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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-20

BOARD OF surERy1soRs.-The old
Board Of Supervisors held their last bu-
aineas meeting yesterday morning. Pres
ent: Messsrs. Alexander, Cooper, Good,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
A WESTERN POST OFFICE

When the first sod of the Union Pacific
Railway, for comI letting railroad commun-
cation from the Atlantic " the Pacific, was
dug at Omaha Coy, a citizen gave the as
semblage an account Of the site, in October.
1854. Along narrow path" he said,
cut by some stalwart man through the tall.
rank prairie, wended my way in search Of
the post Office. A length found an old
pioneer seated apparently in solitary rum
ination upon piece Of hewn timber, and
inquired Of him for the post-ofiice. He re.
piled that he was the postmaster, and . ould
axaminc the office for ny letters-There-
upon ha removed from bis heal hat, to say
the least Of il, somewhat veteran in appear
ance, and drew from its cavernous depths
the coveted letters. On that day the wolves
ann the Omahas were the almost undsputed
lords Of soil and the entire postal system
Of the city was conducted in the or wn Of
this venerable bat. To-day, our postal
service, sheltered by a costly edifice,
spreads its Briarean arms toward North,
South. East and West" etc. But all that
goes without speaking. Omaha is now the
capital of Nebraska.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
A Distressed Country.

According to recent reports, no
country on the face of the earth can
present sadder picture than Ireland
does at present. Land either waste
or quickly being turned into vast pas
ture tracts for rearing supplies OF
roast beef for the English mar
kets; tenant farmers either the
slaves OF their landlords, blindly fol-
lowing the dictates of his bailiif, or
forced by enormous increase in the
rate Of rent to exc out existence en a
minimum of profit, told to be thank
ful that they are not summarilv eject
ed from house and home; driven as a
beggar from the spot where their
fathers before them worked and slav-
ed, from the early morning Of life till
its very close, to create home the
natural resources of the coun ~ reg
lected harbors, some of which might
compare with any others in the world,
decasing for want of expenditure OF
a compar lively small sum; fisheries,
formerly the source of much wealth.
wasting away for want of little
government aid to sustain them
those, and other griev vances, form the
load that is bowing down the hearts
Of the Irish people, and make them
the wiling followers of any man who
raises the standard of revolt.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
Republican majority,

"Can you tell me sir;' said a stranger 10 q
gentleman in ball room, "who that lady is
near the window-that very vain looking
LADY,"
. That is my sister, sir, replied the per>
SON addressed, with very formidable look.
mo, no, don't mean her," replied the
unfortunate interrogator,n u can that ugly
woman leaning against the piano; there's
about as much expression in her face as in
a bowl of bonnyclab6er.
That, sir is my wife,
"No no, gasped the miserable stranger,
the perspiration starting from every pore.
GOOD graciousl wish could make you
understand me! mean that bleareyed OBJ
ject in the pink silk the one so awful home
ly should be afraid she would splinter a
locking glass just by looking into it. There
she i, looking at US now.
That, sir," said the gentleman, with fierce
ealmness, is my eldest daughter
The stranger dar,ed from the room, and
cleared the premises as though he had been
struck with presentimeat that powder
magazine was going to explode in that room
ln less than three seconds. p
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

Social EoUALIrY.-In q letter to
the indianapolis journal, In reference
to some recent troubles in that city
on account of the attempted exclusion
of colored people from his lecture,
Fred Douglass tins tersely sums up
the whole question of s'social equal
ity:"
"You represent me as demanding
sociol equality for the negro. / must
ask. is this quite fair? What is social
equality? Does it consis: Of being in
the same hall, and on the same floor,
listening 10 the same lecture? Do you
regard every man as socially equal to
You because Aou aae on the same
floor at church, market, hall or elce-
where? Do not character, welth.
end intelligence control the matter of
social relation? When wes meet in a
public hall do not we NEE as citizens,
as the public. rich and poor, noble,
and ignoble. standing upon common
footing? And is not this we'll? But
is it not quite another thing to force
me into association viii. all meet as
equal citizens in street or call? My
parlor rnd my table, and my hand are
my own, and can choose my own
friends aed associates, and you have
the same right; but wheu you 90 iuto
pubic hall you ventureb eyond yonr
parlor limits, and you right ends
where that of another mau begins"
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
Death Of Alexander smith.

Alexander Smith, the Scottish poet. died
at Waldie, near Edinburgh, on tho 9th lust,
after long poor health, and several weeks of
acute sickness. Hs the author OF %
Life Drama" published in his own country
in 1852, and shortly afterwards in this coun-
try. This poem at once gave Mr.. Smith high
rank as a poet. Many critics placed his
genius upon an equality with. that OF Tenny-
son. Though this may have been too high
an estimate of bis powers, il is very sure that
the " Lie Drama as a poem, not as dra
ma, is one Of the finest of modern produc
tons. There are many parts Of t Of re
markable poetic power, aud innumerable
passages OF surprising beauty and OF un
questioned originality. lh 1856, Mr.. Smith,
in connection Sith saoiber, pab.ished :. Sou-
nets OF the War; and since then his "City
Poems,' and Edwin OF Deira' have Ap.
peared. He has also contributed, in prose,
to some Of the British periodicals..
Alexander Smith was born al kiimarnock,
Dec. 81, 1880, and was, therefore. only a
little more than &c years Of age at the time
OF his death. lie was the son of pattern
designer, and was destined for the religious
ministry. bat circumstances arose to defeat
this object, and be became also pattern de-
signer. His I" Life Drama" was written
while he was engaged in this business. In
1854 be was appointed Secretary Of the Uni
versity Of Edinburgh, and about the same
time he delivered a course Of public lectures
one Of which, Burns as National Poet
was very popular in Scotland. He has lef,
a widow and children. Thus have two dis
tinguished poets already in 1867 passed
away-Natbane p. Willis. or our own coun-
try, and Alexander Smith, OF Scotland.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
RET RACTGON.

The folio oxing anecdote is told Of a
distinguished lawyer of Massachu-
sctts, who but few years ago vent
"'hc way Of all flesh" lie had been
eng ged in a certain case in Roxbury,
wherein he believed the jury had
done injustice to his client. Declailn-
ing against the verdict. be said:
"The whole of them might have
been bribed for peck Of beans -
What is that ~ said the Judge.
I" You dishonor yourself and the
court, as well as the jury, by such
impeachment"
81 mean no disrespect for the court,
your honor, and as for myself
!" You will see the propriety, ! hope,
of retracting the words"
with all due reverence to your
honor, cannot see the propriety Of
unsaying what is true.'
"Do you mean to aogravate the Of
fence by repeating it? Let me tell
yon, sir, this is not TO be suffered;
and unless you retract forthwith We
shall deem it necessary TO strike You
from the rolls Of the court"
well, since the court insists upon
it, suppose l can do no less than re-
tract"
"And in very ample terms, too"
Certainly, yonr honor, and on the
aecond though do it with pleasure.
| am convinced that | wronged the
jury in saying they could be bribed
for a peck Of beaas and publicly re-
taact the assertion. hope the jnry
are satisfied"
They expressed themselves in the
affirmative, when the lawyer rejoined:
"But, may it please the court and
jury, had said half bushel instead
ola peck, / would have been hung
before / would have retracted."
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
BULLETIN, VOL. 2, NO. 35.
TEACH PRINCIPLES.

Principles are few, and widely
applicable. Details choke the world
with fullness, while but a few can be
acquired individually. A principle
explains and prepares the way for the
acquisition It multitude OF details.
Let more principles, then, be taught,
and fewer isolated facts Which point
somewhere. Put a principle into
child's consciousness, and he will
inevitably acquire the corresponding
details easily and orderly. And ami.
mated by spirit Of intelligent in
quiry, wherever he gecs in Gods
beautiful world, he will have eyes
open TO see, and mental hands 10
reach ont and take hold Of, and elias.
sify, AMI understand, and possess.
DO away with detailsy No. in.
troduce as many Of the NEST impor-
tant as possible. Introduce them BY
incidental remark, by talks. by lee.
lures; but do NOT cram. Many an
ambitious pupil Grams for the highest
grade; and, when graduated, is stnf
fed, not taught, overloaded with un.
classified facts--not educated. Often
he i mentally burst and physically
broken, and after all, knows much
less than the obscure pupil far down
in the class, whose eyes have cleaned
rs living principle has fitted past
him, 10 be inquired about, but los, for
want Of time-or caught, perhaps. ia
that momentary fash, and made his
own.
We need a great reformation here.
We must come back 10 generals, in
order that we may get detail. into
the pupils minds in an orderly and
practical manner-in order that the
pupils who graduate first may not be
the broken-down hacks Of the class I;
and that he does not graduate first.
may be the one whose mind is The
dullest at perceiving principles. We
do not assume that principles are not
taught in onr schools /; but they are
not taught Enthusiastically, while
details are.
Much is said about cultiva,ing in.
dividuality in pupils. But the com.
mon mode # teaching details ignores
individuality. Details are acquired
by the mechanical memory facul.
ty differing in scope, among pupils,
and by no means individualizing
The thinking power, it is, that individ,
ualizes. Principles demand thinking.
So do details, when they are acquired
by philosophical memory after being
classified by principles; but not as
taught apart from the consideration
Of principles first.
| If the human mind were a pas,
sive recipient, its worth might be es
timated by the amount and quality o.
its contents. But mind is active. I,
converts crude knowledge into power
and power is blessing or a curse ac
cording as it is used. If individual
character is properly developed. and
fortified by correct habits. knowledge
is benefcent and cannot Re too large
" increased. .-But if character is un
developed, or unbalanced, or perver
ted, every increase of knowle' gC
serves hut to increase the means aud
opportunities for doing evil.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

ACCIDENTS Of SPEEcH.-Pat has long Ia
bored under the imputation of making more
accidents" with the tongue than anv of his
fellow mortals, but it can be very readily
shown that the i" buli'' is not necessarily IN
digenous to Irish soil.
A Frenchman named Gallon. who died in
Paris not many years ago. WAS remarkable
for bovine tendency. There is letter OF
his in existence as follows. my dear friend
u left ms knife at your lodgings yesterday
Pray send it to me if you find it. Yours
Gallon. p. S.-Never mind sendirg the
knife have found it," There is a note to
his wife. which he sent home with basket
Of provisions. the postscript to which read !:
=" You will find my letter at the bottom of
the basket. Ifyou should fail to do so. let
me know as soon as possible"
Il is said Of the same character tha, on
one occasion be took lighted taper TO find
his way down stairs without accident, and af.
ter getting down brought it back with thanks.
leaving himself a, the top Of the stairs in the
dark as at first.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

A RuMoR DENIEp.-A rumor is
current in the West Of an approach
ing marriage between Mr.. Theodore
Tilton and Miss AIMS f. Dickinson.
The expected bride groom thus refers
to the happy event in letter to an
inquisitive correspondent:
OTTAWA, H., January "a, 1867.
Ny DEAR SIR: In reply to your
kind inquiry whether the story be in
deed true. that | am to marry my
pleasant friend Miss Anna Dickinson,
permit me just to mention what must
suffice for the present. that in this, as
in every other important matter, am
bound by rule which have observ-
ed fer now nearly eleven years: and
that is not to take conclusive action
without the advice of of Mrs. Elixa-
beth r Tilton. . very sensible
woman. and wife Of Yours truly.
TKEopoRE TILroS,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

There are two hundred and two
daily, ,ri weekly, and weekly papers
published on the Pacific coast and
Islands at this time. of which San
Francisco contains twely Q dailies, one
tri-weekly and seventy three weeklies;
Oregon contains three dailies and
nineteen weeklies; Nevada four dai.
lies and six weeklies; Washington
Territory, eight weeklies; Idaho, one
daily, one tri-weekly, and threo
weeklies; Utah, two dailies, ono semi.
weekly, and two weeklies; Colorado.
one daily and one weekly; Montana,
one tri-weekly one weekly; the Brit.
ish Possessions, three dailies and Ave
wcskhes; Mexico and Pacific ports,
six weeklies Sandwich Islands, two
weeklies.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
CHEESE FACTORY.

We have once or twice called at
tention to the fact that in several
counties Of the the State, cheese fac
tories are being started, which bid
fair to become very profitable to the
parties directly interested, and bene-
fi.ial to all. In fact these factories
are working complete revolution in
the dairy business. lessening the labor
and expense, and enabling a heavy
business to be carried on, where
limited number Of cows could other
wise be kept We shall be very
much mistaken if some Of the enter
prising citizens of Polk county don't
start an establishment of this kind
near Des Moincs during 1867. At
this particular time when the towns
are full 10 repletion, and when, as a
consequence, all kinds of trade are
overdone. and many branches Of bus
iness becomming wholly Improbable,
it can't fail to be apparent to every
close observer that the remedy for the
evil il. to induce more men to turn
their attention to productive employ
ments. In these more laborers are
needed, and the prospect of suita-
bic remuneration for the capital in
vested and the labor bestowed is very
flatfering.
The Davenport Democrat gives a
very favorable account ofthe factory
which was started last year about
three miles north of that city. The
building and apparatus cost in the
neighborhood OF $1,000 The first
cheese was made OF the 10th of jane,
and the last on the 29th of October,
making a season Of between four and
five months-full three months short
Of full season. And yet during
this time t1,60O worth of cheese was
made from forty cows. As the APP
paratus has the capacity of manu-
featuring the milk from $40 co rs. and
as the whey from one COW is estimat-
ed to be sufficient for the raising of
one hog, it will readily be perceived
that when worked at its full capacity,
the establishment will turn ont a
heavy and valuable product, highly
renuneratiye to those who invested in
it. Indeed they are so well pleased
with the result of last years opera
tons, that they propose TO keep goo
cows the coming season.
These facts we have given from an
Iowa factory just starting. We will
now look at some statistics from older
establishments in other states.
The Utica IN. Y. Herald gives the
result Of last years operations at the
Verna Factory, from which We learn
that the season commenced April sth.
and ended November 81, with an
average number Of 500 cows. The
cheese weighed, when cured, 2l5,975
bs., which, at the price realized, gave
a return of SIS for each COW. In
several individual cases the value of
the cheese per cow was for greater
One man sent the milk from four
COWS, and after deduc,ing the cost Of
manufacture. there remained to him a
net of S87.l5 per COW, besides the
milk and butter used in large fami-
ly.
The figures furnished us by all the
well established factories are such as
to make one open his eyes in astoni-h-
ment: and the. question recurs, why
shonld not Iowa, with her broad prai-
ries for pasture and meadow, take the
lead in this profitable business ?-Des
Moiaes Reg.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19


EFFECTS OF NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN
THE DlsTRrcr oF CoLuMBIA.-It is
curious, writes Washington CORES
pondent, to see how easily the mind
Of the politician accommodates Itself
to the existing condition Of things.
But yesterday the Washington or
Georgetown negro was nothing but
niyger,"--a nuisance if you will,
creature without consequence at least.
Now, behold the change. Law has
pat the ballot into his hands, and he
is king in his own right.
Yesterday the politician kicked and
cuffed him of the Sidewalk to-day
he crooks the pregnant hinges Of the
knee before him. And now, as of
old, it is that thritt may follow fawn-
ING. For being in the full sense .
citizen, Cutfce may make and unmake
officehol,iers. However it may be
elsewhere, here he is a master Of the
situation, and Patrick has been de.
throned from his high place in the
Democratic tabernacle.
The frs, election, under the new
suffrage law, will occur in George.
town next month, when mayor and
some minor officers are To be chosen.
Mr.. Addison, the present chief mag
istrase Of the old sleepy borough, has
occupied that position tor many years,
and is not averse to occupying il
for at least one term more. He sees,
as every other man Of intelligence
sees, that the negroes of that city
hold the balance Of power; and he
and his fiends are nursing the negro
votes as carefully and rs teoderly as
ever the Tammany politicians narsed
the Irish vote.
In this city, no election will be held
until June but the Democratic lead
ers are already hedging most in-
dus,riausly. Negroes ge, work under
the city government far more easily
than they did last fall and, in a qui.
ct way, the whole brood of office.
holders are cnltiya,ing amicable rela.
iian with the freedmen. l expect to
learn in May that several persons
whom believed for several Years to
be the mos, intense negro.haters,
have been very well disposed toward
Sambo and his FELLOWSHIP fact
among their warmest and most dis.
interested friends.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
w HAT Is A DOLLAR.

The legal tender notes Of the Gov.
ernment are promises to pay dollars,
and some people seem to entertain the
belief that this means to pay gold and
silver, though nothing is said in re-
lation TO either of those metals. A
paper dollar is paper dollar- it will
pay any debt either of a pss ~
private nature. No one is coz EEesy
TO receive it in payment for M laf
die of any kind, though it cagas4 g
refused In the payment Of 3 y -
Any ore anxious for specie pa n
may decline receiving anythSG2 &
gold, or silver, or copper. or
or iron. or any other metal nrex-
change for his goods; and any one
who thinks it proper thing to do
may decline giving anything but gold
and silver in exchange for what he
buys. The paper dollars of the
Government may easily be converted
INTO g"ld, or silver, or copper just az
they may be converted into beer or
bread, or lumber, or sheeting. To
call them inconyertable, as Mr.. Nc
Culloch does, is simply false-bucaus
they can be converted into ANYTHING.
The paper dcllar is our standard Of
value, and gold and silver vary in
price the same as other commodities
do.-The gold dollar is worth eight
cents more than the silver dollar: and
although il j. supposed to represent
one hun lred Of the one cent coins
The only dollars. therefore, which are
really what they pretend to be are the
legal tender paper dollars. These pa
per dollars have answered all the pur-
poses for which currency is needed
during the tremendous trials of the
past six years and there il no reason
why they should not continue to do
so for six years more, or for sixty, if
the need should exist for them.-N
!. Ind pendent.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

A Norman preacher in England has been
sentenced to one years Imprisonment for
bigamy.
The oil springs Of West Virginia are boil.
ing over at the low rate of seven cents for
crude oil.
Two-thirds Of the thirty thousand women
in New York who are dependent on daily
labo: for support are now out Of employ
ment.
James Robinson, the famous bare back
rider, is an immense card in Havana. His
salary is 5000 per week in gold.
A French stasician has ungallantly stated
that seyenty-6ve thousand ladies ia Mar
seilles. France. wear false hair.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

orR RIcurs.-The following conversation
occurred at Normandy. Tenn, between a
Confederate prisoner. captured At Knoxville.
and a corresponds of Northern paper
:. Are YOU going to take the oath?"
"No; I'll rot il prison first
"What are rou fighting for ~
! "Our rights"
"What are vonr rights 2"
Well''-hesitating. and attempting to
clear his throat" well. l can. exactly tell
yer; the fact is. can't read but there s
them that does know. ..-Frank Moore's An
ecdofes Of the War;"
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

An old lady, named Mrs. Mary Ar.
nod, has completed her icsth year,
and is still living, at Brooklyn, N. Y,
hale and apparently hearty IN body,
and with mind little Impaired by
age.-Her maiden name was Mary
Ives, and it remained unchanged m.
Ill she was S5 years Ct age, at which
time she married and hore her hus.
band eight children. Five OF them,
all daughters, are still living. the
Youngest being sixty years OF age.
In the house with the venerable old
lady her great grand children are
stih living. Her immediate descend.
ants number l5f.