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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-18
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


elm Grove Accommodation This train only
runs between Wheeling and Elm Grove.
tDaily except SundAy-NeWR Accommodation,
tSlGubenville Acc0mmodatlOn.-ThlS train dur
Ing the day passes backward and forward between
Martins Ferry and BellaIre, stopping when requi-
red At sherman HOUSE, KtnAville, West Wheeling
aud Gravel HIll,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-18

By virtue Of three several deeds Of trur MAJ.
and executed by John E. Parker, Jo,epS -'j'
Parker and Simon +. Parker 10 the uu.Sri,,s 4
Trustee, dated respectively on thu sd ihy Of mn
1874, The S!th day Of sept6mbcr, 1874. and ihSi9k
day Of August, 1870, and daily recorded Ia ~.
Clerk office Of the County Court Of Ohio ropr,S
West Virginia, In Deed Of Trust 30 k NJ ny,
I4S and 40, Deed Of TruSt Book no. !. r,t.t ~
and Ssl, aud Deed Of Trust Book No. H. ny I'd ~
respectively, will, on 49,
SATURDAY, the 18th day Of January. ~.
Beginning at 10 O'Clock A N. Il said d,y, mn,
front DIOR Oi the Court House Of Ohio cvaSiv n
the city Of Wheeling, sell ut public huSlIo5 H.
following described real estate that Is 10 ,t, III,
numbered Thirteen (I3l and Fourteen Il /, On m
east side oil Main street, between TwruiT.aNb
Atreet formerly MRiShhlD and TVrnrT.,iIts
street formerly DiylaOn), Ia that plrt Of ihe cT
Of Wheeling Known Rs Centre Wheeling, tCCstt.r
With all the Improvements upon said two .OI, mi
the hereditAments and nppurlenancrl lelon9ip.
thereto.
TERxs or sALE One-thIrd Of the ,u,,h,,,
money In cash, and the remSIndet in ~" sou'
instAllnenu at one year and two y,an lrytn A.
day Of sAle, with interest oil bAld deferred initial,
menis from aid day, the purchaser 10 give, ruIIiy
Tor the deferred payments to be approved By IL.
Trustee.
deli JAMES P. ROGERS, 1rn4,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-18
dissolution OF CopARTNERsllIp

u
Tho Copartner'Llp existing between Tie under.
signed, under the arm name Of Lit, DiVyDphl
Parks, 10 dissolved BY mutual consent
he business Of the late lrm will be By
b. davenport. Tbs books will be found 81 The
ONCE occupied by the late Hrm.
y. {. LIST. JR
b. DAVENPORT
GEO. II. PARIS,
WuRE1lEO, December 10, 1877.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-18
THos, HoRHBRooR,

1HOS. HORGBR0oR,
Surveyor oftis CuStomS, TYheelino, ". Va
After this resignation came the APP
pointment Of Thomas O'Brien, Esq, the
well known real estate agent, insurance,
bank and nail mill director, whose term
expired with the coming in Of General
Grants first administration. and whose
successor was VIM. R. Holiday, ESQ,
who held the Office for two terms, and
until he sent in his resignation during
the current year.
From 1868 to 1870 the tonnage tax
collections appear to have been over
eighteen thousand $4,000 dollars, "du.
ties on imperIs" not much over five hun.
dred 5000 dollars, while the steamboat
fees exceeded twenty.three thousand
(23,000) dollars. From 1871 to the pres.
ent time the import duties, marine hos.
pital and steamboat iees have in round
numbers been, respectively, Ss,4S0,
Sll,692 and S37,64s, while the disburse.
ments on account Of the marine hospital
service here has been little. over ten
thousand 100000 ollars. The tonnage
balance Of the Office has increased from
ll6 vessels, aggregating over 10000 tons
burden, in 1871, TO $50 vessels, aggre-
eating $4,000 tons, in 1877.
Permit me further reference 10 the
present method OF shipping goods or mer.
chandise from foreign points through
Baltimore to this city. The Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company by their vessels
bring the freight from foreign ports, and
at the port Of Baltimore, through their
agent and attorney for such purpose, act
as Custom House brokers do in other
cases and file the proper entry papers for
transportation. The only act REQ uired Of
the consignee here Ia that be shall for
ward to said agent or attorney the custom.
AIRY. oath OF ownership, and that the in
voice is correct, and also that the
entry Of the goods asked for ia
in accordanoo Herewith. Upon this
application and oath, a transportation
entry is made under the general bond OF
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
and the shipment Is delivered to them.
sealed as provided by law, for carriage TO
the Customs officer at the port Of deliv.
cry. After the arrival Of the shipment,
the filing Of entrJ. papers, In duplicate
payment OF duties in gold or its substi.
tute-gold coupOns-of the amount Of
duties named in the entry papers; aud in
currency, for the entry certificates re.
quired by law, permit for the delivery
Of tho shipment Ia granted by the Gus.
toms officer and given TO the owner or
consignee, for presentation to the Balti.
more & Ohio Railroad Company. After.
wards, aeertidcate OF delivery and duties
paid, Tor as the case may be) Is forwarded
by the Customs officer at the port Of de.
livery, 10 the chief officer OF Customs at
the port Of entry, and the business IL con.
sumated; II the invoice and entry have
been In every particular correct. JIG.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-18
TRUSTEES SALE.

". J. W. CowDEN, sOiicltor." "'I' 1'u' Y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Sid Cooks Peabody Billiard
Room is pronounced FIRST
class by all visitors. 33-t
Eomeario Inrelioi,v

Yesterday afternoon Otto Clausen
filed a petition for divorce in the Shelby
County Circuit Court against his wife,
Mary NJ. Clsusen, .lIeging that they in
termarried in this city on the Oath OF
December, 1876. and have resided in
sad city ever since; that the defend
ant, Mary NJ, was pregnant at the time
of said marriage, by another person,
without the knowledge of the petitioner,
and has since said marriage been deliv-
cred Of a fully matured child, viz: On
the 3lst Of July, 1877. The petition
goes on to state as follows: Consider
ing the fraud practiced and wrong done,
your petitioner prays that a subpoena
issue to compel the defendant to appear
aud answer the bill, and that the bonds
Of matrimony subsisting between them
be dissolved and the marriage declared
void" The bill was filed for the petit
toner by Il. 3. Somerville, attorney.
The filing Of the bill is the result Of q
late scandal which had been circulated
throughout the city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
FACTS n FANCIES.

Krupp. Of Essen, has no lack of
orders, Steel cannon are now the rage
There are only three Uaited States
soldiers in the barracks al Savannah,
Georgia.
The stroke oar of the Dartmouth crew
now waits on the table at q White Noun
tain hotel.
Many of the debts contracted by the
Shah Of Persia in England are said to
be yet unpaid.
New Orleans Picay uue: "0ld Point
Comforts said to be q comfortable point
in hot weather"
NJ. Theirs will solicit reelection in
Paris, aud has declined invitations from
other constituencies.
The public approval Of Governor Rob
inson's pardon Of Frank Walworth seems
to be nearly unanimous.
A French resident of Lawrence,
Mass, criticising a sermon, said that ut
wal too much not moist"
Alexander Dumas daughter, Colette,
is shortly to be married to Louis Denay-
rouse, the well.known French dramatic
author.
A Chicago millionaire considers it a
hard case if he cannot rent a building
for q house of ill-fame for enough to pay
his pew rent.
The Turks get their strength from eat.
ing onions. No enemy ventures to
tackle them in q hand.to-hand combat.
He nose better.
Beecher declares that he will try not
to SAY any more sharp things to excite
a smile" But be will still talk to please
the men who pay him to talk.
Two Chicago merchants discharged
their militia employees. There is not an
ounce of this sort Of meanness to be
charged to St. Louis. -[Times.
When you see a pretty girl putting on
postage stamp, then don't you wish you
were George Washington 2-[New York
Express. George never was licked
square!y.
We have seen the vice president in his
plump dignity, and a pretty Saratoga
belle tanning away the fellows who part
their whiskers in the middle. But moth.
ing will make a village smile with admi-
ration SO much as a circus horse full Of
spots.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14

In this city on Saturday last q Grand
Lodge ofthe Independent Order Of Work
ingmen was daily organized for Tennes.
see. The grand officers elect are as fol-
lows: James W. Anderson, Of Memphis,
grand president; William Maxwell, of
Humboldt, grand vice president; R. W.
Haynes, of jackson, grand secretary;
Joseph B. Phillips. OF Brownsville,
grand treasurer; W. H. Stillwell. of
Humboldt, grand chaplain; R. II. Ran
dolph, of Memphis, grand conductor;
John Linkhauer, of Memphis, grand
guardian; W. K. Bennett, L. 7. Lindsey
and A. j. Knapp, grand trustees; A. j.
Knapp and William Maxwell, grand rep.
r%esentatives to s, l.. U. s.
The following general and special
business was transacted:
The D. S. p. then, by dispensation,
made all members Of this Grand Lodge
as past presidents who we're not legally
made so by their own lodges.
On motion the constitution Of the
Grand Lodge Of Indiana, with a few
changes, was adopted for the govern.
ment Of this body.
Tie following committees we're then
appointed; John Linkhauer, W. X.
BeaDett, L 7. Lindsay, G, F, Huls and
A. W. Newsom, committee on new COO.
stitutiou for the Grand Lodge and the
subordinate lodges in this State; A. J
Knapp, A W. New8om and A. F. Davis,
committee GU bylaws for subordinate
lodges.
Subordinate lodges Will pay o tax of
twenty. five cents per member per term
as revenue to the Grand Lodge for it's
support.
Bonds of the grand secretary and
treasurer will be $4,000 each.
The grand secretary will devise and
have the seal for the Grand Lodge made.
A special meeting Of the Grand Lodge
will be held on the first Wednesday in
November next, at Memphis, for general
purposes.
No per diem or mileage was allowed
for this session.
The grand president, by motion, was
empowered with authority to appoint a
deputy grand president TO institute
lodges from residents of this State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Babies.

Different countries have different
methods of dealing with their
young. The Greenland baby is
dressed in furs and carried in a sort
of pocket in the back of his moth.
er's cloak. When she is very busy
and does not want to be. bothered
with him, she digs a hole in the
snow, and covers him all up but
his face, and leaves him there until
she is ready to take care of him
again.
The Hindoo baby hangs in a
basket from the roof, and is taught
to smoke long before he learns to
walk, Among the Western Indians
the poor tots are tied fast to a board
and have their heads lattened by
means Of another board fastened
down over their foreheads.
In Lima the little fellow lies all
day in a hammock swung from a
tree-top, like the nursery song. In
Persia he is dressed in costly silks
and jewels, and his head IS never
uncovered, day Or night, while in
Yucatan a pair of sandals and a
straw hat are thought to be all the
clothing he needs,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Omcs 10 Madison Street.
lARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
MEMPHIs:
TuesdHy Evening, Aug. IL, 1877.

The Public Ledger al Five Gents.
The PUBLIC LEDGER will be supplied
on all trains aud at all stations on the
following railways, at FIVE CENTS per
copy, by the agents of the Southern
Railway News Company, viz:
Memphis and Louisville railway.
Memphis and Little Rock railway.
South and North Alabama railway.
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railway.
Memphis and Charleston railway.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE n PApuCAu
AND MEMPHIS RAILWAYS.
Mr. John Epperson, Or employees, will
supply the PUBLIC LEDGER at five cents
on the above named railways.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14

Florida lately had a tragedy on
Calcasieu river. A young lady
ne med Gunter eloped with a Young
man named Bass. They were mar
ried by a squire, and were still in
the magistrates house when the
lady's father and brother came on
the scene. Old Gnnter cane in at
the back door with a shot gun, and
young Gunter entered by the front
door with a very pointed pistol and
knife. There was no door left for
Bass and his wife to get out at.
Old Gunter fired his loads of buck
shot into Bass breast, and after this
Bass drew his revolver and fred
two shots at old Gunter's head
Ten both men fell. Young Gun
ter plunged a bowie-knif several
times into Bass, finishing him. The
girl was a deeply interested specta-
tor of this family merriment.
Young Gunter had tried to carry
off his wounded father, but was
pursued by the sheriff and shot
dead. Old Gunter had received
two glancing shots in the head, and
will doubtless recover and be hang
ed. The young woman has lost
her husband and all her family,
and the whole affair was a blow to
the population Of Florida-present
and prospective.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
the Inventor Of me COTTON Elm,

king Cotton and His Cir" is
the title of an article in the ATTAIN
tic Monthly. 1t recites how Massa-
chusetts invention came to the State
Of Georgia in the person of Eli
Whitney, the inventor Of the cot
ton gin; how his patterns were
stolen before his patent was obtain
ed; how ''in one instance Mr..
Whitney had difficulty in proving
that the gin had ever been used in
Georgia, although at that moment
there were were several machines in
motion within a stones throw
of the court : house, so that
the rafting Of the wheels might be
distinctly heard from the Jurors
In four Southern States
efforts were made to set aside Mr..
Whitney's claim 10 his invention,
in spite of the activity which the
cotton gin had ayowedly brought
to the former %langulshing industry
of cotton growing. Although from
the State in which he first made
and where he had introduced his
machine, he had received nothing,
and from no State had he received
the amount of half a cent a pound
on the cotton cleaned by his ma
chine in one year, he was unsuc-
cessful in obtaining from congress
a renewal of his patent, living be-
fore the days of the lobby, and
turned his attention to the mann
facture of arms for the United
States, which presumably he found
a more profitable customer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14

MI. Brete Harte has written a
letter to the Washington Nation
denying any knowledge of the au-
thorship of the story entitled go
seph's Brother" accredited to him,
His name was attached to it with
out his consent. He says sweetly
in regard to the matter at is a
small matter, but as | observe that
the careless practice of signing
other peoples names to checks and
drawing the money therefrom ap-
pears to be growing into disfavor
IN commercial circles, it seems to
me that the pla ing of an authors
name, without his consent, to an
article not written by him, should
be practiced under some sort of re-
stralnt, and only with the greatest
delicacy. l should, if l were YOU,
proceed cautiously in any comments
you might make, attributing nv
disinclination TO part with nv
name to that universal human
weakness which extends to a desir-
able control Of ones wardrobe and
toilet articles, and even cast-off
clothing"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14

Tomorrow evening the Rev. Hugh
Mazevney will deliver a lecture at St.
Mary's (Catholic) church. Those who
listened to the reverend gentleman at St
Peters church last Sunday speak in the
most aattering terms Of his wonderful
e%loquence, Evolutionary powers, logic
and elegance of language, all of which
make Kim one Of the finest pulpit ora,
tors Of the day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14

The French are great bread
eaters, writes Lucy Hooper, and it
is an amusing sight TO watch the
baker arranging a high basket, in
shape like a waSte-paper basket,
the great long clubs or sticks in
which the commoner kinds of
bread are baked. These clubs are
thick enough and hard enough to
serve for offensive OF defensive
weapons on OCCASION should thin.
AT the commoner and cheaper
classes of French boarding houses
the palates of American boarders
are often painfully impressed by
seeing the daily bread in this guise
stood up in a corner with an UNI
brella, while an unkempt waiter is
engaged in the task Of sweeping
out the dining room. Or else one
sees stout old women going along
with their sticks of bread tucked
lightly and compactly under one
ARM, which in this hot weather is
not altogether an appetising sight.
Generally, however, the purchaser
of a single stick carries it over his
or her shoulder, like a cane or an
umbrella.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Strangers, go TO COnVerse's
billiard parlOrs, 81 s. Court st.
1nf
Police Court.

This forenoon Esquire Egnew, r.
corder pro TEN, heard the following list
Of cases: Jerry Ryan, drunk, fine So;
Mrs. Dalton and Mag Curry, fighting
and disorderly, Ease continued for trial;
Louis Russell, drunk, fine s.; O. C..
Mullwers, drunk, fine S.; H G. Smith,
misdemeanor, discharged.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Arrival OF the Grest Gnm.

The James w. Gaa arrived at 80 pm.
from Cincinnati with 400 tons, consisting
OF 1886 packages furniture, GIG sacks OF
corn, 27S sacks bran, 1903 sacks oats, 329
barrels -four. 374 barrels meal, 10 bar.
rels whisky, rs barrels vinegar, IA
stoves, $40 dozen washboards, 1892 dozen
buckets, 60 cases clothing. 100 bundles
%eotton-ties, 200 boxes starch, 200 boxes
soap, 752 packages sundries and 70
registered passengers. She positively
returns to Cincinnati this evening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
school Board and Clty Treasurer.

The school board at its meeting last
night adopted a resolution releasing
from personal responsibility City Treas.
urer j. c. Nicely and his sureties, with a
view to reopen the Ease lately argued
before arbitrators by counsel of the city
and the school board, and decided
against the school board. The case in
volved the claim of the school to a part
Of the merchants tax.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
ne Had Resn I'm the Mnr.

Oil City Derrick.l
An old soldier who went through
the war Of the rebellion, doing duty
at Antietam, Pea Ridge, Lookout
Mountain, Gettysburg, etc., was in
Pittsburg on the late dreadful Sun
day. He was struck in the small
Of the back with a lump of coal,
but you could not discover that he
took any note of it. A brickbat
hit him alongside Of the head, and
a smile stole across the old mans
face. Then a dozen pistol shots
were heard, and a bullet carried
away the warriors left ear. The
old man hold his sides, and laughed
until, they heard him over in Allie
gheny. AS he wiped the blood
from the side of his head, he fairly
yelled with delight. "That's bust
ness! |" he exclaimed "That does
a mans soul goodl If somebody
will only have the kindness to shoot
me in the bowels, now" and he
waded into the thick of the fight,
I'll clean out the whole caboodle
of you 7"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
A Daring Feat Above Niagara FANS.

On Thursday of last week the tug
Minerva, which is engaged in tow
ing mud scows from the Welland
Canal to the Niagara River, had
proceeded we'll out into the river
just above the falls, with her usual
tow Of three loaded scows, when the
lines holding the last of the three
parted, and the scow reeled around
and made for the rapids. jim
hampton was at the wheel, and
with great presence Of mind he
headed his tug for the rapids, and
made a circuit around the scow,
which was now dangerously near
the rocks. In the meantime the
men boarded the two remaining
scows and dumped them, rendering
them easier to handle. When they
approached near enough to the run
away a man jumped aboard of her,
fastened a line and dumped her.
And now came the tug of war.
They lay on the very edge of the
rapids, when the throttle was
thrown wide open, and the tug
headed up stream from the cataract
1t ives nip and tuck, and they were
about to cut away part of the tow
when the tug seemed to gain a lit.
tie on the current, and gradually
emerged into safety with her full
tow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Waterloo Veterans.

There are forty-fve officers OF
the English army Of peculiar inter
est to their fellows and associates.
and in fact to all England. They
are the whole number of English
survivors Of the battle of Waterloo.
and all are now officers. This
shows how England remembers her
war veterans. Several of them re-
ceived wounds in the battle, which
secured their promotion, and one
lost his right leg and is now in re-
ceipt of the half pay of a l%ieuten-
ants commission. Five of the
forty-fye were captains at the time.
two attended to their duties as as
Sistant surgeons, and the remainder
served as subalterns in the guards,
cavalry, infantry and artillery.
They are all honored links of the
present with this brilliant passage
of English history of sixty.two years
ago, and have lived q long time to
be proud of having fought at Wa
terlOo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14

The workingman at 81 rs per
day is always spoken of as having
a large family to Support" Now
the probability is that at least half
the men who are employed at
that rate are unmarried, and of
those who are married and have a
family few make even the pretense
of supporting it, but leave that duty
to their wives, who manage it upon
a dollar a day, oftentimes gained
by washing or equally arduous
work, with the drawback of not
only having to support the family,
but care for them, wash for them.
cook for them and sew for them in
addition. | myself know one poor
woman who would consider herself
most happy if she could have the
entire control of one dollar per day
upon which to keep her family Of
six persons, including her husband.
who not only spends his own earn
ings in rum and tobacco, but mort
cages hers, steals them, swears at
her and bC"ts or threatens to beat
the children until she yields them
to him.-[Jennie June.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Personal.

See W. A. Wheatley's property list.
Colonel Win L. Clark, of Louisville,
who commanded the least end" Of the
State troops there during the recent dis
turbances, is in the city on q business
trip South.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Play billiards at COnVerse's,
Tne Publlc achOoIg,

The school boarders OF the different
wards have been instructed to interview
their respective councilmen and alder.
men and urge upon them the necessity
of increasing the pro rata Of school tax
assessed for school purpc res from the
minimum FIVE cents to the maximum
rate ten cents allowed by law. Without
this increase the schools cannot BE- car.
ried on in their present condition or un,
der the present system.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
FOR GOOD CHEAP HATS
Go TO New York Hat Store,
2I0 Main street,
Under the W0rsham House.

THR attention Of all who want 10 buy
a cheap home is directed to a great bar
gain on Monroe street, offered to-day in
our for sale" column. 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Revolution in Mems shirts.

The best unlaundried shirts ever
offered in this market, made of 1900
linen and New York mills muslin, for
S5c, at 327 Main street, between Monroe
and Union. l45
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14
Fresh chocolate cream drops
and saVarln cakes at FlOyd's.
seventh Tennessee Cavalry ASS,
citation,

seventh Tennessee Cavalry AssO.
ciHtiOn.
There will be another reunion Of the
Seventh Tennessee Cavalry Association
in Memphis, August 81, 1877. All mem.
Oers of the old regiment Seventh Ten.
nessee, G. S. A., are requested to meet
us at said time and place for the purpose
Of ~transacting business, etc. 1t is de-
sired to make the occasion enjoyable and
profitable. WIN. SANFORD, Pres't.
R. j. BLACK, Sec'y.
This August g., 1871. l44