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Electoral votes. To enable these officers
TO exercise the immoral courage necessary
to the part assigned to them, and to re.
lieye them from the timidity which God
has implanted In the human brain as a
limit 10 criminal audacity, detachmenta
OF the army were sent 70 afford them
shelter. The expedients by which the
votes Of the Electors chosen by the peo-
pie Of these two States were rel eiected, and
the votes Of the Electors having the lille.
gal and fraudulent certificates were
counted, and the menace OF usurpation
by the President Of the Senate OF dictate.
rial power over all the questions in con-
troversp, and the menace Of the eniorce-
ment Of his pretended authority by the
army and nivy-the terrorism OF the
business classes, the kindred measures by
which the iAlse count was consummAted,
are known. The result Ia the establish
ment OF q precedent destructive Of our
whole elective system.
"The magnitude Of u political crime
must DO measured by its natural and
necessary consequences. Our great Re-
public has been the only example in the
world OF regular and orderly transfer Of
the government succession by the elective
system"
Here again Mr.. Tilden ran of from
his speech, and told about France under
Napoleon ILL.,, and answering an inter.
rogation from the crowd, he said that It
was shown there that despotism could
be established even under the form OF
universal suffrage. Then, returning
again to the great crime, he excitedly
demanded TO know Of his auditors Il
they would ever condonei it. "You won't
Condone it," he cried. "You will never
condone it." [ A voice "Never! NeverIpl
Mr.. Tilden-The American people will
not condone II under any prelexl, or for
any purpose. Young men, in the order
OF nature, We who have guarded the
sacred traditions Of our free government,
will soon leave that work to you. Within
the life Of most who hear me our Re-
public will embrace hundred millions
Of people. Whether its institutions
shall be preserved in substance
and in spirit as we'll as in barren
fcrms, and will continue to be a
blessing TO the toiling millions and good
example to mankind, now everywhere
seeking larger sharein the management
Of their own affairs, will depend on you.
AT this point Mr.. Tilden interjected some
remarkable utterances. He said that
whatever happened swear, yes, swear,
that l will maintain the institutions OF
the country as they have been handed
down from our fathers. Will you not
maintain them, say, will you not main.
tain them too
deaS avail myself Of T. the S' occasion M, to to
try, who have accorded to me their sup.
port-not personal to myself, but for the
cause l have represented, and which has
embraced the largest and boliest interests
of humanity,
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Complefe,l His Estimnte

WAsHrSaToS, October 2s.-Third As.
sistant Postmaster General Hazsn has
completed his estimate Of the appropria.
tion for the expenditures Of his ottiee for
the next fiscal year. They aggregate S9O5..
600 as against s., l,l50,000 appropriated
for the present year, 4 decrease Of S2l6,-
600, or about 2l per cent.
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Ghe9ntalhaeneer.
The Insurance business In
Wheeling.

We alluded day or two ago to the
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Citi.
,.n, Insurance Company, at which an
,,.e..ment Of 90 per cent was ordered.
The indications are that the company
will be wound up. Insurance stock Is
no, the popular investment that 1t once
vs hence stockholders do not favor
concentrations. People do not jump At
stock in rev company a. they once did.
Time was few years ago when such
stock was snapped up before the books
could be opened. TWAS really favor to
r.t few shares. /! is no favor at all
nova days to get them. About the most
difficult job that we know Of wouid be
the starting Of new insurance company.
The Chicago GrO was the beginning Of
bad days for insurance companies all
over the country. Il wiped out many
good concerns, such as the Andes Of Gin
cinnlli, and seriously crippled many
o,ber. There were, in tact, but few com.
panies that we're not considerably injured.
The Citizens Of this city, among many
other companies, can lay portion Of its
ill-luck to that fire. Other disasters fol.
lowed in the wake Of that fire, like that
man in Poes Raven, "whom disaster fol.
lowed ios. and followed faster" until, as
an inevitable finale, twas compelled to
cancel IL, risks and decline any new bus-
mess,
TIE present Wheeling companies are
all doing n conservative business and
uut,ipv tLeuselyes in good shane, We
pre,ume that tbey never Leiore called 70
clo.s IN the wind The character of all
,;,k,i now mucb more Of 4 cousidora.
tiop than the amount Of premium offered.
In fact big premium is a primo Eteis oh.
lection TO writing risk. Small lines on
upe,ceptionable moral hazards are in de.
u,DJ while powder magazines, and oil
tank. and old s,eanbcats are at a heavy
di.conuL
Tbisis the remodeled basis on which the
present Wheeling companies, the Frank.
lin Fire and Marine. E,na and German.
are doing business nowadays. They scan
all oEsrinps narrowly and aim to SECURE
moderate amounts on good property
where the risk ia reduced to n minimum
Iptbis way they are adding materially to
their net earnings.
A few years ago whole brood Of wild.
cat insurance coupapies were suddenly
h,,cbpd in this State by the Iaxity Of our
laws and a lot of yultures in the shape Of
broken down insurance adventures from
other parts came in among We recall
now the name. Of the Brunswick Nail
Citv baltimore & Ohio and La Belle
Compsnies They all spranr up in
night, as it were, like Jonah's gourd, and
wilbered in the poopday sun, and they left
E. reputation behind them that serious.
" compromised the good name Of
ali the lecitimnts compsuies The
men who rot them up took the most
irich,ful osths as to the extent and value
Of their assets, and these oa,hs were al.
lowed to pass upoes,ioped a, the Audi
tors Office at Charleston, and thus the
State aided and abetted the unpriucipled
adventurers who were, like birds of III.
omen, beEouliur their own apd every
other nest in the Commonwealth.
,r, =,
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| KAlLROAD BoSpS-Quiet, except for
Hannibal q St Joe COnvertibles, which
advanced to 81, against 50 at the close yes.
terday.
STATE SECURITIRs-Dull.
SToCEs-The market early in the day
was rather weak, but afterwards improved,
the advance ranging from X to per cent
from the lowest point. After the second
call the market was weak aud prices yielded
Z to y per cent, the latter in Delaware,
I4ackawanna & Western, which fell off to
81 4. Toward the close u frmer feeling
prevailed and the decline was partly re.
covered. The advance in Lake Shore ut
the close and the frmnesS in the general
market was partly due to report that a
California operator had sold "put" on
50 900 shares Of Lake Shore to some specu.
latOrS for 90 days at 60 for per cent.
The Governing Committee OF the Stock
Exchange adopted an amendment charging
u OF per cent commission to outsiders on
all securities other than gold, government
bonds and exchange. Otherwise the com.
missions are unchanged. The new rites
60 into effect week from to-day, unless
two-thirds OF the members in the meantime
vote against the amendment.
Transactions aggregated 1i2, 600 shares
OF which 2l,OO0 were New York Central,
$500 Erie, 1880 Lake Shore, I,4OO
Northwestern common, 6,4O0 preferred,
$500 st. Paul common, $500 preferred,
400 st. Joseph, 1900 preferred, 1905
Lackawanna, $500 Illinois Central, and
1880 Western Union.
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RICHMOND, O., October 27.-To.night
the barn Of q. W. Conan, OF this place
caugat Ere and was consumed. Loss es.
timated at about $500. The origin OF the
fire has not yet been ascertained. The
adjoining buildings would also have been
burned bat for the prompt action Of our
fire. dena rtnrnt
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To CAPITALISTS,
o, FARTZES OF SMALL MEANS pBaRoEs
OF ENGAGING IN GRAPE GROW.
ING, COAL MINING OR MAR.
RET GARDENING.

On acsount o. advanced age, an deslfoua Of
ch angling my residence, and therefore otter aE nla
my farm ,ituatCd opposite the city Of WhOSllnK0n
the river hank, midway between Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry, and Immediately adjoining the
vIllage o. E;nAVllle. The property c0nsists d G0
acres Of hill and table land and IS Of river bottom
n the hill there arc two seams Of coal, BiS and 81
feet thick, three dcpoalls Of limestone, ab fool
vein Of elOso texture sand or free stone IN IS foot
vein o. mari, which altogether make 4 soil and IN
underlylrg btd Of deposits Of rich and valuable
On the surface, the larger portion Of which lles
gently .loplRg TO the east and all under direct eK.
pose to the sun, q Vineyard Of % acres, mostly
CatnWba gTapes, all In line bearing e0nditon, about
seven years old, which has proven Itself able 70
pay handsome per cent 10 the eultiVlt0F,
The property Il being approached above and DO.
low ~ an advancing tide Oi peESons seeklng irnhll
homfsteals, and Is nov really the only unOccupled
territory between Bridgeport and Martins Ferry.
II ls Vaulbls a. an Investment for capital leeking
safe purchase, And valuable to those who want
market gardening ground close 70 tho city. It iruntS
beautifully upon the river and commands q view
ol the city, the Island and the whole scenery oC The
valley.
Tho terms Of sale will be one third cash, balance
N two annual payments, per cent interest on de-
ieTTed pay menIs For further particulars Inquire
Of kICHARD CRAWFORD,
On the premises, or by mall At BidgRpott, o,
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Philadelphia.

.PHrLADRLPHrA, October 27.-Flour aud
Whe5t-Steady and unchanged. Corn
steady; yellow at 62c, mixed 6ia6t ke.
Oats-Firm; white western at35aS6e, mixed
western SOa$ic. Rye-Steady at 7Oa72c.
Provisions-i fair demand and unchanged.
Buiter-Unchanged. EggS-Firm; western
2Sa2ic. Cheese-unchanged. Petroleum
-Ftrmi refined l4kal49Sc, crude l1ailJ<c.
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PouGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, October 27.-
The four.mile double-scull race, working
boats, between Ellis and Daniel Ward, Of
Cornwall and Arthur Maginn and Albert
Darrah, Of Newburg, was won by the.
former. Time-2s minutes, 42 seconds
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Attorney Generals InterPrcta-
IiOn of tho Civil Service Or.
alnn

der.
BosroS, ostOber 27.-Altorney General
DeVens, writing from Washington, excus-
ing himself from active participation in
the State campaign, says:
~ learn with surprise and regret that
many Of the Republican officials hesitate
either to speak or vote, alleging as rea.
son the Presidents recent civil service
order.
an dislinc. terms that order states that
the right Of officials to vote and express
their views on public questions, either
orally or through the press, Is not denied,
provided il does not interfere with the
discharge Of their official duties II such
gentlemen choose not to vote or not TO
express or enforce their views in support
OF the principles Of the Republican party,
either orally or otherwise, they at least
should not give reason for such course
which ia not justified by the order refer.
ed to, and which issimply perversion OF
TN
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money ana stocks.

NEW YORK, October 27.-MoNRY-5a7
per cent, closing at 8, Prime mercantile
paper 5a7 percent. Custom receipts $685.,
900. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed
$i,025,O0O. Clearings sl6QOO, 900. Sterling
long 4.slIE, short 4.S6.
GoLD-Opened and closed at lO2M, with
sales in the interim Nt 1929. Carrying
rates 9H, n aud per cent. Loans were
also made fiat and per cent for borrowing
SILvER-At London 55d. Here, sii,
yer bars are 81 22K, greeublcks, 81 lgIS
gold. Silver coin haH per cent discount,
GOvRRSATENTS-Stead
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RAILROAD BoSDs-Quiet, except for
Hannibal q st. Joe COnvertibles, which
advanced to 81, against 50 at the close yes.
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Rail for Morton.

PHILADELPHIA, October 27.-Morton,
charged with the fraudulent issue Of
stock, gave the needful bail to-day, and
Monday, with his associate defend dants,
will appear in court, when a day for trial
will be liked,
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SAN FRANoIsoo, October ga collis-
ion occurred this evening between The
steamers Clinton and Petaluma, half way
between AlcatraL and San Celtic, The
Clinton sunk. The Petalnma reached
here ina sinking condition, The ensi,
neer Of the Clinton, named Nanny, va,
drowned. No other lives were lost.
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Sunday school Conyenllon.

sr. LOUIS, October 27.-The. Sunday
School Convention and the Christisn
Women's Board Of Missions, auxiliary
organizations Of the General Christian
Missionary Convention being held in this
city, have been in session to-day. During
the session Of the former encouraging re,
ports were received OF the field Of Sun
day School work, and the Corresponding
Secretary Of the Board reported The gen
erUl work in very prosperous cOndi-
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Edwin Adams Dying.

PHILADELPHIA, October 27.-Edwin
Adams lies completely prostrated to.
night, His death is looked for hourly
To an intimate friend he said; "Give my
10 "a 10 fripnhan
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CHRIn1AN CoNyENTIoN.

The general session OF the Christian
Convention will be resumed on Monday.
Seventeen Of the ministers in attendance
will gil the pulpits OF the churches Of va
rious denominations in the city to.mor-
row
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pEFINED suGARs-5OO BARRELS
l0 Crushed, Powdered, Gmnulated, Come and
yellow Ia store and for als At lowest mafket ratPS
NJ REILLY, iSlg and iSii Main 81
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The shipment Of grain from Boston to
Europe continues actively. The s'eam'
ers Parthia and Bulgarian, sailing to-day
fer Liverpool, took out in the aggregate
l26,O00 bu Of wheat. shipped by Chicago
parties on through bills Of lading, En-.
gagements already made are sufficient 10
occupy thegrain tonnage room Of steam.
ers appointed TO sail from Boston during
November.
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ENGLAND.
American MaSons 10 be Prose.
cuted,

LONDON, October 27.-Ths Daily Ntrs
says the master masons will prosecute
the men who accepted a passage from
America under contract to work, and
further rendered themselves liable by
actually entering upon the work as con-
traeted, if they persist in acting with the
strikers.
PARLIAMENT AGAIN PRoRoGuED.
Parliament has been further prorogued
to December 1.
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clsclsx4u, October 2s.-Ths Gait
House, at Hamilton, O., burned this
morning. Loas $4,000.
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1NnlANApnLIs-Ioss S3.00O.

INDIANAPOLIS, October 27.-The Indi
ana Cement Works, in this city, were
burned tonight Loss $1,000; insured
for s., 1000.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.

70 TIE DAILY 1NTELLIGENcEG
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arinclnteIligencc.

NEw YORK, October 27.-Arrived =
Steamer utopia, from London.
LONDON, October 27.-Arrived-Steam
er Illinois, from Philadelphia.
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WHEELING. WEST VA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1877

1900 bush grain, $50 tcs lard, 200 tuba
do, 800 cases tobacco, 500 bales do, 400
sacks grass seed, 900 bbls beef, lOO'bbla
dried apples, 1856 bbls ahoe pegs, 1000
boxes starch, sl7 bales cotton, 10 tons sun.
dries.
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FIRE RECORD.

Foundry Burned-LoSs &25,OOO.
BosroN, Mass, October 27.-The Lin.
eoln Iron Foundry, owned and occupied
by 4. B. Lincoln, OF Washington Village,
was burned. Loss $4,000. Insured.
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Registration Of voters in this city clos.
ed tonight, aud the total is 1885,
against lSS,OG4 registered last year.
PANIC IN A THEATRE.
The cry Of fire during the performance
tonight in Niblo's Garden caused a
stampede, and in ths-rush out Of doors
several people were seriously injured.
No one killed.
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The Bolton strike is over. The loss il
wages is half million dollars. The
American masons telegraph home that
no more men should come over while The
strike is existing,
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Colonel Valentine Baker will shortI,
resign his command and return to Con
stantinople.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-20

The Democrats made 4 mistake in
dominating Williams for Governor OF
Maine. William, vas foolish eaouoh
10 endorse Hayes frau,lnlen: title. and
.heIc'y lost the votes Of thousands of
Democrats. We tell you it will not
10 To attempt to wink at fraud. And
70 the Republicans carried Maine.
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Inc bogus lottery men have got up
ne" s"IadIc. They send out circu
lars notifying persons that they have
d'S"" gold watch aud chain. valued
AT SlOo. us their joint interest in the
Louisville Lottery Association anal
notifying them that the 10 per cent.
ASSESSED on ali prizes makes l. @ auo,,,
que SlJ. which must be sent to Russo,;
d Co, Jewellers, 81 Bond street, Ncu
YORK. The watches they send ou,-;iI
lhcy send out any at all-are the poor
isi of plated jcwelry, aud not worth
lnIi The amount required to b, for |
varied for them. The circular is well
vorded, and likely 10 take in" per.
ons not familiar with such sw.ndlcs.
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ANY person having a French DE.
'ionarr, FasQuelc's FIcnch Course,
OF Gnstave Chouqncts French Da-
io2nc; or u copy Of 'rclcmacus' French
Poems, 10y Fcnelon, and wishing to
dispose Of the same. can find 4 pur.
chaser by applying to Professor \.
Jourdan.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-20

Niles G. Parker, the ex State Treas
urcr Of South Carolina, has made a
full confession with regard to the rinr
which for 50 many years has plnndercd
that State. He duplicates Chamber,
lain, Moses, Kimplon, Carlozs and
Patterson in shameful frauds, not OK.
ccI!ei by the Tweed plumber of New
York.
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Non PRESIDENT Notice,
d. W. Hayes vs.. Mrs. NJ. +. Cotton an
OtMcr.. N"'1oli "I
Amended BILL

I L+'''i' iihtu biII.
Upon motion and it appearing TO tLe
satisfaction of the Clerk and Master rrn,,,
conlplainants hIll in above cause, which
j. sworn to. that the defendant. Mr..
2ar''" H. Cotton. is Il NONRESIDENT of lhe
STATE oil tennessee. 20 that Il e ordinary
her. ''o "poh
i therefore ordered that publication
~ n'"uG ior TOUR consecutive weeks in the
home journal. published in WiucLr.tcr
lrhh'' requiring tie sand NONRESIDENT de-
, " 80 appear on or before the fourth
Monday IN January next. before the CLni-
terh court ut W inchcster, Franslin Coun-
" lriin. and plead, answer or demur 10
eomPlainanl@' bill. or the same shall he
taNen ior confessed and set Tor hearing ex
,tiiess my hand. at Office in Winches-
ter' lehl., this August !. 1877.
o,,e-, /. II. FINCH. c. u.
I'LL. Holman and Davis G Martin. So
la,
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a correspondent writing TO the
Nashville American nom New YORK
says: 1T is believed by parties here,
who are IN Il position 10 know, that Il
proposition could Lc gotten 40 in
which the bondhoIdcrs of Tennessee
would offer To take new four per cent.
bonds IN payment Of the bonds they
nov hold aud the overdue interest ON
them, the ness bonds to be payable Gr-
ty or one hundred years hence, and re-
deemable at ANY time after six months
notice, and then interest coupons to be
receivable for all taxes and dues 10 the
"'a'e aud 1t is lurther believed her.
'"a' 10y The honest masse, iu Trune,.
/ see 'ueh proposition would DE Clyor- |
fbIy Received"
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In some part, Of Mississippi below
Memphis the army worm has pat ia IL,
appearance, and doing much damage
10 The cotton crop,
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Postmaster Gcaeral Key dcaje, theI
statement l0gt he intends to resign
Wien Congress meets
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GiiG6GSILG TGiSJ>lLG
Thursday. >'cp(. go, i$|%I

C.ojd "aa quulrd,n Now YoIh Mou.
day at J3. Tennessee Jouis, n Tor
old wm l3 orurw
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!. GRAVES, Lid, President Proie'-
,o,ol Mental and Moral Philosophy an"
nogir. 49,.
Kew. A. +. DlX, \. NJ, Professor OF An
Client Languages.
A.T BaHEhrE \, ~, Professor Aalh-
cmal,rs
Mrs. .C. GRAVES 4, VI. Matrou, Pro-
lc,-or Hhctori, and English Litr@ture.
G. T. GTEIMoLHLGN, Professor Modern
Languages.
Mr., CoLIG TGERmL, Principal Primary
Departments
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The New YORK. sun offers fifty cents
cash for the best essay on the question
which !, the siIlicr, Ilayca or Key.
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FACULTY OF MUSIC:
~. urLNMoGHLlE, President, with u
full corp,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-26

that this work Is national, not local that
former appropriations made for the i'm.
%provementof the upper Mississippi below
St. Paul have been inadequate, and
either not expended or FILTERED away,
leaving the river closed and useless as a
navigable stream at the very season
when it is most needed to export crops
and import winter supplies. In order to
right these wrongs it is proposed that the
representatives Of the Mississippi valley
in congress stand shoulder to shoulder
as one man, and to further the object in
view q convention Of all newspaper edi-
tors is called, to meet at ST. Paul on the
llth Of October, to consider the best means
to be adopted. All villages, towns, cities
aud localities interested are requested
to send delegates. Circulars have been
sent out broadcast over the Mississippi
valley, for the convention will doubtless
be one of great Importance. The cheap
est route from the Northwest to salt
water is down the Mississippi river, and
the people of that vast and productive
region must have an outlet. The i'm
OF the movement cannot be
overestimated,