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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The New Departure In Turkish
RnlR.

LONDON, February 7.-The Porte in
notifying It's representation absoad Of
ministerial changes, adds thpt ne Sultan
urgently recommends the Grand Vizier
to speedily and completely deyelope ali
the principles established by CONSTANT.
nople and to! carry out all laws and adj.
ministtatiye institutions applicable 10
provinces.
The PaR Mall Ga.eiie, speaking Of the
change, says that the Sultan has become
Jealous Of AIidhat Pashas' influence and
chafed under the impatience to which the
energetic Grand ViZler had reduced him,
and lent himself to intrigues fro m the
success Of which he might hope to re.
cover some what Of the lost imperial au.
thority so that the .Pasha succession. mar
be purely an affair OF men rot measures,
and need not foreshadow any change in
political prospects.
NO CHANGE IN POLICY.
Renters dispatch from Conslaniinople
says the dismissal Of Midhat Pasha does
not imply a change in Turkeys foreign
or internal policy. Her present foreign
policy will not only be maintained but
will I've pursued with greater iirmBe.s.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08
NO CHANGE IN POLICY.
ENGLAND.
The Eastern Question In ParIia.
ment.

ment.
LONDON, February Cat the opening
OF the Parliament tomorrow, two blue
books will be laid on the table Of the
House, one contains the papers on the
eastern question 70 the assembling OF the
Conference, and the other including the
Conference proceedings. A general i'm.
pression prevails that the opposition will
not make direct attack on the Govern.
ment's eastern policy. Reports however,
are circulating in Liberal circles, Of
grave differences between the Marquis Of
Salisbury, and his colleagues; and the
probable resignation Of Lord Salisbury.
Rumors Of differences Of opinion are
doubtless well founded, as the proceed.
ings Of the Conference, show that Sails.
bury's speeches went beyond the views
Of Earls Beaconsfeld and Derby;with this
exception the reports in circulation are
probably mere inferences.
People who are well informed consider
the danger to the Government, respecting
the eastern policy, isquite as great within
the cabinet as on the opposition side OF
the House.
WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The British steamer Ethel, bound from
Bilbao for Newport, Wales, went ashore
yesterday on Hundy Island and became a
total wreck, Nineteen persons were
drowned.
ooLLIERY FNPLosIoE.
An explosion occurred yesterday in
FOss' colliery, near Balton. Ten men
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08

In Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
northeast winds, clear or partly cloudy
weather, lower temperature, and higher
pressure,
In the Lake region, rising barometer,
cooler north winds, and generally clear
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08
DOAT OLuD DIsBANDED.

Its reported that the Atlantic boat
club Of this city, which for the past 80
years has been one oil the leading ANA
teur boating organizations Of this coun.
try has disbanded.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08

NEW York, February 7.-The Farm.
ers' Joint Stock Fire Insurance Co.,
Of Meridian, New York, has been ordered
to do no more business, and TO wind up
its affairs. This act Of the State insur.
ance department was the result Of an
examination, which shows that the
company could not continue to do bust.
ness with safety to its policy holders,
although the losses will fall almost en-.
tirely ON the Rtnckhnld org
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08
Weather Indications.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OHPicR or THR CHIKY SIGNAL OHPIcER,
WAsulNdToS, D. c, February s-l A. =.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08

COLllEhh tNFLUhlON,
An explosion occurred yesterday in
Foss' colliery, near Balton. Ten men
were killed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08

Chaiiee, a Hayes elector, was United
States Commissioner for the Southern
District Of Illinois when elected. He
acted as an elector without resigning his
office. The proof is positive. lie is
here, and admits it, and the records
show it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Wonders Of Art.

What's this, mister" said curious
countryman, who was wandering through
a Washington street jewelers. store, as he
spoke he rang a statue of Mercury with
his horny knuckles.
"That said the attendant, lis Mer-
curry" and he passed on to wait upon a
customer.
The ruralist gazed for moment with
open mouth at the bronze representa-
ton Of the messenger of the gods, and
then beckoned to companion at the
other end of the store, to whom he said:
Jim, what do you suppose that ere
fgger is?'
" Dunno" responded jim, in turn
giving it a resounding rap, bronze,
hain't it?"
"No," said the other, faint; it's
quicksilver"
"Wha-at! the stuff they put in Their
mometers? Wa-al, [ am burned
What'H they do next?"
And after another long look the couple
moved on impressed with the wonders
Of art.-Bosto1e Bulletin
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Not That WAY.

Seated on the extreme end of q mar
row bench in the Central Market, yes
terday, was boy who seemed to have
made up his mind that life was a
sham and happiness a myth. He was
solemnly and intently gazing at col
lection of four cabbage-heads, six beets,
a bushel Of onions and three cucum-
bers, when along came q young man and
asked:
What ails your"
"Struck!" was the answer.
"Have, eh? How'd you come out?"
"was working for dad for fifty cents a
day." sadly explained the boy. Il was
the only hand, and I thought that if l
struck for a dollar a day he'd have to
shut up shop and be busted or come to
my terms
"And did it turn out that way~ quer-
led the other.
"Not quite. The old man didn't
seem q bit terrOr-striken, buthe bounced
me through a window and hired an
other boy to do my work at three shil-
lings day."
"And what will you do now?'
"Well, [ s'pose I'll have to go round
telling the boys that capital has ground
me into the dust, was the fearful re-
ply.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
MispronOuncing Geographical Names

In America recently, that is in the
United States, the custom has come up
of pronouncing names rigidly according
to their spelling Thus we have not
only " Warwick" and Worcester, +"
instead of 4" IVor'ick" and IFooster;:"
but the Shawangunk mountains, which
in our youth were the Shon9o noun
tains, are now Sha-wan-gunk, with the
Lake Winnipissiogee instead of its old
name, IVimpisaukie, has every syllable
given to it that can be eXtorted from its
letters by a school-ma'am Delhi, a
name absurdly given to a town in Allie
ghany county, is called Dell-high, when
its real name is as nearly as possible
daily. Still further west, Terre Haute is
called Ie,ry-HM, an amazing conformi
ty to the spelling-book. If an unedu
Gated man were to write its real name
geographically, Tae Holt, he would
not be nearly so ridiculous as those who
find the name not in word, but in an
assemblage of printed signs. In the
CITY of New York there has been of
late years a remarkable change of
names effected by this rule of spelling
book. "What," said to me an old gen
tleman, a member of a highly respected
old New York family, "What do these
people mean by Dez-bros-sez street?
There's no such street The name is
De B,'oose street." He then informed
me that the street was named after
family whose name was spelled "Des-
brosses," but pronounced De Broose, and
that until it appeared on the street cars
it was always so pronounced This So
Hcitude to conform sound to letter has
become a disease among us. 1t exists
in no other country; and here it is due
to the school-master, the spelling book
and the dictionary.-Richard Grant
White, en- the Ne.U York Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
A POSt-hOle Card.

An old gentleman in a Franklin
county. town, who recently became the
recipient Of his first postal card, placed
his specks carefully astride his nasal
organ and eyed the pasteboard closely.
+" What is this thing anyway" he finally
demanded, "Why, a postal card of
course" was the answer. A post
hole card? What is SIGH thing good
for, I'd like to know" He was Informed
that cheap rate of postage had come
into vogue, and writing paper was at a
discount. BLAST it all" famed the
old gentleman in a sudden rage, while
his nose described semicircle with a
sharp angle; s'they've got to 'dulteratin'
tea with weeds, terbacker with icorice
and copper, whiskey with pepper and
turpentine, an now they've got ter
dulteratin' envelopes tn save the paper!
Confound m!"-SpTnQfelU Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
=" As You Like It."

" Yes, we have our trials and tribula-
tons, same as other people," answered
one OF the stall-keepers at the Central
Market when interviewed the other day.
q" L tor one study human nature, but
never interfere with it. Ten minutes
ago handsome and stylish lady got
out of her carriage over there, sailed
down to my stand and, with all the
dignity of queen, she asked MIR.
Beans, have you any real nice buckle
berries? / replied: Madam, | have
the best lot of huckleberries in
market, and l sold her two quarts.
Five minutes later another lady came
along and called out: Mr. Beans, have
you any cheap whortleberries? 1 re-
piled: Madam, | have some of the
cheapest whortleberries in the world
and she took four quarts. It's all the
same to me, sir whether they put the
buckle or the 'whortle' to 'en1-my
business is to please the public DE
troH Free Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
s Sag.lciOuS Mouse.

Yesterday afternoon the writer wit
messed strange sight in the Record
Office. Our attention was attracted by
several lusty squeaks from the inside of
a pail, almost filled with water, into
which a haf-grown mouse had fallen.
The alarm had scarcely died away be-
fore four Or five mice appeared on the
scene, and began clambering to the edge
of the pail. For several moments after
gaining the top Of the pail and catching
sight of the mouse in the water a
confab was held. First one
mouse and then another would cling to
the rim Of the bucket with his hind
legs, and while almost touching the
water with his nose, squeak out either
consolation or advice to the immersed
but while all this was going on the SWIM
ming powers of the unfortunate mouse
in the pail were rapidly giving out. At
last happy thought seemed to strike
the biggest mouse in the crowd. and
almost without squeak he firmly
fastened his fore feet to the edge of the
pail and let his body and tail hang
down. The drowning mouse saw it, and,
making desperate effort for life, swan
to the spot, seized the tail of his brother
mouse, and amid squeaks of delight
from all the mice present was hauled
high and dry out of the water and over
the edge of the bucket.-Cuiaaae (Nev. J
Record
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Moral Character.

There is nothing which adds so much
to the beauty and power Of man, as a
good moral character. 1t is his wealth.
his intiuence-his life. 1t dignifies him
i'll every station, exalts him in every
condition, and glorifes him at every pc
Rod of life. Such a character is more
to be desired than everything else on
earth. 1t makes man free and indie
pendent No servile tool = croaking
sycophant = no treacherous honor-seek-
er ever bore such character. The
pure joys of truth and righteousness
never spring in such a person. If
young men but knew how much a good
character would dignity and exalt them,
how glorious it would make their pros
poets, even in this life never should
we find them yielding to the groveling
and base-born purpose Of human ma
ture.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Indians in the Army.

President Hayes is reported to have
said, the other day, that Indians could
not be introduced in the army, in any
extended way, with efficiency. He
added: II had three Indians In my
corps. AS scouts they were unequaled.
We could do nothing with them as sol
diers. They would not drill they would
not keep rank, they would do nothing
except their wild Indian way We
were troubled by a sharp-shooter who
had picked off our men, and we could
not reach him. sent for ony Of these
scouts. He came to my camp in a
slouchy way, seemed half asleep, and
was wholly Indifferent. When [ told
him what [ wanted, his face glowed, his
eyes sparkled and he Strengthened him
self up like crested snake ready to
strike, rolled his trousers up to his
thighs, his sleeves to his shoulder blades
to be as much Of a savage as possible.
He took his rifle, several rounds of
ammunition, threw himself on the grass
before there was any need of it, and
wound himself along with the velocity
and silence Of a snake. Three shots
brought the sharpshooter down, when
the scout returned perfectly exhilarated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08

FOUND His BoY.-Not long after the
stealing of Charley Ross, little son of
Henry Dochmueler, Of St. Louis, was
stolen. The father had but little prop
erty, and was unable to pay the expense
of an extensive search; but he shrewdly
hit upon plan for accomplishing the
object effectually. He read the papers
carefully, and whenever he saw an &C
count of the finding Of a supposedCharley
Ross he sent to learn if the boy was not
his lost one. At length, two years after
the kidnapping, he saw all account of a
strange boy in Illinois, and on going
there, he found what he had been SO
long in search Of The child's hair had
been dyed, and he had changed much
through sickness and deprivation, but
there was no doubt as to his identity.
He had been stolen by wandering beg
CARS, who had made his pretty face
profitable in exciting sympathy. The
father is now prosecuting the supposed
kidnappers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08

We must measure a mans strength
by the power Of feeling he subdues, not
by the power of those which subdue
him. And hence, composure is often
the highest result of strength. Did we
ever see man receive fragrant injury
and then reply calmly? That is q man
spiritually strong. Or did we ever see
a man in anguish stand as if carved out
of solid rock, as if mastering himself?
Or one bearing a hopeless daily trial re,
main silent, and never tell the world
what cankered his home peace? That
is strength We too often mistake
strong feelings for strong character. A
man who bears all before him, before
whose frown domestics tremble, and
whose bursts of fury make the children
of the household quake because he has
his way in all things, we call him a
strong man. The truth is, that he is a
weak man, it is his passions that are
strong-he, mastered by them, is weak
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08

NEVADA LIzARDs.-A gentleman re-
Gently related story in regard to the
lizards of Nevada, which seems to con-
firm the possibility of their enduring
intense heat for short time, at least
The black lizards of that sagebrush
state are very easily domesticated
harmless, sociable and intelligent
This gentleman had several pet lizards,
one of which lived near a furnace where
he burnt retorts Or molds for silver bull
lion. This work required very hot
fire. which he had made open at each
end. The lizard would sit on the tree
near by watching him and his dog would
frequently chase it if it ventured to the
ground and compel it to take to the
tree again. Frequently, however, the
lizard apparently for the sport of the
thing alone, would dash down from the
tree and induce the dog to give it a
sharp race, when it would run right
through the furnace, coming out at the
other end like flash while the dog in
his eagerness would be burnt at the
fire before he could stop.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Don't Lose a Minute.
New York World. Sunday.

Keep busy. The man who has moth
ing to do is the most miserable offerings.
If you have no regular work, do chores
as farmers do when it rains too hard to
work in the field. In occupation we
forget our troubles, and get respite
from sorrow The man whose mind
and hands are busy finds no time to
weep and vail. If work is slack, spend
the time in reading. No man ever
knew too much. The hardest students
in the world are the old men who know
the most. If you lack books, there are
free or very cheap libraries, at least in
cities, at your command. The man
who does not acquire some item OF
useful information between daybreak
and bedtime must mournfully say, with
the Roman Emperor, II have lost a
day"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
The Largest Book i'm the World.

The trustees of the British Museum
are in treaty for the purchase of copy
of the largest book in the world To
ward the close of the seventeenth CEN
tury the reigning emperor of China
appointed an imperial commission to
reprint in one vast collection all native
works of interest and importance in
every branch of literature. In the be-
ginning of the following century the
commissioners completed their labors,
and were able to lay before the emperor
a very palpable proof of their diligence
in the shape of a compilation consisting
of 6, 100 volumes, entitled "Kin ting koo
kin too shoe tseih ching, or An illus
trated imperial collection of ancient and
modern literature"
Only snail edition was printed off
in the first instance, and before long the
greater part of the copper types which
had been cast for that undertaking were
purloined by untrustworthy officials, and
the remainder were melted down and
coined into cash. Accidents by fire and
by violence have considerably reduced
the number of copies Of the imperial
edition originally printed, and it is be-
lieved that only comparatively few
now remain extant. The trustees Of the
British Museum having become aware
that one such copy has lately been offer
ed for sale at Pekin, have entered into
for its purchase.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Good Advice. This.

Nobody is more like an honest man
than a thorough rogue. When you
see q man with a great deal of religion
displayed in his shop window, YOU
may depend upon it he keeps a very
small stock of it within. Do not choose
your friend by his looks; handsome
shoes often pinch the feet, Don't be
fond of compliments; remember,
Thank you, pussy, and thank you,
pussy" killed the cat. Don't believe in
the man who talks the most, for mewing
cats are very seldom good mousers.
By no means put yourself in another
PERSONS power; If you put your thumb
between two grisnders, they are very apt
to bite. Drink nothing without seeing
it, sign nothing without reading it, and
make sure that it means no more than
it says, Don't go to law unless you
have nothing to lose; lawyers houses
are built on fools heads
In any BUSINESS, never wade into the
water where you cannot see the bottom
Put no dependence upon the label of
bag; and count money after your own
kin. See the sack open before you buy
what is in it; for he who trades in the
dark asks to be cheated Keep clear
of the man who does not value his own
character. Beware of the man who
swears; he who would blaspheme the
Maker would make no bones of lying or
stealing. Beware of no man more than of
YOURSELF: we carry our worst enemies
with u.s.
When Il new opinion Or doctrine
comes before you, do not bite till you
know whether it is bread Or stone; and
do not be sure that the gingerbread is
good because of the gilt on it. Never
shout halo! till you are quite out of
the woods; and never cry fresh fish till
they are caught in the net. There is
always time enough to boast-wait
little longer Don't throw away dirty
water till you have got clean; keep on
scraping theroads till you can get better
work; for the poorest pay is better than
none, and the humblest Office is better
than being out of employment. Always
give up the road to bulls and mad-men;
and never fight with coal-heaver, or
contend with base character; for they
will be sure to blacken you.-Reu. c. II.
Spu1yeOn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Live and Let Live.

Is there not after all better way to
reconcile labor with capital than by the
stern force of law backed by bullets and
police clubs? Live and let live. Let
capital retain every legal right, all its
superior advantages of sagacity and en-
terprise, Let it combine and grow CO.
lossal at it's own risk, for there is a St.
Helena for every Napoleon who under
takes too much. But let it also trans
figure its legal rights with goodwill and
sympathy and the honor due to all men,
and then, these suicidal follies and short
lived tyrannies will be forestalled, and
the last resort and very costly rem
edy of courts and bayonets and prisons
will be obviated by moral processes of
humanity, gentle as the sunshine and
fruitful as the rain.-Sprngfeld RepubH-
can.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-08
Extent of the StagnatiOn.

No man who has money will invest
it in any Of the ventures that ordinarily
attract capital Instead Of organizing
new banks, they are closing up old ones
instead of increasing bank capital, they
are reducing it; no money is offering to
invest in manufactures, and, more
calamitous than oil, no one seeks to in
vest in real estate. Those who hold
real estate are not receiving incomes
from it, and these who do not hold are
not seeking to purchase it. The worst
form of paralysis which has overtaken
the country is the total and almost alb
solute suspension of all investments of
capital in real estate. That indicates a
want of confidence as to the future,
which is more convincing than all
others Chicago Tribune.