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Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
American LabOr-saving Machines,

In complimenting the wonders of Ameri- |
can invention at the Paris Fair the London
Times only echoes the more desirable opin-
ion of the jurors This country is bearing
away, as usual, the highest prizes for labor
saving machinery. The United States
agricultural exhibit at Paris is incompara-
bly, good. 1t took a general diploma of
honor, eight prizes and quantity of medals.
About the same time that the exhibition
juries were examining the claims of the
sheaf-binding reapers in Paris an equally
searching trial of those machines was made
near Bristol, England. Three were entered
for the tests on barley, oats and wheat,
and, strange to relate, the competitors were
all American. The British inventors were
"nowhere on the occasion. A fact like
this, coupled with the verdict of the inter
national juries at Paris, may be accepted as
final proof of the superiority of American
harvest machinery over all foreign rivals.
The Times speculates little on the reason
of this, and sagely contends that necessity
is the mother of these and other inventions
in which our country beats the world
Mowers, reapers, binders, harvesters, gang
plows, hay presses and the like are invent
ed in the United States because we cannot
get on without them. The immense crops
of this year could not be harvested without
machinery. If we were driven back to
hand labor on farms our wheat and corn
yield would be reduced one-half and the
price of grain more than correspondingly
raised. The machines in use provide work
for about the same number of men employ
ed before they were invented, and give to
the laboring classes the great blessing of
cheap food. They benefit the workingman,
in one way and another, more than any
body else. Yet in some of the Western
State Communists are burning up or break
ing these machines. They are doing this
out of pure diabolism-not because they
want work or would take it at fair wages
While hand-labor, at reasonable prices, con
tinues scarce in the farming sections
American inventors will be stimulated t.
produce more machines which will make
the farmer more Independent of the pre-
carious supply of men in harvest time
The next twenty years will probably Sc
improvements in agricultural implement
far more wonderful than those now befor
the world fmerica, we doubt not, wi
alwlvg he honors in that line.
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Important to Farmers

Recognizing the necessity for the practice of rigid
economy in all farming operations we determined
to reduce the price Of SHELL LIME for the
year 1878, to
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steamer will lcay" IrWc>. at a,rl oc!,r. p. -.
Wednesday and saturday If each ~,ok l.,.......
with train Leaving Harrington 4t l.IIr.v I...-
pier b, North River. New York at t..u'.,.r p =.
trains for Harrington ".'
Trains Of junction u Er.aklgat.I I...r.al j.
close connection AT G"oIsctpWu. hG with ~ -
BrcakwH,cr y FraukfJrl and Wurc,.,,,.- E..,.,'
THOMAS GROOM. ~.
BREAKwATE: = rEA%HToEb i>D Wei, .,ri,.r
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- tpNNitIlH% WITH III
CID DOMINION STEAMSHIP G0mpsu,
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
CHANGE OF TIME

On and after "EDNE%DAT. July I-,4. -.
days excepted train, VII run a. .,.,uq.. ,.-
Ll-NlItnN n I.t.l- M. NJ ...t-,.- = u.
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Phila., Viii. & Bait. Rp
DELAWARE DIVISION
f a LII ARRANGEMENT

On and after MONDAY, Sept 2a. ~. l....
excepted trains viii leave Il, follows: .>'Mis.
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A writer sends to the Elmira Farmers
Club the following cure for gals on the
shoulders of draught animals, which he
says is the best he ever used: Dissolve six
drachms of iodine in half a pint of alcohol,
and apply it on the sore with q feather as
soon as the collar is removed, and, when at
rest, twice day, morning and evening.
The article should be in the stable of every
farmer, as it is an excellent application on
horses where the skin is broken by kicks
or other accidents, and is sure cure for
splints if used in proper manner.-Practi
cal Farmer.
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An English agricultural paper reports farmer as
having planted six hundred varieties Of potatoes the
past season.
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Delaware & Chesapeake
Railway.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT

on and after MONDAY, September 23ri Is7S trains
Will run daily az follows, Sunday excepted:
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BREAkWATEE IHA%kiuED ND Wei.s ..,ri,.t..
TRAINS NORTH. T,.,.>, .,.,.-..
Kent County, Smyrna 8 Delaware BaTR
SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.
Connecting with Delaware K. R. at c..v,-,.

on ana after MONDAY. May 18th. ~. ~.
further notice, trains VIII run - follows:
GOING NORTH. Curv4 .,r--,f
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SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS Ad,if:,,.r ~
above leave smyrna for Clayton 2.u l..,
?. NJ. Leave Clayton for smyrna - ana rr,
10, 40 and $40. p VI. to make ca,.l..,.
trains (N"rth aud South froIi Caytan - ".
II. F KE%Ni.Y >n,.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-03
The Seven Elephant SHOW at
Pittsburgh An Incident Not
Down In the Bills.

Commercial Of Y0terdSy.
There was an exciting accident yester.
day morning on the South Side, while the
railroad show oil the Sells Bros. was max.
ing It's advent into the city. The cages Of
the mensgerie were loaded on fat cars.
A projection near the Point bridge struck
the cages and overturned three Of them,
containing q rhinoceros, lion and black
bear. A large crowd Of people had been
attracted 10 the spot, and following on
the heels Of the accident there was an In
cident that made the people scatter like
leaves before the wind. The rhinoceros
escaped from bis cage, and at fast gait
started up the railroad track. No one
was particularly desirous OF being In his
way, and consequently everybody cleared
out or got In secure positions. The
frightened and exasperated beast soon
encountered q locomotive, at which he
made lunge, and from the pilot tore of
an iron bar with as much ease II would
have ripped away = strip Of board. Then
be dashed at a freight car, in the side Of
which he knocked a big hole. Mr.. Kelly,
his keeper, finally caught up with him,
and, catching him by the ear, attempted
to lead him away, but he refused to obey.
Kelly then leaped on his back, and
was treated 10 q ride Of several hum
dred yards. The showmen eventually
succeeded in lassooing the rhinoceroS, and
with the aid Of half 4 hundred men he
was forced into a box car, from which
transfer 10 his cage was subsequently
made. The bear displayed his agility by
running up the Duquesne inclined plane
for some distance before he was captured.
He would doubtless have reached the top
had be been let alone. The lion did not
get away. These incidents caused large
crowd Of roughs and idlers TO collect
about the show ground in the afternoon,
and so seriously did they interfere with
the work Of the Ahowmen that the Mayor
had TO be applied to for policemen 10
preserve order. He sent over a large
iorce oE officers, who exercised q salutary
effect. Some Of the roughs actually went
into the canvas stables oi the circus and
attempted to ride away number oil the
horses. The extent Of the interference
was such that the proprietors at one time
the abandonment of the
afternoon performance. As II was the
doors we're half an hour late in opening,
and many who would otherwise have at.
tended got tired at the delay and went
aWay i
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Death Among the silver Kings.

San FRANCISCO, May 2.-W. T. obrien
Of Flood & obrien, died at San Pafael
this afternoon, after an illness Of several
months. His death will in no manner
interfere with the business affairs OF the
firm. About year and half ago all
the property Of the firm was divided
with the exception Of the running stock
Of the business, which remains in COM
mon, Mr.. Flood having the management
Of Mr.. 0brien's interest. This arrange
ment will continue in force for the pres
ent and the business will go on as usual
Mr.. Obrien's death had been hourly ex-
pected for several days. He leaves 8
will, the contents Of which Is yet un
known. He was . bachelor, but has .
sister, niece and nephew in this State, and
a sister end niece In Paris or en- route
His property Is vaguely estimated at ID
to 20 millions, but II is inlimated
that, "a usual, rumor has msgniied bis
wealth,
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OUR MOUNDsvlLLE LETTER.
MousDsvr11.E, May /.

EdIton Intelllgeucor
But few Of our citizens attended the
circus at Wheeling yesterday. All who
went had urgent businesS there, and As
one remarked on the platform At the
depot, he forgot all about the show until
after be started.
The work on the penitentiary water
works is being pushed forward as rapidly
as circumstances will permit. The wet
weather has been 3 great hinderance to
the work, but still considerable amount
Of pipe ia laid and the engine house will
soon be finished.
E. NJ. Hugus, young attorney from
Tyler county, has located with us, and
we wish him su ccessi in his new field Of
labor. Ea
We have court enough here now TO
make one believe that the lawyers busi.
ness Is . very profitable one, but one told
me few days ago that times were very
hard for the legal fraternity. As far as
hard times are concerned all are on an
equality now. They reach the rich and
the poor, though not alike entirely, for
the rich man can stop his business and
still have something to live on, while In
doing the very thing to benefit himself be
robs the poor man Of his employment and
the bread be eats. II seems 10 me that
the only sure panacea for these hard
times we talk about 80 much 10, for all
men 10 remember that they are brothers,
and 10 agreater or less degree the success
Of society depends upon all. That we de.
pend upon each other for the perfect and
general success Of all business, and that
unless capital is doing something and all
laborers employed that somebody must
suffer. We're this the case the cry would
cease. We make times hard by our own
acts, and II we wish good times to come
again there must be disposition on the
part OF both labor and capital TO bear
and iorbear. When this is the case we
will have no need Of workingmen's asso.
Citations and such other societies as
are formed for mutual protection, in
many instances having their very foun-
dation laid upon hatred 10 capitalists.
But we leave hard times, and notice
that our County Court has closed, and
now we have quletness. Court has been
10 session for Eve continuous weeks, with
an expense TO the county Of perhaps
$500, and where is the good accomplish
ed by il all? "Echo answers where"
McFadden's "Alound City Hotel"is 10 said
10 compare favorably with the best hotels
in our cities. When II is entirely com.
pleted il will be model in neatness.
The tramp nuisance continues unabated
with US, and il il continues much longer
steps will have 10 be taken for mutual
protection. They make it q point 10 visit
houses when the men are away, and II
they cannot have all they wish to eat, or
II they are refused, many Of them curse
and swear and in some instances make
threats, &c. This should be abated by
law. ~. Y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-03


WEST ALEXANDER LocALs.-The ex.
hibiion OF which your correspondent
49," made mention was not rs he stated,
West Alexander public school alone, but
was made up in "Part Second" Of those
from the Academy OF this place and
scholars from schools IN West Virginia.
T. B. Mccain, the popular teacher ot
our public school had employed teacher
Of music, and, as Mccain said after the
exhibition was over, there were more
performances than be knew anything
about. He admitted that he was over.
reached. "Ss." communication did not
pan out we'll here, as hs was not consid.
cred judge.
Rev. J. L. Reed. Of Independence, was
quite unwell after his return from Pres'
6ytery held In your city last week. He
did not leave his fathers house until
Monday last.
Bloomfield, the tea and tobacco man oi
your city, paid our borough a visit on
Monday.
As there was no excursion train on the
W. p. 4 B. K. r. only about dozen went
to see the show, and they went by wagons
and carriages. :,
J.H. Cox, stock dealer from Ohio, ID
paying our farmers visit.
Our old friend Jos. II. Chambers re-
csived an order for two Of the boss churns
made by him ("0ld Dash") which were
shipped this week. He makes them oui
Of mulberry, and 4 No. ! article at that
He is n cripple and In his SD year, and
lives with his son on the farm OF j. q
Porter & Bro. across the line in w. Va
Porter & Bro. have their last year't
clip OF wool for which they refused y
cents per pound. VIII have about 4OC
more fleece this season.
Mrs. X. DoWdall, for over 80 years &
resident oil this place, was here visiting
relatives and friends this week. She
now resides with her daughter in Little
Washington.
The carpenters Of the W. P. & B. R
are engaged In putting new umbers In
the bridge near the depot. They dine al
the Wheeling House:
Rev. NJ. 0rman, who is now able 10 b
about intends removing to Mansfield
near Pittsburgh, tomorrow.
W. @, Porter, who has been quite uu
we'll for some time Ia able 10 be out.
The farmers are now busy planting
corn. J.C. Porter and ]. r. Bell are Al
Il to-day with 4 new machine just out
and report II doing its work we'll.
An effort 10 being made 10 have direc
rectory -four business men in connection
with register for the Wheeling House
II successful II will be printed At your
Office. <.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-03
Tho Explosion Of the Warner.

MENPHIs, May la remarkable in
cident In connection with the explosion
is that nearly all on watch were saved,
while those of duty we're lost As TO the
cause Of the disaster nothing satisfactory
can be learned, but the fact that she had
not cleaned out her boilers since she left
New Orleans ten days ago suggests the
theory that great quantity Of mud had
accumulated in her boilers. Her officers
contemplated cleaning her out at this
poft,
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The Famine I'm China-The Peo-
uIe Turned Cannibals.

NEw YoRK, May "A correspondent
Of the Epeaiag POst, writing from Toxic
under date Of April 9th, sends the follow.
ing: The famine in the north Of China
RACES with increasing severity, and the
most dreadful reports come from the af.
ficted regions. In one town \ man
opened shop for the sale OF human
Aesh and did good business in Gambia.
llstlc joints and roasts till the local Man.
DARN caused the shop keeper to be ar.
rested and beheaded,
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HOUSE,


Mr.. Reagan, rising TO n question Of
privilege, sent TO the Clerks desk and had
read the article charging him with act.
ing in bad faith with regard TO the bill
preventing discrimination by common
carriers, and insinnating that he hsd
been bought over by corporations. BE
denied that his ardor IN support OF the
bill had cooled. The reason he had not
reported the bill when the Committee on
Commerce had been called was because
he had been instructed 10 report some
minor bills so As 10 make the way clear
for the freight discrimination bill. Every
fact in relation TO his action shows that
he had earnestly exerted himself 10 Sc
cure the passage of the bill. There was
not statement in the article read that
ws not utterly false, without shadow
Of foundation.
Mr.. Reagan from the Committee on
Commerce reported bill granting the
right Of way through public lands to the
Farataria Canal Company, TO construct
the canal from New Orleans 10 the Gull
Of Mexico. Passed. Also bill to reg
ulate inter State commerce, and prohibit
unjust determinations BY common car.
riers. Mr.. Reagan explained that the
object oi the bill was TO prevent dis
elimination in charges for freiRhts BY
railroads, so that no greater rate should
be charged 10 one shipper than smother
Corporations were also forbidden from
entering into combinations for the pus'
pose OF discriminating against personH
and places. The only other material pro
vision was that they should not charge
more for shorter distances than for longer
on the same line Of carriage. The morn
ing hour having expired the bill went
over without action.
The House went into Committee oil
the Whole, Mr.. Edan In the chair, on
the Legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment pro-
hibiting the Commissioner oil PensionS
from dropping pensioners from the rolls
on exparte statements taken BY special
agents.
Mhvance moved to restore The salary oi
the Examiners in the Patent Office to The
amount now provided by law. Adopted
IA TO 70.
Mr.. Lrthrop moved TO increase from
$4,000 TO $4,000 the appropriation for
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LAYING IN PRovIsIoNs.

ELIswoRrH, May 2.-Large supplies
Of fresh provisions have been purchased
for the steamer Cimbria. Various ru.
mors are In circulation but cannot be
traced to any reliable source. No state
ments about the destination Of the steam
er or the plans OF the Russians can be re.
lied on as yet, as there are not any nota-
bic indications, and the officers are guard
ed In their conversation. One Of the Of.
ficers remarked that their visit here had
no reference to probable war and should
occasion no anxiety in any quarter.
PORTLAND, May 2.-The rumor aaoat
that the Cimbria will come here to send
Russian passengers BY rail TO San Fran
cisco,
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LEwrsros, May 2.-Judge Walton has
ordered reduction in depositors &C.
counts OF the Auburn savings bank 10 so
per cent.
NEw YoRK, May 2.-Wm. J. Gessner,
4 builder, fled 4 voluntary petition In
bankruptcy. Liabilities $l2S,0OO, Of
which 5000 are secured.
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THl lud.ley Institute fund Of this city
''' amounts 10 some twenty-five thous-
lSidollin, 1t started in the shape Of a
Sqdei IRON Noah Lindsey, bachelor
attorney Of this city, as far back as 1914,
nd The original fund w@ comparative
y 'ailI sun, derived from the sale Of
"' lA'n' tnOI then very valuabIs) lett
@St' LiHd,ley, Up TO the time Of the
'f The iand had made very small prog
~, owing 10 the fact that the original
'aa Aad llWay, been invested in the real
sA's lOd building necessary to carry on
as .,.i 'ehOOl provided for by the trust.
natn' however, s result Of the war, the
,sa'aIs building was used "a 4 State
aoue By the new commonwealth Of West
'i'Enil, Atareut Of 81 900 per year, the
'aodoegAn loHroW, and from that time on
"HH continued to grow, until it amounts
10. to over $4,000 in cash and the
!'He',Ie known "a the Institute build
1slad grounds, Now that the fund has
wa god start it's more than likely that
%''i' IA the course Of another genera.
H'a' Accumulate such an increase "a to
''''I' the 'ucce.sOrs OF the present
HI,'a ,'a 10 put up school building that
'4F le'edit 10 the city and State, and
10 Provide it with all the facilities
.a'a'y TO afford the youth Of Wheel
''',iy opportunity to acquire til,
9 liberal classical and scientific edu,
n.' ''a''d' it has already been suggeated
~. ~ N' men Of means in this city who
''Sa 10 educate could we'll afford
,,i,-,, s% H'al' lime to amply endOw this In
". ,aau0nr By subscribing such an addition
WV WV Present fund a, would, from the In,
NY %I.IlSd iiuAll tuition fee, amply pro,
.'I 'S' '0' corps Of frst-Class teachers
..N 'A', save each father not only The
..Psa'e but also the risk Of sending biz
rTS'A'iy Iron home to be educated
:. .'' expense Of sending a boy from HON,
~ ~ aNeAssdi' AbOnt double that Of ed
...u's him at home, and the mora
''a'a' are luuea.utAbly greater.
a!y Z" large As Wheeling ought t,
a aye 4 dnt clas. educational institution
' 'a' local patronage Of a eOmmuni,,
W. ss1oe''os with il. .uburbs) $4,000 peo
E' i,' would Be ample to sustain such A,
S.s1 Ssau'au0u, 1t could easily supply ,v,
!. "o''ed scholars the year round, whiel
I... much larger average than the col
''" oil The country can Show.
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ATLANTA, GA, May 2.-Additional
delegates 70 the N. E. General Confer.
euce arrived to-day. The Committee on
the Publishing Interest Is increased by
the addition Of one delegate from each
Conference. After a long debate, the
organization OF the standing committees
was completed to-day, and the Conference
Ia now ready for business. The sessions
are very largely attended.
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The Congressional Contest Over
the River.
BarnesTIlle Enterprise.

hAiht9fA1 Aets'fssSSs
The Congressional canvass has changed
somewhat during the past few weeks.
DR.. Mcpherson, we learn, will not be a
candidate from Guernsey, and the oppo.
Rition will be led by Ross w. Anderson,
Esq., but the probabilities are that the
county will be substantially = unit for
Col. Taylor. In Jefferson somewhat
similar condition Of affairs exists. Mr..
Dunbar is not in the race, but Judge
Martin will contest for the prize. It is
understood that the best man wins there
and whoever carries the county will have
the solid delegation, and the chances for
this are In favor Of DR.. Updegraf. Mr.
Knox ia in the field, with Harrison
county backing him, Noble will proba-
bly, give most Of its strength to Taylor
with some votes to other candidates. Bel
mont comfy holds the balance of power,
and can nominate either Of these candi'
dates, or in case Of dead.lock-which ID
not probable le-may support Col. Poormau
or Gen. CoWen.
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Aid for the Texas Pacific Rail.
road.

HARRIsBuEo, May 2.-Ths House Of
Representatives this morning adopted .
resolution calling on the Senators and
Representatives In Congress 10 devise
means Of aiding and encouraging the I'm.
mediate building ot the Texas Pacific
and Southern Pacific railroad, 90 that .
portion Of surplus labor Of the country
may be employed,
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CUBA.

HAVANA, May 2.-Cuban refugees con.
unueto flock back to the Island, over 100
just returned from Key West. Rumors
Of the surrender OF Maceo were received
with much qualification. Easier feeling
prevails among the merchants and plant.
ers over the prospects Of complete paci'
calion. .
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ia, Cireinulti Commercial denounces
.,,, or the item. 10 the proposed River
ii H,tbor appropriations OF Congress
,o,bisg better than so many steals oil
4, D,bIic money. OF lhi. character is
!. y ,yn Of drs thousand dollars Tor
4, rIt river. in this State. The
,rr Of ihs Portsmouth Valley Blade
sr that The Elk is a stream which he
/. .npeI many lime, in pursuit OF
,., ,sl .hlch goes dry half the year.
h, On, out Of a hundred streams named
.k, bill for improvement upon which
,..r uill be utterly squandered, unless
y HOu.. rsconsiders its action and
Lsvu ,hs amendment Of Mr.. Cox, for
u appropriation to supply them with
unf.
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John Morrissey died comparatively
poor. One OF his most intimate friendl
and admirers, who has had charge Of his
business affairs for years, said this morn
ing that his entire property would moi
realize but little over $4,000, II that
and that the estate would not be able Ia
settle up the debts against II.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 2-The Senate
will attend Morrissey's funeral in Troy
Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer and
Senators Harris, Jacobs, 81. John
Pomeroy, Hughes, Wagner, Robertson
Eccleson and Wagstaf will act As pail
hearera.