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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-12

RATES OF BOARDING HORSES 4,
Sixty cents per day for drove hotss a n md 70
sale; 81 90 per day for honcs that Ar N''''
be handled or exercised and broken .,,o,n,. AMI
I will keep careful and AIicbi'c p ~ IA a.
horIes left In my caro- will have F'rI *, IL fr
tention and handled properly, but VIZ NV
spOnslhle for unavoidable accidents, ,l,a, SAf,
My llrst great Catalogue alcWiIl ape hr,s
URDAY, April 10Th, At 10 O'cotE A.,,srt l,ss
having property 10 oGcr will TctriN I'V~'
ton by addressing H. guRLEi,
Wheeling, W. Va, or at br'P'JrS
J. @. UERvEY, AuGtIOnrr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-12

WEEKLY.
BIZ sail, IN GdrGnos, potiags Prtpatd.
Que year. .............sI G0sIx nonhI..s:.si q
Ia Clubs Of 20 cach
IN Clubs Of " eaeh
in Clubs Of Twenty 20 each
And an extra copy to person getting up Club.
nB-Tho above prices arc inTnriable. Remit a.
our risk, In Drafts dF PoStofhcO Money 0rderS, and
WhefU neither Of these can DO procured, send TIKI
money In Registered Letter.
THE INTELIlGENCER will present daily thu
news In all departments, from all quarters q
the world, as well Rs complete record Of local
events.
THE WEEKLY Il printed on ThurSday, and car
DO hAl n the counter, In paid envelopes, feAuy
for mailing. He'SeHd copy 70 deten Jrte'ba'
and TtIaifteI trih TlftrI from h0H1tI
Persons desiring to have tht
DAILY INrELLlGREcER left regularly ut theii
residences In the city and suburbs, can b
SsTyed by leaving their addrtAs at Counting
Room, or bydrop letter through the post ONCE
TO CONTRTBUTORs.-Noa attention will be paid
10 anonymous communications; every articll
must be accompanied BY the writer'srcal nam'
Business Letters Tor US should DO addreSSOt
ffeN q Campbell" and should In no case DO i'd
dressed 10 either Individual member Of Tho firm b
namN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-12

DEPOT OF DEATHS OCCURRING IN
IL Wheeling, " Va, during three months end
Ing March 3iSt, 1876,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-12
HORSE MARKET
AND
General Stock Agency

Believing that Wheeling has long Lcrn 10 ntd,4
n General Horse Market, and having lCast[i u
stablIng and track Of tho Fair Grounds will =
deavor to establish regular sales Of llor'cs, cam
ages (new and second.hand), Wagons, Carts w.
mes, Saddles, Brides, Blankets RoOe', WhN
DC, DC. .,.....
Hoping permanently establish u, solicit "
all perI6nS having such property tor alc, hloplpi
by strict attention and fair dCansiO me'il lbcia
patronage. ,,,r,r,
Your, respectfully, j. !" hV"Ih''
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-12

BIZ not, IN GdraRo,, Potia0s PrtPa'd'
ytar. ,..........~..sl GoIslE nonihu..%,r.;;,.si
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
CUTTING DOWN THE ESTI-
MATHS.

WASHINGTON, March Sin the
House of Representatives to-day
Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania,
Chairman Of the Committee on ap-
preparations, reported the legisla-
tive and executive appropriation
bill, and made q statement as to
the reductions proposed IN it. The
estimates from the department for
the subjects embraced in the bill
amount to $20,772, ,3O9; the appro-
prjatious in the same bill last sea.
son were $lS,734, 900, and the ap.
preparations reported in this bill
were $l2,799,SS3; so that it was a
reduction of about $S,000,000 on
the estimates, and q reduction of
about 100000 on the bill of last
year. Besides that, the committee
recommended the transfer of the
Indian Blu; eau to the War Depart.
ment, which would effect a direct
reduction of a million dollars in
the Indian appropriation bill; and
he had the authority OF General
Sheridan for saying that i, would
effect a reduction of $3,5O0,000
more in the army appropriation
bill. The committee had also re.
commended the abolition Of fifty
three special agents Of the customs,
because they were believed to be
utterly inefficient or unnecessary,
and would admit amendments to
be offered by the chairman of the
committee on invalid pensions
(Jenks, of Pennsylvania to trans
fer the pension bureau from the in
terror to the War Department, by
which the services of three hun
dred persons could be dispensed
with.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, IAN
other member of the Commlttee) J,
coIcurred in what Mr. Randall had
said, and added that the transfer
of the Indian Bureau to the War
Department would in no wise effect
the efficiency Of that bureau.
Mr.. Foster, Of Ohio, (another
member of the Committed J, said
the minority Of the Committee
would propose amendments aggre.
eating million dollars, probably
million and a half, notably in
the internal reyenne department..
Mr., Randall SAID that when this
bill should come to be discussed
he should he able to establish the
fact that these reductions oughttc
be uade.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
THE PERSONAL GOvEP NMENT
OF GENERAL GRANT.

New YORK, March THE Her.
aid of this morning publishes two
column editorial, under the caption,
"Is 1t Personal Governmentp and
propounds the question whether
the President ought TO he the ser
want or master Of the nation;
whether the powers Of government
are entrusted him for the general
good, or for his own pleasure and
the advantage of his favorites; and
whether the Presidency is a trust,
or prize to be used as o piece Of
personal property?
In considering this question the
Herald cites forty-four different
acts of the President from his nom
ination of A. L. Stewart for Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and his at
tempt to repeal the law which dis
qualified hun, down to ms accept
ance of Belknap's resignation, in de-
tiance of the people; and says, is
1t exit avagant, in view of the ucts
we have reciled above, 20 say that
General Grant has aimed, from the
time he took the Presidential office
to the present day, to establish
personal government?
OLher Presidents have rewarded
political services, but he has re.
served his favors exclusively for
personal udherents. OCher Presi.
dents have made mistakes, but he
has alone, in contempt of public
opinion. adhered to a wrong policy
alter his disapproval by his party
and the public became known.
Other Presidents have quoted the
constitution 10 excuse tiie perform
unce Of acts distasteiul. He alone
has violated the constitution and
SIT aside laws at his own will.
Other Presidents before him have
been charged with partizan con-
trol OF public interest; hut he
alone has cooIly robbed the Treas
ury by moirty frauds and by the
displacement of trust funds abroad
to reward his personal adhcrents.
From ;he beginning OF his Presi-
dental course he has displayed on
every possible occasion, and in
every possible way, his insolcnt
contempt for law, tor Congress, and
f. his constitutional advisers.
His reckless misuse of the public
service TO further the private for
tunes of his relatives and personal
adhcrents, regardless. Of Their Gt-
ness and bounty; ns INSCRIPTIONS
and indecent greed Tor money; his
inability 10 understand constitlIc
tional limitations; his disregard OF
civil power and his propensity TO
act with the military power, ali in
dicate the arbitrary method Of u
dictator.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
THE SQUARE TRUTH.
Extract of private letter from Wash
iEgton

Extract of a private letter from Wash
iEgton.
"Washington is all wallow of
thievery and corruption, with II
full sprinkling of delighted official
Sambos intermixed by way of ha-
vor and ornamentation.
"Yet the city is just as it has
long been. There is really moth
ing new. Only time gradually de,
velops to the many what was well
known to the few. Thus there is
great cape and stare over Bel
knap, while there is nothing new
in the case. His story Is that Of
the whole civil service ever since
Grant came in. 1t is just what we
knew about, and went in to reform
in 1872. All the thanks we got wers
a shower Of brickbats.
"Thcre is no place for an honest
man in Washington society as at
present constituted. No man who
speaks the truth can appear in it.
If you can't meet thieves aud liars
on terms of equality, you do not
belong there. Moral and political
dcbauchery has here reached
height that history sometimes
speaks Of but of which this conn
try has never before had any eX.
perience, or even any approach to,
except in the local sphere where
Tweed figured. But the scoundrels
who have usurped the name, or,
ganiZation, and administration Of
the Republican party, have beaten
all their predecessors in this line
out of sight. Fire and birthstone
might have done for Sodom, but it
wouldn't purify this city. The
man doesn't live who is a sufficient
master OF language to depict its
degradation.
Don't nattcr yourself that
everything is bound to come out
now, in either The War or the other
Departments, where things are
worse. As after great burglarIes
we hear of new fastenings. chro.
nometer locks, fresh guards and
combinations, so now there are new
grips, and new padlocks on every
fellows mouth who might be tempt
cd 10 tell what he knows. Grant ;
reported saying that Marsh ought
to be hanged for biabbiug is vi.
derstood exactly. Stone walls and
iron bolts are nothing to the moral
delences set up in this single ex-
prpssipH OF the head Of the Gov.
! einmeht& {Apy chap who has got
inforlpaiipp to sell can get more
for ftiat The Executive department
today, than I'm any other market
So y0u bad better modcrat. your
fAtjrno"
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
HOW MRS. BELKNAP AND HER
LADY FRIENDS WENT YACHT
ING on A mAN-OR-W WAR.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-In July
last Mrs. Belknap, wife of the then
Secretary of War, arranged a
yachting excursion for herself and
some of her society friends. The
only trouble was about n yacht.
The Secretary did not number one
among his possessions, not having
had an opportunity to obtain one
from any of his bribegivers; and
it would not he exactly the thing
for a Cabinet lady to sail in a hired
vessel, or even in a chartered
steamer. Besides, the expense
would be q serious consideration to
a family that was struggling along
on $4,000 a year.
In this dilemma Mrs. Belknap
sought counsel of that pure and
yirtuous official, SecUr Robeson,
and intlmated to HIM that the iron
of a Government vessel would lend
eclat to her proposed voyage.
Robeson promptly placed at her
disposal the United States steam
frigate Powhatan. The pleasure
party, consisting of Mrs. Belknap.
her child and nurse, seven lady
friends, and q War Department
clerk as her escort and messenger,
embarked on board the Powhatan
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, OIL
July 81, 1875.
The lrigate proceeded first to
New London, Conn, where the party
remained for ten days, and where
Mrs. BeIknap excited great admir-
alton both hy her style and her
tirtations. She then visited New.
port, then Narragan>ett Per, then
steamed back to New York again.
and up the Hudson to West Point,
were a stay OF several days was
made.
At this point the Powhatan,
winch is one of the largest aud
most effective ships in the navy,
was recalled by the department
and ordered to prepare for active
duty in the waters of Hayti, where
trouble was then anticipated, grow
ing out of the official misconduct
Of another of Grants proteges.
But Notwithstanding the ship
was under positive sailing orders,
Mrs. Belknap was unwilling to end
her pleasure trip so abruptly. She
posted off to Washington, saw Sc
cor Robeson, and actually prevail
ed upon him to countermand the
Powhatan's sailing orders. The
Swatara was consequently substi-
tuted and despatched to the West
Indies, while the Powhatan re-
manned at Mrs. Beiknap's com
mands.
The Powhatan is one of the
most powerful cruisers of our poor
navy. Her running expenses are
not less than $4,000 a month.
Yet Secor Rooeson and Mrs. Bel
KNAPP managed to keep her out of
service when she was really want
ed, and to transform her into an
excursion barge for a party Of wo~
men and children.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
PINCHBACK DEFEATED.

| w ADDl vi @h@NAA -
"A resolution was offered to adj
journ both houses on the first OF
May. Referred to committee on
appropriations.
The committee on privileges and
elections reported a resolution to
pay Francis w. Sykes, the Ala
bama contestant, years services
and mileage, which went over.
Pinchback resumed.
West argued that Kellogg re-
ceived a majority of the votes cast
in 1872, and therefore had the
right to sign the credentials of
P;nchback. He had been recog-
nized as governor by every depart
ment Of the government, as well as
by a democratic house of repre-
sentatives. 1t was public opinion
in Louisiana that Kellogg was the
lawful governor of the state. In
conclusion he argued that the sen
ate, in accordance with all estab-
lished precedents, must admit Mr..
Pinckback in his credentials as n
prima facie case and inquire as 10
the title to the seat afterwards.
The question then being on the
amendment of Edmunds to insert
the word mot" before the word sad
, nit" so that the resolution should
read,
Resolved, That p. B. S. Pinch
back be not admitted us q senator
/ from the state of Louisiana for the
term of six years, beginning on
the fourth of March, 1873. 1t was
agreed to by yeas 32, nays 29, as
follows:
Yeas-Bayard, Carpenter, Chris
tiancy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis,
Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, English
Gordon, Johnston, Jones of Flori
da, Kelly, Herman, Key, McCreary,
Mcdonald, Maxey, Merrimon, Nor
rilI, of Maine, Morrill,, of Vermont,
Norwood, Paddock, Randolph. Ran
som, Salisbury, Stevenson, Thur
man, Wallace, Whyte, Withers-
32.
Nays Allison, Anthony, Bout
well, Bluce, Cameron, of Pennsyl-
vania, Conkling, Conover, Cragin,
Dorsey, Ferry, Frelinghuysen,
Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey, Hitch
cock, Howe, Ingalls,, Jones, of Ne
vada, Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morton, Patterson, Sargent. Sha-
ron, Sherman, Spencer, West, Win
dome.
Messrs. Bogy, Booth, Wadleigh,
Goldthwaite, and Dawes, were
paired with Messrs. Alcorn, Ogles.
by, Cameron, of Wisconsin, Clay
ton and Wright, who would have
voted in the negative. Those not
voting were Messrs. Burnside and
Robertson. The question then be-
ing on the resolution as amended,
1t was agreed to by yeas, %; nays,
29. The yeas and nays being
taken and recorded as above.
While the vote was being taken
Mr.. Pinchback was on the floor of
the senate and stood near the en-
trance at one of the cloak rooms.
AS the roll was called he manifest.
ed some nervousness, and soon af-
ter the vote was announced, left
thn cha m hnr
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16

"A Persian proverb says, "There
arc only two days for which to feel
anxious. One is the day that is
past, the other is the day to come.
AS Raleigh Judge was sit
ting in his hot room writing to
his wife last Sunday afternoon, q
church bell began to ring. Grasping
his papers, his Honor rushed down
stairs and over to the Court house,
to ind the doors closed and to rea-
llzc that it was Sunday
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
B,Hrovn's oisanlriy.


Washing ua c iE6ssp,adru;e o. N.f sna.
Gen. Babcock has been dismiss
ed from the White House 10 deep
disgrace. lie was welcomed back
from St Louis by the President
but since he returned he Is accused
of an ofense which in its
magnitude is not so gTievous as
that of Gen. Belknap, but which
in its effect Is perhaps as damrging
10 the Administration and the Re
publican party as Belknap's fall. 1t
is said that the Secret Service force
has been for some time f.rreting
out the manner in which the conf
dental letter Of Attorney General
Pierrepont to District Attorneys
at st. Louis, Chicago and Milwau-
kee was make public. These, OFF,
ciaIs said most positively they ney-
er showed it to anybody. Atten-
ton was next turned To Washing
ton, and as Emory Storrs was
known TO have given it out,
the question was how did he, get
it. .,tr
The Attorney General urged that
it was not made public through any
one in the Department of Justice,
and there things rested for Il few
days. 1t was then noticed for the
first time that the copy given TO
the press and the original was dif-
feren' in unimportant particulars
and such mistakes might have oc-
CURED in the haste of making a
copy. ~.
AT this iuncture the President
remembered that he too had been
furnished with copy of the let
ter, and us it was among hi Off
cial pa, jers, to which Babcock
alone had access, the suspicion at
once rested upon him, and from
the charge Babcock could not es-
cape. He furnished his counsel
with the copy, and Ssorrs at once
saw the great help it must be to
hose who through revenge or nope
of pardon would be willing to
swear to all they knew OF Bah
cocks completely in the whisky
frauds.
The letter was never intended
for the public, hut secretely to
warn the District Attorneys that
no guilty man could escape pun
ishmeni however much he might
reveal against Babcock or any
other high officials whose names
had been connected with the whIs-
Ky ring. IL opportunely fell into
Blbcock's hands who hurriedly
made the copy, comparison Of
which with the original reveals
the fact that il never could have
been written from memory, but
that the few inaccuracies were nat
urally those which woald occuf il,
copying any letter under fear of
being discovered il the act.
The publication has caused such
condemnation of the President and
his Cabinet, has so scandalized the
bar Of the United States and made
the subject OF Congressional invcs-
tigatiOn that Babcock is sent out
of the White House as scape-
goat to bear the sins of Grant, and
his name is enrolled beside that of
Belknap.
The injury he has done the Re-
pnbIicanparty by his exposing the
letter, is irreparable.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16

Japan has Bible.in-the. schools
controversy, the Buthlhists endeav.
oring to have the reading of the
Bible in the Christian school in
Kivoto prohibited by order of the
Emperor. The Buddhists are
very influential, and are favored
by tie Emperor, but bis chef
counsellor and the Minister OF Edu-
cation are friendly TO Christianity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-08-19
Examiners Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
~ the undersigned, appointed by the
County Commissioners of Allegany, to view
the lands through which the following
road is prayed to be located, namely
To commence at a point on the National
Pike and follow Green street through the
east end of McCulloh's addition to Frost
burg, by the hnuse of John Radcliffe and
through the lands of the Consolidation
Coal Company to the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railr ad, thence down with
said railroad either on the west side
through the lands of G. NJ. Graham, or
on the east side thereof through the
lands of the Consolidation Coal Company,
to the road leading from Frostburg to
Homecoming near Wright bridge
And examine whether the said proposed
road should be located, will meet at the in
tersection of Green street with the National
pike, on the premises, On SATURDAY,
AUGUST GOTH, 1876, for such purpose,
and to determine whether the public con-
venience requires the said location of the
said proposed road, and if so, to locate
same and perform their duty in the premi-
ses. WILLIAM WARD,
GEORGE w. WALKER,
JAMES KANE,
July 22-5t Examiners.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-08-19
CONSTABLE'S SALE!

DY virtue of two writs of ,fe,1 tacias, is
ID sued by Henry r. Atkinson, Justice
of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and
for Allegany county, and to me directed at
the suit of John ]. Keller against the goods
and chattels, lands and tenements, of George
L. Layman, Francis Mckenzie, and Daniel
B. Layman, in and to the following proper
ty, to wit:
All those lots, pieces or parcels of land, ly-
ing and being in the town of Frostburg,
Allegany county, Maryland, known as
Lots No. 8, II and 10, of block No. of
Frosts' heirs addition to the town of
Frostburg--
And hereby give notice that on
MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1876,
In front of John J. Kellers store, in the
town of Frostburg, at CLOCK, p. M, 1 win
proceed to sell all the right, title and inter-
est of George L. Layman in and to the prop
erty so seized and taken in execution, at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash
to satisfy said claims and costs with the ad-
ditiOnal costs thereon.
GEO. B. PARKER,
Aug 12-3t Constable
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-08-19
CONSTABLES SALE.

pY virtue of three writs Of Jfers facsas, is-
ID sued by John G. Weis, Justice of the
Peace OF the State of Maryland in and for
Allegany county, and to me directed at the
suits of r. NJ Wilderman, Mcneil & Win
CERT, and George A. Wingert, against the
goods and chattels, lands and tenements, of
George L. Layman, have seized and taken
in execution all the, right, title, interest,
claim and demand at law and in equity, of
the said George L. Layman, in and to the
following property, to wit:
All those lots, pieces or parcels of land, ly-
ing and being in the town of Frostburg,
Allegany county, Maryland, known as
Lots No. II and 10, of block No. 4 of
Frosts heirs addition to the town of
Frostburg-
And I hereby give notice that on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1875,
At2 o'clock p. M, in front of Hitchins
Bros & Skaters store, in the town of
Frostburg, will proceed to sell all the
right, title and interest of George L. Lay
man in and to the property SO seized and
taken in execution, at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash to satisfy said claims
and costs with the additional costs thereon.
OWEN EVANS,
Aug 12--3t late Constable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-08-19
OFFICE
Board Of County School Commissioners
on ATJEnANv rnJ1NTv Nh
OFFICE

OFFICE
Board Of County School Commissioners
OF ALLEGANY COUNTY, ND,
CUMBERLAND, July 80, 1875.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
~ the examination of applicants tor Ger
titicates of qualification to teach in the Pub
lie Schools of Allegany county, will take
place in the Maryland AvenueSchool House
in the city of Cumberland, on
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY,
the 10TH and 11TH and on the path and
25TH OF AUGUST, beginning each day at 9
a. m. Applicants will please provide them
selves with paper and pencils.
Also, a competitive examination will be
held at the Office of the School Board on the
26TH DAY OF AUGUST, NEXT, for the schUl-
arship emitting the holder to free tuition
and board at st. Johns College, Annapolis,
Md. The person having the best prepare
ton to enter unon q collegiate course will
be awarded the said scholarship.
The second in point of qualification will
be awarded scholarship emitting the hold
er to free tuition. j. N. BUCHANAN,
President Board School Commissioners.
GEO. G. MCKAY,
Secretary Board School Commissioners.
Aug 12-3t
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-08-19
General Items.

TIE SEPTEMBER NUMBER of "Pe-
terson's Magazine" is already on
our table, greeting us, as we open it,
with "Jack In The Box steel en-
craving, that makes US cry outinvolun-
tarily, chow cunning" The fashion
plates for the month are unusually nu-
merous, and the colored steel-plate is
especially beautiful. Good as the stor-
les have always been in "Petersons, "
they seem to us, this year to be better
than ever. We notice particularly in
this number, charming one, 1.-THE
Golden Pumpkin Seed" and the first
chapters of a new novelet by Mrs. F.
Hodgson Burnett, one of the most
powerful of American writers. We
do not see how any lady can be with
out this magazine. It's price is but
two dollars d year and it combines
more, and for less price, than any
other; and is therefore, just ike maya
. ne for the times. The premiums CIV
en- for clubs, including an extra copy
are valuable and numerous. Send for
specimen. Address CHARLES ]. Pc
TERsoN, 3O6 Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia. .