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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-14

The Express says the Attorney General
has concluded that the statement Of facts
furnished by Tweed can not be used in
carrying on the prosecution against the
old Ring thieves, that he has much infor.
nation reserved, whe he refuses to dis
close to save certain Of his friends. The
Attorney General is reported disgusted
with the whole business. He has return.
ed the papers to Tweed, and has declined
to release him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-14

The memorial services tomorrow even.
ing will be most impressive. Subscrip-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-14
VISITORS AZ TnE RulNs.

Hundreds Of people have come in to
witness the horrible sight to-day, and the
streets are now thronged. The vicinity
Of the Court HouPe is black with curious
and interested humanity, and the tele:
graph Offices are scenes OF sorrow and
romance
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-14

The house which the Grand Duke
Nicholas will occupy at Ploiesti, has
been hired for whole year. This gives
rise to much Political comment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-14

The same paper states that the Bey Of
Tunis, who has been summoned by the
Sultan to send contingent, excused
himself on the score Of financial inability,
but says his subjects may join the Turks
as volunteers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-14
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BatOum the Scene of the First
Important Battle.
An Engagement Of Eight Hours
Duration on Friday,
In Which the Russians we're Badly
Whipped.
With a Loss Reported at Four
Thousand Men.
Turkish Loss Reported as "In-
considerable"
BIO hattie IMMINENT.

LONDON, May ia Rustchuk dis.
patch OF last Thursday says that from
preparations on both sides il is plain that
the time for action on the Danube Is close
at hand. The Russians evidently intend
to open fire on the Turkish positions
along the whole line, and under cover OF
an overwhelming artillery fire, will at.
tempt to cross the river atseveral points.
Simultaneously has Just been given
that the Russian batteries ut Giurgeyo
may begin firing on this town and fort.
ress at my moment. For the last two
days the Russians have been establishing
batteries on the left bank frem which the
bombardment can be directed upon the
forts and towns Of Rustchnk and the
station Of the Varna Railway. believe
these batteries will open fire tomorrow.
The Turkish fortresses on the Danube
are in admirable order and we'll prepared
to Withstand an attack.
The banks Of the Dobrudscha are lined
with CoSSacks and Bashi. .Bazouks, who
keed up constant rifle fire.
ARMENIAN OPERATIONS SUSPENDED.
The forward movement in Armenia has
been suspended through want OF stores
and forage. The cavalry is compelled to
make acquisitions over wide extent OF
country.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-07-14

armies Of Israel trembled before Pbilistias
giant, deiverance was brought by stripping
who Just broke Goliah's thick skull win
stone from the brook
The complex forms of vast government
and the refuements of professional SKIN are
not the evidences, as is boasted, oil pefiecuoh
in our civilization, but Of weakness and decay
Lawyers and courts C. 6. are not the symo0's
of absolute equity, but the mark and tue
mears of lmuch) systematic injustice. a per-
feet society would have been without lawyers
and doctors, presidents and kings. The oroit
in which all would have moved without inter-
ference, jar or discord, is the Family,-the
simple form Of society, the Oldest, the only
one divinely ordained.
Here then is the clue to Reform, threading
the whole labyrinth of Society, leading US
back to the first principles and clear llsht oil
family life. 1t is no scheme OF Utopia, no
idylc dream of Arcadian repose no pastoral
gazing into the blue depths of an unattainaole
Heaven where the cloud heaps of vaSrant ian-
cies go floating by but the lesson oi jean,
iacketed Truth learned under the thatched
school-roof Of Old Master Experience
Let us dwell for moment on several char
acteristics of the family relation;
Mr.. Stridet proceeded to discuss at conside-
rable length the family relation In the follow
Ing propositions
I II is moral and universal. Sustained by
the law Of Heaven and earth, the family Is tue
only civil institution combining moral tight with
legal might.
H. The adaptation Of the family to the neces-
sity Of family government is made absolute as
principle by the helplessness ana dependence oi
the Young and the living period oi Development
before man attans maturity.
i'll. The Family, the School Of intellectual and
moral culture.
lie concluded as follows:
ain these three traits of home culture are
found combined the virtues Of the three great
nationaltes Of the world the discipline of the
Romans. the culture Of the Greeks, and the
piety of the Jews. Here we find a symmetric
development Of man, the triuno piety OF the
body. the mind and the heart. And when
discipline, knowledge and virtue are taught at
home. then will our Government he sale from
either extreme anarchy or Capitalization, and
be what she was, plain, hospiable, kind and un-
debauched, n will revive iiresde enjoyments,
and home-born happiness Nature works pure
and fresh from the Creators hands be bred
and the clovers breath be sweet again then
will the social ship, trimming prosperous sails
hold on her even course. stunning an arrogant
aristocracy on the one hand and leveling
communism on the other, bearing along lar
board and starboard clear-eyed hospitality and
zone -grdled virtue"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-07-14
CoNTINENTAL Hotel,
Corner Of Queen & King Streets,
West Nirgl n.

Martinsburg, West Nlrgl q.
MY OLD CUSTOMERS and the travelling pub
vi lie in general, are informed that on the
FIRST DAY or APRIL, 1877,
viii take charge Of the above named Hotel,
where shall be glad to see all my old patrons
The house is new, commodious, rooms pleasant
and airy. aud eHgibly situated.
Ian b. ISL. WM. RUTLEDGE.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-07-14
POETICAL
MEASU RES.

have dainty cup of glass;
1t is not craven BY line;
Its beauty is its fragieness;
A baby's hand might crush II line.
gave a man to drink from it,
One day. draught Of water cold.
lie took it like woman's hand,
In reverent, loving, lingering hold.
lie held it up in keen delight,
Gazed on its texture rare and fine:
"Such glass as this be rapturous said,
"Gives water all the grace of wine.
Another day, another man
Sat eating, drinking at my boardj
Into the dainty peerless glass,
peerless wine for him poured.
He drank it alta swallow down:
With smothered wrath | well-nigh burst
Nor wine nor glass was aught to him,
So that he quenched his boorish thirst.
"Ah me - said, ".o him that hath,
All things on earth their tribute bring
From him that hath no., earth takes back,
Aud leaves him beggared, though king. "
ScribRer for july.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-07-14

An Oshkosh woman gave birth TO triples,
and next morning hcr husband took package
to the drug store and said: Give ne some
old-fashioned window-pane-- not aDy more blue
glass in my family"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-07-14
ENTLER HOTEL,
SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va.

HAVING leased the Entlec Hotel, it is now
open for the accommodation of the Public;
The Table will be bountirully supplied with al
the Injuries and substantials that the city ana
country markets afford. None but polite and at
tentive servants will be employed, and nothing
comf,rt and pleasure of guests. The Stable will
De attended by an experienced Ostler;
L. L. ETCHlSON,
F.bru,rv Z. lST6. Proprietor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-07-14
VOL. 66.--YOL. u, NEW SERIESI CHAR
Personal!
NOAH WALKER * co.
Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore. Md

NOAH WALK ElS ~ Co,
Celebrated ClOthiers OF Baltimore, Md,
Announce the introduction of plan Of ordering
Clothing and Underwear
By LETTER,
To which they call your special attention. They
viii send on application their improved aud accu-
rate
RULES ron SELENEASCRENEN7,
aud a full line of samples from their immense
stock of CLOTHS, CASSlMERES, COATlNGS,
SliRTlNGS &C., thus enabling parties IN any
part of the country TO order their Clothing aud
Shirts direct from them, with the certainty OF re-
ceiyiug garments OF
TIE , cry Latest SIRE
.ipd losi PaJeci FJt AHamaJle.
Goods ordered win be sent By Express 20 any
part ot the country.
As o., well known throughout the Southern
States ,ley have for Forty-rhree Years
EXCELLED
I'm an departments Of their business, which is a
substantial guarantee as 20 the character Of the
Goods they viii send out
4 large and wel-ass0rted stock OF
READX-MADE CLOTHING
always on hand, together with full line of
Furnishing Goods,
including an the latest Novelties in Design, and at
POPULAR PRICES.
Whom Goods are sent per Express c. o. d..
there win De mo- collection charge on amounts OF
so aud over.
Rules tor Measurement, Samples of Goods
and Pric, List sent free on application.
The attention of the Trade is invited to cur
Wholesale Department. which is always kept up
Oh tLc highest standard.
NOAH WAENEE2 81 CO.,
Manufacturers and Dealers iu Mems aud Boys
Clothing and Furnishing Goods, either ready
made ur made to order.
IG7auI l5I Baltimore street. BALTIMORE,
May I3, IS1f-ytL ND
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
WEST VIRGINIA LANDS.

The american Manufacturer, published
at Pittsburgh, contains an advertisement
for the sale of q 1900 acre tract oI
West Virginia land, which is described
as follows:
This land is IN one tract, consisting OF
above twenty square miles, ard is sltus-
ted contiguously to the slack-wsLer i'm
pro Sement OF the Upper Monongahela,
and but short distance from the Bslti'
moro and Ohio railroad. II has number
CT seams of good bituminou5 coal in
the greater portion OF it, contains many
iron ore beds OF excellent quality; II
blessed with most sshbrious climate; il
covered by the primitive forest unbroken
with the exception OF about 500 acresi
and the soil covering the whole is pro
ductive and capable OF being turned into
profitable farms. Tracts of land, equally
possessed of the elements o. wealth
health, and means Of enjoyment, arc
scarcely to be found in any part OF our
country.
Whilst organizations are being formed
hereabouts, to make settlements in
Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, and other
remote points, it is strange that such II
choice spo. as this, within about one
hundred miles of Pittsburgh is not
bought up and colonized. a railroad
will soon pass through, or near to, this
extensive property, giving additional
facilities TO those who may settle
or improve it, for the distribution
or exchange of their fabrics, or mani
fold products. We refer to the narrow
gauge line partly Gone, partly progress
ing and partly determined upon, reso'
lutely and defnitely-the Castle Shan
non and Washington, the Washington
and Waynesburg the Wsynesburg and
Warrington, the Warrington and
Clarksburg, and the Clsrksburg and
Weston, now under contract and partly
graded. Also, the railroad from Union
town southwsrds, already completed to
within ten miles of this grand estate, and
determined to be finished into it..
The Manufacturer is right IN directing
attention of those forming colonies
with view of settlement in some far
western State, to the superior induce.
ments presented near home Consider
ing soil, climate, health, proximity to
market, price of land, condition of socie-
ty, educational and church advantages,
roads, 10, no Western State will COM
pare with West Virginia
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
HOUSE.

Rev. ID. w. p. HARRISON was elected
Chaplain OF the House
Mr.. Swami, chairman of the Commit.
tee on Foreign Affairs, presented COM
munications from the Secretary OF State
in reference to the Paris Exposition.
they estimate the expenses of Ameri-
can repre-: entstion at S225,O0 Ordered
printed and recommtted. Mr.. Swami
also presented communication from the
Secretary of State in reference TO the dis
tribution OF the awards made by the COM
mission between the United States and
Mexico Reconmitted
M Atkins chairman OF the Appro-
pration Committee, reported a bill for
the settlement of the accounts OF work
ingmen for excess of eight hours labor
Recommitted.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole, Mr. Cox, of New York, in
the chair, on the army appropriation
bill
Other amendments, including one lin
lting the appointment OF cadets to one
from each State, ami allowing officers :
per cent Oh the amount due them, were
declared not in order.
Alter long discussion, which partook
somewhat of political nature, Mr.. At.
kins, seeing the debate was likely to be
further protracted, moved that the com.
mittee rise, and the committee accord
lngly ly rose without action on the bull
La all the divisions on the amendments,
the Republicans voted solidly against
any reduction of the army, and were re-
intorced by the Texas members and
Messrs. Luttrell and Williams, of Mich
igsn. In the last vote on Mr.. Tucker's :
amendment, the Republicans were left
without allies.
Mr.. fuckers amendment, above re-
ierred TO, was rs follows: "And no money
appropriated by this act shall be paid for
recruiting the army beyond the mum Der
Of enlisted men UncludIng Indian scouts }
actually on the army roll on the first.
November, 1877, except Tor cavalry ser.
vice and tor employment exclusively in
the defense of the Mexican and Indian
frontiers, aud so far only as shall be
necessary for that purpose and no fur
ther."
Mr.. Conger made point of order that
the amendment proposed new legislation,
and was not in the interest of economy.
The point of order was sustained.
Mr.. Tucker then modified his amend
ment by adding, "but nothing contained
therein shall authorize the increase OF sn
army cavalry company beyond the num-
Der now authorized by law"
In this shape the amendment was de-
clared in order, and was agreed to by =
vote of l25 to ll5
Mr.. Banning moved to add to Mr..
fuckers amendment the words: PRO.
vIded, that nothing herein contsiR ed
shall authorize the recruiting Of al army
beyond $4,000 men, Adopted.
The petition OF the National Board Of
Trade in regard to navigation laws, and
the memorial of the same body for light
houses, removal of wrecks, &c, were pre-
seuted and referred, and the House sd-
journed till tomorrow.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
French Politics.

PARIS, November 9. AT meeting OF
forty ConstiLuLionslsts of the Senate, in
cludlRg the leaders Ct the OrleanisLs, a
majority voted thst the party should not
sanction q new dissolution Of the Cham
Der o., Deputies if demanded nor support
tho present Ministers.
President Mac Mahon has received At
the Elysee General Vinoy and Senators
Dsndigne, Clement, De Montgsl6er, Del.
sal and Brsme, who, it is believed, will
torn part Of the new Cabinet OF resis-
tance.
PARIS, November "a delegation of
the BonspartIst party waited on Presi
dent Mac Mahon yesterday and assured
him Of their devotedness. They say the
President received them very cordially
PARIS, November AL the mem
bers of the Cabinet attended to.dsys sit
ting of the Chamber Of Deputies. The
Chamber confirmed the elections Of h
sufficient number Of deputies TO form a
quorum. 1t Is reported that the Right
lLtends 10 interpeI.ate the Cabinet to-
morrow, 70 give AZ opportunity Of de-
tending its system Of official candidature.
The Lett, however, seem resolved 20 take
no part in the debate
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tion, and suspend those various religious
activities which lead men through their
affections to positive beliefs. The fact
which should lie behind every doubt IS
that Christianity, whether true or false,
is the highest truth and the greatest re-
ality which we know. Whatever
defects It may exhibit, as
it is parcelled out and
illustrated by the different sects, alto
gether i! is the one magnificent force
which has uplitted and renovated human
life. The great moral danger which
chiefly threatens intelligent people is
that they suspend themselves from
active share in the best forms of religion
which they can find, because they can
not be entirely suited, and thus abuse the
privileges of q doubter, and make q mis-
take which profoundly affects their. prac-
ticsl life. - -
The very worst abuse of doubt is in
the attempt to cover moral deficiencies
by the thin gauze of unbelief. It's worst
feature is that it shows want of faith in
personal manhood.
Honest doubt persevered in will re
solve itself into earnest and chsstened
faith. Let the Christian churches throw
their dogmatism and bigotry to the
winds, accept the uses of modern doubt
and fight only against its abuses.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
Fight Between MexIcans and In
uianH.

GALVESTON, November 9.-The News
San Antonio special says that informa-
tion has been received that on the 18th Of
October q party OF Mexicans, eighty
seven in number under the command Of
Don Nsrcisco Ansgc OF San Carlos,
Mexico, had a battle in Texas, near the
Guadalupe mountains, with party Of
Indians, who had been depredatIng in
Mexico, near chihuahua, killing six
bucks and capturing six squsws and
sixty eight mead OF stock stolen from the
people living near San Diego, in Mexico,
These Indians were from the Fort
Stanton reservation, in New Mexico, on
the American side of the Rio Grsnde.
The Indians killed were provided with
reservation blankets and other articles
from the United States government
The scalps were taken to DeiDorte. in
Mexico, as WAS the stock, which Was
identified by the owners OF the animals.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
Indian Conference.

WAsHINGTOE, November 3 The
PanCs chiefs met IN the council room OF
the executive mansion to-day the PresI-
dent, Secretary Of the IsterIor and Com
missioner Of Indian AHAIrs. The Indians
presented the grievances OF their people
BY their removal from their reservation
and the losses Cf property in cOnse-
quence. One OF them said / was
living on that old reservation, but sll al
once ! wss taken up n by whIrlwind
and disturbed IN my place just a. / had
learned % pIow, and WAS made TO take
another road which Il new 70 me. We are
all perIshIng where We are now. In less
than three months time over thirty PEI
pie have died, and so have many cattle.
The President, replying, said: 81 have
listened st,entIve!y 70 what your have
SAID. will DO the besl / can ior you,
and when | have Considered, / will send
Tor YOU again. The PreIIdent then
shook hands with each Indian chief and
the halt breed attendants, saying he
would see them again % morrow or mere
after, and the ceremony ended.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
Washington Items.

WAsHINGToN, November 9.-Tho
House Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads will recommend sn appropriation
10 pay all the ante-bellum Southern
mail contractors, their heirs or represen-
tatives, the balances due for the trans
portstlon of the mails up to May 3lst,
1861.
The Secretary of War has ordered
Major Benyourd to remove the raft in
the Red river above Shreveport and keep
the river open.
A government vessel will be placed at
the disposal OF the city of New Orleans
for the Improvement of the hsrbor there.
The Senate Committee on the Judicis-
FRY were to have had meeting to-day,
but as there WAS no quorum present no
action WAS taken on the nomination OF
General Harlan 10 be Associated Justice
OF the Supreme Court of the United
States
The nomination of Robert H. Crit
teuden to be United States Marshal FOR
Kentucky, which was acted upon by the
committee at their last meeting, WAS re-
ported tsvorsbly to the Senate to day.
The nomil 4.ipn o. William Csssius
Goodloe, OF Kentucky, as Minister to the
Netherlands, in place OF James Birney
has been determined on by the President
and will be made soon.
1t is stated that the cOnsu ultation be-
tween Secretary sherman, Attorney
General Devens and the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue resulted Ia determi-
nation te reject the offers OF compromise
made IN the Chicago whisky cases BY
Roelle & Junker and Oliver & Co. Ad-
ditionsl instructions will be sent Dis
trict Attorney Bangs.
All propositions 10 the army bill in the
line OF reduction or the limitation of re-
cruiting have been voted down by small
msjorities. Recruiting is now limited to
q force OF 25,UOO men.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
The Snmoan rrouhIes.

SAN Francisco, November "a let
ter TO the ChrontrLe from It's Samoan cor
respondent gives another version OF the
recent events there. Mr.. Griffin, the
American consul, took forcible possession
OF the property Of G. J. Smith & Co, 3
British firm, st Mulsulu, tor An alleged
American claim, without having first
sent the claim through the British con-
sui, as is the custom, in the absence OF q
legal system in the Islands. The repre-
sentatives of Smith & Co have regsIned
possession Of the warehouse and the
property wss put under the British seal.
Pending the settlement Of the matter.
Griffin tried to get the natives to attack
the warehouse, butthey declined, because
he could rot raise the $1,000 they de-
manded for the enterprise. A committee
OF safety has been organized 20 preserve
the peace
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10
NHw YoRK. Noyembor . Flont

NEW YORK, November @ Flour -
A shade easier, and in very moderate dc.
made; receipts 1900 barrels sUp"riinc
western and state - sOCa5 80; extra de-
IS 35(d7 80; good ~ choice 50 SOCdG %;
white wheat western extra S. OjCgI ~;
fancy do So S0M,S 20; OHIO s. 4OCa7 30
Minnesota patent 81 4OCa9G5. Rye Flour
Dull at s. 66(a,4 30. Corn MeAl--Dull
st 81 G0t033 %. Wbeat-A bout steady;
receipts llj 28G bushels; ungraded spring
81 Z7Gl 2s; No. 2 Chicago sprIng 81 ~,
No 2 Milwaukee 81 2OCGl 30; No.
spring 81 3st. Rye-Quiet NJ 7OCa7Zc.
Barley-Quiet and unchanged. Malt
Quiet and firm. Corn-Actiye export,
fair home trade and moderate speculative
business; receipts ia, ,697 bushels; yellow
G2tdG6c; western 81 T.; steam mixed and
seller November G2(1G2tc. OAn-RG.
ce.pU II $50 bushels; western mixed and
state 36(g44. Hay-UnchGn nged. Hop
-UnchAnged CO1ee-CArgoes ljiCy
I9ic gold; jobbing l5t@2Oic gold. Mo
lAsses-Qulet and unchanged. Sugar
Duh al TIC; fair W good refining 7ici
prime refined quiet a. 3lG1lOsc. Rice
Unchanged Petroleum-!Stesdy crude
Tic; refined l2Ic. TAIlow Steady At
75G, 7 ll.l6c Rosin--Steady st 81 20
al77l. Turpentne- Steady A. 3@!c.
Eggs-Stesdy; western 22@2ic. Bee -
Quiet. LArd-Prme steam S. j1lm
%. Western l0C922c; state
l5c. Cheese Heavy t7@l2tc. Whisky
Firm At 81 10.
CIsCIssATI, November 3.-COtton-
Steady and in moderate demand 81 lOtc.
Flour-Essier aud not quOtAbly lower.
Wheat Quiet and hrm at 81 2UC9l ~.
Corn-Yrm; old 44(a,46c; new 34(gg3jc
OAu-Stesdy and in fair demand z7(1
Bic. Rys-DsmsDd isH and market frm
st 59C1GOc. -Bsrley-SIeAdy and 10 fair
demand; common 70 good western spring
5OCa,55c. Pork-Yirm, new Sl3 %; old
$l325 Lsrd-Steady; steam u 30; kei.
tie - 50tG,9 90. Bulk Meat. Steady;
shoulders at ste short RIB, twelve dsys
SAll Gici shor. clear 7c; al loOse bscOn
quiet and unchanged. Green Meat
Firm; shoulders 4jc; sides 6ic. Hams
AT 7i3stc. Whnky-Quiet, but
steady a. 81 o.. Butter-DulI and un-
changed. LInseed OIL Quiet; and steady
At SIC.
Hogs-EAusr; common ~ OoCa,4 40
hight 81 5Ola4 80; packing ~ 65Cg4 So
butcher. 81 SOCa4 20.
NEW YoEK, November 9.-Dry Goods
-Business light With commission houses
jobbing trade quies- Cottons quiet and
steady. Prin1 jObbing freely a. very
low prlces, but continue quiet in hrs!
hands. Dress goods lees active. Spring
wooden IN good demALd, and heavy
Wools inactive.