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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-06
Centennial Exhibition, PhiladeI-
nhln Pm

The great international Exhibition,
designed to commemorate the 100Ih an
nivorsary OF American Independence,
will open May 10th, and close November
10th, 1876.
All the nations Of tho world, and all
the States and Territories Of the Union,
will participate, bringing together the
most comprehensive collection OF art
treasures, mechanical inventions, Scien-
tiic discoveries, manufacturing achieve
ments, mineral specimens, and agricul-
tural products ever exhibited.
The grounds devoted to the exhibition
are situated on the line OF the Pennsyl.
vanla Railroad, and embrace 460 acres Of
Fairmont Park, all highly improved and
ornamented, on which are erected the
largest buildings ever constructed, five
oil these covering an area OF fifty acres,
and costing S5.OOOO0O. The total nun.
Der OF buildings erected Tor exhibition
purposes is over one hundred.
The Pan Handle and Pennsylvania
Railroad, the great Trunk Line and East
Mail Route, will DO the most direct, con-
venient and economical way OF reaching
Philadelphia and this grand exhibition
from all parts Of the country. It's trains
to aud from Philadelphia will pass
through Grand Central Depot, which
the company have erected III the main
entrance to the exhibition grounds Tor
the accommodation Of passengers who
wish to stop at or start FROM any OF the
numerous large hotels contiguous to this
station, i convenience Of tho greatest
value to visitors, and offered excluSively
by the Pan Handle and Pennsylvania
Railroad, which is the only line running
their trains direct to the Centennial
Building.
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The GREAT CALIFoRGIA FouR MILE
HEAT RACE-Last Summer the Pacific
Jockey Club Of California announced
that they would give purse Of 1000
in gold coin for iuur.mile-heat race,
open to all 'horses in the world, the money
to be divided into four ptizes-S l5, 900
Tor the first horse, $4,000 for the second,
$1,000 for the third, and $4,000 for the
fourth. The entrance money was $1,000
in gold, and an allowance Of $1,000 was
made for horses entered from the east OF
the Rocky Mountains for their expenses
Of Transportation. The race was originally
announced to come of on November 10,
and the purse received nine entries. The
day appointed for the race was very IN
favorable, heavy rain falling necessarily,
and it was postponed Tor week. But the
rainy. season had set in with severity,
necessitating repeated posponements, un-
til eventually, to allay the growing discon-
tent among the owners OF horses, who
were Obliged to keep their animals in n
constant state Of preparation, the club
declared the entries TO tho purse void,
and all bets of. They Immediately re-
opened similar purse Of $4,000 for
similar race, and appointed Washiugtons
Birthday, February ODD, for its decision.
This time only eight horses entered, viz:
Rutherford, Grinstead, Katie Pease, Hook
Hooking, Golden Gate, Revenue Jr,
Chance and Foster. [0f the original en-.
tries, Wildidle had broken down in train.
ing and Foster took his place. Capt.
Moore, who WAS training him, made big
bet that Foster would beat Rutherford in
the race, and also bet largely that he
would beat Revenue Jr. also. He sent to
Washington Territory for the horse, en-
tered him and trained him, and, as the
result shows, ran him SO successfully
that, besides the Sl5, 900 no takes for win
ming, no also became entitled to thejthird
and fourth money, together $1,000, for
distanCing all the field except Rutherford.
The Capt. Moore alluded 10 above is
Thomas Il. Moore, who was born and
raised in this CITY,. He will be remem-
bercd by many old citizens as the greatest
horse iancier that ever grew up in this
region. He has spent his life in the Gull
tivatiOn Of last horses. Fortunes made
and lost attest tho zeal Of his attachmel:
to the uoblest Of the domestic animals
Capt. Moore is u large owner in the horse
Foster, the winner OF tho California
$4,000 race, and his success is largely
attributable to the superior training
which he received under the CaptAin's
immediate supervision. For some years
Capt. Mooro'5 residence has been at or
near Crab Orchard, XIV.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 4.-Petroleum-
Refined 1910; crude l1R1lI4c. FlOur-Iu
moderate request; high grades 81 O0as 600
WhcAt-Quiet Pennsylvania red 81 40; am
Der 81 Al. Rye-Quiet ut Sac. OOrn-lr
limited request; yellow at 56a6Sc; white goo
Oats-Inactiye; white 44A50c; mixed 42c
Pork-s22 5Oa2S 90. Lard-lS1fal4c. But
ter-Choice firm; New York and Bradford
county extra 35a37c; frsts 2SaS2c; western
extras 2SaSOc; tirsts 25a2Gc. Eggs-LOwer
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
fresh lsal9c; western do i7alsc. Whisky
Firm at 81 o..
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Wnshinglon,s Noble Chnrncler.

AaS4AN AAAAAA sANk@Ae
lBrOoklyn Argusl
In the private dinry OF Gen. Washing
toll, under. date OF April l, 17SS, occurs
the following entry:
II rose early this morning, aud expect
ing company, went 10 my wardrobe to
select u suitable attire, when to my great
chagrin, found that my most indiSpen-
sable garments were unfit for the Occa-
sion. At the breakfast table encountered
Mrs. Washington, and remarked Us kindly
as could under the circumstances
Martha, my dear, when see woman
Of your powers iooling awHy her time on
tribes while their are four Of my best
pairs OF trousers to be patched, l am al
most tempted to believe there is no God.
%Sho did not make any reply, bat,
burying her head in aplntetul Of pan
cakes, wept so bitterly that l resolved
never to allude to the subject again"
Here we have u tender and beautiful
illustration Of the real greatness Of the
heroR heart. He would go forth into the
world with tho biting winds OF winter
nipping his historical cuticle through the
ventilators in his pantaloons, and yet
utter no word Of complaint against his
wife.
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CinctnnRfi.

CINCINNATI. March Cotton-Dull at
12c. Flour-Dull and unchanged. Wheat
Quiet at 81 l0a1 25. Corn-Dull at 49,
Acc. Oats-Firm ut S5a4Oc. Barley-Firm
Rye-Firm Mt 74a76c. Pork-Dull at $2g 81 y
% %. Lard-Steady With u moderate de,
maud; steam ut Sl3 511alS 175G cash; ket'
tie l39Eal4c. BaroR-Steady Mt 9Tc; ives
tern 1S14al3kc. Bulk Meats-Firm at 81
asGal2al2A. Whisky-Demand fair and
market firm at 81 o..
HoGs-Firm; light S77Oas 90; no Others
offering. .#l u
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CHICAGO, March d. Flour Dull.
Wheat-Dull and lower! No. . Chicago
g7%c spot; 9SAo seller April; 81 02H seller
May; No. 8, S31fc; rejected 70. Corn-Firm;
No. Q mixed 4sl+c spot; 4S1<c spot and
seller April &c bid seller May 0ats-
Dull; No. ., 32IsO spot md seller April;
S43sc seller May; rejected 28C, Barley.
Firm ut b6a6Oc spot; 571So seller April.
Rye-Dull and nominal. Pork-Quiet and
steady ut SO s71S spot % 81 n seller April;
S22 o71Sa22 20 seller May. LRrd-QuietRnd
steady at 1916 spot; SIS 49S seller April;
SIS 571la'B 60 seller May. Bulk Meats
Quiet md firm at 81Sal2GI2Sc. Whisky
Quiet ntSlOj.
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The Future orthe Wheat Market.

The Future of the Wheat MnrkcI.
From the San Francisco Commercial Ncwsl
The amount OF wheat needed by Great
Britain before the crop Of 1876 comes to
that market, is question Of great i'm
portancc in determining the probable
range OF prices this coming spring. The
imports Of wheat {includiug -four re-
duced to whoat) from all countries in
1875 was 1888, 1876 qrs., from which, de-
Quoting the quantity on passage Dec. 81,
lS74,-l,502,l62 qrs.-lcayes the ship
msnts from all countries, alter Dec. 81
1874, in time to arrive prior to Sept. !,
1876, 6,6il,OSS ora. The estimated ship
ments required this year, during the
same period, are SAT. 159 qrs., or II per
cent less than in 1875. Therefore the
exporting countries will be required TO
furnish the United Kingdom from Jan. l
10 Sept. l, 1876, aE much wheat, less II
per cent, .as was furnished in 1870. II
from the immense wheat orop!of 1874 only
6,64l, OS3 qrs. were Rhipped during the
above mentioned period, 1t seems highly
improbable, after the heavy drain upon
the boarded surplus Of that crop which
The high prices OF last August and Sep
tembcr stimulated, that 5,417,l69 qrs.
will DO shipped at present prices during
the first eight months ottho present year.
from tho universally deficient crop Of
1915. An examination. OF the imports
into Great Britain shows that the United
States furnished % per cont'of the quan-
tiIy received, or about q, 100000 bushels,
an amount which is far in excess OF the
most liberal estimates OF the stock on
hand cast OF the Rocky Mountains, while
We have already shown, in another arti-
Gle, that but little can DO furnished from
this coast.
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New YorE Ilrr Gloo.lr.

NEW YORK, March 4-Market moderate.
JObbers more active. Cotton goods steady
in first hands, but irregular with iobberS.
Prints continued unsettled; ArrOld's shirt.
ing prints closed out to large jobbing
house, and are selling &c. Merrimac and
Aruold's fancy prints reduced to &c. Dress
goods in steady demand. MoolunS qui0t.
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Eoitotu OF tho 4ntalIgenceL!
1t may be right enough to restrain eTil-
doors by laws, but there is such thing as
TOO much. One OF the so called first
Christian Emperors restrained his young
son so much that he turned out . regular
heather and prosecutor Of the Christians.
And something ike it We al see every
day. Try TO restrain our young Sunday
screechers and see whaty will get. the
greatest opposition against the Gospel Of
Christ il or account Of our Sabbath-lHws,
when in faCtthe Gospel has no more to
do with the law than the man in the
moon. The Gospel is simply that Christ
died for US and redeemed US from under
the law and from the curse Of the law and
put us under grace and love to Himself
and to God; who 80 loved US that he gave
His Son for US, that We should live
through him, us we had failed to got spir-
itual or eternal life through the law.
But the great trouble with many Chris.
tiAns is they are so full Of law and wis.
dom that they cannot comprehend the
simple Gospel OF Christ, which ia so sim.
pie that fools cannot err. This simple
Gospel OF Christ dying for our sins and
rising again Tor our justification, St. Paul
had preached to the heather Galatians,
and the consequence was, when these sim.
pie hcathens believed this ample truth
they got extremely happy But their
happiness was soon disturbed by some
lawyers or Jew-believers who preached
another Gospel to them, which was, that to
be more happy they must also get circum.
cised and keep the law, and il they must
keep the law, Of course they must also
keep the Sabbnth.law. But what says ST.
Paul to this new Gospel "But though we
or an angel from Heaven, preach any
other Gospel unto to you than that we
have preached unto you, let him be occurs.
cd" Please read the Epistle Of ST. Paul
10 the Galatians. A BELIEVER.
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RAILROAD BoHps-Dull and. steady in
the late afternoon dealings. Early in the.
day the transactions were small and in some
instances at slight decline, Toledo &
Wabash seconds advanced y and ST. Louis
division per cent as compared with yes.
terday'S closing prices.
STATE BoSDs-Quiet and nominal.
sroCEs-W We're heavier and lower through.
out the dny anu the market closed active
and weak. Pacific Mail declined to 23H
and closed at 255S, Western Union fell to
Geh. Lake Shore fell to 62sS; Northwest.
crn to io,S, preferred TO 64ii.:.; Rock Island
to ll0J4; Ohios to 2Ost: Eric to 175S and
Michigan Central to 60L. In u few ms
stances there was fractional recovery ut
tho close. Inst, Paul shares at the close
sales OF both common and preferred were
made nj a slight recOVeFg. Atlantic & Pa.
cifc Telegraph sold down 10 lS1lAls1<.
Missouri Pacific was firm and advanced to
IS. The transactions were $4,000 shares,
OF which 5,l65 were Erie, 10000 Lake
Shore, $500 Northwestern, 59,375 Pacific
Mail, 1900 ST. Paul, $3.50 Uhios, $500
Western Union, and 1900 Atlantic L Pa
o;E,, TaIppFnnb
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Hartman HinsOI AaisrCpresCnted.
PRuxr7owS, TAYLOR Co, W. VA,,l
March Ali, 1876.

EAsan In,slHEaccr
see in tho Grafton Sentinel OF to-day
40 article over the signature Of Observer,
III which am referred to in the follow.
ing language "From an article that
was published some time ago in the
Wneeling ISTELLI0ENcEg it seemed that
the baptlsl mad lost Brother SiHsel, but
during the meeting now in progress wo
arelold he renowned his akeptical views
and w1S welcomed back by the church"
The whole Of the above statement is
iais0 in every particular, and Observer
knew it, Tor not ono word from myself or
the church ever occurred to justify any
slGh conclusion in the rGmotOst degree.
Ihs reference to our worthy citizen l. l..
Morris, and Observers intention to reflect
upon the young ladies' OF the house, TO
say tho .eGIt Of Il, was beneath the digni-
" Of agentlUmau. Iiobservrr continues
to Iced the carnivcrous appetite Of tho
sentlnsl with such locals, be will soon
Ind his level.
Yours respectfully,
HARNkN SNEEI..
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baltimore.

BALTIMORE, March 4.-Flour-NomI,
ually unchanged. WheAt-Nominal Corn
Shade frmer; western mixed Coo. Oats-
Dull; western mixed 4Oa42c; white 44a46c,
Rye-Nomipally ut 7saS2c. Provisions
strong, buoyant and unchanged. Butter
Firm; western extra 27a29c; tirsts 24a26c,
Petroleum-Nominal; crude 69SaSHC; re.
fined liAc. Whisky-Dcmand fair and
market firm ut 81 10.
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Rio Janeiro Market.

Rio JASEIRo, March 3.-Exchange on
London 255s. CofTee-Good Rio frsts $500
a5,95O refs per 10 Eilogrsmmes; market qui.
ct and prices maintained.
SANTOS, March -Cofiee-Markct quiet
and prices maintained; superior Santos
5,6OOa5, 100 refs per 10 kilcgrammes
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, March a. Flour Demand
fair and market firm. Wheat-Quiet and
firm; amber Michigan spot and seller March
81 1875; No amber 81 o.. CorR-Firm;
high mixed spot 4Gc: low mixed 46Ac;
damaged SOC. ORts-Dull; seller March
36r
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New York Gas COmpAnies-The
Dividends.
From tho New York Tribune

From tho New foTE Irlhunel
The capital represented by the various
companies is Sl9,75QO00. Last year the
lowest dividend paid was s per cent.
This was by the Harlem Gas Com.
pauy, which supplies the SparSely settled
district ut the upper end OF the Island,
Tho New York and Manhattan Compa-
MES were first established, and have a
large surplus In the event OF a con-
certed movement, as in Brooklyn, to use
kerosene oil, they could still make q re.
duetion in prices and continue paying tair
dividends to their stockholders. The
stock Indebtedness and dividends last
year were Us follows:
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Nom World money nnd lstocI.s.
By TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK, March 4.--MoNEY-2h a3
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4 hab per
cent. Custom receipts, $4,000. The AS.
EiStant Treasurer disbursed 1857, 900. Clear.
ings, 100000. Sterling at 4.S5Ifa4.s91G,
GoLD-opcned ut ll45S, rose TO ll4S,
declined to ll41s and recoved at the close
to l14s4. Rates paid Tor carrying were
81, 8, 4, and 21Sper cent.
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RURAL groves are getting ready for the
picnic business.
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BopdI or CuI
lnaElnn n.E

A BOX of lead ore has been received At
the Centennial rooms tron South Fork,
PendlOton county
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DRIED apples are becoming faAhion.
able dessert for swell parties,
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THANKS "FRoM THE DEPTHS OF THE
HEART"

WELLINGTON, Lorain County, Ohio,
August a, 1874. !
DR.. h. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, y. y:
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kUO and Daily Nc, Daily 1AcrI sundIy.
hast bOuhe train make CONNECTIONS II biILlI..uTu
with tra.hs for Philadelphia, New York and B,alun
Al Warrington CtIy, loI ali pointA eUuth.
Wtslbound TAIN make dirUci connection ioT all
points West aud Northwest
Pullman Palace Can vi al night tainL
Sleeping CIR on No. 8 IRON Wheeling to Chicago
WHEELING, PITIs'G AND BAIT. DIVISION.
'Wheeing daily SWanhingtun, "a.
=. N. dRiiy RI.......6:IS 4. M
"Wheelirg daily tWaAiingIon, II.
p. IN duly At....-....I::22S p. m
Except sunday. 'kIrept sunday.
IihkOtS to all principal puinI uan b procured Al
the TIuEst Once Al tie Depot
1hUS l. SHARP,
Master o! Transportation.
Z, z. DEVRILs, General Agent, Wheeling.
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Accommodation IHln ieRve BeIlatrc at 49, Pm.
AID arrives Al sieubenvillp al SOS p. n.
special accommodation trains leave BeIlaIre At
800 An. and 1880 p. NJ; Bridgeport 1906 AN. aud
l:O5 ?. Nj arrive at Martins Ferry 1915 N! and
llb ?. n. Returning leave Martins Ferry nj 1880
A. n. and 3:1u r. NJ; bridgeport li:sO A. ~ and $40
r. u; arrive At BeEire NJ Il:6S A. X. and $50 F. N.
Tickets to oil principal poinn in the East and
West CHI be procured lt tho Union Ticket Otice,
NLurs House, End At the station nj Bridgeport.
+. H. MYERs,
noe7 General Passenger and Ticket Arrni
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DAMNED GOODS.
u 100 Gases 10 FrElh Tomatoes,
80 Alb TmAtOd.
80 ? III Peache5,
30 WlnAlov'B Corn.
80 q Ib Cove 0ystGs (tnli weight.
80 q, . ID Oove 0ystGI Iull we.Ghtl.
JnstreeriT61 and for sale by Il. REILLY.
L . Ball Bbla Frs,h No. ! Mackrrol.
% No. MAckeNl.
90 a. No. 5 MackGOl.
10 Rhll. FT1ah No. ? MaokGUl
10 =" No. 3 MankaFel.
20 - Labrador Herring.
Jun reeeiy and for aIeby N. REILLY.
CUNDRIEs. Lima.
is 100 Pals Atm0raS celebrated Nice Meat
80 Hbls ehoice Plckles.
100 Hall Bbls choice Hnklea.
100 BoXna LAYER RaiEinS.
20 BblS Dried Pas.
20 i" Choice BnGkWhOat Flour.
Just runatVOi and Tor uale by n. REILLY.
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Me- !, = and " run Dniiy u AID nun LilGiI-
matt All other trains Daily, except sunday
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Yours respectfully,
HARNAH SpIEE1.
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GEO. p. RowELL L CO.,
q Park Row, New York.
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0OLUMBUs AM INDI4NAF0Lis DIVIsI0N.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13
| Southern War Secret Revealed.

Hon. Alexander III. III. Stuart and
Capt. John N. Ope are rival candidates
for seat in the Legislature OF Virginia,
and made speeches at political meeting
held in Staunton on Monday. A CORE
spondent of the Richmond Dispatch
says that among some personal remin-
iscences related by Mr.. Stuart in his
speech was one connected with the
peace negotiations of the late Confeder-
acy that has never been made public.
He read note from Hon. Judah p.
Benjamin, dated March Is, 1864, asking
him to come to Richmond for an inter
view with President Davis on business,
the subject of which was too important
to be committed to paper. He went,
and was informed by President Davis
that the Confederate Congress had voted
a secret service fund of So, 100000 III
gold to be used in creating peace SEN
timent at the North. After looking over
the whole country the I" President had
selected Mr.. Stuart as the man for the
mission. He was to sail for Nassau and
thence for Halifax, and there, from the
border of Canada, could operate on
prominent men. The fund of So, 00O,-
900 was to be at his absolute disposal,
and he was not to be required to furnish
vouchers for its disbursement Mr..
Stuart declined the tender, and @. G.
Clay, of Alabama, and two other gentle
men were appointed. The Greeley
correspondence and the "To whom it
may concern" of President Lincoln fol-
lowed this mission.