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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

VALUE OF ENTnusIAsM.-.Life is an in.
conceivably beautiful thing, SO soon as
we can reach that point whence we can
look out upon it through a clear con.
science and character well buffeted by
experience. The one diftuses a pure,
heavenly light over all the strange and
complex mass which meets the eye; the
other tones down our enthusiasm without
destroying the vigor. Enthusiasm is to
character what blood Is 10 the physical
life-without 1t lassitude and finally death
would ensue. Upon It's quality, how
ever, depends the beauty or deiormity Of
the life II nOurishes. locality Is at the
bottom oi the true enthusiasm; the striy-
ing alter perfection makes the great art.
ist, the noble philanthropist, the self
sacrificing. The idealist soon discovers
how easy 1t is TO appear civil, courteous,
respectable, virtuous; how difficult 10 be
truly benevolent, tolerant, and charitable;
but is never satisfied unless earnestly en-.
gagged in acquiring the best he sees.
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New York, August 13.-Rev. Dr.
Clark, oil the American Board Of Foreign
Missions, has Just received letter from
Rev. ]. y. Barrows, Of Cesarca, dated
July 10th, IN which he gives some thrill,
ing details oi the terrible famine now pro,
vatllng in that region.
Mr.. Barrows writes that while so or 90
miles north he witnessed ranges Of the
famine which Is very severe, and also be.
yond, toward Angora, many villages arc
entirely deserted. In some, one or two
families, or parts Of families, remain. In
the District OF sungarta, which Is beyond,
and in which city there is q Protestant
Church, as many as 5000 persons have died
OF starvation. But the horrors OF this
famine are indescrib2ble. Many people
have su6sisted on grass for weeks and
then died. Beggars have f)cked 10 the
cities, and there many oi them have died
because they could not get a morsel Of
bread, Old men, motherB with babes at
their breasts, young men that have be-
come children, young boys aud girls, half
naked, begging, ying, iainting, and dy-
ing. Bodies have lain 10 the streets one,
two, and even three and four days, be-
lore burial; and dogs have feasled on
them.
Many of our Protestant communities
and families have suffered greatly. At
Suugsrts some Of the brethren have sold
house, shop, household furniture, bed
clothing-everythipg, and now they must
beg or stalve-and perhaps they will
both beg and starve.
In one village there was one Protestant
family: Father, mother, and sill the child.
ren but two have died Of starvation.
In the village of Injuli there was pleas
ant little Protestant community, several
Of whom are members Of church, with a
preacher residing with them; but they
were poor. The preacher went to Yoz
gate and purchased -four, becoming re.
sponsible for the psy himself, and 80 kept
alive six families. And now, unless the
preacher can be paid, his creditors will
lake everything from him. n
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PTTHBuRGH, August 13.-Reports from
the FalrView oil refinery show the dam
age TO be far greater than supposed last
night The refinery owned by A. Hertz
and located on the W. p. Railroad and
Allegheny river, nine miles above this
city, was struck by lightning during the
storm yesterday afternoon and 25 600
barrel tank set on fire, destroying 81, 900
barrels ofcrude oil In II at the time. The
IRE was confined to this tank until $50 P.
n when It burst and the burning oil car.
ried the flames 10 the warehouse and
the oarges In the river loaded with bar.
rels, entirely destroying them.
The loss Is estimated at from 100000
TO $4,000, insured as follows: Orient, Of
Hartford, 81 300; Peoples, Of Pittsburgh,
50 200; Citizens, Of Newark, $1,000:
Franklin, Of Wheeling, 5000; National,
Of Philadelphia, 81 800; German, Of Erie,
$1,000; Hoffman, $1,000; Franklin, OF
Indianapolis, 5000; City, Of Pittsburgh,
$500 N. & NJ, Of Pittsburgh, $5 900;
y. & o, Of Ph@nix, N. Y, $2,50O; Fire.
mems Fund, OF San Francisco, $3 500;
Armenia, Of PittSburgh, 1880; St. Paul,
$S75; Etna, Of Hartford, $500; Com.
mercial Union, Of London, $4,000; ALE.
Ghe3y, Of Pittsburgh, 5000; Erie, of New
York, 81 800.
The fire at the Standard OH Works has
communicated, or at least from causes un.
known has caused a fire at the Liberty
on Works juSt below, and q heavy fire Is
IN progress, endangering the Allegheny
Valley Railroad shops.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

SOs Dtus WILSON NOmlnbteu-NO
EnthuSiasm over the Result-Ap-
pTehenstOns OF Defeat-NO Plat
form Adopled-Baker Thought IL
Was Not Best.
GSaRAEToS, g. Nv, 1880 p. n, August
special Dispatch 10 the IntellIgonccr.l
The Democratic Convention, called 10
nominate candidate for Congress from
the First District, assembled at Ellenboro
to day, according to programme. Il. s.
Blair, Of Richie County, was made both
temporary and permanent Chairman, and
j. W. Wofendam, editor Of the Weston
Democrat, both temporary and permanent
Secretary. All the counties composing
the District were represented.
Hall, Of Wetzsl county, nominated
Colonel Ben Wilson as a candidate before
the convention. Nathaniel Wells, of
Brooke county, nominated Colonel Alex
ander Campbell, Of the same county. E.
q. Cracrait, oil Ohio county, nominated
]. Hanson Good. Somebody else nom
mated Colonel Dan johnson, Of Tyler
county. r. s. Blair was also put in
nomination, but declined.
A lew speeches on behalf oil the various
candidates were made by their friends.
Cracrsft and Davenport urged the claims
oil Good in vehement speeches, but with.
out avail. They even went so far as 10
charge that the Colonel might prove a
burden in the canvass. But Benjamin
had the Job too well set up and his
friends did not scare worth cent.
The convention was orderly, and there
was no enthusiasm and no cheers. The
delegates performed but mechanical ser
vice. The job was finished on the
first ballot. Wilson received 15O;
votes, Good 76i and scattering 2Of.
On motion Of Col. Campbell the nomins.
ton was made unanimous. Then follow.
ed the funeral ceremonies.
First came the successful nominee, who
was called 10 the front for speech.
He talked about tho currency, about
schools and registration laws, and about
q gull large and deep between Republi-
cans and Democrats. have simply TO |
remark that he made small speech.
Next Good was called on for few OBJ
servations, He was a cheerful corpse
and said that when Wilson took the
stump in the coming struggle he would
be on hand to back him.
Campbell was next asked to show his
hand. he responded by saying that he
would give the nominee a hearty sup.
port.
Next Col. Dan johnson was called for.
ward, He too would give Col. Ben.
heGrtysupport.
Notwithstanding this talk about hearty
support you can see that the nomination
is not heartily received by some Of the
delegates. Goods friends are not cheer
tul by any means, and you can hear many
parties conceding Wilson's defeat at the
polls.
A set OF resolutions were offered on the
currency question and salary grab, but on
motion OF Lewis Baker, ol the Register,
they were laid on the table. The Con-
Vention considered 1t dangerous to have
platform In these Bhaky times.
Cracrait said 1t was John ]. Davis who
kept Ben. Wilson out Of his seat last win.
ter. He neglected'to add that the people
will keep him out next winter.
RRPnRrKn |
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An American Vessel Probably Lost.

WASHINGTON, August 13, - Consul
Swatow reports to the State Department
under date Of June 10Th, that April llth,
he learned that some. Chinese dihermen
had stated that the masts of a recently
sunken vessel were visible of the Island
OF Namoah, and that 1t was supposed that
every one on board was lost The Amer.
ican bark Scotland, which had lett
Changhai for Swatow was many days
over due, and as 1t seemed probable that
this was the wreck oi that vessel, the Con.
sui applied 10 the Chinese Admiral Tor
information. The Admiral replied that
there had been a storm on March Goth,
In which one hundred native boats and
800 lives we're lost, but he had heard
nothing OF foreign wreck.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

WASHINGTON, August Is Tho August
returns OF the Department OF Agricul-
ture show an improvement In the pros
poets OF the cotton crop in all tho large
cotton States, except Alabama, in which
during July there was an average de-
cline oi 2 per cent. Virginia also de-
clined 9 per cent, Arkansas per cent,
aud Tennessee 0 per cent. The State av.
ersges were as follows: Virginia, 9S per
cent Of the average crop; North Carolina,
l02i south CarolinS, 97; Georgia, H. Flor.
ida, l09; Alabama, 90; Mississippi, So
Louisiana, SS; Texas, 106; Arkansas, 81
Tennessee, SO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

As WAS anticipated before the meeting
Of the EIlenboro Convention, Col. BRN.
WILSON yesterday received lis nomlns-
tIon as candidate for Congress from this
District. Hehsd the game SO completely
set up beforehand that te went through
on the first ballot without difficulty. But
going through the Ellenboro Convention
and going through the canvass are two
very distinct parts Of speech, az the Col.
well knows. he has been there before,
and he knows that nomination Is not an
election by upwards Of Q considerable.
But more upon this point hereafter.
Meanwhile, we congratulate the opposi-
ton upon their prospects for success In
the canvass.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

For the Tennessee and Ohio Valley,
slightly lower barometer and temperature,
north and east winds, partly cloudy
weather and in former possibly light rain
For the Upper Lake region, slightly
lower barometer, northeast to southeast
winds and partly cloudy and cool weather.
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri Valleys and northwest, slight
changes in barometer and temperature,
northeast 10 southeast winds and partly
cloudy weather.
For the Middle States and Lower Lake
region, higher barometer, slightly lower
temperature, northeast to southeast winds
and clear or partly cloudy weather.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

THE present Constitution Of Ohio was
adopted in 1857 by majority oil 15,655.
Then, as now, the license question was
voted on and the majority against license
was 1o,7O9, Belmont county cast 1881
votes in favor Of the Constitution to Q SOL
against 1t, and 1889 in favor OF license TO
2,l69 against Il.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

TEE BellAire Independent of yesterday
contained nine reasons in favor Of build
ing the proposed street railroad on that
side Of the river, one Of which is that If II
Is not constructed on that side Of the river
1t will be built between Wheeling and
BenWoOd
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14
Tho Ohio County Delegation TO the
EllenbOrO Convent Iion.
WHREL1NG, W. Va, Aug 18Th.

W. Rhk AOtus
Editors Of tho IntelliRenear.
The delegation from this county TO the
Ellenboro Convention was very indlIer-
ent in point Of numbers. A glance
at them as their train Law on the
switch OF Warrington, showed Campbell,
Of Brooke, 10 have more real friends In
the delegation than your fellow towns.
man Mr.. Good. Ohio county will, no
doubt, give him, Good, her vote In ac-
cordance with the instructions Of the
Convention, but II he has any sagacity be
will never go into that political slaughter
pen. II Is generally conceded on the line
Of the railroad that Col. Ben will have
things his own way unless some such
man as Campbell should be pltted square.
y against him, In which event, it Is be.
lleved, character would win. Some Of
the Pan Handle delegates were consider.
ably demoralized. AS / glanced through
the car window l could see that the
whisky flowed freely, the old "lime
honored leader" Of the Bourbons In this
city being chief bottle holder. When /
saw him toss of his second glass OF oid
rye and pass the bottle 10 his friend
Speaker Miller, with a wink and shake
OF his massive head, Could not help say.
IDgto friend on my right, how very
much like old Ben Butler Is our Chair
man Of the Democratic State Executive
Committee.
My impression Is that Col. Ben will be
nominated, in which case the opposition
could not do better than to put General
Gof on the track against him, and
myiword for II, he will go to Congress
with majority Of about 1000.
Your WEST BOUND TRAIN.
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BY TELEGRAPH
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT

By tho WOstorn Union Limo.
9mee Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe Bis.
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Pa bridge over the north branch oil the
Missisinnter river had been carried away
by very heavy rain last night, and
through the neglect Of the section men
tho train was not signAlled. The loco
motive was precipitated into the stream,
and the express car ran over the engine
10 the other side, and the baggage and
smoking cars were telescoped BY second
class car, and both now lie on top Of the
engine. Two arst.clsss and Pullman
car were unipjured. Five persons were
killed and fifteen wounded.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED AND FIFTEEN IN
JURRD.

ST. ALBANs, Vt, August 13-The
night express train which lett Boston last
evening for Montreal, was wrecked this
forenoon few miles north Of Richiord,
VG The following persons are reported
Killed !: Engineer Lauceu, Road Master
Y. A. Harris, Conductor Rulmby, the fire.
man and little girl. A wrecklpg train
and Two physicians have gone to the scene
OF The disaster. Twenty persons arc re-
ported Injured,
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UTICA, August 13.-The unfinished
race Of Yesterday for the 2;4J class was
won by Wellsburg Boy, but the time was
2:2Gt.
Abner Rush, Of Sharon, Pa, driver oil
Magnolia, has been expelled from all the
tracks OF the National Trotting Associa-
tion for foul driving.
The first race today was for the 23S
class, and was won by Nashville Girl, Re-
serve second, Bella third, and Tearaway
fourth. Time, 2:3l, 2:29i, 2:25.
The second race, for the 2:28 class, was
won by Lucille Golddust, Commodore
second, Thomas L. Young third, Grace
distanced. Time, 2:25, 2:25, 2:22i, 2:22i.
ROCHESTER RACES.
The unfinished 245 race Of yesterday
was won by Unknown. The unfinished
2:29 race was won by Casette. The 2:90
race Of today was won by Membrina.
Gilt, Tsnnerboy second, Joe Brown third.
Time 2:2l, 2:2O, 2:23. The 2;3S race was
unfinished.
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Prince Bismarck has returned to
Berlin from Kissepgen. ;a's
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THE TURF.


SARATOGA, August l3.-There was a
lair attendance at the races today and
the track was in good condition, nolwith.
standing the rain last night. Five horses
out OF lhirty.fiVe nominated started in the
first race. Sweepstakes race for two year
olds, threequRrters Of q mile. The horses
were Kiug Bolt, Lods Mantipus, Volcano,
Calvin and Endester. at the start King
Bolt went to the front and won the race
by length. Time 1:l7.
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Weather RaporI.
PRoRABILITIRs.

WAn DIPARTHnNT,
OYFIcA OF FHH CHIHP sIgNAL OFFICER,
WIeuNaroA. D. U, August lS.-s:00P. 4.
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THE ELLENBoRo CONVENTION
YESTERDAY.

Col. Ben. Wilson NominaIed-NO
EnthuSlasm over the Result-Ap-
prehenstOns OF DefeRt-NO Plat
form AdOpIed-Baker Thought IL
Was Not Best.
GRAFTON, W. v, 1880 p. ", August
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
EquinOctial Storms.

There is a popular delusion that a
three-days storm is inevitable when the
sun crosses the line in the latter part of
March and September, and the unset
tied state of the weather at this period,
which usually eliminates in showers of
some duration, is always spoken of as
the equinoctial storm"
According to Prof. Loomis, of Yale
College, however, the equinox has very
little to do with storms, and, excepting
that the weather is generally unsettled
by the changes which are taking place
In the atmosphere, there isno more like
hhood of storm upon the day that sun
crosses the line than upon any other OF
the year.
So much for one of the popular theo-
ries, which, like our popular supersti-
tons, obtain stronger hold upon the
public mind than the strongest facts.
In the light of this truth, it is not diff
cult to account for the length of time,
centuries perhaps, which it takes to dis
cover a popular error or establish a
scientific truth nor can we measure
our Indebtedness to those men who de-
vote their lives to discovering facts in
N allure and art, and establishing them
upon a scientific-that is, real and
knowable-basis. For it must be re-
membered that these men are always in
a minority the mass of mankind are
cohtent to take the world as they find it,
with all its errors, all its superstitions,
all its prejudices, and feel no gratitude
to those who disturb their fond and fool
ish belief in them.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
Vanderbilt.

The wealth of the Vanderbilt family
has been variously estimated, and the
retinence of the Commodore himself
has admitted of little ee than mere
conjecture on this T :. There Is a
general opinion. hor ,r, among those
who are in position to Judge most cor
rectly that the wealth vested in Com
modore Vanderbilt exceeds one hun
dred millions of dollars, and a promi-
nent member of the family recently
said that the "old man was worth
more than that sum. This vast fortune
was acquired 10y Cornelius Vanderbilt
through his own efforts, starting early
in life without capital or influence.
His parents were poor, and his first
money was earned in conveying people
to and fro In q rOw-bOat between New
York and Staten Island. He made a
large amount of moneyin steamboating,
but the great bulk of his wealth has
been acquired in railroad combina-
tions and in the manipulation of rail
road stocks. He is and has been all
his life a very remarkable man. His
self-reliance and pluck are as natural
with him as drawing breath, and his
will and purpose indomitable. 4 man
of such tremendous mental force has
he been that he has moved forward to
the accomplishment of his objects with
q power as irresistible as one of his
steamboats,. His one purpose in life
has been the acquisition of money. To
this end he has trained his mental and
physical resources with the greatest
n e l., Il =
machine that has always obeyed the
requirements of his intellect, and
wherever he has struck it has been
with telling force and effect. He has
had very few vices. He has always
drank moderately and lived regularly,
taking just the requisite amount of
exercise always. Smoking and whist
playing are the only indulgencies which
he has permitted himself to any con-
siderable degree. Every day he is TO
be seen driving on the road, with the
stump OF a cigar between his teeth,
and until within year past he has had
every evening some of his cronies In for
a rubber at whist and to talk horse, q
subject at which he never tires. Lat
teriy, however, his evenings have been
passed very quietly. He has always
been a strict man of business, kept his
own counsel, and admitted or known no
partners. He never allows the plea of
affection or charity to interfere with
his business matters. Appeals to his
sympathy have about as much effect as
a straw forced under the wheels of a
locomotive He has been well, active,
and in the harness all his life, and has
never tired or weakened. He will be
so years OF age in May, and his 60 odd
years OF constant hard work show that
he has had one of the strongest physic-
al constitutions ever given to a man.
NetC York Graphic.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14

THE time worn anecdote of a persons
being so deceived by a theatrical repre-
sentation as to believe it to be scene
of actual life was verified at one of the
New York theaters the other night
In the play, which portrayed the l;fe OF
drunkard, the chief actor, when in
great restitution, exclaims "Alas,
alas no one in this wide world will
give me even a crust of bread to eat. >
These words had hardly been pro.
nounced by the actor before the audi
ence saw tall man arise in the par
quet, who, in voice trembling with
emotion, said: Gentlemen, am q
poor man, but 1 will give that man q
dollar"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
"The Durndest KnOwingest Dog that
Ever Wore Har.0

He came in from Truckee Meadows
yesterday, did that level-headed dog.
He rode In by the side of his master on
load of potatoes. He was not pretty
dog, not dog of blue blood and high
degree. He was tall, gaunt, shaggy
haired, wild-eyed looking brindle beast,
of unrecorded pedigree As the wagon,
carrying man, dog and potatoes, halted
for time In front of saloon In North
@ street, one of a party of half dozen
loungers thereabout made some remark
in regard to the appearance OF the
canine, when thus spake We horny
handed, frowsy headed tiller of ye soil.
"Fellers, that air amt purity dog, l
Knowles like me, makes no preten-
sions to material beauty-but he's just
the durndest knowingest dog that ever
wor har. He's got more instinck, that
dog has, an more savoy, an pen'tra-
ton, an insight into human natur', jist
in that ugly old cabez O his, nor can be
found in the beds of whole plaza full
of yer dedicated town dogs-poodles
an sich. What 1 pride in him for is
his regular human sense; he's just the
darndest dog out Now eff L come
home from town perfectly sober when
I've left him to see after the ranch) it
would jist do your hearts good to see
that dog show off what sense of ap-
probation he's got of me. Fellers, his
gorgeous tail stands aloft; he skyugles
about he runs ON afore me scrapin'
up the yearth with his hind feet, sendin'
the chips flynn; he holds up his head
and barks in a cheerful an manly tone
o. voice, escortin' me forward, an feel
in prouder'n if he'd holed wood
chuck But let me come home full of
tangle-leg, sheep-herder's delight and
terrantiler juice, and this is the darnd-
est shamedest dog yer ever saw. He
iist takes one look at me an he knows
1T all. Down goes his tail, he lops his
years, hangs his head, squats his back.
an lookin' back now an then, he sinks
off an crawls under the actually
ashamed TO be seen about the premises
for fear somebody will find out that 1
own him. 1 tell you, fellers, he's the
cussedest dog for right out human
sense that ever was seed In these parts,
and Truckee Medders is proud that he
war pupped thar Virginia (NeU.)
Enterprise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14

One of the most remarkable escapes
ever made was made by NJ. de Chateau
brun dnriDg the reign of terror in Paris.
He was sent to execution with twenty
other prisoners {; but after the fifteenth
head had fallen the guillotine got out
of order, and workman was sent for to
repair If. The six remaining victims
were left standing in front of the ma
chine with their hands tied behind
them. A French crowd is very curious,
and the people kept pressing forward
to see the man arranging the guillotine.
By degrees NJ. de Chateaubrun, who
was to the rear of his companions,
found himself in the front line of the
spectators, then In the second, and
finally well behind those who had come
to see his head cut off. Before the man
could get the guillotine in working or
der night began to fall, and M. de
Chateaubrun slipped away. When in
the Champs Elysees he told man that
a wag had tied his hands and robbed
him Of his hat, and this simple indi-
vidual cut him free. A few days later
NJ. de Chateaubrun escaped from
France.