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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03

WENDELL PHILLIPS on THE DANGERS
OF THE REPUBIIc.-I apprehend two
great dangers in the coming century.
The first Is the power Of incorporated
wealth. l see that It is indispensably
necessary for the management OF great
enterprises, but how shall you preserve
the independence Of legislatures against
It? The whisky ring, the railroad ring,
and all the gigantic rings, sit ut Wash.
ington and enact laws. Tho other great
danger is the government OF cities. All
the nineteenth century has been consol.
idated into the great cities. All civiliIa-
ton, enterprise, journalism, is concen-
trated in the great cities. Europe can
govern cities on the principle Of despot-
ism, but we have never governed city.
All our governments in every large city
from the Atlantic to the Pacific are
electel by the criminal classes. The
government has failed in New York, in
San Francisco, in New Orleans, in Balti-
more, and that Of Boston is failing. No
man can analyEe the elements that go to
make up Boston, and cipher out any
other result. Mayor Cobb knows that,
II he should execute any law, license or
otherwise, il would be political suicide.
The open liquor shops make my taxes
heavy, and they mako murder twice Us
likely to occur, and, having settled that,
I want 10 bring the great police power Of
the government TO bear on them.
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NIortnlIlr from seKer,Gns.

[NeV York Tlmeal @ ~
Il Is now we'll understood that q very
large proportion Of the deaths from
diphtheria, typhoid fever, and eerebro.
spinal meningitis, which occur annually in
this and other cities, are due wholly to
the poisonous effects Of sewer.gas.
Ills as much the plain duty Of tho de-
partments to prevent men from building
houses in which the inmates will be poi
soned by gas, as It is TO forbid the cree
ton Of buildings which are too weak to
stand alone, or are without sufficient
means Of escape in case Of fire, Indeed,
the duty Of protecting the public from
sewer-gas is even more imperative just at
present than that Of preventing the
building of houses without fire escapes;
since, where one perisheS from FIRE, il is
no exuggeration TO say that hundred are
killed By sewer.gas. 1t may be imprac-
ticable to secure proper changes in houses
already built and provided with the old.
fashioned and dangerous method Of
plumbing, but we can certainly prevent
the building Of any new pest-houses, and
the Department Of Buildings should I'M
dertakc that duty without the least de-
law
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The Heavy weights in Congress
from West Virginia.

From the PittSburgh Evening Telegraph.
West Virginia is blessed with a very
lively set Of politicians. They cannot all
be denominated as great statesmen, but
then they are lively. Just now there Is
a gladiaiorial fight progressing as 10 who,
Is the most dutiiul and painstaking rep
rcsentatiye Of the young State. 1t has
been until lately a kind Of triangular
duel, the contestants being the Hon.
Frank Hereford, Representative, the
Hon. Henry G. Davis, Senator, and the
Hon. Ben. Wilson, Representative. :,
The Honorable Henry has been engaged
for some years in introducing bills pro-
yiding for the erection Of Custom Houses
at The important points throughout the
State, besides appropriations Of various
kinds. The Honorable Frank perceiv-
inc the showers Of laurel wreaths and
clSpping OF hands which rewarded the
Honorable Henry determined not to be
cclipsed, and has since been engaged in
introducing appropriation bills for the
Improvement Of all the rivers, streams
and rivulets in the Third Congressional
District. Representing a salt, coal and
ifon district, the Hon. Frank was SO ln-
familiar with his large district when he
entered Congress US TO vote for the re-
moyal Of the duty on those articles.
He is making up now Tor any little
mistakes he may have made when
in his legislative sTaddling clothes.
This gentleman was not a nat
boatman on the Big Sandy, as the
Wheeling lNrELLLGENcR charges giving
that as n reason for his Craftsmanship oil
the Commerce Committed, but has been
a lawyer, pra0ticing in California during
the war, and amongst the unreconstructed
Of Monroe county, West Virginia alter
wards. When not engaged in introducing
bills to secure appropriations for. rivers
and streams the Honorable Frank pass
cd his time in preparing long. speeches
fercely denunciatory Of the Administra-
ton extravaganza. Not to be outdone by
the others, and having no convenient sites
for locks and dams or custom houses
in his district, the Honorable Benjamin
has given his attention TO the improve
ment OF the Ohio river. Parties are re-
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DIED..

CAsWELL.-On Saturday morning, January /.
1876, at 10 O'Clock, JOSIAH Il. CAswELL, aged -
years.
Funeral from his late residence, No Sl25 Jacob
street, this afternoon at O'Clock, sharp. Friends
Of the family are invited. IntOrmcnt at Mt. oliyet.
LAuCnIIN.- On Sunday, January ., 1876.
ROBERT LUcInIN, aged 81 years.
Funeral from his late residence, No lS2 Sixteenth
street, this afternoon at O'Clock. Friends Of the
family are invited. o
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Ten Thousand Dollars spent
Overa Twenty-Five Cent Trans
action,

New York SUM-
Six years ago, Messrs. Woleott John
son & Co., OF Freehold, n. J., sold 10 Lew.
Is D. Mount, farmer, a twenty-cent
package OF what they represented rs seed
that would produce. excellent early tur.
nips. The seed brought forth late tur-
nips, and ofsuch poor quality that Mr..
Mount was compelled to feed them to the
cattle. Mr.. Mount sued for damages be-
fore Justice Of the Peace, and was grant
ed judgment for 800 damages. The plea
Of the defendants was that they had pur-
chased the seed under the impression that
it was first.class, and, having paid the
ordinary price, no fraud was intended.
An Appeal was taken to the Court Of
Common Pleas year afterward, and the
judgment OF the Justice OF the Peace was
sustained by the full Bench. The case
was then carried to the Supreme Court,
and two years ago the judgment Of the
Common Pleas was affirmed. The case was
then taken to the Court Of Errors and APP
peals, and all the Judges affirmed the
original decision. In the suit $4,000 In
legal expenses have been paid.
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NOTICES.
poARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

A special meeting of the Board of Com.
missioners will be held at Tie Court House
Of Ohio County Monday morning, January
s, 1876, commencing at 10 o'clock.
ia1 CIIAS. u. DEITERs. Clerk.
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SToCKHoLpERs' MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of tho
BELMONT GLASS WORKS will 30 held at the
Office Of the works in BcllaIrr, Ohio, on tho 18th
day Of January, 1876, at 2o'clOek Pm.
W. A. COREY,
dec2S Secretary.
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ITOCKnOLpERs MEETING..

oFr1cE WHEELING & BELNoHr BupoE Co., !
WuEELINO, W. Va, Dec. q, 2S75.
Tho Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of tht
Wheeling 4 Belmont Bridge Company will DO held
at the office Of the Company on Monday, the 10th
day Of January, 1875, between the hour Of one ~
and az O'Clock r. NJ, for the election Of Nine Man.
ayers, % serve during tho ensuing year.
de97 JOS, LAWSON, Sec'y,
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NOTICE

NOTICE
Tho undersigned having this day BCes appointed
Administrator Of the estato Of Edward B. Young,
decd, all persons knowing themselves 10 DO In
debted 10 aid estate will cal and settle their nc
counts, and all persons having claims against the
same will present them 10 The undersigned for set
Element ALICE B. YOUNG, Admir-.
WHEELING, Dec. b, 1875. deSl
, 1876-07-29
The Timber Question.

The Monetary Times, OF Toronto,
Ontario, in very suggestive article
on the timber question, alludes to
the destruction and waste of Canadi-
an forests by fires and careless lum-
bermen, and as the same causes are
at work here to an alarming extent,
the suggestions Of the Times might
be proftably considered: 1.-The val
ne of lumber to the worlds life and
business, is increasing every day,
and what the wealth of our forests
would be fifty years after this, If
they could be retained as they are to-
day, person might give wings to
his imagination in determining. Is
it practicable to restrict their annu-
al production The timber limits
in the hands of private individuals
are no doubt beyond control, their
owners can do with them as. they
please, but there are immense guam
titles of timbered lands yet in the
hands of our governments, and
without expressing an opinion or in
deed having come to a conclusion
upon it we desire to start the ques-
ton. would it be for the interest of
Canada that these lands should not
be parted with except on conditions
which would put check upon the
rapidity with which our for
ests are dis appearing? Very oppo-
site no doubt are the answers which
this question would evoke, but all
will admit its great and growing i'm
portance.
If restrictions upon production
are impracticable or inadvisable, we
are at least certain that all classes
would be rejoiced to learn that fur
ther Legislation had been devised by
our various governments-for our
crown lands are mainly under Pro-
vincial control-for the protection
of our forests. They suffer serious
ly each summer from fires, it is al
legged that considerable, and some
maintain large percentage is vast
ed by careless and wasteful lumber
men, and that even in settled clear
ings much valuable timber is still
wasted which might and should
bring good prices. Special means
should be taken to prevent such
abuses, so that if we cannot arrest
the accelerating destruction of our
forests, we may at least put off the
day of exhaustion to as remote pc
riod as possible"
, 1876-07-29
A Coutraband Letter,

The Omaha Bee says that Mr.. Fur
ray, Special Mail Agent, has just
received letter for proper disposal
by him, which has a very curious
history. 1t was written by we'll
known Nebraska nan, four years
ago, to a dealer in counterfeit money
in an Eastern city. The writer in
closed $5 to pay for 800 of the
crooked stuff, which he says he can
easily shove off-$5 at time-on
the Indians, to whom he was selling
whisky. He directs the crooked
money to be sent to him through
the nails, in three different pack
ages, so as not to excite suspicion,
and he adds that he will patronize
the dealer to the extent of several
thousand dollars in the bogus cur
rency. This letter never reached its
destination. 1t got into a crack in q
mail car, and remained there till the
other day, when it was found by a
workman engaged in repairing the
car at the Chicago shops. It was
handed over to the proper authori-
ties, who forwarded it to Furray,
who will send it to the writer with
some sound advice. The man is
said to be an individual who, if ac-
cused of such an intent would shoot
in second, he will therefore no
doubt be surprised to receive his
self-accusing letter.
, 1876-07-29

SHE CANE FROM A TRICKY FAMILY.
The other day Grand River ave-
nue. grocer purchased a thirty
pound crock of butter of farmer
whom he had never delt with before
and while down cellar emptying the
crock, he thought of trick to sur
prise the agriculturist. Finding a
stone weighing about eight pounds,
the grocer creased it, carried it up
stairs with the crock, and, pointing
to it qnietly remarked: "This, Of
course, is to be taken from the gross
weight, as we'll as the iar?"
The farmer looked at the stone for
several long seconds, and then in a
voice so low that no one else could
hear, replied:
"Please kiver piece of paper
over the jar, for there's man out by
the door who knows me-"
The grocer finally explained his
fiendish plot. and the butter-seller's
face underwent a sudden change.
Reaching over the sugar barrels to
shake hands, he said:
81 didn't hardly believe it, though
my wife came from tricky family,
and l should have gone home and
organized mourning and lamenta-
ton in that farmhouse. ''.-Dehon
Free Press.
, 1876-07-29

Some facts. which seem to point
somewhat clearly as to the sources Of
disease as due to water used by individ-
uals, il being discussed in England.
The troops at Tlbury Fort were sup
piled with water collected on the roofs
of the building. and stored underground
in tanks at or below the level of the
sub, soil and high-water mark of the
river Thames. Tho officials and serv-
ants at the railway station. few hun
dred yards distant. obtaining their sup
ply from another source. viz spring
water, pumped from an ordinary well
about q mile and half inland from the
Thames. Beside the railroad h:nds a
small body of coast tguardsmeI. occu-
pying chip lying in the river mud and
just outside of the Tilbury Notifications,
are supplied with this same water.
Ague has for some long time past been
common among the troops at Tilbury
Fort, and almost unknown at the rail-
way station and on the ship. During
some cleansing and repairing of the
tanks at the fort the spring water was
used for some time by the soldiers. ana
ague disappeared. but made its appear
ance again wnen the tank water was
used. Samples of water from these
different sources having been subjected
to analysis, in the tank water was found
an excess o, ,fungoid matter. evidently
derived from the soskage of the marsh
water which surrounded the tanks.
, 1876-07-29

General Custer was married dur
ing the early days of the rebellion to
a Michigan lady. who has shared
with him the privations of camp
life most of the time since. They
have no children. General Custer
was an exceedingly companionable
and lovable man, charming in con-
versation, modest as regarded his
own exploits, and a man who would
make warm and lasting friendships.
He never drank spirituous liquors
or used tobacco in any form. His
literary qualifications were of no
mean order, as is shown by his many
contributions to the GALAXY and 9th
er magazines. His sketches of
frontier life were romatic and attrac-
tive.
, 1876-07-29
COMMUNICATION.

OLYMPrA. W. T., July 10, 1878.
Editor Evening Disp0ca:
The structures of Olympia papers
and some persons upon DR.. Spar
ling, about his treatment of the late
Captain E. A. Starr, it seems to me.
with my limited knowledge of the
facts, are most unjust. I was at
Steilacoom the day after the death of
Captain Starr, and lawyer Irving
Ballard said he was on the steamer
and went into Captain Stars state
room and talked with him, and that
the Captain told him that he was too
unwell to do business, but that he
wanted Ballard to come to Olympia
next day on the steamer Aida GER
tain, and see him on business. l
know Ballard was not mistaken, be-
cause he told lawyer Clark, George
Handle, Mr.. Wilkison and every
body he met about it; and told some
of them the exact words that he had
with Captain Starr. He said that
he went into the Captains state-room
and shook him by the shoulder and
said, "Old fellow, you amt going to
turn your toes to the daisies, are
you?" or something to that effect,
and that Captain Starr turned over
and said he was very sick. but wanted
him to come to Olympia on the Aida
next day.
Now if Captain Starr had taken a
dose of morphine at Seattle, or died
from an injection of the drug at Sc
attic, how was it that he was per-
fectly conscious when he talked with
Mr.. Ballard at Steilacoom? I un-
derstand by paper statements that
no mention has been made of this
conversation, but everybody is left
to suppose that Captain Starr re-
mained insensible from the time he
left Seattle until he arrived at Olym-
pia.
It seems to me that the public has
not been made acquainted with all
the facts in this case, and that the
Purser and bar-keeper and steward,
and other officers of the steamer
who ought to have known all about
Captain Starr having his senses and
receiving visits, and talking about
business matters when two-thirds of
the way from Seattle to Olympia
should have said something about
it. Does not The fact that nothing
has been said about this look lit
tie suspicious some way? Would
not the public like to know why
nothing has been said about this cir
cumstance should think DR..
Sparkling would hunt this up. No
one of any intelligence here blames
him, if Ballard is correct.
FAIR PLAY.
, 1876-07-29
A Eated Family,

The Halsted family seems to be
fated. Out of six sons the venera-
able ex-Chancellor of New Jersey
has lost five by violent death. Ca
leb, the eldest, was killed at fox
hunt, near Elizabeth, some forty
years ago. He fell from his horse,
was caught in the stirrup, and
dragged until his brains we're dashed
out. Robert was captain of the bark
Griffin, owned by the famous pet. I"
In it he carried round the Horn to
California, in 1s4S, Pet, Abe, George
and Frank and other Newarkers,
among the first at the gold fields.
The Captain was carried off in his
prime by an attack of "Yellow
Jack" The terrible fate of ''Pet, !"
the most famous of all the Halsteds,
is yet fresh in the public mind. A
woman of Babylon, the mistress of
q charcoal dealer named Geo. Bolts,
wiled Pet from his household gods
and to his death at the hands of
Bolts. The tragedy ended by Bolts
swinging from the gallows, victim
to Jersey justice. Not long after
Abe Halsted, the fourth of the boys,
had both legs mangled by horse
car accident so that he died. His
friends said he was assisting lady
when he was caught under the
wheels. Others tell different story.
And now comes Frank to a fate
equally shocking, having been muir
dered and his body sunk in lake
Minnetonka, Minnesota. Meanwhile
the poor old Chancellor lies at his
home at Lyons Farm wondering if
even George, his last surviving son,
who has gone to Minnesota to in
quire into the circumstances attend
ing Franks death, will be spared to
close his fathers eyes in death.
, 1876-07-29
The Decline in Silver.


The London Standard gives four
causes which have combined to pro-
duce the recent depreciation in the
value of silver. These causes are,
first, the increased production OF the
American mines; second, the demon
etization of silver by Germany; third,
the absence of demand in Europe,
owing to the fact that so many OF
the great nations have suspended
specie payments; and fourth, the di-
minished demand of the East, espe-
cially of India. One of these causes,
that arising from the demonetiza-
ton of silver by Germany, will un-
questionably be temporary. In a
short time Germany will have sold
as much of its silver as it has no
longer need for. The large amounts
of silver thrown upon the markets
of Germany have served to lower its
value, especially coming at time
when the other causes enumerated
were operating. But very soon at
ter Germany ceases to be seller, it
will become a purchaser. Silver
will be needed to keep good its vol
ume of token money. The Standard
concludes that the silver problem
will be determined by the United
States and France. The latter ma
ton as the head of the Latin coun-
tries, and one of the wealthiest in
Europe, will indicate the course OF
Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and
Greece. If these countries and the
United States resume specie pay
ments with the same coinage as be.
fore, there will be a check to silver
depreciation. If they resume on q
gold basis, the depreciation must
go on.
, 1876-07-29

WEIGHT OF GREAT CHARACTERs.-
LiDpincott's Magazine says tho follow
ing table is from a memorandum found
in the pocket book of deceased Off
Ger of the Massachusetts, line. 1t il
given by Niles in his book, principles
and Acts of the Revolution in Amer
lca.' Weight of great characters, Au-
gust 18th. 1888. Weighed at the scales
at West Point: General Washington,
2O9 pounds; General Lincoln. 224
General Knox, 289; General Hunting
ton, 1872; General Creation, 166; Col.
Swift, 219; Colonel Michael Jackson
252; Colonel Henry jackson. 238; Lieu
tenant Colonel Huntington, 1872; Lieu
tenant Colonel Cobb. 1856; Lieutenant.
Colonel Humphreys, 221.
, 1876-07-29

In order to find ont the day of the
week upon which any event fell one
hundred years ago, just count for
ward two days from the day of the
week upon which the centennial an
niversary falls. Thus: The Fourth
of July, 1876, falls ON Tuesday; the
Fourth of July, 1776, fell on Thurs
day. The rule is applicable to dates
in the eighteenth century after 80,
when the new calendar was adopted
by England and her colonies. "
, 1876-07-29

The army of Greece is tremen-
dous thing. The cavalry branch OF
it is said to consist of eleven men,
nine horses and 'bus-not blum
derbuss, but an omnibus. When
Greece takes mp gun Europe lies
down behind log
AN effort il row being made not to
have the town clock illuminated nights.
We do not ihir X this will be favored by
our best ctj2 rs Still, il seems . wan
ton waste If gas 70 light il before one
saloons have l1,.is Nornich Bulletin.
, 1876-07-29

It is understood that General But
Ter has abandoned the idea of run
ming for Congress at the coming
election.
Alfred Brush, Treasurer of the
Inter-Colonial Railway, Canada,
has absconded. He is said to be a
defaulter.
The Spanish Cortes, after a long
and strong debate, passed vote of
confidence in the Ministery-122
against 16.
, 1876-07-29

A State street man went home at
three o'clock in the morning,
pitched up stairs, pulled off his
boots and put them away in the bu-
reau drawer, threw his best coat un-
der the bed remarking to his wife
that he guessed "Conklin hadn't
muzzer chanz after ALL" and then
calmly sat down on the floor and
went to sleep with his head on his
nine dollar silk hat. It is such lit
tie incidents as this that makes
American politics impressive
Bridgeport Standard.
, 1876-07-29

A gentleman uptown invited a
friend to go into the nursery and
hear the children say their prayers.
They stopped moment on the
stairs, however, and when they
reached the room the little prattlers
had just sung their evening hymn
and were trying to drown the kitten
in the wash bowl. The visitor ap-
peared to be deeply moved.
, 1876-07-29
T e r M S :

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, 1876-07-29
DENJTN5TR Y.

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fsS,@ TISC. Office in Stone &
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ommercial street. All work warran
sd. oct
, 1876-07-29
PUGET SOUND DISPATCH.
WEEKLY.

This paper is now enlarged to 4s columns
quarto form, printed on First-class Power
Press. 1t will contain more reading matter
than any other newspaper published in Wash
ington Territory, and of a better quslity. 1t
will, as heretofore, maintain strictly inde-
pendent position in politics, discussing all po-
litical matters entirely free from party bias or
prejudice, and labor faithfully for all measures
calculated to promote the public interests and
develope the material resources of our rich
and growing Territory, and will be the unspar
ing denouncer of vice and immortality in every
phase. and especially of official corruption
and peculation, regardless of men or party
Terms-S3. 90 a Year.