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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-24
NEWS IN 1lIlIEE.


A well known stallion, GilFoy, aged "a,
son Of Lexington, died at Lexington, Ky.
The tendency OF Tennessee toward a
solid Republican majority Is without dis
pute.'s
Mr.. WatteTson's chances Of early re-.
covery from hisBerlous illness are now ex.
Cellent.
Tie quafternaster's stable Of Fort
Leayenworth burned, roasting thirty head
Of fine government mules.
Philadelphia Cit'1sns are taking active
steps toward the erection Of a monument
to General George D. Mcclellan.
A select club. OF west India Island
CriOketers will visit the United States In
August and play in the principal cities.
At Horner, ILL.,, Clarence j, Sears, over
80 years old, quarreled with bis vile about
religion, and hacked her 10 death with o
hand.saw.
Dornan B. Eaton declares that he is a
civil service reioftn Republican, aid that
civil service fefefmis factor Id the party
that ID bound TO be the controlling one.
Tie State Of Texas has exhausted its
public CONAN, and has no land 10 meet
certificates already Issued to railways aud
other corporations for internal improve.
t1ents.
A fire yesterday morning In a tenement
house, No. ia Division street, New York,
caused tile death Of Minnie Rosenberg BY
BuEIoCaton. The damage to the building
was slight. h
United States Attorney Dickson was as.
ssultod at Salt Lake City BY friends Of
George q Cannon. The Attorney was
struck In the face with stone, but was
not seriously hurt.
Two Springfield, e., butchers found Q
dead COW ID the woods, cut her up and
sold the meat III town. There Is some
Indignation. The butchers have gone
away for their health.
Miss Mildred 1ee, daughter Of General
Robert &, Lee, 10 visiting Ia Louisville,
and last night the ex.UoniederAte soldiers
and Alumni Of Washington and Lee Unl-
! vetslty rendered her reception,
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CoLuMBus, o, Feb. 23,-At the after.
noon session Of the MIneru Convention
representation was, fixed at eight votes for
each State, 10 be equally divided among
miners aud operators, The question oi
the adoption Of scale prices arranged
at Pittsburgh the December meeting was
urged by partOf the delegates as the only
business before the convention and long
discounes ensued. Indiana miners and
PIttsburg operators offered the principal
opposition to the proposed scale and "a.
vored reference Of tho scale to q com.
mlttee for revision and report tomorrow.
Pending the consideration Of the matter
an adjournment was taken till to'morrL "
morning, without anything definite being
accumulated,
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exceads the daily receipts, Careful busi-
ness tiTms usually carry q balance equal
10 one months disbursements. Measured
by the standard, and a lower one could
not safely be adopted, because the Secre,
tary OF the Treasury has no power to make
temporary loans. the working balance
IN the treasuryahould be about S30, ,00O, 900.
That this amount Is not too lSrge will be
apparent from the fact that IN the Pension
Bureau already drafts for Sl0.OOO,000 will
be made on the tirst Of March and that the
amount Of the probable payment under
the arrears act cannot bs fixed for any
specified date. But beGide the current ex.
penses provided for by Law, the United
States has totally distinct obligation to
provide for 3 deb, payable on demand in
the shape OF $3i6. 6sl,0l6 OF legal tender
notes. These notes form about one.hali
of the paper currency, They constitute a
means OF payment between individuals
and OF settlement in all transactions Of all
business, 1t is absolutely necessary,
therefore, that the ability tn redeem these
notes in coin should be Rtall times nssured
beyond pGradYenture.
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uRowN. p0NNNLL & co.
Tho Your EstOwu Iron Works to be Manage
hY a Nav Finn.


Tho YsunEstOwu Iron Works to bS MauaEGd
byH New Firm.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Feb. 23.-rho order Of
Judge Baxter, yesterday to sell all prop
erty Of Blown, BOnnell & Co., which in
cludes the big mill here, created some
comment in this city to-day. There has
been a long Aght between Herbert Aver,
whose failure caused tho properly here to
pasB into the hands Of Receiver Brown,
and the creditors, who wanted matters ad.
usted and who Lave formed an organizs-
ton known as the Brown & Bonnell Iron
Company, capital 81 100000. This organ.
zation authorized q committee TO ollsr all
creditors OF tho old tirin fifty csntB on the
dollar for their claims, and iorty cents on
the dollar In the new organizations notes,
and sixty cents in stock. This committee
bought In 100000 Of Indebtedness at iitty
cents Oh the dollar cash, the rest Of the
indebtedness, amounting toover q million
dollars, going into the new organization
II Ia Tho general bcliei here among the
largest creditors that Herbert Aver will
be unable TO furnish bonds for an appeal
Of the case to the Supreme Court, and
that the plsnt nuat be sold The new
organization will bid II In, The sale will
make no difference In the running ot the
mills. There Is large amount ol capital
back oithe organization, and 1.-the mills
pass into its hands they will be run to
their full capacity.
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i''AFoR EDAusDs, says a friend Of his,
" h'i 'ulk in lila tont in the recent cam.
eni he offered his services to the
s'l'nal Republican Committee, at the
4a' lIiNe reminding tho committee oi
"uln written statements he had made
@dsrogstoty to Mr.. Blaine. He left
& y The committee to say whether II
@ ''aa Oa prudent for him 10 make
cabin, ''''' WV NV ''
Il. u'''ye' this may be, It Is q fact thai
~ u' Chicago Convention Mt. Ed.
''nH ss,ii made q speech at his home III
a,'a ne did not once mention Mr,
-lt' lie did not wait to abk the ad.
!" s,VI \. 'Ae committee on that. II may IL
sA ~ 'I EimundS will do better nexI
W. foF doing what he did, and iol
1GuS' 10 do what n Republican Of hil
s'.1. '.''asOce ought 10 have done, MIR. I'D.
sg, vap' greatly dlspleassd the Republican,
.amont. ltMr. Elmunds had beer
slnA'ed does anybody doubt that Mt
,ss p' would have bsen on the stump
y" '''nsIhing to say ior the nominee
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81. Louis, Mo-, Feb, 93.-sunday night
two we'll known and highly connected
young men resIdingin In Venice, a suburban
town Of this city, became involved In a
Wranvls over a prominent belle Of the
town, and 10 settle the dispute, tits Clailn.
cd, with the lady's consent agreed 10 fight
L out with lhelf bare fists with the Under.
standing that whoever should win the
GAIT should claim the girl. Five hbtly
contested rounds we're fought, and the
battle was declared Q draw, 0nB Of the
fighters had an eye closed and was fear
fully battered on the right cheek. Tho
other had his lip cut and bis nose nearly
battered to a Jelly. Which gentleman the
lady will accept 70 not known, but II tis ri.
mofed that the Affair is likely to bs settled
with bislblA.
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NARHOM EsGAPE
OF Wood County Earmsr'a Family From
DuFaiug Baildiag,
suteidl Dludl.h 10 Ls Ilt.IltUsHceF

OF Wood County gAFmsr'a faInllJ From
U DuFalpg Daildiag.
SPECIAL Dbpdlsh 10 hs ilitlligsaeeT,
PARRRRsuuRa, W. Va, Feb. 2S-Newa
reached here to-day Of the destruction by
fire Of the residence OF John Waller, near
Red Hill, in this county, The fire oc:
Cured about s o'clock in thsmorning and
the entire upper portion OF the house,
which was large substantial tWo.story
frame, was in a b,aza before 1t was dis
covered. Nelghbors from a distance sse-
ing the smoke, aroused the family, who
escaped partially clothed. Mr., John Wal.
Ter, who Is an aged man, was bnTned, and
rescued with difficulty and personal dam
ger by neighbor fhe housa and all its
contents were burned, entRiIing y loSs OF
about 1000 without insurance,
With his father lived Mr., III. Waller
and hla young wife, The night before
about three o'clock young MGs, Waller
had been confined and had given birth 10
u child. She WAS In her room In the up
per portion OF the house, with no one with
her at the moment the fire was diICover-
ed. When her husband learned 0f her
danger he plunged through the flames and
carried his wife and child from the burn
ing building in safety, although badly
burned himself. His haad, Taco and
hands were burned almost " q crisp, and
1t Is feared that he was burned internally.
The suffering wife and her new born babe
we're tenlelly borne to q neighbor's near
by, where every attention wss given
them.
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N@ CHAMBERLAIN, Of Cleveland, who
~ been playing a star engagement it
E'g'Hdas the American beauty, has re.
TUNED 10 her own, her native land. /,
a,ybethat hsr4eturnhas been hesteneA
STlIiHle social drama in which II. R. H
a'Pfinee Of Wales played a leading part,
A'Ihs story goes, Miss Chamberlain and
A'pdnccyere at table at the mansion oi
lt'ieot earl or somebody Of high degree.
lA'phnce exhibiting a rare capacity for
asmt''beet Of old England, the beauty
aa'd to him in her artless American
w ind said sweCtly, Jumbo, you cal
S nnchl" Whereupon II. R. Il. cor.
Taied bis princely brow and turned bis
Et on her beautiful face, and the
V''hi'" Of Cleveland was removed from
V scene by her mother 1t is well
L''En that in England there is no living
.isde OI "the Princes set" and SO the
'la'y concs home to receive tho homage
shtuntitled Countrymon.
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onAMsAlsLAIN,s ANswER
To the Unemployed wOrkipgmeA's Com.
miltsO-HoIp ut Hand.

To the Unemployed WOrkipgmon,s Com.
nilteO-IIelp ut Hand.
LoNp0N, Feb. 23.-Joseph Chamber.
lain, President Of the local government
board, was visited to-day by deputation
OF unemployed workingmen, who stated
their grievances and asked what the
government meant to do TO relieve tho
prevailing diatress. Mr.. Chamberlain
deprecated riots and all similar forms Of
disturbances 10 the manifest needs OF help.
he said he was opposed to emigration as
q means Of relief unless tho distress was
chronic. His opposition was based on
many groundS, not the least Of which was
the fact that the colonies would refuse 10
welcome alarge numbsrof paupels, be.
cause, among other reasons, their influx
would cheaper the labor market.
Mr.. Chamberlain added that he hoped
the Government would soon be able to
establish the British labor0r upon the soil
he titled, Pending the accomplishment
Of this he would not cease urging upon
the local boards to start relief works, such
10 paving and improving the streets, and
furnish means Of subsistence 10 those il
absolute need.
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M'GRAW Rejected
aY TNH sENAra coMAIrrrrE.
Senator Morgan IutFsduosa Resolution
Making Some Pertinent Isquiris,-Ths
Grant aonp@oat sn PSs.s.-FEsa,.
ury surPlaa-wa'hipEtOa Nsv.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 9s.-Ths Fl.
nance Committee reported adversely upon
the nomination Of MCGraw to be Collector
Of Internal Revenue for West Virginia.
There were said to be Chargesin the Treas,
ury Department against Mccormick, Nc
raw'spredecessor, made bya discharged
employe. The charges prenot among the
papers sent by Secretary Manning TO the
Senate aud are thus assumed by the ma.
iorlty Of the committee to have bGOn
Withdrawn, hence the adverse report upon
MCGrsw's case.
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An lNplaNANI YOUNG LApY
HOFssWhipa a St, Lspls Youth who Grossly
IuSultsd Hsr.


ST, LOUIS, Feb, 23,-About I $50 o'clock
last evening, in front Of the residence OF
Councilman James Garvin. 23l5 Chest
nut street, was presented tie somewhat
unusual and rather sIsitliug spectacle OF
a young man being horsswhippsd by an
enraged young lady,
The arms Of this yonth upon whom the
pUniRhinent wss bsing inflicted were held
tightly behind him by asOmswhat smaller
but extremely muscular boy. The Young
lady was Miss Ella GRrvin, au,l the
Young man was Harry III. Snyder, a buyer
for the l. NJ Rumssy Manufacturing
Company, and the boy who was inter
iering with the Efforts oil Mr., Snyder
to escape from tue blows OF the horse.
whip, which were falling thipkly and
heavily upon hia face, head aud shoulders,
was another Garvin, the tNslVe-yearuld
brother OF the young lady,
After a short struggle snydRr broke
away and started TO run, bIt was msL
Just rs he was stepping onto the sidewalk
by friend Of the young lady, and he was
again caught aud neld and suffered u still
more severe punishment from the whip
In the hands Of tho youug lady,
Miss GRrvin gives ths following concise
statement OF the affair: H0 insI,ted lne,
SO l walked into the house and Just hap
pen0d 10 see that new buggy whip, and |
picked 1t up and went to the trout door
and told him to ApOlogi2a, He said ha
wouldn't aud l whipped him, think
gave him pretty good hoBe.whippins,
and I'm glad oI IT. except that i broke
the WHIP"
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SAN FRANCiscO, Feb. 2S,-An Associated
Press representative called at the Office Of
the Chinese Consul General to-day 10 as.
certain the origin Of the published report
that he had issued q proclamation advising
the Chinese 10 return home. This Consul
Generals Secretary emphatlCally denied
any such proclamation being Issued, and
stated the Ohlnese Oonsul had made ar
rangemenls With steamship compahies 70
carry The, poor, hlCk and unemployed
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ontc4uo, Feb. 23-rhe following crop
summary will appear In the fdrp,ea' Rs.
ritw, the work Of numerous returns made
BY correspondents. ROturnB from winter
wheat fields are almost uniformly good.
The present outlook is very nearly %
favorable as those sent in early In 1885,
when the prospect was exceptionally good
for q large yield. snog has entirely dis
appeared from Tie fields, enabling very
clear understanding as 10 tue condition Of
the plant and from nearly every county
In Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Mis-.
souri, Kentucky and Kansas II ig reported
as looking strong and healthy. The utter
disappearance Of snow Covsrlngis the only
serious menace now threatening tho grow.
ing grain.
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por1syliLE, Pa, Fob. gS.-The passen.
ger train on the lssading railroad leaving
this city at o'clock this morning for
wllliausporl, Pa, met with a serious 40.
cldent at Tanaqna, A detective Bwitch
threw the train Oh the track aud over an
etnbAnkment, badly smashing and setting
fte 10 the cars, A number oi passengers
were hurt Wesley Hall and Joseph
Fisher, Of Pottsvllle, were seriously In.
iufed. Nobody was killed,
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CAPITAL 0ULLINGs.


The shipments oil fractional silver coin
during tho month Of February'amoun's to
Sl66,450
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ap.
pointed Jas. MCGrath TO be inspector 0f
boilers and steam vessels ut Cleveland, o.
The issue OF standard silver dollars from
the mint9. during the week ended Feb.
rusry 20 was $500, $50; tho issue during
the corresponding week OF last year was
Sl2l, ,49S.
At a meeting Of the Ways and Means
Committee they resolved to hear argu.
ments up 10 the 18th Of next month by
manufacturers or other persons interested
In tariff revision.
Solicitor General Goode sayH that moth.
ing has yet been ssttled with regard to
the time and plaza Of filing the suit against
the Bell Telephone Company. I'll ex.
pGCted, however, that proceedings will be
instituted before the close OF the present
week.
The Cabinet meeting yesterday was
mainly devoted to the consideration oil
tho general question Of promotions in the
army aud navy, particularly as the custom
Of giving preference In such matters 10
officers soon to be retired, and who, in
iaCt, are unfit at tho time Of promotion
for active service. The general sentiment
was adverse to such promotions excep. In
especially mentioned cases.
The United Sites House Committee on
Naval Affairs recommend the construction
Of tiye new steel cruisers for ocean service.
Tho deienceless condition oi the seaboard
was explained by Mr. Hewitt, Of New
York, who recommended Government
plant for the provision Of heavy ordnance,
but nothing was done to indicate the sense
Of the committee on this subject, although
the contract plan seems to meet with the
greatest favor.
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NEW Yol,K;s SCANDAL.
Tho RroadwAy RalIrOai FranohllO-T The

The broadway RNlIroAi FranohiGe-T The
Interest Not DiminiIhInS.
New YoRE, Feb. 23.-For the frst time
since the Albany Senators began to in.
vestigate the mystery which surrounds
the granting Of the Broadway franchise,
the court room in which the sesolons are
conducted was not crowded this morning
when Senator Low called the committee
to order. Perhaps tho reason for the
scarcity OF members was, the absence In
the newspapers this morning Of the an.
nouncsment Of startling disclosures which
would be made.
Clarence A. Seward conducted the ex-
animation OF witnesses, Mr.. Oonkling he
ing absent. "Where Is Mr.. William Mo.
loney2" he inquired, as he looked over
the room.
1Mr. Moloney Is not here, y replied Mr..
Newcombe, his 0ttorney, "but will be
here in few days,
"Humphl" said the lawyer.
James W. Foshay, President OF the
Broadway 4 Seventh Avenue Railroad
Company, on being recalled, stated that
Of the remaining 100000 Of the second
mortgage bonds, NJ. NJ. White purchased
$50, 900; jeremiah Curtiu SlOO, ,090; George
Coe $4,000; Isaac BrokiIw $4,000, and
George Curtis $4,000.
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LONDON, Feb, 9S.-In an interview Par.
nell said he did not attach serious import
ance to Lord Ohurchill's speech at Belfast.
His visit to Ulster would likely end in
smoke. II was not generally known that
the proportion Of Catholics 10 Protestants
In Ulster was AZ TO 81.
Churchill was most oontempible poll.
tiCian. He would take either side Just as
1t suited his purposes atthe moment. He
virtually was OIL the National side and
againstthe 0rauHemen Just before taking
office. He wss extremely unpopular With
0rangenen then. His oratloDs may be
summed up in one word, "talkN
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Traas perre.llon b utaat IlnIaln.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Atlhe meeting Of Tie
Chamber Of Commerce Of llils city to-day,
Mr.. Fofwood, Conservative member Of
Parliament from Lancashire, aud q prom.
inent merchant aud ship owner Of Liver.
pool, presided. Healtrlbuted the present
depression in British trade TO the RppreCi.
alton Of gold assisted by The competition
Of foreign products and manufactures
turned out by skilled labor, improved by
technical education.
The Dublin and Glasgow Chambers OF.
iered resolution agaihBt weakening ths
union between England aud Ireland, aud
because Of the disastrous natute Oi the re-.
sulis which would ensu0 TO tic COM
'metcial and trading interests Of Great
Rtitain
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'NE.IrH THE WApEl,s.
a Duck HunteT's vVaturSsome Spirit Ends
In hIh DeNLh.

Duck HunteT's NSatuT6ROms Spirit EnIa
In Ills DeGth,
RccHEpoRT, Mo-, Feb, 23,-hlr. D. @.
Barton prominent man OF this city lett
here yesterday morning for tho bar above
town to shoot ducks. About two O'Clock
a man was seen floating down the river
on cake OF Ice and was recognized an
Barton by Mr., T.J. White, who was also
cunning. He asked Barton what was tho
matter, Barton told him that he had
gotten on the icl and could not get ashore,
asking White to get y Spols and pull him
ashore.
White ran after pole and while gone
Mr.. Barton disappeared and was seen NO
more, The supposition is that having
killed duck no ventured too near the
waLer's'edge to procure his game, and the
Ice giving way carried him out into the
river aud while Mr.. White WAS going Tor
assistance the ice gave way and ne being
unable to swim sgnk bGneath the water
and was lost. Mr., Barton was 35 years
old, and leaves vile.
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without thS star.

BAEllioRE, MD., Feb. 25.-Tbe Logan
Invincibles OF Maryland, had arranged a
grand reception and banquet to Senator
Logan for tonight, and q large number Of
and Senators accepted invi-
taIiors to attend. A RptCial train was
sent 10 Washington for the guests, but
owing 10 s mistake oil the part Of Senator
Logan the reception had 10 DO given With.
out the principal attraction, be being In
Mlnhinan On hnRinnsA
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NKw YoRK, Feb. 23.--The expected de.
Claration Of war in freight rates west ol
the Missouri river was not made to-day.
The feeling among the railroad men, how.
ever, ID that q war Is close at hand. The
rumor that the "sunset route" had Issued
new tariff could not be confirmed In the
offices. No new departure had beet, made,
although some Of the lines are making no
heavy contacts Until something definite is
khnWn
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CHlcAuo, tlt., Feb. 2S.-ThO following
figures, taken from the official statement
Of The Board Of Trade, show the atnoant Of
grain In siaht In the United States and
Canada on Saturday, February 70, and
the amount Of increase or decrease from
The preceding week. Wheat 62,77l,7SS
bushels, decrease 79O,595; corn S,ST6,07l, ],
increase 0Sg oats 2,OO2, ,2s2, increase
l2S, POO rye 6gl, 500, decrease 500 barley
1 ,5Bg,S32, decrease Sg,02g. III store In
Chicago! Wheat, IA, 1853 500 bushels Corn,
2,764,bgg; oats, S7O,07g rye, 2T9,aO2 bar.
Law il414t.