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~ LLpaySlO,OOO in cash for the dc.
livery 10 me Of the kidnapped child,
Charley Ross, or for information that
will lead to his recovery. most sol.
EMMY and sacredIy pledge my word oil
honor and my reputation as an upright
man not to attempt 70: myself to dis.
cover the identity Of the persons nego.
tiating with me In this matter, nor to
convey to any other persons any hints or
clews BY. which any accusation, or even
suspicion, shall be directed against them.
The parents OF the child unite with me in
this pledge, and agree, If their darling
child is by this means restored 10 them,
to abandon all attempts to punish any
person connected with his abduction or
concealment; they agree never to appe ar
against such parties, and with myself will
use every endeayor 10 shield them from
exposure" In this way P. 7. Barnum
sets out TO find the lost child. The
Springfield Republican states that the idea
first occurred to Mr.. Barnum when he was
in Philadelphia two years ago, but he
decided not to countenanee any condoning
OF the offense. The idea returned to him
recently, and be opened negotiations with
Mr.. Ross. He promised 10 offer the re.
ward on the condition that II the boy
was recovered some arrangement should
be made for exhibiting him. The offer
was accepted on Friday, the family re.
tanning the privilege Of reimbursing Mr..
Barnum; but in no case is any other
Snowman to be allowed to exhibit the
boy. Mr.. Ross has ascertained that
Mosher wrote novel 16 years ago, in
which the plot turned upon the abduction
OF n child,
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Forty Million Hens.

PAll-Mall Gazette.
According 10 statistics given by one O.
the French papers, France supports at the
present time no fewer than 40,00000(
hens, representing, at an estimate aver
age value OF . francs and so centime,
each, lOO,OOO0OO francs. These 10000,
900 hens give birth annually to 100000,
900 chickens, Of which 1t is found expo
dient to put aside 100000 each yeal
for productive purposes. Accidents ant
disease again reduce the number o
chickens destined for consumption Il
100000, which, putting their average
value at l franc so centimes piece, may
be estimated as worth l20,O00,0OO francs
To these figures must be added the iu
tnre value due TO capons and fat pullets
which may be stated at 100000 francs,
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a COMMITTEE OF New Orleans gentle
men representing the old army Of North.
ern Virginia recently called on Miss
Mildred Lee, daughter Of the late General
Il. E. Lee, and presented her with a mag.
nilicent pyramid Of flowers and a gold
badge. The pyramid was about two feet
in height and composed Of the rarest Of
flowers. Surrounding was a dove made
Of "immOrIelles," from the beak Of which
hung by a red and white stresmer a gu.
perb gold badge. On one side OF the
badge is displayed the Confederate war
flag, and on the reverse the following in
scripiion: "To the daughter Of our old
commander, Miss Mildred Lee. New
Orleans, May IA, 1877"
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The WieseI Institute.

Editon InteligJnetfi
We are glad 10 know, on the testimony
Of your reporter, and also from very com.
plimentary notices by Washington papers
copied into the INTEIl1oEscER, that the
Wiesel Musical Institute made very
favorable impression on the musical
people Of Washington. While Il turned
out that the audience, from combination
Of circumstances, was not large enough
10 meet the heavy expenses Of
the Institute, II seems, however, to
have been larger and more appreciatiye
than was accorded 10 some other enter
lainments that were supposed 10 present
strong claims 10 the liberal patronage Of
the people Of Washington. While we
must regret that the Washington concert
was failure financially, we are sincerely
pleased that II has added 10 the deserved
reputation Of the Institute as Musical
Association. Under the circumstances
we feel that il has peculiar claims on the
good will and sympathy Of our own REQ.
pie, and that such good will should be
manifested in substantial form.
hEtut circuit " CtTthlnly uub MR. DAi'
sett for the skilliul and patient labor,
which has brought ths Institute to such
perfection Of musical taste and culture.
The several members OF the Institute
likewise deserve the thanks OF our citi.
zens Tor. their long.continued study and
discipline, in fitting themselves for the
production Of such elevating entertain.
ments as they have presented from time
to time in this and other places.
No one who Is not familiar with the
subject can form 4 correct idea Of the
time and application required in prepar.
alton for n concert such as that lately
given by the Wiesel.
We do not think that il is Just to the
Institute, that such concert should be
allowed 10 pass by with a single hearing,
We have heard number Of our citizens
express desire for Its repetition. We
believe that our people viii gladly avail
themselves Of the opportunity thus pre-.
sented to show their liberal appreciation
OF Mr.. BaSsett, and the ladies and gen.
tlemen associated with him in the Wiesel
Musical Institute. g.
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ALoxo TUsSE4-BaltimOre is con.
structing the longest tunnel in the coun.
try. When completed it will be seven
miles long, circul ar in shape, and twelve
feet in diameter. Five miles Of the dis.
lance Is very hard rock, and the drilling
isdOne by manual labor, power drills
being impructicable in such a small space,
The rest Of the wRlfwill be bricked. Fiji.
teen shafts have been sunk. The cost is
estimated al 100000, about 500 men
are employed, and the tunnel will proba.
bly, be completed in three years. The
object Of the tunnel ia to supply the city
with water, the present supply having
proven inadequate and Of wretched quail.
ily.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.


William J. Hull
Va Pin ChlnclTy.
Fanny D. Hall aud others
The undersigned Special Commissioner hereby
gives notice that by virtue Of the authority vested
10 him by decree made by Eid Court In said
cause on the 9Th day Of April, 1871, he will Onl
TUESDAY, the 2?l day Of May, 1917,
Commencing at 10 O'Clock A. ", proceed to sell at
public auet on at the front door OF the Court House
| Of Ohio county, West Virginia. In the city
Of Wheeling, tie following described real estate
stuite In said city, county and state, that Is 70
ay: Part Of lot No 10 In IquaTe No. "a Of the Bell
alTe addition to sud city, beginning for said part OIL
1d lot at the southwest corner OF said lot on Ja-
cob Atreet, formerly sixth street, at the point oil
intersection Of IN alley With said street; thence
| running nOrthWaT1ly with tho CaIIeTn boundary
line Of said stree thirty feat; thGtce eAitwBrdly
at right angles with aid street ENiy feet the width
Of said lot; thence SOulhwaTdly and parallel with
Jacob ltTeet thirty feet to tile north boundary line
Of taId alley; thence with the north line Of the
alley 10 the pltce OF beginning. Said part Of said
lot fronting thirty feet on jacob street, and running
back Of that width sixty feet, and having brick
house thereon.
Said decree provides that the Slle shall include
the dover right Of sarah Jane Helior, who wal
widow Of VIM. Hull, decd, In kaid part lot.
TERAs OF SALR-0ne-third Of the purchase
| money,Or 10 much more rs the purchaser may
elect 10 pay, In cnsh, the remainder In two equal
| lnStaiImen9 payable six And twelve months re-
sPcctlyey after tho date Of EAle with interest from
that date, the purchaser giving his bond with ap-
proved personal security for each Of sid install
ncntS and Interest As aforesaid and the title 10 tho
property to 10 retained until the whole Of the puI-
chase money 10 paid.
GEORGE d. CALDWELL,
Special Commissioner.
J. C. IIERvEY, AuctlonCCr. apo
The above salels adj burned unit Tuesday, Juno
8, 1871, at 10 O'Clock A. ".
GEORGE Il. CALDWELL,
mJ2l special Commissioner.
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While the Russian troops were filing
across the Pruth into Roumania and fix.
ing their eyes upon the Turkish posses.
sions across the Danube, the German
Emperor was trayersing the two prov.
iuees which were wrcsted from France
during the last European war. At Stras.
burg he received as hearty welcome as
was ever paid to a French Emperor. Ev.
cry prominent street was decorated with
Venetian masts, flags, banners, and ever
greens; the platform Of the railway sta.
ton was marvel Of characterization, and
the reception room prepared for the En-.
peror and his staff was like a fairy
grotto. A salute Of thirty guns announc.
ed his arrival, and in an instant all the
church bells were ringing and the bands
were playing the KaiSers hymn. Asthe
Imperial party drove slowly through the
streets the bulk Of the populace cheered
Justify. On the following morning NAV
q the Emperor and the Crown Prince
reviewed the Baden, Saxon, Wurtenl.
burg and Brunswick regimenA-about
10000 men. The French residents were
too sensible to make any manifestation Of
impotent dislike, and Il was evident that
the Emperors aim wps to conciliate and
not to irritate them.
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THE more Mr.. Redfeld examines the
South, the more he is convinced that a
break in the Democratic party is impos.
aible for some time. He says: "The
determination to mass tho whites OF the
South practically into one party and
throws solid South for the Democratic
candidate in 1880 will probably succeed.
It looks that way now. In some Of the
border Southern States, the Republican
party, under the wise administration Of
President Hayes, is making little pro-
gress, but that single Southern State
will be carried for any other party than
the straight Democratic in 1880 l do not
now believe. Those who manifest an in
dependent turn Of mind will be whipped
back into line, and tho old order Of things
continue. Three years is some distance
TO see ahead, but from what observations
l can make every one Of the lSS elector.
al votes Of the South will be given to the
Democratic candidate at the next Presi.
DENTAL election. l wish l could say
otherwise, but the South seems to me
hopelessly solid on national issues, with
no prospect OF break sufficient to carry
u single State for any other than the
straight Democratic candidates"
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CoSsANrrNoPLE. "A correspondent
writes from cOnstantinople: 1.-THE Min
lister Of Police has Issued notice or.
dering the faithful Of both sexes to at
tend the mosques with greater regularity,
and threatening those who habitually
stay away from the mosque with punish.
meat lie has also enjoined the women
to give up the fashionable ieredjees
(nantleSl, which do not sufficiently con
Ceal the figure, and the fashionable yash.
maks which do not at all conceal the face
and the high.heOled French boots, which
have SO largely taken tho place OF yellow
slippers"
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DIED.

pAlETER--On Tue.day morning, May q, 1911,
At O'clock, IDA STIEL, daughter Of Of. and
Lizzie u. Painter, aged ? years and 10 months.
Funsral'WIll take Place Wednesday afternoon nj
to'Cln:k from the residence Of her parents, No.
1914 Wood stICct.
WALLACE-on Tuesday morning, May q. 1871,
at Is O'Clock, HENRY WALLACE, In the cd year
Of his usc.
The iunePl will take IllCe on Thursday morn.
Ing at $50 o'clock, from his late re- Idence No. 81
5Ist ttroet. The remains will be taken to Pitts.
burSh for interrnent
lPIttburSh and stfubcuvillc papers please copy
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THEChlcago Inter- Dean Of Friday last
consisted Of two hundred and four pages.
The Cook County Delinquent Tax List
occupies eleven hundred and eighty col.
umn', or nearly one hundred and ninety.
six pages.
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Coon authorities estimated the last
cotton crop in the United States at 4,lOO,.
COO bales. It turns out to be 100000,
The crop in Egypt and India was larger
than expected, and there ia enough Of the
raw product to last until the beginning
Of the new crop year, The war in Eu.
rope has caused a falling of in consu mp.
ton and decline Of price. Neither a
scarcity nor rise is to be expected this
spring.
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FOR SALE
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF THE
CENTRAL HOTEL.


In the Municipal Court Of Wheeling.
, as5' R. SS:.,Ds' 4. ST. In cn,nosrs
The undersigned Special Commissioner hereby
give notice that, by virtue Of the authority vested
In them BY decree made by said Court In said
cause on the sd DAY Of March, A, d. 1871, they
will on
SATURDAY, June 10Th, A. D. 1871,
COMMENCING at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, proceed to sell al
public auction 10 the highest bidder, at the front
door Of the Court House Of Ohio county, In the
city oil Wheeling, ln the State Ct West Virginia,
the following described real estate IN said city,
county and state, stvate At tho north east corner
oil Fourteenth and Water streets, and bounded a
follows: Beginning At aid corner and running
thence north with WHter street one hundred feet
thence running east BY line parallel with Four.
tenth street eighty feet TO an open Space thence
with the Westllne Of aid open space south twenty.
two feet thence elAt By line parallel with Four.
tenth street TO on alley; thence south with the
west line Of said alley seTentycght feet TO -Four.
tenth street; thence west with the north line Of
said Fourteenth street 10 the place Of beginning
together with the right to use said alley on the east
side Of said property In common with other assig'
Hees Of james and James X. Baker.
On above described land Is that elegant and well
located Hotel now occupied by said John llobrecht
and called the Central Hotel.
TKRNs or SALK-Ono.thIrd, or As much more o.
the purchase money as the purchaser may elect Il
pay cash on the day Of sale, and for the Iesldue o.
the purchase money thepurGhAIer TO give bis bond
with approved personal security, dated on the day
Of sale and bearing interest IRON that day, eacl
for oue-thlrd Of said residue and payable twelve
eighteen and tweniy-IOur months respectively
after THEIR date and the title TO 30 retained until
payment Of the purchase money In full.
WILLIAM r. HUBBARD,
ALFRED CALDWELL,
sptci5l Commissioners.
J. {. IIERYEY, Aucii0neer. myl2
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CAPTAIN EADs, the success Of whose
ietty system at the mouth of the Missis.
sippi is now generally conceded, proposes
a plan by which the channel. Of the same
river from Cairo 10 the Gulfshall be kept
at minimum depth Of twenty-five feet
during the entire year. His scheme ia
simply make the river Of uniform width
from Cairo 10 the mouth oitho Red river.
Atpresent the stream varies from 5000
to7,OOO feet in width. Al the narrow
places the current is swift and the channel
deep, but where the river spreads ont in.
to broad lagoon the current slackens
and the sediment is deposited in bars and
shoals Captain Eads proposes to run
ietties along the wide portions of the
river, making channel 5000 feet wide,
and thestrcam thus restricted will, by
the action of the current, keep the chan.
mel deep and clear. This plan, Captain
Eads thinks, would save the erection OF
new levees, which will cost slO,OOO,OOO.
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GENERAL NOTICES.
PROPOSALS.
cLERK's oTTIcE DolRD CorNIaIoSrRs,

WHEELING, May II, 1871.
Sealed Proposals will bc received at this oitice
for furnishing Medicines upon the prescription d
the County Physician for tho poor and prisoners
In the county jail.
Also, applications will 10 received for the AZ
pointment Of County Physician for the city and
county jail.
tend the County InhrmRry. Each OF the above 10
commence June Ist, 1871, for one year. Said bids
and applications TO close at u o'clock noon Of the
By order Of the Board.
myll CHAs. Il. DEITERs, Clerk.
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sTANTON-DAY-On MAY %, 1877, In the
Fourth Street NJ. f. Church, by RnT. A, C,
GcoFe, D. D., Mr.. FRANK STANTON and Nils lIDA
| Il, DAY, both Of this city,
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THrRE was 76,77sbarrels Of beer sold
in Cincinnati, O., from May /, 1876, to
May ], ls77.
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We have received from MeSsrs. John
Church & Co., Music Publishers, No. &C
West Fourth street, Cincinnati, Ohio, the
following pieces OF new music:
"Noralic ALBANIA" which is one ci the
bes! Of the lew late song, that seems to
have come without forcing on the au.
thors part. 1t is brim full OF melody
eapy, graceful and flowing.
"He Knows" which is the last work of
the lamcnted p. P. Blias, very beautiful
sacred sOng-than which few OF Mr.. Bliss
sacred soDga contain more OF the peculiar
charm OF melodyso characteristic Of him.
"Thine sOftly," avery fine quartette-
the work OF a skillful musician. Nothing
better for serenading or concert purposes.
@Are You One OF the Nincty.Nine," an
exceptionally good sacred song, full Of
power, and when we'll sung, very effective.
4The Little Waltz" which is just the
thing for dancing or parlor performances.
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MISS SARAH MULToN.

"She alone having created the character, and she
alone having the right to lily Nm y Herald
Reserved SeatP,Si. On tNle Friday morning at
BOX OfIirp my3a
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

tnaily excePtsundRy- Newark Accommodation
tSeubenVllle Accommodation traIn dur.
Ing the day passes backward and forward between
Martins Ferry aud Bellairu, stopping when rrqui-
red at sherman HouSC, EtnaVille, West Wheeling
and Gravel Hill,
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BILLIARD TABLEsl

We have on hand an immense stock Of rev ana
second.han billiard tables, and will dI,fo'9 o.
then Al prices that have mover been eqliici. Id'
sons contemplating the purchase Of tahlts ljf ~
Iate or public use, should write for or neE e''a
loSue. Wonderful inducements for casi,
/. DECKER d CO., 726 BROADWAY. ~
my8 eolGy
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PRESCRIPTION FREE

LI The speedy Cure Of Semlnal weakpe,,. In,
~ aasnnoed and all Disorder brought on b. ind,eFe
uen 2. E3ee.A Any Drugsiss has the inrelienlS
,.i hssSs;S,. DR. iaQuEs AGO. Cincinnati. 0.
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;oUIs +. sITFEL,
ATToR NEY AT LAW,
1926 chaplino street,
my2i.eOd

NOV IS THE TINE TO SECURE TERiE.il1,
In TOkY.-Agen,1 arc making from y 70 80. -
per day. We want Agents In every county, 70
and toWnahlp In Ohio and West Virginia 10 20,
profitable. One young lady, IL yeir oil = r. r.,
Ing IS 90 per day selling the History Of we Am
iennial Exposition. A young man Is mlEihs I'd ,1J
per day selling the popular Life Of Sui'',, ,,.Iy
otheI doing equally well on other works ,S!,ity
a once for outfit to CENTRAL BOON AuhnS "a
No. q Fourteenth st., Wheeling, W. vs.. n.y.
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RoAsTED coEEEE-ouR BRAND

Faesed Ia pound papers, rhandsoae label, var.
Tspv eS vs. e9qal 2 any and MD By many 10 10 the
LIST, DAVENPORT q PARKS.
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO COUN-
y TY, IS. County Court, May Rules, 1877.

&c. HERyEr, Auciionsaf. '''' '' myi2
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-15

FOUNTAIN ON A sPIRE.-The Virginia
(Nev } Enterprise of March 9Th says: "Last
evening, about O'Clock, the eyes of hundreds
of persons on the streets were directed to the
top of the spire of the new Catholic church,
where was seen fountain spouting numerous
jets high in the air. A large iron pipe is car.
ried up through the steeple and mp the large
cross snrmounting the came. The pipe then
takes the form of Cross, behind which it is
hidden, and from holes perforated at proper
intervals the jets are sent up. From the top
of the GROSS and from the end of each arm large
streams ascend to the height of about twenty.
I'VE feet, and between these are thrown up
great number of smaller jets. The height Of
the top of the cross frem tho ground is 40
feet, and last evening, the air being calm, the
numerous jets spread out in the shape of . fan.
The rays of the declining sun fell upon the
jets and spray at just the proper angle to light
up and bring out the whole in q beautiful
roReate glow which surrounded the top of the
cross like a glory. This novel fountain was \
not constructed for mere ornament. 1t is in
tended for use, in case of the breaking ont of .
large fire, as protection to the spire and roof
of the church. 1t is but the work of moment
to turn on the water and drench the spire. The
height to which the water is thrown above the
cross shows the great force of the water works
Of the oity."
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Playing with Fire.

There ID chance now to really recon
struct, or restore, the Union. Thereis q DOS
sibility that the original orc der of rights and
relations may be reinstated, that the ami
mosities of cor tlict may soften away, that
the memories of wrong suffered by the
South may be permitted to pass into obli-
WON and that, after all, the great war may
come to an end in fact as we'll as in name.
That possibility is now before the peo-
pie. Mr.. Hayes hae, on paper, committed
himself to its accomplishment and appear
ances seem to indicate that he meant what
he wrote. We are aware of the Immense
difficulty of restoring a real Union of sen
timent and affection after the events that
have taken place. We know that in the In
man heart, INJURIES, such as those in tlicted on
these Southern States since tbe war, rankle
deeply. Such indignities, such contume.
lies, such brutal bullying as have been
heSPsd upon the South and ground into its
very soul under the iron heel of conquer
ing section are usually rever forgiven and
never forgotten. They constitute, humanity
speaking, the objectionable sin.
Bat we hope that there is enough of
magnanimity in the Southern people to
forget the past, even now. The North was
smarting under the terrible humili atoms of
the war. On their side was population of
say twenty Eve millions-ia the Coincide
rated States about eight millions, of whom
one half were negroes, leaving only four
millions of whites. The actual proportion
OF fighting populations stood therefore "a
to or ak to one. All the advantages of
wealth, manufactures, arms, munitions,
supplies of every kind, resources from
abroad and foreign sympathy were also on
tho side of the North. Their history
was, nevertheless, one of constant defeat.
Their armies, three aud four TO one in