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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26

For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley
and the Lower Lake region, clear or partly
cloudy weather, cold nOrthe"sterly, veer-
ing to warmer southerly winds, stationary,
followed by falling barometer,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26

the front door Of the Court House Of Ohio county,
In tho city Of Wheeling beginning at 10 o'clock 4. W,
offer at public sale the al OcSt Grove farm, lying
about hyo miles north Of said city, and one nlle east
from the Ohio river, and lately owned and occupied
by sall Henry j. CaniOr. This farm contains about
80 arrcS, and hlS thereon erected arEo aud cnn
nOdl0uS Stone House, In good cORdtlOn aud repair;
gOOd barn, With stable, dairy house and other neces-
SAry out-buildlngE There Is also on this farm \
thrifty and productive Orchard Of well SrlectSl fruit
Of various kinds. The farm Is we'll Waiercl we'll tim-
hertd, aud undGrlad With coal. Il Is IN good cnnd
tlon aud peculiarly well alapted both for cultivation
and for grazing.
TERNs OF SILg-o -onC-ihIrl Of the purchase money
cash In hand and the residue In three equal annual
payments with Interest irUm day Of sale, the pur-
chaser 10 give his notes With approved personal
security for the dcieirSd payments, the same 10 be
secured by proper Deed Ot Trust Oh the land sold.
Possession given on day Of sale.
fotiurlhef information apply tOA.J. Clarke, AttOr
ney, No. Il Twelfth street
CHARLES CRAWFORD,
ELIZABETH J. PAIGE,
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CIV 1ttslhgEna
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,UslSr iirthau, College 700

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Di III H. .,r.u battle fought here
as? o' w, pr;rrr "FritZ" and
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26

BrPpALn, August24. Belts 4 CandGlls
planning mill burned to-day. Loss, s2O,OOo;
insurance, $4,000.
CrScINSArr, August 24.-The building ut
the corner Of Front and Smith streets,
owned by Robert Ashton and occupied by
the Peerless Vinegar Company was dam
aged by fire last night. ;loss 10 900; fully IN
lurnl
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CHARLES CRAWFORD,
ELIZABETH J. PAIGE,
Executors

DAYARD TAYLOR says: ~ take great pleasure
$. G. ShOrtlldsc." Hon. Fernando Wood, u
patron, rays: "I eheeruy consent to the use Of MY
name aG reference" SWITlIlS c. SHORTLlDGE
(IIarYiril A. NJ Nelia, Penna. Boys Academy.
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A LBEMARRI.E FEMALE INSTITUTE, Char
n IottesyIiIc, Virginia. TWenty.sccund ,Ses-
sion 70 months, bcgluS OF Isl. Hard, Including
washing fuel and lights and tuition In English, latin,
Greek aud French, 500 lsr session. Music, Drawing
and paintiug equally low. Tho Albemarble Is hest
furnished Institute In the South. Nsv TeRpin
IReW Hsp Bah ROOmI aud the !STORg.Ai ChaIybenis
MinSHl Idtsr u IiTgmidJ Jor JMpii Fec, Full Faculty
An escort furnished three or mJre pupils from tie
sime pOiut free. For catalogues address
Il. II RAWLINGS, A, ~, Pre,Ilent,
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FIRE RECORD.
Al Cn,liz. Ohio.

CApIz, August 94.-John Brindlcy'S
frame dwelling was burned this afternoon.
II is supposed to have caught in the roof
from stave.pipc. Loss, sl,5oo; no in
Surancn.
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TNNT NIlENMAN I.ETTER.

1t Is sold that tho Shcrman-Andcson
letter Is not only in existence, hut In the
possession OF the Potter Committee, and
that it Is hcins hold back for a big cam.
palgn document later on
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26

LONDON, August 24.-The steamships
Scythia, France and Celtic, from New
York, have arrived out.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26
lIAlsLES L. DWIGHT,
PRACTICAL CHEMIST,

Is prepared to make careful and complete
analyses of Iron Ores, Limcstoncs, Mineral
Waters, etc.
LABORATORY, Con. 2lrn ASD CnNPLixE Srs.,
jalS WHEELING, W. VA.
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A YnInnTErL lNCRRARI.

MEMPHIS, TRSX., Aug. q. To-day tho
number Of new cases OF yellow fever rc-
ported Isnearly double that Of any prev
ious day, tho total for the twGnty.iour
hours ending at Or. ", being 100. The
deaths for the same time number fifteen.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26
EXECUToRS SALE OF
VALUABLE SHORT CREEK LAND.
WEDNESDAY, serlember II. lsis,

BY virtue Of the authority vested In them by tho
WIN Of Henry J. cranfOi, late Of'OhiO county, de-
ceased, the underingcd Executors will, on
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OUNRRELINU OVRR COMFY.

Much interest has been created here in
the claim to right OF possession OF Coney
Island, made by the heirs OF Overt Van
Voorhees,, whose purchase iromthe paten-
tee, can he proved, according to the heirs.
Concy Island has become immensely val
liable property within three years, and the
millions spent in its improvement are re-
glrled most prOfitably invested. ltS sue
cess us watering place this season has
been Unprecedented; hVnco this claim, set
up in opposition 10 that Of Gravesend VII
lagc, atircts wide attention. II promises
to be another Annckc ctlse, although n
lawyer here declares that the Van voor-
hees heirs have clear case on which to
ronnvar nnSSnSsiOn
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The inquest in the case of Policeman
Smith does not promise TO disclose any
thing with regard to the pcrpctrator of the
murder Mrs. Smith refuses absolutely to
testify, merely protesting her innocence,
as she has done from the first. This muir
der bids fair to mnk with the celebrated
Nathan ease, which remains without clue
,,s, - .I,n i,r,n nf ,,,o,,,. ,,oosu
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lpOGAnnrs ANn cAnyEn.

The great shooters, have left their guns
and taken to tho newspapers. They have
writton themselves into the worst OF
friends, and probably no match will be
made between them. Carver now says
plainly that Borgartlus IL afraid 10 shoot
with him, and calls Bogar,lus an artful
dOlpcr
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LOUISVILLE, KY, August 24.-Thc cases
of yellow hver number four, two ut the
hospital, Jerry Brown, Of Nicksburg, and
Ben. Haskell, of New Orleans; Mrs. 5. j.
Patton, ju st from the South, at private
house, andNvancc, Of Grenada, ut Waver-
ly. No eases among residents, and no
fears OF any. Reports Of u panicky feeling
here are entirely groundless. Contribu-
tions thus fur amount to fully 5000
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Siata:
The distress among our people in Nicks-
burg mud other pestilence stricken towns
In this State Is fearful, CltIzOns who had
means fled on tho approach OF fever.
Bishop Elder and n number Of priests and
Sisters of Mercy arc now laboring among
the dead and dying In Vicksburg. Send
us help, and soon. Forworl to Bishop
''''S' iYos prs'iGiSi Sat, IihS1ian .SDnLh
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug.25.-N New cascs, one
hundred and siXty.thrcc, deaths %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26

LITTLE Rock, ARE., August 24.-By the
action Of the Board OF Health to-day the
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad was
opened TO Forest City, and the Arkansas
River to Pine Bluff. Tonight the streets
are crowded with indignant citizens,and by
daylight glowing posters will announce a
call for Il mass meeting Mt 10 o'clock. The
excitement runs high, and is safe 10 pre-
diet TINT should either steamboats, or
trains on these routes Of travel attempt to
carry out the will OF the Board the torch
and crowbar will he carried into requisi-
ton TO frnstutc the blind endeavor 10
create paltry business at the risk Of the
lives OF thousands.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
Taking tho Papers.

Some ponderous arguments are OCCASION
ally hurled at the heads of our courts by
ambitious lawyers, but the member Of the
Bar who yesterday threw all his papers in
the face of Judge DAILY took course which.
if less tiresome than the former practice, ID
neither as decorous nor as respectful. If.
however. the option were left to the Court.
and no question OF the dignity Of the Bench
were involved, we have no doubt that the
Judge would prefer to receive the learned
counsel's argument from his hands than
from his lips. At all events, in this case tho
Court literally took the papers, but the de-
cision was not delayed nevertheless. The
energetic lawyer was at once locked up.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
The European Congress.

From all the countries Of Europe the
diplomatists de ha,ae uol<e are gathering at
the German capital, and in a few days the
assemblage of the distinguished statesmen
in that city will be notable in extent and
character. Every Minister for Foreign
Affairs in any great State will be there. 1t
is hardly possible that the event which re-
Gently occurred in Berlin will not make o
greater impression on the minds of these
statesmen because of their present visit.
They will perforce feel that effect of
the attempted assassination that is in
the minds of the people of Berlin.
Undoubtedly this effect will be a
great influence in favor of peace. All will
be made to feel that no government has
time to wage foreign wars just now, that
the life Of every State is contaminated with
this dangerous poison, and that the first
duty Of every government is to purge away
this evil. Prince Bismarck announces that
he will, because Of the recent attempt, push
the proceedings of the Congress to q rapid
conclusion, and this very precipitation will
send all the statesmen home with the one idea
dominant that every country has just now
q paramount domestic trouble on its hands.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
The Haydock Coliiery Disaster.

The terrible experiences of the miner
and the progress of science do not appear to
have contributed in any degree to lessen the
dangers Of the coal pit. The melancholy
duty of recording another colliery disaster
is imposed upon us this morning by the re-
ceipt of dispatches announcing fatal
explosion in the Evans Wood pit at Hay
dock, near wigan, England. Over two hun
dred and thirty lives have been lest by the
ignition of the infammable gas that oozes
from the coal seams in the workings Such
a fearful destruction of life reduces the
chances Of discovering the cause of the ca
lamity, because it is probable tho indi-
viduals who may have been instrumental
in causing IL through carelessness or other
wise are among the dead. The awful
energy of the explosion may be Judged by
the reported condition Of many of the
bodies. The deep and narrow galleries
and headings of the mine repre-
sent, when loaded with infiamma-
BILE gas, SO many monster gun barrels,
in which human beings labor in constant
presence of death. naked lamp or the
explosion of blast may ignite the charge
and blow these poor creatures to atoms rs
effectually as If they had been fired out
of q great cannon against noun
tain aida Fav paonls who aniov the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
A mad Memory for Dates.

General Dick Taylor is most estimable
and agreeable gentlemen who. as Prcsi.
dent Grant said in the recent interview ca
bled to the HERALD, talks we'll and talks
much;" but, like most lively takers, he has
no habits of exactness and seems incapable
of acquiring them. He is particularly and
ridiculously weak in dates. In his noted
article in the North american Revieso he
stated that he had conversation with Alex
ander II. Stephens in Washington at
time when that individual was
in another place. Such a blunder
should have made him more cautious,
but he fell into more preposterous one of
the same kind in the letter which we printed
yesterday. In that letter he gave General
Halleck as his authority for certain state
ments he had made in print, saying that
the story was told him by Halleck "in New
Orleans in 1874 or 1876" This is unlucky
and Notifying, because General HaIleck
died in January, 1872. General Taylor has
SO bad memory and is SO wanting in pre-
cision that he has great reason for distrust-
ina his own conclusions on points of his
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
A Good Canal Season.

The business of the canals opens we'll
this season, the receipts Of tolls being
thus far largely in excess of last years
during the first six weeks of navigation.
There is every reason to anticipate con-
tinuation Of this improvement. Grain and
-four are coming forward freely, and while
this active movement may be partially
attributable to speculative demand grow
ing out of the possibility of war in Europe,
there is not likely to be any material falling
off in the foreign trade for some time, even
if peace should be assured. The present
years experience will prove even more than
that of last year the value Of the canals
to the city Of New York and the
wisdom Of the policy of the lowest
possible tolls consistent with their
maintenance. At the meeting of the Canal
Board on Wednesday last Secretary Beach
proposed to place -four on the free list, but
this was opposed by Comptroller Olcott and
other members Of the Board, on the ground
that it was inexpedient to remove the toll
on -four until the policy Of free canals is
adopted. The toll on -four is now merely
nominal; hence Mr.. Beach's proposition
would neither have benefited the boat-
men nor cheapened bread, while
il might have worked injuriously on
other freight. The new superintend-
ency system is now in operation,
and it was stated at the meeting of the
Board that the appropriation made this
year for ordinary repairs, although smaller
than usual, will exceed the amount re-
quircd by the superintendent. This is
satisfactory information. With close
economy the tolls may be yet further re-
duced and the State insured against being
called upon to make good deficiencies Of
nana1 ravanusa-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
Nine Forx.rls. Of Lsvis..s'. Nam.

Nine F0rgories OF Levtssce's Name.
This headline. which looks so startling.
amounts to little, though it states fact.
Forgery is not question Of arithmetic, but
Of morals. or rather it is question of law.
There is really no more guilt in making
set Of forged signatures than in making one
forged signature. The forgery of Levissee's
name was merely technical.
It is unquestioned that the republican
electors Of Louisiana met on the day ap-
pointed by law and cast their votes for
Hayes and Wheeler. The real fraud lay
quite behind that act /; it consisted in the
Returning Board manipulations by which
the republican electors were declared
to have been legally chosen. Had
they been honestly elected the mere
informalities in the certificates which
they prepared should have been regarded
as venial and trivial. Having actually
given their votes for Hayes and Wheeler
they failed through ignorance to make out
the certificates in the form prescribed by
statute. They ought to have given q certi-
ficate, signed by all the electors, oftheir votes
for Hayes, and a separate certificate. likewise
signed by all, of their votes for Wheeler, and
they ought also to have signed all their
names on the outside Of the envelopes
Having neglected these formalities SUBJ
sequent attempt was made to supply them,
and as the law requires the certificates to
be made out and Endorsed in triplicate there
was necessity for each elector to write
his name nine times-namely, once
in each certificate for the vote for President,
once for the Vice President, once in in
dorsing the development, and, as the law
requires three sets of these papers, nine sig
natures are required by each elector. But
each separate certificate being sufficient if
the others are not received the multiplica-
ton of signatures can be regarded as but
single act of forgery whom they are not
genuine. Ytr.~
One Of the genuine certificates, faulty
only in form. was actually presented, and
it truly stated the fact that all the republic
can electors of Louisiana voted for Hayes
for President and for Wheeler for Vice Pres
ident. The only purpose Of certificate
being to authenticate fact, and
the fact being undisputed, the err
rors Of form were Of comparatively
little consequence. The count would
have been the same If the amended certif-
Gates on which Levissee's name was forged
had never been received. The vote of Lou
isiana was not vitiated by those informali-
ties, but by the frauds Of the Returning
Board in counting in the Hayes electors.
That they really voted for Hayes and
Wheeler is beyond question, and no injury
was done by counting their votes as they
were given.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08

cheering blaze of coal fire during the
long winters evening remember at what
risk the fuel is supplied. Yet from
time to time we are shocked by the details
OF disasters in coal mines such as this
latest and most terrible occurrence in Eng
land. We believe that if coal mines were
more thoroughly ventilated by the forcing
of compressed air into the workings fewer
accidents would occur from explo-
sions. Surely there must be some means
OF detecting an unusual accumulation
of firedamp in these pits, and if it is pos
sible to apply a safety pressure gauge to a
steam boiler there must be some way OF
indicating the presence of gas in coal
mine and of warning the workmen when
its proportion in the atmospheric volume
becomes dangerous.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
OBITUARY.

MAJOR GILES PORTER, UNITED STATES ARMY.
Major Giles Porter. whose death the s1st ult
has been reported TO tho Adjutant Generals Onos,
the senior major on the retired list and. with
the exception Of Colonies Bonneville and Merchant,
tho oldest oncer in tho army, having served nearly
sixty.our years, including bis four yeArs term 40
cadet A. the Military Academy. He graduated July
"a, 1918, and appointed Lieutenant In shs corps
OF artillery, which at that time consisted
OF twelve ba,taIions. sggrssasing . iorcs Of 27o
officers and 1904 rank and nIo, against $50
officers and GOO enlisted men as NJ present organized.
The ono III record OF this veterans sixty-four years.
army life can DO summed IN as foiiows:--Hs Vas
transferred 70 the First artillery. June. 1921 ap.
pointed hrst ncutcnant February l. 1923; assistant
commissary Of subsistence, December, 1875; orevet
captain Tor ten years nhf Al service, February 1888:
clpta,n, September 80, 1888; major Fourth art!sry
February TO- ls47 ana retired september g. 1901 Dur
ing the Fioriua war Major Porter was dstinguish
at tho battle OF The wahoo swamp, under Governor
Call. or Florida, November a. 1885, and the nrss
veteran 10 avail himself OF the provisions OF the act
of August 1851, authorizing the President retire
officers on their own application after forty years.
tinuous service
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08

Germany seems to be just now in great
degree under the influence of q panic, and
excited with very resolute purpose to deal
vigorously with the socialist evil, against
which the people have SO generally taken
the alarm. Hitherto the socialist agitators
have had things much their own way, and
the war that they have waged against exist
ing social institutions has been altogether
one-sided. AS we have pointed out, they
were guaranteed by the laws against any
return of the blows they delivered. They
could propose to submerge the social and
moral condition to bring about a cataclysm,
and they could demand the protection Of
their lives and property from the very
society whose existence they assailed. But
the last shot at the Emperor has changed
that. Society now prepares to defend itself.
Precisely what it has to defend itself against
is shown fully and clearly in the ample
account We give in to-day's HERALD of
the socialist agitation in Germany. EN-
ployers will dismiss, it appears now, all
men who mingle with the socialist agitators,
and the government will assume the re-
sponsibilities Of repression. Government,
moreover, will take advantage of the present
state of opinion to secure laws that will en-
able it to deal with the evil. An election
held under the influence of the present
widespread reaction against socialistic ideas
will result, it is hardly doubtful, in the re-
turn Of Keichstag ready to support the
government in any measure that 1t may
deem advisable. Hence, and in order to
clear the way for such an election, the gov
eminent proposes to the Federal Council
the dissolution of the present Reichstag.
This measure win be acceptable to the body
before which it is brought, for the need of
it for the protection of society from its
newly shown enemies is as keenly felt in
Bavaria or Wurtemburg as in the Prussian
States.