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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-07
An Old Use for IInmmnrs.

~ remember" says a correspondent OF
the Medical and Surgical Journal, shat
when I was very young they used to raise
blisters with boiled hammers. Old Dr..
Twitchell, Of Keene, (peace TO his ashes y
once wanted to blister somc one in farm
house, far from home. He had nothing
with him to do 1t with. He asked bis
wife 10 find him q hammer. The article
was brought out, put in tea kettle over
the fire, and alter the water steamed and
bubbled well, he lifted 1t out and gently
touched 1t 10 the patient, In a half dozen
spots, over the seat Of pain, with very
positive effect, Boiled hammers were
Tor many years used in that neighbofhood
Tor pleurlSy, and every old lady knew
nothing that was equal to hammer; and
there was q long dispute whether II
should be sclaw hammer or not. think
the yeas finally conquered"
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Explosion Mt the Rush Run Coal
Shaft Yesterday. 10,

RUsu Run, O., May O;-The coal shait
at Rush Run, Jefferson county, o., eleven
miles below steubenville, owned by Peck
& Rumsey, exploded this morning about
three o'clock. Tho noise Of The, explosion
was so great that persons living two miles
from the scene heard it,dIsdnctly. The
shaft had met with slight damage q few
days before, and repairs having been
made, the furnace. was le.startGd. 1t Is
not known how the lgas became fred.
The railroad track was literally covered
with the debris oil the adjoining buildings
and sheds, and the telegraph wires were
all broken down. No persons were in The
shaft at the time, and no, accident to'llle
and limb are reported. y ~ ,'-- -s-'.
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Secretary OF the Treasury may prescribe
cause the charter number ot the Associa.
tion to be printed on all National Bsnls
notes which may hereafter be Issued by
him. IgJl IF ~ ETT
SEQ. 8. That the entire amount oil
United States notes outstanding and Ia
circulation at any one time shall not ex-
coed the sum oi $3ss, 900 900, and within
thirty days after circulating notes to the
amount Of 100000, shall from time 10
time be issued 10 National Banking Asso.
Citations. Under this act It shall be the
duty ot the Secretary oil the Treasury To-
retire an amount oil United States cur
rency equal 10 80 per centum OF the notes
80 Issued. which shall be in reduction OF
tne maximum amount Of $3.50 900 900
hxed BY this section, and such reduction
shall continue I'LL the maximum amount
OF United States notes outstanding shall
be $500 000, 900, and for that purpose he
Is authorized 10 issue and sell out at public
sale, alter ten days notice Of the time and
place OF sale. q sufficient amount OF the
bonds Of the United states oil the character
and description prescribed In this act for
United States notes, to be then retired and
cancelled.
sEo. 0. That on and after the let day
Of January, 1877, any holder Of United
states notes to the amount Of one thous-
and dollars, or any multiple thereof, NAV
present them for payment OF the office oil
the Treasurer Of The United States, or at
the office Of the Assistant Treasurer at
the city oI New York, and thereupon the |
Secretary ot the Treasury shall, in ex-
change for said notes, deliver to such
holders an equal amount Of coupon or
registered bonds Of the United States, In |
such form as he may prescribe, Of the do.
nomination OF fifty dollars, or some mul.
tple OF that sum, redeemable In coin Of
the present standard value, at the pleas
ure OF the United States, after ten years
from date of their issue and bearing in.
terest payable quarterly In such coin, at
the rate oi 8 per cent per snnum; and the
Secretary OF the Treasury may issue
the United States notes 30 received.
or II they are cancelled he may
issue notes to the same amount, either to |
purchase bonds or redeem the public debt |
at par In CON, or to meet the current
payments for public service, and the said |
bonds and the interest thereon shall be
exempt from payment Of all taxes or
duties 10 the United States, as well as
taxation Of any form by or under State,
municipal or local authority, and said
bonds shall have set forth and expressed
upon their face the above specified con-
dtttons and shall with their coupons be
made payable at the Treasury OF the
United States; provided, however, that
the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 lieu OF
such bonds may redeem said notes In gold |
coin Of the United States.
SEQ, 10. That nothing in this act shall |
be construed to authorize any increase Of |
the principal Of the public debt Of the
United States.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
called upon the National Banks ior re-
ports exhibiting their condition at tho
close Of business on Friday, May 1st.
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Arkansas Imbrorlio.

LITTLE Rock, May 6-The two miss
ing Judges, Bennett and Searle, escaped
from their captors In Saline county last
night, and arrived In this city to-day
under Federal escort, which was sent
out last night to look alter them. The
three Judges oi the Supreme Court, Nc
Lure, Stephenson and Searle, held a
meeting to day to hear the application
for a nadnd1muI to compel the State
Treasurer 10 hand over the drafts OF
Joseph Brooks on the Treasury as Gov.
ernor. The matter was taken under ad.
vlsement until 10 o'clock Tomorrow. The
session was held In the Court House. The
Constitution requires q full bench 10 do
business. No lawyers were in attendance
except those inside Of Brooks lines,
One hundred and sixty stand Of arms.
loaned by Gov. Baxter to the Industrial
University at Fayetteville, have been
seized by Brooks adherents. Last night
a party oi Brooks men pelted the house Of
Gen. Blacker, Baxterite, on Center
street, the stones breaking the glass ln
several windows. Gen. Blacker was in
Baxter's camp. His house is inside
Brooks lines. The measles, and 1t is re-
ported the smallpox has broken out in
Brooks camp. One lieutenant died yes
terdsy, and was buried to day In the State
House grounds with military honors.
Baxter received q company Of rein
iorcements tonight. Matters are becom-
ing more critical and complicated every
day. The State House party have been
engaged to-day In throwing up earth
works. The same strictness as last night
is observed in both camps tonight. Dou-
BILE sentinels surround the Anthony House
and It Is with some difficulty that clti-
zens can pass. The Baxter side Ia conf
dent that a quorum. Of each House Of the
General Assembly will be present on
Monday, while the Brooks men declare
that no quorum will meet.
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Profits Of the Chicago Fro Insur-
ance Companies,


SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 4.-The insur.
ancc report Of the Auditor shows that the
fire insurance business Of Chicago has
been immensely profitable to the insur-
Ance companies for the last two years;
yet, Notwithstanding this, until within a
short time, but one company has organ
lied in the State under the law Of 1850,
that being the Atlantic s. Pacific, of
Chicago. Now, however, there are some
seven or eight companies in Chicago that
are in process o! organization, and have
made application to the Auditor to or.
ganize. The process consists of the pub.
ltcation OF the intention to organize, tour
weeks; then the charter is sent TO the
Auditor, with all applications for its ap.
prOval and leave to organize; then pos
tive evidence must be submitted to the
personal examination Of the Auditor that
the Company has $4,000, in cash, for
It's paid.up capital. The latter require
ment, Judging from the careful supervis.
ion given by the auditor heretofore, will
be the most difficult to comply with.
This willprevent wildcat insurance com.
pAplep, tT'gE rE -EFl.FsTs sT7|. gEj
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Weather Report.
Wan DEPARTHENT,
WARRINGTON. D. O., May $500 r. n,
PROBABILITIES.

FhObAbLLlTIk9.
For New England, the Middle States,
and lower lake region, partly cloudy
and hazy weather, and variable winds,
mostly from the north, will prevail, with
cool weather, and q slight rise Of the
barometer. '--'.'
For the Southern and Gull States, clear
or fair weather, but slight change In the
temperature, and north TO west winds, ex.
cept In the western Gulf.
For the the upper lakes, clear or partly
cloudy weather, with northeast to south
est Winde, rising temperature, and falling
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
partly cloudy weather and variable winds,
without a decided change Of temperature.
For the Northwest, generally clear
weather, followed by increasing cloudi-
ness, winds shifting easterly and Southerly,
and continued high temperature.
The, Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri
rivers will decline sloWly during the com.
ing twenty.iour houts, '7'7 y
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a cApLn dlspatch announced a phort

A CABLE dispatch announced o short
time since that the Temperance Crusade
had begun in England, the first NANTES.
tationS being in Manchester. Mail &C.
counts bring details Of the preliminary
proceedings. On Sunday afternoon a
crowd Of people had gathered on an open
spot where fairs were accustomed to be
held. Asmsll cart that happened to be
on tho gronud was used for temporary
platform, from which about o dozen
workingmon's wives delivered temper.
esnce addresses, the materials for which
were derived from their own bitter ex.
perienco. One OF the speakers intro.
duced herself 10 the audience In home
ly language as "no iar-away bird
but the DAUGHTER Of old Joe Blank. the
drunkennest man in Deansgate,", whilst
another speaker said she "had been
twenty.one years drink cursed, having
for husband the greatest drunkard that
ever walked the streets Of Manchester"
The appeals Of those women, and Of
their sisters who all narrated pitilul
stories Of their own suGerings through
drink, and who were known to more or
lees Of their hearers to be telling the
bitter truth, were listened to with re.
spectIul attention. A great number Of
those present could doubtless, II they
took the platform, narrste similar ex.
periences. At the close Of the meeting
pledges were circulated and numerously
signed.
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Defeat of the Temperance Ticket In
Indianapolis.
f5peclal 70 the Clnclnnatl Gazette

Especial 10 the Cincinnati Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS, May 5.-To.night every
saloon Is crowded with victorious bum.
mers celebrating an anti temperance vic
tory in the usual Democratic style. Al
though in one or two wards light vote
was polled, the election was holly con
tested in others, and in three or four In
stances most extraordinary vote was
polled. In the Fourth Word tho contest
was especially exciting, the friends Of
Enos B, Reed, anti.temperauce candidate
and editor Of Tho People, being detcrmin.
cd TO elect him despite the opposition Of
all honest men.
At several Of the polls the ladies' oil the
Christian Temperance Union were out
en- nla'Se soliciting signers TO their peti
tions, and elCctioneeriDg for the temper
ance candidates. The defeat OF the fem.
peranCc cause, however, is most com.
plete.
The vote on the proposition for the
city 10 construct water works on the re-
servoir and stand pipe plan, at a cost OF a
million aud halt dollars, Is defeated by
more than two to one.
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TRIAL OF PROFESSOR SWING.
The Contradictory Evidence Of the
WiIness.sThe Minutes Confused,

"bhebbss nc AuluuIeb OOnluReus
CHICAGO, May Gin the Swing heresy
trial before the ChicSgo Presbytery to,
day, the entire forenoon was occupied IL
a frultless wrangle over the minutes o
yesterdays proceedings, which appeared
to be incomplete. Finally the the Moder
ator decided that the minutes should be
completed as lar as possible from men,
ory, and from tho newspaper reports.
NOTION FOR CONTINUANCE DRNIRp.
Prof Patton entering q protest to this
the question then came up on the motion
made yesterday by Prot. Patton, for q
continuance Of the trial until the testi-
mony Of Robert Laird Collier, now in
Europe, could be obtained. The Rev.
NoYes, as counsel for Prof. Swing, de.
clared his willingness 10 admit that MIR,
Collier wonld testify as was claimed by
the prosecution, with the understanding
that such testimony might hereafter be
rebutted, or ruled out II Il could be shown
that It was insdmlssible. He explained
that he proposed this In order that the
trial might proceed at once, Alter q
long discussion, in which many Objeo.
tions were made TO this course, che propo.
ation was Withdrawn.
Alter recess the motion Of Prot. Patton,
for continuance, was, after another long
discussion, refused BY the presbytery for
the present, with the understanding, how.
ever, that the motion may be renewed at
q later stage oi the trial.
WITNESS EXAMINED.
The prosecution then called the first
witness, the Rev. E. Q. Young, Of Fuller.
ton Avenue Church, to prove the spsclh-
cation in charge first, that Prof. Swing
was not believer 10 the doctrine OF the
Trinity, and in the divinity Of Jesus
Christ. The witness testified that Prof.
Swing had told him in conversation that
Robert Laird Collier had said to him that
be (Colller) was In accord with him
(SwiUg). On cross examination, the wit.
ness was asked II Prof. Swing stated that
he (Swlng) was In accord with the Uni
tariAns, aud the answer was decided
negative.
The Rev. DR.. swazcy was called to
testify in regard to the sermon preached
at his installation by Prof. Swing, in
which It was claimed that the pres cher
made light Of the ceremonies Of instaIla-
Iion, snd repudiated the idea Of divine
call TO the ministry. The evidence Of
Dr.. Swszey completely contradicted such
a construction oi the sermon.
Elder W. c. Goudy next testified in re.
gard to his understanding Of the same
sermon, his testimony tending to bear out
the construction put upon 1t in the
charges. He admitted, however, on
cross.exOmination, that Swing had said
that the minister chose his vocation be.
cause he thought it was his duty TO
preach.
Two other witnesses were examined,
but the testimony wac unimportsnt .
The presbytery adjourned until to-
morrow.
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The Religious imbrOsIlO at chicag,

The Religious lmbroEIio at Chicago.
Il is evident that Prof. SWING has the
sympathy Of tho newspapers in his trial
for heresy. 1t Is not clear that he does
not also have the sympathy Of the mass o!
newspaper readers. There arc q vast
number Of people, and their number Is in.
creaslng every day, who hold denomina,
tional creeds in very light estimation.
Among such persons there are many
preachers, belonging to the various sects,
who, II the truth could be known, regard
the particular creed OF their Church as
more expressive oi the views OF the
trainers Of 1t than Of those who have sue.
ceeded them In the Church. A distin.
guished person once remarked that he had
never yet known all oil the Thirty. Nine
articles oi faith to be believed by any one
person. And, II we mistake not, there Is
q work called "Taylor's Exegesis," in
which very curious revelations are made
as to the opinions of clergymen them.
selves in regard TO these articles, Only o
short time ago there was an animated dis.
cussion in England as to the propriety Of
amending or striking out altogether the
damustory phraseOlogy Of the Athan-
asian Greed, on the ground of its
repuguance to the enlightened pub.
lie sentiment OF the age, and also on the
ground that thousands Of people were
made 10 give ahypocritical assent to II
who really denounced it in their hearts
And so We might allude TO many evidences
Of the fact that creeds are, like civil con-
stltutions, creatures Of a particular period
and not destined, because not fitted, tc
endure permanently, but are properly sub
ject to amendment or annullment likt
any other human contrlvance. "And
yet" says Prot Swing, in his defence, "nc
church Is willing to confess its past folly
and repeal the injurious and untrue
But, as he further says, there are mindl
that will not DO eRslayed by doctrines
that they cannot assent to, even while
holding Loyalty to the general form o.
church government with which they arc
connected, and therefore we see constant
attempts on the part Of clergy and lalty
to either explain away or repadiate al
together certain dogmss Of their creeds
In regard to the creed ofhis own church
Or rather inregard tocertain portions Of Ii
hessys that neither ministers nor member
"cau suspend the use, OF their judgemsn
and beat common senseyH He claims I,
be . member Of the church actual rathe
than oI tho church historic. BE discard
certain doctrines that no claims hay
done harm TO the church and harm h
the world, and that arc repulsive to hu
man nature. This part Of his speech,i
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.
TuE cARLisr WAR.

I. TuR cARLisT WAR.
MADRID, April 0.-Gep, olio IA s.,d n
have arrested four btigsdIer genersIs in
the Carllst army on the charge Of treSson n
Carlos will shortly issue new proclama"
tion to his troops.
Gen. Concha has been appointed Gen.
eratin chief Of tho Northern army,
During the bombardment Of Bllboa one
hundred and fifty citizens were killed and
wounded.
GREAT REJOICING.
Madrid, May Marshal serrauo ar
rived in this city this afternoon and was
received with great enthusiasm. Tri-
umphal arches were erected and the
houses decked with figs. Many officers
and men are 10 be rewarded lor gallantry,
The republican army Is marching on
Durango.
Gen Uoncha and his command was 10
leave Bllboa to-day.
A body Of Carlists are reported at
Amefzcoa and Estella.;
MADRID, May CA body Of Oarlis'a
were defeated In Valencia to-day and
Iorty Of their numter killed.
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Further PotNT, May O.-The steam
snip Circassian, from Liverpool, arrived
here at $50 this morning with seventy.
hve cabin passengers and two hundred
and sixteen In the steerage. Capt. Wylle
reports that on tho 1st OF May, in longt'
tude 43 deg. west, he encountered the
steamship Linda, from Liverpool, on FIRE
and took of her crew. rr1Fg. yl..
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I - ! Ha HH# V AZ.
Tho Eigh'.Hour Question in New
York.. Gloomy outlook for Me-
chanics,
New YoHK, May4-The, resolutions
adopted a month ago by the boss builders
Of this city iavoring an endeayor today
to establish ten hours as q days work,
have not been at all generally needed.
The movement received its chiet support
from. master.carpenterg, q considerable
part oi whom have been employing men
on the ten hour system since the opening
OF the season. In TACT, no trade has given
1t ANYTHING like energetic backing. A few
master r.catpenters have laid down the
eight hour rule among their mechanics,
and but one master mason did so. There
isilittle apprehension ol a general strike
this spring. There IS very little building
roint on, aud no likelihood Of Its lncreas
Ing soon, Prominent builders think that
the prospect Tor work, Tor even one.thtrd
OF the journeyDeu, this summer, is ex'
tremely small. Masters builders say they
will make no effort to, have the ten'hour
ltfule enlofcld unless q firm nhlOn ofbuild.
ers is formed, and no attempt has yet
been proposed In this direction, Some
think It would be to the advantage OF
both employers and employed toI pay
journeymen by the -honrS and let them.
work eight or Ten hours As they choose
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NEW YORK CITY.
rnE sTRAKoscn pENErrr.


NEW YoRK, May 0-The absence OF
Nilsson from the Strakosch Benefit last
night. notwithstanding she was offered
u OOO 10 sing, excites comment and Is re.
gatded as one Of the reasons why
Suakosch's benefit was not so well at
tended as the other benefit. The friends
OF Nilsson say she consented to a material
reduction on her contract price Tor sing.
ing when there was no corresponding re.
duction TO the public, also that Strak0sch
had hall the profits cf the benefits given
already and ostensibly to:his artists.
A DIFFICULT POINT UNDER Tns clRcUM.
ETANcEs.
The disposition Of tho third share ollie
interest In the estate Of Jacob Stiner, who
perished with his vile and daughter a
short time ago In the burning Of their res.
ldence, turns upon the TACT whether the
vile or daughter died frat, and the court
Is now trying to determine. The estate d
valued Ut $4,000.
swlNDLINa CHARITIES.
Tho grand jury has found present.
ment against the Reform Commissioners
OF Charities and Correction, charging
that since May lst, 1878, the Commission.
eFs bought dry goods in a manner at once
wasteIuI, extrAv4gant and leading direct.
ly 10 corruption.
The Commercial has q story about the
wellknOwn charity organization, et,
Johns Guild, charging that large sums OF
money contributed have not been ac-
counted for, that the temporary treasurer
has decamped and that he did so with the
knowledge Of the other officers. The re-
ceipts IN cash In February and March
were SEQ. 900, Of which sum $4,000 arc
said 10 have been expended for the relief
Of the poor.
ExcITRMENT AT THE CITY HALL.
There was much excitement about tho
Utty Hall today, growing out Of the al.
ieeed discovery made by some lawyers
that the passage Of the consolidation act
legtslates Comptroller Green out Of cffice,
and that the city Is now without Comp.
troller. Whether the opinion Of these
lawyers will stand test before the courts
is Questionable. But they say that under
the new charter the Board OF Aldermen
ls vested with tho powers Of the old
Board, that Supervisors are subject 10 the
Mayors veto, that no provision Is made
Tor the constitution Of the executive de.
partnents, and there are no government
officers except q board ol aldermen and
county treasurer. Represented by the city
chamberlain, Green, Van Mort, Delafleld,
Smith and others.