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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-14

spRlxarlELD, O., Aug. 13.-Two cases
of cholera have been reported here.
Henry Hilton was attacked Tuesday
and will probably die. Yesterday Mr..
Hilton's daughter was stricken with the
disease, but her case is not as serious
as her fathers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-14
Reduced Rates to williams Grove Win
baltimore & Ohio Rnilrond.

For the Changers Eighteenth Annual
Interstate Exhibition at Williams
Grove, Cumberland county, Pa, August
q to 90 inclusive, the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad viii sell round trip tickets good
to return until August 81 inclusive, at
greatly reduced rates from Frederick,
Washington, Lexington, Connellsyille
and intermediate stations to Wheeling
and Parkersburg. No admission fee to
the grounds is charged.
For time OF trains sec published
schedule, and for rates of fare from your
nearest station consult appended table:
Grafton. %
FHirmont 10 10
~
Cameron. ........ %
MounuSvt ~ y y
Wheeling. l9 -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-14
FOR SALE.

ENOR SALE, CHEAP-F0UR ROOM;
IL ED.house and LOT. Inquire Of WILLIAM
MADiLI., TIltonTiile, JeGenon county, y, W
A FIRSICLAss JEWELRY STORE.
N The only one IN town Of 900 poplIl9,lso.al
Elegant furniture. Stock and furniture gll heH;
ReSaIring trade S12j per month. Must be sold
on account Of the death Of one OF Tie owhef /,
Will give all the time wanted. j. D. d. G 10,
Sixteenth street, Wheeling. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-14
Makes the
Weak Strong

Tho marked benefit which people in run
down or weakened state Of health derive
from Hoods sarsaparIlla, coneluSlycly proves
thoclaim that this medicine "nakes tho weak
strong" It docs not act like stlmulaat,
Imrarting fictitious strength from which there
must follow q reaction Of greater weakness
than before, but in tho most natural way
Hoods Sarsararilla ovcrcomcs that tired feel
Ing. creates an appetite, purtacs THO blood,
and, in short, gives great bodily, nerve,
mental and digestive strength.
Tagged Out
"Iast spring was completely tagged out.
My strength left mo and felt sick and mis-
erabIc all the time, so that I could hardly
attend to my business. / took ono bottle Of
Hoods sarSaparilla, and It cured mo. There
Is nothing llRo it, Il. @. DEGoLE, Editor
Enterprise, DcllcyIllc, Mich.
~ derived very much benefit from Hoods
sarsaparslla, which Itook for general debility.
It built me right mp, and gave mo an excel
lentappetlte." ED.JENEIHs. Mt Savage, Nd.
NIB. II you decide to take Hoods sarsa-
pariIla do not DO induced to buy anything else
instead. Insist unon having
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
A Baby in g Barrel.

Policeman Shannon WAS walking along
Washington street, New York, Monday
morning, when he heard the feeble vail Of q
child. He stopped TO listen for repetition
OF the cry. Il did not come for some time
and he had about concluded that IL was 9
trick of his imagination when once again the
low, plaintiff cry reached his ears. There
was not a person In sight. Washington
street was wet and dark and dismal aud
Shannon could not tell where to look for 8
baby 10 such place. He CROPPED about for
a minute or two and then heard the cry q
third time. Then he located Ii. 1t came
FROM rickety old ash barrel that stood
upon the curb within few feet OF him. he
went to the barrel and found naked baby.
Its head was partially buried In the ashes.
which had been made soft by che rain.
Shannon picked the little stranger out OF the
ash barrel and brushed the wet ashes from
the little nose and mouth. 1t was we'll ne
did 80, for the baby was nearly suffooated,
aud but for the policeman's opportune res
cue would have been dead within five min
utes. Shannon took of his coat, and wrsp-
ping his queer find snugly therein hurried
with 1t to police headquarters. There 1t
was turned over to Marion TraVers. She
washed and dressed the mite OF humanity,
which proved to be pretty little girl about
one day old. The matron sent the infant 70
the Commissioners of Charities snd Correc-
ton after she became satisfied 1t would live,
ard they ssnt it to the Founding AsyInEa,
where it will be nursed to health and
strength
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
& Bloodthirsty Negro.

PEoBIA, Ills, Aug. 26 -Frs.k Berry. col
ored, notorious obarao' er, yesterday quar-
relied with negro woman and tried to cut
her throat. She esosped Into private
Office, where Barry caught her and drove
knife Into ha- brer 1t. just then officers
Sloan and Campbell entered. Sloan tried
to shoe. the de1persdo, but the latter cut
the cfiosr's tsce open In shocking way.
OamDt oil vas cut from the base of the esr
60 the forehead. The negro raa out gaPine
his bloody knife and threatening the lives
of all he met. An ofis 81 knocked him down
end before he could rise, the patrol wager
was driven over him. al of the Victims
are In serious condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
Apropos of the Fly.

How many people arg thera whom the
| harmless but annoying little house fig doss
not only worry but sometimes drive to dis
traction, and yet how few there are whose
chronological knowledge Ia Of sufficient
breadth 60 allow Of their tracing 1t from lta
first existence 20 foll grown fly.
D,es not the question often arise as to It's
mysterious ard sudden disappearance, asks
Rex of the Philadelphia Press. Summer 81
ter summer they present themselves for per-
sonal annoyance, In great abundance, end
strangely enough appear always In fully de-
veloped proportions; yet with the same year
ly regularity they ss mystsrioualy disappear,
leaving no trace of their existence behind
Let us follow one Of these little dipterous
insects through It's metamorphosis.
During the month of August tho fly lays its
eggs in clusters or bunchos In decaying animal or
vegetable matter Of almost any kind, such as ma
nure and other filth. Tho eggs remain unhstch-
ed usually for period Of six month";, after which
their Matching will depend upon the degree of
heat to which they are subjected.
A day or two OF moderate heat will bring the
eggs to life in larva form-s maggot without head,
tail, or legs These crawl to some dry place to
pupste. In less than two weeks, with neither food
nor sustenance, the puparium will grow from its
tiny shape to tho size Of Q small pea, when tho
perfect fig emerges
Their lives arc OF short duration, for they only
thrive through wsrm seasons Of the year, when
they are plentiful and SIS the cold weather re-
turns they die.
Fragile In their composition, which contains
nearly 80 per cent Of moisture, they greatly di-
minish In sizs when dead and dry, and their mat
ter In consequence most BRITTLE easily crumbles,
turns to dust and blows away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
Want an Imitation Monte Carlo.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26 M. Herr z. OmaSsd
Of Monto Carlo, representing tho great gam
bling interest thaTs, hes been Ia Chicago
th-ae Oh four days, and il Is said his misaior
Is TO make proposition to ths Worlds Fish
people for tbs establishment OF facsimile
of the famous Monaco gambling house hesf
during the Oolumbian Exposition. Accord
ing TO the story M. Omsged Is authorized &c
purchase 81 ,OoOC0O OF Worlds Fair bonds
for cssh ard offer one,third Of the gross re-
osipte OF the sam'rg tables to the Worlds
Fair direotors for the privilege sought.
In addition no guarantees the erection Of q
building to co.b not loss than 81, 100000 where
in the gambling is to bs carried on. There are two
drawbacks +, the scheme, one being that the laws
against gambling here are very severe, and the
other that the directors would not dare &C.
cept such proposition, owing to the howl
it would raise. 1t Is reported that NJ. Cmsged
Submit ID his scheme to one OF the Chicago Fair
Commissiaaors now abroad, aud sss advised to
come direct to Chicago, which he proceeded to do,
landing in New York last Thursday md arriving
here on Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
William L. Royal Returns

Mr.. William L. Royal. who for many
years has been counsel for the foreign hold
ets OF Virginia bonds. returned to Richmond
yesterday evening from an extended tour
s5road Being asked II there was anything
new ln the debt-setslsmons negotiations he
said:
Il know nothing Of interest concerning
this mst,er that am 10 g position TO d.
vugs. the Eugish public generally is very
lssis inclined toward American invest
ments. The disastrous results that have
come from North American investments
bave produced very bad impression In
London concerning all matters on this aide
Of the Atlantic. Whether naturally or un-
naturally the public oonfounds us to some
extent with South America. That js ore
cause fer what I might style almost an aversion
to american Investments. In tho second place I
have found that the unsatisfactory state in which
our pubic debt rest7 c,1ts very bnck shadow
over everything with which Virginia Ia connected
1t may be that my relations wore mostly with
those who have lost much money through the
Virginia debt,but certainly everybody with whom
I talked business was disinclined 10 discuss any
enterprises in Virginia"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
Hearst 8 White Elephant

William r. Hearst, the proprietor OF the
San Francisco Examiner, son OF the lste
Senator Hearst, of California, has white
elephant on his hands il the uew Steam
yscht just completed for him by lae Her
reshotfs. The boat has been constructed
under contract FOR $65, 600 and S4.C0O bonus
for every mile over twenty-five kncts, and
Is to have O guaranteed average speed OF
twenty five miles an hour and beat the
famous Now Then and anything ED rat.
At present she Ia plying In Management
Bay, just off Bristol, whern The ship
yards OF the Herreshoffs are sitnated. How
tbs owner Ia to get her to the Golden Gate
puzzles all hands. High authorities
have declared that TO steam around Cape
Horn is practically an inposslbility.
Railroad transportation seems to be out of
tunnels rendering IL utterly lnpraoticable
to osrry boat over liz feet long on Train
Of cara It has bsen suggested that
she be suspended fore and aft on
ship by series of huge daytts.
But engineers say that the chances are that by
the time she reached San Francisco her machine
~ would DO 80 badly damaged that there would
he email prospect of her proving record breaker
on the Pacific COST, which s the great ambition
OF lnr. dearSt' 10 low nor 5ucn oletaace Wouiu
subject her to probsbe loss Of the money inverted
in her construction. In addition to the dsrger
Attending the foregoing methods OF transporting
the new flyer, the expense would DO great. It
would cost from $5, GOO to $4,000 to tow the
yacht around the Horn, and $4,000 to carry her
around suspended from vessels deck. Perhaps the
most Eenablo suggestion, is TO take her across the
sthmus en- q truck specially constructed for the
purpose &r. Hearst has the ides under consid-
eratoo. The boat, which has csused so much
anxiety IN the minds of the owner and builders,
and entailed so much discussion among prominent
engineers, is undoubtedly the fastest yacht in the
world
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

In THE estimation OF ali unpreiudieed pc
II icai economists. this is the greatest ro6oer
country on the face Of the earth, inasmuch
pc il so5s its own people. By the rebate tag
on tae ysg msterisl Of exported msnufac-
lures, st enables foreigners to buy American
oduoss at cheaper rates thsu the SEINE or
t .ies esq be bought By its own subjects
snd 80 recently as yesterday Treasury rul'
log bad TO be made for the especial purpose
of alloging articles for the use Of one of Its
own departments to be imported Tree OF
duty. Had 1t not been for this special Eui-
Ing tee government would net only have
taxed US people to pay for the articles refer
red to, Gu. taxed them ssaln to pay the in
port duly, both taxes going into lts own cof-
fers. II Is well the farmers made good crops
this gear and got good prices for them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

OnS uuuukSU AGu pWo&ty AoBKV IHpoAcAr
OF Lynohburg vent West yesterday.
John F. Slaughter. president OF the Fret
National Bsnk Of Lynohburg. has sold his
controlling asock.
T~anty Avs people were injured in an az.
cident on che Roanoke snd Southern rail-
road near Msr!irsvllle yesterday.
Kemper Bocock, New York editor. foE.
merry OF Virginia. Ia 10 s0ter the ministry
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
It is reportsd that John B. Roystsr, the
negro charged with the murder OF John 4
ton. N. c.. yesterday.
Alfred Phillips Levy, aged seventy-e!ght
years, nephew of Hon. ]. P. Benjamin. Sec,
tary of War of the Confederate States. died
In Richmond Saturday.
Brook Stafford, well-known young man
from Stanton, while attempting to cross
Jackson river on log at Lowmoor, yester-
day, slipped off and was drowned. Hls
body wss not recovered.
Psteuts Ysre !ssosd in Washington yes
to-day TO Stt,lipg P. Buck, Of Front Roy al
automatic stop mo!ssses-gra5e Thomas and
l.. B, Eaacociz, OF Richmond. machine for
forming cieat-f lera; David 8. Morrison. OF
i
Es;!lyiils, au!mal-yoke.
Iohn III. Laugrton said Ia Petersburg yes
terday that no would enter politics again 10
few days and at the request OF the republi-
car State committee of OHIO would speak in
thss State In the Interest OF Mckinley, the
republican candidate for Governor. Lang
stcn decllned 10 say whether or not be had
calls on General Malone, but did say that
he and toe General we're on friendly terms
Lawyer Jsckson Guy aud Civil Eneinaes
Robert F. Morriss we're arrested Ia Rich
moad yesterday chsr9ed With engaging In e
Gzht. The trouble occurred In the office OF
Commissioner James III. Mathews, who was
taking depositiobs in law suit. A fight
also occurred In Richmond or Monday
evening between Capt. John Fisher, COL
lector OF customs, sad Mr.. G. D. NJ. Cobb, 6
real estate sgeas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

BIG PRoFrTs.-The peach crop of Maryland .hl,
year will, 1t is thought, bc greater than the tr.-
mondcus figures given by the growers just betor.
the opening OF the season. and pioneers in peach
growing in tho Stat, declare that tho Ike Ia,
rarely II ever been before known in that section
But after MI OF the speculAtions and bright hopes
which the prospect gave :, tho financially DO.
pressed farmers who have / en- waiting so lon,
for crop. it hf to - int f, uis of ashes suj
bitior disappointment but few have resliasA
but little, If anything, from their crop. gentle.
man of Somerset county les. week ahipped one
hundred and twenty -one baske. - Northern
markets and receiv> d one cont postage stamp a
his amount OF sales. Fruit Is ripepiug very rsp.
idly and several growers gathered fruit 81! Sun.
day to save their lSte varieties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

Took Thirty CATHARTIc PILLs.-Mrs
Nettie Waugh. OF Sablllssville. Nd, who
has bsen confined In the Frederick county
jsiI, charged with shooting her husband
John W. Waugh. in the head, is lying crsl.
cslly iii and Ia not expected to recover
Some time on Sunday night she wanted a
catbarlsc pill, which abe had been aocus-
toned TO take. One OF the female prisoners
had bssn 10 the habit Of giving the pill 70 her
but on this occasion she told the woman to
get 1t In her cell from bottle. Instead of
taking one, Mrs. Waugh upset the bottle In
her hand, and it Is thought che took from
twenty FIVE to thirty pills. Lsst night she
was unconscious. and had not taken any
nourishment. except two tablespoons OF
milk, which she wss made to swallow last
evening. Her husbsnd, John W. Waugh,
spent last night at the jail on account OF
her serious condition. Mr.. Waugh, when
asked what he wanted done with her, re.
marked that he wanted to take her home
with him aud take care of her. he also
said he told her to shoot him, but would not
assign sny reason for telling her to do 1t.
Mrs. Waugh hss been growing weaker sud
remsine UNCONSCIOUS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
From Chill.
A dispatch to the New York Herald dated

A dispatch to the New York Herald dated
Valparaiso, Ohlll, via Galveston. August 25
saye: Neither of the armies now confronting
each other along the eastern shore OF Valpa-
raiso Bay seems disposed to renew hostiIiliee
lust st present, and outside OF some uulm-
portsnt sklrmishing there was 70 fighting
to day. &c near rs can be lesrned the COM
manding generate of the two armies are
Watching each other CLOSELY ind are man.
nuvrlng Tor position. General Canto, /. Is
generally believed among the people hare
familiar With warfare, has realized the feet
that 1t is wall nigh impossible to capture
Valparaiso by direct attack along the
lines be apparently had In view when he
commenced the attack at Vns del Mar Sun
day and was unsuo ,essiul It ls altogeth-
or probable, therefore, he will change his
plans OF attack by making detour back In
to the country. In order to gaiu q position
from which he would have q bstter chance
to make direct attack on the city without
exposing rs troops more than is absolutely
necessary to the fire from the heavy artillery
in the forts, and which will In some meas
uie neutralize Balmaoeds's superiority of
numbers,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
Fearful Mortality on shipboard

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.-Adgioes from
Singapore state thGs tho steemsE NamohoW
reoeasly sailed from that port with $50 Chi
nese coolias for Penang. While at sea
cholera broke out end the aiok crowded in
Che cabins where the passengers had taken
refuge. Deaths became vegy numerous and
the bodies were mostly throws overheard
yithopt ceremony, 10 less then 60 bodies
being thrown into the sea. The captain
upon arrival at Singapore reported only six
deaths three from infuszza end three from
general debility. Many passengers were
landed and nc quarantine being declared
proceeded 30 Penang with tho rest Of the In
ieossd cargo end o.ew. In four days nine
cass Of cholera developed In Singapore, ell
srscad 60 The steamer Nanchow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

LOST her HUSBAND AT CRooUET An
attacbm ent for SIS 900 has been placed on
the property Of Mrs Ida M. CLARK, wife Of
Oliver CLARK, living near Lowell, Mass, In
al action Of tort brought By Mr.. Fannie
L.hns. The latter is the wife Of Moses n.
Lahue, we'll known inventor, and the 40
ton brought by bis wife is for damages beaed
on the alleged slienationsof her husbands
affections by Mrs. Clark. The parties In the
affair srs neighbors. Mrs CLARK liz the
young snd fascinating wife OF somewhat
elderly gentleman, who is her second hus.
band, and for whom she was clerk before
the death of her first husband. The intima-
oy began, ss Mre. Lahne alleges about four
years ago In game OF oroqust. 10 the
winter there we're games OF euchre and en-.
tertalnments. CIR. Clark once called in q
policeman, and ,hs latter undertook to In.
teriere, but csms 10 the conclusion, when he
found nothing worse than the two sitting
together In tbs twilight, that he had better
keep out Oft. Mrs. Lshne, however, be.
lisves their relations to be more intimate.
Mira. Clark is absent from town.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

a COUNT ARRESTED FOB VACANCY
Count de Montercole bsa egsln cot int.
trouble He is beet Known as the divorced
husband OF Virginia Knox, the Pit,sburo
Pa, heIress. Some months spo he vac
committed to the house OF correction n,
distributing on the streets olrcusts reflect.
Ing on his wife. Since his discharge rom
that institution he has hesp living 10 the
Italian quarter OF the city, but ss be seemed
to have no regular abode he YVES arrested in
yesterday and recommlttsd TO the houso
Of correction on the charge OF being VA.
grant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

A BABY BoRN ON A TRAIN-A woman r.
the name Of Williams, en- route from Broot
Ign, N. Y, to Memphis, gave birth to obId
on train on Monday afternoon, a .bo,.
distance east OF Greenvlle, Tenn. sbs mil
fed the conductor OF her condition and y.
quickly conveyed her from day coach 10 ~ :
sleeper, where the child was born. The Ia
passengers lent o hand snd looked af,sr ,Ss
youngster. he proved a nine-pound b ,us
hale and hearty, and was named Romnirss'
af6er the sleeping-car in which he Grs. 60 =
daylight. The mother aud child Vere low
at house in Farm village. and both va u,s
doing we'll. ''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26

Mr.. John Lyon, formerly of Peterburg,
but now of this city, says the dirt General
Malone ate when he made up with the
negro Langston must have gorged even
him. Mr.. Lyon also Gays the only insarest
he now takes In Virginia politics is whst
arises from his hope that the white people
of the State may not,bs dominated ny o1n.
eral Malone and the other negroes, the
former of whom he looks upon as the great
est negro OF them all. T.
Among the visitors In the city to-day is
Judge Sener OF Virginia, who has just re- re-
turned from visit to Roanoke. The 1aJge
saws that while business and real estate are
fiat at Roanoke now, IS ls the case every
where else, he looks upon mat town as
orowinp one. and thinks that money Invest.
ed there ia bound to bring good return.
The Judge also Gays he thinks the whole
shenendoah Valley is going 10 increase 10
Industries end In wealth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence, Of The Alexandria GaSetl
WAsHIEar TON. D. O.. Aug. &c. 1891.

Especial Correspondence Of The Alexandria GaSeste
WAsHIEaroN. D. O.. Aug. &c. 1891.
The International Congress- of Biologists
met here this afternoon at the Column
bisn University. Two hundred and six OF
the delegates have already arrived and 9th
ers are expected. Among the members
present s.e many eminent biologists from
all parts of the world, including representa-
tives OF nearly all the great scientific insti-
sltious OF Europe and America.
From private letters received here from
Colon it is learned that the physicians who
attended the late Col. W. e. Sims, U. 8.
Consul st that port. say that his death re-
suited from disease of the braia of long
standing, probably for years, aud that would
have proved fatal as we'll here as on the
Isthmus. The remains of the deceased will
be brought here for interment next month
BY the government, there being an annual
appropriation for such purposes.
That Virginia has had pretty strong
"pull" on the census bureau. Is proved by
the fact that by recent report Of that bu-
yeau it is seen that on the LIST OF the current
wear on tie permanent, not temporary.
roll of It's employees were the names OF l22
persons hailing from that State.
Now that the Governor OF Vermont has
sieni6ed his intention OF appointing Score
tary Proctor U. S. Senator vice Edmunds,
resigned, until the Legislature shall elect the
latter's SUCCESSOR, the quidnuncs here are
agog as TO Mr.. Proctos's successor in the
Cabinet. Some say that ss the President Ia
trying to conciliete his enemies, ne will Of
fer the rlscs to ex Gov. Alger Should he
do 30, and the offer be accepted, 1t would
show that the Blaine and Alger talk has
nothing behind it, but should it be rejected,
the indication would be equally as plain that
such talk is more than breath. Senstor
Hawley Of Connecticut is else spoken of for
the place. Ee would probably accept, 30
he Is pretty certain that he will not bs re.
slected.