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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-24
The Merits and Results of the "Book
COncern'' Investigation.


From MeM ]. Posi-. elte.
DR.. Lanallan was assistant agent 10 the
Methodist Book Concern In this city. In
examining the accounts OF the establish.
ment he discovered, us he asserts, that
they had been badly kept; that the Con.
cern had been cheated BY some Of the per-
sons In It's emplUy;, and that II had thus
suffered serious losses. rgH.
These discoveries he made Known II
he believed in themiI was his duty 10 do
so; and certainly Il was theiduty OF the
persons who were united with him In
charge OF the business to help him to In
vestigate, and TO punish the guilty II they
could be discovered. =.
II Is II fact that DR.. Lanahan tried In
every way to bring about such an inycsti-
CATION; he Is even now ready and anxious
10 be allowed 10 state his case and pro.
duce his evidence. But instead OF giving
him opportunity to do this, he Is himself
suspended IRON Office, and Is now on trial
on various charges which amount, al
together, to this, that he Is very dis.
agreeable and inconvenient person to
have about the Book Concern. II the
theory on which that business house Is
managed, Is to hush up and condone
wrong done 10 II, then the Book Com
mittee will do well 10 pronounce DR..
Lanahan guilty at once, and without the
formallty Of trial.
From ne Wdaaingtoa Star.
The Methodist Book Concern Commit
tee brought their deliberations to close in
New York Friday evening" The follow
ing Is the substance ol the resolutions ar-
rived at: The echarges sInade by DR.. Ian
ahan and the replies thereto have been
Withdrawn, and DR.. Lanahan Is TO bO re-
tained in his position. A subcommittee
of four, Of which Bishop Scott Is to be
member, will be appointed, whose bust.
ness. 1t will be to investigate tho general
management Of the Book Concern, and
also the method Of bookkeeping in use In
the establishment. They will DO author.
lied to call to their assistance two ex-
,perts, TO be approved Of by Bishop Scott
and should any question oflaw arise 1t Is
to be referred to Judges Reynalds and
FauCher for decision. The subcommittee
are to report the result Of their labors to
the nextgeneral conference.
Report BY Telegraph. y, ea
LATER-The report that the suspen.
sion Of the Methodist Book Concern in.
vestigation was based on DR., Lanahan's
withdrawal or retraction Of the charge
embraced In his answers to complainant
10 tano,.nnK fNLn c.ak ts shat nI1 ti,n ,.not,
ositions Tor q suspension Of proceedings
came solely from the prosecution, and that
no concession Of facts was made by theac.
cused at any time. Finally, suspension
was removed and the charges withdrawn
unqualinedly by the prosecution, where
upon, and not till then, the defendant
waived answer thereto, but without the
rctraction or proposed retraction Of any
OF his allegations Of frauds, &c. , vs.
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FNaL!AND.

80 LONDON, Jan. 2s. /
The O1seyer today announced that the,
Queen win personally open the session Of
The rumnr that the London
Conference has again been adjourned, is
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Financial and Commercial.
New York Money and stock Market.
IN New YoRK, January 90.

= Gold dull and, steady at 11OIali0ss
Rates paid for 81. carrying ART 43s per cent
bonds steady. Stocks opened strong, and
have advanced steadily, with few cxcep.
tions. The principal dealings are In
New York Central: Hudson, Ohio sand
North Western, preferred, closing firm
and active. The Stock Exchange has ex-
plunged the name Of a delaulting broker
in Reading from It's membership Money
easy at 5a6 per cent. State bonds dull.
sTERINd Bankers bills
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baltimore Market.

BAITMoRE, January %.
FLouR-.Adyancedi western family
81 0OaS 90. a sL.
GRAlN-whoat flrm; Ohio and Indiana
81 60a1 10. Corn stoAdy white S0aSS,
yellow 77as0c. Oats 5Sab5c. IN hi
PRovIsloNs--Mess pork firm S29 90 +,
bacon sides 19c; sldes, clear rio 1etc;
shoulders l0ici hams 16atSc, Lard 13C,
WHIsKY--SSAc, is'li. ...I. ....... I'D
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TlIE form ol government now existing
in the District OF Columbia promises to
undergo aspeedy change. The house has
passed the Senate bill which repeals the
charters of Washington and Georgetown
and the Levy Court, and places the Dis
trict under q territorial form Of govern.
ment, with a Governor and Council Of
eleven, appointed by the President und
confirmed dbyihe Senate and, house Of del
egatcs 10 be elected by the people. The
present indications are thatth bill will
be concnrred in BY the Senate, and be,
come alaw this session.
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Owing TO tho severe snow storm but
little business was done today and no
important changes have taken place In
prices,
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How the Charleston Blockade was
Raised and the Capital Victualed.

Point Pleasant Correspondence On. EaqhiFtr,
On Friday last the steamer Clara Scott,
regular semi-weekly packet from Charles
ton to Parkersburg, determined to push
her way through the rotten ice, and en-.
deayOred TO reach the Capital Of the
State, as that place was beginning 10 re.
semble Paris, about out Of provisions, and
as the Legislature was to meet in a few
days, as well as the Supreme Court Of
Appeals, the denizens Of that starved
burg were in sad plight,
The steamer above alluded TO
proceeded from this place to Gallipolis,
hour miles below, to get q load Of proyi-
sions, after which she steamed up the Kan
awha, and by dint Of perseverance and
the indomitable energy Of her officers sue.
ceeded in reaching the Capital on Sunday
morning with her precious cargo, 10 the
delight OF the citizens. We understand
that some enthusiastic gentleman madeup
a purse Of $500 for presentation to the
gallant crew, which was rendered and ac-
cepted. This was q feat that was never
before performed in the annals Of steam.
boating on the Great Kanawha river. The
boat, we are happy to soy, went through
the trying ordeal unscathed and uninjpred.
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since the passage Of the various laws au.
thorizing the Commissioner to abate the
taxes about $4,000. 600. abatetl in cOnse.

since the passage Of the various laws au.
thorizing the Commissioner to abate the
taxes about $10000,0O0, abated in conse.
quence Of insolvency or absconding par,
Ties assessed, and but small per centage
Of these taxes had been collected after the
abatement He believes II the collectors
Of Internal Revenue were allowed q spe.
cial per centage 70 examine and collect
the taxes as abated, q large per centage OF
the same might be collected, in conse.
qucnce Of parties against whom the taxes
were assessed having since become SOL
vent. He recommends the passage Of nm
act authorizing the allowance to Commis-
sioners not to exceed % per cent, for this
purpose, a, IN
THE SOUTHERN INVESTIGATION.
The Special Committee on the alleged
outrages in the Southern States, will COM
mence their investigation tomorrow.
CAPT HALLS ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Capt. Hall arrived here to-day to make
further arrangements for his expedition,
and secured tho "Periwinkle," formerly d
tug boat, TO be fitted for steam as well as
sailing purposes. He will leave in May.
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Iris said that all the able bodied school.
masters in Prussia have been enlisted.
The school boys heartily concnr in the
provcrb that at Ia Mn i'll wind that blows
no one good"
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454; new, 22f. n
sTocKs- Western Union Telegraph AT;
Adams Express, G0t; Wells, Fargo s. Co.,
34i; American 42; United States 59f; Pa.
cftic Mail, 42S; New York Central, 05R;
do scrip, 9O4; Erie, 22s; do preferred, 4Gi;
Harlem, 1921; Reading, 0st; Michigan
Central, 117t; Pittsburgh, 105; Northwes.
tern 10; do preferred, s4s; Rock Island,
106H New Jersey Central, 104; St Paul,
5Si; do preferred 73s; Wabash, 52s; do
preferred, Tot; Fort Wayne, OBJ; Terre
Haute, S2i; Chicago & Alton, 115; Ohio s.
Mississippi, S4a; Cleveland, Columbus s
Cincinnati, so; Burlington & Quincy, 1852;
Lake Shore, O2; Illinois Oentral, 1888.
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sIMILIRUs c0RANTUR
AuMpAREYs, %.

HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS
Have proven from the most ample experience
an entire succesA: Simple-P Prompt 4kfficicnt
and Reliable. They are tho Best Family Medl.
cincs In use-Bo simple that, mistakes cannot be
made In using them so harmless as 10 be free
fom danger, and so efficient az to bG always 70.
la1lo. They hayerecelyed thu highest common
dalton from the thousands who have long used
and known them, and will always render salts.
action 10 those who try them.
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STATE OFWEST VIRGINIA, OHIO
- County circuit Court, January 0, ISL.
Joseph h. Stewart, io'' s.H

Hozefon Stewart, Of a. n. ,-1I-I- -.
The object Of this suit ID 10 ascertain whether
any, and II any, how much OF tho paper that was
offered for probate (complAinanpa exhlblts) IA the
will Of Robert Stewart, late OF Ohio county, dc.
tho hBt will and testament Of aiid Robert stew.
art, deceased, may be rejected and the certificate
granted for obtaining probate thereon, ba sol
aside and vacated, and that administration 10
granted upon the estate Of hald Robert Stewart,
deceased, according 10 law Is-
Aud II appearing from an aiidAylt iled In the
cause, that the defondAnta Robert Stewart and
Joseph Stewart are not residents Of the State Of
West Virginia, on motion OF tho plaintiff by hiA
attorneys, Il Ii ordered that they do appear here
within one month from tho date Of the lfat pub
lleatlon OF this order, and do what 10 necessary
10 protect their interest In this milt.
1estb, SAMUEL u. MOCOLLOOll, Clerk.
MoNTaonERY CRACRAFr, Atty's iorplE.
lanlO.w r., ~. -. ---L.Ll s-.t
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Family Cases, In Morocco, with

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35 large o dram ylals, containing the above
list with book OF directions complete, $40 90
20 inpaper case, with book. .,.,... ! %
VETERINARY SIP ECIFICS.
Case Of 10 i.oz walls, in luid, 100 doses each,
with manual Of directions, giving full
account Of all diseases Of Horses, Cattle,
Sheep, Dogs and Hogs, with fill dlruc.
lions for use, In neat walnut case, com.
plute. .............,.,.......S1 $40 90
PONDJ EXTRACT, I..,.,..
Cures Piles, Neuralgia. Toothache, bleeding
OF the Lungs, stomach, Nose or other Organs,
Burns, Bruises, LameneSs. SprRlnA, Rheuma.
tism, Sore Throat, Sore Eyes, BOIls, cOfnS,
Ulcers, Old Sores. The Best Family Medicine
known,
Price, G.Ot. 5Oc., Plntssl 90, Quarts 81 7S.
ar These Remedies, except PONDS EX.
TRACT, by the case or elngle box, arc sent 10
any partof the country, by mall or express, nee
Of charge, on receipt Of the price,
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE COMPANY
ofIico and depot, No. 500 BRoApwAr, New York.
Dr.. Humphreys IL sconsultcd daily at his ONCE,
personally or by letter, as above for all forms oi
disease. -.- n .~'.I6
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
A full ull0ssottment Of the above for sale In Wheel.
ing by .I5f EDMUND BOOKING,
LOGAN, LIST q co.
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.PY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF
ID Trust made ono by Frederick N. wurstcr
and Caroline bis wife, dated December %, 1860,
and Of record In The office OF the Recorder OF
Ohio county IN Deed Book 81, page 40, I will
offer At public sale at the front door OF tho Court
House OF Ohio county, on /. IT.
Saturday, February II, 1871,
Beginning at 10 o'clock A. NJ, tho following Dc.
scrlbed property, situated on wheeling Island,
in the Seventh Natd Of the city OF Wheeling,
Ohio county, West Virginia, tO.yFit: OF nunbTr
ninety.f0nr 90 In Henry MoOrcs addition 10 the
said city OF Wheeling and ly ng In the hqtarG
bounded on the north by third street, on the east
by Kim street, on the south by Second street, and
on the west by Locust street. with the buildings
thereon and thereto belonging.
THRMs or SALE-- $500 cash, the residue In two
equal instAllments, for which purchased 10 togiye
notes at one and two years respectively, bearing
interest from date. with good personal security
Title retained until payment
Selling as Trustee, 1 ahlll convey only such
title a. isy vested IN me by said decd OF trust
jan9w w. p. HUBBARD. Trustee.
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Tho Siege of Longwy.

Dispatches from Armon say that the
Prusslans are rapidly occupying the ap-
proaches TO Longwy. A French shell set
fire to and destroyed farmhouse within
the contesting lines. Forty Prussians
perished in the ilames.g II Is said that o
fire Of the garrison silenced ono Of the
Prussian batteries. ls1 ". ...# s.t ae
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Bavaria Ratities the Empire.

I-TI MUNICH, JlnuAfy ~
The Bayarian Chamber of Deputies,
to-day, sanctioned the Federal treaties.
The vote was 102 to g.
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iVERsAnLEs, Jan. 20,

There isllttle news from Paris. Ad.
vicesto the 18th inst, received. The dam.
age by the bombardment, Il Is stated, is
not extensive. onlya few persons have
been Killed, ilajt i.iNtil .EgsIti
ohauzy Preparing toAdvance Again.
Large droves ofoxen, intended ior Paris,
passed through Rheims and are ready for
the advance Of Chauzy, who isreceiving
Endorsements. .L-Ll .-.-.l-. !. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-19
The Floating Dock.

The wrecking boats Salvor No. and
Submarine No. Ia succeeded in raising
the submerged sections of the floating
docks about five feet up to IL m. to-day.
The engines on the center sections got to
work again this morning, and it is gene
rally believed that the dock will be all
right by tomorrow morning. In addi-
ton to the wrecking boats, large barges
are dashed to the sections to keep them
ahoat while being raised. The subma'
rine divers were at work to-day search
ing for the leaks in the sunken sections.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0PFIoR,
MEMPHIS. Tenn. June -. 1871.
TRAnE

1
The week closed with very little ami
nation and but few changes in any o
the different branches. In dry goods
but little has been done; prices, however
have advanced a shade on all cotton
goods, and are likely to go higher. In
New York the advance is from | to / &c
per yard. Here our merchants have
so far realized but &c per yard. In boots
and shoes business has been compare
lively quiet, but will compare favorably
with that of the corresponding week last
year or with that done in any Eastern
market. Collections are slow but i'm
proving. Stocks are ample and we'll
assorted, and up to the present time
prices are unchanged. In hardware,
hats and caps, millinery and other trades
the volume of business, though not large,
has been fully up to the expectations of
dealers, and compares well with that
done last year. In the general market
the only features of importance during
the week have been the decline in grain
and a slight decline in provisions. New
apples have been in active request du-
ring the week at from 81 to 81 per bar
rel measure, but closed easier at 81 TO SO,
with fair shipping demand. Choice
butter has been in fair demand and mod
crate supply at 20 to 22c. Beans are
dull and nominal. Bagging IS dull and
unchanged. Brooms and broom-corn
are in fair request at to 34c per pound,
with light offerings. Corn meal is a
shade higher, opening dull at 50 10 to
50 10 and closing steady at 50 20 on the
levee. Cottonseed is in demand at 80
per ton; last year at this time $l3 was
the price paid. Dried fruit is dull and
nominal. Eggs opened quiet at Is to
l4c and closed steady at 10 to Ice. Flour
is dull and fully % to SOC lower on all
grades than when quoted in our last
Ntthll ItNltMf iuAliil - luotCu a. ~ III
round lots Corn opened steady at Y to
73c for mixed and choice white and
closed steady at 20 to lie. Oats are
steady and unchanged. Bran is quiet,
with only moderate demand at $25 so
per ton. Hay is steady and prices
6rmer; in the absence of transactions
we quote choice timothy scarce at so
per ton. Molasses, sugar and other
groceries are quiet but unchanged.
Oranges are steady at Sl7 per box.
Lemons are dull at SIG per box, with a
good supply. Provisions opened firm
with an advancing tendency, but under
unfavorable advices from other markets,
prices declined during the latter part Of
the week to SIC 90 for mess pork, 81 to
SIC for bacon clear sides, to 9sc for
clear rib, and Z to tic for shoulders.
Lard is quiet at II to lie for tieree and
II to l2ic for keg. New potatoes have
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leaves. When informed by Adam thai
the reporter would make all necessary
corrections, she snapped her fingers il
his face, and exclaimed, tartly: II dom
care A-daml" The Appeal ceased cir
culating in Eden after this little repor
torial difficulty.
Requium high masses for the repose
Of the soul Of the late Miss M. A. McKeon
viii be chanted in St. Peters, St.
Bridgets and St. Patricks churches on
next Wednesday morning.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
found at the counting-room tomorrow
morning, done up in wrappers and ready
for mailing. The WEEKLY LEDGER con-
tains the latest news from all points,
with reference to politics, markets,
money, etc.
Forty cases were heard by the Recor-
der this morning, principally DRINKS
and disorderlies. Abe White, colored
despendo, was placed under $1,000 bonds
for attempting to shoot an officer, and
Anna Smith, a colored pilferer, was sent
to Jail in default Of $500 bonds, on the
charge of stealing gold watch.
The brick bridge over the bayou at the
head of Second street caved in yester-
day. The abutment on the south side
was undermined by the bayou and sank
suddenly, letting portion of the earth
fall into the stream. The bridge was
built during the war, and was not
properly laid in cement The City En-
gineer has taken the matter in charge,
and will repair the bridge as rapidly as
possible.
The present version of the Scriptures
is undergoing revision and change by a
committee of learned divines in England.
Every verse will be somewhat changed
many of them materially. 1t shocks
one S religious opinions to learn that the
text which for so many years has been
regarded as correct to the letter, and
upon which faith has been built, turns
out to be full of material errors, and is
not a correct translation of the original
fnYf
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Historical.

Oliver Wendell Holmes says that we
must bestir ourselves, for the new gene
ration is upon us-the descendants Of the
old cannibal troglodytes, civilized as well
as savage races, live upon their parents.
Each generation struggles and devours
its predecessor, The young Fijian car
ries cord in his girdle for his father S
neck; the young American a string Of
sylogisms in his brain to finish the same
relative. This shows the necessity Of
drinking Blue Lick water, Bourbon or
rye whisky, ale, porter, 'alfand-'alf or
cider, at the Bay Horse" kept by Dun
can Maclean, at the corner of Second
and Monroe.
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closed, ON the 2Oth Of July, it will not
be opened, even for single day, during
the three months determined on by the
directors for the completion of the
work.
There is but 8 feet inches at Shaw
neetown and feet at Caseyville bars
in the Ohio.
The famous Oceanus, the Carter Line
packet, leaves at 5 this evening for
Shreveport, Jefferson and way landings
on Red river. Capt. Horace Bixby com
mands, with Mr.. II. M. Worsham at the
desk.
The Dexter has as one item of her
cargo 400 boxes of sugar. A sweet
freight list that
The Katie's time to St. Louis was
days and s hours.
Red river is out of its banks at several
places.
Thomas Archer has been confirmed by
the Secretary of the Treasury as Inspec-
tor of boilers at Evansville.
The Great Republic is doing a picnio
business at st. Louis.
The Sallie passed down at noon from
St. Louis to the Arkansas.
The Katie came down at noon, and
added sixty bales ofcotton, and got away
just as we were going to press.
The racer Natchez will arrive tonight,
and will depart at five o'clock to-mor-
row morning for Cairo and st. Louis.
She is on flying trip, and will go
through in excellent time.
The good steamer Henry s. Turner,
Capt. Rusk in command, will pass down
at ?. m. to-day for New Orleans and the
bends.
The Leviathan of Western waters,
yclept James Howard, will arrive to-
night, and departs at noon tomorrow for
New Orleans and the bends. She has
splendid accommodations for passengers,
and is a No. in every respect.
The Masonic fraternity of the city
will give a grand picnic on next Satur-
day, the oath. 1t is expected that the
entire river fraternity will attend, as
something novel in the way Of a baby
show is to be prominent feature.
Steamboatmen are noted for their par
TALLY to pretty babies.
OF the accident to the r. G. Gray the
Evansville Courier Of Saturday says:
The r. c. Gray, after being aground
at French Island for awhile, arrived yes
terday in leaky condition, having
STAYED hole in her bottom, just for
ward of her boilers on the larboard side,
which caused her to take water and
sand rapidly for awhile. The break was
stopped, but not until large amount of
freight was damaged In lighting over
the bar the Gray had coal barge along
side, on which she had placed consid-
cradle amount of freight!s 1t, too, sunk,
and about eight barrels of whisky and
twenty barrels of cement were lost.
Protest was entered here, and the boat
waits until this morning for advices
from Cincinnati, whether to proceed or
discharge her cargo here. The leak is
so stopped that she could safely accom-
plish her voyage now without further
damage from this accident.