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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-22

Board OF EDucAToS.-The Board Of
Education met in regular session last
night PreSent-MesSrs. Baird, Bingell,
Caldwell, Cochran, Collier, Fitzsimmons,
Goering, Hastings, Hupp, Maxwell, Mil.
Ter, Scott, Todd, Watkins and Wilson. Z 9
SuPERNTESDEST's REPORT,
The report Of the Superintendent was
read and filed, as follows:
WHEELING, June 81, 1877.
70 he Board Of Education:
GENTLrNRN-In presenting the 70.
ports Of the schools Of the dlStrict for
the month Of May, l desire to call atten-
ton to the following abstract; Enroll
ment 1911, average daily attendance
2,S4S, average daily absence 45S, total
enrolment since September lat 1870, per
cent Of average attendance for the month
50. Number Of csses Of tardinels--
Washington 90, Madison 8, Clay lO4,
Union 25l, Centre l0l, Webster Ia,
Richie 90. colored 5, total 00S'
Number Of pupils perfect IN at
pdanCe-WaShington So, Madison
los, Clay IO7, Union 81, Centre
81, Webster O., Richie IA, Colored 8
totalGS5. Vihts-by Superintendent 81,
commissioners Q, others AZ, total 100.
Branches taught and number Of pupils in
each branch-0rthography $500, read
ing 8, l43, writing 2,5O6, mental arithmetic
l,447, written arithmetic 1910, geoRra'
ply l,245. grammer 1913, history 2O3
physiology 10, natural philosophy 80
chemistry II, botany 20, astronomy o
algebra 80, geometry IA, United States
constitution ~, German 557, drawing
4lG; amount paid for tuition, inclusive Of
German, $685..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-22

The finest shoes kept In the city at
L. V, BONDS,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-22

r. S.-We have now on exhibition 500
Ladies' Linen Suits and Overdresses that
beat anything ever offered in this city.
iei6
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-22
FINANCE.

The Committee on Finance, 10 whom
was referred for examination and report
"a statement received from the Clerk Of
the Board Of County Commissioners in
relation TO the back taxes due the school
board from the 3. & o. R. Il. Co.-also
IN order on the Sheriff Of the county for
the amount as adjusted" submitted the
following:
Tho taxes due troul the B 80 r. L. CO. for the
years 1869, 1870 1871, 1872, 1874, and 1875 were :
Building fund $50 As
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Section 10 Of the school law says that
ANNUALLY within sixteen days after the
fourth day OF July, the Board Of Educa.
ton phall cause 10 be taken an enumer-
alton Of all the youth, between the ages
Of six and twenty.one years, resident in
each election district Of the district" &c.
Last year for the purposes indicated
the Board divided the city into two dis.
tricts-Washington, Madison, Clay and
Union constituting the first, and Centre,
Webster and Richie the second district.
For each OF these two districts the Board
appointed one person TO take the school
enumeration and census.
InAsmuch as this work ought to be be.
gun before the time for the next regular
meeting, your attention is called TO il now
in order that You may take such action as
may be necessary TO have this duty attend.
ed 10.
The plan adopted last year worked
well; | therefore recommend it to your
favorable consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN c. HERvEY, Supt
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills aggregating SOS II, which we're or.
dered paid,
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For REAL BARGAINS in Fine Goods,
goto |. BLUM 4 BROS.
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,USO -
Less amount paid George Q. Black, Dec G,
lSI5"....".......... ............. IhJ "
Less RttOrnIes' COMMISSIONS. $40 u
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-22

100 Silk Sun Umbrellas and ParaSOls at
bottom prices, at l. BLUM & BROS.
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Black Gros Grain Cashmere finished and
handmade Silks at astonishing low prices
at 1. BLUM & BROS.
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Compromised on basis Of 7Os?I per ct... s., 800
City School claims On ". +. b. Il. 10.
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The report Of the Superintendent Wi
read and filed, as iollows:
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-14

viii tomorrow morning deliver to
the President pro tenn. of the Sem
ate the formal decision above des-
cribed. together with all the certifi.
Gates and accompanying papers in the
Florida ease, which were referred
to the Commission, and the Secreta-
~ will also deliver to the Speaker
of the House a formal notification
signed by the President of the Com
mission that their decision had been
communicated to the President pro-
tenn. of the Senate. Thereupon, in
compliance withe the Electoral act,
the two Houses will again meet ard
the decision will be read and enter.
ed on the journal Of each house. and
the vote of Florida will Immediate
ly be counted for Hayes and Wheel
er, unless objection be made in
writing by at least FIVE Senators and
members of the House of Rrepre-
sentatives, and the two houses shall
separately concur in ordering other
wise 1t being known that the two
houses will not so concur, it is not
thousht likely that any objection
will be made to the immediate
counting of the Florida Republican
votes, as this would be an unneces-
sary waste Of time.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-14

We, the undersigned, would respect
fully present to the people of Morris
town, our patrons especially. and the
public generally, the following: After
carefully weighing the opinions and ac-
tiOns of the best business men in the
country, coupled with our own observa
ton and experience, we have reluctant
ly yet cheerfully determined to do away
with the whole credit system, and sell as
we buy-for cash. We do this reluct-
antly, knowing that it will cause consid-
cradle inconvenience and trouble at first,
and yet cheerfully, because we shall be
enabled to put our goods down to a
point that 1t was impossible for us to
reach aohen selling on long, or even short,
credit. We shall at all times keep a
market open for every class of saIeable
produce, for which we shall PAY CASH.
We are satisfied that this course will
result in good to ourselves and our pat
rons. 1t is apparent to any one who will
consider the matter that it is impossible
to buy goods for cash, taking the extra
expense of books and collections. the
misunderstanding and mistakes attend
ing long running accounts, and sell to as
good advantage as for cash in hand
Quick sales and small profits, fair deal
ing, and reasonable appreciation of our
desire to serve the public, is all that we
ask.
In consideration of these facts, notice
is hereby given that on and after the list
day of March, 1877, we shall sell for
CASH. All parties owing us, or the
old firm of Brown, Croweil 81 Co., whose
accounts we assume, will please make
arrangements to close their accounts,
and will say that in payment for same
the highest market price will be allowed
for any kind of saleable produce.
Respectfully,
BROWN g. WELLS.
Morristown, Tenn, Jan. 20, 1877.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-14
THE MORRISTOWN GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. IA, 1877.
THE PRESIDENTIAL QUEsTTOl

THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION:
The great Presidential question is
still in doubt. The disputed points
submitted TO the Commission have
been so far decided on purely parti-
IAN grounds, and there being eight
Of one party and seven of the other,
the result was Z to 8. 1t is a grave
misfortune the Judges of the Su-
preme Court in that Commission
have permitted party to control their
action. All the points arising out Of
the conspiracy of Chandler, Gamer
on & Co. have so far been decided
in the interest Of the Radicals. But
the main points upon which the Dem
ocrats depend have not yet been
reached. We mean the ineligible
eleCGOES III AOuASldnd5 1AASA ObhO4
States, and the Oregon case. When
the Commission determined not to 60
back of the testimony, there was no
hopes of the result in Florida and
Louisiana as States, and our only de-
pendence was on the Hayes electors
who are Ineligible under the plain
letter Of the Constitution. We yet
have hopes of success on these points.
We did think, and shall ever be Of
the same opinion, that the Commits
sion should have gone behind the re-
turns at least so far as TO unmask
the brazen fraud and vindicate the
Right. We do not believe there is
one honest man in America who
doubts that Tilden actually and real
ly received a majority of the votes
cast in Florida and Louisiana, and
we do not think the High Commits
sion to whom was entrusted the set
Element of this great question should
have refused to receive the facts.
Under no circumstances are they JUS
titled in sanctioning and legalizing
the most outrageous and damniDg
fraud ever perpetrated in elections.
But there is no use discussing these
questions now. We shall soon know
what we shall know; yet we must
still express an abiding faith and
confidence that the Right will tri-
umph and Truth and Justice prevail.
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among us without this great drain
upon the public treasury? Cover
nor Porter recommends the passage
of an Act requiring theseveral coun-
ties to pay their own criminal ex-
penses. Tennessee" he remarks
is one Of five States, out of SO States
in the Union, where criminal prose
cutions are made a charge upon the
State Treasury; in SO of them, the
counties where crimes are commit
ted. pay all costs, and the result in
these 80 States is, that the local
officers are more active a1d vigilant
in preventing extravagant charges"
and the Governor is satisfied that
where local responsibility is provid'
ed. bills Of cost will be subjected to
a scrutiny they cannot now receive.
In all this Governor Porter is right.
A great many people seem to think
that where a county can draw a GER
tain sum of money from the State
Treasury it is so much money made
clear for the county. But this will
not do. The people pay direct tax
es, in cash, into the State Treasury,
and of course the whole amount
comes out of their pockets at last.
We are inclined to think if the costs
had to be borne entirely by the cOun-
ties, that Attorney-Generals, Judges,
Magistrates, Jurors and the people
generally, would feel more interest
in this matter than they do now, and
the expenses Of furnishing the Grim
inals of the State would be reduced
one-half.
We have heard other remedies
suggested to cure this great and
growing evil, One of which is that
Magistrates should have entire juris-
diction in all misdemeanor and petit
larceny cases, and that the old-fash-
Toned Whipping Post should be re-
established. Whenever a trifiing,
lazy scoundrel is convicted OF steal
ing and pilfering, let the Magistrate
order the Constable to tie him up to
sapling and hit him nine and thirty
stripes on his bare back. This remedy
would be a severe one, but it has the
merit of cheapness. Amy man who
is mean enough to steal ought to be
logged. No one can bring up any
good reason why a sneak-thief should
not be COW hided like q dog.
The Work House system. enacted
by our Legislature two years ago,
has proven a worthless and costly
experiment. A thief is required to
steal thirty dollars worth now before
he is punished at all, more than q
short confinement in the county Jail.
What we need is some short, sharp
decided legislation upon the general
subject of stealing in Tennessee. and
we hope the present Legislature will
give it to US. Let US have some law |
which will meet the case, and which |
will not cost the honest, hard-work- |
ing people of the State so much.
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people are correct in their estimate OF
him. He was eminently great. Hepos-
sessed a strong mind, great moral and
physical courage, and an ambition that
brooked no opposition. His early life
was at great disadvantage; at manhood
a new world seemed to open up to him.
He saw the temple of fame shining from
afar, and he resolved to ascend to it.
Fortunately for him, fortunately for the
country, he had no ancestral precedents
to control him, no associations to warp
him, but was left to choose his own
course-and well he did it. He surveyed
the surroundings with an eye that saw
things as they were. He saw man, the
creature of his appetite, the personifca-
ton of pleasure and ease, delighted with
the gaudy tinsel of show, dancing to the
lascivious wooings of the lutte. He turn
ed from this type of manhood and saw
that God had written it on all nature,
had written it ali along the line of the
history of man, that no man could be
great who was not the persOniication of
cOrruptible integrity. He saw this type
of manhood standing, as it were, like the
tabled giant, with his feet upon the earth
and his head amid the clouds-the lead
er, the ruler, the benefactor of man. To
johnson this was the grand realization
of all that was great. He took this type
of manhood as his exemplar and he de-
termined to move to his side. The his
tory of man had blazed the road-he had
the nerve to follow it, he did follow it,
streaming meteor at night. Conscious
of the force of the principles he persona
fed, he sought conflict with power and
influence, and they fled from him as
from the glance of destiny.
No wonder his great success was a
mystery to men of ease and pleasure, for
they did not practice one, and could not
understand the force of the great princi-
pies he personifed. No wonder that he
was the idol of the people, for he was
the personifcation of the great princi-
Piles which elevated him and made him
their benefactOr. If he had been dis
ciplined in military science he would
have blended the civic and military
wreathing into a gorgeous chaplet of
NapOleonic and Washingtonian splendor.
But as it is, he remains Andrew John
son, the Great Commoner, the Great
Tribune of the American people, the
architect of his ewn future, wrapped in
the glory of his own achievements. 1
was a member of the Legislature while
he was the Executive of the State. A
warm friendship grew up between us. 1
offered my life as sacrifice in vindica-
ton of his character. But the war sew
cred that friendship, and although l
stand here to-day an incurable invalid,
with that self-possession, dignity and
grace so becoming to a man stricken
down by the cruelty inflicted upon me
by his military satraps, while he was
Military Governor of the State, | have
unbounded admiration for his greatness,
compassion for his foibles, flowers for
his grave.
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ANDREW JOHNSONS MEM
DRY.
TRIBUTES no THE GREAT COM
NONER BY SENATOR'S CAHILL
AND THOHPSON

When the joint resolutions in mem
DRY of the late Andrew Johnson haC
been taken up for consideration il
the Senate, last week, Senator Ca
hill said:
Mr.. Speaker I take a melancholy
pleasure in seconding the resolutions
Well may it be said on this occasion tina
"death has passed over the lOwly tree:
in our forest and struck down a giant
oak"
Viewed from any standpoint in which
we may choose TO look at them, the life
and public services of Andrew Johnson
cannot fail to impress US with the great
ness of the man and his stern adherence
to duty.
Three qualities shine prc-eminently
throughout his brilliant career; his in
corruptible integrity; his unyielding be-
lief in the virtue of the people; and his
undying love for and devotion to the
Constitution of his country.
To illustrate his integrity, we have on
! w TO look at the record of his official life.
! Two points in that record, however,
stand out prominently to show his scru-
pulous regard for official honesty. 1 re-
fer to his refusal of all gifts as one of
| these points The other is not generally
| known, but l am informed that it is
| strictly true. When he was about to
come to Tennessee as Military Governor,
a large sum of money, said to be several
hundred thousand dollars, was furnished
him by the Government as a secret ser
vice fraud This money, l am assured,
was never used by him, but was return
ed to the proper officer intact at the
close of his term of office.
He was ever the friend of the people.
Neither the power of wealth nor the
Establishments of office could move him
to abandon the masses or to permit the
slightest encroachments on their rights.
He believed most thoroughly in the in
estimable value to the State of virtuous
industrial population. He fully realized
the truth of the lines:
Ill fares the land to fastening ills prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay,
Princes and potentates may flourish or may fade,
breath unmakes them as q breath has made;
But bold peasantry, a country's boast and pride,
When once destroyed can never be supplied.
His love for the Constitution was deep
and abiding, and his glorious and daring
efforts in its defense, even at the risk of
the loss of his great Office, won for him
the admiration and gratitude of the
whole country.
Faults he had, it is true-who that is
human is perfect? But while his errors
wero so grand and beneficial, that while
the mantle of charity over the
former, We can we'll try TO emulate the
latter.
His official purity, love of liberty and
devotion to constitutional principles, fur
nish an example worthy TO be followed
by all who are charged with power. His
life and services form one of the bright
st pages in the political history of this
State, and our people, without distine-
ion of party, mourn his loss as q public
.alamity.
Senator Thompson then said:
Mr. speaker-The people say that An.
rev johnson was great man. The
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Will TIE SUPREME COURT OF
THE NATION ACT HONESTLY

VIII TIE SUPREME COURT OF
THE NATION ACT HONESTLY.
It cannot be-nay, it must not be-
that the five Supreme Court Judges
on the great High Commission to
settle the Presidential question will
besmear the ermiDe Of the Highest
Tribunal in the world with the faint
Of partizan action. To the Judiciary
all good citizens look with confidence
as the sheet-anchor Of our liberties.
There, Justice must prevail. There.
the Right must triumph. There,
Truth must be indicated. Nor can
we lose faith in the righteous and
Just action of that body until con-
WINGED to the contrary by q revela-
ton we hope never to witness, for if
it should come, then may we bid a
last and mournful farewell to our
liberties; for when the people dis
trust and lose faith in that Tribunal,
what may be left of our institutions
of free government and constitu-
tional liberty, will not be worth
respectable damniDg. We would be-
come the scorn and contempt of the
civilized world, and our boosted free
government would sink into infamy
and disgrace, and remain for all
time TO come the just object of de-
rision and contempt. AS honest
men-as impartial Judges, acting un-
der the solemnity Of their oath, with
the great responsibilities upon them,
they cannot-they dare not prove
recreant to their trust. They can
not-they will not legalize the most
barefaced and infamous fraud that
has ever been attempted in the his
tory of governments.
Politicians may, perchance, be
controlled by the exigencies and
demands of party, but this august
body cannot lend themselves to such
an infamy; they cannot sanction
such fraud; they cannot approve
such an outrage; they cannot pack
such load of infamy as would del
uge their names and hand them
down to history in such character.
They dare not do it. AS Individuals,
they might desire the election of Mr..
Hayes; but as judges, with the facts
before them, they cannot and will
not cover themselves with such in
fanny as would brand their action.
They cannot face the people whose
rights they would thus outrage, and
whose liberties they would imperil,
much less face the world and pillory
heir names as undyirg monuments
IF infamy.
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CRIMLNAL EXpENSES.

The prosecution and punishment
of criminals in Tennessee costs the
people too much. For the two years
ending last December, the Treasury
of the State has paid out $3.50, 565.63
for the arrest and prosecution Of
persons charged with crime. This
added to the expense Of keeping
more than one Thousand men confined
in the Penitentiary is rather more
than the honest portion Of the COM
munity are willing to bear. The
question is, how are we to secure the
ends of Justice and properly punish
the iaw-breakers and eyil-doerg.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-14
AT THE VIRGINIA HOUSE.

The Turkish Ambassador in Rome has
notified the Porte that arms for Crete
are being purchased in Italy. The Turk
ish g6Frisons in the island have conse-
quently been strengthened.
A fatal shooting sorape occurred at
Sulphur Springs on Wednesday, week
before last. John Miller, a storekeeper
for Maj. Lilies, on the Cincinnati South
ern, had difficulty with Bartly Bran
non and Mike Grimes, on said day, about
disputed account, when he drew pis-
toll and shot the former ia tbs back, and
Grimes in the arm. Brannon died the
next day, and Grimes is considered in a.
critical condition. Miller was arrested
and tried before Justice, and in de-
fault of bail was committed and sent to
Jail at Chattanooga for safe keeping.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-14

There is no medicine prescribed bv
physicians, or sold Druggist, that carries
such evidence of its success and superior
virtue as BOscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP for
severe Coughs, Colds settled on the
breast, Consumption, or any disease of
the Throat and Lungs. A proof of that
fact is that any person afflicted, can get
a sampleBottle for 10 cents and try it's
superior effect before buying the regu-
lar size at rs cents 1t has lately been
introduced in this country from Ger
many, and its wonderful cures are aston
ishing every one that use it. Three
doses will relieve any case. Try it. Sold
by G. r. Magee
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-14

Garden-time, from indications, has
struck Morristown. We notice many of
our best and most liberal-minded citi-
zeEs rushing to the stores and purchas-
ing implements, and we think it is fair
sign. Let all our eitigeng try to have a
good garden this season, and IL VIII save
their pockets many dimes.
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THE LAMAR HOUSE.
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
JOHN SCHERF, Proprietor.

Southwest corner Gay and Cum
berland Sts., in the business centre
of the city.
My aim will be to keep in the flu
ture what Knoxville has long need
ed, q
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.
1t has the advantage over all other
hotels in the city in regard to loca
ton, being situated
In the Business Centre OF the City.
The interior Of the Lamar House
is being refurnished and refitted
thr oughout. Good Beds, an excel
lent Table and attentive servants.
await the traveller.
Terms will be reasonable and the
Public is invited TO give the house,
under the new management. a trial.
john ScHERF, Proprietor.
WM. II. LILLARD, Clerk,