The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-07
ST. LOUIS.
81. Louis Agricultural and Mechan.
ical Fair.


ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 8.-The 18th Annual
Fair Of the 81. Louis Agricultural and
Mechanical. Association opened to-day,
and Notwithstanding the financial panic
promises to be success. The exhibition
In almost all departments Ia finer and iul.
Ter than last year. The display Of cattle
and horses will exceed 10 number and
quality any proceeding one since the war.
Nearly every Western Stste Is represent.
ed, and many fast horses and the best
herds OF cattle In the country are here.
There are fifteen acres OF agricultural
Implements on exhibition, embracing all
standard machines. and an new $inven.
tions. S Z. -;
The machinery depa artment Is fuller and
finer than for many years, and the 5splen-
did appearance In al the machinery in
motion, driven by q, powerful engine In
the rear oi the building Of the mechani.
cal department Is magnihc hcent, with dis
play Of almost an end less yarietyof man.
rfacturcd articles. y ~'N,3lFINSSs1
Fine Art Hall is well filled with meri-
torious pictures. The textile department
Is full and good. The exhibition OF agri-
cultural products, fruits, &C.. Is fine, and
in fact the entire Exposition far exceeds
the expectation, and compares favorably
and in some respects exceeds any previous
display. About 10000 people are present,
which is large number orIthe first day,
and besides there were more than
10000 public and private school children
on the grounds by special invitation Of the
Fair Association, who enjoyed themselves
as only children can Thus far the selling
and buying Of stock and in fact everything
on exhibition attracts great attention
Many animals and large number Of dif.
ierent articles will change, hands during
the week. ..-'-r... " : =
L. Il. Singleton, who has had charge Of
the Signal Seryicein this city for the past
three years, 10 assigned 10 duty at Clncin.
natl, and will leave ior that city this
week. William, O. Bailey takes MIR. Sin.
gleton's place here:
MORE ABOUT THE AFFAIRs OF THE Mu.
TuAL LIFE INSURANCE co.
ST. Louis, Oct. G.-Wm. Selby, State
Superintendent Of Insurance to-day fled
petition in the Circuit Court, asking for
an Injunction to restrain the St. Louis
Mutual Life Insurance Company from
transacting further business, especially
from issuing new policies Treissuing any
Of its risks, or paying out any money
whatever. The petition further asks for
the appointment Of receiver, and for de.
crees Gissolving the Company and wind.
ing mp It's affairs. Mr.. Selby's iipeti-
tion is based upon the TACT, as he alleges,
that the examination of the affairs of,the
company ordered by him, discloses the
fact that the liabilities Of the company
exceed It's assets by 1904 .955, exclusive Of
the 100000 capital stock. Mr.. Selby
also asserts that the list Of policies fur
nished him, and upon which the above Ii
abilities are based, was not q list Of all
the policies issued by the company, but
that q large number Of policies have been
wrongfully cancelled and erased from the
books, and all liability Of the company
Hereunder illegally ignored, thereby
making the liabilities much less than they
actually are. An Injunction was granted
returnable the 11th OF October and notice
served on the company.