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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-03-09

We puiii.hci the 10 lowing -,me mruths since
hot by request We t-pru'lucc ~
"oh, mother, what 10 they mrin bv blucl
Md whsi do they mean by gray"
Wa heard irua the lip ~ littlo chih
As she luuslrl In frum play
The mnthcr's cy errllst o. ~ith ten
che iurncfio her datilng air,
Sud ,mooihc,i a~sy fram bet sunny brow
Its TREASURES ofsoldeu hair
"why, moihcr's eye. arc blue, my sweet,
Aud grandpa. hah is gay
AMI the lo,c We bcir our dazzling ehill.
Grovs straugcf every day
"nui what did they meant persisted the child
"ior I saw tvp cipri's to-day"
Aud one ~ thcin oid h. Fought iuf the blue
Ana Aeo,hcr i~ pughtfor The Has. +
"Nsv. h. ofths tiic had bot a les,
The other hii bat one arm,
And both sreme,l vorn and weary and sad,
Y,t their rrgciing vas tind and warm.
Th,y told Ut tsitlcs In day g,ac by.
riii IL maic my youns hl--i tariil. o..
The l,g W, bot iu the witIsnssfsh. -
Aud the aun on Malvern rin.
20 lNFN suN nf lNf t1lo ~ Tie iAfmaNuli Hlif 81
Ant ialkrl flf an hour sf mote,
tn thsir cyc- ucw bright md th,if hearts -ce'a
e. warm
Wutss., = ,srir .astls~ ~,
Aud IHtiAe at4si n affienai, gr 81
las Kindly. brothefly way.
Tsfh ,aiis-i on tiul 90 .p.ll The tine
Uniting tho blus ani .riy."
.ra.n tbe ,,,ft..r th,usl,t "a otbsr dt,s
T~osial~lu hoys fn,n her riyrn.
lios thsy knelt a. be- dio inl. li.Idne prayed
"uf Father vho art iu hqsscn;"
Hov @s vaetA, tsy sa'titc aher 10. bier.
lIoW they passed. away fiom sight,
Aud bal g,,n. g. the land where gfay an.l bluo
Arc nsfg,-i In cdlurs of ligLi
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-03-09
Ladies' Fancy Goods,

all oi the nns ftshunzhle tyles anl Of a quality
10 meet the vants VI iha cpnlulpnlty, H
Noaddltinnal profit viii he chsigel tn eoygr BAD
DkhtS, ns SHE NEVER MAkEs IHEM.
iran all an early call
the MANTUA MAKING DEPARTMENT
wlll be conducted by Mis- Miths and Ml,,
bibDEkAR, Whuso taste ani .kill b. wcll-knowb
90 tht tIair.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-03-09
PR '0DItALS
EDITED BY .....
HENRY WATTERSON.

The Courisr-Journal Is combination tniade in
nal established IN ls-sD the CugTieT, Ia las, aud
the D.nsrIat IN isii. Its reputation u national ne
we'll as H. circulation, and II Il prnuouised of
the ahssi, sltiesi, witt-i, strongest and bsst arr
ranged Ialzrs in the world Its matter being s-I-
caly adapted tu the Merchant, FARMER, Lsdics aud
Chidren.
The weekly Courler-jsgrnal Il not ners hssiy
haich- lolch ihTusn together irala thedaiy editss.
bat complete able, slsry ttnnly newsIsar,r caso-
fully aud inteilisanily sdiod Ia every solaan aud
paragraph.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-03-09
Accommodation for Drovers

Plenty of gooi haied Hay, and Corn. always on
hand. Good water running through Stock lot =.
IroveTs stopping at this stand avoid the risk of ex-
posns their Stock nv swimming the river previous
TO going into tn, lot for the night lie IL veil pre-
pared TO entertain his old customers and the travel
lug public generally, and inviir- Iiseral port ion OF
their patronage In his line, Dec. -. 'ss-igs-tf
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-03-09

piitoe, the scnsiblc editor the New
port Local, is disguised At the frequent sse
ss applied in personals ,of zone Of Nevports
Bellies "the beautiful aud accomplished, T"
and conc Of Kentuoky's fairest daughters" "
snd swears and he - il he will ever be
caught usingtiem. You are right, oid fel.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
Master Commissioners Sale,

THE STATE OF OHIO, HAMILTON
l. County SS.-Pursuant to an order for sale
fl ON the Common Pleas Court Of Hamilton
County, and to me directed, | will offer at pub
Tic sale in the rotunda of the Cou t House, in
the City OF Cincinnati Ohio, on FRIDAY, July
20, \. D., 1877, at II O'clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described real estate, tO-wit:
A tract of land in Section 26, in Sycamore
Township, Hamilton County, ONO, described
as follows: Commencing at the southwest
corner Of tract OF l2ia acres OF land sold by
in book 80, page ass, in the Recorders Office
in said county, III the center Of the road, thence
with the center of said road north 2S deg :Ok
min. east, to the northwest corner OF said l2x
acre tract; thence west with Bakers line
4.2lh chains to Carson's line; thence with
Carson's line south 0 deg. % min. west, l2.3Sk
chains, more or less. to the northwest corner Of
lot or l2s acre, conveyed by said Selew to
said Stearas by sad deed above referred to:
thence with the north line of said lot east
Wardly to the center Of said road: thence with
the center VI said road in a northeasterly di-
rection to the place Of beginning, contain
Ing about Is acres OF land.
Valued at $4,GUO 10.
10 be sold by order OF Court in case No.
81 ,4S9, wherein WIN. Sellew, Executor, etc is
plaintiff, and Charles +. Harris, ct al, are de-
fgndantS.
Terms of Sale-One-t third cash on day Of
sale, and the balance In two equal payments,
IN one and two years respectively from day OF
sale, deferred payments to be secured by
mort gaze on the premises, and to bear interest
from day OF sale.
e. n. WILD, Master Commissioner,
81 West Fourth street.
W. E. JONES, Attorney. jel9 9-5tru
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
HILTON-sELIGMAN.
Jewish Merchants of Cincinnati
Mean Business.

Jewish Merchants OF C1nclnnaH
Mean Business.
The following document has no un-
certain sound:
"We, tue undersigned merchants Of
Cincinnati, having noticed with deep
sense OF indignation the uncalled-for
and unlnst discrimination made against
the Israelites as a class, by Judge Hill
ton, of New York, in excluding them as
guests from his hotel at Saratoga, pro-
tion as gross outrage upon our
rghts-as an insult to modern
civilization and a stigma upon
republican Institutions. Considering
the unanimous stand taken by the press
as the representative Of public opinion,
we are content, as citizens, to leave our
cause, as such, in the hands OF the
American people. AS business men 4,
however, we deem it due to our sell re-
spect, and We hereby declare and pledge
ourselves henceforth to entertain no
business relations whatever with the
house Of A. Il. Stewart u Co., Of which
Judge Hilton is the acknowledged head.
"Signed: Stern, Mayer & Co., Heidel-
bach, Frledlander 81 Co., j. & l.. Season.
good 6 Co., Louis Silk & Co., Louis
CLiAN I've" IOIhs 5 QUA, NLouoo !" W.,
Buchanan Bros. Is Co., Bohm Bros. Il
Co., l. Lowman & Bro, Kahn, Nathan i
Co., Fechelmer, Frenkel Il Co., Acker-
land Il Wyler, Mack, stadier Il Co.,
Stern, Lauer Il Co., Leon, Marks u Co.,
| b. Bettman s. Co., BIsch0f Il Loeb,
Marblestone, Heilbrun Il Co., Lewis
Wald II Co., Bloom & Herzog, Cohn
Bros. d Co., Guiteman & Semmons,
Goldsmith, Loeb g. KIaw, l. 2. Strauss
& Bro, Marks, Enriich & Co., N. Men
derson s. Co., Gulterman 81 Ihuf-
| nauer, Abe Bloch & Co., Bing,
Bruel s. Co., Resented, Kaufman
& Co., Goodheart, Bro. " Co.,
Elchberg & Sack, LieOman II otraus,
A. & Ii. Straus, Katzenstein u Waehtel,
May, Goldsmith IL Co., Glaser u Wol,-
| son, Pm. Grabbed, Levy u Ronsheim, r
Bamberger & Co., Loth u Haas, NJ
10th, Isaacs Bros, Victor, Be!tman u
Co., NJ. Hollstein & Co., Jos. M
Schloss & Son."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
The Temperance Wave.

Woods Theater was packed last
night. The usual religious exercises
were held.
Mr.Wenzell, who conducted the meet
ing, read a telegram from Brother Nc
Master at Princeton, Ind, as follows;
"Grand outpouring of the people at all
of our meetings. All the ministers OF
the town on the platform and wearing
the blue. over eleven hundred signers."
Addresses were made by Mr.. Richard
Ennis, Of Plttsburg; Rev. II. .. Sheldon,
OF Oberlin; MIR. Emory II. Prosser, Mir.
" el zell and others. A collection was
taken up for the aid Of persons in need
who sign the pledge.
the Executive Committee OF the Muir
ply temperance Movement have de-
ing; admission, 25 cents. Eminent
speakers from abroad will be present.
This plan presents an easy method to
the lr;en Oi temperance to sustain the
good WORK IN our city, without being
DurdenSOme TO any.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
OUR,

Entire stock of Mems. Youths and Boys
Clothing is sold at retail for Wh0lesate
prices. Our goods are all marked I'm PLAIN
figures. and we sell strictly for one price,
ANY goods purchased from us and mos
proving satisfactory can be returned ANA
money refunded.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
CINCINNATI HIGH SCHOOLS.
Exercises at Pixies Hail This
Morning..

Pixies Music Hall was filled this
morning by 9 o'clock with brilliant
assemblage OF scholars and friends OF
The Cincinnati High Schools, who gath
cred there to witness the graduating
exercises, which were as follows:
Music-Vacaton March ana Oyerture-Kos-
sini. What, God the LOrd->ovcilo.
Prayer
MuStc-Anthem-Thin Oh Lord-Kent.
Revelations Of the opectroscope-Alfr
Hill, Jr
Dreams-M. EiiC Parks
My Book-Jennle BLOCK.
Tie Modern SchoOl-boy--W m. q. AubcrN
Sunshine i'll q shady Place--Ida St.r.a.-
AlmanaCs-As Il. Morgan.
Buckeyes-James b. Matson.
COnyersation-Ella l.. Davenport.
the Clothes ManIa-L ne iiellmaR
Aaron Burr-Joseph Cox, Jr.
Muslc-Spring's Delights Mueller,
In the w Uods-Mary St.in.
Obsolete Fine Gentlemen-Lillie MaCDer-
mot.
Are the Stars lnhabitedp-Chas.' s. Hord.
Character Of Cromweli--Eugepe F.W lttman.
sermons i'll Stones-MadIe A. Tinker.
true Courage-Iiarry Kinney.
What shall we nave lOr Dinner! - AllCS
Trounstne.
Elouucnce and Orators Harry L. Burgoyne.
The Habtableness OF Air Castles-EllZa D..
Park.
The Hero of the Iammer-Nathan Cohn.
Muso-Selections from "Song Of the Belp'-
RomDerS.
Frieluship-Samuel G. Schafer.
| Pleasures of ThUught-Adule Z. BOsche.
| Cold " ater Pourers-Luu Il Il. Anshutz.
rll yentur it-John ID. Morgan.
Pictures Of Memory-Nelie +. p. White.
Lord Byron-Emuy +. Dyer
The MicrOscope--Wllliam stephan.
Architecture OF Nature-Sallie Hollstein.
| IsWar an UnmiXed Eyil2-N. W. Strobrdge
| The Genus Of Hard Work-Ella Young.
| The Luxury OF Stupidity-Jennie |. Roberts
Music-(a) Through Forests, (b) The Prim-
| MendelSSonn.
| The Pursuit OF Knowledge-Annie E. Crow.
| Wonders OF the Universe Louis NJ. Schlcl.
| WaIklng-ltosa Danzger.
| The Fountain OF 1outn-Charles M Cist.
| Represen alive Cities-Ada A. Riley.
| Large Family-the MOnths-Ada +. Har-
| ris. u,,,,
| DRYDEN and Pope-W illam Ii. Creighton.
| Chairs-Sara t0rchheimer.
| superstition, the Offspring OF Ignorance
| Victor 1rounstlne.
Aurora Lei gh-Helen NJ. Moore.
| Music -Duetto- talian-Misses Stern anC
| HollStein.
Iaughler-Maggie Z. A. Feifer.
| t.W orth is the Ocean-Fame is the brui
| along the ohore''-Emma Il. Anderson.
| The Eastern War-GOdfley liolterhoH.
| The Reporter-W m. Goldammer.
| Growth OF Empires-Wm. Schuermann.
| our social DutIes-RoSa l.. Porter
Personal infuence-Lille GriDius.
| Music-Alired NJ. Allen.
| Grit Louis Bettman.
Black Diamouds-Hermine Zipperlen.
The Magician Of the Laboratory-LoulsaE
| Foertmcyer.
Music The Image Of the Rose.
| The Latter Day SaintS-Geo. IL. Schwartz.
| Natures Spring Fashtons-Alice .. Rich
ardson.
Now and Then-C. Docrler.
| Natures Great Treasure House-Anna
Brooks.
Rome-R. G. McCracken.
| The Pallmpsest-Alaly Il. Owens.
| Alexander and Humboldt-Erwin X. Theo
bald.
LrIticism-Hattie L. Howard.
Wise Foliy-Julia Z. Kolbe.
Indiyiduality-Chas }. Hunt
4 Shoudyism-V -Valedictory-Oscar .Pappenhc
; meT
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
SALARIES TO BE REDUCED.
Public School Teachers Under the
SCalpel.

SCalPel.
At the meeting OF the Board oil Educa-
tion last night the Committee on Salaries
presented the following report, which,
ON motion of Mr.. Ferry, WAS made
special order for the next meeting OF
the Board:
"CINCINNATI June 20, 1877.
s.To the Honorable Boaru OF Education OF the
City of Cincinnati:
uGENvLEMEN-You Committee on
Salaries, w whom was referred the reso-
luton adopted at the meeting OF June
IL, regarding reductions in the salaries
OF all officers, teachers, and JanltOrs OF
the board, including teachers OF the
Hph Schools and in the allowance OF the
Puolic Library respectfully beg leave to
submit the following report:
"We have given the subject involved
in the resolution referred TO our careful
consideration, and have looked at the
difficult question presented lor solution
in all its phases. We have considered
the matter from two important stand
points. First, thai OF our duty as SER
wants of the pubic to practice the most
iudicious economy without parslmOny
in the expenditure of the scnool Iund,
the most sacred OF our public funds.
Second, that Of the propriely OF a talr
:, =, ~ ro,,ituhIa radunIIon in view of Inc
anu u.' 'naoraasad cnst ot living ana
gehefally oeCreaeu oT'c S.,alsns y. ~ Ia
| i. S, wages, and remuneraLlons, mechahl-
cal, mercantile, and professional, cor
responding reductions nave Deeh Or are
generally being made.
.sOur difficulty mas been so to dis
| ,hn nprcnutaoe Of reIuction IN
trlDute tne o,oSsao Of salaries MID NV
inc alnei1nf EHnn,tinn ss 10 mi,ta ~,
Cne poal" r,,1Inl,Ia Va and wirbont yivi,,,
leu uo'.Vn ;i,It orr,sIon to fael maj il "a
W any oos Junssive
eXtreme VI oppho -,
we iI tnetelo i'nonH ,Itti"ona on% tna,, IN
nAins ,I't n"1". Snoals nr,ho ans,,i' reaonei
IN 'ne h'su 'lTan he onnnIa'. year. )
the iollo" ine PI,|" w oaIsr,"s "IopeO szoo
fllsI-i l' i,'o @h''u Ho W Pooo Per
I an anu Ae'0 '--'i 'DN'' wv Nv ieouo'
non: r,o. ~ o,,., orr,
"oeconu-l u"' upon S"ialles o. Poo|
per ahuu'h anu p""l" w Sl'ooo, Az
elusive, 'nete w 1euoo'Aon "
: hYe per oentulh'
"lhllu- OPon saialies " W ~ wv
per ahhuu1 an" up"alu " ~ wv t.'
| c usiYe, there snail Dc reouctloh u VI
per centum. ...
"FOurth-lnaG upoh saialles VI oo'
per annum ana upward 20 Tz,ooo A.
elusive, there snail We u reuucl4oH ol A
per cenLum. oo
"Flith-lhat on saiarles ABOVE wv
per annum t9eIe snaAl We leouo'Aon VI
IN per cehtum.
"5I3ln-lhat salarleo Oh teachers IL
nlgLt schools snall De: ~ isn' nlsn Scnooi
= WI on, ana district hlgn' scnool' ?" pc
| HlghLs .
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
SPIaIITUALlSM.

The Fraud Exposed BY Prof. Bald
win.
Prof. 5. 5. Baldwin, last evening al
the G and Opera-house, commenced a
series OF performances exposing the
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
OUR.

RIock AInaCn COats at 90 and 81 % would
be good value for SO and So SO. We are
selling from two to three hundred dalIYi
and thOugh our stock is large, yet II 1S
bound to give Out--sO we would advise aN
who have not already purchased one 70
do at once.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26

Grass Cloth Busters at 81; Our striped
Coats for soc; Our White Vests for vi; our
Pa 8 for so and soc, are less than you can
buy the material, leaving making out OF
the question.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
Nothing More Delicate.

1t is generally admitted that there can not
be anything more exquisitely delicate for per-
fuming the handkerchief than Murray u Lam
mans Florida w ater, but ts great and dis
tinctive property is its adaptability to the use
Of the bath. 1t is the only perfume that we
know of especially and particularly suited to
use in this way; the power it has Of impartlns
TO the waters OF the bath great soothing, re-
freshing and invigoratlng effects, is peculiar
to itself.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
OUR

COttOnade and Jean Pants Mt 75c, vi ana
are worth dOub bl G the money. hetaIi deal.
ers i'm the city and country are ordering
from uS, they can buy cheaper imam OA tAo
Wholesale houses.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
hoard of EQUALIZATION.

The above Board has adjourned, after
transacting the following business:
Number of citations issued ............ 643
Number of parties eXamln ed ............ SIC
Amount added to duplicate ............$ .$S0l, 1892
Numbur OF complaints for reduction OF
realty AT
Number OF persons cited who failed to
appear. ........... observation-disclosures, ~
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
CLOTHING.
OUR

AU,wo0l Rusiness Suits at 81, SS, 50 and
10 are sold by other dealers from 80 to 50
per suit more, and are not so well made or
trimmed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
OUR

strong working Suits at ~, $5 and Sc ar
x,reII vslnde and trimmed. Our customer
inform us that before we opened our Now
CIothing House they had TO pay twice as
much for suits that did not look or wear
near SO well.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-01
The New Western Union TeIe-
graph Office.

The office Of the Western Union Com.
Pany is now in their new quarters under
the Peoples Bank, corner Of 18th and
Main streets. The removal was effected
on Saturday, and the business done
Saturday and Sunday nights was trans
acted in the new office. ..a.~.,s ; A'".,
II this change j. rs Indication Of the
prosperity OF the Western Union Com.
Pany it must be doing a wholesome busi-
ness in Wheeling, for certainly there is
no telegraph Office in the country in a
city Of this size that presents more at
tractive and commodious appearance
than the present quarters under the Peo.
pies Bank. The room is not only large but
elegantly fitted up in all respects. Every
thing is complete in the way Of furniture
and appointments. The change is a
credit to our friend Morgan, the Super.
intendCnt here, who has displayed to
good advantage hiS fine taste as mechanic
and electrician in all the details Of the
office.
Those who remember the day OF small
things in Wheeling in the matter Of tele-
graphic facilities will find in the present
change a. substantial indication Of our
growth in business and population. The
entire business Of the place used to be
done in dingy Office, up long and
steep pair Of stairs, in a room over the
Boat Store Of Booth, Battelle & Co.,
where thst most excellent official, 7. B. A.
David, and couple OF boys, dispensed
all the lightning that waH needed in
Wheeling before the war.
Since those day the company has made
several changes Of location, but never
nntil now have they had an office that ia
so we'll calculated TO draw business and
accommodate the public. They have not
only wires in abundance, and compe-
tent force Of operators, and plenty Of
messenger boys, but also central, accessi.
bic and hesrtsome place OF business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-01
Education In America.


Special Correspondent Of The Manchester Ex.
Amln0r.
1t is somewhat difficult to arrive at 4
full knowledge OF the coat Of the public
schools in the United States, owing to
the fact that the management Of them Ia
so thoroughly localized. According to
the report Of the United States Commits.
siouer for Education for 1873 the total
revenue from the permanent school funds
throughout the Union was G7OS ,474.
while the amount raised from State and
local taxation for the maintenance OF the
common schools was Gl2,S21, ,595 sterling,
making together total of &lS,03O,O69.
These amounts do not include local dona.
tions, which, in somO cases, are Of con.
siderable amount. Compared with this
large SUN, the amount expended in
Great Britain upon the education Of the
people looks very trifling. Including the
amount received in the shape Of school
fees, the gross expenditure in England,
Wales and Scotland for the years lS74.5
was but 81, 500, 1886. The contrast between
the expenditure Of the two countries for
education is perhaps even more clearly
shown by the following figures, which
give the amount raised BY current taxa.
ton per head Of population in England
and Wales and several Of the American
StaIag.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-01

CHEYENNE, December 3l.-A courier
in Fort Laramie from Red Cloud Agency,
reported that two couriers, mail car
rier and wood chopper left Sage Creek
early Christmas morning, and two hours
before sun down they were struck by q
party Of thirty indiana, within six miles Of
Red Cloud, who killed the two couriers,
named Dillon and Reddy, also MORALLY
wounding the mail carrier, who had two
sacks ofmatter, likewise severely wound.
ed the wood chopper.
The wounded only arrived at Red Cloud
yesterday, being exposed during the in.
teryal to tbs intense cold. They were
severely frozen. They reporthearing more
firing In their rear in All hour after being
attacked supposed some other party had
been attacked by Indians. A party have
gone out from Red Cloud to search for
bodies.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-01

Several years ago the present Bishop OF
Manchester, in his able and well.known
report upon the common school system
Of America, alluded to the readiness and
cheerfulness with which the American
people responded TO the call made upon
them for the support Of these schools in
the following terms: "ViewGd as bur.
den pressing equally on The property Of
the whole community, they are quite un.
paralleled. That they are borne 30 gen.
orally without complaint, and, indeed,
that the amount appropriated to the pub.
lie schools keeps growing so considerably
year by year, is the proof, il proof were
wanting, Of the value the Americans at.
tach TO their system Of education and Of
their determination that it shall be effir
ciently maintained" Since Bishop Fra.
ser 3 visit 10 America, twelve years ago,
their common school system has been
developed and enlarged in n remarkable
manner, and the charge upon the current
taxation to dsfray its coat has Frown ana
increased enormously,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-01

set Of men who stand behind them, and
very little concerned about the real in
terestS Of the city. .a
The city Of Wheeling now owes about
$3.50 900, and she stands in great need Of
certain important improvements in the
way OF paving and sewerage. And yet in
the present state Of business II ia mani.
testify inexpedient to attempt anything
more than the merGst minimum Of i'm.
proVemens-barely such R will prevent
deterioration or real damage to existing
improvements, or such as are needed to
protect important interests. We ought
therefore to select our members OF Coun.
Gil with reference to the necessities that
are upon us in the way Of taxation. In no
respect is our prosperity as community
80 much involved IN in moderate taxa.
tion. Our city taxes alone are now
nearly one per cent, and il cur over.
check, about 100000, had beeE~ funded,
as 1t must be, 90 to 25 per cent Of addi.
tionsl taxation would have been neces.
sary this year. Our city debt ought not
to be above half a million at any time,
but it is nearly 100000 above that
amount now. We are wisely prohibited
from creating debt above per cent Of
the assessed value OF the personally Of
the city unless three.fiths Of the people
authorize 1t at the polls, but we have
managed nevertheless to do indirectly
what We are prohibited from doing di.
rectly. We are in danger of repeating
this process from year to year, and thus
compelling the people to vote in favor Of
an increase in the bonded debt in order
to avoid paying higher rate Of interest
on the amount as an overcheck in bank
We refer to this subject in order to i'm.
press upon the public the necessity that
exists for giving the coming municipal
election intelligent and bipartisan con.
sideration, not only with reference to
CounciImen but city officers generally.
Politics should have no place in the Sc.
lection OF city officials, any more than in
the selection OF bank officers or mill di.
rectoB. We want the best men that can
be had to make and execute our local
legislation. We can only get them by sc.
Iecting candidates on their personal
merits and without reference to politics.