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WHEELING, WEST VA, THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 81 1874

soon u the 6idi6ts q iieSnsdksd ifb1ilI
ness does not improve. There q "a very
large amount Of unemployed labor there
and those who have work, except per-
haps the miners, are working Ior q bare
living and At q loss7to7 their employers.
ID the 81 henango Valley, PenusSlyania,
MI. Perkins reports II d the SO lurnsces
out OF blast, and Il is understood many
more Will be as soon as the ore accumu.
lated last year Is consumed. @. ], Nourse,
an old fronnastef, writing from ColumS
IblBr Pennsylvania, says that there ID 'oIe
furnace at Lancaster and two at Marietta
out Of blast. The Columbia Iron and
Steel Company's rail mill has been idle all
the winter, and there is no prospect OF It's
resuming work. The HusquehRnna Iron
Company's merchant iron mill is run.
ming at about one.thlrd Of Its capacity.
Furnace wages are 80 cents q day lower
than they were In September last. Wages
OF iron ore mines are 25 cents q tiay low
et, being now 81 dollar per day, and more
persons arc seeking work, both at the
furnaces and mines than are needed. MIR.
Nourse intends 20 put his three furnaces
out Of blast In the summer, unless busi-
ness improves. In the Lehigh Valley,
Penn, there are as many as twenty fur
naces out Of blast, and A. s. Schfop, OF
Bethlehem, states that ordinary wages are
from 81 10 to 81 so per day. MI. Cox,
oi Reading, reports that mine furnaces are
out Of blast In the Schuylkill Valley, that
nine rolling mills havn ceased work, and
lour others are running on half time.
Chester Grlswold, Of Troy, N. Y, says
that five or six Of the furnaces on the
Hudson between Troy and New York arc
out of blast; that they have large stocks
ot iron on hand, but have made no sales
worth mentioning.
In considering the remedy for the gen.
eral depression above described, Tie BuL. |
lettn shows that 4G,OOO,O0o worth ofiron
and steel and manufactures thereof were
imported last year, all Of which could
have been produced at home. The i'm
ports have fallen of considerably this
year, but there is reason to fear sharp |
competition from abroad, which will be |
hurtful to American interests. The price
Of coal as well as the rates OF labor have
fallen considerably in Great Britain, and |
iron has undergone corresponding de.
cline. In order TO avert this destructive
competition The Bulletin holds that the
ten per cent reduction act OF June, 1872,
should be repealed, that measure having
caused loss Of $18, 900, 900 TO the revenue
without appreciably beneftiDg consumers.
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% sending delegates, but q correspondent
Of the Tines intimates that oil sorts 0
things, IN the way of private politica
pudding, were the motives that 0cLuatet
some Of the opposes.
We observe that Harrison county Is 4
hold q meeting today, Thursday, fol
the purpose Of appointing delegates to thC
Convention, and no doubt she viii b,
well represented, The ClAksburg Tss.
graph, while tsvoring a removal Of thI
Capital, considers the present call Tor
convention sectional in It's character. W,
have not the call before us, but our 70
remembrance Is that the original sugges
ton for convention invited attendance
from all three OF the Congressional Dis
tricb, but more especially from tht
First and Second. Tho Telegraph know
that call to the Third District would b
o mere matter OF form, inasmuch as thai
District Is practically unanimous ior
keeping the Capital at Charleston,
It's own argument in favor ot removal
shows where the people live who would
naturally respond to q call for such a con.
vention. We quote from lie argument as
follows:
"ln this northern portion Of the State
there are thirty.one counties containing
fully two.thirds Of the population Of the
State, all desiring the removal OF the
Capital, except those who represent them,
and their representatives know It, but
many OF them refuse TO assist In lis re.
moval Tor fear they will incur the dis
pleasure OF some other section Of the
State and not be elected o. s. Senator"
This paragraph probably explains why
the getters up Of the call addressed 1t to
the people Of the First and Second Dis.
tricts. Being practical people they saw
no use In addressing It to those who al.
ready had the Capital among them. The
matter OF appearances did not probably
occur to them. They were looking at the
question wholly in a matter Of fact light.
We agree with the Telegraph that II
would have been better had the call EN-.
braced the whole State, but as matter Of
results 1t would probably have made no
difference whatever. At all events that
point need not interfere with the consid-
Grafton Of tho question at Grafton,
If it be true, as our cotemporary
lfirms, that "the counties bordering on
the Baltimore & Ohio road and north Of
It, are represented by two.thirds Of the
and q fraction above two. thirds
of the Delegates" in the Legislature Of
he State.
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Centennial Commissioners RepOr,.

PnnADEIPH1A, May 20.-At q meeting
Of the Centennial Commissioners this
morning financial statement was made,
showing the total subscriptions 10 be g..
405, 200, total expenses TO May 1st, inclu.
ding plans and work on. the grounds
$144,712, and the estimate OF the total
cost Of buildings according TO the designs
$s750,000. The report OF the Executive
Committee in relation TO the refusal Of
Congress to pass an appropriation for the
centennial, says they are profoundly i'm
pressed with the responsibility resting on
the Commissioners being conscious Of
having performed to the best Of our ability
the duty. imposed on US by Congress, We
respectfully submit that without the gov.
eminent aid, which has been requested
1t will be impossible to render the cele-
bration creditable to tho nation and
worthy oi the occasion 1t Is intended 10
commemorate, The responsibility there.
fore for the success Of the Centennial 1n.
ternstionSl Exhibition now clearly rests
with Congress. 7,SH eth. lF
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College Destroyed by Fire.

NASHVILLE, May 9O.-Neophogen Col.
lege, situated at Gross Plains, Robertson
comfy, Tenn, was totally destroyed by
fire at one o'clock this morning. As
there had been no fire about the building
the previous day, II Is supposed to be the
work OF an incendiary. The loss is ten
thousand dollars. II was with great dill.
ticulty that the young lady students could
be induced to leave the burning building
in their night clothes. Many male stu
dents rushed 10 their rooms and forced
them out, thus saving their lives. The
male students saved their trunks, while
those OF the sfemales were lost No, in.
aurance.
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HENDERSON, NY, May 20-The Ken
tncky Press Association met In this citv
this morning. A large delegation Of Jour.
nallsts from all parts Of Kentucky, with
visitors from Ohio and Indiana, were pres.
ent. The members OF tho Assoclation
met 10 the City Hall at 10 O'clock, COM
pletely filling the hall.
Ihe meeting was called to order BY ],
Stoddard johnson, ol the Frankfort Hto.
man, who welcomed those who had here.
totore taken a part in the Assoc lions ne.
unions, and stated the object Of the re-
union 10 DO the uniting Of tho journalistic
press Of Kentucky, so as to make them
neIter able to use tho great power which
they possessed.
Mayor ]. Held, of this city, then made
short address Of welcome and intro
duced Hon. James F. Clay, who eloquent.
" welcomed the members Of the ASsocla.
tton. BE spoke OF the great power
which the press welded, and thin
offered them the freedom Of tho civ.
Ihe partisan was merged into the fellow.
citizen and friend, and the asperitles and
cares OF life were 10 be thrown aside for
tho day. BE hoped the press OF Ken.
lucky would ever be free from subsidy,
and be controlled only by honesty and In
Mr.. ]. Stoddard then in tho name Of tho
Association thanked the Mayor and Gill.
zens for their cordial greeting. =
This afternoon the journalists were
shown about the city by the authorities,
and this evening they will meet In the
CITY Hall TO listen to an address by N. Hal.
stead, Of the Cincinnati Commercial, and
poem BY MIR. Davis, OF the Home and
School, Of Louisville.
Tomorrow business meeting will be
held, and in the evening banquet will be
given. 80 ~
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The Cuus,d Steamers.

BosToS, May 2O.-An adjourned meet.
Ing Was held today Of the Conference
Committees OF the Boston Board Of Trade
and the Boston Commercial Exchange,
who are considering the subject OF The
contemplated withdrawal Of the Ounsrd
steamers from this port. A series Of res
olutions were adopted after considerable
discussion, requesting the Boston & al.
bany Railroad Company to establish rates
OF ireights and guarantee Of weights 10
and from Boston, and maintain them In
good iaith for at least ono year, on the
same basis % may exist from time 10
iume 70 and from New York. The Com.
Pany 70, also requested 70 reduce the
charges ut the elevators TO one cent per
bnshel Tor the frstte days and one.quar.
Ter OF one cent for each ten days there.
alter, including Insurance.
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Our MuundsViIIe Correspondence
MouNpsYrLIE. Nav 20. 1s74
Editors of the IntellIScnccr:

MoUNDsvrLLE, May 20, 1874.
Editors OF the Intelligcneer:
Our temperance association held It's
regular meeting last night at the Court
House. A tair audience was present.
Rock Of Ages" was sung, after which
prayer was offered by Dr.. Alexander,
President. Another hymn was sung
alter which ]. D. Ewing, Esq, was called
on, who responded In a speech OF about
half an hour in length. The substance Of
which Is about as follows: BE was not
vain enough TO imagine that he could say
anything new upon SO old subject and
one which had been so agilated during
the past few months, It was now being
agitated to some affect, not only the ladies
and good temperance men arc agitating
It but our legislators are everywhere TAX
ing hold Of the matter and are passing
stringent laws to hold In check the vile
traffic In ardent spirits. BE was not here
to tell that It Is an epll all know that II Is,
All diseases, and all other evils combined
are as naught compared with this great
destructive evil that is sweeping over our
country and sweeping off thousands ol
our best men every year. He had no
hard things 10 say against the vender, he
only hoped that they could be. made Ia
see how dIsreputable 1t was to engage in
such . business. All little distilleries are
already swept away, or exist only In dark
cellars, stunning the light Of day. All
large establishments for the manufacture
oil whisky are now confined to our large
cities. There was q time not many year!
ago too, when II was thought that man
kind could not live without the use O
alcoholic stimulants, but that day Is past
| Il has been demonstrated that total ab-
stinance men an.endure more hard labol
than those addicted TO even moderate usC
Of stlmulRntS, and great deal more thar
lihoselwho usss II v excess. =, -
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weather Report.
PROBABILITIES,
WAR DEFARFREXr,
OPPIcH or THE CuIRP SI0KAI. OYTIoER,
WAsHNaroN, D. O., May 2U.-S:00 P. =,

For New England and tho Middle
States, generally cloudy weather and areas
oil rain will prevail with southeasterly TO
southwesterly winds during the night,
stationary temperature and slowly falling
barometer. -
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
generally clear and warm weather, with
southwest 10 variable winds, lower tenn.
perature west Of the Mississippi river and
no decided change Of barometer.
For the Lower Lake Region, light rain,
followed by partly cloudy and cool wealth.
er, northwest to southwest winds and a
rising barometer,
For the Northwest and Upper Lake Re.
gion, partly cloudy weather, northeast 10
southeast winds, with lower temperature
and slight rise Of barometer In the
northern portions Of these districts.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
partly cloudy or clear weather with varia.
bic winds, stationary or falling tempera. !.
ture and slight rise OF barometer.
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MEMPHIs, May 2O-Mrs Wachter, tho
proprletress of lager beer saloon on The
corner Of Second and Jefferson streets,
suicided last night by hanging herself
from tho transOm OF the door with q
clothes line. Her husband died last tall
Of yellow fever, and she also had 1t, and
never recovered her reason fully, and has
made one or two attempts 10 destroy
herself lately,
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LONDON, May 2O.-The plotfscted lock
out of tho farm laborers IA LincolnshIre
has ended by q settlement which will
probably be adopted in afGericnltural
districts Of England.
The Csrlists report that the .RepuhlI.
cans lost five hundred killed and wounded
In tho engagement otsyestefdAy, which
took place at Canabiela. q tg1I
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Tho Capital Question at Parkersburg
and ClaTksbuTg.


We observe that they had lively
meeting down at Parkersburg on sstur-
day last with reference to sending del
egates to the Grafton Convention on the
27th, next Wednesday. General JACK.
son opposed sending delegates and an
unsuccessful effort was made to postpone
any action by the meeting, But the
meeting nevertheless decided to send del
egates, and accordingly list Of repro
sentasiVes was submitted and ratified, q
respectable number too we observe, and
Wood county will therefore without
doubt be heard from at Grafton. We do
not gather from the proceedings Of The
meeting what hspoIna Of objection wsrt
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Prospective famine in the over.
Ii flowed South. =. II

WAsn1noToN, May 2O-The Mayor Of
New Orleans in letter TO q gentleman in
Washington says unless the resources for
relief increase in some way TO one million
dollars many thousands must perish by
famine. Even that sum will not more
than suffice to save The lives Of the fnun.
dated till the food subsidies and the over.
flowed lands are again tillAble. ~. .
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SPAIN.
oARLIkTa RKruLsRp.

MADRID, May 2O-ssvere sklrmishea
between tho Republicans and Carlists oc.
CURED yesterday in the neighborhood Of
Bilboa! Tho Carlists attacked and were
repulsed with heavy loss. Thirty Car
Lists were captured, and the Republicans
lost one hundred In killed and wounded
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sARAToeA, May 20.-At Warrensburph
this morning David Mead picked up In
the street what he supposed was q stone
and upon throwiheSiI from him Il ex.
ploded, inlurlng him fatally. It was
. nitro glycerine exploder used In min
ing, .F fTf -H
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GENEVA, May aO.-Three American
students STUDENT were drowned yesterday in Lake
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steamerN News.

SAN Francisco. Nay 2O-The steamer
Costa Rica, from Panama, has arriyed.S
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AlENTa

A meeting Of the general passenger
and freight agents OF the roads interested
was held In this city yesterday, 10 perfect
arrangements for the new route trom 81.
Paul, MINI, to St. Louis via Omaha. !,
A large number Of emigrants passed
through here to-day, Numbers are ar
irving daily. t..r7e e..
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FOREIGN,
FRANCE.
DISSOLUTION pR6Asn.

DISSOLUTION DRNdASDED.
/, 4. FARis, May s0;-It is rumored that a
demand for tho dissolution Of the Assem-. :
bly, has been deposited 6y The ssI Ian Hnssi snG
y Extreme Right The report flattcns The The
I0tifph I.s ". H.Hfa H.. IT tstS
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Eaton Elected senator. ! l,,.
Senator

. NRwlHAvKN, Gown, May 2O.-The
Legislature in Joint convention today
elected William w Eaton United States
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Rellei for the NIIlI RIyer sufferers.

NEW YoRx, May 2o.-oyer 1000 have
been already raised in this city for the re-
lief Of the sufferers by the Massachusetts
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BOSTON.
TIE RELIEF FUND.

BosroN, May Gothic Mil River re-
lieI fund In Boston now amounts to $10,.
900. The Treasurer OF the Relief Com.
mittee at Northampton telegraphs that
theHecessitles Of the sufferers will require
over 100000. - =
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WASHINGTON.

ll9w ite DRD. grr
WARRINGTON, May 20.-General A. B.
Dyer, Of the United States army, died
here to-day. Tg :
-.st TARRIFF AND MAILS.
The Committee on Ways and Means
to-day in avoie of against 2 expressed
themselves opposed to restoration o. ten
Per cent taken off the rate of duties on
certain articles in second section Of tariff
act Of June 9th, 1872.
The Pennsylvania delegation In Con.
gress have been notified Of the adoption
BY the Pennsylvania Legislature Of a reso.
luton opposing any cancellation Of con.
tract made by the Postmaster Gen. with
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Tor additional mail service between San.
Francisco and China. The resolution
Is preiaced by preamble, asserting that
the GoVernmenment sustained no loss
by tho unavoidable delay in building new
ships, and that the violation OF said con.
tract by the Government would be TO
abandon control oil the Pacific 10 heavi-
ly subsidized foreign lines, and seriously
cripple, If not break up iron ship build
In in this country, which, though in its
infancy, gives employment 10 thousands
oil American mechanics and consumes
millions OF pounds Of American cosl and
iron.
FINANCE BILL.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency TO day considered the finance bill,
and struck out that section Of the bill
which provides for q retention OF one.
fourth Of the coin interest by banks as a
reserve coin. It also modified that part
OF the Senate bill in relation 10 the
amount ot greenbacks to be retired as ma.
tional banks notes are issued, substituting
40 instead Of 25 per cent.
The names OF the six members Of the
House Judiciary Committee who voted
for the impeachment of Judge Dur.
rell are Butler, Poland, Wilson and
White, Republicans, and Eldridge and
Potter, Democrats. The four against i'm.
peachment are Wood, Tremain, Frye and
Cessna, Republicans; Jewett, Democrat,
being absent. -.
When the Senate~adIourned 1t did so
till one o'clock tomorrow, to allow Sena.
tors an opportunity TO attend the wedding
at the Executive Mansion.
In the Senate today, the House bill to
amend the customs revenue laws and to
repeal the moieties was referred 10 the
Committee on Finance. .- r.,
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.s The ministerial crisis continues Ths
only progress made o.day was an agree.
ment between President McMahon and
the Right Centre, that no Bonapartlsls
should DO called tothe Cabinet, which ex.
cludes MAync. ~
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THE STATE TnEAsunERs 1uyAcy.

State Treasurer Rains has been re-
moved to Canandagua His alteration
Of mind Is said to have taken a religious
turn. lH@
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zSsss'rt sFEt IS gt's H-a 40 80 rrlEF'
latg 0ff' C-1t Il grf H-l -rtf1 foC
FEa4q g lEysS.Ttp rlsi- ts! 3
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WAs1INeToN, May 20.-General A. B.
Dyer, Of the United States army, died
here to-day. Gi
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OMAHA, Msy eO-Reports from all sec.
tiops Of the state show a very promising
prospect for a grain and fruit crop.
MEETING OF PAssENaKR AND FREIGHT
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-29

CURED HER-An old man had poor,
cranky bit Of wife, who regularly once
a week got up in the night and invited
the family to see her die. She gave away
her things, spoke her last words, made
her peace with Heaven. and then about
eight she got up in the usual way and
disappointed everybody by going at her
household duties as il nothing had hap
pened. The old man got sick of it final
ly, and went ont and got coffin, with
Farewell, Mary Ann" worked in, aud
a handful Of silver-pated screws. Lay,
ing the screw driver beside the collection,
he invited her to just to holler die once
more. "Do it," said he, "and in you
go, and this farewell business is.over. "
Mary Ann is at this moment baking
buckwheat cakes for large and admir-
ing family, while they dry apples in the
coffin up in the garret.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-29

--Br ether Glover was a pretty big
man in "a certain old Connecticut vii
lage. He would swear little sometimes
but when he subscribed five hundred dol
lars toward rebuilding and reftting the
old church, that special act Of charity
charity covered multitude!of sins. Bro
Glover had big voice. There was no
time, tone or tune in it, but he beloved
% he pleased in church singing. When
the new church was finished, it had TO
be dedicated, and choir was carefully
trained to do the singing. Brother Clio
yer was not Of the choir, and the inten.
sion was to rule him out Of the vocal cx.
ercisss. The choir had carefully rehear-
sed new dedieatory hymn, and every.
thiag was ready for the interesting cerc-
aonies. The church was crowded, and
Brother Glover was in his front pew as
hsee as life. The new piece was struck
up. and Brother Glever's voice rose loud
above the organ. There was pause.
The organ and choir were mute, and the
latter mad. The minister looked at a
~ on the ceiling, and explained that it
wAs new piece which the choir alone
hid practiced, and requested the congre
gatioa not to join in the singing. The
piece was recommended, and again Bro.
Clover's voice broke it up. The preach.
er then fixed his eyes on Brother Glover,
sad requested him to keep silence during
ne Performance Of the new piece, which
Do did not understand, and Brother Clio
yer, looking at his beloved pastor, with
his big. round eyes, replied in a big voice,
"Leok . here, Mr. Barnhart. paid Ave
hundred dollars toward repairing thi,
Asunsd cid gospel bog, and by thnnde,
viii sing." The preacher gave it up,
cd 90 did the choir. f'