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1.-THE KING or MEN,
Agamemnon, His Loves and His
Tragic Fate.
THE SPADE AND ITS CRITICS.
n CshIssvu uu'r Worr NE Al hv Dpofas
DE AND ITS CRITICS.
DR.. Schlismann'S Work Discussed by Professors
Packard and Huntington.
DIR. ERASTUS EyERETTS OPINION.

II, as we may believe Or. Schemann has really dis
covered tho tomb OF Agamemnon, tho event will bo
ono OF the most important that has occurred the
world Of letters The King OF Mycenm was tho con-
ra figure many OF the legends OF the early Greek
poets and dramatists Homer sung him the leader Of
she Greeks the siege Of Troy, and he tho first
Of warriors so &C was the ardent Of lovers His
decds mover sung cxcopt there be woman in the
case, but like the dssolue lovers OF later ago, he
not allowed peacefully to enjoy his prizos, as wit
moss his denuncaiion in tho Iad Book l.. OF Cachas
he soo,hsaysr who when the Greeks before Troy had
been smit,on with plague. declared the withholding
Of the captive maid Chryso,s by Agamcmnon from
her aged aihcr Cbryscs. tho priest OF Apollo, to be
the causo:---
Augar accurst dcnouncng mischief still;
Pr.phct Of plaques forever bodingin!
st must that tongue some wnunding message bring
nd is aT ssy sSas ps "Npsss 1y
r III my oada ss sanss
j. heaven offended nnd priest profaned:
harm. sss. :lsslsa
maid unmatched IN manners as n face
Not half SO dear were Ciytemnestra's charms
When FIRST her blooming beauties blest my arms.
II one-half the qualities attributed TO Agamemnon
IN this speech his It is little wonder that Cytem
ues,ra. in her turn was fai,hicss 10 him. and shat
In tho end he was murdered by the AMI the
lover who had dishonorcd him. his quarrel with the
mighty warrior, Achilles, out OF another captive
maid, the black-cycd Briseis, whom Agamemnon in
sisted on taking from Achilles because he had been
obliged to give up Chryscs TO her father But Cly-
temnesra had another Of complaint agninst her
husband, which II would be difficult for any mother to
forgive, in tho worry face gods. This wrong
IN the sacrifice oil his laughter Iphigenia the
altar of Diana Speaking Of this sacrifice Asamcmnon
is made 10 say in ''lphgcna in Aus' Of Euripides:
love my children. else should be void
tlf reason. 10 dare this Is dreadful to me,
And not TO dare Is dreadful periorcc
Must do IL.
Tho scene between the mother and daughter when
this cruel fate announced Is not "wrought up"
modern dramatists would have it, but Eurip-
idcs gives Il with sufficient force to show that to her
the announcement OF place among tho gods for her
child were words OF comfort. This Is the
between Clytemncstra and Iphigenia:-
iPH-Why, mother. dost thon shed these silent tears
CLY.-I havc u cruel riat rcnds my heart
1Pn-Forbear. sink my spirit Grant this
CLY.Say what; by child. snail ncer be wronged
JPn-Clip not those crisped tresses from thy head
Nor robe thee in sable gnrb Of woe.
CLY.-What hast thou said, my child. When thou art
Eschylus regarded the faithlessncss OF Cytcmnesra
TO the sacrifice OF Iphigcna, and in the opening
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Difference unexplained .................. STA
The next table shows IN detail tho income ana dis
burscmcnts, yearly from tho date OF the company's
organization 10 December J1 1875 and tho assets al
tho close OF each year. Following the advice OF the
acuary previously referred TO- the soutstandng pre-
safo basis Tor Calculation
nIsnI Il a
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Total liabilities policy holders. -. So $40 900
Alter reading tho above statement Mr.. Fairchd
added that OF course premium rotcs not rcal
tho purpose Of receiver lie said that the
real assets amounted 10 about $400 0o0, including real
estate amounting 10 500. 900
Alter brief discussion II agreed that the bond
required by Tho receiver should be 500, 600 The
usual ordcr required IN such passed up. and
subsequently, Judge Brady announced the appointment
being acceptable 10 sll parties Ii Mr. wickham ac-
ccpts he will probably e the required bonds to-day
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-03


Rev. D. B. UpDEoRGFF, of Mt. Pleas
ant, Ohio, who used to be famous horse
fancier, and who more than once has
driven some Of his fast stock on the
Island course; and who, for a Quaker
raised boy, was thought to be pretty fast
himself, is now, and has been for several
years, a Quaker preacher. Not one Of
the old fashioned kind, we infer from nc
counts in the papers, but an energetic,
thorough going, wide-awake minister Of
the modern school, and as such very
successful MS a revivalist. He is brother
OF DR.. UpdegralT, late State Senator from
Jefferson county, and has all the
snap Of man Of the world united with
the zeal and piety Of u missionary. He
ismaking his mark wherever hepreacles,
and is said to warm up the old fashion.
ed Friends with his views in way
that is new to them. AT the re-
cent revival meeting ut Smithiield, the
exercises were more like Methodist meet
ings than those Of the Friends, especially
in the matter OF hearty congregational
singing, and the whole course OF proceed.
ure had zest and favor about it that
must have been somewhat novel to the
elder generation.
Rev, UpdegrafF does not cOnfne himself
simply to missionary efforts in the pull
pit. He is like Ignutius Of LoyOla
"sempr parutus"-always on duty-Cx-
hOrting by the way side, instant and earn
est in season and out, constantly seeking
anopportunity to awaken and reform the
worldlings whom he encounters on the
highways and byways Of Lille.
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BELLAGRE LoCALs.-0ur citizens seem
to have come 10 the conclusion at last
that the City Council will not build a
road to the cemetery. To do so, bonds
would have TO be issued, and debt OF
considerable proportions incurred by the
city, and this would increase the already
heavy taxation upon our property hold
ers. On the other hand road to the
cemetery muSt be had, or some other place
Of burial found. There isno other alter
native. Why, then, should not the citi-
zens build the road by private subscrip.
ton, aided by the dwellcrs in The country
who travel over the road?
The steamer Andes collided with a tow
boat in landing at the wharf-boat on her
down trip Tuesday evening, and broke the
wheel Of the latter, beside damaging her
side to considerable extent.
The Express salutcd our city on her
way down TO Parkersburg yesterday
morning. The cannon which she had on
board belongs to the Bcllaire manufac-
turing company.
It Is wonderful how many Of our staid
old citizens had important business in
Wheeling on Tuesday.
Gen. B. r. Cowen arrived in the city
from the east Thursday morning, and will
remain for some length Of time.
Rev. Marcus 0rmond, Of West Alexan-
der, Pa, will lecture in the U. p. Church
in this city this evening for the benefit OF
the Sunday School; Ills subject is
"Feathers for Arrows" Mr.. 0rmond is
spoken Of by those who know him MS
very fine speaker, and an original and
vigorous thinker.
The subject Of Prof. Wests illustrated
lecture at City Hall this evening is
"Roncl."
Tho directors Of the Bellaire & South.
western Railroad met in their Office in
this city yesterday afternoon, but the re-
suit OF their deliberations is not yet made
public.
The cutters on SD street are being
paved with cobble stones.
A man looked at the "Healy Mon
ster" in.Wm. Doughertys window yes
terday, and then asked: as 1t home
made or imported.
The street railroad did not do as good a
business yesterday as it did the day be.
fore.
Only one citizen Of Bellaire took part
in the Mardi Gras procession Tuesday.
He wore the suit Of "double.head steam
boats"
Col. h. E. Johnston, U. S. Army, is
stopping in the city with Rev. VIM. Gas
ton. Col. Johnston is the gentleman who
raised a company Of loyal Virginians to
aid in crushing out the rebellion, and
which was taken into the sth Pennsyl-
yania Reserves. Col. Johnston was az.
forwards presented by the ladies Of Pitts
burgh with flag having thirty.6ye stars,
one Of these being put on in anticipation
OF the formation Of West Virginia, not
then a State. He served with distinction
in the war, aud has been stationed until
recently at Fort Randall, Dakotah,
guarding the Black Hills country. He
was called to Washington to give his
opinion OF the wisdom Of transferring
the Indians TO the care Of the War De-
partment, and is now on his eturn.
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THE Smithfeld & Rush Run Narrow
Gauge is taking shape. At the meeting
held in the former place few days since,
after speeches by several gentlemen, a
committee, consisting Of J. ". Parr, Wm.
Cope, D. P. Sutherland, VIM. Vermillion
and c. D. Kaminsky, were appointed to
confer with the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
Railroad Company, and to canvass for
stock along the line OF the route. One OF
the speakers thought it would be better
to build road to the mouth Of the Dry
Fork -four miles, and there connect with
the Wheeling & Lake Erie, or else go to
Portland, but the objection was made that
the future Of the Wheeling 4 Lake Eric
was too uncertain to depend on it for u
connection. Mr.. Vermillion believed
that Smithfcld and Rush Run and the
country that would be Immediately
benefited by the road could raise
the amount necessary to build it
viz, s5O,OOO-as easy, if not not easier,
than Uhrichsville could vote 100000 to
build school houses and grade and pave
her streets. He believed that Smithiield
would increase in wealth and population
il this road was built, and it was certain-
ly very desirable to have railroad COM
munication with the outside world.
The Steubenville Herald wants the road
built to that place. True, it would be
LII miles in length, or one.third farther
than to Rush Run, but the Herald thinks
the increased cost and distance would be
compensated for by increased udvan-
tages. To this suggestion the smithfeld
Independent replies ms follows:
ave would inform the Herald that we
are not seeking road 10 Rush Run, Steu-
benvillc, or any other particular point,
but IN outlet to the rest Of the world. We
are going TO have n railroad, and At
present Rush Run seems 10 be the only
available route. II you want il TO come
to S,eubenville, tell us what you will do
ior it, for il we have to build II ourselves
we shall OF course choose the most con-
venicnt and economical route, and that
via Rush Run ia almost graded already
by nature while the "direct to Stcuben.
vile" Is through q rough country that
would require n much greater outlay to
build it, and where is the money to come
lrom%
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-03
OUR WELLsBURG LETTER
wErrsDuao, W. VA, March 2.
News items are scarce.

Elltorl 1ntelukeneer:
News items are scarce.
We notice communication in the In.
TEL1IGENcER Of this date, signed ~.
Love-" who attempts to describe some Of
the characters that we omitted at the late
Tea Party. We did not get up the de-
scription that we sent you. As before
stated, 1t was handed US with the request
that Il be published in your paper
Coming from a responsible party, we
consented. We did not attend the party,
but are informed by those who were there
that the parties named by "Lowe" were
not attired as he states, and that one oil
them was actually not in attendance
The article Is evidently intended as q
burlesque. The elopement referred TO
must have created small "stir," as 1t il
news to this community. Truth is
mighty. Stick to the text ~. Love-" or
you will be Lowered.
Dr.. G. B. Brashears has purchased the
frame dwelling on Yankee street, opposite
the public school building, and Is putting
It in thorough repair. G. B. O.
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REHoNEp.-Justice Harris, Of Richie
district, yesterday sent his resignation to
the Clerk Of the Board Of Commissioners
Since the "independent republic" Of
Ritchietown was merged into the Eighth
Ward Of the city Of Wheeling, there is
not 90 much law business down there as
formerly.
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SALE


In pursuance Of decree rendered by the Circuit
Court OF Ohio county, West Virginia, on the 18th
day Of May, 1875 10 achancery cause therein pend
lnr whercln William s. GoSh0rn, executor Of John
t;o.horn, deceased, Il plaintiff, and David Snod-
grass and Others arc defendants, the undersigned
Specinl Commissioner appointed by said decree,
will sell nj public auction 10 the highest bidder at
The front door Of the Court House Of Ohio county,
West virginia, on
sATupnAy ADrII 9Th 1874 -
sal 0nD4 1P'n -, our 80 -
beginning at II o'clock 4. n, INC iolloWinS neten
alter described tract OIL Iand, or mucn tneteo ~
as may DO necessary 70 pay out Of me proceeds o.
sale the sum Of S64, and the eostsoi Saia SUI
and the costs q aid ale, including ne awful t
commissions Of me special commissioner i9t Es
inB the sac, and interest lI9m "a a!n, iool
tll paid on slls1V parcel 81 sld SIeSS ~ n ~
from september tth' lSh, w pIlu gn s4ltO S'H
othef parcel !ne1eol Siu uISt ~ anu s nSei
on short Creek ~ hchIAnd qsret, ana Hyu inS
as iollowh that 70 NY besnnns Snet.
~ ree, corner Y M1m ,I bSy suei i. .aIS
ana Joseph anu MlSne @ ~ VIZ ,s
WauuIes hhe notm iV1S ~ y y Nv poies ~ :.
stone; thence soath ~ e1St S-IV polG 70 honei
thence spun y! est ~ i.lV Poso 2 tneh lS,
notth st " Polf7 y Oge, IN, asiIS
tnenee WIN y tne o. L sOI nLt "a
west II z-iV Pols ,I stone, 49,
thenee not!h y. - s,iV 49, S .nsn e
n9fth ent w pSlss 20 III 800 pc,,.a'
said Iayiot W: nuy ,L ~ ,sit1 ,sS, % FV saIS
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DIED.

COX-on Thursday afternoon, March 2, 1870, At q
infant son Of William NJ. and K. E. Cox, aged
weeks.
Funeral from the residence Of his parents, No
1879 MeCollOch street, Saturday afternoon at Z
o'clock. Friends Of the family are invited to at.
tend.
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The La Belle Glass Works, OF Bridge
port, have secured an eligible position in
the Centennial Exhibition, for which it
is reported 81, 900 will be paid.
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wuEELIYa SOLDIER DoYs.

Uncle Sam has six companies Of the
Eighteenth United States Regular Infant.
ry here. They are iine.looking lot OF
soldiers, and they keep themselves neat
and trim. By the way, l find two OF our
Wheeling boys among them james
Nicoll, son OF William NJ. Nicoll, Esq,
and Logan McCracken, brother Of Johnny
McCracken, at the Grant House. They
are spoken OF by their officers and COM
rades rs No. l soldiers, always ready for
1,tu
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A CARD.

TO all who arc suffering from tho errors and In
dlscte,Ions Of youth, nervous weakness, carly de-
cay, loss Of manhood, DC, will send recipe that
will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered bya missionary In South
America. Send sCll.addrcsScd envelope to the
REv. JOSEPH T. ISMAS, Station D, Bi6le House
NeU York Guy. fe2o-eodSw
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.

BY matt, Ia Gdpanes, pOItaOs prepaid.
one year. .,............ss 0OlThrcO monthS-..2 %
aiI monthS........... 4 O0l0ne month..."....- 10
Delivered by CarrierS In City l6c per Weef.
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We have also here our genial friend
Colonel Jacob Hornbrook and wife, Mrs.
Colonel j. G. Kelley and child, Mrs.
John Z. Wilson and daughter Lucy, Miss
Emma List, William II. Irwin and his
mother, and James Brown, all spending
the winter here, and all delighted with
the climate and the hospitality OF the
people. The two last named are the only
real invalids, and they both are improy-
ing here much faster than they did in
Florida. Our musical friend Mr.. 0. G.
Dewey and wife are down at Aiken, 81
miles from here.
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Bteubenyille ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S:25 q. IN;
departs 500 p m. This trRin during the day passes
backward and forward between Martins Ferry and
BellaIre, stopping when required at Sherman House,
RtnaTllle, West Wheeling and Gravel Hill.
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WEEKLY.
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IN Cu6s Of Is each.
In Clubs Of 20 each.
In Cluhd Of Twenty 20 each.
And an extra copy 10 perSon getting up Club.
BB-The above prices are inYariablc. Remit at
our risk, 10 Drafts or Postofieo Money Orders and
where neither Of these can DO procured, send the
money In Registered Letter.
THB NTELLIGENCER will present daily the
news In all departments, from all quarters Of
the Eorld, a well ~ complete record Of local
events.
THE WEEKLY Is printed on Thursday, and can
-be had at the counter, in paid envelopes, ready
for mailing. nt- Send copy 70 GbIeRl friends
and relatives 9th HstrJ from hoRlai
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DAILY INTELLIdKNcER left regularly at their
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Room, or by drop letter through the post Office.
TO CoNTRIBUTORS-No attention will be paid
to anonymous communications; every article
must BE- accompanied BY tho writer'srGal name
aud address.
Business letters Tor Us should be addressed
FreR Campbell" and should In no case b. ad-
dressed 10 either individual member Of the firm BY
name.
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The city is pleasantly situated on a
plain, well laid out, with streets about
loo feet wide, and many Of them orna-
mented with beautiful large shade trees.
They claim population Of 10000. The
city is heavily in debt and taxes are very
high-S2 on every 500. Gas only $l1
per Thousand. Very little coal is burned
here, so that the houses all look clean
and neat. There are quite number Of
fine residences, and great pains are taken
to make the gardens look handsome, many
Of which are really beautiful, The citi-
zens are Nil very agreeable, courteous,
kind and entertaining. Gen. Sherman,
in his raid through here, II years ago,
the 18th inst, left his mark very plainly:
He burned over 1900 houses, many OF
which have never been rebuilt, and only
the bare walls and empty cellars are left
to remind those here Of his (as they say
uncalled for visit. The citizens date
everything from the time sterman's army
was here.
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THE CAPITOL BUILDING

is far from being finished, although some
three millions OF dollars have been spent
on it. 1t will take several millions more
TO complete it, which is not likely to be
done soon, ms the Legislature cannot hold
night sessions now on account OF there
being no funds in the State Treasury to
pay the gas bills. We visited the Insane
Asylums the other day. There are two
Of them, male and female, and both are
crowded full; lG5 in the male and los
females.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


ARMyAI OF iTRAISs.
$50 a. m. 300 a. m. S:iO p. m.
Central O.. Div rs, a. N. 1910 a. m. Gasp, IN.
Cleveland & Pits llAO 4. m. SAT p. m. s:51 p. IN.
Hempheld....... 1850 n. m. .........".. Sb5 ?. m.
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is also crowded. There are over $50
confined there, and no work for them to
do. More than three.fourths Of them are
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A wheeling Man in South Caro-.
linn
COLUMBIA, S. G., Feb. %, 1875.

COLUMBIA, S. G., Feb. %, 1875.
Editions Intelligsncer.
Here we are "away down in Dixie" in
the very heart Of rebeldom; and II you
could have heard the windy chiyalry
speeches that we did here on the 22d inst.
at the Opera House, on the occasion Of the
presentation Of beautiful Palmetto flag
TO the Richland Rife Company, OF this
city, you would have thought that all
had not yet had their rights. Why, sirs,
It in the greatest honor and pride Of South
Carolina's brave sons that they fought
for their rights in the unpleasantness and
to have been on the other side is-in
their eyes-a disgrace and dishonor
which never can be washed out. Report
says that parents here teach their chill
dren from infancy to hate the soldier and
the negro.
NEGRO POLITICIANS.
OF course you know this is the Capital
Of South Carolina. Yes; here all the
wisdom of the State assemblies in the
houses OF the Legislature. And, must
say, that it is very dark gathering. In
the lower House there are 76 colored
members out OF 122, and in the Senate
Is out OF 39 are Of the dark persuasion.
The Lieutenant Governor, r, H. Gleaves,
President Of the Senate, is as fine look
ing colOred gentleman as you will find in
thousand. And the Hon. II. r. Elliot,
Speaker of the House, is also q gentleman
Of color, and is said to be one Of the ablest
lawyers OF the State. Our excellent
Postmaster, W. NJ. Wilder, is also Of the
dark complexion, always courteous and
postoilice. He was formerly Deputy
Marshal here during tho troublesome
times, and often his life was threatened.
They have one Of the prettiest custom
houses here in the United States. 1t is
all built of American granite, and it is an
ornament to the city and credit to the
government,
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The weather here is delightful, and
the atmosphere is clear and pure. We
expect to remain until some time
in april or the 1st OF May, and then will
make for the green clad hills Of
WEST VIRGINIA.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HoI FOR ST. IoUis-DI' IL


The ans passenger steamer mo l. I. sa sc,SIiss
CyeninV. the an InSt, A hne chsnce Tor passengers
going WSSt. For freight or passage apply %
mao 1915 Market street.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-24
THE LAW OF COMPENSATION.

General Grant inaugurated the present
campaign, with his Des Moines speech.
Mr.. Hayes followed by pledging himself
to ostracize every foreigner. In northern
New York be foreign-born population
notably the French from Canada, are very
numerous, and have heretofore voted the
Republican ticket, according to the New
York Evening Post"
"A sagacious politician in Northern
New York says the Democrats are unpre-
cedentedly active there, and are making
dead set especially at the French emf
grants from Canada, who have usually
voted the Republican ticket, but whose
religion makes it possible to reach them
with Democratic arguments. The same
thing happened this year in Vermont
This gentleman says: Franklin count,
ought to give 800 Republican majority
but do not count on over 1000. st. Law
renee is not good for over 7,OOo-if
gives even 70 much as that it will q
wsll'" & 'tssS s,S.i n. 4,
The Morning herald., 1876-10-24

mouthf, Hps couvulsively twitchink quiv.,
erine limbs, etc. Perhaps an ear pressed
close to the beautiful face Of Mary Queen
Of Scots might have caught the sigh which
accompanied her broken spirit to the
presence of her Maker. That the pain OF
decapitation is great can scarcely be
doubted. At the same time it must neces-
sarily be regulated by the degree Of sensa-
ton existing at the moment in the vicinity
Of the throat. We speak, Of course, non.
medically, and merely from the standpoint
of general observation. Death from gun
shot wounds is painful according to the
vital nature of the part penetrated, and
the length of time which elapses between
the fatal moment and the stoppage OF the
hearts action. From the fact that groan,
is seldom heard from one who has received
his mortal wound we should presume that
volley fred into a mans body must put
an end to all pain before sensation had
time to bid him think. The monster who
now awaits the fate which his cruel ma.
lignity meted out to the poor unfortunates
Of Mountain Meadow has doubtless chosen
the least painful mode of death.