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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-26
FORTY THOUSAND STRIKERS.
The Dock LabOrsrs in London have Public
sympathy for their Demand for an In,

The Dock Labortrs In London have Publi
sympathy for their Demand for an In
crease,
LoNDoN, August 25,-London Is threat
ened with the greatest strike Of the pres
ent generation, Itcommenced with the
dock laborers, 2,0OOof whom turned ouI
in one week, Thousands q day Joined
them, until now there at least 10000
men on q strike. II has mot stopped,
however, with dock laborers. II has
spread into many other branches where
pnskilled labor Is employed, Car men
delivering goods for railways, drivers Of
goods wagons generally, men In river
side factories, have all turned out TO join
the dock laborers, and many other
branches Of trade are threatened with
stoppage, owing to the mems action,
LABoRRRs HAVE THE SYMPATHY,
Public sympathy Is with the laboreEs,
They are a miserably paid lot, and es.
peclsllyat the docks, where the com,
panies or their nominees act as middle.
men, The shippers pay good prices,
and the poor laborer Is sweated he has
to wait at the dock gate hour after hour
ontthe chance OF being employed; then
when they are taken on they are paid at
the rate Of avepence per hour, and II
they earn S. IN the course Of one week
they consider themselves lucky. But
the men engpged are supposed to work
half an hour gratuitously each day for
the benefit Of the contractor, and this is
the most inlquitous task,
A GOOD CHANCE TO WIN.
II looks as though the men have a
chance Of winning. The dock companies
have offered to pay sixpenCe an hour
instead OF lvepence. They have also
agreed to other concessions but they do
not comply with the mems demands In
full, aud accordingly the men still stick
out for their rights. Each day they
march from the docks to the city, eight
deep, with bands aud banners, and a
great show they make. The enthusiasm
Of the strikers is.unbounded, their SELF
restraint aud good humor are marvellous.
1t IL a striking feature OF the struggle
that the shippers sympathizo entirely
with tho men, simply on the ground that
they are also yictimized by the dock
companies, who retain in their own
hands tue monopoly Of loading and un.
loading ships, fhe'laborers have recog.
nized this, and In passing each OF the
large shipping houses, when marching
into the city, they have Cheered long
and loudly,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-26


"Anotlef wonderful discovery has
been made and that too, by d lady Ia this
county, Disease fastened its clutches
upon her, and for soven yeafS she With
stood lls HeyOfest tests, but her vital Or.
Rans were undermined and death
seemed imminent, For three months
she Coughed inceasantly and could not
sleep. She bought Of US q bottle Of DR.,
Kings Now Discovery fof consumption,
and was 90 much relieved on taking the
FIRST dose that she slept oil night, and
with one bottle has been inifaCulouBly
cured. Her name lB Mfs. Luther LutG.n
Thus writes w, o. HAmriCk 4 Co., ol
Shelby, n, C,-G0t free trial bottle ai
Logan Drug Co.'s drug store. 8
Toa a DlSoRDrRED LAYER NY BEEcH'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-26
satutday'a League and ADaoeiation Games

satutday'a League and Association Games
AtNow Yotk-FiEst game, New York 10; phiIa
delphia, 3. Earned, o and 2. Hits. iS aud q
Errors, aud q Pitchers, O'Day, BuiIlngtOn and
Anderson. Second game, New York, 81 fhllA
ElfoIS, GndE Pitchers, Huntington, KCeIS ahd
WelCh,
AZ Boston, Boston y! Warrington d. Earned
9AndO. Hlu, il aud 10. EtrOfs, each. PITCH
erl, ClafkB0h and KeeiB.
44pd0 illn, aud 3. ErtofG, leach. Pitchers
AZ indianapolis Cleveland 4, indianapolis q
Ills, II and y. Errors, aud 4 PitOhOti
O'Btlen and uetEein,
At Cincinnati Brooklyn A Clnclhhatl4 l. iilu
and o. Bftors, SAndi, PllcliOts Hughes and
Al Kansas clly-AthietlCS iOi KAn,as CITY d
nlE IVY ~ end ~ EtfoT, 4 each Pitcher, Seward
AZ ioiiIvlllo-C Columbus 10, Louisville \
iaIt MIn. y 9nd ~ Brtofi, and I. Pitchers 1ald
.AisE toglisst. Louis Il baltimore 4. Hlu
And Eitots, . and 0. Pitchers, Chamber
Xl UiheihnStl- The game between tho clpClD
His, aisvsb end W toSslyps "a. advertised y y
game, After thiee lhGlnFS and hall T NV
fourth bad been played a. NJ hiCh time lh0 icIii
,t9oai Bto0klyni y ClnqlnnAtl, 2, the p1llOt
i9ieeiieted aua stopped The gAtig BY Gfftiiihi
iaEeI 70 the MiySFsbiIisa ahd cseR S 6 BSSS WIZ "
AZ kahsas. Clty.-Athielcs, bj KatiiaI civ, 4
Earned, and0, Hits, 10 and B.. 'FffuiI. ssb6
Home run stovsy. rllchsni sowden aid Wey
Az toultylllO-.IouisyiliN, 81 coiumbus A
kafled, and .. 1IlN, 10 and 0. Rffofs, siId I
Pltoheig, Cheek aud baldwin,
ht ~ l1ple@4k Louis, 10, baltimore.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-26
BASE BALL MATTERS.
Tho Tri.state Season Here Closed-Twc
Had Defeats,

Tho Tri.state Season Here Closed-TwC
had Defeats.
Yesterday afternoon the nondescript
organization known as the Wheeling
ball club played, or rather attempted tc
play, a Sunday game Of ball with the
Canton club at Island park. There
were about six Numbered specta.
tors present, and they did not become
wildly enthusiastic over the defeat oI
the Wheeling team by score Of II to a.
This was q little better showing, how.
ever, than that made by the Wheeling
segregation Saturday afternoon, when
the Mansfield club defeated It by score
Of II too.
Yesterdays game with Canton wai
the wind.up Of the championship sea.
son Of the Trl.state Leaguo here. Next
Friday the property ofthe club will be
sold at trustees sale.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-26

To4 A DlSOnDrRED tlvEH Wy i3IEcn'
ANS PtLtS, wSAw
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03

not De depressed 70 rake ner. vnen the tor
pedo exploded and water began to rush in
through the six foot aperture made in the
hull of the Albemarle, pumps were set 10
work. But it was useless: she went down in
few minutes, carrying everything but her
crew. She rested on the bottom. with her
iron plated shield and smokestack above
water.
The Albernarle at the time was commanded
bv Capt 4. F. Marley, Capt Cooke being
disabled by sickness. Lieut. MatEitt. who had
been second in command during the Abe
marle's battles was serving elsewhere Capt.
Marley made no report of the occurrence,
but letter supposed to be from him was
found in the captured Plymouth mail soon
afterward, and also one from a sailor on the
Albemarle These two letters are the only
contemporary documents giving an account
Of the experience that ght on the Albemarle,
and from them this portion of the narrative
is taken. The sailors letter reads: "A Yankee
torpedo boat steamed up the river Thursday
night. and about 3 O'Clock Friday morning
she ran into the Albemarle, the torpedo burst
ing, blowing hole in her some six feet long.
sinking her Immediately. The crew lost
everything they had, bed clothing, every
thing; some lost their hats, shoes even some
came out in their shirt sleeves and drawers.
DdretoDLSI- W e are III al awful cOndlIlO0.
Capt Marley wrote statement In The
Century series, from which it appears that
his crew all told was sixty men, of which
number ten were absent on an expedition.
He says also that one of Cusnng's men ex-
claimed after the explosion of the torpedo,
referring 10 the massive casemated roof of
the ram There the old thing is vet" She
looked sound on top, but the carpenter had
reported on examination, "a hole IN her
bottom big enough to drive wagon in"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
The RAM DESTROYED.

The bows of the launch were now within
ten feet Of the deck of the ironclad and
under her guns, with the hostile crew
aroused and prepared to meet the assailants
A moment would decide the result, and this
was the supreme crisis for Cushing, the guild
ing and inspiring genius of it all. He could
not hope to 60 farther, and his launch wa.
In imminent danger of being sunk by shot
from the Albemarle's 100 FOUNDER, while the
small arms Of the Confederate crew were
thinning out his men, even in the darkness,
SO close were the vessels
Cushing's torpedo was attached to a spar
which swung from a stanchion in the fore
part of his boat. This must be lowered by q
line and guided to its place under the ram
AT the proper moment another line connect
ing with the exploding cap must be pulled,
and the adjusting of the motions for the two
was a matter Of nice calculation, even
when the directing arm was cool
Here the situation was one of a
hot battle, and Cushing was the anxious and
responsible commander Of all on board, and
had reserved to himself the task of exploding
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
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and it cured me-" Dec Inn
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
q LESSON FROM NATURE
How TO lnre Cold.

To cure cold quickly il must be prop
erIy ilc''i'd as soon rs the first symptoms
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II MOI, YOU viii undoubtedly remember hhv
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worthy Of your attention They are Il dry
loud cough, thin white coating on tn
tongue and prouse watering discharge
from he nose. Any one or more at these.
symptoms is nature way OF telling people
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however HE cold Is neglected and allowed
l." become settled in The slsttm .evera
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IN less time than any ";her medicine OF
uta'tncn'. Dec 3-lm
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
THE sUNKEN ALBEMARLE.

HE oONkEN ALBEMAHLE
the terrible weapon. At the very moment
the exploding cord was pulled the big gun of
the Albemarle, the muzzle Of which was not
more than ten feet from Cushing's head.
blazed out and sent shot through the
launch. The swell Of tho water that was
lifted by the explosion of the torpedo swept a
wave over the bulwarks Of the launch, and
the little craft was disabled and sinking. The
fire from the ram continued with small arms,
and the hail was given from her deck to the
brave crew in the launch to surrender.
Gushing spurned the summons and ordered
his men to save themselves. He then removed
his own coat and shoes and jumped into the
water with others, and swan out into the
stream, followed by scattering rife balls
from the ram.
The situation on the Albemarle meantime,
was one Of absolute establishment and terror.
The launch reached the ram about 3 O'Clock
In the morning, when the officers and crew
were asleep. The watch espied the launch
and gave the alarm, the men rushing to quar-
ters for action In bare feet and in shirt
sleeves. Before anything could be done to
arrest her the adventurous boat was so close
On the ram that the guns Of the latter could
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
pir Z 1uxn ronrn rnere npcrrr was AZ srake.

only Z Inxn coaEo wnere uucrIy was NJ stake
Hour after hour padded, never ceaSing for a
moment, first on one side. then on the other,
while sunshine passed into twilight and that was
swallowed up in thick darkness. only relieved by
the few faint star rays that penetrated the heavy
swamp curtain on either side AT last l reached
the mouth OF the Roanoke, and found the open
sound before me
Ny frai boat could not have lived a moment In
the ordinary sea there, but il CHANGED TO be very
calm. heaving only slight swell which was,
however sufficient to influence my boat, so that
was forced to paddle ali upon one side to keep
her on the intended course
After steering by star for perhaps two hours
for where thought the ieet might be- at length
discovered one Of the vessels, and after q long
time got within hail Ny Ship ahoyi" was given
with the last Of my strength, and fell powerless
with a splash into the water in the bottom of nv
boat / had padded every minute for ten success
sive hours and for four my body had been
asleep with the exception Of my arms and
brain The picket vessel Valley City-for it was
sheen hearing the hail. at once slipped her
cable and got under way, at the same time lower
ing boats and taking precautions against tor
pedoes
1t was some time before they would pick me up
being convinced that | was the rebel conductor Of
Internal machine and that Lieut. Cushing had
died the night before. AT last was on board had
inbbed little brandy and water, and WAS on my
way TO the flagship commanded by Commander
Macomb
OF the crew of the launch only one other,
Houghton, escaped Houghton passed thirty
six hours in a swamp. Two Of the crew,
Masters Mate John Woodman and Samuel
Higgins, were drowned from the launch and
their bodies recovered. The others were cap
tured by the Coniederates, who reported
eleven prisoners.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
Notice Of Commissioners
Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that pursuant to
~ anOrder made in the ma tiers ofthe Estate
of Amanda G. Charles, deceased on the 5th
lay OF November, 1889. by the Hon. r. G.
Long County Judge of Leon County, will
sell at public sale in front Of the Court House
door, in Leon County, Florida, at II NJ on the
fourth day of December, 1889, to the highest
| bidder. for cash, unless disposed of at private
| sale, the following described real estate, to
wit North half, the northeast quarter 81
| the southwest quarter of Section Two also
the south half of the northeast quarter, and
| the south half of the northwest quarter Of
Section Th ee also, the east half of the north
| west quarter OF Section Four; AFRO, the north
west quarter, the west halt OF the northeast
quarter, the northeast quarter Of the south
west quarter and the northwest quarter of the
| souI beast quarter of Section Eleven, Tow.
| ship One, SoutA of Range Two, east, contain
| ing 92O acres more or less also, the west hall
OF the southeast quarter md the east half 81
| the southwest quarter of Section Thirty five
also, the southwest quarter of the southwe.
quarter of Section Twenty one also, the
southeast qua ter OF the southeast quarter OF
Section Thirty, Township One. North oil
Range Two, east, containing two undred and
40 acres, more or less. Also l. Is Nos. 81
ana 20, In survey Of lands O. Geo X. Walker,
made ny Fl. T. Blocker, near r. r. Depot, at
Tallahassee, Fla, or so much of above describ.
cd lands az may be necessary to pay the In.
debtedness of said estate, together with the
cost of this proceeding
r. ALEX. SHINE,
NOV o, 1oov-4w Commissioner.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
Money at 6 Per Cent. Interest
From the American Building and
oan Association

From the American Building and
Loan Association.
AuthorizedCapital. $50, OOO, OO(
Resources. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20, SOC, OO(
Interest and principal payable in monthly
payments.
1900 Boards I'm the Principal Cities
OF the South and West
Their representatives are here to perfect
branches in Florida, and loan money for build.
ing purposes or otherwise.
No commissions are charged on loans, end
The interest is per cent. per annum on the
money actually loaned.
Good investments are furnished for invest
ora, and borrowers and investors stock
makes equal profits. Call on or address,
CIIAS. f. COMSTOCK,
General Agent, Jacksonville
J. I. BERNARD. son Il Co.
to Jan 20 Agents, Tallahassee, Fla
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03

ing upon the events Of the previous night and
were wondering how it was done" entirely un
conscious Of the presence OF one who could give
them the information This proved to me the ne
cessity OF reganng the swamp, which did by
sinking my heels and elbows into the earth and
forcing my body inch by inch. towards it. For
hve hours then, with bare feet. head and hands, |
made my way where | venture 70 say none ever
dld before, until came ut last to clear place.
where might rest upon solid ground
The cypress swamp a network OF thorns
and oriers that cut into the flesh every step like
knives, and frequently, when tne soft mire would
not bear my weight. forced to throw my
oody upon it at length and haul it down by the
arms Hands and feet were raw when | reached
tho clearing. and yet my difficulties were tut
commenced. working party Of soldiers was In
the opening engaged in sinking some schoOners In
the river 70 obstruct the channel passed TWEEN
ty yards In their rear through a corn furrow. and
gained some woods below Here encountered a
negro and after serving out to him twenty dollars
In greenoacks and some texts Of Scripture (two
powerful arguments with an old darky), | had
confidence enough in his fidelity to send him into
town for news Of the ram
when he returned and there was no longer
DOUBT that she had gone down. | went on again
and plunged into q swamp so thick that had
only the sun for guide, and | could not see ten
feet In advance. About O'Clock in the afternoon
lcame out from the dense mass Of reeds upon the
bank OF one OF the deep. narrow streams that
abound there, and right opposite to the only road
IN the vicinity 1t seemed providential that
snouid come just there, for thirty yards above OF
oeiow : never should have seen the road and
might have struggled on until worn out and
starved-found a never to be discovered grave
AS 1t was, my fortune led me to where a picket
party OF seven soldiers were posted, having q
little nat bottomed, square skin toggled to the
foot OF cypress tree. that squirmed like snake
into the tnky water Watching them until they
went BACK rev yards to eat. crept into the
tween myself and them, and making for the
ski6 Gaining the bank, quietly cast loose the
boat and noated behind 1t thirty yards around the
e-% Aead where got In and padded away a.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03

There is no end to the tasks which dailv
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good health. How can woman contend
against the trials and worries of housckern.
Ing if she be suffering from those distress
ing irregularities, ailments and weaknesses
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Prescription is specific for these disordsrs
The only remedy. sold by druggists. under
a positive guarantee from the mannfactur.
ers. Satisfaction guarantee in every case
or money refunded. See printed GUARANTEES
on bottle wrapper.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
BLOCKADE RUNNER

Cushing was born in Wisconsin. In his Goth
veap be was commissioned lieutenant, and in a
raid in New River met, North Carolina, with
thesteaner Ellis, he captured the town Of Jack
sol%sille and two SchOOners. and intercepted an
important Confederate mail On retiring he
was stopped over night BY bar, and in the
mCrning was fired upon by shore batterle-.
ne1r which. in attempting to elude their fire he
grounded his vessel Placing everything but
one%yun board a prize schooner be sent il
down the river with all but six Of his crew
and with these he remained on the Ellis d
fight In short time the COnfederates raw
canaOn TO the banks on all sides Of his vessel
and disabled her. Cushing now spiked the
gun, til ri the Ellis, and with his followers. III
a small boat, pulled down the river under a
calling fire 70 his prize schooner and gained
the open sea For this act Cushing received
promotion. For the destruction Of the Abe
marie he received the thanks Of congress and
was made lieutenant commander. In many
other ways Cushing distinguished himself,
always on enterprises Of daring and under
his Individual control, where his peculiar
qualities had scope He continued in service
after the war and reached the rank Of com
mander. He died in 1872 Of brain fever
The destruction Of the Albemarle enabled
the feet 10 enter the Roanoke and bombar11
Plymouth, which fell Oct 81
GEO. L. kILAE2
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
Notice Of Incorporation.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the undersigned persons have formed a
company for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating railroad, from
the Georgia and Florida line near Belleville
Florida, south through Madison and Tay Tor or
Lafayette counties to deep water on the Gulf
COAST OF l. itayette or Levy county, being about
ninety 900 miles in length. The name of the
company shall sc The Tobacco Belt Rail cad
Company" It, capital stock shall be $50,
90 (three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ,
divided into shares of 800 each Its prlnci
pal place of business >hall be in Madison,
Florida.
The undersigned compose its first Board of
Directors: l.. B. PLUMER.
w. 5 JORDAN,
III. j. MCCALL,
November D, 1SN9-3m K H. MARKS.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER ID 1889.
WHEREAS, By satisfactory evidence pres
ented to the undersigned, il has been made TO
appear that The First ational Bank of ITALIA.
hassee, in the City OF Tallahassee, in the
County of Leon and State of FL ,rida, has com
piled with all the provisions OF the statutes Of
the United States, required To be complied
with before an association shall be authorized
to commence tn. business Of Banking
Now THEREFORE, /, EDWARD s. LACEY,
Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby Ger
LIf, that The FIRST Natl nal Bank of Talla
hassce, in the City of Tallahassee, in the
county OF Leon, and State of Florida is an
thOrlzed To commence the business of Bank
ing, ~ provided in Section Fifty one Hundred
and SiXtyniuc OF the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
In testimony whereof, witness my
hand and Seal of office, this I'd
l.. 5. day OF October, 1880
f. s. LACEY,
Comptroller ofthc Currency
Oct. $, lSS9-60d.