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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-15

A person by the name OF BENJAMIN,
just arrived In this country from Eng
apS sae to inc our r0decapE
ment: with the aid OF Divine wisdom,
for the four coming years, / will give
bonds OF sos, OOOO. 900 for the redefnp-
ton Of the three following pledges: I.
| will I'LL every Office of trust In the
Government with men who are not only
qualified, but those who fear God and
work righteousness, without charge to
the Government, except their daily
expenses. 2. I will quench che flames
OF hell by drying up the food Ia inter-
perance. 3. I will destroy the house of
iA-fame, or change IL to ono Of prayer
and praise to God.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-15
WaN7's..

wv and reliable boys IA Canvtssers md
salcsmen. Apply. with references. 10 NJ. at the
DEMOCRAT Office. Hi.. desc II
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
Reply to 0uis.Quis.
WHRELlNd. Feb. NH.

WHEELING, Feb. lth.
ElItors Of the IntellIgeneer: V''
A communication appears in your pa
per OF this date over the above signature
10 which desire to offer few words Of
reply.
writer but simply referred to us the con-
tractor OF the 22d street sewer. II Ia
charged in substance, that I am in the
habit Of doing my work so indifierently
us to arouse complaint on the part Of
those whose duty Il is TO Supervise or
certify my work. Speaking Of my con-
tracts he says:
ave could enumente all the contracts entered
into by the city with the contractor who built the
I'D and I'D street severn at least all Of any mag
n!ude and we fall to recolcet ono Of them that has
given complete sllSfaction. One " two Of them
city, the Others have been paid after good deal Of
mittarcd CURING and grumhlng, simply, as some
members Of Council have Said, 10 avoid the expense
Of n law suit"
Now, Messrs. editors, I charge that the
above statement is untrue. built the
North Wheeling sewer seven years ago
and 1t is a piece of;;work that continues
to stand the test oftime. have yet to
learn Of any complaints in regard to it.
] built, over a year ago, the oath street
sewer, and l can make the same remark
in regard 10 it. have now about finished
the Main street, and 22d street, sewers,
and l have done good Job for the city,
as any person qualified 70 judge Of such
work could have determined for them.
selves while the work was in progress.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

InoN AND NAILs.-Spcaking Of the pig
iron market the Pittsburgh Manufacturer
of yesterday says the general tone of the
Market does not appear to be ms strong as
it was a couple Of weeks ago, although
there is no change inprices. There is no
inclination to buy ahead for future wants.
The experience OF the last two years is
against so doing.
In regard TO manufactured iron, the
same paper says that trade has picked up
considerably.within the last week or two,
but prices are being cut TO such an extent
as to leave little or no margin for profit.
OF the nail market, the Manufacturer
speaks as follows:
The market continues to tend to in
creased activity; orders continue to come
forward pretty freely, some makers are
reported busy, and others report that by
shading current rates they could fill their
books with orders, sufficient TO absorb
their production for two or three months
Iucome. There is no cause OF complaint
10 far as business is concerned, but it is
complained that prices are unsettled and
lower than they should be, but it is
hoped that there will be an improvement
in this respect us the season becomes more
advanced,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

Brooke COUNTY NEws.-The follow
ing items are from the WelSburg Ners OF
yesterday:
Suspensions are common all over the
country. To be in the fashion Wells
burg had TO have one. Mr.. 7. H. Cald.
well made an assignment this week to Mr..
Samuel George. He expects, however, to
resume business again in ashort time.
Wcllsburg presented a lively appear
ance on Tuesday. A large amount OF
wool came in from Washington county,
Pa. Among tho parties we noticed Mr..
James Hanna, from Independence. Mr..
Samuel George purchased some eight
thousand pounds, at prices ranging from
thirty.eight to forty.three cents. 1t will
be seen, therefore, that wool has down
ward tendency.
Amir. Brooks delivered free temper
ancc lecture Monday evening in the NJ. Z.
Church. The freeness OF the lecture con-
sisted in the speaker offering for sale, at
twenty-five cents apiece, kind OF medal,
which he wished every one to purchase
and wear. He intimGted that the wcarer
would not DO liable to fall into tenpta-
ton so long as he retained the medal.
This is another way Of raising the wind"
We thought . leather medal would an
swer the same purpose.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
Tho oply LITIGATION lever had with the

The only litigation lever had with the
city was in respect TO the gas tank, and
that arose because OF the fact that / was
required to go down fifteen inches deeper
than the contract called fol, and l sned
for the extra pay that was refused me,
and got Judgment Tor it. :.
In regard to the horse that was killed
in the cd street sewer, have simply to
say that had been allowed to 60 on with
my work, by keeping open 100 feet OF the
sewer at one time, as was my right under
the contract, I.would have had the sewer
finished at least four days before the oc.
currence Of the accident. As it was, |
barricaded the opening to prevent Acct
dents, the only neglect being to provide
lantern'after night.
When Quis-Quis wants TO write about
city contracts, 80 far I have any connec-
ton with them, / will thank him here:
after to come to me for ut least part Of
his information, and not write his crll-
cism entirely on hearsay evidence.
Gro, CRuMBACKER.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
Cheap Gns NJ l,Ittsburgh.

From the Mnnulacturer
We have knowledge Of great many
in our neighbOring city, AlIegheney, who
have stopped using.gas and adopted oil,
but in this city, where competition has
brought the price Of gus down from 81 90
per thousand to 81 90, there is not much
tnducement TO discard It. The House.
hold Gas Works, manufactured by
Messrs. Smith & Goldlhorp, OF this city,
which generates gas from petroleum, has
also supplanted coal gas in many dwell
lings, stores, hotels and manufactures in
various parts OF the United States with
in the last few months. This machine,
the invention Of the manufacturers, gen.
crates gas at an almost incredibly low
cost, and ia most formidable competitor
Of coal gas, rs well as all other illHminu'
tors,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

AmelIOratIon Of the symptoms Of a disease Is, Of
course, one desirable object of medication, and
there arc, no doubt, palliadvCs which possess con-
siderable remedial efficacy. The Temporary dIHap.
pCaranec Of the tadeta Of disease, in too many In
stances, however, dcuds the sick into belief that
they arc cured. Many Of thOse who have borne
grateful testimony to the permanent remedial et-
fe Of HostetterS Stomach Btters, III cases Of lIVel
disorder, chronic constipation intermittent and re
mittent levers, urinary and rheumatic ailments
have also recorded tho fact that the temporary re
lief occasionally afforded by the medicines which
they tried before using the great acknowledgement
hopes which were speedily dissipated by return
Of the maiady. Tho Bltters not only relieve, but
II persistentIy and regularly taken, CURE the maa'
dies 10 which they are adGpted.L ] y cod&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
DIED..

OXToBY.-On Thursday evening, February TO-
1876, At o'clock ELiZABErl, wife Of Isaac Oxtoby
In the 18th year Of her age.
Deceased was a dutlful wife, devoted mother
and d6vout christian.
Funeral services tomorrow Sunday at O'Clock
p. NJ, at the family residence 1881 Chapllnc street
Friends OF the family arc invited to attend. 10
BRocKETT-on Friday, February 1ith, 1875,
at the residence Of his parents DAVID, infant son
Of Benjamin II. and Josephine V. Brockett.
The funeral will take plaee on Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, from No. 2Ci4 ChaplIue street. The
friends Of the family arc invited to attend.
McCURDY.-On Friday evening, February 18th
1876, at 6lI o'clock, WILLIAM McCuRDr, In The
65th year Of his age. a9 1,
Funeral at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, February
18th, 1876. o.. o. RIB.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

In Kentucky prayer meeting, accord
ing to the Henderson MelrS, negro sister,
who weighed $50 pounds, stood on u
bench and shouted, "GlorH glory, glory
-brcss God-I knows Pm gwine fur to
sec de Lord an be takin in Abraham's
bye, sisters and brudders,
yes, good bye, Pm gwinefu to leave you
alb Then, under the delusion that she
could fly upward, she jumped of the
bench, and fell with awful force on a
poor little negro boy who was sitting on
The floor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

The Hon. J. II. Atkinson, Secretary Of
the Hancock county Sabbath School AS
ISOLATION publishes his report for 1875 in
the last Courier. By this it appears that
the whole number OF scholars enrolled is
92S and the average attendance 574. OF
the number enrolled the Presbyterian
Church at New Cumberland has 200, the
Methodist 50, and the Disciples OF. At
Fairyiew (the county seat the Presby-
terian Church has l25 and the Disciples
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

WHAT pity it was to hang Dawson,
Que of the Kanawha murdcrers. He
came OF good family, We are told, and
was even related to u Judge Of some sort.
The idea Of hanging man who is related
to Judge seems positively shocking. We
presume the reason that so few people
are ever hung in the South is because
nearly all OF them are related to some
sort of judge. For instance, every man
in Virginia who is not General or a
Colonel is Judge.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

We notice in the Cleveland papers ex-
tended mention of the death OF SiIas L.
Bingham, of that city, father Of Mr..
Geo. Bingham, lately auditor OF the G. &
P. Railroad, and Of Mrs. Whitney, wife
of C. p. Whitney, Esq, agent Of the c. n
p. at Bridgeport and Wheeling. Prof
Bingham was n well known teacher OF
vocal music in Northern Ohio, and came
to Cleveland many years ago from New
England. lie is spoken OF rs the Lowell
Mason of Northern Ohio, and his innu-
encc in improving the taste in that part
Of tho country in the matter of sncred
music is said to have been very decided.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

TIE Martins Ferry. NeuS says that
from prices given in the Belmont county
papers II is convinced that the cheapest
place to buy groceries at retail is Mar
tins Ferry.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.

By nal, "a aIpaHoe, po'iaOe pTPGtd.
One year..,,.,........Ss OOThreo monthI-....s2 9
siX HaonthS,.......... 4 00I0ne month........; %
Delivered BY Carrier In City l6o per week
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
SATURDAY, FEB. II, 1876.

THEY talk Of having the Pittsburgh
wharf "dOcked and piered," a la the docks
and piers in New York.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
NENrI.MEEKLY.


BY mali, IN adpaNo', ToIfSgt P'tPnd' :.
One ycar............s3 0oslx months....'''.'s q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

THE NTEIIIGENCER will present daily the
news In all departments, from all quarters o.
the world, rs well rs complete record Of local
events
THE WEEKLY is printed on Thursday; and can
DO had at the counter, In paid envelopes ready
for mailing. 30 Send copy 10 abteHl JrteHdJ
and TeldtiteI sih rsstsJ from h0Hsi &c
Persons desiring 10 have the
DAILY 1NTELLi0EScER left regularly at their
residences 10 tho city and suburbs, can b.
served by leaving their adde's at Counting
Room, or by drop letter through tho post office.
TO CONTRTBUTORs.-Noa attention will be paid
to anonymous COMMUNICATION; every article
must be accompanied BY tho Writer'STeal name
and address,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

BY mad, IN GdrGHos, poEta0e Ptpdad'
On. GOsx months. %
u Clubs 81 - each.
In Clubs Of " eaen'
Ia Clubs Of ~ each'
And an extra copy 70 person getting up Club.
BS~Tho above prices arc inyariablc Remit At
our risk In Drafts or PoStotiee Money Orders, and
where neither Of these can be procured, berd tho
money In a Registered Letter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
ARRIVAL on TRAINS.

ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
RaoR.R... $50 a. N. 300 a. IN. $40 p. IN.
Central o. Diy- assam, 1910 a. m. Gasp, m.
Cleveland Pits li:lO u. m. 6:47 p. IN. SCI p. IN.
Hempheld........ 1850 a. IN. .......... S:65 p M.
DEPARTURE on TRAINS.
11tTIT- 9O5 u. M.
D. q VI III h"'' lrr "'V ~ n' 6:226 p. M
c...,o nj. I'm -, 40 Up. IN.
Cleveland 4 Pitts Clio a. M ll:00 a. In. 245 p IN.
HcmpHeld.......... 7:55 4. IN. AIS y. m.
Steubenyille Accommodations S:25 4. M;
departs 500 p IN. This train during tho day passes
backward and forward between Martins Ferry and
Bellaire, stopping when required at Sherman House.
Etnayille, West Wheeling and Gravel Hill.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-12

Business Letters for Us should DO addressed
EIes d Campbell" and should In no case DO ad-
dressed 10 either individual member Of the firm BY
name,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-24
DISTRICT ATToREY BIRNEYs OPINION.
Disallowing Damages Caused by Change Of
Grade.

VIM. Birney, esq, Assistant Attorney of this
District, has prepared an opinion for the Com
missioners in relation to reimbursing property
holders on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, in &C
eordance with bill presented 10 Congress and
asking relief. The opinion has been forwarded To
the Senate Committee on the District of Colum
bia, and sets firth the reasons against this bill
as fellows:
/. 1t is the entering wedge to allowances of IN
told amounts to be paid from the treasury Of the
District.
. 2 Your favoring it would be in violation of the
statute Of. March II, 1916, which forbids under
heavy penalties any official of the District to aid
or abct IN the increase Of its debt.
3. The claim is unjust in its being not for dam
ages for actual trespass committed upon property,
but for contribution of the public to the pro-
prietor to enable him to improve upon his prop
erty with reference to the present grade Of the
avenue,
J. Tie principle of the bill, the allowance of
CONSEQUENTIAL damages for the exercise OF NUM-
cipal right to grade streets, Is new In le rsIa
5. Ifthe principle which re"~aIates the rights
of proprietors of contguo lots In relation to each
other is applied, the municipal government. or
improve Jr grade an avenue, Of which it owns the
Zee eInple, without regard TO the owner OF CON-
tiguous property, so long as no actual trespass
is committed upon such contiguous property.
6. The English courts have uniformly decided
against the allowance Of consequential damages
for grading avenues and streets IN cities.
States have been adverse to the allowance of
consequential damages for grading.
s. The courts Of the District Of Columbia have
uniformly decided against them.
9. The Supreme Court of the United States in
cases arising in Washington and Georgetown and
carried up on appeal has decided adversely 10 the
allowance Of consequential damages arising from
the grading Of streets.
10. The principle of law so declared has never
been changed by any statute law of or for this
District.
For these reasons il Is my opinion that your an
swer to the Senate committee should be unfayora-
Bile TO bill No. Geo pending before it.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-24
COMMERCIAL PROSPERITY.
Eword About the Old and Reliable Firm Of
Strasburger Bros

There Is no better indication Of the u-routh of a
city than that which is eyinced in the prosperity
and advancement OF commercial interests Wash
iurtnn IS noted for its many Old and reliable busi
ness firms. which from long years Of bonest. en-.
ereetic trafhe have won the entire confidence of
the community. Among these there is one arm
which stands particularly conspicuous for rs re.
liability and other features which make 1, NOM.
lar We speak now Of Strasburger Bros al mi
9o6 Seventh street. The Strssburger Pros &aye
been established in this city about eight ysars
and have built I'D one OF the largest boot ami ha,
Interests south Of New York This firm Iros
formerly of Baltimore, where they did a Iarsre
wholesale boot and shoe business, aud oyyina - 50
their large experience in the trade they are 5o,V
able TO sell their stock on as low cash basis as
any establishment In the country.
They have also an extensive carpethOuse ad
ioinipg their boot and shoe establishment. This
HniIdin9 has been especially fitted up for thai
business and one Of the heaviest imported and
domestic stocks in the city can be found within ts
doors They have q complete invoice OF Chinese
and Japanese mattings Of the latest styles and at
the lowest cash prices; also all grsdes and styles
of carpetings, mats, and oileloths; The hrm has
made speciality Of mattings, and the immense
trade that they are now doing in this line shows
nth what popular favor they are held by the
rnhiie They have on hand large quantity Of
Inc hest twenty-five-eent mating ever made, and
oiI.eloths ranging from forty cents upward. There
is no sureF sign Of prosperity and advancement OF
nur Interests as a commercial city than that ex-
hIfJted nv this firm in their recent improvement
HON mon the interior and exterior OF tnelr arge
establisbment aad we herald such indleati0nsN' Win
pride.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-24
Chicken Thieves,

The hennery on the premises of A. J. Alden
esq, Of Hyattsyille, Nd, was broken into last
Friday night and large number Of fine Brahma
and Leghorn fowls carried away.
The custom once prevailed in this part of Mary.
land Of setting trap-guns near the doors of hen
eoops, for the purpose Of thinning out these mid
night plunderers, but since the sad accident on
the Bladensburg turnpike year or so SINCE
when a farmer met his death by q trap-gun of his
own setting, that method Of prevention has be-
come highly unpopular.
As stolen property of this kind in nine cases out
Of ten finds its way TO the Centre market soon
AFTER the robbery, il would be we'll for boarding
house keepers and heads Of families on reading
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN 10 re on the lookout and
avoid purchasing fowls which have an anxious,
troubled or uneasy expression Of countenance, as
such ones most always turn out to be the stolen
bipeds. BY rigid observance OF this suggestion
chicken thieves would be obliged to abandon their
nefarious profession on hnding no market for
their ILL., gotten gains.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-24
Another Colored Elopemeut,

AS this is the Centennial year, or in other
words the year of wonders, the opportunity for
achievement of successful runaway weddings is
certainly being well improved among the aristo
cratic cOlored circle of our city. After due de-
liberation being made, and a prospective view of
the future being we'll analysed by couples wishing
to become martyrs before the hymeneal altar, it
seems that the romantic idea of elopement or
marrying against the wishes Of parents has be-
come paramount TO the dictates of better judg-
ment among our colored population, and the re-
suit is that elopcments are first on the programme
1t is circulated in the colored aristocratic circle
by the usual well informed gossipers WIZ eharac-
teriZe every class Of society, that the wedding of
wellknown young eolored belle and son of one
OF our prominent citizens was solemniZed last
Friday evening in this city, unbeknown to their
parents This is the second case parallel that has
happened within the last four weeks, and more
are in contemplation.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-24
]. o. o. F.
The Fifty-seventh Anniversary.

The 57th anniversary Of the Order of Odd Fell
lows in this country will be celebrated next
Wednesday by the Grand Lodge Of the State of
Maryland, and the Lodges OF Baltimore and the
State. will appropriately observe the day. A
grand parade will take place in Baltimore, in
which there will be fifty Lodges and fifteen En-
campmentS and at Ford's opera house addresses
will be delivered by James L. Ridgely, Grand
Corresponding Secretary Of the Grand Lodge of
the United States: Rev. DIR. NaylOr. of Fayette-
street NJ. T. church, and Judge Carey, Of the
Court of Common Pleas Of Baltimore. There will
be 4 banquet at Masonic Temple, to which visiting
Odd Fellows from Washington and elsewhere
have been invited, and at the hall on Gay street
there will be a levee at night. From the District
the Uniformed Patriarchs TO the number of about
eighty: Washington Lodge, No. 9, and Columbian
Encampment Will 20 as organized bodies. accom-
panied by members OF other Lodges and Encamp.
ments and a number of ladies. They will take is
pieces Of the Marine band, and leave here at s
o'clock in The morning, returning during the
night
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-24
Hammond and Bentley,

Tie Baltimore american of Saturday speaks as
follows Of the initatory works of the eyangelists
in that city:
Yesterday afternoon a union prayer meeting,
under the auspices of the Business Mems Meet
ing, was held In the First Methodist Episcopal
church, corner Of Charles and Fayette streets.
There was an oyerHowing congregation present,
representing almost every denomination Of the
city. One hour, from to O'Clock, was spent in
prayer singing and the delivery of brief addresses
1t was announced that to-day Messrs. Hammond
and Bentley, the Washington Evangelists, will
begin series of meetings In this city, to be held
in the First NJ. E. church. They come at the in
yitati0n Of a large number Of the ministers and
laymen Of the various congregations of the city,
and it is expected that they will hold daily meet
ings for six weeks here. The first service to-day
will be children's meeting, at p. NJ, followed
by general meeting at 7:So p. m.
DR.. James Carey Thomas conducted the exer-
cises, and remarks were made by William Wood
ward, esq.,, Alexander NJ Carter, esq, the Rev.
DR.. Julius e. Grammer and several others"