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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-22
LOTS FOR SALE
IhUSIEES ltkilsl1l ESlhlt u,
myi4 Pof THOs U'BRIFy, Ag't and
fIlRUSTEE's SALE.

Ilyvlrtuo Of n Deed Of Trust from the Citizens
FIN, Marine md Life Insurance Company Of
Wheeling to Iae, bearing date tho 2iih day Of
March, 1857, and on record IN the Clerks Office Of
thu County Court Oi Ohio, will proceed to tell at
Public Auction Ut lOoCloCk A. NJ, on
WEDNESDAY, THE On DAY OF MAY, 1877.
at tho front door Of tho Court House Of Ohio
County tOthe highest bldCr, the following property
known M
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-22

THE cheapest shoes in the city at
l.. V. BLoND's.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-22
MvNIc1rAL Counr-Juelae Ctanmer

MUNICIPAL CouRr-Judgc Cranmer.
I've May term Of the Municipal Court
commenced yesterday. Court met at
=. NJ, His Honor Judge CrRnmer on the
bench. ThCfollowing business was trans,
acted during the day:
Frederick Beckendorf vs.. Frederick
Fisher and Johanna Fisher, in assumpsit;
judgment for plaintiff for 1884 II.
Bank Of the Ohio Valley vs.. VIM. ].
Cots, in assumpsit; judgment in favor Of
plaintiff for 1888 81.
Alexander Pannell Va. Andrew Wilson
ct al, in chancery; final decree entered.
Henry S. Shamway vs.. W. r. Wallace,
in assumpsit; judgment in favor Of plain.
tiGl for SIS.
Hanes 4 Wilson W.. Alexander KEN,
pie, in assumpsiti judgment for plaintiff
for $263 G7.
Charles Baltzell Va. Andrew Hebrank
and Pryor Boyd, in chancery; on motion
Of plaintiff, the execution issued in this
case was squashed,
Ann Sutton ct al. We. John ]. Jones
ct al, in chancery; decree OF sale entered.
Adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-22

TIE CouRTa omcUrr CouRT-Juags
MelIn.-ThiS court vasin session a. isl.
al yesterday;
Mr.. Davenport closed the argument for
the plaintiff In the case Of Kemp Va, Ed
wards and Mccoy, and the case was Civ.
en- 70 the jury at2iP. N.
The case Of Mary Marling VS.. Elijah
Marling was put on trial before the lol.
lowing iury;A. ]. Halstead, Jerry Mason,
Joseph Green, Andrew Gillespie, John
I. Stone, John W. Boring, Thomas
O'Brien, O. ]. Hayes, J. NJ. Brown, VIM.
Mahon, Robert Robinson, Jacob Wise,
The jury in the malpractice case were
out about three hours, when they report.
ed that they were unable to agree, and
were discharged. II Is understood that
they stood Z for tho plaintiff and for
the defendants. No vote was taken on
damages, but one juryman suggested a
verdict for plaintiff ofilVe cents damages,
so az 10 throw the costs on the defendants,
but It was not considered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-22
nor SANE

Eighty choice Building Lots on Wheeling Island.
! Price from 800 10 5000 each. Only one-slxth Of
tho ptirehate money required in cash. Tho residue
may 10 paid annually In BIvK equal inStallments
Apply 10 JOHN P. GILCHRIsT
hpS At Top Mil.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-22

Lee Cream, Soda Water and Confec-
TONERS ut E. Banners, LAG Main street
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
How Sumter Might Have Been Sileneed.
Gen Beauregard in the PHILADELPHIA Times.

1t is pertinent for me, professionally,
to remark that, had the federal naval
attack on Fort Sumter, of the 10th of
April, 1868, been made at night, while
the fleet could have easily approached
near enough to see the fort-a large,
lofty object covering several acres-Uhe
monitors which were relatively 50 small
and low on the water, could not have
been seen from the fort. 1t would
have been impossible, therefore, for the
latter to have returned with any accur-
acy the fire of the fleet, and this plan of
attack could have been repeated every
night until the walls of the fort should
have crumbled under the enormous
missiles which made holes two and a
half feet deep in the walls and shattered
the latter in an alarming manner. /
could not then have repaired during
the day the damages of the night, and [
am confident now, as | was then, that
Fort Sumter, if thus attacked, must
have been disabled and silenced in few
days. Such result at that time would
have been necessarily followed by the
evacuation of Morris and Sullivan's
islands, and, soon after, of Charleston it
self, for had not yet had time to COM
plete and arm the system of works, in
Guiding James island and the inner har-
Dor, which enabled us six months later
to bid defiance to Admiral Dahlgren's
powerful fleet and Gilmore's strong land
forces.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
NreckinS q Puhlic Snaefh.

The most complete wrecking of pub
lie speech of which / ever heard, hap
pened IN political campaign. In this
case it was not hidden rocks, nor unseen
currents, nor unexpected breezes, but
torpedoes, placed on purpose to blow
the vessel off the water. The two par
ties were to hold meetings in the same
place on two successive nights-the Re
publlcans the first night, the Democrats
the second. The Democratic speaker
was Il man of large form and fine pres
ence, with rich voice, aud considerable
claim to Oratory He was. however
somewhat pompous, and with very
marked peculiaritieS of manner which
his fine form and voice made even more
conspicuous. The Republican speaker
was most pltlless wit, Il great mimic,
and possessed of Il remarkable memory.
Coming the first night, he made short
speech on the issues of the campaign.
and then said, This is my speech. Col.
- will be here tomorrow night, and
I'll tell you what he will say" Throw
ing himself into the attitude of his
voice and manner, he gave them the
speech he had heard him make q few
nights before, and he felt sure he would
repeat it there. The next night the house
was crowded to its utmost. Our Demo-
cratic friend felt very much fiattered at
the large attendance. But the moment
he stepped on to the platform sup
pressed smile spread itself over the
audience. At the first sentence it
broadened and deepened almost into a
laugh. As he proceeded, posture, tone,
speech, and gesture all followed copy,
so exactly that the whole audience
broke out into Il fit of uncomfortable
laughter. His friends tried to restore
order, but it was impossible to keep
their own faces straight. The audience
themselves felt ashamed of their beha-
viOr, and felt a sympathy for the speak
er, and after an Outburst they would all
hush down, and determine to listen
But every time the speaker resumed
the response broke out again and defied
all restraint. The speech ran short
and troubled course, and the speaker
closed, by no means happy. They at
once explained to him the source of the
difficulty. When he heard the trick his
antagonist had played on him, it is. said
che went for that heather Chinee" in
a phraseology not suggested by the third
COMMUNICATIVE GALAXY for Nouen,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
4 Long Wait for a Wedding.

Orange county has just had we'd
ding with enough romance about it for
a novel. Il 1862 the bridegroom, then
a young man, though under an engage
ment to the lady whom he has just
married, enlisted in the Union army.
His sweetheart made no effort to dis
suade him from what he thought his
duty, and with a breaking heart she
babe him adieu, and quietly buried her
self in her home with her widowed
mother, the only living member of the
family beside herself For while all
went well, and loving letters from his,
sweetheart cheered the gallant soldier,
and tender words of hope from him.
made life endurable to her. After the
battle of Charlottesville his letters
suddenly ceased. Letter after letter
was written to him and his comrades,
but all that could be learned was that
after that terrible battle he was miss
ing. Whether he had been killed or
taken prisoner no one could tell, and
his fate remained a mystery. His
stricken sweetheart never entirely aban-
doned hope, aad lived on tender and
true" hoping against hope for his re-
turn. After many patient years her
troth has been rewarded, and she is
now a happy bride. His narrative is
that some time during the fight he was
taken prisoner, and soon after he was
sent to Southern prison, where be
was kept about a year, suffering I'M
told torture. He finally escaped and
reached the seaboard, where he con-
ceived the idea of personating an Eng
fish sailor and getting to England on
blockade runner. After that all Is
blank. He learned afterwards that he
had been taken i'll and soon after in
sane On his arrival in England he
was taken to an insane asylum by the
Captain of the blockade runner, where
he remained until a year ago, when he
was discharged cured, but penniless.
He succeeded by the assistance OF
friends in the asylum in securing a sit
uation in a mercantile house, where he
rapidly won the esteem of the princi-
pals, to whom he told his story. A
leave of absence was granted him, he
came to Middletown and found his old
sweetheart, now a matured lady OF
still faithful TO his memory.
They were quietly married, and have
to England where he proposes
to remain for term of years. During
his long absence his only surviving rel
atives, brother and uncle, had died.
and he had no ties to keep him here,
save the love Of country, which will
eventually bring him and his faith
full wife back to our shores.-ALb0n3
argus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
About Cable Teiegraphing.

The cable battery contains a dozen
cells. I need hardly say that the
method used in cable practice differs
from ordinary telegraphy. The term
applied to this method is induction"
have not space for its explanation, but
one of its features is the reflection of
the needle The cheapest message on
the cable is 70 cents, and is limited to
one word. Some of our readers may
think that one word can be of little use,
but if properly handled it may convey
as much information as an ordinary
sentence. This can be effected by the
method called packing" Let us sup
pose New York banking house ar
ranges with its London correspondent a
vocabulary of words, each of which has
specific meaning. The London house
may telegraph, for instance, the word
" thunder" and the New Workers, by
reference to their book, will find the
meaning of "thunder" to be e the Bank
of England has advanced its rate of in
terest to 8 per cent" All this, which at
long rate would cost 1915, is obtained
for a mere trife, and the system GER
tainly shows great ingenuity. The
SdblG Cy lJllCI5i stS tlltSc ttI CitllCI, are
very numerous, and are in charge Of a
very expert operator. The difference
in time between New York and London
is curious feature in ocean telegraphy
The London banker is in full swell of
traffic when the New York agent is first
thinking of getting up" At noon the
London markets are cabled to this city,
where they arrive at o'clock in the
morning of the same day. The London
agent of the New York press telegraphs
the most important news issued in the
London Times at 6 o'clock in the morn
ing. 1t reaches here at one o'clock the
same morning, just in time to be in
serted in the New York journals, whose
readers have the same matter that the
Londoner digests with his breakfast.
This is doing little better than even
taking time by the forelock." 1t is
getting ahead of him in a prodigious
manner
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25

We're here; one large instrument like q
carving knife
| took II up, examined ii keenly, and
then Laid 1t down again.
All was ready
of examining the unfortunate being
whom l was about TO dissect To this
day | believe that my professional en-
thusiasm must have driven me nearly
mad.
1t suddenly struck me to assure my
self Of the real character of the subject
which Laid before me. l lifted the sheet.
4es-terrible to relate, it was the
white, livid corpse of Fritz.
As let the sheet fall with a sickening
sensation at my heart, the clock struck
eight
The hour of his appointment with
Hilda's father.
Terror, disgust, for a moment over
came me, but taking up celebrated
French work on surgery, tried to prime
myself to be again the surgeon.
1t took, however, couple of glasses
of brandy and three pipes 10 work me
up to the proper state of mind
Then | was remorseless.
Colby began to lay out the instru-
nents. My eager and terrible longing
to try my hand upon whole corpse
returned.
Binding myself to the fearful nature
of the task | was about to impose on my
self, [ advanced towards the table.
My sight was confused and uncertain.
Suddenly / reflected that my subject
was not undressed.
had to remove the wretch's clothes.
Rat-tat-tat.
The rap was sharp and decisive. What
could be the matter?
The police were after me, was my first
idea. Then there came the wild and
monstrous notion that | was summoned
in some supernatural way.
There was no hesitation about my
manner. | opened the door.
"A dark satUrnine figure stood looking
at me. With some such impulse as in
| fiuenced Faust at times, | retreated, my
Germanic fancy raising the idea in my
head that Mephistophiles stood before
me.
A moments reflection convinced me
that Albrecht stood in the doorway.
"Well,' | said.
In the name of Heaven he cried,
"what have you done with Fritz
81 was inst going to cut him up
"Alive, you savage" he said.
alive, man, what do you mean?"
"Have you not found it out, Harry ?
Thank Heaven! I am not too late.
After / left you, / went back to the
Casino, and, assisted by four Baden
Baden fellows, made Master Fritz drink
little more than even he is used to.
When he woke this morning we gave
him a refresher, with audanum in it,
and, ourselves little wild, sent him to
you as a dead man"
mot deadr' cried.
Il hope not. Having dispatched him
here by four comrades, | kept the APP
pointment with Hilda, and, old boy, have
been accepted. just recollected that
it was past eight-and knowing your
zeal in the cause of science-hurried
off, for fear you should really murder
poor Fritz"
My indignation was too great to allow
me to reply. Next day [ left, audit was
months afterwards, when, at Hilda's
own solicitation, that | forgave Albrecht.
But you will never get me to visit that
place again.
Fritz declares that he is only waiting
his opportunity to show how he appre-
ciates my first attempt at dissection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
HuIliOr,

A minister telling to beautiful young
girl who-was about to become bride,
that she must remember that the man
and wife are one. Lord :" said she. "if
you were under my father and mothers
window when they are ouarreling. you,d
think they were at least dozen"
A gentleman observing q servant girl.
who was left-handed, placing the knives
and forks on the dinner-table in the same
awkward position, remarked to her that
she was laying them left-handed. ooh,
lndade y said she, $50 | have. Be
pleased, sir, to help me turn the table
round -
Poor boy p said lady, as she took
out her purse to give the little beggar
some change. Yes, | am poor boy"
said the young rascal, squeezing a tear
out of his eyes, and have three sick
mothers to support" The lady put
back her purse, shook her head, walked
sadly away.
Milwaukee Sentinel. Most of us brace
up and try to stand session of con-
gress patiently, as one of the penalties
of moderately free government. It's
the Washington letter-writer that makes
the season gloomy and under present
criminal laws there is no provision made
for killing him.
1t is reported that Lydia Thompson
will bring her performances to q close
next spring. if her next spring should
bring any clothes to her performances,
1t will be great improvement. By the
way, fellows Did it ever occur to any
of you who rave about the poetry o
Lydia's dancing that if you stand
Lydia" upside down she becomes
d" A Idyl?'--PhiLadelphia Bulletin
One OF our agricultural exchanges
comes forward with the statement that
what hens need, and must have, is
shade and they won't lay worth cent
unless they have it. When our learned
poulterers will have agreed that this
settles the great hen question, we will
petition Congress to give every hen in
the United States parasol.-Derrick
The Burlington Ha,ckeae reports an
other dead compositor thus " Yester-
day we wrote Stanley Matthews has
outlived his day of uselessness.' The
|. c., who had served six years in the
Confederate service, wanted to be kind
to Stanley because Stanley in his weak
way has been doing all he could for the
lost cause, and SO he made it usefulness.
And we killed the compositor.
"The etiquette of gloves" says the
New York correspondent of the Boston
Traveller, " requires that nothing short
of the human hand should be touched
when they are worn, except with a filmy
handkerchief in the fingers, as warm
ished furniture, door handles, cushions,
Or even books, may soil and give an I'M
pleasant odor to the gloves" No men,
ton, it will be observed, is made of
snow shovels on a cold morning, nor
is there the faintest allusion to ash
sleeves
A few weeks before the Prophets
death he met a lady who bowed to him
on the street. "I'm sure I've met you
somewhere" murmured he, apologet-
ically, but-excuse me-I-can't place
we. Air you Miss Peabody "No p
exclaimed the fair dame, in flash
ing breath and scorching eye, you old
curmudgepnl l amt Miss Peabody.
You old fool, you've forgot me, hey2
Yah! You hard-hearted old reprobate,
you! Pm your third wife. That's who
l be-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
The Wife's Pin Money.

We do not know if it be possible for a
man to understand sensitive, high
spirited woman's reluctance to ask for
money, because he can't put himself in
her place. 1t would require an inn
possible stretch of the imagination for
him to conceive what his feelings would
be, if he were compelled to ask some
body when he wanted a new hat, or
coat, or a pair of shoes. Perhaps he
might be able to approximate to some
thing near her state of mind, if he could
recall his AFFECT terror, when, as boy,
he approached his father to crave the
boon of few extra dollars. A lady
said to us: Il have lain awake half the
night dreading the stern necessity of
asking my husband for money next day"
Another said: eff was absolute mis-
tress of even the paltry sum of
one hundred dollars n year, so that /
could spend it without feeling RESPONSE
bic to anybody, I should feel that a
great weight had been lifted off me. )"
A wife who does her share of the work
for the family, and by careful manage
ment and contriving adds to the COM
mon fund, is entitled to her share of the
profits, and the division should be Justly
and cheerfully made by the head of the
firm, as with any other partner. If wo-
man were so recognized and trusted
many whose souls are now tormented
about the vexed question of their
rights" would be contented happy
:" keepers at home. "-Toedo Blade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
His :. KelashuuS.:'

A farmers wagon, IN which were seat
ed family of eight, yesterday drove
up TO house on Beaubien street, and,
leaving his team at the curbstone, the
farmer knocked on the door, drummed
on the windows, and seemed determin-
ed TO get in at every hazard When
all efforts had failed. he returned to the
wagon, hitched his horses, and the fam
lily sat down on the grass to wait A
lad vino had watched the performance
passed around the corner and suddenly
discovered the boy whose parents lived
in the house.
"Here-yOu-there's whole family
trying to get into your house :" he
shouted.
Hush-shut upr' whispered the
other.
but they are visitors" continued the
other.
Don't | know all about it," growled
the hiding boy didn't mann and [ see
'em drive up, and didn't we scoot out of
the back door as the Teller came through
the gate? I'm here and mans over in
that house, and We feel like some one
ought to boot dad all over town."
Why" What did your father do %
What did he do? Why, he was out
in the country buying poultry and rags.
and he stopped at a farmhouse, made
'em believe he was a distant relashun,
and got his dinner for nothing, He
came home and told it as a big joke, and
he grinned around for week, but now
| want to see him when he comes up to
dinner and find them relashuns squat
ed around the gate! Do they show any
signs of leaving?"
Nary sign" replied the other us he
climbed the fence.
"Well, let EN- stick. Nam won't come
home, I'll be gone, and if this turns out
a Black Friday for dad it'll serve him
right. Let's get where we can see his
knees wobble as he turns the corner and
sees his distant relashuns covering half
an acre of ground?' Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
THE FARMERS LESSON

IF had told her IN the spring
The old, old story, briefly,
When sparrow and robin began TO sing.
And the ploughing was over, chiefly.
But haste makes waste, and the story sweet,
reasoned. will keep through the sowing,
Till drop the corn, and plant the wheat,
And give them chance for growing.
Had l even told the tale in June.
When the wind through the grass was blowing
Instead of thinking il rather too soon.
And waiting till after the moving.
Or had limited out under the stars,
That knew a story worth hearing,
Lingering to put up the pasture bars,
Nor waited to do the shearing.
Now the barn Is full, and so is the bin.
But I've grown wise without glory,
Since .Ove is the crop not gathered in
For my neighbor told her the story,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
Snipkins's Social Party.

Mr. Snipkins, a little man with why
sidewhiskers and bald head, is very
fond of having social time. The other
day he invited several of his fellow
clerks to spend the evening at his house,
the programme embracing euchre and
4" hot stuff" The boys were to be up to
the house at eight o'clock. Mr.. Snip
kins went home to get his tea, and pre-
pare for them by working Mrs. Snipkins
into the proper mood for the occasion.
He was aware that unless that excellent
lady was in pliable humor, the posi-
bility of working a halfdozen men into
the house was the most chimerical Of all
chimeras. At eight o'clock the invited
guests with two decks of cards and
quart bottle approached the house
They found Mr.. Snipkins at the gate.
He had been waiting for them. There
was troubled look on his face.
It's too bad, boys" he said, apollo
getically, "but I'm afraid that-that
We'll have to postpone our little affair
until another evening"
why, what's the row.
Well, you see," said Snipkins, hest
tatingly, and with an apprehensive look
to the house, ." It's the old lady, I'm
sorry boys, but it can't be helped-it
really can't be helped. [ didn't know
she was doing it, of course, when I in
vited you for tonight, or / wouldn't a
done it,"
Doing WHAT" asked the man who
had the bottle.
doing grapes" replied Snipkins.
You see the man came with them this
afternoon, an she skinned them an had
them on-a bilin when l got home; an
they've been billing ever since, but they
don't jell. No, no" Mr.. Snipkins shook
his head despondently, " they don't jell
worth cent. She's got roaring old
fire, an she's red as beet in the face,
an she whips around there without say
ing word, but looking volumes. Itell
you, boys, I'm mighty sorry, but it
won't do. There's no use talking party
when grapes act like them, well
have to put it off another night" Mr..
Snipkins spoke with so much feeling,
and cast SO many apprehensive chances
toward the house that the party were
convinced of the futility of their plans
for the evening, and at once retired
DuR6urg Meas