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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18
River News.

The river commenced TO fall yester
day, and receded slowly all day.
The Exchange passed up at an early
hour yesterday morning, en- route fol
Pittsburgh.
The Nail City arrived from St. LOuil
with q tow Of iron ore.
The John Dippold passed up at II A
N. with an empty tow.
The Express departed at noon for Par
kersburg. There will possibly be {
change Of time in the Parkersburg pack
cts shortly. II the change is made TIT
boats will leave here at 1880 A. NJ, il
order TO connect with the G. & P. road.
The Mallle Ragon will leave for Pitts
burgh this morning at Z o'clock.
The Courier is ,o.day's ParkerSburE
boat.
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BEAUTIFUL yard wide Percales for 12Ic
per yard, at Sitter & RorH's, !
2lOl Main street.
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NOR RENT.
ape
DOR KENT
DOR RENT

NOR SALE on REST-Eo. GS ElGHTtkE1H
strtet, two story and half Brick HOUhe, nine
r0omS, used As dwelling and yrUoeTyi gas and water
In house. For Sle on cay terms " rent. Also 8
Lots where the old Foundry on ihe Island stood.
Apply to A. 81. ADAMS,
dsi0 I2e7 Market St.
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. ". q KY. K &.

ArGnsemebiS having hesu made for the trInsteI
Of The 10 crest u Ohio and brook CountIes on The
compleIITn 0Ithe Pittsburgh Wheeling q Krn.
iurky hGtlroad subscriptions for the addition stOel
Necessary iUP that puIpuse yin BE- received At IhG
BABk d wheeling, In Wheeling and the Natlon1
Bank Of W.Ls0IiT., In xei sburE. unIii March IS
l'76 IN the eompleion Of the ftld 'ho soantie.
have AIRED 10 dlstIibute their intETeat pro ratS
among The subseTibtTs 10 the addIuond sock
Sh4res Of stock $50 e4eh. Ie3S
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

srEYHR BRos. will continue their open
ing Of Spring and Summer Millinery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

THE largest stock OF Lace Ties in
Wheeling, at SrEYER Bios.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

TIE employees Of the Hinge Factory
were paid of Yesterday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

DIVORCE GRASTED.-In the Circuit
Court yesterday divorce was granted in
the case OF L. o. ogle vs.. Daniel s. ogle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18
FRosr yesterday morning.

LISTERS were in the fashion again yes.
terday,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

KID Gloves only 50 cents, at =
500 SPRYRR BRos'.
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.
MORE SrEcIMESs.-Among the speci
mems received at Centennial headquar-
ters yesterday were lot OF black band
iron ore from Fayette county and sever.
al specimens OF wood from Cabell coun-
~. Upon one Of the latter il tackled The
following letter Of explanation:
"This wood is found in great quantities
on the Ghyando,ie river in Ca6ell coun
", West Virginia. Itisa poplar Of pc
culiar nature, which will not shrink OF
crack like poplar usually does.
For furniture it cannot be excelled il
beauty, and iscapable OF fine polish.
....,,.s o.. 40. "W. LOUIS PErERs."
The specimen is a very 6ne piece Of
poplar, having the appearance u being
grained by an expert workman.
Mr.. Peters also sends small board
that has been painted with a substance
found in Cabell county. One side Of tue
board is a sort Of lumber, which Is the
natural color OF the mineral as taken
from the quarry. The other side is q
shade darker, made by burning the
mineral before grinding. Each side has
three coats Of the paint and one coat Of
varnish. The paint has very tiue
covering body, aud is lasting and durable.
There Is said to be an inexhaustible
quantity Of the mineral.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

BASE ball has commenced to flourish
for the season on the Island.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

HAMBURG Edgings only 5 cents, at
,,... n,,r SPEYER BRos'.
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CrsrESsrA1 Carpe. at Id.
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l)RoPUsALS,

ctKRK's oYT1cE Board or CoMNiSStoXEIS, |
-T- WHEELING, AprG 0, 1876. J
Proposals will b received n this otbre until
wednesday, April l2lh, a. II O'clock mon, To-
hui dIn1 10 rods eUmtSon hoard nnce, the uouirac.
trio furnish the lumber; nails, locust po.t., and
build aid fence, on til Of Elm Grove and Wheel,
Ing rad, Caldwell run, through farm Of Michael
-Sps cHGs H. DErTERs, Clerk
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KID Gloves only 50 cents, at
SrEYER BRos'.
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NAMED
NOTICES.
GEsLED Pk0PosALa
Chr cEux,s oyyIcE.

Chr cLEREs oTVIcE.
WHEE1iHo, W. Va, April II, 1875
seIIed proposals viii be received al ID. oeaee g
the Gty q efk uniil 1hunday, april 70 ~
o'clock H.. for the use Of The Gal tc9i9 IGs -
n Daniel B1dly'S ouaI bank. sad has = ~
Une year, and 70 keep aid SeaIe 10 1strI Ai'l
spi9 Gty C1GTk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

New Spring stock Of dry goods and
carpets (great bargains) as | will sell.
w, FERRE1.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

The petit jury Of the Circuit Court will
meet this morning at 0 o'clock.
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A ucrloN SALE OF HORSES.

SATURDAY MORNING, April "a, I viii seil
In trout Of our Auction hoUfn, Nh los Market 81,
betSeen the hours Of and 10 O'Clock, N'ur or ave
head OF v Ork HoTse1, on terms 10 suit purchasers.
II Time Il yITen nee otInble TaPsr will be required
ApIt ". II. HALLEk, AurtIVneeT.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

LACE Bows 80 cents, at
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18
EUK SALE

Foh SALE ..... ....
Thirty.four Shares Of Stock in the Stan
dard Printing Company.
ApplytO JAMES F: CARROLL,
AT the COmpsny's Office, 18th St
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WANTS.

IITGTTEp slLEsMAS-sIoo pr month
w Expeueper o. neeelalFy.
apis. BIiKNELL Co, GneieneL-
WASrED-
AN persons desiring cellsrs exe9 1Vass.
for New Buildings 10 apply iO' ''"s''
JAMES CUNNINGHAM, JE,
Contractor, No. n TWenty'tourth St
MIRA
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pRICEs FOR FARMERS.

GunpogdT Tea, s6c, DC, bCst 500.
Young HysOn do, Glc, Soc best 81 %.
Imperial do. b0c, tic, best o. 90.
Best Rio Cogeo, a1c Java, sc.
Best Brown sugar, lfc. Best Coato Sugar lie.
Cut Loaf, PoV6 ned and Gnnullied Sugar, l2iSc.
Shipped In any 1uantty. v. B.HALLA Son.
N2S I9O9 Market st., Wheeling, VIVA,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18

Iniant class. taught by Mrs. Phillips, Misses
sallTe Howell and sallie Max Wel..........t II G.
Mika WnkaFlaV'H elhsN 4 An
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13
Opening of the Centennial.

The great national event of the week
was the formal opening of tho Centennial
exposition, at Philadelphia. on Wednes
day. The day opened rather obviously
but at length the clouds broke and by
the time for the opening the weather was
reasonably fine. The City of Brotherly
Love early put on her holiday attire with
proper display of bunting, exhibiting
flags of all nations, but with great pre-.
ponderance of the national colors. With
the exception of the absence of discharges
OF cannon, it was the ordinary Fourth Of
July intensified, enlarged and donation.
allied.
As soon as the grounds were opened to
the public immense throngs rushed in,
and it is estimated that altog they
amounted to above a hundred and fifty
thousand people, The band Of Theodore
Thomas kept the cir full of the sweet
national airs during the gath. ring aud 10
the intervals. The privileged oLes came
in groups, aud as the notables went upon
the platform they were vociferously 90.
Plaudsd. The crowd swayed to and fro,
jos'led one another roughly, pressed for.
ward and almost trampled down the
weaker ones. Many sunstrokes and
'ain.s are reported. The police force
was strong, but they were taxed to the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13
Teachers Examinations.
MANCHESTER, N. H., NAV

WINCHESTER, n H., May ., 1876.
Editors Of the Register
| read with surprise the article in tn,
the REGISTER of Saturday, entitled
School Marms Wanted" for | did moi
suppose there was anyone in Vernon
who could wish to abandon the present
system of examining teachers, and adopt
the old plan. The old plan ia still fol-
lowed in New Hampshire, and it hap
pened that | had been boasting to a dis.
satisfied superintendent the way they
did those things in Vermont" and Oh the
very day | read the article IN question,
| was somewhat "taken aback," and
with your permission will make brief
comparison between the old plan, OF
rather lack Of plan, and the present ad-
mirable system. According to the for.
mer arrangement superintendent could
ask five hundred questions or he could
ask one, and then he could give certif.
cate or not. just as he pleased. Some
years ago | received certificates and
taught in several towns of Addison and
Rutland counties, without any examina.
ton whatever, and others did the same,
In town not many miles from Bridport
teachers were not examined and schools
were not visited by the superintendent
for period of several years. An ex.
animation Of teachers was held in this
town last week. Twenty. one young la.
dies applied for certificates, and all re.
ceived them. One applicant could re.
member but one Of the countries in South
America, said that the Mediterranean
Sea was south of United States, spelled
biscuit BISCUIT, and in her record wrote
" comensed several times. This lady
was an experienced teacher-of q" schools
consisting of or 5 A b G scholars"
Would such teacher be possible un.
der the Vermont plan? Certainly not.
Here, thee. one of the beauties of the
present system is seen. Another is its
exact justice. All are asked the same
questions, and all must answer tho same
per cent to pass. The questions being
printed, little time is given the appli.
cant before answering. The answers be.
ing written, a teacher who feels that she
has been dealt with unfairly. can at any
time refer to her written answers.
Finally, it relieves the superintendent
Of much individual responsibility. 1t
may be that the questions in the particu.
lar case referred to were too difficult. and
would respectfully suggest that if the
questions for the last examination at
could be published 10 the
REGISTER. they would be eagerly read.
People could then judge for themselves.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13
Nlloaleburp8ssistn.
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1876.

AZ The idea of the Hon. Brouqhtop
ID. Harris as a " peace candidate" when
he was brought out for the express pur.
pose OF being 6gurehead for the bitter.
est light against candidate already 10
the field which has ever been inauguratedl
1t is generally understood tina, Col. w ate.
who backs Mr. Harris, has no other motive
Tor bringing him out than the desire to
beat Mr. Estey. 1t is very likely that
the quarrel in Windbam county will des.
troy the chance Of any Wipdham county
candidate If so, the grangers can walk
over the course at their leisure.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13

* Charles Francis Adams, the stand.
ing candidate Of that anomaly in Ameri.
can politics known as the Independent,
voter, has lately scandalized these purists
by expressing his high opinion of Mr..
James g. Blaine, who has been the OBJ
ject of especial viifcation and abuse BY
journals claiming to represent their some.
what indefinite idea of reform. He re-.
marked to an interviewing correspondent
Of the New York Herald, the other day,
that "he thought well of Mr.. Blaine, who
Is strong and has head of his own. He
would have the advantage of good coun.
sellers, and if elected would doubtless see
the discretion of sound patriotic policy"
The chronic fault6nder who have no
idea but that they monopoize all The
wisdom and worth in the country, except
what is vested in the person of c. +. A.,
would do we'll to give heed to the opin.
ions OF their oracle. Probably. even his
immaculate opinion don't count with
them, except in so far as it squares with
their own preconceived notions
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13

AZ The allegation that Gen. Custer
had been sent back to his post to take
command according to his real instead of
his brevet rank, proves to be character.
lStic bit OF independent" transformation
given mainly for the purpose of making
a martyr of the General He was not
sent to command the expedition his troops
are now on for the simple reason that he
was not with them, but away without
leave, on voluntary tour to Washing.
ton to testify in the corruption investiga-
tions when it appears he had no informa,
ton which the committee thought of
Importance and when he was sent back
he was needed at his post, which had been
stripped of most of the officers to man
the expedition. His zeal to appear
against his brother officers when not called
for is of questionable taste, but it is as.
serted, even worse than that, that he has
been guilty of ialsehood of statement for
which he will be brought to trial before
military court.
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oftener reduce instead 81 increasing III,
number Of really difficult questions.
But it is affirmed that the high stan
dard subjects to unnecessary expense
Now, what are the facts here OF tn,
schools under my care. one is taught b,
teacher who receives so so per week
and another by teacher who receive.
$500 per week in each case the board
is additional. | do not suppose the
wages in this town are less than those oil
the towns around us. Does T. b. really
want teachers who can be obtained at q
lower rate The wages OF good house.
maid are as high those Of seamstress
or dress.maker, or washerwoman arc
higher
There are, it is said, "some districts
rich in grand list but poor in scholars -
one, it is said, will have but four or five
scholars 1t is high time that such dis.
trlcts were consolidated. If the district
is erich in grand list" aad yet insists
upon maintaining its separate existence,
let 1t have good school and pay for it.
1t is able to do So 1t is time to have
done with thinking that primary scholars
will do well enough with Indifferent and
poorly paid teachers. The reverse Of
this ia the fact If must have cheap
teachers somewhere, give them to me 10
the higher grades, not where the work of
laying the foundation, upon which the
whole after superstructure is to rest, is
being performed So every experienced
educator will say. But it sometimes
happens that district school has only a
few scholars, and these very young, be-.
cause 1t is 80 poor that the more advan.
ced can derive no benefit from it, They
are obliged to go elsewhere.
This suggests another thought. We
have within the bounds OF the county very
many in academies, and high and graded
schools, who are pursuing only the stud.
les required by law to be taught in every
public school in the state. Why are
they there. paying tuition, aud often
board also, instead of being in school in
their own district, where there is ample
iNOhi III tuCif accommodation, Wnero
they have legal right to be, and where
the school would be far better for their
presence ? The simple truth is. the school
is SO far below what it ought to be, and
what it might be, that it does not afford
them the teaching which they must have,
and which is legally theirs by right and
SO they are obliged to pay for what they
ought to receive "without money and
without price" A somewhat extended
acquaintance with educational matters in
this county leads me to believe that more
money is paid by parents-often lily able
to afford it-for the board OF their chill.
dren away from home, and their tuition
in the branches of common school edu.
cation, than the entire amount Of the
wages Of teachers in the county outside
Of the graded schools and that this is
SO mainly because the teachers at home
are SO poorly qualified for their work.
1t is, then, high time that the standard
OF qualifications was advanced.
A SUPERINTENDENT
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13
A SSIGNEES SALE.

n will sell at public auction in Bristol Vii
lage, in the county of Addison and state of Yer
mont, on Saturday, the 18th day of May, lsTG. at
one o'clock, p. NJ, one equal and undivided halt
of all the real estate, with the buildings thereon
consisting of the shops and privilege lately occu-
pied by j. L. Ayerill Co, for the manufacture
OF collins and caskets also the paint shop ami
store rooms, and one new building used for stor-
ing lumber, &c; also one equal and undivided
half Of all the machinery in said shops consisting
Of cylinder planer, l traverse planer with bed
and pulleys, moulding machine with three
heads, jigger saw, bench and pulleys, circu-
lar saws, bench and arbor l water wheel with
shaft and drum, saw benches, grind stsnes ami
fixtures with pack for grinding plane irons,
turning lathe and bench, 2 chisels, wrench, /
shaper, 10 work benches, l chair palmer, 4 iron
shafts with hangings and pulleys, leather belts,
set scales, box stoves and pipe, IL saw horses,
bench screws, l silver trimmed harness, and
perhaps some other personal property.
+. D. VINr0N, ASSIGNEE.
Bristol, April Is, 1876.
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utmost to keep the surging masses of hu.
man beings within bounds.
AT length the formal ceremonies com.
meDced with music, the centennial iuaup.
uratiop march, prayer by Bishop Simp.
son of the Methodist church, presentation
speech by Mr.. John Welsh, president Of
the board Of finance, speech Of Gen. j.
X. Hawley, president Of the centennial
commission, presenting the exhibition to
the President Of the United States.
President Grant then made his speech,
and announced that the exhibition was
opened. Just then the flag was unfurled
upon the main building, the glorious Hal
lelujah Chorus of Handel burst out, and
the grand procession began to move. The
President, Dom Pedro, the commission.
ers Of the foreign nations represented, and
the representatives Of the different depart.
ments Of our government led the way,
and the grand procession visited the diff
ferent commissions and then went to the
great engine, and the president assisted
by Dom Pedro, put it in motion with all
its vast wilderness of machinery, covering
thirteen acres, and its fourteen miles Of
shafting. Then the bells rung out their
chimes and salutes were fred and the
opening ceremonies we're ended The re.
mainder of the day upon the grounds
was spent in sight seeing.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13

and his practical skill as a writer and de-
signer, have been Of great value to him
in compiling this history Harper,
Weekly.
1t is intended, eminently, as a
popular Centennial History of the United
States. 1t will be difficult, perhaps i'm.
possible, to find the ground as well GOV
cred by any other single volume - Phi
adelphia Enquirer.
Mr.. 7 NJ. Crane, Of Bridport, has the
exclusive agency for this county, Crown
point and Moriah, N. Y. He will call
upon The people in this vicinity soon.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13

FIRST CENTURY OF THE REpuBLIc.-
BY Benson j. Losing, LII. d. Pub.
lished by Thomas Belknap, Hartford
Conn. 1t is royal octave volume Of
500 pages gotten up in the best style
with four hundred engravings on wood
and twelve full page steel engravines.
The contents embrace an account Of the
Indians, discoveries of navigators, growth
Of the colonies, Indian wars, war of the
Revolution, war of 1912, war with Mex.
leo. and an outline history of the late
civil war 1t is, in fact, complete MIS-.
tory of the United States from the dis.
covery Of America to the close of the first
century of our national existence, written
by an experienced and well known histo.
rian, whose name alone is a sufficient
guaranty Of its excellence. Its arrange.
ment is most excellent, has q running
concordance by reference to foot notes,
and an elaborate analytical index. The
press speak of it in the highest terms of
whose notices we give the following as
samples, The Buffalo Courier says:
The popular historian and artist,
Benson j. Losing, has recently com.
pleted History of the United States,
from the earliest period to the present
time which is the GROWING work of his
spirited pen and pencil 1t is character.
lied by all the sprightliness of style which
rendered his former books so interesting,
and, like them, its illustrations are faith.
full studies Of the actual scenes at which
the depicted events occurred. AS use.
full family history we know none to equal
it, and We have no doubt it will have an
immense distribution
MIR. Lossing's familiarity with the
country and our history acquired in the
of his Pictorial History Of
the Revolution, and Of the war of 1872,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13
DIED.

In New Haven. May Q, Of infamatory rheuma
tism, Charles E. Wright, aged IS years.
In Burlington, May Z, 1876. Susan Barrett
wife Of y. 7. shattuck, aged II years
In Potsdam, n Y, April 80. 1916, Mr.. Steph
en- Dow, late Of Leicester, w. aged : years
In Cornwall, May 6, Attic Dumas, aged year
In Shorham May IL, Mrs. Alice Brchard. wife
Of Charles E. Birchard.
In Orwell, May 7, only son of Mr. John Ray
mond, aged years.
In Bridport, of small pOx, May ~, Fred Burno
aged 20 years.
In Monkton, May ), Heman Lawrence, aged IS
years
In Flushing. L. l., on Sunday morning, May
I, Rev. William b. Sprague, d. D., aged 50
years.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13

* The criticisms Of the ndepend.
ent press upon the president for taking
his summer vacations at Long Branch
produced fruitage, the other day, in re.
solution of inquiry by the Democratic
House Of Representatives as to whethe,
he had done official acts while absent from
the capital. The president, showing
his rights and daring to maintain" them
gave them prompt answer which had
the effect upon the House which would
be produced upon an individual meddler
by smart slap upon the mouth. He re.
marked that the inquiry as to how he dis.
charged his duties was an impertinence
that the constitution makes the president
an equal and coordinate branch of the
government and congress has no more
business to call him to account, save by a
formal impeachment than has the presi.
dent TO call it to account for the way il
discharges its duties besides if this in.
quiry looks toward impeachment, it is
q principle Of law that no man can be
required to testify against himself; but
willing to impart little historical infor.
nation, no provision of the constitution
makes it obligatory on the president to
perform all his official duties at the CAPT.
tai, and with one or two exceptions every
president has been absent from the capital
considerable part OF his term and has
performed the most important official acts
while thus absent. In spite of all the
carping critics, who have for eight years
been watching for opportunities for fault.
finding, President Grant stands to-day
free from all successful imputations of
official wrong.doing, and honest critics
find nothing worse to say of him than that
he has had very bad personal advisers
about him. That is bad enough. but not
so very criminal, after all.