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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-31
IHeaYY Anl.trnlian NInils.

OMAHA, Jan. 8o.-six tons of Austria
lian mail went by on the Union Pacific
train yesterday, and today's train brought
in iour tons more, which went east by
the Rock Island road. -
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PATRONS OF HusRAHnRY.

The seventh annual Convention of the
National Grange OF Patrons of Husbsn.
dry VIII convene here next Wednesday
Dudley w. Adams, President Of the Nat
ional Grange has already arrived here
The Committee appointed by the lssl
Convention to revise the ritual composed
Of o. q. Kelly, General Secretary; +. A,
Bonson, Minnesota; ]. r. Thompson,
Washington; Rev. a, B. Ouch, Washing
ton; Gen. Wilson, Iowa; D. q. Robertson
st. Paul, were expected here Yesterday
but they failed to arrive. The principal
business Of the Convention will be The
reconsideration ofthe ritual and perlecting
me organization OF the Grange. President
ADAMS states that there are between
steven and twelve thousand Oranges in
the country aud nearly one million mem.
bers. The session will probably be pri.
Vate. -;
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G1eGtteuiqetrre

TnE Monroe County (ohio) Bank will be
changed from partnership toA com.
pany, and the capital increased to $780,.
600.
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CONGRESS.
SENATE. s5 F.
WASHINGTON, Jam 80.
MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.

Mr.. Chandler presented a petition lol
the extension Of tho money order system
10 every postoftlce in the United States
and a reduction Of charges In such offices
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steamer Burned.

BosToN, Jan. S0.-The steamer Glou.
cester, OF the Boston and New York Line,
was burned In her dock this morning,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-31
Cleveland DTayle,.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 9O.-Grain-Dull, in.
active and nominally unchanged. Po,ro-
leum-Firm, unsettled and UNCHANGED,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-31

CosT OF PRISON Colonel Burr,
Warden of the Ohio Penitentiary, in his
report says
The average cost Of food has been 1871
cents per day per man; entire cost Of
maintenance per man. including salaries
Of officers, $l6708. For the abundance
oi the food furnished the prisoners, It's
excellence of quality, and It's moderate
cost, the Warden gives proper credit to
the worthy steward OF the prison, R. A..
McIntire, who purchases the supplies.
The average tarm in Ohio contains III.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-31
PUBLIC HALLS.

In the House this afternoon bills were
introduced TO so amend the law relA-
ting to the safety OF public halls as to pro.
vide that certificates Of the safety Of halls
shall remain valid until five freeholders
shall certify In writing that they are not
uata
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-31

An Appeal Jackson, Miss, special TO-
night says the Republican caucus Ia
stronger tonight than last evening. II Is
said that Ames has Issued his dictum in
favor OF Bruce ior the long Senatorial
term and Wells for the short term. A
number OF caucus. members are usipg
every effort 10 prevent q nomination, and
the indications are that they win succeed,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-31
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. SO.-A caucus of oppo
sition members Of the Kansas Legislature
was held late last night. No definite ac-
tion was taken. The majority Of The
caucus agree to support ]. K. Hudson,
editor Of the Kansas Fdrnasr, and his vote
today may reach thirty.tive. The straight
Republicans will hold a caucus to night
and IT they can unite on a man 1t Is said
the contest can be decided tomorrow, n
not, no one can now predict when It will
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per cent, and the greatest transactions

per cent. and the greatest trspsactIous
were in Pacific Mail, Union Pacific. .West.
ern Union and Lake shore. The total
sales between 10 and Q o'clock segregated
l4lDOOO shares. Erie and Pacific Mail
rose materially. A heavy bear attack on
Cleveland, Columbus & Indiana Central
depressed that stock, but the final result
was rise to 81 at the close. There Ia q
large short interest in 1t, and q pool are
trying to make a corner. Atlantic & Pa
cifc Telegraph stock was put on the
board for the first time today, and ad-
yanced from l3 n 1Rl
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doHEREMRNTs-Steady

sTocKs-The market, with the excep-
tion Of brief spell Of weakness at the
opening and again a short time after sec.
ond board, was strong throughout the
day. The advance ranged from ! 10 Il
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The average farm in Ohio contains III
acres.
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BY TELE or APR.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT

(By the Western Union Line.
uniee Northwest cor. OF Main and Monroe Als,
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NO ELECTION,

ST. Louis, Jan. 3O.-A special from,
Topeka, KS, to the Erenfag DispatcI
says the ballot in joint session today re-
suited as follows: Harvey, 30; Phillips
90; Storer, 80; Plumb, "a; Fenlon, Is
Hudson o3. remainder ocuttnr;nr, =
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COUNTY SCHOOL EXAMINERS
A bill to provide for the election o
county school examiners. H
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claAn MAKERs' srRIKR,

A number Of cigar makers are on a
strike to compel their employers to re-
turn to the rates oi wages ranging before
the manic.
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Shooting Afray.

MEAPH1s, January 30.-A shooting a.
Trap occurred on the corner Of Main and
Jefferson streets, near midnight last night
between n. Z. smelzer, local reporter Of
the ATa!dnchs, and Chas. Robinson, an
attache OF the Register, growing out Of
some newspaper articles rejecting on
each. Robinson called at the Aualdnche
and demanded retraction, which Smell
ger refused to make. They then started
of together, when Robinson struck Smel.
ger over the head with pistol, then fired
two shots ut him and ran. Smclzer drew
repeater and fired four times at Robin.
son as he ran. Both parties were arrest.
ed and gave bond for their appearance
this afternoon.
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sRcoNp DihpAroH

MEMPHIS, Jan. 3O.-M. E. smelzer, CITY
editor Of the AUdlGncle, and q. F. Rob-
inson, an sttache of the Register, who fired
three or four shots at each other last
night, were brought before Justice Spell.
man this afternoon and discharged, there
being no prosecuting witnesses.
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
RxRNproN FoR uNMAnn1rp woMr,

EXEMPTION FOR UNMARRIED WOMEN.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 8O.-In the Senate
This morning a bill was introduced pro-
Viding that every unmarried woman shall
hold exempt from execution wearing ap.
parcl valued at one hundred dollars, a
sewing machine, knitting machine, and
books to the value ol twenty-five dollars.
TOWNSHIP TREAsURERs,
ln the House, the bill TO allow
township treasurers one dollar fees and
five cents per mile mileage for services
In settling with the county auditor was
passed. ..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-31
TOWNSHIP TREAsuRRRs
CONCERNING RAILRoAps.

Bills were introduced providing that
In case railroad companies shall discrim-
mate in their rates for the transportation
OF lreights, said companies shall forfeit 10
such persons so over. charged double the
amount Of over.charge, and in no case
less than one hundred dollars, and pro-
viding that an additional suit can be
brought by the prosecuting attorney, and
the amount to be forfeited in this suit 10
be from one hundred TO one thousand
dollars; to provide that iu cases where
railroad companies charge higher than
the legal rates Tor the transportation of
passengers, the company so charging shall
forfeit double the amount of over-charge,
and in no case less than one hundred
dollars; and to provide forthe inspection
Of the books Of county treasurers Ut least
twice year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-23
Glass. Eye Trade of the United States,

Ii IS not generally known tlat the entire
rlas~-eye business Of the United States is in
the hands Of one firm, MesSrs. Theisman &
Paudinr OF PiIt>burg, and but few people
have any ilea Of the i1Lnensity Of their busi-
ue--. Tscre l. in the United States deficit
IF some sixIy tHou~and eyes. OF this num-
Der about twenty-five thousand make use Of
gia-s-ey To supply these bully boys
with g.5s--5yeS.' 1t least a hundred specl-
mons Of optics are manufactured. Some
riea. ari-t5cratjc OLD gentlemen have their
eyes made to order. These are manufac-
iured 10y hand with great care and nicely,
a certain FIRE and vig,r being thrown into
them more than realistic. We know a Mr..
johnson who Is greatly improved by wear
ing one Of these glas>-eyes. The young
ladies dote on him. and say he looks ike
poet. ''his eye with such fne frenzy rolling
Slcb are some Of the Advantages Of glass
eye.
Tie cheapest kind Of eyes Is the light
blae. These are sold in large quantities.
The poor people who cannot afford luxaries
u~1a..y wear the. whatever the color Of
their natural optics When n msn has n
genuine L.uek eye supplemented by one of a
dim, dismal blue, il produces a wierd ef-
feet. This strange appearance is still more
when the black eve gives evidence Of glass
or 50 too much Of wai>kes It's contrast
wiki the sleepy soberress OF TIE blue eye L
apt TO astonish q stranger.
Several years ago Nessrs Thesman & Paul
ding were burnt Oat IN the big tiie 10 Pitts
burg. The sorrow, the ruin the misery
this caused, can only be appreciated by
one-eyei man Almost all had tC content
Themselves with secondhand eyes, dim and
considerably the worse for wear and tear.
4 we.l-kuywn merchant of New York,
who was wanting in optics di~sected doll
Of his daughter 10 procure an eye 50 thar
he might appear in society decently. and q
poor man in a very similar strait, made use
OF those large yariagatel crystals Of which
children are So fond. His eye Of many col
orS produced quite a sensation, and Messrs.
Thci,man q PauldinE threw a quantity Of
Dolly Warden eyes on The market, but some
hon ticy did not take and become the fash
ion. and the cargo was an entire loss.
NIes~rs Tnci~nan & Pauidirs have almost
entirely bani-hed the French glass eye from
this continent: the English eye never took
wei here, was never popular. They are
now engaged IN supplying the Chinese mar
hct. and have invented q new patented aqui-
line eve lust suited for the M0ngoiians.
/ They are also pateatees Of the strabi~mie
/ elas-- eye, suitable for cross or cock-eyed
people.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-23
THE EEpEr,.s DREAM.
BY JOHN w. EDDY.

The day hal wearily worn tc its close,
And night had come on with its needed re-
pose,
AS a book Keeper wended his way from the
store
Glad that his toilsome hours were Ger.
The night was cheerless and dismal and
damp,
And the fickering fame of the dim street
Went out in the rough, lid gusts that beat
With furious speed through the gloomy
street.
Tired and cold, with pain-throbbing head,
He sank to repose on his lonely bed;
Still through his brain, as the ook-heeper
slept,
Visions of debtor and creditor crept.
The great balance sheet he had finished that
day,
And prof and loss in the usual way,
Showed how much money the merchant had
made
In the preceding twelve months trade.
And he dreamed, that night, that an angel
came
With the ledger of life-and against his
Were charges, until there was room to
spare,
A nd nothing whatever WAS credited there!
There were life and it's blessings-=as intel
/ lect, health;
There were charges of time, opportunities,
wealth
OF talents for good-of friendship the best
OF nourishmeut, Joys-Of affection ami rest.
And hundreds of others, and each one as
grear,
All with Interest accrued from the time of
their date,
Till, despairing of e'er being able to pay,
The book-keeper shrank from the angel
away.
But the angel declared that the account
must be paid,
And protested it could not be longer delayed
The book-keeper sighed, and began TO de-
How meagre the treasure he'd laid up in
store.
He'd cheerfully render him all he possessed
And give him note on demand for the rest.
Then quickly the angel took paper, and
wrote
The following an acceptable note:
con demand, without grace, from the close
Of to-day,
For value received, 1 promise 10 pay
To Him who has kept me- and everywhere
Has guarded my soul with an infinite care
Whose blessings outnumber the drops of
the ocean
While living, the sun of my hearts best de
votion.
In witness whereof to he seen of all men,
L afilX the great seal OF the Soul : AAEN
The book-keeper added his name to the note,
While the angel across the great ledger-page
wrote,
In letters as crimson as human gore
SETTLED in rutland was never seen
more.
When the night had rolled back and its
shadows were gone,
And a roseate morn had blushcd into dawn,
on the swift wings of faith rose the incense
of prayer.
From the altal Gods angel had sanctified
there.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-23
PETER PUNCH'S HEROISM.

Peter Punch was a Yankee peddler.
His home was in neat little village near
the sea coast. Peter had two reasons for
returning from: his peddling tour at the end
of every fortnight-one was to repienIsh
his stock at the variety store, and the other
to see his blue-eyed, flaxen haired sweet
heart, Charity Chase.
All the odd potions which Peter, with
all his volubilty and palavering, could not
sell-all the bits of lace and remnants OF
ribbon which could not be disposed Of even
for a mere nothing were given by the
loving pedder to his grateful Charity.
Peter was natural salesman. He rarely
turned his back on house without leav-
inc some article of merchandise behind
him. on which he had made a snug profit
So. in course Of time, ne began to feel in
dependent, and to mediate quitting the
itinerant business, and open store IN the
village.
Then he began to think about taking a
wife. and of course he would marry Chari-
tv. Peter had never once given thought
IN anv other of the fair datusels of Bean
vile.
But lust as he bad about made up his
mind to propose aud marry at once, there
came to the village dashing young lady
of fashion.
She dressed and walked like a queen,
only at times afflicted with the Greclan
bend bE6 Peter-silly iellow-tEought
her bent figure the most superb one he had
10, - trll
of Beanvilie had sense enough TO fix them
selves no in that style, then they would
leok like somebody
Peter first saw her at her uncle's, where
she was going to pass the summer. lie sold
her a pair of gloves, and lost his heart to
her on the spot what jewel of a hand
she has = he thought as he pocketed the
nav and went back to his wagon. Chari-
tvs gloves are three sizes larger. What a
waist is hers slim, but plump as peach.
Her cheeks are like mothers peonies, only
nrettier. and her lips are like a dead ripe
cbe,rv. Now, if | was as rich as | ought
10 be by good rights, she shouldn't leave
these diggins till she was Mrs. Punch.
Thus soliloquizing, Peter cracked his
xbip and drove OFF. Somehow Peter S
tongue was far less glib on his excursion
,b,n vas his wont, and, as a consequence
,t. end of the second week found him with
not half of his goods disposed OF. But he
determined to return home nevertheless.
He turped his horses head in the direction
~ ReauyilIe. talking thus to himself:
I,m bound to go and see that Miss De-
d 6,d ont if she is az much stuck
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-23

That frightfu epidemic, the plague.
which spared neither high nor low in sta
ton, swept away one-third of the inliab!-
tants of Venice. On previous visitation
the epidemic, the great artist, Titan, had
fed to Cadore, but this time he delayed
leaving the city until too late. His death
was peculiarly sad one. lie had outlived
most of his relations and his dearest friends;
his son pomponio was away from him :
Orazio had been one OF tie FIRST victims OF
the plague Even his servants deserted
him and a. he lay breathing his last, alone
and unattended, a band Of ru8ians broke
into the house and ransacked it of al its
contents. ruthle~sy destroying whatever
they could not carry of all OF which Titian
in his powerless agony, was compelled 20
w ness. Fame nor ttan>cendant genius
could help dying mortality then-ie was
bat one af earth'~ poos #orias, troddea on.
vet pyHerless to turn;
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Shooting a stuffed Squirrel.

There Is in the neighborhood of Ridge
wood an old gentleman who was once
Nimrod among the hunters. lie could shoot
out squirrels eye from the top Of The tall
est hickory, nine shots out Of ten Indeed
there was no limit 10 his skill lie has been
renewing the sports of his youth for the past
few weeks but rs squirrels were scarce, and
his eye~ight was dim, hiS game bag was not
well filed on hi- return home lie has a
1ni>cbievous rascal Of d grandson, who would
ever play pranks on him, and as he was
meaadering through the woodz day before
yesterday, the young~ter got into the path
before him and perched stuffed squirrel on
the limb of tree. tying 1t fast As the old
man came near, the yuungster showed him
self and cll-I attention to the squirrel. The
old man looked. "Sure enough there is a
squirrel. - he remarked. ''Be still; III
fetch him And taking careful aim he
pulled the trigger. When the smoke blew
away there sat the squirrel with his tail over
bis back. not i'm the least disturbed The
old man loaded his gan with great care and
biazed away again. The squirrel stood this
fire with a. much e. animity as the first.
only his tail seemed to be broken and hao
fallen overon his side. The old man was non
plussed lie did not. however, sec his grand
son. who was rolling IN commissions #
iau2itsr l-e'ini convenient log. He had
become warmed up % tie sport and thought
of nothing ei-e bst fetching that squirrel
The third shot cut the cord that bound tie
squirrel To the tree and be tell, not with tie
usual heavy thud 50 well known to -ports-
men. but bouncing several feet into the a'r.
This aroused the Old mans su pi,ions, zud
going up to it, lie foand the true nature "t
the sell. His change Of position brought
him in fall view of his affsctionate grands n
who was tearing np the ground in his effort
70 laugh without making Z noise = real
izinr sense of the situation crept over the
mind oF the venerable man. lie cast his
cyes on the ground they fell on piece OF
slincle, which lie picked up, am approach
inc the cony ulsed boy unawares, b. atiecti N
a.elv famed him a couple OF times on the
seat Of his breeches. This brought the
voungster to Il perpendicular, and he took to
his heels, thereby escaping more loving
demonstrations. The old gentleman could
not help relishing the joke, and tells the CIR
cumstance with greater good wiI than one
would suppose. The boy Is just ten years
cid. and his grandfather declares that be
viii sometime be President of the United
States. ii. now has most unbounded Aisn
IL In, ability IF that By.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-23

IN Virginia, lately, an eagle pounced on a
young lady, fixed his talons in her bar,
and few off-with about ten pounds of
iute This incident win undoubtedly be
used by the ladies as excuse for wear
ing such enormous chignons but is it
right, is it IA ir to deceive a poor bird in
that way? Imagine the feelings of that
proud American bird when it aligh.ed in
the nest of its young, with keen appetites,
and found no girl attached to that bunch
of hair
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-23

AN INQUEST on ABEL.-The other after
noon an excited individual with his hat
standing on two hairs, and his eyes pro-
iecting from his head like the horns of a
snail rushed into the Office Of Coroner Hol-
mes. The coroner is 10y profession den
tist, and his first thought was that he was
well nigh distracted with the toothache.
He was soon nndcceived, however, As the
freuzied individual cried out, as soon as he
could catch his breath after running up
stairs, Been man murdered "
q man murder ed p cried the coroner /;
how wheIe|
IN gaiding, believe, with club oi a
rock.
.lIow long ago. cried the coroner, seiz-
ing hiS hat and cane.
Been done a good while ago, and no
police nor constable hasn't never done
nothin about it. Never been no corouer
set on the body, nor pothin' o the kind !;
no verdich-'
~ hat was tbc mans name Who was
hep cried the coroner.
His name was Abel
Abel 4 bel who?
Don't know. Never heard nothiu' but
his first name
well, what is the name Of the man who
killed him? Do they know? Any one sus-
pected ~
Wen, I've heard that fellow named
Cain put out his light. Can was the broth
er of Abel, and
Coroner smells mice, and, fiourishing
his cane, cries, You git down them stairs,
my fine fellow Git and don't show your
self here again = With a loud gufiaw the
fellow went Gown the stairs three steps at
a time, the doctor calling out to him, How
dare you triile with an officer III this way,
sir?'