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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23

The sworn statement Of Triton has
evidently made q very decided impression
upon the public mind. The popular SEN
tlment as wo gathered 1t on the streets
yesterday, Is that cloud Of very sombre
hue indeed has settled down upon Mr.
BRRcHKR. Our exchanges Of yesterday
those Of them received last evening
generally express the opinion that while
Mr.. BREcHRR may exricate himself from
the very desperate position in which hi
10 placed by the statement Of TrLToN,
yet the probabilities arc that there
ls no hope for him. The Gin
cinnah Gazette Of yesterday say
that at Is scarcely possible to recon
Gle the words, expressions and tone Of the
numerous letters which are introduced
with any other theory than that Of Mr.
BEEcHER's guilt. II Mr.. BREcHER has
anything to say for himself, any expla-
nAtionto offer, non is the time for him 70
speak"
The Commercial says Of the statement
that ., .....
ut will be read with painful interest by
tens Of thousands Of people who will
weigh every fact, incident and circum-
stance therein set forth with jealous eyes
and with hope against hope that some
where may be found o way Of escape,
however narrow, from the terrible
accusation and still more terrible
array Of evidence in ia support. For TO
oil Ii must be patent II the accusation be
not most clearly and infinitely disproved,
itinsures the downfall Of the foremost pull,
pit orator Of our time-a preacher whose
words have literally gone out to the ends
Of the earth, and been the inspiration oil
millions OF human beings in their efforts
TO realize In their own lives that which
Is lovely and Of good report in the Chris
tan character.
The Cleveland Leader thinks that "un.
less Mr.. BEECHER can disprove the
charges made by Mr.. Triton, and we dc
not see how he possibly can, he will have
made himself an example Of the greatest
fall from an exalted position perhaps thai
ever was known in history"
The Cleveland Herald speaks thus OIL
the abatement:
ITO ssy that the document is much
more formidable and convincing than the
public had been led to expect from Mr.
Tilton's vague and indefinite utterances
heretofore, Is stating the case very mildly,
and there are not q lew who will agree
with Mr.. TiltCn that II is "unanswerable."
Nevertheless, in that charitable spirit
which has from the beginning marked the
attitude Of the public toward Mr. Beecher,
popular judgment will still be held in sus.
pense until both sides Of the case are
heard in full. Mr.. Tilton's statement is
the beginning of the end, and the final
summing up must be reached in very
short time. Mr.. Beecher ia In very des.
perate situation and should have every
chance"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23

BISHOP WILLIAMS SUCCEssoR.-The
distinguished Redemptorist, Father Way.
rich, well known in this city, and now
stationed at Annapolis, is named as the
probable successor OF the late Bishop
Whelan, OF Wheeling. The Archbishop
will, according to the custom Of the Ro-
man Catholic Church, shortly send three
names to the Pope, who will select from
the three one as Bishop Whelan's success
sor. When about one year ago Bishop
for Georgia was 10 be chosen, the names
OF Fathers Gross, Foley and Wsyrich
were sent to Rome, the first OF whom was
selected to fill the position.-Baltim0re
american.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23

Tn valuation Of the Cleveland & Pitts.
burgh Railroad, as fixed by the Ohio
Board Of Equalization, is $s,O54,O2S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
DISSOLUTION

I T4DDOuO 14V4N-
The arm Of Martin q Redmau is this day dis.
solved by mutual consent All claims OF the
late firm Will be settled by 3. N. Martin, office
corner ChApline and 18th streets.
We respectfully return our sincere thanks IN
our friends and the public for their liberal pat.
ronAge, and Aek continuance Of the same for
the new firm Of Martin, Redmau D Co.
. 2. W. MARTIN,
WHEELING, Juno q. 1914.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23

loLAls''.s's. ''''''', ts0OIUV0 tb,UbJ,tUO
Here is an original expenditure Of $780,.
600 to build wooden houses; into thess
wooden houses there were put furniture,
goods and machinery; these wooden
houses were placed in localities where, In
case they took fire, they would destroy
other and more valuable buildings, also
filed with furniture, machinery and mer.
chandiSe. The result Is that over g..
100000 Of property was destroyed from
the false economy OF building fre-traps
instead Of brick houses. The Chicago
Tribune, with these facts in view, says:
"Placing the difference in the cost OF
these wooden buildings and the brick
ones at 90 per cent the sum saved was
so, 900, and to economiZe this sum-not
equal 10 three months insurance rates on
the property destroyed-thero was wan
tonly and criminally sacrificed over S..
100000 worth Of property. In 1871 the
sacrifice in this city alone was 100000
600, when $1,000, 900 would have bought
and paid for taking down every wooden
building destroyed In that fire."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
WHEELING, June "a, 1874 =
NO-PARTNERsHIP.

The undersigned have this day formed Co.
Pafinership, under the firm name OF MARTIN,
hkDhAN q CO., ior the purpose Of conducting,
IN al It's various branches, general
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23

ACCORDING to the well informed finan,
cial editor Of the Philadelphia ledger
some Of the Western banks, instead Of ask,
ing for additional circulation, continue tc
retire, some Of their existing circulation
under the new law. A large bank in ST.
Louis has within few days retired a con
siderable portion of its circulation. Il
seems certain that there will not be any
demand upon the $55,OOO,OOO for with
drawal from the Eastern States until very
late in the Fall, itata all before the meet
ing Of Congress,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23

TINS thingithey call medical science is
getting more mixed every day. An emf
nent professor Of what people ironically
call the "healipg art" gravely announces
his opinion that there Is no such a thing
IS cholera iniantum. It Is all the effect
Of q baby'S Imagination. he says that
the popular superstition that it Is more
prevalent in summer than in winter has
alSo Shoyntobe without any foundation
whatever.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
NO-PARTNERsHIP NOTICE.

John D. Reynolds having been admitted as 4
member OF our arm, tho business will be con.
Quoted hereafter under tho arm name OF Hcune.
gen, Bates & Co, All persons indebted to the
old arm will please call and settle.
jyi WIN. q. HRNNRGEN q co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
The Western Changers.

The western Changers begin TO find
that the game is after all not entirely or
their side. Their policy has aroused ii
financial circles hostility which is be
ginning TO create alarm in Wisconsin
Iowa, and wherever the Granger elemen
has become powerful in politics. Anum.
Der Of leading business houses in Canada
and the eastern cities Of the United States
have recently written to their heaviest
Wisconsin customers inviting them tc
close their accounts. 1t is OPEN
ly intimsted by the eastern
men that they will withdraw all
their interests from the States where bust.
ness Is under the restrictions and inhu-
ences imposed by the Granger party.
New York and foreign capitalists per.
emptorlly refuse to invest a dollar in any
Of the Grange ruled States, and are en-
deavoring to dispose OF whatever interests
they already have there. This is a result
which the western people will find it diI-
fcult to face. The Nation, which in its
current number discusses the Granger
method Of reform with great vigor, and a
logic that seems formidable, says:
twas quite plain from the earliest utteranees
Of the organization that its mind was set on get
ting It's goods carried 10 market cheaplY by
Nomtbody, and that all II had 10 cay about other
concerns was buncombe. It's very earliest act,
a. we now see, is to add an enormous aggravG.
ton 70 one Of the RroSsest and most dangerous
abuses Of American politics. and the one which
rSiormerS Of all shades Of opinion have for long
time been trying 70 uproot, viz: tho power or
Legislatures over corporations. In
Wisconsin, and In Illinois and Iowa and Mime
sofa, however, the practice has actually begun
oiauthoriHlnE the Legislature 70 raise and lower
railroad charges, practically without limit, from
year to year, thus giving the members q power
which will, according 70 all experience, make
them purchAseAble as cattle; and that railroad
mInsgers will deal In them hereafter almost as
freely n in stocks, no intelligent man need to
betold. What We have most 10 fear from It is a
still deeper degradation Of politics, by an enor.
nous AsHrGYAtion OF the existing TenAlitY, Add
OF the fatal diseases Of tho European democracy
Of ones condition to the government; but in ex-
pecting all improvement from It.
1t has been supposed all along that tho
prosperity Of Western State was very
intimately connected with the extent and
efficiency Of its railroads. The Granger
method Of reform Is based upon condi-
ton Of absolute hostility between the
farming community and all corporate in
tereot, the railroads in particular. twill
be q curious overthrow of all recognized
principles Of business ifthe Granger re-
forms do not prove a double edged sword,
woundipg friends and enemies alike.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
Chicago RenI R.tn,s.

Opinions differ as TO the effect Of the
Chicago fire upon real estate. All agree
that the fire was great calamity to The
poorer class. Cheap houses, such as were
burned, are already in great demand.
Few permits for rebuilding are taken out
The fire Is heavy blow to the city, but
has It's compensationS, as some Of the mar.
row streets will now DO wldened. Nc
chanica Of all classes will also be in de-
mand between now and winter, and Ii
this way much Of the surplus labor which
has been unemployed all summer will be
once more in demand.
With scarcely an exception the Chicago
journals are urging that no more frame
buildings be built, on the assumption thai
in no sense does it pay. The argument Il
supported by the results Of four recent
fires outside OF Chicago-thus:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
DISSOLUTION

The partnership heretofore existing under the
arm name OF ia. Holiday & Son Is this day
dissolved, James Wheeler, James L. Holiday
and A. c. Holiday retiring. The business will
be settled and hereafter conducted by ] A.
Holiday. all persons knowing themselves In
debted to the late firm arc requested to call and
sottle. ar
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
General Notices,
.RoPosALs-
CIKEK's oFFIoI Board OF COMMISSIONERS,

i
CLKEK's oRPIcE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
WHEELING, W. Va, July, II, 1874.
Proposals will be received at this ofice until
Saturday, August lst at o'clock p. n, for the
following county work.
Boggs, Hill Road-1GOO cubic yards excavation,
more or less.
Meeting House Hin ROAd-lrOo cubic yards
excavation, more or less.
West Union and Roney's Point Road-l0OO Gu.
bic yards excavation, more or less.
Wheeling and " est Liberty koad-FiTst mile
10 round up 70 dr1t-elAss read. according to
specifications, ready for matchmaking.
Wheeling and West Liberty RoAd-About 600
cubic yards matchmaking drst mile.
Wheeling and West Liberty RoRd-From Gin.
ton to Brooke county line, second elGss road &C.
ing.
County Superintendent Of Roads, ]. D. Whit.
nam, Elqr will be on the Boggs Hill road July
55th and on the Meeting House Hill road July
2Sth and 29th,
Tho Board OF Commissioners reserve the right
10 reject any or all bids.
Specifications at this ONCE. .
jyl7 CHAS Il. DETTsRs, Clerk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-23
MACHINE SHOP

BuEinels, IN Bodley's Wagon Shop building
corner OF Chapline and 18th streets. Our fsclii
ues for doing all kinds Of work In our line art
moi surpassed by any shop In the city, and al
our work Will be guaranteed hrst-class.
we respectfully solicit fair share OF public
patronage. L. N. MARTIN.
. II. W. REDMAN.
.L WIN. DULTY.
GRU. q. MoKoWN.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22

as il did the other time. There's a
disposition to air independent Jour
naiiSm" from the summit of the bot
tom step Of a three-foot step-ladder;
but aside from this semblance Of vir-
tue the heavens are radiant with rose
ate hues and the air Is redolent Of
Arabic perfumes. Africa is Joined to
is idols. and the alabaster whiteness
of cermanic Caucasia makes a mess
Of its attempt TO equalize fraternities.
The hugag has no suspension, but is
made to aspirate the soft notes of vic
tory bv the agitation of the fiery,
sailed and pcppered tail of the billed
owl. All nature sings Its head ath-
wart the carcass of deprecated Radi-
caliSm. and independentalism knocks
a hole in the ky. The Southern out
rage business sells short at four-bits a
ton, and the quotations Of leaguery
white leagueacss encroach upon par.
Peace, sweet peace, plays nolonger on
the minor KEY. 1t skips over the
diapason. lights out from the flats,
and entrcnchc. itself strongly upon
the frontier Of the merry, merry lin
garces ofpolitical protoplasm. Begad!
Bcdem, HaIleloojer?
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22
GENERAL NEWS.

Brigham Young'S health is reported
as very poor, and his life is believed to
be Of short duration.
Germany has definitely proposed to
the powers the adoption of an interna-
tional maritime code.
Cyril Buckland, the New York
times correspondent in Spain, has
been shot by the Republicans.
The latest returns figure up a gain
of thirteen Democratic Congressman
in the three States of West Virginia,
Ohio and Indiana.
Ex-senator Ross of Kansas is now
foreman on a Lawrence paper-a po-
sition he held eighteen years ago,
before embaiking in politics.
A married girl of Il years, seeking
divorce on the ground that she is
too Young, is one Of the latest social
developments Of indianapolis.
Colonel Fred. Grant has been
granted six months leave, and will
take his bride to Europe to visit his
sister, Mrs Sartoris. Mrs Grant re-
ceives letters every week from her
daughter. She enjoys her English
home and life. In January she and
her husband are expected for six
months visit.
NJ. j. Fi;zki recently communicated
an Interesting paper 10 the Medical
Society of Wilma, claiming that the
virus Of Sc-pents was sovereign rem
edy against hvdrophobia. Six mad
dogs were by him inDoculated with the
virus of serpents, and in each case the
cure was perfect. His last proof re-
fcrred to woman who had first been
bitten bv a serpent, and afterward by
a mad dog, but who suffered nothing
hut the pain resulting from the
wounds. lie concludes that there Is
the same antagonism between the
venom of the serpent and the poison
of mad dogs as there is between var
iolic venom and vaccine matter.
Pope Plus TX. has lately received
from Santa Cruz, Cal, through Car
dinal Franchi, Project of the Propa-
ganda, the photograph of an Indian
still living, who has reached the age
of 122 years. Beneath the picture
are these words, written in Spanish by
the old man himself: 81, JustinianO
Roxas, 122 years old, wish the most
holy Pope long years of life" The
parish register Of Santa Cruz, shows
that Roxas was baptized March 4, 1892,
being at that time about 40 years
ofage. He has always led an exemp-
larry life, still walks to mass on Sun
days, with no help but that of his
staff, and asks the blessings of the
Pope whom he calls Captain de
los padres"
The Appeal says of the election of
Gen. A. p. Stewart to the Chancellor
ship of the University of Mississippi:
"To the citizens of North Alabama
and Tennessee, as well as those of
Mississippi, this viii be welcome news.
Gen. Stewart is a graduate of West
Point, is an acknowledged, scholar of
great ability, a mathematician of the
highest standing, an educator of great
experience, a christian, gentleman,
and soldier of unblemished reputa-
ton. He is, therefore, every way
worthy the high position of Chancel-
lor of the University of Mississippi,
and we dare affirm will do more to
bring the University up to its old-time
STANDARD than any other gentleman
whom the trustees could have named"
Gen. Stewart was formerly profes-
sor in the University at Lebanon,
where he made an enviable reputation
"a 8 scholar and teacher.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22
Citizens of Alabama Arrested.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct, H.
Col. Thos. b. Whitmore, chairman of
the executive committee of the Demo-
cratic conservative party Of Sumter
county, was arrested at Livingston to-
day on the charge Of conspiracy to in
jure Detective Hester. A Democratic
meeting WAS advertised, and was about
to assemble, when thearrest was made.
This was the first Democratic meeting
the citizens of Sumter county have
attempted to hold since Detective Hes
ter took control of the county, three
weeks ago. There are two L. S.
Commissioners, both Republicans, in
Livingston; but Whitmore is to be
carried to Mobile to be tried before
Commissioner Gillitte. Detective
Hester has had sherif's posse of
about fifty mon arrested for quelling a
negro riot in Sumte: county, and ar
rests are still being made.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22
Attorney-Gen. Williams Unmasked.

w. w. Murray, United States Dis
trict Attorney for the Western District
of Tennessee, writes us under date of
Huntingdon, Oct. 10, complaining Of
our article ascribing to him "a long
report detailing many outrages, 4 x
making particular reference to sixteen
negro prisoners taken from jail recently
and hanged" Mr.. Murray says:
This quotation does me great injus-
tice, as there is no such statement,
either in substance or in words, made
in said report"
We are happy to give this formal
denial by Attorney Murray the full
benefit of all our editions, daily, semi
weekly and weekly. The Quotation"
complained of was made in the exact
words of the Associated Press dispatch.
In our editorial reference to it on the
10th inst, We suggested that possibly
the report had been doctored in Wash
ington." Mr. Murray's statement
shows that this suggestion proved cor
rect, and the injustice done to him was
done by Attorney General Williams
and his Bureau of Outrages. The
letter of Attorney Murray places that
miscalled Bureau of Justice in true
colors before the whole country
Cfglon and Arleriecn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22

The Evansville Courier SAYS a
Cincinnati drummerat the Henderson
fair the other day, on hearing that the
ex-Confederate General Forrest was
guest in the same hotel with him, de-
nanded his hill with the dramatically
loyal remark that he and a rebel could
"not sleep under the same roof" This
teens pretty severe on Forrest at first
blush. but when we consider that if
the drummer had staid in the house
he would probably have managed to
get away bright and early in the
morning in company with the Gene
rails watch and whatever loose change
the General might have, ve beg leave
TO reflect for amoment before express
ing any very exuberant sympathy for
him
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22

he Chairman oi Inc republican
Executive Committee of this State,
4. S. Prosscr, has issued an address
which gives him just claim to be
called the grandest liar in the State.
We clip the following editorial com
ments Of the Union and American:
Hundreds of murders of the most
atrocious character have been commit
ted during the administration of the
Democracy in this State; yet the per-
petrators of these outrages are permit
ted to walk the streets of Nashville,
and roam through the plantations Of
Gibson county, and numerous other
localities, UumoleSted by those whose
duty is 10 bring them to the trial and
punishment they 50 justly deserve"
In this passage of the address to the
people of Tennessee the Republican
State Committee entirely overshoot
their marx. The allusion to Gibson
county is particularly unfortunate,
when we cite the letter Of Senator
Brownlow to Gov. Brown, nnder date
of Sept. t, testifying to the energy and
earnestness of the State authorities in
that affair. Which Knoxville digni-
tary is more likely to have weight with
Republicans at Washington or else
where-Wm. G. Brownlow or A. S,
Prosser?
Nor is this all. The above stun
ming statement impeaches Grant, Viii
liams and Co., of the grossest delin-
quency TO duty. According to At
torney General Williams, the United
States have cognizance and jurisdiction
of ali these matters. The enactments
which be 20 CONSTITUTES are not new,
but of some four years standing. The
Kuklux ami enforcement acts, date
from Just about the time Democratic
government was inaugurated in Te' =
nessee. II the above passage correctly
describes the character of that govern
meut, Mr. Williams and his Marshals
have been horribly deaf to the dying
walls Of these hccatomhs of loyal vie
tins. And the worst of it is, we fear
this frightfnl negligence of duty would
have continued indefinitely if no cleo
tons were impending.
1t is Attorney Williams himself who
has proclaimed it TO be his duty to
bring the perpetrators Of outrages to
trial and punishment. Therefore, the
closing sentence above is a direct i'm
parchment Of the Hero Of the Landau
let.
Still further, it so happens, in re
gard to this same Gibson county hor-
ror that the United States authorities
hold the accused prisoners, and have
refused to give them up for trial by
the State authorities, after direct ap-
peal. Can The State be held accounta-
bic for no. trying criminals whom the
United Statcs thus retains in exclusive
custody? Is it the plan Of C.esarism
to first strip the States of all power,
and then wipe them out as weaklings?
Is this the programme for the crucifx-
ion Of the South?