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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-09
THE TSURY LAW

Tie bill providing for stringent
g.4ry law, requiring that the rate of
interest Tor the use of money shall be
'iI per cent, and that any amount charged
over and above that rate shall work
iarfeiture of the entire interest, comes
Up for special consideration to-day.
Probably no one question has ever had
shown more clearly its two sides, nor has
been so frequently and thoroughly dis
cussed as this. And it is certainly wor-
thy of all discussion and careful thought,
tor it is one which appeals directly to
eyery class Of men engaged in business,
no matter of what description, and there,
fore it is proper that We look at 1t for a
moment.
The main object to induce our Legis-
lature to enact such law, is manIfestly
for the protection Of the farmer. Now,
while that most useful and honorable
y.Ass Of every community should have
every protection thrown around them to
guard healthfully their interests, will
'oa law instead of doing them
s'A. not work sui st,ntisl harm?
hoaeyna commodity; it is only the
o.. e, La. hot 1
'eP'e'en'' has its regular market price.
oppose then that farmer is in press-
'ug Iced Of few bushels Of seed wheat.
ne must have il, and he will not hesitate
!" 60 10 a neighbor, under such clrcum-
stances, and propose that, Tor loan, say
"' i've bushels, be will return him ten
alter his crop Is secured No doubt
such transaction as this frequently
occurs, and ifa law were passed to pro-
hibit it, the farmers would feel that such
lsw Was unjust, and would bitterly oppose
II. Yet in that case that FIVE bushels or
wheat on the one hand, and that ten
on the other, are only worth so
many dollars, and the farmer Borrowing
" actually paying 100 per cent interest
on his debt The wheat would not be
borrowed either, at that enormous inter
"'t unless it was apparently advanta-
geous to do so, neither would money be
borrowed at high rate unless it could
be afforded. There is, therefore as good
reason for opposing restrictions upon
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Wheeling RctniI Marker.

SECOND WARD Wednesday, Morning.
Bad weather and worse roads did not
deter some of the country dealers from
attending. The west side of the lower
market WAS well represented. Other
sections were very bare. Though the
market was light there was an abudunce
for the demand. Quotations have not
changed from las. week unless slightly
downward, AS stuff went of slow Very
choice butter selling as low rs 30 cents;
some fancy prints bringing 30 cents per
pound
PRopucE-Eggs 25G30 cents per doz;
butter 25G3jc per lbi chickens dressed
2O(d,35 cts; live 25(G35 cts each dried
beans cts per quart; ducks dressed 300
50 cts per pair; rabbits 2jc each; spur
rels l2c each; corn meal % cts per
peck; new corn 80 cts per bushel; buck
wheat BE- per pound turkeys, live, '5r
al 80 each, according 10 size dressed -
CGl5 cts per 10; PartrIdges 81 30 per do~;
geese 20 cts each.
VEGErABLEs-Potatoes, II cents per
peck; bccts ) cts per bunch, cabbag" 3Cr
10 cts per head; pickle cabbage jCalO ets
per head onions 3OCa 40 cts per peck car
rots Sc per bunch sweet potatoes 5Oc per
peck; turnips 100 l5c per peck; peppers
Sc per bunch; celery jCGSc per bunch
numnkins 5GlOc each, parsuips 3Oc per
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Changes In Republican ScnhtOrl"i
Committees.

WAsHIsGTON, ID. G., December s.
Among the changes of minor Importance
determined on in Republican caucus,
were the following: Sharon. of Nevada,
is substituted for ingalls,, OF Kansas, on
the Committee on Education and Labor
and the vacancy on this committee,
caused bv the death of Senator Ferry, Is
filled by Morrell, of Vermont.
The Democratic Senators held caucus
meeting this afternoon, and discussed
at some length the subject of minority
representation on the Senate standing
committees. Great dissatisfaction Is eX'
pressed that the majority have left only
two places on the Finance Commtte for
Democrat. to fill, instead of three as on
all other committees composed OF nine
members. The caucus decided that these
two places shall be given this session TO
Messrs. Barard and Hennon, who occu-
pied them last session. The vacancies on
the Foreign Relations and Postothce
Committees, caused by the death
of Senator Andrew johnson,
will be flied By Senator Eaton, OF Con
necticut, and Mr.. Key respectively,
The minority being accorded this session
four instead of three members, rs hereto
fore, out of eleven, on the Committee on
Railroads, Senator Eaton was designated
by the caucus for that Committee, to
gether with Ransom, Kelly and Caper-
ton. who served on il last session.
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Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, December s-fIour--
Quiet and steady and unchanged. Cot
ton-Quict and steady; low middlngs
l29c. Wheat-Firm and quiet; No. ,
western red 81 50; Pennsylvania red
81 38Cal 4Oc; Maryland red 81 l0Grl i3i
do amber 81 45@l 80; do white 81 l5n
| 45. Corn-Dull and steady; southern
white old 60la9Oc; new j0@60c; south.
ern yellow old zoe; new 50(d SIC; western
mixed old Csc bid; new Gj!c. Oats
Firm and quiet; southern 3G@i5c; west
crn white 40, I3ci western mixed 39G
4Oc. Rye-Quict at 7SClS5c. Hay
Steady and firm; demand good; Mary
land and Pennsylvania $22m24 90. Pro
vIsions-Quiet and weak Pork-New
at 81 80. Bulk Meats-Unsettled;
shoulders Sc; clear rib sides llmllici
loose packed sltGlllc. Bacon-Scarce;
shoulders l03@llc; clear rib sides 1870
l4c; hams l5!dlGc. Lard-Steady and
unchanged. Butter-Firm and active;
western extras 2sG SOC; do lirsts 2j@27c.
Pctrolcum-N Nominaly higher; crude Gs
G,7c; refined l23ml3c, Cotiee-DuIl
and nominal. Whisky-Dull and steady
at 81 lGlM II.
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New York Cattle Market

New YORK, December S,-Bccvcs-
No receipts or sales yesterday; arrivals
to-day 3'Oi0, including all grades Of ma
tive and number of car loads ol COM
mon to fair Texas and Cherokee cattle
The supply largely exceeded the demand,
and :he market WIS extremely dull and
weak at reduction from Monday Of Va
Jc on all grades below prime. The few
really choice cattle offered, sold readily
and sustained prices. The extreme range
for natives WAS Si@l3c; fair to good
1IGl2c.
Sheep and Lambs-R Receipts yesterday
and today $50 head. The market
closed heavy with a downward tendency.
A few extra sheep sold at Gle. A ear
load Of choice Cauadas sold a. So, but !
6,6Ic was the range for sheep, and 5!ta
7jc for lambs.
Receipts for two days 1870;
fair to good corn-fcd sold Ttr7lr, alive
one car of OLios, $50 pounds, sold nj 1ic,
dressed. The market closed quiet at 81
T., ,gFp
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Chicago NIarkeI.

CHICAGO, December S-FIour-Duii.
Whcat-Opcncd excited and higher ow-
ing ~ the incorrect Liverpool quotations,
and closed lower, but at nm advance on
Yesterdays quotations. No. , Chicago
spring ST 90 spot; sales at 39sCDl O2
seller January; closed at 81 OOs seller
January; No. 3 S0ic; rejected 68c.
Corn Steady and in moderate demandi
No. = 4lfm45c seller January; 4"ico 49c
spot; iSic bid seller December. Oats
Demand fair and market irmi @Oia @O3c
spot; 8OI@ 3O3c seller january rejected
Doc Barley and Rye-Dull and un-
changed. Pork-DuIl and nominal at
Sls 10 spot - A seller January;
Sla go seller February. Lard-Quiet and
steady at $l2 87I spot; u 45 seller Jan
uary; sl2 80 seller February. Bulk
Meats-Firm and in fair demand at ia,
7l@lOI@lOiCr l0Ic. Whi'ky-Steady
and in moderate demand at 81 II.
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RAILROAD BoNps The leading fea-
ture this afternoon WAS an advance IN
Chicago and Northwestern consolidated
coupon gold bonds to So! under a sharp
demand, the improvement being
based on dispatches received from Chi.
cago containing the official statement f
President Keeie, of that company. Tie
company Is in easy financial condition,
and its earnings for the month OF No
vomber show continuous Increase over
those Of the corresponding month last
wear. New Jersey Central frsts new
advanced 10 ll5!, and Michigan Central
sevens 10 1913. Union Pacific frsts sold
at lO4i; land grants at 100. Sales OF
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Missouri
frsts were made at 35b@36.
STATE BoNDs-Quiet.
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The Member from BraxtOn.
WHEELING, December s

w
Editors of the Register.
A scurrilous communication from n cap.
tain of the grand army of bug-hunters
appeared in the Mteiiigencer of yesterday
morning, in relation TO Hon. ID. >.
Squres, the member from Braxton coun-
ty. Primarily, Col. Squires is abused for
voting against certain Radical measure
known as impeachment-in which he will
be heartily endorsed by the people who
elected MIN; but certainly rot by the bug
hunter aforesaid, or any of his ilk-inas-
much az Col. Squires was elected by
Democratic votes only. The Radical
party did not hesitate to assail the Court
of Appeals, when that body decided a
case contrary to Radical ideas; they were
not slow to accuse other officials of per-
iury, when they conscientiously per-
formed their duties; and it is not sur
prislng that they should now attack "the
member from Braxton."
In every respect the letter is tissue
of ialsehoods, worthy only OF their au-
thor-a man who sailed into office by the
disfranchisement,ofhis neighbors, and who
took his per diem as the representative of
rs Radical voters, when 900 tax payers
of his county were deprived of all the
rights of citizenship, except that of pay
ing taxes. Coming from such source,
it seems to be unnecessary to defend the
character of the son of Col. Asa Squircs,
from the attacks an irresponsible scrib-
bier, who has not the manhood to come
out from behind non dc plume. Steven
SQuires is too we'll known in Braxton to
need such a deieLce; and this unwarrant-
ed attack upon him will work rather to
his advantage than otherwise.
MFMHER
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Normal school Diplomas ana GER
ttHcates.

Editors Of the Register.
Permit me, through the columns of
YOUR paper, to call the attention of the
House of Delegates TO what seems to me
n prievous error committed by them yes
ierday. IN the amendment of the school
bill. refer TO their action IN striking
out of section 20, the lines from 33 to 10.
inclusive, in relation to Normal school
diplomas and professional certificates.
The professed object of striking out
these provisions was, that the holders OF
these certificates should be required to
stand an examination before the County
Boards of Examiners each year, before
school by the district trustees. | beg
leave TO call the special attention of
members to the legislation under which
these diplomas and certificates were
granted lest they may unintentlonalIy
do the present holders of these diplomas
and certificates a very serious injury. Ihs
act establishing the State Normal School
at Marshall College was passed February
9th, 1868. In this act, section ., is
found the following language: "The
State Superintendent of Free Schools
shall prepare suitable diplomas to be
granted to the Normal department of
said school, who have completed
the course of study and DIS
cipline prescribed by said regents,
and such diploma when signed by said
superintendent and the principal of the
normal department of said school shau
Of itself be sufficient certificate Of q"atW
cot;ou 10 teach common schools, but said
diploma may be annulled py the State
Snnerir tendent of Free Schools Tor NJ
,rDauerauce OF. other immoral conduct OF
tho holder" This act and the subsequent
acts amendatory of 1t containing the
.sme language, have remained IN force
from that time down to the present.
The act establishing the State board "i
examiners was passed or the Eth "i
AnriI 1878, and is still in force. In
prescribing the duties Of this brard, 1t
uses the following language: "lhey
shall examine any one applying for a GER
tificate," and if upon such examination
he be found fully qualified, they snail
grant him a professional certificate In
proper form engraved upon parchment,
authenticated by the seal of the ONCE oi
State Superintendent, and attestod by MS
signature thereto by which certificate
the said teacher shall be legally admitted
10 the position Of teacher throughout the
STATE Of K,st Virginia during h's tys'
p,ov;dad that the State
Superintendent shall revoke such pro-
fessional certificate for immortality u'-
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Moody nnd Sankey.

PHILADELPHIA, Dccembar s.-The
weather to day was again very disagreed
BILE; but the attendance at the noon pray
er-meeting was very good. The list of
requests for prayer was II very long one
including one 70; church and Sunday
school at Rockaway, for churches at Potts
town, Pa and for a large number OF
churches in New York. During the ser
vice, Mr. Moody said that they wished
to have people come to their meetings for
encouragement and consolation and not
for the purpose of looking at them as
though thev were on exhibition. MIR.
Sankey sungthc 47th hymn with so much
feeling as to bring tears to the eyes ol
many Of those present. Rev. j. Whea-
ton Smith, in a short address related the
story of poor woman with II drunken
husband, who had came to him for en-
couragement. He had given her proper
advice and she aud her husband had
afterwards been brought to Christ.
Rev. DIR. Ecclcston, of this city de-
clincs the Bishopric Of Iowa
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cau,ion-The Next state Ticket.

Editors of the Register:
In perusing the REGISTER of yesterday
a State ticket presented itself to my
view. My object is not to find fault
with the ticket. Colonel Monroe..at its
head ia worthy and well qualified. but we
occupy a perilous position at this time.
Sectional feeling and distrust prevails tc
An alarming extent, and unless great
care is taken in selecting State ticket,
we are in danger of defeat at the next
election,
Popular feeling should be consulted
Unhs wed ambition, with It's Pcssesso
shoul be iguored, and men select
cd as our flag bearers who are
acceptable to the party in every section
of the State. All rings 'cliques, and
"wire workers should be sent in the di-
rection where the wicked and unrighte-
ous are to be turned" We should lose
sight of our personal preferences, lay
aside our prejudices and partialitIes and
strive to heal up old sores Of the past,
that success may attend rs in the future.
In taking a survey of the field, and
looking at the signs of the times, we
have been lead to the foregoing conclu-
sions, and must exclaim to aspirants, be-
ware of your unhsllowed ambition, take
care how YOU enter into combinations OF
a corrupt nature, and above all, learn
that 'honesty is the best policy in all
things, politics not excepted.
In conclusion we would say that we
believe Gov. Sam Price Of Greenbrier,
would be the most acceptable man at the
head of the ticket that can be found be-
tween the extremes of the State.
SOUTHWEST.
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New YOrk Market.

NEW YORK, December /. 49, Cotton
Steady at 13tmI3 7-l6c; futures closed
weak december l3 7-l6@l3 3.l6; Jan
uary Isle; February I3 l3-32@l3 9-l6c;
March l3SmI3 2l-32c; April l3 l3-l6c;
May II Lice; June II 3-lGmliic. Flour
Moderate business dong, chiefly in ship
ping grades; receipts 10000 bbls. super
fine western and State s. 50G4 30; CONF
mon to good - 9jG5 80; good 10 choice
81 55(a,G 90; white wheat extra 50 lO(d
7 90; extra Ohio 50 00@,7 i5i st. Louis
So 1000 %. Rye Flour-Steady at 81 %
CG5 35. Corn Moal-At 50 l5@5 10.
Wheat-Dull and in limited demand;
receipts $4,000 bushels; ungradod spring
81 l2ml 20; No. 3 Chicago sl T.; mixed
spring ii l2(al 80 Rye-Quiet; western
S569Oc; State 9l@9jc. Barley and
Malt-Quict. Corn-Closed dull; re-
ceipts 1000 bushels; sail western mixed
7lIm75c; sail 7l!ci yellow 75@75!c.
Oals-Dull and unchanged; receipts
$4,000 bushels: Hay-Firm at SO %.
Cofee-Quiet ut lS!@22c. Sugar
Firm; fair TO good refining SitS4ci
prime SIC. Molas,es-Lower; New Or
leans jS(aGlIc. Petroleum Quiet; crude
&c; refined l23c. Rosin-Dull at 5 20
al So Turpentine e-Dull at 3G!m 31c.
Eggs Unchanged. Lcathcr-Steadyi
California 2iM26Ic. Wool-Steady;
pnllcd 22m,i7c; unwashed and Texas -
"a a3ic. Pork-Firmer at S2l 9OC@22 90;
seller year $2l 35. Cut Mcats-Westcrn
quiet; middlcs frmer; western long clear
lOgGlO4c; city l0lGllc. Lard-Flrm-
er; prime steam I5toI3 I-I0c uash and
seller December; Is Bloc seller January.
Buttcr-Prime firm; others heavy;
western l6d25c, Cheese-Firm and
Whisky-Dull; buyers ut
81 10, sellers at 81 II.
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National Council OF Union League.

PHILADELPHIA, December S.-The
National Council of the Union League
of America were in session in this city
to-day, afternoon and evening. General
VIM. S. Neglcy, of Pittsburgh, presided.
The principal business transacted WAS
the adoption OF declaration of prin-
ciples to the following effect: That the
credit of the Government at home and
abroad must he maintained; that such
improvements as shall be most beneficial
to commerce and such enactments rs may
be the most productive to labor shall be
granted by the Governmenti that the
public schools of the several States should
be fostered and protected from
every encroachment, especially from in
reference by any sectarian movement;
that the Church and State shall remain
forever free and independent, and that to
all citizens of the United States, by
whatever known, shall be accorded all
rights, civil and religious, provided they
obey the letter and spirit of the law, aud
support the government made by the
people for the people.
General Daniel Ullman submitted
proposed amendments to the cohstltu-
tion OF tho United States, and of several
States, IN accordance with the spirit OF
the above, which were adopted.
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Additional Particulars.

LONDON. December S.-Twelve corpses
have been brought ashore at Harwich. 1t
is thought that few, if any, bodies remain
in the wreck The following additional
particulars of the disaster is CLEANED from
the statement of survivor. Tho lead
WAS cast every half hour; we found
twcnty-four fathoms of water. then seven
teen, and Immediately after struck. The
engines were turned at full speed astcrn,
when we instantly lost our propeller.
We were then driven further up the
bank. The pumps we're worked all day,
and rockets were fired. The passengers
remained on deck until they were driven
into the rigging by the sea.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Money and Stock
Market,

NEW YORK, December S.-MoEEY-
} per cent. Prime mercantile paper
6ca.S per cent Customs receipts S2i5,
900. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed
500 900. Clcarings $33,0O00O0. Stcr-
ling firm at 4Si@4S7!.
GoLp-Closed at l14i. after selling at
ll3I. Carrying rates per cent. Loans
were also made Hat, and at . per cent
per annum aud l-64 per diem for use.
GOVERNMENTS Firm and in good de-
p,aDd
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Three men were killed, yesterday, IN
the main Centennial building, at Phlia-
delphrs, by falling off scsffold.
Fifty-nine bodies have been recovered
from the Swaithe mine colliery. 1t is
now considered certain that the dead
will number between l30 and 40.
The joint committee appointed at the
last session of the Arkansas Legislature,
TO ascertain whether United States SEN
a,or 5. W. Dorsey was guilty of bribery
in his election, have reported that they
can find no proof OF any such crime, and
have been discharged.
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tInHsdCtlOuS u LII ulVHog' uo ePNH
trans action in wheat as is above alluded
to.
Again, suppose such law is passed and
q farmer or tradesman finds him
self suddenly in straitened cir
cumstances and must have money.
He sees that if he can raise certain
amount, even if he has to pay ten per
cent for it, 1t will bridge over his
troubles and save him from heavy loss.
Under such circumstances, of course, he
will not hesitate to pay the usurious in
terest. But after making the contract
when he is in condition iP pay back,
should he refuse to do SO, and seek tho
protection of the usury law, he may save
the interest, it is true; but he will run
his credit, and he would find that no
banker or capitalist who lends money
would eve, again advance him cent
Then should embarrassments again arise,
he would most surely have to sulier'
These instances are cited to snow hiS''
how far such laws are generally UNJUST
and secondly, how they are always
evaded.
Rn, there is yet another, and a very
-. r,stter TO be considered which
bsars directly upon the workings of such
law in West Virginia. In Ohio, right
across the river, there is Il law allowing
a greater rate of interest, and in case of
usury only the excess Of interest is for
fsited. If the bill under consideration
ever becomes law, the natural result
will be that money, which is very sensi-
tive and always goes where it can COM
msnd most profit, would immediately
take its departure from this State, and
settle itself either in Ohio or some other
point further West, for no man would be
willing to lend money here, where, II he
received for it what he could
easily get elsewhere, he would
probably be involved in litigation
and loss. Tho effect of such move, it
is easy to see, would be most disastrous.
Money would become tight, and with
tight money would come hard times, and
with hard times would come thoir accom-
panying suffering.
There are few things which suggest
themselves in connection with this pro-
posed bill. Our Legislature should pom.
der them fully, lest in passing the meas
ure they work positive injury both to
the farmer and the business man.
What of this nature, appears to be
most Just to all parties is, to let fixed
legal rate, say per cent, be collected on
all sums loaned, when nothing is said on
the subject of interest, but at the same
time permit the borrower and the lender TO
make what contract they may plaasc, and
let the rate of interest be determined by
the contract which will itself be regu-
lated by the law of supply and demand.
Such law as that will keep money here,
instead of driving it away, and will work
no injustice to any man or class OF men.
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The London Times on the Presidents
Message.

LONDON, Dccemcer S.-The Times to-
day had leading editorial on the Pres
ident's message. Referring 20 the part
about Spain and Cnba, the Times says:
IT Spain cannot suppress the Cuban rrb.
els the island must be half ruined, while
she holds it, If she will not put an end
to that institution which is the source of
disturbance, it would be hard to expect
the United States to let the work Of dew
astation proceed unchecked merely out
of regard to the nominal sovereignty Of
Spain. Spain is on trial. The limits Of
her power to restore order will bo the
limits Of her rights.
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cincinnati Market.

CtNCISSATI, December s.-Cot,on--
Al l2Ic. Flour-N ominally unchanged.
Whcat-Stcady and IN fair demand nj
q 256l -. CONFIRM at l1tGi7c.
Oats-Steady at $Oo ijc. Barley quiet
Canada 81 lOal 70. Rye-Duli and
nominaI Pork-Dull at $40 10 spot;
200 20 SELLER February. Lard-Steady
and in moderate demand, steam l24c;
kettle jobbing at l3l@l@!c. Bulk Meat.
bull and nominal. Bacon-Culet and
unchanged. Whisky-Steady and III
moderate demand. ,.,.o,o
Hogs-Stcady; common light 80 600
: 90: lair to good packing s. OOCgT 30,
choice butchers s. 35@7 80; all sold.