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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

" G.G.F.F.S-FOR SALE, sat<
on the premises, between 10 and 40,YE
O'Clock, WEDNESDAY, February D. 1870, thAt-A-
valuable GraIn. Grape aud Grazing Farm le-
longing to the Cochran heirs, OF $50 HCFNe mllsN
run Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, hFtWeUn
pixies leading tT each place.
advantages. call on t. II. Cochran. at Peck 4
COChAn'E law office, Wheeling,
ApprHlHrd ut $p,U4D. JnlS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

TRURSTEE'S SALE.-ASTRUSTEE
l., hr 81. &. McElmCp and by hUr direction, I
wilton TlUHSDGr, RHH. JD, 1871. at 1On'clOck \.
", offer for sale ut public auction al tho tr9nt
door Of tho Court House, the south half Of lUt
No. IO0, situated On the west SldO Of Market
street, Centre Wheeling adjoining tho rCudcnCe
orr. J. Smyth.
Terms made known IN day Of salt.
ian IL 3. L. IILInRETlI, Trustee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20
FOR RENT.

Nor RENT-TuE STORE I'm
q ROOM, No. 3 Main strUGt, opposite HI
ths Baltimore and Ohio railroad Depot,
aud now occupied by GeO. ". leODInsOn. Pos
session given April lSt, l5IO. o,,,,,,,D
IHniO JUllN hEIu.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

nor sALE-TIIE UNDER IN IN
u signed offers for sale Lot No. n, In Hill
0fAhams addition " thB City OI WhVellng, ~
Them 10 a EO,ld Brick aud FTans House Ou thu
corner, containing rooms, with waller aud gas
throughout, and ono Of the hest cellars In the
city. There 10 In connection good stable and
carriage house. On the south und Nf tho lot
there u q good Frame House, with i've rooms,
fronting OH Sixth street. THIS Ii q very dGAlIa.
hlO location. Parties. wishing Ia purchase will
please call atS!j. BOyd'A WhOlCSal0 Shoe StOEc,
M no n AZ $50 ST., N. T. wATMAN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

TOR RENT-THAT LARGE IN
and desirable house. IN llAlnpden Nj
Etrect few doors ab0VU tho Catholic Ca.
thSdrai, now occupied by Samuel ). Boyd, Esq.
Possession given April list, 1917. Apply 70
lln1O. Jos. Ia WILDE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

HOUSE FOR SALE-A BRICK - :;:t
IL HnuSc containing EIx rooms, pantry MI
and cellar, with gas throughout, situated 1.'
On the west side Of ChHplinr street, below First
ApplytO .ALEA. Il: FokuE1,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

nor RENT-THE RESI- 81
10 denco now occupied by John Bailey, NH
EHU. uu Sixth street, onJ dOOr bClnw 1AAtA'
Hampton; contains rooms aud hall. Possession
HlVU6 April lSt. 1871 Apply to ,,.,,
JAniO: JOS. Il. WILDE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

FOK KENT, AINO.
A comfortable aud NEARLY new brick dwelling
containing rooms, all IN good order with water
On both AnOFE, Situated on tho south GaBt cOrIlUF
- a., al ats
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

n01 under thH nt1n name VI hFhu'u "
l0achh6tTp, ''.
Do oSritsEcO Attachment In Gsspaptt,
The object Of this SnIt In tn recover hum tho
defendants tho sum OF $50 W and the costs Of
this Guit.
And Il Appearing from an affidavit AlCGl In the
cauH0 that tho deGtndanlA Samuel Arnold and
Henry j. LOuChhclnI, RrO not residents Ut The
State OF West Virginia, . 1RrnIAhee Attachment
having been IssuCd and arrived on George y. Dav.
TnDOFi, REl,, Of the City 81 Wheeling, W. Va,
on motion 81 the plaintiff, by his AItEllTyA, Il ID
ordered mat The said dPiNndantA do appear with
In ono month aGter tho date Of tho arHl Publlca'
lion Onl due posting At this notice, and do what
q IecoSaSFy to project their InteEe!th in this cult
A. II. CllAPLlNE, Clerk.
TAYLOR = Ram, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
janlS.lt.Thu - 49,
TAGs PRINTED TO ORDER AT
L ibis once. ----.-.-.-------
uRCVC WITH, REV EMF II
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

WAREHOUSE FOR RENT IN
wv No. 81 Main HtrCet, now occupied NIL
by A. N. Burke, known ~ one Of the best
business stands In tho city. We'll lighted, and
private alley III the rear. Apply 70
DR.. E. 4. HILnRETH,
dCc39 Fourth At, opposite the Court House.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

FUIt KENT,
That splendid Furnished store room anil dwell
luz situated III tho cast BllG Of MAln street. south
Of tho stone bridge, CUntrr Wheeling, and known
~ David I.cYI'L stand. This 10 undoubtedly 4
fFSt rAtU business place,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

nor SALE.-A FIRST RATE IN
Il business stand OIL tho west aldo Of I'd iih
ward Market Square; rented the coming. W
yGuF for $4UO. The building IL substantial ono
with Market street IrUut 81 ~ foot and Of equal
width, and alley In rear.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20
CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, MI,
y uIcIpal Court Of WhsOllnG. January Rules
''' Simon NiChclbackCr,

Samuel Arnold and Henry j. EjoHekhclH, part.
pOps under tho hHn name 0f Arnold Il
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

NHECKS, WITH REVENUE
" STAMPS, neatly printed at this once
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

- - IIIOS. UBItlkNl -
Iaui7 Real Estate Agent.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10

Va An lrishman, sent to the Wisconsin
State prison, was asked what trade he pre-
ferred to learn. He said that, if it was ali the
same to them, he preferred to be sailor.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10
THE ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN

In one OF the northeastern counties of
Georgia, and less than hundred miles from
chattanooga, Is natural curiosity, called
from Indian tradition, the Enchanted
Mountain.
The mountain is not large, and there is
nothing remarkable about it until you get
on top, when human tracks, or impressions
IN the solid rock which appeared to he
human tracks are seen.
How these almost human tracks came to
be impressed on the rock of this mountain
Is one OF the many mysteries of this mystic
rlous land of ours. There are great many
traditions among the Indians in regard to
this mountain, but none of them are salts
factory, and probably never will be known
who 1T was that left their tracks upon the
summit ofthe enchanted mountain. One of
the Indian traditions is curious, for it shows
that they had vague idea of Noah's flood
before the advent of the white man. The
story had been handed down among the alb
orlgines that it was the landing place of the
great canoe after the deluge, and the tracks
were made by the people in the canoe as
they stepped out upon the rock which
had been made soft by the long inunda-
ton.
VI
seventeen and half inches in length and
and seven and three -fourths inches wide.
Unlike the Others it has six toes These
must have been Noahs tracks and if there
was anything in the Mosaic account of the
flood concerning Noah's feet we might
have confirmation ofthc Indian tradition.
The size of the track would indicate that
he wore number eighteens.
There are 1876 impression of the feet and
hands visible on the face of the rock The
smallest foot track is four inches in length
and of perfect shape. Another Indian ira
dition is that great battle was once fought
there, and the large track with six toes is
that of the victorious commander. This is
essentially Indian, as their ideas of mental
greatness were circumscribed by physical
size. TO be great warrior with them was
to. be OF immense size and strength. They
did not recognize the size and quality of
the brain as having anything to do with
it.
But who made these tracks upon the
Enchanted Mountain If it was human
feet, then whose feet, and in what are of
the world? If they were chisclcd out by
human hands, whose hands and when
Alas, that the learning of the world amounts
to so little, for no man can tell.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10

Hen PRICES IN HORSE FLEsH.-The
following statistics, concerning the enor-
nous prices that horses of great reputation
have commanded, is taken from the Turf,
Field and Farm: At Newmarket in 1906,
bay colt by Pipato, sold for $75, 900. In
the same year, two year old colt, by
Bcndinborough two year old by Volun-
teer, and three year old filly by Sir Peter,
were sold for $40, 700 each. For the cele-
brated horse Shark, $4,000 were refused,
and O'Kelly declined to accept an offer of
100000 for his stallion. Tradition SAYS
that the Duke of Devonshire refused for
Flying Childers the weight of the horse in
gold. A few years ago the great sire Stock
well could not be bought for 100000; and
we presume that when Gladiator was car.
rying every thing before him on the Eng
fish turf, the Count de la Grange would not
have parted with him for 100000. Com
ing to America, we find that nearly $15 90
were paid for Lexington, and that his son,
Kentucky, was sold for $4,000. Mr. Al.
eXander refused $50, 900 for Asteroid, Ken
tucky's halfbrother; and Norfolk, another
half-brother, was valued at $4,000. Mr..
Bonner paid $4,000 for Dexter, and offers
100000 for one that can equal Dexter's
wagon time.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10
DAVID YOUNa'S ALMANAC.

rms publication was of the old school
winch predicted the weather; and these pre-
dlcllons, says the ". Y. Observer, "werc of
course, as often wrong as true"
DAVID loungs Almanac, year after year.
had great popularity in New Jersey, where
the weather prophet lived and died. It's re-
ported OF INN that one warm, bright summer
day he was riding on horseback through a
country road, with which he was not faml
lar, and, being in doubt, he stopped and asked
man if this was the road to Morristown
Yes" said the farmer at work near the fence
III The held, but you must make haste or
you Will get a wet jacket" David saw no
signs OF rain, and being wise as to weather,
logged on without fear. Soon summer
cloud darkened the sky, and down came
shower OF ram which made the almanac man
scud for shelter. Here was something for
him to learn. The shower over, he rem9unt-
ed'and retraced his steps to the prophetic
farmer. Finding him, thus spake David:
a"My friend, have come back to ask YOU
for your sign of rain. am in the weather
line myself, and will give you dollar if YOU
Will explain to me the secret, for | am sure
you must know more about it than do"
Give me the dollar" said the farmer; and
taking it, he proceeded
well, you see, all about here we take
DAVID 1oung's almanac, and whenever he
says look out now for rain, we know it's
going to be fair; and when he says fair we
know it will rain sure. Now, this morning,
was looking in the almanac, and it said for
to-day, Fair weather; so knew for sartin
it would rain afore night"
David Young hit his horse with the switch
and rode awaw-a saddcr but not a wiser
man.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10

No subscription taken tor less than IA year.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10

A sharp young lady says there is moth
ing more touching in tins life than to see
a poor but virtuous young man struggling
with weak moustache,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10

"SHE DIED." said Polly, "and was never
seen again, for she was buried in the
ground where the trees grow"
"rhc cold ground ~ said the child,
shuddering again.
"No, the warm ground ?" returned Polly,
"where the ugly little seeds are turned in
OF beautiful flowers, and where good peo
pie turn into angels and fly away to heay-
en- Dickens.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10

The Indian question will soon be solved.
A man out in Chicago has invented pro-
cess by which living bodies can be petri-
fled i'll half an hour. He proposes to go
out on II confidential mission from the
Government and harden up whole tribe
of Indians at one time, and then retail
them out for tobacconists' signs. ssHe thinks
he can make this so profitable tliatssby the
time he gets done with the Choctaws and
the Tuscaroras, the income tax can be
abolished with safety.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10
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A LEAF FROM LIFE.

AaAA4 AVIAN AAAL
lent my love book one day;
She brought it back l laid it by;
Twas little either had to say
She was so strange and so shy.
But yet We loved Indifferent things
The sprouting buds, the birds in tune
Aud time stood still and wreathed his wings
With rosy links from June to June.
For her what task to dare or do?
What peril tempt! what hardships bear?
Bnt with her-ah she never knew
My heart and what was hidden there
Aud she, with me, so cold and coy
Seemed. little maid, bereft of sense;
But in the crowd, all life and joy,
And full Of blushful impotence.
She married-wcll-a woman needs
mate, her life and love to share
And little cares sprang up like weeds,
And played around her elbow chair.
And years rolled by-but /, content,
Trimmed my one lamp and kept it bright
I'M ages touch my hair besprent
With rays and CLEANS Of silver light.
Aud then it CHANGED took the book
Which she perused in days gone by,
And as | read, such passion shook
My soul, needs must curse or cry
For here and there her love was writ,
In old, half faded pencil signs,
As if she yielded-bit by bit
Her heart in dots and underlines.
All, silvered fool too late you look
| know it let me here record
This maxim: lend no girl book,
Unless you read ii afterward
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10

g5Y 1t is said that one United States Sena-
tor congratulated another Senator who had
just concluded one Of his great efforts thus
"A great speech-thc best speech ever heard
delivered by Il man who knew so little about
his subject"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-08
j. II. ca RySTEE.

I"a DAILY. RgCoRD; {, tns r.. uaytlrf n
@s 'pnn 'hp oilrcslvn
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-08

just received large aud well assorted
stock OF shelf hardware at j. Ruthelford's :
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-08
,,UrrA.o and en,u aAEa;woAn

Is ON and after Monday, Nov .3r,l. 1865
Passenger Trains will run ills road follows:
LEAVE FRIL--GOiNG EAST.
s.en A NJ. >IUHT hNPBE~S, stnnIiIy a.
Rs-sP Ripiry, We-tfcd, Dmil;irk urd Silver
creek, hrri,iug NJ ru1s'O nj i.t5 4 VI.
n AK \. NJ, NiIW iOEk hXiRtSS, stop
sf.'S'' ring vt Wes,tigld. Hroctcn. DanLIk, ST
Neic eek. n,G Angoa, arriyin. IN EUilht
at2,lO N
IH + ., = 'sSSxAT5 s,5,.s 1'>.@ Hzs#ri5 n.:s &c,
p Duiit'i and ,iiyrTcIcck, and arrives Al
Buffalo n io.ij p NJ.
GOO o2N T. :,oS55i MAitASR =. 1..$as hGcGnN"gA
nunaln at lufD A. u
3s Eorca- M pfy NyaS HFRSSS; Wsasi r'oDn2s Bnr E.
Silyercroct ana Angola, arriving at Bg,
ll'o nj 1.1o T. "
LEAVE rVFP ,Ln--GCIVG WEST.
900. 2. ", Day EXPRESS stopping at An
t'esr~' ruia S,h1crgc&, IUHi,iri, Br"ctru
Me~la"'d and Northeast Griving al hi,
", NAIL AND ACcOMMopA
-Estts9 TlnN stopping at all stations, arri vin2
at Erie nj 500 ? VI.
n,.r.a A. Vi. TOLEDO EXPRESS. stopping N
a.. ~ all stations, md arriving At Erc " lo,E'
n,s.a + NJ. STEAMBOAT EXPRESS, STOP
Uisy>S ping at An"nln, ,ilyer.cet, Dunkirk
proctor, Wc-liirlt ana Northeast, "rriv
ing NJ tiic AT l,21 \. n.
p,n.s A. ", NIGHT EXPRESS, st0prna ~
E.e~O silvercreci. uunkrk ANA " csttieid, III
irving nj El,o ~ d,in A. 81.
Railroad time j. 10 mlrults faster tn n Flic tin
il -. iNCWN, GUH1 Supt
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-08
DRUGS DRUGS

Pure Drugs NJ Chiisiic's
Pure Drp.s az hIi,t c's.
'nre Druis ut Cmi- is
Pure llrngS ut th.i-tic'a.
Puie Dlugs at Chri-iirs.
Prcscr pnon- Compounded At Chris'ic's
Prescription. Compounded Al Ch'i-iie'. &.
l're.csip ions Compounded nj r-iic's.
Prescriptions Com 'un led a' thiisiiv's.
Prescriptions onpeuIdcd s, 'hr.sti.'s.
Nelcines 1T Oh s ies
Nclcnts ~ Cniisties
Mcilcncs al Cuii,iirs.
Medicines thristit..
hsdciuts a Ch'isiie-.
Prescriptions Compounded nj Ch''s'ic'-
Pr sription. Cnmpoundcd nt ca; -liu'-
Prcscrip Cpmpnungci ~ hr st e's
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Pre-c ipiiHn' Compounded nj CLls,ic's
Toilet sriicrs II, CHRIS
Toilet 'ticlos NJ CMi~ii's
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Toilet AIiicos Mt Chri.ti-'s
Toilet Artic ai hri-iie's
Psc-cii ,rions Compounded at Christie.
lresc,iptors Compound Il at Carisiir'-
Pre-crpto S Compounded nt christ IS
Ire Crypt ols topp uudg nj & ristt'S
PRESCRIPTIONS Compounded a. Chrstte's
I'nre Liquors Al carl, hes
rare iigu lis NJ Chr, ties
Pure Liluo Z at thiisti's
s rnre Liquors at Chrsiie's
Pure Liquor- at thri-iir'S
Presentations Compounded st Christc's
lrr-cri Il ms Comp 'un1cd at Cnr-lc'-
lr'sc iptious 'mpounded At Cri te's
fiescrlptions olpounded at Chrls'ies
Inre Wines at Chris les
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lhrc ne. IN t'hristv'5
Iur- Wines at Chr.stics
furc Wines II CInS'iu's
presi,idons Compounded At Christi''s
eScripious Comp iunLed ~ CuIi-tir' $
l'rc-criptio 5 CJmDnu oed ut Chr ties
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fr scriptions CoIpou,d d at Chrisuv' 3
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Prescriptions Compounded Mt Christi, =
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rrc>cripti' 'ns Cnmpnrndcd at CHRIS IL 5
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nat. esc'ip,ions Compounded at ClrlJtD 's
rants at Ohrs,i-i
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Pii1tS ri Ch istie's
Ta'iits at Iisiics
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Pcs,rp ions COMPOUNDED at Christie'-
Pr scrptons Compound d at Curi.tc'f
Prescriptions Compounded Mt Chris H.
I're-rripip's Compounded Mt Christie.
p,,ou. =, Pre- 'criatnns C,0pJunded at CniSc''
iatent Medicines Mt Ch,istio's
Iiueht Medicines ~ & rBiie's
rr"teht Medicines ut Christi =
upntht Medicines Al Chrstie's
rHeit Medicines al Christics
M, l3 Washington Stree
No ID washington Stree
NJ, ~ Washington stree
No. l3 Washincion Street
ps,ro,. No Is Vas, inst, Ii srt,
q ret o''nnl Cen re- PA
ieu0leIm @ nirs, Pa
i,eirOenm Centre Pn
''Hosuin CeLtre, Pa
J.M. CHRISTIE.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-08

a. S. Smiib's large s.cck Of boots aud
sAocs is offered at coz, for the next GO days
Dec s Il.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-08

Pay,or ana ofica stoves. . few lett and
will he sold at cost at !. Rnthrrford,s. It.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-02
THE RAMIE PLANT.
Process for Refining tho Fibre

A great deal of interest is felt by our agricul-
tural and mercantile readers in the new textile
single plants sold in this vicinity at the rate of
Ole dollar each, but they have since been re-
garded by our planters rather as a curiosity than
as an object of material interest, there being no
economical agencies provided for preparing the
staple for market. We have already stated that
Mr.. Emile Lefranc, of this city, has recently
patented a machine which has proved entirely
successful in separating the fibre from the woody
matter and outer bark; and to show that Ameri-
can ingenuity has been turned in the same direc-
ton in other quarters, we extract the following
from q letter received by Mr.. Lefranc from q
gentleman residing in Brooklyn, N. VI
81 am glad to hear you have succeeded in freeing
the fibre from the gum colOrlng matter. You speak
Of sending me a parcel Of the fibre In q few days.
DO not send more than one-half pound, and send it
per mail, as 1t will reach me sooner and cost less
than by express. When the sample reaches me, l
will prepare 1t by my process and return 1t to you.
In regard to the cost OF preparing the fibre in staple
of suitable lengths for spinning upon cotton, fine
wool, worsted, and max machinery, | can safely say,
as the result OF my experience. that twenty-five
Guiding cost of raw material and waste would be
very near the cost-cer5ainly not more-and would
sell when SO prepared for 81 per pound, as fast as 1t
could be produced; and when prepared for spinning
and initiating silks, could be sold for three or four
and chemical.
'The amount OF capital required to fit out the
machinery, apparatus, and other expenses (not in
GLIDING premises and power to prepare 5000 pounds
81. W. WRIGHT"
Quite a number OF persons in this vicinity are
now preparing to go extensively into the cult
walton Of ramie. Our soil and climate are found
to be exactly suited to its extensive and profit
able production, and hitherto our people have
been deferred from engaging in its culture only
because of the want of machinery to prepare 1t
for market. That want being now supplied, we
may expect ramie to be forthwith added to our
list of Southern staples, and, to some extent,
take the place of cotton in the manufacture oil
textile fabrics.-N. o. Times, july 20.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-02
REPUBLICS FAyORING CUBA.
A League of South American Republics to
Free the spanish Antilles.

A League, of south American Republics to
From the Panama Mai.
On the 18th June the House of Representa-
tives, now in session in the capital, passed a
bill which, If approved by the Senate, as 1t
almost certainly will be, will be equivalent to a
declaration of war against Spain. The bill was
introduced In the House on the 18th May, and
was enthusiastically received. II proposes the
formation of a solemn compact between all the
Spanish-American republics for the purpose of
obtaining the independence of the Spanish An
titles from the domination of Spain and the Gre
alton of republics in those islands. No doubt
can exist, therefore. that the conversion of this
bill into law would be tantamount to declaring
the republic at war with Spain, and as such 1t
would be considered by that kingdom or re-
public.
The committee of the House, which reported
favorably on the bill, arrived deliberately at the
following conclusions
1. The cause for which Cuban patriots fight is
the same for which Colombia fought necessarily
from 1910 to 1924.
2. The interests Of self preservation and our
duty as a civilized and Christian nation justify
in the most complete manner inter-
v%ention.
3. The aggressions of monarchical Europe
against the liberty and independence of Ame-
RIGA always have had and always will have for q
base Spanish dominion in Cuba.
4. The policy Of the United States cannot
serve as a guide to Colombia on this occasion.
5. The resources that we may need for this
war are not beyond our means.
6. The time has arrived that Colombia should
assume in the politics of South America the
position to which she is called by her topo-
graphical situation, her historical traditions, her
population, and her political conquests.
Any one who knows the state of diplomatic
relationship at present existing between Spain
and her former colonies, cannot but readily un-
derstand that this step which Colombia has
taken will lead not only to the freedom of the
Antilles, but to the arrangement of such trea-
ties between the South American republics and
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puted and much debated questions which have
remained pending since the independence was
gained. Commerce and agriculture may suffer
for a while; but we still see room to hope that
this republic may benefit by the crisis through
which it will have to pass; and we believe the
war, if commenced, will terminate with slight
loss of blood, though at a large sacrifice of
money, and leave old party rancors forgotten,
from Colombians having, again become
brothers from having served on the same field
and against the same common enemy.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-02

mailed, be rendered polntless by the capture of
the criminal. In case of that events not taking
place, however, as speedily as 1t is anticipated
TO occur, it will at least be interesting to reflect
that the most valuable articles he stole cannot
be disposed of quite 30 easily as most people
imagine. Arr RARA