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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16


Can you inform me where tho Board
Of Commissioners OF Ohio county, or the
Overseers Of the Poor of Ohio county, OF
the Manager OF the county Poor House
find their authority for entertaining at the
expense oil taxpayers the clasS known as
"trampS," by which | understand persons
crossing the State from other States, and
not our own paupers, The number 10 the
last report is stated, II l am not mistaken,
at 50 Tor the preceding month, large in.
crease over the preceding month. Now
il these gentlemen have the right to en-
terrain travellers at the expense Of the tax.
payers, would it not be well TO put up a
sign on the National ROsd, "Tray-
elers on loot entertained free by
the people OF Ohio county," so that
all would have TN equal chance. AS
a tax payer l protest against this illegal
use OF the poor fund. by lawi is limited
to the poor oil "Ohio county" and for ev.
cry dollar expended outside the officials
are personally responsible and should be
so held. 1t is time that officials should
know that they arc mere trustees for
speSIal pul pVsCsI nLu tudt tuUS dIc uOt
the dispensers OF charity without author
ity. The Poor House is for the poor OF
Ohio county, and for them only, and | do
not understand that Mr.. Shanley has any
right to spend my money without my
consent to entertain travellers at his dis.
cretion. The funds in his hands are
raised by taxation to support tho poor
o! Ohio county" and them only, and any
other use OF it is in violation Of law and
legal fraud upon the tax payers. The
motives may be good, but that philan-
thropy is cheap which is exercised at the
expense OF others and in violstion oi
law. ENQUIRER.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS, December 15.-In the Sen
ate, today, bill was introduced to pro-
vide for the taxation OF palace and sleep
ing cars, and cars Of tho United States
Rolling Company, with power to collect
the tax by distraint with 90 per cent pen.
atty.
In the House, bills were introduced 10
divide the counties into six tax collection
districts, each district to pay and disbursC
in different months; TO make 1t q ,misde-
meanor to practice medicine without q
diploma from recognized medical school;
Tor the cancellation Of certificates author.
izing Insurance Companies 10 do business
in Ohio oi such companies as shall appeal
from tho decision Of the State Courts to
the Q. s. Courts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
Supposed Identification OF the Char.
ley ROss KidlaDpeTs,

PHILADELPHIA, December 15.-ThC
following dispatch was received in this
city this evening:
New YoRK, December 10.
10 Jones, ChIef Of Police Of fPhRadslphIa.
Walter Ross identifies both Of the dead
men positively, and the other witness one
Of them sure.
lSignedl WIN. RHR1Ns.
Capt Of Detective Police Of PAiIadelplu.
The witness mentioned is Peter Gala
han, who is employed at the residence sd.
Joining that Of Mr. Ross. 1t will be re.
membered that he saw one OF the kidnap,
pers in the neighborhood of the house be.
tore the abduction took place.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
Weather RcpoF1.
WAR DEPARTMENT, /
OYFIu1 OF FHH CHIEF SIGNAL OITIoEs,
WARRINGTON. D. O., Dec. l5.-s:00P. n. !
PROBABILITIES.

EhObAblLl1lh5'
For the lake region and Northwest
partly cloudy weather will prevail, will
southeast TO southwest winds, stationary
or rising temperature and falling bar
Omcter.
For the Middle States, clear weather
will prevail, with northwesterly wind.
backing to westerly and southerly, low
but rising temperature and decidedly
high barometer.
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and The
Ohio Valley, partly cloudy and warmer
with easterly or southerly winds, slowly
falling barometer and rain in the south
west.
For the canal regions oi Indiana, Ohio
and Western Pennsylvania, the tempera
ture will rise and remain above freezing
during Wednesday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
A New Theory About Eve aud the
Serpent.
From tho Chicago Tribune. ]

From the chicago 1IluuHo'l
The scientific and tho religious world
arc both badly in need OF theory about
Adam and Eve. Now that science has
exploded tho six day story oil Creation,
and nearly all clerical thinkers have
acouicsced in It's denial Of the Hebrew
parable or myth, the position Of our two
common ancestors has been extremely
perilous. The Church is 10th to let them
90 and tho school Is 10th TO let them stay
The two opposing armies would probably
IKE TO be reconciled, even II some Of the
more bellgerent chiefs have not had
their ali Of fighting, The announcement
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

John Bates an old resident and mer-
chant of Mackiuaw, Michigan, died on
the thirteenth ist, OF pneumcHis.
"A special dispatch from Bismarck
Mipnesoli, says Sheriff Mccarthy and
deputy Marshall Miller, were drowned
ON Saturday night, they drove into an
air hole four miles above town. Their
team was also drowned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

QUEENSTOWN, December 15.-The
Steamship Marakan, from Boston ar
rived here yesterday.
New YORK, December 15.-:The Steam.
ship Wyoming arrived here to-day from
Liverpool.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

NEw YORK, December 15.-The Times
says the Central and Union Pacific Rail
roads have concluded contract for five
years with the Occidental and Oriental
Steamship Go. OF California for first
class line OF steamships between ssu
Francisco, Japan and China.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

BAN FRANCISCO, December IS On tho
18th oi November the ship Mary Bangs
from this port for New York, struck on q
sand beach on the Mexican coast and be-
came total wreck. All the crew were
saved, but the cargo was lost. The crew
were taken 10 Ms2allan.
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The WEEKLY sim A,lnags,.s large slsA,s,gass sggss.

and fearless newspaper, OF SO broad columns, CO.
peclally designed lOF the farmer, tho mechanic,
ne merchant and the professional mar, and
taeir wives and children. We aim 10 make the
weekly h1u the best fImily newspaper in tho
wotIn. u Is iuli OF entertaining and instructive
iend inc most scrnpuluus and delicate ta,te.
rice 81 20 per year, postage prepaid The
cheapest paper published. Try It, address,
THE SUN, New York City.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
GRAND JUDILEE,

The Knights oil Pythias Of this city and
surrounding towns had o grand jubilee
to-day with a procession through the
principal streets during the day and o
grand concert and promenade at the Ex.
position Hall tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

BOsToN, December 15.-Mayor Cobb
was reelected to-day by $4,000 maj.
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embe2Zlement.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
NJ lEMPIIIS,
NOT THE MAN.

MRMrIIB, December 15-Tho man
captured at Helena, supposed to be White
the leader OF the Corinth bank robbera
was not the man wanted.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
BY TELEGRAPH
AssoCfATNp PRRss RNPoR7
CONGRESS-.

By tho Western Union Line.
Dfice Northwest cor Of Main and Monroe Hts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

E)ss TWEBD,
New YORK, December ia writ o
habeas corpus, returnable on the l7tl
inst, will be granted in the case Of Mr.
Tweed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

ostmR'teu are requested % act as Agents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
WASHINGTON.
BLAEKETRD,

BLAEKETED
WASHINGTON, December 15.-The dele.
CATION Of Navsjoe Indians in taking
leave Of the President to-day presented
him with q rich and variCgatcd blanket.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-12

There they sat on their
trunks until Deacon Buckley
Of the other church came along
when they told him their tale
OF wrong-and he took them
home with him.
The next day he Wss so anx.
lous to forward them on their
journey, that he carried them
ten miles and left them Ut the
house of'another minister.
Of course the affair made q
great deal of scandal in Brook:
ville-but some people were
sensible enough to commend
aunt Peggy.
But Mr.. Granger is still
keeping a hote5 and Is we'll
patronized by the travelling
public. If you should happen
to pass through Brookville, you
will save a dollar or two by
stopping all night with Mr.:
Granger. He won't mind it,
he's used 10 it.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-12
Nasal Catarrh:


Catarrh is not a disease Of
mans nose. 1t is disease of
the man, showing itself In his
nose. The blood which Is now
in my brain is before l am done
writing this sentence back III
my heart, and off on visit to
my feet, and now it is distribu:
ted to my liver, stomach, kid:
neys-every part. Every part
of the body is fed every mo:
ment from the same blood
Every atom of every organ and
tissue Is obtained from that
blood, and every minute all this
blood comes back mixed and
lntermixed. Now, do you sup:
pose that one part of the body
can draw away from the rest;
get up a disease and carry on
an independent operation of its
own, on its own responsibility
A man has a catarrh dis.
charge from his nose. he ID
an editor, and mostly confined
to sedehtary habits. His di.
gestion is veal, boWsib cohstis
pated, head dull, and general
condition altogether unsatis-
factory. He comes To me With
long story about bis catatrh;
and finally wishes to know if l
have any confidence in the ad:
vertised cures for this disgust
ing attiictioh; would be willing
to take anything or do any
thing if he could only get rid of
that horrible nuisance, etc.
"Will you do exactly what
will advise for a weekn
ayes; 1 wouldn't mind stand:
ing on my head for that length
of time, if I could only reduce
myself to the decent use of one
pocket handkerchief a day."
"Eat a piece of beefsteak
half as large as your hand; one
baked potato, and one slice Of
bread for your breakfast; d
piece of roast beef as large al
your hand, with one boiled pd;
tato and one slice of beef, tor
dinner; take nothing for sup
per- and 60 to bed at $50 o.
clock. Sleep, If possible, half
an hour before dinner. Drink
nothing with your meals, nor
within two hours .afterward:
Drink as much cold water on
rising in the morning and on
lying down at night as you can
! conveniently swallow, and you
may add draughts of cold water;
If you wish, before eating yotir
, meals. Live four to SIX hours
in the open or, riding in the
; saddle and walking. Baths
frequently, and every night oil
going TO bed rub the skin hard
With HAIR gloves In less than
, a week one handkerchief wilt
/ do you. And you haven't
touched your nose in the ws5
Of treatment" g q
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-12

A little girl asked ministsS
"Do you think my father viii
20 to heavens' awhy, yes, u1S
child. Why do you askp aWsh
because, if he don't have Ills
own way there, he won't stay
long, l was thinking.n il
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-12

THE first thing a promising:
youth said to a dog presenting
his nose at his heels, was: @6S
awayi Do you think I'm =
bonep' -
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-12
THE sIlNisrER's GUESTS.
EIinor Blake was deeply in

oiptOoateus DV sAioI "oAo IhaE'
ried,
Mr.. Granger lived in the
country; and If yob want to
know what kind Of a lite his
was, just you go and change
yourself into a minister, and
settle somewhere Just outside
of a city, with alfof the in.
habitants of which you are
more or less acquainted-each
and every Ohe Of whom will
consider it an especial duty to
come out and take tea with you
halt dozen times alyear, and
all of whom will consider it an
insult il your wife don't have
three kinds Of cake-and fresh
milk, eggs and honey ON the
table. Of course, people who
live in the country are expect
ed to have all these things in
great abundance.
Mrs. Granger was a very
pleasant, agreeable woman,
and tried to have every thing
smooth, and she was over run
with company.
A minister, among other
things, is expected TOT keep a
hotel, and keep it in away our
modern landlords don't very
we'll understand-wfth b o u
money and without price.
It must be open night and
day, hot meals served at all
hours. Nobody must be refused
admlttance. People who are
100 low to stay at the tavern
are sent 10 the minister's. Tract
peddlers, book Psdelers
agents, women's rights lectur-
ers--everybody in fact must &c
to the minister's. r
And then if the poor clergy
man thinking OF his over.Work
ed wife, and the consupptive
state OF his larder, ventures t
hint that his salary isa small
one, he is piously reminded
that St.Paul and St.Peter, anC
those other fine fellows Of tina
epoch, did not dream of recelv
ing any salary at all.
But whether they kept tsv
ern and entertained all crea
tion upon free cost does no
appear.
Mrs. Granger was not
strong woman, and having beef
brought up dellcately, her bur
den fell heavily. They wer
too poor to employ help, AM
she did all the work except be
washing.
The people who came visitin
her never volunteered their as
sistance about anything. c
course not. 1t would have bee
too vulgar. And most OF th
ladies were invaIids- did 20
ever notice that those peopl
who 60 visiting most are ust
ally out of healthy ''l "'
4 But we on the present occ,
sion, have only to do with ,h
Rev. Asa browne, and wifi
and their four children, Abe
: Pncllla, Rachel Aun and Aha
uerus Nicodemus.y Our stol
is about them, and the b ost
other people who visited M
and Mrs. Granger shall rest
obscurlty. 70 pn.H1q- 3H' Q
/, The Drownes arrived la
one saturday evening. whe
,e Mrs. Granger was almost des
with the headache, havin G ju
}. got rid of three ministers al
!. a colporteur. Mr.. Granger hi
just finished his sermon for Il
% morrow-the doors We're loc
ed and the family we're abo
retiring for the night. Al
A ring atthe front door,
Mrs. Granger's heart sank-M
Granger drew a sigh and we
to the door. 80 .
On the steps were two trunf
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-12

wv SohO ~ OhSO W JouA hOueO'
because we knew you Would
be mortally offended if we did
not. My wife is great inva
lidl a dreadful suffererl Been
sick for seven yearsl | wouldn't
have Eliza Jane to sleep away
from the fire for d thousand
dollars; and l want your wife TO
see that the sheets are we'll
aired before an open fire, very
fine.Mywlfe is nervous-exceed
ingly pervous-she couldn't
sleep a wink In coarse sheets
Linen is the best, if you have
them"
~ should die before morning
if / had to lie in coarse sheetsl"
cried Mrs. browne, a stout, fat
faced woman of forty-fve or
fifty. II came very near going
to my last home about a week
ago from sleeping on an un.
bleached pillow case. They
thought was dead for over
two hoursl'
"Have you a stuffed chairp
exclaimed Mrs. browne, 81 can
not sit a moment on an unc ush-
ioned chair! And | will take
q little tea, and bowl of oys
ters, or piece of mince pie; l
feel so faint"
Gard l will trouble you for
a cup of Coffee" said Mr..
browne, 1T will be a sort of
stay to my stomach till supper
is ready. What time will you
have support"
Mrs Granger retired to the
heat of stoVe-her temples
. tbrobbing to bursting-and her
heart the least bit rebelling at
the influx of those exactihg
visitors. 1YT .u .".d .#
Il want some ginger-brea
and some milk" yelled Abel,
: the eldest boy. "I'm half starv,
ed. Where's the cupboards I'll
help myself" ...a ..
81 want a doughhutf' yelled
! Priscilla; sand if can't have
, that rocking char MIR. Gran
I gers sitting in, | don't stay; SC
, therel
"What a little mean roonp
said Nicodemus. "By crackee
what's that on the tablet" ant
he flew at statuette of Psyche
, presented to Mr.. Granger by
4dear friend, who was then dead
. and which was very highly
valued on that account.
"Hellor' cried Nicodemus
q SITS slippery, hain't ils" ant
4 down went the Psyche on TIE
r foor-caving in the forehead
and splitting off the larges
o part of the nose. .....
!. Mr.. Granger sprang up wltl
,f an exclamation of dismay.
n "Oh, it's no matter!" SAID Mrs
q browne, "you can mend !
n again with some ofSpaulding'
. glue. l mendoza mug with j
, the other day. | hate then
things standing around on Ia
a. bles; they look like dead folk Tx
10 Mrs. Granger it seems to m
a you dress a little too stylish fo
i a wife OF a minister of the go'
8. pell You've got a red ribbo
80 IN your hair, ! observe. Nov
-, | never allow myself to .wes
r. red ribbons. 1 try to- max
N myself as PLAIN as possible"
j.. "You. needn't try very hard
20 said Mrs. Granger to herself.
IN My wife is a model for
,d minister's, said Mr., Drown
q, would there were more like be
ID Eliza Jane, ny love, you ougl
ID to have a bath. Mrs. Gfang'
will yod see to it at once"
h After a while the Drown'
ut were got off to bed. Such
= supper as they had eatenl MI
Granger drew a long breath
r. ihinkingoi it. She had new
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-12

the discovery that his sermon
on which he had spent the pre-
vious day, had been converted |
into paper dolls, and horses
with any number of legs from
two to twenty.
"Law, sakel don't take on
about i'll" said Mrs. browne.
"The little dears didn't mean to
do it. Bless 'emp
Just after dinner, Aunt Peg
gy Trim, Mrs. Granger's Aunt,
arrived on a visit. Aunt Peggy
was very determined person,
and she took charge of the
kitchen at once, and sent Mrs.
Granger off to church with her
husband. The Brownies were
not we'll enough to go, they
said.
Mrs. browne read a story,
and Mr.. browne lay on the so.
ia and slept. Suddenly Mrs.
browne missed Fan, the poo.
die.
"Good gracious! cried she,
where is Fans"
The children looked up from
their employment of smearing
the pictures OF a handsome
Polyglot Bible with red ink and
giggled.
"What have you done with
Fannies" querried their mother.
"We've had a funeral" said
Abel, with a grin.
"a funeral!" shrieked Mrs.
Drowne, "what do you meanT
"She's In Mrs. Grahger's work
box, all buried as nice as any
body, in the garden" said Mic:
odemus. "Abel preached the
sermon, and Lilly and l follow
edas mourners. Abeliwas sex
ton. Crackee! wasn't it jollys"
Mrs. browne rushed to the
garden followed by the whole
company, and there, sure
enough, il Mrs. Changers dab,
liza bed, the dog was found bur
led. The dahlias were all pull
ed up by the roots, and lay
willing and dying in the sun,
and the dog, very much stifled
in the work kox, looked sorry
enough as he leaped out with q
howl.
The sight was too much for
the sensitive Mrs: browne. She
threw up her hands crying out
20 gracious mel I'm dying
Farewell, Asal" and fell back
on the ground.
ooh, dearl" cried Mr.. Dlowne
"she's deadl she's had snch
spells for the last seven years
The doctor said she'd die some
time. Help me carry her int
the house." g t.v
Aunt Peggy lent a hand
and the senseless woman wa
deposited on the sofa.
! "She's deadl 7eAlss! She
deadlp moaned Mr.. browne
"Get the camphor, and &c
. some hot lemonade, and som
fannels wrung out of boilint
water-"a. a .9THI io &c..
"lt she's dead; I guess th
!, sooner she's land out the bel
, ter" said Aunt Peggy. "Yo
have got rid of All awful, grea
J, burden, Brother browne, you
p ought to thank the Lord for l
A, wife that's been seven year
diving, must be dreadful tn re
> along With / should hav
/ kept a coffin in the house a
, the time. Hand me the shear
I'll take her hair off the firt
thing; it will make q splendi
waterfall for somebody
The dead woman sprang !
her feet and Owed at AuI
: Peggy. ag r er
= sYou'll have my hair of vi
ye9 You old JezebeH T.
have your'n off first. see If
2 DON'T" and with ths' she graf
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-03-28
COVDENSItNG PEAT.

The Whiteside County (Ill.) Sentinel,
gives the method employed by Mr.. Dodge
OF that county in condensing peat for
the market. The chief drawback thus
far to the development Of the peat inter-
est has been the employment of expen-
sive machinery. II Mr.. Dodge's plan
can be applied 20 peat beds generally, he
has solved the problem of utilizing the
peat, Of the western prairies, including
our own. The following is his method ::
Mr.. Dodge's plan is to dig the ''raw
peat' and convey it to simple grind
ing machine which running in water
soon transforms the ''raw' pieces to a
powder, which mixed with water pro-
duce what is technically known as ''peat
slush.' The slush is then by force
pump driven through hose to a large
but shallow pit prepared for it. After
a short time the water evaporates leav-
ing the peat solid mass in the bottom.
The peat almost Immediately begins to
dry, and if the crust is slightly checked
the contraction, incident to the eVapO-
ration of the water, causes it to break
into blocks of the desired size. After
the blocks have dried for some time they
are loosely ranked up until thoroughly
toured then stored in airy cribs. In
a short time the blocks are as compact
as granite and with one Of them ten
penny nail can he driven in to an oak
post. Mr.. Dodge has we think 10y his
simple yet scientific plan solved the
problem: "IIow can peat be condensed
cheaply for the market?' The fuel pre-
pared by Mr.. Dodge is excellent; it pro-
duces a hot fire; is cheaper than coal.
and much cleaner and more pleasant to
handle. We have used it during the
present winter in heating our office and
are perfectly satisfied that us fuel it
is superior to coal:
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-03-28
THE ST. PAUL SCHOOL SCANDAL.

THE ST. Pa UL SCHOOL SCANDAL.
Every good man and woman must
breathe freer since reading the result
of the St. Paul School Scandal. It is
something to know that there is at least
one city in the country in which the
people will not sit tamely by and per-
nit personal and professional jealousy
to ruin fair names by scandal. n SIM
liar case occurred in Cleveland, Ohio,
a few years ago, but the indignation
was not so general nor so pronounced.
In this case, a citizen of some promi-
hence slandered a young lady who was
dependent upon her own exertions for
support, and who was without the usu-
al protectors. No little Indignation
was caused by this base attempt to ru-
in the girls good name, and a number
of the prominent ladies of the city call
ed on her and assured her of their sy n
pathy and respect. The people of st.
Paul have but one thing more to do to
clinch the rebuke which they have ad-
ministered, and to make sure their de-
termination not to SURF ender to scan
dial, and that one thing is to treat Prof.
Taylor and the young lady whom he
protected as though there had never
been any scandal. Otherwise, their en-
emies will have just the social triumph
which, after all, is doubtless their chief
desire