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Marshall County Sunday School
Convention.

The Convention met in the Disciples
Church at 2 o'clock T. NJ, us agreed upon,
and was opened with singing BY the choir.
Geo. Edwards, Esq, was called to the
chair, and b. +. Mcighen was appointed
Secretary, after which n half hour was
spent in devotional exercises.
Ministers present-Ree. ]. i. Clark, OF
Cameron; DR.. Alexander, Rev. II. G. San.
ford, Rev. S. r. Wilson, Rev. VIM. L.
Hindman, Of Moundsvillc; Rev. NJ. A. W.
Young and ". II. II. Criswell.
Committee on Permanent Organization
Rev. s. Il. Wilson, J. p. Wayman, K.
G. Holiday W. II. II. Crisswell and Rev.
NJ. A. ". Young.
Committe on Constitution and By
Laws-Rev. II. q. Sanford, J. A. Ewing
and Prof. +. II. Crago.
The different schools not being ready
TO report on their condition, wants, &C.,
after arranging various preliminary mat.
ter the Convention was entertained by a
very instructive talk by Geo. Edwards,
Esq, oil the subject, "What can we do to
extend the Sunday School work in our
county% This was followed by remarks
on the same subject by Revs. Clark. Will
son, Sanford, Young,J. P. Wayman, Esqp
and others. F..
The following persons we're appointed
Committee on Music: James Alexander,
Esq, Miss Lidic Whipple and Miss Liz
zic Nef. After singing, the bencdiction
was pronounced by Rev. Hindman, and
the Convention adjourned until evening.
Everything considered, the Convention
was well attended, and We anticipate n
pleasant aud profitable time. y. .
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-Before the
Senate Chinese Commission at Sacra-
mento yesterday TEN schaum, a Chris
tianized Chinese preacher testified that
it is practically impossible to convert
grown Cinnamon to christianity, though
sometimes successful in the case Of boys;
that the condition Of women here Is hor-
rible. They are bought and sold like cat.
tie, abused by their masters, tortured and
afterwards killed for trying TO escape.
The presence OF the Chinese In this coun-
try is disastrous TO both whites and
Chinese. The Chinese here, OF the better
class, desire immigration stopped, and the
whole thing can be done 10 friendly
way. The Chinese Government desires
TO keep its subjects at home, and II immi-
grafton, which is mostly from the Pro-
vince Of Canton we're stopped 1t would
have no effect on our commercial rela-
tions with China.
The Chinese government would will
lingly assist to check it, but is afraid that
il cannot do it, US there are eighteen
provinces and active revolution in almost
every province. Christianity Is not ad.
vahced by this importation, and il stopped
we might do something with those here.
The witness corrected other evidence con-
cerning majority OF instances in which
the Chinese secret tribunals put price
on the lives of those offending their laws
and carried out such sentences. As TO
the contract system he said when men
have no money to get to California, they
borrow and make u contract to work un-
Ill they have refunded the money. When
Cinnamon desire to 60 back to China the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company will not
sell them tickets unless they have
check or ticket from the six companies
or from missionaries. This is done to
protect the creditors OF Cinnamon living
10 this country. don't think the six
companies can stop the immigration or
importation OF lewd women and other
improper characters, nor have they the
power TO send them back 10 China.
Matthew Karcher, Chief OF Police, testi-
fed at length us TO the rumors
to the effect Of the presence Of Chinese
upon the rising generation, by bringing
boys to disease aud death and driving
boys and girls to crime by their competi-
ton in household and manufacturing em-
ployment. He characterized the Chinese
people, without exception, as criminals,
thieves, liars and perjurers.
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delivery has to be made in three install.
ments as follows:-one third to be deliv.
cred on September 1st, one third on De-
cember lSt, and the last third on March
lst, 1877.
II may be difficult under the circum-
stances, to realize full prices for French
grades, as the contract calls only for q
limited amount, and for this description
there will be but little competition. We
think, however, il will prove Of sornesad-
vantage to the trade, that Mess. Bros.
Boninger who purchase every year about
1900 hhds. Ohio Tobacco for their Duis.
burg factory, will not buy for the French
this year, as otherwise they would con-
troll the market TO considerable extent.
As there is large proportion OF red and
spangled Tobacco in the crop, for which
grades we will have competition in our
market, we think these descriptions will
sell at prices which will prove remuner-
alive TO owners.
During the past month some sales OF
small lots OF new Tobacco have been
made for which fair prices have been
obtained, considering the quality of the
Tobacco.
The prospects are favorable for an
active market, and therefore we would
advise shipments.
The inspections Of Ohio Tobacco up to
date arc 2,5lS hhds., against :11l0 hhds.
same time last year.
WILKENs & BEALL.
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WHEELING WEST VA. FRIDAY MORNING.

furnish the Senate with q copy Of GER
tain papers alleged to have been read by
him 10 the Cabinet, and mentions that in
January, 1887, he refused to allow Com.
mittee Of the House OF Representatives
to make general investigation Of the
Executive Department without specific
charges on the ground, amongst
books and records for such purpose
interfere with the discharge OF public
business. Other Presidents were absent
from Washington and performed their
numerous official duties while absent
Van Buren 1872 days, Tyler 1903 days,
Polk 81 days, Taylor 81 days, Fillmore
90 days, Pierce 81 days, Buchanan 81
days. No mention is made Of the ab.
sences of Presidents Lincoln or johnson.
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FOREIGN NEWS
ENGLAND
Case Withdrawn.

LONDON, May 4.-At the trial, to-day,
OF Renkcn, one OF the ship Lennie mutin.
eers, Justice Boett said that doubtless
Renken was disgraceful criminal, there
was very strong evidence OF his being ac-
cessory after the fact, but as he could not
be convicted oithat offence under the ex-
tradition treaty and tho evidence was in.
sufficient to convict him Of murder, the
case against him must be withdrawn.
THE TURKISH QUESTION.
A special to the Pull AfuN Ga:ette from
Berlin mentions the report that Count
Andrassy comes 10 Berlin at the special
request Of Russia, who is anxious to pre-.
serve her agreement with Austria on the
Eastern question.
The Carlsruper Zeit,ng says that the
Porte, at the instance OF the Powers, has
consented to renew the, armlstice. AT
the same time ii has intimated It's deter
mination, should the insurgents refuse an
armistice, to listen TO no further proiiers
Of mediation, but to crush the rebellion
by force.
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Destructive Fire at Somerset. Pa.
Loss S2OO,O0O; Insurance $780,

PITTSBURGH, May 4.-A special from
Somerset, Pa, to the Associated Press OF
this city, says a fire broke out.in the pat
tern shop OF the Somerset Foundry about
one o'clock this afternoon, and spreading
very rapidly was attended with disas.
trous results. The entire block, inClud'
ing fifteen or twenty largo houses, two
hotels and five stores, was entirely dc.
stroyed. The total loss is estimated Al
nearly 100000, with an insurance Of
probably $4,000. The principal losses
are: Foundry $4,000; Somerset House
$4,000; F. Weimer, blacksmith, s., 900
Holdenbourne & Bro, dry goods, S2O, ,OOOi
Il. L. Baer, attorney, $4,000; George
Parker, dry goods, SIC, 900; Solomon Baer
farmer, $4,000; H. A. Flick, grocer
$1,000; Valentine Hog, attorney $1,000
John Uhl, attorney, $4,000; DR.. Bru'
baker, $4,000; Barnet House, $4,000,
and Hays Block, $4,000. The fire
originated by sparks from the forge en-
tering the pattern shop and coming in
contact with some dry shavings and
other inllammable materials, sr
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MeiI,odisf Conference.

BALTIMORE, May 4.-Bishop Anne
presided at the N. Z. Conference thil
morning.
The Committee on Reception Of Fra
ternal Delegates was announced, and tht
Committees on Temperance, Pastoral Ad
dress and American Bible Society wert
ordered appointed.
The proposition by Rev. G. B. Joeelyn
to appoint committee OF one from each
Of the twelve Conferences and one from
the General Conference at large, to pro,
vide for meeting the balance due both
concerns and similar expenses in the fl.
ture, was referred to the Committee or
Episcopacy.
The resolution that the Bishop appoint
a separate committee to consider and re.
port on the propriety Of the revision Of
hymn books was adopted.
Bishop James then read quadrennial
address. The address Is long
paper on the history Of the Church for
The past four years, It's present condition,
COMMITMENTS, probable future, etc.
Atthe conclusion OF the reading DR..
Granville Moody, Of Cincinnati, delivered
brief speech. He felt that this great
address Of the Bishop belonged to the
commonwealth Of Methodism in both
hemispheres. Itshould be sent TO every
lonely cabin and palatial residence in the
country. 1t should be sent to the army
and navy. [Applause.l 1t should be sent
to the President OF the United States TO
cheer him up in the discharge Of his
duty. Laughter.] Let it go abroad, and
let its thunder tones fall upon the ears Of
that octogcnarian at Rome, the pretended
Head Of the Church. Let it go abroad
through both hemispheres, that the en-
pire OF anti.C Christ should be rim-racked
and centre.shaken by it. It was the
proudest boast OF Roman that he was q
Roman citizen. It was his (Dr. Moodys)
proudest boast that he was an American
citizen and Methodist. Laughter.
On motion DR.. Moody's address was
ordered printed in all the organs Of the
Methodist Church, and 5000 copies in
pamphlet form. 1t was also ordered that
so much Of the address as relates to
charters be referred, and all matters re-
lating to the expenses Of Judicial Con-
ferences was ordered.
The regular business was resumed and
Conference called for memorials, appeals,
&c. Papers were presented relating 10
credentials, elections OF Presiding Elders,
lay delegates aud various other subjects,
which were referred TO Ihe committees.
Rev.. II. Wilbur, Of the East Oregon
and Washington Conference, submitted a
preamble and resolutions condemning and
protesting against the bill recently passed
by the House Of Representatives and now
before the Senate transferring the Indians
to the management and control Of the
War Department, and that committee
OF five be appointed 10 lay them before
the Senate and President.
The resolutions declare that such a
transfer would be destructive TO the pres
ent policy Of civil and religious instruc-
tion TO the Indian.
The subject was laid over until to.mor-
row.
The Conference then adjourned until
$3.50 o'clock, when the business will be
confined to the organization Of the COM
mittees,
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The defence opened the Spaulding
court martial case to-day. Pay-lnspec-
tor James Fulton testified, am at present
stationed at Mare Island Navy Yard,
but previously held the office OF disbnrs-
ing and purchasing paymaster at Phila-
delphia. The term OF office Of Spaulding,
pay.inspector at San Francisco, expired
in June, 1874. l was in Washington
about May lat. 1874. and made anplica-
tion while there to be appointed to sue.
coed Spaulding in his position here. l
applied to the acting Paymaster General.
He said that Paymaster Ambrose j..
Clark was in the city, and that he was so.
ing to try and have .Spaulding removed;
that Clark was going to call on Senator
Sargent that evening, and that | could go
and have u talk aboutit. l did so. Sar-
gent, Clark and | had conversation,
Clark told Sargent that he, wished TO
come out to San Francisco 10 relieve
Spaulding. Sargent said that It made no
difference who relieved Spaulding,but he
wanted Pinney TO remain as chief clerk,
and that Pinney was a good man and
made good speech.
Question by the Court-Did Senator
Sargent say that the retention Of Pinney
would be required Of any one who re.
lieyed Spaulding? Answer-No, he did
not.
Question-Was the condition Of re-
tainining Pinney as chief clerk the reason
of your not succeeding spaldingH An
swer-Ycs, sir.
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CISc1NNATl, May 4.-At Warren, KY,
between II and IL o'clock, last night, Ben
French and wife, who were incarcerated
in the county Jail for poisoning an old
and wealthy man named Jacob Jones,
were taken from the Jail by a mob Of
masked men and hung to the limb OF
tree about two miles from town. The
French's had invited Jones to ten, and
while eating he was seized with symptoms
Of arsenic poison and died shortly after.
Their object is supposed to have been to
get possession OF his property, The
French's were regarded as bad characters,
and probably no steps will be taken 10
TO discover the parties engaged in the
hanging.
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GENERAL GRANT sent spunky mes
sagc to tho House OF Representatives
yesterday in answer to their inquiry as
to when and where he had exercised the
functions OF his Office away from the seat
Of government. We are Of the opinion
that he rather gets the best Of tue House
in his answer. lie treats them to a dish
OF history that no doubt is new to not a
few OF them. Some Of the Confederate
brigadicrs" in the Housc were not prob.
ably aware that the immaculate author
Of "states' Rights" used to spend months
ut Monticello, just Ms Grant spends weeks
at Long Branch.
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BALTIMORE, May 3, 1876.

BALTIMORE, May y, loIO.
Editors Of the IntellIgenccr
According to cable dispatch received
from Paris, the French contract for 5000
hhds OF Ohio Tobacco has been awarded
to Mcssrs. l.. HueiIGr 4 Co., Of Paris,
whose correspondents here are Mcssrs. A.
Schumacher 4 Co. Nothing definite has
transpired yet in regard to the price, but
1t is generally supposed that this con.
tract has been taken at fraction under
Tho contract for 1000 to 5000 hhds.
Maryland, has been taken by Messrs. A.
Weber & Co., Of Paris, whose agents at
this place arc Messrs. G. A. Schlens 4 Co.
The Ohio contract calls for the same
proportion Of grades as last year, viz: 10
Der cent Of fine, 80 per cent Of medium,
and 40 per cent Of common grades. The
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IT has leaked out that the date OF Mr..
Daniord's recent letter agreeing to be a
candidate for reelection to Congress
shows 1t to have been written oil Sunday.
II this is true, that he was actually guilty
Of writing political letter on Sunday, 1t
affords good grounds for defeating him
and sending some fellow to Washington
who will date his Sunday letters on
Saturday.
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New YORK, May 4.-A special dis
patch announces that the steamship
Goethe, previously reported with screw
broken, has been reported sixty miles
from Lands End, under sail.
NEW York, May 4.-Arrived-The
steamships Lessing, from Hamburg, and
Scythia, from Liverpool.
QUEENSTOWN, May 4.-stcamshiP Eng
land from New York arrived.
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INDIANAroL1s, May 4.-Mrs. Mary
Graham, who has been missing from
home for several days, was found float
ing in tho river to-day. The body was
recognized by her husband.
Temple G. Harrison, well known citi.
zen, was found dead this morning; sup
posed case OF an overdose Of chlOral or
laudanum.
james Proctor committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself through the
head,
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FRANCE.
Afraid OF Politics.

PARIS, May 4.-Several deputies on
strength Of the documentary evidence,
have expressed their apprehension to the
ministers, that the delegation Of French
workmen, to Philadelphia, will chiefly
give their attention TO politics and urge
The government 10 refuse the proposed
grant OF 100000 for enabling them to visit
the Centennial exhibition.
PARIS, May 4.-Thc new five per cent
rentes for account OF POS fr specie in
the bank Of France was increased TO 2G,'
OlS,0O0 francs during the week.
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TEE COniedcrates in Congress will not
want to stir McrtOn's record as Governor
Of Indiana during the war, very soon
agaim He gave the "Sons OF Liberty, the
dKnighb Of the Golden Circle" and the
Democracy generally, such review Of
his record as made them sick. Morton's
war record is an Illuminated page in the
history OF the country.
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OMAHA, May ga recent arrival from
Custar City says that a great scarcity Of
food exists throughout the Hills. Sugar
is 40 cents u pound, bacon so cents, aour
500 sack in Custar City. He says
that the road from Fort Laramie to Gus
tar City is strewn with wagons belonging
to parties who had been attacked by the
Indians. On the 10th Of April party Of
the latter came up to within 100 yards
Of Cuatar City and ran off thirty head of
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THE TURF.
nashville Races.

NASHVILLE, May 1.-The third day OF
the Nashville meeting had the best at
tendance Of the week. The weather was
delightful and the track was in excellent
condition.
81 500 was won by Creedmoor. Time,
Tie second race, mile and | heats, was
won easily by Vanderbilt, Time, &2!.
The third race, II mile dash, was won
by Gray Steel. Time 2:4S.
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sr. LOUIS, May 4.-The Carondelet
Marine Railway and dock were sold to-
day, under a deed Of trust for $4,000,
subject TO some encumbrances. Captain
John P. Keiscr, Superintendent Of the
Memphis Packet Company, was the pur-
chaser.
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in excess Of It's convertibility, you can
never issue enough Of it. When paper
ceases to be convertible into recognized
medium Of exchange 1t inevitably de-
preciates and more Of IL is ineyita-
bly, required, and the more you
issue the more is needed. As show
inc tbat It is not "more money"
but better money that is needed, we may
refer Mr.. Laidley to the fact that the
total bank circulation OF England, rs
shown by the letters Of Mr.. Geo. Walker
some time ago, was s9,0OO,O 900 less in 1858
than in 1914, and debate in Parliament
in 1873 disclosed the fact that the circu-
lation had not increased one dollar in 80
years, although business had quadrupled.
This shows that it is not mere money
that can make the volume Of business, but
well grounded confidence in the general
solvency Of those who buy and sell.
The actual amount Of money that is
needed in solvent community is not
large, simply enough to serve as medi-
I'm for the final discharge Of indebted
ness. The intermediate offices are per-
formed by checks and drafts. For in
stance here in Wheeling, TO compare
small things with great large amount
Of heavy business transactions is wholly
performed by checks, and. these Chccksare'
only cleared once or twice week
through the banks by the actual
payment Of money. THUS it is in
all solvent communities, and us it
ia in communities so it is in nations
II perfect confidence existed to-day
the volume OF currency might be one half
what il is, and atill the volume Of business
would be all that it ought to be. Our
over produced condition would be depict
cd as it ought TO be, Better money, and
not more OF it, would give us not only
our home markets against the world but a
share Of other markets. More money.
means doubtful ability to hold our own
markets and total inability tog go outside.
When such men as Mr.. Laidley get in
power, it will take stake and ridered
fence, in the shape ola hightarifl, to save
the country from inundation by foreign
producers. lie belongs to class who
generally want lots Of money and low
tariff, which is simply an "infernnl ma
chine" programme for blowing our coun-
try all to pieces.
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AnImportant PROCESS.

San FRANCISCO, May 4.-F. Tryet's
reduction works at Grass Valley began
operations to-day. Many mining men
and capitalists were present from various
parts OF the Pacific coast. 1t is consider
ed that the process, II it proves capable
OF performing what is claimed for 1t, will
have an important bearing on the mining
interests OF tho country. The works are
said to have operated satisfactorily at the
irial tn.lnY
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KENrrcKY's FAYoR1rE.

LOUISVILLE, May 4.-The primary
meetings Of the Republican party in this
city were all largely attended. There
was lively contest in some Of the wards
for the position Of delegates, but all the
candidates were pronounced Bristow men,
and the city delegation is unanimous for
his nomination at Cincinnati.
In a meeting held for the county out
side OF the city there was some disturb.
ance created by man named Ayers,
whose conduct.was severely denounced by
Ex-Attorney General James Speed rs
revolutionary. The Ayers crowd, COM
posed Of about 50 coiored men, withdrew
and then the meeting proceeded to elect
delegates. A full list was elected headed
by Hon. james Speed, and a resolution
was unanimously passed in favor Of Bris-
tow as the Republican nominee for Presi.
dent. In all the wards Of the city reso-
lutions favoring Bristow we're passed.
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oREEspACK coNyENrIoN,

TopEKA, May A. In the State
GreenbaCk Convention to-day twelve
counties were represented by thirty.6ye
delegates. Judge Beal was chosen Presi-
dent, and delegates elected to the Indian
opiis Convention on the 18th inst. A
State Executive Committee was appoint-
ed, and they decided to organize county
and township clubs. An effort was made
TO bring the Convention over TO the
Democratic party, but did not succeed.