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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-25
TUESDAY, JAN. rs, 1876.

TIE extent to which natural law gov
srnS the most chanco.like events is Curl
iously illustrated by the statistics of rail-
road accidents as gathered by the Rail.
road Galslte. These returns are made up
a, completely as possible from a wide ex-
animation OF tho newspapers Of the conn-
try They have been gathered now
for three years, aud already begin to dis
close tho laws governing whatw call &C.
oidouts. In 1875 thore we're 1901 acct
dents, against $50 in 1874, and 1888 in
1873; 234 persons killed, against 2Ol in
1874, and 276 in 1873. The reason why
1874 was so favored was the mildness Of
the winter, and probably the present year,
in default Of any harder winter than We
have had thus lar, will show q low aver
age. DerSilments continue to form the
great majority OF accidents, but collisions
are diminishing.
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the sabbath Question.

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o.l s,,n
My pToposluoh Is lnat Ine oaDpah was
intended to be oil universal aud perpetual
obligation. lhaye argnen thls, Hfst, from
the Language oil It's ordination, Gen. IL .;
showing that 1t could only have boon
sanchhen, or set apart ana DieS.ed' win
reference 70 man. 10 conceive that
uod could nave sancuned ane Dlessea
mere Poruon OF time, coh:iIereI ~
the abstract, l think is impossible. Bur
TO conceive that ne could have set ~ apart
and blessed 1t with reference TO himself
would be equally lnadmiSsioe. IL coula
only then have been ordained ior man.
Secondly have argued us perpetulty'
from the reason given ior us ordinatlon'
God sancliiied II, ana pressed u, because
that In It he had rested from nus creative
work. A law must De heiu 70 DC IN Iotce
as long as tho reason on which II rs
founded has an existence, unless II DC
modified, or repealed 6y the same antno5'
ity that ordained II. From inc e9ylours
declaration that II was made lor Man, we
may fairly lnier that 10 the wen Deing Oh
man, both as an animal, anu as q "a.
tonal, rcsponsiOie, moral OeinS TINS feS'
was a necessity.
Thirdly nave SHOWN oy tue frequent
reference 10 the seventh gay IN tne aGI
count oil the HOOD, ana by tne l9ct ina! al
the nations oil anuqeity olSiaSu 'iIe ny, NJ
periods, or weeks, OF seven Gays, mat lhe
institution oil inc eeDoasn was recos'
nized during Tue Ea'F'aFohai ui'pet''"
ton; -.
l have also argued TINS from inc man
ner OF It's restoration 10 the lsraeiiIes,
upon their deliVerance from their BOND
age in Egypt; during which II Is lar
presumption that they nae not DeSn per
mlIted TO observe ~ ana mat on TINS ac-
count their knowledge Of i, ana their
apprehensions oil obligation 10 us ooser-
vance, must have become DIM.
In addition to tho account given IN my
last Of lts restoration 10 Tue lsraellteS,
will now ask attention to the reference
made by the prophet Nehemiah, chap. X
IL, to the giving OF the law from SINAI:
Thou earnest down also upon Mount
Sinai, and spakest with them from
heaven, and gavest them right judgments
and true laws, good statutes and com
mandments; and Tade't EHotr" HGto tAeT' ny
holy Sabbath, and communicate them
precepts, statutes and laws, Oy inc nGna
OF Moses, thy servant. Here 1t IS SAID IN
regard to the preeeptS, statutes, laws ana
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Business FOR LAST WEEK.-The gen.
eral course Of monetary aud industrial
affairs for the past week can hardly DO
said to show Improvement, save that it
has been one more step toward the plane
which must be reached before genuine
improvement can come. The list OF fail
ures shows no diminishing, and embraces
a number Of large concerns, including
several across thcwater. There has been
apartial resumption Of work in the east
ern coal regions, but only partial, and
another suspension, next month, is not
improbable, to enable the companies to
work of their large stocks, which the
exceptionally warm winter thus far has
rendered impossible. Reduction Of wages
and strikes continue to plague the en-
plOyes and employers in too many OF the
manufacturing towns, and, altogether,
the first month Of the centennial year is
likely to 90 out without much Of the in-
creased business activity and prosperity
50 desired. The improvement in the
grain markets week since has given
place the past week to inactivity and
lower prices, especially for the export
grades, and equal on wheat and corn to
2aS cents per bushel. Provisions and
groceries have shown some Improvement
in demand, but without material change
in values.
Apropos to the business outlook, we
append the following Washington special
to the St. Louis GlOBs-DemOerat Of Friday:
It is understood that the Ways and
Means Committee arc preparing great
surprise for the country, and that within
the present month there will be sprung
upon the House tariff bill radical in its
changes. The free list is 10 be increased,
the tax on tea and coffee restored, the
customs revenue to be collected from ar.
ticles on which specific duty can be i'm.
posed, aud the complicated workings Of
the tariff system to Be abolished. With
these changes It is said the revenue force
Of officials can be largely reduced, the OPP
portunities for smuggling and Syading
duties very much diminished, and the
cost Of collecting the revenue cut down
in every direction. The Western Demo.
Gratis favor the revival Of the income tax
TO offset the tax on tea and coffee, but it
is not believed such q recommendation
will DO adopted.
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TIE NTELLIGENCER win present daily tho
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THE Belleyille Nail Company, large
and long established manufacturing con-
Germ Of ST, Louis, located at BOllsville,
Ill, failed Friday; liabilities, 100000;
assets, estimated $4,000.
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SENATOR DAVE PROPOSED ExAMINA-
TIoN.-After all, we are inclined to be-
lioye that Senator Henry's proposed
overhauling Of the Treasury books may
result in good. At least it can do no
harm. Not that anything Of fraudulent
character has come to light, but simply
that the system in vogue would seem to
he too involved. We do not like book
keeping that needs learned explanations.
Here ia a specimen OF some Of the appar-
Gnt discrepancies, that have to DO recon-
ciled by explanations. For instance the
expenses Of the different departments for
each year and all years are reported in
the appendix Of each successive report
: Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. In
1870 somebody went back and changed
1.-The amounts which had stood unchanged
in successive reports, covering four or
five years,-changed them millions in
the aggregate. Mr.. Boutwell, says
that these discrepancies are occa-
stoned by warrants drawn in those
years, and not paid till subsequently.
Again, the amount Of the national debt
at tho close Of the several years, from
1862 to 1870, had stood unchanged in the
successive reports; in 1871, they were en-
tirely changed for those years, the changes
in some single year amounting to nearly
a hundred millions, and the sum Of all
the changes amounting to S24S,96O,359. 1t
seems that Mr.. Boutwell, in his monthly
debt statements included the interest due,
rs debt.
Granting the utmost honesty in the adj
ministratiOn OF the treasury office these
figures must unsettlc the reliability OF the
financial accounts. They seem to ncces.
state the adoption Of an authoritative
method of bookkeeping, which shall first
preserve the records OF the past as they
stand, and, second, secure such c!assif-
cation Of debt, asset and expenditure in
the future as shall make not only each
year complete but also inviolate in itself.
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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
The StOrming of Stony Point.

Stony Point, on the Hudson, was the
scene of q stirring romance during the
Revolutionary war. The chances for
success in a night assault upon the gar
rison there were were talked over at the
headquarters Of Washington at West
Point. The impetuous General Wayne
Sc Mad Anthony was then in com
mand of troops in that vicinity. "Oan
you take the fort by assault ?" Washing
ton asked Wayne. "I'll storm hell,
general, if you'll plan it r. was the re-
ply. "Try Stony Point first" solemnly
answered the chief. An assault was
planned, and on hot July night, whom
all the dogs in the neighboorhood had
been killed to prevent their barking
making discovery. Wayne, with small
force. crawled unobserved. under cover
Of darkness, to the narrow causeway
across marsh that connects the pro-
montory with the land. They had as
eended the rocky aocivity and were
almost to the sally-port before q sentinel
discovered them. Then the garrison
was aroused, the drums beat to arms,
and in the face of q terrible storm Of
grapeshot the assailapts pressed forward
with the bayonet. At two O'Clock in the
Of July 16, 1873, Wayne, who
had been stunned by bullet, wrote to
his chief: "The fort and garrison,
with Colonel johnson, are ours" The
cannon we're carried away on bateau.c
to West Point, and the fort was de-
stroyed
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
The Political Assessment Bill.

The following is the text of the bill to
prevent the solicitation, contribution or
acceptance by any officer or employee of
the United States government of money,
property or other thing of value, for
political purposes, as passed by the
House and sent to the Senate for con.
cnrrence:
Be it enacted, ETC., That no officer or
employee Of the government shall require or
request, give to or receive from any ether Off
Ger or employee Of the same or other person,
directly Or indirectly, any money, property or
other thing Of value for political purposes, and
any such officer or employee who shall offend
against the provisions Of this act shall at once
be dismissed from the service of the United
s ates and also be deemed guilty of high
uot less than $500 nor moro than $3, 900, and
be imprisoned not more than one year. at the
discretion of the judge trying the case,
Sec. 2.-That il any person, with view to
the election to or obtaining votes for the office
of. President, Vice-President, or the post OF
senator. representative or delegate in the Con-
gress Of the United States or appointment to
any office or post Of honor or emolument under
the government Of the United States of him
self, or any other person, shall use force or
duress by menace or violence to life, limb
property or liberty, or shall commit bribery or
shall use money, property or other thing Of
value to influence any eleotor, voter, officer or
other person in respect to any election or
appointment to any such Office or post, he
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
less than $500 nor more than $S, 900, and be
imprisoned not more than one year, at the
dscretion Of the Judge trying the case
Sec. 3.-That the district courts of the
United States shall have jurisdiction of the
ofenses created by this sct
SEC. 4.-That the judges Of tho district and
circuit courts shall give this act in charges to
grand iuries
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
Wolves in France.

The Journal d'Agricultaye says that
the annual damage to cattle alone in
France from the depredations of wolves
reaches sum of 2, 900, 900 francs, to say
nothing of the loss of sheep from the
same cause. 1t is estimated that there
are about 1000 breeding wolves, and
that about $500 whelps are born in
May and June of each year. So that,
Notwithstanding the fact that about
1,8OO wolves are killed annually, there
must be at least 1000 depredating b,
April of each year. The Journal sue =
gests that the representatives from the
ravaged districts pay little more atten-
ton to the interests of those who have
elected them, and commends the action
of the estates =" Omitted States) in offer
ing a bounty of $40 for the scalp of
every wildcat killed. Doubtless such a
bounty would soon exterminate the
wolves, and would also be national
economy, since, according to the fore
going estimates, each wolf in Frapce
costs the nation 1000 francs at least.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
Israel Putnam's Spy.

Between tho kill, or creek, not far
from tho village of Peekskill, on the
Hudson, is a high rocky ridge, on the
southeastern slope OF which, north of the
borough, II notable little romance oc~
curredin 1777. General Putnam, whose
exploits on the upper Hudson have made
that region famous in history and tra-
dition, was in command there. A young
man, scion of good family in West
chester county, was arrested on sus-
picion of being spy, and was brought
before Putnam. On his person were
found enlisting papers signed by Tryon,
and other evidences Of his guilt. S'r
Henry Clinton sent note to Putnam,
with flag, claiming the culprit as d
British officer, and making insolent
threats of wrethful retaliation in case the
Young man should be harmed, Putnam
replied in writing;
"Headq uarters, 7th August. 1777."
"SIR.-Edmund Palmer, an officer III
tho enemy's service, was taken ns aspy
lurking within our lines. He has been
tried as spy, condemned as spy, and
shall be executed as spy; and the flag
is ordered to depart immediately,
"IsRAED PUTNAM.
"P. S.-He has been accordingly j..
hanged"
No spy was ever found in Putnam's
camp after that.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
The Care of Paupers.

In Connecticut and Massachusetts it
is the practice in many towns to put the
towns poor up at auction every year
and knock them down to the man who
bids lowest for their keeping. This is
a good deal worse than "over the hill to-
the poorhouse 1T is an itinerant pau
perism. A correspondent of the Spring
field Republican protests against the
shameless habit should be afraid to
vote for the lowest bidder. Afraid of
bad dreams, tt would not be pleasant
on the night after town meeting to fancy
myself a part OF a certain scene graphi-
cally described in Scripture, and to be-
hold the pauper acquaintances of my
boyhood, the okl men, the maniac
woman, the idiut youth, aud the little
children. file past in q procession and
hear rome one Say /" We weros naked
bidder
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
Treatment Of Group,

A German physician, DR.. Stehverger,
recommends the treatment of Group by
the inhalation Of pure glycerine through
one or other of the we'll known forms of
atomizing apparatus. He was led to try
this remedy for Group from observing
its good effects in cases of hoarseness
and loss of voice" After ap plication the
cough becomes more free and moist,
and children are enabled to sleep al
most Immediately upon being relieved
by the inhalation. It is, however, be-
heved to be of importance to make use
of the remedy early and frequently, as,
if delayed, it may have no effect what
ever. If the glycerine be pure. it may
be used unmixed; if not, it should be
diluted with little water. The inhala-
tions are repeated, according to the ne
cessity of the case, at intervals of from
half an hour to an hour and half, and
for about fifteen minutes at time.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
English and American Slang.

' A review in Scribner for Aprilof Miss
Alcott's last book contains he follow
ing in regard to "slang"; Mis- Alcott
has been SO especially condel ned in
England on this score, that il almost
becomes necessary that her fellow coun-
trymen should make her a mHtter for
international protest. For much OF
the criticism is based OH tina; exfraor-
dinary theory of our British cousins,
that it is they alone who are entitled, as
Parson Hugh says, "to make fritters Of
English" One would think that CHI |
a hundred years old might be entitl d
to some voice in arranging his own vo-
cabulary; but the theory seems still to
prevail in some quarters, that all new
Americanisms, however Indispensable,
are slang, and all new Anglicisms, how
ever uncouth, are classic. A good anec-
dote has lately crossed the ocean, of an
American girl who was playing croquet
in England last summer. "What
horrid scratch I" said she, Indignantly,
when her mallet once failed of its duty.
and she missed her shot, ooh, my
dear r. said an English cousin, "you
should not use such slang expressions.
What should have said 2" asked the
American. "You might have said,
replied the English maiden, after can
vassipg her, vocabulary for a perfectly
phrase" you might
ha,4 safl: What a beastly luke "
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
The First Steamboat.

Living men remember when the idea
Of steam navigation was ridiculed. They
remember, too, that when the Clermont
went from New York to Albany without
the use of sails, against wind and tide,
in thirty-two hours, ridicule was
changed into amazement That voyage
did more. It spread terror over the
surface of the river, and created wide
alarm along its borders. The steam
boat was an awful revelation to the fish
ermen, the farmers, and the villagers.
It came upon them unheralded. It
seemed like weird craft from Pluto's
realm-a TRANSPORTATION of Charon's
boat into living tiend from the internal
regions. Its huge black pipe vomiting
fire and smoke, the hoarse breathing Of
its engine, and the great splash of its
uncovered paddle-wheels filed the i'm
agination with all the dark pictures of
goblins that romancers bave invented
since the foundation of the world.
Managers of river craft who saw it at
night believed that the great rod dragon
of the Apocalypse was loose upon the
waters. Some prayed, some fled in ter
ror to the shore, and hid in the recesses
of the rocks, and some crouched in
mortal dread beneath their decks. and
abandoned their vessels and themselves
to the mercy of the winds and waves, or
the jaws of the demon. The Clermont
was the author of some of the most won
derful romances of the Hudson, and for
years she was the victim of the enmity
of the fishermen, who believed that her
noise and agitation of the waters would
drive the shad and sturgeon from the
river. The Clermont was small thing
compared with the great river steamers
now. Fulton did not comprehend the
majesty and capacity Of his first inven-
tion. He regarded the Richmond, the
finest steamboat at the time of his
death, as the perfection Of that class of
architecture. She was little more than
one hundred feet in length, with a low,
dingy cabin, partly below the water
line, dimly lighted by tallow candles, in
which passengers ate and slept in sti-
fling air, and her highest rate of speed
was nine miles an hour. Gould Fulton
revisit the earth and be placed on one
Of the great river steamboats, of our
time, he would imagine himself to be in
some magical structure of fairy land, or
forming part of strange romance /;
for it is magnificent floating hotel,
over four hundred feet in length, and
capable of carrying a thousand guests
by night or by day from New York to
Albany at the rate of twenty miles an
hour.