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The New York herald., 1877-01-07

" ST. 50 "a T. nd IT, s ss:
O. s.... :.: ~ s's ss So:
soi.ssssa sads. 53 ssshsrn s. ss,ov x,n,ss tss
ss 20: Ss;''S lard "sss. present sss winter.
$ ss"ts sias Ss crude SShsn wass
ssaehss wn,s 7 s M srrs 90 s'e winter 0''Aehsa n'n
s aal nominal The closing price: pss
were as ioilows:-Crude IN bulk i5c DO " sbs ass.
.pSsa % sS s'Iss' e.
Gree ssrs i'1cSf.
=, S Co. y so S
offered So 47 nothing bid; shDmens neglected hard
Forlrar demand moderate. but the receipt.
vs Tfss s%s anS anf sSeSen:
10 state and we;srn ioc iiS & roVstsrs Nc ,Ss 11r
a:.s5i:': s5:s:.y. s's 's! 8
.r sri%! 1s ~;: s:
and e',"a sss s good % do
prime Jersey. lie. c good to prime Western and'De
Psosis,oSs ~sseipss i.4aa bb.;. lard; ls4s
bacon f. rs ss sssss
81 M 80 ss e.
." " s - @ S aPs oo sD r.
quiet sales 900 loose fresh hams =. i9sss rs
bs:. S slss 1 sS's S s e
Ss Sss. rs''' s san, afs Sa'''% fresh
pessa 0lis s ,s.odss, ass pssisa s ''s. ss
and Pc exsa BELLE. n s Sc Smoked meats wcrs
aSs, la lss f., Sa, Sa@s , and d, gs & or csy T.,
long esar and sse es Tor Western long clear; I, n ~
so "95,n. s. 81 sss 81
were s%ss tor prime wssS,n n;., and $s
81 s 's ss's :'s :
9ss. & sas m So Sd M IS IL for S
M sSd q ";tsd % hs &, ,s. .ss 81 ss
@ fssaay s, s. si Gs @ and o1 ana
$i2 97 tor April Spot sales were aeoa, " ssrcss '
and Ss af,sss "s'ii' ~
aos css ss ana Cuba oS
aa"sd sa ~s %s sa1s y 'I..s
good Ss s PRIME =, . S spes sesa o' 4 PRIME
5sc. Patna, 74c a7sc. currency Ransoon in bond
sucAR-fhcrs good demand for raw. and the mar.
ke. quite rm with hSd,, showing a d'poston ion 70 70
ysssldsy 4o "a ssT, S sDo,s :.
S:f% %Ss
se sssaf e % Ss.s ssn.iasa
ps,o @ Es .s;nv aS Sna 10 p%e sa DGss @ s aS
grocery fair TO choice. ene iosc refined standard A.
powdered. lac sranalased iss do second quail,
x; rnAnnSfNRecepis--ie tisrces. Tho market
rslylow-Reeeip,s- hhds 5s .erces 81 bbls, and
casks. The market quet 10000 lbs sold At sac
WalsKrY.Reeep.s, $40 bbls. The market was steady;
petroleum tonna the business accomplished in this
class was at NIL rates In consequence of the Ice
barge the berhoom market for prompt shipment was fla.
price for grain room, Liverpool tell
OF 70 It's former value 6lsd 6Ad Grain vessels in
fair request aud steadily held Engagements Liver
pool per steam. "a. sO) bushels gram including 5000
bushels wheat 6,sd 24ooo bushels 6s.d and 900
At 3 g. 1000 bbls ro,n. 3s 3D. To Bristol steam.
900 bbls sugar private terms To Hamburg, per
steam 800 terces lard 6DJ boxes bacon
trac,sj at marks ChartersA German bars. hence 10
Cork orders. with 5000 bbs refined petroleum NJ
i'd dat German bark hence to Continent ex Dutch,
with $3.50 bbs a 5s All Austrian bark tnuw hcrc).
from Portland Me- Cork for orders United Kingdom,
with 200 btS do ut 5s 3D. direct d Off an Amer
brig Alb TONS hence TO River Plate. with general
cargo IN private British bark arrive ut lybce)
from river Plate with lumber. At $40 NJ.
prmage Italian bark relet hence to Cork Tor
der with 1000 quarters grain ut u.s. I'D an Austrian
bark Baltimore Cork for orders, with 3GUJ
ters Sd British bark 6S4 tons here) reported,
Leglorn New York Philadelphia, with general
cargo, ut x3 800 gold.
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.

N. +. Thorpe, cutlery, at No. 296 Pearl street. ~
failed The amount OF his liabilities is under s25 600
He has assigned all his effects to Mr. James NJ wood
for the benefit OF the creditors '
Register Fitch has called "A meeting of Tho cro,,,x
OF schuchardt Il Wells, bankers, who failed win
slaSo 600 liabilities on Tuesday, to ecc, trustee 10
"na up tne estate STATE, instead OF the assignee.
rup' on MS own petition by Register Kctchum Tns
largest creditors are Oliver Stahneckcr. s1 oas an.
estate OF John Pcnts, a. 22s 65 SA''' wi
The following assignments wcre vcstcrd.v o,o, T.,
inc County CLERKS oicc Joseph Stewart ,o Iou,.
franck ana Andrew Anderson TO Arthur ], Conwar'
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Wheat dull and rather easier The sales
10000 bushels at 81 ~ tor ungradcd spring ~ for No
Milwaukee. 81 ~ Tor Sheboygan in store, 81 AZ for No.
for amber Michigan ~ 40 Tor No red winter Western
Corn dull but without noteworthy charge The sales
comprised 10000 bushels. at 5ssc 5sc for steamer
Jc Tor graccd mixed Sc ODE ungraded mixed and
Ole aJ4c for ungraded mixed old Rye quiet AZ s'c
sJc. for Western, VOC 3jc for State and Jersey ana
Canada in bond Barley was decidedly more active. and
the sales about 400 bushels Toe soc for two
rowed state aud 81 O2ss for ungraded Canada; also
2UO bushels tworowed state part last evening" at Csc
7oc. Oats dul'. and the sales were only 5uoO
bushels I0c. Tor rejected 4lec for No. mixed, I3c
Tor no. mixed 4ic Tor No white, 42sc. tor No white
and 5Oc. tor No. graded mixed.
liksP JuTE--Tlcrc moderate demand for Jute
butts. but firm MARKET Hemp quiet. We quote -
American dressed $3.50 500 for single $40 S245 Ior
douhe SI $40 for undrcsscd; Russia. Clean S22o
S225. gold Italian. S2Ul ~ 1915, gold lutte. 4c hisc.
currency jute butts Sac lGc cash and time.
Manila hemp Sisal do 5ssc &c. iste. $40.
Al. gold.
NoLAssEs.--In New Orleans n moderate business was
being done at steady prices but little business In
foreign. We quote CUBA, centrifugal and mixed 2Sc
aHc clsyed, 3bc :,9c do. muscovado refining use =
foc grocery STE 42c Porto Rico. 4Oc. orc English
Islands soc soc New Orleans good. 5tc. 5Bc prime
59c 56c. choice. 5sc.
MAyaL sroRrs-spri.s turSentne was dn with Quota
t"uons nvminally the Rosn also dnll but n
en"nged we quote ispiri.s turpcnt'nc cierchaniaolc
orucf VIC kosinstrancd, 80 30 81 80 good straned
- % " w. TM-wimington, 81 . ~ %; pitch, " b
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
THE DEFUNCT LOANERS' sBANK.

YIrTXEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WANTED FRoN
THE RECEIVER.
In the Supreme Court. Special Torn, Kings county,
before Judge Pratt application made yesterday By
counsel tor Louis A. Piers and John A. Logan for an
order compel the Receiver OF the Loaners' Bank,
OF New York. TO pay to them the OF s15 900.
II was alleged that the amount named was deposited
In said bank when the plaintiffs had supposed tho in.
stution was solvent; but the day before tho nsttu.
ton had entered into bankruptcy by refusing TO pay
draft Counsel tor the Receiver states that when tie
bank fact IN May last, there was So 900 In currency
and ST. 800 IN gold in the treasury but that at the
present there Is only s400 there which amount IS not
sufficient to pay the Receivers fees Tho defendants
counsel hoped therefore, that the Court would refuse
enter the order sought by the paintifIs The coun
sci for the latter argued that there securities re-
naming In the bank upon which the amount demanded
could be realized Judge Pratt papers and re-
served his decision.
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Total reserve SOS 024 500 1854 900 Inc. So 6oo
Resve req'd
agt deposits 81. 1882 IS, l95, 900


above
legal req'.s sla sos s2s sls45s 100 Inc. s5ass7s
STATE BONDS.
In State bonds Missouri sizes Of 1873 sold AZ 100h,
Tennessee new at 43s. North Carolina, January and
July, at % and do. April and October At 2lk.
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds continue strong and In demand HAM
nba and st. Joseph convertible brought s6% Chi
Northwestern consolidated gold coupons sold At
93 and in the OF "A small lot at a. Cleveland. CO.
umbus Indiana Central hrsrs sold a. Az against
4O4 at the cosdo yesterday. Sales oi Rock Island
sevcns made at l09H, Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy cights at ll21l, Michigan Southern sinking
funds at lO9 l09x Erie third at l03, Central Pacific
San Joaquin branch. at % "A 921s. and Long Island
nrsts at 99I s97s. Union Pacific sinking iund rose
10 95 Ohio and Mississippi second closed at e2 bid,
against 46 yesterday with sales ns high as 61k. The
following the closing quotations for Pacific Rail
road bonds:--Union nrsts, 1851 l0sx; do. land
grants, 102 lO2,6 do. snkng funds OAK 95; Gen.
trails, 1863 u lO7.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds closed steady at the following
quotations: United States currency skies, 1217s
l22; do. do, 1884, registered, ll3H llss4 do. do,
do, coupon, 1857 llSx; do do, 1865, registered,
lOaA 1929; do. do. do. coupon, lO9i4 loeH; do
do do, new, registered, ITO 1lok do. do, do,
DO, coupon. ITO ll0H; do. do, 1867, registered,
1l3 1l3A; do. do, do, coupon, lib a 1l3h; do.
d. 1865, registered l13 ia; do. do. do, coupon,
ll4I ll5h; do. tcn-fortics, registered, 1l2X
l13 do. do, coupon, ll3h 1l37s; do. 6ves, 1851.
registered, ll11a NIX; do. do do, coupon, III
lllM; do AIS. 1891, registered, l071l l0Sz.
rnx PoREiGN MARKET
Consos closed yesterday in London at 943s OAK,
and are to-day 94H. United States bonds are un
changed The price OF silver IS also unchanged;
E44, 600 bullion to-day withdrawn from tho Bank
OF England on balance. New 1vcs are 1929; ren'es
arc l06t 1Oc.; exchange on London, 25f l6Kc.
hank
Bank shares were active than usual. nearly 400
shares changing hands American Exchange brought
los, Commerce lo6, Merchants 1l5 and Fourth Ma
tiona 9S.
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o, Z.
In the Mincng lane markets during the week the
changes few and the tone steady Coffee Is higher
plantation Ceylon new crop sold ut Is. cwt.
Yesterdays public sales consisted chiefly Of old crop
Plantation Ceylon was in good demand. The stock Of
coffee Europe January 1. 1871 about 10000
less than date last For tea there Is rather
more inuuirv transactions moderate. Sugar Is
natter. Sales cannot in many cases be made without
ducon Of Is per which accepted for
taxed auction yesterday In low
brown has subsidized Rice is firm. spices steady
influenced by speculation but quotations rather
low pared with former Black pepper firm, the
white Is much reduced Satpero Is In demand
cosing rather dearer.
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT, lac. HIGHER: FUTURES CLOSED
wEAK-FLoUR rIRM-wHEAr DUIL-CoRN
DUI.L-oATs DULL-WHIsKEY QUIET-PoRK
HIGHER--LAgD HIGEER-PETRoLEUM DULL
SPIRITS TURPENTINE NOMINAL--RosIN UN-
CHANGED--OIl.s FIRM-COFFEE STRONG
SUGAR FIRM--FREIGHTS STEADY GENERALLY.
SATURDAY, Jan. Go T. NJ.
Business was almost everywhere light. the markets
beng quiet, as usual on saturday, but holders as
rule cvinced much rmncss as ever, and there
was no pressure sell anywhere manifest. On
Change flour was dull but lrm. Wheat dull and
scarcely so nrm; sales at rather lower prices.
Corn was dull but without noteworthy change. Oats
were dull whskcy was quiet and nominally un-
changed Pork and lard wero higher. Freights
were quiet Cotton the spot &c higher Futures
closed weak Coffee strong. Sugar was hrm Oils
firm. Rosn unchanged. Spirits turpentine nominal
CorrEE.--The market for Rio very firm but quiet
there being stock in first hands at the moment Mild
coffee was also irmer We quote te:-ordinary
goes 1890. 1886 !, fair do. 20iac; extreme range
for lots, 1876. 23lac.; Santos fair to good, 2Oc.
a2Oc. gold. ninety days Java, government bags, 22c
o3c do grass 22c. pc. Singapore l9c a2lc.;
CeyIon 1876 2Osc Maracaibo. lSc. 2Oc. Laguayra,
lac 2Oc Jamaica lsc l9c st. Domingo I6lac I7c;
lYc 2oc Manila. lsc. 1stac: Angostura lSc zoe
Savanilin Ike u 2Oc.: Curacao. 17l5c n l3c.
Cor1oSThe market for spot cotton was quiet with
the demand mainly lor speculation Quotations. however.
we're and the market closed steady at the
Futures opened about g. 3l6c above the clos
ing price OF the previous evening but the market ulcd
market closed weak, with decided decline the later
months The closing prices to-day compare with Fridays
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New York Produce Exchange Reportl

LivgsPoOL. an. G, 1877.
Pork-Eastern drmcr at sOs: Western hrmer at 7Os.
cumberland cnt hrmcr at AS short rib hrmcr ut
long clear nrmer A. 3d. short clear rmer at
5s Hams-.ong cut nrmer a. 4os shoulders ,te"dy ~
steady at lUss; prime mess steady Mt Ss. Lard
Prime Western Grmer at 59s Talow-Prme city
steady AIS. sd Turpent:ne Spirits dull At 5s. Rosn
Common hrrner u.s. 3D. fife dull at los til, Cheese
Amc rican choice dull at 6ss. Lard oii-None IN the
market Fiour-Extra State steady at 2Ts. whrat-No
spr,ns dull nt Is nj. No do dull ut los. Sd winter
southern dull at lis Id do Western dull at los. Sd.
CornMxrd soft dull mt Dos ID. Tor old and 26 for
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COTTON.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, j an g. 1877.
Cotton-Futures steady; uplands low middling clause
shipped December and January. sail, 532d. upands
low midding clause shipped April and May, sail, 79-i6d
OILS.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. @, 1877.
Refined petroleum. 19d q l31ad. per gallon.
LONDON. Jan. g. 1877.
Spirits Of turpentine, 33s. 3D. a as. per cwt.
LARD.
LIvERPoot, Jan. G. 1877.
Lard, 53s. Cd. per cwt. for American
MINCING LANE MARKET.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
SATURDAY. Jan. Q. 1877,
l0:lj AND ll:30 A.

ll3ss 5000 u $500, c. '67c II3
lO9A 1Jo o...-smali lI27s
ITO 1000 US 5's. C. 'sibc ills.
1921 $1,000 do. lIIss
1iJ
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j.
Delivered 2,loo bales For future delivery
the sales were follows:-Yesterday after two r. NJ =
February. 100 l3sc sooat Is i732c March. 90, at
$40 IA 4i6c 100 at - 2c. May. 200 AT "a 9.32c..
100 l4Lc.. 100 IL 7-sac June. 200 at l4'ac 800
IA ss2c July 2o i41c; August. 100 ut IA l6c;
september, 200 iic; October. at 1875 20 nt
l3 25-i2c. Total. 6aOo bales. To-day. to one r. NJ
January. 200 ut Is 5-1oc February, 700 AZ i3ssc,
500 ut 2ii.c, 400 ut i3sSc, l,IOO at I3 0i0c.
800 at rs l9.32c, LOO ut l3ssc, 400 at
Is l9-lc March. 100 at i4c .OD AT lj 81 '2c 300
rs 29tlc 200 Is III j2c, 100 ut 13 l5-6c, 100 ut
29-32c, 800 35sc.. 1000 ut Is 29i2c., 1900
37ac; April, 200 ut ~ Ice, 100 at II 732c lOJ
- 53?c 200 at i4tc, 800 at ~ a3lc 2M Mt IA Lice.
BE 300 at Is B. i6c. 6oD i+ac lU ~ IA B2c
500 at - ~ c.. 200 ~ a g32c 10 AZ i4'ac July
IA 7l6c. Total, 2l0Do bales urand total 36iO0 tales.
New Orleans. 3. 1888; Mobile, l.447; Savannah. 1870
Charleston 1905; Wilmington. 2s7; Noriolk sl3; New
York. il2o; Boston. 80 Philadelphia, lo7. Total,
l2NO This day last week. 20,su4 This day last year
II 49, Total since september l. 2672637 bales Cotton
eights closed follows:-To iIavre by stcam &c,
pressed To Br. men, by steam. sc.. compressed ny sail
c To Liverpool. il2d by steam by SAIL slice. Market
auet.
FLOUR AND GRAiS--Receiprs-flour. 500 bpls wheat
5.4iU bushels meal $40 bbls. aud 2S2 corn
2B 90 bushels l3 100 do rye $50 do: barley 400
do barley malt 22O do The -four market dull. hut
holders relaxed Of their rmncss aud the sales
full prices and mprsed about 10000 bbs including
state Western and Southern ut the xcd quotations.
quiet; $50 bulls sold S3 60 for Brandy
W. Ate.
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
BRAZILIAN COFFEE MARKETS.

%,
Tho following weekly coffee report has been received from
Rio Janero 3Averae daily receipts during the
week 100 bags Shipments Of the week TO the Channel
and north of Europe i2Op bags 30 the United states
Meditef 90 do sales OF the
weekFcr the Channel and north Of Europe, 24,vO bags
for the United states 2jUDO do for tho Meditcrranen
1000 do stock, 200 bags.
Freight per sailing vessel TOR the Channel, sos
SANTOS, Jan 8, 1877.
Average daily receipts during the week oU bags ship
ments the week all countries, IIOb bags: to the
Channel Europe and the lTO0O bags sales
week for Europe 1000 for the United States
400 bags Stock, 10UOO bags No quotations we're re
ri ed from Rio
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
FINANCIAL.

UTrARD TINES "-RICHARD WALTERS SONS.
IlAucioneers 27 East Broadway advance cash 60 any
amount Merchandise, Panos Csrpets Established 20
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY T. SHEET.

week The legal tender note average was increased
$685. 100 The total 10 SIS. ass, 100. or
35ls5 SIS higher than last week. Tho following s .
comparison OF the averages for the past wceks-
Dec 80. Jan a Differences.
Loans $685. 32s 800 S254 500 100 Inc. 81 All 500
Spece.... 33,049, 700 $3.50 $40 Inc. ,32l, 100
Leg tends 3ss75.l00 35 2s3 200 luc. 3os 100
Deposits 212 461 100 go 7Sa 600 Inc. S,3l2 500
Circulation. 1925, 700 1873 400 Inc. 2S4, 700
The following shows the relations between tho total
reserve and the total iiabiltics:-
Specie $33 049 700 $685. $40 500 Inc. SIS, 32l 100
Legal aitondcrs 34,975 100 S5,2s3,20o Inc. 3os 100
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$1,000 US 6's c 81.
l2JOU lS LOS C, 10
2uUD Us h--u. c. da.n
500 do. small
1000 L ; J-2p, C, SIC
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17
Auction Sale of Livery Stock.

At $3.50 O'CLOCK A. NJ, ON MONDAY.
n February ). 1871 willproceed 10 sell A,
puDlic auction, the valuable Livery Stock
used By the late firm OF Husemen & Men.
del. or so much thereofas isnot previously
disposed OF AT private sale.
The said stock comprises nineteen nlr
horses, five splendid hacks, eight iOp
buggies (iour nearly new,) one barouchr,
one large four-hOrse wagon with seats. one
sample wagon, one safe, two ONCE desks.
nine buffnlo robes, one large iouT.horsr
sleirh, three one-hors" slefghs, nine sells
single harness, iiye sets coach harnras.
one set barouche harness, one set hears
harness. one set fair leather harness. tive
Is ligLi pole harness, one Set iour hor,c
harness. thirty harness covers, thirty-twu
iron stall fixtures, one iaed.cutt-r aud
numerous other articles such as are usu.
ally part of the equ!pm emit OF a iIst clas,
livery stable.
Terms OF ale will be cash on all pui.
chaScs of less than 500. 4 credit al ninety
days will be given on all purchases OF So
or more, the uuycr 20 give ncgolisbr
note with approved Sccu ity Tor the
amount of his purch ise, and the intere>;
hereon rom the DAY OF sale 10 the date "
the notes maturity.
HARRY CALDWELL,
jalj Assignee OF Husemcn & Mrndel
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17
COMMISSIONERS SALE
In the Municipal Court OF Wheeling:
oliver Linsey, ct al.
VS.. In Chsncery.

In the Municipal Court OF Wheeling:
oliver Linsey, ct al.
VS.. In Chancerv
John McGannon, ct al.
In pursuance OF decree in the ahov.
named cause entered on the llth dsv y,
December, A. D., 1876, by the said com,
the undersigned special commisslona,
will ell at public auction at the front doo,,
of the Court House OF ohio county nn
Thursday, January Is, 1876, AZ Ia
o'clock A. M, the following described rssT
estate. to-wit: \ lot or parcel OF grouna
situat IN the city of Wheeling, that 40
saw, lot numbered ~ seven IN the snh
division OF square numbered (s eight in
said city, made by Il. NJ. Eon, executor q,
John Eoff, decd, which lot fonts twentv.
two (22) feet on Market street, the norh
aud south lines thereof extending wes,.
namel until they reach South street,
Also, another lot or parcel OF land situs,.
in New Manchester, IN said county az
Ohio. being lot numbered twot2l in Jane,
and James X. Bakers addition To PhIlin
Reilly's TO gn OF hanchsSt r.
The above named lots Will be sold sepsr
ately.
TERMS OF SALE.-One.iourth OF In.
purchase money, or as much more .s IN,
purchaser may elect, cash In hand on m,
day OF sale, and the remainder In thre,
equal instalmenis, payable respectively
with interest, in six. twelve and eighteen
months from the day OF sale, tue def.rrei
iustalments TO be secured 10 the satislac.
ton OF the said special commissioner.
HENRY 81. RUSSELL,
declil Special Commissioner
w. HALLER, Auctioneer.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17
CARD.
Editors OF the Register.

Editors OF the Register.
Hearing that l am accused by some
persons OF being the author Of an article
or articles written over the signature OF
"a German American" allow me the
privilege to state that had nothing
whatever to do with them.
Furthermore, the author Of an article
in yesterdays paper subscribed IAN
Old InhabitGnt, etc. who 1t seems ID
under the very wrongful impression that
"a man who hates religion" and "Germsn
in our schools" is synonymous is, II be
claims to be friend OF our public schools,
respecttully invited to examine the
monthly papers written by the pupils Of
the A division and grammar classes Of
the German department as to the work.
ing and the success OF this so vehemently
and unscrupulously assailed branch OF
study by him, believing that the gentle
man will acquiesce BY fnding that the
German language has been taught to
pupils of German as well as those OF
English psrentage quite successfully,
goodly number OF the latter being
among the brightest scholars in the de-
partment For more than three years
since, the plan OF parallel classes has
been adopted, and wherever they have
been adopted the work was
harmonious comparatively. In visit
ing our classes he will also find
that most all, if not all of our German
teachers are laborlng faithfully as well
as think successfully, side by side, with
their esteemed colleagues for the good of
their classes and the good of the schools
in general We, as teachers, have moth
ing whatever to do with the opinions OF
an individual writing over fictitious
signature. l can therefore see no need
Of bull.dozing this department of our
public schools, nor can see the neces-
sity on the part of the gentleman IN
question of playing "Mentor" for the
Board of Education in this city.
Most respectfully,
&. A. SCHAEFER,
Principal OF German.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17

The CREEK Runs OUT.-Conaderabis
Damage Done.-At An early hour yester.
day morning the ice began moving in
Wheeling creek, and came rushing down
in torrents, the rain of the day previous
swelling the volume OF water in the
creek to great extent All along the
track of the ice tiend are signs of devas-
tation caused by the irresistible force Of
the elements, and at this writing there l.
no calculating the actual damage result
ing. The Steenrod bridge near Judge
Thompson's was torn away. and there is
now nothing LETT OF the structure but the
bare abutmerts. In the vicinity Of
Leatherwood, the damage was greater
than st any other place We have heard
from, the actual loss at that place hiss not
We, been ascertained. The Peninsula
bridge, or Fulton bridge, Also suffered
severely from the ice element. and the
west span OF that structure was curved
out about two feet in the centre, although
the ends yet remain on the piers. The
damage TO this bridge Is estImated 81
about 5000.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17

WAS He DRUsGED. - Yesterday
morning abou. FIVE o'clock man named
Muller, claiming to hail from Little
Washington, Pa, entered the restaurant
of McClasky & Laramie. and stated that
he bad been robbed of some $50 or $50
The man was bareheaded and seemed
benumbed with the cold, and said that
the night previous be hsd been edi with
q party with whom he had taken three
drinks in saloon near the creek, but
could not tell the name of the saloon
After taking the liquor. be says he re-
members nothing till be woke up about
half-past four o'clock yesterday morning 2,
bsreheaded and robbed of his money. be
is Of the opinion that be was druggct,
but cannot give any information n 20
whom the parties were who robbed him.
The MAI Nas well dressed, and bad the
appearance Of gentleman.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17
HOUSE.

The Speaker, under the resolution
adopted on yesterday, sppolntei Joseph
A. Watson, of Lewis county, Assistant
Sergesnt.st.Arms.
Mr.. Chancellor, from the Committee
on Taxation and Finance, submitted the
following report:
The Committee on Taxation and
Finance, TO whom was referred q resolu-
ton las to the expediency of making
the silver coin issued by the Government
of the United States legal tender for
the payment of all debts due and o wing
By the citizens Of this State, and for the
payment OF all taxes levied BY the su-
thority of this State" have had the same
under consideration, and in response
thereto report House Bill No. 10, entitled
"A bill to make silver coin issued BY the
United States Government q legal ten.
der within the State of West Virginia"
with Recommendation that said bill do
pas.
They have also had under consIdera.
ton q resolution referred to them, AS
to the eIpediency OF reducing the price