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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

TOLEDO, Sept. 30.Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Quiet and weak;
amber Michigan cash seller October$ IL;
No. 2 red cash 81 a. Corn-Highm mixed
cash and seller October. 50c, low mixed
49c. Oats-No 2, 3Gis37c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,

New York Money and STOCK Market.
NEW YORK, Sept. 80.-The day in
Wall street passed in q MORE satisfactory
manner than even the most sanguine had
dared to anticipate. The general market
closed without ripple Of excitement in
any direction. At the Stock Exchange q
calm and conservative feeling character.
lied the dealings throughout, and while
many sold stocks for; cash TO complete the
settlements, 1t isbutjust toadd' that there
was a spirit Of forbearance between the
members, and also between the money
lenders and brokers generally. Delivery
hour finally came and with it an impor.
tant announcement from the Committee
appointed to settle the differences between
the members, that there was not one sin
gle default. This announcement was re-
ceived with cheers, a,.r..r.z,.s: / fsTjs
MoNEY.-In the money market early in
the day lenders exacted ! per cent per
diem, but later the rate aieel TO and i,
and at the close loans were made between
brokers att per cent. Greenbacks were
at o premium of Q and. 8 per cent early IN
the day, but large amount came out and
towards the close the premium was more
or less nominal. The Clearing House
officials report q considerable. amount Of
legal tender received from the interior.
In discounts there was more trade at 10 to
10 per cent. The demand for loan Ger
tificates has almost ceased.
FOREIGN EXcuANGE.-Next in i'm
portance to the successful manner in
which stock exchange emerged from the
ordeal to-day was the sharp and decided
advance in foreign exchange, as well as
the large increase in Business. The lead.
ing bankers advanced their quotations
step by step until the close, when the ask
ing rates were 1909 for 60 days sterling,
and 10S for sight. Early in the day sales
were made at 1851, and afterwards up to
1861, or within / per cent OF the asking
price. Sight bills sold all the way from
l07t TO 107s. Commercial bills were in
demand at quotations about 1a1t per cent
below bankers sterling. This improved
condition Of foreign exchanges will start
the export trade and once more set the
crops in motion. The benefits likely to
arise from the improvement In exchanges
to-day cannot be over estimated. Custom
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srocks-The stock market opened steady
in tone and with the usual degree Of an.
imation noted In ordanery times Of actiy.
ity. Under the pressure ofcash stock, how.
ever, prices declined from / to 0 per cent,
but there was an entire absence Of
excitement which characterized the
market previous 10, the closing Of tho
Exchange, q Alter midday an i'm
proved feeling oct in and prices recov.
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Travellers Register.


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B&o.R r.. s:9 An. l2:eS ~. Ell, e:!9
Central OhioDiyl !l:ss Az. Ply P.h' i s:sg
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-03
THE ST. LOUIS MUTUAL.
Important Suit In the Circuit Court at
st. Louis Begun Yesterday-Freder.
ick Zelle, Plaintiff
The Directors Charged with Improper
Use Of the Income Of the Company
A Credit Hob lier Scheme.

ST. LOUIS, May IA suit was COM
meneed to-day in the circuit court of
this county by Fred. Il. Zelle, against
the st. Louis Mutual life-insurance COM
pany. The petition of the plaintiff states
that previous to 1869 the company did
large remunerative business, and the
annual income from premiums was a
million and half dollars; but that the
directors have wasted and misapplied
this fund in purchasing ground and
erecting building costing nearly mil
lion dOIlars-thus unlawfully and inn
properly diverting the funds of the COM
pany, which should have been applied
to dividends to the policy-holders; that
many of the directors of the company
were interested in said building
as contractors, and charged prices for
work and materials largely in excess of
current rates at the time; that the direct
Ors have loaned to themselves aad their
relatives and friends large sums OF money
belonging to the company, aggregating
over half million dollars, on insufficient
or no security at all, they knowing the
loans to be unsafe and imprudent in
vestments; that the business Of the COM
pany has been conducted in wasteful
and extravagant manner, its expenses
for the past year having been three hum
dred thousand dollars in excess OF what
was necessary, and this simply to enrich
fayorites and friends; that with careful
management two dividends, of at least
twenty per cent. each, could have been
paid; that defendants, to keep their
wasteful and fraudulent acts secret
from the policy-holders, have, by pur-
chase, contracted the capital stock of
the company into their, own hands
and that of their friends, and that they
retain their positions by small minori-
ty vote; that the directors have failed
and refused during the past two years to
make full explanatory reports of the
condition and transactions of the COM
pany, and refuse to permit policy-hOld-
erS to inspect and examine the books
and papers of the company; that the di-
rectors, to deceive the policy-holders,
have issued and published false and
fraudulent statements of the affairs and
condition of the company. Still other
charges of irregularities and wrongful
acts are made. The plaintiff
asks that receiver be appointed to take
charge of the assets and administer the
affairs of the company, pending the de-
cision of this cause; that the building
on the corner of Locust and Sixth
streets be sold, and the proceeds be ap-
piled according to the act of ineorpora-
tion that loans past due be collected; ;
that salaries and expenses be reduced; +;
that the defendants shall reimburse the
company for loss sustained by reason of
| their wrongful and fraudulent acts, and
be forever enjoined from further interfer-
| ing with the assets or business Of the
! COMPANY.
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NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting Of Leading Medical Men at
CiBcinnati-ImpCrtant Matters Per-
tanning to the Profession.
A Movement to Organize National, state
and Local Boards Of Health, Etc.

CINCINNATI, May2.-The convention
of the national board of health met at
nine O'clock this morning. No business
of Importance was transacted. Papers
were read by William Clendenin, of
this city, and Mr.. Harris, of New York.
The committee on quarantine submitted
their report. Their report will be the
special business for this afternoon. The
board visited the city hospital this morn
ing. The executive committee was di-
rected to call a special meeting this
coming summer and fix the time for
their next annual meeting.
An invitation from the mayor of
Providence, Rhode Island, to hold their
next annual meeting there was accepted.
A paper prepared by DR.. Elisha Howes,
of New York, on the areas of
sanitary administration, and the
practical application of the general
laws and local ordinances relating to
health, was read by President Smith.
The import of the paper was that health
laws were beneficial, and their efficien-
cy and value depended upon the intel
ligence of the communities executing
them. The only real security against
the march of cholera was the intelligent
execution by communities of good health
laws. Central boards of health were de-
sirable for diffusing intelligence,
and awakening public interest.
A resolution was then adopted,
appointing Drs. Elisha Harris, Der
man Benton, John OrdrOneaux and
Stephen Smith a committee to secure
and report the best plan for the appoint
ment and organization of national,
State and local boards of health.
DR.. William Clendenin, of Cincinnati,
read paper on the general causes OF
disease. He spoke of the diff
cuities of diagnoses, among which
are the imperfections of physiological
sense; disposition to ignore trivial
causes, the effect of which is to neglect
the study of common diseases and to
make frantic exertions against the vio-
lent recurring of epidemics, such as
cholera, which in reality are not so de-
structive as some other diseases, and
which create no special alarm but oper-
ate slowly and steadily. The main body
of the paper was devoted to instancing
cases, in which there was a special
danger OF number of false diagnoses.
The special committee on quarantine
presented a report prepared by Henry
HartshOrne, its president. 1t was to the
effect that the only legitimate purpose
of quarantine was the inspection of YES
sells for the detection and removal OF
causes of disease they may impart. The
report was discussed and recommitted.
In the afternoon communication
from DR.. w. Marsden, Of Quebec, pre-
senting his plan for quarantine, was
read. All the papers were discussed.
The report of the committee on qusran-
tine was sharply criticised.
In the evening the members were ban.
quoted at the residence Of DR.. John A.
Murphy.
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Saturday. MAY "a. Is7s,

within legal hours, the following described
real estate, to-wit: a certain tract OF land
lying and being in the county of Shelby and
State of Tennessee, containing about - acres
and fraction, being the east division OF an ~
acre tract on Wolf river, in the 9TH civil dis
trict of shelby county, conveyed by John and
Alexander Trfgg, on, the 9Th of January, ls45l
to James B. Smith, J. 5. Morehead ana r. =
Latham, by deed recorded in book ), page 81,
and by said vendees divided by deed OF par
titioD, dated in August, lSl5, recorded in book
No. l, page I9S; this parcel fronting on It's
south line about S23 feet and bounded by par.
allel lines running north s. west to " oil
river. Also, one other tract containing three
efghths of an acre, and bounded as fOlloWs,
Beginning at a stake, the southeast corner ol
John w. Norehead's land, il being the south
west corner of the above described tracti run
ming thence north 81 west 204 feet TO q s. axe
thence south s. west SO1S feet to a stake
thence south s. east 204 feet 10 stake; thence
north So east to the beginning.
Terms of Sale-One third cash; balance on
a credit of six and twelve months; notes
with security taken, and lien retained until
payment Of the purchase money. This May
2, 1873. 49,.
NJ d. L. STEWART, Clerk and Master.
Morgan, Jarnigan & Frazer.
1nga Soils. for conplainants.
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EOre Storm News - Political
Troubles in West Virginia
Missouri Penitentiary
Leased.
4 Baptist Minister in Trouble
Indian News Morgan Raid
Claims Defeated in Ohio.
Hon. James BrOOks's Funeral
National Board of Health
Foreign and Domestic
Summary.

Railroad Accident enc Man BADLY
Eaiured.
Special 10 the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, May 2.-The
storm of yesterday, which passed over
this locality, and which was of a most
violent nature, did considerable damage,
one Of the results OF which was an acci-
dent to one Of the passenger trains on
the Mississippi Central railroad above
this point, between Davis's Mills and
Lamar. The train due at Lamar at
quarter past three o'clock yesterday
morning, when passing the point above
mentioned, met with a severe accident,
caused by the engine, baggage and ex-
press cars jumping the track, the engine
turning square across the track and the
cars careening over in the ditch. The
passenger coaches did not leave the
track, but such a shakeup without dis
aster was never before experienced
10y railway passengers. The ex-
press messenger was the only
one who received any bodily
injury, he having become in some unac-
couutable way caught between the ex-
press car and tender, and in the water
which was rapidly accommodating in the
ditch, from which perilous situation he
was rescued barely in time to save him
from drowning, the water having risen
around him in the brief space Of time till
only his nose, mouth and eyes were to
be seen. He was severely bruised, but no
limbs were broken. The accident was
caused by the sand washing from be-
meath the trestle-sills. The train had
passed over apparently the most danger
ous portion ol the road, and just as
every one fancied the danger over, the
Tremendous crash came, with the result
a. above narrated. The passengers all
reached Lamar about ten o'clock yester-
day morning, when provision was made
for their comfort until arrangements
for transportation could be effected.
News from different localities in the
track Of the storm give accounts of its
fearful effects, several fatal cases, and a
large amount Of property destroyed.
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CINCINNATI, May 2.-An exciting
case occurred in the probate court here
to-day. Leonard A. Harris, minor,
some time ago enlisted, deserted, came
home, was re-arrested, and confined at
Newport barracks. his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Forbes, of this city, brought him
before Judge Tilden of The probate court
on a writ of hdbeds corpus. United
States District Attorney Bateman
claimed that the case be left to the fed
eral courts. Judge Sweeny of the United
States court could not ear the case to-
day, so Probate Judge Tilden heard the
evidence that the boy was minor
holding under the United States
statutes at large, the boy being
minor, could not be in the military
service, discharged him. Under the
impression that prevailed during the
day at court, and which, it is stated,
was shared by Judge Tilden, the pris-
oner, when discharged, hid, until after
being convinced that there were no
United States soldiers waiting around
the courthouse to rearTest him.
Judge Tilden called up General
Whistler, of the Newport barracks, and
told him he ought to have been arrested
for bringing soldiers to the door and in
the rooms of the court. General Whist
Ter denied that the soldiers had been in
the courtroom. Both the general and
District-AttOrney Bateman at noon
assured the court that no plan was con-
templated for rearresting the prisoner,
and that only a sergeant and two or
three men, all unarmed, had been in
the courthouse.
President Grant nj GaEena, Illinois.
GALENA, May AT ten o'clock this
morning, a committee of reception call
ed on the President at the residence of
L. S. Fellshon. J. NJ. Ryan, chairman,
addressed the President, stating that it
was the desire of the citizens of Galena
to tender him public reception at his
residence, and requesting him to name
| time that would be most convenient
| for him to receive them. The President
replied from two to five o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon. The committee after
ward made a public announcement Of
his reception, advising all to attend,
and pay their respects to President
! Grant, at his old residence, which
has been put in order and decorated for
| the occasion. Quite a number of dis
! tinguished Iowans, together with many
old friends, paid their respects to the
President to-day. After the transaction
of public business, the President spent
two or three hours visiting old acquaint-
aDces. The President had intended
making a longer stay at Galena, but
owing TO delays on the western trip he
was compelled to shorten it. The pri-
vate reception at the residence of r. H.
Mcclellan, this evening, was a grand
affair, passing off with the greatest ectdt.
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The members of the Societa di Unione e
Fratenanza Italiana will meet at their hall
TOMORROW MORNING 9th inst.l at 8
o'clock, to attend the funeral of their late
brother, F. CUNEo. By order of the President,
]. d. MONTEDONICO, Secretary.
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DfED.
FUNERAL NOTICE.

MITCHELL-At Raleigh, Tennessee, ON the
lSt inst, Major WILLIAM II. MIfCHELL, aged
seventy-five years one month and nineteen
days. (SomerVille Falcon please copy
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Esther Matinee
ua SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
AT 2 O'CLOCK.
Chancery sale of Real Estate
Saturday, May d, 1878.

No. SaSO-In the Second Chaneery Court Of
Shelby county, Tennessee. - Virginia +.
Smith vs. Lula Smith and others.
DY virtue of an order OF sale made IN inns
Is cause on the 24th of April, 1873, will sell
at public auction, TO the highest bidder, with
in legal hours, in front OF the Office OF the
Second Chancery Court Of Shelby county, on
Second street, in Greenlaw Operahouse build
Inc city of Mam1nhiS. Tennessae.
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A SIMPLE, CHEAP, ,DU RABLE AND ND PER-
"A feet acting SELF-CAk COOPLehe-
Working on the plan OF the common @ HltsIu 81,
Coupier with DraW-head, Link and Pm.
Works equally as well with straight or
hiohts with equal facility. The Link used IS
f1e same used with the Hand Coupler. WITH
Opening OF not less than IL in. Coneusslon
causes the pin to drop fnfalhbly through the
link and a whole train is made up lnstanla-
neously by the force of the locomotive; All
danger of Injury to employees Is oovlaled, an
suitS for damages by widows or Oy manned
Iaborers are obviated. Time enough is saved
in making up each train each day 10 pay LOT
the change in couplen. The lnFeh-
ton is in the pin and IN us TIP OL
trigger. and il can be applied TO the
old draw heads. The cars can be readily ols-
connected from TIE top OF the tram OF lIoin ~
t6e erround. THE loss of pins is impossible.
n win couple on or run in any curve Its
cost is very little more than the old coupler,
and il will never wear out. Address MEA
KsI,Ir,s141S 80 TIrSsSS. my3
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


ny virtue of a deed of trust 10 me executed
ID by Fred. 7. Anderson, ON the 18Th day OF
March, 1872, and registered in the Registers
Office of shelby county, state of Tennessee, in
book No. 81 pages Us, 299 and $40, / will, at the
request Of the beneficiary named, and for the
purpose of paying certain Indebtedness
therein secured, on
Tuesday, the Sd day Of June, 1878,
between the hours of u O'Clock M. and
O'Clock pm, at the southwest corner of Main
ana Madison streets, city of Memphis, expose
to sale and sell for cash, 10 the highest bidder,
at pubic auction, the following described
property to-wit: On the east side OF De-
Soto street, between Vance and Elliott
streets, city of Memphis. Shelby county, State
OF Tennessee, and bounded as follows; Begin
ming at southwest corner OF q lot formerly
owned by John +. Sale, at a stake on the east
side OF DeSoto street, and running thence east
wardly with the south boundary line of said
thence southwardly fifty-nine 59l feet to
northeast corner of lot formerly owned by
- Carson; thence westwardly with said Car.
sons north boundary line one hundred and
fifty C5ol feet to DeSoto street; thence north
wardly with DeSoto street fifty-nine l5S) feet
TO the beginning, having front of nfty-nlne
(59) feet on DeSOto street, running back be-
tween parallel lines one hundred and nfty
$50 feet, being the same property conveyed
By Mrs. Julia Ann Gates to the said Fred. i
Anderson, on the 29th Of February, lS12, and
registered in the Registers office of Shelby
county, State of Tennessee, IN book No. "a
page 296. The equity of redemption is eN-
pressly waived in said trust deed, and the title
TO said property is believed 20 be good, but
will only sell and convey as trustee.
my3 j. HALSTEAD, Trustee.
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LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE SALE
BONDS & COUPONS
AT AUCTION.
By JOIN ]. COHEN & SONS,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
H. N. LEV 7 AucAaoneeF
ON WEDNESDAY, MAY IL, 1873,
WE WILL SELL AT OUR OFFICE,
IN THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
GrrrrW TrrFTur

800 SsfnSs Sasd 3 @9fsss. a9a sSSPsis Ps das, Ha
per cent. bond.
400 sd ssiRyiss PEE s9s G3IsRsis s5sssd Fs5i sai
tifcates of Indebtedness.
1000 afHssts GG's%ss ss %aassss ess AGsGs4
cent. bonds.
1000 Hs osd gRassi pen ssS; Rs 5ShGs Georgia Rail-
$500 AsSf%s ba das ae9 s9 esni sH9Sa Sonds hal0'd
OD Alabama and Florida Railroad
% past due coupons.
$500 hGnfssd%SFS hssssd Per een cent SCHd %Si Point
600 Charleston and Savannah Rail-
I.UUO road, 8 per cent. bonds.
ad aaFSsGG Sss3 due s1s s6upSns asSsnn'n Rail
sS8s4 ss1sl bo9dso GaEolin' Railroad per
9O,6OO 9sa si;sBsi fSS Esse'ss per s
bonds my3
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.'s Funeral Takes Place
Sunday

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The remains
Of James Brooks viii leave Saturday
morning in charge Of his son, and viii
reach Grace church, New York, at five
O'Clock in the afternoon. The funeral
viii take place from Grace church at
two O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
The Great Musical Festival at CfDcIn-
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CINCINNATI, May q Theodore
Thomas and Anna Louise Carey have
arrived for participation in the May
musical festival. Twelve hundred school
children rehearsed for the festival this
morning. This afternoon the country
schools from Hamilton and Urbana are
rehearsing.
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CINCnSNATI, May 2.-William Coker
died to-day from the effect of injuries
from blows inflicted by a shovel in the
hands Of George Charter last Saturday
night. Both men were stablemen for
John RObinsOn's show. Charter was in
t0xicsted and angry, and fell upon and
beat Coker while the latter was sleeping.
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COLUMBUS, Q May I'm the house
this morning, after a long discussion,
the senate amendment to the appTopria-
ton bin providing for the payment of
one hundred and thirty thousand dollars
in Morgan raid claims, was defeated;
yeas, A; nays, %.
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WASHINGTON, May 2.-Several DAYS
ago a telegram was published giving the
names of eleven gentlemen of the orig
inal Vienna commission who are free
from the charge Of irregularity. The
names of the other three commissioners
who are implicated in the charges ofim-
properly receiving money are William
Mayer, Robert Sergeant and A. z. Sti-
asney, together with Chief Commission
er Van Buren,. So far kilograms only
have been received by the govern
ment, but a full report is expected
in a few days. It is understood that all
these commissioners were appointed on
the Recommendation of General Van
Buren, before congress made any appro-
priation 10 defray the expenses attend
ing the American display at the exposi-
ton, and that he was cautioned to be
particular in his designations. General
Van Buren will, however, have q fair
opportunity to be heard in reply to what
ever charges have been made against
him, when, 1t is hoped, he will he able
70 establish his innocence. The state
ment made heretofore that the present
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BRUSSELS, ONT, May Mrs. Red
ley, residing in Grey township, yester-
day drowned her three children, while
temporarily insane. She subsequently
aftemDted to drown herself
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LOUISVILLE, May 2.-On Wednesday
morning in Union township, Crawford
county, Indiana, Mrs, Mary E. Scott, a
highly respected lady, in taking a pOr-
ton Of her head-dress from a drawer,
di-l0dged her husbands revolver, which
was discharged in falling, and a ball en-
tered the back part Of her head, killing
hcr instantly.
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The CarIists.

ST. LOUIS, May 2.-The penitentiary
jn this State was leased yesterday for a
'erm Of ten years to Charles A. and
Elias H. Percy, Of Weston, Missouri; /;
Wallace Young and James X. Wells,
df ~. Joseph, Missouri, they paying the
entire expenses OF the prison and a
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Another Pulpit scandaI-Bastardy.

BOSTON, May 2.-Rev. Kenneth II.
Campbell, formerly pastor of the Baptist
society at East DedbaDl, is on trial on a
charge Of bsstardy-Sarah J. Howell,
aged twenty, is the plaintiff. Campbell
is a married man, aged thirty years.