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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-27

I
Mr.. FOSTER.
Mr., Foster declared his belief that Gov
Hayes had received 1856 votes and wa
elected, but yet he Was In favor Of III,
bill. He affirmed that no count Of III,
electoral vote had ever been made with
out the intervention and direction OF on,
or both houses. The President Of III,
Senate had never even attempted 10 de
eide contested question in relation 10 IA,
count. The Republican party was com
mitted by It's own action 10 the doctrin,
that the count could be made only by thC
two houses acting aiIirmatiyely on all
questions oi doubt.
MR.. SANDERS.
Mr.. Sanders presented the resolutions
oil the indianapolis Board Of Trade and
OF the Democratic members Of the Senate
and House Of the Indiana Legislature in
favor Of ihe bill. BE said the resolu.
tions expressed his sentiments and he
hoped TO sec The bill pass by large ma.
jority.
Mn. TOWNSEND.
Mr.; Townsend, Of New York, opposed
the BILL He was convinced that on The
Tth Of November Hayes was elected Pres.
-ilent, and he didn't propose 10 nut in
jeopardy that election. 1t is moi in re.
gard alone TO the States OF Louisiana,
Florida and South Carolina that there Is
difficulty, and when the question In re.
gard 10 them is settled the whole Difficult
" il not settled. Not bit Of il. The
question Of Colorado remains. Every
Democratic press in the country declared
for weeks that Colorado had elected the
Democratic ticket and three votes were
secured for the eminent citizen Of Gram
Grey Park, but by and by Il turned out
that the vote ofColorado was Republican,
and then all at once il was ascertained
that Colorado was not aSlate and had no
vote. When the delegate from the Ter.
riiory OF Colorado retired, the House
refused TO receive the Representative
front the State Of Colorado, and
keeps him here Tor two months,
like Mahomers coffin, between heaven
ard earth, and | should like to know
from the judiciary Committee where in
heavens name he Is. Laughter But
there is more light shed on this question,
and that light is from that prominent
lnminary Cronin's nose. Loud laughter. l
The Democratic party, the great consti.
tntionalist party,t great strict coustilu.
tional party, has had Cronin here 10
enlighten people, and they found out that
that light was fed with oil, not Of naptha,
but with oil that came from New York,
fed by young man named Pslton,
nephew and private Secretary Of an emf.
nent citizen OF Gramercy Park. Laugh.
teri The uprising OF 1861 was simply
because the Democratic leaders were
like TO lose the profits Of office and for
nothing else. They failed in il, and now
in 1877 we are brought face 10 face with
similar state OF things. Tie Repnbli-
can party has elected Hayes. The Dem
Ocratic party wants the offices; they are
hungry; their followers are hungry; this
House, speaking respectfully, was hun.
gering on the 4th of December, 1875, and
has only grown more hungry since. That
is the difficulty; that is the trouble about
the constitution; that is the trouble about
counting the vote; that's the cause Of the
great desire
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-27

PITTSBURGH, January 26.-Petroleum-
Dull; crude So 10 at Parker's; refined
unchanged.
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HART-OTr.-on ThurSday afternoon, Janus.
~ 2S, 1871. CIfLs. BURDETTE HAT, OF hltImOre
and MARY WILLIE, daughter Of Morgan l.. OF,
Of Whecllng, W. Va.
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For sale.

An assortment of Confederate Senate.
rial tracts, no longer available "a elec.
tiOneering documents, at the State House.
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NRsvAxcE.


Mr.. Vance opposed the bill as uncon.
stitutional and because Congress had no
power to delegate its authority,
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FOREIGN NEWS.
TURKEY.

CoSsrANTIEoPLE, January 2G.-Sir
Henry Elliott, British Ambassador, left
to-day. Baron Won Werlher, German
Ambassador, and Count ZiChey, Austrian
Ambassador, will sail on Saturday
Gen. Ignatiti''s departure sslill retarded
by tempestuous weather on the Black
sea. The Porte intends introducing oil
its own account, reforms demanded by
the Cdnfaranca
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money nnd StocI,s.

NEw YORK, January 26.-MoEEY :
Easy at SAC per cent. Prime mercantile
paper dIfa5 per cent. Custom recent,
$i6S,000. The Assistant Treasurer I'M.
bursed $2930OO ClearinVs S2I 600 60G
Sterling $I.SS3ia4.SGJ{.
GoLD-opened and closed at 1867,
cent 10 fiat.
siLyRE-At London 57jsd per ounce.
Here, silver bars 81 S2Sl, greenbacks; 81 25,
gold slivercoin = per cent.
aoVRRSltRNTs-Dull and steady.
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THE ELECTORAL BILL
HsA-TR--- -A4 W.
Close Of Discussion in The House.
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL
Yeas, I9I---Nays, Sc.

g. WASHINGTON, J inuary 20.
The House was called TO order at 10
o'clock, when but few Of the members
were preseni.
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The previous question was seconded and
the main question ordered. Mr.. Payne
having 4 final hour TO close the debate,
yielded aportion Of his time 10 Walker,
who declared he would give the bill his
cordial support. Ii.T lHiEI
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Mr.. HuRLRUT.

Mr. Hurlbut argued against the bill,
and said every form OF influence, the
weight Of the Senate, the reputation Of
lis supporters, occasional threats by in
iudicious men Of possible civil war and
possible complications, has been brought
10 bear on the House to induce indiyid-
ual members to fOrego their own conclu-
sions and their own views Of what the
Constitution required Of them.
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BY YTELEGRAPH.

ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16
VOL. XXI---NO. 46.

So you will see sport" has some history
1t is a thriving, busy town, hardly desery-
ing the description of it given by quaint
writer, who stigmatizes it as place of
lone long street, one big church, one rich
man, and altogether q one-horse town.
Ettton was until comparatively recently
called "Head of Elk" because situated at
the head of navigation on Elk river. An
Intelligent Cecil county gentleman tells me
that the river was so named because of the
large number of elk which once frequented
the region through which it passes. It is
the third, If not the fourth, county seat for
cecil; Court House Point, near the juno
ton OF Elk and Bohemia river, and Charles
town having both in their day reioiced in
the appellation of "county town." while
some old records locate another on Sassa-
fras river.
Iososontoaon was named after brave and
efficient officer of the United States army-
Gen. Nathan Towson-who was born, and
lived for many years, within its limits. The
village was but stopping place for wag-
ons ON the York turnpike until about
1854, when it was made the county seat
Tor Baltimore county, since which time its
course has been onward and upward-few
places In the State having its advantages
as summer resort or as a site for subur-
ban residences.
The Gen. Towson mentioned fought
bravely on our Northern frontier, during
the war of 1912, as commander of a battery
of artillery, and finally reached the rank
of Brigadier General and Paymaster Gener-
al in the regular army, which he held until
his death. The Towsontown people hold
his memory in profound reverence, and an
idea started some years ago to change the
name of the county seat to "North Balti-
MORE" was very naturally and properly
irowned down by the Shealeys, Bowens,
Wares, Flayharts, Bosleys, Paynes, and
other old families resident there. G, G.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16
VARIETIES,

"A woman who makes a practice of
borrowing quart of milk generally makes
pint of returning it.
You look plump and hearty, nv son
said the visitor. "What do you feed on I"
"Plump-pudding, sir" was the young
joker's reply.
--"Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah," is inscribed
over Boston clothier's doorway. This is
one of the cheering signs of the times
Neao York Commercial Ad0ertiser.
1--WE all knows" said the school COM
mitteeman to the new teacher he was exa-
mining for the position, "that A, B an G is
NOVELS, but wot we wants to know is wy
they is so. "-Boston transcript.
"A good repartee is told of young
man who was reminded that his aunt had
paid his debts, and that he should he more
submissive to the wishes of his relative
Eyes, yes, my aunt paid my creditors, but
what has she done for me ?"
-Adolphus, dear, what shall I do a.
Bridget has struck, and there she stands at
the kitchen door, with the poker in one
hand and the saucepan in the other,
threatening to break the head of the new
help if she dares to lay her hand to dish
rag. It's just awful, so it is, too"
"A boy is the most willing soul in the
world to do something be don't know any
thing about But when you say, James
Henry, go down and bring up scuttle of
COAL" he is as backward as yearing mule
feels indifferent, and says he's afraid he
can't do it right-and the chances are you
will have to spoil new bootjack in con-
vincing him that he can.
During the long French war, two old
ladies in Stranraer, Scotland, were going
'Is it no a wonderful thing that the Brett
ish are aye victorious in battle 2" "Na,"
said the other; "for We ken they aye say
their prayers afor the fechtin' begins" -
The other replied, "But the French can
say their prayers as weel's the Breetish."
"Hoot said the other; "jabberin' bodies;
wha could understand them ?"
AN Irishman called on lady and gen.
tleman, in whose employ he was, for the
purpose of getting some tea and tobacco.
81 had a drame last night, your honor"
said he to the gentleman. "What is it,
Pate" "Why, drained that yer honor
made me present of a pound of tobaccy,
and her adyship--Heaven bless her -
gave me some tay for the good" "Ah, Pat,
dreams go by contraries, you know" said
the gentleman. Faith, and they may
that" said Pat; $50 hey ladyship is to give
me tobaccy and his honor the tay! |"
The following dialogue is reported as
having taken place between a game keeper
and patient looking through the iron
gate of French lunatic asylum: Patient
That's a fine horse. What's it worth
Keeper-Five hundred dollars. Patient =
And what did that gun costa Keeper-One
hundred dollars. Patient-And those dogs2
Keeper. Eighty dollars, believe. Patient
What have you got in that game bag
Keeper-A woodcock. Patient-Well,
now, you had better hurry on, for if our
Governor catches man who has spent $3.50
to get a woodcock worth thirty cents, he'll
have him under lock and key in no time,
tell you.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16

ical to come as a consequence. Regards
the practical as what Is learned in real
business life; the theoretical what we
learn at school.
Mr.. Jackson thinks it waste eff time to
try to learn Double Entry bookkeeping
in the common schools. There are not q
half dozen places in the country in which
it is used. Adjourned.
| afternoon STANDARDIZATION, "How can
teachers and examiner increase the efficicn-
| cy of the schools 2" Mr.. Jackson thinks
that Teachers Associations will do much
to cure the ill.feeling existing about the
| schools. The low state of the finances has
driven and is driving many of the best
| teachers from the county. Teachers must
try to impress the public with the idea that
| schools are for their benefit. Would COM
mend district Libraries as means of edu-
eating public sentiment, but would select
the best books. Mr.. Brown thinks each
school should be supplied with globes and
outline maps. Mr. Scarborough thinks
getting up an enthusiasm about education
| cannot be done until the next generation.
Children of illiterate parents make much
| slower progress than those of intelligent
ones. Would try to get up rivalry among
1hC ChIilIeH, uuIl pdIeutS as Well. Ii you
can get parents to believe their children
are going to make something they will soon
become interested, but children must be in
terested, and to accomplish this the teacher
must be interested. II the teacher does
his duty, the pupils are likely to do the
same. Mr.. Wetherell wouldn't teach a
school unless he could get up rivalry in
the classes. Don't believe in too much
whipping; moral suason is better. Has been
visiting some of his neighbors and has got
them to send their children. Mr.. Harlan
stated that the present School Board came
into office with heavy debt; that is now
paid, and in the future with levy of Is
cents, they can run the school four terms
regularly. Teachers can do much to build
up the schools. The School Board in the
future will only spend what money is given
them, be it $500 or $4,000. He thanked
all the teachers for their presence and as
sured the Institute that the State Superin-
tendent thinks no county has better body
of teachers than Hartford; and closed by
adjourning the Institute until the first Mon
day in September, 1878.
The session was harmonious one and
closed with quite an addition to the en-
thusiasm of the teachers, who returned to
their fields of labor with renewed deter
mination to make the schools of the county
better than ever before.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16

A CURIOUS LAwsUIT.--Los Angeles has
had novel lawsuit 1t came before q jus
tees court, and was to this effect A had
sick horse which was in great suffering, and
which he thought was sure to die So he
took the horse to B, a livery stable keeper,
and said II will give you So to kill this
horse for me-" "All right" said b. So A
paid the So, left the horse in charge of and
went away. b could not, however, summon
sufficient nerve TO kill the poor animal, so,
in his turn, B said to c: "If you will kill
this horse for me will give you 49," "All
right" said G, and G took the horse away
with him. G, however, did not kill the horse,
but doctored him and restored him TO health.
A, much to his surprise, one day saw G driv-
ing fine animal, which A Enthusiastically
recognized as his formerly sick horse. A
demanded the horse from c. G refused to
give him up, and A brought suit against Q
TO recover possession of the horse. The jury
decided that q was entitled 10 the horse
We understand that the case will be appeal
ed to the county court.--LOs Angeles (Cdl) Er-
press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16

AN ELOQUENT APPEAL.-The following.
which speaks for itself, is from the pen of
the gifted editor of the Anne Arundel i'd
gertiser. Such an eloquent appeal surely
will not go unrewarded:
"As the report that we are very wealthy
has gone abroad among our subscribers,
and has made them awful slow about pay
ing up, thinking, doubtless, we don't want
the money, we hasten to say the report of
our wealth is false in every particular. If
ocean steamers were selling at cent doz.
en- we couldn't make the first payment on
canoe. The lightning of poverty has
struck us sqaure, and had it not been for an
armful of hay our devil managed to steal
from blind mule, our large and interest
ing family would be without mouthful to
eat at this moment. Is not this a sad pic
ture, and can you, delinquent subscribers,
look upon it without feeling the green
backs in you pocket. books9 We don't
like to dun, but we must you fail to take
the hint"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16
Pc @ tic al.
Frost Work.

BY A. o. GRUBB.
The frost5 have come with noiseless tread,
The vanguard of the snow;
The sumach wears the robe of red,
And all the forest leaves, though dead,
In gold and crimson glow.
The eXiled summer birds have flown,
And DER each empty nest .
The breathing winds make ceaseless NOAH
half unuttered monotone,
sigh of vague unrest.
And from the leafy covering
No cheerful song is heard;
The garden flowers that come in spring
Droop to the ground, as droops the wing
Upon n wounded bird.
Come hither, darling! Come and view
The mellow-tinted skies:
Flecked with faint folds of dreamy blue,
The while watch the deeper hue
Of sweet, untrouhled eyes.
And may the light of peace, my love,
AS on this autumn day
The sun lights up the leafy grove,
Come to thee like wandering dove,
And fold its wings and stay.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-04-27
Prepare for War.

: r i
The latest telegraphic dispatches from Europe
state 'that the declaration Of war is imminent.
There win be no ultimatum, but simply a de-
claration Of war" -
II is further believed by those who are most
likely to know, both in this country and Europe,
that nearly, il not quite, oil the most powerful
European Nations will be involved init, and that
II will be the most gigantic war known in mod
srn times.
With this prospect before them we ask the
Southern Planters and Fan mers, what is their
duty and vital interest? Will Cotton or Provi-
sions be in demand and bring the highest prices?
Take rational view Of the prospect, and ask
yourselves if it is not more likely that there will
be more mouths to feed in Europe than cotton
spindles, next Fall that it is more than likely
that cotton will go down to FIVE cents than corn
will be lower than one dollar and o half, and
that Bacon Flour and all other provisions will
60 up to war prices? You say You are trying to
get out Of debt we'll, would il net be more like
ly that you will be able to pay your debts by
raising provisions for sale at high prices than by
raising Cotton to sell at about one-half what it
costs you? Already Corn. Bacon and Flour have
taken decided rise in the Northern markets,
and rs soon as the first gun is fred in o Euro
pean war, there is no knowing what the demand
for provisions will be or how high the prices will
GO.
This matter is Of greater Importance to the
people of the Cotton region of the South than
to the people Of any other section, from the sim.
pie fact that for years past they have bought their
provision at the North and West, and to-day
have none in store, and will have to buy them
still, at war prices, unless they at once go ts
| work and make them upon their own farms.
What is your prospect for getting out of debt
if you make large cotton crop and sell it a
five cents pound, because the European Facto
ries are stopped, and have to pay So bushe
for corn, Sl3 or SIS barral for Flour and q
or 80 cents pound for Bacon? To US the pros
pect would be poor indeed. In that event tn,
Sheriff would pay your debts out of the sale o
your property, as far as the proceeds of the sail
would go.
There is but little doubt now that war be
tween Russia and Turkey will commence in few
days, and, like n storm that has been long gath
erng it will be n severe one, and it is but tn
part of wisdom for the Southern Agricuturs
to so conduct his affairs that he will reap all tn
benefits likely to flow from it.
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Southern Historical Society.

As it is my purpose to visit Union very short
ly, in the interest of the Southern Historical So
cety, think it desirable to lay before the read
ers of the '.TIMEs' one or two considerations
which, l respectfully suggest, should attract to
this Society the regard and earnest support of
all true Southern men and women.
The Southern Historical Society, originally
organized TO gather up ard preserve all the
widely scattered records of the war between the
States, entered last year upon the work Of pub
lication in the form of . monthly tract, ellis
torical:: Papers," and the wisdom of that course
has been abundantly sustained by the evidence
it has afforded that had not such effort been
made, the facts of Southern History, both at
home and abroad, would have,,b been buried under
q mass Of falsehood, perversion and obloquy.-
Abroad, this Society has now warmly apprecia-
tive and highly interested supporters, and at
home, North rs we'll as South, the truth, rs pc
riodcally presented in its "Papers," is making
sure and steady progress. Rigidly abstaining
from partzan and sectional bitterness its record
of truth has penetrated the clouds of miscon-
struction, and is steadily gaining for the South,
its people and its interests clear and calm ap-
prchcnsion. the advantage Of which for our fu-
ture, moral material and political, is Of incal-
culable moment.
We have, in the Southern Historical Society,
an institution presided over and directed by
| to quote the words Of that natures nobleman,
Gov c. j. Jenkins of Georgia, addressed to the
present writer-''the brightest intellects and
purest hearts of the South her institution in:
Guiding among its members from every Southern
State the acknowledged exponents of Southern
principle and Southern civilization.
To maintain this Society in vigor is to present
solid front to the insidious aggression of those
demoralzing influences of falsehood about the
South and its people which, unrebuked and not
exposed would initiate fearfully against all ef
fort to rebuild on the basis Of n pure civilization
our shattered moral and mat erial interests. The
intelligence of our people, thoughtfully directed
to the value Of the work undertaken by this Sc.
ccty, and of its great possibilitie, for widely
extended good, as it grows in financial ability
will readily supply further considerations for ts
claims than in necessarily brief newspaper ar
ticle can be given. The readers of the "TTMEs'
will, feel assu, ed. value at its true worth the
testimony with which l conclude this appeal te
''.S;- Gs:-s,itx and patriotism.
Nespeetfully, n
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HENRY ECBANK,
General Agt. Southern Historical Society.
COLUMBIA, S. G., March 20, 1877.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 90 1877.
Henry En6dnk, Esq My DEAR SrR-It will
given great pleasure to aid you by all means
in my power in putting the Southern Historical
Society on sure and permanent footing.
The objects contemplated by the Society mp
peal to the patriotism of our whole people. -
These objects are neither partizan nor sectional
They simply have for their sure end the vindica.
ton of the truth of history, and we owe it 10
ourselves and our children to leave no means
untried to place ourselves right before the
world. am, yours very truly,
WADE HAMPTON