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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

MURRAY RAYS TIE FARMERS KNUCK-
LEs.-Wo never knew a farmer to take an
ax or beetle and go round and break a
wheel here and knock in brace there,
and crack this section and clip that one,
among his farm machines, wagons and
implimcnts,-that is, unless hcwos drunk
But some OF them-pretty good farmers,
too, in most things, get about tho same
results in roundabout way. They store
the moving machine in n lcaky shed,
where II is used rs a turkey roost, the light;
instruments arc slowed away where the
cattle knock them down and break them;
the carriage and harness are kept where
the stable fumes spoil the varnish; and
general slip.shod style knocks of 30 per
cent from the value OF the farming equip
ment. The farmer who "keepS things
ship-shape" is generally the thriving
man. "bown-at.the heel.activcnoss" will
spread the black.frost Of u mortgage over
farm nearly as quick as rum-drinking'
The Golden Rule,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24
WHEELING DAILY TEI1GENoER MONDAY MORNING JANUARY


CINCINNATI, January e. Cotton-Quiet
at l2tc. Flour-Demand fair and market
firm. Wheat-Quiet and weak OF 81 Goa
l 33.Y Com-Dull at 40a4Sc. 0ats-Dull
ut 35a42c. Rye and Barley-Dull and un.
changed. Pork-Dull at $50 90. Lard
Dull and heavy; steam 12C delivered; kettle
1Sc. Bulk Meats and Bacon-Quiet and
unchanged. Whisky-Demand fair and
market firm 81 05.
. HoGs--Quiet and firm for light shipping
SO G5a7 10; no demand for others.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24
Chicago.

CHICAGO, January 2?.-Flour-Firm
and unchanged. Wheat-lregular and III
the main lower; No. l Chicago spring un
changed No. ., 81 OO]< spot; 81 O0H seller
February; $lkOO March; No. Y, SoHc; re
jected 66C. Corn-Dull; No. 431c spot
499Ec seller February. Oats-Steady AM
moderate demand; No. 2, SlaSlAc spot
SlkaSlI 10 seller February. Rye Quie
and firm; SOC spot; 7Sc seller February
Pork-Steady and In moderate deuand o.
$l0 90 spot; $40 10 seller February; Sl9l 4!
seller March. Lard-Quiet and steady al
Sl2 % spot; $l2 OK seller February; So Y
ale 92J5March. Bulk Meats-Qulet ant
steady at 7al0Nal0Hc. Whisky-Steady
Mt 81 O6,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

PHILADELPHIA, January 29.-Petroleum
Firm; refined lSXal4Xe; crude ll%c
Clover Seod-l2kal2Ifc. Flour-lnactiye
medium s. 75a8 80; high grades 81 OOas o.
Wheat-QuietS.P Pennsylvania red 81 sal W
amber 81 49. Corn-Quiet; yellow 57I9G
COO: white 5sa60c. 0ats-Slow; white Al
4Sc, Provisions-Quiet; pork so 10; bee
hams % Ifa9Sc; packed l5a16c. Lard-lSl
ISH, Butter-Quiet; New York anC
Bradford County extra 9saSSc; western 24I
CSC: western rolls 1sa2se. Cheese-Quiet
New York l2&HlSAc; western 12xaI3C
Eggs-Quiet; western fresh 9ga9S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

PRESIDENTIAL ITEMs.-Mr Hendricks
is understood to think St. Louis about
the right place for the Democratic Con-
vention; Mr.. Thurman would prefer
hard.money Cleveland; the New York
Sun shines beneyolently for Chicago.
II Mr.. Z. D. Morgan, of New York,
really has u little letter of true inward
ness from the President on the subject Of
third.term, it is cruel in him to keep it
to himself.
The St. Louis Globe. Democrat thinks or
processes to, that David Davis will "de-
velop considerable strength" in the Dem
ocratic Convention after Hendricks and
Thurman shall have killed each otlher of,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

The MERctFuI MAN Is MERcIFuL to
HIS BEAsr.-Last night, as was return
ing home from school, 1 noticed man
had stopped to water his horse at ono OF
the way-sidc fountains. The mans face
was bright, tOndcr, intelligent. He had
two calves in tho wagon. l vcntured to
look in to see II the little things were
comfortable. The man had fixed a nice
little bed for them, and had bnilt up o
board pen round them, with little win
dows in the sides. Both the little crca'
lures seemed us happy as the man him
self. could not help speaking TO the
man, and thanking him for his kindness
to those dumb animals. Really, l cCald
not make out whether the man was CIV
ing the calves pleasant drive into the
country, or whether they were comforting
the pleasure upon him. asked him II
he was u "kindness.to.dumb,animals
man." With merry twinkle, he said,
"Yes, ma'am p'-"Our Dumb Animals"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

NEW YORK, January ?2.-Therc was a
movement in prints, cambrics and cotton
hosiery, but the general market was Quiet.
Cotton goods were in moderate request, and
leading makes Of brown and bleached
goods were firmly held. Cottonades were
In fair demand. Cloths and doeskins quiet,
but caSsimeres in steady demand. Printed
satins moved in fair quantities. Foreign
goods dull.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

BALTIMORE, January 2?.-FlOur-Stead!
and unchanged. WhGat-Quiet and firm
Pennsylvania red 81 SSal 40. CornTfirm
or: western mixed and new opened GlkG
closed OlMc. oats-NOminally unchanged
Rye-Nominal. ,Iay-Dull; Maryland ant
PSnnsylvania $22 O6ao5 %. Provisions.
Quiet and firm. Pork-New $2l COAL %
hulk Mcats-Shoulders SaSlic; clear rtl
l0Natlc, loose; packed sXall 20. Bacon
Shoulders 9j<a9sGc; clear rib l2I5al29sc
hams I5Xal6c. Lard-Dull and steady
crude i95ialSc; refined 12hal3Ac. Butte
Unchanged. Petroleum = Unchanged
CofTcc-QGiet and unchanged. Whisky
Dull at$l IL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

TOLEDO, January %. Flour = Dull.
Wheat-Dull; No. white Michigan 81 %;
No. Q do 81 IS; extra white Michigan 81 10;
amberMichigan 81 2S; seller February held
at t$1 25; No. amber 81 o.; No. 3redSl 05.
Corn-Dull; high mixed 45Nc; seller May
SOC; low mixed Acc; no grade 43c; damaged
40c. Oats-Dull; Michigan 35Xc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPH.


NEW YORK, January 29.-MoSEY-4aG
per cent. Prime mercantile paper Gas per
cent. Custom receipts 100000. The Assist
ant Treasurer disburscd $500 Clcarings
$35,OOO.
GoLD-Steady ut 113. Carrying rates
to s per cent. Leans flat.
GovEESMESTs-Strong and in some cases
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24
RAILRoAn RoNps-Strong.

STATE SECUMTIEs-QuiCt and strong.
SToCKs-0pcned strong and higher, but
reacted during the last hour Of business u
TO / u per cent from the highest point Of
the day. In the final dealings the market
was steady, and in some cases price, recoy'
cered from e to Y per cent. Western
shares continued to be the feature OF the
market, with Northwestern shares tho
strongest on the list. The transactions were
1874, 600 shares, Of which $4,000 were Pacific
Mail, 5000 Western Union, 10000 North
western, 10000 Rock Island, 5000 st. Paul,
1O, 900 Erie, AZ, 900 Lake Shore, 10, 900 OhioS,
5000 Wabash, and 1000 Union Pacific.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

The Cambria Iron Company, whose
headquarters are at JOhnstown, Pa. has
a capital of 100000. 1t operates a
Touring mill; it owns and operates one Of
the largest wooden mills in the State; II
builds bridges, constructs, owns and one,
rates railroads, stocks them with engines
and cars Of their own construction, and
In TACT, moves almost every arm OF indus
try; Besides It's buildings, industries
and estates at Johnstown, the Cambris
Iron Company also owns furnaces, stores
lands, mines, rolling mills, &c., in Blair
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24
WASHING DrsnEs.-It seems that house,

WASHING DrsnEs.-It seems that house,
keepers are all wrong in using soap to
wash dishes. The right way to do is to
have your water quite hot and add very
little milk to it. This softons the water,
gives the dishes fine gloss, and preserves
the hands; it removes the grease, even
that from beef, and yet no grease is ever
found floating on the water as when soap
is used. ThCstone vessels should be set
on the stove with little water in them,
when the victuals are taken from them;
thus they are hot when one is ready to
wash them, and the grease Is easily re-
moved. Tinwarc keeps bright longer
cleaned in this way than by using soap or
by securing. The habit so many Of us
have acquired Of securing tins Is a waste
tnl policy; the present style Of tinware
will not bear it. The tin is soon scrub.
bed away, and a vessel that is tit for moth.
ing is left upon our hands.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

NEW ORLEANS, January 22.-Corn-
Quiet at 53a54c. Oats-Easier at 4Sa49c
Bran-Quiet at SOC. Golee-Firm; ordi'
nary to prime 171Sal9Hc; others unchang
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-24

PITTSBURGH, January 22.-Petroleum-
Crude active at So O2ic bid; So 05 asked
at Parker's, for immediate shipment;Fe
fined dull at 1S4d1S%c, Philadelphia de
livery.
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INSURANCE.
DEABoDY INSURANCE COMPANY.

OPYICR FIRE 4 MARiSEINsuRANcE Co.,
WHEELING W. Va March 81. 1878. )
Retolrei, That the proposition Of the Peabody In
stlrance Company Of Wheeling, for the reinsurance
Of the fire business OF this Company be, and the same
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pany, together with MesErs. Reid, Goshorn and
0Brien, arc hereby appointed committee TO COM
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Committee
, 1876-07-30

The people residing in the southern por-
tions of the city arc again complaining bit
terly, and with reason, of the nauseating
stencil which the western and southwestern
winds bring them from the slaughtering and
rendering establishments in Bridgeport. #
the nuisances could be positively located it
would be an easy matter to abate them by
process Of low. One trouble in doing this
is the natural Discrimination, even of those
who suffer, to take the pains to run down
the smells, and then to appear before q
Grand Jury and afterwards before q Petit
Jury with the evidence to convict Another
trouble is that it is not easy to trace the
smells specifically, since the noxious gases,
being hot and light, rise when they are just
let of, and only settle down some distance
away from their starting point, and after
they have cooled OF. There is one
way, however, in which evidence can
be collected. Let the Council authorize
the Mayor to offer good, substantial re-
ward, and let this be supplemented By
reward from the Citizens Association, to be
given to any one who will furnish evidence
to convict those Who are responsible for the
nuisance. This will excite the personal in
terest of the police, Of private citizens, aad
Of the employees Of the establishments where
the smells are generated. The health and
comfort OF the city demand their suppression
and the punishment OF those whose esteb-
emit them.
, 1876-07-30

It is IN unsavory topic, that dealt with in
the carefully prepared article which will be
found in our columns to-day, upon the
nuisances which pollute the atmosphere of
Chicago and poison the citizens as
often as the soft southern breezes
blow. But it is q topic upon which,
especially during this summer weather,
depends in large degree the comfort and
health of haif-mi1lion people. When the
water supply drawn from nearer the shore of
the lake than now WIS found to be contain
mated by the garbage outpourings Of the
river. Chicago did not stop until, at an ex-
penditure of millions, an ample supply of
pure fresh water had been obtained.
An inexhaushble supply of pure
fresh air is not less indispensable,
and must be secured in place Of the fetd
vapors burdened with all sorts of decaying
nastiness which are waited over the city
from the nuisances described in our article
of to-day. The practical question which it
raises is, how this shall be done and how
ennn
, 1876-07-30

A writer in one of STonEY's two papers,
both daily, makes a frantic appeal to the
Republican voters Of French extraction (of
whom he says there are 10000 in ILL.,
nois, when there never was one-tenth of
that number) to abandon their party
and join the Bourbons aud Confederates
He rests his appeal on two grounds:
first, that they do not get enough
offices; and, second, "that the French are
Catholics, and the Republicans are of the
Puritanic faith, that is, Protestants This
writer slurs over the fact that there are
two kinds of Catholics in France and Ameri-
ca, as well as il other countries. One class
is Ultrnmontane, and the other Liberal. The
former in this country vote the so-called
Democratic ticket solid, and always have and
always will vote it. The other class of
Catholics, the Liberals, believe neither in
union of Church and State nor of subordina-
lion Of the political. to the clerical element, :
and are very generally Republicans, and are
not likely to be carried into the Democratic
camp until they first turn Ultramontane,
and that will not be soon As to the Offices,
they will take their chances with au other
Republicans
, 1876-07-30

large part Of the curtailment will be in the
suspension Of such public improvements IS
are not absolutely necessary at present; but
the employees of this Department have been
so numerous that less damage will result to
the public interest from adischarge Of large
part of them than in any other branch OF
the public service. The Commissioners, we
are convinced, are unit in the effort to
make the reduction thorough and equitable.
By means of these various provisions the
City of Chicago will save this year So: 100000
from the exorbitant appropriations levied by
GOWNS Council There is no doubt that
the city hereafter Gun be run on the reduced
scale. and it will be, if the people will only
elect as good men to the Council Is those
who compose the majority Of that body at
the present time. In that event, and after
the floating debt shall layo been paid of, the
taxes of the City CT Chicago will be reduced
two-ffths from what they have been for the
past two or three years, and no single action
could be taken which would contribute SO
largely to the prosperity of this community.
, 1876-07-30

The Chicago produce markets were irreg-
ular Saturday, and rather active. Mess pork
closed 15@l74o per brl higher, at s1s. 7o@
1875 for August, and S1s.s74@1s.9o for
September. Lard closed l5c per 100 lbs
higher, at S1oss@1os74 for August, and
$lo.97@@11-o0 for September. Meats were
stronger, at 74c for boxed shoulders, 9::c
for do short ribs, and 1o4c for do short
clears Lake feights we're frmer, at Il
@lsc for corn to Buffalo Rail freights
were unchanged. Hishwines were quiet, at
S1.l0t per gallon Flour was dull. Wheat
closed logic lower, at sG}c 70. August. and
o2sc for September. Corn closed shade
ensier. at 45tc for August, and 455c for Sep
tember. Oats were frmer, closing at 294c
for August and 29fc for September Rye was
steady, at 55@5Cc. Barley was easier, clos
ing at G94c for September. Hogs were
III light supply, in good demand, and frmer,
selling SG.25@G.6 65 for poor to choice. Cattle
We're quiet and easy at s.. 2.50@5. 90 for poor
to choice. Sheep were scarce and nominal
at S2.50a4.50. One hundred dollars in
gold would buy SIP in greenbacks at the
close.
, 1876-07-30

In the letter Of our New York special cor
respondent, published in this issue Of The
Ta1BUSE, is told in graphic style the true
story Of Miss EAaA ABBOTT. the new Amer
ican soprano, whose recent successful debut
at Covent Garden marks her Us the rising
star iu the operate armament, destined,
Us the London critics predict, to win
the first place among living prime donne.
To Chicagoans, who hive reason to feel an
especial interest in Miss ABBoTr, since she is
q native of this city, the story Of her strrgg-
giles. and disappointments, and brilliant
triumph at Last, and all accomplished too SO
early in life, will prove most readable.
, 1876-07-30

THE TRIBUNE this morning lays before
Its readers a most interesting contin-
uation of the "reminiscences of SAMUEL J.
THpES. These remarkable papers, origi-
nally published in the Chicago Times, form
an invaluable contribution to current polit1-
ral history. They are evidently from the
pen Of A1r. STOREY himself. Their fearless.
outspoken independence; tAemerciless snaly-
sis with which is punctured the pretensions of
the great sham reformer the fine invective,
with its vein Of rare blasphemy,-an prove
incontestab1y that to him is to be
accredited the authorship of that
series of able articles. The fearless fidelity
Of Mr.. STOREY to the truth at all times and
under all circumstances needs no indorse-
1nent by TIE TRIBUNE. If there be any,
thing which he is not afraid to do, that
thing is to tell the truth. In these articles
Mr.. STOREY hns told the truth about SAMUEL
j. T1LpES, about whom it is season the
&tnerican people knew the whole truth. To
1he ine1orable logic of facts, SIr. STOREY,
With characteristic keen analysis, adds
wonderfully accurate estimate of TupEs's
political character, which no voter who
wants to be well informed should fail to
rend
, 1876-07-30

Tho letter Of our St. Louis correspondent.
which will be found in another column, pre-
.>,nts disnel picture of hard times. conse-
quent upon tie general business depression
and shrinkage in real-estate values there.
Hard times were never SO hard in Chicapo
That real estate assessed at S27, 600, with
} b11ilding on it that cost $35, 200, was in
sufficient security for loan Of twenty
thousand, and on foreclosure brought but
oineteen thousand, as our correspondent
shows was the case in St. Louis. Neither
has hundred thousand dollar property in
this city ever had to be bought in by the
mortgage to save loan Of forty thousand.
Nor has either Of the great insurance
companies had to take two and a
half millions Of unstable mortgagcd
property to save its loans thereon, and then
establish q land-agency to unload the prop
erty because it proved utterly unproductive,
tbs which has hannans1 in the fntnra
, 1876-07-30

town, or other, which the legal autbo,;t;.
may levy for tho support of their resnact;e'
Governments for thpt year. The tar A..
not attach by virtuo Of the subsequent law s.
| the valuation and declaring the rate of 80
merely fixes the precise amount Of thu 1;sa =
but the tax, or the liability for the tar 49, ~
the lien therefor, attach by operation ~ ~ ~
on the 1st Of May. The general Law Of ~.
State declares that on the lst day of Mev ~ ~
each year all tho taxable property in I,no;a -
shall become liable to all taxes imposed - -
| the support of the Government for Tint vo.N
The lien for the tax begins then; all snbsa
quent proceedings are to ascertain md g.
the amount of this lien; but the lind ~
that day becomes liable, and continues tn !.
so until. the tax is paid.
On the 1st of May, 1875, and acain m -.
1st of Nay, 1871, this real property in ".
City Of Chicago became responsible for rba. e
ever taxes for the snnrort of the City f;ov
e1n1nent that might subsequently be le,,,
imposed The city failed to have the rata :,
tax needed to produce its required reva,n.
FOR these years applied to the valuation ~
this property as lawfully required, md hensa
has fnilcd to collect the tar or to obt.;s
Judgment therefor; but the lien for II.
taxes continues undisturbed. The law f,oas
not admit the legal possibility of any nron
erty not paying its share of taxes; snch
thing is not contemplated; aud hence the liz,
for taxes can never be removed, and nnst
follow the property 81 until the same is mil n
When the owners Of this real estate the,a
fore, congratulate themselves upon their a.
cape from 81. 800, 600 Of taxes, tley are tat
ing to themselves a satisfaction which 1net,
substance. This tax is due by the property
and under the law cannot be relieved Of thu
lien except BY payment of the tax. In dina
time the city will take the proper steps to
enforce that lien, and when the Question
shall be brought before the Courts unon
the merits Of the tax, and upon ths
naked issue whether this property shall
escape taxation for lawful purposes. tba
Court will tell these gentlemen that there ia
no principle or letter Of the law by vh;ch
cny property shall escape the payment Of
such tux rs may be fouad to be its fair pro.
portion of the expense Of government
Upon plea to avoid taxation the universal.
language Of the Courts is to the effect that
The citizen and property-owncr owes 10 TIM
Government the duty to pay taxes, that the Cor.
.rnment may be enabled to perform its functions
md he is supposed to receive his proper aud full
in the protection which The Govern
nent affords to his life, liberty, and property, ind
II the increase to the value Of possessions by tn.
Use to which the money contributed is applied
There is no objection to these taxes on thu
merits, and when the question is reduced to
lie simple one Of payment or non-payment
here caa be no doubt as to the Judgment Of
he Court,
, 1876-07-30

great city These ire matters which no.
body in Chicago could be SO ill-natured as to
gloat over in the style in which st. Louis
papers are wont to do over fictitious re-
ports OF hard times here. But there Is
a moral in the condition of affairs at St
Louis. It is that the slow and sure style OF
the solid city St. Louis was always boasted
to be is altogether too slow and solid to soon
recover from the effects of general de-
preston of business. In the solid town
there is no market for real estate, because
none of the solid men of the town have the
enterprise to invest for rise, nor the
sagacity to make the improvement that
would at least avert the decline.