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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
The Loss Of Ocean s,eamphip,.

From the commencement Of steam
transatlantic navigation In 1910 to the
end Of 1873 Il ID stated flty.one steamers
have been lost the President being the
first and the EAmerique the last The
ounard Company has only Lost two Of oil
It's feet-the African and the Tripoli-
during this period Of thirty.three years.
The Allan Line, at present composed Of
seventeen steamers, has Lost seven since
1859, and the Collins Line, which existed
only from 1859 10 1857, lost two Of the
four vessels Of which II consisted. The
German companies nj Hamburg and Bre.
men, established In 1855, have lost four
OF their Steamers-the National Line one,
the Anchor Line one, the Guion Line be.
tween '63 and ~ two; the White Star one.
The French companies ofthe Messageries
Maritimes, with their sixty steamers trad.
ing into all parts Of the world, In twenty.
one years oil existence have lost fourteen.
The transatlantic branch, before the
shipwreck OF the Vile du HGvre, had lost
only one, the DArlen, which went ashore
on the coast Of Cuba. The Royal Mail,
with which this line d In opposition In
the West Indies and Brazilian trade, has
lost fifteen Of It's steamers In the thirty
two years Of Ii existence. About twelve
steamers belonging to various small com.
pauies were also lost In the Atlantic. II
Is estimated that sixteen thousand voy-
ages, going and returning, across the At.
lantc Ocean, have been made by all the
different steam lines.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
One Touch Of Nature Makes oil the
World Of Kin.

The dispatches told us yesterday morn.
ing that the Emperor Of Russia was on
his way to England to visit his daughter,
the Duchess MARIE, lately married to the
Duke oil Edinburgh. This visit follows
80 soon after The marriage that one can
not help suSpecting that the great Empe-
TOR of all the Russias has been seized with
fathers longing TO see his only daugh-
ter, and that despite all his power and
state at home hemlsses the little girl who
was accustomed 70 call him father. The
poet tells us that one touch Of nature
makes all the world Of kin, and even the
suspicion that an Emperor can have q
human heart, and can experience o
fathers joys and Sorrows, is something
that touches responsive chord In a
thousand breasts. Doubtless the iAVorite
Of his household has written her royal
papa many urgent appeals 70 come and
see her, for VIC must remember that not.
wilhstanding she Is a Duchess In her own
right, the wife Of Duke, the daughter
in-law Of a Queen, and the daughter Of an
Emperor, yet she Is also a young girl,
stranger in q strange land, and no doubt
as lonesome in heart as the school girl
who leaves home for the first time 10
sojourn amidst unfamiliar associations.
No doubt, Duchess though she is,with the
blood Of all the Romanofs in her veins,
she has lain awake many nights and shed
many bitter tears, and "longed and died"
as simple and tender hearted girl, all
unused TO the realities Of lite, for The
father and mother to whom her every
wish was law. We need not sec her let
tiers to guess what she has written TO hel
mamma, and II would not be incredible {
imagine that she has even threatened Il
go home, all by herself, unless some ont
comes Immediately to see her. Perhaps
1t was a hint Of this sort that stimulated
her royal fathers longing 10 see his only
=. daughter, and that is bringing him 81
soon 70 England. Doubtlessthc Princes
is happy because oil the news Of his com
Ing, and no doubt everybody else is hap.
by to think that this lorlorn giri'S heart Il
to be made glad once more. Even We
Americans can afford to sympathize with
the posr thing, who for no fault Of her
own has had the misfortune to be born 0
princess, 10 be traded away in marriage
10 be exiled from home, and when all The
excitement was over 10 find herself with
o1t q father and mother, and ioreigneI
In q foreign land. Even princess has 1
right to be happy, and who would grudgC
this ono heartfelt bit Of sympathy unde
the circumstances. For ourselves we ar
right glad to see that her tears arc TO b.
dried Tor season. Let us hope that err
long kind nature will come to her relic
and supply her with new source OF in
terest, and then her homo won't seem &c
far away from England.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
FARM FOR SALE. M

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
FINANCIAL MATTERS.

New Measures Before the Senate
Committee. 1.-The 100000 Re-
eeTve..NatIonal Bank Circulation
sill UniSsued.
Especial Washington dispatch TO the New York
Tribune
In spite of lis failure thus lar during the
present session to devise any bill relating
to the currency that has been at all salts
factory to the msjority OF the Senate, the
Finance Committee has gone diligently
about its consideration Of the House bill
during Its daily meetings this week, and
will probably report It's lAbors 10 the Sen.
ate early next week. The first section Of
the bill repeats the requirement Tor banks
to keep on hand reserve account OF their
circulation, and It Is believed that no
material change will be made in 1t. The
third section, which requires each
National bank 10 keep sum equal 10 five
per cent OF It's circulation in legal money
in the United States Treasury for the re-
demption offs notes, the Committee finds
to be quite crude.
THE LATEST AND HEAVIEST BACKED FL
NANcIAL PROPOSAL.
1tisexpected that q joint resolution will
be introduced into the House early next
week, fixing the limit Of the legsl.tender
currency al $4OO,OO0O0O. Its friends be.
lleVe that this measure, pure and simple,
Invested Of the Obiectiona BILE features in
the late Senate bill, will meet the appro-
val pt the President, especially as It gives
what he has particularly asked ior-a dis.
tinct legaiizSliOn Of the right he has
claimed to issue the A, 000, 900 reserve.
In addition to this, an effort will be made
TO repeal the restriction requiring the
banks TO keep reserve against citCuIa-
ton. The ground is taken that It Is use
less TO require National Banks to retain
80 large an amount Of idle means In their
vaults, while their circulation Is already
80 amply secured by the bonds deposited
with the Government
Leaders Of the financial majority in the
House intimate that these two measures
are likely 10 constitute all the financial
legislation that will BIO attempted during
the session with much chance OF success.
It is intimated that neither the house nor
Senate Committee will oppose the remov.
Not the requirement as 10 National Bank
reserves.
ASSIGNMENTS OF uNIssuRD CIRCULATION.
The Controller Of the Currency, in re-
-sponse TO resolution to-day, transmitted
to the Committee on Barking and Chr
rency a. Abatement exhibiting the amount
Of circulation unissued, oil the ga GOO 600
authorized by the act Of July l2, 1870
OF the amount .unissued, $1,157 SEQ hSs
been assigned to banks already organized,
and 81, 037600 10 banks in process Of
organization: total, $4271 $50. This
amount has been assigned to SO different
applicants, in 20 different States, the
amounts averaging about $50 900 TO each
applicant. The amount issued, the mum.
Der Of applicants, and the States TO which
such assignments have been made, are as
fOllOWH.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
.UILDING LOTS FOR SALE,
SALE
or
Ten Valuable Island Lots.

BY virtue OF decree OF the County Court Tor
Ohio county, West Virginia, rendered on the
10th day Of April 1874, In cause Ia chaneeIy
pending In said Court, wherein Thomas Andef-
IL del. ndAnt, shall on
THUR NDAY, tho 3lst day OF Nay. 1874,
Of 10 O'Clock A. H., proceed TO soil Of public aue-
ton, 10 The highest and beat bidder, at the front
door Of the CouIt HouIe Of Ohio county, West
Virginia, tho following descfi6ed property, tEGt
| Ia to cay:
Lots No. ono hundred and seventy.two u7:),
one hundred and eeventy.three (i7S), one hun.
dfed and seventy.iour no, one hundred and
IevI nty I've (i7S) one hundred and seVenty.six
tlT6). one hundred and seYeuty.seYen, Il ., one
hundred and seventy (l70) and one hundred and
geyenty.one 17I) In tho addition 10 the city Of
Wheeling laid ont by o. A. Zane on Zane'6 Il.
land.
Also, Lots No. one hundred and sIxty.two
tlel, ono hundred and eixty.three (t63l, in OfloH
A IAne's addition 70 the city Of Wheeling, on
Wheeling Island.
Said property Except 40 and I'LL Is situated
in the square bounded BY Virginia, Huron, Ohio
and Wabash streets.
TERMS OF SALE-one.third cash, balance in
six and twelve months, with interest, properly
s''a OF AL cash. 4 HG RSFSs9hfssSfs F SpRfBnEs
ap4 Special Commissioner.
INVALUABLE LOTS FOR SALE AT
v ELM GROVE II would AK any one
wishing desirable spot on which to erect q
country residence TO look at said lots before
purchasing elsewhere. These lots are laid ont
20 accommodate pers ms who desire 10 reside In
me country. They are also near the Railroad
Depot, Store and Post ONCE.
Apply to the proprietor on the premises
epg-d4W 4. g. HOPKINS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
a LWAYs GET THE BEST.
Obstacles to Marriage.

HAFPY REID FoR YouKa MN from the
hood Restored: Impediments 70 Marriage re.
moved New method Of treatment New and
remarkable remedies. Books and Circulars sent
Eee, IN sealed envelopes Address. HOWARD
ASSOCIATION, No. 2South Ninth street, Phil.
adGlphIa, Pa, An Institution having high rep
citation for honorable conduct and professional
xii. teT-d&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
ISLAND LOTS FOR SALE.
FoR SALE
A Farm Containing lOS Acres.

Twin sell it in one lot, or divide it in lots Of
four or I've acres To suit purchasers. There Ia
county. Situated within one mile Of the city Of
Wheeling.
TERnS-one fourth cash, balance In one, two
and three years, with interest
For further particulars enquire Of the sub
scTiber.
GEO. ROBERTS,
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-10-08
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

which tbov b,J 40 c.;.,,
destroy n,,.s boi;aI cnuc"nored 10
isl iownoJ 49,, ueie'eu that ere the year
would hoboIJ ~ "p"" US Tue a"n'rhG Worid
nconlo bmt H. - 10 a rce, united ana harry
of des,',n;nr onJ naia"I;a ''," secret Worh
v.ntod .nrh = ~ ic'''e'S nave pre-
ocknowleJro ID. Co., r iIeS'ct |"
| do vct lnoL NO., ~. ''' 90 y 1r't"eIi man
valleys Win Gill , 1un'Y mus ana icrtiie
wo,k of Tho ,r" o.o, out sun nust-thc
comnleie oaJors ,, s icpei''on was not
eyi,i who ,nn,d - mn thcIc sun
hottle ,r,;,s, ,h%, a. ~ Ine carhiVal oi
fiendish Jnl;rh, n'tS VI oui country with
' 'rTn,',sn uelSht ana courageous daring.
t;vclv wnr,,;m,. neNeithe'esS eHro-
enlG;.rs 81 No ou'preaA against thc
now but to tho, ~ - 'e "il''ne'''td
the brnoch f,. H. " " "'o are Staiu''l" III
st;tu,;nn onI ~ ,;'.'''eri'.h.e 81 the 'oh
freedom of oil ,,,,, M w. iipciIs 'n"
tho hour !. ;n'Ioan NC we Mh''' OF DiacA'
r.deS s,y.nt -, ,is We sec ohr com
Everv midp;,bt tra. ,.i'''' "eioie .,'e Will
uroans of sno,o ,,o,, W US t''c uSI'N
cause of ricbt onJ i;hnr, ''1 t'.'e. III 'l'c
not n sinole white ban,aon.. y ~ '.,.' '',.'
,lered onirorod -. n,h Id! nas , ueen l','ii
auy wav in tho Statn ~ mn ~
killinc has all ho.n on VI hi"" ,n, nv
even of our own sr,,arnI,S ~ -. ID, III
hack and Ion, LooI- g ~
North NE o',o,,,s s m, .''e p.pplc y, 'n'
ciated Press alone c,,rn;sh 'mo o'"' ''
Every ,rcnt or thiu aaa moHs ~ g'%' p'iei.
(anJ in tbc Som,, "SIit';'n IL ,ii'p,'',H'
Democrat 0ur 80 u 49, iN,c '',iu
writinos and nl,;,'u apeoIneS, p'''lo,in';
and missrnt tn Jano;-,o ,h ".J "a, n,
North. and ron,,,co t,,o t ~ ~ .'io
beinu nImJornI 81, , ."... .'l''' ,,io ooutli .
ton and mf,nr ~ I.' t. t,at corrur-
inouity in all o s,.''n iplth With 'iohSttous
every man who dares to raise his voice for
the principles of Republicanisln is a felon,
ami unworthy to walk the earth on which he
we borne in sInvc .'"7 ~ anu more, 700, nave
who fan mnnn H.. no 'a''n'u, oiu slaves
dawn Is,;, AMI . fn hheeS at New ear
hovels or n ""n .,on t''elr lonely nuts ana
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nent race-dstinctlon or peculiar race quail
ties, but that they are the incidents of human
nature in low state of civilization, the direct
and inevitable result of previous servile
condition. The remedy is not expulsion Or
expatriation, but the general diffusion of in
telligence. Spain tried the Winkler remedy
by the expulsion of the Jews and Moors
and in a short time sunk from the position of
first-class power to poverty and insicniti-
cance. England, under the beneficial inilu-
ence of the remedy herein advocated, has so
managed the liberties she obtained by "a
pecuniary bargain with the crown" as to
have Become the mightiest and wealthiest of
nations. J.C. CORBIN.
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Gov. smith, Of Georgia.
lie DenOunc-s md RIdiculs. tbe Fiery
Orators.

In speech at Marietta, Ga, the other
day, Gov. Smith said: blatant orators are
firing the Southern heart with heroic threats
OF what they could and would do. Some of
thcse are threatening to do now what they
iailed to do when they had Il chance. These
doughty warriors who are SO keen TO FIGHT
now, and did so little fighting when the tinht-
ing was at hand, remind me of a scene I wit.
messed once in North Carolina Twas stop-
ping at little roadside inn kept by clever
Old Dutch lady. She had little bar attached
and sold liquors. Well, was sitting in her
bar, when there came in a couple of mon
seemingly much excited, and great burlv
fellow ecalled the other some opprobrio,is
name, when he caught him BY the nose and
gave it good pull, saying Resent if Won
dare, you scOundrcl your The other very
quietly submitted until his tormentor loosed
his nose and left the room in disgust. After
he had been gone ten or fifteen minutes the
other began walking the room i'm hirh dud-
geon, twisting his hands and shaking his
head with all the fury of mad bull. and
soon began to rant with his mouth, and swore
that he could and would whip the Internal
scoundrel for treating him so. At this the
Sood old lady rose up and cried out i'm all her
wOmanly indignation, vel, w didn't Won
light de mems ven he vas here: w YOU get
mad now" Let me tell you my friends.
those of you who have smclled blood. there
is no fun in fighting. 1t is dangerous, IL
destructive, and sad resort. | tell YOU
frankly that am not anxious to ever engage
in another war. There is nothing to be
gained by it nothing can be accomplished by
force, and no sober, sensible, prudent man,
who regards the interest of the State and his
people, would counsel it. IL is all the dictates
of bad whisky-the counsel of General Bad
l. l. 4
it. We cannot afford to tritie with the desti-
MES OF our people. We can gain nothing BY
a resort to arms, and everything by preserv-
ing law and Order'
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Mr.. D. A. Straker, young colored LAWYER.
made his first appearance in the Criminal
Court of the District of Columbia, Judge
Humphreys presiding, on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 80, in the case of the United States
VS., Joseph Jones and Alexander Williams
for arson, burglary, and larceny. Mr.. Straker
was counsel for Williams, and made an able
and eloquent defense, receiving the compli-
ments OF a large number of his brethren at
the bar as we'll as laymen present. Albeit
this, the evidence being entirely in prepond-
erance against Williams, he was convicted
by the jury. On Friday, October /, MIR.
and William johnson, in a similar case re-
sulting in the acquttal by the jury of Robert
johnson and conviction of william. Mr..
Straker has, in this profitable manner, en-
ployed his vacation granted him by the Gov
ernment-Sunday Gazette,
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The Richmond Enquirer says: SIT must
be acknowledged that a large number of
young men are ruined annually for all pur-
poses of good to Virginia by over education.
They are forced to leave the State to find a
field for the exercise of their requirements.
The great difficulty with our Virginia system
is, the want of men of practical common
sense to control it,"
If our political propriety demands it, the
negro population must be thinned out to
give place to white labor" says the Vicks-
burg Herald. And yet the platform of ''we
the white mans party" says the rights Of
colOred men in all things are to be respected.
Perhaps the right to exemption from being
thinned out, by shotgun, or otherwise, is not
one of the rights of the colored man.
President Grant is reported as saying that
there is no intention on his part to use Fed
eral troops in any Southern States unless
their services are absolutely necessary to
preserve the public peace.
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COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE
STATES AND TERRITORIES.

(Ths NEw NATIONAL ERA does responsible
for views expressed by correspondents Well and
Interesting atous will be gladly received
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identity to this day remains undiscovered.
The white man had placard pinned to his
neck, saying, "This is the way we treat
Dutch niggers," evidently abiding to the
nativity of the man. who seemed to be a err
man. The other two were placardcd, "To
Mobile, with the compliments of Pckens
COuntyD
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12
A Snail Telegraph.

Says an English paper The snail, &C.
eording TO some of his admirers, discover
cd or invented the electric telegraph: nav.
he IS the electric telegraph in his own
proper, though somewhat crooked person.
About twenty or twenty-five years ago,
this natter vas much IA lked about, espec
tally in France. W. in Ens'and content
ed ourselves with the designation, sympa-
thetic snails but our energetic neishbors
across the channel rushed into science at
enee, and talked Of the telegraph eseargot
que. The assertion or opinion on which it
was founded was that some of the lowe.
animals, including .nails, whe brought in
to contract, become affected by an iden-
tity of function and movement. This iden
tity, it vas alleged, would continue aft. T
the creatures were separated. inasmuch
tina. if you touched the head of one the
other would feel it. though at s distance,
and would show some kind of movemen
IN the head if You touched either one on
the tail. the other would manifest
more or less agitation and so on. Ths
practical apphcatioa of this would be rh
construction of code, alphabet, or vocabu
lazy Of signals, giving TO each movement
of the animal q definite meaning. And
thus We might make snail telegra rh-the
lowest Of animals employed TO convey tic
quickest Of messages
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12
Making Love in Sweden

Courtshir and marriage in sweden .rt
peculiar institGtiors. Du Chail,u SAYS:
! saw one match made. lie met her Al
the gate, poked bis fingers in her ribs ana
said
81 want to get married. don't you p
"Oh, don't know. Go away"
'les you do. Let's get married"
well, ask pepa."
"No: never MUD bin. Wen get mar.
ricd anyhow."
AID lie went around telling everybody
he saw
Il III gong TO marry that eiri."
The pre-, urations continued during the
three weeks required hy law to have t! G
bars published in the churches. Fishes
sere cIucht, stories fer the feast laid in.
Deer brewed, and whisky purchased We'd
ding publications. are INDUCED in for week
This coup lie were married They went
from the church to the h.use, and th-
bridesmaids locked the bride in the room.
The groom knocked a. the door
Glow much will you give to come in p
Two cows and S.
That is not enough"
"Ihree cows and $40"
''Oh, you are rich. Iou must give -aore
than that"
Five cows and SIS wa. the final offer.
shica was accepted.
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Victor Hugo.

Victor Uuyo's life. which to strangers
may have seemed one of splendid excite
ments, and crowned with ample compensa.
tons for his political vicissitude., has been,
to those who know il be st and nearest, a
life Of many and hitter Affections. The
most poignantly pathetic passages he has
ever written, SAYS a London pepper, were
transcripts trcm the tablets Of the father
heart. One of two daughters whom be
idolized, soon after an early ard happy mar
riage, wa. drowned almost before his ewes; ;
his eldest son, in whose literary brilliance
there was more than an echo Of the fathers
voice, died suddenly on the eve Of a family
AZ anniversary, and just when The lutte circl,
had met together once more in France, a
the close Of the lamentable war. HIS VIII,
had gone before, after lingering maiady
IN the midst Of these soInbre Years of exil.
The eoIe surviving SOD has now died. lea,
jns to Nptor Hog" only daughter.
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J. Wilkes Booths Romance.

A Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader writes: "Seyc.al years
ago, when John p Hale was here as Sen
ator, bis daughters were among the most
admired Of ali the bellies. They lived in
elegant style at the National, and enter
tanned with a great deal of yiyacity all who
visited them. The youngest was really a
very pretty, fresh, piquaut girl of Is or CO..
Of course there were great many admir-
ers, and among them the actor j. Wilkes
Booth vas the most devoted to Miss Eth
teen. You perhaps remember Booth S
appearance, a handsome, dark, melodrama-
tic fellpw, and among certain set here he
VAS great favorite socially. At night he
glayed his Charles, ia Schiller's .Robebrs,
ana Miss Hale wss always at the play,
with bouquet and smiles for him. In those
days who could gueFs the SAL sequel to a
romance of love that promised bright
enough | remember u night when the
hotel was blaze of light. The guests
were giving hop for their friends, and
between the waitzss every one Fas good
naturally gossiping at the HvdEon of a
couple who walked up and IN s. rooms,
and were apparently dbTfn5es ofHaee aud
surroundings. They were very attrac-
tive pair, he tall and DARK eyed, she fair
and sweet Il. an English rose. There were
some who cayiled at her choice; the father
must lie wild to permit such an alliance,
they said--the daughter OF United States
Senator to marry play actor. But the
many to whom the yourS girls sweet face
seemed excuse for any infatuatiOn, looked
with indulgence at the little drama OF the
odd, old story i remember too well an
other night, just the eve oftSo days later.
We were at For1's old theatre. Again &
blaze Of light and music, and crowded
lou e, to look on, at Laura keene in the
American Cousin How MANY times have
you heard the story OF that night, too dread
full to t.lk Of even? The sudden pistol
shot, tue uprosr that followed, and IN the
figure that sprang from tie Presidents box
saw the lover vi two nights ago, ard
knew that even as he whispered in that
young girls ear he was planning this dread
full scene. In Wilkes Booths pocket vas
found the picture of lis bctrothed and 81 {
wrote of the assassin that she Would marry
him az the foot Of the gtlows. Such devo
ton hangs like divine fragrance aboL
our recollec,ions Of this wretched. mistaken
man, and though it cannot bot out, ye
surely let it dim little he horror we right
ly trel ut his work.