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, 1877-06-24

On pnc occasion Webster was on bis way to
his duties at Washington. Hc was compelled
to proceed 1t night by stapo from Baltimore.
lio had no travelling companion, and tho driver
lasl sort Of feion look which produced no In
considerable alarm In tho Senator. 81 en,leav-
orcd totrauquillize myself" snid Webatcr. "and
Ind partly succeeded, WHEN VIC reached The dark
woods between Dat1cnBburg and Wushngto,,,-
= nFoper scene for murder and outrnre,-und
here, confess, my courage again deserted me.
Just tflcD tho driver turned 10 me and, with a
GrnH votcc. Inquired my name. I gave it to
him. Where arc Jou RotnE3' said he. The
reply was, To Washington. | a1n SENATOR
Upon this the driver scIzcti nc ferseptly by the
have been trembling In my sent for tho last
hour; fur whom l lacked at you took you to
bc u bfglwaynan.''t
, 1877-06-24
FIRES.


In Nl1lCAGOs
The alarm from boz 53l at II: Al o'clock last
night WAS caused by fire being discovered in
tho frame harm rear Of No. iii Robey street,
owned BY Mr.. .Ous'cr, snd occupied by J. T.
The fire was supposed To have been ktnt,Iesi by
an fnceniiarv+ Tho loss on tic building viii
amount to about s90o; loss 10 occupant, on
horse and hay, probably shout $40. Insurance
unknown.
Tho alarm from Boz 125 at 9:25 yester1ay
morning was caused by Grc IN a two-stnrJ
brick barn In rear Of No. 11G2 Indiana avenue,
owned and occupied BY L. 4. Hartman. DAM
n0e to building aud contents, 1900. The flames
asenue, owned byT. II. Curtis. Damage, 800;
, 1877-06-24
MUST PAY UP.

1f[GaW Da1p4aeA 10 7N8 If57HNs.
eFRMoviaLD, Ill. June :2A-One Of the
opinions nled in the Supreme Court Yesterday
was Ia the eAse Of Fisher ", The People, sp.
peal tron ChAmpslau- Tha plaintiff seeks to
set aside the Judgment Of the court below
BY which his latds were sold for
noo-psymeut OF special tax levlcd
for school purposes Oh the ground that
the foru1a Of law had uot been compiled
with in tho levy and collection Of tue tax. and
the rendering Of tho judgment Tor the sale Of
, 1877-06-24

DELINQUENT land. and lots. The opinion ts bv
J1,stlccs Scott, scholneld, and quoting Secs.
!u3 and 1871 Of the Revenue law Of 1874, holds:
This section We haEe construed ~ working a
radical change in the policy Of the tAw tn regard
Ing tnapplteabte ali former decisions, holding TO
great strfctness In following the language Of The
statute In such eases.n Judgment affirmed
, 1877-06-24

CoLuNHus, o., Juno sJ.-A fro on the West
silc this morning, In block owned by u. rnole
and others. ensalled loss Of sl,7Ip. Insured
fur 1000 In the Knox Mutual, Of Mount vcr.
nan.
Two attempts were madt by incenllaries to
fire tho residence Of NJ. Lazarus, a prominent
Hebrew citizen. The first attempt wn. made on
Friday, and the other to-ttay. The fire TaA dis
covered In both instances ii tine to prevent
connAgration. No clue 10 the sncendlaries.
, 1877-06-24

only person .ceponsfh!e for II. "Unfortunste-
]y." sail tho Judge atroi,R!y emphna!ztng tho
word, unfortunately, the 1aw conpels inc Z,
"Out. Monsieur le President," he responded,
10 seul fcsrNnsable."' Ife had lcarhe1 iii les
son, and repeated It In court: tha Court was
bount. hy the terms Of the Code 70 SUNNI, to
this fiction, openly characterized ~ such, and
openly confessed. Hhts sJktem II tho result,
anomalous al the idea may appcar, Of tho jour
natisllc practice Of bne1lnE. some years sgo
the leading journalists Of Paris fntlnd ticIn-
Acfrcs involved tn 90 many "sf3afsso that
ltelr business VIA interrupted. Oittn thry
got 4 coup dsepce which laid thetn up
for weeks One day Willy Journalist bit unpt,
the famous plan Of employing the beat fencing
master Of Paris TO sign l!t articles. When chal
lenRes came, they were referred To tho rcsponai
bic party, who always punished l,Ea man. and
who soon settled all the dii1lcu'tcs Of hih iour
nal Otfers followed the example, AMI tf1ok
into their employ yonng men with Fighting
qualities, or ex-aftHy officers. who knew how to
handle sword, II not pen. In the end tho
Journalists found that tho system cGuld be Just
"a well applied 10 thetF 1ittto disputes with
Dame Justice. The law requires responsible
signature to cacf, journal, and hence recognized
the 4tgncr AZ responsible. From this to ctnrlny-
ing nj ignorant and needy individual to sign
these wns hut step. and the system OF gerants
now prevailing Wan inaugurated. fu maturity
Of cases Il ID the pail gef6N who Epes to prison,
while the paper pays The fines and cxr,cnscs.
The real AUTHORS Of incrimlnatcd articles arc
seldom reached.
, 1877-06-24
MOBILE & OHIO.

MEMpnls, Tenn. i Juac G'.--Judgc Trlga, Of thc
United States District Court, to 4lay took thee case
Of william Butler Duncan ct al. vs.. tho Mobile
tx Ohio Railroad under sdviscmcnf, and ah-
1ontncd the Court until next September. This
rasa has attracted considerable attention from
tho francishes, valued at sl5, ,oo0,0 900, arc lu-
vnlvotI
, 1877-06-24
QUINCY, MISSOURI Il PACIFIC.
Ep<cfd1 Mspa&eA to 1As TRIBUNE.

Qulxcr, ILL.,, June 23-Thc Quincy Wig Of
to-tlay has tho following: A dispatch from the
lion. E. c. Hamburger, Clerk Of the suf-ca.e
Court, to Mr. c. Il. Bull, Of this city, says thut
in tho casc Of the Quincy, Missouri e. Pacific
Railroad Company against Morris. the Court
reversed the decree and remAnded the eujt with
directions to dlsm,ss tho bill. This is the cnsc
involying the validity Of the 100000 Of bonds
voted to the Quincy, Missouri d. Pacific Rail-
roal Company by the City Of Quinry.
According to tho agreement male at
the tlnc, one+half OF this amount
Of $500, TOO along tho line OF the road nn1 tho
remaining $3.50 GO0 was to bo due when an asl-
t!tiDnal SSt)0, ,000 had 1,ccu subscribed. On the
30th Of July, 1872, bill in cllauecry was filed by
tho Noa. !. n. Morris In tho Circuit Court,
Judge slbleY presiding, and an injunction WAS
served On I'LL OF the defendants, the city, and
Issuing thc Remaining f45o,ooo IN lpnd.. Il
TINT the Company claimed this second
sum tu be due, It having then completed tue
subscriptions to tliu total Of 81, COZ, ,GQ hs pro-
vIfcd, Ono Of the questions Ia the pending
1cgai proceedings WAS ths cOnstituti0paifty of
the issue Of municipal bnnda to corporation
tloing bu.tuc<s outside at tho State. FlnAlly, In
order to reach CONCLUSION Of tho case, the ttn-
csce appealed from by tho Railroad Company
wus nlado pro f0rEa, and Nh agreed record was
caltIt!ed to the Supreme Court OF the State.
The case waA tried last January, and the dccls-
scem 10 fully establish the validity Of the bonds,
aud It h to be presumed the CORPORATION will ut
ouco demand the issue Of tho additional
SaNltNl
, 1877-06-24
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

New Yoxx, june 2a-Ardved. steamer Ger
manic, from Liverpool.
uAllrAx, June &A-Tne steamer ulbcsu!an.
from Liverpool, has arrived.
, 1877-06-24
OTTTrH,

Turkeys battlc-song ts "11old the Porte"
Why Is the Bank Of France like tho Mohan-
mcdau religon1 Dccanae IT'S something to
whrh you and don't owe assent.
Can the Gimp at tho theatre who insists on
beating time to tho orchcstra with hts feet bo
spoken OF Is " mau who has no music Ia LIS
solci"
1t is probably somc satisfaction to a mule to
know TINT while be snnnot soar Is high as the
lark, he can sing Just as loud, aud kick very
much sorer.
The Elbcrthn {Ga.} Gazette says: :" The water.
courses in tls county have been so low that Tho
flah arc obliged to stand on their heads In order
to sustain iife."
'Son,c ope said to Hugo once upon timc:
1T must 10 very difficult to writo good poetry"
No, sir,n replied tho poet ut Is either very
easy or utterly impossible"
"Ah.n said man to Its son, "hcarty break
fnsts kill one-i'als ot the world. md tremendous
Bupners the other 1,a1f.'' N anpnose theu,"
rctorted Tho hoy, "that the true lyers arn ouly
tlpy wlo die Of hunger"
First Topper" Why DO como to 11ighgate1
gssass sio e. mI r"Y rsn eoets e. yo esa te
'bus fare to get hese!" First Topper True,
Inan; but onca here tdrink till make d profit"
-ifuMag Fiaks.
1sasciblc OLD Pastv-s' Conductor, why didn't
you wake tno up rs asked youa Here nm
miles beyond my station" Conductor-"I did
try. but all could rct out of yo,, was, An
right. Maria; get tic children thor breakfast,
and I'll hu down In nInutc.'"
Either black your books at homo or bring this
c1act change. Tic mystic spell which Glilda
nun 10 tho cdrhstonc half an hour walt!nE for
buotelack to return With change fora guar.nr,
SHOWS departing intellect or deficiency 1f c1uen-
tiun In the ways OF Observation-Disclosures hui
kin.
, 1877-06-24
TIE ANaLo-1sD1AN DIALECT.

People arc accustomed 10 laugt, At the "pfsl9in
English Of China and California, which On
first being hcarl sounds like q 1flufd gtbbcrtfl,
but the most advanced Cclcstaa! that ever epltl
locnuer-warc h Cantnn or wRsl.cd tho clotllca
Of a San Franciscan tcl1c never spoke lingo 10
ontrascously untntettsiblc rs the Ans1o-Insllan
dialect t,y means Of which tho world gocs rolnd
In BrltEsh fntta. Tho AnHlo-fntlnn language
"a different tiltnE from the batH,u EnEls'i-fs
not only neccshary tongue for communication
hctxcen natives and European, 6at forms The
ordinary Language between the EIElIeh slieiE-
selvcs. During morning Gull m English lady,
who perhaps twelve months before was schoot-
girl at RenslnRt"n 2. prlEhton' r may tny to heF
has got elhuttt. and the whplc hangla Is ulta.
pulta. Tic ktlil1natgass loot everything, ard
tho tnnsalcl.! is breaking all the surwa-
basans, and when Civc hukin. to cut their
iasaSs s sn xnn e liza thu s'a astto. M aTo re- putting
up jillm!lls and making suci, go!-lnol that !
Tx | hope you, will ttf with u.s." There is
nothing dreadful u sbis; 1t only ,neans: Pm
and tho whnlo house 10 turned .upsidc down.
Tic tab1g-servants steal everything and tic
scul'lou ts breaking nit thu sounplatess, aud
when order their wages to bc CT they oil grow
tcrs aro putting ny Vsncttans ana making sucl.
an uproar that ain obliged TO say Not ut
l!og,s' TO everybody, But when all Is Gnt to
rights llupo you will lunch With 1is." This ts
would shrink from utterng an EnelIsl vulgar;
istl OF cven "tastn phrase. TIE mixture Of
Engllsh and native words Is sometimes atso-
1utely necessary, and immensely convenient III
otl'cr eases. People in India sec more Of their
servants than OF tlloir ncighl'ors, and the Ian.
E.,ago that Mrs. 4. aud Alrs. b. are rcsnecttrely
using all day at home comes most readily when
they meet.
, 1877-06-24
TILE RAILROADS.
TIE MICHIGAN CENTRAL.
Epecidi DftpdteA 10 7te Tribune.

spseiai DtspaieA to 77s 7rttxns
DETRoIr, Mich, June 23-The Michigan Gem
tral election, which occurs next Monday, Ia now
virtually decided. There h no longer any doubt
that the present Directors, headed by Sam Sloan
and Moses Taylor, will carry the day. 1nforma-
tion was received hero to DAY that both jay
Gould and W. II. Vanderbilt have given TIP the
fight. Mr. Taylor te1egraphs Mr. Joy that on
The 10Th Of this month Afr. Vanderbilt called on
him and delivered to him proxies for 10000
shnrcs, with The permission 10 vote them as he
pleased. Nit. Vanderbilt stated that tic made the
fight for the pur1nse uf getting representation
Gould, IN ortlcr to bcat Vanderbilt, had pre-
you.'y dcsi'lct 10 gI!e nap tic proxies he held
Epo l .},a7cs Y -, M5. Taylor t s5dnsy .;, % pao
I!y siso le tarnet1 over to 1T: Taylor. tut If
ali thcsc gentlemen had Actctl In concert they
could not have beaten the present Directory,
a Ar. Taylor ta'l proxies for 50 200 shares, aud
tlxh, has been elren ul,. There arg several Of
the Eastern Directors and etoekho'deFs In the
city now. ana they c1prc:a thcmsciTcs III favor
ot the reelection ot Ut: sloan a. President;
llunors arc 10 cIre'llatlon That Nj. Sloan would
health. but this Is denied hv Mr: Kol.ton, rrrst
dent OF tic Farmerh' Loan and Trust Company
q New York, aud PROMINENT Director Of the
Michigan Centfal. no says MI Sloan Is nh
we'll u be- ever was In h!s lilc, with
tho exception Of alfght cold, frum
which lie had bccu suffering during
the last two wcekt. In lis oplhlon, nu
hotter man than Mir. 6tonn cou,l be chosen, aud
ho would do all be could for his reelection. The
rumors that str. Robert Harris, Of the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy, would si,rcccd Mr.. slnatii
a President Of thc Michigan Central are said to
have no foundation in TACT by Mr. Joy and Sir.
Rolstnn. Still there arc some who 1nei1t that
Mr. f1nrrs4 will t10 The Mnn, Al far Aa tIe nrea-
ent Directory Is concerned, there will ut,douttcd.
II bc two or three changes. Mr. Joy Eays
no concessions have been male to tho Can
ada Southern or To Mr. Vanderbilt. Mr..
Muir, the General Manager Of the latter road,
Insists, however, TINT Concessions have been
made, mud that the ncw Directors will be favor
able 10 tic Canada Southern and New York
Central, the Canada Southern agreeing In re-.
turn to work In harmony with the Michigan
Central. md not.t build lss line to Chicago
, 1877-06-24

6HFtIfW I9tEuEfH 70 1Ne 1y19HHFt
EAST eAaiGAw, Mich, June g-Tho hotc
anil burn Of Richard Power, Ut Cnrrollton, WIS
burned early this morning. Loss 5000, with
IN insurance Of Fl NV In the Fircmen's Funa.
, 1877-06-24

lit. barrett IL an old employs In tho once. and
hIs promotion will 10 ballol With pleasute BY tho
public II large. No one can donbt tts htncss or
capacity. lie will entcF upon the management Of
the odlca I week from so.nnoEtoM.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-18
sUHENCK's PULmONIC ;sYEUP,
FOE THB CURB OF CONsUMpr1oS, COUGHS
AND COLDS,


AND COLDS.
The great virtue Of this medicine Is that
1t ripenS the matter and throws it out Of
the system, puriGes the blood and thus ef.
tects cure.
scHEScE's SEA WEED TOXIC, ron TIE
CUHE OF DYSPEPSIA, NDI0EsroN, DC.
The Tonic produces healthy action Of
the stomach, creating an appetite, forming
cayle, and curing the most obstinate cases
OF indigestion.
scHENCK's MANDRAKE Pills, FOR TIKI
CURB OF LIVER COMPLAINT, DC.
These Pills are Alternative, and produce a
healthy action OF the liver without the
least danger, as they are free from calomel,
and yet more efticacious In restoring a
healthy action Of the liver.
These remedies are certain cure for
Consumption;as the Pulmonic Syrup ripens
the matter and purifies the blood. The
Mandrake Pills act upon the liver, create n
healthy bile, and remove all diseases ofthe
liver often cause Of Consumption. The
Sea Weed Tonic gives tone and strength to
the stomach, makes q good digestion, and
enables the organs to form good blood; aud
thus creates healthy circulation Of healthy
blood. The combined action OF these medi.
cines, as thus explained, will cure every
case OF Consumption, II taken in time, and
the use Of the medicine psrsevCrel in.
Dr.. Schenck Is profess onally at his prin.
cipal office, corner Sixth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, every Monday, where all let.
tiers Tor advice may be addressed Schenck's
medicines for sale by all Druggists. cod
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-18

The truculent nature Of the prosecu.
tion Of Gambetta Is clearly proven by the
GOODNESS with which the anti.republican
journals Of Paris reckon up the conse.
quences OF conviction over his future
political career. The prosecution was
intended 10 emasCulate the man, 80 that
Mac Mahon, II beaten, IA he nssuredly
will be, might escape the humiliation Of
asking Gambetts 10 form cabinet. That
convict and detaner Of authority, he
would say, you cannot ask me to commit
government TO him. The GauIois news.
paper now claims that his conviction rem,
ders him ineligible to office for five years,
but Gambettas friends evidently antiCi-
pated that the proper delays and techni.
calities will interpo.e to prevent his com.
mitment before the election, when his
choice as deputy will protect him. All
this Tor the simple and dispassionate dec.
larAtion Of Gambetta's that MacMNhon
must submit TO the result OF the election
or resign, an undeniabIe truth. The
whole prosecution Of Gambetta looks
more like the act Of insane men and fools
than Of men Of sense. The monarchical
parties have become the real men Of an-
archy, OF social and political Outrage, and
ofsupreme folly in France. At the mo-
ment when the republican sentiment Of
the country demanded to be consolidated,
MacMahon and hi, priest.guided sssoci.
tea have Con'pired TO assassinate their
political rivals, under the forms Of law,
to strangle the press, to sulc every form
Of public opinion, to terrOrize the bust.
ness interests Of the country, and to pro.
woke a peaceable people to such resis.
lance as should justify military despo.
tism. It's one Of the great evidences otthe
growing power oisclf government that the
masses otFranee have thus far restrained
their Just anger, and endured all without
violent resistance, that the public might
live blAmeless, and at length defy its enc.
mics by constitutional and unimpcach.
able triumph,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-18
Growth OF Nebraska,

The Lincoln (Neb.) Journal sums up
the growth and progress OF Nebraska in
the following enthusiastic terms:
The population OF Nebraska is about
100000, and during the last fifteen years,
our people have built 10000 houses, be-
sides dug-outs mot a few; broke and cul-
tivated 100000 acres Of prairie; survey
ed over 100000 acres Of public land;
defined and organized seventy five coun-
ties; constructed over 1900 miles Of rail-
roads; built about 100 mills and about
four miles Of bridges; opened $50 post
Offices, connected by COCO miles OF post
roads; established and publnhed over
100 newspapers; built 1900 school-hou-
SEES, State-HouSe, State University,
Normal School, Insane Asylum, Blind
Institute, Deaf and Dumb Institute,
and about 200 churches.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-18

A Portrait by Benjamin. Harris Brewster, Repub-
llcan and leading Lawyer Of Philadelphia.

A Portrait by Benjamin Harris Brewster, Repub.
llcan and leading LaWyerOi Philadelphia.
Last winter our people were shocked
with the election Of ]. Donald Cameron
the irresponsible son Of the senator, Of
whom will not speak, because he and
his acts have become part Of public
history, and mustbe measured with more
deliberation that can be given in casual
talk like this-A son that has neither
mind, attachments, dignity Of character,
knowledge Of public affairs, party servi.
ces, or personal worth TO warrant his ad'
vaucement; who has no record, but a bad
one as an intriguer and manager Of bad
men. lie was first forced into the war
department as the price Of his offer to be.
tray his state and renominate Gen. Grant
and after being there was so bAse.born in
his notions Of decency and gentlehood as
to solicit, and urge by all the mean arts oil
political continuance, that he should be
retained as the companion OF cabinet off
GERS and gentlemen who did not want
him. Failing in that by the coarse,
brute force OF organized power, be jostled
his old father out Of his place. and thrust
himself into Senate where he will be an
object Of derision and disgust. The pub.
lie are sick OF these odious men, and the
public will do away with them. We
have destroyed human bondage in the
South. We will next break down poll.
tical bondage in the North and South.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-18
How 10 Preserve the Grass Green
in VIII ceiling,

Editors lntelllseneeri
Allow me to inform your readers Of
means they have Of preventing the de-
slruction Of their grass plats this winter
by the smoke emitted from the factories.
So much smoke is constantly falling on
the lawns, gardens, &C., as 10 be fatal 10
the alkali, indispensable to the life Of the
vegetable kingdom, and as a consequence
lovers Of floral designs and picturesque
arrangement OF gardens, now so common
all over this country, are here denied the
fruit Of their labors. They plant, water
and watch, reAping q poor sooty represen.
tatiye Of Vefbena, Geranium, Dahlia,
or Hellotrope that requires more al.
lection to appreciate than It Is
worth after all the pains spent on
II. More especially Is this the case with
grass plats, for while In winter the smoke
Is increased, and there ia little or no snow
covering the ground, there Is every Op.
portunity for the smoke to deyour the
dormant grass. In some instances coat.
ing OF deComposed manure isSpread over
the plat, and thus while filling the
ground with nutriment, offers itself 10
the devouring acid, and saves the grass
beneath; but where this ia obtainable there
10 strong objection to such an uuSightly
expanse reaching from drawing room
windows 10 the street, and clothing eve.
rythiDg but the sidewalk, that some pre-.
fer the annual sowing Of grass sced to
such an "uncou sight"
There is a salt imported from Peru,
and saleable as nitrate Of soda, which II
dissolved in water and poured through a
watering pot in the proportion Of half a
pound TO one hundred square yards will
entirely remove this difficulty, and will,
II repeated in the spring, cause the grass
to grow up so luxurinRtly as to be con-
spicuous over any other grass not so
treated, being indeed emerald green"
To farmers and market gardeners who
never have manure enough this 10 some
thing far more excellent than stable
manure" both In nutritious qualities and
the portability Of II. l know when the
time shall come that gardeners and
farmers can carry manure for an acre Of
land in their coat pocket, they will be
likely able to carry the crop in the other.
Still fifty pounds TO the acre Is 80 fully
able to accomplish It's work that II one
hundred pounds were used 1t would
make the cattle as giddy as boy taking
his first smoke.
II any further information Is desired
by your readers l shall DO happy 10 ex-
plain anything through this medium
where 1t can benefit the greatest number
for whom il is intended. G.B.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-18

One Of the leading English quarterlies
is authority for the statement that,priOr to
the present war, the CSAR offered the su.
prems command Of his army to a Prus'
sian General. 1t is a pity that he failed
to get him, for he seems to have no other
general worthy Of the name. And yet all
authorities agree that his soldiers arc the
best in the world.