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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11
WEST VIRGINIA.
KrSdwoop, Nov. 10.

K1SawoOp, Nov 10.
Special 10 the Iutclllssneer.
Preston county Is stillloyaI. With one
precinct estimated she gives Hayes and
Lamon ove1soo majority. D.
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NEw YoRK, November 1o.-pset
Cooper, candidate for President Of
the United States, iI confined 10 hlI rOsi-
danne bI lieknNaa.
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will get a hearing which will bc listened
to and needed. l have heard that sew.
eral prominent men are coming here,
drawn hither by the exigency growing
out Of this election. l am glad Of this.
I telegraphcd Secretary Chandler last
night suggesting that several gentlemen
Of prominence, who have the confidence
of the country, be sent here, such men as
VIM: Eyarts, Ex-Governor Dix, Bristow,
Senator Blaine, Geo. F. Hoar. Stanley
Mathews or such men. II the North
wants true disclosure Of our affairs,
let MEN come here whose reputa.
ton will be sufficient guarantee that
they came to find the truth aud not
to manufacture newspaper and sensa-
tlonal articles against US. The state
ment Of the estimates referred to are the
votes cast for the State ticket, that the
vote for Hayes was considerably larger
in some localities than that Of the State
ticket. The Governor said that the
Democrats generally admit that Leonard,
Smith and Darrell are elected TO Con-
gres, and that the Republicans have car.
ried the Legislature. He said he had
Just received dispatch from the South
and one from gentleman at Shreveport
stating that desperate efforts were being
made by the Democrats In the parishes
up the Red river to change or destroy the
returns.
A COMMITTEE OF HoNoRABLEs.
New York, November 10.-The fol-
lowing have signifed by telegraph their
intention OF starting at once for New Or
leans, in response to the call OF the Dem
ocratic National Committee: Hon. Ly-
man Trumbull, Of Illinois, ex-United
States Senator; Hon. J. NJ. Palmer, Of
Illinois, ex.G Governor; Hon. A. J. Curtin,
OF Pennsylvania; ex-senator Hamilton;
Of Maryland; Hon. s. P. Doolittle, Of
Wisconsin, ex-senator; ex.Lieut.-Goy.
Colbaugh, Of Illinois; Judge J. b. stallo,
Ohio; Hon. Oswald Ottendorfer, Of New
York; Hon. Henry Watterson, Of Ken.
lucky; Hon. Theo. F. Randolph, Of New
Jersey; Hon. g. B. Smith, OF Wisconsin;
Ex-Governor G. Carroll, Of Maryland;
Ex-Governor Bigler, Of Pennsylyania;
Hon. G. V, Fox, ex:Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy, and Hon. Samuel J. Ran
dali, Of Pennsylvania; Prof. Summer, OF
Yale College, and Hon. Fl. D. McHenry,
Of Kentucky.
Itis stated on good authority that the
President has requested the following
gentlemen to visit the South to secure a
fair count Of the Presidential vote In ad.
dition to those already named: Thomas
Beaver, Of Pennsylvania, and Hon.
Henry T.. stebbins.
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DISMISSED AND IMPRISONED.

LONDON, November 1O.-A telegram
from. Cairo reports that the Egyptian
Minister Of Finance has been dismissed
and imprisoned for conspiracy sgainIt
the Khedive. Hussein, the Khediye's
son, has been appointed Minister OF FL
nance.
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majority Of 9,4l7, a Democratic gain Of
6,505, The SIX parishes to be heard from
gave, in 1874, Democratic majority Of
1904. The Democrats claim the State as
absolutely certain by not less than 5000,
after making liberal allowance for con-
tingencies.
IA Democratic rOOrback ferresol out and Nt I"
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By ByTeIegraph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 THE DAILY NTELLIGRNOER
THE DISPUTED STATES.

Governors StearnS and kellogg
Invite the Presence Of Men ol
National Reputation from Both
Parties-PreSident Grants Or
der 10 Gen. sherman.
For the latest news from South Caro-
lima, Louisiana and Florida, see editorial
columns. ,
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, November l0.-The Rn says !;
Arrangements have been reached by the
masters and the operative cotton spinuOrs
Of Blackburn, by which the threatened
great lockout Is averted. Other papers
on the same information do not conSlder
the matter as finally arranged, bu! regard
an agreement as highly probable.
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IN AadNmal ItersPA IA Nra "a.
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NEw ORLEANS, lO-midnlght.
The midnight Official aud unofficial
and reported returns from 81 parishes
Including Orleans give . Dspoerasie
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OHAINlE54VNt 4NVNVWVuI w
The Nss and Courier has Just received
official adyices from the last Of the coun:
ties hitherto reported unoticially, max.
ing Hahpton'S majority for Governor
l,4S4. Tflden's majority may fall 200 or
800 behind Hamptonb, but Il Is scertainly
over 1 900, ra
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A dispatch from T. W. Patton, Presi.
dent OF the State Democratic Committee
Of louisiana, was received at the Demo-
cratic headquarters in this city tonight
saying that the State will give Tilden
not less than 5000 or 5000 majority. He
bases his statement on the returns re.
ceiyed by letter and telegram and the
estimates OF the Committee. I'D
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
Written for the Transcript.
Observation No. l.

If we take notice Of what trapspires
around us, many little amusing thing-
happen in a country town, especially 1t
you are shopping. a business very much
liked by the ladies'.
Occasionally husband will accom-
pany wife, but according to custom. !.
ladies' 60 by themselves we are going
out shopping now.
The first store we enter is occupied
by several; the clerk and, Of course,
the proprietors are in; the former meets
US, as be does others, with a smiling
countenance. while the proprietors are
otherwise engaged.
Presently customers pass out. leav-
ing US to be waited upon for the time
being
AS is conventional. proprietors are
pleasant. it is seldom we see them hand
some. but will say for these. they are
passable; the youngest is birkie bairn
and usual occurrence, occupies most
Of his time in arranging some part Of
his toilet, or walking up and down ad-
miring his good looks, reflected in the
indispensable looking glass.
All this is quiet amusing to young
ladies'. For a short time we liDger over
some article, then pass out to see
something else; going down the street
we enter store number 2, customers
come out, as we pass in. leaving one
still half reclining in an arm chair
While we are being waited upon, a
second person makes his appearance
taking seat beside No l; comments
are passed; No. l remarks to No. 2
that if he (No y was 10 No Us place.
he would not spoil his good looks but
cut off the down that was inclined to
shade no 2's upper lip. in other words.
a moustach,. Now we would advise
No 1. not to spoil his good looks. but
take the advice he gave to No. 2, and
use the scissors we'll. We are prepared
to leave. and say to those behind US. if
the glove doesn't 6t, why don't put it
on. L. B.
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Evils Of the Credit System.

1t has involved large majority O.
our people in debt, who are no more
able to pay to-day than they were the
day they contracted their Indebtedness
At least large majority Of them may
be so considered. It makes men ex
travagant and Indifferent when they can
buy what they need without paying for
it at the time. They become Indifferent
about collecting the money due to them
selves, and therefore lose great many
accounts which might have been col
lected if attended to in time. whereas,
not being required to pay cash at the
time, they become Indifferent as to
whether the bills due to themselves are
paid. The consequence is they lose a
great deal by neglect and have even
tually to pay their own bills with in
terest, which often takes the profits of
many months and even years Of hard
toll Then let our people look to it in
the future and pay cash, or do without
many things which may be considered
luxuries and not among the necessities
Of life While this system cannot be
adopted in a day where the credit
system has been so long in vogue, yet
our people will find it greatly to their
advantage to begin at once to reform
the system of labor and business, aud
pay cash for what they get, and do
without many things for which they
could not pay. When this system is
once adopted. there will be fewer Con-
stables or Sheriffs' sales, and more in
dependent men among US. The COM
petition in business is one of these
evils. It causes men to force sales
where there is the least possible show
to get money, in order that their sales
may be as large or larger than their
neighbor's. The first thing they know
their shelves are clear Of goods and
they have no money to buy more. Then
one note after another natures in bank.
so that their credit is either gone or
they must make sacrifice Of some article
of property in order that they may keep
up their credit or keep out Of the hands
of the Sheriff.
1t is true that many men have made
fortunes from small beginnings, and
often those small beginnings we're bor-
rowed capital, but where one man has
risen to eminence or to fortune in that
way. tn ,usands have amassed wealth
by paying cash for everything they
bought. They were careful not to ex-
tend their business faster than their
knowledge to control and manage it
was acquired, and this is just as i'm
portant as the means themselves. and
may with as much propriety be called
cash capital, for without such skill it is
utterly impossible to succeed at any
business Salisbury Advertiser.
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The Boys characteristics.

If there are any loose straw. chips,
sticks, old barrels or boxes anywhere
within his reach and be can get a
match, be will make what he calls q
BONFIRE" stand around it, and bold
his hands before it until be gets smoked
all over
If there is pond or puddle of muddy
water anywhere about he will take oh
his shoes and stockings, roll up bis
clean white pants and either wade in or
get dirty board or plank and push
himself about until face, hands and
clothes are one uniform dirt color from
top to toe.
He will 60 over any fence or wall or
through any tangled thicket of briars.
thorns or brushwood, regardless Of the
strength Of bis trousers, even when it
would be quite as handy to 60 around
by the proper path.
He will plunge into any muddy
ditch or swamp after mud-turtle or
minnow, and then, after carrying it
about awhile. will throw his prize away
He will climb any ladder. pole,
scaffold or tree. with no understandable
reason except to get where be knows
be ought not to be, and with the sure
result of getting into danger.
When bis kite lodges in tree or
telegraph wire be will try to get it
down by throwing sticks at it until the
kite is broken all to pieces. and will
spend as much time and energy in this
vain pursuit as would serve to make
dozen other kites.
He will trudge through the snow and
~lush in preference to walking on per-
fectly clean path or pavement.
He will spend hours in throwing
clubs and stones to knock ''candles'
from the catalpa tree. to knock ''beans'
from the locust tree, to knock switches
from the ailanthus tree. and to knock
button balls" from the buttonwood
tree; and then when be has got them
and got his clothes in disorder be will
gather up his candles. ""switches" or
.'butten-balls." and Immediately find
he don't want them and give them
away 70 some other boy who don't want
them either.
He will make a noise without any
possible reason for it except the fun
of making a noise.
Finally. he will get his clothes dirty.
or bis fingers cut. or his shins or head
bruised. if there is any show or chance
for either within a. mile.
Wherein the average American boy
differs from the American girl: This
differentiation" is problem for the
..eyolutionists" to solve.
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THE RULE OF ECONOMY -"Take
care of the pennies" Look we'll to
your spending. No matter what comes
in, if more goes out you will be always
poor. The art is not in making money.
but in keeping it. Little expenses, like
mice in a barn. where there are many,
make great waste Hair by hair, heads
get bald. straw by straw the thatch
goes off the cottage, and drop by drop
the rain comes into the chamber. A
barrel is soon empty, if the tap leaks
but a drop minute When you mean
to save. begin with your mouth; many
thieves pass down the red lane. The
ale jug is a great waste. In all other
things keep within compass. Never
stretch your legs further than your
blankets will reach, or you will soon be
cold. 10 clothes, choose suitable and
lasting stuff. and not tawdry fineries
To be warm is the main thing. never
mind the looks A fool may make
money, but it takes wise man to spend
it Remember, it is easier to build two
chimneys than to keep one going. If
you give all to back and board. there
is nothing left for the savings bank.
Fare hard and work hard when you are
young. and you will have chance to
rest when you are old.
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Selett poetrp.
The Magic Isle in the River Of
Time.

fit seemed to be undecided for time, who
was entitled to the authorship of the follow
ing poem, but public sentiment, in that after
time, which sums up and passes just judg-
ment upon all human acts, pointed toward
Mary E. Bachelor as the likely fountain oi
this rill of music. E., Ceciton, Md.
There's magical Isle in the river Of Time,
Where sofiest Of echoes are staying;
And the isle is as sweet as IA musical chime,
Or the exquisite breath of tropical cline,
When June with the roses are staying.
IT'S there memory dwells with her pale
golden hue,
And music forever is flowing,
While the low musical tones come tremblingly
through,
Sadly trouble-the heart, yet sweetens il too,
As south winds o er the waters are blowing.
There are shadowy hills in the fairy like Isle,
Where pictures of beauty are cleaning,
Yei the light of these eyes, and their sweet
sunny smile
Only flash round the heart, with wildering
vile,
And leave us TO know tits but dreaming.
And the name OF the isle is the beautiful past,
And we bury our treasures all there;
There are beings of beauty, too lovely 70 last,
There are bosoms of snow with the dust DER
them cast
There are trepes and ringlets OF hair.
There are fragments of song only memory
sings,
And the hoard of dear mothers prayer:
There's harp long unswept aud lutte with
out strings,
There are flowers all withered, and letters
and rings,
Ha,lowed tokens love used to wear.
Fen the dead, the bright, beautiful dead,
there arise.
With these soft flowing ringlets of gold;
Though their voices are hushed, and oer
their sweet eyes
The unbroken siynet of silence now lies,
They are with us again as of old.
In the still of night hands are beckoning us
there,
And with Joy, that is almost pain.
We delight TO turn back again, and in wan
dering there,
Through the shadowy halls of this island so
fair,
We behold our lost treasure again.
O, this beautiful isle, with its phantom-lke
show,
Is vista unfadingly bright,
And the river Of time, in its turbulent flow,
Is oft soothed with the voices we heard long
ago,
When the years were dream Of delight.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
Written for the Transcript.
MY SON.

Sad mem'ry with my spirit now
Is buried with the past,
And deep within my hearts alcoye
| listen to the last.
The whisperings Of other DAYS
Come shadowing o'er my soul,
Like feecy clouds athwart the sky,
Beyond my ken's control.
They speak of thee, mine own Bernard,
The first the Giver gave;
But soon He took the gift from me
Unto Himself, to have.
saw thee draw thy long, last breath,
In peace it passed away
And heard thee lisp with feeble voice,
"Thy will be done Away"
Thy voice was truly musical,
When of Sabbath morn
Ye sang an anthem to the name
Of Him Of Mary born
And when that voice in prayer was raised
Up to his Father's throne,
1t was JOY unspeakable
To call thee, then, my own.
O.! how miss thy merry voice,
That sang so sweet and clear,
As We came bounding home from school,
With free and joyous air..
And, oh that bright and sparkling eye
Beneath a raven brow,
O, how lov'd thee, then, my son,
Nor less love thee now.
will not say on thee alone
Ny hopes were center'd all
Yet round my heart thine image clings
Like ivy to the wall.
Thy brothers nestle round my hearth,
Thv sisters, too, are there,
But lonely stands, where erst it stood,
Thine ever vacant chair.
Such thoughts as these are crowding fast
Upon my troubPd brain
Like day dreams ye have gone for aye,
And ne'er will come again.
But mem'ry with an iron grasp
Holds o'er my spirit sway,
For ye are never absent from
My weary heart day.
2. Med. RoBERrs.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29

We are in danger of running our
promising plans. in themselves very
good, by the habit Of putting off until
tomorrow what may be done to-day
That letter may be answered to-mor-
row; that request Of my friend may be
attended to tomorrow. and be will be
no loser" True, but you are the loser;
for the yielding to one such temptation
is the signal for the yielding up Of the
whole citadel to the enemy That note
and valuable fact may be recorded in
my commonplace book tomorrow. y
True. but every such indulgence is a
heavy loss to you Every hour should
be preseveringly filled up
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CHURCHES.

FoREsr PREsBYTERIAN.-Rev. John Patton,
D. D, Pastor. Divine service every Sunday
at 10. 80 a. m and 100 m. Sunday School
at9a.m. Lecture on Wednesdays at 100 p.
m. Sunday School in the Chapel at Arm
strong's every Sunday at 2 80 p. m.
ST.. ANNE's PROTESTANT EPIscoPAL.-Rev.
VIM. C. Butler, Rector. On Sundays-Mornine
Prayer, 10. 80 a. M: Evening Prayer, TOO
p. M. Sunday School, Gam. Evening Prayer
ou Fridays at 5 o'clock.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL, L. c. Matlack,
DID,, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 1000
a. m. and OOp M. Sunday School at $50
a. M and 2.3O p. m. Prayer Meeting on
Thursdays at 100 p. m.
CoLoREp METHODIST Rev N. Norris
Pastor. Service every other Sunday at 1890
p. M, 8 and p. m. Sunday School every
Sunday at p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29

The rainbow is one Of the most sur
prising of natural phenomena. The He
brews called it the .. Daughter of Won
der The phenomenon Is seen in the
falling rain or dew, and not in the cloud
whence that rain or dew proceeds. 1t is
caused by reflection and refraction of
the SUMS rays from the globularsparti-
cles of rain. The face Of this beautiful
iris or bow. is tinged with all the primi-
tive rolors in their natural order-name.
ly, violet, indigo, blue. green, yellow.
and red. 1t always appears in that part
Of the heavens opposite the sun.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29

We all complain of the shortness
of time, and yet have much more than
we know what to do with Our lives
are spent either in doing nothing at all,
or in doing no'hing to the purpose. or
in nothing that We ought to do.
We are always complaining that our
days are few. and acting as though
there would be no end to them.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29

Peonle who sit at their front windows
and stare at their neighbors from morn
ing till night will. perhaps. not be deter
red by the fact that South Brooklyn
woman in this line of business had her
nose frozen fast to the window pane one
day last winter, and was subsequently
obliged to have the tip Of it amputated
Nevertheless. the affair cast the .radi-
ance of profound joy over the entire
neighborhood.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
NOTICE.

The Board Of Commissioners will meet in
their office on the Second and Fourth TUES
DAYS of each month.
Persons having Bills against the Town will
present the same at their regular meetings. as
no bills will hereafter be paid unless properly
passed by the Board.
apr 22-3m T. f. HURN, Pres't.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.

PEACH Blossom GRANGE, No. 9. Meets every
Tuesday evening at o'clock. Grange Room
in the Knights of Pythias Hall.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
RuILDING AND LOAN.

MIDDLETowN B. l. L. ASSOCIATION. oS.-Samuel
Pennington, Pres; A. G. Cox, Secretary. Meets
on the first Thursday of every month at 8
o'clock, p. m. .,
MUTUAL LOAN AssocrArIos OF MIDDLErowS.
Jas. H. Scowdrick, Pres; A. g. Cox, Sec
retary Meets on the third Tuesday of every
month at o'clock, pm.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
I. O. O. +.

GooD SAMARITAN LODGE, o9. Meets every
Thursday evening al y o'clk. Lodge Room
in Cochran Hall, No. 2, Cochran Square.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
MASONIC.

ADoNrRAM CHAPTER No. s, R. A. NJ. Meets
in Masonic Hall on the second and fourth FRI
days of every month at 8 O'Clock, p m.
UNION LODGE No. s. A. F. A. NJ. Meets on
The first and third Tuesdays of every month
at s o'clock, p. M Masonic Hall.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

DAMON LODGE, No. IL Meets every Friday
evening at o'clock Lodge room in the
Town Hail.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
OFFICERS OF CITIZENS NATL
BANK.

DrREoroRs. s.-Henry Clayton, B. Gibbs, B.
T. Biggs. John A. Reynolds, James Culhert-
son, Il. G. Fenimore, NJ. E. Walker, J. B.
Cazier, Joseph Biggs.
PRESIDENT Henry Clayton,
CAsHIER-J R. Hall.
TELLER,-John s. Crouch.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT.

Iron and Steel, Horse and Mule Shoes. Horse
Nails, Blacksmith Supplies, Chain Traces
Hames. Trowels, Nails Spikes. Locks, Hinges,
Bolts. Files. Chisels, Levels, zPlanes, Bevels,
Wrenches, Picks, Matiocks, Hubs, Rims,
Spokes. Shafts, Long and Short Arms, Clips.
Springs, Enameled Cloth, Gum Canvass, &c.
A complete stock of TOOLS and Supplies
for Carpenters, Builders, Masons, Sadlers'
Sboemakers and others, with many House
furnishing articles. We invite the public TO
call and examine our prices.
zm-No trouble 10 show goods. mar lS
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
STAGE LINES

Stage for Odessa, with U. S. Mail, leaves
shortly after arrival Of the lO.43 am and 7.55
p m mail trains.
Stages for Warwick, Sassafras and Cecilton
leave shortly after arrival Of the lO.43 a m
fr,in
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AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

PENINs. AGRICULTURAL AND PoMoLoGIcAL As
socIATIoN -Wm. R. Cochran, President and
Chairman Of Board Of Managers; j. B. Clark
son, Secretary. Annual Meeting fourth Sat-
urday in January. Next annual fair will be
held on October 4th, 5th and 9Th, 1876.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
Wliddlrtown lirettorp.
CORPORATION OFFICERS.

Town COMMISSIONERS IT. E. Hurn, Presi-
dent: Tnos. Massey, Jr., Secretary; jas. h.
G. w. Wilson, VIM. W. Wilson.
ASSESSOR &C. E. Anderson.
TREAsURER.-Isaac Jones.
JUSTICE OF THE PEAcE.-DeW. c. Walker.
CONSTABLE AND PoLlcEMAN.-Vacant.
LAMpLIGHTER.-F G. Schreitz.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29

Sensible opinious-Those which co.
incide with your own :
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OFFICE HoURs.-Opens at s 80 m and
closes ut p m every day except Sunday
Mails for the North close at 7.30 a m, and
2.45 m.
Mail for the South closes at 10 Is a m.
Mails for Odessa close at TO- % m and 7.3O
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29

The greater the knowledge, the
greater the doubt.
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DIRECTORS OF TOWN HALL co

J. M. Cox. Pres. Samuel Pennington, Sec;
J. r. Hall, Treas r. A. Cochran, Jas Gull
bertson, Jas H. Scowdrick, VIM. H. Barr. .
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29

Passenger trains going North leave at 7.46
a M and 3 ol m. going South at 1898 a m
and Z .55 m. Freight trains with passenger
car attached going North, leave at $40 p N |;
going South, at 6 80 m.