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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-30
TnE WheeIing INTELIIeENcER ot thia

The Wheeling ISTELLIGESCER Of this
morning, in its plea for the National Bank
monopoly, ought TO have told why the
National Banks in that city did not re-
turn their surplus fund for local taxa
ton. According to its own figures, the
National Banks OF Wheeling only re-
turned the amount Of their capital stock
paid in for taxation, and omitted to re-
turn their large surplus fund for that
purpose. Should not the surplus fund be
returned for local taxation? That is
what the Gd=etie commended for in the arti-
Gle to which the lETELLIGESCER attempts
to reply. We say again, the surplus
fund kept on hands by the National
Banks should be subject to the same local
taxation that other property is. Will
the lSTELLIGESCER say that It should
not,-!ScubcnriRe GdEetie ot yesterday ereR'
Rg
rThe question asked by the GaEettC is rath-
er incidental than otherwise to the subject
matter OF the comments made by ii
Wednesday on the National Banks. The
animus was more particularly to show
up the banks as Odious monOpolies. The
point made in regard to their surplus Is
one that applies to all banks, and is not
specially applicable to National ins1ilu'
tiOns. The custom in this city, on the
part Of assessors, has been TO assess the
shares of the National Banks at par in
the hands Of their holders. In other
places the custom may have been 10 assess
them at their market price, which price
is generally in proportion to their
surplus. There is no reason for assessing
the shares Of banks Of any kind in q
manner different from other property, rs,
for instance, the stocks Of railroads or
the bonds Of corporations. Generally
speaking, and perhaps universally in this
community, stocks and bonds Of all kinds
are not assessed above par. The bonds
Of the city Of Wheeling are worth
premium, but We imagine that the State
assessors do not rate them above par.
The Constitution Of West Virginia pro.
vides that all taxation shall be equal
and uniform throughout the State,
and "no one species Of property
"shall be taxed higher than any other
Species Of property Of equal value"
This regulation therefore puts all prop
crty on the same footing, and makes II
the duty Of assessors to perform their dn'
ties impartially. they are in the habit
Of ignoring premiums on any one species
Of property they cannot assess them on
any other kind Of property. National
banks have no privileges as such, and re-
ceive no iayors under the law in the mat.
ter Of taxation.
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OUR HANCOCK CORRESPOND.
ENCE.
FAIRyIEw, July 2Olh, 1875.

FAIRwEw, July 20lh, 1875.
Editors Of the IntellIgencer,
News Is scarce, money il scarce, and
dry weather the sCarcest OF all. Crops
however were never better in Hancock
county; at least not in the recollection Of
the oldest inhabitant. Wheat il good al
though somewhat injured by the wet
weather, but fully made up in the nam
moth crop Of oats and corn; both prom
ising larger yields than for many years.
Potatoes will be plenty and cheap.
There are but Two candidates for Sup
erintendenis Of Schools, viz; Van b.
Bernard and II. c. C.Shepherd, the present
incumbent.
Officers Junkin and Bogard, succeeded
in bngging the notorious Mayhcw, who
il in durancr vile under the watclful eye
Of Sheriff Wilson.
Rev. K. j. Cresswell, formally Of this
place, delivered an eloquent lecture on
temperance, on Tuesday evening.
Fire brick business il dull, they are
selling at cost.
The Masons aud Odd Fellows are to
have II joint picnic on August l2ih. The
Liverpool brass band will be present, and
good timeis expected, more anon.
BRfCK.
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WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, July -. The First
Auditor and First Comptroller Of the
Treasury have completed the settlement
OF accounts with Treasurer Spinner for
the quarter ending December 3lst last,
and report them entirely accurate.
DECLINED TO SERVE.
Bishop Ames, OF Georgia, declined a
membership OF the Sioux Commission, the
Church duties claiming all his time,
MONETARY STATEMENT.
The Comptroller Of Currency advised
the Secretary OF the Treasury Of the is.
sue ofSl, ,27O,j9O additional national bank
circulation for the month ending July
18th, so per cent oiwhich is to be retired
inIlegal tender notes, making the whole
amount OF legal tender notes retired since
the passage Of the act, January II, 1873,
S7,2l4,s92; amount Of legal tender notes
deposited since July by the National
Banks for retiring circulation, 81 ,SGO,9lO
whole amount OF legal tender notes lepos.
tied since June ~, 1874, 81, ,3S9, ,9G7; total
additional bank circulation issues since
June 20, 1874, Sl2,s7l ,iS9; since January
Il, 1875, S905G, ,llj; total national bank
circulation outstanding January II, 1875,
81 SCI $50; on July 2S, 1875, S3jO,6l2,-
j3S.
A DELEGATION OF DIsTILLERS.
a delegation composed Of Mcssrs.J. W.
Gon, Of Cincinnati; Thomas, Of Louis.
vile; Freibnrg, OF Cincinnati; Francis, Of
Peoria, and Boyd aud Moss, Of New York
city, representing the Convention Of Dis.
iillers which recently assembled at Gin.
cinnnti to consider the best interests Of
the honest traders, were at the Treasury
Department to-day and had lengthy
interview with the Commissioner Of In.
ternal Revenue. All made suggestions
with regard to n modification Of the reg.
ulalions governing the trade in spirits,
and especially requested u more stringent
rule as to the transfer Of gaugcrs and
storekecpers, arguing that these persons
should he transferred from one district to
another, and even from one State 10 an.
other, rs often as onae in thirty days, in.
stead Of sixty days.
The committee also recommend mod.
iication Of the rule governing the trans
portatiOn Of old spirits, showing the
nature Of the "cuts." The matter Of
seizures upon technical grounds was also
discussed, the committee averring that
very often seizures were made by govern.
ment officers upon purely technical
grounds and without proper examination,
thus putting distillers and rcctilicrs 10
much unnecessary annoyance.
The Commissioner will give the subjects
his careful attention. After an
interview with Commissioner Pratt, the
Commissioner paid his respects to the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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NO. 29O.
chief Ross All Right.

ST. LOUIS, July "a dispatch from
reliable sources in the Indian Territory
says that the reports circulated yester.
day that Chief Ross had been assassinated
were untrue. He is at home and well,
and has been in no difficulty. His re-
election next Monday is considered GER
tain.
FoRr Scorr, Ks, July 29.-The fol.
lowing proclamation from him will 30
published in the Daily Monitor Of this
city tomorrow.
To The Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory:
A meeting OF the Executive Council
was held at Telaqua on the l4th and 10th
inst. TO take into consideration the dis.
turbed state Of affairs growing out Of
painfully large number Of murders and
acts Of violence which have been recently
committed. These deeds demoraliEe the
country and spread more or less appre.
hension among the people, endanger our
most valuable rights and brings
shame upon our name and character.
Believing il largely within the power Of
the officers Of the nation, TO suppress
these crimes by the use OF energetic means
for bringing the perpetrators TO puniah-
ment under the law, 1t was deemed ad-
yisablU that your attention should be di-
rectly called to the subject, and such
instruction given rs would seem most
calculated to bring the desired end.
You are therefore urged to In
crease the diligence in your efforts
to prevent the introduction Of ardent
spirits into the country as the most fruit.
iul scOurce Of crimes committed. Second
To enforce fully the provisions Of the
act against carrying unlawful weapons.
Third--nOt to place on guard any person
hitherto charged with crime or any Of
known incorporate habits, or Oyerbear-
ing or disrepntable character, Fourth
especially to assist and cooperate in ar.
resting every person at large 10 be found
in our district who may be known to be
charged with the crime Of murder, for
this last you should summon n suitable
posse to hunt up such persons and
continue in pursuit until arrested. In
view of the near approach OF the general
elections, your attention Is called to tho
importance of preserving order during
the entire time Of It's continuance and Of
alIording ample protection for the peace
able and free expression Of the elective
franchise by the voters Of the Nation re-
gardless of party, color or race. In up.
pointing guards for the different precincts
on election day and the following day at
the court house, you will comply with
the third instruction given above respect
ing drunkenness as the lawless deport.
ment of any person acting as q guard
during the period Of election referred to
will be promptly and impartially Charg:
ed to your account, aud you will be held
responsible for It's recurrence by immedi'
ate suspension from office and Of such
procedure Of the law as the case may war
rant. You will also cause this circular,
which has been addressed to all the other
officers in the nation, to be posted al the
court house in your district for the In
formation Of The public, whose co.
operation in securing the ends sought by
ii is earnestly solicited.
WILL =. Ross,
Principal Chief
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CLEVELAND, July g0.-Atthc third day
Of the Cleveland Club races the attend.
ance was the largest Of the season csti-
mated at $4,000. The day was inagniii.
cent, but owing to rain in the morning
the track was somewhat heavy and the
time made several seconds slower than
on Wednesday. The sport was excellent
and very exciting, Grafton showing won
tlerfnl bursts Of speed and proving him.
self the fastest horse in the country.
Much dissatisfaction was manifested by
the crowd in regard 10 the layity Of the
Judges in allowing the rules Ia be iniring.
cd by the drivers in scoring il being
plain to all that the immense amount Of
scoring in the 2:g9 race was for the pir.
pose Of wearing out the iavorilc, Grafton,
who won the race on the fifth heat
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BELMONT COUNTY.
The Senatorial Convention '.-
Hon. Samuel Knox Unanimous
ly Nominated.

FLUSHING, u, july s''
Special Report for the IntellIgenor
The Republican Senatorial Convention
for the district composed Of the counties Of
Belmont and Harrison met at Flushing on
the 29th inst. Full delegations were re-
ported present, and the utmost harmony
and good will prevailed, The Belmont
delegates met in caucus, and after iuiI
interchange OF sentiments and many kind,
" references Of the peculiar claims and
fitness OF Belmonrs representatives Tor
the Senatorial nomination, it was nnanl..
mously resolved that in the person OF
Hon. Samuel Knox, OF Harrison county,
we have a man Of sterling integrity OF
yigilant industry and untiring watChinl:
ness over the interests We regard as vital
to oour very existence. Therefore We snrren.
der the claims Of our county to Senatorial
claims, and yield our preferences to Mr..
Knox for that position, and will give
him our united and hearty support.
Major Isaac Holloway was called to the
chair Of the united convention at Pm.
W. A. Hunt, Of Belmont county, and w.
Is. Hearn, Of the Cadiz RcPablieoa, were
appointed Secretaries,
J. NJ. Todd, on behalf Of Belmont
county, nominated Hon. Sam Knox,
which nomination was seconded by Col.
Luten, Of CadiL, and ratified by an unan.
imous aye that was truly refreshing and
Omened u splendid victory in October.
On motion Of W. A Hunt, a commit.
tee was appointed to wNitupon Mr.. Knox
and appri5e him OF his nomination.
W. 4. Hunt, Col. Luten and j. NJ. Todd
were appointed as that committee, and
soon returned with Mr.. Knox, who made
one Of the finest speeches il was ever our
pleasure to listen to. Sam is one OF the
sturdy, sound and sensible men Of the age,
eminenlly worthy Of the confidence Of the
people which he unQualiiiedly enjoys.
Isaac Holloway, ". A. Hunt and Z. II.
Arick, OF Belmont, and Col, Lewis Lntcn,
W. B. IIcarn and u. \. llollingswOrth, OF
Harrison, were appointed a joint SEN
atOrial Committee.
On motion, the Convention adjourned,
with three rollsing cheers for Sam Knox,
Gen, Hayes, the ticket generally and vic
tory particularly.
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In,portnnt IIrClsiot,s.

NEw ORLEANS, July 20.-'fhr Supreme
Court Of Louisiana, setting nt M0nrOc,
yesterday passed on some Of the i'm.
portnnt eases submitted To them in con.
nrrtiOn with the funding law. They lie.
cided that acts number ~ and IL, under
which the bonds known ns the four mil.
lion and three million lcvcc issues, were
made To bc constitutional. Most Of these
bonds are held in Europe, and over one
million Of dollars Of which have been
received in this city for funding. The
funding board are mandnmuscd 10 fund
them. There remains one OthCr lCvcc
i'snc t0 lc passed upon.
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Weather Itenort.
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
OPTICE OF TitR CnIRH sfINAL OPFiCER,
WASHINGTON, b. C., July 2g-l AN.
pBnnA nit ,rtpS

WAshlN0tOHi u. CI July 29.-l AN.
PROBABILITIES.
For the South Atlantic States, Ten.
nessee and Ohio Valley, rising and sta.
tionnry barometer, southwest 10 south.
east winds, slight changes In temperature,
clear or partly cloudy weather and in the
two last occasional rains.
For Upper Lake region, Upper Missis.
sippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, rising
promoter, nOttllerly TO eastefly wind,
cool, clear or partly cloudy weather and
occasional rains from lower Michigan
TO Missouri and Kansas.
For Lower Lake region, rising baromc.
ter, westerly winds vpering to sonthefly,
cooler and partly cloudy weather and
possibly occasional rain.
For the Middle States, rising bnrOme-
ter, westerly to aOuthcrly winds, slightly
warmer and clear or partly cloudy
weather.
For New England, falling, followed
by rising barometer, winds shifting 10
northwest, cloudy and rainy weather, sue.
cecdcd by clearing and warmer weather.
The Ohio and lower Mississippi rivers
will continue slowly rising.
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TIE POPULATION OF CHARLESTON
Assessor Lewis informs tiS that there are
one thousand and one male persons In
Charleston, over the age Of 81 years
This IL an increase over the year 1873, Of
"a, and an increase over the year 1874 Of
30. The usual way Of estimating The
population, and II Ia said 10 be a correct
one, is to multiply the number Of voters
by five, and by following this rule We
can very safely put the population Of
Charleston at five thOnsand.- Courier.
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Sr. Lotus, July 20.-George ". Cesney,
who was assassinated at Carbondalc, ILL.,,
last night, was n prominent business man
Of that place, and moved there from VII.
hanson county last fall, where two at.
tempts had been made to kill him by par.
ties connected with the notorious BuIlin.
ger and Russell fcnd which has cost 70
many lives in that county. lie was shot
with n double.bnrrclcd shot gun loaded
with buck shot. The discharge making a
hole in his side three inches in diameter.
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HERE Is an item that some Of our
Brooke county readers (wlere Army used
TO live) will read with interest;
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Goy Army, the
agent Of the NavGjoe Indians Of New
Mexico, Is in this city 10 answer serious
charges preferred against h i'm by the In.
lians Of malfensnnce in office and tleceiy.
ing them in various ways, particularly Ia
falsely and fraudulently obtaining their
consent to cede away a portion Of their
territory and taking new territory de-
void Of everything but mountains and
canons
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WHEN a boy succeeds in convincing
his mother that he was not swimming In
the riycr-that his hair was made wet by
perspirntion while "helping :" Bill Tim.
mins to catch a chicken Just now"-you
might Just as we'll try TO explain the
Schleswig. .lIolstein question as 10 under.
take to describe the awful expression Of
that boys face when his mother subse.
qucntly discovers that he has on another
boys shiti.-NoriaoEn Herald.
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Tremendous Rains on Fish Creek
BELroS, MARSHALL Co., ". VA,l
Iutv DO iQ=I


Editors lnlellscnrer
We have been visited by the largest
flood that las been known for twenty-five
years along the bortlers Of Fish Creek.
The crops, grain, ctOss.ties, lumber and
meadows are swept over The loss TO
myself, II estimated in cash, would reach
$1,000. ". +. peterson's wheat crop is
badly damaged. The loss will he very
heavy Oh fish Creek 10 all the farmers.
Whole fields have been washed out.
ll.S. WHITE.
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A BANK OF ESaLGSD NorE-The IA.
per has been made since l7ig at Layen.
stock, lINnis. Motel, its peculiar
whitCncss; 2, itS thickness and trans.
pNrencyj 8, lis crisp and tough feel 4
its water.mark--madc In the paper, and
on the same side as the printing; 8, its
three uncut edges; 0, it' strength-made
Of new linen or cotton. A bank note will
support thirty.siS pounds before being
sized, and afterwards support q man for
years II L is only for the right Nmuunt,-
Onoe a Week.
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David c. Slaughter, prominent citi.
zen Of Upton county, Tennessee, while
returning home from COvington yestcr.
day, was shot and dangerously wounded
by sOme person concealed Oh the roadside
Ii il supposed to have been done by n he.
gro, ns Mr. Slaughter shot and killed ne.
gro whom he was attempting TO arrest for
horse stealing.
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Great Storm at Marietta, Ohio.
CFODH Flooded and DESTROYED.

MARIETTA, July 29.-A severe storm Of
rain and wind passed over this place last
night causing a heavy loss Of property.
The live.stOry warehouse Of tho Marietta
Chair Company, filed with furniture, was
blown down and the contents destroy.
ed. The loss Is estimated at $4,000; no
insurance. The whole country ID sub.
merged and the crops greatly injured.
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Suspension ofCampbrIlN 4 CnsSci

ToROSro. OST, July 2O.-Cumpbell 4
Cassel, bankers and brokers, have aus.
pended until ndviccs can be received from
England ns TO the fate Of the sterling bills
Of Duncan, Sherman 4 Go. on foreign
agents, on which Campbell & CassCl are
endnrsera.
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AUSTRIA.

vienna, July 20.-The Pressc says that
the Prince Bishop Of Breslan, Mon Signor
Forester, in his dual capacity as German
and Austrian Bishop, Is mediating be-
tween the Vatican and Prussia, through
the pnpal Nuncio at Vienna. II isstated
that the Nuncio himself Is now in com.
municution with the Prussian Embassy
nj Nipnnn.
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SARATOGA, July 2O.-Flasll stakes, for
Lwpyear.Olds, half mile, weie won by
FaithlcSs.
Selling facc-Onc and Il quarter miles
for all ages, was won by McIaniels
1enmingtOn in 2O0l.
McDanicls and Sanford have agreed to
divide the stakes In tho Saratoga cup
race, and the race will not bc n run of.
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Another tircnt itain In Missouri.

ST. l.ouis, July 2g.-Accounts have
reached here oi another very heavy rain
storm in central Missouri The rain fell
from twelve to twcnty.siS hours in dii-
iercnt localities, and did great damage to
the crops and railroads. Large sections
Of the flat country are submerged, and
creeks and streams Of all kinds have over.
flowed their banks. Trains arc stopped
on some roads by the washout Of the
track and rulvcria and by land slides, and
on other roads the trains nrc badly lie
lnycd by high water or unsafe tracks Or
bridges. The storm IL said to have been
the scvcrcsi Of the season.
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In the Assembly to-day NJ. RaCoul Du.
val asked the government why the Uni.
ted States had not paid to French citizens
the indemnity due them for losses sus.
tained during the late civil war, while the
claims Of other foreigners have been set.
tied.
Duke DeCazes, in reply, said the in.
demnity due to other foreigners was like.
wise unpaid. President Grant in his last
message to Congress recommended il to
take legislative action on this matter.
Congress, however, had not moved yet,
In conclusion the Duke said he had full
confidence in the good faith Of the Ameri'
can government.
The Permanent COMMITTEE Of the
National Assembly, as approved, consists
Of twelve Deputies Of the Right, two Of
the LOvergne group and eleven Of the Left
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The President nnd the COiIi'
uIisSIOurFs III Accord!

Ioxd lInAYcn, July ~. Tho Board Of
Indian Commissioners cal ted on the
President this morning and remained
with him until noon. The administration
iniinn Affairs was earnestly discussed,
nnJ The subject Of the charges made by
Prof Marsh was discussed, and most
thorough investigation Of them demand.
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SOME Of the farmers along the line Of
proposed railroads have very narrow and
stingy views OF life and progress. As
our readers are aware, a railroad is being
built between Waynesburg and Washing
ton, Pa, and is well under way. When
built it will put Greene county in COM
munication with the balance Of the world,
great desideratum, most assuredly. One
would suppose that everybody in that
region, without exception, would rejoice
at the prospect Of becoming part Of
civilization. And 50 most every person
does. There are, however, six persons
who would not give the right Of way
through their lands, and who wanted
damages-one Of them the owner Of
twelve or fifteen hundred acres Of land.
The viewers who were appointed to
award damages, hal one Of these farmers
(this large land holderD before them, for
a hearing, When, upon oath, hc was
asked whether he considered the road
would increase or decrease the value Of
his lands through which it passed, he re.
piled that "il might enhance the value ol
his lands, but he Didn't want to sell, and
the result Of the building Of the road
would be that he would be burdencd down
with taxes" The Waynesburg RpuJG-
can says that the view taken by the view
era was that his damages land that Of the
others) amounted to about this, that they
"couldn't raise potatoes in the track Of the
railroad" Consequently they refused to
award any damages for the right Of way.
Sensible men, those Viewers.
While on the subject Of this narrow
gauge road between Washington and
Waynesburg, we may say that the Rcpnb'
licaa deserves credit for the spirit and
ability with which II has advocated the
project. II looked sometimes as II no
sufficient response could be awakened
among the people along the line, but
thanks to the efforts Of the Republican and
President Richie, the enterprise was not
allowed to fail. Our friends Of the Bel.
laire Independent and WoodsIield Spirit
who are now advocating the Bcllairc and
Southwestern Narrow Gauge project,
L,,,lJ ,nlo h,orI nnI snank untn tho chill.
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SWITZERLAND.


IFV'TI T1'T WTTIT'
BERSE, July 20.-Twenty.fivc hundred
wOrkncn employed at the 81. Gothnrd
tunnel, struck to-day, and gathered at
the northern entrance Of the tunnel and
blocked 1t. The Swiss government sent
a body Of troops to the spot who disper-
sed the rioters, killing two and wounding
anyprnl