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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21
THE FRUITS OF BUSINESS AD-
VERSITY.

The past five years Of business al
yersity are bearing wholesome fruits not
only in individual instances, but i'm our
national economy, developing as they
have broader view OF the community
al business interests which exists be-
tween the nations of the world, and the
mutual dependence OF each on the pros
perity OF the other. This feature oi
""hard times" has not been more dis
tinctly and significantly marked in its
effect upon adjoining communities than
il has upon the commercial nations Of
the world. All have shared and suffered
alike the common depression.
averyexhaustive article contrasting
the condition and prospects OF business
here and in Europe, the London Tunes
has well said that
The time has gone by when nations
could indulge themselves in the Lucre-
tian luxury of contemplating with tran
quill satisfaction the misfortuncs OF their
neighbors. \ wider knowledge of the
causes of national prosperity, ii not Il
larger and more generous international
sympathy, has brought all civilized
countries to feel that in commerce, at
any rate, what the political dresmers OF
the Continent call 'the solidarity of peo-
pie" has become vital reality. When
one member is injured the whole
body suffers. The jealous rivalries of
politics do not effect this strong material
relation. If Germany languishes,
French merchants and manufacturers
lose much valuable custom, and they are
not consoled for their loss by rejecting
that they owe it to the misfortunes of
their recent enemies. OF no countries
is this law OF mutual dependence more
plainly true than OF the two great Anglo
Saxon communities which stand at the
head Of the worlds commerce"
The same article furnishes come very
sensible comments upon the causes
which combined to bring about the dis |
ssters to business: "The wanton waste |
Of capital in the United States before
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21

1873, When it seemed as ifEurope would
never tire< blending or America e Dor
toxins, worked inealculabe mischlef on
w SBde( Il rpnt i wa che
- late tauseaS Il worst part q the
tSszsStioa With Spread owe the
Union, and whieh was dragged to light
in asuccession Of scsndals when the crash
Yasimminent. Observation-Disclosures.
railway corporations, coal companies,
and industrial enterprises OF every sort
had the free handling Of what appeared
a limitless supply OF borrowed money,
and in handling It great numbers OF un-
scrupulous men levied toll for them
selves and their favorites. The aug
mentation of wages which naturally
resulted from spasmodic and febrile
increase OF employment was pushed
still further by the ambition of poll
ticians and local schemers DESTROYS OF
acquiring cheap popularity. How all
this reyel OF expenditure reacted upon
production and the rate OF wages in this
country We need not recall.
Equally sensible and instructive are
the views expressed upon the prospects
for the future:
"The opinion of all intelligent men
ia that il a meddlesOme policy be
avoided the arrival of commercial and
industrial activity will come about in
natural way, not by leaps and bounds,
but by equable and sure progression.
"The rapid increase OF prosperity in
the agricultural districts of the West
has quickly affected commercial and in
dustrial interests in the East. A hope
ful, and to some extent, a venturesome
spirit has begun to show itself. The
Americans themselves are confident
that next year will show remarkable
movement in advance, especially if Con-
gress can be induced to abstain
from mischievous meddling between
this time and next March. The conf
dence which is being developed among
traders may be expected soon to release
real estate from the paralyzing influ-
ence to which it has been in bondage
for the last five years. Farm and house
property have been almost unstable,
and it has been in many instances i'm
possible to realize money lent Oh mort
gage even at heavy loss. But with
improved agricultural prospects and in
ereasing consumption both in town and
country the value of real estate will i'm
prove, and buyers will begin to appear.
1t must be remembered that
the compulsory frugality OF the
"hard times" - which is not
likely to be impaired by any sudden re-
fux OF prosperity-has created large
amount of capital now in the hands OF
the Americans themselves. They will
not waste this instrument of power as
recklessly as they wasted. the money
they borrowed from Europe before 1873.
1t is also healthy sign that the Ameri-
cans themselves aow hold hree:tourths Of
the bonded deH which, before the crisis,
was held by foreign investors. This is
the best guarantee against reckless 'r
dishonest dealing with the public liabil-
tiles. The cooperation OF all these con-
ditions has prepared the United States
for new manifestation OF energy i'll
business.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21
DIED.

MOFFET-On Wednesday, November 70, lS7S
AT 1926 p. NJ, SADIE L., youngest daughter Of
samuel and the late Mary J. Moffet
Funeral from the residence OF the father No.
1893 Zane street, Island tomorrow friday after
noon at o'clock. Intermcnt AT Peninsula GENE
terry Friends OF the family are invited Ia attend.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21
MORE SPIRIT WANTED.

The Cambridge, o., Jc6'rsonia" thus
dilates on our lack OF business enter
prise:
wheeling newspapers are talking OF
Wheeling trade and how to sustain it.
What Wheeling wants is more spirit in
her business men. For the lack OF it
they have suffered much of the country
with which Wheeling did good trade
to be occupied by the business enter
prise of other towns. Thus it has been
in this region of Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21

ALI. does not run smoothly with
MuRPHY's meetings in New York. Mrs
EMMA GATES CoSKLIN vouchsaied the
information to temperance meeting
the other night, that 1T was less the
cause of temperance than of FRANCIS
MURPHY himself that he had epoused."
She thought ii he liked anything better
than flattery it was getting 500 for talk
ing n few minutes TO drukeR man, and
much more in the same strain did she
pour upon the devoted temperance
apostle.
However this speech did not
seem To demolish MURPHY quite
so much as the audience OF
the woman with the long name
They got up and dustel,' and much
mumbling was heard down the aisles as
they passed out. Mr. MURPHY continues
very serenely to prosecute his work
with much favor, except from the few
followers of the woman with the long
name.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21

ON SIMON CAMERON has now spoken
for GRANT. He says that he never way
cred in his belief. that GRANT would
again be elected President, and he now
has no doubt Of It. We take it on this
showing, that the prophetic eye of the
old pirste Is growing a little dim.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21
MARRIED.

GAITHER--NOBLE-By the Rev. $. B. Barnitz,
at his residence ON Fifteenth street, Sunday
evening. November 3, ISIS, JAMES W. GATHER
to Miss ROMAN l.. NOBLE, both Of this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21

Ton. Ewing writes to friend that
he will stick first, last, and all the time
to his position on the repeal of the Rs
sumption Act, and although not hop
ing for success, will still stick.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21
SOLUTION OF THE SILVER
PROBLEM.

The New York Herald advances the
following idea for solving the difficulties
with the silver circulation:
II Congress, "a soon as it meets, will
pass q law directing the Treasury to re-
deem the silver dollars in gold or green
backs on presentation in sums OF hun
bred or n thousand dollars, and the
fractional silver in sums of twenty-five
or fifty dollars, the banks will, without
the least doubt, at once take silver
on deposit on the same terms
with gold and greenhacks. More
over, such law as this will open the
way for very large circulation OF silver
for all that can be coined in the next
year or two. Instead of grumbling at
the banks for declining 10 do what the
Treasury will not do, the silver people
ought to urge Congress TO adopt at once
such law as We have suggested. II
they mean business they will do SO, but
il they only mean demagnging around
the country of course they will not"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-21

SExAroR GoaDoS has been almost
unanimously elected to the United States
Senate from Georgia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15
A QUESTION or AGE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1i.-Ncalc, who is con-
testing Eppa Hunton's denomination TO Con-
gress in the Eighth Virginia District IL 70
years old. This atrocious crime Of being Il
young man IL the chief argument employed
against Ncalc by Hunton. The men who
framed our Constitution fixed the age OF % M n
NJ maturity for Congressional honors. But 1t
il obvious that II the Constitution did not avail
To deter IIunton from helping seat a Fraudulent
President its authority on 50 small point as
this question II ages can bo expected 10 have
little weight with him.
On some accounts II is not a misfortune to
Ncalo that he Is young man. lie has gained
by 1t. He was too young to be an advocate in
Congress Of the plan that seated Hayes. He
was too young to engage in the support Of Boss
Shepherds Infamous Enforcement bill. meas
ure to which lIunton gave his vote and in
nu"nco. When Hunton was charged with this
course by Columbus AleXandcr-thc old man
who has been bounded, cursed and cOnspired
against by the Ring-tho brave Congressman
posted tho octogcnarian. insultcd him. and
challenged him 10 hght duel. Hunton Is
much younger than Columbus Alexander, who
Is rs md his pistol hand IL probably stcadier
but Neale IL younger than lIuntOn, and too
young to fight an octOgenarian.
The men whom Hunton served in his advo-
cacy OF the enforced assessment bill are near
~ all Of them older than Ncale. They are the
men who. sale under tho protection Of pur-
chNsru courts, my IN Wht lOr an Opplrtunlty 10
murder or .mnltrcat the editor OF THE Sun.
could they get him to Washington They are
the men who hung about dark corners 10 way
lay the correspondent, Mr.. Gibson. and who
hired uchtruck as George Alfred Townsend a.
abuse THE SUN In Boss Shepherds own news
papers All these men are now found uphold
ing Eppa Hunton. They uphold him because
he upheld the Ring.
asked Mr.. Neao to-day what he thought OF
his prospects Of nomination. Owing to sick
ness in his family he has been unable 20 make a
personal canvass in most Of the counties. YET
he finds them nearly equally divided between
himself and Hunton-nDt quite equally divided
for the odds are IN Nenle's favor. He ia conf
dent that If justice il done him in the Conven-
ton on Aug. ~ he will be nominated and Hun
ton set aside.
Neale has plainly told the friends and agents
Of Boss shepherd that he wants neither votes
nor ass istance from the Ring. Such influence
rs tn" Ring can throw across the river goes fol
Hunton. who Is an older man than NeHle and
who has lived long enough TO earn the Ring
gratitude.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15

state tho truth when not under oath as
when under oath.
Nevertheless, tho gentlemen connected
with the publishing department of THE sun
are perfectly willing to swear to the truth
fulncss Of It's tables Of circulation as already
printed in its columns, in any proceeding
and before any tribunal where an oath can
hc lawfully administered.
But vino ever heard, until this demand by
the Hroh. " an oath being required prcvi-
ous To appearance before arbtrators
The oath taken by the manager Of the
HrdM IL an extra judicial and improper
oath. II has no binding effect whatever.
The taking OF such an oath, II the state
ment sworn to were utterly and wlfully
false, would not subject the person taking
IT 10 u prosecution for perjury. In some
States the taking or administering Of such
oaths has been made q misdemcanOr by
statute.
The Hruh, in declining to go before n
committee composed Of eminent journalists
! for whom IL cnt"rtains the highest re-
spcct, OF course proposes as follows:
that the foreman Of the press room
aud foreman 90 the delivery department ot each journal
be Tut,d torNauiuc the pres. rooms hooks and bills
Tor nftr &c ~ the othc ltiM allowed m carh ease
full ami tree to a the information they
may desire, and that the reports these two
I'rts BE- then pres n,d uA committee at three gentle
men ON. to be- chosen b. rur SrN one hy the HdLL and
~ thu, two, they tn aud compare these
two reports OF experts and their conclusion shall then
| he iunh-hcd as 1nH htS suggests
| This strikes us. and we think 1t must have
| struck the public. as q most extraordinary
! proposition. ono set Of men tn examine the
| facts. and another To determine what the
! facts arcl Two sets of Interested experts,
or, at least, prcjudicod exports, 10 testify,
aud their testimony to constitute the eN-
| elusive basis OF dccisionl
Moreover, what does this proposition Of
the HraH mean 10 determine the circula-
tiun Of a journal by tho examination Of its
press rooms" bills for paper, &c.i''
Is that the way. and not by actual count
of papers sold and paid for, the alleged cir
culation, to which its business manager has
taken an extra judicial oath, was asccr-
! taincdl
A years supply of paper could be bough,
tomorrow, and the HordLrs circulation
sworn to on that. What we are talking
about. on the other hand, is the papers WI
actually circulate day by day.
We avail ourselves Of the occasion 10 re-.
mark that IL was only in the spirit of an
honorable and chivalrous rivalry that We
replied 10 the H1dtFs boast by a friendly
challenge. While we are kcenly apprcci-
ativc Of the generous support extended t.
THE Sun by the public, and deeply
grateful for it, We have not one particle
Of feeling of jealousy toward any OF our
contemporaries. We rejoice in their pros
perty II cannot bc greater than we wish
IT, We have often observed that it Ii the
most intelligent and cultivated persons
accustomed 10 read all the daily papers
who seem to relish THE Sun most highly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15
BIII Pooie's Ways.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--St-; In to-dny's
svN. In the piece headed "ruol.s Last Words the
writer nuuatrs that Poole iu the habit OF getting
down all catch with his teeth IN order 20
give hun advantage IN rough and tumble night In
which he supposed To be mvnchlc The above Is a
lie Of Pooc's old chums know. aud many Of them
be found the butchers OF Washington Market
That Poole was rough and tumble hghier is a well
known witnessed his nght with John Morris-ey
on the Amos street pier IN 1854 or is55 II wasa alr
rough and tumble fight Poole gave Morrisey an awful
whipping and Morrrisscy beloved like hull Poole had
him dow the dock and gouging hi. eyes and
biting him like a dog Morrisscy In Pooles power,
and would have lost ms eyes no>e. and ears n
he hAd not cried and beloved. " Holt. enough ~
Morus~oy at that time kept a drinking and gambling
HOUSE ~ Leonard street II resort Tor SKIN gam
bcrs aud thieves ana some friends rand Ni To- Nor.
nsscN's place two evenings after the heht ou ut curio~
beating nis awul state and hi two eyes
louked Ike blood Murrs~ey at tins time Wa always
ready forh nght Poole was a Handsome. wclmaic
man. tut bad one lie always went for mans ewes.
no~c. aud ears IN night | hun gouge out oniccr
Maurice Indorhnis eyes IN Jcr,r- Market Police
bench Stuart did not commit lin ior IT, ucer
luicrh had arrested some of foolos friends and Poole
walked into the court room aud um ed at OnVer nder
hal. and with his two thumbs laid the officer eyes out on
his check Poole Was never punished tor thl- fAstardN
act Il for any one 10 speak We, ot Poole or
Murrissey They were both had men Muru-seN made
money gambler and Wa takcn up by sonlt high
toned sports Il It had not been Tor that lac would have
AlMaNs been what lac Was at TIE start i sktVi-
NV Nokk, Aus IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15
American Claimant. who go, their Money.

To THE EDITOR or THE suns: On the
second page OF Tm suN of Aug >, under the head Of
remarkable ruing, ct the summer. you mentioned ny
name. AS am sure you would not have done had on
known me wei and known my way OF doins business. |
presume YOU thought you were right 10 trying 60 ou-
-hcn the public ami prevent nl dual. from spending
their money IN iruess search after moonshinc have
been engaged for thirty wears collecting money for
persons IN America from Great Britain l have spent
niocn wears ~ Europe and have examined thousands OF
claims, very hr-c proportion oi which found worth
Of those cases r. rhaps the most talked Of IN AMER
lea Jennings. TnwuleN Iawr,ucc, Cuace, Wilson ~
stanley Abbey. Rooth Brown Hnurhton ut lourhton
Tower. a.. In irS recovered from the crown nt Eng
lHni after much litigation. over t5a.up len hN +
Shard in England. the great grandchildren OF second
cousin n Mrs Frances Mary Shard's father. who kent
The Black Horse Tavern Trenton in l772 Mrs
shard ran away from Trenton with British officer wh n
she was - years nd ricr YOU 10 James Cook an IN.
rinecr Jersey city terry. whose father OF the
claimants. and To whom paid hs share. aud 10 MessrS
Starr 4 Kugrlcs uf ~ Broadway. who are well &C.
quMncd with all the facts IN the Also TO 4. y.
for fortos family in 1872 81 on and they another
sum OF $1,000 in 1873 Robert Forbes OF Brandon Vt.
of the family who received portion " this
money For William ami MarN'- college ot virginia W.
procured and paid since the 500 eft by
Mar. tct Nhaley ~ i7t2 In iS- sold Messr~ Duncan.
sherman CO. certificates deposit Barring Brothers
Co, of Lundo Ltutrl IN unt transaction. money had
recovered tn England Tor American csimrnts
MAs1 sAllsHrRf, Vt, Aug. II. CoLrSBus SNirn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15

willy they will mako short @rk OF tho Hayes
faction, The resolutions vii DO sharper and
more decisive than those OF last year. Where
the Rochester platform was tegativc this VII
Senatorial course and recon- mend him Tor re-.
election. 1t will condemn ths prctence OF civil
service reform. under which hithful and com
petent officers have been 'movcd TO crafty
political animos,ty and pers\N val pique.
Mr.. Conkling will enter on ais third car ass
for the Scnatorship in opC and avowed ,hos-
tility to the Fraudulent AIi61D istration; Even
tho accustomed resolution in regard 10 the
sgcredness OF fraud will be omitted from the
platform. He can count on controling the parry
method Of conciliating ones enemies rs pre-
liminary to an important contest for ollie. ms
much al least ia decided in advance. The Re-
publican Stte Convention will be n pro-Conk-
ling. anti Hayes assenblage. unblemished ny
the faint Of Fraud.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15
A Congressman who Ought TO be Re-
turned.

No member ~ Congress who voted for the
BUBCHARD resolution should bc returned ;
while those who had the courage to vote
against the BuRcHARp resolution and
against the llARTRIDGE resolution de
serve special honor Among these il the
Hon. ARCHIBALD VI BLISS of Brooklyn, who
represents the Fourth District of this State.
Mr. BLIss's name comes among the first
ON the roll call Whom the BURcHARD
resolution was sprung upon the House, Mr.,
Bliss, having neither opportunity nor wish
to consult with anybody, voted No" with
an emphasis that startled tho House. Tho
manly position taken by him, and the pluck
aud -hcadodncss he manifested were put
on record in the words which Mcssrs. BLISS,
SPRINGER, and ROBERTSON submitted with
their negative votes. as follows.
lam opposed TO all proceeding. IN reference To inyah
dauur tc Presidents title which are Illegal unconsutu.
uonal yunuunary u the ntc of IN pres nt ncum
bent valid and nua-sail,ho u needs no action ct Con
press 60 quictit Hut a. on the contrary j. fraudulent
and the Investigating Committee vi uIs House should sd
ind and report II woui he dshonorablc on our part Ia
attempt To make It good. to declare by bill or rc.olu
uou thatt sacred II the utlc good It needs NJ
de',u'e. d bad can never vote 20 make 1t better for
these reasons vote No
These are words which express the man
hood and common sense of all men who hold
fraud and its agents and apolOgists in con
tempt 1t is an open secret that the decla.
ration was made strong and unmstakablc
in Its meaning by the stiiIcning, positive
phrases that Mr.. BLISS, on the instant, in
sisted on having put into it,
Mi BLISS was first elected by over 500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15

To TIT EpIToG or THE SUN-Si; In THE
STU of Ane T. You sla that col bmcAcnhury of the
British arnN has Invented plan Of protecting runne-,
amt ,annoneers while working ncd aruilerN by means
Of IRON shois, portable aud putiutl posluub y sections
Permit nc Go say that during the defence ol Paris IN
1870 Designed Rud laid before GcA rochu Governor o
rarls tire pilu and detail, an a,t!'er, hgld .N feet
IN hrsht amt ten ,et in width which, whcn not u
iu0td lu the ct uut vertically los means ot hinges and
WAS transported ON IT. Nat one end resting tho
the other "u ramc over the sun the weight ut IN,
sVld Mhtn cunst. uct,d ol inch irun was about -
Nj u@ranurs or $50 English pounds amt of sluch iron
about -t~i pounds
From thi, YOU viii perceive that Gov BrackcuhurN WA
preceded some eight years IN the invention ynn aurihut
tolnm, ny VIZ. Dg RUnAN
NAV HAVEN, Conn. Aug. 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15

Bon butler 20 tho GrcenhHck folks
cnes, PUN your best, my hcaruc,'
No more mistake no NOR, bai loAes,
I've LEFT the two ola Iaruc,
And who be YOU w,ud crowd oar 'oat
When Times are dark aud stormy 90
90 warrior aui man of note,
Your i,l.oWs voted for m,
With TN. Administrators ways
SuprucN Inn disguised,
The haiulcni iolly of poor Hayes
lias on, sreat party busted.
" Although like the other chaps.
The southern wins don want mei
such part bore ~ their ulthHps.
That favor still they scant me.
" So. bold Grecnhackcrs here am;
Equal he Auur and my lot
Despite lnpsldeduc,s otVyc,
Inn Keen Ia bee pilot"
" n you're the Bu'lcr once we knew,
WHO picnGrd well tor labor.
AMI helped te cause and pulled n through.
Then welcome, sturdy n,phhori
oar oars viii row YOU TO the place
Witch YOUR deserts may merit.
For We aduurr vour cheeky face,
And love Your liucN and splut
&c know not Vet what We cauio.
But lh, wc uiuk we muy static
That We viii surely pun you tlrou-h,
AsGoycuor of uc Bay state
Ntou-h cf pnl Wa, u',,r,,cn
rWil strain ou mauho .d'. i,.,uN
We tknoN vhAtuc rNfa>. ma, mean
Buthopc to 'uool ,Nr ISSUES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15

The old-timc southern practice Of settling
family icuds with the bowie knife and tho re-
volver was revived long enough IN Edgcheld
South Carolina. on Monday TO result in tho kill
INK Of four men and the wounding Of twice that
number. The causes that led to cnmity between
the BooTHs and the ToNEYs date back TO 1869
II not yet beyond. In an encounter then a
ToSEY was killed, and thereafter neither family
let pass an opportunity To send II bullet whizzing
after Il member of the other: and so it happened
that mertinG at n political gathering. each party
in fun force. the public square Of the town was
rosortcd to in which to fight il out. One ToSEY
was quick enough to shoot down two Booths
before a third BooTH laid him dead in the dust.
and by that time n fourth BooTH had fallen
under a second ToSEY's aim. The wounded
ones were mostly spectators. Excitement then
ran so high that the military were called upon
TO dispense the throngs.