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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-06

NV YoKK, July 6.-A Henley special
says Of The dsIeai Of the shoe-Wls-ea-
nst-tss: Il sAs St first believed that No
9 had given up through eIhiustion, but il
seems that Nben at tbe nostexeiting pAri
Of The race the Captain Of The Shoes
called for 3 spurt The crews failed o re.
spond Just at' that time. In fAet No. 8
Jkmes RAdeap, gave out BE was sud-
dsnly taken siek and vas unable 70 make
any further efforts. Il VA afterwards
learned that NAde1n had been uuEell for
several days past BE seemed % Be al
right yesterday, however, and although
attacked last evening be failed TO let bid
counaninns know nf thR fact
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28

both to the four per cent buyer and to the SIX per
cent holder during the three months covered py
call, and, as has been explained, that period
could not have been proftaby or h0norao'y
shortened, because holders of SIX per cents
were scattered all over Europe.
But when A. and b. were the same person,
the double interest was unavoldably PAID pre-
cisely as if the new subscriber had not been
also the old holder. Why mott AS holder'
he was entitled TO his rights, and his interest
until the expiration of the call Tor MS
bonds. As buyer, he was entitled, IKE
every other subscriber. TO interest on new
bonds from the date Of his new contract.
And when one bank came to act very largely
for both parties, heavy payments of interest
to that bank belonged not to the bank itself,
but first, to the holders of six per cents for
warded through that bank for redemption;
and second, to buyers of fOnr per cents who
had subscribed through that bank. If i'll
some cases, or in many, the same persons
forwarded old bonds and bought new bonds,
that was to the interest OF the Government.
And when the holder of old bonds was
permitted through that bank, to deposit his
called bonds as payment for the new bonds
purchased, the Government lost not cent by
that transaction. but greatly e. cOuraged Dur-
cllases, and accelerated the retunding process
by which fifty millions yearly has been saved
TO the DeODle,
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
g ing victory for the Republican platform and

ing victory for the Republican platform and
pledges.
Ill. The first act of the Republican Con-
gress then chosen by the people was I" an act
'to restore the public credit" which formally
pledged the faith of the United States that
all the boLds should be paid in coin. This
act was the first one signed by PreSi-
dent Grant. 1t did immediately go far to
restore the public credit, and because OF this
new pledge the country was enabled 10 sell
more than thousand millions OF bonds bear
ing less than 6 per cent interest. BONDS
worth 1O6 or 107 before The election OF 1868
rose to 120 in June 1869. The cOnsequent
saving to the people in interest on the deot
has now reached about $50, 100000 yearly.
". Pursuing that policy steadily, the he-
publican party has constantly sold bonds at
lower interest, thereby paying of the oonu'
at high interest issued during the war. Thus
it came to pass years ago that not single
bond remained outstanding OF those WHO"
Stevens and others believed were legally pay
able in paper. 70 say that they stoOd upon
:" the platform of the Grcenback lulaucS Oh
"to-day" is to ignore the fact that all the
bonds now outstanding expressly promise
coin it is to ignore the fact That they never
favored, but always most stOutlY repe'led the
nroposaI to nay of any bonds by new ana
increased issue of deprecated Paper
V. The Republicans named opposed con-
traction, true. And there has been no con-
traction of the lega-tonder circulation. Whlch
is greater now than it was III lS69-thoush
the Greenback advocates are ignorant OF the
fact.
VI. Finally, like many others who complain
that the fiat money theories are not trcatcu
with respect, our correspondent makes it clear
that he is entirely unable to distinguish be-
tween an increased issue of paper promises to
pay money and an unlimited issue OF paper
which Congress shall declare IS money! ana
winch is not to be paid or redeemed at 0H The
attempt to support the fiat money theo-
ries, as to issue of paper never to he re-
deemed, by reference TO the opinions of men
who did not wish to have payable notes re-
deemed more rapidly than they deemed wise
what phrase can we courteously employ to
characterize that?
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
HOSPITAL SUNDJY.

Tomorrow is the day appointed for taking mp
collections in the Protestant Episcopal churches for
the benefit of hospitals. The demands at this time
made upon the charitable are numerous and heavy;
but those in behalf of the INDECENT sick impera-
tive in their character. Other needy persons may
be impostors, but there is fraud in that absolute
ill-hcalh which is the condition of admission to q
hospital The nature of such charities almost en-
,mely precudos decelt-disease displays it's own
certificate and fractured limbs tell no false
hoods. The stalwart beggar may be told
TO 20 TO work. and properly told so. II
work is attainable; bat work is all over with
the sick man until science and nursing have re-
newcd his strength and made him whole again. 10
the sick child the difference between the care taken
of it in a hospital and any care possible in an inl-
poverlshed home, Is matter OF life and death. To
the sick woman only the most asslduous attention
and the highest degree of medical skill may bring
back the ability to discharge domestic duties or TO
earn the means narrow at best, Of sustaining llte
The divine founder of our rehg made no more
suggestive demonstration of His love well as of
HIS power than that restoration of the sick, which
furnishes so many touching gospel episodes.
Hospitals are combined product of our religion
and our civilization and a country without such
institutions would be goddess and b'rbarous in
deed Their foundation implies many virtues
pity, generosity sensibility to suffering. They are
necessarily expensive charities, because those to
whom their relief il awarded are often little able
TO share the cost or to tighten it by their own
labor There is nothing novel in these suggestions,
but they may, at least, remind those who wish to
give, that here is an opportunity of giving safely
and judiciously.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
PERSONAL.

Senator Dawes managed his horse SO braveiy
tne other day when It ran away and overturned tho
sleigh. that though they were drasgrd some distance
both he and his wifo escaped without INJURY
Lord Beaconsfield is occasionally epigram-
,tc He WAS asked after the recent division IN the
lords how long he thought the Conservative Govern
,ncut would last o. He answered quietly As long as
it peases Providence to spare Mr. Gladstone to the
country" -,
Mr.. Blaine. il the debate on hs resolution
last week. is described hghuns with fierce energy
" II yas grand to see him." says female corresponds
eut with tense muscles and flashing eyes, spring TO
meet and ward each fresh attack ana sllAe hs soOiVus
word-st.bs home
The Oueen Of the Belgians has decided on
presenting TO the Belgian ladies who attended as dep
utton nc the celebration Of the silver weddings snit
BILE souvenir of occasion. This VIII consist Of s
yer medallion bearing an excellent likeness Of her
Majesty on the diverse the reverse bearing the ascr
tion Ocrt par Ia Reinc. souvenir du ~ Aout. ls1S
surrounded by garland OF roses.
General Simon Cameron is quoted by
tn, Lancaster Examiner saying that ia addition TO his
uoJ,ubi,d fitness he led 10 the selection Of Mr..
Bayard Tnylor Charge dAhaires in Russia because
they had both started printer boys without friends
or fortuue aud both struggled for against ad
Verse circumstances aud that the selection then made
had ever been u source of pleasure to hlIO
Prince Bismarck tells this odd story of red
tapeism In Russia: One day ! was walking with the
Emperor of Russia In the summer Hdrdeh o 81 fel'Fs
burg when coming upon sentinel In the centre OF a
lava took the liberty Of inquiring why the man was
pIaecd there Tho Emperor did not know. The adIu'
tant did not know The sentinel did not know except
tbar he had been ordered there The adutan was the
disoatched to ask the officer OF the watch whose reply
ralhed with the sentnels' ordered Curiosity awak'
eped military records searched without yielding
any satisfactory solution Al last an Old Sewing "an
- rootoa opt who remembered hearing his father re-
80 mat the Empress Catherine H., on bundrtu sess
ago had found sowdrop on that particular Spo other
3on o,iers 10 prot from being plnckea no , os
5ey,ce could be thought of than guarding u py n
mel The order once issued was eit IN ioi'e io'
tury." - c.
Colonel Forney, speaking of Charles sum
nor and W. W. Csrcolan, tclls tns story Beiotc 'n'
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
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An UycOMuoy suAkr SECRET4RY.

We have received the following letter from the
Secretary of the Board of Indian Commits ,iOners:
70 the EdItOr or Ihe Trt6Hne.
SIR: Yesterdays TRIBUNE contained the following
paragraph:
The Indian Bureau pridcs self greatly npon prevent
ing an indian by capturing. without hgbung, Chief
Moses aud ten of his priucipal followers But suppose
on both Sides and should put down ali the which
the Indian Bureau brought on
Please give an enumeration Of all the which the
Indian Bureau brought on" The Information would
not only interesting. but might be highly serviceabe
in the uturo management or that department OF the
Government Very respectfully. WM. STIcKSEr.
Washington, D. o., Dee 30, 1873.
We have not the data nj hand for a complete list,
but We have no doubt Mr. Secretary Stickney can
get all the information lac wants 10y applying to
General Nelson A. Miles. who has done as much In
dian fighting in recent years rs any man now
in the Army, and who says that most
of the trouble with the Indians arises from
the frauds practised them Doubtless
Mr. Stickney knows whether or not the OppOrtunI-
ties for fraud upon the Indians restricted to the
subordnates Of the Indian Bureau. Indeed. Mr..
Stckncy was furnished with the beginning
of his list the other day when General Miles
told the readers of The TRIBUNE that I'll @
present system r-meaning the indian Bureau sys
fem" has had trial of twelve years. and during
that time we have had wars with the MOdOcs,
Apachcs Cheyenncs, kiowas, Comanches, Sioux,
Nez Perc6s, Bannacks and other smaller difficult
ties: and, if continued. there will doubtless
be more such wars" Mr.. Stickney might also
derive good many valuable ideas on this subject
from an interview with General sherman, who re-
Gently told the Congressional Committee that, if
the proposed transfer Of the Indian management
was made, in his Judgment. " Indian wars would be
very rare, If not entirely at an end on anything
like O large scale"
Mr.. Stckncy is an uncommon smart Secretary. but
writing letters to the newspapers does not seem, to
he his forte.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28

il obout the use of money "The RepublI-
cans were then headed by 'Bill' Chandler"
he saws, and 81 know that they had both the
position and the money, which we had ho',
:" to secure McLin" Well, for crowd that
were pouring money into the telegraph offices
in the way they must have been sending cor
umns of newspaper editorials. pages and pages
of cphers of the most abstruse ana
costly varieties this statement that they
had no money well, probably 1t was
all done without Mr.. Smiths con-
nivance, knowledge or consent. This can
not be the "Smith of Chicago" referred 10
some weeks ago by Mr.. Sellers, OF Philauei-
phia, as having spent $50, 900 in behalf OF MI
Tilden's election, and willing to spend S5o,-
900 more to buy an electoral vote for nun II
the occasion had arisen. Sellers must have
referred to some other Smith. Mr.. Perry H.
Smith never would have dreamed OF such
thing. He never would listen to any tax
about buying votes, and the only thing that
shocks him on his return from Madrid
is to find the Republicans crying Stop
thief after stealing the Presidency. In
view of all these circumstances, we say a@ain
that Perry II. Smith is no "Peri," and Smith
Weed owes him an apology for calling MN
so in the celebrated "Peruse SOcnIan" dis
patch. He is not excluded from Paradise.
He Is too good He is rather ready to be
translated And his translation could hardly
be more difficult than that OF the ciphers III
which he figured. The key for his translation
is in his own innocent version OF the Elcc-
torol Coneniracy
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28

The present pedestrian match ought to be the last
permitted to professionals III tins city. In nine
eases out Of ten tne matches are simplyswindng
designs of gamblers 70 flch gate money" from o
deceived public. They bring athletic sports int
disrepute and our amateur athletes who con
tend in spirit of true rivalry, under suspicion II
is to be hoped that member of any reputable
athletic club wilagain leud his name as umpire.
timer otherwise to as bald swindle on the pub
lie as the O'Leary- -CampaDa match
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
amussmsnts ano mestings 60 Niahl.

.~.nrvy or MIsIc-2 p N. Opera. Lucia mstine''
kCApna' kCAp.,s rup 4THR-o and 3 Eyangeiii.e. ,,
sVo.'ty ~ I1,nATRk and g.: Uncle pan
DRlwIse ROOM THEATRE - an" o
Beach" q "a O. Joaeph Jefferson
,,, ZIP T,sv n ,TRE-2 and The Double marIlsge
S,ei,s 4. .pnESA2 and s: 'Hew-HOrk ana Lonao,
~ , r,1. ana Iicket-of Leave etan A.
80 AiKg-2 aud 8: Comic Opera DS'' ="
the WOODS" -, 60. uo,rsR and 8.
EN- EN- ,F" hAN. I,,v .Ipk- I:3O and 8: my SON..
'f,uIcIt,,prNC HALLS NJ symphony |Vso0i"
MAsoTsS IrHsr Opposite the Academy "ytpe
MOuei Uf JerlsGeui ,,-,o
-, g." pscrHpxT kpMoRY-t'rOiuenade Concert
HTEfsNyAY HALL" The Messiah
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28

Christmas was not Merry Christmas to old John
Waldron of Brooklyn-indeed, he had no Christ
mas at all, for he was found dead on the morning of
that day, not IN his squalid lodgings but in Hamil-
ton-ave, stretched stark on the sidewalk. The
business Of John Waldron was to beg, and beg he
did to some purpose. only he could not eat the
money which WAS given HIM. Food and drink
were to be had for it. but that involved parting
with his precious pelf. and John preferred much to
put it into tho savings bank and go hungry. He
NAV have hid some dim notion OF the pOssibilit yOf
living upon nothing. which must have grown dim
indeed toward the last. In his way he was a capi-
talist He had one thousand good genuine dollars
saltcd down in tho savings bank. How he
must have dotted upon them. since he would not
part with penny to save himself from starvation!
Some people love money for this and some for that
some for what 1t will bring; some for the import
ance which it gives them but this poor wretch
loved 1t simply as money pure and simple about
the strangcst hallucinatIon which can aiiict the
human soul. Cold, half naked. hungry, this beggar
of Brooklyn, seventy years old, knew that the
money was there in the bank, and so thought him
self warm and clothed and fed. till Nature, never to
be fooled. exposed the deusion. and brought these
physiological experiments TO an ignominious close.
The play is played out, to the great JOY Of John
Waldron's bTother-In-law who inhcrts the dollars.
Misers are usually estimated fools, but it is plain
enough that mere boarding brings happiness, though
II is such luuac JOY that all may well pray to be
delivered from IT.
There is good deal 10 be said the side of those
who insist that suicide is not in itself a " cow
ardly" act, that it requires a considerable cour-
age TO put an end TO ones own existence
But what may be caled the petulant suicides
are "A stumbling-block in the way of part of the
argument, at least. such an one is spoken to
rudely by another member OF his family,
and stTaightway goes and browns him
self: another is treated unfairly by his employer,
and shoots himself, leaving note Tor the news
papers, IN which that dotested monopolist is ex-
posed 10 tho world in all his hdeousness here was
case yesterday of girl. committed TO the House of
Refuge four months ago, aud well-behaved, appar-
, entity, until now, who hanged herself rather than
do her daily task of serubbinG. she was just at
the are. too, when life ought to seem
| brightest. even within the walls of re-
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The steamer Emily B. SOuder, from
this port for Santo Domingo, foundered at sea on
she 10th inst; only two of the passengers and
rev are known to have been saved. 60 The
miners in West Yorkshire taking steps 10 resist
, reduction in wages - Lerma, the Mexl-
San chief. has been defeated eighty of his ad-
herents were hanged. - YakOob Khan has Wis
tied the British commander at Jelalabad; peace is
deemed to be at hand - Part of Hong Kong has
been destroyed by fire.
DOMESTIC II is now thought that the Controller
Df the Treasury will modify his decision about the
Teller Committee and supply it with funds to
begin its investigation. 60 The President
says that there is no urgency in filling
the vacant Mission to Berlin. - The railroads
ut Buffalo and Watertown are now free from snow.
e. Colonel Grant is going abroad to join his
father. - The social scandal AGAINST Mr.. Acklen
js again revived. - The steam yacht Jeanette
of James Gordon Bennett has arrived at San Fran
cisco.
CRY AND William II. Vanderbilt has
chartered fourteen steamships TO connect with
the New-York Central Road for freight to
Europe; details of other steamship and railroad
schemes arc gwen. - Gold certificates
and notes worth $2O9722 80 were lost
by thee messenger of the Importers and
Traders National bank of these $l6000O are not
negotiable. == The coal combination came to
ON end - The First National paid out
S1OO, 900 in gold on demand - William Sexton
defeated George f. Slosson at billiards by 1872 points
- Gold. 1OOleI. 100Ie4, 1O0l6l. Gold value of
the legal-tender dollar at the close. 5000 cents
Gold value of the legal-terder silver dollar (412i2
grains) 1891 cents. Stocks generally dull and ill.,
active, with notable exceptions IN Enc and the
coal shares. closing irregular.
The Manufacturers local observations in
dicate cooler and partly cloudy or clear weather
Thermometer yesterday, 26o. 800. 2S'.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
one abuse which Republican Legislature
ought to be able to cure by heroic treatment.

one abuse which Republican Legislature
ought to be able to cure by heroic treatment
Our London letter describes the universal
mourning which followed the death OF the
noble lady who was chiefly known TO the
British people as a faithful dauehter
and loving mother, and seems TO nave
sacrificed herself in her devotion to her
children. The extent of the popular demon
stration not only proved the estimation III
which the Princess was held, but illustrated
the strength OF that latent British loyalty
which any powerful impulse develops III all
its feryor.
I Prince Bismarck's tariff policy is character
istic. He deems revenue OF urgent lmpor-
tance and SO leaves the adjustment or remls-
sion of duties on some articles for subsequent
consideration. He seeks to promote German
trade and accordingly proposes to use the new
tariff as the basis of negotiation VITA foreign
governments. HIS course in thus respect cor
responds with the retaliation policy which
some Eng sh manufacturers advocate. Ihey
now discern that few concessions can be OBJ
tanned from other nations, so long as Eng
land has no special privileges to offer them III
exchange.
1t was an "assstant custodian" and not the
ianitOr, of certain deposit vaults in Chicago
who had the combination thereof, and as he
was the only person who knew the comDlna-
ton which guarded the special deposits,
his absence for a day naturally created
a hutter. But when he was found he
vindicated himself by showing that he had
merely under financial pressure abstracted a
"package of the value of about $4,000, III
"tending to return the same" 1t was fortu'
nate. however that he made this statement
just when he did, because otherwise he might
have been suspected of having stolen some
thing.
Details are given elsewhere of a commercial
movement which cannot fail to have an lm-
portant influence upon the interests OF
this port Mr.. Vanderbilt has established
new line OF ocean steamships. to
be called the Unicorn Line, which
is to carry to Europe Western freight landed
at this roint by the New-York Central Rail
road So quietly has Mr.. Vanderbilt matured
bis plans, that the public learn of Their
existence less than fortnight be-
fore the first trip OF the line is hltot'
and when fourteen steamers have been
already purchased. The avOwed object OF the
scheme is to give TO this city such terminal
facilities as will allow it not only to retain
but to increase its commerce, i'll spite of the
eager rivalry of Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Boston, where public spirit has seemed to take
the form it does not always take here-of enter
prise. Mr.. Vanderbilt has been accused OF
Willingness to betray the commercial interests
of New ork for the sake of such concession
to his road as the rival lines willing to make.
If now he shall render a great service to the
commerce of New-York in an enlightened at
tempt to advance the prosperity of the Central
Railroad, which must thrive, in the long run,
no more and no less than this community
thrves, he will have answered criticism i'll
way that cannot be disputed.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28

The refusal of the officers Of the Importers and
Traders Bank to give the name of their messenger
who lost a valuable package yesterday, shows
delicate consideration Of an old and trusted en-
ploy6s interests which deserves hearty recognition.
1t is pity that it cannot be successful. however In
concealing the name for the mans sake; but IN view
of the natural activity of the police and Of the re,
porters, conceament was out OF the question. New.
ertheless the good will displayed by the bank ofi-
GERS is calculated to promote loyalty and fidelity
among their servants.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-28

formatory institution; but no. she wax
angry. and. apparently to spite somebody else
took her own life. Suicide is easy to tbee
fippant ones, and 1t would seem that the leap from
life need not be hard to any, If such petty spyits
can take it with so little fear.