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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-06
Black IIinROutes.

CHICAGO, April 5.-The War Depart
ment with the approval Of the Secretary
oi War, Issues a circular announcing for
Information to all concerned, the following
routes connecting the Missouri river
with the Black Hills; In accordance
with the late treaty with the Sioux In
dians, route No. ], beginning at Bismarck,
Decota Territory, the present western
terminus Of the Norther Pacific Railroad,
II will cross l03" meridian Of Longitude
Of the western boundry Of the Sioux re.
seryation, on the shortest and most prac.
ticable route to Deadwood City. Route
No.. ?, beginning at point on the right
bank OF the Missouri river known as
Fort Pierre, or at some point
not over eighteen miles north
Of that place. It will cross lO3"
meridian on the shortest and most prac.
ticable route to Desdwood City. Route
No. 3 beginning at the Yankton crossing
OF the Missouri river and thence up the
south bank otthe Niabrara to its crossing
opposite the mouth OF the Keyapaha
river, thence up the latter stream to or
near the sources OF Porcupine creek,
whence it will croDs the lO3d meridian,
on the shortest and most practicable route
to Custer City. All people who estab-
lish themselves at the stations along these
lines are notified that such establishing
will not carry with il any property right
to the land which will be subject to the
conditions which may be imposed by the
Secretary Of War. The western bound.
ary Of the Sioux reservation Is as follows
Commencing at the intersection OF 1899
meridian longitude, with the northern
boundary Of Nebraska, thence 10 its in
tersectlon with the southfork Of Che
yenne river, thence down said stream to
its junction with the northfork Of Belle
Fouche river, thence up that fork to 103o
meridian longitude to the south branch
Of Cedar Creek.
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ARold Attempt az AhductIon

Iowa CETY, To-, April 5.-Six men, sup.
posed TO be monte operators, attempted
TO abduct Mrs. Geo. W. Watson, a wealthy
and accomplished young lady Of Massii-
Ion, O., from the Rock Island train, be-
tween Rock Island and this place last
evening. They entered the train at Rock
Island and under pretonse that she was
an escaped lunatic, kept her gagged and
held her down. At East Station she es-
capped from them, and at Milton, after a
desperate struggle, during which she
sprained her ankle, and after convincing
the conductor Of her sanity, she was al.
lowed to tako rooms in the hotel here,
where she is well known and respected.
Their object was probably money, as She
was richly dressed,
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BELLAIRE LoCA1s.-Our artist, James
sellarS, assisted by Prof. Truxell (late Of
Pittsburgh, Is preparing to start on
Saturday next on an exhibition tour
through Belmont and Harrison counties,
Ohio. The Centennial ground and the
interior Of the buildings thereon, the
cities Of Wheeling and Bellaire and the
interior Of their leading manufacturing
establishments, and portraits Of our Coun-
try's leading and prominent statesmen
and army and navy officers, will form the
programme. The tourists will be accom-.
panied by good string band.
M NJ. Davis, Of our city, last Wednes-
day caught fine salmon in the river at
this point, weighing IL! pounds.
BellRire citizens are dissatisfied with
the present poStofiice building-too small.
The Turner Society OF our place al.
ready numbers 80 active members. They
will give Hn entertainment and ball at
Zilchs Hall, the 23d OF this month.
The Liederkrantz Singing Society here
numbers sixty members, and are not lack.
ing in talent TO make themselves credit.
able to our place,
Hope Hose Company No. 8 gives u
Grammatical entertainment, at ZilCh's Hall,
Friday and Saturday OF this week.
The Bret Harte Literary Society meets
this friday evening at the residence Of
Doctor James.
A gang Of workmen are engaged clear
ing the track from the Q. &P. r, r. depot
to Mercer's whariboat. The recent high
water made it impossible to transter
heavy freight.
The Temperance Union gives a grand
entertainment at the City Hall this even.
ing, for the benefit OF the Bellaire read.
ing room.
Police news dull; our city prison empty,
and everything quiet along McMahon's
creek.
Sassairas merchants are bringing that
blood purifying article into the market
plentifully.
Fishermen are reafhtng rich harvest
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Sr. JOINS, \. B., March 5.-A. D.
Goodwin, United States Vice Consul and
member Of the firm OF Quill & Goodwin,
ship brokers, left for Providence, R. l.,
on the Goth Of March to wind up the
affairs Of Warner, Goodwin & Co. On
the 2Sth Of March he telegraphed to
General Warner, American Consul a,
st. Johns, that he had completed his
business and had mailed TO him $1,000
and would be home in few days. Moth
ing has since been heard Of Goodwin OF
the money.
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SAN Francisco, April 5.-This after.
noon the Spring Valley Water Company
filed petition in the Supreme Court
for writ prohibiting and restraining
the Mayor, Board Of Supervisors and
all other city officers from making con.
nections with the mains Of the company
or interfering in any way with its water
pipes, etc. The court granted an alter.
native writ and the matter ia to be heard
next Monday at 2 o'clock. Meantime
the Mayor, Board, etc., are temporarily
restrained from interfering in any way
with the company's mains.
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lIsMARKIS RETIRENIEN.


LONDON, April5.-A Berlin special re.
ferring TO the retirement Of Bismark,
says: The Cabinet will probably expert
ence some difficulty in dispatching the
ordinary administrative business when
deprived oil their chief. There is no
doubt the conservatives and ultramon.
tanes hope topro6t by Prince Bismarck i
retirement to procure change OF sys.
tenn. There is little chance Of the realiza,
ton OF these expectations. Bismarck 4
general programme is too necessary
to be abandoned by the Emperor
and nation. Not even an ab.
solute rupture between the Cabinet
and liberals could produce such a result
as such rupture, were it TO occur
would more likely arise from the Rarlia.
ment support of the Cabinet in conservat,
ism, relative 10 commercial affairs, than
in political liberalism. The prospect OF
conservatives, attaining the Office, is thus
very small, indeed. The Particularists
will profit by the retirement OF the Prince.
but the, German Unityis too firmly based
on land power and necessity to peremit
of being cuotailed by the retirement oi
an individual.
Another Berlin special says it is now
proposed that for the time Of Prince Bis.
marck's retirement the Vice Chancellor
be appointed First Minister OF the Crown,
and will fill the personal responsibility,
This requires sanction Of Parliament,
and the motion to be submitted to the
Reichstag, upon its reassembling. Bis
marck does not intend to await the deci-
sion Of the House, but proposese to leave
before It reassembles, If the weather al
lows. The better informed journals Of
this country deny that the ChAnceilor's
resignation was prompted by any ques-
ton OF foreign politics.
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WASHINGTON, April 5.-Ex.Secretary
Robeson asserts that the money for the
sale Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard will
be found properly accounted for. He
says the trouble is that the Bureau oI
Yards and Docks thought it was entitled
TO be credited with the proceeds Of the
sale, whereas it was distributed among
the various bureaus.
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POLITICAL NEWS.
Missouri,

ST. LOUIS, April 5.-Errors were made
last night in footing the election returns
which gave Mr.. 0verstalz less majority
than he really has. The returns are yet
unofficial, but the correction will give
the Mayor over 10000 majority, and il
may reach l0,5O0. The majorities Of the
four Republicans who were on both the
regular and fusion tickets range from
lSSOO to 7,4O0, and the maiorities Of the
other successful candidates range from
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Work or Bread.

OTTAWA, April 5.-some 800 working.
men assembled on City Hall Square to.
day and demanded work or bread from
Mayor Malloy. That gentleman ad-
dressed them and promised to do what be
could. They then went To the Parlia-
ment buildings and demanded an inter.
view with the Premier. Mr.. Mackenzie
refused TO see them, as he was engaged
on some important business. The men
entered the building and insisted on see.
ing him. Mr.. Mackenzie still refused,
when they passed vote Of censure and
dispersed.
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A Fraudulent Mining Company,

New YoRK, April 5.-The concern
which is advertised as the "Silver Noun.
tain Mining Company" which has an
office on Broadway, the names Of the
President and other officers are declared
by Superintendent Walling to be Gcti.
tious, and the scheme is regarded by him
as got up for the purpose of plumber.
The two persons, who are all that can be
discovered to represent the concern, are
declared to be adventurcrs, or something
worse, and large mines, which they claim
to own, are declared to exist only on pa
per. The Superintendent says the com
pany Is not known to the Board Of Mining
Companies, and that the whole affair is a
swindle. This alleged spurious mining
company have sent circulars far and wide
signed al. S. Tyler, President" setting
forth the wealth Of their mines and
holding out rich inducements to pur.
ehasers Of the stock. 1t is asserted by
Superintendent Walling that the victims
OF this company have been very numer.
OTg
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Philadelphia and Reading Rail.
road.

PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-General
Manager Watten, Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad, states that his
conference with the engineers Of that road
last evening ended with an agreement
on their part to accept the new arrange
ment proposed by the company. The
plan OF insurance provides that the rail.
road company is to contribute $4,000 to
the life insurance fund and SIC, 900 to the
accident insurance fund, for the benefit Of
such oi their train hands as comply with
the provisions and pay the assessments
agreed upop,
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His inconvenience, his indirect Losses,
injury to his health, or any such like con.
sequential damages, are not covered by
n policy OF insurance. All that is under.
taken is simply to put back property
equal to the property destroyed, or else
pay the owners for the cost Of SO doing
Nothing else in the way of loss or risk ia
undertaken.
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LOUISVILLE, April 5.-The Kentucky
State Medical Association elected the
following officers: President, DR.. L.
Yardell, Of Louisville; Vice Presidents,
Dr.J. L. Dismus, Of May field; DR.. W. B,
Rodman, Of Frankfort; Recording Secre.
tary, DR.. J. r. Litcher, Of Henderson,
{! Corresponding Secretary, DR.. ]. W,
Singleton, OF Paducah; Librarian, DR.. +.
II. Navy, OF Princeton,
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ASupposed Canard.

San Francisco, April 5.-The police
authorities here say that the report tele-
graphed from New York to-day, that cor.
tespondence had passed between the
Chief Of Police Of New York and the
Chief Of Police Of San Francisco, relative
to Charley Ross, is supposed to be a can.
ard
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Crazy Horse and HIS warriors

DEADwOoD, D. T., April 5.-Crazy
Horse and l 500 warriors encamped north
Of Bear Butte creek last night on their
way to the Spotted Tail Agency. They
are in destitute condition and anxious
for peace. They state that Sitting Bull
will accept no terms Of surrender, and is
making for the British possessions,
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The Proper Theory OF Insurance.

AO HOIbCE AAGOLS va AuHAA "ASCs
We are gratifed to see that the insur.
ance companies are likely 10 arrive at an
early. adjustment of their losses on the
Grant House property. They adjusted
their losses on the furniture yesterday,
and at the came time agreed upon plan
for adjusting those on the building. Peo-
pie have an idea that the great aim Of
many insurance companies is to get out
Of paying after FIRE what they agreed to
pay before fire. Unfortunately there are
many cases in which the course pursued
by adiusters affords ground for such an
opinion, but this ia not the rule pursued
by the majority OF companies, Itwould
not pay them to pursue such a policy,
and therefore an enlightened self interest
prevents the better class OF Them from
attempting to defeat recoveries at their
hands.
The true theory OF insurance is an
agreement for what both parties, the
assurer, and assured, understand to be
covered by the policy OF insurance fairly
interpreted. The courts have held in
surance companies to liberal interpre.
tation Of their policies, because it ia right
that those who are not familiar with
technicalities should not be entrapped or
damaged by them. On the other hand, it
is only matter Of right and justice that
an insurance company should simply pay
such an amount as will restore the ac.
tual property lost by the assured, no
odds how much more than this sum the
latter may have paid premiums upon.
Otherwise an assured person may derive
at any time II speculative profit from
being insured, which ia not the object OF
insurance by any means. Insurance
companies do not undertake to pay
profits, but simply to pay for or restore
the property lost. Any other theory
would destroy the business.
Some people think that an assured
party should be paid the amount on
which the company has received pre-
miums. This would never do. Com
panies are not supposed to know the
value Of the property until they come tc
get estimates for its replacement. Il
may have one value when first insured
aud very different value year after
ward. A house fairly worth a thou
sand dollars when insured may be SO dam
agedby tenants as not to bO worthhalttha
amount at the time Of fire. Hence it is
right that the insurance company should
have the benefit OF the deterioration
They stipulate to pay for actual and moi
imaginary losses by FIRE. Thisis all there
is in the business. It is the business oi
the assured to not sct an undue value on
his property. 1t is presumed that he
only seeks protection against a portion
Of the injury he would sustain by a Are.
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san FRANorsco, April 5.-It is report.
ed that the city banks, creditors Of Isaac
Friedlander, have intimRted their viii.
lingness to grant him such accommoda.
tion as may be necessary to enable him
to tide over the present crisis in his
affairs.
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ATLANTA, GA, April 5.-Geo. Sharp,
jrs a well known diamond and jewelfy
merchant, has disappeared, and his store
has been closed by New York creditors,
Mr.. Sharp Is said TO owe street brokers
here $4,000.
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FIRE RECORD.

WILMINGTON, DEL, April 5.-The loss
by the FIRE at Jessup & Moore's paper
mill is estimated at $4,000; insurance
$4,000; distributed 'amOng fifteen com.
paniSs,
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Arrested Tor Eanbezrlement.

OMAHA, April ga man namedJ. s
Gross, lately employed in bank at Car.
roll, lows, was arrested in this city last
night, charged with the embezElement Of
about Sl,500,
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NEW YoRK, April 5.-The steamship
Switzerland, from Antwerp, has arrived.
SAN Francisco, April 5.-The British
bark Peru, from Leith, has arrived.
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WAR DKPARfAkSTt
OPPIcE OF TIIK CHIET SIGNAL 0HYtcRR,
WAsnMOTON, D. C., April 6-i Ls.J
PRoBABILITIRa
For Lower Lakes and Ohio Valley,
light local rains followed by clearing
weather, light and variable winds and
slight changes in the temperature and
barometer.
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LONDON, April 5.-A fishing boat, in
trying to enter the Bariff harbor to-day,
was dashed on the rocks. SIX Of the crew
we're drowned,
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MAS. E. DWIGHT,
PRACTICAL CHEMIST,

i prepared 70 make careful and complete Rnalyps
Of Iron orOs, Lim@tones, Mineral WatsrS, etc.
Labonsory cor. 7lth and Chspllns rGestu
aV2 Wheeling, ". Va
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 5.-In the House OF
Commons this afternoon, Sir Stafford
Northcote said the Russian protocol,
with the correspondence and process
verbal, will be distributed Tomorrow.
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An Open Letter From Packard 10
the President.

New ORLEANS, April 5.-Goyernor
Packard addresses the following open let.
ter 10 the President.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-18
PiOus Fun.

The late Sunday School Convention in
Taimage's Tabernacle was marked by
more fun than any religious assemblage
ever known in Brooklyn. The merriment
was introduced by TIA mage, who told OF
the Amazing happiness OF the quotations
made from Scripture by those whose con-
versions came late in lite. He knew OF
ore man who, in doletul strain, told
congregation at praye er-metllrg no"
great q sinner he was. II Was an awful
sinner" said he, "a great sinner. was
the chief among ten thousand, ana the
one altogether lovely" Some men never
learn how to phrase prayer. A spirited
horse was running away with man 'and
every minute promised to be his last lie
grabbed hold OF the sides Of the wagon
as il bounced along alter the runaway
and as he could no! think of any other
PRAYER, he said. "Oh. Lord. make US
happy for the mercies We are about 10
receive There was firing sameness
ia the expressions OF those who have e1-
periences 10 relate. A young man got up
once and said, Il am on the ship oi Llon'
and we are sailing up the heavenly mar
bor; soon we'll reach the golden gates.
Another man said, Il, too am on the snip
OF Zion, and we are sailing with good
breeze. guess we are going as fast as
thirty knots an hour. Every man Is at
his post. Soon We'll come to the peariy
gates" Another arose and said, 81, too'
am on the ship of Zion. It's steamship
"A 4OO-hoss power. We are going up
the heavenly harbor, and we are gong
faster'n any other ship. We're bound to
glory" An old and feeble woman arose
and said, I'm seventy years old, and Tor
6f,y wears I've been on the road to heav-
en-. but I've been goin' afoot, and l e1-
pee, to keep goin' afoot until Iget there;
and it seems to me if you folks that's
goin' in steamships don't take care, you'll
bust your bilers." When this story was
told, the congregation rocked and surged
with laughter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-18
Keep Up Family Attachments.

One of the saddest things about
large family, who have lived happily to-
gether for years under the old rooftree,
is the scattering to distant homes. which
takes place as they grow up, one by one'
to years of maturity. 1t is often the case
that, in the cares and hustle OF business.
letters grow more and more unfrequent.
ard finally brothers and sisters will en-
tirely lose sight OF each other. These
kindred ties are much too sacred to be
thus lightly severed. 1t takes such lit
tie while to write letter, and the ex-
pense is so trifing, that there can hardly
be an excuse for the neglect. Sons IN
particular, away from home. are apt to
grow very neglectful OF letter-writing'
Oh, if they knew how many heartaches
such neglect often causes the loving
breast that pillowed their tired heads in
childhood, they would not be so thought
less. If they knew the JOY that letter
brought, and could see how its lightest
words were dwelt upon and talked over
by the 6reside, they would not be so
sparing of those messages. Are not
some of us sadly in arrears in this par
ticular?
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Srleete0 StOrp.
MY FRIENDS SECRET.

Qliet and gen;lemanly in bis manner'
unobtrusively be went about doing good,
in his own peculiar but efectual way
Singularly enough that way was To ire
quent the saloons and hsr-rooms. or more
strictly their neighborhood, and waiting
bis opportunity, TO persuade young meu
aud old away FROM these haunts. And
MARY did this juticious worker save.
Many TO-DAY remember his kindly face,
bis tall. STOPPING form. In his clear blue
eye there was pathetic. pleading rower
nearly resistless With face cleanly
-hayen. his hair perfectly white, falling
down on his shoulders, he lett pic,ur,
one could not forget. Many young, md
die aged, and even Old men had he led
home from drunken deoauCD. kindly
caring Tor tL0m-and when they were
sobered and realized his kindness, be
would plead with them TO leave their
evil ways. There were many on the
earth that blessed him, and l believe
many in heaven. He very rarely re
terred 10 ms past life.
We had been brought together from
common sympathy in q case OF peculiar
interest. One OF our neighbcys had be-
come raying from tue effects OF rum.-
Ny friend volunteered TO spend night
with me a. the house, to protect an in
valid mother. and helpless children, from
their halt maniac fa her Fortunately,
the exhausted man slept nearly all night.
Aud it wss that night that he told me
this story;
Thirty years ago l was mechanic.
receiving good pay, and wVs a master OF
my business. ] owned a cottage that
mad built myself, and might have been
happy Wi n wife and little boy. But
gradually the habit OF drinking had been
gaining upon me, and had, to consid-
cradle extent, affected my business. My
vile, never strong, vas sadly failing in
health, which fact strangely | did not
realize. One night after had been idle
for tew weeks, returned home to find
her unusually feeble, and was myself mo-
rose ard partially intoxicated. She was
so i'll that she had been unable TO prepare
supper Upon going to the cupboard
found the decanter OF liquor thai | kept
there, empty. The thirst for rum was
upon me with all lis power, for was
partially recovered from weeks severe
dissipation. Calling ny little boy, no
BILE fellow OF twelve years, ordered him
to 90 to the nearest grocery and obtain d
bottle of liquor. Tue little fellow pleaded
! against going; bat was inexorable, and