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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-22
acknowledgement.
FRIDAY, OCT. 22, 1875.


New Advertisements.
s1SteAner Hudson.
Music, Music Everywhere.
Rugs, Mats and Mating.
Notice-R. ]. Smyth.
Special Sale Of Black Silks
Wall Paper.
Sealed Proposals.
THERMOMETER RECoRD.-The follow
Ing shows the range Of the thermometer,
rs observed at Silvey's drug store, corner
opposite the Post Office, yesterday:
SAN. IAN. SEN. 7r.M
" 81 80 "
For Additional Local See First Page.
TnE weather yesterday was rs gentle
as June.
THE Jewish feast Of TabernncIes closed
last evening.
"LEAH, the fotsaken," al the Opera
House tonight.
ALLEY L, East Wheeling, il being
graded aud bonlderGd.
TIE County Court yesterday adjourned
to Court in course.
TIE fine weather yesterday filled the
streets with fair pFomenaders.
THE teachers Of our public schools will
be paid their salaries to-day.
THE evening schools will open Novem.
Der |, and continue four months.
THE boys Of the Clipper Dancing Club
inaugurate The terpsichorean season 10.
night.
SEVERAL fine dwelling houses are
TO be erected on South York street, Is.
land, this fall.
CURBiSG is being set on the west side
Of Virginia street, between Penn and
Broadway, Island
THE Board Of Education will meet on
Friday night next TO appoint teachers
for the evening schools.
PoTAToEs are selling al twenty-five and
thirty cents per bushel right over the
State line in Pennsylvania.
A sEMI.ANNUAL dividend Of five per
cent has been declared on the'eafnings OF
the main line Of the d. 4 q. Railroad.
The brilliant colots Of autumn leaves
may be preserved by drying them and
the stems in melted yellow bees.
wax.
APPOINTED NorARY-Geo. W. Eek.
hart j., was yesterday appointed
Notary Public for Ohio county by Gov.
Jacob.
Two hundred and sixty.lwo head Of
cattle we're received at The Christman
4 = a.
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BOARD OF EpucGTIoS.-The Board Of
Education met in regular monthly ses-
sion last night Present; Bickel, Col
lier, Ewing, Hupp, Hess, Maxwell, Mil
Ter, Mcclure, Scott, schmulbach, Stewart,
Stone, Todd, Wilson, Wheat.
Mr.. Wilson was called to the chair, the
President not being present
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills aggregating S2,64s 90. With the ex-
ception Of those Of Henry Gunther and c.
Kemble the bills we're ordered paid. Mr..
Kemble's bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Buildings and Grounds, and Mr..
Gunther's ordered paid when his work is
completed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-06
Another Dragonnade.

II Is barely week since the President
sent his Louisiana MESSAGE TO Congress
excusing the outrages which had been
committed with his completely, and yet
seeking to escape from their responsibility
by general declarations which nobody
would dispute. II can conceive Of no
case" he said. "not involving rebellion or
i,sslyvection, where such Interference by
authority OF the General Government
ought 10 be permitted or can be justified"
On Monday last Gen. Sheridan ordered
a company Of soldiers to Vicksburg, under
command of Major George 4. Head. who
entered the Sherifi's Office there and forci-
bly, expelled A. J. Flanagan. who had been
recently elected, after the resignation of
the negro Crosby. who had failed to give
the requisite bonds and was stealing the
peoples money.
There was no sign OF violence. no
breach OF the peace, and no threat OF dis.
turbance, except that which existed in the
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frantic imagination Of Ames, the Garnet
bag Governor. sheridan. sitting in New
Orr, ans. with no inquiry and no reason
for Interference telrgraphs 20 his subor-
dinate Ia seize this local Office. turn our
the incumbent neck and heels. as he din
the Legislature Of Louisiana. ard then re-
port 70 second Durell, who was in the
conspiracy.
All this has occurred after tie affair az
New Orleans. and the Presidents declara-
ton that he could conceive OF no case. ex-
cept that Of rebellion or Instruction"
In which military interference fought 10
be permitted or can be justified
This proceeding Is only another proof
OF wicked intent on the part Of the Pres
ident and Sheridan 10 provoke some overt
act OF resistance by the suffering people rs
an excuse for bloodshed. IL Is an infa-
NOUS political conspiracy concoc.ed 10 ex-
cite sectional strife. and 10 infame bad pas
sions on both sides. But il will not sue
coed. Extraordinary patience and for
bearance have already been shown by the
victims Of this tyranny. Let them con-
tinue that course and the people Of the
North will take care Of Grant az the first
chance. They gave him one lesson last
fall, but that was mere tribe 10 the 9TH
er, which will send him and his venal
crowd where they belong.-N. J. Slua.
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Ii Is quite az essential that trees and
shrubs should be allowed to rotate as an
nual farm crops. We should, II possible,
not renew old orchards on the same
ground, as Is the general custom. 1t Is
probable that the dying out of old apple
trees indicates to degree the weakness OF
the soil for their recuperation. Food can
be to an extent supplied, but no amount
of stimulus gives health. Ii may arrest
decay for q time. have observed In one
of my old orchards struggle on the part
Of the wild cherry to secure the ground.
If left to mature, the apple trees would
soon give way 10 cherry grove. Butter
nuts are Just as ambitious In another quar-
ter. 1t Is natural rotation. The apple
trees were planted Tor probably the seed
sown) by old Dominic Kirkland. mission
airy to the Oneidas, and Ii Is time they
were allowed to die. Strawberries and
raspbcrries i'm like manner give little salts
faction without the principle of rotation in
the fruit garden. Nature Is very particu-
lar In carrying out this principle of rota-
ton. Destroy side hill of blackberries,
and you may expect patch Of raspberries,
or strawberries. "A close watch OF wild
grasses proves the same 10 be true OF them.
Weeds march over the country in platoons
-one kind departing before strange sue
cessor. In the same way insects are never
stationary, but move eastward or west
ward by yearly marches. Precisely the
same has been true OF human races. Ma
ture certainly has been very positive In en-
forcing rotation OF plants. Burn abcech
forest, and an oak or hemlock grove
springs up. We have learned to consider
this law in farming, but 1t Is quite as essen.
tial In horticulture.-Er
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school md Church.

1t costs Evansville, Wis.,, over $4,000
annually to support its public schools.
The forthcoming " international Ex-
position" at Santiago, Chill. is to contain
an American school house, fully equipped.
The school lands Of Texas amount to
over 100000. 900 acres, an amazing endow-
ment for free school purposes.
According to the CArtstian Standard,
the Disciples of Christ added 30,254 to
their membership during the past year.
"A religious paper states that there are
-eighty-seven Protestant missionaries now
working In Japan, nearly all from Auler-
lea.
The Baptist Centennial Committee for
Illinois ask for 81 100000 for an educa-
tional fund TO be expended chiefly In the
State.
Returns of school children In Michi-
gan, made TO the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, show an increase Of at least
$4,000 In 1874 over 1873.
The Liberal Christian thinks before
the New Year Of the twentieth century all
earnest and really honest religious men,
whether orthodox or Unitarian, will be
working in complete harmony.
Another step of progress has been
i'"te W 'iC GiiS iirH DtDiS-itVtsCIS. NJ
The tweDty-seventh session, Dec. Is. the
books of Samuel were completed, and the
arst chapter OF Isaiah nearly completed.
Father Hyacinthe is now preaching in
the large ball of st. Peters Casino, Gen.
eva. His attitude toward the Vatican
Council Is unchanged, but he now in
clnes to favor separation of church from
state.
The oldest meeting house In the Uni
ted states Is said to be at bingham, Mass.
IL was built soon after the settlement OF
that town, i'm 1850, and was then consid-
cred very imposing structure. 1t cost
the town E430, and Is fifty-five feet long
by forty-6ve wide.
The total amount realized from the
annual sale of the Plymouth Church pews.
Brooklyn, for 1875, was S7l ,l65--a sum In
excess of last years proceeds by xl2 S45.
The highest figure reached for the choice
of seats was $3.50. and from that the prices
ranged down TO Sl5, the last one sold. five
hundred sttings, as usual, being reserved
as free"
During the erection of his new church
at Elmira, ". ", which Is to be the larp.
est Protestant church building in the
state when completed, the Rev. Thomas
n. Beecher has preached In the Opera
house every Sunday evening, one cent adj
mission being charged. The size Of the
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Odds and Ends.


=" | go through my work." as the nee
you're pushed hard" as the idle boy said
to the needle.
=" Madam, you never confess Yourself
in the wrong" "No, sir; but If | had
ever been in the wrong, am sure should
have taken great pleasure in acknowledge
ing II"
The very last curiosity spoken of in
the papers is a wheel that came of dogs
tail when il was a Vaughn. The man who
discovered it has retired from public life.
My friend. the foreigner. called on me
TO bid farewell before he quilted town, and
on his departure he said. :. am going at
the country" ventured TO correct his
phraseology by saying that we were ac-
customed 10 say, "going hsto the coun-
try" He thanked me for this correction,
said he profited by my lesson, and added,
IL will knock INTO your door on my re-
turn"
-" My dear husband" said devoted
wife, why will you not leave off smok-
ing? Ii Is such an odious practice. and
makes your breath smell SOL" "Ies."
replied the husband, "but only consider
the time have devoted and the money
have spent 10 learn to smoke. Ii should
leave of now, all that time and money
would have been wasted, don't you see?"
"A busy housewife was sitting in door
way plying her needle. Her husband was
lounging on the rail, when his foot slipped,
and he bruised his knee on the door-stone.
"Oh," said he, grooming. " have broken
the bone, lam sure - .Well, then, said
she, holding up her needle with its eye
broken out, "you and have done very
nearly the same thing" "How sou"
why. don't you see?" said she; Il
have broken the eye of the needle, man
and you have broken the knee of the idle
man.
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Science ana Industry.

Scieuce ana IuOustry.
The blue flame from coal fire has a
temperature OF $500 degrees Fahrenheit,
the flame of hydrogen of nearly 5000 de.
grees, and OF oxyhydrogen $500 degrees.
The temperature of the electric spark Is
unknown, but is supposed to be about
22,OOO degrees Fahrenheit.
An experiment is about to be tried at
Liege, Belgium, OF a new kind OF pave
ment. IL consists Of a bed of masonry on
which is spread layer of asphalt, while
in the bitumen are laid blocks of iron near
ly two inches thick. The quality of this
pavement will have to be excellent to re-
pay the expense Of putting II down.
"A remarkable vein Of gas was struck
lately in opening well on a farm near
Champaign, ILL.,, at depth Of seventy-one
feet. Its escape produces loud roaring,
and trembling of the earth. Confined TO
a tube, IL blazes up fifteen feet high, hav-
ing great heating qualities. There are
several gas wells in the neighborhood, one
OF which has been used constantly for two
years. tNf
A fGtal specimen OF the "dugong ~
the aquatic mammal which probably gave
rise to the fabulous stories about mermaids
has been received by Professor Wilder,
of Cornell University. 1t was sent from
Australia, and will probably be added
to the University Museum, If the purchase
money can be spared from the fund APP
propriated for such purposes.
A Patterson On. j. painter has pat
ented what he calls stripping" machine,
TO be used I'm fresco work. or any other in
which painted bands or stripes form part.
The coloring matter is contained i'm metal
reservoir, through which corrugated rub
Der bands of any width may be made 10
revolve as the machine is pushed along the
surface TO be painted. The color is thus
laid on by the bands in perfectly regular
stripes.
Experiments with petroleum as fuel
for locomotives have lately been made in
Canada, the result being that, with an
average consumption of four gallons per
mile. the engine steameS quite freely, and
made good time with train of thirty
cars--being about barrel for every ten
miles. Ii is stated that the most simple
contrivance for burning petroleum is
either by means of a jet of steam or COM
pressed air, passed at right angles over
the orifice of pipe In such manner that
the oil will be sucked and thrown into the
furnace in the form OF fine spray, where,
If properly adjusted, II will undergo per-
feet combustion. The cost Of the appara-
tus Is but trifiing.
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best products OF the kind. The stem and
outer covering Of the fruit produce spe-
cies OF the gum called combine, which
makes an excellent cough strip, while oil
available for the manufacture OF soap and
candles, can be extracted from the seed,
and resin from the ipof the plant. Ii has
been proposed 10 cultivate the plant 10
some extent in Algeria.
"A singular story OF jealousy: and re-
venge comes 10 us from Sicily. a beauti-
ful young girl named Florina, who was
the belle, of a travelling circus, IN which she
figured as the lion tanner, had been for
some time receiving the attention OF an
athlete belonging TO the same troupe. BY
some means she ascertained th4t he was
not faithful to her, but had another lady
love. No signs, however, OF her painit,l
discovery were allowed TO escape. She
still smiled upon him, but responded cold
ly TO his ardent caresses. In her own
bosom she planned terrible revenge.
One evening recently when the perfor-
nance had been unusually brillant-after
Florina had whipped the lions and forced
than TO lie at her feet-she called her re-
crcant lover aside and said 10 him: "Do
you still love me?' always" he an
swered. ''Do you know that / should die
If you should devote yourself q another
womanr' "What an idea ~ responded
the young man. But should first kill
YOU" said Florina. "And how would
you do thaty' Thus" cried the gisl, at
the same instant pushing him violently
into the cage of the lions. They attacked
the unfortunate man at once and tore him
TO pieces, while Florina urged them or
with blows of her whip.
An interesting pedestrian feat is re-
ported in the Honolulu Gazette. A young
officer, Mr.. Hugh blackwell by name.
left Hilo on foot at ten minutes before 8
O'Clock, one morning, rested for an hour
and halt at the end of thirteen miles, re-
sumed his journey at 1890 p. m, and
reached the Volcano House at $40 in the
evening, having made more than twenty
nine miles of heavy uphill work. over a
wretched road OF XII swamps and pahoehoe,
in ten walking hours. Next morning Mr..
Thackwell set out for the crater at 5:i0
still on foot, and after good deal of
scrambling up and down the great basin.
having "done" all It's wonders thoroughly,
reached the house again at $40 O'Clock.
At 9:l5 this indomitable pedestrian COM
menced his return journey. starting three
quarters of an hour behind a mounted
party of visitors, and AFTER stoppages on
the way amounting in all To twenty min
utes, he regained Hilo at 5:15 in the even
ing, outstripping the riders on the way.
arriving in gallant form. and looking as
fresh as If prepared for race. The total
distance covered was probably at least
sixty-five miles. walk and climb; the
walking time occupied was 2Ol hours, and
the total time from start TO return, includ-
ing all stoppages, 353 hours. This Is not
bad for the tropics in hot weather, espe-
cially as ii rained great part of the way.
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A London publisher has issued vol
ume of daily readings from Shakespeare.
the arrangement being the same a. that OF
books OF short scripture readings for
daily use. The idea Is certainly an excel-
lent one. and there is no writer from
whom secular readings can be drawn in 20
great variety.
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audiences at this novel figure has been
sufficient TO cover expenses.
"A singular religious community has
lately sprung into existence In England,
under the lead of woman named Cir
ling. near the town Of Lymington. Their
faith resembles thar OF the Shakers. Re
fusing to work, and devotlng themselves
to singing, dancing, and looking for vi
sions, they fell into debt, their property
was sold, and they were turned into the
street, remaining there for day and a
night, engaged In singing and praying.
At length they took refuge in a barn and
the authorities are trying to disperse
them.
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Minnie Williams died at Indianapolis.
the 18th, from the effects OF drugs given TO
produce an abortion. A prominent ply
sician of the city Is implicated.
Michael Murphy and his three chill
dren were so badly frozen in their house
at Niagara City on the 10th. that the father
and two children died, and the remaining
child is not expected to live.
Alice Evers. young lady of Van
Vert. o., much respected by all her
friends, committed suicide on the 10Th
with strychnine, causing death almost I'M
stantlv. No cause is yet known.
Miss Mollie Jones, an accomplished
young lady residing near Milan, Tenn,
was recently accidentally shot to death by
her sister, who was trifling with pistol
supposed to be without charge.
"A Swede named Simon johnson was
run over on the Utah Central Railroad,
near kaysville, on the 2lst, and killed.
His mother lives at Denver, COL, and his
sister at Blair, Iowa.
On the 18th Of January, the bodies of
two German children attending school
near Madison, Wis. were found in a piece
Of wood scarcely half mile from their
home, horribly mangled by wolves.
A hundred aud seventy-five pounds of
powder stored In blacksmith shop at the
limestone quarries Of the Glasgow and
Port Washington Iron Company. Cadiz,
o., exploded Jan. %, fatally burning one
man and seriously wounding two others.
Geo. w. Stewart, of Liseuer, Mimi,
died at Omaha in October last, while en-
route TO California, under rather suspi-
cious circumstances. According to subse-
quent developments it was discovered that
he had received policies on his life aggre-
eating Sl05,000.
"A shocking affair occurred at Bedford,
N. H., on the 22d. Mrs. John Emerson
was found about two o'clock lying in the
kitchen OF her house with her head liter
ally blown from her body. Her husband
was at the barn. He heard the report Of
a gun, and entering the house found his
vile as above, sitting with knitting-work
In her hands. A double-barreled shot
gun. discharged, was on the floor. The
greatest excitement prevails In the COM
munity. Mrs. Emerson had been married
but few months. She was twenty years
old, and was not known to have had an
enemy. The whole affair Is shrouded in
mystery.
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Foreign Notes.

Next spring the Sultan OF Zanzibar
proposes to visit London. II Is also his
intention to make call at Paris and Wen
na--two cities which, next to London, he
considers the most importantin the world.
A duel occurred on the 10th in the sub
urbs of San Francisco between Paul
Zecchi, an ex-Confederate officer, and
Ives. a Northern man, resident of
Georgia. One shot hit Zecchi in the
shoulder. The latter fired in the air.
Zecchi demanded another shot. Ives re-
fused and Zecch attempted to shoot him
self, but was disarmed by seconds.
The Paris academic des Sciences has
been investigating the qualities of valua-
BILE plant called the gombe. II is Of the
mallow species, growing in hot countries,
principally In Syria and Egygt, and Is cul-
tvated for the sake Of it, fruit. Its fibres
have been made into paper, rivaling the
, 1875-04-08


W A Rhode Island woman says that
she'd rather have the nightmare seven
straight nights than tell her husband
that the flour barrel is empty.
u When Chicago man gets rich,
be writes to an Eastern publishing
house and tells them to send "half a
ton Of books with gilt on
70 Miss Eastman, in her woman
suffrage argument up at the State House
used the smile: Eyes as bright as
buttons on angels coats She's get
ting brassy.
EE When the postmaster of vicks.
burg was on his dying bed the other
day, twenty -eight men hurried past the
house with petitions praying that they
might be apr ointed postmaster.
~ The saddest thing in life is the
spectacle afforded by a young person
who has burnt all her hair off her fore
head with hot slate pencil and cannot
afford to buy row Of curls.
, 1875-04-08
SUMMONS.


In the District Court of the third Judicial Dis.
trict Of the Territory of Washington, holling g
Terms at the City of Seattle, in and for the
Counties of King Ki.sap and Snohomish.
vs.. Plaintiff. County Of XII King 'ie in
THOMAS ANDERSON, the Office of the clerk
Defendant. } of said Di trict Court
i.. No los. Aug. Term. 1875.
The United States of .4merica send Greeting
To THOMAS ANDERSON. Defendant
VOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO AP-
pear in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff, in the District Court
of the Third Judicial District of the Territory
Of Washington, holding Terms Ut the City of
Seattle in tie County of King. for tle.Sounties
ofKing. .Kitsap and Snohomish and to answer the
complaint filed therein within twenty days lex
elusive of the day of service) after the service
on you of this summons. if served within the
said County of King: or if served out of that
County. but in this District, within thirty days,
otherwise within sixty days, or Judgment by de-
fault will be taken against you, according to
the prayer of the complaint.
The said action is brought to recover dam
ages in the sum of $500 against defendant for
having on the sth day of March, A. d. 1875,
shot plaintiff with pistol. Special reference
is made to the Comlaint on file.
And you are hereby notified, that if you fail
to appear and answer The said complaint as
above required, the said plaintiff will apply to
the Court for Judgment against you by default
and for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
s~, Witness the Hon. ] Il. Lewis.
SEAL. Judge of said Court. and the seal
49, thereof, this 29th day of March.A
D. 1875. L. B. ANDREWS, Clerk.
C. D. FMERY. Plffs' Atty. apli
, 1875-04-08

RUNAwAY.-At about half past seven
this morning team attached to light
market-wagon. belonging to Messrs.
Phelps & Wadleigh, took spin around
the block on their own hook. Not lik-
ing the street tEey took to the sidewalk
in front of the DIsPATcH Buildings, from
which they fell into that unsightly ditch
the Council ought to have had filed
long ago. After considerable work the
horses were extricated from their un-
comfortable position without. much
damage to themselves, but tho wagon
was badly used mp.
, 1875-04-08

A CAPPER CAPPED. A capper for gam
blers met with young man who had
Just landed here, and volunteered to
show him where he could get work as a
blacksmith. After leading the stranger
round into another street, he asked him
to wait minute while he went into q
saloon where the stranger refused to ac-
company him. After waiting for some
time the stranger returned TO his hotel,
when he discovered that several dollars
in change which he had carelessiy drop
ped into his overcoat pocket. was miss
ing. Next day he met the capper on the
street, presented revolver at his head
and told him he would blow the top of
his head off If he did not return the
money he stole from him, in one min
ute. The thief at first denied taking
the money. but seeing the determination
of his assailant in his eye, handed over
five dollars, upon which he WIS permit
ted to depart to ply his vocation upon
less resolu:e customers. Our city po-
lice takes no cognizance of such little
affairs, but leaves strangers in the city
TO look out for themselves.