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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-07
GlreGatelIigettte
The Financial Condition OF the
West,

Notwithstanding all that has been said
about the depression in business thai
exists throughout the country, 1t 10 never
theless a fact that the West Is In a healthy
II not an actually prosperous financial
condition The people arc perhaps build
Ing as many houses and improving aa
much property as usual. The demand
for nails from this city at this time Is fully
up to the average ot previous seasons, and
we understand from one Of our large con.
Germs that their sales are larger now than
they were at this time last year, This
demand for nails Is indicative Of sound
ness and hopeiulness on the part Of the
agricultural population Of the great West
People do not generally build houses and
barns, and otherwise improve their pro-
psrty, on borrowed money. Farmeru
usually have money In bank before they
spend Il. This demand Tor nails, there
fore, from the Western farmers, Is indi-
cstive that their good crops last year not
only put them on sound financial foot.
Ing, but also inspired them with con,
hlence In regard 10 the future.
Another indication Of tho prosperity Of
the West Is the report Of tho great Lake
Shore Railroad at tho annual meeting oI
the stockholders yesterday in Cleveland.
1t seems that the earnings during the last
fiscal year ofthe CompaDyshow an increase
oI over one million seven hundred thou
sand dollars. When we take into consid.
GRAFTON that this vast increase occurs upon
single line Of railroad, one that runs in
competion with several other lines, we
see how immense must be tho capacity Of
the West to export and import products.
The receipts Of the Lake Shore road are
largely dependent on the carrying trade
in grain, hogs and cattle. 1t is evident
that an inCalculablc amount OF western
wealth has been freighted over It's rails
since the crops were gathered last fall in
order TO produce such an increase in its
receipts. II in addition to its trade we
reflect what an immense traffic passes over
the Atlantic, Great Western & Erie line,
and also over tho leased lines OF the
Pennsylvania roads, and those Of the
Baltimore & Ohio, saying nothing Of the
immense shipments by the Lakes over
the Erie canal, and by the Mississippi
river 10 New Orleans, we can have some
idea Of the magnitude oil the wealth Of the
great West It's capacity for the produc.
tiOn and consumption of wealth is almost
incaIculAble. The cheerful report Of the
Agricultural Bureau at Washington, is
sued few days ago, shows that there is
a good prospect for an other immense
wheat crop this year. The success Of this
crop last year stimulated. as 1t always
does, an extra amount Of acreage in the
fall, and nearly all this growing crop
promises an abundant harvest this sum-
NOR. No doubt this prospect conduces
to the cheerful feeling that prevails among
the agricultural people Of the West, and
prompts them to engage in the work Of
building and repairing on scale quite
equal to the days before the panic.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nay 6-The followinp
dispatch has been received here;
LIVERPOOL, May 8,-The reports cnn. m.
cetntug the steamer Ohio are greatly ex.
aggerated. The steamer Is uuiri1rs5l
y sae WIN sail from Liverpool on her IeEa.
41 Gay. gs5 IN rT 't 'li''Jl-
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A $4,000 Beauesr.

BosroN, May 0.-Among the bequesa
Of Samuel Train, Of Medlord, recently.
deceased, is another three thousand dol,
lars 10 endow professionally Of Eclesl.
astlcal History in the Chicago Theolog.
ical Seminary. r- - lI5I =
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ENGLAND.


LONDON. May 0 Additional strikes Of
miners have been reported, aud the prices
Of coal and iron have advanced In conse-
quence.
John Lucas, the political economist, is
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Arrcsted for Fore,,e,v,

COLUMBUS, May 9-H. NJ. Stanton,
who represented himself to be correspond.
ent 0! the New York Herald, was ar.
rested inthis city to day, charged with
forging several checks on james Gordon
Bennett, while at Newark, Ohio, several
days ago. Stanton was taken to Newark
tonight Tor trial.
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Thomas Foley, an employc, Of the
Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Rail-
road, was run over BY train Of cars at
the depot to'dSy and had his shoulder and
oAedeg broken. T.lza rq f 9
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WASHINGTON (pA. COLLEGE.

Tie Graduating Class ef IA Celebrate
Their Closing Carter-P0sm, OratLon,
Prophecy, Presentations, and Music.
WASHINGTON, Pa, May 9th, 1874.
Editors Of the Intelligenecr:
The time honored custom Of a gradu-
ating class 10 celebrate It's class day by
appropriate exercises was successfully IN:
augurAted by the class Of "a on yesterday
evening. The ceremonies were In vogue
at Jefferson College In her balmy days,
and have for some years been observed 10
all Of our large Eastern institutions
Town Hall was completely filled by an
audience, principally composed Of the
Creme De La Creme" Of our place, toen.
Joy the performances OF last evening
The people of Washington always enjoy
the entertainments connected with the
College-admisslon generally being free
The class of "a, twenty In number, occu.
pied the stage A member Of the class from
Nebraska City welcomed the audience
in well spoken and happily worded sa-
'lutatory. The poem Of the class was then
read by . most gifted young man, who,
Notwithstanding hiS rnaidenly modesty, Is
u rising light 10 the armament Of Ameri-
can poets. His poem was rich in besuti-
ful and vivid figures, and could only be
fully appreciated bya close reading. The
oration was next delivered in very elo-
quent manner, but ior performance Of
ils nature was too long. The history and
prophecy Of the class were very interes-
ting and seemed to be fully enjoyed by all
present, The closing feature OF the per.
iormance was o presentation speech 10
which several members Of the class re.
ceived presents, small but significant OF
their different characters. The modest
man being presented with Q mirror, in
which 10 discover his talent virtues;
and the ambitious, graceful, musical
and ladies man each received
something suited to his disposition. There
was room for q good display oi wit in this
performance, and 1t was by no means
left incomplete in this respect. The per.
former was fully adequate to his task,
as was proven by bis apt quotations, and
lively punning, The exercises were inter.
spersed BY College songs admirably ren.
dered by the class and accompanied by
fitting music, College music Is always
acceptable, though II does not always con.
form to strict rules Of 0peratic singing.
The class ol 1874 Is one that will certainly
make itself knownin the literary and po.
litical world. It was pronounced by a
competent Judge to be equal In talent and
accomplishments TO any class graduating
from the largest Colleges d our country.
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CLEVELAND.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

CLEVELAND, o, May 6-The annual
meeting Of the stockholders ol the Lake
Shore s. Michigan Southern Railroad
Company was held to day. The follow.
log Directors were elected Cornelius
Vanderbilt, VIM. Il. Vanderbilt. Augustus
Schell, Samuel f, B4rger anl Eugene N.
Palmerson, OF New York, II. B. Payne,
Amasa Stone, Jr., and Slillman White, OF
Cleveland; Wm. L. Scott, ChAs, N. Reed
and John A. Tracy, Of Erie, Pa Albert
Keep, Of Chicago; William Williams, OF
Buffalo, N. Y. About thirty millions Of
stock was voted on. The Board organ
lied by re eleCtiDg all the present officers
except Treasurer J. q. Baliker. Edwin
D. Worcester, Of N. Y, was elected
Treasurer. The office Of % Vice Presi.
dent was created. Wm. II. Vanderbilt
was elected 1st Vice President. Angus.
tus Scbell, present President, was elect.
cd 81 Vice President. The following
Executive Committee was elected: Cor:
nelius Van ierbiIt, VIM. H. Wander bilt,
Augustus Schell, Samuel F. Barker, Eu.
gene N. Robinson. p....I r.
The whole number OF miles OF road
owned and leased BY this company Il
l,lsl. The gross earnings for the .ii,cal
year ending December 81, 1873, were
$l9t4l4 900 go; operating expenses and
taxes tag . $l3.74B.59S 54i net earnings S6,.
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Not Tran,pIred.

CINCINNATI, May 6.-Most Of the Ro.
man Catholic ArchbIshops and othsr
clergy, attending the Convocstion in this
city, return to their homes 10 .day. Tho
nature Of their work will not probably he
reported until after It's approval al Rome,
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The Constitutional Convention com.
menced work on heschedule TO day. and
1t 10 thought an adjournment viii Be- had
not later than the first Of June,
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BYTELEGRAPH
ABsooTATlD PRRgs RHpoRT

gy the Western Union Line,
vmee NofthWest cor u Main and Monroe 9tS,
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The Ohio Grand Encsmpment, L 90.
T. installed the following officers to day !,
Grand, .. F. Cunningham, Portsmouth;
S5rand High Priest, Geo. Greene, Troy;
Grand Senior Warden, s. Bradshaw, Col.
gmouS; Grand Junior Warden, Geo e.
Stevens, Madisonville; Grand Scribe, Jos.
Domdell, Columbus, o /; Grand Treasurer,
Anthony Wright, Wooster; Representa-,
tive to the Grand Lodge Of tho United
States, Robert Innes, Cincinnati. The
Encampment adjourned at Q o'clock this
afternoon. 49,.
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/, Egt.t Died. Il us...--rl 4 ,
UTrok, MAye-Msj. Theo. q. Schenek,
heaUtica Herald, died last night ol
Rephyxa' 'a5 M -.f 100 .
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Secretary Of the Treasury may prescribe,
cause the charter number ot the Assocla.
ton to be printed on all National Bank
notes which may hereafter be Issued by
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oec. Utn. Ihat any association, organ
lied under an act Of which this Is an
amendment, desiring 10 withdraw It's cir.
cula!ion o. notes in whole Or in part, may
Treasurer OF the United States, in sums
OF not less than 10000 take up the bonds
which said association has on deposit
with the Treasurer for security Of such
circulating notes, which bonds shall be
assigned 10 the bank in the manner spec.
lied In the 10Th sec, Of the act Of 1854. The
outstanding notes Of said association 10
an amount equal 10 the legal tender notes
deposited, shull be redeemed at the Treas.
ury Of the United States and destroyed az
now provided by law, provided that the
amount ol the bonds on deposit for clrcu-
latIon shall not be reduced below 10000
sEo, 7, The Comptroller OF the Curren, /,
cy shall, under such regulations a. he
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-04-25

use, all the Jewels, trinkets, plate,
and other articles of value belonging
to her at the time of her marriage,
her ready money, and all real and
personal property which she may du-
ring the marriage have acquired
and added to what she previously
possessed, whether by inheritance;
succession, or gift, or in whatever
manner and by whatever title, with
power to dispose of them by will or
during her life, by any form OF
transfer, gift, or donation, according
to her own free will and pleasure. I"
When it is considered that with all
these advantages the Duke has to
pay all the exp penses of housekeeping
out of his own purse, the apothesis
OF womau's rights seem to have been
attained; for no woman so nicely
fixed as this wonld give the snap OF
her finger to wait in Il procession at
the polls, for the inestinable prlvl-
lege of exercising the rights of the
elective franchise. 1t will appear,
therefore, from acalm and unpreju-
diced survey of the privileges extend
ed by this marital treaty, that get
ting married by proxy is not 50 bad
after all. There are plenty of wo-
men at least who would be willing
to make the experiment after the
fashion of Marie Alexandrovna, and
the average man who wouldn't take
the Dukes chances must have some
very novel ideas about comfort.
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CokEa.las fy0m FFst page.
HERCULANEUAI


can be best seen in the Royal Muse
um in Naples, in the articles extract
cd from the excavations. During the
eruption which destroyed Pompeii,
It also was overwhelmed by torrents
of volcanic tufa-mud, which filled
all the buildings to the roofs, and
which hardened, as it dried, inio a
coarse tufa-stone. In subsenuent
eruptioms, showers of ashes and
streams of lava covered it to a depth
of 90 to II2 feet. Hence it is ex-
ceedingly Difficult, to make excava
tions, as the depth is great, and the
substance is hard to cut through,
What Is done is to work as in coal
mine, aud the material taken out of
one room or house is thrown into the
last one that has been explored, in
stead of being hOisted to the surface
and earted away. There is nothing
to see by going down into the shafts
Two towns are built over the ancient
site, and great care must be taken
lest they are destroyed by sinking
of the ground over the excavated
places. Very many beautiful pieces
of marble statuary and works in
bronze, have been discovered, besides
other objects of interest. But they
are a repetition, in form, design and
material, of the things found in Pom
peii.
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free from alcohol. 1t may last
from Sunday, to Sunday without
getting sour or tart; but it is easy
Ito make a small quantity for each
time it is to be used. This is the
vine we use on the nights of the
Passover, because it is free from
fermentation; as we are strictly pro-
hibited not only from eating leaven-
ed bread, but from drinking fer
mented liquors.
MoRDECAI NJ. Noah.
New YORK, ls4O.
In a report of the methodists
preachers Meeting" of New York
held Monday, March %, 1874, the
following occurs:
"Rabbi Lewey, formally Jewish
rabbi in Jerusalem, was present, and
was called upon to address the meet
ing. He referred to the sermon of
DR.. Crosby the day before, and
said the Doctor was Greek scholar
and ought to be better posted upon
the customs of the Jews. DR.. Cros
by misinterpreted Jewish customs.
They never used any fermented wine
at their feasts or festivals. A con-
vention of 1900 rabbis and leading
men had carefully examined their
customs and traditions, and found
them all against the use of ferment-
ed wine. They made wine for
feasts and festivals by taking one
pound of raisins, chopping them up,
and pouring on quart of water,
and letting it stand a day or two,
and had excellent wine. He believed
it was the wine Christ made at Ca
ma, and that they were used at the
sacrament. The Jews used no fer
mented wine at marriage feasts."
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JewI.h v 1AIne-Drinkinz.

t0-- From the Cincinnati Express
As the public mind is now so
greatly aroused on the question of
temperance, it is not surprising that
both parties turn to the Bible. Let
them do SO. This is not the first
crueible test to which it has been sub
jected. Doubtless it will come out
better understood, more reYered,
and clearly for total abstinence from
all intoxicants. AT such a time.
however, the utterances of represen-
attive men carry more than ordinary
weight. DR.. Lilienthal, in his speech
at the 'judicious heense' meeting
last Saturday evening, says that the
Jews are commanded to welcome.
on every Friday evening, the Sab
bath with a cup of wine; and if the
family is not provided with wine
they are commanded to use any 9TH
er beverage. The same ceremony on
the eve of every other Jewish holi-
day, and is repeated on the evening
which closes the holiday. On East
er or Passover's eve, the people are
commanded to drink four CUPS of
wine, and cat every marriage cerel
mony the minister orders the couple
to drink twice from the cup of wine
he presents to them" In all this
the evident intention is to convex
the impression that the Bible COM
mends the wine in each case. Can it
be shown that the Bible commands
the use of wine in any of the above.
cases save only at the Passover Z
Then particularly, do the Jews use
the article commonly sold in liquor
houses as wine in any of their reli-
gious festivals ? Let Jews answer.
The Rev. G. Freshman, D. D.,
formerly a Jewish rabbi, IN his re-
cent work, "Jews and IsraeIites,''
p.66, saysg Sin preparation for this
feast (the passover) they must
change all their XII, chen utensils. and
are not allowed to take any beer,
brandy, or anything that lhasi leaven
in. it" 'sle,f q oi46 Z. - +. iae
DIR. S. NJ. Isaaes, an eminent rabl
bi, says: "the Jews do not in their
feasts for sacred purposes, including
the marriage feast, ever use any
kind of fermehted drinks. In their
oblations and o lihations, 1a both
private and public, they employ the
fruit of the vine--that is;Ifpesh
grapes, unfermented, grape juice,
and raisins-as the symbol Of cor
ruptioh as in nature and science it
is itself decay and rotteuness,"
See Claws of Fermentation, see p.
SO. .a 'aH.I -. 5Initl
Some years ago, E. g. Delavah.
Esq. wrote to Mordeeai M. Noah.
very respectable Jew of New York
City, inquiring how Jews prenared.
Passover wine. The following
9gcrPE FOR MAKING WINE
was forwarded by Mr.. Noah:
If you want to mako small guam
tity for the communion table flor
the wine will soon sour, having no
alcoholic bodyin it'd take a gallon.
or demijohn stone jug, pick three, or
four pounds of bloom raisins, break
off the stems, put the raisips into the
demijjohn. fill il with water. Tie a
cloth over the mouth, and place the
demijohn near the fire, or on one side
of the fireplace, TO keep warm, in
about week it will be fit for use,
mskihgs pleasant aud swest wins
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STABLE,

city as large as Herculaneum, was
also destroyed by the great eruption,
but it was not covered more than
half as deep as Pompeii, as it lay 4
Or miles further away from the
volcano, on the Shore of the bay.
Excavations were made upon the site
of the ancient city 100 years ago,
and manly fragments of sculpture,
some ilegible books and painting,
and few skeletons, together with a
quantity of domestic utensils, were
found. But the inhabitants had ev-
IDENTIFY returned after the destruction
of the place and explored and car
ried away most of the valuables. 1t
was here the Elder Pliny pefished
during the eruption. Having been
unable to land nealer PomPeli to
rescue his friends there, he came
ashore at Stabie and went to the
villa of a friend, but was unable to
remain on account of the tremendous
showers of stones, mud and rain
which deluged the town; and, while
endeavoring to escape back to his
galley, was suffocated by the nox7
ious fumes that filed the air. The
considerable modern town of Cas-
tellemare covers the site of the an
cient city, and it is one of the pret7
( test and most picturesque spots
for a town on the shores of the
Bay of Naples. Right behind
it, to the northward, towers up
Mount d'Auro, 1900 feet high, with
its slopes, ravines and dells, covered
with orange, lemon, fig and olive
trees, while the crest is covered with
snow and enveIoped in rolling clouds,
and in the foreground is the bright
Bay of Naples.
But still more beautiful spot,
which did not escape the fiery show
er on that memorable day, is |
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SORRENTO,

situated nearly at the extremity of
the promontory which forms the left
arm that encircles the lovely bay. 1t
is noted for its enchanting site and
scenery; its balmy winter and
breezy summer climate; its excellent
hotels; as the place where Tasso was
born-the house beng still perfect;
and it was here. the Duke of Edin-
burgh, last winter, wooed and won
the great Czar's lovely, blue.eyed
daughter-going about the business
just like any other young fellow:
courts her assiduously, pops the
question in full view of Vesuyius, is
accepted, asks the consent of Ma and
Pa, receives it, subsequently follows
her to her fathers home, marries her
there, and now call England is
merry making on the return of the
bride to her future home. And this
is as good place as any to close this
letter. + NJ
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AnecdoIe of Thad. stevens.

Pierce NJ. B. Young, now a repre-
sentativein Congress from Mississip-
pi, was a Confederate General and a
graduate of West Point. He came
to Washington soon after the war,
seeking to have his disabilities re-
moved. He is fine, manly fellow,
and seems to have accepted the terms
Of the war in good faith. He went to
Thad. Stevens, who was chairman OF
the Election Committee, and Thad.
began to play with him, as he some
times did with those he intended to
make his victims. He said:
"You are a graduate of West
Point, / believer" .
ayes, sir" /
"Educated at the expense of the
United States, 1 believe, which you
swore faithfully to defend?" =
eyes, sir" /
You went into the services for the
Internal rebellion?"
"Yes, sir"
You were brigade commander
in the raid into Pennsylvania which
destroyed the property of so many of
my constituents"
Eyes, SIR"
sit was a squad of men under your
direct charge, and under your per-
sonal command, that burned my roll
ing mill?"
q eyes, sir"
Young thought he was gone, but
seeing that the old veteran had come
into the possession of the last fact,
which Young did not dream he
knew, it was impossible to deny the
truth of his questions. Thad. roar
ed out: "Well. like your id i'm
pudence. l will see that your disabil-
tiles are removed Good morning" "
And the next day the bill passed the
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