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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-02
1heQnteItiqeneer:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1874.
New Advertisements,

New York 00c Store.
10. o. F.
Flour-M. & ]. Pollock.
Notice.
Watch and Wait-headof local.
Show Cases.
Grand Exhibition.
Opera Glasses-Oxtoby & Dufleli.
Commissioner Sale.
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NEw GOODS received daily at the New
York 800. Store, I'LL Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-02

AFTER to day chestnuts and peanuts
will be retsiled on our corners at twenty
cents per quart.
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The first snow OF the season in this
Vicinity fell about s o'clock Saturday
morning,
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THANKSGIVING day will come on the
26th Of this month.
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TEE Elerdtor Is the name Of "a new
little Washington paper.
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LETTER CARRIERS RBPoRT.-The fol-
lowing is report Of the work done by
the letter carriers during the month OF
October:
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THERMOMETER REcoRD.-The follow
ing shows the range OF the temperature
as observed al Silvey's Drug Store, cor.
ner opposite the Post Office:
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SCARLET and Green" and Little Tod.
dlekinS" at the Opera House tonight.
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THRRB was no police court Saturday
morning.
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EIGHTY cases were examined BY the
police court. during the'past month.
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The Weeklr MedIoal Ramon

Of Ds. oldshus for the week ending Oct.
24th, shows that they made and had put
up at their office, No. 1882 Grant street,
Pittsburgh, Pa, under their own super
vision over three hundred 5000 prescrip-
NIon.
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If you want goods or carpets at cost
go TOT. W. Ferrers.
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pATTENT FLOUR.

We have & eonEignment Of Choioe Family
Elouf, claimed 10 be the nnest r1da me trH5s
ID requested 70 give II . triAl.
Is6 LIST, DAVENPORT q PARKA
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BOARD Of Commissioners this morning.
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THE festive fly seems determined TO
keep up his ganbols sill winter. We will
see, however, what effect a good stiff fall
OF snow will have upon him.
THE Emerson Club elects lis officers
this week.
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sLH. lax. SPA. TEN.
IUNDAI.
Bah. l1H. sP.H. I'm.
81 % IS ~
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Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Co,
.Ma
ON AND AFTER MONDAY MAY
~ Il. 1874, Trains will leave Wheeling a. lo!
loWt-WheelinK time:
CT TnTrfa YYppRpp
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AtAm Wv &C 10. ~ TWelnh st
oel2C-sod GEO. A. WICKHAM, Auctopeer
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Eoa. !, :, 8 and Z run Daily, all olhe, tts!ns
Daily, except sunday.
COLUMBUS AXE INglILGPOLis UNISON.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

gers, in this State, and to repeal Sec
tions 1905 and 1923, and to areud sec
ton 1904 Of the Code. He said he
was strongly in favor Of tho bill, and
moved . suspension of the rules to
put it upon its passage. An earnest
and somewhat protractcd discussion
arose here. during which q motion was
made to refer It to the committee,
which finally prevailed by . vote of
GA yeas to 30 nays. Mr.. Siberell voted
for reference and Dixon against. On
motion OF Dixon, the Railroad Com
mittee was instructed to report back
t.,e bill to the House ct . date not later
than Friday. 9th inst. The bill for the
suppression Of intemperance came mp,
and Mr.. Moore offered an amendment
providing that the bill should not be
construed to forbid persons from
manufacturing beer, cider from apples,
or wine from currents, grapes or other
fruits. He said he did not wish to pre-
vent persons from manufacturing
spch articles for their own use, but
would prohibit the sale Of them. Mr..
Litxen berg, OF Linn county, proceeded
to discuss the question ct length An
amendment providing that nothiig in
the oct should prevent the manufacture
and sale Of wine for sacramentAl pur-
poses was voted down. The amend.
mont Of Mr.. Moore was passed, and
the bill enRrossed tor. q third reading
BY i vote 81 60 TO So. The resolution
providing for the submission OF The
question of Woman Suffrage 70, the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

We call attention to the card of DR..
johnson which we publish to-day
touching Wilbur F. Storey Of the Chi.
cago Times. So far as Mr.. Storey IL
personally concerned. we have no wish
to spread the publicity Of his weak
ness and his errors, but he is erdeSvs
oring to now concentrate great parte
/. Of reform as he Calls it, as he ! few
years ago sought tocrnts public opin,
ion against whipping rebels ana it e 3
duty we owe to the public to lot ~
people know what manner q 1 mal
he il. ~ as
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

7------. BUf1fV md 6H0Qtu0ITy
control them. The testimony OF our best citi-
gems, of al classes, estAbiishes the fact, shat
cure the affecting disorder Of The Throat and
ung Svy oset;cSs 81 ne pu'msa,ry Orrn u
yea 70 i. ponsr and 1 case. q cSnsSnpslon,
s 20 remarkable u hardy v 81 Believed, were
they not provsn osyosa as.euse. ssAsi ss
for full pro.ection. By curisk Gcstne. Il,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

No sclsssl, Ofsicsrs.

The number Of 1edchers atthis time
Is 10 excess Of the demand. There are
thrcc times as many teachers as schools.
There are three grades Of teachers !;
there should be three grades of wages.
/ recall the names of four. frst-class
teachers who wish situations for the
summer, but who will leave the county
unless they can obtain better wages
than are usually given. Boards of
Directors, in nee3pf teachers, should
confer with me in regard to the mat.
ter. I can send them acheap, cheaper,
cheapest" or !" good, better, BEST
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

srRuoK.-Wc understand that the
lightning struck the College Hill
school house this forenoon. No one
was hurt, but boy who was Standing
on one Of the registers, warming his
feet, was so shocked that he suddenly
elevated himself to point some ten
feet distant in very unceremonious
manner
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

There are agood many people who
will not take daily paper published
in their own town because they don't
like the way it is conducted, that will
loaf around the news dealers, barber
shops and hotels. aud sponge their
reading. Such men are, Of course,
valuable citixens, they help to build up
town, by just the amount they spend
for clothes and victnals, and no more
We don't mean this for anybody nm
less II Ats them. Astf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

JoHN GRAY, City Marshal. received
to day o letter from Walkerton, Ind,
written by the Postmaster At that place,
saying that the relatives OF Andrew
Jacobs. who was drowned here in the
Des Moines river few days since,
formerly lived there, and requesting
Information in regard to the matter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

L Linen ooats were fashionable at Os-
kalo0sa, last week.-The Masonic
Lodges Of Oskalooss have consolida-
ted "a QuAkerrevivAl In prog
ress at Osksloosa. 1t 10 announced
that Porte WEIGH win start an Anti
Monopoly paper at Malcolm, to be cali
ed the Mdggot. We always supposed
Porte had maggot in his head. . :
Si3tgthfes ladiesmove in procession
and sing and pray to the salQonists of
'Oskaloosa. AZ No learn from Che
Herald. saa8 ss.ss 3 ssss9 go y
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

! S. B. Fuller has traded his city resi-
dence to w. B. Wycoff for part Of his
farm and moves TO !. the country.
Wycoff becomes a resident of our city,
and engages in the Livery business
with John Gray. IA fair exchange q
no robbery 49, Z
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

!, On Monday Temperance and AM
H.Tenpesanoe tfeketa was run in
RloomAeld FOR city oAlcers. The tenn
psEance ticket was eloctsd By SO ma
joritys The following are the ofacers
elected. 800 $500. KIM
Mayor VIM. vanthnsen. Recorder
20. Dockum. Trustees John Baird
John j. Weiney, VIM. G. Johnson, j.
MaBCos2, James stJohn. Assessor
VIM. s. Stevens.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

Cedar Rapids cast 1881 votes at the
City Election on Monday; Ottumwa,
9l6, and Clinton 8T. If Ottumwa
had all Of It's Additions which It
should havc) inside Of the corporation,
II would east ct least 1900 votes: ssss1 e.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12
DIS Morsrs, March Sth.

Nssate-In the Senate this FORENOON
the bill providing for the creation and
enfDioeIn1ot ot llenS - cAeo1 where
coepot4tieas1 hAro 11sne& bondB In en-
eoss Of ~ - n1 Alko9od ~ law,
~ - I'm ~ Flo0lbit the
and % The Question, Shall the bfil
pass Z Was Lost ~ : vcse II ~ 70 d.
Those We voisd 81 80 affirmative
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12
sCIIoOr. REPORT.
Orrllor School So,

OFFIoE SCHOOL SURF,
Is OTTuMwA, March 9Th, 1874.
l am pleased in submitting the following
report OF our schools, for the past month, to
the careful attention Of those represented or
otherwise interested in them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

= The citizens OF Marion county ate.
raising fund of $1,000 to bay and At
up an Agricultural Fair ground. That
is inst Rhat the people Of Wapello
county ought to do. ...s..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

THE Dos Moines river Is getting
higher, the bottoms are becoming SUBJ
merged, and
. The lce-er are rolling rapidly"
towards New Orleans, or some other
southern seaport. So. ID
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

Dr.. Walkers ClhforhiN Tfh..
egar 4lftars are q purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from tho iaa-1
tive her1a found on the lower ranges 81
the Sieef9 New ada mountains Of Caffor-
MIA, the medicinal properties Of which
are extracted therefrom Without tho use
Of Alc0hOl. Tho question b almost
daily asked, What is the cause of the
unparalleled success OF VfNEGAK Rff1
TER&T Our answer is, that they remove
the canoe of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood pul1fer and a life- giving principle,
q perfect Renovator and 1nvigofat1f
Of the eystem. Never before Ii the.
hi6tC9y 1Of the world has q medicine been
compc1mdd possessing the remarkabss
qnGte11Uj1 VMEGAR BTT71RS Al kMsink -
siek q egeEy disease nalHis heir tol They
AZ = Ge11ls Purgstive Is wen . = Tonio,
reh6y.AS Congestion or Inflammation OF
the Hyoe and visceral Organs, IN Bilious
|, The ffoperties Of Dr., wA1zz4.s
vfxhuxkD lTTRRs are Aperfcnt, Diaphofetic,s
Carminn4ive, Nutritious, Laxative, Diutstic,
6edaetv1y CUanter. 1rfitaut, Sudotihc, Altsga.
tivo. ana AAei- Biiiouki tsd2 tA iyisas zsGi
vi !a4s. y bi4y ~ F0ssss, 1sseg
DlgGCh0 1Gen. Agts-, San IfanSt6co CeliAEel
- - is.s sc 500: s.S B Bee So
Nevle1DAwly-ak mon - Co 20 IN DDS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12
Ayers
Cherry Psct .
ro.. Diseases Of the Throat end Lungs,
suoh a. Coughs, Colds, v. looping
Couch. Bronchitis, AsthmA,
and Consumption.

Among the greet
discoveries Of modern
science, few are Of
more nal value to
mankind than this eff
fcctuAi remedy Tor all
diseases OF tile Throat
and Lungs. A vas'
trial OF Its virtues,
throughout this nd
other countries, mas
shown that does
sSurso4 - aoA AfTnot,,oIIv
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

win discover : 1esU nsmes dt tedst: having |
no placein our list Of callers; ~ still hopd
to see such during the coming month. 9s
We havaneyT written out IN apy q
these monthly reports anything OF tne de.
tails Of the STUDIES R9rsne1 y snc several
rooms. y - nof, neither has II been The
object Of these reports 20 20 DO. This IN.
formation concerning the thorougane.s ana !
prohciency o. sne peEa Y, % na .. ssudees ~
given tbe Psrent ~ we cssus seet the
father ana mother saca mo.se easi1g u:
standing o. the cnisd "a scnn!af1n1p ana
department A io!l ana oeonate iePoet q
the schools ~ relauon e evesy INTEREST %.
longing 70 tnem-tne stndles taugnt and
tho advaneelnens asd pronc;cncy e. ne
pupil therein; MI ~ ae coIo. MOI % pue.isnsd
at the close OF inc scnool year. a wststc.
report ''o.c e made each month ~! g me pchco!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

A DAIRY OrTrrr.--A stout man,
two buckets and bell. That's the
way some Of onr milkmen deliver
milk now. IS :
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

I've Persons Drowned meHr Avery
station, Msnroe Co., Iewa. sF'A'
ALBA, March 8, IA.
-Nessrs. Editors IL wrote you yea
terday Of the drowning Of q man
named Mitchell, a map peddler, N;
smokey Hollow Greek, near Avery
Station on the I'd inst. ! have just
learned that The body Of Mitchell, to-
gether with that Of the woman that
got into the buggy TO ride across the
stream with him, was found This morn
ing. Yours Truly, W.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12


in neednpf teachers, should
confer with me in regard to the mat.
ter. l can send them acheap, cheaper,
cheapest" or good, better, best
Communicated.l I'll
A TRADED school
When our Ottumwa school building |
was new, one of our bright precocious
boys, about fivc years old, said win,
m tell you what I am going to do !; |
am going into that hall door, and 60, |
every room in the building, |
until come out at. the cupola.'
A very worthy ambition say w but
let ne make q little mathematical cal
about it.ss s9 sssas
Take johnnie Smith, aged years, in |
I'll the glory Of his first boots with real
pockets In his pants, and Il the begin
ming Of the school year. usher him
through sihs hall door into the first
primary room. He here remains one
rear in B division, one year in "A divi-
don, then IL promoted 70 B division
iof next room. Continue the same
course (for every room ID . seperate
grade, nd two years % : grade) until
he enters Hiah School, and We have.
NJ. John Smith aged Is years, with
all the dignity of heavy whiskers and
4 II
ra.~s snr Hin 40 s-hocs sna - / thiI,r onr
,..a...s 1.ass., 4. q, An, ~, he -
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inc graues! ast qss.
new course of studies as published
,jtea yesrs b. de- time 81 emit sing Hjgl
Schoof?s Wen0w hSyc four primary
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

somE mischevous fellow Hast night
launched dry goods poxf down the
area way 70 Frank Greens barber
shop and barsted nearly al the glass
out OF tho door. Not satisfsd<with
this, be went inside and stove + ~.
door or . glass case, containing shaE-
ing cups, etc. II the Individual = a.
tected, il may not prove 80 funny =
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12
FROM DIES MOINES.i

REGULAR C0RRKsPONDENCE % OOURIfn.
Fef 40 ssN g7sf,E
LsG1Ssas2ve ocrell-waasne sAfeugh
the KlRo-4tate Printer and DlnA-
enlsnfai Collsgs NnisaAess
- DHs MomEs, Feb. 8.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-23
The Wisconsin Staie Grange.

JAGEsyILLE, January q In the session of the
State Grange to-day, the reports of Secretary
Treasurer, Purchasing Agent and Executive Com
mittes were presented. The Secrctarys report
shows that there are S03 Oranges reported as
organized up to October, 1873, aud he thinks
there have been a sufficient number formed since
10 make the total $50, and the order is constantly
gaining strength, The Treasurer's report contains
no features OF Interest. The reports of the exccu
tive Committee and Purchasing Agent have not
are all secret. The arand Master delivered an
address this afternoon. 1t was long document
reviewing the history of the order in the State,
and rccounting all the advantages it had already
secured to the farmers and predicting still greater
influence.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-23

A CHAIs OF CorNcIpENcE.-1h papers have
given out. in advance that one OF The bellies OF
Ailford I'VE say one-the town is full OF them)
will marry minister shortly. There is a rather
renal kable chain Of coincidence connected with
the looked for event. The Milford lady has an
intimsts lady friend In Elkton. Both are to mar
~ ministers of the NJ. r. Church each wanted
The other for brides maid, and, without knowing
il, both fixed on the same day for their nuptIsls
and both wanted the same minister to marry
thern--Rsv. Mr.. l'oulson OF baltimore. The Elk.
ton lady Yves ahead in writing, however, and &C.
cured the minister first. The male candidates ior
suptial honors are the M. i. ministers Of FELTON,
aud Crisheld. =
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-23

lie Philadelphia Ledger says: "Both tho mes
sage OF the Governor OF this State and that o the
Governor OF the State Of New l ork call attention
10 the loose manner in which saving funds and
other trust companies are managed, and advise
that they be looked after. The defaults and losses
through these are frequent and heavy. Recently
We noticed in cur news column the default OF w.
" Storrs, the treasurer of the National Savings
Gank at Concord, n. II. An examination has
heen made and deficiency discovered above the
amount hrst givcn-say some S62, 900. Two thirds
81 The assets are IN non-produchvc WesicIn secu-
rifles"
1t IS worthy OF remark that the recent panic
has not demonstrated the insecurity of any of the
numerous life insurance companies. They have
always been regarded with suspicion by the mass
of the people. In many of the States they have
been looked after by the legislatures; hut not
more closely than have the national bsnks, and
yet many Of these have failed from being robbed
Or the misuse OF capital The extent TO which
ihe people are interested in life insurance 10 enor-
nous. Nearly every State hns been thoroughly
'snvsssed to secure policy buyers, aud The amount
o. money drawn from business pursuits for this
purpose has been percephbly felt. In order to
push their business acme of the com paniss have
secured the services OF preachers to 20 among
those of their denominations. and thus many have
been induced TO take policies who were not even
able to pay their rent. And many times this mon
ey has gone to save policies that have finally been
forfeited. Iu oar own STATE, 60 generally have
the farmers became involved In these ventures,
that one of our most intelligent and extensive
peach growers and land owners lateiy referred to
the matter in article 10 tho press. and assigned
life insurance OF The causes OF the want Of
success by many farmers HIS idea being that
hey were not able 10 spare from their business
ii .im0s OF short crops and low prscee, the money
annually required to keep their polioes ,snewed
This bc NJ the case ii certainly becomes the duty
OF each State to look closely after the interests OF
institutions In which the people are so deeply in
terested Statements should be made at least
semi-annuay, and published under afiidavit.-
This is the practice with the National Banks, and
why not apply 1t 10 life insurance companssf
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-23
HON. JAMES b. aRooME.

The Hon James i. Groome is a member CT
the House of Delegates from Cecil county. Dir.
Groome is the only son OF the late Colonel
John c. GIoome, who for many yea rs was re
garded as one of the best and abest men in the
State and and who in 1857 was the Democratic
candidate for Governor but was defeated by rea-
son Of the disorders that prevailed at the cleo
tion In Baltimore city. Mr. Groome is law
yer Of large practice in his native county. lie
resides at Elkton. and is about thirty five years
Of age. From his earliest manhood he has been
q working member Of the Democratic party,
taking an active part in his county in every
campaign, upon the stump in behalf Of the can
didate had principles of thar party 10 which he
devoted. He was nominated about twelve or
fifteen years ago as Democratic candidate for
the Legislature, but preferring at that time to
devote himself entirely 10 his profession he de-
clined the nomination. In l86. be was elected
| to the Constitutional Convention, when, being
| among the younger members. it was his ambi-
ton TO establish his reputation a working
member. He delivered one speech especially
upon a subject then before the Convention. which
the GAZETTE at the time pronounced "a mas
terly and exhaustive one, and the ablest speech
delivered in the Convention on the question"
| In 1S1l-72 MIR. Groome was induced to be a
candidate for the House OF Delegates, and was
elected by very large majority. During that
sesson his attention to his duties, and his abli-
ty in debate, made him very popular among the
members. and when the duty of eecting L. S.
Senator devolved upon the Legislature, Mr..
Groome received avery fattering vote notwith-
standing his declaration that ne did not wish to
be considered candidate In the Grant. Gree
ley campaign he was one of the Presidential
electors. Last year he reluctantly consented to
be candidate for reelection to the House Of
Delegates, and was returned by large majority
receiving tine second largest number Of votes
ever cast for Democratic candidate for any po
sition in Cecil county. Since the assembling o.
the Legislature he has been appointed Chair
man of the important Committee of Ways and
Means and Of Elections. He is industrious and
conscientious in the discharge of every dsty
and is courteous and popular with all having
business with him.