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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-28

IRON AND NAI1s-According to the
Pittsburgh Manufacturer, producers ol
pig metal expect 10 be able to put up
prices 90 to So per ton in the next sixty
days. There are some buyers, how
ever, who do not believe in an ad.
vance. The market for finished irons re
mains substantially unchanged. There Is
q general antpathy on the part Of makers
10 contract ahead, The market is fairly
active for sheet iron, and there is also q
good inquiry for hoop iron. Painters
Mill Is running double turn. In regard
to nails the Manufacturer observes as fol-
lows: 'n. /
1.-THE nail trade is quiet; there Is al.
ways 0 lull about this particular time, but
as stocks are very meagre and there Is
every indication Of q good fall trade,
prices are fully sustained; quotations may
be given at $3 45a3 80, 90 days, with the
usual discount oi two per cent Tor cash
We understand that several Of our facto-
ries have shut down temporarily, TO take
stock and make repairs; but they will all
doubtless be In full blast working up some
stock Tor the iall trade.h $50 GlEl ~
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PHILADELPHIA,
STILL INVOLVED IN mYsrrnY.

PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-All the par.
ties arrested on suspicion of child steal
ing have been released, except one man,
who,was held to await further examina.
tion. Ross has received no intelligence
regarding his child. Nr E7ra .n
owe. pIRD.
Commodore Thompsen Dsrrsh Shaw,
q retired officer Of the Navy, died ycster.
day at Germantown, aged rs years. .,e :,
ARnRsTRD As AccoMPLIcEa -
Tho police have arrested two men and
two women, English criminals, through
whom It ia believed that clue can be as.
tanned relaIlgeto the abduction Of Charlie
Ross. - -
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THE Democracy Of this county limited
their action yesterday TO sending delegates
to the Ellenboro Convention and instruct.
ing them to vote for Mr.. Coon for the
nomination. Whether this means that
they shall vote for Mr. Coop all the time
first and last or whether when his case
becomes hopeless they will be at liberty
to vote for somebody else remains 10 be
seen. II every county has to tie itself up
with absolute and inviolable instructions
1t would soon become an interesting Job
to secure nominee in a Congressional
Convention. Speaking OF the Convention,
the Parkersburg Journal indicates that
Coon is the coming mar for the nomina-
ton. In the article published elsewhere
1t intimates that our friend Col. BEN. Is
destined for slaughter, 1t sounds Lo-
cH1EL's warning to him, viz "beware of
the day when thy foemen shall meet thee
In battle array" The Democracy are in
a split stick. II they don't nominate the
Colonel al Ellenboro there will be trouble
in the camp, and il they do, there
will still be trouble. The difficulty with
the Democracy is in having so many pa.
tiots who have claims that cannot be
postponed. Coon has been their standing
stumpist. .hereabouts for several years, and
has had scarcely anything better than a
"lean and hungry apothecary's" diet so
far. Hc is now weary and impatient and
must be cared for this time. Col BEN.
WILSON has slept on his arms for two
years past. lie ran in August and then
again in October 1872, and finally at
Washington last winter. His auxieties
have been great-perhaps only exceeded
BY hose Of BREcHER, and now they are
eliminating again. he will make dead
set for final success at Ellenboro, and If
he is not nominated on that occasion we
fear he will turn his face to the wall and
take no further interest in the canvass.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-28

coRRRcrrOS.-An error crspt into our
article oI Saturday last in regard to GER
tain late changes in the Pension laws.
Instead Of speaking oil those who have
lost an arm at or below the elbow, we
should have expressed 1t "at or above
the elbow" srt a-L,.
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Reported Coninr nncr

SAN FRANc1sco,, July 97-The c stcam.
ship Gov Martin is reported of the har-
bar and coming back. she sailed lor
Liverpool with cargo oEWheat on May
1Olh.dl.lT ,asidsr'E n ~ -a ~
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TnE EVENING STORM

that the most serious results were wrought,
however, and these results were terrible,
including, besides loss Of property, the
loss OF several lives. 1t seems impossible
that a rain storm, outside OF the tropics,
could work such dreadful ruin as was &C.
complished by this. Severe as was the
damage done by the storm on this aide, It
was far worse in Allegheny, and II was
there that destruction Of human life took
nlnnn =
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IN THR THTRD WAnp. Z

Near the mouth OF Butchers run, the
greatest loss oi life and property occur.
red. Between eleven and twelve O'Clock
our reporter visited the scene in this
vicinity, but 1t beggars description. From
East Lane, east for several squares, people
could be seen In all directions wandering
around with lanterns In their hands look.
ing for the lost and to ascertain the actual
destruction. The rain yet continued but
without great violence, but such was the
darkness that but little could be seen,
while the roadWays were so blocksded
with frame houses, lumber and debris
that progress was difficult, and in some
places almost impossible. .,a 80
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT

By the Western Union Limo.
Omeo Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe sR.
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THE CALAMITY IN ALLEGHENY.

In Allegheny the calamity was utterly
appalling, not only in the loss Of property
but in lives Of human beings. The great
fire, so recent within It's borders, was
nothing as compared with this disaster.
The people in the vicinity where the
great destruction occurred, near the foot
OF the hills, say that they could get out Of
the reach Of fire, but the water over.
whelmed them, and placed life in as great
jeopardy as property, In all parts OF the
city more CT less damage was done, but
the great loss occurred in the bottom dis.
tricts, where the torrent swept from the
hills. 1u these the greatest distress pre-.
vailed, families in peace and quiet, on a
Sabbath evening, being almost unawares
compelled to their uttermost exertion to
save their lives. The loss Of half dozen
lives Is so far known, and the probability
that the number will be greatly increased
will create profound sensation and over.
shadow entirely what was but recently
felt as q great calamity.
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At woops' RUN,

the water rushed down the hills in a tor.
rent, and from the elevations frame houses
were loosened from their foundations, and
in some instances overturned. AT the
foot OF the hills the greatest destruction
occurred. The accumulation Of immense
bodies Of water moved houses from their
foundations and, in some instances, over.
turned them and rent them to atoms.
There are reports Of the loss oil four or
i've lives, but we have not been able 10
learn any names or particulars OF the dis.
aster In this vicinity. r
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1ar adtltsaaal 2e11rapa q NaurN Raqa
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gheny. In all parts Of the city iniormA-
ton Ia received Of more or less damage,
but no lives were lost and, 90 far as learn.
ed, but one building was DESTROYED,
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OTHER BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
In addition to the buildings already
mentioned as having been destroyed on
O'Hara street, were:
A frame house OF Mr.. Swerder. r,f. ,
A frame house oi Mr.. G. NJ. Dosch,
merchant tailor. -NT ..-.
Frame slaughter house Of Mr.. Dele
baugh. & J., * y. ~ 5...
Frank Hart, living In Butchers Run,
lost his house, stables, horses, buggies, &c,
as well as q valuable goat. - $50
Cole & Hoeveler, extensive glue and
hair factory, on Butchers Run, near the
toll.gato, entirely swept away.
On Chestnut street there was also great
damage done, but houses were not totally
demolished or swept away as on O'Hars
street. The frame building occupied as q
tavern stand by Mr.. Ran was aoated out
so as to cover and blockade the whole
thoroughfare, while on either hand could
be seen damsged buildings and floating
bCds, bedding aud furniture. al7 =
THE Ioss IN PrTTsBURGu.
In this city the damage by the storms
was nothing compared with that In ALE
, 1874-02-15

now accomplshes work equa1ing in beauty OF
execution tho most famous establishments OF
the kind in Europe. No expense IL spared to
procure the finest material, and to finish e1qus-
ite mosaica, The number OF tints employed
is said to exceed those used in the Pope's fac
tory, by several thousand The cost OF mosaics
ia SO great "a to render them An Imperial luxury.
4 single work often occupies number OF
artisans for years. weighs several tons, and de-
mands an outlay Of thousands OF pounds.
Moscow rates far below st. Petersburg in its
Art-treasures and Art-attainmeuts yet here
Government iB diligently at work stimulating
artistic taste and talent. Situated under warmer
sky. mud nearer the centre OF the old byzantine
civilization, the city presents strange and
picturesque combustion Of OrientalisEn with
Europeanisu. There ia not much to instruct the
mind Of the architect, yet brilliant coloring
aud fantastic outline meet tho eye at
every turn, and strongly stir tue imagi-.
nation. Iu studying the advantages for Art
education in Moscow, everything points to tho
conclusion that the city may eventually nouriah
and sustain tho chief Art-school Of Russia In
fact, it's nucleus now exists in the StragonoE
School, organized in 1925, for the instruction OF
the people in the elements Of design. Upwards
ct 500 pupils are annually taught IN its classes.
which are open to both sexes. III tho recent
International Expositions OF Europe. Russia has
displayed q remarkable advance in Att-oducation,
aud developed promising germs OF q national
Hty1e Her material resources arc vast, her en-
piro extends over sixth part OF the territory OF
the globe, her population amounts to 70, ,000 00O.
and her rcyeuue to ESQ, 900, 600 sterling. With
intellectual forces in proportion and effective
operation, Russia is achieving career in devej-
oDmont and requirement that challenges the
worlds wonder aud admiration.
, 1874-02-15

painful incident, Of which we learn the par
ticula1s by private letter from japan, shoxa now
nf.e ~ Rennblcan President. THE Rev J. r. New
mn -, r IN tie course OF his tour Of inspection
,1nnr - ttn consulates Of the world, took walk
one dsy IN Yeddo and pass!1s c5minal C Court
Of 9tnss @ st stsnRIoa ho Rro1e 70 upon
liz card {: Rov. Dr.. r. P. Newman, Chaplain OF
tne M tinted statee Senate, and special friend Of
ppasidet Grant" md sent it to the authorities
inside. side The card Was taken in with great eere-
eas oaSk tGaTa ns
~ ~ o,a nrcsn1t Of sufficiently high rsnk to re-
eaiya he Tlait Of such An august American
, 1874-02-15

DRAMATIC STORIES FOR HOUSE AND SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT. By LAv1sIA HOWE PuE1Ps,
Chicago: $. c. Gsggs Co.
This book comprises series Of twenty-si1
short dramas. suitable for private dramatic rep
reservations BY persons OF various ages, genor-
ally including children. The private drama
is already popular, and needs yet more general
cultivation. It is exceedingly we'll adapted to
afford intellectual, mora1 and social entertain
mont, and, 1t the: same time, to stimulate to
study Of character and Of life. One difficulty in
the way OF the spread Of the home
and social drama has been the lack
of plays that were brief without lack OF
force, and moral without inspidity. Mrs.
Phelps has long been farorsbly known, to the
Eastern public more particularly, as writer for
children. In the present work she has succeed
ed ut least in making every story sufficiently in
terestiug to hold tho attention Of the reader un-
til it is ended. The soverer critic will say that
her children are not SO perfectly chEdlike az
they might be; but, GU the other hand, it they
were, their language might not have force
enough TO sustain dramatic pisce. We think
Airs. Phelps has nearly found the happy medi-
um, and that those who put her pieceo on the
mimic parlor-stage will find them exceedingly
entertaining to themselves and friends.
, 1874-02-15

Miss Maggie's quiet, unostentatious Recep-
ton. We find. costs her father nearly 2400 This,
! when tho noney-marict is tight. and the hanks
refuse to discount freely. is not pleasant SUBJ
]ect Tor consideration. How much less SO to the
father, who, anxious for tue welfare of his chill
dren both morally and physically, sees in hu,Y
deleterious way this money he could go lily
spare has been wasted. The children arc
NONE TILE HAPPIER,
and become blaze hcf0te they rezcL their teens
Lawn-parties aro the pleasantest things in
the world for children, II nationally given.
Archery and croquet also have their
charms; rancy-dress may be admitted, aud
dancing allowed aud it can ali be
cost. Sensible people generally prefer children
to mnrioncttes uut. III modern society, with its
tendency to lavish expenditure, the latter seem
to abound.
Another place where wo,nnn's vanity displays
itself IL at
DASc1Ha-sCuooI..
Nothing can be prettier than to SEQ children
dance gracefully nothing more absurd than the
manner in which they arc Gcckeu out to perform
at some Of these assemblies Poiut-lace, satin,
pure loyelincss Of the little ones. Why not add
thss ut sHs young onn lady ma1
be = finished coguette; at Is, already
faded; at %, blasc; while at 3e, it she lives to
that age, her blauched hair and ruined health
nre exponen!s Of the premature decay conBo-
oucnt upou tic unnatural forcing process Cru
tuitous'y bestowed upon her infancy The fond
mother of Z Ettle girl Of yeass dresses her in
Point-Iact, dress wortI, a51n. Eid gloves nrn
forced on the chubby hands. md diamond drops
appended to tlo cars. R,urg' GRAINS aud bracelets
arc added: and. to crown the whole. the Guild il
told how much her dress costs. and that il is
handsomer than that OF ary of her assocates.-
the seeIs TINS being sown in infancy Of that
deificatiou OF dress aud worship OF mere wealth
which have already become tho prevailing re-
lieion of America Many people. realizing per-
hnps that it would be desirable to send their chill
dren to the man considered az being the best
teacher in his art, ars prevented from so doing,
not on account Of his charges, but be-
cause, rs sensible woman once
, 1874-02-15

THE TUNNELS AND WATERSYSTEM OF CHI
CAGO: UNDER TIE LAEE AND UNDER THE R1vEn.
Illustrated by WALLIS. Chicago: ]. II. Wing Co.
This iB . timely and valuable work. Our
wate1-system aud tunnels under the river have
always been the admiration OF strangers, mud
Intelligent people everywhere have been anxious
to know the means by which our city secured
for itself the use Of the pure, sparkling waters
Of Lake Michigan The work before Us gives
the history Of tho whole subject, the difficulties
overcome in the construction OF our tunnels,
ard tho means by which tho several works were
constructed. The book is elaboEate1y Illus
trated so that all can readily understand the
text. It is very valuable contribution to the
history Of the city.
, 1874-02-15


SAKE HoLsl,s sronMs. Now York. scrtbner.
Armstrong Co.
II ia Aafe to say tho half-iozen stories conn
,r;sa5 =, ~ .hovo ,a,,,,,o 49, 1900. ~ n.a.+
pl.9ea - lno Aoo'o 'o.4'no A1o an1one tno noS.
oflglhal ano powerful tna1 nave been contnoatea
by IN American writer 70 their department Of
fiction. "Esther Wynn's Love-Letters," which
onaned the aeriea IA t,av an,earcd in Sc,;,me,'s 9
1r-s-:.a ;~..se..,-. a.a,, ett.-.;.-' ~ -.
ua9a@"e' INSTANTLY attesAeo atsenuon " 4'o
vlvld, poetic IMAGINATION, lts hno, uehcate
touches of feeling, aud it's passionate fire. It
was followed by "Dro1y A1illor's Dowry," 4
story of aimilar fosce bu. more subdued and
e'o.5 - aA'A Aoso' ~ A 'aooae" . ~"
cool IN 'one ano WIN wonderful INCARNATION
Of pure, beautiful spiritual womanhood moving
through it, tho cout1al, inspiring motive md
figure
A sequel, ''The Elders Wife, did what Sc
auels seldom do, sustained the primary coacep-
ton and carried it to lofty conclusion. It pre-
sented successive portraits Of woman as bride,
, 1874-02-15

but tho effect Of much of this expenditure ia
bad. While the one person can afford to bo thus
taviah, the ninety-niue cannot. While It NAV ho
quite within Mfe. Smith = means to spend 81 nm
or 81 500 IN giving the juniors OF her family a
party, Miss Maggie Browns mother might and
It a!together ont Of the question to spend $500.
Stu, she feels anxions that Maggie should ap-
pear as an associate OF the lfttIa
sent snitA' 10 80 3,s, the n.4+ young .;, lady is
"Flower-Gir1"; but $40 has been expended
upon her dress. Though they do not Keen q car
ringe. Maggie must be sent in one. and Il must
also call for her; SO this adds another Sc. IF
Miss Maggie is invited and goes to but one party
week, this will cost no inconsiderable sum al
the end OF year. Children speedily learn from
their elders that it does not answer to wear a
dress too often, and soon grow clamorous for
many changes The carriage-hire alone, for tie
year, would bo $3l2. It IL not likely that auy
young Miss will go 30 often but a dozen such
parties in the season would be sufficiently ex-
pensive, to say nothing OF tho decentralization at-
tendant thereupon.
Miss Maggie Browns mother feels that she
muat return the civilities TINT her daughter has
received; SO, having no lawn, she gives
AN INDOOR RECEPTION
Sue Limits her expenditure to invitation-cards
and orders OF dancing; and the number OF guests
10 oo, as being more within the necessary bounds
with which she must content herself. Tie sup
Per ~ accordingly less expensive. Her outlay in
n fnut tAv nj
, 1874-02-15

gone into the market, and there is call for more
Shepherd, is the author OF recently Unpublished
book of stories entitled "Dr. Dunbar"
Mrs. Agassiz's life Of her husband is nearly
ready for the press. She had been at work upon
it fol years.
The 1ong~expected Early History Of Prop
Paris.
Nj. e. Taine is engaged upon history of
the French Revolution, which has for the past
three years exclusively occupied his time. TEs
first part is now approaching completion.
-Senor Castelar's *sLife Of Byron is now
being translated for, speedy publication in Eu-
glish, by Mrs. Arnold, Of London.
Peter l. Coates have in preparation Lord
Derby's translation Of the +" Hind, edited By Dr..
Shelton Mackenzie.
The German authorities in Asace have had
3 new first reader prepared, for the express rur-
poee Of teaching the young idea to shoot German
fashion-iustead, VIC suppose, Of 1t Germans.
The simultaneous publication OF Miss Brad.
don's . Taken as the Flood BY eight PROVINCIAL
English journals has been such q success that
they have made arrangements for another novel
from the same author.
A curious book is being published by two
French firms aud Messrs. Trubnef g. Co. OF
London. 1t is manual OF the Chinese mandarin
language, compiled after Ollenlorn's method
The object Of this publication is to teach Chinese
to all who speak English.
-EA-IfeaAufuI H0OlSeYa PAIRING addresses
to his gradusting classes at Yale viii form tho
staple of his book, - Helpful Thoughts for
Young Men" soon to be issued by Lothrop.
ten James Grant Wilson has devoted his
literary leisure lately to Sketches OF ulustrious
Soldiers, embracing twenty~eight great warriors,
from tho Chevalier Dayard and the Constable dc
bourbon down to Gems. Grant. Sherman, and
Lee. Tho work will be publ,shed hv tha
Putnams.
-ME Gladstone will have in the February
number OF the Contemporary Rerieu a transla-
tlon from Homer. in verse, OF Tho Shield OF
Achilles" 4 variety OF notes will accompany
tho poem.
-FreytaGs series Of novels. "0ur Ancestors"
has reached it's third volume in Germany, With
. Der Most der Zauukoeni5e," whose hero. Immo
is OF the time OF the Emperor Henry H. These
are what might be called sociological novels.
MIR. Robert Buchanan says Of his great
countryman, Thomas Carlyle, that Ills influence
has been thoroughly uoxious, aud that he has
supported every kind Of tyranny and three CREST
tho lie OF tho South. the lie Of Jamaics,
aud the lie Of the German War"
DIR. h1cCosh has nearly completed ssHis.
tory Of Scottish Philosophy" which will be pub
lished late in tue year by the Carters. It will ba
largely biographical in character, embracing tha
lives OF above hundred Scottish thinkars.
"A London literary paper eays OF George
Eiots habits Of composition ''ft is said that
on her manuscript she tolls tremendously. work
ing on IN average six hours q day. and rn,elv
, 1874-02-15
Rocks Received,

PHILIP V. SMITH, III. A., Dzrratar-at-Lav Fellow of
Kings College, Cambridge. philsdalphia: ]. D. Lip
pinSott Il Co.
GLAND. BY Lord CAMPBELL, Author of !" The
Lives Of the Lord Chanceloss Of England" In Four
Volumes. Vol. IL Boston Estea Lauriat.
THE YOUNG MAGDALEN, AND OTHER poExsx By
FRANCIS s. Smith. philadelphia: T. B. Peterson
& Bros.
MRS. ARMIEGTOE's OF, THE surxr1on szx. BY
D. THEW Wa1oHr. Boston Les Shepard
THE 1ARTfRED CHURCH. BY WILLIAM F. GIL.
Boston: Shepard Gill.
COMPARATIVE POLITICS. BY EDWARD A. FRxE-
MAH, Hon. D. c. L., Late Fellow OF Trinity College,
Oxford. New York Macmillan h Co.
EUROPE VIEWED THROUGH AMERICAN SPEC
1ACLE9. BY CHARLES CARROLL FULTON, Editor
OF the Baltimore Au.fr1ean- Philadelphia: ]. y.
JippiucQtk L Co.
, 1874-02-15
nance, che has sent out to the world series OF
homilies on the great topics Of the hour. which
strike direct to the heart, and leave an Impress
there by the might OF their genius and truth.


oron,, v,ppIops. ~ - va.x ~, -,1
cnnnvr. s.s1s ~ ~ ~ NV Jn,,s Gnxonr
A., Rsctnr ~ Ho1v Trinity. Rarnscate. london !:
Mscmillan & Co.
Eovhara m The aa,t, 10 there n pranae- and
,nor,, horo;o sarr;na hs;no dona hv ,n.n f,r hia
... uo4o4o eei'te' pe4us uoue =, 4nAI 4ot ule
oro1nef-man tnan IN the h1e-boat "orR On Tue
coast Of England. It involves every element Of
hardship aud danger. and is accomplished BY
unr,aral1e1ad hi, osnos,,ro an, .,ffo,;no u 10
,ra', 49, ~ .Ap, 1nu e''t.es' -. -
"eu >na' . cnron'cler, inspired Dy tue nop4e
theme, should now aud then transcribe some OF
tho Ealiant deeds achieved, to show to the world
what intrepid md nnea16,l, aon,. .r;,,,,a . h,dv
of humble bard -hsn5aa sSs ,aa., 1909 .s
s.n.eN H@l""eu, a''o NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
stt9mun, st;n., enSageo IN the me-~ork of 1esculng
sn1," 4,' taekeu !: manners.
prssa.,t.o;s aao ttosn Ha!,onal institution 1or the
ta,s1 ies5tsa.lon 1oo o1 Mie from sh1pwreck was
, 1874-02-15

-. cost. 6o4~'o
r., " course. this is extravaganza. but it Is OF
sIaodern ex1rayAgunce we are writing and not OF
~ 4e ordinary, necessary social amenities OF life.
aaat the lesser sum is fair estinate Of the cost
" Lawn Party given to child, we have found
10 oe tue case By inquiry; and that the latter
3an hRs also been reached,
Is ALSO FACT.
ds,s a. ii thinking minds this seems simply scan-
rsa. usons. few may be able to afford It; the
IIAoy certainly n1e not. OF course, one
ss saoss that Ell expenditure o: monsy
salca falls within q persons 1ncoma
- Productive Of some good. inasmuch a. it gives
lux to various branches Of art Or mechauiani