
revised statutes, relating to the pay Of
congressman elected to Oil vacancies.
You arc entitled to draw your salary as a
member OF Congress from the time the
salary Of your predecessor ceased, which
was some time previous to the time which
you were paid your salary as Minister.
While you are entitled TO draw your
salary as member Of Congress for por-
ton Of the time during which you also
drew salary as Minister to Turkey, you
we're pot holding two Offices at the same
time aud drawing pay for both, which
would seem to be prohibited by section
7O5, revised statutes, but you are entitled
10 draw euch salary as member Of Con-
gresa, by reason OF the manner OF fixing
the tipp vhsA the salary Of a member
elected as you have been to, AL vacancy
shall commence, Congress in its digGre;
ton may fx the time when an officer
shall commence drawing his salary, pro-
vided his predecessor has ceased TO draw
the same, and as Congress has 80 provided
10 seetion 81, you will be entitled after
you have been sworn into office to draw
your salary as member from the time
whom yOut predecessor ceasad to draw his
salary.
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ntasr AIeetInr for Mon.

Italarge crowd Of men do not gather in
the Opera House on Sunday afternoon 1t
will not be because they are not wanted
there or because the fact that mesting
for men would be held was not made
known.
Tho Young Mems Christian Association
has engaged the Opera House for series
Of mems gospel meetings, To be held Sun.
day afternoons, December 5, 12 and 10.
Through the daily press and various other
meang Of advertising, every man in town
has likely been made acquainted with this
fact. The meeting will begin o $3.50
o'clock. Fifteen minutes will be occupied
in vigorous singing by male choir; then
the service will continue for one hour.
The meeting will be led by q young man
and young men will make short, manly
talks.
Tomorrow afternoon Mr.. H. K. Porter,
of PlttsDurgh, will make one Of the short
speeches. Mr.. Porter Ia a prominent
manufacturer and q Christian gentleman
who takes a deep interest in work for
young men. He is q ready and interest
Ing speaker and will entertain his hearers
BY the combined energies Of the
Christian young men Of the different
churches these special meetings promise
10 be q grand success.
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PIrnnuRau, Dec. 3.-Albert Gordon,
servings sentence in Western Peniten-
tiary for murder, committed in Cambria
county, attacked William Gsrst, keeper,
with knife this afternoon, cutting him
about tho face and breast but not seriously
injuring him. Gordon, refused to do GER
tain work in the mat department, and bc,
cause Gsrst tried to force him TO do 1t he
turned on the keeper and with small
knife used in cutting mats, slashed him
severely before he could be diearmed.
The aHray caused considerable excitement
In the prison but there was no further
trouble. Gordon has been placed in a
dungeon,
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folks
AbFoRd.

strangers In tho City and wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Mr.. +. NJ. Whitney, Of Cleveland, Is reg.
istered at the Mcclure.
MsI. ]. A. Hunter, q well known B. L
D. official from Grafton, was In the city
yesterday.
, Mr.. Robert Herne, Of Kansas City, ar-
rived In the city yesterday on o visit to
relatives and old Wheeling friends.
Mr.. George W. Little, agent oil tho
"Under the Lash" company, is Ia the
city arranging for the appearance OF his
company at tue Grand next Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.
Mr.. ]. A. Faris tho well known artist OF
this city, has returned homo from New
York city, where he spent several weeks
attending art exhibitions and observing
the progress In art circles.
Hon. N. B, scott will leave this after.
noon for Cambridge, o, 10 attend the
funeral there tomorrow afternoon Of his
Nusman, Mr. John Kirkpatrick, late
editor Of the Cambridge JeBerjOnian, whose
death was noted yesterday.
A number OF ladies' and gentlemen
were handsomely entertained last evening
by Mrs. w. A. 1sstt at her elegant home
on North Main Hlfeet. Progressive Eu.
Chre was the leading feature OF the even.
lng's entertainment, Refreshments were
served.
MI. g. p. Campbell, the advance agent
Of the famous Al, g. Field OpeEatio Min
bttelg, who 10 now In tho city arranging
tnR lhh anhnaRaNna NJ hIu nnFnnanV AZ lh0
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What viii she sa,Y

ST, LoUIs, D9C, Sat their conVsatloH
to-day the members Of the st, Louis Dis
trict W. o, 7, U, adopted the following
WNERuAs, The newspapers report thai
n Mrs, Whitney, vile Of tho sscretary Of The
which WGTu present eighteen ladies, iu,
Guiding President CIeyslaud's young vile,
but no gentlemen, and
WHEREAS, The papera report tha.
courses OF different alcoholic drinks were
served, therefore bs 1t
RfsOIpsd, That the W. O. 7. y. OF Mis-.
souri, express their deep modification and
regret tnat ladies In tGis high social posi-.
ton should themselves set this bad ex'
ample to the psopls Of this already drink.
diseased country, and bs it further
ResoIrsd, That the Secretary OF this Con-
yeRlion transmit q copy Of this resolution
TO Mrs. Cleveland.
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TIE STATE FAIR,
The Annual Meeting OF the board OF Dl.
reCtOrs Yesterday.

The Annual Meeting of the board OF hi.
reCt0rs Yesterday. e.
A meeting Of the Board Of Directors ol
the West Virginia State Fair Association
wat held yesterday afternoon in the Office
Of the County Recorder at the Public
building. II was q meeting puparatory 10
the annual meeting OF the stockholders,
which Ia TO be held In the Recorders Of.
AcS this afternoon from 2 10 s o'clock. Mr..
George Hook, secretary and treasurer,
presented his annual statement, showing
0 very satisfactory financial state Of Of.
fairs The indebtedness Of the association
has been reduced till II 10 only about $16,.
900, and there 10 $500 In hand as q nucleus
for the financial transactions OF the com.
ing year.
The stockholders will to-day elect q new
Board oi Directors. Ills understood that
Mr.. Hook declines being reelected TO the
office ho has 20 ably filled for several
seasons past. The tax on him has been
great, but at all times be has been urbAne
and accommodating. Ills genial manner
has done much towards making the
annual fairs popular,
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
During q FIRE at Valparaiso three men
were burned to death.

During q FIRE at Valparaiso three men
were burned to death.
The SECRETARY Of WSr by dlrestsp of
the President has ordered Lieut.. Gteely
TO take charge Of the Signal Office during
the temporary absence Of General HaEsn,
the Chief Signal Officer
lawyer aud Iortnerely Judge, advocate Of
the National Guard Of New Jersey, sui.
cidOd by shooting himself In the head.
Dependency on account Of illness 10 the
supposed papsA,
Ex.Goveruor B. y. Perry, OF South
Carolina, died at Charleston, yesterday.
He was always leader Of the Union
party In South CarolIna, aud was ap.
pointed Provisional Governor by Andrew
johnson, In 1906.
At yesterdays session Of the State dele.
gates TO atrstge iOf o Celebration ot the
centennial anniversary, OF Philadelphia,
Of the promulgatlol Of the federal copsti.
tuition q permanent organization was
formed with Hon. John A. Kasson, ol
Iowa, President, and Henry Cabot Lodyo,
6l MASSACHUSETTS, and Ool. James A.
Hoyt, Of South OAtollnG, HlcB.PfeSi.
tankl,
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Ignore powlerly,s Circular.

CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The Daily Ntps says
that the action Of the General Assembly
Of the Knights OF Labor, in levying an
assessment Of 25 cents upon all the mem.
bers Of the order, is being commented
upon by the leading local Knights. The
circular iGSued by Powderly ordering the
collection Of the assessment Is being read
In the local assemblies. Several have
decided to pay the amount under protest,
and others have concluded TO ignore the
msn1atO for the present. Every Assem-.
bly, pays tax, which ID accumulated IN
what Is known as the defense fund. In
many cases, especially in the mixed
assemblies, large sums have accrued.
These assemblies object to being assessed
when money collected for defense pur.
poses Is lying idle In the banks.
The local assemblies and especially the
atock yards contingent, object most en.
physically to the mandate, claiming that
Chicago and the entire Wost have been
wronged by the Grand Board, not only In
the stock yards strike, but In the recent
railroad strike on the Southwestern sys.
TEN. They claim that the Western
Enights are being asked to support East
etn strikes, and are pnly refused asSlsL4nee
whom 10 trouble, but forced 10 an uncon.
ditional surrendar in Q case where the
general order was not asked or expected
TO render hnanpiRl I'D,
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SUIT AGAINST BUrLER.
The soldiers Home Alatter-The Trial Goes
AEnlnAt Him.

BOsToN, Dec, 3-Theiury in the United
States Circuit Court, in the case Of the
National Soldiers Home Va, General B. F,
Butler, at o'clock this afternoon, decid.
ed that the General was guilty Of misap,
propriatlng funds Of the institution while
Treasurer, The verdict wasfor sl8, ,5S7, 90,
Judge Carpenter gave Ben terrible haul.
ing over the Goals In his charge. General
Butler Rppeala from the decision.
In the suit, which was begun yesterday,
II was CHARGED that General Butler had
loaned $4,000 to General W, s. Tiltop, Of
the Soldiers' Home, and that 1t was re-
turned to him on November 20, 1879, but
was not returned to tho National Home,
although 1t was charged as credit on his
books. ..
PreRtiss Cumming, OF the Home, stated
that General Buffers accounts with the
Home and with Mr., Tllton were atTlClly
cash sCGouuta, He claiIpsd that neither
the tact OF the loan nor is repayment
sver was entered on General Tllton'a
books, and when General Butler settled
up he found $4,000 10 his credit, which
ho did not return to the Home,
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CiTY OF MEItco, Dec. IA tremsnd.
Gus sensation occurred here to-day, and is
The subject Of gossip In oil the clubs, caieD
aud places Of public resort. For The last
two days there has been great excitement
over the sale Of tickets At the National
Theatre for the Patti season Of Eve nights
In January. The crowds around the Ma.
lional theatre have fairly blocked the
asteet Police were required 10 preserve
order and II seemed as II the city
had gone mad over the expected I'D.
vent oi the gougStfeSl, The prices Of
boxes were $50 q night, and seats s0
These were three times the ordinary
prices. The ostenBihle agent oi Mr.. Al.
bsy, who was conducting the sale oI
tickstOi WAS . man giving his name q
Mayer and claiming 70 be q brother Of MI,
Mayer, MI. Abbey'a friend and buAlnesl
associate. Mayer aOoopBd 10 $4,000 and
III out before The fraud was discovered, u
Pattl wM not u cling there a al,
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sr. LOUIS, Dec. 3,-A special from Chat
tsnoosa, Tenn, to the POSt.DiSpatch says:
A terrible and fatal tragedy occurred last
night at Stephenson, Ala. A man by the
name Of james Turner went to the house
Of Frank Carter ond called the owner Of
the house 10 tho door. AS soon as Garter
opened the door Turner fired two shots
from shotgun at him, both taking effect
in tho breast. As Garter fell he caught
up his rifle, which was sIanding behind
tho door and shot Turner In the right
aide. Both are now dying. The cause
Of tho trouble ID not known, and can't
even DO guessed at, for the men have al.
ways been intimate friends.
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way in or ont One striking peculiRrit,
OF the English table is the general ignor
ance Of men 90 TO the uses OF cold water
The demand OF the walters for watel
seems 10 somewhat confuse them, q!
II uncertain whether you wanted
70 bathe or to wash your hands, or TO put
lhs water 70 some other usei the last
thing they think Of Is that you wish IA
drink It, Wines, and especially Rles,
have been almost habltually used at the
chance tables which have seen in Eng
land, Ice Is luxury and was charged
extra In our bills; Il Ia seldom or never
provided, though always ohtainabls un-
der special request, Indeed, an Ameri-
can Is known by his call for water and
DRINKINd HABITS.
English habits in regard to drinking
have been very much modified by the
progress Of the temperance cause, It is
true that as yet vast sums are expended
every year for various kinds OF ale. Lager
beer "a yet has made very little inroad on
the English habits. ! Rm informed that
an entire change has taken place In socle-
ty as to the incredible quantities Of
wines alleged formerly to have bsen
drunk, and in most places that visited
saw no reason to suppose that any great
difference existed between the habits OF
the middle class Of English people and
the same class In America. was told
that Scotch and Irish whiskey were very
largely consumed In the midland counties
OF England, especially for "night-Caps,"
rather than brandy,
The voting system In Great Britain, so
iar as We had an opportunity to examine
into 1t, is not only very much superior 10
American methods, but II, or some modi.
fcation OF II will be forced upon us. II is
almost impossible to buy up votes, or for
outsiders TO marshal voters and supply
them with tickets, A room is set apart,
the voter receives ticket with the names
OF all the candidates Of all the parties in
conflict upon It from an officer appointed
by the government. Without leaving the
room the voter Axes cross (X) TO the
name of the candidate he wishes elected.
He passes then directly To the
ballot box In another apartment,
where outsiders cannot enter or inter.
lere or even watch, and deposits
bis vote. The system works we'll, and we
heard no complaint oil II. The Eaglish
arrangements to prevent corruption Of the
voter are significant and wise. That Gun.
ming cannot ciroumyent these arrange
ments, We do not say; but certainly no
such notorious nor widely spread Corrup.
ton can possibly be developed undsr the
English system as exists In the great cities
Of America. Oar voting system ha5 much
improved with the last twenty-five OF
thirty yeArS, but additional precautions
are yet needed. The corruption Of the
ballot iS blow at the very heart Of public
liberty. The result is liable to be, not
the unbiased expression OF the popular
will, but the iulallment OF the wishes OF
tricksters and unprinoipled politicians.
HENRY WARD BRKCHER.
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the boat was regainsd and the
crew managed to crawl into her and
made their way through the field Of float,
ing ice to tho shore, where, Slmost dead
from exposure, they were cared for by the
villagers in the neighborhood. The men
were in terrible condition, and the med
ical force Of the vicinity was kept busy in
attending to the numerous irost-bltea,
Captain Granzos injuries were the most
severe, his fugeIs being perfectly black,
They were lanced and 1t Is hoped that his
hands will be saved, The crew were ten
derly cared for until last evening, when
they startled for the city, reaching here
this morning,
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TIE PLOT rlnCKENs.
Doc' Wilson'S sister Says lie Is Out of Ills
ITaad

iDoc" Wilson'S Sister Says lie Is Out OF Ills
Head.
WORCESTER, MASS, Dec. 0.==Mrs. George
NJ. Rice, OF Bridge, called with hCr hug.
band at the Gazette Office to-day. Mrs.
lsice is The eldest daughter Of Jonas vii.
son and sister Of Levi Wilson, and iR
some fifteen years Older han he iS. Mrs.
Rice has been psstered by reporters but
refused to talk, not caring to be mixed up
In any way With tho Nloen matter, and
fearing Misrepresentation.
All the sensational reports Of her state
ments are without foundation. She now
Comes Of her own accord after reflection
to tell what che kHows about doc" VII.
sons parsntagO. Her story, diEeat end 10
The The story Of Wilson that be
ia the son OF Philip L. Moen.
Che was home in North Oxford when Levi
was born and watched hin grow up as an
infant and through childhood. He way
the son Of her own parents without any
question. lie was named after her uncle
Levi Fossendon. His father died OF
QuRddy, Conn, and she was with him all
through his illness, Levi was also living
at home, There never was any death bed
confession by her father gs Btstedby Lsvi.
She know Of Levi'a suddenly becoming
rich but he never explained II 10 her,
She had received gifts from him, but only
In q brotherly way. She never received
Snythiag Tor keeping any secret. She
thought Levl must be lut o. bic mind.
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A Foolish Fast.

PARIS, Dec. S.-Sierlatti, who has now
lasted thlrty.nino days, fell to-day from
extreme weakness. The committee Of
physicisns which has been In attendance
upon him during his long period Of abb
stInence advised him TO terminate his
fast, which he refused 70 do. The phyBi.
clans thereupon refused to take any fur
thsr responsibility In the matter, but they
will remain with the iaeter in case their
professional services arc needed.
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RocKPoRT, MATS Dec, S-The fishing
schooner Nellie Florence, of this port,
anchored in the bay yesterday, being un'
sble to reach port on account OF the wind,
She was seen to dragon part her csble,and
drift TO sea in the afternoon and has not
since been seen, Much anxiety ia felt for
her safety, She Is q email vessel and car
ried ouly one days provisions.
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CitrlstinnS and New YSar.

The Pennsylvania L.nes West Of Pitts
bnrgh will sCll holiday excursion tickets,
a. one fare for the round trip, 10 and from
oil stations, on December "a, 26 and 81,
1850 aud January /, 1887, good returning
until January ., 1887, inclusive. For
llll Information apply 10 nearest agent Of
the Pennsylvania Company, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati 4 St, lIouls Railway Company
and Chicago, 81. Louis L Pittsburgh Rail.
road Company, SI0l7.gI
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nina IlIhhnn NIasIlnra.

The Blue Ribbon League has secured
tho use Of the Chapllne street rink for four
Sunday afternoons, beginning tomorrow,
ior The purpose oi holding temperance
meetings. rhose Sunday afternoon lssr.
Vices will CotnmenCO al 3i45 O'Clock and
on each occasion there will be good short,
suAppy BpeSChes and singing, ThB oh.
cot Of these meetihvs aud Of the LsaSu6,
10 10 do good among the drinking Glasses
and 10 as9lBt men Ia reforming. II lg
70 DO hoped that large audience Will
DO present,
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AUGUSTA, ARK, Dec. al. Byrd, drug
and grocery merchant at Grsys, Ark, was
murdered this evening by two negroes,
Joe Simmons and Jim simmons alias
James Smith. They entered Byrd's store
about s o'clock, bought some oysters aud
got BYRD TO write letter. While he was
directing the letterone Of them struck him
on the head with railroad coupling pin.
Their object was undoubtedly robbery,
but they were frightened away by some
one who was pRsaing. Byrd died this
morning. Ills murderers have not been
CaptuFel,
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AFRICAN KING KILLED.


by tFenCh tIeutOHWhlI AHef IN FAclHhk
Sword Combat,
WASHINGTON, D, O., Dec. 3.-Ths De-
partment OF State has just received dis
patch from the United States Consul at
Goree,D Akhr, in Senegal, Africa, snnouuc-
ing the death in battle Of King sama
Lombeiol, Of Osyer, The Consul says
that the King appeared at TivOmaue, in
CAyer, with a number Of his followers I'M.
der arms and mounted attendants, for the
purpose OF collecting tribute to which
he believed himself to be entitled by
treaty. His demand for tribute was met
with refusal by the inhabitants OF the
place, wheTsupon some OF his followers
began 10 plllage the town. The merGhants
and traders telegraphed for aid 10 the
Government OF st, Louis, town under
French protection, and meantime made
preparations to defend their property.
The Governor promptly sent captain
OF the army and 25 soldiers 10 the Hcene
OF the trouble, with instructions to "aC-
Commodate matters" Arriving ut Two.
name tho troops found the merchants and
traders beleagured. A wordy alteration
occurred between the troops and the
Kings followers, which was ended by the
latter, who fred several shots, killing a
colder. A charge was ordered, and alter
a brief but fierce engagement the natives
fled, leaving 70 Of their number dead on
the field.
They soon reformed, however, and made
another stand under the lead OF their
king, hut the latter, after sword combat
with y French lieutsnent, lasting twelve
minutes, was run through the body and
killed, whereupon his followers gave up
the battle and escaped into the interior,
The affair Is deplorod by tho French au-
thoritiPs, who iOresee as q result the ne
cessily Of making radical changes In their
treaties with the native tribes in Africa,
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Pacific Coast Failures.

San Francisco, Dec. 3.-The failures Of
Robert +. Morrow, a capitalist, John
Mackenzie, stock broker, and Kullman
& Co., brokers, were announced to-day.
Morrow, who for many years has been a
prominent figure Of this city, has been
selling "calls" on stocks, and the boom
In prfcss entailed loss to him Of a
quarter Of million Of dollars. He claims
10 DO still worth a million over liabilities.
MacKensie's Losses are 100000. Kullman
( 90. say their loss is $4,000. They ex-
peCt 10 reopen In o few days,