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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
The Question Of Paying Interest on
Deposits.

OGpObltbs
Representative Lamison, OF Ohio, Is
about to introduce bill in the House 10
prohibit National Banks from paying In
terest on deposits, and thinks there Is q
chance OF its being adopted. Notwith-
standing all that hos been said about the
evils Of paying interest Il cannot be doubt.
ed that the passage OF such law in re-
gard 10 National Banks, and at the same
time leaving other banks Tree to offer that
iuducement, would only be a blow at the
National Banking system without check.
ing the evils OF which the bill puIports to
aim. We believe with the Chicago
Tribune that it will ba impossible TO pre-.
vent the payment Of interest on deposits
altogether; and, even il It could be done,
it is at least an open question whether It
would not have an effect to make higher
average rate Of interest.
Country banks take now all the local
paper they think good; but there are not
the same opportunities for loanipg in the
country and the interior towns as in the
cities. The country banks will, therefore,
at times, have surplus for which they
must find temporary investment aud yet
be sure they can get it back on demand
II they do not have this facility, they will
keep the money in their own vaults; In
other words, they would run stronger
than now. This, Of course, would imply
smaller amount of money in the market
not only in the summer, when trade is
stsgnant, but, TO some extent, at oil sea-
Sons ofthe year. 1t possible that, il the
payment oiinterest by any bank, National
or State, TO any other bank on its average
deposits could be effectually prevented, the
country banks would endeavor 10 use
their surplus funds by the purchase Of
commercial paper in the cities, but what.
ever agency they employ to effect this pur-
pose, they would take more risk In pur-
chasing city paper themselves than they
would by depositing the money IN city
bank which would do 80 more intelli-
gently, because Of its better acquaintance
with the affairs Of individual merchants
For this increased risk, the country banks
would probably charge higher rate OIL
interest, on the same principle that usurers
charge more for their risk in violating the
ulury law.
We are inclined to the belief that moth.
ing will come so near correcting the
abuses Of the payment Of interes. on de.
pOsits as the proposition already mentioned
in the Chicago Tribune TO amend the
National Bankrupt Law 10 provide that
in case Of the bankruptcy Of any bank or
banker, tho non-interest receiving de.
positors shall have the preference of those
that have received interest on the bal
anccs Of their accounts current at the
time Of bankruptcy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating
Marriage, bong aware Of Physical Weakness
organic debility, delormihes, speedily eurcd.
BE who places himself under the care Of Dr.
J., may religtously oonAdO In his honor a. gen
tlem1n, and confidently rely upon his skill Is q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

necessary to make q proat-it follows
mai the Baltimore & Ohio road, having
10 nav dividends on but one.fourth the
amount OF debt and capital, can perform
the same transportation Of much less.
Estimating the operating expenses on all
the roads 10 be the same and equsllng
two.thirds Of the gross receipts, each Of
the three roads has 10 pay interest and
dividends on four times the amount Of
capital and debt that the other road has
TO satisfy. Consequently what Is but liv.
ing profit TO them Is so large a,pro6t 10 the
road doing business on cash basis that
It can always carry for less rates, and com,
pei them 10 run at a loss, II competing fol
the same trade Watered stock Is a fraud
and the Baltimore & Ohio road is the de-
tectlve officer destined to expose It.
Other Chicago papers note that thu
Baltimore & Ohio road during the month
oil December carried over It's line for for
eign shipment 10000 packages Of provls
ions and 100000 bushels wheat and corn
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

NEWSPAPER reporters and others who
have made business Of investigating the
condition ofthe laboring classes in various
American cities Since the panic, are sur.
prisGd to find that the ruinous deprecia
ton OF wages that was expected has not
thus far, at least, been even approximately
realized. There may be more idle men
than usual, but such as have work get
good pay Tor it, The following carefully
compiled table shows tho comparative
prices OF labor in New York city on the
LIST of the present month and the same
hain in 1879.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

ACCORDING to the Baltimore Sun, the
railroad ticket war still continues. The
Pennsylvania Railroad now buys through
tickets from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
over the B. & o. road, take of the cou-
pons from Baltimore to Pittsburgh, sell
the tickets from their Philadelphia office
from that city to Baltimore, and then
make profit on the coupon from Balti-
more or Washington 10 Pittsburgh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

Do LEWIS couvulscd q Utica audience
recently by some good advice to the mar
ried men. lie was talking about the eye.
To tho unfortunate bsnedIcts present he
said: "Gszs into your wile's eye closely,
and you will see yourself looking exceed
ing!y small" The illustration took i'm
mediately.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
Indebtedness of Cities.

The annexed table gives the indebted.
ness Of various cities throughout the
country. The figures are mostly taken
from reports made one year ago, but as
the past year has not been a good one for
paying debts, it may safely be assumed
tina. little diminutlon in any Of the sums
named has taken place:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
DIED.

REYNoLOs-on Thursday, January IS, 1874,
DELLA VrRolSIA RETSoLus, IN tho 18Th year Of
Jane CCrnwell, on Main street, between 18th
and 18th stslCts.
The remains will be taken to St. ClAIrsvIllc,
Ohio, fr interment. Funeral notice Saturday
morning
She died in Christ. JAl8
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

Burning the year the New York Central
and New York and Erie have had Q SO.
we're struggle to- meet their current obi
cations. The Pennsylvania road obtain
ed from the Legislature last April au-
thority to increase its debt and capital
stock by '$86 600 900, and in October paid
its dividend in scrip, The Baltimore and
Ohio RailroSd in that same period paid
out of It's own current and accumulated
earnings a cash dividend OF 10 per cent;
expended $l0,000000 cash in new roll.
ing stock, bridges, steel tracks, and new
roads; reduced It's indebtedness, and added
$9,s00O00 to is fund Discarding irac
lions. It's gross earnings in the. year wer
$l5 900 600; expenses, $l0,00O,000; net,
earnings, IS 50000 'OIthe year before,
the net earnings were $5,000.000. Despite
the extraordinary expenditures, the com
psny added g $50 600 to its SURPLUS fund,
which, on the LIST Of October 1874
amounted 10 $29,0S4,4 04, The compsny
enjoys a credit, at home and abroad, suns
riOr TO that VI any other railroad comnnnv
10 the United States. Ii does busintrs
on the cash principle, II buys and builds
VIII ITO Ohu L3OuC1s ~ las uOW uluef
construction road through Ohio and In.
diana TO Chicago, which was progressing
during the whole season Of the panic, and
will be completed here during 1874
Now, compare this condition Of business
with that Of the other roads.
The New York Central company has 10
pay out of It's net earnings interest and
dividends on S108 600, 900; the New York
and Erie on Sis, 600, 900; the Pennsy va
MIA on $1l6,000O00, and the Baltimore
and Ohio on $26,0O0,000 In addition the
latter company has 40 invested surplus Of
100000, and The others have none.
Despite the obstacles placed In Its way by
It's rivals, 1t :orms now one Of the four
great trunk lines from the West TO the At.
lantic, 1t Is already able, even with cir.
cuitous route, to carry passengers and
freight from Chicago 10 the seaboard at a
profit for less money than any Of It's IL
walls. 1t can deliver -four, grain, and pro.
visions on board the Liverpool steamer at
Baltimore atrates that neither oil its CON-
petitors, nor any other railroad built and
operated on the watered stock basis, can
attempt Il the New York Central, New
York and Erie, and Pennsylvania roads
cannot Afford 70 take passenger from
Chicago to New York or Philsdeiphia Tor
less than $50, or -four at less than 81 %
per bArrel-and these rates are actually
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

1 HATE anything that occupies more
space than 1t is worth. ! hate to see
load Of bandboxes go along the street,
and l hate to see parcel Of big words
without anything In them.-Ha=ln.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1874.

WHEELING, West Virginia, hs' stood
flrmer during the recent panic than any
other city Of its size, perhaps, In tho
Raynss5ury Repub'teGn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
New Advertisements.

NOTICE
have this day sold my Branch Store, No. SO
Main street, to M. n. @. Crawford. who has %
long managed II for mo. Mr.. Crawford 8 20 well
known to the citizens Of North wheeling haiti
Is hardly Necessary for mo to say anything In
his favor. The liberal patronage which have
received through him Is Aupe testimony to the
high esteem in which he is held. Iwlll just say
that hO 1, worthy Of all confidence.
'-.- VIVA R.J. sMYTH.
JLi3 Corner Market and Fourteenth Sta
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

DIR. LYMAN BERcuER SAID ofhis pulpit
efforts, that he always roared when he
had nothing to say.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
FARM FOR SALE.


IoiTer for sale tho Farm on which now
reside situated In Marshall county, viva some
three miles from the limits OF the city Of Wheel
Ing, on or near the FAiTmont Pike, containing
l05 acres Of arstclals land, nearly all OF which
IL in ine state Of cultivation. The improve.
Dents are all Of the best, consisting Of Brick
Houso containing eleven looms, with all the
conyenienees neediul, A large cistern supplies
1t with all the water for which rain water isnecd.
ed. There Is also large Barn, Nth cellar; Sta.
Bile room for Ho,ses and twenty head OF Cattle;
Wagon Hou'e, Corn Crib, Brick smoke House,
Chicken House, and good frame Tenant House
containing four looms; with Churches and School
HouEe within short distance The said lands
well watered, and never.iailinR well 1t the
barn There Is . good Vineyard OF Catawba and
Concord Graz es, and large humber Of tho best
select on OF Fruit Trees 10 full bearing conf list
ing OF Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Cherries
and Ounces, with almost all tho frst quality OF
ANAL fruit grown Ia this part Of The country.
Any person d,Siriug good home ear 70 tho
city Of Wheeling, where they can preatably die.
pose Of whatever they may raise for the market,
will do well 10 call on the subscriber, who will
give all the necessary information. TermR easJ.
ja7-dAw NJ T, WAYMAN,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
EDUCATIONAL.

WHEELING FEMALE COLLEGE.
Pupils will still be received In the Music, Art
and can Join the classes Just organized
Special attention Is devoted 10 Music Vocal
and InBtrumentAO under tho instruction OF tho
Misses Doddridge and Prof A. y. Roe.
Glasses in Latin, Greek, French or German
under capable teachers. sepl6
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

TRUSTEES SALE
OF TIE
CLEMENS FARMS,


By virtue Of two deeds OF trust made by So.
bieski Brady, Trustee, and Mrs Catherine E.
Cleme ems, the one dated the 10th day Of NoyCm.
Der, 1870, and the other dated the lat day of
April, 1879, and both Uf record In tho Clerks
otice OF the County Court for Marshall county,
West Virginia, one In deed book No. 10, page 81,
and tho other In deed OF trust book No. /, page
%, viii offer for sale at Public Auction, al tie
front door Of the Court House OF Ohio county,
West Virginia, on
THURSDAY, the sth Day OF January, 1874,
at 10 A. n, the property mentioned and de-
scrlbed In the two deeds Of fruits Aforesaid; tho
same being the tract Of land Tor some time known
as the CLEMENS FARMS, situated in the
county Of Marshall. West Virginia. on the wa
tiers OF Wheeling creek. At tbs mouth OF Stulls
Run, and distant about two mile. from Elm
Grove Station IN the HempGeld Railroad.
The said Farm Is divided by Stull's Run Into
Two farms or tracts OF about equal size, Oh con.
tanning about 1T acTes. Nearly all OF the land
10 under Ugh state ofeultivsuon; IS very rich
and beautifully loealed. Upon the south or asst
portion there is large stone mansion house,
with al the necessary outbulldings, and upon
the other part there 10 9 good tenant house.
Said Farms will DO cold either separately, or
together, 10 suit purchaser.
Tho Trustee will, on application, give any In.
formation that may DO desired as to LeTHlS, con.
dinOns, &C., and he also has complete plat and
survey OF the land, showing It's extent, lines,
fences, improvems nts, &c.
TEnhs also made known on day OF sale.
HANNIBAL FORBES Trustee,
No 1ll7 Chapline street.
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec 9Th, 1873. dee6
] he above sale is adjourned until Monday,
March :, 1874. al 10 A. n. houEd sell al prtrlte
sale or trade for City Property
HANNIbAL FORBES, Tru.tee
WHEELING, W, Va, ia uary IS, 1874.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
ORGANIC WRAKNEss
DR. JOHNeTON

Member Of the Royal College Of Surgeons, Lon.
don, graduate from ono Of the most eminent
Colleges In the United States, and the greater
Of London, Paris, Philadelphia, and elsewhere
has effected some OF tho most astonishing cures
ever known. Many troubled with ringing In
the head and ears when allOep, great nervous
ness, being alarmed Of sudden sounds, bashiul.
inmediRtelY'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16

uoRsEs, WAGONS s. HARNESS
III FOR sALB.-I have for sale largo work
Horses, ] coal bank Mule, 3 Coal Wagons, Coal
Cart and sets Of Harness., Twin Ieli AtpriYAte
Court House, at Wheeling The above eau be
bought low. For particulars Inquire Of
A. RGETER, or
]. @. HARVEY.
Horses and Wagons can be seen at the Christ.
man House stables. jAl0
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
Obstacles to Marriage.

HAPPr REInT ron You've MEN nom the
ehecH OF krrors and Abuses In early Lie. Man.
hood Restored: ImpedImcnts 10 MaEriase ~.
moved. New method OF treatment, New and
emaikAble remedies. Books and Circulars semi
nee, 10 sealed envelopes. Address, HOWARD
ASSOClA1 ION, No. South Ninth street, PHI.
adelphiA, han Institution having high rep
ut1uon LOT honorable conduct and professional
skill. oe27-dAW
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For Rent.

FIoR RENT-THRER DWELL. ~
II INGs-CentfAlly located on 18th (old m
AonfoeD street, below Jacob (old Gthlst ~
One large houfe, ten roonS, with cellar; the
Others small houses, four rooms With CELLAR.
See p. Z KIMBERLY, on the pfemists OF al
RsJ. hmyth's Grocery, corner Market and l4lh
s1eetS, where he can DO found every evening.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-16
YOUNG MEN

Especially, who hAVa been tho ietirnA Of Solit
which annually sweeps 10 an untineiyi grave rave
thousands Of Young Men Of the most exalted
talent and brilliant intellect who might other.
wise have entrAnced listening BenAteS with the
thunder Of eloQucnee, or walked 70 ecstAcy the
thrilling Tyre, may cAn With full eonhdence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-25
A Question of Fact.

In her admirable lecture i'll this place
ON The Battle of Money, Mrs. Liver
more gave the impression. if she did
not SAY il in 80 many words. that the
women clerks at Washington received
only 5000 Il wear. while the men in the
same departments got Sl2N). Sl6tH',
and Sl-m for the same work. We
have before lis the L. :. Treasury Reg
lister for the current year, i'll which Is Il
list of all the persons employed i'll the
Treasury Department, together with
their compensation. In looking il over
We notice that while large majority ot
the women clerks receive bat 5000. and
some even less. quite Il number do re-
ccIyr $1,000. SI4O0. and $1,000.
In the office OF Commissioner of Gus
toms. for instance. we find that Mrs
ODDS. Mrs. Smelling and Miss Solger re-
ccivc each Sl2OO. while Mr.. Davidson
in the same department., receives hu
$1,000. In the note or fractional eur
reney room there are four clerks. tw,
women and two men, and they eacl
receive the same compensation, Sl2W
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-25
Special Session.

Many will Ice surprised to learn that
Guv. Peck has called IL special session
OF the Legislature to convene the Eth
of January. The object is to prov idc
relief for the reform school, the build
inu having been destroyed 10y fire Il
week or two since. The expense of an
extra session Is estimated Il: from ten to
fifteen thousand dollars. and many feel
a> though the necessities of the case
lniuht have been met some other way.
Then there, are the uncertainties of the
case: What if the Legislature should
refuse Ia make IN appropriation In
deed. " hat less could he expected of IL
House so ''Skitti>h." Il senate 81 weak.
and IL body 81 uniformly opposed Il"
especial legislation ," Besides. if on
memory serves us. this same Legislature
refused to provide state reform school
for JjrlS and to he consistent they
must now serve the boys the same way.
This partiality for the stronger sex Will
not answer. We look for one of two
things III this extra session either Il re-
tu>al to appropriate, or provision for
both >rAcS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-25
Waiting for Santa Claus.

BY the efforts of the good ladies of
this village, and the Cod speed ou
that they have received on all sides.
many IL poor child will l." made happy
tu-morrow who has been wont to wait
for the coming of Santa Claus. until.
like Pctc's Young 'un. they must have
cried out in spirit, - YES torJot" There
is, Il touching picture i'll the last number
of Jumpers Weekly which carries this
|, S>on to all tender hearts. 1t is that
of Il little street giIl asleep at dusk of
evening in the closed door way of Il
great shop. whose show window towers
above her head with its tempting dis
play of holiday gifts. The picture is
called "WAitin" fnr Santa Claus. The
little mir has sat herself down here to
await. with the sublime faith of child
hood, the coming of the generous saint
with his load of Christmas gifts, and
hats dropped asleep III the falling SNOW.
her face lighted with confident hope
and the wundlouS dreams that occupy
her Slccpim" mind.
From this pictulr the y. \. Times
draws this beautiful lesson: The
Christmas season l. 81 pcriiliaIly the
period of the wear most delightful T."
children that the Joy oi II i known ia
lis completeness only by those Wh"
have children of their own to watch
aud CRAFTY. or thos, who minister t"
the pleasure Of children not ihrir own
the poor and neglected little waits of
society. to whom even the rulcSt of the
gifts of affection are at other times un-
known. The delight of making Christ
mas gifts to children. az we all have
experienced. rests largely in the fact
that the little ones take them almost a>
if from God himself.
The satisfaction of the given il found
in the Joy he 50 easily CAUSES. \ tri
fling expenditure, Il little torethought.
and the home is bright with happy
Young faces. and echoing with happy
' bllnE NblNtS. 81. Np'. IL wv ''ll 'ul
thoughts and gifts tn homes beyond our
own. and to children whose only claim
ON our regaud is that they are children.
and are less tendelly cared tor than
those mo daily gather about our knees.
We can brighten our own hearts AT the
same time that we bring JOY To others.
If one can give no more to the poor
than rag doll OF Il wooden horse. let
him give that. and never consider his
Christmas PURCHASES don" until he has
included among them something for the
little ones who ale waiting Ton the Santa
Claus who may never come to them I'M
less perhaps he himself sends the good
saint. Let not one poor child have
carl>, tomorrow fnrthc abandoned cry
Use IOiGOt,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-25

HANOVER. Dee. u. la.

HNNnvER. Dec. u. l-1l.
10 the Editor ot the CaIclonjun:
\ less number OF students are ont
teaching this winter than usual. Is
pccially is this the ease With the senior
class. Before thank>.i Wing recess they
were informed that the old custom of
having Il senior Vacation was to hr re
established. 1t has been suggested that
these facts may have some connection.
The old way was to give the Seniors IL
six weeks vacation Immediately pre-
ccding commencement. y few years
ago il WAS thought that this WAS giving
up time that might he better employed
i'll further study. and 81 the vacation
was abolished. But it WAS found that.
after the appointments had been given
ont for Commencement and the clcc
tionS made for class day. those who re-
cciNed appointments neglected their
studies to prepare their pieces. OF the
rest, Il few who had taste for the
studies in hand attended t" them: the
majority did otherwise. The amount
of enthusiasm that the teacher could
imagined: il could hardly he dcScrihcd.
The new vacation however is IL sort of
Il compromise. being of four weeks
instead of six.
There we've IL number of days of good
skating on the river this fall. before the
snow came. Usually the snow comes
first. For once. at least, the students
made good Use of their opportunities.
When the snow finally came, IL man
WAS engaged t" keep Il place clear for
the winter. This makes Il welcome ad
dition to our modes of taking exercise
during the winter months
Quite an interest is being taken III
amateur telegraphing in the college.
There arr three lines i'll operation this
winter the Senior, the Junior. and the
ThaNer lines. The latter includes
ProfS. Quimhy. Young, Fletcher. and
Emerson. The Senior line has some
twenty members. The Junior line IL
few less. The operators read wholly by
sound. so that il comparatively simple
instrument can be used. Some have
become quite proficient. The lines are
stretched on the trees mostly. and rX-
tend nearly all over the village.
At our College meeting to elect dele
gates to the annual meeting of the
Collegiate Rowing Association,
the delegates were instructed to vote
for Saratoga us the place of the next
regatta. as being the place preferred by
the crew. but with the privilege OF
using their discretion. if any other place
seemed on the whole preferable.
An association of the leading citizens
| here has been formed for the purpose OF
setting out shade trees. One dollar
makes anyone il member. Besides thi,
Il special fund has been raised by sub
scription. Mr.. Hitchcock as usual lead,
ing off. The idea is good one. and il
well carried ont will add much to the
! beauty of the place. J..