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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09
The Proposed Mammoth Coal
shoot al StCubenViIIr.

From the Gatcttc.l
To use nautical expression, the mas.
test piece Of river from Pittsburgh 10
Cairo Il to be found between the former
place and Steubenvillc. When this Ia
passed Conl.boat men light their pipes,
put their hands in their pockets, and are
at their ease gcncralIy-in confidence
that they will reach Cincinnati and the
lower Ohio in safety. Glass House Bar,
Dead Mans Island, Line Island, and lat.
terIy the Panhandle bridge above our city
all To be found between Pittsburgh and
Stcnbenville-are names rs dreadful to
tue stcamb0atman "a the Sicily coast to
the sailor. At these points and others, in
the same stretch Of river, which might
bc mentioned, more property particular
~ coal, haS been LOST than On all the re-.
mainher Of the Ohio river.
Being aware Of, and, IL we mistake not,
suffering from this, Mr.. Nathaniel Wella,
Of Brooke county, West Virginia, has for
some year, been agitating the subject Of
constructing a mammoth "slOoL" some.
where IN the Virginia shore opposite thia
city, to which the coal from The Monon-
gaIlcln river generally should he brought
by rail and run into bnrgcs aud boats for
the lower trade. After a time he was
successful in getting some influential cit
liens Of the adjoining regions Of Wcst
Virginia and Ohio to Join him In his cf-
fort They have been successful in in
lcrCsting some Of the heaviest coal men
such ns Brown, the "conI king" the Me.
DonNlda, the Ilorners, Dippold, and
Othcrs, Of the regions above, in tho enter.
prise, and work will liz commenced In
the near future.
The "shOoL" will lie At some point IN the
Virginia side fronting Stcnbonvillc. To
reach II track will be- laid m tho grading
already done for the r., W. & Ky. X. X.
Tho water IN that side Of the riyer-pnr.
ticnlarly nj Pike IIole-is very gool. In.
deed no better can be- found on the Ohio
rivor. Aawo understand II, observations
will bc made, and surveying done very
soon To find tho best locality.
II ia needless for ia 10 dwell upon the
advantages which will accrue to Stcubcn.
vile. II will make II the great coal half.
way house between Pittsburgh, the South,
and tho Southwest. Then those steam
boatmen who occupy such beautiful resi-
donccs between here and PitAburgll will
he compelled to move into our midst.
Their new homes will be A fine a. the old
and ornaments to our city, And steam.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09

boatmen, as we all know, are thrifty, lib.
eral hearted-all that goes to the making
up ofgood and profitable citizens.
Coal men seem to be in no doubt what.
ever that this "shOot" will be built. They
say that the average losses they sustain
between Pittsburgh and Steubenville,
amount to one cent on the bushel Of all
they get safely through, while the trans,
portation by rail will cost but one-hali
cent per bushe. This fact in connection
with the other fact that some OF the most
influential men OF the coal regions are
anxious for its building, has lead rs to
sneak so confidently.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED-A SITUATION IN A
w Commercial House, by young man
who could make moderate investment.
Address frankly FRANK,
je9s Intelligencer Office.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE o, 1873.


Ia has deprecated in Europe 81
to the pound, and the premium i
Iore reduced to point which will
er feasible its substitution for paper
inge in this country, The law pro
ies for the retirement Of fractional
currency and the issue OF silver whenever
the latter shall have approached within
ten per cent. Of the value OF grecnbacks
but so long as silver was at this premium
or a higher one there was no inducemenI
for holders to make the exchange. A.
soon, however, as the coin falls to six OF
eight per cent, premium its inconyenienl
weight and bulk in handling, together
with the expense Of shipment, makes il
an object for holders OF large quantities
to exchange it for paper money at par,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09
MANHOOD RESTORED.

4 victim Of youthful ImprlGnCc, causing pre-.
mature decay, nervous debility, Cc., having tried
In vain every known remedy, has found II simple
SCiCure, which he will send ire to his follow sl:
eIers. Address J. II. REEVES, Is Nassau street,
New York, lIOx 6l53, app
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09
LauuhIIn's Infant Cordial,

"WNUTV0''F . VVVEN1VE . " NVNIV
The ChlldsCure when tecthlng-t OrelICve Infam'
nation Of the Gums, to allay unCasinoss, to quiet
Collie Palms, to promote Sleep, t0CuTU Summer Com
plant. This wO consider one Of the most valuable
TCme'lIes to be kept IN the family when the chill
drCn arc cutting their teeth, We aro selling thou
sands Of bottles, and have TO hear tho first person
say II Is not oil WCrccOmmGnl Il to h..
MOTHERS, have you 4 Eickiy, leCihiHg babe that
TuNSs tho HOURS OF NIGHT when you 10 long iOI
rCSt) into one LONG, WEARY DAYTIME Of wORRI.
NENT and CARE2 CTy-Cry-C ry--all day and all
night Ong2 II you have, liI'sn 10 reIIOI, hG con.
WINGED, htIiidis no lOHycr-a PRw drops Of ISPASI
CORDIAL and your child Will bC PACIFIKD, aud
SWEET, REFRESHING sLRRP will take tho place Of
wAKRPUL SUFFERING. Procure ut once bottle
Sold by oil Druggists and
LAUGIItIN BROS. 4 CO., Propretor,
Wheeling, W. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09

at is the pace that kills" People Who live last
get old rapidly. Nothing wears out the constitu.
ton like dissipation aud late hours, Hygea, god
dess Of health, bitterly reyengts herself upon all
who break her laWs-not alone those who do 50
wantonly, but even those who arc compelled by
hard necessity. Constant ovGrwOrk aps the physi.
caIstrcturo with no lez certainty, II less rapidly
than diSlpatcd habits. There Is however, an an-
tieptC which, 80 fur as ii Is In the power u mcI-
CnG 10 TGtaTd the wear and tear Of the system thus
accelerated, achieves that object most successfully
This preseryatiVU Is ll0sletirrs Stomach Bitiers,
Vitalidng agent wthOula peer. Premature decay,
whether II h. the result VI inherent weakness hard
work, continuous anxiety, dissipation or disease Is
stayed In lts whitening career, and tho exhausted
and shattered system powerfully reinforced by
this genial restorative. eOdGw
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blaine aud Secretary ISriSIOW
on the Both OfIhiS Month.
Washington College, located at Wash
ington, Pa, thirty.two miles from the
Ohio river at Wheeling, West Va, and
twenty.eight miles from Pittsburgh, Pa,
was incorporated rs u college in 1906,
four years later than Jefferson. The
minute books OF Washington Academy
are still cxtant from its incorporation
as an academy, on September q, 1877,
The old stone academy building, still
standing as the central part Of tho present
"Old College Building" was erected in
1903, and has around il u long train Of
curious and honorable old college tradi.
tions. The first class graduated was that OF
1903, and consisted Of these four men,
Alexander A. Anderson, VIM, Baird, Alex.
ander Blair, and Rev. Michael Law. Its
first president was Rev. Matthew Brown,
D. D., L.. l.. D., afterwards the successful
president Of Jefferson College. On his
resignation, in 1877, Rev. Andrew Wylie,
D. D., then president Of Jefferson College,
was elected and accepted. When, few
years after, DR.. Brown accepted the prcs.
dency Of Jefferson, the two institutions
had just traded presiding officers, and the
general impression is that Washington
lost in the operation. On the resignation
Of DR., Wyiie, in 1898, the institution
was closed, and no classes were graduated
in 1929 and 1880. In 1881. Rev. David
Elliott D, d., afterwards 50 long pro.
lessor Of theology in Allegheny Theolog.
ical Seminary, and then partor Of the |
Presbyterian Church in Washington, ac-
cepted the presidency and put the instilu-
tiOn once more into operation. The next
year DR.. Elliot resigned to secure the elec.
tiOn OF Rev. David MCCOnaughy, y. D.,
whose presidency ofscvrntecn wears was
an era Of notwithstanding PROSPERITY
for the institution. Following him in 1850
came the presidency Of Rev. James Clark
DID, and two years later the one.ycur
presidency "prO TEN" Of Rev. James =. |
BrownsOn, d. D., then and still the pas.
TOT Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church Of Wash.
ihptOn. About that time tho malorinl
fever Of endowing colleges by selling
scholarships which was so detrimental
to education all over our country seized
Washington, and plan Of ecclesiastical
control and endowment was adoptel BY
which the college came under the man.
agement Of the PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD of
Wheeling and they endowed II to con. |
siderable extent 6y selling SCHOLARSHIPS
at fifty dollars for six years. In 1852
this plan went into operation, and Rev.
John W. Scott, D. D., shortly afterward
accepted the presidency, and continued
therein, doing The best that could be done
under the circumstances, until the uniOn
In 1865 brought somewhat Of financial re-.
lief Az this scholarship system had
done at Jefferson 80 Il tlid At Washington
In very cheap times the trustees were
barely able to retain on nenpre salaries A
faculty Of able men, and war prices com.
pelled expenses far beyond Inc income.
which income, M the scholarshtps had
made the tuition practically free, could
not now be increased,
Both colleges we're thus from the same
causes compelled to appeal to the public
innut urgehiiv fnr .nitof 'rLn ,,ulL;c
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09
WASHINGTON COLLEGE.

Interesting "Reminiscences Of Its
Origin and Progress, Including
Its Experiences In the MCGlICS OF
the I.iCW...IAdlreSScS by speaker
blaine aud Secretary BriSIOW
on the both fthiS Month,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-09

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u CAlOmCl.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

suming digniied character, with lean
ing towards venerable age. Pity that sOci-
~ misunderstood him With such versa
tility of talent he might have risen very
high In some ofthe branches of Legitimate
felony
Briefly, my friend was first-class thief
he had graduated in the kleptomaniac col
lege. Not precisely at oxford, nor accur-
aIely 1T Dublin, he had nevertheless tax en-
his degree. NJ. A. he was, though the AZ
might he equiYocll In the moral Of Its
range, while difficult to master" He had
been at very good school and, as 1t tran
spred not many days afterwards, when his
story was told before magistrate, he had
once gained prize for Latin composition,
and had been second for an exhibition at
Oxford. His boast was therefore well
founded. lie had merely directed into fell
onius channels the abilities which were
meant for conventional.-Bei
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

CAMEIIAs will not flourish In the hot,
dry air Of our living rooms. but should be
kept in some cool, airy position, such as an
upper hall affords, and they do not require
the hottest sun, but an eastern exposure s
the best for them, where they can have the
morning rays. They also require TO be
kept in medium stale of moisture. for if
the soil becomes dry the roots Immediate
ly suffer, and the buds fall and on the
other hand, il it becomes too wet, so that
the roots are sodden, the buds will also
fall. Either extreme is injurious 10 them.
These plants desire comparatively little
pot room. Young plants may thrive bet
ter II shined into a pot one size larger an
nually, but an eight or nine inch pot will
grow camelia two or three feet high with
| out changing the soil in the pot oitener
than once in two or three years. The best
! Time for re-potiing is in the month of June,
| when the young growth Is nearly complet-
| ed and has become somewhat hardened.
If re-potting is done before this period of
| growth is reached, the young shoots are
apt to continue their growth without de-
| veloping into buds at each terminal point.
| In re-potting, You need only remove so
much of the old soil as will readily fall
away between the fingers, and the new
soil should he composed Of equal parts of
iibrous loan, COW or horse manure thor
oughly decayed, and leaf mould, with a
sprinkling of sharp sand. Fill the pot
one-third full with 1t, and then put in the
ball OF soil and nil in with the compost,
pressing It firmly around the roots then
water the soil and set the pots where they
have only little Of the morning sun, Civ
ing water not oltener than once week
and not then If the season is moist. The
prettiest white varieties arc Fimbrlata Alba
Plena, DuchesSe de Berri, Candidissma,
and Mont Blanc. In rose color we should
select Queen of Roses, Wilderil and Inn
bricala. CupOf Beauty, Chandlerll, Ouch
esse Of Orleans, and Caryophylloides,- -
mingle both colors in irregular and vary
ing blotches aud stripes. Refine des Flenr.
is of the richest crimson. Fine, thrifty
plants Of these varieties can he pur-
chased, in five or six inch pots, for from q
| paniS IN 2I each
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

snCle HilIys Objections to Civil Rights
interviewed" Uncle Billy, a good old
colored friend of mine, the other dav. on
civil rights.
Don't want muffin mo-" said Uncle
billy; got too much already fur dis Mig
gah."
How Is that, Uncle Bllly9 Is itnot
good thing TO be equal before the lawP"
Now, Marse Boss grunted Billy,
plaintively, "dar's jst whar de misery
comes in. We're ekal befo de law. an
dar yer hit our weak pint. Befo' de aw.
Ell niggah stole chicken an pig, yer Jerked
him up, guv thirty-nine lashes an let him
go. But tist let cullud pusson try IL now
er hauls him fore court an sens him to
dc penitentiary, jist like he was one of yer
poor white trash. Dats what tis TO be
ekal fore de lawr'
suggested TO Uncle Billy that this
might he obviated by being a little more
honest.
"Marse Boss interrupted Uncle Billy.
we can't run agin natur'. It's nat'ral far
niggah to steal pig and chicken. fryin' size
Yer knows 1t Is, an 'taint no use irwin, to
stop US. Now we ans are willin' to 10,
you uns alone, and you all list let us a,ous
on dis pint, Marse Boss"
Just here perverse and disloyal spirit
tempted me to hint to Uncle Billy that tha
colored people were indebted TO their Re-
publican friends for this change in their
status.
"Weli, den, MarsA Boss" said he, "all
got to say is, de laws got to be changed
Nus hab a law for de white man and a I,v
for de black man."
Strange as it may seem, some of our heat
citizens echo Uncle Billy's sentiment.
They are inclined to view some of the ma.
gro's minor transgressions in q lepiept
light, and know that some Of our Demn-
cratic judges impose lighter penalties upon
colored men for small offences Than tbev
would do in eases where the guilty. men
we're white.
Before Uncle Billy left l asked him how
he would like to sit down at table with
white folks at the hotels.
Great Goddlemighty exclaimed the
good old man. 1 low youse irwin to make
dis chile. Why, We knows yourself dat
no cullud pusson ebber lets white man
see 'em eat eff dey kin help itr'
This is strictly true. The ordinary south
ern negro will not eat in the presence of
white spectator.
well, Uncle Billy" l said. ''it is yery
evident that you don't want any civil
rights
MOI any mo | thank you." replied
Billy-"Nearly done ruined now. Hey 10
pay my own doctors bill; lost all INV
money In de Freedmen's bank; nebber
got no forty acres an de mule dey prom
ised me; an can't help myself to a little
chicken, fryin' size, without gwine TO de
penitentiary. IS got 'nuf cibbil rights r'
The above is no production of the fancy ::
II is true incident, honestly told, and It
Is impossible to talk to the country negroes
"thout hearing Just such things as have
related.-So"ttern Cor. Independent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

Jules Maroon, in the March Atlantic,
discusses the origin or the word "Ameri-
ca" as applied to this continent. lie says
there is a range of mountains In Nicaragua
"A link in the chain running from the
borders of Mackenzie river to Terra del
Fuego-which has long been called by the
Indians by the name Of Americ, or Amer
, ique. The mountains are little known.
though The Indians have long dug gold
from their sides, and they are known as a
gold region. The Inference is Columbus
visited the coast in his search for gold, that
the Indians told him aud other lnquirers
that gold was abundant at Amerlc, and
that the sailors, when they returned home,
speaking of the land they had visited, cal
ed il Americ, or America. We like this
derivation for the name much better than
the standard one which takes II from that
CAV aud festive old (Ameri)css Nespucius
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

The question whether scientific ansIy-
Sis is capable of discriminating with GER
talnty between stains of human blood and
OF animals blood is one of the most import
ant in medical Jurisprudence. Upon II
frequently turns the life or death of per-
sons on trial for murder. A.recent trial In
Syracuse, N. Y, brought out some inter-
esting facts on this point. The conviction
OF man of murder depended on the cor
tainty with which certain stains could be
identified as human blood, the circum-
stances being such that they might have
been pig's blood. The analysis was refer
red to DIR. Richardson, the eminent micro
scopist Of the Pennsylvania university.
He testified positively that he never had
any difficulty in telling human blood from
all other kinds, whether fresh or dried.
There was as much certainty about It as
any other microscopical conclusion. The
size of the corpuscles OF human blood,
when properly magnihed, are to those of
any other animals blood like quarter dol
lars compared with ten cent pieces. The
prisoner was convicted on this evidence
and sentenced to be hung in March.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

| met her ON the cars to-day
I've often met her there befofe
She has an arch, enchanting way
Which women envy, men adore.
She is not young--no more am
Indeed, my beard is white as snow
But Time has slyly passed her by,
Nor left a wrinkle on her brow.
Her eyes are blue as hehvenis own;
Her forehead with the lily vies;
Her cheeks have caught the roses hue
Her hair the sunsets golden dyes.
We meet and chat, and when We part
Perhaps We kiss, but neither tells.
And then for hours within my heart
There's music sweet as Ginning bells
Oar talks not Of indifferent things
OF books and pictures, birds and flowers
But things akin to wedding rings,
Of boys and business, girls and dowers.
Indeed, It is most grave and staid,
As doth become our time Of life;
For We are passing into shade,
And I'm her husband, shes my vie.
Barry arGy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

AS regards death, Franklin had never
changed for years, and his hope became
more lively and more sensible In proper
tlon as he approached his term. lie con-
sldered death as a second birth: "This is
rather an embryo state, a preparation for
living. A man is not completely born un-
I'll he is dead" The peaceful end Of his
old friends, who had lived righteously, ap-
peared to him as foretaste OF the happi.
ness of another world. The recent discoy-
cries ofHerschel seemed to summon him to
future and sublime journey of celestial
discovery across the spheres.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02
Hymn.

Written for the recent semi-ce ntcnuiAl Celebratu
OF the Church Of the Messiah, n. Y city
As shadows, cast by cloud and sun,
Fit DER the summer grass
so, in thy sight, Almighty One.
Earth's generations pass.
Aud while the years an endless host.
Come pressing swiftly on,
The brightest names that earth can boa
just glisten, and are gone.
Yet doth the star Of Bethlehem shed
A Austre pure aud sweet;
Aud still it leads, an once 1t led.
10 the MVsSiAh's feet.
Oh Father. may that holy star
Grow every year more bright
Aud send its glorious beams afar
To fill the world with light.
William Cullen Bryant
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

To THE uNMusIcAL.-Ther is no great
er deiusion than that of supposing that the
pest music can be enjoyed only by the
m musical." Ordinary people can derive
Keen pleasure from sympathetic listening
to great music If they will but believe that
they can, and so attend to il accordingly.
Ihere Is no need of being baffled by a want
OF knowledge concerning keys, nor by an
ignorance ofmodulation. Your next neigh
Dor may know that the air began in G ma.
Jor, and then passed into B minor, but Won
can still get your own simpler pleasure
out OF It. What is it TO me what Titian's
secret Of color might have beenY He had
1t, and that is enough for one who cannot
even draw.
The first rule in listening 10 music is-to
hsten. We do not want to arouse ourselye,
10 frenzy OF delight, but do want to hear
what the music is like. A very simple
and very good rule for those who arc per-
picked by an orchestra, and who fancy
they are puzzled to know where the tune
comes In, is TO listen to one instrument.
the Vlolins, for instance, alone for time.
Ahese Will probably take up the melody
and sing it plainly enough, then the move
ment may become more complicated and
he air seem to grow more fiorId, TO be
broken perhaps into brilliant fragments.
but hearken 1.-The violoncelii have taken
1t up, and over it floats this new and love-
ly strain of the violins, then the flutes
catch the melody, the cornets and the bas-
so"ns swell the harmony, the drum makes
It's rhythmic beats, the whole orchestra Is
alive with the theme, and before you know
ityou are in the very center of the music,
and what was before involved and intri
cate now becomes plain and beautiful
"Home and Society,"" SeribnerJor April.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02
NO. ID.

Ellen found the still waters of peace and
at last she was able to thank God for the
gain of loss. In her turn she became
teacher and consoler, and rejoiced daily la
the belief that "as we have horne the i'm
age Of The earthly, we shall also bear the
image Of The heavenly. Congregations
,fIisf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-02

I'VE offer this Knitting Machine TO the public in
w the fullest confidence OF its absolute, uuques-
toned superiority all machues OF the kind that
have ever been manufactured. II IL intended to be
eminently and emphAtically + A MILI Knitting
Machine, designed to meet completely a known
and long-felt domestic want. Its practical utility in
the manufacture OF substantial hosiery, i'll which II
stands without rival is, OF course its chief
mendaon. But this is only out Of the multiplied
to which 1t may be applied There is scarcely
article of fancy apparel or household ornament that
cannot be made upon 1t with perfect facility aud
The taste and ingenuity Of the operator il the only
limit to the variety Of style aud quality If the work II
may be put to do.