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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-17
"SnASiiING."
How Vnssar Girls Make Love 10
Each Other.

From the Buffalo Express
| wonder II any Of your readers have
ever heard Of the practice Of "smashing''
at Vassat College. II not, | fancy that
many might be somewhat interested in
hearing about one Of the most curious
freaks ever INDUCED by schoolgirls.
know whereof | speak, for | have been for
over two years a witness Of this wild
species Of insanity. When a youp woman
at Vassar sees another whose appear.
ance, general style, talents or eyes tespe.
cially the latterl she ndmires, Instead Of
seeking her acquaintance In an orthodox
manner, straightway she announces to her
friend, and Croniea, with the most myste.
rious and confidential air, that she Is
hopelesssly, completely, utterly Smash.
ed"-in fact, "tead.gone.' Then follows
a series Of the most itliotic performances.
"SmaSh" notes are written; elegant flow.
ers, boxes Of candy, costly books, etc, are
sent by the "smashee" to the "smashef;"
appointments are made in dark corridors
to kiss each other goodnight; smitking
and cgling are In vogue in the dining.
room and in the chapel. This state Of
affairs is kept up for some iime-lenglh
OF time depends upon the violence Of The
attack. Then the "smashp develops into
an astonishing friendship, or the parties
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NELLGENCER FRIDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER H. 1876

yersity cannot afford it, and should avail
itself Of the frst' opportunity for an
homo Fable treaty Of peace.
II would seem that so many blunders
in the management Of the University,
could not have been made innocently,
There are good reasons for believing that
there are amongt the Regents some who are
anxious to make the school failure and
in the end secure It's removal to some
other point, II the people Of Morgan
town desire to keep the University in
their midst they should be careful how
they second the movements Of those whose
interests lead them in another direction.
You need not be surprised to see a bill
introduced at the next session Of the Leg
islature for the removal Of the UNIVERSE
~ from Morgantown to Charleston.
JUSIus, JR.
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drop one another BY mutual consent. 1t
Is not uncommon 70 hear some bright girl
say; H0h, / am so smashed on Miss So
and-sO. Just adore the ground she
walks on. l have the 'palps' 50 when |
see her that / can scarcely stand up" /!
have known girls whose great power Of
intellect could not be denied, who stood
at the head OF their classes, to make abb
sOlute fools Of themselves over other
girls. | have seen girls cry themselves
sick because their loved one smiled more
iayorably on some rival than on them. !
have known OF Sc boxes OF cOntec-
tionery and SIS bOquets being sent
through some Jealous friend by the
victim to the victor. And speak
ing OF these tokens Of pure, uRadul-
tefated affection reminds me OF some
thing quite funny. The offerings are Of
ten more practical than poetical. Dishes
OF pineapple, hot lemonade, fried oysters,
etc, are common, and one young woman
OF an intensely practical turn Of mind
sent to her adored one a hot boiled sweet
potato! It is quite the thing at Vassar
to have the reputation Of being q success
full "smasher.' Ole enterprising young
woman boosted Of her $50 victims. She
was Maine girl, and her charm lay in
the fact that she was quite gentlemAnly in
appearance. Very few reach the zenith
Of Two dozen, and il one were TO success
fully aspire to more than that think she
might say "NOW let thy servant depart
in peace" think. also, that under the
circumstances it would be the most laud-
able petition she could possibly put up.
Nov, Mr.. Editor, since / have shown the
ridiculous side Of this matter, | might
continue to discourse in mOurnful num-
bers of the serious side, OF its cause and
effects, OF the arguments it furnishes for
cO-education; but have some spark OF
kindly feeling left for your readers, there
fore | will spare them the ghastly recital.
A NAssAR GIRL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-17
Health Yielding StimuIant.

1t is suicidal for man to drink ordinary liquor,
when he feels weak, to enable him to perform work
10 hand. The fatigue which labor produces Is In
creased ten fold by the facilitating reaction Of the
stlmulanh Of commerce, 80 that the Temporary In
VgOratiOn Is purchased al fearful cost to health
A IIimulant, in orler to inpIrt healthiul energy,
should DO mellcatei. The reason that IIoSietier's
Stomach BIiterl are % wonderfully eticaciOus as
restorative and preventive Is that their alcoholic
basis Of purV Old Rye Is mingled with vegetable
tOnIcs and Alternatives which are the most potent
known To medical bOtanists. Their immediate or
cumulative effect Is to rouse the dormant energies,
and their subsequent operation Is TO permanently
lnTigUTatc, through the medium Of restored diges-
llOn and secretion, the various organs Of the body
eOddW
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
rENAToRfAL ANNOUNCEMENT.


Editors Of the 1nIelllgencer:
Mr.. ". L. hEATN Is our style Of man for the
senite. lie will most completely represent the In
duStrial Interests Of the city and State. A man Of
large experience, Of ability and Of business connec.
tlOns Of high character and honorable standing he
wauld 10 honor TO the Capital City, as member Of
the senhte. In that body he would command an
'''''''.' ." '''' .''' ~ " MANUFACTURERS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-17
FRIDAY, SEPT. IL, 1873.

THE Catholic question, like the potato
bug, is rapidly travelling eastward, and
makes its last appearance at New Haven.
The city board Of education, in making
up its annual report last week, came to
the consideration Of the withdrawal Of
children from the public to the parOchial
schools, when the following language was
used;
While the board view with regret the
withdrawal Of any portion Of our juyen.
lie population from that instruction and
those influences which, under our public
SckoOl sytlem, have done and are doing 50
much to make Us, in spite OF wide differ
ences Of race aud religion, one hOmogene'
Gus American people, and recognize with
entire respect those conscientious Conylc'
tons which prompted this change.
Judge Robinson, Catholic member Of
the Board objected to the clause which
we have printed in italics, and carried
the majority Of the board with him, A
great breeze is kicked up by this action,
and the Protestants think it was a dis
creditable back.doWn, as it was. The
clause in question contained nothing Of
iensiye II the rest OF the sentence we're to
stand, and people ask very naturally
how Judge Robinson, il he is so sensitive,
can subscribe to the "regrel' expressed
or can indeed hold position on the board
at ali. lie expressed his acceptance OF
the Catholic doctrine that the priests
should provide education for the people
Of their church. The papers have sever
al communications on the subject, and it
Is likely to give a special interest to the
election Of school board, next Monday.
The plan Of turning parochial schools
over to the municipal authorities to be
supported blythe public money has, we
regret to learn, been adopted to some e1-
tent in Connecticut. Father Walsh, of
Hartford, preached on the GuibOrd case,
Sunday, and took the ultromontane view.
He spoke Of editors AS "asses.'
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
LauohlIn's Infant CORDIAL,

The rhildscure when teethlng-to relieve Inlam.
nation Of the Gums, 10 Alay uneasineas, 10 quiet
Collie Pains, TO promote Sleep, tOctlFe Summer Com.
plant. This we consider one Of the most valuable
remedies 10 be kept In the family when the chill.
dren are cutting their teeth. We are selling thou.
ands Of bottles, and have TO hear the 1rSt person
say Il Is not all Wefecommend II 10 he.
MOTHERs, have you q tekly, teeihing BABE that
TURNS the HOURS Of NIGHT when you 20 long for
rest) Into one LOSG, WEARY DAYTIME Of wORRl.
MENT and CARRi Cy-CrY-Cry-alld day and all
night longi II you have, hHtn 70 reaIol, he con.
WINGED, hstiidte no l0Hpe-a FEw drops Of lSPANr
SWEET, REFRESHING SLEEP will take the place Of
w4kETUL suPFERiSO. Procure al once bottle.
Sold BY all Druggists and
LAUGHfIN BROS. a CO., Proprietor,
Wheeling, W. Va.
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50 cases Concentrated Lye
100 Matches.
barrels GaTpttA SnuhI
80 boxes Garretts Packs.
1000 pounds Dutch Madder Pimi.
800 Indigo Spanish Flat
25 barrels Chip lHEwOOd.
At LAUGIH.TN BROS, a cos,
100 ounces QuninO, Poveu 4 weighlman'L
90 sulphate MOrphia,
30 Nitrate Silver.
90 suyChnla.
For sale at LAUGHLIN BROS d co.'s.
90 pounds ChlOroiorm.
so Bromide Potassium,
Is CAlomel.
y IOdlde Potash.
$50 Fluid Extracts, nlden's,
80 SOlld Extracts, do,
go bottles Sugar Coate' PllJ
Al LAUGHLE BROS. 4 coz
Is dozen BAKERS Cod Liver oil.
25 Halls Lung RalSlm.
Is JaynGs EXpeCtOnlnt.
% Ayers Cherry PeCt0rul.
1000 u Observation-Disclosures, &c.
800 Rateman Drops
800 GOiircy's Cordial.
100 u Essence Jamaica Ginger.
AT LAUdlil.lN BROS. cos.
1900 pounds Grain Pcpper-slnppOre.
so ~. Cloves
800 AllSpIce.
200 Euimegs-GOTernmen
SO Cnam Tartar, pure and choice,
900 Mustard, In cans and In bulk
800 Ground Ginger, East India 4 Jaiatlu
Cox'a GelaHne, Arrow ROUt, TaplOra and $50,
Oc29 AtLAUGliLIN BROS. cos
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-17

I AUGHLlN BROS. d CO.,
Wholesale DealerI In
Drugs, Chemicals and Medicines,
Paints, Oill, white Lead, TuTpcntine, Ynnish,
Window Glass and Glassware.
No. 1881 MAIN ST., WHEELING
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-17

TNHE JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE
i Of Council on cornerstone Of Public
Building requests the members Of the va
rious departments OF the city government to
assemble at the City Building on Saturday,
September 18th, ut / o'clock, p. NJ, for the
purpose Of participating in the ceremony Of
laying the cornerstone Of the Public Build
ing. j. X. McCORINEi,
SELF Chairman,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22
Dedication.

The new Methodist Episcopal Church at
East Stroudsburg, has reached its compile
ton.
This beautiful edifce taken in conjunction
with the new, neat and commodious Parson
age, erected by the side Of it, makes in the
whole, picture that is really imposing.
The church is one of the largest and best
in the district, and will be dedicated to the
worship of Almighty God, on Sunday, July
25th.
In the morning at 10 o'clock, sermon
will be preached by Bishop E. G. Andrew.
The Rev. DR.. Dashiel of the Newark
Conference, will preach in the evening at
o'clock.
There will be service held at p. NJ,
comprising addresses, by Bishop Andrew,
Dr. Dashiel, Prof. Butts, of Drew Theo-
logical Seminary, Rev. DR.. Carrow, Pastor
of the Stroudsburg NJ. E. Church, Rev. w.
B. Wood, p. E., of the Lehigh District,
and others.
Doubtless, the occasion will furnish an op-
portunity to many of our friends, members
of other churches, and members of our own
church to hear for the first time, sermon
delivered by one of our Bishops. All are
cordially invited to participate.
PASTOR
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The Sinking Fund.

About the Goth of June last Mr.. Justus I.
Temple, the astute gentleman who believes
he is at the head of one of the State depart
ments, had an interview with reporter OF
the Reading Eagle, and then made the follow
ing intelligent answer to the question: 'How
about the Sinking Fund?''
''On the first of September next, under the
law, will become member of the Sinking
Fund Committee, and soon thereafter | will
be able to tell the people of this State how
and where their money is invested. If any
thing is wrong they shall know it, and if all
Is right they will also hear of it"
Mr. Temple became member of the Sink
ing Fund Commission mot committee) when
he became Auditor General, both offices dat
ing from the same day, although be did not
seem to know it. At the time Of the CONVEX
Sation he had signed aud sworn to the cor
rectness Of the report of the Commission
made for the month Of May To-day we
publish the report made for June, and Mr.
Temple again signs and swears to the correct
ness Of that report. The first of September
IS not here, it is true, but the Democratic
portion Of our citizens will no doubt be glad
to know, somewhat in advance of that date
that Mr.. Temple has examined the Sinking
Fund accounts and that he finds them to be
correct.-HarrtsLurg Telegraph.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22
Bank Notes Stolen.

WASHINGTON, July 18-.The Control
ler of the Currency has been advised by
the National Bank of Barre, VT, that $1,000
of its unsigned notes, which were received
on the evening of July 6, were stolen from
the vaults of the bank the same evening by
a gang of masked burglars. The notes
stolen were seventy-eight notes of the de-
nomination of SO, and twenty-six notes of
the denomination of $40, amounting ia
$1,000, numbered (bank number) from Oil
to 936, inclusive, and the Treasurer of the
United States has been advised of the rob
berry and requested to decline to redeem
these notes. No additional notes of the
denominations of SO and $40 will be is
sued to the bank, and the notes outstand-
ing of these denominations will be retired.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-One of the un-
signed notes stolen from the First National
Bank of Barre, Vermont, was detected at
the Redemption Bureau of the Treasury
Department this morning The signatures
of the bank officers had been affixed, though
they were nothing like those on the genuine
notes. The notes, which was of the de-
nomination Of $50, was received from a
Brooklyn bank, to which it will be returned.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22
Fatal Accident.

A daughter of John Lawrence, at Toby
hanna Mills, this county, met with fatal
accident last Thursday, while kindling a fire
in the cook stove with kerosene OIL Her
dress took fire from the explosion or sudden
ignition of the oil. She was at home alone,
her mother being at the time out in the woods
after berries, and her father at work on the
Steam Saw Mill, there was no one to render
any assistance, until one of the neighbor
women heard her frantic screams and came
to her assistance, but too late to do her any
good. The frery element had done its fatal
work. All her clothing was burned off, and
portions of her body were burned into crisp,
while her legs and arms were completely
blistered or raw. She survived the accident
about three hours. She was in her Sth
vpar
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22
The New Stamped Envelopes.

The new stamped envelopes, which went
into use on the 1st of July, make no
change in prices but there are new grades
and denominations, while other grades and
denominations are discontinued. Among
the changes is the addition of 5-cent envel-
opes, in suitable sizes and qualities, for
foreign postages. The head Of Taylor on
the Scent envelopes will be in profile, in
conformity to the general style of the series.
There has also been added, in appropriate
denominations, new size of envelopes, 3ss
by 5s inches, designated as No. Al COM
mercial. The new size is a medium be-
tween the full letter and extra letter, and is
well adapted to business requirements. The
Z, II and "a cent envelopes will be discon-
tinued. The color of the third quality
envelopes throughout will be changed from
amber to blue, to render them less trans
parent. 1t is expected that the issue of
postal cards of new design will be COM
menced on or about the 14 of August
next. The Department will not issue
2-cent postal cards for foreign postages,
there being no authority under the law to
do So The object can be accomplished by
adding 1-cent adhesive stamps to the 1-cent
cards.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22
Williamsport has highway robbers.
PASTOR.

A Jersey Shore man has captured 10000
potato bugs this season.
A man in this State was mean enough
to hang himself with his wife's silk apron.
There were five cases of sunstroke in
Cincinnati On Saturday, two of which were
fatal
A church fair in Bethlehem made over
81 900 last week. The times can't be so
hard over there.
New York city consumes during the
berry season nearly 100000 quarts of
strawberries daily.
There are 700 hackmen in Boston, all
of whom are at each railway station on the
arrival of every train.
F. McClenehan, of Sigourney, Iowa, is
the father of twenty-four children, and the
quarter centennial one is soon expected
The Milburn Wagon Company, OF
Toledo, O., made a single sale lately of
l 200 wagons to 60 to Galveston, Texas
The freight receipts of the Union Pacific
Railway for June show an increase of SS1 ;
553 over last year-Bostom Daily Meas
Boston has tenement population of
60, 900 persons, representing $4,000 fami-
lies, crowded into $4,000 rooms in 2,63S
houses.
-Four Pittstown gentlemen recently drove
10S miles in one day. The team used has
been wagered to travel 500 miles in five
consecutive days.
According to the Easton Free Press the
prospects for an enormous cranberry crop
at present are the best that have been
known for many years.
a boy named johnson, of Oil Greek
township, Venango county, gained local
fame by slaughtering black snake fifteen
and half feet laong, the other day.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22
Another Lecherous Parson.

In the township of Cheltenham, Montgo-
merry county, recently boarded a methodist
minister and his wife, with one of the
deacons Of his charge. The family having
blooming daughter of fifteen summers, to
whom the paster became so much enamored
that even in his slumbers the fair vision
formed fancy's dream. A few mornings
ago the mother of the young lady was
shocked to find the clerical fraud in bed
with her daughter in her room. The
pastor cndeavored to explain matters by
stating that he had been reading Bessie
Turner's version of how Tilton carried her
to his room while asleep, the night previous,
and that in his sleep he must have strayed
from his own premises. The explanation
was unsatisfactory, however, and he was
given 24 hours to leave the ncighborhood.
The affair has created quite Il sensation i'll
Cheltenham.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22
State Legislature.

The present House of Representatives
Of Pennsylvania stands 109 Democrats to
o. Repubhcans-and there can be no
change in the political complexion of that
body during the coming year other than
that occasioned by death or resignation, as
the members chosen last year hold over
until the fall Of 1876. There are, however,
SAYS Senator Cooper, of the Delaware Coun-
ty 4mcricdn twelve vacancies to the
Senate, eleven by expiration of term, and
one by the promotion of VIM. A. Wallace
to the United States Senate. Elections
viii in November next be held in all these
Districts for a single year term, this under
the new CONSTITUTION, while next year all
Of the Senate will be elected either for two
or four years, the odd numbered Districts
retting the longer term. This term, how
ever, will hardly contain more sessions than
an old one, for in 1873 the biennial sessions
commence Those who now 90 out of the
Senate are Alexander, Warfel, Rutan,
Heilman, Lemon, Mckinley, Cutler and
McClay-eight Republicans; the four
Democrats being Playford, Wallace, Row
land and Chalfant The present political
complexion Of the Senate is 80 Republicans
to % Democrats At the election the Re
publieans may lose one in place of McClay
elected from a Democratic District, but will
carry all the others. Lemon is the only
man having a close District, Blair 700 Re,
publican and Cambria 700 Democratic, but
Lemon is renominated, and being PERSONAL y
very popular it is not likely that there will
be any change In Chalfants Democratic
District, probably the fight between
Buckalew and lie viii be renewed, and il
this is done the Republicans may profit il
Columbia and Montour Kutan, Cutler
Mckinley and Alexander, among the Re
publicans, and Playford, Wallace and
Rowland among the Democrats are not
candidates for reelection. We believe al
81 the others are, and most Of them viii bt
ranomiuated' =
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The Lehigh and Eastern Railroad.

MILFORD, Pa, July 10-The final sur
vey for the Lehigh and Eastern Railroad
is now being made, and the work of grad
ing will shortly be commenced. The new
road will run from Hazleton, Pennsylvania,
to about one mile east of Port Jervis, New
York, where it will connect with the Erie.
The distance of the new route is ninety
eight and one-half miles, and runs from
Hazeton over the Pocono Mountains, cross
ing the Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes-
tern Railroad west of Stroudsburg, thence
passing up the Delaware Valley to Port
Jervis. The route is comparatively easy
one to build, and S. p. Kase, president OF
the road, states that $4,000, 900 is sufficient
to build, equip and put the road running in
order. AS soon as the survey is finished
the work of grading will be begun.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22

Gz5~ The Pittsburg Commercial says that
the Republican nominations for the State
Senate in Pennsylvania, thus far made, are
all good and leave no room for doubt that the
Republicans will retain their ascendency in
that body next winter. Last winter the par
ties stood, Republican 80 Democrats 20.
Eleven Senators go out this year, and there
Is also u vacancy in the Clearfeld District,
caused by the resignation of Hon. VIM. A.
Wallace OF these twelve places the Repub-
licans last winter had eight and the Demo
Gratis four. The Commercial anticipates that
Democrats will be elected to fill the four of
these Democratic vacancies, and that the
Democrats will also probably elect a Senator
in the Clarion District, while in the other
seven districts Republicans will be chosen,
leaving the next Senate twenty-nine Repub-
licans to twenty-one Democrats.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22

A letter from Western Missouri to the New
York Times, written the early part Of last
week, says that the country ravanged by the
grasshoppers month or two ago has almost
recovered from its losses Where the earth
was entirely stripped of vegetation it is now
covered with living green, the result of re-
planting and favorable weather. The soil is
so fertile that everything has grown like
magic. The rainfall has been great, satura-
ting the earth and doing considerable damage
to the railroads. Few localities in the East
can show more promising crops than those
now growing in the region SO recently devas-
tated, and there is no present doubt of an
abundant supply of food. A curious result
of the grasshopper scourge is the springing-
up Of new kind of grass, resembling buffalo
grass, which will be very valuable for pastur-
age. In other parts of the West the crops
have been good deal injured by heavy rains.
Wheat and oats have turned out well in Hi
nois, and hay is more than a full crop. A
great amount of corn was planted, and the
yield all through the West will be very large.
Fruit, especially apples, is deficient all over
the country.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-22

Rsg=Thurlow Weed has written to the New
York Tribune some curious statements about
Queen Victoria's efforts to preserve peace
between Great Britain and America during
the Rebellion When Mason and Slidell
were taken off the steamer Trent the British
ministers were determined to fight, and were
only held back by the Queen and Prince
Albert Had there been an actual rupture
the Southern States would doubtless have
secured their independence and perpetuated
the curse of slavery